Why is it that whenever I call someone in the States, there is an echo on my end or their end?

The FBI has been very naughty!

"The average American can take away the fact that you have FBI officers who felt that they were above the law, and they could just go in and look at anything they wanted on their own (and) would not have to follow the law."

http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/WorldNews/2007031002fbi-powers