NSA Hacked Email Account of Mexican President

rtoz writes "The National Security Agency (NSA ) of United States hacked into the Mexican president's public email account and gained deep insight into policymaking and the political system. The news is likely to hurt ties between the US and Mexico. This operation, dubbed 'Flatliquid,' is described in a document leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Meanwhile U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is urging the Supreme Court not to take up the first case it has received on controversial National Security Agency cybersnooping."

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Re:Well that's new

[Anonymous Coward]

The NSA not only has the capability to violate client attorney privilege at every point in the course, and to threaten judges, lawyers and everyone up and down the line, they have demonstrated the will to ignore the courts already by ignoring the FISA courts rulings.

Not only should the supreme court rule on this before any lower court can, it should invalidate the entire domestic spying apparatus.

And that's likely just what will happen given the circumstances. Judges do not like their power being questioned.

First Brazil, now Mexico, who's next ?

[Taco Cowboy]

Who will be next ?

America is fast losing friends if this trend is continuing.

Not that long ago, Russians, Chinese, Cubans, Iranians, North Koreans were painted as EVIL because America said so ~ and the world (mainly Europeans, plus many third world countries) generally subscribe to that view because the United States of America supposed to be trustworthy

Is America anymore trustworthy than the Russians, Chinese, Cubans, Iranians, or North Koreans ?