Italian firm sold Syria secure radios as crackdown raged

Italian firm sold Syria secure radios as crackdown raged

mar15.info

As the US and Europe leveled increasingly severe sanctions on Syria, Western tech companies were still working eagerly with the Assad regime and Syrian government-owned entities. Th

(visit the link for the full news article)

The VS-3000 and AS-3000 mobile TETRA transceivers, delivered under the contract—for what was advertised as a “public safety” network for emergency and disaster response—provide mobile voice and data for ground vehicles, coastal patrol craft, and aircraft. They link to a nationwide grid of ground stations connected by a fiber-optic network. But starting in May of last year, the project was expanded from its original 40 million euro price tag by more than 25 percent. A February invoice for the project totaled over 66 million euros. Those expansions came as the Syrian government requested TEA3 encryption for the radio system and started rolling it out to police.

mar15.info
(visit the link for the full news article)

....or is it really secure?

~¿ô

reply to post by leosnake


Sarah Harrison, a spokesman for WikiLeaks: «The Syrian dossier sheds light not only on internal processes in the Syrian government, but also on the work of some Western companies, who say one thing and doing another."

The Redirection Is the Administration’s new policy benefitting our enemies in the war on terrorism? by Seymour M. Hersh March 5, 2007 Efforts to curb Iran Efforts to curb Iran’s influence have involved the United States in worsening Sunni-Shiite tensions. A STRATEGIC SHIFT

This is a must-read article to understand what's happening in Syria right now.

Yeah the Assad regime is terrible but the "uprising" is part of the U.S. empire's larger plan based on the above exposed "redirection."

reply to post by fulllotusqigong


Our empire will rule the world! Or, you know, we can forget the US and focus on Syria and any company, western or otherwise, who would break the law. Nice that you say Assad is really bad, but then shift your focus. At least you are not as brainwashed as some people who think Assad is a jolly great leader.