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Fi c o : I n t e g r a t i o n o f SIS a n d M i li t a r y I n t elli g e n c e is a n O p e n T o pic 296 words 23 May 2012 14:45 SITA Slovenska Tlacova Agentura SITA English (c) 2012 SITA - Slovenska Tlacova Agentura BRATISLAVA, May 23, (SITA) -- The civilian Slovak intelligence service SIS could in the future be integrated with military intelligence service, whose internal integration is planned from the beginning of next year. Prime Minister Robert Fico considers a complete merger of all intelligence services an open issue for now. "The first step we want to make is to merge the military intelligence services, then we will discuss the relationship of SIS with the merged Military Intelligence, so at this time talking about an intermediate step," Fico said after Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. The Defense Ministry has already prepared a draft amendment to the military intelligence services law, according to which on January 1, 2013, the Military Counterintelligence Service (VOS) will merge with the Military Intelligence Service (VSS) into one service called Military Intelligence. The draft is currently in interdepartmental review. "We are thereby keeping our promise from the government program statement," said Defense Minister Martin Glvac, who expects from the merger greater efficiency, rationalization, and better management of components of the service. The ministry plans to present documents to confirm that the planned move will bring more transparent economy and saved costs. Glvac not talking for now about a possible merger of Military Intelligence with SIS, but cooperation of these services. Ministries of Defense, Interior, and SIS have created a joint team to prepare a big draft "intelligence" bill. That has to bring more effective control of intelligence services in order to prevent leaks of classified material and to ensure improved credibility. "We want to introduce into this process greater control of the Parliamentary Defense and Security Committee," said the minister. More effective mechanisms should be enacted to check justification of the use of wiretapping. dp Document SITA000020120523e85n00003
SPY DRE W EI G H T YE A RS BE HI N D T H E B A RS 165 words 23 May 2012 WPS: Defense & Security DEFSEC English (c) 2012 WPS Russian Media Monitoring Agency. All Rights Reserved. Lastovetskaya said, "We discovered that Gniteyev passed certain sensitive information to officers of a foreign intelligence service." According to unconfirmed reports, Gniteyev laid hands on some Bulava blueprints and sold them to a foreign intelligence service for $50,000. Bulava is a naval missile work on which has been under way since 1998. NPO Avtomatika specialists design some controls for the SLBM. NPO Avtomatika Director General Leonid Shalimov said, "As it turned out, Gniteyev somehow managed to lay his hands on the information he was not cleared for. How serious the damage is? I do not think that it is all that serious... The matter concerns the controls that do not require any major overhauling when some of their parameters become known to whoever is not supposed to know them." Gniteyev was tried for treason against the state and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. Rossiiskaya Gazeta (Moscow issue), May 21, 2012, p. 5 DEFENSE and SECURITY Nadezhda Gavrilova Document DEFSEC0020120523e85n00001
U .S. i n v ol v e d i n n a v y s p y p r o b e; Inf o r m a ti o n s h a r e d b y i n t ellig e n c e ag e n ci es s p u r r e d Tr i nit y in v estig ati o n, s o u rc es say STEVEN CHASE 523 words 23 May 2012 The Globe and Mail GLOB A1 English 2012 The Globe and Mail Inc. All Rights Reserved. OTTAWA -- American intelligence officials supplied vital information in the early days of the investigation that climaxed with the arrest of an accused spy inside Canada's top-secret naval signals centre, sources say. The involvement of the U.S. in building the case against Sub-Lieutenant Jeffrey Delisle adds a new detail to a story that Ottawa is anxious to keep under wraps. The Canadian government has been tight-lipped on how it learned that there was a leak of confidential secrets to a foreign power and the way it went about building a case against the sub-lieutenant. Canadian officials have privately identified Russia as the recipient of secrets, and the Russian ambassador to this country said last February that Moscow has an agreement with the Canadian government to keep quiet about any connection between his nation and the spy case. SLt. Delisle is in custody after being charged in January with passing state secrets to a foreign country. The sailor, who last worked at Trinity, a Halifax naval intelligence hub, faces the possibility of life in prison if convicted. SLt. Delisle, 41, has not yet entered a plea; his next court appearance is in June. The Globe and Mail reported in March that the fallout from the Delisle case has done significant damage to Ottawa's treasured intelligence-sharing relationships with key allies such as the U.S. It's also embarrassed the Department of National Defence, which is now looking to restore confidence in its ability to keep secrets. A source familiar with the matter said Canada helped build its investigation of SLt. Delisle through contact with its biggest ally: It's not just one nugget of information that I would describe as a tipoff. [Rather] It's an accumulation of information that leads to an investigation coming to a point where, okay, we have enough to go after this person. The extent of what the U.S told Canada is still unclear. Sometimes we're able to match or in some cases co-ordinate some of that intelligence and paint the picture that we need to make decisions, the source said. The source said Canada and the U.S. have a privileged relationship in sharing this type of information through security forces including the Central Intelligence Agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and the Communications Security Establishment Canada. It is reasonable to assume that we exchanged information and yes we are helpful to one another and this case was no exception, the source said. When the RCMP announced SLt. Delisle's arrest last January, it publicly thanked two other federal authorities: CSIS and the Canada Border Services Agency, both of which collaborate with their U.S. counterparts. In March, the Wall Street Journal cited sources alleging the naval officer leaked a volume of military communications data to Russia that was on par with what the U.S. government suffered through WikiLeaks, the organization that has irked governments around the world by making secret documents public. Document GLOB000020120523e85n0001y
T h e t r u t h is o u t t h er e Vikram Sood 964 words 21 May 2012 HT Columnists HTCOLM English Copyright 2012. HT Media Limited. All rights reserved. India, May 21 -- Was there an intelligence failure recently? The answer is, perhaps, yes. Is this the first time such an incident has happened? Certainly no. Could it happen again? Unfortunately, yes. So was there egg on their faces? The answer is no. This is because what happened was in the line of duty. Let us reverse the argument and say that the same information had been accurate and a major incident/catastrophe had been averted. There would have been no public reference to the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and the world would have moved on. In this case, there has been some embarrassment and, hopefully, there will be some course correction. So let us also move on. Is the R&AW or any other intelligence service infallible? The answer is no. Is the R&AW competent? The answer is yes. Does it need continuous reform and upgrading? Of course, yes. An intelligence officer has to deal with whoever gives him the best information, the best lead, and the best way to protect his country's interests. The man or woman providing this may be a true patriot, an idealist, a businessman, a military general, a mercenary who sells his information to the highest bidder, a criminal, an arms smuggler, a counterfeiter or anyone who wants to take revenge on the system. These emotions and motives are not steady or constant. Thus an impeccable source today may be a renegade tomorrow. A trusted source today may become a double agent tomorrow or a loyal intelligence operative will turn rogue. This is the constant dread of any intelligence officer because there is no defining moment when this will happen, till it is too late. Further, there is no such thing as complete and infallible intelligence. If it were, there would have been no 9/11 or 13/12 or 26/11. The point is that the best intelligence will not prevent wars but can help win them. This is something we must understand before we go ballistic about intelligence failures. Intelligence collection is not a single-source activity; there are multiple sources of intelligence. A single report may be, although not necessarily so, and especially in this Lashkar-e-Taiba case, based on a number of inputs from human intelligence, technical, electronic and communications intelligence. It may also have an input from cyber intelligence. There may be times when all have to be matched. There are other times when all will not match but the information is vital, potentially serious for the country if true but still not verified. Yet there is just not enough time to verify the authenticity of the intelligence given. So what does the intelligence agency do? It passes this on, with whatever caveat attached, because if the intelligence is withheld for confirmation and turns out to be accurate with devastating consequences, then this would be a graver failure. Thus, faced with such a situation, not only is an intelligence agency advised to report it, it is mandatory that it should and should continue to do so in the future. One only hopes that the country's intelligence services do not now go on the backfoot and become defensive about its reporting that surely was one of the purposes of this sting. Our problem also lies in intelligence coordination and downstream handling of intelligence generated elsewhere or by central agencies. Another aspect is that the R&AW does not report to the state authorities but through filters at the Centre where the report is processed and passed on for action. One does not know about the route of this report and the source but that this was a sting operation is accepted. Any mature nation would quietly work this back and see where it went wrong. No intelligence organisation in the world is blameless or has not had its share of errors of judgement. Indeed, there is no organisation in the world of any kind that has not made worse mistakes but in our country the principle of negativity is so strong, especially at present, that we are prepared to believe the worst about ourselves. No one has even bothered to wonder how the three names were publicised so quickly in Pakistan. We all exulted that it was our scoop about our incompetence. Had we understood the game, consulted those who were in the game and then believed them, before rushing to print then it is possible the intelligence game would have become more difficult. Instead we made it so simple for the opposition because of our preconceived negative perceptions. We still do not know if this was a smokescreen while the real infiltrators are elsewhere. For a country that has spent an awful lot of energy and time demonising R&AW as an omnipotent force to suddenly turn around to show it as incompetent, must arouse some curiosity.
L o c k er bi e b o m b e r A b d el B ass et al - M e g r a hi di es i n Li b y a at t h e ag e of 5 9 520 words 19 May 2012 Al Arabiya ALARAB English 2012 AlArabiya.net. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing that killed 270 people has died at the age of 59, his brother told Al Arabiya on Sunday. Abdel Basset al-Megrahis health had deteriorated quickly, his brother Abdulhakim said, adding that he died at home after a long battle with cancer. Megrahis death comes three years after he was released from a Scottish prison on humanitarian grounds in 2009, eight years into a life sentence. Megrahi is the only person convicted for the bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people. When he was released from prison and was allowed to return to Libya, doctors then predicted that he would die of prostate cancer within three months. His release infuriated victims families and their anger grew when he was given a heros reception in Libya and then lived long past the predictions of the doctors. Over the past three years, his family has on several occasions said that Megrahi is near death, in what was seen as an attempt to justify his release. The fact that he had survived much longer than the doctors had estimated had provoked indignation in Britain and the United States. On the second anniversary of the release of the former Libyan intelligence agent on August 20, 2009, the Scottish government insisted its decision to free him had been vindicated. But British Prime Minister David Cameron criticised the release as a "terrible mistake," and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he would like to see him "back in jail behind bars." Most of those killed in the bombing of the Boeing 747 jet headed from London to New York were Americans. All 259 passengers and crew were killed, along with 11 people on the ground. Megrahi had always maintained his innocence. Since his return to Libya, Megrahi rarely appeared in public. Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafis fall last year spurred calls in the United States and Europe to return him to prison. Two New York senators asked the former rebels to hold Megrahi fully accountable for the bombing. At that time, Libyas rebel leaders, who were scrambling to replace Qaddafis regime with a government of their own, said they would not deport Megrahi or any other Libyan. They then softened their stance, saying that only the future elected government could deal with such issues. The Lockerbie saga began when a bomb packed into a suitcase exploded inside Pan Am Flight 103 as it flew over Scotland. Among the victims were many American college students flying home for Christmas. The bombing, which scattered flaming wreckage onto the small town of Lockerbie and killed 11 people on the ground, became one of the most vivid scenes of terrorism of that era, and helped ensure that Libya remained an international pariah state. Little is known about Megrahi. At his trial, he was described as the "airport security" chief for Libyan intelligence, and witnesses reported him negotiating deals to buy equipment for Libyas secret service and military. Document ALARAB0020120520e85j000b5
C o l o m b i a n i n t ellig e n c e o f fic ers sa y r e b el g r o u p t a k i n g ai m a t u r b a n ar e as 567 words 18 May 2012 08:23 BBC Monitoring Americas BBCMAP English (c) 2012 The British Broadcasting Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No material may be reproduced except with the express permission of The British Broadcasting Corporation. Text of report by privately-owned, right-of-centre, Colombian newspaper El Espectador website on 16 May [El Espectador Justice Section staff report: "Urban Centres: New FARC Objective"] About two months ago, a group of Armed Forces intelligence officers and experts in criminal investigation received information from some undercover agents in the FARC who alerted the authorities to the presence of militias and guerrillas in several cities. At first, the officers thought only one thing: that this was an attempt to sabotage the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena and so security measures were stepped up in that city. However, the only scandal registered in Cartagena was on account of the White House's Secret Service. Days later, however, the intelligence agencies received similar information about urban militia movements, but this time it was reported that the target was the main urban centres, with Bogota as a priority. "We learned that there were guerrillas who were experts in explosives, with a certain characteristic: they knew well how to get around in the country's capital and not arouse suspicion," one of the sources consulted by El Espectador said. The data collected by investigators since then seems increasingly more accurate. A senior official told this newspaper that this time the guerrillas are using expert militiamen trained exclusively in the field of intelligence and who would be working closely with explosives experts: "Unlike previous attacks in which they were satisfied with setting off a car bomb or occasional reconnoitering of the area, this time we are dealing with a new mode of subversion, which is intelligence. The undercover agents told us, for example, that they have people with stopwatches or some other means of measuring time and distance, and they know how long it takes a car to get to a red light," he said. What is most disturbing, according to the senior officials who spoke to El Espectador, is that the order for the FARC to once again make its presence felt in Bogota was given by Alfonso Cano himself, before he was killed in a military operation in November last year. According to the intelligence agencies, Cano wanted to restructure the urban cells in the country's main capital cities. "In whatever communication we intercepted from Cano, and in the computers and documents we found in different camps, we know that for him, unlike other members of the Secretariat, getting into the urban centres was a priority." The official also added, "And not just for recruiting people, but to affect strategic targets of the establishment." El Espectador has learned that effectively the authorities are evaluating whether emissaries of the Basque terrorist group ETA, when they were in the FARC camps, instructed the guerrillas in new techniques with explosives. The authorities do not yet dare state that this was done by the FARC, but most of the signs point to this illegal group and, what is worse, confidential information exists about possible new attacks. Nor do the authorities rule out alliances between members of criminal gangs and the FARC. As things stand, the Prosecutor General's Office is pursuing its investigation; 10 composite drawings have been done; and several videos exist showing the main suspects in the treacherous attack on former Minister Fernando Londono Hoyos. Source: El Espectador website, Bogota, in Spanish 16 May 12 afba9f7e Document BBCMAP0020120518e85i0002t
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Ei g h t Y e a r s f o r Selli n g S e c r e t s o n R u s si a's B u l a v a IC B M Forecast International - International Miltary Markets 168 words 18 May 2012 Forecast International Defense Intelligence Newsletters FORCST English (c) 2012 Forecast International, Inc./DMS. NEWTOWN, Conn. - The employee of a Russian defense firm who has been accused of sharing state secrets on the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Alexander Gniteev was convicted of selling classified information to a foreign intelligence service and faced a closed-door trial at the Sverdlovsk Region Court. Gniteev was sentenced on May 18. Gniteev's employer still has not been named, but experts believe it could be the Yekaterinburg-based Avtomatika Science and Production Association, which has been developing the missile's control and guidance system. The missile itself was developed by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology. Because the case involved classified state secrets, details of the investigation have not been disclosed. However, law enforcement sources did say that the information concerned the missile's guidance and control systems. It is also being said that Gniteev may have sold actual blueprints of the design. Document FORCST0020120523e85i00008
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Sec u rit y Ser vic es Re a d y t o D ef e n d N a ti o n - Mi nist er 464 words 12 May 2012 17:03 All Africa AFNWS English (c) 2012 AllAfrica, All Rights Reserved May 12, 2012 (The Herald/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- The country's security and intelligence services are ready to defend it from external aggression, Minister of State Security in the President's Office Sydney Sekeramayi has said. Speaking at the inaugural graduation of 31 students from the Robert Gabriel Mugabe School of Intelligence in Harare yesterday, Minister Sekeramayi said the country's sovereignty was once again under threat from the former colonisers. The 31 graduates attained Diplomas in Intelligence and Security Studies. "Closer at home, all are aware that Zimbabwe is under siege. The West led by Britain and the United States are unrelentingly continuing to pursue illegal regime change," said Minister Sekeramayi. "I am glad to point out that our security and intelligence services are equally unrelenting in their endeavour to counter these forces in defence of our independence and national sovereignty." Minister Sekeramayi said for the intelligence service to effectively counter external threats, it required reliable and factual information. He said the State needed to receive information on threats earlier enough to launch appropriate counter actions. Minister Sekeramayi said the core business of intelligence services was to pursue information on threats, risks and vulnerabilities that exist or were expected to come into existence at some point. "This fact notwithstanding, the State expects the intelligence services to produce trustworthy and authoritative statements that describe and explain past, present and future realities at all times," he said. "In that context, the skills which these courses imparted to you broadened your appreciation of the dynamics underpinning intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination to the State." Minister Sekeramayi urged the graduates to remain resolute and serve the country with diligence. He told the graduands that attainment of diplomas was the beginning of a long journey in their lives. Minister Sekeramayi said the courses offered at RGMSI were tailored to mould best security officers able to articulate security and management issues. "It is heartening to note that the curriculum is tailor-made amongst other things, to equip students with relevant professional skills and attributes that can be applied to their special areas of practice," he said. Present at the graduation ceremony were Director General of the Central Intelligence Organisation Retired Major General Happyton Bonyongwe and other senior officers from the country's security and intelligence services. The course, which targets practitioners in the defence, security and intelligence sector has attracted a lot of interest in the region, with students from various countries applying. The RGMSI is an associate of Bindura University of Science Education and the graduation ceremony was for the first three intakes of the institute. The institute, which is a brainchild of Rtd Maj Gen Bonyongwe, also enrolled students for degree programmes who will graduate in August. Document AFNWS00020120513e85c0003z
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U S s p y ag e n c y ca n k e e p m u m o n G o o gl e ti es: co u r t 381 words 11 May 2012 21:46 Agence France Presse AFPR English Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2012 All reproduction and presentation rights reserved. The top-secret US National Security Agency is not required to reveal any deal it may have with Google to help protect against cyber attacks, an appeals court ruled Friday. The US Court of Appeals in Washington upheld a lower court decision that said the NSA need not confirm or deny any relationship with Google, because its governing statutes allow it keep such information secret. The ruling came in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from a public interest group, which said the public has a right to know about any spying on citizens. The appeals court agreed that the NSA can reject the request, and does not even have to confirm whether it has any arrangement with the Internet giant. "Any information pertaining to the relationship between Google and NSA would reveal protected information about NSA's implementation of its information assurance mission," Judge Janice Rogers Brown wrote in the appeals opinion. The non-profit Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a formal request to make public documents related to the dealings, and said much of the information had already been in news media. The request stemmed from a January 2010 cyber attack on Google that primarily targeted the Gmail email accounts of Chinese human rights activists. According to the Google blog, the Internet group's chief legal officer David Drummond stated that the firm was notifying other companies that may have been targeted and was also working with the relevant US authorities. The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post reported that Google had contacted the NSA immediately following the attack. According to news reports, the NSA agreed to help Google analyze the attacks in a bid to better protect the California-based search company and its users from future intrusions. The reported alliance would seek to allow the spy agency to evaluate Google's hardware and software vulnerabilities, as well as estimate the sophistication of its adversary in order to help the firm understand whether it has the right defenses in place. Privacy advocates already critical of Google policies regarding saving user data and targeting ads to match online behavior patterns fear that an alliance with the spy network could put private information at risk. rl/oh Document AFPR000020120511e85b006eo
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