Germany Unearths A Second US Spy Suspect

U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen during the G7 Summit working dinner in Brussels. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Germany Arrests Second Suspect Accused Of Spying For US -- The Guardian

Accused reportedly works 'in military', as Berlin still reels after intelligence agent was accused of working for CIA last week

German authorities are investigating a second spy case reportedly involving the US, a week after the arrest of a German intelligence employee cast a new shadow over relations between the two countries.

If confirmed, the latest case would further strain transatlantic relations, which have taken a bruising since last year with the National Security Agency surveillance scandal sparked by revelations of fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.

"Federal police officers have since this morning searched the residential and office premises of an accused in the Berlin area due to preliminary suspicion of intelligence activities. No arrest has been made," the federal prosecutors office said.

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More News On Germany Unearthing A Second US Spy Suspect

German paper reports second German spy working for US -- Deutsche Welle
Anger mounts as Germany unearths second U.S. spy suspect -- Reuters
Germans Probe 2nd Spy Case Reportedly Involving US -- AP
German Police Conduct Searches in 2nd Possible Spy Case -- New York Times
Germany Cites Deep Rift With U.S. Amid Second Spy Case -- Bloomberg
Germany and the US: Friends or mere allies? -- Deutsche Welle
'Second CIA spy in Germany': Berlin raids Ministry of Defense -- RT

My Comment: I have no evidence or proof .... but I suspect that U.S. spying on Germany is actually extensive and not limited to NSA surveillance and tracking .... and we should not be surprised. After-all .... many of the 9/11 hijackers did come from the "Hamburg Cell", and Germany is regarded by many in the intelligence community as a safe place for Islamic radicals.