[political-research] Bloglines - Time to say goodnight?

2005-11-29 Thread smcbride2
Bloglines user SeanMcBride ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has sent this item to you. Antony Loewenstein Just what is "the whole truth"? Time to say goodnight? By Antony Loewenstein Steve Wasserman, Truthdig.org, November 28: "Why continue to read newspapers? After all

[osint] Realists Tighten Grip as Talks Open with Iran

2005-11-29 Thread David Bier
"I've been authorised by the president to engage the Iranians as I engaged them in Afghanistan directly," Khalilzad told Newsweek. "There will be meetings, and that's also a departure and an adjustment (to U.S. policy)," he added." "...to a critic of the hard-liners, University of Michigan Middle E

[osint] Hooray, I've Been Indicted

2005-11-29 Thread David Bier
"By moving Padilla into the criminal-justice system, the Bush Administration may be able to avoid a Supreme Court review of Padilla's status as an enemy combatant, a thorny legal issue. But his attorneys note that if the court doesn't rule on the matter, other U.S. citizens could be detained ind

[osint] Military Guide to Terrorism

2005-11-29 Thread Raymond E. Foster
In August 2005, the United States (US) Army Training and Doctrine Command, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence-Threats released the Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century. The Guide was designed primarily for US military forces, however, other applicable groups su

[osint] November 28, 205: Ansar Jihad Mailing List Sends Advisory Announcing One Week Shutdown

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
The Ansar al Jihad mailing list has sent out an advisory suspending it's email group for a one week period. Previously, after any major attack, there is a concerted effort to shut down the jihadi websites and forums. Occasionally the forums will lock down shortly before an attack and go int

[osint] Second Chance

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
In the line of fire(Second Chance Body Armor) BY JOE SWICKARD AND DAVID ZEMAN - Monday, November 28, 2005 'The Detroit Free Press' / Detroit, MI DETROIT - Inspiration came to Richard Davis, so the story goes, as doctors plucked a bullet from his templ

[osint] Obscure Islamist group on Batam recruiting members

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
Same old al-Qaeda ilk. Bruce Obscure Islamist group on Batam recruiting members Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam\ http://www.thejakartapost.com/misc/PrinterFriendly.asp Around 1,000 people from Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia, calling themselves Jamaah Usaha Dakwah or pr

[osint] Thai army claims southern rebels got military training at Indonesian Muslim schools

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
No surprise here, that is what Muslim schools and mosques are for. Bruce Thai army claims southern rebels got military training at Indonesian Muslim schools By RUNGRAWEE C. PINYORAT Associated Press Writer BANGKOK, Thailand Thai Muslim youths received military training and terrorist less

[osint] Witness in Lodi terror case refuses to testify in bail hearing

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
Witness in Lodi terror case refuses to testify in bail hearing By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO A key witness in a federal terrorism investigation cited his right to avoid self-incrimination on Monday when he refused to answer questions that could help free a Lodi man awaiti

[osint] Former terror suspect from Morocco alleges mistreatment by jailers

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
Ipso facto evidence of guilt; this is straight out of the al-Qaeda terrorist training manual.accuse police and courts of mistreatment and torture. Bruce Former terror suspect from Morocco alleges mistreatment by jailers DETROIT A Moroccan immigrant alleges he was mistreated by his jailer

[osint] Explosion knocks out power to 32,000 customers

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
Neglects to explain why two power lines came into contact with one another.but undoubtedly "not terrorist related". Bruce Explosion knocks out power to 32,000 customers COLUMBUS, Ohio An explosion at a power station early Monday sent balls of fire and smoke billowing into the air and kno

[osint] U.S. Supreme Court agrees PLO terrorist; Ramsey Clark terrorists' lawyer

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block judgment against PLO over deaths of Jewish couple WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $116 million (euro99 million) judgment against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the deaths of a Jewish couple

[osint] CIA Flights in Europe: The Hunt for Hercules N8183J

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
Much ado about nothing. -Bruce

[osint] "There is a Real Fear of Radical Imams"

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
Waking up is better late than never. Bruce SPIEGEL ONLINE - November 25, 2005, 02:09 PM URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,386823,00.html Muslims in Europe "There is a Real Fear of Radical Imams" The recent ri

[osint] European charity funds 'diverted to Palestinian terrorists'

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
This has been well known and well-reported for nearly thirty years. Bruce European charity funds 'diverted to Palestinian terrorists' 29.11.05 Millions of euros donated by European charities to help the Palestinian poor were diverted to fund terror and support the families of

[osint] Cleared: the bomber's sister 'who praised bin Laden'

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
More evidence that the criminal justice systems in the West are totally incapable of dealing with Islam and Islamic terror. Bruce Cleared: the bomber's sister 'who praised bin Laden' By John Steele, Crime Correspondent (Filed: 29/11/2005) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/ne

[osint] Anti-American Peace Activism: Kidnapping and Hostage Taking

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/ Anti-American Peace Activism: Kidnapping and Hostage Taking norman_kember.jpgBackground on the hostage taking here . What do Giuliana Sgrena and abducted 'humanitarian' worker Norman

[osint] Joe Lieberman, Our Troops Must Stay

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
The Wall Street Journal November 29, 2005 COMMENTARY Our Troops Must Stay By JOE LIEBERMAN November 29, 2005; Page A18 I have j

[osint] Oops. One of the signers of the Fatwa against terror convicted of lying about terror lies in 2004; now arrested for deportation

2005-11-29 Thread Bruce Tefft
The so-called "fatwa" issued by the "North American Fiqh against terrorism is meaningless as it does not name specific individuals (such as bin Laden) nor organizations (such as al-Qaeda).nor does it address the common Islamic view that non-Muslims are NOT "innocent" nor civilians - in fact, some