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INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

TO: All Strategic Intelligence Forum members

DATE: 30 March 2007

The Strategic Intelligence Forum is part of the Intelligence Research group, and as a member of the Strategic Intelligence Forum I am very pleased to send you from time to time a selection of reports published recently by Intelligence Research Ltd that I consider to be of particular STRATEGIC significance. Please find below my latest selection of Intelligence Research articles:

1. INDONESIA WRANGLES OVER IRAN - AsiaInt Weekly Alert, 30 March 2007

SUMMARY: The government’s decision to support UN sanctions on Iran has created a political storm. Jakarta faces accusations of pandering to the West and abandoning a Muslim ally at a time when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s approval ratings are at a low...

Link to full article: http://www.asiaint.com/arl/arl13549.asp

2. ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER PICKS FIGHT WITH US AND ARGENTINAN JUDICIARY - Latin American Weekly Review - 29 March 2007

SUMMARY: It was an eventful week for President Néstor Kirchner and one that could potentially have a defining influence on October's presidential elections. Firstly, his government was involved in a diplomatic spat with the US for granting Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez permission to address a rally attacking George W Bush while the US President was in Uruguay. Kirchner's wife, Senator Cristina Fernández, meanwhile, was boosting her profile and cementing the government's foreign-policy priorities by visiting Ecuador and Venezuela. Secondly, Roberto Lavagna, the main threat to either Kirchner or Fernández winning the elections, at last sealed his alliance with one faction of the Unión Cívica Radical (UCR) and is now trying to unite dissident Peronists. Finally, Kirchner became embroiled in a power clash with the judiciary which, for once, stood its ground...

Link to full article: http://www.latinnews.com/lwr/LWR13535.asp?instance=2

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With best regards

JKC de Courcy
Chairman
Strategic Intelligence Forum

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