Germany blocks Edward Snowden from testifying in person in NSA inquiry
Found on The Guardian on Thursday, 01 May 2014
In a letter to members of a parliamentary committee obtained by Süddeutsche Zeitung, government officials say a personal invitation for the US whistleblower would "run counter to the political interests of the Federal Republic", and "put a grave and permanent strain" on US-German relations.
"Merkel is displaying cowardice towards our ally America," she said. "We owe the Americans nothing in this respect. The government must at least make a serious effort to safely bring Snowden to Germany and let him give evidence here. But Merkel doesn't want that."
It is so embarrassing to be represented by such spineless politicians. Everybody knows that nothing will happen when Merkel and Obama talk. It is sad to see that those who profited most from Snowden's actions are too afraid to stand up and deal with the problems that have been exposed.