Dear All,
Look at this double standard. USA helps the traitors to defeat Qazzafi but provides latest survielence technology to Syria only because its ruler is not a Muslim but worshiper of Ali, that is neither shia or a sunni but a non Muslim. Its like US nuclear technology ends up in Israel and a probe is launched how it happened.
U.S. probing use of surveillance technology in Syria
- By Sari Horwitz and Shyamantha Asokan, Published: November 18 | Updated: Saturday, November 19, 6:36 AM
The Commerce Department is investigating whether technology produced by a California company helped Syrian police monitor dissidents amid a bloody crackdown there, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Commerce officials are attempting to determine whether Blue Coat Systems of Sunnyvale, Calif., had prior knowledge that its equipment and software was being used by the Syrian government, according to several U.S. officials. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe an ongoing investigation.
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Calls and e-mails to Blue Coat officials seeking comment on Thursday were not returned.
The company has previously said it did not sell equipment or software to the Syrian government, but it has acknowledged that its products are being used there and could have been obtained through a third party. U.S. sanctions prohibit sales of most goods to the nation; investigators are attempting to determine who provided the Blue Coat technology to Syria.
A statement from the company this month said: "Blue Coat is mindful of the violence in Syria and is saddened by the human suffering and loss of human life that may be the result of actions by a repressive regime. We don't want our products to be used by the government of Syria or any other country embargoed by the United States."
The Blue Coat technology is not intended for surveillance purposes, according to the company, but it has functions that could help authorities monitor electronic communications while also blocking people from accessing certain Web sites and some forms of social media.
On Thursday, three senators urged the Obama administration to investigate whether Blue Coat and another California-based company had provided "tools of repression" to Damascus.
"The sale of U.S.-made equipment that may have contributed to ongoing violence is unacceptable and should be investigated as soon as possible," said the letter from Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) and Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.).
The Commerce Department has primary responsibility for controlling surveillance exports. Eugene Cottilli, spokesman for the Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, declined to comment.
"We do not discuss any matters related to ongoing investigations," Cottilli said.
Should the Commerce Department find that Blue Coat knowingly violated licensing rules, it could fine the company up to $1 million, according to Daniel Minutillo, a lawyer based in Silicon Valley who specializes in export law and technology. Smaller civil penalties and other actions also are possible.
Blue Coat last month hired law firm McDermott Will & Emery to lobby for the company after news reports about the use of its technology in Syria, according to disclosure forms.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been battling an uprising that began during the Arab Spring and has grown increasingly violent in recent months. The United Nations estimates that 3,500 people have been killed since protests began. This week, the Arab League suspended Syria for failing to honor a peace deal that included a pledge to halt attacks on protesters.
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