NSA revelations: Spain also a victim of US espionage

El País and other news sources reported in October 2013 that the US administration’s National Security Agency (NSA) not only combed the telephone conversations, text messages and emails of millions of Spaniards, but it also spied on members of the Spanish government and politicians, according to sources who have knowledge of the secret documents in the possession of whistleblower and former NSA analyst Edward Snowden.

The news followed recent other similar disclosures relating to France and Germany and calls by EU leaders for investigations into the disclosures.

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ESO: Background information: Merkel's phone tapped by the US, Germany claims http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkels-phone-tapped-by-the-us-germany-claims/

BBC News, 28.10.13: NSA 'monitored 60m Spanish calls in a month' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24699733

El País, 27.10.13: Minister avoids quizzing US ambassador over latest spying allegations http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/10/27/inenglish/1382902278_119412.html

BBC News, 28.10.13: NSA surveillance: Spain demands US explain 'monitoring' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24708410

El País, 28.10.13: “Climate of trust” could be broken if US spying allegations are true, warns minister http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/10/28/inenglish/1382966212_556738.html

Deutsche Welle, 28.10.13: NSA accused of tracking phone calls in Spain http://dw.de/p/1A7CL

The Guardian, 30.10.13: Spain colluded in NSA spying on its citizens, Spanish newspaper reports http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/30/spain-colluded-nsa-spying-citizens-spanish-el-mundo-us

El País, 30.10.13: Foreign minister still waiting for explanations from Washington http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/10/30/inenglish/1383138795_481155.html

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