Fed contractor, cell phone maker sold spy system to Iran

Washington Times ^ | April 13, 2009 | Eli Lake

[PapaBear3625]

Two European companies — a major contractor to the U.S. government and a top cell-phone equipment maker — last year installed an electronic surveillance system for Iran that human rights advocates and intelligence experts say can help Iran target dissidents.

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a joint venture between the Finnish cell-phone giant Nokia and German powerhouse Siemens, delivered what is known as a monitoring center to Irantelecom, Iran's state-owned telephone company.

[Marine_Uncle]

Looks like they really honored the UN Sanctions put together against Iran over the past few years./sarc

[Viiksitimali]

Espoo, Finland, June 22, 2009
Recent media reports have speculated about Nokia Siemens Networks’ role in providing monitoring capability to Iran. Nokia Siemens Networks has provided Lawful Intercept capability solely for the monitoring of local voice calls in Iran. Nokia Siemens Networks has not provided any deep packet inspection, web censorship or Internet filtering capability to Iran.

http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/global/Press/Press+releases/news-archive/Provision+of+Lawful+Intercept+capability+in+Iran.htm

[Fitzy_888]

Here is Siemens SSK (Iran) celebrating the grand opening of their state of the art training center in Iran providing training to staff and customers. Presumably, this is where the creme of the crop basiji or secret police might go. A place to learn the skills required to efficiently monitor and archive the private communications of their fellow countrymen {in the interest of future prosecution, torture and death}.

As Siemens SSK puts it: “The new building disposes in its classrooms of several facilities such as wireless LAN and telecommunication cabling, data projectors and accessories, 380V PDBs, suspended ceiling and anti-static raised floor.”

Oh look, what a nice day and fun time for all:

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[ Note I don’t know how to post a picture, if someone might post them directly. Otherwise, they have been saved for ‘posterity’. ]

[Fitzy_888]

Currently in advertisements on Clear Channel Communications radio stations, Siemens is lauding their Green Lighting Division and Building Systems Division here in the United States. Extremely offensive given Siemens technology may soon be employed by the Regime to identify protestors. {Nobody will document their plight.}

Yes, the same stations that carry Rush, Hannity, and Levin.

If you have an issue with that, you might want to make a complaint to Clear Channel Communications and your local radio station.

[Lee Ameri]

Translation

Nokia: Hey, we just made out with them, we didn’t go all the way. Gotta go cash this blood-soaked check now!