In an act of shocking disloyalty that might even be classified as treason (except that in the 21st century, we’re too timid to call anything treason), British MP Clare Short told an interviewer that Britain had been spying on Kofi Annan: Source: Britain Spied on U.N.’s Annan.

In her interview, Short spoke of seeing evidence of eavesdropping. “These things are done. And in the case of Kofi’s office, it’s been done for some time,” she said.

Asked whether Britain was involved, she said: “Well, I know I have seen transcripts of Kofi Annan’s conversations. In fact, I have had conversations with Kofi in the run-up to war thinking ‘Oh dear, there will be a transcript of this and people will see what he and I are saying.’”

Asked explicitly whether British spies had been instructed to carry out operations within the United Nations on people such as Annan, she said: “Yes, absolutely.”

Short had publicly questioned whether Britain should go to war in Iraq but eventually backed it in the House of Commons. She resigned in May, complaining the United Nations did not have a large enough role in reconstruction.

Since then, she has called for Blair to resign, accusing him of misleading the country about the threat posed by Saddam.

Doesn’t Britain have laws to deal with this sort of treachery?

Clare Short was last featured at LGF in June 2003, when she said the US should step aside, indulge in an extended bout of self-loathing, and let the UN handle world affairs.

Well, not in so many words, of course.

(And I certainly hope that all free countries are spying on the thoroughly corrupt thugs and dictators who run the United Nations.)

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