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"Chinese spy ship spotted off coast"
The Australian ^ | March 22, 2005
Posted on 03/22/2005 8:02:01 PM PST by Tuefel Hunden
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TAIWAN'S coastguard has accused a Chinese spy ship of intruding into waters around the island before being shepherded away by Taiwanese navy vessels.
The incident occurred amid growing tensions between Taiwan and China after the Chinese parliament recently passed an anti-secession law aimed at the island off the southeastern Chinese coast.
The ship sailed away after it was approached by naval and coastguard ships,'' a coastguard official told AFP.
The United Daily News said the Chinese vessel, the Xue Long, was first spotted off the island on Sunday, prompting the navy to send frigates to follow it closely.
Military analysts say China has stepped up underwater and maritime surveillance of Taiwan, which it claims as part of its territory even though the island has been ruled as a de facto independent state since 1949."
Thank you ;)
Thank you Cindy I am, for him and Kinetic being homeschooled it left them time to develop who they were and discover their talents, as opposed to being stiffled in the Public UN-Schooling system -g-
LIFE AND DEATH TUG OF WAR
Nurse: Michael tried to kill Terri
Former caregiver asserts husband
'doesn't want the truth to be known'
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43427
'Terri's fading quickly'
Parents beg federal appeals court to order feeding tube reinserted
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRAIN_DAMAGED_WOMAN?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOME
more...
http://www.wnd.com/
Russia exports steel to US
You're frekin' kiddin' me!!!
Thank you sis, more importantly they have developed into moral children with hearts and direction, they are good people sis
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"Annan son received $300,000 payments" (game's up)
Financial Times ^ | March 23, 2005 | Claudio Gatti
Posted on 03/22/2005 7:52:44 PM PST by mardler
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Kojo Annan, son of Kofi Annan, United Nations secretary-general, received at least $300,000 from Cotecna, a Swiss inspection company awarded a contract ultimately worth about $60m under the Iraqi oil-for-food contract.
The amount was almost double the sum previously disclosed, but payments were arranged in ways that obscured where the money came from or whom it went to."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151212,00.html
"Deadly Blast Rips Through Lebanese City"
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BEIRUT, Lebanon An explosion tore through a business center in a Christian town near Beirut (search) early Wednesday, killing at least two people in the second deadly attack against an anti-Syrian stronghold since the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister last month.
The political turmoil touched off by the assassination of Rafik Hariri (search) continued Tuesday as about 1,000 students shouting "Death to America!" and shredding a portrait of President Bush marched on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to criticize what they said was Washington's interference in Lebanon."
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Redby, Minn. - "ACCUSED TEENAGE GUNMAN WAS AN ADMIRER OF HITLER ON "MORALITY REJECTING" GROUP RUNNING NAZI.ORG Other Sites Apparently Carried by Same Internet Provider Appear to Promote bin Laden and Promote Violence against Christians and their Churches, Jews and Muslims" by Jeremy Reynalds (March 22, 2005) (Read More...)
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"Bomb trainer of Abu Sayyaf falls" (Indonesian admits MILF sheltered him)
Philippine Daily Inquirer ^ | Mar 23, 2005 | Dona Pazzibugan
Posted on 03/23/2005 1:34:40 AM PST by nickcarraway
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Intelligence officials said Rohmat trained the Abu Sayyaf in bomb making, particularly the use of mobile phones to trigger explosions.
Like many Indonesians, Rohmat goes by one name only.
Linked to the al-Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) has been blamed for a string of terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, including the 2002 bombings at Indonesia's Bali resort, which killed nearly 200 people.
"He is a big fish," Armed Forces public information chief Lieutenant Colonel Buenaventura Pascual said. "He was responsible for training the people involved in the Makati attack."
A military statement said Rohmat -- also known by the aliases "Zaki," Hamdan and Akil -- had admitted a mouthful to investigators:"
Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/20050322_276.html
Iraqi Commandos Strike Insurgent Training Site
American Forces Press Service
TIKRIT, Iraq, March 22, 2005 Members of Iraqs 1st Police Commando Battalion today discovered and attacked an apparent insurgent training facility in southwestern Salah Ad Din province.
The commandos are part of the interim Iraqi governments interior ministry.
The officers received both indirect and direct fire from the facility as they approached near Lake Tharthar on the border with Iraqs Anbar province, officials said. They attacked and forced the insurgents to break contact.
Elements of Task Force Libertys Aviation Brigade provided supporting fire, and soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team responded to support the Iraqi commando attack.
An early assessment of the site indicates a facility for training insurgents, a Multinational Force Iraq statement said, adding that documentation at the facility indicates that some were foreign fighters.
Initial reports from the Ministry of Interior forces said seven Iraqi commandos were killed and six others were wounded. An undetermined number of insurgents and foreign fighters were killed at the site, officials said. No Task Force Liberty soldiers were reported wounded in the incident.
Iraqis can take immense pride today in the conduct of their security forces, said Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, commander of the 42nd Infantry Division and Task Force Liberty. Todays actions indicate how strong Iraqi security forces are becoming and how far they can reach.
Task Force Liberty consists of the Army National Guards 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters and base units along with the 116th Brigade Combat Team and 278th Regimental Combat Team, and the 1st and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams from the Armys 3rd Infantry Division.
(From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)
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"Letter to the American people from the Mujahideen Army of Iraq"
Mujahideen Army of Iraq ^ | 23rd March, 2005 | General Headquarters
Posted on 03/22/2005 11:28:37 PM PST by propertius
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/001826.htm
"LT. PANTANO UPDATE"
By Michelle Malkin · March 22, 2005 11:38 AM
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/2479
"Can Hezbollah and Hamas Be Democratic?"
by Daniel Pipes
New York Sun
March 22, 2005
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17421
"Holy War on the Home Front"
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | March 23, 2005
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0323/p02s01-usfp.html
"Neighbors who are not always friends"
"Bush's summit with Mexican and Canadian leaders will probably take small steps toward bolder integration."
By Howard LaFranchi
March 23, 2005
March 23, 2005
COMMENTARY
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20050322-090041-8812r.htm
"Focusing on closer threats"
By Douglas MacKinnon
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"A Morsel of Goat Meat (Last Christmas in Zimbabwe, must read)"
NY Times ^ | March 23, 2005 | NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Posted on 03/22/2005 11:28:44 PM PST by neverdem
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