USA And The Future Of The World -II

[Husky]

US caught spying on Germany. Again. Apparently, relations between the two have gone from bad to worse over this.

Now a German double agent's been found out. (Probably just the tip of the ice-berg. Time for Germany to shake its closet and see what/who else falls out. Probably much of the BND, I shouldn't wonder... [BND=German equivalent to MI6])



But nice to know that Indians highly placed in India aren't the only ones that AmriKKKa can hire to work for them instead of their own country. (Though treacherous Indians' going rate is probably much lower plus more of modern Indians may be prone to work for AmriKKKa to betray their country and sink their countrymen.)



1. globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140706/german-ministers-urge-swift-answers-us-double-agent-reports

Agence France-Presse

July 7, 2014

German ministers urge swift answers to US double-agent reports



German ministers on Sunday called for a swift response from the US to allegations of spying by a suspected double agent, which have raised fears of fresh tensions between the two allies.



"If reports are correct, we are not talking here about small potatoes," Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a tweet, following reports of US spying that have sparked anger in Germany after revelations the NSA allegedly tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone.



The US ambassador, who was called to a meeting at the foreign ministry late on Friday, had been told Washington is expected to shed light on the reports "as quickly as possible," he added.



Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere in pre-released experts from Monday's Bild newspaper called for a "quick and clear" statement by the US on the allegations.



The 31-year-old employee of the German foreign intelligence agency known as the BND arrested last week had been working for the CIA for around two years, local media reported Sunday.



"All signs indicate that he was acting for the Americans," the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS) Sunday newspaper quoted an unnamed senior official at Germany's foreign intelligence service as saying.



The weekly Bild am Sonntag newspaper, citing information from security authorities, also said the man had worked for the CIA and handed over secret documents as recently as July 1.



Germany's federal prosecutor general confirmed a man was arrested last Wednesday on suspicion of acting for a foreign intelligence service, but did not specify which one.



Both newspapers said the suspect had passed on two documents about a parliamentary panel established earlier this year to investigate NSA surveillance after revelations by fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.



German authorities were alerted to the suspect when he sent an email with attached files at the end of May to the Russian consulate offering to supply information, reports said.



President Joachim Gauck said in excepts from an ZDF public TV also released early that, should the suspicions about the US be confirmed, "then it probably really has to be said, now it's enough".



Bild am Sonntag reported the suspect had confessed to handing more than 200 documents to the Americans over the course of two years for which he was paid 25,000 euros ($34,000), during questioning by authorities.



Germans were outraged by revelations last year that the NSA had allegedly eavesdropped on Merkel's conversations, as well as wider US surveillance of Internet and phone communications.



The revelations strained ties between Washington and Germany, a key European ally, which both countries' leaders have been at pains to repair.



kjm/cah

2. independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/suspected-spy-arrested-in-germany-for-passing-us-information-on-nsa-inquiry-9586360.html

'Double agent' arrested in Germany for passing information on NSA inquiry to the US

The incident has provoked outrage in Germany after the Snowden leaks



Lizzie Dearden Saturday 05 July 2014



An alleged spy has been arrested in Germany accused of passing the US information from a committee looking into NSA activities.



It has heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries following allegations in the Edward Snowden leaks that the US electronic spy agency tapped Angela Merkel’s phone along with wider surveillance of German citizens.



The German government has not denied reports by Der Spiegel and the Sueddeutsche Zeitung that the suspected spy was a double agent and worked for Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND.



The newspapers said the man allegedly passed the US information about a German parliamentary committee’s investigation into the NSA’s activities.



He claimed to have worked with US intelligence since 2012, they reported.



A spokesman for the German government, Steffen Seibert, told reporters that the Chancellor and members of the parliamentary panel had been informed of the arrest.



[img caption:] German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama outside the G20 summit Federal prosecutors confirmed a 31-year-old German man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of spying for foreign intelligence services.



They did not identify the suspect or say which agency he was suspected of working with.

Germany summoned the US ambassador in Berlin on Friday.

A statement from the foreign ministry said John B. Emerson was called in “in connection with an investigation by the federal prosecutor” and “was asked to help in the swift clarification” of the case.

The latest allegations of spying by the US, Germany’s supposed ally, have provoked outrage across the country, where memories of espionage by the Stasi secret police are still fresh for some residents.

Martina Renner, a member of the opposition Left Party on the NSA inquiry panel, said the case indicated that anyone who examined Snowden's revelations in detail was subject to scrutiny by US intelligence agencies.

“If the media reports are confirmed then there can't just be a legal response, there also has to be a political response,” she said.



Her panel heard testimony on Thursday from two former NSA employees, Thomas Drake and William Binney.



In his testimony, Mr Drake claimed that cooperation between the NSA and Germany's BND greatly increased after the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States.



He described the German spy agency as an “appendage” of the NSA.



Mr Seibert claimed Merkel discussed “foreign policy matters” in a telephone conversation with President Barack Obama on Thursday.



He said the conversation focused on Ukraine but would not say whether the arrest was also discussed.



Thomas Opperman, secretary of the Social Democratic Party group, said: “If the espionage allegations are proved, it is an outrageous attack on our parliamentary freedom.



“There is no justification for any power or country to enlist intelligence agents to spy on parliament.”



Katrin Göring-Eckardt, leader of Germany’s Green Party, told Spiegel Online: “All co-operation between German security services and allied agencies need to be reviewed.



“Should the suspected intelligence service spying on the parliamentary investigative committee be proved, it will be a huge fiasco for the BND and the government.”



The US National Security Council declined to comment.



Additional reporting by AP



Read more:

• 'US spies tapped Angela Merkel's phone for years'

• NSA 'in bed' with German intelligence

• Outrage in Spain as allegations emerge NSA tapped 60m calls

3. News from a few days back:

dw.de/new-leaks-show-germanys-collusion-with-nsa/a-17726141

21.06.2014

NSA Scandal

New leaks show Germany's collusion with NSA

Several new Snowden-leaked documents show how closely Germany's intelligence agencies work with the NSA. But did the German government deliberately soften laws protecting privacy to make life easier for them?





dw.de/germany-nsas-main-target-claims-ex-staffer/a-17744974

29-06-2014

Surveillance

Germany NSA's main target, claims ex-staffer

Germany became the NSA's "number one" spying zone after the 2001 attacks by al Qaeda on New York, says a former NSA staffer. Thomas Drake told the news magazine Spiegel that the US saw it could no longer rely on Germany.

4. And news from the end of last year, when AmriKKKan spying on Germany (incl. notably even the German govt) first came to light:

www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/merkel-compares-nsa-stasi-obama

In an angry exchange with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel has compared the snooping practices of the US with those of the Stasi, the ubiquitous and all-powerful secret ...



(IIRC the Stasi-s were the former (soviet-aligned, communist) E-Germany's Secret Police. They liked to spy on *everybody* in E Germany. To prevent defections into W-Germany, etc. <- You know, typical commie population-control tactics.)



www.cnn.com/2013/10/24/world/europe/europe-summit-nsa-surveillance/index.html

Merkel: Relations with U.S. 'severely shaken' over spying ...



www.cnn.com/2013/10/24/world/europe/europe-summit-nsa-surveillance/...24/10/2013

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the U.S. must act to rebuild trust with her and other nations following claims of U.S. spying on her and others.



Angela Merkel denied access to her NSA file | World news ...

www.theguardian.com/.../apr/10/angela-merkel-denied-access-nsa-file

The US government is refusing to grant Angela Merkel access to her NSA file or answer formal questions from Germany about its surveillance activities, raising the ...



How Much did Merkel Know about NSA Spying in Germany ...

www.spiegel.de/international/germany/how-much-did-merkel-know-about-nsa-spying-in-germany-a-909174.html

While the Chancellery appears to be outraged by the NSA's spying tactics in Germany, the opposition doubts the revelations came as a surprise to Angela Merkel. Just ...



Cover Story: How NSA Spied on Merkel Cell Phone from ...

www.spiegel.de/.../cover-story-how-nsa-spied-on-merkel...a-930205.html

According to SPIEGEL research, United States intelligence agencies have not only targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone, but they have also used the American ...

When AmriKKKa spies even on its "allies" - and refuse Merkel access to her NSA file or answer questions about US spying on Germany - is it any wonder that the US would do far more than merely spying - such as outright meddling - in the countries and against the populations it hates (like heathen India).





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