[osint] Terror Top Threat for Ankara After Attacks

"The increased attacks against military and civilian targets � by separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey and July�s London and Egyptian bombings by suspected Islamic militants � strengthen Turkish intentions to list asymmetrical risks as a top threat in a state security paper Turkey�s governme

[osint] Goldwater-Nichols Redux

"...the only way to defend Americans from future attack or avoid another Iraq fiasco � which could have been mitigated had all arms of the U.S. government prepared a coordinated post-Saddam plan � is to adopt an integrated view of national security that is more than just the Pentagon." http://

[osint] U.S. Leaving Iraq? It's Still the Politics, Stupid

s the end of that discussion." What is really ugly is Jane Fonda back on the anti-war road... David Bier http://www.democraticunderground.com/crisis/05/022_bw.html U.S. Leaving Iraq? It's Still the Politics, Stupid August 2, 2005 By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers (http://www.crisispa

[osint] The Iraq Infection

"Acinetobacter was the second most prevalent infection for soldiers in Vietnam, but the military did not expect to see it as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Researchers are still working to understand where it came from and how patients were infected." "It is a scary thing about any drug-resistant

[osint] Documents Tell of Brutal Improvisation by GIs

e and humane treatment of U.S. POWs in any future conflict. And key also to our perception that we are a humane and law abiding nation. David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/02/AR2005080201941.\ html?nav=hcmodule washingtonpost.com Documents Tell of Brutal Improvis

[osint] Special briefing: How radical Islamists see the world

"For some terrorism experts, Al Qaeda as an organization simply no longer exists. Its Afghan training and indoctrination sites are gone. Key leaders have been killed or captured, or are on the run. Yet Al Qaeda as an ideology of global confrontation and jihad, "struggle" or "holy war," still exists

[osint] Special Briefing: Jihad: Who's joining, and why?

"The Islamist extremists whose rage the world is feeling today are primarily Sunni MuslimsThose extremists see the Shiites as impure and have no compunction about targeting Shiite civilians. For some scholars of Islam, the US, in replacing a Sunni regime with a Shiite-dominated one, faces unfor

[osint] Lawsuit claims Chevron paid for deadly raids on 2 Nigerian villages

"...company documents that have surfaced in the litigation describe how the attacks took place a day after Opia youths had visited a nearby Chevron drilling rig and demanded compensation. Such demands have been common since the mid-1990s, as tribal communities around the delta have sought a greate

[osint] Al Qaeda’s New Publication: “The Jews” Are Unworthy of the Promised Land

"Much of the Camel’s content delves into the Scriptures to fabricate theological weapons for the radical Islamic war against Christians and Jews, thereby also supporting al Qaeda’s territorial ambitions." Al Qaeda’s New Publication: “The Jews” Are Unworthy of the Promised Land DEBKAfile

[osint] Al Qaeda’s Appearance in Gaza is a Dangerous New Terrorist Manifestation

"...it is clear that the international Islamist organization has made its first public appearance as a terrorist force present in the Gaza Strip." http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1065 Al Qaeda’s Appearance in Gaza is a Dangerous New Terrorist Manifestation DEBKAfile Special Report August

[osint] Before the War, CIA Reportedly Trained a Team of Iraqis to Aid U.S.

"Authorized by a presidential finding signed by President Bush in February or March 2002, the Scorpions were part of a policy of "regime change" in Iraq." "CIA control over the unit became weaker as chaos grew in Iraq. "Even though they were set up by us, they weren't well supervised," said an int

[osint] The Wrath About Khan

e war on terror. Reelection came in higher priority than successfully exploiting a turned Al Qaeda HUMINT resource to track down Bin Laden and his chief lieutenants. David Bier http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0531,mondo1,66448,6.html Mondo Washington The Wrath About Khan Plame's not the fi

[osint] Dating Cheney's Nuclear Drumbeat - Framing the Plame Case

"What still remains to be fully grasped, however, is the wider pattern of propaganda that underlay the administration's war effort -- in particular, the overlapping networks of relationships that tied together so many key figures in the administration, the neoconservatives and their allies on the o

[osint] Novak Recycles Gannon on 'Plame-gate'

"Right-wing columnist Robert Novak’s new attack on former Ambassador Joseph Wilson â€" that he was “discarded a year ago by the Kerry presidential campaign” â€" recycled a disputed report from Talon News correspondent Jeff Gannon, who was unmasked earlier this year as a pro-Republican operati

[osint] Void at Justice

“In my weekly meetings with DOJ [the Department of Justice] we often discussed DOD [Department of Defense] techniques and how they were not effective or producing [intelligence] that was reliable,” the e-mail reads. The agent then listed a number of Justice Department Criminal Division official

[osint] When They Knew

"...sources tell TIME some White House officials may have learned she was married to former ambassador Joseph Wilson weeks before his July 6, 2003, Op-Ed piece criticizing the Administration. That prospect increases the chances that White House official Karl Rove and others learned about Plame from

[osint] Insurgents Using Bigger, More Lethal Bombs, U.S. Officers Say

"Bomb-making techniques used by the anti-Israeli militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon have increasingly begun appearing in roadside bombs in Iraq. A senior American commander said bombs using shaped charges closely matched the bombs that Hezbollah used against Israel." http://www.nytimes.com/2005/0

[osint] Trading Cricket for Jihad

"Ideologically, Islamic neofundamentalism occupies the same militant space that was once occupied by Marxism. It draws the same sorts of recruits (educated second-generation immigrants, for example), uses some of the same symbols and vilifies some of the same enemies (imperialism and capitalism)."

[osint] Iraq’s Anbar Province Becomes al Qaeda’s Springboard against Middle East and Eur

"...Zarqawi’s claim to Anbar, which ranges from the environs of Baghdad to the Syrian, Jordanian and Saudi borders, as al Qaeda’s first solid territorial base since the loss of Afghanistan in 2001. Since the Jordanian terrorist planted his following there, al Qaeda has sent suicide killers for

[osint] Out of Necessity and in Style, Iraqis Connect to Cellular Age

at there is no indication they are bunched up (an indicator the unit is on the move). Time enough for troops to use the phones (gingerly and carefully) when they return from an operation. David Bier http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-cellphones5aug05,0,3580717.story?coll=la-home

[osint] Al Qaeda terror threat diverts four Israeli cruise ships

"The Turkish authorities reported that local cells linked to al Qaeda had planned car bomb attacks on the Israeli tourists when they disembarked at the harbor terminal and boarded the buses picking them up for trips." http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=478 Al Qaeda terror threat diverts four I

[osint] Al Qaeda to West: It's about policies

"By linking the bombings to Iraq, he basically sent the message that no matter what Blair says, Iraq is the reason," says Bob Ayers, a counterterrorism expert at Chatham House, a think tank in London. "He's calling Blair a liar." http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0805/p01s02-woiq.html Specia

[osint] Al-Qaeda 'blames Blair for bombs'

"They're terrorists and they're killers and they will kill innocent people... so they can impose their dark vision on the world," "Blair has brought you destruction to the heart of London, and he will bring more destruction, God willing." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4745639.stm Al-Qaeda

[osint] Rumsfeld: London Attacks Not Retaliation

in denial or smoking the contraband? David Bier http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5190211,00.html Rumsfeld: London Attacks Not Retaliation Thursday August 4, 2005 8:46 PM By RYAN PEARSON Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Thursday

[osint] Mideast-bound commanders in Germany get advice from Iraqi officials

“The Iraqi army is not just personnel and weapons, it is actually different systems,” he said. Some of those systems are active and running smoothly, some are still in their infancy, he said. But even though there has been frustration and plodding progress in some areas, Kadir said, the Iraqi f

[osint] Afghanistan Agrees To Accept Detainees

be important for some U.S. officials and personnel from the military and CIA. David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/04/AR2005080402125_pf.html washingtonpost.com Afghanistan Agrees To Accept Detainees U.S. Negotiating Guantanamo Transfers By Josh White and

[osint] Saudis alerted Britain to looming London attacks: Sunday papers

"There were reports passed on to your authorities several months ago (in April-May) in general terms of a heightened expectancy of attacks on London," said the ambassador, a former chief of Saudi intelligence" http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050806/wl_mideast_afp/britainattackssaudi

[osint] Novak Apologizes for Swearing on CNN Air

Appears Mr. Novak is feeling the heat of the Plame investigation. Perhaps the special prosecutor has not let him entirely off the hook after all. Nor was he getting any relief during the CNN program with a copy of Who's Who on the table ready for Carville to quiz Novak about. David Bier

[osint] Chechen Siloviki Become Allah’s Warriors

“We made it clear for the heads of defense and law enforcement agencies [representatives of the Chechen Interior Ministry and commanders of special units were present at the session] that those who kill innocent people must be stopped â€" either lagged or eliminated by any possible means. We have

[osint] WHISTLE-BLOWER FACES FBI PROBE

"Mike Lynn, a former researcher at Internet Security Systems, or ISS, said he was tipped off late Thursday night that the FBI was investigating him for violating trade secrets belonging to his former employer. Lynn resigned from ISS Wednesday morning after his company and Cisco threatened to sue hi

[osint] ITALY BANS ISLAMIC BURQAS

"In the course of the investigation, it has been possible to identify a dense network of individuals from the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities in Italy, believed to have helped the fugitive cover his tracks," Italian Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu told the Senate. "We have before us a grave th

[osint] U.S. OFFERS NORTH KOREA EVIDENCE THAT NUCLEAR SECRETS CAME FROM PAKISTANI'S NETW

"In February, North Korea declared for the first time that it was a nuclear weapons state. It said it had re-processed 8,000 fuel rods, turning them into weapons fuel." "There has long been a dispute about a second nuclear program, one the United States alleges that North Korea began in the 1990's

[osint] The soldiers who took part in the surveillance operation that led to de Menezes’

"The soldiers who took part in the surveillance operation that led to de Menezes’s death included men from a secret undercover unit formed for operations in Northern Ireland, defence sources said. Known then as 14 Int or the Det, it is reported to have formed the basis of the Special Reconnaissa

[osint] IS YOUR PRINTER SPYING ON YOU?

"No law regulates what sort of documents the Secret Service or any other domestic or foreign government agency is permitted to request for identification, not to mention how such a forensics tool could be developed and implemented in printers in the first place. With no laws on the books, there's n

[osint] THE GROWING LONDON-AFRICA CONNECTION

"If people flee to southern Africa, it is because there is an infrastructure there that can hide, move and protect them. One does not wander into Zimbabwe and Zambia in the hope of finding those things. The infrastructure exists as a safe harbor and arriving there is not an accident. Zambia has sur

[osint] THE JIHADIST MOVEMENT AFTER LONDON

"...the attacks in London suggest that a new generation of Salafi-Jihadists is emerging which do not belong to any recognizable networks and are not necessarily rooted in specific countries. There are two contentions here: first, unlike the earlier generation of Salafi-Jihadists, many of the new ge

[osint] THE MUSLIM MIND IS ON FIRE

"I fear those naïve Muslims who think that they are beating the West have now achieved their worst crime of all. The West is now going to war against not only Muslims, but also, sadly, Islam as a religion. In this new cold and hot war, car bombs and suicide bombers here and there will be no match

[osint] FBI TRANSLATION BACKLOG GROWS

"... Inspector General Glenn A. Fine said in a report. "The FBI's collection of audio material continues to outpace its ability to review and translate all that mate-rial," Fine said. His findings were similar in a July 2004 audit, except that he said the FBI now does a bet-ter job prioritizing it

[osint] WHEN A BRITON BLOWS UP A BRITON

"Israel is the immediate suspect in any mass terror attack in the world. Either it initiated the attack itself, as is commonly claimed in the Arab media, or it knew in advance but did not prevent it, as in the conspiracy theories that abounded after September 11, or its bad behavior in the territor

[osint] ISLAMIST TERRORISM IN THE SAHEL: FACT OF FICTION?

"There are enough indications, from a security perspective, to justify caution and greater Western involvement. However, the Sahel is not a hotbed of terrorist activity. A misconceived and heavy handed approach could tip the scale the wrong way; serious, balanced, and long-term engagement with the

[osint] Inquiry Into Lobbyist Sputters After Demotion

"In 2002, Abramoff was retained by the Superior Court in what was an unusual arrangement for a public agency. The Times reported in May that Abramoff was paid with a series of $9,000 checks funneled through a Laguna Beach lawyer to disguise the lobbyist's role working for the Guam court. No separat

[osint] Some Bombs Used in Iraq Are Made in Iran, U.S. Says

d the majority Shiite militias in Iraq against U.S. troops. Meanwhile, the shaped charges keep coming... David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/06/politics/06bomb.html?th&emc=th August 6, 2005 Some Bombs Used in Iraq Are Made in Iran, U.S. Says By ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 - M

[osint] Al-Qaeda attack foiled

"...Turkish security forces arrested the members of an al-Qaeda cell, comprised mostly of Turkish citizens, in Alanya on Thursday. They also found a boat docked in the harbour and loaded with 400kg of TNT, which was to have been used against the Israeli tourists." http://www.news24.com/News24/Wor

[osint] Families Learn of Recruiters' Lists -- and How to Opt Out

"Under the education bill signed by President Bush in 2002, military recruiters must be granted the same access to high school facilities as colleges and prospective employers â€" from setting up informational booths in the lunch room to handing out T-shirts to pique students' interest. Additionall

[osint] China and India bury hatchet

"India's response to fear of encirclement is evident in recent summit talks with the Chinese. First, it is boosting economic ties with China. Second, it is emphasising relations with the US. Third, it is stepping up ties with other east Asian countries to counter China's growing commercial reach. N

[osint] ETA announces partial ceasefire

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11507 ETA announces partial ceasefire ETA logo (ISN) ISN ISN SECURITY WATCH (20/06/05) - The Basque separatist group ETA on Saturday said it would implement a partial ceasefire and vowed to halt attacks on Spain's elected officials, local media repor

[osint] U.S. delays bio-passport requirement for one year

"The visa waiver program allows people from 27 countries to enter the U.S. for business or pleasure for up to 90 days without a visa and was used by 15 million people in 2004, according to U.S. government figures. The deadline for the issuance of biometric passports has now been pushed back to Oct

[osint] Policy Shifts Felt After Bolton's Departure From State Dept.

"Throughout his career in the first Bush administration, he was always playing the stopper role for a lot of different issues and even when there was obvious interest by the president in moving things forward, Bolton often found ways of stopping things by tying the interagency process in knots," sa

[osint] FBI Chief Won't Mandate Terror Expertise

"The manager can "make a pretty good go of it," Deputy Assistant Director John Lewis testified. "But at the end of the season, he's not going to be able to win over the guy on the other side of the field who has all those same things _ plus 20 years of major experience." Lewis suggested it might t

[osint] Goss Claims He Has Idea Where Bin Laden Is

jor policy shift from the snatch and grab or rocket policy established in the first Bush43 term. David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/20/AR2005062000285.html?nav=hcmodule washingtonpost.com Goss Claims He Has Idea Where Bin Laden Is The Associated Press Monday

[osint] Why George Went To War

""He was thinking about invading Iraq in 1999," said author and Houston Chronicle journalist Mickey Herskowitz. "It was on his mind. He said, 'One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief.' And he said, 'My father had all this political capital built up when

[osint] Symbolic Lynching Resolution Forced Concrete Political Choice

minorities or recruitment to fill the ranks depleted by Iraq might get even thinner. David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062300465.html washingtonpost.com Symbolic Lynching Resolution Forced Concrete Political Choice By Terry M. Neal

[osint] EMP: America’s Achilles’ H eel

chine shop can produce the devices and equip them with plastic explosives to cause the progressive tube collapse that generates the pulse. David Bier http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/ EMP: America’s Achilles’ Heel Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. President, Center for Security Policy Frank J. Gaffney

[osint] War and Weakness

"The Army is already the smallest it has been since the Second World War. If the current trend in volunteering for the Army continues for long, the Pentagon may have to consider disbanding units or requesting the reinstatement of the draft. Most military experts consider either option to be a disas

[osint] Georgian TV Says Russian Soldier Held Over Grenade Attack on Bush

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/06/24/bushgrenade.shtml Georgian TV Says Russian Soldier Held Over Grenade Attack on Bush Created: 24.06.2005 13:04 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 13:04 MSK, 17 hours 59 minutes ago MosNews Georgian authorities may accuse a Russian military servicemen of throwing a hand

[osint] Italy Judge Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents

hich might cause the Egyptian government to cough up Omar out of prison where he undoubtedly ended up after intercept of his phone calls about the torture. David Bier http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050624/D8AU0KV00.html Italy Judge Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents Jun 24, 9:28 AM (ET) By AIDAN L

[osint] US acknowledges torture at Guantanamo and Iraq, Afghanistan: UN source

ment of a war crimes tribunal. Not that either recommendation would be recognized by the U.S., but the publicity would be horrendous going into a mid-term Congressional election campaign. David Bier http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050624/pl_afp/unustortureguantanamo US acknowledges torture at Gua

[osint] Experts Doubt C.I.A. Operatives Will Stand Trial in Italy

did the deed a participant in the Italian operation. How willing will the Italians be to cooperate with the CIA on anything after this goat rope? Talk about burning bridges... Think we may have lost Italy as a supporter of exempting the U.S. from international criminal tribunals? Probably. Davi

[osint] Normally Quiet, a Military Town Talks of Casualties

as the recent award of a Silver Star to a woman illustrated, a woman can sure as hell kill the enemy. The biggest problem women in the military face is bias and sexual prejudice, not bullets. David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/national/27lejeune.html June 27, 2005 Normally Quiet, a Mi

[osint] US acknowledges torture at Guantanamo and Iraq, Afghanistan: UN source

ment of a war crimes tribunal. Not that either recommendation would be recognized by the U.S., but the publicity would be horrendous going into a mid-term Congressional election campaign. David Bier http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050624/pl_afp/unustortureguantanamo US acknowledges torture at Guantana

[osint] Exclusive: A Sharp New Look at 'Material Witness' Arrests

"A report to be released this week by two civil-liberties groups finds nearly 90 percent of these suspects were never linked to any terrorism acts, resulting in prosecutors and FBI agents issuing at least 13 apologies for wrongful arrest." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8359249/site/newsweek/ Exclu

[osint] Politics: Jeb Bush's Surprise Move

would know this. Instead, Bush(44?) is spending taxpayer money on an investigation that amounts to pure and simple revenge against Mr. Schiavo. David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8359250/site/newsweek/ Politics: Jeb Bush's Surprise Move Newsweek July 4 issue - Jeb Bush's reques

[osint] War of Nerves

"There's simply not enough forces here." A hard truth, which the American people need to hear." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8359694/site/newsweek/ War of Nerves The politicians say we're winning. The generals aren't so sure. How Bush hopes to persuade a wary nation to stay the course. By John Ba

[osint] The Good News and Bad News

"If thousands of jihadists hone their skills in the streets and back alleys of Iraq and then return to their countries, it could mark the beginning of a new wave of sophisticated terror. Just as Al Qaeda was born in the killing fields of Afghanistan, new groups could grow in the back alleys of Iraq

[osint] Antiterror Victory?

"Earlier this month, in a move long sought by Washington, Swiss deputy federal prosecutor Claude Nicati asked a Swiss federal criminal tribunal to assign a juge d'instruction (investigative magistrate) to prepare a possible criminal case against Kadi." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8321338/site/news

[osint] Syrian Changes May Presage Better Western Ties

"I believe the Syrian regime has embarked on a massive plan to change itself from within in response to growing demands from inside and outside," Taqi said. "Washington and all other parties should show patience and support to help this process succeed and reach its full objectives." http://www.de

[osint] Battlefield Power

"Special Operations Forces sometimes have to decide between carrying batteries or water, because if they land in the middle of nowhere, they can't communicate without batteries," he said. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=885610&C=thisweek Posted 06/27/05 12:58 Battlefield Power New Fuel

[osint] Summit "Fiasco"

"The fiasco of the European summit is cause for profound pessimism," Polish Prime Minister Aleksandr Kwasniewski said afterward. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=933914&C=europe Summit �Fiasco� Lack of Action on Defense, Security Leaves EU at Risk By BROOKS TIGNER, BRUSSELS The abjec

[osint] Senior Duma Official Blasts Threat of U.S. Sanctions on Russian Firms

"The Washington Post reported earlier that the Bush administration was planning new measures targeting the U.S. assets of anyone conducting business with a number of Iranian, North Korean and Syrian companies. The paper quoted U.S. officials as saying the new measures would especially affect Russia

[osint] Russian Web Site Sells Data From Biggest Ever Credit Card Scam

"Credit card data is being bought and sold on what is now a profitable black market. “We saw a lot of chatter in Russian chat rooms over the weekend talking about this as a big win for the good guys, you know, the electrical crime groups,” said John Watters with iDefense." http://www.mosnews.c

[osint] Russia Set to Pull out of Border Treaties With Estonia

"The text amended by Estonia’s parliament to include an indirect reference to the Soviet occupation of the Baltic nation “contains unacceptable statements ... that create a falsified context” for the treaties, the ministry said in a press statement released last week." http://www.mosnews.com

[osint] Forewarned

"...the world's most powerful military machine failed to recognize the risk of irregular warfare, and had no contingency plan for fighting it once it began. But there already is one thing we can say for certain: Rumsfeld and the gang were warned of the risk -- clearly and unequivocally -- before t

[osint] Italians Detail Lavish CIA Operation

"Milan prosecutors and police spent the last two years documenting Americans' role in the Feb. 17, 2003 disappearance of Hussan Mustafa Omar Nasr, 42, an Egyptian cleric. On Thursday, a Milan judge ruled that there was enough evidence to warrant the arrest of 13 suspected CIA operatives on kidnappi

[osint] In Italy, Anger at U.S. Tactics Colors Spy Case

"I feel the international community must struggle against terrorism and international terrorist groups in accordance with international laws and the rights of the defendant," he said. "Otherwise, we are giving victory to the terrorists." http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/international/eu rope/26mi

[osint] Focus: Secret memos fuel US doubt on Iraq

"Criticising this administration's arrogance and intermittent incompetence does not mean hoping that it fails. For the security of all of us, it has to succeed." "A post-war occupation of Iraq could lead to a protracted and costly nation-building exercise," warned one memo in July 2002. "The US mi

[osint] Milan Mystery: Did Italy Have Role in Kidnapping Case?

"For the first time in Italy's judicial history, a person who resided stably in our country," prosecutors alleged in the documents, "was taken in a completely illegal action, also from the point of view of international law, from the Italian judicial authorities and forcibly removed to a third stat

[osint] Army Moves to Advance 2 Linked to Abu Ghraib

after the Abu Grhaib scandal surfaced. David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/29/international/mi ddleeast/29detain.html June 29, 2005 Army Moves to Advance 2 Linked to Abu Ghraib By ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON, June 28 - The Pentagon has promoted or nominated for promotion two senior Army of

[osint] Test Faults Processing of Passports

"Insufficient oversight by the State Department allows criminals, illegal immigrants and suspected terrorists to fraudulently obtain a United States passport far too easily, according to a report on the test by the Government Accountability Office to be released Wednesday." http://www.nytimes.com/

[osint] 'Washington Post' Visits Downing Street, Probes War Plans

"On July 23, the equivalent of a war cabinet met in the P.M.'s office. According to the minutes, American "military action was now seen as inevitable”; the National Security Council "had no patience with the U.N. route." And there was the now-famous observation that "the intelligence and facts we

[osint] Is Dick Cheney the New 'Baghdad Bob'?

“If you look at what the dictionary says about 'throes,' it can still be a violent period.” He compared this time to the end of World War II when tough battles “occurred just a few months before the end. I see this as a similar situation.” Give this man a beret! Is it time to start calling

[osint] Government Security Expo and Conference (GOVSEC), May 25-26, 2005

ation before making up your mind about where the U.S. really stands threatwise in the world. http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/govsec/050525/archives.cfm?id=5691&type=wmhigh David Bier ** Breakfast Keynote Presentation Charles Phalen, Assistant Director,

[osint] Time Magazine to Cooperate in Plame Case Probe

"Fitzgerald's investigation focuses on whether senior Bush administration officials knowingly leaked Plame's name to syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak after her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, alleged in a Times opinion piece that the Bush administration had twisted intelligence

[osint] The High Cost of a Rush to Security

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic le/2005/06/29/AR2005062903063.html washingtonpost.com The High Cost of a Rush to Security TSA Lost Control of Over $300 Million Spent by Contractor to Hire Airport Screeners After 9/11 By Scott Higham and Robert O'Harrow Jr. Washington Post Staff

[osint] Troops' Silence at Fort Bragg Starts a Debate All Its Own

rimarily Sunni. Unpalatable at best. Some piece of work this has all turned out to be. But what can you expect from a guy who couldn't even risk showing up for his NG flight physical? David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/30/politics/30speech.html? June 30, 2005 Troops' Silence at F

[osint] Mood of Anxiety Engulfs Afghans as Violence Rises

"The current instability does not yet add up to a national uprising. The Taliban movement remains restricted to a narrow core of believers and a larger number who are motivated by money more than anything else, Afghan and foreign officials said. But they warned that it would be dangerous to ignore

[osint] CIA methods exposed by kidnap inquiry

." If I were that person, I would restrict my foreign travel for quite some time. Sounds like they are holding his name back in hopes he will resume his foreign activity and himself be vulnerable to an Italian seizure. David Bier http://www.guardian.co.uk/italy/story/0,12576,1519576,00.html

[osint] Secret air campaign against Iraq?

"The American general who commanded allied air forces during the Iraq war appears to have admitted in a briefing to American and British officers that coalition aircraft waged a secret air war against Iraq from the middle of 2002, nine months before the invasion began." "If those raids exceeded t

[osint] SHEIKH SABAH LAUDS TALKS; Frank, important; ‘Leaving with relief’

http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/world/Viewdet.asp?ID=5263&cat=a 3rd July 2005 : Web Edition No: 12228 SHEIKH SABAH LAUDS TALKS; Frank, important; ‘Leaving with relief’ WASHINGTON (Agencies): Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah said he and President George W. Bush

[osint] Iraqi paper blasts Syrian minister

http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&arti cle=UPI-1-20050702-10252100-bc-iraq-syria-edits.xml Iraqi paper blasts Syrian minister BAGHDAD, July 2 (UPI) -- An Iraqi newspaper Saturday lashed out at Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa, accusing him of playing "cat and mouse" with Iraq and

[osint] Foreigners 'behind most Iraq suicide attacks'

"The bombers are recruited from Sunni communities, smuggled into Iraq from Syria after receiving religious indoctrination, and then quickly bundled into cars or strapped with explosive vests and sent to their deaths..." “I still think 80% of the insurgency, the day to day activity,is Iraqi â€" th

[osint] Kurds, Emboldened by Lebanon, Rise Up in Tense Syria

"Emboldened by their brethren in Iraq and inspired by Lebanon's opposition movement, which helped force Syria out of that country, some advocates are even calling for Kurdish administration of Kurdish areas." http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/02/international/middleeast/02kurds.html? July 2, 2005 Ku

[osint] A Kurdish Thought On July 4th

"Kurds are learning from the history of liberated colonies, especially those who refused to belittle themselves by the humiliating and abusive British kingdom in the late 18th century. The idea that all people are created equal and entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness became a dr

[osint] MSNBC Analyst Says Cooper Documents Reveal Karl Rove as Source in Plame Case

"The breadth of Fitzgerald's inquiry has led to speculation that it has evolved into an investigation of a conspiracy to leak Plame's identity," the Chicago Tribune observed on Friday, "or of an attempt to cover up White House involvement in the leak." http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/

[osint] Lawyer Tells 'Wash Post' Rove Did Nothing Wrong

"Karl did nothing wrong. Karl didn't disclose Valerie Plame's identity to Mr. Cooper or anybody else," Luskin told the Post. Luskin said the question remains unanswered: "Who outed this woman? ... It wasn't Karl." http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000

[osint] Why Film Director Steven Spielberg Should Avoid Malta this week

"The Palestinian Jihad Islami plans this week to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its founder, Fathi Shikaki’s assassination in Malta. He took five bullets from two motorcyclists as he stepped out of his Malta hotel in October 1995." http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1048 Why Film Directo

[osint] Canadian's Lawyers Blame U.S.

"...Canadian criminal charges should be brought against U.S. agents responsible for spiriting the Canadian man in 2002 to Syria, where he was imprisoned and allegedly tortured for almost a year. Drawing parallels to the charges brought against CIA operatives by a Milan magistrate last week, attorn

[osint] Pipelines Send Illegal Immigrants to U.S.

"Several al-Qaida leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more advantageous than legal entry," Jim Loy, deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told a congressional committee in February. Further, he said, "entr

[osint] More questions on missing imam

"...as the Bush administration was leaking its plans for war back in the summer of 2002, planning was equally advanced for a jihadist response to a US occupation of Iraq." http://warincontext.org/2005_06_26_archive.html#112016896649846992 More questions on missing imam By Michael Isikoff and Mar

[osint] Abducted imam aided CIA ally in war on terror

"When you find an important member of an organization," the senior prosecution official said, "you don't arrest him immediately, you follow him. When Nasr disappeared in February (2003), our investigation came to a standstill." "What mystified the Italian authorities was why the CIA would want to

[osint] DOD releases homeland defense blueprint

"Without these tools, the return on investments in other areas, such as improved sensors, detectors, command and control, and human intelligence collection and analysis, will be insufficient," the document said. "Equally pivotal are potential advances in communications technologies, particularly th

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