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Listening device found in UK Ecuadoran Embassy in office used for discussions by FM Patino & Assange
In not totally unrelated news, Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino says Ecuador has found a hidden microphone inside its London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is living, and it will disclose on Wednesday who controls the device. He described it as "another instance of a loss of ethics at the international level in relations between governments".
Wikileaks linked the bugging to the blockading of Morales's jet, describing it as another instance of "imperial arrogance".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/03/edward-snowden-asylum-live#block-51d41d38e4b03a793030bafd
Wikileaks linked the bugging to the blockading of Morales's jet, describing it as another instance of "imperial arrogance".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/03/edward-snowden-asylum-live#block-51d41d38e4b03a793030bafd
Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Mr Patino on Tuesday announced that his ministry had found a listening device in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
"We are infiltrated everywhere," he told a press conference in Quito, adding that he would "request explanations" from the country that had installed the microphone.
Mr Patino said the listening device had been found in the office of newly appointed ambassador Juan Falconi Puig during the Foreign Minister's visit to London last month. Published photos show the office was used for discussions between Mr Patino and Mr Assange.
Mr Patino said the Ecuadorean government's internal communications, such as emails, were being obtained “by various means” and handed to the media, including a letter from Mr Snowden to President Correa that was published in the media before it was received by the President. He said he would reveal further details on Wednesday.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/wikileaks-attacks-obamas-thinskinned-vindictiveness-in-snowden-row-20130703-2pbd9.html#ixzz2XxOL8eUC
"We are infiltrated everywhere," he told a press conference in Quito, adding that he would "request explanations" from the country that had installed the microphone.
Mr Patino said the listening device had been found in the office of newly appointed ambassador Juan Falconi Puig during the Foreign Minister's visit to London last month. Published photos show the office was used for discussions between Mr Patino and Mr Assange.
Mr Patino said the Ecuadorean government's internal communications, such as emails, were being obtained “by various means” and handed to the media, including a letter from Mr Snowden to President Correa that was published in the media before it was received by the President. He said he would reveal further details on Wednesday.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/wikileaks-attacks-obamas-thinskinned-vindictiveness-in-snowden-row-20130703-2pbd9.html#ixzz2XxOL8eUC
I don't know if this is related, or even correct but last night Greenwald said on MSNBC, that Snowden's statement sounded like it was "flavored with some person who isn't Edward Snowden."
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