FYI - AP reporting Chief Justice Renquist being treated for Thyroid Cancer.
FBI ups reward for ricin mailer to $120,000
http://www.thetrucker.com/stories/10_04/1025_ricin_reward.html
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for mailing letters containing the poison ricin was raised from $100,000 to $120,000 Oct. 14 on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the discovery of one of the letters, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On Oct. 15, 2003, a threatening letter was discovered at a U.S. Postal facility in Greenville, S.C. The author of the typewritten letter claimed to be a fleet owner of a tanker company and demanded that the Hours of Service rules that were in effect at that time remain unchanged as new HOS regulations were set to become effective Jan. 4 of this year.
The following typed message appeared on the exterior of the envelope: "RICIN POISON Enclosed in sealed container Do not open without proper protection." Inside the envelope was a small, metal vial which contained ricin, a white, granular, potentially deadly poison made from castor beans.
The letter was signed "Fallen Angel," and the author claimed to have the ability to make large quantities of the poison and said he or she would use it if the new HOS regulations were not repealed by Jan. 4.
Later, a second letter addressed to the White House and processed through a postal facility in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Oct. 17, 2003, was found and contained similar threatening language. The second letter threatened to turn "D.C. into a ghost town" if the new HOS rules went into effect. It was also signed "Fallen Angel" and contained ricin.
The reward is offered by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, FBI, and U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General.
Anyone with information concerning the identity of the individual or individuals responsible for authoring the letters is requested to contact the FBI toll free at (866) 839-6241.
National:
[NWI TIMES] INDIANA - Local police watching for terrorists
"PORTER COUNTY: Departments say they receive specific warnings from feds, also watch for suspicious activity in general"
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2004/10/25/news/porter_county/0e5528e93b0d437d86256f37006e4882.txt
[FOX NEWS] USA - Arrests Made in Possible Election Day Plot
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,136410,00.html
[AP] USA - Private planes violate Bush air space
[The Guardian (Charlie Brooker)] USA / UNITED KINGDOM - Dumb show [ Journalist advocating the assasination of President Bush?]
"John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, John Hinckley Jr - where are you now that we need you?"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/columnists/story/0,,1333748,00.html
[UPI] CANADA / ISRAEL - Muslim statement on Israelis outrages many
"The head of the Canadian Islamic Congress has ignited a storm of criticism by saying all adult Israeli citizens are legitimate targets for suicide bombers"
[St. Petersburg Times] FLORIDA - Attempts to buy vehicles raise suspicions [ Ambulance, 2 cruisers, truck]
"After St. Petersburg College employees call the FBI, the buyers, described as Middle Eastern, vanish"
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/22/Tampabay/Attempts_to_buy_vehic.shtml
See also http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/23/Tampabay/SPC_auction_buyers_ar.shtml
[AP] USA - Democratic Report Finds Bioterror Resources May Struggle to Reach Local Areas
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBX9PX7P0E.html
[KABC] LAS VEGAS - Mystery Illness Strikes Vegas Hotel
"Guests and employees at the Flamingo Las Vegas reported suffering from flu-like symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and headaches"
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/102404_nwAP_sick_vegas.html
[NewsMax.com] USA - Dems Register Al Qaida Terrorists in Ohio Vote Drive
"Democratic Party activist groups in Ohio have registered at least two known terrorists involved in a plot to blow up a shopping center in a bid to get out the vote for John Kerry."
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/10/24/120810.shtml
[Chattanoogan] USA - Cropp Calls On Local Democrats To Repudiate "Terrorist" Comment [ Candidate asserts U.S. war in Iraq is Terrorist Act ]
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_57662.asp
[The Journal News.com] NEW YORK - Emergency agencies conduct terrorism drills at reservoirs
http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/102504/b04w25drill.html
[Newsmax.com] USA - Kerry Campaign Linked to Fundraiser for Terror Group [ TerroristWarning.com Editors Note - I'm sure we will get complaints, and lose some members, for having included this link but its just too relevant, too important not to include.]
"Evidently, he has accepted campaign contributions from the chief fundraiser for an Albanian terrorist organization known as the Kosovo Liberation Army"
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/10/25/85141.shtml
See also http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41072
[580 CFRA Radio] CANADA / USA BORDER - Border Security Stepped Up Ahead of Election
http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=2&nid=21018
[AP] CALIFORNIA - Suspicious note prompts delay of United flight in San Francisco
[KFSN] CALIFORNIA - Amtrak Train Evacuated After Threat [ Bomb threat, nothign found ]
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/news/102504_nw_amtrak.html
[Malvern Daily Record] ARKANSAS - What would you do if you had to respond to a terrorist attack, [Drill]
http://www.malvern-online.com/articles/2004/10/25/news/news.txt
International:
[Jerusalem Post] TURKEY - Bomb explodes near McDonald's restaurant in Turkey
[Toronto Star] TURKEY - Turkish oil pipeline blast blamed on Kurdish rebels
[Xinhuanet] PAKISTAN - Saudi diplomat receives parcel bomb
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/25/content_2137340.htm
[Japan TOday] JAPAN - Poison sufficient to kill 3,000 missing from Kyoto University [500 grams of potassium cyanide]
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=2&id=316500
[East Anglian Daily Times] UNITED KINGDOM - Airfield on alert for terror threat
[Times Online] RUSSIA / UNITED KINGDOM - Tycoon foils ‘nuclear bomb sale’ plot
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1325302,00.html
[UPI] RUSSIA - Russian troops foil Chechen mine attack
[UPI] ALGERIA - Five killed in Algerian violence [ Fake checkpoint ]
[AP] IRAQ - Bodies of About 50 Iraqi Soldiers Found in Eastern Iraq; Victims Were Unarmed
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBD899AP0E.html
[PTI] INDIA - 16 more children die of mysterious disease; Toll mounts to 48 in western UP
"raising the the toll to 48 during the last three days"
http://www.teamindia.net/news/index.php?action=fullnews&id=31847
[TNA] THAILAND - Police nab bomb suspect in the South
http://www.mcot.org/query.php?nid=32161
[Reuters] THAILAND - Thai police, villagers exchange fire in Muslim south
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP75598.htm
[Reuters] KASHMIR - Militants bomb Kashmir mourners, killing one
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP80365.htm
[The State] AFGHANISTAN - Taliban bomb kills US woman in Kabul
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/10000954.htm
[Al-Jazeera] PAKISTAN - 2 bomb blasts hit state-owned gas pipeline in Pakistan
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=5369
[PakTribune.com] PAKISTAN - Bannu police recovers 120-kg explosive material from terrorists
http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=81466
[Warrnambool Standard] AUSTRALIA - Vandals bomb letterboxes
"In the last couple of weeks to a month there has been a few of these letterbox bombs at different locations"
http://the.standard.net.au/articles/2004/10/25/1098556330751.html
[Reyters] BRAZIL - Brazil Can Enrich Uranium for 6 Nukes-Researchers
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=6586010
[BBC] UNITED KINGDOM - 'Act now on biological weapons' - BMA
"the threat of weapons that could target specific ethnic groups is no longer theoretical and is approaching reality"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3950391.stm
[Daily TImes] IRAQ - Zarqawi group changes name after Qaeda vow
"Tawhid Wal Jihad group has now become Tanzeem Qaedat Al Jihad Fee Bilad Al Rafidain (Qaeda Organisation of Jihad in Iraq), "
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_25-10-2004_pg7_8
[Korea Herald] SOUTH KOREA / IRAQ - Zaytun troops on alert after new terror threat
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/10/26/200410260010.asp
[Korea Times] SOUTH KOREA - USFK on Alert for Missing ID Cards
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200410/kt2004102516353311970.htm
[Reuters] INDONESIA - Police find 120 homemade bombs in Indonesia's Poso
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK116282.htm
[Reuters] INDONESIA - Indonesia Muslim group plans more nightclub attacks
"U.S. embassy in Jakarta has warned Americans in the world's most populous Muslim nation to take precautions against attacks on nightspots during Ramadan"
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK185441.htm
[ABC Online] AUSTRALIA - 'Stolen plane' report sparks emergency response [ False alarm ]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1226848.htm
[USA Today] NORTH KOREA/ USA - Powell declares North Korea a 'terrorist state'
"he told the news media that naval maneuvers beginning today off the Japanese coast and a new U.S. law intended to promote North Korean human rights were not meant as "hostile acts" against North Korea"
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1025powell25.html
[Interfax] RUSSIA - False terrorist act alarm halts classes in Chechen school [ Fake bomb ]
"police found a bomb mockup consisting of a plastic bottle, scotch tape and electric wire"
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=10714165
[AP] EGYPT - 5 Egyptians arrested in Sinai terrorist attack
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/2865180
[Maariv International] ISRAEL - IDF enters Khan Younis in new anti-terrorism sweep
http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=11372
[Ha'aretz] ISRAEL - Gaza terror groups thought to have anti-aircraft missiles
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/493145.html
[The Daily Star] BANGLADESH - BB finds suspicious transactions by Al-Haramain
"A Bangladesh Bank (BB) probe has found transactions of Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, a Saudi Arabia-based Islamic NGO"
http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/10/25/d4102501033.htm
[Sify] INDIA / BANGLADESH - BSF on high alert along Bangla border
http://sify.com/news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13597239
[Tanjug] BOSNIA - Terrorist network operating in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bodansky
"terrorist network made up of several highly trained and mutually linked groups is operating in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and they are directly or indirectly answerable to Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden,"
[Baku Today] AZERBAIJAN - Al-Qaeda Threatens Azerbaijan With Terror Attacks