webfact Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Merkel calls Obama about 'US spying on her phone'BERLIN: -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called US President Barack Obama after receiving information that the US may have spied on her mobile phone.A spokesman for Mrs Merkel said the German leader "views such practices... as completely unacceptable".Mrs Merkel called on US officials to clarify the extent of their surveillance in Germany.The White House said President Obama had told Chancellor Merkel the US was not snooping on her communications."The United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor," White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Wednesday.The US has been on the receiving end of anger from allies over spying allegations based on material said to originate from fugitive American leaker Edward Snowden.Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24647268-- BBC 2013-10-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ToddWeston Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 Perhaps they were listening in to get a few tips on how to run a country 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tatsujin Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 You're spying on us. No we're not. OK, fine. Next! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 "Not monitoring the Chancellor" just all her aides! Sent from my phone with the app thingy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender92 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 And her call was taped!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PeterSmiles Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) The White House said President Obama had told Chancellor Merkel the US was not snooping on her communications. Just as if he would know. So he want to say the Germans are hearing little voices in their head or what ? Snowden is a HERO. Edited October 24, 2013 by PeterSmiles 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) This administration is sounding increasingly paranoid. Now tapping Merkels phone, coming after tapping millions of French phones. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24628947 Edited October 24, 2013 by uptheos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonray Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Mrs Merkel made news in technology area a year ago - ordering couple of thousands BlackBerry mobiles for her administration. She admires BlackBerry for their security features - encrypted massage system for example.... I wonder.....NSA already gone through it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRight Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 They don't monitor anyone at all. Except the ones they do, which is everyone. I love doublespeak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 And it's true because Snowden says it's true? Does he even have a computer these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaimlord Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 It's interesting that those in government don't like their phones being monitored. They don't seem to have a problem with monitoring ours. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Merkel better delete her hot pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sunshine51 Posted October 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2013 If I was Merkel... I'd wait until me & Obama had a meeting in front of all the worlds press then bitch slap the SOB numerous times. What's Obama gonna do? Nothing that's what. Edited to add a missing "t". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I have always been pro USA but now i just see them as the least evil... thought that might be debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Mrs Merkel called on US officials to clarify the extent of their surveillance in Germany. The extent would be 100%. Surprised she even has to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 DNI's response, to the French dust up... DNI Statement on Inaccurate and Misleading Information in Recent Le Monde Article Security Wednesday, October 23, 2013 PDF October 22, 2013 Recent articles published in the French newspaper Le Monde contain inaccurate and misleading information regarding U.S. foreign intelligence activities. The allegation that the National Security Agency collected more than 70 million “recordings of French citizens’ telephone data” is false. While we are not going to discuss the details of our activities, we have repeatedly made it clear that the United States gathers intelligence of the type gathered by all nations. The U.S. collects intelligence to protect the nation, its interests, and its allies from, among other things, threats such as terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The United States values our longstanding friendship and alliance with France and we will continue to cooperate on security and intelligence matters going forward. James R. Clapper Director of National Intelligence Anger Growing Among Allies on U.S. Spying BERLIN — The diplomatic fallout from the documents harvested by the former N.S.A. contractor Edward J. Snowden intensified on Wednesday, with one of the United States’ closest allies, Germany, announcing that its leader had angrily called President Obama seeking reassurance that her cellphone was not the target of an American intelligence tap. Washington hastily pledged that the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, leader of Europe’s most powerful economy, was not the target of current surveillance and would not be in the future, while conspicuously saying nothing about the past. After a similar furor with France, the call was the second time in 48 hours that the president found himself on the phone with a close European ally to argue that the unceasing revelations of invasive American intelligence gathering should not undermine decades of hard-won trans-Atlantic trust. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/world/europe/united-states-disputes-reports-of-wiretapping-in-Europe.html "Current surveillance" means "we stopped yesterday". But will start back up tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 "The United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor," Note the Diplomatic-speak He didn't say "have not" "did not" and he doesn't get told much anyway - "Plausible Deniability" is the favourite phrase of the US administration (and its lackeys the UK are just as bad) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUAHIN62 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Always thought Merkel looked like a potential terrorist. 555 More serious, when the US got caught out spying on companies, politicians and every one else, they should just have acknowledged it and moved on. By lying about it they are making it worse. Maybe the Thai politicians learned from the US politicians how to tell white lies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlDrinkDrunk Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 he had his story ready, he KNEW she was gonna call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Is anyone really naive enough to think you are safe from spying? To be even remotely safe from spying, you would have to be a hermit with absolutely no communication of any kind with any entity. Even then, all they have to do is find out where you live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) As Chancellor Merkel's call to Obama was ringing through she heard..."For quality control purposes, your call may will be monitored." "Press one to cancel the drone strike currently targeted for your location." "But Angela, we only do that in order to improve advertisements presented to you." "Angela, I love the wallpaper on your phone. Is that Vlad on horseback?" Edited October 24, 2013 by lomatopo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchai Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 "The United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor," White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Wednesday. Perhaps not the United States..but maybe the CIA, or FBi.... They might figure a way out to set up a social system in their country with Angela's help. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritrace Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Why do I get the feeling that he said, "Oh, George Bush did that"..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Merkel better delete her hot pics. Apparently she has a lot of admirers... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=676412559036800 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryAdriaenssens Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Finally Mrs "Austerity" Merkel sees she isn't in control of everything and that probably bothers her tremendously. Sorry guys, but I feel the US government and its security bodies don't really trust anyone these days, even when they speak high level German or French... and who can blame them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greer Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I have always been pro USA but now i just see them as the least evil... thought that might be debatable. ...I think what you meant to say was "the least obvious..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 US ambassador summoned in mobile rowBerlin summons the US ambassador over claims that the US monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone /BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchill Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) U.S.-EU Trade Talks on Track Despite Spy Fears http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324399404578585911375933112 And now ? How can one sign a deal with or trust a Spy.. I would not ! Edited October 24, 2013 by churchill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchill Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) https://twitter.com/MerkelsCell/status/393302242066845696/photo/1 Merkel's Cell Phone @MerkelsCell2m Strange but Siri on my phone sounds very similar to Obama's voice. pic.twitter.com/dZjlq6fUHq and Elizabeth Windsor @Queen_UK51m President Obama just called. Answered in German as a joke and he hung up. Edited October 24, 2013 by churchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchill Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Agence France-Presse @AFP29m #BREAKING: Merkel, Hollande to discuss US spying revelations: diplomatic source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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