[osint] =?iso-8859-7?Q?SUNNI-SHI=A2ITE?= HOSTAGE CRISIS

http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=109730region=6 SUNNI-SHI’ITE HOSTAGE CRISIS Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has called for calm as a hostage crisis threatens to tear the country apart on sectarian lines. Conflicting reports have estimated possibly dozens, or as

[osint] Maoist rebels storm village, execute 10 for refusing to join

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/04/18/2003250959 Maoist rebels storm village, execute 10 for refusing to join Communist rebels dragged 10 people from their homes and executed them in southern Nepal for refusing to join the guerrillas, officials and human rights activists

[osint] S. Korea unwilling to update U.S. plan

http://washingtontimes.com/world/20050418-123650-9641r.htm S. Korea unwilling to update U.S. plan SEOUL -- South Korea has announced that it will not work with the U.S. military to update a special-operations plan that would go into effect if North Korea suddenly collapsed, leaving a power

[osint] Colombia rebels attack town twice in week

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/11420500.htm Colombia rebels attack town twice in week BOGOTA, Colombia - Marxist rebels with homemade rockets on Sunday attacked the same town they bombarded three days earlier, killing at least one police officer, authorities said. Arquimedes Vitronas,

[osint] peace at last, or just an Indian summer?

Peace at last, or just an Indian summer? By Gerry Carman April 18, 2005 After years of tension, China and India's border feud may be over. Maybe. The bonhomie emanating from New Delhi last week about India and China agreeing to resolve an old, simmering border dispute augurs well for

[osint] Danish Queen Says Tolerance of Muslims Has Limits

Danish Queen Says Tolerance of Muslims Has Limits Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:45 AM ET By Per Bech Thomsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Queen Margrethe urged Muslim immigrants to learn Danish to help them feel more at home and said in an official biography published on Thursday society should

[osint] Filthy Lying Kafir!

Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 1:58 PM To: Bruce Tefft Subject: Fw: Filthy Lying Kafir! Bruce, I think this might be illuminating regarding how some Muslims react to being wooed by the Left. Regards _ From: Party for Islamic Renewal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: April

[osint] Danish Queen Says Islam Poses Global Threat

Danish Queen Says Islam Poses Global Threat Turks.US Saturday, April 16 2005 @ 07:09 AM Central Daylight Time Views: 100 Denmark's Queen Margrethe II claimed that Islam poses a global threat and urged government to show no tolerance toward the Muslim minority in the north European

[osint] Six Tunisians planning to join Algeria's Islamic insurgency arrested

Reports say six Tunisians planning to join Algeria's Islamic insurgency arrested ALGIERS, Algeria Security forces captured six Tunisians allegedly preparing to join Algerian Islamic insurgents trying to boost their ranks with outsiders, the Algerian press reported Sunday. The arrests were

[osint] Police identify four plotters in Cairo bombing that killed three

Police identify four plotters in Cairo bombing that killed three CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's Interior Ministry on Sunday identified four men it accused of training a bomber who killed himself and three tourists here on Apr. 7. A ministry statement said the teenage bomber, Hassan Rafaat Ahmed

[osint] Al Qaeda in Kosovo

http://www.serbianna.com/columns/mb/035.shtml Al Qaeda in Kosovo It's not true there were mujahideen in Kosovo. That is a figment of your imagination. Sabit Kadriu, Albanian human rights activist in Kosovo while testifying against Milosevic at the Hague At the April's international police

[osint] Lawsuits target financiers of 9/11 attacks

Lawsuits target financiers of 9/11 attacks By Richard Gazarik TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, April 17, 2005 The case is simply titled, Burnett, et al., v. Al Baraka Investment and Development Co. But beyond the brief caption in the files of U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York is a

[osint] More Muslim scams: Prison recruitment: Cell Mates?

Cell Mates? While investigating a Memphis-Morocco marriage scam, FBI agents find hidden weapons, $34,000 in cash, passports, and a gruesome Arabic videotape. John Branston | 4/15/2005 http://www.memphisflyer.com/content.asp?ArticleID=2

[osint] Solution for Iran is minimal theory of Islam

GLOBAL VIEWPOINT 4-13-05 SOLUTION FOR IRAN IS 'MINIMAL THEORY OF ISLAM' WEST CAN HELP, BUT NOT WITH MILITARY FORCE Mohsen Sazegara is one of Iran's most prominent dissidents. A former regime loyalist (he was deputy minister of heavy industry) turned vocal critic, Sazegara

[osint] United States rules out death penalty for British terror case suspect

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--internetterror0 418apr18,0,1428203.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut United States rules out death penalty for British terror case suspect April 18, 2005, 7:48 AM EDT LONDON (AP) _ The United States has promised not to seek

[osint] Pope's enforcer heads field as election begins

Pope's enforcer heads field as election begins By Peter Popham in Rome 18 April 2005 The Independent The most extraordinary election in the world begins this afternoon, when the cardinal-electors of the Roman Catholic Church file into the Sistine Chapel and there, before Michelangelo's

[osint] Russian security officials were heard plotting use of terror groups to thwart U.S. strategy

Familiar KGB tricks. Bruce Russian security officials were heard plotting use of terror groups to thwart U.S. strategy Russia's government recently discussed plans to organize various terrorist groups and exploit their activities as part of a strategic effort against the United

[osint] Iran's cruise missiles pose threat to U.S. bases, ships in Gulf

Report: Iran's cruise missiles pose threat to U.S. bases, ships in Gulf Iran has deployed an anti-ship cruise missile arsenal causing great concern to the United States. According to a recent report, Iran has been developing new cruise missiles that enhance the capabilities of

[osint] Al Qaeda go home: Threats against Saudis in Sunni triangle having effect

Al Qaida go home: Threats against Saudis in Sunni triangle having effect It's getting uncomfortable to be an Al Qaida operative in Iraq. Iraqi sources said Sunni leaders, backed by pro-Saddam Hussein insurgents, have been pressuring Al Qaida-aligned foreign nationals to leave the Sunni

[osint] U.S. tracks disinformation campaigns to Al Jazeera, Mideast web sites

U.S. tracks disinformation campaigns to Al Jazeera, Mideast web sites WASHINGTON - The United States has concluded that the most popular television channel in the Middle East deals in disinformation. State Department officials said much of the disinformation broadcast by the

[osint] Mastermind of Spain bombings dies after shootout in north Saudi town

DOSSIER: Abdul Karim Al Majati Mastermind of Spain bombings dies after shootout in north Saudi town http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/images/atochaC.jpg In the 1990s, Al Majati turned his back on his Western lifestyle in Casablanca. He traveled to Bosnia to

[osint] Saudis mop up Al Qaida cells at home, but thousands bide time in Iraq

Saudis mop up Al Qaida cells at home, but thousands bide time in Iraq ABU DHABI - Al Qaida's Saudi operatives, under increasing pressure at home, are using Iraq as a safe haven. Islamic sources said Al Qaida has brought thousands of Saudi fighters to Iraq for training and eventual

[osint] Philippines peace talks resume

Philippines peace talks resume http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4455425.stm Talks have begun between the Philippine government and rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), in an effort to end decades of conflict. The three-day talks are being held at a secret location in

[osint] Brand vs. Romm

http://brand.trblogs.com/index.html Technology Review Blog Brand vs. Romm In Environmental Heresies, Stewart Brand argues against four of the environmental movement's longstanding positions. Former Dept. of Energy official Joseph Romm begs to differ. The two square off in this special

[osint] Stewart Brand: Environmental Heresies

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/05/issue/feature_earth.asp?p=0 Technology Review TechnologyReview.com Print | Forums Environmental Heresies By Stewart Brand May 2005 Over the next ten years, I predict, the mainstream of the environmental movement will reverse its

[osint] Oil Boom Masks Weak Middle East Growth--World Bank

[Excerpt: Economic growth in the region spanning Morocco to Iran surged an average 5.6 percent over the past two years, well above its 3.6 percent expansion rate during the 1990s, as soaring energy prices lined oil producers' coffers...Excluding gains from oil, the bank said the region's growth

[osint] The Living Legacy of Jihad Slavery

http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=17747 Black Slaves, Arab Masters By Andrew G. http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=1056 Bostom FrontPageMagazine.com http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=17747 | April 18, 2005 A

[osint] Muqtada returns to political scene (Iraq)

[Excerpt: Said said that Muqtada's political weight is partly due to his militia, the Mehdi Army, still being a fighting force. Nobody disarms in Iraq, unfortunately, he said. All these politicians keep militias ready at hand in case the political process doesn't go the way they like. It's an

[osint] DeNial at DePaul -- the Thomas Klocek Affair

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=17728 DeNial at DePaul -- the Thomas Klocek Affair By Steven Plaut http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=1223 FrontPageMagazine.com http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=17728 | April 18, 2005 Catholic universities in

[osint] Dollars of Terror

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=17730 Dollars of Terror By Rachel Ehrenfeld http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=579 FrontPageMagazine.com http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=17730 | April 18, 2005 When referring to the enemy's money we are

[osint] War on opium falters in southern Afghanistan Taliban stronghold

[Excerpt: But confrontation flared Tuesday on the first day the force began its work in Maiwand district, 45 kilometers (28 miles) outside Kandahar city, as 2,000 peasants blocked the road to demonstrate against the destruction of their crops...At least six civilians and a police officer were

[osint] Two Saudi Passengers Aboard April 8 KLM Flight Had Attended the Same Arizona Flight School as a 9/11 Hijacker

http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-9469-PHPSESSID-d7b 2ce476da4f381f918049c2cf92e7b.html Two Saudi Passengers Aboard April 8 KLM Flight Had Attended the Same Arizona Flight School as a 9/11 Hijacker - Mexico City-Bound Flight Returned to Amsterdam - Some U.S.

[osint] Military Report on Guantanamo Highlights Danger of Al Qaeda

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gitmo18apr18,0,1899753. story?coll=la-home-headlines THE NATION Military Report on Guantanamo Highlights Danger of Al Qaeda As Camp Delta's legality is challenged, a chilling portrait of its detainees is offered by the U.S. By

[osint] Sleeper cells in America

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43815 Sleeper cells in America 'Atomic Iran' explains terrorist threats to U.S. homeland _ Posted: April 18, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern Editor's note: Written by the best-selling author of Unfit for Command, Jerome Corsi,

[osint] Nepal rebels rule out peace talks

[Excerpt: Right now, we do not see any possibility of talks with these mediaeval and barbaric feudal autocrats, he told Reuters in an interview by email received on Monday. Right now, the possibility of a cease-fire does not exist.]

[osint] Iran investigates cause of clashes

[Excerpt: But, according to Al Nueimi, what makes the issue suspicious and shows it was a conspiracy is the way it erupted and ended, as well as the fact that the letter which was distributed in the city from the Presidential office carried a name of an official who left his post some two years

[osint] Rumsfeld Baku visit leaves questions behind

[Excerpt: The guard will reportedly be one of the U.S. European Command’s 10 posts, with the Caspian region included in its area of responsibility. The command center will boast the most up-to-date radar equipment and also focus on dealing with potential terror attacks on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan

[osint] Comoros volcano spews ash, fearful residents pray

[Excerpt: The 2,361-metre (7,746-ft) Mount Karthala erupted on Sunday, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee in fear of poisonous gas and a possible magma flow as the crater threw up dust and boulders.] http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18633251.htm Comoros volcano spews ash, fearful

[osint] Berlusconi to Resign, Form New Government, Buttiglione Says

[Excerpt: The resignation, which may come later today, will end Italy's 59th government since November of 1945, the longest-serving in the history of the post-World War II republic. The Union of Christian Democrats party, the third-biggest in the four-way coalition, pushed Berlusconi to take the

[osint] Jihad comes to Small Town USA

ISLAM is the threat! And it is coming from the mosques, Muslim Student Associations and Islamic Centers...all fronts for bin Laden's Wahhabists in Saudi Arabia. These are the enemies.they are subverting the US government and consorting with enemies (see below on playing games with TSA and

[osint] Robert Novak: Walling off Christianity

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/printrn20050418.shtml Townhall.com Walling off Christianity Robert Novak (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 WASHINGTON -- The venerable Rep. Henry Hyde is a staunch supporter of Israel, but he is also a prominent Catholic layman known

[osint] Peter Brookes: Tokyo's China troubles

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/peterbrookes/printpb20050418.shtml Townhall.com Tokyo's China troubles Peter Brookes (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 A long-festering Sino-Japanese rivalry is becoming increasingly apparent. If tensions between the Asian giants continue to

[osint] Joseph P. Duggan: An Eastern Rite pope as a catalyst for Christian unity

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuestColumns/printDuggan20050418.shtml Townhall.com An Eastern Rite pope as a catalyst for Christian unity Joseph P. Duggan (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 Chroniclers do not record whether the 58th pope, Silverius, called his father by the

[osint] Manila-MILF Peace Talks Kick Off in Malaysia (Philippines)

[Excerpt: “The Manila government and the MILF are very pragmatic about the talks,” he said. “It is a positive sign. This is the last element of the peace agreement. It’s a tough one.”...“They will discuss four elements. The first one is territorial aspects, second the concept of the domains,

[osint] US Funds Imams Training In Bangladesh

[Excerpt: The issue of imams training has recently taken central stage in several European countriesMajor Swiss Christian groups put forward a proposal to establish a government-supervised institute to educate imams on the “liberal” lifestyle in western societiesGerman integration

[osint] Armstrong Williams: Shepherd to the world

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/Armstrongwilliams/printaw20050418.shtml Townhall.com Shepherd to the world Armstrong Williams (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 Pope John Paul II passed away last week after 26 years of service to the Catholic Church, and to the world. In the

[osint] Jeff Jacoby: Does Israel want Palestinian democracy?

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/printjj20050418.shtml Townhall.com Does Israel want Palestinian democracy? Jeff Jacoby (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 During their press conference in Crawford, Texas, this week, President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

[osint] Michael Barone: Mollifying centrism

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/printmb20050418.shtml Townhall.com Mollifying centrism Michael Barone (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 On two propositions most good-hearted civic-minded people agree: It is good to have centrist politics, and it is good to have high

[osint] FIFTH COLUMN: Illegal aliens get top aircraft mechanic jobs

Illegal aliens get top aircraft mechanic jobs http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=76457 AP | April 16 2005 About 3½ years after 9-11, more than two dozen alleged illegal aliens - including four from so-called countries of special interest for terrorist activity - got jobs maintaining

[osint] Rice Erases Terror Scoreboard (Not)

Rice can not…this is part of Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism – see below. -Bruce http://www.progressive.org/webex05/wx041805.php April 18, 2005 _

[osint] Turkish police defuse bomb at government building in Istanbul

Turkish police defuse bomb at government building in Istanbul ISTANBUL, Turkey Police on Monday defused a bomb placed in a package and left at the gates of a government-run center to train Justice Ministry staff in Istanbul, the Anatolia news agency reported. The device was a time-controlled

[osint] Iran stalls in probe of nuke smuggling -diplomats

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18709624.htm Iran stalls in probe of nuke smuggling -diplomats 18 Apr 2005 17:00:07 GMT Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau VIENNA, April 18 (Reuters) - Tehran is not cooperating fully with a probe by the U.N. nuclear watchdog into Iranian

[osint] The Religious Institution In Iran And The Winds Of Change

The Religious Institution In Iran And The Winds Of Change Youssef Azizi Al-Hayat 2005/04/16 There is a continuous apparent phenomenon in Iran which is the historical competition between the religious institution - be it Zoroastrian or Shiite - and the Monarchy. It seems that the Iranians or

[osint] Italy Plunges Back Into Political Chaos

[Excerpt: Backroom talks between the parties appeared to have borne fruit on Sunday, when the UDC believed it had enough assurances to return to governmentAfter Berlusconi denied any deal, a UDC source told Reuters: This is a hardening of his position. It was clear that we couldn't win

[osint] Iraq Official Connected with Hostage Crisis Killed

[Excerpt: Police said 10 gunmen entered the home of Major-General Adnan Thabet in Baghdad and killed him and his nephew.] http://64.94.180.107/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNewsstoryID=8216364 Iraq Official Connected with Hostage Crisis Killed Mon Apr 18, 2005 04:44 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) -

[osint] Rio Police Partied Before Killings, Inquiry Shows

[Excerpt: The number of death squads in Rio has decreased in recent years, Mr. Lins said, but some are still operating, mainly in the suburbs, and they nearly always include policemen. The Justice Ministry promised earlier this month to send hundreds of federal police agents to battle death

[osint] Venezuela detains Colombia troops

[Excerpt: The Colombians, who were unarmed and in civilian clothing, were detained at the weekend on the Cucuta-Arauca road in the Venezuelan state of Apure, close to the border.] http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/americas/4458809.stm Last Updated: Monday, 18 April, 2005, 22:01 GMT 23:01 UK

[osint] Kingdom Finds New Oil Field (Saudi Arabia)

[Excerpt: According to Al-Naimi, the oil in Duaiban field is accompanied by three million cubic feet a day of gas. “We expect that the new oil field could produce large quantity of light crude,” the Saudi Press Agency quoted him as saying.]

[osint] Live with TAE: Victor Davis Hanson

http://www.taemag.com/printVersion/print_article.asp?articleID=17821 Live with TAE Victor Davis Hanson Equally at home with ancient history and contemporary politics, a reader of Greek and Latin who exhibits a strong popular touch, a man with unusually deep roots and phenomenally broad

[osint] Get Tom DeLay to the Church on Time

The Republicans don't need Osama to teach them about religious fanatics. Aside from DeLay in the House, Reverend Frist was busy practicing voodoo video shaman medicine with his brain surgeon expertise in the Schiavo case and Newsweek just quoted Michael Schwartz, Sen. Tom Coburn's chief of