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".
Οι κοριοί της Υπηρεσίας Εθνικής Ασφάλειας των ΗΠΑ (NSA) κατέγραψαν «εξομολόγηση» της Merkel προς τον προσωπικό βοηθό της τον Οκτώβριο του 2011, λίγες ημέρες πριν από την απόφαση της συνόδου κορυφής για επιadditional bond haircut to 50%, from 21% that was agreed a few months ago.
The classified NSA document notes that she appeared to feel "at a loss" about which choice -another haircut or immediate assistance- 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 additional 'haircut', since she could not to manage the rest of her debt." It is also reported that he was considering lobbying the US and UK to impose a special tax on financial transactions to help bank liquidity.
It also reveals that Wolfgang Schäuble, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, was the only one in the German cabinet in favor of the additional cut, "despite Merkel's attempts to" curb "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 classified report accessed by the Nation shows the surveillance of high-ranking German officials by the British services πληροφοριών. Γίνεται επίσης σαφές ότι τα στοιχεία διαβιβάστηκαν στην NSA, η οποία συνέταξε το κείμενο της αναφοράς. Πρόκειται για το πρώτο έγγραφο που αποδεικνύει εμπράκτως ότι οι βρετανοί κατασκόπευαν τους ευρωπαίους εταίρους τους σε υψηλό επίπεδο για λογαριασμό της NSA.
This particular confidential report has been made on the basis of the information undermined by EU Chief Executive Officer of German Chancellery Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, who gave 14 October 2011 an overview of what Berlin is planning to ask for and ready to support in view of the summits that followed the main issue of the Greek issue. It is impressive that a proposal for a BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) contribution was planned at the time for the rescue of Greece.
The document states: “Berlin would not agree to give the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) a banking licence. It would also not accept the establishment of a joint Special Purpose Vehicle between the EFSF and the European Central Bank, or any other measure that would require legislative changes by member states. On the other hand, the Germans will support the creation of a special program of the International Monetary Fund in which the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will "throw" funds for the purpose of strengthening rescue activities in the eurozone".
Ο Meyer-Landrut πίστευε επίσης ότι η επίλυση 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 application His opinion was also that a team should be permanently established in Athens in order to monitor the situation.
It is noted that more than 70 phone numbers of high-ranking German officials are identified in the US intelligence tracking list.
Charis Karanikas
