- Documents leaked by Snowden, released after Biden's visit to Brazil, ended up enraging Rousseff and changed her plans to purchase Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet - she surprised the defense and diplomatic worlds by tapping Sweden's Saab to supply the jets http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-boeing-brazil-insight-idusbre9bj10p20131220 186 comments worldnews
- How U.S. spying cost Boeing a multibillion-dollar jet contract -- This week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff made a decision she believed would hit the United States where it hurt most - its pocketbook. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-boeing-brazil-insight-idusbre9bj10p20131220 609 comments politics
Linking pages
- Glenn Greenwald: 'A Lot' More NSA Documents to Come | WIRED http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/12/greenwald-lot-nsa-documents-come/ 98 comments
- The Special Ops Surge - TomDispatch.com http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175794/tomgram:_nick_turse,_secret_wars_and_black_ops_blowback/ 6 comments
- The Special Ops Surge - TomDispatch.com http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175794/tomgram%3A_nick_turse%2C_secret_wars_and_black_ops_blowback/ 5 comments