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All information might as well be completely free and open to the public for the security the practice of counter spying provides us. Additionally, the reason th
by masteryupa_ 11y ago
All information might as well be completely free and open to the public for the security the practice of counter spying provides us. Additionally, the reason this level of infringement of privacy is so damning is that it completely absolves any notion of trust the German authority might have had towards the US. Attempts to form a more cohesive alliance in international politics will not be fruitful with this strategy.
- happyscrappy 11y agoWhat is Germany supposed to do, align with Russia? They really don't have any choice.
- masteryupa_ 11y agoProbably not but I don't see any reason why this kind of information needs to be sourced through spying rather than through a formal declaration between intelligence services. Not that that process need be transparent, just that the act of willing participation by the German administration would likely produce a more amicable friendship.