[osint] US commanders wary of Iraq troop plan

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-12/21/content_764716.htm US commanders wary of Iraq troop plan (AP) Updated: 2006-12-21 14:35 BAGHDAD, Iraq - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates found American commanders wary of a proposal to rush more UStroops to Iraq as he visited the war-ravaged

[osint] Saudi awards $3.4b contract

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?ArticleId=134033CategoryId=5 Saudi awards $3.4b contract PARIS (Dow Jones) Suez Energy International, a unit of the French energy group Suez, said yesterday a consortium that it leads has been awarded a $3.4 billion contract to build the world's

[osint] Iran's envoy confers with Saudi Haj minister

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0612218573010825.htm Iran's envoy confers with Saudi Haj minister Riyadh, Dec 20, IRNA Iran-Saudi Arabia-Ambassador Iran's Ambassador to Riyadh Seyed Mohammad Hosseini conferred with Saudi Arabia Minister of Haj Fouad bin-Salam al-Farsi and discussed

[osint] Criticism of use of spray-planes for combating drugs in Afghanistan

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6WP625?OpenDocument Criticism of use of spray-planes for combating drugs in Afghanistan Göttingen, December 19, 2006 - The decision of the Afghan government to use spray-planes or so-called crop-dusters to destroy opium poppy fields has been

[osint] Letter From Britain: Saudi defense contracts and the Blair legacy

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/20/news/letter.php Letter From Britain: Saudi defense contracts and the Blair legacy Alan Cowell Published: December 20, 2006 LONDON: When Tony Blair came to power almost a decade ago, his foreign secretary, the late Robin Cook, raised many a jaded eyebrow

[osint] FBI Chief for Md. Faces Balancing Act

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121901946.html FBI Chief for Md. Faces Balancing Act Chase Sees Need To Bolster Fight On Crime, Terror By Eric Rich Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 21, 2006; Page T03 After running down fugitives in the

[osint] Afghanistan frees 10 Pakistanis held for illegal entry

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\21\story_21-12-2006_pg7_13 Afghanistan frees 10 Pakistanis held for illegal entry QUETTA: Afghan authorities released 10 Pakistanis on Wednesday, a day after detaining them for crossing into Afghanistan by mistake, officials said.

[osint] Pentagon requests $99.7 billion more

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4417504.html Pentagon requests $99.7 billion more OK would boost budget for wars in Afghanistan, Iraq to $170 billion The Pentagon wants the White House to seek an additional $99.7 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to

[osint] Soldier accused of passing secrets

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.peterboroughnow.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1940097SectionID=5054 Soldier accused of passing secrets LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier has appeared in court accused of divulging secret information, newspapers reported on Thursday, with the Times saying the charges related to

[osint] 2010 currency union review possible: Saudi

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Business%5FNewssubsection=market+newsmonth=December2006file=Business_News20061221811.xml 2010 currency union review possible: Saudi Web posted at: 12/21/2006 8:1:1 Source ::: Reuters Riyadh . Saudi Arabia's finance minister said yesterday

[osint] Hizbullah TV: Israeli Cargo Plane Landed in Beirut

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=117832 Hizbullah TV: Israeli Cargo Plane Landed in Beirut 21:45 Dec 20, '06 / 29 Kislev 5767 (IsraelNN.com) Al-Manar, the television station run by Lebanon's Hizbullah terrorist organization, reported today that an Israeli air force cargo plane

[osint] US rejects Hamas claim of coup

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/news/international/us-rejects-hamas-claim-of-coup-.aspx US rejects Hamas claim of coup Washington, Dec. 20: The United States rejected an accusation on Tuesday from Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya that Washington was trying to topple

[osint] CNSNews: Argentine Bombing Underscores Iran's Terrorist Role

2006-10-28 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200610/INT20061027b.html Argentine Bombing Underscores Iran's Terrorist Role By Julie Stahl CNSNews.com Jerusalem Bureau Chief October 27, 2006 Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - World Jewish leaders are pointing to a 1994 bombing in

[osint] CNN: Iran denies role in '94 Argentine blast

2006-10-28 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/27/iran.argentina.ap/ Iran denies role in '94 Argentine blast POSTED: 1412 GMT (2212 HKT), October 27, 2006 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The Iranian government rejected as unfounded accusations by Argentine prosecutors that high-ranking Iranian officials

[osint] Mehrnews: Argentina should not repeat its mistakes, Iran warns

2006-10-28 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=398589 Argentina should not repeat its mistakes, Iran warns TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini here on Thursday rejected the recent claims by certain Argentine judiciary officials and said the Islamic

[osint] Arab News: Muslims Urged to Counter Campaign Against Islam

2006-10-28 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1section=0article=87357d=28m=10y=2006 Muslims Urged to Counter Campaign Against Islam P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News JEDDAH, 28 October 2006 --- A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, secretary-general of the Sunni Cultural Center (Markaz) in Calicut, has denounced the move by

[osint] KUNA: Kuwait refuses stamp of terrorist Islam

2006-10-28 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=enDSNO=916152 Kuwait refuses stamp of terrorist Islam POL-UN-KUWAIT-FREEDOMS Kuwait refuses stamp of terrorist Islam UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (KUNA) -- Kuwait seeks to promote moderation in Islam through conferences focusing on the civilized aspects

[osint] Kahleej Times: British Deputy PM Prescott in Malaysia to learn about Islam

2006-10-28 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2006/October/theworld_October1060.xmlsection=theworldcol= British Deputy PM Prescott in Malaysia to learn about Islam (AFP) 28 October 2006 KUALA LUMPUR - British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has arrived in

[osint] Independent: Debate on veil shows how West is turning on Islam, scholar warns

2006-10-28 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1932752.ece Debate on veil shows how West is turning on Islam, scholar warns By Arifa Akbar Published: 27 October 2006 A leading Muslim scholar has said the debate on women wearing veils highlights a growing global polarisation between the

[osint] Telegraph: BBC deputy chief refuses to rule out letting a woman read news in a veil

2006-10-29 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/29/ncannon129.xml BBC deputy chief refuses to rule out letting a woman read news in a veil By Chris Hastings, Arts and Media Editor, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 11:50pm BST 28/10/2006 One of the BBC's most senior executives has

[osint] IRNA: 9/11 incident, a make-believe: official

2006-10-29 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-16/0610274679201251.htm 9/11 incident, a make-believe: official Moscow, Oct 27, IRNA Iran-Russia-Dialogue An Iranian official here on Friday mocked the 9/11 story presented to the world public opinion by the US. What we watched on the TVs regarding

[osint] Reuters: Pentagon expands war-funding push

2006-10-29 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNewsstoryid=2006-10-28T015857Z_01_N27194804_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARMS-USA-BUDGET.xmlsrc=rss Pentagon expands war-funding push Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:59 PM ET By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department is expanding the scope of

[osint] Pioneer Press: China keeps a tight grip on Islam

2006-10-29 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/nation/15867756.htm China keeps a tight grip on Islam Authorities fear separatism in remote but strategic region BY MARK MAGNIER Los Angeles Times HOTAN, China --- Mullah Masude, 63, removes his shoes and gingerly navigates an expanse of carpeting

[osint] USNews: Hey, Let's Play Ball

2006-10-29 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/061029/6outreach_5.htm Hey, Let's Play Ball The insular world of intelligence reaches out for a few new ideas By David E. Kaplan Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 At a modest office building just outside Boston last July, senior U.S. intelligence

[osint] National Defense Magazine: Feds lagging in most disaster scenarios, McHale says

2006-10-30 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2006/November/SecurityBeat.htm November 2006 Feds lagging in most disaster scenarios, McHale says Reported by Stew Magnuson The federal government has identified 15 homeland disaster scenarios for which it must prepare. They include everything

[osint] Antara: Islam at heart of Saudi Arabia's tourism drive

2006-10-30 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=22358 Islam at heart of Saudi Arabia's tourism drive Mecca, Saudi Arabia (ANTARA News) - Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam and home to its holiest shrines, hopes it can use its religious heritage to pull in not just pilgrims but tourists too, without

[osint] Gulf Times: Yemen says Qaeda arms smuggling ring busted

2006-10-30 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=115026version=1template_id=37parent_id=17 Yemen says Qaeda arms smuggling ring busted Published: Monday, 30 October, 2006, 12:51 PM Doha Time Yemen says Qaeda arms smuggling ring bustedSANAA: Yemeni security forces have arrested

[osint] Reuters: Nigerian plane crash kills 99 including the leader of the nation's 70 million Muslims

2006-10-30 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNewsstoryID=2006-10-30T080414Z_01_L29881419_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-NIGERIA-CRASH-1-COL.XMLarchived=False Nigerian plane crash kills 99 Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:04 AM EST28 ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff from

[osint] Reuters: Controversial Australian Muslim cleric hospitalised

2006-10-30 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNewsstoryid=2006-10-30T090121Z_01_SYD291467_RTRUKOC_0_US-RELIGION-AUSTRALIA-ISLAM.xmlsrc=rss Controversial Australian Muslim cleric hospitalised Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:43am ET15 CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's top Muslim cleric, under a cloud

[osint] Reuters: Iran says sanctions will hurt others

2006-10-30 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNewsstoryid=2006-10-30T095709Z_01_RON031975_RTRUKOC_0_US-NUCLEAR-IRAN-SANCTIONS.xmlsrc=rss Iran says sanctions will hurt others Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:57 AM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday sanctions the United Nations might impose

[osint] Investors tap Islam

2006-10-30 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/15883988.htm Investors tap Islam Adjust to be 'Shariah compliant' By Joshua Freed Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS -- When Caribou Coffee went public last year, sharp-eyed investors noticed some unusual promises in its prospectus. Caribou, the

[osint] UZA: Address by President Islam Karimov at the festive ceremony dedicated to the 2700th anniversary of the Karshi city

2006-10-30 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.uza.uz/eng/news/?id1=13949 Address by President Islam Karimov at the festive ceremony dedicated to the 2700th anniversary of the Karshi city 30.10.2006 21:48 Assalomu-Alaykum, dear fellow countrymen! Ladies and gentlemen, Distinguished guests! This day is an unforgettable day and

[osint] Arab leader calls for UN action on Islam-West 'crisis'

2006-10-31 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.tdg.ch/tghome/tgnews.detailcateg.YWZwLmNvbToyMDA2MTAzMTowNjEwMzExNTQwMzguYWFvcnQzanQ6MQ==.12.0.htm 31 octobre 2006 15:40 Arab leader calls for UN action on Islam-West 'crisis' PARIS, Oct 31, 2006 (AFP) Arab League chief Amr Mussa Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to confront a

[osint] BBC: Mayor U-turn on Tube 'terrorist'

2006-10-31 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6103484.stm Mayor U-turn on Tube 'terrorist' London's mayor has backed down over comments he made about the employment on the Tube of a convicted terrorist. Ken Livingstone had earlier said he was happy for Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, son of jailed

[osint] Time: The Terror Suspect Who May Go Free

2006-10-31 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1552218,00.html The Terror Suspect Who May Go Free Counter-terror officials believe Abu Doha was al-Qaeda's kingpin in Europe. But following Washington's withdrawal of an extradition request, Doha may be freed and deported by British authorities

[osint] Miami Herald: Feds offer bio-terror air alarm in Pines

2006-10-31 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/15897516.htm Feds offer bio-terror air alarm in Pines BY JENNIFER LEBOVICH [EMAIL PROTECTED] The federal government wants to place a device that detects anthrax and other deadly germs at a Pembroke Pines fire

[osint] Mirror: TERROR 'IS LIKE NAZI THREAT'

2006-10-31 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=terror-%2Dis-like-nazi-threat%2D-%26method=full%26objectid=18024108%26siteid=94762-name_page.html TERROR 'IS LIKE NAZI THREAT' By Oonagh Blackman JOHN Reid said yesterday the battle against Islamic terrorists was like the fight against the Nazis. The

[osint] Borneo Bulletin: Second Muslim cleric joins row in Australia

2006-10-31 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/wed/nov1w11.htm Second Muslim cleric joins row in Australia SYDNEY (AFP) - A second Muslim cleric in Australia stepped into a bitter dispute over attitudes to women and rape Tuesday, charging that anti-Islamic bias ensured Muslim rapists got tougher sentences

[osint] HK Standard: Terror chiefs `visited school'

2006-11-01 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=6art_id=30754sid=10642902con_type=1d_str=20061101 Terror chiefs `visited school' Sadaqat Jan Wednesday, November 01, 2006 A religious school destroyed in Pakistani airstrikes was frequented by top al-Qaeda militants including Ayman al-

[osint] Washington Times: Terrorist got job on London Underground

2006-11-01 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20061031-114206-3485r.htm Terrorist got job on London Underground Oct. 31, 2006 at 11:50PM A man convicted of terrorist offences in Yemen has been fired from a job on the London Underground. Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, son of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza

[osint] AP: German lawmaker gets death threats after urging Muslim women to take off head scarves

2006-11-01 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLDID=564832098553562313 German lawmaker gets death threats after urging Muslim women to take off head scarves STEFANIE VON BROCHOWSKI, Associated Press Writer October 31, 2006 11:36 AM BERLIN (AP) - A Turkish-born lawmaker who

[osint] Dailytech: Former Agent Says Google and CIA in Partnership

2006-11-01 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4774 [ahh... Roberto David de Steele y Vivas again. See here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/discuss-osint/message/25897 dm+] Former Agent Says Google and CIA in Partnership Marcus Yam (Blog) - October 31, 2006 5:00 PM Is Google's quest to manage

[osint] 'Only ones qualified to interpret Islam are Muslims'

2006-11-02 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.inottawa.com/ottnews/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=278073 Posted Online: 2006-11-01 'Only ones qualified to interpret Islam are Muslims' Comment on this story To the Editor: I've been disappointed in recent weeks with some columns on the opinions page concerning Islam. There seems

[osint] Author, 92, cleared of Islam insult

2006-11-02 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=6art_id=30795sid=10664024con_type=1d_str=20061102 Author, 92, cleared of Islam insult Suzan Fraser Thursday, November 02, 2006 A court in Istanbul acquitted a 92-year- old retired archaeologist who was tried for saying that Islamic-style

[osint] IHT: Retired minister dies after setting himself on fire over Islam, church official says

2006-11-02 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/01/europe/EU_GEN_Germany_Self_immolation.php Retired minister dies after setting himself on fire over Islam, church official says BERLIN: A retired Protestant minister died Wednesday of burns after setting himself on fire, apparently to express his

[osint] Telegraph: Why do these mass-murdering commies get such a good press?

2006-11-02 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/06/30/do3001.xml Why do these mass-murdering commies get such a good press? By Boris Johnson (Filed: 30/06/2005) It is not given to us to know whither the Almighty has dispatched the soul of Melita Norwood, who died quietly last

[osint] FOX: Ahead of Papal Visit, Turkish Cleric Says Criticizing Islam Threatens World Peace

2006-11-02 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,226643,00.html Ahead of Papal Visit, Turkish Cleric Says Criticizing Islam Threatens World Peace Wednesday, November 01, 2006 ANKARA, Turkey --- A leading Turkish cleric said Wednesday that criticism of Islam is a serious threat to world peace, speaking

[osint] Libyan president suffers stroke

2007-05-14 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
Libyan president suffers stroke Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi was hospitalized on Sunday after suffering a stroke. Gaddafi's condition was defined as serious, and he is currently in a coma, the Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported. According to the report, Gaddafi's family members arrived at

[osint] Pak rejects machinations that link terrorism to Islam: Aziz

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?163738 Pak rejects machinations that link terrorism to Islam: Aziz Thursday December 21, 2006 (0415 PST) ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday said Pakistan and Bahrain are allies in confronting the specter of terrorism because it is a threat

[osint] Engage Islam moderates: Aussie minister

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://lifestyle.monstersandcritics.com/religion/news/article_1234524.php/Engage_Islam_moderates_Aussie_minister Engage Islam moderates: Aussie minister LONDON, England (UPI) -- The West must engage moderate Muslim leaders despite their conservative views on such issues as gender equality,

[osint] PESHAWAR: Islam best guarantor of HR, says minister

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/19/local49.htm PESHAWAR: Islam best guarantor of HR, says minister PESHAWAR, Dec 18: The regional directorate of the ministry of law, justice and human rights organised a seminar here on Monday to mark the World Human Rights Day. Provincial Minister for Zakat,

[osint] Al Jubeir reported to be new Saudi envoy to US

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/December/middleeast_December353.xmlsection=middleeastcol= Al Jubeir reported to be new Saudi envoy to US (Reuters) 21 December 2006 WASHINGTON - Adel Al Jubeir, a foreign policy adviser to Saudi King Abdullah, is

[osint] Blair sees Iran 'strategic threat'

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/world/Viewdet.asp?ID=8811cat=a Blair sees Iran 'strategic threat' UNITED NATIONS, (Agencies): Iran, whose president said last week that Israel's days were numbered, called on the UN Security Council on Tuesday to compel the Jewish state to give up its

[osint] Mussa says Lebanon's president should serve out term

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.terra.net.lb/wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?ArticleID=321169ChannelId=4 Mussa says Lebanon's president should serve out term Lebanon's pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud should serve out his term, Arab League chief Amr Mussa has said as he attempts to mediate a political crisis

[osint] Peretz Accepts Recommendation to Strike Back at Hizbullah

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=117798 Peretz Accepts Recommendation to Strike Back at Hizbullah 07:58 Dec 20, '06 / 29 Kislev 5767 (IsraelNN.com) Senior officials told the defense minister that Hizbullah is testing Israeli policy with minor provocations, and at a later point

[osint] Al-Zawahri Criticizes Palestinian Election

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Terrorism/wireStory?id=2739683 Al-Zawahri Criticizes Palestinian Election CAIRO, Egypt Dec 20, 2006 (AP)--- Osama bin Laden's second-in-command criticized both sides of the Palestinian power struggle in a videotape aired Wednesday, calling the Palestinian

[osint] The War On Terror's Most Critical Moment

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/20/terror/main2285320.shtml?source=RSSattr=Politics_2285320 The War On Terror's Most Critical Moment Martin: No New Ideas In Iraq, Only Variations On The Same Theme By CBS News national security correspondent David Martin Everybody from the President on

[osint] Pakistanis, Bangladeshis among Gitmo terror suspects released

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?163639 Pakistanis, Bangladeshis among Gitmo terror suspects released Wednesday December 20, 2006 (1400 PST) Washington/Dhaka, Dec 20 (Online): Pakistan is still awaiting the release of its men nabbed five years ago in Afghanistan, even as

[osint] Europeans Yield on Iran Sanctions

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122001773.html?nav=rss_world Europeans Yield on Iran Sanctions Concession at U.N. Aimed at Securing Curbs on Nuclear Trade By Colum Lynch Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 21, 2006; Page A24 NEW YORK, Dec. 20 --

[osint] Bush warns of new sacrifices in Iraq unrest

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World%5FNewssubsection=Americasmonth=December2006file=World_News2006122110627.xml Bush warns of new sacrifices in Iraq unrest Web posted at: 12/21/2006 10:6:27 Source ::: AFP WASHINGTON . President George W Bush yesterday warned Americans

[osint] Iran-Pakistan- Afghanistan friendly ties to ensure regional security - president

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0612210047095020.htm Iran-Pakistan- Afghanistan friendly ties to ensure regional security - president Wednesday in a meeting with Pak Foreign Minister that strengthening friendly ties among Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan would ensure regional peace and

[osint] American Weapons for Abbas Prompts Arms Race with Hamas

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=117816 American Weapons for Abbas Prompts Arms Race with Hamas 16:08 Dec 20, '06 / 29 Kislev 5767 (IsraelNN.com) American-funded weapons for Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas have prompted an arms race with Hamas, WorldNetDaily

[osint] U.S. believes arms smuggled to Lebanon via Syria

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=N20179534 U.S. believes arms smuggled to Lebanon via Syria Wed 20 Dec 2006 23:48:32 GMT WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The United States believes arms continue to be smuggled into Lebanon through Syria, U.S. ambassador to Lebanon

[osint] France says its elite forces are no longer a good fit in new climate of Afghanistan

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.startribune.com/722/story/889422.html France says its elite forces are no longer a good fit in new climate of Afghanistan Last update: December 20, 2006 -- 8:10 PM The latest: France is removing 200 of its best soldiers from Afghanistan as violence mounts. Military officials insist

[osint] Netanyahu Warns Diplomats: Iran Wants To Rule World with Islam

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=117749 Netanyahu Warns Diplomats: Iran Wants To Rule World with Islam 18:15 Dec 19, '06 / 28 Kislev 5767 (IsraelNN.com) Likud chairman and Opposition leader Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu told foreign diplomats Tuesday that Iranian President Mahmoud

[osint] Uzbek court convicts 2 men for allegedly teaching radical Islam to children

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/20/asia/AS_GEN_Uzbekistan_Extremism.php Uzbek court convicts 2 men for allegedly teaching radical Islam to children An Uzbek court has convicted two men for running a school where they allegedly taught radical Islam to children, official media said

[osint] TRUDY RUBIN: IRAQ PLAN NEEDS TO BE BASED ON REALITY

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/editorial/16284920.htm TRUDY RUBIN: IRAQ PLAN NEEDS TO BE BASED ON REALITY Neither elections nor policy reviews have yet prodded President Bush into adopting a reality-based approach to Iraq or the Mideast. The president still talks of victory in Iraq as

[osint] Cheney To Be Witness In CIA Leak Trial

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/19/politics/main2281548.shtml?source=RSSattr=U.S._2281548 Cheney To Be Witness In CIA Leak Trial Vice President's Former Chief Of Staff Will Call Him As Defense Witness (CBS/AP) Vice President Dick Cheney will be called as a defense witness in the CIA leak

[osint] Campaigners challenge Saudi arms contracts

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://admin.corisweb.org/index.php?fuseaction=news.viewid=123737src=dcn Campaigners challenge Saudi arms contracts The Guardian (UK), 20 December 2006 Anti-arms trade campaigners yesterday launched a legal challenge to the government's decision to drop the Serious Fraud Office's investigation

[osint] Suez consortium wins tender for Saudi Arabia water power project

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=156125 Suez consortium wins tender for Saudi Arabia water power project 12-20-2006, 18h16 PARIS (AFP) The French utilities group Suez said that its energy unit, in a consortium with Gulf Investment Corporation and Arabian Company for Water and Power

[osint] Oasis signs $130m deal with Saudi Arabia's NAS

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Aviation/10091154.html Oasis signs $130m deal with Saudi Arabia's NAS By Mohammad Ezz Al Deen, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: Oasis International Leasing signed a $130 million deal yesterday to sell an Airbus A319 to Saudi-based National Air Services (NAS) and

[osint] Mobile substitution hits Saudi Arabia's telephony market hard as liberalization set to open market to competition, says IDC

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.ameinfo.com/106114.html Mobile substitution hits Saudi Arabia's telephony market hard as liberalization set to open market to competition, says IDC The Saudi Arabian circuit-switched telephony voice market contracted by 4 per cent to just over USD2 billion in 2005 and will contract

[osint] U.S. fugitive with terror ties arrested in Belize

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://wpherald.com/articles/2689/1/US-fugitive-with-terror-ties-arrested-in-Belize/American-Muslim-fugitive-pleased-guilty-in-2003.html U.S. fugitive with terror ties arrested in Belize American Muslim fugitive pleased guilty in 2003 By Jerry Seper The Washington Times Police in Belize

[osint] Iran Interior Minister: Friday's elections valid

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=48239NewsKind=Current%20Affairs Iran Interior Minister: Friday's elections valid Thursday, December 21, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com Related Pictures Archived Picture - Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said

[osint] Russian company to sell natural gas directly to French consumers

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/19/business/gazprom.php Russian company to sell natural gas directly to French consumers BERLIN: Gazprom, Russia's state- owned energy monopoly, agreed to a long-term supply contract with Gaz de France in exchange for the right to sell Russian natural gas

[osint] [Fwd: NEPAL: UN arms monitors and electoral advisors to be deployed]

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
NEPAL: UN arms monitors and electoral advisors to be deployed [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KATHMANDU, 18 December (IRIN) - The United Nations (UN) will deploy 35 monitors of arms and armies in the Himalayan nation in 10 days' time to support the

[osint] Danish Art Group Pokes Fun at Iranian President

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
[fantastic! only way to deal with islamofascists - this is what they fear more then a bullet... dm+] http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=2741037 Danish Art Group Pokes Fun at Iranian President COPENHAGEN Dec. 20, 2006--- A Danish art group that pokes fun at world leaders targeted

[osint] Intel to help digitize Islam's holy book Quran

2006-12-21 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://news.techwhack.com/4879/intel-to-help-digitize/ Intel to help digitize Islam's holy book Quran Microprocessor company Intel is collaborating with two Saudi Arabian software companies to develop an electronic version of Quran. They would also work on a training computer for teachers

[osint] Nigeria president replacing deputy

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://za.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNewsstoryID=2006-12-24T082229Z_01_BAN430097_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-NIGERIA-VICEPRESIDENT-20061224.XML Nigeria president replacing deputy Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:22 AM GMT15 ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has technically

[osint] India Provides Afghanistan arms worth $3 million

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?164035 India Provides Afghanistan arms worth $3 million Sunday December 24, 2006 (0159 PST) NEW DELHI: As the security situation deteriorates in Afghanistan with a rise in Taliban-instigated violence, India has given non-lethal military equipment worth

[osint] Election gamble can push Palestine into civil war

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/24/int13.htm Election gamble can push Palestine into civil war By Peter Hirschberg JERUSALEM: Frustrated with the impasse in unity talks with Hamas, the usually unadventurous, risk-averse Mahmoud Abbas is embarking on what can only be described as the biggest

[osint] German Sky Marshals Feeling Grounded

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
SPIEGEL ONLINE - December 22, 2006, 04:19 PM URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,455420,00.html WAR ON TERROR German Sky Marshals Feeling Grounded By Juergen Dahlkamp Germany set up a unit of so-called sky marshals -- undercover agents who fly on planes to prevent terrorist attacks

[osint] Al Qaeda seeks support for Islamic state

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=124063version=1template_id=46parent_id=26 Al Qaeda seeks support for Islamic state Published: Sunday, 24 December, 2006, 08:43 AM Doha Time By David Morgan WASHINGTON: An al Qaeda campaign to establish an Islamist state in Iraq

[osint] Kidnap drama in Lebanon

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/kidnap-drama-in-lebanon/2006/12/23/1166290791414.html Kidnap drama in Lebanon Danielle Teutsch, Frank Walker and Matthew Benns December 24, 2006 A MOTHER was in hiding with her two children last night as a former Australian soldier, being held in a Beirut jail

[osint] Police hunt for 'English brothers' who spent year in Al Qaeda camp

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\24\story_24-12-2006_pg7_18 Police hunt for 'English brothers' who spent year in Al Qaeda camp * Gang smuggled into Afghanistan include 9 Britons, 2 Norwegians, Australian * Terror suspect denies charges about Heathrow plot Daily Times

[osint] Kiwi Arrested In Lebanon Kidnapping

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6736497,00.html Kiwi Arrested In Lebanon Kidnapping 24/12/2006 NZPA A New Zealand man arrested in Lebanon after allegedly being paid to seize children involved in a custody battle is being held by authorities in Beirut and could face kidnapping charges.

[osint] Advert Pokes Fun at Ahmadinejad

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
SPIEGEL ONLINE - December 21, 2006, 12:36 PM URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,455880,00.html DANISH ART STUNT IN TEHRAN Advert Pokes Fun at Ahmadinejad A Danish art group that specializes in targeting world leaders has succeeded in offending its latest victim -- right on his

[osint] Israel Agrees To Free $100 Mln Frozen Funds To Palestine

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20061224\ACQRTT200612240144RTTRADERUSEQUITY_0003.htmselected=selecteddisplaysymbol=StoryTargetFrame=_topmkt=WORLDchk=uncheckedlang=link=headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.nasd Israel Agrees To Free $100 Mln Frozen Funds To

[osint] Lebanon Crisis Discussed With Saudis

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2741/html/national.htm#s198036 Lebanon Crisis Discussed With Saudis Arab League Chief Invited TEHRAN, Dec. 23--Iran and Saudi Arabia are going to discuss ways of ending crisis in Lebanon in the coming days, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said. In an interview

[osint] Italy pledges $9 m aid to Afghanistan

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?164037 Italy pledges $9 m aid to Afghanistan Sunday December 24, 2006 (0159 PST) KABUL: Italy's aid to the Afghanistan's Reconstruction Trust Fund will reach about $9 millions by the end of 2007. A statement issued by the Italian embassy said the

[osint] Explosion occurs in Nigeria's oil hub

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/24/eng20061224_335410.html Explosion occurs in Nigeria's oil hub An explosion took place near a government building in the oil-rich Nigeria's southern city of Port Harcourt Saturday, according to reports reaching here. The incident came shortly after a

[osint] 'Ideology of Qaeda and US neocons doomed to fail'

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=124202version=1template_id=36parent_id=16 'Ideology of Qaeda and US neocons doomed to fail' Published: Sunday, 24 December, 2006, 09:25 AM Doha Time By Anwar Elshamy THE dominating ideology of both Al Qaeda and the neo

[osint] Iran refuses to cease uranium enrichment

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/breaking_news/16311499.htm Iran refuses to cease uranium enrichment NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator said the country will push forward immediately with efforts to enrich uranium after the U.N. Security

[osint] Iran threatens to change level of cooperation with IAEA

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/24/content_5526260.htm Iran threatens to change level of cooperation with IAEA www.chinaview.cn 2006-12-24 16:15:24 TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Sunday threatened to change the level of its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy

[osint] Hamas-Fatah battle erodes Palestinian state hopes

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\24\story_24-12-2006_pg4_10 Hamas-Fatah battle erodes Palestinian state hopes By Luke Baker 'There is a real danger that the current conflict could lead to a deepening of the territorial division... There is the risk that you will end up

[osint] Calgary mother on run in Lebanon with daughters

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061223/mother_lebanon_061223/20061223?hub=Canada Calgary mother on run in Lebanon with daughters Updated Sat. Dec. 23 2006 11:31 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A Calgary woman whose estranged husband took their daughters to Lebanon is reportedly

[osint] Fatah and Hamas groups scramble for supporters

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/regional.asp?dismode=articleartid=2108786284 Fatah and Hamas groups scramble for supporters GAZA CITY: Fatah candidates and hundreds of supporters made a pilgrimage to Yasser Arafat's home yesterday, the final day of a campaign for parliament elections, hoping to

[osint] Iran: Sanctions won't affect nuclear pro gram

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3343760,00.html Iran: Sanctions won't affect nuclear program Published: 12.24.06, 09:40 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Muhammad Ali Husseini responded to the Security Council's decision to impose sanctions on Iran and said, The unjust

[osint] British jubilant as Taliban leader in south Afghanistan killed in air strike

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2099981.ece British jubilant as Taliban leader in south Afghanistan killed in air strike United States military says that Mullah Osmani is the highest-ranking insurgency chief to be killed By Raymond Whitaker Published: 24 December 2006 Britain

[osint] India following Pakistan's example in re ducing birth rate

2006-12-24 Thread Dietmar Muehlboeck
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\24\story_24-12-2006_pg7_4 India following Pakistan's example in reducing birth rate NEW DELHI: The Hindu nationalist government in the Central Indian province of Madhya Pradesh (MP) has said that it is following the example of Pakistan's

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