The revelations of the extent of American spying has thoroughly embarrassed the Obama administration.
The original revelations that the NSA was spying on ordinary people and taking a drag net approach to internet information didn't embarrass them at all. They were just furious that the public had found out about their spying as it would mean that the programs might be properly scrutinised. What has really embarrassed the US is the revelations that the NSA had spied on the allies of the US. It was discovered that the NSA had bugged European Union offices in Brussels, infuriating the US' European allies. This week it was revealed that the US had tapped the phone of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, needless to say Merkel was very unhappy. She called in the US ambassador and told him "frankly" to stop tapping her phone. What an awkward conversation that must have been for Obama.
Naturally this has raised tensions between the two countries. Things can only get worse for the President as not all of Edward Snowden's stolen information has been released.
To be honest I don't feel sorry at all for Obama or the American government. If they didn't want to be embarrassed then they shouldn't have spied on their allies. The revelation of Merkel's phone being tapped really shows that nobody is safe from the NSA. Who else have they spied on; Blair? Sarkozy? People within the American government?
The original revelations that the NSA was spying on ordinary people and taking a drag net approach to internet information didn't embarrass them at all. They were just furious that the public had found out about their spying as it would mean that the programs might be properly scrutinised. What has really embarrassed the US is the revelations that the NSA had spied on the allies of the US. It was discovered that the NSA had bugged European Union offices in Brussels, infuriating the US' European allies. This week it was revealed that the US had tapped the phone of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, needless to say Merkel was very unhappy. She called in the US ambassador and told him "frankly" to stop tapping her phone. What an awkward conversation that must have been for Obama.
Naturally this has raised tensions between the two countries. Things can only get worse for the President as not all of Edward Snowden's stolen information has been released.
To be honest I don't feel sorry at all for Obama or the American government. If they didn't want to be embarrassed then they shouldn't have spied on their allies. The revelation of Merkel's phone being tapped really shows that nobody is safe from the NSA. Who else have they spied on; Blair? Sarkozy? People within the American government?
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