from Sahara Reporters
November 9, 2013
Not Our Big Brother
By Hannatu Musawa
The recent reports that the American National Security Agency has been examining records of millions of private telephone calls including spying on the personal communications of various international leaders came as such a shock to many. But more than anything, it highlights the dishonesty and obduracy of the American administration in dealing with the revelations that the National Security Agency has been acting outside the bounds of common decency and even the law.
The fact that the American NSA has been targeting its covert stakeout undertakings towards their so called allies, specifically the leaders of these countries, a spanner has effectively been chucked at the trust and understanding critical to sustaining a friendly relationship with its foreign allies. And by every right, these so called American allies would most likely demand an explanation from the United States about the purpose and reasoning behind the spying programs. […]
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