Country Intelligence and Analysis
The powerful computer virus called the Stuxnet worm has captured the world’s attention, in part because of its sophistication, and because of speculation about what the malicious software might have targeted. “Stuxnet is really a computer worm on steroids,” says Robert McMillan, a computer security specialist and senior writer for the IDG News Service. “We…
The flag of Hezbollah features a fist holding an AK-47. The gun has become a symbol worldwide
Seven years ago, Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) had started a secret mission “Karachi Project” to bleed India white through serial urban terrorism strikes with the help of Lashkar e Toiba (LeT) and Harkat ul Jihad e Islami (HUJI). The existence of Karachi Project may not have come to light ever but for…
The Bushehr nuclear power plant was reportedly hit by the Stuxnet computer worm. The reactor building of the plant is pictured above. WHO ARE THE HACKERS
U.S. and many other nations at the U.N. General Assembly walk out in protest at Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s conspiracy theories over September 11 attacks
Saudi Arabia plans to purchase $60bn worth of US-made fighter jets in the largest US arms deal ever U.S> government is charging ahead with a plan to sell $60bn worth of advanced aircraft and other sophisticated weapons systems to Saudi Arabia, in what is thought to be the largest US arms deal ever. The Wall…
For years, Mohammad Zia Salehi managed to keep a low profile, even while wielding significant influence in the murky world of Afghan politics. That all changed in July, when the administrative head of President Hamid Karzai’s National Security Office was arrested on the basis of a months-long investigation conducted by a U.S.-backed anticorruption task force….
The belligerent speech delivered by Hamas’ Damascus-based political leader Khaled Meshaal Tuesday, Aug. 24 only confirmed the information reaching Israel and the Palestinian Authority intelligence services that the extremist Palestinian group is set for large-scale terror attacks against Israeli and Palestinian West Bank targets. debkafile’s intelligence and counter-terror sources report Hamas is setting its sights…
U.S. soldiers salute during a handover ceremony in Baghdad’s Green Zone on June 1. The last American combat brigade began leaving Iraq on Thursday as part of the plan to reduce U.S. troop presence As the U.S. war footing in Iraq officially ends, officials say the world’s largest embassy — the U.S. mission in Baghdad…