ECHELON mentioned twice on R4

[Gilead Cooper]

> The first at about 06:15 reported a French judicial(?) enquiry into the
> role of ECHELON (and of Britain being used) as a tool for economic
> espionage against France. The reporter was the BBC correspondent in Paris,
> James Kumerasamy (sp?). Ironically it was the French attempts to bribe
> Saudi officials in 1994 that the Americans allegedly intercepted and
> reported to the Saudi government, scuppering the Airbus deal in favour of
> American plane makers.
> 
Does anyone know the French for "chutzpah"?

Gilead Cooper
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