The interceptions of the US National Security Agency at Merkel and German officials of great Greek interest reveal Wikileakswww.wikileaks.org) in exclusive cooperation with the Nation for Greece.
From secret documents that the newspaper had accessed in the last week and managed to elaborate and analyze in depth, it appears that the German Chancellor Merkel has not believed for years that a brave cut of Greek debt would be a real solution to the "Greek problem".
US Navy Homicide Bugs (NSA) recorded Merkel's confession to her 2011 Personal Assistant in October, a few days before the decision of the 50% 21% haircut supplement, from XNUMX% agreed a few months ago.
The secret NSA document states that she felt she was "lost" about which option - another haircut or immediate help - would be better to deal with the situation and that "her fear was that Athens would be unable to overcome the problem even with an extra "haircut" since she could not manage her remaining debt. " He also said he was thinking of putting pressure on the United States and Britain to impose a special tax on financial transactions to help banks' liquidity.
In addition, it is revealed that the only person in the German cabinet who was in favor of the additional haircut was the finance minister, Wolfgang Schäu.blue, "despite Merkel's efforts to "rein" him".
On the other hand, France and European Commission President Manuel Barroso, as mentioned in the secret document, were in favor of a more gentle approach. "The president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, was firmly opposed, and Christine Lagarde, the general manager of the International Monetary Fund, was described as" undecided ", NSA officials said.
Another secret report to which the Nation had access was the monitoring of German senior officials from the British intelligence services. It is also clear that the data were forwarded to the NSA, which drafted the text of the petition. This is the first document that proves in practice that the British spy on their European partners at a high level on behalf of the NSA.
This classified report is based on information intercepted by the German chancellery's director general for EU affairs, Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, who provided on October 14, 2011 an overview of what Berlin plans to ask for and will be prepared to support in view of the summits that followed with the Greek issue as the main topic. It gives the impression that at that time a proposal for the contribution of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) for the rescue of Greece.
The document states: "Berlin would not accept a bank license to the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). It would also not accept the introduction of a common Vehicle of Special Purpose between the EFSF and the European Central Bank or another measure that would require legislative changes by the Member States. On the other hand, the Germans will support the creation of a special program of the International Monetary Fund Fund in which the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will "raise" funds for the purpose of supporting rescue operations in the eurozone.
Meyer-Landrut also believed that the resolution της ελληνικής κρίσης θα απαιτήσει μεγαλύτερη συμμετοχή του ιδιωτικού τομέα συγκριτικά με τις πρώτες εκτιμήσεις των ειδικών, και ότι η Ευρωζώνη πρέπει να κοιτάξει πέρα από τις τεχνικές πτυχές μιας συμφωνίας, και να επικεντρώσει αντ΄αυτού στην πραγματική πρόοδο που θα πρέπει να κάνει η Ελλάδα, όσον αφορά τη νομοθεσία και την εφαρμογή της.Επίσης άποψή του ήταν ότι μία ομάδα θα πρέπει να εγκατασταθεί μόνιμα στην Αθήνα με σκοπό την παρακολούθηση της κατάστασης.
It is noted that more than 70 phone numbers of high-ranking German officials are identified in the US intelligence tracking list.
Charis Karanikas
