On: Thomas Piketty: 'The reality is the US is losing control of the world'

[pjc50]

I think that's overestimating their influence and, crucially, their size. The country barely has a navy and is dependent on oil imports.

[aa-jv → pjc50]

Do you forget their deal with the NSA? And their financial prowess?

[giardini → aa-jv]

What "deal"?

[aa-jv → giardini]

The 2009 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on signals intelligence (SIGINT) sharing.

Did you not read the Snowden revelations?