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It is happening because they were caught doing it before, including with the help of various European intelligence agencies.

German BND helped the NSA even without the German government's knowledge.

Danish intelligence helped the NSA spy on the German Chancellor.

Etc.

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Some of you maybe thinking why would the German BND help the NSA without the German Governments Knowledge? The answer is not CLASSIFIED, it could be:

1) The NSA can do it themselves but they are asking for it for convenience 2) There is a lot of intelligence sharing among the agencies and they can cut them off easily

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