NSA map shows Germany most spied-on of EU members

[damnedifIknow]

While the United States spies on all European Union nations, it spies on Germany the most, say papers supplied by a former employee of the top U.S. spy agency.

The rankings of what EU nations are snooped on, and how much, can be seen in a color-coded map of covert National Security Agency surveillance activities, EUObserver.com reported Monday.

Nations subject to the least spying activities are shaded green; those with the most red.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/06/10/NSA-map-shows-Germany-most-spied-on-of-EU-members/UPI-21541370893919/

[damnedifIknow]

1. Well

according to this we are being spied on more than Russia. Drink time.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. We can play denial games in the US

But the European public may make some demands on their governments (who have apparently known about this for awhile), and compel them to make changes in trade, in commerce. Whatever it takes to stop the jackbooted fucks who insist on spying on the global population.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Is it a surprise that US spy agencies actually spy on other countries?

What did they think folks at the CIA and NSA did all day? Wash cars?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. If only washing cars is all they did.

Rather than, murder, subversion, and torture.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Yep

The CIA definitely does that stuff. I won't dispute that.

[OldEurope]

6. Not surprising.

In Germany there are American military bases. In France or Italy not so many.
So your government will argue that Americans are more threatened in Germany than in other European countries. There have been suicide bombers and shootings in the past.
To be able to spy on Americans in Germany is a mere side effect...

[magellan]

7. I thought the NSA told Congress it couldn't answer questions about the extent of US spying

...because they don't/can't track that data? Hello? Bueller?

I suppose I'll just have to dream of the days when our government still held people accountable for lying to Congress.

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