Did you hear that the German PrimeMinister, Angela Merckel, is making an agreement with President Obama wherebythe two countries could continue to spy, so long as one does not spy on theperson of the other? The Brazilian press of 11/4 reported that the BrazilianGovernment confirmed by the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) has alsospied on foreign diplomats in Brazil. Is this true?Interviewee: I don`t believe it. Angela wouldnot fool Dilma because the two are proposing a joint resolution to the UN whichwould control and regulate espionage in the world so that governments would notbe caught in the act of actually doing what everybody in fact does and has beendoing since time immemorial. ABIN guarantees and I believe it that what theydid was counter-espionage in the national interest, and in compliance withBrazilian law. Very different from what the Americans seem to be sniffing here.Euphrasia: Is the Itamaraty of nowadays aparadise for red bearded guys and diplomats of low quality, as hinted by theAmerican Ambassador?Interviewee: No. The Itamaraty of the pastconsisted of conservative and reactionary diplomats, snobbish guys andapple-polishers of the Americans. Did you not see that the competent Ministerof Foreign Relations, Patriota, who helped the Brazilian and the Boliviangovernments to get rid of an undesirable Bolivian politician, was promoted toBrazilian Ambassador to the UN? It is true that the Brazilian diplomatwho brought the Bolivian to Brazil by strange means, got blamed...? Thatspolitics.Euphrasia: Is Brazil a corrupt country whichpays bribes to Brazilian companies to the detriment of American companies? Isit true that EMBRAER (the Brazilian aircraft company) has paid millions inbribes to foreign countries to buy its aircrafts?Interviewee: Corruption exists everywhere, mydear. We have to strengthen Brazilian companies and protect them from theprotectionist and imperialistic American, Canadian and other Governments.Euphrasia: A Brazilian high level authority,during a visit to the US, stated that Brazil is not a drug producer; that thedrugs which come from Bolivia and other neighboring countries do not stayhere but only pass through Brazil on the way to Europe and NorthAmerica. However, statistics released by the Federal Police (DPF) say just theopposite. What do you say about it?Interviewee: DPF statististics do not deserveany credibility. The DPF likes to show off and show service. In fact, they areservants of the Americans.Euphrasia: About the covert, but intenseinfluence of Cuba over Brazil, referred to by the American Ambassador, do youthink that the thousands of Cuban physicians who are coming to workin Brazil are part of this influence? Are they really some type of exchangecoins, such as in Venezuela and Angola, where they are exchanged for petroleum?Cuba must have a great excess of physicians, right?Interviewee: They are important for our poorpeople in the interior and to Cuba, which has suffered unjust and inhumansanctions imposed by the US. President Dilma gave the Brazilian doctors fromthe elite a good lesson. She created a program called more doctors andinvited Brazilian physicians to go to the poor areas of the country. She wouldpay them 10.000 reais (approximately $4,300 US dollars) a month. Only a fewshowed up. For this reason, she is bringing thousands of Cuban doctors to workhere. A big blow