Denmark helped NSA spy on Merkel & different European leaders, new experiences reveal, as Snowden says Biden was ‘deeply concerned’

The US Nationwide Intelligence Company acquired help from Denmark in spying on European politicians, in accordance with a brand new joint media report, one thing President Joe Biden is well-informed to reply for, says Edward Snowden.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank Walter-Steinmeier are amongst those that had been spied on by the NSA with the cooperation and assist of the Danish Protection Intelligence Service (FE), in accordance with the European media investigation. 

The US spying on not solely its personal residents, but additionally leaders in international international locations is an accusation that got here to mild in 2013, largely because of paperwork leaked by former NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower – although he stays a fugitive within the US – Edward Snowden. Snowden’s leaks particularly revealed Merkel’s personal mobile phone had been monitored by US authorities. 

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The brand new revelations come because of a number of European information shops – together with Danish state broadcaster DR, German NDR, Swedish SVT, Norwegian NRK and French Le Monde amongst others – acquiring entry to inner experiences and knowledge from Danish Secret Service sources.

Based on the investigation, politicians in Germany, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, France and even Danish finance industries had been additionally focused by the NSA with the assistance of Danish spies. The Danish authorities has reportedly recognized in regards to the cooperation for years and compelled FE management to step down in 2020 after discovering the total extent of the connection following an inner investigation. They didn’t, nonetheless, report the findings to any European Union allies.

The spying was primarily executed by hijacking Danish digital communications methods because the nation has touchdown stations for subsea web cables between quite a few international locations, similar to Germany and Sweden. By utilizing politicians’ and officers’ cellphone numbers, authorities had been in a position to pull texts and cellphone calls, whereas these being spied on had been none the wiser. 

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Snowden, who made his revelations in regards to the NSA whereas Biden was vp, says the present president is “well-prepared” to reply the accusations and that there must be a requirement of “full disclosure” from each Denmark and the US.

“Biden is well-prepared to reply for this when he quickly visits Europe since, in fact, he was deeply concerned on this scandal the primary time round,” he tweeted. “There must be an specific requirement for full public disclosure not solely from Denmark, however their senior accomplice as nicely.”

Biden is well-prepared to reply for this when he quickly visits Europe since, in fact, he was deeply concerned on this scandal the primary time round.

There must be an specific requirement for full public disclosure not solely from Denmark, however their senior accomplice as nicely. https://t.co/TJL7gr6dy8

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) Might 30, 2021

In response to explosive experiences, Norway’s Defence Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen mentioned they had been “taking the allegations critically,” whereas Sweden’s Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist mentioned he “demanded full info on these items.” Neither the NSA nor the Danish Defence Intelligence Service have issued a remark but.

Former German opposition chief and Merkel rival, Peer Steinbrück, who additionally reportedly had his communications monitored, advised German broadcaster ARD that he considers the scenario to be a “scandal.” 

“It’s grotesque that pleasant intelligence companies are certainly intercepting and spying on high representatives of different international locations,” he mentioned. 

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