News you may have missed #723

By IAN ALLEN | intelNews.org |
►►Mossad officer claims compensation for ‘breakdown’. According to the court claim, filed with the Israeli Defense Ministry, the unnamed agent, 44, a resident of central Israel, took part in the Mossad’s operations abroad. But, over a decade ago, one of the agency’s missions in an unspecified foreign country failed, taking a high personal toll on her. She claims that her concerns over the possibility that her cell was exposed led to her complete mental breakdown, which she has yet to recover from. In her claim she presented evidence indicating that her activities were exposed and she was forced to flee for her life back to Israel with her team.
►►US signs intel-sharing agreement with New Zealand. US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has signed agreements between the US and New Zealand. She said they will ensure the two countries increase intelligence-sharing on international criminal organizations, improve the flow of passengers and cargo between the two countries, and help better identify threats to air safety. IntelNews regulars will know that the US had ceased all intelligence cooperation with New Zealand in 1984, when the Pacific island-nation barred nuclear-powered or -armed ships from entering New Zealand territorial waters. It was only in 2009 that the intelligence cooperation between the two countries was resumed.
►►Secret files missing from US National Archives. The US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has lost track of classified material including four boxes of top-secret restricted files from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, as well as records from several US Navy offices. The Washington Times, which broke the story yesterday, said the absence of the files was discovered by the NARA Office of the Inspector General, and that the Office was forced to reveal its findings following a Freedom of Information Act request.