[osint] 1942: Its Lesson for Today

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
1942: Its Lesson for Today

[osint] Karzai demands action on Koran abuse

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Clearly Muslims are clueless about the meaning of freedom of speech and of religion.exactly what would be the charge for "anyone found guilty of desecrating the Koran?" -Bruce _ From: ccael757 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:25 PM To: Bruce Tefft Subjec

[osint] Spain's "Terrorgate"?

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Spain’s “Terrorgate”? Investigating 3/11. http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:rZXWtJuFnRsJ:www.nationalreview.com/gaf fney/gaffney.asp+Maussili+Kalaji &hl=en It has long been u

[osint] Growing suspicion Wood set up by trusted driver

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
He was a non-Muslim set up by a Muslim."trusted driver" is oxymoronic. Bruce Growing suspicion Wood set up by trusted driver By Paul McGeough Chief Herald Correspondent in Baghdad May 20, 2005 Sydney Morning Herald Tangled web . six-year-old Sajad holds a picture of his missing father,

[osint] REWRITING GERMANY'S NAZI PAST - A SOCIETY IN MORAL DECLINE

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Germany's democratic postwar governments have made great efforts to make the country again acceptable in the civilized world. There are increasingly signs, however, of shifts in German attitudes toward rewriting its past under the Hitler regime. These express themselves both directly and indirec

[osint] A Fire Bell in the Night for the West?

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
A little shallow but he’s on the right track…unfortunately, Scheuer seems unable to complete his thought: We are at war with Islam and the Koran is not holy but a hostile manifesto of a barbaric and fascistic ideology. Eventually we will realize this. Bruce May 19, 2005 A Fire Bell in

[osint] Bashing Newsweek

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
True. The problem is ISLAM, not NEWSWEEK. -Bruce Bashing Newsweek By DAVID BROOKS http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/opinion/19brooks.html?incamp=article_popul ar Maybe it

[osint] The Syrian Human Rights-Urgent Appeal: Abduction of Sheikh Muhammad Ma'shooq Al-

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
Urgent Appeal: Abduction of Sheikh Muhammad Ma'shooq Al-Khaznawi www.shrc.org.uk/data/aspx/d3/2193.aspx SHRC The Syrian Human Rights Committee condemned the abduction of Sheikh Muhammad Ma'shooq Al-Khaznawi, which took place on the morning of Tuesday, 10 May 2005 after receiving a telephone cal

[osint] Bomb threat closes major Delaware River bridges

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Bomb threat closes major Delaware River bridges CAMDEN, N.J. A man claiming to have a bomb in his car caused authorities to halt most bridge traffic between Camden and Philadelphia on Thursday morning. The entire Walt Whitman Bridge and the Ben Franklin Bridge's lanes into New Jersey were close

[osint] Modern-day assassins form nucleus of Islamic terrorism

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050518/OPINION02/505180320/1014/OPINION Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Modern-day assassins form nucleus of Islamic terrorism One of the toughest things about the global war on terror is figuring out who the enemy is. The enemy is certainly not

[osint] Strengthening EU-U.S. ties

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050518-010521-3086r.htm Analysis: Strengthening EU-U.S. ties By Gareth Harding UPI Chief European Correspondent Brussels, Belgium, May. 18 (UPI) -- In a speech in Philadelphia on July 4, 1962, President Kennedy called for a "Declaration of Interdepen

[osint] Islamist rebels in control of border town

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20050518-114320-5007r.htm Islamist rebels in control of border town >From combined dispatches KORASUV, Uzbekistan -- Rebels relishing the prospect of a strict Islamic state were firmly in control of this border town yesterday, throwing up a new challenge

[osint] Suicide terrorism -- it's not just for Islamic extremists

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.danieldrezner.com/archives/002076.html Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Suicide terrorism -- it's not just for Islamic extremists My colleague Robert Pape, author of the soon-to-be-released Dying to Win from Random House, has an informative op-ed today in the New York Times about the strateg

[osint] Saudi official:Terrorism almost eradicated

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050518-053138-5676r.htm Saudi official:Terrorism almost eradicated Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May. 18 (UPI) -- Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz said terrorism in the oil-rich kingdom has been stamped out almost completely. Ahmed

[osint] Shiite, Sunni leaders in Iraq trade terrorism charges on TV

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/world/11679127.htm Posted on Wed, May. 18, 2005 Shiite, Sunni leaders in Iraq trade terrorism charges on TV BY HANNAH ALLAM AND NANCY A. YOUSSEF Knight Ridder Newspapers BAGHDAD, Iraq - (KRT) - Two of Iraq's most prominent Shiite and Sun

[osint] Israel, Argentina sign anti-terror pact

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.jta.org/brknews.asp?id=145225 Israel, Argentina sign anti-terror pact Israel and Argentina signed a cooperation agreement against international terrorism and other crimes. The accord seeks to open channels between Israel's Interior and Public Security ministries and a representative

[osint] New appeals put anti-terrorism measures to test

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1487119,00.html New appeals put anti-terrorism measures to test Steven Morris Thursday May 19, 2005 The Guardian The government faced two fresh challenges to its fight against terrorism in Britain yesterday. A terrorist suspect was give

[osint] FBI, ATF address domestic terrorism

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/19/domestic.terrorism/index.html FBI, ATF address domestic terrorism Officials: Extremists pose serious threat >From Terry Frieden CNN Thursday, May 19, 2005 Posted: 3:31 AM EDT (0731 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Violent animal rights extremists and eco-terrorists now

[osint] The arrest of Luis Posada Carriles hardly ends this saga.

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/editorial/sfl-editafposada2may19,0,152220.story?coll=sfla-news-editorial Terrorism South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board Posted May 19 2005 ISSUE: The arrest of Luis Posada Carriles hardly ends this saga. The detention of a suspected anti-Castr

[osint] 'Surprise' Terrorism Drill Underway in Las Vegas

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3362853&nav=168Ya2Zx Brian Allen, Reporter 'Surprise' Terrorism Drill Underway in Las Vegas May 19, 2005, 07:25 AM Contact Reporter Brian Allen This terrorism exercise was designed to be a total surprise. A majority of the search and rescue team had n

[osint] Chemical weapons pose No. 1 potential terrorism threat: UN official

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/May/theworld_May424.xml§ion=theworld Chemical weapons pose No. 1 potential terrorism threat: UN official (AP) 19 May 2005 KUALA LUMPUR - Many countries feel that a chemical weapon attack by terrorists is their No. 1 potenti

[osint] CIS security chiefs to discuss measures against international terrorism

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2048496&PageNum=0 CIS security chiefs to discuss measures against international terrorism 19.05.2005, 11.29 MOSCOW, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - CIS security chiefs are planning to discuss joint measures against international terrorism at the meeting t

[osint] ZAPATERO RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS ON TERRORISM

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/archive/n2080.html ZAPATERO RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS ON TERRORISM This story last updated on Thu, 19 May 2005 08:33:47 GMT The Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, yesterday responded to criticisms from the leader of the Partido Popular opposition, Mariano

[osint] Jury selected for Al-Arian terrorism trial

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4561789.stm Last Updated: Thursday, 19 May, 2005, 09:16 GMT 10:16 UK Iran opposition accused of abuses The groups political wing says it is a democratic alternative for The armed Iranian opposition group, the Peoples' Mujahideen, has been accused of

[osint] Relativizing Terrorism FBI Style

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,356584,00.html May 19, 2005 SPIEGEL SURFS THE WEB Relativizing Terrorism FBI Style Be afraid, be very afraid. The FBI says the greatest domestic terror threat facing America comes from animal rights activists. Ticket scalpers may be next

[osint] Seven killed in battle in Mosul

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4561269.stm Last Updated: Thursday, 19 May, 2005, 13:57 GMT 14:57 UK Seven killed in battle in Mosul At least seven people have been killed in a battle around the house of a local Sunni politician in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, hospital officia

[osint] Department says no Australians at interrogation

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/05/18/1116361618924.html Department says no Australians at interrogation By Marian Wilkinson and Joseph Kerr May 19, 2005 The brother of the Australian citizen Tllaal Adrey, who is being held on terrorism charges in Kuwait, says Adrey has been badly beaten i

[osint] Spain Indicts 13 al - Qaida Suspects

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Spain-Terror-Indictment.htm Spain Indicts 13 al - Qaida Suspects By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: May 18, 2005 Filed at 1:39 p.m. ET MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A Spanish judge indicted 13 suspected Islamic extremists Wednesday on charges of belongi

[osint] Stevens Proposes Port - Security Trust Fund

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Port-Security.html?pagewanted=pr Stevens Proposes Port - Security Trust Fund By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: May 17, 2005 Filed at 7:11 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate committee chairman on Tuesday suggested creating a trust fund for port se

[osint] Dozens of firearms destined for Cabela's missing

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://cbs11tv.com/localstories/local_story_138101147.html Dozens of firearms destined for Cabela's missing May 18, 2005 9:11 am US/Central FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Dozens of guns and rifles destined for a Cabela's sporting goods store opening later this month in Fort Worth are missing from a

[osint] Man to be charged over Omagh bombing

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Man-to-be-charged-over-Omagh-bombings/2005/05/19/1116361671998.html Man to be charged over Omagh bombing May 19, 2005 - 8:04PM A suspected Irish Republican Army dissident will be charged with mass murder in the 1998 car-bomb attack on Omagh, Northern Ireland's de

[osint] Hostage calls to say he's all right

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/05/18/1116361618918.html Hostage calls to say he's all right By Paul McGeough Chief Herald Correspondent in Baghdad May 19, 2005 Hopes for the release of Douglas Wood soared yesterday after the hostage was allowed to make a phone call in which he assured the A

[osint] Mubarak, Let Your People Go

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-boot19may19,1,2867531.column?coll=la-news-columns May 19, 2005 Max Boot: Mubarak, Let Your People Go Hosni Mubarak must think that George W. Bush is a chump. The Egyptian pharaoh apparently realizes that the U.S. president is serious about spreading fre

[osint] 7 Aid Workers and 5 Afghans Slain; Hostage Is Threatened

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan19may19,1,4242862.story?coll=la-headlines-world May 19, 2005 7 Aid Workers and 5 Afghans Slain; Hostage Is Threatened >From Associated Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Suspected Taliban militants today killed seven people working for an int

[osint] Koreas Can't Break Nuclear Impasse

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top13may19,0,7788777.story 6:10 AM PDT, May 19, 2005 Koreas Can't Break Nuclear Impasse By PAUL ALEXANDER, Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea -- The two Koreas concluded their first face-to-face talks in 10 months Thursday without maki

[osint] Iraq Al Qaeda Leader Defends Slaying of Muslims

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-051805iraq_wr,0,6972373.story?coll=la-home-world 9:20 AM PDT, May 18, 2005 Iraq Al Qaeda Leader Defends Slaying of Muslims >From Reuters DUBAI -- Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq defended the killing of "innocent Muslims" in suicide bombings against U.

[osint] Zarqawi Reportedly Called for Shift in Strategy

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-zarqawi19may19,1,548760.story?coll=la-headlines-world May 19, 2005 THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ Zarqawi Reportedly Called for Shift in Strategy • He met with other rebel leaders and sought more suicide car attacks, U.S. military official says. By Jef

[osint] Indonesian embassy threatened over Australian's trial

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=547032005 Indonesian embassy threatened over Australian's trial POLICE were today asked to boost security around Indonesia's consular missions ahead of next week's verdict in the drugs trial of a young Queensland woman in Bali. The verdict in the tri

[osint] Cuban Exile's Journey From Hero to Outcast

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-posada19may19.story May 19, 2005 Cuban Exile's Journey From Hero to Outcast • Luis Posada Carriles, once hailed as a U.S. ally, now poses a dilemma in the post-9/11 climate. By Nicole Gaouette and John-Thor Dahlburg, Times Staff Writers MIAM

[osint] Full Text: South American and Arab Countries Summit-BRASILIA DECLARATION

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
www2.mre.gov.br/aspa/Decl/english.doc Full Text: South American and Arab Countries Summit - BRASILIA DECLARATION [Full withdrawal-incl Jerusalem, "right to resist"] South American and Arab Countries Summit BRASILIA DECLARATION By invitation of Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President o

[osint] An Official Source Denies that Sheikh Khaznawi is Arrested

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.sana.org/english/headlines/17-5/an_official_source_denies_that_s.htm An Official Source Denies that Sheikh Khaznawi is Arrested Damascus 18-05 (SANA)- An official source at the Interior Ministry denied a news item circulated by some sources on the alleged arrest of Sheikh Ma'ashouk al-

[osint] A conversation with a satisfied customer

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/577293.html A conversation with a satisfied customer By Ze'ev Schiff "In the present conflict against Palestinian terror, the IDF had excellent intelligence, like no other army has ever had in dealing with terror. I have found no other army with such qualit

[osint] Blair to scrap referendum if the French vote Non

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/19/weu19.xml Blair to scrap referendum if the French vote Non By George Jones and Toby Helm (Filed: 19/05/2005) The Government is preparing to ditch plans to hold a referendum on the new European constitution if France and other countr

[osint] Police Find Stolen Items Donated For Marines

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/4501778/detail.html Police Find Stolen Items Donated For Marines POSTED: 7:19 am EDT May 18, 2005 WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Police in Wilmington have located stolen items that had been donated for Marines in Iraq. About three-thousand-dollars worth of supplies including toil

[osint] Koran Allegation May Long Resonate

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/17/AR2005051700583.html?nav=hcmodule Koran Allegation May Long Resonate Anger Over Reported Desecration Persists Despite Retraction By Kamran Khan and Pamela Constable Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, May 18, 2005; Page A01

[osint] A Report Card on Iraqi Troops

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/17/AR2005051701473.html A Report Card on Iraqi Troops Applying New System to Assess Capabilities, U.S. Trainers Find Flaws, Gaps By Bradley Graham Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 18, 2005; Page A10 HILLA, Iraq, May 17 -- Th

[osint] Taliban Militants Kill Five Afghans

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/18/AR2005051800645.html Taliban Militants Kill Five Afghans By NOOR KHAN The Associated Press Wednesday, May 18, 2005; 10:00 AM KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Suspected Taliban militants Wednesday ambushed and killed five Afghans working on

[osint] Australia-Hopes rise for Iraq kidnap victim

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.hostage.sheikh/index.html Hopes rise for Iraq kidnap victim Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Posted: 0152 GMT (0952 HKT) (CNN) -- The Australian government is trying Wednesday to confirm reports that Australian Douglas Wood, being held hostage in Iraq,

[osint] Registering New Influence, Iran Sends a Top Aide to Iraq

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/18/international/middleeast/18iraq.html?th&emc=th Registering New Influence, Iran Sends a Top Aide to Iraq By JOHN F. BURNS Published: May 18, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 17 - Wasting little time in registering its new influence in Iraq, Iran sent its foreign minister

[osint] Air Force Seeks Bush's Approval for Space Weapons Programs

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/18/business/18space.html?th&emc=th Air Force Seeks Bush's Approval for Space Weapons Programs By TIM WEINER Published: May 18, 2005 The Air Force, saying it must secure space to protect the nation from attack, is seeking President Bush's approval of a national-secu

[osint] Indonesian extremist preaching jihad again

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1115898995123680.xml&coll=2 Indonesian extremist preaching jihad again Thursday, May 12, 2005 Chris Brummitt Associated Press Jakarta, Indonesia -- Abu Jibril raised his fist and promised worshippers in a packed suburban mosque la

[osint] US and Pakistan exploiting ethnic differences in Qaeda, say experts

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_12-5-2005_pg7_16 US and Pakistan exploiting ethnic differences in Qaeda, say experts ISLAMABAD: American and Pakistani intelligence agents are exploiting a growing rift between Al Qaeda's Arab members and their Central Asian allies, a spilt tha

[osint] Riyadh-Detained Man Is a Wanted Militant

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=63577&d=11&m=5&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Detained Man Is a Wanted Militant Raid Qusti, Arab News RIYADH, 11 May 2005 — The Ministry of the Interior said yesterday that a wanted militant, Abdul Aziz ibn Rasheed Al-Inazi, a Saudi nati

[osint] Suspects provoke disturbance in court

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.etaiwannews.com/World/2005/05/12/1115862332.htm 2005-05-12 / Agencies / Suspects provoke disturbance in court AMMAN, Jordan A group of suspected militants on trial for an alleged al-Qaida-linked plot to carry out chemical and conventional attacks in Jordan shouted "Allahu akbar" - "

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2005-05-19 Thread sentto-412809-54569-1116520465-archive=jab . org
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[osint] EU urged to name unsafe airlines

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2005/05/16/neu16.xml EU urged to name unsafe airlines By David Millward, Transport Correspondent (Filed: 16/05/2005) Britain is pushing to lift the veil of secrecy operating in a number of European countries over airline safety, ensuri

[osint] Russian spies are trying to steal our secrets again, MI5 warns the Government

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2005/05/15/nspy15.xml Russian spies are trying to steal our secrets again, MI5 warns the Government By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent (Filed: 15/05/2005) MI5 has warned government departments that Russia has resumed Cold War spyin

[osint] Calculating the Political Effects of Falling Oil Prices

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.stratfor.com Calculating the Political Effects of Falling Oil Prices May 17, 2005 22 40 GMT By George Friedman and Peter Zeihan The international system has been operating with two major focuses when it comes to oil prices. The first is that oil prices are high, and that in all li

[osint] Anger as Spain seeks peace deal with Eta

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/18/wspain18.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/18/ixworld.html Anger as Spain seeks peace deal with Eta By Isambard Wilkinson in Madrid (Filed: 18/05/2005) Spain's Socialist government was last night caught up in a fierce row over moves to open

[osint] Kosovo diplomacy heats up ahead of key talks

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11307 Kosovo diplomacy heats up ahead of key talks ISN SECURITY WATCH (18/05/05) - One week before the UN Security Council is set to fire the starting gun on a major new diplomatic offensive over Kosovo, Serbs, Albanians, and foreign diplomats are inv

[osint] Surviving Beslan terrorist goes on trial

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/18/wbesl18.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/18/ixworld.html Surviving Beslan terrorist goes on trial By Nick Allen in Moscow (Filed: 18/05/2005) The sole survivor of the terrorist group behind the school massacre in Beslan, southern Russia,

[osint] Hague sends first case to Bosnian war court

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11306 Hague sends first case to Bosnian war court ISN SECURITY WATCH (18/05/05) - Judges at the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have revealed the first case to be transferred for trial at the new war crimes cou

[osint] US arrests notorious Cuban terrorist

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11305 US arrests notorious Cuban terrorist ISN SECURITY WATCH (18/05/05) - US authorities have arrested Cuban dissident Luis Posada Carriles, a self-styled, anti-Castro warrior accused of an airline bombing, an assassination attempt on Cuban leader F

[osint] US slow to condemn Uzbek police violence

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=11294 US slow to condemn Uzbek police violence ISN SECURITY WATCH (17/05/05) - The US sharply criticized the Uzbek government for the first time on Monday for the repression of demonstrations that ended in massive bloodshed on Friday. "We are deeply d

[osint] Destination Russia for Serb fugitives

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=11295 Destination Russia for Serb fugitives Media in Belgrade believe that Serb fugitives wanted by Interpol and the UN tribunal are being hidden by their ideological and financial partners in Russia, but experts disagree as to who exactly is giving t

[osint] Uzbek institutionalized brutality and corruption

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=11296 Uzbek institutionalized brutality and corruption While the authoritarian regime of Uzbek President Islam Karimov blames the weekend's bloody protests on Islamic "extremists", the protesting public tells a different story of poverty, institutiona

[osint] Business as Usual in the Palestinian Authority

2005-05-19 Thread gwen831
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/2624 Business as Usual in the Palestinian Authority by Daniel Pipes New York Sun May 17, 2005 [New York Sun title: "Little Change In Mideast Post-Arafat"] Yasser Arafat's demise in November excited great hopes among those who saw his malign personality as the m

[osint] Plan Would Broaden FBI's Terror Role

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Plan Would Broaden FBI's Terror Role By ERIC LICHTBLAU New York Times May 19, 2005 WASHINGTON, May 18 - The Bush administration and Senate Republic

[osint] Kidnapper threatens to kill Italian aid worker

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Kidnapper threatens to kill Italian aid worker May 19, 2005 - 7:12AM Sydney Morning Herald A man claiming to have kidnapped an Italian aid worker in the Afghan capital, Kabul, threatened in an interview on local television today to kill her unless his demands were immediately met. The man,

[osint] MEXICO: Uneasily, a Latin Land Looks at Its Own Complexion

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Uneasily, a Latin Land Looks at Its Own Complexion By GINGER THOMPSON New York Times May 19, 2005 MEXICO CITY, May 18 - Five days after Presid

[osint] Jihad on trial

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/578220.html Jihad on trial By Nathan Guttman (Washington) and Yossi Melman Never before has there been an airlift like this. Ahead of the June 6 opening of the most important trial the United States has conducted since launchi

[osint] Congress Told US Port Security Improving, but Still Deficient

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Congress Told US Port Security Improving, but Still Deficient By Michael Bowman VOA NEWS Washington 18 May 2005 Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the United States has been tightening security at the nation's seaports. U.S. officials told a congressional committee earlier this wee

[osint] Our Pink Panther President?

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://jewishworldreview.com/0505/hanson051905.php3 Jewish World Review May 19, 2005 / 10 Iyar, 5765 Our Pink Panther President? By Victor Davis Hanson http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | "Fahrenheit 9/11," Moveon.org, Anonymous, Richard Clark and now the Newsweek story about alleged dese

[osint] Italy arrests nine in 'anti-terror' raids

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/dossier/terrorism/news.cfm?detailID=11315 &showtype=1 Italy arrests nine in 'anti-terror' raids 19.05.2005 ISN SECURITY WATCH (19/05/05) - Italian police on Wednesday arrested nine

[osint] Train Collision in Indonesia Kills Three

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Train Collision in Indonesia Kills Three By Associated Press 5:37 AM PDT, May 19, 2005 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Two trains collided Thursday in Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, a radio report said. A passenger train crashed into a freight train carrying coal in the S

[osint] Germany Sending Gypsy Refugees Back to Kosovo

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Germany Sending Gypsy Refugees Back to Kosovo (5/19/2005): May 19, 2005 Germany Sending Gypsy Refugees Back to Kosovo By NICHOLAS WOOD PRISTINA, Kosovo, May 15 - On Thursday about 60 passengers, accompanied by security guards, are to land at Slatina Airport near here in what is sure to be a fraug

[osint] U.S. says al Qaeda hurting for funds

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Al-Qaeda has always been stingy with its funding.big mistake to misinterpret pleas for money from the ranks as indicative that al-Qaeda is hurting for funding. Al-Qaeda has untapped resources in bin Laden's personal fortune and the Iranian state treasury.not to mention the thousands of mosques in

[osint] Jordan king - Iraq refused to deport Zarqawi

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Funny, I thought Saddam Hussein had no contact with terrorists - nor were any terrorists in Iraq prior to the US "invasion" Jordan king:Iraq refused to deport Zarqawi BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 19 (UPI) -- Jordan's King Abdullah revealed Thursday that Iraq's former Baath regime had refused

[osint] Dead Chechen Arab was Zarqawi's cousin

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
May 19 2005 10:53AM Chechen guerillas have relatives among intl terrorists - Russian federal forces KHANKALA. May 19 (Interfax) - A series of special operations that have been conducted in Chechnya have shown that guerillas acting in the republic have not only financial and ideological but als

[osint] Muslim world largely anti American

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
Muslim world largely anti American By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press Writer Arizona Republic May 19, 2005 NEW YORK (AP) -- Anti-American feelings are widespread in the Muslim world and extend to U.S. consumer brands, according to a report released Wednesday. It suggested the U.S. burnish

[osint] US tells IRA -- Lay down your arms now

2005-05-19 Thread Bruce Tefft
US tells IRA -- Lay down your arms now By Paul Hoskins Wed May 18,11:56 AM ET BELFAST (Reuters) "I would very much hope that the IRA would respond soon," said Mitchell Reiss, President Bush's special envoy, as Washington joined forces with London and Dublin to try to get home rule returned to

[osint] FBI: Grenade that landed near Bush was live

2005-05-19 Thread Seeker8143
_FBI: Grenade that landed near Bush was live_ (http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/national/article/0,1406,KNS_350_3788632,00.html) Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - 9 hour ... WASHINGTON - A hand grenade that landed within 100 feet of President Bush during his visit last week to a form