[osint] NYT: Who Are Americans to Think That Freedom Is Theirs to Spread?

[note: this essay was published in a german leftist/pacifist weekly ZEIT under the headline "What, if Bush was right?" http://www.zeit.de/2005/27/Essay_Ignatieff] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/magazine/26EXCEPTION.html?pagewanted=1&8hp ib Who Are Americans to Think That Freedom Is Theirs to S

[osint] 'New weapon' downed US Chinook in Afghanistan

>From our buddies the Russians or Chinese...doesn't matter...all of the same ilk. Bruce http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1403572.htm Last Update: Thursday, June 30, 2005. 5:50am (AEST) The Chinook is believed to have been hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. http://www.abc.net.au/resli

[osint] Re: [johnmacsgroup] Eminent Domain Ruling's fallout?

>From Newsmax -- Forwarded message -- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:53:42 -0500 From: NewsMax.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tell the Supreme Court "Hands Off My Property!" Dear NewsMax Reader: Please find below an urgent message from the Center for Individua

[osint] BBC: Saudi Stories: The Extremists

Saudi Stories: The Extremists Bill Law Reporter, Saudi Stories SAUDI STORIES 21 June: Extremists 28 June: Constitutional Three 5 July: Candidates 12 July: Writers 19 July: The Booklet BBC Radio 4's Saudi Stories on Tuesdays at 09:30 BST Saudi Arabia has come along way since 11 S

[osint] AP: Italy Judge Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents

Italy Judge Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents By AIDAN LEWIS, Associated Press WriterFri Jun 24, 4:23 PM ET An Italian judge on Friday ordered the arrests of 13 CIA officers for secretly transporting a Muslim preacher from Italy to Egypt as part of U.S. anti-terrorism efforts — a rare public object

[osint] NEJM: Doctors and Interrogators at Guantanamo Bay

[full report as PDF on website] http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/NEJMp058145 -- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org

[osint] AFX: US acknowledges torture at Guantanamo; in Iraq, Afghanistan - UN

US acknowledges torture at Guantanamo; in Iraq, Afghanistan - UN 06.24.2005, 11:37 AM GENEVA (AFX) - Washington has, for the first time, acknowledged to the United Nations that prisoners have been tortured at US detention centres in Guantanamo Bay, as well as Afghanistan and Iraq, a UN source said

[osint] NYT: Interrogators Cite Doctors' Aid at Guantánamo Priso n Camp

June 24, 2005 Interrogators Cite Doctors' Aid at Guantánamo Prison Camp By NEIL A. LEWIS WASHINGTON, June 23 - Military doctors at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have aided interrogators in conducting and refining coercive interrogations of detainees, including providing advice on how to increase stress l

[osint] Rafsanjani involved in the murder of Dr. Ghasemlou , says an Austrian MP

Rafsanjani involved in the murder of Dr. Ghasemlou , says an Austrian MP BY Rashid Haidari Saturday, June 3, 2005 Recently, an Austrian MP from The Green Party of that country said that he had got evidence which confirmed that Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president of the Islamic Rep

[osint] Reuters: FAMILY PLEADS FOR BODY

FAMILY PLEADS FOR BODY http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-13378670,00.html?f=rss The family of murdered British hostage Ken Bigley have appealed for the release of his body. They say it will enable them to put an end to the "sad story" of his death. The 62-year-old engineer from Liverp

[osint] Video too brutal for The Hague

Video too brutal for The Hague http://www.serbianna.com/press/011.shtml By Veljko Lalic The Hague Tribunal refused to show "Meho's Camera". Because of the brutality. The Vecernji Novosti news team viewed a private video recording of members of the 505th Buzim Brigade of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Bo

[osint] DW: "Every Soldier Is Aware of That Risk"

28.06.2005 "Every Soldier Is Aware of That Risk" After a blast which killed two German soldiers in northern Afghanistan last weekend, DW-WORLD spoke with a German military official stationed in Kunduz about the duties and dangers of peacekeeping. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/

[osint] Daily Mail: Scientists 'raise the dead' in experiment

27/06/05 - Health section Scientists 'raise the dead' in experiment Zombies rising from the dead sound like the stuff of horror films and nightmares - but it could soon be reality. Scientists have discovered a way to bring dead dogs back to life. Using a so-called suspended animation technique,

[osint] Asharq Alawsat: Religious Summer Camps in Saudi Arabia

Religious Summer Camps in Saudi Arabia Monday 13 June 2005 http://www.asharqalawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=388 Throughout the summer months of last year, Al Majid Islamic Channel broadcast, via satellite, daily, programs on the religious camps taking place across Saudi Arabia. In one sh

[osint] What data will ID cards store?

What data will ID cards store? BBC June 29, 2005 Fears have been raised by opponents of identity cards about the amount of information which could be stored on the database. Here is the full list of the 49 types of information which the Identity Cards Bill says should be on the register.

[osint] Is Dick Cheney the New 'Baghdad Bob'?

“If you look at what the dictionary says about 'throes,' it can still be a violent period.” He compared this time to the end of World War II when tough battles “occurred just a few months before the end. I see this as a similar situation.” Give this man a beret! Is it time to start calling

[osint] Test Faults Processing of Passports

Test Faults Processing of Passports By ERIC LIPTON New York Times June 29, 2005 WASHINGTON, June 28 - The names of more than 30 fugitives, including 9 murde

[osint] AIMPLB Backs Deoband's Anti-Women Fatwa

Islam: peace, love and tolerance Muslim panel too rules lifelong separation for rape victim [http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEP20050628081229&Page=P&Title= States&Topic=0] Wednesday June 29 2005 00:00 IST IANS LUCKNOW: An already battered Imrana, who was raped by her father-in-law,

[osint] 'Washington Post' Visits Downing Street, Probes War Plans

"On July 23, the equivalent of a war cabinet met in the P.M.'s office. According to the minutes, American "military action was now seen as inevitable”; the National Security Council "had no patience with the U.N. route." And there was the now-famous observation that "the intelligence and facts we

[osint] Saudis publish new militant list

BBC just can’t bring itself to objectively call terrorists terrorists. And why won’t they publish the list of terrorists? Afraid of offending their friends? Bruce Saudis publish new militant list BBC June 29, 2005 Saudi Arabia has issued a new list of 36 suspected militants, w

[osint] Sunnis will nab Zarqawi when 'ready'

Sure they will - liars. Bruce Sunnis will nab Zarqawi when 'ready' By Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES June 29, 2005 http://insider.washingtontimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20050629-1213 35-2805r Sunni "fence sitters" in Iraq say they would be willi

[osint] Ex-Gitmo Inmate Acquitted of All Charges

Doesn't mean he is innocent, only means that judicial systems can NOT deal with terrorists. Bruce Ex-Gitmo Inmate Acquitted of All Charges ASSOCIATED PRESS KUWAIT CITY (AP) - A former Guantanamo Bay inmate was acquitted of all terrorism-related charges in a Kuwaiti court Wednesday.

[osint] U.S. reiterates $5 million reward for Lebanese hijackers of an American jet in 1985

We'll find them in Iran when the regime is changed. Bruce U.S. reiterates $5 million reward for Lebanese hijackers of an American jet in 1985 By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press Writer BEIRUT, Lebanon The United States reiterated on Tuesday its offer of US$5 million (euro4.14 million) for in

[osint] Philippines arrests top Marxist guerrilla leader

Philippines arrests top Marxist guerrilla leader 29 Jun 2005 11:12:03 GMT Source: Reuters MANILA, June 29 (Reuters) - Philippine security forces caught the top leader of one of seven breakaway communist factions during a raid in northern Luzon island, a police official said on Wednesday.

[osint] Test Faults Processing of Passports

"Insufficient oversight by the State Department allows criminals, illegal immigrants and suspected terrorists to fraudulently obtain a United States passport far too easily, according to a report on the test by the Government Accountability Office to be released Wednesday." http://www.nytimes.com/

[osint] Trenton Moves to Eradicate Race Profiling by Local Police

Political Correctness in New Jersey has reached another zenith, when will it effect the quality of life of it's inhabitants..probably soon. Trenton Moves to Eradicate Race Profiling by Local Police By RONALD SMOTHERS - Wednesday, June 29th, 2005 N.Y. Times TRENTON, June 28 - New J

[osint] Army Moves to Advance 2 Linked to Abu Ghraib

"A separate report by three Army generals implicitly faulted Colonel Warren for giving bad legal advice to General Sanchez, who approved the use in Iraq of some severe interrogation practices that were intended to be limited to captives held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and Afghanistan. That report c

[osint] Eminent Domain Ruling's fallout? -- Take the judge's New Hampshire home!!!

I love this and will publicize it every way I can to try to provide support for this fellow On 6/29/05, Nancy Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.freestarmedia.com/hotellostliberty2.html > > > Press Release > For Release Monday, June 27 to New Hampshire media > For Release Tuesday, June 28

[osint] Milan Mystery: Did Italy Have Role in Kidnapping Case?

"For the first time in Italy's judicial history, a person who resided stably in our country," prosecutors alleged in the documents, "was taken in a completely illegal action, also from the point of view of international law, from the Italian judicial authorities and forcibly removed to a third stat

[osint] CAIR's Amended Motion against Anti-CAIR

Watson: CAIR's Amended Motion against Anti-CAIR DC Watson points out some intriguing new developments in CAIR's suit against the intrepid Andrew Whitehead and Anti-CAIR: March 31, 2004, Virginia Beach, Virginia: the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) files a civil lawsuit against And

[osint] Mexico, Canada and the United States working together to identify "critical" infrastructure targets

http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=11018 &tabla=miami Gov't seeks to identify terror targets BY DAVID APONTE /EL UNIVERSAL El Universal Miércoles 29 de junio de 2005 Nuestro mund

[osint] 18 Years Waiting for a Gavel to Fall

Liberal media whining for terrorist supporters. Bruce http://ktla.trb.com/news/nationworld/world/ktla-fg-laeight29jun29-lat,0,4035 985.story?coll=ktla-news-1 COLUMN ONE 18 Years Waiting for a Gavel to Fall A group of Palestinians have been in legal and personal limbo for nearly t

[osint] Philippines: Authorities arrest 3 terror suspects over deadly bombings

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2005/06/29/authorities.arrest.3.terror. suspects.over.deadly.bombings.(2.50.p.m.).html Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Authorities arrest 3 terror suspects over deadly bombings (2:50 p.m.) MANILA -- Philippine authorities have arrested three terror suspects, inclu

[osint] Bird Flu Emerging, Experts Worried

http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-6-28/29866.html Bird Flu Emerging, Experts Worried Global coordination and disclosure key to managing the coming pandemic _ By Cindy Drukier and Jan Jekielek _ Jun 28, 2005 A duck farmer in rural Thailand tends his flock. Ducks living

[osint] Thoughts On A Troubled CIA

Foreign Policy Research Institute 50 Years of Ideas in Service to Our Nation 1955-2005 www.fpri.org IT'S A CULTURAL THING: THOUGHTS ON A TROUBLED CIA, PART ONE by Garrett Jones June 28, 2005 Garrett Jones is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Army War College. He served as a case officer with th

[osint] China: Relations with Japan defined in bolder terms.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05179/529696.stm Japan casts relations with China in bolder terms Tuesday, June 28, 2005 By Martin Fackler, The Wall Street Journal TOKYO -- Ten years ago, when Chinese navy ships were spotted in waters bet

[osint] Assailants toss grenade into Mexican police station, wounding three officers

Assailants toss grenade into Mexican police station, wounding three officers ACAPULCO, Mexico Three police officers were wounded on Tuesday when assailants tossed a hand grenade into a police post in the Pacific coast tourist resort of Zihuatanejo. Police said they had arrested five suspects

[osint] White farmer freed from living hell in Zimbabwe prison

Anyone catch the UN or Amnesty International comments about this? No, neither did I. Bruce White farmer freed from living hell in Zimbabwe prison By Christopher Munnion (Filed: 29/06/2005) Daily Telegraph A former white opposition MP told yesterday of his nine months "in hell" afte

[osint] Bioterror Report on Milk Concerns Feds

Bioterror Report on Milk Concerns Feds By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON A scientific article that says terrorists could poison thousands of people through the milk supply _ withheld at first at the government's request _ is being published despite continuing objections af

[osint] Muslim nations [do not] face Aids reality

This may well take care of the Islamic terror problem... Bruce http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimesNEW/basket7st/basket7st1120027 646.aspx Muslim nations face Aids reality Wednesday June 29, 2005 08:47 - (SA) WASHINGTON - An Aids crisis is threatening to overwhelm many predominant

[osint] States to assess security of airports after breach

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-planes3jun24,0,1582208.story? coll=green-news-local-headlines States to assess security of airports after breach By Keach Hagey Staff Writer Published June 24 2005 A Bethel man's joyride across state lines in a Cessna allegedly stolen earl

[osint] IRAN & 9/11: The al Qaeda- Iran rat line

The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com _ The rat line By Kenneth R. Timmerman Published June 27, 2005 _ On September 12, 2001, commanders from Iran's

[osint] Peter Leitner on China's purchase of UNOCAL

Leitner on Lou Dobbs 6/28/05 DOBBS: Now: China's aggressive bid to buy Unocal, one of the country's largest oil companies and the dangers of a Chinese take-over for U.S. national security. My guest tonight says China is engaging in outright economic warfare. He says American lives will hang

[osint] Enablers Helping Aliens

Find out how Enablers help aliens. >From http://borderguardians.org Years ago, when I had friends with serious substance abuse problems (mostly alcoholism), I became aware of Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization which has helped many with addiction problems. While I did not entirely endorse th

[osint] China : Thousands riot as communists fear new threat

http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1120023002453B256 Thousands riot as communists fear new threat Beijing - Thousands of Chinese rioted in a dispute sparked by a lopsided roadside brawl, setting fire to cars, looting a supermarket and wounding six police officers, a local sh

[osint] Missouri: County Is Well-Prepared For A Bioterrorist Attack n According to Feedback From State

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14744878 &BRD=1409&PAG=461&dept_id=33071&rfi=6 06/23/2005 County Is Well-Prepared For A Bioterrorist Attack n According to Feedback >From State By Sarah Wien

[osint] RE: The Fascism of Shariah: Islamic Court Orders Man to be Surgically Blinded

-Original Message- From: Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 5:57 AM To: Bruce Tefft Subject: RE: [osint] The Fascism of Shariah: Islamic Court Orders Man to be Surgically Blinded Bruce, that happened already. See here: http://iblis.twoday.net/stories/778353/ > -Original Message-

[osint] Southern Africa: SADC Peacekeeping Brigade Moves Ahead

South Africa has one of the few viable militaries in Africa... Bruce http://allafrica.com/stories/200506280689.html Southern Africa: SADC Peacekeeping Brigade Moves Ahead UN Integrated Regional Information Networks NEWS June 28, 2005 Posted to the web June 28, 2005 Maun The Southern African

[osint] Duluth a potential terrorism target? Officials say yes

http://www.duluth.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=1 &story_id=203865 Duluth a potential terrorism target? Officials say yes Sarah Fleener Budgeteer News Last Updated: Friday, June 24th, 2005 12:37:14 PM The Duluth hazardous m

[osint] Concern over disease, bioterrorism not just political games

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/Stories/0,1413,206~11851~2941071,00.html Pasadena Star-News Concern over disease, bioterrorism not just political games By Morton Kondracke Monday, June 27, 2005 - WHILE Washington, D.C., is consumed by issues ranging from the important (Iraq) to the down

[osint] Experts Assess Likelihood of Nuclear, Biological Attacks

http://www.sitnews.us/0605news/062605/062605_nuclear_bio.html Experts Assess Likelihood of Nuclear, Biological Attacks June 26, 2005 Sunday In the next 10 years, the world faces a 29 percent chance there will be a nuclear attack, in part because four new nations will be added to the nucle

[osint] US, India sign 10-year defense pact

India must be worried about China now too. Bruce http://www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/06/28/afx2115782.html US, India sign 10-year defense pact AFX News Limited 06.28.2005, 11:48 PM WASHINGTON (AFX) - The defense ministers of the US and India have signed a 10-year agreement paving the