Obama told to German television, Our intelligence agencies, like German intelligence agencies, and every intelligence agency out there, will continue to be interested in the government intentions of countries around the world. That´s not going to change.
He also says, “And there is no point in having an intelligence service if you are restricted to the things that you can read in the New York Times or Der Spiegel. The truth of the matter is that by definition the job of intelligence is to find out: Well, what are folks thinking? What are they doing?”
On Friday, the US president ordered changes to Washington’s intelligence-gathering practices, but the changes fall short of the drastic cutbacks demanded by privacy activists.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the US of an unacceptable breach of trust after the allegations about her mobile in October. Berlin has since been pushing for a sweeping “no-spy” agreement with Washington.
During the interview the Obama said, would not allow the surveillance programs to harm his relationship of “friendship and trust” with Germany.
Obama also said, “And so what I can say is: as long as I’m president of the United States, the chancellor of Germany will not have to worry about this,”
Obama Is Interested In The Government Intentions Of Countries Around The World
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