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Phone bugs found at EU-HQ March 19, 2003 TELEPHONE bugging systems have been found targeting a number of delegations at EU headquarters, notably the French and the Germans, an official said. The illegal systems were found in the Council building, where meetings of EU ministers and leaders are held. An EU summit is to be held tomorrow and Friday, overshadowed by Iraq. Intelligence services from the council and the countries concerned have launched an investigation into the bugs, but "it is impossible at this stage" to determine who planted them, said the official. According to the French daily Le Figaro, Belgian police have identified "Americans" as those responsible. But Belgian authorities said police had not been involved in the case, and declined any further comment. "The investigation has only just started and we know nothing yet about who has benefited from this crime," said Dominique-Georges Marro, head of the council's press service. A spokesman for the US mission to the EU declined to comment on the report immediately. "I don't have anything on it right now ... it's something which just came to our attention," he said. France and Germany have been in a fierce standoff over the looming war on Iraq, notably with EU members Britain and Spain who support the US threat of conflict. Marro said the bugging systems were found "in recent days" during regular inspections by security services. "Attempts had previously been made but this is the first time that we have found a system already in place," he said. "The investigation should determine how long it has been in place," he added. "A small number of delegations" were targeted, including the French and German, he said, declining to list any other countries involved. The bugging system was apparently put in place via the council's switchboard to monitor telephone lines to rooms used by delegations inside the building. EU political leaders and their civil servants meet in such rooms in the sidelines of ministerial meetings and summits. The French and German delegations declined immediately to comment on the investigation. Agence France-Presse http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6154944%255E25778,00.html <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
