Intelligence-gathering by British state out of control
'Among all the uncertainties and denials over the interception of communications by GCHQ and America's National Security Agency some things should be crystal clear.
The bilateral relationship between GCHQ and the NSA is uniquely special. It is the core of the "special relationship". The two agencies are truly intertwined. There are NSA liaison officers assigned to GCHQ in Cheltenham, and GCHQ officers at the NSA's headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland.
Though officially described as an RAF base, Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire is the NSA's largest eavesdropping centre outside the US. It is a satellite receiving station that monitors foreign military traffic but is also plugged into Britain's telecommunications network.'
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