The Wall Street Journal reported that "Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has sidelined the country's intelligence ministry, forming a new organization that reports directly to the Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Interviews with Iranian analysts and opposition figures, along with recent government announcements, depict a shift under way since Iran's clerical regime was shaken by the massive street protests that followed disputed presidential elections in June. The loyalty of the intelligence and security services became a major concern for hard-liners running the regime, analysts say. The changes could have the effect of formalizing the tough and sometimes brutal approach taken with dissidents and protesters in the months since the election." http://bit.ly/15KKc3
Iranian enrichment has not grown, diplomats say
Iran embassy man shot in Pakistan
Italian company says no launch for Iran satellite
Researchers' well-aimed stone takes down Goliath botnet
Taliban govern in the open in Nuristan
Al Qaeda names Fazul Mohammed East African commander
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/#ixzz0WeyFAoFs
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/#ixzz0WeyFAoFs
( Ha ha lol, killing its own people, exporting terrorism, working on a nuke, gee
thats going to take a lot of thought, G )
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Originally published at https://warintel.blogspot.com/2009/11/ops-and-intel-update-111209.html on November 12, 2009.