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Afaik Germany is not part of 5 eyes or 9 eyes. There seems to be a tiny bit of ww2 era resentment there.
by aey 6y ago
Afaik Germany is not part of 5 eyes or 9 eyes. There seems to be a tiny bit of ww2 era resentment there.
- jkaplowitz 6y agoThey're not, but there is lots of collaboration between BND and agencies who are.
- johannes1234321 6y agoEspecially since BND (or the predecessor "Operation Gehlen") was established to large parts due to American interest in German spying experience regarding the Soviet Union.
- rsynnott 6y ago> There seems to be a tiny bit of ww2 era resentment there. Well, also, (amply justified by Germany's history) public distrust of mass surveillance. Joining wouldn't really be politically viable.
- squiggleblaz 6y agoIsn't that point of the "6 eyes" comment? Theirs would be be the sixth.
- KarlKemp 6y agoThat.. doesn't make much sense? The whole point is to prevent the outsourcing of illegal surveillance. In any case, the BND suddenly became a lot less attractive for any intelligence-sharing deals.
- fit2rule 6y agoI think its more that the German intelligence services are not liable to the German sovereign, but are rather still 'occupied' by the USA's own military/intelligence agencies.