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WikiLeaks document to expose Swedish Foreign Minister as US spy

Joseph Fitsanakis — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:13:03 +0000

International whistleblower website WikiLeaks says it intends to publish a classified document that allegedly exposes Sweden’s current Foreign Minister as a spy for the United States.

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Ian Allen — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:22:36 +0000

Walesa scorns new claims he was communist informant. Israeli embassy in Singapore dismisses Barak assassination plot. Moves to question Turkish spy chiefs quashed.

Turkey denies reports of intelligence officers arrested in Syria

Joseph Fitsanakis — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:37:37 +0000

The Turkish government has denied reports in the Israeli media that dozens of Turkish intelligence officers have been arrested and are under interrogation in neighboring Syria.

Analysis: The How and Why of Modern Assassinations

Joseph Fitsanakis — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:50:37 +0000

In an interview I gave this past weekend to "The Journal", one of Ireland’s most popular newsmagazines, I noted that the use of targeted assassinations as a means of achieving broader political goals is, of course, not new. But there are definite trends that we have been able to see developing during the past decade or so.

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Ian Allen — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:23:59 +0000

Is there a Mossad base near Iran? Analysis: CIA report on Soviet bioweapons still secret. US official says Iran unlikely to strike first.

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Ian Allen — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:22:39 +0000

Mossad 'bolsters activity in Tunisia'. US 'used quake' to send Special Forces into Pakistan. Russian officer convicted of spying for CIA.

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Ian Allen — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:05:27 +0000

Did Pakistani ex-leader know bin Laden's hideout? Sweden expels Rwanda diplomat for spying. Mossad continues to use foreign passports.

Spy activity heats up in Berlin, recent arrests show

Ian Allen — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:59:01 +0000

During the Cold War, Berlin was considered one of the world’s paramount intelligence hotspots —a gathering place for spies from Western Europe, the Soviet bloc, America, and beyond. But recent developments in the German capital show that the city’s illustrious espionage heritage is far from over.

Israeli-Iranian ‘dirty war’ nearing point of no return

Joseph Fitsanakis — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:04:23 +0000

The ongoing intelligence war between Israel and Iran appears to be reaching unprecedented levels following the exposure earlier this week of a simultaneous bombing campaign against Israeli targets in Europe and Asia.

Turkish intel officer arrested for abducting Syrian defector

Joseph Fitsanakis — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:15:48 +0000

There seems to be no end in sight to the troubles of Turkey’s spy service. According to reports from Ankara, an employee of the country’s National Intelligence Agency (MİT) has been arrested for orchestrating the abduction of a leading Syrian military defector, who had sought refuge in Turkey.

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Ian Allen — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:51:10 +0000

New spy chief in Libya. Anonymous hackers release German classified information. Did Chinese espionage lead to F-35 delays?

Research: Spies increasingly using Facebook, Twitter to gather data

Joseph Fitsanakis — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:33:11 +0000

During the past four years, this blog has reported several incidents pointing to the increasing frequency with which spy agencies of various countries are utilizing social networking media as sources of tactical intelligence. But are we at a point where we can speak of a trend? In other words, is the rapid rise of social networking creating the conditions for the emergence of a new domain in tactical intelligence collection? This past week saw the publication of a new research paper (.pdf), which I co-authored with Micah-Sage Bolden, entitled “Social Networking as a Paradigm Shift in Tactical Intelligence Collection”. In it, we argue that recent case studies point to social networking as the new cutting edge in open-source tactical intelligence collection.

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Ian Allen — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:24:24 +0000

Russia 'exposed 199 spies' last year. Germany expels four Syrian diplomats. Turkey summons spy chief over talks with Kurds.

Has China’s most famous police official defected to the United States?

Ian Allen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:55:28 +0000

There are rumors that China’s most famous law enforcement official may have tried to defect to the United States, after Chinese police surrounded a US consulate in Southwest China.

News you may have missed #677: Analysis edition

Ian Allen — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:32:13 +0000

New book ties Johnson administration to Che Guevara’s death. CIA digs in as US withdraws from Iraq and Afghanistan. Indian Army 'preparing for limited conflict with China'.

Germany summons Syrian ambassador following spy arrests

Joseph Fitsanakis — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:31:36 +0000

The government of Germany has summoned the Syrian ambassador to Berlin after German counterintelligence officers arrested two Syrian nationals on espionage charges.

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Ian Allen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:08:08 +0000

CIA silent on new drone casualties report. Romania spy chief nominated to replace Prime Minister. Lawsuits target Pakistan’s powerful ISI intelligence agency.

Pakistan will retaliate if Israel attacks Iran, says diplomat

Joseph Fitsanakis — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:05:07 +0000

A European diplomat has quoted Pakistani officials as saying that Islamabad will retaliate in kind if the Israeli military attacks Iran.

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Ian Allen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:21:06 +0000

Panama refuses to extradite Colombian ex-spy chief. Russian spy chief to visit Syria. US spy chief: 'we don't know if Iran is building a bomb'.

Senior army defector says Syrian military near collapse

Joseph Fitsanakis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:19:11 +0000

The most senior defector from the ranks of the Syrian military has said in his first full-length media interview that the Syrian armed forces are too weak and demoralized to continue fighting after the end of this month.

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Ian Allen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:44:36 +0000

Ex-CIA officers blast Kiriakou. US air strikes in Yemen go largely unreported. West explores prospects for Assad's exile.

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Ian Allen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:43:37 +0000

Israel outsources intelligence-gathering to rightwing groups. NATO report finds Pakistan spies help Taliban. Another Russian diplomat 'leaves' Canada.

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Ian Allen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:53:05 +0000

CIA claims bin Laden death photos would trigger violence. Kuwait accused of tapping phones of prominent citizens. Did US FDA spy on whistleblowers?

Maltese government secretly helped British spy operations in Libya

Joseph Fitsanakis — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:51:00 +0000

In the 1980s, Malta was one of the world’s closest allies with the Libyan regime of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. For this reason, during the recent Libyan civil war, it was generally presumed that the island nation’s strong cultural and strategic links with Tripoli would prevent it from joining other European nations in actively supporting the Libyan opposition. But internal British government documents, which have been acquired by the BBC, show that Malta was secretly supportive of Western efforts to undermine the regime of Colonel Gaddafi, and went so far as to help smuggle British intelligence operatives into Libya.

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Ian Allen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:27:29 +0000

US admits Pakistani doctor was CIA agent. Czech secret services accused of political spying. Colombian paramilitaries protected by spy agency.

US Senate hearing accidentally reveals Mossad director’s secret visit

Joseph Fitsanakis — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:24:01 +0000

The chairwoman of a public hearing at the United States Senate, which was televised live across America, accidentally revealed that the Director of Israeli intelligence service Mossad secretly visited the US for talks last week.

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Ian Allen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:40:59 +0000

US "has engaged in cyberwarfare". Philippines studying US offer to deploy spy planes. Canadian intelligence spied on constitutional expert.

Analysis: Why is Israel so chatty about a possible strike on Iran?

Joseph Fitsanakis — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:38:34 +0000

This past Sunday, Israeli intelligence expert Ronen Bergman published an extensive cover story in The New York Times Magazine, titled simply: “Will Israel Attack Iran?”. He answers his question in the affirmative, saying that “after speaking with many senior Israeli leaders and chiefs of the military and the intelligence, I have come to believe that Israel will indeed strike Iran in 2012”. But the intense discussion about a possible Israeli attack on Iran begs a critical question, which is asked by Laura Rozen, Senior Foreign Affairs Reporter for Yahoo News. She asks, why are Israeli leaders so chatty on the topic? One would think that, by being so vocal about their intentions, they risk losing a major strategic advantage that Israel’s military has relied on in the past: namely the element of surprise.

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Ian Allen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:36:10 +0000

Lebanese ex-general gets prison sentence for spying for Israel. US may share intelligence with Nigeria. Afghan jailed for 16 years for spying for Iran.

Ex-KGB spy Litvinenko was working for MI6 when he died

Joseph Fitsanakis — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:33:14 +0000

Confidential documents leaked to the British press show that a leading medical examiner wants to reinspect the 2006 death of a former Soviet intelligence officer, in light of new revelations.