Thursday, March 20, 2003

AGAINST ALL ODDS, US DIPLOMACY GETS WORSE

Listening devices found at EU offices

The French newspaper Le Figaro broke the story today, saying Belgian police identified the bugs as American. The report did not say why officials believe the devices are American, and that report could not be confirmed immediately.

Well, here's one good reason why they might suspect the US:

Earlier this month, London's Observer newspaper reported the United States was spying on other U.N. Security Council delegations. The Observer said a U.S. National Security Agency memo showed the United States was monitoring the phones and e-mail of U.N. delegates in New York.

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