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21 November 2000
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RESERVE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ELECTED TO CONGRESS
- Thanks for the
mailing, John. Great "Stuff" there. I'd like to be added to your
mailing list if possible. You'll be glad to hear that Rob Simmons
(R-Conn) is not the only Intelligence Officer elected last Tuesday. LCDR
MARK STEVEN KIRK, USNR, won by a 51-49 margin to represent Illinois's
10th District. Mark won the Republican primary in March, then returned
to active duty to meet up with his EA-6B squadron at Incirlik Air Base
to participate in Operation Northern Watch — flying missions over
Iraq. — Lori Tugman
http://www.kirkforcongress.com/
DIRECTOR OF MARINE INTELLIGENCE IS "OUT OF BOX" THINKER
USS COLE ROE
- The sailors on sentry duty aboard the USS Cole when it
was bombed last month did not have ammunition in their guns and were not
authorized to shoot unless fired upon, according to members of the
ship's crew. Even if the sentries had recognized the threat from a
small boat approaching the guided missile destroyer in a Yemeni harbor
on Oct. 12, their "rules of engagement" would have prevented them from
firing without first obtaining permission from the Cole's captain or
another officer, the crew members said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61481-2000Nov10.html
THE FALCON WAS A (BIRD) SPY
- India has captured a falcon fitted with a
tiny antenna and a powerful radio transmitter which officials suspect
was used by Pakistan for cross-border spying. It was the third time
this year that falcons fitted with electronic gadgets had been seized
near the border between India and Pakistan, which have fought three wars
since 1947. (submitted by ACARLG@xxxxxx)
http://news.excite.com/news/r/001114/10/odd-falcon-dc
BRITISH SOLVE THEFT OF ENIGMA CODE BREAKING MACHINE
WHY MILITARY TENDS TO VOTE REPUBLICAN
CHINA BLASTS REPORTS OF ESPIONAGE IN AMERICA
NOTRA TRULOCK, FORMER DOE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF
- blasts the Clinton
counterintelligence legacy. "The most common refrain at the start of
the Clinton administration was "the Cold War is over." Cabinet
officials, like the late Ron Brown and Hazel O'Leary, seem to believe
this meant throw open the doors and get rid of security. As for
counterintelligence, critical CI capabilities were dismantled or starved
into oblivion. FBI Director Louis Freeh "downsized" the FBI foreign
counterintelligence units in favor of an emphasis on drugs and thugs."
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/ed-column-20001121184656.htm
"SPY MANIA" MAY HELP EXPLAIN EDMOND POPE PROSECUTION
MOSSAD STRIKES AGAIN
MORE CONTROVERSY OVER FBI's "CARNIVORE" PROGRAM
CYBERWAR RAGES IN MIDDLE EAST
BOOKS & OTHER SOURCES
DID YOU KNOW THAT LAFAYETTE WAS AN AGENT OF FRENCH INTELLIGENCE?
- Everyone knows that the Marquis de Lafayette became a hero of the
American Revolution. There are cities and towns, squares, bridges,
parks and monuments all across the country named after the French
nobleman. But did you know the 20-year old Lafayette, a former French
military officer, was originally sent to America as part of a somewhat
bizzare scheme by the chief of French intelligence, ìLe Secret du Roi.î
Well, the scheme came to naught, but Lafayette came to America and the
rest, as they say, is history. You can read all about it in the
forthcoming issue of AFIO's journal, the INTELLIGENCER. I've spent the
past couple of weeks assembling and editing the next issue which will be
mailed out to AFIO members next month. In case you haven't seen it
lately, it's not the old 8 page newsletter it used to be. Now it's a
60+ page "journal of intelligence studies." And it's very good, if I do
say so!
For example, there is a superb book review, "The Venona Progeny," by
AFIO member Hayden Peake. As you know, in the 1940's, US intelligence
intercepted and later decrypted thousands of cables between the KGB in
Washington and their headquarters in Moscow. In 1995, the US govt began
releasing VENONA transcripts which have proven to be a gold mine of
information about WWII Soviet espionage, revealing, among other things,
that 100's of Americans were spying for the USSR (the Rosenbergs, Alger
Hiss, etc). So far, seven books have been published on the subject,
and Hayden Peake has written a masterful review that summarizes,
compares and analyzes all seven. Peake, as most of you know, is a
retired CIA analyst, an expert (perhaps THE expert) on the literature of
intelligence, and an adjunct professor at DIA's Joint Military
Intelligence College.
There is much more, including a book review by British author Nigel West
(himself the author of one of the VENONA books), another review of
Stephen Budiansky's new book, "Battle of Wits: The Complete Story of
Codebreaking in World War II," two articles on "Project Stargate," the
now defunct $20 million program to experiment with collecting
intelligence by "remote viewing" and other X-file like paranormal means,
plus an article about the ill fated Russian submarine, Kursk, and a
first hand account of searching for evidence in the home of spy, John
Walker. And more, much more. The "Intelligencer" is not on-line (at
least not yet), but all you need to do is become a member or assoc
member of AFIO (Assoc of Former Intelligence Officers). By the way,
membership is not restricted to "formers" — many active govt
intelligence officers belong as do many students, scholars, journalists
and others who follow intelligence matters. Along with the journal 3
times a year, there are newsletters plus symposia, luncheons and the
electronic WIN's, AFIO's Weekly Intelligence Notes. Membership is, I
believe, $40/year.
http://www.afio.com/
PHILADLEPHIA INQUIRER SERIES ON PABLO ESCOBAR KILLING
This series,
which started running last week, reports that US intelligence including
a secret Army airborne sigint unit (Centra Spike), Delta Force, CIA,
NSA, DEA, etc helped in the hunting down of Columbian drug kingpin Pablo
Escobar in 1992, who was killed in the subsequent shoot-out with
Columbian police and military in Medelin.
http://web.philly.com/content/inquirer/2000/11/15/killingpablo/PABLO15.htm
http://web.philly.com/content/inquirer/home/
GOOD COUNTERINTELLIGENCE WEBSITE — WORTH A VISIT
- Last week I found
this item there under "Today in CI History." No, I've never heard of
Wilfred, and I think my Macartney ancestors were in this country by the
mid-19th century. Still, Wilfred could be somehow related....
NOVEMBER 16, 1927: Lt. Wilfred F. R. MACARTNEY, a former British army intelligence officer who led a Soviet spy ring, was arrested. Macartney served in intelligence briefly during World War I. In 1926, he asked Lloyd's about arms shipments to Finland and gave the employee £25. He said he was working for the Soviets and then asked for information about the Royal Air Force. The employee notified MI5 who set a trap and watched him pass a secret document to a member of the Soviet Trade Delegation in London. MI5 used this as an excuse to raid the Delegation, which had been suspected of espionage activities. The British found documents of interest and in May of that year, they published a paper announcing that relations with the Soviet Union would be ended. The next year, after following Macartney around to try to find his contacts, the British arrested him on this date. He was convicted under the Official Secrets Act and sentenced to ten years in prison and two years of hard labor. Macartney later joined the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War.
http://cicentre.com/
NRO COMMISSION REPORT — WORTH READING
- ".....the structure of the
Intelligence Community has changed since the NRO's earliest days. New
organizations exist and many intelligence functions are now shared.
Tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination (TPED) functions
are dispersed throughout the Intelligence Community. ....some officials
Are concerned that the NRO is duplicating efforts in areas for which
other agencies now have primary responsibility. The National imagery and
Mapping Agency, the National Security Agency, and the Central MASINT
[measurement and signature intelligence] Organization bear primary
responsibility for managing the tasking and dissemination of information
collected by NRO satellites, and processing of intelligence data is
shared among these same organizations. At the same time, the NRO is
responsible for ensuring its satellites operate efficiently and
effectively. .... ...direct that the NRO mission be updated and focused
as a first priority on the development, acquisition and operation of
highly advanced technology for space reconnaissance systems and
supporting space-related intelligence activities..... ...should
determine the proper roles for the NRO, National Security Agency,
National Imagery and Mapping Agency, and Central MASINT Organization in
tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination activities.
....According to a recent classified US
Government study, the US Government could satisfy a substantial portion
of its national security-related imagery requirements by purchasing
services from the U.S. commercial imagery industry. .... The Commission
also joins the NIMA Commission in applauding the National Security
Council's recent decision to approve two license applications for a ONE
HALF METER resolution commercial imagery satellite."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29247-2000Nov15.html
http://www.nrocommission.com/toc.htm HTML Version
http://www.nrocommission.com/nro.pdf PDF Version
CONGRESS SAYS "TOO MUCH SMO"
- In the aftermath of the Gulf War, the
intelligence community was roundly criticized (and penalized) for giving
too much support for Washington decision makers and not enough to
deployed military forces. Since then, nearly all new intelligence
systems and other improvements have been designed to get more
intelligence faster to foxholes and cockpits (rather than, for example,
to the White House or the State Dept), and in 1995 President Clinton
signed PDD-35 that made SMO, support to military operations the #1
priority for the IC. Well, the NRO Commission and House intelligence
committee are saying there's too much SMO — it's time for the pendulum
to swing the other way.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44618-2000Nov20.html
http://www.nrocommission.com/prepare.htm#balan
AIRBORNE RECCE: THE U-2 & THE GLOBAL HAWK UAV
-
Dick Best, the
Congressional Research Service's specialist on intelligence matters,
has just prepared another excellent CRS report (RL30727, Nov 6, 2000).
This one is on the subject above. It has a discussion of where this
matter stands and what issues may face the next Congress, including
SR-71 Blackbird "un-retirement" [not going to happen — jdmac].
Recommended, however, it's not available on-line. Although CRS reports
are unclassified, CRS views Congress, not the public as its customer —
so CRS reports are normally available only when requested through a
Congressional Office. Nevertheless, some "leak" into the public domain.
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/index.html
http://www.senate.gov/~dpc/crs/
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