Brazil's worst rocket launch tragedy had French spies as 'potential culprits'

Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 09:06 UTC

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Brazil’s intelligence agency monitored French spies it suspected of involvement in the 2003 explosion at a satellite launch base, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said Tuesday, and though it was finally determined they played no role. Read full article

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LEPRecon
So the French spy too.

My, my, aren't we learning a lot ... about all of these hypocrites.
Nov 06th, 2013 - 10:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Christ, Brazilian spying, can't believe they are clever enough, but heho we live and learn.
Nov 06th, 2013 - 12:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
You two are missing the point.

“Brazil’s Institutional Security Cabinet, which oversees ABIN, said that the operations cited in the Folha report “follow Brazilian law for the protection of national interests.”

Get it? If you follow your own national law and it's in your national interest, it's okay! How does it work? You do an intercept. Someone high up in the administration says it's okay because it's in the national interest. Not ”quite“ in accordance with the national law? Not a problem. Change the law. So Brazil officially sanctions espionage? If you think about it, this is quite funny. More and more will come out and, eventually, Snowden won't be welcome anywhere. Then he'll get kicked out of wherever he's hiding and the U.S. will pick him up. Can he find an uninhabited island that doesn't belong to anyone? Wouldn't really matter, would it? If it doesn't belong to anyone, there's no-one to ”protect” him, is there? How about Antarctica, Ed?
Nov 06th, 2013 - 03:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Casper
I'd definitely be keeping tabs on the French anywhere those wacky folk appear near a large explosion. I'm sure the Brazilians were aware of the fate of the Rainbow Warrior.
Nov 06th, 2013 - 03:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Not difficult for the Beazilian spies to spy on French spies, they can follow them, aren't they the ones wearing flat caps, full length raincoat and carrying garlic on a string, or is it onions?
Nov 06th, 2013 - 05:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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CabezaDura
France is the Nemesis of Brazil...Isn't it Brasileiro??

Childhood memories
Nov 06th, 2013 - 05:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Casper
@5

The ones who blew up the Rainbow Warrior were even dumber than Clouseau.
Nov 06th, 2013 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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CabezaDura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-I25588h9o
Nov 06th, 2013 - 05:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Brazil , Germany , USA , UK , now France,

next..lol
Nov 06th, 2013 - 08:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@5 It's onions. But the bicycles are a dead giveaway!
Nov 07th, 2013 - 04:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
@10
Conc, you really know your onions.
Nov 07th, 2013 - 04:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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