Tag Archives: Italy

Introduction to Italian Intelligence Agencies — PART III : The 2007 Legal Reform

Posted on May 8, 2017 by L

“The intelligence services are forbidden from employing or commissioning advisory or co-operation services from elected politicians at the European, national, regional and local level, members of governing bodies or constitutional bodies, judges, religious ministers and journalists.” Corriere della Sera — 25.7.2007 … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy | Tagged AISE, AISI, Alessandro Pansa, DIS, General Alberto Manenti, General Mario Parente, Italy | Leave a comment

Introduction to Italian Intelligence Agencies — PART II : The last scandal under the 1977 Legal Framework

Posted on May 1, 2017 by L

“Could societies do without spies altogether? He [Italian President Francesco Cossiga] wished to know. What did I think? How was a supposed democracy to control its spies? How should Italy control them? – as if Italy was a separate case, … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy | Tagged Adamo Bove, CEDIS, COPACO, Emanuele Cipriani, Francesco Cossiga, Giuliano Tavaroli, Italy, John Le Carré, Marco Mancini, Operation Gladio, SISDE, SISMI | Leave a comment

Introduction to Italian Intelligence Agencies — PART I : The Scandals

Posted on April 25, 2017 by L

“Here in Italy, the possible complicity of the government of Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister at the time, is one of the most difficult issues in the case. Among the Italians indicted Friday were Nicolo Pollari, who until earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy | Tagged Abu Omar case, false information in the media, Italy, Marco Mancini, Mario Scaramella, Mitrokhin Commission, Niger uranium forgeries, renditions program, Romano Prodi, Silvio Berlusconi, SISMI, unlawful monitoring | Leave a comment

Former CIA Officer Sabrina de Sousa forced to testify in Italy on ‘rendition program’

Posted on April 23, 2017 by L

“The Italian Intelligence Oversight Committee has contacted my lawyer in Italy asking that I come testify on a CIA operation. Several members have been pushing the Italian intelligence services for release and declassification of documents related to this case.” Former … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, ISIS, Libya, Sabrina De Sousa | Tagged Abu Omar, CIA, COPASIR, ISIS, Italy, Libya, Operation "Italian job", President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Sabrina De Sousa | Leave a comment

Italian Intel Agencies: ISIS Terrorism Risk “increasingly acute”

Posted on March 11, 2017 by L

“Fundamentalist terrorism is spreading to a worrying degree in other areas, such as Southeast Asia, Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Balkans.” DIS — Annual Report 2016 The 2016 annual report by the Italian Department of Intelligence and … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, ISIL, ISIS, Italy | Tagged Caliphate, DIS, Europe, ISIS, Italy | Leave a comment

Ex-CIA Sabrina De Sousa: Extradition cancelled, to be released in Portugal

Posted on March 1, 2017 by L

“The Milan prosecutor revoked the detention order. The Italian Interpol agents who are here to extradite her have been informed and the extradition is no longer happening.” Manuel Magalhaes e Silva — Sabrina de Sousa’s lawyer BREAKING NEWS — Last … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, General Mike Flynn, Operation "Italian job", Sabrina De Sousa | Tagged Abu Omar, CIA, General Mike Flynn, GOSINT, Harsh interrogation Techniques, Italy, John Rossomando, Operation "Italian job", Pete Hoekstra, Portugal, Rendition, Sabrina De Sousa | Leave a comment

Ex-CIA Sabrina De Sousa Detained in Portugal — to be Extradited to Italy

Posted on February 22, 2017 by L

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Who Tortured Giulio Regeni to Death? And Why?

Posted on February 18, 2017 by L

“On 7 January 2016, just a month after the union meeting, Mohamed Abdallah denounced Regeni to the authorities (…) because his questions were not about street vendors … and had other intentions. The Egyptian government placed Regeni under investigation, but decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Giulio Regeni | Tagged Egypt, Giulio Regeni, Italy, Oxford Analytica, Torture | Leave a comment

European States concerned about the Kremlin’s “information war”.

Posted on February 17, 2017 by L

“I would like to ask the head of MI5 if he also sees the hand of the Kremlin in the appointment of Boris Johnson as head of the Foreign Office.” Maria Zakharova — spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry. According to … Continue reading →

Posted in BfV, BND, DGSE, Elections, Europe, MI5, NSA, Ray McGovern, Russia | Tagged Andrew Parker, Belgium, Bruno Kahl, CIA, Cyber Warfare, Czech Republic, DGSE, Elections, France, Francesca Maria Occhionero, Germany, Giulio Occhionero, Hans-Georg Maaßen, Italy, Lubomír Zaorálek, Maria Zakharova, MI5, Miguel De Bruycker, Poland, Ray McGovern, Russia, The Netherlands, UK, Vlado Bizik | Leave a comment

CIA Covert Ops in Italy Lasted Long After the 1948 Elections (National Security Archive)

Posted on February 14, 2017 by L

“Despite rhetoric, Eisenhower was not prepared to intervene militarily to block Communists short of forcible seizure of power.” Dr. Ronald D. Landa State Department — Office of the Historian Washington, D.C. February 7, 2017 – CIA covert aid to Italy … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Covert Operations, Elections, Italy | Tagged 1948, CIA, Clare Boothe Luce, Covert Operations, Dr. Ronald D. Landa, Eisenhower, Elections, Italy, National Security Archive | Leave a comment