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SPOTLIGHT

damascus/washington

Back-Door Diplomacy Starts the Ball Rolling

The American administration and the Syrian government have been relying in recent weeks on back-door diplomacy deployed by powerful political and financial networks to help them negotiate an agreement on Iraq that bypasses the crisis over the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri and the U. (...) [ 755 words ] [ €7 ]

Networks & organizations

washington : DIA Seeks Out Weaknesses in Defense Technologies [ FREE ]

Political Intelligence

intelligence
General Rondot to Bow Out
	One of the leading figures in French intelligence, general Philippe Rondot, will step down on Dec. 31 as an adviser to defense minister Michele Alliot-Marie. (...) [ 257 words ] [ €4 ]

special forces
Chinese Commandos in Venezuela
	China is making new inroads into Latin America. Its military instructors are now training special forces in Venezuela. (...) [ 229 words ] [ €4 ]

DECISION MAKERS

Amman
Mohammed al Thahabi
	Named director of Jordan’s General Intelligence Department (GID) in May, general Samih Asfoura fell victim professionally to the triple suicide bombing on Nov. (...) [ 234 words ] [ €1,3 ]

washington
Jo Ann Davis
	Peter Hoekstra, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has proceeded with a small musical chairs game following the resignation of the Republican representative from California, Randy “Duke” Cunningham, from the panel ,after admitting he pocketed a $2. (...) [ 162 words ] [ €1,3 ]

terrorism
Jordan Tribe Torn by Loyalties
	A traditional ally of the Jordanian government, the Bani Hassan tribe finds itself torn between the supporters of Abu Mussab al Zarkawi and those loyal to king Abdallah the 2nd. (...) [ 419 words ] [ €4 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

paris
Police Intelligence Agency in Competitive Mood
	The French police intelligence agency Renseignements Generaux (RG) is clearly seeking to find a role for itself in business intelligence to compete DST and the Gendarmerie Nationale, which is displaying a growing interest in the subject. (...) [ 287 words ] [ €4 ]

ankara
Thaw with Washington
	Visits by FBI director Robert Mueller and CIA chief Porter Goss to Turkey in the space of 48 hours this month underlined the wish by both sides to get over the long freeze in relations between Washington and Ankara that stemmed from Turkey’s opposition to the American assault on Iraq. (...) [ 347 words ] [ €4 ]

washington
Boss for Open Source Intelligence
	The Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, has just named Eliot Jardines to the new post of assistant deputy director of national intelligence for open sources. (...) [ 91 words ] [ €4 ]

organized crime
Taming Tamil Gangs in France
	During a stopover in Paris in October, the pro-French president of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Bandaranaike, asked president Jacques Chirac to do her two services. (...) [ 314 words ] [ €4 ]

war crimes
Gotovina’s Travels in France
	Croat and French sources close to Croatian general Ante Gotovina have told Intelligence Online he spent a lot of time in France while on the run. (...) [ 311 words ] [ €4 ]

SIGNPOSTS

UNITED STATES - Campaign for biometry

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LOOKING AHEAD

Washington - Intelligence Summit

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Paris - Question Marks at Sofresa

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Dubai - A Money-Laundering Capital

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Business Intelligence and Lobbying

	washington
	Venable Makes Strong Headway
		Employing the father of a potential Democrat candidate for the presidency and a former senior Homeland Security Department official, the Venable law firm has been landing a lot of lobbying contracts both abroad and in the security field. (...) [ 216 words ] [ €4 ]

	paris
	Keynectics Wins Euro Endorsement
		Keynectics, which corners 95% of the market for electronic certification in France, has become the first to qualify in Europe as a “certification service provider.” (...) [ 220 words ] [ €4 ]

FIRMS

washington
Albanian Push for Kosovo
	With negotiations on the final status of Kosovo set to begin in early January, Kosovo residents of Albanian origin and their friends in the United States have launched a campaign in Washington in favor of the territory's independence. (...) [ 173 words ] [ €4 ]

london
Outsourcing: a First Report
	Set up just over a year ago, the Ministry of Defence's Private Finance Unit that handles public-private partnerships (PPPs) has published the results of its first ten months in business. (...) [ 256 words ] [ €4 ]

paris
A Silent Drill - and Counter-Measures
	One of the last independent French companies to make electronics systems for the intelligence and law enforcement agencies, Chatain-Blanchon, is enjoying unexpected success with one of its latest inventions: (...) [ 277 words ] [ €4 ]

	brussels
	Flaws in French Lobbying Drive
		A report by the Paris Chamber of Commerce says France is making its presence felt increasingly in Brussels but doesn’t take part in forums in which private business shares its thoughts with the European Commission. (...) [ 358 words ] [ €4 ]

DECISION MAKERS

beijing
Frank Hawke
	After setting up an office in Shanghai in 1999 under Samuel Porteous, a former member of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Kroll Greater China has just opened an office in Hong Kong and asked an American, Frank Hawke, to run it. (...) [ 213 words ] [ €1,3 ]

washington
Tom Ridge
	An adviser to George W. Bush on domestic security issues and then secretary of the Department of Homeland Security between 2003 and January of this year, Tom Ridge has just joined the Council on Competitiveness, an interest group that speaks for 180 corporate CEOs and university directors and fosters the competitiveness of American groups. (...) [ 184 words ] [ €1,3 ]

	washington
	Military Firms Defend their Turf
		Banding together in a trade association, the leading American and British private military companies are taking steps to defend their interests. (...) [ 274 words ] [ €4 ]

	paris
	Arisem Runs Faster with Thales
		Twenty months after taking over the French start-up Arisem, Thales has launched SPRINT, intelligence analysis software earmarked for both civil and military use. (...) [ 270 words ] [ €4 ]