[osint] Good Hamas, Bad HamasÂ…

2006-02-07 Thread David Bier
Their spokesmen issue reasonable-sounding statements like Mussa Abu Marzuk, who Monday, Feb. 6, promised to honor previously signed agreements, but then reversed himself with a qualifier - only if they suit our interests. Marzuk sounds just like CICBush43 signing legislation into law requiring

[osint] Rove counting heads on the Senate Judiciary Committee

2006-02-07 Thread David Bier
Well, I didn't like what Mr. Rove said, because it frames terrorism and the issue of terrorism and everything that goes with it, whether it's the renewal of the Patriot Act or the NSA wiretapping, in a political context, said Sen. Chuck Hagel, Nebraska Republican.

[osint] UPI: Replacement of boss spells delay for information sharing project

2006-02-07 Thread Shaun Waterman
Please find below an example of UPI's continuing coverage of U.S. intelligence and counter-terrorism reform. I hope you find it interesting. You may link to it on the web here: http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20060206-100136-55 46r If you have any comments or questions

[osint] Your Taboo, Not Mine

2006-02-07 Thread David Bier
...the Danish cartoons were not arbitrarily offensive. They were designed to reveal Islamic intolerance--and they have now done so, in abundance. The West's principles are clear enough. Tolerance? Yes. Faith? Absolutely. Freedom of speech? Nonnegotiable. Blasphemy, moreover, is common in the