US embassy cables: UN seeks answers from Washington

[go west young man]

Source: The Guardian UK

The United Nations has hit back at a US spying operation targeting its leadership with a warning that any violation of its "immunity" may breach international law.

Senior UN officials yesterday made representations to the US government about a leaked secret cable sent to American diplomats which demanded detailed intelligence on the UN leadership including forensic detail about their communications systems, including passwords and personal encryption keys.

UN officials said they were taken by surprise at the "unusual extent and detail of the activity in the documents" which calls for "biometric" information on "key UN officials" and the permanent representatives of the security council from China, Russia, France and the UK.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/29/un-reacts-us-embassy-cables

[MineralMan]

1. A not unexpected thing, I'd think.

And we have to deal with the UN Security Council quite frequently, I believe. This may present problems down the road. Tangible fallout.