NSA Targeted 122 World Leaders For Spying

Der Spiegel: NSA Put Merkel On List Of 122 Targeted Leaders -- The Intercept

Secret documents newly disclosed by the German newspaper Der Spiegel on Saturday shed more light on how aggressively the National Security Agency and its British counterpart have targeted Germany for surveillance.

A series of classified files from the archive provided to reporters by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, also seen by The Intercept, reveal that the NSA appears to have included Merkel in a surveillance database alongside more than 100 others foreign leaders. The documents also confirm for the first time that, in March 2013, the NSA obtained a top-secret court order against Germany as part of U.S. government efforts to monitor communications related to the country. Meanwhile, the British spy agency Government Communications Headquarters targeted three German companies in a clandestine operation that involved infiltrating the companies’ computer servers and eavesdropping on the communications of their staff.

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From Merkel to Tymoshenko: NSA spied on 122 world leaders, Snowden docs reveal -- RT
NSA listed Merkel among leaders subject to surveillance – report -- The Guardian
Snowden document reveals NSA targeted 122 world leaders for surveillance -- Business Standard
Spiegel report: NSA spied on 122 world leaders, kept 300 files on Merkel -- Deutsche Welle
Report: NSA collected data on 122 world leaders in one month -- Haaretz/DPA/AP
Documents show NSA targeted more than 100 world leaders -- AJC
NSA reportedly targeted as many as 122 world leaders for surveillance -- The Verge
The NSA targeted 122 world leaders, say new Snowden documents -- Digital Trends
NSA may have spied on 122 foreign leaders -- Endgadget

My Comment: Only 122 world leaders? I expected more.