[osint] Old Media on Iraq: Good News Not Newsworthy

David Limbaugh April 11, 2005 New Column: Old Media on Iraq: Good News Not Newsworthy When it comes to reporting on the Iraq War, the Old Media might as well be an appendage of the anti-war wing of the Democratic Party.

[osint] Roger Ebert and Mohammad Atta, partners in crime

Salon.com News | Roger Ebert and Mohammad Atta, partners in crime David Horowitz has a new project calculated to give the left apoplexy: A Web site that proclaims insidious links between latte liberals and murderous Is

[osint] Iran looks to CNN and BBC to market itself

[Excerpt: Tense relations between Tehran and Washington will not stop Iran from exploiting its attractions on the US cable network, said Marachi, who insists US sanctions preventing American companies from trading with Iran “will not apply in this instance.”] http://www.jordantimes.com/tue/news/n

[osint] Oil booms, but investors flee Russia

[Excerpt: "The Yukos prosecution is a pedagogical action, aimed at teaching Russian business who's the boss," says Mr. Mukhin. "The authorities know they have to destroy it to the very end, otherwise they'll look weak."...Underlying the looming crisis, critics argue, is the economy's long-term fai

[osint] Hizbollah Flies Drone Over Northern Israel

[Excerpt: "In response to repeated and continuous enemy violations of Lebanese airspace, the surveillance plane Mersad 1 carried out a reconnaissance mission in the skies of occupied northern Palestine, flying over several Zionist colonies," a Hizbollah statement saidThe flight at 5.15 p.m. (1

[osint] US-Islamic Forum Kicks off in Doha

[Excerpt: Among the speakers at this forum are former US ambassador and assistant secretary of state Martin Indyk, former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq Al-Mehdi, former US ambassador to the UN Richard Holbrook, and Palestinian Civil Affairs Min

[osint] Michael Aoun announces intention to return to Lebanon

[Excerpt: "Gen. Aoun decided initially to return back to Lebanon on May 7 but he will personally announce the date of his return later." Allen Aoun said that Michael Aoun always said that he will return back after the Syrian withdrawal, and before the elections in order to take part in the politic

[osint] Bangladesh factory blast kills 15

[Excerpt: Police said at least 300 people were in the sweater-making factory near Savar, an industrial town 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of the capital Dhaka, when it collapsed.] http://64.236.16.116/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/bangladesh.factory.ap/index.html Bangladesh factory blast kills 1

[osint] Fresh target, fresh pit bull for GOP

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER Fresh target, fresh pit bull for GOP Friday, April 8, 2005 By ROBERT L. JAMIESON JR. SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST The Republican Red S

[osint] Unpatriotic Dissent Watch (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - April 11, 2005)

At 3:20 PM -0400 4/11/05, OpinionJournal wrote: >Unpatriotic Dissent Watch http://www.lefthook.org/Ground/Jensen032305.html > >On Friday we noted >http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110006536#idiot a refreshing quote >from 46-year-old "antiwar activist" Connie Harris, who was participating

[osint] Metaphor Alert (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - April 11, 2005)

At 3:20 PM -0400 4/11/05, OpinionJournal wrote: >Metaphor Alert http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/219354_robert08.html > >From a column by Robert L. Jamieson Jr. in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer >("intelligent as a post!"): > >*** QUOTE *** > >The Republican Red Scare is on the loose. Again

[osint] American contractor kidnapped in Iraq

[Excerpt: In another reported kidnapping, the deputy police chief of the southern city of Najaf, Brig. Gen. Basim Mohammed Kadhum, has been abducted, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior said Monday. Kadhum was in the southern Baghdad area of al-Doura over the weekend when he was taken, the ministry sai

[osint] Is the Forcible Removal of Israelis from Gaza Unprecedented?

Is the Forcible Removal of Israelis from Gaza Unprecedented? by Daniel Pipes FrontPageMagazine.com April 11, 2005 http://www.danielpipes.org/article/2524 http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17668 My column last week, "Ariel Sharon's Folly," noted the likelihood that more than 8

[osint] As Syrians move out of Lebanon, Al Qaida cells from Syria move in

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ As Syrians move out of Lebanon, Al Qaida cells from Syria move in LONDON — The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has quietly encouraged Al Qaida cells to leave the country for neighboring Syria, Western intelligence sources said. In many cases, Al Qaida

[osint] Zarqawi's network mounts worldwide quest for chemical weapons

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Zarqawi's network mounts worldwide quest for chemical weapons The United States fears Zarqawi has been using EU and U.S. nationals to procure WMD from states in the former Soviet Union. Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi • Age: 38 • Organization: Al Qaida • Wher

[osint] Salafists relocating from Algeria to points east

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Salafists relocating from Algeria to points east LONDON - The leading Al Qaida-aligned insurgency group has been slowly relocating. The Salafist Brigade for Combat and Call, amid heavy military pressure, has been leaving Algeria for other parts of the Middl

[osint] Bin Laden guard talks

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Bin Laden guard talks A former bodyguard to Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden revealed that he carried a gun with two bullets that he was to use to kill bin Laden to prevent him from being captured. Nasir Al-Bahri, also known as Abu-Jandal, told London's Ara

[osint] Chinese WMD documents found in Libya

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Chinese WMD documents found in Libya Pakistan's ambassador to the United States said last week he could not explain the presence of Chinese-language documents found in Libya that show how to make small nuclear warheads for missiles. The documents were found

[osint] Blair focuses attention on Africa

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=11085 Blair focuses attention on Africa British Prime Minister Tony Blair is determined to place African development near the top of the industrialized community's forward-looking agenda - a much needed shift towards "soft power" after riding shotgu

[osint] Iran denies buying missiles from Ukraine

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11082 Iran denies buying missiles from Ukraine ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/04/05) - Countering the claims of top Ukrainian officials, Iran denied on Sunday that the country had ever received nuclear-capable cruise missiles from Kiev. Until now, Tehran h

[osint] Over 100 Maoists killed in Nepal

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11083 Over 100 Maoists killed in Nepal ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/04/05) - Nepalese authorities said on Monday that more than 100 Maoist rebels were killed in a prolonged clash last week with government forces in western Nepal's remote Rukum district.

[osint] Rival Sunni Muslims clash in Dagestan

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11086 Rival Sunni Muslims clash in Dagestan ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/04/05) - More than 350 followers of two rival Sunni Muslim groups clashed on Saturday in the southern Russian town of Derbent, Dagestan, in what observers there said was a battle for

[osint] Germany -Anti-terror drill turns into a real emergency

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/11/wdrill11.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/04/11/ixworld.html Anti-terror drill turns into a real emergency By Hannah Cleaver in Berlin (Filed: 11/04/2005) An anti-terrorism exercise involving nearly 1,000 German emergency workers ended with

[osint] Saddam may escape noose in deal to halt insurgency

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/11/wirq11.xml Saddam may escape noose in deal to halt insurgency By Adrian Blomfield in Baghdad (Filed: 11/04/2005) Saddam Hussein could avoid the gallows under a secret proposal by insurgent leaders that Iraq's new administration is

[osint] Turkish President , Ahmet Necdet Sezer’s forthcoming visit to Syria

http://www.sana.org/english/headlines/10-4/sezer.htm Sezer-Syria Ankara , April 10 (SANA)- Turkish President , Ahmet Necdet Sezer's forthcoming visit to Syria is expected to add another layer and new dimension to the standing relations of friendship between the two neighbourly countries. This v

[osint] A Summit for History?

http://www.stratfor.com "Paris and Berlin no longer are moving in lockstep on key issues -- if in fact they ever were." A Summit for History? By Marla Dial Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder for a two-day summit early next week in Hannover, w

[osint] Abu Ghraib Assault-Ansar al-Suna Takes over from al-Zarqawi

http://www.debka-net-weekly.com/ Abu Ghraib Assault Ansar al-Suna Takes over from al-Zarqawi The Ansar al-Suna Army, and not as announced, fighters loyal to Mussab al-Zarqawi, carried out the deadly attack on the US Marine camp guarding Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad Saturday, April 2, DEB

[osint] Bloody Saudi-Terrorist Battle-Al Qaeda Command Cracked at al-Rass, Though Not De

http://www.debka-net-weekly.com/ Bloody Saudi-Terrorist Battle Al Qaeda Command Cracked at al-Rass, Though Not Decapitated Saudi security forces were understandably carried away by their triumphant three-day battle this week with al Qaeda gunmen in the posh Jawazat neighborhood of al-Rass, 19

[osint] Chechen terrorists plan attacks during Victory Day celebrations

http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/96/382/15257_victory.html Chechen terrorists plan attacks during Victory Day celebrations 04/08/2005 15:22 A bomb went off during the V-Day festivities on the crowded street of the town of Kaspiisk, Dagestan, on May 9th, 2002 Major terrorist attacks have o

[osint] Indonesian cleric Ba'asyir appeals terror verdict

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/06/content_2795304.htm Indonesian cleric Ba'asyir appeals terror verdict www.chinaview.cn 2005-04-06 20:12:11 JAKARTA, April 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir on Wednesday lodged an appeal against his two-and-a-half year

[osint] Spanish judge frees 4 over Madrid bombings Moroccan brothers questioned, release

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7393732/ Spanish judge frees 4 over Madrid bombings Moroccan brothers questioned, released The Associated Press Updated: 4:52 p.m. ET April 5, 2005 MADRID, Spain - A judge released four Moroccan brothers without charges Tuesday after questioning them about last year's d

[osint] Australian cleared of terror charges in Sydney court

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200504070312.htm Australian cleared of terror charges in Sydney court Sydney, April. 7 (AP): A man accused of plotting a terror attack on Australia's top spy agency was found innocent on Wednesday in one of the first cases brought under the Government's

[osint] Judge presses for more evidence about interrogation in German Sept. 11 trial

http://news.lawinfo.com/story/2_ds_60968.cfm Judge presses for more evidence about interrogation in German Sept. 11 trial The Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany The judge in the retrial of the only Sept. 11 suspect ever convicted urged German and U.S. authorities on Tuesday to release more in

[osint] Bin Laden needed a role in the Iraqi insurgency, and Zarqawi needed outside supp

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7369892/site/newsweek/ Terror Broker Bin Laden needed a role in the Iraqi insurgency, and Zarqawi needed outside support. How a deadly deal was made. Partners in crime: Bin Laden (right) saw Zarqawi as exactly what Al Qaeda needed By Sami Yousafzai and Ron Morea

[osint] Castro Says Bush Presence in Italy Hypocritical

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/0002%2F20050407%2F2238125710.htm&sc=roptz&photoid=20050405HAV06D&ewp=ewp_news_0405castro Castro Says Bush Presence in Italy Hypocritical By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Fidel Castro eulogized Pope John Paul as a fierce c

[osint] Syria-Lebanon: The Occupier and the Occupied

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/elections/syria.lebanon/index.html Syria-Lebanon: The Occupier and the Occupied By Stephen Talbot Did the Syrians murder Lebanon's billionaire developer and former prime minister Rafiq Hariri? Lebanon's opposition leaders think so and are calling for an

[osint] The Middleman

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/nuclear/index.html correspondent Mark Schapiro. The Middleman Asher Karni was "a genius" in South Africa's military electronics trade. Now he's in jail in Brooklyn, accused of orchestrating a nuclear black market deal. By Mark Schapiro March 30, 200

[osint] Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi - January 2004

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iran/thestory.html January 2004 In July 2003, Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi was tortured and murdered by Iranian security agents after she attempted to report on the growing opposition movement in Iran. FRONTLINE/World correspondent Jane Kokan risks

[osint] Xinjiang-desert province in western China that is home to 8 million Sufi Muslims

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/china401/thestory.html Rimmed by snow-covered mountains, Xinjiang is a mostly desert province in western China that is home to 8 million Sufi Muslims known as the Uighurs. FRONTLINE/World correspondent Serene Fang traveled to Xinjiang to see how China tr

[osint] The Crusaders

RollingStone.com: Illustration by Ed Sorel The Crusaders Christian evangelicals are plotting to remake America in their own image By BOB MOSER It's February, and 900 of Americ

[osint] Unitarian Jihad: First Communique

According to the Unitarian Jihad Name Generator , you may now refer to me by my new Unitarian Jihad Name: The Logging Chain of Forgiveness, or, heh, "Chainey", for short... Cheers, RAH Unless you prefer: Garrotte of Courteous Reason, (Garry, for short...

[osint] A West Too Wild

The New York Times April 11, 2005 EDITORIAL A West Too Wild Along a border between Mexico and Arizona, a few dozen gunslingers are patrolling for illegal immigrants, and the fact that they have attrac

[osint] North Korea Deals a Blow to Arms Talks

The New York Times April 11, 2005 North Korea Deals a Blow to Arms Talks By JOSEPH KAHN EIJING, April 10 - The North Korean government has disavowed a commitment to negotiate a step-by-s

[osint] Peter Brookes: Bolton from the blue

Townhall.com Bolton from the blue Peter Brookes (back to web version) | Send April 11, 2005 The fireworks start this morning: Sen. Dick Lugar's Foreign Relations Committee begins three days of what promises to be grueling,

[osint] Intelligence Chief Is Urged to Assert Powers Quickly

The New York Times April 11, 2005 Intelligence Chief Is Urged to Assert Powers Quickly By DOUGLAS JEHL ASHINGTON, April 9 - Not since 1947, when the job of secretary of defense was established, ha

[osint] Diana West: Reviewing the National Review

Townhall.com Reviewing the National Review Diana West (back to web version) | Send April 11, 2005 If Kafka met Monty Python, and George Orwell edited their collaboration, they might have come up with something like the follow

[osint] France Detects a Cultural Threat in Google

The New York Times April 11, 2005 France Detects a Cultural Threat in Google By ALAN RIDING ARIS, April 9 - As president of the French National Library, Jean-Noël Jeanneney has good reason to f

[osint] Woods Prevails in Close Battle for the Masters

The New York Times April 11, 2005 Woods Prevails in Close Battle for the Masters By DAMON HACK UGUSTA, Ga., April 10 - Tiger Woods and his determined challenger, Chris DiMarco, chased each other

[osint] Health Workers Race to Block Deadly Virus in Angolan Town

The New York Times April 11, 2005 Health Workers Race to Block Deadly Virus in Angolan Town By SHARON LaFRANIERE ÍGE, Angola, April 10 - Larrinda Pinto died Thursday, probably unaware

[osint] U.S. Commanders See Possible Cut in Troops in Iraq

The New York Times April 11, 2005 U.S. Commanders See Possible Cut in Troops in Iraq By ERIC SCHMITT ASHINGTON, April 10 - Two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, the American-led military

[osint] Tokyo Protests Anti-Japan Rallies in China

The New York Times April 11, 2005 Tokyo Protests Anti-Japan Rallies in China By NORIMITSU ONISHI OKYO, April 10 - Japan lodged a formal protest against China on Sunday after violent anti

[osint] Crouching Tiger, Swimming Dragon

The New York Times April 11, 2005 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Crouching Tiger, Swimming Dragon By NAYAN CHANDA EW HAVEN FIVE hundred and ninety years after a Chinese fleet cast anchor at Hormuz, the Chines