>That this has anything to do with some petition he signed at some point seems a bit far fetched. That's an understatement - together with Juli Zeh he's co-aut

>That this has anything to do with some petition he signed at some point seems a bit far fetched. That's an understatement - together with Juli Zeh he's co-authored a book about the surveillance state, has published numerous essays criticizing the US in Germany, he also didn't sign that petition, he _co-initiated_ it.