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SPOTLIGHT

MONEY LAUNDERING

Anti Laundering Fight Hampered by Paper Trade

The fight against illicit money, whether it is churned by terrorist networks or criminals, is being fought with inappropriate judicial weapons. While the political authorities in the G7 countries involved in anti-laundering operations (generally finance ministries) are plowing additional resources into tracking and investigating the sources of dirty money their methods are ill-adapted to the world banking system and only rarely achieve significant results. (...) [ 643 words ] [ €8 ]

Political Intelligence

CYBERSPACE

Pentagon to Update Information Strategy

Richard Myers: "What we need to look at is front-loading our information operations campaign"

When U.S. joint chiefs-of-staff chairman Richard Myers criticized the military’s information operations on Nov. 15 he was stating that errors of appreciation can be costly. (...)
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PROLIFERATION

A Look at Past Swiss Intelligence Deals

Like a number of European nations, particularly France and Germany, Switzerland provided a lot of military backing for South Africa during the apartheid period. (...)
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DECISION MAKERS

IRAN
Akbar Dianat Far
	On Nov. 20 Iran’s spiritual leader, Ali Khamenei , named gen. Akbar Dianat Far as head of the Iranian army’s intelligence agency. (...) [ 259 words ] [ €5 ]

FRANCE
Salome Zourabichvili
	A career diplomat, Salome Zourabichvili , has just been named head of the Direction des Affaires Internationales et Strategiques at France’s Secretariat General pour la Defense Nationale (SGDN) in Paris. (...) [ 149 words ] [ €5 ]

FINANCIAL CRIME
Watch on Al Taqwa Began in Italy
	Intelligence Online has obtained a copy of the oldest document concerning Al Taqwa, the holding company set up in Lugano, Switzerland by persons close to the Moslem Brotherhood. (...) [ 373 words ] [ €5 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

UNITED STATES

FBI’s Carnivore Grows a New Tooth

Magic lantern's aim is to catch data before it is encrypted

According to Intelligence Online sources at the Justice Department in Washington, the firm Booz Allen & Hamilton has developed a sophisticated virus tasked with intercepting electronic communications on behalf of the FBI . (...)
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SERBIA
Intelligence Shake-Up
	Serb prime minister Zoran Djindjic has sacrificed the leadership of Serbia’s security agency to save his interior minister, Dusan Mihailovic , following a major crisis within the organization. (...) [ 293 words ] [ €5 ]

BULGARIA
In the Firing Line
	As soon as he takes up office next January 22, Bulgaria’s new ex-Communist president, Georgi Parvanov , is expected to fire the heads of the country’s intelligence and counter-espionage agencies. (...) [ 288 words ] [ €5 ]

DIPLOMACY
Saudi Regime Again Betrayed by its Own
	Prince Abdallah is working to get ulemas in Saudi Arabia to tone down their sometimes loud support for Ossama Bin Laden, even after the events of Sept. 11. (...) [ 474 words ] [ €5 ]

TERRORISM
What Remains of Egyptian Jihad’s Networks?
	Several Egyptian military leaders of Al Qaeda , who also belonged to the Egypt’s Jihad movement, have been killed in American air strikes on Afghanistan. (...) [ 191 words ] [ €1,5 ]

TERRORISM
What Will be the Verdict on the Terrorism Act 2000?
	On Nov. 15 the Home Office commissioned a legal expert, Alex Carlile, to conduct the annual audit on application of the Terrorism Act 2000 that came into effect on Feb. (...) [ 166 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Business Intelligence and Lobbying

WASHINGTON

How Lockheed Won Over the Administration

A fresh look at the huge contract that Lockheed won

A fresh look at the huge contract that Lockheed Martin won on Oct. 26 to build the Joint Strike Fighter shows that, quite apart from the superiority of its project, its lobbying was simply better than that of rival Boeing. (...)
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BERLIN

Germany’s Leading Lobbyist Takes on EU

A new player has emerged on the European public affairs scene, and a big one at that: Germany’s European Communications Consultants (ECC Gruppe). (...)
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FIRMS

FRANCE
Growing Pains at Lexsi
	The Paris-based firm Lexsi that specializes in computer forensics and security issues is going through a rough patch. (...) [ 177 words ] [ €5 ]

FRANCE
Familiar Face in Nuclear Lobby
	In taking over as head of communications and public affairs at France’s Atomic Energy Commission this week, Brigitte Guillemette found herself on familiar ground. (...) [ 161 words ] [ €5 ]

UNITED STATES
New Lobbying-Intelligence Alliance
	One of the world’s biggest lobbying concerns, Fleishman-Hillard , an affiliate of the Omnicom Group , has teamed up with Fuld & Company , a long-established firm that specializes in competitive intelligence on the U. (...) [ 183 words ] [ €5 ]

UNITED STATES
ClearForest in Text Mining Drive
	Considered one of the most promising text mining developers in the business, the Israeli-American ClearForest company looks set to take an aggressive turn on the commercial level after a long period devoted to improving its products. (...) [ 132 words ] [ €5 ]

	WASHINGTON
	Clinton’s Old Team Clubs Together
		A company is gradually gathering a whole raft of major figures in the Clinton administration’s political and business intelligence communities under its roof. And its star cast ensures it will soon command huge influence. (...) [ 231 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

UNITED STATES
Marc Goodman
	One of the best operational specialists in the fight against cybercrime in the U.S., Marc Goodman , has been lured into the private sector, taking a job with the private intelligence firm Decisions Strategies . (...) [ 193 words ] [ €5 ]

FRANCE
Nicolas Riviere
	The space affiliate of EADS and BAE Systems , Astrium , has named a diplomat, Nicolas Riviere , as head of its external relations department. (...) [ 204 words ] [ €5 ]

Agenda

	DIPLOMACY
	Russia’s Future in Europe
		In Paris on Dec. 3 the Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique is organizing a seminar on ? (...) [ 111 words ] [ €1,5 ]