US spies operate in Switzerland without much fear of being unmasked, because Swiss intelligence, though knowledgeable and very professional, poses no threat to them, former NSA contributor Edward Snowden told Swiss TV.
“The reason that made Switzerland so interesting as the capital of espionage - particularly Geneva - has not changed,” Snowden said in an interview to Darius Rochebin on RTS, a Swiss broadcaster. The two spoke at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights on March 5. The transcript of the interview waspublished in le Temps, a Swiss French-language newspaper, this Saturday.
“There have always been international headquarters, the United Nations, WTO, WHO, ICRC [in Geneva]. There are representations of foreign governments, embassies, international organizations, NGOs ... A number of organizations, and all of them are in one city [Geneva]!”
According to Snowden, other Swiss cities have also been “affected” by US spies.
“You have exceptional flows of capital and money in Zurich. You have bilateral agreements and international trade in Bern,” he said.
The ex-NSA man recalled the time he was working in Geneva as an undercover US agent. He said the Americans weren’t afraid of Swiss intelligence. Full story...
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“The reason that made Switzerland so interesting as the capital of espionage - particularly Geneva - has not changed,” Snowden said in an interview to Darius Rochebin on RTS, a Swiss broadcaster. The two spoke at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights on March 5. The transcript of the interview waspublished in le Temps, a Swiss French-language newspaper, this Saturday.
“There have always been international headquarters, the United Nations, WTO, WHO, ICRC [in Geneva]. There are representations of foreign governments, embassies, international organizations, NGOs ... A number of organizations, and all of them are in one city [Geneva]!”
According to Snowden, other Swiss cities have also been “affected” by US spies.
“You have exceptional flows of capital and money in Zurich. You have bilateral agreements and international trade in Bern,” he said.
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