[osint] Spiegel: The Pope Emphasizes Christian Roots of Europe

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,451719,00.html MIXED MESSAGES? The Pope Emphasizes Christian Roots of Europe On his first day in Turkey, the pope seemingly supported Turkey's European Union aspirations. On Thursday, though, he emphasized Europe's Christian heritage. So which is it?

[osint] Spiegel: European Peacekeepers Begin Congo Withdrawal

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,451570,00.html MISSION ACCOMPLISHED European Peacekeepers Begin Congo Withdrawal After four months of keeping election-season peace in Democratic Republic of Congo, European Union troops begin to head home on Thursday. But will they leave peace

[osint] Spiegel: Europe Knew about Secret CIA Flights

[see here: http://images.derstandard.at/20061129/ausz.gif] http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,451349,00.html Europe Knew about Secret CIA Flights The European Parliament has issued a report on CIA secret flights and prisons in the European Union. It points the finger at 11 EU states,

[osint] Computer system scores travelers on potential for terrorism

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/16134135.htm Government computers quietly rate millions of travelers for terrorism potential WASHINGTON (AP) - For the past four years, without public notice, federal agents have assigned millions of Americans and other international

[osint] U.S. warns of possible Qaeda financial Cyber attack on Friday

http://today. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=businessNewsstoryid=20 06-12-01T021743Z_01_WBT006236_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-USA-QAEDA.xmlsrc=rssrp c=23 reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=businessNewsstoryid=2006-12-01T02174

[osint] Hezbollah in Latin America

Hezbollah in Latin America By mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Clinton W. Taylor Published 11/30/2006 12:07:29 AM http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10694 It's pretty rare that I have an occasion to congratulate Hugo Chavez's government on anything, especially anything related to the

[osint] Jihad in West Africa

Jihad in West Africa http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/014246.php#more Two centuries before the current American foreign policy, or before there was Zionism, or Iraq and Palestine to blame, long before poverty was pulled up as a root-cause, and the why-do-they-hate-us brigade not only did

[osint] Sri Lanka minister survives blast

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6197562.stm Sri Lanka minister survives blast An explosion has hit a convoy of cars carrying President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, officials say. Gothabaya Rajapakse, who is also the defence secretary, is safe,

[osint] Former Russian PM Gaidar poisoned, say his doctors

The life of Mr Gaidar, a prominent economist, was said to have hung by a thread for a while but he is now reported to be recovering in a hospital at an undisclosed location in Moscow. His daughter, Maria, said that her father had lost half his body weight but that his life was now out of

[osint] Sushi bar identified as probable poisoning site; Gaidar bodyguard met with Litvinenko

Three Russian businessmen, employees of a security company in Moscow, who met Mr Litvinenko at a hotel after he had been to the sushi bar had yesterday gone to ground. ... One of the men, former FSB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoy who had known Mr Litvinenko for 10 years, was in charge of security for

[osint] Imam disputes tie to Hamas

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20061201-121239-7193r.htm Imam disputes tie to Hamas By Audrey Hudson THE WASHINGTON TIMES December 1, 2006 Omar Shahin, one of six imams removed from a flight last week, says he has traveled the country since the September 11 attacks to promote

[osint] 4 Dutch Muslims guilty of plotting terror attacks

4 Dutch Muslims guilty of plotting terror attacks AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- A court on Friday convicted four Dutch Muslims of preparing terrorist attacks against political leaders and government buildings, and sentenced them to up to eight years in prison. The heaviest sentence was reserved

[osint] The Minneapolis Six Sabotage Airline Security

The Minneapolis Six Sabotage Airline Security By Janet http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=3699 Levy FrontPageMagazine.com | November 28, 2006 http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=25694 At the Minneapolis airport prior to the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesday,

[osint] Protests escalate in Beirut

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061201.wleban1201/BNSto ry/International Protests escalate in Beirut Globe and Mail Update and Associated Press Beirut - Protests in the centre of Beirut escalated Friday and Hezbollah supporters have surrounded the Lebanese

[osint] Dissent Weakens Coalition Pressing Iran on Nuclear Program

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/01/world/middleeast/01iran.html?_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/01/world/middleeast/01iran.html?_r=1oref=sl ogin oref=slogin Dissent Weakens Coalition Pressing Iran on Nuclear Program By HELENE COOPER DEAD SEA, Jordan, Nov. 30 - After months of missed

[osint] Ex-Spy Claims Litvinenko Was Targeted

http://www.comcast.net/news/international/index.jsp?cat=INTERNATIONAL http://www.comcast.net/news/international/index.jsp?cat=INTERNATIONALfn=/2 006/12/01/532326.html fn=/2006/12/01/532326.html Ex-Spy Claims Litvinenko Was Targeted By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer

[osint] No Domestic Spying in Ohio Terror Case

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR2006113001 678.html No Domestic Spying in Ohio Terror Case By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS The Associated Press Thursday, November 30, 2006; 10:23 PM COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal judge who dismissed a challenge of the Bush

[osint] Independent Study group set to advise dialogue with Syria, Iran

If true, this will be absolutely disastrous. Bruce http://english.people.com.cn/200612/01/eng20061201_327237.html Independent Study group set to advise dialogue with Syria, Iran WASHINGTON: The independent, bipartisan panel studying US policy in Iraq