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Posted on 11/01/2007 8:43:53 PM PDT by nwctwx
Researchers have discovered the presence of the BlaKPC gene in bacteria in patients in a St. Louis hospital. Prior to this, the gene, which enables bacteria to become resistant to several important antibiotics, was typically found in the East Coast. Researchers say this discovery may indicate that BlaKPC is gaining strength and spreading.
The investigation of an outbreak of unknown origin in Angola has revealed extremely high levels of bromide in plasma sampled from several affected patients.
As of 19 November 2007, over 390 cases had been identified and treated at the Municipal Hospital in Cacuaco. About 64% of those affected are children below 15 years old.
Toxicological tests carried out in Munich, Germany, detected very high levels of bromide in 5 out of 6 plasma samples taken from affected patients. Bromide intoxication has been one of the working hypotheses being explored by WHO and partners as a cause of the outbreak.
Ping to MamaDearest’s post (TB, etc.):
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919875/posts?page=1080#1080
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919875/posts?page=1081#1081
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=bus
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Thanks to Jet Jaguar for starting this thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929848/posts
“2 Suicide Attacks Kill 35 in Pakistan”
Breitbart.com ^ | Nov 24, 2007 | MUNIR AHMAD
Posted on 11/23/2007 9:28:48 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Suicide bombers hit a bus carrying intelligence agency employees and a checkpoint near the headquarters of the Pakistan army on Saturday, killing at least 35 people, officials said.
The two attackers struck in Rawalpindi, a garrison city just south of the capital, Islamabad. A senior intelligence official, who asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of his work, said at least 35 people were killed.
In the first attack, an explosive-laden car rammed a bus carrying employees from the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, while the other bomber hit the checkpoint, said Mohammed Afzal, a local police official.
An intelligence agent at the scene said the destroyed bus was a 72- seater, but that more people were on board. The agent, who also requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of his work, said he believed casualty number would keep rising.
After the blast, troops and police quickly blocked off the area. They pushed people back and snatched cameras and mobile phones from journalists and bystanders. Agents fanned out across the area, picking up metal bits of what appeared to be the suicide bomber’s car.
It was the second major attack against the ISI in recent months. On Sept. 4, a suicide attacker blew himself up after boarding a bus carrying ISI employees, while a roadside bomb went off near a commercial area in Rawalpindi minutes apart, killing at least 25 people.”
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blog:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=28029_Praising_the_Taliban_at_UC_Irvine&only
“Praising the Taliban at UC Irvine”
Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 6:53:55 pm PST
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blog:
http://www.ocblog.net/ocblog/2007/11/a-warm-and-fuzz.html
November 23, 2007
“A Warm and Fuzzy Taliban?”
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Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkN6P8Bp7jE
“Yvonne Ridley on the Taliban UC Irvine”
(Added November 23, 2007)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1929853/posts?page=6#6
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1929853/posts
“Iran will pile tsunamis on enemies [”if they continue to plot against Iran.”]”
PRESS TV, Iran ^ | 23NOV07 | PRESS TV, Iran
Posted on 11/23/2007 10:55:56 PM PST by familyop
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=redcross
blog:
“Red Cross training Palestinian ‘militant groups’ in the finer points of international law”
POSTED AT 8:30 PM ON NOVEMBER 23, 2007 BY BRYAN
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Note: Photos included.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44248000/jpg/_44248553_table_203.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44248000/jpg/_44248698_classroom_203.jpg
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7102248.stm
Last Updated: Monday, 19 November 2007, 17:40 GMT
“Red Cross gives war lessons in Gaza”
By Katya Adler
BBC News, Gaza
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Thirty hooded gunmen sit at desks around a flip chart, pen and paper in hand, listening to a lecture on the laws of war by the international Red Cross.
All the Palestinian armed factions have signed up to the course, though they are being taught in individual groups.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929602/posts
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546707349&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Nov 23, 2007 9:53 | Updated Nov 23, 2007 15:27
“IDF major suspected of attempted spying”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “45-year-old David Shamir, ranked as major in the army, was indicted on severe charges of attempted espionage, contacts with a foreign agent and perverting the course of justice.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “According to the prosecution, during his IDF reserve duty, the psychiatrist was exposed to classified material including emergency plans of the IDF Medical Corps, detailed plans for the deployment of medical units and control centers, procedures for providing psychiatric services to the home front during a war and tactics for evacuating civilians in the event of rocket attacks, as well as IDF intelligence and operations assessments.”
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My Opinion:
BOYCOTT CHINA.
BOYCOTT CHINA’s products and services.
BOYCOTT the 2008 Olympics in CHINA.
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Note: The following translation-text is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929862/posts
China Refused Kitty Hawk’s Stay in Hong Kong due to Naval Exercise Aimed at Taiwan
Yonhap News ^ | 11/24/07 | Chung Ju-ho
Posted on 11/24/2007 12:26:07 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
/begin my translation
China Refused Kitty Hawk’s Stay in Hong Kong due to Naval Exercise Aimed at Taiwan
(Hong Kong = Yonhap News) Chung Ju-ho = Ming Bao of Hong Kong reported on Nov. 24 that large-scale Naval Exercise by PLAN is a reason why China refused U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk’s scheduled stay in Hong Kong for a while.
According to sources, PLAN’s Eastern and Southern Fleet conducted large-scale joint military exercise recently in the area of Pacific east of Taiwan, and north of Philippines, practicing hypothetical blockade of Taiwan.
Russian-made missile frigates and submarines, 022 stealth missiles, and anti-ship cruise missiles were all deployed in this exercise, while China’s indigenously developed AWACS were reportedly spotted in the sky above Nanjing.
Airspace control of eastern and southern coastal area, which will end on Nov. 25, is also said to be related to this naval exercise. Since Nov. 20, airspace control has been in effect in the sky over cities of eastern coast, resulting in hours of delay of local air flights.
Sources reportedly said that, during the exercise, some Chinese ships ran into Kitty Hawk’s battle group in the international waters, sailing toward Hong Kong.
Kitty Hawk was due to enter Hong Kong on the morning of Nov. 21 in time for Thanksgiving Day holidays starting Nov. 22, but China refused it at the last minute without any explanation. Then they reversed their decision on Nov. 22, allowing the entry.
Admiral Timothy Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, said Chinese decision is “dismaying and worrisome,” and China had refused entry of another U.S. Navy ships a few days before.
Two torpedo removal ships of U.S. Navy reportedly ran into bad weather in South China Sea at the time and asked the stay in Hong Kong and fuel supply but China refused.
In short, China wanted to hide the details of their naval exercise and combat capability by refusing the stay of Kitty Hawk in Hong Kong, whose battle group boasts sophisticated information-gathering ability.
Despite China’s change of the decision, Kitty Hawk has already returned to Yokosuka, Japan, and its 8,000 sailors had to spend Thanksgiving Day on board on Nov. 22.
/end my translation
A little follow-up now...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312528,00.html
“China Reverses, OKs U.S. Aircraft Carrier to Enter Hong Kong for Thanksgiving Hours After Sailors Left”
Thursday, November 22, 2007
AP
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “HONG KONG — China said thousands of American sailors on board a flotilla of U.S. warships could spend Thanksgiving in Hong Kong as planned, but Thursday’s message came hours after the ships had already left after earlier being refused entry to the city’s port.”
“ARTICLE SNIPPET: “This is a surprise,” Zweig said. “I haven’t heard of ships being turned away like this before. I’m also disappointed and saddened for the families who have flown here expecting to see their relatives and are not now going to have their reunions.””
A few more details:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/hongkong.us.warships.ap/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail
November 23, 2007 — Updated 0710 GMT (1510 HKT)
“U.S. commander ‘perplexed’ by China’s refusal of warship visit”
HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP)
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “China later reversed its decision, but by that time the aircraft carrier, along with four warships and a nuclear submarine, were already leaving the area under heavy weather. The vessels chose not to turn around. The Kitty Hawk and its strike group were on their way back to Yokosuka on Friday, a U.S. Navy offical said.
Beijing has given no reason why it refused the ships entry.”
Even more details:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071124/NATION/111240039/1001
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“Officials decry port denial”
By Bill Gertz
November 24, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Pentagon and military officials were stunned by China’s abrupt decision on Wednesday to disallow the carrier visit, which was planned for at least a month and timed for the holiday.
“This was a most unfortunate incident that we are still working to better understand,” Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, adding that it is “premature” to say whether military exchanges with China will be cut back as a result.
However, Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, told reporters in Hawaii that China’s decision is a setback for U.S. military relations with Beijing and is not in line with plans for increased exchanges.”
http://www.newsmax.com/smith/china_eyes_GPS/2007/11/20/50867.html
“China Takes Aim at U.S. GPS System”
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 9:39 AM
By: Charles R. Smith
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “China has deployed special vans equipped with sophisticated electronics designed to jam U.S. GPS (global positioning satellite) satellite navigation signals. The fear inside the Pentagon is that China will deploy large numbers of these vans to jam GPS signals over large sections of its territory.
Intelligence officials are watching the vans carefully to assess their capabilities and to see whether China moves to export the technology to other nations like Iran. The U.S. intelligence agencies have photos of the vans, taken from space and on the ground, but are not sure how capable they are in jamming GPS-guided weapons in the American arsenal.
Iraq deployed similar technology during the Gulf war but was unable to exploit its capabilities because the U.S. quickly modified GPS bombs to home in on the jammers.
Pentagon officials are concerned that U.S. bombs and missiles may not have that same capability against the Chinese GPS systems.”
Note: Video included.
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/5135
“Learning a Lesson
[Khalil Gibran International Academy] Principal Says Mayor Made Her Quit”
by E.D. Hill
Fox News: America’s Pulse
November 20, 2007
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
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http://www.isna.ir/Main/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1038816&Lang=E
“Iran, ready for providing Islamic states with its nuclear technology”
Service: Foreign Policy
1386/09/02
11-23-2007
11:07:48
News Code :8609-00368
ISNA - Tehran
Service: Foreign Policy
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (ISNA) Iran’s ambassador to Russia said that Iran is ready to provide the Islamic states with its nuclear technology on the condition that the IAEA principles are obeyed.
Emphasizing on the nationalization of the nuclear science in Iran, Gholam Reza Ansari said, “These are technologies that have been acquired by Iranian scientists.””
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10477899
“Skype encryption stumps police”
8:13AM Friday November 23, 2007
By Louis Charbonneau
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “WIESBADEN - German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany’s top police officer said.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Ziercke said they were not asking Skype to divulge its encryption keys or leave “back doors open” for German and other country’s law enforcement authorities.
“There are no discussions with Skype. I don’t think that would help,” he said, adding that he did not want to harm the competitiveness of any company. “I don’t think that any provider would go for that.””
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “”We currently have 230 proceedings related to suspected Islamists,” Ziercke said. “I can imagine that in two or three of those we would like to do this.””
“-REUTERS”
blog:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/190205.php
November 23, 2007
“Religion of Something Something”
OPINION: And today’s STUCK ON STUPID award winner goes to....(drum roll please):
blog:
“Former NYT editor: Just in case you were wondering, I’m not paying my taxes if we bomb Iran”
POSTED AT 2:19 PM ON NOVEMBER 23, 2007 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
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Given the serial explosions and tragic loss of life today in the Uttar Pradesh towns of Lucknow, Faizabad and Varanasi, the Embassy urges all Americans in India to maintain vigilance and familiarize themselves with the Safety and Security section of the Consular Information Sheet located on our Embassy website http://newdelhi.usemabssy.gov excerpted below:
SAFETY AND SECURITY: A number of anti-Western terrorist groups (some of which are on the U.S. government’s list of foreign terrorist organizations are believed to be active in India, including, but not limited to, Islamic extremist groups such as Harakat ul-Mujahidin, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Lashkar-e Tayyiba. While historically Jammu and Kashmir have been a focal point of terrorist activity, bomb blasts resulting in deaths and injuries have occurred in public places such as markets, as well as on public transportation such as trains and buses throughout India. Examples of major attacks in recent years include the detonation of explosive devices on a train northwest of Delhi (February 2007), simultaneous attacks on Mumbai commuter trains (July 2006), simultaneous attacks on a train station and places of worship in Varanasi (March 2006), and simultaneous attacks on several markets in New Delhi (October 2005). A number of other terrorist incidents causing fewer casualties have also occurred, including a few in which American citizens were injured. The motive for many of these attacks has not been clearly established, although it is believed that U.S. citizens were not specifically targeted or injured in any of these attacks. Specific areas of concern are addressed under “Areas of Instability.”
Beyond the threat from terrorism, demonstrations are also likely to cause disruption. Protests can begin spontaneously and escalate with little warning, disrupting transportation systems and city services and posing risks to travelers’ personal safety. In response to such events, Indian authorities occasionally impose curfews and/or restrict travel. U.S. citizens are urged to avoid demonstrations and rallies as they have the potential for violence, especially immediately preceding and following elections. In addition, religious and inter-caste violence is unpredictable and occurs occasionally. In some cases, demonstrators specifically block roads near popular tourist sites in order to gain the attention of Indian authorities, although tourists are rarely attacked in these incidents. Mobs have, however, attacked Indian and American missionaries and social workers as such activity provokes strong reactions in some areas. U.S. citizens should monitor local television and print media and contact the U.S. Embassy or the nearest U.S. Consulate for further information about the current situation in areas where they wish to travel.
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For the latest security information, Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Internet website at http://travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution Public Announcements can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States, or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
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