Posted on 04/11/2010 9:33:03 AM PDT by Velveeta
PG&E confirms that one of its gas lines ruptured in area of massive San Bruno fire
By Robert J. Lopez
Los Angeles Times
September 9, 2010 | 10:37 pm
The utility company that serves San Bruno confirmed Thursday night that one its gas line ruptured in the neighborhood where a roaring fire left at least one person dead, destroyed a number homes and injured a couple of dozen victims.
Pacific Gas & Electric said that the broken line one was one theirs but added that the cause of the blast had not been determined.
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http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/topten_091010.htm
For Immediate Release
September 10, 2010
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending September 10, 2010
1.
Washington Field: Somali Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Piracy in Takeover of Merchant Ship
Jama Ibrahim pled guilty to conspiracy to commit piracy under the law of nations and conspiracy to use a firearm during, and in relation to a crime of violence. The charges stem from a violent act of piracy in the Gulf of Aden against a merchant vessel. Full Story
2.
Chicago: Aircraft Leasing Company, Its Owner, and Six Other Defendants Indicted in Alleged $50 Million Fraudulent Financing Scheme
The owner of an aircraft leasing company, his corporation, and others face an expanded federal indictment alleging that they engaged in a fraudulent financial scheme that raised more than $50 million. Full Story
3.
New Orleans: Main Defendant in a Major Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
One of Shreveport’s biggest drug traffickers was sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 50 kilograms of powder cocaine. Full Story
4.
Charlotte: Concord Man Arrested for Providing Bomb-Making Advice
Justin Moose was arrested on charges of providing information related to the manufacture and use of an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction to a person he believed was planning to bomb a women’s health clinic. Full Story
5.
Minneapolis: Long Lake Man Indicted for Mailing Suspicious White Powder to Dow Jones & Co.
Richard Kozak is charged with sending a letter containing a suspicious white powder to Dow Jones & Co. and with conveying false information regarding a type of biological weapon after receiving unsolicited mail from the company. Full Story
6.
Newark: New Jersey Doctor Arrested, Charged with Four Others in $1.8 Million Medicaid Fraud Involving Fake Physicians
A doctor with a practice in Elizabeth, New Jersey that received more than $13.7 million in Medicaid payments over the past year was charged, along with four others, with fraudulently obtaining money from Medicaid. Full Story
7.
New York: Man Charged in Connection with Fraudulent Purchase of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Painting
Thomas Doyle was arrested on charges of orchestrating the fraudulent purchase of Portrait of a Girl, a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Full Story
8.
Richmond: Three Principals of A&O Entities Arrested and Charged for Their Alleged Roles in $100 Million Fraud Scheme
Three principals of a group of businesses that acquired and marketed life settlements to investors were arrested and charged in an 18-count indictment for their alleged roles in a $100 million fraud scheme with more than 800 victims across the United States and Canada. Full Story
9.
Philadelphia: Former Police Officers Face Additional Charges
An indictment was unsealed against former Philadelphia police officers charging an additional count stemming from a drug conspiracy case for possession with the intent to distribute. Full Story
10.
Boston: Attorney Charged in Property Mortgage Scam
Michael Anderson was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering in connection with a multi-year, multi-property mortgage fraud scheme in Dorchester and Roxbury. Full Story
Copenhagen: Blast in hotel, police suspect terrorism
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The suspect is described as ‘North-African-looking’ and speaks French. In court he claimed he could not remember his name, though according to Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet’s sources, he comes from Luxembourg.
The man is being placed in isolation, which probably means the police suspect he has accomplices. According to the charges, the man intended to set off the bomb elsewhere, and it went off at the hotel by accident. (DA, DA)
Via AP:
Danish officials said this week’s small explosion at a Copenhagen hotel could be terror related, as the French-speaking suspect proclaimed his innocence in court Saturday while being ordered held in custody.
The blast on Friday — a day before the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States — caused only minor damage to a hotel bathroom and prompted Danish authorities to “slightly” raise the country’s terror alert. But officials insisted Danes should not be afraid of an imminent attack.
No one was hurt except for the suspect, who was slightly wounded.
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[Almost deleted this, then realized they have a ?reason for stealing playground equipment....what is it?
=== Google Web Alert for: semi truck stolen ===
Herald Argus > News > Local > Semi trailer filled with playground ...
Semi trailer filled with playground equipment stolen ... In 2008, a trailer
loaded with 20 tons of chocolate was swiped from the same truck stop. ...
http://heraldargus.com/articles/2010/09/10/news/local/doc4c88544737c84912524722.txt
Four RECL Officers arrested in missing explosive case,India news ...
Four RECL Officers arrested in missing explosive case,Online news portal
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Explosives recovered from villages in Pali - The Times of India on ...
The explosives reportedly reached there from Bhilwara. ... the matter of
the missing explosives which was consigned by the RECL,” said Mohan Lal.
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http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/6533293.cms
Moscow: 55,000 gather for Eid ul-Fitr celebration
(more pictures and videos at EnglishRussia, Bivouac-ID and RT)
Via RT:
55,000 Muslims have gathered in the center of Moscow around the Cathedral Mosque to celebrate the greatest day for Muslims – Eid ul-Fitr, known in Russia as Uraza bayram.
So many were eager to join in the morning prayer that they not only filled up the mosque, but also covered all neighboring streets and roads.
A special sermon, read for several hours by Russia’s Head Mufti, was amplified so that people outside the Mosque could hear it, too.
In his speech, the spiritual leader of Russian Muslims mentioned recent hardships the global Muslim community has gone through – violent clashes in Kyrgyzstan, deadly floods in Pakistan and abnormal heat in Russia.
He said that smoke is considered, in the Koran, as God’s punishment to humans for their sins and recalled that the heat and fires decreased in the first days of August when the Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan began.
Eid ul-Fitr, or Uraza bayram, as it called in Russia, marks the end of a month-long fast when, for more than 30 days, all faithful Muslims cannot eat any food while the sun shines.
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[Interesting photo of the drowd, all men...............
easy to load..
ruth
Thank you Ruth, I’m not sure what they would want with that either, the chocolate is a different sotry :)
With all the stolen stuff in the last 9 years - someone has a good stockpile for who knows what, but some of it will mean mayhem for a lot of people when they decide to use it.
Just keeping an eye on the San Francisco Gas explosion word has it that where the explosion happened was a clean cut something not quite right about this. Gas Company says they had no one working in that area on the gas line. There are millions of gas lines running under the goround through out the country. Maybe something to keep an eye on.
Venezuelan Official: Plane Carrying 47 Crashes
A Venezuelan official says a plane crashed with 47 people on board shortly after
takeoff, and it is unclear how many were hurt or killed.
MORE DETAILS:
http://www.fox5vegas.com/tu/5SIrvf1QY.html
I thought that was strange as well.
It certainly would be an easy way to create mayhem!
[You will want to read the comments on this one...]
Effingham deputies call feds after arresting Russians with shovel, wire cutters outside Georgia Power plant
Posted: September 9, 2010 - 6:05pm | Updated: September 9, 2010 - 7:31pm
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The men, two from Russia and one from Kazakhstan, were found near Georgia Power’s Plant McIntosh on Old Augusta Road about 1 a.m. Sunday after a ranger with the Department of Natural Resources reported a suspicious vehicle, Effingham County sheriff’s spokesman David Ehsanipoor said.
Deputies reported the men, who were inside a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder, had a machete, shovel, wire cutters and ski masks. One man also had black silk stockings in his front left pocket.
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The three were released after being interviewed by task force members, Ehsanipoor said.
“They did all have visas that allowed them to be here and are supposed to be leaving the country soon.”
comment...
they were Amish, yes?
By mb | 09/10/10 - 02:31 pm
Would the editors and DeAnn Komanecky care to explain why the religion of these individuals from Russia and Kazakhastan were not researched and revealed for this article? Or is it too much for the Savannah Now rag to mention Islam in connection with what has all the appearance of a terrorist exercise? And would the editors and DeAnn Komanecky care to explain why the newspaper and alleged journalist failed to mention the power plant’s close physical proximity to Fort Stewart, the largest U.S. army installation east of the Mississippi, training ground for tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers annually, and organizing point for U.S. military movements to the Middle East? Do the editors at Savannah Now seriously claim that they run an honest, objective newspaper?
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Tamil Congress says espionage is behind break-in
Published On Sun Sep 12 2010
Jayme Poisson Staff Reporter
The Canadian Tamil Congress fears the names of hundreds of Tamil asylum-seekers who boarded the MV Sun Sea and their families back home have been stolen in what they allege is either a hate crime or an act of international espionage.
“We were targeted. We fully well know we were targeted because we were involved in this Sun Sea issue,” said David Poopalapillai, national spokesperson for the Tamil congress.
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Tamil congress says dozens, not hundreds, of names on stolen computer
snip.
Decapited Body Found Near Evanston School (Illinois)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2588858/posts
Suicide by pipe bombs? Hmmmmm?
I just cannot believe they let them go? What the heck is wrong with our police/fbi Homeland Sec etc. Astounding
BTW was this a nuclear plant?
Drunk Pilot Pulled From Plane Before Take Off
Flight Canceled
POSTED: 11:56 am MDT September 14, 2010
UPDATED: 4:27 pm MDT September 14, 2010
AMSTERDAM — Dutch police say they have arrested and fined an intoxicated American pilot who was preparing to take off with a passenger jet.
The National Police Corps has not identified the pilot or his airline, but says he is a 52-year-old captain from Woodbury, N.J. He does not fly for a Dutch airline, according to a police statement published Tuesday.
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Apparent suicide by cyanide prompts safety fears
NU lab tech found dead
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Colleges and universities are targets of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups
looking to gain chemical weapons to use against American targets,
Livingstone said. That’s because they don’t screen their students and
they’re often careless about who has access to dangerous chemicals,
Livingstone said.
“There isn’t adequate screening of who has access to chemicals or biological
weapons,” Livingstone said. “They’re reluctant because of ‘academic
freedom.’ “
The risk of cyanide falling into evil hands is an old worry of terrorism
watchers, said Paul M. Maniscalco, an expert on cyanide terrorism at George
Washington University in Washington, D.C.
“Cyanide is still being used by people with bad intentions,” Maniscalco
said.
He pointed to a domestic terrorist, Joseph Konopka, aka “Dr. Chaos, “ a
left-wing extremist who was caught in 2002 with a cache of cyanide hidden in
an abandoned Chicago subway tunnel.
But Walsh, the MIT terrorism expert, cautioned that many incidents of
dangerous chemicals stolen from college labs are used by the thief against
themselves and not others.
“It’s the jilted lover, the disgruntled employee, it’s the suicide not the
suicide attack,” Walsh said.
Article URL:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1281024
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1281024
Thanks very much for the ping/post/and all of your research, granny. You’re right...the readers comments #1271 are interesting.
Wirecutters and the other tools...they’re just innocent fence repair men. /sarcasm
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20100913.aspx
Iran Quietly Moves On Bahrain
September 13, 2010: Bahrain’s Sunni leaders are increasing efforts to round
up Shia citizens, and foreigners, believed to be plotting to overthrow the
government. Although Bahrain won’t accuse Iran publicly, many Bahrainis
believes that Iran is involved. Most Bahrainis are Shia, and Iranian leaders
openly express their belief that Bahrain is Iran’s 14th province. Bahrain’s
Sunni king is also concerned that the Iranians are trying to interfere with
the elections next month. The parliament is limited by royal power, but able
provide a platform for reformers, or Islamic conservatives. The political
situation in Kuwait is similar, which is one reason the Kuwaitis openly
support the Bahraini government.
Last month, Bahrain warned Kuwait and Saudi Arabia that it had uncovered a
plot involving hundreds of sleeper agents, organized into 40-50 cells. The
agents, often poor locals, as well as men from Iran, Yemen and Lebanon, were
financed by religious leaders and Islamic political parties. The plan was to
launch coordinated attacks in Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Bahrain
proceeded to arrest and question 250 suspects. Kuwait put the usual suspects
under greater scrutiny, and Saudi Arabia said nothing. Bahrain said the
attacks were to be carried out if Iran were attacked (presumably by Israel.)
Kuwait continues to openly support Bahrain in fighting this Shia conspiracy.
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How Iran Kills Americans
Posted By Ryan Mauro On September 15, 2010 @ 12:30 am In FrontPage | 6
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/09/15/enemy-in-the-shadows/print/#comments_controls
[Good report, lots of details, left me thinking that it was good to see the truth in print.
And then again, I couldn’t shake the thought that this is a brainwashing article, to prepare us for a war in Iran.....
granny]
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