BREAKING: French Government Summons US Ambassador! Demands Answers About NSA Spying!

by Austin Petersen

French Government Summoning US Ambassador in Paris to Respond

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U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Rivkin

PARIS, FRANCE – Shocking revelations have emerged that appear to show that the National Security Agency of the United States listened to millions of phone calls made in France.

French newspaper Le Monde is reporting the news cited from documents obtained from whistleblower Edward Snowden. French foreign minister Laurent Fabius requested the ‘immediate’ summoning of the American ambassador to Paris to answer questions about the report that shows that millions of phone calls in France have been listened to.

The documents obtained by Le Monde reveal that the NSA listened to about 70.3 million phone calls in France in a one month period from December 10th to January 8th, 2013. The NSA used several different methods to obtain data from the calls. The program code name was revealed as US-985D. The techniques used were titled, “DRTBOX” and “WHITEBOX”.

Le Monde reports that the documents appear to show the NSA is not just targeting foreign threats, but also high-profile individuals from business and politics.

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said he was “shocked” by the claims, and that he had asked Washington for clear answers.

“I am deeply shocked…. It’s incredible that an allied country like the United States at this point goes as far as spying on private communications that have no strategic justification, no justification on the basis of national defence,” he told journalists in Copenhagen.

 

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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