ExSoldier....my condolences to you and your family for the loss of your dear Bandit. Pets are truely an important part of many families. Our dear dalmatian is 13 years old and thankfully he is doing well; but after a scare last year I don't look forward to a day when we may need to make the same sad choice.
National:
[WorldNetDaily.com] USA / IRAN - Pro-Iranian lobby funding Kerry
"Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been given to Kerry from the pro-Iranian lobby, possibly influencing the presidential candidate's startling call to provide Tehran with the nuclear fuel it seeks, "
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40911
[NEWSMAX] USA - Kerry Evades Questions About Ties to Terrorist Iran
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/10/14/170936.shtml
[AP] HAITI - State Department Authorizes Departure of Some Personnel From Haiti
"Visitors and residents must remain vigilant due to the absence of an effective police force in Haiti,"
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBOPQRGB0E.html
[AP] CONNECTICUT - FBI raids Connecticut mosque leader's home in terror probe
[Sacramento Bee] CALIFORNIA - FBI steps up local terror inquiries [ Credible Threats? Apparently the public hasnt been informed as to what the threats are... again]
"Sparked by what they call credible threats, Sacramento-area FBI and immigration officials have stepped up interviews, surveillance and investigations leading up to the Nov. 2 election"
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/11084195p-12000636c.html
[MetroWest Daily News] USA - Lodge: Specific threat, secret warning
"If the threat was so specific and potentially lethal, why wasn't the public made aware in May, so that thousands of extra eyes and ears could have been put on alert in the region? "
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=80498
[Milwaukee Channel.com] WISCONSIN - Men Reportedly Seen Videotaping Transmission Co. Headquarters [ Men described as middle eastern looking, may not have been eco-terrorism as earlier thought]
",four men reportedly seen videotaping the headquarters of the American Transmission Co."
http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/news/3822865/detail.html
[Melbourne Herald Sun] USA - US borders not 'dirty bomb' proof
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11080862%255E1702,00.html
[Hope Standard] CANADA - Security patrols increased after bomb threat [ Hospital ]
"Police and the Fraser Health Authority are being tight lipped about a bomb threat at the Fraser Canyon Hospital, this weekend"
"up to 30 phone calls threatening staff had been received at the hospital switchboard"
http://www.hopestandard.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=13&cat=23&id=312349&more=
[WDIV] MICHIGAN - Downtown High-Rise Evacuated After Bomb Threat
"caller claimed there were two packages inside the Penobscot Building ,"
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/3821340/detail.html
[Columbus This Week Newspapers] OHIO - Powder is found in envelope opened at Dublin post office [ Man breathed in substance ]
[Hernando Today] USA - Keep a watchful eye near schools
http://www.hernandotoday.com/letters/MGBLR5X6A0E.html
[UPI] UPI - Experts warn of terror force multiplier
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041014-090220-1250r.htm
[MSNBC] USA - Terrorism wont thwart elections, officials say
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6193004/
[Cleveland Plain Dealer] USA - Officials prepare to fight terrorism on the farm
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1097746392313650.xml
[Telegraph] CANADA/ NOVA SCOTIA - Four Britons killed in cargo plane crash [ Possible explosion, investigated as criminal act for now ]
"there was an unknown explosion, either within the aircraft or on the ground, shortly after take-off"
[Kazinform] USA / NORTH KOREA - Two NK defectors arrested on plane bound for US
http://www.inform.kz/txt/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=97360
[Sioux City Journal] IOWA - Train crushes propane tank
"authorities have notified the proper authorities including the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Sioux City"
[WVLT Volunteer TV] TENNESSEE - Knox County Man Arrest in Local Bombing Plot [Neo-Nazi]
http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2431901&nav=4QcHS0fp
[Washington Times] COLORADO - 620 flu vaccine doses stolen, warning issued
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041013-063712-7153r.htm
[WHNT] ALABAMA - Homeland Security Guarding Sweet Potatoes?
http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?S=2427811&nav=1VPtRycO
[Clanton Advertiser] ALABAMA - Chilton Homeland Security focusing on school buses
http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/articles/2004/10/14/news/d-news.txt
[GovExec.com] USA - Homeland Security identifies potential infrastructure targets
",full implementation of a national infrastructure protection plan is two to three years away"
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1004/101404tdpm1.htm
International:
[Korea Times] SOUTH KOREA - Local Banks Put on Alert for Possible Terrorist Attacks
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200410/kt2004101515431011900.htm
[Korea Times] SOUTH KOREA/ MIDDLE EAST - S. Koreans Advised Not to Visit Middle East During Ramadan
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200410/kt2004101416173710160.htm
[Reuters AlertNet] KATHMANDU - Ten Maoist rebels killed in Nepal clashes
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B475739.htm
[Reuters] INDONESIA - Papua rebels kill six in convoy - Indonesian army [Free Papua Movement]
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK280919.htm
[Xinhuanet] PHILIPPINES - Two Filipino soldiers killed in clash with rebels [New People's Army ]
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/14/content_2090402.htm
[Bangladesh Journal] BANGLADESH - Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrests one terrorist, 2 communist extremists
http://www.bangladeshjournal.com/index.php?ID=2783
[Rabble.ca] CANADA / PAKISTAN - No terrorist links, secret plots or dirty bombs
http://www.rabble.ca/news_full_story.shtml?x=34540
[Indian Express] INDIA - Another bomb found in Khanna
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=103497
[Pakistan Dawn] PAKISTAN - Terror suspect held in Sadiqabad
http://www.dawn.com/2004/10/15/top13.htm
[Radio Australia] SINGAPORE - Singapore taxi drivers to help in the fight against terrorism
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_1220994.htm
[Reuters] IRAN / RUSSIA - Russia, Iran finish up nuclear plant
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002063897_iran15.html
[Daily Times] PAKISTAN / INDIA - Accidental Indo-Pak nuclear war possible
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_15-10-2004_pg7_12
[MOSNEWS] RUSSIA - Terrorists Leave Explosives in Moscow Taxi
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/10/15/cabexplosives.shtml
[AP] IRAQ - Kidnapped Turkish Driver Is Beheaded in Iraq, Shown on Video on Islamic Web Site