Angela Merkel admonishes US over double agent spying issue

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday allegations that a German man worked as a double agent for US intelligence were serious and, if true, were a clear contradiction of what cooperation between partners is supposed to be about.[caption id="attachment_1606327" align="alignleft" width="380"] Associated Press[/caption]She made the comments at a news conference while on a visit to Beijing.The White House and State Department have so far declined to comment on the arrest of a 31-year-old employee of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency.According to intelligence and political sources, the man admits to passing documents to a US contact.Reuters