據報奧巴馬考慮停止監聽盟國領導人

U.S. officials say the Obama administration weighing whether to order the National Security Agency to stop spying on leaders of American allies.

California Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued a statement Monday saying she was informed by the White House that "collection on our allies will not continue." But adminstration officials later stressed that a final decision on the matter has not been made.

Caitlin Hayden, a spokesperson for President Barack Obama's National Security Council, said late Monday the administration has "already made some decisions through this process," but refused to discuss Feinstein's statement.

The Obama administration has come under fire in recent weeks, both at home and abroad, over allegations that it has monitored the personal communications of 35 world leaders, including the cellphone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Feinstein has called for a `"total review'' of all U.S. intelligence programs in response to the allegations, adding that her committee was not "satisfactorily informed" by the NSA.

National Intelligence director James Clapper is expected to face questions about the matter when he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday.美國官員說，奧巴馬政府正在考慮是否命令國家安全局停止對盟國領導人進行監聽。

美國國會參議院情報委員會主席、來自加利福尼亞州的民主黨人范斯坦星期一發表聲明說，白宮通知她，對美國盟友的監聽行動將不再繼續。但美國政府官員隨後強調，尚未就這一問題做出最後決定。

奧巴馬總統的國家安全委員會發言人海登星期一晚間說，美國政府已就有關程序做出幾項決定，但他拒絕評論范斯坦的聲明。

幾個星期來，奧巴馬政府由於被指稱監聽35位外國領導人的私人通訊而受到來自國內外的強烈指責。據稱德國總理默克爾的手機通話也被監聽。

范斯坦星期一敦促對有關監聽的指稱做出反應，全面審查美國的情報項目。她表示，國安局爲參議院情報委員會提供的信息不令人滿意。

預計美國國家情報局局長克拉帕星期二將在衆議院情報委員會就監聽醜聞接受質詢。