Tag Archives: Secretary of State John Kerry

Brazil stands their ground on US data spying

Resentment has festered in Brazil since revelations of the surveillance practices emerged in July, detailing how the agency established a data collection center in Brasília and prioritized Brazil, with its vast telecommunications hubs and large population of 200 million, as among the agency’s most  spied-upon countries.  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/world/americas/in-brazil-kerry-is-told-spying-sows-distrust.html?ref=world  Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota issued the unusual expression […]

Kerry confused by the words, “Democracy & Coup” in Egypt

Secretary of State John Kerry offered an unexpected lift to Egypt’s military leaders on Thursday, saying they had been “restoring democracy” when they deposed the country’s first freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/world/middleeast/egypt-warns-morsi-supporters-to-end-protests.html?ref=world&_r=0 Mr. Kerry said, “The military did not take over, to the best of our judgment — so far.” Mr. Kerry’s blunt comments […]