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To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (17335)3/7/2003 9:18:52 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 25898
 
The EU-Poodle-USA and Echelon

wsws.org

Revelations about Echelon spy network
intensify US-European tensions

By Steve James
12 April 2000

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The British government is losing its fight to suppress debate in the
European Parliament on the role of US intelligence gathering, particularly
a spy system known as Echelon in which the UK has long been a crucial
partner.

Last week, 171 out of 626 European MPs signed a petition calling for
two further debates and a public commission of inquiry into Echelon.