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by mattkrea 3914 days ago
My bigger takeaway here is that they are supposed to be working with them. I'm quite sure that German intelligence would have offered up this information if some NSA official just asked.

Instead of coordinating with the people that they share so much other more sensitive info with they stole it. That is where I see a problem.
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tormeh 3914 days ago
>My bigger takeaway here is that they are supposed to be working with them. I'm quite sure that German intelligence would have offered up this information if some NSA official just asked.

How would the NSA know the Germans didn't lie? I don't think this is a big issue. If you're a spy, expect to be spied upon.

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andylei 3914 days ago
> I'm quite sure that German intelligence would have offered up this information if some NSA official just asked

probably not

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mattkrea 3914 days ago
Of course I have no idea what intelligence agencies are thinking but at the time things like this were going on: http://www.rt.com/news/252501-nsa-bnd-spying-scandal/
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