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News Briefing 09-JANUARY-2008
2008-01-09 12:28:00 - - - U.S. Election 2008 - - -Clinton, McCain Win In New Hampshire Presidential PrimaryExaminer, 09-JAN-2008 (David Espo, Philip Elliott, AP)[Excerpts:] - CONCORD, N.H. - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton powered to victory in New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday night in a startling upset, defeating Sen. Barack Obama and resurrecting her bid for the White House. Sen. John McCain defeated his Republican rivals to move back into contention for the GOP nomination.- - - Related - - -Analysis: How New Hampshire fooled everyone, including the ClintonsTimes of London, 09-JAN-2008 (Gerard Baker)[Excerpts:] - The voters of New Hampshire delivered one of the biggest upsets in modern political history on Tuesday, giving Hillary Clinton a come-from-behind victory that seemed completely elusive as the day began.Hillary Wins New Hampshire, But the Presidential Race Has Just BegunAlterNet, 09-JAN-2008 (Steven Rosenfeld, Don Hazen)[Excerpts:] - Americans have long complained the... More About: News , January , January 2008
News Briefing 08-JANUARY-2008
2008-01-08 12:30:00 - - - Pakistan - - -Associated Press of Pakistan has a brief progress report today:Alleged killer of Benazir Bhutto identified[Full text:] - ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (APP): The alleged killer involved in the assassination of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto has been identified. According to details, the alleged assassin is clearly visible in different video recordings at the time of incident of killing of Benazir Bhutto. According to investigators, the alleged killer died in the incident. ARY ONE WORLD reported. On identification of the attacker, a raid was conducted at his residence in Swabi, the report added.[End item]- - - U.S. Election 2008 - - -What to Expect from an Obama White HouseNew America Media, 08-JAN-2008 (Earl Ofari Hutchinson)[Editor's foreword to article:] - For all his hope and change rhetoric, a closer look at Obama's voting record in the Illinois legislature and his history of deal-making with Republicans gives a closer look to what he'll really be like as President. Ear... More About: News , January , January 2008
News Briefing 07-JANUARY-2008
2008-01-07 12:02:00 We had some warm weather this weekend in northern Wisconsin (well, warm for here in January ) with highs in the 38-40° range (3-4°C), but yesterday was mostly foggy. At least the warm temperatures are melting some of the snow.- - -Several new links have been added to the right column. For those reading this blog via e-mail or the newsfeed, the links are:Under "News Agencies and Resources": - Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)Blog links: -The Insider Brief, (USA published Pakistan intel and analysis)Pakistan - The Land of Pure; (Pakistan news and comment)Charlene Smith's blog, (So. African & World News commentary)- - - Pakistan - - -I want to make a few comments on the following article, but I will present the excerpts first and my comments afterwards:Musharraf's statement shows need for UN probe: PPPTimes of India, 06-JAN-2008 (AFP)[Excerpts:] - The president told the CBS programme "60 Minutes," in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday, that ... More About: January 2008
Saturday Extra, News Briefing 05-JANUARY-2008
2008-01-05 13:51:00 This blog is typically updated weekdays by 6 a.m. Central Time, 12 UTC.I will occasionally post on Saturday s by 9 a.m. Central, 15 UTC.- - - Link correction - - -If you visited this blog yesterday (within half an hour of it being posted) I had the wrong link for Osama bin Laden's audio transcript. Sorry about that -- I was so busy checking that I had typed "2008" on everything that I forgot to test the links beforehand. I corrected the error online by 6:30 a.m. local time (12h30 UTC) but unfortunately the Feedblitz subscriptions and newsfeeds (for those who accessed the feeds early) contained the incorrect URL.Here's the revision if you missed it: PDF, 115kb, 8-pages.- - - Pakistan - - -PAKISTAN: Bhutto's Murder Rekindles Ethnic SuspicionsInter Press Service, 05-JAN-2008 (Analysis by Irfan Ahmed)[Excerpts:] - LAHORE (IPS) - The assassination of Benazir Bhutto, leader of the powerful Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and twice prime minister, has pushed to the brink a cou... More About: News , January , Extra , January 2008
News Briefing 04-JANUARY-2008
2008-01-04 12:45:00 (6:30 a.m. CST, 12h30 UTC: Link corrected for Osama bin Laden transcript)- - -Congratulations to Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee for their respective wins in the Iowa caucus. In a sense I expected Obama's victory but I'm not really sure what I was expecting for the Republicans - but Huckabee wasn't it. (I have nothing against Arkansas' former governor, so why I should be surprised by his victory is anyone's guess -- especially since I didn't have any specific candidate in mind for the outcome.)That said, I'll make a quick comment on Barack Obama's prospects for becoming president. His biggest obstacle will be (as all major media have pointed out) his lack of experience. If he does in fact become the Democratic candidate then the question naturally arises:Can he win a nationwide election?Possibly -- but it's all going to come down to his running-mate's qualifications. Obama's lack of experience is going to have to be significantly offset by a veteran politician with many ye... More About: News , January , January 2008 , 2008
News Briefing 03-JANUARY-2008
2008-01-03 12:18:00 I see Wisconsin is trying to change its image to something less cheesy.Good luck with that.- - - Pakistan News - - -The following article should send up "warning flags" simply because of the title:U.S. sees no need for U.N. probe into Bhutto's murderChina View, 02-JAN-2008 [Excerpt:] - WASHINGTON (Xinhua) -- The United States sees no need for a United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, the White House said Wednesday. "Scotland Yard being in the lead of this investigation is appropriate and necessary and we don't see a need for an investigation beyond that at this time," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.[End excerpt.]What's wrong with more than one investigation? Nothing, unless there's a reasonable suspicion that a U.N. investigation might uncover (and publish) details that won't appear in Scotland Yard's report.- - - Other - - -Pakistan's economy takes a hitAsia Times, Hong Kong 03-JAN-... More About: January , January 2008
News Briefing 02-JANUARY-2008
2008-01-02 12:48:00 Greetings to my readers in 2008 ! It seems like last year flew by quickly -- until December, that is, and then it seemed like it would never end. I hope everyone had a great New Year's holiday. We received some additional light snowfall the past few days here in northeastern Wisconsin with temperatures in the 20s (-2 to -3 Celsius).In addition to posting my selection of global news I'm continuing special coverage on Pakistan.- - - Pakistan's elections - - -Today's Examiner is reporting a one month delay in Pakistan's national elections. This is a responsible period of delay without being excessive or indefinite. Right now emotions are high with Benazir Bhutto's assassination -- and to hold elections so soon after a national tragedy would be similar to holding U.S. presidential elections, with former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani as a candidate, just weeks after 9/11. The election results would be unfairly influenced by public emotion. The PPP is, as to be expected, angry at... More About: News , January , January 2008
News Briefing 31-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-31 11:42:00 I wish my readers a safe and pleasant New Year!This blog will resume on Wednesday, 2 January, by 6 a.m. Central (1200 UTC).- - - Pakistan analysis - - -Roger Cohen: Bhutto's death on America's watchInternational Herald Tribune, 30-DEC-2007[Excerpts:] - In recent years, Pakistan has provided banks that wired money for the 9/11 plot, been the chief source of illicit nuclear proliferation, offered a tribal-area haven for planners of worldwide terrorism, abetted the reconstitution of the Taliban and educated many a suicide bomber in Islamic religious schools. At the same time, President Pervez Musharraf, the recently retired general in power since a 1999 coup, has received about $10-billion in U.S. aid, much of it to reinforce the Pakistani military in fighting Al Qaeda, the Taliban and global jihadism in South Waziristan and other tribal areas.If a U.S. policy was ever broken, this is it.The assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Western-educated former prime minister who returne... More About: News , December , December 2007
News Briefing 28-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-28 12:41:00 Yesterday evening I posted my analysis of the ramifications of Benazir Bhutto's assassination. (If you are reading this on the newsfeed here is a direct link:)SPECIAL REPORT: Analysis of Benazir Bhutto's assassinationSome quick resources:Biography of Benazir Bhutto, IRNA, TehranAssociated Press of Pakistan, latest newsWith the world's media concentrating on Pakistan this is a time when "other news" may be overlooked -- the odd 'cross-border' raid, an activist or official taken into custody or disappearing, etc. -- in short, any action which an individual, group or nation wants to accomplish "out of the spotlight".- - - Pakistan analysis - - -Bhutto Assassination A Reminder This Is A Real WarCounterterrorism Blog, 27-DEC-2007 (Bill West)[Excerpts:] - Apart from the obvious, it should be remembered that Pakistan has many expatriates living in the United Kingdom, many of whom possess UK passports and can travel to the United States under the liberal Visa Waiver Program. The ... More About: News , December , December 2007
SPECIAL REPORT: Analysis of Benazir Bhutto's assassination
2007-12-28 01:50:00 Pine River Analysis : Benazir Bhutto?s Assassination © Pine River World News1. Introduction2. Ms Bhutto's Return to Pakistan3. What Does the Future Hold?INTRODUCTIONI had considered posting a special report earlier today but, after checking the available news and blog sources, found that most were reporting the exact same thing -- and with few details. I therefore decided to wait until this evening and give myself time to think about this matter and its immediate and long-term ramifications. Keep in mind that this analysis is being written a mere 12-hours after events -- details may arise later that may alter my opinion, but as of now this is how I see things.Regular readers of this blog know that I keep tabs on what's happening in Pakistan, and a quick search under "Bhutto" using the IceRocket search box in the right column (which is specifically linked to this blog's content) will confirm this.First, let me say that I deplore Ms Bhutto's assassination and my prayers g... More About: Report , Special
News Briefing 27-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-27 12:31:00 I recently affiliated this blog with Feedblitz so readers can now receive it by e-mail if this is more convenient than making daily visits. Note that there is usually a delay of several hours from the posting time.- - - Wisconsin News - - -City nativity scene taken down but federal lawsuit will proceedExaminer, 26-DEC-2007[Excerpts:] - GREEN BAY, Wis. - An organization of atheists and agnostics won't drop its federal lawsuit against the city of Green Bay even though the nativity scene that sparked the suit was taken down from City Hall Wednesday morning. The Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation will continue with its suit, which co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor expected would be officially filed Wednesday or Thursday.- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Report: Turkey using drones in N. Iraq with help of Israeli crewsHaaretz Daily, Israel 27-DEC-2007 (Yossi Melman)[Excerpts:] - Personnel from Israel's Aerospace Industries are assisting the Turkish army in activating Is... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 26-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-26 12:10:00 I enjoyed being able to "sleep in" on Christmas Day -- actually stayed in bed until almost 7 o'clock. But today is back to normal and I started reading the news around 3 a.m in preparation for this post.As for the holidays, we went to my mom's house on Christmas Eve for the traditional dinner of "lasagna and garlic bread" -- just like they used to eat in Bethlehem in biblical times!Christmas Day, however, was spent quietly at home with my family. We had roast duck (with home-made stuffing) -- that and a big salad pretty much made the meal.It was a relaxing couple of days.- - - Turkish raids against PKK in Northern Iraq - - -Turkey continues its assault on Kurdish bases in northern Iraq for the second consecutive day. Since the operation is "current" there are no detailed figures available. However, the Turkish newspaper Sabah is reporting higher casualty figures from yesterday's offensive:The terrorist says: "346 died"Sabah, 26-DEC-2007[Excerpts:] - A terrorist, who ran away from... More About: News , December , December 2007
News Briefing 24-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-24 12:17:00 The winter storm that struck the Midwest and many parts of Wisconsin seems to have passed my corner of the Northwoods with minimal impact. Aside from some ice on the roads (which our local road crews did their best to remedy quickly) we only received an inch or two of snow and no loss of electricity.- - -I wish my readers a pleasant Christmas and a safe trip for those travelling by road or air.This blog will resume on Wednesday, the 26th, by 6 a.m. Central, 1200 UTC.- - -[The following joke is from the newswire of the Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria.]- - - Rails - - -- Two drunks were walking down the railroad tracks. After a couple of miles, one of them says, "Man, all these steps are killing me!"- The other drunk replies, "It's not all these steps; it's these darned low handrails!"- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Is Putin Europe's friend or foe - or something in between?Daily Star, Beirut 24-DEC-2007 (Giles Merritt)[Excerpts:] - Friend or foe, or something uneasily in-between... More About: December , December 2007
Saturday Extra, News Briefing 22-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-22 13:39:00 This blog is typically updated weekdays by 6 a.m. Central, 1200 UTC.I will occasionally post on Saturday s by 9 a.m. Central, 1500 UTC.- - - Iraq Report - - -Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, December 2007[Blog note: * * PDF download * *, File size 769kb, 61-pages][Summary:] - Updated quarterly U.S. Department of Defense report to Congress.- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Al-Qaida now focusing attacks on Pak: U.S.Times of India, 22-DEC-2007 (PTI)[Excerpts:] - WASHINGTON: The infiltration by Al-Qaida militants into Afghanistan has come down as the "fighters" are now focussing on attacks against Pakistan government, the U.S. said on Saturday. "The number of fighters coming across the border in RC-East is down about 40 per cent. Al-Qaida right now seems to have turned its face towards Pakistan and attacks on the Pakistani government and Pakistani people," Defence Secretary Robert Gates said.Saudi Forces Foil Al-Qaeda Terror PlotArab News , Jeddah 22-DEC-2007 (Sa... More About: Extra , December 2007
News Briefing 21-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-21 12:32:00 I guess "blonde jokes" are out. It seems Bulgaria has replaced them with Antartican jokes.[The following joke is from the newswire of the Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria.]- - - The Long Line - - -A 17 year-old Antartican boy was hired to paint a white line down the middle of the highway. On the first day, he got off to a good start and he painted a white line 7 miles long. The next day, however, he painted a line only 4 miles long. On the third day, he was down to less than a mile. Finally, his friend Max asked him why he was doing less each day. The boy replied, "I guess it takes me longer and longer to get back to the bucket."- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Ankara used an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft in operation against PKKAl Watan, Saudi Arabia 21-DEC-2007 (Google translation from Arabic)[Excerpts:] - Turkish military sources revealed that the presidency of the General Staff of the Turkish Army used an Israeli drone aircraft for the follow-up of the operation carried out b... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 20-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-20 11:24:00 - - - Wisconsin News - - -Most of my readers live outside Wisconsin but you may still find this local news of interest.Basically the Green Bay City Council erected a nativity scene at City Hall, then allowed a Wiccan pentacle alongside it -- which was later torn down and thrown in the bushes -- and now the Council has decided to leave the nativity scene standing but prohibit other religious displays until a set of guidelines can be established.Although the story takes place in Wisconsin it could conceivably occur anywhere in America. The arguments of local citizens, both pro and con, are reported in the article. It's interesting reading:Green Bay City Council decides to leave nativity scene in placeExaminer, 19-DEC-2007[Excerpts:] - GREEN BAY, Wis. - A nativity scene can remain in place at City Hall until Dec. 26 under a measure in which Mayor Jim Schmitt cast the deciding vote to break a 6-6 City Council tie. But the measure adopted Tuesday night places a moratorium on any other r... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 19-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-19 12:21:00 Recently I added some new blog features:(1) In the right column is an Icerocket search box specifically for this blog. Enter a keyword, such as "opec" or "Lebanon", and quickly retrieve all posts mentioning that subject. Icerocket is a search engine optimally designed for blog content -- it's very efficient and much better than the one provided by Blogger.(2) At the bottom of each post are "live" newsfeeds for several sources -- these are regularly updated throughout the day. You can now choose from Al-Jazeera, BBC, Los Angeles Times, Press TV Iran, and Voice of America. (These feeds are displayed using RSS-to-Java conversion -- anyone can view them. Links open in new browser windows.)- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Kosovo, in Israeli eyesHaaretz Daily, Israel 19-DEC-2007 (Adar Primor)[Excerpts:] - On the eve of his extradition to the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, as the noose tightened around his neck, Slobodan Milosevic decided to grant his last journalistic interview ... More About: News , December , December 2007
News Briefing 18-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-18 12:17:00 [The following joke is from the newswire of the Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria.]- - - Robbers and Lawyers - - -- A gang of robbers broke into a lawyer's club by mistake. The old legal lions gave them a fight for their life and their money. The gang was very happy to escape.- "It ain't so bad," one crook noted. "We got $25 between us."- The boss screamed: "I warned you to stay clear of lawyers -- we had $100 when we broke in!"- - - Transcripts of latest statements by Ayman al-Zawahiri - - -NEFA Foundation, USA * * PDF download * *[Published summary:] - [12/17/07]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated two new statements from Al-Qaida's Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri: 1.) An audio recording titled "Annapolis: The Betrayal" and released on Dec. 14, and 2.) A subsequent video interview released on Dec. 16. In the first recording, al-Zawahiri condemned the recent Israeli-Palestinian peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland and insisted that it was time for Palestinians... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 17-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-17 12:20:00 - - - Wisconsin News - - -Crandon, Wis. Victims Memorial FundraiserWYOW TV-34, Wausau 16-DEC-2007Crandon residents are raising money to put a memorial in place of the home where six people were shot. It's been a little over two months since an off-duty Crandon sheriff's deputy shot and killed six people and then took his own life. The house where the six people were killed is in the heart of downtown Crandon. The community is trying to raise money to burn down that house and put up a memorial in its place.More info: www.crandonmemorial.com[Blog note: See my post of 08-Oct-2007 for initial reports on this incident.]- - - Turkish raids against PKK in Northern Iraq - - -There are some different versions of whether the U.S. approved Turkey's incursion in advance. Today's Examiner says "Turkey's military chief said the U.S. gave intelligence and tacit approval for the raid." whereas the BBC is carrying a story titled U.S. denies backing Turkey PKK raid.However, regardless of ... More About: December , December 2007
Saturday Extra, News Briefing 15-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-15 12:23:00 This blog is typically updated Monday through Friday.I will also occasionally post on Saturday s (by 9 a.m. Central Time, 15h00 UTC).- - - Wisconsin News - - -Wiccan symbol added to City Hall roof alongside nativity sceneExaminer, 14-DEC-2007 (AP)[Excerpts:] - GREEN BAY, Wis. - A nativity scene on the roof of the local City Hall will share the spotlight this year with at least one other religious symbol - the Wiccan pentacle. The Wiccan display added Friday consists of an evergreen wreath, about three feet across, encircling a gold five-pointed star. Perched a few feet away is a statue of Mary, in a nativity setting installed this week by City Council president Chad Fradette. "That's pretty," Fradette said, looking up at the pentacle. "I'm glad there's something else up there."- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Extremism's little helpersThe Australian, 15-DEC-2007 (David Martin Jones, Carl Ungerer)[Excerpts:] - THE global jihadism that confronts Western liberal democrac... More About: Extra , December , December 2007
News Briefing 14-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-14 12:15:00 [The following joke is from the newswire of the Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria.]- You know it's time to re-evaluate your relationship with your computer when...- You wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning to go to the bathroom and you stop to check your e-mail on the way back to bed.- - - Wisconsin News - - -Authorities use hunting licenses to bust 19 felonsExaminer, 13-DEC-2007 (AP)[Excerpts:] - MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin authorities have used hunting licenses to arrest 19 felons for illegal gun possession. State officials and probation agents visited convicted felons this fall who had purchased hunting licenses to see if they had guns.- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Israel, U.S. to discuss differing takes on IranHaaretz Daily, Israel 14-DEC-2007 (Amir Oren)[Excerpts:] - Israeli and American officials involved in the intelligence analysis of Iran's nuclear efforts will meet soon to discuss the two countries' differing assessments of Iran's rate of progress toward achievi... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 13-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-13 11:16:00 - - - Wisconsin News - - -New VA clinics in Rice Lake, Hayward shut down suddenlyExaminer, 12-DEC-2007 (AP)[Excerpts:] - RICE LAKE, Wis. - Military vets found this week that two new Veterans Administration outpatient clinics at Rice Lake and Hayward have been closed. Now, the 900 vets the clinics serve will have to travel to Minneapolis or regional outpatient facilities in Chippewa Falls or Superior for treatment. "They're ticked," said Jim Sanders of Rice Lake, commander of the local American Legion Post 87.- - - Algeria bombings - - -Statement from "the Al-Qaida Network in the Islamic Maghreb" on "The Battle of the Martyr Sufyan Abu Haydara"NEFA Foundation, USA * * PDF download * *[Blog note: PDF file size - 152 kb, 2-pages.][Published summary:] - The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated the latest communiqué issued by "the Al-Qaida Network in the Islamic Maghreb" (formerly known as the Salafist Group for Prayer and Combat, GSPC) claiming responsibi... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 12-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-12 12:20:00 In today's update I've flagged a commentary/analysis of the recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report on Iran's nuclear program. This is a special report to Dubai's Gulf News written by Amir Taheri -- I encourage everyone to read the following article in full:A cocktail of ambiguityGulf News, Dubai 11-DEC-2007 (Amir Taheri)[Excerpts:] - [The NIE report's] methodology remains a mystery. It seems that much of it is based on minutes of secret conversations between senior Iranian military leaders and their political bosses in Tehran. And that, of course, opens the possibility of disinformation. Is it not possible that the Khomeinist leadership in Tehran cooked up the whole thing to confuse its enemies? Why would one of the most senior of Khomeinist diplomats suddenly contact the British and, according to Ahmadinejad, provide them with "top secret material" on Iran's nuclear programme? And why should that same diplomat be arrested and then quickly exonerated from all... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 11-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-11 12:20:00 [The following joke is from the newswire of the Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria.]- - - Retired - - -- Two elderly men were sunning themselves on a Miami Beach when they started a friendly conversation.- "I was able to move here to retire in Miami after my business burned to the ground," the one man said. "The insurance payment sure came in handy."- The other replied, "I'm here living from an insurance claim when my factory was flooded out."- The first man pondered for a few seconds and then asked, "How do you start a flood?"- - - Wisconsin News - - -Poll shows Wisconsin voters favor Fred Thompson, Clinton in raceExaminer, USA 10-DEC-2007 (AP)[Excerpts:] - MADISON, Wis. - A new poll shows that Wisconsin Democrats favor Hillary Clinton for president, and Republicans like Fred Thompson, but no candidate is a clear front runner.- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Morgan Stanley issues full U.S. recession alertTelegraph, UK 11-DEC-2007 (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard)[Excerpts:] - Morgan ... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 10-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-10 11:50:00 - - - Wisconsin News - - -CRANDON: Wis. Victims' Families Press for ChangesExaminer, USA 09-DEC-2007 (AP)[Excerpts:] - Crandon, Wis. -- Relatives of six people killed by a young off-duty sheriff's deputy who then apparently killed himself called Sunday for required psychological screening, full training and a minimum age of at least 21 for anyone hired as an officer. About 20 family members and friends sat at a table behind pictures of those who were gunned down early Oct. 7 by 20-year-old Tyler Peterson after he showed up at their house party and tried to make up with an ex-girlfriend but was told to leave.[Blog note: See my post of 08-Oct-2007 for initial reports on this incident.]- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Transcript of Latest Audio from Abu Omar al-Baghdadi of Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq"NEFA Foundation, USA * * PDF download * *[Blog note: PDF file size - 84 kb, 4-pages.][Published summary:] - The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translate... More About: December , December 2007
Saturday Extra, News Briefing 08-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-08 15:00:00 This blog is typically updated Monday through Friday.I will also occasionally post on Saturday s (by 9 a.m. Central Time, 15h00 UTC).- - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Gaddafi, back in Europe, slams dictatorship at UNToday's Zaman, Istanbul 08-DEC-2007 (Reuters Lisbon)[Excerpts:] - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, visiting Europe after decades of ostracism by the West, on Friday condemned the "dictatorship" of the UN Security Council which he blamed for terrorism and world tensions.Mogadishu sliding back into anarchyThe Guardian, UK 08-DEC-2007[Excerpts:] - Women and children injured by stray bullets and mortars during fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu are being turned back at military checkpoints as they try to reach hospitals, the United Nations children's agency said yesterday. Describing the humanitarian situation in the city as the worst since 1991 - the last time Somalia had an effective government - Unicef's representative for the country said the restrictions mean... More About: News , Extra , December , December 2007
News Briefing 07-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-07 12:15:00 - - - Intelligence Briefing - - -Did Russia Fool U.S. Intelligence on Iraq, Iran and Syrian WMD?PR News wire, 07-DEC-2007[Published summary:] - According to the Intelligence Summit, Saddam's secret archives prove he really did have WMD and the Russians helped him hide them in Syria. The Russian cover-up is beginning to collapse, the group says. Israel bombed Saddam's WMD storehouse in Syria on Sept. 6, 2007. The Intelligence Summit, a non patisan NGO, details the deadly documents that Saddam and the Russians tried to hide.Serbian official threatens to go to war over KosovoThe Guardian, UK 07-DEC-2007[Excerpts:] - The EU special envoy on Kosovo yesterday demanded the retraction of a threat by a senior Serbian official that his country could resort to war if the mostly ethnic Albanian province declares independence. Aleksandar Simic, an advisor to Serbia's prime minister, was quoted in the Belgrade media as saying that Serbia had the legal right to use war as a means of defending it... More About: December , December 2007
News Briefing 06-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-06 12:33:00 - - - Intelligence Briefing - --The plan to topple Pakistan's militaryAsia Times, Hong Kong 06-DEC-2007 (Ahmed Quraishi)[Excerpts:] - As [Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf] completed the remaining part of his U.S. visit [in September 2006], his allies in Washington and elsewhere, as all evidence suggests now, were plotting his downfall. They had decided to take a page from the book of successful "color revolutions" where Western governments covertly used money, private media, student unions, NGOs and international pressure to stage coups, basically overthrowing individuals not fitting well with Washington's agenda. This recipe proved its success in former Yugoslavia, and more recently in Georgia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. In Pakistan, the target is a president who refuses to play ball with the U.S. on Afghanistan, China and Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. To get rid of him, an impressive operation is underway: * A carefully crafted media blitzkrieg launched early this year assa... More About: News , December , December 2007
News Briefing 05-DECEMBER-2007
2007-12-05 12:36:00 Here in northern Wisconsin most municipal drinking water is non-fluoridated (except for what occurs naturally) so I had almost forgotten about "intentionally" fluoridated water until I saw this article today:Finally, Queensland turns to fluorideThe Australian, 05-DEC-2007[Excerpts:] - "QUEENSLAND will finally add fluoride to its water supplies from next year, in a move to remedy its dental health woes and bring it into line with other states and territories."Clearly this article, in its entirety, makes no mention whatsoever about the hazards of fluoride -- identified, for example, as a Schedule 'A' poison by the State of Pennsylvania.So, you ask: Does fluoride really prevent tooth decay?In my opinion: YES. But that's only because it's so toxic it kills whatever germs and bacteria are lurking in your mouth. (I doubt it has anything to do with strengthening tooth enamel -- and I don't care what the "studies" say.)When I lived in California I was concerned enough about... More About: News , December , December 2007
News Briefing 04-DECEMBER-2007
More articles from this author:2007-12-04 12:29:00 - - - Wisconsin News - - -Justice Department still investigating Crandon shootingsExaminer, 03-DEC-2007 (AP)[Excerpts:] - MADISON, Wis. - Investigators haven't closed the book on a mass murder-suicide in Crandon despite two months of work. And they aren't saying anything about a horrific case that, on the surface at least, looks open-and-shut. The state Justice Department has released only scant details about Sheriff's Deputy Tyler Peterson's rampage Oct. 7, when he gunned down six people and wounded a seventh at a party. Peterson apparently killed himself hours later outside a friend's home, but questions still linger, from how police reacted to how Peterson committed suicide.[Blog note: See my post of 08-Oct-2007 for initial reports on this incident.]- - - National Intelligence Estimate: Iran Report - - -The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released "unclassified" portions of this investigative report on Iran's nuclear program.PDF file, 13... More About: December , December 2007 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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