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OFF TOPIC, FOR ANIMAL LOVERS:


PRIEST INVITES ANIMALS INTO CHURCH

A priest from Suffolk, England, has
revealed he is accompanied
to his church services by a group of animals.
Father Peter MacLeod-Miller, 43, keeps a
donkey, lambs, goats
and alpacas in a paddock at his rectory and takes
them to the church
in Barrow.
Australian-born Father MacLeod-Miller said,
"Animals are central
figures in many Biblical stories. I just find
they can help people
relax and add interest."
According to BBC online he added, "It's
hard to doze off in
church when there's a donkey standing in the
aisle. People seem to
like them."
He keeps two goats, three lambs, three
alpacas, 30 chickens and a
donkey in a paddock at his rectory.
He takes the animals to services at All
Saints Church and uses
them when working in schools and making visits.
You can see a picture of Fr. MacLeod-Miller
here:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1585382.html
(Copyright 2005 Ananova News)

From another of my favorite newsletters, that all animal lovers should get......free.......granny


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http://www.petwarmers.com

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Iranian agents in U.S?
United Press International (Excerpt) ^ | October 25, 2005 | Claude Salhani

Posted on 10/25/2005 10:20:47 PM PDT by HAL9000

Excerpt -

Iranian Intelligence agents have entered the United States to
spread disinformation, according to the Iran Policy Committee,
a group composed mostly of former U.S. government officials
who are lobbying the Bush administration for regime change in
Teheran.

The agents, who reportedly flew into the United States from
Toronto, Canada, using Dutch and British passports, held a
news conference at the National Press Club in Washington
Monday -- except no press showed up. When opponents of the
Tehran regime who were present took photos and videos, the
agents tried to have security officers confiscate the films and
tape.

The Iran Policy Committee believes the agents are in the
country as "a disinformation ploy mounted by the new
president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is mobilizing
Iranian intelligence services in a world-wide series of probes
against the United States."

The IPC is also lobbying the Bush administration to take the
Mujahedeen-e-Khlaq, or MeK, off the terrorist list.


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

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My thanks for posting this thread to JMC1969.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509288/posts


Bigger, Stronger Homemade Bombs Now to Blame
for Half of US Deaths (Iran aids Zarqawi)
WP ^ | October 26 2005 | John Ward Anderson

Posted on 10/25/2005 8:06:27 PM PDT by jmc1969

BAGHDAD, Oct. 25 -- After 31 months of fighting in Iraq, more than
half of all American fatalities are now being caused by powerful
roadside bombs that blast fiery, lethal shrapnel into the cabins of
armored vehicles, confronting every patrol with an unseen, menacing
adversary that is accelerating the U.S. death toll.

It took about 18 months from the start of the March 2003 invasion of
Iraq to reach 1,000 U.S. deaths; it took less than 13 months to reach
1,000 more. A major reason for the surge, statistics show, is the
insurgency's embrace of IEDs, together with the military's inability to
detect them.

"It's the dreaded IED that's killing our soldiers," said Michael White,
the creator of http://icasualties.org , a Web site that tracks U.S.
military casualties. "I read in the paper that we have some new device
to detect them, or we're taking extra care to make sure we don't get
hit, and death after death keeps coming in, and it's IEDs."

According to a former Iraqi army officer who lives in the insurgent
stronghold of Ramadi and is now a member of al Qaeda in Iraq, the
group headed by Abu Musab Zarqawi, insurgents have advanced
beyond the crude bombs they once used, such as dynamite or
gunpowder mixed with nails and buried beside a road. Now, he said in
an interview, militants have access to TNT from Iran that he said was
about seven times stronger than the TNT available in Iraq. He said
they were also using old Austrian missiles from the former Iraqi army
and detonating them with electric wires, cell phones and other
remote-control devices.

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

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Russia holds former U.S. prisoner (Only one type of
'good' Islamonazi....dead)
UPI ^ | 10/25/2005

Posted on 10/25/2005 11:06:53 PM PDT by jb6

MOSCOW, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Russia is holding a former U.S. prisoner
from Guantanamo Bay in the attack this month in the southern
Russian town of Nalchik in which 128 people died.

Rasul Kudayev, who was returned to Russia in February last year, was
detained on Sunday at his home in Nalchik, say his mother and
lawyer, reports The Times of London.

Russian media said the 24-year-old was arrested on suspicion of
taking part in the Oct. 13 raid on Nalchik, capital of the
Kabardino-Balkariya republic. His lawyer Clive Stafford Smith said the
allegations were based on a groundless tip-off.

Stafford Smith, who is with a British charity, is helping Kudayev and
six other Russian Guantanamo prisoners to sue the United States over
their treatment.

Kudayev was among those arrested by U.S. as "enemy combatants" in
Afghanistan in 2001 and taken to Guantanamo Bay.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Iraq oil terminals, are in poor shape.

http://www.mmorning.com/ArticleC.asp?Article=2956&CategoryID=6

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124 Radioactive devices have been stolen and never recovered, this article/report, tells of the different radioactive agents and how dangerous they will be to us.

I have trouble reading the page, but it appears to be above average information.

http://www.atsnn.com/story/175977.html

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The Baghdad Attack: The Real Targets Not
journalists, says Zarqawi (Time supports the
Terrorists!)
Time ^ | Oct. 26, 2005 | CHRISTOPHER ALLBRITTON

Posted on 10/26/2005 10:19:58 AM PDT by jmc1969

Monday's deadly attack on Baghdad's Palestine Hotel, a large,
well-coordinated assault claimed by al-Qaeda involving truck bombs
which killed at least six people, was thought to target the many
foreign journalists who stay there. But sources inside the Iraqi
insurgency tell TIME that the real target was a security firm based in
the hotel.

The raid was a joint operation between al-Qaeda in Iraq, the
organization headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Jaysh
al-Muhammad, one of the largest Ba'athist groups. Al-Qaeda claims
Iraqis from a suicide group called the Lions of Bara'a bin Malik drove
the actual vehicle bombs. In a statement, al-Qaeda claimed the attack
went after "the intelligence agencies, American, Australian and British
security companies and the thieves of the treasures of Iraq," referring
to contractors. The insurgents believe the targeted security firm is
actually a Western or Israeli government intelligence agency.

continued at link.

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Russian 'advisors' arrive in Gaza; train security
forces
Synoeca ^

Posted on 10/26/2005 10:58:09 AM PDT by Alex Marko

10/26/2005 - Russian military officers have arrived in the Gaza strip to
train security forces in hopes of establishing law and order in the
anarchic coastal region.

According to both Russian and Palestinian officials, military advisors
have crossed over the border of Gaza and Egypt to assess the
requirements and assistance needed for security forces and to provide
the Palestinian Authority ammunition and light arms. Initially, the
Russian advisors will focus operations in the Gaza Strip and then move
on to the West Bank.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov confirmed the reports during a
press conference in Paris stating that "Russian Foreign Ministry and
Defence Ministry officials arrived in the Palestinian Territories to assist
in training the security forces, whose capabilities were undermined
during the Intifada". Earlier this year, Russia offered the Palestinian
Authority two upgraded Mi-17 medium transport helicopters and 50
ex-Russian armed forces BRDM-2 4 x 4 armoured scout vehicles which
was denied by the Israeli government. Tel Aviv was surprised to learn
of the entry of the Russians into Gaza without the proper diplomatic
channels used to convey their arrival plans.

Alongside the Russians in Gaza are the Egyptian intelligence officers
trying to avert a possible confrontation between the Palestinian
Authority, Hamas and Hizbollah. Increased Russian participation in the
region has worried the Israeli’s, who also note that Russia has
recently agreed to sell sophisticated rockets and anti-aircraft systems
to Syria.

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Note: the first link, didn't that also happen in Calif and Florida?
granny........

TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 10/26/2005 # 1

National:

[Star Bulletin] HAWAII - Driver rams isle airport terminal [TW Editors Note - Security yelled at the man to stop, when they should probably have been shooting to kill]

"26-year-old man rammed his car through glass doors and drove about 100 yards through the Hawaiian to Aloha airlines baggage claim areas "

http://starbulletin.com/2005/10/24/news/story01.html

[AP] WASHINGTON DC - Man Claiming to Have Suspicious Package Detained by Police Near U.S. Capitol

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/index.htm

[Daily Herald] WASHINGTON - Suspicious Web site listed school events

http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/10/21/100loc_bsite001.cfm

[MML] CALIFORNIA - Suspicious Odor Shuts Down Highway 26, Businesses Evacuated

"Three people have been taken to Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital in San Andreas"

http://www.mymotherlode.com/News/article/kvml/1129853510

[Current-Argus] NEW MEXICO - Suspicious looking box prompts an evacuation [false alarm]

"suspicious looking box with the word “explosives” written on its side "

http://www.currentargus.com/artman/publish/article_15307.shtml

[WKOW] WISCONSIN - Handling Suspicious Packages

http://www.wkowtv.com/index.php/news/story/p/pkid/22506

[Twin Falls Times-News] IDAHO - Bomb threat halts bus and interstate traffic

http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2005/10/21/news_topstory/news_topstory.1.txt

[AlertsUSA] USA - Homeland Security National Situation Updates Via Podcast

"Free weekly audio digest provides a summary of important news and information from across the homeland security spectrum, including threat information, official travel
warnings and advisories, border and transportation security news, public health threats, disaster updates, and other information of broad national significance."

http://www.alertsusa.com/Media/pr10212005.htm

[CBS4 Boston] BOSTON - Police Investigate Suspicious Device In Pumpkin

http://cbs4boston.com/local/local_story_295200830.html

[WSOC TV] NORTH CAROLINA - Pipe Bomb Explodes In Neighborhood Park

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/5162635/detail.html

[KOTV] OKLAHOMA - Two Men Arrested At Security Checkpoint At The Tulsa International Airport

http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=92281

[Reuters] CALIFORNIA - Bomb threats hit two California airports

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/October/theworld_October650.xml&section=theworld&col=

[KESQ] CALIFORNIA - Suspicious item found at San Diego airport, sparks evacuation

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=4025915&nav=9qrx

[WorldNetDaily.com] OKLAHOMA / UTAH - Oklahoma City FBI surrenders documents to court

"activities at a paramilitary terrorist training camp called Elohim City"

"Utah, attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued that the FBI Oklahoma City office should not have to make public details that some believe could prove the FBI
had prior knowledge of the plot to bomb the Oklahoma City federal building, but somehow failed to stop it"

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46983

[CNN] USA - Watchdog says FBI violated surveillance rules

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/10/25/2fbi.surveillance/

[Free Lance-Star] VIRGINIA - Occupational hazards FBI team works with dangerous materials to keep the rest of us safe

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/102005/10252005/140001

[Richmond Times-Dispatch] VIRGINIA - Bomb squad disables device at courthouse [Black powder, device]

"package contained wires, a battery, a switch, a light bulb and nails"

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767737116

[WomesWallStreet.com] USA - Part XVII of the ongoing series entitled, "Terror in the Skies, Again?"

http://www.womenswallstreet.com/columns/column.aspx?aid=1003

[U.S. Drug Enforcemen Administration News Release] USA - U.S. Extradites Taliban-Linked Narco-Terrorist

"DEA Administrator on Extradition, “We’ve Made History Today.”

http://www.dea.gov/pubs/pressrel/pr102405.html

[Times Herald] USA - Able Danger warned of attack on USS Cole

http://www.timesherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15445995&BRD=1672&PAG=461&dept_id=33380&rfi=6

[Daily Record/Sunday News] PENNSYlVANIA - Morning bomb scare shuts down East Market Street [ Empty suitcase, bank, possible dry run?]

http://ydr.com/story/main/91275/

[US Newswire Press Release] USA - Committee Against Ahmadinejad: Iranian-Americans Deplore Presence of Iran's Intelligence Operatives in U.S., Demand Their Immediate
Expulsion

"The Iranian-Americans are deeply alarmed to learn that a handful of individuals with well-documented links to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) have been
allowed to enter the United States"

"The 'Committee against Ahmadinejad' calls on the relevant U.S. agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, to immediately locate, apprehend and expel these
individuals working for Iran, the "most active state sponsor of terrorism."

"These individuals are reported to be specifically commissioned by the MOIS to embark on a campaign of espionage, reconnaissance, information gathering and character
assassination against Iranian political refugees and dissidents abroad"

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=55546

International:

[India Daily] COLOMBIA - Al-Queda stealing radioactive material from Colombia?

"Unidentified people stole radioactive material from Colombian state-owned oil company Ecopetrol in rural La Gloria, north of Bogota, Colombia"

http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/5153.asp

[Reuters] SPAIN - Bombs explode near law courts in 4 Spanish towns

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25412891.htm

[AAP] INDONESIA - Indonesian forces hunt explosives pair

"netted enough explosives to cause a blast more than a kilometre across"

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=68438

[Times and Star] UNITED KINGDOM - SELLAFIELD TERROR LINK

"investigating claims that detailed plans of the nuclear plant were found in a car linked to one of the London terrorists"

"photographs, slides and detailed information about the type of radioactive material stored at the West Cumbrian station and other sites"

http://www.businessgazette.co.uk/viewarticle.asp?id=293671

[Xinhua] AFGHANISTAN - Bomb explosion kills security director, bodyguard in Afghanistan

http://english.people.com.cn/200510/21/eng20051021_215805.html

[Xinhua] BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi jails on high alert after JMB bomb threat [Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh ]

"Islamic group has threatened to blow up the Tangail District Jail in seven days if police continue arresting or harassing its activists"

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/21/content_3661444.htm

[Viet Nam News Agency] THAILAND - Thailand beefs up security after bomb blast in Yala

http://www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=33&NEWS_ID=171587

[Turkish Daily News] TURKEY - Bomb blasts in Southeast

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=26405

[AFP] POLAND - Unknown gay group claims behind bomb hoax in Warsaw

"total of 13 fake bombs that had been placed at key sites around the capital"

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=254273&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

[ABC Australia] AUSTRALIA - Airport laser pranksters warned of charges

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1489041.htm

[Nigerian Tribune] NIGERIA - Plane crash: Any terrorist link?

http://www.tribune.com.ng/241005/news04.htm

[Mexidata.info] CARRIBEAN - Al-Qaeda’s Inroads into the Caribbean

http://www.mexidata.info/id652.html

[PakTribune.com] PAKISTAN - Bomb blast leaves 12 troops personnel injured in SWA

http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=123601

[PTI] BANGLADESH - Bangla ruling party leader killed in bomb attack

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200510241101.htm

[Times Online] SARAJEVO - Police foil bomb attack in Sarajevo

"One report said that the men were planning to attack the embassy of a European Union country"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-1840410,00.html

[icCoventry] UNITED KINGDOM - Road blockaded in bomb alert [Bomb making equipment recovered]

http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0125nwarksnews/tm_objectid=16288242&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=road-blockaded-in-bomb-alert-name_page.html

[DozaMe.org] TURKEY - Locals protest the bomb blasts in Yuksekova, Kurds worry of a new Hizbullah

"series of bomb blasts in the city of Yuksekova in northern Kurdistan (southeastern Turkey)"

http://www.kurdishinfo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3878

[AP] AFGHANISTAN - Militants attack Kabul on two sides, killing eight; bomb cache found

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/051025/w102548.html

[Lebanese Lobby] LEBANON - Many staying home as rash of bombings sparks terror in streets of capital

http://www.lebaneselobby.org/News__index/news%202005/10%2025%2005%20Blasts%20shatter%20Beirut's%20hope%20for%20security.htm

[Reuters] BANGLADESH - Islamists threaten more attacks in Bangladesh

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=80684

[AP] COLOMBIA - Suspected rebels kill seven in Colombia

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1102AP_Colombia_Violence.html

[Angola Press] GREECE - Police station in Greece destroyed by fire-bombs

http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=385579

[Novinite] BULGARIA - Bomb Blast in Sofia

"bomb contained about 200 grams of T.N.T and was triggered by a fuse and a capsule-detonator"

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=54186

[Sangai Express] INDIA - 2 women hurt in Moreh bomb blast

"powerful bomb planted by suspected militants exploded near a transformer of the Electricity Department "

http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=5.12.261005.oct05

[The Age] AUSTRALIA / LEBANON - AFP tell of NSW terror suspect concerns

http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/AFP-tell-of-NSW-terror-suspect-concerns/2005/10/26/1130239529696.html

[MNA] IRAN - IRGC revises strategy to meet new threats: commander

http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=245330

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How to beat the U.S. Immigration law, if you need to find a way around the laws.

http://groups.google.com/group/misc.immigration.usa?hl=en