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" High Radiation Levels @ Manhattan Ave. & MCKibben St. HAZMAT ert."
I flinched as I read this! Ever since reading about the anti radiation sickness pharmaceuticals being fast tracked through the FDA and (then reading recently of the children's formulation of the same) I've been on pin & needles. This morning I was glancing over old threads regarding that Pakistani "mule" who died after 9/11 from radiation sickness in a NJ jail.
CIA shortage of spies - what's going on?
http://www.insightmag.com/news/2004/09/20/Commentary/Cia-Shortage.Of.Spies.Whats.Going.On-726782.shtml
CIA officials say the agency is five years away from having an adequate number of agents recruited and trained to fight terrorism, USA Today reported Wednesday.
The agency has about 1,000 agents assigned to anti-terror operations around the world, which is the same number of field agents the FBI has in New York City alone, the newspaper said.
"How many times do you want to get briefed on al-Qaida and be reminded we don't have any human sources?" Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said last month in a House Armed Services Committee hearing.
Unofficial estimates say less than 1 percent of the nation's $40 billion annual intelligence budget goes to human intelligence. Most is spent on spy satellites, the rockets needed to put them into space and the labor-intensive work of intercepting enemy communications and breaking enemy codes.
Agency insiders told the newspaper it would be ideal to have CIA officers inside al-Qaida. But penetrating a terror group would almost certainly require an officer to participate in a terrorist act in order to establish credibility. Not only would that violate the law, the sources said they know of no officer who would be willing to do it.
FBI Denies Cat Stevens Entry to U.S.
http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=3056
A flight bound for Washington D.C. that carried singer/songwriter Cat Stevens altered its flight path so authorities could turn Stevens out of the country.
The flight, United Airlines 919 from London to Washington D.C., carrying Stevens, now known as Yusaf Islam, was diverted to Bangor International Airport in Maine yesterday (Sept. 21), because his name appears on the Transportation Security Administration's "watch list." Authorities met Stevens and his daughter on the flight, and escorted them off the plane. He was denied entry to the United States; his daughter was allowed in.
Authorities say United Airlines workers failed to spot Stevens' name on the passenger roles in London, where protocols say he should have been turned away from the flight.
Stevens, who converted to the Muslim faith, is known as much for his role as a peace activist as much as his music. Four years ago, he was denied entry into Israel.
wrong article. :<
FBI charges man in Islamic Center attack
http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/borderland/20040922-172032.shtml
The FBI on Tuesday filed a federal arson charge against a man who allegedly tried to firebomb the Islamic Center of El Paso on Friday, a bureau spokeswoman said.
Antonio Nuñez Flores, 57, of the 9000 block of Plymouth, was transferred to the custody of U.S. marshals. Federal hate-crime charges are expected to be filed next week, the FBI said. If convicted, Flores faces five to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
...excerpted...
Those "Jolly Fine" Terrorists
http://www.americandaily.com/article/2411
The news last week that police had arrested Sajid Badat at his home in Gloucester, England, shook many Britons. The charges against him concerned his training with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and his possessing PETN explosives, the same substance would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid had tried to set off. Police believe Badat intended to carry off the very first suicide bombing in the United Kingdom.
But not everyone was shaken by this news. Gloucester’s Muslim community esteemed Badat too much to credit the charges. One admirer called him “a walking angel” and “the bright star of our mosque.” Another described him as “a friendly, warm, fun-loving character.” A cousin insisted Badat was “nothing more than a friendly, sociable, normal young lad, who had lots of friends and did not hold extreme views in any way.”
Interestingly, a similar gulf in attitudes recurs almost every time a supporter of militant Islam has either been arrested on terrorism-related charges or engaged in an actual terrorist operation. Consider three other European examples:
· “He was a very nice person. He used to train our kids. He was very jolly and always laughing.” This eulogy by a mosque leader describes Wail al Dhaleai, a British immigrant of Yemeni origins who carried out a suicide attack against U.S. troops in Iraq. Another mosque figure called Dhaleai a “jolly fine gentleman” and a neighbor noted how he went “out of his way to help the children.” Dhaleai’s martial arts coach added, “He just made you laugh. … I cannot say enough nice things about him. He was such a nice guy.”
· “He was just a big teddy bear … honourable and very polite … a well-liked and respected pupil”: those are some of the depictions of Asif Hanif, a Briton of Pakistan origins who blew himself up in a Tel Aviv pub, killing three.
· “He was smart, clever and kind, a really nice boy.” That’s Zacarias Moussaoui, sometimes known as 9/11’s “twentieth hijacker,” as described by his older brother.
Pakistan will not hand over AQ Khan: Musharraf
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/859183.cms
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration and international nuclear watchdogs are being derelict in their crackdown on nuclear proliferation if one goes by Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's remarks.
In an interview on ABC News on Monday, Musharraf claimed that "nobody has asked" him for access to Pakistani nuclear scientist A Q Khan for questioning in the proliferation scandal that rocked the world earlier this year.
Even if they did, Musharraf went on to suggest that Pakistan would not hand him over. "We don't want to make him available because we have good interrogators," Musharraf maintained, before defensively explaining: "I mean, it undermines our capability. We can do it ourselves. And we have done it. We have shared all the information that we have."
Asked by anchor Peter Jennings if making Khan available might reveal his connections in the Pakistani government, Musharraf replied, "No. Not at all."
A Bush administration official confirmed Washington had not asked for Khan, but did not offer any explanation why this was so. But the nuclear watchdog community has been less credulous about his claim that Khan carried on a clandestine nuclear trade without the knowledge of the Pakistani government or military establishment.
New Approach to Border Security Shows Results in Just Six Months
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: Press Office 202-282-8010
September 21, 2004
Fact Sheet: Arizona Border Control Initiative
Six months after launching an innovative multi-agency enforcement initiative at the Arizona Border, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can point to sure and steady progress toward stemming illegal immigration into the Southwest United States, Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security (BTS), announced today.
Since DHS kicked off the Arizona Border Control (ABC) initiative March 16, 2004, agents have made more than 351,700 illegal immigrant apprehensions at the Arizona border -- evidence of substantial progress at securing the border against illegal incursions. Prosecutions of human smuggling organizations, another key indicator, have increased by 68 percent. Migrant desert rescues have more than doubled, potentially saving 697 lives. In addition, narcotics seizures have risen from 165,057 lbs. in 2003 to 359,604 lbs. during the same period in 2004.
"While we recognize and applaud the efforts of the Government of Mexico to stem the flow of illegal migration and protect lives in border areas, we must strengthen the rule of law in the Sonoran Desert," Under Secretary Hutchinson said. "BTS initiatives are impairing the ability of the smuggling organizations to operate, saving many lives and restoring control to the Arizona border."
As part of the ABC initiative, DHS has dedicated additional technology and tools to border security. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were incorporated to increase border surveillance of illegal activities. Two additional helicopters have been permanently reassigned to boost air capability along the 375-mile border. Moreover, the Air and Marine Operations division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) provides additional air surveillance, interdiction and law enforcement support.
Additional personnel and training are also a critical part of the initiative. Two hundred permanent personnel have been added to the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol, bringing the sector's manpower to nearly 1,900 agents. Thirty of these Border Patrol agents are undergoing special operations training in the use of high-tech resources.
The ABC initiative consists of targeted, intelligence-based operations. DHS has already developed two companion initiatives to supplement the ABC approach. Through Operation ICE Storm, ICE is dismantling the organized criminal outfits that have made human smuggling a profitable but extremely violent business venture. Operation ICE Storm has led to the seizure of $5.3 million in criminal currency and 130 weapons. In June 2004, DHS launched the Los Angeles Area Initiative, another intelligence-driven effort, working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to deter human smuggling at the Los Angeles International Airport, a key transportation hub used by criminal organizations to move smuggled migrants to destinations across the United States.
International cooperation is particularly important to the success of the ABC. A new joint program with the Government of Mexico is streamlining the deportation process. The Interior Repatriation Program disrupts the cycle of human smuggling by returning illegal migrants to their hometowns in the interior of Mexico City on a voluntary basis. As of September 19, 2004 this pilot program had repatriated more than 12,000 Mexican nationals who entered the U.S. illegally.
In addition, DHS launched the Expedited Removal Program to hasten the removal of illegal immigrants who are caught while attempting to enter the United States by fraudulent means or while attempting to elude CBP Border Patrol agents. This new procedure applies to those caught within 100 miles of the Mexican or Canadian borders, and only if they are apprehended within their first 14 days in the U.S.
The ABC initiative is a key component of DHS's priority mission of detecting, disrupting and deterring all cross-border illicit smuggling and trafficking -- including people, money, drugs, weapons and other contraband. The ABC brings together the expertise and resources of various DHS agencies, in coordination with other federal, local, state and tribal law enforcement agencies, to more effectively secure the Southwest border.
"But once a nuclear bomb is in your city, there is very little you can do. We need to focus on preventing the attack before it occurs."
Thanks for the link, JP.
LOL. I guess it is better late than never in NYC.
Thanks for posting all those links here for us, as always, JP. It is nice to get caught up.
I also was down for the count; did not Freep at all yesterday for the day and night. I was too busy to think about the first beheading on Monday, and then yesterday after the second atrocity, my delayed-grief kicked in.
Agree to disagree. Agreed!
Just got on. Second hostage killing---horrific.
Re- Iran. Same thoughts here. WHY are they acting with such arrogant confidence?
re- plan to deal with nuke strike in NYC
Hmmmm- DC has one..."The Genesis Plan"
:)
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