The scandal, due to the possible listening to the phone, Angel Merkel, the US intelligence agencies outraged the residents of Germany
about the likely listening to the American special services of the Chancellor of the Chancellor, Angels Merkel caused an indignant reaction in German society, among politicians of all parties and in the media. Angela Merkel was already talking about this on the phone with US President Barack Obama and, according to her representative on ties with the press, Steffen Zaybert, demanded an immediate and detailed investigation. Obama, according to his representative Jay Carney, assured Merkel that there was no such listening and in the future such listening was guaranteed to be guaranteed. Nevertheless, the German Foreign Minister Gido Versterwell called John B. Emerson to the US Foreign Ministry to explain the US Foreign Ministry.
German Defense Minister
Thomas de Mesier , who is very close to Angel Merkel, says that he does not have accurate information:
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But if what we hear is confirmed, then this is over, terrifying. Such listening can affect the Minister of Defense, the Minister of the Interior, and other members of the government. The Americans were and remain our best friends, but such actions are absolutely unacceptable. For many years I have been considered the possibility of listening to my mobile phone, but from the part of the Americans I did not expect this and could not imagine. Of course, we will calmly wait for official explanations, but, in any case, this should be excluded further. In France, there were also such reproaches to the USA, but in general, relations between European countries and the United States are important and truly stable, and they will remain in the future. Thomas de Mesier
The newly assembled Bundestag of a new convocation intends to urgently discuss the incident on a special commission. After the first general reaction of indignation, criticism of the Angel Merkel herself was already sounding about her position when the first information appeared from Edward Snowen about mass auditions by the Americans of Germany.
The authorized government for the protection of personal information of citizens
Peter Shaar said in an interview with the newspaper Mittelbayerisha Tsaitung:
- Information about listening to a mobile phone Angel Merkel confirms how absurd on her part was to turn the debate about constant auditions of Germany citizens from the US intelligence services. Now, in the light of these new messages and revelations, it is clear how irresponsible it was - to abandon the immediate and decisive investigation of the situation. Now, there should be complete information on this subject on the table. Despite the fact that the message about listening to the chancellor phone appeared on Wednesday quite late, many newspapers had already managed to respond to him. "Hessish Algemine" from Kassel:
"The government informed the press about its displeasure about the facts of listening to the special services of a friendly state. But the situation is not so much scrupulous as to disgrace is scandalous. The fact that the accusations were immediately refuted from Washington is no more than a diplomatic routine that is not obliged to have and, most likely, has nothing to do with the truth. The fears are more and more confirmed that the United States after September 11, 2011 fell into paranoia, the creation of a giant security apparatus and this apparatus, as we see, already leads its own, independent and uncontrolled, life and activity. ”
Bonn newspaper "General-Antsireg" comes to the conclusion:
"The seemingly incredible, impossible messages about listening to the chancellor’s phone indicate the ugly state of relations in the transatlantic partnership. The fact that the Americans seem to be more than the difference between partner democratic countries and the opposing dictatorial regimes. Similar information in the partner countries, if it continues and will not be completely stopped, must be completely stopped, must To be perceived in Berlin as an intentional focused insult. "
Will an angel Merkel talk about his suspicions of the EU leaders in Brussels on October 25?
Stuttgart "Zyuddeche Zaytung":
"More humiliation on the part of a friendly state is difficult to imagine. And Merkel can be perceived as a victim only at the first impression. For, as the head of government, it will now have to listen to reproaches and harsh criticism. Merkel never stated that it eliminates the listening to the German special services of Germany. But Merkel is responsible for the work of the head of its department and the Minister of Internal Affairs. Both of these jobs. In particular, in order to protect Germany from causing it, when it became known that the Germans are in advance to listen to the American National Security Agency, Merkel sent only the Minister of Internal Affairs of Frederick.
Oldenburg newspaper "Di Nordvest Tsitung":
"All the new revelations of the Obama special services engaged in sniffing information in the world are so undermined by confidence in our most important partner in many matters that we already calmly consider it possible to listen to the phone of the head of our government. This is a frightening sign. The time has come when Germany and Europe should be understood by American partners that they are not ready to endure such actions. He sent a clear signal to Washington, reporting to terminate the practice as part of the SWIFT-CPolder, which allowed the Americans to have access to banking information from the European Union.