Al Qaeda again threatens America (Thread 3) Daily Terror Threat

World Tribune ^ | Thursday, February 5, 2004

[Mossad1967]

SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A purported statement by al-Qaida in Yemen warned Saturday of a "major strike" soon in the United States.

The statement, distributed by the Yemeni Tagamoo Party for Reforms, said: "A major strike, a big event will take place in America soon," reminiscent of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Previous threads

[Cindy]

NEWS - RECAP - UPDATES:

AGAPE PRESS: "CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR URGED TO ARREST MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO More Than 1,700 Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Have Been Issued Since Thursday" (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

DETNEWS.com - THE DETROIT NEWS: "GUNMAN KILLS TWO DETROIT POLICE OFFICERS" (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "GRENADE FOUND IN CAR AT U.S. - CANADA LINE" (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

ONLINE ATHENS.com - ATHENS BANNER-HERALD: "STUDENTS SICKENED AT UGA Almost 50 Fall Ill in Nausea Outbreak" (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

ONLINE ATHENS.com - ATHENS BANNER-HERALD (AP): "TESTS CONFIRM TWO NEW VIRUSES IN VIDALIA ONIONS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TIFTON, Ga. -- Scientists have confirmed two new viruses, one possibly brought in on Peruvian onions, in Georgia's $75 million crop of sweet Vidalia onions, but it may take several growing seasons to determine the full impact of the germ attack.") (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

PHILLY.com - PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (AP): "CHI-CHI's HEPATITIS SETTLEMENTS COST LESS THAN $1 MILLION, SO FAR" (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

PHILLY.com - PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: "AVIAN FLU ON PA. FARM NOT SEEN AS HUMAN RISK" (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

CDC.gov/flu/avian: "AVIAN INFLUENZA (BIRD FLU) OUTBREAK" (Read More...)

CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: "CRUISE SHIP RETURNS WITH SICK PASSENGERS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "More than 300 passengers and crew members aboard the Galveston-based Celebration cruise ship were afflicted with a gastrointestinal virus during a trip to Mexico, a Centers for Disease Control official said.") (February 14, 2004) (Read More...)

CDC.GOV - "NOROVIRUS INFECTION" (Includes "Norwalk Virus") (Read More...)

TEAM4NEWS.com: "BEAUMONT - HAZ-MAT INVESTIGATING SUSPCIOUS COOKIES" (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

KTRK-TV HOUSTON - ABC13.com: "NAILS FOUND INSIDE COOKIES AT SCHOOL VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY" (February 13, 2004) (Read More...)

WTOP.com (AP): "FIGHTER JET TO BE SOLD TO HIGHEST BIDDER" (Updated February 15, 2004) (Read More...)

WorldNetDaily.com - from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin: "AL-QAIDA SOUTH OF THE BORDER Rumsfeld: Human Smuggling Rings Tied to bin Laden Terrorist Network" (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

CANOE.com - CNEWS (CP): "CANADA 'HOSPITABLE' TO TERRORISTS: U.S. REPORT" (February 15, 2004) (Read More...)

TOWNHALL.com: "National Guardsman’s Islamic Conversion" -Column by Joel Mowbray (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

NBC4COLUMBUS.com: "SERIAL SHOOTINGS" (Continuing Coverage) (Read More...)

NBC4COLUMBUS.com: "VEHICLE SHOT ON I-70 APPEARS LINKED NO Injuries Reported" (Updated February 14, 2004) (Read More...)

WHIO TV.com: "SHOOTING INVESTIGATION" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Gunshots scatter through a West Carrollton apartment complex sending some residents scrambling for cover.") (February 16, 2004) (Read More...)

[jerseygirl]

"Severnaya?"

That word again.
I've continued to have a troubling thought- probably just overly anxious or something. I was thinking back to those posts from EOM or someone like him claiming to have slipped into the US from Mexico. He was bragging that the "Severnaya" project was going well, and made some cryptic comment about "warming up the batteries"--or some such thing.

Sometime later I was reading on a different forum, a post by Sean Osborne Lomax and others, about how suitcase nukes could have been stashed in the US in a manner so as not to need frequent maintenance. The comment was made that this could be done by removing the trigger (I think) and the BATTERY.

Then- even more farfetched- I thought about targets in Texas- Crawford Ranch came to mind.

[Velveeta]

(groan) You had to ask that question. ;-)

>>>>>Arkhangelsk is a sea and river port with a population of 420000. The city was founded in 1584 and is situated on the Severnaya (Northern) Dvina river near its mouth on the White Sea.<<<<<

http://www.tourintel.ru/cities/e_ru_arh.html

[Velveeta]

"if you are going to take the car today let me get something out of the glovebox"?

FOFL! Or at least "Honey, try to avoid the potholes today, okay?"

[Revel]

I think Sean is MIA. I have not "SEAN" any sign of him in a few days.

[Calpernia]

CLICK!

[Velveeta]

LOL, we all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine...

[freeperfromnj]

bookmark

[Domestic Church]

Thank you...I thought there was a connection. This certainly makes for interesting "rummy".

[Revel]

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200402/17/eng20040217_134976.shtml

Chinese diplomats arrive in Baghdad
A team of Chinese diplomats arrived in Baghdad Monday afternoon and will soon start preparations for the reopening of the Chinese Embassy in the Iraqi capital. This is the first time Chinese diplomats have formally returned to Iraq since the US-led coalition launched the war against Iraq in March 2003.


A team of Chinese diplomats arrived in Baghdad Monday afternoon and will soon start preparations for the reopening of the Chinese Embassy in the Iraqi capital.

The Chinese team, comprising seven officials from the Foreign Ministry and the Commerce Ministry and six security guards, will stay in a hotel for the time being while looking for a temporary facility to work in, Sun Bigan, chief of the Chinese team charged with the task of reopening the Chinese Embassy, told Xinhua.

Looting sprees in Baghdad that followed the US-led war on Iraq caused serious damage to the buildings and facilities inside the embassy compound.

The Chinese diplomats will contact officials of the Iraqi Governing Council, the Coalition Provisional Authority and UN offices in Iraq and will also try to help Chinese companies participate in Iraq's post-war reconstruction, Sun said.

Sun, a former ambassador to Iraq, said team members are all braced for the difficulties in living and working conditions and have pledged to spare no effort to fulfill their mission.

This is the first time Chinese diplomats have formally returned to Iraq since the US-led coalition launched the war against Iraq in March 2003. The last Chinese diplomats left Baghdad just three days before the war broke out and the Chinese embassy staff had been staying in Amman, capital of Jordan.

[Revel]

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200402/16/eng20040216_134948.shtml

Suspected bird flu cases reported in Tibet and NE China
The seven confirmed bird flu cases were Macheng City, Songzi City, Honghu City, Gong'an County and Yangxin County in central China's Hubei Province, Shaoguang City in south China's Guangdong Province and Lhasa City in Tibet Autonomous Region.

A suspected bird flu case in Baicheng City in northeast China's Jilin Province was reported on Monday, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. This is the first case of suspected or confirmed deadly H5N1 bird flu ever occurred in northeast China.

Jia Youling, spokesman in charge of bird flu prevention and control at the ministry, said seven suspected H5N1 bird flu cases in China have been confirmed by the National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory.

The seven confirmed bird flu cases were Macheng City, Songzi City, Honghu City, Gong'an County and Yangxin County in central China's Hubei Province, Shaoguang City in south China's Guangdong Province and Lhasa City in Tibet Autonomous Region.

He said these bird flu-hit areas have taken measures to control the highly pathogenic avian flu, including culling and vaccination, and the epidemic in these areas are now under control.

The local governments have culled poultry in the affected areas and taken prompt quarantine measures, and the epidemic is under control there, according to the ministry.

By People's Daily Online

[Revel]

Since News is slow:


http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200402/17/eng20040217_134977.shtml

No change in US position on DPRK nuke issue: official
A senior US official in Beijing Monday reiterated the US position on the nuclear issue of the Korean peninsula, urging "the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantling of all North Korea's nuclear weapons programs".

A senior US official in Beijing Monday reiterated the US position on the nuclear issue of the Korean peninsula, urging "the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantling of all North Korea's nuclear weapons programs".

John Robert Bolton, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, said that only in this context, "can the US give them the insurance consistent with what President Bush has previously said."

Bolton made the remarks during a visit here to continue dialogues with the Chinese side on issues of common concern.

Bolton said that the US delegate will arrive in Beijing next week for the second round of six-party talks, and there will be no change on the US position.

The second round of six-party talks is scheduled to begin in Beijing on Feb. 25, attended by China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea(ROK), Russia and Japan, aiming to seek solutions to the Korean peninsula nuclear issue.

Bolton said he was "neither optimistic nor pessimistic" about the upcoming talks, and he thought there are "many issues to discuss" between the US and the DPRK.

Bolton held talks with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Yesui Monday morning, and talked with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi in the afternoon.

[Myrddin]

I think Sean is MIA. I have not "SEAN" any sign of him in a few days.

Sean was headed out of town when we last corresponded. Probably away for the long weekend.

[Calpernia]

Bump

[MamaDearest]

Oh great, my youngest son lives in Texas and works at an HEB store. I forwarded a copy of your post to him.

[MamaDearest]

I wonder if it occurred to them to put some of their "troops" there to bring the terrorists to their knees? They want to be "international," let them risk their soldiers lives just as we do for a piece of the reconstruction cake.

[Revel]

Thanks for the info. I thought things were a little quiet. And Jill has not upgraded her page since the 12th.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

I had no idea this is so widespread...

The norovirus has made several appearances at college campuses in recent weeks. Preliminary tests this weekend of more than 200 North Carolina State students indicated they were infected with the virus. And, in the last two weeks, nearly 100 students at University of Michigan and roughly 300 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill reportedly contracted the virus.
Story last updated at 9:56 p.m. on Monday, February 16, 2004


Virus likely at UGA

By Ross Markman
ross.markman@onlineathens.com


University of Georgia and regional health officials Monday were still investigating why more than 100 UGA students were experiencing extreme nausea.
While results aren't conclusive, officials are almost certain the cause is a virus that's spread throughout campus.
''But, at this point, we're just hypothesizing. We really just don't know,'' said Liz Rachun, University Health Center spokeswoman.

[Revel]

"let them risk their soldiers lives just as we do for a piece of the reconstruction cake."

Can't argue with that.

[MamaDearest]

Son infomed me he is now working at another job. That'll keep him from eating the cookies at work!