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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2005/20050623_1824.html
U.S., Iraqi Forces Complete Operation Spear Near Syrian Border
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2005 – Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 2 completed Operation Spear on June 22, concluding a five-day operation in and around the city of Karabilah, near Iraq's border with Syria, military officials in Baghdad reported today.
The operation rooted out terrorist strongholds, killing 47 and detaining one for questioning, officials said.
While patrolling through the small town along the border, Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines discovered a terrorist torture house, with four hostages bound and gagged inside, officials reported. The hostages received medical attention for wounds they suffered at the hands of their captors.
The hostages said they were tortured and held for three weeks. According to media and others who spoke with the men, officials reported, they said they were neither interrogated by the terrorists nor told why they were being tortured.
The building where the hostages were held contained an improvised explosive device factory in the basement. This building was part of a compound containing a school with bomb-making instructions on the classroom's blackboard.
Three car bomb factories were discovered in separate locations by Iraqi soldiers and U.S. Marines in western Karabilah. A total of 17 car bombs were located, including a tractor-trailer, a dump truck and a van rigged with explosives, which were destroyed in place by a Marine tank unit. Large secondary explosions were observed coming from the explosive-laden vehicles. Iraqi forces and Marines also discovered small weapons caches with machine guns, mortar rounds and rockets.
There have been no signs or indications of any large-scale displacement of the citizens of Karabilah, officials said. Marines manning the checkpoints outside of the city, designed to capture fleeing terrorists, did not report large numbers of citizens leaving the city. (From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)
Related Site:
Multinational Force Iraq
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2005/20050623_1824.html
U.S., Iraqi Forces Complete Operation Spear Near Syrian Border
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2005 – Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 2 completed Operation Spear on June 22, concluding a five-day operation in and around the city of Karabilah, near Iraq's border with Syria, military officials in Baghdad reported today.
The operation rooted out terrorist strongholds, killing 47 and detaining one for questioning, officials said.
While patrolling through the small town along the border, Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines discovered a terrorist torture house, with four hostages bound and gagged inside, officials reported. The hostages received medical attention for wounds they suffered at the hands of their captors.
The hostages said they were tortured and held for three weeks. According to media and others who spoke with the men, officials reported, they said they were neither interrogated by the terrorists nor told why they were being tortured.
The building where the hostages were held contained an improvised explosive device factory in the basement. This building was part of a compound containing a school with bomb-making instructions on the classroom's blackboard.
Three car bomb factories were discovered in separate locations by Iraqi soldiers and U.S. Marines in western Karabilah. A total of 17 car bombs were located, including a tractor-trailer, a dump truck and a van rigged with explosives, which were destroyed in place by a Marine tank unit. Large secondary explosions were observed coming from the explosive-laden vehicles. Iraqi forces and Marines also discovered small weapons caches with machine guns, mortar rounds and rockets.
There have been no signs or indications of any large-scale displacement of the citizens of Karabilah, officials said. Marines manning the checkpoints outside of the city, designed to capture fleeing terrorists, did not report large numbers of citizens leaving the city. (From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)
Related Site:
Multinational Force Iraq
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"China's Unocal Bid May Face Nat'l Security Hurdles"
NewsMax/AP ^ | 6/24/05
Posted on 06/23/2005 1:11:02 PM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20050622-095533-3186r.htm
"'Science' of terrorism"
By Ann Geracimos
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
June 23, 2005
http://news.com.com/Gun-toting+robot+still+in+training/2100-7337_3-5757611.html?tag=nl
"Gun-toting robot still in training"
Published: June 22, 2005, 11:25 AM PDT
By Michael Kanellos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The U.S. Army has delayed deployment of a robot equipped with a machine gun, a slight setback in the march of robots into war.
The Talon Sword, an autonomous vehicle with a machine gun (or rocket launcher) mounted on top that soldiers can fire from a remote location, was supposed to be deployed in live situations in Iraq by April. The robot, however, required some adjustments, according to Bob Quinn, spokesman for the manufacturer Foster-Miller. The adjustments have been made, but the Army is currently conducting further testing.
"The system is undergoing a final safety release for combat operations by the Army," Quinn wrote in an e-mail. "They will appear in combat when they appear. More specific timelines will not be made public. The ability of a soldier to maneuver and fire his weapon remotely off a robotic vehicle is just a matter of time.""
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http://news.com.com/Robot+guards+for+shops+and+offices/2100-7355_3-5759275.html?tag=nefd.top
"Robot guards for shops and offices"
Published: June 23, 2005, 9:34 AM PDT
By Reuters
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TOKYO--Burglars beware, robot guards are here.
In an idea straight out of science fiction, robots could soon begin patrolling Japanese offices, shopping malls and banks to keep them safe from intruders. Equipped with a camera and sensors, the "Guardrobo D1," developed by Japanese security firm Sohgo Security Services Co., is designed to patrol along preprogrammed paths and keep an electronic eye out for signs of trouble.
The 109-cm tall robot will alert human guards via radio and by sending camera footage if it detects intruders, fires or even water leaks.
Such robots are vital from a business standpoint when considering Japan's aging population, Sohgo Security said."
Note: I have posted links to articles regarding children hiding weapons in their underwear. FYI memory jogger.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/06/006763print.html
June 23, 2005
Israel: Suicide bomber caught with explosives in her underwear
From the Irish Independent, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm.
A WOMAN on a suicide bombing mission was caught at an Israeli checkpoint with 20lbs of high explosives hidden in her underwear...
Security officials working at the Erez crossing, the main transit point between Israel and the Gaza Strip, said they became suspicious of al-Biss because her gait was strange.
Fearing she might be a suicide bomber, they isolated her and ordered her to strip. The images taken from a security camera showed her removing her black head scarf and gown. As she continued, the explosives were shown sewn into her underwear. It is possible she tried to detonate the device as she stripped only for the bomb to malfunction. Army sappers took away the device and blew it up safely.
Residents of Gaza are only allowed through the Erez checkpoint subject to strict rules. Al-Biss was being allowed through to receive treatment at an Israeli hospital after she was disfigured at her refugee camp home when a gas canister exploded on a fire while she was cooking.
Colonel Avi Levy, a senior Israeli army commander, said extremists were "cynically exploiting" Israel's humanitarian gesture.
During her television interview, which lasted more than an hour, al-Biss appeared confident and defiant but became shaky.
"My dream was to be a martyr. I believe in death," she began. But she became tearful and began to contradict herself. At one point she denied she wanted to carry out an attack. When she denied any involvement in a suicide bombing, her minders intervened.
It seems she meant to target the Israeli Beersheba hospital where she was to receive treatment for her burns.
Posted at June 23, 2005 08:50 AM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4113538.stm
Last Updated: Tuesday, 21 June, 2005, 07:40 GMT 08:40 UK
"Palestinian 'targeted hospital'"
ARTICLE SNIPPPET: "Wafa al-Bis was shown being interviewed on Israeli TV
Israel says a 21-year-old Palestinian woman arrested carrying explosives at a Gaza checkpoint planned to blow herself up in an Israeli hospital."
for me it seems the lodi arrests are not close to putting my mind at ease. What was the last estimate we had of their #'s, think 20-30-40,000? A few people helps, but i don't think we should be comfortable with it.
They remain a cloud of mystery to me and like most of you im getting mentally exhausted thinking about the "what if's" there are simply too many variables in this puzzle facing a mirror, and we're blindfolded. (My feelings)
Take care everyone,
pez.
Train passengers trapped in carriages for two hours on a broken down train were forced to break windows to escape as dozens fainted in the heat this evening. (The UK)
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/PA_NEWA12326931119551442A00?source=PA%20Feed
Wildfires Threaten Homes Across West
CAREFREE, Ariz. (AP) - About 300 firefighters battled a wildfire Thursday that threatened a neighborhood of multimillion-dollar houses near Phoenix. In California, firefighters gained ground against a blaze that burned several homes in the Mojave Desert.
The windblown Arizona blaze burned at least 30,000 acres and forced the evacuation of about 250 homes. Crews set backfires to remove brush from its path.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050623/D8ATH3E80.html
Thank you for those links pez.
No problem Cindy, information junkie checking in for duty! new pc desk so i'm ready to go.
-pez
I am comfortable in that they are arresting these folk and to heck with PC. There is probably a great deal more that has occured behind the scenes that may never reach the surface due to the sensitivity of it. Such agressive actions by LEOs in themselves disrupt terror operations for fear of exposure.
News.BBC.co.uk: "PALESTINIAN 'TARGETED HOSPITAL'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In an interview shown on Israeli television, Ms Bis said her "dream was to be a martyr". She said she was recruited by the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - an off-shoot of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction.") (June 21, 2005) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (YNET): "PALESTINIAN GIRL HIDES GUN IN UNDIES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The soldiers in the Balata refugee camp, a terrorist hotbed, found the gunman inside his house and ordered him to surrender his weapon. He refused, saying he didn't have it. After questioning, they found the man's sister had hidden it her underwear. Troops then arrested the Hamas terrorist. They also found a gun holster and bullets inside the building.") (April 16, 2005) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "WOMEN'S MAGAZINE OFFERS TIPS TO TERRORISTS" by John Phillips (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "With its bizarre format including articles on "breathing gymnastics to conquer the passions," evidently essential knowledge for those tempted to have a final fling before strapping on an explosive-laden corset, Al Khansa could indicate that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has made a strategic choice in favor of "women's emancipation through martyrdom," according to the Gnosis report. "This is a turning point in the project planning of international terrorist networks, which until now, unlike in the Palestinian intifada or in Chechen nationalist extremism, were limited to the exclusive employment of men in operations," the SISDE analysts said.") (January 17, 2005)
News.BBC.co.uk: "'JIHAD' MAGAZINE FOR WOMEN ON WEB" by Sebastian Usher (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The magazine is called Al-Khansa, after a famous Arab woman poet in the early days of Islam, who wrote eulogies to male relatives who had died in battle. It appears to be the first "jihadist" publication aimed exclusively at women. The magazine says it is published by an organisation called "The Women's Media Bureau in the Arabian Peninsula". "The main objective seems to be to teach women married to radical Islamists how to support their husbands" And it claims that the former leader of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, Abd-al-Aziz al-Muqrin - who was killed by Saudi security forces in June - as one of its founders. Al-Khansa also appears to be linked to the most well-known jihadist outlet on the internet, Sawt al-Jihad - or Voice of Jihad.") (Last Updated August 24, 2004) (Read More...)
GOOGLE Search Term: "Al-Khansa"
GOOGLE Search Term: "SAWT-AL-JIHAD"
GOOGLE Search Term: "al-Muqrin"
JIHAD WATCH.org (THE SCOTSMAN): "IRAQ: JIHAD FOR KIDS" (March 6, 2005)
AIM.org: "JIHAD FOR KIDS" by Robert Spencer (June 11, 2002) (Read More...)
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Google Search: "images5.theimagehosting.com/2child.gif"
"ekhlaas.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-4565.html"
WorldNetDaily.com: "U.N. 'EXPLODES' AMERICAN KIDS Broadcasters Not Showing Graphic Ad Depicting Soccer Children Blown Apart" (March 6, 2005)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 819 - MEMRI TV Project: "MOTHERS OF HIZBULLAH MARTYRS: WE ARE VERY HAPPY AND WANT TO SACRIFICE MORE CHILDREN" (November 25, 2004)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.US (JERUSALEM POST): "SHIN BET: CHILD TERROR ON THE RISE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "According to a Shin Bet report, the use of children in attacks is now common among all the Palestinian terror organizations. Since the outbreak of violence in September 2000, 309 minors were involved in planned and executed terror acts, with 126 involved since the beginning of 2004. Children as young as 11 years old are easily persuaded to join the conflict with assurances that they will gain respect in the next life. Terror organizations then distance the young recruits from their families and schools and subject them to religious and nationalistic indoctrination. The report also revealed that terror organizations hide bombs inside children's toys and satchels in order to evade detection.") (November 5, 2004)MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE - Special Dispatch Series - No. 673: "UMM NIDAL: 'THE MOTHER OF THE SHAHIDS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Umm Nidal Farhat [1] came to public attention for the first time when she was filmed helping her son Muhammad Farhat leave home to carry out the March 20, 2002 attack during which he was killed. About a year later her second son, Nidal, was killed by Israeli forces. In an interview published in both the Israeli-Arab Kul Al-Arab weekly and the London Arabic-language daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Umm Nidal reiterated that martyrdom (Shehada) is the most supreme act, and one of the basic principles of Islam. The following are excerpts from the interview:") (March 4, 2004)JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK TIMES via IHT): "A FRENCH MUSLIM FAMILY TAKES PATH TO MILITANCY" (August 2, 2004)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "PICKING JIHAD OVER CHILDREN" (January 27, 2004)
InHonor.net: (Online Videos)
PMW.or.il - TV Archives - Video Library: "CHILDREN ARE COMBATANTS IN PA IDEOLOGY"
JihadUnspun.com: "FEMALE MARTYR DRIVES CAR BOMB INTO US FORCES IN RAMADI" "By Muhammad Abu Nasr, Free Arab Voice and Omar Al-Faris, JUS" (Jan 03, 2005)
IMRA.org.il: "FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS FOR GOD" -Yoram Schweitzer Jafee Center for Strategic Studies (October 9, 2003)
Groups.MSN.com/PAROLESdeFEMMES: Photo: "FEMMES MOUDJAHIDAT"
GOOGLE Search Term: "JIHAD WOMEN"
ISLAM ONLINE.net - Fatwa Application - "ASK THE SCHOLAR" - Topic: "PALESTINIAN WOMEN CARRYING OUT MARTYR OPERATIONS" (May 22, 2003; October 5, 2003)
Ping to post no 1916.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1415532/posts?page=1916#1916
A new pc desk, well you are a lucky guy.
"Armed Men Set Afghan Girls' School on Fire"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050623/ap_on_re_as/afghan_school_attack
By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer Thu Jun 23, 1:41 PM ET
PADKHWAI RAGHANI, Afghanistan - ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Workers were stringing up plastic tarpaulins across the school's compound Thursday, and the principal said he plans to resume classes for his 665 students, ages 7 to 15, by Saturday.
Interior Ministry spokesman Latfullah Mashal blamed Taliban militants, saying the "burning of schools and education institutions is an agenda of the terrorists."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There has been a spate of attacks on girls' schools across Afghanistan since U.S.-led forces ousted the Taliban in 2001. The former regime prohibited girls from attending school as part of its widely criticized drive to establish what it considered a "pure" Islamic state.
Hundreds of thousands of girls have returned to school since the Taliban's ouster, but opposition remains in conservative areas of rural Afghanistan.
"Why did they only burn the girls' school? Why not the boys' school next door?" asked a 12-year-old student who only gave her first name, Farida. "The police must protect us. We want to be able to study."
The Taliban have recently stepped up attacks against government targets, particularly in the south and east of the country, where a joint Afghan government-U.S. coalition operation this past week to hunt down the Islamic militants has triggered some of the heaviest fighting since the hard-line movement was ousted."
http://www.detnews.com/2005/oakland/0506/22/B04-223573.htm
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
"Parents of son charged in beating may lose girl
Madison Hts. pair could lose daughter for delaying treatment for broken back; her brother faces charge."
By Mike Martindale / The Detroit News
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MADISON HEIGHTS -- The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office on Thursday will attempt to permanently end the parental rights of a Madison Heights couple who police say neglected to seek medical help for their daughter after her older brother allegedly beat her over her relationship with a non-Muslim boy.
The 15-year-old girl, who is a Madison Heights Lamphere High junior, suffered a broken back in the beating, according to court documents. The trial to determine whether parental custody rights should be terminated is set for Thursday before Oakland Circuit Judge Joan Young.
The girl's brother, Ahmad Abdelmomen, 21, is charged with aggravated assault in the April 29 incident at their home in Madison Heights. Abdelmomen is free on bond pending a July 13 preliminary hearing before Madison Heights 43rd District Judge Robert J. Turner.
"She complained of the injury to her parents, but they didn't take her to a doctor because they condoned the punishment her brother gave her," said Robert Zivian, an assistant Oakland County prosecuting attorney assigned to the neglect case."
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