Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com Russia and China pose the greatest threat of espionage and industrial spying and are expected to continue to be the most aggressive at stealing secrets, according to the annual report of the U.S. government’s Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive, known as NCIX. The U.S. intelligence community anticipates that China […]
Special to WorldTribune.com from east-asia-intel.com Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress last week that U.S. military strategy under budget cuts will lead to a lessening of emphasis in areas of the world where Al Qaida is emerging as a growing threat. Panetta said in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee Oct. 13 that smaller […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Global Information System correspondents The Turkish Government of Prime Minister Reçep Tayyip Erdogan has demonstrated that it becomes more politically and verbally aggressive — to the point where it generates incredulity among non-Turkish analysts — when it faces, or prepares to face, major challenges. It also tends to state arguments which reflect […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The United States, failing to obtain agreement for an extension, has proceeded with plans to withdraw its military from Iraq. Officials said the U.S. military, with 40,000 troops left, was ending training programs throughout Iraq. On Oct. 14, the Marine Corps completed its training mission in Iraq and left for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Backgrounder, Compiled by Bill Gertz U.S. officials are stepping up efforts in North Africa and the Middle East to account for thousands of shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles that have been dispersed around the region as the result of the Libyan civil war.The officials said the missiles are beginning to show up on the […]
Backgrounder, Compiled by Bill Gertz The FBI has produced a brochure to help identify what it calls “insider threats,” spies who use their access to obtain secrets or company proprietary information. ‘A company can often detect or control when an outsider (non-employee) tries to access company data either physically or electronically, and can mitigate the […]