304th MI Battalion Weekly OSINT News Summary August 6, 2008

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The 304th MI Bn OSINT Weekly report is an unclassified product of the 304th Army MI Bn OSINT Team. This report is derived from news articles, OPEDS, Blogs and book reviews from national and international sources available on the World Wide Web. The articles may be read in their entirety by inserting the URL listed below the item into a browser. These summaries do not represent 304th MIs position or point of view and are selected upon the criteria of whether the content addresses GEOINT, HUMINT, SIGINT, MASINT, OSINT or news on new weapons technology. The news summary is based on open source information and is not processed open source intelligence.

US Army Intelligence Center

304th Military Intelligence Battalion

Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 LTC Monnard, Commanding

GEOINT-IMINT China's Bond-Style Nuclear Sub Base

The construction of the naval base threatens China's Asian neighbors(Sky News, Aug. 4) Image to the left Satellite Image of What is Believed to be Chinas new base. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Chinas-James-Bond-Style-Nuclear-Sub-Base-Challenges-Americas-Power-In-The Pacific/Article/200808115066344?lpos= World%2BNews_2&lid=ARTICLE_15066344_China%2527s%2BJames%2BBond%2 BStyle%2BNuclear%2BSub%2BBase %2BChallenges%2BAmerica%2527s%2BPower%2BIn%2BThe%2BPacific

U.S., S Korea Commit Over 150 Cases of Aerial Spying Against DPRK in July The U.S. and S Korea perpetrated more than 150 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in July(China Xinhua, July 31) http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/31/content_8882219.htm#

HUMINT Analyst Comment: The Dar al Murabiteen Translation Team, on the True Bond website, posted an English translation of The School of Yusuf (part 3). The publication provides general tips on how to react during interrogation. The translated material is stated as being from Sadaa Al Malahim (Voice of the Slaughter) Magazine from the al Qaida Jihad Organization of Yemen. Excerpt of document is below (full PDF is attached as a supplemental to this

weekly summary.) Firstly, you must be steadfast and not admit anything to the interrogators concerning the case.(Original posting date?, repost date Aug. 5) http://thetruebond.page.tl/The-School-of-Yusuf_-Part-3.htm Analyst Comment: A member of the Dar al Murabiteen discussion forum re-posted guidance that it is sinful for a Muslim to cooperate with and/or work for intelligence. The original July 14 posting is on the Islamic Thinkers Society Website

(http://www.islamicthinkers.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=626&Itemid=26) The publication specifically mentions UK MI5, UK MI6 and Pakistans ISI (their posted graphic shows DHS and NSA.) Excerpt below:

It has come to our attention once again that the kufr governments and regimes are trying hard to recruit Muslims to spy on their fellow brethren.(Discussion Forum Posting Date Aug. 1)

DoD Working on New Human Intelligence Policy The guidance is still being prepared and should be formally approved by senior Defense Department in the next few months(Navy Times, Aug. 5) www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/defense_humint__080508w/ DIA's New Mission Adds to Intel Arsenal DIA joins just three other military organizations authorized to carry out offensive counterintelligence operations(AP, Aug. 5) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWruW2CajnnYz2p3-li8KiAe1p-AD92CF1200

Pentagon Steps Up Spy Vs Spy Operations: Officials The Pentagon is stepping up the use of offensive spy versus spy operations to thwart espionage by foreign intelligence agencies or terrorist groups(AFP, Aug. 5) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWNrmFPnb0sURI3lrth144wgLjmA Abu Hamza Has Extradition to U.S. Postponed The British Government has been told to postpone extradition of Abu Hamza(UK Telegraph, Aug. 5) www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2501037/Radical-Islamic-cleric-Abu-Hamza-has-extradition-to-US-postponed.html Detainee Convicted by Military Panel A panel of six military officers convicted a former driver for Osama bin Laden of a war crime Tuesday (Aug. 5), completing the first military commission trial here and the first conducted by the U.S. since the end of World War II. (NYT, Aug. 6) www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/washington/07gitmo.html?hp About Salim Ahmed Hamdan (GTMO Detainees Bio Data) (Miami Herald, Aug. 5) http://www.miamiherald.com/1060/story/629384.html Troops Face Tough Training to Serve In Detention Centers Training is a requirement for every soldier who will serve at a detention center in Iraq or Afghanistan. And for the majority of the 2,800 members of the 50th Brigade, detainee operations will be the main focus of their 10-month duty tour in Iraq (New Jersey Star Ledger, Aug. 4) www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/troops_face_tough_training_to.html Pentagon Shuts Down Controversial Counter-Intelligence Outfit The Pentagon saidit has shut down a secretive CI outfit that aroused controversy over tracking the activities of anti-war groups. (AFP, Aug. 4) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gcwQneMmVGXK47TtqQ2aKvWBTDZQ DoD Activates Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center DoD activated the Defense Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) CenterThe new center, under the direction of the DIA, combines CIFA resources and responsibilities with longstanding DIA CI and HUMINT capabilities. (Defense Link, Aug. 4) www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12106 U.S. Releases More Than 10,000 Detainees In Iraq The U.S. military saidit has released more than 10,000 detainees in Iraq so far this year (Kuwait Times, Aug. 3) www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTM3MjYzNjI0NA ISI Placed Under Defense Ministry Again Till the completion of these deliberations, the cabinet divisions memorandum dated July 26, 2008 is held in abeyance. With this notification, the ISI has been again put under the control of the Defense Ministry and now it will directly report to the prime minister. (Pak. Tribune, Aug. 6) http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?204175 Can Pakistan Clean Up Its Intelligence Agency? While it denies its intelligence agents' involvement in the July bombing, it has acknowledged that the ISI still includes agents who sympathize with Islamic militants. (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 6) www.csmonitor.com/2008/0807/p07s01-wosc.html Pakistan Wows to 'Weed out' Taliban Agents A Pakistani spokeswoman concededthat the govt. needs to root out Taliban sympathizers from its main intelligence agency(CBS News, Aug. 1) www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/01/terror/main4313732.shtml Pakistan and the ISI Despite its great importance for U.S. interests in Afghanistan and the region, the failed, rather clumsy attempt by the Pak. civilian government to rein in the ISIand place it under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior has not received nearly as much comment as it should. (The Atlantic, July 31) http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/07/pakistan-and-th.html Spotting a Liar Most of the standard things we think about, like not making eye contact or false smile, actually can be indications of lying. But most of us, as we grow up and become adults, we get pretty practiced at things like little white lies and perhaps even bigger lies. So we learn to squelch those things. (Weekend America, Aug. 2) http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/02/tsa/

MASINT/ATEP

A Look At Nuclear Programs In Iran, N Korea, India Iran's president said last month his country has 6,000 centrifuges, double the 3,000 uranium-enriching machines Iran had previously claimed. (AP, Aug. 4) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jHW41plaFueAma6fvfDhP_01lSmAD92BKKUG0 NAM Backs Irans Right To Nuclear Technology The 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement said Irans nuclear standoff with the West would only be resolved through negotiations without precondition. (Tehran Times, Aug. 5) www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=174294 Mofaz Says Iran Heading Toward Nuclear Breakthrough Iran is heading toward a major breakthrough in its nuclear program, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz said(Gulf News, Aug. 1) http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/irancrisis/main_story/10233554.html

OSINT Pentagon to Test Unclassified Alternative to Talon The Pentagon, which closed its Talon intelligence database nearly a year ago amid concerns about domestic spying, will soon begin testing an unclassified alternative for tracking possible threats to U.S. military bases(Reuters, Aug. 5) www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0537014520080805 Attackers in Western China Kill 16 Border Officers It was among the deadliest and most brazen attacks in years in Xinjiang province(AP, Aug. 4) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_re_as/china_attack Iran Warns It Could Close Waterway Vital To Oil Shipments Iranwarned that it could close a waterway in the Gulf that is critical for oil shipments and announced that it was in possession of a new naval weapon that could sink enemy ships within a range of 300 kilometers. (International Herald Tribune, Aug. 4) www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/04/mideast/iran.php Behind The Scenes Of Al-Assad's Visit To Iran The Iranian sourcesaid the Syrian president came with some answers to questions that Motaki had raised in Damascus on what Tehran regards as a vague change in the Syrian standThe source explained that foremost among these issues is Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq, in addition to Israel. (Asharq Alawsat, Aug. 4) http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=13633 Officials Continue Developing Iraqs Intelligence Capabilities Intelligence information is essential to defeating the insurgent, terrorist threat and establishing Iraqi self-reliance, Steve Bond, director of the Intelligence Transition Team under Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, said during a call with military bloggers. (Press Zoom, Aug. 4) http://presszoom.com/story_145634.html "We Were Basically Hiring Terrorists" And now, a joint U.S.-Iraqi government plan to disband the force could put up to 80,000 men out of work -- and leave them armed and disgruntled. (Salon News, Aug. 6) www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/06/sons_of_iraq/ Increasing Pressure on Iranian Opposition in Iraq Throughout summer 2008, Iraqi politicians tied to Tehran have put increasing political pressure on the U.S. govt. to allow Baghdad to control Camp Ashrafthe Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK). (WINEP, Aug. 4) www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2919 More than 375 suspected al Qaida fighters detained in Diyala operation More than 375 insurgents and al Qaida operatives have been captured during the first week of Operation Omen(The Long War Journal, Aug. 5) www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/08/more_than_375_suspec.php Sadr: Surrendering, or Playing Possum? Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr "intends to disarm his once-dominant Mahdi Army militia and remake it as a social-services organization(Wired Danger Room Blog, Aug. 5) http://blog.wired.com/defense/ Syria Aide Shot Dead In Hotel By Sniper A senior military aide to Bashar Assad, the Syrian president, and reputed liaison between Damascus and Hezbollah, was reported yesterday (Aug. 2) to have been assassinated... (UAE National, Aug. 3) www.thenational.ae/article/20080803/FOREIGN/528086671/1135 Report: Syria Arrests Suspects In Murder Of Hezbollah Liaison "To the best of my knowledge we didn't do it," an Israeli source told Sky News(Haaretz, Aug. 5) www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1008709.html

Mullah Omar running Taliban from Quetta in Pakistan Mullah Mohammad Omar, a one-eyed cleric and the reclusive leader of Taliban, is based in Quetta, the capital of Pakistans Baluchistan Province and is running the militant organization from there, according to Afghan and Western officials. (ANI, Aug. 6) www.newspostonline.com/world-news/mullah-omar-running-taliban-from-quetta-in-pakistan-20080806879 TTP Threatens To Launch Suicide Attacks across Country (Pakistan) Addressing a press conference on Tuesday (Aug. 5) in Anayat Kalley, some eight kilometers from the agency headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, the Tehriks deputy chief Maulana Faqir Mohammad and spokesman Maulvi Omar said that a Fidayeen Squad, comprising 10- to 20-year-old boys and girls, was ready to carry out the attacks (Pakistan Dawn, Aug. 5) www.dawn.com/2008/08/06/top2.htm Ragtag Taliban Show Tenacity in Afghanistan Six years after being driven from power, the Taliban are demonstrating a resilience and a ferocity that are raising alarm(NYT, Aug. 4) www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04taliban.html?em Some Afghan Mps Back Taliban, Drugs Trade -Official A senior Afghan intelligence official has accused a number of parliamentarians of supporting Taliban insurgents, Afghan newspapers said(Reuters, Aug. 6) www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSISL50881 The Haqqani Network: Reign of Terror Over the last six months, three out of the four most spectacular terrorist attacks occurring in Afghanistan have been carried out by the Haqqani Network, a mysterious yet highly dangerous terrorist gang bound together by tribal and clan relationships. (The Long War Journal, Aug. 2) www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/08/the_haqqani_network.php British Muslims Fighting With Taliban British Muslims are helping the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, according to the former commander of UK forces (Gulf News, Aug. 3) www.gulfnews.com/world/United_Kingdom/10233862.html Guns and Poppies The scope of the problem is mind-numbing. Opium production mushroomed in 2006 and 2007, and Afghanistan now supplies 93 percent of the worlds heroin, with the bulk going to users in Europe and Russia. (NYT OPED, Aug. 5) www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/opinion/05tue1.html?hp Pakistan Proposes Stepped-Up Action against Insurgents Anxious to avoid a U.S. intervention or cutoff of funds, Pakistan's civilian government is proposing military and intelligence changes(Boston Globe, Aug. 4) www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/08/04/pakistan_proposes_stepped_up_action_against_insurgents/ Zawahiri Not Believed To Be Dead Or Wounded: U.S. Intelligence U.S. intelligence has no reason to believe Al-Qaida's number two was killed or wounded in a recent missile attack in Pakistan(AFP, Aug. 4) http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ir4aa4dn2DZZ3CKvb81d2Xmju7uA Al-Qaidas Chief Poisoner Appears To Have Been Killed By The Americans Some of the most disturbing images to emerge from Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban were al-Qaidas in-house videos of dogsas they were killed with chemicals(The Economist, July 31) www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11848783 Islamists Analyze the Death of Al-Qaida's Abu-Khabab Recent intelligence reports disclosed that Abu-Khabab trained Western recruits to carry out chemical attacks in Europe and probably the U.S.(Asharq Alawsat, Aug. 4) http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=13620 Yemen Security Arrest Six Al-Qaida Suspects in the Hadramout (Yemen Saba News, Aug. 4) www.sabanews.net/en/news160629.htm Yemen: Will Stability Totally Collapse? In the security sphere, there has been a thorough observation of the Al-Qaida Organizations renewed activities in Yemen(Yemen Times, Aug. 4) http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1178&p=opinion&a=4 MEND Orders Julius Berger To Vacate FCT Construction Sites (Nigeria) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta on Monday, ordered Julius Berger Plc, to vacate all project sites in the Federal Capital Territory on or before August 11, 2008. It said in an e-mailed statement by its Spokesman, Mr. Jomo Gbomo, that it would launch an unprecedented deadly, attacks(Nigeria Punch, Aug. 5) http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200808053281759

Dar On High Alert As Al-Qaida Agent Flees (Tanzania) Tanzania was on high alert yesterday (Aug. 3) after terror suspects were reported to have escaped a police dragnet in KenyaOne of the suspects is Fazul Abdullah, an al-Qaida associate(Tanzania Citizen, Aug. 4) http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=7135 Somali Civilians Killed as Army, Islamists Clash in Mogadishu ``Two of our martyrs died in the battle and three others were injured,'' Sheikh Abdi Rihin Isse Adow, a spokesman for the insurgents(Bloomberg, Aug. 5) www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=awpOJKxteUXY&refer=africa Deadly Somali Bomb Attack Condemned Witnesses said the bomb was concealed in a trash dump before it exploded(Afrik, Aug. 5) http://en.afrik.com/article14216.html German Espionage Chief: Osama Bin Laden Is Al-Qaida's Che Guevara Osama bin Laden is not planning the attacks any longer but he is now Al Qaida's Che Guevara(Hot News, Aug. 4) http://english.hotnews.ro/stiri-top_news-3827083-german-espionage-chief-osama-bin-laden-qaidas-che-guevara.htm Accused Al Qaida Sleeper Agent In Custody Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani mother of three who studied at MIT, is said to have moved in the terrorist group's inner circles. (LA Times, Aug. 5) www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-siddiqui5-2008aug05,0,4345145.story Warning on Qaidas New Female Recruits Though the only known European female suicide bomber was Muriel Degauque, a 38-year-old convert from Belgium who killed herself in Iraq in 2005(Pakistan Daily Times, Aug. 4) www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C08%5C04%5Cstory_4-8-2008_pg7_12 The Woman Behind The Bomb This research led to a clear conclusion: The main motives and circumstances that drive female suicide attackers are quite similar to those that drive men. (International Herald Tribune, Aug. 4) www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/04/opinion/edorourke.php (Female) Suicide Bombers Female suicide bombers are, in fact, not a new phenomenon. According to Debra D. Zedalis, author of Female Suicide Bombers, the first known attack by a woman is traced back to 1985(Yahoo News, Aug. 4) http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20080804/cm_huffpost/116773 From The Maisonneuve Vault: Russia's Black Widows The fear is well-founded: female suicide bombers in Russia have accounted for more than 260 military and civilian deaths in less than five years (up to 2005). They have downed domestic flights, blown themselves up near restaurants(Maison Neuve Magazine, Aug. 4) http://maisonneuve.org/index.php?&page_id=12&article_id=553 Venezuela Drug Flights Up, U.S. Says Suspected drug shipments from Venezuela to the Caribbean island of Hispaniolarose 44%... (LA Times, Aug. 3) www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-drugs3-2008aug03,0,1332757.story FARC Video Collection on You Tube Analyst Comment: There are multiple FARC videos posted in You Tube. One You Tube poster, The Bolivian Movement for a New Colombia, has provided a compilation of 24 pro FARC videos with updates to the collection last week. The collection is available at http://www.youtube.com/user/mbolivariano The page is in Spanish. (You Tube, Aug. 4) Man Pleads Guilty To Charges In Las Vegas Ricin Case On Feb. 26 authorities discovered ricin in his hotel room in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as several guns and an anarchist manual with instructions(AFP, Aug. 5) http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080805-152726/Man-pleads-guilty-to-charges-in-Las-Vegas-ricin-case

SIGINT Intelligence Gathering Suffers As Ultras Go Tech-Savvy Intelligence gathering against terror via technology does not seem to be showing results as militants have minimized communication through mobile phones and have taken to steganography hiding messages in images, audio and video files and war driving (hacking WiFi networks) for communication. (India Economic Times, Aug. 6) http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Tech-savvy_ultras_itelligence_blues/articleshow/3330792.cms

Britain's MI6 Agents Use Fake Phones To Avoid Chinese Spies A Cold War mentality has gripped the Beijing Games with revelations Britain's Olympic officials are using throwaway phones to foil Chinese spies. (The Australian, Aug. 1) www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24112676-5014197,00.html Wi-Fi Hijacking: Current Cyber Terrorism Security agencies (in India) discovered that the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the sender of the threat e-mail that warned of the Ahmedabad blasts, was sent from a laptop that accessed the Internet over the Wi-Fi in Mumbai. (MeriNews, July 31) http://lifestyle.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=138522 Probe Into Terror Email Reaches Dead End The investigation of the origin of a terror mail sent from the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the U.S. national Ken Haywood's computer has reached a dead end as cyber experts at the state forensic lab(Times of India, Aug. 4) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/Probe_into_terror_email_reaches_dead_end_/articleshow/3322758.cms KBR Bans Cell Phones Earlier today I sent out a message prohibiting the use of cell phones (KBR rep.) At that time I was not able to share with you the reason. I can now. Cell phone technology has come a long way in recent years. The ability to track a cell phone using GPS and triangulation provides a capability to locate a cell phone within meters of a point. This morning IDF [Indirect Fire] rounds hit one of the sites where we live and work. There was a fatality. A review of the scene later revealed that a cell phone was used immediately prior to and after the attack an outgoing call and two incoming calls. The phone was found within meters of the impact area. (NorthEast Intelligence Network, Aug. 3) http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/node/1419 China Forced To Partially Unblock Unwanted Websites. Will It Hurt Later? The list of unblocked websites includes a number of international news outlets in Chinese language (like Reuters and Wall Street Journal) (Profy, Aug. 2) www.profy.com/2008/08/02/china-forced-to-unblock-websites-will-it-hurt-later/ Weapons, Emerging Weapons Technology & Emerging Commercial Of The Shelf Technologies Analysis / This Time Around, Hezbollah Is Aiming Higher Should Hezbollah install advanced anti-aircraft batteries, accompanied by modern radar, this would cause significant problems for Israeli over flights. And that in turn would score domestic points for the organization, justifying its refusal to disarm. (Haaretz, Aug. 6) www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1008836.html Beijing Taxis Are Rigged for Eavesdropping The tiny listening devices, which are connected to a global positioning system able to track a cab's location by satellite, have been installed in almost all of the city's 70,000 taxis over the past three years, taxi drivers and industry officials say. (Wall Street Journal, Aug. 6) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121795982193713959.html?mod=googlenews_wsj U.S. Device That Finds Gunman in Seconds to Be Tested By Police Tech. used by the U.S. military to trace snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan is to be employed by British police(UK Independent, Aug. 4) www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/us-device-that-finds-gunman-in-seconds-to-be-tested-by-police-884236.html Israel Blocks Arms Sales To Georgia The ban prohibits the sale of Hermes 450 UAV spy drones(Russia Today, Aug. 5) http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/28500 Dragonfly Spies Hit The Skies These tiny flyers will be used by DARPA to buzz undetected into the most well protected airspace with the mission to spy. (UK Inquirer, Aug. 5) http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/05/dragonfly-spies-hit-skies

Autonomous Guardium UGV Buggy Tirelessly Patrols Danger Zones So You Don't Have To Israeli defense firm G-NIUS felt it important to tip the balance a little over to the four-wheeled category (joining the DARPA Urban Challenge folks) with its Guardium UGV. Designed mostly for border patrol and recon missions(GIZMODO, Aug. 5) http://gizmodo.com/index.php?refId=5033314

Army Need 'Pilots' For Spy Planes (UK) Troop shortages threaten to hit the spy plane system providing our forces with vital intelligence in Afghanistan, MPs warned(UK Mirror, Aug. 5) www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/05/army-need-pilots-for-spy-planes-115875-20684854/

Iran Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missile The commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said on state television. "The weapon has been developed entirely using domestic technology and, according to our information so far, no country has used this technology before." (Defense News, Aug. 4) www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3657960&c=MID&s=TOP India to Acquire Undersea Cruise Missiles India is on the verge of acquiring new undersea launched cruise missiles which will give it capability to strike at targets on land... (Press Trust of India, Aug. 3) www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/326AC83FCD57D48C6525749A002283C5?OpenDocument New Nanotechnology Tagging System to Help Solve Gun Crime The tiny tags just 30 microns in diameter and invisible to the naked eye are designed to be coated onto gun cartridges. (PhysOrg, Aug. 1) www.physorg.com/news136808322.html Technology - Spy Gear: Earpieces Are a Cool Toy Geeks and gadget freaks, however, are more intrigued by the hero's high-tech spy gear. "Cool," we think. "He's in constant radio contact with his teamI can't see any trace of a microphone, headset or cell phone. (Winston Salem Journal, Aug. 5) www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/aug/05/technology-spy-gear-earpieces-are-a-cool-toy/ If you would like to be added or deleted from the weekly 304th MI Bn OSINT distribution list please e-mail sarah.e.womer@us.army.mil.