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The Stuxnet virus that decimated Iranian nuclear facilities was created by the NSA and co-written by Israel, Edward Snowden has confirmed. The whistleblower added the NSA has a web of foreign partners who pay “marginal attention to human rights.”
In an interview with Jacob Applebaum published in German daily Der Spiegel on Monday, Snowden stated that the US and Israel were behind the computer worm. Stuxnet infiltrated Iranian nuclear facility networks in 2009-2010 and was used to change the speed of thousands of gas-spinning centrifuges, sabotaging nuclear research.
Washington and Tel Aviv were thought to have been behind the cyber-attack, however, this was never confirmed by either government.
“The NSA and Israel wrote Stuxnet together,” Snowden told Applebaum in the interview that was carried out in May.
Snowden stressed that the National Security Agency (NSA) often cooperates with foreign partners through a special body known as the Foreign Affairs Directorate (FAD). Referring to Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, also known as the ‘Five Eye Partners,’ he said their practices often go further than those of the NSA.
Originally posted by Armadall
I'm not very familiar with rt.com, how credible have they been in the past?
This is getting ridiculous, really please tell me, how can you stand and trust the years of information provided by YOUR corrupt government as truth?
Even with all that is coming out, you really believe they are honest and want to bring " democracy" to Iran or the middle east for that matter?
It all comes down to oil and the fact they arn't working with the system ( central bank ). How many massacres did Iran commit?
At this point the only nation that should need to be stripped from its nuclear arms is the US. They have proven over and over they are not capable of wielding such power.
I just don't understand posts like this; you despise your government for all that it does, yet when it fits your personal feelings ( which are fed by western propaganda ) then all is well and we should thrust them blindly when saying they are evil terrorists plotting to rule the world.
I really suggest you look at some interview from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Here i'l help you.
rt.com...
When you actually try and stay neutral this guy makes more sense then your average president.
Originally posted by Senduko
Originally posted by Armadall
I'm not very familiar with rt.com, how credible have they been in the past?
RT is more credible than your average mainstream media outlet, however RT is a great russian propaganda tool. But they always use "credible" sources and don't post BS.
Its just the way they make up articles that quite heavy on the western bashing hehe.
Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by Senduko
Would you rather US just militarily attack Iran or use peaceful means of twisting their arm like Stuxnet and sanctions? Make no mistake, Iran will be prevented from aquiring nukes, so I don't want to hear "US should leave Iran alone" because that isn't an option anymore. I think Stuxnet was a measured response to Iran's refusal to be forthright.
What will UN do about it? US has been the victim of cyber attacks, too. What did UN do then?
edit on 9-7-2013 by seabag because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by citizenx1
Until the current nuclear nations relinquish their weapons then Iran has every right to arm itself.
To act against that is an act of war and the aggressors will get no sympathy from me if they suffer consequences for their actions.