U.S. President Barack Obama's spokesman Jay Carney evaded
answering a question on whether the National Security Agency listened to Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's calls.
According to the Washington Examiner, Carney refused to
speak of "specific assurances" regarding Netanyahu.
"I just don't have anything more specific about
specific alleged [NSA operations]," the Washington Examiner quoted Carney
as saying.
On Sunday, Obama reportedly apologized to German Chancellor
Angela Merkel after it was discovered that the NSA was tapping her phone.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the National Security
Agency has terminated several programs used to spy on world leaders after the
Obama administration became aware of the eavesdropping.
An internal review conducted by the Obama administration
revealed that the NSA was monitoring "some 35 world leaders," which
has drawn international outrage in recent days following the news that the NSA
was tapping Merkel's phone and calls in France.
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