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Cali_Democrat

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11. Espionage will never end.

Reply to WillyT (Reply #10)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 06:51 PM

Sep 2013

Countries may want to stop completely, but a country will never trust that another country has fully given up their espionage activities. How do you verify if another country has given up their espionage activities if you don't trust them? The only way to truly verify would be to spy and verify....thus defeating any agreement to stop spying.

Espionage will never end.

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Brazil cancels U.S. visit over spying claims USA Today [View all] Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 OP

I'm sorry, but the US should not apologize for spying on foreign countries Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #1

Yep. What are allies for? I'm sure we welcome all spying on us. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #2

The concept of "allies" is misunderstood by many Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #3

I notice that So. America is getting a bit touchy of late dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #4

And not a single fuck was given...nt SidDithers Sep 2013 #5

Right... We're The Biggest Bully On The Block... Supported By Millions Of Other Homegrown Bullies... WillyT Sep 2013 #8

Country have been spying on one another for centuries and it will continue Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #9

Yeah... And It's Gotten Really Old... Are They Protecting Our Lives ??? WillyT Sep 2013 #10

Espionage will never end. Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #11

Maybe... But It Should DEFINITELY Be Reigned In... And Stringently Overseen... WillyT Sep 2013 #12

How do you oversee and regulate espionage between countries? Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #13

You Make Them Get A REAL Warrant, From A Regular Judge... WillyT Sep 2013 #15

I'm not referring to domestic intelligence gathering Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #16

And Yet... They Are Spying Domestically... Why Do You Suppose That Is ??? WillyT Sep 2013 #17

Again...I'm referring to the subject of the OP which is Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #18

They're intricately tied together, if the U.S. hadn't been building a surveillance state Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #22

They spied on her personally G_j Sep 2013 #6

More Here: WillyT Sep 2013 #7

Brazil needs to get over themselves BluegrassDem Sep 2013 #14

Nice job, Snowden! gulliver Sep 2013 #19

Of course, if the NSA hadn't spied on Brazil she would be coming. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #20

It's just so much nonsense. gulliver Sep 2013 #21

ain't no disinfectant G_j Sep 2013 #23