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In general, yes. For example, there is currently a commission which investigates the "NSA Affair". Just yesterday, chancellor Merkel was questioned for hours.
by qznc 10y ago
In general, yes.
For example, there is currently a commission which investigates the "NSA Affair". Just yesterday, chancellor Merkel was questioned for hours.
Good german news about NSA-UA: https://netzpolitik.org/tag/nsa-ua/ https://netzpolitik.org/tag/nsa-ua/
- ninov 10y agoYeah it's getting investigated, but it's not looking like there will be any consequences.
- qznc 10y agoI agree. However, can you imagine that the US president having to sit down and answer questions for hours? The situation in Germany is better than in the US and probably most other countries. It is also depressing that they were unable to invite Snowden.
- tiatia 10y agoIt is very well possible that the German chancellor Merkel worked for the former East German State security under the name "IM Erika". The once was a very compromising picture of her her on the internet, showing her in front of a house of a former "dissident". Possible doing "observation" work.
- EastLondonCoder 10y agoDo you have any reputable source for this allegation?
- mkesper 10y agoIt is very well possible that this is a conspiration theory by people who fear democracy.
- 1012983801 10y agoWhere is this democracy you speak of? Germany is governed by highly paid civil servants with the help of the "public" broadcasting stations. Both the state and the "independent" broadcasting stations forcefully extract money from the working population. [In case you think I'm voting AfD -- no, I held my nose and chose SPD/FDP. For what, I do not know.]
- tiatia 10y agoDemocracy is one thing. For example I can be democratic to kill people. The constitution is the tool to prevent this. Merkel is currently breaking the German constitution and EU contracts (e.g. Dublin III)
- dpark 10y agoThis definitely needs a citation. It sounds like internet conspiracy theory trash. Wikipedia seems to have no mention of this either. I am especially amused by the claim that at one point there was a compromising picture on the internet, as if there is a viable way to eliminate such a thing from continued existence on the internet.
- tiatia 10y agoAs far as I remember, the picture was discovered by a government founded TV station. There was a report and the picture was shown (I've seen it!) in a Swiss magazine. The website does not work anymore: http://schweizmagazin.ch/news/336/ARTICLE/4283/2008-05-29.htm http://schweizmagazin.ch/news/336/ARTICLE/4283/2008-05-29.ht... Ms. Merkel disputed the publication of this image since it would violate her "privacy rights". http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/vorab/a-377389.html http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/vorab/a-377389.html Otherwise, just google "IM Eirka" https://www.google.com/#q=%22im+erika%22+merkel https://www.google.com/#q=%22im+erika%22+merkel On a discussion board someone asked if the German chancellor could be blackmailed if someone had this information? Answer from another user:"How? Everybody knows already she was working for the state security..."
- dpark 10y agoMy German is really bad but there seems to be little of substance here. One of the first results cites "the internet rumor mill". I'm not saying it's guaranteed untrue, but it seems without real evidence and therefore without merit.
- tiatia 10y agoSpiegel is THE MAJOR German magazine. Here is a bad English translation of some information: https://antilobby.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/stasi.pdf https://antilobby.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/stasi.pdf This picture in front of Havemann actually IS in the pdf. 1. What was she doing, far in the outskirts of Berlin, in front of the house if this dissident? 2. Why does this picture violate her "privacy rights"? (What in fact proofs that it is her on the picture)