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Outrage over Spying

US to launch major surveillance review

AFP, Washington
The White House said it will seek to keep US intelligence-gathering operations in check and possibly add new restraints for more transparency amid mounting European ire over American snooping on the continent.
"There are a number of efforts underway that are designed to increase transparency, to work with Congress to look at reform to the Patriot Act (and) to look at ways we can increase oversight and increase constraint
on the authorities provided by these programs," presidential spokesman Jay Carney said at a news briefing Monday.
The New York Times, quoting administration and congressional officials, reported Monday that President Barack Obama is considering banning eavesdropping on leaders of US allies in the wake of the European furor.
As Spain became the latest ally to summon a US ambassador to denounce the mass eavesdropping, the normally loyal head of the US Senate intelligence committee claimed her panel had been kept in the dark.
Washington stands accused of snooping on the telephone and online communications of millions of ordinary citizens in Europe, including allied world leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Obama refused to corroborate such reports, citing the need to keep intelligence operations classified. But he acknowledged that the way US agencies go about their business was being reassessed.
"We give them policy direction," he told ABC News.
"But what we've seen over the last several years is their capacities continue to develop and expand, and that's why I'm initiating now a review to make sure that what they're able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing."
Senator Dianne Feinstein said lawmakers on her committee had not been briefed on the extent of National Security Agency activity and announced a "major review” of spy opera-
tions, saying eavesdropping on allied leaders is wrong.
"With respect to NSA collection of intelligence on leaders of US allies -- including France, Spain, Mexico and Germany - let me state unequivocally: I am totally opposed,” Feinstein said.
Feinstein, a member of Obama's Democratic Party who defended the NSA in the recent past, did not disguise her opposition to those policies that have led to a deterioration in transatlantic ties.
"Unless the United States is engaged in hostilities against a country or there is an emergency need for this type of surveillance, I do not believe the United States should be collecting phone calls or emails of friendly presidents and prime ministers," she said.
'Trust has to be rebuilt'
With transatlantic tensions on the boil, members of a European delegation met Monday with House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers, who sought to soothe injured European feelings and said the two sides "made some progress" in the talks.
A British member of the European Parliament, Claude Moraes, said it was vital
to begin a healing process but also to reassure Europe that surveillance abuses do not persist.
"Trust has to be rebuilt. We need to figure out why this kind of mass surveillance activity is happening," Moraes said.
The Wall Street Journal said the NSA had tapped the phones of some 35 world leaders, including Merkel, who last week branded the snooping as unacceptable between friends.
Obama learned of the espionage only after an internal mid-year review, and the White House then ordered an end to the spying on some leaders, including Merkel, the Journal said.
Feinstein said it would be a "big problem" if Obama had not been made aware that Merkel's calls were being collected, saying "the president should be required to approve any collection of this sort."
The European delegation was to meet with more US officials for two more days including from the State Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Rogers said US lawmakers would soon travel to Brussels for follow-up meetings with European officials.