Latest NSA Leak: NSA Monitored 60 Million Calls In Spain

Scandal: Spanish paper El Mundo's front page on Monday was dominated by the revelation that the NSA monitored phone calls made in Spain

Spain Claims NSA Monitored Tens Of Millions Of Phone Calls In A Single Month – As Depth Of US Spying Is Revealed -- Daily Mail

* Around 60 million calls were logged, according to Edward Snowden
* Obama was personally informed the U.S. was monitoring German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German media reports
* He was allegedly briefed by National Security Agency chief in 2010
* Obama let the operation continue
* Earlier this week, Obama said he didn't know about phone tapping
* German intelligence officials will visit Washington, Foreign Ministry spokesman says
* Merkel says allegations have shattered trust in Obama administration

The revelation followed claims that U.S. President Barack Obama was personally informed of phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which may have begun as early as 2002, according to German media.

Bild am Sonntag newspaper quoted U.S. intelligence sources as saying that National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander had briefed Obama on the operation against Merkel in 2010.

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More News On Claims That The NSA Monitored 60 Million Calls In Spain

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Report: US spied on millions of phone calls in Spain — over one month -- NBC
Report: NSA Spied on 60 Million Calls in Spain in 1 Month -- US News and World Report
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Spain summons U.S. ambassador over spying -- Reuters
Spain Summons US Ambassador on NSA Tracking -- Voice of America
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