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Pentagon feared [Canadian] quarters, emails show
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Dec 03, 2009 11:17pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Ted Bridis |
| News Date | Friday, December 4, 2009 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON – How much does the U.S. government really trust Canada? Maybe less than you think.
Espionage warnings from the Defence Department caused an international sensation a few years ago over reports of mysterious coins with radio frequency transmitters, until they were debunked. The culprit turned out to be a commemorative quarter in Canada.
But at the height of the mystery, senior Pentagon officials speculated whether Canadians were involved in the spy caper, according to emails marked "Secret/NoForn" and obtained this week by The Associated Press under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.
"I don't think it is an issue of the Canadians being the bad guys," the Pentagon's counterintelligence chief wrote, "but then again, who knows."
In the emails, released to The AP with names blacked out but job titles disclosed, Pentagon officials question whether they should warn military officers in the U.S. Northern Command, who regularly met Canadian counterparts about classified subjects inside bug-proof, government meeting rooms. The rooms are known as secure compartmentalized information facilities, or SKIFs. |
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