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What have they ever done to deserve that? </sarcasm>

sts2055 13y ago
So the US has always been super buddies with Japan? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/08/nsa-boundless-informant-global-datamining http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/08/nsa-boundless-in...
alan_cx 13y ago
What does Germany have to hide......? In fact, hello US gov, what do you have to hide?
lispm 13y ago
Here are some reasons: * Germany was at the frontline in the cold war. So Germany is traditionally both a target and a host of US spy activities. * Germany hosts important US military facilities: US nuclear bombs, US central commands for Europe and Africa, military airports, military logistics, military hospitals. * Germany was reunited with a communist part, which was under the influence of the soviet union. Thus it hosts a lot of former communists, former Stasi (East German State security, ...), a lot of KGB contacts, etc. * from Germany it is easy to spy on East Europe * Germany has a successful industry which is a great target. Germany has about 1500 so-called hidden champions, SMEs active in (often high-tech) niche markets and dominating them. Germany has SAP, one of the largest software companies world-wide, whose software is used at the core of the business of most of the large companies world-wide. * Germany is a part of the EU, something which the US likes to understand and influence * Germany has no direct border controls to neighbor countries, so there is a lot of illegal immigration to Germany, which makes it interesting for the US * Germany is very active in high-tech and especially the Internet. Germany hosts one of the most important Internet exchange nodes. * Germany has deep trade and diplomatic relations with Russia and China. * Germany hosts some international relevant institutions, above all the European Central Bank. * Germany has a relatively large military industry and exports military goods (tanks, airplanes, submarines, ships, satellites, ...). * Germany has active left and green parties. Suspicious! Plus Germany lost WWII and had to give up rights, some of them the US still has - so it may be still legal for the US to spy in Germany.

sts2055 13y ago

So the US has always been super buddies with Japan? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/08/nsa-boundless-informant-global-datamining http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/08/nsa-boundless-in...

alan_cx 13y ago

What does Germany have to hide......? In fact, hello US gov, what do you have to hide?

lispm 13y ago

Here are some reasons: * Germany was at the frontline in the cold war. So Germany is traditionally both a target and a host of US spy activities. * Germany hosts important US military facilities: US nuclear bombs, US central commands for Europe and Africa, military airports, military logistics, military hospitals. * Germany was reunited with a communist part, which was under the influence of the soviet union. Thus it hosts a lot of former communists, former Stasi (East German State security, ...), a lot of KGB contacts, etc. * from Germany it is easy to spy on East Europe * Germany has a successful industry which is a great target. Germany has about 1500 so-called hidden champions, SMEs active in (often high-tech) niche markets and dominating them. Germany has SAP, one of the largest software companies world-wide, whose software is used at the core of the business of most of the large companies world-wide. * Germany is a part of the EU, something which the US likes to understand and influence * Germany has no direct border controls to neighbor countries, so there is a lot of illegal immigration to Germany, which makes it interesting for the US * Germany is very active in high-tech and especially the Internet. Germany hosts one of the most important Internet exchange nodes. * Germany has deep trade and diplomatic relations with Russia and China. * Germany hosts some international relevant institutions, above all the European Central Bank. * Germany has a relatively large military industry and exports military goods (tanks, airplanes, submarines, ships, satellites, ...). * Germany has active left and green parties. Suspicious! Plus Germany lost WWII and had to give up rights, some of them the US still has - so it may be still legal for the US to spy in Germany.