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Spyworld."
By Mike Frost [ Pictured is him on two of his Canadian security IDs ] I was a spy. For almost two decades, I spied for Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE), the most secret and least known branch of National Defense. But although my paycheck came from the Canadian government, more often than not, my orders, assignments, and much of my training --- like those of many other CSE operators --- came from the National Security Agency (NSA) in Fort Meade, Maryland. Over the twelve years I spied for CSE, it became increasingly to resemble the NSA. Both specialize in providing secure communications and signals intelligence (SIGINT); both operated for years with little public knowledge or legislative oversight until they were exposed by the media. [snip] Despite the similarities, CSE is treated more like a subsidiary than an equal partner. US military and economic clout, as well as NSA's vastly superior technical capabilities and near unlimited funds, allow Washington to dominate. And while CSE has only a $200-300 million dollar budget, NSA has an estimated annual budget of almost $4 billion. But the relationship is not without mutual benefits. CSE, NSA, and Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) use each other's facilities and personnel to spy on friend and foe alike and, more alarmingly, to circumvent domestic laws and spy o |
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