Posted on 08/08/2006 3:10:18 PM PDT by Zakeet
LONDON - British police arrested three men - including a newspaper section editor - Tuesday in an investigation that began with complaints from Prince Charles' office about possible phone-tapping, police and the paper said.
Police said they did not believe the phones of any members of the royal family had been tapped. But other public figures may have had their calls intercepted, raising potential security issues, the police said. They refused to specify who.
Police did not identify those who were arrested, but the News of the World tabloid said Clive Goodman, editor of its section on royalty, was among them.
Hayley Barlow, a spokeswoman for the Sunday newspaper, declined to comment further.
The investigation was prompted by complaints from Charles' Clarence House office to the police's royalty protection department.
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However, the one thing the article failed to mention was what if anything the scandal rags heard when they wiretapped Chuckles the Prince's staff members' phone.
I believe we have a right, if not a duty to supply the missing data.
So let the pithy comments begin.
You think they will print what Prince Charles said to his 'new girl friend?' Inquiring minds want to know....
At last the brits have the balls to lock up a "Journalist" Over here we have TREASON, The outright reporting of Top Secret Information and not one Journalist arrested.
Its a JOKE...ok????
going along with the headline...
Need I keep explaining more?????
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