[osint] Chhattisgarh youths fight Maoists for just Rs 1,500

2006-06-05 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/6253_1713292,00160003.htm Chhattisgarh youths fight Maoists for just Rs 1,500 Tribal youths in Chhattisgarh are being paid a measly Rs 1,500 a month by the state government to fight Maoist rebels, even as most of them get killed within a few months of their sign

[osint] Sino-Saudi Ties Acquire New Depth: Shen

2006-06-05 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093115411 Sino-Saudi Ties Acquire New Depth: Shen JEDDAH, 5 June 2006 — The Sino-Saudi relationship has acquired a new dynamism following the visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to China in January and a reciprocal visit by C

[osint] US sought to influence Iraq elections - report

2005-07-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/07/18/afx2142201.html US sought to influence Iraq elections - report WASHINGTON (AFX) - President George Bush's administration sought to influence the outcome of Iraq's January elections, using covert operations to avoid a landslide by Shiite Muslims c

[osint] Al-Qaida's U.S. nuclear targets

2005-07-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45313 Al-Qaida's U.S. nuclear targets Al-Qaida's prime targets for launching nuclear terrorist attacks are the nine U.S. cities with the highest Jewish populations, according to captured leaders and documents. As first revealed last week in Jo

[osint] New unit to survey foreign spies

2005-06-01 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://seven.com.au/news/topstories/84675 New unit to survey foreign spies A new counter-espionage unit has been set up by Australia's national security service, ASIO, to improve the country's surveillance of foreign spies. Chinese and Russian spies attempting to infiltrate Australia's military

[osint] Iran Terror Website

2005-06-01 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2264 Iran Terror Website London, United Kingdom, Jun. 1 – Controversy over a report by New York- based Human Rights Watch is taking a new turn with speculation that Iranian intelligence might have exerted influence on the group through sur

[osint] Police find ETA bomb workshop in France

2005-06-01 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01666439.htm Police find ETA bomb workshop in France MADRID, June 1 (Reuters) - French police uncovered a bomb workshop in the apartment of a suspected member of Basque separatist group ETA who was arrested in March, Spanish authorities said on Wednesday.

[osint] The Growing Red Menace

2005-05-31 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=18250 The Growing Red Menace Islamic terrorism is still the greatest threat to our national security, but Chinese espionage against the United States is gaining ground. The FBI says China will be America's greatest counterintelligence proble

[osint] Basra out of control, says chief of police

2005-05-31 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1495800,00.html Basra out of control, says chief of police The chief of police in Basra admitted yesterday that he had effectively lost control of three-quarters of his officers and that sectarian militias had infiltrated the force and were using their

[osint] Mexican commandos seek control of border

2005-05-31 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44519 Mexican commandos seek control of border U.S.-trained Mexican commandos are conducting a bloody war for control of the entire southern border in an effort to secure a monopoly on drug- smuggling and people-smuggling routes, according to l

[osint] CPI (Maoist) commander held in Varanasi

2005-05-31 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.zeenews.com/links/articles.asp?aid=220191&sid=REG CPI (Maoist) commander held in Varanasi Bihar Police have arrested self-styled commander of the proscribed CPI (Maoist) Kameshwar Baitha, who was carrying a cash reward of Rs two lakh, IG (Operation) R R Verma said today. Baitha, who

[osint] Colombia rebels attack town twice in week

2005-04-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/11420500.htm Colombia rebels attack town twice in week BOGOTA, Colombia - Marxist rebels with homemade rockets on Sunday attacked the same town they bombarded three days earlier, killing at least one police officer, authorities said. Arquimedes Vitronas, m

[osint] S. Korea unwilling to update U.S. plan

2005-04-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20050418-123650-9641r.htm S. Korea unwilling to update U.S. plan SEOUL -- South Korea has announced that it will not work with the U.S. military to update a special-operations plan that would go into effect if North Korea suddenly collapsed, leaving a power vacuu

[osint] Plundered weapons resurfacing in Iraq, military reveals

2005-04-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.etaiwannews.com/World/2005/04/18/1113787149.htm Plundered weapons resurfacing in Iraq, military reveals Equipment plundered from dozens of sites in Saddam Hussein's vast complex for manufacturing weapons is beginning to surface in open markets in Iraq's major cities and at border cros

[osint] Al Qaeda in Kosovo

2005-04-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.serbianna.com/columns/mb/035.shtml Al Qaeda in Kosovo "It's not true there were mujahideen in Kosovo. That is a figment of your imagination." Sabit Kadriu, Albanian ‘human rights’ activist in Kosovo while testifying against Milosevic at the Hague At the April's international police c

[osint] N Korea suspends work of its only nuclear reactor

2005-04-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1945117&PageNum=0 N Korea suspends work of its only nuclear reactor TOKYO, April 18 (Itar-Tass) - North Korea has shot down its only operating nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, director of the North American Affairs Department of the South Korean Minist

[osint] Maoist rebels storm village, execute 10 for refusing to join

2005-04-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/04/18/2003250959 Maoist rebels storm village, execute 10 for refusing to join Communist rebels dragged 10 people from their homes and executed them in southern Nepal for refusing to join the guerrillas, officials and human rights activists said

[osint] =?iso-8859-7?Q?SUNNI-SHI=A2ITE?= HOSTAGE CRISIS

2005-04-18 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=109730®ion=6 SUNNI-SHI’ITE HOSTAGE CRISIS Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has called for calm as a hostage crisis threatens to tear the country apart on sectarian lines. Conflicting reports have estimated possibly dozens, or as few a

[osint] Venezuela establishes reserve troops

2005-04-15 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=34&NEWS_ID=147089 Venezuela establishes reserve troops Buenos Aires (VNA) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the establishment of reserve troops is one of the Venezuelan government's key measures to cope with the possibility

[osint] Vatican Is Rethinking Relations With Islam

2005-04-15 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55208-2005Apr14.html Vatican Is Rethinking Relations With Islam ROME, April 12 -- After two decades of contact and dialogue with the Islamic world under Pope John Paul II, the Vatican is rethinking an outreach program that critics say is diluting Ca

[osint] 64 Maoists killed in clash with Nepal forces

2005-04-15 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en78296&F_catID=&f_type=source 64 Maoists killed in clash with Nepal forces KATHMANDU: At least 64 Maoist rebels are believed to have been killed in fresh clash with security forces in western Nepal, reports said. "Sixty Maoist rebels were killed

[osint] `US Out of Options on NK'

2005-04-15 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200504/kt2005041517254610510.htm `US Out of Options on NK' The United States is running out of options in the North Korean nuclear standoff as it has failed to bring real pressure on the reclusive communist nation to return to the bargaining table, accordin

[osint] Colombian rebels attack village

2005-04-15 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1690499,00.html Colombian rebels attack village Toribio - Leftist rebels attacked a remote Indian village and several police stations in southeast Colombia on Thursday, killing three police officers, a nine-year-old boy and destroying more tha

[osint] Central Asia, new focus of India's oil diplomacy

2005-04-06 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=76020&cat=Business Central Asia, new focus of India's oil diplomacy New Delhi, April 6 : With the global race for scarce energy resources intensifying, India is increasingly looking to Central Asia both as a reliable source of oil and natural ga

[osint] Rumsfeld slams Spain over sale of weapons

2005-04-06 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/11320427.htm Rumsfeld slams Spain over sale of weapons In a comment likely to further chill the already cool U.S.-Spanish relations, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday criticized Madrid's recent decision to sell military planes and boats to Ven

[osint] Saudis seize militant hideout

2005-04-06 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/04/06/saudis_seize_militant_hideout/ Saudis seize militant hideout RIYADH -- Saudi Arabian security forces yesterday seized a walled compound where Islamic militants had been barricaded for days, ending the kingdom's largest gun battle wi

[osint] Armenia to Sell Missiles to Al-Qaeda

2005-03-29 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=7012 Armenia to Sell Missiles to Al-Qaeda S. Rob Sobhani from Washington Times claimed that, Armenians try to sell grenade launchers, shoulder-fired missiles and other former USSR military weapons to Al Qaeda in order to use them against the US. Recently,

[osint] To Australians, U.S. world policy a threat

2005-03-29 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/11253925.htm SYDNEY, Australia - Most Australians consider U.S. foreign policy to be as threatening as Islamic fundamentalism, according to a survey released Monday. More than two-thirds of respondents, 68 percent, said Australia takes "too m

[osint] AP: China military expansion worries U.S.

2005-03-29 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/world/11255560.htm AP: China military expansion worries U.S. MANILA, Philippines - A month after assuming command of U.S. forces in the Pacific, Adm. William J. Fallon on Tuesday voiced apprehension about China's military expansion and its intentions toward

[osint] CIA SPY RING: Had eye on Iran until al-Qaida became priority

2005-03-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=52570 CIA SPY RING: Had eye on Iran until al-Qaida became priority WASHINGTON - In its scramble to marshal resources for gathering intelligence on al-Qaida and Iraq, the CIA shut down a spy ring it was operating in South America that was

[osint] U.S. bases in Afghanistan get $83M upgrade

2005-03-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/11247918.htm U.S. bases in Afghanistan get $83M upgrade KABUL, Afghanistan - The United States is spending $83 million to upgrade its two main air bases in Afghanistan, an Air Force general said Monday, the latest indication that American for

[osint] 'SSB strength to be doubled'

2005-03-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1063657.cms 'SSB strength to be doubled' NEW DELHI: Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the country's youngest para-military force guarding the borders with Nepal and Bhutan, is to double its strength in the next two years. A go-ahead was given on Sunday by

[osint] Six killed in Nepal violence

2005-03-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7598_1296988,000500020003.htm Six killed in Nepal violence Three children were killed in a bomb explosion in Nepal while, in another incident, three security personnel were killed by suspected Maoists, Xinhua reported. Radio Nepal Monday quoted Ratnaraj Pandey

[osint] Chirac Remains Determined to Lift EU Embargo on Arms Sales to China

2005-03-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=%5CForeignBureaus%5Carchive%5C200503%5CFOR20050328b.html Chirac Remains Determined to Lift EU Embargo on Arms Sales to China Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - While visiting Japan, French President Jacques Chirac has defended his push to lift a

[osint] Aiyar,Pak to discuss Indo-Iran gas line

2005-03-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13703498 Aiyar,Pak to discuss Indo-Iran gas line New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will visit Pakistan in the second fortnight of May to discuss modalities of Iran-India gas pipeline besides other areas of cooperation in the hydrocarbon sec

[osint] 20 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO BE BUILT IN IRAN

2005-03-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5479000&startrow=1&date=2005-03-28&do_alert=0 20 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO BE BUILT IN IRAN TEHRAN, March 28 (RIA Novosti) - The Iranian Parliament ratified a bill concerning the construction of new nuclear power plants in Iran with total output o

[osint] Putin, Chavez discuss bilateral relations

2005-03-17 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11256610 Putin, Chavez discuss bilateral relations MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries in a telephone conversation on Wed

[osint] Russia Offers Plastic Surgery for Info on Chechen Warlord

2005-03-17 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/03/17/plasticbasayev.shtml Russia Offers Plastic Surgery for Info on Chechen Warlord Russia’s security services have said they will pay for plastic surgery for anyone who gives information leading to the killing or capture of Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, on to

[osint] Arms dealers marked by SA spy

2005-03-17 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1677790,00.html Arms dealers marked by SA spy Johannesburg - South Africa's police and US officials were seeking further information on Thursday on the reported arrest of a South African in New York on weapons smuggling charges. Accord

[osint] Georgia to Block Russian Military Bases

2005-03-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=552841 Georgia to Block Russian Military Bases Georgian parliament is expected to pass the ruling committing executive authorities to accelerate withdrawal of Russia’s military bases by their blockade. Russian Ministry of Defense has rebuffed by pointing to

[osint] Bhutto got missile blueprints for Pakistan

2005-03-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://netindia123.com/showdetails.asp?id=71744&cat=India&head=Bhutto+got+missile+blueprints+for+Pakistan Bhutto got missile blueprints for Pakistan Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said that she personally brought the blueprints from North Korea for her country's missile programm

[osint] Data is lacking on Iranʼs arms, US panel says

2005-03-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7cd88b20-9089-11d9-9980-0e2511c8.html Data is lacking on Iran’s arms, US panel says WASHINGTON, March 8 - A commission due to report to President Bush this month will describe American intelligence on Iran as inadequate to allow firm judgments about Iran’s weapons pr

[osint] US warned Venezuela's Chavez of assassination plans: ambassador

2005-03-08 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://us-politics.news.designerz.com/us-warned-venezuelas-chavez-of-assassination-plans-ambassador.html US warned Venezuela's Chavez of assassination plans: ambassador US ambassador William Brownfield said in an interview published that US officials had warned President Hugo Chavez in 2004 of a

[osint] Colombia and Paraguay make security pact

2005-03-08 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=82319 Colombia and Paraguay make security pact BOGOTA, Colombia, March 8 (UPI) : Colombia and Paraguay have signed an agreement to cooperate on security issues and the fight against the drug trade, El Tiempo reported Tuesda

[osint] US: Two-ton cocaine load shipped under Saudi prince's protection

2005-03-08 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050308/APN/503081048 US: Two-ton cocaine load shipped under Saudi prince's protection Federal prosecutors are tying a Saudi prince with diplomatic immunity to a 2-ton Colombian cocaine smuggling run from Venezuela to Paris on his personal

[osint] Five-party front to start anti-king stir in Nepal

2005-02-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.expressnewsline.com/2005/03/story2005-insight-Five+party+front+start-status-4-newsID-33.html Five-party front to start anti-king stir in Nepal Five major political parties in Nepal have formed an alliance to start protests against King Gyanendra from March 8, the International Day for

[osint] Canberra eyes military ties with Jakarta

2005-02-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=44791 Canberra eyes military ties with Jakarta Australia has backed a United States decision to resume defence ties with Indonesia, paving the way for a boost in Jakarta's military capacity despite protests from human rights groups. The US State Depart

[osint] Sinn Féin's US fundraising under threat

2005-02-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d304f24e-892d-11d9-b7ed-0e2511c8.html Sinn Féin's US fundraising under threat Mounting allegations of IRA involvement in the £26.5m Belfast bank robbery and growing police suspicions of a much wider involvement of the Irish republican movement in money-laundering o

[osint] Georgia considers declaring Russian bases illegal

2005-02-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0811_february_28_2005/news_0811_1.htm Georgia considers declaring Russian bases illegal Speaking in Vienna on Friday, Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze stated that if Russia does not soon come to an agreement on the terms of the withdrawal of Russian milita

[osint] More than 70% of Iran's workforce unskilled

2005-02-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=30012&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy More than 70% of Iran's workforce unskilled LONDON, Feb 28 (IranMania) - More than 70% of the country’s job-seeking population lack professional skills, said the acting head of the State Techni

[osint] Protesters take to Beirut's streets

2005-02-28 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0700world/tm_objectid=15240071&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=protesters-take-to-beirut-s-streets-name_page.html Protesters take to Beirut's streets Defying a ban on protests, about 10,000 people demonstrated against Syrian interference in Lebanon this

[osint] Chavez Accuses US of Snuff Plan

2005-02-21 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7B508243B3-9C48-4D02-A4F5-B0E5BBA9DBF5%7D&language=EN Chavez Accuses US of Snuff Plan Caracas, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela´s President Hugo Chavez accused the US government of planning his assassination and backing continued aggressions against that

[osint] 'Spy' was a decent man, says ex

2005-02-21 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12333945-421,00.html 'Spy' was a decent man, says ex A FORMER girlfriend of expelled Israeli embassy consul, Amir Laty, has broken her silence on the relationship, denying claims he preyed on women for information. Mr Laty, who has also has been accused of t

[osint] Iran denies it's arrested bin Laden

2005-02-21 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12333950%255E1702,00.html Iran denies it's arrested bin Laden IRAN today denied suggestions on some local internet sites that it arrested al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the Western world's most wanted man, on the border with Pakista

[osint] US protests against Russia plans to sell arms to Venezuela

2005-02-11 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1733502&PageNum=0 US protests against Russia plans to sell arms to Venezuela WASHINGTON, February 11 (Itar-Tass) - The Washington Times newspaper wrote in its Thursday’s issue that the United States has declared a formal protest against Russia’s plans to

[osint] Indonesia removed from money laundering list: minister

2005-02-11 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/11/content_2570407.htm Indonesia removed from money laundering list: minister JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Indonesia has been excluded from the list of non-cooperative countries and territories by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money la

[osint] Peacekeepers have yet to disarm Haiti gangs

2005-02-11 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.haiti-info.com/article.php3?id_article=3325 Peacekeepers have yet to disarm Haiti gangs PORT-AU-PRINCE - Their M-16 assault rifles at the ready, the Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers moved carefully along the garbage-strewn alley after a lone shot rang out. ’’This mission is more dangerous

[osint] Maoists kill six policemen

2005-02-11 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.kntimes.com/025/insider025-more-Maoists+kill+six+policemen-knc-5-kni-3411.html Maoists kill six policemen Six policemen were killed when Maoist guerrillas stormed a school building in a Karnataka village and hurled hand grenades, police officials said Friday. The surprise attack took

[osint] NORTH KOREA: NUCLEAR BLUFF OR REAL THREAT?

2005-02-11 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5402221&startrow=1&date=2005-02-11&do_alert=0 NORTH KOREA: NUCLEAR BLUFF OR REAL THREAT? MOSCOW, February 11. (RIA Novosti)-The Foreign Ministry of North Korea announced yesterday that the country had nuclear weapons. Pyongyang explained that th

[osint] 250 power projects inaugurated in Isfahan

2005-02-11 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=29589&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy 250 power projects inaugurated in Isfahan LONDON, Feb 11 (IranMania) - Iran's Minister of energy inaugurated 254 power projects in regard to generation, transmission, distribution and ultra-dis

[osint] Iran for tech transfer with India in biosciences, IT

2005-02-11 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/1AFB24AEE611ACF365256FA4003DD5AC?OpenDocument Iran for tech transfer with India in biosciences, IT Hyderabad, Feb 10 (PTI) Iran proposes collaboration with India for technology transfer in the areas of biosciences and IT as also for human resource train

[osint] The secret connection of Mumbai underworld with Pakistanʼs ISI

2005-02-10 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/1562.asp The secret connection of Mumbai underworld with Pakistan’s ISI The Mumbai underworld is buying arms and receiving training and other help from “Foreign Governments” including ISI of Pakistan. There are also signs that insurgent arms from Iraq may be c

[osint] Facts on North Korea

2005-02-10 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/nkorea.factbox.reut/ Facts on North Korea (Reuters) -- Following are some key facts about North Korea, which declared on Thursday that it possesses nuclear weapons and that it is withdrawing from six-nation efforts to end its atomic arms ambitions.

[osint] Saudi conference drops terror fund proposal

2005-02-10 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/thu/feb10w31.htm Saudi conference drops terror fund proposal RIYADH (AFP) - A proposal to set up an international fund of seized assets to help victims of terrorism was dropped by a counter-terrorism conference held in Saudi Arabia, a delegate said Tuesday. "That

[osint] Europe, Iran asks Japan to help smooth relations with U.S.

2005-02-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.keralanext.com/news/indexread.asp?id=109256 Europe, Iran asks Japan to help smooth relations with U.S. [Europe News]: TOKYO, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi has asked Japan to help ease tensions between Tehran and Washington over Iran's plans to make nuclear fuel that could be

[osint] Shifting From East to West

2005-02-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=columnists&alt=&trh=20050209&hn=16380 Shifting From East to West The U. S. operation in Iraq caused ruptures in a great scale: The United Nations cracked, NATO cracked, the Western European Union cracked, the West cracked and Europe cracked. The direction in which thes

[osint] In Iraq, Shia hardline softens

2005-02-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/world/ny-woshia064139525feb09,0,4523247.story?coll=ny-worldnews-print In Iraq, Shia hardline softens BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gone are the black shirts. Now the bodyguards of Sadr City's imams are wearing pale yellow knock-off Christian Dior turtlenecks with the d

[osint] COUNCIL TO DISCUSS ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATIONS IN NICE

2005-02-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5393115&startrow=1&date=2005-02-09&do_alert=0 COUNCIL TO DISCUSS ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATIONS IN NICE MOSCOW, February 9 (RIA Novosti) - The Russia-NATO Council is to hold its informal session at the defense-minister level in Nice, France. The sess

[osint] Iranian envoy admits Kazemi was murdered

2005-02-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=4499ce21-f2ee-421c-90df-511adaa2cb24 Iranian envoy admits Kazemi was murdered OXFORD, England - Iran's ambassador to Britain admitted yesterday that Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi was murdered by Iranian security officials --

[osint] Car bomb explodes in Madrid

2005-02-09 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://newsobserver.com/24hour/world/story/2093528p-10178640c.html MADRID, Spain (AP) - A powerful car bomb exploded in Madrid Wednesday after a telephone warning from a caller claiming to represent the armed Basque separatist group ETA, the Interior Ministry said. The bomb exploded shortly afte

[osint] Looking for a Few Good Spies

2005-02-07 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.turkishweekly.net/comments.php?id=168 Looking for a Few Good Spies This is a terrorist cultleader? Maryam Rajavi is dressed in a Chanel-style suit with her skirt at midcalf, lilac colored pumps and a matching headscarf. Over a dinner of kebab, rice and French pastries, Rajavi smiles o

[osint] Tehran, Islamabad to go ahead with gas pipeline

2005-02-07 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=29474&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy Tehran, Islamabad to go ahead with gas pipeline LONDON, Feb 7 (IranMania) - Iran's Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs Hadi Nejad-Hosseinian has said that Iran and Pakistan are ready

[osint] Molotov cocktails thrown at Peace Court in Basque town

2005-02-07 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=37094 Molotov cocktails thrown at Peace Court in Basque town A fire sparked off yesterday at around 10:00 p.m. in the Peace Court of the Basque town of Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, apparently caused by Molotov cocktails, as the Basque Police have confirmed. The

[osint] Israel, US Spying on Iran From Iraq: Report

2005-02-07 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m9493&l=i&size=1&hd=0 Israel, US Spying on Iran From Iraq: Report TEHRAN, February 6 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The Israeli intelligence services (Mossad) has set up in cooperation with US occupation troops radars and spying devices near the southern Iraqi cit

[osint] Foreign policy challenges (2): Iraq

2005-02-07 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?webcat=opinions&enewsid=5192 Foreign policy challenges (2): Iraq Elections in Iraq were the first phase of a test that the whole world will watch for years to come. For the time being, the Iraqis passed the first phase. Despite the threat and blac

[osint] Colombia, the US and the threat to Venezuelan sovereignty

2005-02-07 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=7 Colombia, the US and the threat to Venezuelan sovereignty A major diplomatic and political conflict has emerged between Colombia and Venezuela subsequent to the revelation of a Colombian government covert operation in Venezuela, involving the recruitm

[osint] 1.4m foreign nationals work in UK

2005-02-07 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/16423166 1.4m foreign nationals work in UK • There are 1.4 million foreign nationals working in Britain, five per cent of the workforce • A record 140,000 migrants won permission to stay in 2003. Half were family reunions, a quarter were work-relat

[osint] US soldiers get counter-terrorism training in India

2005-02-03 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1226288,000800050004.htm US soldiers get counter-terrorism training in India An Indian Army commander said soldiers from the US, Uganda, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka are getting training in unconventional warfare as part of a six-week course at the Count

[osint] We're going to do it again

2005-02-03 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/article.php?id=3494 We're going to do it again THE Chechen rebel leader who masterminded the Beslan school siege last autumn plans more such operations, despite his apparent remorse over the deaths of more than 330 people — half of them children — in the North Osseti

[osint] ISI activities in Nepal worry Intelligence

2005-02-03 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=67502 ISI activities in Nepal worry Intelligence The developments in Nepal over the last two days have left Indian intelligence agencies concerned as the situation there is considered to be quite conducive for Pakistani intelli

[osint] Basques mull early elections as Zapatero under fire

2005-02-03 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?webcat=foreign&enewsid=5062 Basques mull early elections as Zapatero under Socialist leader Zapatero, hamstrung by his 10-month-old government's reliance on small regional parties, adopts a conciliatory tone at the debate, holding out the prospect

[osint] Sinn Fein, DUP Trade Recriminations as IRA Says It Won't Disarm

2005-02-03 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=1087&sid=aHZ8othznuXE&refer=top_world_news Sinn Fein, DUP Trade Recriminations as IRA Says It Won't Disarm Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein blamed the U.K. and Irish governments for the Irish Republican Army's decision to withdraw from the weapons decommiss

[osint] Iran and Georgia pursue economic, cultural links

2005-02-01 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0792_february_1_2005/news_0792_3.htm Iran and Georgia pursue economic, cultural links A delegation headed by the Georgian government's head of Tourism and Resorts Department Saba Kiknadze and the deputy minister of culture, monuments preservation and sport Nika

[osint] From Mongolia to Zambia // Whose Debts Russia Is Forgiving

2005-02-01 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=543373 >From Mongolia to Zambia // Whose Debts Russia Is Forgiving After writing off $10 billion of Syria's debts (the applicable documents were signed during the visit of that country's president, Bashar Assad, to Moscow), Russia has strengthened its positi

[osint] IRAN INTENDS TO LAUNCH OIL PRODUCTION IN THE CASPIAN

2005-02-01 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=159&msg_id=5364922&startrow=1&date=2005-02-01&do_alert=0 IRAN INTENDS TO LAUNCH OIL PRODUCTION IN THE CASPIAN TEHRAN, February 1 (RIA Novosti's Nikolai Terekhov) - Iran intends to start developing oil fields in its sector of the Caspian Sea soon, said Mahm

[osint] Iran to commission Russia to build telecom sat

2005-01-27 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=29137&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs Iran to commission Russia to build telecom sat LONDON, Jan 27 (IranMania) - Iran is to sign a $132 mln contract with Russia this week for the building of a telecommunications satellite, Iran's state t

[osint] Assault against suspected militants started in Nalchik

2005-01-27 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=10743458 Assault against suspected militants started in Nalchik NALCHIK. Jan 27 (Interfax-South) - Special forces have started an armed operation against Islamic extremists blocked in a residential house in Kabardino-Balkaria's Nalchik. "Negotiation

[osint] The new economy of terror

2005-01-27 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=2774 The new economy of terror Three and a half years since 9/11, the world is still beholden to the belief that it is politics or ideology that fuels armed struggles worldwide. But an analysis of five decades of modern terrorism reveals two unexpected an

[osint] Germany Arrests 2 Al Qaeda Suspects

2005-01-24 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31078-2005Jan23.html Germany Arrests 2 Al Qaeda Suspects BERLIN, Jan. 23 -- German police arrested two suspected al Qaeda members early Sunday and accused them of planning suicide attacks in Iraq and trying to purchase uranium from a dealer in Luxem

[osint] US to back crackdown on Muslim separatists in Philippines

2005-01-24 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/January/theworld_January571.xml§ion=theworld US to back crackdown on Muslim separatists in Philippines MANILA - The United States will back President Gloria Arroyo in the fight against breakaway Muslim militant groups threat

[osint] IBM Lenovo deal faces US security probe

2005-01-24 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20882 IBM Lenovo deal faces US security probe BLOOMBERG claimed that a number of US federal bodies may halt the proposed sale of IBM's PC business to Chinese firm Lenovo, citing fears of espionage. According to the wire, the Committee on Foreign Investment a

[osint] Giants India, China to Discuss Strategic Issues

2005-01-24 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30088-2005Jan23.html Giants India, China to Discuss Strategic Issues NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and China will look to strategic issues such as the U.S.-led war on terrorism and their energy security to expand on a steady improvement in ties during

[osint] BSF kills 4510 ultras, arrest 11520 in 14 years in J-K

2005-01-21 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=62615 BSF kills 4510 ultras, arrest 11520 in 14 years in J-K [India News]: Jammu, Jan 20 : Border Security Force (BSF) has killed 4510 militants, arrested 11520 ultras and recovered Rs 1133.56 crore worth contraband-narcoti

[osint] Dagestanʼs insurgents regroup

2005-01-21 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/infoservice/secwatch/details.cfm?id=10612 Dagestan’s insurgents regroup Fighting between insurgents and Russian special forces erupted on 15 January in Dagestan . Two battles broke out almost simultaneously in Makhachkala, the capital of the North Caucasus republic, and in

[osint] Pak's ISI using India's Bangla immigrants in terror assignments

2005-01-21 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=62110&cat=India Pak's ISI using India's Bangla immigrants in terror assignments Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and other militant groups may be using illegal Bangladeshi migrants in India's north east for terror assignments. This

[osint] China to launch communication satellite

2005-01-21 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
{ Nice consortium! ;-) } http://english.people.com.cn/200501/21/eng20050121_171494.html China to launch communication satellite China will send a communication satellite owned by a Hong Kong company into space during the first half of this year. China National Space Administration says the Eu

[osint] Goche speaks on spies

2005-01-21 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.theindependent.co.zw/news/2005/January/Friday21/1496.html Goche speaks on spies STATE Security minister Nicholas Goche has broken his silence on the ongoing espionage saga, saying the truth will soon come out on the alleged undercover work by foreign-hired locals. Goche said the cou

[osint] Russia completing tests of unmanned spy plane

2005-01-20 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.gateway2russia.com/st/art_265189.php Russia completing tests of unmanned spy plane The new modification of the Stroy-PD air reconnaissance system, fitted with the Pchela-1K UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle], is about to complete state tests. "The Defence Ministry is expected to return a

[osint] SWITZERLAND TO STRENGTHEN MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORISM FINANCING LEGISLATION

2005-01-20 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://www.tacyltd.com/Research_Materials_Full.asp?id=54734 SWITZERLAND TO STRENGTHEN MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORISM FINANCING LEGISLATION Switzerland is in the process of strengthening the legal instruments it uses to combat international money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The Fed

[osint] Afghan warlord survives apparent suicide attack

2005-01-20 Thread Ali-Reza Anghaie
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6846865/ Afghan warlord survives apparent suicide attack KABUL, Afghanistan - A man with explosives hidden beneath his clothes blew himself up near a powerful warlord in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding more than 20 people but not the apparent target, officials

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