Swedish police uncovered CIA operation

[Lars77]

Source: Svenska Dagbladet

Agenter från USA har under falsk täckmantel spanat mot terrorister på svensk mark. Amerikanerna ertappades på bar gärning av Säpo. Sverige protesterade mot underrättelsetjänsten CIA och amerikanerna lämnade hastigt landet. Händelsen har hållits topphemlig.

När Usama bin Ladin spårades upp och dödades i Pakistan för av USA för tre veckor sedan så skedde det utan att Pakistan informerades. SvD kan idag avslöja att USA också spanat mot terrorister på svensk mark. Sverige har alltså blivit scen för främmande makts terroristjakt, utan den svenska regeringens vetskap.

Detta ska inte förväxlas med den fasta övervakningsenhet vid USA:s Stockholmsambassad som blev känd i höstas, eller med läckta diplomatrapporter från Wikileaks.

Vad SvD idag kan presentera är istället hittills helt okända uppgifter om olovlig amerikansk underrättelseverksamhet som bedrivits i Sverige. Den uppdagades av svensk säkerhetspolis för två år sedan, första halvåret 2009. ap.

Read more: http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/sapo-stoppade-cia-operation_6186331.svd

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No english language link for this yet (I'd be surprised if it ever came up in US media).

Translation:

Agents from the USA has under false cover been conducting counter terrorism operations on Swedish ground. The Americans were caught red handed by Säpo (Swedish Security Police). Sweden protested against the CIA and the Americans immediately fled the country. The incident has been held classified.

When Osama Bin Laden was tracked down and killed in Pakistan by the US three weeks ago it happened without Pakistan being informed. SvD can today unveil that the US also did operations on Swedish ground. Sweden has become the stage for a foreign power's hunt for terrorists, without the knowledge of the Swedish government.

This should not be confused with the normal surveillance unit at the US embassy in Stockholm that was uncovered this fall, or with leaked documents obtained through wikileaks.

What SvD can present today is so far completely unknown information about illegal American intelligance operations in Sweden. It was discovered by Swedish security police two years ago, in the first half of 2009.

[Demeter]

1. Tak sa Mycket!

I'm glad the Swedes expose the CIA.

[xchrom]

6. Indeed. Nt

[villager]

2. Straight out of the "Dragon Tattoo" books!

Yow!

[DURHAM D]

11. Exactly - that is what I was getting ready to post.

You beat me to it.

[buckrogers1965]

3. So now are the Swedes our enemies?

Since they are disrupting our intelligence operations and endangering our soldiers on the battlefield?

[dflprincess]

17. Not to mention they have a policy of neutrality and

have a society that puts the needs of the many ahead of the wants of the few - how more anti-american could they get? :sarcasm:

[scarletwoman]

4. I see from your profile that you're in Norway. Do you know what kind of reaction there's been to

this news in Sweden? Is there reaction in Norway, also?

Thank you very much for posting and translating that news article!

sw

[Lars77]

7. It's just breaking but honestly i don't think people are too surprised.

The same thing was uncovered in Norway, except that they used retired Norwegian cops to do it.

I didnt know if i could translate the whole thing, since the rules don't allow posting of complete articles.

[scarletwoman]

8. Thank you for replying. As a U.S. citizen, living in the sword hand, so to speak, it's hard

to imagine how it must feel for the people in the rest of the world to always be on the blade end.

sw

[Shagbark Hickory]

5. Too bad they didn't go undercover to figure out their damn healthcare system.

Amongst other things.

[Exultant Democracy]

13. no shit.

[2banon]

16. LOL! Good one!

:rofl: :thumbsup:

[seabeyond]

9. who knows what is up and if it is time to be outraged or not. from that info....??

but will be interesting what develops if you hear anything

[matt819]

10. Relax

Geez. Ease up. That's what the CIA is supposed to do, though getting caught is usually not part of the equation.

The translation doesn't really provide a lot of detail.

Option 1: The CIA tried to recruit Swedes under a false flag, that is, not US. Okay. That's what the US is supposed to do.

Option 2: The CIA tried to recruit a non-Swede in Sweden under a false flag. Okay. Again, that's what they're supposed to do.

Option 3: The CIA tried to recruit a Swede or non-Swede as CIA. Maybe this one's on the edge, but this is what intelligence officers do. It's they're job. Some are good at it. Some are not so good at it.

Should they have done this with the cooperation of the Swedes? Maybe they do conduct operations in conjunction with the Swedes. Again, that's fine. But sometimes, for any number of reasons, that's not feasible. It's a risk, but, and I know I sound like a broken record, that's what intelligence officers do.

As for the fleeing part, that is, "the Americans immediately fled the country," my guess is that "fleeing" is a bit of a stretch. If they learned that their operation was compromised, the officers might have been recalled to Washington. I find it very hard to believe they would have "fled." Alternatively, they could have been declared persona non grata by the Swedish government and asked to leave.

I mean, really. If the Swedes were discovered to be spying on Latvians in the U.S., would anyone get really worked up over it?

[Lars77]

18. You think the US government would be fine with

Sweden conducting covert operations in the US without telling the CIA or any US Government institution?

The CIA replaced the station chief in the Stockholm embassy after this.

[Quantess]

12. Well, there are some terror suspects who live in Sweden. Norway as well.

That's kind of well known.

I alla fall, tack för informerande.

[DeSwiss]

14. K&R

- In all my years, I've noticed time and again that bullies rarely ask permission.....

[yodermon]

15. damn you, Kalle Fucking Blomkvist

[RainDog]

20. LOL n/t

[DirkGently]

22. Reports that an unidentified female superhacker aided the investigation could not be confirmed ...

[Lars77]

19. English language report:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/spies+tracked+suspected+terrorists+Sweden+report/4824924/story.html

U.S. spies tracked suspected terrorists in Sweden: report

Investigation conducted without Stockholm's knowledge

[CJvR]

21. Rather silly of them.

Sweden is the US's most loyal informal ally, had the CIA had anything remotely intresting it wouldn't have been hard to get permission for a joint operation - as long as the Swedish people were kept in the dark that is.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. No doubt we will extradite the CIA criminals to Sweden for trial.

At least, I hope, Sweden will be as assiduous in seeking extradition as they have been in seeking it for Assange.