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FBI: 22 Terror Networks Active in the US

http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050419&hn=18615
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Terror threat from within keeps America on high alert
By Andrew Ward
Published: April 18 2005 18:20 | Last updated: April 18 2005 18:20

A decade after Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal government building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, domestic terrorism remains a serious threat in the US.

That is the assessment of a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation official responsible for tracking home-grown extremist groups. “The threat has not gone away,” says John Lewis, deputy assistant director of the FBI. “We are dealing every single day with a variety of domestic terrorism threats that are alive and well in this country.”

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1688fde6-b02d-11d9-ab98-00000e2511c8.html
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CALIFORNIA - Suspicious Substance Causes Scare at IRS

"Officials were surprised that such a small amount of a white powdery substance could make so many sick"

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/news/041705_nw_irs.html
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Thanks to Velveeta for pointing to this article.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=arVkIKlmGRO4&refer=uk
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"???Terrorism Suspect Ahmad to Stand as Candidate in U.K. Elections"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Babar Ahmad, a British man accused of setting up Web sites to fund the Taliban, will stand as a candidate in the U.K. general election, British actor Corin Redgrave said today outside a London courtroom.

Ahmad will stand as a candidate for the Peace and Progress party in the constituency of Brent North ``whether he's released or not,'' Redgrave, who founded the party, told Bloomberg News. A London court is today scheduled to decide whether U.S. prosecutors can extradite Ahmad.

Ahmad, 30, was arrested in August on U.S. federal charges of conspiracy to kill or injure persons in a foreign country, providing support to terrorists and money laundering, according to the indictment in the case. The U.S. government claims he used Internet service providers in Nevada and Connecticut to recruit and fundraise for militant Islamic fighters in Afghanistan and Chechnya between 1998 and 2003.

Ahmad denies the charges and is contesting extradition on grounds he wouldn't receive a fair trial in the U.S."