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I'd suggest finding a list of countries that haven't bugged the UN headquarters. It is probably shorter.
by Millennium 13y ago
I'd suggest finding a list of countries that haven't bugged the UN headquarters. It is probably shorter.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoGiven the location of the UN Headquarters, it isn't possible for any country to be more effective at spying than the US. Like I said in another thread[2], if you spy on the UN, you own it. You have a disproportionate advantage in all negotiations (unless other countries are also effective at spying[1]). You might think that it is fine that the US effectively owns the UN, but its credibility is ruined. The compromised UN is effectively a body for representing and legitimizing the wishes of the cabal of US allies as if they were the actual consensus of all UN member states. [1] But it is still not possible for any nation to be more effective at spying than the US, given the UN's location. [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6272458 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6272458
- Millennium 13y agoNone of what you say refutes my assertion that spying on the UN is a common activity. If anything, it sounds like you're saying it's only wrong when the US does it.