[rootuid]

"At the request of U.S. officials, The Washington Post is withholding details that could be used to identify the country where the system is being employed or other countries where its use was envisioned"

Therefore there is no point to the article.

[paulannesley]

> Therefore there is no point to the article.

I disagree. What difference does it make _which_ foreign country the article refers to?

The fact that 100% of calls made by all people in a country are being recorded by another country is enough.

[haakon]

It's enough to make it interesting, but there could be a much more interesting diplomatic scandal depending on which country is targeted. Imagine if it's not Yemen or Iran, but Canada or Switzerland?

[cklaus]

Raise your hand if you think its US domestic soil, if not now, how about in the future...

[JetSpiegel]

The status quo is then restored.

All this article is is chest-pounding by the US to warn potential competitors in the global sphere of influence.

[ihsw]

Or it could serve as a signal that the US is the best country to align with, since they know everything.

This whole NSA debacle could serve as an impressive advertisement for the strength and stability of the industrial spying complex, justifying great investment and pushing important business objectives.

[eternalban]

s/could/does

[res0nat0r]

What is wrong with that? The program described in the article is legal.

[joshfraser]

If it's legal, then we need to change the laws.

[peterkelly]

Slavery was legal once too.

[shill]

Pretend that it is Pakistan.