[osint] Afghan Blast Kills Four U.S. Soldiers

[Excerpt: The U.S. military says its air and ground operations along the Pakistani border killed 12 people in the past week. Eight were suspected militants while four were civilians, including three children.] http://199.181.132.144/International/wireStory?id=615464 Afghan Blast Kills Four U.S.

[osint] Two U.S. Soldiers, Marine Killed in Iraq

[Excerpt: Also Saturday, a senior Iraqi defense ministry official said Iraqi troops backed by U.S. forces detained 121 suspected insurgents and uncovered a massive weapons cache including car bombs, mortar rounds and machine guns during a joint raid at Musayyib, south of Baghdad.]

[osint] Columnist Fatally Shot in Philippines

[Excerpt: The gunman, accompanied by a lookout, entered the home of Marlene Garcia Esperat late Thursday in the southern city of Tacurong, greeted her with Good evening ma'am, then shot her dead in front of her children, police said. There have been no arrests.] Columnist Fatally Shot in

[osint] South Korea resumes poultry exports to Japan

[Excerpt: The H5N2 strain does not spread to humans and is different from the deadly bird flu that spread through Asia last year and took some human livesGovernment veterinary officials have kept a close eye on further outbreaks up until February, when avian influenza is most likely, and have

[osint] U.S. Troops Tortured Iraqis in Mosul, Documents Show

[Excerpt: One prisoner died in December 2003 after four days of repeatedly having to do physical exercises as a punishment, according to the documents, obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union under the Freedom of Information Act.The Mosul investigation began after 20-year-old Salah

[osint] The Plight of Iraqi Christians

Visit WWW.MEMRITV.ORG to view recently translated segments from Arab and Iranian TV Inquiry and Analysis - Iraq March 22, 2005 No. 213 The Plight of Iraqi Christians By Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli* To view this Inquiry Analysis in HTML, visit http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=IA21305

[osint] US Frees Criminals to Spy on Iraqi Resistance: Report

[Excerpt: An Iraqi government source confirmed to the Independent On Sunday that criminals caught red-handed were often released if they agreed to inform on resistance fighters. “The Americans are allowing the breakdown of Iraqi society because they are only interested in fighting the

[osint] Orphans of Tall Afar

[Excerpt: The Hassan family might have vanished into the war's statistics if Chris Hondros hadn't been at the scene that evening. The Getty Images photographer had spent the day on patrol with Apache Company. Readers have been asking NEWSWEEK about the Hassan orphans ever since we ran their

[osint] Munawwar says protests will continue until Musharraf’s ouster (Pakistan)

[Excerpt: “The huge rallies against the government’s anti-people policies have forced rulers to revoke their earlier decisions which raised negative reactions from masses,” he said.He hoped that in the next phase, the government would also review its decision to ‘hand over the education

[osint] Balochistan solution not on Bugti’s terms: Musharraf

[Excerpt: Referring to the turbulent world scenario he said the Muslim countries need to follow the strategy of enlightened moderation with emphasis on its socio-economic development. The West, on the hand, should address political problems affecting the Muslim world and assist them in their

[osint] French group threatens to attack in May, demands money

[Excerpt: In February 2004, the group showed its muscle by directing French police to remove bomb materials from the railway line linking Paris and the southern city of Toulouse..The group wrote to the French government promising to quit terror operations in March 2004. But in July, eight

[osint] Harrier jet shakes off past to prove itself in Iraq

[Excerpt: Though the Harrier's nemesis has been its engine, its best systems include a 2-year-old camera pod attached like a torpedo under its stubby right wingThe tool was designed to guide bombs but can spot enemy fighters and vehicles in almost any weather, at distances unlikely for

[osint] Pakistan-Russia-Plot

Pakistan unearths plot to kill Russian diplomat - report http://198.65.138.161/wmd/library/news/pakistan/2005/pakistan-050314-irna01.htm IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency Islamabad, March 14, IRNA Pakistan-Russia-Plot Pakistan's intelligence agencies have unearthed a plot by a Chechen militant

[osint] Abu Sayyaf Muslim terrorist arrested at mall with incendiary substance

Suspected Abu Sayyaf militant arrested while trying to enter mall with incendiary substance MANILA, Philippines Police have arrested a suspected Muslim extremist found trying to enter a shopping mall in the southern Philippines with a mobile phone case filled with a flammable substance amid

[osint] Colombian police find drugs sub

Colombian police find drugs sub BBC March 26, 2005 Police in Colombia have uncovered a submarine, which they believe was built by drug smugglers to transport cocaine. The nearly complete eight-metre fibreglass vessel, capable of carrying 10 tonnes of the drug, worth $200m, was found

[osint] US discusses 'weakening Syrian regime' with dissidents: report

[Excerpt: Saudi-owned Asharq Al-Awsat said US officials who attended the meeting on Thursday included Elizabeth Cheney, deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, and John Hanna, an official in the office of her father, Vice President Dick CheneyThe paper said Elizabeth

[osint] UNODC bureau in UAE to check drugs growth

[Excerpt: Addressing the gathering, Lt General Dhahi said Dubai Police Department was willing to train 2800 volunteers free of charge in 26 countries to work for the fight against drugs as part of the Protectors of the Future programme. Dubai Police decided to conduct the training because it had

[osint] Official: Iraqi Gov't May Be Formed Soon

[Excerpt: Insurgents, meanwhile, continued efforts to thwart political progress by blowing up a car Saturday near a U.S. military patrol in Baghdad, killing two American soldiers and wounding two others. A day earlier, the military said, a U.S. Marine died in action in Anbar province, the

[osint] Bomb hits Beirut's Christian area

[Excerpt: The two killed were Indian citizens working in the area.Local mayor Antoine Gebara said police had been tipped off about a car bomb earlier in the evening and were looking for a vehicle when the blast went off.] http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/middle_east/4385265.stm Last

[osint] Rewarding Iran's Drug Fight Concerns U.S.

http://www.rsicopyright.com/AP/content.html?id=D892669O0 Rewarding Iran's Drug Fight Concerns U.S. Friday, March 25, 2005 - 07:14:48 PM By The Associated Press Iran is working to acquire body armor, high-tech communications and satellite surveillance through U.N-sponsored programs

[osint] Boats, Cows, Tasty Lamb: Iraq Battles Smuggling

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/international/middleeast/27border.html?hpex=899600en=db367316672c1609ei=5094partner=homepage March 27, 2005 Boats, Cows, Tasty Lamb: Iraq Battles Smuggling By EDWARD WONG ZOWER CHUM, on the Iran-Iraq Border - With a Kalashnikov rifle slung over one

[osint] At Least 12 Policemen Wounded in S.Thailand Bombing

[Excerpt: The incident was the latest in a string of attacks in Thailand's far south against security forces blamed on Muslim separatists trying to carve out an independent homeland in between Thailand and Malaysia.] http://199.181.132.144/International/wireStory?id=616847 At Least 12 Policemen

[osint] US unveils plans to make India “major world power”

[Excerpt: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has presented to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the Bush administration’s outline for a “decisively broader strategic relationship” between the world’s oldest and largest democracies, a senior US official said“Its goal is to help India

[osint] U. of Fla. to Replace Uranium in Reactor

[Excerpt: The Nuclear Sciences Center reactor, built in 1959, contains less than 11 pounds of uranium.Energy experts say as little as 25 kilograms, or about 55 pounds, can produce a bomb.} http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4894769,00.html U. of Fla. to Replace Uranium in

[osint] Vigilantes gather for Arizona round-up of illegal migrants

[Excerpt: The hard facts tell a simple story: patrolling has failed. A year ago that authorities pumped millions of dollars into boosting border security in Arizona, with 260 more agents, 28 vehicles, two spotter drones and two helicopters. Sensors were buried in the soil to detect humans near

[osint] Price on Azeri oil down 4%

Price on Azeri oil down 4% http://www.bakutoday.net/view.php?d=12966 AssA-Irada 26/03/2005 17:40 The price on Azerbaijani oil has increased by about 4% over the past week. Whereas Azeri Light oil exported by Azerbaijan was selling at $55.49 a barrel and the Ural brand at $48.32 in world