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MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- The Dutch-led coalition of maritime Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 is supporting the efforts of the government of Yemen to recapture suspected terrorists who escaped from a Yemeni prison Feb 5. Escapees include Jamal Ahmed Badawi, mastermind of the bomb attack on USS Cole (DDG 67) in 2000, and Fawaz Al-Rabeei, one of those responsible for attacking the French tanker Limburg in 2002. Ships from CTF 150 are monitoring international waters along the coast of Yemen in an attempt to either block possible maritime escape routes or capture the suspected terrorists if they make this attempt....

BAGHDAD, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. forces hunting kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll are raiding Iraqi homes in a race against time but, as with much of their counter-insurgency war, face the dilemma that their tactics can foster resentment. Operations designed to take her captors by surprise have angered those Iraqis who say troops have blasted their way into their homes, put sacks over their heads and detained their relatives in the search for Carroll, who was abducted on Jan 7. One such raid, shortly after the reporter was seized, targeted one of Baghdad's biggest Sunni mosques; the sight of...

RECREATIONAL hunters using rifles, crossbows and dogs will be allowed to kill feral animals in state forests and on public lands in a controversial trial next month. Licensed huntsmen will be allowed to hunt feral cats, dogs, deer, goats, pigs and foxes after the State Government approved the two-day trial in four public locations from February 4. However, a declaration published in the NSW Government Gazette on Friday reveals the four state forests have already been designated as the first official, full-scale hunting grounds. The proposed order allows hunting for five years in these areas, with hundreds more to follow...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A hunting lodge with antler chandeliers and stuffed ducks on the walls seems a strange place to celebrate the comeback of the ivory-billed woodpecker, but wildlife officials are doing exactly that. They credit hunters in particular with helping bring the rare bird back from presumed extinction in the Big Woods section of Arkansas.

The Medici Go-Round: Sotheby's & The Signed Euphronios Proceedings resume December 5 in the trial of the dean of ancient art dealers -- Bob Hecht -- and former Getty museum antiquities curator Marion True. Will Sotheby's be called to answer questions about some of the items listed by Italian prosecutors as looted from Italy -- particularly the Euphronios pieces? The priceless Euphronios cup -- painted with the image of the fallen Trojan war hero Sarpedon -- is the earliest known work painted by the Athenian master, last seen intact publicly in New York in 1990 on the Sotheby's block as...

Woster: Making the call on cat hunting By Kevin Woster, Journal Staff In his poem "Hurt Hawks," Robinson Jeffers admits that, "I'd sooner, except the penalties, kill a man than a hawk." I love the poem and share Jeffers' admiration for the noble savagery of the raptor and its value on earth. But I also presume that he was engaging in creative hyperbole when he elevated the life of a hawk above the life of a human being. At least, I hope he was.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2005 – The deputy secretary-general of the Arab League was among a group of delegates who came under attack Oct. 10 from small-arms fire in northwestern Baghdad, , military officials reported. After hearing the gunfire, Amr Moussa and other Arab League delegates sought refuge in a nearby mosque. Two platoons of Iraqi army soldiers responded to the incident and, despite coming under small-arms fire themselves, were able to safely evacuate the trapped delegates from the mosque. In other developments, Task Force Baghdad aviation and ground forces combined efforts to defeat terrorists in southern Baghdad Oct. 9. UH-60...

‘Wild pig chase' ends after 11 hour September 30, 2005 ㅡ A wild boar went on a rampage in Seoul just after midnight yesterday morning, eluding captors until it was captured and killed just before noon. Apparently descending from a mountain in the southeastern part of Seoul, the 130-kilogram (287-pound) boar attacked and injured two people in Gangdong district, south of the Han River. One person was hurt at a local bar and the other knocked to the ground at a park, but the injuries were described as not serious. The animal vanished, but was spotted again two hours later,...

RIFLE — A Denver-area deer hunter shot and killed a mountain lion in self-defense after it brazenly threatened to attack him Friday evening, officials said. The hunter, who was not identified, first attempted to scare the animal off by throwing items and yelling at it, said Division of Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton. But when those actions didn’t faze the approaching cougar, the man shot it with his muzzleloader. “It was snarling, hissing at him,” Hampton said. “He threw some stuff at it and couldn’t scare it off.” The man had been hunting deer with his muzzleloader in a ground blind,...

In 4-Year Anthrax Hunt, F.B.I. Finds Itself Stymied, and Sued By SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 - Richard L. Lambert, the F.B.I. inspector in charge of the investigation of the deadly anthrax letters of 2001, testified under oath for five hours last month about the case. But Mr. Lambert was not testifying in a criminal trial. He and his teams of F.B.I. agents and postal inspectors have not found the culprit. Instead, he and six other F.B.I. and Justice Department officials have been forced to give depositions in a suit over news media leaks filed by Dr. Steven J. Hatfill,...

The U.S. Army's Buffalo boasts a robotic arm tipped with a pitchfork-like hand and a camera for seeing into hard-to-reach areas during the search for improvised explosive devices. BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2005 — Looking like a creation from the TV show “Monster Garage,” 1st Battalion, 64th Armor’s Buffalo lumbers down the streets of Baghdad, searching for improvised explosive devices. The Buffalo stands far taller than a tank and boasts a robotic arm tipped with a pitchfork-like hand and a camera for seeing into hard-to-reach areas. “We travel slowly along our routes, looking out the windows for anything suspicious,” said...

With Russian crew safe, the hunt begins for a scapegoat By Nick Allen in Moscow (Filed: 09/08/2005) The crew of the Russian mini-submarine rescued by a British team in the Pacific had six hours of oxygen left and were down to four gulps of water a day. They wrote farewell letters to their families as they waited in the cold, 625 feet beneath the waves, for someone to come to their aid, it emerged yesterday. The crew of the AS-28 Priz mini-submarine yesterday The seven sailors of the AS-28 vessel, who were cut free from fishing nets by a British...

OTTAWA -- Canada's elite JTF2 soldiers are heading to Afghanistan as part of a 2,000-troop deployment that will target the "detestable murderers and scumbags" behind the rise in international terrorism, General Rick Hillier said yesterday. In a blunt briefing that signalled a new aggressiveness at the top of the Canadian Forces, the Chief of the Defence Staff said the impending operations are risky but necessary in light of last week's bombings in the British public-transit system. "The London attack actually tells us once more: We can't let up," Gen. Hillier told reporters. He said terrorists are ready to target Canada...

Like ''Crossfire'' before it, ''Capital Gang'' is leaving CNN's schedule. The political roundtable -- featuring Robert Novak, Mark Shields and others -- has been on the air for 16 years. But like Novak's other show, ''Crossfire,'' it has reached the end of the road as CNN attempts to retool itself in content and ratings under the leadership of CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein. Its last episode will be shown at 6 tonight. Taking its place starting July 9 will be an expanded version of ''On the Story,'' a weekend show originally launched to provide the news channel's female correspondents with a...

FARM OWNER SAYS HE THOUGHT DOG HE SHOT WAS A COYOTE By Greg Kocher CENTRAL KENTUCKY BUREAU NICHOLASVILLE - Burch Hager chokes up as he talks about the shooting death of Jack, his champion coonhound. "To me, Jack was the perfect dog, you know? He was my Smarty Jones," said Hager, 47. "A hunting dog, his performance is what makes him. He's just like an athlete. He's just like a racehorse. That's what makes him what he is." But Pete Primiano, the horse farm owner who faces a civil lawsuit filed earlier this month as well as two misdemeanor charges...

Piano Man hunt switches to Prague By David Sapsted (Filed: 30/05/2005) The hunt to establish the identity of the "Piano Man" switched to Prague yesterday on the basis of a 22-year-old picture of a teenager with a stocking over his head. The name Tomas Strnad has came to the fore as a possible identity for the mute man found wandering by a beach on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, almost two months ago who reportedly "comes alive" when he plays the piano. The picture of Mr Strnad, reproduced yesterday in a tabloid newspaper, was supplied by Klaudius Kryspin, a Czech...

Republican Rep. Jim Gibbons has both the highest name recognition and the best chance to be Nevada's next governor, according to a poll of statewide voters. Gibbons trounces potential Republican primary opponents and beats both likely Democratic candidates by double digits, according to the survey of 625 Nevada voters commissioned by the Review-Journal and reviewjournal.com. Voters were polled May 12-14 by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc., based in Washington, D.C. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. For the Republican and Democratic subgroup questions, the margin is 6 percentage points. On the high...

Cats are the No. 1 favorite pet of Americans; there are millions of felines that are pampered, loved and well cared for by their owners. I love my playful little kitten; I would do anything in the world to make sure that Ebony is happy and in good health. Unfortunately, there are also millions of feral or wild cats that kill millions of birds and other small animals. These feral cats are at best a general nuisance, and at worst a serious threat to other wildlife. The question is how do we address this serious problem? How do we manage...

Feral Cat Hunt Debate Continues - If Conservation Congress Passes Resolution, Process To Become Law To Begin MADISON, Wis. -- The controversial issue of hunters shooting feral cats went to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress Monday. Representatives from 72 Wisconsin counties listened to residents concerning the proposal that would make feral cats an unprotected species, meaning the cats could be hunted and killed. The proposal is fueled by a University of Wisconsin study that found non-native feral cats were a threat to native animals like lovebirds. (Lovebirds? I think they mean 'song birds.' Sloppy editing!) If most of the counties pass...

Key points • 5,000 UK troops to leave Iraq for Afghanistan to search for Osama bin Laden • UK commanders believe Iraqi forces nearly ready to take on security burden • Scots soldiers expected to spearhead move; forces' composition undecided BRITAIN is preparing for a major redeployment of troops stationed overseas, withdrawing thousands from Iraq and boosting its military presence in Afghanistan. Military sources say 5,500 troops will be pulled out of Iraq within the next 12 months, reducing the British presence there by almost two thirds. Defence sources have told The Scotsman that Britain is preparing to spearhead a...

'Sighting' of Tasmanian tiger sparks £1.2m bounty hunt By Anna Gizowska in Sydney (Filed: 03/04/2005) Officially, the last of their kind died out more than half a century ago, their downfall brought about because white settlers believed they had a voracious appetite for sheep. Now the Tasmanian tiger is once again the subject of a manhunt - this time to prove that the species still exists. The Tasmanian tiger was officially declared extinct in 1986 After dramatic claims by a German tourist to have seen one of the mysterious, meat-eating marsupials lurking deep in the Tasmanian wilderness, Australian magazines and...

CRYSTAL RIVER - Too weary to walk, the father and grandparents of a missing 9-year-old girl drove the 50 yards from their home to a bank of microphones and TV cameras. "I really ... I really need as much help as I can right now," Mark Lunsford said between sobs. "I need my daughter home." Jessica Marie Lunsford was reported missing Thursday morning. She was still missing when Lunsford, 41, and his parents addressed the media for the first time at 9 a.m. Friday. And she was still missing long after darkness fell and well-wishers held candles and prayed. For...

February 4, 2005: FINDING RELIGION: Senate Rules Committee chair Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, ordered Christian Bibles and hymnals and a cross removed from the Legislative Building's nondenominational chapel, but was reversed by Senate leader Marc Basnight when the decision became public, The News & Observer reports. Rand, who is also the Senate majority leader, said the items' Christian emphasis is inappropriate in a public building used by people of different faiths. The small, mostly unadorned chapel off the rotunda between the House and Senate chambers is open to legislators, staff and visitors who wish to use it for prayer or reflection....

Laksamana.Net - Sumatran tigers, on the brink of extinction due to poaching and rampant illegal logging, killed 18 people in and around a conservation forest in Riau province last year, an official said Monday (10/1/05). The attacks took place in the 150,000-acre Senepis Tiger Conservation Area and in outlying villages, said John Kenedie, head of Riau’s Nature Conservation Office. "In 2004 alone, 18 villagers were killed. Over the past five years, there have been 40 locals who had fallen prey of the Sumatran tigers," he was quoted as saying by state news agency Antara. He said the endangered tigers often...

Statewide Hunting Proposal Runs Into Unfriendly Fire Proposal Would Make 16 Minimum Age To Hunt POSTED: 5:22 pm EST December 10, 2004 In North Carolina, you must be 16 years of age to get a driver's license, but there is no age requirement to hunt deer, turkey and other game. There is now a push to change that. VANCE COUNTY, N.C. -- A hunting accident is prompting a call for a minimum hunting age, but the proposal has run into some unfriendly fire. State law allows a child of any age to shoot game as long as a parent or...

US is forced to abandon hunt for bin Laden By Robin Gedye, Foreign Affairs Writer (Filed: 14/12/2004) Three years after Osama bin Laden fled American bombs in his Tora Bora hideout, the search for the world's most wanted man has all but come to a halt because of Pakistan's refusal to permit cross-border raids from Afghanistan, according to CIA officials. Washington has downgraded its efforts to catch the al-Qa'eda leader in Afghanistan, from where he supervised the September 11 attacks, because it has become convinced that he is hiding in Pakistan's virtually lawless Tribal Areas, which hug the 1,200-mile frontier....

FAIRFAX, VA -- In major victories for America’s sporting heritage, voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment recognizing every citizen’s fundamental right to hunt, fish and trap, and rejected ballot issues banning bear hunting methods. "This is a sound victory for outdoorsmen," said Chris W. Cox, the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) chief lobbyist. "Most Americans understand that hunters, anglers and trappers have long led the nation in establishing effective conservation and wildlife management practices. "Anti-hunting groups claim to protect animals, but their policies are ill-conceived, poorly researched and potentially disastrous to wildlife," added Cox. "On Election Day, voters sent a clear...

Atlantis Hunt Reveals Structures in Sea Off Cyprus Sat Nov 13, 2004 06:33 AM ET NICOSIA (Reuters) - An American researcher on the trail of the lost city of Atlantis has discovered evidence of man-made structures submerged in the sea between Cyprus and Syria, a member of his team said Saturday. Robert Sarmast, who is convinced the fabled city lurks in the watery depths off Cyprus, will give details of his findings Sunday."Something has been found to indicate very strongly that there are man-made structures somewhere between Cyprus and Syria," a spokesperson for the mission told Reuters. The mystery of...

If you remember the story, Kerry did not want to be seen carrying the dead goose he shot in the photo op. So while exiting the field he had a birdboy run on up ahead out of the camera shot carrying the goose. When asked, he said each hunter shot one, but in all pictures, he is the only one not shown carrying a dead goose. Duckhunters on the website the Duckhunter's Refuge pointed out this was a violation of federal law, it involved not "maintaining field possession" of the game. When this question arose, I emailed the head waterfowl...

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DEMOCRAT John Kerry today takes his quest for votes to the western states of Nevada and Colorado that polls show could be up for grabs in the US presidential contest, as incumbent rival George W. Bush stumps in three eastern battleground states. After addressing supporters in Milwaukee in the morning, Senator Kerry was to fly to Reno, Nevada, and Pueblo, Colorado, in hopes of energising minority voters, his core support base, ahead of the November 2 ballot. Mr Bush will campaign for a second day in Pennsylvania before moving on to Canton, Ohio and Saint Petersburg, Florida. Senator Kerry literally...

"John Kerry claims that he and other three men with him each killed a goose, yet we see in the above photo that he as failed to maintain field possession of the goose. That’s an offence that he can be ticketed for....." Click Link above.

Pool Report Kerry hunting October 21, 2004 Eight minutes from the heart of downtown Boardman, Ohio Pool gathered and was swept at downtown Boardman Holiday Inn at 5:45. After waiting better part of 45 minutes, we moved out at 6:25. We bivouacked at Molnar Farm eight minutes later at 6:37. Four minutes later, the sun officially rose at 6:41, according to the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory. It was misting so we were left to figure it was overcast, giving birds a few more minutes of shut-eye past sunrise - no hard feelings. As we waited in...

When John Kerry went out to kill innocent geese today, he managed to stay incredibly clean. He's not just "clean" - he's KERRY KLEAN! Now, I'm all for cleanliness. But have you noticed that John Kerry, in the middle of a muddy field, has absolutely NO MUD ANYWHERE on his body? Not even the tops of his shoes? Not even on his hands. His soft, soft hands... Now, let's compare Kerry's outfit to the outfit of his manservant beside him... notice that weird clay-colored substance on Jeeves' knees? Just above his shoes? On his shoes? On his coat? That's MUD....

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) -- A judge Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by animal protection groups to block Maryland's first bear hunt in 51 years. The state Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a weeklong hunt for late October in two western Maryland counties for hunters to kill 30 black bears to thin the population. The plaintiffs had argued that the state missed key deadlines while planning the hunt and that the state's estimate of the population -- 500 black bears -- was a miscount. "When you are hunting bears for their heads and hides for the first time in...

Sometimes it’s irksome, and sometimes it’s laughable. I don’t know about you, but I find it quite entertaining watching numerous candidates for public office wave fishing rods and handle guns on TV in an all-out effort to get elected on Nov. 2. Some of them really want you to believe they are active sporting men and ladies in our Bayou State woods and waters. Now then, I know quite truly that at least a few are the real deal. In fact, I have spent a little time fishing and hunting with at least one in my 15 years as an...

Four South Korean sailors missing after ship capsized; South Korea searched for North Korean submarine Four South Korean navy sailors were missing Wednesday after their ship capsized and sank during stormy weather off the southeastern coast, officials said. The ship with a five-man crew went missing around midnight Tuesday while returning from a nighttime training mission, Defense Ministry spokesman Nam Dae-yon said. A sailor was rescued by other navy vessels searching the area. Nam said the ship developed engine trouble amid stormy weather and sank 37 kilometers (23 miles) off Ulsan, an industrial city on the southeast coast. The accident...

Pro-hunting demonstrators descended on Westminster yesterday, storming into the Commons chamber and causing chaotic scenes inside and outside Parliament in a foretaste of a countryside uprising against a hunting ban. After the worst breach of Commons security in living memory, armed police were placed at all entrances to the chamber - the first time MPs have had such a guard. Protestors in the Commons Enlargement Despite the disruption, the Government succeeded in pushing the Hunting Bill through all its stages in one sitting and it was sent to the Lords. Five demonstrators evaded recently-upgraded security to reach the floor of...

The presidential contest hits mid-September with George W. Bush in the driver's seat, sustaining a convention bounce, as the John Kerry campaign struggles. Political moods can switch as quickly as events, but this weekend conversations with several top Republicans conveyed a strong sense of optimism; a top GOP strategist, asked what was his biggest concern, paused and said he would have to think about it.

Are editors at the AP ignoring their own newswire? Believe it or not, they have posted yet another bogus Nat'l Guard story which ignores an earlier AP story which casts doubt on the very memos used to write the subsequent story!

15 Yemeni militants convicted on terror charges Press Trust of IndiaYemen, August 28 A court convicted 15 Yemeni militants on terror charges including the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker and plotting to kill the US ambassador. One man was sentenced to death for killing a Yemeni police officer and seven received 10 year prison terms. Six of the defendants plus the one man tried in absentia, who received the longest prison terms, 10 years, were found guilty of participating in the October 2002 bombing of the Limburg oil tanker, which killed one Bulgarian crew member and spilled 90,000...

Raids in Britain spark hunt for US strand of 'three-way web' By David Rennie in Washington (Filed: 06/08/2004) Security officials were hunting terrorist cells in the United States yesterday following indications that an al-Qa'eda computer expert arrested in Pakistan last month had been in contact with individuals in America in the past few months. US officials said there appeared to be a three-way connection between operatives in Pakistan, the United States and Britain. Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan A senior US official told the New York Times that this week's British arrests were "part of this web that emanates from Pakistan",...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2003 Contact: Jack Kaskey 609-984-1795 Bear Sterilization - A Statement of Bradley M. Campbell, Commissioner (03/135) TRENTON – Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell today released the following statement in response to the New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance suggestion that New Jersey bears be injected with Neutersol, a chemical approved for the sterilization of puppies: "I fail to see how injecting an untested chemical, at speculative doses, into the testes of our majestic black bear population could possibly be considered humane. There have been no studies to determine whether this would be...

US forces hunt down al-Qa'eda in Sudan By Damien McElroy, Foreign Correspondent (Filed: 01/08/2004) American special forces teams have been sent to Sudan to hunt down Saudi Arabian terrorists who have re-established secret al-Qa'eda training camps in remote mountain ranges in the north-eastern quarter of the country. The terrorists, who are thought to take orders from Saudi Arabia's most wanted man, Saleh Awfi, have taken refuge in at least three locations in the Jebel Kurush mountains, which run parallel to the Red Sea coast of Africa's biggest country. Two men walking as a storm kicks up orange sand at a...

Ideally a president should have an impressive résumé. For the past 20 years John Kerry has been only an average senator. In a consummately political job, the nation's chief executive should be a natural, with good political instincts. John Kerry is lacking. And a president should exude resolve and decisiveness. He hasn't always, witness his convoluted rationalizations for his votes on the Iraq war. ... He also probably would stumble and hesitate in normal times, but then rise to the challenges of tough times. Tonight's acceptance speech will be an important test of that ability.

The Commissioner of the New Jersey D.E.P. has decided to run interference for his puppetmaster, Governor James E. McGreevey of New Jersey, in blocking a bear hunt, despite a vote of 6-1 by the New Jersey Fish and Game Council supporting such a hunt. The members of said council probably know far more about this subject than either the Governor or his mouthpiece both of whom apparently are willing to sacrifice the welfare and safety of the majority of New Jersey's citizens for the benefit of a handfull of animal rights wackos. If the bear population in that state can't...

About 200 protesters -- clutching teddy bears and black bear posters -- shouted in a galloping chant that echoed in the State House courtyard: "STOP the TRO-phy hunt! STOP the TRO-phy hunt!" Led by a woman dressed in a black bear costume and Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, the protesters -- many of them members of the Humane Society and the Fund for Animals -- called on Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) yesterday to stop the state's first black bear hunt in more than half a century. "We want the governor...

Maryland legislature has approved a trophy bear hunt in Alleghy County Maryland in October. The request for a Bear Hunt was promoted by hunters. There are only 300 bears in Maryland. This is an indicriminate killing of bears for 'sport', not the killing or problem bears. There is no provision cubs left orphaned by the killing. Bears are basically shy and avoid humans unless humans move into bear country and leave food out to attract bears. As was done in Yellostone, bears can be trained to stay away from Human food. Please CALL GOV EHRLICH now at 1-800-811-8336 to state...

Last effort to hunt down Nazis seeks help from local witnesses By Toby Axelrod BERLIN, May 25 (JTA) — When the hot line in Vienna rings, Christine Schindler steels herself. It could be a tip leading to an old Nazi who has escaped justice. More likely, it’s another crank caller making anti-Semitic comments. “Why don’t you leave our grandparents alone? The Jews are guilty of everything,” Schindler has heard. “There is one Nazi murderer: Ariel Sharon,” is another line, or, “Austrians have paid enough for the Jews.” “Although I expected such calls, I did not know how stressful it would...

U.S. Expands Data Gleaning in Terror Hunt Friday May 28, 2004 2:46 AM By ADAM ASHTON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Government agencies are using or planning nearly 200 computer projects that identify terrorists, analyze scientific information and detect fraud, a congressional survey said. Most of the programs, 122 out of 199, can access private documents such as student loan applications, bank account numbers and credit card information, said the report by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress. More than 50 of these projects relied on private databases for information while 77 collected data from other...