Bernard Squarcini. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (2008)
Paris Also Snoops On US, Says Ex-French Spy Boss -- France 24/AFP
Spying on allies is all in a day’s work, the former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency (pictured) said on Thursday, following reports that the US National Security Agency recorded millions of French phone calls.
France spies on the US just as the US spies on France, the former head of France’s counter-espionage and counter-terrorism agency said Friday, commenting on reports that the US National Security Agency (NSA) recorded millions of French telephone calls.
Bernard Squarcini, head of the Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur (DCRI) intelligence service until last year, told French daily Le Figaro he was “astonished” when Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said he was "deeply shocked" by the claims.
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My Comment: This news is not a surprise .... a classic case of the coffee pot telling the tea kettle that it is black.
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