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INTELLIGENCE ISSN 1245-2122
N. 472, 23 January 2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS, N. 472, 23 January 2006
FRONT PAGE
IRAN - ISRAEL & US GOING AFTER NON-EXISTENT ARMS...AGAIN p.1
TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES
TIMELINE FROM 10 JANUARY TO 20 JANUARY p.2
TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE & "COALITION OF THE WILLING" p.3
FOI & SECRETS CAN DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH p.4
STUDYING JIHAD, SUICIDE BOMBING & THE INTERNET p.5
INTELLIGENCE & SECURITY REPORTS & RESOURCES p.6
PEOPLE
UNITED STATES - ROBERT HOLMES TUTTLE p.7
GREAT BRITAIN - MICHAEL ROSE p.8
NETHERLANDS - FRANS VAN ANRAAT p.9
ISRAEL/PALESTINE - JARIS JARIS p.10
AGENDA
COMING EVENTS THROUGH 28 FEBRUARY 2006 p.11
INTELLLIGENCE AROUND THE WORLD
USA - BUSH'S "SNOOPGATE" UNDERWAY BEFORE 9/11 p.12
- TORTURE LOOPHOLE & OTHER POLITICAL GAMES p.13
- IT'S NOT "BAD PRESS", JUST PENTAGON POLICY p.14
- RISEN BOOK ON THE CIA & BUSH WHITE HOUSE p.15
- FBI WOULDN'T ADMIT IT GOT THE WRONG MAN p.16
- "Bye Bye" for the Dollar. p.17
- "Bye Bye" the Engineers. p.18
GREAT BRITAIN - CORRUPTION MARS SIB INVESTIGATIONS p.19
NORTHERN IRELAND - BRIT SPY RING UNDERMINED PEACE PROCESS p.20
NETHERLANDS - INTELLIGENCE SERVICES TARGETS POLITICIANS p.21
SWITZERLAND - FAX INTERCEPT CONFIRMS CIA'S "BLACK SITES" p.22
GREECE - PAKISTANIS TORTURED & MI6 CHIEF OF STATION p.23
IRAQ - How Insurgents Got Brit Special Forces C-130. p.24
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Intelligence, N. 472, 23 January 2006, p. 2
TIMELINE FROM 10 JANUARY TO 20 JANUARY
Since mid-November, there has been no let up in successive Bush
White House scandals that have been leading intelligence and
security topics in the media. Even the first of these scandals
-- the Rove-Libby "Plamegate" scandal -- is still a current
media topic, although it has dropped behind successive major
scandals. The next one of come up -- and is still a major media
topic -- was Bush torture policy and the associated secret CIA
kidnapping of suspects which has become the dominant topic in
European media. But back in the States, Bush torture/CIA
kidnapping has been swept from first place by more "domestic"
scandals. First of all is Bush's authorization of spying on
Americans by the NSA. This scandal is all the more important
because of clear left and right opposition to such an
ineffective and repressive security and intelligence policy.
Even the usually silent FBI has let it be known that NSA spying
on Americans has produced little if anything of intelligence
interest and is simply "clogging up the system" with useless or
baseless information. It is strange that, in pushing for the
invasion of Iraq, the Bush White House restored to the use to
the same form of "useless or baseless information" to justify
its action. This persistence in dealing with "useless or
baseless information" seems to be a hallmark of the Bush White
House and its habit of systematically imposing "faith-based"
revelations as national or worldwide policy.
Even though Bush's authorization to the NSA to spy on Americans
is the leading current scandal in the US, a close second is the
corruption and lobbying scandal unfolding with the indictment
and plea-bargaining of right-wing Republican lobbyist and
power-broker, Jack Abramoff. This scandal directly implicates
the Republican Party, but not the Democratic Party. Even with
the resulting lack of bipartisan reactions, it has the
potential of causing much more political damage because of its
impact on US voters. Nonetheless, there are calls for Bush's
impeachment because of NSA spying on Americans, but these calls
come mostly from the political left and may not find as much
support among Americans.
The Iraq War and Washington talk about "getting out of Iraq"
continue, as do the continuing crises associated with the
Israel-Palestine conflict, Iran's nuclear policy, the war in
Afghanistan, and North Korea's nuclear policy. The Iranian
crises is the current first-place crisis in this "back-burner"
category, but this could change rapidly.
Our current policy is to publish detailed headline listings in
this double-section timeline article. The first section --
"Major Events and Reports" -- consists of a smaller number of
the more significant entries which are listed with few
additional details. The second section -- "Detailed Daily
Entries" -- is the complete list of daily entries with
references and full additional details. Both sections are
usually emailed separately from the rest of the each
"Intelligence" issue.
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MAJOR EVENTS AND REPORTS
1231 AP, Some Soldiers Trying to Get Out of Army
0101
WP, NSA Gave Other US Agencies Information from Surveillance
AP, Briton Offers Documents on Torture
Times, US Forces Step Up Iraq Airstrikes
0102
ZNet Magazine, The US is again using white phosphorus
REU, Iraq's Oil Exports Hit Lowest Level since War
AFP,Support for Bush Drops among US Military
Newsday, US Military "Shuts Down" Soldiers' Blogs
NYT, Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid US Propaganda
0103
REU, US Rep. Murtha Says He Wouldn't Join Military Now
AP, Wiretaps Vital and within Law: Bush
Village Voice, Looks Like Bush Knew Wiretaps Were Wrong
NYT, GOP Lobbyist to Plead Guilty in Deal with Prosecutors
WP, Abramoff Pleads Guilty to Three Felony Charges
WP, US Air Strike Kills Iraqi Family of 12
IND, White House to Withdraw Funding for Rebuilding Iraq
0104
GUA, Secret Services Say Iran is Trying to Assemble a Nuclear
Missile
AFP, Iran to Resume Suspended Nuclear Research
WP, Secret Surveillance May Have Occurred before Authorization
CSM, US Allies in Iraq: Valuable but Dwindling
Boston Globe, Bush Could Bypass New Torture Ban
IND, CIA "Ignored Iraqi Weapons Evidence"
LAT, Lobbying Plan Was Central to GOP's Political Strategy
NYT, More Than 50 Are Killed in String of Bombings in Central
Iraq
TruthOut, Sharon Has Massive Stroke
LAT, CIA Gave Iran Bomb Plans, Book Says
The Nation, Abramoff, the GOP Corruption Machine
REU, Pentagon Loses Legal Round on Guantanamo Names
0105
FT, China Signals Reserves Switch away from Dollar (this is a
particularly important development to watch closely)
UN, Israel's Sharon in critical condition following stroke
PN/AlterNet, Eighties Surveillance Revival
WP, Surveillance Court Is Seeking Answers
FT, US Plans Afghan Jail for Terror Suspects
TruthOut, NSA Destroyed Evidence of Domestic Spying
REU/AP, 120 Iraqis, 7 US Soldiers Die in Bombings
WP, Justices Order Padilla Terror Case Moved to Civilian Court
AP, Padilla Makes First Court Appearance
0106
FAS, CRS on Warrantless Surveillance
UN, UN experts head to Turkey on bird flu probe
UN, Iran unexpectedly cancels talks with IAEA
Editor & Publisher, Newspapers Urge President (Bush) to Quit
Le Figaro, The CIA's Dangerous Failures in Iran
Tacoma News Tribune, IRS Tracked Taxpayers' Political
Affiliation
REU, Bloody Thursday for US Military in Iraq
NYT, 11 US Troops Killed in One Day in Iraq
TruthOut, Cost of Iraq War Could Top $2 Trillion
GUA, Whitehall unconfidential, The censors are on the run
0107
TruthOut, Eavesdropping: High Tech, Low Legality
NYT, Basis for Spying in US Is Doubted
REU, Germany's Merkel Says Guantanamo Should Be Shut
Democracy Now!/AlterNet, An NSA Whistleblower Speaks Out
(Russell Tice)
WP, In Video, Al Qaida's No. 2 (Ayman Zawahiri) Tells Bush to
Admit Defeat in Iraq
NYT, Inquiry Says FBI Erred in Implicating Man in Attack
WP, Report Links Lawyer's Religion to FBI's Zeal
GUA, Iraq war could cost US over $2 trillion
0108
CNN, US Helicopter Crash Kills 12 in Iraq
Time, The Man Who Bought Washington (Jack Abramoff)
0109
GUA, New Call to Impeach Blair over Iraq (by one of Britain's
most senior former soldiers, General Sir Michael Rose, which
means the question will not "go away" easily)
TruthOut, The NSA Spy Engine: Echelon
FAS, Morton Halperin on Warrantless NSA Surveillance
TruthOut, Attack on Iran: A Looming Folly
GUA, US Troops Seize Award-Winning Iraqi Journalist (Ali
Fadhil)
AFP, Egypt "Has Proof" US Questioned Suspects in Romania
LAT, Dems to Attack Alito's Credibility at Hearings
WP, Blasts Rock Iraq's Interior Ministry
AP, Army Begins Action to Discharge Reservists
REU, Taliban Leader Vows More Attacks in Afghanistan
FT, Bremer Claims He Was Used as Iraq "Fall Guy"
GUA, MPs Leaked Bush Plan to Hit al-Jazeera
Times, Outcry as Iran Resumes Its Nuclear Project
0110
RFE, Chechen Commander (Shamil Basaev) Admits Nalchik Radi Was
"Tactical Defeat"
WP, US Reporter in Iraq Becomes Hostage
GUA, Blair Must Be Impeached over Iraq, Michael Rose
TruthOut, Fitzgerald Maintains Focus on Rove
REU, British Men Face Trial over "Jazeera Bombing" Leak
AP, Swiss Inquiry Says CIA Jails Document Must Be Followed Up
TruthOut, Amnesty Releases New Gitmo Torture Testimony
NYT, NSA Whistleblower Alleges Illegal Spying (Russell Tice)
TomDispatch.com, A Formula for Slaughter: The American Rules of
Engagement from the Air
0111
LAT, Bush Welcomes Probe of Domestic Spying
AP, Pinochet Stripped of Legal Immunity
IND, US Warning after Iran Breaks Seals at Nuclear Plant
AFP, US Holds New Guantanamo "War on Terror" Trials: US to Try
15-Year-Old Gitmo Detainee
Knight Ridder, US Airstrikes in Iraq Could Intensify
0112
WP, Russia Won't Block US on Iran
LAT, Iran Nuclear Issue Moves Toward UN
REU, US and EU Want Security Council to Tackle Iran
WP, General Asserts Right on Self-Incrimination in Iraq Abuse
Cases (Geoffrey D. Miller)
GUA, US Army in Iraq Institutionally Racist
EPIC, EPIC Obtains Papers on Intelligence (FBI) Misconduct
AP, Padilla Pleads Not Guilty
ERRI, More Than 300 Pilgrims Die In Stampede During Hajj
0113
USA Secret Prisons in Romania confirmed
TruthOut, Bush Authorized Domestic Spying before 9/11
WP, Tough Interrogation Tactics Were Opposed (by Pentagon)
LAT, Bishops Urge US to Transition out of Iraq
TruthOut, US Catholic Bishops - "Bring Troops Home"
REU, Documents Tie Shadowy US Unit to Inmate Abuse Case
WP, US Seeks to Avoid Detainee Ruling
Baltimore Sun, NSA Used City Police to Track Peace Activists
REU, Europe Complicit in CIA "Dirty Work"
AP, Bush Rejects Call to Shut Gitmo Prison
AP, Army Dropped Abuse Probe
0114
ERRI, No confirmation of Terrorists Killed in Pakistani
Explosions
ERRI, USA/Spain Have Disagreement Over Aircraft Sales to Chavez
AlterNet, Chomsky: "There Is No War On Terror"
TruthOut, 17 Civilians Dead in Disputed US Bombing
AP, Pakistan Condemns Purported CIA Air Strike
AP, US-Afghan Troops Kill Six Militants
0115
CryptoGram, Vehicle Tracking in the UK - Universal automobile
surveillance is coming
NYT, Airstrike by US Draws Protests from Pakistanis
TruthOut, NYT Warns of Unrestrained Bush Powers
NYT, The Imperial Presidency at Work
OBS, The Drone, the CIA and a Botched Attempt to Kill bin
Laden's Deputy
AP, Ohio Republican Tied to Lobbyist to Cede Post (Bob "Freedom
Fries" Ney)
AP, Cronkite: Time for US to Leave Iraq
Jerusalem Post, IAF Trained for Iran Attack
0116
IPS, Bush Seeks His Enemies' Help in Iraq
AP, Another US Helicopter Goes Down in Iraq
Newsweek, Lobbying: The Web Widens
(cut...)
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Intelligence, N. 472, 23 January 2006, p. 11
COMING EVENTS THROUGH 28 FEBRUARY 2006
23-26 January, St. Joseph, Montana, USAF 25th Annual Airlift
Tactics "Training for Combat" Symposium, aattc.org.
24-25 January, Brussels, Belgium, Defence Acquisition &
Procurement Reform.
25 January, Arlington, Virginia, Precision Strike Winter
Roundtable, precisionstrike.org
26-27 January, New York, American Conference Institute,
Ensuring Privacy and Security of Consumer Information,
www.americanconference.com/privacy
27 January, Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara University,
Privacy in the Information Age: Databasese, Digital Dossiers,
and Surveillance,
hightechlaw.scu.edu/law/hightech/news_and_events.html
3 February, deadline for contributions to the 25th
International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and
Security, 26-29 September 2006, Gdansk, Poland,
kio.pg.gda.pl/safecomp2006
3-4 February, Gainesville, Florida, University of Florida
Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Data Devolution: Corporate
Information Security, Consumers and the Future of Regulation,
centerforinformationresearch.org/pages/3/index.htm
6 February, deadline for papers for COMPSAC 2006, Chicago, 18-
21 September 2006, the 30th Annual International Computer
Software and Applications Conference, compsac.org.
6-8 February, Los Angeles, California, ALI, Aerospace Vehicle
Night Vision Goggles and Glass Cockpit Lighting, aligodfrey.com
6-9 February, Destin, Florida, Third Annual Asymmetrical
Defense Symposium and Exhibition, tel 1 850 882 0894.
7-8 February, Muscat, Oman, Shepard Group, Heli-Middle East
2006, shepard.co.uk
9-10 February, Victoria, Canada, Reboot Communications, Who Can
You Trust? Privacy and Security is Everyone's Responsibility,
rebootcanada.com/privacy2006/index.htm.
17 February, Beverly Hills, California, NDIA, 56th West Coast
Dinner, rankin-group.com.
17-20 February, Arlington, Virginia, IHEC, Intelligence Summit,
with the participation of former CIA directors James Woolsey
and John Deutch, tel. 1 727 374 5479.
19-20 February, Singapore, Association for Unmanned Vehicle
Systems International, Unmanned Systems Asia-Pacific,
auvsi.org/events.
20-21 February, London, SMI, Fourth Annual Homeland Security
and Resilience, smi-online.co.uk.
26-28 February, Dallas, Texas, Helicopter Association,
International Heli Expo, heliexpo.com.
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