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INTELLIGENCE ISSN 1245-2122
N. 471, 9 January 2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS, N. 471, 9 January 2006
"INTELLIGENCE" 2005 CONTENTS & ANALYSIS p.1
TIMELINE FROM 9 DECEMBER TO 31 DECEMBER p.2
COMING EVENTS THROUGH 9 FEBRUARY 2006 p.3
"INTELLIGENCE" (452-470) 2005 CONTENTS p.4
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Intelligence, N. 471, 9 January 2006, p. 2
TIMELINE FROM 9 DECEMBER TO 31 DECEMBER
Since mid-November, successive Bush White House scandals have
been leading intelligence and security topics in the media. The
first were the Rove-Libby "Plamegate" scandal and the Cheney-
Rumsfeld claim to the "right to torture". Bush torture policy
and the associated secret CIA kidnapping of suspects then
became the leading topics as Condoleezza Rice prepared to visit
Western Europe. At the same time, and in second place, was the
Iraq War and the beginning of Washington talk about "getting
out of Iraq" as it became increasingly evident that Bush was
not winning the war. Simmering on the back burners were the
Israel-Palestine conflict, Iran's nuclear policy, the war in
Afghanistan, and North Korea's nuclear policy.
We mentioned in our previous issue that over the Christmas
holiday, "there will very likely be no 'let-up' by insurgents
in Iraq" and that "there will probably be some serious
'catching up' to be done in Western nations." That development
has been overtaken by another Bush White House scandal: Bush's
order to the NSA to spy on Americans and officially-organized
illegal activities by the Pentagon, the FBI and police against
ordinary citizens. NSA spying on Americans has caused
Congressional investigations and opened public debate on the
impeachment of Bush. These developments were very likely
associated with Congress' backing Senator McCain on outlawing
torture and Congress' extension of the Patriot Act for only one
month.
Since our 5 September issue, we have transferred most of the
detailed headline listings, which previously figured in
individual articles in "Intelligence", to this double-section
timeline article. The first section consists of a smaller
number of the more significant entries which are listed without
added details. The second section is the complete daily entries
with references and additional details. This format reduces the
length of our other articles while providing more detailed and
continuous timelines. Both sections are usually emailed
separately but for this "index" issue they will be emailed as a
single entity.
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MAJOR EVENTS AND REPORTS
1209
Clinton Says Bush Is "Flat Wrong" on Kyoto
The Government Men in Masks Who Terrorize Iraq
US Blocks Red Cross Access to Suspects
Poland Was Main CIA Detention Base in Europe
(Russian) Foreign Intelligence Chief Says NGOs Employ Spies
(Colorado Springs) Protesters Placed in Terror Files
False Confessions under Torture Led Bush to Link Iraq and al
Qaida
Groups hope Rice can rein in Bolton
US increasingly a lone state, snubbing global deals
US Military Probing Video of Road Violence (in Iraq)
1210
China Town Sealed After Protesters Slain
Race Riots Spread Through Sydney Suburbs
Blair's Britain 2005 - Where Peaceful Protest Can Be Costly
Justice Department Asks Court to Release Case of Terrorism
Suspect (Jose Padilla)
US Rebuffs Red Cross Request for Access to Detainees Held in
Secret
1211
French Told CIA of Bogus Intelligence (Iraq)
At FBI, Frustration Over Limits on an Antiterror Law
Israel Readies Forces for Strike on Nuclear Iran
1212
Schwarzenegger Rejects Williams's Bid for Clemency
Sydney Erupts in Second Night of Riots
Abuse Cited in 2nd Jail Operated by Iraqi Ministry
Swiss Lawmaker (Dick Marty) Cites CIA Prison Evidence
US Says 120 Torture Cases Found in Iraq
1213
US Paid for Media Firm (Rendon Group) Afghans Didn't Want
Colombian Fighters (right-wing AUC death squads) Surrender and
Disarm (again)
Is the Pentagon Spying on Americans?
US Envoy Says Detainee Abuse (in Iraq) Worse Than Described
Probe Supports Allegations of CIA Prisons in Europe
An Increasingly Aerial Occupation (Iraq)
1214
Israel to Build More Homes in West Bank
Iran's President Dismisses Nazi Holocaust as "Myth"
Australian Race Violence Spreads to Other Cities
EU Disquiet over "Renditions" Grows
Row over CIA "Torture" Flights Engulfs Blair
Police Seize Forged Ballots Headed to Iraq from Iran
Pentagon may be spying on anti-war activists
Pentagon Rolls Out Stealth PR
1215
Al-Zarqawi Caught, Released
Congress Doesn't See Same Intelligence as President
Bush Secretly Lifted Some Limits on Spying in US after 9/11
House Defies Bush and Backs McCain on Detainee Torture
NSA Spied Inside the US
Senate Is Set to Require White House to Account for Secret
Prisons
1216
Report of NSA Spying Prompts Call for Probe
Senate Blocks Extension of Patriot Act
30,000 Travelers Improperly Matched to Terrorist Watch Lists
Bush Declines to Discuss Report on Eavesdropping
Pentagon Is Said to Mishandle a Counterterrorism Database
Bush Ordered Spying on Thousands of Americans
Pentagon Violated Law by Keeping Database on Anti-War Activists
1217
Bush Vows to Continue Spying on Americans
MI5 ruled London bombers were not a threat
1218
US Operated Secret "Dark Prison" in Kabul
Military Knew of Contractor's Pay-to-Play Media in Iraq
(Lincoln Group)
Sen. Reid Calls US Congress "Most Corrupt in History"
Torture's Long Shadow, Vladimir Bukovsky
1219
Iraq Fuel Price Hike Sparks Protests
Report Cites Torture in US Prison
Unauthorized Domestic Surveillance Threatens Rule of Law
Newsweek, Bush's Snoopgate, Jonathan Alter
Did Bush Commit an Impeachable Offense? Senator Barbara Boxer
UK Minister Lied over CIA Flights
1220
ACLU Says FBI Misused Terror Powers
Judge Rules against PA ("intelligent design") Biology
Curriculum
Iran Wins Big in Iraq's Elections
NSA Surveillance Operation Controversy Builds
Senators Seek Probe of Bush's Spying Orders
Bush's Illegal Spying
The Nation, Raising the Issue of Impeachment
No President Is Above the Law, Senator Robert Byrd
Coercion Marred Iraq Elections
1221
Specter Wants January Surveillance Hearings
Bipartisan Call for Wiretapping Probe
Cheney says Bush has right to authorize secret surveillance
"Impeachment" Talk, Pro and Con, Appears in Media at Last
Pacific News Service, Domestic Spying Is Old News
UN - Bigger NATO force needed for Afghanistan
Spy Court Judge Quits in Protest
1222
Congress Extends Patriot Act for One Month
Saddam Claims Americans Beat, "Tortured" Him
US Bid to Transfer Padilla Is Denied
US Allies in Iraq Want Out
New York Police Covertly Join In at Protest Rallies
Bolton Threats May Lead to UN Shutdown
Former UN envoy - Iraq insurgency far from finished
Nuclear Monitoring of (US) Muslims Done without Search Warrants
The Pentagon Breaks the Law
1223
Wiretaps Said to Sift All Overseas Contacts
Intelligence Abuse Deja Vu, Gary Hart
A Junior Aide (John C. Yoo) had a Big Role in Terror Policy
EU Arrest Warrant Issued for 22 CIA Operatives
Power We Didn't Grant, Tom Daschle
1224
9-11 Commission Issues Mixed "Report Card" on Terrorism
Military Confirms Surge in Airstrikes (Iraq)
US Airstrikes Take Toll on Civilians (Iraq)
1226
Bureaucratic Warfare Allegedly Doomed FEMA Efforts
Unknown Gas Sickens 78 in Russia
Military Leader Says Troop Level (in Iraq) Could Rise
Bush Presses Editors on Security (press leaks)
1227
US Embassy Close to Admitting Syria Rendition Flight
Kurds in Iraqi Army Proclaim Loyalty to Militia
Many Iraqi Soldiers See a Civil War on the Horizon
Dr. Germ and Mrs. Anthrax Set Free (in Iraq)
NSA Spied on UN Diplomats in Push for Invasion of Iraq
Palestinian state proposed, Israeli settlement expansion
announced
Chalabi Lacks Votes Needed to Win Spot in Iraqi Assembly
Over 10,000 Sunnis, Secularists March in Baghdad
1228
Iraqis Pummeled at the Pumps; Fuel prices have quintupled
US Asks Supreme Court to Transfer Terror Suspect (Padilla)
Pinochet Fingerprinted, Photographed by Chilean Police
1229
Let's Stop a US/Israeli War on Iran
Pentagon Calls Its Pro-US Web Sites Legal
Court - Bush-NSA Spying in Defiance of Congress
UN official calls Iraqi elections "credible and good"
1230
Massacre in Iraqi "Triangle of Death"
US Intelligence Service Bugged Web Site Visitors Despite Ban
US to Restrict Iraqi Police
US Reports Surge in Guantanamo Hunger Strike
Israel's War Deadline; Iran in the Crosshairs
1231
Padilla Lawyers Urge Supreme Court to Block Transfer
US 2005 Death Toll in Iraq Nears 2004 Record
Chalabi Named Iraq Oil Minister; Fuel crisis spurs mandatory
leave for incumbent
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DETAILED DAILY ENTRIES
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AGENDA
Intelligence, N. 471, 9 January 2006, p. 3
COMING EVENTS THROUGH 9 FEBRUARY 2006
10-12 January, San Diego, California, AFCEA & US Naval
Institute, West 2006 - Service Roles & Structures, What's Right
for the Way Ahead? www.west2006.org
10-13 January, Crystal City, Virginia, Surface Navy.
18-19 January, Camp Pendelton, California, Marine West 2006.
19 January, London, Royal Aeronautical Society, Annual
Corporate Partner Seminar, "Aerospace - The Year Ahead",
www.raes.org.uk
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
6-8 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
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