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Ex-airmen douse rumors over Bush's Guard service 'Serious' pilot flew in NORAD runs, volunteered for Vietnam combat duty Posted: February 18, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – As the White House struggles to document President Bush's attendance during a National Guard stint in Alabama, conspiracy theories about his military record have gained currency on the Internet. Some are pretty wild – and flat-out false, insist Guardsmen who served with Bush. One website that's growing in popularity, www.awolbush.com, alleges Bush not only shirked his duties at the Alabama base but also his home base in Texas, where it says...

The FBI has sacked a linguist who blew the whistle on some colleagues who cheered the 9/11 terrorist attacks and reportedly sabotaged translations crucial to ongoing terrorism investigations. The report is the latest instance of high-level political correctness within the FBI, where senior officials have been pandering to Islamist fringe elements who are tied to terrorist groups. Investigative reporter Paul Sperry reports, “Middle Eastern linguists with top-secret security clearance” at the FBI celebrated the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States and shouted: “It's about time they got a taste of what they've been giving the Middle East.” Sperry reports...

When linguist Sibel Dinez Edmonds showed up for her first day of work at the FBI, a week after the 9-11 attacks, she expected to find a somber atmosphere. Instead, she was offered cookies filled with dates from party bowls set out in the room where other Middle Eastern linguists with top-secret security clearance translate terror-related communications. She knew the dessert is customarily served in the Middle East at weddings, births and other celebrations, and asked what the happy occasion was. To her shock, she was told the Arab linguists were celebrating the terrorist attacks on America, as if they...

OPERATION: IRAQI FREEDOMArmy interpreters betraying soldiersU.S. resorts to hiring ex-Saddam loyalists to gather intelligence Posted: February 10, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is turning to local Iraqis once loyal to Saddam Hussein to meet a critical need for Arabic translators in areas of resistance. And some of the hired interpreters are betraying soldiers hunting for guerrilla fighters and the caches of arms they're using to attack American soldiers, military intelligence officials told WorldNetDaily. "We heard about dozens of cases where the infantry would find out where stuff was, brief the interpreter, but the interpreter...

OPERATION: IRAQI FREEDOM Defense analyst sees attacks through 2005Says commanders on ground preparing for long resistance, even after Saddam Posted: January 28, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON _ A senior defense analyst who recently returned from Iraq says U.S. commanders there expect attacks by insurgents to last through 2005. "I have not talked to any commander there who feels that there won't be incidents through the final transfer of power (to Iraqis) in 2005," said Anthony H. Cordesman, senior defense analyst with the Center for Strategic and International Studies here. Despite last month's capture of former Iraqi leader...

WASHINGTON – He did it again, but this time on national TV. Aaron McGruder, a black syndicated cartoonist who's getting his own prime-time TV series on Fox, called National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice "a murderer" for her role in the Iraq war. He made the remark as a guest on the nationally syndicated TV show "America's Black Forum," hosted by syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor Juan Williams. The creator of the popular "Boondocks" comic strip reportedly caused some discomfort at an anniversary dinner for the Nation magazine here last month when he told the mostly anti-war audience, "I've met...

In rolling out the new US-VISIT program to fingerprint and screen foreign travelers, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge boasted that it ''pulls the welcome mat from terrorists.'' But not all the way or all the time, as it turns out. A high-level memorandum from his department orders customs agents to stop fingerprinting as many travelers as needed to reduce ''delays and wait times'' caused by the the new program, which went into effect Monday at all 115 American airports that handle international flights. The fine print of the the new antiterror plan reveals a "wait time mitigation strategy'' that requires...

DAY OF INFAMY 2001 Arab translators cheered Sept. 11FBI Whistleblower: 'Questions of loyalty' tainted interpretation of al-Qaida chatter Posted: January 7, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON -- In a shocking revelation, an FBI whistleblower claims some Arab-Americans translating Arabic intercepts for the FBI spoke approvingly of the terrorist attacks on America more than two years ago. Former FBI translator Sibel D. Edmonds says translators of Middle Eastern origin working for the FBI's Washington field office maintain an "us"-versus-"them" attitude that's so strong it may be compromising al-Qaida investigations. She cited examples of mistranslations and security breaches within the...

HOMELAND INSECURITYChechen women:A threat to U.S.?New federal intelligence report warns of al-Qaida using non-Arab terrorists Posted: December 31, 200311:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – As the nation ramps up security for New Year's Eve festivities, the Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement that al-Qaida may have recruited non-Arabs, including Chechen women, to carry out terrorist attacks on America, according to a new U.S. intelligence report obtained by WorldNetDaily. "Federal and local law enforcement authorities should be aware that al-Qaida terrorists may not appear Arab," said the report issued Dec. 23 by the Department of Homeland Security's...

New federal intelligence report warns of al-Qaida using non-Arab terrorists -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: December 31, 2003 11:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – As the nation ramps up security for New Year's Eve festivities, the Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement that al-Qaida may have recruited non-Arabs, including Chechen women, to carry out terrorist attacks on America, according to a new U.S. intelligence report obtained by WorldNetDaily. "Federal and local law enforcement authorities should be aware that al-Qaida terrorists may not appear Arab," said the report issued Dec. 23 by the Department of Homeland Security's...

WASHINGTON – A new U.S. intelligence report obtained by WorldNetDaily describes a plot by "Pakistani Islamic extremists" to pose as aides to disabled travelers to obtain U.S. visas and carry out terrorist attacks once inside the U.S. They also plan to conduct attacks in Britain using the same scheme, which is designed to "draw less scrutiny from law enforcement," according to the closely held two-page report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The attacks will allegedly take place in April 2004, says the report, which is marked "Law Enforcement Sensitive." "Pakistani Islamic extremists are allegedly planning to conduct attacks...

HOMELAND INSECURITYTerrorists plan to poseas disabled travelersPakistani nationals behind U.S. plot, warns new Homeland Security memo Posted: December 26, 20038:18 p.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – A new U.S. intelligence report obtained by WorldNetDaily describes a plot by "Pakistani Islamic extremists" to pose as disabled travelers to obtain U.S. visas and carry out terrorist attacks once inside the U.S. They also plan to conduct attacks in Britain using the same scheme, which is designed to "draw less scrutiny from law enforcement," according to the closely held two-page report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The attacks will allegedly...

WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida terrorists have developed a crude device designed to spread deadly cyanide gas through the ventilation systems of crowded indoor facilities such as subways, according to a closely held security directive issued to law enforcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and obtained exclusively by WorldNetDaily. "Al-Qaida remains intent on using chemical or biological agents in attacks on the homeland," says the internal warning. "Terrorists have designed a crude chemical dispersal device fabricated from commonly available materials, which is designed to asphyxiate its victims." Marked "For Official Use Only," the five-page memo issued Friday says the device...

A few weeks after Islamic terrorists toppled the World Trade Center, two FBI agents from the New York field office paid a visit to a Sephardic Jewish community center in Brooklyn. Their mission: recruit Arabic linguists to help interpret interviews and intercepts of Osama bin Laden's network. Sephardic Jews have lived in Arab countries and know the language, not to mention the culture and history of the region. And being close to Israel, the main target of Islamic terrorism, they were gung-ho to help the feds fight the war on terrorism here. It was a good move, or so...

WAR ON TERRORAl-Qaida terrorists to gas U.S. subways?Homeland Security memo warns of device that uses cyanide to asphyxiate its victims Posted: November 25, 20039:00 p.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida terrorists have developed a crude device designed to spread deadly cyanide gas through the ventilation systems of crowded indoor facilities such as subways, according to a closely held security directive issued to law enforcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and obtained exclusively by WorldNetDaily. "Al-Qaida remains intent on using chemical or biological agents in attacks on the homeland," says the internal warning. "Terrorists have designed a...

WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida terrorists have developed a crude device designed to spread deadly cyanide gas through the ventilation systems of crowded indoor facilities such as subways, according to a closely held security directive issued to law enforcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and obtained exclusively by WorldNetDaily. "Al-Qaida remains intent on using chemical or biological agents in attacks on the homeland," says the internal warning. "Terrorists have designed a crude chemical dispersal device fabricated from commonly available materials, which is designed to asphyxiate its victims." Marked "For Official Use Only," the five-page memo issued Friday says the device...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has advised federal agencies to initiate emergency counterterrorism measures to prevent possible al-Qaida car bombings planned during the last days of the Muslim holiday Ramadan, according to an internal department memo obtained by WorldNetDaily. Citing al-Qaida's "increasingly sophisticated" car-bombing tactics, it recommends security guards tow all vehicles parked illegally in and around government facilities, if their owners cannot be identified, and inspect the undercarriage and other areas of vehicles entering sensitive areas, among other high-threat protective measures.

WAR ON TERRORHomeland Security to cops: Prepare for Qaida car bombsConfidential memorandum advises taking high-threat measures for end of Ramadan Posted: November 24, 20035:40 p.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has advised federal agencies to initiate emergency counterterrorism measures to prevent possible al-Qaida car bombings planned during the last days of the Muslim holiday Ramadan, according to a confidential department memo obtained by WorldNetDaily. Citing al-Qaida's "increasingly sophisticated" car-bombing tactics, it recommends security guards tow all vehicles parked illegally in and around government facilities, if their owners cannot be identified, and inspect the...

By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has advised federal agencies to initiate emergency counterterrorism measures to prevent possible al-Qaida car bombings planned during the last days of the Muslim holiday Ramadan, according to a confidential department memo obtained by WorldNetDaily. Citing al-Qaida's "increasingly sophisticated" car-bombing tactics, it recommends security guards tow all vehicles parked illegally in and around government facilities, if their owners cannot be identified, and inspect the undercarriage and other areas of vehicles entering sensitive areas, among other high-threat protective measures. Al-Qaida could also target "liquid natural gas, chemical or...

Despite a shortage of Arabic translators, the FBI turned down applications for linguist jobs from nearly 100 Arabic-speaking Jews in New York following the World Trade Center attacks, WorldNetDaily has learned. The FBI's New York office in October 2001 asked a local charity that works with Arab Jews to submit applications for the linguist jobs, which are crucial to anti-terrorism investigations. But not one of the more than 90 applicants was hired, even though some had helped translate Arabic for Israeli radio and TV news stations and the Israeli army before coming to America, the charity's director says. ''We sent...

WASHINGTON – A year ago, on Oct. 1, one of the most important documents in U.S. history was published and couriered over to the White House. The 90-page, top-secret report, drafted by the National Intelligence Council at Langley, included an executive summary for President Bush known as the "key judgments." It summed up the findings of the U.S. intelligence community regarding the threat posed by Iraq, findings the president says formed the foundation for his decision to preemptively invade Iraq without provocation. The report "was good, sound intelligence," Bush has remarked. Most of it deals with alleged weapons of mass...

WAR ON TERROR Clinton literally had Osama in his sights 'We had images of his face,' yet ex-prez refused to pull trigger: Pentagon source -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: October 5, 2003 9:30 p.m. Eastern The following is excerpted from Paul Sperry's hard-hitting new book, "Crude Politics," which was released in August by Thomas Nelson Publishers imprint WND Books, and is now in its third printing. By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com "We need to finish the job," former President Clinton last year advised President Bush concerning Osama bin Laden, who is still at large. Of course, he's one to talk. The only...

WASHINGTON – Though the Homeland Security Department has not terminated a high-ranking department official accused of resume fraud, sources say she's been denied the security clearance she needs to perform her job. Laura Callahan, the department's deputy chief information officer, was placed on paid leave in June while officials investigate her academic credentials. The advanced degrees she lists on her resume are from a diploma mill. Callahan's assistant, Jim Shepard, says she is still out on leave and has not been fired. However, sources say she was denied Top Secret clearance and is appealing the decision. Callahan's lawyer did not...

New photos of Clinton blowing a gasket Pics record notorious dust-up between then-prez and WND's Sperry Posted: September 24, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Just in time for the fourth anniversary of WND Washington bureau chief Paul Sperry's celebrated confrontation with then-President Bill Clinton on the White House south lawn, WND has obtained new photos of the verbal brawl revealing a visibly upset chief executive getting in the face of the one reporter who dared to ask the tough questions. Sperry, who at the time was Washington bureau chief for Investor's Business Daily, shortly after the incident accepted an offer for...

WASHINGTON – A former Army intelligence analyst says a number of Iraqi exiles have reported the deposed regime stashed small missiles, weapons and ammunition at mosques in and around Baghdad. U.S. forces have confiscated large caches of weapons in raids of Iraqi homes, but they are barred from raiding religious sites. Guerrilla fighters continue to attack troops with mortars, grenades, homemade explosives and small arms fire on a daily basis. They are tapping into a huge arsenal left behind by the former regime, one that some military officials in Iraq fear could supply fighters for several years. Iraqi exiles from...

This week on RadioFRTuesday 9/23 8pm- Always Right with Chuck MuthGuest Laura Ingraham, author of Shut Up and Sing 10pm- On Fire! with Tom Adkins Wednesday 9/24 8pm- Jeff Gannon's WashingtonGuest: Kay Daly, President: Coalition for a Fair Judiciary Thursday 9/25 8pm- Politics Today with Tim Ziegler (The Shrew)Guest: Paul Sperry, World Net Daily, author Crude Politics: How Bush's Oil Cronies Hikacked the War on Terrorism 10pm- Unspun with AnnaZ "Special Two-Year 'Anna'-versary Show"Guest- Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, BOND, author of SCAM-How Black Leadership Exploits Black America

An associate imam at a large mosque here attended by two of the 9-11 hijackers says Muslims who die while fighting unbelievers in the cause of Allah are no different from U.S. Marines fighting and dying for America in Iraq and Afghanistan. Johari Malik of the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., made the comparison in defending a sermon given earlier this year by the mosque's former head cleric, Anwar Aulaqi, who is under FBI investigation for his ties to the suicidal hijackers and other terrorists. Aulaqi in January exhorted the faithful at the Masjid at-Tawhid mosque in...

The assassination of a leading Shia cleric who cooperated with the U.S. military in Iraq follows a secret postwar plan by Saddam Hussein to destabilize the U.S. occupation, a former Army intelligence analyst told WorldNetDaily. A Jan. 23 memo classified Top Secret and found in Iraqi intelligence files orders Saddam's agents to carry out acts of sabotage in the event of the collapse of his regime. They include infiltrating mosques and assassinating imams – specifically in the holy city of Najaf, a key religious center for Shia Muslims oppressed by Hussein's deposed Sunni Muslim regime. Among other things, the 11-point...

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HOMELAND INSECURITY D.C. imam tied to hijackers subject of Green Quest probe Detained at JFK last Oct., but then released after State 'pulled' warrant Posted: August 16, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – A Muslim cleric who had closed-door meetings with two of the 9-11 hijackers was detained last October at a New York airport after federal authorities identified him as the subject of a post-9-11 terror money-laundering investigation, according to a U.S. Customs incident report obtained exclusively by WorldNetDaily. But the cleric, Anwar Nasser Aulaqi, was released soon after being taken into custody,...

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comes under ethical cloud To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33968 Thursday, August 7, 2003 ALL THE EX-PRESIDENT'S SCANDALSHomeland Security honcho comes under ethical cloudFormer Clinton loyalist accused of faking credentials, threatening employees with jail Posted: August 7, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON -- "Please be advised I will not tolerate any further derogatory comments from you about my knowledge, qualifications and/or professional competence." That was former White House computer manager Laura Crabtree Callahan blasting a colleague in an e-mail for questioning her qualifications in 1997. In hindsight, the computer-networking specialist criticizing Callahan might not have been...

Danger of terrorists exploiting loophole known post 9-11, but no action taken Posted: August 6, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department says it has suspended the little-known federal Transit Without Visa program after learning al-Qaida plans to exploit the screening loophole to hijack planes by the end of summer. But the administration ignored several warnings after the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings to close the loophole. The Transit Without Visa system, or TWOV, permits foreign travelers to stop briefly in the U.S. without visas before departing the U.S. for other countries....

WAR ON TERROR Imam tied to hijackers weighing Saudi job offer One-time subject of FBI probe headed hard-line mosque in D.C. Posted: August 5, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – A Muslim cleric tied to two of the Saudi hijackers who crashed a jumbo jet into the Pentagon is weighing job offers in Saudi Arabia, says an official at the hard-line mosque he used to head here. The imam, Anwar Aulaqi, gave politically charged sermons at Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., the largest mosque in the country. He was the subject...

<p>WASHINGTON – The White House denies reports that National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice plans to resign over the State of the Union controversy.</p> <p>Rice has come under fire for her office's promotion – in spite of CIA warnings – of flawed intelligence on Iraq before the war, including a dubious charge that Baghdad was shopping for uranium to make nuclear bombs. President Bush made the allegation in his Jan. 28 speech to Congress.</p> <p>Rice claims she was out of the loop at the time concerns were raised about the uranium reference.</p>

WASHINGTON – A new survey by the American Federation of Teachers says that despite recent gains, teachers are still underpaid. But a separate study by the Hoover Institution finds teachers earn more per hour than architects, engineers, scientists and nurses. According to economist Richard Vedder, who authored the recent Hoover study, unions fail to account for the shorter teaching workday and work year when measuring compensation. Teachers come out ahead when spring and summer breaks are factored in. Vedder also notes teachers' retirement and health-insurance benefits are typically more generous than those of the average professional. Take health care. Labor...

Is the "war on terror" declared by the Bush administration just a cynical and immoral subterfuge for securing needed Mideast oil, as leftists and anti-war activists claim? Or is America's ongoing military response to the horrendous attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, not only justified, but motivated totally by compelling national security concerns with no admixture of any other agenda, as administration cheerleaders claim? Or, does the truth lie somewhere in between? And if so, exactly where? A new book published by WND Books makes the unsettling case that the Bush administration, though engaged in an unavoidable and moral war on...

WASHINGTON -- Since the Sept. 11 hijackings, an FBI lab here has been compiling a database of easily concealable knives -- including long, fixed blades hidden in canes, retractable short blades hidden in keys and lipstick tubes, and others made of nonmetal composites that can escape detection by airport magnetometers and X-ray machines. Most of the nearly 90 samples photographed in the extensive database of concealable weapons are commercially available for less than $20, the FBI says. "These knives should be treated as potentially dangerous weapons," warns the "FBI Guide to Concealable Weapons 2003." The booklet, put together by the...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton says she forgives her husband's adulterous affairs because they were "sins of weakness," not "sins of malice." But if Bill Clinton is merely a harmless, if hopeless, lady pleaser, why did eight of the ladies who allegedly made him weak fear him so? The club of women who charge that the former president personally assaulted them or, through his "agents" or "people," threatened to do them or their families physical harm is a large one. Some are vague about the threats. Others are quite specific. But a pattern is clear, not to mention disturbing:...

Clinton ignored '94 intel on African AIDS crisis Yet he now boasts he 'led global fight' against disease -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: June 25, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – Former President Clinton took four years to react to a 1994 intelligence briefing detailing "the devastation AIDS was causing in Africa," a U.S. intelligence official told WorldNetDaily. Clinton lists fighting the African AIDS epidemic among the "accomplishments" posted on his presidential library website. And earlier this month, he gathered reporters at his Harlem office to spotlight his continuing efforts to help African nations battle the disease....

WASHINGTON – Former President Clinton took four years to react to a 1994 intelligence briefing detailing "the devastation AIDS was causing in Africa," a U.S. intelligence official told WorldNetDaily. Clinton lists fighting the African AIDS epidemic among the "accomplishments" posted on his presidential library website. And earlier this month, he gathered reporters at his Harlem office to spotlight his continuing efforts to help African nations battle the disease. The White House briefing, called a National Intelligence Estimate, was prepared by the National Foreign Intelligence Board during former CIA Director James Woolsey's tenure. "The NEI we did detailed the devastation AIDS...

If you get your news anywhere but WorldNetDaily, you may be wondering why Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose quit. Moose was proclaimed a "hero" by the media for his role in capturing the D.C. sniper suspects. But was he a hero? He certainly looked the part out there conducting those daily press conferences during the three weeks snipers paralyzed the Washington area. But, later, a series of investigative stories by WorldNetDaily Washington bureau chief Paul Sperry certainly raised questions. On the very day he resigned, WorldNetDaily broke a story about the way Moose used his position as police chief...

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Leaving office may not be enough for Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose to shake ethics laws and profit from his book deal, officials here say. Publishing confidential information about the Beltway sniper case could put in jeopardy any money Moose makes from his 336-page tome, "Three Weeks in October: The Manhunt for the Serial Sniper." Outgoing Police Chief Charles A. Moose County ethics laws bar employees from not only profiting from the prestige of their office, but also from disclosing confidential government information. The confidentiality provision applies to both current and former employees, a Montgomery County...

Officers' safety during sniper attacks investigated Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose is facing new criticism -- but this time, it's not about his book deal. W-U-S-A T-V reports that the county's Fraternal Order of Police is investigating questions about officers' safety during last fall's sniper shootings. The report is said to be exploring the possibility that important information was withheld from officers patrolling the streets during the attacks. The Fraternal Order of Police isn't releasing any details about the investigation. Moose has also been under fire from the county's ethics commission for a yet-to-be published book about the sniper...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D.C. SNIPER TERROR Police told suspects black from very 1st shot fired Eyewitness to Michaels store window shooting also described getaway car -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: March 28, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com ASPEN HILL, Md. – Just hours after the Beltway snipers shot out a crafts store window here, kicking off a three-week rampage, a pizza delivery man on shift next to the store told local police he saw two short-haired black males leave the scene – laughing and "high-fiving" each other – in a dark, older-model car, WorldNetDaily has learned. Yet the sniper task...

ROCKVILLE, Md. – Marriott International Inc. won't deny persistent rumors circulating in the Montgomery County Police Department that Chief Charles A. Moose recently was paid a substantial out-of-court settlement from the hotel chain after lodging a race-bias complaint. Police and county sources tell WorldNetDaily that Moose, who is black, allegedly complained when security at a Marriott resort in Hawaii asked to see his hotel key. He and his wife, Sandy, a self-proclaimed civil-rights lawyer, vacationed there during the Christmas holidays. Chief Charles A. Moose "It is routine for security to check people in hotel complexes in Hawaii by asking to...

WASHINGTON – It's now plain that the administration's color-coded threat alert is more useful as a political barometer than a terror warning system. Despite al-Qaida's bombing of Americans in Saudi, despite signs Osama bin Laden is still calling the shots, despite his renewed threats against America, despite increased terrorist "chatter," and despite the discovery of al-Qaida agents scouting new U.S. targets to hit, the Homeland Security Department has decided there is no need to raise the threat level from yellow to orange. The risk of a terrorist attack, according to your government, is not high right now. Meanwhile, the State...

WASHINGTON – eBay powersellers say the auctioneer fooled the national media into believing it was a victim of a hoax regarding sales of UPS uniforms on its website since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The high-volume sellers insist large quantities of the delivery service's famous brown uniforms were, in fact, sold on eBay in January. And they provided WorldNetDaily with old archive records to prove that at least several high-dollar transactions took place then. Some of the uniforms auctioned off were brand new. "It was not a hoax," said an eBay powerseller from Illinois. "The official eBay line that no...

WASHINGTON – A former U.S. nuclear-weapons scientist suspected of spying for China was spotted by an FBI counterintelligence agent in China near the North Korean border, raising suspicions that U.S. nuclear secrets may have also found their way to the "axis of evil" state, WorldNetDaily has learned. The incident has been closely held at the FBI over the last decade, but can be revealed here for the first time. On Nov. 28, 1990, former FBI agent William Cleveland, who was then the chief spy-catcher in the bureau's San Francisco office, joined FBI counterintelligence veteran Ivian C. Smith in Beijing to...

The last three influenza pandemics have all originated in Asia – the 1957 Asian flu, the 1968 Hong Kong flu and now this year's SARS flu, which also has been traced to China's southern Guangdong province, which includes Hong Kong. Why do these virulent new viral strains come out of South China? Some virologists implicate the farming practices common there. In southern provinces of China, farmers raise hens, ducks, pigs and fish in one integrated system. They use the droppings and leftover food from the pigs to feed the fowl. The fowl droppings, in turn, help fertilize the fish ponds....