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2002

2001

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August 2002 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

08/11/2002 A Whitehouse out of control - the real threat to America?
08/07/2002 A Frightened Gaddafi Searches For New Friends
08/03/2002 Saddams aims to split the Trans-Atlantic consensus

July 2002 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

07/31/2002 MILNET - No Country Can Afford for the U.N. to Protect their Security
07/31/2002 EUROPEAN TERRORISM
07/28/2002 US attack on Iraq could create a nuclear nightmare
07/25/2002 OWL- OSINT Israeli - Palestinian crisis deepens
07/22/2002 US policy on Middle East lacks credibility
07/21/2002 US policy on the Middle East remains moribund
07/18/2002 MILNET and OWL OSINT: Winds of Change - A Brutal Future
07/17/2002 Britain's Secret Service rediscovers its military muscle
07/17/2002 Will SIS be given a 'new licence to kill'?
07/16/2002 Cynical apology from the Provisional IRA
07/14/2002 After Bush?
07/11/2002 MILNET: The Hunt For Terrorists Intensifies in Europe
07/11/2002 EUROPEAN TERRORIST REPORT - Far Left Extremist Groups
07/10/2002 A Proliferation of Threats - South America
07/10/2002 MILNET: Terrorism Fails to produce U.S. terror in July
07/10/2002 SOMALIA - Africa Report, July 2002
07/08/2002 US steps into a potential Middle Eastern quagmire
07/07/2002 A defence malaise that runs deep
07/05/2002 The European Terrorism Review JULY 2002 Part-Two
07/04/2002 The European Terrorism Review JULY 2002 Part-One
07/02/2002 Chinese weapon development - the next Great Leap Forward

June 2002 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

06/28/2002 Islamic terrorism looks for new methods of attack
06/19/2002 Middle East debate - time for plain speaking
06/13/2002 MILNET: Libertarian's Still Knifing the War on Terror
06/11/2002 Nuclear terrorism - America's latest nightmare
06/10/2002 Iraq stirs the Middle East cauldron
06/08/2002 President Bush embraces 'Big Brother' ideals
06/06/2002 Al Qa'ida as bloodthirsty as ever
06/04/2002 The terrorist threat to all our futures
06/03/2002 The West ignores the threat of nuclear war at its peril
06/01/2002 MILNET: Libertarian Over Sensitivity Killed Thousands on 9/11

May 2002 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

05/31/2002 Diplomacy versus Conflict - the real Middle East War
05/29/2002 Relocation of Islamic fundamentalists from the Caucasus to the Middle East
05/27/2002 Indian Sub-Continent teeters on the edge of War
05/23/2002 MILNET: Building Targets for Suicide Bombers
05/22/2002 War clouds loom over Kashmir (again)
05/21/2002 Iran; at last the real enemy appears
05/20/2002 First casualties of a increasingly hostile Media
05/19/2002 European Terrorism Overview
05/16/2002 MILNET: Email Virus Alert
05/15/2002 Yankee Go Home?
05/15/2002 On a Road To Nowhere
05/14/2002 Announcing Forcoming Publication of ESPIONAGE
05/13/2002 Nuclear Arms Reduction: 63.3% Better Than None?
05/13/2002 Middle East peace - a fading hope
05/11/2002 Iraq may opt for the unexpected
05/09/2002 Big Brother Finally Here?
05/08/2002 Israel trapped in an un-winnable conflict
05/07/2002 Satellite Proliferation threatens US Military
05/06/2002 Nepalese Army rout large force of Maoist rebels
05/06/2002 MILNET: Al Qaida to go on European Rampage? Omar Mullah to retake Afghanistan? Really?
05/03/2002 MILNET: Eastern Asia Update, Spring 2002

April 2002 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

04/30/2002 Changes in the British Secret Service
04/29/2002 MILNET: Russia-Friend or Foe?
04/28/2002 MILNET: INS to become a two headed monster
04/27/2002 MILNET: Iraq: Pentagon's War Plans
04/26/2002 Arab Nation's: Military Redeploying
04/25/2002 MILNET: Taliban and Al-Qaida - Where Have They Gone?
04/25/2002 The IRA is part of a Global terrorist network
04/24/2002 MILNET: Dirty Bombs
04/23/2002 Time for More Plain Speaking
04/22/2002 MILNET: The Media Trots out the Philippines And Vietnam Comparison - Again
04/21/2002 Israel stumbles towards conflict for lack of a viable alternative
04/19/2002 Taliban regroup for widescale guerrilla warfare
04/18/2002 Sharon places Israel in great danger
04/16/2002 Somalia splits widen as another region breaks-away
04/15/2002 Europe may face a new wave of domestic terrorism
04/14/2002 Washington suffers a major reverse in Latin America
04/14/2002 MILNET: The Palestinian History Brief
04/14/2002 MILNET: Evidence Mounts Linking Saudi Arabia to World Terrorism
04/13/2002 US returns to bad old ways in Venezuela
04/13/2002 Space - The Forgotten Frontier
04/12/2002 The Venezuelan Army finally had enough of a maverick President
04/11/2002 Madagascar: An Island divided by two Presidents
04/10/2002 Announcing the forthcoming publication of ESPIONAGE An Encyclopedia of Spies and Secrets
04/10/2002 Powell on a 'Mission Impossible'
04/07/2002 Israel lives by the sword...
04/06/2002 MILNET: Iraq: The Tale of the Headlines, April 02, 2002
04/06/2002 The DRC remains deeply troubled
04/05/2002 The battle for the mind of George W. Bush
04/04/2002 MILNET: Is Iraqi Aid to Families of Suicide Bombers Collusion?
04/04/2002 Megawati follows in her fathers footsteps
04/03/2002 Israel's extensive military crack down produces mixed results
04/02/2002 The Breaking Glass
04/02/2002 Israel takes off its mask of democracy
04/02/2002 Sharon and Arafat Square Up at Last
04/01/2002 Uganda gets tough with rebels hiding in Sudan

March 2002 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

03/31/2002 Israeli intelligence targets friends and foes alike
03/29/2002 Israel calls up 20,000 reserves
03/29/2002 MILNET: Avoid Jungle Fights If You Can
03/29/2002 MILNET: Arab Nations Together in a Death Spiral
03/28/2002 US policy on Iraq faces major set-back
03/28/2002 MILNET: Avoid Turning Pakistan Into Another Iran
03/27/2002 Another Lurch Towards All Out War
03/27/2002 Washington and the EU cosy-up on security
03/26/2002 Spy scandal in Taiwan complicates US relations with China
03/25/2002 MILNET: It's Tough Being the Leader
03/25/2002 MILNET: For Iraq: Weeks not Months
03/23/2002 MILNET: War Drums: Iraq gets more of the Evil Empire Treatment
03/23/2002 MILNET: Terrorism: Still A Tool of Negative Diplomacy
03/22/2002 Spectre of Terrorism in high security failures at Heathrow
03/21/2002 Time for real change in the Middle East
03/20/2002 Taliban prepare for a summer campaign
03/07/2002 Be Careful of Friendly Fire in the Trade War
03/06/2002 The Reagan Vision, No Lies, Just Achievements
03/05/2002 Ayodhya and the Babri Mosque
03/04/2002 The Taliban Refuse to go away
03/03/2002 MILNET's Middle East Update, March 1, 2002

February 2002 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

02/28/2002 MILNET: Last Minute Diplomacy? Or Attempts at Appeasement Destined for Failure
02/28/2002 The Bosnian 'Fox' escapes....yet again!
02/27/2002 MILNET: Saudi peace initiative - plenty of hype, but what about substance?
02/26/2002 Blair - The hollow man of British Politics
02/25/2002 Colombian Government runs out of patience
02/25/2002 MILNET: Why Profiling is Both a Good Idea and Dangerous
02/24/2002 Shadow War - Special Force Operations proliferate worldwide
02/22/2002 MILNET: Does the U.S. President have the right to Expand the War on Terror
02/22/2002 CIA warns of potential for new Afghan Civil War
02/20/2002 MILNET: Is it now time for Suddam to Ousted Forcibly?
02/19/2002 Afghanistan slowly returns to its old ways
02/18/2002 MILNET: The Rumsfeld Military Transformation - A Primer
02/17/2002 MILNET: Axis of Evil - Making The Public Case for Attack
02/16/2002 MILNET: The Axis of Evil - Why Those Three Countries?
02/16/2002 The US issues a blacklist of terrorist enemies
02/14/2002 The United States has decided to overthrow Saddam's regime
02/13/2002 The CIA struggles to make up for lost time
02/12/2002 The Taliban resurfaces under new names
02/11/2002 Closed minds abound in the Middle East
02/10/2002 Iraq may target children in revenge attacks
02/07/2002 Abdullah opts for US money and protection
02/06/2002 Al Qa'ida alive and dangerous
02/05/2002 Smallpox: The ideal terrorist weapon
02/02/2002 Where does Arafat go from here?

January 2002 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

01/30/02 : MILNET: Israel may soon take pre-emptive action
01/30/02 : Arafat or Bust!
01/29/02 : China Stirs the Pot
01/28/02 : Saint George and the Dragon
01/27/02 : War on Terrorism sinks deeper in the mire
01/26/02 : The Intelligence Beat
01/25/02 : Is America winning all the battles, but losing the war?
01/23/02 : The Upcoming Gulf Crisis
01/22/02 : Losing the Media War
01/21/02 : Britain paying for ex-Terrorists continuing disloyalty
01/20/02 : The Middle East - watch this space
01/16/02 : Continued US Middle Eastern military presence risks Arab backlash
01/16/02 : Is Iran Secretly at War with U.S.?
01/14/02 : POWS-It all depends on what you mean by...
01/12/02 : Mugabe prepares for battle in Zimbabwe
01/11/02 : Central Asia - Battlefield of the future?
01/09/02 : Middle Eastern Air Defences may have a limited anti-Stealth capability
01/09/02 : Iran and China Quietly Beefing Up Iranian Defenses
01/06/02 : War - No War
01/03/02 : Iran in no doubt - they are a target for the USA
01/02/02 : The United States' useful new allies in Somalia
01/02/02 : 2001 - A Year of War?

December 2001 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

12/30/01 MILNET Briefing - Pakistan and India
12/30/01 War clouds loom over Kashmir
12/29/01 India and Pakistan on a knife edge this weekend
12/27/01 Al Qa'ida has scattered to the four corners of the world
12/26/01 Second stage of the War on Terrorism is underway
12/26/01 India and Pakistan risk the slide into all-out war
12/23/01 Ominous build-up of Pakistan forces on Indian border
12/21/01 Putin repositions Russia's foreign and intelligence policies
12/20/01 Argentina Faces Economic Meltdown
12/19/01 CIA may not be upto speed in anti-Terrorism War
12/18/01 Iraq WMD: The Threat in 2001
12/18/01 : India may have no alternative but to strike back at Pakistan after New Delhi attack
12/18/01 : Britains Defence, Security and Intelligence services under strain
12/16/01 : The United States prepares for Iraq - next?
12/16/01 : Al Qa'ida's Next Target: Jerusalem/Bethlehem?
12/13/01 : If Afghanistan is a terrorist state, then so is Pakistan
12/13/01 : John Walker - Foot Soldier or bin Laden Confidant?
12/12/01 : Salman Pak - Iraq's own terrorist training camp
12/11/01 : Once Begun, the Battle Must Continue
12/10/01 : CIA Secret Warriors fight a hidden war in Afghanistan
12/08/01 : Profits of Death - Insider Trading and 9/11
12/07/01 : Victory in Afghanistan is merely the first step in a long march
12/06/01 : John Walker, Traitor, or "only" Terrorist?
12/05/01 : Russia comes in from the cold
12/04/01 : Israeli military action - much more to come?
12/03/01 : Israel - Pressure Grows on Sharon to get tough
12/01/01 : After Afghanistan, Who?

November 2001 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

11/15/01 : European Rapid Reaction Force: Its Time Has Come
11/07/01 : The Real IRA desperate and deadly dangerous

October 2001 (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

10/24/01 : IRA decommissioning - a gesture of doubtful validity?
10/23/01 : Israel considers the military option
10/17/01 : Assassination opens 'a new era' of confrontatio
10/16/01 : Kurdish groups expect Iraq to be next
10/06/01: Macedonia plans to retake Albanian held territory
10/05/01: Israel and the United States in bitter recriminations
10/02/01: New US moves suggest a wider military plan of action (Delayed publication til 10/6)

September 2001 (prior to September 11, 2001) (See "America at War" for specialized coverage)

August 2001

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June 2001

May 2001

April 2001

March 2001

February 2001

02/20/2002 Death stalks the Holy Land
2/17/01 : News Update PALESTINE 2001
2/12/01 : Is Bush Trying To Put The Skids Under Saddam Hussein?

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Special coverage from September 11, 2001 to May, 2002. We resume normal month by month coverage on 3/1/2002.

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