Again, in 1994, Thomson S.A., located in Paris, and Airbus Industrie, of Blagnac Cedex, France, also lost lucrative contracts to U.S. rivals "aided by information covertly collected by NSA and CIA," Blum writes, and the same agencies "also eavesdropped on Japanese representatives during negotiations with the U.S. in 1995 over auto parts trade." One German official worried the U.S. through its massive radar and communications complex at Bad Aibling, near Munich, was picking up secret information. He was right to worry as the complex was, in fact, an NSA intercept station, Blum says.
Reporter Blum resigned his post at the U.S. State Department because of his opposition to the Viet Nam war and co-founded the Washington Free Press . In 1999, he received a Project Censored award for "exemplary journalism" for a story about how the U.S. gave Iraq material to develop chemical and biological warfare. He currently publishes the monthly " Anti-Empire Report." To obtain copies of his book " Rogue State" contact him at bblum6@aol.com .
(Sherwood Ross is the Miami-based director of Anti-War News Service. His articles have appeared in " The Nation," "The Progressive," "World War II," and "The Humanist," among other publications, and he is the author of "Gruening of Alaska"( Best Books.) To contact him or contribute to his news service email: sherwoodross10@gmail.com )
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