[osint] SAS joined police for terror raids

SAS joined police for terror raids By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent (Filed: 31/07/2005) Sunday Telegraph London under attack The dramatic scenes that played out live on television on Friday morning were the result of intelligence gathered during a dawn raid by police two days earlier

[osint] I confess, I have never had a Muslim to dinner

I confess, I have never had a Muslim to dinner By Max Hastings (Filed: 31/07/2005) Sunday Telegraph Home-grown terrorism has prompted an intense debate about the rights and obligations of everyone who lives in our society. We have been brought face to face with the fact that some people who h

[osint] Suspect Held in Italy Said to Admit Carrying Bomb in Train

Suspect Held in Italy Said to Admit Carrying Bomb in Train By IAN FISHER and

[osint] British Inquiry Shifts Away From Foreign Aid for Plots

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[osint] 'A Long-Term Threat'

'A Long-Term Threat' A counterterrorism expert discusses how the London bomb attacks were carried out-and whether they could have been prevented. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Susanna Schrobsdorff Newsweek Updated: 4:06 p.m. ET July 7, 2005 July 7 - The first bomb went off at 8.51 a.m., in the midst of t

[osint] FW: Rome Suspect Says Had Role in UK Bombs - Law Source

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[osint] Suspect 'tracked by phone calls'

Suspect 'tracked by phone calls' BBC July 30, 2005 Police surround a flat on the outskirts of Rome Police had the flat under surveillance for two days Italian investigators say police used cell phone records to track down one of the suspects in the failed suicide bombings in London on 21

[osint] Bombing suspects watched Iraq war videos

* Osman caught a Eurostar train to Paris from Waterloo. French security sources think Osman arrived in Paris's Gare du Nord early on Tuesday. He then travelled to Gare de Lyon, catching a train to Milan before taking sleeper services to Brescia and Bologna, finally arriving at

[osint] British Opinion Surveys from an Islamist Hell

British Opinion Surveys from an Islamist Hell http://www.infoisrael.net/cgi-local/text.pl?source=4/b/i/310720051 By Daniel Pipes IHC Abstract As Daniel Pipes reports, public opinion surveys of British Muslims show that "about 16,000 [British Muslims would] declare themselves willing, possibl

[osint] Bomber's trail raises network fears

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[osint] Mexican accused of leading document-fraud ring

Guess where the terrorists can come in? - The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com -- -- Mexican accused of leading document-fraud ring By Jer

[osint] Italy bans Islamic burqas

Italy bans Islamic burqas Natasha Bita, Florence 01aug05 ITALY has banned Islamic burqas under tough terrorism laws that provide two-year jail terms and E2000 ($3200) fines for anyone caught covering their face in a public place. The counter-terrorism package, passed by Italy's parliament yest

[osint] Explosion and Fire Rock Texas Industrial Plant

While they hae not yet discovered what the intial cause was, it is clearly something exploded on a truck that was at the loading dock. I personally know the owner (bill davis brother of the infamous cullen davis). The thing that we find a bit suspicious is that there was a fire in Houston, one

[osint] Police find 'terror kit' at Heathrow airport

http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Londonblasts &slug=UK+police+find+'terror+kit'&id=76771&callid=1 Police find 'terror kit' at Heathrow airport --- NDTV

[osint] High-tech tracked London suspects

High-tech tracked London suspects Using closed-circuit cameras and tracing cellphone calls, British and Italian police capture 7/21 bombing suspects. By John Thorne | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor August 01, 2005 LONDON - "That's definitely him. I'm really scared now,"

[osint] Bombers Next Door

Bombers Next Door Four dead and four others safely in custody, but British police worry this is only the beginning. By Mark Hosenball Newsweek Aug. 8, 2005 issue - The weird thing was how ordinary they all looked. Each new glimpse of the eight suspected foot soldiers of Al Qaeda last week

[osint] London Police Make Seven More Arrests

London Police Make Seven More Arrests By ALAN COWELL http://query.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?tntget=2005/07/31/international/europe /31cnd-london.html

[osint] Indonesian Muslims issue fatwa outlawing liberal Islamic thoughts.

MUI issues 11 fatwa http://www.thejakartapost.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] July 29, 2005 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In what was widely seen as an apparent campaign against freedom of thought and religion, the state-sanctioned Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued on Thursday a fatwa outlawing lib

[osint] Authorities look to tighten borders

Authorities look to tighten borders >From correspondents in London August 01, 2005 From: Agence France-Presse AUTHORITIES are mulling how to tighten border controls after a suspect in London's July 21 botched bombings took a Eurostar train to leave the country and travel to Italy, of

[osint] Australian team developing the science of surveillance

Australian team developing the science of surveillance By Holly Nott August 1, 2005 Sydney Morning Herald Australian researchers have begun developing advanced surveillance systems capable of recognising suspicious behaviour to combat crime and potential terrorist activity on public transp

[osint] Net widens with more arrests

All terrorist organizations have larger support cells than attack cells. Bruce Net widens with more arrests >From correspondents in London August 01, 2005 From: AAP BRITISH police arrested seven more people overnight over the botched July 21 terror attacks in London, a spokeswoma

[osint] Australia: Police query value of terrorism patrols

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[osint] Bin Laden 'funded' Australian embassy bombing

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[osint] Extremists rip off tsunami charity cash

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1703452005 Sat 30 Jul 2005 Extremists rip off tsunami charity cash IAN JOHNSTON CHARITABLE donations to help people affected by the Asian tsunami disaster are falling into the hands of radical Islamic groups linked to terrorists in Indonesia, a leading e

[osint] UK-Police force denies use of stun gun was 'incredibly risky'

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[osint] Imam crackdown widens

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[osint] Tube bomb suspect fled Britain by Eurostar

Tube bomb suspect fled Britain by Eurostar By George Jones and John Steele (Filed: 01/08/2005) Daily Telegraph The Government was under pressure last night to reintroduce permanent passport checks at all British border points after it emerged that one suspect in the botched July 21 suicide b

[osint] London faces lockdown to thwart third terror strike

August 01, 2005 London faces lockdown to thwart third terror strike By Daniel McGrory and Sean O’Neill THOUSANDS of police marksmen will be on London’s streets and rooftops again today after warnings that another team of suicide bombers is plotting a third attack on the capital. The new

[osint] A month that changed the face of Britain

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[osint] Terrorist Chemical Releases: Assessment of Medical Risk and Implications for Emergency Preparedness

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[osint] Philipppines: 4 wounded in twin explosions=

4 wounded in twin explosions in Southern RP By Al Jacinto Sun-Star, Zamboana July 31, 2005 FOUR persons were wounded in two separate explosions Saturday in the southern Philippines, police and military said. A homemade bomb exploded Saturday in Cotabato City in the southern Philippines, wo

[osint] Violence in Nuevo Laredo Alarms U.S. Ambassador

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg- laredo30jul30,1,694724.story?coll=la-headlines-world July 30, 2005 Violence in Nuevo Laredo Alarms U.S. Ambassador >From Associated Press NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — The United States is closing its consulate in this border city for a week in t

[osint] Foreigners banned from Pakistani religious schools

http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1&id=1703812005 Sat 30 Jul 2005 Foreigners banned from Pakistani religious schools SIMON CAMERON-MOORE IN RAWALPINDI FOREIGN students attending Islamic religious schools in Pakistan will be ordered to leave as part of a drive to stamp out terrorism and

[osint] Fanatics around the world dream of the Caliph's return

Fanatics around the world dream of the Caliph's return By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor (Filed: 01/08/2005) Daily Telegraph Global conflict It was, according to The Daily Telegraph, "one of the most astonishing acts of suicidal recklessness in the history of a modern or ancient times

[osint] Dutch Iraqi Charged in Anti-U.S. Plot

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[osint] Battle of ideas crucial to win war on terror

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[osint] Twelve years of terror

Twelve years of terror (Filed: 01/08/2005) Daily Telegraph 1 Twin Towers February 26, 1993 Car bomb explodes in basement of World Trade Centre. Six people killed. World terror map graphic

[osint] Terror cell plans third wave

Terror cell plans third wave >From correspondents in London August 01, 2005 From: London / Reuters Crackdown ... A tarpaulin covers a flat following where arrests were made yesterday in connection with the attacks on the city /

[osint] Arrests since July 7

Arrests since July 7 Monday August 1, 2005 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1540237,00.html July 11 Three British men arrested at Heathrow after being turned back by US authorities Released July 12 A relative of one o

[osint] Seven more held after police raids in Brighton

Seven more held after police raids in Brighton By Terry Kirby and Nigel Morris Published: 01 August 2005 http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article302921.ece Seven people were arrested yesterday as the extensive investigation into the London bombing attacks of 21 July moved rapidl

[osint] Call on mosque chairman to quit

http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1312&id=1698232005 Fri 29 Jul 2005 Call on mosque chairman to quit JOHN INNES THE chairman of one of Britain's largest mosques was urged to resign yesterday after he claimed there was no proof that Muslims were involved in the 7 July bomb attacks. Khali

[osint] U.S. Shows N. Korea Evidence of Alleged Uranium Program

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg- korea30jul30,1,4184296.story?coll=la-headlines-world July 30, 2005 U.S. Shows N. Korea Evidence of Alleged Uranium Program >From Reuters WASHINGTON — U.S. negotiators at six-nation talks in Beijing have presented North Korea with data that

[osint] Four suspects said to have worshipped at Finsbury Park mosque

Four suspects said to have worshipped at Finsbury Park mosque Audrey Gillan Monday August 1, 2005 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1540243,00.html The connections between the four men in custody for their alleged involvement in

[osint] A 'Muslim tiger' could end Islamic terrorism

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[osint] Europe's Angry Muslims

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[osint] Firefighters get crash course in response to terrorist attacks

How about a few crash courses in PREVENTING terrorist attacks? Bruce http://www.starnewspapers.com/star/spnews/news/31-sp2.htm Firefighters get crash course in response to terrorist attacks Sunday, July 31, 2005 By Michael Drakulich, The Star Area firefighters and paramedics got a

[osint] Questions raised by the attacks and arrests

http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1312&id=1710582005 Questions raised by the attacks and arrests KAREN McVEIGH Key points • Police investigating connection between 7/7 and 7/21 bombings • Experts believe 7/21 attempted bombings co-ordinated by a 'mastermind' • Reports claim as many as 300

[osint] Sinai Bombings Renew Old Tensions Between Bedouins and Egyptian Authorities

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/30/international/africa/30bedouin.html Sinai Bombings Renew Old Tensions Between Bedouins and Egyptian Authorities By HASSAN M. FATTAH Published: July 30, 2005 SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt, July 29 - Sitting in a makeshift hut of wood scraps and thistle, the Jabal el-Th

[osint] Some Fear IRA Fighters' Next Moves

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg- ira1aug01,0,6277926.story?track=tothtml August 1, 2005 Some Fear IRA Fighters' Next Moves # Victims groups worry that hard-liners may not accept the end of the armed struggle. By Ron DePasquale, Special to The Times BELFAST, Nort

[osint] Iraq - Rebels on the Run, Locals Too

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[osint] Israel to Use Sand Bullets During Riots

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[osint] Europe Meets the New Face of Terrorism

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/international/europe/01threat.html? th&emc=th Europe Meets the New Face of Terrorism By ELAINE SCIOLINO Published: August 1, 2005 LONDON, July 31 - One attack was deadly, the other was not. But taken together, the two terrorist strikes that hit London i

[osint] IN BRIEF / CHINA-Reporters Barred From Disease Outbreak Area

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[osint] Police fear terror ring may have Saudi connection

Police fear terror ring may have Saudi connection By Duncan Gardham and Bruce Johnston in Rome (Filed: 01/08/2005) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/01/nbomb101.xml Police were turning their search for a terrorist mastermind abroad yesterday after revelations that

[osint] Spy's Notes on Iraqi Aims Were Shelved, Suit Says

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/politics/01weapons.html?th&emc=th Spy's Notes on Iraqi Aims Were Shelved, Suit Says By JAMES RISEN Published: August 1, 2005 WASHINGTON, July 31 - The Central Intelligence Agency was told by an informant in the spring of 2001 that Iraq had

[osint] Cosy concept of multiculturism is shattered

Cosy concept of multiculturism is shattered By David Rennie in The Hague (Filed: 01/08/2005) Daily Telegraph Holland When Dutch spies and counter-terrorist agents come to work, the first sight that greets them is a shield engraved on their office's blast proof inner doors. It depicts three

[osint] Nicaraguan Ex-Chief Freed From Detention

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[osint] Trustworthy Intelligence

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/opinion/01mon4.html?th&emc=th Editorial Trustworthy Intelligence • Published: August 1, 2005 The common-sense precautions that the national intelligence director, John Negroponte, has ordered to avoid more poorly sourced, poorly vetted in

[osint] Fear Over U.S.-Born Extremists Is Brewing

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[osint] Iran Rejects EU Request to Delay Nuclear Proposals

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[osint] The Mexican Evolution

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/opinion/01dowd.html?th&emc=th Op-Ed Contributor The Mexican Evolution By MATTHEW DOWD Published: August 1, 2005 Austin, Tex. WITH nearly six million Mexicans living illegally in the United States, some Americans, particularly those in border states,

[osint] Terror plan to evacuate city centre

http://smh.com.au/news/national/terror-plan-to-evacuate-city- centre/2005/07/31/1122748524687.html Terror plan to evacuate city centre By Marian Wilkinson, Tom Allard and Stephen Gibbs August 1, 2005 Police will ask the new premier for extra powers and put forward plans to evacuate Sydney city c

[osint] 'Confession' lifts lid on London bomb plot

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[osint] Australian team developing the science of surveillance

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[osint] 'Whoopee cushion' deactivated

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[osint] Government to investigate bombing suspect's Eurostar escape

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[osint] Police query value of terrorism patrols

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[osint] Terror suspect 'used a false name'

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[osint] CAIR Founded by "Islamic Terrorists"?

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[osint] Al Qaeda’s Recruiters Ride the Hajj

http://www.debka-net-weekly.com/ Al Qaeda's Recruiters Ride the Hajj In times of tight security and intelligence surveillance over world air travel, the organizers of the new jihad were faced with the problem of moving many thousands of recruits between training centers and their home countr

[osint] Al Qaeda’s New Monthly Concludes: Destroying the Iraqi Baath Was a Gift for Isla

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[osint] Secret Agents Liquidate Prominent Kurdish Separatist Leader

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[osint] Anti-drug efforts have taken a hit as the fight against terrorism has siphoned away money and personnel

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20050731--1n31drugwar. html In terror's shadow Anti-drug efforts have taken a hit as the fight against terrorism has siphoned away money and personnel By Kelly Thornton UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER July 31, 2005 California law enfor

[osint] Former KGB, FSB officer cites Russia-Al Qaida links

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[osint] Mossad Chief Meir Dagan Is the First Casualty of Iran’s Nuclear Program

http://www.debka-net-weekly.com/ Israeli Intelligence Mossad Chief Meir Dagan Is the First Casualty of Iran's Nuclear Program Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has decided that Maj.-Gen (Res) Meir Dagan, the director of Israel's external service, the Mossad, must go at the end of the year,

[osint] Proliferation Security Initiative credited with 11 successful interdictions

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[osint] British intelligence failed to penetrate Al Qaida network

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[osint] Saddam's wife channels funds to the insurgency from the comfort of her home in J

http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Saddam's wife channels funds to the insurgency from the comfort of her home in Jordan Sajda Khayrallah Tilfah • Age: mid 50s • Position: wife of Saddam Hussein • Whereabouts: Amman Sajda Khayrallah Tilfah pretends to see no evil or hear no evil. But

[osint] Israeli intelligence submits plan to target Al Qaida

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[osint] Egypt got warning on Al Qaida strike one week before suicide attacks

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[osint] Report: New U.S. ally Sudan might welcome Al Qaida to Darfour

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[osint] Japan deploying advanced anti-missile system on 'priority basis'

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[osint] Thousands of Syrian agents intimidating Lebanese officials

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[osint] Lebanon's new cabinet includes 2 Hizbullah assets and a pro-Syrian defense minis

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[osint] Insurgents infiltrating Iraq from Iran as well as Syria

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[osint] Montenegro pays first 'war damages’ to Croatia

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[osint] ‘Al Qaeda may attack Turkey soon’

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[osint] Al-Arian Proposed Reforming Jihad, FBI Agent Says

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[osint] Muslim settlers fear persecution in Assam

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[osint] Chechen warlord Basayev accepts ‘terrorist’ label

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