http://rt.com/usa/carter-comment-nsa-snowden-261/
Former US President Jimmy Carter lambasted US intelligence methods as
undemocratic and described Edward Snowden’s NSA leak as “beneficial”
for the country.
Carter lashed out at the US political system when the issue of
the previously top-secret NSA surveillance program was touched
upon at the Atlantic Bridge meeting on Tuesday in Atlanta,
Georgia.
"America has no functioning democracy at this moment,"
Carter said, according to Der Spiegel.
He also believes the spying-scandal is undermining democracy
around the world, as people become increasingly suspicious of US
internet platforms, such as Google and Facebook. While such
mediums have normally been associated with freedom of speech and
have recently become a major driving force behind emerging
democratic movements, fallout from the NSA spying scandal has
dented their credibility.
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