Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Photo from The Globe And MailSpanish Intelligence Probing Debt "Attacks"-Report -- Reuters
MADRID, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Spain's intelligence services are investigating the role of investors and media in debt market turbulence over the last few weeks, El Pais reported on Sunday.
Citing unnamed sources, El Pais said the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) was looking into "speculative attacks" on Spain following the Greek debt crisis.
"The (CNI's) Economic Intelligence division...is investigating whether investors' attacks and the aggressiveness of some Anglo-Saxon media are driven by market forces and challenges facing the Spanish economy, or whether there is something more behind this campaign," El Pais said.
Officials at the CNI were not available for comment.
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My Comment: Spanish intelligence should first look at their own government and
Citing unnamed sources, El Pais said the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) was looking into "speculative attacks" on Spain following the Greek debt crisis.
"The (CNI's) Economic Intelligence division...is investigating whether investors' attacks and the aggressiveness of some Anglo-Saxon media are driven by market forces and challenges facing the Spanish economy, or whether there is something more behind this campaign," El Pais said.
Officials at the CNI were not available for comment.
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My Comment: Spanish intelligence should first look at their own government and the policies that they have enacted which has resulted in a housing collapse, 17% unemployment, and a budgetary deficit that is out of control.
Blaming investors and others for wanting to leave Spain and the fiscal wreck that the government has brought about is silly at best .... potentially very dangerous if they should targeting specific individuals or institutions.
"The (CNI's) Economic Intelligence division...is investigating whether investors' attacks and the aggressiveness of some Anglo-Saxon media are driven by market forces and challenges facing the Spanish economy, or whether there is something more behind this campaign," El Pais said.
Officials at the CNI were not available for comment.
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My Comment: Spanish intelligence should first look at their own government and the policies that they have enacted which has resulted in a housing collapse, 17% unemployment, and a budgetary deficit that is out of control.
Blaming investors and others for wanting to leave Spain and the fiscal wreck that the government has brought about is silly at best .... potentially very dangerous if they should targeting specific individuals or institutions.