[osint] Raytheon Promotes Airport Missile Shield

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=913661&C=america Posted 06/14/05 12:06 Raytheon Promotes Airport Missile Shield By REUTERS, LE BOURGET, France Raytheon Co. on June 13 unveiled plans for a high-tech system to protect airports from attack by shoulder-launched missiles, but said the untes

[osint] Naval Gatling Gun Given Anti-Mortar Role

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=898544&C=america Posted 06/13/05 09:02 Naval Gatling Gun Given Anti-Mortar Role U.S. Army Eyes Defense Against Iraq Insurgents By GREG GRANT The U.S. Army hopes it has found the answer to Iraqi insurgents' lethal mortar and rocket attacks in its Counter

[osint] Syria, PKK Spats Divide U.S., Turkey

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=906279&C=america Posted 06/13/05 08:55 Syria, PKK Spats Divide U.S., Turkey By UMIT ENGINSOY, WASHINGTON And BURAK EGE BEKDIL, ANKARA A dispute over Syria has shadowed efforts by Turkish and U.S. leaders to rebuild their relationship, badly damaged durin

[osint] U.S. Air Force: Space Radar To Provide ‘MOVINT’

"MOVINT, the ability to track moving things on land and sea." http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=902291&C=america Posted 06/13/05 09:05 U.S. Air Force: Space Radar To Provide `MOVINT' By MICHAEL FABEY, PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. With its ability to track moving targets around the glo

[osint] U.S. Marines Open Up-armoring Site in Iraq

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=867659&C=america Posted 06/13/05 09:03 U.S. Marines Open Up-armoring Site in Iraq By JOHN G. ROOS, CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq The U.S. Marine Corps' newest up-armored Humvees don't carry "made in Iraq" labels, but that's where they're being assembled. Humvees

[osint] Iraq May Be Drag on U.S. Readiness: Cheney

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=913635&C=america Posted 06/14/05 11:59 Iraq May Be Drag on U.S. Readiness: Cheney By REUTERS, WASHINGTON Vice President Dick Cheney acknowledged on June 13 the U.S. military's operations in Iraq and Afghanistan might constrain its ability to respond quic

[osint] U.S. Lawmaker: Bioterrorism Countermeasures Needed

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=914674&C=america U.S. Lawmaker: Bioterrorism Countermeasures Needed By WILLIAM MATTHEWS In the four years since the anthrax attacks against the U.S. Congress, there has been little progress toward producing new defenses against anthrax, smallpox, botulinum

[osint] Congress: Memogate Hearings Scheduled for June 16

"Memogate" begins to sound like a tiny shadow of Watergate or far left Vietnam protests. But there is absolutely no chance that a Republican Congress will let any Bush inquiry see the light of day; with or without a Deep Throat. David Bier http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/modules.php?op=modloa

[osint] Lawyer says Posada has US residency rights

"Venezuela and Cuba accuse the US of protecting Posada and applying double standards in its "global war on terrorism". "The US government is trying to do all it can to save this terrorist," Venezuelan Vice-President Jose Vicente Rangel told reporters. That theory is supported by recently-declassi

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"The volatile mix of ethnic and religious repression can only lead to a resumption of insurgency and instability in Xinjiang with consequences for the Chinese economy as well as the Uighur's themselves. The new infrastructure, including oil refineries, the pipeline, railways, power stations, and t

[osint] Russian Regional Report

An interesting series of reports for those interested in Russian region studies with a focus on law enforcement, legal and economic issues in the context of crime and corruption. The webpage cited provides access to all of the Regional Reports. The latest one published June 5, 2005 is available a

[osint] Christian general wins in Lebanon poll

"Sunday's poll results were unexpected, given the electoral potential of Aoun's opponents. They also dealt a blow to hopes among the other opposition parties of securing a strong majority in parliament." http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11471 Christian general wins in Lebanon poll G

[osint] UK to deploy 5,000 troops to Afghanistan

"The deployment would significantly increase Britain's military presence in Afghanistan, where some 900 British troops currently serve as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)." http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11481 UK to deploy 5,000 troops to Afghanis

[osint] Hizbollah in Lebanon

"Hizbollah will secure influence in the new parliament and will assert that its win serves as a mandate for its present military operations." http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=11470 Hizbollah in Lebanon As long as Hizbollah remains popular in the south, Syria can retain some influenc

[osint] EU maintains arms embargo on China

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=11478 EU maintains arms embargo on China ISN SECURITY WATCH (14/06/05) - The EU will maintain its 16-year arms embargo against China because of concerns about the nation's human-rights record and stability on the Pacific rim, completing a policy shift

[osint] Musharraf Dumps Hundreds of al Qaeda Operatives Back in Afghanistan

http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1037 Musharraf Dumps Hundreds of al Qaeda Operatives Back in Afghanistan DEBKAfile Exclusive Report from Pakistan June 11, 2005, 6:37 PM (GMT+02:00) Not enough US troops in Afghanistan to cope with al Qaeda-Taliban returnees from Pakistan The bigges

[osint] Washington Gives Way on Iran’s Nuclear Bomb, Therefore Backs ElBaradei’s Reappo

Probably the U.S. has realized the Iranian nuclear program is too advanced to be forced into shutdown and will pursue non-diplomatic methods to deter or destroy it...or the regime. David Bier http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1039 Washington Gives Way on Iran's Nuclear Bomb, Therefore Backs E

[osint] Ethnic Arab Intifada Targets Richest Iranian Oil Resource

"...April 23, the Khuzestan Front's No. 2 leader Said Taher Naamahad paid a secret visit to the White House." http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1040 Ethnic Arab Intifada Targets Richest Iranian Oil Resource DEBKAfile Exclusive Report from Iran June 14, 2005, 2:53 PM (GMT+02:00) On the march

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[osint] The debate's over: Globe is warming

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050613/1a_cover13.art.htm The debate's over: Globe is warming Politicians, corporations and religious groups differ mainly on how to fix the problem By Dan Vergano USA TODAY Don't look now, but the ground has shifted on global warming. After decades

[osint] Editor of Climate Reports Resigns

"His resignation is less surprising than the fact that the lead oil industry lobbyist on global warming should have been given this kind of power over climate science and scientists," http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html? June 10, 2005 Editor of Climate Reports Resigns B

[osint] Spiegel: Is Mzoudi Innocent or just not Proven Guilty?

SPIEGEL ONLINE - June 10, 2005, 03:06 PM URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,359886,00.html German Papers Is Mzoudi Innocent or just not Proven Guilty? On Thursday Abdelghani Mzoudi, the Moroccan man accused of involvement in the attacks of September 11, was acquitted by the German F