Last week, the world was shocked by revelations that the US had ramped up its spying efforts on the undecided members of the UN Security Council. The Observer broke the story, receiving a copy of a memo, seemingly from the US National Security Agency to associated agencies in allied countries.
The news made little impact here in the US, but worldwide, there was a great deal of outrage. Obviously, there was behind-the-scenes outrage in the US government, too, since the Observer announced today that a British woman, an employee
…at the top-secret Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has been arrested following revelations in The Observer last weekend about an American ‘dirty tricks’ surveillance operation to win votes at the United Nations in favour of a tough new resolution on Iraq.
It’s good to know that our intelligence agencies are cooperating to catch all the important people.
[Via filchyboyotope]
