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Issue no. 631 dated 16 december, 2010

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SYRIA

Bashar al-Assad at centre of power struggle

The imminent publication of indictments by the UN -backed Special Tribunal For Lebanon has aggravated rivalries in Syria, where Byzantine quarrels are par for the course. While President Bashar al-Assad is trying to position himself as the guarantor of stability in Lebanon, military and security chiefs in his(...) [ 532 words ] [€8]

IRAN
Ali Khamenei

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EUROPE
Catherine Ashton

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FRANCE
Ann Taylor

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New bid to take on ICANN’s hegemony

P2P-DNS, a “peoples” alternative to the U.S- controlled DNS system which manages the internet, could also interest Washington.(...) [ 307 words ] [€5]

Saracen’s troops in Gulf of Aden

Instead of protecting cargo vessels from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the British firm Saracen International is training Somalian coast guards to do the job.(...) [ 400 words ] [€5]

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GREY AREAS

FRANCE / SYRIA

What Assad told Sarkozy

Bashar al-Assad recently went to the Elysees Palace without an advisor for a meeting with French president Nicolas Sarkozy. The two talked only about Lebanon. A chill in relations between the two countries is hurting French companies.(...) [ 338 words ] [€5]

FRANCE

A peak into DGSE’s secret archives

The French public broadcaster France 5 plans to air a four-part documentary in the New Year on the history of French espionage. The documentary contains previously unseen footage and some frank revelations.(...) [ 291 words ] [€5]

FRANCE

Untold story of SR-Air

Jean Danis, a former member of SR-Air, the French air force’s intelligence service, has notched up a first in the intelligence world with the publication of “Les(...) [ 185 words ] [€5]

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RUSSIA - Andrei Bezrukov, one of the ten “illegal” Russian spies arrested by the FBI in June,(...) [ 93 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED KINGDOM - GCHQ, Britain’s interception agency, could establish ties with the private sector, Security(...) [ 81 words ] [€1,5]

GERMANY - The MAD, Germany’s military intelligence service, could cease to exist in a wide-ranging(...) [ 73 words ] [€1,5]

FRANCE / MALI - AQIM ‘s counter-measures Anti terrorism experts are pondering the usefulness of the French intelligence services(...) [ 134 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES

Anti-leak commando

After the leaking of thousands of diplomatic telegrams by WikiLeaks, the procedures for exchanging intelligence between agencies could be under threat.(...) [ 112 words ] [€5]

UNITED STATES - Stephanie O’Sullivan was appointed Principal Deputy Director of the Office of the Director(...) [ 101 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES - The NRO, which manages U.S. spy satellites, still does not have a charter regulating(...) [ 94 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES / TURKEY - Tehran’s gas man In a telegram published by WikiLeaks (09ANKARA321), the U.S. embassy in Ankara confirms(...) [ 94 words ] [€1,5]

TURKEY

Intermediaries infiltrate the army

For the past month, the Turkish authorities have been investigating an intelligence gathering network in the Turkish military procurement market.(...) [ 146 words ] [€5]

AFGHANISTAN / CHINA

Beijing to cut off opium trail

Several dozen European and Chinese experts met in Marseille on December 6 and 7 at a gathering hosted by France’s customs authority, the Direction Generale des Douanes Francaises.(...) [ 178 words ] [€5]

IRAN - Ogab, the Iranian intelligence service that is tasked with monitoring and protecting(...) [ 74 words ] [€1,5]

GAMBIA / LEBANON - FBI probes Hezbollah’s African connections FBI investigations into fund-raising by Hezbollah in Africa are currently focusing on Gambia.(...) [ 39 words ] [FREE]

LEBANON - Hezbollah’s intimidation strategy Hezbollah ’s new operational command is preparing for every eventuality:(...) [ 140 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES / TURKEY - Tehran’s gas man In a telegram published by WikiLeaks (09ANKARA321), the U.S. embassy in Ankara confirms(...) [ 94 words ] [€1,5]

CHINA

Anti-Nobel commandos

The Chinese Communist Party is out for revenge against the Nobel committee for giving its peace prize to Liu Xiaobo.(...) [ 326 words ] [FREE]

AFGHANISTAN / CHINA

Beijing to cut off opium trail

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THE RED LINE

UNITED STATES

Cooley’s lawyers specialise in intelligence

The U.S. law firm Cooley has become a specialist in espionage affairs and in the field of sensitive materials exports.(...) [ 349 words ] [€5]

FRANCE

Bucy’s business diplomats

Founded a year ago by Nicolas Bourillon the consulting firm Bucy & Associates has recruited two new directors.(...) [ 201 words ] [€5]

FRANCE

Financiers circle Geos

The investment fund Halisol is strengthening its hold over Geos, which is in the throes of an internal crisis. Other financiers also have their eye on the group.(...) [ 304 words ] [€5]

FRANCE

Galland’s bridge over troubled water

After six years as Suez Environnement ’s head of safety/security, Frank Galland, 37, has left to establish his own firm, Environmental Emergency & Security Services (EESS).(...) [ 202 words ] [€5]

ITALY

Finmeccanica probe spreads fear

The probe into alleged slush funds at Finmeccanica has so far been limited to Italy, but it could have international consequences.(...) [ 195 words ] [€5]

FRANCE / SOMALIA

Recruiting naval commandos

The protection of merchant shipping off the coast of Somalia provides significant employment opportunities to former French servicemen who trained at France’s Centre(...) [ 193 words ] [€5]

FRANCE - Forensic & Legal Services, the firm that investigated the computer espionage affair at(...) [ 81 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED KINGDOM - Pasco Risk,George Nicholls’ private investigation firm has a new advisory board member, Peter Wyman.(...) [ 120 words ] [€1,5]

FRANCE - ESL & Network is to take control of the lobbying firm Domaines Publics, founded in 2004(...) [ 89 words ] [€1,5]

GERMANY - Prevent AG, the Hamburg-based corporate intelligence firm, has had its contracts with(...) [ 111 words ] [€1,5]

FRANCE - Epee, the security company headed by Jacques Hogard, the former commander of Special(...) [ 77 words ] [€1,5]

UKRAINE - WikiLeaks sheds light on Kroll/Firtash One of the diplomatic telegrams published by WikiLeaks, from the U.(...) [ 98 words ] [€1,5]

FRANCE / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Air France caught in arms negotiations While Air France has expressed its opposition to a third daily flight to Paris for the(...) [ 71 words ] [€1,5]

BELGIUM / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - RAK’s agent in Brussels Having succeeded his father and defused the attempted coup d’etat by his brother Sheik(...) [ 155 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES

Jefferson Waterman’s CIA bent

A specialist in diplomatically sensitive missions, the lobbying firm Jefferson Waterman mostly recruits former intelligence officers.(...) [ 193 words ] [€5]

UNITED STATES - Risk Advisory Group has opened a bureau in Washington DC.(...) [ 62 words ] [€1,5]

FRANCE / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Air France caught in arms negotiations While Air France has expressed its opposition to a third daily flight to Paris for the(...) [ 71 words ] [€1,5]

BELGIUM / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - RAK’s agent in Brussels Having succeeded his father and defused the attempted coup d’etat by his brother Sheik(...) [ 155 words ] [€1,5]

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