<div> <a href="http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/eu-calls-us-wiretapping-immediat-news-528984?utm_source=EurActiv%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=841cc7a656-newsletter_daily_update&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bab5f0ea4e-841cc7a656-245708253">Quoting</a> der Spiegel (my emphasis):</div>
<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">The document Spiegel cited showed that the United States categorised Germany as a "third-class" partner and<b> that surveillance there was stronger than in any other EU country</b>, similar in extent to China, Iraq or Saudi-Arabia.<br>
"We can attack the signals of most foreign third-class partners, and we do it too," Der Spiegel quoted a passage in the NSA document as saying.</blockquote><br>I imagine this is strong ammunition for the German Pirates, isn't it?