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2017-02-28 Europe

German secret service spied on journalists at the BBC, The New York Times and Reuters for more than a Decade

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-02-28 04:30|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

Did they have hobbies, these spies? Painting for instance? The contemporary art market is depressed, but these may have a certain provenance. It could... "make a difference."

Posted by Besoeker 2017-02-28 04:45|| 2017-02-28 04:45|| Front Page Top

#2 BUT, but,...through their agents they didn't introduce any MEMEs, did they?

Posted by Skidmark 2017-02-28 07:23|| 2017-02-28 07:23|| Front Page Top

#3 'a monstrous attack on press freedom'

Does this mean they would have behaved differently had they not been spied upon?

Posted by gorb 2017-02-28 12:46|| 2017-02-28 12:46|| Front Page Top

#4 German spies found no intelligent intelligence.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2017-02-28 14:58|| 2017-02-28 14:58|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder if this was punishment detail or something. Perhaps just practice?

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-02-28 15:48|| 2017-02-28 15:48|| Front Page Top

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