[osint] British hostage freed in dramatic rescue

Times Online December 21, 2005 British hostage freed in dramatic rescue By Simon Freeman and agencies http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1952065,00.html A British man taken hostage by bogus estate agents in Bulgaria was recovering in hospital today after being freed from four d

[osint] Navy diver's killer held in Beirut

005 <http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20051221-120025-9152r.htm> http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20051221-120025-9152r.htm U.S. Navy Diver Robert D, Stethem <http://images.washtimes.com/photos/full/20051220-104328-4224.jpg> The Lebanese killer of a U.S. Navy diver was in custo

[osint] Dems smear attempt on wiretaps shameful

http://www.mdjonline.com/articles/2005/12/21/94/10204882.txt Dems smear attempt on wiretaps shameful Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:05 AM EST President Bush used the term "shameful" to describe the leaking of classified information about the National Security Agency's electronic interception of

[osint] U.S. sees softening in Hezbollah TV + full OSIC report

The triumph of wishful thinking over reality and experience. Bruce U.S. sees softening in Hezbollah TV United Press Int'l 19 Dec 2005 http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20051219-061830-7197r WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A new report from U.S. intelligence says that al-M

[osint] Russians Dug Iranian Tunnels

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/12/21/013.html Wednesday, December 21, 2005. Page 3. Group: Russians Dug Iranian Tunnels By Thomas Wagner The Associated Press LONDON -- An Iranian exile group claimed Tuesday that Tehran has secretly built a network of tunnels and undergro

[osint] Selected Homeland Security accomplishments for 2005

Select Homeland Security accomplishments for 2005 Under new leadership, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced a comprehensive, risk-based agenda in 2005 to change the department's practices, operations, and organizational structure. Many changes under this review have been i

[osint] Two Explosions Reported at Ohio Mosque

Two Explosions Reported at Ohio Mosque December 21, 2005 Two Explosions Reported at Ohio Mosque By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 10:09 a.m. ET CINCINNATI (AP) -- Two explosions caused minor exterior damage at a mosque complex about two hours after evening prayers, and federal agents joined

[osint] Michael Scheuer rips McCain

_ Washington Times December 21, 2005 Pg. 19 P.C. Kills Americans Congress, media damage war effort By Michael Scheuer If we die as a nation, Lincoln once said, it will be an act of national suicide. And so it seems we are. The media, led by The Washington Post, and Congress, led by

[osint] CAIR: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE for US muslims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR U.S. MUSLIMS 'Civil Rights Hotline' created for Hajj pilgrims, Canada conference attendees http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=articleView&;id=1918&theType=NR (WASHINGTON,

[osint] Why the Founders made presidents dominant on national security.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007703 REVIEW & OUTLOOK Thank You for Wiretapping Why the Founders made presidents dominant on national security. Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:01 a.m. Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold wants to be President, and that's fair enough. By

[osint] Hezbollah highly skilled at infiltrating technology, experts say

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20051220.HEZBOLLAH20/BNPrin t/theglobeandmail/Canada GLOBEANDMAIL.COM Hez

[osint] In Turkey, tensions rise between government, military

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com In Turkey, tensions rise between government, military After three years, tensions between the military and Islamist government in Turkey are reaching a boiling point. Turkish government sources said 2006 could witness a full-scale confrontation between the two s

[osint] Iran replaces Iraq as leading threat to Gulf states

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com Iran replaces Iraq as leading threat to Gulf states DUBAI — Analysts and officials said military procurement by Gulf states has been fueled by the Iranian threat. Iran's nuclear weapons and intermediate-range missile programs have shaped their requirements over

[osint] U.S. posts $5 million reward for capture of Zawahiri's bio-chem terror consultan

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com DOSSIER: Midhat Mursi Al Sayid Umar U.S. posts $5 million reward for capture of Zawahiri's bio-chem terror consultant On Dec. 2, an Arrow-2 missile, fired from an air force base south of Tel Aviv, intercepted a target projectile over the Mediterranean Sea.

[osint] Analyst: Hizbullah threat equals or exceeds that of Al Qaida

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com Analyst: Hizbullah threat equals or exceeds that of Al Qaida WASHINGTON — Hizbullah has expanded it global foundation and could open a military front in any Arab or Iranian war against Israel. A leading U.S. analyst told the House subcommittee on Middle East an

[osint] My Gloom: Back to September 10

http://www.danielpipes.org/article/3218 My Gloom: Back to September 10 by Daniel Pipes New York Sun December 20, 2005 The attacks of September 11, 2001, made me feel more secure, unlike most Americans. Finally, the country was focused on issues that had long worried me. "The FBI is engaged in

[osint] British Police Find and Destroy Chemicals, Homemade Explosives in Home

http://www.osac.gov/News/story.cfm?contentID=40108 British Police Find and Destroy Chemicals, Homemade Explosives in Home Europe - United Kingdom 21 Dec 2005 - MIPT Printer Friendly Email Article Police found chemicals and evidence of homemade explosive devices at a home in northern England

[osint] Syrian-based Al Qaida operatives tied to plan for Europe offensive

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com Syrian-based Al Qaida operatives tied to plan for Europe offensive LONDON — Al Qaida-aligned insurgents based in Syria have been linked to a plot to attack Western European targets. Islamic sources said the Syrian-based Jund Al Sham has agreed to join an effor

[osint] Terror suspect 'pledged jihad'

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17631800-421,00.html Terror suspect 'pledged jihad' From: AAP By Kate Lahey December 21, 2005 Bail hearing ... Shane Kent's defence counsel said the case against him was "weak" / File AUSTRALIAN terror suspect Shane Kent had to pledge his allegiance to

[osint] Pakistan nabs wanted terrorist

http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimesNEW/basket7st/basket7st1135141356.aspx Pakistan nabs wanted terrorist Wednesday December 21, 2005 07:02 - (SA) ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security agencies have arrested the operations chief of an Al-Qaeda-linked Sunni Muslim militant group who was want

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[osint] TURKEY: IRAN IMPLICATED IN MURDER OF TURKISH INTELLECTUALS

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.241467894&par TURKEY: IRAN IMPLICATED IN MURDER OF TURKISH INTELLECTUALS Ankara, 19 Dec. (AKI) - An Ankara court has accused the Iranian government of supporting Islamic extremists in Turkey in plotting the murder of several sec

[osint] Byelorussian chemical weapons specialist turned out to be Al-Qaeda member

http://www.regnum.ru/english/562845.html Byelorussian chemical weapons specialist turned out to be Al-Qaeda member One of the 16 members of Al-Qaeda terrorist cell, arrested in Spain, is a native Byelorussian, expert in chemical weapon. According to Spanish Interior Minister Jose Antonio Alonso,

[osint] Iranian commanders forced pilot to fly doomed C-130

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com Iranian commanders forced pilot to fly doomed C-130 Lack of tech support for U.S. aircraft has again proved fatal in Iran. On Dec. 6, an Iranian air force C-130 air transport plane with 94 people on board slammed into a 10-story building in Teheran. The Iranian

[osint] Byelorussian member of Al-Qaeda can get life imprisonment in his home country

http://www.regnum.ru/english/563170.html Byelorussian member of Al-Qaeda can get life imprisonment in his home country If the Byelorussian citizenship of the man arrested in Spain for participation in Al-Qaeda cell activity, is confirmed, he can get a life or 25 years imprisonment at his home cou

[osint] London bombs suspect questioned after Gatwick arrest

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1947764,00.html London bombs suspect questioned after Gatwick arrest By Times Online and agencies A man suspected of assisting four would-be suicide bombers in the July 21 attacks on London was tonight being questioned by detectives at a high-security

[osint] Hamas coordinates with 'Brotherhood'

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1134309611734&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Dec. 20, 2005 0:32 | Updated Dec. 20, 2005 21:08 Hamas coordinates with 'Brotherhood' By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Hamas and Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood organization, which have historical ties, have beg

[osint] The Mutating Threat

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/051226/26algeria.htm 12/26/05 The Mutating Threat Why U.S. officials worry about a group you've never heard of By Kevin Whitelaw These days, there are few clear victories in the battle against terrorism. Instead, the effort is increasingly coming do

[osint] Terror group cloned cellphones of Rogers execs

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051217/rogers_cellphones_cloning_051217/20051217?hub=TopStories Terror group cloned cellphones of Rogers execs CTV.ca News Staff A group linked to terrorist organization Hezbollah has cloned the cellphones of Rogers Communications executives,

[osint] US Warns of Possible Terror Attacks in Middle East, North Africa

http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-12-17-voa25.cfm US Warns of Possible Terror Attacks in Middle East, North Africa By VOA News 17 December 2005 The United States has warned of possible terrorist attacks against its interests in the Middle East and North Africa, and has cautioned Americ

[osint] Immigrant Rape Wave in Sweden (2005/12/13)

http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/Fjordman51213.htm Immigrant Rape Wave in Sweden Fjordman 2005/12/13 Swedish girls Malin and Amanda were on their way to a party on New Year's Eve when they were assaulted, raped and beaten half to death by four Somali immigrants. Sweden's largest newspaper has

[osint] Terror suspect had war hero's address

http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0250greenwich/tm_objectid=16509511&method=full&siteid=50100&headline=terror-suspect-had-war-hero-s-address-name_page.html Terror suspect had war hero's address 00:00, Dec 21 2005 The Mercury AN ALLEGED terrorist found with personal details of a

[osint] Al-Qaeda militant resurfaces in internet statement

http://www.asharqalawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=3116 Al-Qaeda militant resurfaces in internet statement 20/12/2005 Asharq al Awsat, London- One of four prisoners who escaped from Bagram airbase, north of the Afghan capital Kabul, in July, warned that militants would "sully the United

[osint] Jihad is 'Muslim obligation'

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2440692005 Tue 20 Dec 2005 Jihad is 'Muslim obligation' A lawyer defending al Qaida-linked suspects standing trial for the 2003 suicide bombings in Istanbul told a court that jihad, or holy war, was an obligation for Muslims and his clients should not be pr

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[osint] Cold War Redux?

http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=145&NrSection=3&NrArticle=15309 Cold War Redux? by Ales Gaube 12 December 2005 In Ljubljana, quarrels over election monitoring and the implementation of earlier commitments overshadow the OSCE's annual ministerial meeti

[osint] Iranian TV Blood Libel: Jewish Rabbis Killed Hundreds of European Children to us

http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD105305 Special Dispatch Series - No. 1053 December 22, 2005 No.1053 Iranian TV Blood Libel: Jewish Rabbis Killed Hundreds of European Children to use Their Blood for Passover Holiday & Discussion on Holocaust Denial The following are excerpts from a TV

[osint] Afghanistan 'regains its honour'

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=2433422005 Tue 20 Dec 2005 Afghanistan 'regains its honour' SAYED SALAHUDDIN IN KABUL FORMER warlords, reformed communists, Taleban defectors and women activists were sworn in yesterday as members of the first Afghan parliament in more than 30 years

[osint] Walesa dismisses old secret police files as 'rubbish'

Tue 20 Dec 2005 Walesa dismisses old secret police files as 'rubbish' MONIKA SCISLOWSKA IN WARSAW LECH Walesa, the founder of the Solidarity trade union and a former Polish president, examined dozens of files yesterday that communist-era secret police gathered against him while he was a dissident

[osint] Dr Germ and Mrs Anthrax freed

Tue 20 Dec 2005 Dr Germ and Mrs Anthrax freed PATRICK QUINN IN BAGHDAD SENIOR officials who served in Saddam Hussein's government were released from prison in Iraq yesterday, including several who featured in the famous deck of cards handed to US soldiers as they prepared to invade. An Iraqi la

[osint] Bulgaria withdrawing from Iraq

Tue 20 Dec 2005 Bulgaria withdrawing from Iraq Bulgaria has began withdrawing the remainder of its troops from Iraq and the first group of more than 100 were expected to arrive home today, the Defence Ministry announced. Bulgaria initially contributed 500 troops to the US-led coalition in Iraq in

[osint] Paroled hijacker returns to Lebanon

Tue 20 Dec 2005 Paroled hijacker returns to Lebanon A Lebanese man who was serving a life sentence in Germany for the 1985 hijacking of a TWA jetliner and the killing of a US Navy diver has returned to Lebanon after German authorities paroled him, a Lebanese security official and the Hezbollah gue

[osint] President has legal authority to order wiretaps

(note: from the Chicago Tribune, a very liberal and traditionally anti-Bush publication!) Chicago Tribune | President had legal authority to OK taps President had legal authority to OK t

[osint] Explosion in smelter at Russian nuclear plant injures three -2005/12/16

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=33600 Explosion in smelter at Russian nuclear plant injures three people(Updated 05:26 p.m.) 2005/12/16 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) An explosion in a smelter on the site of a Russian nuclear power plant severely injured three workers, but the sta

[osint] What Extremists Are Saying

http://www.centcom.mil/extremistssay.asp What Extremists Are Saying (U) On 5 December, an English-subtitled video, produced by al-Sahab, an AQ production company, was issued containing the complete interview with Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. The 43:45 minute interview this release is the full recordin

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http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2729160&PageNum=0 Al-Qaeda's No 1 in N Caucasus liquidated – FSB chief 16.12.2005, 14.52 MOSCOW, December 16 (Itar-Tass) - The chief representative of Al-Qaeda in the North Caucasus, ideologist of international terrorism sheikh Abu Omar al-Seif has be

[osint] Algerian Security Forces arrest two terrorists MIL-ALGERIA-TERRORISM

http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=797087 Algerian Security Forces arrest two terrorists MIL-ALGERIA-TERRORISM ALGIERS, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- Security forces were able to arrest two terrorists in the Jarah area 54 kilometers east of the Algerian capital. A security source told

[osint] NariÑo, Colombia-Massive drug lab destroyed

http://www.thedailyjournalonline.com/article.asp?CategoryId=12393&ArticleId=206247 Massive drug lab destroyed NariÑo, Colombia – A huge cocaine-producing compound, with room to sleep as many as 100 workers, was destroyed by Colombian jungle commandos on Wednesday. The raid took place near the r

[osint] Earthquake Jackpot (December 13, 2005)

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20051213.aspx Earthquake Jackpot December 13, 2005: The Islamic terrorists in northern Pakistan have provided an intelligence bonanza to Western counter-terrorism organizations, because of the enthusiastic efforts by the terrorists to bring needed

[osint] European Moslems in Iraq - November 22, 2005

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20051122.aspx European Moslems in Iraq November 22, 2005: For years, Al Qaeda has been aggressively trying to recruit terrorists from among Moslem populations in Europe. It's hard to get numbers, but the effort has not been very successful. Nine B

[osint] The Traveling Terrorist Training Camp System-December 9, 2005

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20051209.aspx The Traveling Terrorist Training Camp System December 9, 2005: Despite the loss of training camps in Afghanistan in late 2001, al Qaeda still manages to run a training program. While it has long (before 2001) used the Internet to dis

[osint] The Forlorn Horn of Africa

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20051202.aspx The Forlorn Horn of Africa December 2, 2005: Why has the United States, and some of its NATO allies (especially France, Britain and Germany) been doing with the several thousand troops stationed in the Horn of Africa. The troops are

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[osint] UK drops plans to close ‘extremist’ mosques

http://www.omanobserver.com/Daily/World/World6.htm UK drops plans to close `extremist' mosques LONDON — Britain announced yesterday that it had dropped plans to close mosques deemed to be breeding grounds for extremism after opposition from police and the Muslim community. The controversial mea

[osint] Lebanon: Al-Qaeda Promotion Of Religious Divisions Angers Shi'a

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/12/6210EFA7-77E9-4421-881D-6B1372013AE8.html Thursday, 15 December 2005 Lebanon: Al-Qaeda Promotion Of Religious Divisions Angers Shi'a By Bill Samii Leading Lebanese Shi'a reject al-Zarqawi's attempts to sow discord (AFP) Western military personnel,

[osint] Islamic Arsenal Found Near Paris

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=18577&only Islamic Arsenal Found Near Paris French authorities have uncovered a large arsenal of guns and explosives in the Clichy-sous-Bois suburb near Paris. PARIS (Reuters) - French police have seized large quantities of military weapons and explo

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http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=20452 PST: Nordic countries also under terrorist threat - It is only a question of time before terrorists will strike against Denmark, Norway or Sweden, says Joern Holme, Chief of the Norwegian Secret Police (PST). He says there are already mi

[osint] Translator jailed for leaking AIVD files

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=26165&name=Translator+jailed+for+leaking+secret+service%27s+terror+files+ Translator jailed for leaking AIVD files 14 December 2005 AMSTERDAM — A Moroccan-Dutch translator, who worked for the Dutch intelligence serv

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http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=587 Organized Crime and Montenegro's Construction Industry By Vanja Calovic* According to the 2005 TI Global Corruption Report "…estimates of the total size of the global construction market are around US $3,200 billion per year.

[osint] Spy Court Judge Quits In Protest

"...Robertson privately expressed deep concern that the warrantless surveillance program authorized by the president in 2001 was legally questionable and may have tainted the FISA court's work." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/20/AR2005122000685.html Spy Court Judge Q

[osint] RE: Somebody's listening

_ From: Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:06 PM To: Bruce Tefft Subject: RE: Somebody's listening Campbell's persistant exposure of the U.S. collection work and specifically our site in the UK resulted in Al Jazeera showing up at the site and taping a documentary on the collect

[osint] Officials Fault Case Bush Cited

"It's total hubris. It's arrogance by the people doing this," said a second senior U.S. counter-terrorism official. "This is a 24-hour thing, and you can get these kinds of warrants immediately. I think they are just being lazy." http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-targets21dec2

[osint] Terror suspect celebrated UK bomb attacks

http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051221-022841-8111r Terror suspect celebrated UK bomb attacks By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Published December 21, 2005 MELBOURNE -- A terror suspect rejoiced on hearing about the July 7 London Tube bombings, an Australian court was

[osint] The Transformation of Ansar al-Islam

http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369855 The Transformation of Ansar al-Islam By Lydia Khalil Ansar al-Islam seems to have dropped off the radar screen, while an even more active and deadly terrorist org

[osint] FW: "Mujahideen of the Lowlands" on Trial in the Netherlands

http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369856 "Mujahideen of the Lowlands" on Trial in the Netherlands By Judit Neurink The trial of 14 young radical Muslims is attracting widespread attention in Holland and e

[osint] Appeals Court Refuses to Transfer Padilla to Civilian LE Custody

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051222/ap_on_go_co/enemy_combatant_padilla Appeals Court Refuses to Transfer Padilla By TONI LOCY, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 6 minutes ago In a sharp rebuke, a federal appeals court denied Wednesday a Bush administration request to transfer terrorism

[osint] Bombing Attempt Suspect Arrested in London

Indicates suspect was a 23-year old male resident of the Tottenham area. /C http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051221/ap_on_re_eu/britain_bombings Bombing Attempt Suspect Arrested in London By ED JOHNSON, Associated Press WriterTue Dec 20, 8:46 PM ET British anti-terrorist police

[osint] Nordic countries also under terrorist threat

http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=20452 PST: Nordic countries also under terrorist threat - It is only a question of time before terrorists will strike against Denmark, Norway or Sweden, says Joern Holme, Chief of the Norwegian Secret Police (PST). He says there are already

[osint] Bomb expert's training cache stolen

Bomb expert's training cache stolen ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A massive hunt was on Tuesday in and around Albuquerque, N.M., for hundreds of pounds of explosives stolen from a bomb expert's warehouse training cache. Chris Cherry, a scientist who specializes in explosives and is cons

[osint] Syrian-based Al Qaida operatives tied to plan for Europe offensive

Syrian-based Al Qaida operatives tied to plan for Europe offensive LONDON - Al Qaida-aligned insurgents based in Syria have been linked to a plot to attack Western European targets. Islamic sources said the Syrian-based Jund Al Sham has agreed to join an effort with other Al Qaida groups to l

[osint] What Extremists Are Saying

What Extremists Are Saying http://www.centcom.mil/extremistssay.asp What Extremists Are Saying (U) On 5 December, an English-subtitled video, produced by al-Sahab, an AQ production company, was issued containing the complete interview with Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. The 43:45 minute interview t

[osint] The Traveling Terrorist Training Camp System

December 9, 2005: Despite the loss of training camps in Afghanistan in late 2001, al Qaeda still manages to run a training program. While it has long (before 2001) used the Internet to distribute training manuals, there is still a need for hands- on training. This is especially true for explo

[osint] French Expert: Terrorist threat

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/front/map/bruguiere.html interview: jean-louis bruguiere

[osint] BBC Warns on Use of the Word 'Terrorism'

BBC Warns on Use of the Word 'Terrorism' The Jawa Report December 19, 2005 The staff at the BBC has been issued new management guidance regarding the use of the terms 'terrorist' and 'terrorism.' The BBC's governors believe that the Internet has eliminated differences between domestic an

[osint] Intruder leaves black flag at N.C. nuclear plant

A black flag, of course, is al-Qaeda's battle flag. Bruce Intruder leaves black flag at N.C. nuclear plant RALEIGH, N.C. The Shearon Harris nuclear plant was never threatened when someone placed a large black flag atop a communications tower on the plant's grounds, federal officials said.

[osint] FW: Saudi Columnist: Imams Exploit Pulpits to Spread Extremist Ideas -

THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series - No. 1020 November 8, 2005 No.1020 Saudi Columnist: Imams Exploit Pulpits to Spread Extremist Ideas - and the Islamic Af

[osint] Murder 'infidels', Mukhlas urges

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17607307%255E2 702,00.html Murder 'infidels', Mukhlas urges Sian Powell Jakarta correspondent December 19, 2005 BALI bombings commander Mukhlas has written a fanatical call-to-arms from his death-row prison cell, exhorting Musl