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An employee of Germany's intelligence service has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the US, reports say.[/B]
[QUOTE]The man is said to have been trying to gather details about a German parliamentary committee that is investigating claims of US espionage.
German authorities have asked the US ambassador for "swift clarification".
The US National Security Agency (NSA) was last year accused of bugging the phone of Chancellor Angela Merkel as part of a huge surveillance programme.
The scale of the agency's global spy programme was revealed in documents leaked last year by a former intelligence contractor, Edward Snowden.
The revelations about the NSA put a strain on ties between Germany and the US and raised feeling in Germany against American surveillance.
The BBC's Steve Evans in Berlin says the new allegation of American spying on an ally may make it harder for the US to get German help in its efforts to oppose Russian activity in Ukraine, and also to control Iranian nuclear ambitions.
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[/B][B]German media say the man arrested this week is a 31-year-old employee of the federal service, the BND or Bundesnachrichtendienst.[/B]
The German federal prosecutor's office confirmed the man's arrest, but gave no other details.
A spokesman for Ms Merkel said she had been informed of the arrest, as had the members of the nine-strong parliamentary committee investigating the activities of foreign intelligence agencies in Germany.
"The matter is serious, it is clear," spokesman Steffen Seibert told the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper,
Der Spiegel news magazine said the man was believed to have passed secret documents to a US contact in exchange for money.[/QUOTE]
god damn it [IMG]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-suicide.gif[/IMG]
this is the last fucking thing Europe needs, a falling out of relations between Germany and USA
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Turnabout is fair play, it was bound to happen eventually.
What better way to celebrate the 4th of July better than bagging a spy.
Get arrested for espionage while investigating if they're investigating your espionage. I think we got our answer.
why is America so damn paranoid that even allies aren't safe?
[QUOTE=Joazzz;45293613]why is America so damn paranoid that even allies aren't safe?[/QUOTE]
Thats the nature of almost every government. Knowledge is power. Secrets are power.
Now which will Germany choose?
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[QUOTE=smurfy;45293635]Now which will Germany choose?
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Publicly denounce Washington
lets face it, that's exactly what's going to happen
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;45293641]Publicly denounce Washington
lets face it, that's exactly what's going to happen[/QUOTE]
And they'll respond right back with "pfft. Yeah. Whatever. What are you going to do? Sanction us?"
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;45293641]Publicly denounce Washington
lets face it, that's exactly what's going to happen[/QUOTE]
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[sp]Obviously the most likely[/sp]
[QUOTE=smurfy;45293635]Now which will Germany choose?
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Chairman Washington. I like that joke. Never noticed it.
[QUOTE=Joazzz;45293613]why is America so damn paranoid that even allies aren't safe?[/QUOTE]
Everyone does it and everyone knows they do. You only get in trouble when you're caught
[QUOTE=pentium;45293654]And they'll respond right back with "pfft. Yeah. Whatever. What are you going to do? Sanction us?"[/QUOTE]
well I bet some of you would miss the German cars...
[QUOTE=Joazzz;45293613]why is America so damn paranoid that even allies aren't safe?[/QUOTE]
Even close allies spy on each other. The British spy on the US, the US spies on Britain. So on and so forth.
[QUOTE=Turing;45293800]well I bet some of you would miss the German cars...[/QUOTE]
I proudly support asian imports.
god damnit now i'm reinstalling civ 5
see you next month
[QUOTE=meppers;45294061]god damnit now i'm reinstalling civ 5
see you next month[/QUOTE]
Not even going to finish the match?
[QUOTE=alexk;45294304]Not even going to finish the match?[/QUOTE]
you'd think he'd at least finish the ancient era
Every nation does this. Even Finland.
The US is such a shit ally.
[QUOTE=SexualShark;45295608]The US is such a shit ally.[/QUOTE]
If you're basing your claim off of this, then every nation is a shit ally.
[QUOTE=Pantz Master;45295720]If you're basing your claim off of this, then every nation is a shit ally.[/QUOTE]
We leave our allies in the lurch and even abandon them.
[QUOTE=SexualShark;45296032]We leave our allies in the lurch and even abandon them.[/QUOTE]
Haha, our allies are some of the first to bitch at us when we fuck up, they're also typically the first in line for our foreign aid and welfare. Everyone is shit.
[QUOTE=Joazzz;45293613]why is America so damn paranoid that even allies aren't safe?[/QUOTE]
You realize the Germans probably have spies in the US.
[QUOTE=SexualShark;45296032]We leave our allies in the lurch and even abandon them.[/QUOTE]
Dunno, America (also Canada, ty) had a decent response with it's Eastern European allies now with Russia, while Western Europe did jack-shit.
[QUOTE=Furioso;45296177]Haha, our allies are some of the first to bitch at us when we fuck up, they're also typically the first in line for our foreign aid and welfare. Everyone is shit.[/QUOTE]
basically our allies combined are like a wife
[QUOTE=Joazzz;45293613]why is America so damn paranoid that even allies aren't safe?[/QUOTE]
Every country does this, at least that's what a guy I knew told me who did these exact things :v:
[QUOTE=Saxon;45296821]Every country does this, at least that's what a guy I knew told me who did these exact things :v:[/QUOTE]Did these exact things? You mean he told you that he was a spy?
Man, I don't think you should be listening to literally the worst spy ever.
[QUOTE=Pantz Master;45295720]If you're basing your claim off of this, then every nation is a shit ally.[/QUOTE]
No. Allies of the USA do not for example wiretap Barack Obamas phone, don't place spies in the highest security apparatus etc
Of course there are "spies" of Germany in other countries but they are more just security apparatus workers who provide a safety net and work together with other nations
No other nation pulls this kind of ridiculous bullshit like USA.
[QUOTE=Turing;45298415]No. Allies of the USA do not for example wiretap Barack Obamas phone, don't place spies in the highest security apparatus etc
Of course there are "spies" of Germany in other countries but they are more just security apparatus workers who provide a safety net and work together with other nations
No other nation pulls this kind of ridiculous bullshit like USA.[/QUOTE]
I'm assuming you have proof, then?
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