MADRID – The recriminations over US spying activities, triggered by the revelations of the former American intelligence contractor Edward J. Snowden, have now reached fever pitch. Questions abound – about what President Barack Obama knew and when, about the legitimacy of eavesdropping on friendly foreign leaders’ conversations, about the future of transatlantic relations, and even about the meaning of the term “ally.”
马德里—由前美国情报承包商斯诺登的大揭秘掀起的对美国间谍行为的控诉目前进入了白热化。疑问重重——总统奥巴马知道了什么、何时知道的；窃听友邦领导人对话的合法性；跨大西洋关系的未来；甚至“盟友”这个词的含义。