[osint] Horowitz: The McGovern syndrome: A surrender is not a peace

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/davidhorowitz/dh20041227.shtml The McGovern syndrome: A surrender is not a peace David Horowitz December 27, 2004 On Christmas Day, former U.S. senator and Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern wrote a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles T

[osint] Gun control doesn't reduce crime, violence, say studies

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42167 WEAPONS OF CHOICE Gun control doesn't reduce crime, violence, say studies National Academy of Sciences, Justice Dept. reports find no benefits to restricting ownership of firearms Posted: December 30, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern C 2004 Wo

[osint] Terrorist Arrested in Jeddah After Shootout

Terrorist Arrested in Jeddah After Shootout Rasheed Abou-Alsamh, Arab News - Arab News (Jedda) Thursday, 30, December, 2004 (19, Dhul Qa`dah, 1425) JEDDAH, 30 December 2004 - Security forces arrested a suspected member of a deviant group here yesterday, the Interior Ministry said. It was re

[osint] The Mythic Foundations of Radical Islam

The Mythic Foundations of Radical Islam by John Calvert Orbis, Winter 2004 John Calvert is assistant professor of history at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Mankind today is on the brink of a precipice, not because of the danger of complete annihilation which is hanging over

[osint] Rethinking American History, Completely

http://mises.org/fullstory.aspx?Id=1706 Rethinking American History, Completely by David Gordon [Posted December 29, 2004] The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. By Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Regnery Publishing, 2004. Xv + 270 pgs. Thomas Woods' superb new book has already achieved fa

[osint] Police blamed for intelligence failures

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:4kG1g2RpHTIJ:www.thejakartapost.com/det ailnational.asp%3Ffileid%3D20041223.C04%26irec%3D3+Police+Blamed+for+Intelli gence+Failures

[osint] New York Gang Member Faces Trial as Terrorist

= http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story &cid=1896&ncid=1896&e=3&u=/nm/20041228/us_nm/security_terrorist_dc_1 New York Gang Member Faces Trial as Terrorist Tue D

[osint] Terror: 'Low-level but chronic'

http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20041229-122750-5620r ANALYSIS: Terror: 'Low-level but chronic' By Richard Sale UPI Terrorism Correspondent Published December 29, 2004 WASHINGTON -- With the arrest of high-profile al-Qaida leaders, the terror organization has become more loosely de

[osint] Former Russian Security Officer Jailed for Spying for Estonia

http://mosnews.com/news/2004/12/14/estoniaspy.shtml Former Russian Security Officer Jailed for Spying for Estonia Created: 14.12.2004 03:54 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:14 MSK http://mosnews.com/files/5902/spy.jpg MosNews The Moscow District Military Court sentenced a former officia

[osint] Terrorism Goes to Sea

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/previews/4437/20041101faessay83606/gal-luft-an %20ne-korin/terrorism-goes-to-sea.html?mode=print Foreign Affairs Article Terrorism Goes to Sea By Anne Korin, Gal Luft Foreign Affairs ( November/December 2004 ) Summary: The number of pirate attacks worldwide ha

[osint] Radical Islam and LNG in Trinidad and Tobago

http://www.iags.org/n1115045.htm Radical Islam and LNG in Trinidad and Tobago Over the past several years, maritime attacks have become more violent, more frequent and clearly more organized. It is believed that militant groups, particularly in South East Asia, are practicing hijacking ships for

[osint] Venezuela: The Next Cuba

http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=12431 Venezuela: The Next Cuba By Paul Crespo FrontPageMagazine.com | March 3, 2004 As Venezuela’s embattled democratic opposition gears up for its planned August referendum against that South American nation's increasingly authoritaria

[osint] OBSERVATIONS ON EUROPE, 2004

OBSERVATIONS ON EUROPE, 2004 Dr. Sam Holliday (Draft of 5 Dec 04) During 2004 I observed some disturbing changed in the Europe I remember from when I first lived in Germany and Italy during the 1950s. During the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s the changes I observed in Western Europe were mostly economic;

[osint] Why the Japanese Internment Still Matters

http://www.danielpipes.org/article/2309 Why the Japanese Internment Still Matters By Daniel Pipes, December 28, 2004 For years, it has been my position that the threat of radical Islam implies an imperative to focus security measures on Muslims. If searching for rapists, one looks only at

[osint] Remember Kosovo?

http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/2393_0_2_0_C/ Remember Kosovo? By Cliff Kincaid | December 28, 2004 Clinton's policy was not to bomb those terrorists but to support them and bomb the Christian Serbs. AIM put together a list of the most underreported or buried stories of 2004, and one

[osint] Islamic Africans fatten their daughters

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0%2C%2CSB110428585970011783-IJjgoNnlaF3m 52mbXmIb66Jm4%2C00.html Eating Disorder New Obesity Boom In Arab Countries Has Old Ancestry Western Habits Fueled Weight Of Women Prized for Size; Some Girls Are Force-Fed Ms. Mohammed Tries a Diet By GAUTAM NAIK Staff

[osint] Riyadh Attack Was First Al Qaeda Attempt on Life of Saudi Royal - Prince Mohammed bin Nayef

Riyadh Attack Was First Al Qaeda Attempt on Life of Saudi Royal - Prince Mohammed bin Nayef DEBKAfile Exclusive Report 30 December, 2004: The night in Riyadh was torn Wednesday, December 29, by three huge explosions not just the two officially confirmed. They were followed by long bursts of

[osint] French ex-hostage says Iraq kidnappers linked to Al Qaeda

This falls into the "Well, dh" Category! Bruce French ex-hostage says Iraq kidnappers linked to Al Qaeda (Reuters) 30 December 2004 DUBAI - A French hostage who was released last week after four months in Iraq said his kidnappers grouped militants linked to Al Qaeda and former members of

[osint] As Investigations Proliferate, Big Banks Feel Under the Gun

The Wall Street Journal December 30, 2004 PAGE ONE Checking Accounts As Investigations Proliferate, Big Banks Feel Under the Gun Links to Cash-Transfer Firms Raise Troubling Questions About Money Laundering A Pro

[osint] Crimes of the KLA: Command responsibility of Ramush Haradinaj

http://www.kosovo.com/ramush.html Crimes of the KLA: Command responsibility of Ramush Haradinaj Massacre in the village of his birth The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo was the commander of the district where several dozens of non-Albanians were killed in 1998 By Jelena BJELI

[osint] The story of Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen--from the KGB's point of view.

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 off

[osint] Soros foundation charged in Kazakhstan with tax evasion

Soros, of course, spent $12.8 million in the United States in the past year to get Kerry elected. The main recipients of Soros's contributions are two liberal 527s, MoveOn.org and America Coming Together (ACT) which campaigned heavily against Bush and for Kerry. Bruce http://www.turki

[osint] Top Yemeni Al-Qaeda member killed in Riyadh shootout

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/041230/1/3pkfm.html Thursday December 30, 8:41 PM Top Yemeni Al-Qaeda member killed in Riyadh shootout: security source AFP Photo A Yemeni considered to be closely linked to terror chief Osama bin Laden was one of seven militants killed in Wednesday's shootout with S

[osint] Russia's Spetsnaz and Islamic Terrorism

Russia's Spetsnaz and Islamic Terrorism http://globalpolitician.com/articles.asp?ID=270&t=Russia%92s+Spetsnaz+an d+Islamic+Terrorism 12/30/2004 By Ryan Mauro There is no doubt that the Soviet Union played a tremendous role in the expansion and evolution of Islamic terrorism. Many of the people

[osint] Muslims See Imam's Case as an Omen

A good omen. Bruce (12/30/2004): ORANGE COUNTY Muslims See Imam's Case as an Omen 'High level of fear' reported as Islamic agencies field dozens of calls after religious figure agrees to leave the United States. By Kimi Yoshino Times Staff Writer December 30, 2004 One day after a well-known

[osint] Number of Muslim, Christian Arab volunteers in IDF growing

w w w . h a a r e t z . c o m Last update - 09:08 30/12/2004 Number of Muslim, Christian Arab volunteers in IDF growing By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspomdent New figures made available by the Israel Defense For

[osint] "Radical Islam in the Maghreb"

Radical Islam in the Maghreb by Carlos Echeverría Jesús [From: Orbis [Foreign Policy Research Institute, USA), Spring 2004] Carlos Echeverría Jesús is professor of International Relations at Open University in Madrid, professor on Mediterranean security at the Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Ar

[osint] Puerto Rico: Wake Up Silent Majority

http://www.puertorico-herald.org/LiveEd/52-CBWakeUp.shtml Wake Up Silent Majority By Manuel A. Casiano December 23, 2004 Copyright © 2004 CARIBBEAN BUSINESS. All Rights Reserved. You are being taken on a joyride to independence from the U.S. and you don’t realize it. The 8% or 9% of the p

[osint] Bush 'Undermining UN with Aid Coalition' / UN response more than a week away

>From the second story below, quoting Kofi Annan at today's press conference: "The European Union will have the ministers' meeting on 7 January, the day after we [the UN] launch the flash appeal [for support for the tsunami victims]..." ===> That's more than a week away! <=== Meanwhile... get

[osint] SYRIA: Two Islamists sentenced to death in bomb attack trial

Death term for two in Syrian trial Thursday 30 December 2004, 19:59 Makka Time, 16:59 GMT The blast in April took place in a former UN office in Damascus Two of 22 defendants accused of involvement in a bomb attack and firefight in the Syrian capital in April have been sentenced to death by th

[osint] American Generosity is Underappreciated

www.heritage.org [back to web version] American Generosity is Underappreciated by Brett D. Schaefer WebMemo #630 December 30, 2004 | printer-friendly format | The tragic loss of life from the earthquake and

[osint] Too Hot to Handle

http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=4013 Too Hot to Handle By LINDSAY MORAN Published: December 19, 2004 When I finally "broke cover," A.'s respect for me, even though I was a woman, increased exponentially. We were sitting in his Mercedes next to what appeared to be a

[osint] Border Patrol agent confirms illegal entry of terrorists through border with Mexico

http://www.usbc.org/info/2004/nov/terrorists.htm Border Patrol agent confirms illegal entry of terrorists through border with Mexico November 9, 2004 Though local government officials and immigration advocates have questioned the validity of an August television report warning of terrorists ente

[osint] Chinese may get Yukos oil stake

[Excerpt: Keeping Yuganskneftegas as a separate entity may be a way to avoid litigation by Yukos' shareholders.Yukos has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and a judge issued an injunction against Gazprom, barring it from taking part in last week's state auction.] _http://212.5

[osint] Oil refinery blaze contained (Iraq)

_http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11818494%255E1702,00.html_ (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11818494%5E1702,00.html) Oil refinery blaze contained >From correspondents in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2004 A MORTAR or rocket strike set fire to Baghdad's Dura oil r

[osint] Iran: "An increase in the number of unidentified flying objects in the country's sky"

KLINGONS! http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2004/12/iran122504.html Iran: "An increase in the number of unidentified flying objects in the country's sky" E'temad (Tehran, Iran) in Persian Saturday, December 25, 2004 (FBIS Translated Text) The flights of unidentified objects and phenomena in the skie

[osint] A boy named Osama

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/20/boy.osama/index.html A boy named Osama >From Brian Todd CNN Monday, December 20, 2004 Posted: 6:55 PM EST (2355 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- We can't show the boy's shoes, but try to put yourself in them. We can't show his face; we

[osint] Saudi Arabia Bombings: New Direction for Al Qaeda?

http://www.stratfor.biz/Story.neo?storyId=241644 Saudi Arabia Bombings: New Direction for Al Qaeda? December 29, 2004 2000 GMT Summary At least two major explosions shook the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Dec. 29, the location of the blasts suggesting that the targets were not Wester

[osint] Israel: Hamas' Growing Political Power

http://www.stratfor.biz/Story.neo?storyId=241592 Israel: Hamas' Growing Political Power December 28, 2004 2011 GMT Summary Hamas garnered a significant 35.6 percent of the vote -- and won in areas previously thought to be Fatah strongholds -- in the first round of Palestinian muni

[osint] The Real Threat of Violence in Mexico City

http://www.stratfor.biz/Story.neo?storyId=241523 The Real Threat of Violence in Mexico City December 27, 2004 1545 GMT Summary Mexico City's governor has discredited an intelligence report allegedly written by his public security chief that links a small militant group from Guerrero state t

[osint] Armenia: The Crush of Global Pressures

http://www.stratfor.biz/Story.neo?storyId=241589 Armenia: The Crush of Global Pressures December 28, 2004 1815 GMT Summary The former Soviet republic of Armenia, located at the crushing center of a series of geopolitical tectonic plates, is on the cusp of a massive change. But unlike many o

[osint] Prisoner Accused of Stockpiling Explosives at Police Station Goes Before Guantan

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBUMXJF93E.html Prisoner Accused of Stockpiling Explosives at Police Station Goes Before Guantanamo Tribunals By Frank Griffiths Associated Press Writer Published: Dec 27, 2004 Advertisement SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A prisoner who allegedly s

[osint] UN suspends food aid for Darfur

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4133239.stm UN suspends food aid for Darfur Man guards humanitarian aid at Kalma camp in Darfur, Sudan The deteriorating security situation is hampering aid efforts United Nations food convoys to Sudan's western Darfur region have been suspended because

[osint] INFORMATION WARFARE: The Underground Military Email Network

http://www.strategypage.com//fyeo/howtomakewar/default.asp?target=HTIW.HTM INFORMATION WARFARE: The Underground Military Email Network December 30, 2004: The rotation of new units to Iraq and Afghanistan has resulted in a not-unexpected development. The replacement troops get in touch, inform

[osint] Advantage: Iran - April 23rd, 2004

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=3503&search=Hanson Advantage: Iran April 23rd, 2004 The recent insurgency by the Shia extremist supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr has finally brought to light the operations of Iranian agents of influence in Iraq. For those in the intelligenc

[osint] Minister's death sparks rumours-Uckraine

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1641429,00.html Minister's death sparks rumours 30/12/2004 12:38 - (SA) Kiev - The mysterious suspected suicide of Ukraine's powerful transport minister has sparked rumours of bloody infighting within the crumbling outgoing regime after w

[osint] The War in Iraq That Isn't Reported

http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/200412301.asp The War in Iraq That Isn't Reported by James Dunnigan December 30, 2004 Discussion Board on this DLS topic Two al Qaeda leaders (Saleh Arugayan Kahlil and Bassim Mohammad Hazeem) were captured by marines in Anbar province (which contains F

[osint] Navy Seals sue over 'abuse' pictures

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/30/wseals30.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/12/30/ixworld.html Navy Seals sue over 'abuse' pictures By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles (Filed: 30/12/2004) Six members of an American special forces unit and two of their wives are s

[osint] Technical Hurdles Separate Terrorists From Biowarfare

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35011-2004Dec29.html THE WORLD AFTER 9/11 : The Biological Threat Technical Hurdles Separate Terrorists From Biowarfare By John Mintz Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2004; Page A01 Hoping to hasten the doomsday their leader for

[osint] UK Says No Plans for Emergency G8 Summit

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36677-2004Dec30.html?nav=headlines UK Says No Plans for Emergency G8 Summit Reuters Thursday, December 30, 2004; 3:11 PM LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday there were no plans for an emergency meeting of the Group of Eight rich countries

[osint] Pro-Moscow Chechen militia leader rewarded for 'heroism'

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1474662004 Pro-Moscow Chechen militia leader rewarded for 'heroism' OLIVER BULLOUGH IN MOSCOW A PRO-MOSCOW Chechen who leads a militia accused by human-rights activists of kidnapping and murder received Russia's highest award yesterday for "

[osint] Explosion in house kills 28 in Baghdad

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1380792,00.html Explosion in house kills 28 in Baghdad Mystery over blast that left 10 investigating police officers dead Michael Howard in Sulaimaniya Thursday December 30, 2004 The Guardian At least 28 people - including 10 policemen - died in Bag

[osint] U.S., Syria to Discuss Iraq Infiltration

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4702297,00.html U.S., Syria to Discuss Iraq Infiltration Thursday December 30, 2004 9:16 PM By GEORGE GEDDA Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department's second-ranking official is traveling to Syria to talk wit

[osint] Belarus Imprisons Opposition Politician

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36656-2004Dec30.html?nav=headlines Belarus Imprisons Opposition Politician Reuters Thursday, December 30, 2004; 3:05 PM MINSK (Reuters) - A top opposition politician in ex-Soviet Belarus was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday in what he

[osint] The Al-Qaeda Threat to Saudi Arabia's Oil Sector

http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief004-13.htm Institute for Contemporary Affairs founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation JERUSALEM ISSUE BRIEF Vol. 4, No. 13 28 December 2004 The Al-Qaeda Threat to Saudi Arabia's Oil Sector Mordechai Abir * In the attack on the America

[osint] Iraqi Elections (II): The Launching of the Campaign

http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA20104 THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 201 December 31, 2004 No.201 Iraqi Elections (II): The Launching of the Campaign By: *Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli Introduction Amidst intensifying acts of viole

[osint] CIA deputy forced out in intelligence shake-up

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10467 CIA deputy forced out in intelligence shake-up ISN SECURITY WATCH (29/12/04) - The CIA suffered another blow yesterday, when its deputy director for intelligence decided to step down, as a part of the Bush administration's effort to shake up t

[osint] Unassailable Putin to stay the course

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=10456 Unassailable Putin to stay the course More than anything, the Russian president's lengthy annual press conference last week highlighted the meekness of domestic and international forces in the face of a tough administration quick to sacrifice

[osint] Kuwait boosts security at coastal oil facilities after threats: report

[Excerpt: Kuwait has three refineries that process about 930,000 barrels of crude oil per day, but also has oil, product, and gas loading facilities along its southern coast. The sabotage operations were expected to come over the coming few days, they said..The Kuwait coastguard wa

[osint] Mosul election staff quit en masse (Iraq)

[Excerpt: Staff members said on Thursday their resignation followed threats they received in the past few days. The withdrawal of the Iraqi Islamic Party from the election also figured in their decision, Aljazeera has learned.In a related move that could affect the 30 January elections,

[osint] Time for Terrorists

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/12/29/opinions/baden.txt Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Time for Terrorists Most who believe the end is nigh are mere curiosities, disappointment their shared reward. In contrast, Islamic terrorists know precisely when their world will end and

[osint] Defining the enemy and the ally

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=4134 Defining the enemy and the ally December 29th, 2004 Because the liberal-dominated mainstream media does not want to define a line separating good and evil in their obsession with political correctness, it is time to draw some lines in

[osint] Two suspected al-Qaida members, two linked to Afghanistan's Taliban appear befor

http://wcco.com/international/Guantanamo-ReviewTrib-ai/resources_news_html Two suspected al-Qaida members, two linked to Afghanistan's Taliban appear before review tribunals in Guantanamo Wednesday December 29, 2004 By ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Two suspe

[osint] Ukraine's opposition reinstates blockade

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/30/wukraine30.xml Ukraine's opposition reinstates blockade By Julius Strauss in Kiev (Filed: 30/12/2004) Ukrainian opposition supporters renewed their blockade of Viktor Yanukovich's office after the prime minister continued to def

[osint] preventive strikes by Russia

Moscow, 30 December-RIA"Novosti" Russia's Defense Ministry will keep overseas prevention anti-terro operations in secret. " "Preparing such offences will not be announced as airing this info it is nonsense", stated a Defense Minister, Mr. Sergey Ivanov, on media briefing on Thursday. Accord

[osint] Bush 'Undermining UN with Aid Coalition'

print close Thu 30 Dec 2004 5:45pm (UK) Bush 'Undermining UN with Aid Coalition' By Jamie Lyons, PA Political Correspondent United States P

[osint] The Arab Silence on Darfur

http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD83504 THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series - No. 835 December 28, 2004 No.835 The Arab Silence on Darfur In an article titled "The Arab Silence on Darfur Revisited," Abu Khawla, a human rights activist and forme

[osint] Bush announces aid coalition

<http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20041230-120535-1771r> The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Bush announces aid coalition By Bill Sammon THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published December 30, 2004 President Bush yesterday announced the formation of an interna