[osint] UK: Deportation not fair, says terrorist on welfare

2005-08-06 Thread Bruce Tefft
Deportation not fair, says extremist (on benefits) by GRAEME WILSON, Daily Mail An extreme Muslim cleric whose family have been living on benefits in Britain for 20 years says it would not be 'fair' to deport him. Speaking after the Prime Minister announced his clampdown,

[osint] Where bin Laden is, why he's still alive

2005-08-06 Thread Bruce Tefft
Of course he's still alive in Iran...William would make a good fictional writer. Bruce Where bin Laden is, why he's still alive Author: Boy Scouts could get terror chief who's still planning 'American Hiroshima' _ Posted: August 6, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern

[osint] FBI questions 3 passengers at airport

2005-08-06 Thread Bruce Tefft
FBI questions 3 passengers at airport By SARAH LUNDY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Published by http://www.news-press.com news-press.com on August 4, 2005 Three airline passengers were questioned Wednesday after a screener found some suspicious items, including drawings of aircraft and notes in

[osint] BIANCO CONFIRMS HIGH TERRORIST ALERT

2005-08-06 Thread Bruce Tefft
BIANCO CONFIRMS HIGH TERRORIST ALERT (AGI) - Rome, Italy, Aug 3 - The joint intelligence report highlights Italy's increased risk of being subject to terrorist attacks, says parliamentary intelligence review committee chairman Enzo Bianco, in comment to the latest joint intelligence report

[osint] Al Qaeda terror threat diverts four Israeli cruise ships

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
The Turkish authorities reported that local cells linked to al Qaeda had planned car bomb attacks on the Israeli tourists when they disembarked at the harbor terminal and boarded the buses picking them up for trips. http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=478 Al Qaeda terror threat diverts four

[osint] Al Qaeda to West: It's about policies

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
By linking the bombings to Iraq, he basically sent the message that no matter what Blair says, Iraq is the reason, says Bob Ayers, a counterterrorism expert at Chatham House, a think tank in London. He's calling Blair a liar. http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0805/p01s02-woiq.html Specials

[osint] Al-Qaeda 'blames Blair for bombs'

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
They're terrorists and they're killers and they will kill innocent people... so they can impose their dark vision on the world, Blair has brought you destruction to the heart of London, and he will bring more destruction, God willing. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4745639.stm Al-Qaeda

[osint] Rumsfeld: London Attacks Not Retaliation

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
``Some people seem confused about the motivations and intentions of terrorists and about our coalition's defense of the still young democracies in Afghanistan and Iraq,'' Rumsfeld said in a speech to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. ``They seem to cling to the discredited theory that the

[osint] Mideast-bound commanders in Germany get advice from Iraqi officials

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
“The Iraqi army is not just personnel and weapons, it is actually different systems,” he said. Some of those systems are active and running smoothly, some are still in their infancy, he said. But even though there has been frustration and plodding progress in some areas, Kadir said, the Iraqi

[osint] Afghanistan Agrees To Accept Detainees

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
Gets them out of U.S. hands before Congress and the courts step in because of the scandals arising from violent and abusive interrogation techniques. With such interventions looming, every prisoner sent to another nation is one less who can be called to testify in legal proceedings. That could

[osint] Saudis alerted Britain to looming London attacks: Sunday papers

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
There were reports passed on to your authorities several months ago (in April-May) in general terms of a heightened expectancy of attacks on London, said the ambassador, a former chief of Saudi intelligence http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/afp/20050806/wl_mideast_afp

[osint] Novak Apologizes for Swearing on CNN Air

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
Appears Mr. Novak is feeling the heat of the Plame investigation. Perhaps the special prosecutor has not let him entirely off the hook after all. Nor was he getting any relief during the CNN program with a copy of Who's Who on the table ready for Carville to quiz Novak about. David Bier

[osint] Chechen Siloviki Become Allah’s Warriors

2005-08-06 Thread David Bier
“We made it clear for the heads of defense and law enforcement agencies [representatives of the Chechen Interior Ministry and commanders of special units were present at the session] that those who kill innocent people must be stopped †either lagged or eliminated by any possible means. We have