[osint] Is Chirac too late to save EU constitution?

Well, maybe the French people aren't so bad after all - it's just the assholes they elect! Seems like most of the people have a brain and aren't going to be easily led by a leftist wimp. And to think - it was France who put forward this EU constitution in the first place - and now it's the

[osint] Asylum chaos left al Qaeda man free to plot ricin terror in Britain

Asylum chaos left al Qaeda man free to plot ricin terror in Britain By John Steele and Nigel Bunyan (Filed: 14/04/2005) Daily Telegraph An illegal immigrant trained by al-Qa'eda to be one of its top poisoners was jailed for 17 years yesterday for leading a plot to terrorise Britain with

[osint] Siemens Shut Out of Power Machines (Russia, Germany, defense, economy)

[Excerpt: Siemens got involved after a $1 billion merger between Power Machines and United Heavy Machinery, or OMZ, began to fall apart. Putin initially appeared to signal his support for the takeover, but he was reported to have changed his mind after learning of Power Machines' role in

[osint] Arab Liberals: Prosecute Clerics Who Promote Murder

Is this the beginning of the end of Islam? Or only the end of the beginning? Once people reject the death cult of the Koran, that will be the end of Islam. -Bruce Arab Liberals: Prosecute Clerics Who Promote Murder Middle East Quarterly Winter 2005 On October 24, 2004, Arabic

[osint] Al-Qaeda terrorist jailed over deadly poison plot

http://www.itv.com/news/1107214.html Al-Qaeda terrorist jailed over deadly poison plot 11.10PM, Wed Apr 13 2005 An al-Qaeda terrorist, jailed for life for killing a Special Branch officer, has been found guilty of planning to unleash a deadly poison in the UK. Because of reporting

[osint] Algerian Terrorists Speak of Al-Qaeda Links

http://www.aljazeerah.info/April%202005%20News/13n/Algerian%20Suspects%20Spe ak%20of%20AlQaeda%20Links.htm Algerian Suspects Speak of Al-Qaeda Links Reuters, Arab News PESHAWAR, 13 April 2005 - Pakistan security forces have arrested two Algerians who admitted during interrogation to

[osint] Multiple identities that hid an al-Qaeda sleeper agent

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=391572005 Multiple identities that hid an al-Qaeda sleeper agent IAN JOHNSTON KAMEL Bourgass was an incredibly dangerous al-Qaeda sleeper agent, according to anti-terrorism officers. But such was the web of lies he told about his background - claiming

[osint] Minuteman Project works

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[osint] Livingstone Urges British Muslims to Vote Labour

[Excerpt: Relations between the Labour government and British Muslims have witnessed a rising deterioration, especially following the government’s decision to scrap its proposed Anti-Religious Hatred lawPrime Minister Tony Blair was warned by Muslim leaders that there could be a further

[osint] Plotter's flat contained ricin ingredients 'for an attack on Jewish centre'

A mitigating factor to explain the terrorist’s light sentence? -Bruce Plotter’s flat contained ricin ingredients ‘for an attack on Jewish centre' By Jason Bennetto, Crime corresponent 14 April 2005 The Independent A scruffy one-bedroom flat in a run-down neighbourhood of north

[osint] German police launch terror raids

[Excerpt: Police said the searches were part of an investigation into two suspects wanted in connection with money-laundering and tax evasion.] http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/europe/4443455.stm Last Updated: Thursday, 14 April, 2005, 09:01 GMT 10:01 UK German police launch terror raids

[osint] India and US in 'open skies' deal

[Excerpt: It is expected to make it easier for business travel and will particularly help the outsourcing industry.All the flights out of India originate from the capital Delhi or Mumbai (Bombay) with no flights from Madras or the infotech hub of BangaloreFor most software company staff

[osint] The climate scare

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuestColumns/Stossel20050413.shtml The climate scare John Stossel April 13, 2005 I've been getting lots of e-mail about my column on the environmental crisis of the moment, global warming. John, we already have Geraldo to make an ass of himself -- that

[osint] Queen says Islam should be challenged

Maybe awareness is finally, 25 years after the Islamic declaration of war against the West, sinking in. Bruce http://www.cphpost.dk/get/87253.html Queen says Islam should be challenged In a new biography, Denmark's Queen Margrethe II says Islam should be challenged Islam poses a

[osint] US Muslims guilty of aiding Hamas

[Excerpt: Ghassan and Bayan Elashi were convicted on all 21 counts, while Basman Elashi was found guilty on three countsProsecutors said the men tried to conceal a $250,000 investment in their computer firm by an alleged official with Hamas, Mousa Abu Marzook.] Last Updated: Thursday, 14

[osint] Terrorist shouldn't have been in UK, say Tories

They shouldn't be in the US either. Bruce http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/17924450 Terrorist shouldn't have been in UK, say Tories By Ben Leapman Home Affairs Correspondent, Evening Standard 14 April 2005 Labour faced a growing row over asylum today after it emerged

[osint] Iran Pulls Out 2,000 Troops in Lebanon

Most people didn't even know there were Iranian troops in Lebanon. Doubtful that all are being pulled.at one time Iran had deployed 15,000 to the Bekaa valley. http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international http://www.zaman.com/?bl=internationalalt=trh=20050414hn=18449 alt=trh=20050414hn=18449

[osint] TEXAS: Muslim Charity, CAIR FOUNDER Indicted for terrorism support

7/27/2004: Muslim Charity, CAIR Founder Indicted Muslim http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/nm/20040727/ts_nm/security_holylan d_dc_2 Charity Charged in U.S. with Funding Hamas. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Texas-based Muslim charity and seven of its directors and fundraisers have been

[osint] TEXAS: Muslim Charity, CAIR FOUNDER CONVICTED of terrorism support

Considering CAIR's overall support for Islamic terrorism, this is unsurprising. Bruce CAIR Founder Convicted of Terrorism The Elashi brothers are taking the fall for their Hamas fundraising: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/ap/20050413/ap_on_re_us/hamas_tria l_1 Brothers Found

[osint] Mexican Military Not Helping Illegals, Mexican Embassy Says

[Excerpt: The embassy noted that freedom of movement in national territory is a Constitutional right, and therefore, the Mexican Army does not involve itself in cases involving the displacement of individuals.The Mexican Army is in the Mexican State of Sonora to destroy illegal drug crops and

[osint] North Korea's border trade getting busier

[Excerpt: Each morning trucks line up on either side of a narrow friendship bridge across the Yalu River, between Dandong's high-rise world and the stunted skyline of sister city Sinuiju. The 225 daily trucks cross into Korea from China, making up 70 percent of the North's imports. And the

[osint] Rumsfeld told US won't lose Kyrgyz base

Rumsfeld told US won't lose Kyrgyz base http://209.64.62.42/newsinbrief/brieflies.html#WORLD6:51:0 Posted: Thursday, April 14, 6:51am EDT Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, visiting amid political turmoil in this former Soviet republic, won assurances Thursday that the US military will not

[osint] 3 Indicted in U.N. Oil-For-Food Scandal

Kofi Annan should be indicted as well, even if his diplomatic immunity protects him from prosecution. Bruce 3 Indicted in U.N. Oil-For-Food Scandal 1 hour, 6 minutes ago http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/ap/20050414/ap_on_re_us/oil_for_foo d NEW YORK - A Texas

[osint] Terrorist Conviction Stirs Asylum Debate in Britain

Terrorist Conviction Stirs Asylum Debate in Britain By Mike Drudge VOA NEWS London 14 April 2005 The conviction of an Algerian man for plotting poison attacks in London has focused new attention on Britain's asylum policy just three weeks before a general election. The political opposition

[osint] Illegals Blocking Marine Training

http://cl.exct.net/?ffcd16-fe511577726d007a7210-fdf615757467007f721c7473 Breaking News from NewsMax.com Illegals Blocking Marine Training Marines getting ready for combat in Iraq or Afghanistan are having their training time shortened because hordes of illegal aliens from Mexico are

[osint] Jihad Against the Patriot Act

http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/wjr._20050414.html April 14, 2005 PRCB's Jihad Against the Patriot Act William Dipini Jr. The reauthorization of the Patriot Act is on a roll and those from the Left and Right of the political spectrum - especially the Left - are showing

[osint] Iran's Nuclear Program

http://www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2005-04-14-voa1.cfm Iran's Nuclear Program 13 April 2005 Iranian President Mohammad Khatami recently escorted a group of international journalists around parts of Iran's underground nuclear facility at Natanz. The existence of the secret

[osint] Al Qaeda Poisons Seen Sowing More Panic than Death

Yes, that what terror is supposed to do: spread fear and panic. Bruce http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/04/14/al_qaeda_poisons_s een_sowing_more_panic_than_death/ Al Qaeda Poisons Seen Sowing More Panic than Death By Mark Trevelyan, Security Correspondent

[osint] Who Was the CBS Forger?

http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/2864_0_2_0_C/ Who Was the CBS Forger? By Sherrie Gossett | April 14, 2005 A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said no investigation was started last fall and no Texas prosecutor has tried to launch a probe. Now that the brouhaha over

[osint] Mexican national being held on drug smuggling charges

http://sun.yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_16018.php Mexican national being held on drug smuggling charges BY JEFFREY GAUTREAUX, STAFF WRITER Apr 14, 2005 A 20-year-old man is in federal custody in Yuma while awaiting a preliminary hearing for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs

[osint] Marburg in Angola

More on Marburg in Angola. Case fatality rate at 91%. ProMED Digest Wednesday, April 13 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 157 MARBURG HEMORRHAGIC FEVER - ANGOLA *** Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 From: Marianne Hopp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: World Health Organisation

[osint] US badly needs more and better spies

US badly needs more and better spies By Jack Devine The Financial Times Published: April 13 2005 20:21 | Last updated: April 13 2005 20:21 US intelligenceIt is a national tragedy that the Central Intelligence Agency is being pulled apart by commissions. Americans were understandably

[osint] China Boosts Sophistication Of Web-Content Filters

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB111349186603007104,00.html The Wall Street Journal April 14, 2005 11:52 a.m. EDT China Boosts Sophistication Of Web-Content Filters Associated Press April 14, 2005 11:52 a.m. The Chinese government has become increasingly sophisticated at

[osint] Hey, We've Got One! (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - April 14, 2005)

At 4:46 PM -0400 4/14/05, OpinionJournal wrote: Hey, We've Got One! *** QUOTE *** Perhaps you can help us with our collection. We're keeping tabs on various examples of Republicans lashing out at financier and philanthropist George Soros using anti-Semitic code language. We're calling it The

[osint] Iran Pulls Out 2,000 Troops in Lebanon

4.15.2005 Friday - ISTANBUL 00:24 http://193.192.106.106/?bl=internationalalt=hn=18449 Iran Pulls Out 2,000 Troops in Lebanon By Zaman Published: Thursday 14, 2005 zaman.com While Syria agreed to withdraw all of its troops from Lebanon by the end of April, most of the Iranian Revolutionary

[osint] Rumsfeld ups support for Pakistan

[Excerpt: In a reminder of the danger posed by militants, the U.S. consulate in Karachi was closed on Tuesday and staff were told to stay away after the mission received what it described as credible information to increase securityThe consulate was closed on Wednesday and would stay shut on

[osint] Nation That Once Drew Guest Workers Now Sends Them (Germany)

[Excerpt: Just as Germany set up recruitment offices in Anatolia four decades ago to persuade Turkish workers of the benefits of taking unskilled factory jobs in Germany, now there are job placement services in places like Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania finding young Germans for positions as

[osint] Renew Patriot

http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/editorial/editors200504140926.asp The National Review The Editors April 14, 2005, 9:26 a.m. Renew Patriot Several provisions of the Patriot Act - the antiterrorist law enacted in the weeks after September 11 - are scheduled to expire

[osint] Diary: Soldier wrote about killing `battle buddies'

No question, Muslims will always choose to kill their battle buddies if they are non-Muslims over killing Muslims. Killing Muslims will send a Muslim to hell.killing non-Muslims gets him into paradise. Bruce Diary: Soldier wrote about killing `battle buddies' By ESTES THOMPSON

[osint] Ring Smuggled 1,000 People (Russia)

[Excerpt: Illegal migration raises the threat of terrorism both for Russia and for the West, he warned. The more people you have traveling illegally, the more it creates an environment in which terrorists can operate, he saidMost of the people smuggled from Chechnya likely wanted to escape

[osint] Italy disagree with American plans to relieve U.S. troops of responsibility for killing Italian security agent

[Excerpt: The joint commission included two Italian members. Ordered by Washington, it was led by a U.S. brigadier general and was expected to release its findings by mid-April.Italy agrees that the shooting was an accident, but disputes key elements of the U.S. account. It has denied a U.S.

[osint] Georgian army ousts Russian military men, expects US forces to arrive instead

[Excerpt: It is worth mentioning that the US president's advisor for Eurasian issues, Steven Mann, has recently visited the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia too. According to Mann, the trip to Abkhazia was not connected with Bush's forthcoming visit to Georgia. Spokespeople for the State

[osint] Climate Science: In Need of Due Diligence

http://www.techcentralstation.com/041405D.html Tech Central Station Climate Science: In Need of Due Diligence By Hans Labohm Published 04/14/2005 At their Summit of 22 and 23 March, European leaders decided to cancel the initial target to reduce CO2 emissions in 2050 by 60% - 80%. But