[osint] The new economy of terror

http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=2774 The new economy of terror Three and a half years since 9/11, the world is still beholden to the belief that it is politics or ideology that fuels armed struggles worldwide. But an analysis of five decades of modern terrorism reveals two unexpected

[osint] Assault against suspected militants started in Nalchik

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=10743458 Assault against suspected militants started in Nalchik NALCHIK. Jan 27 (Interfax-South) - Special forces have started an armed operation against Islamic extremists blocked in a residential house in Kabardino-Balkaria's Nalchik.

[osint] ASSESSMENT: India shifts regional geopolitical cards

India's tsunami assistance rendered to its immediate neighbors can also be viewed as going beyond the humanitarian dimension. India's willingness to help Sri Lanka and the Maldives clearly indicates that New Delhi takes an active interest in the region, Betram Bastiampillai, former professor of

[osint] In Business, It Sometimes Pays To Think Like A Spy

http://www.investors.com/editorial/managing.asp?v=1/22 Monday, January 24, 2005 In Business, It Sometimes Pays To Think Like A Spy BY DOUG TSURUOKA INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Small-business owners can spend so much time sleuthing out new products, conveying information to employees or

[osint] Who's in charge of hunt for bin Laden?

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/25/schuster.column/index.html Who's in charge of hunt for bin Laden? By Henry Schuster CNN Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Posted: 3:04 PM EST (2004 GMT) Editor's Note: Henry Schuster, a senior producer in CNN's Investigative Unit, has been covering

[osint] PAKISTAN: Balochistan - Between Gas Guns

Last week, Satribune.com, a web-based newspaper covering issues pertaining to South Asia, featured a special report on Balochistan. Claiming that Baloch students and second-generation tribal leaders have been particularly susceptible to the call for taking up arms against Islamabad, Satribune.com

[osint] Dreier bill targets hiring of illegals

In the Soviet Union, they made people carry internal passports. It has been since the Income Tax Reform Act of 1986 that it has been illegal in America for a person to work without a federal identification number. Fraud-proof is impossible.and just what we need, 10,000 more federal

[osint] France cracks terror recruiting cell

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/3011160 Jan. 26, 2005, 10:38PM France cracks terror recruiting cell 11 have been arrested in a plot to send Muslim fighters to Iraq By ELAINE SCIOLINO New York Times PARIS - A cell that was recruiting fighters in France to join the

[osint] SPAIN: Human Rights Watch asserts that terroristsneed greater legal access.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-spain27jan27,1,7002347.s tory?coll=la-headlines-world http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-spain27jan27,1,7002347. story?coll=la-headlines-worldctrack=1cset=true ctrack=1cset=true THE WORLD Spain Could Do Better on Terror

[osint] Philippines launches airstrikes on Al-Qaeda linked groups

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/129399/1/.html Philippines launches airstrikes on Al-Qaeda linked groups http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/129399/1/.html COTABATO, Philippines : Philippine helicopter gunships and planes

[osint] Rebels Threaten to Attack US Troops in Mindanao

http://www.aljazeerah.info/News%20archives/2005%20News%20archives/January/27 %20n/Rebels%20Threaten%20to%20Attack%20US%20Troops%20in%20Mindanao.htm Rebels Threaten to Attack US Troops in Mindanao Al Jacinto Arab News ZAMBOANGA CITY, 27 January 2005 - Communist rebels yesterday warned it

[osint] Degrading torture on Habib: lawyer

The lawyer is a comedian describing his client's fantasies. Bruce Degrading torture on Habib: lawyer By Tamara McLean and Brendan Nicholson January 27, 2005 The AGE The lawyer for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib has outlined an extraordinary series of torture

[osint] The Great Melting Pot of Domestic Preparedness

http://www.domprep.com/modules/news/index.htm?-token.corralexec=detail http://www.domprep.com/modules/news/index.htm?-token.corralexec=detail-tok en.id=f1babcb6c9bb713a-token.section_id=af8499cc05cad7a5 -token.id=f1babcb6c9bb713a-token.section_id=af8499cc05cad7a5 The Great Melting Pot of

[osint] Fundamentalists still a threat to Britain

Fundamentalists still a threat to Britain By John Steele, Home Affairs Correspondent (Filed: 27/01/2005) Daily Telegraph The last terrorist bombing on mainland Britain was in August 2001, when a car full of home-made explosives was blown up by the dissident Real IRA in Ealing Broadway,

[osint] Philippine army attack targets Bali bomb suspects

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN90172.htm Philippine army attack targets Bali bomb suspects 27 Jan 2005 11:29:59 GMT Source: Reuters By John O'Callaghan MANILA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Philippine military said on Thursday it had attacked a group of renegade Muslim rebels as

[osint] Philippine army says foreigners still train rebels

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN231832.htm Philippine army says foreigners still train rebels 17 Jan 2005 11:37:48 GMT Source: Reuters MANILA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Philippine military said on Monday foreign militants continued to train with homegrown Muslim rebel groups on

[osint] France Breaks Up Group Tied to Iraq terrorists

France Breaks Up Group Tied to Iraq Fighters By THE ASSOCIATED PRES New York Times January 26, 2005 Owen Franken for the New York Times Officials at France's counterterrorism agency have accused suspected Islamic militants from the Adda'Wa mosque in Paris of recruiting combatants for

[osint] Conversations with a Terrorist

http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=13684 Conversations with a Terrorist By Joe http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=1587 Kaufman FrontPageMagazine.com | June 8, 2004 As a columnist for FrontPage Magazine who gravitates toward controversial

[osint] Italian 'Unabomber' uses child's chocolate egg to hide explosive

Italian 'Unabomber' uses child's chocolate egg to hide explosive By Peter Popham in Rome 27 January 2005 The Independent A mysterious crank with advanced skills in miniature bombmaking, whose devices have several times come close to killing people, has struck again. In Italy they call him

[osint] Muslim Brotherhood in America

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-0409190261sep19,1,7870150,pr int.story?coll=chi-news-hed http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-0409190261sep19,1,7870150,p rint.story?coll=chi-news-hedctrack=2cset=true ctrack=2cset=true

[osint] Re: Breaking News

In a message dated 1/27/2005 8:21:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thursday, January 27, 2005, 5:08 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat says the Palestinian Authority has banned citizens from carrying weapons in areas under its control.

[osint] Israel considering Palestinian proposal of cease-fire...

In a message dated 1/27/2005 7:25:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, AOL News writes: Israel considering Palestinian proposal of cease-fire declaration, Palestinian official says RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israel is ready to consider a mutual cease-fire declaration, a Palestinian

[osint] France Seizes 11 Accused of Plotting Iraq Attacks

France Seizes 11 Accused of Plotting Iraq Attacks By ELAINE SCIOLINO New York Times January 27, 2005 Addawa Mosque in northeast Paris, where terror suspects gathered. The police say the mosque itself is not suspected in any militant plots. PPARIS, Jan. 26 -France has smashed a

[osint] Anti-Muslim? Not me

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40840 Saturday, October 9, 2004 _ _ Anti-Muslim? Not me _ Posted: October 9, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Robert Spencer _ C 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Twenty-five percent of Americans hold what AP

[osint] U.S. Terror Program Recruiting Truckers

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/10747745.htm?1c U.S. Terror Program Recruiting Truckers BILL POOVEY Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Hoping to take advantage of alert eyes along the nation's highways, the government is trying to enlist more truckers in the

[osint] Car Bomb Explodes Near U.S. Base in Iraq's Ramadi

[Excerpt: The U.S. military has a small fortified camp in the center of Ramadi, an unstable city effectively in the hands of insurgents. The camp is frequently attacked with gunfire and mortars.]

[osint] Lynne Stewart: Odd Detour Disturbs Terror Jury--Deliberating since 1/12

January 27, 2005 Odd Detour Disturbs Terror Jury By JULIA PRESTON ome of the jurors in the terrorism trial of the lawyer Lynne F. Stewart complained yesterday that they had felt threatened on Tuesday when their van driver took an unexpected turn outside court. He steered through a crowd of news

[osint] Iran rejects Mossad nuclear claim

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/middle_east/4208809.stm The BBC Wednesday, 26 January, 2005, 14:37 GMT Iran rejects Mossad nuclear claim Iran has rejected a warning by Israel's Mossad intelligence agency that it could have a nuclear bomb within three years as baseless. Iran's foreign ministry

[osint] Larry Elder: The fire of freedom

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/printle20050127.shtml Townhall.com The fire of freedom Larry Elder (back to web version) | Send January 27, 2005 President George W. Bush's historic second inaugural speech sparked an all-too-predictable reaction. The president failed to reach

[osint] How Newt Gingrich Caused 9/11

http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/s/sterrett/2005/sterrett012705.htm MensNewsDaily.com MND COMMENTARY How Newt Gingrich Caused 9/11 January 27, 2005 by Isaiah Z. Sterrett On TV last week, George W. Bush talked about liberty, and the History Channel took liberties. The president's

[osint] Terrorist Front Organization Opens First Va. Office

(1/27/2005): Islamic Rights Group Opens First Va. Office New Branch to Focus On Discrimination Cases By C. Woodrow Irvin Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 27, 2005; Page VA03 The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a District-based civil rights group, has opened its first

[osint] Islam Gains Toehold in Mexico's Zapatista Country

Islam Gains Toehold in Mexico's Zapatista Country Tue Jan 25,12:35 PM ET By Alistair Bell SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (Reuters) - Islam has joined a battle for the hearts and minds of Mexico's volatile Tzotzil Indians in Chiapas state, home of Zapatista rebels and a hotbed of

[osint] Iraq insurgents step up onslaught as election campaign ends

[Excerpt: In the deadliest attack, a car driven by a suicide bomber rammed an Iraqi army patrol in Samarra, a mainly Sunni Arab city north of Baghdad where US and Iraqi forces launched a massive operation last October to wrest control from insurgents before the vote..As security forces

[osint] Indonesia cleric Bashir walks out of terror trial

[Excerpt: At last weeks session, Ali Imron, serving a life sentence for his role in the Bali blasts testified Bashir had nothing to do with that attack in the latest in a series of setbacks to the prosecutions case against the cleric..This month, a former interpreter for US President

[osint] Afghan soldier fires on own troops, kills 5, injures 6

[Excerpt: No US or coalition soldiers were wounded during the attack, according to the military.The shooter was returning from guard duty at the time of the incident and no information was provided as to a possible motive.An investigation will be conducted, but there is no current

[osint] For Iraqi Engineer, A Harrowing Choice: Whether to Vote

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110678739150637472,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 27, 2005 PAGE ONE Hazardous Duty For Iraqi Engineer, A Harrowing Choice: Whether to Vote Like Many Others, Ayoub Longs For Ballot, Fears for Family; A Furtive Quest to Register

[osint] Peggy Noonan: A Sourpuss? Moi?

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110006211 OpinionJournal - Peggy Noonan January 27, 2005 10:39am EST ? PEGGY NOONAN A Sourpuss? Moi? Further thoughts on the passions of the inaugural. Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST I have been called old, jaded, a

[osint] Italy to act on Somalia graves

[Excerpt: On Sunday, the city's police chief, charged with overseeing an investigation into the seized cemetery, was shot dead..The militiamen are believed to be working under the orders of Islamic courts but the Muslim clerics have denied all involvement..The chairman of the Somali

[osint] Oil, Oil, Everywhere . . .

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110679326796437604,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 27, 2005 COMMENTARY Oil, Oil, Everywhere . . . By PETER HUBER and MARK MILLS January 27, 2005; Page A13 The price of oil remains high only because the cost of oil remains so low. We

[osint] Arming China, and Not

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110679286937937589,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 27, 2005 REVIEW OUTLOOK Arming China, and Not January 27, 2005; Page A12 We thought the West had decided that the best way to deal with China is to increase commerce to encourage

[osint] Against Despotism: Revolutionary New Realism

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110679511006437665,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 27, 2005 COMMENTARY Against Despotism: Revolutionary New Realism By ROBERT KAGAN The Washington Post January 27, 2005 The most significant thing about President Bush's inaugural

[osint] The Aid Flood

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110679477511737651,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 27, 2005 STATE OF THE UNION The Aid Flood By KEITH MARSDEN January 27, 2005 The horrific scenes of the impact and aftermath of the killer waves shocked the world and induced a surge

[osint] Blair Praises Bush's Efforts To Promote Democracy

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110675361530736677,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 27, 2005 10:31 a.m. EST WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 2005 Blair Praises Bush's Efforts To Promote Democracy White House Foreign Policy And Calls to End Tyranny Receive Staunch Support By

[osint] U.N. on Democracy: Ho Hum! (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - January 27, 2005)

At 4:14 PM -0500 1/27/05, OpinionJournal wrote: U.N. on Democracy: Ho Hum! The United Nations official charged with election assistance yesterday threw a barb at American troops in Iraq,accusing them of conducting an 'overenthusiastic' campaign to promote this weekend's Iraqi election, reports

[osint] The Shiites Are Coming (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - January 27, 2005)

At 4:14 PM -0500 1/27/05, OpinionJournal wrote: The Shiites Are Coming http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1399356,00.html London's Guardian notes one of the most important aspects of Sunday's Iraqi elections: *** QUOTE *** For the first time in centuries, Shias are about to come

[osint] Paranoid Sy-chosis (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - January 27, 2005)

At 4:14 PM -0500 1/27/05, OpinionJournal wrote: Paranoid Sy-chosis The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh has been getting a lot of attention of late for his reporting about various aspects of the war on terror, but an interview with the left-wing Democracy Now! radio show suggests his politics are quite

[osint] Mysterious Mosques and Schools

Mysterious Mosques and Schools by Yana Buhrer Tavanier 27 January 2005 The Saudi foundation Al Waqf-Al Islami has built several mosques in Bulgaria, but the Islamic community is tight-lipped about its links with the elusive organization, which has been linked to Al Qaeda. Editor's note:

[osint] China rounds up, beats mourners for deposed leader Zhao: witnesses

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/afp/20050127/wl_afp/chinatiananmenpoliticspetitioners_050127114011 Yahoo! China rounds up, beats mourners for deposed leader Zhao: witnesses Thu Jan 27, 6:40 AM ET World - AFP BEIJING (AFP) - China has detained dozens of people, some of whom have

[osint] The Way Out

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101050131/wnext.html The Way Out The Pentagon has a new plan for training Iraqis. Will it work? By DOUGLAS WALLER AND SALLY B. DONNELLY Posted Sunday, Jan 23, 2005 The U.S. military's exit strategy in Iraq rests on the shoulders of men like Marine

[osint] 'Salvador Option' mooted for Iraq

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4209595.stm Thursday, 27 January, 2005, 11:31 GMT 'Salvador Option' mooted for Iraq By Tom Gibb BBC, South America With no end to the Iraq conflict in sight, some US military strategists have been considering

[osint] Fate of hostage unsure despite Gaddhafi's plea

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/#10657 Fate of hostage unsure despite Gaddhafi's plea ISN SECURITY WATCH (27/01/05) - Libya's revolutionary leader Muammar Ghaddafi appealed on Wednesday to the kidnappers of a US hostage in Iraq to release 56-year old contractor Roy Hallums, according to The

[osint] UK terror suspects can be confined at home

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/27/nterr27.xml UK terror suspects can be confined at home By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor (Filed: 27/01/2005) British citizens suspected of terrorism but not charged could be put under house arrest or have their

[osint] Hesitant nation gets taste of democracy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/27/wirq127.xml Hesitant nation gets taste of democracy (Filed: 27/01/2005 Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor, explains the mechanics of Sunday's election What are the Iraqis voting for? On Sunday they will go to the polls to

[osint] Never-ending Islamic Conspiracies

http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/VernonRichards50120.htm Never-ending Islamic Conspiracies By: Vernon Richards 2005/01/20 Pragmatism and candor are prerequisites enabling an individual or culture to grow and progress. If an individual consciousness is unaware of its own short-comings,

[osint] Thinking is Not Crime

http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/SorgeDiaz50127.htm Thinking is Not Crime Sorge L. Diaz, Barely two weeks ago, Harvard President Lawrence Summers ignited a controversy by thinking. One would expect an August institution such as Harvard to reward thinking, not punish it, but Mr. Summers

[osint] Islam-Terrorism, Inc. - Part I

http://www.victimsofjihad.com/showArticle.php?id=120showSubjList=yespassSubjId=14passSubjName=Islam:%20An%20Introduction%20-%20Is%20Islam%20a%20Religion,%20or%20%20Arabic%20Imperialism? Islam: An Introduction - Is Islam a Religion, or Arabic Imperialism? Islam-Terrorism, Inc. - Part I

[osint] Islam - Terrorism, Inc. - Part II

http://www.victimsofjihad.com/showArticle.php?id=124showSubjList=yespassSubjId=14passSubjName=Islam:%20An%20Introduction%20-%20Is%20Islam%20a%20Religion,%20or%20%20Arabic%20Imperialism? Islam: An Introduction - Is Islam a Religion, or Arabic Imperialism? Islam - Terrorism, Inc. - Part II -

[osint] Prophet of Terror and the Religion of Peace (Part III)

http://www.victimsofjihad.com/showArticle.php?id=117showSubjList=yespassSubjId=14passSubjName=Islam:%20An%20Introduction%20-%20Is%20Islam%20a%20Religion,%20or%20%20Arabic%20Imperialism? Prophet of Terror and the Religion of Peace (Part III) In the Third Part of this series on Mohammed's life,

[osint] execution of Iraq election candidate from PM's party

http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/27/welcome.htm Zarqawi video shows execution of Iraq election candidate from PM's party: DUBAI, Jan 27: Supporters of Iraq's most wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, today posted a video on the Internet of the murder of a candidate in Iraq's elections from the party of

[osint] Harvard flap prompts query: How free is campus speech?

It's about time somebody posed that question... from the January 28, 2005 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0128/p01s01-ussc.html Harvard flap prompts query: How free is campus speech? By Sara B. Miller and Amanda Paulson | Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor BOSTON AND

[osint] Rice eyes diplomacy for Iran

Appeasement doesn’t work. Rice is either lying or naïve. If she is lying she’ll make a good Secy of State. Bruce http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3170161a12,00.html Rice eyes diplomacy for Iran 28 January 2005 PARIS: The United States believes its row over Iran's

[osint] Killing Osama Bin Laden is not enough

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-1-2005_pg7_41 Killing Osama Bin Laden is not enough, warns new report By Khalid Hasan WASHINGTON: Destroying Al Qaeda's charismatic leadership is vital to the objective of pushing back this brand of international terrorism to the

[osint] Mexico angered by U.S. criticism of drug war

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N27414277.htm Mexico angered by U.S. criticism of drug war 27 Jan 2005 22:08:49 GMT Source: Reuters (Recasts with quotes, details) By Alistair Bell MEXICO CITY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Mexico warned the United States not to interfere in its

[osint] Gitmo soldier details sexual tactics

Good technique. Bruce Gitmo soldier details sexual tactics USATODAY January 27, 2005 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Female interrogators tried to break Muslim detainees at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay by sexual touching, wearing a miniskirt and thong underwear and in one

[osint] Follow up article to Military Gangs

Gang members and Muslims in the Marines, ignorance asking for trouble. Bruce _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Follow up article to Military Gangs Marine Who Killed Ceres Cop

[osint] Civilized Warfare Is Uncivilized

Civilized Warfare Is Uncivilized Clausen, Perry Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute; Jan2005, Vol. 131 Issue 1, p28, 1p, 1c Section: Commentary Waging so-called civilized warfare does not serve the nation's interest. The United States plays by the rules of international law, but

[osint] BANGLADESH: Bomb Incidents 28 JAN [ 3 News Clippings]

28/01/2005 01. A grisly reminder of unsolved killings Zayadul Ahsan It has the chilling similarity to the August 21 grenade attacks on Sheikh Hasina. The venue is a public rally, the speakers and participants all Awami League workers. The timing of attacks is just when the rallies ended. Even

[osint] BANGLADESH: Habinganj Bomb Attack Update 27-28JAN [ 6 News Clippings]

28/01/2005 01. Kibria, 4 AL men killed in grenade attacks 70 wounded as killers throw 2 grenades on AL rally in Habiganj; Hartal tomorrow Former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and four other Awami League (AL) activists were killed in a grenade attack on an AL rally at Boidder Bazar in

[osint] INDIA: North East Insurgency Report 27-28JAN [7 News Clippings]

28/012005 01. ‘Weak’ outfit in R-Day retort - ‘salute’ or sabotage? Assam governor Lt Gen. (retd) Ajai Singh and an aide look towards the direction where the second blast occurred during the Republic Day parade at Judges Field, Guwahati, on Wednesday. Picture by Eastern Projections Guwahati,