International uproar over reports the u. S. Spied on germanys chancellor is not going away. There are claims president obama knew about the phone taps and approved them the white house says it is not true. We are getting reports that the eavesdropping started in 2002, before Angela Merkel was elected. This morning senator Jeanne Shaheen called on the nsa to come clear on the surveillance program. I think the revelations from Edward Snowden, and secrets that are revealed are doing damage to our bilateral relationships with germany, mexico and other countries where the suggestion is that weve lisped in listened in. I think we have repair work to do and hard questions it ask of the nsa about what is happening in the program. Its a different view from the chairman of the House Homeland Security committee. Congressman peter king says america should stop apologising for the nas. The reality is the nsa saved thousands of lives not just the United States, but france, germany and throughout eur
More fallout from reports the u. S. Spied on the germanys chancellor. Claims say president obama knew about the nsa phone tap and approved it. The u. S. Says its not true. There are reports the eavesdropping started in 2002 before Angela Merkel was lected. This morning elected. This morning the senator called on the nsa to come clean on nsa programs. I think the revelations from snowden and the secrets that have been revealed are damaging our bilateral relationships with germany, with mexico, with the other countries where the suggestion is that we have listened in. I think we have repair work to do, and i think we have hard questions we need to ask of the nsa about what is happening in the program. A much different view from the chairman of the House Homeland Security committee. Congressman peter king says america should stop apologising for the nsa. The reality is the nsa saved thousands of lives not just in the United States, but throughout french and germany and europe. The french
And a california politician facing charges in a story we broke on Al Jazeera America. Plus a fishing frenzy. The industry is suffering in many parts of the world after supplies are depleted. Now a live look inside st. Peters basilica where pope francis is elevating his first class of bishops into the college of cardinals. Good morning to you. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford live from new york city. Ukraines opposition says president Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital. A top aid to the beleaguered president says hes not going anywhere. Ukraines patient is meeting to discuss the crisis. The opposition wants early elections organised for may. Despite a deal for political transition, protesters are out in full force, demanding that Viktor Yanukovych resign immediately. Al jazeeras Nick Schifrin spoke with some protesters about why they wont back down. For exactly three months they filled the square, witnessing two resolutions, hoping for a third. They appealed for support.
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More than 2,800 kilometers (1,740 miles) of pipelines run through the Amazon and along the coasts of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia. These hundreds of pipelines transport millions of liters of crude oil from the most delicate ecosystems through to the cargo ships that will transport them to their final destination. Along the way, in […]