German Media: Germany 'Spied' On John Kerry And Hillary Clinton

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) shares a toast with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden during a luncheon held in Merkel's honor at the State Department in Washington June 7, 2011. REUTERS/Stelios Varias

German Federal Intelligence Service taps Hillary Clinton's Phone Call -- NDR.de

The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) tapped at least one phone call of the then Foreign Minister of the United States of America, Hillary Clinton. Furthermore, the German government ordered to spy on a NATO partner. According to "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (SZ), NDR and WDR, this is the result from documents handed over to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by a BND spy. Markus R., who was arrested in July, confessed in the meantime to have forwarded at least 218 documents to the USA within the last two years.

The German government is by now aware of the sensitive nature of parts of these documents and the dimensions of the damage caused. Thus USA have now started to use the information provided by Markus R. in the current dispute on US spying activities in Germany. They consider Clinton's tapped phone call as prove that Germany also spied on the US. The US Foreign Minister John Kerry is said to have confronted the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier with this matter. Denis McDonough, US President Barack Obama's Chief of Staff is alleged to have addressed the wiretapping when visiting the German Chancellery Minister Peter Altmaier.

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More News On Reports That Germany Spied On John Kerry And Hillary Clinton

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Germany’s Spies Intercepted Clinton Phone Call, Newspaper Says -- Bloomberg
Reports: Germany Recorded Hillary Clinton Conversation -- Time
Germany Recorded Hillary Clinton When She Was Secretary Of State, German Media Says -- IBTimes
Turnabout’s fair play? Germany intercepts Hillary Clinton phone call -- RT

My Comment: Now I know why Germany has been silent lately on Edward Snowden's NSA revelations of U.S. spying on Germany .... the Germans are also guilty (albeit at a lesser extent). This reminds me of a saying from Buddha. When you are pointing a finger at someone .... you are actually pointing three at yourself.