RE: [osint] OSINT moderation

2005-04-19 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 11:07 AM -0400 4/19/05, wege wrote: >(primarily by one individual) Fine. I'm outta here. Thanks for all the fish. Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it ma

[osint] "Live" with TAE: Victor Davis Hanson

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
"Live" with TAE Victor Davis Hanson Equally at home with ancient history and contemporary politics, a reader of Greek and Latin who exhibits a strong popular touch, a man with unusually deep roots and phenomenally broad inter

[osint] Michael Barone: Mollifying centrism

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Mollifying centrism Michael Barone (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 On two propositions most good-hearted civic-minded people agree: It is good to have centrist politics, and it is good to have hig

[osint] U.S.-U.K. Talks Fan Hopes for Plan To Ease Debt Load

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 18, 2005 WORLD NEWS U.S.-U.K. Talks Fan Hopes for Plan To Ease Debt Load By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL April 18, 2005; Page A3 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and

[osint] Jeff Jacoby: Does Israel want Palestinian democracy?

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Does Israel want Palestinian democracy? Jeff Jacoby (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 During their press conference in Crawford, Texas, this week, President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

[osint] Armstrong Williams: Shepherd to the world

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Shepherd to the world Armstrong Williams (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 Pope John Paul II passed away last week after 26 years of service to the Catholic Church, and to the world. In the afte

[osint] Joseph P. Duggan: An Eastern Rite pope as a catalyst for Christian unity

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com An Eastern Rite pope as a catalyst for Christian unity Joseph P. Duggan (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 Chroniclers do not record whether the 58th pope, Silverius, called his father by the nick

[osint] Robert Novak: Walling off Christianity

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Walling off Christianity Robert Novak (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 WASHINGTON -- The venerable Rep. Henry Hyde is a staunch supporter of Israel, but he is also a prominent Catholic layman known f

[osint] Peter Brookes: Tokyo's China troubles

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Tokyo's China troubles Peter Brookes (back to web version) | Send April 18, 2005 A long-festering Sino-Japanese rivalry is becoming increasingly apparent. If tensions between the Asian giants continue to sky-r

[osint] Book Review: The Cube and the Cathedral by George Weigel

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com The Cube and the Cathedral Europe, America, and Politics Without God By George Weigel Review by Loredana Vuoto According to George Weigel in his new book, The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God, history

[osint] Stewart Brand: Environmental Heresies

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Technology Review TechnologyReview.com Print | Forums Environmental Heresies By Stewart Brand May 2005 Over the next ten years, I predict, the mainstream of the environmental movement will reverse its opini

[osint] Brand vs. Romm

2005-04-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Technology Review Blog Brand vs. Romm In Environmental Heresies, Stewart Brand argues against four of the environmental movement's longstanding positions. Former Dept. of Energy official Joseph Romm begs to differ. The two square off in this special Techno

[osint] MAG: U.S. no-fly list has grown to more than 31,000

2005-04-17 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Drudge Report MAG: U.S. no-fly list has grown to more than 31,000 Sun Apr 17 2005 06:40:11 ET Aviation sources say the U.S. no-fly list has grown to more than 31,000, up from 19,000 last September. And a little-noticed incident on April 8 involv

[osint] Did bin Laden Escape Because of Female Warriors?

2005-04-17 Thread R.A. Hettinga
To view this email as a web page, go here. Apr. 16, 2005 Insider Report from NewsMax.com Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories): 1. Did bin Laden Escape Because of Female Warriors? 1. Did bin Laden Escap

[osint] Bolton's Hair: No Brush With Greatness

2005-04-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Bolton's Hair: No Brush With Greatness By Robin Givhan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 15, 2005; Page C01 John Bolton, President Bush's nominee for ambassador to t

[osint] South Park Conservatives: Snapshot of the Culture Wars

2005-04-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Somewhere out there there *must* be an Eric Cartman for President t-shirt... In 6XL, of course... My people won't come unless there's punch and pie, RAH That's 6XL*T* to you... --- Edward B. Driscoll, Jr. South Park Conservatives: Snaps

[osint] Columbia's Bigotry

2005-04-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Post COLUMBIA'S BIGOTRY By CHARLES E.F. MILLARD April 14, 2005 -- COLUMBIA University, only a few miles north of Ground Zero, treats young people who are training to defend this nation as second-class citizens. Y

[osint] Row deepens over UN oil scandal

2005-04-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The BBC Entertainment | Have Your Say | Week at a Glance Friday, 15 April, 2005, 14:21 GMT 15:21 UK Row deepens over UN oil scandal The US and Britain have rejected allegations by UN chief Kofi Annan that they turned a blind eye to oil s

[osint] Two-Thirds of Lethal Asian Flu Virus Destroyed - WHO

2005-04-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Two-Thirds of Lethal Asian Flu Virus Destroyed - WHO Apr 15, 9:02 AM (ET) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Some two-thirds of the 3,700 laboratories worldwide that receive

[osint] Iraqis Find Graves Thought to Hold Hussein's Victims

2005-04-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 15, 2005 Iraqis Find Graves Thought to Hold Hussein's Victims By ROBERT F. WORTH AGHDAD, Iraq, April 14 - Inv

[osint] Hacking the Papal Election (was Re: CRYPTO-GRAM, April 15, 2005)

2005-04-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 12:37 AM -0500 4/15/05, Bruce Schneier wrote: > Hacking the Papal Election > > > >As the College of Cardinals prepares to elect a new pope, people like >me wonder about the election process. How does it work, and just how >hard is it to hack the vote? > >Of course I'm not advocating

[osint] Climate Science: In Need of Due Diligence

2005-04-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Tech Central Station Climate Science: In Need of Due Diligence By Hans Labohm Published 04/14/2005 At their Summit of 22 and 23 March, European leaders decided to cancel the initial target to reduce CO2 emissions in 2050 by 60% - 80%. But t

[osint] Renew Patriot

2005-04-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The National Review The Editors April 14, 2005, 9:26 a.m. Renew Patriot Several provisions of the Patriot Act - the antiterrorist law enacted in the weeks after September 11 - are scheduled to expire t

[osint] Hey, We've Got One! (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - April 14, 2005)

2005-04-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 4:46 PM -0400 4/14/05, OpinionJournal wrote: >Hey, We've Got One! > >*** QUOTE *** > >"Perhaps you can help us with our collection. We're keeping tabs on >various examples of Republicans lashing out at financier and >philanthropist George Soros using anti-Semitic code language. We're >calling i

[osint] China Boosts Sophistication Of Web-Content Filters

2005-04-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 14, 2005 11:52 a.m. EDT China Boosts Sophistication Of Web-Content Filters Associated Press April 14, 2005 11:52 a.m. The Chinese government has become increasingly sophisticated at control

[osint] Illegals Blocking Marine Training

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text From: "NewsMax.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Illegals Blocking Marine Training Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:31:51 -0500 Reply-To: NewsMax Media <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To view this email as a web page, go

[osint] Heaving at Harvard (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - April 13, 2005)

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 3:51 PM -0400 4/13/05, OpinionJournal wrote: >Heaving at Harvard http://www.thecrimson.com/today/article507033.html > >Elise Stefanik of the Harvard Crimson describes how the Angry Left makes >its opinions known at America's most prestigious university: > >*** QUOTE *** > >At 3 p.m. yesterday,

[osint] Jack Kemp: Smoot-Hawley tariffs 21st century style

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Smoot-Hawley tariffs 21st century style Jack Kemp (back to web version) | Send April 12, 2005 There is a disturbing trend under way in Washington these days where politicians threaten Draconian action as a "stick"

[osint] Joel Mowbray: It's about security, stupid

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com It's about security, stupid Joel Mowbray (back to web version) | Send April 13, 2005 Although the media would never admit it, House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) is on the verge of his

[osint] Ben Shapiro: Sharon leading Israel into civil war

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Sharon leading Israel into civil war Ben Shapiro (back to web version) | Send April 13, 2005 According to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israel is on the brink of disaster. "The tension here, the atmospher

[osint] Walter E. Williams: Stupid airport security II

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Stupid airport security II Walter E. Williams (back to web version) | Send April 13, 2005 Hundreds of readers responded to last week's column about airport security. These were letters from Americans who fit

[osint] UK to use passports to build national fingerprint database

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » Digita4l Rights/Digital Wrongs » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/12/uk_passport_fingerprints/ UK to use passports to

[osint] China's Contradictions

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 13, 2005 REVIEW & OUTLOOK China's Contradictions April 13, 2005 China is always intent on allaying fears that its rise in the world threatens others. It is a message that its telegenic prim

[osint] Rich Lowry: John Bolton, Multilateralist

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com John Bolton, Multilateralist Rich Lowry (back to web version) | Send April 12, 2005 Almost everyone agrees that the Democrats are viewed as too soft on national security. How is the party addressing this deficien

[osint] Government: In Jeans or Veils, Iraqi Women Are Split on New Political Power

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 13, 2005 GOVERNMENT In Jeans or Veils, Iraqi Women Are Split on New Political Power By ROBERT F. WORTH AGHDAD, Iraq, April 12 - One morning last week, thre

[osint] Sharon Asks U.S. to Pressure Iran to Give Up Its Nuclear Program

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 13, 2005 Sharon Asks U.S. to Pressure Iran to Give Up Its Nuclear Program By DAVID E. SANGER ASHINGTON, April 12 - Spreading photographs of Iranian nuclear

[osint] The Calm Before the Storm?

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Oh. I get it. We've pissed 'em off. Now we're *really* gonna get it. Rght. Cheers, RAH The New York Times April 13, 2005 OP-ED COLUMNIST The Calm Before the Storm? By THOMAS L. FRI

[osint] Bush Praises Troops' Role in Helping to Free Iraq

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 13, 2005 THE WHITE HOUSE Bush Praises Troops' Role in Helping to Free Iraq By RICHARD W. STEVENSON ORT HOOD, Tex., April 12 - President Bush saluted thousands of troo

[osint] Nominee Vows Tighter Control of Intelligence

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 13, 2005 Nominee Vows Tighter Control of Intelligence By DOUGLAS JEHL ASHINGTON, April 12 - John D. Negroponte, nominated as the first director of national intelligence, p

[osint] Summertime in Gaza

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 13, 2005 EDITORIAL Summertime in Gaza f the chatter among the Israelis and the Palestinians is anything to go by, this is going to be a July to remember in the Middle East. The

[osint] 3 Indicted in Suspected Plot on East Coast Finance Sites

2005-04-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 13, 2005 3 Indicted in Suspected Plot on East Coast Finance Sites By DAVID JOHNSTON and ERIC LICHTBLAU ASHINGTON, April 12 - Three men have been indicted in the susp

[osint] French may have to buy compulsory biometric ID cards

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
InfoWorld French may have to buy compulsory biometric ID cards Plan for compulsary ID card could go into effect in 2007 By Peter Sayer, IDG News Service April 12, 2005 PARIS -- French citizens will have to pay for n

[osint] Scandals Leave Big Banks Vulnerable

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 13, 2005 BUSINESS By ALAN MURRAY Scandals Leave Big Banks Vulnerable April 13, 2005 I have nothing against rainforests. But I did get disturbed when I read that the Rainforest Action N

[osint] LexisNexis Security Breach Bigger Than Earlier Thought

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 12, 2005 4:30 p.m. EDT LexisNexis Security Breach Bigger Than Earlier Thought A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS ROUNDUP April 12, 2005 4:30 p.m. LONDON - Heightening concerns about online s

[osint] One Country, One Vote?

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 12, 2005 REVIEW & OUTLOOK One Country, One Vote? April 12, 2005 When British Prime Minister Tony Blair decided last year to hold a referendum on the European Union constitution, it sparked

[osint] India and China Agree to Resolve Decades of Border Disputes

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 12, 2005 India and China Agree to Resolve Decades of Border Disputes By SOMINI SENGUPTA EW DELHI, April 11 - China and India agreed Monday to resolve a decades-o

[osint] China Risks Overplaying its Hand

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 12, 2005 COMMENTARY China Risks Overplaying its Hand By DANIEL LYNCH April 12, 2005 The current Chinese dispute with Japan owes much more to international power politics than to earnest a

[osint] High-Octane Amnesia

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 12, 2005 COMMENTARY High-Octane Amnesia By JERRY TAYLOR and PETER VAN DOREN April 12, 2005 Ever since the 9/11 attacks, a steady drumbeat has grown to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil

[osint] 'Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?'

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 12, 2005 GLOBAL VIEW By GEORGE MELLOAN 'Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?' April 12, 2005 As Washington, D.C. returns to the baseball majors with a team of its own and simultaneously tr

[osint] Guilty Until Proven Innocent

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 12, 2005 EDITORIAL Guilty Until Proven Innocent The post-9/11 world involves two competing nightmares. One imagines another terrorist attack that occurs because authorities fa

[osint] The Smart Money

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 12, 2005 OP-ED COLUMNIST The Smart Money By JOHN TIERNEY Do not be fooled by the talking heads in Rome. The journalists handicapping the papal election may sound as confid

[osint] More Spies, Worse Intelligence?

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 12, 2005 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR More Spies, Worse Intelligence? By LINDSAY MORAN Washington - AS the Senate begins confirmation hearings today for John D. Negroponte as director

[osint] Catching a 'Curveball'

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Wall Street Journal April 12, 2005 REVIEW & OUTLOOK Catching a 'Curveball' April 12, 2005 We journalists are bound to make mistakes from time to time, and there's nothing dishonorable about acknowledging it. So we f

[osint] What I learned serving in Iraq

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
OpinionJournal WSJ Online AFTER THE WAR Coming Home What I learned serving in Iraq. BY GREG MOORE Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT SARANAC LAKE, N.Y.--There are no longer generators running, or armored vehicles rumbling, or mortars e

[osint] In Battling Hunger, A New Advance: Peanut-Butter Paste

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Wherein nobody uses the "M" word, "Markets", when they *exactly* solve the problem... Cheers, RAH --- The Wall Street Journal April 12, 2005 PAGE ONE Famine Relief In Battling Hunger, A New Advance: Peanut-Butte

[osint] Having a Blast in Vegas

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
OpinionJournal WSJ Online April 12, 2005 8:35am EDT Having a Blast in Vegas A visit to the Nevada Test Site Museum. BY MICHAEL J. YBARRA Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT LAS VEGAS--On Jan. 27, 1951, an Air Force B-50D flew from it

[osint] Star Parker: A papal message on socialism

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com A papal message on socialism Star Parker (back to web version) | Send April 12, 2005 In 1991, Pope John Paul II issued an encyclical called "Centesimus Annus." It is a sweeping and fascinating discussion about s

[osint] Joel Mowbray: Not spies after all-how the Washington Post got it wrong

2005-04-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Not spies after all-how the Washington Post got it wrong Joel Mowbray (back to web version) | Send April 12, 2005 Stories on Larry Franklin, dual loyalties, and espionage for Israel look more far-fetched with e

[osint] Old Media on Iraq: Good News Not Newsworthy

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
David Limbaugh April 11, 2005 New Column: Old Media on Iraq: Good News Not Newsworthy When it comes to reporting on the Iraq War, the Old Media might as well be an appendage of the anti-war wing of the Democratic Party.

[osint] Roger Ebert and Mohammad Atta, partners in crime

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Salon.com News | Roger Ebert and Mohammad Atta, partners in crime David Horowitz has a new project calculated to give the left apoplexy: A Web site that proclaims insidious links between latte liberals and murderous Is

[osint] Fresh target, fresh pit bull for GOP

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER Fresh target, fresh pit bull for GOP Friday, April 8, 2005 By ROBERT L. JAMIESON JR. SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST The Republican Red S

[osint] Unpatriotic Dissent Watch (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - April 11, 2005)

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 3:20 PM -0400 4/11/05, OpinionJournal wrote: >Unpatriotic Dissent Watch http://www.lefthook.org/Ground/Jensen032305.html > >On Friday we noted >http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110006536#idiot a refreshing quote >from 46-year-old "antiwar activist" Connie Harris, who was participating

[osint] Metaphor Alert (was Re: OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - April 11, 2005)

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 3:20 PM -0400 4/11/05, OpinionJournal wrote: >Metaphor Alert http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/219354_robert08.html > >From a column by Robert L. Jamieson Jr. in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer >("intelligent as a post!"): > >*** QUOTE *** > >The Republican Red Scare is on the loose. Again

[osint] The Crusaders

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
RollingStone.com: Illustration by Ed Sorel The Crusaders Christian evangelicals are plotting to remake America in their own image By BOB MOSER It's February, and 900 of Americ

[osint] Unitarian Jihad: First Communique

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
According to the Unitarian Jihad Name Generator , you may now refer to me by my new Unitarian Jihad Name: The Logging Chain of Forgiveness, or, heh, "Chainey", for short... Cheers, RAH Unless you prefer: Garrotte of Courteous Reason, (Garry, for short...

[osint] A West Too Wild

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 EDITORIAL A West Too Wild Along a border between Mexico and Arizona, a few dozen gunslingers are patrolling for illegal immigrants, and the fact that they have attrac

[osint] North Korea Deals a Blow to Arms Talks

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 North Korea Deals a Blow to Arms Talks By JOSEPH KAHN EIJING, April 10 - The North Korean government has disavowed a commitment to negotiate a step-by-s

[osint] Peter Brookes: Bolton from the blue

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Bolton from the blue Peter Brookes (back to web version) | Send April 11, 2005 The fireworks start this morning: Sen. Dick Lugar's Foreign Relations Committee begins three days of what promises to be grueling,

[osint] Intelligence Chief Is Urged to Assert Powers Quickly

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 Intelligence Chief Is Urged to Assert Powers Quickly By DOUGLAS JEHL ASHINGTON, April 9 - Not since 1947, when the job of secretary of defense was established, ha

[osint] Diana West: Reviewing the National Review

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Reviewing the National Review Diana West (back to web version) | Send April 11, 2005 If Kafka met Monty Python, and George Orwell edited their collaboration, they might have come up with something like the follow

[osint] France Detects a Cultural Threat in Google

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 France Detects a Cultural Threat in Google By ALAN RIDING ARIS, April 9 - As president of the French National Library, Jean-Noël Jeanneney has good reason to f

[osint] Woods Prevails in Close Battle for the Masters

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 Woods Prevails in Close Battle for the Masters By DAMON HACK UGUSTA, Ga., April 10 - Tiger Woods and his determined challenger, Chris DiMarco, chased each other

[osint] Health Workers Race to Block Deadly Virus in Angolan Town

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 Health Workers Race to Block Deadly Virus in Angolan Town By SHARON LaFRANIERE ÍGE, Angola, April 10 - Larrinda Pinto died Thursday, probably unaware

[osint] U.S. Commanders See Possible Cut in Troops in Iraq

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 U.S. Commanders See Possible Cut in Troops in Iraq By ERIC SCHMITT ASHINGTON, April 10 - Two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, the American-led military

[osint] Tokyo Protests Anti-Japan Rallies in China

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 Tokyo Protests Anti-Japan Rallies in China By NORIMITSU ONISHI OKYO, April 10 - Japan lodged a formal protest against China on Sunday after violent anti

[osint] Crouching Tiger, Swimming Dragon

2005-04-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 11, 2005 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Crouching Tiger, Swimming Dragon By NAYAN CHANDA EW HAVEN FIVE hundred and ninety years after a Chinese fleet cast anchor at Hormuz, the Chines

[osint] Bellow's Democratic Nobility of the Intellect

2005-04-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 10, 2005 OP-ED COLUMNIST Bellow's Democratic Nobility of the Intellect By DAVID BROOKS In this country we have hotels that are democratized versions of European palaces. W

[osint] Revising the Patriot Act

2005-04-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 10, 2005 EDITORIAL Revising the Patriot Act When Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who is not exactly a renowned civil libertarian, says the Patriot Act may need some adjustm

[osint] al-Sadr's Demonstrators in Iraq Demand That U.S. Leave

2005-04-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 10, 2005 Demonstrators in Iraq Demand That U.S. Leave By DEXTER FILKINS BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 9 - Tens of thousands of Iraqis marked the second anniversary o

[osint] Caroline B. Glick: Middle East mythology

2005-04-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com Middle East mythology Caroline B. Glick (back to web version) | Send April 9, 2005 Tuesday the 2004 Arab Human Development Report was released by the UN Development Project. The report placed a large chunk of

[osint] The Bush Administration's Afghan Spring

2005-04-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
TomDispatch a project of the Nation Institute compiled and edited by Tom Engelhardt Tomgram: The Bush Administration's Afghan Spring This post can be found at http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=2303 Drugs, Bases, and Jails The

[osint] Riot Police Called In to Calm Anti-Japanese Protests in China

2005-04-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 10, 2005 Riot Police Called In to Calm Anti-Japanese Protests in China By JOSEPH KAHN BEIJING, April 9 - Mass demonstrations here against Japan turned unruly lat

[osint] U.S. Seeks Access to Bank Records to Deter Terror

2005-04-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 10, 2005 U.S. Seeks Access to Bank Records to Deter Terror By ERIC LICHTBLAU ASHINGTON, April 9 - The Bush administration is developing a plan to give the government acce

[osint] North Korea Said to Reject China's Bid on Nuclear Talks

2005-04-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 9, 2005 North Korea Said to Reject China's Bid on Nuclear Talks By JOEL BRINKLEY ASHINGTON, April 8 - After two senior-level meetings between North Korean and Chinese lead

[osint] Fear and Violence Accompany a Deadly Virus Across Angola

2005-04-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 9, 2005 Fear and Violence Accompany a Deadly Virus Across Angola By SHARON LaFRANIERE and DENISE GRADY UANDA, Angola, April 8 - The death toll in Angola from an epidemic ca

[osint] How to Hurt American Business

2005-04-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 9, 2005 EDITORIAL How to Hurt American Business So much for the cheap dollar's help for United States exports. Beginning May 1, American companies that sell paper, textiles, ma

[osint] G.I. Is Killed as Shiites Gather for Protest Against U.S.

2005-04-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 9, 2005 G.I. Is Killed as Shiites Gather for Protest Against U.S. By ROBERT F. WORTH AGHDAD, Iraq, April 8 - An American soldier was killed by a roadside bo

[osint] Made in China. Bought Everywhere.

2005-04-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 9, 2005 Made in China. Bought Everywhere. By KEITH BRADSHER and DAVID BARBOZA HONG KONG, April 8 - After years of running large trade surpluses mainly with th

[osint] Terrorist Attacks on Reactor Pools

2005-04-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 9, 2005 EDITORIAL Terrorist Attacks on Reactor Pools A report just released by the National Academy of Sciences bears two disturbing revelations. The cooling pools for nuclear

[osint] Sunday Book Review > Goodbye to Privacy

2005-04-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The New York Times April 10, 2005 Goodbye to Privacy By WILLIAM SAFIRE NO PLACE TO HIDE By Robert O'Harrow Jr. 348 pp. The Free Press. $26. CHATTER Dispatches From the Secret World

[osint] Iran, Iraq sign agreement on visa to pilgrims, businessmen

2005-04-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Iran, Iraq sign agreement on visa to pilgrims, businessmen Tehran, April 7, IRNA Iran-Iraq Iraq's Deputy Foreign Minister Sa'd al-Hayani conferred here Thursday with Foreign Minister Kamal

[osint] Cal Thomas: The weakest spot

2005-04-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com The weakest spot Cal Thomas (back to web version) | Send April 6, 2005 The Department of Homeland Security conducted a simulated terrorism drill this week in Connecticut and New Jersey to assess the speed and eff

[osint] Jonah Goldberg: After decades of war in Iraq, a cause for joy

2005-04-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Townhall.com After decades of war in Iraq, a cause for joy Jonah Goldberg (back to web version) | Send April 8, 2005 For the most important belligerents in the Iraq war, the war ended with an enormous victory this week. S

[osint] Homeland Security blows $16m prepping for apocalypse

2005-04-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Odds and Sods » Bootnotes » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/06/dhs_ready_for_apocalypse/ Homeland Security blows $16m prepping for apoc

[osint] TSA Slated for Dismantling

2005-04-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com TSA Slated for Dismantling By Sara Kehaulani Goo Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 8, 2005; Page A01 The Transportation Security Administration, once the flagship age

[osint] Chinese begin to worry U.S. militarily: printer friendly version

2005-04-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
International Herald Tribune Chinese begin to worry U.S. militarily By Jim Yardley and Thom Shanker The New York Times Friday, April 8, 2005 Officials say equation has shifted in event of a Taiwan crisis Z

[osint] US set to get tough over renminbi

2005-04-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Financial Times US set to get tough over renminbi By Edward Alden and Christopher Swann in Washington Published: April 7 2005 22:03 | Last updated: April 8 2005 00:27 The US Senate will vote no later than July on legislati

[osint] IMF warns on risk of 'permanent oil shock'

2005-04-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The Financial Times IMF warns on risk of 'permanent oil shock' By Javier Blas in London Published: April 7 2005 20:02 | Last updated: April 7 2005 20:02 The world faces "a permanent oil shock" and will have to adjust to sustai

[osint] The Rearguard Pope

2005-04-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The National Review April 07, 2005, 10:43 a.m. The Rearguard Pope One man vs. a posthuman tsunami. I am not a Roman Catholic. In fact, I was raised in the old English tradition to think of the Roma

[osint] Can Electronic Passenger Data Help Contain An Epidemic?

2005-04-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 It's a floor wax, it's a cheese food, it's an artifact of totalitarianism... Cheers, RAH - -- InformationWeek Can Electronic Passenger Data Help Contain An Epid

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