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BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States taps half a billion phone calls, emails and text messages in Germany in a typical month and has classed its biggest European ally as a target similar to China, according to secret U.S. documents quoted by a German newsmagazine.
The revelations of alleged U.S. surveillance programs based on documents taken by fugitive former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have raised a political furor in the United States and abroad over the balance between privacy rights and national security.
"It's not a matter of Snowden's usefulness to Russia, it's a matter of principle," Alexei Pushkov -- who heads the international affairs committee at the Duma, the lower house of parliament -- said on Twitter.
"He is a political refugee and handing him over is morally unacceptable," he said.
U.S. taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month: report
America!! America!!!!!! MerikA!!!!! MERIKA!!!!!
F yeah....
So who is going to defend this (if it proves to be true)?
Guess the government can't bitch too much when China tries to hack the Pentagon from here on out.
But but but..... when 'Merika does it they do it for the "good of the people", not for nefarious reasons....."we" do it for all the "right" reasons.
The flip side of all this comes down to something very simple:
Is anybody really surprised?
But but but..... when 'Merika does it they do it for the "good of the people", not for nefarious reasons....."we" do it for all the "right" reasons.
U.S. taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month: report
as well.......
America!! America!!!!!! MerikA!!!!! MERIKA!!!!!
F yeah....
So who is going to defend this (if it proves to be true)?
I will assume it is true. They are not Americans and therefore are not entitled to the privileges and protection of American citizenship, so screw them.
That is pretty simple enough to defend. Now, it would be nice if Americans were to receive the privileges and protections of their citizenship in this regard, but that is wishful thinking thanks to George and Barack.
I would hope that being very close US allies inside NATO would mean something.
But it's not like the US govt is not doing it to their own citizens ...
So then, it's safe to say that amongst and between governments, trust is an oxymoron, an impossible situation?
U.S. taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month: report
America!! America!!!!!! MerikA!!!!! MERIKA!!!!!
F yeah....
So who is going to defend this (if it proves to be true)?
Trust, but verify.
U.S. taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month: report
So who is going to defend this (if it proves to be true)?
It's exhibit 12,335,562 for the argument that America should just go back to being a country for a while. This global superpower bull**** is more trouble than it's worth.
I hope this blows up in the Governments' face big-time.
Bud, it ain't "America" doing this, it is our GOVERNMENT. They've grown beyond our control, and it is past time we took back the keys.
I'm not going to defend it, but I will point a few huge fingers at congress. It's not first or foremost a partisan issue. It's an issue, to me, of the checks and balances system not working. Congress should be able to put a stop to this, but they're not doing it. Well, maybe that isn't surprising because they're really the ones who got this ball rolling. Members of congress know (and already knew when we found out) what's happening and they're not putting a stop to it! Mr. Smith is nowhere to be found, apparently.
The most ardent supporter of this kind of garbage is McCain. McCain is the guy who, time and time again, does the whole "this is a war" schtick. What congress needs to do is repeal the entire authorization nonsense (the AUMF). Every time the White House or Congress wants to do something illegal, they justify it by pointing at the AUMF and showing that these kind of tactics were legal when used against the Axis during WWI and WWII, so it should be legal when used against terrorists now. I'm guessing we all know this, but there is no state called Terrorististan. Without an enemy defined by borders or a common language or even arguably a common cause, the government's powers are being applied to everyone.
We're not going to see change happen in the White House. Every president strives for more power. This change has to happen in congress, and if that's not happening, we need to get rid of 'em. Get rid of McCain, Arizona. Please.
Whoa whoa whoa! Buddy! Do you know just how many military companies will be harmed whenthey aren't selling weapons to kill people around the world which help out other companiestheir businesses suffer and have to lay people off? I mean, have a heart man!
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