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German parliament inquiry 'more dangerous' than Snowden
http://www.dw.de/german-parliament-inquiry-more-dangerous-than-snowden/a-18471688There are reports US intelligence director James Clapper wants to put future cooperation with Germany's BND under review. The agency is facing scrutiny following revelations it helped the NSA spy on European targets.
German parliament inquiry 'more dangerous' than Snowden
23.05.2015
James Clapper reportedly warned in a secret directive that it was no longer possible to rely on Germany to protect classified documents, according to a US intelligence official quoted by the mass-circulation newspaper "Bild" on Saturday.
A German parliamentary committee is currently investigating allegations that the country's foreign intelligence agency, the BND, helped the US National Security Agency (NSA) spy on European companies and government officials.
"Bild" said Clapper had expressed concern in an internal document about the possibility of classified US material being passed from the investigative panel to the media, posing a danger to US interests.
"What the German government is staging there is more dangerous than the Snowden revelations," the document said.