Reuters. "Iraq Dispute Leads Britain to Revamp Intelligence." Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2005, A15. [http://www.washingtonpost.com]
Reuters. "Iraq Dispute Leads Britain to Revamp Intelligence." Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2005, A15. [http://www.washingtonpost.com]
According to Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on 23 March 2005, the British intelligence agencies "have adopted new safeguards" with regard to the processing of secret intelligence. The Foreign Secretary said that "the procedures of the Joint Intelligence Committee, which compiled the September 2002 dossier [used by the British government to justify the invasion of Iraq], had been 'reviewed and tightened up' since the [Robin] Butler report" of July 2004.
[UK/PostCW/05]
Reuters. "Israeli Agents Said to Flee Bungled UK Spy Mission."
14 Mar. 1998. [http:// www.yahoo.co.uk/headlines]
According to The Sunday Times, quoting Israeli intelligence sources, three Mossad agents tried to bug the home of a prominent Moslem activist in London, but aborted the mission after arousing suspicion and fled to Israel the same day. The paper said that Mossad sent the agents to London from its Paris station "to target an unnamed man believed to be a member of Hizbollah.... They planned to place bugging equipment in his private residence."
[Israel]
Reuters. "Key facts: U.S. Intelligence Bill." 7 Dec. 2004. [http://www.reuters.com]
"The following are the highlights of legislation that would enact key intelligence reforms.... The legislation:
"* establishes the new Director of National Intelligence post to oversee the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies. The director is to be approved by the Senate and will have control over much of the budget for U.S. spy agencies. The Pentagon retains control over battlefield assets.
"* establishes the National Counterterrorism Center to coordinate terrorism-related intelligence and conduct 'strategic operational planning,' which will include the mission, objectives, tasks and interagency coordination.
"* creates a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to ensure regulations and policies do not threaten privacy rights or civil liberties.
"* requires the secretary of homeland security to develop and implement a national strategy for transportation security, including steps to improve aviation, air cargo and maritime security.
"* calls for greater coordination and communication between all levels of government and emergency response providers.
"* requires the Department of Homeland Security to increase the numbers of border patrol agents by at least 2,000 per year and customs and immigration agents by at least 800 per year for five years.
"* tightens visa application requirements; requires a face-to-face consular interview of most applicants for non-immigrant visas between the ages of 14 and 79.
"* increases criminal penalties for alien smuggling and allows deportation of any alien who received military training from a group designated as a terrorist organization.
"* provides new authority to pursue 'lone wolf' terror suspects who are not affiliated with foreign terror groups.
"* authorizes funding for better technology and other federal support to improve efforts to fight money laundering and terrorist financing; requires better coordination and building on international coalitions to combat terrorist financing.
"* supports public diplomacy in foreign policy; supports further financial assistance of Pakistan and Afghanistan; calls for strengthening and assessing the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia."
[Reform/00s/04/Debate]
Reuters. "Mugabe Launches Robert Mugabe Intelligence Academy." Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2007. [http://www.washingtonpost.com]
"Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched an intelligence academy named after him, saying it would produce officers able to counter growing threats from Western powers, state media reported" on 26 October 2007. The academy "is also expected to train members of the army, police and operatives from other southern African countries."
[OtherCountries/Zimbabwe]
Reuters. "Pakistan Appoints New Intel Chief." Gulfnews.com, 22 Sep. 2007. [http://gulfnews.com]
On 21 September 2007, General Pervez Musharraf "appointed Nadeem Taj as director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and promoted him from major-general to lieutenant-general. Taj was formerly the head of Military Intelligence."
[OtherCountries/Pakistan]
Reuters.
"Pentagon Fixes Its Spy-2K Glitch." 3 Jan.
2000. [http://www.msnbc.com]
On 3 January 2000, the United States "recovered full use of a critical spy satellite system.... The ground link that processes the satellites' feed 'returned to full operational status...' after repairs were wrapped up overnight, Defense Department spokeswoman Susan Hansen said.... The glitch apparently interrupted access to the most advanced U.S. eyes in the sky[,] the Air Force's Keyhole photographic reconnaissance satellites and Lacrosse all-weather imaging satellites.... Experts deduced that the failure had occurred at the Defense Communications Electronic Evaluation Test Activity, a sprawling facility dubbed 'Area 58' at Fort Belvoir, Va."
[NRO]
Reuters. "Republican Sees Problems with Likely Bush CIA Pick." 7 May 2006. [http://www.washingtonpost.com]
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), chair of the House Permanent Select Committe on Intelligence, told "Fox News Sunday" on 7 May 2006 that Gen. Michael Hayden "would be the 'wrong person at the wrong place at the wrong time.'" Hoekstra said that "We should not have a military person leading a civilian agency at this time."
[CIA/DCIAs/Hayden/Confirmation]
Reuters. "UK Police Continue Anti-Terror Op." 3 Jun. 2006. [http://www.cnn.com]
On 3 June 2006, "[p]olice in protective black boiler suits ... searched an east London house raided the previous day by anti-terrorist officers who arrested two men, shooting and wounding one of them. Police, who said Friday's raid was the response to a specific threat of attack, refused to comment on news reports that the men were plotting to use a chemical weapon."
[UK/PostCW/00s/06]
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