Spies Like Us...

Edward Snowden strikes again! So now the NSA spies on our allies as well as our enemies (although maybe that wasn't a surprise).  The New York Times ran a story today (Oct. 27, 2013) about the latest round of NSA mishaps showing that the NSA has been monitoring the cell phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel since 2002...whoops! Especially when just months before President Obama assured her that she was not being monitored....AWKWARD.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/world/europe/data-suggests-push-to-spy-on-merkel-dates-to-02.html?hp&_r=0

BBC World News also ran a story dealing with more fall out from Snowden's release of NSA files about Spain and the U.S spying on their citizens - needless to say they aren't happy either.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24708410#TWEET937545

As I do a quick glance at the major American news sites: CNN, NBC, Fox News, and ABC I am not seeing a lot, or in some cases any reports at all on this story.  Mainly I find stories about Obamacare Website problems, or a man being struck by lightening, or questioning if Hilary Clinton doesn't run for President in 2016 who will.

There is no doubt that this blunder by the American Government is monumental and damaging to our relationships around the world, but it seems as if the American Media is downplaying the importance of the story, while the international media is all over it.  This clearly is a joint effort of the media and the politicians working to steer the American public away from this story.  The politicians face embarrassment by this and the Government is even more so damaged by this internationally, but it appears if domestically it is just blip on the radar....

This is a case where I think the media has it wrong and shouldn't protect the politicians and they need to bring a huge spotlight and shine it bright for all to see.