Posted on 10/27/2013 3:38:28 PM PDT by Corporate Democrat
The chief of the US spy agency NSA has not discussed the alleged bugging of German chancellor's phone with President Barack Obama, officials say.
Gen Keith Alexander never discussed alleged operations involving Chancellor Angela Merkel, an NSA spokeswoman said.
German media say the US has been tapping the chancellor's phone since 2002, and Mr Obama was told in 2010.
The row has led to the worst diplomatic crisis between the two countries in living memory.
A report in German tabloid Bild am Sonntag claimed that Gen Alexander had told the president about the bugging himself.
An NSA source told the paper that Obama had not stopped the operation, and had wanted to know all about Mrs Merkel as "he did not trust her".
'Not true' However a statement from the National Security Agency on Sunday denied the reports in Bild.
"[General] Alexander did not discuss with President Obama in 2010 an alleged foreign intelligence operation involving German Chancellor Merkel, nor has he ever discussed alleged operations involving Chancellor Merkel," NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines said.
"News reports claiming otherwise are not true."
The statement does not make it clear whether the president was informed of the bugging operation by other means.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
As always with the African communist scumbag, “The uh, buck stops... over there!”
We know he’s lying, but most importantly THEY know. Obie, your presidency is mud.
She only took office in November of 2005. did we start tapping her phone 3 years earlier?
Let's see, who was president then? Shazam! It's Bush's fault!
“[General] Alexander did not discuss with President Obama in 2010 an alleged foreign intelligence operation involving German Chancellor Merkel, nor has he ever discussed alleged operations involving Chancellor Merkel,” NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines said.
“News reports claiming otherwise are not true.”
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He didn’t “...discuss with President Obama in 2010”.... But 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 have been ruled out.
“...nor has he ever discussed alleged operations involving Chancellor Merkel,...”
But discussions involving ACTUAL operations involving Chancellor Merkel have not been ruled out.
I love how this White House puts out statements designed to mislead.
Once again the smartest man in the room, no the entire planet, who knows everything about everything, knows nothing.
“I don’t know” will soon replace “ I don’t recall” as the democrat party’s favorite answer at congressional hearings into their criminal behavior.
“Merkel!!?? I thought they said Erkel - that goofy kid those Freepers keep comparing me too!”
Die ObummerGeist er nicht auf DeutschenSnitchen.
excellent!!!!!
Unreal, does Obama know about anything?
Yeah. We were spying on her years before she even took office.
Kept ignorant.
Let me guess..he found out about it while watching the news LOL..no wonder the world is laughing at us, we have a laughing stock for a supposed “President”
Who the hell is running this country?!
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