Given the US&#x27; horrendous abuses of human rights in Guantanamo and abroad, I&#x27;d say it&#x27;s far more likely that they are spying on such people and organisations because they may be negative towards some aspects of US foreign policy.<p>Essentially, they seem to be looking out for &#x27;dissidents&#x27; - the same sort of behaviour that US politicians often berate when other countries, such as India or China, do it (also wrongly!).