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8. Think about that number

Sun Jun 30, 2013, 07:15 AM

Jun 2013

Half a billion taps. Five hundred million, thereabouts.

Germany has a population of just 81 million people. The entire country.

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U.S. taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month: report [View all] temmer Jun 2013 OP

Winning friends and influencing enemies! Scootaloo Jun 2013 #1

But being a magnificently awful pack of dicks is empowering. /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #2

Thanks for making me spill my coffee Android3.14 Jun 2013 #11

Since Germans are merely third-class, fasttense Jun 2013 #3

Germans, losing their civil liberites to a foreign power??? AllTooEasy Jun 2013 #4

The war ended 68 years ago... Cooley Hurd Jun 2013 #12

Not long enough ago for some people warrant46 Jun 2013 #16

My, are you progressive. Celefin Jun 2013 #26

I'm sure they only tapped the ''bad'' Germans..... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #5

Think about that number Scootaloo Jun 2013 #8

Or, 6.1728 taps per German..... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #9

No GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #10

Let's cheer for embarrassing the USA Progressive dog Jun 2013 #7

Even a blind man could see..... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #13

That's exactly what I mean. DeSwiss Jun 2013 #19

So drive them, you're prabably already trying Progressive dog Jun 2013 #21

Last offer: DeSwiss Jun 2013 #23

If it applies political pressure for the U.S. Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #20

Love the humor, DeSwiss! And you make an important point... truth2power Jun 2013 #22

You can't let the ''facts.....'' DeSwiss Jun 2013 #25

There must be quite a delegation of expert linguists at the NSA DFW Jun 2013 #17

And each one...... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #24

Brilliant summary. Celefin Jun 2013 #27

At least those Russian dolls...... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #28

to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down. jakeXT Jun 2013 #31