Obama informed of Merkel surveillance
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="tapping">tapping</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> 2002, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Bild">Bild</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="Sonntag">Sonntag</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Keith">Keith</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="briefed">briefed</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p><p>"<span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="NSA">NSA</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="newsweekly">newsweekly</span> <span word="Der">Der</span> <span word="Spiegel">Spiegel</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="leaked">leaked</span> <span word="NSA">NSA</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spying">spying</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2002, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spying">spying</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span>.</p><p><span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="information">information</span>" <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snooping">snooping</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span>. <span word="German">German</span> <span word="spy">spy</span> <span word="chiefs">chiefs</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p><p><span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Hans">Hans</span>-<span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Friedrich">Friedrich</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Bild">Bild</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="Sonntag">Sonntag</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> "<span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="intercepted">intercepted</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>". <span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="wiretapping">wiretapping</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="those">those</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span>".</p>
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