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INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

TO: All Strategic Intelligence Forum members

DATE: 26 January 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. INTENSIFYING SINO-SOVIET RIVALRY - China Watch Weekly Briefing, 26 January 2007

SUMMARY: The motive for China’s anti-satellite missile test was explained succinctly by the Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po on 24 January. Quoting a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, the paper said that "what is really worrying is the US hegemonic attempt to singly dominate outer space". The paper accused the US of "cherishing the hegemonic mentality of allowing itself to burn down houses while forbidding others even to light lamps". This is, indeed, the crux of the matter...

Link to full article: http://www.asiaint.com/arl/arl12861.asp

2. MEXICO: GOVERNMENT EXTRADITES DRUG BARONS TO US - Latin American Weekly Report, 25 January 2007

SUMMARY: The government extradited 15 drug gangsters to the US on 19 and 20 January. The move was heavily applauded in the US, first by officials leading the war on drugs and then by President George W Bush himself, who rewarded President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa with a congratulatory 15 minute telephone call. The Mexican government itself fears that the initiative may be costly in the short term as the drug gangs retaliate...

Link to full article: http://www.latinnews.com/lwr/LWR12831.asp?instance=8

NOTE: Links to these - and other - reports can also be found in the Strategic Intelligence Monitoring Centre, which you may access on a 24/7 basis by going to www.stratintforum.com, logging in as a member, and selecting the Strategic Intelligence Monitoring Centre option.

With best regards

JKC de Courcy
Chairman
Strategic Intelligence Forum

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