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Joe Shlabotnik

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20. Bravo

Reply to reddread (Reply #17)

Sat Feb 8, 2014, 12:57 AM

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Post-Snowden, Why Were U.S. Diplomats Talking On Insecure Line? [View all] Purveyor Feb 2014 OP

Because for the longest time only Americans were spying on their allies riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #1

seems to be the prevailing attitude frylock Feb 2014 #2

What do you mean about unsecured lines? Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #3

Unencrypted. Or a cell phone. Both easily tapped like we did with Merkel's riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #5

I dont think they exist. Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #7

Uhm cell phones don't exist? riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #8

Follow the thread, go back to post #3. Secure lines do not exist if you believe what Snowden Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #9

For the NSA there are no secure lines. So Americans get lazy about being tapped riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #12

The police departments can ask for wire taps, it isn't just the NSA. Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #13

So the Chinese are just listening to Obama's convos right now!11!!! riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #14

I happen to know what I am talking about. The movie thing is to relate spying has been Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #15

Ok internet dude! I am sooo persuaded riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #16

OUR despicable interference in Ukraine? wow. that is a naive statement Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #22

Pesky facts, PW.. that doesn't bother those Cha Feb 2014 #25

+1 TheMathieu Feb 2014 #27

Huh, so when did the US join the EU? Because Ukraine's dispute is about joining the EU or Russia riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #34

Security, who needs it, we're the man. Downwinder Feb 2014 #4

Yep...unless a leak occurs that "WhoCouldaKnown" or a "Positioned Leak?" KoKo Feb 2014 #11

are you joking? As pathetic as the language of Johnson and Nixon on their tapes, I have no problem Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #23

Hubris aka American Exceptionalism Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #6

I'll go with that and the Washington Bubble? KoKo Feb 2014 #10

with all the bold, open hostility and derision of Russia and Putin? reddread Feb 2014 #17

Bravo Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #20

+1 Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #21

People make mistakes, that's why. This just proves how skilled FSB/GRU/SVR are, AND stevenleser Feb 2014 #18

it is a display of power and prestige right along with the Olympics to tell the U.S...oh by the way Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #24

That is certainly one good hypothesis. It really seems like a mistake from my perspective stevenleser Feb 2014 #29

Same reason they emailed each other about closing the bridge treestar Feb 2014 #19

+1 malletgirl02 Feb 2014 #33

I found it best to wear my STUIII key round my neck! MADem Feb 2014 #26

Who really gives a fuck? randome Feb 2014 #28

Our Alies Do Care malletgirl02 Feb 2014 #30

Of course countries need to react to stuff like this. randome Feb 2014 #32

Because of the stress Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #31