The Dutch intelligence services are sharing less information with the United States and working more closely with European partners, AIVD director Erik Akerboom and MIVD director Peter Reesink have told the Volkskrant in a joint interview. Their caution towards Washington is linked to what they describe as the increasingly autocratic course of president Donald Trump, who has dismissed senior officials for lacking loyalty and used lawsuits to pressure journalists, judges and universities. The directors said this is the first time...
That’s because they’re smart! Sharing “intelligence” with the US dictatorship is en par with Saudi Arabia, Russia, China.
The veracity of anything the US shares is undoubtably suspect.