An event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Anti-Terrorism Strategic Analysis Committee (CASA) took place today at the Higher Police School in Rome. Established in Italy by the Minister of the Interior on 6 May 2004, in the aftermath of the terrorist attack against the Italian contingent present in Nasiriyah, CASA took on the form of a permanent table between Police Forces [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) At the last Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that we need to “tighten the shirts, give clear signals to the traffickers and we need coordination between us in the activity of contrasting the illegal flows of migrants. Already at the end of this council of ministers, a meeting of the Interministerial Committee for Security is convened [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The anticipation of the Foglio on the alleged reform of our secret services was also discussed today by Il Giornale. The current information system for the security of the Republic was established with Law 124/2007, which had already reformed the national intelligence sector at the time (Prodi Government). Today in Italy operational intelligence is entrusted [...]
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In various Italian cities, the State Police and the Carabinieri carried out numerous searches ordered by the District Prosecutor of Rome for association with the purpose of international terrorism, as part of a joint operation involving a total of 29 people. The operation constitutes the epilogue of the largest and most complex investigation aimed at preventing the terrorist threat of a religious origin deriving from the use [...]
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The Interministerial Committee for the Security of the Republic today extended the mandate for the directors of Aise, Giovanni Caravelli and Aisi, Mario Parente. The 61-year-old General of the Army Giovanni Caravelli was supposed to leave his post on May 16, now he will remain in his place for another 4 years. Carabinieri general Mario Parente, 64 years old [...]
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According to a report, released last Sunday by the Wall Street Journal, the Taliban managed to seize power in a very short time last summer, according to a well-studied plan that involved the use of a vast network of intelligence agents and agents sleepers located in the main Afghan cities. Such personnel, loyal to the Taliban, were wisely infiltrated [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) A few hours ago the news broke, at least five rockets were launched against the Kabul airport but were intercepted by the American anti-missile system. There seem to be no casualties at the moment. Fox reports citing American defense sources. According to rumors, reported by other media, citing witnesses, the rockets were launched [...]
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The National Cybersecurity Agency (Acn) was born, provided for by a decree, still under 19 articles which, already presented to Copasir by the Undersecretary for Services Franco Gabrielli, was given the go-ahead by the Council of Ministers. According to the decree, in addition to the Acn, an interministerial committee is set up at Palazzo Chigi for the [...]
read more"I swear to be loyal to the Italian Republic, to observe its Constitution and laws and to fulfill with discipline and honor all the duties of my state for the defense of the homeland and the safeguarding of free institutions". Thus says article 575 of the Military Code, with reference to the formula of Oath of men and [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) In silence without informing our two intelligence agencies Aisi and Aise and not only them, the head of the Dis (Department that oversees the two agencies of the Italian 007s), prefect Gennaro Vecchione sent the Copasir - Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic - a letter to present an unusual [...]
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The 2007 law on our secret services was amended with the emergency decree on the pandemic. The Corriere della Sera reports that "by changing four little words" the Government has guaranteed the top of Italian intelligence the possibility of renewing their office for another four years. It was not understood why to change the duration of these assignments but yes [...]
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On the occasion of the "Day of Remembrance" of the Fallen of the Information System for the Security of the Republic, Lia Staropoli President of the National Association "ConDivisa - Sicurezza e Giustizia" thus wanted to remember the anniversary: "In a period particularly steeped in sadness and of uncertainty for our country I would like to point out that for you there [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The contents "screamed" by the leader of the Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni on a Fb video that has totaled more than 7 million views have not gone unnoticed by those who have to check on the so-called "family jewels". We are talking about those national assets and assets of a strategic nature that in a moment of emergency [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) "Scholars have been warning decision makers for years: 'Pandemics are real threats to humanity" but decision makers are always found unprepared and people do not follow them ". Thus wrote in an article published by Eurispes, Pasquale Preziosa former head of the Italian Air Force and today President of the Observatory on Security. To resume [...]
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The US State Department has issued an "alert" on Italy, US citizens who intend to stay in our country are advised "to be more cautious". The “level 2” warning concerns countries where the risk of an attack could be high. Level 2 is the second of four danger levels. [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The Turkish Parliament will meet in extraordinary session on Thursday 2 January at 14, when in Italy it will be 12, to anticipate the vote on President Erdogan's AKP motion authorizing the sending of troops to Libya in support of the government of national accord of Fayez al-Sarraj against the offensive of the militias of [...]
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The cyber security of Italy and, therefore, of its strategic structures will be entrusted to a team of IT experts from the secret services. About thirty IT 007 will be included in the newborn national #Csirt (computer security incident response team), an organization already present in many countries. The Csirt, writes Il Sole 24Ore is located at the Dis, the [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The US gives criminal relevance to the “Russiagate” dossier, therefore the heads of the American services at the time of the Obama administration will be questioned. Federal Judge Beryl Howard has ruled that the United States Department of Justice must deliver the unedited version of Special Adviser Robert Mueller's report to the House of Representatives by […]
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"We have not provided any confidential information," Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told Copasir. Too bad that the US was immediately denied by the Fox News television network which revealed that during one of the two visits made to Rome, on August 15 and September 27, Barr and the prosecutor John Durham collected new [...]
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Last August, Attorney General William Barr with a small team of his staff met with the leaders of our secret services. But who gave the authorization? The only one who has the right is the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte who is in charge of services. It is no coincidence that the Copasir - committee [...]
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Emiliano Fittipaldi on l'Espresso wrote a really interesting editorial that brings to light a truly disturbing background. The investigations are carried out by the Rome prosecutor's office. We are talking about thousands of photographs, private chats, audio voices and sensitive data intercepted by our secret services released to a private Calabrian company which kept them in a [...]
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The Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, interviewed by Rtl 102.5, about the Libyan crisis and the secret negotiation, which the newspaper "La Repubblica" talks about, between Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and a delegation of General Haftar, said: " If Conte meets all the parties involved, I can't tell you yes or no, but if [...]
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Today at the San Vitale police headquarters in Rome, Nicola Calipari was remembered, the official of the Aise (External Information and Security Agency) who died March 4, 2005, killed by "friendly" American fire during the liberation of the journalist Giuliana Sgrena. The Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte intervened at the solemn ceremony, maintaining [...]
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Media close to General Kalifa Haftar reported a surprise visit by the deputy director of the Italian External Information and Security Agency (Aise), Giovanni Caravelli, which took place in Tripoli, in these particularly hot days. According to sources from the Libyan secret services, Caravelli arrived in the capital of Libya with a delegation defined as "high-level" of Italian intelligence on board [...]
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