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Another German newspaper Bild am Sonntag has today reported that President Obama has in fact known since 2010.Citing a “U.S. intelligence worker involved in the NSA operation against Merkel”, NSA chief Keith Alexander informed Obama in person about it in 2010.
Bild has quoted the source as saying.
Obama didn’t stop the operation back then but let it continue The newspaper further reports that Obama in fact wanted more material on Merkel, and ordered the NSA to compile a “comprehensive dossier” on her.
According to the NSA source:
Obama did not trust Merkel and wanted to know everything about the German. The White House has so far declined to comment.
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