Top 11 reasons Condoleeza Rice ordered the National Security Agency to bug the email and home and office phones of the so-called "middle six" members of the UN Security Council.

11. Hoping to get inside information on the site of the upcoming 'Survivor' series.

10. Tired of everyone running to Ashcroft for gossip.

9. Was removed from Chilean joke email list after complaining to Kofi Annan about the Bush "Priceless" parody.

8. Not for purposes of blackmail! Just wanted to test to see if they could be blackmailed.

7. Seeking audio tapes to improve her conversational Urdu.

6. Already bugging the phones of the permanent UN Security Council members.

5. Given the accelerated growth of the deficit, the administration wants to pay the absolute minimum price for every vote.

4. Has no idea what to give Pakistan for Christmas.

3. Someone with an accent has been making crank calls to her home, but the number doesn't show up on caller ID.

2. Didn't think the NSA would take her seriously.

1. Hoping Cameroon might tell Angola it likes her.

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