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August 13, 2003 Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Officetwo months.
NEWARK, N.J. - A British arms dealer appeared in U.S. District Court today, on charges that he tried to complete the sale of a shoulder-fired missile, with the understanding that it was going to be used to shoot down an American commercial airliner, the U.S. Attorney's Office and Justice Department announced today.
Two other defendants were arrested. Both of them helped in a planned money transfer that was part of the transaction. One of those two individuals arrived in the U.S. to allegedly arrange for a $500,000 downpayment from a government cooperating witness for 50 more shoulder-fired missiles.
The complete press release is on the FBI website at
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel03/igla081303.htm
Spy towers bite the dust.
Source: BBC news, Wales.
Two radio towers left over from the Cold War have been felled once and for all. A second attempt to blow up the 600ft masts proved successful. The structures at the former British intelligence radio station at Criggion, ten miles from Welshpool, mid Wales, were due to be demolished at the end of August. But the explosive action was only partially successful because people coming to watch the blast stood too close to the site. The job was completed later on.
BT decided to demolish all the masts - which were used to eavesdrop on Soviet radio signals - after a Government contract to use the station ended in March. Alan Campbell Group spokesman Andy Campbell said he was delighted the operation had finally proved successful. "Although the operation took a few days longer than originally planned the two remaining towers were brought down successfully on Wednesday," he added.Criggion was built during World War II and its heyday was in the 1960s but after the fall of communism in the 1990s the station became surplus to requirements.
ALGIERS (AP) - An American eavesdropping station will be built soon in South Algeria, writes "Le Quotidian d'Oran" ("the daily newspaper of Oran"), quoting "informed sources". This station of the National Security Agency (NSA) which will be based in Tamanrasset (3.550 km south of Algiers) aims at "intercepting then analysing all communications by telephone, data-processing network or radio".
The newspaper refers to the same "informed sources" when it announces a visit by American General Charles Wald of the American Command in Europe. Wald will meet major general Mohammed Saheb, commander of the 6th military region area, which is encompassed with Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Morocco and Libya.
Since the attacks of September 11, the Algerian-American military co-operation knew an unprecedented boost, noticeably stressed by Algerian officers following training in the United States, the common naval operations between the Algerian navy and the 6th U.S. fleet based in the Mediterranean, the delivery of the first night vision equipment and the exchange of intelligence about Al-Qaida.
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