WITS (NCT)

The Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS) is a link on the NCTC calendar site.  It is a searchable site for terrorist incidents around the world.  You can drill down to region then country to get a report of all incidents going back to the beginning of the tracking system. 

Maybe it's because I'm a geek, but this is freaking cool: http://wits.nctc.gov/Main.do


Resources:
National Counter Terrorism Center Calendar: http://www.nctc.gov/site/index.html
Worldwide Incidents Tracking System: http://wits.nctc.gov/Main.do

NCTC 2009 Calendar

The National Counter Terrorism Center's 2009 calendar: http://www.nctc.gov/site/index.html

It has really good information pertaining to individuals, groups, methods and tactics.

Zimbabwe inflation hits new high

The following article just shows how bad Zimbabwe, under Robert Mugabe, is spiralling out of control.

Also worth noting are these paragraphs from the article:

Last month, the International Monetary Fund warned annual inflation could
reach 100,000% by the end of the year.

Unemployment stands at about 80%
and there are mass shortages of fuel and foodstuffs.

Zimbabwe inflation hits new high

via BBC News World UK Edition on Aug 22, 2007

Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate jumps to 7,638% in July according to the first official figures for three months.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard

There's no question that Iran is peddling it's influence on Iraq, supplying weapons and material to Shi'ite militants in Iraq, supporting Hezbollah and the Iranian government hates us to death.
What to do about it, then?

Well, the US has long had Iran on the list of nations that support terrorism. Sanctions long been in place, they've been declared part of the 'Axis of Evil' and plenty of UN fingers wagged in their face.

Now the Bush Administration is going to ratchet up the rhetoric a notch by declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard, their largest military branch, a terrorist organization. Gee, I hope that doesn't scare them.

It's clear the American public doesn't have the stomach to take a hard-line stance against the totalitarian regimes of this world, so what, then, is the point of notching up the rhetoric? What exactly is declaring the R.G.'s a terrorist organization going to do for us? I would be floored if anyone (US, UN, NATO, France) actually flexed military power on Iran.

It's clear the world sees the West as a bunch of wussies because of our weak will and fast capitulation in the face of adversity.

The only reason I continue this rant is due to the fact that I don't see the 'end game' here on the declaration. It's just rhetoric. It's a waste of time. Anyway, I thought I would share my disgust with you.

See the original article [NY Times]: U.S. Weighing Terrorist Label for Iran Guards.