U.S 'BUGGED' UN ON IRAQ
 

So was she right to break the Official Secrets Act ? or do you think she should be thrown in jail ?

She should be thrown in jail. She betrayed her country. :P

It's also not a surprise to hear this -- the US is the top dog and wants to know everything that may effect it. It doesn't make it right, though.

Kind of reminds me of the watergate scandal.

She is right to have done what she did, anybody who thinks otherwise is too zealous and hardly righetous.

She's not a traitor, she did the right thing.

If it's only secret to hide wrongdoing on the part of those who make it secret, or their allies, then it's a coverup of illegal activities, not a matter of security.

funny how it's sometimes seen as worse to expose wrongdoing than to do wring in the first place.

Oh well, just the crazy mixed up world we live in

shes obviously not wrong

She should definitely be put in jail. And she did the right thing. It was worth going to jail for.

link?

It's OK. The White House will probably out her husband in Russia working for the CIA.

"We have ways of dealing with those who speak too much..."


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she clearly did the right thing...who sanctioned the bugs? i'm very surprised gchq got involved too...

This is unfortunate. Morally, she did the right thing because nobody will be hurt. These gross acts by the US must be made public.

This is the same as spying on your wife or husband - or anybody who you claim to hold dear.

Wrong, wrong, wrong - in every possible way.

Why is it a gross act to try and learn what others may do that will directly affect your national interests? This is what we pay those spooks to do. The US and UK have had a long reciprocal relationship among the security services and they often divide responsibilities in cases like this.

As far as not spying on wife or husband or anybody you hold dear"; Who ever said we hold any of these nations dear?

"Hold your enemies close, hold your friends even closer" is a quote that explains how real diplomacy works.

The United States suspected that France was going to oppose the Iraq resolution, they were surprised that France would bribe and threaten other members, and give important information about this to Sadaam.

I agree with what nirol said. Honestly, this type of stuff goes on all of the time. We need to constantly make sure what people say to our faces is actually what they're saying amongst themselves, and to others. Actually, I would consider our government derilect in their duties if they weren't spying on various foreign countries.

What does it matter if they know or don't know who is going to vote what?

The real implication of this is that they obviously planned to do something about this- otherwise they just wouldn't expend time and resources over it.

And if it's somehow justified, it begs the question of where you draw the line.

By the way the proverb is "Hold your friends close and your enemies closer".

Spying and info gathering has been going on since we lived in tribes and chucked rocks at each other.
The only thing that seems out of place is that someone spoke up about it.