[osint] Muslim girls unveil their fears (France via BBC)

[Excerpt: From the beginning, the French law was perceived by most of France's five million Muslims to be an ill-concealed attempt to ban veils from the classroom..There's a lot of tension in the Islamic community which feels targeted, Scieux admits, but it's actually applicable to all

[osint] Nepal begins corruption inquiry

[Excerpt: The Royal Commission on Corruption Control was set up by King Gyanendra last month, after he seized direct control of the countryThe commission has wide-ranging powers and is similar to a court of law.] _http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/south_asia/4370867.stm_

[osint] Malaysians condemn 'state spying'

[Excerpt: The move follows attempts by a leading government politician to encourage young people to spy on Muslim couples.Dozens of people have been arrested recently for visiting night clubs or even holding hands.] _http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4370781.stm_

[osint] Egypt's leader orders election reform

[Excerpt: The election of a president will be through direct, secret balloting, giving the chance for political parties to run for the presidential elections and providing guarantees that allow more than one candidate for the people to choose among them with their own will, Mubarak said.]

[osint] Iran has finished authorised uranium processing

[Excerpt: But Iran still needed to clear material out of fragile uranium conversion machines and this process ended the week of February 14, a diplomat close to the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told AFP.]

[osint] Locals go ga ga over Sharjah poll move

[Excerpt: A number of interviews conducted by Khaleej Times, as well as surveys carried out by a section of the local media, reflected the optimistic atmosphere, which the move has created. Many expressed their hope that the move would enhance the ties between the authorities and the

[osint] Suicide bomb kills 18 in Iraq

[Excerpt: Around 25 people were wounded in the attack, the second suicide car bombing in as many days.Violence, which calmed briefly following the elections nearly two weeks ago, has increased in the past week, in the build-up to the Shi'ite ceremony of Ashura. Election results are not

[osint] Privatisation plan for al-Jazeera has journalists worried news coverage might su

[Excerpt: Our editorial policy is the red line, the stations director, Wadah Khanfar, said in a recent interview. The moment we feel the privatisation issue will interfere with our editorial policy, the project will be abandoned.Not everyone is so sure. At the stations headquarters

[osint] Iraqi police suffer sustained attacks

[Excerpt: At one point, Salman Pak's main police station was taken over by fighters before the US military sent in helicopter gunships to attack the building. Police sources said at least 65 officers had been wounded and that 20 of the fighters had been killed. The fighting was so

[osint] Colombia rebel war takes fierce turn; 30 die

[Excerpt: We have 18 dead, six wounded, a soldier injured and two others missing, Jorge Mejia, of the Antioquia province governor's office, told AFP, referring to army forces. One of the wounded soldiers later died.] _http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050210/1/3qi1y.html_

[osint] Iraqi official assassinated in Baghdad

[Excerpt: Police in Baghdad said a director in the Ministry of Culture and Housing was assassinated on Wednesday evening when unknown assailants attacked his car.] _http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/827325A8-90CC-49A6-BA8E-EF92B2824FA6.h tm_

[osint] UAE to get delivery of first F-16 batch in May

[Excerpt: First announced in May 1998, the estimated $6.4 billion deal calls for delivery of 80 F-16C/D aircraft to the UAE starting from the end of 2004 through 2007.] _http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2005/Februar y/theuae_February290.xmlsection=theuae_

[osint] Oil drops amid Saudi plans to increase output capacity

[Excerpt: Oil kingpin and OPEC member Saudi Arabia said that it expected to increase its oil output capacity to 12.5 million barrels per day (bpd) within the next four years, from 11 million currently, and has considered raising it to 15 million if world demand warrants such a move, Oil

[osint] Gunmen kill Iraqi journalist, seize government official

[Excerpt: Alhurra said one of Khazals sons was also killed in the attack. He was three years old.In Baghdad, gunmen dragged a senior government official from his car in the south of the capital. The Interior Ministry said Colonel Riyadh Katei Aliwi worked in its operations department.]

[osint] Iraq Shiites Insist Islam Be Sole Source of Legislation

[Excerpt: The role of Islam was a particular sticking point when an interim administrative law was drawn up under the US-led occupation.fter often acrimonious debate and the threat of a veto by then US administrator Paul Bremer, the final version said that Islam should be a source of

[osint] Afghan Plane Missing with 104 on Board

[Excerpt: Kam Air opened as Afghanistan's only private airline in November 2003. It flies leased aircraft between Kabul and Dubai and Istanbul and operates several domestic routes.] _http://64.94.180.107/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=VNGQ4QN31GE1WCRBAE0CFFA?typ e=worldNewsstoryID=7534633_

Re: [osint] Airport Screening Gets Smarter

In a message dated 1/21/2005 11:14:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In addition, the TSA, part of the Department of Homeland Security, plans to expand a pilot program using so-called Explosive Trace Portals to scan passengers for explosives. These machines, made by

[osint] Restoration of Georgia-Azerbaijan Gas Pipe Over

2005-01-19 06:08:28 _http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=2329_ (http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=2329) Restoration of Georgia-Azerbaijan Gas Pipe Over Restoration of the gas pipeline connecting Georgia and Azerbaijan has completed, Georgian Fuel and Energy Minister Nika Gilauri

[osint] Qatar and Oman relax visa rules

[Excerpt: In a paid advertisement in a pan-Arab magazine published in London, Qatari authorities announced expatriates living in the Gulf can go to _www.e.gov.qa_ (http://www.e.gov.qa/) to secure their visas online.After completing the form, applicants will receive an immediate

[osint] US cleric stabbed in Algeria

[Excerpt: According to diplomatic sources, Hugh Johnson of the Protestant Church of Algeria was stabbed by an unknown assailant in downtown Algiers and later underwent surgery..His condition was not life-threatening, diplomats said.

[osint] After vote, Iraqi officials will ask for US to set date for withdrawal: report

[Excerpt: Nobody wants to withdraw in such a way as to leave Iraq ill prepared to confront an insurgency which is not going to disappear. So the focus is, how can we maximize our training program to get as many Iraqis out there as quickly as possible, an unnamed senior administration

[osint] Saudi prince buys the Savoy

[Excerpt: The deal is the second between Bank of Scotland, part of HBOS, and the Saudi prince under a joint venture launched last year to buy luxury hotels across Europe.] _http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1394337,00.html_

[osint] The seeds of a bribery scandal in Indonesia

[Excerpt: Sometime in February 2002, an employee of the consulting firm visited the senior official at his home and gave him an envelope containing $50,000 in $100 bills. The official took the money but said he couldn't promise he could get the law repealed, the SEC claimed. This decree

[osint] U.S. Companies Eye Trans-Afghan Pipeline

[Excerpt: U.S. company Unocal Corp., based in El Segundo, California, was considering participation in the project in the 1990s, but plans were abandoned when the United States fired cruise missiles into Afghanistan in 1998 in pursuit of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, blamed for two

[osint] Colombia announces support to Syria's positions (2 items)

[Excerpt: The governor referred to the struggle and resistance of the people in the occupied villages against the Israeli occupation troops and their adherence to their Syrian Arab identityHatem stressed Columbian people and government's support to Syria's struggle to restore the

[osint] Pakistan Air Force men jailed

[Excerpt: Military trials in Pakistan are often shrouded in secrecy, and air force spokesman Air Commodore Sarfraz Ahmad would not confirm the court martials. Aslam Khattak, a former air force chief warrant officer and the father of one of the defendants, Nasruminallah Khattak, said the

[osint] China builds up strategic sea lanes

[Excerpt: The report noted that the vast amount of oil shipments through the sea lanes, along with growing piracy and maritime terrorism, prompted China, as well as India, to build up naval power at chokepoints along the sea routes from the Persian Gulf to the South China Sea..China ...

[osint] 16 Iraqis Killed in Pre-Election Attacks

[Excerpt: Underscoring these security concerns, Shiite politician Salama Khafaji, who survived an ambush in central Baghdad Sunday by gunmen wearing police uniforms, said she's canceled campaigning in the south after her staff discovered terrorist checkpoints on major routes..What we

[osint] Rocket hits Iraq oil pipeline

[Excerpt: Northern oil exports have been idle since 18 December when saboteurs hit the Iraq-Turkey pipeline. It has been sabotaged several times since..Another pipeline running from the Kirkuk oilfields to the 350,000 barrel per day (bpd) Baiji refinery was also hit on Friday in the

[osint] Terror threat to aid workers (Ache - new information)

[Excerpt: The Foreign Ministry said on Monday it had received information that imminent terror attacks are being planned against foreign rescue workers in Aceh. It did not elaborate on the nature of the threat or the origin of the information.A Danish aid worker in the capital Banda

[osint] Colonel guilty of genocide (Serbia)

[Excerpt: Last April Krstic became the first man found guilty of aiding and abetting genocide by the court here so far.On appeal he was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his leading role in the massacre of Muslims that followed the fall of the UN-protected enclave of Srebrenica in

[osint] Gunmen kill 8 Iraqi National Guardsmen

[Excerpt: Elsewhere in Ramadi, officials Monday found four bodies - three civilians and one Iraqi soldier. They bore handwritten signs declaring them collaborators, a hospital official said.] _http://209.64.62.42/newsinbrief/brieflies.html?s=ent_

[osint] US to release five from Guantanamo

[Excerpt: Britain's Financial Times reported this week that the release was part of a plan to radically reduce the number of prisoners held at thebase in Cuba It quoted a US defence official as saying that an increase in the number of transfers to an unspecified number of the 19 countries

[osint] Officials: Alwawi seeks 'limited' delay of Iraq elections

[Excerpt: Alawi sees no point in the elections, but doesn't want to do anything without a consensus that would include the United States, an Iraqi official said. He has been talking to everybody to ensure that any delay would be limited and agreed by all.]

[osint] Sunni strikes close oil fields in northern Iraq

[Excerpt: The suspended activities have included exports to neighboring Turkey and the refining of oil, Middle East Newsline reported. ] _http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453382.16875.html_ (http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453382.16875.html) Sunni strikes

[osint] Fierce firefight near Chechnya

_http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11892065%255E1702,00.html_ (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11892065%5E1702,00.html) Fierce firefight near Chechnya From correspondents in Nazran, Russia January 8, 2005 AUTOMATIC gunfire and explosions sounded today as troops

[osint] No-go zones for aid workers

[Excerpt: It is very likely that militant Islamic groups will link up with gangs on the margins of GAM to conduct attacks on foreigners in Aceh, says Professor Lindsey, director of Melbourne University's Asian Law CentreHe argues that the real threat to foreign aid workers may come from

[osint] Curfew imposed in Gilgit after 11 killed in sectarian unrest (Pakistan) (2 items

_http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/WorldNF.asp?ArticleID=147129_ (http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/WorldNF.asp?ArticleID=147129) Published: 9/1/2005, 08:04 (UAE) Curfew imposed in Gilgit after 11 killed in sectarian unrest By Shahid Hussain, Correspondent Islamabad : At least 11 people

[osint] Another attack on gas pipeline (Pakistan)

[Excerpt: According to the sources, unknown armed men started firing rockets in the sensitive area at around 9pm and continued to do so until 11pm.The personnel of the Frontier Corps and Defence Security Guards returned fire. Dozens of rockets and mortal shells were lobbed during the

[osint] AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ATTENTION TURNS TO UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

[Excerpt: When he unveiled his cabinet, Karzai portrayed its members as apolitical technocrats dedicated to making immediate improvements for all Afghans, regardless of political affiliation and ethnicity. The people of Afghanistan have big expectations from all of us, and in your faces I

[osint] Ukrainians, Iraqis killed in clashes (Iraq, Aljazeera)

[Excerpt: Earlier, Iraqi interior ministry sources said two Iraqi policemen and two civilians were killed by US soldiers who opened fire after their convoy was targeted by a roadside bombThe convoy came under attack near Yusufiya late on SaturdayThe spokesman, Adnan Abd al-Rahman,

[osint] Soldier acquitted of Iraqi's death, convicted of assault

[Excerpt: The six-man military jury cleared Perkins of manslaughter charges but convicted him of assault, which carries a maximum prison sentence of six months.Also yesterday, a soldier seen as the ringleader of detainee abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison appeared before a military judge

[osint] Iraqis in UAE can vote

[Excerpt: We estimate there are about 100,000 Iraqis living in the UAE, the number could turn out to be as high as 120,000, 70 per cent of whom we expect will be eligible to vote, Ms Baldwin said, adding that voters need to prove three things to be eligible to vote: first they need a proof

[osint] Large Explosion Hits Western Baghdad

_http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/08/welcome.htm_ (http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/08/welcome.htm) Large Explosion Hits Western Baghdad - Witnesses: BAGHDAD, Jan 08: A powerful explosion shook western Baghdad today, witnesses said, but police said they had not found the location of the blast and

[osint] Afghan Judge Nabbed Over Car Bombing Ties

[Excerpt: Intelligence officials have said Haidar organized the attacks on the instructions of a suspected al-Qaida member called Attaullah, who was based in Peshawar in neighboring PakistanFatah said Attaullah was an Iraqi national and identified the suicide bomber as a Kashmiri named

[osint] 'US airstrike' near Mosul kills many

[Excerpt: South of Baghdad on Saturday, a car bomb tore through a petrol station in the village of Mahaweel, killing four people and wounding 19 others who had been queuing up at the fuel pump, police said..The blast struck near a roadblock manned by police and soldiers. .Three

[osint] Many die in Pakistan sectarian violence

[Excerpt: The authorities imposed a curfew in Gilgit on Saturday, the main town in the mountainous region known as Northern Areas, and called out the army to quell the violence after enraged Shia went on the rampage following the attack on Ziauddin Moosavi.]

[osint] U.S. Military Says Mistakenly Bombs House in Iraq (comparative 2 times)

U.S. Military Says Mistakenly Bombs House in Iraq _http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050108/2005-01-08T210631Z_01_MAR875742_RTR IDST_0_NEWS-IRAQ-AIRSTRIKE-DC.html_ (http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050108/2005-01-08T210631Z_01_MAR875742_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-IRAQ-AIRSTRIKE-DC.html) Jan 8, 4:06 PM

[osint] Pakistani tribesmen attack gas pipeline

[Excerpt: The 5,215km Sui pipeline network is a major supplier of domestic gas and has often been attacked by local tribesmen demanding jobs and royalties from the company for the gas coming through their area.] _http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/86A30ECE-52A7-47E2-B0B2-2852BFC169DF.h

[osint] Kuwait detains soldiers for plot against US forces

[Excerpt: The soldiers, some of whom are high-ranking officers, and several non-Kuwaiti citizens were detained a week ago and are being questioned over an alleged plan to attack U.S. soldiers in Kuwait, the launchpad for the 2003 war on Iraq.] Published: 4/1/2005, 00:00 (UAE) Kuwait

[osint] Riyadh threatens to act against unilateral pacts (Saudi Arabia - Bahrain)

[Excerpt: Dr Al Assaf said Saudi Arabia is not demanding that Bahrain cancel its agreement with Washington or that the kingdom is against any free trade agreements with the United States or any other country or economic blocs. On the contrary, the kingdom is enthusiastic on this as you

[osint] Pakistan and Iran to expedite gas project

[Excerpt: Meanwhile in Ashgabat, the Turkmenistan president said the recent thaw in relations between Pakistan and India had improved the prospects of a trans-Afghan gas pipeline. There will be a meeting of the steering committee of the TAP (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan) pipeline in

[osint] Suicide Car Bombings Kill 25 in Iraq

[Excerpt: The U.S. military reported an American soldier with Task Force Olympia was killed and two were wounded Tuesday when a patrol was attacked by small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Tal Afar in northern Iraq.Five other servicemen died in three separate attacks Tuesday,

[osint] Border clash leaves 15 Afghans dead: Pakistani killed in 'unprovoked firing'

[Excerpt: Talking to this correspondent, a paramilitary officer said that about 15 Afghan soldiers were killed in the clash. The skirmishes between the Pakistani and Afghan forces first started when paramilitary personnel were collecting wreckage of an unmanned surveillance aircraft that

[osint] Riyadh enforces supply cut pledge (Saudi oil)

[Excerpt: Opec ministers have said that the group may need to cut production quotas when it meets on January 30 to stop prices falling further.] _http://www.bahraintribune.com/_ (http://www.bahraintribune.com/) Thursday, January 6, 2005 Riyadh enforces supply cut pledge Oil output cut

[osint] Marubeni-led group wins three billion dollar power, water project in Abu Dhabi

[Excerpt: A joint venture would be set up to run the facilities starting April, with the consortium taking a 40-percent stake and the ADWEA the remaining 60 percent. Marubeni formed a consortium with Japanese engineering firm JGC Corp., BTU Power Co. of the United States and Malaysian

[osint] Bin Laden's Ex-Bodyguard Is Taken Off Lists of Terrorists

[Excerpt: A U.S. Treasury spokeswoman said Abdalla, 28, was also removed from the United States' list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.Information available to us shows that Abdalla no longer supports terrorist activity and is helping German authorities to

[osint] Iraqi exports hit year-low in December

Thursday, January 6, 2005 _http://www.bahraintribune.com_ (http://www.bahraintribune.com) Iraqi exports hit year-low in December LONDON: Sabotage attacks on oil facilities reduced Iraqs crude exports in December to 1.16 million barrels per day (bpd), the lowest exports for any month in

[osint] Oil refinery blaze contained (Iraq)

_http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11818494%255E1702,00.html_ (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11818494%5E1702,00.html) Oil refinery blaze contained From correspondents in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2004 A MORTAR or rocket strike set fire to Baghdad's Dura oil

[osint] Blast kills many in Baghdad raid

[Excerpt: The blast was set off by remote control as police were inside. The building and several other houses were flattened..The incident, late on Tuesday, ended a day of unrelenting violence in Sunni Muslim areas north of Baghdad.]

[osint] Two terror suspects, civilian killed in shootouts in Saudi capital

[Excerpt: The gunman opened fire from the car he was driving and hurled a bomb at security men, slightly injuring four of them, said a ministry statement reported by official media. Security forces at the scene chased the car and encircled it, trading fire with the driver, who

[osint] Go-ahead for Balkan oil pipeline

[Excerpt: The project aims to allow alternative ports for the shipping of Russian and Caspian oil, that normally goes through Turkish ports.It aims to transport 750,000 daily barrels of oil.] Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 December, 2004, 16:19 GMT

[osint] Rebels Strike Iraqi Forces After Bin Laden Call

[Excerpt: Hours after the purported bin Laden audiotape was broadcast on Al Jazeera television, calling anyone who voted an infidel, gunmen swarmed over the Mukashifa police compound, just south of Tikrit, after dawn, police and a U.S. military spokesman saidRounding up the dozen

[osint] Kharrazi discusses gas pipeline with Musharraf (Afghanistan Pakistan)

[Excerpt: In his meeting with Musharraf, Kharrazi noted Pakistans contributions to the fight against terrorism, the statement said. Iran has proposed to build a 2,600-kilometre pipeline to export its gas to Pakistan, and possibly India..But the project has faltered since 1996 as India

[osint] Abu Ghraib Inspires Abuses in Greece

[Excerpt: The Independent reported on Friday, December 24, that up to 30 Afghan immigrant men were subject to brutal beatings, mock executions and being photographed while naked by four Greek police officers during interrogations.Amnesty International reacted swiftly, saying it is

[osint] Ukraine's Yushchenko Declares Victory

[Excerpt: With ballots from just over 50 percent of precincts counted, Yushchenko was leading by 56.34 percent to 39.85 percent, election officials said.] _http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/UKRAINE_ELECTION?SITE=MABOCSECTION=HO METEMPLATE=DEFAULT_

[osint] Senior Iraqi police officer assassinated in Baghdad

[Excerpt: Col. Yassin Ibrahim Jawad was heading to his work at 8 a.m. when the assailants, driving a white Opel sedan, attacked his car in Baghdads neighborhood of Al-Baya, police Col. Saad Abdul Razaq said.] _http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2004/De

[osint] Abbas Echoes Arafat in Campaign Kickoff

[Excerpt: Israel must pull out of all Palestinian lands occupied in 1967. We must end the occupation, Abbas said to a cheering crowd of hundreds of supporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. We cannot compromise on Jerusalem.]

[osint] Assailants Kill 23 in Honduras Bus Attack

[Excerpt: Honduran gangs claim more than 100,000 members and control poor neighborhoods in major cities, where they are known for extorting protection money from residentsMaduro has waged a zero-tolerance campaign against gang activity. At his bidding, Congress approved a law in August

[osint] Shell cuts Nigerian oil exports

[Excerpt: We're suspending some of our operations following a disruption of production. said a Shell senior information officer.He said the disruption could continue until January and the company could end up unable to export more than 2 million barrels.] Shell cuts Nigerian oil

[osint] US puts normalisation of Libya ties on hold

[Excerpt: If the recall is because of this false charge about an assassination attempt on the Crown Prince, this has been denied and proven to be incorrectEnough time has passed over this issue. Why wasn't the ambassador withdrawn at that time?.Calling on Saudi Arabia to explain

[osint] Saudis withdraw ambassador from Libya, direct Libyan envoy to leave

[Excerpt: According to a 20-page ``statement of facts'' filed by U.S. prosecutors, Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi wanted Abdullah killed after a March 2003 Arab League Summit during which the two exchanged sharp insults.] 22 Dec 2004 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia announced

[osint] Suicide bomber struck US base in Iraq

[Excerpt: The brazen strike came on the heels of a new poll showing US skepticism about the war in Iraq at a new high and added to concerns over whether landmark elections scheduled for January 30 could go aheadIn a revised toll, 13 US soldiers, five US civilian contractors, three

[osint] U.S. Contractor Pulls Out of Reconstruction Effort in Iraq

[Excerpt: Contrack's joint venture, which included Egyptian and Swiss firms, also involved such well-known U.S. companies as Pasadena-based Parsons Corp., Fluor Corp. in Aliso Viejo and Houston-based Halliburton Co., once run by Vice President Dick Cheney. December 22, 2004 ]

[osint] Guantanamo Bay torture scandal deepens

[Excerpt: Separately on Monday, a federal judge in New York said he would deny a government request to delay a review of whether certain CIA internal files related to Iraq should be made public.Judge Alvin Hellerstein's comments marked a victory for the ACLU and other groups seeking

[osint] Chávez extends regional muscle

[Excerpt: Without a doubt, Chvez has very great pretensions of increasing his influence in the region, says Alfredo Rangel, who heads the Security and Democracy Foundation, a think tank in Bogot, Colombia. Chvez wants to extend his Bolivarian project to new places.]

[osint] North Korea's nukes: advanced, but hidden

[Excerpt: As time elapsed, Kim had to choose whether to scrap his hard-earned nuclear stockpile or reprocess it, says a Vienna-based diplomat with close ties to the inner circle of Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy AgencyThe rods were canned, welded, and

[osint] 10 killed in car bombing

[Excerpt: Witnesses said the car had tried to enter a police recruiting centre but the street was sealed off so it was driven instead into the nearby bus station, where it exploded in a ball of fireTen people were killed and 40 others wounded, said doctor Ali Adawi of Karbala general

[osint] UK anti-war sentiment worsens

[Excerpt: Senior officers also blame the recruitment crisis on social changes, including a more mobile workforce, greater access to further education and a change in the expectations of young people, The Observer saidHowever, they said it has been worsened by an anti-war movement led

[osint] Two US soldiers killed in hit and run traffic accident in Kuwait

[Excerpt:A second US soldier died as a result of injuries he suffered in a hit and run traffic accident shortly after arriving at a civilian hospital in Kuwait today, the US military said in a statementThe first soldier died on the spot and two others were evacuated to a civilian

[osint] Bahrain liberalises business rules for Gulf nationals

_http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/BusinessNF.asp?ArticleID=144391_ (http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/BusinessNF.asp?ArticleID=144391) Published: 19/12/2004, 07:44 (UAE) Bahrain liberalises business rules for Gulf nationals By Mohammad Almezel, Bureau Chief Manama: Gulf nationals can

[osint] Young Kuwaiti activists launch movement for political pluralism

[Excerpt: Democracy in Kuwait is a lie. The whole process has been hijacked by the fight between the Islamists and Liberals who are not really looking to the future of the countryAlso, he said, Our constitutional rights have been taken away from us over the yearsWe don't have

[osint] Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill at least 40

[Excerpt: In Najaf, a suicide car bomber plowed his vehicle into a funeral procession and exploded it just yards from the city's Imam Ali shrine, killing at least 30 people, the head of Iraqi security operations saidThe security chief said the death toll could easily rise. Witnesses

[osint] Briton freed from Guantanamo prison tells European rights body of U.S. abuse

[Excerpt: Similar abuses are detailed in a memo obtained exclusively by The Associated Press this month that suggests the U.S. Defence Department has done nothing about FBI complaints of highly aggressive interrogations reported as early as 2002. The memo quotes a U.S. marine telling an FBI

[osint] Rebels, U.N. peacekeepers clash in Haiti

[Excerpt: On Saturday, armed civilians set the bonfires of tires to block a road in the southwestern town of Petit Goave, a day after they shot into the air and hurled stones at Sri Lankan peacekeepers who tried to wrest control of a police station from rebels.]

[osint] Blasts heard in Jakarta

_http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11734484%255E1702,00.html_ (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11734484%5E1702,00.html) Blasts heard in Jakarta From correspondents in Jakarta December 19, 2004 SEVERAL loud blasts have been heard in the Indonesian capital Jakarta

[osint] Al-qaeda ordered Iraq oil hit

[Excerpt: A massive fire resulted, halting the flow of oil to Daura, Assem said, adding that the blast struck near the town of Yusufiyah in the so-called triangle of death just south of the capital...It stopped the output of refined products which had only just resumed after a 17-day break

[osint] A Year After Saddam's Capture, Iraq's Rebels Fight On

[Excerpt: In the history of Iraq, a dark and painful era is over, Bush declared in a television address the day after the capture on Dec. 13. A hopeful day has arrived. All Iraqis can now come together and reject violence and build a new IraqBut twice as many U.S. soldiers were killed by

[osint] Taiwan's pro-independence party loses poll

[Excerpt: Political analysts said the result on Saturday indicated voters were wary of Chen's moves to create a separate Taiwanese identity and Beijing was likely to be pleased that the opposition Nationalist Party, which favours closer ties with China, kept control of parliament. We

[osint] Arabs rebuff US calls for speedy reforms

[Excerpt: At a news conference after the discussions, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said he was not disappointed that the Muslim delegates insisted on linking internal reforms to the Mideast disputeWe're not starting reform or holding up reform. It's ongoing, Powell said. Reform has

[osint] Gorbachev Says Chechnya War Tragic Mistake

[Excerpt: Certainly, what was going on in Chechnya at that time was alarming, the ex-Soviet leader, who now heads the Green Cross International, an environmental group dedicated to preserving fresh water and eliminating weapons of mass destruction, told Russia's Interfax news agencyBut

[osint] Kuwait launches its first budget airline

[Excerpt: The inaugural flight will most probably be to Dubai, but the date and destination have not yet been fixed. The airline will be run along the same concept as Sharjah's Al Arabiya, with service on-board provided only on request.]

[osint] Firework displays to mark festivities (Bahrain)

[Excerpt: The Al Fateh Road will be closed from the start of the intersection of Bani A'taba Road near the Gulf Hotel, until the intersection of Shaikh Hamad Causeway near the Diplomat Hotel, from 3pm to 5pm on ThursdayThe parade will end at the Shaikh Isa bin Salman Causeway and will be

[osint] Fighting rages in Falluja (Al-Jazeera)

[Excerpt: Columns of smoke have been seen rising from the areas of al-Askari, al-Shuhada, al-Sinai and al-Jubail, the journalist told AljazeeraAl-Badrani added that explosions have also been heard in several areas of the city.]

[osint] China buys 23 Airbus jets

[Excerpt: Airbus has sold more than 200 planes in China since the mid-1980s, rapidly catching up with rival Boeing over the past five years, but still lagging behind in terms of total planes in useIn other agreements signed between China and Germany Monday, industrial conglomerate Siemens

[osint] 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Fighting

[Excerpt: Also Sunday, guerrillas killed a security guard of the Iraqi Northern Oil Company near one of its Kirkuk oilfields, officials said. No further details were immediately available..The Constitutional Monarchy Movement, a group seeking the restoration of a constitutional monarchy,

[osint] Oil Supply Exceeding Demand After Cuts, Qatar Says (Update1)

[Excerpt: ``We are very concerned that there will be lower demand'' in the second quarter,'' Attiyah said. ``All statistics show that it will happen.''...Consumption next year will grow by 1.4 million barrels a day, 80,000 fewer than the agency forecast last month, the IEA said Friday in its

[osint] Portugal PM submits resignation

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=YAO2WWABEDSRQCRBAELCFFA? type=worldNewsstoryID=637107 Portugal PM submits resignation Sat Dec 11, 2004 09:54 PM GMT LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes says he and his cabinet have submitted their resignations

[osint] White House 'spying on ElBaradei'

[Excerpt: Anonymous accusations against ElBaradei made by US officials in recent weeks are part of an orchestrated campaign to oust him, the paper said, quoting several senior policymakers who spoke on condition of anonymityThese accusations include an unproven charge that Mr ElBaradei

[osint] Saddam aides refusing food: US

[Excerpt: (Former vice-president) Taha Yassin Ramadan's lawyer told me that Ramadan went on hunger strike along with several other prisoners to protest their illegal detention, Aref Badia said, adding that Mr Ramadan's lawyer had seen his client the day beforeThe protest was partly about a

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