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August 28, 2008
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U.S. Army Intelligence
Center
304th Military Intelligence
Battalion
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613
LTC Monnard,
Commanding
The 304th MI Bn OSINT Weekly report is an unclassified product of the 304th Army MI Bn OSINT
Team. This report is derived from news articles, OPEDS, Blogs and book reviews from national
and international sources available on the World Wide Web. The articles may be read in their
entirety by inserting the URL listed below the item into a browser. These summaries do not
represent 304th MIs position or point of view and are selected upon the criteria of whether the
content addresses GEOINT, HUMINT, SIGINT, MASINT, OSINT or news on new weapons
technology. The news summary is based on open source information and is not processed open
source intelligence.
GEOINT-IMINT
Cryptome Posts Eyeball Series on Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (Djibouti)
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Analyst Comment on Aug. 21 Cryptome posted an Eyeball Series Titled Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of
Africa. The series includes a brief assessment of a U.S. military presence in Djibouti. It includes three satellite
photos and 18 handheld photos (including several aircraft.)
Satellite Image Caption The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is "a unit based at Camp Lemonier in
Djibouti--a sweltering 88-acre outpost by the Gulf of Aden once inhabited by the French Foreign Legion. Sitting at the
end of a garbage-strewn dirt road leading out of the capital, the camp is where 1,800 U.S. troops, including hundreds
of special operations forces, have since May [2003] based their missions covering seven countries in Africa and on
the Arabian Peninsula. And according to the plans being drawn up in unadorned cubicles back at the Pentagon, it is
the U.S. military mission in the Horn of Africaeven more than the wars of Afghanistan and Iraqthat is a window
into the next decade in the war on terrorism."
Google Earth Increasingly Compliant With Censorship Requests: U.S. Intelligence Report
Google has becoming increasingly compliant to government requests to block purportedly sensitive information -including images of Tibet, military installationsaccording to a new report prepared by the OSC(The Raw Story,
Aug. 26) http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Google_Earth_compliant_with_government_requests_0826.html
Analyst Comment: The article provides a hotlink for the OSC FOUO Doc.
China Takes Steps against Imagery Reconnaissance
Chinese mil. authorities are paying increased attention to foreign satellite reconnaissance of Chinese forces and
operations, and are pursuing countermeasures such as camouflage and deceptionaccording to a newly-disclosed
analysis performed in 2007 by the DNI OSC. (FAS Secrecy Blog, Aug. 25) www.fas.org/blog/secrecy Analyst Comment:
The article provides a hotlink for the OSC FOUO Doc.
HUMINT
A New Command Won Hearts and Minds at Abu Ghraib And Beyond
The populations were segregated so that irreconcilables who were committed to violence against Americans and
others were housed separately. Juveniles as young as age nine, women (very few), political moderates and others
recovering from medical conditions or injuries each had separate units(Timber Jay Newspaper, Aug. 27)
www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=4625
MASINT/ATEP
Pakistan Aims For Nuclear Acceptance
The recent turmoil in Pakistan has only heightened western anxiety over the country's nuclear weapons program.
Yet, thanks to security measures put in place(UK Financial Times, Aug. 28) www.ft.com/cms/s/0/841705aa-7498-11ddbc91-0000779fd18c.html
Interview on Hamas: Deputy Political Chief (of HAMAS) Answers Islam Online Readers' Questions
During a three-hour interview, he answered the questions that we delivered from IslamOnline.net's readers across the
globe. Excerpt from interview Second, rockets are domestically made because Gaza is under a siege, and no one
exports advanced weapons, especially Western weapons, to us(Islam Online, Transcript Posted Aug. 25)
www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1219664137553&pagename=Zone-EnglishMuslim_Affairs%2FMAELayout#1
Afghanistan: A Down Year for Opium Production, But Is the Trafficking Threat Receding?
Afghanistan experienced a 19 % decrease in the land under opium poppy cultivation in 2008 in comparison with the
previous year, according to a report prepared by the UN Office on Drugs and CrimeUN experts worry about
another spike in production. (Eurasia Net, Aug. 27) www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav082708.shtml
Sisters in Jihad
Amjad undertook many tasks such as planting explosive devices on roads, transporting small rockets, attacking army
and police convoysAfter less than one year, Amjad was surprised when al-Qaidas emir, responsible for his group,
ordered the recruitment of women jihadis. Amjad and four other men in his group, brought their wives(Mideast
Youth Blog, Aug. 25) www.mideastyouth.com/2008/08/25/sisters-in-jihad/
Russian Forces Setting Up Occupation Zones in Georgia
Russian forces remaining in Georgia have switched from the role of invasion troops to that of occupation troops,
seizing chunks of territory in Georgias interior as well as key logistical nodes and arteries. (Jamestown Foundation
Eurasian Daily Monitor, Aug. 25) www.jamestown.org/edm/
South Ossetia: Georgian Spy Plane Shot Down
The interior minister of the separatist-held region of South Ossetia says his forces have shot down an unmanned
Georgian spy plane. (AP. Aug. 28) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jjfN8nE9Mu8j9D3y4e7XeldrPYAgD92R67602
Iran Tops GCC Ministerial Agenda
The occupation of three UAE islands by Iran and the implications of the recent international confrontation between
Russia and the U.S. over the security in the region will top the agenda of the GCC ministerial council meeting(Gulf
News, Aug. 26) www.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/gcc/10240412.html
Conditions May Be Ripe For Al Qaida in Somalia
"We are negotiating how we can unite into one," said Muktar Robow, a top military commander of Shabab "We will
take our orders from Sheik Osama bin Laden" (LA Times, Aug. 25) www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fgshabab25-2008aug25,0,7041237.story
www.wikileaks.org/wiki/East_Timor_Presidential_assassination_intelligence_intercept_map_2008
Analyst Comment: The 304th MI Bn OSINT Team does not recommend opening documents labeled as U.S. on
Wikileaks-- many of the documents are advertized as classified and could compromise the security of your computer.
Hundreds of Dutch Web Sites Hacked By Islamic Hackers (Holland)
In what appears to be a mass defacement, where several hundred domains take advantage
of a shared hosting provider, starting as of this Friday, an Islamic hacker known as
nEt^DeViL(ZDNET Zero Day Blog, Aug. 25) http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1788
Analyst Comment: One of the Hacking sites that was supportive of the described hacker in
this news article was briefly assessed in the 304th MI Bn OSINT Team Periodic Report,
August Edition, under the title An Open Source Overview of a Saudi Hacking Website.
Minister Warns Of National Grid Hack Threat (UK)
A UK government minister has warned that cyber-terrorists were attempting to take out the
national grid. (UK Register, Aug. 26) www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/26/uk_minister_grid_hacker_warning/
Revealed: The Internet's Biggest Security Hole
Two security researchers have demonstrated a new technique to stealthily intercept internet traffic on a scale
previously presumed to be unavailable to anyone outside of intel. (Wired Danger Room Blog, Aug. 26)
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/revealed-the-in.html
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