Write an inquisitive question about a specific text span in a given sentence such that the answer is not in the text.
Q: Sentence: Outlined in top - secret documents leaked to news media by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden , the disclosures are bruising ties with some of the closest U . S . allies , adding to the domestic outcry over the NSA ' s collection of data from millions of Americans ' communications as part of an effort to unearth terrorist plots .<sep>Span: the disclosures
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Which disclosures?  Spying on allies?