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SPOTLIGHT

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Deep Splits at Heart of Syrian Regime

Little by little over recent months cracks have widened at the very center of the Syrian government without the internal rifts being apparent beyond the inner circles of government. The crisis arising out of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri has reduced president Bashar al Assad's political base to pretty well his immediate family since most of the luminaries from the generation of his father, Hafez al Assad, have either been put out to grass or have discreetly moved abroad. (...) [ 727 words ] [ €8 ]

Networks & organizations

counter-proliferation : Has China the Resources to Control its Exports? [ FREE ]

Political Intelligence

counter-espionage
Tokyo Stumbles in Fight Against SVR
	Announced by the Tokyo police last week, the arrest of an employee of Toshiba once again underscores efforts by Russian intelligence to glean secrets in Japan. (...) [ 254 words ] [ €5 ]

homeland security
How to Shield Infrastructure
	With a market worth an estimated $170 billion next year, the Homeland Security industry is attracting newcomers. (...) [ 129 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

beirut
Wafic Jizzini
	Named boss of Lebanon's Surete Generale early this month in the place of major-general Jamil Sayyed who was arrested in connection with the UN inquiry into the assassination of Rafic Hariri, brigadier general Wafik Jizzini has spent his entire career in the army. (...) [ 283 words ] [ €1,5 ]

washington
Frederick Chang
	The new research director at the National Security Agency (NSA), Frederick Chang holds a PhD in cognitive psychology from Oregon University and a masters in experimental psychology from the University of California. (...) [ 111 words ] [ €1,5 ]

intelligence
Consolation Prize for Bandar
	Following weeks of hard bargaining, king Abdallah has reached a consensus regarding Saudi Arabia's new intelligence and security set-up. (...) [ 480 words ] [ €5 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

london
From Chechnya to Ireland
	British and Russian anti-terrorism organizations appear to be enjoying a honeymoon of sorts. Russian specialists have been invited to take part in anti-terrorist exercises that are to be organized in the United Kingdom in January, according to Jeremy Grey, an official from the Home Office's Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence Directorate (CTID). (...) [ 340 words ] [ €5 ]

paris
End to Clearstream Affair?
	The first step towards winding down the legal side of the Clearstream affair was taken discreetly this summer. According to our sources, the Paris prosecutor's office closed a preliminary investigation that had opened in July 2004 into a case that soured relations for long months between interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy and associates of president Jacques Chirac. (...) [ 393 words ] [ €5 ]

organized crime
Irish Combine to Fight Against Triads
	Police from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic have agreed to form a joint task force to fight the rise of Chinese triads on both sides of the border. (...) [ 319 words ] [ €5 ]

unmanned aerial vehicles
Move to Joint-Service Drones
	It wasn't by coincidence that a seminar on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) organized this week in Arlington by the American Army Aviation Association scheduled speeches by generals Walter Davis and E.J. Sinclair. (...) [ 321 words ] [ €5 ]

SIGNPOSTS

UNITED STATES - Eavesdropping - no exception for Internet

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LOOKING AHEAD

Damascus - Moslem Brotherhood Speaks Up

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China Lake - Images for the Coalition

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Paris - A Revolving Door Ban

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Business Intelligence and Lobbying

	brussels
	An 8th Partner for Galileo?
		Galileo's fate could well hang on Germany's determination to bring a new partner into the consortium that is to build the future European satellite navigation system. (...) [ 317 words ] [ €5 ]

	london
	Kroll to Vet De Beers' Customers
		The American investigative firm Kroll is going to examine the background of De Beers' clients. (...) [ 179 words ] [ €5 ]

FIRMS

washington
First Customers for The Ashcroft Group
	Founded earlier this year (IOL 500), The Ashcroft Group, a lobbying concern set up by former attorney general John Ashcroft, has just signed a contract with the two biggest players in the data base business in the United States. (...) [ 175 words ] [ €5 ]

paris
Business Intelligence for Gendarmes
	For the first time, 22 lieutenant colonels and majors of France's Gendarmerie began courses in business intelligence dispensed by the Institut d'Etudes et de Recherche pour la Securite des Entreprises (IERSE) this month. (...) [ 266 words ] [ €5 ]

washington
New Rules for the Pentagon's Sub-Contractors
	On Oct. 3, the Department of Defense issued a series of highly detailed rules to regulate the operations of sub-contractors involved in military operations. (...) [ 262 words ] [ €5 ]

	washington
	Keeping Lid on Foreign Investment
		Congress has taken on the Treasury Department concerning the way a committee operates to protect the American economy's key sectors. (...) [ 476 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

paris
Philippe Melchior
	A new draft bill on terrorism that will increase the use of surveillance technology in France can also be expected to add to the workload of Philippe Melchior, technical adviser to interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy. (...) [ 218 words ] [ €1,5 ]

washington
Gordon Burns
	After working for 20 years for Solomon Brothers and for UBS North America – he ran all of the Swiss establishment's investment business in the U. (...) [ 170 words ] [ €1,5 ]

	islamabad
	Censuring Satellite Pictures
		Citing national security reasons, Pakistan banned the dissemination of satellite images destined to help rescuers reach the victims of the recent earthquake in the northern part of the country. (...) [ 300 words ] [ €5 ]

	paris
	To Join FePIE or Not?
		France's business intelligence world is split over whether it should join an organization promoted by the government. (...) [ 314 words ] [ €5 ]