And Merkel...Oh "Between 1999 and 2006, Germany’s federal intelligence service BND spied on around 2,000 targets at political institutions, international organ

And Merkel...Oh "Between 1999 and 2006, Germany’s federal intelligence service BND spied on around 2,000 targets at political institutions, international organizations, banks, companies and weapons producers in Austria, said daily Der Standard and weekly Profil." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-germany-spying/austria-calls-on-germany-to-clarify-spying-allegations-idUSKBN1JC0RU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-germany-spying/au... "A number of US businesses and government entities were being monitored by the German foreign intelligence agency, according to documents received by the German newspaper Der Spiegel. Between 1998 and 2006, several White House emails, phone, and fax numbers were reportedly tracked using a set of 4,000 keywords." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/germany-spying-white-house-merkel-intelligence-reports-a7803881.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic... Rule of thumb - never trust spy agencies.