美国一直密切监听联合国秘书长
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美国“泄露密件”持续发酵，再爆新料——联合国秘书长古特雷斯也被美国监听了。事实上，长期以来，美国政府及其相关机构凭借自身技术优势对包括联合国在内的国际组织进行大规模、无差别的监听窃密，这种行为已经到了肆意妄为、无法无天的地步，严重违反国际法和国际关系基本准则。事实一再证明，美国是危害世界的“监控帝国”。
US thinks UN chief too accommodating to Moscow, leaked
files suggest
By Paul Adams
The US believes the UN secretary general is too willing to
accommodate Russian interests, according to fresh revelations in
classified documents leaked online.
The files suggest Washington has been closely monitoring Antonio
Guterres.
Several documents describe private communications involving Mr
Guterres and his deputy.
It is the latest from a leak of secret documents, which US
officials are scrambling to get to the bottom of.
The documents contain candid observations from
Mr Guterres about the war in Ukraine and a number of African
leaders.
One leaked document focuses on the Black Sea grain deal, brokered
by the UN and Turkey in July, following fears of a global food
crisis.
It suggests that Mr Guterres was so keen to preserve the deal he
was willing to accommodate Russia's interests.
'Guterres emphasised his efforts to improve Russia's ability to
export,' the document says, 'even if that involves sanctioned
Russian entities or individuals'.
His actions in February, according to the assessment, were
'undermining broader efforts to hold Moscow accountable for its
actions in Ukraine'.
UN officials bristled at the suggestion that the world's leading
diplomat was being soft on Moscow.
'The Secretary-General has been at this job, and in the public eye,
for a long time,' Mr Guterres' spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, has
said.
'He's not surprised by the fact that people are spying on him and
listening in on his private conversations. What is surprising is
the malfeasance or incompetence that allows for such private
conversations to be distorted and become public.'
Refusing to comment on leaked documents, one senior official said
the UN was 'driven by the need to mitigate the impact of the war on
the world's poorest'.
'That means doing what we can to drive down the price of food...and
to ensure that fertiliser is accessible to those countries that
need it the most.'
Russia has frequently complained that its own exports of grain and
fertiliser are being adversely affected by international sanctions,
and has threatened at least twice to suspend co-operation with the
grain deal unless its concerns are addressed.
Russian grain and fertiliser are not subject to international
sanctions, but Russia says it has experienced difficulties with
securing shipping and insurance.
UN officials are clearly unhappy with America's interpretation of
Mr Guterres' efforts. They say that Mr Guterres has made his
opposition to Russia's war very clear.
Another document, from mid-February, describes a frank conversation
between Mr Guterres and his deputy, Amina Mohammed.
In it, Mr Guterres expresses 'dismay' at a call from the European
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Europe to produce
more weapons and ammunition as a result of the war in
Ukraine.
The two also talk about a recent summit of African leaders. Amina
Mohammed says that Kenya's president, William Ruto, is 'ruthless'
and that she 'doesn't trust him.'
It is well known that America is among a number of nations which
routinely spy on the UN - but when the fruits of that espionage
come to light, it is highly embarrassing and, in this case,
potentially damaging to Mr Guterres.
There were few clues as to who leaked the files until Wednesday,
when the Washington Post reported it was a gun enthusiast in his
20s who worked on a military base.
It said he shared the classified information to a small group of
men and boys who share a 'love of guns, military gear and God' on
Discord - a social media platform popular with gamers.
The BBC has been unable to verify the report, which was based on
interviews with two members of the chat group.
The screenshots of the documents themselves, which have since been
shared on several Discord discussion channels, have been verified
by the BBC.
Discord said on Wednesday that it was co-operating with law
enforcement in its investigation into the leak.
'This was a series of dangerous leaks,' US national security
spokesperson John Kirby told the BBC.
'We don't know who's responsible, we don't know why. We are
assessing the national security implications, and right now there
is also a criminal investigation,' he said, on Wednesday.
'We want to get to the bottom of this; we want to find out who did
this and why.'
Washington was 'reaching out actively' to allies to answer
questions they have about the leaks, so they know 'how seriously we
are taking this', he added.
Mr Kirby said that while the authenticity of some of the documents
had yet to be established, they 'certainly appear to have come from
various source of intelligence across the government'.
