US reportedly threatened to withhold intelligence if Germany gave Snowden asylum
There’s now a pretty clear reason why Edward Snowden hasn’t found asylum in Germany; the US government reportedly threatened to keep German officials in the dark on critical intelligence if they took in the NSA whistleblower. According to The Intercept, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel confirmed as much this week, saying, “They told us they would stop notifying us of plots and other intelligence matters.”
The aggressive move didn’t apply just to asylum, as Gabriel said that the US didn’t want Berlin making any travel arrangements for Snowden to visit under any circumstances. Going against this would result in Germany being “cut off” from intelligence that could theoretically help prevent a terrorist attack or shut down other…
Source:: The Verge
