German FM’s Chief of Staff Sacked for Being US Informant
Helmut Metzner Admitted He Was US 'Mole' Inside FDP
The Obama Administration’s cables railing about Germany’s Free Democratic Party in general and leader Guido Westerwelle (now Germany’s Foreign Minister) in particular came with references to an unnamed informant the US had on the inside of the FDP who was eager to report on the party’s internal meetings to the US embassy.
According to Helmut Metzner, Foreign Minister Westerwelle’s (now former) chief of staff, he is that informant, and he has been sacked for being a US mole, the direct confirmed firing to come out of the WikiLeaks cables leak.
The Obama Administration was said to have serious reservations about the Free Democratic Party’s commitment to limited government and individual liberty ahead of September 2009′s election, and expressed hope that Chancellor Angela Merkel could be convinced to foil their agenda to protect her “legacy.”
The cables never named Metzner, but referred to him as “a young, up-and-coming party loyalist” who was providing the US embassy with information. Publicly, Westerwelle appeared contented to let the matter drop until Metzner confessed to his role as the mole.
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Valerianus
December 3rd, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Glad the Schweinhund was sent packing.
JLS
December 3rd, 2010 at 9:46 pm
He should be prosecuted for espionage.
james
December 4th, 2010 at 2:00 am
A zionist chosen heh? I guess the German people still have the blinders on, but wait, this guy was appointed, not elected. Back to the corrupt governments of Merkel.
beeboltwu
December 4th, 2010 at 9:58 am
A Zionist traitor who's loyalty is to his own people (Jews) not to his motherland Germany. Hang'm high.
Zack
December 4th, 2010 at 11:30 am
beeboltwu. I agree. But his loyalty probably isn’t just to the Ziotards. He (just like the rest) is only loyal to the bribe money. The money-grubbing self-serving pos should be charged with espionage. And then he should swing, for being loyal to capital, at the expense of humanity.
Chilli
December 4th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
"The Obama Administration was said to have serious reservations about the Free Democratic Party’s commitment to limited government and individual liberty ahead of September 2009′s election, and expressed hope that Chancellor Angela Merkel could be convinced to foil their agenda to protect her “legacy.”"
Obama is concerned about the commitment of other countries to limited government and individual liberty? It is to laugh.
klyde
December 4th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
So the German FM was going to let a US informant stay in position and only fired the guy when he openly confessed? Isn't there something wrong with that picture?