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Military Intelligence and Security Service
Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare
The SISMI Coat of Arms
The SISMI Coat of Arms
Agency overview
Formed24 October 1977
Preceding AgencySID
JurisdictionGovernment of Italy
Minister ResponsibleArturo Parisi, Minister of Defence
Agency ExecutiveAdmiral Bruno Branciforte, Director
Website
serviziinformazionesicurezza.gov.it

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With the reform of the Italian Intelligence Services approved on 1 August 2007, SISMI was replaced by AISE. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1]

Contents

History

Since the end of World War II, Italian intelligence agencies have been reorganized many times (SIM 1900-49, SIFAR 1949-65, SIOS 1949-97, SID 1965-77, SISDE, SISMI, 1977-2007) in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more fully under civilian control. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Italian intelligence agencies have been reorganized many times since the 1946 Birth of the Italian Republic in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare ( Military Intelligence and Security Service) was the Military intelligence agency of Italy Servizio Informazioni Operative e Situazione (Intelligence and Current Status Service was an Italian military Counterintelligence service Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Democratica (Intelligence and Democratic Security Service was the domestic Intelligence agency of Italy.

The agency was established as part of a broader reform of the Italian intelligence community, which represented the latest in a long string of government attempts to effectively manage Italy's intelligence agencies. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

The first director of the service was Giuseppe Santovito (1978-1981), succeeded by General Nino Lugaresi was SISMI's director from 1981 to 1984; he testified on Gladio. Gladio ( Italian, from Latin Gladius, meaning Sword) is a code name denoting the clandestine NATO " Stay-behind General Nicolò Pollari was SISMI's second last director; he resigned on November 20, 2006 after being indicted in the Imam Rapito affair, so Prime Minister Romano Prodi replaced him with Admiral Bruno Branciforte. Nicolò Pollari (born March 3, 1943) is a general of the Italian Guardia di Finanza, who was the former head of Italy's national military intelligence Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May Bruno Branciforte (born November 6, 1947) is an Italian Admiral, who was the last head of the Italian SISMI military intelligence nominated

Admiral Bruno Branciforte was SISMI's last director, in charge until 3 August 2007. Bruno Branciforte (born November 6, 1947) is an Italian Admiral, who was the last head of the Italian SISMI military intelligence nominated Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Mission

SISMI was responsible for intelligence and security activities involving the military defence of Italy and for the integrity of the Italian State.

SISMI reported to the Italian Ministry of Defense and operated both inside and outside of Italy's borders. It was feasible that domestic Intelligence and Security, which normally fell under SISDE's jurisdiction (since it reported to the Ministry of the Interior), involved SISMI too, unless the security threat came from organized crime. This is a list of Italian Ministers of the Interior since 1861

Its duties included:

The directors

Motto and logo

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Recent controversies

Nicola Calipari and Giuliana Sgrena

Main article: Rescue of Giuliana Sgrena

In 2004, Nicola Calipari, a high-ranking SISMI hostage negotiator, was killed at a U.S. Army checkpoint in Baghdad by Mario Lozano, purportedly after a communication breakdown between the Italian intelligence community and the occupying forces. The Rescue of Giuliana Sgrena was a covert operation by the Italian Military Secret service, SISMI, to rescue Nicola Calipari ( June 23 1953 – March 4 2005) was an Italian SISMI Military intelligence officer with the The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Mario Lozano is a member of the US Army holding the rank of specialist, who has been indicted by an Italian court for his role in the Death

Yellowcake forgery

Main article: Yellowcake forgery

In 2005, SISMI was implicated in the Yellowcake forgery scandal. The Niger uranium forgeries refers to falsified classified documents initially revealed by Italian intelligence. The Niger uranium forgeries refers to falsified classified documents initially revealed by Italian intelligence. The forged documents purporting to detail an Iraqi purchase of yellowcake uranium from Niger were given to a "cutout" named Rocco Martino by a Colonel in SISMI, Antonio Nucera. Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. [4] The head of SISMI, after claiming his agency received the documents from external sources, met with then-Deputy National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley, on September 9, 2002. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Reportedly, the Sismi director vouched for the documents' authenticity at the meeting; as a result, the White House attempted to insert a reference to uranium from Africa in President Bush's upcoming address to the United Nations, scheduled for September 12, 2002. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The CIA removed the reference 24 hours before the address was given. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all In bypassing the CIA, Pollari ignored the established protocol for contacts between Italian and American intelligence agencies. [5].

President Bush later used the same discredited information when delivering his January, 2003 State of the Union address.

Imam Rapito

Main article: Imam Rapito

In July 2006, the Italian judiciary power issued arrest warrants for several SISMI officials involved in the joint CIA-SISMI operation resulting in the unlawful extraordinary rendition of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, which SISMI Director Pollari had formally denied in testimony before a committee of the national legislature. Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr ( حسن مصطفى أسامة نصر) (born 18 March, 1963) also known as Abu Omar, is an Egyptian Among these were:

Nicolò Pollari himself would later be indicted on December 5, 2006. Marco Mancini was the second-highest ranking officer of of Sismi, the military intelligence agency of Italy until his 5 July, 2006 arrest for his participation in Nicolò Pollari (born March 3, 1943) is a general of the Italian Guardia di Finanza, who was the former head of Italy's national military intelligence la Repubblica (meaning "the Republic" is as of 2006 the largest circulation Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Nicolò Pollari (born March 3, 1943) is a general of the Italian Guardia di Finanza, who was the former head of Italy's national military intelligence Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On 16th February, 2007, an Italian judge ordered twenty-six Americans and five Italians (including Pollari) to stand trial over the case on the 8th of June, 2007. [6]

As part of the judiciary investigation, a SISMI-run black operation targeting center-left politician Romano Prodi and a vast domestic surveillance program was uncovered. (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May The SISMI-Telecom scandal, uncovered in Italy in 2006 refers to a Surveillance scandal believed to have began in 1996 under which more than 5000 persons' phones Pompa prevailed upon the newspaper Libero to print allegations that Prodi, when serving as European Commissioner, had authorized the CIA prison flights via Italy. Targeted in the surveillance program were La Repubblica reporters Giuseppe D'Avanzo and Carlo Bonini, who broke the Yellowcake forgery story. la Repubblica (meaning "the Republic" is as of 2006 the largest circulation Italian daily general-interest newspaper.

Spying on magistrates

Italian magistrates searching the SISMI's headquarters in August 2007 found documents proving that the intelligence agency had spied over various European magistrates between 2001 and 2006, who it considered carrying a "destabilization" potential. These included the Medel, a European association of magistrates, as well as three French judges, including Anne Crenier, former president of the Syndicat de la magistrature French union, who is married to Italian magistrate Mario Vaudano who works at the OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office) [5][6]. The Syndicat de la Magistrature is the French second largest Magistrates Trade union - in terms of membership - after the more conservative Union OLAF (French acronym for Office Européen de Lutte Anti-Fraude) the " European Anti-Fraud Office " has been charged by the European Union with protecting

References

  1. ^ Legislative Act n. 124 of 08/03/2007, reported on the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series, n. 187 of 08/13/2007. [1]. (Italian)
  2. ^ Legislative Act n. 124 of 08/03/2007, reported on the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series, n. 187 of 08/13/2007. [2]. (Italian)
  3. ^ The Italian Intelligence and Security Services Official website - SISMI's Coat of Arms Description [3]. (English)
  4. ^ Paolo Biondani and Guido Olimpio. 11 July 2006 Corriere della Sera, "Un centro segreto Cia-Sismi" available here (Italian)
  5. ^ Ecco i dossier del Sismi sui generali "di sinistra", La Repubblica, 6 July 2007 (Italian)
  6. ^ Trois juges français espionnés par les services secrets italiens, Rue 89, 12 July 2007 (French)

External links

Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Corriere della Sera ("Evening Courier" is an Italian daily Newspaper (first in sales) published in Milan. la Repubblica (meaning "the Republic" is as of 2006 the largest circulation Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rue 89 is a French Website created by former journalists from Libération. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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