The US is shrouded in the crisis of confidence
As Snowden vanished from the scene, people’s memory of the U.S. surveillance scandal is gradually fading away. However, recently the United States was criticized for the surveillance once again. On arrival at an EU summit in Brussels, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed anger about her mobile phone calls being spied on.She had told the US president Barack Obama that spying on friends is not acceptable and demanded a “complete explanation” of the claims.
The United States and European countries have been on friendly terms, especially France and Germany. Two years ago, president Barack Obama even called France its strongest alley. In spite of that, it is reported that the United States has been spying on France over 70 years and the National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French phone records in a 30-day period.Besides, the United States has been spying on Merkel's mobile phone since 2002.
This kind of double-dealing behavior infuriated France and Germany, and these two countries declared they wanted the US to sign a no-spy deal by the end of the year.
Expect for European countries, Austria, Japan, India and many other countries are also involved.
Monitoring the populace’s phone records makes the anti-terrorism no more an excuse for the U.S surveillance. As countermeasures, every country begin to strength internet defense works. Hence, the United States should restrain itself. If it continues to do like that, it will finally be forsook by its allies.
Resource:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24647602
by Elaine
ReplyDeleteThe US government is suffering from the confidence crisis but I do believe a number of regimes other than States also employs this kind of 'technique' but remains invisible so far. I suppose,just in my imagination. if a government is "cautious and intelligent' enough, it is able to maintain friendly atmospheres with other nations while be supervising them like enemies.