The U.S. probably won't pay for spying on its allies

The NSA reportedly hacked the Mexican president's email and snooped on millions of French citizens. Will it matter in the long run?

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Last week, investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald claimed that there were "a lot more stories" to come out of the information leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

This week, two such stories have already emerged. Today, a report in Le Monde claimed that the NSA had swept up more than 70 million French telephone records over a single 30-day period.

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.