Unacceptable.<br /> <br />That's how German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the alleged bugging of her mobile phone by the U.S.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL SAYING:<br /> <br />"It's not just about me but about every German citizen. We need to have trust in our allies and partners and this trust must now be established once again."<br /> <br />Her chief of staff was less diplomatic, saying the allegations, if true, were indefensible.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (German) CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL'S CHIEF OF STAFF, RONALD POFALLA, SAYING:<br /> <br />"It would mean to me that these are proceedings that are totally unacceptable among partners and close allies. As far as I am concerned it would be a severed breach of trust."<br /> <br />U.S. ambassador to Germany John Emerson was summoned to Berlin's foreign ministry on Thursday to discuss the phone tapping.<br /> <br />The White House assures Merkel the U.S. isn't monitoring her communications and won't in the future.<br /> <br />But it's declined to say if
