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INTELLIGENCE MAGAZINE

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ISSUE NUMBER 78 PUBLICATION DATE MARCH 2012

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EYE SPY 78 VOLUME X NUMBER SIX (ISSUE 78) ISSN 1364 8446 publication date: March 2012

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EYE SPY e-MAGAZINE AND APP Welcome to this brief overview of Eye Spy Intelligence Magazine - issue 78.

I’m happy to report Eye Spy’s fantastic electronic edition will soon be available for the iPad, iPhone and Smartphones. We’ve had literally thousands of requests for such a magazine from readers across the world, thus our team has worked tirelessly over the last year to create, what I consider, a first class copy. However, this is no ordinary magazine. The electronic version has films, background information, additional files and a plethora of inter-active media. Look out for the launch date via our web site. And as an addition to our product range, readers will also soon be able to download Eye Spy’s exciting new App. _________________________________________________________________________________________ It’s been an eventful few weeks on the intelligence front since our last edition. Incidents in Afghanistan and the Middle East have once again dominated our television screens and other news media. On a military front, the Taliban killed six British soldiers (five from the Yorkshire Regiment) in a cowardly IED attack against their vehicle: the enormity of the blast surprising many intelligence watchers. Taliban agents have also been responsible for the shooting dead of NATO intel people and military figures inside supposed secure areas of Kabul. One can only image trouble for the Afghanistan government when NATO forces depart in a few years time. I’ve no doubt, however, that a powerful intelligence element will remain - watching the situation.

The six British Army troops who died in a As for the Taliban itself, made up of a mosaic of groups from various single IED incident in Afghanistan tribal areas and foreign-based outfits, they are already making plans and forging contacts with officials. Some ill-informed people insist talks with the Taliban should already be taking place. If it was so simple. The fragmented nature of the Taliban means that whilst some individuals and gangs are happy to sit down and discuss the fighting, others are not. And few commentators care to admit several of these groups or factions, are supported by foreign governments, including Iran. Operating amidst this most complex situation? - troops such as the British unit above which failed to return from their routine patrol. Western and NATO officials have some tough decisions to make.

Meanwhile, the “nuclear situation” in Iran remains tense, with yet the assassination of another scientist. Iran, however, has hit back targeting Israeli diplomats in three foreign countries. These case files are examined in this edition.

Intelligence gathering in Syria has increased, this as the civilian death toll rises to almost ten thousand. It is a dire situation which the international community seems unable to control, this despite intense diplomatic efforts from Arab countries led by the UAE. President Assad, backed by Russia and his powerful army, shows no sign of stepping down. Nevertheless, it’s my understanding an intelligence assessment created in Washington, has predicted his fall by the end of the year. We shall see.

Al-Qaida remains a potent force and its prowess is on the increase in parts of Africa and the Middle East. Some governments there have requested the assistance of US and UK Special Forces to tackle the terror outfit. The successful outcome of a US Navy SEAL operation against an AQ-backed pirate gang is highlighted in the magazine. In this case two hostages were rescued. Not so fortunate were Chris McManus, a British engineer and Franco Lamolinara, an Italian. The men were kidnapped by al-Qaida (Boko Haram franchise) in Nigeria last May. An SBS (Special Boat Service) operation to rescue the men followed a lengthy surveillance operation. Mr McManus and Mr Lamolinara sadly died in the resultant fight to free them.

These events reflect accurately the dangerous landscape where intelligence gathering and military operations are necessary.

MARK BIRDSALL, MANAGING EDITOR A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF EYE SPY INTELLIGENCE MAGAZINE - ISSUE 78 FOLLOWS...

TRINITY BREACH RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE PENETRATES INTEL FUSION BASE

Canada’s Arctic intentions and security plans exposed as navy intel officer arrested following ‘mystery’ departure of Russian diplomats from Ottawa A 40-year-old Canadian naval intelligence analyst and long-time staffer has been charged with espionage. Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle was arrested by security officials who now fear he could have been supplying a Russian agent with hugely important material for the last four or five years.

Eye Spy examines the wider implications of the case and reveals the secret intelligence battle being played out between Russia and Canada - this as both countries lay claim to much of the important Arctic.

Canadian National Defence Minister, Peter MacKay has refused to provide more details about the spy case

MI6 SOUTH ATLANTIC WATCHERS INTEL WARNING AS ARGENTINA EYES FALKLAND ISLANDS CAPTURE As Argentina’s President Cristina de Kirchner ramps up the rhetoric over the strategically important Antarctica gateway islands, Eye Spy presents evidence showing how MI6 and Royal Navy Intelligence outflanked Buenos Aires - this as the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war nears Britain’s most modern warship HMS Dauntless and at least one nuclear submarine are in the South Atlantic

PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSINS

THREE DAYS OF THE JACKALS FBI THWARTS PLOTS TO ATTACK WASHINGTON AND THE PRESIDENT

Three FBI case files surrounding attempts to kill President Obama and other US politicians have been discussed by senior intel and security officials in Washington, however, one in particular has been the focus of much FBI and CIA interest...

THE IRAN FILES

DEEP BLACK: TOOLS OF INTELLIGENCE CONTROL AS ALLEGED IRANIAN FRONT COMPANY DISAPPEARS FROM SKY NEWS PLATFORM Eye Spy is aware of several media organisations that are perceived to be little more than conduits of powerful intelligence services and government media sections. However, proving as much is a legal minefield and as complex as any investigation tackled by our analysts.

Nevertheless, as revealed in several major features in Eye Spy, most intelligence organisations, including MI6 and the CIA, have in the past created ‘front offices’ and companies to help issue comment or influence public opinion. Iran’s intelligence network is no different. Over three decades ago its intelligence workers learned much from their close association with the CIA and MI6 - this when the country was a major Middle East ally. The situation is very different today and the threat of a major conflict in the region looms.

A fascinating insight into the UK decision to remove one of Iran’s most popular news stations from the BSKY platform...

A FEARFUL MOVING DISTRACTION ANOTHER IRANIAN SCIENTIST ASSASSINATED As a senior scientist involved in Iran’s nuclear programme is assassinated in Tehran magnet bomb attack, Eye Spy examines the numerous situations and sub-plots that are evolving some of which could yet ignite a chilling conflict that will affect everyone...

On the morning of 11 January 2012, a motorcyclist assassin riding pillion attached at least one magnetic bomb to a Peugeot 405 travelling towards a university in Tehran. As the riders accelerated away in rush hour traffic, two explosions followed and within seconds the vehicle came to a halt. Behind the car door was a senior Iranian scientist attached to the country’s nuclear research programme - 32year-old Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, the deputy director of Iran’s uranium enrichment facility at Natanz. Alongside Roshan, and still alive, was his security minder, Reza Qashaqei. He died later.

In this information-packed feature, Eye Spy continues its coverage of these disturbing events and presents further information on several lesser known assassination cases. These seem inextricably linked to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

SEAL TEAM 6 SWDG US SPECIAL FORCES CREATING THEIR OWN LEGEND Members of SEAL Team 6 (Special Warfare Development Group), have been active again, this after a daring operation to free two hostages from an al-Qaidabacked pirate group.

Eye Spy reports on this mission and why many analysts now consider this Special Forces element to be the best covert and overt fighting force in the world.

CODENAME: AMIR GEVORK ANDREYEYEVICH VARTANYAN One of the KGB’s most famous WWII and Cold War spies has died at the age of 87. Gevork Andreyevich Vartanyan, the son of an Iranian businessman, is perhaps best known for his wartime exploits which helped thwart a daring 1943 German plot to assassinate the three great Allied leaders at a summit (code-named Eureka) in Tehran.

A fascinating feature which provides a revealing insight into the mind of this brilliant spy and casts doubt on one important aspect of the assassination operation code-named ‘Long Jump’.

ASIAN SPY GAMES LIBYAN GHOSTS COME BACK TO HAUNT MI6 AND CIA Hong Kong, the former ‘jewel’ in Britain’s Far East Empire has been named as the location where MI6 allegedly provided information about a Libyan wanted by Colonel Gaddafi. The suspect was subsequently watched and detained, flown to Libya and allegedly tortured... now he is suing the UK and an ex-MI6 man...

SECRET CIA AGENT? ‘HERO’ PAKISTAN DOCTOR ACCUSED OF STATE TREASON

Pakistan state prosecutors have accused a doctor of acting on behalf on a foreign country - this in relation to part of the CIA’s undercover surveillance of Osama binLaden’s compound in Abbottabad.

THE WORLD OF COUNTER-TERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE - PART 2

• CONTACT • CREATION • INSURGENCY EYE SPY’S UNMISSABLE SERIES CONTINUES Most terror groups publicly announce they are fighting for a cause and therefore acts of bloody violence, hijacking, kidnapping, robbery or criminality can be justified. From anarchists, to militias, right and left wing groups, resistance movements, revolutionaries and even single person or issue terrorists, the catch all “umbrella of terrorism” is full of quests, explanations and reasons for motivation. This “catch all” phrase remains as relevant today as ever. And just as important, what actions really constitute terrorism and how does one differentiate an insurgency from a terrorist quest?

EXTRACT:

OBJECTIVES AND OPTIONS Terrorism (in all its forms) is nearly always premeditated. Associated violence is often committed to gain a political or military advantage and/or influence people and government. This is why a terrorist attack cannot be categorised simply as a crime. A good case example is the 2004 Madrid train bombings. Here a series of coordinated attacks killed 191 people and injured over 1,500. Al-Qaida’s Spanish element deliberately carried out the bombings just three days prior to the country’s general election. The terror group (and many Spaniards) blamed the government for involving Spanish troops in the Iraq War. Huge public demonstrations followed, the government lost the election, and shortly thereafter a statement was issued from Madrid announcing Spain was withdrawing its troops.

The file highlighted here has been simplified, but for those who planned the attack, they earnestly believed a positive outcome had been achieved. Indeed, despite the capture and conviction of a number of people responsible for the atrocity, many intelligence, military and political officials believed the terrorists had scored a huge victory, albeit a soft one....

IRAN STRIKES BACK IN SECRET WAR

MIRROR OF THE MOSSAD THREE ATTACKS LINKED BY... A MAGNET Israel has blamed Iran’s intelligence service for two simultaneous attacks on members of its overseas political staff in New Delhi and Tbilisi. And on Valentine’s Day, three Iranian operatives described as “professional assassins” by intelligence officials in Thailand, caused mayhem in Bangkok in a botched terror attack. Eye Spy investigates...

MI5 INTEL CASE FILES RELEASED SEVERAL EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATIONS Britain’s National Archives has released several fascinating MI5 investigative case files, including further details of an audacious WWII German counterfeit plot code-named Operation Bernhard.

There’s also a huge and fascinating file on the comedian actor - Charlie Chaplin, this as Washington sought to discover his alleged Communist links...

Eye Spy analysis

THE MV ARCTIC SEA MYSTERY RUSSIA POINTS ACCUSING FINGER AT INTEL CHIEF In the summer of 2009, a Maltese flagged cargo vessel disappeared for weeks after it set sail from Finland enroute to Algeria. Its strange journey and tales of adventure provided the genesis for a number of conspiracy theories - and the mystery of just what it was carrying, where it was going, and who was really behind its hijacking continues to this day. Eye Spy investigates this extraordinary incident.

THE AGE OF CYBER CONFLICT CYBERWARFARE - AS IMPORTANT AS COUNTER-TERRORISM A recent study in the United States estimated the country will need an additional 700,000 cyber security practitioners by 2015. Kevin Coleman explains why this huge employment opportunity may present a problem, especially intelligence and military chiefs...

HAVAS COVERT MINI SUBMARINES - A SECRET HISTORY Eye Spy naval consultant Christopher Eger takes a fascinating look at the genius of French submarine designer Jean Claude Havas. His revolutionary designs changed the industry forever and may well have been responsible for some of the incredible covert mini-submarines in use today...

TRADECRAFT

SURVEILLANCE PHOTOGRAPHY 7 USING VIDEO CAMERAS IN SURVEILLANCE International surveillance authority PETER JENKINS concludes his series on the importance of photography and film in information and evidence gathering. In this feature he explains the growing use of video...

FALLING DOWN 1. CHICKEN FARM PLOT 2. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE 3. UNDERPANTS BOMBER

Three significant terrorist trials conclude as operatives engaged in international al-Qaida plots against USA and UK receive lengthy jail terms. Eye Spy examines the background to each case, including how one gang plotted to attack the London Stock Exchange and the devastation that could have resulted...

FSB WATCHERS HAD MI6 MEN UNDER CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE

MI6 MOSCOW SPY GAMES Six years on, MI6 acknowledge ‘spy rock’ operation was rumbled by FSB in Moscow park...

A former British Foreign Office official has finally confirmed what everyone in the world of intelligence knew anyway - that the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) was behind the ‘spy rock’ communications’ device discovered in a Moscow park. A look at the implications of the admission...

TRADECRAFT MIND CONTROL PRINCIPLES IN THE INTELLIGENCE CYCLE PART 15

THE PHENOMENA OF MEME & WORDS Words are very powerful, but their use in mind control can be devastating, affecting not only one individual but innumerable numbers of people through the principle of viral transmission.

Mike Finn continues his fascinating examination of word usage and its relevance to mind control in the intelligence cycle.

NEW THREATS AGAINST USA IRAN MAY USE “TERROR PROXIES” TO OPERATE INSIDE AMERICA US intelligence estimates say Iran already has the ability to perform operations inside the United States, though a “new” 9/11-type attack is unlikely.

INTEL CRYSTAL BALL MI6 WARNS OF MIDDLE EAST IMPLOSION British analysts have reported that al-Qaida has begun forming groups in Egypt and Libya and could possibly use the fragility of both nations as platforms to perform operations.

THE RELUCTANT SPY CIA CHARGES FOLLOW “LEAK” OF INTEL A former CIA officer has been charged with leaking classified information to the media. John Kiriakou, an agent who participated in the interrogation of senior AQ man Abu Zubaydah recalled his work in his powerful book - ‘The Reluctant Spy’.

US INTEL DIE IN HOA AIRCRASH HURLBURT FIELD INTEL LOSS Several US intelligence operatives die following an aircrash in the Horn of Africa.

IRAN HOLDS EX-MARINE SPY GAMES CONTINUE BETWEEN IRAN AND AMERICA A former US Marine who visited his family in Iran has been charged with espionage. Eye Spy examines the strange case of Amir Hekmati.

THE MOTORBIKE ASSASSINS SUSPICIOUS EVENTS EXAMINED As Eye Spy continues its investigation into the motorcyclist assassins who are operating against nuclear workers inside Iran, we also examine other strange events and deaths which could very well be related, including case files originating outside of Iran and involving poisons.

Plus there’s an interesting feature on OPERATION BABYLON - Israel’s first strike against a nuclear target.

SPIES AND IDENTITY THEFT WHEN SPIES TRADE PLACES WITH SPIES Eye Spy looks at recent case files involving the CIA and Israel’s Mossad.

LETTER FROM FORT MEADE

CRYPTOLOGIC TREASURES WITH DAVID HAMER A look at a number of incredibly rare intelligence-related items which have gone in display at America’s fantastic National Cryptologic Museum. Plus the NSA honour some of its greatest staffers.

THE PLOT TO KILL PUTIN SPECIAL FORCES ARREST SUSPECTS IN AQ-BACKED PLOT Russian and Ukrainian Special Forces detain suspects in alleged plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin. Eye Spy reveals a strange London connection.

BRADLEY MANNING WIKILEAKS UPDATES MI6-GCHQ GARETH WILLIAMS UPDATES SAADI GADDAFI UPDATES

One of the suspects in taken away for interrogation

SPIES ON SCREEN SUBJECT OF ESPIONAGE CONTINUES TO FASCINATE

Espionage on the big and small screen has been in the news of late, and 2012 will see the release of even more productions, again proving the subject has retained its popularity with audiences at home and those who enjoy the thrill and experience of the cinema.

Eye Spy looks at the latest offerings from Hollywood and beyond, plus we list the top twenty espionage and intelligence feature films as chosen by our editors...

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