The Independent - 10/25/13, Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
and Paul Gallagher
The US spying has dominated conversation among leaders at the EU summit in Brussels
David Cameron has launched a fierce defence of Britain’s spy services in the face of mounting anger in Europe over state surveillance, accusing the US whistleblower Edward Snowden and newspapers which publish his leaks of putting people’s lives at risk.
The fresh revelations published this week were the latest in a drip feed of reports in both European and American newspapers this year based on leaks by the former NSA contractor Snowden, which have dented Washington’s relations with some of its closest allies.
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