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| − | Italian military intelligence agency.<ref>[http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_sismi SISMI], accessed 22 April 2008.</ref> | + | The [[Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare]]] (SISMI) was a former Italian military intelligence agency.<ref>[http://www.serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it/pdcweb.nsf/pagine/ee_sismi SISMI], accessed 22 April 2008.</ref> |
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| + | '''SISMI''' was replaced by the [[Agenzia informazioni e sicurezza esterna|AISE]] under legislation passed in 2007.<ref>[http://www.sicurezzanazionale.gov.it/web.nsf/pagine/en_cenni_storici Brief historical outline], sicurezzanazionale.gov.it, accessed 16 June 2013.</ref> | ||
==Niger uranium forgeries== | ==Niger uranium forgeries== | ||
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*General [[Luigi Ramponi]] 1991-1992 | *General [[Luigi Ramponi]] 1991-1992 | ||
*General [[Cesare Pucci]] 1992-1993<ref>Daniele Ganser, NATO's Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe, Frank Cass, 2005, p.272.</ref> | *General [[Cesare Pucci]] 1992-1993<ref>Daniele Ganser, NATO's Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe, Frank Cass, 2005, p.272.</ref> | ||
| − | *[[Nicolo Pollari]] 2001- | + | *[[Sergio Siracusa]] |
| + | *[[Gianfranco Battelli]]<ref>Leo Sisti, [http://www.publicintegrity.org/2007/05/24/5751/anatomy-rendition Anatomy of a rendition], Center for Public Integrity, 24 May 2007.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Nicolo Pollari]] 2001-2006 | ||
| + | *[[Bruno Branciforte]] 2006-2007.<ref>Peter Kiefer, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/world/europe/20iht-italy.html?_r=0 Top spy in Italy loses his job], ''New York Times'', 20 November 2006.</ref> | ||
===Notable Officers=== | ===Notable Officers=== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:03, 16 June 2013
The Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare] (SISMI) was a former Italian military intelligence agency.[1]
SISMI was replaced by the AISE under legislation passed in 2007.[2]
Contents
Niger uranium forgeries
Operatives close to SISMI were involved in handling the Yellowcake forgeries that helped make the case for the US invasion of Iraq.[3]
People
Directors
- General Giuseppe Santovito 1978-1981
- General Nino Lugaresi 1981-1984
- Admiral Fulvio Martini 1984-1991
- General Sergio Luccarini 1991
- General Luigi Ramponi 1991-1992
- General Cesare Pucci 1992-1993[4]
- Sergio Siracusa
- Gianfranco Battelli[5]
- Nicolo Pollari 2001-2006
- Bruno Branciforte 2006-2007.[6]
Notable Officers
- Pio Pompa - Former press advisor
- Rocco Martino
- Antonio Nucera
Notable agents
Consultants and contacts
References
- ↑ SISMI, accessed 22 April 2008.
- ↑ Brief historical outline, sicurezzanazionale.gov.it, accessed 16 June 2013.
- ↑ The War They Wanted, The Lies They Needed, by Craig Unger, Vanity Fair, July 2006.
- ↑ Daniele Ganser, NATO's Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe, Frank Cass, 2005, p.272.
- ↑ Leo Sisti, Anatomy of a rendition, Center for Public Integrity, 24 May 2007.
- ↑ Peter Kiefer, Top spy in Italy loses his job, New York Times, 20 November 2006.
