French President Francois Hollande (C) welcomes France's former President and leader of the right-wing UMP party Nicolas Sarkozy (L) adidas yeezy boost online store , his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace before attending a Unity rally 'Marche Republicaine' on January 11, 2015 in Paris, France. WikiLeaks published documents late Tuesday that it says show the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on the last three French presidents, releasing material which appeared to capture officials in Paris talking candidly about Greece's economy, relations with Germany — and adidas yeezy boost store , ironically, American espionage.
The release caused uproar among French politicians, although it didn't reveal any huge surprises or secrets. France itself is on the verge of approving broad new surveillance powers, and is among several U.S. allies that rely heavily on American spying powers when trying to prevent terrorist and other threats.
There was no instant confirmation of the accuracy of the documents released in collaboration with French daily newspaper Liberation and investigative website Mediapart, but WikiLeaks has a track record of publishing intelligence and diplomatic material. It appeared serious enough to prompt an emergency meeting of President Francois Hollande's defense council Adidas Ultra Boost Men's Running Shoes Burgundy Black , according to presidential aides. The council, convening Wednesday morning, includes top French security officials.
WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told The Associated Press he was confident the documents were authentic, noting that WikiLeaks' previous mass disclosures — including a large cache of Saudi diplomatic memos released last week — have proven to be accurate.
Hollande's office didn't comment beyond announcing Wednesday's security meeting, though his Socialist Party issued an angry statement saying the reports suggest "a truly stupefying state paranoia." Even if the government was aware of such intercepts 2017 Adidas Ultra Boost Women's Running Shoes Pink Grey , the party said, that doesn't mean "that this massive, systematic, uncontrolled eavesdropping is tolerable."
An aide to Hollande's predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy told the AP that the former president considers these methods unacceptable, especially from an ally. The aide was not authorized to be publicly named.