BBC Denied Naming MI5 Officer who ‘poses danger to women’
Attorney General Suella Braverman applied for an injunction to prevent a BBC story from identifying an MI5 agent without confirming or denying his status as an agent. The BBC submitted that revealing his identity would not put him at risk, but would protect other women. The government did not want Continue Reading
MI5 calls on Tech companies help
Sir Andrew Parker, MI5’s director general, has called on the technology and social media companies to establish a technical feature in their software platforms that allowed spy agencies “exceptional access” and law enforcement access to encrypted messages, amid fear they cannot otherwise access such communications. The Director is particularly concerned Continue Reading
Former MI6 chief calls for defence against Russia
One of Britain’s most senior officers in the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) told the BBC that Britain should be prepared to spend more on its defence budget to protect itself from the increasing threat of Russia’s aggressive position in support for the Pro-Russian rebel separatists in the Ukraine and it’s Continue Reading
Disguised MI5 Officer Gives Evidence in US Court
A UK intelligence officer gave evidence in the trial of an alleged leader of an al-Qaeda cell, who is currently being tried in the United States for planning to bomb the New York subway system. The alleged leader of the cell, Abid Naseer, who is 28 and from Pakistan, was Continue Reading
US stalls CIA Covert Action in Iran report disclosure
The U.S. Department of State has blocked the publication of a long-awaited documentary history of U.S. covert action in Iran in the 1950s out of concern that its release could adversely affect ongoing negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. The controversial Iran history volume, part of the official Foreign Relations of Continue Reading
E3+3 Talks on Iran
The major E3+3 countries of the world (including the UK, US, China, France, Germany and Russia) will be meeting today in Instanbul with the Iranian Government once again to discuss and have an offer of an assurance over any proposed nuclear programme that Iran may be conducting. This follows a Continue Reading
