International Business News - SPY http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Pakistan's army chief named a general considered a hawk in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban to head the country's powerful spy agency, asserting his control at a time of U.S. concern that rogue operatives are aiding Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/new-chief-named-for-pakistans-main-intel-agency.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:01:05 EDT The Swedish government says it is proposing measures to soften an eavesdropping law after widespread public protests. The proposed changes include requiring a court order for eavesdropping on international phone calls, e-mails and faxes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/swedish-government-to-soften-eavesdropping-law.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:08:19 EDT The Pentagon has approved plans to buy and launch two commercial-class imagery satellites to complement its classified constellation of spy craft. The Pentagon will also increase the amount of imagery purchased from private companies operating similar satellites already in the sky. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/pentagon-approves-spy-satellite-program.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:53:18 EDT The Pentagon has approved plans to buy and launch two commercial-class imagery satellites to complement its classified constellation of spy satellites. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/pentagon-approves-spy-satellite-program.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:49:51 EDT A former congressional aide accused of helping an Iraqi spy agency while Saddam Hussein was in power is mentally unfit for trial, a judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska announced her finding late Monday in the case of Susan Lindauer, who was arrested in 2004 on charges including conspiring to act as a spy for the Iraqi intelligence service. The charge carries a potential prison sentence of up to 25 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/judge-woman-in-iraqi-spy-case-unfit-for-trial.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:17:28 EDT A woman from North Korea charged with espionage admitted in court Wednesday that she spied for the communist country, an official said, in a spectacular case that has drawn wide attention in South Korea. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/official-alleged-nkorean-spy-admits-to-charges.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:34:29 EDT North Korea denied Wednesday that a woman arrested last week by South Korean prosecutors for alleged espionage was spying for Pyongyang, saying Seoul fabricated the case to tarnish the North's image. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/n-korea-denies-it-sent-female-spy-to-s-korea.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:34:40 EDT A North Korean woman accused of using "sex as a tool for her spy activity" and plotting to assassinate South Korean intelligence agents with poisoned needles has been arrested, prosecutors said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/north-korean-woman-arrested-on-spying-charges.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:48:22 EDT Investors pulled nearly $4 billion from stock and bond mutual funds last month, as two exchange-traded funds from State Street Global Advisors topped the list of best-selling funds in July, Financial Research Corp. said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/nearly-4b-pulled-from-stock-bond-funds-in-july.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:19:48 EDT Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, in a memo to employees obtained by The Associated Press, said employees should suspect espionage if:--Someone asks an employee for classified and sensitive information or access to systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/types-of-behaviors-that-could-be-foreign-espionage.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:23:01 EDT Concerns about foreign spies and terrorists have prompted the Homeland Security Department to set up its own counterintelligence division and require strict reporting from employees about foreign travel, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/homeland-security-setting-up-counter-spy-unit.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:20:05 EDT Jackie Chan's next Hollywood project is an action comedy about a Chinese spy working undercover in the U.S. whose cover is blown, the movie's producer said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/chan-to-star-in-hollywood-spy-comedy.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:01:04 EDT Cheryl Gowadia couldn't figure out why FBI agents in riot gear, guns drawn, were storming her home on Maui's tranquil North Shore. At first, she thought they might be after the man building a pond in her backyard. Instead, she was stunned to learn they wanted to question her husband, a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/102492-maui-spy-case.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080803/hawaii-man-accused-of-helping-china-design-missile.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080803/hawaii-man-accused-of-helping-china-design-missile.htm Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:12:34 EDT Cheryl Gowadia couldn't figure out why FBI agents in riot gear, guns drawn, were storming her home on Maui's tranquil North Shore. At first, she thought they might be after the man building a pond in her backyard. Instead, she was stunned to learn they wanted to question her husband, a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/102365-maui-spy-case.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080802/hawaii-man-accused-of-helping-china-design-missile.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080802/hawaii-man-accused-of-helping-china-design-missile.htm Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:01:13 EDT A Pakistani spokeswoman conceded Friday that the government needs to root out Taliban sympathizers from its main intelligence agency, but officials rejected allegations that the spies helped plan a bloody bombing at the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/101585-us-pakistan.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/pakistan-denies-spy-service-behind-embassy-attack.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/pakistan-denies-spy-service-behind-embassy-attack.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:11:41 EDT U.S. intelligence suspects rogue elements in Pakistan's spy agency are giving militants sensitive information that helps them launch more effective attacks from the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a Bush administration official said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/cia-cites-pakistan-spy-agencys-ties-to-militants.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:36:44 EDT The CIA has confronted senior Pakistani officials with evidence showing that members of the country's spy service have deepened their ties with some militant groups responsible for a surge of violence in Afghanistan, possibly including the suicide bombing this month of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, The New York Times reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/cia-cites-pakistan-spy-agencys-ties-to-militants.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:24:52 EDT Bond. Jane Bond. Britain's secret spy agency, home to the very white and very male 007, is hunting for women and minorities to tackle global terrorism. More than 20,000 people have applied since MI6 began its open recruiting campaign about a year ago, in a drive that has all but replaced the famous shoulder tap used to recruit author Graham Greene and others in World War II. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/jane-bond-british-recruiters-seek-female-spies.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:43:06 EDT Police have arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of industrial espionage against Swedish space and defense company Saab AB, the company said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/man-arrested-for-industrial-espionage-against-saab.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:39:01 EDT Afghanistan often accuses Pakistani intelligence of supporting the Taliban insurgency. Pakistan's government denies it. Here is a look at why suspicions endure of a Pakistani hand in the violence--further straining relations between two key allies in the U.S.-led war on terror. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/pakistani-intelligences-role-in-afghanistan.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:27:48 EDT