Foreign Spies May Target Vancouver 2010 – Report 30/03/2009 |
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According to a leaked report by Canada's intelligence service (CSIC), there is an espionage threat to the Vancouver 2010 Games. The report says foreign spies may try to steal the security plans for the 2010 Games.
According to the National Post the report says foreign governments might also use the Games as a pretext for getting their spies close to Canadian officials and contractors.
The report, which the National Post says was distributed six weeks ago, says "such activity presumably could create opportunities for espionage in or against Canada during the lead-up to the 2010 Olympic Games. CSIS is aware of no current threats of this nature, but suggests that appropriate caution be taken when discussing and handling security plans for the 2010 Games.
"At present, no specific threat has been identified to target security plans of the Games by representatives of foreign government, but in the past some interest has been shown in acquiring such plans", said the report.
The report categorizes espionage as a low-level threat to the Olympics but it is the first sign that Canadian security officials are concerned that foreign governments might task their spy services to exploit the Games.
The National Post reports it names Russia and China as countries that have been identified by Western Intelligence agencies as strategic and industrial espionage threats.
The report says the most likely threat to the Games comes from domestic extremists who have carried out several acts of anti-Olympic vandalism.
"There is no evidence at this time that any group in the anti-2010 movement has both the intent and capability to undertake at the Games. However, given the intense rhetoric of some groups and individuals, more serious acts of violence against individuals or property are possible, and could at least briefly and locally disrupt Olympic events", said the report.
The threat level of domestic extremism is listed as "medium".
(Source: Gamesbids.com)
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