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UK-USA: Terror law puts Britons at risk of surveillance by US agents

01 August 2007

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Report by the Observer (link)

See: EU-USA: US Congress rubber-stamps new law authorising spying on foreign nationals' calls and emails (Press release) Question to the Commission (pdf) Liberal Democrat MEPs, Sophie In't Veld and Graham Watson, have tabled a written question to the European Commission and Council.

US National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell: "My argument was that the intelligence community should not be restricted when we are conducting foreign surveillance against a foreigner in a foreign country"

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