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http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=73269&d=16&m=11&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom
Too Many Accidents Lead to Doctor’s Resignation
Arab News
AL-LEETH, 16 November 2005 — An orthopedic in the
general hospital in Al-Leeth decided to resign because of
the number of traffic accidents, Okaz reported. He
complained that the number of accidents was on the
increase and would never decrease. During Ramadan and
Eid, he operated on 276 patients who had broken bones
as a result of traffic accidents. He was upset that he
never had a day off because of the heavy workload and
so he decided to quit.
(better info on the China Spies) Editorial: Canada's troubling links with a family of spies
Nov 15, 2005
By day, Chi Mak worked as an electrical engineer for Power Paragon-one of the world???s most powerful military contractors that provided advanced
technology for warplanes, tanks, submarines and navy ships.
His life was typical of a Los Angeles upper-middle class Chinese-American family shared with his wife Rebecca Laiwah Chiu, brother Tai Wang Mak, a
Chinese TV director and his brother‘s wife, Fuk Heung Li.
Unbeknownst to Chi, there was a secret camera planted in his home, his e-mail was being intercepted and his residence was searched several times by FBI
agents.
Last month, the year long surveillance led to the FBI arresting the four and accusing them of being part of a spy ring that was feeding China for some 20
years with highly sensitive military secrets.
The arrests came as Chi‘s brother Tai, who is thought to be a spy master working for China‘s military intelligence apparatus, was to take data obtained
from Paragon‘s computers to a contact in China on Oct 28.
“Chi (who had secret-level security clearance) uses his workstation at Power Paragon to collect the information he has been tasked to provide to the People
‘s Republic of China,“ the FBI stated, as they began assessing one of the most damaging spy cases ever uncovered in the United States.
So far they estimate that Chi worked on more than 200 defense and military contracts, including the Aegis battle management systems that are the core of
U.S. Navy destroyers-which China has already copied-and technology related to tracking attack submarines that potentially could be devastating if the
United States enters a conflict with China in defending Taiwan.
The spy ring is also thought to have assisted the Chinese military development of electromagnetic pulse weapons-weapons that simulate the electronic
shock caused by a nuclear blast-that disrupt electronics and aerial surveillance technology.
As the story unfolds, the sinister operations of the spy family have some potentially serious ramifications for Canada.
Chi‘s employer Power Paragon is a division of New York‘s L3 Communications that acquired the Edmonton-based Spar Aerospace in 2001.
Spar‘s major customers include the Canadian and U.S. militaries, the Royal Malaysian Air Force and a number of North American commercial airlines and
international military air forces.
Spar Aerospace Limited also built the C$18.6 million antenna system for the International Space Station to relay science data and video signals.
Last February, Ottawa signed a $117-million contract to upgrade and modernize 80 of Canada‘s aging fleet of CF-18 jet fighters.
The work was to extend the life of the warplanes through 2017. They include secure data and communications links to stay in constant contact with aircraft
of ally nations in critical battle situations, cockpit control display panels, helmet visors that display instrument readings-allowing pilots to fly the jet
without having to look down at the panel in crucial moments-and attacking-missile avoidance systems.
L3 Communications Canada, the sister company of Chi‘s employer, Power Paragon, was the main sub-contractor.
L-3 Communications Canada also got the C$800 million contract to deliver the Maritime Helicopter Program to replace the Canadian Forces‘ fleet of Sea
King Helicopters.
In February this year, L-3 Communications expanded to include another company in its Canadian family called L-3 Communications MAPPS Inc.
On its website, L-3 Communications MAPPS Inc. proudly boasts of its connections with Paragon and states: “The business has been a pioneer in the
integration of military shipboard control systems and its systems are installed on approximately 140 ships for 18 navies around the world.“
The FBI says it is this type of technology that Chi and his family of spies were siphoning off to China.
The allegations against Chi‘s spy ring have caused serious damage to L-3 Communications Corporation which had revenues of over US$7 billion and a
dynamic history.
It also serves as another signal to multi-nationals and North America that China has an organized program designed to gather high-technology data and
equipment of military use.
See related Asian Pacific Post stories:
Editorial: One cop‘s sacrifice to save Canada, Jun 23, 2005
3,500 Chinese spy companies identified in Canada and U.S, Aug 7, 2003
Chretien hooks up with shady Chinese firm,Feb 19, 2004
Rogue companies have Canadian connections, Jul 25, 2002
Modern day “Matahari†slept with the enemy to steal their secrets, Apr 24, 2003
http://www.asianpacificpost.com/apnews/news/article;jsessionid=0EB4968FA022AA686BC2E792D74A6E1A?id=863&print=true
Copyright 2004 The Asian Pacific Post with all rights reserved. Reproduction of content permitted only if accompanied with attribution to The Asian Pacific Post and
link to website, www.asianpacificpost.com.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1522896/posts
"Castro has Parkinson's disease, CIA has concluded"
The Miami Herald ^ | 11/15/05 | PABLO BACHELET AND FRANCES ROBLES
Posted on 11/15/2005 8:44:43 PM PST by nypokerface
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON - The CIA has alerted policymakers over the potential eroding of Fidel Castro's health.
The CIA recently concluded that Cuban leader Fidel Castro suffers from Parkinson's disease and has warned U.S. policymakers to be ready for trouble if the 79-year-old ruler's health erodes over the next few years."
Off Topic: LOL: the devil made me post this one.......... Newest Title for the Critically Acclaimed EyeToy Platform, EyeToy: Operation
Spy Draws Players Into a World of International Espionage With Exciting
Gameplay and Surveillance Features
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc. announced today the release of the EyeToy: Operation Spy(TM),
exclusively for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. Created by
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, EyeToy: Operation Spy is the ultimate in
spy training, transporting players into a thrilling world of international
espionage, secret codes and undercover surveillance. EyeToy: Operation Spy
presents players with an immersive spine tingling narrative, where they join
the SIA (Strategic Intelligence Agency) in order to take down a sinister
global network of master criminals.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000510/SFW104-a )
EyeToy: Operation Spy offers two distinctive spy training programs:
Mission and Security. Mission mode allows recruits to enlist at the SIA to be
educated in the art of espionage. A player's secret agent skills are put to
the ultimate tests by undertaking an exciting range of covert assignments such
as code breaking, sky diving, and using high-tech equipment to uncover
criminal masterminds bent on taking over the world. The Security mode allows
players to set up a high-tech surveillance system in their very own room. If
an intruder is detected, a personal pre-recorded alarm can automatically play,
and video and photos will be captured as evidence. Continued at link: (Google sent it with the China Spy story...LOL http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-15-2005/0004216098&EDATE=
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513784/posts?q=1&&page=1657#1657
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ON THE NET...
http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2005/11/congress_to_exp.html
November 15, 2005
"Congress to Explore Iran's Nuclear Program & Terrorism Connections"
Bin Laden's half brother testifies in French probe
The judge, who questioned Yeslam bin Laden about the money on Monday, asked the Swiss judicial authorities about the transfer or the Swiss holdings of Yeslam bin Laden a year ago but has yet to receive any response.
The European Union and Switzerland last year signed several deals, including one to fight fraud which guarantees full judicial cooperation and administrative assistance on fraud cases, smuggling and money laundering.
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-11-15T205719Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-223668-1.xml&archived=False
China to vaccinate all 14bn poultry against bird flu
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/16/content_494929.htm
Israel May Indict Russian Tycoon Gusinsky Over Money Laundering
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aCur6OQ3Z7U8&refer=europe
Money laundering crack down
November 15, 2005
AUSTRALIA has signed tax treaties with New Zealand and Bermuda in a move it hopes will help track money laundering and terrorist financing activities.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17252507%5E29277,00.html
Afghanistan should expect more terrorist attacks, president says
http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/11/15/67722.html
The terrorist bombings in Jordan
A byproduct of US aggression
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/nov2005/jord-n15.shtml
This is a very long letter, about all the Groups in Iraq and an offer to join in the jihad and fight under his flag.. It is not signed and not dated the url shows 2004.
It came to me in alert, it says a post to Zarqawi and Usama bin Laden.....
granny
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate,
From ……………to the proudest of persons and leaders in the age of the
servants,
……To the men on the mountain tops, to the hawks of glory, to the
lions
of [the] Shara [Mountains], to the two honorable brothers……………..,
Peace and the mercy and blessings of God be upon you.
Even if our bodies are far apart, the distance between our hearts is
close.
Continued at link..........
http://www.cpa-iraq.org/transcripts/20040212_zarqawi_full.html
UPDATE...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/business/20051116-121114-5659r.htm
Page 1 of 2 next »
"U.S. to retain oversight of Web"
By Dan Caterinicchia
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
November 16, 2005
The European Union's Tough Message to Belarus
Drafted By: Dr. Federico Bordonaro
http://www.pinr.com
On November 8, 2005, British Foreign Minister Jack Straw
addressed a hard-hitting message to Belarusian President
Alexander Lukashenko after a debate with the E.U.'s 25 foreign
ministers. The E.U. threatened sanctions against Minsk under the
notion that Belarus does not respect civil rights properly and is
allegedly unable to hold "fair and free elections."
Then, on November 14, a U.S. official reportedly called for
punitive measures against Belarus, judging that political
repression in the country has reached levels that existed during
Soviet rule.
The E.U.'s concerns are focused on the 2006 presidential election
in Minsk. It is no secret that the United States and the European
Union aren't keen of Lukashenko -- who has been in power since
1993 -- since he remains the only Eastern European leader to
overtly profess a pro-Russian geopolitical preference.
Lukashenko is now set to run for a third mandate.
Continued at link.........
That's interesting granny.
Thank you.
Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_937.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Tue Nov 15 2005 23:26:10 GMT-0800.
ZIMBABWE
November 14, 2005
This Travel Warning is being issued to remind American citizens of the continuing political, economic and humanitarian instability in Zimbabwe. This supersedes the Travel Warning of March 16, 2005.
The Department of State cautions U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Zimbabwe, a country in the midst of political and economic turmoil. All U.S. citizens in Zimbabwe are advised to take those measures they deem appropriate to ensure their personal safety.
Zimbabwe’s economy is in a protracted state of decline, with extremely high rates of unemployment and inflation. Shortages of staple foods are a persistent problem. Deteriorating economic conditions have led to a significant increase in crime, including violent crime. A nationwide fuel shortage makes internal travel difficult and unreliable, and severely restricts the response capability of police and other emergency services.
All Americans who travel to or reside in Zimbabwe are urged to register and obtain updated information on travel and security in Zimbabwe with the U.S. Embassy in Harare or on the State Department’s travel registration website at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/. The U.S. Embassy in Harare is located at 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue and can be contacted by phone at (263) 4-250-593/4/5.
Updated information on travel and security in Zimbabwe may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747, or from overseas 1-202-501-4444. For further information, please consult the Consular Information Sheet for Zimbabwe, and the current World Wide Caution Public Announcement, which are located on the Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet website at http://travel.state.gov.
I couldn't open the links here, but if they are as good as the report that I did read, it is worth reading.
alQaeda and Russian Secret Service
http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=269
This article covers several of the Soviet satallite countries and their efforts to get the KGB and Secret Police out of their government, very interesting. Lots of facts.
http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=480
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/bashir-group-invites-howard-to-terrorism-talks/2005/11/15/1132016797421.html?oneclick=true
Bashir group invites Howard to
terrorism talks
By Mark Forbes and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta
November 16, 2005
CONVICTED terrorist leader Abu Bakar Bashir's Mujahideen Council
Indonesia has invited Prime Minister John Howard to talks on fighting
terrorism, but wants to take issue with his "unacceptable interference"
in blocking a reduction in the cleric's sentence.
Council secretary-general Shobbarin Sjakur said the invitation to Mr
Howard was issued last month. Mr Howard's office was considering the
request and had said a letter would be sent in response, Mr Sjakur
said.
Bashir is serving a 30-month sentence for endorsing the 2002 Bali
bombing as spiritual head of terrorist network Jemaah Islamiah. He
founded the hardline council and is its chairman.
Mr Sjakur revealed the correspondence with Mr Howard after visiting
Bashir in prison yesterday. "Maybe in the future both (we) and the
Australian Government can cooperate in combating terrorism in
Indonesia, even in the region," he said.
The offer came as police showed Indonesian MPs five VCDs found in
raided safehouses of Bali bomb ringleaders Azahari Husin and Noordin
Top. As well as messages from the three suicide bombers who carried
out the latest Bali attacks, they include a how-to guide on bomb
assembly.
The footage clearly showed Azahari being shot by police, before an
offsider detonated a suicide bomb.
The VCDs were intended to gain recruits, said police, who plan to
release them as part of a counter-terrorism campaign.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DHA212881.htm
Bangladesh police detain 10 for attack on judges
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... The government has blamed the outlawed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen led by its fugitive
supreme leader Shayek Abdur Rahman for countrywide bombings since August ...
Full report at link.
Note: The following post is an exact quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1522964/posts
Bangladesh police hunt potential suicide bombers
Reuters ^ | 16 Nov 2005
Posted on 11/16/2005 12:44:16 AM PST by ncountylee
DHAKA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Police in Bangladesh are hunting about 2,000 potential suicide bombers from three banned militant groups demanding the introduction of Islamic law in the mainly Muslim democracy, a senior officer said on Wednesday.
He said many of the militants had trained in Afghanistan under the Taliban and might be preparing more attacks after two judges were killed in a bomb blast this week.
"They have assembled in the country to destabilise democracy," said the police officer, who asked not to be named.
"All the country's law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been ordered to put concerted efforts into capturing the members of the suicide squad," he told Reuters.
Bangladeshi police acknowledged for the first time the presence of home-grown potential suicide bombers after the two judges were killed on Monday by a bomb thrown at their car in the coastal town of Jhalakathi, 250 km (155 miles) from Dhaka.
A wounded young man detained at the scene told interrogators at a Dhaka hospital he was a member of the suicide squad of the outlawed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen group.
"I was assigned to kill and die," the man, named Mamun, told a private television channel at the hospital where he is being treated for multiple injuries from the blast.
"I wished to be a martyr in my efforts to establish sharia-based Islamic rule in Bangladesh," he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...
ON THE NET...
http://www.satp.org
http://www.saag.org
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http://www.saag.org/papers17/paper1610.html
Paper no. 1610
12. 11. 2005
"THE AMMAN BLASTS: THE MESSAGE"
by B.Raman
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