EDITORIAL: Security bureaucracy out of control

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - It makes perfect sense why the United States is desperate to get its hands on Edward Snowden. Perhaps because he is likely to spill even more beans about the United States National Security Agency’s (NSA) clandestine activities.
This is exactly what he is doing though being holed up in Russia where he is desperately seeking asylum. A report leaked by Snowden to the German paper Der Spiegel cites a 2010 official document alleging that the NSA had been involved in spying on European Union (EU) offices in the United States.
The controversial news has caused a furore in EU circles, with leaders warning of a deterioration of US-EU ties if the leaked information turns out to be true. German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said that the alleged behaviour “recalls the methods used by enemies during the Cold War”.