>I doubt the German government or an intelligence agency would dare to bug an US embassy, well, not at least with "Made in Germany" bugs and wires directly lea

>I doubt the German government or an intelligence agency would dare to bug an US embassy, well, not at least with "Made in Germany" bugs and wires directly leading to the intelligence agency HQ :) There is a gentlemen's agreement between such a great allies as UK, Germany, US, ... - they spy on each other embassies, parties, government offices, etc... because Germany spying on Germany is illegal in Germany, so to workaround the law UK or US would do the job and exchange the results.