Former President Jimmy Carter believes U.S central intelligence agency is spying on him — so much so, he gives up email to avoid government spies.
"You know, I have felt that my own communications are probably monitored," Carter told NBC's Andrea Mitchell in an interview broadcast Sunday. "And when I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately, I type or write a letter myself, put it in the post office and mail it.
"I believe if I send an email, it will be monitored," Carter continued.
The 89-year-old said the National Security Agency and others have abused the argument that gathering intelligence is important to homeland security.
"That has been extremely liberalized and, I think, abused by our own intelligence agencies," Carter said.
The 39th president, however, stopped short of criticizing No. 44 over the handling of the N.S.A. scandal(丑闻), the crisis in Ukraine or anything else.
"I don't have any criticism of him," Carter said of Obama.
He was asked if the president ever asks him for advice.
"Unfortunately, the answer is no," Carter said. "President Obama doesn't. But previous presidents have called on me and the Carter Center to take action."
Why not Obama?
"That's a hard question for me to answer, you know, with complete directness," he said. "I think the problem was that in dealing with the issue of peace between Israel and Egypt, the Carter Center took a very strong and public position of equal treatment between the Palestinians and the Israelis. And I think this was a sensitive area in which the president didn't want to be involved."
56. Former President Cater is being spied because________
A. he has stolen state secrets for personal interests
B. he knows so much secret information about President Obama
C. he holds political views about regional conflicts that differ from Obama’s
D. he refuses to provide advice for Obama’s administration
57. Which can be concluded from the whole passage?
A. Carter has to turn to letters instead of emails for communications for the sake of domestic security
B. Emails are easily monitored because computers have easy access to the internet
C. Carter is not the only president alone who is being spied by the government
D. Carter is the thirty-ninth president and Obama is the forty-fourth
58. In Carter’s judgment, who is monitoring him secretly?
A. NSA B. NBC C. NASA D. CIA
59. Which of the following is NOT true according to the report?
A. Carter reveals the fact that he is being spied during an interview broadcast
B. Obama has never asked Carter for political advice
C. Carter totally supports Obama in dealing with sensitive issues
D. Carter is now in his late nineties