"Following are excerpts from a press conference held by Abu 'Abir, spokesman for the Salah Al-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, in Gaza. The press conference aired on Al-Jazeera TV on February 18, 2008. "
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http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD186208
Muslim Woman Arrested for Terrorist Threat against University of Illinois
March 5, 2008
A 24-year-old Wheaton, Illinois resident was arrested for making e-mail threats against the University of Illinois-Chicago campus. Mahtab Shirani was nabbed Tuesday, February 26th, by members of the Chicago FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), according to John W. Richardson, Chief of the University Police Department.
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http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/terrorism.php?id=1386826
“...slaughter them at Muhammad’s Tomb”
Global Jihad — another day.
Thirty-three pilots across Canada have reported being flashed in the eyes by a laser beam while flying, including at least five incidents near Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Transport Canada is now investigating the incidents, which date back to 2005 and include at least 12 in Ontario.
"It is certainly a concern for us and we're watching it closely," spokesperson Kirsten Goodnough told CTV.ca, saying she has no explanation for the increasing frequency of incidents. The pilots have complained about someone on the ground shining a laser at their planes, penetrating the cockpit window and flashing the pilots in the eye. The source of the light is unclear.
Goodnough said some of the incidents around Toronto could have involved the small laser pointers used in boardrooms, but the devices would have to be relatively close to the plane to have a serious effect. She said the more powerful lasers that may be involved would be those used in surgery rooms or at laser light shows, but those are a lot bigger and require heavy machinery. The devices also require permits from Health Canada.
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Landing pilots blinded by bright light (Canada)
March 5, 2008
Someone is trying to blind pilots landing at Pearson International Airport, and other GTA airports, by shining a laser beam from the ground. At least five incidents have been reported by pilots since the beginning of the year, including one on Jan. 7 in which someone flashed a bright light at an Air Canada Jazz pilot from the time he was more than five kilometres from Pearson until he landed the airplane.
Air Canada spokesperson Deborah Baxter said there have been at least 11 incidents in the past year, with many more suspected of going unreported. "Transport Canada is very concerned about the increasing frequency of laser-related incidents," Baxter said.
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