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Three Men Plead Guilty in Arson of Nine Alabama Churches

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MATTHEW LEE CLOYD,
BENJAMIN NATHAN MOSELEY, and RUSSELL LEE DEBUSK, JR., plead guilty today to
the offenses of conspiracy and arson in connection with a string of church
arsons that spanned from February 3 through February 7, 2006. The men have
remained in U.S. Marshal custody since their arrest on March 8, 2006, after
a criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court. CLOYD, MOSELEY and
DEBUSK were indicted in U.S. District Court on March 29, 2006.
"These senseless crimes have resulted in incalculable losses," stated
U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin. "The devastation of nine church homes, as
well as the devastation of these young men's families - think before you
act is the lesson others should heed - some actions have dire consequences.
It is a sad day," adds U.S. Attorney Martin.
CLOYD, 21, of Pelham, and MOSELEY, 20, of Birmingham, plead guilty to
the ten count indictment which charges in count 1, that all the defendants
conspired to damage and destroy by fire nine churches in Bibb, Pickens,
Greene, and Sumter Counties. This conspiracy count also alleges that
persons were injured as a direct and proximate result of the charged
offense. Counts 2-6 charge all the defendants with damaging and destroying
by fire five churches located in Bibb County. Counts 7-10 charge CLOYD and
MOSELEY with damaging and destroying by fire four churches located in West
Alabama. The affected churches and dates of the fires are listed:
2/3/06 Rehobeth Baptist, Bibb County

2/3/06 Ashby Baptist, Bibb County

2/3/06 Old Union Baptist, Bibb County

2/3/06 Pleasant Sabine Baptist, Bibb County

2/3/06 Antioch Baptist, Bibb County

2/7/06 Dancy Baptist Church, Pickens County

2/7/06 Morning Star Missionary Baptist, Greene County

2/7/06 Spring Valley Baptist, Sumter County

2/7/06 Galilee Baptist Church, Sumter County
DEBUSK, 20, of Hoover, plead guilty without a written plea agreement to
counts 1-6 of the indictment.
The written plea agreements contain waivers of the right to appeal and
post-conviction relief. The factual basis contained in the plea agreements
for CLOYD and MOSELEY states that during the evening hours of February 2,
2006, CLOYD, MOSELEY, and DeBUSK traveled from Jefferson County, Alabama,
to Bibb County, Alabama, in CLOYD's dark green Toyota 4Runner to spotlight
deer while drinking beer. After a period of time, the three drove to
Rehobeth Baptist Church and broke into the church where artificial flowers
were set on fire. The three fled the scene and continued to other churches
in the area where they broke into those churches and set fires as well.
In the days following the church fires, the three men followed the
local news reports regarding the investigation into the first series of
fires. CLOYD and MOSELEY became concerned that the investigators were
getting close to discovering their actions, so they made a plan to divert
the investigation further away from Birmingham in to West Alabama. On the
night of February 6, 2006, CLOYD and MOSELEY drove to Galilee Baptist
Church located in Sumter County, Alabama, and broke into the church and
started a fire there. They repeated this act at three more churches in the
West Alabama area and returned to Birmingham.
Agents, in the meanwhile, were gathering evidence from the fire scenes
and were able to trace tire tracks to CLOYD's Toyota 4Runner. On March 8,
2006, CLOYD was arrested near his Birmingham apartment. Agents also
arrested MOSELEY and DeBUSK on March 8, 2006.
"Today's guilty pleas bring this case full circle; the young defendants
admitted to their actions," stated James Cavanaugh, Special Agent in
Charge, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. "Although good police
work has prevailed, the victimized church communities continue to heal."
"These guilty pleas represent the tireless efforts of many law
enforcement agencies to bring this matter to justice," stated Carmen S.
Adams, Special Agent in Charge, Birmingham Field Division, Federal Bureau
of Investigation. "The destruction of a house of worship is something the
FBI and our local, state and federal partners take very seriously. We
appreciate the efforts of everyone involved."
The minimum mandatory sentence faced by each of the three men is not
less than seven years and not more than forty years and a fine of not more
than $250,000 or both, for each count. In addition, each must serve a term
of supervised release following their prison terms of not more than five
years. Under the advisory federal sentencing guidelines, the sentences for
counts 1-10 can run concurrently. The sentencing hearing will be set and
punishment will be determined by the court at a later date.
Assistant United States Attorneys Herbert H. Henry and Michael W.
Whisonant are prosecuting this case on behalf of the U.S. Government.
Special Agents of ATF and FBI along with numerous local law enforcement
investigated this case.
United States Attorney's Office Press Releases are also on the
Internet, visit http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/aln.
Jill Ellis, Public Information Contact, 205-244-2015

SOURCE United States Attorney's Office

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Global Crisis Watch
December 20, 2006 | Episode #39
Midweek NatSec Panel - Somalia

Dahir Mirreh Jibril, Permanent Secretary in Charge of International Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, and Niagara University's Dr. Abdiweli Ali join Nick Grace to dissect the situation on the ground inside Somalia.

Link: http://www.GlobalCrisisWatch.com/gcw/gcw_061220.mp3
29:30 minutes | 13.7 Megs

Notable Quotes from the Podcast
"The free world cannot negotiate with al Qaeda and I don't think that surrender is an option for the Transitional Federal Government. The Transitional Federal Government will fight as much as it can and I believe that the perception that negotiation can happen there is a gross and misleading proposition for the current situation."
- Dahir Mirreh Jibril

"The Transitional Federal Government is in contact with United States officials both in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Addis Ababa. Also the TFG Foreign Minister has been here in Washington about 15 days ago and he has been in touch with the United States government... I believe the United States is the one country today that clearly understands what is at stake and what's going to happen if al Qaeda is allowed to take over Somalia... The fact that John Abizaid came to Addis Ababa shows you the gravity of the situation in the area. I believe that John Abizaid did not come to Addis Ababa to appease al Qaeda in Somalia. And I believe the United States at least politically is now there as stated by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ms. Jendayi Frazer - there is no moderate in the situation now. The top layer (of the Islamic Courts Council) are terrorists. The top layer are people who want to destabilize the whole region and to fight a global jihadist war."
- Dahir Mirreh Jibril

"The TFG "captured one Oromo in Baidoa who was trying to - these kinds of operations are the kind that one person cannot execute. So the perception is that there are more in Baidoa or there are more who are probably coming and he was the lead agent. And also the same thing in Galkacyo and the police... did a good job and captured a few of those with the bomb making materials. So... what we found in Baidoa, the guy we captured in Baidoa and the group they captured in Galkacyo is the tip of the iceberg. The expectation is that we must be vigilant and the expectation is that there will be more."
- Dr. Abdiweli Ali on the capture of suicide bombers last week in Baidoa and Galkacyo

"I want to dissect the fighting force that the ICU has now. Essentially there are two groups: a group of foreigners and a group of Somalis. The Somali group is called al-Shabab (Youth)... They are offshoots of the old terrorist organization al-Ithaad al-Islami. We all know that. But they are more hardline than al-Ithaad al-Islami. The foreigners are composed of three groups. The global Islamic jihadists, which are essentially al Qaeda and al Qaeda-guided, the number is now between 2,500 and 3,000. And the other two groups who are also foreigners are Eritreans who are essentially looking to open a southern front against... Ethiopia. And the other group is the armed opposition groups that want to overthrow the Ethiopian government (Oromo Liberation Front and Ogaden National Liberation Front)."
- Dahir Mirreh Jibril

"We already know more than 300 suicide bombers who are already assigned to start bombing in the neighboring countries, the Ethiopian capitol, Addis Ababa, and Nairobi, the capitol of Kenya, and in Somalia, Baidoa, Galkacyo, Boosaaso, Hargeisa - the main population centers of Somalia."
- Dahir Mirreh Jibril

"Close to 1000 (Somali) youngsters were transported for training to Syria and to Hezbollah areas and many went there during the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Some of them died there and we have the proof, the families who lost youngsters there. The number of Hezbollah who are physically there in Somalia is very difficult to know. What we know is that they all look alike, most of them are Arabs, and they are in Somalia and they are in the thousands."
- Dahir Mirreh Jibril

Playlist
Hans Zimmer - Hunger
Wong Kar Wai - Angkor Wat Theme II

Global Crisis Watch is an independent and weekly 30-minute current affairs and news podcast focusing on the Global War on Terror, the War of Ideas, and indigenous pro-democracy efforts around the world. Hosted by Richard Lafayette in Minneapolis and co-hosted by Sasha Eckstein of BillRoggio.com and Nick Grace in Washington, DC, the show features interviews with brave activists and journalists about terrorism, democratization, and indigenous efforts to promote freedom and liberty.

Combating Holocaust Denial: Holocaust Deniers and Public Misinformation
This essay discusses Holocaust denial--the belief that the Holocaust
never happened--with a focus on refuting the reasons for these beliefs.
Includes links to related essays on Holocaust denial, annotated website
links, and a press release about the December 2006 Holocaust conference
in Iran, stating that it "will serve as nothing more than an
international platform for Holocaust denial." From the Holocaust Encyclopedia,
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
URL TRUNCATED, SEE LII ITEM
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23071

From the Top
The website for a humorous radio program showcasing the talents of
young musicians (of pre-college age) from around the U.S. The site features
a show archive, background about performers, listening guides, photo
galleries, and more. National Public Radio (NPR) distributes the show,
which is made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the
Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
URL: http://www.fromthetop.org
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22526

Computers

50 Coolest Websites
An annotated list of 50 useful and amusing websites in the areas of
entertainment, arts, and media; shopping, lifestyle, and hobbies; news and
information; staying connected; time wasters; travel and real estate;
and web searches and services. "Many of ... [the sites for 2006] are
shining examples of Web 2.0: next-generation sites offering dynamic new
ways to inform and entertain." Includes links to lists back to 2003. From
Time magazine in partnership with CNN.
URL: http://www.time.com/time/2006/50coolest/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23052

Guide To Public Opinion Poll Web Sites: Polling Data From Around the
World
This annotated compilation of websites "focuses on significant Internet
sites concerning general public opinion polls, especially those
providing polling results in usable formats." The scope does not include "Web
and blog polls, as many are unscientific, biased, or oriented toward
amateur efforts." From librarians Gary Thompson and Sean Conley,
published in the October 2006 issue of C&RL News, a publication of the
Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library
Association (ALA).
URL TRUNCATED, SEE LII ITEM
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23078

Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive
Resources
Annotated list from October 2006 of authoritative websites on the
"invisible web." The "invisible web comprises databases and results of
specialty search engines that the popular search engines simply are not able
to index." Topics include search engines, art, online books, business,
consumer, finance, government, international, law, health, science, and
transportation. Librarians' Internet Index is listed. From the Online
Education Database (OEDb), a site that offers reviews of online schools
and degree programs.
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LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23082

Health

AlcoholScreening.org
"If you consume alcoholic beverages, it's important to know whether
your drinking patterns are safe, risky or harmful. Answering these
questions will take only a few minutes, and will generate personalized results
based on your age, gender and drinking patterns." Includes a library of
publications about alcohol and health from the U.S. government, and a
database of alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs. A project of the
Boston University School of Public Health.
URL: http://alcoholscreening.org
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22740

healthywomen.org
Medical information for women. "More than 100 conditions, diseases and
women's health issues covered in depth. From acupuncture to yoga.
Diagnosis, treatment, questions to ask your health care professional,
lifestyle tips and more. All content reviewed for medical accuracy by health
care professionals." Also includes question and answer columns on
topics such as breast health and midlife health. From the National Women's
Health Resource Center (NWHRC), an "independent health information
source for women."
URL: http://www.healthywomen.org/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22738

smokefree.gov
This site is "intended to help you or someone you care about quit
smoking." The site provides access to "an online step-by-step cessation
guide, local and state telephone quitlines, NCI's national telephone
quitline, NCI's instant messaging service, [and] publications, which may be
downloaded, printed, or ordered." From the National Cancer Institute
(NCI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and
Health, and the American Cancer Society.
URL: http://smokefree.gov
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22739

Home & Housing

SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide
With information on more than 1,400 trees, this tree selection guide
features options for searching, browsing by common and scientific names,
and generating a list of trees that match a set of attributes (such as
height, fragrance, and water and soil requirements). Tree profiles
include photographs, growth habit, pest and disease problems, and more.
From the Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, based at California
Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly).
URL: http://selectree.calpoly.edu/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23066

Law

Famous American Trials: The Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial, 1868
This presentation recounts the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, the
17th U.S. President. Provides a chronology, details about the trial
process, a map showing the Senate vote, images, and links to related
websites. Part of the Famous Trials project by a professor at the University
of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Law.
URL TRUNCATED, SEE LII ITEM
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23058

Get a Passport Now
Brief information about new passport requirements for 2007 for
travelers to and from the U.S. "All travelers will be required to have
passports -- including U.S. citizens returning to the U.S. by air from
throughout the Western Hemisphere -- on January 23, 2007." Also includes
material about sea and land travel, and links to official passport sites for
U.S., Canadian, and Mexican citizens. From the Travel Industry
Association and Travel Business Roundtable.
URL: http://getapassportnow.com
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23050

The Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson: Supplement to the
Congressional Globe
Digitized supplement to the Congressional Globe (the predecessor to the
Congressional Record) that provides a record of the documents and
debates for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Includes an
index to the document and links to other Library of Congress resources
related to the impeachment of President Johnson and the impeachment
process in general. A special presentation from a larger collection of the
American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcg-imp.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23059

People

Diana Death a "Tragic Accident"
Collection of articles from December 2006 about "an official UK police
inquiry into the [1997] Paris car crash which killed Princess Diana and
Dodi Al Fayed [and that] has found no evidence the couple were
murdered." Includes a link to the full report ("The Operation Paget Inquiry
Report Into the Allegation of Conspiracy to Murder") and to information
about the life and death of Princess Diana. From the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC).
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6179275.stm?ls
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23074

Elvis: The Undisputed King of Rock and Roll
This companion to a past exhibition about Elvis Presley features an
essay about the musician and performer, along with photos of items from
the exhibit. Provides a link to Elvis' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
profile, which includes a biography and timeline. From the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame and Museum.
URL: http://www.rockhall.com/exhibitions/past.asp?id=514
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23083

NORAD Tracks Santa
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracks Santa’s trip
around the world on Christmas Eve. The site provides biographical
information about Santa Claus, a sampler of Christmas music, and brief
information about NORAD. The tracker goes live the morning of December 24, but
prior to that, test videos made of Santa's earlier activities in the
calendar year are available for viewing. Available in six languages.
URL: http://www.noradsanta.org/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7488

Time Person of the Year: Story Archive
Archive of stories about the Time Person of the Year (previously the
Man of the Year) from 1927 to the present. Also includes links to the
current year's Person of the Year, a gallery of Person of the Year
magazine covers, and a photo history of the Person of the Year. From Time
magazine.
URL: http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/archive/stories/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23075

When Nixon Met Elvis
"Elvis Presley met President Richard M. Nixon in the Oval Office in
December 1970. ... Through the original letters and memorandums written by
Presley and the White House staff, this exhibit tells the
behind-the-scenes story of how the meeting was arranged." Also features a series of
photos from the event, including a famous image of the two shaking
hands. From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
URL: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/when_nixon_met_elvis/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23081

BNA's Web Watch Reading Room
"Here you will find links to government, industry, and academic
resources on selected topics" in politics, law, health and science, and social
issues. Sample focuses include the alternative minimum tax, aviation
security, data mining, fuel cells, global warming, nanotechnology,
pipeline safety, and Social Security. From librarian Laura Gordon-Murnane of
the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), a "publisher of information and
analysis products for professionals in law, tax, business, and
government."
URL: http://www.bna.com/webwatch/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23080

The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce
On December 14, 2006, this commission "unveiled recommendations calling
for the biggest changes in the American education system in a century."
Suggestions include offering universal pre-kindergarten programs, and
enrolling students in college after 10th grade. The site provides a
28-page summary of the report, "Tough Choices or Tough Times," and links to
media coverage and to other commission papers. From the National Center
on Education and the Economy (NCEE).
URL: http://skillscommission.org
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23079

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Associated Press report
[edited]
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Health_Medical/Restaurant_Sickness.html

600 Sickened After Eating at N.Y. Bar

At least 600 people came down with a gastrointestinal illness after
eating at a popular biker bar and restaurant, health officials said
on Friday [1 Dec 2006].

Bacteria have been ruled out as the cause, meaning last weekend's
outbreak linked to the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is probably viral and could
have spread through air particles, said Cynthia Morrow, health
commissioner of Onondaga County.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were notified because
the people who may have been affected were from across the country,
Morrow said. Patrons from as far away as Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Vermont and California have reported symptoms.

Some were sickened after eating at the restaurant, while others
became ill after being exposed to those who had, health officials said.

The most common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
abdominal cramps and chills lasting 12 to 48 hours.

The county health department on Thursday [30 Nov 2006] ordered the
restaurant closed for at least 72 hours. Workers threw away hundreds
of pounds of prepared foods. No specific foods have been implicated.

Restaurant owner John Stage said he planned to reopen on Monday [4 Dec
2006].

--
ProMED-mail
promed@promedmail.org

[The association of such a large outbreak of presumptive viral
gastroenteritis with a single restaurant and subsequent spread of
gastroenteritis among contacts of those present at the restaurant
suggests that the agent responsible may be a norovirus. Noroviruses
are highly infectious ubiquitous viruses that can be transmitted both
from contaminated produce and also directly from person-to-person.
Outbreaks associated with restaurants have been frequent in the past,
but are less common now as a result of greater awareness of the
problem and general improvements in food processing and handling.
Outbreaks are more common now in situations where unrelated
individuals congregate together at high density; e.g. in schools, in
hospitals, on board cruise ships, etc. - Mod.CP]

{Note: Promed says above that norovirus can come on vegetables, how does it get there?
granny}

[from 11-20-06, is this related to todays world wide threat of an attack?]

Merger of North African al-Qaeda Terrorists

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.361364266&par=0

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.361364266&par=0

Barcelona, 20 Nov. (AKI) - Al-Qaeda has instructed the Algerian terror
formation the Salafite Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) to take
under
its command other groups such as Morocco's Islamic Combat Group,
several
extremist Tunisian groups and Libya's Islamic Group, forming a single
terror
network for North Africa and Europe, Catalan daily El Periodico
reports,
citing unnamed Spanish anti-terror intelligence sources.

GSPC operatives are reported to be travelling all over Europe to put
the
various North African terror cells located there in touch with each
other,
worried anti-terror sources say. Investigators have noted extensive
contacts
and financial flows between groups in Spain, Italy (especially the
northern
city of Milan), Holland, Belgium and France, El Periodico said.

The new, unified terror network is called 'The Union of the Arab
Maghreb',
according to the Spanish intelligence sources quoted by the paper. In
France
alone, there are estimated to be 40 terror cells, most of which belong
to
the GSPC. A document containing a draft plan for the new 'merged'
terror
network was discovered by Moroccan police in a July raid, El Periodico
said.

The individual allegedly responsible for spearheading the 'merger' is
the
Algerian GSPC member Jaled Abu Basir, who has links with operatives in
Belgium, Holland, Fance, Spain, Britain, Demark and Germany, according
to El
Periodico.

The merger is intended to make it easier to organise attacks in the
various
countries, the Spanish intelligence sources said. The fusion of the
GSPC and
al-Qaeda was announced on 11 September - the fifth anniversary of the
9/11
attacks on the United States - by al-Qaeda's second in command,
Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Cells belonging to the GSPC - which was founded in 1998 following a
split
within the other principal Algerian terror group, the Armed Islamic
Group
(GIA) - are believed to have operated in Italy and have been the
subject of
several anti-terror investigations.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20793368-2703,00.html

Female terror 'honeytraps'

Bruce Loudon, South Asia correspondent

November 21, 2006

KASHMIRI terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba is believed to have recruited a
"honeytrap brigade" of female militants to gather vital information
from
Indian soldiers about troop deployments and strategy.

The existence of the brigade has reportedly alarmed Indian security
agencies
already concerned about incidents in which their soldiers have passed
on
classified information to the terror group linked to al-Qa'ida.

Intelligence agencies have become aware of a steady stream of women
returning to Kashmir after receiving arms and tactical training in
camps in
Pakistani territory.

The interrogation of a 20-year-old Kashmiri woman, Khalida Akhtar,
arrested
in Srinagar recently, revealed details of the band of women terrorists.

The woman had got to know an Indian army officer and had met him
several
times and attempted to get information from him. But the officer
approached
his superiors, and the woman was arrested when she arrived to meet him
at a
Srinagar park.

Members of the honeytrap brigade were being used "to trap army officers
and
jawans (soldiers) to monitor troop movements so LeT gains vantage
positions"
during encounters with the Indian armed forces, it was reported last
night.

The Black Book of the Sandinistas

http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=25408

http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iran/10084096.html

US says Iran probably has biological warfare weapons

Reuters

Geneva: Iran probably has germ warfare weapons, North Korea may have
developed them and Syria could have carried out research into such
banned
weaponry, the United States told an arms control conference yesterday.

Addressing the opening session of the sixth review conference of the
Convention on Biological Weapons (BWC), US delegation head John C. Rood
said
those countries were of particular concern given their 'support for
terrorism'.

"We believe that Iran probably has an offensive biological weapons
programme
in violation of the BWC," Rood said. "We also believe North Korea has a
biological weapons capability and may have developed, produced and
weaponised for use.

"Finally, we remain seriously concerned that Syria ... has conducted
research and development for an offensive biological weapons
programme," he
said.

IAEA meeting
EU opposes atomic assistance for Tehran

The European Union urged a politically charged meeting of the UN
nuclear
agency yesterday to deny Iran's request for help with a facility that
could
yield plutonium for atom bombs.

The International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation governing board has
repeatedly asked Iran not to pursue the Arak heavy water reactor
project.

Tehran has vowed to complete it and applied for IAEA expertise to
ensure it
meets safety standards. "We cannot support providing technical
assistance to
a heavy water research reactor project that ... would in future produce
significant quantities of plutonium and involve a significant [nuclear]
proliferation risk," Finnish envoy Kirsti Helena Kauppi, speaking on
behalf
of the EU, told the IAEA board.

Wishing you all a happy, healthy, blessed Christmas.

From Svobodanews.ru, transcript of Radio Freedom broadcast, May 15th, 2006

A presentation of the book 'Nord-Ost: Investigation Incomplete' took place in Moscow

Program was conducted by Andrei Sharogradsky, and the interview was performed by Radio Freedom's Moscow correspondent Mariana Torocheshnikova.

Andrei Sharogradsky: In Moscow, within the framework of the 'Say No to Terror' festival, there was a presentation of the book 'Nord-Ost: Investigation Incomplete'.

Mariana Torocheshnikova: The authors of 'Nord-Ost: Investigation Incomplete' were seven people whose children died during the hostage rescue operation at the Dubrovka music center. This book, in essence, is a report on the investigations carried out by the relatives. I will be speaking with the co-chairman of the 'Nord-Ost' Regional Public Organization for Support to Victims of Terrorist Attacks, Tatiana Karpova, who lost her son during the rescue operation.

Tatiana Karpova: Since the criminal case was never closed,we wrote this book to inform the world community of our opinion that major terrorist attacks such as 'Nord-Ost', Beslan, and others must be investigated, and that truth made known so that others would not suffer from other such tragedies. This book contains no conjectures, rather, the major part of the book is composed of copies of documents, pages from the criminal case, which we are holding up to public scrutiny for the first time.

Certainly, it is terrible to state that the truth has been kept from us, that is, the real demands of the terrorists. Everyone remembers that the terrorists at first supposedly demanded the end of the war in Chechnya, an unrealistic demand that it be accomplished in 3 days, and so our government then refused to hold negotiations to release the hostages.

In reality, we discovered several documents that stated otherwise, these are from the hearings held back then by members of parliament Yavlinksy and Govoruhina, and reported by Anna Politikovskaya. These documents clearly show that there were 3 specific demands by the terrorists. The first: to stop shelling civilians, the second: an end to the 'cleansings' of so-called rebels, and the third condition: a direct telephone conversation between Mr. Putin and Mr. Mashadov, without intermediates. We also published this in our book, i.e.: that the conditions laid down by the terrorists were not unrealistic, that negotiations could have led to the release of hostages through peaceful means.

In this book we spoke about the endless falsifications in the investigation process. We provided documents from the government's own criminal case files, including page and volume numbers. For example, we have 117 of the 130 autopsies performed on the victims. So far, out of the 117 that we had access to, 79 contain the phrase "no medical assistance was rendered whatsoever".

Mariana Torocheshnikova: What do you expect, what kind of reaction do you think you'll receive from the Russian authorities after they've acquainted themselves with this book?

Tatiana Karpova: In principle, we expect nothing rom Russia, that I can honestly tell you. Therefore, our path leads straight to the West. Once again, we don't expect that the West will investigate this; it is absolutely erroneous to think that the West could reach some conclusion that Russia would actually listen to. We just wish that the public understood what is necessary. It is not because we want vengeance, but what is simply necessary - that high-level officials are really punished for their carelessness and irresponsibility, in other words, for the incompentence shown in the hostage rescue operation here, and at Beslan, and during other acts or terror. We place our hope in the voice of the community.

Mariana Torocheshnikova: The print run of this book is rather small, just two thousand copies in Russian and one thousand more in English. There simply wasn't money for more. The book was published thanks to funding from the Terrorism Victims Support Fund, an NGO. The management of the publishing company also helped as well. According to Tatiana Karpova, after finishing the print run, the company called up and said that they would give them a $1500 discount. The book will also be printed in a series in Nezavisimaya Gazeta, so that everyone can acquaint themselves with materials from the victims' own investigation into the terrorist attack on 'Nord-Ost'.

I guess some books you can judge by their covers :-/

Why are the Saudis and Iranians our friends?

Judge: Iran owes $254M in terror attack
Fri Dec 22, 12:40 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The Iranian government financed a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia and must pay $254 million to the victims' families, a federal judge ruled Friday.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth allows families of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing to seek their compensation from assets that have been seized from the conservative Islamic regime in Tehran.

On June 25, 1996, a truck bomb exploded in a military housing area known as the Khobar Towers dormitory near Dhahran. U.S. authorities have long alleged that the bombing was carried out by a Saudi wing of the militant group Hezbollah, which receives support from Iran and Syria.

Though Lamberth has previously ruled that a survivor of the blast could seek payment from Iran, Friday's ruling was the first time Tehran has been blamed for the deaths of the Americans in the bombing.

"The defendants also provided money, training and travel documents to Saudi Hezbollah members in order to facilitate the attacks," Lamberth wrote. "Moreover, the sheer gravity and nature of the attack demonstrate the defendants' unlawful intent to inflict severe emotional distress upon the American servicemen as well as their close relatives."

The lawsuit was brought by the families of 17 of the 19 people killed in the attack. Iran never responded to the lawsuit, did not send an attorney to appear in the case and isn't expected to pay the award. Iran has denied any connection to the bombing of the Khobar Towers and has rejected U.S. allegations of its involvement as "unfounded."

But the family members can seek payment from seized Iranian accounts. The Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, which arbitrated such issues, has long been closed to new claims so the families likely would have to seek payment through foreign courts such as Italy that have seized Iranian assets.

Thaddeus C. Fennig of Wisconsin, whose son was killed in the explosion, was pleased by the opinion.

"It shows this is not forgotten," Fennig said. "Once in a while, for some reason or another, this comes up with people and many of them don't even remember it anymore."

Lamberth relied heavily on testimony by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who investigated the bombings.

Two Iranian government security agencies and senior members of the Iranian government itself provided funding, training and logistical help to terrorists who carried out the attack on a dormitory that housed U.S. Air Force pilots and staff in Saudi Arabia, Freeh testified.

In 2001, the FBI announced it would charge 13 Saudis and one Lebanese in the attack. The U.S. indictment placed heavy blame on Iran for nurturing the attack but stopped short of mentioning any Iranians by name or linking them directly to Khobar.

All of the men charged were living oversees and at large at the time of the indictment. None has been extradited to the United States for trial and the case remains open.

The judge's decision comes as the U.N. considers imposing sanctions against Iran until it abandons its nuclear program. Iran insists its aims are peaceful; leading U.S. officials say they are convinced the Iranians intend to develop a nuclear weapon within the next decade.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_go_ot/terrorist_bombing_lawsuit_6

TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 12/22/2006 # 1

Most incidents appearing in TerroristWarning.com and TransitSecurityReport.com also appear at www.GlobalIncidentMap.com

National:

[KSBY] CALIFORNIA - Suspicious White Powder in Jury Summons Envelope Prompts Santa Maria HazMat Lockdown

http://www.ksby.com/news/headlines/4974301.html

[Young Broadcasting] VIRGINIA - Suspicious Package Found Downtown

"placed very deliberately so that someone would notice it"

http://www.wric.com/global/story.asp?s=5839137

See also http://www.richmond.com/news/output.aspx?from=rss&feed=localheadlines&article_id=4520825

[North County Times] CALIFORNIA - Use of database for analyzing terrorism threats to expand

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/12/20//news/state/13_28_2512_19_06.txt

[Tennessean.com] TENNESSEE - Injuries reported after explosion at Nashville's Historic Courthouse

http://www.fairviewobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/NEWS03/61220003

[Dayton Daily News] OHIO - FBI takes over probe of suspicious white powder

"FBI has taken over the investigation of unaddressed letters containing a suspicious white powder that a number of residents in the Washington Twp./Centerville area reported finding in their curb side mailboxes Tuesday"

" Letters also have been found in Miami Twp. and possibly in Kettering"

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/12/20/ddn122006fbiweb.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16

[Palm Beach Post ] FLORIDA - Powder in mail temporarily closes Post building [False alarm]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/pbccentral/content/local_news/epaper/2006/12/20/1220powder.html

[The Monitor] TEXAS - Bomb scare shuts down Chase tower

"A bomb threat forced workers at the city’s tallest building out to the street late Wednesday afternoon. But an hour-long search turned up no evidence of explosives"

http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=17001&Section=Valley

[Chariho Times] RHODE ISLAND - Eco-terrorist charges levied

"Mageau first tried to file his eco-terrorist complaint in a letter to the state police dated November 29, 2006"

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17619103&BRD=1717&PAG=461&dept_id=74264&rfi=6

[AP] SOUTH CAROLINA - Suspicious mail at S.C. federal courthouse turns up nothing harmful

"small envelope didn't contain any explosive residue"

"Both local and federal officials refused to say what was in the envelope or who it was addressed to"

http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061221/APN/612213858

International:

[AP] TURKEY - Kurdish militant group "Turkish Hezbollah" issuing terror threats

"A Kurdish Islamic militant group with reported ties to al-Qaida is re-emerging in Turkey after six years underground — and has started issuing vague but worrying threats"

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/21/europe/EU_GEN_Turkey_Islamic_Terror.php

[AFP] IRAN - Ahmadinejad: Britain, Israel, US to 'vanish like the pharaohs'

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/12/20/061220094102.ixs3bo81.html

[Ynet] IRAN - Ahmadineajd: Iran now nuclear power

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3342489,00.html

[AFP] DUBAI - Zawahiri vows attacks on US, slams Hamas

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/20122006/323/zawahiri-vows-attacks-slams-hamas.html

See also http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=18859

[AP] SOMALIA - Heavy fighting erupts in Somalia

"Heavy fighting broke out between Somalia's government troops and rival Islamic militia today, throwing a European Union's peace initiative into doubt"

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-somalia1220,0,4316293.story?track=rss

[The Sun] USA/IRAN - United States issues Iran alert

"US Warships were on standby last night to head to Iran in the nuclear weapons stand-off"

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006580837,00.html

[AP] PAKISTAN - Bomb Injures 7 People in Pakistan

"bomb rigged to a bicycle exploded Wednesday in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta, wounding seven people"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122000607.html

[India Daily] INDIA - Youth threatens to blow up US visa centre, held

"A youth carrying ingredients used in making crude bomb today entered the office of the US visa application centre here and threatened to blow it up but was overpowered by police"

http://www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/83697.asp

[TodayOnline.com] NORTH KOREA - North Korea may hold second nuke test: SKorean lawmaker

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/162130.asp

[ThaisNews] THAILAND - A bomb exploded in a market in Pattani, no injuries reported

"explosive device was triggered by a remote control, and it was hid inside a trash can in front of Mor Wit market"

http://www.thaisnews.com/news_detail.php?newsid=199554

[Bangkokpost.com] THAILAND - Suspicious package sent to PM

"A security guard found suspicious package addressing to Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont at a bus stop in front of the Government House on Thursday morning"

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=115322

[Washington Times] BELIZE - U.S. fugitive with terror ties arrested in Belize

http://wpherald.com/articles/2689/1/US-fugitive-with-terror-ties-arrested-in-Belize/American-Muslim-fugitive-pleased-guilty-in-2003.html

[ABC Australia] AUSTRALIA - Authorities doubt missing radioactive substance stolen

"canister containing radioactive material is missing somewhere in Western Australia"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1816828.htm

[AAP] AUSTRALIA - Parliament cleared, security scare at PM's office

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20961908-421,00.html?from=public_rss

[AP] AFGHANISTAN - Separate Afghan bomb attacks leave seven dead

"Two roadside bombs exploded almost simultaneously today in two separate parts of Afghanistan, killing three police officers and four civilians"

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061221/afghan_bomb_061221/20061221?hub=World

[Reuters] INDIA - Grenade blast in market wounds 19 in Assam

http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-12-21T204802Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-281101-2.xml

[Reuters] LEBANON - Lebanon seizes explosives from pro-Syrian group

"Lebanese police found and confiscated large quantities of explosives, detonators and timers in houses owned by members of a pro-Syrian group in north Lebanon on Thursday"

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21356484.htm

[Prensa Latina] CHILE - Sharp Chile Cop Spots Bomb

"A homemade explosive device placed in the facade of the State Defense Council s building in this capital was defused by the Special Police Operations Group"

"bomb was made of a five-kilo gas cylinder full of gunpowder and accompanied by a timer"

http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B886380DB-AEF3-4489-9651-338D3B5A9FD9%7D&language=EN

[LIP] PERU - 2 arrested for possessing more than 1000 dynamite cartridges

"2 people were arrested as they attempted to smuggle more than 1000 dynamite cartridges into Lima on a bus "

http://www.livinginperu.com/news/2909

[Interfax] TURKMENISTAN - Turkmenistan's armed forces on combat alert - source

"In connection with the death of President Saparmurat Niyazov Turkmenistan's armed forces have been put on combat alert"

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11651287

[Ynet] ISRAEL - Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for Qassam attack

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3343116,00.html

[PTI] INDIA - 20 hurt in blast in Guwahati

"when an improvised explosive device (IED) believed to have been planted by the ULFA in a bicycle exploded in the busy Athgaon area of the city "

http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=70230

[IANS] INDIA - Mumbai on guard against terror attack

"Anticipating terror attacks during the year-end and New Year's eve"

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/December/subcontinent_December735.xml&section=subcontinent&col=

[IBN] INDIA - Qaeda threat puts Sonia's security on high alert

"Security around UPA chief and Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been put on a high alert following intelligence inputs suggesting threat to her life from an al-Qaeda supported outfit"

"Intelligence reports suggest that United Jehad Council - formed by al-Qaeda with support from ISI - whose India operations is headed by a Pakistani national Sajjad, has plans to target the Congress chief"

http://in.news.yahoo.com/061222/211/6ai7e.html

[WND] ISRAEL - Hamas threatens attacks on U.S. [U.S. Interests]

"Terrorist warns 'Middle East is full of American targets'"

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53474

[Telegraph] UNITED KINGDOM - Tampering fears as glass found in bread

"third time in just over a year that glass has been reported in packs of Kingsmill"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/21/uglass121.xml

[Reuters] UNITED KINGDOM - U.K. warned of Christmas terror threat

"Says no specific plan known, but risk of chemical, nuke attack 'unparalleled'"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16322214/

See also http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=5845336

[Reuters] SERBIA - Kosovo officials arrested after huge weapons haul

"12.7 mm anti-aircraft gun and more than 100 rocket-propelled grenades"

" International Crisis Group (ICG) said the temptation to avoid a tough decision on independence must be avoided, or there could be a "major new crisis."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/wl_nm/serbia_kosovo_weapons_dc_1

[The Times] HORN OF AFRICA - Declaration of war threatens stability of Horn of Africa

"The leader of Somalia’s Islamist militia said yesterday that his country was now at war with neighbouring Ethiopia"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2514894,00.html

[Daily Tribune] PHILIPPINES - Assassination plots set for martial law

"before declaring an emergency rule, two congressmen and a senator will be assassinated"

http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20061221hed1.html

[Associated Newspapers of Ceylon] SRI LANKA - LTTE abducts six bus passengers

http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/12/22/sec10.asp

[Reuters] ISRAEL - Fatah gunmen fire on Hamas activists in W.Bank

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/ts_nm/palestinians_dc_1

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

May God keep all of you safe and give you special blessings.

Does Svni or any of the group speak english well enough to do an interview in America?

we have several top talk show hosts that are Freepers and some do interviews.

To me the Nord Ost story, could happen here, some say did happen in New Orleans and Waco.

I am so glad they are getting the publicity they deserve.

How can we help, could you do the interview for them?

"The defendants also provided money, training and travel documents to Saudi Hezbollah members in order to facilitate the attacks," Lamberth wrote. "Moreover, the sheer gravity and nature of the attack demonstrate the defendants' unlawful intent to inflict severe emotional distress upon the American servicemen as well as their close relatives." <<<

That puts it out in the open.

How many people realize the number of hezbollah that now live in the United States?

A look at the numbers of arrests over the years for money laundering would give one the idea that we have many cells active in the U.S.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1070666

Lucky escape for train passengers in spite of bomb and bullets

GUWAHATI: Passengers travelling in the Arunachal Express had a
miraculous
escape when militants exploded a powerful bomb and subsequently fired
causing damage to 10 coaches.

Chief public relation officer of the Northeast Frontier Railway
Trikalagya
Rabha said that no passengers were hurt after the militants exploded
the
bomb underneath the train travelling between Rangiya and Goreswar at
7.45 pm
on Thursday night.

Four coaches and about 50 cm of rail track were damaged after the blast
as
the ultras fired on six other coaches from automatic weapons which bore
81
bullet hits spread on both sides, Rabha said.

Despite the blast and subsequent firing, the train was not derailed, he
said.

Information about the incident was first given by the driver and guard
of
the train when they arrived at Goreswar station at around 7.47 pm.

Railway and security officials rushed to the site and found 55 metres
of
electrical wire.

They are investigating the case.

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11651871

Problems with Beslan counter-terror operation revealed - Torshin

MOSCOW. Dec 22 (Interfax) - The parliamentary commission investigating
the
terrorist attack in Beslan in 2004 has revealed a number of problems
related
to the professional skills of participants in the counter-terrorist
operation and officials who supervised it, Federation Council First
Deputy
Speaker Alexander Torshin, who heads the commission, said on Friday.

The functioning of the headquarters responsible for the operation was
not
smooth, either, he said.

"The headquarters did not include President of North Ossetia Dzasokhov,
Parliament Speaker Mamsurov, Interior Minister Dzantiyev and a number
of
other officials," Torshin said. tm la

'Only military action can stop Iran'
THE JERUSALEM POST Dec. 21, 2006
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881949783&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

In a dramatic conclusion concerning the future of the state of Israel, the
latest edition of the Middle East Strategic Balance, compiled by the Jaffe
Center for Strategic Studies (JCSS) and released to the public on Thursday,
calls for military action to stop Iran's nuclear program.

Prepared annually by JCSS at Tel Aviv University, the Middle East Strategic
Balance provides an authoritative and indispensable guide to strategic
developments and military capabilities in the Middle East by offering a
comprehensive, insightful assessment of the complex strategic environment of
the Middle East. The report is considered something of a bible for military
analysts who follow developments in the region.

The 2005-2006 edition was compiled by former IAF Intelligence officer Yiftah
Shapir and Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Zvi Shatuber. Shatuber is a former ambassador
to the United Kingdom and was a member of Israeli delegations to peace talks
with Syria and the Palestinians.

"Our conclusion is that without military action you won't be able to stop
Iran," Shtauber told The Jerusalem Post Thursday.

The United Nations Security Council is set to vote Friday on a sanctions
resolution against Iran, which has been revised in response to Russian
objections. The latest draft, if approved, would order all countries to ban
the supply of specified materials and technology that could contribute to
Iran's nuclear and missile programs. The proposed sanctions would also
include freezing the assets of a list of companies and individuals involved
in the country's nuclear and missile programs.

Despite the impending vote and increased diplomatic action, Shtauber said he
believed it was too late for sanctions. "There is no longer a possibility
for effective sanctions to stop Iran," he said.

Shapir recently told the Post that Israel has the military capability to
destroy at least part of Iran's nuclear installations to the point that it
would be possible to delay Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons.

Earlier in the week, Mossad chief Meir Dagan said that Iran had recently
increased efforts to enrich nuclear fuel. Dagan estimated that Iran would be
able to begin building a nuclear bomb by 2009.

IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis
Website: www.imra.org.il