[osint] Judge Blocks the Transfer of 13 Detainees From Guantánamo

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/politics/13gitmo.html March 13, 2005 Judge Blocks the Transfer of 13 Detainees From Guantánamo By SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON, March 12 - A federal judge on Saturday prohibited the government from transferring 13 Yemeni prisoners from the military's detention facili

[osint] A World of Ways to Say 'Islamic Law'

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/weekinreview/13rohd.html?pagewanted=all March 13, 2005 A World of Ways to Say 'Islamic Law' By DAVID ROHDE IRAQ'S new government will have a fateful question to address when it begins meeting later this month. What role will Islam have in the constitution? The

[osint] The Two Faces of Rising China

See also post 51491. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/weekinreview/13kahn.html?pagewanted=all March 13, 2005 The Two Faces of Rising China By JOSEPH KAHN BEIJING CHINA'S leaders announced last week at the annual National People's Congress that they will give themselves legal authority to att

[osint] Kennedy Won't Meet With Sinn Fein Leader

Fair weather friends. Bruce Kennedy Won't Meet With Sinn Fein Leader BOSTON news://newsclip.ap.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED] For the first time since Northern Ireland's 1998 peace accord, Sen. Edward Kennedy is refusing to meet with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams on St. Patrick's Day. Adams, hea

[osint] China to Limit Term of Hong Kong's Next Leader

See also posts 51401 and 51402. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/international/asia/13hong.html March 13, 2005 China to Limit Term of Hong Kong's Next Leader By KEITH BRADSHER HONG KONG, March 13 - - A decision by the Hong Kong government to shorten the term of the territory's next chief exec

[osint] As DeLay's Woes Mount, So Does Money

Article relates to post 51425, House Ethics Panel in Gridlock. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/politics/13delay.html March 13, 2005 As DeLay's Woes Mount, So Does Money By PHILIP SHENON and ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON, March 12 - A legal defense fund established by Tom DeLay, the House majority l

[osint] Money: So Where Did It Go?

Article relates to post 51425, House Ethics Panel in Gridlock. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7169454/site/newsweek/ Money: So Where Did It Go? Newsweek March 21 issue - The FBI is trying to trace what happened to $2.5 million in payments to a conservative Washington think tank that were routed t

[osint] Torture: Bush's Nominee May Be 'DOA'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7169452/site/newsweek/ Torture: Bush's Nominee May Be 'DOA' By Michael Isikoff Newsweek March 21 issue - A pentagon report last week absolved top Defense officials of any blame for abuse of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan and Iraq. But the inquiries—and the

[osint] Ruffling Feathers

t is too early to tell who is watching whom as Bolton can be assumed to be a pipeline back to Cheney, and Karen Hughes, likewise, direct to Bush. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7168820/site/newsweek/ Ruffling Feathers An undiplomatic diplomat may tip the balance on Iran Consolation prize: Bolton

[osint] India's R&D: Reaching for the Top

Tends to validate the brain drain and R&D offshore migration premises of post 51424, Off Track. David Bier http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/307/5714/1415 GLOBAL VOICES OF SCIENCE: India's R&D: Reaching for the Top Raghunath A. Mashelkar India Raghunath A. Mashelkar began

[osint] Turning a Blind Eye Again?

http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2005_03/Weiss.asp Arms Control Today March 2005 Turning a Blind Eye Again? The Khan Network's History and Lessons for U.S. Policy Leonard Weiss Alittle more than one year ago, the world learned that Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan had provide

[osint] Is Turkey Besieged by Shiites?

ERHAN BASYURT 03.12.2005 Saturday - ISTANBUL 11:59 http://www.zaman.com/?bl=columnists&alt=&trh=20050312&hn=17379 Is Turkey Besieged by Shiites? The bargain in forming a government, with Ibrahim al-Jaafari as prime minister, is continuing in Iraq. Jaafari, who who was honored w

[osint] Demand for Public Information Is Surging

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2005/March/13/LNspotc.htm NEWS |Sunday, March 13, 2005 Demand for Public Information Is Surging Chuck McCutcheon - 2005 - Newhouse News Service WASHINGTON -- At a time when critics accuse the federal government of excessive secrecy, the public's appetite for inf

[osint] The Deal to Disarm Kadafi

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-libya13mar13,1,6920638.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage&ctrack=2&cset=true The Deal to Disarm Kadafi Libya's decision to hand over its banned weapons followed lengthy talks and an equipment seizure. Some see ideas for dealing with Iran. By D

[osint] Our Currency, Your Problem

Another view of the long term problem with the U.S. economy and national planning discussed in post 51424, Off Track. David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/magazine/13WWLN.html March 13, 2005 THE WAY WE LIVE NOW Our Currency, Your Problem By NIALL FERGUSON Every congressman knows that

[osint] Looting at Weapons Plants Was Systematic, Iraqi Says

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/international/middleeast/13loot.html?hp&ex=1110776400&en=e7534dd977e6dc08&ei=5094&partner=homepage March 13, 2005 Looting at Weapons Plants Was Systematic, Iraqi Says By JAMES GLANZ and WILLIAM J. BROAD BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 12 - In the weeks after Baghdad fell

[osint] Chinese president named top military chief, tells army to prepare for war

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/137155/1/... (Re-post of 51437 that ended up a bit garbled during its trip from the Post Message page.) Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 13 March 2005 2105 hrs Chinese president named top military chief, tells army to prepare for war B

[osint] "Iran, the Vatican of Shi'ism?"

Iran, the Vatican of Shi`ism? Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr [From: Middle East Report No. 233—Winter 2004] (Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.) The Iranian state, controlled de facto by th

[osint] Iran says no external pressure will stop its nuke program

Guess again. Bruce http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5288599.html Iran says no external pressure will stop its nuke program Associated Press March 12, 2005 IRAN0313 TEHRAN, Iran - Neither threats nor incentives will alter Iran's pursuit of its nuclear program, the Irani

[osint] Surprised?

Tech Central Station Surprised? By Pejman Yousefzadeh Published 03/10/2005 The night the Berlin Wall came down, I was glued to the television coverage and watched ABC's Prime Time Live engage in real-time reporting of the breach of the wa

[osint] Agency Warned Bush of High - Tech Dangers

The New York Times March 12, 2005 Agency Warned Bush of High - Tech Dangers By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 10:52 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's electronic intelligence agency warne

[osint] Turkey's African connection

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=7917 Prime Minister Erdogan's African connection Sunday, March 13, 2005 OPINION BY YUKSEL SOYLEMEZ Yuksel SOYLEMEZ 2005 was declared by the U.N. as the Year for Africa. The Developed World is seriously considering wiping off Af

[osint] Al-Qaeda has not lost its edge, claims Rice

http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews &id=84876 Al Qaeda not a spent force: Rice: [World News]: Washington, March 13 : US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington has

[osint] Al-Qaeda has lost its edge, claims FBI report

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 &click_id=22&art_id=vn20050313105556668C116163 Al-Qaeda has lost its edge, claims FBI report March 13 2005 at 11:02AM By Raymond Whitaker and Ni

[osint] New United States of Israel

Although written as satire, this article is flooding Islamic news media and websites as "straight" news. Bruce http://www.amin.org/eng/sam_bahour/2002/may04.html May 4, 2002 New United States of Israel by Sam Bahour* (Washington D.C., May 5) - President Bush astonished even his

[osint] Philippines: Coastal city is hub of explosives trade

http://www.philstar.com/philstar/News200503140404.htm Coastal city is hub of explosives trade By Tess Bacalla Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism The Philippine Star 03/14/2005 (First of two parts) TALISAY CITY - Located just 30 minutes away by car from bustling Cebu City, thi

[osint] Jihadi 'Mastermind' Fateh Kamel Released From French Prison

dent Mark Hosenball in the March 21 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, March 14). (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050313/NYSU003 ) Kamel was arrested in Jordan and extradited to France, where in 2001 he was sentenced to eight years for trafficking in forged ID papers and "as

[osint] MILF: Possible inclusion in US list of terror group old story

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?section=NATIONAL &oid=70145 MILF: Possible inclusion in US list of terror group old story By JEOFFREY MAITEM TODAY Correspondent COTABATO CITY - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front

[osint] Marxism of the Right (Original)

March 14, 2005 Issue The American Conservative Marxism of the Right by Robert Locke Free spirits, the ambitious, ex-socialists, drug users, and sexual eccentrics often find an attractive political philosophy in libertarianism, t

[osint] Marxism of the Right? (Commentary)

Tech Central Station Marxism of the Right? By Max Borders Published 03/10/2005 Until this article by Robert Locke appeared in The American Conservative, conservatives and libertarians have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship. After

[osint] Reactions to Islamic Commission of Spain's Fatwa against bin Laden

Reactions to Islamic Commission of Spain's Fatwa against bin Laden: http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=40119#post40119 Assalamu alaikum, I would like to remind the brothers and sisters not to just jump to conclusions and rather to investigate the claims that people bring to

[osint] Muslims in Spain

http://64.207.171.242/new/pages/spain.html Spain Demography Migration Waves Spain's interaction with the Muslim world extends back to the 9th century and Islamic expansion into Europe. Most Muslims were expelled in 1492, although there is strong evidence that some did remain behind and pu

[osint] The Middle East and Murphy's Law

http://www.stratfor.com The Middle East and Murphy's Law By George Friedman Recent events in the Middle East have created a growing sense of traction for the United States and ignited discussions about how events -- such as the Syrian agreement to pull back its forces from Lebanon -- have vi

[osint] Europe Continues to Stumble in its Fight against Terror

[German major weekly, slighty leftist; Follow the link to see a related photo gallery; dm+] http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,345785,00.html MADRID, ONE YEAR ON Europe Continues to Stumble in its Fight against Terror By Dominik Cziesche, Marion Kraske, Holge

[osint] Saudi University Lecturer: My Son's Teacher Was a Terrorist

Interestingly, even Saudis can recognize terrorist ideology in Islam. Bruce http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD87705 Special Dispatch Series - No. 877 March 11, 2005 No.877 Saudi University Lecturer: My Son's Teacher Was a Terrorist The Saudi daily Al-Riyadh recently published an art

[osint] Senior military source: Terrorists hiding in Abbas HQ

http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=24494 Friday, March 11, 2005 Senior military source: Terrorists hiding in Abbas HQ Aaron Lerner Date: 11 March 2005 "Senior wanted [terrorists] are hiding in the Mukata [Ramallah offices of Chairman Abbas] to this very day and are engaged in arms trade an

[osint] Arab Parliamentarians Oppose Interference in Internal Affairs of Arab Countries

www.petra.gov.jo/nepras/2005/Mar/12/24274000.htm Saturday, March 12, 2005 Arab Parliamentarians Oppose Interference in Internal Affairs of Arab Countries Cairo, March 12(Petra-Jordan News Agency)-- The Arab delegations participating the Euro-Med Parliamentary Assembly's session, currently

[osint] Israeli troops are training for an assault on Iran's nuclear facilities.

www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1522800,00.html Uzi Mahnaimi and Tony Allen-Mills report The Sunday Times March 13, 2005 Israeli troops are training for an assault on Iran's nuclear facilities. Will it happen and what would be the fallout? Israel's finest soldiers had been flying for

[osint] Egypt aided Iraq's 1980s weapons program Egypt aided Iraq's 1980s weapons progra

http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=24505 Sunday, March 13, 2005 Egypt aided Iraq's 1980s weapons program Egypt aided Iraq's 1980s weapons program CHARLES J. HANLEY Associated Press 12 March 2005 www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/11120721.htm NEW YORK - Egypt secretly supplied c

[osint] Hizbullah Leader Hassan Nasrallah Threatens U.S., Supports Syria at Beirut Rally

http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=594 3/8/2005Clip No. 594 Hizbullah Leader Hassan Nasrallah Threatens U.S., Supports Syria at Beirut Rally The following are excerpts from an address by Hizbullah Leader Hassan Nasrallah at a pro-Syrian rally in Beirut. Al-Manar TV aire

[osint] Saudi University Lecturer: My Son's Teacher Was a Terrorist

http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD87705 Special Dispatch Series - No. 877 March 11, 2005 No.877 Saudi University Lecturer: My Son's Teacher Was a Terrorist The Saudi daily Al-Riyadh recently published an article titled "My Son's Teacher Was a Terrorist," by Badria bint Abdallah Al-Bis

[osint] If U.S. Navy Fleet Returns to Lebanon They Will Be Defeated Again-Hizbullah Lead

http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD87805 Special Dispatch Series - No. 878 March 11, 2005 No.878 Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah at Pro-Syrian Beirut Rally: If U.S. Navy Fleet Returns to Lebanon They Will Be Defeated Again Part of the ongoing work of the MEMRI TV Monitor Project is to monit

[osint] UN Kosovo mission head may soon depart

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10921 UN Kosovo mission head may soon depart UN ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/03/05) - The Danish government has nominated Soren Jessen-Petersen, the head of the UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), to be the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), mean

[osint] At last the light is shone on the IRA

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/03/13/do1301.xml At last the light is shone on the IRA Kevin Myers (Filed: 13/03/2005) No event in Northern Ireland in recent years has distilled the abominable and corrupted reality of life under the peace process as the mur

[osint] Syria makes a show of pulling troops back over Lebanese border

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/13/wleb13.xml Syria makes a show of pulling troops back over Lebanese border By Toby Harnden in Beirut (Filed: 13/03/2005) Hundreds of Syrian troops crossed back over the Lebanese border yesterday in a high-profile departure choreogr

[osint] UK energy firm probed for Balkan corruption

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=10922 UK energy firm probed for Balkan corruption Britain's Energy Financing Team (EFT) is being investigated for corruption and bribery by London's Serious Fraud Office after being accused of exploiting poverty-stricken Balkan countries by bribing

[osint] Police arrest Iranian protesters on German plane

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10920 Police arrest Iranian protesters on German plane ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/03/05) - Belgian police have arrested 56 Iranian protesters who surrendered after occupying a Lufthansa commercial airliner for nearly 16 hours at Brussels' international

[osint] Pakistan’s Khan sold Iran centrifuges

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10924 Pakistan's Khan sold Iran centrifuges ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/03/05) - Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has acknowledged that the country's top nuclear scientist, Dr Qadeer Khan, sold centrifuges to Iran that could be used to

[osint] Russia building Chinese subs

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Russia building Chinese subs Russia is assembling two new attack submarines for China, according to Russian press reports. The advanced Kilo-class diesel electric submarines are being built for Beijing by the Sevmashpredpriyatiye company in Severodvinsk, Ar

[osint] EU lawmakers label Hizbollah 'terrorist’ group

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10923 EU lawmakers label Hizbollah 'terrorist' group ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/03/05) - European legislators on Thursday branded the radical Lebanese Hizbollah group a "terrorist" organization and urged EU governments to place the group on their terror

[osint] North Korea ends Clinton-era missile moratorium, blames Bush

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ North Korea ends Clinton-era missile moratorium, blames Bush North Korea last week stated that it is no longer bound by a self-imposed moratorium on missile testing or sales of missiles abroad. A North Korean Foreign Ministry "memorandum" on the nuclear iss

[osint] Deployment of U.S. nukes in Turkey drawing questions

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Deployment of U.S. nukes in Turkey drawing questions ANKARA — Turkey's evolving Islamic-oriented government is calling into question the future of U.S. nuclear deployment in that Middle East state. Turkish parliamentarians are seeking information about the

[osint] Iran offers to protect Gulf states one day after threatening to block all Gulf o

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Iran offers to protect Gulf states one day after threatening to block all Gulf oil NICOSIA — Iran has renewed its offer for a regional security pact with Gulf Arab states in an effort to reduce tensions during the growing U.S. confrontation with Iran. Offici

[osint] Satellite images confirm completion of heavy water plant

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Satellite images confirm completion of heavy water plant WASHINGTON — Iran has virtually completed a heavy water plant at a site to be involved in the production of plutonium, a key element in nuclear weapons. A U.S. institute has released satellite images

[osint] Syria's new intelligence chief is tied to Assad by marriage, blood and survival

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Syria's new intelligence chief is tied to Assad by marriage, blood and survival instinct Assaf Chawkat • Age: 55 • Task: Syrian military intelligence chief • Whereabouts: Damascus Assaf Chawkat has been given a mission: Prevent Syria from being expell

[osint] Syria closes Islamic Jihad office

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Syria closes Islamic Jihad office The Syrian government has closed the offices of Islamic Jihad in Damascus following the deadly suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. The action helped confirm U.S. intelligence reports that the group carried out the deadly attack.

[osint] Czech spy passed secrets to Belarus

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Czech spy passed secrets to Belarus A Czech military intelligence agent has been identified in the Prague media as a spy for Belarus who passed NATO secrets to the communist regime in Minsk. The Hospodarske Noviny newspaper reported Feb. 28 that Roman Liene

[osint] High-tech Iraqi intelligence center receives real-time reports to enable rapid r

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ High-tech Iraqi intelligence center receives real-time reports to enable rapid response Iraq's Interior Ministry has set up a new high-technology intelligence center to assist special forces and police in dealing with terrorists and insurgents. The center

[osint] Help wanted: Al Qaida struggling to replace lost leaders

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Help wanted: Al Qaida struggling to replace lost leaders The Al Qaida terrorist group is working to replace leaders who have been captured or killed, according to a CIA official. Osama Bin Laden's terrorist group was especially damaged by the 2003 capture of

[osint] Study Looks at Terror Cells

www.siteinstitute.org Study Looks at Terror Cells STUDYING how some overseas-based terrorist cells operated in Australia could help uncover the activities of other groups, a Queensland University of Technology researcher says. Stuart Koschade, who has based his PhD studies on the project, s

[osint] Two Women Among 32 Terror Suspects Arrested in Kuwait

www.siteinstitute.org Two Women Among 32 Terror Suspects Arrested in Kuwait Kuwait City: Authorities here are holding 32 terror suspects, including two women, in connection with the wave of bloody attacks in January. Ahmad Baqer, Kuwait's Minister of Justice, said in remarks published yeste

[osint] Al Ghozi's Brother Trained Militants to Make Bombs

www.siteinstitute.org Al Ghozi's Brother Trained Militants to Make Bombs Manila : The brother of slain member of the Jemaah Islamiyah entered Mindanao last year to teach militants how to make bombs. Fathur Al Ghozi's brother entered and left without being arrested early this year, a senior

[osint] Federal Court Jury Finds Sheik Guilty Of Conspiracy and Financing Terrorism

www.siteinstitute.org Federal Court Jury Finds Sheik Guilty Of Conspiracy and Financing Terrorism A Yemeni cleric who once said that Osama bin Laden had called him his sheik was convicted of financing terrorism yesterday in a federal court in New York City. The victory for the Justice Depart

[osint] Pakistani Urged al-Qaida to Obtain Nuclear Weapons, Authorities Say

www.siteinstitute.org Pakistani Urged al-Qaida to Obtain Nuclear Weapons, Authorities Say WASHINGTON - A wealthy Pakistani businessman who's being held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp for suspected terrorist ties urged al-Qaida operatives to acquire nuclear weapons for use against U.

[osint] Mexico Attorney General: No Sign Of Terrorism On US Border

www.siteinstitute.org Mexico Attorney General: No Sign Of Terrorism On US Border As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived to meet Mexican leaders Thursday, Mexico's attorney general pledged cooperation against terrorism while dismissing reports of terrorist activity on the U.S.-Mex

[osint] Jury Pool Cut to About 160

www.siteinstitute.org Jury Pool Cut to About 160 TAMPA - Lawyers in the terrorism-related trial of a former University of South Florida professor and three other men finished the screening Wednesday of more than 300 juror questionnaires. By the time the sparring stopped among attorneys, fede

[osint] Russia tells Syria to withdraw its intelligence from Lebanon

http://telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/11/ulebanon.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/03/11/ixportaltop.html Russia tells Syria to withdraw its intelligence from Lebanon (Filed: 11/03/2005) Syrian troops have nearly completed their withdrawal from northern Lebanon but face international

[osint] Salafi Group for Call and Combat Issues Fatwa for Jihad Against Foreigners in Al

http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications25505&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 Salafi Group for Call and Combat Issues Fatwa for Jihad Against Foreigners in Algeria By SITE Institute March 11, 2005 The Algerian terrorist group, The Salafi Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)

[osint] The Middle East and Murphy's Law

http://www.stratfor.com The Middle East and Murphy's Law By George Friedman Recent events in the Middle East have created a growing sense of traction for the United States and ignited discussions about how events -- such as the Syrian agreement to pull back its forces from Lebanon -- have vi

[osint] Iran to put on show seized British naval boats

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/11/uiran.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/03/11/ixportaltop.html Iran to put on show seized British naval boats (Filed: 11/03/2005) Iran is to put on show three British naval boats seized on the Iraq border last year, state television says. Th

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[osint] Washington’s Non-Diplomatic Track for Dealing with Iran’s Nuclear Program

It is entirely possible that Iran already has nuclear bombs and only lacks a weapon model small enough to fit a missile and a reliable and accurate missile with sufficent range to reach Europe to become a viable nuclear state. (See a December 13, 2002 Debkafile article, Iran Hides Two Big Nuclea

[osint] Italian media stew: Highly spiced Sgrena tale reducing under heat

Not unsurprising...most communist propaganda fails to survive the light of close examination and investigation. Bruce http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=11589&cid=1&cname=Media Italian media stew: Highly spiced Sgrena tale reducing under heat Francis Till Single impac

[osint] Spain Continues to Uncover Muslim Terrorist Plots, Officials Say

By ELAINE SCIOLINO MADRID, March 12 - One year after the worst terrorist attack in Spanish history, the Spanish police continue to uncover a

[osint] A Great, and Unreported, Story-- In Kabul and beyond, three and a half years after invasion

http://www.nationalreview.com/issue/matalin200503111419.asp EDITOR'S NOTE: This piece appears in the March 28, 2005, issue of National Review. National Review A Great, and Unreported, Story In Kabul and beyond, three and a half years after invasion MARY MATALIN The first free election in Afgh

[osint] "Thinking Outside the Tank"

National Interest Magazine. Thinking Outside the Tank By: Steven Simon & Jonathan Stevenson The age of sacred terror dawned on September 11, 2001. Yet the United States still has no satisfactory grand strategy for neutralizing a stateless, religiously inspired network of m

[osint] Sinn Fein leader looks for support in US

Guess he hasn't heard that his best buddy, Clinton, is out of power. Bruce Sinn Fein leader looks for support in US By SHAWN POGATCHNIK Associated Press Writer Arizona Republic March 13, 2005 BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams went to the Unite

[osint] IRAQ: "Jihadists Take Stand on Web, and Some Say It's Defensive"

March 13, 2005 Jihadists Take Stand on Web, and Some Say It's Defensive By ROBERT F. WORTH [From: The New York Times] BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 12 - It is an all-too-familiar ritual. Hours after an attack on an American convoy or an Iraqi police patrol, a brief statement begins appearing on Islamist

[osint] DECEIT, THY NAME IS ISLAMISM

The Islamic Commission of Spain issued a decree against al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. They did this in response to the bombing of a Madrid train last year by al Qaeda. . . . But we are now familiar with the ploy of lying, omissions and deceit as sanctioned by al-Takeyya/Taqiyya. .