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From Aug 2 episode of Al Franken Show on Air America, featuring the country's youngest hired geopolitical analyst, Ryan Mauro. He also runs WorldThreats.com and is author of the upcoming book, Death to America: The Unreported Battle of Iraq. RM: Right, and a lot of that is based on the testimony of an Iraqi scientist, this was actually in a New York Times report, and he was saying that starting in the middle of the 1996, they were routinely moved into Syria when there weapons inspections and things of that nature. AL: Now was this an exile? One in the...

Township Teen Tracks Geopolitical Threats By Jessica Bruder Back in high school, Ryan Mauro said, the kids nicknamed him “Government.” He was often spotted nose-deep in a folder of mysterious, international documents, and the habit had a whiff of intrigue. Sometimes, amid streams of teenage slang, the affable, sandy-haired teenager would drop a word like “Wahhabism” or “Baathist.” “Oh, that’s government talk,” his classmates would tease. Last month, Mr. Mauro, 19, put high school behind him. But even before his graduation he was, by his own reckoning, the Youngest Hired Geopolitical Analyst in North America. Early success had its costs....

American Hiroshima: Old News Ryan Mauro - 7/18/2005 This week, the mainstream media seemed shocked when a number of news sources, including WorldNetDaily.com released a report about an "American Hiroshima" plot against the United States by Al-Qaeda The plot calls for Al-Qaeda to detonate nuclear weapons on American soil, having arrived over the Mexican border with the assistance of MS-13 gang members. The report claims Al-Qaeda has already obtained a large number of nuclear weapons currently being maintained by Pakistani and Russian scientists. Why the shock? In November 2002, this author provided similar and nearly identical information to the American...

Questions from the interview: RM: Humberto, how has the situation with Fidel Castro changed over the past decade or so? RM: Cuba appears isolated and weak. Why should the United States pay any attention to the rogue state? RM: Is there any evidence that Cuba is any sort of WMD or terrorist threat? RM: How likely is it that democracy will emerge in Cuba once Fidel Castro dies? RM: What can the United States do to promote freedom in Cuba that is not being done? RM: In your last Newsmax.com article, you wrote about an alliance between Iran and Cuba....

Ryan Mauro of WorldThreats.com was asked to present his own State of the Union address for his high school American Government class. Here it is: Congressmen and fellow citizens: The state of our union is strong, confident and determined. Despite everything the "Blame America First" crowd said, freedom is expanding around the world and the War on Terrorism continues. Our successes in the past year are likely to change the world. For over a decade, the United States ignored growing threats, and preferred to believe that groups like Al-Qaeda acted alone. With every attack it becomes clearer and clearer that...

MILNET: Those In The Know Interview with Ryan Mauro This briefing asks questions of the first analyst we have interviewed, Ryan Mauro, Ryan is a knowledgeable geo-political analyst in the commercial field (www.WorldThreats.com) whose expertise was recognized quite early in life... How would you interpret apparent U.S. Intelligence Community failures in light of information on WMD in Iraq? Intelligence on Iraq, as well as most foreign countries, was flawed. I do not think anyone can look at the present situation and be completely satisfied. Recognizing that, I have been amazed at some of the analysis regarding the WMD. First off,...

The True Origins of Terrorism: Interview with Dr. Joseph Douglass By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net RM: What countries were the most involved in the creation of the current terrorist threat we face? JD: The most important nation, the granddaddy of terrorism, is Russia. Russia adopted international terrorism as a strategic intelligence operation in 1955. It organized schools for terrorists, terrorist training camps, coordination conferences and much more. Next to Russia is China. Although not so prominent, nevertheless China was one of the major actors on this stage. There is hardly a communist or former communist nation that was not involved. North...

Justifying the War in Iraq Raymond Brown - May 4, 2004 Bowbe4me11@aol.com Following the events of September 11th, America found herself in awe and shock. Americans watched the smoke rise from the Twin Towers as people jumped from the building out of desperation and plummeted to their death. With the fall of the towers, American life changed forever. America was attacked on her own soil for the second time, the first being the invasion of Pearl Harbor. America now found herself at war with a new enemy, one that wears no uniform, that has no country of origin, but is...

The Case of the Missing POWs: Interview with Dr. Joseph Douglass By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Joseph Douglass Jr., PhD (Cornell University, 1962), has 35 years experience in national security matters as a researcher, author, and frequent speaker. He is a recognized authority on U.S. and Soviet nuclear strategy, chemical and biological warfare, Communist decision-making, and Soviet strategic intelligence operations. Over the past twenty years his work has focused on the international narcotics trafficking and the war on drugs, the leading role of Russian intelligence in international terrorism and organized crime, chemical and biological warfare agents for use in political and...

Animal House: Michael Moore Gives Truth the Old College Try By: Aaron Stein Please send comments to astein@aasure.com In a sequence just before the opening credits of Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore uses the audience's power of imagery to illustrate the events of September 11, 2001. The shrewd director he is, he realizes that rolling the actual footage is gratuitous and serves no purpose but to alienate his audience. Instead we hear an audio segment played over a black screen. It starts with the sound of a loud explosion, followed by screams, another explosion and then more screams. The only visual...

Response to Michael Moore - Part Two By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Again, as previously stated, WorldThreats.com respects Michael Moore’s film-making abilities and ability to get his opinion across. He is extremely convincing, yet extremely deceptive. This second part of our response will go over more errors in his film and explain why the movie is influencing some people, particularly the young. An interesting fact must be explained, regarding Moore’s patriotism and bias. Hezbollah, a terrorist group with an alliance with Al-Qaeda, and sponsored by Syria, Saudi Arabia and especially Iran (and by Saddam Hussein before 2003) has helped promote Fahrenheit...

Responding to Michael Moore By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net First off, we must admit that Mr. Moore is a great filmmaker. On the other hand, he plays off emotions and manipulation rather than fact. However, he must be applauded for being a great artist, and not pretending that “Fahrenheit 9-11” is a “fair and balanced” movie. He is entitled to his opinions and demonstrates them in a unique, emotional, and very effective way. Saying that, WorldThreats.com feels that we must respond to his false claims in the movie and other things he says. He has no credentials or experience in international...

The African Crisis: Interview with Jan Lamprecht By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Events in Africa, like in Latin America, are often ignored. The only fact most Americans know about Africa is that it is in a sorry state, not that dictators and anti-American forces have taken hold of the vital mineral resources of the continent. I knew more about Africa than the average person, but I’ll admit I did not know enough. To enlighten myself and my readers, I decided to have Mr. Jan Lamprecht conduct an interview for this website. For understanding the situation in Africa, no interview could be...

Russia’s Spetsnaz and Terrorism By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Some have ridiculed WorldThreats.com for accusing elements of the Russian government, military and security services of sponsoring terrorism. There is no doubt that the Soviet Union played a tremendous role in the expansion and evolution of terrorism including radical Islam, and that the people that did this still hold key positions in Russia. People can accept the fact that there are “anti-Bush” cliques inside the CIA and State Department, and the fact that there are “pro-Bin Laden” cliques in the Pakistani military ISI. Yet, for some strange reason, they cannot accept the...

The Chalabi Controversy Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Over the past week, Iraqi security forces guided by American forces (likely CIA) raided the home of Ahmed Chalabi, the leader of the INC (Iraqi National Congress)—a key Iraqi dissident group that was essential in intelligence gathering by the Americans before and after the war began in 2003. When Western intelligence could not locate Saddam Hussein, Chalabi publicly explained some of the information he was getting—a quick review of his statements show that the INC’s intelligence and analysis was correct the entire time. Yet, Chalabi is suspected of being an Iranian accomplice...

The WMD Question From a column written for StrategyPage.com on January 7, 2004 Compiled by: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Iraq's weapons of mass destruction remain missing. Although American national security was undoubtedly strengthened because of the success of the Iraq War, the failure to find banned weapons limited this success. As a result many people are asking where these weapons are. The Iraqi preparations to hide the WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction, chemical, nuclear and biological weapons) were enormous. Hidden in civilian homes, mosques, man-made lakes, in sealed wells, and under the desert, the WMDs couldn't be used not in the...

Analysis of the Bush Speech May 25, 2004 Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net On May 24, 2004, President George W. Bush made a major speech about Iraq at the US Army War College. WorldThreats.com saw an opportunity to turn around opinion, and morale, about the war. Although there are several good points, it fell short. The formation of the speech around a 5-point plan was excellent. The pro-Islam rhetoric, discussion of the Abu Ghraib prison (and decision to tear it down), and discussion of the evils the terrorists and radicals want was fantastic. That cannot be overemphasized. However, this space...

Interview With A Jihadi: “Daleel” Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net “Daleel” is a frequent poster on radical Islamic message boards and often has made credible statements. He has such a “following” that people have even falsely posted in his name in order to make an impact. Recently an interview was made with “Daleel”. It has been edited to make it more readable for English viewers. RM: First off, Daleel, what is your role in the mujahideen? Daleel: I can only tell you this, we do some analysis regarding the media outlets and gather as much information as we can on issues that...

Moqtada al-Sadr and the Second Iraq War Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net April saw the beginning of the offensive planned by Iran and Syria as previously reported in the last issue of monthly analysis. Imad Mughniyah, as well as Iranian agents in Iraq are orchestrating the internal Shiite revolt. On the other hand, the remnant Baathist resistance and the volunteer radical Islamic force are being orchestrated by Syria. We have discussed a lot about their role in the Second Iraq War, and more will be revealed in the upcoming April issue of WorldThreats.com’s Monthly Analysis. It is clear that Iran...

National Security and the Election This piece serves to show the various weaknesses of the two main presidential candidates, George Bush and John Kerry. WorldThreats.com aims to pinpoint the concerns with each candidate, not endorse one or the other. George W. Bush (R) Failure to secure borders. WorldThreats.com recognizes that the illegal immigration issue is out of hand, and that Bush’s immigration reform proposals are a step in the right direction. However, while he says the plan allows authorities to focus on the true “bad guys”, he does not say how this will be done, or when. Terrorists, spies, and...

<p>As you read this, Iraq is in the midst of a civil war. It is hard knowing that this could have been prevented. Foolishly, US forces did not quickly secure the borders with Iran and Syria, allowing them to actively orchestrate the mess we are in today. We foolishly did not immediately remove the radical elements on the south Iran would use against us. Mistakes were made, but victory is still possible. Only if though, we correct these mistakes, will our troops stop dying and the War on Terror be won.</p>

National Security and the Americas Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Antero Leitzinger is a writer for the Eurasian Politician, and the editor of the book, “Caucasus—An Unholy Alliance”. He is a great history researcher on topics ranging from Russia to Islam. The majority of his works are in Finnish, including various travel guidebooks, textbooks, and works about the history of liberalism and the history of Finnish immigration. He is currently working with other authors for an English book about Eastern European history and human rights policy in that region, of which he will write about the Karaim minority in Lithuania....

OBL and Al-Qaeda Warnings: An Update Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net As expected, WorldThreats.com come under fire for my warnings of Al-Qaeda plots in February. First, let me clear up, we never said an attack would be successful. That would be extremely irresponsible. We still believe my warnings were accurate. The efforts of WorldThreats.com and the Northeast Intelligence Network (HomelandSecurityUS.com) showed a dramatic, and quite frightening, increase in terrorist “chatter”, along with many signs of terrorist attacks. We saw increased overseas attacks, terrorist propaganda, and suspicious activity in the US by law enforcement signaling to us that terrorists had attempted,...

Update on Madrid Investigation Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Due to breaking developments in the Madrid bombing investigation, WorldThreats.com felt readers should be updated. We feel it is best to do this by proposing the three theories in this article. ETA Theory 1. Press reports since December 2003 did indicate that ETA was mobilizing for new terrorist attacks in Spain. 2. ETA has long been the traditional internal enemy inside Spain, and thus, rightly so, is the main suspect at first. 3. ETA traditional gives phone-call warnings before attacks. A blackmailer or blackmailers, previously unknown, sent threatening letters to the...

What I’ve Learned in School Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Throughout my years of education in middle and high school, I’ve been taught many things that relate to geopolitics. Much of the mindset of the media, culture, and emerging generation of leaders can be revealed through studying education. There have been many moments I’ve wanted to yell out in opposition to what teachers or materials the teachers use have said. Out of respect, and knowing how defensive a strong-minded teacher can become when faced with a “know-it-all” teenager, I always bit my lip. Luckily, now, though, this website provides a...

Bashar Assad’s Syria: The Next Target in the War on Terror Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net On January 23, 2004 Jane’s Intelligence Report had Rumsfeld quoted as saying that the United States was considering a multi-faceted attack on Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, to wipe out terrorists there including Hezbollah. Limited action in Somalia was also mentioned.[1] The increased pressure on Syria certainly shows an escalating series of events that could culminate in such limited strikes. People in the Bekaa Valley have reported that a US military attaché to our embassy in Beirut has been seen visiting the area with military escort.[2]...

"Russia's Anti-American Destiny" Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net With elections upcoming in Russia, the true face of what the people want can be seen. The desire for superpower-status and a distinct international role against the perceived threat-American "hegemony"-will drive the elections. This sad fact is what led Vladimir Putin to remain a popular leader in Russia, due to his hard-line on geopolitics, and opposing to America, whose capitalism and democracy is now viewed as the source for the poverty and despair that the former Soviet Union is in. Colin Powell in the past two weeks has criticized the actions of...

Iraq’s Historical Predecessor tdcanalyst@optonline.net By: 17-year old Ryan Mauro The best way to predict the future is to look in the past. This cliché remains ever so true in the war in Iraq, which can be compared with its historical predecessor, The Spanish-American War. At face value, these two wars seem to be completely different. Set in two different times, few would think that the lesson of history repeating itself can be seen here. However, those that ignore the strange connections between the two wars are missing out on understanding the potential outcome of the Iraq War. First, the most...

WorldThreats.com Monthly Analysis: December 2003 Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Over the course of December, there were many developments that shook the world. From the capture of Saddam Hussein to the apparent change of heart by Muammar Qadhafi of Libya, it is now becoming apparent that the War on Terrorism is taking new shape. This new periodic analysis will discuss the developments of each period of time in the title, and try to tie things in together. War on Terrorism Despite the obvious success in the War on Terror, we remain on high alert. Understandably, the Bush Administration is not...

Even More Evidence Against Iraq and Iran Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net This article aims to show that American allegations against Saddam’s former regime in Iraq and the current regime in Iran are accurate, and that it is likely the threat is/was much greater than commonly thought. This is not a call to war, but to international pressure. Recent articles in the press from Iraqi detainees indicate that Saddam Hussein felt he could survive the war because of the actions of the UN, Russia, France, and others, hoping that would end the war early or stop it altogether. If these...

The Next Attack on America: Terrorists Prepare for New Operations Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net **Readers are warned that this investigation is not cause for immediate alarm. Terrorists often preparing large attacks, and often those attacks are foiled. Certain Al-Qaeda statements must be critically looked at, as certain statements may be used as part of a psychological warfare effort. The purpose of this investigation is to find indications of what the terrorists are trying to pull off, and what types of attacks to expect in the future.** Recently, a United Nations report found that the attempts to strangle Al-Qaeda’s money...

“The Chechnya Anomaly” A Study of the Viewpoints of the Chechnya Anomaly and the Russian Hand Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optimum.net The warfare in Chechnya has many different faces on it and very different sides to it. For some, it is a war of liberation against an aggressive Russia. For others, it is Russia’s own War on Terrorism. Yet, for the rest, it is both. Chechnya and the neighboring Pankisi Gorge area of Georgia are probably safe-points for terrorists. Chechnya is a scene for international terror, and Russia’s offensive into the area has created a battlefield to which radical Muslims...

“WMD: Believe Iraq or Believe the Evidence?” Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net It has been only 7 months since the war in Iraq even began, but charges that the United States lied about Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction are seen in the press daily. This report will examine evidence of WMD independently gathered from the press, and where they presently are. Before going further, I wish to make the following points: 1) The intelligence communities of every major country were confident that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before 2003. These include the United States, Canada, France, the...

Crisis in Africa: Interview with Jan Lamprecht Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Events in Africa, like in Latin America, are often ignored. The only fact most Americans know about Africa is that it is in a sorry state, not that dictators and anti-American forces have taken hold of the vital mineral resources of the continent. I knew more about Africa than the average person, but I’ll admit I did not know enough. To enlighten myself and my readers, I decided to have Mr. Jan Lamprecht conduct an interview for this website. For understanding the situation in Africa, no interview could...

Iran, Saddam, & Osama: A Continued Report Compiled By: Ryan Mauro PhilNDeBlank9@aol.com IRAN This is the second continuation of my original report on Iran’s alliance with Osama Bin Laden, which was titled, “Iran and Bin Laden: A Match Made in Hell”. My follow-up report simply listed the names of high-level Al-Qaeda leadership congregating in Iran with complete safety. It was named “Al-Qaeda Leadership in Iran”. Readers should look at those two articles before viewing this report. A new detail about Iran’s potential links to 9-11 was brought to my attention after these reports. Credible intelligence shows that in the year...

Listening to the Enemy: Russia’s Economic Attack Plan Compiled By: Ryan Mauro PhilNDeBlank9@aol.com Special Thanks to J.R. Nyquist (www.JRNyquist.com) and Dr. Alexander Nemets of Newsmax.com for putting together the pieces to the puzzle I am discussing here. The revelations drawn upon in this article are a result of their work. “You overthrew the shah 22 years ago, but there is another shah one thousand times stronger and better armed...This shah is imperialism, and its main stronghold is only miles away from our border... [America] has military bases and aircraft carriers everywhere and its nuclear warheads aimed in every direction, but...

Good news abounding in Iraq Posted: October 25, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Ryan Mauro © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com The completion of 600 reconstruction projects goes unnoticed. The testimony of countless politicians, soldiers and Iraqis as to the improvement in Iraq goes unnoticed. The encouraging pictures of Iraqis and Americans, Muslims and Christians, all working together are not shown. Negative reporting sells the best, but it has taken over what we're learning about the war. I cannot make a better point of this than asking readers to do a search on the Internet for testimonies of soldiers and politicians going to...

Iran: The Race Against Time Compiled By: Ryan Mauro PhilNDeBlank9@aol.com “If one day, the world of Islam comes to possess the weapons currently in Israel’s possession—on that day this method of global arrogance would come to an end. This is because the use of a nuclear bomb in Israel will leave nothing on the ground, whereas it will only damage the world of Islam.” ---Former Iranian President Rafsanjani, December 14, 2001. As the presidential election campaign heats up, yet another foreign policy crisis is emerging. While North Korea possesses nuclear weapons, and the Administration has failed to find any “actual”...

With major battles occurring in Afghanistan and a new Al-Qaeda effort in Iraq, one has to wonder how the operations are led, by whom, and from where. Most of all, is why. We know that most of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda leadership is hiding in eastern Afghanistan, sometimes crossing into western Pakistan—known as “friendly territory” by the terrorists. Pakistani intelligence, the ISI is largely sympathetic to their cause. While focus remains on this border, few often question how come they are often able to pass through Iran’s section of Baluchistan. The new attacks by Al-Qaeda and their allies are the...

For a half-century now, Fidel Castro has been in power in Cuba, just 90 miles away from Florida. Unfortunately, not only could this have been prevented, but the United States today has the resources to finally give the Cuban people the freedom they deserve, with not a shot being fired. The mass opposition to Castro’s dying regime makes a unique opportunity to win a victory in the War on Terrorism, the struggle against proliferation, the War on Drugs, and ultimately, world peace. As I will explain below, the fact that we have such capability doesn’t mean we have the option...

While the world remains fixated on the situation in Iraq, the Bush Administration seems equally fixated on Iran. As the world’s most intense (in quantity and quality) sponsor of international terrorism, and a rogue state in search of weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons, the specter of an alliance between the terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda (and its associated branches) of Osama Bin Laden and the fundamentalist state of Iran is indeed a scary one. Recent accusations by Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, and President Bush point out that this is indeed the case. We will examine if the evidence is...

"As West Nile Virus returns for another vicious season in the United States, the ignorance of politicians and the general American population comes to light. When a few politicians began to question the origin of the virus, it became the hit joke of late-night TV. But how many comedians really research what they are discreetly condemning? In fact, how many of the investigators fighting the disease are researching the potentially controversial origins of the disease? Needless to say, only the experts have even heard of West Nile Virus ever being created into a biological weapon by enemy countries, even though...

I have another investigation on my website, entitled "The Latin American Bloc: The Ignored Danger to Freedon". I re-read it today and thought maybe you guys could use it. It explains how Venezuela and Brazil sponsor terrorism including Al-Qaeda, and how Communism is ready to conquer all of Latin America by 2005-2006, including Mexico. Let me know your thoughts.

I have a report online that has received little attention, probably do to its length. It is the largest investigation into reports of how the terrorists, including Bin Laden, have obtained c/b/n/r weapons. It was written just before the Iraq War, so more information has come in, and it has some predictions from Debkafile that obviously did not come true. Besides being outdated, it pretty much proves that Al-Qaeda has obtained WMD, and a wide range of chemical and biological weapons. Go to www.worldthreats.com, click on "Al-Qaeda terrorism", and click the article that has the same name as this thread.

Have you ever wanted all the evidence of a Bin Laden-Iraq connection all at one place? Then go to www.worldthreats.com, and click on "Saddam and Bin Laden: A Match Made Up in Propaganda?", under Middle East. Written by a 17-year old, this article has enough evidence of a conneciton to make any defense lawyer weep.