DSO.com Reports: 'KGB Comeback' Behind Russia Censorship, Ultranationalist Alliances.WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 1999-- Dispersed to private industry in the wake of glasnost glasnost (gläs`nōst), Soviet cultural and social policy of the late 1980s. Following his ascension to the leadership of the USSR in 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev began to promote a policy of openness in public discussions about current and , KGB KGB: see secret police. KGB Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (“Committee for State Security”) Soviet agency responsible for intelligence, counterintelligence, and internal security. agents are returning as heavy influencers in Yeltsin's cabinet. The "KGB comeback" may be behind recent anti-democratic policies, reports an exclusive SOURCES (http://www.dso.com) article, "The KGB: Returning to Power" by former Chief of Counterintelligence coun·ter·in·tel·li·gence n. The branch of an intelligence service charged with keeping sensitive information from an enemy, deceiving that enemy, preventing subversion and sabotage, and collecting political and military information. against the West and Major General, Oleg Kalugin Oleg Danilovich Kalugin (Russian: Олег Данилович Калугин), (born September 6, 1934) is a former KGB spy. . Until recently regarded more with derision than fear among present-day Russians, the Cold War's "old guard" have regained a public profile. In the last few months nearly two dozen former high-ranking intelligence and secret police officials have been appointed to new posts in the Kremlin, largely at the hand of Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov. Primakov's criticism of the "looseness" of TV programming and proposed legislation to tap Internet correspondence indicate that Special Services intend to be taken seriously. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile SOURCES has been informed that Vladimir Kostyutkin, former KGB officer and bodyguard for Leonid Brezhnev and now Liberal Democratic party deputy, is a suspected liaison between Saddam Hussein and Russian ultranationalist groups. These troublesome links point to growing problems from the expanding influence of former Soviet KGB. The complete report is available to the media at http://www.dso.com/pr/media.html In an exclusive upcoming story by SOURCES, Kalugin provides a singular, behind-the-scenes look at Primakov, the power-player who, if elections were held today, would be Russia's next President. SOURCES, (DSO.com), written and edited by seasoned reporters and intelligence professionals, is an online reporting service dedicated to delivering intelligence that can save or destroy lives, businesses and government operations worldwide. Contributors include Oleg Kalugin, former KGB chief, and Dr. Clifford Kiracofe, former Senior professional Staff member, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Subscribe today! http://www.DSO.com If you didn't get your information from SOURCES, you probably didn't get the full story. Quarterly subscription only $100. US Journalists - for related SOURCES reports search on keywords: Kalugin, KGB, Primakov, spies, spying, SVR Noun 1. SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and , FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus , sleepers, Soviet Union, USSR USSR: see Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. CONTACT: Anthony Kimery, Managing Editor 202.434.8206 Email: editor@dso.com SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) WHERE SMALL BUSINESS GOES TO WORK |
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