It's worth remembering that Barack Obama was not president of the US until 2008....

		SideburnsOfDoom on Oct 27, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US bugged Merkel's phone from 2002 until 2013, rep... It's worth remembering that Barack Obama was not president of the US until 2008. It's safe to assume that in 2002 he was the subject of, not the instigator of, surveillance.