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Old U.S. spy satellite falling from orbit, may hit Earth - 26/1/08
Peace campaigners back on front line - 11/10/07
Spies Prep Reporters on Protecting Secrets - 27/9/07
Australian Spy Station Could Become Cog in US Missile Defense System - 27/9/07
American spy satellite downed in Peru as US nuclear attack on Iran thwarted - 20/9/07
Peace campaigners back on front line - 20/9/07
Further Adjournment to Peace Protestors Trial - 6/9/07
Britain's role in the new cold war - 30/8/07
US Government has Six Months to Turn Internet and Phone Systems into Permanent Spying Architecture - 6/8/07
MPs demand debate on 'Son of Star Wars' base in Yorkshire Dales - 3/8/07
UK Grants Permission to US to use Menwith Hill for Missile Defence - 29/7/07
UK agrees missile defence request - 25/7/07
Independence FROM America at Menwith Hill - 4/7/07
Raytheon Ships ARTEMIS Sensor For On-Demand Surveillance From Space - 12/6/07
Israel Launches New Spy Satellite - 11/6/07
The New Pacific Wall - 30/5/07
Vicars Army Base Protest Gig - 3/4/07
Trial halted as lawyers study anti-terror law - 15/3/07
US to build military satellite communications base in Australia - 17/2/07
Garrett's US forces stance gets prod - 16/2/07
US base tightens Canberra's US ties - 16/2/07
US gets military base in Western Australia - 15/2/07
UK stop and search at US secret base - 5/2/07
Town holds big debate on Menwith Hill US base - 24/1/07
Expensive new U.S. spy satellite not working - 11/1/07
Showdown Looms Over Domestic Spying - 17/12/06
The Public Demonstration Repeals Bill - 5/12/06
Peace Protestors Trial Dates Set - 19/10/06
Rhythms of Resistance for Space for Peace - 8/10/06
Intelligence fixes floated at conference - 22/8/06
NSA risking electrical overload - 6/8/06
MoD patrols stop 2100 people at US phone tap site - 26/6/06
RAF protest grans skip bail - 18/6/06
Big Brother to citizens: Trust me - 16/6/06
AFSC Sues the US DoD for Unlawful Surveillance - 14/6/06
First challenge to NSA wiretapping is today - 12/6/06
Pentagon sets its sights on social networking websites - 9/6/06
Peace Protestors Arrested at Menwith Hill, Yorkshire - 1/6/06
Base trespassing suspects bailed - 31/5/06
National Security Dept. Listening In - 22/5/06
Spy Agency Watching Americans from Space - 13/5/06
Telephone Records are just Tip of NSA's Iceberg - 13/5/06
Questions raised for phone giants in spy data furor - 13/5/06
Former NSA officer alleges illegal activities under Hayden - 12/5/06
US phone firms gave spy agency records of billions of calls - 12/5/06
Tracking of calls sparks furor in U.S. - 12/5/06
The NSA has your number - 11/5/06
NSA secret database report triggers fierce debate in Washington - 11/5/06
NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls - 11/5/06
Anti-terror case of peace pair still under scrutiny - 11/5/06
Data show how Patiot Act used - 29/4/06
Navy, NSA, Battle In Cyberspace - 12/4/06
Helen and Sylvia, the new face of terrorism - 6/4/06
Bush's NSA Spying Program Violates the Law - 4-5/3/06
GOP Plan Would Allow Spying Without Warrants - 9/3/06
Senate Panel Blocks Eavesdropping Probe - 8/3/06
GOP lawmakers work to limit probe of domestic spying program - 6/3/06
At the NSA, the Enemy is Us - 2/3/06
Space Hawks Chase Death Rays - 1/3/06
Emergency war supplemental hides millions - 20/2/06
Privacy Guardian Is Still a Paper Tiger - 20/2/06
Senate Panel Decides Against Eavesdropping Inquiry, for Now - 16/2/06
Judge Orders Action on Spying Documents - 16/2/06
Congressional Probe of NSA Spying Is In Doubt - 15/2/06
Whistleblower says NSA violations bigger - 14/2/06
US Concludes 'Cyber Storm' Mock Attacks - 10/2/06
The Wiretapping Debate - 7/2/06
Telecoms let NSA spy on calls - 5/2/06
Surveillance New Yields Few Suspects - 5/2/06
Snooping docs during Ford's administration released - 2/2/06
Senate Panel Rebuffed on Documents on US Spying - 1/2/06
What can the NSA do? from the ACLU - 31/1/06
Antiwar Group Infiltrated by the FBI - 27/1/06
US plans to 'fight the net' revealed - 27/1/06
ACLU Releases Government Photos - 25/1/06
Boeing Introduces New 737 Sigint Aircraft - 25/1/06
NSA moving some workers, operations to Denver area - 24/1/06
Surveillance program protects country, Bush says - 23/1/06
U.S. accused of spying on those who disagree with Bush policies - 20/1/06
US Officials Cite Legal Rationale on Spying Effort - 20/1/06
Bush's Domestic Spying Programs Must be Investigated - 20/1/06
Congressional Agency Questions Legality of Wiretaps - 19/1/06
NSA Spying Evolved Pre-9/11 - 17/1/06
Spy Agency Data after 9/11 Led FBI to Dead Ends - 17/1/06
ACLU sues to stop illegal spying on Americans - 17/1/06
NSA Used City Police to Track Peace Activists - 13/1/06
NSA mounted massive spy op on Baltimore peace group - 10/1/06
Schumer Seeks Motive in US Spy probe - 1/1/06
NSA Spying on Americans is illegal from the ACLU - 29/12/05
NSA Spied on U.N. Diplomats in Push for Invasion of Iraq - 27/12/05
NSA, the Agency That Could Be Big Brother - 25/12/05
Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report - 24/12/05
Buckley 'golf balls' may be ears for Bush spying - 24/12/05
Spy Court Judge Quits In Protest - 21/12/05
Listening In and Naming Names - 20/12/05
FBI Watched Activist Groups, New Files Show - 20/12/05
The National Snoop Agency (NSA) - 19/12/05
Pentagon's Intelligence Authority Widens - 19/12/05
Spy Scandal Far Bigger Than Just the NSA - 17/12/05
The New York Times and the NSA's Illegal Spying Operation - 17/12/05
Bush Authorized Domestic Spying - 16/12/05
Bush Declines to Discuss report on Eavesdropping - 16/12/05
NSA - A Half-Century of Surveillance - 16/12/05
Bush Lets US Spy on Callers Without Courts - 16/12/05
Pentagon Caught Spying on US Anti-War and Anti-Nuclear Activists - 15/12/05
Is the Pentagon spying on Americans? - 14/12/05
Iran Now Says Satellite Can Spy on Israel - 16/11/05
Official lets slip U.S. spy budget - 9/11/05
First Iranian Satellite Launched - 27/10/05
Two Menwith Hill Protestors Appeal Against Conviction in High Court - 24/8/05
Australia gets access to US spy data - 23/8/05
Spy Satellites Are Under Scrutiny - 16/8/05
India To Set Up Military SBS System By 2007 - 9/8/05
Homeland Defense Portal Unlocks Information - 7/8/05
Defection Spotlights Chinese Way of Spying - 15/7/05
US hopes to use space balloons to spy - 5/7/05
Ex-weapons inspector criticises Bush at protest day - 5/7/05
The Patriot Protestor - 4/7/05
Aurora a hub for state's humming - and sometimes hush-hush - aerospace industry - 4/7/05
Decoys Suggested for Pentagon Network - 4/7/05
Cubic, AMTI To Provide Engineering For C4ISR Anti-Terrorism Efforts - 27/6/05
DRS Receives $44 Million in Orders for Advanced Intelligence Equipment - 24/6/05
Russian Rocket Carrying Military Satellite Crashes In Siberia - 21/6/05
Flag waver and scourge of US bases thwarts a five-star general - 11/6/05
What they do at RAF Digby - 25/05/04 & 26/03/05
Peace protester appeals as judge makes tagging order - 19/5/05
Can Asbos curb the right to protest? - 17/5/05
No Asbo for protest grandmother - 17/5/05
Hayden's Heroes: A tale of incompetence and politicization at America's super-secret intelligence agency - 10/5/05
Perfect Harmony? - 4/4/05
Cracking The Code To Security Contracts - 7/3/05
U.S. targets spy services abroad - 6/3/05
14th AF activates new group - 6/2/05
Russia To Launch Iran Spy Satellites - 2/2/05
Israel to Launch Two Military Satellites - 31/1/05
Peace woman 'unfairly targeted' - 22/1/05
In Age of Security, Firm Mines Wealth Of Personal Data - 20/1/05
Terrorism Fight Prods NSA to Look Beyond Its Fortress - 3/1/05
Walker's World: Spy Satellites And Power - 22/12/04
Lockheed given U.S. rocket deal - 21/12/04
French Spy Satellite Goes Into Orbit - 18/12/04
New Spy Satellite Debated On Hill - 11/12/04
Spy base protest marks birthday - 10/12/04
Surveillance Remains Most Pressing Space Control Need - 19/10/04
U.S. Declares Satellite Jammer Ready - 19/10/04
Jamming Incident Underscores Lessons About Space - 14/10/04
Iraq Jamming Incident Underscores Lessons about Space - 15/9/04
United Defense Integrates And Fires ETC Gun From Combat Vehicle - 14/9/04
USAF gets new eye on the sky - 9/9/04
Atlas launches on fifth try - 1/9/04
Corona: America’s first spy satellites - 27/8/04
Excessive caution kept NSA passive - 23/7/04
Signal jamming a factor in future wars - 16/7/04
Report on Independence FROM America demonstration at Menwith Hill - 4/7/04
English Grandmother Wages War Against U.S. Military - 29/6/04
Menwith Hill Public Footpath 43: Action and Arrest - 20/6/04
US Panel Seeks To Shift Spy Money From Satellite To Agents - 16/6/04
Military eyes in the skies - 16/6/04
Unauthorised Developments at Menwith Hill - 13/6/04
Advance notice of intention to cut Menwith Hill's fence - 6/6/04
Menwith Hill Women's Peace Camp Defiant - 4/6/04
Canada will launch own spy satellite - 31/5/04
So much for national security in the public interest - 12/5/05
NSA and the Department of Homeland Security Form Partnership, Focus on Cyber Security - 26/4/04
NSA Intel System Over Budget - 19/4/05
NSA to hire 1,500 People by September 2004 - 9/4/04
AIA takes command of Menwith Hill Station - 7/4/04
Communications relay facility worries residents of German town - 1/4/04
Outsourcing at NSA boosts Md., security - 31/3/04
Spy satellite contract worth $500M offered - 23/3/04
Day-long blockade marks war in Iraq - 20/3/04
Keeping secrets secret - 8/3/04
Canada listens to world as partner in spy system - 7/3/04
High-tech spy agency has roots in Fredericksburg area - 7/3/04
Space Imaging 'in the final stages' of talks - 5/3/04
Secrets and lies - 29/2/04
Speak up Kofi: What's that about spies ? - 29/2/04
Special Ops, CIA Mix In War, Stir Legal Questions - 29/2/04
The whistleblower, the loose cannon and the case for war - 29/2/04
Memoir reveals CIA role in blast - 27/2/04
Spy case casts fresh doubt on war legality - 26/2/04
GCHQ whistleblower cleared - 25/2/04
U.S. High-Tech Spy Agency Has Low Profile - 22/2/04
U.S. pressing for high-tech spy tools - 22/2/04
Britain spied on UN allies over war vote - 8/2/04
Britain's spy chiefs overruled experts on Iraq dossier: former official - 4/2/04
Russian sky is under Pentagon"s surveillance - 30/1/04
New Zealanders Demand Closure of 'Spy Base' - 27/1/04
Shelby denies leaking classified information - 24/1/04
NORAD chief’s testimony part of government inquiry - 23/1/04
Privacy advocates voice concerns over database - 23/1/04
Bush Pushes Plan to Permit Internet Surveillance - 21/1/04
Study Published by Army Criticizes War on Terror's Scope - 12/1/04
Satellite Eyes Secret Project - 12/03
The View from Space - 12/03
Al-Arian case likely to test Patriot Act - 31/12/03
Americom Government Services Awarded FBI Satcom Network - 4/12/03
Satellite to provide detailed intelligence - 3/12/03
'Eyes in the sky' flying blind? - 2/12/03
NIMA Changes Name to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - 24/11/03
Mission Creep Hits Home - 23/11/03
F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies - 23/11/03
US keeps intelligence secret from British - 20/11/03
Funding prospects are bright for UTSA's new cyber-security center - 20/11/03
GCHQ translator 'revealed secrets' - 14/11/03
The Dawn of the E-Bomb - 1/11/03
Unmanned aircraft are almost able to do what human-piloted craft can - 30/10/03
Real-time collaboration deemed “quick win” from wargame - 29/10/03
Listening post in Cuba still crucial to Kremlin - 19/10/03
CIA asked to assess spy leak - 15/10/03
Ex-Chiefs Disagree on Intelligence Overhaul - 15/10/03
66th MIG assets to begin moving to Darmstadt - 7/10/03
Military stashes covert millions - 28/9/03
Homeland Security Hires Cybersecurity Chief - 15/9/03
Rocket blasts off from Florida - 9/9/03
Classified Spending On the Rise - 27/8/03
Lack of Intelligence - 11/8/03
Super-secret spy agency now trying child's play - 20/7/03
The spies who pushed for war - 17/7/03
Orbital's Pegasus Rocket Successfully Launches Orbview-3 High-Resolution Imaging Satellite - 26/6/03
OrbView-3 satellite doesn't scrimp on details - 26/6/03
Pentagon's diary could track each word, step - 3/6/03
Save Our Spooks - 30/5/03
Integral To Test Performance Of Missile Defense Satellites - 29/5/03
Daily 'Matrix' determines U.S. terrorism threat level - 25/5/03
Bill would tighten cloak of NSA secrecy - 16/5/03
U.S. satellites won't be watching alone - 15/3/03
Base to launch new intel squadron - 15/4/03
UN launches inquiry into American spying - 9/3/03
Tight lips over buggers' tricks - 4/3/03
Pentagon plans to create its own espionage network - 4/3/03
North Korea MIG's Intercept U.S. Jet on a Spy Mission - 3/3/03
Time, different type of enemy work against U.S. intelligence services - 2/3/03
Finally the Commission takes concrete steps to implement Echelon report - 12/2/03
Let's Weaponize Space - 30/1/03
Waihopi Spybase Protest - 24-26/1/03
No to an American MI5 - 5/1/03
EU agrees to pass on intelligence to FBI - 20/12/02
Activists attack Menwith Hill spy base - 15/12/02
News update from the Women's Campaign - 12/02
Spy Satellite Effort Viewed as Lagging - 11/12/02
In the US - You are a Suspect - 14/11/02
Menwith Hill Fence Cutter Convicted - 13/11/02
US seeks extradition of Briton accused of hacking into military computers - 13/11/02
In the US - Iran-Contra Figure Building New Computer Surveillance System at the Pentagon - 11/11/02
Pentagon Plans a Computer System That Would Peek at Personal Data of Americans - 9/11/02
'P2OG' allows Pentagon to fight dirty - 5/11/02
US may set up MI5-style spy agency in security shake-up - 3/11/02
4 November - NSA Day - 1/11/02
Protesters Blockade Menwith Hill Spy Base for 5 hours - 29/10/02
Defense Department dramatically expands its 'black world' of covert operations - 27/10/02
Protesters Blockade Menwith Hill Spy Base for 5 hours - 24/10/02
Uncle Sam Wants You For Cybersecurity - 23/10/02
CIA Expanding Domestic Operations - 23/10/02
The Echelonization of America: NSA to spy domestically? - 21/10/02
Documents tell of US aerial spying around the world - 18/10/02
CIA and NASA Linked During Cold War Space Race - 14/10/02
Australia's Secret War - 30/9/02
Pine Gap gears for war with eye on Iraq - 30/9/02
Secret NRO Recons Eye Iraqi Threat - 16/9/02
The Pentagon's Eye - 4/9/02
Northern Territory member calls for Pine Gap briefings - 26/8/02
NASA plans to read terrorist's minds at airports - 17/8/02
Help from the Hill? - 5/8/02
U-2 getting improved reconnaissance capability - 22/7/02
US shows off robot plane - 13/7/02
A War of Robots, All Chattering on the Western Front - 11/7/02
Polish hackers strike NASA computers - 26/6/02
National Security Agency Is Under Scrutiny for Overlooked Messages - 19/6/02
Israel shows off new spy satellite with Iran pictures - 16/6/02
Boy, 17, Hacks Into Missile Secrets - 14/6/02
Secret U.S. Spy Photos--Now Showing on Satellite TV - 13/6/02
NSA joins offices blamed in Sept. 11 - 7/6/02
Loose Lips Can Sink Ships -- Again - 3/6/02
X-45 Robotic Combat Plane Makes Dramatic Debut - 23/5/02
Who Knows? - 22/4/02
NSA's director talks about Sept. 11 response - 19/4/02
Silicon Valley's Spy Game - 14/4/02
U.S. Losing Its Dominance On Spies In The Heavens - 8/4/02
Asteroid Hunters Say They Spotted Secret Spy Satellite - 8/4/02
Bird's Eye Captures Best Satellite Images Of Earth - 31/3/02
American Spy Drone Crashes While On Patrol In Southern Philippines - 31/3/02
Europe falters on Echelon spy network - 28/3/02
Military needs to improve info sharing with allies - 27/3/02
Belgian Investigation of ECHELON - 12/3/02
Who is spying on whom? - 31/1/02
Official RAF Menwith Hill Press Release - 10/01
Ashcroft Seeking to Free F.B.I. to Spy on Groups - 1/12/01
Spy Base Lifts Veil of Secrecy - 30/11/01
Wanted by CIA: more human contact - 24/11/01
FBI Develops Eavesdropping Tools - 22/11/01
U.S. Looks to System Separate From Internet - 17/11/01
Space, Missiles, Cyberspace Changing Military Power - 14/11/01
Menwith Hill Women's Campaign News - 11/11/01
The Satellite Wars: Afghanistan and Yugoslavia - 8/11/01
Intelligence Shakeup Would Boost CIA - 8/11/01
Who's reading your email? - 6/11/01
Women's Gathering: Menwith Hill: December 12th - 11/01
M15 taps into extremist websites - 26/10/01
Closing of Bad Aibling postponed for two years - 24/10/01
CIA Gets New Powers To Eliminate Bin Laden As UAVs Get Armed - 21/10/01
US buys up all satellite war images - 17/10/01
Extra security measures at Menwith Hill - 12/10/01
VAFB plays key intelligence-gathering role in Operation Enduring Freedom - 11/10/01
NRO Welcomes Yet Another Spy Satellite to Earth Orbit - 10/10/01
Satellites Play Crucial Roles in Air and Ground Battles - 9/10/01
Titan 4 Delivers New Spy Satellite to Earth Orbit - 9/10/01
Titan IV Launches Latest US Spysat - 5/10/01
America's Eyes In Orbit Will Play Key Role In Fight Against Terrorism - 2/10/01
The 'eyes' in the fight against terrorism - 2/10/01
New Military Systems May Be Tested in Field in 'War Against Terrorism' - 1/10/01
Bush seeks to extend the reach of a secret panel that approves government surveillance - 30/9/01
Titan set for Monday launch - 30/9/01
Defense Spending to Favor Spying - 28/9/01
Menwith Hill Warning - 21/9/01
America's eyes in the sky turn to Afghanistan - 18/9/01
White House reviewing rules governing CIA - 16/9/01
The Intelligence Agencies - 16/9/01
Spy chiefs call for new rules and money to stop terrorists - 16/9/01
European Parliament approves recommendations to counter alleged US-led spy network - 11/9/01
US Echelon spy network a fact, European Parliament told - 5/9/01
Satellite Agency Has Tradition of Secrecy - 26/8/01
Employee of US Contractor Accused of Conspiracy to Spy - 25/8/01
Indian spy satellite project takes shape - 20/8/01
Delay stalks military satellite system - 15/8/01
US losing hi-tech spying race - 15/8/01
Privacy Advocates Question FBI’s Keystroke Logging - 14/8/01
US Spy Sats In 'Wrong' Orbits - 8/8/01
Opinions on the EP Report on Echelon - 1/8/01
NRO Budget details disclosed - 31/7/01
‘Jam Echelon Day’ protest planned - 26/7/01
It’s Star Wars of Words with the national missive defence system - 24/7/01
Sen. Graham oversees world of intrigue - 22/7/01
New study calls for reshaping US Intelligence 'from the ground up' - 19/7/01
The Shocking Menace of Satellite Surveillance - 14/7/01
This anti-American stunt in Yorkshire is a perfect gesture - 5/7/01
The Battle of Menwith Hill - 3 days of articles - 5/7/01
The Accidental Spy - 5/7/01
Bush facing EU condemnation over spy network - 4/7/01
When Spies Fall Out - 3/7/01
How the NSA is monitoring you - 28/6/01
San Angelo, Texas: Home of Spies - 25/6/01
Helen John out of jail, and back in! - 22/6/01
US Air Force begins review of SBIRS ground station - 20/6/01
Canadian Ex-Spy To Tour NZ In October - 12/6/01
ECHELON Violates Human Rights Treaties - 10/6/01
Americans expand top spy base in UK - 10/6/01
Europe's Wary Eye on America's "Big Ear" - 8/6/01
Echelon: Spying Chain's Cover Blow - 7/6/01
Duncan Campbell's Submission to EU Commission on Echelon - 27/5/01
Draft (780 kB PDF file) of EU report on Echelon - 18/5/01
Prime Minister hears direct request to say "No" to Star Wars - 8/5/01
Jailed candidate claims unfair election - 7/5/01
Protesters vigil outside prison where UK anti-BMD candidate held - 7/5/01
Helen John refused access to official vote count - 5/6/01
U.S. to close Echelon spy station - 2/6/01
U.S. to Shut Spy Station in Germany - 1/6/01
Bad Aibling Station to close - 31/5/01
What you need to know about Echelon - 29/5/01
E-mail users warned over spy network - 29/5/01
Britain on the spot in EU report on spy net - 28/5/01
Worldwide spying network is revealed - 26/5/01
New Euro Report Confirms Echelon - 26/5/01
Helen John Continues Campaign against Tony Blair from new prison - 25/5/01
Ex-KGB, CIA Spooks join to fight Cyber-Spies - 23/5/01
UK MOD improves surveillance and intelligence capabilities - 23/5/01
Helen John jailed for anti-missile protest at Menwith Hill - 22/5/01
Lindis Percy found not guilty and guilty of public order offences during peaceful protest - 18/5/01
178 UK MPs in protest against NMD
An Outlook worm to jam NSA's Echelon - 16/5/01
Australian missile warning site in security alert - 14/5/01
Town strikes back over base - 11/5/01
Economic Espionage - 11/5/01
Letter from Harrogate Council to Prime Minister re: Star Wars at Menwith Hill - 10/5/01
ECHELON debate continues in Europe - 10/5/01
Questions on Fylingdales/Menwith Hill in Parliament - 10/5/01
Residents near British 'Star Wars' sites threaten civil disobedience - 10/5/01
‘Global arms race’ fears of peace protesters - 7/5/01
Star Wars scheme triggers protest in city - 5/5/01
Global Network Conference Report - 4-6/5/01
Greenham women face jail over radar protests - 3/5/01
Threats to information systems on the rise - 30/4/01
Update on case of obstruction and the US flag at Menwith Hill - 26/4/01
New book on NSA sheds light on secrets - 24/4/01
First Unpiloted Spy Plane Crosses Pacific - Global Hawk - 23/4/01
Letter of objection to the latest Planning Application for installation of a signboard - 19/4/01
NSA Takes the Open Source Route - 11/4/01
Spying From Space: U.S. to Sharpen the Focus - 10/4/01
The Dangers of Spy Planes - 5/4/01
US spy planes fly from Britain too, whether we like it or not - 5/4/01
Military fears attacks from cyberspace - 29/3/01
Massive New Top Secret Spy-Satellite Program to Cost up to $25 Billion - 18/3/01
Arming the Heavens - 18/3/01
Space invaders converge upon Nellis schools - 9/3/01
Australia Scrutinizes Shield Project - 22/2/01
NIMA: The Eyes of America - 19/2/01
Boom decade seen for U.S. electronic warfare business - 17/2/01
Tuned in to the world's whispers - Menwith Hill: America's Ear on the World - 3/2/01
Secret Target - Son of Star Wars Puts Yorkshire in Front Line - 2/2/01
Fears over missile plan - 13/01/01
CAAB Protest at Menwith Hill - 13/12/00
U.S. Army kick-starts cyberwar machine - 22/11/00
Backpack Drone Peers Behind Enemy Lines - 21/10/00
Criminal Complaint Filed Against "Super-Spy" Phone System - 19/10/00
German MEP files complaints against 'Echelon' - 19/10/00
NSA Chief: We Protect Cyberspace - 16/10/00
FBI's Carnivore Just the First Step in Internet Surveillance - 16/10/00
U.S. Spy Chief: Cyberspace Is Potential Battlefield - 16/10/00
France blasts Britain over Echelon - 15/10/00
Pentagon sought spy post off Yemen coast - 14/10/00
French Echelon report says Europe should lock out US snoops - 13/10/00
France attacks Britain over Echelon - 13/10/00
EU Echelon To Probe U.S. Chiefs - 12/10/00
French warn of U.S. spy network - 12/10/00
Report on Demonstration Against Militarisation of Space - 7/10/00
Space surveillance complex changes hands - 5/10/00
Will Bill Clinton visit Menwith Hill? - 4/10/00
Peace Campaigner drops court case over Spy Base - 2/10/00
X Satellites Push Design Envelope - 28/9/00
Claim to stop building for Star Wars to be withdrawn - 27/9/00
US accused of promoting surveillance - 26/9/00
CORONA: Celebrating 40 Years of Spy Satellites - 26/9/00
U.S. Spy Agency NSA Offers Rare Glimpse Inside Tabassum Zakaria - 23/9/00
U.S. Leads Worldwide Snooping Drive - 22/9/00
EU to call on US to testify on ECHELON - 12/9/00
The View from Menwith Hill - 11/8/00
The spy in your server - 10/8/00
A Suspicious Eye on U.S. 'Big Ears' - 24/7/00
Veil drawn around base's role - 23/7/00
Update on SBIRS construction for Star Wars at Menwith Hill - 22/7/00
British Authorities May Get Wide Power to Decode E-mail - 19/7/00
Commission on National Security Space Management and Organization - 1st Meeting - 13/7/00
EU Parliament votes to set up a Temporary Committee on the Echelon interception system - 6/7/00
US Eyes Europe's Echelon Probe - 6/7/00
Sound of Silence by Ricjard Ewart - The Big Issue No. 320
Report on Menwith Hill July 4th Demonstration - 4/7/00
The new Cold War: How America spies on us for its oldest friend – the Dollar - 2/7/00
Echelon: World under watch, an introduction - 29/6/00
Info update on right to privacy within the European Union (6 items) - 22/6/00
Legality of Star Wars Challenged at Menwith Hill - 19/6/00
U.S. spies inflate risk from 'rogue' states - 11/6/00
Israel's nukes photographed - 8/6/00
Pentagon envisions cyber-warfare rise - 31/5/00
Japan and Project Echelon - 29/5/00
US Steps Up Commercial Spying - 7/5/00
Clinton Okays More Accurate GPS Service - 1/5/00
Latest on Byelaws from CAAB - 23/4/00
US missile defence signals nuclear escalation - 3/00
Report on demonstration at Menwith Hill - 4/3/00
EU Commission and EU Council to be questioned on Echelon spy system - 28/3/00
EU assembly set to launch "spy" system inquiry - 27/3/00
Artificial "Eyelids" Protect SpySats From Lasers - 15/3/00
Canada's secret military eye in the sky - 15/3/00
Governments prepare for cyberwarfare - 13/3/00
Former CIA Director Says US Economic Spying Targets "European Bribery" - 12/3/00
Launch of U.S. spy satellite aboard Atlas rocket delayed - 8/3/00
60 Minutes on Echelon - Transcript - 27/2/00
Thatcher linked to spy orders on ministers - 24/2/00
Europeans Shocked Over Spy Charge - 24/2/00
The New Space Invaders (Echelon) - 21/2/00
Echelon Inquiry Call threatens New Zealand Surveillance Network - 19/2/00
US secret agents work at Microsoft: French intelligence - 18/2/00
Margaret Newsham Returns to NSA's Menwith Hill with 60 Minutes - 11/2/00
French to sue US and Britain over network of spies - 10/2/00
London Helps Washington Spy on Europe - 27/1/00
Say Hello to the NSA - 20/1/00
Echelon was my baby - 21/12/99
They spy on ordinary people - 21/12/99
The Secret of Menwith Hill - CH4 News - 7/12/99
Ariane Sends French Spysats Into Orbit - 3/12/99
ECHELON, NSA spooks face Congress scrutiny - 27/11/99
US threatens to cease UK data-sharing - 22/11/99
US builds ‘son of star wars’ at RAF base - 21/11/99
You thought the nuclear arms race was over? - 21/11/99
Intelligence Bill Targets NSA, Echelon Upgrades - 20/11/99
US Bases in this country are being used to protect America, not Britain - 18/11/99
New Technology for the NSA - 15/11/99
The most secret of secret agencies operates under outdated laws - 14/11/99
Critics Questioning NSA Reading Habits - 13/11/99
MoD Police Abusing the Law at Menwith Hill - 7/11/99
Global spy network revealed - 2/11/99
Activists issue writs to stop 'Star Wars' plans - 26/10/99
Denmark participates in global surveillance - 27/9/99
Boeing to Build Secret Spy Satellites - 8/9/99
U.S. Considers Satellite Attacks an Act of War - 24/8/99
Comsat Sale to Lockheed Endorsed - 21/8/99
US Committee to hold Privacy Hearings - 18/8/99
Europe Blows Whistle on That Great Eavesdropper, the NSA - 4/8/99
The midwife vs the superpower - 27/7/99
Big Brother Is Listening: But Is He Breaking the Law When He Does It? - 27/7/99
European Officials Suspect the United States is Spying on Its Allies - 16/7/99
Eviction of Women's Peace Camp at Menwith Hill - 14/7/99
Protection of US Troops from Foreign Prosecution Act of 1999 - 29/6/99
US base 'being used to spy on UK firms' - 6/5/99
Private Spy in Space to Rival Military's - 27/4/99
Jamming of GPS - Coast Guard Worried Pentagon May Affect Navigation - 13/3/99
Radiation Hardened Chip for Space Applications - 5/12/98
Spies like this - 3/12/98
Space Arms Race - 3/12/98
'Star Wars' Claim - 3/12/98
BBC Spotlights Spy Base - 3/12/98
Star Wars Strikes Back by Duncan Campbell - 2/12/98
Links to Star Wars - 17/11/98
Meteor shower endangers communications satellites - 15/11/98
TV Walk Halted - 21/8/98
Security Stepped Up - 20/8/98
Menwith Hill - Universal Electronic Spy System - 16/12/97

Key Links/Texts on the web

NSA Watch (formerly 'Echelon Watch')

The Global Intelligence News Portal from Mario's Cyberspace Station

Intelligence News from Haven Works

Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies

Final Report on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON interception system), European Parliament Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System, by Gerhard Schmid, approved September 5, 2001 (~1 MB PDF file)

Secret Sevices: The European Parliament's Echelon Committee Minority vote, A Dissent from the European Parliament Echelon Committee Report, a minority report by Ilka Schroeder, July 4, 2001.
Draft Report on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON interception system), European Parliament Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System, by Gerhard Schmid, May 18, 2001 (780 kB PDF file)

Inside Echelon by Duncan Campbell, 25 July, 2000

Development of Surveillance Technology and Risk of Abuse of Economic Information, European Parliament (Scientific and Technical Options Assessment), December 1999, 5 Volumes:
- Presentation and Analysis by Peggy Becker and Dick Holdsworth, October 1999;
- State of the art in COMINT: Interception Capabilities 2000 by Duncan Campbell, April 1999;
- Encryption and cryptosystems in electronic surveillance by Franck Leprevost, November 1999;
- The legality of the interception of electronic communications by Chris Elliot, October, 1999;
- The perception of economic risks by Nikos Bogolikos, October, 1999
European Palriament Minutes on ECHELON, from 14 September 1998.
An Appraisal of Technologies of Political Control, European Parliament: Scientific and Technologies Options Assessment, by Steve Wright, January 6, 1998

Secret Power - New Zealnd's Role in the International Spy Network by Nicky Hagar, Craig Potton Publishing, New Zealand, 1996

Somebody's listening by Duncan Campbell, New Statesman, pp 10-12, 12 August 1988

The scope of UKUSA by James Bamford from "The Puzzle Palace: A Report on America's Most Secret Agency", Chapter 8 - Partners, pp 391-425, 1983

US Elcetronic Espionage: A Memoir by Winslow Peck (aka Perry Fellwock) from "Ramparts", pp 35-50, Vol. 11, No. 2, August 1972

Exposing the Global Surveillance System by Nicky Hagar, Covert Action Quarterly, Issue 59, 1997

ECHELON Research Resources from Patrick S. Poole, 1999/2000