U.S. President Barack Obama. Img: The Verge |
This
clarification was necessary after documents from former NSA (National
Security Agency) contractor Edward Snowden revealed (by U.K.’s Guardian)
that the United States has been monitoring about 35 world leaders
through their cell phones.
This
has caused a lot of outrage around the world as many people are
concerned that the NSA’s spying is too much and it’s getting too much
information about other countries than necessary.
The
U.S. official claims that there are many targets monitored by the NSA
which makes it impossible for the president to know every individual
being targeted.
This
was in reply to a German newspaper, Bild am Sonntag that claimed that
President Obama ordered NSA to tap Merkel’s cellphone since 2010. “These decisions are made at the NSA,” he told The Wall Street Journal. “The president doesn’t sign off on this stuff.”
The
pressure on the United States spying activities didn’t look like
abating after Spanish newspaper El Mundo revealed that the National
Security Agency monitored 60 million phone calls in Spain last December.
Some
world leaders are expecting President Obama to come out publicly and
apologize for all the NSA shenanigans but there are calls from important
individuals in the U.S. that this is unnecessary as the U.S. protect
these countries by spying on them.
“The
reality is the NSA has saved thousands of lives not just in the United
States but in France, Germany and throughout Europe. Quite frankly, the
NSA has done so much for our country and so much for the president, he’s
the commander in chief. He should stand with the NSA.” Peter King, a Republican congressman posited.
A
former NSA official, John Schindler noted that Germany would have done
worse than the U.S. if the 9/11 attacks were planned in America and
carried out in Germany. “If 9/11 had happened to Germany and been in NY
not Hamburg, I’d expect [German] intel to monitor USA top 2 bottom.” he
revealed on Twitter.
The
pressure is piling up on the United States over these revelations, some
out of necessity, and some out of curiosity. Where is the U.S. going
with this and how will it escape from angry members of the United
Nations?
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