Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Germany Is Now Hunting Down U.S. Spies



Hunting American Spooks: Germany Prepares Further Spying Clampdown -- Spiegel Online

The latest revelations of US spying on Germany have unleashed unprecedented levels of distrust in Berlin. The government has already expelled the CIA's chief here and may soon be planning additional measures as it seeks answers from Washington.

It was an unusual invitation that took four members of a German parliamentary control committee to London early last week. For the ninth time, lawmakers in the so-called "Five Eyes" countries tasked with supervising their respective intelligence services were meeting in the British capital. They had faced serious accusations of spying within the last year. This time, the British, Americans, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders had invited their somewhat disgruntled German counterparts to join the group.

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More News On The U.S. - Germany Spy Scandal

Obama vows intelligence cooperation to Germany's Merkel -- Reuters
Obama, Merkel Discuss U.S.-German Intelligence Work Amid Strain -- NBC
Obama looks to ease Germany's spying concerns -- The Hill
Amid diplomatic flap, Obama says he'll work with Germany to improve coordination on spying -- AP
In Germany, U.S. spying rubbed a raw nerve -- Jeffrey Gedmin, Washington Post
US or Russia? Germany at crossroads as spying scandals multiply -- RT
Don’t Be Fooled, Germany’s Outrage at U.S. Spying Is Just for Show -- John Rizzo, Time
‘No joke’: Germany mulls using typewriters to combat US snooping -- RT

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I don't have a problem with the Germans hunting down spies.

So long they hunt them all down of any nationality.

What will the Germans do with Willy Brandt and Gerhard Schroeder?