UN Launches Investigation of NSA Spying on British Security

nolympics writes:

UN Launches Inquiry into American Spying

Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy in New York and Peter Beaumont

Sunday March 9, 2003

The Observer

The United Nations has begun a top-level investigation into the bugging of its delegations by the United States, first revealed in The Observer last week.

Sources in the office of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan confirmed last night that the spying operation had already been discussed at the UN's counter-terrorism committee and will be further investigated.

The news comes as British police confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old woman working at the top secret Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) on suspicion of contravening the Official Secrets Act. Read the rest at The Observer"