More Than A Dozen US Spies Infiltrate German Ministries Says Bild -- Deutsche Welle
The CIA has recruited more than a dozen spies in several German government ministries, according to the Bild am Sonntag tabloid paper. Earlier, Chancellor Merkel said she doubts the US will end its aggressive espionage.
The alleged spies have infiltrated the German defense, development, economic, and interior ministries, reported Bild on Sunday, citing unnamed sources within the US intelligence community.
CIA interest in the Development Ministry stems from Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND, using the ministry as cover for clandestine operations.
Due to the diplomat row between Berlin and Washington, the spies are reportedly not meeting with their US handlers at the moment. US intelligence agencies are considering basing their recruitment activities in Warsaw or Prague due to the growing pressure in Germany, according to Bild.
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My Comment: What I find fascinating about this spy case is how the U.S. media (and political class) are reacting to this scandal .... some blame the CIA for keeping the President in the dark (which I doubt), some blame the Russians ????? .... but the best one is from the U.S. chairman of the House of Representatives' intelligence committee .... he is blaming the Germans.