Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Latin America/Caribbean News Samples from: INTELLIGENCE ISSN 1245-2122 N. 37 New Series, 13 May 1996 Publishing since 1980 Editor Olivier Schmidt (email intelligence-adi@wanadoo.fr; web http://www.blythe.org/Intelligence; tel/fax 33 1 40 51 85 19; post ADI, 16 rue des Ecoles, 75005 Paris, France) Copyright ADI 1996, reproduction in any form forbidden without explicit authorization from the ADI. A one year subscription (23 issues) is US $315. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 81 SURINAM: FRENCH OFFERED TO TOPPLE REGIME IN 1982 Mr. J. Janssen van Raay, Christian-Democrat member of the European Parliament, told the "Haagsche Courant" on 8 May that, in early 1982, the French government offered the Dutch government the support of the 3rd Regiment of the Foreign Legion to bring down the Surinamese junta led by army sergeant Desire Delano Bouterse (now aged 50). According to the newspaper, Mr. Janssen van Raay's account has been confirmed by other sources. The campaign was to have started from neighboring French Guyana, and U.S. troops would also have been involved. The French government's offer was motivated by their concern that political unrest in Surinam at the time could jeopardize the Ariane rocket launching site near Kourou (French Guyana). The Dutch government turned down the offer, because Defense Minister Hans van Mierlo (the current Foreign Minister) had already decided to restart the supply of arms and intelligence training for the Surinamese military rulers with the intention of keeping channels open and discouraging the junta from turning to Cuba for military support. Later that year, on 8 December 1992, the army murdered 15 journalists, lawyers and trade union leaders who were imprisoned at Fort Zeelandia. COMMENT -- Mr. Bouterse has since yielded to a civilian government, but he is still considered to be the most powerful man in Surinam. His power base lies not only in the army, but also in his position as a wealthy businessman. The U.S. DEA and Dutch law enforcement authorities are convinced that Mr. Bouterse has build his fortune from his activities as a major cocaine dealer. To the chagrin of the Dutch government, Mr. Bouterse has also done very well in his new political career as the leader of the NDP. Observers believe his party stands a good chance of winning the coming 23 May elections. If Mr. Bouterse survives the coming two weeks, he will most likely become untouchable as an elected political leader. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 82 BRAZIL - Industrial Espionage Case Still "Conditional". Competition for the major SIVAM contract to furnish radar coverage of the Amazonian Basin has been used by the U.S. as a "prime example" of foreign "industrial espionage" against American interests. The French competitor for the contract, Thomson-Alcatel, ran into serious financial problems with U.S.- controlled credit institutions when it proposed to build the systems without stationing "advisers" for long periods in Brazil nor obliging Brazil to use SIVAM against drug traffic flights, both conditions the U.S. wanted to impose. When American press reports of secret Thomson kickback payments appeared, it was all over for the French bid. U.S. candidate and Pentagon supplier, Raytheon, had little trouble getting international financial backing and a favorable Brazilian political decision, despite French counter-claims of secret dealings. But Brazilian military, scientists and technicians openly criticized the choice to such an extent that the Senate blocked the decision process while it looked over the credit terms. Although the Senate did give "conditional approval" for the choice of Raytheon in late February, a final decision has still not been made and it has become clear that industrial espionage "swings both ways" or, in clear, it's business as usual when it comes to big contracts. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 28 MEXICO - Jose Arturo Ochoa Palacios. Investigating the local drug mafia or being in Tijuana seems to be a deadly mistake for Mexican officials. Former Baja California region justice chief at the time of the 23 March 1994 assassination in Tijuana of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, Jose Arturo Ochoa Palacios, was shot dead in Tijuana on 17 April. A month after the Colosio assassination, Tijuana police chief, Federico Benitez Lopez, who was investigating the killing, was slain and files were taken from his office. The lawyer of an important witness in the case also died last year in a car accident. Local Tijuana drug barons, brothers Benjamin and Janvier Arellano Felix, reportedly led the 24 May 1993 attack against Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo who was killed at Guadalajara's international airport (INT, N. 33/57). Media reports say Ochoa was to testify in the Colosio case the same week he was killed and that two persons had him under surveillance for several days. * Intelligence, N. 37, 13 May 1996, p. 20 U.S.A. - John Pereira/Guatemala Declassification According to John Pereira, 63, head of the CIA's "historical review group", 60,000 pages on the Bay of Pigs and 20,000 pages on the CIA coup in Guatemala are being reviewed and could be released later this year. Although CIA director John Deutch doubled Pereira's budget, he only has eight employees and 25 retirees working for him in Rosslyn, Virginia. Pereira entered the CIA in 1962, worked in operations as a case officer and at headquarters as an intelligence analyst. * For subscription info, write to: intelligence-adi@wanadoo.fr or point your browser to: http://www.blythe.org/Intelligence/ Also in this Issue: N. 37 New Series, 13 May 1996 FRONTPAGE U.S.A. - NSA REVEALS SECRET HERITAGE p.1 TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUES LINK ANALYSIS DATA MINING WITH ALTA'S NETMAP p.2 PARAFOIL VEHICLE FOR "SPECIAL OPS" INSERTION p.3 NAMEBASE AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA TELNET AND WEB p.4 FIREARMS - FBI's Deadly Anniversary. p.5 SPY BOOKS - The "Surveillant" is Back. p.6 VIRUSES - More From Microsoft. p.7 RESUMES - Headhunters & Security Leaks. p.8 SR-71 - Grounded by Bureaucratic "Mothballing". p.9 MONEY LAUNDERING - Web Site Info But No Use. p.10 FORENSICS - British Experts for Oklahoma City Trial. p.11 INFOSEC - Access and Protection of Medical Data. p.12 COPYING - Crack-Down on Software Hits Bosses. p.13 IMAGERY - U.S. Non-Seismic Intelligence on Russian "Bomb". p.14 PEOPLE CHARLES GETZ - U.S.A. p.15 OLGA MAITLAND - GREAT BRITAIN p.16 IVO JANCEV - BULGARIA p.17 KAMAL HAMED - PALESTINE/ISRAEL p.18 U.S.A. - Alexander DeVolpi. p.19 U.S.A. - John Pereira. p.20 U.S.A. - John M. Deutch. p.21 GREAT BRITAIN - Roy Thomason. p.22 GREAT BRITAIN - "Mardi Gra". p.23 BELARUS - Yurii Zakharenko. p.24 RUSSIA - Nikolai Golushko. p.25 RUSSIA - Pavel Glebov. p.26 TAJIKISTAN - Sayidamir Zuhurov. p.27 MEXICO - Jose Arturo Ochoa Palacios. p.28 SOUTH AFRICA - Paul Grecian. p.29 AGENDA CAIS - Annual Meeting. p.30 NETSEC - West Coast Meeting. p.31 BSI 96 - British Army Show. p.32 FORUM 52 - American Helicopter Meeting. p.33 TTS 96 - Major Test Technology Symposium. p.34 JAST 96 - Joint Air Strike Conference. p.35 INFOSEC - Major French Show. p.36 EUROINFO - Training Seminar. p.37 INTELNET - Seventh Annual Seminar. p.38 ECONOMIC INTEL - Seminar for Small Businesses. p.39 SLA 96 - 87th Annual Conference. p.40 SEC EXPO - Specialist Training Conference. p.41 STRATEGIC INFO - Medical Technology & Research. p.42 NMIA - Warfighter Symposium. p.43 INTERNET LAW - French Meeting. p.44 OJJDP - Gangs Meeting. p.45 MIT - Defense Strategy Summer Session. p.46 ADPA - Technology Conference. p.47 INTELLIGENCE AROUND THE WORLD U.S.A. - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERERS FALLING OVER EACH OTHER p.48 "Special Ops" Tim Booted Out. p.49 State Department's INR Downsizing. p.50 Customs' "Unsafe" New Headquarters. p.51 Getting Enough Democracy for Your Dollar in Russia. p.52 Two CIA Memoirs. p.53 "Coin-Operated Congress" on the Web. p.54 CANADA - Top Ten "Under-Reported Stories" of 1995. p.55 GREAT BRITAIN - POLICE WORRIES ABOUT DEATH AND THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY p.56 REVIEW OF BRITISH MILITARY FORCES p.57 Stormy British Aerospace Annual Meeting. p.58 NORTHERN IRELAND - SECURITY TAPES CAUSE MAJOR EMBARRASSMENT p.59 Kincora, South Africa & MI5. p.60 IRELAND - Defence Security Worry. p.61 FRANCE - SOLID SPY BUDGET DOESN'T AVOID TROUBLE p.62 Pay-Up for "Economic Warfare". p.63 Coincidence No Explanation for Spies. p.64 Customs and Police Ready to Fight Again. p.65 BELGIUM - WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND AGAIN p.66 NETHERLANDS - New BVD Security Division Chief. p.67 GERMANY - BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE BND AND THE BFV p.68 Strange Iranian Arms Seizure. p.69 Two Different Stories on Helios-2. p.70 SWITZERLAND - A Busy Spring in the Alps. p.71 ITALY - "Il Triangolo Malefico". p.72 SPAIN - Green, Blue & Brown GALs. p.73 EUROPE - Specialists in Different Trafficking. p.74 CZECH REPUBLIC - Moving to the U.S to Avoid Trouble. p.75 BOSNIA - Real Worries and Past Trafficking. p.76 UKRAINE - Spoiling the SBU's Party. p.77 RUSSIA - "MOST" INTO THE FRAY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS p.78 DIPLOMATIC STAND-OFF IN ESPIONAGE AFFAIR p.79 You Can "Feel" the Elections Coming. p.80 SURINAM - FRENCH OFFERED TO TOPPLE REGIME IN 1982 p.81 BRAZIL - Industrial Espionage Case Still "Conditional". p.82 TUNISIA - Very Happy with Deadly Czech "Trainers". p.83 MIDDLE EAST - An Israeli Nuclear Umbrella. p.84 VIETNAM - Colby Leaves but Controversy Remains. p.85 JAPAN - Intelligence Moves to Stage. p.86 ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail =================================================================