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Issue no. 610 dated 28 january, 2010

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ARMS SALES

Paris caught between Delhi and Islamabad

An armaments contract between the Pakistani Air Force and a consortium made up of the French groups ATE and Thales and the European missile house MBDA has been held up while waiting for French government approval.(...) [ 582 words ] [€8]

The Pentagon looks for computer virus DNA

The U.S. military’s DARPA research centre launches its Cyber Genome Program this week.(...) [ 325 words ] [€5]

Saudi Arabia's (private) guardians

Over the past 35 years, a small American company has been supervising Saudi’s National Guard, the ruling family’s armed wing.(...) [ 414 words ] [€5]

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GREY AREAS

UNITED STATES / YEMEN

Washington imposes a ceasefire with the Houtis

The Obama administration has made its aid to Yemen conditional on a negociated truce with the Houtis. Operations against Al Qaeda are considered the priority.(...) [ 369 words ] [€5]

FRANCE

ENA brings prestige to spy school

France’s new intelligence academy is due to open its doors in the second half of 2010. Preparations are underway.(...) [ 190 words ] [€5]

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ITALY - Bruno Branciforte quit as director of the Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna (ex(...) [ 121 words ] [€1,5]

BELGIUM - The R Committee, which oversees Belgian intelligence agencies, has just published a study(...) [ 114 words ] [€1,5]

EUROPEAN UNION - European PNR on the cards? A proposal by Spain, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, to create(...) [ 106 words ] [€1,5]

FRANCE - Rival elite units vy for lead role in mass hostage resolution The RAID (Recherche, Assistance Intervention et Dissuasion) the unit in charge of France’s(...) [ 133 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED KINGDOM - Neville-Jones in the front line The Conservative Party’s National Security Strategy, published last week, proposes the creation of a U.(...) [ 84 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES - The NSA fears that the computer attack in January against 30 American companies, among(...) [ 67 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES - Susan K Mashiko was appointed number two at the National Reconnaissance Office, which manages U.(...) [ 84 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES - The Pentagon will not secure US power facilities The Department of Energy has just set up a small unit, the National Energy Sector Organization, to(...) [ 80 words ] [€1,5]

UZBEKISTAN

Secret service and foreign trade

Uzbekistan’s deputy prime minister Elior Ganiev, general of the SNB (ex-KGB), also oversees foreign trade(...) [ 308 words ] [€5]

JORDAN

Who wanted to kill Israel’s ambassador?

The Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) has blamed Iran for the January 14 attack on the convoy of the Israeli ambassador Aman Daniel Nevo.(...) [ 189 words ] [€5]

KURDISTAN

A unified national army for Kurdistan

The Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani is due to meet Barack Obama on January 28 at the White House.(...) [ 151 words ] [€5]

KUWAIT - The NSA has struck a deal with the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial(...) [ 73 words ] [€1,5]

AFGHANISTAN - Taliban on the Tajikistan border Mohammad Omar, governor of the Afghan province of Kundus, is worried about the appearance(...) [ 81 words ] [€1,5]

CHINA

Chinese Agents Killed in Haiti

Beijing lost at least eight nationals in the collapse of the UN building during the Haiti quake. All were linked to the Chinese security and intelligence services.(...) [ 221 words ] [€5]

CHINA

Diplomats under surveillance

Since January 1 a new presidential decree signed by Hu Jintao has been in force defining the “rights and responsibilities” of Chinese diplomats posted abroad.(...) [ 174 words ] [€5]

AFGHANISTAN - Taliban on the Tajikistan border Mohammad Omar, governor of the Afghan province of Kundus, is worried about the appearance(...) [ 81 words ] [€1,5]

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THE RED LINE

FRANCE

Zaleski’s private investigations into the Duvals

Businessman Romain Zaleski has spent a long time preparing his legal and media offensive against the Duval family, the biggest shareholder in Eramet. The case comes to court in Paris January 28.(...) [ 332 words ] [€5]

UNITED KINGDOM

Page Group first in Haiti

In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake private security groups rushed to the country. The Page group is one of the few who were already there.(...) [ 217 words ] [€5]

SAUDI ARABIA / EUROPE

EADS stuck in the sand

Technical and cultural obstacles hold up EADS’ landmark frontier security contract.(...) [ 327 words ] [€5]

RUSSIA / ISRAEL

The FSB picks Aeronautics over Elbit

According to our information, the Israeli drone manufacturer Aeronautics Defence Systems is currently negotiating the sale of ten unmanned small “orbiter” aerial(...) [ 240 words ] [€5]

UNITED KINGDOM - Hakluyt, contrary to most British private investigation firms, has continued to make(...) [ 113 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED KINGDOM - Bill Fairclough, former manager at the audit firm Coopers & Lybrand, set up his own corporate(...) [ 73 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED KINGDOM - Nigel Churton, ex chairman and chief executive of Control Risks and still a member of(...) [ 96 words ] [€1,5]

MONACO / UNITED STATES - Prince Albert’s former investigator wins court case Santa Barbara’s Superior Court on January 26 pronounceed a default judgement against(...) [ 96 words ] [€1,5]

FRANCE - New security boss at Sanofi Currently head of operations at the Vienna- based United Nations Office on Drugs and(...) [ 79 words ] [€1,5]

CHINA / FRANCE - Areva’s dilemma The Taishan site where late last year Areva began construction of a third generation(...) [ 121 words ] [€1,5]

SPAIN - Ransoms for fishing vessels under scrutiny Legal firms and British security companies helping Spanish shipping companies to negotiate(...) [ 156 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES

A new generation at Clayton

A young officer from the Special Forces has succeeded FBI veteran Jack Cloonan at the head of Clayton Consultants, the kidnapping negotiations specialist.(...) [ 172 words ] [€5]

UNITED STATES

Cofer Black’s special operations

Blackbird Technologies, the company that last year recruited Joseph Cofer Black, the former counterterrorism chief of the CIA (IOL 608), keeps landing contracts with the U.(...) [ 155 words ] [€5]

UNITED STATES - Stroz Friedberg, the computer intelligence firm, has just named John Reed Stark, former(...) [ 90 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES - Jules Kroll, a guest on Bloomberg TV’s Charlie Rose Show December 31, revealed the name(...) [ 92 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES - Joe Rosetti, the ex vice chairman of Kroll who is currently trying to buy the port of(...) [ 95 words ] [€1,5]

MONACO / UNITED STATES - Prince Albert’s former investigator wins court case Santa Barbara’s Superior Court on January 26 pronounceed a default judgement against(...) [ 96 words ] [€1,5]

UNITED STATES - Oil industry espionage Marathon Oil, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips were the victims of cyber attacks last year(...) [ 75 words ] [€1,5]

CHINA / FRANCE - Areva’s dilemma The Taishan site where late last year Areva began construction of a third generation(...) [ 121 words ] [€1,5]

SAUDI ARABIA / EUROPE

EADS stuck in the sand

Technical and cultural obstacles hold up EADS’ landmark frontier security contract.(...) [ 327 words ] [€5]

RUSSIA / ISRAEL

The FSB picks Aeronautics over Elbit

According to our information, the Israeli drone manufacturer Aeronautics Defence Systems is currently negotiating the sale of ten unmanned small “orbiter” aerial(...) [ 240 words ] [€5]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Radar Imagery to monitor Iran

The surveillance mechanism put in place by the Franco-Emirati group 4C Controls in the United Arab Emirates, which was expected to be operational by mid-2009, was(...) [ 202 words ] [€5]

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