Leak to ASIO led to arrest

Source and full story ---> smh.com.au: "Foreign Minister Bob Carr has ordered a review of his department's handling of the mysterious case of the Melbourne man, after it emerged Australian diplomats knew about his imprisonment in Israel before his death."

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Israel Killed Zygier For Leaking To ASIO

Source and full story ---> LiveLeak.com: "Israel's parliament says it will conduct an "intensive" inquiry into the arrest and death of the Australian-Israeli man with Mossad links.
"The intelligence subcommittee of the (Knesset) foreign affairs and defence
committee decided to hold an intensive inquiry into all aspects of the affair of
the prisoner found dead in his cell," the committee spokesman, Asaf Doron, said
in a statement."

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webyter: "nothing in the story seems to give any evidence to support the stories heading, again I suppose this is the liberal use of journalistic license, or do they know something else?"

Prisoner X | Ben Zygier | ASIO

Source and full story ---> smh.com.au: "It is staggering that with one albeit very serious case overseas, that of the Ben Zygier suicide, Ben Saul (The Age, 20/2/13) wants to turn back the clock of globalisation and multiculturalism. "

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The increasing threat from Islam

Source and full story ---> On Line Opinion: "Last September David Irvine, ASIO's Director-General of Security told the Security in Government Conference 2012 that "it is ASIO's assessment that Australia remains a target for a range of individuals and groups who would promote their belief systems and seek to destroy our democratic way of life"

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Spies Against Armageddon by Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman

Source and full story ---> israelspy.com: "The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Foreign Correspondent” series had a half-hour report this week on the mysterious life and death of the man, born as Ben Zygier to a prominent Jewish family in Melbourne, Australia, who was known in Israel as Ben Alon."

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Did British intelligence also know about Mossad suspect Ben Zygier?

Source and full story ---> The Back Channel: "Did Ben Zygier, the Australian-Israeli identified by Australian media last week as the mysterious “Prisoner X” who died in Israeli prison in 2010, also have British citizenship?"

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Journalist spoke to Prisoner X before his arrest

Source and full story ---> Lateline - 14/02/2013: "Australian journalist Jason Koutsoukis, who spoke with Ben Zygier and asked him about allegations that he was a spy not long before he was taken into custody, discusses what he knows about the so-called Prisoner X."

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ASIO | The Back Channel

Source and full story ---> ASIO | The Back Channel: "This February 14, 2013 Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview with Beirut-based Australian reporter Jason Koutsoukis suggests his conversations with Zygier in late 2009-early 2010 may have been one reason Israeli intelligence became concerned. "

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Israeli intelligence first to notify Australia of ‘Prisoner X’ detainment

Source and full story: ---> RT News: "Zygier, who was suspected of spying for Mossad, had been arrested for passing on information to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) regarding Mossad’s practice of using Australian passports to spy in anti-Israeli countries. "

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Ben Zygier's death demands a public inquiry

Source and full story ---> canberratimes.com.au: "The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is a secretive organisation, as is its international counterpart, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. We expect them to be because they operate in the shadowy world of intelligence."

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Bibi insists Zygier was no ASIO agent

Source and full story ---> The Australian: "A statement released yesterday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nentanyahu's office dispelled suggestions Zygier was a double agent preparing to pass information on Mossad to ASIO."

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Ten lingering questions on the Ben Zygier affair

Source and full story ---> Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper: "While there is little reason to disbelieve the Israeli report's conclusion of suicide, there is still a long list of questions hovering over the case. Here are the main ones."

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Canberra has not asked Israel for security footage of Ben Zygier's jail cell

Source and full story ---> The Australian: "Israeli officials last night confirmed Canberra had not requested footage from the four cameras in the high-security cell in Ayalon prison, near Tel Aviv, where the 34-year-old Australian died in December 2010."

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Zygier review welcomed by Australian Jews

Source and full story ---> News.com.au: "INVESTIGATIONS into the mysterious death of Melbourne man and suspected Israeli spy Ben Zygier will end the speculation and give his family some peace, Australia's Jewish community says."

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Spy agency wants law to save phone call information

Source and full story --> The Australian: "The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation says its access to "meta data" -- details about who called who, when they called and where the call was made from -- is threatened by the rise of the internet to convey phone calls and the trend towards billing on volume, rather than individual calls."

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Israel arrested Ben Zygier fearing he exposed Mossad plans in Italy

Source and full story --> Haaretz Daily Newspaper: "Report indicates that Mossad handlers arrested Prisoner X upon his return from Australia due to concerns he may have shared sensitive information with agents from the ASIO."

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Israel's Knesset to look at arrest and death of Australian Ben Zygier

Source and full story: News.com.au: "ISRAELI legislators will hold an independent inquiry into the death of Australian Ben Zygier amid warnings Israel risks an international backlash over its handling of the affair."

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Mark Dreyfus rules out inquiry into ASIO over Ben Zygier's jailing, death

Source and full story: The Australian: "ATTORNEY-General Mark Dreyfus says he sees no need for a review into his department or the nation's spy agencies over the handling of the case of Australian Ben Zygier, who died in an Israeli jail."

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Israel backs 'Prisoner X' jailing of Australian Ben Zygier

Source and full story: Herald Sun: "ASIO has been blamed as having a part hand in the death of Australian "prisoner X" Ben Zygier after allegedly leaking information of his work as a Mossad agent to the press."

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Manager, Economic - Executive Level 1 job

Source and full ad: Jobsearch.com.au: "The Manager, Economic is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the overall direction and focus of economic intelligence collection in the Asian region."

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Macdonald under ASIO watch in his student days

Source and full story: smh.com.au: "THERE has been a file on Ian Macdonald for a long time - more than four decades. But in the beginning it was the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation that was interested in the man now at the centre of Australia's biggest case of alleged political corruption."

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Malaysia set to deport Australian senator

Source and full story: Al Jazeera English: "Malaysian authorities are preparing to deport an Australian senator who said he had been refused entry because he was considered a "security risk" in advance of a visit to discuss an election with government and opposition officials."

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ASIO knew all about Zygier: report

Source and full story: SBS World News: "Australian authorities reportedly had detailed knowledge about Australian-Israeli citizen Ben Zygier's arrest and subsequent death in Israel in 2010."

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Israeli officials say ASIO knew all about Ben Zygier case

Source and full story: The Australian: "AUSTRALIA has not made a single request for information about the Ben Zygier case since news of the alleged spy's incarceration and death in an Israeli prison broke publicly this week."

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AFP: Uproar at Mossad over Australia spy story: reporter

Source and full story: google news: "SYDNEY — Mossad went into crisis mode when it heard the "Prisoner X" story was about to break, the Australian reporter responsible said Friday, amid claims the jailed man had been set to reveal sensitive operations."

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Zygier 'close to spilling on Israel'

Source and full story: Bunbury Mail: "AUSTRALIAN secuarity officials suspect that Ben Zygier, the spy who died in a secret Israeli prison cell in 2010, may have been about to disclose information about Israeli intelligence operations, including the use of fraudulent Australian passports, either to the Australian government or to the media before he was arrested."

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A bombshell for top spies

Source and full story: canberratimes.com.au: "A half-filled bottle with wires attached to it caused a bomb scare at the new headquarters of the nation's most powerful spy agency this week."

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Report: ASIO questioned Zygier on spying for Israel

Source and full story: Israel News, Ynetnews: "The Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) questioned Ben Zygier/Alon in the past on suspicion that he had spied for Israel, even before he was arrested and imprisoned by Israeli authorities."

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ASIO wants to hack third-party computers to get to their targets

Source and full story: itwire.com: "Why should ASIO be empowered to hack third party computers that may belong to people who are not threats to national security?"

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Spy agency ASIO wants powers to hack into personal computers

Source: thetelegraph.com.au: "SPY agency ASIO wants to hack into Australians' personal computers and commandeer their smartphones to transmit viruses to terrorists."

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Villawood protest: Free Ranjini and her baby Paari; free all ASIO-negative refugees

Source: Refugee Action Coalition: "A protest to support ASIO-negative refugees and welcome Paari, the latest baby born to an ASIO negative refugee, will be held at 11am Sunday, 10 February outside the residential housing complex at the Miowera Rd entrance Villawood detention centre."

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The Case for - REPEALING SPY AGENCY POWERs

Source: YouTube: "The Case for - REPEALING SPY AGENCY POWERS"

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Police caught spying on Adelaide activists

Source: Green Left Weekly: "Last month a South Australian Police (SAPOL) officer asked me to monitor the activities of political activists in Adelaide."

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Business Liaison Unit

Source: blu.asio.gov.au: "The ASIO Business Liaison Unit (BLU) was established in late 2005 to provide an interface between Australian business and the Australian intelligence community."

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ASIO’s Poor Record

Source: Scoop News: "The alleged use of Australian passports by Mossad--Israeli intelligence—agents in a recent Middle East assassination suggest an impotent Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), which is responsible for our domestic safety. But ASIO has a poor record in tracking down the bad guys."

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ASIO’s detention and questioning powers offend international human rights principles | Human Rights Law Centre

Source: hrlc.org.au: "ASIO’s detention and questioning powers offend international human rights principles"

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ASIO detention laws should be scrapped

Source: Australian Greens: "The Australian Greens will continue to push for the repeal of controversial provisions in the ASIO Amendment Act, following the release of an independent report which found the provisions were unjustified."

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Are you a person of interest?

"You are either
"a person of interest"
 to the government
or you are not

 ... think about that!"

Coalition to hand ASIO power over refugees

Source: www.theage.com.au: "ASIO will have unfettered powers to brand refugees a security risk to Australia under a Coalition government - condemning more than 50 people presently held in detention to a legal black hole."

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Anonymous Newz ASIO The New Neo-Nazi Gillard Roxon Laws in Australia Exposed

YouTube: "The Prime Minister @JuliaGillard and the ex Prime Minister John Howard have both been charged with TREASON"

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The Case for - REPEALING ASIO POWERS

Source: media.smh.com.au: "UNSW Scientia Professor George Willams highlights 5 things you should know about Australia's new anti-terrorism laws."

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Repeal urged of ASIO detention powers act

Source: www.smh.com.au:

"THE extraordinary detention powers that were conferred on
ASIO after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US have
not led to any prosecutions and should be repealed, the most
comprehensive study of them to have been published has found."

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