The former UN chief weapons inspector in Iraq, Richard Butler, says his phone calls at the United Nations were bugged during his tenure from 1997 to 1999. He told Australian radio at least four UN Security Council members monitored his calls, and he would leave the UN building if taking a confidential call. ABC Radio cited Australian intelligence sources as saying Hans Blix, the last weapons inspector, was also bugged. Ex-UK minister Clare Short says the UK bugged UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The United Nations has already said that any bugging of UN offices would be illegal and should end immediately.

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