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Posted on 11/01/2006 8:20:24 PM PST by nwctwx
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UK: Boost for anti-terror laws after warning
The Times ^ | November 11, 2006 | Philip Webster and Michael Evans
Posted on 11/11/2006 3:57:19 AM PST by MadIvan
MINISTERS will signal next week the Governments readiness to adopt new anti-terrorism powers after the head of MI5 issued a warning about the rising threat of British al-Qaeda terrorists.
Dame Eliza Manningham-Bullers statement that her 2,800 staff were trying to counter 30 significant terrorist plots and monitor the activities of 1,600 suspects is expected to lead to extra funds being provided by the Treasury.
Patrick Mercer, the Tory homeland security spokesman, said that the security and intelligence agencies were working at full stretch and needed 50 per cent more resources.
Dame Eliza said on Thursday that MI5 and the police had to make tough daily choices on whose activities should be monitiored and that some of the decisions might not be the right ones.
John Reid, the Home Secretary, has a slot for a counter-terrorism measure in the Queens Speech, which will open Parliament next week.
Tony Blair agreed yesterday with Dame Elizas concern that young Muslims were being groomed to be suicide bombers. He said that Britain had to thwart those who wanted to entice young people into something wicked and violent but utterly futile.
Hershey's Investigating Outside Additive
Jason McIntyre
Saturday, November 11, 2006
The chocolate flow has stopped for the time being in Smiths Falls.
In a statement from the company's head office in Pennsylvania, Hershey's spokesman John Long says during a quality check on Thursday, staff found "an externally-sourced ingredient that did not meet our standards."
There's no word on whether any affected product has reached the marketplace.
The factory, employing 500, will remain closed until further notice while the firm works with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061111/ap_on_re_us/pipeline_fire_1
'Apparent pipeline fire burning in Wyo'
Apparently a little more nuance is creeping into MS headlines.
Thank you fanfan for the info.
If you have any updates, could you please post them?
I found a longer article here, but it still was rather vague.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=c5a73adf-bace-44b7-9fa4-2e98307354dc&k=72058
"Hershey shuts Smiths Falls plant to probe mysterious 'external' ingredient"
That's interesting TWhiteBear.
Let's see if there is any updates yet.
UPDATE:
http://origin.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_4644090
"Natural gas pipeline explodes in Wyoming"
The Denver Post and 9News
Article Last Updated:11/11/2006 12:20:22 PM MST
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "At least one person is confirmed dead after a natural gas fire erupted from a major pipeline Saturday morning in Wyoming, sending flames hundreds of feet in the air.
"I understand there was somebody doing some sort of work there with a bulldozer and the bulldozer breached the pipeline," said Sheriff Jim Alderden of the Larimer County Sheriff's Department in northern Colorado.
The identity of the victim was not immediately released.
Colorado and Wyoming law enforcement and fire crews are responding to the blaze, which could be seen from miles away. The fire started in an isolated, unpopulated area, on a 26,000 acre ranch."
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And another article here:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,228843,00.html
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http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=201014438&p=zxyxy5y44
"Bomb blast before Bush visit"
11/11/2006 - 11:07:07
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A bomb exploded at an American fast food restaurant in the capital of the world's most populous Muslim nation today, seriously wounding one person believed to be carrying the device, police and witnesses said.
Indonesia has been hit by a series of deadly bombings by al-Qaida-linked militants, separatists and criminal gangs in recent years, and police said it was too early to speculate on the motive."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The lunchtime blast cracked a window and shattered lamps at the A&W burger restaurant in an eastern Jakarta shopping mall rarely visited by foreigners."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A restaurant employee said staff had seen a man outside the eatery who looked seriously ill, and brought him inside to offer him food or medicine. A small bomb then fell from his bag and went off, said A&W cashier Sofyan, who uses only name."
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1736992/posts
Australia's recent comments reacting to political events
Jerusalem News Network ^
Posted on 11/11/2006 12:37:30 PM PST by teg_76
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to headoff potential terror attacks.
A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown.
A few more (graphic) details:
http://www.achannel.ca/ottawa/news_36841.aspx
This is all I can find so far. I'll watch for more.
See, I do take your advice. ;-)
Well thank you fan-fan.
(P.S. I sure wouldn't want an "externally-sourced ingredient" in my food.
I'm still wondering what this ingredient might be.)
He would not say whether any product that has already been shipped might have been affected.
Yep, that concerns me, too.
ON THE NET...
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=23306_The_Neo-Nazi_Radical_Islamic_Convergence&only
http://jimhancot.blogspot.com/2006/10/are-you-cold-or-do-you-just-hate-jews.html
http://anjapartanen.blogspot.com/2006/10/cool-kids-dont-wear-palestinian.html
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=9658_Clothes_Make_the_Man
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/pictures/Pictures/dean-with-kaffiyeh.jpg
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1737018/posts
"Every Day is Veteran's Day"
FreeRepublic ^ | 11/11/06 | dandelion
Posted on 11/11/2006 2:11:57 PM PST by dandelion
Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3326881,00.html
North Gaza: IDF troops hit Palestinian cell firing anti-tank missiles
Published: 11.11.06, 21:21
IDF troops operating in northern Gaza identified a cell of anti-tank missile launchers. The iDF said the soldiers opened fire towards the cell members and identified hitting them.
None of the soldiers was wounded. (Efrat Weiss)
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/speeches/blazy111106.htm
Major Executive Speeches
"Remarks prepared for delivery by
Louis J. Blazy, III
Assistant Director, Information Technology Operations Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Veterans Day Celebration
The Greater Falls Church Veterans Council
Falls Church, Virginia
November 11, 2006"
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Note: The following text (minus the photos) is a quote:
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/nov06/veterans111106.htm
PROTECTING THE U.S. AGAINST TERROR
In the Trenches with Our Troops
11/11/06
You know that FBI agents, intel analysts, and bomb techs work 24/7 within our nations borders to prevent terrorist attacks. But what you may not know is this: we do the same overseas, working right alongside American military forces in war zones around the globe.
Its all part of our post 9/11 mission to use the full sweep of our investigative and intelligence capabilities to prevent terrorist attacks, wherever U.S. citizens or interests are threatened.
Dr. Louis Blazy
In a Veterans Day speech in the Virginia suburbs on Saturday, Dr. Louis Blazyone of our top information technology execs and a veteran himselfdescribed this new world where we work shoulder-to-shoulder with military personnel on the front lines to fight terror.
The FBI is in the trenches in Afghanistan and Iraq, ducking gunfire, securing villages, analyzing improvised explosive devices, helping wounded soldiers, and dismantling terrorist groups, he said in prepared remarks.
Our primary form of support comes in the form of intelligence. Dr. Blazywhos responsible for operating a global information technology infrastructure in the FBI to support our counterterrorism, intelligence, and crime-fighting missionsexplained why.
[A] terrorist safe house in Afghanistan might contain documents that discuss a potential terrorist operation that targets U.S. citizens or interests worldwide. It might contain latent fingerprints, incriminating photos or electronic media, or other suspicious items. One tiny scrap of evidencea fingerprint, a fuse, a computer disk, a cell phonecould be the key to preventing another terrorist attack, he said.
As the veterans here can attest, in the midst of a sensitive military operation, you dont always have the luxury of time.
Once our soldiers kick in the door of that safe house, they need to gather information and process evidence quickly. That is why it is so valuable to have FBI personnel working alongside them.
Dr. Blazywho comes from a military family and has a son currently serving as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navyalso praised the more than 48 million American veterans past and present. We [here today] honor every man and woman who has guarded a post, led a mission, or tended a wounded soldier. We honor every private and pilot, every airman and ensign, every sergeant and Seal.
And so do all of us in the FBI. Were proud to have so many veterans and reservists as part of our family
and to support our extended family in the armed forces every day.
To learn more about our work with and support of the military: please read the full text of Dr. Blazys speech and see the following stories:
War Zones Link to FBIs Fingerprint Database
A New Level of Intel Sharing
Post-Blast Crime Scene School
Finding the DNA of Terrorist Bombs
and USING It
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1737056/posts
"VANITY: Tribute to our most Respected and Honored Military Personnel; "At Arlington""
Posted on 11/11/2006 3:35:03 PM PST by rlmorel
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=barot
http://www.jihadwatch.org/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=Barot
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http://www.saag.org/papers21/paper2020.html
Paper no. 2020
11. 11. 2006
"DHIREN BAROT: THE CONTINUING AL QAEDA STRIPTEASE
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR--PAPER NO.150"
by B. Raman
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "42. There need be no doubt that Al Qaeda and the International Islamic Front (IIF) continue to pose a serious threat to peace and security. There also need be no doubt that the jihadi locusts of the Al Qaeda brand continue to breed in the jihadi swamps of Pakistan and spread devastation across the world. There is no reason to question the validity of the case against Barot. But public perception that the so-called war against Al Qaeda is sought to be converted into a never-ending strip-tease to serve ulterior political purposes could undermine the credibility of the intelligence and counter-terrorism agencies and ultimately play into the hands of the terrorists."
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