[osint] Sweden plans to be world's first oil-free economy

Our dependency on oil should be broken by 2020, said Mona Sahlin, minister of sustainable development. There shall always be better alternatives to oil, which means no house should need oil for heating, and no driver should need to turn solely to gasoline. Sadly, the US will probably be oil

[osint] Unrest in Nigeria's Delta region could fuel rise in oil prices

...a spokesman for Asari's militant faction, the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Service, said more attacks were certain if the government and oil companies didn't address people's concerns. If the Nigerian government thinks this is all a joke, Onegiya Erekosima said, I cannot predict what will

[osint] Boehner Rents Apartment Owned by Lobbyist in D.C.

John Milne does not lobby John Boehner on any issue and has not lobbied him on any issue during the time period in which John has been renting the property, he said. Seymour added that he does not know if other members of Milne's mCapitol Management firm have lobbied Boehner. We really have no

[osint] Iran and Syria 'incited violence'

Iran and Syria 'incited violence' The US secretary of state has accused Iran and Syria of fuelling anti-Western sentiment, in a row over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. Condoleezza Rice said both countries had used the opportunity to incite violence and exploit Muslim anger. The

[osint] 4 quit New York Press in cartoon flap

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060208-100443-7527r 4 quit New York Press in cartoon flap NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Three editors and a reporter quit The New York Press for quashing an editorial and reprints of cartoons that angered Muslims around the world, a report

[osint] Acceptance of their intolerance - it's all part of radical Islam's plan

http://smh.com.au/news/opinion/acceptance-of-their-intolerance--its-all-part -of-radical-islamsplan/2006/02/08/1139379570331.html Acceptance of their intolerance - it's all part of radical Islam's plan February 9, 2006 The reaction to the religious riots epitomises an increasingly enfeebled

[osint] Republican Who Oversees N.S.A. Calls for Wiretap Inquiry

Ms. Wilson, who was a National Security Council aide in the administration of President Bush's father, is the first Republican on either the House's Intelligence Committee or the Senate's to call for a full Congressional investigation into the program, in which the N.S.A. has been eavesdropping

[osint] Gonzales on warrantless wiretaps: we wanted something even worse

...Senator Lindsey Graham, who yesterday called the justification very dangerous in terms of its application for the future, and When I voted for it [the joint resolution], I never envisioned that I was giving to this president or any other president the ability to go around FISA carte blanche

[osint] Iraqi forces arrest top Al Qaeda leader

Iraqi forces arrest top Al Qaeda leader [ Monday, February 06, 2006 07:22:45 pmIANS ] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1403000.cms BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces have arrested a top leader of the Al Qaeda terror network, General Mahdi Sabeh Hashim of the interior ministry said in press

[osint] Timeline: the Muhammad cartoons

Timeline: the Muhammad cartoons By Times Online http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2021760,00.html September 17, 2005: Politiken, a Danish newspaper, reports that Kaare Bluitgen, a writer, cannot find an illustrator for a book about the life of Muhammad, because artists fear

[osint] Iran Case Goes to Security Council

News http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/02/06/001.html Monday, February 6, 2006. Page 1. Iran Case Goes to Security Council By Paul Ames and Ali Akbar Dareini The Associated Press Michael Dalder / Reuters Sergei Ivanov sharing a light moment with Robert

[osint] Extremist groups may be fanning cartoon anger

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=263706area=/breaking_news/br eaking_news__international_news/# Extremist groups may be fanning cartoon anger Lara Sukhtian | Dubai, United Arab Emirates 08 February 2006 06:29 The foreign

[osint] Hamas moderates its rhetoric on Israel

Times Online February 06, 2006 Khaled Meshal is under international pressure to renounce violence before Hamas takes power in Palestine (Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-2027548,00.html Hamas moderates its rhetoric on Israel By Simon

[osint] Graphic: Preacher's World of Terror

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2030109,00.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL

[osint] 'Oil graft fuels insurgency'

http://www.indianexpress.com/ Monday, February 06, 2006 International 'Oil graft fuels insurgency' Corruption A serious threat to Iraq's economic rebirth ROBERT F WORTH JAMES GLANZ BAGHDAD Iraq, February 5 Iraqi and American officials say they are

[osint] Seven Signs of Terrorism

Below is a link to an information video entitled, 7 Signs of Terrorism. The video was researched, developed, and produced by the students, staff and alumni of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois. The video, commissioned by the Illinois Terrorism Task Force was

[osint] Bangladesh boosts bomb sweep ahead of anniversary

From New Nation Online Edition http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/38/23742 Breaking News Bangladesh boosts bomb sweep ahead of anniversary By Reuters Sun, 11 Dec 2005, 01:18:00 Armed police and commandos of elite Rapid Action Battalion cordoned off the area and searched vehicles and

[osint] Copenhagen rues its lost tolerance

The Times February 06, 2006 Cartoons http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2027298,00.html Copenhagen rues its lost tolerance By Roger Boyes THE mood was tense yesterday in Noerrebro, the multi-cultural district of Copenhagen where the Cartoon War began. As TV pictures

[osint] Three Days With a Bird Flu Sleuth

http://www.washingtonpost.com/?nav=pf washingtonpost.com http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/05/AR2006020500 933.html Three Days With a Bird Flu Sleuth A WHO Epidemiologist Probes The Death of a Jakarta Nurse As Fears of Viral Mutation Grow By Alan Sipress

[osint] Radical Imams and Terrorists

http://www.fpri.org/ww/0606.200508.radu.imamsterrorists.html Watch on the West A Newsletter of FPRI’s Center for the Study of America and the West Radical Imams and Terrorists By Michael Radu Volume 6, Number 6 August 2005 Michael Radu http://www.fpri.org/about/people/radu.html is

[osint] Alert for al-Qaeda militants who tunnelled out of prison

Alert for al-Qaeda militants who tunnelled out of prison http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__inte rnational_news/articleid=263403# 06 February 2006 11:13 Interpol was on worldwide alert on Sunday after 13

[osint] Boston Globe: We are all Danes now

From the paper everyone calls the most liberal rag on the national level... Boston.com http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ The Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ JEFF JACOBY We are all Danes now By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist |

[osint] Hooked on Hamza

The Times February 08, 2006 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-2029354,00.html Valerie Fleming arriving in court in Yemen to see the trial of her long-lost son by Abu Hamza Times2 Hooked on Hamza Rajeev Syal 26 years ago Valerie Fleming fell in love with a

[osint] Was Al Qaeda Escape an Inside Job?

ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1587013CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 Was Al Qaeda Escape an Inside Job? Engineers Say Massive Dirt Removal, Months of Work Needed to Pull Off Escape By BRIAN ROSS Feb. 6, 2006 - - Jamil Ahmed al-Badawi, the mastermind behind the al Qaeda attack on the

[osint] Assessing Risk Key to Terrorism Fight

Assessing Risk Key to Terrorism Fight Jan 26, 11:36 PM EST By PAISLEY DODDS Associated Press Writer DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- One of the biggest hurdles in fighting terrorism is assessing the risk, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday, as Muslim leaders debated

[osint] Weapons cache seized during raid on mosque

The Times of London has a spread of articles and audio tapes on the Hamza case: http://timesonline.co.uk The Times February 08, 2006 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2030026,00.html Weapons cache seized during raid on mosque By Sean O'Neill Listen

[osint] Series of attacks rocks Afghanistan

Series of attacks rocks Afghanistan MICHAEL DEN TANDT http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060206.wxafghan06/BNSto ry/International/home From Monday's Globe and Mail KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - Islamist insurgents launched co-ordinated attacks on coalition and government forces