Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Seven

The Washington Times ^ | 4-26-04 | Bill Gertz

[JustPiper]

"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat"

Two Chinese diplomats, away from their Los Angeles consulate improperly, recently sped their vehicle past a Los Alamos National Laboratory guard post near classified facilities in what U.S. officials think was an intelligence mission, The Washington Times has learned.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Are they not scary?

[texasbluebell]

Awful.

[JustPiper]

Thank You, Merciful Father, that this same Power is available to us ... all we need do is ask, and we shall be given even more than we would ask.
~Amen

[JustPiper]

Welcome All4 ;)

[JustPiper]

Will check it out, here's promed's update:

SARS - WORLDWIDE (27): CHINA, LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

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http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_05_05/en/

[JustPiper]

Ma...

I get NO popups with this and its free!

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[JustPiper]

Big Blue: gold on demand
http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=8982&cid=3&cname=Technology

Bin Laden Said to Offer Gold for Killings

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040507/ap_on_re_mi_ea/bin_laden_reward_offer&cid=540&ncid=716

[JustPiper]

I do know Dick Morris alleged Chelsea was said by hitlery to be in the Towers on 911 when in fact she was FOUR miles away

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global-islamic-news/messages
http://www.jihadunspun.net
http://www.jihadunspun.com

[texasbluebell]

I remember reading that stupid article Chelsea wrote for Tina Brown, something about how she was jogging down toward the burning and crumbling WTC, and looked at it, and the sight of it somehow made her think about "Bush's tax cuts".

Right...

[JustPiper]

Related?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1124883/posts?page=2654#2654

[JustPiper]

M'Dear minimum of $2 here-
What happened to rent control etc.?!

[JustPiper]

When will they end it here?

[JustPiper]

SARS virus may spread via sweat, food, sewage, touch: study
Thu May 6, 2004 15:11:03 ET

The SARS virus has been found in sweat glands and the intestine, according to a new study, which says that in theory the disease may spread via contaminated sewage, food or even a handshake, not just by airborne droplets.

Pathologists from the First Military Medical University in Guangzhou, southern China, warn that if further research proves that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) can be transmitted by these unexpected routes, the implications for public health are major.

The results were remarkable, according to their study, which is published on Friday in a British peer-reviewed publication, the Journal of Pathology.

As expected, they found that the lungs of SARS victims to be riddled with the virus: up to 49 percent of the tissue cells they viewed had been infected.

Lead researcher Ding Yangqing said that, like the respiratory tract, the gastro-intestinal system could be "a primary target" for the virus.

"This suggests that the gastro-intestinal system may also be an entry route for SARS-CoV (if it is) present in food or water.

"Although there is no report of such transmission, caution should be exercised by the at-risk population during the SARS-CoV endemic season. This finding supports the hypothesis that SARS-CoV may be released into the environment via faeces from individuals" with the disease.

As viral traces were found in the kidneys, urine may also theoretically transmit the disease.

Leaking sewage has been linked with Hong Kong's biggest outbreak of SARS. A total of 321 people, living in 15 blocks in the Amoy Gardens high-rise housing estate in Kowloon, fell sick in March and April last year.

Ding also noted that the virus had, for the first time, been found in sweat gland cells in the skin.

"This suggests another route of transmission for SARS-CoV, since this virus may be excreted in sweat and infect other people who are in direct contact with the patient's skin."

The repercussions for public health may be far-reaching, the study warns. If, for instance, skin contact is confirmed as a transmission route, it would mean that SARS patients may have to wear gloves, disposable gowns and eye goggles, in addition to a full N95 face mask, to avoid kissing or touching other people. SARS last year caused almost 800 deaths worldwide from some 8,000 infections, most of them in China and Southeast Asia, before it was halted by quarantine policies. There is still no cure or a vaccine. In a smaller outbreak linked to handling of the virus in a laboratory, nine people have been diagnosed with the disease in China in the past few weeks, prompting the Chinese authorities to isolate hundreds of people.

http://drudgereport.com/flash4.htm
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CAIRO, Egypt (AP) A militant Web site has said Osama bin Laden is offering gold for killing top U.S. and U.N. officials in Iraq.
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Israel, Hezbollah battle across Lebanese border
05/07/04 01:19 AM, EDT
Cross-border fighting broke out early Friday between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militia in the disputed Shebaa Farms region along the border with Lebanon, Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah said.
FULL STORY
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/07/israel.hezbollah/index.html

[JustPiper]

Pakistani Arrested in Hijack Plot

By MUNIR AHMAD
Associated Press Writer


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Crew members detained a Pakistani national who tried to enter the cockpit of a plane traveling to Pakistan from the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, a day after the prime minister revealed a hijacking plot against commercial flights on the route, officials said.

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PAKISTAN_HIJACK_PLOT?SITE=OKOKL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

New evidence of Saddam link to 9-11
Czech records indicate Atta meeting with Iraqi official in Prague

Posted: May 7, 2004

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38372

Clinton's bumbled secret war with Osama
New book tells how ex-president's failures led to 9-11 tragedy

Posted: May 7, 2004
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38221

Olympics website omits Israel's capital
Greek officials previously had Jerusalem listed as seat of 'Palestine'

Posted: May 7, 2004
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38375

Egyptian music video: Hate U.S., Israel
Lyric: 'They made the world a jungle and ignited the fuse'

Posted: May 7, 2004

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38379

Grill Gore at 9-11 Commission

Posted: May 7, 2004
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38380

[Cindy]

Jeremy Reynalds
P O Box 27693
Alb., NM 87125-7693
Tel: (505) 400-7145
www.joyjunction.org

 

Picturegate: "Maybe they were born that way!"

 

 

     There are too many unanswered questions about "Picturegate."

 

     For those of you who have lived in a cave for the past week, I'm talking about the pictures that show a handful of American soldiers allegedly abusing Iraqi prisoners. While I'm not defending the actions of the alleged perpetrators, I'm curious as to whether the wall to wall chorus of shrill outrage by liberal Democrats is an expression of real concern or more of a thinly veiled attempt to politicize the situation. Personally, I opt for the latter.

 

     There are some aspects about this alleged abuse with which I am really uncomfortable. Firstly, there has been far too little discussion about why the few individuals who committed the alleged abuses made a bunch of Iraqi prisoners pile on top of each other in a human pyramid.  Were these just angry individuals who had no business being in a position of authority, or was there a deeper motive? In addition, what motivated them to take pictures?

 

     Could it be, as Rush Limbaugh mentioned in passing on a recent broadcast, that the perpetrators of the alleged crime are homosexuals? If that's the case, maybe the motivation for their activities was far different than from what has been discussed in the media's wall to wall coverage of this incident. If these individuals are homosexuals, maybe they were getting stimulated by looking at naked Iraqis in sexually provocative positions.

 

     Of course, as Limbaugh said because of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy concerning homosexuality we'll probably never know the answer, but I think the scenario is still definitely worth considering.

 

     After all, it would answer why the alleged activities took place and it would also provide a solution to the really bizarre question as to why pictures were taken of the humiliating and sexually suggestive poses.

 

     Why, you ask? Many people believe that homosexuals have a much greater potential than heterosexuals to be sexual predators. In addition, a sizeable number of sexually dysfunctional individuals (aka sexual predators) take pictures of their illicit acts. It gives them an opportunity to glory in their "conquest" as they visually relive their sickening activities.

 

     But here's an interesting scenario to ponder that Limbaugh also mentioned. If this was ever found out to be the case, what would those liberal defenders of homosexual marriage and "gay" rights do?

 

     Would liberal Democrats have to adopt an different attitude to this situation and quit their  incessant criticism of the Bush Administration and the liberation of Iraq? It's definitely something worth thinking about. After all, if the individuals involved in these alleged crimes were homosexual, or there was a homosexual element involved, who can blame them. They would just be acting out their natural biological inclinations, right? And (so the theory goes) who could fault them for that because their actions would have been a result of the way they were born, not in any way the volitional actions of a lifestyle choice.

 

     As you ponder this startling revelation, here's something else for you to think about. "Picturegate" exploded upon the public consciousness after the graphic images of the alleged abuse were shown on 60 Minutes 2. But as talk show host Sean Hannity commented recently, this was not some big scoop that the 60 Minutes team discovered. There was already an ongoing  investigation into these allegations of abuse. The military was already aware of the charges and was taking appropriate action.

 

     The question begs to be asked. Who gave the now infamous pictures to CBS and for what reason? Was that person paid? What was their motive for providing the images to 60 Minutes? Could it have been to cause political damage to the Bush Administration?  Was there some journalistic skullduggery running amok at CBS?

 

     The answer to THESE questions is almost as interesting as the reason the pictures were ever taken in the first place. C'mon CBS. Maybe it's time to fess up. Inquiring minds want to know.

[JustPiper]

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) National radio says a Libyan court has sentenced six Bulgarian medics to death on charges they intentionally infected more than 400 children with the AIDS virus.

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NBC poll: Pessimism not sticking to president...Half of voters unhappy with direction, but Bush still leads Kerry http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4907503/

Fineman: Bin Laden: The 'other' candidate...Things couldn't be better for al Qaida leader http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4908312/

The FBI, closely tracking the anti-war movement in the 1970s, concluded John Kerry was a glib, moderate figure in a Vietnam veterans group that took a radical turn around the time he left it, documents show. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040506/D82D7KJG2.html

Bush to Appear on Christian TV for Prayer Day...Three-Hour Program Airs Tonight (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5572-2004May5.html

Coulter: Even With Hindsight Liberals Can't See Straight http://www.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/ac20040506.shtml


Palace acts on queen 'terror risk'
05/06/04 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has appointed a security director after being warned in a report she could be at threat from terrorists.
FULL STORY
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/06/uk.royalsecurity/index.html

[JustPiper]

Judges: $2 million illegal should have stayed in U.S.
Appeals court says hospital erred in sending Guatemalan home after 2 years of treatment

A federal court ruled yesterday a Florida hospital that provided over $2 million in care to an injured illegal alien was wrong to send him back to Guatemala, which means the man could possibly travel back to the U.S. for additional medical treatment.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38374

[little jeremiah]

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[JustPiper]

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