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> Big if true, but we have the Department of State, Intelligence Community and Department of Defense to deal with this crap in approximately that order. The bi

by Udik 7y ago

> Big if true, but we have the Department of State, Intelligence Community and Department of Defense to deal with this crap in approximately that order. The big news here is that nothing happened and nothing is gonna happen. People should start getting some clues from what should happen, and yet doesn't. Edit: at the time of this edit, the news is already on the front page of the Guardian and the BBC. Completely absent from the NYTimes and Washington Post. Pay attention to what doesn't happen.

wbl 7y ago
Spying is part of life. We do it, they do it, everybody foes it.
- Udik 7y ago
  When was the last time that British or German spies were caught spying on the US president? And even in that case, the relationship between the US and Israel is a unique one: as one swears to be the best friend ever of the other, while enjoying lavish funding and unwavering political protection. While the president of the US can accuse people who vote for the opposition to be disloyal to Israel. That is, disloyal to a foreign country.
  - nradov 7y ago
    The UK is part of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance and as such has no real need to spy on the US president. I would assume that Germany is spying on the US but just hasn't been caught (at least not publicly).
    - Udik 7y ago
      > The UK is part of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance and as such has no real need to spy on the US president. Because belonging to the "five eyes" means they get to hear the official and private conversations of Trump for free? And since the answer is "no, of course not" your argument is completely irrelevant.
      - nradov 7y ago
        You missed the point. If the UK gets caught spying on the US president then they're out of Five Eyes. That would be a much greater loss than anything they could gain through such spying. Germany has much less to lose.
        Udik 7y ago
        And Israel has nothing to lose from the US? (Apart from the fact that you're obviously trying to change what you said here, as you wrote "the UK has no need to spy".)
        partialrecall 7y ago
        > "And Israel has nothing to lose from the US?" Honestly? Probably not. Obviously they get a lot from the US, but given past outcomes what are the chances they lose that support no matter what they get caught doing? A huge proportion of Americans have an unflinching fondness for Israel. For some evangelicals, support for Israel is even seen as a religious imperative.
  - TKWasRight 7y ago
    That is where one issue where you'll see some agreement between the two parties...unending commitment and funding for Israel...it seems like Israel is making out like bandits from this one-way "relationship"
  - henryfjordan 7y ago
    How about the other way around? The US got caught spying on Germany a while back https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-usa-spying-idUSKCN0PI2AD20150709 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-usa-spying-idUSKC...
SllX 7y ago
You know what can happen? We can vote the current President out for being too buddy buddy with a foreign power, if we politically determine that to be in the best interest of our country. That’s the political process. Your Edit reinforces my point: news is a product. If a publisher calls attention to or does not call attention to an issue, that means it wasn’t in the interests of the publisher. They’re market participants, not public servants.

by Udik 7y ago

wbl 7y ago

Spying is part of life. We do it, they do it, everybody foes it.

Udik 7y ago
When was the last time that British or German spies were caught spying on the US president? And even in that case, the relationship between the US and Israel is a unique one: as one swears to be the best friend ever of the other, while enjoying lavish funding and unwavering political protection. While the president of the US can accuse people who vote for the opposition to be disloyal to Israel. That is, disloyal to a foreign country.
- nradov 7y ago
  The UK is part of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance and as such has no real need to spy on the US president. I would assume that Germany is spying on the US but just hasn't been caught (at least not publicly).
  - Udik 7y ago
    > The UK is part of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance and as such has no real need to spy on the US president. Because belonging to the "five eyes" means they get to hear the official and private conversations of Trump for free? And since the answer is "no, of course not" your argument is completely irrelevant.
    - nradov 7y ago
      You missed the point. If the UK gets caught spying on the US president then they're out of Five Eyes. That would be a much greater loss than anything they could gain through such spying. Germany has much less to lose.
      - Udik 7y ago
        And Israel has nothing to lose from the US? (Apart from the fact that you're obviously trying to change what you said here, as you wrote "the UK has no need to spy".)
        partialrecall 7y ago
        > "And Israel has nothing to lose from the US?" Honestly? Probably not. Obviously they get a lot from the US, but given past outcomes what are the chances they lose that support no matter what they get caught doing? A huge proportion of Americans have an unflinching fondness for Israel. For some evangelicals, support for Israel is even seen as a religious imperative.
- TKWasRight 7y ago
  That is where one issue where you'll see some agreement between the two parties...unending commitment and funding for Israel...it seems like Israel is making out like bandits from this one-way "relationship"
- henryfjordan 7y ago
  How about the other way around? The US got caught spying on Germany a while back https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-usa-spying-idUSKCN0PI2AD20150709 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-usa-spying-idUSKC...

SllX 7y ago

You know what can happen? We can vote the current President out for being too buddy buddy with a foreign power, if we politically determine that to be in the best interest of our country. That’s the political process. Your Edit reinforces my point: news is a product. If a publisher calls attention to or does not call attention to an issue, that means it wasn’t in the interests of the publisher. They’re market participants, not public servants.