A scandal has erupted in Germany around German intelligence: This could be Merkel's revenge for Minsk-2
Vasily Ablyazimov) – A scandal has erupted in Germany that could seriously tarnish Angela Merkel's reputation. The German press is reporting that the Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesintelligence Service) assisted the American NSA in spying on European companies, the friendly French government, and even the EU Commission.
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The super-Merkel-loyal newspaper Bild published a collage of Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, depicted with Pinocchio's nose. The material is dedicated to the machinations of Federal Intelligence.
The press claims that the Federal Intelligence Service (BIS) assisted the American NSA for years in spying on the French government and the European Commission. The Federal Intelligence Service's listening post in Bad Aibling was used by the Americans to spy on high-ranking officials in the French Foreign Ministry, the presidential palace, and the EU Commission in Brussels, according to reports in the Süddeutsche Zeitung , Zeit , and others.
The opposition accuses the government of deliberate misrepresentation. “Parliament has obviously lied deliberately for many years,” the German Left Party said. The Greens also feel let down by the government.
A week ago, evidence of the first accusations was opened. The German press reports that surveillance has been carried out since 2002. In 2013 alone, German media claim, 690000 phone numbers were wiretapped and 7,8 million IPs were tracked.
The opposition from the Left and Greens and the SPD insist on the rapid publication of the lists. Analysts note that such an attack on Merkel could be provoked by the United States itself, since the German Chancellor began to show independence on the issue of Russia, which resulted in the conclusion of the Minsk-2 agreement.
Thus, the Americans are simultaneously tightening the leash on which Merkel is kept, and on the other hand, they are causing discord in the established alliance between Merkel and the new President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, whose election is contrary to the interests of the United States.
A scandal has erupted in Germany surrounding German intelligence: This could be Merkel's revenge for Minsk II.