A Look At Germany's History Of Cooperation With U.S. Intelligence

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'Project 6': CIA Spies Operating in the Heart of Germany -- Spiegel Online

For years, intelligence services from the US and Germany conducted a secret project on German soil. Together, they developed a counter-terrorism database -- with even a journalist coming under suspicion. By SPIEGEL Staff

Neuss, near Düsseldorf, is one of Germany's oldest cities. Schoolchildren are taught that the city dates back to the ancient Romans, who founded it in 16 B.C. Neuss was occupied by the French from 1794 to 1814, and by the British occupying force after World War II.

What no one knew until now, however, is that a small, select group of Americans were also stationed in the city on the Rhine River until a few years ago. Working for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), they ran a project under a cloak of secrecy in an inconspicuous office building not far from the cobblestone streets of Neuss' pedestrian zone. It was a joint project with two German intelligence agencies, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and the Federal Intelligence Service (BND).

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My Comment: Those days of cooperation are probably gone .... especially if the Germans are starting to do this .... Germans conduct helicopter flyover of US consulate.

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U.S. And Germany To Seek Agreement To Not Spy On Each Other

Federal Chancellery Ronald Pofalla makes notes as German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks past, before the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin November 7, 2012. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz

Merkel's Chief Of Staff Says U.S. Spies Did Not Break German Law -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Angela Merkel's chief of staff said on Monday that fears of mass U.S. spying on Germans were unfounded, hoping to end a controversy that threatened to damage the chancellor as she seeks re-election next month.

Media reports of the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) electronic spying operation enraged Germans and put Merkel and her officials on the defensive when pressed to explain what, if anything, they knew.

Emerging from the latest in a series of confidential hearings by a parliamentary committee, Ronald Pofalla, responsible for Germany's intelligence agencies, said talks last week in Washington and London had brought clarity and the assurances Berlin wanted.

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More News On U.S. - German Efforts To Seek An Agreement To Not Spy On Each Other

Official: US, Germany will negotiate agreement not to spy on each other in wake of NSA flap -- Washington Post/AP
Merkel's office denies US mass spying on Germans -- Global Post/AFP

Germany denies phone data sent to NSA used in drone attacks -- The Guardian
Germany, US to negotiate Washington-proposed ‘no spy’ pact -- RT
Germany to seek ‘no spying’ deal with US -- Financial Times

My Comment: As if such an agreement will be followed.

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