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Need to Know: May 15, 2012

by John Little in Need to Know

May 15, 2012 · No Comments

RT @cencio4 European Helicopters make first land attack on Somali Pirates http://t.co/YqU7fFtE
I love getting email that starts with "I came across your blog [Insert Blog] a few weeks ago…"
Don't suppose it was Breivik? – RT @intelwire Man sets himself alight outside Breivik trial… http://t.co/OJ9rxfKK
It is American Craft #Beer Week – http://t.co/UXYnc09K #ACBW #SpyBeer
The full list of Twitter monitors – http://t.co/F3MutmuW
#Iran Executes Accused Israeli Spy http://t.co/bcOkH2Ba
Espionage ThreatStream – http://t.co/OeLl0Xfy
RT @El_Grillo1 Learn the secrets of espionage from Henry Crumpton in ‘Art of Intelligence’ – http://t.co/5FEuGIwx http://t.co/zSTDaGuO
RT @El_Grillo1 Mexican Jihad http://t.co/T2m9ndKL
RT @Packetknife Spy under your car bonnet 'worth billions by 2016' http://t.co/a9x0bdaI #CTICDeck
RT @Packetknife Inside the Skynet ghost town built by bunker-based boffins http://t.co/zUp6WY0q #CTICDeck
RT @Th3Jakyl Going dark doesn't mean defeat. #calmbeforethestorm #th3j35t3r
RT @nytimesworld Saudi Arabia Seeks Union of Monarchies in Region http://t.co/3PUkqSyG
RT @BBCWorld Could street protests herald a Malaysian spring? http://t.co/rHrRcp1m
RT @nytimesworld Shanin Najafi, Iranian-Born Rapper, Faces Death Threats Over Song http://t.co/nvIdgdNJ
Just when it gets exciting? – RT @texasinafrica Aaand, a Mormon on a skateboard. I'll stop now. Really.
@milaficent @El_Grillo1 @SeamusBellamy @mrossletters @wesko @robertcaruso Licensed to Chill
@El_Grillo1 Added!
.@jovensclaudio @adamcathcart That's why that comment struck me as interesting.
MT @adamcathcart Shenzhen TV int'l affairs prgm tonight: Chinese experts say US has best intel on #NorthKorea but fails at interpreting it
RT @switch_d #Marine #039;s final act of valor saved friend from plane wreck http://t.co/zz9rMf5j
MT @LauraWalkerKC Tunisian Islamists join jihad against Syria's Assad http://t.co/i4KIbkIk via @reuters
Monitor for those following the @th3j35t3r – @cubespherical drama – http://t.co/K6sbA6Np
Take it all with a huge grain of salt – RT @ExSubSpy So here is the Story on Jester… @th3j35t3r http://t.co/lMZYevq4 Thoughts anyone?
@chrisargyris Fixed!
.@milaficent @webradius @mrossletters @wesko @robertcaruso Sella Artois (obscure Pollard case ref.) #spybeer
@webradius @milaficent @mrossletters @wesko @robertcaruso Malty Hari #spybeer
Meanwhile…. #BlockNatoSupply is a thing.
RT @natlsecuritycnn With #NATO summit approaching, pressure building for #Pakistan to open border route to #Afghanistan http://t.co/pz8XD89L
Candlelight, some wine… RT @Packetknife I simply cannot get my head wrapped around how a Drug Cartel – Hezbollah relationship "blossoms"
#SpyBeer – The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One – 64 #beer names and growing – http://t.co/S0VeJPjW
"As body count rises in Syria & conflict spills into Lebanon..it’s not going to bode well for Hizballah" http://t.co/OfFsSJSM
RT @natlsecuritycnn Q&A: What options are left in Syria? http://t.co/D0MtBIsP #cnn
Oops – RT @IDCsync NSA Declassifies Secret Document After Publishing It – Secrecy News http://t.co/lruTJJfN
@robertcaruso DM sent your way.
The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @treadstone71llc @handrewschwartz
RT @el_grillo1: @AllThingsHLS Yes. Programmatic redundancy, niche activity, and stove-piped workflow are killing us; time to rethink the…
RT @latlongpacific: Chinese social media fuels nationalism in China, mirrored by the media. The Diplomat http://t.co/4guf5Y6l
So how many RC plane flights and birds will be breathlessly tweeted/reported as #DRONE OVER CHICAGO!!!! this month?
Updated: #NATO #Chacago2012 Monitor – Surprisingly active already – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
RT @Max_Fisher China's Tight-Rope Walk: Balancing the Contradictions in Chinese Growth — my take on China's slow-down http://t.co/a4VqNlFh
Sure, Every Taliban is a snowflake – RT @DerekTurnerDC Taliban council member: "There are two kinds of Taliban." http://t.co/2cMXjcio
MT @kathilynnaustin No arms embargo in sight: #Russia defends $1 billion worth of weapons flows to #Syria http://t.co/rSwhPxVG
RT @natlsecuritycnn #Northcom commander to troops going to #NATO summit in Chicago: Behave http://t.co/rhfbC77o
One problem with an easy solution – drink it – RT @zivjeli Did your op have unintended consequences? Just have a Blowbock #spybeer
Looks like @mrossletters is dropping names and info on #Iran IRGC-QF/MOIS
RT @switch_d "Al-#Qaeda Rebel Pictured With UN Observers In Syria" http://t.co/xIWK7ifa

Need to Know: May 14, 2012

by John Little in Need to Know

May 14, 2012 · No Comments

Getting ready for #NATO #Chicago2012 – check the sidebar – http://t.co/UtF3c4q8
.@cencio4 @TheBaseLeg @kursed Was wondering about that… if it's close enough for you I'll take it.
.@TheBaseLeg @cencio4 I know taxi trials just started – seeing a few different reports (but no wheels up photos) of a flight. cc: @kursed
RT @cencio4 Photo: Second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype makes maiden flight http://t.co/A9MhuzGy
God bless DARPA – RT @mrossletters @Packetknife But first, what's thermal imaging beer?
RT @N_Bakos How Are CIA Moles Recruited? http://t.co/aikydHOu Via @nprnews
#Mexico Drug Cartel Monitor – http://t.co/NQsPVMMh
RT @DaveedGR "Coptic Christians had hoped 2011 uprising would give them equal rights. Instead, things have worsened." http://t.co/WfjrUYGi
RT @Doctrine_Man Time to throw in the towel on Iraqi police training? Another hard lesson in use of taxpayer dollars. http://t.co/ifd69HeK
MT @mrossletters Read this: http://t.co/OmtxipMu #Iran
RT @N_Bakos Hank Crumpton: Life as a spy http://t.co/jzSxH5ED via @CBSNews
RT @DaveedGR 49 headless bodies dumped on north Mexico highway: http://t.co/ITptAIwc Apparently part of a war between dominant drug cartels.
RT @Packetknife Russian to stand trial on spying charges: report http://t.co/YadOsQgd #CTICDeck
RT @Doctrine_Man A pretty good message from the country's top military officer for graduating young leaders. http://t.co/nk8dGpx0
#NATO #Chicago2012 Monitor – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV – Streams for the meeting, protests, and video
#NATO monitor – focusing on NATO-Led operations and #Syria – http://t.co/pejxbhH2
@BobbyCarbon Ha..probably closer to the truth than we'd like to admit.
I just hope it doesn't wind up in the Presidential Daily Briefing – RT @3rdTotenkopf can I have that drawing to put on my fridge please.
I would be honored – RT @3rdTotenkopf can I have that drawing to put on my fridge please.
Drawings? You want drawings? Here's my EXCLUSIVE scoop – the Iranian nuclear bomb http://t.co/qLjaXRx4
Any day now – RT @ArmsControlWonk Random thought: Can it be long before KCNA starts using "p0wned"?
#SpyBeer – The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One – Still growing – http://t.co/9BknfEbo #Beer
@wesko Sent you a DM
.@wesko @mrossletters @WarfareCenter @robertcaruso Depends on what you consider insights I guess :)
RT @cencio4 Syrian Air Force Mig-21 spotted over Hama for the first time since the beginning of the uprising. http://t.co/DYFvA4L2
B-29 `Superfortress` Startup and Fly-by. – http://t.co/yK13mI9e
Happy mother's day. Leaving soon to visit the MomOfWar http://t.co/kyx3UM5z
The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @jay_ulfelder
Largely Unseen, Syria Carries Out Arrest Campaign – NPR http://t.co/shAe0UaI
KAI vs KAL – Drone Business in Korea http://t.co/cYJpQBXQ
The White House is Spending Big Money on Big Data http://t.co/o15WUQsU
Sen. Feinstein: Leak in new underwear bomb case must be prosecuted http://t.co/RXDi584d
#China Shoots Down War-Preparation Rumors http://t.co/VQLFER60
Deadly Clashes Over Syria in Both Lebanon and Syria http://t.co/T2f7m1DL
AP Exclusive: Drawing focuses on Iran nuke work http://t.co/bj5RTIrw

Need to Know: May 13, 2012

by John Little in Need to Know

May 13, 2012 · No Comments

#Lebanon ThreatStream – tracking issues related to #Syria – http://t.co/KZ2AOXSm
Updated #SpyBeer List – The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One – http://t.co/S0VeJPjW
@brianoflondon @alanceltic Yeah I'll pass on that too.
Bus travel never seemed so appealing – RT @brianoflondon @alanceltic and if you opt out of the scanner you can have a prostate exam too!
.@MattWahnsiedler @spacebox64 And the other question is if accurate why are they talking to the press about it?
Ex-Taliban leader-turned peace negotiator shot dead in Afghan capital http://t.co/cGRi8AXj
Hunt to find doctors training Al Qaeda to plant explosives inside suicide bombers http://t.co/DUti2kk6
UPDATE: Uganda Says It Captured Top LRA Commander, Closing In On Kony http://t.co/WJhg0byK
A U.S. soldier and the Afghan soldier who killed him http://t.co/XDf431dG
OK #SpyBeer now has an official theme song – http://t.co/5lq7LuRw
I feel sorry for people who haven't tasted #beer like this @ChouffeUSA IPA.
RT @Packetknife Panetta, Bahraini Crown Prince Meet at Pentagon http://t.co/dfHm78pq #CTICDeck
As they should – RT @intelwire Coptic Christians fear rise of Islamists on eve of presidential elections http://t.co/zp6LNru5
RT @intelwire Terror plotter took bomb to Mumbai in a cab http://t.co/oHkbJ2K8
Toasting #SpyBeer contributors with a @ChouffeUSA Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel #Beer http://t.co/yK9RlLat
.@ZNovetsky Awesome. Sent you a DM.
Yep. Had one recently – RT @benbanner @ZNovetsky Try a Duchesse de Bourgogne sometime. Really tasty and different. http://t.co/kdI2aBD0
.@ZNovetsky I'm lucky to have access to a very impressive selection but there's always more just out of reach. Lots of good beer being made.
.@ZNovetsky Don't think I've seen it but will tell my buyer to make it happen.
@ZNovetsky This one? http://t.co/FNz1D2Uv
.@ZNovetsky I try to keep BoW focused on the hard news…but it's the weekend and national security doesn't happen without beer anyway…
.@ZNovetsky @mrossletters @robertcaruso @milaficent @wesko Can only imagine the submissions that I'll be seeing in a few hours…
.@ZNovetsky @mrossletters @robertcaruso @milaficent @wesko @warfarecenter Still…
@mrossletters @robertcaruso @milaficent @wesko @warfarecenter We have (Chocolate) Porter Goss on the list
.@chrisargyris @mrossletters @wesko @El_Grillo1 @milaficent @WarfareCenter Anna Chapman Spicy Red Lager #spybeer
.@chrisargyris You've managed to unite my two least favorite things – light beer and Iranian troublemakers #spybeer
.@louis_press You can't go wrong with anything in the @Unibroue lineup
Yeah Pale Analyst Ale is pretty classic – RT @wesko @forbesmm golf clap. Nicely played
@robertcaruso @forbesmm @mrossletters @meekwire Nice..you're on the list.
@Dalton_NC Who's there?
#SpyBeer – The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One – http://t.co/S0VeJPjW The list continues to grow.
Just popped the cork on an exceptional #beer – @Unibroue Terrible http://t.co/H8OwWr9O
@intelwire @Husky2525 @rxdriver Yes but every decent survivalist has at least one buried school bus in the fleet.
@chrisargyris @mrossletters @El_Grillo1 @milaficent @wesko @WarfareCenter Mead to Know #spybeer
.@chrisargyris Nice. I hate it when I don't think of these first. Added to the list.
.@mrossletters This is next http://t.co/rw5OvJQr
.@mrossletters @el_grillo1 @milaficent @wesko @warfarecenter Blonde, James Blonde #spybeer
Trying a @MoylansBrewery Kilt Lifter Scotch-Style Ale – Don't worry. I'm wearing pants.#Beer http://t.co/UaWS2O7p
@Husky2525 @rxdriver @intelwire Nothing. I think all crazy people should live in half-buried used school buses.
.@rxdriver @intelwire If you're living in a school bus your world has already ended..
.@rattlecans @El_Grillo1 Here's a better link for the British police story – http://t.co/8IsFeBkz
Heh – RT @Packetknife Were hotel networks ever safe? http://t.co/LdY16tFD #CTICDeck
.@El_Grillo1 @mrossletters @milaficent @wesko @warfarecenter updated: Stansfield Turner Non-Alcoholic Beer #spybeer
.@El_Grillo1 @mrossletters @milaficent @wesko @warfarecenter Girl from IPAnema is actually a real beer.
.@mrossletters Brilliant – stole it and edited the post title on the blog – credited you of course.
RT @El_Grillo1 US drone strikes kill 11 AQAP fighters http://t.co/Jgncc0Od
RT @tomfinn2 Bulgarian ambassador escapes kidnapping in Yemen – AlertNet: http://t.co/sf66ZO6q via @Reuters
@wesko @mrossletters @WarfareCenter @milaficent List of beer styles might help http://t.co/60OkbhIS
Patriot Hackers: Stand YOUR Ground – Not Mine http://t.co/ia6MBRDV via @Packetknife
RT @Packetknife The Hackers Conference 2012 Call For Papers #THC2012 http://t.co/nzcckNK5 #CTICDeck
.@mrossletters I'll believe war with Iran is a near-term possibility if/when we see their operators/assets rolled up around the globe.
@mrossletters @hardoulstation @robertcaruso But yeah I agree there are targets and opportunities short of full scale intervention.
@mrossletters @hardoulstation @robertcaruso Proliferation issue worries me the most. Power vacuum in Syria would be exceptionally dangerous
#SpyBeer – #Beer Names with Intelligence – http://t.co/S0VeJPjW
Stepping up the food chain – RT @hardoulstation @mrossletters VERY bad actors know how to foment chaos so they can benefit
.@mrossletters Chaos creates limitless opportunities – bad actors seem to sense & seize those opportunities much faster than we do.
RT @mrossletters Sure, we don't have to intervene in #Syria revolution, but why are we letting Iran/Hezbollah do so with impunity?
RT @Doctrine_Man Another green on blue in Afghanistan. You can almost feel the pressure building to bail. http://t.co/6R10Z5RM
@mrossletters @WarfareCenter @wesko @milaficent Should probably tag these #spybeer
Passed Polygraph Pale Ale sounds more enjoyable :) – RT @wesko @milaficent @mrossletters polygraph pale ale
The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @rjacksix @tomfinn2 @sherryrehman

#SpyBeer – The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One

by John Little in Beer, Intelligence

May 12, 2012 · 1 Comment

574193849 #SpyBeer The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One

So Michael Ross and I were comparing craft beer selections on Twitter when @wesko suggested that we develop some spy-related beer names. I’ve compiled some of the initial contributions below but I suspect there many more ideas out there. Take a shot in the comments section or weigh in on Twitter – just tag your tweet with #SpyBeer.

@milaficent
Winning Hops and Minds
Drone Dunkel
Shining Path Pale Ale
Osama bin Lager (@milaficent, @wesko and @WarfareCenter suggested following this with 2 shots and a splash of water)
KGB Brown Ale
La Carre Lager
Smiley’s Pilsner
Hunt for Red Oktoberfest
The Stout of All Fears
Tailor Traditional Ale
Tinker Triple
Poorman Porter
Beggarman Bock
The Circus Cider
Jack Rye-an

@mrossletters
Dead Drop Draught
Case Officer Ale
Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Brewer
The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One
Tenent’s Slam Drunk
The Honourable Brewboy

@wesko
(Passed) Polygraph Pale Ale
Waterboard Winter Bock
Honey Trap Summer Brew
Pink Bunny Porter
(Chocolate) Porter Goss
No Such Ale
Cofer Bock
Cyanide Pils
Honey Trappist Ale

@blogsofwar
Underwear Bomber Double IPA
Swallow Imperial Russian Stout
The Fall of Saison
Church Committee Bitter Ale
Stansfield Turner Non-Alcoholic Beer
Blonde, James Blond
Mead to Know
FSB ESB
Anna Chapman Spicy Red Lager (average beer but great label art)
Malty Hari
Sella Artois
O’Keg Kalugin
Charlie Wilson’s Beer
Licensed to Chill

@WarfareCenter
Cloak and Lager
Black Hops

@chrisargyris
HOPPSEC
Qods Light

@forbesmm
Dubbel Agent
Black Site & Tan
Hellfire Hefeweizen
Langley Lager
The Farm-house Ale
Tradecraft Tripel
NCS (National Clandestine Stout)
Pale Analyst Ale
JSOC Doppelbock
Bourne Barleywine
Mossad Märzen

@Dalton_NC
NOC Bock
Honey Pot Porter

@robertcaruso
Hertford Hoegarten
(Camp) Stanley Stout

@JGoldOrlando
L Pill-sner
In the Black & Tan
Safe-House Ale
The Man with the Golden Ale

@ufridman
Double-Tap 22 Pilsner

@meekwire
Gitmogarten
Hescoweizen

@El_Grillo1
Anarchist Black Bock
Ennis Ale
NSAle
Urquell-170 Strealth Drone Pils
Ale-Qaeda
No One Leffe Behind
DoubleTap
HezbolLager
Toby Esterhase’s LampLITEr Pale Ale
K.arla’s G.olden B.ier
Pils Haydon
Wet Hops
Dubbel Barrel

@webradius
Langley Lambic
Pilsner Palace
G’lilot Golden Ale

@SeamusBellamy
Covert Hops
Tinker, Tailor, Brewmaster, Spy.

@quartusoptio
TQGROWLER/9

@zivjeli
Benedict Arnold Pale Ale
Double Agent Cider
UAV – Ultra Amber + Vermouth
Provocateur Pils
ConfidentiAle

Need to Know: May 12, 2012

by John Little in Need to Know

May 12, 2012 · No Comments

Winner – RT @milaficent @BlogsofWar @wesko @mrossletters Osama bin Lager
.@wesko @mrossletters Underwear Bomber Double IPA
@brianoflondon @mrossletters That would be far too kind don't you think?
.@brianoflondon @mrossletters Article 118.2443 only forbids the "forced consumption of Bud Light Lime". Stick w/ the regular and we're good.
.@brianoflondon Maybe pack one Bud Light. @mrossletters can make Nasrallah drink it before he finishes his mission. #Karma
.@brianoflondon @mrossletters Lord no. It's not a total suicide mission. Something from Samuel Adams maybe.
.@brianoflondon I'm not pessimistic or anything but don't put the best beer in his pack @mrossletters
.@brianoflondon I say we drop @mrossletters in there w/ a silenced .22, a few pints to hold him over, & a bundle of cash. Things will happen
Apparently this is video of a Syrian soldier defecting in the presence of UN observers – http://t.co/pD23TfYk
RT @CustosDivini Testing Excalibur, Part Shell and Part Guided Missile, Its Accurate to 5 Meters at Over 20 Miles http://t.co/VSWkmwcS
RT @switch_d Names of 26 al-#Qaeda members arrested in Syria, 16 from the Levant: http://t.co/vMXuArhU #jihad #AQ
Report: #Israel #Egypt to sign prisoner swap http://t.co/eAAq602f
Militant video claims deadly Syria bombings http://t.co/IHFtrpZq
Suicide Bombings in Syria Could Signal al-Qaida's Engagement http://t.co/TG7ZVtmL
Anonymous: Commander X speaks out http://t.co/QMbYgAAa
#Russia says it foiled terrorist attacks in Sochi http://t.co/JJUwsKHw
US Military Mission: Pushing Afghans To Take Lead http://t.co/f68ZA6Kw
Senior Boko Haram commander caught http://t.co/ied9odI1
Hezbollah leader says group can hit all of #Israel http://t.co/KRRKzWIQ
Egypt, Saudi orders to keep US tank plant running http://t.co/1NAlZ3UL
Turkish journalists detained in Syria released, fly to Iran http://t.co/kkqoulcF
So there – RT @texasinafrica Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis made a movie about a campaign: http://t.co/c8JAbQdJ
So here's a completely insane breakdown of the NATO summit http://t.co/7tbGaCUx
Almost picked one of those up tonight – RT @AsherahResearch Oh, lol…nice. See this>>> http://t.co/nMTkSENS? (Doesn't taste bad, either)
Inbound to Bangor though – RT @krypt3ia Transpo to Gitmo?
I like this one http://t.co/Q7422oAZ – RT @AsherahResearch Best beer name ever..
Could be? It's the source of my power – RT @mrossletters @jesterkingbeer @wesko You could be drinking the blood of orphans. You know that?
Hide your women and children – RT @mrossletters Dude, we're gonna do a tasting. #realconnoisseurs
Chocolate Porter Goss? Scary – RT @wesko @mrossletters @BlogsofWar we can call our Porter Gross… Maybe I should stick to tasting.
.@mrossletters check out this @jesterkingbeer Mad Meg Farmhouse Provision Ale – #Beer http://t.co/z3lE1qzV
@mrossletters Never tried anything from them. How is it?
MT @azelin New statement from Ma’sadat al-Muj?hid?n: "Setting Fire to Residential Area of Officers in Army of Israel" http://t.co/xsrEFKAD
Awesome shots from the Rallye Del Taro – http://t.co/KiNWeRjp
RT @dangerroom Nano Drones, Ethical Algorithms: Inside Israel's Secret Plan for Its Future Air Force: http://t.co/h2xqhCwD
RT @handrewschwartz Haaretz: "The most important report on nuclear Iran you are likely to read". Indeed, a must read. http://t.co/vXR3fVCQ
Starting the weekend with a @NoCoastBrewCo Le Merle Saison – Cheers! http://t.co/4cqPWdFC
@jeffemanuel Hope all goes well.
@smsaideman Can't tell you how many emails I've had over the years that mentioned all those topics – and more.
.@ChrisCicc @mrossletters All credit belongs with the crazies. I just pointed in their general direction.
.@mrossletters I'll probably need that for the influx of hate mail that last tweet will generate.
Just searched "FEMA camp" on twitter. Um, wow. Talk about an express pass to insanity.
But apparently still tweetable – RT @joshuafoust It is unspeakably beautiful outside right now
A letter of concern – RT @HarveyLawson1 What ramifications will Assad and his military face if UNmoniters are killed by mortar fire?
RT @robertcaruso At this rate I wouldn't be shocked to see the DIY step-by-step show up on http://t.co/pDeXI5UG
RT @IDCsync Court Upholds Google-NSA Relationship Secrecy – Danger Room http://t.co/qBh653CP
How many "critical thresholds" have we had in the past decade? – RT @CustosDivini Critical Threshold in Iran Crisis http://t.co/GUPwHEKI
.@WarfareCenter "aware of" & running the operation would seem to be distinctly different positions but nobody seems to be picking up on that
I just go straight to "Idiot" – MT @robertcaruso You can disagree with someone's position without branding them hard left or hard right.
It ain't easy in the 'stans – RT @Packetknife Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan Among "Worst of Worst" for Civil Liberties http://t.co/iZfC1qRl
Another #Military #FF for @WarfareCenter
.@intelwire Yes..like a migration scene in a NatGeo documentary.
All uninformed Tweeps raise their hands…What? Nobody? Didn't think so – MT @intelwire Question for *informed* tweeps only please…
Pretty cool – RT @ForkRobotics I love flying #robots here's one that flaps it wings and even lands on your hand: http://t.co/At75N4RG
#Military #FF @andrew_ajamian @Doctrine_Man @Starbuck_WOI @MaxVenator @RobDuBois @smallwars @wwpinc
The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @nealunger
Should have included @SpyTalker in my HUMINT #FF
Security #FF – @switch_d @krypt3ia @isdpodcast @packetknife @BobbyCarbon @backtracesec @jack_daniel
HUMINT #FF – @mrossletters @AllThingsHLS @robertcaruso
Aviation #FF – @cencio4 @TheAviationist @kursed @DIYDrones @drunkenpredator
OSINT #FF – @intelwire @latlongpacific @El_Grillo1 @CustosDivini @IDCsync
RT @switch_d BlackBerry 7 smartphones approved for DOD use http://t.co/YtnoA0Aj

Need to Know: May 11, 2012

by John Little in Need to Know

May 11, 2012 · No Comments

RT @intelwire This is starting to rise to the level of "clearly nuts" | Who was the bomb plot mole? http://t.co/sNKu4ylR
RT @El_Grillo1 Egypt seizes heavy weapons, thought bound for Sinai, from arms smugglers http://t.co/ljQEqDB0
@CarltonPurvis Roll it back a bit further – http://t.co/YnRaIuHZ
@CarltonPurvis Old enough to remeber the original unfortunately.
@CarltonPurvis That whole show is awesome. They are so underrated as a live act.
@CarltonPurvis Ha. Yeah :)
Sawed off shotgun – hand on the pump http://t.co/UYBVGRJj
Insane in the membrane – http://t.co/cIMnRobT
RT @El_Grillo1 How Pakistan Lets Terrorism Fester http://t.co/x6ZxtvIz
RT @OxbloodRuffin Team Poison hacking inquiry: UK teenager arrested http://t.co/36N6CyKd <+ Blackhat this, Borstal boy.
@Packetknife @mrossletters Cheers
.@Packetknife @mrossletters Japanese single malt? That sounds really interesting.
@CloseDanger @Packetknife @mrossletters Join in. Only requirement is that you can resist talking to the AP after two two drinks.
@Packetknife @mrossletters http://t.co/8oh4bXUE
.@Packetknife @mrossletters One of my best memories was coming off the summit of Mt Eolus in Co.- home brewed beer and whiskey at base camp.
@Packetknife @mrossletters Yeah I've had that recently – very good.
.@mrossletters I pity the bystanders…
.@mrossletters That Black Plague Stout sounds like my kind of beer.
.@mrossletters Good?
@mrossletters @adelbertsbeer It's a new brewery in Austin, Tx – Great things to come from them I think.
One more #beer – Bottle 2380 – Batch 6 of @adelbertsbeer Scratchin' Hippo – Belgian Style Bierre de Garde Ale http://t.co/YYStQTm5
.@adamhousley @WHOISSoU I have to post something uplifting once a quarter or so.
My thoughts on the J-20 haven't changed much since 2010 – http://t.co/MJfB90fI #China
Everybody wants one – RT @CustosDivini Loving the bomb: NATO to splurge billions on nuclear weapons overhaul http://t.co/4wbk2vJc
.@mrossletters @switch_d Caught that. For some reason this scene comes to mind – http://t.co/DnvnST5g
RT @kursed Second prototype of J-20 (2002) seen taxiing. #China AF http://t.co/vnhZILP4
RT @DaveedGR Sen. Lieberman: Leaks in foiled plot compromised mole, alerted al Qaeda http://t.co/5bvnxHq7
@mrossletters @switch_d I must have missed that. Your take?
.@Packetknife @El_Grillo1 I wouldn't say it's impossible – just unlikely IMO.
.@jack_daniel Thanks. Definitely agree with you. It's pretty much what I was hoping for it if not better.
Drinking a limited edition, damn good, and well-named #beer from @BreweryOmmegang http://t.co/vBgAqIKk
@El_Grillo1 Yes. There are enough people running around with questionable intentions and high explosives – access not exclusive to regime.
@El_Grillo1 A bit of a stretch if you ask me…
RT @W7VOA RFA (which along with VOA broadcasts nightly into N. Korea) reports on "quiet opening" of media in the #DPRK http://t.co/bRPPp1d7
RT @AJEnglish Egypt holds first ever TV presidential debate http://t.co/L34n2HMR
RT @switch_d More spies in U.S. than ever, says ex-CIA officer http://t.co/9iTMeVwg
6-Year-Old Boy with Cerebral Palsy Walks to His U.S. Marine Father for the First Time http://t.co/OkRnVF1w
Juárez Death Toll Surpasses 10,000 http://t.co/FGf8yGOi – Just one city in #Mexico – SInce 2008
From the article: "More than 50,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since …2006."
Eighteen decapitated in apparent Mexico revenge attack – http://t.co/gZ1T66Bu – This is a slow day in Mexico
RT @natlsecuritycnn Gen. Mark Welsh, US Air Force Europe, nomimanted to lead the #AirForce
.@krypt3ia They would come up with some cool like "Sewer dwelling rat-like perpetrators of most heinous traitorous acts"
A start – Think we need to outsource this to writers at KCNA – RT @krypt3ia Hmmm It may not be a word as much as a phrase.. "Traitorous Act"
Something sinister. A "leak" to the press can be more damaging than passing info to a FIS – RT @krypt3ia What word would you substitute?
@El_Grillo1 @joshuafoust @robertcaruso @lrozen Exactly
I hate the word "leak" in these cases. It trivializes significant betrayal of one's responsibilities and our collective security.
.@El_Grillo1 @joshuafoust @robertcaruso @lrozen Agree but primary responsibility sits with the person resp. for safeguarding information.
The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @laurenist @parafille @galrahn
RT @azelin Facebook Fatwa: Saudi Clerics, Wahhabi Islam and Social Media – Jonathan Schanzer and Steven Miller, FDD: http://t.co/nLGuC7tj
I'd like to rain Hellfires on this parade – RT @jeremyscahill @BlogsofWar No! It is a "real life spy novel." Stop raining on the parade.
This Yemen story is looking more and more like a Saudi media event.
Updated: #Syria ThreatStream – http://t.co/TwWPTpdH
RT @IQPC_UK Podcast with @WhiteCanvasGrp explains how social media is changing the face of war http://t.co/OJhuVzOB #InformationOperations
RT @latlongpacific China ends tourism to the Philippines – the Philippine senate calls for war footing. Manila Times http://t.co/1BKMSy6Y