Posted on 03/05/2005 5:06:15 PM PST by nwctwx
Edited on 03/29/2005 8:49:43 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Yep.
http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=204
TKB.org: "Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)"
Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1156.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Sun Mar 06 2005 00:31:16 GMT-0800.
Philippines
February 18, 2005
This Public Announcement is being issued to update information on security incidents and concerns in the Philippines. It supersedes the Public Announcement issued November 1, 2004, and expires on July 18, 2005.
The terrorist threat to Americans in the Philippines remains high, and the Embassy continues to receive reports of ongoing activities by known terrorist groups. In view of a number of security-related incidents and the possibility of future terrorist attacks, and other violence or criminal activity, Americans traveling to or residing in the Philippines are urged to exercise caution and maintain heightened security awareness. Extremist groups present in Southeast Asia, such as Jema’ah Islamiyah (JI), have demonstrated transnational capabilities to carry out attacks against locations where Westerners congregate. JI is an extremist group linked to Al-Qaeda and other regional terrorist groups such as the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), and has cells operating throughout Southeast Asia. Terrorist groups do not distinguish between official and civilian targets. U.S. citizens are urged to defer non-essential travel to central, southern, and western Mindanao, and the islands of Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, and Jolo, located in the Sulu archipelago in the southwest of the Philippines, due to military operations against kidnappings and other criminal activity. As a precaution, the U.S. Government carefully reviews all travel by official personnel to Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago, and emergency services to U.S. citizens in some of these areas may be limited.
Bombings have claimed many lives and injured hundreds in the Philippines over the past few years. The Department of State continues to receive information that there may be future bombings in the Philippines, including against airports, commercial shipping, passenger vessels and seaports. On February 14, 2005, explosions detonated in the southern Philippines cities of Davao and General Santos, followed shortly thereafter by one explosion in the business/commercial district of Makati, Metro Manila, resulting in at least 7 deaths and over 150 injuries. Two terrorist groups known to be operating in the Philippines have claimed responsibility for the bombings: the “Abu Sayyaf Group” (“ASG”) and the Jema'ah Islamiyah (“JI”). A bombing at a sports arena in Maguindanao Province on January 4, 2004, killed at least 15 persons and injured dozens more. A bombing at the international airport in Davao on March 4, 2003, killed at least 21 people, including one American, and injured over 150 others. In June 2004, two grenades exploded in Metro Manila, reportedly injuring four people near a university campus. In October 2002, one U.S. service member was killed and another injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in Zamboanga City in Mindanao. The February 27, 2004, terrorist bombing and subsequent sinking of Superferry 14 in Manila Bay killed more than 100 people. The Philippine Government has filed related criminal charges against individuals believed associated with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), which had previously claimed responsibility for this attack. Other explosive devices have been discovered throughout the Philippines and defused prior to detonation. The U.S. Embassy urges Americans to exercise special caution in public places or when using public transportation.
The Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) continue to engage in discussions that could lead to a peace agreement, and a military ceasefire remains in effect. However, military operations continue in various parts of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago against elements associated with the ASG, the Jema’ah Islamiyah, the Misuari Breakaway Group (a renegade faction of the Moro National Liberation Front), and the terrorist New People's Army (NPA), the military arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Americans residing in or visiting these areas should constantly review their security posture, take appropriate action to secure their well being, and remain in close contact with local police and the Embassy for current information.
The NPA operates throughout the Philippines and has issued public threats against U.S. citizens and interests in the Philippines. In January 2002, an American tourist was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman on the slopes of Mt. Pinatubo in Pampanga Province, an area known for NPA activity. Americans are advised to exercise special caution when traveling throughout the Philippines due to the possibility of armed robberies, kidnappings, and armed clashes between the NPA and government troops in some areas. The ASG continues to issue public threats against U.S. citizens and interests in the Philippines. The ASG has taken hostage large numbers of Filipinos, Americans and foreign tourists since April 2000. Several were freed after substantial ransoms were paid, some escaped or were rescued by military action, and some were killed. In 2002, one American hostage was killed and another injured during a rescue operation after spending more than a year in captivity. Because the ASG has demonstrated its ability to travel long distances by boat to kidnap foreigners, it is possible that other locations in the Philippines, such as beach resorts, could be attacked. Americans should particularly avoid isolated beach resorts or areas where the ASG remains active.
Criminal and political extortionists kidnapped several Filipinos and foreigners, in Metro Manila including three American children in 2003 and an American businessman in 2004. Kidnappers operating in Metro Manila and throughout the Philippines have snatched family members of prominent local business leaders and politicians for financial gain, to make a political statement, or as part of business, land, or personal disputes.
Americans living in or visiting the Philippines are strongly encouraged to register with the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Manila through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov. The U.S. Embassy is located at: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines, tel. 632 528-6300. The Consular American Citizen Services (ACS) section's fax number is 632 522-3242 and the ACS web page is at http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/rp1/wwwhmain.html.
U.S. citizens should also consult the Department of State's Consular Information Sheet for the Philippines and the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, located at http://travel.state.gov/ to obtain updated information on travel and security within the Philippines. For further information, US citizens may contact the Department of State toll-free at 1-888-407-4747, or, if calling from overseas, 317-472-2328.
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http://news.com.com/Homeland+Security+picks+up+missing-kid+tech/2100-7348_3-5600459.html?tag=nefd.top
"Homeland Security picks up missing-kid tech"
Published: March 4, 2005, 4:11 PM PST
By Marguerite Reardon
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Department of Homeland Security plans to try out updated Amber Alert technology, which is used to help recover abducted children, in a program to improve the U.S. warning system.
The department's Federal Emergency Management Agency has been involved in a pilot program with public TV broadcasters, cell phone operators and Internet service providers in the Washington metropolitan area to see if extra digital spectrum from public broadcasters could be used to transmit alerts to cell phones.
FEMA plans to use a new Amber Alert Web portal to help augment that pilot program, which it hopes to extend to a permanent nationwide system, said Reynold Hoover, director of the Office of National Security Coordination at the agency."
ON THE NET...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/messages
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/message/7417
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/message/7418
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/message/7419
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/message/7420
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/message/7421
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cybersilkroad2003/message/7422
I find this most interesting.
Greetings, and welcome to the official Aryan Nations website!
If this is your first time here and you are looking for information on who we are, please visit the About Us section.
http://www.aryan-nations.org/
That is interesting KingOfHearts.
Welcome to the new thread.
Thanks for the ping!
Make no mistake: the nazis of the left [Aryan Nations, Stormfronters, etc] have nothing to do with race. They vehemently anti-Christian, anti-American, pro-Islamic, pro-terrorist, and even side with racial gangs as long as the victims are Christians or conservatives. These guys are bad. Their rhetoric hides their true intent and identity and beliefs. This guy was unusually open. In short, they are anti-American anarchists. NO values. NO honor. They are an enemy, as much as MS13 or AQ...and would say both of these groups are more honorable than an American soldier.
"Make no mistake: the nazis of the left [Aryan Nations, Stormfronters, etc] have nothing to do with race."
I agree.
It's about hate.
Period.
Magnitude 6.3 NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 05:21:43 UTC
That's not good Selene.
Thank you
Does anybody remember the name Severyna being mentioned maybe 2 years ago around these parts as a mission being accomplished in that area? It rings a bell with me, I'm not sure why. Odd place for a quake.
-skeggs
ncwtwx, thanks for the ping and keep up the good work guys. cheers to thread 25.
I have a question, I was away for a few weeks and maybe misunderstood in the postings that another Zawhari videotape had been released? I went through a lot of backposts looking for a translation, but couldn't find a thing. Maybe I'm just wrong and misread somewhere?
I'm very curious to read the text if so, talk toyou later.
-skeggs
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149543,00.html
AP
"Former Cop Says Over 100 Terrorists in Britain"
LONDON
Sunday, March 06, 2005
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149542,00.html
AP
Last Weapons Collected from Taliban Stronghold
KABUL, Afghanistan
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Dear Lord, I have a relative whom is an assistant D.A. there and lives in Sapulpa. I surprised this is the first I have heard of this.
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