CNN. "Japan Spy Satellite Launch Fails." 29 Nov. 2003. [http://www.cnn.com]
CNN. "Japan Spy Satellite Launch Fails." 29 Nov. 2003. [http://www.cnn.com]
A Japanese H2-A rocket "carrying two satellites to spy on North Korea" was destroyed on 29 November 2003 "by mission controllers just minutes after lift-off.... One of the satellites carried optical sensors, the other was to be used for radar monitoring. A similar pair of satellites were launched in March." Japan's "space program has been plagued by cost overruns, rocket failures and a shortage of customers for its satellite launches."
[Japan/00s]
CNN. "Norwegian Correspondent Charged As East German
Spy; Reporter Denies Allegations." 21 Jan. 2000. [http://www.cnn.com]
Stein Viksveen, the Brussels correspondent for the Norwegian newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad "has been charged with spying for the Stasi" from 1962 to 1989, the accused journalist's newspaper reported on 21 January 2000.
[OtherCountries/Norway]
CNN. "Officer Accused of Mishandling Intelligence Data; Colonel Assigned to Guantanamo Faces Two Charges." 29 Nov. 2003. [http://www.cnn.com]
According to U.S. Central Command on 29 November 2003, Col. Jack Farr, "[a]n Army intelligence officer assigned to a task force guarding al Qaeda and Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been charged with improperly handling classified material and lying to investigators probing the alleged security breach."
[SpyCases/U.S./Gitmo]
CNN. "Officers: Ex-CIA Chief Tenet a 'Failed' Leader." 29 Apr. 2007. [http://www.cnn.com]
In a letter written on 28 April 2007 to former DCI George Tenet, six former CIA officers "called his book 'an admission of failed leadership.'... The letter, signed by Phil Giraldi, Ray McGovern, Larry Johnson, Jim Marcinkowski, Vince Cannistraro and David MacMichael, said Tenet should have resigned in protest rather than take part in the administration's buildup to the war."
[CIA/DCIs/Tenet/07]
CNN. "Porter Goss Resigns as CIA Chief." 5 May 2006. [http://www.cnn.com]
President Bush announced on 5 May 2006 that "CIA Director Porter Goss is resigning.... Goss' resignation was based on a 'mutual understanding' between Bush, national intelligence director John Negroponte and Goss, a senior Bush administration official told the Reuters news agency.... No replacement was announced."
[CIA/00s/06/Gen & DCIs/Goss]
CNN. "Russia Launches Israeli Spy Satellite." 25 Apr. 2006. [http://www.cnn.com]
On 25 April 2006, Russia "launched a satellite for Israel that the Israelis say will be used to spy on Iran's nuclear program. The Eros B satellite was launched from a mobile pad at the Svobodny cosmodrome in the Far East.... The satellite is designed to spot images on the ground as small as 27 1/2 inches, an Israeli defense official said.... 'The most important thing in a satellite is its ability to photograph and its resolution,' the official said.... 'This satellite has very high resolution, and (state-run) Israel Aircraft Industries has a great ability to process information that is relayed.'"
[Israel/00s]
CNN. "Sources: Muslim Chaplain's Arrest Prompts U.S. Probe." 22 Sep. 2003. [http://www. cnn.com]
Bush administration sources have said that "[a] military and intelligence investigation into possible security breaches at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is under way following the arrest of a U.S. Army Islamic chaplain." Capt. James Yee "has not been charged, [but] is being held in the brig in Charleston, South Carolina, on suspicion of espionage and treason."
[SpyCases/U.S./Gitmo]
CNN. "Sources: U.S. Spy Planes Watching Iraqi-Turkish Border." 31 Oct. 2007. [http://www.cnn.com]
U.S. military sources said on 31 October 2007 that "American U2 reconnaissance planes have been flying over the Turkey-Iraq border to observe military movements.... Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell confirmed [on 31 October 2007] that U.S. military and intelligence communities are sharing information with Turkey to help them fight members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, who have made cross-border attacks."
[Recon/Planes/00s]
CNN. "South Korean Spymaster Criticized for Stepping into the Limelight." 3 Sep. 2007. [http://www.cnn.com]
South Koreans were surprised when National Intelligence Service chief Kim Man-bok turned up in Afghanistan in late August, "saying he directed negotiations with Taliban militants to gain the release of 19 captive South Koreans." He is now "facing harsh criticism for allegedly performing his duties too much in the public eye."
[OtherCountries/SKorea]
CNN. "Tenet Resigns as CIA Director; Dep. Director John McLaughlin to Become Acting Chief." 3 Jun. 2004. [http://www.cnn.com]
President Bush said on 3 June 2004 that "CIA Director George Tenet has resigned, citing personal reasons.... Tenet's resignation takes effect in mid-July, after which Deputy Director John McLaughlin will become the agency's acting chief.... Former CIA Director Stansfield Turner said the timing of Tenet's resignation -- just five months before the presidential election -- cast doubt on the explanation that it was a personal decision."
Clark comment: George J. Tenet will have served 7 years in a job that has eaten people in a lot less time than that. He has served his country well and faithfully. My wish for him is for his next job to have less stress and more appreciative bosses.
[CIA/00s/04 & DCIs/Tenet]
CNN. "Toronto Terror Plot Foiled -- Canada." 3 Jun. 2006. [http://www.cnn.com]
On 3 June 2006, Canadian police "said they have prevented a major al Qaeda-inspired terror plot to attack targets in southern Ontario. Twelve adults and five young people were arrested, authorities said.... The detained suspects are all men, Canadian residents 'from a variety of backgrounds' and followers of a 'dangerous ideology inspired by al Qaeda,' said Luc Portelance, assistant director of operations for Canadian Security Intelligence Service, in a news conference."
[Canada/00s]
CNN. "U.N. Inspector: I Also Was Bugged." 27 Feb. 2004. [http://www.cnn.com]
Former U.N. chief weapons inspector Richard Butler said on 27 February 2004 that "while he was in charge of investigating Iraq's weapons programs in the late 1990s, he was forced to meet his contacts in New York's Central Park because the telephones in his office at U.N. headquarters were insecure.... Butler told Australian radio he believed he was being bugged by at least four of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, adding, 'I don't know what the Chinese were doing.'"
[GenPostCW/00s/04]
CNN. "U.S. Intelligence Community Reveals 2008 Budget." 28 Oct. 2008. [http://www.cnn.com]
On 28 October 2008, the DNI announced that "[t]he U.S. national intelligence operations budget was $47.5 billion in fiscal year 2008.... The previous year’s figure was $43.5 billion."
[GenPostCW/00s/08; GenPostwar/Budgets/08]
CNN. "U.S. Policymakers Mull Creation of Domestic Intelligence Agency." 20 Oct. 2008. [http://www.cnn.com]
On 20 October 2008, "at the request of Congress, the RAND Corporation outlined the pros and cons of establishing a domestic intelligence agency. It also discussed different ways to organize a new entity, either as part of an existing department or as a new agency."
[FBI/00s/08 & DomSec/00s]
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