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November 2000 Intelligence News

• Israel Aircraft Industries' MLM Division Demonstrated On Line Area Reconnaissance System (OLARS) For The First Time in South America Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Nov 2000 -- Ben Gurion International Airport - Israel Aircraft Industries/MLM Division (IAI/MLM) has successfully demonstrates its new On Line Area Reconnaissance System (OLARS) for the first time in South America.
• Statement By The Press Secretary - Release of CIA Chile Documents, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 13 November 2000 -- "This third and final release consists of more than 16,000 documents, including approximately 13,050 from the Department of State, 1,550 from the CIA, 620 from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 370 from the Department of Defense, 310 from the National Archives, 110 from the National Security Council, and 50 from the Department of Justice."
• Anti-Leak Veto Catches Sponsors Off Guard, Washington Post, 13 November 2000 -- The chairmen of the House and Senate intelligence committees howled in betrayal earlier this month after President Clinton vetoed secrecy legislation that would have made it easier to prosecute government officials for leaking "properly classified" material.
• Central Asia and the Taliban, Voice of America, 13 November 2000 -- Mounting evidence links Osama bin Laden to acts of terrorism against the United States, which is putting more pressure on the Taleban to surrender him.
• State Dept. Noon Briefing - Middle East Terrorism Threat, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 13 November 2000 -- Q: On Thursday, the arrest of four Kuwaitis had just happened and Richard didn't have anything, but it was later found out that they were planning to attack US military installations. Do you have any follow-up on that?
• KAZAKHSTAN: President given green light to fight Islamic extremism, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- Kazakhstan's parliament voted on Thursday to give President Nursultan Nazarbayev the power to send the country's armed forces into Central Asian states facing threats from Islamic extremism
• Pentagon Spokesman's Regular Briefing - Kuwait Arrests, U.S. Department of Defense, 09 November 2000 -- Q: Do you have anything on several people in Kuwait being arrested for having some - having - being connected to some folks who were threatening to take - to carry out attacks against U.S. interests in the Gulf and being connected with Osama bin Laden? Pentagon Spokesman Ken Bacon briefed.
• State Department Noon Briefing - Kuwait Arrests, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 09 November 2000 -- Q: Have you seen the report about the Kuwaiti Government announcement on the arrest of three suspects wanted for planning a terrorist attack?
• Japan / Red Army Arrest, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- A leading figure in the Japanese Red Army terrorist group has been apprehended after nearly three decades on the run.
• Bahrain threat level downgraded, Stars and Stripes, 09 November 2000 -- The U.S. military decreased the terrorist threat condition for military members serving in Bahrain back to Threatcon Charlie, down from the highest possible level of Threatcon Delta, which was imposed days after the Oct. 12 terrorist attack that killed U.S. sailors in the Middle East, Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon said Tuesday.
• Pentagon Spokesman's Regular Briefing - Terrorism Threat, U.S. Department of Defense, 09 November 2000 -- Q: Ken, can you update us - it's been four weeks since the bombing of the Cole. Are U.S. ships all still deployed in the Gulf? Has anybody been allowed yet to pull into a port for refueling or any other reason? And how long do we think it will be before that happens?
• Shelby blasts administration over leak veto, Alabama Live, 07 November 2000 -- U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby is accusing President Clinton of buckling to media pressure with his veto of a bill that would have criminalized the disclosure of most classified information.
• Pentagon Spokesman's Regular Briefing - Anti-Leak Statute, U.S. Department of Defense, 07 November 2000 -- Q: The president, on Saturday, vetoed the Intelligence Authorization Act, citing the anti-leak provision. Where did the Pentagon come down on that in terms of the internal deliberations? Were you for a veto or against a veto? Pentagon Spokesman Kenneth Bacon briefed.
• Pentagon Spokesman's Regular Briefing - Middle East Threat, U.S. Department of Defense, 07 November 2000 -- Q: Has there been any change in the threat conditions in the Gulf, either up or down? Any of the countries that were on Threat Condition D - have they gone off that, or any - are there any countries where -- that have gone to a higher threat condition since the last one?
• The forgotten 'spy' case of a rocket scientist, By Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor, 07 November 2000 -- Viewed from afar, the McCarthy-era case of Tsien Hsue-shen stands as an eerie precursor to the Wen Ho Lee storm. Yet neither Dr. Lee's proponents nor his prosecutors can draw easy lessons from this chapter in history.
• Defense Minister Says Central Asia Is 'Center of World Terrorism.', RFE/RL Security Watch, Vol. 1, No. 16, 6 November 2000 -- During a visit to Tajikistan, Defense Minister Igor Sergeev said that "the center of world terrorism is shifting to Central Asia and that Russia, with its allies, should immediately begin to form a joint force to cope with this development."
• wHITE hOUSE Daily PRESS BRIEFING - Anti-Leak Statute, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 06 November 2000 -- Q Jake, did you talk to the President at all about why he decided to veto that intelligence authorization bill?
• Clampdown on 'leaks' vetoed, by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 05 November 2000 -- President Clinton on Saturday vetoed a bill that would have sharply expanded the government's power to prosecute anyone who revealed official secrets, including whistle-blowers or even ambassadors who briefed news reporters.
• Statement by the President on the Veto of HR 4392, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 04 November 2000 -- "Although well intentioned, that provision is overbroad and may unnecessarily chill legitimate activities that are at the heart of a democracy."
• Anti-Leak Bill Splits Clinton Aides, By Walter Pincus, washingtonpost.com, 03 November 2000 -- Top Clinton aides failed to reach agreement yesterday on a controversial measure that makes it easier to prosecute government officials for leaking classified information, leaving it up to the president to weigh differing recommendations on whether he should sign or veto the legislation.
• Attorney General Reno's Weekly Press Conference - Leak Statute, The Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 02 November 2000 -- Q: Ms. Reno, there's a bill at the White House on an intelligence authorization bill that has come under attack from both the left, right and the news media because of provisions on classified secrets. Can you explain to us why these expanded penalties are needed and why it's necessary now, and what your discussions have been with the White House regarding whether or not they will sign this bill? I understand there's been some reconsideration on their part.
• Attorney General Reno's Weekly Press Conference - Wen Ho Lee, The Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 02 November 2000 -- Q: Ms. Reno, are we any closer to getting a public statement on the internal review of whether Wen Ho Lee was singled out for investigation because of his ethnic background?
• The case for leaks, By Fiona Morgan, Salon.com, 01 November 2000 -- Journalists are urging President Clinton to veto a bill that would make it a felony to disclose any classified information to the media.
• Colombia to Begin Coca Elimination Program in Putumayo Region, USIS Washington File, 01 November 2000 -- In December, Colombia will launch a program to eradicate the coca plant in the guerrilla-dominated Putumayo region, says Brad Hittle, drug-source country support branch chief for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
• Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Held an International Workshop for UAV Civilian / Commercial Applications Israel Aerospace Industries 01 Nov 2000 -- Ben Gurion International Airport - Israel Aircraft Industries' MALAT Division, along with IAI's Engineering Division held a workshop in Israel on 7-8 November 2000 to advance civil/ commercial applications for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
• Clinton Reports to Congress on Drug-Producing Countries, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 01 November 2000 -- President Clinton has sent to Congress his annual report on major illicit drug-producing or drug-transit countries.