China declares bird flu emergency
Karzai calls for greater control of US troops and severe penalties for troops that abuse prisoners
Cleric's disappearance prompts Syrian denials
Mideast having severe water shortage
Venezuela threatens to break US ties
Australian embassy in Cambodia threatened by terrorist group called Allah
Don't underestimate the terrorists
Police chief in NW Mexico assassinated
Mexico accident causes man financial grief
More than 170 cases of whooping cough in the Tucson area since last fall
Secret of smallpox's success may lead to bioterrorism cure
Illegals bolster social security?
Interesting article about Denver's mayor and illegal immigrants
The links below provide information about the two groups mentioned in the article linked above.
Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
Algerias GSPC and Americas War on Terror
Thanks to MamaDearest and Calpernia for these links.
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http://cf.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=7345&Section=Local
"Federal officer slain in Reynosa"
May 22,2005
Miriam Ramirez
The Monitor
REYNOSA A federal police officer was killed in a late-night shooting Friday which left three others dead, a Mexican newspaper reported.
At about 1 a.m. along the Las Fuentes colonia, a group of federal officers was confronted by armed men driving a white Dodge Ram, which led to a 30-minute shootout with federal agents.
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20050522-9999
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"Gunmen escape; 5 people questioned"
By Sandra Dibble and Anna Cearley
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS
May 22, 2005
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "ROSARITO BEACH The top police official in this small, rapidly growing resort city south of Tijuana was shot to death early yesterday as he headed to work.
Carlos Bowser Miret, Rosarito Beach's director of public safety, was attacked at 8:35 a.m. near his home a few blocks from police headquarters, according to the Baja California Attorney General's Office.
Bowser was alone inside a white Chevrolet Impala when at least two assailants opened fire, investigators said."