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French companies should do more to protect themselves from prying eyes<br />
among the 30,000 Chinese students who conduct internships in France, warned<br />
experts. Among the most frequent techniques cited by French intelligence<br />
was the so-called "lamprey technique", which usually takes the form of an<br />
international tender for business.<br />
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8296423/Chineseuse-honeytraps-to-spy-on-French-companies-intelligence-report-claims.html<br />
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Special Report: Renault's electric spy scandal<br />
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(Reuters) As Carlos Ghosn stepped onto the stage at the Paris motor show to<br />
unveil the near-street-ready version of the Zoe electric car last<br />
September, the Renault CEO knew investigators at his company were already<br />
probing an attempt to steal its secrets.<br />
Digital displays on giant screens counted down to zero, pumping music rose<br />
to a crescendo and curved doors opened to reveal the small white vehicle,<br />
which will go on sale next year as the showpiece of the company's highprofile<br />
electric vehicle program.<br />
Earlier this month, the French automaker, which is 15 percent owned by the<br />
state, went public with its suspicions. It sacked three senior staff with<br />
more than half a century of service between them and has filed a legal<br />
complaint against "persons unknown" over organized theft, aggravated breach<br />
of trust and passing intelligence to a foreign power. The case swiftly took<br />
on wider geopolitical implications as French prosecutors looked into what<br />
one government source called a "China link" as part of their initial probe.<br />
China has emphatically denied involvement; the three Renault executives say<br />
they have done nothing wrong.<br />
http://www.reuters.com/article/<strong>2011</strong>/01/28/us-renault-spyidUSTRE70R191<strong>2011</strong>0128<br />
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Polish Rangers<br />
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(StrategyPage) Poland is expanding is special operations troops by forming<br />
an elite infantry battalion, somewhat similar to the U.S. Army Rangers. No<br />
more details have been revealed, other than it will be two years before<br />
selection and training are complete and the unit is ready for operations<br />
(including internal security and hostage rescue).<br />
Existing Polish special operations troops consist of the 1st Special<br />
Commando Regiment (about a thousand troops, formed around 90 six-man<br />
commando teams.) There is a much smaller naval commando unit and then there<br />
is GROM. (Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno Mobilnego, or "Operational Maneuver<br />
Reconnaissance Group"), which has been making a reputation for themselves<br />
over the last decade. First organized in 1991 as a counter-terrorist<br />
organization, the 300 men and women of GROM worked with U.S. Special Forces<br />
and British SAS initially to develop selection procedures and training<br />
programs. Poland didn't even acknowledge the unit existed until 1994. GROM<br />
members tend to be older than the average soldier, the average age being<br />
closer to 30 than 20. Applicant must speak at least two foreign languages<br />
and be in above average physical shape. The training program takes about<br />
three years and is said to cost close to a million dollars per trainee.<br />
<strong>ACIPSS</strong>-Newsletter <strong>05</strong>/<strong>2011</strong> - 27 -
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