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German Intelligence fears new wave of Far-Left Terrorism
A new wave of far-left terrorism is very much within the realm of possibilities, according to a report on political extremism released by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany’s domestic intelligence agency.
According to a report from the German newspaper Die Welt, the BfV states that the “intensity of acts of violence” has increased, and that “the development...
Germany to make Turkish migrant Vice President of Intelligence Service
Sinan Selen, a lawyer born in Istanbul, is to become the next Vice President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
He will be the first top official with a migrant background in the German intelligence services. It is not completely clear yet when Selen will assume his new position.
Maassen, the former President of that office, was just forced into retirement in a controversial decision...
German intelligence cooperated with NSA as Merkel denied knowledge
The entrance to the headquarters of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND.
Der Spiegel magazine has revealed German intelligence operated one of NSA’s spying programs. Chancellor Angela Merkel had denied any previous knowledge of NSA’s tactics, adding that she first learned about them through the media.
Germany’s foreign intelligence service, the BND, along with the domestic intelligence...
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