Posted on 08/01/2007 10:32:19 PM PDT by nwctwx
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“Computers Back Up At LAX, Int’l Processing Resumes”
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_223220245.html ^ | Aug 11, 2007 9:53 pm US/Pacific
Posted on 08/11/2007 10:08:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “(CBS) LOS ANGELES About 6,000 international passengers were stranded for as long as five hours Saturday on planes and in terminals at Los Angeles International Airport because a computer shutdown prevented them from passing through customs, authorities said.
The computer went down at about 2 p.m., according to a statement from Los Angeles World Airports, which operates Los Angeles International Airport.
“At 9 p.m., federal officials were holding approximately 6,000 passengers on about two dozen international arriving aircraft until they can be cleared through the five Federal Inspection Stations at LAX,” according to the statement.
The passengers were stranded in four airport terminals and on runways starting at about 1:30 p.m. because of a breakdown in a computer system that contains names of arriving passengers and law enforcement data about them including arrest warrants, said Mike Fleming, a Customs and Border Protection spokesman.
“That system allows our officers to make decisions on who we can allow to enter the United States,” Fleming said. “You just don’t know by looking at them.””
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“Egyptian girl dies during female circumcision”
Sat Aug 11, 4:11 PM ET
CAIRO
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“In China, a High-Tech Plan to Track People”
KEITH BRADSHER ^ | August 12, 2007
Posted on 08/11/2007 10:47:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin
You also have to think about the amount of real chatter the gov’t is listening to. And maybe moles on the inside. They can’t be totally going by some website posts. I’m sure the wiretapping and survelliance of the BB’s are helping them with some information.
they have people on this stuff 24/7. i think on this thread we just barely have the tip of the iceberg compared to what DHS knows.
it’s a slippery one thats for sure.
-hunter
First, you need a clear understanding of the ‘dirty’ bomb. The immediate destruction is caused by a conventional explosion. Mixed into this are radioactive materials. These will not cause mass deaths. They will slow down the clean-up
But think about an infected area being cordoned off by men in spaceman suits, panic from ppl trying to leave the area, unaffected people leaving the city causing major traffic jams. i think the chaos factor would be bigger than the fatalities.
Cindy cmon was she a terrorist? that was SO OT!
If you are not satisfied with the content of this thread, perhaps you would be more comfortable starting one of your own so that you could be in charge.
I would be very grateful if you could at least take your disagreements to PM with either the list owner or whichever poster you have an issue with so that the rest of us do not have to be a party to it.
Thank you.
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“Worldwide Internet, Al Qaida
Exposing on-line Jihadists”
By Judi McLeod
Friday, August 10, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “When it comes to capitalizing on the Worldwide Internet, Al Qaida has shot up to the top of the list in the savvy category.
Jihadists working the Internet are prolific, so much so that they could easily borrow a line in popular use during the Cold War: “They’re everywhere!”
“In six years I have bookmarked some 6,000-+ Jihadist websites and the list is still growing,” says Archangel, code name for an online Jihadist-tracking expert.
Finding terrorists in cyber space has become a popular pursuit on the Internet with scores of cyber sleuths up late at night searching on-line for terrorists while their families sleep.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Terrorists don’t just recruit on-line, they use the Internet to fund terrorism and to disseminate propaganda.
What is to stop them from sabotaging Western websites?”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Jihadists are capable of that kind of cunning.
Meanwhile, cyber sleuths hunting terrorists on-line are a valuable tool in the ongoing International War Against Terrorism.”
Interesting tidbit in the case of the men arrested in Goose Creek, SC:
http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2007/08/sc-2-linked-to-.html
There’s been another strange development regarding the searching of a home in the investigation into Yousseff Samir Megahed and Ahmed Abda Mohamed, arrested for allegedly carrying pipe bombs in their vehicle just miles from a military facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina. According to this report, the home was also searched some years back during the investigation into Sami Al-Arian
Opinion: Quite the coincidence...hmmm?
OPINION:
Yes, that is interesting.
The case has kind of gone quiet, but I believe it’s due to the investigation still in progress.
See post #813. Focus would be very appreciated right now.
your welcome.
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Adding on to post no. 842:
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TITLE SUMMARY - QUOTE - SNIPPET:
Question and Answer Details
Name of Questioner
Ameena - Egypt
Title
Islamic Ruling on Female Circumcision
Question
As-Salamu `alaykum. What is the Islamic legal ruling concerning female circumcision?
Date
01/Jul/2007
Name of Counsellor
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
Topic
Acts akin to human nature
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Last Updated: Sunday, 12 August 2007, 01:27 GMT 02:27 UK
“Philippines army chief sent south”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Philippines President Gloria Arroyo has sent the country’s army chief to the restive south to lead operations against Islamic militants there.
“I have ordered army commanding general Romeo Tolentino to the front lines,” Mrs Arroyo said in a statement.
“The army headquarters will now be temporarily set up in Zamboanga until the situation normalises,” she said.
Fighting on the island of Jolo this week has left at least 50 people dead, 25 of them Filipino soldiers.”
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-flbsearch0812nbaug12,0,6428199.story
Updated: 36 minutes ago
“Officers seek tips in search for Broward County deputy’s killer”
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“South Florida Deputy Fatally Shot”
Updated: August 10th, 2007 09:12 PM EDT
local10.com
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Sheriff Ken Jenne mapped out how investigators believe a Broward Sheriff’s Office sergeant was shot and killed early Friday morning in a Walgreens parking lot in Pompano Beach.
Investigators believe that Sgt. Chris Reyka spotted an automobile with a stolen license plate and approached the car before being shot around 1:30 a.m.
“He looked at the car and saw that the car’s license did not belong to that car,” said Jenne at an afternoon press conference Friday.
As Reyka got out of his car, Jenne said they believe the passenger in the car got out and shot the sergeant “in very rapid succession.”
“My detectives tell me that there were 10 casings found,” said Jenne. He also stated that Reyka’s weapon was not drawn and that he did not use his police radio at any time, he added.
“At least five of those shots hit him. We believe the shooter came forward in an aggressive manner. The last shots came within 2 to 4 feet because of the powder burns that were there,” said Jenne.
The shooter got back into the car and then the car drove off. Surveillance from the Isle of Capri casino captured a white, four-door sedan with tinted windows and Florida license plate F16-8UJ, the BSO said. The video captured the vehicle traveling north on Powerline Road within minutes of the shooting, and investigators believe it might be the vehicle that was involved in the shooting.
Reyka, 51, was pronounced dead at North Broward Medical Center about 4 a.m.”
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In a separate incident...
http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=37288
“Florida Suspect in Deputy Shooting, Practiced Shooting In Head”
Updated: August 8th, 2007 12:39 PM PDT
Story by local10.com
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The suspect in the shooting of a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy had targets from gun ranges hanging on the walls in his home and told investigators he didn’t want to go to jail because he didn’t want to miss the birth of his baby, Sheriff Ken Jenne said during a news conference Tuesday.
Deputy Maury Hernandez was shot Monday in the 3700 block of Pembroke Road, moments after he notified dispatch at 11:48 a.m. that he was stopping a motorcyclist, later identified as David Maldonado, for running several red lights.
Jenne said that witnesses at a motorcycle shop reported Hernandez, 28, getting out of his unmarked vehicle and identifying himself as law enforcement in a “non-confrontational” manner before Maldonado pushed Hernandez, ran from the deputy, then turned and shot him. Hernandez was wearing plain clothes on his way to work as part of his undercover assignment with the selective enforcement team.
“There’s no question that Maldonado knew that he was dealing with a member of law enforcement,” said Jenne. “Witnesses heard Detective Hernandez identify himself, saw him display his star, and most telling, the suspect has told us that he knew he was dealing with a member of law enforcement,” said Jenne.
Moments later, witnesses said they heard gunshots, he said.
“I was driving by and I saw the officer on the (ground),” one witness told Local 10’s Glenna Milberg. “He was bent over with his face in the grass, and you could just see the pain in his face.”
David Maldonado Jenne said Maldonado fired two shots, one of them striking Hernandez from about 40 yards away. Jenne said neighbors told BSO investigators that Maldonado often practiced shooting at the gun range and practiced shooting in the head on a regular basis.”
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“Leader dares left to leave coalition over nuke deal”
From combined dispatches
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “NEW DELHI — India’s prime minister has dared leftist allies to withdraw support for his government, saying in an interview published yesterday that he will not go back on a civil nuclear-energy deal with the United States.”
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“New Capital Investment in Defence is Vital”
Canadian American Strategic Review ^ | August 2007 | (editorial page)
Fyi Only.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/08/12/4411767-sun.html
“Flight ends in flames
Hot air balloon crashes in fields north of Winnipeg”
By SHANNON VANRAES, SUN MEDIA
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “”I heard a small explosion,” said Mark Urbanczyk, who lives across the road from the crash site. “Just as I got to the end of the driveway, the whole balloon exploded. It was just a huge explosion.””
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “He said the craft was supposed to land near the Perimeter Highway, but was unable to find a smooth landing surface as winds picked up.
Hildebrand said the basket of the balloon bounced along the ground several times before tipping onto its side and catching fire. He added most of the basket was destroyed by the blaze.
The TSB is investigating the cause of the fire.”
Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3436382,00.html
3 Qassam rockets land near Sderot; no injuries
Published: 08.12.07, 07:32 / Israel News
Three Qassam rockets were fired at Sderot from northern Gaza Sunday morning and landed in open fields outside town. No injuries or damage were reported. (Shmulik Hadad)
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“US Declares Lebanese Group Terrorists”
August 12, 2007 - 3:01am
(AP)
By MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press Writer
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration has blacklisted as a “foreign terrorist organization” a Lebanese Islamist group blamed for major fighting at a refugee camp, the Associated Press has learned.
The State Department is expected to announce the designation against al-Qaida-inspired Fatah al-Islam, which is suspected of having links with Syria, on Monday.
The designation imposes financial and travel restrictions on the group and its members, officials said Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the designation is not yet public.
The officials said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed off on the decision to place the radical group on the international terror list on Friday. The sanctions took effect with her signature.
The U.S. designation of Fatah al-Islam will bring to 43 the number of groups on the blacklist, which already includes many of the world’s most notorious terrorist organizations.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “There was no immediate comment from Lebanese officials. Fatah Islam militants, who spoke to journalists by mobile phone from inside the Nahr el-Bared camp in the early days of the fighting, can no longer be reached.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The whereabouts Fatah Islam leader, Shaker Youssef Absi, are unknown.”
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July 08, 2007
“Jibril’s PFLP-GC Has Hand in Gemayel’s Killing That was Carried Out by Fatah al-Islam”
(NAHARNET.com, July 6, 2007)
Thank to Clive for the ping to this thread:
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“Pyongyang’s man in Harare”
National Post ^ | 2007-08-11 | RW Johnson
Posted on 08/12/2007 2:51:35 AM PDT by Clive
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