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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 03:13 AM Oct 2013

Merkel and Obama

Here's what I don't get....

Chancellor Merkel called President Obama on the telephone to request that he not listen to her telephone calls.

Why didn't he say "Okay" and hang up the phone?

In point of fact, the US has not been tapping her phone.

They've been picking up her conversations by concealed transmitters that were cleverly and surreptitiously installed just below her ears:

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Merkel and Obama (Original Post) jberryhill Oct 2013 OP
I wondered what in the world possessed that fool to do that. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #1
Maybe his pilot jumped the ship jakeXT Oct 2013 #2

LuvNewcastle

(16,820 posts)
1. I wondered what in the world possessed that fool to do that.
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 04:44 AM
Oct 2013

At least installing transmitters makes some sense.

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