Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-Five

[JustPiper]

Well, Chavez owns Citgo, who owns Exelon?

[JustPiper]

http://www.woi-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4667093&nav=menu115_2

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1656637,00050001.htm

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/03/22/national/w081854S04.DTL&feed=rss.news

[JustPiper]

Private wells to be tested near radioactive leak

Exelon Corp. is distributing bottled water to about 420 residences as it tests drinking-water wells at homes near an underground pipeline that leaked radioactive tritium several times dating to 1996.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-tritium22.html

[JustPiper]

How's this for security?

Man found at O'Hare sent home to Romania

A Romanian man who mysteriously showed up at O'Hare Airport after coming to Chicago for a marriage that never happened was sent home Tuesday, immigration officials said.

Marcel Macovei, 26, has been detained at the McHenry County jail since the first week of March, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement became aware that he had apparently been living at O'Hare months after overstaying his visa. The jail has a contract with the immigration department to house illegal immigrants.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-deported22.html

[JustPiper]

U.S. cautiously backs Afghan Christian
Monitoring situation while Italy threatens to pull troops from 'liberated' Afghanistan

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49387

[JustPiper]

Palestinians charged with membership in al-Qaida
Indictment stokes fears jihad group infiltrated Israel, poised to attack

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49380

[JustPiper]

* In order to Outsource?

GM reaches early retirement deal

CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. and bankrupt former subsidiary Delphi Corp. will offer buyouts to more than 125,000 factory workers, the companies said on Wednesday, after reaching a cost-cutting deal with the United Auto Workers union.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyid=2006-03-22T173911Z_01_N22209346_RTRUKOC_0_US-AUTOS-GM-DELPHI.xml&rpc=23

[JustPiper]

*Update:

Man held for tossing harmless package at White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man was taken into custody after throwing a suspicious package over the White House fence on Wednesday but no explosives were found, the Secret Service said.

Tom Mazur, spokesman for the Secret Service, said a similar incident had occurred before. Officials proceeded with bomb investigating procedures as a precaution though past incidents involving have not involved explosives.

more...

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-03-22T170941Z_01_N22326084_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-WHITEHOUSE.xml&rpc=22

[JustPiper]

Bush rules out amnesty for undocumented workers

{Guestworker is a guise}

President George W. Bush said he was opposed to amnesty or automatic citizenship for the some 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.

Amid an intense debate over the issue among US lawmakers, Bush on Tuesday ruled out amnesty for illegal immigrants but said he favored a "guest worker" program that would provide legal status for workers for a limited time period.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/22/060322081757.e1blb1k1.html
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Four vehicles carrying possible illegals crash
113 detained in two days in rash of accidents on snow-packed highways

Four vehicles packed with 42 suspected illegal Mexican immigrants overturned on snowpacked eastern Colorado highways within two hours early Tuesday, a day after two similar wrecks in the state.
Taken together, the six crashes highlighted Colorado's key role as a crossroads in the dangerous and often deadly transport of undocumented workers into this country.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4561124,00.html

[JustPiper]

Workers Riot at Site of Dubai Skyscraper

Construction on a skyscraper expected to be the world's tallest was interrupted when Asian workers upset over low wages and poor treatment smashed cars and offices in a riot that an official said Wednesday caused nearly $1 million in damage.

The stoppage triggered a sympathy strike at Dubai International Airport, with thousands of laborers building a new terminal also laying down their tools, officials said.

Some 2,500 workers who are building the Burj Dubai tower and surrounding housing developments chased and beat security officers Tuesday night, smashed computers and files in offices, and destroyed about two dozen cars and construction machines, witnesses said.

The workers were angered because buses to their residential camp were delayed after their shifts, witnesses at the site said.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/22/D8GGPJJG3.html

[JustPiper]

Bird Droppings Prompt Orlando Warning Signs

Signs warning of bird droppings were posted along a stretch in downtown Orlando this week after cars, benches, sidewalks, plants and even people are hit and covered by the white bird waste, according to a Local 6 News report.

The problem began when city workers removed cypress trees on "bird island" at Lake Eola in Orlando.

The trees had to be removed because the bird droppings were polluting the water, according to the report.

Now, the birds have moved into the city and are covering anything and anyone between Lake Eola and Central Avenue with droppings.

"You have to brace yourself for the smell," downtown resident James Taylor said. "It is a really bad stench. It is disgusting, absolutely disgusting."

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http://www.local6.com/news/8182571/detail.html

[JustPiper]

[SlowBoat407]

Wholly crap! (No, that's not a misspelling!)

[JustPiper]

Neo-Nazis threaten to massacre Muslims at World Cup

ROME (AFP) - The World Cup in Germany is set to become a battleground between facists and Muslims, an Italian member of a new European neo-Nazi movement warned.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060321/sp_wl_afp/fblwc2006itagernazi_060321154626

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No Radiation From Japan Nuclear Waste Fire

TOKYO (AP) -- A fire broke out at a nuclear power plant's waste incinerator in western Japan on Wednesday, but officials said no radiation leaked into the atmosphere. Two workers were injured.

It took firefighters wearing protective suits nearly two hours to reach the blaze because of thick smoke, and another two hours to put out the flames at the facility in Oi, about 235 miles west of Tokyo, said Manabu Kobana of Kansai Electric Power Co.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_NUCLEAR_PLANT_FIRE?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-03-22-07-31-51
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High Levels of Radioactive Material in Water

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- High levels of a radioactive material - nearly three times the amount permitted in drinking water - were found in groundwater near the Hudson River beneath a nuclear plant, the owner said Tuesday.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/RADIOACTIVE_WATER?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-03-22-00-14-13

[Domestic Church]

Important Reading...future sociopolitical roadmap:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1600936/posts

Thanks to Valin for posting this!

[Cindy]

THANK YOU Velveeta.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

Group Profile:

http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=31

"Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA)
Mothertongue Name: Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)

Aliases: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, ETA

Base of Operation: Spain"

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Thanks for pointing to this article regarding the ETA Godzilla:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/spain_basque_cease_fire

[Cindy]

UPDATE...

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=733526
AP

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A man tossed a suspicious package onto the North Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, setting off a security alert, and was taken into custody, the Secret Service said.

After a remote-controlled device was used to probe the package, the Secret Service determined it was not hazardous and sounded the all-clear shortly after noon, about an hour after the incident began, officials said."

ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: ""This individual has a done a similar act in the past and he is in custody," Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazur said."

[Cindy]

Thank you DC.

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_2853.html

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Wed Mar 22 2006 12:46:18 GMT-0800.

Italy, Holy See (Vatican City) and San Marino

March 21, 2006


This Public Announcement is issued to alert Americans to ongoing security concerns in Italy . Demonstrations are planned in various parts of the country in anticipation of the upcoming Italian Parliamentary elections April 9 and 10, and municipal elections in May. This Public Announcement will expire on June 19, 2006.

Demonstrations may be large, but even peaceful demonstrations have the potential to escalate into violence. Some of the demonstrations may be announced; others may be spontaneous. On March 11, demonstrations by “No Global” and anarchist groups in Milan became violent, resulting in broken windows and streets blockages; fifteen police officers were injured and 40-45 individuals were arrested. The Department of State advises U.S. citizens traveling or residing in Italy to avoid areas where crowds are expected to gather, take common sense precautions, and closely follow media reports.

The Department of State reminds Americans of the continuing threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas. Ongoing events in Iraq have resulted in demonstrations and associated violence in several countries. Italy continues to be under heightened public threat by al-Qaida and other Islamic extremists for its continued participation in multinational activities in

Iraq and Afghanistan . U.S. citizens are reminded to maintain vigilance, take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness, and exercise caution in public places or while using public transportation. U.S. citizens are advised to immediately report any unusual or suspicious activity in Italy to the police or the U.S. Embassy in Rome .

The U.S. Embassy Consular Section in Rome is located at Via Boncompagni 2. Our website is: italy.usembassy.gov.

U.S. Consulates are located at:
Milan : Via Principe Amedeo, 2/10
Florence : Via Lungarno A. Vespucci, 38
Naples : Piazza della Repubblica.

Consular Agents are located in:
Genoa : Via Dante 2
Palermo : Via Vaccarini 1
Venice : Venice Marco Polo Airport , General Aviation Terminal
Viale Galileo Galilei

For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security 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 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).