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So I happen to be German, and obviously I don't have a say in what commands you guys give to your own secret services. But since this appeared in a German magaz
by hengheng 12y ago
So I happen to be German, and obviously I don't have a say in what commands you guys give to your own secret services. But since this appeared in a German magazine, allow me to say this: given the track record of how you treat your alleged "allies", I don't feel comfortable seeing these developments. And I wouldn't ever trust anybody with these powers, least the nsa or even the US government. These people are still trying to create a US World Empire out of their own hybris, they just cannot leave the world in peace.
Surprisingly, it turns out that this is an easy way to make enemies, as last week's action in Paris have shown. It has been shown since 2005 that the islamists that massacred twelve people were, in fact, radicalized by what they learned about the prison of Abu Ghraib.
Job well done, thank you very much guys.
Lastly, the way our own government is supporting the nsa makes me feel nauseated at some times, furious at other times. We have plenty of work to do locally, that's why usually I don't complain about foreign services. Simply allowing the nsa to gain world domination like that though, just because "that is their job", really is hard to accept for me, and it really rubs me the wrong way.
- IBM 12y agoIt's a good thing for allies to spy on each other to understand intentions, as this article in Foreign Affairs argues. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140247/jennifer-sims/i-spy http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140247/jennifer-sims/...
- hengheng 12y agoPoint taken. But let's keep the CSC vs de-mail discussion for another time. I see a huge difference between spying to get to know the others' intentions, and preparing sabotage, destruction and infrastructural doom for maximum threat potential.
- koonsolo 12y agoAnd industrial espionage to steal contracts form Non-US "allied" countries for economic gain.
- happyscrappy 12y agoThis explains why Europe is going back into recession. The only possible threat to US power is Europe waking up but they won't even close US military bases.
- barry-cotter 12y ago> given the track record of how you treat your alleged "allies", I don't feel comfortable seeing these developments. The USA has no allies, only clients. Some clients get more respect than others but they're all clients. Remember, the State Department had a mole in the FDP, reporting on the German coalition negotiations. In all likelihood the CIA have a minister or more. The US does not respect anyone's sovereignty who can't and won't make them.
- thefreeman 12y agoYour government is practically telling you that they are doing the same thing. What do you think "that is their job" means? I can't believe it is more likely to you that your government is rolling over and "letting the NSA gain world domination", versus your government is trying to downplay it because they know they may one day be caught in exactly the same situation.