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| US diplomats are not spies, |
| US diplomats are not spies, says State Dept
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-November-2010
4:12:48 AM |
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In the wake of WikLeaks revelations that US diplomats were spying on UN officials and others, Washington has insisted that its representatives across the globe do not indulge in espionage and only collect information that shapes its policies.
"Diplomats collect information that shapes our policies and actions. Diplomats for all nations do the same," State Department spokesman, P J Crowley, tweeted yesterday soon after media outlets including The New York Times started filing stories based on these documents.
"Contrary to some WikiLeaks' reporting, our diplomats are diplomats. They are not intelligence assets," Crowley said in another tweet after The New York Times said the United States has expanded the role of American diplomats in collecting intelligence overseas and at the United Nations, ordering State Department personnel to gather the credit card and frequent-flier numbers, work schedules and other personal information of foreign dignitaries.
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