Berlin / Washington – Edward Snowden traveled from the U.S. to Hong Kong to start his revelations about the work of the U.S. secret NSA. From there it was on to Moscow, then was from Ecuador as the next possible exit point of the question. Western democracies seems the whistleblower, however not to have as safe havens on its list.

The Green Party wants boss Trittin says now change: he asked to grant Snowden in Germany or another European country refuge. “The here in Europe should have an appropriate secure accommodation because he has Europe a disservice by having revealed a massive attack on the European citizens and businesses,” said Trittin the ARD “Morning Magazine”. This could happen in Germany under certain circumstances.

It was really embarrassing for the democracies, “that as someone who has indeed done great service to democracy, has uncovered a massive fundamental rights violation according to our understanding, must find shelter for despots who are at loggerheads even with fundamental rights,” said Trittin. “I am of the opinion that someone is protected. We also say otherwise.”

“Americans carry on, as they accuse the Chinese it”

Snowden considers himself Russian claims to continue on at the international airport in Moscow. In the United States should be made to the 30-year-olds because of the betrayal of the secret process. He had revealed extensive spying by U.S. and British intelligence services.

The surveillance scandal involving the U.S. NSA must have serious consequences for the European-American relationship in the opinion of Trittin. “I think you have the existing agreement on the exchange of banking information, on the exchange of passenger data terminate on the part of the European Union,” said the Green . One can only negotiate on the desired free trade agreement with the U.S., if it is clear that trade secrets would be safeguarded and not explored. “The Americans are just as to how they blame it to the Chinese.”

Federal Republic as an attack target

As the “Guardian” reported, not only EU institutions are monitored by the NSA. too diplomatic missions of France, Italy and Greece in Washingtonand at the United Nations were the target Spähprogramms the NSA.

Thus the affair is taking on greater dimensions. Der Spiegel reports in its latest issue that the Americans apparently intentionally monitor EU representations. In a as “strictly secret RESTREINT” paper of the NSA dated September 2010 is described, such as the NSA is attacking the the EU diplomatic representation in Washington. Accordingly not only bedbugs were installed in the building in the center the U.S. capital. Also, the internal computer network was infiltrated, according to documents held by Snowden, who could see the MIRROR.

In addition, around half a billion phone calls, e-mails or text messages are monitored monthly, according to Der Spiegel in Germany, systematically, a large part of the telephone and internet connection data is controlled and stored . The United States regards Germany as a partner in secret documents while, at the same time but also as an attack target.

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Automatically translated from German