During the Cold War, the Kremlin operated a sophisticated signals intelligence-collection facility at Lourdes, Cuba. It enabled the KGB to eavesdrop on government, military, commercial and private communications in much of the eastern United States.
When the Soviet Union’s break-up ended Moscow’s subsidies for Cuba, the Lourdes “sigint” operation was among the casualties.
Now, they’re baaack. Reportedly, the Russians and Chinese will be spying on millions of Americans from Cuba. Think the worst of what the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has been accused of – on steroids.
Unfortunately, there is no sign that Team Obama even asked for Lourdes to be closed in exchange for U.S. diplomatic normalization and other concessions to the Castro regime. Sound familiar? This is the sort of negotiating malpractice now underway with Iran.
Will Congress hold President Obama accountable – in either case?
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