http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/speeches/pistole030707.htm
John S. Pistole
Deputy Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Fusion Center Conference
Destin, Florida
March 7, 2007
SPEECH SNIPPET: "A question I frequently hear is, “What exactly constitutes intelligence? How can you define it?” Simply put, it is information: vital information about those who want to harm us. But as you know, nothing is ever that simple. There is a world of difference between information and knowledge.
The problem we face is not a lack of information, but rather a flood of it. It’s like trying to sip water from a firehose. Our job is to wade through a river of unrelated and often indecipherable data, and to determine what is important, and who needs to know it.
But how do we turn all that raw information into valuable knowledge? How do we turn a name, a phone number, or an ATM receipt into a comprehensive understanding of our threat environment? How do we transform it into actionable intelligence that helps us prevent a terrorist attack?
That’s where the fusion centers come in."
TSA increases security at Orlando, other airports
Orlando Business Journal - 2:01 PM EDT Tuesday, March 13, 2007
In the wake of recent employee security breaches at Orlando International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration has announced the first in a series of airport employee security operations, now underway at Orlando, Tampa International, Miami International, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International and Luis Munoz Marin International in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The TSA has deployed 160 transportation security officers, aviation security inspectors, federal air marshals and other personnel at these five airports to increase employee and passenger security.
The TSA will conduct additional operations in other regions in the coming weeks and on months on an unannounced basis......
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2007/03/12/daily14.html?from_rss=1
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015633.php
March 13, 2007
"Bomb in Potato Chips Bag Discovered"
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http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&78E67193719C8890C225729C003239E7
"Bomb in Potato Chips Bag Discovered"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Lebanese internal security forces said in a communiqué published by local newspapers on Monday that they have thwarted an explosion attempt in the southern port city of Sidon.
The police communiqué said the assailant carrying the bomb in a potato chips bag was arrested at 8 p.m. Sunday.
It said the 200-gram TNT bomb was set to explode at 9:30 pm the same day.
The explosive was defused by an ISF expert, the statement added.
Agence France Presse quoted police sources as saying the suspect was a Palestinian and identified him as Walid Moustafa.
It said Moustafa was arrested shortly after he left the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon."
Beirut, 12 Mar 07, 11:10
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Off-Topic, but interesting...
http://rawstory.com/news/dpa/Authorities_discover_sophisticated__02272007.html
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000872.html
March 09, 2007
Authorities discover "sophisticated" explosives in south Lebanon
Tuesday February 27, 2007
Beirut- Lebanese security forces Tuesday seized 31 pieces of what they called "sophisticated" explosives near Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian camp in southern Lebanon. "The seized explosives were electro-chemical detonators which can be timed for a prolonged period reaching 124 days," a police statement said.
The find followed a tip-off that a terrorist group was planning to smuggle sophisticated explosives out of the camp in order to use them in terrorist actions.
Posted on 09 March 2007 @ 15:09 GMT
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Note: Photos
stepping back in time...
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/005454.html
05 February 2006
"al-Qaida, the next generation"