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In a little-noticed blurb in yesterday's London Times, India sentenced an al-Qaeda operative for his participation in the 9/11 attacks..... .....Mohammed Afroze was sentenced to seven years after he admitted that he had a role in an al-Qaeda plot to attack London, the Rialto Towers building in Melbourne and the Indian Parliament.

Earlier this week, Canadian invesigators found a tunnel that runs under the border between British Columbia and Washington that ran drugs and guns between the two countries....... .....Does this set off warning bells for anything else other than drug running? Why would a drug-running syndicate sink that much money into a tunnel when drugs can get muled across the border much less expensively? A million-dollar tunnel is a hell of a lot of overhead for a two-billion-dollar industry, which is what the Canadian marijuana market pulls in every year. ...The amount of investment and the sophistication and expense of the...

Anti-terror team targets imam National security squad collecting intelligence on controversial cleric based at Fraser Street mosque Amy O'Brian, with a file from Brad Badelt Vancouver Sun A counter-terrorism team of police and other national security experts is investigating a radical Muslim cleric in Vancouver who has been known to promote Islamic holy war against Jews and other non-Muslim people. Sheik Younus Kathrada, a cleric at the Dar al-Madinah mosque on Fraser Street, is being investigated by the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, INSET, which collects intelligence on "targets that are a threat to national security," according to the RCMP...

Summary - (Jul 6, 2005) Scientists at the University of Maryland think that large quantities of artificial meat could be produced to supply the world with animal-free meat products, like chickenless nuggets. This is based on experiments for NASA, that created small amounts of muscle fibre cultured from single cells. According to the researchers, larger quantities could be grown in thin sheets and then stacked up to create thickness. Of course, they need to figure out a way to exercise it to make it taste like regular meat

B.C. judge allows extradition in AIM killing Monday, February 21, 2005 Updated at 2:28 PM EST Canadian Press Vancouver — A B.C. Supreme Court judge has recommended that John Graham be extradited to the United States to stand trial in the murder of a woman in South Dakota almost 30 years ago. As Justice Elizabeth Bennett read her decision on Monday, Mr. Graham sat with his arms crossed, often leaning forward as he intently listened to the ruling.

RPT-INTERVIEW-Iran would accelerate nuke programme if attacked By Paul Hughes and Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iran would both retaliate and accelerate its drive to master nuclear technology if the United States or Israel attacked its atomic facilities, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator warned on Sunday. Hassan Rohani, secretary-general of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, also told Reuters there was nothing the West could offer Tehran that would persuade it to scrap a nuclear programme which Washington fears may be used to make bombs. Asked about a possible attack by the United States or Israel, which have both said...

It was confirmed that North Korea promised Iraq missile technology worth $10 million (approximately 10.5 billion won) when Saddam Hussein was in power. An additional part of the Duelfer Report (CIA) was made available to the public on December 11 and says that the Hussein regime raised money through oil-for-food programs under the supervision of the U.N. to finance the 10 million dollar arms contract with North Korea. According to sources at western intelligence agencies, North Korea is estimated to have sold about 540 missiles so far. The number includes 250 SCUD missiles worth $580 million, to Iran, Syria, Pakistan,...

Radical elements in Quebec society move things up a notch.... Group takes credit for Que. hydro tower bombing CTV.ca News Staff A mysterious group has claimed responsibility for an apparent bomb attack on a Hydro-Quebec tower. The message was received in French by news media outlets on Monday. The Initiative de Resistance Internationaliste (IRI) denounced what it describes as the "pillaging" of Quebec's resources by the United States. "An explosive device was placed under a Hydro-Quebec pylon of the Radisson-Nicolet-Des Cantons power line, near the American border. Through this operation, we are making public our refusal to be silent witnesses...

U.N. Staff: 'No Confidence' in Top Leaders Friday, November 19, 2004 UNITED NATIONS — A union representing United Nations (search) staff has voted "no confidence" in senior management, including Secretary-General Kofi Annan.....

Okay, in all honesty, I don't even know who this group is, so I obviously can't say anything about their "reputability" (rudimentary website for "computer scientists...) http://www.acsa.net/ FLASH: NUCLEAR ALERT - Saturday, November 13,2004 CONFIRMATION OF ACSA WARNINGS REGARDING A NUCLEAR BOMB: THE DEVICE BEING SOUGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE DOD IS A FORMER USSR "LARGE SUITCASE" BOMB IN THE POSSESSION OF PAKISTAN INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES. IT IS REPORTEDLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TRANSFERRED TO AL QAEDA FOR USE AGAINST THE US MAINLAND. THIS IS THE THREAT THAT WAS VOICED BY BIN LADEN, ASSAM THE AMERICAN...

by RN Security and Defence editor Hans de Vreij, 12 November 2004 The Dutch parliament has adopted a wide-ranging package of new counter-terrorism measures, prompted by the killing of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a radical young Muslim early this month. The size and mandate of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) will be expanded and measures will be taken against radical imams and mosques. In addition, efforts will be made to reduce unemployment among young men and women of Muslim origin and strengthen their assimilation into Dutch society...... http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/html/ned041112.html

I recently moved to Vancouver, Canada and discovered this morning that there will be a huge pro-terrorist (Arafat) meeting at the Vancouver Public Library and they will talk about the injustices of "the wall" and other topics. I was wondering if anyone knew of any counter-demonstration oganizations here in Vancouver. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (I'm pretty sure there is not a Protest Warrior outfit up here in our multicultural splendor...)

The CBC (Canada's state-run news org) is taking delight in the multitude of requests from depressed Democrats to leave their nation behind for more liberal pastures. Quite frankly, I am disturbed by this. I sent them this message: I find it absurd that some American Democrats, apparently unable to cope with the election results, wish to immigrate to Canada. I believe that it highlights some serious problems within their hatred of a political party trumps their love of country. It is nothing short of pathetic and merely validates my support of the Republicans. Perhaps you should also do a story...

The largest political party in Belgium, Vlaams Blok, was banned yesterday. Their platform includes a strong anti-immigration policy. Does anyone have any information on this largest political party in Belgium? Are they racist becasue they are anti-immigration or are the called racist becasue they are racist? Ahhh, must wade through a PC minefield.... Just was trying to think of how this ties into what is going on in Holland....

Islamist Group Warns Dutch Over Anti-Muslim Attacks (seems as if the Dutch are itching to deal with their own extremists) DUBAI (Reuters) - A little-known Islamist group has threatened to carry out attacks in the Netherlands following a series of attacks on Muslim buildings there, according to an Internet statement posted on Tuesday. "We ask you for the last time, and you still have a chance, to stop the attacks on our mosques, schools and the Muslim community in Holland ... before you pay a heavy price," Islamic Tawhid Brigades said in a statement dated Nov. 9 and posted on...