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INTELLIGENCE ISSN 1245-2122
N. 474, 27 February 2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS, N. 474, 27 February 2006
FRONT PAGE
USA - BUSH FIGHTS "SNOOPGATE" TOOTH & NAIL p.1
TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES
TIMELINE FROM 13 FEBRUARY TO 23 FEBRUARY p.2 JUDGING GOVERNMENT SANITY BY
ITS STATEMENTS p.3 NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR SHOOTING SUICIDE BOMBERS p.4 ISRAELI
DRONE TECH & ASSASSINATION OPERATIONS p.5
PEOPLE
GREAT BRITAIN - SIR MICHAEL JAY p.6
AGENDA
COMING EVENTS THROUGH 20 APRIL 2006 p.7
INTELLIGENCE AROUND THE WORLD
USA - WAITING FOR GITMO TO EXPLODE p.8
- FAILING GRADES FOR SECURE FLIGHT & US-VISIT p.9
- CIA FLIGHTS & "RE-CLASSIFICATION" p.10
- RUMMY MAKES (FABRICATES) THE NEWS p.11
- SELLING OFF INSECURE PORTS AT A LARGE PROFIT p.12
- STILL SOME "GOOD SAILORS" & WHISTLEBLOWERS IN DC p.13
- Plame Case Gets Closer to Cheney. p.14
- Corruption & Abramoff/Bush. p.15
GREAT BRITAIN - SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE MAKES THE NEWS p.16
- ANTI-TERROR "INS & OUTS", "PROS & CONS" p.17 NORTHERN
IRELAND - END OF THE ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE? p.18 IRELAND - PUBLISHING CIA
"SPECIAL RENDITION" BILLS p.19 WESTERN EUROPE - CIA "TORTURE FLIGHTS"
CONFIRMED p.20
- EU, Poland, Britain & Greece. p.21 EASTERN EUROPE - ISLAMIC
CHECHEN SETBACKS & OTHER NEWS p.22 PALESTINE - HOW TO HANDLE HAMAS p.23 IRAQ
- CIVIL WAR REPLACES DEATH SQUADS & ECONOMICS p.24 IRAN - RUSSIAN TOR-M1 AIR
DEFENCE & OTHER NEWS p.25 MIDDLE EAST - Cartoon Conflict. p.26
- Ferry Sinks & Yemen Prison Escape. p.27 ASIA - Afghanistan,
China, Philippines & India. p.28
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Intelligence, N. 474, 27 February 2006, p. 2
TIMELINE FROM 13 FEBRUARY TO 23 FEBRUARY
Although the Bush White House is plagued with numerous scandals and crises,
the three current major ones are Iran and its nuclear program, the
"domestic" NSA spying scandal, and the series of reports on US torture/abuse
and calls for the closure of Guantanamo. The Bush White House has loudly
stated that if it doesn't get its way at the UN and other international
organizations, then it'll do what it wants any way, using a few (usually
well-paid) members in a "coalition of the willing".
The results of that policy are not what were expected now that there is an
international junction of the "non-willing" in favor of closing Guantanamo,
backing Hamas, going slow on Iran and going fast on stopping the war in
Iraq. Indeed, the past fortnight has seen Hamas receiving backing from
France, Russia and Arab countries, against US and Israeli opposition. The
situation is somewhat similar for Iran where Russia has issued official and
only slightly veiled threats that a unilateral US or Israeli attack would
cause a major war.
Other important crisis situations involving the Bush White House include the
now-declared civil war in Iraq following the bombing of Samarra, and more
[if not all] Abu Ghraib torture photos. And on the home front, things aren't
getting any better. The Plame case continues and seems to be getting closer
to Vice President Cheney, the Abramoff corruption case seems to be getting
closer to President Bush, the Katrina incompetence case is tearing apart the
administration, and now the US port sales scandal pits the Bush White House
against even conservative Republicans. The situation has degenerated to such
a point the "federal intelligence agencies" have been caught reclassifying
thousands of public-domain documents and, in California, justice couldn't
find a doctor to execute a condemned convict. Many specialists fear the
American system is "coming apart at the seams" under the incredible strain
forced upon it by the Bush White House. The damage already done will take a
long and concentrated effort to mend and some specialists already feel the
United States doesn't have what's needed for such an effort. This, of
course, means the damage is "permanent".
Our policy has been to publish detailed headline listings in a
double-section timeline article. The first section -- "Major Events and
Reports" -- consisted of a smaller number of the more significant entries
which were listed with few additional details. The second section --
"Detailed Daily Entries" -- was the complete list of daily entries with
references and full additional details. We continue to publish the "Major
Events and Reports" section below. However, following requests to integrated
the "Detailed Daily Entries" into topical articles to better follow detailed
developments, we will be distributing these detailed daily entries
throughout the issue and, in some cases, organizing entire articles around
media reports that cover a specific topic particularly well.
MAJOR EVENTS AND REPORTS
0202
RFE, Death of Chechen Resistance Commander [Lechi Eskiyev] Confirmed FAS,
The Plame Case, Missing Email, and the President's Daily Brief
0204
ERRI, Convicted Al-Qaida Bombers Escape Prison [in Yemen]
0205
ERRI, Danish Embassy in Beirut Torched; Second Embassy Torched in As Many
Days
0206
Progress Report, Iraq - Pentagon Acknowledges Failure in Addressing Roadside
Bombs
0207
ERRI, Two Palestinian Militants Killed in Israeli Missile Strike RFE, Does
Chechen Resistance Leader Aspire to Become Imam of the Caucasus?
FAS, CRS, NSA and the Question of Congressional Notification Knight Ridder,
State Department Sees Exodus of Weapons Experts LAT, Rejecting Cooperation,
Iran Asks IAEA to Remove Seals, Cameras UN, Violence over cartoon continues
to swirl Progress Report, Intelligence - House Member Attacks Congressional
Research Service Expert for Bias
0208
ERRI, Al-Qaida Senior Abu Hamza al-Masri Sentenced in London WP, Strong
Leads and Dead Ends in Nuclear Case Against Iran REU, Military Action on a
Nuclear Iran Not Inevitable Progress Report, Hundreds of Guantanamo
Detainees Thought to be Innocent, Wrongly Seized
0209
Progress Report, The Abramoff Emails
Progress Report, National Security - Gonzales Misleads Judiciary Committee
Again
0210
RFE, Putin Invites Hamas Leaders... Who Gladly Accept RFE, Russia's UN
Ambassador Wants Proof of Iran's Nuclear Capability RFE, Leader [Israpil
Khaykhoroyev] of Beslan "Fallback Group"
Apprehended; Militants Targeted in Three Locations in North Caucasus EPIC,
EPIC Seeks Spy Documents in Federal Court EPIC, Secure Flight Placed on
Standby UN, Annan calls for patience with Hamas Truthout, [Plame] CIA Leak
Scandal Goes to the Top AP, Ex-FEMA Chief Shifts Katrina Blame to DHS LAT,
Consensus Grows for Curbs on Surveillance
0212
CBS, Iraq: Billions Wasted
0213
RFE, Russian Mideast Expert [Yevgeny Primakov] Predicts Hamas Will
Eventually Recognize Israel RFE, Resistance Leader [Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev]
Says Chechnya is an Islamic State RFE, Russian Journalists Detained in
Georgia ERRI, Peace Studies Professor [Paul Rogers of Oxford Research Group]
Says Attack on Iran could lead to Mid-East war UN, UN draft report cites
torture, forced feedings at Guantanamo Bay Progress Report, New Photo of
Bush and Abramoff Rebuts Administration's Spin NYT, Cheney Shoots Fellow
Hunter in Mishap on a Texas Ranch LAT, US Is Abusing Captives - A UN inquiry
says the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay TruthOut, Who Will Blow
the Whistle Before We Attack Iran? Ray McGovern TruthOut, Bush
Administration Spent Over $1.6 Billion on Advertising and Public Relations
Contracts Since 2003, GAO Finds AP, Afghan Bomb Kills Four US Troops NYT,
Years After Two Afghans Died, Abuse Case Falters AP, Audits Show Millions in
Katrina Aid Wasted REU, Lawyers Group Slams Bush on Eavesdropping
0214
RFE, Georgian Defense Minister [Irakli Okruashvili] Accuses South Ossetia of
Buying Antiaircraft MIssiles from Russia RFE, Kazakh Opposition Leader
[Altynbek Sarsenbaev] Found Shot Dead REU, Iran Confirms Resumption of
Nuclear Fuel Work Progress Report, Top [CIA] Counterterrorism Official
[Robert Grenier] Fired for Opposing Torture GUA, UN Report Calls for Closure
of Guantanamo AP, Abramoff Said to Claim Close Ties to Rove AP, Man Shot by
Cheney Has Mild Heart Attack UPI, Whistleblower Says NSA Violations Bigger
0215
RFE, France Welcomes Russia's Invitation to Hamas RFE, France, Russia Appeal
to Iran; Plan Cooperation on Gas Projects; Russia Develops Space Cooperation
with France RFE, Another Chechen Field Commander [Djabrail Abdurazakov]
Reported Killed
Crypto-Gram: The Failure of US-VISIT
WP, Iran Restarts Uranium Program
UN, US, Israeli officials deny plot to destabilize Hamas Progress Report,
Government Whistleblowers Punished for Speaking Out Progress Report,
Americans Trust UN More than Bush on Iran TruthOut, Gonzales Withholding
Plame Emails Sidney Morning Herald, The Photos America Doesn't Want Seen
[Abu Ghraib] WP, Congressional Probe of NSA Spying Is in Doubt NYT, Quick
Rise for Purveyors of Propaganda in Iraq [Lincoln Group] WP, Names on US
Terror List Quadruple AFP, Amid China Threat, US to Hold Mammoth Naval
Operations in Pacific
0216
EPIC, Court Orders Justice Department to Release Information about
Warrantless Surveillance Program Within 20 Days ERRI, Special Operations See
Stars: Pentagon has decided to give the commander of the secretive and
expanded organization a third star WP, Rice Asks for $75 Million to Increase
Pressure on Iran AP, France: Iran Nuke Program a Military Cover UN, UN
releases report urging closure of Guantanamo Bay facility Progress Report,
NSA May be Violating Rights Through Additional Secret Spying Program
Progress Report, Sharp Increase in Number of [US] Army Recruits with History
of Medical and Drug Problems, Criminal Conduct AP, Cheney Says He Can
Declassify Secrets CSM, A Surge in Whistle-Blowing... and Reprisals BBC,
Iraq "Death Squad Caught in Act"
GUA, Bush Plans Huge Propaganda Campaign in Iran - Congress asked for $75m
to fund program IPS, Outrage Spreads over New [Abu Ghraib prison] Images AP,
White House Defends Port Sale to Arab Company NYT, UN Report Calls for End
to Guantanamo Detentions FT, Iraq Economy Falls Below Pre-War Levels AP,
Judge [Henry Kennedy ] Orders Action on Spying Documents AP, UN Calls
Guantanamo a US Torture Camp NYT, Senate [Intelligence] Panel Decides
against Eavesdropping Inquiry
0217
AP, Senators Push Probe of Claims Against FBI [retaliating against an
Arab-American agent] AP, Rockefeller Questions NSA's Authority GUA, Abu
Ghraib Leaked Report Reveals Full Extent of Abuse NYT, Doing the President's
Dirty Work [Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Intelligence
Committee] RFE, Russia's Top General Does not Rule out Military Action in
Iran UN, Annan: US should end Guantanamo Bay detentions LAT, Niger Uranium
Rumors Wouldn't Die AP, Gonzales Won't Step Aside in Abramoff Case REU,
Three [Muslim Men] Plead Not Guilty to New NY Terror Indictment
0218
ERRI/AFPS, Rumsfeld: US Must Outdo Terrorists in Public Opinion Battle, Sgt.
Sara Wood, USA, American Forces Press Service ERRI, Nigeria - Foreign Oil
Workers Seized by Armed Militants Common Dreams, WWIII or Bust: Implications
of a US Attack on Iran Iraq Dispatches, SBS Torture Video, British Abuse
Video and Photos of Torture and Abuse of Iraqis LAT, Iran Was on Edge; Now
It's on Top - The war in Iraq has bolstered the regime's influence in the
region and made it bolder NYT, Prosecutor Says Libby Seeks to Thwart
Criminal Case AP, US Church Alliance Denounces Iraq War
0219
AP, Congressmen Question Contract For Ports Management With UAE Company
ERRI, Further Escalation in Rhetoric; Fatwa [in Iran] Issued Allowing
Nuclear Weapons Use AP, Israeli Cabinet OKs Economic Sanctions [against
Palestinian government] Truthout, US Force-Feeding Prisoners in Torture Camp
[Guantanamo]
0220
ERRI, Muslim Brotherhood Plans Worldwide Donation Campaign to Finance
Hamas-led Government ERRI, Russians Warn Against Military Strike on Iran
ERRI, Iran; Increasingly More Belligerent UN, Europeans join UN in call to
close Guantanamo Bay TruthOut, NSC, Cheney Aides Conspired to Out CIA
Operative [Plame] NYT, Senior Lawyer at Pentagon [Republican appointee
Alberto J.
Mora] Broke Ranks on Detainees
WP, White House Working to Avoid Wiretap Probe AP, Lawmakers Deride
Assurances on Arab Port Firm Deutsche Welle, European Diplomats Call for
Guantanamo Closure WP, Don't Punish the Palestinians, Jimmy Carter AP, Iraq
Bombings Kill 24 People Boston Globe, Struggling for Recruits, Army Relaxes
Its Rules
0221
LAT, Police Tied to Death Squads [Iraq]
NYT, US Warns Iraq It Won't Support Sectarian Goals NYT, US Reclassifies
Many Documents in Secret Review AP, Deadliest Iraqi Bomb in Weeks Kills 22
WP, Administration Critics Chafe at State Department Shuffle Think Progress,
UAE Would Also Control Shipments of Military Equipment for the US Army New
York Daily News, White House Has Ties to Dubai Firm [to run six US ports]
Consortium News, Bush's Mysterious "New Programs" [network of detention
camps] Progress Report, Investigations into suspected Iraqi death squads are
now focusing on a 1,500-member Iraqi highway patrol force with close ties to
Shiite militia groups UN, UN envoy [Alvaro de Soto] criticizes Israel's
freeze of Palestinian funds UN, Iran, Russia schedule more talks on
enrichment plan RFE, General Staff Chief Denies US Could Use Georgian
Territory for Strike against Iran REU, Hopes Fade of Iran Deal with Russia
ERRI, Tom Ridge: Port Fears "Legitimate"
ERRI, Twenty-Two Dead and Thirty Injured in Latest Market Bomb in Iraq
0222
NYT, Rice, on Tour, Finds Egypt Unreceptive to Hamas Aid Cutoff IND, Horrors
of Camp Delta Are Exposed by British Victims AFP, US Prison Can't Find
Doctor Willing to Execute Convict OneWorld.net, Watchdogs Urge Full Probe of
Bush Propaganda Spending AP, Dubai Ports, White House Had Secret Agreement
FT, Attack on Shia [Samarra] Shrine in Iraq Sparks Angry Protests WP, Bush
Threatens Veto against Bid to Stop Port Deal AFP, Nearly 100 Dead in US
Custody in Iraq, Afghanistan: Report BBC, Report Probes US Custody Deaths
RFE, Suspects in Slaying of Opposition Leader Reportedly from Kazakh
Security Service ERRI, Iranian Leader Wants Funding For Hamas Leadership of
Palestinian Government ERRI, President Bush Backs Arab Port Deal
0223
IND, Destruction of Holiest Shia Shrine [Samarra] Brings Iraq to the Brink
of Civil War NYT, Saudis Reject US Request to Cut Off Aid to Hamas ERRI, 47
Civilian Workers Killed in Mass Shooting Near Factory [Iraq] CNN, Sunni
Party Quits Iraq Government Talks after Mosque Bombing Le Figaro, Iran Ready
to Aid a Hamas Government Financially EPIC, Court Orders Release of NSA Spy
Documents to EPIC EPIC, Report on US-VISIT: Government is Lax on Security,
Privacy EPIC, Federal Intelligence Agencies Reclassify Thousands of
Documents RFE, At Least 27 Dead in Market Roof Collapse in Moscow RFE, Head
of Kazakh Security Service Steps Down
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AGENDA
Intelligence, N. 474, 27 February 2006, p. 7
COMING EVENTS THROUGH 20 APRIL 2006
28 February, Washington, National Academies, A Universal DNA
Database: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?
www7.nationalacademies.org/policyfellows/Events.html
1 March, deadline for papers for the Workshop on Generating Collaborative
Research in the Ethical Design of Surveillance Infrastructures,
communication.utexas.edu/ethicalsurveillance/
8-10 March, Arlington, Virginia, TTC, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Conference,
ttcs.com
8-10 March, Washington, International Association of Privacy Professionals
(IAPP) National Summit, privacyassociation.org/registration
20-24 March, Washington, AIAA, Fourth Annual US Missile Defense Conference,
www.aiaa.org
21 March, Seattle, Washington, University of Washington School of Law,
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Legal Topics in Open Source and Collaborative
Development in the Global Marketplace, law.washington.edu/lct/Events/FOSS/
27-28 March, Las Vegas, Nevada, TTC, Future Air Warfare Conference,
ttcus.com
30-31 March, London, Saab, Air Weapons Integration, defenceiq.com/2628a
31 March, deadline for papers for the 34th Research Conference on
Communication, Information, and Internet Policy - Telecommunications Policy
Research Conference, www.tprc.org/TPRC06/call06.htm
18-19 April, Arlington, Virginia, Precision Strike Annual Programs Review,
www.precisionstrike.org
20 April, Vienna, Austria, Vienna University of Technology, First
International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security,
www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/ares2006/
20 April, Fourth Workshop on Link Analysis, Counterterrorism and Security,
Web mining and text mining applied to security and counterterrorism,
www.cs.rit.edu/~amt/linkanalysis06/
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