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No Five Eyes member is going to randomly tap some US citizens phone because the Saudis asked without some serious investigation.
by lunchables 8y ago
No Five Eyes member is going to randomly tap some US citizens phone because the Saudis asked without some serious investigation.
- cstross 8y agoThe Saudis are positioned as our allies in the war on terror. More accurately, they're regional enemies of Iran, and the western powers tend to run on the rubric "the enemy of my enemy is my ally" (even when a closer look at the situation would suggest that just ain't so). They are huge customers for British arms sales (look up the Al Yamamah deal — roughly US $100Bn in business). They're known to have bought surveillance and intelligence monitoring software from Israel. They're in everybody's back pockets, and in their wallets. As a Brit, I find your belief that US citizens are immune from monitoring by the intelligence services of other nations (when that kind of money is passing hands) touching ...
- lunchables 8y ago>The Saudis are positioned as our allies in the war on terror. As are a lot of countries. Does not mean we will allow surveillance without any questions. >As a Brit, I find your belief that US citizens are immune from monitoring by the intelligence services of other nations (when that kind of money is passing hands) touching ... I never said or implied that. Read the comment again: >No Five Eyes member is going to randomly tap some US citizens phone because the Saudis asked without some serious investigation.