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		fuoqi on Nov 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘Dark ships’ emerge from the shadows of the Nord S... >The PR disaster that would ensue if the US were caught doing this Ha-ha, let's take a look how much of "PR disaster" was direct spying on European "allied" leaders. Europe simply swallowed it without much trouble. With NS/NS2 we have a much better field for deniability. Simply say that any evidence is a Russian conspiracy or false flag.

eloisius on Nov 12, 2022 [–]

Spying between allies is not uncommon and is even tacitly allowed because it increases trust between partners.

fuoqi on Nov 12, 2022 | [–]

Sure, I am confident the US will react in the same way to Germany or France intelligence services tapping their president.

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