While in England on sick leave he was recruited into the security branch of the secret service.

They're not maintaining separate security branches for each version any more.

"I can sit here and tell you in all honesty that I was used by the then security branch," he said.

"I've been thinking about our new security branch," Brother Joseph finally said.

Neither the intelligence agency nor the military trust the police, which is the weakest security branch in the country.

"The government is going to carry out its responsibilities along with the security branches in order to maintain law and order."

After failing high school examinations and unable to get a job, he approached the security branch in 1985.

He could enter the command that would cause the computer store to pass a message for the special security branch.

Unless they're unlucky, the security branches will make quite certain that nothing happens on the visit.

He is being held at the military security branch in Dera'a and was wounded by a bullet to the shoulder.