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ISSUE NUMBER 85 PUBLICATION DATE JUNE/JULY 2013
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EYE SPY 85 VOLUME XI NUMBER FIVE (ISSUE 85) ISSN 1364 8446 publication date: JUNE 2013
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FROM THE EDITOR - MARK BIRDSALL
NEW TERRORISM Welcome to this brief overview of Eye Spy Intelligence Magazine - issue 85. Events in Woolwich and Boston have dominated world news for several weeks. Both attacks were cowardly in nature but are significant in that they reflect a disturbing new type or element of terrorism. And but for the security services in Canada, another plot may well have resulted in a passenger train falling from the Whirlpool Bridge as it made its way to the United States. The two plots which did succeed worked primarily because they were conceived by relatively few people; were simple in nature, cost pennies to perform and importantly, actioned by people who though known to police, managed to remain under the radar. Bizarrely, the terrorists all claimed to have a political agenda. The Tsarneavs in Boston and the two individuals in London who chose to slaughter an innocent trooper, did not have any agenda... they are all simply cold-blooded terrorists. These dark case files are examined in detail. Also making news is former CIA and NSA contract worker Edward Snowden. He has become somewhat of a hero for the worldwide civil liberty movement after ‘exposing’ the NSA communications programme code-named PRISM. The fact is, whilst PRISM has the capacity to secure huge amounts of electronic data, primarily it is a directed security programme. Others may disagree saying it is a ‘catch all’ system. But it is important to remember that 99.9% of what flows in and out of PRISM will be discarded - much of it in a relatively short space of time. Through programmes such as PRISM, ECHELON, STELLAR WIND and now RAGTIME, NSA and Britain’s GCHQ have derailed a number of major terrorist plots. Similarly, terrorists have been identified. One such plot involved an attack at last year’s London Olympic Games. Though details have never been released, a clue to the nature of the plot can be found in the installation of a surface-to-air missile battery system which suddenly appeared on a London common. Though controversial, data mining, as it is often described, can be deployed as a useful counter-measure against terrorists, foreign spies and major organised crime. Balancing civil liberties and protecting the public are two issues which always generate debate. However, these are challenging and dangerous times. MI5 have already acknowledged that some terrorist chatter is being lost because the Service does not have the ability to operate in certain electronic areas. As for Snowden, he is no hero and no doubt the FBI will be keen to have a chat with him. Another CIA man making headlines, perhaps for all the wrong reasons, is Ryan Fogle. He was caught by the FSB in Moscow after trying to secure the services of an experienced Russian counter-terrorist operative. Fogle’s target once worked in the volatile North Caucasus region of Russia, and the case is probably connected to events in Boston. Fogle’s demise and that of another CIA man who was ejected from Russia earlier this year are examined. On a lighter note we examine a new exhibition featuring US and British spies of the Revolutionary War, and tell the story of how an amateur radio operator beat MI6 to notify the British Parliament of Argentina’s invasion of the Falkland Islands. Also featured - a case file involving MI6 and the death of a double agent... A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF EYE SPY INTELLIGENCE MAGAZINE - ISSUE 85 FOLLOWS...
WOOLWICH AND BOSTON SPECIAL EDITORIAL - NEW TERRORISM Conflicting accounts and analysis on the status and threat of al-Qaida dominate the world of counter-terrorism and intelligence. Sadly many questions where answered within a short space of time - this as attacks on the streets of Boston and London caused global revulsion
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Taylor, MBE, Commanding Officer Second Fusiliers said this of trooper Lee Rigby: “He was a dedicated and professional soldier. An experienced and talented side drummer, he was a true warrior who served with distinction in Afghanistan...�
ANATOMY OF THE
BOSTON BOMBING TERRORISTS STRIKE USING DECADES-OLD METHOD
As terrorists strike once again on American soil, the CIA and FBI continue to investigate a plethora of evidence and seek answers to a multitude of questions. Evidence mounts that the case may be more complex than first envisaged and could involve others. Eye Spy examines the background to the Boston Marathon bombing, this as many people continue to ask - could it have been prevented?
Evil Tsarnaevs were fully aware the event was of an international nature and that it would be well covered by the media...
CENTRAL FIGURE WAS INVISIBLE - ON A WATCH LIST OF 750,000 PEOPLE
WHIRLPOOL BRIDGE PLOT AN AUDACIOUS ATTEMPT TO KILL HUNDREDS Canadian counter-terrorist specialists from the country’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and primary intelligence service - Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS ), have thwarted a viable al-Qaida plot to attack and derail a train operating on the busy eastern seaboard transCanada-United States main line. Eye Spy investigates if the operation is part of a new phase of terror planning by al-Qaida in North America
Terror suspects received backing from al-Qaida element in Iran US SPY CASE
INSIDER SPY THREATS A Major Pentagon Concern Joint US Army-FBI counter-espionage operation leads to arrest and jailing of US Army military policeman willing to sell secrets to Moscow
CASH TO KABUL CIA, MI6 AND SECRET HANDOUTS
MI5 SURVEILLANCE X THREE DOWNFALL OF THREE AQ TERROR CELLS
As MI5 Director-General Jonathan Evans stepped down from his post, the end-game of three complex al-Qaida plots to attack targets in Britain were played out almost simultaneously in courts across the country. Terrorists in Birmingham were jailed for planning to strike in cities using eightten rucksack bombs; three members of a...
NATIONAL CLANDESTINE SERVICE THE CIA’s PRIMARY ESPIONAGE DIRECTORATE
MOSSAD SPY STORY PRISONER X AND A SPY CODE-NAMED THE INDIAN
New information surfaces on the strange case of Mossad officer Ben Zygier - this as a former double agent reveals his alleged work for one of the world’s most feared intelligence services... Eye Spy examines the popular theory behind Zygier’s jailing - that he exposed a Mossad operation to retrieve the bodies of three Israeli troopers who were killed in the 1982 Lebanon War
A LICENCE TO KILL? PLOTS, MURDER, BUGGING AND DISGUISE Eye Spy presents a plethora of spy incidents recently released by Britain’s National Archives, including one involving murder most strange
MI5 DIRECTOR-GENERAL 30-YEAR STAFFER APPOINTED Andrew Parker has been appointed as Director-General of MI5 - this after Sir Jonathan Evans retires. Eye Spy examines his background
PERSONA NON GRATA SECOND CIA SPY OPERATION IN MOSCOW FAILS ‘On the night of 13-14 May, a staff employee of the CIA, Ryan Christopher Fogle was detained by counter-espionage organs of the Russian FSB while attempting to recruit an employee of one of the Russian special services. ‘Recently American intelligence has made multiple attempts to recruit employees of Russian law enforcement organs and special agencies, which have been detected and monitored by Russian FSB counter-intelligence’ - Statement FSB Eye Spy explores the background of a hurried CIA attempt to glean vital intelligence on an area where its own coverage is limited
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov summoned US Ambassador Michael McFaul and lodged an official protest. Mr Ryabkov’s ministry described the CIA operation as something akin from the Cold War era
THE WORLD OF INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTER-TERRORISM THE GATEWAY INFILTRATION AND DISRUPTION Gaining access and insight into a terrorist organisation is one of the most unenviable and dangerous tasks undertaken by today’s intelligence services. However, it can often be a most effective counter-measure. Eye Spy investigates various issues associated with infiltration and disruption
THE BENGHAZI THREE FBI LAUNCH WORLDWIDE INVESTIGATION
CIA and FBI know identity of three al-Qaida operatives who may have organised attack on American Consulate and CIA Field Station in September 2012. Now a worldwide operation has been engaged to catch the ‘Benghazi Three’. Eye Spy investigates...
THE DOMINO EFFFECT SPIES•RADIO•759
Eye Spy has tracked the aftermath of the fall of the SVR spy ring in America... in this revealing insight we examine how the interception of a simple radio signal had major repercussions for other SVR agents in Europe
SPIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Paul Revere
An exclusive look at an important new exhibit created at the NSA’s famous museum which focuses on ‘Spies of the Revolutionary War’ General Sir Henry Clinton
REMOTE VIEWING IN THE INTELLIGENCE CYCLE PART 5 Eye Spy’s series on the controversial subject of remote viewing continues. This feature examines the science and superstitions associated with its genesis
RADIO SECRETS AND FIVE EYES INTERCEPT CAPABILITIES PAUL BEAUMONT looks at the importance of New Zealand’s electronic intercept stations, and how a new ruling could affect the so-called ‘Five Eyes’ consortium. Also revealed how an amateur radio operator provided British Intelligence with information that began a chain of events ultimately leading to war
ASSANGE AND GCHQ COMMUNICATIONS AND ACCUSATIONS
WOOLWICH FRENCH TROOPER ATTACKED
US-RUSSIAN SPIES EXAMINATION OF MOSCOW SPY GAMES
NSA GUARDRAIL COLDWAR WARRIOR AND ARLINGTON HALL STAFFER PASSES AWAY
NSA Guardrail concept member and Arlington Hall staffer Donald Plisko passes away
FSB MOSCOW TERROR PLOT FOILED
ASSOCIATED PRESS RECORDS SEIZED
INTERROGATION NCS AND DESTROYED TAPES
CIA AND MOSSAD IRAN EXECUTES SPIES
NSA YAKIMA COMMUNICATIONS AND ACCUSATIONS
DORCHESTER HOTEL ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
ALCOM ALASKAN COMMAND
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