OSIBOX: 2007

onsdag 26 december 2007

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Issues for Congress

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Issues for Congress - 5 dec

lördag 22 december 2007

The Al-Qaeda Triangle (Video)

Panel I

Panel II

Keynote Address by Ahmed Rashid

Panel III

Panel IV

The Al-Qaeda Triangle - jamestown.org

fredag 21 december 2007

Inside Gaza: The Challenge of Clans and Families

Inside Gaza: The Challenge of Clans and Families - Middle East Report N°71 - ICG 20 dec

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 24 (December 20, 2007) - Jamestown.org

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Reviving a Forgotten Threat: The PKK in Nagorno-Karabakh Is the “Politicization” of the Kurdish Struggle in Turkey a Security Threat? Al-Qaeda Adapts its Methods in Iraq as Part of a Global Strategy Oil and Jihad in Central Africa: The Rise and Fall of Uganda’s ADF

torsdag 20 december 2007

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 42 (December 19, 2007)- Jamestown.org

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Still a Threat after Algiers Attack Piracy Revenues Financing Warlords in Somali Insurgency U.S. Air Base at Incirlik Faces Political and Security Threats Al-Qaeda at Year’s End 2007: What Do the Facts Say?

onsdag 19 december 2007

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 1

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 2

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 3

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 4

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 5

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 6

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 7

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 8

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 9

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 10

God's Christian Warriors (CNN) - Part 11

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 1

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 2

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 3

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 4

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 5

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 6

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 7

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 8

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 9

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 10

God's Jewish Warriors (CNN) - Part 11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 1-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 2-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 3-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 4-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 5-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 6-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 7-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 8-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 9-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 10-11

CNN - God's Warriors - Muslim 11-11

Russia: Kosovo and the Asymmetry of Perceptions

Russia: Kosovo and the Asymmetry of Perceptions - Stratfor 18 dec

Så lät ljudet från Hårsfjärdsjakten

Så lät ljudet från Hårsfjärdsjakten - mil.se 18 dec

tisdag 18 december 2007

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Turkish Military Strikes PKK Targets in Northern Iraq Bhutto Warns of al-Qaeda Threat to Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal Kurdish-Sunni Accord Gives Kirkuk a Chance at Reconciliation Ethiopian Crackdown on Ogaden’s Somali Rebel Movement

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 23 (December 10, 2007) - jamestown.org

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Turkish Generals’ Talk: The Strategic Insights of Turkey’s Struggle with the PKK Imprisoned Leader of Egypt’s Islamic Jihad Challenges al-Qaeda Morocco’s Resistance to Regional Jihad Farah Province: The New Focus of the Taliban Insurgency

Algeria: a new front for al-Qaeda?

Algeria: a new front for al-Qaeda? - BBC 13 dec

Ansar al-Sunnah Acknowledges Relationship with Ansar al-Islam, Reverts to Using Ansar al-Islam Name

Ansar al-Sunnah Acknowledges Relationship with Ansar al-Islam, Reverts to Using Ansar al-Islam Name - CTB 16 dec

Why Al Qaeda 1.0 Still Matters

Why Al Qaeda 1.0 Still Matters - Douglas Farah 14 dec

torsdag 29 november 2007

Concerns about Mobile Phone Smuggling

Concerns about Mobile Phone Smuggling - CTB 28 nov

Dissecting the 'Party of God'

Dissecting the 'Party of God' - Stratfor 28 nov

onsdag 28 november 2007

Iran's Response to Western Warnings: 'First Strike,' 'Preemptive Attack,' Long-Range Ballistic Missiles, 'Asymmetric [Guerilla] Warfare'

Iran's Response to Western Warnings: 'First Strike,' 'Preemptive Attack,' Long-Range Ballistic Missiles, 'Asymmetric [Guerilla] Warfare' - MEMRI 28 nov

Counter-Insurgency Conference to Be Held in Stockholm in March 2008

Counter-Insurgency Conference to Be Held in Stockholm in March 2008 - CTB 27 nov

U.S. Notes Limited Progress in Afghan War

U.S. Notes Limited Progress in Afghan War - WP 25 nov

In "Call for Donations," Al Qaeda Admits Financial Stress

In "Call for Donations," Al Qaeda Admits Financial Stress - CTB 26 nov

The Taleban’s Northern Front

The Taleban’s Northern Front - IWPR 20 nov

Darfur’s New Security Reality

Darfur’s New Security Reality - ICG 26 nov

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 22 - jamestown.org 26 nov

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Strategic Implications for Northern Iraq’s Kurdish Oil Industry If Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Strike Back: The Case of Iraq Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: Political Islam Without al-Qaeda Is the NWFP Slipping out of Pakistan’s Control?

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 39 - Jamestown.org 27 nov

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS New Generation of al-Qaeda on Trial in Yemen Al-Qaeda, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and Jihad in North Africa PKK Leadership Under Pressure in the Post-Öcalan Era MKO Uses YouTube to Display Military Prowess

måndag 26 november 2007

JAS Double standards

The Guardian November 13, 2007 - läs här...

Skype encryption stumps police

German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany's top police officer said. Reuters November 23, 2007 - läs mer..

Did NSA Put a Secret Backdoor in New Encryption Standard?

Wired 11.15.07 Läs mer...

Where Boys Grow Up to Be Jihadis

Where Boys Grow Up to Be Jihadis - NYT 25 nov

onsdag 21 november 2007

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 38 - Jamestown 20 nov

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Revolt in Pakistan’s NWFP: A Profile of Maulana Fazlullah of Swat Manila Bombing Highlights Possible Shift in ASG Strategy Turkey’s Generals Speak out on Counter-Terrorism Strategies Al-Qaeda Urges Iraq’s Insurgents to Consolidate Victory Over America

WMD Insights

WMD Insights - November 2007

tisdag 20 november 2007

The Death of E-Mail

The Death of E-Mail - Slate 14 nov

Inbox 2.0: Yahoo and Google to Turn E-Mail Into a Social Network

Inbox 2.0: Yahoo and Google to Turn E-Mail Into a Social Network - NYT 13 nov

måndag 19 november 2007

US launches ‘MySpace for spies’

US launches ‘MySpace for spies’ - FT 21 aug

'Top Islamist killed' in Algeria

'Top Islamist killed' in Algeria - BBC 16 nov

“The 1993 Philadelphia Meeting: A Roadmap for Future Muslim Brotherhood Actions in the U.S.”

“The 1993 Philadelphia Meeting: A Roadmap for Future Muslim Brotherhood Actions in the U.S.” - NEFA 15 nov

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U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan

U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan - CRS 8 nov

fredag 16 november 2007

Centrifuge File Not Closed; Natanz Enrichment Expands

Centrifuge File Not Closed; Natanz Enrichment Expands - ISIS 15 nov

torsdag 15 november 2007

IAEA report on Iran

IAEA report on Iran - ISIS 15 nov

The hack of the year

The hack of the year - SMH 13 nov

New from MEMRI TV: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Announces Operation of 3,000 Centrifuges

New from MEMRI TV: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Announces Operation of 3,000 Centrifuges - MEMRI TV 14 nov

Russian Organized Crime

Russian Organized Crime - Stratfor 14 nov

onsdag 14 november 2007

Nagorno-Karabakh: Risking War

Nagorno-Karabakh: Risking War - ICG 14 nov

måndag 12 november 2007

Exclusive Report - "A Taliban Resurgence: The Destabilization of Kabul?"

Exclusive Report - "A Taliban Resurgence: The Destabilization of Kabul?" - NEFA 12 nov

As It Rises, Russia Stirs Baltic Fears

As It Rises, Russia Stirs Baltic Fears - NYT 11 nov

fredag 9 november 2007

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 36 - Jamestown 6 nov

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Provision to Turkey of U.S. Intelligence on PKK Highlights Policy Shift Terror Attacks Against U.S. and British Embassies Thwarted in Azerbaijan Political Repercussions of Somali Conflict Spread to Kenya

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 21 - Jamestown 8 nov

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

PJAK Faces Turkish-Iranian Storm Foreign Jihadis Face Deportation in Bosnia-Herzegovina Uzbek Terror Networks: Germany, Jamoat and the IJU UN/African Union Peacekeepers in Darfur Unlikely to Succeed

torsdag 8 november 2007

Interpol Puts Iranians on Wanted List

Interpol Puts Iranians on Wanted List - Asharq Alawsat 7 nov

Terrorism: Jihad has failed, former Libyan Islamist tells al-Qaeda

Terrorism: Jihad has failed, former Libyan Islamist tells al-Qaeda - AKI 7 nov

tisdag 6 november 2007

A Witches’ Brew? Evaluating Iran’s Uranium-Enrichment Progress

A Witches’ Brew? Evaluating Iran’s Uranium-Enrichment Progress - Armscontrol.org

Treasury Designates Individuals Furthering Syrian Regime’s Efforts to Undermine Lebanese Democracy

Treasury Designates Individuals Furthering Syrian Regime’s Efforts to Undermine Lebanese Democracy - US Treasury 5 nov

Dancing with the Dictator

Dancing with the Dictator - Newsweek 3 nov

måndag 5 november 2007

CrisisWatch N°51, 1 November 2007

The LIFG Joins Al-Qaida: Not Exactly "New News"

The LIFG Joins Al-Qaida: Not Exactly "New News" - CTB 3 nov

Al Qaeda's Zawahiri Calls for Attacks Against Western Interests in North Africa, Overthrow of Leaders

Al Qaeda's Zawahiri Calls for Attacks Against Western Interests in North Africa, Overthrow of Leaders - CTB 3 nov

Top Taliban Military Commander: Focus on Global Jihad Operations Will Continue

Top Taliban Military Commander: Focus on Global Jihad Operations Will Continue - CTB 3 nov

The Horn of Africa in Decline

The Horn of Africa in Decline - CTB 1 nov

torsdag 1 november 2007

War Plans: United States and Iran

War Plans: United States and Iran - Stratfor 30 oct

Spain fears Al Qaeda's dream of new Al-Andalus

Spain fears Al Qaeda's dream of new Al-Andalus - IANS 1 nov

Point, Click ... Eavesdrop: How the FBI Wiretap Net Operates

Point, Click ... Eavesdrop: How the FBI Wiretap Net Operates - WIRED 29 aug

onsdag 31 oktober 2007

Europe's spies fight shifting threat since Madrid

Europe's spies fight shifting threat since Madrid - Reuters 31 oct

US intelligence budget disclosed

US intelligence budget disclosed - BBC 30 oct

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 35 - Jamestown 30 oct

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Somali Conflict Spreads Across Horn Of Africa Iraqi Terror Trial Exposes Belgium’s Muslim Dilemma Tactical and Strategic Problems of a Turkish Winter Campaign in Northern Iraq Bin Laden’s Call to Unite Exposes al-Qaeda’s Strategic Blunders

tisdag 30 oktober 2007

WMD Insights October

"The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)"

"The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)" - NEFA 23 oct

"The Muslim Brotherhood in the United States"

"The Muslim Brotherhood in the United States" - NEFA 26 oct

Huge arms deals and terror intelligence links

Huge arms deals and terror intelligence links - The Guardian 30 oct

Frozen assets: US has crimped Al Qaeda funds

Frozen assets: US has crimped Al Qaeda funds - CSM 30 oct

IAEA findings on Iran dismissed

IAEA findings on Iran dismissed - BBC 29 oct

måndag 29 oktober 2007

Germany restructures its intelligence agency

Germany restructures its intelligence agency - DW 27 oct

Doubt surrounds union between GSPC and al-Qaeda

Doubt surrounds union between GSPC and al-Qaeda - Magharebia 24 oct

Syrian Intelligence Linked to Terrorist Group

Syrian Intelligence Linked to Terrorist Group - NY Sun 25 oct

U.N. Report Suggests Syrian Role in Arming of Hezbollah, Other Groups

U.N. Report Suggests Syrian Role in Arming of Hezbollah, Other Groups - WP 25 oct

From MEMRI: Bin Laden Calls On All Jihad Groups to Unite Under One Banner

From MEMRI: Bin Laden Calls On All Jihad Groups to Unite Under One Banner - MEMRI 26 oct

Did Syria Have Visible WMD Program Prior to US Invasion of Iraq?

Did Syria Have Visible WMD Program Prior to US Invasion of Iraq? - CTB 28 oct

Is Google Allowing Syria to Play Politics With Google Earth?

Is Google Allowing Syria to Play Politics With Google Earth? - CTB 27 oct

Current Trends in Jihadi Networks in Europe

Current Trends in Jihadi Networks in Europe - Jamestown 25 oct

More Syria Nonsense

More Syria Nonsense - ACW 22 oct

Russia’s Race for the Arctic and the New Geopolitics of the North Pole

Russia’s Race for the Arctic and the New Geopolitics of the North Pole - Jamestown

Will Bush really bomb Iran?

Will Bush really bomb Iran? - The Sunday Times 28 oct

UN nuclear watchdog chief expresses concern about anti-Iran rhetoric from US

UN nuclear watchdog chief expresses concern about anti-Iran rhetoric from US - AP 28 oct

fredag 26 oktober 2007

Southern Thailand: The Problem with Paramilitaries

Southern Thailand: The Problem with Paramilitaries - ICG 23 oct

Pakistan: The Forgotten Conflict in Balochistan

Pakistan: The Forgotten Conflict in Balochistan - ICG 22 oct

Sudan: Breaking the Abyei Deadlock

Sudan: Breaking the Abyei Deadlock - ICG 12 oct

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 20 - Jamestown 25 oct

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Hakim-Sadr Pact: A New Era in Shiite Politics? Pakistan's Radical Red Mosque Returns Recasting Jihad in the Maghreb Current Trends in Jihadi Networks in Europe

Militant Recruitment in Pakistan: A New Look at the Militancy-Madrasah Connection

This NBR study presents a new framework to exposit the connections between Pakistan’s religious schools (madaris) and militancy in Pakistan and beyond, by C. Christine Fair - läs här..

The Israeli “Nuclear Reactor Strike” and SyrianWeapons of Mass Destruction: A Background Analysis

The Israeli “Nuclear Reactor Strike” and SyrianWeapons of Mass Destruction: A Background Analysis - CSIS 24 oct

Disabling DPRK Nuclear Facilities

Disabling DPRK Nuclear Facilities - USIP 23 oct

Syria Update: Suspected Reactor Site Dismantled

Syria Update: Suspected Reactor Site Dismantled - ISIS 25 oct

torsdag 25 oktober 2007

Change of tone in Bin Laden's latest message

The Guardian, October 23, 2007
Osama bin Laden has resurfaced with a new message urging insurgent groups in Iraq to avoid divisions and unite to defeat the US-led coalition. The message, in an Arabic audio tape broadcast by al-Jazeera television last night, was addressed directly to "my brother fighters in Iraq". They were told: "Muslims are waiting for you to gather under one banner so that justice can be served." - läs här..

onsdag 24 oktober 2007

Suspect Reactor Construction Site in Eastern Syria: The site of the September 6 Israeli Raid?

Suspect Reactor Construction Site in Eastern Syria: The site of the September 6 Israeli Raid? - ISIS 24 oct

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 34 - Jamestown.org 24 oct

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Al-Qaeda Uses Jaish al-Mahdi to Gain Control over Helmand Province Who Tried to Kill Benazir Bhutto? PKK Changes Battlefield Tactics to Force Turkey into Negotiations Al-Qaeda and Iraq: Too Soon to Declare Victory

Spain Arrests 6 for Promoting Jihad

Spain Arrests 6 for Promoting Jihad - NYT 24 oct

Turkey as a Regional Power

Turkey as a Regional Power - Stratfor 23 oct

Profile of Suicide Terrorist Defies Common Stereotypes

Many attackers come from educated, middle-class backgrounds.
US Dept of State 22 October 2007

tisdag 23 oktober 2007

Hu Stronger as China Communists Regroup

New York Times, AP - 22 Oct 2007

Islamist Websites Change Tactics: The Case of the Al-Ekhlaas Forum

MEMRI Special Dispatch Series - No. 1745

Russian hackers

On the right side of soft laws. International Herald Tribune, 21 Oct, 2007

Attempt to Kill Benazir Bhutto - An Update

Pakistan: International Terrorism Monitor - Paper No. 290, South Asia Analysis Group. Läs här..

måndag 22 oktober 2007

Where the Jihad Lives Now

Where the Jihad Lives Now - Newsweek 29 oct

Core al-Qa'eda leadership still growing

Core al-Qa'eda leadership still growing - Telegraph 22 oct

torsdag 18 oktober 2007

Interrogation of Fatah al-Islam Terrorists Revealed

Interrogation of Fatah al-Islam Terrorists Revealed - Naharnet 10 oct

Serbia: Maintaining Peace in the Presevo Valley

Serbia: Maintaining Peace in the Presevo Valley - ICG 16 oct

A Closer Look at China's New SSBNs

A Closer Look at China's New SSBNs - Strategic Security Blog 15 oct

Summer 2007: The Attack that Never Occurred

Summer 2007: The Attack that Never Occurred - Stratfor 17 oct

The Russia Problem

The Russia Problem - Stratfor 16 oct

onsdag 17 oktober 2007

Oussama Kassir: En svensk al Qaida -krigare på nätet

Oussama Kassir: En svensk al Qaida-krigare på nätet - Gudmundson 7 oct

Understanding and Disrupting Terrorist Financing - Individuals and Cells

Understanding and Disrupting Terrorist Financing - Individuals and Cells - CTB 16 oct

The Dangerous Denial of Jihad's Threat

The Dangerous Denial of Jihad's Threat - CTB 15 oct

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 33 - Jamestown.org 16 oct

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Jihadi Forum Users Look for Codes in Bin Laden's September Video Iraqi Insurgent Media Campaign Targets American Audiences Turkey Weighs Military Options Against PKK Camps in Iraq Controversial Syrian Preacher Abu al-Qaqa Gunned Down in Aleppo

Law Enforcement Bodies not Equipped to Combat Crime in St Maarten

Law Enforcement Bodies not Equipped to Combat Crime in St Maarten - justitie.nl 8 oct

fredag 12 oktober 2007

Terror in Algeria

Terror in Algeria - Economist.com 11 oct

Fatah al-Islam 'tried to ally with Future Movement'

Fatah al-Islam 'tried to ally with Future Movement' - Daily star 4 oct

A selection of Information Bulletins about Iran Issued in English

A selection of Information Bulletins about Iran Issued in English - IICC 10 oct

Hizbollah and the Lebanese Crisis

Hizbollah and the Lebanese Crisis - ICG 10 oct

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 32 - Jamestown.org 10 oct

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Splits Developing in Somali Insurgency Investigation into Backgrounds of Bosnians Involved in Vienna Plot PKK Expanding Urban Bombing Campaign in Western Turkey Al-Qaeda: Beginning of the End, or Grasping at Straws?

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue - Jamestown.org 11 oct

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Triborder Sea Area: Maritime Southeast Asia's Ungoverned Space Tracking Yemen's 23 Escaped Jihadi Operatives – Part 2 Proposed Yemen-Djibouti Bridge Threatens AFRICOM Security Azerbaijan Increasingly Caught Between Salafism and Iran

onsdag 10 oktober 2007

Al Qaeda deputy killed in Algeria: report

9 okt - The deputy chief of al Qaeda's North Africa wing, Hareg Zoheir, also known as Sofiane Abu Fasila, believed to be the group's operational leader, was killed along with two other rebels in a gun battle with Algerian troops, local newspapers said on Tuesday. / REuers - läs mer..

Germans test device that 'sees' inside bottles

10 okt - German police are testing a new machine that can distinguish explosives from shampoo, offering hope to millions of travellers frustrated by EU airliner security rules. The microwave device takes only about a second to assess what liquid or gel is contained in glass and plastic bottles and tubes. It mainly works by analysing how much water is in the mixture. / IANS - läs mer..

YouTube hijacked for Storm worm spam

08 October 2007 ZNet

Turkish Hackers Target Swedish Web Sites

(AP) -- Hackers in Turkey have attacked more than 5,000 Swedish Web sites in the past week, and at least some of the sabotage appears linked to Muslim anger over a Swedish newspaper drawing that depicted the Prophet Muhammad's head on a dog's body.

Hacker broke into routers and stole VoIP services

8 okt - In the US, a hacker has been jailed for two years after breaching security at 15 separate telcos with incredible ease. At the trial, AT&T reported that Robert Moore ran six million scans on its network alone. Other companies that were successfully targeted used aliases in an attempt to build up confidence in their services./ the Channel Show - läs mer..

tisdag 9 oktober 2007

Suspected '100 million dollar al-Qaeda financier' netted in Iraq

4 okt - Iraqi and US forces have detained a man they believe received 100 million dollars this summer from Al-Qaeda sympathisers to hand out for "terrorist" operations in Iraq, the US military said Thursday / API - läs här...

Fradkov Summoned to Service

Fradkov Summoned to Service - Kommersant 8 oct

Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda's Secrets

Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda's Secrets - WP 9 oct

Upsurge in Kurdish attacks raises pressure on Turkish prime minister to order Iraq invasion

Upsurge in Kurdish attacks raises pressure on Turkish prime minister to order Iraq invasion - Guardian 9 oct

Terror cells 'planned to bomb ISF headquarters'

Terror cells 'planned to bomb ISF headquarters' - The Daily star 9 oct

måndag 8 oktober 2007

UK police can now demand encryption keys

03 Oct 2007, Vunewt.com: People in the UK who encrypt their data are now obliged by law to give up the encryption keys to law enforcement officials if requested under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIP Act).
The Home Office claims that the move will help in the investigation of terrorists as well as criminal gangs and paedophiles. - läs artikeln här...

China to gain access to U.S. defense through merger

Oct/3/2007, The Washington Times

Gary Milhollin, an arms-proliferation specialist with the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, said Huawei was founded by a Chinese military officer and got its start with U.S. technology exports.

"In the past, Huawei has shown it's willing to help America's enemies after importing U.S. technology," he said. "And it has done so in defiance of U.N. regulations. So before we make more U.S. high technology available to Huawei, we should make sure it has changed its ways." - läs hela artikeln

fredag 5 oktober 2007

Did Russia Stage the Father of All Bombs Hoax?

Did Russia Stage the Father of All Bombs Hoax? - WIRED 4 oct

Two More Chinese SSBNs Spotted

Two More Chinese SSBNs Spotted - Strategic Security Blog 4 oct

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Increasing Talibanization in Pakistan's Seven Tribal Agencies Tracking Yemen's 23 Escaped Jihadi Operatives – Part 1 GIMF Develops Defensive and Offensive Software for Jihadi Operations Origins of the Niger Delta's Deewell and Deebam Militias

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 31 - Jamestown.org 2 oct

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Dissident Saudi Cleric Brought Further into the Fold Swedish Cartoonist Forced Underground by Salafi-Jihadi Campaign Khamenei's Move to Appoint Ali Jafari as Head of Revolutionary Guard Tactical and Strategic Factors in Turkey's Offensive Against the PKK

Defying threats, Swedish artist wants to turn prophet cartoon row into musical

Defying threats, Swedish artist wants to turn prophet cartoon row into musical - Herald Tribune (AP) 1 oct

torsdag 27 september 2007

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 30 (September 25, 2007) - Jamestown.org 25 sep


INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Somali Fighters Focus Forces on Common Ethiopian Enemy Leadership Disputes Plague Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Reports of PKK Internal Dissension on the Rise Assessing the Six Year Hunt for Osama bin Laden

Vladimir Putin reshuffles Russia's cabinet

Vladimir Putin reshuffles Russia's cabinet - The Economist 26 sep

Al-Qaida taps Europe for new recruits

Al-Qaida taps Europe for new recruits - AP 25 sep

Iranian Daily: 'The Intelligence That the West Currently Has on Iran's Nuclear Program is Limited to the Sites Accessible to IAEA Inspectors – And Mor

Iranian Daily: 'The Intelligence That the West Currently Has on Iran's Nuclear Program is Limited to the Sites Accessible to IAEA Inspectors – And More Than That They Do Not Know' - MEMRI 27 sep

måndag 24 september 2007

Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid

Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid - Sunday Times 23 sep

lördag 22 september 2007

Is Al Qaeda Iraq a Threat to Sweden?

Is Al Qaeda Iraq a Threat to Sweden? - CTB 21 sep

fredag 21 september 2007

Jihadist video - compilation

Hamas TV Music Video: In Black Bags Chunks of Flesh of Jews

“They Were Plotting and Allah, Too, Was Plotting” – Audio Speech from the Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi – 9/2007

“They Were Plotting and Allah, Too, Was Plotting” – Audio Speech from the Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi – 9/2007 - SITE 14 sep

fredag 31 augusti 2007

Yassin al-Qadi: the Hamas Connection

Yassin al-Qadi: the Hamas Connection - CTB 30 aug

Iran Issue Brief

Iran Issue Brief - ISIS 30 aug

torsdag 30 augusti 2007

WMD Insights September

måndag 27 augusti 2007

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus- The Jamestown Foundation Volume 4, Issue 27 (August 14, 2007)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Yemen Faces Second Generation of Islamist Militants MILF Seeks Leverage as Fighting Against Abu Sayyaf and MNLF Escalates PKK Arms Scandal Fuels Turkish Suspicions Abu Yahya al-Libi: Al-Qaeda's Theological Enforcer - Part 2

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor - The Jamestown foundation Volume 5, Issue 16 (August 16, 2007)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Extremist Reeducation and Rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia An Inside Look at France's Mosque Surveillance Program Hizb-ut-Tahrir's Activities in the United States Italy's Underground Islamist Network

onsdag 18 juli 2007

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 23 - jamestown.org 17 jul

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Morocco Raises Terrorist Alert Level to Maximum Jihadi Ideologue Justifies Attacks on Muslim Governments Massoud Barzani Conducting Dangerous Games in Northern Iraq Is Zawahiri Striving for Islamist Unity in Preparation for New Attack?

Salam Fayyad’s new Palestinian emergency government and the beginning of its struggle against Ismail Haniya’s Hamas government

Salam Fayyad’s new Palestinian emergency government and the beginning of its struggle against Ismail Haniya’s Hamas government - IICC 28 jun

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Yemen Attack Reveals Struggle Among Al-Qaeda's Ranks UK Plot Highlights Growing Arab Radicalism Maliki Government Faces a Governance Crisis Firefight in Iraq Exposes Presence of Turkish Al-Qaeda Operatives

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 13 - jamestown.org 6 jul

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Militia Politics of Basra Turkey's Foreign Policy toward Northern Iraq Still Undecided Nigeria's Cults and their Role in the Niger Delta Insurgency Obstacles to Closer Counter-Terrorism Coordination in Malacca Straits

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Chechen Police and Zapad Battalion Members in Shootout Chechnya Holds Constitutional Assembly Kadyrov Bows Down to Putin… …And Holds Forth on Educating the Young Newspaper: Troops Losses in Chechnya on the Rise Ramzan Kadyrov Reacts to Rebel Threats One Year After: Assessing the Life of Abdul-Khalim Sadulaev The Russian Army in Chechnya: A Comparison of 19th and 21st Century Tactics

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 19 - Jamestown.org 19 jun

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Somalia's Mujahideen Youth Movement Indonesia Neutralizes JI as Immediate Threat Moqtada al-Sadr Stepping into the Power Vacuum Despite Positive Poll Results, Afghanistan Heads Toward Violence

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 12 - Jamestown.org 21 jun

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Spotlight on Trinidad and Tobago's Jamaat al-Muslimeen Islamist Terrorism and Energy Sector Security in Algeria Battleground Somalia: America's Uncertain Front in the War on Terror Trafficking and the Role of the Sinai Bedouin

Pakistan Appears to be Building a Third Plutonium Production Reactor at Khushab Nuclear Site

Pakistan Appears to be Building a Third Plutonium Production Reactor at Khushab Nuclear Site - ISIS 21 jun

måndag 18 juni 2007

Guidelines on Cell Phone Forensics

Guidelines on Cell Phone Forensics - NIST.gov May 2007

måndag 11 juni 2007

WMD Insights June Issue

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 11 - jamestown.org 7 jun

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Catalonia: Europe's New Center of Global Jihad The Role of Foreign Trainers in Southern Thailand's Insurgency AQIM's Threat to Morocco's Tourism Sector The Hidden Hand of Iran in the Resurgence of Ansar al-Islam

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 17 - jamestown.org 5 jun

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Lebanon Another Waypoint for North Africans Headed to Iraq Diyala Residents Confront al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq Ethiopia Faces Ethnic Fallout from Somalia Intervention Al-Qaeda's American Recruit Releases Something Entirely New

måndag 4 juni 2007

Talk to foreigners and we will view you as a spy, Iran warns academics

Talk to foreigners and we will view you as a spy, Iran warns academics - The Guardian 31 may

torsdag 31 maj 2007

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 16 - jamestown.org 29 may

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Ankara Bombing Poses Economic Risks to Turkey Outbreak of Fighting in Lebanon Portends Violence to Come Saudi Authorities Crack Down on Forgery Networks Expansion of Yemen's Refining Capacity Raises Terrorism Concerns

fredag 25 maj 2007

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 10 - Jamestown.org 24 may

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

A Shiite Storm Looms on the Horizon: Sadr and SIIC Relations A Report from the Field: Gauging the Impact of Taliban Suicide Bombing Shamshatoo Refugee Camp: A Base of Support for Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Weapons of War in the Niger Delta

IAEA Safeguards Report on Iran: Iran making progress but not yet reliably operating an enrichment plant

IAEA Safeguards Report on Iran: Iran making progress but not yet reliably operating an enrichment plant - ISIS 25 may

onsdag 23 maj 2007

Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism Monitor Volume 5, Issue 9 - Jamestown.org 10 may

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Afghanistan’s Drug Trade and How it Funds Taliban Operations Yemen and the U.S.: Different Approaches to the War on Terrorism South Waziristan’s Maulvi Nazir: The New Face of the Taliban Intra-Kurdish Disputes in Northern Iraq

Terrorism Focus

Terrorism Focus Volume 4, Issue 15 - Jamestown.org 22 may

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRIEFS Is Al-Qaeda in Yemen Regrouping? Jihadis Post Scenario for the Defeat of the United States Situation in Somalia Remains Precarious Al-Qaeda's Media Doctrine: Evolution from Cheerleader to Opinion-Shaper