Dear Editor,
Most Bahamians by now should know that the United States (U.S.) was using two powerful programs to intercept and store all Bahamian cell phone calls. The U.S. activities were exposed by Edward Snowden, a computer professional who once worked as a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA).
There is undeniable proof of what the U.S. did. In fact the issue of them spying on our country is not even a question. It happened. The reporters who broke this story have already received Pulitzer prizes on behalf of their media stations.
Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell have both promised that the report is coming. Now Mitchell is advising that Senator John Kerry, the U.S. Secretary of State, has chimed in and is overseeing the report.
Mitchell, please give the Bahamian public a break and spare the innuendos. The public has seen how your stance has shifted from when this story first broke. You immediately blamed the FNM and then you were on this one-man crusade to "pressure" the U.S. to answer. Now you are quoting article 30 of the constitution as a means to further confuse the public.
Saying that the U.S. and The Bahamas are joined at the hip is not the matter at hand, sir. I think most Bahamians are fully aware of the economic impact that the U.S. has on our country. The matter at hand is that we know that the U.S. spied on the Bahamas without our consent and thus far, from all reports, they haven't had the courtesy to even acknowledge their wrongdoing.
You said that discussions with the U.S. about this matter are ongoing. What the public needs to know sir, is in your discussions, did the U.S. even acknowledge their wrongdoing? Secondly when will an apology be issued to the Bahamian public, however diminished in value it may be?
And please do the public a favor, sir. Instead of saying we are waiting for the official report on the U.S. spy claims, please say we are waiting on the report as to why the U.S. intercepted our cell phone calls, how long they have been storing our cell phone calls and if they are still storing our cell phone calls now.
The jury is in. They spied on us. Now we are waiting for our super minister of foreign affairs to bring factual answers to the public, not muddy the waters with confusing language.
- Dehavilland Moss

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