... And Justice For All

On Monday the German Bundestag discussed the NSA revelations in a special session. It was the first opportunity for the upcoming "Grand Coalition" of CDUCSU and SPD to show of how "grand" they will be. As expected, the session yielded little to nothing. Well, the Social Democrats have already adapted to their new role of applauding CDU speakers; and the only real criticism came from the Greens and the left wing Die LINKE. But, Merkel talked about "serious" allegations which have to to be cleared up.

Luckily, we have just the right organisation for that called the Bundesanwaltschaft ("Federal Prosecutor's Office"), who are currently looking into the revelations in a so called "preliminary examination phase". One which will lead to an actual investigation ... hmm well, maybe.

NSA, Merkel's Phone, And Hypocrisy

According to Spiegel, Angela Merkel's private phone "might have been tapped" "for years" by US intelligence. Of course, the Bundesregierung "unequivocally disapproves". When the revelations were still about the German citizens her Minister of the Interior Friedrich called the critics "anti-American", and "naive".