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There is justification, it's a co-operation between Israel and the U.S. Just like the US helps Israel, Israel helps the US.
by ronreiter 12y ago
There is justification, it's a co-operation between Israel and the U.S. Just like the US helps Israel, Israel helps the US.
- colordrops 12y agoCo-operation between countries still requires that laws are followed. You can't just send the private data of your citizens to foreign nationals. That is unequivocally against the law and could even be interpreted as treason.
- dllthomas 12y ago"could even be interpreted as treason." That seems far-fetched. Edited to add: Just to be clear, "not treason" doesn't mean "good"; "not deplorable"; or even, necessarily, "not deserving of the death penalty" - it just means "not treason".
- snarfy 12y agoNot really. Treason requires we be at war, but the 'war on terror' never really ends.
- dllthomas 12y agoAny reasonable interpretation requires that someone involved (either the traitor or a person specifically aided by the traitor) be engaged in "making war against the US." There being a war isn't anything like sufficient, and not all criminal acts make one "an Enemy of the United States," foreign national or not.
- Mandatum 12y agoMy guess would be Israel is more likely to handle sensitive and controversial data more strictly with unofficially "defected" US employee's. Domestic surveillance of any questionable kind can be kept very secret and they can apply very strict control over who has access to the data and how they can handle it - as well as bypassing any laws/legislation already in place. Plus if you pissed off Israel whilst you're still there, you're in trouble..
- jostmey 12y agoI'm sorry but exactly how does Israel help the US?