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"SANCTUARY"
ejectejecteject.com/ ^ | May 18,2005 | William Whittle
Posted on 05/20/2005 12:41:18 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
FOFL. I think you might be onto something...
How awful.
Post Office Surveillance Cameras Capture Philly Murder
Woman was shot in the head by man who followed her from a bus stop
http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/article.jsp?id=4079&siteSection=349
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1407541/posts
"NY Times: Qaeda Letters Are Said to Show Pre-9/11 Anthrax Plans" [5/21/2005]
NY Times ^ | 5/21/2005 | ERIC LIPTON
Posted on 05/21/2005 12:52:15 AM PDT by Southack
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1407757/posts
"More arrested in cult case"
Baton Rouge Advocate ^ | 05/21/05 | Steven Ward
Posted on 05/21/2005 11:39:05 AM PDT by Graybeard58
"Tangipahoa sheriff alleges devil worship in child rape, animal sex case"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Friday that members of a Ponchatoula church cult accused of sexually abusing children and animals told detectives they carried out the practices for years as part of a devil-worshipping ritual involving cat blood.
"This is hard to talk about and harder to believe, but some of the suspects have told us their intention in all of this was devil worshipping," Edwards said.
Investigators arrested four more people on Thursday who are allegedly implicated in the child and animal sex ring, one of them a woman who is married to the already arrested minister of the church."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1407607/posts
"How the Street Gangs Took Central America"
Real Clear Politics ^ | May/June 2005 issue of Foreign Affairs | Ana Arana
Posted on 05/21/2005 6:19:24 AM PDT by kellynla
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http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/infra052005.htm
News Release
May 20, 2005
ICE ARRESTS 60 ILLEGAL ALIENS WORKING AT PETROCHEMICAL REFINERIES, POWER PLANTS, & OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN 6 STATES
-- ICE Investigation Began with 6 Arrests at Florida Nuclear Plant in March --
WASHINGTON, DC— Michael J. Garcia, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), today announced that ICE agents have arrested 60 undocumented aliens who performed contract work at 12 critical infrastructure sites, including seven petrochemical refineries, three power plants, a national air cargo facility, and a pipeline facility located in six different states.
The arrests, which represent the latest action in ICE’s ongoing efforts to protect critical infrastructure facilities nationwide, took place today and yesterday in California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. There is no evidence that any have terrorist ties or were engaged in a terrorist plot.
All the individuals were employed by Brock Enterprises, a company in Beaumont, Texas, that provides contract workers to facilities nationwide associated with the petrochemical industry, the nuclear industry, and other energy sectors. Brock Enterprises is cooperating fully with ICE and is not a target of the ongoing investigation. It is believed that many of these illegal workers presented fraudulent documents to Brock Enterprises in order to gain employment.
While ICE agents arrested all the individuals on administrative immigration violations, some could face potential federal criminal charges, if applicable, for violations that include re-entering the United States after deportation and use of fraudulent documents to gain employment. All of those arrested are from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
“The aliens arrested in this operation had access to sensitive critical infrastructure locations and therefore pose a serious homeland security threat. Not only are their identities in question, but given their illegal status, these individuals are vulnerable to potential exploitation by terrorist and other criminal organizations,” said Assistant Secretary Garcia. “These arrests demonstrate how ICE is using immigration laws to remove potential threats to some of the nation’s most sensitive facilities.”
The investigation began in March 2005, when ICE agents in Tampa, Fla., received information that certain contract employees working at the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant in Citrus, Florida, were illegal aliens. ICE agents subsequently arrested six illegal aliens performing maintenance work at the nuclear power plant. All were employees of Brock Enterprises of Texas. At least one of these individuals was later indicted on criminal charges for re-entering the country after deportation.
ICE agents in Tampa coordinated their investigation with ICE agents in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, who performed an inspection of Brock Enterprises to review employment records. The ICE audit revealed discrepancies involving an unspecified number of Brock Enterprises employees. ICE agents found that these employees were serving as contract workers at refineries, power plants, and other critical infrastructure locations around the country.
In furtherance of the case, ICE agents today and yesterday arrested 60 illegal aliens who performed contract work at the locations listed below. There is no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of any of the companies that own the targeted refineries, power plants, and other facilities.
the Centerpoint Energy Power Plant in Jewett, Texas – 10 individuals
the Lagloria Oil & Gas Company Refinery in Tyler, Texas – 2 individuals
the Lyondell-Citgo Refinery in Houston, Texas – 20 individuals
the Phillips-Borger Refinery in Borger, Texas – 6 individuals
the Valero Houston Refinery in Houston, Texas – 1 individual
the Valero-Texas City Refinery in Texas City, Texas – 3 individuals
the Conoco-Phillips Refinery in Wilmington, California – 8 individuals
the Reliant Energy-Ormund BCH Power Plant in Oxnard, California – 2 individuals
the Sunoco, Inc., Refinery in Tulsa, Oklahoma – 5 individuals
the Entergy-Gerald Andrus Power Plant in Greenville, Mississippi – 1 individual
the Federal Express Air Cargo Facility in Memphis, Tennessee – 1 individual
the Gulf South Pipeline Company in Monroe, Louisiana – 1 individual
In accordance with ICE’s homeland security mission, ICE agents prioritize worksite enforcement efforts by focusing on investigations related to critical infrastructure, national security and employers who engage in egregious criminal violations.
Over the past few years, ICE agents have conducted several nationwide operations designed to remove illegal aliens found working at some of the nation’s most sensitive worksites, including airports, nuclear power plants, chemical plants and defense facilities.
At U.S. commercial airports alone, ICE has identified more than 5,800 unauthorized airport workers, arrested more than 1,100 unauthorized alien workers, and obtained 775 criminal indictments.
—ICE—
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http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/carpenterranson052005.htm
News Release
May 20, 2005
TWO NEW ORLEANS MEN SENTENCED FOR SELLING FALSE IDENTITIES TO PURPORTED MEMBERS OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
Both men were aware that Abu Sayyaf was an active terrorist organization
JACKSON, MISS. – Michael A. Holt, Special Agent-in-Charge in New Orleans for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Dunn Lampton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi announced today that two New Orleans men, Cedric Carpenter and Lamont Ranson were sentenced for their involvement in a conspiracy to sell false documents to people they thought were members of Abu Sayyaf, a Philippines-based group that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization. Carpenter was sentenced to 63 months of imprisonment; to be followed by three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $2000 fine. Ranson was sentenced to 29 months of imprisonment; to be followed by three years of supervised release and also was fined $2000.
Both defendants entered guilty pleas in late February of this year before U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee in Jackson, Mississippi, where the defendants had traveled during the conspiracy. Ranson and Carpenter pled guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a known terrorist organization. Carpenter, whose status as a convicted felon prohibited him from owning a gun, also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm at the time of his arrest in New Orleans.
Carpenter and Ranson agreed to produce false identification documents, namely, Mississippi identification cards, Social Security cards, and birth certificates, knowing that the intended recipients of the false identification documents were represented to be members of Abu Sayyaf. Pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act, Abu Sayyaf was designated as a foreign terrorist organization in October 1997 and has been re-designated every two years thereafter, in 1999, 2001, and 2003.
“The sentencing of these two criminals who were willing to steal identities for the purposes of producing and selling fraudulent identification documents to purported members of a known terrorist organization mark the successful conclusion of this investigation. ICE will continue to diligently pursue individuals that pose a serious threat to our homeland,” said Michael A. Holt, Special Agent-in-Charge in New Orleans for ICE. U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton praised the efforts of ICE for its investigative efforts.
ICE agents in New Orleans conducted an eight-month investigation of the criminal activities of Carpenter and Ranson. In April 2004, Carpenter and Ranson approached an individual on a cruise ship seeking illegal narcotics, and offering to provide false identity documents. Beginning in June 2004, Carpenter and Ranson had discussions with confidential informants of ICE, about a proposal to produce false identification documents for a group of individuals identified as members of Abu Sayyaf. Ranson was familiar with Abu Sayyaf from his prior service with the U.S. Navy in Far East.
During a series of telephone calls that followed, Carpenter and Ranson continued to describe their ability and willingness to produce authentic documents with fraudulent identifiers using pictures to be supplied by the informants. In late June 2004, Carpenter told one of the informants by telephone that he was then in Jackson, Mississippi to “line up” his contacts for producing the fraudulent identities.
According to the felony information, in early July 2004, Carpenter met with the informant and displayed a complete set of fraudulent identification documents (birth certificate, Social Security card, and Mississippi driver’s license) bearing Carpenter’s photograph and a stolen identity. After viewing the documents, the informant requested five sets of documents. Carpenter responded with an asking price of $100,000, stating he wanted $50,000 in currency and $50,000 worth of heroin (about half a kilogram). In August 2004, Carpenter continued to express interest in completing the transaction, but, ultimately, no deal was ever concluded.
The U.S. Attorney emphasized that at no time in this case was there any imminent foreign terrorist threat to the United States. However, he added that this investigation was very important in helping to identify active criminal elements operating in the area who were willing to furnish fraudulent identity documents to willing purchasers regardless of who the intended recipients were or how such documents would be used.
—ICE—
Terror fears drive UN smallpox research rules
WHO - Threat of bird flu pandemic rises
Spoiled airline carrots - out of Honolulu - cause food poisoning
Salmonella cases linked to New Mexico poultry
NY hospital director fired after 100s of botched pap smear tests
Update on murder of San Franciso nuclear doctor
US still shockingly vulnerable to biological terrorism
No one is in charge of biological and nuclear threats
On one of those cold, snowy, windy days that seemed to go on forever; I had the opportunity to explore cruise ship packages and how they differed. I was fascinated, but decided that cruising wasn't for me.
And that reminds me, I never got around to posting a pink slime thread that Calpernia pointed to. Let me do that now.
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http://www.webpronews.com/business/topbusiness/wpn-54-20050520MmmmPinkSlimeAirlineFoodCausesFoodPoisoning.html
"Mmmm, Pink Slime. Airline Food Causes Food Poisoning"
Jason L. Miller | Staff Writer | 2005-05-20
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "From the "Eww, that's gross" file, comes a food poisoning story involving contaminated carrots, airlines, and pink slime.
The tainted carrots were served with meals on several flights from Honolulu between August 22-24 last year for Delta, United, Northwest, Hawaiian and Aloha airlines. Forty-five people suffered food poisoning in 22 states, Japan, Australia, and American Samoa.
One lawsuit has already been filed against airline caterer Gate Gourmet Inc., who provided the meals.
This same Virginia and Switzerland based company was sent a warning letter by the FDA on April 21 regarding violations noted during a February inspection. Among the violations were a "pink slimy substance" dripping onto a washing machine conveyer belt, live cockroaches, flies, and mold on refrigerator windows."
I read somewhere that 3500 Americans are killed a year by Illegals, that is a 9-11 every year! Searching to back this up some food for thought...(some of this is old news sorry if already posted)
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Worth a look is the FBI Most Wanted pages. There is a list of Most Wanted Terrorists, unsurprisingly headed by UBL. The traditional Top Ten List of Most Wanted is there, along with a monthly selection of bad criminals. The proportion of foreigners is certainly above their percentage of the population. The September 2003 list of 18 wanted fugitives includes five Americans, 10 Mexican nationals and three other foreign nationalities (Iraq, Colombia, Somalia).
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But the INS is often more concerned with saving money on jail costs than protecting the public, so Lee Malvo was released into America to do as he wished. Also, Bill O'Reilly found evidence that a local immigrants' rights group inserted its influence to have Malvo set free rather than be deported. Not that the young man was an obvious candidate to be a serial killer, but with a quarter of federal prisoners being illegal aliens, the problem of alien criminals is serious and often overlooked by sentimental propaganda like, "They only come here to work."
http://www.immigrationshumancost.org/text/criminals.html
DWI arrest rate worries Hispanic leaders in N.C.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/11593701.htm
Ignored In Open-Borders Debate: Rising Cost Of Second Underclass
http://www.mdtaxes.org/NEWS-Stories-2004/manhattan.heather.macdonald.second.underclass.8.23.04.htm
Illegal immigrants are criminals, and they bring their culture of crime here with them. They comprise a huge portion of our prison population. Who pays for their upkeep? Americans. Many illegals are violent offenders – murderers, rapists, armed robbers, and child molesters. In a recent article, Heather MacDonald reports that Hispanic gangs such as Pomona’s 12th Street Gang or Phoenix’s Brown Pride or its Wetback Power are extremely violent, and are recruiting kids as young as age 9.
Illegal immigration is not just changing the face of America – it is rotting the heart and soul of this country.
http://www.tyndallforsenate.com/issues.htm
Good map here of terrorist living near you...
http://www.geocities.com/ktkris.geo/linksinteresting.html
Workers in Processing Plant Being Infected with Tuberculosis
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.cfm?Id=461&yr=2005
Dear Velveeta- RE Philly murder. How tragic. No motive- just random viciousness. Maybe she ignored him when he asked for "spare change" or a "cigarette."
I am utterly disgusted. Brings back some memories of the city of brotherly love. I dread the thought of my daughter living there- alone.
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
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http://www.worthynews.com/christian-persecution/evangelicals-jailed-fined-mexico.html
"Evangelicals in Mexico Jailed, Fined for Their Faith
Hidalgo town threatens to tear down homes of those refusing to ‘recant.’"
by Elisabeth Isais
MEXICO CITY, May 19 (Compass) --
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Members of the Fountain of Heaven Church have until the end of May to comply, or else their homes and the church’s chapel will be torn down.
Even if the believers do deny their evangelical faith, which is quite unlikely, they must still pay the fine, an enormous sum for families in rural Mexico."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1407811/posts
"Canada: Strong Ties Bind Liberals to U.N. Corruption Scandal"
The Asian Pacific Post [Vancouver, BC] ^ | May 17, 2005 | Editorial
Posted on 05/21/2005 2:14:31 PM PDT by quidnunc
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Connected to this massive corruption is Canadian serial entrepreneur Maurice Strong, our prime minister‘s key advisor since the 1960s.
Strong, who has stepped aside pending the investigations broke United Nations rules by putting his stepdaughter on his diplomatic payroll, the UN says. She has also quit.
In addition Strong was linked to a South Korean lobbyist who is suspected of bribing UN officials with Iraqi money.
That lobbyist is South Korean businessman Tongsun Park who invested money in Cordex Petroleum, a Calgary oil company that was run by Strong‘s son Frederick.
Cordex is partly owned by Paul Martin‘s family company, The Canada Steamship Lines Group Inc. (Montreal, Canada)."
The 2nd underclass article was good reading. 9 years olds in gangs committing serious crimes is despicable.
Patrick Tyndall (for Senate) is a politician with intelligence, ideals and hopefully, people who want to elect him. It's high time the blow-hards representing American citizens are held to account for their voting records and how they help American citizens.
The ethnicity of the workers with tuberculosis (particularly the source person) would be so un-PC, but I'll bet it is a slam dunk match with what I am thinking.
:-)
Yuk...pink slime...!
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