Category Archives: BND

Germany Constitutional Court Rejects Disclosure of NSA Spy Targets

“The Constitutional Court’s ruling is a blow for any clarification on the activities of the BND and the NSA and for the entire parliamentary monitoring of secret services.” Anna Biselli — Digital research organization Netzpolitik Last Tuesday, the German Federal … Continue reading

Posted in BND, NSA, spy targets | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

EUROPE Anti-Terrorism Group-4: Investigators Need Access to Encrypted Communications

‘TELEGRAM has become known as a preferred means of communication for the Sunni terror group ISIS and was used by the ISIS cell that plotted the Paris terror attacks in November.” CNN News Report Prosecutors from the EU Anti-Terrorism Group4 … Continue reading

Posted in BND, Encryption, EU Commission, ISIS, TELEGRAM, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

CIA and BND Employed Former SS “Bloody Brigitte” – Reflections on Nazis and ISIS

“Although she understandably questions the morality of the decision to hire Nazi SS scientists, Jacobsen balances her judgment with an understanding of the perceived threat of the Soviet Union under Stalin and the communists’ dialectical determination to prepare for total … Continue reading

Posted in BND, CIA, ISIS, SS | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

German Bill will allow BND to Spy on Foreign Journalists

“The increasing surveillance capabilities on journalists is a clear threat to media freedom. This draft law runs counter to the very core of fundamental freedoms such as media freedom and freedom of expression.” Dunja Mijatovic  — OSCE Representative on Freedom … Continue reading

Posted in BND, Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE | Tagged , , | Leave a comment