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UK's GCHQ spooks were first to spot Trump team's links with Russia
[Guardian] Britain’s spy agencies played a crucial role in alerting their counterparts in Washington to contacts between members of Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russian intelligence operatives, the Guardian has been told.
'Played Crucial role?' I could have sworn less than a month ago, the Guardian printed a categorical denial of such monitoring activities. Yes, here it is, "Utterly Ridiculous" you say. Bloodly hell! I'll put 5 quid on 'Crucial Role' in the fourth at Fakenham.
Note the very passive voice. Who, pray tell, said or wrote the words about this thing that the Guardian is now reporting?
GCHQ first became aware in late 2015 of suspicious "interactions" between figures connected to Trump and known or suspected Russian agents, a source close to UK intelligence said. This intelligence was passed to the US as part of a routine exchange of information, they added.
Yes, 'routine', nothing special here. We always collect and disseminate the mundane and routine. Move along please.
Over the next six months, until summer 2016, a number of western agencies shared further information on contacts between Trump’s inner circle and Russians, sources said.
A 'high five' to our perfidious cousins. Please keep up the effort and by the way, we may have some Requests For Information (RFI) coming your way.
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-04-14
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