[osint] Do We Need a National ID Card?

--- begin forwarded text From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:54:11 EST Subject: Richard Rahn's Do We Need a National ID Card? (The Washington Times) To: undisclosed-recipients: ; The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Do we need a national ID card? By Richard W. Rahn

[osint] State of Fear

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/printgw20041223.shtml Townhall.com State of Fear George Will (back to web version) | Send December 23, 2004 WASHINGTON -- In today's segmented America, Michael Crichton's new novel State of Fear might seem to be just reading for red states.

[osint] Sunny Forecast

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110375060242907500,00.html The Wall Street Journal December 23, 2004 REVIEW OUTLOOK Sunny Forecast December 23, 2004 The European Environmental Agency gave itself an early Christmas present this week. It came wrapped in an announcement that

[osint] Thomas Sowell: A huge election in Iraq

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[osint] Down With the French!

http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/goldberg/goldberg200412230938.asp The National Review Johah Goldberg December 23, 2004, 9:38 a.m. Down With the French! Two great new books. Ah, Christmastime. Joy to the world. God bless us, everyone. Through the rapturous din of

[osint] Stolen passports missed at U.S. borders

http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20041223-113834-2445r The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Stolen passports missed at U.S. borders By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published December 24, 2004 Foreign nationals applying for admission to the United States

[osint] Karzai appoints three women to Afghan cabinet

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=UPG2PEAN3OYF5QFIQMGCM54AVCBQUJVC?xml=/news/2004/12/24/wafg24.xmlsSheet=/news/2004/12/24/ixworld.html The Telegraph Karzai appoints three women to Afghan cabinet By Ahmed Rashid in Lahore (Filed: 24/12/2004) Afghanistan's President Hamid

[osint] Our Challenges in the Year Ahead

http://victorhanson.com/articles/hanson122604.html VDH's Private Papers:: December 26, 2004 Our Challenges in the Year Ahead What we learned from three years of war. by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers A shorter version of this essay recently appeared in the Australian Financial Review.

[osint] New Terror Threat in EU: Extremists With Passports

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110409924954609595,00.html The Wall Street Journal December 27, 2004 PAGE ONE Home Grown New Terror Threat in EU: Extremists With Passports Local Islamic Youth Join Jihad, Presenting Big Challenge For Security Officials Mr. Azzouz's Wish

[osint] Caroline B. Glick: Bigotry's harvest

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuestColumns/printGlick20041226.shtml Townhall.com Bigotry's harvest Caroline B. Glick (back to web version) | Send December 26, 2004 This week, recently retired Israeli Major General Doron Almog, who commanded the the Israel Defense Forces's Southern

[osint] America, the Great Santa

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[osint] Vote-rigging 'mastermind' is found shot dead at home

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/print.cfm?id=1469732004referringtemplate=http%3A%2F%2Fthescotsman%2Escotsman%2Ecom%2Finternational%2Ecfmreferringquerystring=id%3D1469732004 print close Tue 28 Dec 2004 Vote-rigging 'mastermind' is found shot dead at home CHRIS STEPHEN IN KIEV A UKRANIAN

[osint] Tsunami

Click the link for a rather riveting series of pictures. http://coreykoberg.com/Tsunami/ These were taken by my former roommate's co-worker who was visiting Thailand. I think it shows the force of the water more than anything I've seen on TV so far and how truly unaware people were of the

[osint] Blue: The Next Orange?

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/cRosett/?id=110006082 ? ? OpinionJournal WSJ Online THE REAL WORLD Blue: The Next Orange? Forget reform. The U.N. needs regime change. BY CLAUDIA ROSETT Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:01 a.m. EST UNITED NATIONS--The advance of liberty and its

[osint] Tony Blankley: Americans pass gut check

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[osint] Joel Mowbray: Is it Oslo mania all over again?

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[osint] Linda Chavez: Good vs. Evil

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[osint] Director of Analysis Branch at the C.I.A. Is Being Removed

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[osint] Jonah Goldberg: Kofi's stingy uncle

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[osint] Yushchenko Seeks to Bar Rival's Cabinet From a Meeting

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/29/international/europe/29ukraine.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times December 29, 2004 Yushchenko Seeks to Bar Rival's Cabinet From a Meeting By C. J. CHIVERS IEV, Ukraine, Dec. 28 - Tensions and risk flared anew in Ukraine on Tuesday after

[osint] Former US attorney general joins Saddam defence team

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2004/December/focusoniraq_December239.xmlsection=focusoniraq Khaleej Times Online Former US attorney general joins Saddam defence team (AFP) 29 December 2004 AMMAN - Former US attorney general and left-wing activist

[osint] In war on terrorism, U.S. drafts shops to be on guard

--- begin forwarded text Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:07:46 -0800 To: R. A. Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Vinnie Moscaritolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: In war on terrorism, U.S. drafts shops to be on guard In war on terrorism, U.S. drafts shops to be on guard By Steve Johnson Knight

[osint] Sex for Food

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110428235654211678,00.html The Wall Street Journal December 29, 2004 REVIEW OUTLOOK Sex for Food December 29, 2004; Page A8 Two years after the charges first surfaced, Kofi Annan has finally admitted that U.N. peacekeeping troops sexually

[osint] Most Russians miss Soviet Union

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041229-025404-5878r.htm December 29, 2004 Most Russians miss Soviet Union Moscow, Russia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Two-thirds of Russians miss the Soviet Union and are sorry it is gone, Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. A new opinion poll from

[osint] Risks, Benefits and the Terror War

http://www.techcentralstation.com/122904F.html Tech Central Station Risks, Benefits and the Terror War By Charlotte Wuerzig Published 12/29/2004 Doubts about the Terror War have taken the strangest forms of late. Many who are against the war in Iraq and critical of the War on Terror have

[osint] The Training Iraqis Diversion: A Dangerous Idea

http://www.techcentralstation.com/122804A.html Tech Central Station The Training Iraqis Diversion: A Dangerous Idea By Uriah Kriegel Published 12/28/2004 It appears to have become a consensus among congressmen, opinionados, and the like chatterers that the training of Iraqi soldiers is

Re: [osint] In war on terrorism, U.S. drafts shops to be on guard

At 9:51 PM -0500 12/29/04, David Bier wrote: URL please. It's all over the place. Google is your friend? http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2004/12/27/news/business/monbiz02.txt :-) Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting

[osint] Soros foundation charged in Kazakhstan with tax evasion

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=35365 Turkish Press Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Soros foundation charged in Kazakhstan with tax evasion AFP: 12/28/2004 ALMATY, Dec 28 (AFP) - The Open Society Institute of billionaire US financier George Soros has been charged with tax evasion in

[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] American Generosity is Underappreciated

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[osint] U.S. Boosts Tsunami Aid Tenfold to $350M

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[osint] Tsunami must be fault of the US

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,11813903,00.html The Australian: Gerard Baker: Tsunami must be fault of the US 31dec04 INEVITABLY, confronted with a tragedy of unimaginable scale, the human mind looks for someone to blame. In the Dark Ages, disasters were ascribed to

[osint] It's About The Tragedy - Not More Bush-Bashing

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[osint] The Saudi Syndrome

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/01/opinion/01sat2.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 1, 2005 EDITORIAL The Saudi Syndrome he next time you consider the purchase of a family car that matches satisfying heft with infinitesimal mileage per gallon, you might want to

[osint] Airline Laser Threat

http://www.sgtstryker.com/index.php/archives/airline-laser-threat/ Seargent Stryker blog Airline Laser Threat Posted By: Phantom @ 1620 on 20050101 There has recently been a huge media feeding frenzy on the prospect of laser devices being used to blind pilots of commercial airliners. The

[osint] Justice Dept. Toughens Rule on Torture

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[osint] Republicans attack UN over poor record on disaster relief

http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/02/waid102.xmlsSheet=/news/2005/01/02/ixnewstop.html The Telegraph ublicans attack UN over poor record on disaster relief By James Langton in New York (Filed: 02/01/2005) A close political ally of President George W Bush has

[osint] Global warming? Now that really is fiction

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-525-1422283-525,00.html The Times of London January 02, 2005 Interview: Jasper Gerard meets Michael Crichton Global warming? Now that really is fiction A giant wave envelops a tropical island. Victims scramble for survival. The world watches

[osint] How to Build a Global Internet Tsunami Warning System in a Month

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20041230.html PBS: I, Cringely -- The Pulpit How to Build a Global Internet Tsunami Warning System in a Month By Robert X. Cringely A friend of mine is missing in southern Asia. She isn't missing in the sense that anyone saw her swept away by this

[osint] Secret Meeting, Clear Mission: 'Rescue' U.N.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/03/international/03nations.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 3, 2005 Secret Meeting, Clear Mission: 'Rescue' U.N. By WARREN HOGE NITED NATIONS, Jan. 2 - The meeting of veteran foreign policy experts in a Manhattan apartment one

[osint] Faith and Force

http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticleid=10695printer_friendly=1 The Ayn Rand Institute: Faith and Force Monday January 3, 2005 By: Peter Schwartz Because religion in politics is incompatible with liberty, weakening the church-state separation promotes the very evil we are

[osint] American stinginess is saving lives

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/01/04/do0402.xml The Telegraph American stinginess is saving lives By Mark Steyn (Filed: 04/01/2005) A week ago, people kept asking me for my opinion of the tsunami, and, to be honest, I didn't have one. It didn't seem the kind

[osint] The World's Smallest Violin (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - January 3, 2005)

At 4:02 PM -0500 1/3/05, OpinionJournal wrote: The World's Smallest Violin http://www.debkafile.org/article.php?aid=959 Debka.com's Exclusive Middle East sources tell the Israeli Web site that a lawyer for Saddam Hussein has described a conversation with the erstwhile Iraqi dictator: *** QUOTE

[osint] Federal Jury Indicts 5 in Subdivision Fires in Maryland

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/04/national/04arson.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 4, 2005 Federal Jury Indicts 5 in Subdivision Fires in Maryland By GARY GATELY REENBELT, Md., Jan. 3 - A federal grand jury indicted five men on Monday in connection with fires

[osint] In Sri Lanka's Time of Agony, a Moment of Peace

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/04/international/worldspecial4/04lanka.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 4, 2005 COOPERATION In Sri Lanka's Time of Agony, a Moment of Peace By DAVID ROHDE UTHUKADY JUNCTION, Sri Lanka, Jan. 3 - The Tidal Wave Task Force headquarters

[osint] Iran reports: U.S. spy planes spotted over nuke sites

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/breaking2453375.054167.html World Tribune.com -- Iran: U.S. spy planes spotted over nuke sites SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMTuesday, January 4, 2005 Iran has reported flights by U.S. military aircraft over nuclear facilities near the

[osint] Where The Communist Manifesto Meets The Koran

http://www.techcentralstation.com/010505C.html Tech Central Station Where The Communist Manifesto Meets The Koran By Michael J. Totten Published 01/05/2005 Moammar Ghaddafi's son Seif el-Islam, heir-apparent top-dog in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahariya, is pretending to

[osint] Globalization and 'Contract Culture'

http://www.techcentralstation.com/010505A.html Tech Central Station Globalization and 'Contract Culture' By Christopher Lingle Published 01/05/2005 It is obvious that the process of globalization inspires great disagreement concerning its nature and impact. Despite acts of terrorism and

[osint] East Boston gang linked to al-Qaeda

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=61903format=text BostonHerald.com - Local/ Regional News: PHOTO GALLERY MS-13 tattoo on an alleged member. (Herald Photo) Eastie gang linked to al-Qaeda By Michele McPhee Wednesday, January 5, 2005 A burgeoning East Boston-based

[osint] Liberals Love America Like O.J. Loved Nicole

http://anncoulter.com/columns/2005/010505.htm Ann Coulter Liberals Love America Like O.J. Loved Nicole By Ann Coulter January 5, 2005 Even the United Nations sponge who called the United States stingy immediately retracted the insult, saying he had been misinterpreted and that the U.S. was

[osint] U.S. Marine in Mysterious Case Declared Deserter

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050105/2005-01-05T220514Z_01_N05536106_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-IRAQ-USA-HASSOUN-DC.html My Way News U.S. Marine in Mysterious Case Declared Deserter Jan 5, 5:05 PM (ET) By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, charged a month ago

[osint] Thomas Sowell: A wave of criticism

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/printts20050106.shtml Townhall.com A wave of criticism Thomas Sowell (back to web version) | Send January 6, 2005 The catastrophic tsunami wave that has devastated so much of southern Asia has even killed more than a hundred people on the east

[osint] Curious case of Somaliland

http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20050105-083004-6885r The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Curious case of Somaliland By Richard W. Rahn Published January 6, 2005 What is Somaliland? Don't be embarrassed if you don't know. Very few people know, and that is

[osint] No Cause for Celebration: Why the Supreme Court's widely praised rulings on enemy combatants undercut civil liberties

http://www.reason.com/0501/fe.hs.civil.shtml January 2005 Civil Liberties and Enemy Combatants No Cause for Celebration: Why the Supreme Court's widely praised rulings on enemy combatants undercut civil liberties Harvey Silverglate If you were relying solely on media accounts for

[osint] Clean Money, Dirty Conscience: Are some Americans guilty of banking while Muslim?

http://www.reason.com/links/links122804.shtml Reason magazine December 28, 2004 Clean Money, Dirty Conscience Are some Americans guilty of banking while Muslim? Jeff Taylor The headline grabbing quirkiness of Yasser Arafat's investment in the American bowling industry demonstrates that

[osint] Stratfor Founder Dr. George Friedman Said 9/11 Attack Designed to Draw U.S. into Combat at JINSA Board Meeting

http://www.jinsa.org/articles/print.html/documentid/2794 JINSA Online, January 06, 2005 Stratfor Founder Said 9/11 Attack Designed to Draw U.S. into Combat Intelligence Expert Noted Jihadi Victory Over USSR As Watershed Event Addressing JINSA's Board of Directors on November 14 2004, Dr.

[osint] Fire at Los Gatos Auto Mall injures two

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/10593274.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp Posted on Fri, Jan. 07, 2005 Fire at Los Gatos Auto Mall injures two EYEWITNESSES HEARD EXPLOSION By Lisa Fernandez Mercury News A fire caused by a possible explosion has injured at least two people

[osint] Hey, It Worked for the Romans

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-chait7jan07,0,6771334,print.story The Los Angeles Times JONATHAN CHAIT Hey, It Worked for the Romans Listen up, foreign nations: Meet Uncle Sam's demand for tribute or he'll pay you a little visit. January 7, 2005 The Bush

[osint] It's Time to Spray DDT

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/08/opinion/8kristof.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 8, 2005 OP-ED COLUMNIST It's Time to Spray DDT By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF f the U.S. wants to help people in tsunami-hit countries like Sri Lanka and Indonesia - not to mention other

[osint] Book Review: Gilligan Unbound by Paul Cantor

http://www.townhall.com/bookclub/cantor.html Townhall.com Gilligan Unbound Pop Culture in the Age of Globalization By Paul Cantor Review by Stephen Beale Paul Cantor is that rare breed of conservative who takes pop culture seriously, writing his book on the hunch that pop culture has

[osint] Belarus president waves iron fist

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/europe/4157611.stm The BBC Entertainment | Have Your Say | Week at a Glance Saturday, 8 January, 2005, 15:12 GMT Belarus president waves iron fist Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko has insisted there will be no people's revolutions, whether rose, orange

[osint] Who's Stingy Now?

http://weeklystandard.com/Utilities/printer_preview.asp?idArticle=5104R=C3BC2A185 Who's Stingy Now? The United Nations fritters away money while the American military steps in to help the hopeless in southeast Asia. by Hugh Hewitt 01/07/2005 12:00:00 AM IF YOU'RE GETTING OVER being

[osint] Defeat and Its Consequences

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110548576781223335,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 12, 2005 BOOKS Defeat and Its Consequences By MARK MOLESKY January 12, 2005; Page D10 Half a century ago, few people believed that a modern army could suffer defeat at the hands of

[osint] Chile: Socialism, Dictatorship, and Liberalism

--- begin forwarded text Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Mises Daily Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mises Daily Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Chile: Socialism, Dictatorship, and Liberalism Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:00:04 -0500 Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[osint] Ridge Wants Fingerprints in Passports

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/politics/13fingerprint.html?oref=loginpagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 13, 2005 Ridge Wants Fingerprints in Passports By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 - The United States should issue passports that include a full set of the

[osint] From Bucharest to Baghdad

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110557213249424627,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 13, 2005 COMMENTARY From Bucharest to Baghdad By J.D. CROUCH II January 13, 2005; Page A13 BUCHAREST -- The people of Romania went to the polls last month and elected a new president.

[osint] The Oil for Food Audits

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110557818843324880,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 13, 2005 REVIEW OUTLOOK The Oil for Food Audits January 13, 2005; Page A12 This week's release of 58 audits documenting widespread mismanagement in the U.N.'s Iraqi Oil for Food

[osint] The Post-Saddam Boom

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110557275856224643,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 13, 2005 COMMENTARY The Post-Saddam Boom By GLENN YAGO and DON MCCARTHY January 13, 2005; Page A12 With the rules of the Middle Eastern political and economic game fundamentally

[osint] Thomas Sowell: I beg to disagree

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[osint] Do You Own Yourself?

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[osint] Right Questions in Right Order

--- begin forwarded text From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:08:42 EST Subject: Richard Rahn's Right Questions in Right Order (The Washington Times) To: undisclosed-recipients: ; The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Right questions in right order By Richard W. Rahn

[osint] Victor Davis Hanson: Triangulating the War

The best book I read this year was Hanson's Carnage and Culture. Recommend it highly. Cheers, RAH http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/hanson/hanson200501140730.asp Victor Davis Hanson The National Review January 14, 2005, 7:30 a.m. Triangulating the War

[osint] Armitage says he and Powell went public to try to sway Bush

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[osint] Terrorism as an Excuse

http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/comment/lott200501140924.asp The National Review January 14, 2005, 9:24 a.m. Terrorism as an Excuse Another CBS campaign. By John R. Lott Jr. Who could oppose laws preventing terrorists from getting guns? Obviously no one. But it would

[osint] CAIR presses Fox TV on Muslim terrorists

http://www.wnd.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42393 WorldNetDaily Friday, January 14, 2005 MEDIA MATTERS CAIR presses Fox TV on Muslim terrorists Islamic group 'encouraged' after meeting, assurance of changes in content of '24' Posted: January 14, 2005 5:00 p.m. Eastern By Art

[osint] Spotting Trouble Identifying Faltering and Failing States (1997)

Click the link for the couple of tables referenced in the text. Cheers, RAH http://www.nwc.navy.mil/press/Review/1997/spring/art4sp97.htm Naval War College Spotting Trouble Identifying Faltering and Failing States Richard J. Norton and James F. Miskel In the past several years,

[osint] Feral Cities

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[osint] 'Collapse': Look on These Ruins, Ye Mighty, and Ponder Your Fate

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[osint] Fox to Show PSAs on American Muslims

http://start.earthlink.net/article/ent?guid=20050114/41e751d0_3ca6_15526200501142111935665 Earthlink News Entertainment News Fox to Show PSAs on American Muslims January 14, 2005 6:21 PM EST NEW YORK - In response to the portrayal of Muslims on Fox's 24, the network is offering its stations

[osint] How Do You Say Hate in Persian?

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[osint] Iran Al-Qaeda link arrested in Kuwait: Radio

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/print.php?storyid=1225 Iran Focus - Special Wire - Iran Al-Qaeda link arrested in Kuwait: Radio Thursday, 13th January 2005 Iran Focus Tehran, Jan. 13 - An Iranian agent was arrested in Kuwait in connection with the latest spate of Al-Qaeda-related

[osint] Exhibit of Bombed Bus Raises Concern

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[osint] High school declines to honour Michael Moore

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