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Listening in on Merkel's phone calls. Yes, an ally of the US but allies spy on each other all the time and have and will for all time. Was it illegal? That's a
by BWStearns 11y ago
Listening in on Merkel's phone calls. Yes, an ally of the US but allies spy on each other all the time and have and will for all time. Was it illegal? That's a hard no. Was it immoral? That's an interesting debate.
Edit: Though I did appreciate her Captain Renault impression about being so terribly shocked that as head of state she was a target for espionage.
- robotresearcher 11y ago> Was it illegal? That's a hard no. It was illegal under German law. Should we ignore the laws of our close allies?
- BookmarkSaver 11y agoWhether or not we should, it later came out that they were doing the same to us.
- BWStearns 11y agoIf I were a German taxpayer and the BND weren't spying on the US I would want a refund.
- Philadelphia 11y agoBeing a foreign spy is always illegal. That's the point of it, and why spies are separate from soldiers and police.