11-15-2003, 08:28 AM
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U.S 'BUGGED' UN ON IRAQ
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U.S 'BUGGED' UN ON IRAQ Nov 15 2003
A BRITISH intelligence officer, charged with leaking a memo on an American "dirty tricks" campaign, claims any wrong-doing on her part was justified.
Katharine Gun, 29, is accused of revealing US agents plotted to bug United Nations delegates to find out how they would vote on waging war against Iraq. Translator Ms Gun, accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act, said: "I've followed my conscience." She was arrested in March after a memo, allegedly from a US National Security Agency official ordering staff to eavesdrop, was leaked to The Observer newspaper.
It is claimed the GCHQ spy centre in Cheltenham, Glos, was asked by America to tap telephones and intercept emails.
Ms Gun, sacked from GCHQ in June, added: "Any disclosures were justified because they exposed illegality by the US who tried to subvert our security services."
She is due to appear in court on November 27.
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So was she right to break the Official Secrets Act ? or do you think she should be thrown in jail ? |
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