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From: warren@pluto.UUCP (Warren Burstein)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: A question of Allegiance
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Date: Sun, 8-Dec-85 22:36:59 EST
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Farzin Mokhtarian writes:
> 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.? 

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.