Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter criticized the American political system in the wake of the NSA spy scandals."America no longer has a functioning democracy," Carter said Tuesday at a meeting of the "Atlantic Bridge" in Atlanta.
Previously, the Democrat had been very critical of the practices of U.S. intelligence. "I think the invasion of privacy has gone too far," Carter told CNN. "And I think that is why the secrecy was excessive." With regards to the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden Carter said his revelations were "likely to be useful because they inform the public" for quite a while.
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/nsa-affaere-jimmy-carter-kritisiert-usa-a-911589.html
http://whatreallyhappened.com/fr/content/jimmy-carter-usa-no-longer-functional-democracy
