[darkwing104]

Just remember one thing...Obama had to authorized the program...I read the so-called Cass Sunstein written president’s review group on intelligence and it is pure crap. Nothing will change as long as people elect Democrats and Rinos. Boeing lost this program and they need to rethink why they moved their HQs to Chicago.

[Gen.Blather]

That’s probably not the case. It was just a convenient way to poke America in the eye.

[Secret Agent Man]

good old sh1tpants joe.

[moose07]

[truth_seeker]

Perhaps this is an expression of Brazil (member of BRIC) exerting their desire to become more “respected” and kept in the loop.

I can’t imagine that knowledge of the intelligence gathering technology eluded Brazil’s top echelon of government insiders.

Sort of a status issue?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

It’s sad that foreign leaders take being spied on by the US government more seriously than US citizens do. After all, governments spying on each other is as old as national governments themselves are. But governments spying comprehensively on their own citizens is something usually associated with fascist or totalitarian dictatorships - until the post-9/11 United States.

[Yo-Yo]

Well, two years ago Brazil was “ready to sign” for French Rafales then backed out of the deal. I doubt that the NSA spying scandal had anything to do with Brazil’s decision. They were replacing single engine F-5s, and the JAS Grippen is the most logical replacement in terms of size, capabilities, and cost.