National Security

In NSA spying scandal, outrage but calculation too

By JohnThor Dahlburg

Published October 23, 2013 4:00am ET

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In NSA spying scandal, outrage but calculation too — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has worked hard to contain the damage to U.S.-German relations and refrained from saying anything bad about the Americans in the wake of NSA scandals. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) | Sean Gallup

BRUSSELS — U.S. allies knew that the Americans were spying on them, but they had no idea how much.

As details of National Security Agency spying programs have become public through former contractor Edward Snowden, citizens, activists and politicians in countries from Latin America to Europe have lined up to express shock and outrage at the scope of what Washington may know about them.

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