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                Date: 2000-02-27
                 
                 
                ECHELON in 60 Minutes [CBS]
                
                 
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ECHELON in 60 Minutes [CBS] 
 
Heute, Sonntag, wird der ehemalige Mitarbeiter des  
kanadischen Geheimdienstes Communications Security  
Establishment [CSE] Mike Frost in der renommierten CBS- 
Sendung 60 Minutes Zeuhnis ablegen. Im EU-Parlament wird  
eine dringliche Anfrage zu ECHELON vorbereitet. Dass es für  
die Kommission dieses Mal nicht so einfach sein wird, das  
alles  als "rumours in the press" abzutun, ist sehr  
wahrscheinlich.       
 
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 relayed by Mark Hughes, Institute for the Study of Privacy  
Issues (ISPI) ISPI4Privacy@earthlink.net  
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ECHELON: Follow-up Links & 60 Minutes 
 
With all the recent interest in the ECHELON global  
surveillance system, some of you may appreciate a short  
background note and some follow-up links on the topic. 
 
ECHELON is operated jointly by five spy organizations under  
the umbrella of the 1948 UKUSA (pronounced you-koo-za)  
signals intelligence (SIGNET) agreement. 
 
The five SIGNET agencies are the NSA in America, Canada's  
Communications Security Establishment (CSE), the UK's  
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ),  
Australia's Defense Signals Directorate (DSD) and New  
Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau  
(GCSB). 
 
The NSA is the senior member and calls virtually all the  
shots. 
 
 
60 Minutes: 
 
On February 27 (Sunday) the CBS show 60 Minutes has  
scheduled a segment on ECHELON in which Canadian ex- 
spy and author Mike Frost reveals that then UK Prime  
Minister Thatcher asked Canada's CSE spooks to spy on  
two of her cabinet Ministers via the ECHELON system. 
 
Also, Margaret Newsham  
[http://www1.ekstrabladet.dk/VisArtikel.iasp?PageID=43054],  
an ex-employee of Lockheed Martin and important player in  
the development of the ECHELON system will be featured in  
the segment. 
 
 
Useful Echelon Links: 
 
THE SECRET AGREEMENTS: Ekstra Bladet's Echelon Site  
http://www1.ekstrabladet.dk/VisArtikel.iasp?PageID=43236
                   
 
 
Nicky Hager's "Exposing The Global Surveillance System"  
http://www.caq.com/caq59/CAQ59GlobalSnoop.html
                   
 
 
ECHELON: America's Secret Global Surveillance Network  
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~pspoole/echelon.html
                   
 
 
Key Echelon Files: Cryptome In  
http://jya.com/crypto.htm#Echelon
                   
 
 
Key Echelon Files: Cryptome Out http://jya.com/cryptout.htm#Echelon
                   
 
 
Spotlight on Wiretapping and Echelon http://www.free-market.net/spotlight/wiretapping/
                   
 
 
Interception Capabilities 2000 http://www.gn.apc.org/duncan/interception_capabilities_2000.htm
                   
 
 
ACLU's Echelon Watch http://www.aclu.org/echelonwatch/index.html
                   
 
 
Kind regards, Mark Hughes Executive Director Institute for the Study of Privacy Issues (ISPI) 
 
 
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