A pained press conference and a broader struggle to refocus his agenda in the wake of Edward Snowden’s powerful revelations about surveillance.
Obama’s NSA struggles hang over 2nd term
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Merkel threads the needle on U.S. spying
Making symbolic and rhetorical gestures to ease anxiety about NSA surveillance programs, a minor blip on her cruise to re-election.
Snowden’s flawed friends
The few nations coming out of the woodwork to support the U.S. surveillance program leaker have mixed human rights records, to say the least.
Edward Snowden’s triumphant globetrotting goes bad
Whether outright refusals or logistical cop-outs, most of the 21 countries to which he has applied for asylum are throwing up roadblocks.
Obama visit puts Merkel in a fix
Shoring up her flanks by expressing concern over the NSA’s surveillance program while trying to get some of that old magic to rub off ahead of elections this fall.
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Posted September 26, 2024