http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3488548.stm
British spies were bugging UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's office in the run up to the Iraq war, former UK cabinet minister Clare Short has claimed.
It's a disgrace & a shambles, wtf! This bish who used to work for the intelligence agency has just exclaimed to the world that the British placed bugs on the UN guys so we knew what they were thinking about the war in Iraq.
USA is in on this too btw oOo:
The ex-international development secretary said she had read some of the transcripts of his conversations.
But Tony Blair described the allegations as "deeply irresponsible".
Mr Blair insisted the UK security services acted in accordance with domestic and international law and in the best interests of this country, but the UN said any British spying on Mr Annan would be illegal.
She had been accused of leaking a secret e-mail from US spies apparently requesting British help in bugging UN delegates head of the Iraq invasion.
During an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme Ms Short said British spies were involved in bugging Mr Annan's office in the run up to war with Iraq.
A Downing Street spokesman said in a statement: "We never comment on intelligence matters. Our intelligence and security agencies act in accordance with national and international law at all times."
But Sir Menzies Campbell, the Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman, said: "If these allegations are true, they will do nothing for Britain's already tarnished reputation at the UN."
Former MI5 officer David Shayler said the revelation could lead to a breakdown in trust with Britain's allies.
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