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"Every morning, the president receives a list of the top ten terrorist threats - this list is known as the threat matrix."

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Expert: Al-Qaida Has Presence In South Florida
Full Story

MIRAMAR, Fla. -- Despite the massive federal, state and local law enforcement effort to stop terrorists from entering the United States, there is no strong evidence of how well it is working.

Many experts are concerned that there are plenty of terrorists or sympathizers already in the country who have been here for years. Some are even citizens.

The Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers were the first wave and now the increasing number of arrests seems to signal a second wave of terrorism in South Florida.

Related:
Court is told of 2 U.S. citizens' alleged Al Qaeda plot
Map: Islamic Terrorist Network in America (2003)

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[Cindy]

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Line the canal [Mexico opposes lining of American canals because its farmers depend on seepage]
San Diego Union Tribune ^ | June 12, 2005

Posted on 06/12/2005 7:31:56 AM PDT by John Jorsett

Mexico's failing efforts to stop the United States' relining of the Coachella and All-American canals just kicked into higher gear.

For years the Mexican government has criticized the relining of these water pipelines to southernmost California, including San Diego County, because it would stop the seepage of water on which Mexican farmers have long depended. That argument has sunk like a stone. The flow through those canals is part of this state's hard-won share of Colorado River water. Plugging the holes will mean water sufficient to supply 134,000 San Diego households a year. And not plugging the holes in the canals could poke great holes in the multi-government agreement, years in the making, under which San Diego now has the right to buy water it needs from the Imperial Valley. As important, the state has a way to stop exceeding – and imperiling – its draw on Colorado River water.

Mexico, moreover, has its own share of that river's water, a share it manages badly.

Long story short, neither the state nor the federal government is much interested in continuing to let U.S. water sorely needed here seep into Mexico, nor should they be. Both governments, however, have offered to assist Mexico in allocating its own water more efficiently. Mexico, alas, isn't much interested in that.

(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Humor break...

From nw_arizona_granny | 06/12/2005 11:28:09 AM EDT read

OD Board > Original Dissent > Miscellaneous > Saddam’s Phone Call to Osama

View Full Version : Saddam’s Phone Call to Osama

06-26-04, 02:16
Saddam’s Phone Call to Osama
by Anthony Gregory

Note: In an unprecedented and inexplicable move, the Defense Department sent this author the transcript of a phone
conversation between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, which occurred when Saddam took advantage of his right as
a criminal defendant to make one phone call upon arrest. In the spirit of the Weekly Standard,
(http://www.weeklystandard.com/Utilities/printer_preview.asp?idArticle=3378&R=798D1B52B) this author thought he’d let his
readers see the newest evidence of the Saddam-al Qaeda connection before anyone else sees it.

The author hopes that this document will be cited as justification to invade another country.

[Phone Ringing]

OSAMA: Hello?

SADDAM: Osama!

OSAMA: Yes?

SADDAM: It’s Saddam!

OSAMA: Saddam who? I don’t know a Saddam.

SADDAM: It’s okay, we’re clear to talk. They promised me they aren’t listening in.

OSAMA: The last time they promised you something, and you believed them, you invaded Kuwait. That was a mistake,
wasn’t it?

SADDAM: Yeah, but they gave me their word this time, and U.S. officials don’t lie.

OSAMA: Fine. What do you want?

SADDAM: I just wanted to tell you that I’m not gonna crack. I won’t let them know we’ve been working together.

OSAMA: Well I sure hope so! But what makes you so sure they won’t figure it out?

SADDAM: They’re idiots! Antiwar Americans are having some influence on public opinion, and the U.S. government is so
incompetent that it’s failed to find a single shred of evidence.

OSAMA: Well, actually they have found plenty of evidence. We’ve just been so good at making it look discredited.

SADDAM: Tell me about it. There have been some close calls! Remember when they found out about the meeting between
our boys in Prague?

OSAMA: Do I remember? We had to bribe the CIA, the FBI, and the Czech president and intelligence agents to lie about it
and claim Atta was in Florida at the time!

SADDAM: And when they realized you had a terrorist camp in Kurdish Iraq?

OSAMA: Yep. Somehow we convinced the American people that you had no control over the northern section of your own
country!

SADDAM: Hah! I still can’t believe they fell for that. And then there was the time they realized I was seeking uranium from
Niger –

OSAMA: Thank Allah they fell for the whopper that the evidence was a forgery!

SADDAM: Americans are so stupid. And so free. I can’t believe some of them still think that anyone in the Muslim world
doesn’t want to see them all dead!

OSAMA: Well, part of that is my doing. I pretend to hate Americans because of their foreign policy. If they knew that every
Muslim hated every American simply because they’re free, we’d have a real War on Terrorism on our hands. And we don’t
want that. I sure hope John Kerry is elected.

SADDAM: Yeah, but he’s too pro-war. That’s why I gave my donations to Howard Dean and the antiwar movement. You
know, I got some of them to believe you actually wanted the war on Iraq, because it would boost your enrollment numbers.


OSAMA: Hah! The last thing I want is more terrorists to work with. You know how tough it is being CEO of al Qaeda? The
paperwork, the disabilities insurance, the payroll taxes – I can’t stand having any more employees than I already have. My
organization is bursting at the seams.

SADDAM: You must be mad at Bush for encouraging so many people to join your ranks.

OSAMA: Well Bush is the best thing the Free World has ever known. And he’s the worst thing possible for us terrorists. He
understands my organization will explode from within if we get too many more recruits.

SADDAM: Man I hate Bush! He’s such a beacon of liberty!

OSAMA: You’re telling me!? Every day, when talking to my underlings, I remind them of the fact that in America, women
can drive, vote, and wear lipstick. Just thinking about it right now makes me want to vomit.

SADDAM: I know what you mean!

OSAMA: What are you talking about? You let women have all sorts of rights in violation of our Holy Koran! You even let
them practice Christianity, wear pants, and attend college. You even let your subjects drink alcohol!

SADDAM: Well, I didn’t want to. But remember what we decided? It was best if I maintained as secular an appearance as
possible, so they wouldn’t realize we were in cahoots.

OSAMA: Yeah, but it didn’t work.

SADDAM: Yeah. On the bright side, though, Iraq is becoming even more fundamentalist with this war!

OSAMA: I don’t think it’s all a bright side. I already had my hands full with al Qaeda cells throughout the world. Now I have
to direct them in Iraq! Although, I guess it is for the best as long as it continues to move towards radical Islamism there.
The last thing I want is for the Americans to bring democracy to Iraq.

SADDAM: Don’t worry about it! They supported me, didn’t they?

OSAMA: Yeah, and they supported me, too. But that was back in the Cold War when you and I were freedom fighters. And
now that Bush is in power, the U.S. is more dedicated to freedom than ever. Look at Bush’s tax cuts! God I hate tax cuts. I
hate them more than I hate U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.

SADDAM: Yeah. But at least he’s detaining people without trial! And spending like a madman! Perhaps we’re misjudging
him. He might actually hurt American freedom in the long run.

OSAMA: What are you talking about? He’s only detaining terrorists without trial – terrorists I already gave paychecks to. We
both know that the U.S. government is incapable of taking away American liberty! The U.S. government is the very essence
of human freedom! Only terrorists can take away the freedom of the infidels, which is why we must win this war!

SADDAM: You’re right, like always. Well, I think I’m almost out of time. I have to go back to my cell.

OSAMA: Man, I’m glad I’m not in your shoes.

SADDAM: I say the same for you. You’re the one who’s taking on freedom and civilization! All I did was harbor your guys
and build weapons of mass destruction for you. You’ve got a thankless, tough job ahead of you, and it won’t be getting any
easier, especially if Bush really wises up and invades Iran, Syria, and Egypt.

OSAMA: Oh I don’t think he’ll do that. There’s only so much war a free society can handle, and Bush has absolutely no
desire to compromise his country’s freedom one iota.

SADDAM: You can say that again. Well, I have to go.

OSAMA: Talk to you later, Saddam. Maybe when this whole affair is over we’ll get to work together again.

SADDAM: Now you’re talking! Maybe we can eventually get around to attacking Switzerland.

OSAMA: Yeah. There’s nothing I hate more than a free country, especially one that minds its own business.

SADDAM: Well, goodbye, Osama. It’s always a pleasure to speak with another Middle Easterner I see eye to eye with. As if
any of us don’t see eye to eye!

OSAMA: Good one, Saddam! Well, I’ll talk to you later. For now, I’ll send you some French champagne, German sausage,
and Russian mustard. I always like to help the economies of our allies.

SADDAM: Great! All they serve here is freedom fries.

OSAMA: Ouch. The mere fact they call them freedom fries really makes it hard for me to keep up the good fight. It almost
makes me want to give up.

SADDAM: I know what you mean.

OSAMA: Well, take care, Saddam.

SADDAM: You too.

[Click]


June 26, 2004

Anthony Gregory [send him mail] is a writer and musician who lives in Berkeley, California. He earned his bachelor’s degree
in history at UC Berkeley, where he was president of the Cal Libertarians. He is an intern at the Independent Institute and
has written for Rational Review, Strike the Root, the Libertarian Enterprise, and Antiwar.com. See his webpage for more
articles and personal information.

Copyright © 2004 LewRockwell.com

[Lucy Lake]

On any given night, scores of Mexican migrants seeking to enter the United States illegally float down the New River, hiding amid its coagulated white foam and counting on the river's noxious filth to keep the U.S. Border Patrol at bay.

After their immersion in the most disease-breeding water on the continent, some of these migrants then move on to work in agriculture and food-service industries in California.

Border Patrol agents who accidentally fall into the New River while pursuing illegal migrants are immediately sent to a hospital to be disinfected.

Perhaps it's time to boycott food from California.

[Selene]

Home, Sweet, Home: Is Lodi, California A Terrorist Hot Bed?
http://www.vdare.com/guzzardi/050610_terrorists.htm

[Selene]

cherries

[MamaDearest]

So now we have 12 but nature will take care if it's self or it better since we can't catch them. LOL

We have 4 new kittens as of yesterday morning. I sympathize. These babies will thankfully go to good homes. I also have a Pixie-Bob with the bobtail. They are quite the cat, aren't they? Hoping you don't have coyotes nearby!

[MamaDearest]

Thought you would enjoy a picture of a gang that could be in your city...

They're pretty impressive alright - thinking they have faces made for mugshots!

[MamaDearest]

"He also discovered that people infected with toxoplasma had delayed reaction times — and are at greater risk of being involved in car accidents.

I can see it coming....insurance companies questioning what type of pets you have. If you say "cat," your insurance will skyrocket.

[MamaDearest]

Over half of farm workers are illegal immigrants

Mexican Consulate estimates 80,000 illegal immigrants immigrated to Oregon

SNIP: Once an illegal alien gets 15 miles north of the border, he or she has no further worries about apprehension by the Border Patrol. — Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) www.azanderson.org

[Cindy]

I read that article and figured it was right on topic for The THREAT Matrix.
Very disburbing.

[Cindy]

Thanks to Texkat for pinging me to this article:
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AFX News Limited
"Osama bin Laden 'in and out' of Iran in recent years - US lawmaker"
06.12.2005, 02:27 PM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON (AFX) - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who has been the subject of a worldwide manhunt since the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, has been in and out of Iran several times over the past few years, said US Representative Curt Weldon, a Pennsylvania Republican.

Weldon is the author of a book on terrorism using an Iranian source dubbed 'Ali,' whose credibility was questioned by a Central Intelligence Agency agent.

Bin Laden 'has been in and out of Iran, and now we have military generals telling us that,' Weldon told NBC's 'Meet the Press.'

'Interestingly enough, the CIA totally refuted that when I first went to them. And by the way, the person who gave me this entire lead was a former Democrat member of Congress,' he said.

The lawmaker said he did not know whether bin Laden was in Iran today. "

[Cindy]

Thanks to TexKat for the ping to the following article:
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http://www.kashar.net/technews/complete.asp?id=1387

"Al-Queda’s banking in Pakistan"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "ISLAMABAD, June 12 (SANA): Al-Queda has become the loan provider for certain people in Pakistan and other Islamic countries. First they provide the loan and then when the borrower faces difficulty in repayment, they make them follow Al-Queda agenda. The concept came from age-old Afghanistan when men from Kabul used to travel to India and loan Indians money at very high interest rates.

The next wave of terrorism from Al-Queda can involve these secret clandestine Banking operations. People who cannot repay the loan can be made to provide shelter and do thinks that Al-Queda asks them to do.

According to media sources, Pakistan Army paid a massive sum of 32 million Rupees to some most-wanted militants in the tribal areas of South Waziristan to buy peace and enable them pay off debts taken from al-Qaeda, a media report said."

[Cindy]

Note: The following text snippet is an exact quote from infovlad.net:
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06.13.05
Jihadi Files Update
Posted in General at 1:15 am by Vladimir
NOTE: I won’t post any data as to submitters’ locations, IPs or server addresses any more, barring exception of files announced by insurgents themselves. Any of my findings as to each footage would have a more private audience, for those who have so far communicated with me in one way or another. Thanks for understanding.

Posted on June 13

http://hackjaponaise.cosm.co.jp/terror/0613200501.mpeg
- Mine attack by IAI. Cellphone-remote landmine killed 3 marines. “ansar-jehad” announces another footage taken on June 9, at iaiiraq.net. 71MB approx.
http://www.iaiiraq.net/9-6-2005.mpg

Posted on June 12

http://hackjaponaise.cosm.co.jp/terror/0612200501.wmv
http://hackjaponaise.cosm.co.jp/terror/0612200502.rm

Posted on June 10

http://hackjaponaise.cosm.co.jp/terror/0610200501.rmvb
http://hackjaponaise.cosm.co.jp/terror/0610200502.rmvb

[MamaDearest]

Immigration - corruption this side of the border

E-Coli and the Lettuce you eat

Bioterrorism and the food supply

461 hospitalized in Hepatitis A outbreak in Russia - beer blamed

SNIP: 6/2/2005 An apparent outbreak of a viral gastrointestinal illness among students at a Bloomington school appeared to be subsiding late last week. That news came after more than 120 students at Poplar Bridge Elementary School became ill earlier in the week, suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, city and school officials said. None of the students required hospitalization.

Absentee rates among students at Poplar Bridge Elementary had dropped to near-normal levels by week’s end, said Dawn Willson, health service supervisor for the Bloomington School District.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=16199_Jihad_In_California&only

[Cindy]

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U.S. orders Israel to increase control of security exports
Am HaAretz ^ | 12/06/2005 19:31 | Ze'ev Schiff

Posted on 06/12/2005 5:10:08 PM PDT by Nachum

WASHINGTON - The crisis between Israel and the United States over the sale of assault unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to China is deepening: The U.S. has been imposing harsh sanctions on Israel for a few months now, following the dispute between the two states over the sale of the drones.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...

[MamaDearest]

FDA tracing foodborne illness in Florida

Canadian ground beef may contain E-Coli

SNIP:June 11, 2005 Saturday -- Hundreds of Mayors Gather in Chicago for 73rd Annual Meeting of The U.S. Conference of Mayors June 10 - 14; Chicago

SNIP: June 11, 2005 Saturday Ostrander, Cowlitz CountyAmtrak train, truck involved in fiery crash An Amtrak passenger train headed from Portland to Seattle was involved in a fiery crash with a parked truck carrying flammable liquid yesterday near Ostrander, northeast of Longview, a railroad spokesman said. One train passenger suffered minor injuries in the afternoon crash, said BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas. The truck, a BNSF maintenance vehicle, was carrying propane and was destroyed in the crash.

SNIP: June 10, 2005 An alert trucker likely prevented a major accident earlier this week when he noticed someone had tampered with the straps on his trailer tarp, shortly after getting back on Highway 401 after a brief stop for coffee. The driver left his tractor-trailer at a service centre in Oxford County.

SNIP: June 10, 2005 LINCOLN -- About 500 workers were evacuated and nine people taken to the emergency room after a white powdery substance was found Thursday in a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building. A Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department official later said the substance appeared to be chemicals consistent with "underarm deodorant," although it had not been conclusively identified.

[MamaDearest]

cherries

It took me two reads to understand what you meant (I'm on weekend mode), but definitely a good point!

[Cindy]

THANKS MamaDearest for those links.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/messages
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/message/7840
http://www.jihadunspun.com/intheatre_internal.php?article=103040&list=/home.php&
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/message/7845
http://www.jihadunspun.com/intheatre_internal.php?article=103065&list=/home.php&