British Foreign Secretary William Hague Reveals MI6 Spy Operations

UK Says Its Intelligence Thwarted Attack On Libyan Rebel Leadership, Westerners In Benghazi -- Washington Post/AP

LONDON — British intelligence agencies foiled an attack on the leadership of Libya’s National Transitional Council and Western representatives by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday.

Hague said the overseas intelligence agency MI6 and electronic listening agency GCHQ played a key role in the successful NATO-led operation in Libya by offering insight into the intentions of forces backing the late dictator and how battles in key cities were progressing.

“They saved lives,” Hague declared.

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