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http://www.dea.gov/pubs/pressrel/pr081905.html
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2005
Contact: DEA Public Affairs
202-307-7977
DEA Fractures Major Meth Pipeline Into U.S.
Groups Moved Enough Methamphetamine to Provide 22,700 Drug Users Every Month with Product
AUG 19--(Washington, D.C.)-On August 18th and 19th, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, along with other foreign, federal, state and local law enforcement conducted Operation Three Hour Tour- an extensive ten-month, DEA-led investigation which is part of the DEA’s sustained effort to target major drug trafficking organizations. The DEA led arrests dismantled three major drug transportation rings with international ties and 27 U.S. distribution groups that are responsible for moving enough meth into the U.S. that could have provided product for over 22,700 meth users every month.
The three Mexican and Colombian drug transportation organizations (DTO’s) and their U.S. distribution counterparts dismantled under Operation Three Hour Tour are known to have smuggled and distributed approximately 4,000 pounds of cocaine, 20-30 pounds of heroin and in excess of 50 pounds of methamphetamine on a monthly basis-throughout the United States. These drug amounts could have provided nearly 1.81 million cocaine users, 22,700 methamphetamine users and close to 13,620 heroin users with their drug of choice every month. These organizations are known to have been operating within the U.S. for several years.
More than 65 search warrants were conducted resulting in the arrests of 164 individuals in the Dominion Republic, Colombia, Los Angeles, California, New York, New Haven, Connecticut, and Des Moines, Iowa, as a result of Operation Three Hour Tour.
“The streets from Bogotá to Los Angeles are no longer a free trade zone for the criminals arrested today. Rest assured the DEA will be relentless in targeting drug traffickers and their illicit money until they no longer have the assets or means to put their poisons into the hands our children,” DEA Administrator Karen P. Tandy today said of the arrests.
Operation Three Hour Tour highlights the dangerous and violent nature of the drug trade and the DTO’s associated with moving drugs over the border. Among the drugs, cash and luxury items seized during the investigation were multiple high-powered weapons, including a 50-caliber assault rifle with armor piercing ammunition.
Operation Three Hour Tour resulted in 164 arrests, the seizure of 3,163 pounds of cocaine, 55 pounds of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of heroin, 9 1/2 ounces of crack cocaine, 10,000 doses of ecstasy, $5.5 million in cash, 216 lbs. of marijuana, 58 vehicles, and 52 firearms.
FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug2005/20050819_2483.html
Find, Fight, Destroy Enemy in Iraq, Cheney Tells Veterans
By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2005 – The U.S. military will not relent in its effort to track down terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere, Vice President Richard Cheney said Aug. 18.
Vice President Richard Cheney shakes hands with Marine Sgt. Justin Genovese at the 73rd National Convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in Springfield, Mo., Aug. 18. Genovese was wounded in battle in Iraq, Aug. 4, 2004. Photo by David Bohrer
"This is not a war we can win strictly on the defensive. Our only option against these enemies is to find them, to fight them and to destroy them," he told the 73rd National Convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in Springfield, Mo.
"These enemies hate us, they hate our country, and they hate the liberties for which we stand," he said.
"They have contempt for our values. They doubt our strength. And they believe that America will lose our nerve and let down our guard. They are sorely mistaken."
"We will not relent in this effort, because we have the clearest possible understanding of what is at stake."
Pointing to terrorist attacks in Spain, Egypt, Indonesia, and especially in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, the vice president said Iraq has become a critical front in the war on terror, and that victory there is vital to the future security of the U.S. and other free nations.
"We will not sit back and wait to be hit again," he said of the 9/11 attacks. "We will do everything we can to prevent attacks by taking the fight to the enemy."
"That is the commitment ... that we've made to ourselves and to other nations. And with good allies at our side, we will see this cause through to victory."
During his speech, Cheney characterized the enemy the military faces in Iraq as ruthless.
He pointed out that in Iraq, terrorists have slaughtered innocent people in marketplaces, in restaurants, in private homes, at police recruiting stations, in a hospital and outside a mosque.
"They have beheaded bound men in front of cameras, and killed U.N. employees and international aid workers," he said.
Earlier this summer as U.S. troops were handing out candy to Iraqi children on the street, he said a suicide bomber drove into the crowd, killing 18 boys and girls and one soldier.
"That's the nature of the enemy we face in the war on terror, and will face for the duration of this struggle," he explained. In defying criticisms of the military's goals in Iraq, the vice president said the U.S. mission there is clear and that progress is being made on many fronts.
Militarily, he said, "We are hunting down terrorists, and training Iraqi security forces so they can take over responsibility for defending their own country."
Politically, he added, the U.S. is helping Iraqis build a "vital, peaceful, self-governing nation that can be an ally in the war on terror."
To that end, he said that over time, "As Iraqi forces stand up, American forces will stand down."
During his speech the vice president offered some encouragement for current Purple Heart recipients recovering in military hospitals around the world, telling the audience: "They can be assured of the finest care we can give them.
"These Americans can wear the Purple Heart with pride, knowing with absolute certainty that they have contributed to the future safety of this nation and to the peace of our world."
"Every man and woman who fights and sacrifices in this war is serving a just and noble cause," Cheney added. "This nation will always be grateful to them, and we will honor their sacrifice by completing our mission."
On its Web site, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, founded in 1932, calls itself the "only congressionally chartered veterans organization exclusively for combat-wounded veterans."
"I am in the presence today of fellow citizens who have shown those qualities under enemy fire," Cheney noted. "In the words of one of your department commanders, 'It can be a very high price to join our organization.'"
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The Military Order of the Purple Heart
Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to the attendees at the 73rd National Convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in Springfield, Mo., Aug. 18. The organization was formed in 1932 for the protection and mutual interest of all who have, as a result of being wounded in combat, received the Purple Heart. Photo by David Bohrer
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LOL
I answered todays mail.....
No, I am not caught up, just on tonight.
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"Al-Qaeda group to terrorise US (via e-mail)"
News 24 (South Africa) ^ | 19/08/2005 | Habib Trabelsi
Posted on 08/20/2005 12:25:44 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
ARTICLE: "Dubai - An al-Qaeda linked-group has launched what it calls a media jihad, or holy war, to "terrorise" United States-led forces in Iraq and their families by bombarding them with e-mails and by posting gruesome photos online.
The group, calling itself the "Brigade of Media Jihad", called on its militants to "post terrifying pictures on the internet in order to terrorise the enemy", said a statement on an Islamist website whose authenticity could not be verified."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467122/posts
"Ex-Taliban commander gunned down in Afghan capital"
Reuters | August 20, 2005
Posted on 08/20/2005 12:25:12 AM PDT by HAL9000
ARTICLE: "KABUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A former Taliban commander now loyal to the Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai has been gunned down in the capital, officials said on Saturday."
osma bin laden come to land of two rivers to fight the infidels
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Now does that mean 'please come' or 'has come' or 'will come'?
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http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js2684.htm
Press Room
August 17, 2005
JS-2684
Treasury Statement on Civil Penalty Imposed Against the
New York Branch of Arab Bank, plc
"The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today imposed a $24 million civil penalty on the New York branch of Arab Bank, plc, for systemic Bank Secrecy Act failures.
"The Bank Secrecy Act requires financial institutions doing business in the Unites States to implement robust anti-money laundering systems and controls tailored to their operations and the risks associated with them. Such regimes are critical to protecting our financial system from the abuses of money laundering and terrorist financing.
"Financial institutions are critical partners in our efforts to ensure the integrity of the global financial system. Today's action reflects the Department of the Treasury's resolve to ensure that this partnership is effective."
Thank you for the links.
ON THE NET...
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17127_Whos_Your_Chaplain&only
August 19, 2005
ON THE NET...
http://www.al-farouq.com/vb
http://www.al-farouq.com/vb/showthread.php?s=689ed82c0e286232029b42eb37f8e5c7&t=443
http://www.al-farouq.com/vb/showthread.php?s=689ed82c0e286232029b42eb37f8e5c7&t=443&page=2&pp=10
Do you recall a photo of OBL who was 'coming' and a big bull?
Do you also recall a photo with Bush's head photoshopped onto a big bull?
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http://www.infovlad.net
Jihadi Files Update - August 2005
August 20th, 2005 at 5:20 am (General)
August 20
http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0820200501.wmv
- By IMC. The original filename is “hindo hell5-imc.wmv”
http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0820200502.wmv
August 19
http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0819200501.wmv
http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0819200502.wmv
http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0819200503.ram
- a compilation. video quality is not good.
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s05080080.htm
ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 2126, Garden Grove, CA 92842-2126 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: danjuma1@aol.com
Friday, August 19, 2005
TURKMENISTAN POLICE CLAIM INDIVIDUALS MUST “BELIEVE ALONE”
By Jeremy Reynalds
Special Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
TURKMENISTAN (ANS) -- Following a raid on a registered Baptist church in Turkmenistan, Anti-Terrorist Branch police summoned church leaders twice-the second time for a “more thorough interrogation.”
The church was in the north-eastern town of Dashoguz. Forum 18 News Service learned about the incident from unnamed sources.
Turkmenistan is located in Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan (www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tx.html).
The interrogation took place at the 6th Department for Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime, Forum 18 reported.
According to Forum 18, church leaders were warned that the Baptist Church's national registration with the Adalat (Fairness or Justice) Ministry in the capital Ashgabad is “not valid for northern Turkmenistan,”a claim that Baptists strongly dispute
see www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=623).
As unregistered religious activity is illegal in Turkmenistan, Forum 18 commented that the claim of the 6th Department (which has responsibility for terrorism and other organized crime) implies that any organized activity by the congregation would be considered to be illegal.
The same claim has been repeated to a variety of faith communities by other police departments outside the capital, Forum 18 reported. Barring unregistered religious activity breaches Turkmenistan's international human rights commitments.
Officers warned church leaders that they had no right to hold church services or to corporately read the Bible in the countryside, and that such activity was an offence. They said that without registration of the congregation in Dashoguz, the congregation cannot meet or spread its
faith.
“Individuals can only believe alone on their own at home,” Forum 18 reported that police warned.
Forum 18 reported the news service was told that police questioning the church leaders were unable to find Article 11 of Turkmenistan's constitution, which reads in part, “Everyone shall have the right independently to define his attitude toward religion, to profess any religion or not profess any either individually or jointly with others, to profess and disseminate beliefs associated with his attitude to religion, and to participate in the practice of religious cults, rituals, and rites” (For the full text see the Forum 18's Turkmenistan religious freedom survey at www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=296).
According to Forum 18, police pressured the church leaders to write statements on how they had become Christians, why they had copies of the Bible and why they read it. They were also pressured to sign a declaration that the church would not meet until it had obtained state registration.
“We met for worship before ‘your registration’ existed, and will continue to meet now we have registration, even if you did not recognize it,” Forum 18 reported church leaders told the police. “And we will continue to meet in future, as our faith does not depend on registration.”
Trouble began for the Turkmen-language Baptist congregation after an open-air Sunday service on Aug.14 near the town.
“The church traveled out into the countryside with the aim of holding a service outside the walls of a private flat, to praise God and read the Injil, the Word of God,” Forum 18 reported one Baptist told the news service. “It was a purely Turkmen service in the Turkmen language.” After the service, church members intended to share a meal of Plov, a local rice dish, but no sooner was the food ready than “uninvited guests appeared from nowhere.”
About ten police officers, some in uniform and some in plain clothes, questioned the church members about what they were doing. Forum 18 reported sources told the news agency the officers confiscated all the Turkmen-language Bibles and hymn books owned by church members.
The officers were very interested in the children present, asking why they were there and whether permission from their parents had been obtained. “To their great disappointment,” one source told Forum 18, “their parents were present with the children, as they too are believers.”
According to Forum 18, officers drew up an official report listing those present and recording the confiscated books.
Asked by church members to identify themselves, Forum 18 reported, only three of the ten police officers did so. They were Bahram Hasanov, head of the detective Criminal Investigation Department for Niyazov region (which includes Dashoguz), Orazgeldy Kurbanbaev of the 6th Department for Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime, and local police Inspector Hairula Rahimov.
Forum 18 reported that registered Baptists in the eastern towns of Turkmenabad (see www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=535) and Mary have also had their services attacked by police - in the latter case anti-terrorist police - and similar claims were made in both cases that the congregations are in fact unregistered (see www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=623).
The country’s so-called 2004 “liberalization”of state religious policy, in particular announced changes in registration policy, was greeted by some outside observers with optimism. But many religious believers within Turkmenistan, Forum 18 reported, viewed the announcement with scepticism (see www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=390).
Experience since the “liberalization” tends to confirm the view of the sceptics, Forum 18 reported. Continued strong official pressure has been used against registered communities of Baptists, as well as other officially registered religious communities, such as Seventh day Adventists, Pentecostals and Hare Krishna devotees (see www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=582).
Forum 18 commented that registered congregations are pressured to honor “the extreme cult of personality” surrounding the country's president, Saparmurat Niyazov, who likes to be called Turkmenbashi, or Father of the Turkmens (see www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=522).
Strong official pressure also continues to be used against unregistered - and de facto illegal - communities, such as those from the Baptist Council of Churches, whose congregations refuse on principle to register with the state authorities in post-Soviet countries
(see www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=621).
For more background, see Forum 18's Turkmenistan religious freedom survey at www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=296
Jeremy Reynalds is a freelance writer and the founder and director of Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter, http://www.joyjunction.org or http://www.christianity.com/joyjunction. He has a master's degree in communication from the University of New Mexico and is a candidate for the Ph.D. in intercultural education at Biola University in Los Angeles. He is married with five children and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information contact: Jeremy Reynalds at jgreynalds@aol.com. Tel: (505) 877-6967 or (505) 400-7145. Note: A black and white JPEG picture of Jeremy Reynalds is available on request from Dan Wooding at danjuma1@aol.com.
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"California Prison Locked Down in Wake of Fatal Riot"
Associated Press ^ | Aug 19, 2005 | Don Thompson
Posted on 08/19/2005 11:33:55 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)
Thank you, this is one of them.
Do you have any idea what or where the buildings are in the background?
So he's headed to Iraq?
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