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NZSIS NEW ZEALAND 2015 budget:  NZ$50.6 million New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS or SIS) See also:  Foreign intel - GCSB - here Hon Christopher Finlayson, Attorney-General- here civilian intel and security org based Wellington branches Auckland & Christchurch MAIN DOMESTIC & COUNTER-INTEL cooperates with several other Western intel agencies {see UKUSA Agreement} - incl. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) British MI5 Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Head:  Director of Security Oversight: Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Intelligence and Security Committee Reports to:  a Cabinet minister with responsibility for intelligence (traditionally the Prime Minister) est. 1956 response Petrov Affair (Russia spy activities) Modelled on British MI5 no law enforcement / but limited powers to intercept communications and search residences purpose:  advisory provides info on threats to national security or national interests internal security measures > responsible for performing checks on govt employees who require security clearance investigates threats to security cooperates w/ other agencies within govt / so intel it collects is actioned and threats which have been identified are disrupted collects foreign intel provides range of protective security advice and services to govt 2007 - reportedly sought organised crime fighting role expansion --- involved in a number of public incidents and controversies eg. list of 20 "subversives" / apartheid protesters - rugby (1980s) failed to detect French DGSE op -  bombed Greenpeace vessel, Rainbow Warrior /  killing a photographer 2008 - Christchurch, Rob Gilchrist spying on peace organisations and individuals  including Greenpeace, Iraq war protestors, animal rights and climate change campaigners. Rob Gilchrist confessed to the allegations after his then partner, Rochelle Rees (Labour party activist & animal rights campaigner). emails exchanged b/w Gilchrist and Special Investigation Group (SIG) officers (SIG has a connection with the SIS). Gilchrist said to have: passed on info to SIG officers been paid up to $600 a week by police for spying on NZ citizens SIG contacts Detective Peter Gilroy Detective Senior Sergeant John Sjoberg Gilchrist reported to have been spying for NZ police for at least 10 years. Gilchrist said he was offered money by  Thomson Clark Investigations  to spy on the Save Happy Valley Coalition, an environmental group. NOTE By implication, NZ political parties were spied on  under guise of 'terrorism threats to national security'. 2009:  SIS - asking university staff to report their colleagues or students if they were behaving suspiciously - said it was part of an effort to prevent the spread of 'weapons of mass destruction.' 2011:  SIS involved in investigation of Israeli backpackers.  Israelis were alleged to have been Mossad agents attempting. Mossad allegedly seeking toinfiltrate NZ govt computer databases and steal sensitive info.   Subsequent investigation reportedly concluded:  no evidence of Mossad. --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Security_Intelligence_Service ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- 2014 Reforms enable NZSIS: ꕤ. to monitor any terrorist suspects for 24 hours without a warrant. [here] ꕤ. to conduct video surveillance on private property in cases of suspected terrorism. [here] ꕤ

In Brief

Got the worst pain -- ever.  Out of nowhere.  Think it's my stomach, but it's quite high up under my rib cage.  Hope I'm not having a heart attack.  If there's no further posts, I'm dead.  LOL Novorossiya are steaming-rolling head, judging by the reports.  But we'll see. Can't sit still.  Sort of squirming in my seat, huffing & puffing to take the edge off whatever's wrong. Hoping couple of pain killers kick in and take the edge off this soon. Poland/Tusk is lobbying for the NATO-Ukraine incursion.  Guessing Tusk is either (a) ultra conservative or (b) from the US/NGO 'sausage factory'. Same old anti Russian articles around the traps.  Get ridiculously worked up about it, like I'm taking it personally or something.  Too bad I don't have a chilled, sarcastic take on it like some of the Twitter dudes do -- they're so funny.  Anyway, it's not like the Russians care.  Rogozin, Putin and Lavrov have all been going about their business -- and working the Russian crowds.  Lavrov seems to have a few fans.  Take it he's a popular figure.  Getting worked up about the bad press Russia gets is rather embarrassing:  nobody's worried and tomorrow's another news day.  That's just how it works -- there's a 'villain' who gets a daily beat-up and Russia is that 'villain'. Anyway, there's no holding back the tidal wave of nasty, underhand poison-pen persuasion pieces from assorted lobbyists. Someone pointed out that the propaganda's dished out in a stop-start fashion and it's true.  Every so often there's a crescendo of official 'condemning' statements, combined with an avalanche of press vilification ... followed by a lull. Not sure how it works.  I've only started to watch politics.  Never had an interest before.  Might have already mentioned, Italy's Federica Mogherini's been appointed the UN High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Policy of the Economic Union, which I'm quite pleased about.  Better than Bildt and Tusk.  And better looking. Unfortunately, Tusk's got himself the President of the European Council job, but in a toss up between creepy Carl Bildt or Tusk being appointed, Tusk suddenly shines. LOL Tusk/Poland and the Baltic states sound like they've joined forces to bitch about the Mogherini appointment.  It was reported that they weren't pleased with her appointment because she's too 'close' and too 'soft' on Russia, or something like that.  Everyone's whispering about the lack of experience, as well.  But it's probably not a real job, so who cares.  She's kinda hot in a milfy way, so what's the problem?  And it's not like Ashton's some Wonder Woman:  those nuclear talks are ongoing. The EU alliances and back-room lobbying probably matter far more than the actual positions.  But that's just a guess. Speaking of Ashton, she met with the Iranian foreign minister (I think it was) for another round of EU nuclear talks. Russia's up for another round of sanctions from the US puppets and Australia's Prime Minister also joined in bleating about sanctions to be taken against Russia. What is utterly appalling is that NO SANCTIONS are to be taken against the US puppet government in Ukraine and that all these representatives of 'truth', 'justice', 'peace', 'democracy' - and other fanciful crap we're supposed to believe - meekly adopt US policy and support the shelling of civilians by the Ukraine government.  Not a word of condemnation.  So what does that tell you? New Zealand has its own suppression order and spy scandal, under the John Key government.  Also, his Justice Minister resigned over some very unsavoury allegations.  But that's not all, folks ... NZ's law prohibits spying on citizens of NZ, but that hasn't stopped the government spying -- AND they've executed illegal warrants (re Kim Dotcom raid) AND they've refused to answer questions about funding from their US equivalent, so there's obviously some murky stuff going on in NZ government and intelligence -- and it has USA and NSA fingerprints all over it.  Hollywood's a player in this as well ... but I'm not entirely clear on the ins and outs of the Dotcom scandal, because I've been flitting from one thing to another that happens to take my interest. Facebook are censoring the Novorossiya supporters' posts by the look of things.  I've hooked them up with a Ukraine article that appears to indicate that the Ukraine government is having social media stuff censored.  Translation kind of garbled, but I think that's the gist of it -- and if that's the case, it's outrageous.  But I don't know who to complain to. "Facebook removed our post about the abominable declarations of neonazi Battalion Azov leader, Andriy Biletsky,..." >> Porkkky has done a deal w/ -- blocking social media for Ukraine government - http://www.president.gov.ua/news/31108.html  Anyway, that's some of the stuff that caught my attention.  Disappointed that I don't cover more ground.  No idea what's happening in France, apart from new cabinet having been formed after the economy minister bitched about not-so-socialist policy. The Labor government in Australia has sprung to mind, but they're not socialists, although they're supposed to be the 'left'.  Not sure what they are.  Sound like they're just another bunch of conservatives -- or they're happy to make the sift wherever necessary (if it means gaining power).   Worse, they appear to be US-Israel dominated.  Check out the WikiLeaks cable regarding Julia Gillard's determined climb to the top ... over Rudd's 'dead' body, so to speak.    ---------------------------------------------  PS Geez, it's annoying pressing 'publish' and finding typos. What's with the 'drafting blindness', I wonder?  As in, why are typos easier to see once you've published?  A rather boring post, as well.   Sounds like it's been written by a robot.  Don't see that improving any time soon.  Boring writing comes naturally.    :) If I've repeated any info, my apologies.  I've not been focused on the blog, so I'm just rambling.