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US spies feel 'comfortable' in Switzerland, afraid ofnothing - SnowdenPublished time: 22 Mar, 2015 14:49Edited time: 22 Mar, 2015 15:05

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US spies operate in Switzerland without much fear of being unmasked,because Swiss intelligence, though knowledgeable and very professional,poses no threat to them, former NSA contributor Edward Snowden told SwissTV.

“The reason that made Switzerland sointeresting as the capital of espionage particularly Geneva has not changed,”Snowden said in an interview to Darius Rochebinon RTS, a Swiss broadcaster. The two spoke atthe International Film Festival and Forum onHuman Rights on March 5. The transcript of the interview waspublishedin leTemps, a Swiss Frenchlanguage newspaper, this Saturday.

“There have always been international headquarters, the United Nations,WTO, WHO, ICRC [in Geneva]. There are representations of foreigngovernments, embassies, international organizations, NGOs ... A numberof organizations, and all of them are in one city [Geneva]!”

According to Snowden, other Swiss cities have also been “affected” by USspies.

“You have exceptional flows of capital and money in Zurich. You havebilateral agreements and international trade in Bern,” he said.

The exNSA man recalled the time he was working in Geneva as anundercover US agent. He said the Americans weren’t afraid of Swissintelligence.

“Swiss services were not considered as a threat. [They] are also veryknowledgeable and very professional. But they are small in numbers.”

Snowden compared Swiss intelligence to spying agencies in France, sayingthey respected French spies who are known to be “sophisticated andaggressive.”

He drew examples of CIA operations concerning weapons of massdestruction, adding that people “involved in nuclear proliferation” wereviolating the law in Switzerland, Germany and neighboring countries.

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And unfortunately, “political influence” was seen in these cases, which “roseto the highest level in the government.”

“That's why representatives of the US government, even when they violatethe Swiss laws, have a certain level of comfort, knowing that there will beno consequences,” Snowden concluded.

READ MORE: Edward Snowden ‘would love to return’ to Geneva, makespublic appeal

The North Carolina native worked at the US diplomatic mission in Genevafrom March 2007 to February 2009, wiretapping communications systems. Atthat time, he shared his views on life in Switzerland with fellow Americansunder an online username “TheTrueHOOHA”. He said it was “like living in apost card,” but also “nightmarishly expensive and horrifically classist.”

Snowden is wanted by the US on charges of espionage and theft ofgovernment property after leaking a vast trove of classified material tojournalists. The whistleblower’s revelations lifted the lid of secrecy on a vastrange of the National Security Agency’s global spying operations.

The exNSA agent arrived in Moscow on June 24, 2013, on a flight from HongKong. He had intended to board a connection to Cuba. However, his passportwas revoked by the US, leaving him stranded in Moscow’s SheremetyevoAirport.

READ MORE: Snowden ‘working exhaustively’ with US to secure terms of trial

He was granted asylum for one year in Russia in August 2013. A year later, hereceived a Russian residence permit, which is valid for three years. Thisperiod started on August 1, 2014.

Snowden has been the recipient of the German 'Whistleblower Prize,' theSam Adams Award, presented to him in Moscow, the German ‘positive’ BigBrother Award, the Ridenhour TruthTelling Prize, and the Fritz Bauer Prize.

He also joined the board of directors of the Freedom of the PressFoundation, cofounded by Daniel Ellsberg, and was elected in absentia asrector of the University of Glasgow.

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Ally HauptmannGurski 24.03 04:41Message deletedOf course. Western companies fear more sanctions and that they can't get to their money. Russians who own that kind of money areprobably not the ones that my mother would have allowed me to play with and them leaving is benefic ial .

It is a restructure/realignment away from western business, mostly. But boeing sti l l made a new contract for titanium components forc ivil ian aircraft. All restructuring processes, here away from Western dependency, are hurtful initially. The MSM make us believe thatRussia is only oil and gas.It is not quite l ike that but one has to search for that information.Reply ContextDisagree Agree

2ndiceberg 23.03 21:04Message deletedHaving reread my comment, I acknowledge that it ought to have been expressed in less presumptuous terms. This would be true whetherin Russia or Sligo. I do have one more directive for you:

"Never get in l ine at the bank behind someone wearing a balaclava."Reply Context1Disagree Agree

gio7707 23.03 19:32

gio7707mir Schwiizer sind halt glatti mir heand de Jeanmaer und de ?? remember the old swiss song ??of course I get a minus one...es isch alles in ordnig i de Schwiiz...ja ja ..Reply ContextDisagree Agree

2ndiceberg 23.03 17:02Message deletedWell, if you expect God to figure it out for you, then you ought not to be making judgments about any person's innocence or guiltregarding anything. As Jesus was at some pains to tell us, we are not entitled to judge the value or worth another person's soul might haveto God. That is a major sin. If you truly believe in leaving everything to God, then leave the harsh judgments to God as well.Reply Context

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gio7707 23.03 16:54mir Schwiizer sind halt glatti mir heand de Jeanmaer und de ?? remember the old swiss song ??Reply1Disagree Agree

FOHP46 23.03 07:05Message deletedOf course Russia does spy! Who said otherwise? What is you point? You're not forced to read that story, although as you rightly say, this isnot that much of a story.Reply ContextDisagree Agree

Malba Sunset 23.03 06:35Message deletedrome fell from the decadent l ife that these people were living in inherited all by the roman catholic church with all their child abusescandals. If it wasn't for the treasures they stole during their inquisition crusades, result of the rape of the peoplethey would be pennilessand they don't even work for all their 'riches'. where can i find your writings?Reply ContextDisagree Agree

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David Kim 23.03 04:39It's l ike Sweden is home base for monarchy il luminati New World Order. Why wouldn't they harbor all the agents of chaos and destruction ?They did it. Enslaved the world.ReplyDisagree Agree

Ally HauptmannGurski 23.03 04:39Message deletedHorray! Western Europe will love another refugee/asylum seeker wave.

No, definitely not, I think they will do everything to NOT let conditions deteriorate so much that mill ions from Russia and Ukraine get ontheir bikes.Reply ContextDisagree Agree

fusmianoc 23.03 04:36Message deletedand how many tri l l ion do we in the US owe and cant pay back?

That is why we invaded Iraq and trying to keep control through our military to date.Reply Context2Disagree Agree

Ally HauptmannGurski 23.03 04:34I am glad the Germans refused asylum. They cannot be trusted. Someone in the system can be bought, maybe not immediately but thereare ways and means through the blanket surveil lance system to pinpoint the weak individuals. All countries where there are Americanbases are not suitable for this kind of asylum seeker because they can be too easily whisked away through these uncontrolled bases.

I am very much for the leakers because the KohlRegime in Germany would not have been able to cover up their dirty deeds withMitterrand had there been a Snowden, or Assange at the time.

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Ally HauptmannGurski 23.03 04:29Message deletedMany words, no sense. The crisis was caused by 75% of the world's capital being controlled from New York, where various kinds ofMadoffism ruled in all layers. When one piece in the 75% creaks, the whole starts cracking. Too many eggs in one basket that was notmanaged well enough..Reply Context2Disagree Agree

Jocq Franz 23.03 04:27Message deletedThe Federal Reserve monopoly money Ponzi pyramid will fall with devastating results. The future will revert back to the Gold Standard and

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The Federal Reserve monopoly money Ponzi pyramid will fall with devastating results. The future will revert back to the Gold Standard andthe USSA knows this, Right now he who owns the Gold is China and Russia. USSA people were sleep walking with stupid movies about theHolahoax while their wallets were emptied.Reply Context1Disagree Agree

fusmianoc 23.03 04:22Message deletedOk il l give you that one, see you in church,and please repent and i also will forgiveReply ContextDisagree Agree

Ally HauptmannGurski 23.03 04:22Message deletedMaybe take a lesson from Clinton if you regard it as an issue.Reply Context1Disagree Agree

fusmianoc 23.03 04:13Message deletedNo, im not from your country,so it hasnt affected me yetReply Context2Disagree Agree

fusmianoc 23.03 04:11Message deletedwell somethings in your hand, but its very small.Reply Context1Disagree Agree

fusmianoc 23.03 04:06Message deletedPaddy Im only whining about us not minding our business. Put ya bottle down and get ready for church.Reply Context1Disagree Agree

fusmianoc 23.03 04:00Message deletedI l ive here also, and it doesn't look or sound that blissful to me Patty.Reply Context

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Teddy Bear 23.03 03:41That's not news. Switzerland has been advertising itself in international spy travel guides for decades. A large part of it's economy dependssolely on spook tourism so they make them feel at home, cut red tape and make their stay as comfortable as possible with no interferenceby counterintell igence partypoopers so foreign agents can really relax and enjoy their stay.Reply1Disagree Agree

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