Echelon Watch: New Zealand Satellite Base Damaged in Anti-U.S. Protest
Antenna Units in the Waihopai ValleyPatrick Goodenough writes for CNSNews.com:
In an embarrassing security breach, anti-war activists in New Zealand early Wednesday broke into a communications facility they say is part of a global surveillance system that benefits the U.S. anti-terrorist campaign.More here.
Three men were arrested after members of a group calling itself ANZAC Ploughshares said they cut through fences and slashed one of two giant white radomes covering satellite dishes, deflating the ball-shaped structure.
The Waihopai base on New Zealand's South Island is operated by the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). The Wellington-based agency says its functions are to collect and provide the New Zealand government with foreign intelligence, and to provide advice and expertise to ensure that the government's official information is protected.
Groups that have been protesting against the site for years claim it is part of a global eavesdropping network providing intelligence to the U.S. National Security Agency, and involving listening stations in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Image source: Cryptome.org
posted by Fergie @ 4/30/2008 12:12:00 PM
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