-are hypocrisy and self-righteousness. That's why France has always loomed large in my headlights.
On Thursday, at a party hosted by the US ambassador to France, Manuel Valls (the French Minister of the Interior) denounced the NSA's spy program. Personally, I think it's pretty rude to criticize your host at his or her event. But what really pisses me off is this: France is running its own NSA-style operations.
Pot. Kettle. Baissez mon cul, Valls.