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INTELLIGENCE ONLINE
N°429 - 16/05/2002 |
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PAKISTAN
Revival of Pakistan's Fundamentalist Networks
In what seemed a prelude to the bomb attack in Karachi on May 7 against French naval workers from warship constructor Directions des Constructions Navales, a bomb was found concealed under the car of a French diplomat's wife in February. (...). [Total : 600 mots].
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FRANCE
Philippe Massoni
The former head of the police intelligence agency Renseignement Generaux between 1986-88 and ex police prefect in Paris, Philippe Massoni appears destined to become the intelligence czar in the new French government. (...). [Total : 230 mots].
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UNITED STATES
James Pardew
In less than 10 years' time, the new American ambassador to Bulgaria, James Pardew, who presented his credentials to the authorities in Sofia on May 13, managed to become the foremost expert on leaders in the Balkans. (...). [Total : 219 mots].
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GENEVA
The Embarrassing Case of Salinas' Dollars
After an investigation lasting a full seven years, the Swiss authorities have finally wound up the case of Raoul Salinas de Gortari, brother of Carlos Salinas who served as Mexico's president between 1988 and 1994. (...). [Total : 335 mots].
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ISLAMABAD
ISI Haunted by Former Bosses
Former heads of Pakistan's ISI who pulled the strings with radical Islamic groups in the past find themselves cited as possible organizers of the suicide bomb attack against French interests in Karachi early this month. (...). [Total : 226 mots].
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FRANCE
Guisnel's Latest Book
The French journalist Jean Guisnel who specializes in defense and intelligence issues will shortly publish a book criticizing the U.S. (...). [Total : 88 mots].
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UNITED STATES
Enigma at DARPA
A senior U.S. officer involved in the Irangate affair in the 1980s is cutting a rather mysterious figure in the U. (...). [Total : 85 mots].
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SECURITY
Bern Backtracks on Al Taqwa Probe
The Al Taqwa case is looking every more mysterious. Against a backdrop of rivalry between justice departments in Switzerland and the U. (...). [Total : 549 mots].
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DIPLOMACY
Tenet to Assist in Palestinian Security Shuffle
The forthcoming visit of CIA director George Tenet to Ramallah is aimed at helping to overhaul Yasser Arafat's security agencies and in finding officials capable of exercising true authority on the West Bank. (...). [Total : 519 mots].
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DIPLOMACY
A Croatian Soldier's Flight from his Past
In fleeing Croatia after enjoying the government's protection, a former Croatian general who ranked high on the list of the most wanted war criminals has indirectly revived Zagreb's links with its discreet allies during the war in ex-Yugoslavia. (...). [Total : 650 mots].
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PARIS
DGSE at Last in Good Odor?
In the space of a week, the French foreign intelligence agency DGSE made itself indispensable to France's new Conservative government that took power on May 6 under Jean-Pierre Raffarin. (...). [Total : 211 mots].
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WASHINGTON
All the Truth About the USS Liberty?
A group of retired naval officers and intelligence officials have founded an organization named Liberty Alliance with the aim of pressing the U. (...). [Total : 196 mots].
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COMPUTER SECURITY
More Common Standards ?
Experts attending the big annual conclave on computer security, the International Common Criteria Conference, that was held in Ottawa on March 13-14 were able to take stock of progress achieved in wireless technologies in the organization's member nations in the past year. (...). [Total : 84 mots].
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R&D
A Decisive Step
Efforts by Europeans to make the maximum out of research and development in the aeronautics industry are beginning to take shape. (...). [Total : 138 mots].
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SPACE
Titan's Swan Song
The delivery of a Titan IV-B launch rocket at Cape Canaveral on May 1 marked the beginning of what will be the end of the Titan rocket's work for the U. (...). [Total : 172 mots].
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UNITED KINGDOM
London Throws Backing Behind PKI
Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is continuing to check out computer security systems and seems very pleased with public key infrastructure (PKI) that could come into use in government servers. (...). [Total : 262 mots].
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FRANCE
Who'll Control French Mobile Phones?
In July, 2001 a bill was adopted in France that allowed for the use of devices to jam mobile telephones. (...). [Total : 421 mots].
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LONDON
John Conyngham
Over two years after setting out to conquer the American market, the British firm Control Risks Group received its seal of approval on May 9 when John Conyngham, chief of the investigative branch at CRG's London headquarters, testified before a Congressional hearing. (...). [Total : 120 mots].
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WASHINGTON
Theresa Kennedy
The public relations and lobbying firm Hill & Knowlton has made a further move to bolster its biotechnology division by promoting staff member Theresa Kennedy to the post of director of North American life sciences and practice in its bureau in Vancouver, one of the world capitals of bio-technologies. (...). [Total : 242 mots].
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PARIS
French Employers Set Up Intelligence Operation
The Paris section of the French employers federation MEDEF has started up a Business Intelligence Circle. It will consist on laying on courses primarily for medium-sized companies that don't have the resources to finance a competitive or business intelligence unit of their own. (...). [Total : 148 mots].
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LONDON
Omnicom Moving on Bishop?
The landscape of Britain's entire private investigative industry could change if current talks lead to the American firm SafirRosetti acquiring the London-based company Bishop International that Jeff Katz, a former head of Kroll Associates in London, has run since the end of 1999. (...). [Total : 293 mots].
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WASHINGTON
Change in Venezuela Go-Betweens
The Bush administration's stumbling response to the abortive putsch in Venezuela between April 11-14 has brought a lot of business the way of energy consultants with the least connection to the Republican party. (...). [Total : 139 mots].
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SAN FRANCISCO
Edelman Boosts Staff
The U.S. public affairs company Edelman has hired Nicole Russell, formerly of FitzGerald Communications, as general manager of its San Francisco office. (...). [Total : 52 mots].
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PARIS
A Look at the Raffarin Government
People involved in France's modest business intelligence trade are awaiting big hings from Jean-Pierre Raffarin's new conservative government. The fresh team, which is acting in an interim capacity until legislative elections in June, seems on top of issues like competitiveness and the strategic importance of information. (...). [Total : 294 mots].
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WASHINGTON
Private U.S. Intelligence Units in Venezuela?
Over the past month, military and security officials in Caracas have voiced their suspicions about the activities of the business intelligence firm Phoenix Consulting Group on behalf of rebellious officers who temporarily seized power in Venezuela between April 11-14. (...). [Total : 153 mots].
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TEL AVIV
Satellites for Beijing in Lieu of Phalcon
Last February the Israeli government agreed to pay $350 million in compensation to the Chinese government for canceling the sale of four Israeli AEW Phalcon aircraft. (...). [Total : 365 mots].
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Space
A New Combat Zone
The SMI company is organizing a conference in London on May 29-30 on the Military Battle Space. (...). [Total : 110 mots].
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Security
The Next Infosec
The annual meeting of France's information security experts, Infosec, will be held between May 28-30. (...). [Total : 65 mots].
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