Police from the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai claimed that the US had a political motivation in objecting to the Arab state’s BlackBerry service ban. The agency’s chief Dhahi Khalfan Tamim accused the US of hypocrisy as it wanted no monitoring in the UAE while it allegedly had full access at home. He also suspected that Israel had more access to this information and could use it against the country.

It’s not clear how much direct sway Tamim would have over the final political decision, but his opinion is considered only a partial factor. Officials have more commonly said their More >