Angry European Union demands answers over alleged US bugging
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Angry European Union demands answers over alleged US bugging
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AFP | Jun 30, 2013, 06.35 PM IST
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BRUSSELS: The European Union angrily demanded answers from the United States on Sunday over allegations Washington had bugged its offices, the latest spying claim attributed to fugitive leaker Edward Snowden.
The report in German weekly Der Spiegel is likely to further strain relations between the United States and Europe, shortly after they launched formal negotiations to create what would be the world's biggest free trade area.
Der Spiegel said its report, which detailed covert surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on EU diplomatic missions, was based on confidential documents, some of which it had been able to consult via Snowden.
"We have immediately been in contact with the US authorities in Washington DC and in Brussels and have confronted them with the press reports, " the European Commission said in a statement.
"They have told us they are checking on the accuracy of the information released yesterday and will come back to us."
One document, dated September 2010 and classed as "strictly confidential", describes how the NSA kept tabs on the European Union's mission in Washington, Der Spiegel said.
Microphones were installed in the building and the computer network infiltrated, giving the agency access to emails and internal documents.
The EU delegation at the United Nations was subject to similar surveillance, Der Spiegel said, adding that the spying also extended to the 27-member bloc's Brussels headquarters.
It said the leaked documents referred to the Europeans as "targets", in intelligence activity reminiscent of the Cold War.
US deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes refused to be drawn into commenting directly on the allegations in a briefing in Johannesberg on Saturday, but said it was "worth noting" the US was "very close" to EU security services.
The Spiegel report is the latest in a series of allegations about US spying activity revealed by Snowden, a former NSA contractor who is holed up in a Moscow airport transit zone after the United States issued a warrant for his arrest and revoked his passport.
EU powerhouse Germany said the United States must quickly say whether the reports were true or not.
"It's beyond our imagination that our friends in the US consider the Europeans as enemies," Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said in a statement.
"If the media reports are accurate, it is reminiscent of actions among enemies during the Cold War."
European Parliament president Martin Schulz said he was "deeply worried and shocked" by the claims.
"If the allegations prove to be true, it would be an extremely serious matter which will have a severe impact on EU-US relations," he said in a statement, demanding full and speedy clarification from the US authorities.
The US authorities issued an arrest warrant this month for Snowden after he revealed details of NSA's so-called PRISM programme which collects and analyses information from Internet and phone users around the world, with access to data from Google, Yahoo! and other Internet firms.
US officials say the information gathered is vital in the fight against global terrorism but the scale of the programme raised deep concerns around the world.
US spying was "out of control", said Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. "The US would do better to monitor its intelligence services instead of its allies."
Der Spiegel referred to an incident more than five years ago when EU security experts discovered telephone and online bugging devices at the Justus Lipsius building.
In 2003, the EU announced it had found phone taps in the building targeting the offices of several countries, including Britain, France and Germany. It was not immediately clear if Der Spiegel was referring to this case.
Even before the latest allegations, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding wrote to US Attorney General Eric Holder earlier this month calling for answers about its Internet spy programme, saying: "Fundamentally, this is a question of trust."
Snowden himself remains in political limbo at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport after flying in from Hong Kong last week, unable to fly on without legal travel documents or exit the airport without a Russian visa.
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said that US Vice President Joe Biden had asked Quito to reject any asylum request from the 30-year-old who is wanted by the United States on charges including espionage.
But he said Snowden's fate was in Russia's hands as Quito could not process his asylum request until he was on Ecuadoran soil.
"We have not sought out this situation," said Correa, saying it was WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who recommended he seek asylum in Ecuador.
Assange, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden on sexual assault allegations, took refuge at the Ecuadoran embassy in London a year ago to avoid Britain putting him on a plane to Stockholm.
French MEP Jean-Luc Melenchon said Sunday after the latest spying claims emerged that France should grant Snowden asylum and called for a suspension of all trade negotiations with the United States.
Earlier this month, Brussels and Washington formally launched negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement which would add tens of billions of dollars to the EU and US economies.
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If US is clean, then why an Arrest Warrant for Espionage? Clear Indication that the Story from Snowden Holds Truth. EU Nations as well as Other countries need to treat it as confirmed case of Espionage by US rather than trying to seek explanation from US. This is atrocious move by US and is something that they have to explain to the rest of the world. They have broken the trust of millions across the World by engaging in Cyber Snooping.....Not something expected from them...but yeah there is nothing that we can or can't expect US from engaging into!!
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"And keep on saying amongst themselves all the times."GOD BLESS AMERICA" which has become their slogan and racket.Thinking God will bless them.
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it may be more interesting to know how much of this data was sold/allowed to be accessed by the chinese or islamist nations by obama
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"USA can do anything illegal they want.But other countries of the world,and people should not do it.You call this fair.
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Angry EU, Cool US. Result is SILENT bugging.....
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spying someone who is supposedly on your side is not new. It reminds us hoe P.Chidambaram planted a bug in Pranab Mukerji's chamber.
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Now that Snowden is in the process of 'slowly' pulling down Uncle Sam's pants, he has no where to hide his dirty underclothes. It is better to have an 'enemy' who is honourable and has a gun pointed at your face rather than to have a 'friend' behind you with a dagger stuck in your back. After this revelation of Snowden, no country in the world will ever trust the US again. Obama has earned the distrust and disrespect of all countries and also the people of the US (those who are honest). Is this what the US mean by saying, 'In God we trust'? Maybe they 'trust' in God but 'do' the devil's work. This act of the US is a very 'low down' act that can be done by any human beings. The cat would have been let out of the bag, one time or the other. The world is just that a honest person like Snowden decided it was about time that the world knew about the the activities of the US, in the name of curbing terrorism. Shame US, shame on you!
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THE KI-KE (INDIA) 1 hr ago
The Americans spy on the world and the Jews spy on America Israeli companies VERINT and NAURUS are Mossad created companies which are happily bugging US networks Its very significant that the Jew press never speaks of Naurus or Verint AND NEITHER HAS SNOWDEN
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Kanika Chimes (Delhi)
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Too bad leader of so called Free world is such a lying,scheming monster. And now he is granting citizenship to millions of Mexicans to enhance his vote bank. Exactly like Congress does with Bangladeshis in India.
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SARANATHAN Lakshminarasimhan (chennai)
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US will loose all its credibility and they need to watch out
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Brij Lal (USA)
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If it happened, it was not a wise intrusion.
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Nazi Germany is alive and well in the USA , the country is under Nazi control despite its claims of being a democracy.
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America ruled by Jews. So ur comment is very ironical.
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Please care about Surat and don't think about Germany. Don't write comments without knowing the ground reality.
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In India, it is alive in Gujarat.
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Congress is a Fascist power in Delhi. Emergency, minority favoritism, Sikh riots etc etc.
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USA does that since there are lots of fuses on loose in EU. It gets boring to read long paragraphs but in short for those who don't know how US works- Obama has got nothing to do personally with lots of department policies. FBI and CIA are independent agencies and mostly form their own policies which looks only for national interests unlike lots of Indian agencies which are influenced by politicians in power. This spying goes on all the time- just because u are not reading it does not mean others are not doing it!!
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India also should ask an explanation from US on this issue.
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Now EU came to know. What about us?
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US advocates for human rights, while in practice US spy agencies are bugging the rights of human beings all over the world. They have mastered the art of cheating entire world.
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This is the reason why the US is behind Snowden's blood
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its American's policy to stab from back. In the name of the technology or high technology they do all nonsense activity. The spying on other countries are not new but when it comes in public then they talk rubbish. Any country who are buying high technology from USA or taking certain help then be careful. You will find that one fine day your house is being spied by FBI or CIA. Hence be careful..
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Its American's policy to stab from back. In the name of the technology or high technology they do all nonsense activity. The spying on other countries are not new but when it comes in public then they talk rubbish. Any country who are buying high technology from USA or taking certain help then be careful. You will find that one fine day your house is being spied by FBI or CIA. Hence be careful..
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Varun Hegde (Bangalore)
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The surveillance was carried out by the U.S. National Security Agency, scanned vast amounts of foreign Internet traffic. The U.S. government has defended its efforts to intercept electronic communications by arguing that this has helped prevent terror attacks at home and abroad. This argument of US is baseless and absolutely an intrusion in to privacy
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Angry European Union demands answers over alleged US bugging
FROM: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/worl ... 845393.cms?
AFP | Jun 30, 2013, 06.35 PM IST
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A demonstrator protests with a poster against NSA at Hanover in Germany. A top top law official in Germany says reports that US intelligence bugged European Union offices. (AP Photo)
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BRUSSELS: The European Union angrily demanded answers from the United States on Sunday over allegations Washington had bugged its offices, the latest spying claim attributed to fugitive leaker Edward Snowden.
The report in German weekly Der Spiegel is likely to further strain relations between the United States and Europe, shortly after they launched formal negotiations to create what would be the world's biggest free trade area.
Der Spiegel said its report, which detailed covert surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on EU diplomatic missions, was based on confidential documents, some of which it had been able to consult via Snowden.
"We have immediately been in contact with the US authorities in Washington DC and in Brussels and have confronted them with the press reports, " the European Commission said in a statement.
"They have told us they are checking on the accuracy of the information released yesterday and will come back to us."
One document, dated September 2010 and classed as "strictly confidential", describes how the NSA kept tabs on the European Union's mission in Washington, Der Spiegel said.
Microphones were installed in the building and the computer network infiltrated, giving the agency access to emails and internal documents.
The EU delegation at the United Nations was subject to similar surveillance, Der Spiegel said, adding that the spying also extended to the 27-member bloc's Brussels headquarters.
It said the leaked documents referred to the Europeans as "targets", in intelligence activity reminiscent of the Cold War.
US deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes refused to be drawn into commenting directly on the allegations in a briefing in Johannesberg on Saturday, but said it was "worth noting" the US was "very close" to EU security services.
The Spiegel report is the latest in a series of allegations about US spying activity revealed by Snowden, a former NSA contractor who is holed up in a Moscow airport transit zone after the United States issued a warrant for his arrest and revoked his passport.
EU powerhouse Germany said the United States must quickly say whether the reports were true or not.
"It's beyond our imagination that our friends in the US consider the Europeans as enemies," Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said in a statement.
"If the media reports are accurate, it is reminiscent of actions among enemies during the Cold War."
European Parliament president Martin Schulz said he was "deeply worried and shocked" by the claims.
"If the allegations prove to be true, it would be an extremely serious matter which will have a severe impact on EU-US relations," he said in a statement, demanding full and speedy clarification from the US authorities.
The US authorities issued an arrest warrant this month for Snowden after he revealed details of NSA's so-called PRISM programme which collects and analyses information from Internet and phone users around the world, with access to data from Google, Yahoo! and other Internet firms.
US officials say the information gathered is vital in the fight against global terrorism but the scale of the programme raised deep concerns around the world.
US spying was "out of control", said Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. "The US would do better to monitor its intelligence services instead of its allies."
Der Spiegel referred to an incident more than five years ago when EU security experts discovered telephone and online bugging devices at the Justus Lipsius building.
In 2003, the EU announced it had found phone taps in the building targeting the offices of several countries, including Britain, France and Germany. It was not immediately clear if Der Spiegel was referring to this case.
Even before the latest allegations, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding wrote to US Attorney General Eric Holder earlier this month calling for answers about its Internet spy programme, saying: "Fundamentally, this is a question of trust."
Snowden himself remains in political limbo at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport after flying in from Hong Kong last week, unable to fly on without legal travel documents or exit the airport without a Russian visa.
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said that US Vice President Joe Biden had asked Quito to reject any asylum request from the 30-year-old who is wanted by the United States on charges including espionage.
But he said Snowden's fate was in Russia's hands as Quito could not process his asylum request until he was on Ecuadoran soil.
"We have not sought out this situation," said Correa, saying it was WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who recommended he seek asylum in Ecuador.
Assange, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden on sexual assault allegations, took refuge at the Ecuadoran embassy in London a year ago to avoid Britain putting him on a plane to Stockholm.
French MEP Jean-Luc Melenchon said Sunday after the latest spying claims emerged that France should grant Snowden asylum and called for a suspension of all trade negotiations with the United States.
Earlier this month, Brussels and Washington formally launched negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement which would add tens of billions of dollars to the EU and US economies.
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If US is clean, then why an Arrest Warrant for Espionage? Clear Indication that the Story from Snowden Holds Truth. EU Nations as well as Other countries need to treat it as confirmed case of Espionage by US rather than trying to seek explanation from US. This is atrocious move by US and is something that they have to explain to the rest of the world. They have broken the trust of millions across the World by engaging in Cyber Snooping.....Not something expected from them...but yeah there is nothing that we can or can't expect US from engaging into!!
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"And keep on saying amongst themselves all the times."GOD BLESS AMERICA" which has become their slogan and racket.Thinking God will bless them.
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it may be more interesting to know how much of this data was sold/allowed to be accessed by the chinese or islamist nations by obama
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"USA has so quickly forgotten they were the first to drop Atom Bombs.And still they have all kinds of Weapons with them.But blame others.
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usa is the biggest creator of terror in the world
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"USA can do anything illegal they want.But other countries of the world,and people should not do it.You call this fair.
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US is in a spot
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Trust me it doesn't care.
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Angry EU, Cool US. Result is SILENT bugging.....
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spying someone who is supposedly on your side is not new. It reminds us hoe P.Chidambaram planted a bug in Pranab Mukerji's chamber.
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Now that Snowden is in the process of 'slowly' pulling down Uncle Sam's pants, he has no where to hide his dirty underclothes. It is better to have an 'enemy' who is honourable and has a gun pointed at your face rather than to have a 'friend' behind you with a dagger stuck in your back. After this revelation of Snowden, no country in the world will ever trust the US again. Obama has earned the distrust and disrespect of all countries and also the people of the US (those who are honest). Is this what the US mean by saying, 'In God we trust'? Maybe they 'trust' in God but 'do' the devil's work. This act of the US is a very 'low down' act that can be done by any human beings. The cat would have been let out of the bag, one time or the other. The world is just that a honest person like Snowden decided it was about time that the world knew about the the activities of the US, in the name of curbing terrorism. Shame US, shame on you!
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Poking the nose, as usual...
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THE KI-KE (INDIA) 1 hr ago
The Americans spy on the world and the Jews spy on America Israeli companies VERINT and NAURUS are Mossad created companies which are happily bugging US networks Its very significant that the Jew press never speaks of Naurus or Verint AND NEITHER HAS SNOWDEN
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Kanika Chimes (Delhi)
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Too bad leader of so called Free world is such a lying,scheming monster. And now he is granting citizenship to millions of Mexicans to enhance his vote bank. Exactly like Congress does with Bangladeshis in India.
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US will loose all its credibility and they need to watch out
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Brij Lal (USA)
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If it happened, it was not a wise intrusion.
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B.V.PATEL (SURAT)
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Nazi Germany is alive and well in the USA , the country is under Nazi control despite its claims of being a democracy.
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America ruled by Jews. So ur comment is very ironical.
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Amogha Shanabhag (Germany) replies to B.V.PATEL
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Please care about Surat and don't think about Germany. Don't write comments without knowing the ground reality.
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Robin (India) replies to B.V.PATEL
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In India, it is alive in Gujarat.
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Kanika Chimes (Delhi) replies to Robin
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Congress is a Fascist power in Delhi. Emergency, minority favoritism, Sikh riots etc etc.
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American desi (NYC)
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USA does that since there are lots of fuses on loose in EU. It gets boring to read long paragraphs but in short for those who don't know how US works- Obama has got nothing to do personally with lots of department policies. FBI and CIA are independent agencies and mostly form their own policies which looks only for national interests unlike lots of Indian agencies which are influenced by politicians in power. This spying goes on all the time- just because u are not reading it does not mean others are not doing it!!
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Snigdhendu Pramanik (Kolkata)
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India also should ask an explanation from US on this issue.
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Mohan Shenoy (Bahrain)
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Now EU came to know. What about us?
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Dr (Mumbai)
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US advocates for human rights, while in practice US spy agencies are bugging the rights of human beings all over the world. They have mastered the art of cheating entire world.
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Yoda ()
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This is the reason why the US is behind Snowden's blood
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INDIAN2REPLY (INDIA)
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its American's policy to stab from back. In the name of the technology or high technology they do all nonsense activity. The spying on other countries are not new but when it comes in public then they talk rubbish. Any country who are buying high technology from USA or taking certain help then be careful. You will find that one fine day your house is being spied by FBI or CIA. Hence be careful..
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INDIAN2REPLY (INDIA)
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Its American's policy to stab from back. In the name of the technology or high technology they do all nonsense activity. The spying on other countries are not new but when it comes in public then they talk rubbish. Any country who are buying high technology from USA or taking certain help then be careful. You will find that one fine day your house is being spied by FBI or CIA. Hence be careful..
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Varun Hegde (Bangalore)
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The surveillance was carried out by the U.S. National Security Agency, scanned vast amounts of foreign Internet traffic. The U.S. government has defended its efforts to intercept electronic communications by arguing that this has helped prevent terror attacks at home and abroad. This argument of US is baseless and absolutely an intrusion in to privacy
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Surya Mohan (Allen Texas USA)
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