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Stepfather Held in North Korean Spy CaseThey found in Kim’s house a membership card of the North Korean Workers’ Party, a shortwave radio, a familypicture of the North’s no. 2 leader Kim Yong-nam, and documents on Hwang Jang-yop…(English ChoSun, Sept. 5)http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200809/200809050016.html 

Korea: North Denies South SpyNorth Korea…denied that a woman arrested in South Korea for espionage had been one of its spies…(IOL, Sept. 3)www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=126&art_id=nw20080903135905392C375019 

Cuba to Appeal Spy Case to U.S. Supreme Cour tCuba said…it will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court part of a lower court decision against five Cuban agents whohave been imprisoned nearly 10 years on espionage charges. (Reuters, Sept. 4)www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0441811120080904 

The Science of Sniffing Out LiarsCan science help us determine if someone is deceiving us? The very high-tech stuff we rely on includes functionalmagnetic resonance imaging, magnetic encephalography, and some very, very sophisticatedelectroencephalography—one of the techniques used to test so-called guilty knowledge. (MINA, Sept. 3)http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/2577/56/ 

Burglars Break Into Gov’t Spy Agency (Philippines)Robbers broke into the office of Alberto Azores, director of NICA’s Intelligence Training Center, inside the agency’scompound at the corner…(Inquirer, Sept. 3) http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080903-158480/Burglars-

break-into-govt-spy-agency--police 

MASINT/ATEPInside the Ring: China's Nuclear CapabilityOne indicator of the problems has been that Gen. Jing Zhiyan, commander of China's nuclear forces, has not visitedthe U.S. Strategic Command or the United States despite a promise in 2006 from Chinese Pres. Hu Jintao to Pres.Bush that the general would lead a delegation for talks. (Washington Times, Sept. 4)www.washtimes.com/news/2008/sep/04/inside-the-ring-9017890/ 

North Korean Movement near Reactor Sends MessageN. Korean's movement of equipment at its Yongbyon nuclear complex is probably a signal of displeasure withdenuclearization talks…(Reuters, Sept. 3) www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=628e480d-bb17-4f9b-9602-b55d903fff31 

South Korea Urges North Korea to Stop Nuclear Work - Summary

S. Korea said Thursday (Sept. 4) it had confirmed N. Korea has started to reassemble its Yongbyon reactor, andexpressed concern about the development…(Earth Times, Sept. 4) www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/229683,south-korea-urges-north-korea-to-stop-nuclear-work--summary.html 

CTBTO, WMO Launch Detection CollaborationCTBTO and WMO announced the deployment of a new nuclear detection technique called Atmospheric TransportModeling. Officials say the modeling technique enables a CTBTO monitoring station to trace a nuclear explosion'sorigin …(Middle East Times, Sept. 3) www.metimes.com/Security/2008/09/02/ctbto_wmo_launch_detection_collaboration/6341/ 

Laser Progress Catches Military InterestU.S. Army interest is in a counter-rocket/artillery weapon, while the Air Force focus is precision strike, but the Navycould be first to use technology from the Joint High Power Solid State Laser (Jhpssl) program…(Aviation Week, Sept.3)www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/LASER09038.xml&headline=Laser%20Progress%20Catches%20Military%20Interest&channel=defense 

Electric Blaster Cannon MilestoneNorthrop's Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) program for the U.S. forces is different from existing rayguns, as it uses electrically powered solid state equipment. (UK Register, Sept. 3)www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/northrop_jhpssl_two_chain/ 

OSINTU.S. May Step Up Raids in PakistanThe number of cross-border commando missions may grow…(LA Times, Sept. 5)www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fg-uspakistan5-2008sep05,0,860194.story 

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U.S. Ground Forces Hit Al Qaida TargetsU.S. ground forces crossed the border from Afghanistan and attacked suspected al Qaida targets in Pakistan onWed. (Sept. 3) as part of an aggressive new strategy to kill or capture Osama bin Laden before Pres. Bush leavesoffice…(Washington Times, Sept. 4) http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/04/us-ground-forces-hit-al-Qaida-targets/ 

 Al-Qaida Top Leader Flees From PakistanThe adviser to the Pakistan’s Prime Minister on internal affairs Rahman Malik said that they had received info. about

Zawahiri and his wife in the Mohmand Agency, in NW Pakistan. But in spite of the raids they said the leader managedto give…the slip. (India IBN, Sept. 3) www.ibnlive.com/news/alQaida-top-leader-flees-from-pakistan/72729-2-6.html 

Pakistan Angry Over Territorial IntrusionPakistan on Thur. (Sept. 4) vowed to defend its territory against foreign intrusion as anger mounted after a raid on aborder village…(UK Financial Times, Sept. 4) www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62760400-7a6f-11dd-adbe-000077b07658.html 

Reported U.S. Attack Pushes Afghanistan War into PakistanThe war in Afghanistan spilled over into Pakistani territory for the first time today when heavily armed commandoes,believed to be U.S. Special Forces, landed by helicopter and attacked three houses in a village close to a knownTaliban and al-Qaida stronghold. (UK Guardian, Sept. 3) www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/03/pakistan.afghanistan1 

Pakistan PM Escapes ‘Assassination ’ Attempt  Pakistani Taliban and their al-Qaida allies have unleashed a wave of bomb attacks, including some on politicalleaders such as Bhutto, over the past year. Hundreds of people have been killed. (Arab Times, Sept. 3)www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitcrime/pagesdetails.asp?nid=21795&ccid=11 

Taliban Abduct Two Dozen Police Recruits i n PakistanTaliban militants captured 25 police recruits in restive NW Pakistan…The trainees were abducted…when they werereturning to the Police Training College after vacations…(Earth Times, Sept. 4)www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/229663,taliban-abduct-two-dozen-police-recruits-in-pakistan.html 

Zero Hour for Zardari (Pakistan)By common consent Pakistan stands at a critical juncture. The Islamist insurgency in Afghanistan has spread into itswestern tribal areas, where al-Qaida and Taliban militants are now firmly established…Meanwhile 71% of Pakistanis,according to a recent poll, believe all counter-terrorism cooperation with the U.S. should be halted. (UK Guardian,Sept. 4) www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/04/pakistan?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews 

Sunni Fighters to Get Iraqi Pay About 100,000 former anti-U.S. insurgents have joined the so-called Awakening Councils since September 2006 andreceived salaries from the U.S. Members of the Baghdad Awakening will move to the govt. payroll on 1 Oct. (BBC

News, Sept. 4) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7598167.stm 

"Jihadis" Dispute Role of Iraq’s Female Suicide BombersLately, "jihadi" forum participants have been inquiring about the women’s suicide battalion in Iraq and the religious

 jurisprudence…A response to the inquiries was posted by Dr. Hani al-Sibai…(Jamestown Foundation, Sept. 2)http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2374382 

Responsibility for Bomb ings in Western Turkey Disputed by PKK and the Kurdistan Freedom FalconsThe success of Turkey’s military forces against the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and southeasternTurkey since December 2007 has resulted in a distinct change in tactics…(Jamestown Foundation, Sept. 2)http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2374383 

Iraq Would-Be Girl Bomber Wanted To Be DoctorPolice say that Al-Qaida in Iraq is in trouble as an Iraqi-led but U.S.-backed counter-insurgency has hit at the heart ofthe group, forcing them to turn to young women…(Kuwait Times, Sept. 3)

www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTQ1MTQzMTc1 

Task Force BlackThe TFB operators spent much of their time among Iraqis, so when the Surge Offensive kicked off in early 2007,there was an opportunity to hit many of the suicide bomber support groups…(Strategy Page Blog, Sept. 4)www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsf/articles/20080904.aspx 

HAMAS Security Detains Islamist Leader in GazaSecurity forces of the Islamist HAMAS group have detained a senior leader of Jaysh al-Ummah, a pro-al Qaidagroup, in the Gaza Strip, a Hamas-controlled territory... Abu Hafss was ordered by the HAMAS internal securityservice to report for questioning on Wednesday (Sept. 3) …(Reuters, Sept. 4)

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Pro-al Qaida Fighters Train in Gaza StripJaysh al-Ummah, or the Army of the Nation, a Palestinian Islamist group modeled on the ideology of Osama binLaden's al Qaida, was training for battle with Israel. (Reuters, Sept. 2)http://aawsat.com/English/news.asp?section=1&id=13923 

HAMAS Confirms Excellent Rapport with SyriaThe HAMAS…denied…reports…alleging that…political leader Khaled Mishaal was planning to settle in Sudan afterSyria asked him to leave its soil. "These reports are categorically false and aim at spoiling the excellentrelationship”… (HAMAS, Sept. 4) www.palestineinfo.co.uk/en/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7eOV9kMlpVgsXp0qhfPR%2b3MMzermHHOH%2bk7vsZYn8IRrAaGi%2b3LErs8ev4BJScnAKYH%2b68LgyQoSOTqw5ODub6l27NP4wPFZRGGJ3UqBm9Ys%3d 

Israel: Hezbollah Using Facebook to Spy on UsOfficials say they increasingly fear that Lebanese terror group Hezbollah is using the online social network Facebookto spy on young, unwitting Israeli soldiers. (Israel Today, Sept. 5) www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=17093 

Hezbollah Spying Through 'Facebook'Soldiers may unwittingly give the enemy information through social networking sites or even arrange to meet aninternet companion who is in fact a terrorist. (Arutz Sheva, Sept. 5) www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127494 

Editorial: Beware the Avenging HezbollahIran may have stepped up its proxy war against Israel in recent months, with Hezbollah embarking on a new project:

kidnapping and/or assassinating Israeli civilians abroad. (Washington Times, Sept. 5)http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/05/beware-the-avenging-hezbollah/ 

Sheikh Kassem: Hezbollah Will Avenge Imad MoghniyehHezbollah Dep. Sec. Gen. Sheikh Naim Kassem told Al-Manar TV…that revenge for the assassination of topresistance commander martyr Imad Moghniyeh (Hajj Redwan) was a legitimate right of the resistance and “will comeas a surprise to the Israelis when it happens.” (Hezbollah, Aug. 31)www.moqavemat.ir/?lang=en&state=showbody_news&row_id=32882 

 A New Taliban? (Yemen)Behind the "virtue committee", which supported by 2,000 clerics and tribal leaders, is Sheikh Abdel-Majid al-Zindani,a powerful Salafi figure who once taught Osama bin Laden and is accused by the U.S. and UN of financingterrorism…(UK Guardian, Sept. 3) www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/03/yemen?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews 

Report: Terror Cell Arrested In Morocco Has Network in Europe According to sources from the Elaph website, the Fath Al-Andalus terror cell, 15 members of which were arrested thisweek in Morocco, is part of a larger organization connected to Al-Qaida and with branches in Spain, Belgium, andItaly, in addition to North Africa. (MEMRI Blog, Sept. 3) www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/9641.htm 

Philipp ines Ends Peace Talks With Muslim RebelsThe Philippines ended peace talks with the country's largest Muslim separatist group yesterday, scrapping an 11-yearpeace process and raising the specter of more violence…(Kuwait Times, Sept. 4)www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTA0OTAxNTk5MQ==

German Charged With Al-Qaida Recrui tmentThe accused had undergone explosives training during one trip and had sent several people from Germany to al-Qaida camps, sometimes providing them with a recommendation letter...(Irish Times, Sept. 4)www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0904/breaking53.htm 

Chinastan: XinjiangThe group most commonly accused of waging a terror campaign in Xinjiang is the East Turkestan Islamic Movement

(ETIM), which in 2001 China described as a “major component” of Osama bin Laden’s network. Earlier this yearofficials said ETIM had been plotting attacks against the Olympics. (The Economist, Sept. 4)www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12060405 

Somali Fighters Vow Ramadan AttacksSomali fighters have vowed to intensify their attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as residents ofMogadishu, the capital, took shelter from mortar fire. (Al Jazeera, Sept. 3)http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/09/200893163318782686.html 

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Closely Linked Network behind Many Terror PlotsCounter-terrorism detectives and MI5 have long been aware of the intricate web of connections between many of thegroups and individuals involved in supporting and carrying out jihadist terror attacks in Britain. The Guardian hasmapped out some of those relationships that give shape to al-Qaida in the UK. (UK Guardian, Sept.4)www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/sep/04/4 

FARC’s fading FortunesThe recent hostage raid, codenamed Operation Check (as in chess) was much more than a crushing blow to thecollective egos of the FARC’s Secretariat, the seven-person inner leadership circle. Not only was the group duped byfaux FARC and humanitarian workers, some wearing Che Guevara t-shirts…(Family Security Matters Blog, Sept. 4)www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.1076/pub_detail.asp 

Tigers in decline (Sri Lanka)In the event that Prabhakaran is at some point killed or removed from the scene due to illness, the absence ofpoliticization among the LTTE cadres would mean that the organization would most likely not be able to continue as asustainable resistance movement …(Lanka Web, Aug. 31) www.lankaweb.com/news/items08/310808-2.html 

Wanted: Living Terror LegendIn a world that allows one to run his whole life through an online browser, essentially never leaving the house, onecannot be too surprised that the man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers stationed in Iraqand Afghanistan is little more than a virtual character in cyberspace. (YNet News, Aug. 31)www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3590179,00.html 

Drug War Bodies Are Piling Up In MexicoThe heap of 11 decapitated bodies found in Yucatan shows that the battle to control the multibillion-dollar drug tradeknows no boundaries. (LA Times, Aug. 30) www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-mexdrugs30-2008aug30,0,4013974.story 

Protesters Run Counterintelligence Tactics, Unmask Undercover Cop A source close to the RNC Welcoming Committee, an anarchist group, said members take loads of pictures of lawenforcement during confrontations and then try to memorize the faces. (Twin Cities, Sept. 4)www.twincities.com/ci_10375010  Analyst Comment : The tac tics t hat are desc ribed i n th is s tory could theoret ically work i ntheater (in addition to CONUS).

Jihadist Urges Al-Qaida to Kill Rice during her Visit to Africa A jihadist on an Islamist website urged the North African branch of Al-Qaida to assassinate U.S. Sec. of StateCondoleezza Rice during her regional tour this week, the Site Intelligence Group said … (Weasel ZippersBlog, Sept.4) www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2008/09/jihadist-urges-al-Qaida-to-kill-rice-during-her-visit-to-africa-opportunity-of-a-lifetime-to-kill-

this-poisonous-swamp-rat.html 

 Analyst Comment: Of interest is that Iranian news agencies ran stories over the past week stating that therewas an attempted coup in Saudi Arabia to overthrow/replace military commanders that were loyal to the Kingwith in SANG. The Iranian reports were based off of a news story that was carried in Arabic al Watan on Aug.31st at www.watan.com/index.php/200808313823/2008-08-31-14-51-27.html. The news story is unconfirmed.(www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=68316&sectionid=351020205, www.alalam.ir/english/en-NewsPage.asp?newsid=032030120080903113228)

Featured Probable Disinformation Story o f the Week— Foiled Attempt to Assassinate Sheikh Omar BakriMuhammad by British IntelligenceElectronic devices designed to monitor the movements of Sheikh Omar, including a remote controlled explosivedevice capable of being detonated at a distance and weighing 1.5kg, were recently discovered. (Islamic Thinker’sSociety, Sept. 1) www.islamicthinkers.com/index/index.php 

 Analyst Comment: The story has also been picked up by a pro AQ Blog at

http://prisonerofjoy.blogspot.com/2008/09/breaking-news-foiled-attempt-to.html 

SIGINT88% of IT Admins Would Steal Data If FiredSecurity firm claims a survey conducted on 300 security professionals found a whopping 88 per cent of IT adminswould steal valuable and sensitive company information if they were fired tomorrow. (UK Register, Sept. 5)www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/05/88percent_it_admins_would_steal_sensitive_data/ 

South Korea Accuses North Korea of Cyber-Espionage, Sophos ReportsNewspaper reports in Seoul have speculated that the victims of the attack - which took the form of a malicious emailattachment designed to steal documents from infected computers- were on a list of military contacts given to North

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Korea by 35-year old, Won Jeong Hwa…Miss Won is currently facing trial in South Korea on charges oftreason…(SDA Asia, Sept. 4) www.sda-asia.com/sda/news/psecom,id,20216,srn,4,nodeid,4,_language,Singapore.html 

ISPs Will All Spy on Their Customers, Professor WarnsNothing in society poses as grave a threat to privacy as the Internet Service Provider (ISP). ISPs carry their users’conversations, secrets, relationships, acts, and omissions. (Wired B Strokes Blog, Sept. 4)http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/isps-will-all-s.html 

North Korea Accused of Spyware Attack on South KoreaOfficers in South Korea's military command and control centre have been the target of a spyware attack, allegedlycarried out by North Korea's electronic warfare division. (Computer Weekly, Sept. 3)www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/09/03/232114/north-korea-accused-of-spyware-attack-on-south-korea.htm 

Report: N. Korea Used Spyware, Sex in Targeted Attack on S. Korean MilitaryIf North Korea is indeed behind this attack, it certainly isn't the first nation to conduct cyber-espionage: there havebeen reports of Germany spying on Afghanistan, Belgium on China, and China on India, all using malware to spy onrival nations. (Dark Reading Blog, Sept.3) www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=162898&WT.svl=news1_1 

Britain under CyberattackNetworks controlling the vital arteries of any modern nation, such as electricity, water supplies andtelecommunications, are being hit in an unseen cyberwar waged against Britain every day by criminals and terrorists,some of whom are backed by foreign states. (The Trumpet, Sept. 2) www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?q=5484.3796.0.0 

Georgia Hacking Stirs Fears of Cyber Militias Attacks that hit Georgian Web sites after Russian tanks rolled across the border have U.S. officials concerned thatindependent "cyber militias" will play a growing role on the electronic battlefield. (Reuters, Sept. 1)www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Russia/idUSN2945446120080901 

UNICEF's "Bee" Will Provide an Impressive Array of Communications, AnywhereThe Bee, as it has to, uses off-the-shelf components so anyone could go out and buy what's needed and cobble ittogether. (DVice, Aug. 29) www.dvice.com/2.php 

Weapons, Emerging Weapons Technology & Emerging Commercial of the Shelf TechnologiesStink Bombs and Lasers: The 'Less Lethal' Weapons Evaluated By PoliceChemicals known as malodorants could be used to disperse crowds by causing nausea and gagging. (UK Telegraph,Sept. 5) www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2682680/Stink-bombs-and-lasers-The-less-lethal-weapons-evaluated-by-police.html 

Sudan: Iran Supplying Khartoum with Military Weapons?

On 28 August, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Unity Command shot down an Iranian-made Ababil-111 unmannedaerial vehicle (UAV) which was probably controlled by Iranian technicians…(African Path, Sept. 4)www.africanpath.com/p_blogEntry.cfm?blogEntryID=5885 

Iran says has Not Bought Russian MissilesIran denied…it had bought Russia's advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system…(Reuters, Sept. 1)http://aawsat.com/English/news.asp?section=1&id=13915 

 Anti-Cloak Gives Vis ion to the InvisibleTheoretical physicists think they might have the makings of the world's first'anti-invisibility cloak', a device which, when layered beneath an invisibilitycloak, renders any object within visible again. (New Scientist, Sept. 3)http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14659-anticloak-gives-vision-to-the-invisible.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14659 

ThinkGeek Picks Top Tech Gifts for 2008 Holiday Shopping SeasonUSB Hidden Flash Drive Watch ($59.99) - Perfect for smuggling data out oftop secret facilities... or for convenient access to 4 GB of flash drivecapacity… 1.3 Megapixel Spy Camera Sunglasses ($99.99) - The next bestthing to X-Ray glasses! With a remote to snap 1.3 megapixel images of yourview, and a built-in MP3 player with ear buds…(Earth Times, Sept. 4)www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/thinkgeek-picks-top-tech-gifts-for-2008-holiday-shopping-season,527205.shtml 

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