""Late October, French President François Hollande expressed his indignation over the revelation of the National Security Agency's spying on major European leaders and citizens. New documents revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden to French newspaper Le Monde, however, show a completely different reality. Indeed, the General Direction of Exterior Services (DGSE), the French intelligence agency, works closely with the NSA and its British equivalent, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)"" (thanks Amir)