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Thursday, September 19, 2013

The diplomatic casualties mount as a consequence of National Security Agency (NSA) spying. On Tuesday, September 17, a summit-level meeting imploded because of the uncontrolled espionage of the NSA. Dilma Rousseff, the President of Brazil, cancelled a state visit to Washington, DC. By way of explanation, the Brazilian government referred to the fact that the NSA intercepted the communications of the president and her aides: "Given the proximity of the scheduled state visit to Washington - and in the absence of a timely investigation of the incident with corresponding explanations and the commitment to stop the interception activities - it is not convenient for the visit to occur on the date previously agreed."

The state visit by the Brazilian president was the only such event scheduled by the White House this year - but the illicit activities of the NSA left the two heads of state without any way to repair the damage. Rousseff, who has domestic political problems of her own, could not possibly swallow the affront to the sovereignty of her country and her office and make the trek to Washington as if nothing had happened. Moreover, the visit was apparently to finalize an oil exploration deal between the US and Brazil, among other things, but NSA espionage also took in the internal computer network at Petrobras, the Brazilian national oil company. Consequently, whatever deal was in the works could hardly proceed, as presumably the US negotiators had the Petrobras strategy in hand before final talks even began.

On the US end, James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, responded to the situation with a statement: "What we do not do, as we have said many times, is use our foreign intelligence capabilities to steal the trade secrets of foreign companies on behalf of - or give intelligence we collect to - U.S. companies to enhance their international competitiveness or increase their bottom line."

In other words, the NSA was looking for terrorists at Petrobras.

No one believes Clapper anymore.

For his part, Obama did not have a single card to play. Clearly, he could not deny the intrusions. Every time the US government lies in order to minimize the impact of NSA espionage, another document appears exposing the duplicity. Thus, Clapper's credibility was destroyed after he gave Congress the "least untruthful" answer possible about domestic surveillance. Similarly NSA Director Keith Alexander was exposed after he told his staff: "The NSA/CSS [Central Security Service] work force has executed its national security responsibilities with equal and full respect for civil liberties and privacy."

Nor could Obama apologize because, apparently, the surveillance continues.

So the White House was reduced to this:

The President has said that he understands and regrets the concerns disclosures of alleged U.S. intelligence activities have generated in Brazil and made clear that he is committed to working together with President Rousseff and her government in diplomatic channels to move beyond this issue as a source of tension in our bilateral relationship. As the President previously stated, he has directed a broad review of U.S. intelligence posture, but the process will take several months to complete.

Alleged U.S. intelligence activities? Move beyond this issue as a source of tension? What does that even mean?

Consider, for a moment, the Brazilian President's history. She came of age under a dictatorship, belonged to a resistance movement, was captured, jailed and tortured. Now she finds that a clandestine U.S. espionage agency is monitoring her communications and those of her close aides. When she confronted the putatively responsible party - President Obama - he responds that he will order an investigation, which should be complete some months from now. And - that's it.

Obama does not express regret, does not acknowledge that the NSA invaded the sovereignty of an allied nation, does not commit to holding anyone accountable ... he cannot, in fact, even commit to stopping the surveillance. The meaningless statement strongly suggests that the President does not control the national security apparatus of the United States.

Think about that for a minute. Essentially, we should ask about the long-term destructive effects of this kind of secrecy on a democratic political system. How do democratically elected officials (the president, congressmen or senators) get control of a stand-alone secret government bureaucracy that was operating long before they arrived and will survive them after they've gone? A bureaucracy that knows everything there is to know about them, too?

They don't. They can't. So the surreptitious, illicit actions of a US spy agency can undermine the diplomatic work of months and years. And the president - the elected official chosen to lead the country - is so hamstrung by the NSA that he cannot stop the interceptions and order an immediate investigation.

Bea Edwards is Executive & International Director of here the Government Accountability Project, the nation's leading whistleblower protection organization.

Cambridge Audio unveiled a new top-shelf digital streaming device today, the Minx Xi. Touted as an all-in-one digital music system for the tech-savvy audiophile, the pint-size box is loaded with features including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth streaming with aptX, digital and analog inputs for connecting a wide array of components, and a class A/B amplifier for a maximum of 55-watts RMS power output.

Along with its versatile feature set, the unit is stocked with premium hi-fi components, most notably a Wolfson WM8728 digital to analog converter, the Rolls Royce of consumer DACs. With the Wolfson in tow, the Minx Xi is poised to handle lossless WAV and FLAC files of up to 24bit/96kHz resolution - along with any other lower res files you might throw its way - with crystal-clear precision. And with Ethernet and wireless network compatibility guided by an external clocking source, the unit promises accurate high-fidelity playback for all of your media.

Sound expensive? That depends on how you look at it. At around $900, the Minx Xi isn't a casual purchase. But if you haven't already invested in a hi-fi system, the price starts to look a lot more friendly. Without the need for purchase of a separate amplifier or receiver, the Minx Xi provides a sleek, semi-affordable way to save space and easily access all of your media from one source - just add speakers.

Full specs for the Minx Xi include two USB charging inputs, three analog inputs, Toslink and S/PDIF digital inputs, stereo and subwoofer outs, a wireless streaming app for Android and iOS, and onboard support for Pandora, Rhapsody, and BBC iPlayer Radio. And with easily updatable firmware, there are likely more apps to come.

We're not sure how the system sounds but we've got one on the way, so we'll let you know as soon as here we get a chance to fire it up. As for now, all we know is we want one.

Cambridge Audio's new Minx Xi Streaming Digital Music System is available today.

Rebels battling Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria have long claimed Tehran was directly involved in the fight. The smoking gun that would prove it, however, was lacking.

Now, video footage that appears to show members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) working alongside Assad's forces is being portrayed as evidence of a direct Iranian combat role in the Syrian conflict.

Others are not so sure, saying the video only shows what was already known -- that the IRGC has been training pro-government forces in Syria.

The video shows here fluent Persian-speaking personnel in military fatigues working with a pro-government Shi'ite militia at a makeshift base in the flashpoint city of Aleppo.

The video, whose authenticity has not been independently verified, was released last week by the Dawood Brigade, a Syrian rebel group that claimed to have seized the footage after overrunning the base. There are reportedly several hours of footage, only part of which the group put on the Internet.

Iranian Denials

The footage was reportedly recorded by an Iranian documentary filmmaker who was embedded with the unit and is believed to have died in the fighting that ensued when the rebels stormed the base. At one point, the camera falls to the ground and the screen goes black as bullets are heard zipping past.

The Iranian government has strongly rejected allegations that the country is involved in combat in Syria. And during a September 17 press conference, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said the video was fabricated.

"We don't have any official military presence in Syria and if any footage or propaganda exists in this regard, they should be examined within another framework," Afkham was quoted as saying by Fars news agency.

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Her answer prompted a follow-up from Ramin Mostaqim, correspondent for the "Los Angeles Times," who asked Afkham whether "Iran may have an unofficial volunteer presence in Syria." The spokeswoman offered no direct response.

Scott Lucas, an Iran specialist at Britain's Birmingham University and editor of the EA WorldView website, believes the video is real. But he says the real point of contention is what the video actually shows.

Lucas says the video merely confirms the IRGC's announcement in September 2012 that it was training Shi'ite militias in Syria.

Backing Away From Assad?

"The video is definitely real. The problem is that almost all the reports of the video have lifted it out of context, in some cases distorted it, and they've also missed the bigger picture," Lucas says. "Some have turned this into a claim that Iran is running the Syrian war, which is just an exaggeration. What the film shows is Iranian officers training Syrian militias in different locations across Syria."

Esmail Kowsari, an Iranian lawmaker, made that distinction on September 16. "We do not send military forces to Syria," he said during a meeting of the parliament's national security commission. "The only thing we do is to transfer our experience to Syria."

Iranian President Hassan Rohani has called for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis. On September 16, he said Tehran would accept any Syrian ruler who was elected by the people.

"Whoever Syrian citizens vote for to rule their country, we'll agree with it," Rohani was quoted as saying by Iran's IRNA news agency. Rohani was addressing commanders of the IRGC.

Rohani's remarks marked a shift from previous statements by Iranian officials, who vowed never to allow the fall of Assad's regime. Syria is a key regional ally and lifeline for the militant Shi'ite group Hizballah, Tehran's proxy in neighboring Lebanon.

In the footage, the Iranian speakers shown know they are being filmed and freely discuss their role in the conflict. One apparent Iranian commander says he has been in Syria for nearly a year.

The commander says the Syrian fighters have friendly relations with their Iranian counterparts because they have received training in Iran. "They're familiar with our customs and that makes cooperation easier," he says.

The Iranian commander also characterizes the Syrian conflict as a "holy war." "The war we're fighting is not with the Syrian people," he says. "The current war in Syria is that of Islam versus the nonbelievers. Good versus evil."

He says that "Iran, Hizballah, and Iraqi and Afghan mujahedin [holy fighters]" are on the side of Islam, while an alliance of "Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar...funded by the [United Arab] Emirates plus the United States, England, France, and Europe" are on the side of the nonbelievers.

The commander has been identified by several media outlets as Ismaeil Haidari (alternative spelling Esmail Heydari), a senior IRGC commander. Iranian media reported his death in Syria in August. Photos published in the Iranian media showed mourners attending his funeral in a northern town in Iran.

Around the same time, Iranian media reported that the Iranian documentary filmmaker Hadi Baghbani had died in Syria. Commentators suggest it is possible that Baghbani was shooting the film that was captured by the Dawood Brigade.