The New York Times allegations are wrong in all their details. The claim that the two BND officers had acquired Saddam Hussein's plan to defend the Iraqi capital and handed it to the U.S.A. one month before the war's outbreak, as is stated in the New York Times, is false. |
The supply of gas without disruption is a key part of the relations between Germany and both countries. |
The... allegations are wrong in all their details. The (Federal Intelligence Service) BND, and with it the German government, were unaware of such a plan until now. |
These are difficult decisions and we have a duty to explain them. |
This account is wrong. The Federal Intelligence Service and, therefore, also the government, had until now no knowledge of such a plan. |
We assume they'll reach an agreement. |