[stygianguest]

Any 'values' that apply only to a certain nationality aren't worth much anyway.

[jwoah12]

How does stating that one country has certain values imply that no other country has those values?

[ds9]

I think what stygianguest meant was that values worthy of respect are not specific in their applicability according to the nationality of the agent.

For example, if a Russian spy in the NSA revealed some documents, or if a US spy in Pakistan revealed documents, the author's value judgment against Snowden would not apply, because it is specific to a home-country actor breaking rules of the home country.