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Some people have criticised MI5 for allowing two of the 7/7 bombers to “slip under its
radar”. This follows a Security Service disclosure that another gang had meetings with
lead 7/7 terrorist Mohammed Khan at least 12 months prior to the London bombing. In its
defence, MI5 said that they believed that Khan and his colleague Tanweer, were “outside”
the plot they were investigating. That “plot”, of course, involved bombing targets in London
and bringing down an airliner on top of the capital. It’s easy to criticise, and with
hindsight, MI5 probably should have informed local police officers after they followed
Khan back to Leeds. Nevertheless, a decision was made to focus on the ‘fertiliser plot’
and a further 55 suspects in southern England. Eye Spy has two exclusive reports from
Beeston, Leeds, the home of the 7/7 sleeper cell, and the 33,000 hour surveillance operation
that netted members of the gang dubbed - the ‘Crawley Mob’.
Another fascinating feature - ‘Art of Distraction’, has been carefully prepared by our own
consultants - many of whom have first-hand experience in the espionage industry. Besides
obvious forms of distraction, this tradecraft can be delivered in a subtle or powerful
manner; it can involve individuals, or many people, be used indoors or outdoors. Nearly
always it is devious, deflective and carefully crafted. There is usually an ulterior motive for
its use. A distraction technique was almost certainly used to deflect UK and USA attention
away from some strange goings-on in the waters off Iran. However, they are not always on
such a grand scale, and can be much simpler in delivery. This is a first-class examination
of this multi-faceted tradecraft and is a must for enthusiasts and specialists alike.
There’s just enough space to mention our DIY feature. You won’t want to miss these
tricks... first we reveal how to make a relatively secure tape recording only you can hear;
the second project will enable you to make a through-wall listening device, and finally the
same piece of equipment can be used in the construction of a parabolic microphone.
An brief overview of Eye Spy 48 follows....

LEAKING INTELLIGENCE
ANTI-TERROR CHIEF LAMBASTS INFORMANTS
It’s not often one of the UK’s most seasoned
and experienced anti-terrorist
leaders speaks publicly about intelligenceled
raids. It’s even more unusual when he
accuses unnamed persons of deliberately
leaking operational details to the media -
just hours before MI5, Scotland Yard and
regional anti-terrorist officers conducted a
most important raid.
Obviously deputy assistant commissioner
Peter Clarke, head of Scotland Yard’s
Counter-Terrorism Command is not willing,
nor really could he, name and shame the
individuals involved. However, it’s clear that before police arrested nine suspects in Birmingham on 1
February, at least two phone calls were made to a media contact and details given about the circumstances
of the operation. Sources say that a journalist even travelled to the city on the eve of the
operation (31 January) to make sure he was “first on the scene”. It’s also likely that a government
official briefed another journalist before the raids occurred.
FALLING DOWN
THE 7/7 HOUSE OF CARDS
Main picture:
Beeston, Leeds
Lengthy undercover operation aided by MI5
agents results in arrest of three men... all
charged with 7 July conspiracy - Iraqi-based
‘planner’ detained by CIA
It was an inevitable happening - more arrests in
connection with the July 2005 London terrorist
attacks. However, for many senior ‘journalists’
and media analysts who believed the four men
acted independently, the raids in Leeds came as a
“shock.” To residents, it was another reminder
that their streets are still under surveillance. To
seasoned police investigators and the Security
Service, the operation was expected.
EXTRACT: While the suspects must be regarded
as innocent until proven guilty, Eye Spy has
learned that several more persons, and not

necessarily resident in the UK, are under
surveillance. More arrests will follow as
the complex and meticulous planning
behind the attacks unfold. Three key
questions have been answered - was a
senior al-Qaida commander controlling the
operation, and did the 7/7 bombers have
liaisons with the 21/7 suspects and the
group - recently found guilty of plotting
numerous attacks in the south of England
(see Operation Crevice) The answer is a
resounding yes to all three questions. If the
intelligence is correct in relation to the
recent police operation, then the 7/7 gang
were far from being the “isolated individuals”
or “clean skins” described by Britain’s major news company
based in London.
22 MARCH 2007
A 20-month MI5 operation ended prematurely as three prime suspects
allegedly involved in the 7/7 London terrorist attacks were
arrested in Leeds and Manchester. On 22 March, police officers at
Manchester Airport arrived unannounced and surprised their airport
colleagues. As the airport’s huge CCTV system was trained on
International Departures, undercover officers waited at the check-in
desk of Pakistan Air flight PK702 - Manchester to Islamabad. At
exactly 1.00pm, as two men checked-in their luggage and went
airside, officers from Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist division quietly led
them away via a side door. It was the culmination of a huge surveillance
operation, that had to be ended prematurely.
A full report in Eye Spy, plus details of the arrest of 7/7 planner Nashwan abd al-Razzaq.
WHILE THE CAT’S AWAY
RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE AND DISTRACTION
As MI5 focus on intelligence battles with terrorists,
Russian espionage reaches Cold
War proportions...
According to British counterintelligence officers, at least 30 ‘diplomats’
based at the Russian Embassy and trade mission in London
are actively engaged in gathering intelligence. However, other
sources believe this is a very conservative estimate.
Russian Embassy London
While many officers are engaged in trying to acquire UK technological
and military secrets, some FSB officers are reportedly operating agents to

monitor a number of Russian dissidents who are actively opposed to President Putin, including billionaire
Boris Berezovsky. With demonstrations against President Putin happening more regularly in Red Square,
the Russian intelligence services are increasingly ‘edgy’...
THE SCIENCE OF SPYING
MISSING THE VITAL INGREDIENT
London’s prestigious Science Museum is currently
hosting an exhibition about spying, but have
organisers missed a golden opportunity to impress
upon youngsters the importance of intelligence
One commentator described it as the “world’s
largest interactive spy exhibition,” with budding
visitors entering the world of espionage through a
secret door. “Experience the latest spy gadgets and
techniques in the Spymaker Technology Centre as
you begin to find out about the plans of the shadowy
organisation OSTECK.” Interactive games allow
visitors to test a few gadgets and solve a few puzzles,
but in reality, the exhibition may have missed a
trick or two.
Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, recently retired MI5
Director-General, visited the museum to formally
open the exhibition on 8 February. Dame Eliza said:
“I was delighted to be invited to open the ‘Science of
Spying’ exhibition. The entertaining programme of
exhibits and activities introduces children and parents
to some important issues facing our society in
the 21st century. Some of the themes of the exhibition
are at the forefront of the current work of the
Security Service (MI5)...
MI5 Director-General Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller
FRAGMENTED INTEL
FRANCE DGSE WARNED OF
AIRLINE PLOT IN JANUARY 2001
Analysing lots of bits of information is a difficult task. It’s like flying over a landscape full of
fields - all sectionalised and with different boundaries. You know exactly what they are, but you
can’t make out exactly where it is. A newly acquired set of French DGSE reports leading up to
9/11, and packed with valuable intelligence, reveals just how frustrated analysts must have felt

on the morning of 11 September 2001 -
the clues were plenty, but it was impossible
to see the bigger picture
EXTRACT: Journalists from France’s Le
Monde newspaper have acquired over 300
classified documents prepared by the
intelligence service DGSE, referencing an
“airliner hijack plot” against the United
States. Interestingly, the files, dated January
2001, allegedly show the DGSE notified the
CIA that it believed Osama bin-Laden’s terror
group was working on an operation to hijack
US airliners.
13 September 2001 - smoke still billows from Lower Manhattan
The documents, dating predominantly from
July 2000 to October 2001, includes a
report, dated 5 January 2001, that notes al-Qaida has been working on an airline hijacking plot for
months. The title page read: ‘Plan to hijack an aircraft by Islamic radicals’. It further references a terrorist
gathering attended by the al-Qaida leader, Taliban and Chechen militants in Kabul, Afghanistan in October
2000. It is believed the 9/11 operation was ‘green-lighted’ at this meeting. The terrorists discussed the
possibility of hijacking a plane after takeoff in Frankfurt, Germany, one document said, citing Uzbek
intelligence. A note listed potential targets: American, Delta, Continental, and United Airlines, Air France
and Lufthansa. The list also mentioned “US Aero”. To-date, analysts are still unsure what this phrase
meant. As it transpired on 11 September 2001, two US aeroplane companies - United and American, saw
airliners hijacked.
Uzbek intelligence apparently gleaned the information from Abdul Rashid Dostum, an Afghan warlord from
the Uzbek society battling the Taliban in Afghanistan. He had sent his spies to infiltrate al-Qaida training
camps. Dostum is the current chief of staff of Afghanistan’s army....
OPERATION CREVIS
33,000 HOURS OF SURVEILLANCE NETS THE ‘CRAWLEY MOB’
Five members of an al-Qaida sleeper cell dubbed the
‘Crawley Mob’, have been convicted for their part in a
huge UK terror plot. All the men have been jailed for
life. Omar Khyam, Anthony Garcia and Waheed
Mahmood will all serve a minimum of 20 years’ before
they are considered for parole (if they were given
determinate sentences this would amount to 40 years).
Jawad Akbar and Salahuddin Amin both will serve a
minimum of 17-and-a-half years’ before they are considered
for parole (if they were given determinate sentences
this would amount to 35 years’). If they are ever released, they will be on life licences. The judge at the trial of
the men described them as “cruel and ruthless.”

EXTRACT: One surveillance operation
led Crevis officers to an Access storage
facility in Hanwell, near Heathrow
Airport, west London. In November
2003, a van arrived at the storage
facility containing over half a ton of
ammonium nitrate fertiliser. One of the
gang also purchased an aluminium
compound that would help ignite the
fertiliser. This was tucked away in a
biscuit tin in a garden shed. MI5 placed
three surveillance cameras in the
facility, including one in lock-up
number 1118. Meanwhile Scotland
Yard inserted an undercover officer
codenamed ‘Amanda’ at the front desk
in the reception area.
Breakthrough - Omar Khyam examines
the fertiliser inside unit 1118 at the
Access storage unit unaware he is being
secretly taped by MI5
Crevis officers still had to tie in some
of the leading Crawley Mob suspects
with the ammonium nitrate fertiliser in
Hanwell. Then came a breakthrough,
Omar Khyam visited Access and asked
for key 1118 - an MI5 surveillance
camera taped him as he inspected the
sack. It was a clear link and a defining
moment.
With mounting speculation that the
gang was about to strike, undercover
officers visited the storage facility and switched the fertiliser with another “harmless substance”. Meanwhile
MI5 officers liaised with NYPD, Pakistan’s ISI and Canadian police over suspected gang members....
“Since the 7 July London bombings, a
number of rumours and misunderstandings
have emerged concerning
investigations into the bombers and
their links to other extremists, particularly
the fertiliser bomb plotters. The
Security Service addresses a number of
these rumours and provides the facts
behind the myths.” - MI5 STATEMENT

THE WAITING GAME
AL-QAIDA PLANS TO “SHAKE THE ROMAN THRONE”
Back-to-back British Intelligence assessments warn of a massive terrorist operation currently being
devised by al-Qaida commanders in Iran and Afghanistan. References to Hiroshima and Nagasaki appear
in the reports...
EXTRACT: ....Al-Qaida’s “self-appointed” commanders are under pressure to pull-off another significant
attack in the West.
EVOLVING PLANS
In recent months security officials
on both sides of the Atlantic have
tried to predict where these attacks
might occur, how they will be
actioned, and what they will entail
in terms of explosives or other
kinds of devices. Eye Spy learned
of a secret UK anti-terrorist exercise
involving the “hijacking of a
ferry”. The event took place last
year but details of the operation
were kept away from the media.
Neither the ferry operator or the Special Forces involved desired publicity. US security officials have
performed identical counter-terrorism operations. ‘Smart’ units have been established in various coastal
facilities ready to react to any kind of maritime hostage or hijack situation. Similarly, some security
specialists have warned that al-Qaida has discussed embarking on a hostile mission - basically overpowering
the crew and taking hundreds of passengers hostage. A 2002 terrorist operation involving a
passenger ferry travelling from Spain to England was thwarted by Spanish intelligence. In this case
explosives were to be detonated while the ship was far out at sea.
That “proof” appears fairly weighty, but some would argue much of it is circumstantial. Scotland Yard
found traces of Polonium-210 - used to kill Litvinenko - in several locations visited by Lugovoi in London,
and on three British Airways aeroplanes using the Moscow to Heathrow
route. They even found radiation on a seat at the Arsenal Football Club
ground. It just so happened that the seat was the one used by Lugovoi.
The Russian insists he had been contaminated by his presence near
Litvinenko.
THE ART OF DISTRACTION
Distraction - it’s one of the most subtle, yet important weapons in the
armoury of a spy, but increasingly some of the tradecraft used for hundreds
of years is being adopted by terrorists, organised gangs and simple
crooks. Eye Spy looks at the multifaceted tradecraft known as ‘distraction’

EXTRACT: Moving such a consignment of drugs, let’s
say from the Caribbean to Amsterdam, requires a great
deal of planning. Transport, personnel, storage, documentation,
and counterploys are a high priority. Both
the sender and receiver will have connections,
thus believe it or not, trust plays a major part in a
criminal operation. When the stakes are so high,
criminals will often seek out a weak link in the
administration of both ports. Clearing cargo,
documentation and customs is difficult, and
tough new regulations can present problems.
Criminals will select the best day to sail, perhaps
when security is overwhelmed by the sheer
volume of sea traffic incoming or out-going, or if
officials can be ‘turned’, then it doesn’t really
matter. If the paperwork is ‘good’, then clearance is
authorised. Sometimes the ship is ‘clean’, but once at
sea, it will be met by a ‘go fast’ carrying vessel. The
drugs are moved aboard at sea.
C
B
A
GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS
A
B
In many cases, the vessel will not sail directly to
Amsterdam, it will call at various ports ‘picking up’
non-consequential goods, or even legitimate cargo.
The merchandise may even be switched to another
A typical purse snatch captured by Eye Spy. Subjects A stop a
couple (Subjects B) and ask for directions or assistance. While
engaged in the conversation, another member of the gang
(Subject C) runs past and removes an item from the woman’s
bag - giving the impression she is hurrying to catch a bus
vessel at sea. But on the final approach to
Holland - the most dangerous part of the journey
- the drugs cartel will deploy a distraction
tactic. Information is passed on to the authorities
(using legitimate sources), that a ship
carrying $1 million of cocaine will try and dock
at another Dutch port. The ship may or may not
be carrying the drugs. But attention is focused
away from the primary vessel - it’s a maritime
distraction method that is used time and time
again.
2007 ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION
GLOBAL MAP SHOWS AL-QAIDA’S REACH
15 YEARS AFTER FIRST WTC ATTACK - INTEL DATA MAKES UNCOMFORTABLE READING
A UK minister recently told an audience that using the phrase ‘war on terror’ results only in a “coming
together” of groups. Her remarks were discounted by security officials. A quick look therefore at the
number of countries battling the terror group and a startling reminder that al-Qaida poses a danger to all
people - irrespective of colour, race, religion or creed....

IRAN SPY GAMES
PROPAGANDA WAR ERUPTS AS IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE OUTMANOEUVRES
UK TO DISTRACT ATTENTION AWAY FROM VITAL WATERWAY
Iran’s hostage taking in the Shatt al-Arab waterway on 23 March provoked a furious
backlash in Whitehall. Behind closed doors senior officials blamed each other for
not predicting, or acting upon an illegal act of military aggression. According to
many Eye Spy sources,
Iranian intelligence outmanoeuvred
its British
counterparts and lured the
UK sailors and Marines
into a spider’s web. Heavily
outnumbered, and
looking down the barrel of
RPGs and other weaponry,
the servicemen were taken
hostage after completing a
routine search of a cargo
ship. Furthermore, and not
fully reported upon, HMS
Cornwall, a superior Royal
Navy vessel and the
sailors’ home ship, was

an astonishing 11 miles away. Many
commentators were puzzled why
Cornwall did not respond, the truth is,
the ship was simply too far away. In
London, military analysts asked how a
“bunch of Iranian thugs” could capture
sailors from a highly professional navy
that prides itself on planning.
Iran simply flexing her muscles... upset
at losing a number of high-ranking
officials to the CIA These are two
reasons put forward by officials, but
there is a third... the operation was a
distraction to allow “materials” into the
country, after all, Britain suspended all search missions for several weeks thereafter.
Eye Spy investigates....
BUGS
WHEN YOU NEED TO KNOW
NOTES ON COVERT RECORDING, BUGS
AND COUNTERMEASURES
An Eye Spy Tradecraft feature on the use of
transmitters, countermeasures and solutions -
plus a few trade secrets
EXTRACT: For those working in the intelligence
or security business acquiring good quality
audible data is an art: preparation is everything,
though when the time comes to ‘click’ the
record button, any one of a number of factors may conspire to dent your objective. Good fortune often
plays a part, but an operative tasked with securing audio data will never rely totally on equipment. Machines
are always liable to ‘play up’, but there are steps that can be taken to lessen the chance of failure.
It’s worth remembering also that in the intelligence game - there are occasions when an operation can be
played out but once, and failure is not an option.
When an operative or agency seeks to glean ‘audio intelligence’, much research must be done beforehand.
There are a number of important factors that are assessed before a team leader decides upon the
type of equipment that can or will be used. And there are numerous devices available to government
agencies. Both MI5 and MI6 have specialised branches where scientists continuously seek to create
REPLACING ITEMS IN THE HOME
TRADE
SECRETS
One ploy used to conceal a bug
is to actually replace a
favourite light or picture frame,
ornament etc. with an exact
replica. The listening device or
transmitter is inserted in the
new item. Operatives will
deliberately monitor a room
and take covert photographs of
recognisable items.
transmitters and ultra-powerful recorders. These technical units
are often called upon to manufacture devices for a specific task.
“Unconventional” is a word that is often used in London.
TAPPING AND TAPING
Successfully acquiring a warrant for a telephone intercept means
that the security services can “listen and record” conversations

on that line from a central station.
In a growing investigation, it’s likely
that the authorities will need to
monitor more lines. This is because
other ‘callers’ or ‘receivers’ may
become ‘persons of interest’. All
numbers are automatically identified
and, if the data demands, a
further electronic intercept warrant
may be requested.
Faced with the task of tapping a
telephone or intercepting an e-mail,
the security services must endeavour
to show good cause to apply
for a warrant. And for those in
America who believe its spy agencies are too active in this area look away now... the UK data may be
simply too much to consume...
Nearly 440,000 official requests for communications’ data were
made by various UK agencies in a fifteen month period spanning
2005 - 2006. The requests’ related to telephone calls, faxes, e-
mails and ordinary letter post. The data, contained in the first
report ever by the Interceptions of Communications Commissioner,
also listed about 4,000 errors. The report’s author - Sir
Swinton Thomas, ended by saying the figure was “unacceptably
high”....
BEWARE ALL ELECTRONIC GIFTS
TRADE
SECRETS
Politicians, high-profile
business people, military and
intelligence figures etc. are
warned not to accept corporate
gifts - especially electronic
devices such as calculators,
watches etc. A bug can easily
be hidden inside. Placed on an
office desk or in the home, it
will provide important data.
EXTRACT TWO: The loft is a favourite location to place advanced and ‘long-situ’ bugs. The area is usually
powered and various cables can be run between rooms. Loft insulation and domestic clutter are good
‘concealers’.
Devices are sometimes dropped down wall cavities - but powered from the loft area. Telephones can also
be physically tapped from here by unscrupulous buggists...
EXTRACT THREE: Bugging doesn’t just take place in the home or office - vehicles are targeted everyday.
Technology has afforded the buggist numerous opportunities - including monitoring your vehicle as it
makes a journey. Eavesdropping on conversations
anywhere in the world costs as
little as £200 ($400). A cell phone positioned
behind the dashboard means it can
be called silently and the microphone
opens.
There are a few countermeasures available
that can help thwart such actions. Knowing
what to look for helps - if the cell phone
(car Enigma) is attached to the battery - a
powerline can be identified by a garage
technician. You yourself can peek behind
the dashboard....

EYE SPY DIY 4
FOR YOUR EARS ONLY
Eye Spy presents three DIY projects using a tape recorder that will allow you to make recordings only
you can hear; devise a cheap through-wall listening device and make a parabolic microphone for hearing
long distance sounds
PROJECT ONE: Making recordings only you can
hear. This project is an absolute must for producing
recordings made by a slight adjustment to recorders
- works every time.
PROJECT TWO: Purchasing a through-wall listening
device can be expensive. With the help of a couple
of cheap products from any DIY shop - you can turn
a recorder or MP3/4 player into a useful listening
device.
PROJECT THREE: Build a parabolic microphone.
This project is outstanding in that it requires only a
few basic components - namely a microphone,
garden plant or cooking bowl and a metal coat
hanger. Simple but very effective.
CODES AND CIPHERS
NEW SERIES
Signals Intelligence, SIGINT, and Information Assurance, INFOSEC, are
modern terms for what used to be called COMINT and COMSEC and, in
the same way that we of the old school of thought use ‘MI-5’ and ‘MI-6’
for, respectively, the UK Security Service and the Secret Intelligence
Service, we will in this series of articles about clandestine communications
use the popular but archaic terms.

EXTRACT: Spies need to communicate in secret,
whether that communication is between an agent
and his or her control or between control and the
‘head office’. It is obviously of vital importance
that such communication, be it written, verbal or
electronic, is done in a secure fashion and since
time immemorial codemakers and codebreakers
have vied for supremacy in these arts. It is the job
of the first group, the COMSEC specialists, to
create a communications system that is both
secure and facile: for the second, the COMINT
teams, to read such communications without
access to the secret keys or even knowledge of
the methodology being used.
COMSEC at its most basic level comes in two flavours: codes and ciphers. Though the two are quite
different in principle and use, each is often confused with the other in the minds of the general public, by
the popular media and by many others who should know the difference.....
JTAC
JOINT TERRORISM ANALYSIS CENTRE
A look at Britain’s Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) based at MI5 headquarters.
SECURING TRANSIT HUBS
MAKING WAVES
A British-built security system is being used to detect explosive
devices on passengers boarding the Staten Island Ferry at the St.
George Terminal in New York. Defence contract company QinetiQ -
has installed its SPO-20 security screening system designed to
detect explosive devices concealed under people’s clothing without asking passengers to slow their pace.
LONDON POISON GAS TEST
Security officials released harmless gases at St John’s Wood station on the London Underground, to see
how toxic gas would spread if a chemical or biological weapon was detonated. The media was kept away
from the station.
Officials released sulphur hexafluoride, a non-toxic odourless gas in the building as specialist equipment
measured its drift and flow. The gas is regularly used in similar studies to monitor the flow of air around
stations.

CODEMAKING AND BREAKING
THE ENCIPHERING TELEPRINTER MACHINES
David Hamer looks at the real birth of electronic cipher machines.
EXTRACT: Britain’s codebreaking specialists at Bletchley Park
gave the codename ‘Fish’ to the overall teleprinter traffic and
the codename ‘Tunny’ to the material enciphered by the
Lorenz SZ40/42. While BP codebreakers concentrated on
Tunny, Swedish codebreakers successfully attacked T52 and
its traffic, codenamed Sturgeon.
THE BREAKTHROUGH
The first real breakthrough into Tunny traffic occurred on 30 August
1941, when a cipher clerk in Vienna sent a long message - four thousand or
so characters - to his opposite number in Athens. When he had finished this formidable typing effort, he
received a reply which was the German equivalent of “I didn’t get all that. Please send it again!” So he did
- using, against all established principles of cipher security, the same machine settings that he had used
for the first transmission. He also used a number of abbreviations [e.g. ‘Spruchnummer’ became
‘Spruchnr’, etc.]. This egregious error was the chance for which BP was waiting and a team headed by
Colonel [later Brigadier] John Tiltman deciphered the message in short order.....
LISTENING TO IRAN
ELECTRONIC INTERCEPTS
REVEAL IRAN’S ‘SHORT SHARP
SHOCK’
When Iran took 15 UK servicemen hostage in the
Shatt al-Arab waterway on 23 March, Britain’s
signals intelligence gatherers and a highly specialised
military unit were called upon to assist. Utmost in their minds was trying to establish who kidnapped
the men, why and where they were taken and how long the men may remain captive. It became evident
quite quickly that Iran was behind the operation. In London, all efforts were made to glean signals intelligence
and intercept any Iranian communications referring to the incident and hostages....
OTHER FEATURES
IRAN AFFAIR - TURNEY’S BOGUS LETTERS
A look at how Iranian intelligence created hostage Faye Turney’s letters to her family
LITVINENKO POISONING
Scotland Yard have reportedly gathered sufficient evidence to formally charge a key suspect

AL-QAIDA’S RACE FOR THE BOMB
George Tenet, former head of the CIA warns Osama bin-Laden will stop at nothing to obtain a nuclear
bomb
21/7 BOMB TRIAL
Failed 21/7 bomb suspect Manfo Asiedu tells a court he defused bomb in apartment
EGYPT ARRESTS “ISRAELI ATOM SPY”
Egyptian security services have charged Mohammed Sayed Sabar Ali with passing atomic secrets to
Mossad agent
FBI’s INTELLIGENCE MOVE
The Federal Bureau of Investigation makes huge move towards improving national and international
intelligence gathering potential
NUCLEAR WHISTLE-BLOWER IN TROUBLE
Israeli authorities convict Mordechai Vanunu, a former nuclear scientist, of speaking to journalists
THE DOMAIN PROJECT
FBI warn corporate companies of increase in foreign espionage
NEW NRO SATELLITE LAUNCH
The NRO is set to launch a powerful new ‘dual satellite ocean surveillance’ mission to monitor terrorist
ships
THE 60KM SNIPER
Britain acquires an advanced GPS guided missile launcher capable of striking targets upto 40 miles away.
The system is being deployed in Afghanistan in the fight against Taliban and al-Qaida terrorists
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