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PUBLICATION DATE NOVEMBER 2011

VOLUME X NUMBER FOUR (ISSUE 76)

ISSN 1364 8446 publication date:

October/November 2011

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From the editor - Mark BirdsallCUBAN MISSILE CRISIS - TAKE TWO

Almost half a century ago Russian cargovessels edged towards the warm seassurrounding its communist friend Cuba.On their decks and barely concealed -nuclear missiles and the machinery tomake them work. Overhead, USAFreconnaissance aeroplanes and many

more of the fighting variety lay in wait at facilities dottedaround America’s lower eastern seaboard. US politiciansand military chiefs warned Moscow to recall its ships orthere would be conflict. Historians still debate that momentin time “when the world held its breath,” but in the endcommon sense prevailed and Nikita Khrushchev ordered his ships to return. President Kennedy had played a mostdangerous game of poker, held his nerve and called his opponents bluff. Thankfully it worked.

There’s a similar situation developing in another faraway region of the world - the Middle East. For several years thecontributors to and editors of Eye Spy have written about Iran’s secret nuclear bomb programme, and even predictedwhen it might come to fruition, this despite negative analysis from the CIA and the international body which oversees allmatters nuclear - the IAEA. In a report released on 8 November, the IAEA has finally acknowledged intelligence gleanedfrom various sources now supports the notion that Iran has a top secret covert nuclear weapons programme runningparallel to its energy endeavour.

Officially the US, Europe, Russia and China still wants to try and persuade Iran to halt its nuclear bomb research, but thishas not stopped Washington secretly preparing for the worst. Similarly, there is much talk in Israel about what to do next.Talk of a military strike to try and disable those parts of Iran’s programme that have threads to bomb building is frequent.Iran meanwhile has become very vocal in response to what it perceives as a global conspiracy. It will strike back if itsnuclear sites are attacked.

There is genuine concern an incident will trigger widespread conflict. Andof course, all of this is happening as the major powers find themselvesbattling domestic troubles and recession. And of course, the “Arab Spring”continues to rumble on.

In the past five years Eye Spy has focused on Iranian nuclear relatedevents. They can be likened to jigsaw puzzle parts. These include scientistdefections, assassinations, cyber attacks against nuclear plants andseemingly unconnected reports like the moving of 400 clattering bunkerbusting bombs to the US base on Diego Garcia some three years ago. Inthere own right they are important, but together they are chillinglysignificant. If ever a secret war has been played out publicly and in somany theatres then this is it.

Few commentators dare to predict what will happen next. Hopefully, justlike 1962, common sense will shine through. These are interesting, butdefinitely worrying times...

CAPITAL STINGAMERICA’S CLOAK AND IRAN’S DAGGERIranian plot to assassinate one of Saudi Arabia’s most revered

diplomats is foiled as US intelligence and security services

counter an intricate international murder plot

A joint FBI-DEA operation code-named Red Coalition foils an international plot toassassinate Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir (pictured right), Saudi Arabia’s ambassador tothe United States. Eye Spy examines the background to the case and reveals why anIranian Intelligence element chose what it believed was a Mexican drugs cartel tocarry out the murder...

THE STRANGE CASE OF

KATIA ZATULIVETERALLEGED SVR ‘SUPER SPY’ AWAITS RULING ON DEPORTATION

Russian national and a former UK parliamentary secretary to politician Mike Hancock, Katia Zatuliveter hasbeen described as the “best spy planted in Britain by Moscow in 30 years.” MI5 too insists she was en-gaged in espionage. Eye Spy reveals the London location where she allegedly met with a senior SVR officerand her supposed activities against other senior UN and NATO officials...

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EYES ON THE PENTAGONAL-QAIDA OPERATIVE PLANNED ‘SECRET TEST RUN’

Complex intelligence sting operation leads to arrest of a dangerous man

Bureau officials say had ambitions of becoming an international

al-Qaida folk hero...

FBI surveillance and counter-terrorist research performed byJTTF (Joint Terrorism Task Force)in the greater Boston area has putan end to another alleged al-Qaida operative’s dream. RezwanFerdaus, 26, a graduate ofNortheastern University inBoston, was arrested at a loca-tion where he hoped to take stockof firearms and explosives.Ferdaus believed the weaponryformed the final piece in a terrorjigsaw he and “associates” hadbeen planning for months.

Rezwan planned to fly model aeroplanes packed with C4 explosives into two iconic US buildings - thePentagon and Capitol. Eye Spy sources conclude the plot, though bizarre in nature, has been considered andits viability examined in depth by al-Qaida for years. Similarly, our researchers present evidence that far frombeing a “pipedream” a similar operation involving a payload far more deadly is being investigated withurgency by CIA officials. A “chilling scenario” is described.

AS GADDAFI FALLS INTEL-RELATED QUESTIONS ARE RAISEDSPY GAMES AND LIBYATHE MAN WHO HOLDS A MILLION SECRETS

Following the demise of Colonel Gaddafi and his feared security system, various offices once used by hisspy agency were overrun by National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters. Inside bombed bunkers andoverground stations, hundreds ofintelligence files remained intact,many of which were seized uponby those seeking information onGaddafi’s inner circle, formerspies and his leading officials.

Musa Kusa, the once powerfulhead of Libya’s JSO and an MI6contact man has been describedas “the man who holds a millionsecrets.” Eye Spy examines hisrole in the JSO and what might berevealed in future months asLibya once again emerges fromisolation...

ASSASSINATION OF LITVINENKOUK-RUSSIA INTEL RELATIONS HIT ROCK BOTTOM

Marina Litvinenko, the widow of former KGB and FSB officer AlexsanderLitvinenko, has launched an appeal to help fund projected legal fees following aruling that a top flight inquiry is to be held into her husband’s death...

In October, London coroner (St Pancras) Dr Andrew Reid said that there shouldbe a full and broad inquest into the circumstances of Litvinenko’s death: this willalmost certainly prompt a wider investigation - resulting in additional informationand evidence being presented by New Scotland Yard, MI5 and MI6.

Similarly, in August, new evidence has reportedly been secured by detectivesassigned to the case. A thorough overview of the case that resulted in a majorbreakdown of British and Russian intelligence and security cooperation...

Alexsander Litvinenko was assassinated by agents allegedly once employed by Russia’sFSB in London in 2006. Litvinenko’s green tea had been laced with Polonium 210

MI5 PREPARE

COUNTERMEASURES2012 OLYMPIC GAMES TERROR THREAT

Phone interception, language analysis, translation and communication

MI5 has begun a series of counter-terrorist operations in preparation of the 2012 London Olympic Games.Eye Spy looks at a variety of tasks assigned to senior management, including the employment of foreignlanguage analysts and those who will be tasked with communications’ intercept and language translation -this as al-Qaida web sites urge its followers to strike in London and disrupt the event...

The London Olympic Stadium, athletes village and surrounding transport hubs are allregarded as terrorist targets. Countermeasures, including enabling Special Forces

services such as the SAS are being examined, considered or deployed

TALIBAN HAND DELIVERS ITS ‘PEACE MESSAGE’

A LETHAL GREETINGINTELLIGENCE LINK MAN AND KEY NEGOTIATOR ASSASSINATED

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, 70, akey link man in a controversial operation to brokersome form of peace deal with the Taliban, was killed inan audacious assassination attack in Kabul on 20September. However, the event is shrouded in mysteryas intel watchers believe ‘dark players’ colluded in theattack, some of them connected to al-Qaida, Paki-stan’s Inter-Service Intelligence Agency and theTaliban itself.

Eye Spy investigates...

David Petraeus Director Central Intelligence Agency, and formerCommander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan is a specialist on al-

Qaida and the Taliban. He remains to be convinced that talking tothe Taliban will lead to a peaceful settlement in the region

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NOTES ON SURVEILLANCECONFIRMING IDENTITY AND OCCUPANCY

Eye Spy provides background notes on some of the investigative avenues available

to surveillance officers when faced with a difficult and aware target keen to hide his

true identity and location

Verifying a target’s identity and presence quickly in a certain location and/or accuracy of an address can bea difficult task. In an official surveillance situation, whilst speed is sometimes essential, an incorrect call,especially one made during an on-going counter-terrorist operation can be a matter of life or death. One onlyhas to examine the case of the unfortunate Brazilian, Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot dead afterbeing mistaken for a dangerous al-Qaida terrorist in London in 2005. Even professionals make mistakes. DeMenezes’s contained flat in an apartment block that was being surveilled, and misidentification by an officer,proved critical in this case.

Before considering some of the tactics used to properly identify high-profile targets whose sole objective isto remain out of sight, it’s important to understand the nature and seriousness of a particular case willalways determine just how many officers and resources are deployed.

Feature also includes:

1. The Importance of Identification 2. Photographic Analysis 3. Evidence Collection and Verification4. What Analysts Look For 5. Trade Tips

FBI TIP-OFF EXPOSES

RUSSIAN RADIO AGENTSGerman counter-intelligence arrest ‘long-time SVR agents’

Two suspected Russian spies have been arrested in Germany following a lengthy counter-espionage operation. Officers from aspecialist unit of the BKA (Federal Office of Criminal Investigation)supported by counter-terrorist officers raided a rented apartment inMarburg and an address in the city of Balingen. Here they detaineda married couple.

Identified only as ‘Heidrun A’ and ‘Andreas’, the pair may have beeninfiltrated into German society by the KGB as early as 1988 - beforethe end of the Berlin Wall. Eye Spy believes their surname isAnschlag, though at time of publication this has not been con-firmed.

Officials believe that for the best part of two decades they were inthe pay of the SVR, Russia’s foreign intelligence service, thoughnot necessarily in an active role. Intelligence sources believe thealleged agents were activated only for “special cases.”

A full report...

AL-QAIDA’S RICIN PIPELINETHE ROAD TO AL-QAIDA IN SOMALIA

Eye Spy examines the emergence of a disturbing alliance that changes the dimension

and threat facing counter-terrorist forces operating in

the Horn of Africa

EXTRACT: British intelligence officials are monitoring an increase inyoung Britons travelling to North Africa whose ultimate objective is tojoin the emerging al-Qaida franchise known as Al-Shabaab [translates tothe Youth or Boys]. This as colleagues from the CIA continue to tacklevarious threats in a region of the world that is decidedly unstable.

Over the last three years MI6 and the CIA have built up a careful picture ofevents, including identifying a number of secret land and sea pipelines to Somalia established by al-Qaidafrom various neighbouring countries. To compound matters, a huge CIA operation uncovered disturbingevidence of ricin production by forces friendly to the group. Another serious problem for the authorities is theemerging alliance between the terror group and pirates who have made Somalia their home base. Someexperts still consider this an unlikely scenario, but the evidence does - at the very least - point to cooperation.

The CIA are watching theemergence of a deadly

alliance between piratesand al-Qaida

ANWAR THE AMERICAN

LANGLEY’S OPERATION TROYCIA END REIGN OF AL-QAIDA’S PROPAGANDA KING

Anwar al-Awlaki, often referred to in the corridors of Langley as ‘Anwar the American’ finally succumbed to amissile strike launched from a CIA controlled RPV (remotely piloted vehicle). His demise concludes amulti-billion dollar two-year surveillance operation in Yemen, and brings to an end the ‘career’ of the terrorgroup’s most influential recruiter. Awlaki also becomes the first American-born citizen killed on a direct orderissued by the President of the United States.

Eye Spy investigates the lengthy CIA and NSA operation that eventually pin-pointed the whereabouts of al-Qaida’s leading propaganda operative...

THE FBI’s

OPERATION GHOST STORIESPHOTOGRAPHS AND FILM CLIP REVEAL SVR TRADECRAFT

Bureau officials release dozens of photographs, documents and several covert film clips showing

undercover surveillance of SVR spies in America

Following a Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA), the FBI has released a plethora of photographs, filmclips and dozens of documents relating to its investigation of the SVR spy network that was exposed in 2010.

Eye Spy sources in Washington also present information on the primary objective of the spy ring whichforced the Bureau to act. Fascinating feature which includes an examination of the Russian spy tradecraft...

THE CYBER SPYASSET OR REPLACEMENT?

Even having limited knowledge of the

cyber world undoubtedly helps those

involved with espionage, security and

protecting intelligence... Kevin Coleman

looks at the changing role and require-

ments of today’s ‘modern spy’

The science and art of spying has been well documented throughout history. Regardless of theperiod the spy’s mission has always been to infiltrate an adversary and/or obtain sensitiveinformation - secrets. Historically spies have also been used to steal new or unique technol-ogy or sabotage particular projects in various ways. Today the word ‘spy’ conjures up manyimages - the most prominent being that of the film character James Bond 007 - at leastthat’s the general perception. In truth, little is known of the best spies, other than perhapstheir code-names. Their actions go unreported and investigations into the loss of secretfiles often remain unsolved. But damage has been caused.

In the past two decades the art of spying has seen perhaps the most dramatic change in the history of the‘profession’. The use of computers, networks and of course the Internet has changed the operational land-scape of the modern spy...

MI5, IRISH INTEL AND LITHUANIAN POLICE STING OPERATION

CODE-NAME: CRITICALA Real IRA operative (RIRA) was jailed by a Lithuanian court for 12 years, following an elaborate stingoperation involving MI5, Irish Intelligence and the Lithuanian security service.

Michael Campbell, 39, had travelled to the BalticCoast country three years ago making contact with agang he hoped could sell him significant weaponry.The counter-terrorist operation was aided by a formersmuggler turned MI5 agent who managed to securesignificant evidence, including taped conversations inwhich Campbell acknowledged the targets would beBritish police and soldiers.

Full story and background....

The ‘wish list’ of weaponry

MI5 GREEN-LIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORIST RAIDS

CONTESTWorldwide surveillance operation results in Birmingham terror charges

Following a lengthy and intense surveillance operation in Birmingham, one which eventually led MI5 liaisonofficers to remote areas of Pakistan (and elsewhere), senior intelligence and security officials advised NewScotland Yard’s Counter Terrorist Command (working alongside West Midlands CTU staffed by 400 officers)to issue arrest warrants for several people in the city...

SECRET HISTORY

GONE IN 60 MINUTESB53 AND COLD WAR TITAN II SITEThe US dismantles the last B53 nuclear bomb. And EyeSpy’s Canadian editor Lynn Hodgson describes his visitto a once secret site that hosted the missile used to carrysuch warheads...

THE SECRET AGENDA OF

OFFICE 225SLEEPERS, POISON NEEDLES AND PROPAGANDA

Eye Spy reports on the ruthless North Korean intelligence element known asOffice 225 whose members have an appetite and talent for assassination....

EXTRACT: Choe Deok Geun was assassinated in October 1996 using a sub-stance that was traced to North Korea. Although his body suffered wounds akinto bludgeoning, forensic specialists were concerned by two strange holes onhis torso - suggestive of injection punctures.

After further examination, doctors discovered that his blood contained a chemi-cal poison - the same poison that just weeks earlier had been discovered on aNorth Korean submarine which had managed to breach South Korean waters.Some media reports suggested the North had paid a Russian hitman to carryout the assassination - this was never proven.

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SURVEILLANCE PHOTOGRAPHY 5FOCUSING AND EXPOSUREInternational surveillance authority PETER JENKINS provides essential tips for obtaining good

quality photographs with a digital SLR camera whilst maintaining focus and correct exposure...

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MIND CONTROL PRINCIPLES IN THE INTELLIGENCE CYCLE

INSECTS AND ANIMALS PART 13A LESSON FROM HISTORYMIKE FINN reveals the astonishing use of insects throughout history as a security and intelli-

gence ‘tool’ and provides supporting evidence that these creatures can be guided and

controlled. A look also at what lies ahead in this fascinating scientific security field...

EXTRACT: TheDefence AdvanceResearch ProjectsAgency (DARPA) inAmerica has anumber of projects inthis field. The Vivi-systems programmeis directed towardstraining and modify-

ing insects to detect subtle dangers in the environment, entering otherwise inaccessible places, or locatingtoxins and bio-hazards. The ‘Biomimetic’ project focuses on studying and reproducing the mental andphysiological functions of insects, which can then be reproduced in robotic and cyborg drones. The study of‘Hybrid-bio-systems’ research centres around technology that can access and relay sensory informationfrom within the physiology of the insects. Apart from these fields there are broader areas of research. Manycountries are now engaged on these studies.

An examination also of Japan’s WWII Unit 731...

CIA-ISI TENSIONS GROWINTEL RELATIONS VITAL TO COMBAT TERRORISM

One of the most vital intelligence relationships in the world is teetering. The CIAis convinced elements of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are providingintelligence to the Taliban and al-Qaida, thus compromising operation in Afghani-stan. Admiral Mike Mullen has also joined the debate, accusing the ISI of “dou-ble standards.”

Eye Spy examines a relationship borne from necessity but far from secure.

AdmiralMikeMullen

HEAT - CABLEGATEASSANGE AND WIKILEAKS UNDER PRESSURE

Julian Assange head of whistle-blowing web site Wikileaks has lost his battle toavoid extradition to Sweden in connection with rape charges. Similarly, Wikileaks isfeeling the pressure from credit card firms who have withdrawn their services, thusstarving the site of much needed finance.

MOSSAD SPY CHASE CONTINUESDubai officials continue investigation into the Mossad assassination of Hamas gunrunner Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in January 2010

THE MAN NOBODY KNEWREVEALING MOVIE INSIGHT INTO CIA SPYMASTERA brilliant new picture has emerged of one of the CIA’s most controversialspymasters - William Colby - produced by his son, Carl... a special Eye Spy feature

TELEPHONE INTERCEPTIONMI5’s TOP SECRET TINKERBELL PROGRAMMEA look at one of the most astonishing MI5 operations....

EYE SPY 76 - BEST OF THE REST

FALLING DOWNFailed SVR spy Anna Chapman fast losing hero status...

YOUTUBE’S REVERSE TURNIntelligence pressures forces removal of terror lectures

MAHAM AIR - FLYING AL QUDSCIA probe Iranian airline...

ARMED RESPONSE - LEGALUK issues firearm certificates for British-flagged ships to hire professional armed security details to protectagainst Somalia pirates off the Horn of Africa...

BUSINESS CARDS AND INTELLIGENCEAdam Werrity, a friend and business associate of former Defence Secretary Liam Fox is said to have at-tended high-profile secret meetings with senior foreign intelligence officials, including the head of theMossad....

THE ELYSEE SPIESFrench counter-intelligence chief embroiled in high-profile domestic spy case involving billionaires and majornewspaper

EXTRADITION: BLOW FOR PENTAGON HACKERA UK court rules extradition procedures between Britain and America are not unbalanced or in favour ofeither country. This is a blow to Gary McKinnon who faces various charges in the US linked to the hacking ofmany Pentagon computers shortly after 9/11

CIA BLACK SITESLithuania rules out further investigation into alleged CIA ‘black sites’ (extraordinary rendition), and dismisses‘new evidence’ presented by Amnesty International...

USS COLEAlleged mastermind trial begins...

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