Contributors: Günther FLECK, Harald KNOLL, Oliver
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Contributors: Günther FLECK, Harald KNOLL, Oliver
============================= ACIPSS-newsletter - collecting intelligence news of today that will become intelligence history of tomorrow ============================================================= nr: date: from: contact: 43/2012 27 October 2012 www.acipss.org newsletter@acipss.org (weekly @ acipss-newsletter.org is for transmitting purposes only!) ISSN: 1993-4939 Disclaimer: Please see at the end of this newsletter! Contributors: Günther FLECK, Harald KNOLL, Oliver PLAUDER, Florian TRAUßNIG Table of contents: TOP HEADLINES 3693/12 3694/12 3695/12 Frühere KPÖ-Treuhänderin Rudolfine Steindling gestorben Wahl in der Ukraine: Klitschko-Partei wird drittstärkste Kraft Italiens Ex-Premier: So will Berlusconi sein Land als Geisel nehmen HOT SPOTS / WARS 3696/12 3697/12 Chinas Sozialismus - Jiabaos Familie wehrt sich gegen „NY Times“ Timoschenkos Triumph aus der Zelle US 3698/12 3699/12 3700/12 3701/12 Ballistic Missile Defense System Engages Five Targets Life Extension Programs modernize ICBMs Secretary, Chairman Respond to Reporters on Benghazi Attack Kiriakou guilty to leaking covert operative's identity to reporter FORMER SOVIET UNION 3702/12 3703/12 3704/12 3705/12 Demonstrationen: Drei prominente Putin-Gegner in Moskau festgenommen Der Kreml erhöht den Druck auf seine Gegner Ukraine: Raswosschajew wurde von FSB verschleppt Duma verabschiedet Gesetz über Hochverrat THE IRAN SPECIAL 3706/12 3707/12 3708/12 US Targets Top al-Qaida Operatives in Iran US Lawmakers Clash on Iran Talks White House Denies Agreement for Iran Talks THE SYRIA SPECIAL 3709/12 3710/12 3711/12 3712/12 3713/12 Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire marred by clashes US Denies Russian Allegation of Military Supplies to Syrian Rebels Syria Declares Eid Cease-Fire Through Monday Hopes Dim for Syrian Cease-Fire Neue Beweise: Syrische Rebellen werden vom Ausland finanziert NEAR / MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA 3714/12 3715/12 3716/12 3717/12 3718/12 Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Mosque, 40 Dead ISAF and Afghan authorities counter risk of insider attacks Senate intelligence panel to hold Libya attack hearings Al Qaeda remnants angling for Afghan comeback Jordan charges 11 suspected militants with terrorism conspiracy FAR EAST & ASIA 3719/12 Ethnische Unruhen - Tausende Menschen in Burma auf der Flucht ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 1 - 3720/12 3721/12 3722/12 3723/12 3724/12 3725/12 China Strips Bo Xilai's Parliament Seat, Immunity Korean Rocket Launch Delayed Over Russian Engine Glitch Japan Spots Chinese Ships Near Contested Islands Bali sets up counter-terrorism forum Tokyo Confirms Talks with China on Island Dispute Defense Leaders: North Korea Remains Threat to Peace EUROPE (GEOGRAPH.) 3726/12 3727/12 3728/12 Dyson verklagt Konkurrent Bosch - Spion saugte geheime Daten auf Abhöraffäre erschüttert Kroatien Schwere Fehler vor Attentatsserie von Toulouse UK 3729/12 3730/12 3731/12 3732/12 3733/12 3734/12 U.K. F-35 fleet increases capability at Eglin AFB Terror gang discussed killing 1,000 people with poisoned hand cream Weapons accused Christopher Tappin to enter guilty plea Newton on Derwent man Gary Hyde guilty over arms deal Cambridge Spies: MI5 diaries revealed Court told of suicide bombs plot NORTHERN IRELAND 3735/12 3736/12 3737/12 3738/12 3739/12 3740/12 3741/12 3742/12 3743/12 3744/12 3745/12 3746/12 3747/12 3748/12 3749/12 3750/12 3751/12 3752/12 3753/12 3754/12 IRA victims seek answers in Libya Challenge by Thomas 'Slab' Murphy to court ruling on tax charges Family fight for justice five years after brutal IRA murder Loyalist Gary Fulton denies blackmailing businessman Loyalist tension over UVF probe Belfast men jailed for Alliance Party pipe bomb attack MI5 downgrades dissident Irish republican GB threat N Ireland terror threat downgraded Death threat made to murder accused Kieran Doherty murder: Police unable to extradite suspect MI5 linked to blacklist of Irish workers Real IRA terror charge man walks free Third man arrested over shooting Dad's horror at 'execution' of man in Belfast street Viable pipe bomb thrown at police Ryan family heckle accused man Marian Price fails in attempt to get charges dropped McKevitt seeks to have conviction declared miscarriage of justice Gunshot wounds led to death, inquest told Court reserves judgment in IRA membership trial GERMANY 3755/12 3756/12 A Soviet missile base in Germany that spy planes never saw Linker für gestärkten Geheimdienst: Neskovic will Reform SWITZERLAND 3757/12 Handynummer von NDB-Chef gibts im Internet AMERICA (CONTINENTAL) 3758/12 Canadian Security Intelligence Service Virus AUSTRALIA 3759/12 Revealed: Canberra shared intel on Assange with Washington AFRICA (SUB-SAHARA) 3760/12 3761/12 3762/12 3763/12 3764/12 Nigeria: Tote bei Anschlag auf Kirche Report: US Expanding Anti-Terror Operations in Djibouti Somalia's Al-Shabab Weakened UN: Military Operation May Be Needed In Mali Mali, Hochburg für Terroristen THE CYBER BATTLEFIELD / CIVIL RIGHTS 3765/12 3766/12 3767/12 Israel Moves To Block Trojan Computer Attack Concentrate on cyber attacks, not terrorism, Osborne tells spy chiefs Cyberdéfense : passer à l’offensive ? SPYCRAFT ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 2 - 3768/12 Xperia T: Sonys 007 INTEL HISTORY 3769/12 3770/12 Historian Anna K. Nelson, RIP Südkorea rehabilitiert einen vor 50 Jahren hingerichteten Spion HOT DOCS ONLINE 3771/12 3772/12 3773/12 3774/12 3775/12 3776/12 3777/12 3778/12 3779/12 3780/12 Court Orders FBI to Release Withheld Information An Updated Catalog of Army Weapon Systems Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board Invites Public Input Federal Support for Academic Research, and More from CRS Kiriakou Pleads Guilty in Leak Case “Negative Reciprocity” Emerges in the Security Clearance System Congressional Oversight, and More from CRS Intelligence Imagery Set to be Disclosed in 2013 Offshore Control: A Rebuttal Global Shell Games LITERATURE 3781/12 Wirtschaftsspionage und Intelligence Gathering CONFERENCES / LECTURES 3782/12 3783/12 PODIUMSDISKUSSION: Wehrpflicht vs. Berufsheer Männer, Revolten, Umbrüche MEDIA ALERTS 3784/12 Media alerts TOP HEADLINES 3693/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Frühere KPÖ-Treuhänderin Rudolfine Steindling gestorben --------------------------------------------------------------------------(welt) Die frühere Treuhänderin der Kommunistischen Partei Österreichs (KPÖ), Rudolfine Steindling, ist tot. Die Wiener Geschäftsfrau mit dem Spitznamen "Rote Fini" sei im Alter von 78 Jahren gestorben, meldete der Rundfunksender ORF am Sonntagabend. Steindling stand als Alleingesellschafterin der DDR-Außenhandelsfirma Novum im Zentrum eines jahrelangen Rechtsstreits mit der Bundesrepublik um das Firmenvermögen von umgerechnet 240 Millionen Euro. http://www.welt.de/newsticker/news2/article110337700/Fruehere-KPOeTreuhaenderin-Rudolfine-Steindling-gestorben.html 3694/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Wahl in der Ukraine: Klitschko-Partei wird drittstärkste Kraft --------------------------------------------------------------------------(spiegel) Bei der Parlamentswahl in der Ukraine zeichnet sich ein Sieg der Partei von Präsident Janukowitsch ab. Allerdings schafft die Opposition einen Achtungserfolg. Nach ersten Prognosen kommt die Partei von Julija Timoschenko auf Platz zwei, die von Box-Weltmeister Vitali Klitschko auf Platz drei. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 3 - Bei der Parlamentswahl in der Ukraine hat die Partei der Regionen von Präsident Wiktor Janukowitsch offenbar den größten Stimmenanteil erhalten. Auf sie entfielen laut Nachwahlbefragungen vom Sonntagabend zwischen 28 und 30,5 Prozent der Stimmen. Die oppositionelle Allianz der inhaftierten ExMinisterpräsidentin Julija Timoschenko kann demnach mit rund 24 Prozent der Stimmen rechnen. Die Partei des Box-Weltmeisters Vitali Klitschko kam mit rund 15 Prozent der Stimmen auf Platz drei. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/wahl-in-ukraine-klitschko-parteiwird-drittstaerkste-kraft-a-863911.html 3695/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Italiens Ex-Premier: So will Berlusconi sein Land als Geisel nehmen --------------------------------------------------------------------------(sueddeutsche) Kaum verurteilt, meldet sich Silvio Berlusconi aggressiv zu Wort. Der Ex-Premier poltert gegen die Justiz - das könnte man noch abtun als Stück der uralten Platte seiner obsessiven Ausfälle. Berlusconis Attacken gegen die "deutsche Hegemonie" in Europa sind deutlich gefährlicher: Sie sind ein Frontalangriff auf die Regierung seines Nachfolgers Mario Monti. Wann, um Himmels willen, gibt Silvio Berlusconi endlich Ruhe? Es ist unfassbar, dass diese Frage sich seit dem Wochenende erneut stellt. Doch der Ex-Premier geistert wie ein Wiedergänger durch Italiens Politik. Nicht trotz, sondern wegen seiner Verurteilung zu einer Haftstrafe wegen Steuerbetrugs. Viele dachten, dieses Urteil beende nun endgültig Berlusconis skandalbeladene Politiklaufbahn. Vielleicht wird das irgendwann auch die Folge des Verdikts sein; doch bis das sicher ist, will sich der alte Mann offenbar noch bemerkbar machen. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/italiens-ex-premier-wie-berlusconi-seinland-als-geisel-nehmen-will-1.1508572 HOT SPOTS / WARS 3696/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Chinas Sozialismus - Jiabaos Familie wehrt sich gegen „NY Times“ --------------------------------------------------------------------------(focus) Wen Jiabao schlägt zurück: Anwälte des chinesischen Premiers widersprechen Berichten über ein Milliardenvermögen seiner Familie entschieden. Der „New York Times“ drohen sie sogar mit rechtlichen Schritten. Das Schreiben ist äußerst ungewöhnlich. Die in Hongkong erscheinende „South China Morning Post“ druckte am Sonntag ein Schreiben der Anwälte Wen Jiabaos ab, in dem es heißt: „Die im Bericht der ‚New York Times‘ genannten „verborgenen Reichtümer“ von Wen Jiabaos Familienmitgliedern existieren nicht.“ Nach Angaben der Zeitung ist es das erste Mal überhaupt, dass ein chinesisches Regierungsmitglied einem ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 4 - ausländischen Medienbericht widerspricht – dies könnte ein Zeichen dafür sein, wie viel Bedeutung dem Bericht in China beigemessen wird. Das US-Blatt hatte am Freitag berichtet, Wen Jiabaos Familie verfüge über Vermögenswerte in Höhe von umgerechnet 2,1 Milliarden Euro. Die Zeitung hatte Unternehmensdaten analysiert und offizielle Angaben ausgewertet. Demnach besitzt die 90 Jahre alte Mutter des Premierministers aufgrund einer komplizierten Struktur erhebliche Anteile an der Ping An Versicherung. 2007 seien diese rund 93 Millionen Euro wert gewesen. http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/chinas-sozialistische-werte-am-endewen-jiabaos-anwaelte-dementieren-new-york-times-enthuellung_aid_848007.html 3697/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Timoschenkos Triumph aus der Zelle --------------------------------------------------------------------------(rp-online) Bei der Parlamentswahl in der Ukraine wird das Bündnis der inhaftierten Ex-Ministerpräsidentin überraschend deutlich stärkste Oppositionskraft – vor der Partei von Boxweltmeister Vitali Klitschko. Insgesamt liegt aber die Regierungskoalition vorn. Ein Machtwechsel ist nicht in Sicht. Eigentlich schien bei dieser Parlamentswahl in der Ukraine schon alles klar. Die Partei des Präsidenten Viktor Janukowitsch würde siegen – mit den in vielen postsowjetischen Ländern üblichen Mitteln. Erwartungsgemäß erhielt Janukowitschs "Partei der Regionen" dann auch je nach Prognose knapp unter oder über 30 Prozent. Obwohl die Regierungskoalition, zu der auch die Kommunisten gehören, auf deutlich weniger als die Hälfte der Stimmen kommt, dürfte sie im neuen Parlament erneut eine Mehrheit haben – die Prognosen berücksichtigen nur die 225 der 450 Sitze, die über Parteilisten vergeben werden. Weitere 225 werden über Wahlkreise bestimmt. Hier gilt die Regierung als sehr stark. http://nachrichten.rp-online.de/politik/timoschenkos-triumph-aus-der-zelle1.3048998 UNITED STATES 3698/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Ballistic Missile Defense System Engages Five Targets --------------------------------------------------------------------------(mda) The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Army soldiers from the 94th and 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC); U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62); and airmen from the 613th Air and Space Operations Center successfully conducted the largest, most complex missile defense flight test ever attempted resulting in the simultaneous engagement of five ballistic missile and cruise missile targets. An integrated air and ballistic missile defense architecture used multiple sensors and missile ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 5 - defense systems to engage multiple targets at the same time. All targets were successfully launched and initial indications are that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system successfully intercepted its first Medium Range Ballistic target in history, and PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) near simultaneously destroyed a Short Range Ballistic Missile and a low flying cruise missile target over water. http://www.mda.mil/news/12news0011.html 3699/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Life Extension Programs modernize ICBMs --------------------------------------------------------------------------(usaf) Fifty years ago, officials deployed the first Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles to the missile fields in support of the strategic deterrence mission. Five decades later, these missiles are still in place, providing safe, secure and effective strategic nuclear deterrence. Since it first deployed, a number of state-of-the-art improvements and modernization programs have helped the Minuteman system continue its deterrence mission with improved reliability that supports the missile's remarkable 99 percent alert rate. Air Force Global Strike Command officials continue to modernize the weapon system through a series of extensive Minuteman III Life Extension Programs. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123323606 3700/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Secretary, Chairman Respond to Reporters on Benghazi Attack --------------------------------------------------------------------------(DOD) “You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on,” Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told reporters here today in response to a question about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, died during a roughly four-hour attack that began around 10 p.m. local time at the consulate, which attackers set afire, and spread to the nearby annex, defense officials have said. During a Pentagon news conference, Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, each said the United States had service members in the area prepared to respond to any contingency. http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=118345 3701/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Kiriakou guilty to leaking covert operative's identity to reporter --------------------------------------------------------------------------(therepublic) A former CIA officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaking the identity of one of the agency's covert operatives to a reporter and will be sentenced to more than two years in prison. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped charges for John Kiriakou, 48, that had been filed under the World War I-era Espionage Act. They also dropped a count of making false statements. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 6 - The law under which Kiriakou was convicted, the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, had not yielded a conviction in 27 years. Under the plea, all sides agreed to a prison term of 2½ years. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema noted the term was identical to that imposed on Scooter Libby, the chief of staff to former Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted in a case where he was accused of leaking information that compromised the covert identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame, though Libby's sentence was commuted by then-President George W. Bush. http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4cb7c2f292404782be11487e070b528f/US-CIA-Leak-Charges FORMER SOVIET UNION 3702/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Demonstrationen: Drei prominente Putin-Gegner in Moskau festgenommen --------------------------------------------------------------------------(focus) Die russische Polizei hat während einer Aktion für politische Gefangene drei prominente Gegner von Kremlchef Wladimir Putin vorübergehend festgenommen. Die Oppositionsführer Alexej Nawalny, Ilja Jaschin und Sergej Udalzow seien wegen Störung der öffentlichen Ordnung abgeführt worden. Dies teilte das Innenministerium der Agentur Interfax zufolge mit. Insgesamt hatten Dutzende Menschen in Moskau vor dem Hauptquartier des Geheimdienstes an der Lubjanka auch gegen Folterung von Gefangenen protestiert. Anlass der nicht genehmigten Aktion war die Entführung des Kremlgegners Leonid Raswosschajew am Freitag vor einer Woche in der Ukraine. Raswosschajew wirft dem russischen Geheimdienst vor, ihn gewaltsam verschleppt und gefoltert zu haben. Er ist wie Udalzow wegen Planung von Massenunruhen angeklagt. Menschenrechtler kritisierten die neuerlichen Festnahmen als Teil der repressiven Politik des Kreml gegen Andersdenkende. (a) http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/demonstrationen-drei-prominenteputin-gegner-in-moskau-festgenommen_aid_847754.html (b) http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2012-10/russland-oppositionfestnahme 3703/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Der Kreml erhöht den Druck auf seine Gegner --------------------------------------------------------------------------(nzz) Die russische Staatsanwaltschaft hat Anklage gegen den Oppositionsführer Udalzow erhoben. Zudem soll der Geheimdienst einen Regierungsgegner entführt haben. Der Kreml verschärft das Vorgehen gegen seine Gegner. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 7 - Die russische Staatsanwaltschaft hat gegen den bekannten Regierungskritiker Sergei Udalzow Anklage wegen der Planung von Massenunruhen erhoben. Dem Koordinator der oppositionellen Linken Front drohen im Fall einer Verurteilung bis zu zehn Jahre Haft. Udalzow, der in den vergangenen Tagen aus der Öffentlichkeit abgetaucht war, erschien am Freitag zu einer Vorladung beim obersten Ermittlungskomitee. Der 35-Jährige kam nach der Verlesung der Anklage überraschend gegen die Auflage frei, das Land nicht zu verlassen. Selbst seine Anwälte hatten mit Untersuchungshaft für Udalzow gerechnet. Dieser mutmasste in seinem Blog, dass die Staatsanwaltschaft ein Spiel mit ihm treibe. Man wolle ihn «entweder zum Nervenzusammenbruch bringen oder ausser Landes jagen». Er gab sich jedoch ungebrochen und rief zu weiteren Protesten an diesem Samstag auf. http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/international/der-kreml-erhoeht-den-druck-aufseine-gegner-1.17726588 3704/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Ukraine: Raswosschajew wurde von FSB verschleppt --------------------------------------------------------------------------(russlandaktuell) Die Ukraine wird nicht gegen Russland wegen der Entführung des Oppositionellen Leonid Raswosschajew klagen. Es seien ja keine Kriminellen, sondern ein ausländischer Geheimdienst gewesen, heißt es am Donnerstag in Kiew. Laut Wladimir Polischtschuk, dem Öffentlichkeitssprecher des ukrainischen Außenministeriums, es werde bis zum 29. Oktober ermittelt, aber wohl keine Klage geben. Die Begründung: Die Verschleppung sei nicht durch Verbrecher erfolgt: „Wenn es Handlungen der Polizei eines anderen Staates sind, gehe ich davon aus, dass Geheimdienste ihre Pläne nicht weitergeben“. Dahinter stünden Absprachen, von denen er nichts wisse, so Polischtschuk. Das Innenministerium in Kiew sei nicht darüber informiert, ob „die Operation mit Erlaubnis oder Unterstützung der ukrainischen Kollegen durchgeführt wurde“. Auf jeden Fall sei dies „eine politische Frage“. http://www.aktuell.ru/russland/news/ukraine_raswosschajew_wurde_von_fsb_ver schleppt_33061.html 3705/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Duma verabschiedet Gesetz über Hochverrat --------------------------------------------------------------------------(faz) Das russische Parlament hat ein Gesetz verabschiedet, wonach Kontakte zu ausländischen Organisationen als Spionage und Landesverrat strafbar sein können. Die Opposition und internationale Organisationen kritisierten den Vorstoß. Das russische Parlament hat ein Gesetz verabschiedet, das den Begriff „Hochverrat“ weiter fasst als bisher und nach dem auch Beratung oder Finanzhilfe für ausländischen Organisationen als Verrat bestraft werden können, wenn sich diese „gegen die Sicherheit Russlands“ richten. Oppositionelle und internationale Organisationen haben das Gesetz, über das die Duma in Moskau am Dienstagabend abgestimmt hat, heftig kritisiert und als Angriff auf Nichtregierungsorganisationen gewertet. Das Gesetz war vom russischen Inlandsgeheimdienst FSB vorgeschlagen und von den DumaAbgeordneten der Kremlpartei Einiges Russland sowie von den Fraktionen der Kommunisten und der kremltreuen nationalistischen Liberaldemokraten ohne ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 8 - Aussprache in zweiter Lesung verabschiedet worden. Die Fraktion der gemäßigt linken Partei Gerechtes Russland enthielt sich der Stimme. http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/russland-duma-verabschiedetgesetz-ueber-hochverrat-11936351.html THE IRAN SPECIAL 3706/12 --------------------------------------------------------------US Targets Top al-Qaida Operatives in Iran --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) The U.S. State Department's decision to offer a reward of up to $12 million for information leading to the location of the top two al-Qaida operatives in Iran is seen as a sign of how serious Washington is about curtailing the group's activities in Iran. The move came the same day the U.S. Treasury Department called the terror network headed by both men a “crucial source” of al-Qaida funding and support. http://www.voanews.com/content/us_targets_top_al_qaida_operatives_in_iran/1 530160.html 3707/12 --------------------------------------------------------------US Lawmakers Clash on Iran Talks --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) U.S. lawmakers disagree on the utility of direct American negotiations with Iran over the country’s nuclear program. Democratic and Republican legislators spoke amid denials from both the Obama administration and Tehran that the two sides have agreed to one-on-one talks. President Barack Obama has long-maintained that he is open to dialogue with America’s adversaries, including Iran. Saturday, The New York Times reported that U.S. and Iranian officials have agreed in principle to direct bilateral talks on Iran’s hotly-contested nuclear program. http://www.voanews.com/content/us-iran-deny-report-of-one-on-onetalks/1530547.html 3708/12 --------------------------------------------------------------White House Denies Agreement for Iran Talks --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) The White House is denying a New York Times report that the United States and Iran have agreed to one-on-one talks for the first time on Iran's nuclear program. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 9 - A White House spokesman said late Saturday that the United States will continue to work with its fellow members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany on a diplomatic solution. The spokesman said President Barack Obama has made it clear that he will do what he must to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. http://www.voanews.com/content/new-york-times-us-iran-agree-to-one-on-onetalks/1530401.html THE SYRIA SPECIAL 3709/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire marred by clashes --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) A series of clashes across Syria has disrupted a four-day ceasefire agreed to coincide with an Islamic holiday. Violence appeared to die down as the ceasefire began at 06:00 (04:00 GMT). But activists reported fighting in several cities, and later the army said it had implemented the truce but had responded to rebel "violations". The capital Damascus was also hit by a car bomb, with unconfirmed claims by activists that there were a large number of casualties. The truce was proposed by UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who hopes it will lead to a peace process. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20091598 3710/12 --------------------------------------------------------------US Denies Russian Allegation of Military Supplies to Syrian Rebels --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) The United States is denying a Russian allegation that it is helping supply weapons to rebels fighting embattled Syrian President Bashar alAssad. Moscow says the Obama administration is aware of the delivery of various weapons to armed groups active in the Syrian conflict. In a written statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry says, "judging by the declarations of U.S. officials published in U.S. media, the U.S. coordinates and provides logistical assistance in such deliveries." http://www.voanews.com/content/us-weapons-syria-russia/1533577.html ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 10 - 3711/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Syria Declares Eid Cease-Fire Through Monday --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) The Syrian army says it will suspend military operations to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, declaring a cease-fire from Friday morning to Monday. The army added that it reserves the right to respond to rebel attacks and bombings. In an announcement read on state TV late Thursday, the Syrian military said it will act if "terrorist groups [are] trying to reinforce their positions by arming themselves and getting reinforcements." http://www.voanews.com/content/syrian-rebels-advance-in-aleppo-truce-hopesfade/1533221.html 3712/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Hopes Dim for Syrian Cease-Fire --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) A Syrian rights group says government warplanes have attacked a strategic rebel-held northern town in the latest setback to international efforts to secure a cease-fire during a Muslim holiday that begins this week. The opposition Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday's air strikes targeted Maaret al-Numan, a town that rebels seized earlier this month, effectively cutting a highway linking the capital Damascus with Syria's northern financial hub of Aleppo. http://www.voanews.com/content/syria-accused-of-using-cluster-bombs-inrebel-held-areas/1531469.html 3713/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Neue Beweise: Syrische Rebellen werden vom Ausland finanziert --------------------------------------------------------------------------(theintelligence) Wie idealistisch klingt doch die Behauptung: Ein Volk erhebt sich gegen seinen Diktator! Doch die Wahrheit sieht wie immer anders aus. Auch in Syrien. Aus dem Ausland werden Waffen und Munition ins Land geschmuggelt und aus dem Ausland kommt das Geld, um die Kämpfer zu bezahlen. Westliche Politiker verhalten sich auftragsgemäß und die Medien verbreiten Unwahrheiten. Wie lange kann es noch dauern, bis dieses Lügengebäude in sich zusammenbricht? Kriege kosten Geld. Viel Geld. Zumindest ein Teil der Waffen im Besitz der sogenannten Aufständischen mag aus syrischen Armeebeständen gestohlen worden sein. Doch wo kommt die Munition her? Und selbst wenn Idealismus hinter den Aktionen stecken sollte, die Kämpfer brauchen trotzdem Geld, wenn auch nur um ihre Familien zu ernähren. Woher stammt dieses? http://www.theintelligence.de/index.php/politik/international-int/4959neue-beweise-syrische-rebellen-werden-vom-ausland-finanziert.html ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 11 - NEAR / MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA 3714/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Mosque, 40 Dead --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens of others as they gathered for morning prayers in northern Afghanistan. Bodies seen were lying on the ground after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Maymana, the capital of Faryab province. The mosque was particularly crowded as worshippers had gathered to pray at the start of the annual Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, a three-day celebration when families typically gather together. http://www.voanews.com/content/suicide-bomber-attacks-afghanmosque/1533788.html 3715/12 --------------------------------------------------------------ISAF and Afghan authorities counter risk of insider attacks --------------------------------------------------------------------------(nato) Protecting our forces is the primary concern of both NATO and the Afghan government. Insider attacks are a threat not just to troops serving in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) but also to Afghan soldiers and police as well as civilians. Steps are being taken to reduce the risk of such attacks, including improved vetting and screening, counter-intelligence and cultural awareness training. “The enemies of Afghanistan are using insider attacks to try and undermine trust and public confidence,” explained NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, speaking to the press after a meeting of NATO defence ministers on 10 October. “This will not work. We will not allow the enemy to change our strategy and undermine the trust and confidence we have built.” “No one can drive a wedge between ISAF and our Afghan partners. We remain fully committed to supporting the Afghan security forces as we transition full security control to them by the end of 2014,” he added. http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-60998842-EAA08FBA/natolive/news_91063.htm 3716/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Senate intelligence panel to hold Libya attack hearings --------------------------------------------------------------------------(reuters) The Senate intelligence committee on Thursday said it will hold hearings in November on security and intelligence issues raised by the September 11 attacks on American facilities in Libya. In a statement, the committee said it first will hold a closed oversight hearing on November 15 on the Benghazi attacks, when lawmakers return after the November 6 presidential and congressional elections. The Democraticcontrolled panel said additional hearings would follow. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 12 - Some Senate Republicans have said the committee should hold public hearings on the response to the attacks, in which U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other American officials were killed. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/25/us-usa-libya-intelligenceidUSBRE89O1CK20121025 3717/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Al Qaeda remnants angling for Afghan comeback --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bostonglobe) A diminished but resilient Al Qaeda, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan’s mountainous east even as US and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady toehold to the terrorist group. That concerns US commanders, who have intensified strikes against Al Qaeda cells in recent months. It also undercuts an Obama administration narrative portraying Al Qaeda as battered to the point of being a nonissue in Afghanistan as Western troops start leaving. http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2012/10/20/qaeda-afghanistanattempting-comeback/JpzcSVPQ5EIJR2Zfq2csqO/story.html 3718/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Jordan charges 11 suspected militants with terrorism conspiracy --------------------------------------------------------------------------(washingtonpost) A Jordanian official with the country’s military prosecutors says 11 men with suspected links to al-Qaida have been charged with terrorism conspiracy for allegedly planning attacks on shopping malls and Western diplomatic missions. The official says the suspects — all Jordanians in their 20s and 30s — have confessed to plotting attacks and illegally possessing weapons and explosives. (a) http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/jordan-charges-11suspected-militants-with-terrorism-conspiracy/2012/10/22/40df56181c49-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html (b) Jordanien: Geheimdienst nimmt elf mutmaßliche Terroristen fest: http://forum.spiegel.de/f22/jordanien-geheimdienst-nimmt-elfmutmassliche-terroristen-fest-73631.html ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 13 - FAR EAST & ASIA 3719/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Ethnische Unruhen - Tausende Menschen in Burma auf der Flucht --------------------------------------------------------------------------(spiegel) Die Rohingya in Burma gelten als eine der am stärksten verfolgten Minderheiten der Welt. Jetzt wurden Dutzende Menschen getötet, als bei Zusammenstößen zwischen Buddhisten und Muslimen im Westen des Landes ein ganzes Stadtviertel niedergebrannt wurde. Satellitenbilder zeigen das Ausmaß der Zerstörung. Bei gewaltsamen Zusammenstößen zwischen Buddhisten und Muslimen sind in Burma in den vergangenen Tagen mindestens 67 Menschen getötet worden. Die Uno schätzt die Zahl der Flüchtlinge auf 80.000. Vor wenigen Tagen sollen in der muslimischen Siedlung Kyaukpyu mehr als 800 Häuser niedergebrannt worden sein. Beobachter werten die Zusammenstöße als ethnische Säuberungen. (a) http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/ethnische-unruhen-tausendemenschen-in-burma-auf-der-flucht-a-863765.html (b) Dozens Killed In Sectarian Burma Violence: http://www.rferl.org/content/scores-killed-in-sectarian-burmaviolence/24751701.html 3720/12 --------------------------------------------------------------China Strips Bo Xilai's Parliament Seat, Immunity --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai was formally expelled from China’s legislature on Friday, clearing the way for possible criminal and corruption charges to be brought against the former rising political star. By stripping Bo of his legislative seat, the standing committee of parliament made sure the former Chongqing party chief will no longer enjoy immunity from prosecution. Bo faces a wide range of allegations many of which were outlined late last month when state media reported that he had been purged from the Communist Party. http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-politician-bo-expelled-fromparliament/1533746.html 3721/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Korean Rocket Launch Delayed Over Russian Engine Glitch --------------------------------------------------------------------------(rian) The launch of South Korea's KSLV-1, its first space launch vehicle, which was due to take place on Friday morning, has been put off owing to a minor failure in its Russian-made Khrunichev RD-191 first-stage rocket motor, the Russian space agency said. "During preparation for launch, a problem was detected in the first-stage system," a Roscosmos spokeswoman told Kommersant daily. "A decision was made to take the rocket off the launch pad, take it to a test platform and make additional checks," she said. http://en.rian.ru/science/20121026/176931392.html ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 14 - 3722/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Japan Spots Chinese Ships Near Contested Islands --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) Japan says four Chinese government ships entered waters near contested Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea, as a territorial dispute between the two Asian giants drags on. Japan's Coast Guard said the Chinese surveillance vessels spent several hours within a 22-kilometer zone surrounding the islands Thursday. It said this is the first time in three weeks that Chinese ships have entered the zone, which Japan considers its territory. http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-spots-chinese-ships-near-contestedislands/1532929.html 3723/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Bali sets up counter-terrorism forum --------------------------------------------------------------------------(thejakartapost) Bali has set up a Coordination Forum for the Prevention of Terrorism (FKPT), a special forum tasked with preventing the propagation of radical ideas closely associated with terrorism by designing and launching a deradicalization program. The forum was needed as the island remained a major target for terrorism, a senior official stated. “Bali is a primary target for terrorism, as the island is a favorite destination for tourists from all around the world. The main purpose of terrorism is making people live in fear, and they can do this by attacking Bali. This forum will be our strategic partner to counterterrorism, especially for early detection,” the head of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) Ansyaad Mbai said after the inauguration of the forum in Denpasar on Friday. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/10/22/bali-sets-counter-terrorismforum.html 3724/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Tokyo Confirms Talks with China on Island Dispute --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) Japan says it is engaged in talks with China to resolve a territorial dispute that has disrupted ties between the two Asian powers. Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura on Wednesday confirmed reports that Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai secretly met last week with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai. He said the talks were part of Tokyo's effort to continue to communicate with Beijing "at various levels" regarding the island dispute in the East China Sea. http://www.voanews.com/content/tokyo-confirms-talks-with-china-on-islanddispute/1532171.html ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 15 - 3725/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Defense Leaders: North Korea Remains Threat to Peace --------------------------------------------------------------------------(DOD) North Korea remains a threat to regional and global peace, U.S. and South Korean defense leaders said here today, adding that they still are unsure what North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong Un, will do. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and South Korean National Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin spoke to reporters following the 44th annual Security Consultative Meeting at the Pentagon today. U.S. and South Korean defense leaders discussed the threat from North Korea and reaffirmed that both nations are concerned about North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities. http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=118325 EUROPE (GEOGRAPH.) 3726/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Dyson verklagt Konkurrent Bosch - Spion saugte geheime Daten auf --------------------------------------------------------------------------(blick) Der britische Hersteller von beutellosen Staubsaugern beschuldigt den deutschen Konkurrenten Bosch, geheime Daten gestohlen zu haben. Das klingt nach Wirtschaftsspionage im Hollywood-Stil: Ein Wissenschaftsagent soll beim britischen Staubsauger-Hersteller Dyson aus einem streng geheimen Forschungslabor Daten gestohlen und an den deutschen Konkurrenten Bosch verkauft haben. Laut Welt.de handelt es sich beim Datendieb um einen chinesischen Staatsbürger. Er soll über zwei Jahre lang in einem 100-köpfigen Team gearbeitet haben, das Staubsaugermotoren entwickelt. Dyson verklagt nun sowohl Bosch als auch den Spion wegen Geheimnisverrats. (a) http://www.blick.ch/news/wirtschaft/spion-saugte-geheime-daten-aufid2081033.html (b) http://www.welt.de/print/welt_kompakt/print_wirtschaft/article110262 526/Bosch-spionierte-womoeglich-die-Konkurrenz-aus.html (c) British engineering firm Dyson sues Bosch over alleged espionage: http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/british-engineering-firm-dysonsues-bosch-over-alleged-espionage_245681.html 3727/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Abhöraffäre erschüttert Kroatien --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 16 - (orf) Die Aufregung um angeblich illegal überwachte Mitarbeiter des kroatischen Geheimdienstes SOA und Unternehmer durch die kroatische Polizei reißt nicht ab. Ministerpräsident Zoran Milanovic sagte heute in einer Regierungssitzung, dass die Affäre erst richtig zu einer werde, da Personen an Dokumente gelangt seien, die diese gar nicht haben dürften: "Sie haben eine Straftat begangen, denn das Recht auf diese Dokumente hatten nur der Präsident und ich.“ Es handle sich "um einen winzigen, schmutzigen Einbruch ins Sicherheitssystem“. Auch Opposition hat Erklärungsbedarf Bei den Dokumenten handelt es sich um einen regulären Bericht des Nationalen Sicherheitsrats (UVNS), worin laut Medienberichten darauf hingewiesen wurde, dass es zu ungesetzlicher Überwachung gekommen sei. Milanovic und Präsident Ivo Josipovic hatten versichert, dass es zu keinem Gesetzesverstoß gekommen sei – ebenso Innenminister Ranko Ostojic. (a) http://www.orf.at/stories/2147818/ (b) Abhöraffäre in Kroatien zieht immer weitere Kreise: http://derstandard.at/1350259390390/Abhoeraffaere-in-Kroatien-ziehtimmer-weitere-Kreise (Hat tip to Harald KNOLL for this info!) 3728/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Schwere Fehler vor Attentatsserie von Toulouse --------------------------------------------------------------------------(donaukurier) Im Zusammenhang mit der Attentatsserie von Toulouse, bei der ein 23-jähriger Islamist im März sieben Menschen erschoss, sind dem französischen Inlandsgeheimdienst nun auch offiziell schwere Fehler und Versäumnisse bescheinigt worden. Im Zusammenhang mit der Attentatsserie von Toulouse, bei der ein 23jähriger Islamist im März sieben Menschen erschoss, sind dem französischen Inlandsgeheimdienst nun auch offiziell schwere Fehler und Versäumnisse bescheinigt worden. Das geht aus einem Bericht der französischen Polizeiaufsicht IGPN hervor, den Innenminister Manuel Valls in Paris veröffentlichte. (a) http://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/topnews/Frankreich-AnschlaegeJustiz-Polizei-Geheimdienste-ZF-Schwere-Fehler-vor-Attentatsserievon-Toulouse;art154776,2671873 (b) http://www.swp.de/ulm/nachrichten/politik/Geheimdienst-in-derKritik;art4306,1689981 ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 17 - UNITED KINGDOM 3729/12 --------------------------------------------------------------U.K. F-35 fleet increases capability at Eglin AFB --------------------------------------------------------------------------(usaf) A second British F-35B Lightning II arrived here Oct. 19, joining the nine A variants of the joint strike fighter flown by the Air Force and the 13 B variants flown by the Marine Corps to become the largest fleet of F-35s in the world. The first class of United Kingdom Royal Air Force and Royal Navy aircraft maintainers attending courses at the F-35 Academic Training Center met the jet flown by U.K. Royal Air Force Sqn. Ldr. Jim Schofield. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123323935 3730/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Terror gang discussed killing 1,000 people with poisoned hand cream --------------------------------------------------------------------------(telegraph) A British terror gang discussed killing 1,000 people by lacing hand cream with poison and smearing it on the door handles of cars and homes. Irfan Naseer, the alleged ringleader, said people would start dying within five minutes of coming in to contact with it when they went to work in the morning. The Muslim group also talked about getting guns from the “black geezers” and storming in to a synagogue and other places, Woolwich Crown Court heard. The al-Qaeda inspired gang, from Birmingham, is accused of plotting to use eight suicide bombers to detonate rucksacks packed with explosives in crowded places to cause “mass death” and carnage on the streets of Britain. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9634065/Terrorgang-discussed-killing-1000-people-with-poisoned-hand-cream.html 3731/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Weapons accused Christopher Tappin to enter guilty plea --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) A retired businessman extradited to the US on charges of selling weapons parts to Iran is to change his plea to guilty after reaching a deal with prosecutors. Christopher Tappin, 65, had always denied trying to sell batteries for surface-to-air missiles, claiming he was the victim of an FBI sting. The BBC's Alastair Leithead said Mr Tappin would enter a guilty plea when he appears in court next week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20091548 ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 18 - 3732/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Newton on Derwent man Gary Hyde guilty over arms deal --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) An arms dealer has been convicted of helping to organise a "huge" shipment of guns and ammunition from China to Nigeria without a licence. Gary Hyde, 43, from Newton on Derwent near York, was also convicted of concealing commission payments. Southwark Crown Court heard how 40,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 30,000 rifles and 10,000 pistols, were shipped in 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20093748 3733/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Cambridge Spies: MI5 diaries revealed --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) The diaries of former deputy MI5 chief Guy Liddell provide a unique insight into the Security Service during some of the darkest days for British intelligence. The diaries, made available online from the National Archives on Friday, cover the period when evidence emerged of the treachery within the British establishment in the form of the men - who would become known as the Cambridge Spies - who had spied for the Soviet Union. Liddell provides a day-by-day account of the unfolding drama, while the diaries' matter-of-fact writing style barely conceals how personal the betrayal was for the MI5 man who was close friends with some of the key protagonists and who struggled to believe what they had done. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20088973 3734/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Court told of suicide bombs plot --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) Terrorist plotters planned to detonate a series of suicide bombs in an attack that could have been bigger than the July 7 atrocities, a court has heard. Irfan Naseer, 31, and Irfan Khalid, 27, travelled to Pakistan for terrorist training before returning to the UK in July last year, jurors at Woolwich Crown Court were told. In one conversation, Naseer was heard agreeing that the July 7 attacks had not done enough damage because there were no nails in the bombs. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/three-accused-ofterror-bomb-plot-16227770.html#ixzz2A2K8jgM0 ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 19 - NORTHERN IRELAND (This section is edited by Oliver PLAUDER, ACIPSS’s expert on the IRA) 3735/12 --------------------------------------------------------------IRA victims seek answers in Libya --------------------------------------------------------------------------(newsletter) A TRIO of men whose lives were changed by IRA violence are preparing to visit a north African jail in an attempt to uncover how Colonel Gaddafi’s regime armed the organisation. Willie Frazer, John Murray and Jonathan Ganesh hope to fly to Libya before Christmas to interview former regime member Abdullah al-Senussi, who they believe was a key player in the late tyrant’s efforts to fuel the conflict in Northern Ireland. http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/ira-victims-seek-answers-in-libya-14398115 3736/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Challenge by Thomas 'Slab' Murphy to court ruling on tax charges --------------------------------------------------------------------------(rte) A challenge brought by Thomas "Slab" Murphy to a ruling that tax charges against him should be dealt with by the non-jury Special Criminal Court rather than the ordinary courts may be heard by the Supreme Court before Christmas. Thomas Murphy, 60, is being prosecuted on foot of an investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau. The nine charges allege that he failed to furnish a return of his income, profits or gains to the Collector General or the Inspector of Taxes for the years 1996/97 to 2004. Mr Murphy, of Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, Co Louth, is challenging the constitutionality of a law under which the tax charges against him are to be dealt with by the Special Criminal Court as opposed to the ordinary courts. http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1025/thomas-murphy-court.html 3737/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Family fight for justice five years after brutal IRA murder --------------------------------------------------------------------------(newshound) Garda detectives investigating the murder of a young South Armagh man brutally beaten to death by the Provisional IRA are set to make a new wave of arrests. Paul Quinn (21) from Cullyhanna was battered to death five years ago this weekend. His heartbroken parents, Breege and Stephen, last night told the News Letter they come face-to-face every day with the men who murdered their son. Stephen said: "There's not a day I don't meet those who were involved in some way in Paul's murder. They don't have the guts to look me in the eye. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 20 - http://www.nuzhound.com/articles/breen/arts2012/oct18_Paul_Quinn_family_fig ht_for_justice_News-Letter.php 3738/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Loyalist Gary Fulton denies blackmailing businessman --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) Loyalist Gary Fulton has denied blackmailing £15,000 from a businessman. Lawyers for 40-year-old Fulton and Mark Briggs, also known as Marc Briggs, had argued to have their cases thrown out of Belfast Crown Court but when Judge David McFarland refused the applications, the pair pleaded not guilty to two counts of blackmail. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northernireland/loyalist-gary-fulton-denies-blackmailing-businessman16228713.html#ixzz2ADER7gQd 3739/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Loyalist tension over UVF probe --------------------------------------------------------------------------(utv) A team has been appointed to explore how the police have handled paramilitary murders dating back over two decades in the Shankill Road area. The inquiry will test out allegations that high-profile killings including that of Bobby Moffett who was gunned down in broad daylight in 2010 - were not properly investigated, and will ask why no charges have been made and no convictions brought. http://www.u.tv/News/Loyalist-tension-over-UVF-probe/9fdc8cf4-9039-4cfcad58-676b0573938d 3740/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Belfast men jailed for Alliance Party pipe bomb attack --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) Two Belfast men who left a pipe bomb at the Alliance Party headquarters have been jailed for a total of eight-and-a-half years. The judge sentenced Barry Boardman, 44, to four and a half years while Francis Carleton, 39, was given a four-year term. Judge David McFarland said he was making a distinction between the role both men played. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20067639 3741/12 --------------------------------------------------------------MI5 downgrades dissident Irish republican GB threat --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) The threat level from dissident republicans to Great Britain has been downgraded from "substantial" to "moderate", the Home Office has said. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 21 - The decrease shows the authorities regard an attack on London and other British cities from such groups as possible, but not likely. Previously it was deemed a strong possibility. The threat level in Northern Ireland has not changed. It remains "severe" with an attack still highly likely. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20066672 3742/12 --------------------------------------------------------------N Ireland terror threat downgraded --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) The threat from Northern Ireland-related terrorism has been downgraded from substantial to moderate, meaning an attack is possible but unlikely, the Home Secretary has said. Theresa May said the threat level to Great Britain is being reduced, but the threat to Northern Ireland remains at severe, meaning an attack there is highly likely. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/n-ireland-terrorthreat-downgraded-16228915.html#ixzz2ADDVZtil 3743/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Death threat made to murder accused --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) A death threat was made to a man charged in connection with the murder of Real IRA terror boss Alan Ryan. Associates of the republican shouted "he should be f****** shot" before Thomas Hunt was brought before Dublin District Court for withholding information. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-ofireland/man-in-court-over-real-ira-murder-16228897.html#ixzz2ADISy69A 3744/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Kieran Doherty murder: Police unable to extradite suspect --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) Police have been unable to extradite a man suspected of murdering a dissident republican in Northern Ireland, it has been revealed. Kieran Doherty, 31, was shot dead by the Real IRA in 2010. His body was found naked and bound on the outskirts of Londonderry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20068476 ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 22 - 3745/12 --------------------------------------------------------------MI5 linked to blacklist of Irish workers --------------------------------------------------------------------------(irishtimes) Irish Construction workers were blacklisted by British construction companies during the 1970s with the help of British intelligence services’ records, the UK’s information commissioner suspects. An investigation began into the Consulting Association in 2008 on the back of allegations in the Guardian that dozens of firms had systematically used it to probe the background and sympathies of workers. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1024/1224325626112.html 3746/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Real IRA terror charge man walks free --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) A man named in court as the East Tyrone Real IRA leader has had terrorism charges against him dropped. The charges against Kevin Barry Murphy (above) (41), which arose from the discovery of a bomb-making factory in south Armagh last year, were yesterday withdrawn by the Public Prosecution Service. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northernireland/real-ira-terror-charge-man-walks-free-16228784.html#ixzz2ADD5eY90 3747/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Third man arrested over shooting --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) A third suspect has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Danny McKay. The 36-year-old was gunned down as he sat in the living room of his home at Longlands Road in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim on Thursday night. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/manshot-dead-in-ruthless-attack-16229800.html#ixzz2AQL5cKRD 3748/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Dad's horror at 'execution' of man in Belfast street --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) The father of a man shot dead in Belfast has described the killing as an “execution”. Danny McKay, 36, was hit several times - at least once in the face - by a gunman who fired from a hijacked car which was later found burned out in the west of the city. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northernireland/dads-horror-at-execution-of-man-in-belfast-street16230094.html#ixzz2AQLTivyn ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 23 - 3749/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Viable pipe bomb thrown at police --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) A viable pipe bomb device was thrown at police after they were lured into the area by a hoax emergency call, it has been disclosed. It failed to explode but could have caused serious injury or death, a senior officer said. Police were attending a report of a violent domestic assault in Poleglass near Belfast on Thursday night. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northernireland/viable-pipe-bomb-thrown-at-police-16230002.html#ixzz2AQNNzFDx 3750/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Ryan family heckle accused man --------------------------------------------------------------------------(belfasttelegraph) Family and friends of murdered Real IRA boss Alan Ryan heckled a second suspect as he was charged in relation to the killing. Security was tight in Dublin District Court as Robbie Carroll appeared on a charge of withholding information in connection with Ryan's death. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-ofireland/ryan-family-heckle-accused-man-16229464.html#ixzz2AKkt4CRt 3751/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Marian Price fails in attempt to get charges dropped --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) An attempt by Marian McGlinchey, also known as Price, to have a prosecution against her thrown out of court in Londonderry because of undue delay, has been dismissed. Ms McGlinchey is charged with addressing a meeting in support of a proscribed organisation in Derry in 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-20100098 3752/12 --------------------------------------------------------------McKevitt seeks to have conviction declared miscarriage of justice --------------------------------------------------------------------------(irishtimes) A Co Louth man is seeking to have his conviction for organising terrorist activities for the Real IRA declared a miscarriage of justice. Michael McKevitt (58), Beech Park, Blackrock, Co Louth, was convicted after a lengthy trial before the non-jury Special Criminal Court in August 2003 of organising terrorist activities for the Real IRA. In 2008, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1026/1224325734504.html ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 24 - 3753/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Gunshot wounds led to death, inquest told --------------------------------------------------------------------------(irishtimes) Dissident Republican Alan Ryan died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard. Ryan (32) from Grange Abbey Drive in Donaghmede, Dublin, was gunned down on the street at Grange Lodge Avenue in Clongriffin, north Dublin, on September 3rd. The father of one was on bail awaiting charges at the time of his death. At the opening of the inquest, Det Insp Séamus Boland said the Garda’s homicide investigation into the incident was ongoing. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1025/1224325680448.html 3754/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Court reserves judgment in IRA membership trial --------------------------------------------------------------------------(irishtimes) The Special Criminal Court has reserved judgment in the trial of a weightlifting enthusiast accused of IRA membership who was arrested during a Garda operation against dissident republicans. Neil Smith (35), of Tubberfinn, Donore, Drogheda, Co Louth, has pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA on August 8th, 2010. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1023/1224325578552.html GERMANY 3755/12 --------------------------------------------------------------A Soviet missile base in Germany that spy planes never saw --------------------------------------------------------------------------(bbc) It was top-secret in 1959 and remains almost completely unknown to this day - the first Soviet nuclear missile base outside the USSR. But it is still there, crumbling and steadily being reclaimed by nature in the forests north of Berlin. It is still the hardest place to find. A glade down an overgrown path which seems like any other clearing in the endless woods of Brandenburg. But on its floor, there is a strip of concrete half the size of a tennis court, with a metal plate in the middle. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 25 - This is the launch-pad for a nuclear attack on Western Europe. Soviet nuclear missiles 20 times more powerful than Hiroshima were set up here, primed to be fired at targets including London and nuclear bases in eastern England. Three years before the Cuban missile crisis, the Soviet Union had already placed nuclear weapons on foreign soil - in this wood, in what was then East Germany. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20079147 3756/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Linker für gestärkten Geheimdienst: Neskovic will Reform --------------------------------------------------------------------------(tagesspiegel) Der Linken-Bundestagsabgeordnete Wolfgang Neskovic fordert eine grundlegende Reform des Verfassungsschutzes - statt seiner Abschaffung. Die Linkspartei mag den Verfassungsschutz nicht, im Parteiprogramm steht, „wir wollen die Geheimdienste abschaffen“. Allerdings wird im Satz davor die „strikte Trennung und demokratische Kontrolle von Polizei, Bundeswehr und Geheimdiensten“ gefordert. Das klingt verwirrend, und nun kommt der Linken-Bundestagsabgeordnete Wolfgang Neskovic mit einem elfseitigen Konzept, das die Ideenpalette noch erweitert. „Ich fordere nicht die Abschaffung des Verfassungsschutzes, ich bin für eine grundlegende Reform“, hat Neskovic, früher als Bundesrichter tätig, am Montag in Berlin verkündet. Und gleich noch den Nachrichtendienst in Schutz genommen, denn im Fall der Terrorzelle NSU hätten in erster Linie Polizei und Staatsanwaltschaft versagt und nicht der Verfassungsschutz, der für Ermittlungen nicht zuständig sei. http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/linksfraktion-linker-fuer-gestaerktengeheimdienst-neskovic-will-reform-des-verfassungsschutzes/7285676.html SWITZERLAND 3757/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Handynummer von NDB-Chef gibts im Internet --------------------------------------------------------------------------(20min) Nach dem Datenklau und der Polemik über die vielen Nebenämter des Geheimdienstchefs, kommt es zu einem weiteren Eklat im NDB: Die Handynummer von Markus Seiler ist problemlos im Netz abrufbar. Der Nachrichtendienst des Bundes NDB kommt nicht zur Ruhe. Die Handynummer des Geheimdienstchef Markus Seiler kann problemlos im weltweiten Netz gefunden werden. Das berichtet die Zeitung «Der Sonntag». Möglich ist dies, da Seiler immer noch die gleiche Nummer in Betrieb hat, wie zu der Zeit, als er Generalsekretär von Bundesrat Samuel Schmid war. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 26 - Dass einer der obersten Geheimnisträger der Schweiz, nach seiner Wahl zum Chef der Nachrichtendienstes, keine neue mobile Nummer benutzt, wirft ein weiteres schiefes Licht auf den NDB. Dieser steht wegen einem riesigen Datenklau eines Mitarbeiters und den vielen Nebenämtern von Markus Seiler, bereits seit Wochen in der Kritik. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/16993945 AMERICA (CONTINENTAL) 3758/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Canadian Security Intelligence Service Virus --------------------------------------------------------------------------(anti-spyware-101) Es besteht kein Zweifel, dass Sie nicht die finsteren Canadian Security Intelligence Service VirusGesicht will; Wenn Ihr Computer nicht durch automatische Infektionen Entdeckung und Abschreckung Tools bewacht wird, könnte das Programm jedoch ohne Ihr Wissen eingeben. Danach konnte das Virus “” für Schweigen wie Tage bis Ihr Computer Angriff wird initiiert. Sobald dieses durchgeführt wird, Sie werden nicht in der Lage, Zugriff auf Ihren Schreibtisch, Canadian Security Intelligence Service Virus löschen oder entfernen ärgerlich Bekanntgabe von Ihrem Desktop aus. Bitte sehen Sie einen Auszug oder sehen Sie Screenshot unten zu. Sie sollten durch die vorgestellten www.csis.gc.ca -Adresse oder das Logo von der Canadian Security Intelligence Service, nicht einschüchtern lassen, da die Agentur nichts zu tun mit Sperrung des Computers oder mit der feinen Zahlung nicht kennt. Darüber hinaus sollten Sie auch keine Aufmerksamkeit auf deposit@canada.gov, Zahlen, da diese e-Mail-Adresse nicht die kanadische Regierung darstellt, wie es vom ersten Blick scheinen mag. In Wirklichkeit, wenn Sie die Adresse mit den angeforderten Codes angefügt kontaktiert, Ihr Geld würde genommen werden und keiner weiteren Erläuterung würde ausgestellt werden. http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/de/canadian-security-intelligence-servicevirus-entfernen ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 27 - AUSTRALIA 3759/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Revealed: Canberra shared intel on Assange with Washington --------------------------------------------------------------------------(smh) WikiLeaks and Julian Assange have been the subject of intelligence exchanges between Australia and the United States for more than two years, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has revealed. The WikiLeaks publisher was also the subject of Australian intelligence reporting from Washington shortly before he sought political asylum in Ecuador's London embassy. In a freedom of information decision yesterday, Foreign Affairs confirmed to Fairfax Media the existence of an intelligence report concerning WikiLeaks and Mr Assange cabled to Canberra from Australia's Washington embassy on June 1. Mr Assange, who had been unsuccessful in his legal fight to avoid extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden to face questioning about sexual assault allegations, sought political asylum in Ecuador's London embassy 18 days later. (a) http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/revealed-canberrashared-intel-on-assange-with-washington-20121017-27qo6.html (b) http://www.europnews.org/2012-10-27-wikileaks-geheimdienstkooperation-usa-australien.html AFRICA (SUB-SAHARA) 3760/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Nigeria: Tote bei Anschlag auf Kirche --------------------------------------------------------------------------(dw) Bei einem Bombenanschlag auf eine Kirche in der nigerianischen Stadt Kaduna hat es wieder mehrere Tote und Verletzte gegeben. Danach kam es zu Ausschreitungen zwischen Christen und Muslimen. Diesmal war es die Katholische Kirche Sankt Rita (Foto), die während der Sonntagsmesse Ziel eines Bombenanschlags in Kaduna im Norden Nigerias ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 28 - wurde. Ein Selbstmordattentäter hatte ein mit Sprengstoff beladenes Fahrzeug in die Kirche gesteuert und in die Luft gejagt. Mindestens acht Menschen wurden den Sicherheitskräften zufolge dabei getötet. Bei Vergeltungsaktionen kamen mindestens zwei weitere Menschen ums Leben, zudem gab es fast 140 Verletzte. Aufgebrachte christliche Jugendliche waren mit Messern und Knüppeln bewaffnet durch die Straßen gezogen. http://www.dw.de/tote-bei-anschlag-auf-kirche-in-nigeria/a-16338742 3761/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Report: US Expanding Anti-Terror Operations in Djibouti --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) A Washington newspaper reports the United States has sharply escalated its counter-terrorism operations at a military base in the East African nation of Djibouti. The Washington Post says unmanned drones on missions over Somalia and Yemen take off or land at the base an average of 16 times per day. It says about 300 personnel plan raids and coordinate the flights from inside a high-security compound at the base, Camp Lemmonier. (a) http://www.voanews.com/content/report-says-us-is-expandingi-antiterror-operations-in-djibouti/1533981.html (b) U.S. drone camp in the heart of Djibouti: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-drone-campin-the-heart-of-djibouti/2012/10/25/37da69d4-1d27-11e2-ba313083ca97c314_graphic.html 3762/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Somalia's Al-Shabab Weakened --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) The militant group al-Shabab is losing ground rapidly to Somali government troops and allied Kenyan and African Union soldiers. Most recently, the group lost the key port town of Kismayo, which served as a strategic base and an important source of revenue. But despite the military setbacks, al-Shabab’s top leadership is holding together at least for the time being and the group is promising a long war. http://www.voanews.com/content/somalia_al_shabab_weakened/1533919.html 3763/12 --------------------------------------------------------------UN: Military Operation May Be Needed In Mali --------------------------------------------------------------------------(VOA) A senior U.N. official says the United Nations and several African organizations agree that military action may be necessary to re-establish constitutional order and national unity in Mali. U.N. Deputy SecretaryGeneral Jan Eliasson has just returned from several days of discussions in Mali on political and military options for dislodging Islamist extremists who control the country's north. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson says there was unity among all the parties present in the Mali discussions in planning for a political ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 29 - process and for a military operation if necessary. dissenting voice. He says there was no http://www.voanews.com/content/un-mali-military-operation/1533315.html 3764/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Mali, Hochburg für Terroristen --------------------------------------------------------------------------(welt) Der algerische Geheimdienst hat die radikalen Gruppen aufgebaut. Nun plant der Westen eine militärische Intervention Dieben hackt man die Hand ab, Liebespaare werden wegen Ehebruchs gesteinigt, Jahrhunderte alte Sufi-Schreine zerstört. Und wer Musik hört, fernsieht, Fußball spielt, raucht oder Alkohol trinkt, wird ausgepeitscht. Für extremistische Islamisten ist der Norden Malis ein Paradies. Hier herrscht die "göttliche Ordnung". Es ist eine rigide Version der Scharia, des islamischen Rechts. Ihre Vertreter nennen sich "Einheit und Dschihad in Westafrika (Mujao)" und Ansar Dine ("Verfechter des Glaubens"). Sie teilen die Ideologie von al-Qaida im Maghreb (AQIM), der dritten Gruppe im Bunde, mit der man gemeinsam den Norden Malis unter Kontrolle brachte. Die Islamisten übernahmen im Juni dieses Jahres gewaltsam den von den Tuareg ausgerufenen "unabhängigen Staat Azawad". http://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/politik/article110223886/Mali-Hochburgfuer-Terroristen.html THE CYBER BATTLEFIELD/ CIVIL RIGHTS 3765/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Israel Moves To Block Trojan Computer Attack --------------------------------------------------------------------------(sky) Israeli police have disconnected their computers from the internet and banned memory sticks, as cyber war engulfs the Middle East. Israeli police officers have been banned from using memory sticks or disks in their computers and had their equipment disconnected from the internet, in a frantic bid to prevent the injection of a dangerous virus named after the country's military chief. The dramatic move last week was no great surprise. It's just another round in the cyber war which has engulfed the Middle East. It may be a prelude to a real war between the Jewish state and Iran. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 30 - The Israeli police moves to try to shut out the trojan - a hidden malware programme which lurks within benign software and is programmed to destroy equipment or spy - came as a result of an "intelligence tip". http://news.sky.com/story/1003341/israel-moves-to-block-trojan-computerattack (Hat tip to Oliver PLAUDER for this info!) 3766/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Concentrate on cyber attacks, not terrorism, Osborne tells spy chiefs --------------------------------------------------------------------------(telegraph) The Chancellor is understood to have pushed MI5 and MI6 to consider devoting more money and manpower to defending Britain from cyber attacks and espionage from countries such as China. British intelligence agencies’ counter-terrorism work could be scaled back after an intervention from George Osborne. However, senior ministers and officials are resisting pressure from the Treasury, warning that cutting counter-terrorism spending is too much of a risk. MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service, is said to be rearguard action against any move to reallocate its resources. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is also about relaxing Britain’s defences against extremist fighting a fierce counter-terrorism said to be cautious attacks. Senior sources have disclosed that Mr Osborne has asked agency chiefs if, following the London Olympics, Britain’s spending on intelligence should be shifted significantly away from counter-terrorism. The Chancellor is understood to have asked them to consider how current spending decisions might look in the coming decades, suggesting future generations might question why today’s leaders did not devote more resources to cyber security. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internetsecurity/9637186/Concentrate-on-cyber-attacks-not-terrorism-Osborne-tellsspy-chiefs.html 3767/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Cyberdéfense : passer à l’offensive ? --------------------------------------------------------------------------(OSINFO) (a) http://www.opensourcesinfo.org/journal/2012/10/12/cyberdefensepasser-a-loffensive.html (b) http://www.defnat.com/site_fr/pdf/Gadiou%20%28T264%29.pdf ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 31 - SPYCRAFT 3768/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Xperia T: Sonys 007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------(diepresse) Das neue Sony-Flaggschiff ist einer der Stars des neuen James-BondThrillers. DiePresse.com hat ausprobiert, ob es auch im Alltag taugt. Allein die Tatsache, dass MI6-Agent James Bond im jüngsten Streifen Skyfall das Sony Xperia T verwendet, macht das Smartphone wohl für viele begehrenswert. Im DiePresse.comTest musste das Agenten-Spielzeug mit GoogleBetriebssystem beweisen, dass es auch im Alltag taugt. Mit seinen technischen Eckdaten ordnet sich das neue Sony-Flaggschiff in der Oberliga der Android-Smartphones ein. Beeindruckend ist das 4,6 Zoll große Display, das nur wenig kleiner ist als das des Samsung Galaxy S3 oder des HTC One X. Die Pixel-Dichte von 323 ppi liegt nur ganz knapp hinter dem "Retina"-Display des iPhone 5. An der Frontseite befinden sich sonst keine Tasten oder Schaltflächen. Die Steuerelemente "Zurück", "Home" und "Multitasking" liegen bei dem installierten Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" direkt am unteren Rand des Displays. Das hat den Vorteil, dass das Gerät im deaktivierten Zustand eine klare schwarze Front ohne jeglichen Schnickschnack oder Knöpfe zeigt. Allerdings nehmen die virtuellen Schaltflächen eben meist auch Platz am Display weg. http://diepresse.com/home/techscience/mobil/handytests/1300123/XperiaT_Sonys-007Smartphone-im-Test ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 32 - INTEL HISTORY 3769/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Historian Anna K. Nelson, RIP --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) We were sad to learn that Professor Anna K. Nelson, a tenacious and effective advocate for improved public access to national security records, passed away last month. (b) For decades, Prof. Nelson argued for improved declassification practices in almost every venue imaginable, from congressional hearings to the most obscure and transient advisory bodies. As a professor of history (c) at American University, she insisted that government records were public property and that access to such records was one of the foundations of good citizenship. Among many other posts, she served as a presidentially-appointed member of the JFK Assassination Records Review Board, (d) which was tasked to oversee the declassification of records concerning the assassination of President Kennedy. Because of the perseverance of Dr. Nelson and her colleagues, that Board was uniquely productive in overcoming longstanding barriers to declassification, particularly those pertaining to intelligence agency records. (a) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/anna_nelson.html (b) http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/anna-k-nelson-auhistory-professor/2012/10/19/dc107074-0f0e-11e2-a3102363842b7057_story.html (c) http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/anelson.cfm (d) http://www.fas.org/sgp/advisory/arrb98/index.html 3770/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Südkorea rehabilitiert einen vor 50 Jahren hingerichteten Spion --------------------------------------------------------------------------(ruvr) Das südkoreanische Gericht hat posthum einen Mann, der vor 50 Jahren als Spion hingerichtet worden war, freigesprochen. „Heute sind vom Gericht alle Anklagen getilgt worden. Das Gericht entschuldigt sich aufrichtig für das Versagen des Justizsystems in der entsprechenden Pflichterfüllung“, teilte man im Gericht mit. Der südkoreanische Geheimdienstler wurde 1955 nach Nordkorea geschickt, wo er aber enttarnt, umbeworben und zwei Jahre später nach Seoul geschickt wurde. Nach seiner Rückkehr ergab sich der Geheimagent freiwillig den Behörden. Dennoch wurde er 1961 hingerichtet. Die Menschenrechtsorganisation „Ausschuss der Wahrheit und der Versöhnung“, die gegen Verstöße gegen ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 33 - Menschenrechte in der Vergangenheit ermittelt, stellte 2009 fest, dass der Fall ein abgekartetes Spiel war, und forderte dessen Revision. http://german.ruvr.ru/2012_10_22/92035807/ HOT DOCS ONLINE 3771/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Court Orders FBI to Release Withheld Information --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) As often happens, the Federal Bureau of Investigation invoked national security a few years ago to justify withholding certain information from a Freedom of Information Act requester named Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler. (b) But as rarely happens, a court last month critically assessed the FBI national security claim and ordered the Bureau to release some of the withheld information. Ms. Hetzler, acting pro se (i.e. without an attorney), had requested records concerning her deceased father, who had once been the subject of an FBI investigation. The FBI provided her with some records but withheld others, stating that they remained classified in order to protect an intelligence activity. (a) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/hetzler_fbi.html (b) http://www.fas.org/sgp/jud/hetzler.pdf 3772/12 --------------------------------------------------------------An Updated Catalog of Army Weapon Systems --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) The U.S. Army has just published the 2013 edition of its annual Weapon Systems Handbook, (b) which is filled with updated information on dozens of weapon systems, the military contractors who produce them, and the foreign countries that purchase them. So one learns, for example, that the RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (c) is marketed to Denmark, Estonia, Lebanon, and Uganda, while the United States sells artillery ammunition (d) both to Israel and to Lebanon. An appendix (e) provides an informative breakdown of military industry contractors by weapon system and by the state where the contractor is located. (a) (b) (c) (d) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/army_weapons.html http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wsh2013/index.html http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wsh2013/278.pdf http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wsh2013/38.pdf ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 34 - (e) http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wsh2013/app.pdf 3773/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board Invites Public Input --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) The long-dormant Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) announced (b) that it will hold its first public meeting next week and it invited members of the public to provide input to help shape the Board’s near-term agenda. “In anticipation of setting the agenda of issues on which the Board will focus its attention, the Board would welcome the views of nongovernmental organizations and members of the public,” stated a notice in the October 23 Federal Register. (a) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/pclob_meeting.html (b) http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/2012/10/pclob.html 3774/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Federal Support for Academic Research, and More from CRS --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made publicly available include the following. Federal Support for Academic Research, October 18, 2012 (b) Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues, October 22, 2012 (c) Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress, October 19, 2012 (d) Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power, October 19, 2012 (e) U.S. Sanctions on Burma, October 19, 2012 (f) Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions, October 19, 2012 (g) Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress, October 18, 2012 (h) Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress, October 18, 2012 (i) Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress, October 19, 2012 (j) Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress, October 18, 2012 (k) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/academic_research.html http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41895.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40957.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41004.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34234.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41336.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42363.pdf ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 35 - (h) (i) (j) (k) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL32109.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R41129.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R41526.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS22373.pdf 3775/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Kiriakou Pleads Guilty in Leak Case --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) This morning former CIA officer John Kiriakou pleaded guilty to one count of disclosure of information identifying a covert agent, a violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act. (b) “When KIRIAKOU disclosed the identity of Officer A to Journalist A, KIRIAKOU acted willfully in that defendant knew the disclosure was illegal,” according to a Statement of Facts (c) approved and signed by Mr. Kiriakou today. Under the terms of a plea agreement, the parties agreed that a prison term of 30 months would be “the appropriate sentence in this case.” Other charges against him, including several counts under the Espionage Act, were dismissed. (a) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/kiriakou_plea.html (b) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RS21636.pdf (c) http://www.fas.org/sgp/jud/kiriakou/facts.pdf 3776/12 --------------------------------------------------------------“Negative Reciprocity” Emerges in the Security Clearance System --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) In the world of security clearances for access to classified information, the term “reciprocity” is used to indicate that one executive branch agency should ordinarily recognize and accept a security clearance that has been granted by another executive branch agency. This is not just a nice, cost-efficient thing to do, it is actually a requirement of law. Under the 2004 intelligence reform law, “all security clearance background investigations and determinations… shall be accepted by all agencies.” This requirement for mutual recognition and acceptance applies equally to the higher order clearances of the intelligence community, where reciprocity is intended to promote employee “mobility” throughout the intelligence system, according to the 2009 Intelligence Community Directive 709. (b) (a) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/negative_reciprocity.html (b) http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/icd/icd-709.pdf 3777/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Congressional Oversight, and More from CRS --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service which Congress has not made publicly available include the following. Congressional Oversight, October 17, 2012 (b) ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 36 - Contemporary Developments in Presidential Elections, October 18, 2012 (c) U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts, October 19, 2012 (d) President of the United States: Compensation, October 17, 2012 (e) Peru in Brief: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States, October 18, 2012 (f) Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy, October 18, 2012 (g) China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, October 17, 2012 (h) Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, October 18, 2012 (i) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/cong_oversight.html http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/97-936.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42139.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33577.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20115.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42523.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33142.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33153.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL32665.pdf 3778/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Intelligence Imagery Set to be Disclosed in 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------(fas) A massive quantity of historical intelligence satellite imagery from the KH-9 HEXAGON program is being declassified and will be made public in a series of releases that are scheduled over the coming year, intelligence community officials say. Declassification of intelligence satellite imagery languished for years after President Clinton ordered the release of product from the Corona, Argon and Lanyard missions in the 1995 executive order 12951. (c) Although the Clinton order also required the periodic review of imagery from other missions, that requirement was effectively ignored by intelligence agencies and neglected by congressional oversight. But in a May 2010 memorandum (c) Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair ordered the “re-establishment” of the declassification review of intelligence imagery — though it had never been officially disestablished — with a particular focus on imagery from satellite systems that were deemed obsolete. (a) http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/10/hexagon_imagery.html (b) http://www.fas.org/sgp/clinton/eo12951.html (c) http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/intel/imagery.pdf 3779/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Offshore Control: A Rebuttal --------------------------------------------------------------------------(infinityjournal) Garrett R. Wood is a Lieutenant in the United States Navy. Following his studies at Hillsdale College, Wood entered the US Navy’s` Officer Candidate School (OSC) under a Surface Warfare Officer ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 37 - contract. He is a former Electrical Officer onboard the USS John Paul Jones during his first tour, which included a deployment to the Northern Arabian Gulf. Wood’s second tour was as a Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer with 5th ANGLICO and included a deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Lt. Garrett Wood can be reached at garrettrwood@gmail.com Wood, Garrett R., “Offshore Control: A Rebuttal”, Infinity Journal, IJ Exclusive, October 2012. https://www.infinityjournal.com/article/77/Offshore_Control_A_Rebuttal/?utm _source=IJ+Members&utm_campaign=1d1c39251aIJ+Exclusive+Garrett+R.+Wood&utm_medium=email# 3780/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Global Shell Games --------------------------------------------------------------------------(OSINFO) Global Shell Games: Testing Money Launderers’ and Terrorist Financiers’ Access to Shell Companies A chart from the recent study “Global Shell Games” comparing the compliance levels for the establishment of corporations in various countries. The higher the value, the more compliant the country is with international regulations according to the study’s findings. For criminals moving large sums of dirty money internationally, there is no better device than an untraceable shell company. This paper reports the results of an experiment soliciting offers for these prohibited anonymous shell corporations. Our research team impersonated a variety of low- and high-risk customers, including would-be money launderers, corrupt officials, and terrorist financiers when requesting the anonymous companies. Evidence is drawn from more than 7,400 email solicitations to more than 3,700 Corporate Service Providers that make and sell shell companies in 182 countries. The experiment allows us to test whether international rules are actually effective when they mandate that those selling shell companies must collect identity documents from their customers. Shell companies that cannot be traced back to their real owners are one of the most common means for laundering money, giving and receiving bribes, busting sanctions, evading taxes, and financing terrorism. (a) http://www.opensourcesinfo.org/journal/2012/10/22/global-shellgames-testing-money-launderers-and-terrorist-fi.html (b) The study: http://www.griffith.edu.au/business-government/centregovernance-public-policy/research-publications/?a=454625 ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 38 - LITERATURE 3781/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Wirtschaftsspionage und Intelligence Gathering --------------------------------------------------------------------------(springer) Im Wirtschaftskreislauf entstehend Datensammlungen. Darin werden Informationen über die wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit von Unternehmen gespeichert. Die Unternehmen haben aber keinen Einfluss auf die Generierung, Speicherung und Verwendung dieser Daten. Alexander Tsolkas und Friedrich Wimmer erklären anhand von Beispielen, wie diese Datensammlungen ausgespäht werden können, wie Unternehmen die eigene Gefährdungslage einschätzen und wie sie das Risiko durch Tarnen und Täuschen verringern können. SWIFT-Bankdatendurchforstung, Flugpassagierdaten und vieles mehr. Riesige Datenmengen müssen aus Europa in andere Staaten, allen voran die USA, übermittelt werden. Wie dieses Buch zeigt, können daraus detaillierte Erkenntnisse zur wirtschaftlichen Tätigkeit von Unternehmen extrahiert werden. Erkenntnisse, die vor allem für technologisch hoch entwickelte Staaten und deren Unternehmen von Interesse sind und von ihnen abgegriffen werden. Die Gefahr von Konkurrenz- und Wirtschaftspionage ist evident. Viele europäische Unternehmen sind sich nicht oder nur unzureichend über diese neuen Gefahren im Klaren. Die Autoren erklären anhand von Beispielen, welche Informationen aus diesen im Wirtschaftskreislauf entstehenden Datensammlungen extrahiert werden können, wie Unternehmen die eigene Gefährdungslage einschätzen - und durch welche Maßnahmen sie das Risiko verringern können. Inhalt Begriffe - Bedrohungslage, Wirtschaftsspionage und Fallbeispiele - Akteure des Intelligence Gathering undderen Ziele - Im Wirtschaftskreislauf entstehende Datensammlungen - Möglichkeiten der Ausspähung von Unternehmen - Bedeutung und Auswirkung auf Unternehmen - Fazit und Ausblick Zielgruppen CEOs, CISOs, Sicherheitsmanager, Compliance Manager, Risk Manager, Corporate Security Office, Verfassungsschutz Studenten, Professoren, Wissenschaftler und Professionals im Bereich Competitive Intelligence SWIFT-Bankdatendurchforstung, Flugpassagierdaten und vieles mehr. (a) Alexander Tsolkas, Friedrich Wimmer: Wirtschaftsspionage und Intelligence Gathering. Neue Trends der wirtschaftlichen Vorteilsbeschaffung. Vieweg+Teubner 2012. ISBN-13: 9783834815392. ISBN-10: 383481539X. Euro 49,95. (b) http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-8348-8640-8/page/1 (c) http://www.buecher.de/shop/datenschutz/wirtschaftsspionage-undintelligence-gathering/tsolkas-alexander-wimmerfriedrich/products_products/detail/prod_id/32977990/ ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 39 - CONFERENCES / LECTURES 3782/12 --------------------------------------------------------------PODIUMSDISKUSSION: Wehrpflicht vs. Berufsheer --------------------------------------------------------------------------„Abschaffung der Wehrpflicht und Aufbau der Berufsarmee unter dem Gesichtspunkt der militärischen Neutralität und europäischer Verpflichtungen“ Einführungsreferate mit anschließender Diskussion im Plenum Gen. Mjr. Mag. Gregor KELLER - Vorstandsmitglied des Verbandes Sozialdemokratischer Offiziere und Beamter des Bundesheeres Univ. Prof. Dr. Helmut KRAMER - Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Wien BM a. D. Erwin LANC - Ehrenpräsident des Internationalen Instituts für den Frieden (IIP) Moderation - Dr. Rudolf O. ZUCHA Im Anschluss an die Veranstaltung informelle Gespräche bei Erfrischungen und Buffet ZEIT: Donnerstag, 6. Dezember 2012, 19 Uhr ORT: BSA-Generalsekretariat, 1010 Wien, Landesgerichtsstraße 16 Um Anmeldung unter veranstaltungen@bsa.at oder 01/310 88 29 wird gebeten. (Hat tip to Florian TRAUßNIG for this info!) 3783/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Männer, Revolten, Umbrüche --------------------------------------------------------------------------Im Rahmen des 22. Kulturwissenschaftlichen Dialoges erfolgt eine Erörterung von ausgewählten konfliktträchtigen Geschehnissen, die möglicherweise nicht von allen als solche erkannt werden. Die gezielte Untersuchung von brisanten Themen und das Auffinden von konstruktiven Lösungen hierzu sind für unsere gedeihliche demokratische Entwicklung von entscheidender Bedeutung. Veranstaltet vom Institut für Human– und Sozialwissenschaften der Landesverteidigungsakademie Wien Zeit: Dienstag, 06. November 2012, 09.00 bis 17.00 Uhr Ort: Sala Terrena der Landesverteidigungsakademie, Akademietrakt, Stiftgasse 2a, 1070 Wien ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 40 - Anmeldung erbeten bis 02. November 2012 an: guenther.fleck@bmlvs.gv.at (Hat tip to Günther FLECK for this info!) MEDIA ALERTS 3784/12 --------------------------------------------------------------Media alerts --------------------------------------------------------------------------am Di, 30.10. um 22:30 3sat Die Spitzel von Scientology - Der Sektengeheimdienst OSA Dokumentation Dauer: 90 min (a) Beschreibung: Scientology ist eine der umstrittensten Sekten weltweit. Dennoch folgen sogar Weltstars wie Tom Cruise und John Travolta der Organisation des Scientology-Gründers L. Ron Hubbard. In verschiedenen Ländern Europas wird Scientology als extremistische Sekte eingestuft und deshalb von Inlandsgeheimdiensten überwacht. Der deutsche Verfassungsschutz beobachtet die Organisation seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre wegen des "begründeten Verdachts verfassungsfeindlicher Bestrebungen", denn ihr Ziel sei die Errichtung einer totalitären Gesellschaftsordnung. Das ist bekannt. Was weit weniger bekannt ist: Scientology verfügt über einen eigenen Geheimdienst - das "Office of Special Affairs" - kurz OSA. am Mi, 31.10. um 05:15 n-tv Hightech-Nazijagd - Unsolved History III - Hunting Nazis Dokumentation Dauer: 45 min (b) Beschreibung: Hunderte Nazis tauchen nach Kriegsende unter. Mit allen Mitteln versuchen sie, ihre Spuren zu verwischen. Ein Beispiel ist Adolf Eichmann. Der Organisator der Endlösung lebt in Argentinien nahezu unbehelligt bis ihn der israelischen Geheimdienst aufspürt und entführt. In Jerusalem wird er später zum Tode verurteilt. Auch sein 'bester Mann', der fanatischer Judenhasser Alouis Brunner hat sich abgesetzt. Unter dem Namen Georg Fischer soll er in Syrien Karriere beim Geheimdienst gemacht haben. Bis heute sind kaum Spuren des kaltblütigen Verbrechers zu finden. am Do, 01.11. um 05:45 3sat Die Geheimdienstlegende - Reinhard Gehlen und der BND Dokumentation Dauer: 45 min (c) Beschreibung: Der deutsche Geheimdienst ist das Werk eines Top-Spions des 20. Jahrhunderts: Reinhard Gehlen. Unmittelbar nach dem Ende des NaziRegimes hat Gehlen den Auslandsgeheimdienst unter der Obhut der Amerikaner ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 41 - aufgebaut. Mit der Souveränität Deutschlands entstand aus der legendären "Organisation Gehlen" am 1. April 1956 der Bundesnachrichtendienst. Gehlen wurde sein erster Präsident. Über seine Rolle in der deutschen Geschichte zwischen 1942 und 1969 ist bis heute wenig bekannt. Er war der Mann im Dunkeln, der Mann ohne Gesicht. Bis heute wurden nur wenige Fotos von ihm veröffentlicht, er gab nie Fernsehinterviews. am Do, 01.11. um 15:10 3sat Gebt mir die Bombe - Einer gegen die Sowjetunion Dokumentation Dauer: 45 min (d) Beschreibung: Oleg Wladimirowitsch Penkowski, Oberst der Abteilung Aufklärung der Sowjetarmee, lieferte Anfang der 1960er Jahre wichtige politische und militärische Informationen an den US-amerikanischen und britischen (MI5) Geheimdienst. Auf dem Höhepunkt des Kalten Krieges lieferte er dem Westen Informationen zu den Absichten der Sowjetunion während der Kubakrise. Dem damaligen US-Präsidenten John F. Kennedy waren durch Penkowskis Informationen der Stand der sowjetischen Rüstung sowie die Standorte der sowjetischen Mittelstreckenraketen in Kuba bekannt. Ende Oktober 1962 beendeten Nikita Chruschtschow, damals Ministerpräsident der UdSSR, und Kennedy die Kubakrise. Die Sowjetunion zog ihre Raketen aus Kuba ab. Dagegen erklärten die USA, keine weitere militärische Invasion Kubas zu unternehmen. Am 9. Mai 1963 wurde Penkowski in einem Schauprozess wegen Hochverrats zum Tode verurteilt und am 19. Mai hingerichtet. am Do, 01.11. um 15:55 3sat Spion zwischen zwei Fronten Spielfilm Dauer: 135 min (e) Beschreibung: Als die Deutschen 1940 Jersey besetzen, bietet sich Geldschrankknacker Eddie Chapman um dem Gefängnis zu entgehen dem deutschen Geheimdienst als Spion an. Oberst Steinhäger von der Abwehr ist zwar misstrauisch, General von Grünen, Chef der erfolgreichsten Agententruppe der Wehrmacht, findet jedoch Gefallen an dem unverfrorenen Briten, der offensichtlich wenig von Patriotismus, aber desto mehr von klingender Münze hält. Eine hübsche Komtess, ebenfalls im Spionagemillieu tätig, ist von Chapman auch recht angetan. Nach gründlicher Ausbildung wird er schließlich per Fallschirm über England abgesetzt, wo er die Vickers-Flugzeugwerke in die Luft sprengen soll. am Do, 01.11. um 18:10 3sat Der gefährlichste Mann der Welt - Abdul Quadeer Khan Dokumentation Dauer: 45 min (f) Beschreibung: Der aus Pakistan stammende Ingenieur Abdul Qadeer Khan ist ein brillanter Wissenschaftler, aber auch ein Atomspion. Er verkaufte sein Wissen, wie Atombomben gebaut werden, an Nordkorea, Libyen und den Iran. am Do, 01.11. um 18:50 3sat Zeuge C - Genf, Stadt der Schatten Dokumentation Dauer: 55 min (g) Beschreibung: Der iranische Topagent Abolghasem Mesbahi war in den 1980er Jahren Geheimdienst-Koordinator für Westeuropa und stieg kurz darauf zur Nummer drei der VEVAK auf, dem bedeutendsten Nachrichtendienst des Iran. ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 42 - Nachdem ihn Frankreich wegen terroristischer Umtriebe auswies, ließ er sich in Genf nieder. Als Europa-Chef der VEVAK nahm er regelmäßig an Sitzungen teil, bei denen Attentate und Mordanschläge beschlossen wurden. Er kannte die Killerkommandos und wusste über welche Kanäle der Terrorismus finanziert wurde. Nach einem Besuch in den USA wurde er nach Teheran zurückgerufen und verhaftet. Hardliner des Geheimdienstes legten ihm die USA-Kontakte als Verrat aus. Nach seiner Haftentlassung setzte er sich ins Ausland ab und erhielt in Deutschland Asyl. Im Prozess gegen die "Mykonos"-Attentäter sie hatten 1992 in Berlin im Auftrag Teherans vier Kurdenführer erschossen - trat er unter dem Decknamen "Zeuge C" in den Zeugenstand. am Do, 01.11. um 22:15 ARD Rommel - Die Dokumentation Report Dauer: 30 min (h) Beschreibung: Erwin Rommel ist der wohl bekannteste deutsche Weltkriegsgeneral, und er ist bis heute einer der umstrittensten. Bekannt gemacht haben ihn vor allem seine Leistungen als Führer des Afrika-Korps in den Jahren 1941/42. Durch die Erstürmung der britischen Festung Tobruk wurde der "Wüstenfuchs" zum Volkshelden. Die Propaganda stilisierte ihn zum Idealtypus des modernen nationalsozialistischen Offiziers. Seine Niederlage in der Schlacht von El Alamein und der von Hitler erzwungene Selbstmord ließen ihn in der Nachkriegszeit zum tragischen Helden werden. Umstritten ist, wie Rommel, der lange zu Hitlers Eliten gehörte, sich 1944 zum militärischen Widerstand stellte. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) http://www.tvinfo.de/fernsehprogramm/sendung/180288246 http://www.tvinfo.de/fernsehprogramm/sendung/180758498 http://www.tvinfo.de/fernsehprogramm/sendung/180288336 http://www.tvinfo.de/fernsehprogramm/sendung/180288359 http://www.tvinfo.de/fernsehprogramm/sendung/180288361 http://www.tvinfo.de/fernsehprogramm/sendung/180288363 http://www.tvinfo.de/fernsehprogramm/sendung/180288365 http://www.tvinfo.de/fernsehprogramm/sendung/180622965 Deadline for application: 1 November 2012 ******************************************* This newsletter is EDITED by Verena Klug and published by www.acipss.org ACIPSS-Newsletter /2011 - 43 - Disclaimer: • ACIPSS reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. • Liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided, including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect, will therefore be rejected. • Likewise ACIPSS is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from his pages. • If any damage occurs by the use of information presented there, only the author of the respective pages might be liable, not ACIPSS who has linked to these pages. 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