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NSA Targeted Former German Chancellor for Opposing Iraq War
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzThe former chancellor said that at the time “I would never have entertained the idea that the US secret services would be listening in on me,” but that amid all of the NSA scandals now it “comes as no surprise.”
Green Party MP Hans-Christian Ströbele said he could confirm the report, and had seen essentially the same information from other sources, saying it was part of a US effort to predict any German actions that might prevent a UN resolution authorizing a war with Iraq.