UPI International Intelligence articles from February 2008

UPI International Intelligence archives from February 2008

Analysis: Wireless phone headsets insecure.
February 1, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Wireless phone headsets of the kind beloved by Wall Street executives and high-end law firms can be bugged by simple off-the-shelf radio scanners unless they are encrypted. "These guys...

Analysis: Jihad in Asia.
February 1, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A German terrorism expert in his new book warns not to ignore the Islamist terrorism in China and Russia. In his book "Jihad in Asia," (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 15 euros) Berndt Georg...

Analysis: China beats West in Africa.
February 1, 2008... Byline: LEANDER SCHAERLAECKENS BRUSSELS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- China's growth and close economic ties with Africa are affecting the ability of the United States and the European Union to influence politics on the continent, experts say. ...

Analysis: India sets up anti-Maoist cell.
February 1, 2008... Byline: KUSHAL JEENA NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Failing to control the growing network of Maoist rebels in the insurgency-hit northeastern states, India's Interior Ministry has set up an anti-rebel cell to ensure periodic review and close...

Atlantic Eye: Kiwis, cows and kangaroos.
February 1, 2008... Byline: MARC S. ELLENBOGEN LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A famous vignette of World War II has Field Marshall Montgomery visiting a New Zealand regiment in North Africa. Montgomery's prickly persona in full display, he was annoyed that the...

Outside View: West should back Iranians.
February 1, 2008... Byline: BARONESS GOULD OF POTTERNEWTON LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Iran under the mullahs is the only country in the world that continues to hang children, and it has an equally sinister track record over its treatment of women. On Jan....

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 1, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Al Mashriq newspaper said in its editorial Friday that there was concern the Sadr Movement's leadership had urged the Mahdi army, the militia loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, to end the...

Walker's World: A recession election?
February 4, 2008... Byline: MARTIN WALKER WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Is this a recession or not? Is the United States about to be plunged into an election campaign dominated by unemployment figures, home foreclosures and demagogic attacks on globalization...

Analysis: Rules stop U.S. entering mosques.
February 4, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. military's rules of engagement in Iraq in the fall of 2005 forbade troops from entering mosques, even during a firefight, without the permission of senior commanders who would...

Analysis: A turning point in the jihad.
February 4, 2008... Byline: CLAUDE SALHANI WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Is the killing of a top al-Qaida commander by a CIA drone the beginning of a turning point in the war on terrorism? Ikhlaas.org, a pro-Islamist Web site known to often post...

Analysis: Berlin rejects U.S. troops call.
February 4, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Germany's refusal -- despite a direct U.S. request from Defense Secretary Robert Gates -- to send additional troops into southern Afghanistan to help NATO battle Taliban is a mistake, experts...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 4, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Al Sabah newspaper said in its editorial Monday it was a mistake to not realize Iraq was occupied by many sides. The editorial, with the headline "Iraq: between two occupations," said the...

Feature: Al-Qaida still grips Diyala.
February 5, 2008... Byline: RICHARD TOMKINS HIMBUS, Iraq, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. and Iraqi operation to clear Diyala province's "bread basket" of al-Qaida terrorists is succeeding, but a climate of fear continues to grip its people. "Al-Qaida made us...

Outside View: Kosovo issue best left alone.
February 5, 2008... Byline: JAMES GEORGE JATRAS WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- During its final year in office, the Bush administration has a full plate on the foreign front: intractable war in Iraq, Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, concerns about Iran's...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 5, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Shebab Al Iraq newspaper said Tuesday in its editorial that relations among governments are considered the distinguishing characteristics of regional foreign policy. The editorial with the...

Walker's World: Change or competence?
February 6, 2008... Byline: MARTIN WALKER WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Super Tuesday primaries leave the Democratic race still undecided and the Republicans very close to settling on John McCain as their candidate. The only certainty is that for the first...

Analysis: U.S. cuts critique of Islam film.
February 6, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. military in Afghanistan has removed from its Web site an article criticizing a Dutch lawmaker's controversial plan to make a film condemning the Koran, saying the piece was being...

Atlantic Eye: As the votes came in.
February 6, 2008... Byline: MARC S. ELLENBOGEN SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- It is 8:50 p.m. EST on Super Tuesday. I have just gotten off the phone with former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Wesley Clark. Many polls are still open, but...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 6, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- In its editorial Wednesday, the independent Al Mashriq newspaper said one of the most important matters discussed in Washington was President Bush's departure from the White House and its...

Outside View: Ahmadinejad goes to Baghdad.
February 6, 2008... Byline: ILGAR VELIZADE MOSCOW, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- It is already clear the Iranian president's upcoming visit to Iraq will not be just a regional event. This is a visit by the leader of U.S. enemy No. 1 to the country that is practically...

Analysis: Afghanistan meets U.S. vote.
February 7, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The German government fears a Democratic U.S. president will increase the pressure on Germany to send more troops into Afghanistan. The U.S. Democrats have in the past announced they would...

Analysis: U.S. weighs new SBU info control.
February 7, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Bush administration is preparing for the huge task of adopting a single new government-wide set of standards for information that is not secret, but which officials still want to...

Outside View: Russia gets tougher on Iran.
February 8, 2008... Byline: PYTOR GONCHAROV MOSCOW, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran may prove to be tougher than expected, after Moscow said it wanted to send serious signals to Tehran. Initially, the views of the draft...

Commentary: Playing with fire.
February 8, 2008... Byline: ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE SINGAPORE, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- NATO's future is at stake in Afghanistan, warned Asia's senior statesman, and unless America's European allies abandon appeasement and the United States realizes Afghanistan cannot...

Interview: Lee Kuan Yew -- Part 1.
February 8, 2008... Byline: ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE SINGAPORE, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- UPI Editor at Large Arnaud de Borchgrave interviewed Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Feb. 2. The following is the text of the interview. UPI: How do you see Iraq? ...

Interview: Lee Kuan Yew -- Part 2.
February 8, 2008... Byline: ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE SINGAPORE, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- This is part two of UPI Editor at Large Arnaud de Borchgrave's interview with Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore Feb. 2. UPI: Unless you've read science...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 8, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The Kurdish Al Taakhi newspaper on Friday carried an editorial titled "Has the U.S. OK'd Turkish airstrikes on northern Iraq?" The editorial said the Turkish assault on rebels of the...

Outside View: Lift ban on Iran opposition.
February 8, 2008... Byline: LORD DHOLAKIA LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- On Jan. 24, the Iranian regime's Interior Ministry announced that more than 2,000 so-called reformists had been disqualified from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, effectively...

Analysis: Fire kills nine, shocks millions.
February 8, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A house fire in Germany that killed nine Turkish tenants has sparked serious tensions between German officials and the country's Turkish community, which suspects a racial motive behind the...

Dogs of War: More oversight needed.
February 8, 2008... Byline: DAVID ISENBERG WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- I noted in my last column that for the private security industry things like oversight and accountability have to be more than mere concepts. The have to be concrete, institutional norms,...

Walker's World: Shariah for Europe?
February 11, 2008... Byline: MARTIN WALKER PARIS, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- This has been an extraordinary week for Islam in Europe, emphasizing the potential for a clash of values, if not a clash of civilizations, between Europeans and their fastest-growing minority....

Analysis: Nearly 30 years of Islamic rule.
February 11, 2008... Byline: CLAUDE SALHANI WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Anniversaries offer an opportunity to take stock of one's accomplishments. This Monday marks the 29th year since the Islamic revolution ousted the shah of Iran, replacing the monarchy...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 11, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The London-Based Azzaman Newspaper said Monday in its editorial that terrorism, extremism and close-mindedness are unrelated to only one place or one environment. In its editorial titled...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 12, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- In its editorial, Al Sabah Newspaper said Tuesday that sect, tribe, clan and ethnicity have become Iraq's identity as people look for safe havens. The editorial, with the title "The...

Analysis: Bush's plan for clearance reform.
February 12, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- President Bush wants a plan from his top officials for a complete overhaul of the way the U.S. government does background checks and grants security clearances for employees and...

Analysis: U.S. military aid to Philippines.
February 12, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. military assistance to the Philippines has been effective in building counterinsurgency capacity, according to a forthcoming study for the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point,...

Atlantic Eye: U.S. elections.
February 13, 2008... Byline: MARC S ELLENBOGEN TORONTO, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- No U.S. presidential primary in recent memory has been watched overseas more closely than the 2008 contest. It has also brought out large numbers of previously unregistered U.S. citizens...

Commentary: Testosterone Slump.
February 13, 2008... Byline: ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Only one member of the German Bundestag out of 614 parliamentarians is in favor of putting the 2,900 German troops in Afghanistan in harm's way, or at least willing to say so...

Walker's World: POTUS has a new rival.
February 13, 2008... Byline: MARTIN WALKER MADRID, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- POTUS, as they call the president of the United States, has a new rival. For the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the next American president can expect to meet an equal --...

Outside View: U.S. gives Russia bad marks.
February 13, 2008... Byline: ANDREI FEDYASHIN MOSCOW, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Russia's gas and oil, its pipelines and investments in Europe and Asia have become, in the eyes of U.S. officials, threats to the national security of the United States. Michael...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 13, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD The Iraqi Hezbollah's Al Bayyna newspaper on Wednesday carried an editorial with a letter to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki titled "If you don't know, I am displaced." "Your Highness: It's likely you have little...

Analysis: How to integrate Turks in EU?
February 14, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Berlin and Ankara have clashed over how to best integrate some 3 million people of Turkish heritage in Germany. The spat is also a reflection of strained ties because of the German...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 14, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD The Association of Muslim Scholars' Al Basaer Newspaper said Thursday that political logic dictates that the next U.S. president will be an extension of President Bush whether in terms of foreign policy based on the...

Dogs of War: The pay gap myth.
February 15, 2008... Byline: DAVID ISENBERG WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Frequently in the history of military and security issues the public and policymakers take for granted the conventional wisdom of the day. That is, until it is proven false. Such was...

Walker's World: Wooing Spain's voters.
February 18, 2008... Byline: MARTIN WALKER MADRID, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Four years ago the bombing of the Madrid railway station killed almost 200 people and changed the politics of Europe. The incumbent conservative Popular Party, having delivered remarkable...

Analysis: Mideast crisis keeps growing.
February 18, 2008... Byline: CLAUDE SALHANI WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Understanding the Middle East and its complexities has never been easy. During the eight-year Iraq-Iran war an American correspondent was asked by Iraqi censors in Baghdad to change his...

Analysis: States fall into line on REAL ID.
February 18, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- All but six states have complied with federal requirements to seek an extension of the deadline they face for implementing more secure driver licenses for U.S. citizens or legal residents...

Feature: Iraq's sectarian split.
February 18, 2008... Byline: RICHARD TOMKINS LITTLE BARAWANA, Iraq, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Despite the focus in the military surge and push against al-Qaida and its allies, the sectarian divide between Iraq's Sunni and Shiite communities remains a major concern and...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 18, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD The daily Al Sabah newspaper said in its editorial Monday that the term "terrorism" has become the source of international attention. The editorial, with the title "Terrorism and interests," said terrorism...

Outside View: Beware of Iran's trap.
February 19, 2008... Byline: BRIAN BINLEY LONDON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The issue of Iran and the threat that it poses has been argued in public by two major groups. On the one hand we have had the anti-war lobby, with the neo-cons embracing the other extreme....

Feature: Al-Qaida feels pressure in Iraq.
February 19, 2008... Byline: RICHARD TOMKINS SHARQAT, Iraq, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. and Iraqi forces are disrupting al-Qaida operation in the Tigris River Valley south of Mosul, where the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ha predicted a major battle...

Analysis: EU Hezbollah policy draws fire.
February 19, 2008... Byline: MEGAN HARRIS The European Union has long resisted calls to add Hezbollah to its terrorist list, a move that could financially cripple the Lebanon-based political and militia organization, and a policy shift is unlikely, especially...

Atlantic Eye: A communist-apologist wins.
February 19, 2008... Byline: MARC S. ELLENBOGEN HAMILTON, Ontario, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Czech President Vaclav Klaus barely won a second five-year term from Parliament on the weekend. Klaus was given a run for his money by U.S./Czech academic Jan Svejnar. Only...

Analysis: Spy agency hunts tax evaders.
February 19, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A German spy agency has paid a secret informant some $7.3 million for a CD containing incriminating data on rich Germans who transferred billions to nearby Lichtenstein to avoid taxes. It's...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 19, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD Kitabat newspaper said in its editorial Tuesday that Iraq's Parliament, which it said "supported occupation," passed a law changing the features of the Iraqi flag, a step that reflects failure and loyalty to Iraq's...

Analysis: India's Asian Security plan.
February 19, 2008... Byline: KUSHAL JEENA NEW DELHI, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- In a move to check the spread of terrorism in Asia, India has suggested a three-part strategy to tackle the challenge. "What we need is a three-pronged strategy to meet effectively...

Analysis: Terrorist use of the Internet.
February 20, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN Lawmakers in the United States and elsewhere should not to try to censor Islamic extremists' use of the Internet, says a new report from a global think tank. "There is no censorship option," Greg Austin, vice...

Analysis: Terrorism 2.0.
February 20, 2008... Byline: LEANDER SCHAERLAECKENS BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Terrorism and wars of the future won't be fought outdoors but from the comfort of our own homes, behind our computer screens. With cyberattacks on the rise and gaining in...

Commentary: Pakistan: Favorable confusion.
February 20, 2008... Byline: ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Free elections in Pakistan Feb. 18 were to be the first step in bringing a dysfunctional nuclear power back to democratic stability. The preliminary first step was a deal with the...

Walker's World: Putin's heir and rival.
February 20, 2008... Byline: MARTIN WALKER WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Russia's presidential election is just two weeks away, and the Kremlin's own candidate Dmitry Medvedev has been campaigning almost like a liberal. "Freedom is better than the absence...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 20, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD The Association of Muslim Scholars' Al Basaer newspaper carried an editorial Wednesday with the headline "Sorrows of a nation with 1 million dead." The editorial said that when the announcement of a million Iraqis...

Analysis: EU divided on Kosovo.
February 20, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- As Europe remains divided on the recognition of Kosovo, violence has flared up in the former Serbian province. Several hundred Serbs angry over Kosovo's self-proclaimed independence on...

Germany recognizes Kosovo, draws anger.
February 20, 2008... BERLIN, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Germany on Wednesday formally recognized Kosovo's independence, which prompted Serbia to recall its ambassador from Berlin. "The Cabinet today agreed to the recognition of the Republic of Kosovo under international...

Outside View: Kosovo consequences unclear.
February 20, 2008... Byline: FYODOR LUKYANOV MOSCOW, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The implications of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence are unclear, but they are likely to be most severe in Europe's less stable corners. This event has been expected for a...

Outside View: Learning from Kosovo.
February 21, 2008... Byline: BENNETT RAMBERG LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A specter is haunting capitals around the world. It is the fear that Kosovo's independence may prove infectious. From Moscow to Beijing, Baghdad, New Delhi, Lagos, Ankara, Manila and...

Analysis: India eyes Maoist strategy.
February 21, 2008... Byline: KUSHAL JEENA NEW DELHI, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- India needs to bolster its police and paramilitary forces to check the growing influence of Maoist rebels in the various parts of the country, Indian insurgency experts say. "The...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 21, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD The Iraqi Hezbollah Al Bayyna newspaper said Thursday political analysts and observers are focusing on meetings that will take place at the end of February in Baghdad between the Iraqi leadership and the United States....

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 22, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD Al Sabbah newspaper had an editorial Friday with the headline "Freedom is when you say what you think A freedom is when others shut your mouth." Citing the result of studies from national and international human...

Analysis: Angry mob damages Serbia's image.
February 22, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Serbia is under increasing pressure to contain anti-Western violence after an angry mob torched the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade to protest Kosovo's independence. The violence broke out...

Outside View: Kosovo independence grenade.
February 22, 2008... Byline: TED GALEN CARPENTER WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia on Sunday creates dangerous problems on multiple fronts. The decision by Washington and the major EU countries to encourage Kosovo's...

Analysis: Detroit trial shows cyber-scam.
February 25, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The case of a Michigan woman charged with identity theft has lifted a small corner of the veil over a huge series of credit-card scams, run from the former Soviet bloc, that have cost...

Walker's World: German surge to the left.
February 25, 2008... Byline: MARTIN WALKER WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Germany's intelligence arm, the BND, paid $6 million to the informant who delivered a CD with the details of close to 1,000 wealthy Germans who were squirreling money away from the taxman...

Analysis: Hezbollah and Iran: New threats?
February 25, 2008... Byline: CLAUDE SALHANI WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Should the close and ongoing alliance between the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran be a cause for concern to the West? Particularly in the...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 25, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD Al Sabah newspaper had an editorial Monday titled "Violence: Words, culture and behavior." It said spreading tolerance and charity was a positive alternative that could open a "page" untouched by hatred. "To...

Atlantic Eye: President-to-be Obama.
February 26, 2008... Byline: MARC S. ELLENBOGEN WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Dear Mr. President-to-be: On Jan 28, just a week before Super Tuesday, I co-hosted a dinner with 25 guests at a diplomatic residence in Prague. The main guest was former Czech...

Outside View: Suicide bombing a crime.
February 26, 2008... Byline: JOHN P. SULLIVAN LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The time has come for the international community to strongly and unequivocally condemn suicide bombing as a tactic of war and political violence. U.N. member states, individually and...

Analysis: How Pakistan crashed YouTube.
February 26, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Pakistani authorities' efforts to block access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube from Internet addresses in their own country effectively shut down the site altogether at the weekend,...

Analysis: Turkey's risky PKK war.
February 26, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- While the European Union has criticized Turkey's ground incursion into northern Iraq, Washington seems to silently approve. That strategy is not without risk, however, especially if the...

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 26, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD In an editorial Tuesday titled "Specific mistakes," the association of Muslim Scholars' Al Basaer newspaper said disasters brought by the crippled political process make the situation in Iraq no clearer than it was. ...

Walker's World: The coming food crisis.
February 27, 2008... Byline: MARTIN WALKER WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The announcement by Josette Sheeran, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, that the globe's main provider of food aid may have to start rationing is not just bad news for...

Feature: Coalition, al-Qaida set stage.
February 27, 2008... Byline: RICHARD TOMKINS MOSUL, Iraq, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. and Iraqi military campaign to route al-Qaida terrorists from their last urban stronghold is in motion, with troops fanning out to new combat operations posts. U.S....

Iraq Press Roundup.
February 27, 2008... Byline: HIBA DAWOOD The Shiite Dawa Party's Al Adala newspaper on Wednesday carried an editorial with the headline "The Iraqi people's suffering, and challenges and elements of the political success." The editorial said the difficult...

Analysis: Germany stops Big Brother law.
February 27, 2008... Byline: STEFAN NICOLA BERLIN, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The decision by Germany's highest court Wednesday to annul a controversial state law allowing secret computer searches for security and anti-terror investigations rightfully puts civil rights...

Analysis: New cyber chief faces Hill anger.
February 27, 2008... Byline: SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The new job of Scott Charbo, the man President Bush has picked to head up the protection of U.S. computer networks, involves countering threats from Russian hackers, Chinese cyber spies...