How shocking! The Brits do it, too!

[Skybird]

They spy on us! Eeeeeeek...!

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-931868.html

Naive Germans. Dear Germans, if you want others not spying on you, i advise you to do this: become strong in spionage so that you are able to fight them off and prevent them from successfully doign what they do. That is what counter-espionage is about.

To accuse the Americans or the British of trying to steal our economic and business secrets is as rational as to accuse German export industry to be stronger than that of those complainig about it.

Dear Germany, fight foreign intel off instead of crying about their operations!
Dear America - become economically stronger yourself instead of crying about us hvaign strong exports (the same greeting goes to France, England and the EU).

Too good that Germany's diplomatic elite has forced America to accept singing an anti-spying-treaty. That will teach America its limits, I'm sure.

[the_tyrant]

Oh, come on. Its not like you guys don't do it.

Spying on politicians is a fact lf life. Hell, even the tabloids do it!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Your telling me that during the cold war (West) Germany didn't build up its own espionage network?

Or that it's a complete surprise to Germans that spying ever took place from Teufelsberg, even when it looked like this (but in better state of repair)? -



Only the subjects change.

[Oberon]

Well...you know...you are Germany, and we are Britain...you know... It's tradition. We spy on the French too, just in case.

[Catfish]

[Jimbuna]

Time to change the Enigma rotors I guess.

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Catfish

What?! We don't spy on you Germany! Our secret service probably sucks too much!

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Your telling me that during the cold war (West) Germany didn't build up its own espionage network?

Or that it's a complete surprise to Germans that spying ever took place from Teufelsberg, even when it looked like this (but in better state of repair)? -



Only the subjects change.

That'S the Teufelsberg in Berlin. The sinstallation was maintained by the US, if I am correctly informed.

Even back then they already spied on us...!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by Skybird

That'S the Teufelsberg in Berlin. The sinstallation was maintained by the US, if I am correctly informed.

Even back then they already spied on us...!

Yes it was a US installation, but with a totally separate British contingent of 26 Signals Unit, and it was within the British zone. A much more discrete one at Marienfelde too, but all American.

Originally Posted by Skybird

Even back then they already spied on us

No. That's a Smokeing area.
No. There was a leak on the roof and this covered it until repairs could be done.
No. It was side bet. 2 contractors bet one of them couldn't get Golf Balls in the design of the roof.
No. That whole section was designed for the Presidental Golf thing but due to standard Governmental screw ups? Ended up in Germany.


I got nothing else. The I'm Sorry scene from a Cheech and Chong Movie probably says it best.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Even back then they already spied on us...!

Of course we spied on you! We spy on all you foreigners. We have to; you're all so...foreign!

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Of course we spied on you! We spy on all you foreigners. We have to; you're all so...foreign!

I'm not.