"Then We Have to Fight Back": Free Wants to Allow Bnd Attacks - "Operational Skills Abroad"

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The Union wants to give the BND more power – up to offensive cyber-actions. This is necessary to remain a reliable partner, says Kanzleramtschef Frei at ntv. Lang warns against a dangerous dependence on US tech billionaires.

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Head of the Federal Chancellery Thorsten Frei (CDU) advocates for greater powers for the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). Germany must remain a "credible, reliable, and effective partner" for other intelligence services, Frei said on the ntv program "Blome und Pfeffer." To achieve this, Germany should look to "what other European partners have been doing for many years." Specifically, this concerns operational capabilities abroad. When it wa…