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In reply to the discussion: US Diplomat Apologizes For Cursing Ally [View all]another_liberal
(8,821 posts)25. Do you think it's proper for us to be choosing what government Ukraine will have?
How would we feel if China was trying that trick with our government?
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And we have Reuters reporting that it was an unsecure cell phone call. Not much NSA can do
24601
Feb 2014
#58
What makes her an "ex" neocon? They should have cleaned all these people out
TwilightGardener
Feb 2014
#16
Yup--this was the shit going on behind Obama's back--no wonder he didn't trust
TwilightGardener
Feb 2014
#21
Why is the U.S. government blaming the Russians for leaking it instead of ..........
dipsydoodle
Feb 2014
#8
It sounds like one of those catty, gossipy conversations that people have with people they.
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#37
The question is are they paying, and if so are they getting their money's worth ?
jakeXT
Feb 2014
#43
They cite a 1994 agreement, I wonder what would happen if the Russians tried that in the US backyard
jakeXT
Feb 2014
#54
US Diplomats should never, ever speak like this even in private. Those cables leaked a couple
Sunlei
Feb 2014
#13
Folks, for your education, this is why every nations has its own version of the NSA...
Demenace
Feb 2014
#14
The issue isn't what she said, but her ineptness in not using an encrypted phone.
Psephos
Feb 2014
#53
It's probably not the swear word, but by apologizing she is basically validating the authenticity
jakeXT
Feb 2014
#23
Do you think it's proper for us to be choosing what government Ukraine will have?
another_liberal
Feb 2014
#25
Such disgraceful, counterproductive precedents do not make it the smart thing to do . . .
another_liberal
Feb 2014
#30
Yes. We need an international protocol on internet surveillance with government's working togeth
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#39
True, but there's no doubt that Russia would have released it if they had the tape.
Beacool
Feb 2014
#49