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 With a federal budget crunch looming, Congress this month canceled Pentagon plans to buy and launch two commercial imagery satellites to complement its network of classified spy craft, military and space industry officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/congress-cancels-novel-satellite-program.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:24:35 EDT Congress has canceled Pentagon plans to buy and launch two commercial imagery satellites to fill out its network of classified spy craft, according to military and space industry officials. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/congress-cancels-novel-satellite-program.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:23:34 EDT A postman-turned-leftist politician who has campaigned against the use of Tasers claims he has been targeted by a shady spy ring--allegedly made up of crooked cops, private eyes and the head of a French company that sells the stun guns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/tasers-in-spotlight-of-alleged-french-spying-plot.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:23:04 EDT A North Korean woman accused of using sex to elicit sensitive information from a South Korean military officer was sentenced Wednesday by a court in the South to five years in prison for spying. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/152549-south-korea-koreas-spy-sentenced.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/n-korean-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-spying.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/n-korean-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-spying.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:40:40 EDT 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