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Yes, ... but why? And why specifically these groups? What's the agenda?

• TeMPOraL 13y ago
  > (...) as part of its dragnet mass surveillance programs. There is likely no agenda related to those groups in particular. They are spying on everyone.
• coldtea 13y ago
  Those groups investigate and report things like the torture by those guards in Afghanistan, and other such abuses. But also abuses of local lackeys ("allies") worldwide. Including stuff done by corporations that have powerful lobbyists, in banana republics, the third world, etc. The agenda one would guess is: get them to stop, intimidate people who follow a hot lead, know anything that's about to be reported in advance, etc. It even happens for ecology groups. Here's a case from Britain -- see how far these things can go: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jan/20/undercover-police-children-activists http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jan/20/undercover-police-...
• Guthur 13y ago
  It's just a move covert intelligent gathering approach of using a vaccination program to obtain DNA samples of the local populace. It's exercise for the reader to work out when technique was apparently used. Certain groups that the US deems contrary to their national interests may come to an aid agency for help.