Der Spiegel: “The USA is operating without any kind of boundaries”

NSA spying against foreign leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tarnished America's reputation in Europe. Speak out against spying at

NSA spying against foreign leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tarnished America's reputation in Europe. Speak out against spying at http://OpenMedia.org/FightBack

Article by Jörg Schindler, Alfred Weinzierl and Peter Müller for Der Spiegel

In an interview, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, 60, warns that American spying has become "boundless" and expresses sorrow that approval ratings for the United States have plummeted in Germany.

SPIEGEL: Minister de Maizière, nine weeks ago at the Munich Security Conference you demanded that the United States provide detailed information about its spying activities in Germany. Have you received anything from them yet?

De Maizière: The information we have received thus far is insufficient. That remains my opinion. The US' surveillance measures are largely a result of its security needs, but they are being implemented in an excessive, boundless fashion.

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