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Phones of PM and ministers were tapped Snooping affected around 100 mobile telephones but government says the opportunity to find the culprits has been missed

The mobile phones of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and many other leading Greek officials were tapped for around a year, the government revealed yesterday while admitting that it had no way of finding out who had been eavesdropping on the conversations.
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EDITORIAL
Tapping exposes state and security
 Reports yesterday that the cell phones of Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis as well as top government ministers and security officials were tapped by unidentified individuals raises some crucial issues. At a press conference by three ministers held yesterday...
COMMENTARY
Defenseless
 The press conference on the telephone-tapping scandal left a bitter taste in the mouths of even the most cynical reporters. It's hard to swallow the assertion that confidential information exchanged at the top echelons of power is at the mercy of mobile phone firms.
OPINION
Police statement prompts questions
 It is unclear exactly what the thinking was behind the statement issued by the association of Attica police officers on Wednesday, which condemned the violent attack by a mob of suspected anarchists on labor union chief Christos Polyzogopoulos...
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