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Posted on 06/01/2007 7:57:59 PM PDT by nwctwx
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JIHAD WATCH.org (UPI.com, by Shaun Waterman, June 4, 2007): "FBI WARNS ON AL-QAEDA'S ENGLISH MESSAGES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The FBI says al-Qaida is issuing video messages in English to get Muslim extremists in the United States to carry out terror attacks. Speaking on C-SPAN Television, FBI Director of Public Affairs John Miller said al-Qaida leaders have stepped up the tempo of their public messages in an effort to inspire others to compensate for their network's reduced ability directly to execute attacks.") (June 4, 2007) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (by Ronald Kessler for NEWSMAX.com): "FBI's MUELLER: BIN LADEN WANTS TO STRIKE U.S. CITIES WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group desperately want to obtain nuclear devices and explode them in American cities, especially New York and Washington, D.C., FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III tells NewsMax. In an exclusive interview, Mueller also acknowledged that bin Laden is still active, though isolated. The director revealed that the Bureau believes the terrorist leader continues to communicate with al-Qaida cells, some of which remain in the U.S.") (May 18, 2007) (Read More...)
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Fri Jun 29 2007 04:37:34 GMT-0700.
Worldwide Caution
April 10, 2007
This Public Announcement updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests overseas. This supersedes the Worldwide Caution dated October 11, 2006 and expires on October 9, 2007.
The Department of State remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas. Current information suggests that al-Qaida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks against U.S. interests in multiple regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics to include assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings and bombings.
Ongoing events in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East have resulted in demonstrations and associated violence in several countries. Americans are reminded that demonstrations and rioting can occur with little or no warning.
In August 2006, British authorities arrested a significant number of extremists engaged in a plot to destroy multiple passenger aircraft flying from the United Kingdom to the United States. The September 2006 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Syria and the March 2006 bombing near the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan illustrate the continuing desire of extremists to strike American targets.
Extremists may elect to use conventional or non-conventional weapons, and target both official and private interests. The bomb attacks targeting buses carrying foreign workers in March 2007 and December 2006 in Algeria, a series of bombings in Thailand in May and September 2006 that targeted commercial and tourist destinations in the far south, and the bombings in the the Egyptian resort town of Dahab in April 2006 all illustrate how terrorists exploit vulnerabilities associated with soft targets. Additional examples of such targets include high-profile sporting events, residential areas, business offices, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, schools, public areas and locales where Americans gather in large numbers, including during holidays. Financial or economic targets of value may also be considered as possible venues; the vehicle-based suicide attack on an oil facility near Mukalla and Marib in Yemen in September 2006 and the failed attack on the Abqaiq oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia in late February 2006 are such examples.
In the wake of the August 2006 plot against aircraft in London, numerous terrorist attacks on trains in India in 2006, the July 2005 London Underground bombings, and the March 2004 train attacks in Madrid, Americans are reminded of the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems. In addition, extremists may also select aviation and maritime services as possible targets.
U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to maintain a high level of vigilance, be aware of local events, and take the appropriate steps to bolster their personal security. For additional information, please refer to “A Safe Trip Abroad” found at http://travel.state.gov .
U.S. Government facilities worldwide remain at a heightened state of alert. These facilities may temporarily close or periodically suspend public services to assess their security posture. In those instances, U.S. embassies and consulates will make every effort to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens. Americans abroad are urged to monitor the local news and maintain contact with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
As the Department continues to develop information on any potential security threats to U.S. citizens overseas, it shares credible threat information through its Consular Information Program documents, available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov . In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6251082.stm
Last Updated: Thursday, 28 June 2007, 19:12 GMT 20:12 UK
“Russians test ballistic missile”
ARTICEL SNIPPET: “The Bulava missile was launched from the White Sea off Russia’s north-west coast.
The intercontinental missile hit its target on the Pacific Ocean peninsula of Kamchatka.”
sp=article
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1182343359257.shtm
“Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at the Department of Homeland Security National Small Vessel Security Summit”
Release Date: June 19, 2007
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http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.430620232&par=0
“PAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF TO UNVEIL TERRORIST ‘THREATS’ NATION FACES”
Islamabad, 29 June (AKI)
((HUGS))Morning, Cindy. How’s it going?
Cyber coffee would be good.
Smiling at you.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858222/posts
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Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3419043,00.html
Fighter jets scrambled to Russian plane nearing Israel
Published: 06.29.07, 15:09 / Israel News
Israel Air Force fighter jests were scrambled to a Russian passenger plane as it was nearing Israel, this after the plane’s pilots reported of suspicious behavior on the part of a number of passengers on board.
The plane was eventually cleared for landing at Ben Gurion Airport after a security check. (Hanan Greenberg)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6253484.stm
Last Updated: Friday, 29 June 2007, 12:47 GMT 13:47 UK
“Rocket fired at Ivorian PM plane”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A rocket has been fired at a plane carrying Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who was not hurt in the attack, his New Forces group says.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858239/posts
“Police in Plantation, Florida, say ex-Marine within his rights to shoot armed robbers in Subway”
South Florida Sun Sentinel ^ | 6/29/2007 | Akilah Johnson, Andrew Tran and Juan C. Ortega
Posted on 06/29/2007 6:11:33 AM PDT by Happy Valley Dude
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
Update:
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/06/london_car_bomb_found_defused_1.php
“London Car Bomb Found, Defused”
By Jeffrey Imm
(June 29, 2007)
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=22603
“Two charged in UK for supporting LTTE”
[TamilNet, Friday, 29 June 2007, 06:37 GMT]
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Two Tamils in Britain were charged Wednesday under the Terrorism Act 2000 with providing support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which is proscribed in UK. Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, (also known as ‘AC Shanthan’), 50, and Goldan Lambert, 29 appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates Court Thursday.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858249/posts
“Chechnya’s rebel president killed”
Baku Sun / AP ^ | 6/29/07
Posted on 06/29/2007 6:31:20 AM PDT by Valin
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Police killed the Chechen rebel leader allegedly acting on a tip from within his network and dealing a possible blow to efforts to spread the increasingly Islam-inspired insurgency throughout southern Russia.
Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev was shot Saturday during a raid on a hideout in his Chechen hometown of Argun, nine miles east of Grozny. He had been planning a terror attack in Argun to coincide with the Group of Eight summit of leading industrialized nations in St. Petersburg in mid-July, the
Moscow-backed Chechen premier claimed. Wearing combat fatigues, Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov posed for TV cameras next to a half-naked bloodied body identified as the rebel leader’s. He said a close associate of Sadulayev’s tipped police to his whereabouts for the equivalent of US$55.”
Thanks to Calpernia for the ping to this thread and update:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858263/posts
“Purdue student found guilty of threatening to kill President Bush”
south bend tribune ^ | Jun 29, 2007 | AP
Posted on 06/29/2007 6:52:19 AM PDT by jaydubya2
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A Purdue University graduate student was convicted of threatening to kill President Bush, vice president Dick Cheney and others in postings on the Internet.Vikram Buddhi, 35, an Indian national who was attending advanced engineering classes at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus, was found guilty by a federal jury Thursday on 11 counts of making threats that were posted in a chat room in 2005 and 2006.
Buddhi faces up to 35 years in prison when he is sentenced later this year.
Buddhi hijacked online identities of other Purdue students to post messages, the federal indictment said. The messages justified the murder of Bush and Cheney and the rape of their wives. He also made threats against then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and sensitive American infrastructure, U.S. attorneys said during the three-day trial.
Buddhi, who spent a decade studying at Purdue in West Lafayette, never disputed writing online messages such as, “Call for the assassination of GW Bush” and “Rape and Kill Laura Bush.”
Rather, the U.S. District Court jury in Hammond had to decide whether Buddhi’s comments were true threats or part of a crude online protest of the Iraq War that should be protected by free speech rights.
“I hope this will serve as a deterrent to other people who want to kill human beings, blow up power plants,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip Benson.”
AP NEWS ALERT:
LONDON (AP) — Police have closed a major road in central London due to a suspicious vehicle.
Yes, Park Lane in the Hyde Park area is closed.
A bus is being checked now.
Oxford Street is experiencing heavy traffick.
It may or may not have a car stop going on there, too.
Prayers UP!
Thanks. BTTT!
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