[osint] THE JOY OF KILLING YOUR KIDS

Al Khansah is considered the archetypal mother of Shahids, a woman glorified by Palestinians for encouraging her sons to kill and die for Allah, and rejoicing when they achieved their Shahada deaths. From a very young age, Palestinian girls are taught to adopt Al Khansah as a role model

[osint] PHILIPPINES: Siege of Manila Prison, an Overkill

An investigation will show that the Muslim Youth Movement is a radical Muslim front organization...of course they would object to the deaths of terrorists. Overkill? Just the opposite if there were any Abu Sasyyaf left alive. Bruce Siege of Manila Prison, an Overkill By Ahmad Azam Abdul

[osint] Al-Qaeda's Strategy until 2020

AL-QAEDA'S STRATEGY UNTIL 2020 By Stephen Ulph [From: Terrorism Focus (The Jamestown Foundation, USA) Volume 2 Issue 6, 17 March 2005] In light of this issue's report on the Idarat al-Tawahhush and its view on the secondary importance of Afghanistan in al-Qaeda's global struggle, a further

[osint] Asian Terrorists Said Taking to the Seas

Updated: 11:17 PM EST file:///c:/Documents%20and%20Settings/btefft/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20In ternet%20Files/OLK5/article.htm file:///c:\Documents%20and%20Settings\btefft\Local%20Settings\Temporary%20I nternet%20Files\OLK5\article.htm Asian Terrorists Said Taking to the Seas Report

[osint] With A.Q. Khan's help, Iran could be on nuclear threshold

http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnewsid=87 278 http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnewsid=872 78 With A.Q. Khan's help, Iran could be on nuclear threshold [India News]: When Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear

[osint] Russia considers sanctions against Moldova

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0700world/tm_objectid=15307991%26met hod=full%26siteid=50082%26headline=russia%2dconsiders%2dsanctions%2dagainst% 2dmoldova-name_page.html Russia considers sanctions against Moldova Mar 18 2005 icWales The Russian government is

[osint] UK, US and Canada mount a massive international counter-terrorism exercise

http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/200503/c4b235ef-8476-476d-890d-f5fcd1d3ed4f. htm UK joins transatlantic terror response drill The UK is to join forces with the US and Canada to mount a massive international counter-terrorism exercise. In a statement on Friday, the Home Office said the four

[osint] Philippines detains Saudi al-Qaida suspect

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104slug= Philippines%20Terror%20Suspect slug=Philippines%20Terror%20Suspect Friday, March 18, 2005 . Last updated 1:58 a.m. PT Philippines detains al-Qaida

[osint] Islamiyah 'planning bomb attacks in Manila'

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0700world/tm_objectid=15307994 http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0700world/tm_objectid=15307994meth od=fullsiteid=50082headline=islamiyah--planning-bomb-attacks-in-manila--na me_page.html

[osint] Symposium: Can Universities Be Fixed?

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17406 Symposium: Can Universities Be Fixed? By Jamie Glazov http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=3 FrontPageMagazine.com http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=17406 | March 18, 2005 The reactions to Ward Churchill

[osint] Southern Exposure

http://www.investors.com/editorial/issues.asp?v=3/18 Friday, March 18, 2005 Southern Exposure Terrorism: What does illegal immigration have to do with national security? Plenty, and it's now up to the Senate to see the connection and pass the REAL ID bill. REAL ID, passed by the

[osint] CIA, White House Defend Transfers of Terror Suspects

Non-issue, except to anti-American, terrorist supporters. Bruce http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45119-2005Mar17.html CIA, White House Defend Transfers of Terror Suspects By Dana Priest and Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, March 18, 2005; Page

[osint] Ukraine admits selling long range missiles to Iran

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFullci d=116048173 cid=116048173 Mar. 18, 2005 12:42 | Updated Mar. 18, 2005 13:15 Ukraine admits selling missiles to Iran By JPOST.COM STAFF

[osint] Atomic clock ticks down to fallout with Iran

The belief that there's a diplomatic solution to be had here is increasingly the triumph of hope over experience http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1440749,00.html Atomic clock ticks down to fallout with Iran Simon Tisdall Friday March 18, 2005 The Guardian

[osint] Manila police raise alert on Easter terror plots

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN3060.htm Manila police raise alert on Easter terror plots 18 Mar 2005 10:46:12 GMT Source: Reuters MANILA, March 18 (Reuters) - Philippines police raised the alert on Friday on terror plots during the Easter holidays next week after an Islamic

[osint] Terror plots may reach new depths

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0503180204mar18,1,3297442 .story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0503180204mar18,1,329744 2.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hedctrack=1cset=true ctrack=1cset=true Terror plots may reach new

[osint] Attorneys dispute qualifications of terror trial's expected witness

Evan's a good man, but there are others who could bolster his testimony as well.Matt Levitt, for one. Bruce http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRT D_BasicArticle http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FR

[osint] Spanish fatwa against UBL meaningless

A Fatwa and Defiance at the Madrid Conference The three-day conference on terrorism that brought over 20 heads of government to Madrid on the anniversary of the March 11, 2004 train bombings by al-Qaeda that killed 191 people, excited some interest from the mujahideen. A statement attributed

[osint] Italian troops to stay, after all

This will certainly be a disappointment to all of the anti-American, Bush-whacking, terrorist-sympathizing leftists.guess Sgrena's ploy fell flat. Bruce Italian troops to stay, after all From Richard Owen in Rome London Times March 18, 2005 TO BITING criticism from the

[osint] An investigation by The Times finds clear evidence that Syria assassinated Rafik Hariri

'Something was going to happen - it was going to be me or him' By Nicholas Blanford, Richard Beeston and James Bone London Times March 18, 2005 An investigation by The Times finds clear evidence that Syria assassinated Rafik Hariri, the Lebanese politician A huge crater left by the

[osint] N. Korea More Dangerous than Iran: IAEA Chief

1. NKorea has nuclear weapons, Iran is only trying to get them. 2. IAEA Chief Mohammed el-Baradei, is a Muslim.Of course Iran getting nuclear weapons is no problem. Pakistan and Iraq getting them was no problem for El-Baradei either. -Bruce

[osint] Web to have 'terror watch' team

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4360727.stm Web to have 'terror watch' team Five European governments are setting up a hi-tech team to monitor how terrorists and criminals use the net. The group will make recommendations on shutting down websites that break terrorism laws. The

[osint] UPI: Brits warned about US abuse of detainees in 2002

Please find below an example of UPI's continuing coverage of the war on terror and related issues. A much shorter version was published in this morning's Washington Times. I hope you find it interesting. You may link to it on the web here: http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20050314-072824-5309r

[osint] Gunfights, train blast kills up to 30 in southwest Pakistan

Gunfights, train blast kills up to 30 in southwest Pakistan (AFP) 18 March 2005 [Excerpt: Fighting lasted all day on Thursday after the heavily-armed clansmen, who want more autonomy and increased benefits from the area’s natural resources, ambushed a convoy of paramilitary Frontier

[osint] Clifford D. May: Fighting the war of ideas: Not a job for sissies

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/cliffordmay/printcm20050317.shtml Townhall.com Fighting the war of ideas: Not a job for sissies Clifford D. May (back to web version) | Send March 17, 2005 President Bush's appointment of Karen Hughes and Dina Powell to the two top communications jobs in the

[osint] Oliver North: Upping the oily ante

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ollienorth/printon20050318.shtml Townhall.com Upping the oily ante Oliver North (back to web version) | Send March 18, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, Iran's mullah-President Mohammad Khatami visited Caracas to ink some deals with Venezuela's

[osint] Jeff Jacoby: 'Treat these detainees like dogs'

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/printjj20050318.shtml Townhall.com 'Treat these detainees like dogs' Jeff Jacoby (back to web version) | Send March 18, 2005 In August 2003, when he was commander of the military base at Guantanamo Bay, Major General Geoffrey Miller visited

[osint] Charles Krauthammer: Vindicated

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/charleskrauthammer/printck20050318.shtml Townhall.com Vindicated Charles Krauthammer (back to web version) | Send March 18, 2005 WASHINGTON -- At his news conference on Wednesday, President Bush declined an invitation to claim vindication for his policy of

[osint] Rich Tucker: Real progress -- for a change

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/richtucker/printrt20050318.shtml Townhall.com Real progress -- for a change Rich Tucker (back to web version) | Send March 18, 2005 Well, that didn't take very long. Comparatively. On March 12, Syria's president promised to withdraw a third of his country's

[osint] Iran Joins Only Two World Powers with Strategic Cruise Missiles

This changes the equation concerning whether Israel will strike Iranian nuclear facilities. Probably there will be no strike unless Israel can destroy the Iranian X-55 missiles first. Post 51757 and URL http://www.kctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3095253 provide additional data. David Bier

[osint] Un-Volunteering: Troops Improvise to Find Way Out

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/18/national/18soldiers.html? March 18, 2005 Un-Volunteering: Troops Improvise to Find Way Out By MONICA DAVEY The night before his Army unit was to meet to fly to Iraq, Pvt. Brandon Hughey, 19, simply left. He drove all night from Texas to Indiana, and on from

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[osint] Scare Reveals Lack of Anthrax Tools

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45125-2005Mar17.html Scare Reveals Lack of Anthrax Tools Testing Chemical in Dangerously Short Supply, Experts Warn By Spencer S. Hsu and Jamie Stockwell Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, March 18, 2005; Page B01 The anthrax scare at

[osint] de Borchgrave: See no evil

http://www.insightmag.com/news/2005/03/14/Commentary/See-No.Evil-893808.shtm l Issue Date: March 14, 2005 See no evil By Arnaud de Borchgrave WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- The load for Customs and Border Protection is staggering: 80 million passengers flying in to the United States

[osint] Fox Says Walls Along Border Must Be Razed

And replaced with mine fields? Bruce Fox Says Walls Along Border Must Be Razed (3/18/2005): Fox Says Walls Along Border Must Be Razed U.S. Efforts Seen as 'Against Freedom' By Kevin Sullivan Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, March 17, 2005; Page A16 MEXICO CITY, March

[osint] Al-Qaeda trainer nabbed at airport

Al-Qaeda trainer nabbed at airport By Jonathan Vicente, Reporter A suspected member of Osama bin Laden’s militant al-Qaeda network has been arrested as he arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Wednesday night. The suspect has been identified as Alfiri Abdula Naser, a

[osint] Gas-attack cult still inspires fear and loathing

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__inte rnational_news/ http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__int ernational_news/articleid=199866 articleid=199866 Gas-attack cult still inspires fear and loathing Tokyo

[osint] pre-9/11 bin Laden special

December 21, 2001No.319 http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjectsArea=relationsID=SP31901 Area=relationsID=SP31901 Terror in America (30) Retrospective: A bin Laden Special on Al-Jazeera Two Months Before September 11 On July 10,

[osint] Hitler book bestseller in Turkey

[Excerpt: There has been no objective reason for anti-Semitic feelings to crop up in Turkey, he said, adding that Hitler has always been considered a criminal and a maniac in his country.However, some feel there is an international conspiracy led by what they call the crusaders - meaning the

[osint] Shockwave in France after poll shows rejection of EU constitution

Well, it was an extraordinarily crappy constitution. It needs a rewrite by non-bureaucrats and to be cut from 500+ pages to about 10% of that, maximum. Bruce Shockwave in France after poll shows rejection of EU constitution Friday, March 18, 2005 PARIS (AFP) - France was hit by a political

[osint] New arsenal for Venezuela: 50 new Mig 29 warplanes

What a waste of money...if needed for defense against the US they might as well scrap them now, or US pilots will do it for them. Bruce http://www.mercopress.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=5256 New arsenal for Venezuela. Mercosur Monday, 14 March The US military's senior officer

[osint] Palestinian-Fund Probe Closes, But Misuse Remains Open Question

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB10031663682974,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2005 WORLD NEWS Palestinian-Fund Probe Closes, But Misuse Remains Open Question By GLENN R. SIMPSON and BENOÎT FAUÇON Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL March 18, 2005; Page A11

[osint] UNsafe in Sudan

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB09980422682956,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2005 REVIEW OUTLOOK UNsafe in Sudan March 18, 2005 Sudan may have disappeared from the front pages of the international press, but the suffering in Darfur is only getting worse. Jan

[osint] Regime Change at the World Bank

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB10298505683090,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2005 COMMENTARY Regime Change at the World Bank By ALLAN H. MELTZER March 18, 2005; Page A12 President Bush's nomination of Paul Wolfowitz to lead the World Bank is an inspired choice.

[osint] As Evidence Grows Of Iran's Program, U.S. Hits Quandary

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB11017248183340,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2005 PAGE ONE Atomic Test As Evidence Grows Of Iran's Program, U.S. Hits Quandary New Data Suggest Big Effort To Build Nuclear Warhead, But Will World Believe It? Checking Out a

[osint] Two Equals Five

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB10061095782986,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2005 REVIEW OUTLOOK Two Equals Five March 18, 2005 In George Orwell's 1984, a totalitarian state demands that its subjects demonstrate obedience by truly believing that two plus two

[osint] Brazil's Chance to Lead On Nuclear Containment

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB10345334583106,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2005 THE AMERICAS Brazil's Chance to Lead On Nuclear Containment By BERNARD ARONSON March 18, 2005; Page A13 As the Bush administration's new foreign policy team looks south, it

[osint] Beating the 'Resource Curse' With Transparency

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB10016176782969,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2005 EURASIA Beating the 'Resource Curse' With Transparency By JEAN LEMIERRE March 18, 2005 Resource-rich and yet among the poorest countries to emerge from the former Soviet Union,

[osint] Balkan Choice

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB10006589182966,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2005 REVIEW OUTLOOK Balkan Choice March 18, 2005 Croatians reacted angrily to the European Union's move to put on hold yesterday's planned start of membership talks. An exasperated

[osint] Pakistan clashes leave many dead

[Excerpt: The fighting began after attackers fired assault rifles at pickup trucks carrying paramilitary troops in the mountains of Sangseela near Dera Bugti, about 300km southeast of the provincial capital, Quetta, injuring four troops, according to Lieutenant-Colonel Rizwan Malik, a spokesman

[osint] Gitmo taunter teaches tactics at Fort Huachuca

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/290459p-248637c.html Gitmo taunter teaches tactics BY JAMES GORDON MEEK NEW YORK DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Mar. 16, 2005 Exclusive WASHINGTON - An ex-Army interrogator punished for sexually humiliating detainees at the

[osint] Harmful Agents

http://context.themoscowtimes.com/print.php?aid=140878 Harmful Agents Long after the United States stopped making biological weapons, KGB officials like Alexander Kouzminov planned covert germ warfare and attacks against the West. By Jonathan B. Tucker Published: March 18, 2005

[osint] Could China's Quest for Oil Calm Central Asia's Militants?

Could China's Quest for Oil Calm Central Asia's Militants? Commentary, Franz Schurmann, Pacific News Service, Mar 17, 2005 http://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=53a157627adce0 27153c91d35c112187 Editor's Note: Giant China's need for energy resources is driving it to

[osint] Former Russian Soldier Held Over Chubais Attack

[Excerpt: There was widespread speculation the attack could have been related to a business feud or Chubais' political activities as a leading economic reformerome observers said they feared an attack on Chubais might mark a return to Russia's instability of the 1990s after the collapse of

[osint] Questions Are Left by C.I.A. Chief on the Use of Torture (Re-post of 51778)

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/18/politics/18intel.html March 18, 2005 Questions Are Left by C.I.A. Chief on the Use of Torture By DOUGLAS JEHL WASHINGTON, March 17 - Porter J. Goss, the director of central intelligence, said Thursday that he could not assure Congress that the Central

[osint] Letterman Thankful Kidnap Plot Foiled

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050318/D88TISRG0.html Letterman Thankful Kidnap Plot Foiled Mar 18, 2:39 PM (ET) By JOHN MacDONALD HELENA, Mont. (AP) - David Letterman and his girlfriend thanked law enforcement officials for uncovering a plot to kidnap their 16-month-old son from

[osint] A Known Unknown Person Tries to Blow up Anatoly Chubais

See post 51802 for the later Reuters take on this story. http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=61 A Known Unknown Person Tries to Blow up Anatoly Chubais // Retired GRU colonel suspected in the murder attempt on the head of RAO UES Ambush Yesterday, just outside Moscow, there was a murder

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[osint] What if They Held an Antiwar and Nobody Came?(was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - March 18, 2005)

At 4:24 PM -0500 3/18/05, OpinionJournal wrote: What if They Held an Antiwar and Nobody Came? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/18/MNGSSBRF7N1.DTL Iraq's liberation began two years ago tomorrow, and the San Francisco Chronicle reports antiwar activists are having a

[osint] Global Warming Gobbledygook (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - March 18, 2005)

At 4:24 PM -0500 3/18/05, OpinionJournal wrote: Global Warming Gobbledygook http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/nm/20050317/sc_nm/environment_climate_dc_1 Here's a Reuters dispatch that exemplifies why global warming is impossible to take seriously: *** QUOTE *** Even if people stopped

[osint] Ukraine admits it sold cruise missiles to Iran, China

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050318/1/3rd02.html Yahoo! Saturday March 19, 2:19 AM Ukraine admits it sold cruise missiles to Iran, China AFP Photo Ukraine has sold nuclear-capable cruise missiles to both China and Iran, the prosecutor-general's office said but stressed that the deals were

[osint] Police arrest Syrian in connection with Madrid train bombings

Police arrest Syrian in connection with Madrid train bombings MADRID, Spain Spanish police on Friday arrested a Syrian in Madrid who they believe helped recruit radical Islamists to be sent abroad and had ties with suspects charged in the Madrid train bombings of a year ago. Police, who gave

[osint] North Idaho FBI group switches mission to fight terror

Shouldn't this have happened, say, 3 years ago? Bruce North Idaho FBI group switches mission to fight terror COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho The supervisor of the FBI's Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force won't say where his headquarters is. Norm Brown is keeping the location _ somewhere between

[osint] Colombian Congressman Shot to Death

[Excerpt: Jose Oscar Gonzalez, a representative from the coffee-producing province of Caldas, was shot three times in the head, police said.] http://64.94.180.107/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNewsstoryID=7949143 Colombian Congressman Shot to Death Fri Mar 18, 2005 06:26 PM ET BOGOTA,

[osint] Car Bomb Explodes in Lebanese Capital, Six Wounded

[Excerpt: It was unclear whether the attack had a political motive. A security source said a bingo hall may have been the target of the bombing, which occurred after midnight. The bingo hall was not damaged apart from some broken windows.]

[osint] Dutch Iraq war crimes case opens

[Excerpt: Prosecutors say evidence against Van Anraat includes official Iraqi documents -- material which may also be used against Saddam when he goes before an Iraqi tribunal on war crimes charges, AP reportedVan Anraat had been arrested in 1989 in Milan, Italy at the request of the U.S.

[osint] Ex-Spies Tell It All

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/15/books/15spyb.html?8bu=emc=bupagewanted=printposition= The New York Times March 15, 2005 Ex-Spies Tell It All By SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON, March 14 - These days, more and more American spies who come in from the cold go right back out, on book tours. And their

[osint] ACLU Seeks Records on Use of Patriot Act to Deny U.S. Entry to Prominent Foreign

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=17741c=206 ACLU Seeks Records on Use of Patriot Act to Deny U.S. Entry to Prominent Foreign Scholars March 16, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW YORK -- Citing a serious and growing threat to academic freedom,

[osint] In Schiavo Feeding-Tube Case, Notoriety Finds Unlikely Judge

Ironic that we invaded Afghanistan partly to overthrow the Taliban who were engaged in Islamist extremism; totally intolerant of others' viewpoints and prepared to use lethal violence to get their way. And yet, here we are in the good old U.S of A. with a judge having to have security

[osint] Amman proposes normal Israeli-Arab ties before land return

Last Update: 19/03/2005 04:37 Amman proposes normal Israeli-Arab ties before land return By News Agencies ALGIERS - King Abdullah II of Jordan has put forward a new peace strategy that Arab diplomats said Friday would call for Middle East nations to normalize relations with Israel even