304th MI Battalion Weekly OSINT News Summary

July 31, 2008

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and is not processed open source intelligence.

GEOINT-IMINT
Keep an Eye Out for GeoEye's Satellite Launch
On August 22, 2008, GeoEye will be launching its latest satellite, GeoEye-1. (Seeking Alpha, July 31)
http://seekingalpha.com/article/88232-keep-an-eye-out-for-geoeye-s-satellite-launch

Little Creek Naval Station in Norfolk, VA

Posted in the Google Earth Hacks forum on July 29, 2008
www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile30350/Little-Creek-Naval-Station.htm

MI5 Building in Northern Ireland (One

of eight photos posted by Cryptome)
(Cryptome Birds Eye, July 23)
http://cryptome.org/mi5-palace/mi5-palace.htm

Exploiting a Geospatial Information

Revolution
The asymmetric nature of current
military operations has seen the demand for - and subsequent
collection of - vast amounts of actionable intelligence on a previously
unimaginable scale. (Janes Defense Non-subscriber extract, July
25) www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw080725_1_n.shtml
HUMINT
Analyst Comment: A DoD Directive Memorandum was posted on Cryptome for the creation of the Defense
Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center (DCHC). The DoD memo. is available for PDF download
on http://cryptome.org/dtm-08-032.pdf The memo. was dated July 22 (Cryptome, July 26) www.cryptome.org
A Reorganization of Defense Intelligence
DoD has embarked on a significant modification of its intel. apparatus, creating a new HUMINT center within the DIA,
abolishing a controversial CI agency, and reorganizing the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
(FAS Secrecy News Blog, July 30) www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/
Taliban Kill Female Spy Near Miranshah
Taliban militants have killed a woman near Miranshah after she was accused of spying for U.S. forces. (New Post
Online, July 31) www.newspostonline.com/world-news/taliban-kill-female-spy-near-miranshah-20080731461
CIA Cites Pakistan Spy Agency's Ties to Militants
U.S. intel. suspects rogue elements in Pakistan's spy agency are giving militants sensitive information(AP, July 31)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g-ZZAwkx4iEvJhBb9akVOWQxe7bgD928DVG00

Pakistan Denies Militant-ISI Ties

Pakistan's milrejected a "malicious" report that a top CIA official visiting this month confronted Islamabad over ties
between the country's intelligence service and militants. (Gulf Daily News, July 31) www.gulf-dailynews.com/Story.asp?Article=225029&Sn=WORL&IssueID=31133

Visit to Pakistan by CIA Officer Reported

In a demonstration of growing U.S. frustration, the CIA's deputy director flew to Islamabad this month to warn Pak.
officials that they need to do more to address dangerous ties between the country's spy agency and resurgent Al
Qaeda-linked militants(LA Times, July 30) www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fg-pakistan302008jul30,0,6261680.story

The Science of Sniffing Out Liars

An interrogation expert spills his secrets. (Discover Science Magazine, July 28)
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/28-the-science-of-sniffing-out-liars

How the British Security Forces Are Helping A Killer Spy To Rebuild His Life
MI5 rebuilt the life of a "killer spy" who was the British Army's highest- ranking double agent... (UK Sunday Herald,
July 30)
www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2392785.0.how_the_british_security_forces_are_helping_a_killer_spy_to_reb
uild_his_life.php

U.S. Military: Iraq Inmates Imposed Islamic Justice

For years, extremist Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody held self-styled Islamic courts and tortured or killed
inmates(AP, July 27) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hzj9jHSAErfAEZgoqICJYS-ttSmgD925PU1O0
China Plans To Spy On Olympic Hotel Guests: U.S. Senator
"The Chinese govt. has put in place a system to spy on and gather information about every guest at hotels... (AFP,
July 29) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gAkDaSkHWHboscdhQZwdRBt6hZnw
Army Captain Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Smuggle Firearms Parts To Japan
Military intel. officer knew he needed permit to send firearms parts to Japan. (Fox Business, July 28)
www.foxbusiness.com/story/army-captain-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-illegally-smuggle-firearms-parts-japan/

Pakistan Clips Spy Agency's Wings

Pakistans notorious ISI spy agency, a mainstay of the military's domination of the nation's politics, was last night
(July 27) placed under civilian control... (The Australian, July 28) www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,240859062703,00.html

Pakistans U-Turn On ISI

Confusion reigned over the exact status of Pakistans controversial intel. agency, ISI, a day after the govt. announced
it had placed the ISI under the control of the Interior Ministry. (The Hindu, July 28)
www.hindu.com/2008/07/28/stories/2008072854381400.htm

Documents Laid Out Interrogation Procedures

When CIA interrogators used waterboarding and other harsh techniques on Qaeda suspects, agency rules required
detailed records of each method used, its duration and the names of everyone present (NYT, July 25)
www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/us/25detain.html?ref=us

MASINT/ATEP
Upgrading Ray Gun Components
Spray-on laser shields are just the start. The Air Force is moving ahead with a slew of research projects, to get laser
weaponsThey include: (Wired Danger Room Blog, July 30) http://blog.wired.com/defense/
Iran To Continue Nuclear Path: Khameni
Iran's highest authority said on Wednesday the Islamic Republic would continue on its nuclear path (Reuters, July 30)
ww.gulfnews.com/region/Iran/10232990.html

IDF Starts Using New Laser System Near Gaza

Alongside production of the Iron Dome interceptor, Rafael is also in the midst of developing a solid-based laser
system(Jerusalem Post, July 29)
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215331128662&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

'Laser Jumbo' Testing Moves Ahead

A U.S. military plane equipped with a powerful laser has moved a step closer to becoming a viable weapon. (BBC
News, July 29) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7531046.stm
Iran: West Has Accepted Limited U-Enrichment
Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the West has agreed to accept that Tehran could carry out a limited
quantity of uranium enrichment(The Hindu, July 28) www.hindu.com/2008/07/27/stories/2008072751921200.htm
Irans Missile Tests and the New Strategy of the Revolutionary Guard
The Guards position is built on its own perception of the Iranian state as one of the regions historic powers, a
conviction that a technologically advanced military program is an essential feature of state power, and a sense that
U.S. influence in the region is waning, largely due to difficulties in maintaining stability in Afghanistan and
Iraq.(Jamestown Foundation, July 23) www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2374321

OSINT
Bush To Unveil U.S. Intelligence Overhaul
"The revised order directs the IC to produce timely, accurate and insightful intelligence with special emphasis on the
threats posed by international terrorism and the spread of WMD" (AFP, July 31)
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gf2ea2MDUKrXYFvHgG8G90tsWXXg

Deal on a Security Agreement Is Close, Iraqis Say

Iraq and the U.S. are close to a deal on a sensitive security agreement that Iraqi officials saidsatisfies the nations
desire to be treated as sovereign and independent. (NYT, July 31)
www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/world/middleeast/31iraq.html?hp

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader May Be in Afghanistan

The leader of the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq and several of his top lieutenants have recently left Iraq for
Afghanistan, according to group leaders and Iraqi intelligence. (Washington Post, July 31) www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073003239.html?hpid=topnews

Iraq Begins Crackdown In Restive Diyala Province

Sunni Islamist al Qaeda has sought to stoke tensions in religiously and ethnically mixed Diyala, where a series of
bomb attacks have killed scores of people in recent months. Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Mohammed
Al-Askari said the operation commenced with raids in the local capital Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of
Baghdad. (Kuwait Times, July 30) www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=ODU3Mzk0MDM3
Female Bombers Leave 57 Dead In Baghdad, Kirkuk
Female suicide bombers (3) struck a Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and a Kurdish protest rally in northern Iraq
yesterday, killing at least 57 people and wounding nearly 300(Kuwait Times, July 29)
www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTk5NDQ2NDky

U.S. Forces In Iraq Use French Anti-Insurgency Methods

The U.S. military has adopted tactics first used by French soldiers more than 50 years ago in Algeria, as it seeks to
subdue Al-Qaeda remnants in one of Iraq's most violent cities. By dividing communities into small sectors and putting
informants in charge(Kuwait Times, July 29) www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzM3ODM4MDIw
IRAQ: Move To Prevent Children Being Exploited By Militants
We have evidence that the phenomenon of criminal gangs and terrorist groups recruiting juveniles - either by
threatening them or luring them with money - has increased recently, said Hamza Kamil, spokesman of the Iraqi
Human Rights Ministry. (IRIN, July 29) www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=79498
Iraqi Forces Weakened By Private U.S. Contractors?
It says: "After our departure, the potential exists for us to leave Iraq with paramilitary organizations that are well
organized, financed, trained and equipped. (Washington Times, July 24)
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/24/iraqi-forces-weakened-by-private-us-contractors/

Police Probe Istanbul Blasts While Army Hits Kurdish Rebels In Iraq (Turkey)
Officials have accused the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which takes refuge in neighboring northern
Iraq, after two blasts killed 17 people, five of them children, in a crowded Istanbul street Sunday night. (Gulf Times,
July 30) www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=232820&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21
Strike On Iran Still Possible, U.S. Tells Israel
In meetingsadministration officials told Defense Minister Ehud Barak that the option of attacking Iran over its
nuclear program remains on the table(LA Times, July 30) www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-usisrael302008jul30,0,2949320.story

IRGC Reshuffling Aimed at Boosting Political Role

The most important posts have been filled with figures like Mohammad Hejazi, appointed to the head of Sarallah, a
powerful military unit in the IRGC, and Jafar Assadi, named the new commander of the ground forces. In addition, the
appointment of Hojjatoleslam Hussain Taeb as to the head of the Basij force, a volunteer militia recently integrated as
a military unit within the Guard, has followed the promotion of Hussein Hamedani as his successor(Payvand Iran
News, July 28) www.payvand.com/news/08/jul/1264.html
Is Afghanistan a Narco-State?
The Afghan govt. was involved in protecting the opium trade by shielding it from American-designed policies.
While it is true that Karzais Taliban enemies finance themselves from the drug trade, so do many of his supporters.

(NYT Magazine, July 27) www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/magazine/27AFGHANt.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=opium%20aafghanistan&st=cse&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Afghan Drug Lords Hire Chemists to Make Purer Heroin (Update1)

Drug lords in Afghanistan are hiring international chemists to boost the purity of heroin refined from the country's
opium poppy crop(Bloomberg, July 29) www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aDElWyeerTaA&refer=india
NW Pakistan Clashes Intensify; Peace Deals at Risk, Taliban Says
Clashes between insurgents and Pakistani troops escalated Wed. (July 30) in the country's fractious northwest as
Taliban leaders threatened to withdraw their support for peace deals brokered(Washington Post, July 31)
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073000815.html?hpid=topnews

Militants Blow Up PTDC Motel, Girls School

Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan leader Baitullah Mehsud would make final decision
about suicide attacks in Swat and rest of the province... (The Pakistan Post, July 31)
http://thepost.com.pk/Fb_ShortNewsT.aspx?fbshortid=3250&fcatid=14&fstatus=Current&bcatid=14&bstatus=Current

U.S. Military Strike In Pakistan Kills Al Qaeda Weapons Expert

AU.S. predator drone killed a top Al Qaeda operative Mon. (July 28) inside Pakistan's tribal belt, even as Pakistan's
newly elected prime minister made his first visit to Washington...(Christian Science Monitor, July 30)
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0729/p99s01-duts.html

The Pakistan Frontier Corps in the War on Terrorism Part One

Pakistans first line of defense against insurgent forces in its loosely-ruled western frontier region is not Pakistans
regular army, but a long-neglected, locally raised paramilitary. A remnant of the British colonial era, the paramilitary
Frontier Corps (FC) has been maintained and stationed in Pakistans NWFP(Jamestown Foundation, July 25)
www.jamestown.org/

Empowering Soft Taliban Over Hard Taliban: Pakistans Counter-Terrorism Strategy

The formation of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007 by various Taliban groups effectively
brought together 27 Taliban groups under one umbrella. (Jamestown Foundation, July 25)
www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2374331

Gilani Urges Intelligence Sharing To Combat Pakistan Militants

The U.S. should increase intelligence sharing with Pakistan to allow it to "act swiftly'' against militants near the Afghan
border instead of carrying out strikes on Pakistani territory (Bloomberg Press, July 30)
www.gulfn`ews.com/world/U.S.A/10232965.html

Pakistan, India Trade Fire In Kashmir For Over 14 Hours

The clash comes amid growing tensions between the South Asian rivals following a suicide bombing outside the
Indian embassy in Kabul earlier this month, which Afghanistan and India have both blamed on "elements" in
Pakistan. (Kuwait Times, July 30) www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTA0NTIzMjU5OQ==
India Ripe for More Attacks
Bangalore and Ahmedabad, two cities that symbolize India's growing economic might, came under repeated attack
from terrorists on two consecutive days late last week. (Asia Times, July 29)
www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JG29Df02.html

Naxalites Graduating From Guerrilla To Mobile Warfare (India)

Less than three weeks after the Chitrakonda attack, armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M)
attacked the Special Operation Group (SOG), Orissas anti-Maoist force, on July 16. (Sindh Today, July 27)
www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/7339.htm

Al-Qaeda's sinister creep into North Africa

Some returned home and resumed normal life. Others, looking for new places to pursue their holy war against
Zionists and Crusaders, ended up in Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and ThailandHowever, North Africa
appears to have attracted the largest number of returneesin Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania(UK
Times, July 30) www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article4425820.ece
Somali Islamists Vow To Fight Ethiopia-Trained Government Forces
The spokesman of Al-Shabab Islamic movement, Sheikh Mukhtar Robowhas urged the new Ethiopian-trained
Somali government forces not to harm residents in Bay and Bakol regionsHe stated that their islamist fighters
would target the new soldiers(Jowhar Blog, July 31) www.jowhar.com/news/print.php?type=N&item_id=4571

Somali Islamists Reject Talks With Rival Faction

Hardline Somali Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said the exiled opposition would not negotiate with a rival
faction that signed a peace deal with Somalias transitional government. (Sudan Tribune, July 29)
www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article28062

Hardline Islamist Takes Over Somali Opposition Alliance

fundamentalist Muslim suspected by the U.S. of collaborating with al-Qaeda has taken over leadership of Somalias
opposition alliance, pushing out a relative moderate who attended peace talks with the government(Sudan Tribune,
July 23) www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27997
Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Founder Calls On Rebel Factions To Reunite
The founder of the Sudan Liberation Movement, Abdel Wahid al-Nur addressed a call to all the SLM/A factions urging
them to reunite under the Umbrella of the movement. (Sudan Tribune, July 29)
www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article28061

Text Of The Darfur Sudan Justice And Equality Movement (JEM) Proposal For An Interim Government After
ICC Charges
Excerpt: In order to overcome these challenges and save the country from an eminent collapse and disintegration,
JEM proposes an immediate formation of a transitional government of national unity (TGONU) with the following
objectives: (Sudan Tribune, July 21) www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27960
The Global Repercussions of Nigerias Niger Delta Insurgency
In the event of a full-scale attack on the insurgents by Nigerian forces, a spokesperson for the Joint Revolutionary
Council (representing MEND, the NDPVF and the Martyrs Brigade) warns: (Jamestown Foundation, July 25)
www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2374333

Al Qaeda Commander Urges Killing Of Saudi King

An Al Qaeda commander who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan has posted a web video urging Muslims to
kill the Saudi king(AP, July 29) www.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi_arabia/10232709.html
Yemen Al Qaeda Group Claims Attack On Police Station
Al Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a police station that killed two people and injured 18
others in Yemen's Hadramout province. (Gulf News, July 27) www.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/10232154.html
Yemeni Clerics To Form Religious Police
Some 2,000 clerics led by Sheikh Abdulmajeed al Zindani, the hardline rector of the Islamic Al Eman University, and
a number of tribal dignitaries met in Sanaa last week and announced the establishment of The Authority for
Protecting Virtue and Fighting Vice. (UAE National, July 30)
www.thenational.ae/article/20080723/FOREIGN/44618633/1011/NEWS&Profile=1011

Yemen Hunts Al Qaeda Suspects After Deadly Attack

The suspects include a Saudi militant already wanted by Saudi authorities. (Reuters, July 29)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKL967366220080729

Yemen Terrorism: Soft Approach To Jihadists Starts To Backfire As Poverty Fuels Extremism
(UK Guardian, July 30) www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/30/yemen.alqaeda
HAMAS Warns Of Uprising
HAMAS warned its Fatah rivalsthat a crackdownby forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas could
spark a revolt(Reuters, July 29) www.gulfnews.com/region/Middle_East/10232841.html
Communist Party of the Philippines Scores Secret Zambo Visit Of U.S. Military Officials (Philippines)
U.S. and Filipino military officials constantly deny the involvement of the U.S. JSOTF-P contingent in intelligence
gathering, reconnaissance patrols and military combat operations," the group added. (GMA News, July 31)
www.gmanews.tv/story/110621/CPP-scores-%E2%80%98secret%E2%80%99-Zambo-visit-of-US-military-officials

Google the Terrorists

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to make full and efficient
use of open source information to develop and disseminate open source homeland security information(Square
State Blog, July 29) www.squarestate.net/diary/6262/google-the-terrorists
New Strategy 'Can Beat Al-Qaeda'
"Terrorists should be perceived and described as criminals, not holy warriors and our analysis suggests that there is
no battlefield solution to terrorism"(BBC, July 29) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7530245.stm

China Group Asserts That It Bombed Buses

A group calling itself the Turkestan Islamic Party has released a video asserting responsibility for deadly bus
bombings last week in China's western Yunnan province and other recent incidents(Washington Post, July 27)
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/26/AR2008072601370.html?nav=rss_world

How The IRA Is Being Squeezed To Death

With the Provisional IRAs killing machine dismantled, the focus has switched to turning off the republican
movements money machine. (UK Times, July 27) www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4407463.ece
Communist Intelligence Records Go Online
The Czech Archives of the Security Forces Friday published registration protocols of the former Communist military
counter-intelligence (VKP) on its new website www.abscr.cz, archives(Prague Daily Monitor, July 28)
www.praguemonitor.com/en/387/czech_national_news/26013/

Drug Trafficking and Middle Eastern Terrorist Groups: A Growing Nexus?

The nexus between drugs and terror is growing at light speed. This is not a new trendOf the forty-three officially
designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), the DEA has linked nineteen of them to some aspect of the global
drug trade(Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 25) www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2914
Counter-Ideology Needed For Tackling Terrorism (India)
A leading Muslim scholarsaid a new ideology and stricter laws are needed to counter the militant face of Islam.
(Thai Indian News, July 30) www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/counter-ideology-needed-for-tacklingterrorism_10077981.html

More Than Talk All About FBI Linguists

In todays global society, much of the intelligence and investigative information that we gather is in a foreign
language(Daily Kenishan, July 30) http://dailykenoshan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6286&Itemid=1
DNI Tells Analysts to Establish Broader Outside Ties
In a new directive that challenges the insular culture of U.S. intelligence agencies, Director of National Intelligence J.
Michael McConnell has ordered analysts to cultivate relationships with outside experts whenever possible (FAS
Secrecy Blog, July 30) www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/
Counter-Terror Expo Drives The Security Agenda (UK)
The debate on current and future terrorist threats will be furthered at this year's Counter-Terror Expo, which takes
place at London's QEII Conference Centre on 10-11 February 2009. (INFO4Security, July 31)
www.info4security.com/story.asp?sectioncode=10&storycode=4120290&c=1

Google Says Complete Privacy Does Not Exist

"In a submission to court, Google is arguing that in the modern world there can be no expectation of privacy. (Slash
Dot, July 31) http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/31/0240253
Tor: Anonymity Online
A branch of the U.S. Navy uses Tor for open source intelligence gathering, and one of its teams used Tor while
deployed in the Middle East recently. (Big Fish Rants Blog, July 30) http://biggfishrants.blogspot.com/2008/07/toranonymity-online.html

U.S. PI Claims Receiving Death Threats for Conducting Open Source Research and Shutting Down Terrorist
Websites & Tells the Terrorists to Bring it On (Analyst Summary Title)
(Private Investigator Bill Warner Blog, July 30) wwwwbipicomlink.blogspot.com/2008/07/al-qaeda-abd-al-shabaab-terrorcell.html

SIGINT
'Casual Games' to School Airmen on Cyber Threats
The service wants "to use casual gaming technology to promote warfighter knowledge and awareness of cyber
threats and malicious exploits." (Wired Danger Room Blog, July 31) http://blog.wired.com/defense/
Gang Set Up Team Of Hackers For Theft Of Funds (Turkey)
The Ergenekon terrorist organization has been using nearly 200 computer hackers to gather intelligence and funds,
the 2,455-page indictment against suspected members of the group says. (Todays Zaman, July 30)
www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=148779&bolum=101

Police Plans To Check Cyber Cafes Turning Terror Hubs (India)

As terrorists are going hi-tech and giving advance information about their strike plan using the Internet, the
Hyderabad police are seriously planning to formulate rules and regulations for cyber cafes. (Times of India, July 30)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hyderabad/Police_plans_to_check_cyber_cafes_turning_terror_hubs/articleshow/3304701.cms

Top Court Allows Extradition of UK Hacker

A British computer hacker lost his appealagainst extradition to the U.S., where he is accused of breaking into
Pentagon and NASA networks(AP, July 30) www.gulfnews.com/world/United_Kingdom/10232998.html

Olympics Visitors Warned Of Digital Monitoring

American business executives visiting Beijing for the Olympics should leave their laptops at home(Washington
Times, July 30) www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/30/olympics-visitors-warned-of-digital-monitoring/
Indian Intelligence Gropes in the Dark
After his arrest last year, Jalaluddin alias Babubhai - the "India operations commander" of the Bangladesh-based
militant group Huji - revealed that he had instructed his jihadis (holy warriors) to "minimize telephone or internet
comm (BBC News, July 29) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7530766.stm
Anyone Can Be Caught In The Web Of Terror (India)
Mumbaikars and local cyber cops awoke to a new worldafter it was revealed that the computer in the house in Navi
Mumbai from where the e-mail on the Ahmedabad blasts was sent, was most likely hacked into. This appears to be
the first time that a local IP address has been hacked into for terror purposes. (The Times of India, July 29)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Anyone_can_be_caught_in_the_web_of_terror/articleshow/3299793.cms

Cloud Computing: Forget The Darknets, Make Way For The Dark Cloud
For nearly as long as the internet has been around there have been private subnetworks called the darknets. These
private, covert and often secret networks were typically formed as decentralized groups of people...(Cloud Computing
Journal SYS Con, July 28) http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/read/619627.htm
Weapons, Emerging Weapons Technology & Emerging Commercial Of The Shelf Technologies
COTS Or Military: Sometimes It's Hard To Tell
It's getting increasingly difficult these days to tell the real difference between commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
components, and those purpose-built for military use. (Military & Aerospace Electronics, July 31)
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/335458/32/ARTCL/none/EXCON/1/COTS-or-military:-sometimes-it's-hard-to-tell/

India To Acquire Underwater Land Attack Missiles

India is on the verge of acquiring a strategic capability to strike land targets thousands of miles from its shores by
inducting the Russian underwater launched Club-S subsonic cruise missiles. (India Economic Times, July 31)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/India_to_acquire_underwater_land_attack_missiles/articleshow/3311286.c
ms

Virtual World for Future Army Training

Last week we broke the story of the Army's attempt to design a "first-person thinker" video game for training future
generals. Now one senior Army game-designer tells DANGER ROOM that the ground combat service wants to go
one step further ... and build a "Massive Multiplayer Online Game" (MMOG) (Wired Danger Room Blog, July 29)
http://blog.wired.com/defense/

GPS To Make Restraining Orders Stick

For people who seem especially dangerous, unstable, or violent, they may get a
GPS tracker(DVice, July 28) www.dvice.com/
Keep An Eye On Things With A Camera Hidden In A Book
Allow me to recommend this hidden camera in a book. (DVice, July 28)
www.dvice.com/

Careful Science Can Help To Fight Terrorism

Science and technology are usually seen as western strengths in fighting terrorism. Counterterrorism depends on
science but, at the same time, science generates terrorist risks... (UK Financial Times, July 28)
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a5579ac-5ca3-11dd-8d38-000077b07658.html

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