Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-Five

[JustPiper]

Rare bubonic plague case reported in Los Angeles

Homeland Security to take outside bids for border security WASHINGTON - In an apparently tacit admission of the government's failure to gain control over border areas, the Department of Homeland Security last week asked private industry to submit bids for fixing the problem.

[Cindy]

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2006/20060418_4852.html


Afghan-Led Forces Detain Insurgents, Thwart Terrorist Attacks

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2006 – Afghan and coalition forces detained eight insurgents in Afghanistan's Kandahar province today and thwarted two terrorist attacks yesterday in Kunar province, military officials reported.
The eight insurgents were detained during a combat operation in the Maywand district of Kandahar province today. The joint operatives raided a compound in Dukah village, detaining suspected narcotics traffickers and confiscating weapons. A U.S. attack helicopter provided close-air support during the mission.

Coalition forces continued to improve security in Kunar province late yesterday by killing five terrorists after a patrol spotted seven enemy fighters maneuvering in the open, west of Asadabad.

In two other events yesterday, residents alerted coalition forces to pending dangers and helped thwart attacks.

In Nangarhar province, a local citizen led coalition soldiers to an unearthed Russian-made 100 mm anti-tank round. A coalition explosives team removed the would-be bomb, rendering it harmless.

Later, in Paktika province, an Afghan impeded terrorists' intentions by warning coalition soldiers about two rockets pointed at a coalition base. A coalition patrol located the rockets, which were set to launch on a timer, and a strike from an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter destroyed the munitions.

"The courage these residents display in stepping forward to show us where the ordnance is located is another example of how local Afghan people are helping to improve security and bring the violence to an end," said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force 76. "We're seeing more and more of this all the time."

In another incident yesterday, Afghan National Police discovered a remote-controlled car bomb in Ghazni province. Again, a team of coalition explosive experts dismantled the bomb.

"The enemies of Afghanistan will soon realize the futility of their misguided efforts and lay down their arms to support reconstruction of their country instead of trying to tear it down," Fitzpatrick said.

(Compiled from Combined Forces Command Afghanistan news releases.)

[Cindy]

Thanks to JustPiper for the ping to this post and this thread:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611802/posts?page=1084#1084

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611802/posts

"Stunning facts about the proposed immigration bill"
NRO ^ | 4-6-06 | Mark Levin

Posted on 04/08/2006 9:32:07 PM PDT by JustPiper

[Cindy]

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http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060418greenbelt.htm

April 18, 2006

Maryland woman sentenced for conspiracy to commit involuntary servitude and harboring an illegal alien for financial gain
14-Year-Old Nigerian Girl Brought to U.S. and Held Against Her Will


GREENBELT, Maryland - Dr. Adaobi Stella Udeozor, age 46, of Darnestown, Maryland was sentenced today to 87 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit involuntary servitude and harboring an alien for financial gain, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Wan J. Kim. As part of her sentence, U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte also ordered Udeozor to pay restitution to the victim of $110,250.

United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein stated, "This prosecution vindicates the important principle that we do not tolerate slavery or involuntary servitude in America."

"Too often human traffickers bait young girls with promises of the American dream only to then force them into involuntary servitude," said Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. "Today's sentencing sends a clear message that this form of modern day slavery will not be tolerated."

"The acts committed by this individual -- holding a child as a slave, beating her, threatening her with arrest -- were more than criminal, they also exemplified the special evil implicit in the abuse of children," said Mark Bastan, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Baltimore office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "This type of violence make it difficult for victims to come forward on their own and underscores why ICE agents approach human trafficking cases with such vigor."

On November 18, 2004, Stella Udeozor was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy and harboring an alien for financial gain, after a six week trial. According to the evidence presented at her trial, Udeozor and her husband, George Udeozor, held a 14 year old girl from Nigeria in their Maryland home from approximately September 1996 to October 2001, forcing her to work for little or no pay, as well as physically assaulting her.

Testimony showed that the couple induced the young girl to come to the United States by promising that she would be paid and be allowed to attend school. Witnesses testified that the victim was never sent to school or paid. Evidence showed that Udeozor verbally accosted and physically punished the victim on a regular basis for purportedly not doing her work correctly.

In addition to constantly yelling at and insulting the victim, the defendant slapped her, punched her, hit her with a shoe and a stick, twisted her ear and pulled her hair. Udeozor further threatened that the victim would be arrested and sent back to Nigeria if she left the home because authorities would discover she had no “papers.”

The jury also returned three special findings relating to sentencing, concluding that the victim was held in a condition of involuntary servitude for over one year; that the offense of harboring an illegal alien was committed during the offense of involuntary servitude; and that the defendant knew or should have known that the victim was a “vulnerable victim.”

George Udeozor, age 49, is a fugitive and has not yet been tried in this case. He is currently facing extradition from Nigeria.

United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein thanked the U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their investigative work performed in this case. Mr. Rosenstein also praised Assistant United States Attorney Mythili Raman and trial attorney Amy Pope, of the Criminal Section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, who prosecuted the case.

-- ICE --

[Cindy]

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http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060418stthomas.htm

April 18, 2006

14 Cubans and 19 Chinese arrested by ICE for illegally entering the U.S.


ST. Thomas, US. Virgin Islands -- A total of 33 aliens who illegally entered the United States were arrested here and in Puerto Rico by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents.

The first group arrested here today consisted of 14 Cuban nationals discovered near downtown Charlotte Amalie. Their arrest stemmed from an ICE tip received from the U.S. Virgin Island Police Department (USVIPD).

The ICE preliminary investigation revealed that the 14 illegal immigrants left Cuba on April 10, 2006. The Cuban nationals allegedly paid a human smuggler $4,000 each for their illicit venture.

The second group of illegal aliens, consisting of 19 Chinese nationals, landed Friday on the small island of Culebra off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. They were subsequently arrested and processed at an ICE facility in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. They were later transferred to the Metropolitan Detention Center were they will await the outcome of their cases.

"Smugglers are finding out that using the Caribbean Basin for their smuggling ventures is no longer an option," said Lydia St. John-Mellado, acting special agent-in-charge of ICE in Puerto Rico. "ICE will continue using its resources to halt illegal immigration to the United States through Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands."

This enforcement action was part of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a comprehensive multi-year plan launched by the Department of Homeland Security to secure America’s borders and reduce illegal migration. Under SBI, Homeland Security seeks to gain operational control of both the northern and southern borders, while re-engineering the detention and removal system to ensure that illegal aliens are removed from the country quickly and efficiently. SBI also involves strong interior enforcement efforts, including enhanced worksite enforcement investigations and intensified efforts to track down and remove illegal aliens inside this country.

-- ICE --

[JustPiper]

MOSCOW (AP) A U.S. diplomat says the five permanent Security Council members and Germany discussed sanctions against Iran but failed to agree.

[Cindy]

Not surprising.
Thanks for the info JP.

[JustPiper]

"Funding Al-Arian's Supporters"

Very important to keep an eye on

[JustPiper]

The FAA would not comment on the incident.

~Shocking

[JustPiper]

Huge ice chunks fall in California
2 pieces plummet from sky within week, scientists mystified

Twice in one week large chunks of ice have inexplicably fallen from the sky in California, leaving experts mystified.

In Loma Linda, Calif., Thursday a chunk of ice the size of a microwave oven came crashing through the roof of a recreation center, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The ice then fragmented into several opaque, white chunks. No one was injured in the incident.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49797

[appalachian_dweller]

admark....'nite folks

[JustPiper]

Thank you Dear!

[JustPiper]

All Americans must see 'United 93' - I believe it is just about every American's duty to see this film. There is no gratuitous violence – if anything, Universal went out of its way to prevent us from seeing the reality of the throat-slashing of passengers and crew – but there is unremitting tension and sadness, since we all know what will happen to these unsuspecting people, and we know this is real, not fiction. There is also American heroism. People completely unprepared for an airplane flight to become their last hour alive rise to the occasion and save fellow Americans from death and from the humiliation of having their nation's capitol building destroyed.

[JustPiper]

China Using Artificial Rain to Clear Dust

The government was preparing to seed clouds to make rain to clear the air, state TV said, citing the Central Meteorological Bureau. It did not elaborate, and the bureau refused to release more information.


http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/04/18/D8H2JMRG4.html

[JustPiper]

Iran says any attacker will regret action

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-04-18T143440Z_01_L18179374_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-MILITARY.xml&rpc=22
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Bush won't rule out nuclear strike on Iran

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-04-18T151223Z_01_L17370115_RTRUKOC_0_US-NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml&rpc=22
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Chavez says US warships threaten Venezuela, Cuba

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-04-18T224451Z_01_N08270786_RTRUKOC_0_US-VENEZUELA-USA.xml&rpc=22

[Velveeta]

2 now, weird.
I did see the one from last week.

[Velveeta]

Night, AD.

[Velveeta]

i tried the new url and it said I had
to sign in with the password
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LOL, I did the same thing.

[JustPiper]

MS-13

A MUST Read!

Think Illegal Immigrants Contribute To This Country?...Think Again! - We keep hearing about how much illegal immigrants contribute to this nation. However, we only hear that nonsense from pandering politicians incapable of honesty and from the illegals themselves.While the cheap labor which illegal aliens provide to their American slave masters helps to boost the bottom line of many hotel chains, the Mexican invaders provide nothing but harm to most Americans. The Mexican invasion has brought with it two very violent Latino gangs, both now operating across this country. According to 2004 U.S. Justice Department figures, the Latino “18th Street Gang” had 20,000 members in this country (most in Los Angeles), while the Honduran gang infamous for their machete attacks known as MS-13 had 8,000 criminals roaming the streets in 28 American cities.

Guess Who's NOT Coming to Dinner!

Gangs roil Central America -Troubles linked to US deportees- Today, ''maras," or youth street gangs, boast 100,000 members in Central America by conservative estimates.The maras have links to an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 members in more than 30 US states, including Massachusetts, according to the FBI. By most accounts, maras, whose moniker refers to a deadly species of ant, were spawned in Los Angeles. Mara 18 began as the 18th Street Gang in the 1960s, which accepted Hispanic immigrants excluded from Mexican gangs. Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was founded by Central Americans who fled wars at home in the 1980s, and landed in US ghettos without work or protection from existing gangs.

[JustPiper]

Death Lists and Dissenters

Allegations of "apostasy" among Muslims are presently a topic for global controversy. To Westerners, apostasy from Islam seems to denote conversion to Christianity, since the persecution of Muslims who have changed their religion has gained media attention -- most recently in the case of a Christian convert, Abdul Rahman, who was threatened by a local judge in Afghanistan. It is also widely believed in the West that apostasy from Islam is invariably punished by death.

http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=041806B