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'Millions' sneaking over US border
The Australian ^ | September 13, 2004 | AFP
Posted on 09/12/2004 3:12:28 PM CDT by yonif
THREE million people are expected to enter the United States illegally this year, according to a report today.
The number of illegal immigrants, most of whom slip across the long border with Mexico, was three times the number of legal immigrants, Time magazine said.
Border patrols only listed illegal immigrants as being Mexicans or from other nations, without keeping tallies on how many came from third countries, it said.
But the list of other countries included Afghanistan, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Iran, Iraq, Nicaragua, Russia and Venezuela.
Border controls have become a key political issue since the September 11, 2001 attacks, with critics fearing that would-be terrorists could illegally enter the country to conduct new strikes.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214038/posts
9/11 - Terror - Iran - Illegal Immigration (IMHO)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1214157/posts
If 250,000 New York Driver's Licenses Do Not Match Social Security Data, How Many Voters are Illegally Registered?
http://www.fairus.org/Media/Media.cfm?ID=2496&c=34
They are liars sis!
N. Korean blast location called to question
TerroristWarning.com Incident Update 09/12/2004 # 1
Regarding reports of a 4 km ( 2.5 miles in diameter) Mushroom cloud seen at the site of an apparent explosion near one of North Korea's missile bases...
Initial news reports included speculation that North Korea may have tested a nuclear device. In the last week the DPRK warned of a nuclear arms race, indicated they were unlikely to participate in nuclear talks, and there were reports that Washington DC had received ' confusing bits of intelligence' that suggested North Korea may be preparing to test their nuclear capabilities.
Since those initial reports came out, other reports have quoted U.S. officials of saying that it is unlikely that the mushroom cloud was caused by a nuclear detonation. They suggested perhaps the cloud is the result of a forest fire, or some sort of accident. South Korea has reported no seismic activity to indicate a nuclear blast, and our own research has failed to find any significant seismic activity in the region at the pertinent time.
We have no idea at this time what caused the mushroom cloud, if in fact it is a mushroom cloud, some reports now indicate otherwise. If North Korea had successfully tested an above ground nuke, one would think they would be proudly touting it all over the news as they are prone to doing. We found nothing on North Korean news sites that would indicate they tested a nuclear weapon. We also found nothing to indicate any major accidents such as a recent train explosion there which killed many people. We wonder whether it is a coincidence that this blast ocurred on the 56th anniversay of the communist regime. And we can only wonder why news of the blast has taken 3 days to reach the public since American, Russian, and Chinese satellites would have nearly instantly picked up the heat signature of the blast and identified whether or not it was nuclear.
What are the possibilities? Perhaps the DPRK decided to test a a nuclear device to announce to the world on its anniversary that it will definitely be joining the nuclear club. Perhaps, in view of recent intelligence, the USA or some other country used a small tactical nuclear weapon or a very large conventional weapon on their missile base to prevent them from joining the nuclear club. Maybe it really was just a big train explosion, or perhaps it was just a forest fire. You decide. Below are the more recent news reports...
[Yonhap] SOUTH KOREA - Presidential Office Dismisses Report of N.K. Nuclear Bomb Test
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20040912/300100000020040912155846E0.html
[Yonhap] SOUTH KOREA - Seoul, Washington Rule out Nuclear Test in N.K. Blast
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20040912/301100000020040912155022E9.html
[Reuters] NORTH KOREA - US Says N.Korea Blast Unlikely to Have Been Nuclear
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20040912_10.html
[Reuters] SOUTH KOREA - No tremors reported after North Korea blast
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040912/325/f2ez0.html
[Reuters] NORTH KOREA - N.Korea blast near missile base
"Yongjori base, which lies about 20 km (12.4 miles) from the Chinese border, consists of a dozen tunnels for storing, deploying and launching medium-range missiles that are capable of hitting Japan, NTI said"
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=581652&src=rss/uk/worldNews§ion=news
Sorry I'm so late for the "meeting". I wish you had worked with me a few years back when I had to go to monthly board of directors meetings as you would have made it so much more entertaining! Great jihad briefing, thanks.
Your analysis is interesting. The nuke scenario seems to be making the news with increasing frequency lately.
The U.S. is concerned that North Korea plans to test a nuke, but Powell stated that the mushroom cloud over N.K. probably wasn't a nuclear test. We suspect they are going to test soon.
US wonders if North Korea is preparing for nuclear test: officials
But top analysts at US intelligence agencies differ on how to interpret the activities, primarily because they have not detected electrical cables leading into an underground test shaft, a telltale sign of preparations for a nuclear blast. (snipped)
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/106220/1/.html
It sounds like the recent huge explosions were in the area where N.K. has it's nuclear development sites. This is not tied to your thoughts that the al Qaeda threat may be related to the blasts, but is it possible that we caused the N.K. blasts in a non-nuclear pre-emptive strike? Do we even have that capability? The whole event is so mysterious because it seems that we would know the nature of the blasts relatively quickly through our surveillance.
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Laughing...
Well, that's why the briefing is online -- for all the good guys to drop-in and all the drop-outs to catch a clue.
FReerepublic is a great forum.
Russia says U.S. shares terror view
Pre-emptive strikes against militants OK, defense minister says
The Associated Press
Monday, September 13, 2004
MOSCOW Russia has the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes on militant bases abroad, Russia's defense minister said yesterday. He said Moscow and the United States see eye to eye on fighting terrorism.
Sergei Ivanov did not say what countries might be possible targets for a strike, but Russian officials in the past have said Chechen separatists have bases in nearby Georgia, and Moscow has had friction with that country's pro-U.S. government over the issue.
President Vladimir Putin has blamed international terrorism for the school hostage crisis at Beslan. He lashed out at those in the West who advise Russia to conduct peace talks with rebels in Chechnya, suggesting that they should negotiate with Osama bin Laden.
President Bush visited the Russian Embassy in Washington yesterday, signing a book of condolence and expressing outrage at the actions of "evil terrorists."
Ivanov told the NTV television channel said the U.S. administration was more receptive to Moscow's arguments on how to fight terror than some European officials.
There was no immediate U.S. comment on Russia's right to pre-emptive strikes. Speaking yesterday on Fox television, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said the school seizure and other recent attacks in Russia highlighted the need for stronger global anti-terror efforts.
Ivanov repeated yesterday an earlier statement that a "pre-emptive strike may involve anything, except nuclear weapons."
Officials have identified some of the attackers in the school seizure as Chechens.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the school hostage-taking was directed by Shamil Basayev, the most notorious of the warlords leading Chechen rebels who have been fighting Russian forces for five years.
Lavrov also said Aslan Maskhadov, Chechnya's president from 1996-99, was connected to the hostage-taking.
An envoy for Maskhadov denied that claim.
In an apparent attempt to exploit reported dissension among Chechen rebels, a Russian security official said Chechen militants are eligible for a $10 million reward for information about top rebel leaders.
This story can be found at: http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031777896955
Thank you very much for your excellent summary.
Thanks for your summary Godzilla.
Florida woman burned by poisoned soda
Associated Press
COOPER CITY, Fla. - A supermarket worker was critically injured after drinking from a soda that was laced with a caustic substance, authorities said Sunday.
Santosh Malhotra, 68, was hospitalized with chemical burns to her mouth and throat, Broward sheriff's spokesman Jim Leljedal said. He described her condition as critical.
Malhotra drank from a 20-ounce bottle of Diet Coke that was refrigerated in an employee-only area of a Winn-Dixie store Saturday, authorities said. She felt a burning sensation, spat out the liquid and vomited.
Officials did not say whether the bottle had been opened before Malhotra took a drink. An initial test showed the presence of a substance similar to a weed killer.
Leljedal said authorities believe the incident was isolated, but did not know whether Malhotra had been specifically targeted.
Dan Schafer, a spokesman for the Coca-Cola Co., said, "We don't see anything in it to believe it's anything other than an isolated incident."
Winn-Dixie spokeswoman Kathy Lussier said the company wanted to get a briefing from investigators before pursuing any action.
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/nation/9647331.htm
3 years after terror attacks, anti-Western ideology on the rise
POSTED: 11:24 a.m. PDT September 11, 2004
SEATTLE -- Washington and its cities, ports, counties, hospitals and businesses are spending at least 462 million dollars in federal funds for homeland security measures.
Much of the money provided following the terror attacks three years ago today is going to Sea-Tac Airport -- about 210 million dollars. But state agencies and local governments are getting tens of millions of dollars to help prevent or respond to possible terrorist acts.
Major General Timothy Lowenberg -- commander of the Washington National Guard and overseer of state security efforts -- considers the Northwest a "target-rich environment." But there have been no intelligence reports suggesting an attack in the region is imminent.
Travellers's recent post at It's Happening www.itshappening.com. He is always so endearing...
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Re: Never under-estimate the nuclear threat.
If only clinton and co. had this same determination with North Korea (rather than offering bleeding heart bribes while getting deceived in the process):
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REUTERS: U.S. Refuses to Rule Out Iran Attack
Reuters ^ | Sept. 12, 2004 | Reuters
Posted on 09/12/2004 11:42:44 PM EDT by West Coast Conservative
The United States is determined to stop Iran getting atomic weapons, and has signalled Washington will not rule out an attack if peaceful diplomacy failed to achieve this.
President George W. Bush's top official on nuclear on-proliferation, Undersecretary of State John Bolton, was asked during a brief visit to Israel if the United States could consider such an attack.
"President Bush is determined to try and find a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the problem of Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons," he said. "But we are determined that they are not going to achieve a nuclear weapons capability."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214295/posts
INDIANAPOLIS Terrorism and the war in Iraq are fueling demand for Arabic classes at Indiana colleges.
At Indiana University, the number of introductory Arabic classes has doubled since the September Eleventh terrorist attacks.
And Arabic is the fastest-growing language program at Purdue University.
Interest in the programs has risen steadily since the 2001 attacks as government agencies, including the F-B-I, have called for more Arabic speakers.
Nationwide, the number of college students taking Arabic in fall of 2002 was nearly twice what it was four years earlier. That's according to the Modern Language Association, a New York-based group that promotes the study of language and literature.
John Walbridge is the chairman of I-U's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. He says students no longer ask him why they have to "know this stuff."
Let's see, how much would the CIA pay this troll?
Sorry Traveller, no dinero, senor, pero tu comprende nada.
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FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
Al-Qaida's WMD
suicide bomb plan
Pakistan finds memo detailing ideas for walking bio-chem-nuke warheads
Posted: September 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
If suicide bombers come to America, they are likely to be carrying biological, chemical or nuclear weapons with them, according to an al-Qaida memo discovered by Pakistani authorities.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharaf, under heavy American pressure, has once again instructed his security and intelligence chiefs to focus on jihadi suicide volunteers – this time because of a memo showing they will be used to carry weapons of mass destruction, reveals Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40414
Thank you Honestly for the link.
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