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SPOTLIGHT

LOBBYING

Consultants Preparing for War in Iraq

A lobbying firm, The Random Group, has been working for some weeks for the Defense Department in Washington on hammering out a communications strategy justifying the use of military force in Iraq. The existence of this very special contract, which could indicate the probable outcome of protracted talks between U. (...) [ 705 words ] [ €8 ]

Political Intelligence

SECURITY
Sutagin an Unmasked Mole?
	Britain's MI6 and the CIA have always kept a close eye on Russian technology developments. New revelations in the Sutyagin affair seem to make that only too clear. (...) [ 297 words ] [ €5 ]

DEFENSE
Paris Plans New Space Gambit
	France's new military spending plan didn't set aside any extra money to bolster the country's space intelligence effort. But it did provide for future detection satellites. (...) [ 126 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

WASHINGTON
James Wilkinson
	A 32-year-old communications consultant, James Wilkinson is considered as a crisis management genius. On Nov. 13 he was propelled into the job of spokesman for general Tommy Franks and will also coordinate all relations with the media at US Central Command in Tampa, Florida. (...) [ 202 words ] [ €5 ]

BAGHDAD
Al Tawab Mollah Houeiche
	The director of Iraq's armaments programs, Abd Al Tawab Mollah Houeiche, is a key military figure in Baghdad and could well determine what results U. (...) [ 203 words ] [ €5 ]

DIPLOMACY
Mubarak Grooming Son For Top Job
	Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will quit his post in 2005. He has already begun grooming his son as successor. (...) [ 328 words ] [ €5 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

BERLIN
Franco-German Satellite Deal
	The German space company OHB-Systems AG has just been awarded a contract by Germany's defense ministry to manufacture interoperable systems between German satellites and French ground stations. (...) [ 80 words ] [ FREE ]

LONDON
Former Ties between MI6 and Al Qaeda
	A report in Intelligence Online on Nov. 15, 2001 revealed that MI6 operatives had provided strong support in 1996 to Libyan fundamentalists close to Ossama Bin Laden in their bid to overthrow Muammer Kadhafi. (...) [ 176 words ] [ €5 ]

WASHINGTON
Panel to Assess Intelligence Effort
	When the U.S. Congress approved the intelligence community's budget for 2003 on November 14-15 almost unanimously little was said openly about a key provision in the bill, namely that an independent commission composed of 10 private persons is to be formed to look into the causes of the Sept. (...) [ 240 words ] [ €5 ]

SAN DIEGO
Pacifists Psyched Out
	A conference on ?personal well-being? opened in San Diego on Nov. 18 but a hitch soon appeared among the pacifists and psychic types who turned up for the encounter. (...) [ 101 words ] [ €5 ]

BERN
Swiss Have Nothing to Worry About
	The Swiss authorities seem alone in the northern hemisphere is not paying much heed to terrorist threats. Could one of the reasons be the huge sums of money that ruling circles in the Gulf have deposited in banks in Geneva and Zurich? (...) [ 88 words ] [ €5 ]

DIPLOMACY
Walid's Lock on Lebanese Economy
	The Saudi prince Walid Bin Talal's position in Beirut has altered Lebanon's political landscape. But his clashes with prime minister Rafic Hariri stem straight from Riyadh. (...) [ 583 words ] [ €5 ]

GENEVA
What Will Happen to Al Qaeda's War Chest?
	Out of 73 accounts presently frozen in Switzerland because they are thought linked to the funding of the Al Qaida organization, 23 belong to Yasin Al Qadi and his relatives and friends. (...) [ 240 words ] [ €1,5 ]

SAUDI ARABIA/UNITED STATES/FRANCE
Negociations
	In Ryadh, French advisers are setting up shop in the interior ministry. (...) [ 178 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Agenda

SATURDAY, NOV.23
Coalition Against Information Awareness Office
	This weekend in Washington several privacy advocate groups are to meet to launch an assault on the Information Awareness Office (IAO). (...) [ 169 words ] [ €1,5 ]

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27
NATO Summit as Seen by London
	British defense secretary Geoff Hoon will report on the results of the NATO summit in Prague, and how they affect Britain, to the defense committee in the House of Lords at 10. (...) [ 43 words ] [ FREE ]

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4
Information Security Show in Paris
	An exhibition concerning information security will be held in the French capital on Dec. (...) [ 54 words ] [ €1,5 ]

FRIDAY, JAN. 24
NRO Looking For Breakthroughs
	From its headquarters near Dulles airport, the National Reconnaissance Office has announced a competition for researchers to come up with new and unique techniques to help it meet its future requirements for launching satellites to gather intelligence in space. (...) [ 70 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Business Intelligence and Lobbying

	LONDON
	Limits to Ethical Lobbying
		The offensive against BAT because of its links with Burma's military government stand as a lesson for those who defend the concept of corporate social responsibility. (...) [ 281 words ] [ €5 ]

	BRUSSELS
	Companies that Spy on Their Staff
		There is a lot of uncertainty over how the European Union directive on the protection of personal data is going to be applied in companies. (...) [ 146 words ] [ €5 ]

FIRMS

LONDON
Berezosky's Mouthpiece in U.K
	According to sources close to the Foreign Office, the London-based public relations firm Lowe Bell Communications was contracted by controversial Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky to defend his cause in the U. (...) [ 217 words ] [ €5 ]

VANCOUVER
IPSA's New Move in Canada
	The investigative group IPSA International has made a new incursion into the Canadian market by acquiring the Vancouver-based firm West Coast Investigations and Consulting (WCIC). (...) [ 182 words ] [ €5 ]

TAIPEI
Former Press Baron Arrested
	The former head of the Kinmen Evening News in Taiwan, Peng Chi-Pin, has been arrested by the security services on charges of economic espionage. (...) [ 48 words ] [ FREE ]

PARIS
Stock Market Watchdog Can Breathe Easier
	In a period marked by financial and accounting scandals, the Paris stock market watchdog, Commission des Operations de Bourse (COB), feels reasonably happy over the state of the audits industry in France. (...) [ 109 words ] [ €5 ]

MIAMI
Burson Hires Television Personality
	The PR giant Burson Marsteller seems determined to build up its business unit dedicated to the Hispanic community in the United States. (...) [ 70 words ] [ FREE ]

	FRANCE/GREECE
	Weak Signal
		In Athens, a cut-throat commercial battle could well erupt concerning the construction of warships. (...) [ 126 words ] [ €1,5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

NEW YORK
Kim Andrew Elliott
	An official from the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Kim Elliott, has fired a broadside against America's leading lobbyist, Charlotte Beers, who holds the official post of under-secretary of state for public diplomacy. (...) [ 181 words ] [ €5 ]

CHICAGO
Nick Kalm
	After serving for five years as a senior executive at Edelman Public Relations, Nick Kalm has quit his post to help build up a Chicago-based firm, Reputation Partners. (...) [ 208 words ] [ €5 ]

	WASHINGTON
	Veridian Targeted by Spy?
		Have the secrets of one of America's leading military technology firms been stolen by China? (...) [ 359 words ] [ €5 ]

Influence Strategy

	GAZPROM
	Gazprom Capitalizes on Insecurity
		With anti-terrorism cooperation between Moscow and Washington in the background but energy competition still very rife, Russia's energy ministry is intent on finding a way to send gas to south-west Asia by way of Iran. (...) [ 426 words ] [ €5 ]

Risk Assesment

	LIBYA
	Terrorism
		The all-out fight by Libya's secret service against Islamic movements could well present a threat to Tripoli's interests in the world. (...) [ 94 words ] [ €1,5 ]

	AUSTRALIA
	Terrorism
		Canberra has put all sensitive military and civil sites on maximum alert. (...) [ 36 words ] [ FREE ]

	ISLE OF MAN
	Financial Crime
		Despite shrill warnings from certain European officials, the Isle of Man looks unlikely to present any higher risk of money laundering following its spectacular decision to abolish all corporate taxes. (...) [ 96 words ] [ €1,5 ]

	BELGIUM
	Financial Crime
		A Belgian court is trying arms trafficker Jacques Monsieur (IOL 396) behind closed doors on money-laundering charges linked to the financial networks he set up to conduct his operations. (...) [ 60 words ] [ €1,5 ]