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US senator says US intel should not help Germany monitor far-right party
- On May 2, Germany's domestic intelligence agency classified the AfD as a definitely right-wing extremist party, enabling expanded surveillance.
- This classification prompted U.S. Senator Tom Cotton to request a pause on American intelligence sharing with Germany regarding the AfD until it is treated as a legitimate opposition party.
- Cotton wrote to Tulsi Gabbard urging refusal of German requests to surveil the AfD, citing concerns the intelligence could be used to suppress Germany's main opposition party.
- Cotton argued that German intelligence services are now authorized to conduct surveillance, gather information covertly, and penetrate Germany's primary opposition party, and he urged a reassessment of intelligence cooperation established during the Biden administration regarding this issue.
- The response included a warning from new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the U.S. to avoid meddling in German politics, and the AfD filed suit, calling the surveillance decision a "blow against democracy.
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US senator says US intel should not help Germany monitor far-right party
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate intelligence committee called on Wednesday for American spy agencies to "pause" intelligence sharing with Germany's domestic intelligence agency that could be used to target the far right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).
Tom Cotton, the Republican chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed concerns that Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, is spying on the country's largest opposition party and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Cotton therefore argued that the US should stop sharing intelligence with the BfV.
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton demands that the U.S. intelligence service in the future does not share information about the AfD with the German domestic intelligence service.
ThePatriotLight - Chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee Tom Cotton Calls for the US To Pause Intel Sharing With German Government, Not To Help It to Spy on Right-Wi...
ThePatriotLight - The surging AfD is a target of the German establishment. Ever since the German domestic intelligence agency classified Alternative for Germany (AfD), party leading the opinion polls as a ‘confirmed’ right-wing extremist organization, the US administration led by President Donald J. Trump has harshly criticized Berlin for this anti-democratic act. By this classification of the AfD, the spy agency that carries the misleading beni…
According to US Senator Tom Cotton, Germany is concerned about the AfD as a large opposition party. This must have consequences for the cooperation of the intelligence services.
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