TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 10/08/2005 # 1
National:
[WorldNetDaily.com] USA - Al-Qaida nuke reactor threat - Order to strike U.S. plants posted at Islamic forum
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46726
[AP] WASHINGTON DC - DC Police Evacuate Washington Monument
http://www.panews.com/articles/2005/10/07/ap/headlines/d8d3cm580.txt
[AP] NEW YORK - Suspicious liquid found, removed
"Crews in Hazmat suits have been cleared away a suspicious green liquid that was found oozing from a discarded soda container near an ATM machine in New
York's Penn Station"
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=41743
[AP] NORTH CAROLINA - Suspicious Package Found At Charlotte Post Office [Unattended Briefcase]
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/5069623/detail.html
[WABC] NEW YORK - NYPD Responds to Dozens of Suspicious Packages in Wake of Latest Terrorism Threat
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=3514165
[WNBC] NEW YORK - TUNNEL - Fire On City Bus Snarls Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
http://www.wnbc.com/traffic/5069367/detail.html
[CP] CANADA - Six arrested for attempting to enter Canada illegally off cruise ship
"third such scheme at Atlantic Canadian ports in recent weeks"
http://canadaeast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051005/CPA/28119022
[Union Leader] NEW HAMPSHIRE - 'Dirty bomb' source removed from UNH campus
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=61449
[Russellville Courier] ARKANSAS - No bomb found after threat [Hoax]
http://www.couriernews.com/story.asp?ID=9634
[Star-Bulletin] HAWAII - Army disposes of bomb found by Kauai jogger
"package was said to "be suspicious with wires (and duct tape) coming out of it,"
"It had the right chemicals in it to be described as an improvised explosive device."
http://starbulletin.com/2005/10/07/news/story07.html
[MND /Jim Kouri - Commentary] USA - Louis Freeh: Clinton Sold Out Families of Khobar Towers Victims
http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/kouri/2005/10/louis-freeh-clinton-sold-out-families.html
[AP] USA - CIA head won't order 9/11 accountability reviews
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-10-05-cia-911_x.htm
[Military.com Oliver NOrth - Opinion] USA - Triumph Over Terror
http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,78269_1,00.html
[Voices Magazine] USA - Illegal Immigration: Feds Profit; States and Cities Lose
http://voicesmag.com/Archives/kouri/illegal_feds_profit_states_100705.htm
[Fox News] USA / CANADA BORDER - Border Patrol Agents in the North Keep Active
"It is harder to catch people or terrorists or weapons of mass destruction up here than it is on the southern border,"
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,171461,00.html
[Reuters] WASHINGTON - Bomb Threat Disrupts Rolling Stones Concert
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/07/AR2005100700057.html
[Reuters] USA - Bush says more sacrifice needed in war on terror
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051006/pl_nm/iraq_bush_dc_4;_ylt=AvEHB8OjL7OgFf5_qutYYbMTv5UB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
[Accuracy in Media] OKLAHOMA - Terrorism Strikes the Heartland [ TW Editor: Good article, we agree with the premise]
"The fact that law enforcement and the media are downplaying that reality points to a disturbing trend. Both seem to have a habit of dismissing terrorist angles
from the get-go and then minimizing them when they arise."
http://www.aim.org/guest_column/4077_0_6_0_C/
[Nebraska StatePaper.com] OKLAHOMA - Did You Know About The Bomb At The Oklahoma Football Game? [Bomber Photo]
http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/07/434694f129a59
[Oklahoma Daily] OKLAHOMA - Aftermath affects Muslim community - An OU instructor was questioned by law enforcement agencies.
http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/05/4344a2c30d701?in_archive=1
International:
[AGI] ITALY - CATANIA CITY COUNCILLOR FINDS PARCEL BOMB IN OFFICE [Dropped off in person]
"bomb was contained in a white envelope and comprised of two batteries, a spring detonator, 100 grams of gunpowder and some nails"
http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200510071614-1178-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia
[Courier-Mail] THAILAND - Thai PM escapes bomb blast
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,16847848%255E954,00.html
[Newstalk] NEW ZEALAND - Bomb scare clears central Christchurch
"an 'improvised explosive device' has been found in a rubbish tin on Cashel Street."
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=81648
[Xinhua] AUSTRALIA / USA - Australians in New York warned to remain on alert
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/07/content_3590051.htm
[Xinhua] PHILIPPINES - Police on full alert for anti-govt rallies in Manila
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/07/content_3590222.htm
[Infozine] RUSSIA / USA - Russia Travel Alert Announcement
"public announcement is being renewed to inform American citizens traveling or living in Russia that there remains a heightened potential for terrorist actions,
including attacks against civilians"
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/6803/
[Infozine] TANZANIA - Tanzania Travel Alert Announcement
"Public Announcement provides security information about the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar and alerts Americans to the potential for disruptive demonstrations
leading up to and following the October 30 Tanzanian elections"
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/10695/
[GEO] PAKISTAN - Security alert in Karachi
http://www.geo.tv/main_files/pakistan.aspx?id=90583
[BlackAnthem.com / CPIC] IRAQ - Security forces capture terror suspects, seize weapons [Many instances]
http://www.blackanthem.com/TheAllies/military_2005100705.html
[CNSNews.com] IRAN - Bush, Blair Warn Iran on Terrorism
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Try=No&Page=\\ForeignBureaus\\archive\\200510\\FOR20051007a.html
[News24] AFGHANISTAN - Bin Laden 'remains powerful'
"Osama bin Laden is expected to remain in hiding until he stages another attack on the United States"
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1812100,00.html
[National Ledger] IRAN / USA - Pre-Occupied with Miers, America Misses That Terrorists Get Nukes
"Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has placed the Iranian military in complete control of their nuclear program"
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27261073.shtml
[New Zealand Herald] AUSTRALIA - Australians anxiously await terror attack
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10349161
[AP] VENEZUELA / USA - Chávez is eager to meet `Mr. Danger'
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/americas/12839665.htm
[Sun Star] BALI / PHILIPPINES - Bali bombers hiding in Mindanao: Muslim rebel group
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2005/10/08/news/bali.bombers.hiding.in.mindanao.muslim.rebel.group.html
http://www.newschannel5.tv/News/Other/2762/Penn-Station-threat-labeled--prank-
Mysterious green liquid was a prank...filled with drano
FRom the article, Louis Freeh: Clinton Sold Out Families of Khobar Towers Victims":
"Freeh better start watching his back. My prediction is the members of the mainstream news media will attempt to protect their idol Bill Clinton and destroy the credibility of Louis Freeh.
"The Clinton smear machine -- a group edept at heeding the advise of Vladimir Lenin, "Accuse others of what you do." -- is already gearing up to destroy Freeh.
"Look for the New York Times to discover alleged misconduct by Freeh. Or ABC News disclosing newly discovered facts of Freeh's ineptitude as FBI director.
"Disgruntled former FBI agents will be paraded before TV cameras to inform Americans that Louis Freeh was the worst FBI chief since J. Edgar Hoover. Mark my words."
Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Did y'all read this:
Saturday, October 8, 2005
'Dirty bomb' source removed from UNH campus
By TONY BERTUCCA
Special to the Union Leader
WASHINGTON — A federal nuclear security agency has removed a radiological device from the University of New Hampshire that could have been used in the construction of a "dirty bomb," according to federal and university officials.
It was one of 13 such devices recovered across the country this summer.
The removal was part of a continuing national project to recover little-used radioactive materials that pose a threat to public health and national security, according to a statement the agency made on Monday.
Over the summer, the National Nuclear Security Administration recovered 13 gammators, heavily shielded devices that house a radioactive substance called cesium-137, a highly radioactive isotope used in medical and industrial radiology. The agency did not want to publicize the project until its completion this week, spokesman Bryan Wilkes said.
"I would consider it a large source of cesium," he said. "In the gammator it was 100 percent safe because of the shielding. But the danger is that if it fell into the wrong hands, it could be used to make a dirty bomb."
Dirty bombs combine radioactive material with conventional explosives and, when detonated, could spread harmful radiation throughout a concentrated area.
The level of radioactivity from the cesium in the gammator, about 400 curies, would not be enough to cause major damage to a large vicinity but would certainly pose a risk if dispersed in a crowded area, according to Dr. Eberhardt Moebius, a science professor at the University of New Hampshire who helped arrange the gammator's removal.
"It was a strong radioactive source," Moebius said. "If someone steals it, you can definitely pollute an area with radioactivity. If someone steals several of them, it would be worse."
Gammators were also removed from sites in Alabama, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Utah, according to the agency.
Democrats did not hear what they wanted from Bush. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said Bush failed to outline a strategy for achieving military, political and economic success in Iraq.
"Instead, the president continued to falsely assert there is a link between the war in Iraq and the tragedy of September 11th, a link that did not and does not exist," he said.