Pros And Cons Of American Spying

Should the U.S. be spying on its friends? All governments, include the U.S. government, spy on their friends and enemies; the indignation of leaders to this news for the benefit of their people. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany arrived on Oct. 25, 2013, to meet with European leaders in Brussels. She had expressed concern over American spying. Germany was angry at the US government for spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel. At the same time, Brazil and Mexico were also concerned that the National Security Agency is over hearing on their leaders. France and Spain summoned the American ambassador to investigate the spying issue in their countries as well. After a few days, Chancellor Merkel of Germany and President Hollande of France called
Embassies can be an arm of such espionage. Countries allow the missions to exchange information formally, but they're used to gather intelligence covertly, too, said Peter Earnest, who worked for the CIA for 36 years, including about 25 years in the agency's clandestine service. "I think there's a degree of hypocrisy among the Europeans to say, 'Oh, my gosh, the Americans are spying!' Well, so are they," said Earnest, the founding executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington. In describing the espionage among friends, Earnest referred to a famous quote by 19th century British statesman Henry Temple, or Lord Palmerstone, who stated in Parliament: "We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow." Chairman Mike Rogers, the House Intelligence Committee Chairman, said that U.S. allies spy against U.S. leaders because US do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes and it only work within the law. Above all, it is a common situation that allies spy on allies, US spies its friends; friends spies US. It is unfair that only we allow our friends spy