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SPOTLIGHT

paris

Business Intelligence and Political Intrigue

Although it has been working for two years to promote the cause of business intelligence in France's corporate world, the government has failed to come up with distinct strategy in the field or to provide funding. It now finds itself bogged down in Byzantine political quarrels. (...) [ 723 words ] [ €7 ]

Networks & organizations

Information technology : European Group Team Up Create Standards [ FREE ]

Political Intelligence

aeronautics
Unmanned Airships Take Off
	Airships and lighter-than-air technology are coming increasingly into their own in the intelligence and communications fields. (...) [ 295 words ] [ €4 ]

covert operations
What Aircraft for Coast Guard?
	The U.S. Coast Guard appears to be getting used to receiving equipment it didn't order. (...) [ 304 words ] [ €4 ]

DECISION MAKERS

Tehran
M. Mostafa Najjar
	The career of Iran's new defense minister, Mohammed Mostafa Najjar, a Revolutionary Guard (Pasdarans) general, is that of a professional revolutionary. (...) [ 255 words ] [ €1,3 ]

Paris
Gilles Gaudiche
	Chief-of-staff to the deputy prefect of Pas de Calais since July, 2002, deputy prefect Gilles Gaudiche is expected to be formally named sub-director of the DST in charge of the protection of national assets (see P. (...) [ 166 words ] [ €1,3 ]

espionage
How Hariri Taped Assad
	The head of the U.N. inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri, Detlev Mehlis, has found hard evidence incriminating the Syrian regime. (...) [ 341 words ] [ €4 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

washington
Computerized Naval Charts
	Although the seabed hasn't been completely mapped, the U.S. Navy is beginning to train crews of its surface ships and submarines on how to use computerized charts. (...) [ 240 words ] [ €4 ]

beijing
Infighting in the Forbidden City
	General You Xigui, who was appointed head of the Central Guards Bureau by ex president Jiang Zemin, could end up being fired by current president Hu Jintao. (...) [ 367 words ] [ €4 ]

paris
Comparing Crime and Terrorism
	A member of France's DST since 1990 and head of its B1 department for many years, chief superintendent Jean-Francois Gayraud (see P. (...) [ 153 words ] [ €4 ]

open sources
Research Firm in Defense Move
	Open Source Publishing has just been taken over by the defense group Radiance Technologies. (...) [ 146 words ] [ €4 ]

Terrorism
Iran Funnels Cash Through Gulf
	Companies in the free trade zones of Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are reportedly being used by Iran to bankroll extremist Palestinian movements. (...) [ 397 words ] [ €4 ]

SIGNPOSTS

Politics - Deluxe Hotels A Happy Refuge

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LOOKING AHEAD

Paris - Sarkozy Positions His Men

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Tokyo - Yakuzas Eyeing New Push in Europe?

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Washington - A Boost for Micro Satellites Man

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Business Intelligence and Lobbying

	paris
	Government to Sell 49% of ADIT
		The French government's "pro-active" business intelligence unit ADIT is going to sell off 49% of its business. (...) [ 325 words ] [ €4 ]

	new york
	Recycling Journalists
		The investigative firm James Mintz Group which already employs a number of journalists has just recruited a Washington Post newsman. (...) [ 123 words ] [ €4 ]

FIRMS

paris
Squabbling at EADS
	Since the appointment of France's Noel Forgeard and Germany's Thomas Enders as joint chairmen of EADS in June the question of other high level appointments at the aeronautics and defense giant still remains unresolved. (...) [ 471 words ] [ €4 ]

london
Blackberry's Security Test
	The Communications Electronics Security Group that works at Britain's GCHQ to test and certify security products has just begun an assessment of Blackberry, a personal digital assistant that allows for the real-time reception of e-mail and which is used by over three million executives in the world. (...) [ 246 words ] [ €4 ]

	washington
	Wall Street & The Security Industry
		A fund specializing in homeland security, Global Secure Corp., has just taken on the ex U.S. administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, and the old boss of Titan, Gene Ray. (...) [ 404 words ] [ €4 ]

DECISION MAKERS

tel aviv
Gad Ben-Ari
	Former spokesman for late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Gad Ben-Ari has just taken a job at the U. (...) [ 195 words ] [ €1,3 ]

washington
Glenn Ware
	In charge of investigations in Africa and the Middle East for the Department of Institutional Integrity, the World Bank's internal investigation service, Glenn Ware has just joined the Washington office of the private investigative firm Diligence. (...) [ 190 words ] [ €1,3 ]

	washington
	The NetWork Centric Bandwagon
		Launched a year ago by 28 firms, the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) now counts 79 members. (...) [ 250 words ] [ €4 ]

	new york
	Citigate: Where They've All Gone
		Since Citigate Global Intelligence closed its doors in the spring several of its executives have found work with private intelligence firms or consultancies. (...) [ 284 words ] [ €4 ]