Austria protested yesterday about the recent expose about the wiretapping of the foreign government officials stationed in the U.S.
Austrian state official said in an interview with a local media that these wiretapping allegations are beyond comprehension.
He demanded that the U.S. make clear if this is true and what sort of intelligence moves they engaged in.
Prior to this, the Guardian reported on June 17 that the
(National Security Agency) whistleblower
“warned that the truth about the extent of
surveillance carried out by U.S. authorities
would emerge, even if he was eventually silenced.”
He alleged that the U.S. wiretapped diplomats of China, EU, and South Korea. This caused an uproar in many countries including EU, which threatened to halt the FTA altogether unless with a clarification from the U.S.
Russia has stayed relatively calm since it was not on the list. Russian President Vladimir Putin said this case needs an investigation.
He alleged that the U.S. surveillances are not the only ones listening, but that sometimes they are listened to.