Blogs of War » Need to Know http://blogsofwar.com National security, intelligence, global conflict, and crisis monitoring since 2002 Thu, 24 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Need to Know: May 24, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/24/need-to-know-may-24-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/24/need-to-know-may-24-2012/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/24/need-to-know-may-24-2012/
  • RT @IDCsync Adm. McRaven Defends U.S. Information Operations Overseas – National Defense http://t.co/NMRtY7U9
  • Event Stream up and streaming #SOFIC tweets – the 2012 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference http://t.co/wc432FiM
  • RT @HerbCarmen Not a pretty sight. USS Miami on fire in Kittery, ME. http://t.co/xM5sYGKe
  • World powers want to talk nuclear, Iran wants to talk Syria http://t.co/NAR9HhC2
  • Egyptian Presidential Election Winds Down – NPR http://t.co/wfvtbbCf
  • Profile of Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau http://t.co/oY3OfZ4b
  • Court to give Assange sex case ruling May 30 http://t.co/EzHHjtfQ
  • Chinese Foreign Minister to arrive in #Islamabad on May 29 http://t.co/fGPPBi4z
  • NYMEX-Crude prices rise, #Iran nuclear talks go to 2nd day http://t.co/ugeC82bp
  • Syrian opposition accepts leader's resignation http://t.co/3C0Qm2J9
  • With smuggling choked, #Syria rebels feel arms curb http://t.co/Jv4PCvlM
  • RT @NatJournalBaron NBC reports a fire aboard USS Miami, sub under maintenance, not near reactor, no Tomahawks aboard.
  • .@El_Grillo1 @firefroggy117 No. It's worse. We play https://t.co/TVvtU3B7
  • "Islamism will not die out in the face of free voting or economic liberalism or Twitter." http://t.co/UOVTvCcz
  • RT @ZNovetsky A must read, courageous piece in @tabletmag – 'An Egyptian Democrat Gives Up' http://t.co/K6P4teQR
  • RT @CloseDanger If Bush was doing all of this secret state apperati, the media would be having an aneurism
  • So, I've seen 100+ tweets today about the FBI's new SUPER SECRET net survelience unit.
  • Interesting – RT @El_Grillo1 Defeat al-Qaeda by Becoming al-Qaeda http://t.co/Cmve1bSL
  • The full list of 100+ ThreatStreams – http://t.co/F3MpVMu2
  • .@andrew_ajamian I've found that one listen of this is enough to reverse the effects American Idol exposure – http://t.co/NRHGbCnc
  • RT @latlongpacific Kathryn Bigelow reaches center of gravity over access to documents on Bin Laden raid. Telegraph UK http://t.co/UGP5z0rP
  • .@El_Grillo1 For the record I consider that more of a compliment than an insult. We could use more old school mission focus.
  • You must be very very old sir – RT @El_Grillo1 I'm of the generation where the government neither confirms nor denies!
  • RT @OxbloodRuffin How to Destroy the Internet http://t.co/ZmWdq25C <+ Excellent read.
  • RT @switch_d EXCLUSIVE: Hacker Adrian Lamo Who Betrayed Wikileaks' Manning Turns Fire on Anonymous http://t.co/3NysVE3X
  • Thought we knew that months ago – RT @caidid Syrian rebels say Turkey is arming and training them via @michaeldweiss http://t.co/Js40I0Zb
  • Pouring a very tasty St. Bernardus Abt 12 Belgian Quad – #Beer – Cheers! http://t.co/51wbcneC
  • RT @joshuafoust I have an op-ed in The Hill about Obama's failure to reopen the Pakistani supply lines… http://t.co/BfupgVoN
  • RT @pressfreedom Iranian regime continues campaign against critical press – http://t.co/c2ZOoiv7
  • RT @FP_Magazine 5 things the Pentagon isn't telling us about the Chinese military http://t.co/2rQIH6Pn
  • RT @SuitsandSpooks Who Will You Meet At Suits and Spooks LA? The attendees are as cool as the speakers | Digital Dao http://t.co/KvydU5U0
  • RT @switch_d It's not really jihadi "secret battalion training" if you post it on the tube http://t.co/OmCHFr4h
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/py9XBpYW ? Top stories today via @drfarls @zackbeauchamp
  • @BobbyCarbon Good luck to the two of you.
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/24/need-to-know-may-24-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 23, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/23/need-to-know-may-23-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/23/need-to-know-may-23-2012/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/23/need-to-know-may-23-2012/
  • "The DCIA honored the memory of Jeffrey R. Patneau, a young can-do officer who was killed in Yemen in September 2008." https://t.co/2R79lWkv
  • Intelligence Leaks Monitor with a focus on #Yemen http://t.co/2HrCGGTw
  • RT @JimmySky RT @wjrue: These Osama movie documents are depressing. And sickening. What happened to no leaks? http://t.co/HiDBGvgr
  • US Senate panel slashes aid to Pakistan by more than half – http://t.co/AS9QaxA9
  • @SaltedSalt @switch_d As the article hints at near the end I wouldn't assume that their efforts are completely disconnected.
  • RT @intelwire 6 nations talk to Iran about its nukes… http://t.co/EjZTf9po
  • Well, it's being tweeted about so… – RT @switch_d FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit http://t.co/3uZo6Z2M
  • Unacceptable – RT @handrewschwartz WSJ: Pakistan Jails Doctor Who Helped Track Bin Laden for 30 Years http://t.co/NuqlTCQh
  • RT @PacketknifeToo Russia tests new missile after NATO summit http://t.co/bjRZQyYh
  • RT @CustosDivini Why Russia Still Uses Film In Spy Satellites http://t.co/xRlbpVMK #ISR #GEOINT #MilSpace
  • Event Stream up for Day 2 of #SOFIC – the 2012 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference http://t.co/wc432FiM
  • .@mrossletters @will_mccants @abumuqawama @mitchprothero Yep. I have it in writing – http://t.co/OpJErM8Q
  • RT @PacketknifeToo Army Readies Its Mammoth Spy Blimp for First Flight http://t.co/TniQYtnV
  • RT @robertcaruso George Little: "[counterterrorism cooperation with Yemen]…we're committed to that." http://t.co/iChd1MMJ
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Exclusive: Spy agency seeks cyber-ops curriculum http://t.co/HfWjMDXJ via @reuters
  • RT @peterjmunson Syria's war comes to Beirut http://t.co/y4CfIiXw (H/T @abumuqawama)
  • RT @FP_Magazine Exclusive behind-the-scenes photos of Egypt's presidential frontrunners http://t.co/bC2w3LED
  • RT @latlongpacific Students appeal to Canada to designate the IRGC as a terrorist group. JP http://t.co/7p18VbXP
  • Event Stream up for #SOFIC – the 2012 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference http://t.co/wc432FiM
  • RT @FP_Magazine Meet the terrorist group ruining Syria's revolution http://t.co/rnLRj5Mq
  • #Lebanon & #Syria ThreatStream – http://t.co/KZ2whnJc
  • RT @switch_d U.S. Seeks Global Spec Ops Network http://t.co/00bBRU7O
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/py9XBpYW ? Top stories today via @benbanner
  • New ThreatStream: Intelligence Leaks Monitor with a focus on #Yemen http://t.co/2HrCGGTw cc: @robertcaruso
  • .@mrossletters @jon_jeckell @Surface_Sailor Iran definitely leads the pack in photoshop fail.
  • A new 404 page for the blog – http://t.co/yTG1OIqV #DPRK
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/23/need-to-know-may-23-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 22, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/22/need-to-know-may-22-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/22/need-to-know-may-22-2012/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/22/need-to-know-may-22-2012/
  • RT @IDCsync Google to map movements of ships at sea including US Navy – Daily Mail (UK) http://t.co/H8dJovPd
  • .@Packetknife illustrates your model for response – wargame it out a bit. (2/2)
  • .@Packetknife Ha. Not really. You had some interesting angles on it. Maybe you could lay out a specific scenario that (1/2)
  • .@mrossletters Amazing that Iran may master nuclear weaponry well before they achieve grade school Photoshop skills.
  • .@Packetknife Interesting attempt to work through the issues. Not sure clarity is possible – this stuff is inherently chaotic.
  • RT @Packetknife Patriot Hackers, Cyber Vigilantes, and Shot Placement http://t.co/Bmm8mlhX
  • UN nuclear chief says Iran agrees to probe of suspected weapons work http://t.co/LJM3gYwr
  • Russian leader Putin names new Cabinet http://t.co/OzUGdmhz
  • The #Syria Paradox http://t.co/bpjqPoYQ
  • Israel wary of expected IAEA – Iran deal http://t.co/0ZkqHSPC
  • Algeria islamists brandish all their weapons to catch up with Arab Spring – Middle East Online http://t.co/PmAbTuJ9
  • China’s 2nd Artillery in Transition http://t.co/DFCAFe1g
  • AdruPilot Mega 2.0: Your Affordable Autopilot Drone http://t.co/CwibZ5KX
  • MT @Packetknife On the air for "Patriot Hackers, Cyber Vigilantes, and Shot Placement" now at http://t.co/JnqnVM2C
  • Listening to @Packetknife Live at http://t.co/PiL5e5bp
  • .@StoneBrewingCo @brianfishman @beerandsoulblog No argument from me on that one.
  • Is Monday too early for a #Beer slideshow – http://t.co/lGU7gwYe
  • .@brianfishman @stonebrewingco @beerandsoulblog There's always a craft beer out there better than the one you just had. Just keep drinking.
  • .@TyrellMayfield @StoneBrewingCo I was supposed to try it on Friday but the weekend was a mess and just got to it today. It's good.
  • .@TyrellMayfield This seat -> http://t.co/jP1dw8MV – safe from flying medals and the scent of patchouli.
  • Watching the #NoNATO crowd running out of Grant Park. Starting another march – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • This Cali-Belgique hybrid IPA from @StoneBrewingCo is outstanding. Highly recommended. http://t.co/cS0lDDqR
  • .@mrossletters Of course not. It would be Adonis Papadopulos. The Greek shipping tycoon with the odd Canadian accent.
  • .@mrossletters Of course not. It would be Adonis Papadopulos. The Greek shipping tycoon with the odd Canadian accent.
  • Better not catch you taking my secretary to lunch – MT @mrossletters HUMINT: lady in embassy gave keys to the kingdom b/c she loved her CO
  • RT @joshrogin The NATO non-enlargement summit http://t.co/YCFaIDtJ
  • RT @IDCsync White House taps budget official to replace Howard Schmidt as president’s cybersecurity chief http://t.co/loTre3SW
  • More Military Spies http://t.co/bMkNcPtf via @ForeignAffairs
  • RT @natlsecuritycnn Supreme Court to hear case regarding #NSA foreign sureveillance program http://t.co/gMTfpbvG
  • PDF – RT @El_Grillo1 The Domestic Terrorist Threat: Background and Issues for Congress http://t.co/lJa9eqU0
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @andrew_ajamian @rei_tang
  • This march is smaller and the group is pretty shabby. From the looks of it Starbucks is missing a lot of baristas today.
  • So the Occupy people assembled for #NATO #Chicago2012 are marching on Boeing – Live video http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • #NATO #Chicago2012 video and tweet streams updated – Refresh if watching – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/22/need-to-know-may-22-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 21, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/21/need-to-know-may-21-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/21/need-to-know-may-21-2012/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/21/need-to-know-may-21-2012/
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Italian police release images of Brindisi school bombing suspect http://t.co/TAFlkrgX via @guardian
  • You'd think more #NATO live streams would be up by now but no. Hippies sleep late.
  • Schedule of events for #NATO #Chicago2012 – http://t.co/ztTDf3sG
  • .@TyrellMayfield You are correct.
  • ThreatStream monitoring chemical/biological weapons and weapons smuggling in #Syria – http://t.co/ux720CM1
  • RT @CustosDivini Preparations for Protecting Syrian Chemical Arsenal Pick up Pace http://t.co/T4d1TZQC #syria #WMD #news
  • Nice – RT @cencio4 Aggressor fighter pilot, Nellis Air Force Base and Las Vegas. In a single photo http://t.co/NC7RS1oV
  • Stan McChrystal: From Forward Operating Base to Boardroom http://t.co/kLszUwVf via @WSJ cc: @mcchrystalgroup
  • Iranian #Nuclear Facility ThreatStream – http://t.co/kcKZISQT #Iran
  • Beirut gunbattle leaves 1 dead as fears grow of spillover from Syria conflict http://t.co/X5ufPbV5
  • Landmine clearance expert released by Sudan http://t.co/NmyIVEtf
  • Inside Jordan's elite fighting force http://t.co/PWOh1b1C
  • Seoul seeks military deal with Beijing http://t.co/j57crOmv
  • Chinese activist visits NY's Central Park http://t.co/mQ35uTwc
  • Attacks in #Yemen Raise Concerns About Qaeda Affiliate http://t.co/3qnuH8jb
  • International Agency Resumes Talks With #Iran on Nuclear Program http://t.co/CCUTRR4z
  • Ahead of nuclear talks, Iranian lawmakers urge P5+1 to respect Iranian "rights" http://t.co/iT1O9922
  • Blast Hits Military Parade in #Yemen Capital, Ministry Says http://t.co/0L1IAt7h
  • 5 Nuclear Sites That Could Launch War With Iran http://t.co/RYV8skd0
  • US Ambassador: #NATO has no plans for military intervention in #Syria http://t.co/4SemWEyr
  • #NATO #Chicago2012 video and tweet streams updated – Refresh if watching – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • Chaos as cops and #NATO #Chicago2012 protesters try to outmaneuver each other – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • Updated Again: #NATOSummit and #NoNATO protest monitor – live video and tweets – refresh if watching – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • Live streamers dropping like flies at the end of the day. About to update the monitor again.
  • Marchers on the move – apparently heading for hotel holding #NATO #Chicago2012 delegates – live video – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • Video Stream Updated: #NATOSummit and #NoNATO protest monitor – live video and tweets – refresh if watching – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • Updated: #NATOSummit and #NoNATO protest monitor – live video and tweets – refresh if watching – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • I'm guessing Riva – RT @joshuafoust Down at the Navy Pier in Chicago on a gorgeous night #Chicago2012 http://t.co/0QOKjkxT
  • #NATO #Chicago2012 protesters pulling down the barricades as they march – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • Looks like this unplanned march is staying 1 step ahead of the police. Live video -http://blogsofwar.com/threatstream/index_nato_summit.html
  • Nothing conveys your deep sense of social justice and peaceful nature like repeatedly screaming "F*ck the Police"
  • Looks like the video live stream is with the marchers again – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV #NATO #Chicago2012
  • RT @rei_tang Really confused about #nonato What did NATO ever do to the protesters? What has NATO ever done really.
  • LRAD moving into place in #Chicago – amazing amount of riot police squaring off with#NATO protesters – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • Protest getting very tense – Direct link to the #NATO #Chicago2012 streaming video & tweets – http://t.co/jP18YyM1
  • @TyrellMayfield it's not like i slapped a BREAKING NEWS!!! tag on it.
  • China's Small Stick Diplomacy http://t.co/aRJvaakJ
  • #China Security Chief Seems to Keep His Hold on Power http://t.co/jUgi6TnB
  • No end to troops in Afghanistan, says Gillard | The Australian http://t.co/tmuoEQaL
  • #NATO summit: The Taliban view http://t.co/KemCwRRk
  • Megrahi death closes 'unfortunate chapter,' White House says http://t.co/7JOS1ER9
  • U.S. trainer shot in Yemen, army advances on militants – http://t.co/5FEuGIwx http://t.co/P605m53z
  • Anonymous Hackers Claim to Take Down Chicago Police Website http://t.co/9hisLM3F
  • From Libya to the world: Egypt makes its biggest arms bust ever http://t.co/RjzczgLG
  • Putin to dominate new Russian government http://t.co/yowV4lSN
  • Syrian forces shell central region killing 34 http://t.co/P1dADR3h
  • RT @stcolumbia The ridiculousness of these arguments make the whole "no NATO" protests seem even more laughably ridiculous.
  • RT @stcolumbia Exhorting NATO to take on a more global role, and Europeans to pay more, isn't really going to rejuvenate the alliance.
  • -RT @robertcaruso Audio of Scahill's 47-minute NPR thingie on Yemen, which I'll listen to on this trip http://t.co/RObJQmsH
  • RT @cencio4 Covert US drone operations tracked in real time, via Twitter. Exposing tactics too. http://t.co/tc0a27nS
  • Live Streaming Tweets & Video – Monitor NATO’s 25th Summit in Chicago and Anti #NATO Protests – http://t.co/teIX2d3T #Chicago2012
  • Protesters Wage Cyber Attack on #Chicago Police, #NATO Websites http://t.co/qL0wrWm4
  • RT @OccupyIntel ALERT CHI: Homeland Security directing CPD to 358 W Ontario for suspicious vehicle, possible explosives. #OCHI #noNATO
  • The original Chicago Black Bloc – http://t.co/JjHUfynx
  • RT @NATO #NATOSummit #Chicago2012 Council Meeting opening – watch it LIVE! http://t.co/ac8aY8qK
  • Large protest march starting in #Chicago – Black bloc leading the way – live video – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV #NATO
  • RT @santafeez Black Bloc is getting ready to march. #noNATO http://t.co/xI4LXG9j
  • #Nato #Chicago2012 Monitor updated. Refresh if watching – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • There's a global Black Bloc activity monitor too – most updates out of #Chicago today – http://t.co/JRXbIr96
  • New video stream on the #NATO #Chicago2012 monitor – refresh if watching – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • RT @JonathanHoenig "Black bloc" goon tried to grab my camera, shouting "no pictures" http://t.co/7m4R288g
  • Chicago – RT @OCongress Yes black bloc is here. http://t.co/rJCEzr6y
  • RT @jrpac49 The Black Bloc is here #NoNATO http://t.co/Y2kvffZA
  • #NATO monitor updated again – streaming video from #NoNATO – #OccupyNATO protests added – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV #Chicago2012
  • Updated: Live Streaming Tweets – Monitor NATO’s 25th Summit in Chicago and Anti-NATO Protests – http://t.co/teIX2d3T | #Nato #Chicago2012
  • Occupy Monitor has been updated for #NATO as well – live video from #Chicago2012 – http://t.co/44fJXOaQ
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086
  • RT @DailyCaller Occupy Jail: Relatives say arrested NATO terror suspects were Occupy protesters – http://t.co/XyqTg08i
  • RT @intelwire CNN: Two more arrests in alleged terror plot at NATO Summit.
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  • Live Streaming Tweets – Monitor NATO’s 25th Summit in Chicago and Anti #NATO Protests – http://t.co/teIX2d3T #Chicago2012
  • Nato's missile defence shield 'up and running' http://t.co/zZTGVn2r
  • Opposition To Islamists Appears In Northern Mali http://t.co/RhycPqdg
  • Forget protests: NATO summit's problem is Afghanistan http://t.co/Z26riaIq
  • 34 die as Yemen battles Al Qaeda http://t.co/3vP1pR0X
  • Syria's chemical arms worry U.S. http://t.co/fcF5tk40
  • G8 expresses concerns about DPRK's provocations http://t.co/TjQ7yd3c
  • ,@cencio4 @RAeSTimR Wonder how many of those (or other similar platforms) have been lost – suspect quite a few.
  • .@RAeSTimR @cencio4 Good video for the Desert Hawk III (minus the narration and godawful music) http://t.co/C7XZty2v
  • .@RAeSTimR @cencio4 I suspect those photos are the only useful thing theyre getting out of that bird – unless they can sell it.
  • RT @northkoreatech Not quite an iPad killer, North Korea's tablet PC is unveiled in a state TV newscast http://t.co/qo5CtMtr
  • Infiltrated by everybody is more like it – RT @El_Grillo1 Commander X: Anonymous infiltrated by the FBI http://t.co/Ar9G1Crc
  • RT @rei_tang Then read the Contigency Planning section in @stcolumbia's post on Syria http://t.co/sT5gYCwn
  • Huge task – RT @rei_tang U.S., allies accelerating plans to secure chemical arsenal as Syrian crisis worsens http://t.co/6nUWfmqI
  • Looks familiar – recovered rather than built maybe? – RT @cencio4 Photo: Is this the first Taliban-made drone, ever? http://t.co/l0foGKTW
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @NatJournalBaron @AJEnglish @robertcaruso
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  • RT @IDCsync Uneasy Engagement – China Spreads Aid in Africa, With a Catch – Series – http://t.co/mXFHMH9I http://t.co/yljd4fGk
  • RT @intelwire Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng Heads To U.S…. http://t.co/NB5HrD59
  • RT @CustosDivini Gül defends NATO missile radar system http://t.co/3gmvSgWL #Turkey #news
  • RT @cencio4 Largest US exercise in Middle East furtively taking place in Jordan. Involving 12,000 military http://t.co/4lNoKIEI
  • Live Streaming Tweets – Monitor NATO’s 25th Summit in Chicago and Anti #NATO Protests – http://t.co/teIX2d3T #Chicago2012
  • Defense bill would provide millions for Utah http://t.co/KVYRV7yc
  • New restrictions imposed on CIA – The Nation, Pakistan http://t.co/yWGlS2kC
  • Turkey exposes ‘pet agent’ of Mossad cc: @mrossletters #israel
  • Pentagon Accuses China of Cyber-Spying to Expand its Economy and Military http://t.co/LdsBmdxX
  • Russia: Missile Spy Convicted http://t.co/1xorp9UO
  • Egypt's New President Could Come From Old Guard : NPR
  • Syria: Suicide vehicle bomb hits military compound
  • G-8 leaders agreed on Syria, Iran and N. Korea http://t.co/l5xAclNC
  • Russian police clash with protesters at two Moscow sites http://t.co/2mKDp1OQ
  • Scenarios for a winner in Egypt's post-Mubarak presidential elections http://t.co/SAi6JYn3
  • Afghan Police: Suicide Bombing Kills 8 http://t.co/VAdii7JE
  • The Pirate Bay returns online after DDoS, anti-Anonymous hacker claims responsibility http://t.co/ty09lGNK
  • Lawyer casts doubt on Libya's 'will and ability' to try Seif al-Islam http://t.co/ftkng9ll
  • Lone Gunman Envied By Married Gunman http://t.co/ZiNO0PAw cc: @intelwire
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @blakehounshell @houseintelcomm @caidid
  • #NATO and other ThreatStream Monitors updated. Refresh if you're watching. http://t.co/F3MpVMu2
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/19/need-to-know-may-19-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 18, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/18/need-to-know-may-18-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/18/need-to-know-may-18-2012/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/18/need-to-know-may-18-2012/
  • Ready for #NATO #Chicago2012 and the counter-NATO chaos – streaming tweets at http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • HUMINT #FF for @robertcaruso @El_Grillo1 @mrossletters @AllThingsHLS @SpyTalker @N_Bakos
  • #SpyBeer #FF @milaficent @wesko @WarfareCenter @chrisargyris @Dalton_NC @JGoldOrlando @ufridman @meekwire @webradius @SeamusBellamy @zivjeli
  • #FF for @RobDuBois – He could jack you up 100 different ways but he is currently busy promoting @PowerfulPeace – lucky you.
  • InfoSec #FF – @switch_d @Packetknife @isdpodcast @krypt3ia @jack_daniel @threatpost @InfosecIsland
  • House turns down amendments against F-35B, V-22 http://t.co/W5saupER
  • One of the world's best Tripels – La Fin Du Monde from @Unibroue – #Beer http://t.co/TmThksFf
  • RT @cencio4 Stealth Yanshuf: the Israeli top secret radar-evading chopper used to drop spies in Iran http://t.co/JSam3LAU
  • RT @intelwire Want to know about the hottest topic among domestic extremists since Waco? My new FP piece lays it out. http://t.co/vO0EKEZr
  • RT @thefiftyfive First wave of Ecowas peacekeepers has landed in #GuineaBissau – http://t.co/56mQHQPj
  • .@TyrellMayfield Someone clearly needs to build a @drunkenpredator crisis map.
  • Been to #Denver lately @drunkenpredator? – http://t.co/L6YMxCnr
  • Was able to catch some of @jeremyscahill on NPR today. Made good points on HUMINT situation in Yemen.
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @will_mccants @inksptsgulliver
  • Live streams for #NATO #Chicago2012 and the anti-NATO #nonato #protestnato #getlostnato tweets – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • Good luck with that – RT @latlongpacific Iran advises Bahrain to stop allowing Saudi influence in its country. http://t.co/vOnfSTGh
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/18/need-to-know-may-18-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 17, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/17/need-to-know-may-17-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/17/need-to-know-may-17-2012/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/17/need-to-know-may-17-2012/
  • RT @El_Grillo1 IRGC denies claims Qods chief Suleimani met Hezbollah leader http://t.co/dvtRDR3S
  • RT @handrewschwartz David Ignatius: Pakistan’s blown chance: http://t.co/i4l2VPx3
  • #Yemen ThreatStream – http://t.co/i2oKwsD6
  • MT @WarfareCenter This is very cool. CAN awards 1/3 SFG CINC award, first time to foreign unit. http://t.co/7RCm1lpF
  • Al-Qaeda ‘fighting to the death’ in Yemen as army crackdown rages http://t.co/o8F4UuMs
  • Russian Funds Flee as Anti-Putin Demonstrators Dig In http://t.co/BXRewD1B
  • Taliban Attacks Rise In Surge Districts http://t.co/YOLHCXX3
  • GI killed in Cambodia awarded Medal of Honor http://t.co/3GWf8nGA
  • BBC Poll: Israel's global image plummets http://t.co/fVCUiMM4
  • Are US Troops In Australia A Hedge Against China? – NPR http://t.co/lvBuMYTp
  • Total Sanctions Might Stop Iran http://t.co/0MKty2dy
  • Ehud Barak on a nuclear Iran: "We have to do something to block it from happening" http://t.co/reyjBvEC
  • New FBI Probe of Bomb Plot Highlights Administration's Tough Stance on Leaks http://t.co/6APtbVQK
  • US Senate to consider new Iran sanctions on Thursday http://t.co/vMs0frzn
  • .@selectedwisdom @ihazcandy @agentdarkapple I think @intelwire can write that book without me :)
  • RT @El_Grillo1 FBI Director Mueller confirms bureau investigation into who leaked information on al-Qaeda UWB plot http://t.co/DSRgk5f5
  • RT @latlongpacific ISIS report on Iran's secret nuclear work dating back to the 1980s. http://t.co/OmvCi4Gm
  • RT @El_Grillo1 FBI: One person responsible for posting 380 suspicious powder letters since 2008 http://t.co/kZkqiSSJ
  • .@selectedwisdom @Ihazcandy @agentdarkapple Same fate other orgs like the Klan have faced. True crazies will keep at it but will deter some
  • Something like a suggested reading/watching list coming soon. Screenshot cc: @wesko http://t.co/AmRsw03g
  • @wesko @mrossletters @robertcaruso I've actually been meaning to post one on the blog but haven't had time. Might do that soon.
  • RT @ZNovetsky An amazing drone for purchase ($300) – http://t.co/10xmQl7U
  • RT @husainhaqqani My response to 'People Full of Hate' via Daily Times http://t.co/P3rze4jX #Pakistan
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @zackbeauchamp
  • Language matters but it's a losing battle – RT @switch_d #Stuxnet ? cyberwar, says US Army Cyber Command officer http://t.co/jjHbHEHS
  • RT @threatpost Another #Cybersecurity Bill Runs Into Trouble on Capitol Hill – http://t.co/qYtU0EMH
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Two Mexican Generals Detained for Alleged Gang Ties http://t.co/WLVcm4BZ
  • @mach2600 Uh-oh. What happened?
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/17/need-to-know-may-17-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 16, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/16/need-to-know-may-16-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/16/need-to-know-may-16-2012/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/16/need-to-know-may-16-2012/
  • RT @cencio4 Photo evidence: Maiden flight for the second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype http://t.co/w86YVtol
  • Updated: #NATO #Chicago2012 Monitor – http://t.co/jP1dw8MV
  • RT @CSISRussia #Russia and Israel: The unexpected alliance – Haaretz Daily Newspaper http://t.co/byiFDMco
  • Al Qaeda Doesn’t Know Who Is In Al Qaeda http://t.co/QpwWQ4q5 via @selectedwisdom
  • RT @ICST_PSU Mapping terrorism education at US universities and colleges http://t.co/ugtVlVAr
  • Map of #Europe 1000 AD to present day – http://t.co/ipOKkHIa
  • Tripel B – Bad Boy Brew – #Beer number 1406 from @adelbertsbeer http://t.co/Pb6rNc5s
  • MT @DIYDrones DroneMapper Aerial Mapping Service Update http://t.co/vArcrRKy
  • RT @AllThingsHLS How FBI Entrapment Is Inventing 'Terrorists' – and Letting Bad Guys Off the Hook. http://t.co/GCkGGsUu
  • RT @handrewschwartz Transcript: CSIS G8/NATO Summit Briefing http://t.co/kJ3gRTRu
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Iran Exile Group Nears U.S. Rebirth http://t.co/mCQwokJE via @WSJ
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Concern grows over jihadist numbers in eastern Libya http://t.co/98DVbElN HT @raffpantucci
  • RT @SpyTalker Relations between #CIA and #ISI are "good," #Pakistan Prime Minister #Gilani contends. http://t.co/TawmYYRT
  • RT @CustosDivini For Russia, NATO has started an arms race http://t.co/5cQBArJq #MissileDefense #nuke #news
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @daveedgr @webradius
  • Well, this isn't good – RT @rzbh UN observer's vehicle bombed in #Idlib #Syria. http://t.co/S8fisZpE
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/16/need-to-know-may-16-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 15, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/15/need-to-know-may-15-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/15/need-to-know-may-15-2012/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/15/need-to-know-may-15-2012/
  • 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
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/15/need-to-know-may-15-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 14, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/14/need-to-know-may-14-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/14/need-to-know-may-14-2012/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/14/need-to-know-may-14-2012/
  • 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
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  • #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
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  • 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
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/12/need-to-know-may-12-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 11, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/11/need-to-know-may-11-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/11/need-to-know-may-11-2012/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/11/need-to-know-may-11-2012/
  • 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
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/11/need-to-know-may-11-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 10, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/10/need-to-know-may-10-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/10/need-to-know-may-10-2012/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/10/need-to-know-may-10-2012/
  • New sidebar on the blog – easier access to interviews and links to over 100 national security twitter streams – http://t.co/UtF3c4q8
  • RT @robertcaruso: The administration authorized a sub strike in Yemen yesterday http://t.co/1gunPQQS not a drone strike. Sub strikes…
  • RT @peterjmunson: A new entry in the disruptive thinkers discussion at SWJ – Intrapreneurship vice entrepreneurship http://t.co/DnVvCx5b
  • RT @latlongpacific: North Korea plans the launch another long-range rocket from Dongchangri. KBS http://t.co/1liFVGbd
  • RT @daveedgr: As @robertcaruso notes, Rep. King says that not even the Speaker of the House was briefed on the Yemen operation….
  • RT @daveedgr: Rep. King: "I am calling on the FBI to do a full investigation of how this was leaked, who was leaking it."…
  • RT @joshuafoust: @robertcaruso @lrozen I wouldn't focus on the AP, but the self-aggrandizing jerks who leaked it. Bad form all around.
  • RT @iolink: U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam – Danger Room http://t.co/oCFwhwj0
  • RT @laurawalkerkc: Al Shabaab Arrests 100 Local Elders in South-Central Region http://t.co/x8g3VDCB #somalia via @allafrica
  • RT @themoornextdoor: Algerians to go to polls in nation left behind by Arab spring http://t.co/UuGrcpS0 by Eileen Byrne
  • RT @robertcaruso reuters — 8 dead in YE 'missile strike' http://t.co/1gunPQQS
  • RT @switch_d #PrisonSec gains two new members: Norwegian teenagers arrested over denial-of-service attacks
    http://t.co/oYMpowMF
  • RT @intelwire My new piece in @ForeignPolicyUS — A Nation of Spies and Snitches http://t.co/fa4MIhWq
  • .@switch_d Quite tame by their standards isn't it? A couple of raps to the noggin but it wasn't detached from his body.
  • RT @switch_d Video making the rounds on the jihadi forums: German jihadi being arrested (05/2012) https://t.co/vSiu4ILP
  • .@krypt3ia I share your reservations about that – of course it could have been leaked a layer up too.
  • Well, this is awesome – Clapper orders broad IC review in Yemen case – http://t.co/Djep7PNt –
  • RT @joshrogin What Lugar's loss means for foreign policy in the Senate http://t.co/7TsEboVq
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @mevhutch @telecomixsyria @cencio4 @osgeoint @oxbloodruffin
  • Monitoring #nuclear facilities in #Iran – http://t.co/kcKZISQT – dedicated Parchin stream too
  • RT @CustosDivini New satellite image of Parchin raising questions of whether Iran is trying to clean controversial site http://t.co/XNSmwFXf
  • RT @azelin New video message from AQ's Dr. Ayman al-?aw?hir?: "The Burning of the Qur'?n in Kabul" http://t.co/BeFcSHO7 #jihadology
  • .@El_Grillo1 I'm generally pro-cricket. That was for informational purposes only. I assume no liability for the Canadian… @mrossletters
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/10/need-to-know-may-10-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 9, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/09/need-to-know-may-9-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/09/need-to-know-may-9-2012/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/09/need-to-know-may-9-2012/
  • @mrossletters @El_Grillo1 http://t.co/xHSe5K0t #OSINT
  • Militia Movment ThreatStream – http://t.co/SUsIw07L cc: @El_Grillo1 @intelwire
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Alaska militia members spoke of hanging bodies from lamp posts: prosecutor http://t.co/h6FVUfDO cc:@intelwire
  • In #Libya the Captors Have Become the Captive http://t.co/eMSxViuy
  • Fearful nights in Damascus as unrest gets closer http://t.co/bmFRwRPy
  • Interpol Joins Effort to Find #Iraq Official http://t.co/7TlDacHZ
  • Putin promises a strong #Russia on world stage http://t.co/ozWLXshs
  • Can Chen Guangcheng Find Justice in China? http://t.co/Z70ZEh2j
  • As US-Taliban talks stall, hope for political solution dims http://t.co/5cAO2Qhj
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Google Earth Outs Hizbullah Bases http://t.co/PQXAG935
  • By 2014 you'll be able to spot first class passengers at a glance. They'll be the only ones allowed to wear pants. @El_Grillo1
  • First Trailer for Ben Affleck's Wired-Inspired CIA Thriller, Argo http://t.co/Bx8zhykI
  • Know your place…. http://t.co/4PKGXjDo
  • MT @N_Bakos I never get warm fuzzies when a source is 'outed' for any reason..including as a double agent
  • RT @switch_d Thousands of #Twitter passwords exposed http://t.co/F4WqfwK9
  • A little goes a long way in that effort. This is a bit much – MT @acorn obvious that information is being revealed to make AQAP paranoid
  • Logic? – RT @JJCarafano @BlogsofWar @joshrogin I am losing the logic of how these guys pick their wars
  • RT @joshrogin Kerry: Time to consider safe zones and arming the opposition in Syria http://t.co/1afL1nfu
  • RT @intelwire Looking at these people, it's hard to credit their vision of genetic superiority http://t.co/f9yArIAs
  • MT @SpyTalker #Underwear_Bomber in Plot on US Airliner Was CIA Double Agent Who Led them to AQAP leaders in Yemen http://t.co/2ES1Irn5
  • CONFIRMED – RT @intelwire Can we all agree that updates to the underwear bombing story are no longer "BREAKING NEWS"?
  • RT @intelwire The reason my terrorism journalism career is going nowhwere: Not enough listicles http://t.co/iHFKI5yN #np
  • Tweaking the blog a bit – http://t.co/UtF3c4q8
  • Same. Wouldn't take it if offered – RT @allthingsct I know people still in CT. I would NEVER ask them to give me comment or info.
  • RT @intelwire Former rebels attack prime minister's office in Libya… http://t.co/kJo86BPI
  • RT @Jihadology_Net Interesting, Ansar al-Mujahidin English Forum is only showing two sub-forums now. Paranoid?
  • RT @pressfreedom China ducks questions about Al-Jazeera expulsion – http://t.co/fZhRiFgN
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Ibrahim al Asiri: al Qaeda’s ‘Genius’ Bomb Maker http://t.co/IzxlIAse via @thedailybeast
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @azelin @natjournalbaron @w7voa
  • RT @switch_d #Greece in the Second World War – http://t.co/6JcPd7nX #Greeks did u forget?
  • RT @robertcaruso CRS report on information operations from 2006: https://t.co/zwDp0Nbf
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/09/need-to-know-may-9-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 8, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/08/need-to-know-may-8-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/08/need-to-know-may-8-2012/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/08/need-to-know-may-8-2012/
  • RT @intelwire Egypt's extremist Islamists flex their muscles http://t.co/Enq0Cv9D
  • RT @mrossletters I'm former Mossad. I don't require a security clearance to work with US IC. If I want secrets, I'll just read your papers.
  • .@El_Grillo1 @robertcaruso Perhaps @PDColford_AP will have more to say about this http://t.co/BEkgr5p0
  • RT @El_Grillo1 @robertcaruso they did. and they admitted it.
  • It can be both :) – RT @DaveedGR My wife and I are debating whether cable TV news makes us dumber, or makes us feel better about ourselves.
  • If you see something say something. If you see something in someone's underwear you may have some explaining to do.
  • Ironically AQ is helping with botched underwear bombs – RT @El_Grillo1 What this country really needs? A sense of humor.
  • RT @switch_d #Taliban celebrate the end of the war on terror, behead 13 Pakistan soldiers http://t.co/Lc4OjO93
  • IRGC doesn't foil terrorist plots – cancel or postpone maybe but not foil – MT @El_Grillo1 IRGC Foils Several Terrorist Plots in Tehran
  • RT @cencio4 Lockheed Martin's Twitter campaign to save the F-22's checkered reputation http://t.co/eyZqIN82
  • Public laughter and ridicule > fear when it comes to these foiled AQ plots – as long we have those who keep watch.
  • RT @mrossletters The CIA: Putting the briefs back into intelligence briefings.
  • But The War on Underwear is just getting started – MT @LauraWalkerKC The War on Terror is Over, ya know
  • .@azelin The "Fruit of the Boom" logo sticking up out the back of his pants was a dead giveaway.
  • CIA 'foiled al-Qaida bomb plot' around anniversary of Bin Laden death http://t.co/kHA9PZxX via @guardian
  • Waziristan honeymoon? – MT @natlsecuritycnn hikers freed after held in #Iran & accused of spying have gotten married http://t.co/ZDuSWzmj
  • RT @husainhaqqani RT @akchishti: My piece: Demonisation of the US in #Pakistan http://t.co/TzyYOqCq
  • Applies just about everywhere it seems – RT @intelwire Islamic Jihad official: Egypt to see resurgence of violence http://t.co/hmgb7cjC
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @galrahn @chinareport24 @theaviationist @zackbeauchamp
  • RT @DaveedGR My new G&L post: "Assessing Interpretations of the New Bin Laden Documents" http://t.co/De9I6yYY
  • @intelwire I think those types gave up on facts a long time ago.
  • RT @intelwire Extremists vs. Extremists: Salafists and Right Wing Populists Battle in Bonn http://t.co/PLOcx2Jz
  • MT @azelin They have charismatic leaders in the Chouka bros w/the IMU and Abu Usamah al-Gharib in Austria.
  • MT @azelin Been saying this for a while, but Germany is gonna be a rough place in the coming years.
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/08/need-to-know-may-8-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 7, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/07/need-to-know-may-7-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/07/need-to-know-may-7-2012/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/07/need-to-know-may-7-2012/
  • RT @azelin Jihadists and bushfires: let’s not go nuts – @Andrew_Zammit: http://t.co/AmzzK0eY
  • Famous last words – RT @dangerroom One of the best parts of this gig? Getting mysterious, unmarked packages in the mail.
  • SMH – "In all cases, they were assessed as unlikely to rejoin the insurgency"
  • RT @natlsecuritycnn US has released some senior Taliban in #Afghanistan in effort to promote peace negotiations http://t.co/WALHEfaq
  • Updated: Intelligence Community streams – http://t.co/2EWKvLaS #OSINT
  • Most of recommendations by @mrossletters could be applied to any group working HUMINT – solid stuff that applies beyond DCS – @robertcaruso
  • Must read – @mrossletters on the #Mossad as a model for the Defense Clandestine Service http://t.co/hlefIFSw
  • Vladimir #Putin ThreatStream – http://t.co/eRmWBqOp #Russia
  • RT @blakehounshell @ioffeinmoscow on the protests in Moscow on the eve of Putin's inauguration http://t.co/TSGLXB0h
  • This is true but it is only one of many challenges they face – RT @El_Grillo1 ‘Iran will not break under psywar’ http://t.co/Mh9lzDmp
  • RT @vihargg Now, where is the genius who advised Merkel and other EPP politicians not to meet #Hollande
  • RT @handrewschwartz UN Secty General speaks tomorrow @csis at 11AM ET. Will be webcast live: http://t.co/mXUeyzXH
  • RT @switch_d Syria Moving Scuds to Israel, Turkey Borders – Report http://t.co/EWL7e1oh
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @closedanger @doctrine_man
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/07/need-to-know-may-7-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 6, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/06/need-to-know-may-6-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/06/need-to-know-may-6-2012/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/06/need-to-know-may-6-2012/
  • .@mrossletters You can always guest post that on BoW :) @webradius
  • @mrossletters @webradius So do I – that's why I shared.
  • We're celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a Saison Dupont. Why not? Salud! http://t.co/s9rv2JGs
  • @El_Grillo1 @backtracesec @krypt3ia @webradius That would be me. Where's my BeOS?
  • @El_Grillo1 @backtracesec @krypt3ia @webradius Yes – especially if fired from a trebuchet.
  • @El_Grillo1 @backtracesec @krypt3ia @webradius Osborne1 boot – http://t.co/fGkg8W4h
  • @El_Grillo1 @backtracesec @krypt3ia @webradius Loved the Osborne. Started with a Vic-20.
  • Don't complain. We have to upgrade every product you make every 2 years – MT @alert5 Taiwan angry over costs of upgrading F-16s
  • .@will_mccants @khanserai soon to be followed by QOIN
  • Yeah, bad idea – RT @El_Grillo1 Iran and Kenya discuss possible direct flights http://t.co/zMlkz9IR Open route for IRGC
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Their range of assessments parallels our own! Forum Reacts to Abbottabad Docs http://t.co/b8KCjSdi
  • I told them not removing his bling first was a bad mistake – RT @intelwire So much wrongness http://t.co/lTP1Xwx1
  • The @mrossletters fan base continues to expand – or something like that http://t.co/q7iG58ky
  • @El_Grillo1 @backtracesec @krypt3ia @webradius Let me guess…Your first PC was the Antikythera M1?
  • @El_Grillo1 @backtracesec @krypt3ia @webradius Just young enough to have missed punch cards – by like a week.
  • @El_Grillo1 @backtracesec @webradius No coverage area – which is where all hiking should be.
  • @backtracesec @krypt3ia @el_grillo1 @webradius Yeah let me tell you about the unix BBS I used to run…
  • @krypt3ia @backtracesec @el_grillo1 @webradius I miss 2003 when the money was actually quite good and the death threats were interesting.
  • Yeah I was hiking which is why I missed the convo – RT @El_Grillo1 @backtracesec @webradius and on a beyoootiful Saturday to boot!
  • @backtracesec @El_Grillo1 @webradius And actually OSINT money is probably pretty good right now. Blogging OSINT not so much.
  • @backtracesec @El_Grillo1 @webradius We're all messing…
  • .@El_Grillo1 @webradius @backtracesec Every INT fills a gap and has unique strengths & weaknesses…can't we all just get aloooong :)
  • And the pay sucks too – RT @backtracesec OSINT is bs… @El_Grillo1 @BlogsofWar @webradius
  • .@El_Grillo1 @webradius Unfortunate that the flavor of the month always seems to have to be pursued at the expense of fundamentals
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @marcambinder
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  • Syrian security is using male hair remove for torture? Could have been a win-win in the KSM case – http://t.co/Uf1PogUV via @El_Grillo1
  • RT @khanserai Scientist Sentenced in French Terror Case http://t.co/tg3k7k2w
  • RIP – RT @W7VOA Kyodo: Total of 8 climbers died today in 3 locations in #Japan Northern Alps in bad weather. #climb
  • @El_Grillo1 @webradius Disparity might be there but I think there's also never been more opportunity to close that gap.
  • @El_Grillo1 @webradius If you think that's bad you should see who uses the ThreatStreams…
  • @mrossletters @El_Grillo1 Cheers!
  • .@webradius @El_Grillo1 Kind of sad isn't it?
  • .@El_Grillo1 The terms and conditions on these frequent flyer programs are killing me – @mrossletters
  • Would have thought that they'd have plenty of copies of the Abbottabad docs already.. http://t.co/A8TtMDgI
  • .@mrossletters So if you blow something up between flights do you get extra "Mahan Miles"?
  • RT @mrossletters Hey look at this weird coincidence. They all flew on Mahan Air via Kuala Lumpur. What are the chances? http://t.co/zq1UcWWT
  • #FF @MaxVenator or he'll kick in the door of your mud hut, steal all your thumb drives, and chopper out
  • This #FF crew is the antidote to misinformed #AQ – #Terrorism punditry – @will_mccants @DaveedGR @allthingsct @intelwire @azelin
  • RT @rei_tang Design, Teamwork, And Leadership Lessons From @mcchrystalgroup http://t.co/T8vekQjP
  • #FF both -> RT @AllThingsHLS If you don't already follow @Starbuck_WOI today would be a good day to start. Plus, read his blog!
  • Good read from @robertcaruso – Really like the emphasis on CI – http://t.co/YbCo9Ahi
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @cjchivers
  • RT @brianfishman We're going to war again, so you should read this. http://t.co/QQIkUdE3
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  • #FF @husainhaqqani for fearlessly speaking his mind in a place where it is not safe to do so.
  • #FF @switch_d for my favorite mix of informed hype-free cyber and CT insights.
  • #FF @Doctrine_Man who, against all odds, is widely read in the national security community despite his complete lack of facial hair.
  • #FF @cencio4 and @CustosDivini – If it flies these two have it pretty much covered.
  • #FF @handrewschwartz For his great updates on Chen Guangcheng, #China and interesting @CSIS_org insights
  • #FF for news and informed discussions on intelligence, particularly HUMINT – @mrossletters @robertcaruso @spytalker
  • RT @intelwire US says China to allow activist to leave http://t.co/A8tNf6h6
  • RT @Reuters U.S. triples military aid to Philippines in 2012 http://t.co/ZfwiDKmx
  • RT @latlongpacific China adds ships to Scarborough Shoal stand-off. Manila Times http://t.co/Z0T0Er86
  • RT @cencio4 Two F-22 pilots make public outing: "not comfortable" flying the Raptor right now http://t.co/VidtPUtM
  • RT @azelin Check out my new piece for @ConversationEDU: "Bin Laden’s online legacy" http://t.co/M95EE3Yj
  • RT @intelwire Death toll from Nigeria market attack 56 — hospital nurse http://t.co/6rP0OK3g
  • RT @selectedwisdom Bin Laden Docs: A Note of Caution #OBL #AQ http://t.co/LG9Pk0GE
  • OK some of these #OBL docs recovered in Abbottabad are just awkward http://t.co/pR917YLi
  • RT @BBCAfrica Bombs fall every day' Hungry Sudanese tell of fleeing caves to seek sanctuary http://t.co/wRjNyXWA #newsudans #Sudan
  • RT @CustosDivini Concerns mount over #Syria #039;s chemical weapons stockpiles http://t.co/6YYkCNhY
  • RT @joshrogin Chen calls into congressional hearing: Get me out of China http://t.co/4DoLdM72
  • @CloseDanger Yeah I saw that. I'm just being snarky. Seems a bit ridiculous in this context.
  • So this basically just happened at the Chen hearing http://t.co/98V4u2Wq
  • Screen grab of Chen phoning it in on @cspan http://t.co/RTudcxhP
  • Good lord. Did Rep. Smith really just tell Chen that Batman (Christian Bale) is supporting him?
  • Streaming – Congressional-Executive Commission Examines Chen Guangcheng Case – http://t.co/rrm2fwhQ
  • RT @joshrogin Chen speaking over cell phone to CECC hearing. This just got super interesting
  • RT @joshrogin Chen’s friend: U.S. conveyed Chinese threat against wife http://t.co/jgyjf8tF
  • Chen Guangcheng monitor – http://t.co/o0thuk33 #China
  • RT @pressfreedom Chen Guangcheng reporting censored, obstructed – http://t.co/AD3pSR7v
  • The #Russia ThreatStream is interesting today – not in a good way – http://t.co/BcJZa1Lw
  • I have links to the individual translated CTC Abbottabad docs on the blog – http://t.co/6m82UdsO
  • I have invites to hand out for @Prismatic – Request an account at http://t.co/mqeX9Mtc
  • RT @northkoreatech Last month's failed launch attempt won't be the last, North Korean state media said Thursday http://t.co/tpTCoVuf
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @peterjmunson
  • RT @El_Grillo1 East Africa: Kenyan Army Targets On Al Shabab Training Bases in Southern Somalia http://t.co/Z0DKh2vC
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/04/need-to-know-may-4-2012-2/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 3, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/03/need-to-know-may-3-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/03/need-to-know-may-3-2012/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/03/need-to-know-may-3-2012/
  • RT @handrewschwartz Fmr top CIA China analyst Chris Johnson re Chen: On US side looks like they were duped by Chinese http://t.co/p0BmdCE7
  • I think bin Laden missed his true calling. His knowledge of brand management and sheer evilness could have fueled a great marketing career.
  • Looking for people who will have smart things to say about the CTC #OBL docs? -> @will_mccants @DaveedGR @allthingsct @intelwire @azelin
  • Sounds like a @WhiskeyJimBeam fueled rant by @drunkenpredator – RT @IDCsync Drone Pilots: We Don’t Get No Respect – http://t.co/mezuOumu
  • I have links to the individual translated CTC #OBL docs on the blog – http://t.co/6m82UdsO
  • RT @CTCWP CTC has released "Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?" The report can be downloaded at http://t.co/dLnoiXd6
  • The Syrian death toll is around 9-12k if I'm not mistaken. Wow. Those are almost Mexico numbers. Almost.
  • "Clashes between soldiers and outlaws have been reported in Sinaloa state since Saturday, leaving another 22 dead" – http://t.co/eC8EzQUF
  • @mrossletters Predictable isn't it?
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Smoking Gun outs FBI's Informant in Cleveland Anarchist Bomb Plot http://t.co/3BoW15Yr
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan says Islamists are holding secret talks with 5 EU countries http://t.co/u9kvAAHM
  • RT @robertcaruso Bonus palate cleanser for Friday http://t.co/OrNa7xbO
  • RT @intelwire New on INTELWIRE: AQAP Vows Inspire Magazine Will Continue http://t.co/C4BFa5ee
  • @ChallahHuAkbar Yeah I think 7 and 8 are both labeled "Fall 1432 – 2011"
  • #Inspire 8 Open Source Jihad section graphic – Handgun training and building remote detonators http://t.co/NSxLjxFk
  • @ChallahHuAkbar Correction Fall 1432 – 2011 – Issue 8" and "Winter 1433 – 2012 – Issue 9"
  • #Inspire 8 cover – Targeting Dar al-Harb Populations http://t.co/fYQTUfxR
  • "Questions We Should be Asking" from #Inspire 9 – Focus on #Syria #Egypt #Yemen #Libya http://t.co/5hdDDjr5
  • Sidebar from #Inspire 9's TOC – Open Source Jihad http://t.co/dWxCEEXY
  • Not so subtle graphic for #Inspire 9 piece "Qualities of an Urban Assassin" http://t.co/T3BdM8I5
  • @brianoflondon @ihazcandy Same. Interesting to see them lay it out so comprehensively though.
  • Another graphic from #Inspire 9 http://t.co/TAJVdvzz
  • The #Inspire 9 Open Source Jihad section is interesting. Was wondering when this would come up… http://t.co/ZcDnJRAx
  • #Inspire Issue 9 cover – Winning on the Ground http://t.co/fnOoHnn6
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @cjchivers
  • @jgdurl That part is good. I am probably more annoyed by it than I should be but still…
  • Bad when someone flunks out as a clandestine svc trainee because of mental issues but illiterate as well? How low have we set the bar?
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/03/need-to-know-may-3-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: May 2, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/02/need-to-know-may-2-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/02/need-to-know-may-2-2012/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/05/02/need-to-know-may-2-2012/
  • .@mrossletters Missing out on the opportunity to pick ZioPuppy as your Twitter handle is punishment enough – @tikkunolame @abukedem
  • RT @StateDept Background briefing with senior @StateDept officials on Chen Guangcheng: http://t.co/tggaCK2j
  • .@mrossletters Banned from what exactly? @tikkunolame @abukedem
  • RT @nytimesworld Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Takes Seat in Myanmar Parliament http://t.co/YyF8rI4Q
  • RT @joshuafoust @drjjoyner has a great piece on drones at TNR http://t.co/1wpzSWUq
  • Operation #IronPaw not going well – http://t.co/GWBrjDcu
  • @CustosDivini I guess as long as they believe that we have people who believe that stuff the story will have its desired effect :)
  • Not in the least believe me – just referring to the official combat phase – RT @CustosDivini heh you're assuming Libya was a victory.
  • RT @cencio4 You won't believe it: UK considered bringing back one aircraft carrier and the Harrier for Libya http://t.co/o8qyV2Wi
  • When Libya took months? – RT @CustosDivini Pentagon encircles #Iran Victory would take 3 weeks http://t.co/6hw6XaeE #security #news
  • RT @intelwire UK spy's death may never be explained, coronor says http://t.co/pRwMJBY4
  • RT @BreakingNews Friend of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng says he only agreed to stay in China to protect his family – @AP
  • RT @vihargg Austerity Is Not Working: How to Restore Economic Growth http://t.co/n9WKZpeL
  • @markloiseau Thanks!
  • Getting loud in Oakland – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • Looks like police and protesters are about to square off again in #OccupyOakland – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL #OWS #OO
  • New video stream added to the #OWS #M1GS monitor – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • Updated the #OccupyOakland stream – Refresh if watching – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL #OO
  • Not sure how much longer this weed smoking livestreamer can continue to outrun #OPD
  • You're missing out if you're not watching the #OccupyOakland stream – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • Huge line of police advancing on protesters at #OccupyOakland -http://blogsofwar.com/threatstream/index_mayday.html
  • Looks like #OccupyOakland is getting violent – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL #OWS #M1GS
  • Streaming #NYC #OWS march and arrests – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • RT @lewismd13 There's something depressingly symbolic about the violence in Kabul right now, hours after Obama flew out.
  • RT @blakehounshell RT @AhMukhtar: Explosion near Kabul custom – source
  • RT @USEmbassyKabul Duck and cover here at the embassy. Not a drill – avoid the area.
  • RT @cencio4 The (not-so) secret Air Force One trip to Afghanistan http://t.co/c9lojnxR
  • #OccupyDC video up on the monitor now – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • #SeaMayDay anarchists seem to prefer head to toe black @thenorthface gear. Can't afford @Arcteryx like the 1%. #Struggle
  • Um no – RT @ChrisDaniels5 Hip Hop Dance Party at Westlake Center right now: #seamayday http://t.co/rdwPjAHY
  • #SeaMayDay #M1GS protesters on the move – streaming video and tweets – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • RT @SeattlePD We're not sure what this is but we know what it smells like. #SeaMayDay #SeattlePD http://t.co/juynRaeF
  • Girl on the mic in Seattle looks like The Onion's Jean Teasdale – complete with fanny pack – but with a rasta accent. #speechless
  • Switched out video feeds – live from #OccupySeattle now – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL #OWS
  • #M1GS Monitor updated – #OccupySeattle and #OccupyOakland streams – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • RT @CustosDivini We Are Now Arming Shadow UAV (RQ-7) For The First Time http://t.co/kp6NdVwq & http://t.co/cQ0GGN9Z
  • I know drones are the big thing but today is just crying out for the overdue convergence of old fashioned crop dusters and pepper spray
  • @robertcaruso You should be out yfrogging today…
  • RT @joshgreenman Basically, we'll get to see Afghanistan every other weekend.
  • "The whole world is watching" isn't exactly true but I guess it sounds better than "About 305 people are watching on Livestream" #OWS
  • Updated with video feed from #OccupyOakland where things seem to be getting rowdy – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL #M1GS #OWS #OO
  • Wonder how many times this truck has been searched – RT @nealunger …and here comes the WikiLeaks truck #m1nyc http://t.co/WI4crh2N
  • RT @azelin Still complete silence from online jihadis on the death of Bin Ladin. Think this says more about our obsession w/him than theirs.
  • RT @joshrogin Obama in Afghanistan on surprise trip, one year after bin Laden killing http://t.co/Kk0lCmG0
  • Someone should steal this guy's shirt – http://t.co/5CZO1bgG
  • Video and tweet streams for #M1GS – #OWS – #MayDay – #OccupyOakland protests – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • RT @SpyTalker Secrets of a Chinese defection: Is #Chen_Guangcheng the Next #Fang_Lizhi by Perry Link | NYRB: http://t.co/K159EpOL #china
  • RT @CustosDivini "Those who live by the sword are often shot by those who don't." H/t @war_panda
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @kathilynnaustin @shadihamid
  • RT @joshuafoust My think tank, @amsecproject released a podcast this week talking about OBL and terrorism. http://t.co/MXXrGtqg
  • Nice list – RT @jon_jeckell 12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free on Science and More http://t.co/4WrYRt0J via @googlescifair
  • RT @SlaughterAM Sanctions biting on Syria; govt bartering for wheat and oil http://t.co/x2mXRfSJ
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  • RT @intelwire RT @IntelGirl111: 5 'Anarchists' arrested for allegedly trying to blow up Ohio bridge http://t.co/Or4cOjL4
  • RT @cencio4 Here's the (updated) shape of the badass Stealth helicopter revealed 1 year ago by the Bin Laden raid http://t.co/5SKzSiWB
  • RT @SultanAlQassemi Great timing – Iran plot to kill Saudi envoy in Cairo foiled by Egyptian security forces: reports http://t.co/KbVLDgpZ
  • The Hillary #Clinton monitor is tracking her #China visit – http://t.co/OE9wU4z7
  • Video and tweet streams for #OWS #MayDay activity – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL #M1GS
  • Added an #OccupyOakland stream to the monitor – could get interesting there – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL
  • Occupy Wall Street: NYPD Raids Activists' Homes Before Tomorrow's Occupy Wall Street Protests – @Gawker http://t.co/gFllPkr3
  • #MayDay – #OWS general strike monitor – video and tweets – http://t.co/P3OJ0nfL #M1GS
  • RT @will_mccants Al Qaeda Is Doing Nation-Building. Should We Worry? – my thoughts in @FP_Magazine : http://t.co/OJLYldwu
  • Congrats – RT @SpaceX SUCCESS – 2 second burn!
  • #SpaceX static fire T-4 minutes http://t.co/9LViKqLB
  • #SpaceX is going to try again. T-13 http://t.co/9LViKqLB
  • RT @intelwire Boko Haram: Army school trains 200 to combat terrorism http://t.co/O3qpTqHd
  • RT @CustosDivini Sudanese jets fire rockets bearing Chinese characters during air strikes inside South Sudan http://t.co/e01AwwYc
  • RT @AJEnglish Gaddafi-era official 'drowned' in Danube http://t.co/qV9rYfbU
  • #SpaceX static fire in 30secs – http://t.co/9LViKqLB
  • Shorter Brennan based on a quick scan – "We're going to transparently drone terrorists in the face with great sensitivity."
  • RT @daveedgr: Here's the full text of John Brennan's speech today at the Wilson Center: http://t.co/b00pCLsN
  • The live stream of the #SpaceX static test has started. T-26 – http://t.co/9LViKqLB
  • I'll have a monitor up for the #SpaceX test soon.
  • RT @SpaceX Rocket engine test webcast starts at 11:30 AM PT/2:30 PM ET! Engines fire 12:00 PM/3:00 PM. Watch at http://t.co/BNWfdDn9
  • @brianoflondon @mrossletters @kenneyjason At the very least Canada should at least disrupt IRGC access to Tim Hortons.
  • @brianoflondon @mrossletters @kenneyjason http://t.co/0DkMYyM5
  • @mrossletters @deepakslore @MaxVenator Hopefully they are not alone in viewing chaos as an opportunity.
  • From everywhere – MT @mrossletters I oppose intervening in Syria but I think it high time we started militarily evicting IRGC from Syria
  • Exclusive: What nobody else will tell you about the U.S. F-22 stealth fighters deployed near #Iran http://t.co/XcfRtv0E via @cencio4
  • Monitoring the Occupy Wall Street #MayDay #GeneralStrike – Streaming Tweets and Video – http://t.co/L4AQeEFH #M1GS #OWS
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  • @CustosDivini Same here – those stories are always good for a laugh.
  • @switch_d Brilliant. Although I feel dirty for working on the Ubuntu project now…
  • LOL – RT @CustosDivini #Iran becomes immune to enemy attacks, thanks to new missile redirection system http://t.co/RdXmzrVU
  • MT @galrahn: China is wrong. RT @missiledefadv: China reports U.S. can track only half of PLA sub fleet | http://t.co/1GoPfOXA
  • RT @cencio4 I'm about to publish an article with all the truth about the F-22 deployment near Iran….stay tuned.
  • RT @IDCsync Costs of cyber economic espionage mount – Houston Chronicle http://t.co/RxS0xBeI
  • RT @alert5 Photos from backseat of JH-7 fighter bomber http://t.co/ICTwM0gU
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Former Mossad chief, Israeli minister trade accusations at New York conference http://t.co/sRh2bF8m
  • RT @ajenglish: Ex-Libyan oil minister body found in Danube http://t.co/O5GXzvAg
  • RT @doctrine_man: The man behind the curtain talks drones.

    http://t.co/GXvmiXpV

  • RT @custosdivini: the US @Army's Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System (LMAMS), a “magic bullet” for drones http://t.co/pU827a5N
  • I approve of this #ManCave – as long as there's a keg cooler in the back of the plane http://t.co/q4JGTYI7
  • @ElCidBarett @mrossletters Probably pushing my luck telling a Canadian former Mossad guy that Pert is just "pretty good" #LiveDangerously
  • RT @latlongpacific China Daily suggests British national Neil Heywood was killed by an orderly at Bo Xilai's home. http://t.co/wv5UdHRo
  • MT @MaxVenator RT @zivjeli: Where is the line between entrapment and halting a terrorist plot? http://t.co/fh1PTAGG
  • RT @SlaughterAM Time article on @alecjross and digital diplomacy http://t.co/wwBnhTeF @21Statecraft
  • RT @switch_d #British aid worker Khalil Dale found dead in #Pakistan http://t.co/zgT5n4CO #Qaeda #jihad
  • RT @peterjmunson RT @TOLOnews: Seven of 27 Insurgents Killed in Helmand Were Foreigners http://t.co/5RgRS36F
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @vihargg @mevhutch @chinareport24 @blakehounshell
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  • Bet these guys know where he's hiding – http://t.co/Ga6Xhqu4 RT @El_Grillo1 Al Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri on Alert http://t.co/Dqk1iExZ
  • He's pretty good. I prefer http://t.co/RhnlGMOh or http://t.co/gOmIcFvm – RT @mrossletters Neil Peart. Best. Drummer. Ever.
  • Chen Guangcheng monitor – http://t.co/o0thuk33 #China
  • I'm working on @vcgiants new book on North Korea now. Get it. Read it. http://t.co/z0DRovFS
  • MT @handrewschwartz Fmr top CIA China hand Chris Johnson: DC & Beijing in most tense moment since Tianmen Sq http://t.co/3vSPqAqZ
  • I guess the North Koreans have to crank up the imminent war chatter for the internal audience. Transition over. Everyone fall in line stat.
  • @brianoflondon @El_Grillo1 http://t.co/Z3hxLBCL
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @n_bakos @caidid
  • Beat me to it lol – RT @El_Grillo1 All of them… RT @brianoflondon are there better sources than Debka?
  • Quietly? With all the stories and tweets? MT @El_Grillo1: US quietly assembling world’s most powerful air fighting team at bases near Iran
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  • RT @vihargg RT @euralmanac: Romania: another one bites the dust http://t.co/KNJNXqsM [@TheEconomist]
  • Bureaucracies are inherently stupid – MT @El_Grillo1 How smart is intelligence bureaucracy? http://t.co/UtOwJsTS
  • And a beard – RT @khanserai RT @realramsi: "Leadership requires you to be honest to your own self…".
  • RT @RogueAdventurer RT @libyanproud I WILL BE REGISTERING TO VOTE in 2 days, it will be the first time in MY life!
  • RT @W7VOA MT @kmorit: News from @AP: New satellite photos show work at #DPRK nuclear test site. http://t.co/uc2D8T7Z
  • RT @El_Grillo1 SWAT surrounds bunker of Peter Keller, survivalist suspect in Seattle-area family murder http://t.co/AWVQiItM more details
  • RT @OxbloodRuffin SSL Pulse Project Finds Just 10% of #SSL Sites Actually Secure http://t.co/XpMRhchS
  • Don't know if anyone has noticed but the cartels are chainsawing people like there's no tomorrow in Mexico.
  • RT @El_Grillo1 Good Luck w/ That: "Iranian naval admiral: ‘If needed, we can move to within three miles of New York’" http://t.co/2mAyq3Mq
  • Live stream for Chen #Guangcheng added – http://t.co/o0thuk33 #China
  • Getting a late start to my weekend with a @MagicHat Blind Faith IPA – Cheers! http://t.co/9R9XpFA2
  • RT @blakehounshell: Remember that time someone sought refuge in a Chinese embassy? Me neither.
  • @MaxVenator not worthy but definitely appreciate it!
  • #FF and a track for the regulators – @MaxVenator @RobDuBois @WarfareCenter – http://t.co/V8nKlNft
  • #FF and a fitting dubstep mix for @CustosDivini – http://t.co/pk3WWZj8
  • #FF and an instrumental for OSINT bosses @El_Grillo1 and @intelwire http://t.co/OsWPERXx
  • Nothing happening in 120 countries is secret – RT @vwerber The #Secret #War in 120 Countries http://t.co/hbUiVFQi
  • #FF with a soundtrack for @mrossletters and @robertcaruso for their excellent HUMINT exchanges this week – http://t.co/NolIyHCR
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @stcolumbia
  • Thanks! – @mrossletters @Doctrine_Man @John_R_Scott @Dobroyeutro @Starbuck_WOI @isdpodcast @Csinaco
  • RT @FP_Magazine Incredible photos of American jets http://t.co/pTbAUFnw
  • MT @nealunger I visited @medialab – heres my recap of robot teddy bears, diy cell phones and implanted memories: http://t.co/JPdOsFPK
  • RT @USEmbassySyria This map shows the number of people fleeing the violence in Syria. The Assad regime is a… http://t.co/zxaLNEf9
  • MT @ThesigersCI Charles #Taylor verdict is a good one. The most important thing you could read about it all day is this http://t.co/M7m5VWw3
    • ]]>     http://blogsofwar.com/2012/04/28/need-to-know-april-28-2012/feed/ 0     Need to Know: April 27, 2012 http://blogsofwar.com/2012/04/27/need-to-know-april-27-2012/ http://blogsofwar.com/2012/04/27/need-to-know-april-27-2012/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:10:00 +0000 John Little http://blogsofwar.com/2012/04/27/need-to-know-april-27-2012/
  • @intelwire @will_mccants @El_Grillo1 Only requirement – it must induce fear.
  • .@will_mccants @intelwire @El_Grillo1 Or this http://t.co/mLNkDMVX
  • I say braid it and carry a hammer everywhere – RT @will_mccants @El_Grillo1 @intelwire what about putting a nice point on the beard?
  • RT @intelwire The Last Days Of Osama Bin Laden – TIME http://t.co/pvlFtZx3
  • Another take on the weird news out of #Egypt today – http://t.co/2C9ROuBY
  • RT @CustosDivini PRK's KN-08 launch vehicle is the Chinese 8-axel TEL WS51200 & based off the Belorussian MAZ-79221 http://t.co/wogOOfWQ
  • Almost there. Need to go full TechnoViking with it – RT @intelwire: @will_mccants I dunno, it's not badass enough.
  • RT @LauraWalkerKC Hamas begins leadership vote with secret Gaza ballot in battle over future course http://t.co/1ThIhcjB
  • RT @Dobroyeutro See what answers #Medvedev gave today during his interview with a group of Russian TV journalists http://t.co/Q3UkqmUD
  • If you think the @FP_Magazine sex issue cover is bad you should see my photoshop of the @TooShort guest editor issue…
  • RT @adrianhong #Egypt #039;s new Parliament pushes "Farewell Intercourse" law, allowing husbands to have sex with dead wives http://t.co/RNNZnYmG
  • "If I could, I’d split it up and give it to all my guys." – http://t.co/oVXJgwC4
  • DIA and Defense Clandestine Service streams – http://t.co/oCekeXD4
  • MT @northkoreatech new broadcasting schedule for North Korea's Voice of Korea radio in English, valid from Monday: http://t.co/fPFp4UtG
  • MT @Ranger_Up Please help get the word out for D-Day vet #bobstrait and the atrocity he had to endure. http://t.co/SGp1w4fe #military
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @azelin @jihadology_net @joshrogin @combatjourno
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  • .@handrewscwartz We could learn something from China's economic HUMINT collection – vast and shallow wins if you can aggregate
  • Its like catching a thief in the act and then helping him carry your TV to his car MT @handrewschwartz @BlogsofWar amazing what is stolen!
  • .@handrewschwartz China absorbs an amazing amount of IP through relationships, academic partnerships, etc. Amazing what we give away
  • RT @intelwire: Blasts hit two Nigerian newspaper offices http://t.co/yXprOMre
  • RT @BBCAfrica: Proceedings for the verdict in the #CharlesTaylor trial have now opened in The Hague.
  • RT @AJEnglish: US 'expands Yemen drone strikes policy' http://t.co/YQ7YfrIi
  • The doritos shell taco… MT @jeffemanuel: "North Korea is armed with "powerful modern weapons" capable of defeating the United States"
  • Agree RT @mrossletters: @robertcaruso You're on fire today Robert. Applause
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @nkwitness @caidid @drfarls @pricefloyd
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  • RT @caidid I wrote about Bahrain for CNN/GPS: http://t.co/sjl65ofd
  • RT @natlsecuritycnn Judge denies Bradley Manning request to dismiss all charges, reports @shaughnessycnn. #Wikileaks
  • Easy solution for this one.. RT @jeffemanuel Exclusive: Half Iran tanker fleet storing oil at sea http://t.co/g0MHksTS via @reuters
  • I don't always reverse engineer drones, but when I do….. http://t.co/OFSxybdK
  • RT @latlongpacific IRGC's aerospace commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh discusses reverse engineering of the RQ170 Lenz Iran – http://t.co/1y8wJOy8
  • RT @smallwars @peterjmunson reviews Owen West's "The Snake Eaters" http://t.co/5BNoHX4L
  • RT @handrewschwartz Former top CIA China analyst discusses BXL ouster/scandal in this 5 min intv. Watch here http://t.co/H6EXeycR
  • MT @northkoreatech New song playing on North Korean radio: "All of us will become human rifles and bombs." Seriously. http://t.co/C3l0Tn0d
  • MT @robertcaruso You can debate Iran's influence in the Americas. I defer to analysts & specialists. But they're there. That = not debatable
  • North Korea ThreatStream updated to monitor possible #nuclear test – http://t.co/K1XXYows #DPRK
  • Area is too dangerous for them – RT @El_Grillo1 Counter-terrorism official: No Hizballah training camps in Detroit http://t.co/wSPq15Kf
  • RT @mpoppel If it is any indication, North Korea's previous two nuclear tests both happened at around 0100 GMT
  • RT @blakehounshell Could be tonight RT @thomaswright08: Word today is US officials believe a North Korean nuclear test is imminent.
  • RT @intelwire FBI chief in Yemen, drone kills AQAP leader http://t.co/JPUlPN9a
  • .@Max_Fisher "This site is run by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan" via @northkoreatech – http://t.co/sCDrF2tm
  • .@Max_Fisher Not sure why KCNA still maintains the Japanese server. Good question. @northkoreatech may know.
  • See http://t.co/bAfmKRxy – RT @Max_Fisher Why does the North Korean news agency, KCNA, use a .co.jp address? http://t.co/APzVbDda
  • Sticky links to @mrossletters @joshuafoust @steven_metz and @DaveedGR interviews added to the top of http://t.co/x9LmZZSB – more on the way.
  • RT @SpyTalker Govt Wants More Time to Respond to #CIA #Drone #FOIA Case: http://t.co/1wtcFxUH
  • RT @intelwire Senate Review of CIA Interrogation Program “Nearing Completion” http://t.co/ELi4YYCp
  • The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @azelin @tomfinn2 @parafille @joshrogin @kursed
  • RT @latlongpacific Karim Sadjadpour examines the strictness of Shia Islam in Iran and its stunning exceptions. http://t.co/7EpyGNVW
  • RT @natlsecuritycnn How close is #NorthKorea to doing another nuclear test? http://t.co/uoafwiFx
  • RT @kursed The 'Missile Woman' behind #India #039;s Agni V test launch – http://t.co/Pf9geXs6
  • RT @parafille New @DeptofDefense Intelligence Gathering Service http://t.co/Lf0XRdPk "greater value through integration" (via @nytimes)
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