I thought l would add my five cents to this one, l am not supprised that the US
would do this, why is any one else. It makes common sense that the USG would do
this. Thats if you take it from the point of view that they (USG) want to know
what is being said and is of relevance and of use to the USG.
I saw this and have seen some of the debate of this issue, so this has all the
URL's from the media .
This below is not my opinion, but just something l saw that could be added to
the debate. I have added the url's from this webpage, to make it easier to
follow.
Jeremy
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/wotiraq/013103memo.html
Jan. 31, 2003 memo revealing U.S. surveillance on UNSC members
Last Updated: 3-4-2003
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Table of Contents
1 Evidence
2 Person who ordered the surveillance.
3 Objectives of surveillance.
4 Targets of surveillance
5 Media’s response to the Observer’s story.
1 Evidence
a Top secret emailed memo
i Date.
(A) The emailed memorandum was dated January 31, 2003. It was first reported
on March 3, 2003.
ii People involved in the memo.
(A) Author.
(1) Information about the author.
(a) The author of the memo was Frank Koza, chief of staff in the 'Regional
Targets' division of the National Security Agency [See profile,
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/organizations/governmentagencies/nationalsecu
rityagency.htm ( Jeremy Added this url from their webpage)]. The Regional
Targets division, reported the Observer, “spies on countries that are viewed as
strategically important for United States interests.”
(2) Confirmation.
(a) Mr. Koza’s identity was confirmed by reporters of the London Observer,
who explained: “The NSA main switchboard put The Observer through to extension
6727 at the agency which was answered by an assistant, who confirmed it was
Koza's office. However, when The Observer asked to talk to Koza about the
surveillance of diplomatic missions at the United Nations, it was then
told ‘You have reached the wrong number’ On protesting that the assistant had
just said this was Koza's extension, the assistant repeated that it was an
erroneous extension, and hung up.” [Observer, 3/1/03
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html and for the
memo, http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,905954,00.html]
(b) The Observer showed the memo to three former intelligence operatives
who deemed the language and content of the memo authentic. [Observer, 3/1/03;
Baltimore Sun, 3/4/03, http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/iraq/bal-
te.md.nsa04mar04,0,7914034.story]
(c) James Bamford, author of two books on the NSA, said that the memo
appeared authentic. He said the NSA had been spying on the UN “for 50 years and
the idea that they're targeting countries that are going to make a difference
in the vote is something you would expect.” He added: “So if this is not a real
memo, I'm sure there is a real memo saying the same thing.” [The Age, 3/4/03
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540131913.html; The Sydney
Morning Herald, 3/4/03
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540137073.html; Baltimore Sun,
3/4/03, http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/iraq/bal-
te.md.nsa04mar04,0,7914034.story]
(d) Matthew M. Aid, a historian whose area of expertise is intelligence and
who was writing a book on the NSA, said he recognized the name “Koza” as that
of a “senior operational manager” at the NSA. [Baltimore Sun, 3/4/03,
http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/iraq/balte.md.nsa04mar04,0,7914034.story
]
(B) Intended recipients.
(1) The emailed memo was meant for senior NSA officials and certain
friendly foreign intelligence officials. [Observer, 3/1/03,
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html]
(C) Who leaked the memo?
(1) Some experts believe that someone from British Intelligence opposed to
war against Iraq may have leaked the email. [Baltimore Sun, 3/4/03,
http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/iraq/bal-
te.md.nsa04mar04,0,7914034.story]
(2)
iii Text of the memo. [Observer, 3/1/03b,
http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,905954,00.html]
iv Questions raised about the memo’s authenticity:
(A) The authenticity of the memo was questioned by Matt Drudge of the
drudgereport.com, who noted that the name “Koza” was originally spelled “Kozu”
in the email posted on the The Observer – but was change later - and that the
email included the British style of spelling and date notation. For example it
included the words “favourable,” and “emphasise” instead of “favorable” and
emphasize.” [Washington Times, 3/3/03, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/articles/A37250-2003Mar3.html] But The Observer stuck to its story
explaining, “This email was originally transcribed with English spellings
standardized for a British audience. Following enquiries about this, we have
reverted to the original US-spelling as in the document leaked to The
Observer.” [Observer. 3/2/03b,
http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,905954,00.html] U.S. officials
made no attempt to dispute the memorandum’s veracity [Salon, 3/3/03,
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/04/spy/]. And a few days later, the
U.S. mainstream news outlets picked up the story, treating it as authentic.
[Baltimore Sun, 3/4/03, http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/iraq/bal-
te.md.nsa04mar04,0,7914034.story]
v U.S. reaction to reports about the memo.
(A) As of March 4, 2003, neither the U.S. State Department nor the White
House had responded to inquiries about the leaked memo. [The Sydney Morning
Herald, 3/4/03, http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540137073.html]
White House press secretary Ari Fleischer told reporters, “As a matter of long-
standing policy, the administration never comments on anything involving any
people involved in intelligence.” [Washington Post,
3/4/03,http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37250-2003Mar3.html] And
Patrick Weadon, speaking for the NSA, said, “At this point, we're not issuing a
statement.” [Baltimore Sun, 3/4/03,
http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/iraq/balte.md.nsa04mar04,0,7914034.story
]
vi Observations
(A) General.
(1) Observers said they believed the leaked memo would cause increased
resentment among UN Security Council members and make it less likely that the
U.S. would obtain UN authorization to wage war on Iraq. Feelings towards the
U.S. were already sour at the time as a result of the widely held perception
that the Bush administration had little regard for the concerns of the
Council’s other members.
(B) Munir Akram, Pakistan's U.N. ambassador.
(1) He said: “The fact is, this sort of thing goes with the territory.
You'd have to be very naive to be surprised.” [Washington Post, 3/4/03,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37250-2003Mar3.html]
(C) Unnamed diplomat from a developing nation.
(1) “The United States is known for its dirty tricks not just in this
country but the world over. But what's happening now is a sign of desperation
because the United States is in a relentless search for votes. I wouldn't be
surprised if most member states are turned off by the sneaky US attempts to
invade the privacy of their homes.” [Washington Post, 3/5/03,
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EC05Ak01.html]
2 Person who ordered the surveillance.
a Condoleezza Rice.
i The London Observer reported that the surveillance operation had been
ordered by U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. [Observer, 3/1/03,
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html]
3 Objectives of surveillance.
a Learn how UNSC members would vote.
i The January 31 memo spoke of the need to learn how the member-states
would vote. [Observer, 3/1/03,
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html]
b Learn any other information that could aid the U.S.
i It referred to the importance of learning and understanding
the ‘policies’, ‘negotiating positions’, ‘alliances’ and ‘dependencies’ -
the ‘whole gamut of information that could give US policymakers an edge in
obtaining results favorable to US goals or to head off surprises’ [Observer,
3/1/03, http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html]
Intelligence resulting from the surveillance would be used for the United
States’ “QRC,” or Quick Response Capability, ‘against’ the key delegations.
[Observer, 3/1/03,
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html]
4 Targets of surveillance
a The New York City homes and offices of UN delegates from Angola,
Cameroon, Chile, Bulgaria, Guinea, and Pakistan
i The above objectives would be sought through the use of increased
surveillance operations “particularly directed … UN Security Council Members
(minus US and GBR, of course)” such as the New York homes and offices of
delegates from UNSC members Angola, Cameroon, Chile, Bulgaria, Guinea, and
Pakistan. [Observer, 3/1/03,
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html]
5 Some additional information regarding the mission.
a The Observer reported, “Sources in Washington familiar with the
operation said last week that there had been a division among Bush
administration officials over whether to pursue such a high-intensity
surveillance campaign with some warning of the serious consequences of
discovery. [Observer, 3/1/03,
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html]
6 Media’s response to the Observer’s story.
a Fox’s Brit Humes quickly reported news of the memo. [Salon, 3/3/03,
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/04/spy/]
b NBC, CNN, and Fox News Channel arranged for interviews with The
Observer soon after the revelation. Interestingly, all three quickly cancelled.
[Salon, 3/3/03, http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/04/spy/]
c The Washington Times reported news of the memo on March 3, raising
some doubts about its authenticity. [Salon, 3/3/03]
d After the Bush administration failed to deny the allegations – thus
lending considerable credence to the veracity of the memo – the U.S. mainstream
media picked up the story. [Salon, 3/3/03,
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/04/spy/]
e http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=koza (Of Course this is where
the rest of the media articles can be found dealing with issue)
(So essentially we are looking at
The Original Observer article
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html
Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war
Secret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security
Council members
Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy in New York and Peter Beaumont
Sunday March 2, 2003
The Observer
The Memo, this article referred to
http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,905954,00.html
Observer Exclusive
US plan to bug Security Council: the text
Online document: The text of the memorandum detailing the US plan to bug the
phones and emails of key Security Council members, revealed in today's Observer
Sunday March 2, 2003
Baltimore Sun
http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/iraq/balte.md.nsa04mar04,0,7914034.story
Alleged NSA memo details U.S. eavesdropping at U.N.
Leak may complicate Bush's diplomatic effort to gain votes for Iraq war
By Scott Shane and Ariel Sabar
Sun Staff
Originally published March 4, 2003
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540131913.html
The Melbourne Age
US security organisation 'bugging UN'
March 4 2003
By Marian Wilkinson
Washington
The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540137073.html
Tight lips over buggers' tricks
By Marian Wilkinson, Herald Correspondent in Washington
March 4 2003
The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030303-14680312.htm
March 3, 2003
Report of plans by U.S. to spy on U.N. states questioned
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37250-2003Mar3.html
Spying Report No Shock To U.N.
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 4, 2003; Page A17
Salon
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/04/spy/index_np.html
Uncle Sam's dirty tricks?
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/04/spy/print.html (This the print
version for the whole article)
And of course this one for google news http://news.google.com/news?
hl=en&q=koza )
Jeremy Compton
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