When I was in grammar school in the ’50s, we were supposed to hate Russia because “their government spies on their own people.” Given the situation with the NSA spying on us, exactly how are we different?
Michael Rasson
Santa Monica/Idyllwild
Opinion: Spies among us
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When I was in grammar school in the ’50s, we were supposed to hate Russia because “their government spies on their own people.” Given the situation with the NSA spying on us, exactly how are we different?
Michael Rasson
Santa Monica/Idyllwild
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