[osint] Bush Says, Bring It On; the Critics Will

"This is an Administration," says Leahy, "that has tried to bypass courts and the legal procedures more than any since Richard Nixon." http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1145222,00.html Tuesday, Jan. 03, 2006 Bush Says, Bring It On; the Critics Will By KAREN TUMULTY, MIKE ALLEN U

[osint] Lobbyist Accepts Plea Deal

"With most cases, the plea is the end, but with Abramoff, the plea is just the beginning," said an F.B.I. official who spoke on condition of anonymity, adding, "This one has legs." http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/politics/04abramoff.html?pagewanted=print January 4, 2006 The Overview Lobbyist

[osint] Case Bringing New Scrutiny To a System and a Profession

ctions and only do a few years for TWO separate criminal cases. For feedback on this see: http://firedoglake.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_firedoglake_archive.html#113633743134240656 David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR2006010301536_pf.html Case Bringing New

[osint] The Right's Fight

"He's not one to take trouble lying down. Inside Tom DeLay's defense strategyâ€"and what it means for Team Bush." "The probe is being overseen by Noel Hillman, a hard-charging career prosecutor who heads the Public Integrity Section and who has a long track record of nailing politicians of all stri

[osint] NSA whistleblower asks to testify

"I intend to report to Congress probable unlawful and unconstitutional acts conducted while I was an intelligence officer with the National Security Agency and with the Defense Intelligence Agency," http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060104-114052-6606r.htm NSA whistleblower asks to testify By

[osint] Abramoff Lobbying Scandal: Big Timber Falls Hard

"Hastert on tainted money: Okay, okay, I'll give it back" "To a person who knew nothing about their context, the details were confusing and it wasn't always clear what might be significant. One name, however, apparently stood out--a man the Turkish callers often referred to by the nickname 'Denny b

[osint] Re: "Mixed Messages, Singular Threat"

completely with the author that it is essential to defend the United States. But let's not destroy the constitutional village in order to save it. David Bier --- In osint@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Tefft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Feature >

[osint] Justice Department Didn't Act on Warning About Abramoff Client

lients did not want immigration changed because they were probably profiting (bribes, kickbacks, etc.) from the textile companies there which were bringing in scores of thousands of Chinese and other asians to work in factories only a step or two above slave labor, producing clothing for the U.S. mark

[osint] US sees coalitions of the willing as best ally

e Kurds, Turkey and the U.S. (NATO members) to attack Iran from U.S. built airfields in Kurdistan? David Bier http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10709916/ US sees coalitions of the willing as best ally By Guy Dinmore in Washington Financial Times Updated: 10:42 p.m. ET Jan. 4, 2006 Building on its e

[osint] The Rice phone call to Olmert indicates Washington is ready to move on

"The US secretary seems to have taken a step towards her goal of moving the acting premier away from the Sharon method of communication and channeling his interchanges with Washington in future through Ambassador Jones and the new US military coordinator Maj.-Gen Keith Dayton, who arrived in Israel

[osint] DeLay Relinquishes House Majority Leader Post

d registered with the DNC. David Bier http://english.epochtimes.com/news/6-1-7/36640.html DeLay Relinquishes House Majority Leader Post Jan 07, 2006 WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, now under indictment in Texas and tainted by a corruption scandal, told fellow House of Representative

[osint] Bush may ask Congress to OK domestic spying

pported his anti-corruption efforts stopped by Ashcroft, to testify before Congress. David Bier http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/13698129.htm Posted on Tue, Jan. 24, 2006 Bush may ask Congress to OK domestic spying By Stewart M. Powell HEARST NEWSPAPERS

[osint] Impeachment hearings: The White House prepares for the worst

"A coalition in Congress is being formed to support impeachment," an administration source said." "Impeachment is a remedy," Mr. Specter said on Jan. 15. "After impeachment, you could have a criminal prosecution. But the principal remedy under our society is to pay a political price." "On Jan. 16,

[osint] The End of 'Unalienable Rights'

"After a 230-year run, the "unalienable rights" – as enunciated by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and the Founding Fathers – are history." "Most Americans probably won't even notice their altered status, from citizens to subjects." "The reality is that Bush has authorized the National Security Age

[osint] The Other Big Brother

onder CICBush43 is making tentative overtures to Congress about legislation to change the FISA statute. Across the board, the administration has been going over the legal limits. David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10965509/site/newsweek The Other Big Brother The Pentagon has its own domestic

[osint] Study: Army Stretched to Breaking Point

"Whether they're broken or not, I think I would say if we don't change the way we're doing business, they're in danger of being fractured and broken, and I would agree with that," http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060124/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/army_breaking_point Study: Army Stretched to Breaking Point B

[osint] Iraqi Shiite Leader Muqtada Al-Sadr: The Al-Mahdi Armi Will Defend Iran, Syria,

"...if the neighboring countries - Iran, Syria, or Saudi Arabia � come under attack, the Mahdi Army will be the first to come to their defense, Allah willing." http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1009 1/24/2006 Clip No. 1009 Iraqi Shiite Leader Muqtada Al-Sadr: The Al-Mahdi Armi Will

[osint] Money, Mobsters, Murder

"Gambling doesn't destroy people. People destroy people. The gentleman or gentlewoman who decides to gamble makes that decision of his own free will. It's a free market industry, and that appeals to conservatives. --Michael Scanlon" http://www.weeklystandard.com/Utilities/printer_preview.asp?i

[osint] Baghdad's Big Oil Bust

lead quagmire. Sort of like their pressure on Israel to withdraw from Gaza and not object to participation by the Hamas terrorist group in the Palestinian election. They won. CICBush43 is becoming the King...of unintended consequence. Peachy... David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10965119/

[osint] Countdown to a Showdown: Part I

"The next few weeks of diplomacy on Iran's nukes may be too fast and too furious. What we really need to avoid Armageddon." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10991253/site/newsweek/ Countdown to a Showdown: Part I The next few weeks of diplomacy on Iran's nukes may be too fast and too furious. What w

[osint] Countdown to a Showdown: Part II

area of common ground between the U.S. and Iran from which rapport might develop (http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/01/25/iran12535.htm). David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11021326/site/newsweek/ Countdown to a Showdown: Part II Two American congressmen have proposed a 'quarantine&#x

[osint] AG's Memo Raises Questions on Patriot Act, Suggests it's not needed for domestic

was published on as they go way too far left most of the time. BUT, they certainly hit the nail on the head with this one. The bush league gang will lie and cheat to get what they want. And it is increasingly obvious they have about the same high opinion of the American people that Abramoff had

[osint] U.N. Chief Asks U.S. to Give Iran Reactors

ion, corporate earnings down, except for profiteering oil companies, major layoffs of workers, and 4th Qtr GDP far below estimates at 1.2%). Unitary King George and his noble bushmen are not doing so well lately and need a visible and noisily evil knight with which to joust in order to ente

[osint] Eastern European avian flu similar to 1918 strain

miflu). If, the bird flu becomes human transmittable, war and terrorism will become page four news; if anyone is reading the news... David Bier http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=34224cff-120f-4d19-bd6c-526d264833f7&k=15148 Eastern European avian flu similar to 1918 strain

[osint] "Maybe they just need to have their civil war"

ive about Iraq as they have about virtually every controversial issue from hurricanes to spying, torture, rendition or scandals.(see http://www.workingforchange.com/printitem.cfm?itemid=20266) Their statements ranging from half-truths to blatant lies or refusal to say or release anything at all become more

[osint] Harper to U.S.: Keep out of Canada's Arctic

"Wilkins warned that the waters around Canada's Arctic are international territory and questioned Harper's plan to place military icebreakers there. Harper shrugged off the ambassador's complaint. "It is the Canadian people we get our mandate from, not the ambassador of the United States," he sai

[osint] U.S. Propaganda Aimed at Foreigners Reaches Public: Pentagon Document

so I wonder if part of their effort, just like Project TALON, is focused inside the U.S. to deliver propaganda. David Bier http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1495622&C=america&P=true Posted 01/27/06 10:36 U.S. Propaganda Aimed at Foreigners Reaches Public: Pentagon Document B

[osint] Why We Don't Like Ukraine

"There have been many Russian states and each one of them had its own history, and not one of them followed another directly. Great Novgorod, the Golden Horde, the Great Principality of Lithuania (otherwise known as Lithuanian Rus) were all Russian states, and there were many more. Moscow was no mo

[osint] Japan's Aso says emperor should visit Yasukuni

"Aso, who is seen as a contender to succeed Koizumi when his term as ruling party president and hence, prime minister, ends in September, said it would be desirable for the emperor to also visit Yasukuni." ''The more China voices (opposition), the more one feels like going there,'' Kyodo quoted him

[osint] Turkey warms to talk, not action, in Iraq

"According to Conn Hallinan, a foreign-policy analyst for Foreign Policy In Focus, these developments suggest a quid pro quo between Washington and Ankara. This would mean that the US attacks Iran, with minimal protest from the Turks, while at the same time Ankara hits the PKK and derails the forma

[osint] Hamas floats Palestinian 'army'

"Hamas was ready to "unify the weapons of Palestinian factions, with Palestinian consensus, and form an army like any independent state... an army that protects our people against aggression"." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4658872.stm Hamas floats Palestinian 'army' The political lead

[osint] Canada Reasserts Arctic Sovereignty

"We don't recognize Canada's claims to those waters. Most other countries do not recognize their claim." "The United States defends its sovereignty; the Canadian government will defend our sovereignty," Harper said. "It is the Canadian people that we get our mandate from, not the ambassador of the

[osint] When terrorists go mainstream

usharraf to join the ranks of our Islamist enemies stretching from India to Palestine. Overall, not a successful result for CICBush43's "democratization". David Bier http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/27/opinion/edtoft.php?rss When terrorists go mainstream Monica Duffy Toft The Bo

[osint] Afghanistan holds 'bomb plotters'

"They were arrested with explosives and vehicles which they planned to use for attacks... Among the nine are people who were suicide bombers," http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4660258.stm Afghanistan holds 'bomb plotters' Afghan security forces in Kandahar province say they have arrested

[osint] Colonel: Key northern town on right track

r book in the Colonel's future? David Bier http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20060128-085412-7010r Colonel: Key northern town on right track By PAMELA HESS UPI Pentagon Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The United States and Iraqi forces have won the upper hand in

[osint] Saudis: U.S. paved way for Hamas victory

uch more powerful position in the vacuum between Hamas and Israel. What will CICBush43 do then? David Bier http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20060127-054934-1354r Saudis: U.S. paved way for Hamas victory By CLAUDE SALHANI UPI International Editor WASHINGTO

[osint] Walker's World: Turning out EU's lights

"...the EU risked becoming "the first empire in history to go down before it was founded." http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20060127-105125-9798r Walker's World: Turning out EU's lights By MARTIN WALKER UPI Editor WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- While the stunning elec

[osint] DHS unpreparaed for new attacks: claim

"We can't turn a Katrina over to a FEMA again because they have no legal authority or enough manpower. DHS has got to be there to coordinate the whole effort," he said. "It has got to be done pretty quickly too, because the next test is right around the corner and we have got to do better the next

[osint] GAO releases New Report on Risk Management

dy needs to get their act together. When they stood DHS up, I predicted it would be at least ten years before DHS really became a single organization and would be reasonably effective. So far, that estimate is right on track...or even optimistic. David Bier http://www.riskwatch.com/Whitepapers/G

[osint] Zawahiri Calls Bush a 'Butcher' in Video

"Al Qaeda Leader Warns of Attacks Against U.S." "Al Qaeda's second in command taunted President Bush in a new video broadcast today, referring to the U.S. leader as the "Butcher of Washington" and warning of new attacks against Americans inside the United States." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp

[osint] Budget to Call for Cuts In Military Reserves

ation to "support the troops" again. David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/28/AR2006012800831.html Budget to Call for Cuts In Military Reserves Bush to Cut $4 Billion From Jet Programs By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press Sunday, January 29, 2006; A

[osint] Pentagon Can Now Fund Foreign Militaries

the Congressional language in the bill requiring full compliance with all existing laws as it has done so far in the GWOT. David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/28/AR2006012800833.html Pentagon Can Now Fund Foreign Militaries Defense Secretary Pushed for New Powe

[osint] Palace Revolt

"They were loyal conservatives, and Bush appointees. They fought a quiet battle to rein in the president's power in the war on terror." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11079547/site/newsweek/ Palace Revolt They were loyal conservatives, and Bush appointees. They fought a quiet battle to rein in the

[osint] 'Let's Not Be Very Shortsighted'

"...military action is not an end in itself. Military action buys you time to utilize all other instruments to get to the core issues which are spawning terrorism ... Having bought this time—what is the overall strategy? It is extremism that is important. Extremism is in the minds of people. It nee

[osint] Exclusive: CIA Commander: U.S. Let bin Laden Slip Away

"Berntsen says he had definitive intelligence that bin Laden was holed up at Tora Bora—intelligence operatives had tracked him—and could have been caught. "He was there," Berntsen tells NEWSWEEK." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8853000/site/newsweek/ Exclusive: CIA Commander: U.S. Let bin Laden Slip

[osint] Monkey See, Monkey Do

science of Intelligent Design. And I would hope that the schools educating American children would teach science to them instead of a belief system that dooms them to non-technical occupations and eats away the National Security of this nation. David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8853604/sit

[osint] Mishandling the China Challenge

"The Bush administration does not seem to know how to handle this new challenge. Donald Rumsfeld, fresh from wrecking U.S. -European relations over the last three years, has decided to try his hand at Asian affairs." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8853602/site/newsweek/ Mishandling the China Challen

[osint] Osama bin Laden Looks Like Heading for Iraq

"...Osama bin Laden, has come out of hiding in Afghanistan and set out, or is about to set out, for Iraq." http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1068 Osama bin Laden Looks Like Heading for Iraq DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 8, 2005, 11:52 PM (GMT+02:00) Coded electronic signals bandied in r

[osint] Of the Many Deaths in Iraq, One Mother's Loss Becomes a Problem for the Presiden

"...Ms. Sheehan said she broke in and told Mr. Bush that Casey was her son, and that she thought he could imagine what it would be like since he has two daughters and that he should think about what it would be like sending them off to war. "I said, 'Trust me, you don't want to go there'," Ms. She

[osint] War Plans Drafted To Counter Terror Attacks in U.S.

"In my estimation, [in the event of] a biological, a chemical or nuclear attack in any of the 50 states, the Department of Defense is best positioned -- of the various eight federal agencies that would be involved -- to take the lead," said Adm. Timothy J. Keating, the head of Northcom, which coord

[osint] Electronic passports set to thwart forgers

"The e-passport initiative has its roots in legislation passed by Congress in May 2002 to improve border security. It called for 27 countries whose citizens don't need visas for entry into the USA to convert to electronic passports by October 2004. Congress has since delayed the deadline until Octo

[osint] U.S. spotted Qaeda cell before 9/11

"More than a year before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a U.S. military intelligence unit identified four future hijackers as likely members of a cell that Al Qaeda was operating in the United States, according to a former defense intelligence official and a Republican member of Congress. The int

[osint] Bush Is No Nixon

"They were nice men. I told them Iraq was not a threat to the United States and that now people are dead for nothing. I told them I wouldn't leave until I talked to George Bush. I want to ask the president, 'Why did you kill my son? What did my son die for?' Last week, he said my son died for a 'no

[osint] Bomb cache found in Iraq believed to be from Iranian Revolutionary Guard:

"We believe they came from Iran's Revolutionary Guards," the official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The find is significant not only because of the Iranian connection but also because it indicates manufactured bombs are now being introduced in a conflict that has seen the widespread

[osint] U.S. forces rely on dogs to detect bombs in Iraq. Insurgents rig them with explo

"Before, they used to use car bombs. Now they are using people and animals," said Col. Adnan Jaboori, a spokesman for the interior minister. "They are finding new ways to use remote-control technology." http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-dogs10aug10,0,2727461.story?coll=la-home-hea

[osint] Michael Schwartz on Iranian Ironies

"...as of late summer 2005, the Pentagon, "under instructions from Vice President Dick Cheney's office," was "drawing up a contingency plan to be employed in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack on the United States. The plan mandates a large-scale air assault on Iran employing both conve

[osint] Re: 9/11 Commission's Staff Rejected Report on Early Identification of Chief Hij

A video featuring Congressman Weldon on the subject "Did 9/11 Commission Ignore Able Danger Data?" can be found at http://www.intelligencesummit.org/news/CW081105.php David Bier --- In osint@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Tefft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

[osint] The Devil You Think You Know

"Abdullah's mother and wife are from the Shummar tribe, a key group in the Iraqi Sunni resistance. In other words, U.S. troops are killing his relatives." "Of 1,200 suspected suicide bombers arrested by Syrian authorities since the beginning of the war in 2003, 85 percent have been Saudis." http:/

[osint] Bush rejects mother's Iraq plea

"Listen, I sympathize with Mrs Sheehan," Mr Bush said. "She feels strongly about her position. "And she has every right in the world to say what she believes. This is America." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4143976.stm Bush rejects mother's Iraq plea President George Bush has said

[osint] Syria: The New Cambodia

"It is Iran, more than Syria, that poses a long-term threat to American designs in Iraq. It is the Iranians who are patiently setting up a political order that will be an alternative to what the Americans favor—and they're doing so with many of the very people the Bush administration considers its

[osint] American Contact?

"Tariq A. Hamdi, who allegedly delivered a satellite-telephone battery to bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1998, has left the United States and has told associates he is currently employed in the Iraqi Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, said the government officials, who asked not to be identified because of pe

[osint] The informer

"I'm sorry as well that Bob Novak obviously left the set a little early," Henry explained to viewers. "I had told him in advance that we were going to ask him about the CIA leak case. He was not here for me to be able to ask him about that. Hopefully we'll be able to ask him about that in the futur

[osint] Washington Lobbyist Abramoff Charged

"Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a key figure in investigations involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on fraud charges arising from a 2000 deal to buy casino boats. The indictment, returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, charges that Abramoff and an

[osint] Islamic cleric Bakri denies any links to Al-Qaeda

"...Bakri said: "I have no position with regard to the Al-Qaeda organization. Neither positive nor negative." He added: "The organization does not exist in the real world." A statement to be taken with a large dose of salt... David Bier http://www.dailystar.com.lb

[osint] Flyers passing through U.S. have few rights, Arar judge told

"...the U.S. Justice Department argues that even if torture does occur, U.S. officials can't be sued under the Torture Victims Protection Act because it only applies to foreign individuals committing or allowing torture." "Mason said the U.S. government is interpreting its powers in such a way that

[osint] Did Speaker Hastert Accept Turkish Bribes to Deny Armenian Genocide and Approve

ed her allegations a State Secret and forbade her to discuss them. A scandal of this magnitude would have certainly had a significant impact on Bush43's re-election. David Bier Wednesday, August 10th, 2005 Did Speaker Hastert Accept Turkish Bribes to Deny Armenian Genocide and Approve

[osint] ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Review Case of FBI Whistleblower

"Edmonds' case is not an isolated incident," said ACLU Associate Legal Director Ann Beeson. "The federal government is routinely retaliating against government employees who uncover weaknesses in our ability to prevent terrorist attacks or protect public safety." The states secrets privilege, Bees

[osint] Who's Paying for Our Patriotism?

"Do what you must, but be advised that, flourishing rhetoric notwithstanding, this nation will never truly honor your service, and it will condemn you to the bottom of the economic scrap heap should you ever get seriously wounded." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/31/AR

[osint] Senate Intelligence chairman quietly 'fixed' intelligence, and diverted blame fr

"...Roberts and a handful of other strategically-placed Washington players stymied all questions into pre-war intelligence on Iraq and post-invasion cover-ups, including the outing of a CIA covert agent, by using targeted leaks and artfully deflecting blame from the White House." http://rawstory.c

[osint] New 9/11 Revelations

"If -- and based on the current state of evidence, we must stress the word "if" -- if further evidence links Mohammed Atta to G.O.P.-friendly shady operators, then many lingering questions may find an answer. Among those questions: Why was the ABLE DANGER team told to steer clear of Atta?" http://

[osint] Abramoff Indictment May Echo in Other Cases, Ex-Prosecutors Say

``A guy like this may know where a lot of skeletons are buried and could potentially open up all kinds of investigations of prominent political figures, given his associations,'' said Greg Wallance, a former federal prosecutor who now works as a defense attorney in New York. For prosecutors, ``that

[osint] New surge in Al Qaeda’s internal electronic and human traffic

"For the first time since 2001, teams of new recruits are being shunted between countries, according to coded instructions passing around the internal sites. Our sources interpret these instructions as indicating that al Qaeda was able to raise sufficient fresh operational strength in its recent r

[osint] Audit: Iraq fraud drained $1 billion

"The episode deprives Iraq's military of essential gear that could help prepare the way for U.S. forces to withdraw. It also raises questions about the new government's ability to provide an effective defense against an entrenched insurgency and win broad acceptance among Iraqis." "Before me, ther

[osint] Tinkerers Modify Their Hybrid Cars to Get More Mileage Per Gallon

"They'd rather work on something that won't be in their lifetime, and that's this hydrogen economy stuff," Frank said. "They pick this kind of target to get the public off their back, essentially." http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBO1UX3CCE.html Aug 13, 2005 Tinkerers Modify Their Hybrid Cars to

[osint] Justice Department Losing Top Officials at Busy Time

"Comey, the departing deputy attorney general, has also had the task of overseeing special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald's probe into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. Justice officials expect to announce today that Comey will be replaced temporarily by Associate Attorney General

[osint] The Blogs of War

"Americans are raised on a steady diet of action films and sound bites that slip from one supercharged scene to another," he says, "leaving out all the confusing decisions and subtle details where most people actually spend their lives. While that makes for a great story, it doesn't reveal anything

[osint] The Future of Terrorism

"...al-Qaida's strategy for the next two decades. It is both frightening and absurd, a lunatic plan conceived by fanatics who live in their own world, but who continually manage to break into the real world with their brutal acts of violence." " The First Phase Known as "the awakening" -- this has

[osint] Abramoff: More Trouble Ahead?

ration Officials Involved In Plame Leak" (http://www.thinkprogress.org/leak-scandal) for more on Rove and article "DeLay’s Dirty (Baker’s) Dozen" (http://thinkprogress.org/index.php?p=430) for more on Abramoff's interesting relationships. David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.

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"...Iraqi politicians are reportedly adamant that the new, sovereign Iraq will accept no special constraints or monitoring. "They are demanding the same treatment as any other nation," says a U.N. official who spoke anonymously because of the sensitivity of his position. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/i

[osint] Iraq: Stepped-Up Scrutiny

"...Iraqi politicians are reportedly adamant that the new, sovereign Iraq will accept no special constraints or monitoring. "They are demanding the same treatment as any other nation," says a U.N. official who spoke anonymously because of the sensitivity of his position. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/i

[osint] An Enemy Ever More Brutal

"The more it looks like the U.S. is gonna leave, the harder it is to get a deal that will enable them to leave." http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1090900,00.html Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005 An Enemy Ever More Brutal Despite best efforts to defuse them, the rebels keep building deadli

[osint] Opening Up the CIA

"..."there's no better way to find out what Osama bin Laden's going to do than to read what he says." http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1090889,00.html Sunday, Aug. 07, 2005 Opening Up the CIA By TIMOTHY J. BURGER In what experts say is a welcome nod to common sense, the CIA, ha

[osint] Inside Iran's Secret War for Iraq

"...al-Sheibani heads a network of insurgents created by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps with the express purpose of committing violence against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. Over the past eight months, his group has introduced a new breed of roadside bomb more lethal than any seen befor

[osint] U.S. Struggling to Get Soldiers Updated Armor

relative or friend in Iraq wearing a forest green armor vest, send two bottles of fabric paint (sand and beige colors for camoflage effect) available in any craft store so that the vest can be painted to be less targetable. David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/international/middleeast

[osint] Someone Tell the President the War Is Over

"But just as politics are a bad motive for choosing a war, so they can be a doomed engine for running a war. In an interview with Tim Russert early last year, Mr. Bush said, "The thing about the Vietnam War that troubles me, as I look back, was it was a political war," adding that the "essential" l

[osint] The Other Army

The privatization of the Iraq war: lessons learned by small business. David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/magazine/14PRIVATI.html?incamp=article_popular August 14, 2005 The Other Army By DANIEL BERGNER When Matt Mann needed to buy armored vehicles, he phoned his brother-in-law, Ken

[osint] Iraqi constitution-drafters to meet Monday midnight deadline – minus cardinal is

"...the agreed final text is neither agreed nor final." http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=547 Iraqi constitution-drafters to meet Monday midnight deadline â€" minus cardinal issues August 15, 2005, 2:56 PM (GMT+02:00) The 71-member panel promises an agreed text for the end of Monday, Aug. 1

[osint] Switzerland Freezes Armored Vehicle Deal with Iraq

"...the M113s were planned to form the core of a new armored division of the Iraqi army, alongside Hungarian-made T-72 tanks." http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1034590&C=europe Posted 08/15/05 15:42 Switzerland Freezes Armored Vehicle Deal with Iraq By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BERN Switze

[osint] Zarqawi Aide Killed; Senators Demand Rumsfeld Resign

"Iraqi security forces have killed a top aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, ...But the battlefield success hardly impressed two leading U.S. senators, who questioned the Pentagon�s handling of the situation in Iraq and said they had no more confidence in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. http://www.

[osint] Globalization Makes WMD Trafficking Easier: Singapore Minister

"The terrorists aim for disruption on a dramatic scale, so the destructive power of WMD has a clear attraction," Posted 08/15/05 15:57 Globalization Makes WMD Trafficking Easier: Singapore Minister By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, SINGAPORE Globalization has made it easier for weapons of mass destructio

[osint] N. Korea Says U.S., S. Korea Exercise Preludes War

"It is not hard to guess what the U.S. side seeks through this war drill," the spokesman was quoted as saying by North Korea�s official Korean Central News Agency." http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1034623&C=asiapac Posted 08/15/05 16:07 N. Korea Says U.S., S. Korea Exercise Preludes

[osint] Surplus Tank Sales Raise Controversy

"...Germany concluded a 270 million euro government-to-government agreement with Greece for the sale of 183 used Leopard 2 A4 and 150 Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks." "A potential sale to Turkey likely would raise more objections among German politicians than the Greek deal." http://www.defensenew

[osint] Spain�s Bono Predicts Long Stay in Afghanistan

"...Spanish and NATO troops likely will have to remain in Afghanistan for at least another eight years to guarantee stability and peace." http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1023955&C=europe Posted 08/15/05 14:52 Spain�s Bono Predicts Long Stay in Afghanistan By MARTIN AG�ERA, MUNICH

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[osint] Death Toll Sparks U.S. Debate On Origin of IED Expertise in Iraq

"American troops killed by IED attack spiked during the last three months, with 35 deaths in May, 36 in June and 39 in July." http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=949750&C=landwar Posted 08/15/05 14:54 Death Toll Sparks U.S. Debate On Origin of IED Expertise in Iraq By GREG GRANT The risi

[osint] Japan Keeps Wary Eye on China's Military Spending

"Soaring Chinese military expenditures, along with China�s failure to express appreciation for more than 3.4 trillion yen ($30 billion) in foreign aid Japan has provided since 1979, induced Japan to declare it would end its aid to China when Beijing hosts the 2008 Olympics." http://www.defensene

[osint] Striking the Right Note With China

"...China could use nuclear weapons against the United States in a conflict over Taiwan. Given the potential cost of miscalculation over the Taiwan Strait, one might have expected a stiff riposte from Washington. None was forthcoming." http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1035084&C=commentary P

[osint] Mideast Guarantee

"Announcing that we're on the road to a stable, democratic and prosperous region is not enough. That is a utopia, not a vision around which to organize policy." http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1035085&C=commentary Posted 08/15/05 14:58 Mideast Guarantee NATO Pledge Could Provide Room

[osint] Homeland Security Dept. Loses Labor Rules Fight

"Significant aspects of the human resources system fail to conform to the express dictates of the Homeland Security Act," Judge Collyer wrote." "Judge Collyer, who was appointed by President Bush, said the 2002 law gave federal officials "extraordinary authority" to develop a personnel system witho

[osint] Tension Builds Between F.B.I. and Congress

"The treatment of detainees at Guantánamo Bay has been problematic for several senior officials at the Justice Department, including Mr. Gonzales, because of questions over their role in formulating and reviewing policies on the detention of prisoners there and elsewhere. Timothy E. Flanigan, nom

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