[osint] Hindus fiercely defend Swastika, slam Nazi controversy

2005-01-28 Thread Dak Bangla
In New Delhi, Giriraj Kishore, general secretary of the VHP slammed the move saying the ban could be devastating to the sentiments of the Hindus who have accepted and respected all religious symbols in their homeland. Kishore said any disrespect to the Swastik, a 5000-year-old emblem finding

[osint] Dealing with the Growing Threat of Terrorism

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
Friday, January 28, 2005 Dealing with the Growing Threat of Terrorism By Ilana Freedman Last week's terrorist alarm, that raised counter-terrorism professionals to a heightened state of alert from California to Boston, proved, in the words of the FBI, to have no credibility.

[osint] PERSPECTIVE: What If Iran Has the Bomb?

2005-01-28 Thread Dak Bangla
This is a terrible choice, I know. But until saner heads can construct a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East, the world wound be a lot safer with MAD than with a mix of massive air strikes and commando raids on Iran's nuclear, industrial, and oil exporting infrastructure. And, from my reading of

[osint] BANGLADESH: Habiganj Bomb Attack Update # 2- 28JAN [ 7 News Clippings]

2005-01-28 Thread Dak Bangla
28/01/2005 01. Bangladeshi opposition to launch 72-hour nation-wide strike DHAKA, Jan. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- The main opposition party of Bangladesh on Friday announced a non-stop 72-hour hartal (destructive strike) from Saturday across the country to protest against an attack on its rally that

[osint] Mississippi Security Director Says Police are Lacking in Terrorist Preparation

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
Updated: January 24th, 2005 10:29:30 AM Mississippi Security Director Says Police are Lacking in Terrorist Preparation The Associated Press BILOXI, MS (AP) -- The state's homeland security director said Thursday that law enforcement is behind the curve in training and equipment to

[osint] Proposals for Building a Regional Homeland Security Structure

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandDefense/bg1817.cfm Organizing for Victory: Proposals for Building a Regional Homeland Security Structure by Edwin Meese III, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Richard Weitz, Ph.D. Backgrounder #1817 January 21, 2005 |

[osint] moderate Islam cannot exist.

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
A scholarly dispute, which only deals tangentially with reality as it is, vice what it was or can be. Bruce http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=16794 A Reply to Lawrence Auster By Daniel Pipes http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=2283

[osint] U.S. Boosts Border Security Measures

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145643,00.html U.S. Boosts Border Security Measures Friday, January 28, 2005 By Liza Porteus NEW YORK — U.S. officials keep instituting measures to bolster security on the nation's borders, particularly its land borders, but they are finding it tricky

[osint] Some People Push Back On the Justice of Roosting Chickens

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.darknightpress.org/index.php?i=printarticle=9 Dark Night Press / Print: Globalization » » Some People Push Back On the Justice of Roosting Chickens Written by Ward Churchill, published 9/11/2001 // Dark Night Press (www.darknightpress.org) This article appeared in Pockets of

[osint] Clifford D. May: It's time to recognize Taiwan's rights

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/cliffordmay/printcm20050127.shtml Townhall.com It's time to recognize Taiwan's rights Clifford D. May (back to web version) | Send January 27, 2005 Remember that U.N. official who complained about Washington's contribution to the tsunami victims? He

[osint] Charles Krauthammer: The politics of the Rice vote

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/charleskrauthammer/printck20050128.shtml Townhall.com The politics of the Rice vote Charles Krauthammer (back to web version) | Send January 28, 2005 WASHINGTON -- In parliamentary systems it is not uncommon to turn a political nomination -- or even a

[osint] Bush's Freedom Had Better Be More Than a Song

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110687526229438930,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 28, 2005 WONDER LAND By DANIEL HENNINGER Bush's Freedom Had Better Be More Than a Song January 28, 2005; Page A8 At the Woodstock music festival in 1969, a singer named Richie

[osint] Democracy in Baghdad

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110687612975238960,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 28, 2005 REVIEW OUTLOOK Democracy in Baghdad January 28, 2005; Page A8 For an endorsement of the importance of Iraq's elections this Sunday, don't believe President Bush, Tony Blair

[osint] Oliver North: Of bombs, bullets and ballots

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ollienorth/printon20050128.shtml Townhall.com Of bombs, bullets and ballots Oliver North (back to web version) | Send January 28, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- By Feb. 1, it will have happened twice in less than four months, though it is more rare than an eclipse

[osint] They're Paranoid, We're Blasé

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110687600463938955,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 28, 2005 COMMENTARY They're Paranoid, We're Blasé By MELIK KAYLAN January 28, 2005; Page A8 Someone should compile a multivolume History of Ignorance -- and deliver it via

[osint] Europe Faces Its Terrorists

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110687697221538988,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 28, 2005 REVIEW OUTLOOK Europe Faces Its Terrorists January 28, 2005 At the trial of the Muslim indicted for Theo van Gogh's murder, prosecutor Frits van Straelen told the court how

[osint] Iran's Choice

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110687557507038941,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 28, 2005 COMMENTARY Iran's Choice By JACKIE W. SANDERS January 28, 2005; Page A8 On Nov. 29, 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors adopted a resolution

[osint] Tasty bunny slayer off hook

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1106925 822161070.xmlstorylist=cleveland Authorities decide against charges for student who cooked rabbit, guinea pig 1/28/2005, 10:15 a.m. ET The Associated Press THOMPSON, Ohio (AP) - Police and humane society officials

[osint] Hanson: Iraq's hard road to political freedom

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/oped/chi-0501280298jan28,1,5884576,print.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed The Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/oped/chi-0501280298jan28,1,355207.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed IRAQ IN TRANSITION Iraq's

[osint] Hating America: A History

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
Hating America: A History By Richard B. Speed History News Network Posted by Editor on Thursday, January 6, 2005 at 6:08 PM I am willing to love all mankind, except an American.--Samuel Johnson. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

[osint] A POSTMODERN WAR

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
A POSTMODERN WAR by Victor Davis Hanson City Journal January 13, 2005 It is still suicidal to meet the United States in a conventional war-at least for any enemy that has not fully adopted Western arms, discipline, logistics, and military organization. The recent abrupt collapse of both the

[osint] Hizballah Role in Palestinian Terrorism

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
Hizballah Role in Palestinian Terrorism Herzliyya International Policy Institute for Counterterrorism WWW-Text in English 12 Jan 05 1. Based on a report by the Israel Security Agency on Palestinian terrorist activities in 2004. One of the major trends in 2004 was Iran's growing

[osint] Norwegian-Somalian arrested for terrorism

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
Subject: UK: Norwegian-Somalian arrested for terrorism Norwegian-Somalian arrested for terrorism A 52-year-old Norwegian citizen is being held in the high security prison Belmarsh outside of London, accused by British police of securing radioactive material for terrorist purposes. British

[osint] War on terror 2011

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
This is so full of b.s. and errors it is no wonder that Clarke was fired. Bruce http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/01/28/1106850104196.html?oneclick=tru e War on terror 2011 January 29, 2005 Photo: Reuters A leading expert on counter-terrorism imagines the future

[osint] Delicate Mission: Diplomat in Iraq Pushes Self-Reliance

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110687956514739061,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 28, 2005 PAGE ONE Delicate Mission: Diplomat in Iraq Pushes Self-Reliance Braving Bombs and Bombast, America's Man in Hilla Downplays U.S. Power By YOCHI J. DREAZEN Staff Reporter

[osint] Volcker The In-'Credible'

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/38947.htm The New York Post VOLCKER THE IN-'CREDIBLE' January 28, 2005 -- Paul Volcker was picked by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to head an independent panel to investigate the Oil-for-Food scandal ostensibly because of the former Federal

[osint] A Different Churchill

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/cda/article_print/0,1983,DRMN_38_3503887_ARTICLE-DETAIL-PRINT,00.html Rocky Mountain News On Point, January 28 January 28, 2005 A DIFFERENT CHURCHILL The University of Colorado employs an apologist for mass murder as a professor of ethnic studies, but

[osint] Suspects' families will also face tight controls

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=UJSRR2D3O4XJHQFIQMFCM54AVCBQYJVC?xml=/news/2005/01/28/nterr28.xmlsSheet=/news/2005/01/28/ixnewstop.html The Telegraph Suspects' families will also face tight controls By Rachel Sylvester (Filed: 28/01/2005) Family and friends of terrorist

[osint] Backed by the bullet, the ballot boxes arrive

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=UJSRR2D3O4XJHQFIQMFCM54AVCBQYJVC?xml=/news/2005/01/28/wirq28.xmlsSheet=/news/2005/01/28/ixnewstop.html The Telegraph Backed by the bullet, the ballot boxes arrive By Oliver Poole in Amarah (Filed: 28/01/2005) The ballot boxes were

[osint] Asylum seekers are abusing our hospitality, says Howard

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=UJSRR2D3O4XJHQFIQMFCM54AVCBQYJVC?xml=/news/2005/01/28/nimm28.xmlsSheet=/news/2005/01/28/ixnewstop.html The Telegraph Asylum seekers are abusing our hospitality, says Howard By George Jones, Political Editor (Filed: 28/01/2005) Britain's

[osint] Journalists in line of fire as Iraq's election nears

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20050127-103012-4456r The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Journalists in line of fire as Iraq's election nears By Sharon Behn THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published January 28, 2005 BAGHDAD -- Iraq's first free election on Sunday will

[osint] 'There are serious people trying to destroy our society. We are in a state of emergency'

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=UJSRR2D3O4XJHQFIQMFCM54AVCBQYJVC?xml=/news/2005/01/28/nterr128.xmlsSheet=/news/2005/01/28/ixnewstop.html The Telegraph 'There are serious people trying to destroy our society. We are in a state of emergency' By Rachel Sylvester (Filed:

[osint] Australian Held at Guantánamo Arrives Home After 3 Years

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-australia-guantanamo-habib.html?ei=5094en=151daae56396083chp=ex=1106974800partner=homepagepagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 28, 2005 Australian Held at Guantánamo Arrives Home After 3 Years By REUTERS Filed at 2:15

[osint] Critics See Hypocrisy in China's Support for Baghdad Elections

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chinaelect28jan28,0,742038,print.story?coll=la-home-world The Los Angeles Times THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ Critics See Hypocrisy in China's Support for Baghdad Elections By Mark Magnier Times Staff Writer January 28, 2005 BEIJING - China has

[osint] Nicaragua seeks stash of missiles

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20050127-115828-8242r The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Nicaragua seeks stash of missiles By Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published January 28, 2005 The State Department said yesterday it has asked Nicaragua to

[osint] Islam on morality of marrying 6 yr old girls...or 9 yr olds.

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.muhaddith.org/Islam_Answers/Early_Marriage.html Morality of marrying Aishah at an early age Enemies of Islam recently devised a new attack: The Prophet of Islam is surely immoral, for he married Aishah when she was six years old ! * Introductory details: * First,

[osint] Russian officials linked to Beslan tragedy

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10673 Russian officials linked to Beslan tragedy ISN SECURITY WATCH (28/01/05) - The head of the Russian parliamentary commission investigating the September terrorist attack in the North Ossetian town of Beslan told journalists on Thursday that

[osint] Experts warn of renewed violence in Kosovo

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10669 Experts warn of renewed violence in Kosovo ISN SECURITY WATCH (28/01/05) - With EU officials slated to discuss the status of the UN-administered province of Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro next month, analysts are warning of the potential

[osint] Laser pointers create hazard for civilian pilots

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10668 Laser pointers create hazard for civilian pilots ISN SECURITY WATCH (28/01/05) - On 2 January, United Airlines flight 7136 left Nashville International Airport for Chicago O'Hare with 30 passengers when the pilot was suddenly blinded by a

[osint] Suspects' families will also face tight controls

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/28/nterr28.xmlsSheet=/news/2005/01/28/ixnewstop.html Suspects' families will also face tight controls By Rachel Sylvester (Filed: 28/01/2005) Family and friends of terrorist suspects held under house arrest could be subject to

[osint] Mexican fury at US warning to tourists

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/28/wmex28.xmlsSheet=/news/2005/01/28/ixworld.html Mexican fury at US warning to tourists By Francis Harris (Filed: 28/01/2005) Mexico angrily condemned the United States yesterday for telling American citizens that they risked life

[osint] Syrian Version of Zarqawi-Islamic Boomerang Pointed at Assad’s Head

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.debka-net-weekly.com/ Syrian Version of Zarqawi Islamic Boomerang Pointed at Assad's Head Meet Abu Mussab al-Suri (the Syrian), named after his al Qaeda namesake in Iraq, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, and soon to be president Bashar Assad's worst nightmare. First a brief introduction:

[osint] Wanted Serbian general surrenders

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4215217.stm Friday, 28 January, 2005, 12:20 GMT Wanted Serbian general surrenders Gen Lazarevic: Wanted over his role in 1998-99 Kosovo war A Serbian army general, Vladimir Lazarevic, has surrendered and will go to the UN war crimes tribunal in The

[osint] Syria is training center and crossing point

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.debka-net-weekly.com/ Syria is training center and crossing point The gunmen mustered to al Qaeda's flag in the Arab world come from the Sunni regions of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. They foregather in the north Lebanese town of Tripoli and Beqaa

[osint] Australian freed from Guantanamo

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4214517.stm Australian freed from Guantanamo Mr Habib spent nearly three years in Guantanamo Bay An Australian held at the US prison camp in Cuba's Guantanamo Bay for the last three years has returned home. Mamdouh Habib was arrested in Pakistan in

[osint] Watchdog condemns 'persistent harassment' of al-Jazeera

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1401071,00.html 3.45pm Watchdog condemns 'persistent harassment' of al-Jazeera Julia Day Friday January 28, 2005 International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has protested at what it calls the persistent harassment of Arab

[osint] Voting begins in Iraqi elections

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1400771,00.html 4pm update Voting begins in Iraqi elections Jeremy Lennard and agencies Friday January 28, 2005 Two Shia women cast their vote at a polling station in Damascus. Photo: Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters Iraqi expatriates and exiles

[osint] North Korea has 'bought nuclear bomb'

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1291170.htm Last Update: Friday, January 28, 2005. 1:24pm (AEDT) North Korea has 'bought nuclear bomb' North Korea has bought a complete nuclear weapon from either Pakistan or a former Soviet Union state, a South Korean newspaper has reported. The

[osint] Assad warns Middle East states face break-up threat

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10categ_id=2article_id=12166# Assad warns Middle East states face break-up threat Turkey warns U.S. to prevent Kirkuk from falling under Kurdish control Compiled by Daily Star staff Friday, January 28, 2005 Syrian President Bashar Assad

[osint] Ashcroft: Nuclear terror greatest threat

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/28/ashcroft.interview.ap/ Ashcroft: Nuclear terror greatest threat Friday, January 28, 2005 Posted: 12:59 PM EST (1759 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The possibility that al-Qaeda or its sympathizers could gain access to a nuclear bomb is the greatest danger

[osint] Iran nears nuclear 'point of no return'

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1399378,00.html Iran nears nuclear 'point of no return' Ewen MacAskill, diplomatic editor Thursday January 27, 2005 The Guardian The Israeli defence minister, Shaul Mofaz, warned yesterday that Iran will reach the point of no return within the

[osint] Burning swastika in Jewish cemetery

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12085974-38200,00.html Burning swastika in Jewish cemetery From correspondents in Stockholm January 29, 2005 From: Agence France-Presse A BURNING swastika was found on a grave in a Jewish cemetery in southern Sweden just hours after world leaders

[osint] Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons / Program was touted publicly, then came official gag order

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/10/04/MNGM393GPK1.DTLtype=printable www.sfgate.com Return to regular view Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons Program was touted publicly, then came official gag order - Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science Writer

[osint] Defense Tech: USAF Wants Antimatter Weapons

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:FBH_egUt52EJ:www.defensetech.org/archives/001137.html+hl=enlr=lang_en This is G o o g l e's cache of http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001137.html as retrieved on Jan 16, 2005 23:45:27 GMT. G o o g l e's cache is the snapshot that we took of the page as we

[osint] 'Threatened' killer asks for move

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12085985-23109,00.html 'Threatened' killer asks for move From correspondents in Stockholm January 29, 2005 From: Reuters THE confessed killer of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had applied to serve his life jail sentence in his parents' homeland of

[osint] Military airstrike kills 40 Al-Qaeda linked rebels in south

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=2story_id=25707 Military airstrike kills 40 Al-Qaeda linked rebels in south Posted 03:01pm (Mla time) Jan 28, 2005 By Joel Francis Guinto INQ7.net Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386.

[osint] Al-Qaeda warns Allawi of 'angel of death'

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1click_id=123art_id=vn20050128090312621C240457 Al-Qaeda warns Allawi of 'angel of death' January 28 2005 at 09:30AM Baghdad - Insurgents have killed at least a dozen people in the rebel campaign to frighten Iraqis away from participating in the

[osint] Mexico Says U.S. Warning Is Unfair-Fox 'Laments' Alert On Border Violence

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42801-2005Jan27.html Mexico Says U.S. Warning Is Unfair Fox 'Laments' Alert On Border Violence By Mary Jordan Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, January 28, 2005; Page A21 MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27 -- A U.S. State Department warning to American

[osint] Iraqis Get Ready for the Worst

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-lockdown28jan28,1,2190610.story?coll=la-headlines-world January 28, 2005 Iraqis Get Ready for the Worst • People stock up on food and gasoline before an election-related national lockdown takes effect. By Edmund Sanders, Times

[osint] Iranian Source Reoorts Plot to Attack U.S. Nuke

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/january/01_27_2.html IRANIAN SOURCE REPORTS PLOT TO ATTACK U.S. NUKE WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Congress has been pressing the U.S. intelligence community to investigate claims by an Iranian defector that Teheran planned to crash an airliner into a nuclear

[osint] Report: Missiles developed by China 'identical' to Iran's

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/breaking2453398.07222.html Report: Missiles developed by China 'identical' to Iran's SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Friday, January 28, 2005 LONDON – China is marketing missiles it earlier designed for Iran. China's Hongdu Aviation Industry Group

[osint] Iraq exposes intelligence ring run by Iranian embassy

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/ Iraq exposes intelligence ring run by Iranian embassy Iraq's intelligence service last week uncovered an Iranian intelligence network in that country that had targeted the new Iraqi government and an Iranian opposition group. Press

[osint] Iran seeks U.S. missile parts through front companies

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/ Iran seeks U.S. missile parts through front companies Iran is attempting to buy missile parts via the United Arab Emirates. U.S. officials said Iran has established front companies in the UAE to obtain missile components from the United

[osint] Gen. Babaker Bin Shawkat Zebari

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/ DOSSIER: Gen. Babaker Bin Shawkat Zebari Iraq military bracing for Sunni backlash, civil war after election Gen. Babaker Bin Shawkat Zebari has the tremendous job of helping secure Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30. His troops are

[osint] Al Qaida poses threat to Washington, D.C. area through local extremists

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Report: Al Qaida poses threat to Washington, D.C. area through local extremists Sunni extremists are operating in the Washington, D.C. area and could be used by Al Qaida for terrorist attacks, according to a domestic intelligence report. In the National

[osint] Bioterrorists could poison airline pilots' food, experts warn

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/ Bioterrorists could poison airline pilots' food, experts warn ABU DHABI — Islamic insurgents could seek to poison the food on airline flights, Gulf aviation officials have been warned. Experts said food contamination marked the latest

[osint] Al Qaida tests prototypes for organized crime business in Russia

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/ Al Qaida tests prototypes for organized crime business in Russia New information has emerged on Al Qaida's network in Chechnya. The information is regarded as valuable to the West because Al Qaida has used Chechnya as a laboratory for

[osint] Zarqawi forms network in Europe

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/ Zarqawi forms network in Europe European intelligence has determined that Al Zarqawi has expanded beyond Iraq and the Middle East. In his drive to replace Osama Bin Laden, Zarqawi has already established a network in Western Europe. The

[osint] Freedman: Response to the growing threat of terrorism

2005-01-28 Thread gwen831
http://www3.metrowestdailynews.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=88911 Freedman: Response to the growing threat of terrorism By Ilana Freedman / Guest Columnist Friday, January 28, 2005 Last week's terrorist alarm, that raised counter-terrorism professionals to a heightened state of alert from

[osint] Train Wreck Highlights Vulnerabilities

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Tefft
(AP) Train Wreck Highlights Vulnerabilities By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES news://newsclip.ap.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED] In the first moments after a commuter train plowed into an SUV parked on the tracks, some feared it was a terrorist act. The truth _ that the deadly wreck

[osint] Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Arabic-Software.html?oref=loginpagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 27, 2005 Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 8:09 a.m. ET BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Computer scientists are developing

[osint] Saudi Hate Ideology Fills US Mosques

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/lgf-artmail.php?article=14501 lgf weblog email an article email an article Title: Saudi Hate Ideology Fills US Mosques Author: Charles Time/date: 1/28/2005 at 12:28:19 pm No. of comments: 219 Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom has completed

[osint] Nepal shuts down Tibetan offices

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/4214933.stm The BBC Friday, 28 January, 2005, 15:31 GMT Nepal shuts down Tibetan offices The government of Nepal has ordered the Kathmandu offices of two major Tibetan exiles' organisations to close down. One represented Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader,

[osint] Killings hit run-up to Iraq vote

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/middle_east/4217613.stm The BBC Friday, 28 January, 2005, 22:21 GMT Killings hit run-up to Iraq vote Insurgents have attacked US troops, polling stations and Iraqi forces as security was tightened ahead of Sunday's landmark national election. Five US soldiers died

[osint] Direct China-Taiwan flights start

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/asia-pacific/4215889.stm The BBC Saturday, 29 January, 2005, 01:07 GMT Direct China-Taiwan flights start The first direct flights between China and Taiwan in more than 55 years have taken off from Guangzhou and Taipei. Many passengers on the special flights are

[osint] German justices consider trying Rumsfeld

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://interestalert.com/brand/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/0128aaa0357a.upiSys=rmmillerFid=NATIONALType=NewsFilter=National%20News Interest Alert German justices consider trying Rumsfeld BERLIN, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A German court spokesman said Friday no decision had been made on whether to

[osint] 'No Place to Hide': Nonstop Scrutiny, as Orwell Foresaw

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/25/books/25kaku.html?8bu=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 25, 2005 BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'NO PLACE TO HIDE' Nonstop Scrutiny, as Orwell Foresaw By MICHIKO KAKUTANI NO PLACE TO HIDE By Robert O'Harrow Jr. 348 pages. Free Press. $26. icture

[osint] Iraq Sets Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew Before Vote

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050129/D87TESCG0.html My Way News Iraq Sets Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew Before Vote Jan 28, 9:00 PM (ET) By HAMZA HENDAWI YOUSSIFIYAH, Iraq (AP) - Just ahead of the first free balloting in Iraq in half a century, the nation battened down for the vote, imposing a

[osint] Cat Stevens writes song for tsunami children

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/jan05/20050129_catstevens.html Undercover Cat Stevens Writes Song for Tsunami Children by Paul Cashmere 29 January 2005 Yusef Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, has written and recorded his first pop song in 28 years for the tsunami victims of

[osint] Colombia, Venezuela resolve row

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/americas/4217747.stm The BBC Saturday, 29 January, 2005, 02:27 GMT Colombia, Venezuela resolve row Colombia and Venezuela have said a 15-day diplomatic crisis over the capture of a rebel commander is over. They said they would review the incident and work

[osint] Zhao buried amid tight security

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/asia-pacific/4215299.stm The BBC Saturday, 29 January, 2005, 03:17 GMT Zhao buried amid tight security The funeral of purged Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang is being held in Beijing amid tight security. Police checked the identity of nearly 3,000 mourners, and

[osint] Freedom over Cynicism

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/kudlow/kudlow200501281648.asp The National Review January 28, 2005, 4:48 p.m. Freedom over Cynicism Bush and the Iraqis get it. Peggy Noonan doesn't. When you read that Jordan's King Abdullah is taking steps to organize new elections in

[osint] Repeat smuggler of migrants gets 4 years in prison

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050128/news_2m28repeater.html | The San Diego Union-Tribune Repeat smuggler of migrants gets 4 years in prison Mexican national caught 76 times By Onell R. Soto STAFF WRITER January 28, 2005 An immigrant smuggler who authorities say has been

[osint] Fears prompt withdrawal of Van Gogh film

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://film.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5113358-3156,00.html Fears prompt withdrawal of Van Gogh film Staff and agencies Thursday January 27, 2005 Guardian Unlimited The Rotterdam international film festival has pulled the last contentious work by Dutch film-maker Theo Van Gogh at the

[osint] Le no-no

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.redherring.com/PrintArticle.aspx?a=11201sector=Industries RED HERRING | The Business of Technology Le no-no The U.S. trips up a simple plan between IBM and Lenovo. January 28, 2005 Homeland security is a cornerstone of the Bush Administration. But does halting the IBM-Lenovo deal

[osint] Chile secret police chief jailed

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/americas/4217519.stm The BBC Friday, 28 January, 2005, 21:56 GMT Chile secret police chief jailed Chile's ex-secret police chief Gen Manuel Contreras has begun a 12-year jail sentence over the disappearance of a left-wing activist in 1975. Contreras' relatives

[osint] Unintended Consequences

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.securityfocus.com/printable/columnists/293 SecurityFocus COLUMNISTS 293 Columnists http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/293 Unintended Consequences By Scott Granneman Jan 19 2005 01:11PM PT Back in the 1970s, long before the revolution that would eventually topple him from