[osint] Dawn: PTCL claims 'smooth functioning'; over 250 workers held

PTCL claims ‘smooth functioning’; over 250 workers held Dawn Report ISLAMABAD, June 12: As the Pakistan Telecommunication Company claimed here on Sunday that its entire system was functioning ‘smoothly and uninterrupted ’, police rounded up over 250 workers in Islamabad and Lahore and other ci

[osint] Art Newspaper: Censorship at the Biennale?

Art Newspaper: Censorship at the Biennale? Gregor Schneider’s project for the exhibition has been blocked by city authorities By Gareth Harris and Cristina Ruiz Schneider was asked to create a work for the biennale by Spanish curator Rosa Martinez, one of the exhibition’s two organisers. He de

[osint] Latest Communications Technology

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Network-Centric Communications The Integrated Radio Communications System is a software-based application that provides full and seamless connectivity between military and civilian network technologies such as wire-line telepho

[osint] Navy Advances in Communications

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Common Ground Program Sets Sail Service revamps how it processes and exploits information. by Henry S. Kenyon The U.S. Navy is on the verge of deploying the first parts of an intelligence collection and management network designed to share data betw

[osint] CWID for DHS Communications of ISR

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Demonstration Integrates Homeland Defense and Coalition Operations Participants to examine capabilities in two-part scenario. by Michael Brown The Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) will have a worldwide focus this year, testing

[osint] SATCOM at U-Band Frequencies

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Satellite phones emerge as key technology in earthquake disaster As news of another earthquake in Indonesia was broadcast around the world, the importance of being able to communicate emergency requirements to and from remote areas where n

[osint] Kazakhstan Purges NGOs

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=584393 KOMMERSANT Daily, JUNE 10, 2005 Kazakhstan Purges NGOs // To prevent an orange revolution Political Technology On Thursday, the upper chamber of the Kazakh parliament approved the first reading of a draft law to alter and amend legislation on nati

[osint] Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08clima te.html?ex=1275883200&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ei=5090& partner=rssuserland&emc=rss June 8, 2005 Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming By ANDREW C. REVKIN A White House official who once led the oil industry's fight against limits

[osint] Der Spiegel: Meet The Bin Ladens

DER SPIEGEL 23/2005 - June 6, 2005 URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,359690,00.html Meet The Bin Ladens Osama's Road to Riches and Terror By Georg Mascolo and Erich Follath The Bin Laden family disowned black sheep Osama in 1994. But have they really broken with the mega-t

[osint] Der Spiegel: Meet The Bin Ladens

DER SPIEGEL 23/2005 - June 6, 2005 URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,359690,00.html Meet The Bin Ladens Osama's Road to Riches and Terror By Georg Mascolo and Erich Follath The Bin Laden family disowned black sheep Osama in 1994. But have they really broken with the mega-

Re: [osint] IP v.6 expanding slowly, but the time for planning is now

*Note by Moderator* Despite it being conversation in nature, I am allowing this through because of the Subject Matter Expertise and relevancy to current homeland security topics. It would be of interest if other communications experts on the list wanted to post relevant news and information

[osint] Another week, another few million confidential records lost

With all of the news about identity theft and terrorists and criminals profiting from that crime, one wonders when businesses will wake up. David Bier http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/10/24OPsecadvise_1.html Another week, another few million confidential records lost Sending customer data

[osint] FEMA, emergency agencies and industry fine-tune XML

DHS and its subunit FEMA are busy developing broad brush language standards and consulting with other Federal agencies and industry but leaving the state and local first responders out in the cold. But it is those agencies that have to implement the messaging and communications systems. You might

[osint] IP v.6 expanding slowly, but the time for planning is now

Police, fire and rescue first responders could not talk to each other during 9/11 because of differing communications systems and standards. Thus many first responders did not know the buildings were collapsing until they fell on their heads. New York City fire and police still largely can't talk t

[osint] Afghans seek cures at shrine for Al Qaeda

Afghans seek cures at shrine for Al Qaeda By Kim Barker Tribune foreign correspondentSun Jun 12, 9:40 AM ET Some men want to walk without crutches, and some women want to get pregnant. A few Romeos stand in front of the graves and ask for love. Others pray for the souls of the dead. Ever

[osint] Existential Crisis for Palestine

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE AN ISRAELI VIEW A city imprisoned together by Shaul Arieli The route of the barrier being completed around Jerusalem reflects primarily the policy of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The essence of this policy is the attempt to d

[osint] Indonesia: Search for 5 al-Qaeda bomb cars

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1268 &storyid=3279390 Search for al-Qaeda bomb cars By JOHN SIMMERMAN June 14, 2005 JAKARTA: Troops are scouring the West Java city of Indramayu for five cars ca

[osint] Syriaannounces capture of Islamic insurgency network

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/june/06_14_1.html NICOSIA [MENL] -- Syria has announced the capture of an Islamic insurgency network. Authorities said the network sought to attack a series of targets in the Damascus area. They said the insurgents, some of whom came from Saudi Arabia, ai

[osint] Berman on Russia and Iran in the International Herald Tribune

Russia can help U.S. curb Iran Ilan Berman International Herald Tribune SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2005 WASHINGTON By now, the notion that Russia and Iran are long-term strategic partners has become something of an article of faith within

[osint] FOX / AP: Palestinian Authority Executes Four Men

http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,159282,00.html Palestinian Authority Executes Four Men Sunday, June 12, 2005 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian authorities carried out their first executions since 2002 on Sunday, killing four convicted murderers in a campaign meant to halt

[osint] Russian Ambassador to Iraq in Talks with Anti-American Shiite Leader Al

But, of course! Bruce Russian Ambassador to Iraq in Talks with Anti-American Shiite Leader Al-Sadr 13.06.2005 MosNews The Russian ambassador to Iraq flew to this southern city Monday and started talks with the anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the Associated Press news agency repo

[osint] Intelligence war stumbles

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050613/OPINION02/506 120310 Article published Monday, June 13, 2005 Intelligence war stumbles Nearly four years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the federal agencies responsible for intelligence gathering still labor in a state of

[osint] IED CAR BOMB Blast in J-K: Student, teacher among 14 dead

The Times of India Online Printed from timesofindia.indiatimes.com > India _ Blast in J-K: Student, teacher among 14 dead M SALEEM PANDIT TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2005 05:55:31 PM ] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1140957.cms SRINAGAR: At least 14 peop

[osint] Terrorism Probe Shakes Lodi and Its Pakistani Community

Terrorism Probe Shakes Lodi and Its Pakistani Community June 11, 2005latimes.com : California THE STATE About 2,000 Muslims have put down roots in the farming town. Even after 9/11, ethnic tensions were minimal--until this week. By Lee Romney, Times Staff Writer LODI, Calif. - Syed

[osint] Iran Blames US-Backed Groups for Pre-Election Bombings

Iran Blames US-Backed Groups for Pre-Election Bombings (CNSNews.com) - Iran's fundamentalist government has blamed U.S.-sheltered terrorists for a series of bomb blasts on Sunday that killed at least nine people, less than a week before voters choose a new president. Four large explosions tar

[osint] Iranian women defy police whips to demonstrate against 'dictatorship'

Iranian women defy police whips to demonstrate against 'dictatorship' By Angus McDowall in Tehran 13 June 2005 The Independent Hundreds of women demonstrated outside Tehran university, calling for greater rights and a boycott of Friday's presidential election. They shouted "down with dictator

[osint] Hoagland, Losing War of Opinion, & Iraq News Note

NB: Another option is to make a more strenuous effort to straighten out the intelligence. Most Americans see the enemy in terms of an Islamic figure--like Usama bin Ladin or Abu Musab al Zarqawi--and his demented followers. So they don't understand the role of the Baathists, both Iraqi and Syrian

[osint] Guantanamo guards "tortured" prisoner with music

Yeah, right. Now, if it had been rap or hip-hop; THAT'S torture!! Some idiots really have to look up the definition of the word "torture". Bruce Guantanamo guards tortured prisoner with music By Rupert Cornwell in Washington 13 June 2005 The Independent A top al-Qa'ida suspec

[osint] G8 wants tax on airline tickets to help world poor

Another of a long line of many bad ideas on how to raise taxes, rip off citizens' money and then waste it. Bruce _http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=646523_ (http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=646523) G8 wants tax on airline t

[osint] Kidnapped French journalist freed

Kidnapped French journalist freed June 12, 2005 From: Reuters A FRENCH journalist, Florence Aubenas, and her Iraqi interpreter, Hussein Hanun, have been freed after a five-month hostage ordeal in Iraq, the French foreign ministry said today. "They have been freed," spokeswoman Cecile

[osint] Romanian TV reporter tells of captivity with newly-freed French journalist

Romanian TV reporter tells of captivity with newly-freed French journalist By OLIMPIU GHEORGHIU Associated Press Writer BUCHAREST, Romania Romanian TV reporter Marie Jeanne Ion remembers being hustled into a cellar by her Iraqi captors and discovering she and her two Romanian colleagues and Iraq

[osint] Jordan Is Preparing to Tone Down the Islamic Bombast in Textbooks

This is going to create problems for future intel collection.Muslims all over the world are going underground and "toning down" their rhetoric, hoping to lull the West into thinking that Islam is a real religion of love, peace and tolerance. All part of their campaign of "taqqiya" deception aga

[osint] Defendants accused of joining terror group tell Kuwaiti court they were forced to confess

Sure they were.page 170 of the Jihad training manual. Bruce Defendants accused of joining terror group tell Kuwaiti court they were forced to confess By DIANA ELIAS Associated Press Writer KUWAIT CITY Eight of more than 20 defendants accused of joining a terrorist group that allegedly pl

[osint] Teheran ensures 'Zionist-free' airport

The Jerusalem Post June 12, 2005 Teheran ensures 'Zionist-free' airport by Orly Halpern http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid =1118457904699&p=1101615860782 On May 8, 2004, moments after Teheran's spanking new $350 million Imam Khomeini International Air

[osint] Terrorists Training in Syria

The Washington Times _ Terrorists retool carnage in Iraq By Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published June 12, 2005 _ The car bombs killing troops and civilians in Iraq have grown more sophis

[osint] Mexico: Gang War Spilling Over to U.S.?

June 12, 2005 Nuevo Laredo-Laredo News Gang War Spilling Over to U.S.? It was a scene all too familiar on the border. Three vehicles box in a victim, men get out and try to kidnap the person, who in this case, resists and is shot to death. Such incidents are routinely reported these da

[osint] US takes concrete step against PKK Terrorism

US takes concrete step against PKK Terrorism The U.S. military has published a "Wanted List," of the names of some 150 Kurdist PKK terrorist organization members, which they distributed to U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq. The list marks the Americans' first concrete step against the terrorist g

[osint] Bill of Non-Rights

Subject: Bill of Non-Rights The following has been attributed to State Representative Mitchell Kaye from Georgia. If this is true, this guy should run for President one day... "We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice

[osint] The Terrorism Case That Wasn't -- and Still Is

Justice system can't handle terrorists. Bruce The Terrorism Case That Wasn't -- and Still Is By Jerry Markon http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/11/AR2005061100 379_pf.html Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 12, 2005; A19 Soon after Sept. 11, 2001, the F

[osint] Foreigners still held hostage in Iraq

Foreigners still held hostage in Iraq By The Associated Press A list of foreign hostages still held in Iraq after Saturday's release of French journalist Florence Aubenas: _Rami Daas, 26, a Palestinian student whose family said he was kidnapped May 9 by gunmen in the northern city of Mosul.

[osint] Microsoft bans 'democracy' for China web users

June 10, 2005 11:42 PM ET Microsoft bans 'democracy' for China web users Financial Times All Financial Times News Microsoft's new Chinese internet portal has banned the words "democracy" and "freedom" from parts of its website in an apparent effort to avoid offending Beijing's political censors.

[osint] Shamsud-din-Ali

Investigative Reports FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2004 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Eastern District of Pennsylvania -- -- 615 Chestnut Street - Suite 1250 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-

[osint] ALGERIAN SALAFITE WEBMASTER ARRESTED IN SYRIA

TERRORISM: ALGERIAN SALAFITE WEBMASTER ARRESTED IN SYRIA SAYS EXPERT London, 25 May (AKI) - An Algerian extremist believed to manage the al-Qaeda-aligned Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC)'s website has been arrested in the Syrian capital Damascus, an expert on Islamic extremism sai

[osint] Blast derails Chechnya train; Russia calls it 'terrorism'

Blast derails Chechnya train; Russia calls it 'terrorism' (AFP) 12 June 2005 MOSCOW - A passenger train travelling from the rebel republic of Chechnya to Moscow derailed after an explosion early on Sunday, in what Russian officials said was an act of terrorism that slightly injured dozens

[osint] Post-9/11 Probe Revived Stolen-Cereal Incident

Post-9/11 Probe Revived Stolen-Cereal Incident By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 12, 2005; A19 NEWARK More than a year before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the FBI nabbed two Arab grocers loading boxes onto a tractor-trailer outside a drab gray apartment building here.

[osint] Der Spiegel: Meet The Bin Ladens

DER SPIEGEL 23/2005 - June 6, 2005 URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,359690,00.html Meet The Bin Ladens Osama's Road to Riches and Terror By Georg Mascolo and Erich Follath The Bin Laden family disowned black sheep Osama in 1994. But have they really broken with the mega-

[osint] U.S. Campaign Produces Few Convictions on Terrorism Charges

Justice systems can not handle terrorists. Bruce U.S. Campaign Produces Few Convictions on Terrorism Charges Statistics Often Count Lesser Crimes By Dan Eggen and Julie Tate Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, June 12, 2005; A01 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20

[osint] Newspaper: Syrian terrorists had planned to use 1-year-old baby as suicide bomber

Amnesty International seems to be awfully quiet about this sort of thing.in fact, all leftists are. Bruce Newspaper: Syrian terrorists had planned to use 1-year-old baby as suicide bomber DAMASCUS, Syria The leader of a terrorist cell who was killed in a confrontation with security forc

[osint] Muslim Fifth Column: Philadelphia,Pa.

Imam Shamsud-din Ali, has bragged in local papers that his Moslem group received up to 30 million dollars from the Saudi Education Ministry. He has created a nationwide network of moslem schools called Sister Clara Mohammed Islamic Schools. In the case cited belowin the news article...he h

[osint] It's war between cops in Mexico

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44730 It's war between cops in Mexico Feds shoot it out with local police in Nuevo Laredo Posted: June 12, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern C 2005 WorldNetDaily.com The Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo witnessed a new kind of bloodshed yesterday

[osint] Vatican: U.N. and European Union Using Double Standards

Date: 2005-06-11 Christianity Out in the Cold U.N. and European Union Using Double Standards ROME, JUNE 11, 2005 ( Zenit.org).- The Christian conception of human rights is increasingly under attack by international organizations such as the United Nations and the Europ

[osint] Philippines: Military spy released, says police spokesman

http://beta.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=1&story_id=40189 Military spy released, says police spokesman First posted 02:01pm (Mla time) June 13, 2005 By Joel Francis Guinto INQ7.net (UPDATE) A MILITARY intelligence agent, the alleged source of the wiretapped tapes on President Gloria Macapaga

[osint] Cheney: No plans to shut Guantanamo prison

Cheney: No plans to shut Guantanamo prison By SIOBHAN McDONOUGH Associated Press Writer Arizona Republic June 12,2005 In this photo reviewd by the U.S. military, a guard looks out from a tower at Camp Delta 1in the long-term detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in