Clinton slammed the Obama administration when he claimed there had been "a lack of transparency" regarding U.S. policy on electronic, high-tech eavesdropping Bill Clinton blasts Obama administration during Brazilian visit

During his visit to Brazil on Monday, former President Bill Clinton told the Brazilian news media that the United States’ need for national security especially protection from terrorist atacks does not justify President Barack Obama’s National Security Agency’s program that includes spying on allied countries

In a local Brazilian newspaper, O Globo, Clinton blasted Obama’s widespread espionage carried out in countries such as Brazil. Clinton mentioned that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s revelations regarding the NSA were at times troubling.

The United States has committed an injustice through its eavesdropping on Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff as well as the government-run oil company Petrobras, Clinton told the Brazilian news media. He also mentioned U.S. interception of the emails and telephone calls of millions of Brazilians.

“We should not be getting economic information under the pretext of security. Not with an ally,” Clinton claimed..

The president, who himself was accused of violating Americans’ privacy rights through his own spy program called “Echelon” in the 1990s, as reported by Examiner, noted that electronic surveillance can be used to track suspects of terrorism in the United States.

In a local Brazilian newspaper, O Globo, Clinton blasted Obama’s widespread espionage carried out in countries such as Brazil. Clinton mentioned that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s revelations regarding the NSA were at times troubling.

The United States has committed an injustice through its eavesdropping on Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff as well as the government-run oil company Petrobras, Clinton told the Brazilian news media. He also mentioned U.S. interception of the emails and telephone calls of millions of Brazilians.

“We should not be getting economic information under the pretext of security. Not with an ally,” Clinton claimed..

The president, who himself was accused of violating Americans’ privacy rights through his own spy program called “Echelon” in the 1990s, as reported by Examiner, noted that electronic surveillance can be used to track suspects of terrorism in the United States.

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