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From: mokhtar@ubc-vision.UUCP (Farzin Mokhtarian)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: A question of allegiance
Message-ID: <23@ubc-vision.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Dec-85 20:40:07 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 15 20:40:07 1985
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>> Why has the government of Israel chosen to spy against its closest ally and
>> defender? Isn't that the kind of thing you expect from an enemy or at least
>> an unfriendly government? Would Israel risk a very close, beneficial
>> relationship with the U.S. over a silly spy game if it truly expected a more
>> critical reaction from the U.S.? 

Warren Burstein (warren@pluto.UUCP) writes: 
> Allies always spy on each other.
> {name-your-favorite-country} spies on us too (even if your favorite
> country is us!) and we spy on them.

Do you mean to imply that it is acceptable behaviour for allies to spy on each
other? If so, why did we see a display of anger and disapproval from the U.S.
state department followed by a formal apology by Israel? Or was that just for
mass consumption? 
   Farzin Mokhtarian
     
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