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July 2, 2013

Obama Downplays Reports of U.S. Spying on Europeans 
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President Obama has continued to face fallout from Edward Snowden's
latest revelations to Der Spiegel newspaper about U.S. spying on
Europeans. Speaking during his visit to Tanzania, Obama said the United
States would provide its allies with more information about reports the
National Security Agency bugged European Union offices in Washington,
New York and Brussels. The revelations have angered European leaders and
threatened to derail trade negotiations. Obama shrugged off the
criticism, suggesting such spying is common.

President Obama: "I guarantee you that in European capitals, there are
people who are interested in, if not what I had for breakfast, at least
what my talking points might be should I end up meeting with their
leaders. That's how intelligence services operate."

 

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