http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/osi/ en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:20:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404537/posts NEW YORK (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union has lost a quarter of its yearly donations after a major donor cut off $19 million in annual donations because of economic difficulties. David Gelbaum, a wealthy California conservationist, said he was indefinitely stopping the donations that had made him the New York-based group's largest anonymous donor AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404537/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:20:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2369232/posts 'Safe School Czar' Kevin Jennings, who helps shape educational policy at 1600, had his GLSEN group enter into the New Beginning Initiative, funded by the Open Society Initiative, a group directly funded by George Soros. The initiative was designed to further the gay agenda without Congressional approval. The Right Stuff http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2369232/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:44:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349849/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Jury Convicts Defense Department Official of Unlawful Communication of Classified Information and Making False Statements James Wilbur Fondren Jr., was convicted by a federal jury today on charges involving providing classified information to a man working with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and lying to the FBI about it. Fondren was convicted of one count of unlawfully communicating classified information to an agent of a foreign government and two counts of making false statements to the FBI. He was acquitted of two unlawful communication of classified information, one count of conspiracy to... US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349849/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:16:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333654/posts A rising chorus of discontent – more a citizens uprising – shows Middle America’s deep suspicion of President Obama’s health care reform proposal. Average citizens have voiced their disapproval at townhall meetings hosted by Sen. Arlen Specter and HHS Director Kathleen Sebelius, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Tim Bishop, and staffers of Sen. Claire McCaskill. In a burst of passion-envy, Chris Matthews asked on Monday night’s Hardball, “Where the Hell are the people who want health care, the poor people out there…the union people? Where are they? I haven’t seen one placard, let alone one protest demonstration, for health care.” In... Front Page Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333654/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 01:35:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258598/posts <p>President Obama's radical new nominee to replace Associate Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, used to serve on the board of LatinoJustice PRLDEF (White House backgrounder), one of the racial grievance groups that helped to sink the judicial nomination of Honduran-born Miguel Estrada in 2003.</p> American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258598/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 21:40:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201057/posts 3/6/2009 - BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- The Air Force's top Office of Special Investigations leaders recently spoke with agents and support personnel serving in Afghanistan during a Feb. 23 through 26 visit to Bagram Airfield. Brig. Gen. Dana Simmons, the Air Force OSI commander, Col. Humberto Morales, the 24th Expeditionary Force Investigative Service commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Chris Redmond, the Air Force OSI command chief master sergeant, praised the efforts of Airmen and government civilians serving as OSI agents, intelligence analysts, linguists and tactical security specialists outside the wire. "We just want to tell you your efforts have... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201057/posts#comment Fri, 6 Mar 2009 23:44:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1324474/posts New York judge orders former Bosnian U.N. ambassador extradited http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1324474/posts#comment Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:51:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1054881/posts BACKSTORY 11-08-2002 Dateline: PARIS American billionaire investor George Soros, on trial in a 14-year-old insider trading case, told a court Friday that he didn't have privileged information when he bought shares in French bank Societe Generale. Soros and two other businessmen are on trial at the Paris Criminal Court, accused of benefiting from insider knowledge when they bought the bank's stock in 1988 before a failed takeover that pushed up the price. "I have been in business all my life and I think I know what is insider trading and what isn't," said the president of Soros Fund Management, in... AP Worldstream http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1054881/posts#comment Fri, 9 Jan 2004 20:02:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920701/posts BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq — The Air Force has identified three Office of Special Investigations agents killed Monday by a roadside bomb near Balad. The Pentagon announced Saturday that the men — Master Sgt. Thomas A. Crowell, 36, of Neosho, Mo.; Staff Sgt. David A. Wieger, 28, of North Huntingdon, Pa.; and civilian Nathan J. Schuldheiss, 27, of Newport, R.I. — died from wounds sustained from the blast. All were attached to the Air Force OSI detachment at Balad during their deployment to Iraq. Their home units are in the United States. Crowell was assigned to Detachment 301 at Scott... Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920701/posts#comment Sun, 4 Nov 2007 04:50:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1911458/posts Middle East tensions ramp up oil prices Larry Elliott, economics editor Monday October 15, 2007 Guardian Unlimited The price of oil rose above $85 for the first time in London trading this morning as tension between Turkey and Iraq intensified concerns about shortages of supply over the winter and sparked fresh speculative buying. US light crude was up by more than $1 a barrel and hit $85.19 a barrel before easing back to $84.88 by mid-morning. Brent crude was up $1.25 at $81.60. Guardian(UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1911458/posts#comment Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:26:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902431/posts On the endless go-rounds about illegal immigration I wrote a while back: What if it’s all an illusion, just like the Cinco de Mayo “nationwide protests” by Hispanics was an ‘06 (election year) illusion that had nothing behind it in ‘07 (no elections). What if everyone is being played a little bit, here, being prompted to emotional reactionaryism as a means of reaching into and infecting those Americans of good-will who until the “flashpoint” and the sudden hue-and-cry couldn’t be moved to hate? Moved to grousing, yes, but never before moved to real, unadulterated hate? Illusionists are clever sorts -... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902431/posts#comment Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:46:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901757/posts Democracy: George Soros is known for funding groups such as MoveOn.org that seek to manipulate public opinion. So why is the billionaire's backing of what he believes in problematic? In a word: transparency. How many people, for instance, know that James Hansen, a man billed as a lonely "NASA whistleblower" standing up to the mighty U.S. government, was really funded by Soros' Open Society Institute , which gave him "legal and media advice"? That's right, Hansen was packaged for the media by Soros' flagship "philanthropy," by as much as $720,000, most likely under the OSI's "politicization of science" program. Investors Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901757/posts#comment Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:26:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886661/posts What could the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) possibly have in common? CAIR founders had close ties to Hamas, Palestinian Sunni Islamic extremists. NIAC and its main spokesman, Trita Parsi, have become apologists for the regime in Tehran, which exports a rival Shiite brand of Islamic extremism. Sunnis and Shias. We all know the story. They hate each other worse than Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants. Right? Well, no. As I pointed out in Countdown to Crisis: the Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran, Sunnis and Shias get along just fine when it... Persian Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886661/posts#comment Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:25:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850240/posts A spokeman for the Bush administration sent an e-mail to Jim Robinson and myself confirming the authenticity of a post on Free Republic this afternoon regarding the immigration bill currently before the Senate as having been posted on behalf of the White House.The spokesman, Nicholas Thompson, works for the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. The Politico reported yesterday that Thompson and Kerrie Rushton, associate directors in the Office of Strategic Initiatives who work under Karl Rove, would be engaging the blogosphere on the immigration bill.Thompson's post is on the thread titled Penalty Mitigation in the Immigration Reform Bill, a... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850240/posts#comment Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:16:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1844261/posts HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (1010 WINS) -- A former Nazi prison guard who has lived in Hamilton Township in Atlantic County for the past 30 years probably won't be deported because his health is rapidly declining, according to federal officials. Jaclyn Lesch, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice, told the Press of Atlantic City for Saturday newspapers that 85-year-old Andrew Kuras' is "gravely ill" and that his "deportation is under review." Kuras had been ordered deported in 2004 by a federal judge in Camden. The judge also revoked his 1962 naturalization certificate and other citizenship documents. Kuras joined German... 1010wins http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1844261/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jun 2007 00:37:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829229/posts The war of words between Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly and the left-wing Web site Media Matters for America has heated up, with O’Reilly accusing the site of lying about funding from Bush-bashing financier George Soros. On April 24, O’Reilly told viewers of “The O’Reilly Factor” that Soros and several other wealthy radicals were helping to fund Media Matters — which says it is dedicated to “correcting conservative misinformation” in the U.S. media — by donating money to a foundation that in turn contributed to the Web site. Media Matters countered that while Soros’ Open Society Institute (OSI) did contribute to... News Day.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829229/posts#comment Sun, 6 May 2007 17:22:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827021/posts PRAGUE -- Russia’s position on Kosovo is more dangerous than that concerning the U.S. missile defense shield, George Soros says. “The fact that Russia is trying to take over the Kosovo issue is more dangerous for Europe than Kremlin’s criticism and resistance to the U.S. plans to place components of its anti missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland,” the American billionaire told the Czech Radio in Prague. “If Russia really does veto [a UN Kosovo resolution], this will be a serious problem for Europe, causing divide within the EU as some countries favor Kosovo’s independence while others do... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827021/posts#comment Wed, 2 May 2007 09:47:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1787087/posts The New York Post slammed billionaire George Soros on Sunday, saying "the Democrats' favorite financial fat-cat clearly isn't feeling comfortable unless he's comparing the United States to Nazi Germany." In an editorial headlined "Soros' Latest Slur," the Post repeated Soros' remarks to a group of reporters in which he stated that the United States needed to admit it had made a mistake in waging war in Iraq and then drum out the responsible individuals. "America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany," Soros said. "We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process." The Post hit back... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1787087/posts#comment Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714850/posts The Attacks from Crew on Foley and Now on The Religious leaders who's congregations are mostly Republican, are under attack by CREW. Crew is funded by George Soros, and it appears they are going after all things Republican and Conservative. That Means most of us Freepers and all who stand with us, must be aware of the attacks on our Moral and Ethical values and foundations. I will be posting a blog that will be monitoring these groups as well as all other attack groups from the left, so we are aware of the advancements in thier agenda's. As you... Cleveland Plains Dealer,&,Worldnetdaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714850/posts#comment Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:52:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692140/posts A new book by David Horowitz and Richard Poe has enraged the Left and alarmed many conservatives. It exposes the machinations of a radical clique working at the highest levels of government and finance to undermine American power. That book is The Shadow Party: How George Soros, Hillary Clinton and Sixties Radicals Seized Control of the Democratic Party. It hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week in print. Here to tell us about The Shadow Partyis co-author Richard Poe, our esteemed colleague at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, where he serves as director of research. Mr.... FrontPageMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692140/posts#comment Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:12:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678324/posts   Dave Gaubatz A former U.S. federal agent and counter-terrorism specialist deployed to Iraq before the war says he waged a three-year, unsuccessful battle to get officials to search four sites where he believes the former Saddam regime buried weapons of mass destruction. Dave Gaubatz, an Arabic linguist who now serves as chief investigator with the Dallas County Medical Examiner, told his story to Ryan Mauro of WorldThreats.com. Gaubatz said the suspected sites have never been searched by the Iraq Survey Group, the fact-finding mission dispatched by the U.S.-led multinational force. Two sites are within the city limits of Nasariyah,... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678324/posts#comment Sat, 5 Aug 2006 16:18:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669480/posts WASHINGTON, July 20, 2006 — The morning of Feb. 20 was like any other for Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Adele Loar, who was assigned to the Strategic Counterintelligence Directorate in Baghdad, Iraq. Her mission, along with the joint team assembled there, was to gather information from Iraqi civilian sources to ascertain current threats to coalition forces. Performing a mission for which she is trained and one that she loves, Loar said it did not matter when or where she worked or the dangers she might face. She especially reveled in the opportunity to be working on... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669480/posts#comment Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:14:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1610426/posts WASHINGTON - Corruption plagues the agency that determines the legal status of immigrants, and its employees often don't conduct proper background checks of immigration applicants, a former agency official told lawmakers Thursday. As a result, "the integrity of the United States immigration system has also been corrupted and the system is incapable of ensuring the security of our homeland," Michael Maxwell said. "Ours is a system that rewards criminals, facilitates the movement of terrorists, (and) supports foreign agents," said Maxwell, who had been in charge of the Office of Security and Investigations at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services until resigning... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1610426/posts#comment Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:17:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1609240/posts A small group of current and former conservatives--including George Will, William F. Buckley Jr. and Francis Fukuyama--have become harsh critics of the Iraq war. They have declared, or clearly implied, that it is a failure and the president's effort to promote liberty in the Middle East is dead--and dead for a perfectly predictable reason: Iraq, like the Arab Middle East more broadly, lacks the democratic culture that is necessary for freedom to take root. And so for cultural reasons, this effort was flawed from the outset. Or so the argument goes.Let me address each of these charges in turn. The... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1609240/posts#comment Tue, 4 Apr 2006 23:56:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1602717/posts PARIS, March 24 (Reuters) - Police in Belarus have arrested 22 reporters since the beginning of this week, an international media watchdog said on Friday in what it called an unprecedented crackdown on journalistic freedom. "These arrests are intended to gag dissent and to sow a climate of terror in the country. The independent journalists should be immediately released," the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a statement. RSF said 13 of the journalists were still in prison, mostly serving sentences of several days "for alleged 'hooliganism', 'taking part in an unauthorised gathering' or for 'offering obscenities'". It said... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1602717/posts#comment Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:19:30 GMT