Denmark Collaborated With US to Spy on Allies

Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany, May 27, 2021. | Photo: EFE

Telesur

The NSA used Danish IT infrastructure to spy on Angela Merkel and other European leaders.

The Danish public television DR and other European media on Sunday published an investigation showing that the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (FE) gave the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) open internet access to spy on top politicians of neighboring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The journalists found out some “startling conclusions” in a secret internal investigation on the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (FE) dubbed as “Operation Dunhammer” which was concluded in May 2015.

One of these conclusions is that the NSA has purposefully obtained data and thus been able to clandestinely spy on targeted heads of state, as well as neighboring Scandinavian leaders, top politicians, and high-ranking officials in Germany, Sweden, Norway, and France.

Denmark’s Defense Minister Trine Bramsen responded to media reports by sending an email to DR News, saying that the government will not “enter into speculation about any intelligence matters from the press or others… systematic wiretapping of close allies is unacceptable.”

However, the governments of Norway and Sweden are pressing the Danish government and demanding immediate answers about the alleged NSA espionage through Danish cables.

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