ISSUE NUMBER 75A BRIEF REVIEW

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PUBLICATION DATE SEPTEMBER 2011

VOLUME X NUMBER THREE (ISSUE 75)

ISSN 1364 8446 publication date:

September 2011

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EYE SPY 75

From the editor

9/11 WAS AN ACT OF WAR - NOT A CRIME

In this edition of Eye Spy, readers canfind a fascinating selection of stories,features, news reports, unique articlesand tradecraft presentations related tointelligence, espionage and security.However, the world’s attention at thistime is quite rightly focused on Americaand three sites in particular - Lower

Manhattan, Shanksville, Pennsylvania and, the Pentagoncomplex on the outskirts of Washington DC.

Ten years ago nearly 3,000 innocent folks lost their livesin a series of terrorist acts that no person will, or shouldever forget. The filmed broadcasts and commentaryplayed out on our television screens, radios and pub-lished in countless newspapers and magazines thereafterremain locked in the memory of all those who watched atragedy unfold. It was truly an appalling day and a moment in time that will forever remain locked in the historybooks of this world.

There’s been lots of debate, shows, presentations and memorial services to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11.There’s also been plenty of suggestions from so-called ‘experts’ why Osama bin-Laden ordered his thugs to strikein such a manner. I don’t think I’ve found favour with most of them, other than the terror chief’s blind hatred offreedom. Amongst the programmes, were many that reflected the events and emotions of that day. Britain’s ITVproduced what I considered the best overview, portraying that fateful day from the eyes of the American public,emergency services, US officials, air traffic controllers, the CIA chief through to President Bush himself. Who canforget the president’s eyes when he was told by the White House’s Chief of Staff that, “a second aeroplane has hitthe second tower... Mr President, America is under attack.”

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Andrew Card - Chief of Staff interrupts thePresident as he listens to youngsters at a

Florida school

Eliza Manningham BullerFormer Director-General MI5

“9/11 was a crime not an act of war”

From a UK perspective, I was interested to hear what former MI5 Director-General DameEliza Manningham Buller (pictured right) had to say in two documentaries filmed tocoincide with the anniversary. She was head of the Service at that time. There wasconsidered conversation and informed comment, but I was shocked to listen to hercomments that the events of that day were a “crime... not an act of war.” I’m sorry,but she is wrong, and her comments have caused a huge furore in the United Statesintelligence community and the wider media.

For the best part of a decade before, Osama bin-Laden and his friends had em-barked on building an army of terrorists in Afghanistan. Thousands of operativestrained at specially built sites - some of them conducting appalling poison tests. Hisrecruiters were active on every continent as his financiers sought to accrue moniesto support his venture. Other agents were tasked with securing links to organisedcrime: whilst his scientific arm sought to obtain radioactive active materials for use in‘dirty bombs’. By 1995, he had formed an inner council - a body created by him to helprun his army. And by 2000, he was ready to unleash his agents across the world. Osamabin-Laden had built an army in a country lacking government and the ability to stop him. Thegroup’s tentacles and franchises were already spread far and wide. Bin-Laden sought to legitimise terrorism on ascale not seen before.

Months before 9/11, his followers werestudying America and how to attack itsheartland: the country’s culture and opennessproviding a perfect platform for al-Qaida’sagents to hide, work, socialise and train inplain sight. And then they struck. When thehijacked aeroplanes carrying innocentcivilians hit buildings and farmland alike, thiswasn’t an act that could fall easily into acategory known as ‘crime’. At that time, andjust like today, most intel and US government

Helpless. US Coast Guardofficers watch the horror unfold

from their patrol boat

The impact damage to the Pentagonbuilding is evident

officials believed this was indeed an appalling act of war - a declaration of war - performed by an army of terroristsintent to hurt America. Most intel watchers agree with this assessment, including Eye Spy.

Eliza Manningham Buller went on to say that it would be “foolish not to talk to al-Qaida,” this in an attempt tomanufacture a political solution. Asked, “who do you talk to,” she didn’t have an answer.

It is too simplistic to drop the 9/11 case file into a crime category. And this is evident when one considers all thefacts and who perpetrated the attack. For on that September morning, war was indeed declared on world freedom,and in particular on a country where that word still means everything.

The words of the skilled UK intel counter-terrorist specialist have not go down well with the people of America.

One special feature in Eye Spy 75 concerns the security of New York City since 9/11. An astonishing twelvesignificant terrorist attacks have been thwarted by the city’s security services acting with a variety of federal andinternational agencies, including the UK’s New Scotland Yard and MI5. And, just hours before the 10th anniversaryof 9/11, it seems likely a thirteenth plot has evaporated due to countermeasures and intelligence. And yet the realinception date of America’s troubles with al-Qaida started in 1993. This was the first occasion when terrorists firsttried to topple the World Trade Center towers. Other incident followed in the 1990s, but the growing menace of al-Qaida was not properly understood or recognised. And this is the sad part of the 9/11 story: bin-Laden built hisarmy right in front of the intelligence community’s eyes, and on its doorstep.

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ISSUE 75 NOW FOLLOWS

The crash site of Flight 93 and memorial service attended by the President and First Lady

GROUND ZERO PLUS TENNEW YORK’S PUBLIC INTELLIGENCE WAR

Since terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001,New York City security services working in conjunction with domestic andforeign intelligence concerns, have deflected and thwarted at least a dozenpotentially deadly al-Qaida attacks.

Eye Spy examines a decade of intelligence successes, near misses andreports of a new threat emerging in Africa which has massive implications forthe city...

EXTRACT: Most of the targets selected by al-Qaida are historical landmarks or powerful symbols or both inNew York and American life and culture. Others were identified that if attacked would hurt the country’seconomy. However, they were all chosen to cause maximum casualties or have a psychological effect onpublic morale, all thus far remain unscathed...

THE HOUSE OF PROPAGANDA

Iranian intelligence lets loose its media propaganda anddisinformation bureau as another Tehran-based nucleardefence scientist allegedly succumbs to the ‘long arm ofthe Mossad’

At the CIA’s Iranian Desk in Langley, analysts have probably stopped counting the number of Iraniannuclear scientists who have been allegedly assassinated by the Mossad’s menacing Kidon element.But things have been quiet for six months, so just when those brilliant academics in Iran thought it

Eye Spy associate editor Danny King and formerofficer of NYPD’s Counter Terrorist Division

MOSSAD’S DEADLY SPY GAMES CONTINUE?

Dariush Rezaei - shot in the neck andthroat at point-blank range

was safe to venture outdoors again, another Tehran-basedscientist is murdered - shot through the neck and throat atpoint-blank range in a seemingly unprovoked and meaninglessattack.

The shooting follows closely on the heels of another happeninga few hundred miles northwest of Moscow. Iranian intelligenceofficials are suspicious over the fate of a RusAir Tupolev 134which crashed on 20 June. Among the 44 dead - five leadingnuclear scientists who just happened to be working on Iran’sBusher nuclear reactor. All very murky - if you believe Iran’sstate-run media houses.

Eye Spy presents a most informative case file which exposesIran’s dark attempts to conceal the facts behind the killing ofanother key nuclear scientist, his work and why the facts surrounding this case are not all what they initially appear...

The Art of BetrayalLIFE AND DEATH IN THE BRITISH

SECRET SERVICEExclusive Interview with Senior BBC

Security Correspondent Gordon Corera

interviewGORDON CORERA

“...No one from the intelligenceservices read the book before itspublication and so no one from theintelligence services was able to

censor anything in it.”

Former spy chiefs clash on Langley’s pre 9/11 operationsCIA INTELLIGENCE CONTROVERSY

Two of America’s mostsenior intelligence figureshave clashed over pre-9/11intel secured by the CIA, butwhich was allegedly with-held for 15 months, includ-ing important information ontwo of the 9/11 hijackers

CHINA GRABS US STEALTHHELICOPTER INTELISI-CIA FALLOUT OVERBEIJING’S “SECRET DEAL”

During the US Special Forces raid on Osama bin-Laden’s compound inAbbottabad, Pakistan, the SEALs used at least one adapted Blackhawkhelicopter. Eye Spy discovers that much to the annoyance of the CIA,Chinese Intelligence may well have been provided with sensitive de-tails, including a special communications device

SMOKESCREEN?

Another senior intel specialist has now gone public in commenting on the deathof MI6 man Gareth Williams... stating he believes a “hostile spy agency” wasbehind the killing. Eye Spy investigates

THE SECRET MI6 WAR

...Gaddafi was doomed the momentMI6 contact man and Libyan spychief Musa Kusa left the country...

GADDAFI FALLS AS REBELS SEEK TO CEMENT TIES WITH INTEL FRIENDS...

A look at the key moments of intelligence game played out byMI6 and the CIA that spelled doom for the Colonel Gaddafi

In recent weeks, the rumour mill has been active in intelligence circles with talk of anumber of “fascinating and disturbing” documents having surfaced - some linkingwell known international figures with participants of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Mostof the material has lain dormant in historical archives for years, but new research anda pre-planned release of wartime material by Britain’s MI5 via the National Archives,suggest strongly that some historical journals will need re-writing...

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SURPRISESPIES AND

AGENTS

International surveillance authorityPETER JENKINS explains the importance of

exposure and metering and provides anumber of useful tips for operatives...

This feature will help you capture targets indifficult lighting and weather conditions

SURVEILLANCEPHOTOGRAPHY

TRADECRAFT FEATURE • PART 4

EXTRACT: Spies are the primary component of human intelligence (HUMINT).HUMINT is military intelligence or other targeted information gained fromhuman sources with knowledge of a specific area or subject matter. TodayHUMINT assets are in high demand particularly those who have general andadvanced computer skills.

Today there are private organisations that specialise in the education andtraining of the ‘modern day spy’; social networking web sites, blogs andspecial user groups specifically established to support those in the clandes-tine service of countries, corporate intelligence professionals, and ‘spies forhire’ - mercenaries in the intelligence collection business.

ANATOMY OF THEMODERN SPY

Eye Spy’s senior US editor, Kevin Coleman,looks at the changing face, tradecraft androle of today’s ‘modern spy’

Disguise techniques, undercover surveillance, tradecraft andmenace, these are just some of the remarkable unseen STASIspy agency images released to Berlin-based artist SIMON MENNERafter he began his researches for a brilliant and acclaimed project in Germany.

Eye Spy examines the work of Menner in relation to his deep interest in sur-veillance, and reproduce a number of the images which featured in his recentexhibition at the Morgen Contemporary Gallery in Berlin

by Simon Menner

IMAGES: SECRETSTASI ARCHIVE

EXTRACT: These quite remarkable STASI photographs are probably disguise training images showing what can be achieved with alittle imagination (no pun intended!)... from the relaxed overseas camera-carrying tourist, to the obvious and purposeful display ofmenace from the high-collared fur-hatted figure.

The chap bent-over wearing the brown-leather coat is using his stoop or a bogus limp in order to face downwards and part concealhis face.

All of the images seem somewhat amusing, and it’s been suggested they were deliberately posed as a joke. However, they arealmost certainly meant to be serious, as evidenced by the officer’s facial expression. Nevertheless, compared with the propsdepartment of the CIA, for example, the disguises are shockingly poor.

A full overview and examination of these remarkable surveillance and disguise photographs secured from the archives of the oncemenacing STASI organisation - the secret security service of East Germany

Following the releaseof STASI disguisephotographs, Eye Spyexamines the work ofone London-basedmake-up professional

TRADINGPLACES

THE ART OF ILLUSION

ECHOES OF OKLAHOMAWHEN INTELLIGENCE SEES NOTHINGAnders Behring Breivik, a terrorist responsiblefor the murder of over 77 civilians in Norway,surprisingly avoided the radar of Europe’ssecurity services; this despite him being a well-travelled operator with threads to a number ofultra right-wing extremist groups.

It’s also believed that Breivik’s name was placedon an intelligence watch list back in March, aftertrying to secure chemicals from Poland...

EXTRACT: Norway’s professional security service has closelinks to many intelligence and counter-terrorist organisations,and its Special Forces are held in high esteem; but in general,observers believe the country as a whole is a little naive when itcomes to the threat posed by terrorists.

Government buildings, access roads leading to them andparking is quite easy, though Eye Spy’s Oslo readers say inAugust 2011, the city authority was set to close part of thegovernment sector to public traffic. This fact will have beenknown by Breivik...

US NAVY SEALs FALLMAJOR LOSS OF LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN

Elite US Special Forces die followingrocket attack by Taliban in Afghanistan

DEATH OF AN SAS WARRIORTribute to member of the SAS team

which helped end the IranianEmbassy siege in London

SPIES, LEGENDS AND ASSASSINSTHE DEPARTED

Several famousfigures in the

intelligence worldhave recentlypassed away

Eye Spy looks attheir careers,

achievements andsometimes shadowy

work...

RADIO VOICES OF THECLANDESTINE SERVICESINTELLIGENCE AND PROPAGANDA FRONTSYears before the Internet and satellite technology, radioused as a communication tool often delivered propaganda.For those in government it was seen as an ideal platformto alter public opinion. Some stations had threads to theintelligence world, others were obvious fronts. A numberstill actually exist. Paul Beaumont examines the controversialworld of such stations, often prefixed with the words‘Voice’ or ‘Radio’...

EXTRACT: The number of internationalShort Wave broadcast transmissions hasdiminished. This is doubtless due to theeffect of the wide reaching Internet thatallows the streaming of the most mun-dane to the most interesting programmesworldwide. Internet radio is big businessindeed. The past international Short Wavebroadcasts cost a lot of money to run asexcessive powers were used to get thebest out of available propagation so thatculture and propaganda could be deliv-ered, fade free, to a target country. Britainstill has its BBC World Service andAmerica the Voice of America. As I grewup in Aden [now South Yemen] I spent myfree time listening to these stations on aBush Imperial Receiver; the same radioused by Russian spy Gordon Lonsdale inhis apartment in the plush Regent’s Parkcomplex called The White House.

Two prolific SW stations come to mind with immediacy; Radio Moscow and Radio Peking. Radio Moscow’s Foreign Service wascolossal, multilingual and provided a non-stop service to Europe, the Middle and Far East, North and Latin America as well ashaving outlet Radio Station Peace and Progress, the “voice of Soviet public opinion”.

China’s Foreign Service, Radio Peking, was a smaller operation but just as effective with transmissions in English available 23-hours-a-day and other world transmissions in French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish in specificslots.

It was during the withdrawal of US armed forces from Vietnam that I listened to both Radio Peking and the Voice of America to tryto ascertain what was really occurring. I should have listened to the BBC World Service, I concluded. On one station AmericanForces “were holding key areas to allow an orderly withdrawal,” on the other “American forces were a shambles and running likescared dogs.” I suspect the BBC World Service would have stated that US forces were withdrawing in an orderly manner with someurgency; it was known and respected for being a reliable and truthful station.

A SECRET HISTORYINTELLIGENCE HONOURS AND MARKERSA fascinating look at several new and importantplaques, signs, memorials and markers that haverecently been unveiled that have relevance to theintelligence world...

Yuri Gagarinstatue, London

Using a French supplied agent, one ofPresident Reagan’s first Cold Wardisruption operations against theSoviet Union was tackling a hugeKGB network intent on grasping theworld’s most advanced technology...

EXTRACT: Thirty years ago this August, the CIA waspresented with a golden opportunity to disrupt KGBoperations and create all manner of confusion in theSoviet Union. At an economic summit in Canada, 1981,President Reagan was approached by his French counter-part Francois Mitterrand, who had an interesting proposi-tion. French Intelligence had a high-level agent in the KGBand could America make use of him?

GCHQ, BlackBerry,Intelligence, Cyber andthe UK Riots

COMMUNICATIONTHE UNWITTING POWER OF

“The absence ofsenior official

instruction andministerial guid-ance left NewScotland Yardpolice officers

vulnerable. Instantcommunication

between the thugsundoubtedly

played a part...”

THE UNCONVENTIONAL ROAD TO

VALKYRIETo free German soldiers from their oathof loyalty to Adolf Hitler Reichswehreid),his death was required. In 1944, asecret German plot initiated by disgrun-tled generals failed - this after a bombblast only injured the Fuhrer. Had itsucceeded, an operation, better knownas Valkyrie would have been initiatedand could have led to a new leadership,the dismantling of the SS and acessation of hostilities.

Though historical documents chartvarious Allied and ‘home-based’ at-tempts to kill Hitler, new information hasbeen secured that reveals a subtleBritish Intelligence operation that couldwell have changed Hitler’s personality...leading to a change of direction.

Eye Spy examines this strange affairplus other fascinating wartime opera-tions and facts concerning WWII haverecently surfaced - leading to aheightened interest in the undercoveractivities of British and GermanIntelligence...

MIND CONTROL PRINCIPLES IN THE INTELLIGENCE CYCLE

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATIONSYSTEMPART 12

In this feature MIKE FINN looks at the incrediblyimportant and fast emerging, yet shrinking

technology of the Radio Frequency IdentificationSystem (RFID) and the role it is already playing in

intelligence collection

THE SECRET MOSSADWAR WITH IRAN

Eye Spy has collected various open source reports thatcombine to present a convincing case that Israel’s spyagency, the Mossad, continues to track and disrupt Iran’snuclear bomb programme...

An unmanned armed drone controlled by the CIA, killed al-Qaida’s recently appointed deputy terror leader to Ayman Zawahiri on 22August. The demise of Libyan-born Atiyad Abd al-Rahman, who had a $1 million bounty on his head, represents another significantblow to al-Qaida - coming so...

AL-QAIDA NO.2 KILLED BY CIA DRONE

BEST OF THE REST

THE MOSSAD’S MAN IN EGYPT?Eye Spy looks at the detention of an alleged Mossad agent, and the contents of an interesting briefcase...

IRAN JAILS “AMERICAN SPIES”Two US backpackers who crossed the Iraq border into Iran have been sentenced to eight years in prison. Another propaganda coupfor Iran?

IRAQ WAS NO THREATFormer MI5 Director-General Dame Eliza Manningham Buller saysIraq was no threat to the UK before invasion. Eye Spy asks is thisa domestic intelligence issue?

CIA DEEP BLACKNo action over destroyed CIA interrogation tapes of al-Qaida suspects...

DEATH OF MI5 MANEye Spy looks back at the MI5 career of Anthony Sale, a well known figure atBritain’s Bletchley Park who recently passed away.

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