Monday, October 21, 2013

"This sort of practice between partners that invades privacy is totally unacceptable and we have to make sure, very quickly, that this no longer happens," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. 
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"I can understand the anger in France," said German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. "You don't do that among partners. You don't do that among friends."
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“In a relationship between neighbors and partners, there’s no room for the practices that allegedly took place,” according to an e-mailed statement. (Mexico)
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The U.S. intelligence community has discussed bringing France into the Five Eyes alliance because of its close cooperation with U.S. troops and intelligence against al-Qaida in such as Afghanistan and Mali, according to two current U.S. intelligence officials. But the trust between both countries has never reached the level needed for that, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the relationship publicly.

The American people cannot be trusted. Americans lie, cheat and steal. They cannot be trusted in international diplomacy or international trade. They don't consider anybody a "partner" or a "friend." You're all just competitors and all Americans care about is getting as much as they can. A new trans-Atlantic trade deal? Just open your wallets and let the American people pick you clean. It will save time.