European Echelon Delegation Departs Early
Members of an European Parliament (EP) delegation commissioned to investigate Echelon have left the United States early because government officials refused to meet with the delegation. The Echelon surveillance system captures commercial communications, and EP members suspect the system has been used for industrial espionage.Europeans Leave U.S. In Huff Over Spy Network � Update, Newsbytes, May 10, 2001.
Echelon Watch.
U.S. Echelon Snub Angers Europe, Wired, May 18, 2001.
