[osint] In Courts, Threats Have Become a Fact of Life

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/national/20judges.html? March 20, 2005 In Courts, Threats Have Become a Fact of Life By DEBORAH SONTAG Last March, a federal prosecutor in Utah overseeing a racketeering case against a dozen members of the Soldiers of Aryan Culture received a chilling threat.

[osint] Behind Lebanon Upheaval, 2 Men's Fateful Clash

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/international/middleeast/20lebanon.html March 20, 2005 Behind Lebanon Upheaval, 2 Men's Fateful Clash By NEIL MacFARQUHAR BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 19 - On an unseasonably mild day last August, a small group of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's closest political

[osint] Trying to Keep Nation's Ferries Safe From Terrorists

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/national/nationalspecial3/20ferry.html March 20, 2005 Trying to Keep Nation's Ferries Safe From Terrorists By ERIC LIPTON WASHINGTON, March 19 - It takes a fraction of a second for an explosion to rip open a hole below the waterline of a ferry carrying

[osint] Afghans Get One Election Date and Await Another

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/21/international/asia/21afghan.html March 21, 2005 Afghans Get One Election Date and Await Another By CARLOTTA GALL KABUL, Afghanistan, March 20 - Afghanistan's much delayed parliamentary elections will be held Sept. 18, over a year after they were originally

[osint] A Takeover Roils Japan: Politeness Out, Hostility In

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/24/business/media/24livedoor.html?themc=th March 24, 2005 A Takeover Roils Japan: Politeness Out, Hostility In By TODD ZAUN OKYO, March 23 - It has happened before in the United States: a fast-growing Internet start-up sets its sights on an old-line media

[osint] A confederacy of shamans

further action in the case. David Bier http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,170,00.html A confederacy of shamans The Republicans have cynical motives for trying to stop Terri Schiavo being taken off life support Sidney Blumenthal Thursday March 24, 2005 The Guardian The politics

[osint] Poll: Keep Feeding Tube Out

There are no partisan political differences on this issue: majorities of Democrats (89 percent), Republicans (72 percent), liberals (84 percent) and conservatives (76 percent) are in agreement that the government should not be involved. 68 percent of white evangelicals think that Congress and

[osint] Syria’s Secret War

http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17465 Syria's Secret War By Dr. Walid Phares FrontPageMagazine.com | March 24, 2005 Officially, Syria is making plans to pull back its occupying forces from Lebanon. But according to sources inside the Cedar Revolution, the grassroots

[osint] House OKs Student `Free Speech' Bill

. David Bier http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050323/NEWS/503230348/1004 Published Wednesday, March 23, 2005 House OKs Student `Free Speech' Bill Detractors say it is geared toward conservative and religious views. By Joe Follick Ledger Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE -- University

[osint] Jordan King Harshly Criticizes Syria

http://www.zaman.com/?bl=internationalalt=hn=17786 Jordan King Harshly Criticizes Syria By Cumali Onal Published: Thursday 24, 2005 zaman.com Jordan King Abdullah asserted that Syria and the Lebanese Hezbollah are trying to dispel the attention focusing on Syria and Lebanon by encouraging

[osint] The Shia Turn in U.S. Policy

http://www.techcentralstation.com/032405D.html The Shia Turn in U.S. Policy By Stephen SchwartzPublished 03/24/2005 The first quarter of 2005 has seen increasingly dramatic news from the Middle East, but equally significant developments, relevant to the future of Islam

[osint] Lebanese shop for guns as political tension rises

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23120943.htm Lebanese shop for guns as political tension rises 23 Mar 2005 14:13:05 GMT Source: Reuters By Cynthia Johnston TRIPOLI, Lebanon, March 23 (Reuters) - Lebanese Sunni Muslim militant Mohammed Ala al-Din already has an assault rifle that he

[osint] ETA's military chief arrested in French swoop

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=81story_id=18383name=ETA%27s+military+chief+arrested+in+French+swoop ETA's military chief arrested in French swoop 24 March 2005 MADRID- French police have arrested the military head of the armed Basque separatist group

[osint] Report: U.S. favors Turkmenistan gas

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20050324-123210-3260r Report: U.S. favors Turkmenistan gas By Anwar Iqbal UPI South Asian Affairs Analyst Published 3/24/2005 1:19 PM WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The United States wants India and Pakistan to build a gas pipeline, but instead of Iran it

[osint] WMD Commission to Release Tough Findings

http://www.rsicopyright.com/AP/content.html?id=D891KRV80 WMD Commission to Release Tough Findings Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 11:32:10 PM By KATHERINE SHRADER A presidential commission investigating weapons of mass destruction is highly critical of U.S. intelligence agencies' performance on

[osint] Assassination, Attacks Overshadow Iraq Political Talks

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNewsstoryID=8004383 Assassination, Attacks Overshadow Iraq Political Talks Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:52 AM ET By Elizabeth Piper BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents assassinated a senior Iraqi army commander Friday and staged two suicide car bombings,

[osint] Bush Signs Law on Release of CIA-Nazi Documents

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNewsstoryID=8004193 Bush Signs Law on Release of CIA-Nazi Documents Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:52 AM ET CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush signed legislation into law on Friday extending by two years the life of a government panel charged with

[osint] Army Likely Won't Meet Recruiting Goals

termination of military service. A really good time to review your military records to make sure you are really officially out of the military. Unless you would like a paid vacation in Iraq... David Bier http://www.rsicopyright.com/AP/content.html?id=D8911E2O0 Army Likely Won't Meet Recruiting

[osint] 'Faces Of Fallen' Exhibit Opens At Arlington

http://www.rsicopyright.com/AP/content.html?id=D891BV6G0 'Faces Of Fallen' Exhibit Opens At Arlington ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Virginia, March 23, 2005 - The faces remind us of what we have lost. Faces of the Fallen, an exhibition that opened March 22 at the Women in Military Service to

[osint] The Geopolitical Influence On Oil Prices

of security for the petroleum infrastructure. David Bier http://www.forbes.com/2005/03/24/cz_0324oxan_oilprice.html Global Strategic Analysis The Geopolitical Influence On Oil Prices Oxford Analytica, 03.24.05, 6:00 AM ET Surplus capacity has eroded from an excess of some 6 million barrels per day

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There are also concerns, expressed by retired US Major General Paul Vallely returning from a recent trip to the Israeli side of the Lebanese border, that the terror group may possess poison gas in the form of munitions evacuated out of Iraq through Syria and into the Bekka Valley. Confirmation

[osint] politically motivated legal actions against Americans abroad.

against Americans abroad sounds good at home. However, the only Americans accused of war crimes so far are Bush, Rumsfeld and others in the administration associated with the torture accusations. A very tiny group to be basing a veto on. David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/25/international/africa

[osint] Pentagon Sees Aggressive Antidrug Effort in Afghanistan

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/25/politics/25military.html?pagewanted=printposition= March 25, 2005 Pentagon Sees Aggressive Antidrug Effort in Afghanistan By THOM SHANKER WASHINGTON, March 24 - The American military will significantly increase its role in halting the production and sale of

[osint] Team Schiavo's Deep Pockets

-abortion, right to life and packing the judiciary. Interesting that the Federal appeals court judges that ruled against the Schindlers included judges appointed by Bush41 and Reagan. Perhaps they are now considered too left wing for Phlanthropy Roundtable's members. David Bier http

[osint] Bush team theme -- 'We were all wrong'

interrogation methods were right and would succeed now prevents the U.S. from being the standard bearer for human rights in the fight against genocide. Can't take the risk some pesky foreigner might refer Americans to the ICC for war crimes. David Bier http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file

[osint] One-Way Planet

One-Way Planet This post can be found at http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=2284 Quote of the day: I don't think that the world gives us the luxury of picking areas, [Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas] Feith said. We have interests all over the world. I dare say that if

[osint] Exclusive: Look Out Below—The Terror Threat From the Sea

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7244239/site/newsweek/?rf=nwnewsletter Exclusive: Look Out Below—The Terror Threat From the Sea By Mark Hosenball Investigative Correspondent Newsweek March 28 issue - Al Qaeda frogmen sound like one of the more exotic terrorist threats—but Homeland Security

[osint] Plot Thickens in Japan's Hostile Takeover Battle

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/25/business/worldbusiness/25livedoor.html?themc=th March 25, 2005 Plot Thickens in Japan's Hostile Takeover Battle By TODD ZAUN TOKYO, March 24 - An affiliate of Softbank of Japan emerged as the biggest shareholder in the Fuji Television Network on Thursday in

[osint] Rewarding Iran's Drug Fight Concerns U.S.

http://www.rsicopyright.com/AP/content.html?id=D892669O0 Rewarding Iran's Drug Fight Concerns U.S. Friday, March 25, 2005 - 07:14:48 PM By The Associated Press Iran is working to acquire body armor, high-tech communications and satellite surveillance through U.N-sponsored programs

[osint] Boats, Cows, Tasty Lamb: Iraq Battles Smuggling

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/international/middleeast/27border.html?hpex=899600en=db367316672c1609ei=5094partner=homepage March 27, 2005 Boats, Cows, Tasty Lamb: Iraq Battles Smuggling By EDWARD WONG ZOWER CHUM, on the Iran-Iraq Border - With a Kalashnikov rifle slung over one

[osint] Zimbabwe – Hell in Paradise

http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1006 Zimbabwe – Hell in Paradise By DEBKAfile Special Correspondent March 27, 2005, 10:41 PM (GMT+02:00) Amid rampant unemployment (est. 70%), repression, unbridled lawlessness, hunger, intimidation and an unchecked, untreated AIDS epidemic,

[osint] Cost of Revolutions

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=558068 Cost of Revolutions // The price of the question At first sight the dangerous split of power in Kyrgyzstan may appear as a price the country has to pay for illegitimate actions of political powers, which did not know how to reach their goals in a

[osint] Yushchenko to Come Back to His Veterans

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=558062 Yushchenko to Come Back to His Veterans // Ranks of the presidents at the May 9th celebration in Moscow thin Victory day Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko Saturday put an end to the question of his participation in the May 9 celebrations in

[osint] Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism Winning?

with their nuclear option. Definitely they are winning at this point. And with its forces tied down, in part by Iranian actions, in Iraq, the U.S. can do little to deter Iran. David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/magazine/27ADVISER.html? March 27, 2005 THE SECURITY ADVISER Is a State Sponsor

[osint] AN ARMY OF NONE

they might not vote for him. Well, they aren't enlisting in the Individual Ready Reserve* cowboy's war either... (*where Bush ended his military service after the Texas ANG dropped him.) David Bier http://www.intelligencesquad.com/id111.html AN ARMY OF NONE Blacks Take a Pass on Joining the Military

[osint] Collapse of the dollar ... gold is the only real currency in the world

in Euros. I am using one as a hedge against a drop in the value of my dollar savings. Better safe than sorry... David Bier http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=28665 Published: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Bylined to: Bob Chapman Collapse of the dollar ... gold is the only real currency in the world

[osint] A Piggy Bank for Social Security

more money, probably at higher cost, later. David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7304433/site/newsweek/ A Piggy Bank for Social Security A trust fund invested only in Treasuries is of no real use. Under the Sloan plan, we'd invest the surplus in mortgages and corporate bonds. By Allan Sloan

[osint] Look Who's Not Talking—Still

is sparse at best and very stringy. The view is that with Negroponte and Goss leading the charge on the intelligence side, little will happen with DoD and DHS to make things more cooperative in the near term. David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7306163/site/newsweek/ Look Who's Not Talking—Still

[osint] Seeing the Big Picture - Homeland Security Lacks Unified Control

and the war on terror are stringing the same harp or becoming its skillful harpists. Probably about seven to eight years before a really integrated system is set up and running well. David Bier http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=748746C=commentary Posted 03/28/05 10:05 Seeing the Big

[osint] Israel Restricts Firms’ Contact With China

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=742841C=mideast Posted 03/28/05 09:55 Israel Restricts Firms' Contact With China By BARBARA OPALL-ROME, TEL AVIV Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has barred local firms from visiting, discussing or in any way developing business in China without the

[osint] Israel Air Force Seeks Expanded Anti-Terror Role

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=713307C=mideast Posted 03/28/05 10:04 Israel Air Force Seeks Expanded Anti-Terror Role By CHRISTIAN LOWE, WASHINGTON And BARBARA OPALL-ROME, TEL AVIV The Israel Air Force is looking to improve its ability to strike terrorists, their weapon labs and

[osint] Follow the Money

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7306162/site/newsweek/ Follow the Money Watchdogs are warning that corruption in Iraq is out of control. But will the United States join efforts to clamp down on it? By Michael Hirsh Newsweek April 4 issue - By many accounts, Custer Battles was a nightmare

[osint] High court ruling seen favoring older workers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7335965/ High court ruling seen favoring older workers Deliberate bias not needed to win age-discrimination suits The Associated Press Updated: 10:54 a.m. ET March 30, 2005 WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court made it easier Wednesday for any worker over 40 to allege

[osint] F-16 Sales to Pakistan May Affect Peace Talks

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=748762C=asiapac Posted 03/29/05 13:46 F-16 Sales to Pakistan May Affect Peace Talks By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, CALCUTTA India on March 29 said the U.S. decision to sell F-16 fighter jets to its arch-rival Pakistan would affect the ongoing peace dialogue

[osint] Taiwan Parliament Stalls New $15.2 Billion Arms Package

Interesting that the U.S. would sell Taiwan conventional submarines as we have not produced any for decades and there does not appear to be a current capability to produce them without a major new start effort. David Bier //repost of 52525 which got chewed up by Yahoo// http

[osint] Take a Look in the Mirror

On March 14, Sun, a 6-month-old baby with a fatal form of dwarfism, was allowed to die in a Texas hospital over his mother Wanda's objections. Under a 1999 law signed by Bush, who was then governor, cost-conscious hospitals are empowered to decide when care is futile. The Hudson case is the

[osint] Macedonia Hopes To Join NATO with Albania, Croatia in 2006

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=750501C=europe Posted 03/29/05 10:59 Macedonia Hopes To Join NATO with Albania, Croatia in 2006 By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ZAGREB Visiting Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski said March 29 he wants his country to join NATO along with Albania and

[osint] Bulgaria Signs Arms Contract with Iraq

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=748761C=europe Posted 03/28/05 14:05 Bulgaria Signs Arms Contract with Iraq By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, SOFIA Bulgaria has signed a contract with Baghdad to supply light weaponry to Iraq, a member of the Bulgarian parliament's defense and security

[osint] Report: TSA misled public on passenger data

. Pointing out problems with the Emperor's clothing is not tolerated. David Bier Report: TSA misled public on passenger data Officials called `inaccurate,' inconsistent in protecting privacy The Associated Press Updated: 8:54 p.m. ET March 25, 2005 WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security

[osint] Army’s Own Documents Acknowledge Evidence That Soldiers Used Torture

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=17835c=206 Army's Own Documents Acknowledge Evidence That Soldiers Used Torture March 25, 2005 NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today charged that the government is attempting to bury the torture scandal involving the U.S.

[osint] TSA's Secure Flight Program Not Ready for Prime Time

http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/007843.html#007843 E-Government March 28, 2005 TSA's Secure Flight Program Not Ready for Prime Time Aviation Security: Secure Flight Development and Testing Under Way, but Risks Should Be Managed as System Is Further Developed GAO-05-356, March 28, 2005.

[osint] Panel's Report Assails C.I.A. for Failure on Iraq Weapons

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/politics/29weapo ns.html?ei=5065en=c6d389b9399b0e71ex=1112677200 partner=MYWAYpagewanted=printposition= March 29, 2005 Panel's Report Assails C.I.A. for Failure on Iraq Weapons By DAVID E. SANGER and SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON, March 28 - The final report of a

[osint] 2 Issues Straining GOP Grip in Florida

for more on this.) David Bier http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la- na-politics29mar29,0,7886636,print.story?coll=la-home-headlines 2 Issues Straining GOP Grip in Florida By Peter Wallsten Times Staff Writer March 29, 2005 WASHINGTON — President Bush's decisive victory in Florida last

[osint] Info sharing stumbles on poor planning

years at the pace things seem to be going. David Bier http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/25894-1.html Info sharing stumbles on poor planning 03/30/05 By Alice Lipowicz, Staff Writer A lack of clear strategies and concepts of operation is one of the major barriers holding

[osint] Viktor Yushenko Will Open Himself to America

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=560205 Viktor Yushenko Will Open Himself to America Yesterday, Viktor Yushenko, the president of Ukraine left to the USA for an official visit, that will lasts 5 days. One of the expected results of the visit should become the removal of Jackson-Vanik

[osint] Michel Aoun tapped as Lebanese president

http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1010 Exiled Michel Aoun is US-French-backed Candidate for Lebanese President DEBKAfile Exclusive Report Updating DEBKA-Net-Weekly 200 April 4, 2005, 10:09 PM (GMT+02:00) Michel Aoun tapped as Lebanese president US president George W. Bush has

[osint] A gentleman's agreement in Iraq

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GD05Ak01.html A gentleman's agreement in Iraq By Sami Moubayed DAMASCUS - The gentleman's agreement between the Shi'ites and the Kurds of Iraq following their success in the January 30 elections states that political office will be divided in the

[osint] They're Talking Up Arms

gives lip service to the law's stated objective? David Bier http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me- recruit5apr05,0,954560,print.story?coll=la-home-headlines They're Talking Up Arms Military recruiters are fortifying their outposts at high schools, hoping a chummy familiarity will entice students

[osint] Support grows for beefing up U.S. forces

Also see the analysis of the draft supporters cross section at http://www.counterpunch.org/zeese04042005.html. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? file=/c/a/2005/04/04/MNG47C2S0B1.DTL Support grows for beefing up U.S. forces Some see situations where volunteers may not be enough -

[osint] U.S. Drones Crowd Iraq's Skies to Fight Insurgents

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/international/middleeast/05predator .html?pagewanted=allposition=oref=login April 5, 2005 U.S. Drones Crowd Iraq's Skies to Fight Insurgents By ERIC SCHMITT ELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., March 30 - In the skies over Iraq, the number of remotely piloted

[osint] E-mails say scientists fabricated quality assurance on Yucca Mountain research

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Apr-02-Sat- 2005/news/26204008.html Saturday, April 02, 2005 E-mails say scientists fabricated quality assurance on Yucca Mountain research REVIEW-JOURNAL Scientists on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project used fudge factors and made up

[osint] China Fights Enlarging Security Council

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26237-2005Apr4.html China Fights Enlarging Security Council By Colum Lynch Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 5, 2005; Page A15 UNITED NATIONS, April 4 -- China's U.N. ambassador on Monday challenged Secretary General Kofi Annan's

[osint] Administration to Tighten Rules for Americans Visiting Canada, 3 Other Countries

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB0Y9UA67E.html Apr 5, 2005 AP NewsBreak: By Barry Schweid The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans will need passports to re-enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, Panama and Bermuda by 2008, part of a tightening of U.S. border controls in

[osint] Nanosys Issued Seminal Patent in the Field of Nanotechnology Enabled Electronics

http://press.arrivenet.com/tec/article.php/616543.html Nanosys Issued Seminal Patent in the Field of Nanotechnology Enabled Electronics Distribution Source : Market Wire Date : Tuesday - April 05, 2005 PALO ALTO, CA -- (Market Wire - Apr 05, 2005) -- Nanosys announced today that it

[osint] Konarka Attracts Top Financial Executive to Board of Directors

http://www.ecoreporter.de/index.php?action=,97,,,120,,,119_n12671__ 5.4.2005: Meldung: Konarka Technologies, Inc.: appointment of Kevin Starr to the Board of Directors Konarka Attracts Top Financial Executive to Board of Directors Lowell, Mass. - April 4, 2005 - Konarka Technologies, Inc.,

[osint] Gadhafi and Gorbachev are lessons for Assad

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp? edition_id=10categ_id=5article_id=14031 Gadhafi and Gorbachev are lessons for Assad By Rami G. Khouri Daily Star staff Wednesday, April 06, 2005 Syria is being driven, and is driving itself, into a very difficult corner, with fewer and fewer

[osint] IRAQ : The Threat of an Overpowering Islamic Fundamentalist regime in Iraq

http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=56698src=0 Fuente: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) http://www.krg.org/ IRAQ : The Threat of an Overpowering Islamic Fundamentalist regime in Iraq Baqi Barzani /noticias.info/ Islam (a religion) is not the challenge, but

[osint] Assad: Sezer's Visit Crucial Despite the US

http://www.zaman.com/?bl=internationalalt=trh=20050406hn=18186 Assad: Sezer's Visit Crucial Despite the US By Foreign News Desk Published: Wednesday 06, 2005 zaman.com Syrian President Bassar Assad said that Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer's visit to his country in the middle of

[osint] Bush, Ukraine Chief Launch 'Strategic Partnership'

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNewsstoryID=8081754 Bush, Ukraine Chief Launch 'Strategic Partnership' Mon Apr 4, 2005 04:01 PM ET By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko launched a new era of strategic partnership

[osint] Patriot Act Is Called Vital

And so the next assault wave on the Constitution begins. Notice that while the Patriot Act is supposed to be directed at terrorism, it was used to investigate other crimes even though Ashcroft adamantly denied such misuse had occurred. David Bier http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld

[osint] Get Tom DeLay to the Church on Time

of staff, as saying, I'm a radical. I'm a real extremist. I don't want to impeach judges. I want to impale them. Yes, the Taliban is alive and well in America and about to impose their fanatic religious version of the fictional Republic of Gilead on the average American. David Bier http

[osint] Sacramento Courts Getting More Security

Considering all of the rhetoric lately from far right religious groups about chastising judges and the recent plea bargain by Rudolph, the Atlanta Olympics bomber, it is probably only a matter of time before some folks smite some infidel judges about the neck...or other body parts. David Bier

[osint] Markets at Crossroads

http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1008 Markets at Crossroads DEBKAfile Special Financial Analysis March 30, 2005, 7:10 PM (GMT+02:00) The US dollar ended the first quarter of 2005 with renewed vigor across the board of the foreign exchange markets. (Japanese yen at 107.20 per dollar and

[osint] Picnic Is No Party In the New Basra

. For now they are playing down the religious control pending actual control of the nation. But once turned loose they will rival, or even exceed, the zeal of the Saudi religious police in enforcing strict Sharia rules on personal behavior. David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8136-200

[osint] Bush administration terrorist list excludes right-wing groups

, an Islamist terrorist who did not kill anyone, as he was with Rudolph. After all, Moussaoui is not a Christian terrorist... David Bier http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/apr2005/terr-a25_prn.shtml Bush administration terrorist list excludes right-wing groups By Patrick Martin 25 April 2005

[osint] Recruitment Down, Chance of Draft Revival Up

http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_1290.shtml Recruitment Down, Chance of Draft Revival Up by William Norman Grigg April 24, 2005 Faced with wilting recruitment and ongoing violence in Iraq, Army and Marine Corps recruiters are turning their attention to those most

[osint] 9-11 Conspiracy Fact Fiction

There are still questions about why 9/11 wasnt prevented but the bottom line is it did happen. One of my sons in law was a member of the military group that retrieved bodies from the Pentagon for days. It happened... David Bier http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_1253.shtml

[osint] Creeping Specter of World Economic Slowdown

http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1017 Creeping Specter of World Economic Slowdown DEBKAfile Special Financial Analyst April 21, 2005, 8:23 AM (GMT+02:00) Sharp falls in equity markets around the globe, the $10 oil price drop from an all time high and the falling-off of US bond

[osint] Spying and the Internet

A seminal article on the place of OSINT in the intelligence framework. David Bier http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20050424-101721-8924r.htm Spying and the Internet By Ronald A. Marks Published April 25, 2005 A recent director of central intelligence was asked by one of his senior

[osint] The good soldier's revenge

Interesting that a major attack on an administration loyalist is coming, not from the Democrats but, from a staunch Republican who harbors deep resentment about being made a fool by Bush and the neocons. David Bier [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1471879,00.html

[osint] Progress too slow, say 9/11 panelists

The question is whether they're going to be implemented before the next attack or after it.

[osint] Secret and Ties

is alive, well and growing in strength and boldness. The original article has numerous links to background data on the personalities and groups involved if you care to research them. David Bier [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mediatransparency.com/stories/secretsandties.html Secret and Ties GOP Leaders

[osint] A Currency Afloat (for All of 20 Minutes)

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/30/business/worldbusiness/30yuan.html?hpex=111492en=d45751ec00918579ei=5094partner=homepage April 30, 2005 A Currency Afloat (for All of 20 Minutes) By KEITH BRADSHER HONG KONG, April 29 - The Bush administration has been pressing the Chinese government for

[osint] Oil will flow both to China and Japan

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=574383 Oil Export // Russia has choosen an Eastern draw Oil will flow both to China and Japan Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko signed on April 26 a decree On Determination of the Stages of the Construction of the Eastern Siberia †the

[osint] Americans United Report Details Instances Of Religious Favoritism At U.S. Air Fo

that sort of indoctrination of young military leaders happen here with the same end result: establishment of a religious state (perhaps like the fictional Republic of Gilead)? Only time will tell. Meanwhile the American Christian flavor of Talibanism is alive and well in the United States. David Bier

[osint] IMPEACHMENT TIME: FACTS WERE FIXED.

http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=426row=0 IMPEACHMENT TIME: FACTS WERE FIXED. Special to BuzzFlash Thursday, May 5, 2005 By Greg Palast Here it is. The smoking gun. The memo that has IMPEACH HIM written all over it. The top-level government memo marked SECRET AND STRICTLY PERSONAL,

[osint] Fusion: Gore = Internet, Adding Up

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20050507/NEWS34/50507002/-1/NEWS Article published Saturday, May 7, 2005 Fusion: Gore = Internet, Adding Up Gore, who boasted in a CNN interview he took the initiative in creating the Internet, was only 21 when the Internet was born out of

[osint] Who Got the Pink Slip?

Islamists are alive and well in Christian America. And just as dangerous to democracy. Unless you want to live in a Republic of Gilead... David Bier http://thinkprogress.org/index.php?p=871 Who Got the Pink Slip? Capt. Melinda Morton is the Air Force Academy chaplain who reported finding

[osint] Simple but seminal: Cornell researchers build a robot that can reproduce

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May05/selfrep.ws.html Simple but seminal: Cornell researchers build a robot that can reproduce By Bill Steele ITHACA, N.Y. -- One of the dreams of both science fiction writers and practical robot builders has been realized, at least on a simple level:

[osint] Army offers 1¼-year hitch

. Isn't it about time for someone to start a pool on how long it will be before the draft is reinstated? David Bier http://usatoday.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt? action=cpttitle=USATODAY.comexpire=urlID=14220086fb=Yurl=http%3A% 2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fprintedition%2Fnews%2F20050513

[osint] Bush asked to explain UK war memo

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/11/britain.war.memo/ Bush asked to explain UK war memo WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Eighty-nine Democratic members of the U.S. Congress last week sent President George W. Bush a letter asking for explanation of a secret British memo that said intelligence and facts were

[osint] US real wages fall at fastest rate in 14 years

encourages even more deficit spending to offset high fuel costs, encourage the economy and pay for a war. And that elicits more inflation. And so the spiral goes. Not a good time to hold an adjustable rate mortgage as the good times of low interest rates may soon be over. David Bier http

[osint] Former FBI 9/11 Whistle-Blower May Run for Congress

http://www.911citizenswatch.org/modules.php?op=mod loadname=Newsfile=articlesid=552mode=threadorder=0thold=0 Former FBI 9/11 Whistle-Blower May Run for Congress Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 03:28 PM Posted by: khence Current News about 9-11 By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, AP WASHINGTON (May 24) - A

[osint] NBC clashes with Tom DeLay on Law Order

judges as heretics? That does not go unnoticed or unconcerned in the mainstream. It was only a matter of time before his position became the butt of someone's humor. Stand by for Jay Leno... David Bier http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050527/tv_nm/media_nbc_delay_dc NBC clashes with Tom DeLay

[osint] RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY

It is highly unlikely any impeachment inquiry will emanate from a Republican majority Congress. David Bier http://rawstory.com/exclusives/alexandrovna/coalit ion_inquiry_downing_street_memo_526 RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY Coalition of citizen groups seek formal inquiry into whether Bush acted

[osint] Evgeny Adamov Doesn’t Want Return Home

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=581342 Evgeny Adamov Doesn’t Want Return Home // constrained Extradition Former Russian Atomic Energy minister Evgeny Adamov, charged with large-scale fraud and now held in custody in Switzerland, rejected simplified extradition both to the USA and Russia,

[osint] China Sets Border of Cooperation with Russia

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=581347 China Sets Border of Cooperation with Russia // Ratification The Chinese parliament ratified yesterday an additional agreement between Russia and China on the Eastern part of the Russian-Sino state border, which was earlier ratified by the Russian

[osint] A Military Base Can Be Set Up at Osh

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=580556 A Military Base Can Be Set Up at Osh // Acting President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev talks to Kommersant First Person Acting President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev, who is resolutely counting on winning the upcoming presidential elections in

[osint] Karimov Shares Crude with China

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=580609 Karimov Shares Crude with China Uzbekistan’ President Islam Karimov sealed in Beijing yesterday a long-term cooperation agreement for exploration and subsequent production of Uzbek crude. But in China, they are not willing to confine to the power

[osint] Caspian Hydrocarbons Flow through the Corridor

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=580585 Caspian Hydrocarbons Flow through the Corridor // Right past Russia Ceremony Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the Presidents of Turkey, Georgia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the Baku †Tbilisi †Ceyhan oil

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