For you Liberals that think that Europe loves Obama your wrong again read this. Europe fell in love with Obama the moment he was elected, celebrating his message of diplomacy and mutual trust among nations. The relationship has since grown cold, amid allegations that the U.S. has been spying on its European allies all along. The U.S. ambassador in Berlin has been summoned to the foreign ministry over reports in Der Spiegel that the U.S. National Security Administration (NSA) monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel’s official cellphone. His counterpart in Paris received a similar summons earlier this week after revelations in Le Monde. Both Der Spiegel and Le Monde used documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, lamented a “grave breach of trust.” One of Chancellor Merkel’s closest allies, Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere told broadcaster ARD there would be consequences. “We can’t simply turn the page,” he warned. When asked about allegations that the U.S. spied on Chancellor Merkel, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney would neither confirm nor deny the action. European lawmakers stated that they knew that America was spying on them but until this week’s revelations, they did not know that it was to such a large extent. Earlier this week, European lawmakers voted to strengthen measures to protect citizens from NSA snooping. On Thursday, Germany joined forces with Brazil, who recently denounced NSA espionage as a “breach of international law,” to promote the adoption of a U.N. resolution that would promote the right to privacy on the internet. And now, 21 nations have lined up in the United Nations to draft a right of Internet privacy while the furor over the U.S. spying on at least 35 world leaders comes to a head. Remember when Obama the Nobel Peace Prize winner boasted about “restoring America’s standing in the world”?
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 02:56:46 +0000
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