, Columnist
Why France Shrugs at NSA Eavesdropping Revelations
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At the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff condemned the surveillance of electronic communications around the globe by the U.S. National Security Agency as a breach of individual rights and national sovereignty. Her comments echo the heated reaction in Germany, where the spying program was an issue in this month’s elections; in the U.K., where the Guardian newspaper broke many of the major stories; and at the European Parliament, which has held a series of hearings on the matter.
One nation, however, has been conspicuous for its almost total silence: France.