Ah, so that's why he went along with the Iraq invasion..

Owen, London, UK

I don't know why Britain continues to ally itself with the US. Throughout this presidency, they have treated the UK with nothing but contempt.

Jon, London,

You've no idea the breadth and depth of U.S. monitoring. Yes, for national security, but too, for U.S. corporate advantage. Both fall under the guise of "protecting American interests". I know. I was witness.

Marty, Dunedin Florida, U.S.A.

Does this actually surprise anyone?

Tria, Manchester, England

If these alligations by David Mufee Faulk are true, President Obama needs to answer for these wrongs with a re-committment to the uk on never repeating these mistakes again.

kevin, redlands, ca.,

Wonder what the have got on Gordon.Let's hope they leak it....it's his only chance of ever being interesting

p.doff, rennes, france

GCHQ and therefore HMG have direct access to pretty much every US intelligence database and source there is. Given that fact, it makes it inconceivable that the US government was listening in on Blair. It would be found out and stopped very quickly indeed, Methinks Faulk must have a book deal...

Eric, Boston, USA

Well you can choose to believe this grandstander or not, personally I'd like to see him prosecuted for breaking his security clearance.

As for monitoring romantic phone calls, I know for a fact it wasn't uncommon on the night shift at the old GPO in London decades ago !

Stan(expat for now), USA, USA

Blair got what he deserved, he authorised M15 to spy on political opponents when he was PM, and how about the bugging of the WI???

Blair has a lot to answer for

graham, Yorks,

I'd be surprised if the US didn't bug their so called friendly nations.

But more interestingly what did they overhear?

Has Dubya got blackmail material hanging over Bambi? We need to know the truth............did Bambi agree to invade Irag because he got caught with his trousers down?

Gordon Scott, Glasgow, UK

Dear Marty, the UN & EU offices were proabbly "bugged" by US,UK intel.This does not suprise me. In the UK there is an assumption that the US and UK have a "special" relationship. This assumption will not stand if the US behaves as some kind of domestic violence abuser.The abused will just walk away.

Peter (British), Cheltenham, UK

The details concerning the Blair part of the story seem a bit thin - isn't it possible that this file was simply the kind of Open-Source Intelligence file which all governments issue to their own representatives when a meeting with an overseas politician is anticipated?

GC, High Wycombe, UK

Big deal, Blair was a spineless open book. Did the file contain anything that the uk public didn't know?

brian keating, agde, france

Taste of his own medicine. Tony Blair helped create a surveillance state for every one else, so at least he knows how it feels.

Dave, Scunthorpe,

Do they spy on Gordon Brown is the question to be asked, and will MI5 & MI6 investigate, arrest and send their spies back home. Britain does not tolerate these actions, it does not matter whoever is responsible, even if it's close friends. If they don't trust us, why should we trust them?

John, Barnsley, UK

What else is new in USA/Neocon world! Israelis have been spying on the USA for ages! Biting the hnds that feeds them!
I urge everyone to read William Blum's masyterful exposeHs book: "The Rogue state.A guide to world's only superpower"

How I wish those drugged US voters will read Mr Blum'sbook

MN.Syed, Montreal, Canada

yet another nail in the coffin of tony blair's much-craved "place in history". if history remembers him for anything it will be for misjudgment, lies, war, bad friends, spin, conning the electorate, conning himself, self aggrandisement, self enrichment etc etc

merle, london, uk

Well obviously the information was collected and used for "leverage".

However even MI5/MI6 can do that against our politicians in this country.

Ollie, Manchester, UK

A very "Special" relationship indeed, only a die-hard anglophile would be shocked at this prospect.

James, Doncaster, UK

I used to be so pro-American. Always defending them (US)against my rabid anti-Amercian chums. I'm finding it harder to defend a country which pretends to be our ally but acts as though we are not. I'm not a huge fan of TB but he was our democratically elected Prime Minister - at least respect us.

Peter (British), Cheltenham, UK

The U.N. and E.U. offices were found to be "bugged" during the Security Council votes on Iraq. And THIS would surprise ? There's an s.o.p. in the intel world. The greatest threats to your plans are from WITHIN your own organization. Watch your enemies closely, but watch your friends closer.

Marty, Dunedin Florida, U.S.A.