[osint] Intimidated by extremists

"Standing Pentagon orders instruct those touching the Koran that "clean gloves will be put on" and that "two hands will be used at all times." How about washing your hands AFTER touching it? Interesting "spin"...but irrelevant...Islam is not moderate and has not been "hijacked by extremists"...an

[osint] "'One who respects kafirs, dishonors the Muslims'"

And vice versa, of course. Bruce Bostom and Spencer: Sufism Without Camouflage Andrew Bostom and Robert Spencer Beyond Stephen Schwartz For a variety of reasons I had not planned to respond to Stephen Schwartz's Weekly Standard http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005

[osint] West infiltrates al-Qa'eda message boards in the war on terror

_ From: Heyman, Ed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:32 AM To: Zidenberg, Eric; Bill NoVA Pollack (E-mail) (E-mail); Bob Bowman; bruce tefft; Burch, Christa; D'Andrea, Mike; Dempsey, Linda; Gates, Tom; Larry White; lyons; McClave, Jim; Morris, Bill; Morris,

[osint] The West's contempt for religion

Of course Islam is contemptible...like most things it gets the respect it merits. Bruce The West's contempt for religion Aijaz Zaka Syed International Herald Tribune WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Pundits and editorial writers in the West appear genuinely perplexed by the s

[osint] Jedi "Religion" Sees Dramatic Growth (we're not kidding)

http://www.raidersnewsupdate.com/lead-story12.htm Jedi "Religion" Sees Dramatic Growth (we're not kidding) by Jon M. Sweeney Those adorable Wookiees are coming again to a theater near you. Star Wars Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith, projected to be the final Star Wars film, was releas

[osint] Iran's LNG pipeline from India

The mullahs are trying to survive. Bruce http://www.financialexpress.com/print.php?content_id=92544 Economy Gas pipeline, LNG, other projects top Aiyar's Iran agenda HUMA SIDDIQUI New Delhi, May 31 Gas pipeline apart, India and Iran will try to wrap up three major LN

[osint] The rise of Middle Eastern crime in Australia.pdf

This was forwarded to me by a colleague. I don't know the author personally, he's apparently a former Aussie Army MP and now a member of the New South Wales PD in Oz. Too bad we can't get a few guys with similar backgrounds in this country to point out a few home truths! J Tim Priest

[osint] Indian call staff quit over abuse on the line

Try calling Dell Computer support sometime...you'll get an Indian claiming to be working in Texas... Bruce http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1494871,00.html Indian call staff quit over abuse on the line Firms provide counselling to help staff insulted by British cus

[osint] Pakistan to hand over terrorist al-Libbi to U.S.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050601/NEWS06/506010449 /1012 June 1, 2005 Pakistan to hand over terror suspect to U.S. Islamabad, Pakistan -- Pakistan's president said Tuesday he will hand over senior al-Qaida terrorist suspect Abu Farraj al-Libbi to the U

[osint] AL ZARQAWI TRANSLATION

This speech is uncharacteristic of Al Zarqawi in its religious phrasing and has a political bent to its content. It has many references to God etc but if you read his past speeches the religious phases are more Jihadist, hard, uncompromising etc and in his other speeches, Al Zarqawi quotes "Chapte

[osint] Miller aide defends extensive paid trips

There is a reason these were always called "boondoggles". Bruce http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_2773029 Miller aide defends extensive paid trips But Tauscher ranks as top traveler in House By MATTHIAS GAFNI, Times-Herald staff writer As House Majority Leader Tom De

[osint] Pakistan: Deadly terror alliance returns to haunt govt

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2 &item_no=38710&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23 Deadly terror alliance returns to haunt govt Published: Wednesday, 1

[osint] Groups back immigration-reform bill

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050601/NEWS01/10 6010003/-1/news01 Groups back immigration-reform bill By DAVID BROOKS, Telegraph Staff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Published: Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2005 MANCHESTER - New Hampshire seems an unlikely venue to push for

[osint] Corruption in Nigeria

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/31/AR2005053101 602.html Corruption in Nigeria Wednesday, June 1, 2005; Page A18 ELECTED TO a second term in 2003, Nigeria's president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has promised to clean up corruption. He has shown some signs of seriousnes

[osint] Pakistan suspects al Qaeda link in two attacks

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL67516.htm Pakistan suspects al Qaeda link in two attacks 01 Jun 2005 10:18:01 GMT Source: Reuters By Faisal Aziz KARACHI, June 1 (Reuters) - Pakistani investigators suspect the same al Qaeda-linked militant group was behind suicide attacks in Isl

[osint] 4 Thai Muslims acquitted in terror case

Another justice system failure to deal with terrorists.they'll be back. Bruce http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/06/01/4_thai_muslims_acq uited_in_terror_case/ 4 Thai Muslims acquitted in terror case By Rungrawee C. Pinyorat, Associated Press Writer | June 1, 20

[osint] New York politicians team up on terror

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050531-104519-3983r.htm New York politicians team up on terror Albany, NY, Jun. 1 (UPI) -- Republican and Democratic leaders in New York State have teamed up to push through new anti-terror laws. Republican Gov. George Pataki and Democratic state A

[osint] Iraqi Denies Terror Links in German Trial

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1602047,00.html 31.05.2005 Iraqi Denies Terror Links in German Trial The trial of an Iraqi man accused of helping terrorists operating in Europe and abroad resumed in Munich Tuesday, the first under a new law that allows prosecutors to try people fo

[osint] Iran Reports Gain in Test of Missile Fuel

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/01/international/middleeast/01iran.html?oref= login&pagewanted=print June 1, 2005 Iran Reports Gain in Test of Missile Fuel By THE NEW YORK TIMES TEHRAN, May 31 - Iran said Tuesday that it had successfully tested a solid-fuel motor for its medium-range balli

[osint] Osama bin Laden & 9.11 Souvenirs In S.E. Asia

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S7.htm Osama bin Laden & 9.11 Souvenirs In S.E. Asia Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 2:24 pm Article: Richard S. Ehrlich BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Osama bin Laden cigarette lighter is adorned with his raised, chrome portrait, an embossed "9.11", sketches o

[osint] 6 Gulf states agree to enhance anti-terror cooperation

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/01/content_3029964.htm 6 Gulf states agree to enhance anti-terror cooperation www.chinaview.cn 2005-06-01 10:23:12 RIYADH, May 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Interior ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) agreed Tuesday to intensify coo

[osint] Rafsanjani vows to open Iran to the world

He's lying, of course.he knows full well that, under the Iranian Constitution, the President has no such authority and no one can contradict the Supreme Leader. Bruce http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

[osint] The al-Qaeda Organization for Holy War in Iraq Melodrama

http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m12209 &l=i&size=1&hd=0 The al-Qaeda Organization for Holy War in Iraq Melodrama Kurt Nimmo, Another Day in the Empire May 30, 2005 Like soap opera characters who tell us every excruciating detail of their pers

[osint] TURKEY: Bomb blast on oil pipeline

Turkey Eyes Free Trade Agreement With Gulf Co-operation Council 31/05/2005 ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey signed an agreement with the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council Monday (30 May) to launch talks on a Free Trade Agreement. The deal is aimed at boosting economic ties between Turkey and the Cou

[osint] Romanian President Authorises New Panel to Investigate Terror, Organised Crime

http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newssummary/setimes/newsbr iefs/2005/05/31/nb-08 Romanian President Authorises New Panel to Investigate Terror, Organised Crime 31/05/2005 BUCHAREST, Romania -- President Traian Basescu signed a decree Monday (30 May) establishing an organis

[osint] IRANIANS ABROAD HAVE EARNED A TRILLION DOLLARS

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Business &loid=8.0.172788088&par=0 IRAN: IRANIANS ABROAD HAVE EARNED A TRILLION DOLLARS Tehran, 31 May (AKI) - Iranians living in the United States, in Europe in the

[osint] FBI warns of cell phones aloft

(6/1/2005): June 1, 2005 FBI warns of cell phones aloft Declan McCullagh, Staff Writer, CNET News.com The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are objecting to a proposal to permit the use of cellular telephones and other wireless devices on airplanes. Unless telecommunications providers foll

[osint] Swiss Halt Probe of Muslim - Run Firm: Al-Taqwa Management Organization

Suspicious. Halt the probe? Why? What are the results of the investigation? -Bruce (6/1/2005): June 1, 2005 Swiss Halt Probe of Muslim - Run Firm By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 9:49 a.m. ET BERN, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss authorities have halted a 3 1/2-year investigation into a n

[osint] U.S.-Singapore antiterrorism exercises begin

http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-883863.php May 31, 2005 U.S.-Singapore antiterrorism exercises begin By En-Lai Yeoh Associated Press Sailors stand watch on the destroyer Paul Hamilton prior to the start of joint naval exercises on Tuesday in Singapore. - Ed Wray / AP Photo

[osint] FAQ Air travelers beware: Cell yell at 30,000 feet is coming!

June 1, 2005 Cell phones to take flight Ben Charny, Staff Writer, CNET News.com FAQ Air travelers beware: Cell yell at 30,000 feet is coming. As shown by the flurry of comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission in the past few days, there's a consensus building to relax rules

[osint] Regime Change Is on Its Way to Iran

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=48204 HAKHA Movement: Regime Change Is on Its Way to Iran; Press Conference June 2 in Washington at NPC 6/1/2005 8:39:00 AM _ To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: HAKHA Movement Press Office, 202-256-9000 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[osint] AUSTRALIA: bio attack on Indonesian embassy

http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,15482168%255E 421,00.html Terror shame over bio attack 02jun05 PRIME Minister John Howard was forced to apologise to Indonesia yesterday after a biological attack on its embassy - and the first on Australian soil. A powder - whic

[osint] Iran Intelligence foothold in US

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2259 Iran Terror Website By Nasser Taba London, Jun. 1 - Controversy over a report by New York-based Human Rights Watch is taking a new turn with speculation that Iranian intelligence might have exerted influence on the group through s

[osint] Death delivered in a poison letter

http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,15482171,00.html Death delivered in a poison letter 02jun05 WHEN the Indonesian Ambassador's secretary opened a letter addressed to her boss yesterday, a potentially deadly powder spilled to the floor. The letter had arrived on her desk

[osint] Hezbollah neutralizing own image in Europe and publishing and distributing anti-Semitic literature in the Arab world

All part of Iran's disinformation/make-nice program. Bruce _ http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/sib/6_05/img/june1_05.pdf Special Information Bulletin Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies

[osint] Iranian brain drain looks likely to continue

Iranian brain drain looks likely to continue http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id= 15532 TEHRAN: The United States may see oil and terrorism as Islamic Iran's main exports, but many young people here will be quick to disagree. The Islamic Republic, home to

[osint] ARIZONA: Iranian is held as people-smuggler

Iranian is held as people-smuggler ARIZONA DAILY STAR An Iranian man is accused of trying to smuggle three of his countrymen into Arizona through Nogales, Sonora, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Zeayadale Malhamdary, 39, a Mesa tailor, was arrested Thursday after a nine-month unde

[osint] MULLAH UMAR------BIO FROM TALIBAN SITE

Posted: 2005-03-25 15:12 MULLA MUHAMMAD UMAR MUJAHID PART I FAMILY BACKGROUND AND BIRTH Ameer-ul-Mumineen Mulla Muhammad Umar Mujahid belongs to a respected family of religious scholars. His family is renown for the religious services offered by it for centuries. His full name is Muhammad Um

[osint] Transsexual Immigration Love In Bloom

May 30, 2005 Transsexual Immigration Love In Bloom By Juan Mann Can't file a visa petition to immigrate your homosexual or lesbian

[osint] Police find ETA bomb workshop in France

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01666439.htm Police find ETA bomb workshop in France MADRID, June 1 (Reuters) - French police uncovered a bomb workshop in the apartment of a suspected member of Basque separatist group ETA who was arrested in March, Spanish authorities said on Wednesday.

[osint] Iran Terror Website

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2264 Iran Terror Website London, United Kingdom, Jun. 1 – Controversy over a report by New York- based Human Rights Watch is taking a new turn with speculation that Iranian intelligence might have exerted influence on the group through sur

[osint] New unit to survey foreign spies

http://seven.com.au/news/topstories/84675 New unit to survey foreign spies A new counter-espionage unit has been set up by Australia's national security service, ASIO, to improve the country's surveillance of foreign spies. Chinese and Russian spies attempting to infiltrate Australia's military

[osint] 'Islam problem' baffles Turkey

'Islam problem' baffles Turkey What difference does Islam make? To many in Europe, when thinking about Turkey's possible membership, it is the defining difference; to some politicians, it is one difference too far. Most people in Turkey, however, cannot understand what all the fuss is about.

[osint] Probe Closed

Probe Closed The suspension of a Swiss investigation into a suspected Al Qaeda financier could affect Washington's global battle against funders of terror. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball

[osint] The truth about Guantanamo Bay

The truth about Guantanamo Bay Michelle Malkin 6/1/05, FULL: http://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/mm20050601.shtml Mainstream media and some international human rights organizations have relentlessly portrayed the Guantanamo Bay ("GTMO" aka "Gitmo") detention facility as a depra

[osint] Services rules of engagement

US Marine Corp Rules for Gunfighting 1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 2. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH. 3. Have a plan. 4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work. 5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

[osint] Readers speak out about Horsey's recent military cartoon

Sunday, May 29, 2005 Readers speak out about Horsey's recent military cartoon By MARK TRAHANT SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Rufus King -- the one-time namesake of King County -- once complained that the words used in American political debates were useless. "The abuse of word

[osint] Iraq War: Drafting the dead

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 Iraq War: Drafting the dead SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD President Bush was among the 260,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery when he said it. But it was clear Monday that the president was referring to the more than 1,650 Americans killed to date in I

[osint] U.S. Army officers cite lack of troops in key region

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11781484.htm Posted on Tue, May. 31, 2005 U.S. Army officers cite lack of troops in key region By Tom Lasseter Knight Ridder Newspapers TAL AFAR, Iraq - U.S. Army officers in the badland deserts of northwest Iraq, near the Syrian border, say they don'

[osint] U.S. death toll in Iraq surges amid rebel violence

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N31661115.htm U.S. death toll in Iraq surges amid rebel violence 31 May 2005 20:45:59 GMT Source: Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - The death toll for American troops in Iraq rose in May to the highest level since January, with the U.S.

[osint] US 'losing its grip' on Baghdad's political process

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/9506bdfe-d1ff-11d9-8c82-0 e2511c8,ft_acl=,s01=1.html US 'losing its grip' on Baghdad's political process >By Guy Dinmore in Washington >Published: May 31 2005 19:27 | Last updated: May 31 2005 19:27 >> Iraq's Sunni Arab insurgency has reached a “kind of peak”. The Sun

[osint] Jet Airways' US flights caught in Al-Qaeda storm

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1384636,00050001.htm Jet Airways' US flights caught in Al-Qaeda storm Lalit K Jha (HindustanTimes.com) Minneapolis, June 1, 2005 The plan of the Jet Airways to launch the Mumbai-Newark flight -- the first by any private Indian airline -- from June 23 seems

[osint] Trump, Investors Sell Property for $1.8B

Bush41 will be happy to hear the Carlyle Group is adding NYC real estate to its portfolio. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Trump-Land-Sale.html? June 1, 2005 Trump, Investors Sell Property for $1.8B By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 3:09 p.m. ET NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump and a gr

[osint] Hypocrisy Most Holy

Hypocrisy Most Holy By ALI AL-AHMED May 20, 2005 - WSJ Opinion Journal With the revelation that a copy of the Quran may have been desecrated by U.S. military personnel at Guantanamo Bay, Muslims and their governments -- including that of Saudi Arabia -- reacted angrily. This anger would have been