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Germany summons US envoy over alleged NSA spying
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_US_SPYING?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTGermany summons US envoy over alleged NSA spying
Oct 24, 8:18 AM EDT
By GEIR MOULSON
Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday following allegations that American intelligence may have targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone.
At the same time, a senior lawmaker expressed concern at the White House's statement that it isn't monitoring and won't monitor Merkel's communications - a response that didn't address what might have happened in the past. And the defense minister added that Europe can't simply return to business as usual in trans-Atlantic ties following a string of reports that the U.S. was spying on its allies.
Merkel's government says she complained to President Barack Obama on Wednesday after receiving information her cellphone may have been monitored.
The Foreign Ministry said U.S. Ambassador John B. Emerson is expected to meet Thursday afternoon with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who will "spell out the position of the German government."
