Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Germany's foreign intelligence agency eavesdropped on US Secretary of State John Kerry and his predecessor Hillary Clinton, German media reports say. Der Spiegel magazine says the calls were collected accidentally and the recordings were destroyed immediately. Mr Kerry has reportedly spoken to his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, about the claims. Correspondents say the reports will embarrass Germany after a row about the US spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel. Der Spiegel said the German intelligence agency had tapped a satellite phone call Mr Kerry made in 2013. Reports in German daily newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and public broadcasters NDR and WDR said documents passed to the CIA show German spies had also eavesdropped on Hillary Clinton when she was US Secretary of State. Relations between Angela Merkel and President Obama were strained by claims the US bugged her phone German government sources told the newspaper and two broadcasters, that they intercepted the call by chance, and she had not been deliberately targeted. They also said it happened just once. But media reports said it had not been an isolated case. A spokesman for the US embassy in Berlin declined to comment on the reports. If confirmed the revelations could prove difficult for Germany. Relations with the United States have deteriorated amid allegations of American spying on Germany. The head of the CIA in the country was expelled last month, after it emerged the agency had tapped Chancellor Merkel's mobile phone. Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28819625 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Every major county spies on every other important government.The Germans who thought only the big bad Americans do it were naive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Every major county spies on every other important government.The Germans who thought only the big bad Americans do it were naive. Yup! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 where are the german members being outraged by 'spy ' news ???????????????? like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmm 979 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 where are the german members being outraged by 'spy ' news ???????????????? Well it's not like the thread got many posts in general I don't think that's indicative of the opinions of anybody, other than general lack of caring... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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