US and Germany To Agree Not To Spy on Each Other
Will both obviously keep to their words
A senior German official says Germany and the U.S. will begin talks this month on an agreement not to spy on one another in wake of the revelations about electronic surveillance by the National Security Agency.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff, Ronald Pofalla, told reporters such an agreement would offer a unique opportunity to set standards for future work of Western intelligence agencies after the Cold War.
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Hey, if I agree not to spy on Obama, can I get a pass?
Officially we didn't spy on the USSR or the American people either.