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http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20050606.shtml
"Looking back"
Thomas Sowell
June 6, 2005
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/06/006529print.html
June 06, 2005
"Jihadist "had a map of Pittsburgh""
From "Terror on trial", from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MADRID, Spain -- Two dozen men sit behind bulletproof glass in a new courtroom built to hold the biggest al-Qaida trial Europe has yet seen.
In proceedings that began in April, the Spanish National Court is considering whether the accused men belonged to a terrorist cell that helped kill nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001....
Accused cell member Yusuf Galan is not one of the major players. Galan, a Spaniard who converted to Islam, faces only 18 years for being part of the cell, visiting an Islamic militant training camp in Indonesia in 2001, and having illegal guns and knives in his home when he was arrested after the Sept. 11 attacks.
He also had militant literature, a map of London with a church and synagogue circled, and a map of Hannover, Germany.
And he had a map of Pittsburgh."
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=18322
"The Unholy Alliance of American Radicals and Islamic Terrorists Against the Patriot Act"
By David Horowitz and John Perazzo
FrontPageMagazine.com | June 7, 2005
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http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/050606alexandria.htm
News Release
June 6, 2005
MAN ARRESTED IN VIRGINIA FOR CONCEALING TIES TO MILITANT GROUPS; PRIOR BOMB-MAKING TRAINING IN HIS CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA - Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Allan J. Doody, Special Agent-in-Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Washington D.C., and Michael Mason, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, announced the arrest of Maher Amin Jaradat, a 43-year-old Israeli-born Palestinian and naturalized U.S. citizen, pursuant to a federal indictment charging him with fraudulently procuring U.S. citizenship. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
Jaradat appeared at a detention hearing today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Poretz in U.S. District Court in Alexandria and was detained. His arraignment is scheduled for June 13, 2005, before U.S. District Court Judge T. S. Ellis III. He was arrested on Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Falls Church by ICE and FBI special agents assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). They also executed a search warrant at Jaradat's Falls Church residence.
On May 17, 2005, a federal grand jury in Alexandria returned a one-count sealed indictment charging Jaradat with unlawful procurement of citizenship. The indictment, which has been unsealed, alleges that Jaradat entered the United States in June 1988 as a visitor and later married an American citizen.
According to the indictment, Jaradat submitted an application for U.S. citizenship with immigration authorities in March 1995 and, in June 1995 appeared before immigration authorities where he swore under oath that the contents of the application were true, even though he knew the application contained false statements.
Specifically, the indictment alleges that Jaradat failed to disclose that he had been a member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) for 16 months beginning in 1980; that he had also studied bomb-making and the use of small arms at a DFLP training camp in Syria; and that he had engaged in security duties in Lebanon.
The indictment further alleges that Jaradat failed to disclose that, beginning in 1981, he had also been a member of al-Fatah, the military arm of the Palestinian Liberation Organization responsible for numerous terrorist attacks and airplane hijackings.
In addition, it is alleged that Jaradat falsely claimed that he had never been arrested, cited, charged, indicted, convicted, fined or imprisoned for breaking or violating any law or ordinance, when in fact, he had been arrested for assault and battery in the City of Alexandria in 1990.
U.S. Attorney McNulty said, "Our citizens have a right to know if an immigrant to this country has been associated with terrorist organizations. Catching and punishing those who enter this country under false pretense is a major element of our terrorism prevention strategy."
"U.S. citizenship is a privilege. Those who attempt to gain it through fraud, especially by concealing their affiliation with violent militant groups, will be pursued vigorously by ICE," said ICE Special Agent-in-Charge Doody.
This case was investigated by FBI and ICE special agents assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Gordon Kromberg and Special Assistant Heather Schmidt.
(It should be remembered that an indictment contains mere allegations against a defendant. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.)
# ICE #
You are correct, it has always amazed me that people who have lived in the desert for years and still do not have a jug of water in the car.
I think that I still have a blanket and jacket in the truck, been there for 15 years and used several times..
Now the truck is like i am, we don't drive off the property, so need to remove them.
Another thing that I keep in the vehicle is a book or two, have read in several interesting places, while waiting for the problems to be solved.
UPDATE...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1417976/posts
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"Los Alamos Whistleblower Severely Beaten (Updated)"
Newsmax.com ^ | Tuesday, June 7, 2005 | Newsmax
Posted on 06/07/2005 3:28:53 AM PDT by ovrtaxt
"Los Alamos Whistleblower Severely Beaten"
NewsMax.com
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
| Afghanistan Suspects Taliban, Al-Qaida Plot |
| The Associated Press |
| Jun 7, 2005 8:10 am US/Eastern |
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) A deadly suicide bombing at a mosque and an attempt to down a U.S. military aircraft with a shoulder-launched missile may signal the start of a campaign of violence by al-Qaida and Taliban rebels to destabilize Afghanistan's legislative elections, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Tuesday. Twenty people were killed in the June 1 blast in the southern city of Kandahar during the funeral of a moderate Muslim cleric who had spoken out against Taliban-led insurgents. Among the dead was the Kabul police chief and six of his bodyguards. U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry O'Hara confirmed that a shoulder-launched, surface-to-air missile was fired at U.S. aircraft on June 1. He said such attacks were infrequent and described it as an "isolated incident." Ludin said the Afghan government believed the attacks "were in fact related" and "the aim was to create maximum effect ... maximum shock among the people." "It's only logical to assume that the enemies of Afghanistan, the remnants of the Taliban, al-Qaida elements with links to circles outside the country, would have chosen this time to obviously set a plot in motion," he said. "They may have gathered all their resources ... to be able to do this." A recent surge in violence, after a lull during the bitter winter months, "may be related to the parliamentary elections" set for Sept. 18, Ludin said. He compared the assaults to bloodshed that preceded October's presidential elections. At least 13 election workers were killed ahead of those polls. Ludin said Afghan security forces were working closely with coalition and NATO-led international forces to safeguard the elections. He also said the government hopes neighboring countries will help maintain security, a comment appeared aimed at Pakistan. The two share a long mountainous border, which is poorly guarded and, according to Afghan officials, often crossed by militants based in tribal regions on the Pakistani side. Ludin said the preliminary results of an investigation into the mosque bombing confirmed it was a suicide attack carried out by a foreigner and probably aimed at killing senior officials attending the funeral. Kandahar Gov. Gul Agha Sherzai said last week the attacker was an Arab member of Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. He said an intelligence report indicated that Arab al-Qaida teams had entered Afghanistan to carry out terror attacks. Since March, more than 200 suspected rebels have been killed in fighting with coalition forces, according to U.S. and Afghan officials. American military commanders are upbeat about progress toward peace, but there has been no letup in fighting and several parts of the country are off-limits to foreign aid groups. |
| Source Link: http://cbsnewyork.com/topstories/topstories_story_158081204.html |
| INTERVIEW-Taliban said broken but still dangerous |
| By Sayed Salahuddin |
| 07 Jun 2005 10:58:52 GMT |
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 7 (Reuters) - Afghan security officials in the troubled south say Taliban guerrillas are finished as a threat on the battlefield but they will be able to stage ambushes and bomb blasts for some time yet. The Taliban insurgency flared this spring after a lull over the snowbound winter, disappointing many in the government and international community who thought the rebels had been mortally starved of resources and recruits. But in Kandahar, one of the provinces where the insurgents have been most active, officials said that, despite the recent violence, the Taliban were now a nuisance, not a military threat. "The Taliban have lost the ability to confront us face to face," General Muslim Amid, army commander for several southern provinces including Kandahar, told Reuters in an interview. Nearly 150 insurgents have been killed in clashes since March, according to U.S and Afghan figures. Dozens of government security men and 10 U.S. soldiers have also died in fighting. There have also been several bombs in cities, including Kabul and Kandahar. A suicide bomber killed 20 people in a Kandahar mosque last week as mourners paid respects to a murdered anti-Taliban cleric. The Taliban and their militant allies have been blamed. Amid said the insurgents could still carry out small but deadly strikes. "They can manage to plant mines and carry out small-scale attacks or ambushes, but I can say that their backbone has been broken," he said in the interview late on Monday. "FOREIGN HELP" The last major clash with Taliban and al Qaeda fighters took place last month in neighbouring Zabul province, he said. Kandahar and Zabul were bastions of the Taliban regime until it was overthrown by U.S.-led forces in 2001 for refusing to hand over Osama bin Laden, architect of the Sept. 11 attacks. Amid said the Taliban were getting outside help which would keep them alive for some time. "They receive foreign aid, supplies and money. They have Arab, Chechen and Pakistani fighters in their ranks," he said. A Kandahar police official also insisted the situation was improving. "There are concerns among the people about worsening security but the overall situation compared with last year has improved," General Salim Khan said on Tuesday. "But we can't remove the worries and concern from people's hearts. Of course, there have been and will be small-scale attacks, planting of mines and blasts, but it has to be said these won't impact overall security." But a Kandahar politician, the brother of U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai, was less optimistic. "The situation is bad in several districts," said Ahmad Wali Karzai, the president's political envoy in the south. "Security forces lack facilities, they have no fuel or vehicles, no salaries. Our demand of the government is to boost the security forces ... otherwise this insecurity will spread." The Taliban were getting funds from opium traffickers, Amid said, adding that much of the violence was perpetrated by bandits and drug-runners. Amid said his troops and U.S.-led forces would now concentrate on security for Sept. 18 parliamentary elections. Taliban and their allies vowed to derail a presidential election last October and killed several election workers in the run-up but polling passed off smoothly. There would be attempts to spoil the parliamentary vote but Amid said they would fail. "There are challenges ahead but the Taliban do not have the ability to disrupt the election." |
| Source Link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL123657.htm |
| U.S.-Philippines troops in joint exercises |
| By TERESA CEROJANO |
| 6/7/2005, 7:39 a.m. ET |
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Upcoming joint training exercises will combine military and humanitarian efforts to root out militants from the regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, top U.S. and Philippine military commanders said Tuesday. "We note that throughout the region, some of these organizations, such as the JI, draw their support in areas where there is a lack of security ... and they tend to take advantage of those," Adm. William Fallon, head of U.S. forces in the Pacific, told reporters in Manila. He said the degree of U.S. support for Philippine military efforts "will, I think, go a long way to lessening any potential impact of the JI and their activities." Fallon met with Philippine armed forces chief Gen. Efren Abu to draw up a list of this year's joint exercises and military and humanitarian projects that would help eliminate the threat of terrorism in the restive southern Philippines. For several years, U.S. troops have been training Filipino soldiers fighting local al-Qaida-linked groups such as the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah, which originated in Indonesia. Philippine security forces have arrested several Indonesian terror suspects in the south this year, and officials say they suspect dozens of militants have graduated from their jungle training camps in recent months. "As we all know, the JI threat is an emerging one," Abu said. "This is a problem that we will have to address squarely because the JI ... has a long-term plan to expand and we are closely watching this. "If we will deprive them of areas for base operations, it will be difficult for them to establish a foothold here." A counterterrorism training exercise three years ago was credited with U.S.-backed offensives that dislodged Abu Sayyaf militants from southern Basilan island. U.S. and Philippine troops take part in about 20 exercises each year. |
| Source Link: http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-11/111813460943350.xml&storylist=international |
yes this past decade i;ve filled quite a few acres with compost, the tree's and plants we have there have never been seen yet by ppl!
thx for the invite, i'm bringing watermelons with vodka in 'em! cool?
-pez
thanks im going to need some time to read that.. you have to take your time, but from what i saw it sounded firm, and this sentence bugged me the most:
the expected blow doubled
...?
I'll get back to you when i read it, looking for the exploding glass.
thanks! *googling 'yahoo live mozart' atm"
its just too quiet for me personally. and its a tuesday and at the start of the month there was europe cells being activated? and a plan approval also.. call me paro but its too fn quiet.
-pez
Hi Cindy,
Thanks for checking! The MSM got me confused (easy to do when I'm sleep deprived). The terrorist threat centered around contaminating the school food supplies. The local news gave the impression that the threat was local, but Oorang found an article out Kansas (IIRC) so it seems this latest threat is not just localized in the DC metro area but is nation wide.
I wonder how many of these threats are disinformation and how many are probes. My brain almost went into meltdown this morning thinking about the possibilities.
anybody else experiencing this glitch?
On the out of date weather report, it reminds me of this North Korea radio report thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1417265/posts
In which the news is a day off.
Hi pez.
It does seem awfully quiet lately. Deafening silence?
Does anyone have a gauge on the latest internet 'chatter' level. I know the 'authorities' get nervous when this level dips suddenly so I'd say that's a good indicator of the current threat level.
Probably just a glitch in the NWS warning system. Where are you? Is there weather expected later? They may have accidentally sent out the last warning instead of updating.
Whew, the warning has been allowed to expire LOL
Why is it that stowaways are just "dying" to get to the U.S.; and in particular New York City??!!
The Coast Guard reverses course and says weekly Tampa fireworks are okay if sponsors provide extra security.
By STEVE HUETTEL, Times Staff Writer
Published June 7, 2005
TAMPA - Tampa's port might be safe from some things that go boom in the night.
Two weeks after saying weekly fireworks displays at the Channel District posed an unacceptable risk of a terrorist attack, Coast Guard officials decided Monday the shows can go on if sponsors provide extra security.
An association of downtown Tampa merchants asked to put on an outdoor festival with fireworks on the water on Friday evenings from June through August. They hope the events will draw big crowds during the slowest season for restaurants, shops and attractions.
Local Coast Guard officials and the district headquarters in Miami initially rejected the request. The events would create "a repetitive and predictable diversion terrorists could exploit to mask their activities," wrote Capt. Mike Farley, the Coast Guard's top safety official at the port.
The Downtown Tampa Attractions Association appealed to Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C. On Monday, officials at the Seventh Coast Guard District in Miami decided the fireworks could proceed with beefed up security.
"We're making an effort to be accommodating and look at measures that could mitigate the risk," said Capt. Mark O'Malley, chief of marine safety at the district. The specifics will be left up to Farley.
Troy Manthey, president of the attractions association, said he hoped the Friday festivals, dubbed "Rockin' on the Riverwalk," could begin as soon as next week.
"We're very happy," said Manthey, chief executive of Yacht StarShip Dining Cruises. "We have a reasonable shot at breaking even this summer. It could make the difference for a lot of (businesses)."
The association pays for the two Tampa police vessels that keep recreational boaters away from the fireworks barge and at least three off-duty officers on the wharf behind the Channelside entertainment complex, he said.
The group had proposed additional security, Manthey said, "and we hope it will be acceptable so we can move forward."
In an interview last week, Farley said his biggest concern was that the fireworks could create cover for terrorists to go after industrial areas of the port away from the crowds. He didn't identify possible targets, but emergency officials have previously stated concerns about tanks of toxic anhydrous ammonia at the port.
The Coast Guard believes large crowds at the events also could be a tempting target for terrorists, O'Malley said. Manthey has asked about other big spectator events, such as Tampa Bay Lightning games at the St. Pete Times Forum a few blocks from Channelside.
"Hockey games we don't control," O'Malley said. "We have to control things in our jurisdiction - the port is it."
Other agencies will be consulted about the fireworks shows, including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Tampa Port Authority, which controls the wharf behind Channelside that is closed except for a few special events.
"The U.S. Coast Guard regularly asks for the port's input ... and any concerns of the port would be taken into consideration," said Steven Valley, a port authority spokesman. "The Port of Tampa will abide by the Coast Guard's decision."
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/07/news_pf/Business/Port_sky_to_bloom__bo.shtml
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