Zitat:Das türkische Sicherheitskreise angesichts der derzeitigen Politik der Türkei hier einen Israel-PKK-Faden spannen ist nachvollziehbar

Zitat:Also "nachvollziehbar" ist vor allem, dass Dir bei einem solchen Bericht unwohl ist. Nachvollziehbar daher, dass da wieder irgendeine anti-semitische, islamistische Verschwörung aus den Fingern gesaugt werden muss.

Zitat:CIA contractor Ray Davis freed over Pakistan killings

A Pakistani court has freed a US CIA contractor after acquitting him of two counts of murder at a hearing held at a prison in Lahore, officials say.

Raymond Davis, 36, was alleged to have shot dead two men in the eastern city of Lahore in January following what he said was an attempted armed robbery. The acquittal came when relatives of the dead men pardoned him in court.

They confirmed to the judge overseeing the case that they had received compensation - known as "blood money". Under Pakistani Sharia law, relatives of a murder victim can pardon the killer.

Zitat:Jailed CIA agent let go by Pakistan
Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:48PM
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His release comes after he paid the blood money or compensation in line with Sharia law. Officials say family members of the slain men appeared in court and confirmed that they had pardoned Davis.

However, there are reports that they were pressured by police into signing the agreement, a Press TV correspondent says.

A lawyer representing the family of one of those killed says the "blood money" deal was made without his knowledge. "I was not allowed to participate in the proceedings of the case... and could not see or approach my clients," state-run BBC quoted Lawyer Asad Manzoor Butt as saying. "I and my associate were kept under forced detention for four hours," he said.

"If my clients have indeed signed a blood money deal, then this has been done behind my back and I don't know anything about it." The court had indicted Davis on two counts of murder.
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Zitat:Spy game: The CIA, Pakistan and 'blood money'

CIA contractor and former Blackwater employee Raymond Davis flees Pakistan after killing two men in a murky mission.
Chris Arsenault Last Modified: 17 Mar 2011 14:33
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Pakistani authorities released the CIA contractor from prison on Wednesday, after families of two motorcyclists he killed in January were paid a reported $2.3mn in "blood money".
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"Some suggest Davis was trying to document links between Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Taiba [the Army of the Pure], which would expose the ISI's links to the Mumbai attacks [of 2008]," says Khan. The US and UN Security Council have designated Lashkar as an international terrorist organisation.

In February, Leon Panetta, the CIA director, said the ISI-CIA relationship is one of the "most complicated" he has encountered during his time in intelligence.

"If Ray Davis was targeting Laskhkar or trying to establish links between it and Pakistani intelligence, that would be probably one of the most sensitive places to hit the ISI," says Jeremy Scahill, the author and investigative journalist.

In a US federal court in New York, a lawsuit was filed in 2010 against the ISI for backing the Mumbai attacks. Davis's conclusions could have damaged more than the ISI's public image. US tax dollars paid to Pakistani security forces under the auspices of fighting terrorism, not to mention a major financial settlement, could be at stake.

Christine Fair, the Georgetown professor, says two high-level Pakistani officials told her that the men Davis killed were ISI agents tasked with following him.

Davis worked out of a safe house in an obscure part of Lahore as part of a CIA cell investigating Lashkar, Fair says.

"The CIA cooperates with the ISI on certain issues," Fair says. "But these organisations also operate against each other. This is spy versus spy."

The origins of Lashkar can be traced to US support for forces fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan during the 1980s, Khan says. Today, the group operates openly in Pakistan from a sprawling compound in the suburbs of Lahore, where it runs schools, hospitals and a blood bank. Hafiz Saeed, the group's leader, is a frequent commentator in the Pakistani press.
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Zitat:Drei Todesurteile in Kuwait wegen Spionage für den Iran

Ein Gericht in Kuwait hat am Dienstag zwei Iraner und einen Kuwaiter wegen Spionage für den Iran zum Tode verurteilt.
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Die drei zum Tode Verurteilten und der Syrer waren zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Festnahme im Mai 2010 Soldaten in der kuwaitischen Armee, der Staatenlose hatte früher in der Armee gedient.
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+++ 00.07 CIA unterstützt libysche Rebellen +++
Der US-Geheimdienst CIA unterstützt nach einem Zeitungsbericht bereits seit Wochen mit verdeckten Aktionen die Gegner des libyschen Diktators Gaddafi. Die Spione kundschafteten dabei mögliche Ziele für Luftschläge aus und versuchten überdies, Kontakte zu den Aufständischen zu knüpfen, berichtete die "New York Times" unter Berufung auf amerikanische Regierungsbeamte.
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+++ 06.21 Auch britische Agenten in Libyen +++
Nach Angaben britischer Regierungsbeamter arbeiten "Dutzende" Agenten des Geheimdienstes MI6 und Mitglieder von Spezialkommandos in Libyen. Sie versorgten die britischen Streitkräfte mit Informationen über Ziele für Luftschläge, Stellungen und Bewegungen von Gaddafis Militär.
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Zitat:Iran, Kuwait to maintain bilateral ties
Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:36PM

The Iranian and Kuwaiti foreign ministers have stressed their determination to maintain friendly bilateral ties, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman says.

In a phone conversation with his Kuwaiti counterpart Mohammed al-Sabah on Thursday, Ali Akbar Salehi emphasized on Tehran's fundamental position of not interfering in the internal affairs of other states, Ramin Mehmanparast said.
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Both foreign ministers also agreed to continue talks to clarify any misunderstandings.

Zitat:Keine Gnade mit Verrätern
Obama geht hart gegen Informanten vor
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CIA-Mitarbeiter droht eine Gefängnisstrafe

Einem früheren Mitarbeiter des Geheimdienstes CIA, Jeffrey Sterling, droht derzeit eine Gefängnisstrafe, weil er einem Journalisten der "New York Times" Informationen über Geheimeinsätze der USA im Iran weitergegeben haben soll. Ähnliches gilt für den Angeklagten Thomas Drake, der Informationen über ein geheimes Abhörprogramm der Regierung von George W. Bush an die Medien gereicht haben soll.

Der Prozess gegen Drake soll im April beginnen. Auf einem Stützpunkt im Bundesstaat Virginia sitzt derzeit der Soldat Manning ein, gegen den die Militärjustiz wegen der Wikileaks-Affäre 22 Klagepunkte vorbereitet - unter anderem "Hilfe für den Feind", worauf die Todesstrafe steht.
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Zitat:Iran busts CIA spy network, 30 people arrested

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – The Iranian intelligence service has broken up a spy network linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and arresting 30 U.S.-linked spies.

In a statement published on Saturday, the ministry announced that it managed to identify and break up the complicated spy network and identify 42 CIA intelligence officers in different countries through carrying out major intelligence and counter-espionage operations at home and abroad.
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In addition, the statement says thorough investigation revealed that CIA officers used the U.S. intelligence bases, embassies, and consulates in countries like the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Malaysia to trap Iranian citizens including students into passing on information about Iran’s research centers, nuclear facilities, universities, aviation industry, defense sector, communications networks, banking system, airports, and customs.

The Intelligence Ministry also advised citizens to deal carefully with suspicious and anonymous phone calls and contacts and try not to fall into the U.S. intelligence agencies’ traps.

Zitat:BND-Zentrale
Vertraulich ist gut
Der Bundesnachrichtendienst hat sich sein Image als Pleiten-, Pech- und Pannen-Brigade lange und hart erarbeitet: In der letzten Woche sollen die geheimen Baupläne der neue BND-Zentrale gestohlen worden sein. Doch was verraten sie wirklich?

Von Peter Richter

25. Juli 2011 12:06:03 Wer in Deutschland den BND googelt, dem schlägt die Suchmaschine erst einen Kaffeemaschinenhändler in Mutterstadt vor und dann erst den gleichnamigen Auslandsgeheimdienst. Wer freitags um 14:30 Uhr in der Pressestelle dieses Geheimdienstes anruft, der bekommt eine Bandansage zu hören. Das Büro sei nicht mehr besetzt, Freitag nach eins, jeder spioniert seins, man könne sich in dringenden Fällen an folgende Nummer wenden ... Unter der genannten Nummer sagt eine freundliche Märchenerzählerstimme: "Bundesnachrichtendienst". Dann verweist der ältere Herr einen an eine andere Nummer. Und wenn man die wählt, hört man wieder die Bandansage vom Anfang.
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