Posted on 07/12/2014 1:22:29 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
“political temper tantrum” after ordering the CIA station chief to leave the country over allegations the U.S. had recruited two government officials to spy.
“It just doesn't seem like a very adult reaction to expel the CIA chief from Germany,” Rogers said in an interview with CNN. “And it's concerning and it's a political temper tantrum like I've never seen before that I think is not productive, it is jeopardizing both intelligence cooperation and relationships with beyond the intelligence relationship between America and Germany.”
Rogers said the expulsion, announced earlier this week, was “a huge deal,” and said he was very concerned Germany was “going to jeopardize” collaborative intelligence efforts “over this alleged incident.”
“This is something that we would expect from the Russians. We would expect from the Iranians. We would expect from the North Koreans. We don't expect from our allies, the Germans where they know of this really important intelligence relationship,” Rogers said.
The Michigan Republican suggested German Chancellor Angela Merkel had taken “a political knee-jerk reaction” to the allegations. Surveillance is a particularly potent political issue in Germany, where many citizens lived under Soviet rule for decades. Merkel’s family was targeted by the East German secret police while she was growing up, and has previously expressed personal outrage over revelations the NSA was monitoring her cell phone conversations.
But Rogers said Germany was guilty of spying on the U.S. as well.
“As the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, I feel very confident in telling you and your viewers, listen, the German Intelligence Services, they're engaged in espionage including against the U.S. persons,” Rogers said. “And so I'm a little surprised by this whole reaction.”
On Saturday, Merkel said she didn’t think the U.S. would stop spying on Germany, despite the diplomatic flap.
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And yet, Merkel was herself a member of the communist party and worked with the communists as a propagandist.
The reason behind the "childish" response is this: it is a Russian play to divide Germany from the United States, and there are elements within the German government, including Merkel, who are working to do it.
It’s more than that. European companies are moving away from US IT as a response
Winston Churchill said, “Nations don’t have friends. Nations have common interests.” We need to keep an eye on all nations. It’s called situational awareness. Generally, when we see somebody spying we watch them. Almost never do they get arrested. If you arrest them then you might not find the next one. But if you leave them in place you can feed them information you’d like somebody else to have.
They spy on us too. Especially, the French spy on us. But the French steal trade secrets and give them to connected companies. Our spying is entirely political. Most nations use economic spying to gain advantage.
What part of national sovereignty doesn't he understand?
Expelling the CIA station chief was small change.
Pretty much what we'd do if we caught the Germans spying on us.
Rogers knows a lot more of what’s going on than what his comments mention, but, he too is a politician, so measure his words. As far as the Germans are concerned, who knows what else obama has pulled with our so-called “allies”; I’m sure they can’t believe a word this leader of the “free world” utters, and shudder at the length of time he remains in office. The world will be greatly more broken then, as compared to when he “won”. I don’t blame the Germans, and anyone else, for being pi$$ed off with the spying, although even so called friendly nations do it to each other all the time. There’s much more going on than what is being commented on. Practicing Statecraft, the art of deception at its finest.
What would Obama do if German intelligence was caught tapping his phone? I think it would be a lot more that expelling a single spy.
Theater for public consumption.
Still waiting for the benefits of Snowden’s “revelations.”
“Germany was “going to jeopardize” collaborative intelligence efforts ‘over this alleged incident.’”
No this is in response to Obama’s unfettered penchant to diss all of the US friends - the Germans detest our POTUS and we will find other countries following suit. Obama has fundamentally changed the US - to a third world mentality. We voluntarily gave away the world leader role - now watch everyone pile on!!!
How about Königsberg? You know, to sweeten the deal.
Yeah, comments like that will make the Germans feel better about America.
Churchill also observed of the Germans: “The Hun is either at your throat or at your feet.’’
“Churchill also observed of the Germans: “The Hun is either at your throat or at your feet.’’”
For Churchill’s time and from his experience that was true. It was America’s will and treasure that made Germany the fine upstanding international citizen they are today. America stood guard so the German’s wouldn’t have to. For roughly five generations America helped mold the German psyche into a good neighbor. What they are today they owe to the beneficence of those who won World War Two, including the British. But it is time to allow them to sink or swim on their own. We should part in friendship and let them take over the burden of protecting what we, together have built.
Germany, France, NATO are all on the outside of true intelligence sharing with the US. The real insiders intelligence club was forged in two world wars and membership is limited by a common culture, language, and a common approach to freedom. The has not been a war among members of this club for 200 years. It is a closed club that is not accepting new members. The Germans, the French and the rest are somewhat jealous.
Entirely Political? Then what would be the purpose of hacking, monitoring, wiretapping, and data mining of the innocent law abiding of any given country?
“Entirely Political? Then what would be the purpose of hacking, monitoring, wiretapping, and data mining of the innocent law abiding of any given country? “
They are defending the new communist state and its leaders from wicked, bitter bible clinging gun lovers. That’s not political? It’s certainly not economic. If they were finding out that dragnet2 was willing to take $4,500 for his 13 year old Ford F150 when you had it listed for $6,250, and they told potential buyers, then that would be economic. There are really only two types of international and domestic spying. (I will add that finding out Justice Anthony Kennedy had an ongoing affair with a sheep named Dolly and was open to blackmail...nope, still political.)
Absolutely, I think we both agree, but I see the motives as not simply political, but an effort for total punitive control and manipulation, beyond what most would consider political. An dictatorial over throw of established law, Constitution etc.
But blackmail is a serious crime, regardless of the motive.
Most liberal globalists have no clue about national sovereignty
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