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"Egyptian Student Set for Trial in March"
WMC TV - Memphis ^ | December 16, 2005 | AP
Posted on 12/16/2005 9:14:28 PM PST by mcg2000
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - An illegal immigrant from Egypt, charged in Memphis with using a fake Social Security number, is set for trial in March.
A federal judge put 29-year-old Mahmoud Maawad on the court's March docket today without setting a specific trial date.
Maawad has drawn attention because at the time of his arrest in September he possessed a DVD on "how to look and act like a pilot" and a map of the Memphis airport.
Authorities have said they have no evidence linking Maawad to terrorists but want to keep him behind bars, anyway, until he goes to trial. He is being held without bond."
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Student Arrested At OKC Airport After Attempted Security Breach
http://www.channeloklahoma.com ^ | channeloklahoma.com
Posted on 12/16/2005 9:02:19 PM PST by apoc
Student Arrested At OKC Airport After Attempted Security Breach
OKLAHOMA CITY -- An international student at the University of Central Oklahoma was arrested Thursday night at Will Rogers Airport after trying to get through security without a ticket, abducting a woman outside the airport and then attempting to steal a car, according to police.
Humberto Deita, 21, from Puebla, Mexico, and enrolled in UCO's design program, has been charged with auto burglary and attempted abduction.
Authorities said an area soldier awaiting a ride got in between Deita and a woman in the car the student allegedly tried to carjack. Deita eventually gave up, and police said he tried to steal one of their cars parked nearby.
Police have not identified exactly what Deita's intent was; however, an airport spokeswoman said odd behavior at Will Rogers definitely attracts attention from patrons.
"They don't know how to react because they don't know what the intent of this person is, especially when they act a little crazy," said Karen Carney, airport spokeswoman.
Thanks Founding Father for pointing to that link.
Yep, disgusting.
If making the mobiles ready ever happens, wonder if the transplanted New Orleans refugees who swear they will never return will have a change of heart. By the same token, it seems news of Katrina rebuilding have dropped off the map and there appear to be no goals or deadlines floating around to show accountability from most aspects in a google search of "New Orleans goals and deadlines."
http://onthefencefilms.com/blog/index.php?p=77
"Don't Ask (for Saudi money), Don't Tell (you sold out)" -posted by Evan Coyne Maloney (December 15, 2005)
No civil rights for us, however, in profiling terrorist wannabes. We just have to wait until they blow themselves and some of us up with them for anyone to begin to get a clue.
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/thomassowell/2005/12/13/178822.html
"The media's war"
Dec 13, 2005
by Thomas Sowell
Snip: If the money is used in the way Saudi money is normally used, the Islamic studies programs at those two universities will become bastions of Wahabi extremism. At least Rudy Giuliani had the fortitude and character to turn down Saudi blood money when it comes with their terrorist-sponsoring strings attached.
Tks fer pingin'
A funny post describing the newest children's game in Australia:
http://bunyip.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_bunyip_archive.html#113471919132167560
When Mrs. Bunyip's side of the family arrives on 25 December to celebrate the birth of the penultimate prophet -- that would be the one before Mohammad, for those readers not versed in multicultural sequencing -- their little 'uns will need some diversion. Past years' experience indicates that the fun of feeding the Black Dog batteries from mis-assembled Christmas presents will only only serve for an hour or two, and one can't count on their fathers being too watchful. Not with the door to the cellar unlocked and the Billabong's vintages open to plunder.
So a jolly game for the junior set, that's what is called for. But which one exactly?
Hoppo Bumpo, a traditional favourite, "may no longer be appropriate", according to Tasmanian Scouting authorities , who are admirably sensitive to the dangers of encouraging boys to physical contact -- at least some kinds of physical contact, anyway. So that's out.
The video game Grand Theft Auto, perhaps? Young Master Bunyip is a dab hand at on-screen urban mayhem and would probably be only too happy to educate his cousins in the finer points of hauling innocent characters from their cars, beating them bloody and speeding off in quest of the next victim.
But then again, probably not. Given the recent troubles in Sydney, Grand Theft might be taken as a veilled slur against the Lebanese Muslim community and the recreations favoured by so many of its younger members. So Grand Theft Auto is out, too. Wouldn't want a visit from anti-villification authorities to spoil the Christmas fun.
All of which means the game will need to be safe and sedentary, yet challenging. Would it serve to make the kiddies sit quietly in the corner and tally the times Mrs. Bunyip and her sisters complain of hot flashes and cold husbands? Not really, as they will have heard all of that quite often in their own homes.
Eureka! What about distributing printed copies of Silly stories about the ongoing arsons, assaults, and general predations of the Prophet's Youth League.
The rules will be simple: First one to find the word "Muslim" wins the prize. What the little darlings won't know is that nowhere amongst the accounts of churches torched, citizens stabbed, shots fired at hymn singers and exercises in impromptu panel-beating, no reference to the religion of peace can be found.
That should keep the nippers quiet for hours -- and leave them frustrated, too. Just like the grownups, who would like to see the word used every now and again in the Silly's coverage, as that might encourage some real discussion about this ongoing eruption of ethnic aggression and what sustains it.
- posted by Stanley @ Thursday, December 15, 2005
We FReep in safety and comfort b/c rough men of honor stand ready. Thank you.
Become a moooslim and avoid the bruising:
http://forums.muslimvillage.net/index.php?act=idx
Is the problem only in Cronulla?
I really hate relaying this story but this is what happened in Auburn about a month ago.
A young Indonesian boy walks home from Auburn train station. On the way he gets held up by about ten guys of a particular ethnic appearance... what do they want? what else, his mobile phone. He refuses to give it to them, so they reckon its fun that 10 guys gang up on one guy... very tough indeed.
Anyway after putting this poor brother on the ground and taking his wallet and mobile phone half of the pack of wolves run away with it. While the rest stay back to take free kicks on him. The real hurt of this brother was while being kicked "I am Muslim and your Muslim and you do this to me". Suddenly the guys kicking him stop. They say "What you are Muslim, We thought you are Asian". They then shout out to the guys running off with his wallet and phone to come back and they give him the items back. They apologised, but whats that going to achieve the Indonesian brother still has back pains and had bruises for a week.
Similar story happened last year when a Turkish boy was mistaken for an Aussie and had his mobile phone stolen and I am sure there are many many more stories.....
When there is a problem, there is no use sticking your head in the sand. Sheikh Shady and his boys are the only ones who can fix this, we can only help and support them in their work.
OPINION: Yep.
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1165.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Sat Dec 17 2005 00:12:02 GMT-0800.
Middle East and North Africa
December 15, 2005
This Public Announcement is being updated to alert Americans to ongoing security concerns in the region. U.S. citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Public Announcement supersedes the Public Announcement issued on August 4, 2005, and expires on June 15, 2006.
Credible information has indicated terrorist groups seek to continue attacks against U.S. interests in the Middle East and North Africa. Terrorist actions may include bombings, hijackings, hostage taking, kidnappings and assassinations. While conventional weapons such as explosive devices are a more immediate threat in many areas, use of non-conventional weapons, including chemical or biological agents must be considered a possible threat. Terrorists do not distinguish between official and civilian targets. Increased security at official U.S. facilities has led terrorists and their sympathizers to seek softer targets such as public transportation, residential areas, and public areas where people congregate including restaurants, hotels, clubs, and shopping areas. The November 2005 bombings against three Western hotel chains in Jordan underscore the desire of terrorist entities to target facilities perceived to cater to Westerners. Potential targets are not limited to those companies or establishments with overt U.S. ties. For instance, terrorists may target movie theaters, liquor stores, bars, casinos or any similar type establishment, regardless of whether they are owned and operated by host country nationals. Due to varying degrees of security at all such locations, Americans should be particularly vigilant when visiting these establishments.
The Department of State continues to warn of the possibility for violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests in the region. Anti-American violence could include possible terrorist actions against aviation, ground transportation and maritime interests, specifically in the Middle East, including the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa.
The Department is concerned that extremists may be planning to carry out attacks against Westerners and oil workers on the Arabian Peninsula. Armed attacks targeting foreign nationals in Saudi Arabia that resulted in many deaths and injuries, including U.S. citizens, appear to have been preceded by extensive surveillance. Tourist destinations in Egypt that are frequented by Westerners recently have been attacked resulting in many deaths and injuries, including Americans. Extremists may be surveilling Westerners, particularly at hotels, housing areas and rental car facilities. Potential targets may include U.S. contractors, particularly those related to military interests.
Americans considering seaborne travel near the Horn of Africa or in the southern Red Sea should exercise extreme caution, as there have been several incidents of armed attacks and robberies at sea by pirates in the last year. When transiting around the Horn of Africa or in the Red Sea near Yemen, it is strongly recommended that vessels travel in convoys, and maintain good communications contact at all times. For more information on piracy off the Horn of Africa, please see the East Africa Public Announcement at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1158.html.
On occasion, the travel of official personnel at embassies and consulates around the world is restricted because of security concerns, and these posts may recommend that private U.S. citizens avoid the same areas if at all possible. Services to U.S. citizens in countries abroad may be affected if employees' movements are restricted. If this happens, U.S. embassies and consulates will make every effort to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens. In case office hours are reduced, U.S. citizens in need of emergency assistance should telephone the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate before visiting in person.
In addition, U.S. citizens planning to travel to the Middle East or North Africa should consult the Department of State's country-specific Public Announcements, Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets, the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement and other information, available on the Consular Affairs Internet website at http://travel.state.gov.
Citizens are urged to register and update their contact information on line in advance of travel or at U.S. embassies and consulates. Information on registering may be found at the Department of State’s Consular Affairs website: https://travelregistration.state.gov.
Up-to-date information on security conditions can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S., or for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll-free line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays.)
I couldn't open that website to get the story.
But a bird with the word Israel attached, would give me two
thoughts, an ID tag for finding out where they went for range patterns.
Or someone just sent a biohazard or other disease, via bird.
Could be a threat, of bird flu.
What kind of bird.
Lucy, those reports on the C. Camps, sound as tho it is a report from back in the 90's when clinton had them set up.
clinton also had a bunch of russians here teaching his men how to run them and local police departments.
I followed them in the 1990's, as they were thought to be for hillary's hated "vast right wing conspiracy", which covered about what I thought.....LOL....anti clinton all the way.
Laughing, as I had never been on the internet.
There special railroad cars built by fema/clinton that had the shackles for prisoners welded in place, built in Washington, or the photos were taken in Washington.
Until clinton took over, FEMa was where you bought Flood Control maps for real estate, I never understood how they
went from study of floods, to building prison camps.
There are several in the U.S., there are photos of the so-called empty bases and old prisons, that in about 2000,
were full of new white gov. vans, all kinds of new equipment stored there, lots of strange photos around.
Now most are only on the semi- tinfoil sites.
I never understood why the hurricane victims weren't sent there,
unless.?.?.?<<<
Maybe they are full of those terrorists prisoners?
Maybe they need to be kept ready for the American traitors that are showing up daily?
From the radio tonight, we are the only group of people in the country, that might understand the need to listen in on a terrorist conversation.
John Rothman, just came on, you can listen at kgo.com, he wants an impeachment of the President.
Earlier I heard Shawn Rymer on 850koa.com, he calls himself an old hippy, coarse as a corncob, but on occaison, bright as a tack.
I will go with his version, the President has the best attorney's in the country and he has gone within the law, to the very edge, on allowing the phone taps on Americans.
The liberals are foaming at the mouth, at the very thought of the President, daring to tell the truth.
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 14, 2005
Executive Order: Improving Agency Disclosure of Information
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure appropriate agency disclosure of information, and consistent with the goals of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy.
(a) The effective functioning of our constitutional democracy depends upon the participation in public life of a citizenry that is well informed. For nearly four decades, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has provided an important means through which the public can obtain information regarding the activities of Federal agencies. Under the FOIA, the public can obtain records from any Federal agency, subject to the exemptions enacted by the Congress to protect information that must be held in confidence for the Government to function effectively or for other purposes.
(b) FOIA requesters are seeking a service from the Federal Government and should be treated as such. Accordingly, in responding to a FOIA request, agencies shall respond courteously and appropriately. Moreover, agencies shall provide FOIA requesters, and the public in general, with citizen-centered ways to learn about the FOIA process, about agency records that are publicly available (e.g., on the agency's website), and about the status of a person's FOIA request and appropriate information about the agency's response.
(c) Agency FOIA operations shall be both results-oriented and produce results. Accordingly, agencies shall process requests under the FOIA in an efficient and appropriate manner and achieve tangible, measurable improvements in FOIA processing. When an agency's FOIA program does not produce such results, it should be reformed, consistent with available resources appropriated by the Congress and applicable law, to increase efficiency and better reflect the policy goals and objectives of this order.
(d) A citizen-centered and results-oriented approach will improve service and performance, thereby strengthening compliance with the FOIA, and will help avoid disputes and related litigation.
Sec. 2. Agency Chief FOIA Officers.
(a) Designation. The head of each agency shall designate within 30 days of the date of this order a senior official of such agency (at the Assistant Secretary or equivalent level), to serve as the Chief FOIA Officer of that agency. The head of the agency shall promptly notify the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Director) and the Attorney General of such designation and of any changes thereafter in such designation.
(b) General Duties. The Chief FOIA Officer of each agency shall, subject to the authority of the head of the agency:
(i) have agency-wide responsibility for efficient and appropriate compliance with the FOIA;
(ii) monitor FOIA implementation throughout the agency, including through the use of meetings with the public to the extent deemed appropriate by the agency's Chief FOIA Officer, and keep the head of the agency, the chief legal officer of the agency, and the Attorney General appropriately informed of the agency's performance in implementing the FOIA, including the extent to which the agency meets the milestones in the agency's plan under section 3(b) of this order and training and reporting standards established consistent with applicable law and this order;
(iii) recommend to the head of the agency such adjustments to agency practices, policies, personnel, and funding as may be necessary to carry out the policy set forth in section 1 of this order;
(iv) review and report, through the head of the agency, at such times and in such formats as the Attorney General may direct, on the agency's performance in implementing the FOIA; and
(v) facilitate public understanding of the purposes of the FOIA's statutory exemptions by including concise descriptions of the exemptions in both the agency's FOIA handbook issued under section 552(g) of title 5, United States Code, and the agency's annual FOIA report, and by providing an overview, where appropriate, of certain general categories of agency records to which those exemptions apply.
(c) FOIA Requester Service Center and FOIA Public Liaisons. In order to ensure appropriate communication with FOIA requesters:
(i) Each agency shall establish one or more FOIA Requester Service Centers (Center), as appropriate, which shall serve as the first place that a FOIA requester can contact to seek information concerning the status of the person's FOIA request and appropriate information about the agency's FOIA response. The Center shall include appropriate staff to receive and respond to inquiries from FOIA requesters;
(ii) The agency Chief FOIA Officer shall designate one or more agency officials, as appropriate, as FOIA Public Liaisons, who may serve in the Center or who may serve in a separate office. FOIA Public Liaisons shall serve as supervisory officials to whom a FOIA requester can raise concerns about the service the FOIA requester has received from the Center, following an initial response from the Center staff. FOIA Public Liaisons shall seek to ensure a service-oriented response to FOIA requests and FOIA-related inquiries. For example, the FOIA Public Liaison shall assist, as appropriate, in reducing delays, increasing transparency and understanding of the status of requests, and resolving disputes. FOIA Public Liaisons shall report to the agency Chief FOIA Officer on their activities and shall perform their duties consistent with applicable law and agency regulations;
(iii) In addition to the services to FOIA requesters provided by the Center and FOIA Public Liaisons, the agency Chief FOIA Officer shall also consider what other FOIA-related assistance to the public should appropriately be provided by the agency;
(iv) In establishing the Centers and designating FOIA Public Liaisons, the agency shall use, as appropriate, existing agency staff and resources. A Center shall have appropriate staff to receive and respond to inquiries from FOIA requesters;
(v) As determined by the agency Chief FOIA Officer, in consultation with the FOIA Public Liaisons, each agency shall post appropriate information about its Center or Centers on the agency's website, including contact information for its FOIA Public Liaisons. In the case of an agency without a website, the agency shall publish the information on the Firstgov.gov website or, in the case of any agency with neither a website nor the capability to post on the Firstgov.gov website, in the Federal Register; and
(vi) The agency Chief FOIA Officer shall ensure that the agency has in place a method (or methods), including through the use of the Center, to receive and respond promptly and appropriately to inquiries from FOIA requesters about the status of their requests. The Chief FOIA Officer shall also consider, in consultation with the FOIA Public Liaisons, as appropriate, whether the agency's implementation of other means (such as tracking numbers for requests, or an agency telephone or Internet hotline) would be appropriate for responding to status inquiries.
Sec. 3. Review, Plan, and Report.
(a) Review. Each agency's Chief FOIA Officer shall conduct a review of the agency's FOIA operations to determine whether agency practices are consistent with the policies set forth in section 1 of this order. In conducting this review, the Chief FOIA Officer shall:
(i) evaluate, with reference to numerical and statistical benchmarks where appropriate, the agency's administration of the FOIA, including the agency's expenditure of resources on FOIA compliance and the extent to which, if any, requests for records have not been responded to within the statutory time limit (backlog);
(ii) review the processes and practices by which the agency assists and informs the public regarding the FOIA process;
(iii) examine the agency's:
(A) use of information technology in responding to FOIA requests, including without limitation the tracking of FOIA requests and communication with requesters;
(B) practices with respect to requests for expedited processing; and
(C) implementation of multi-track processing if used by such agency;
(iv) review the agency's policies and practices relating to the availability of public information through websites and other means, including the use of websites to make available the records described in section 552(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code; and
(v) identify ways to eliminate or reduce its FOIA backlog, consistent with available resources and taking into consideration the volume and complexity of the FOIA requests pending with the agency.
(b) Plan.
(i) Each agency's Chief FOIA Officer shall develop, in consultation as appropriate with the staff of the agency (including the FOIA Public Liaisons), the Attorney General, and the OMB Director, an agency-specific plan to ensure that the agency's administration of the FOIA is in accordance with applicable law and the policies set forth in section 1 of this order. The plan, which shall be submitted to the head of the agency for approval, shall address the agency's implementation of the FOIA during fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
(ii) The plan shall include specific activities that the agency will implement to eliminate or reduce the agency's FOIA backlog, including (as applicable) changes that will make the processing of FOIA requests more streamlined and effective, as well as increased reliance on the dissemination of records that can be made available to the public through a website or other means that do not require the public to make a request for the records under the FOIA.
(iii) The plan shall also include activities to increase public awareness of FOIA processing, including as appropriate, expanded use of the agency's Center and its FOIA Public Liaisons.
(iv) The plan shall also include, taking appropriate account of the resources available to the agency and the mission of the agency, concrete milestones, with specific timetables and outcomes to be achieved, by which the head of the agency, after consultation with the OMB Director, shall measure and evaluate the agency's success in the implementation of the plan.
(c) Agency Reports to the Attorney General and OMB Director.
(i) The head of each agency shall submit a report, no later than 6 months from the date of this order, to the Attorney General and the OMB Director that summarizes the results of the review under section 3(a) of this order and encloses a copy of the agency's plan under section 3(b) of this order. The agency shall publish a copy of the agency's report on the agency's website or, in the case of an agency without a website, on the Firstgov.gov website, or, in the case of any agency with neither a website nor the capability to publish on the Firstgov.gov website, in the Federal Register.
(ii) The head of each agency shall include in the agency's annual FOIA reports for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 a report on the agency's development and implementation of its plan under section 3(b) of this order and on the agency's performance in meeting the milestones set forth in that plan, consistent with any related guidelines the Attorney General may issue under section 552(e) of title 5, United States Code.
(iii) If the agency does not meet a milestone in its plan, the head of the agency shall:
(A) identify this deficiency in the annual FOIA report to the Attorney General;
(B) explain in the annual report the reasons for the agency's failure to meet the milestone;
(C) outline in the annual report the steps that the agency has already taken, and will be taking, to address the deficiency; and
(D) report this deficiency to the President's Management Council.
Sec. 4. Attorney General.
(a) Report. The Attorney General, using the reports submitted by the agencies under subsection 3(c)(i) of this order and the information submitted by agencies in their annual FOIA reports for fiscal year 2005, shall submit to the President, no later than 10 months from the date of this order, a report on agency FOIA implementation. The Attorney General shall consult the OMB Director in the preparation of the report and shall include in the report appropriate recommendations on administrative or other agency actions for continued agency dissemination and release of public information. The Attorney General shall thereafter submit two further annual reports, by June 1, 2007, and June 1, 2008, that provide the President with an update on the agencies' implementation of the FOIA and of their plans under section 3(b) of this order.
(b) Guidance. The Attorney General shall issue such instructions and guidance to the heads of departments and agencies as may be appropriate to implement sections 3(b) and 3(c) of this order.
Sec. 5. OMB Director. The OMB Director may issue such instructions to the heads of agencies as are necessary to implement this order, other than sections 3(b) and 3(c) of this order.
Sec. 6. Definitions. As used in this order:
(a) the term "agency" has the same meaning as the term "agency" under section 552(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
(b) the term "record" has the same meaning as the term "record" under section 552(f)(2) of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 7. General Provisions.
(a) The agency reviews under section 3(a) of this order and agency plans under section 3(b) of this order shall be conducted and developed in accordance with applicable law and applicable guidance issued by the President, the Attorney General, and the OMB Director, including the laws and guidance regarding information technology and the dissemination of information.
(b) This order:
(i) shall be implemented in a manner consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations;
(ii) shall not be construed to impair or otherwise affect the functions of the OMB Director relating to budget, legislative, or administrative proposals; and
(iii) is intended only to improve the internal management of the executive branch and is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 14, 2005.
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