German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (C) uses his cell phone as he relaxes with members of his delegation at the Thessaloniki EU Summit in Porto Carras June 20, 2003. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) bugged the phone of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder from at least 2002, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday, compounding the most serious row between the allies in a decade.
The reason for the snooping was Social Democrat (SPD) Schroeder's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq under then President George W. Bush, the Sueddeutsche daily said, citing U.S. government sources and NSA insiders.
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