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Posted on 05/01/2007 8:52:12 PM PDT by nwctwx
Thanks to a Special Freepmailer for pointing to this article:
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_5884762
“Crime rings rip off billions of taxpayer dollars
Eurasian syndicates steal from health, welfare funds”
TROY ANDERSON, Staff writer
Article Last Updated: 05/13/2007 12:01:51 AM PDT
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Flamboyant and ostentatious, they drive luxury cars, unwind in multimillion-dollar mansions, flaunt designer clothes and flash dazzling jewels.
But behind the glitz lurks what law enforcement officials say is a brazen new breed of organized criminal - Eurasian mobsters who carry out brutal murders, stockpile assault rifles and launder cash around the globe.
And the burgeoning Eurasian crime syndicates are increasingly funding their international empires by siphoning billions of dollars from taxpayer-funded health and welfare programs across the United States.
“It’s a huge problem, and Los Angeles is the hot spot for this type of crime,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Consuelo Woodhead, who oversees health care fraud prosecutions.”
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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006051.html
13 May 2007
“Jihadi commentary on election of Sarkozy”
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006050.html
http://sfir-arabicsource.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-post_13.html
Note: The following text (minus the graphic) is a quote:
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006047.html
13 May 2007
The al-Qaida Air Force swings into action
This is one of several reports on the forums regarding the alleged deployment of explosive-laden UAVs by al-Qaida in Iraq.
Posted on 13 May 2007 @ 12:40
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13 May 2007
The Putin Doctrine vs. the Bush Doctrine
Some jihadi analysis, to be read at Arabic Source...
Posted on 13 May 2007 @ 12:39
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13 May 2007
“Hamas accuses the Jaish al-Islam of conducting a kidnapping without a license.
More Fitna in Gaza”
Note to jihadis...someone is watching you.
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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006043.html
13 May 2007
“This week in Jihadi OSINT
“OMG, we’ve been surveyed!!””
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13 May 2007
“Love and kisses from the Jaish al-Islam of Gaza, regarding their captive, the BBC’s Johnston”
SNIPPET: “Summary: they want Abo Qatada released from prison. The rest is about 20 minutes of high-pitched whining.”
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13 May 2007
“THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ABO QATADA...
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13 May 2007
“Hamas accuses the Jaish al-Islam of conducting a kidnapping without a license.
More Fitna in Gaza”
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Alaska fish ate tainted commercial feed
Anchorage Daily News ^ | Sunday May 13, 2007 | Eye of Unk
Posted on 05/13/2007 3:02:59 PM PDT by Eye of Unk
Millions of young fish being raised in Alaska’s vast network of salmon hatcheries were fed food contaminated with melamine, the same substance that has triggered a massive recall of pet food following the deaths of cats and dogs.
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?PHPSESSID=f3b0fc1d94a3ca3936e2070bb1f29cb1&topic=223.0
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
“More Islamic Supremacism from Death Cult Mickey”
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Previously:
http://pmw.org.il/Bulletins_may2007.htm#b130507
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46003
Multiple Terror Suspects Captured in Iraq; Insurgents Target Bridges, Civilians
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2007 – Coalition forces detained three suspected terrorists today, including an alleged cell leader, during operations in southeastern Baghdad, U.S. military officials reported.
Those captured are suspected of being part of a terrorist cell network known for its use of explosive devices and for bringing weapons and militants into Iraq from Iran.
The suspected cell leader is believed to have personally coordinated and implemented the use of bombs, officials said.
One terrorist was killed during the operation, officials reported.
“We continue to target the secret cell network, diminishing their capability to conduct attacks against innocent Iraqis and those who are striving for the forward progress of Iraq,” Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, said.
Elsewhere in Iraq, coalition forces detained 35 suspected terrorists during several other raids today targeting al Qaeda in Iraq senior leadership.
During a raid near Tarmiyah, coalition forces detained 11 people for their suspected involvement with a regional al Qaeda in Iraq emir and al Qaeda senior leaders. In two other operations in the Tarmiyah area, coalition forces detained eight suspected terrorists allegedly tied to a network responsible for kidnapping, extortion and attacks against coalition forces, officials said.
Northwest of Fallujah, coalition forces targeted terrorists allegedly tied to an al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader and detained 10 suspects.
In Basra, a major security operation led by the Iraqi army, supported by British 2nd
Battalion The Duke of Lancasters and assets from the Joint Helicopter Force, resulted in the arrest of six individuals and the discovery of a weapons cache.
The cache included components used in making roadside bombs, other explosives, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Intelligence and rogue militia propaganda material were also recovered, officials said.
In addition, on May 11 Iraqi special operations forces captured three suspected terrorists, including the alleged leader of the Jaysh al-Madhi militia, U.S. military officials reported.
The alleged terrorist leader is linked to death squads and car bomb attacks on civilians and bomb attacks on Iraqi and coalition forces in the Alamel area of Baghdad. He is also suspected of taking part in the burning of a civilian house, U.S. officials said.
The Iraqi forces also detained seven other people suspected of suspicious activities.
The Iraqi forces carried out this mission with coalition forces present as advisors. No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured during these operations.
In a separate incident, three suspected terrorists were detained and a makeshift bomb was destroyed during a coalition forces operation May 11 in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad.
Coalition forces raided a building while targeting a bomb-making network specializing in the use of explosively formed penetrators. At the site, coalition forces witnessed a man placing suspicious items in the trunk of a vehicle. Upon inspection, ground forces saw wires and other indicators the vehicle was rigged with explosives. They destroyed the vehicle on site and detained the man who had loaded the vehicle.
When coalition forces entered the targeted building, they found various bomb-making materials and detained two more suspected terrorists at the scene. The individuals have suspected ties to a secret cell network in the area known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training, officials said.
“We’re continuing to target criminals who are involved in murderous operations, including (car bomb) attacks,” Garver said. “The people of Iraq deserve a country where they aren’t fearful of indiscriminate assaults by terrorists.”
In other news, 10 people were killed and 53 wounded when separate car bombs detonated on three bridges around Baghdad on May 11.
The first two vehicle bombs detonated just minutes apart.
Initial reports for the first blast indicate a fuel truck detonated about one-third of the way across the Diyala River Bridge southeast of Karadah, igniting multiple vehicles. Seven people are reported killed and 31 injured, officials said.
The bridge span remains intact but requires an assessment of usability, officials said.
Reports about the second blast indicate a yellow dump truck traveling southbound on a bridge southeast of Karadah exploded, killing three people and wounding 22 others including seven Iraqi army soldiers.
A 15-foot section of the bridge fell in the river, officials said. Firefighters arrived to battle the blaze, which had spread to several cars while Iraqi security forces and soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team responded to each of these blasts and sealed off both areas.
A third car bomb detonated on a bridge located on a major highway north of Baghdad. This explosion caused significant damage to the bridge, making it impassable for northbound traffic on Highway 1, officials said.
There are no reports of casualties for this incident.
U.S. and Iraqi officials immediately condemned the acts of violence against the Iraqi people. “The coalition forces stand firmly with the government of Iraq and its security forces in ridding Iraq of these terrorists, who continue their indiscriminate and vicious attacks against the citizens of Iraq,” a coalition official said.
On May 10, Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, stopped insurgents from emplacing makeshift bombs in a southern Baghdad neighborhood.
The soldiers were conducting a dismounted patrol in the Doura neighborhood of southeast Rashid district when they caught two individuals attempting to emplace a bomb.
Engaging the men with small-arms fire, the soldiers killed one and wounded a second who fled in a truck and evaded capture after abandoning his vehicle. The soldiers detained a man who was seen talking to one of the insurgents just prior to the small-arms engagement.
Also, soldiers from Company A, 2-2nd Infantry were patrolling in a west Doura neighborhood when they spotted two individuals with rifles displaying hostile intent.
The troops engaged them, killing one. The other attempted to flee in a vehicle, but after soldiers damaged the car with machinegun fire, he escaped on foot. A search of the damaged vehicle revealed a sniper rifle with scope, two rifles and about one million Iraqi dinar in the trunk of the car.
In addition, Iraqi security forces and soldiers from Multinational Division Baghdad continued clearing operations in southwestern Baghdad neighborhoods May 10 and 11, seizing numerous caches and taking a sizeable amount of weapons and munitions off the streets of the Iraqi capital.
Soldiers from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, along with national police and Iraqi army troops, continued the eighth and ninth days of Operation Dragon Fire/Arrowhead Strike 10 to rid the Rashid District of southwestern Baghdad of terrorists and criminals and protect the population.
The soldiers confiscated a complete roadside bomb, assembled from a 57 mm projectile packed with explosives and detonation cord attached.
Assault rifles, carbine rifles, pistols, hand grenades, rocket-propelled grenade rounds and several hundred rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition were also found.
Since the clearing operation began May 2, more than 100 weapons of various types and caliber have been seized. About 250 large-caliber mortar and artillery rounds, as well as more than 5,000 rounds of small caliber ammunition and hundreds of bomb-making materials and components have been removed from circulation, officials said.
Also, Iraqi security and coalition forces discovered multiple weapons caches in the Albu Bali region while conducting clearing operations during the past week.
Iraqi police, Provincial Security Force 2, and soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, uncovered 21 enemy caches, including an underground bunker and a car bomb factory.
Local citizens provided Iraqi police and provincial security forces with the locations of many of the caches after a permanent police presence was established in the region 15 kilometers east of Ramadi.
The vehicle bomb factory included six 55-gallon drums of homemade explosives and an assortment of bomb-making material. One of the two vehicle bombs found was partially built when the factory was discovered and contained eight containers of homemade explosives.
Other caches found included artillery and mortar rounds of various sizes, bags of chlorine and phosphorous powder, rocket launchers, and several eight-foot rockets.
The weapons and materials were collected and destroyed by explosive ordnance disposal experts, officials said.
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46004
Taliban Militants Killed, Captured; Afghan Villagers Detain Fighters
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2007 – Afghan and coalition forces killed a militant and detained two others at a compound in Afghanistan’s Helmand province during an operation yesterday, U.S. military officials reported.
As the forces advanced on the compound, they took fire from inside. They returned fire, killing one militant. The others surrendered and were not harmed, officials said.
A search of the compound revealed a cache of several rocket-propelled grenades, pressure plates and other bomb-making materials. The weapons cache was removed to a safe distance and destroyed in place, officials said.
Credible information led the combined force to the compound in connection with Taliban activity, officials added.
Afghan and coalition forces conducted another operation today, detaining an adult male at a compound in Khowst province. Intelligence reports indicated the detainee was attempting to facilitate a plan involving militants posing as Afghan National Army soldiers to attack coalition forces and Afghan officials.
“It’s obvious how desperate these extremists have become,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a coalition spokesman. “They’ve taken to impersonating legitimate officials to conduct their vicious attacks.”
No shots were fired and there were no injuries reported as a result of the operation, officials said.
In other news, Afghan villagers in Helmand province reported to the area’s governor that they detained 15 Taliban fighters on May 11.
Local tribal elders have become angered with Taliban enemy fighters due to the aftermath of the battle between joint Afghan and coalition forces and enemy fighters on May 8, U.S. officials said.
The tribal elders also reported they feared retaliation from Taliban fighters in the north. The local governor requested Afghan national and coalition forces provide additional security for the village and assist the villagers in defending themselves against Taliban retaliatory attacks, officials said.
“Afghan civilians are exhausted by the death and destruction Taliban fighters represent and have risen up against the enemy,” said Belcher. “With the support of the local Afghans, Afghan national security forces and coalition elements will rid the area of enemy fighters.”
In addition, Afghan and coalition forces detained six adult males at a compound in Afghanistan’s Khowst province during an operation May 11.
Credible intelligence led the combined force to the compound suspected of housing an assassin cell planning to target Afghan government officials and Afghan police officials. Two detainees were positively identified as being part of the assassination cell, officials said.
The combined force also discovered several rifles at the compound. The firearms were removed and destroyed.
Also on May 11, Afghan national police and coalition forces patrolling north of the Sangin district center identified and engaged Taliban fighters near Highway 611.
The combined patrol came to the aid of another coalition patrol under attack by Taliban fighters. They observed Taliban reinforcements preparing a second ambush site and requested close-air support to destroy the enemy position.
A number of enemy fighters were killed during the engagement and there were no reports of Afghan civilian injuries, officials said.
“Afghan national army and coalition forces will prevail against the Taliban fighters in Sangin district,” Belcher said. “We will intensify our operations to rid the area of Taliban fighters and prevent their return.”
On May 10, 1st Kandak, 209th Afghan National Army Corps soldiers, combat-advised by U.S. special forces, were fired upon by a dozen Taliban fighters while patrolling in Helmand province, U.S. military officials said.
The Afghan and coalition patrol returned fire, then maneuvered to gain the advantage over the Taliban fighters. The enemy attempted to reposition while continuing to fire mortar and rocket-propelled grenades at the Afghan and coalition patrol. Close-air support was requested and delivered munitions on the enemy positions, officials said.
Several enemy fighters were killed during the engagement and there were no reports of any Afghan civilian injuries, officials said.
(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 news releases.)
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46006
“Guard Tested as First Military Responder to Nuclear Disaster”
By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
COLUMBUS, Ind., May 13, 2007
BERLIN: Nationwide raids in Germany ahead of a summit of leaders of the world’s eight most industrialised nations in June have yielded a range of explosives and bomb-making materials, media reports said.
“Alarms, wires, clocks and explosives” were uncovered during raids targeting 21 people suspected of “seriously trying to disrupt or prevent”, the June 6 to 8 summit in the Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm, the Focus weekly said. In an issue due to appear tomorrow, it said police found “non-conventional explosives” at a farm near Berlin. Fake identity cards were found at the home of another suspect in the northern city of Hamburg.
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Explosives detonated at Toledo Country Club (Ohio)
Sunday, May 13, 2007
The Toledo police bomb squad was called to the Toledo Country Club yesterday morning after someone detonated explosive devices inside five locked steel boxes that contained irrigation control panels.
Tim Glorioso, the golf course superintendent, told police that the devices were detonated between 2 and 6 a.m. yesterday inside the steel boxes. Police said it did not appear that there were pry marks on the boxes and the boxes may have been opened with a key.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070513/NEWS03/70513009/-1/NEWS
Contingencies for nuclear terrorist attack
Government working up plan to prevent chaos in wake of bombing of major city
Friday, May 11, 2007
As concerns grow that terrorists might attack a major American city with a nuclear bomb, a high-level group of government and military officials has been quietly preparing an emergency survival program that would include the building of bomb shelters, steps to prevent panicked evacuations and the possible suspension of some civil liberties.
Many experts say the likelihood of al Qaeda or some other terrorist group producing a working nuclear weapon with illicitly obtained weapons-grade fuel is not large, but such a strike would be far more lethal, frightening and disruptive than the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Not only could the numbers killed and wounded be far higher, but the explosion could, experts say, ignite widespread fires, shut down most transportation, halt much economic activity and cause a possible disintegration of government order.
The efforts to prepare a detailed blueprint for survival took a step forward last month when senior government and military officials and other experts, organized by a joint Stanford-Harvard program called the Preventive Defense Project, met behind closed doors in Washington for a day-long workshop. The session, called "The Day After," was premised on the idea that efforts focusing on preventing such a strike were no longer enough, and that the prospect of a collapse of government order was so great if there were an attack that the country needed to begin preparing an emergency program.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/11/MNG2OPP22R1.DTL&hw=nuclear&sn=003&sc=646
THANKS Oorang for the links.
“Contingencies for nuclear terrorist attack
Government working up plan to prevent chaos in wake of bombing of major city
Friday, May 11, 2007”
Yep, interesting times we live in.
You’re welcome and a good Mother’s Day to you Cindy.
Thank you Oorang.
Being a mother is a blessing
and Mother’s Day enhances
the blessing.
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