[osint] Horowitz: The McGovern syndrome: A surrender is not a peace

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/davidhorowitz/dh20041227.shtml The McGovern syndrome: A surrender is not a peace David Horowitz December 27, 2004 On Christmas Day, former U.S. senator and Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern wrote a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles

[osint] Gun control doesn't reduce crime, violence, say studies

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42167 WEAPONS OF CHOICE Gun control doesn't reduce crime, violence, say studies National Academy of Sciences, Justice Dept. reports find no benefits to restricting ownership of firearms Posted: December 30, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern C 2004

[osint] Terrorist Arrested in Jeddah After Shootout

Terrorist Arrested in Jeddah After Shootout Rasheed Abou-Alsamh, Arab News - Arab News (Jedda) Thursday, 30, December, 2004 (19, Dhul Qa`dah, 1425) JEDDAH, 30 December 2004 - Security forces arrested a suspected member of a deviant group here yesterday, the Interior Ministry said. It was

[osint] The Mythic Foundations of Radical Islam

The Mythic Foundations of Radical Islam by John Calvert Orbis, Winter 2004 John Calvert is assistant professor of history at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Mankind today is on the brink of a precipice, not because of the danger of complete annihilation which is hanging over

[osint] Rethinking American History, Completely

http://mises.org/fullstory.aspx?Id=1706 Rethinking American History, Completely by David Gordon [Posted December 29, 2004] The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. By Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Regnery Publishing, 2004. Xv + 270 pgs. Thomas Woods' superb new book has already achieved

[osint] Police blamed for intelligence failures

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:4kG1g2RpHTIJ:www.thejakartapost.com/det ailnational.asp%3Ffileid%3D20041223.C04%26irec%3D3+Police+Blamed+for+Intelli gence+Failures http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:4kG1g2RpHTIJ:www.thejakartapost.com/de

[osint] Terror: 'Low-level but chronic'

http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20041229-122750-5620r ANALYSIS: Terror: 'Low-level but chronic' By Richard Sale UPI Terrorism Correspondent Published December 29, 2004 WASHINGTON -- With the arrest of high-profile al-Qaida leaders, the terror organization has become more loosely

[osint] Former Russian Security Officer Jailed for Spying for Estonia

http://mosnews.com/news/2004/12/14/estoniaspy.shtml Former Russian Security Officer Jailed for Spying for Estonia Created: 14.12.2004 03:54 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:14 MSK http://mosnews.com/files/5902/spy.jpg MosNews The Moscow District Military Court sentenced a former

[osint] Terrorism Goes to Sea

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/previews/4437/20041101faessay83606/gal-luft-an %20ne-korin/terrorism-goes-to-sea.html?mode=print Foreign Affairs Article Terrorism Goes to Sea By Anne Korin, Gal Luft Foreign Affairs ( November/December 2004 ) Summary: The number of pirate attacks worldwide

[osint] Radical Islam and LNG in Trinidad and Tobago

http://www.iags.org/n1115045.htm Radical Islam and LNG in Trinidad and Tobago Over the past several years, maritime attacks have become more violent, more frequent and clearly more organized. It is believed that militant groups, particularly in South East Asia, are practicing hijacking ships

[osint] OBSERVATIONS ON EUROPE, 2004

OBSERVATIONS ON EUROPE, 2004 Dr. Sam Holliday (Draft of 5 Dec 04) During 2004 I observed some disturbing changed in the Europe I remember from when I first lived in Germany and Italy during the 1950s. During the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s the changes I observed in Western Europe were mostly economic;

[osint] Remember Kosovo?

http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/2393_0_2_0_C/ Remember Kosovo? By Cliff Kincaid | December 28, 2004 Clinton's policy was not to bomb those terrorists but to support them and bomb the Christian Serbs. AIM put together a list of the most underreported or buried stories of 2004, and

[osint] Islamic Africans fatten their daughters

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0%2C%2CSB110428585970011783-IJjgoNnlaF3m 52mbXmIb66Jm4%2C00.html Eating Disorder New Obesity Boom In Arab Countries Has Old Ancestry Western Habits Fueled Weight Of Women Prized for Size; Some Girls Are Force-Fed Ms. Mohammed Tries a Diet By GAUTAM NAIK

[osint] Riyadh Attack Was First Al Qaeda Attempt on Life of Saudi Royal - Prince Mohammed bin Nayef

Riyadh Attack Was First Al Qaeda Attempt on Life of Saudi Royal - Prince Mohammed bin Nayef DEBKAfile Exclusive Report 30 December, 2004: The night in Riyadh was torn Wednesday, December 29, by three huge explosions not just the two officially confirmed. They were followed by long bursts

[osint] French ex-hostage says Iraq kidnappers linked to Al Qaeda

This falls into the Well, dh Category! Bruce French ex-hostage says Iraq kidnappers linked to Al Qaeda (Reuters) 30 December 2004 DUBAI - A French hostage who was released last week after four months in Iraq said his kidnappers grouped militants linked to Al Qaeda and former members of

[osint] Crimes of the KLA: Command responsibility of Ramush Haradinaj

http://www.kosovo.com/ramush.html Crimes of the KLA: Command responsibility of Ramush Haradinaj Massacre in the village of his birth The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo was the commander of the district where several dozens of non-Albanians were killed in 1998 By Jelena

[osint] The story of Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen--from the KGB's point of view.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110006088 OpinionJournal WSJ Online BOOKSHELF The Man Who Stole the Secrets The story of Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen--from the KGB's point of view. BY EDWARD JAY EPSTEIN Thursday, December 30, 2004 12:01 a.m. EST Recently a number of former CIA

[osint] Soros foundation charged in Kazakhstan with tax evasion

Soros, of course, spent $12.8 million in the United States in the past year to get Kerry elected. The main recipients of Soros's contributions are two liberal 527s, MoveOn.org and America Coming Together (ACT) which campaigned heavily against Bush and for Kerry. Bruce

[osint] Top Yemeni Al-Qaeda member killed in Riyadh shootout

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/041230/1/3pkfm.html Thursday December 30, 8:41 PM Top Yemeni Al-Qaeda member killed in Riyadh shootout: security source AFP Photo A Yemeni considered to be closely linked to terror chief Osama bin Laden was one of seven militants killed in Wednesday's shootout with

[osint] Russia's Spetsnaz and Islamic Terrorism

Russia's Spetsnaz and Islamic Terrorism http://globalpolitician.com/articles.asp?ID=270t=Russia%92s+Spetsnaz+an d+Islamic+Terrorism 12/30/2004 By Ryan Mauro There is no doubt that the Soviet Union played a tremendous role in the expansion and evolution of Islamic terrorism. Many of the people

[osint] Puerto Rico: Wake Up Silent Majority

http://www.puertorico-herald.org/LiveEd/52-CBWakeUp.shtml Wake Up Silent Majority By Manuel A. Casiano December 23, 2004 Copyright © 2004 CARIBBEAN BUSINESS. All Rights Reserved. You are being taken on a joyride to independence from the U.S. and you don’t realize it. The 8% or 9% of the

[osint] Bush 'Undermining UN with Aid Coalition' / UN response more than a week away

From the second story below, quoting Kofi Annan at today's press conference: The European Union will have the ministers' meeting on 7 January, the day after we [the UN] launch the flash appeal [for support for the tsunami victims]... === That's more than a week away! === Meanwhile... get a

[osint] SYRIA: Two Islamists sentenced to death in bomb attack trial

Death term for two in Syrian trial Thursday 30 December 2004, 19:59 Makka Time, 16:59 GMT The blast in April took place in a former UN office in Damascus Two of 22 defendants accused of involvement in a bomb attack and firefight in the Syrian capital in April have been sentenced to death by

[osint] American Generosity is Underappreciated

http://www.heritage.org/Research/TradeandForeignAid/wm630.cfm?renderforprint=1 www.heritage.org [back to web version] American Generosity is Underappreciated by Brett D. Schaefer WebMemo #630 December 30, 2004 | printer-friendly format | The tragic loss of life from the earthquake and

[osint] Too Hot to Handle

http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=4013 Too Hot to Handle By LINDSAY MORAN Published: December 19, 2004 When I finally broke cover, A.'s respect for me, even though I was a woman, increased exponentially. We were sitting in his Mercedes next to what appeared to be a

[osint] Oil refinery blaze contained (Iraq)

_http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11818494%255E1702,00.html_ (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11818494%5E1702,00.html) Oil refinery blaze contained From correspondents in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2004 A MORTAR or rocket strike set fire to Baghdad's Dura oil

[osint] Armenia: The Crush of Global Pressures

http://www.stratfor.biz/Story.neo?storyId=241589 Armenia: The Crush of Global Pressures December 28, 2004 1815 GMT Summary The former Soviet republic of Armenia, located at the crushing center of a series of geopolitical tectonic plates, is on the cusp of a massive change. But unlike many

[osint] UN suspends food aid for Darfur

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4133239.stm UN suspends food aid for Darfur Man guards humanitarian aid at Kalma camp in Darfur, Sudan The deteriorating security situation is hampering aid efforts United Nations food convoys to Sudan's western Darfur region have been suspended because

[osint] INFORMATION WARFARE: The Underground Military Email Network

http://www.strategypage.com//fyeo/howtomakewar/default.asp?target=HTIW.HTM INFORMATION WARFARE: The Underground Military Email Network December 30, 2004: The rotation of new units to Iraq and Afghanistan has resulted in a not-unexpected development. The replacement troops get in touch,

[osint] Advantage: Iran - April 23rd, 2004

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=3503search=Hanson Advantage: Iran April 23rd, 2004 The recent insurgency by the Shia extremist supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr has finally brought to light the operations of Iranian agents of influence in Iraq. For those in the

[osint] The War in Iraq That Isn't Reported

http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/200412301.asp The War in Iraq That Isn't Reported by James Dunnigan December 30, 2004 Discussion Board on this DLS topic Two al Qaeda leaders (Saleh Arugayan Kahlil and Bassim Mohammad Hazeem) were captured by marines in Anbar province (which contains

[osint] Navy Seals sue over 'abuse' pictures

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/30/wseals30.xmlsSheet=/news/2004/12/30/ixworld.html Navy Seals sue over 'abuse' pictures By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles (Filed: 30/12/2004) Six members of an American special forces unit and two of their wives are

[osint] UK Says No Plans for Emergency G8 Summit

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36677-2004Dec30.html?nav=headlines UK Says No Plans for Emergency G8 Summit Reuters Thursday, December 30, 2004; 3:11 PM LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday there were no plans for an emergency meeting of the Group of Eight rich countries

[osint] Explosion in house kills 28 in Baghdad

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1380792,00.html Explosion in house kills 28 in Baghdad Mystery over blast that left 10 investigating police officers dead Michael Howard in Sulaimaniya Thursday December 30, 2004 The Guardian At least 28 people - including 10 policemen - died in

[osint] Belarus Imprisons Opposition Politician

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36656-2004Dec30.html?nav=headlines Belarus Imprisons Opposition Politician Reuters Thursday, December 30, 2004; 3:05 PM MINSK (Reuters) - A top opposition politician in ex-Soviet Belarus was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday in what

[osint] Iraqi Elections (II): The Launching of the Campaign

http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA20104 THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 201 December 31, 2004 No.201 Iraqi Elections (II): The Launching of the Campaign By: *Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli Introduction Amidst intensifying acts of

[osint] Unassailable Putin to stay the course

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=10456 Unassailable Putin to stay the course More than anything, the Russian president's lengthy annual press conference last week highlighted the meekness of domestic and international forces in the face of a tough administration quick to

[osint] Ukraine's opposition reinstates blockade

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/30/wukraine30.xml Ukraine's opposition reinstates blockade By Julius Strauss in Kiev (Filed: 30/12/2004) Ukrainian opposition supporters renewed their blockade of Viktor Yanukovich's office after the prime minister continued to

[osint] preventive strikes by Russia

Moscow, 30 December-RIANovosti Russia's Defense Ministry will keep overseas prevention anti-terro operations in secret. Preparing such offences will not be announced as airing this info it is nonsense, stated a Defense Minister, Mr. Sergey Ivanov, on media briefing on Thursday. According