USA tapping Merkel's phone
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Reuters) - The German government has obtained information that the United States may have monitored the mobile phone of Chancellor Angela Merkel and she called President Barack Obama on Wednesday to demand an immediate clarification, her spokesman said.
In a strongly worded statement, the spokesman said Merkel had told Obama that if such surveillance had taken place it would represent a "grave breach of trust" between close allies.
"She made clear that she views such practices, if proven true, as completely unacceptable and condemns them unequivocally," the statement read.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/ ... Y720131023
If it's true, I am surprised they do it considering the risks of getting found out.
In a strongly worded statement, the spokesman said Merkel had told Obama that if such surveillance had taken place it would represent a "grave breach of trust" between close allies.
"She made clear that she views such practices, if proven true, as completely unacceptable and condemns them unequivocally," the statement read.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/ ... Y720131023
If it's true, I am surprised they do it considering the risks of getting found out.
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Team America.
Frick* yeah!None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
Bloody hell! I wouldn't. I bet Obama wouldn't either. 0
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Seems like a bit of an own goal by the NSA, as they are not supposed to have found out very much about Merkel or any of the other leaders they monitored.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition0 -
Maybe they' re trying to get tips on how to run a national economy.0
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She looks like she's taking it back to Carphone Warehouse because the camera's stopped working.
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Ah, but there's a story behind the story. All govts spy on all other govts which is why all govts make security arrangements. The REAL story appears to be the "targeting the private phone calls and text messages of millions of French people", but by focusing on the top brass, the genuine story is squashed.
I don't care if Cameron's phone is recorded. I expect it to be tapped and I expect him to take measures to minimise the discussion of sensitive information. I don't expect MY phone calls to be recorded, however, particularly be a foreign state.0 -
Do the Yanks speak foreign languages? They can't even speak English. They're idea of speaking with foreigners is to shout loudly in Americain.Life is like a roll of toilet paper; long and useful, but always ends at the wrong moment. Anon.
Think how stupid the average person is.......
half of them are even more stupid than you first thought.0 -
Capt Slog wrote:She looks like she's taking it back to Carphone Warehouse because the camera's stopped working.
It's a Blackberry, that's the least of her worries
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Spies spy!!! ShockRaleigh RX 2.0
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Once had a Frenchman in our shop asking for directions, he was having trouble understanding what he was being told. Another customer stepped forward saying he could speak French, he then bellowed at the poor guy in English "YOU GO DOWN THE ROAD AND ..." whilst making really exaggerated testiculations about each turning. That was a bit odd to put it mildly.daviesee wrote:
Much the same with the British.dilemna wrote:Do the Yanks speak foreign languages? They can't even speak English. They're idea of speaking with foreigners is to shout loudly in Americain.0 -
I imagine getting his scrotum to indicate left and right must have been a sight to behold.Veronese68 wrote:
Once had a Frenchman in our shop asking for directions, he was having trouble understanding what he was being told. Another customer stepped forward saying he could speak French, he then bellowed at the poor guy in English "YOU GO DOWN THE ROAD AND ..." whilst making really exaggerated testiculations about each turning. That was a bit odd to put it mildly.daviesee wrote:
Much the same with the British.dilemna wrote:Do the Yanks speak foreign languages? They can't even speak English. They're idea of speaking with foreigners is to shout loudly in Americain.0 -
Sounds like he was talking b*****s!0
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dilemna wrote:Do the Yanks speak foreign languages? They can't even speak English. They're idea of speaking with foreigners is to shout loudly in Americain.
Oh the irony of your statement. Saying Americans can not speak English, then using they're (conjugation of they are) when you mean their. Are you American?0 -
If it wasn't for the Americans we would be talking German.
This isn't news, anything you hear is what you are meant to hear. The biggest nanny states on earth are those of the west.Living MY dream.0 -
Sh1t sticks, maybe the Germans were going for a bit of revenge and thinking third time lucky.0
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Imagine having to listen to all that baloney...0
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Maybe there's one of these knocking around in the basement somewhere, so she could at least encrypt her texts?:
Cebonoyl orfg gb punatr gur pbqr, gubhtu!0
