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                Date: 1999-11-03
                 
                 
                AU: Neuer Zeuge für ECHELON
                
                 
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      Der australische  Inspector General of Intelligence and  
Security Bill Blick hat auf Anfrage der BBC bestätigt, dass  
das Abhör/netzwerk ECHELON existiert. 
Mit dem Chef des Defense Signal Directorate gibt es bereits  
weltweit zwei offizielle Stellen, die Anfragen zu ECHELON  
positiv beantwortet haben. Sie stammen beide aus  
downunder AU.  
 
aus AU,   
 
 
http://archiv.quintessenz.at/archiv/msg00695.html
                   
 
http://archiv.quintessenz.at/archiv/msg00694.html
                   
 
http://archiv.quintessenz.at/archiv/msg00177.html
                   
 
 
 
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By Andrew Bomford of BBC Radio 4's PM programme  
 
Imagine a global spying network that can eavesdrop on every  
single phone call, fax or e-mail, anywhere on the planet.  
 
It sounds like science fiction, but it's true.  
 
Two of the chief protagonists - Britain and America - officially  
deny its existence. But the BBC has confirmation from the  
Australian Government that such a network really does exist  
and politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are calling for an  
inquiry.  
 
On the North Yorkshire moors above Harrogate they can be  
seen for miles, but still they are shrouded in secrecy. Around  
30 giant golf balls, known as radomes, rise from the US  
military base at Menwith Hill.  
.. 
Inside is the world's most sophisticated eavesdropping  
technology, capable of listening-in to satellites high above the  
earth.  
 
 
The base is linked directly to the headquarters of the US  
National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Mead in Maryland,  
.. 
Every international telephone call, fax, e-mail, or radio  
transmission can be listened to by powerful computers  
capable of voice recognition. They home in on a long list of  
key words, or patterns of messages. They are looking for  
evidence of international crime, like terrorism.  
 
Open Oz  
 
The network is so secret that the British and American  
Governments refuse to admit that Echelon even exists. But  
another ally, Australia, has decided not to be so coy.  
 
The man who oversees Australia's security services,  
Inspector General of Intelligence and Security Bill Blick, has  
confirmed to the BBC that their Defence Signals Directorate  
(DSD) does form part of the network. 
 
Full Story 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/newsid_503000/503224.stm
                   
 
relayed by 
markus.sulzbacher@magnet.at 
 
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edited by Harkank 
published on: 1999-11-03 
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