At U.N., Brazil's Rousseff blasts U.S. spying as breach of law

[rso]

78. judi lynn

These events have taken place in the past, they have nothing to do with Dilma's specific speech at the UN. Dilma ultimately runs the Brazilian counterparts of the NSA and CIA, and as such, is intimately involved in electronic surveillance, a function that she now conveniently decries because she needs to rally her people. You obviously do not understand the intricacies and subtleties of international affairs. In fact, because we have very good relations with Dilma and her administration, I would not be surprised if the Brazilian Gov't. notified us beforehand that in order to "keep the peace" at home, Dilma would be bringing this up publicly. And neither would I be surprised if we expressed understanding of her situation, and told her to go ahead, with both governments realizing that Dilma's complaints are destined for domestic consumption, but the official relationship between the US and Brazil would not be affected. Problem is that you obviously have no practical experiences along these lines, and know only what you see and read in the media. Of course that's not a criticism, as there are countless other fields of endeavor in which I and most people have no practical experience either.