'Friendly' SPYING?

Europeans generally and, Angela Merkel the German Chancellor (P.M.) in particular, are rightfully maddened to learn that the U.S. National Security Agency has been eaves-dropping on their private telephone conversations. U.S. President Obama has given an interim apology and ordered the NSA to stop spying on 'friends' ... not because they have been ordered to, but presumably, just because they can.

And, our American brethren feign to wonder why much of the world hates their guts?!