[osint] Shiite Cleric Calls Maliki Visit to U.S. a Betrayal

Shiite Cleric Calls Maliki Visit to U.S. a Betrayal The premier's failure to condemn American policy helped neither Iraq nor Lebanon, the sheik says. By Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer July 29, 2006 BAGHDAD — In a sermon rich with bloody imagery and religious struggle, an influential

[osint] Syria placed its army on war preparedness

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Syria placed its army on war preparedness, pointed Scuds at Israel from Thursday, July 20, the day Tehran took control of Lebanon War http://209.172.33.120/ July 22, 2006, 12:27 PM (GMT+02:00) Our sources add Syrian fighter pilots are sitting in their cockpits. These

[osint] Insurgency recruits trained by ,Al Qaida at camp in Algeria

{Excerpt: The London-based Al Hayat said the Salafists recruited Moroccans to fight the United States in Iraq. The newspaper said many of the suicide bombers in Iraq were comprised of Moroccan nationals. Some of the Moroccans came from North Africa and others were recruited in Western Europe.}

[osint] Chavez taunts Bush, but Venezuela-US trade grows

{Excerpt: Further straining bilateral ties, Venezuelan authorities said they were investigating several members of the armed forces who allegedly passed secrets to the Pentagon through the US naval attache in Caracas.} http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/060127191238.u0c8uxh2.html Chavez taunts

[osint] Iran promises access to Lavizan nuclear site

{Excerpt: Iran has removed buildings and topsoil from the Lavizan site but IAEA officials, who have already visited there, still want to take environmental samples in order to find traces of uranium particles and want to investigate dual-use machines that were employed at Lavizan.}

[osint] INTERVIEW-Hizbollah sees more Islamists in govt around region

{Excerpt: The American and Western protests and the principle they set for the people of our region -- that those who resist cannot work in politics and that the price of entering politics is to leave the resistance -- is rejected, he said in an interviewWe believe the link with political

[osint] Support Weak, New Direction Favored, Poll Finds (Update1)

{Excerpt: -- More than half say the situation in Iraq wasn't worth going to war over and don't believe Bush when he says the U.S. military is making a lot of progress there -- although a plurality, 40 percent, say the U.S. should maintain troops in the country for as long as it takes to

[osint] US soldiers face court martial for detainee abuse in Afghanistan

{Excerpt: Army Sergeant Kevin Myricks would go before the court martial on Monday, it said. The trials were being held at the main US base in Afghanistan at the town of Bagram, 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of capital Kabul.}

[osint] Mexico-U.S. Relations Deteriorating

{Excerpt: For Mexico, migration to the United States is a mainstay of the economy; U.S. officials, on the other hand, see the issue in terms of national security and border safety.The situation is very sensitive, because the points of tension are very sensitive, said political scientist

[osint] Philippine Judge Withdraws Arrest Warrants for US Marines

Philippine Judge Withdraws Arrest Warrants for US Marines By VOA News 27 January 2006 A judge in the Philippines has withdrawn arrest warrants for four U.S. Marines accused of rape. Judge Renato Dilag of the Olongapo city regional court says he had to scrap the warrants he earlier issued

[osint] Middle East: Iran Unlikely To Prod Hamas Toward Moderation

{Excerpt: Tehran's reaction reflects its close and long-standing relationship with Hamas. Iran is arguably in a good position to exert a moderating influence over the organization's behavior within a formal political setting. Tehran is unlikely to do so, however.The role of another Iranian

[osint] Soldiers uneasy about Afghan duty - UK troops in Afghanistan

{Excerpt: I hope someone has carefully planned the expenditure of this money and built in sufficient contingency for all eventualities - unlike other recent op[eration]sA lot of people have known about this for sometime, I would therefore look dimly on any excuses given should it all go

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

{Excerpt: Administration sources said the charges are expected to include false reports to Congress as well as Mr. Bush's authorization of the National Security Agency to engage in electronic surveillance inside the United States without a court warrant. This included the monitoring of

[osint] EU inquiry may call Cheney

{Excerpt: Lady Ludford admitted that the parliament had no powers to summon members of the US administration: Our only power is political embarrassment with governments that are reluctant to cooperate.} http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1696016,00.html EU inquiry may call Cheney Nicholas

[osint] Furious protesters demand Palestinian leader quit

{Excerpt: Many in the Palestinian government already have given up their posts, with Abbas accepting the resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei and the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority Cabinet also resigning, said Fatah lawmaker Saeb Erakat.} [Note: This has the smell of a civil war,

[osint] IRAN HOLDS HUGE MILITARY EXERCISE

IRAN HOLDS HUGE MILITARY EXERCISE http://216.92.81.26/stories/2006/january/01_27_1.htmlLONDON [MENL] -- Iran has completed a huge military exercise that tested Teheran's ability to attack Western shipping and Arab oil facilities in the Gulf. Western diplomatic sources said that in December 2005

[osint] Somali pirate demands release of US-captured comrades

{Excerpt: The Americans should release the 10 men they are holding, said Garaad Mohamud Mohamed, who told Shabeelle radio he was speaking on behalf of the captured pirates. If they don't we will kill any hostages we capture and attack any ships unlawfully plying our waters.}

[osint] Hamas rejects donor 'blackmail'

{Excerpt: Also in Gaza, police loyal to Fatah briefly occupied a parliament building to protest against any transfer of security responsibility to HamasFatah members also turned on their own leadership, with demonstrators storming the legislative building in Ramallah to demand the

[osint] Coca grower in Bolivia drug post

{Excerpt: Mr Caceres told the BBC he opposes US-backed efforts to eradicate crops across the countryHe said coca was an integral part of Bolivia's indigenous culture and was the only means of survival for many people.} http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4658880.stm Last Updated:

[osint] Hamas May Win Enough Palestinian Votes to Disrupt Peace Process

{Excerpt: Most Palestinian voters aren't attracted to Hamas because of its opposition to peace. Support reflects the group's promise to fight the corruption that has characterized Fatah rule since the Palestinian Authority was formed in 1994, said Daoud Kuttab, director of the Institute of

[osint] Outrage over Morales' top military picks

{Excerpt: The decision to send 28 Chinese shoulder-launched missiles to the United States for destruction prompted Morales' predecessor to fire a top army chief, whom Morales replaced in Tuesday's ceremony at the Government Palace. '... Submit themselves for investigation' Morales argued

[osint] Gonzales defends wiretaps amid protest

{Excerpt: Critics have questioned the administration's legal rationale, pointing to the 1978 FISA law, which requires executive branch agencies to get approval for domestic surveillance requests from a special court, whose proceedings are secret to protect national security. They say the

[osint] Taliban rebels escape Afghan jail

{Excerpt: They escaped while relatives were visiting them at the prison, the general saidTen prison guards who are suspected of helping the men to escape have been arrested, Bakshi said.} http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E322B0BF-8C40-4E6C-BAB0-4AA35438C0E3.htm Taliban rebels escape

[osint] Malaysia's web of politics and business

{Excerpt: Many now feel that civil judges, interpreting the amendments cautiously, have surrendered too much ground to the sharia courts, leaving non-Muslims without a remedy in certain types of cases, such as those involving religious conversion and child custody cases. What's more,

[osint] Israel 'has to withdraw further'

{Excerpt: Mr Olmert told a conference at Herzliya that Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank last year was a turning point.In order to ensure the existence of a Jewish national home, we will not be able to continue ruling over the territories in which the

[osint] Held in 9/11 Net, Muslims Return to Accuse U.S.

{Excerpt: To prevent unnecessary detentions and abuses of noncitizens in the event of a new national emergency, the Justice Department's inspector general, Glenn A. Fine, in 2003 recommended changes in counterterrorism policy as well as disciplinary action against at least 10 guards and

[osint] China charts a new course with LNG carriers

{Excerpt: That future issue aside, the recent launch holds out the prospect, tantalizing for some and extremely challenging for others, of an expanded and invigorated Chinese shipbuilding industry on an almost epic scale - but one that is open to the rest of the world to an unprecedented

[osint] Gunmen attack Nigeria oil complex

{Excerpt: It is unclear if robbery was the sole motive for this latest attack. It comes just days after militants who have kidnapped four foreign oil workers and attacked a Shell oil platform said they were preparing to carry out more raidsThe rebel group, the Movement for the Emancipation

[osint] Investigator: U.S. 'Outsourced' Torture

{Excerpt: It is highly unlikely that European governments, or at least their intelligence services, were unaware, Marty said in the report. ...The Council of Europe launched its probe after allegations surfaced in November that U.S. agents interrogated key al-Qaida suspects at clandestine

[osint] 'Dirty war' officer found guilty

http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/europe/4460871.stm Last Updated: Tuesday, 19 April, 2005, 12:16 GMT 13:16 UK 'Dirty war' officer found guilty An Argentine former naval officer has been found guilty in Spain of crimes against humanity, and has been sentenced to 640 years in prison. Adolfo

[osint] New Lebanon PM forms government

[Excerpt: Details on Mikati's government were expected later Tuesday. Mikati is a former government minister named to the post by Lahoud on FridayMikati has garnered the support of the anti-Syrian Lebanese opposition by vowing to fire the nation's security chiefs in the wake of former Prime

[osint] Ban on Arab dress at nightclubs 'creates divisions among people' (DUBAI)

[Excerpt: A source from the Ministry of Information and Culture said people in Arab dress are not allowed to enter places where alcohol is served because they had been pictured behaving irresponsibly in the past.] http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/NationNF.asp?ArticleID=161358 Published:

[osint] Two men arrested for smuggling near border (UAE, Drugs)

[Excerpt: The UAE national, identified as A.A. and the Qatari, identified as B.A. were detained at the Ras Al Darah checkpoint - the road border checkpoint between the UAE and Oman - and six kg of hashish were seized from a hidden compartment in the car, said a senior official from the emirate's

[osint] Oil Boom Masks Weak Middle East Growth--World Bank

[Excerpt: Economic growth in the region spanning Morocco to Iran surged an average 5.6 percent over the past two years, well above its 3.6 percent expansion rate during the 1990s, as soaring energy prices lined oil producers' coffers...Excluding gains from oil, the bank said the region's growth

[osint] Muqtada returns to political scene (Iraq)

[Excerpt: Said said that Muqtada's political weight is partly due to his militia, the Mehdi Army, still being a fighting force. Nobody disarms in Iraq, unfortunately, he said. All these politicians keep militias ready at hand in case the political process doesn't go the way they like. It's an

[osint] War on opium falters in southern Afghanistan Taliban stronghold

[Excerpt: But confrontation flared Tuesday on the first day the force began its work in Maiwand district, 45 kilometers (28 miles) outside Kandahar city, as 2,000 peasants blocked the road to demonstrate against the destruction of their crops...At least six civilians and a police officer were

[osint] Nepal rebels rule out peace talks

[Excerpt: Right now, we do not see any possibility of talks with these mediaeval and barbaric feudal autocrats, he told Reuters in an interview by email received on Monday. Right now, the possibility of a cease-fire does not exist.]

[osint] Iran investigates cause of clashes

[Excerpt: But, according to Al Nueimi, what makes the issue suspicious and shows it was a conspiracy is the way it erupted and ended, as well as the fact that the letter which was distributed in the city from the Presidential office carried a name of an official who left his post some two years

[osint] Rumsfeld Baku visit leaves questions behind

[Excerpt: The guard will reportedly be one of the U.S. European Command’s 10 posts, with the Caspian region included in its area of responsibility. The command center will boast the most up-to-date radar equipment and also focus on dealing with potential terror attacks on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan

[osint] Comoros volcano spews ash, fearful residents pray

[Excerpt: The 2,361-metre (7,746-ft) Mount Karthala erupted on Sunday, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee in fear of poisonous gas and a possible magma flow as the crater threw up dust and boulders.] http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18633251.htm Comoros volcano spews ash, fearful

[osint] Berlusconi to Resign, Form New Government, Buttiglione Says

[Excerpt: The resignation, which may come later today, will end Italy's 59th government since November of 1945, the longest-serving in the history of the post-World War II republic. The Union of Christian Democrats party, the third-biggest in the four-way coalition, pushed Berlusconi to take the

[osint] Manila-MILF Peace Talks Kick Off in Malaysia (Philippines)

[Excerpt: “The Manila government and the MILF are very pragmatic about the talks,” he said. “It is a positive sign. This is the last element of the peace agreement. It’s a tough one.”...“They will discuss four elements. The first one is territorial aspects, second the concept of the domains,

[osint] US Funds Imams Training In Bangladesh

[Excerpt: The issue of imams training has recently taken central stage in several European countriesMajor Swiss Christian groups put forward a proposal to establish a government-supervised institute to educate imams on the “liberal” lifestyle in western societiesGerman integration

[osint] Italy Plunges Back Into Political Chaos

[Excerpt: Backroom talks between the parties appeared to have borne fruit on Sunday, when the UDC believed it had enough assurances to return to governmentAfter Berlusconi denied any deal, a UDC source told Reuters: This is a hardening of his position. It was clear that we couldn't win

[osint] Iraq Official Connected with Hostage Crisis Killed

[Excerpt: Police said 10 gunmen entered the home of Major-General Adnan Thabet in Baghdad and killed him and his nephew.] http://64.94.180.107/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNewsstoryID=8216364 Iraq Official Connected with Hostage Crisis Killed Mon Apr 18, 2005 04:44 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) -

[osint] Rio Police Partied Before Killings, Inquiry Shows

[Excerpt: The number of death squads in Rio has decreased in recent years, Mr. Lins said, but some are still operating, mainly in the suburbs, and they nearly always include policemen. The Justice Ministry promised earlier this month to send hundreds of federal police agents to battle death

[osint] Venezuela detains Colombia troops

[Excerpt: The Colombians, who were unarmed and in civilian clothing, were detained at the weekend on the Cucuta-Arauca road in the Venezuelan state of Apure, close to the border.] http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/americas/4458809.stm Last Updated: Monday, 18 April, 2005, 22:01 GMT 23:01 UK

[osint] Kingdom Finds New Oil Field (Saudi Arabia)

[Excerpt: According to Al-Naimi, the oil in Duaiban field is accompanied by three million cubic feet a day of gas. “We expect that the new oil field could produce large quantity of light crude,” the Saudi Press Agency quoted him as saying.]

[osint] Taliban Bomb Trucks Carrying Oil for U.S. Military

[Excerpt: The attack on the oil tankers came a day after the Taliban triggered a remote-control explosive device that injured nine Afghan government soldiers in a passing car in Zabul province, district chief Wazir Mohammad told Reuters.]

[osint] Miller: Turkmen Gas Deal On Again (Russia)

[Excerpt: Turkmenistan is contracted to supply 6 billion to 7 billion cubic meters of gas this year to Gazprom and 10 bcm in 2006. In 2007, imports from Turkmenistan are set to climb steeply to 60 bcm to 70 bcm. From 2009 onwards the volume is set to increase even further to 70 to 80 bcm. Last

[osint] Ecuador political crisis deepens

[Excerpt: Mr Bucaram's Roldosista Party had backed Mr Gutierrez's drive to replace the Supreme Court. The party also helped to block an opposition attempt to impeach Mr Gutierrez in NovemberOpponents say dismissing the judges was part of a government deal to exonerate Mr Bucaram in return for

[osint] Iraqi Shiites flee town as dozens reportedly held hostage

[Excerpt: The area around Al-Madain is home to several Sunni Arab tribes who follow the radical Wahabi brand of Islam that dominates Saudi Arabia and recent reports suggested that Shiites have set up vigilante groups for protection..Last year, the Philippines pulled out its token military

[osint] About 10 dead in Haiti after clashes between UN forces, gangs

[Excerpt: Two Haitian police officers were wounded during the operation, which involved a Jordanian battalion deployed in the country as part of the UN mission and about 60 Haitian police officers.] http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050416/1/3ry6x.html Saturday April 16, 4:33 PM About 10 dead in Haiti

[osint] U.S., Iraqi Forces Tackle Hostage Stand-Off

[Excerpt: For weeks there have been kidnappings by one group and then the other. Last night some gunmen took some Shi'ites hostage and they are still being held, the police official said, adding that efforts were under way to try to secure their release. He said gunmen had also visited the

[osint] Home Office says sorry to suspects for ricin blunder (UK)

[Excerpt: In the original control order, he was accused of being involved in the ricin plot as well as being a key UK-based contact and provider of financial and logistical support to extreme Islamists in the UK and overseas, belonging to networks linked to al-Qaida. Your contacts are senior

[osint] At least 16 killed in Iraq attacks, including two US soldiers

[Excerpt: Another US soldier died late on Friday of wounds sustained in a mortar or rocket attack near Tikrit, north of the capital, the military saidA Turkish driver was killed by a roadside bomb near the oil refinery town of Baiji, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Baghdad, police

[osint] Pakistan Police Detain Zardari, Say Not Arrested

[Excerpt: Zardari was released from jail in November despite charges ranging from corruption to murder that are still pending. That raised speculation Musharraf was trying to improve relations, but authorities then blocked his attempts to rally supporters.In a similar incident in December,

[osint] Group of Seven Frets About Oil, China

[Excerpt: The G7 is made up of the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and JapanRecord oil prices, which have risen about 50 percent over the past 12 months, and China's rigid currency peg to the dollar are frequently cited as two of the biggest risks to world economic

[osint] Death for 22 in Bangladesh murder

[Excerpt: Police said a group of armed men had opened fire on Master when he went to a local school to attend a party functionOne witness, Mohammed Sohail, said: The armed group... first opened fire on [Master] from behind the podium at the school ground. Later they came out in front of him

[osint] Troops besiege gunmen holding hostages in Iraq

[Excerpt: They have detained more than 80 people, including women and children, and they are threatening to kill them unless Shiites leave, Captain Haitham Mohammed of the Iraqi army told AFP.Many Iraqi soldiers and police put on civilian clothing to flee the mixed Sunni-Shiite town, located

[osint] Soldier, 2 farmers killed in Ecija ambush (Philippines)

Soldier, 2 farmers killed in Ecija ambush http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=2story_id=33969 Posted 09:53pm (Mla time) April 16, 2005 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—An Army soldier and two farmers were killed in an ambush by suspected Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan in Barangay Isla Verde,

[osint] U.N. Believes Haiti Elections on Target

[Excerpt: Although some diplomats warned Haiti was making little progress registering voters and needed more than $20 million for election equipment, Sardenberg said the council was confident that officials would fulfill pledges to hold general elections in October and November.``We believe

[osint] Turkey kills 21 Kurdish fighters

[Excerpt: Reports say the fighting broke out about 40km (25 miles) from the Iraq border near the town of Pervari, when a group of PKK rebels responded with gunfire after being ordered to surrender by Turkish security forces.] http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/europe/4447775.stm Last Updated:

[osint] Pakistan covers its bets on the US

[Excerpt: However, Pakistan has point-blank refused to allow any external investigation into Khan (who is under house arrest), former chief of army staff Mirza Aslam Beg and former Pakistani president Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Instead, Pakistan has passed on details of interviews with these people to

[osint] Pakistan's Islamists focus on women

[Excerpt: Despite his avowed policy of turning Pakistan into a modern, enlightened Islamic democracy, Gen Musharraf's government has so far made no headway in dealing with discriminatory religious legislation such as the so-called Islamic penal provisions introduced by Gen Ziaul Haq back in the

[osint] Cuba rejects UN rights resolution

[Excerpt: Cuba now wants the commission to look at alleged American human rights abuses.It is presenting a last-minute resolution calling for an independent inspection of conditions among prisoners in the Guantanamo naval base, which Cuba describes as a concentration camp.] Last Updated:

[osint] UN peacekeeper shot dead in Haiti

[Excerpt: The area is the most dangerous slum in the capital, says the BBC's Claire Marshall in Port-au-Prince, and is a stronghold of support for the ousted Haitian leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.The soldier's death underlines how unstable Haiti still is, our correspondent adds.]

[osint] Bangladesh a terrorist hotbed

[Excerpt: There is also evidence that HuJI's arms conduit has fueled the Marxist insurgency which has brought Nepal to the brink of collapse. In April 2004 the largest arms seizure in Bangladesh history - 10 truckloads of weapons including heavy machine guns, assault rifles, and RPGs - was made

[osint] PetroChina boosts efforts to find more oil sources

[Excerpt: Aktobemunaigas, which operates oil and gas fields in Kazakhstan, planned to increase crude output in 2004 by 18 percent to 5.5 million tons (110,450 barrels per day), from 4.65 million tons in 2003, Jiang Qi, director general of Aktobemunaigas said last year. PetroChina might also buy

[osint] Thousands arrested in Pakistan

[Excerpt: The violence took place Friday the day before planned rallies celebrating the return of Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari, who had been visiting his wife, former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto in Dubai..At least 5,000 PPP workers, leaders and members of parliament were

[osint] Allies pull out of Italy coalition (Italy politics)

[Excerpt: Berlusconi must now decide whether to try to forge ahead with the remaining coalition partners or enter negotiations with the UDC on the formation of a new administration.He also could choose to resign and refuse to head a new government. If Berlusconi does resign, Italian

[osint] Iran eases its social strictures

[Excerpt: Following stiff resistance to the measures, however, the unpopular right wing appears to have shifted tactics. With presidential elections looming in June, hard-liners will take advantage of discontent over the failure of reformist President Mohammed Khatami to deliver fully on promises

[osint] Pakistan Airports on Alert After Terror Threat

[Excerpt: Security at both these airport has been beefed up on an intelligence report, he said without providing detailsEarlier this week, the U.S. consulate in Karachi remained closed for three days after its officials received threatening telephone calls.] Pakistan Airports on Alert After

[osint] Court Rules Coerced Confessions Are Illegal

Court Rules Coerced Confessions Are Illegal http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-briefs15.4apr15,1,6430794.story?coll=la-headlines-world From Times Wire Reports A provincial appeals court has issued what it says is China's first ruling that confessions or evidence obtained by

[osint] Nepal schools obey Maoist shutdown order after rebels bomb schools

[Excerpt: Schools outside Kathmandu, where the Maoists hold sway, heeded the rebel closure order that marked the latest challenge to the authority of King Gyanendra who seized power February 1But educational institutions in the tightly guarded capital, Kathmandu, functioned normally after

[osint] New Lebanese premier vows transparency

[Excerpt: It comes two days after Omar Karami, also pro-Syrian, turned in his resignation as prime minister when he failed to form a new governmentLebanon has been in a political crisis since February, when Hariri was killed in a car bombing. It prompted large-scale demonstrations calling for

[osint] Chirac's appeal on EU constitution fails to convince French voters: polls

[Excerpt: But since mid-March, a string of opinion polls have all suggested that the 'no' camp will win outIn his television appeal, Chirac warned that a 'no' vote would weaken France's influence and make it the black sheep of the European Union.] http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050415/1/3ry5y.html

[osint] At least eight killed in Grozny gunbattle, bombing rocks Dagestani city

[Excerpt: Meanwhile, in Makhachkala, capital of the troubled neighbouring region of Dagestan, two explosions largely destroyed a local prosecutor's office, injuring six people, Interfax quoted local police as sayingThe blasts occurred within seconds of each other, setting the one-story

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

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

[osint] Livingstone Urges British Muslims to Vote Labour

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

[osint] German police launch terror raids

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

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

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

[osint] US Muslims guilty of aiding Hamas

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

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

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

[osint] North Korea's border trade getting busier

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

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

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

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

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

[osint] Rumsfeld ups support for Pakistan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[osint] Nepal Maoists order closure of private schools

[Excerpt: The outlawed All Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary is the student wing of the Maoists who have been fighting since 1996 to set up a communist republic. The conflict has claimed more than 11,000 lives in the Hindu kingdom of 27 million.]

[osint] Rumsfeld Warns Iraq Against Purges, Corruption

[Excerpt: It's important that the new government be attentive to the competence of the people in the ministries and that they avoid unnecessary turbulence, Rumsfeld told reporters on his plane before arriving on his ninth visit to Iraq since the invasion. ...We have an opportunity to continue to

[osint] Rumsfeld Warns Iraq Against Purges, Corruption

This rather hasty trip, and the thrust of Rumsfeld's comments, seems to indicate more than a little nervousness. The U.S. was planning on Allawi being elected -- and he wasn't even a viable #2, more like a distant #3. The Shi'ites are more than a little upset that there remain a lot of former

[osint] Lebanon Political Impasse Puts May Polls in Doubt

[Excerpt: Political sources said the polls would now probably be postponed for anything from a few weeks to several months -- a move certain to anger an anti-Syrian opposition keen to capitalize on public sympathy after the Feb. 14 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.]

[osint] Thousands flee in panic as Indonesian volcano spews into life

[Excerpt: Vulcanologist Gede Suwantika described Talang's activity as serious saying there was a risk of molten magma and clouds of super-heated gas that burn everything in their path..The Indonesian archipelago sits atop a series of faultlines where three continental plates collide with

[osint] Iraq kidnappers want 500,000 dollars for Pakistani, son says

[Excerpt: “My father called at home on Sunday and told us he has been abducted and they are demanding 500,000 dollars to release him,” Muddasir Malik, son of abducted Malik Muhammad Javed, told AFP in Islamabad.]

[osint] Iran parliament eases abortion law

[Excerpt: The bill was adopted by 127 votes out of 217 deputies present but none of the 13 women MPs entered the debateThe bill remains subject to the approval of the Guardians Council, a hardline vetting body that screens all laws to see if they are in line with Islamic law and Iran’s

[osint] Omantel launches submarine cable project

[Excerpt: The western link of Falcon will land at Telecom Egypt’s landing station at Suez, where the cable will interconnect with other international networks.Falcon will then follow a route through the Red Sea along the east-African coast and across the top of the Arabian Sea before landing

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