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Germans buzz US consulate with helicopter in spy probe
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130909-51831.htmlThe helicopter circled low over America’s consulate in Frankfurt on August 28th on the orders of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff Ronald Pofalla, magazine Focus reported on Monday.
Pofalla had declared the NSA spying scandal - sparked by whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations of a mass surveillance programme – over.
But the helicopter flight, whose mission was to gather evidence of the supposed spying station - hints at the German government’s lack of trust in its ally's spying activities on German soil.
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It was seen by the Americans, and Focus reported the US embassy in Berlin lodged a protest with Germany’s foreign ministry.
Pofalla had declared the NSA spying scandal - sparked by whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations of a mass surveillance programme – over.
But the helicopter flight, whose mission was to gather evidence of the supposed spying station - hints at the German government’s lack of trust in its ally's spying activities on German soil.
...
It was seen by the Americans, and Focus reported the US embassy in Berlin lodged a protest with Germany’s foreign ministry.
India is more straightforward: they hire people to stare at the consulate with binoculars all day, every day. The temptation to drop trou is sometimes strong, but that would not be good.