[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you for posting the Weldon link, it is a thread to give one hope for the future of America.

[Cindy]

You're welcome.

[nw_arizona_granny]

This service is available to Washington, DC residents and those who work there, it is a text alert, check it out.

https://textalert.ema.dc.gov/index.php?CCheck=1

[nw_arizona_granny]

October 19, 2005 Anti-Terrorism News

(Iraq) Insurgents Kill 10 in Attacks Ahead of Saddam's Trial
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB3CFKJZEE.html

Police arrest new suspect in Bali bombings
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20051019-043818-3409r.htm

Iraq: We are fighting for an Islamic State, says Al-Qaeda in Iraq
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.220033018&par=0

Terror threats alter daily life in U.S. - Is this the ‘new normal’
in U.S. cities?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9744641/

FBI: Closing Baltimore Tunnel Was Best
http://ap.washingtontimes.com/dynamic/stories/B/BALTIMORE_TUNNEL?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME

(Russia) 9 Servicemen Killed by Chechen Militants in 24 Hours
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/10/19/chechentoll.shtml

(Philippines) U.S. Puts Bounty on Bomb Maker
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-reward18oct18,1,5408736.story
A $10-million reward is offered for the capture of an Indonesian said
to be working with the head of a Philippine militant group.

Bomb threat shuts Baltimore tunnels
http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20051018-114901-6367r.htm

Tunnel Threat: May Be Linked To Baltimore Market
http://wjz.com/topstories/local_story_291133250.html

(NYC) Security clearances pulled amid leak investigation
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/356851p-304121c.html

Trial Set for Calif. Terror Suspects
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172550,00.html
Four men accused of plotting terrorist attacks on military facilities
and synagogues are set for trial next year

Chertoff: End 'Catch and Release' at Borders
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172570,00.html

Private planes fly back to National
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/10/18/national.airport.ap/index.html

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx%3FStoryId%3D19530

Female Abu Sayyaf fighter, 3 others killed and other news of terrorists in the Philippines.

Links to the articles.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=October&x=20051019125302AEneerG3.220767e-02&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html


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19 October 2005

Support for Democracy Is Highest U.S. Priority in Caribbean

USAID's Adolfo Franco says 2006 election in Guyana will be "challenge"

Support for democratic governance remains the highest U.S. priority in the Caribbean, says Adolfo Franco, assistant
administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

In congressional testimony October 19, Franco outlined USAID programs in the Caribbean, telling lawmakers that trends over
the past two decades "clearly indicate a deepening of democratic values as democracy becomes the expectation of citizens and,
in a globalizing world, the expectation of the marketplace."  (See related article.)

Civilian, rather than military, governments now are in place in all countries of the Caribbean except Cuba, Franco said, though
he added that progress toward democracy could be "undermined by weak public institutions, crime, and corruption."

Franco predicted that in 2006 the "elections challenge" in the Caribbean will be in Guyana, where "deep political schisms"
aligned along ethnic lines threaten to "further deteriorate public confidence in the two main political parties and erode
democracy."  USAID, he said, is continuing to fund technical assistance and training for the Guyana Elections Commission,
while also supporting a "national-level dialogue aimed at reducing ethnic tensions in politics."

U.S. SUPPORT FOR ELECTIONS

He told the House International Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere that while transparency and
anti-crime/corruption activities are important to strengthening democracy, USAID's greatest efforts in the Caribbean are to
promote and maintain democracy through the support of elections.  USAID, he said, has worked successfully with Guyana,
Jamaica and the Dominican Republic to develop modern electoral systems capable of conducting free and fair elections.

In Haiti, Franco said, USAID is coordinating with other international donors to assist the Haitian Provisional Electoral
Commission in carrying out elections scheduled for November and December.  (See related article.)

USAID is contributing funds to support the efforts of the Organization of American States and U.N. Development Program in
registration and electoral oversight in Haiti.  He added that USAID assistance in that country includes technical support for
voter education, journalist training, political-party strengthening and support and international election observers.

Cuba "presents a unique exception to the trend of democracy in the region," Franco said.  USAID supports the policy goal of
promoting a rapid, peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba and offers grants to U.S. universities and nongovernmental
organizations to increase "the flow of accurate information on democracy, human rights, and free enterprise to, from, and within
Cuba."

USAID also works to improve the region's investment climate and reduce "constraints to business by assisting Caribbean
governments to enact legal, policy and regulatory reforms that promote trade liberalization, hemispheric market integration,
competitiveness, and investment," Franco said.

HIV/AIDS REMAINS LARGEST HEALTH THREAT

The HIV/AIDS pandemic, Franco said, is the largest health threat to the Caribbean, citing the fact that outside sub-Saharan
Africa, the Caribbean region has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world.  By the end of 2004, he said, the number of AIDS
cases in the region was estimated to be at least 440,000, including the 53,000 people who acquired the virus in 2004. Haiti is
considered the Caribbean country most affected by HIV/AIDS. (See also HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.)

About 1,000 HIV-positive infants are born each year in the Caribbean, Franco said, adding that both HIV prevalence and AIDS
cases are under-reported in the region, possibly by as much as 30 percent to 75 percent. 

(This article is too long for me to print, there is more on the two subjects.)

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/bg1887.cfm Helping Colombia Sustain Progress Toward Peace by Stephen Johnson Backgrounder #1887 October 19, 2005 | Executive Summary | | Plan Colombia—a six-year, U.S.-backed plan to help Colombia combat drug trafficking and terrorism and strengthen public institutions—is slated to end in 2006. Developed in 1999, the plan was supposed to boost economic growth, modernize the country’s security forces, strengthen the rule of law, and pro­mote internal peace to curb drug smuggling and internal conflict. What the plan lacked was details on how to achieve its objectives. Its centerpiece was a flawed peace strat­egy that provided a Switzerland-sized sanctuary for Colombia’s largest guerrilla army while relying on the rebels’ goodwill to demobilize. Then, in 2002, the election of President Alvaro Uribe brought to bear the political will needed to improve the strategy and bring illegal armed groups to justice. Today, unemployment is down, the economy is growing, security forces are larger and more profes­sional, justice reforms have taken hold, drug crop cultivation has decreased, and rural armed groups have demobilized in record numbers. However, these successes do not mean that Colom­bia has solved its problems. Security forces are still far too weak to bring rebel armies to justice. Institutional reforms affect only the capital and a few scattered municipalities. Displaced persons still need jobs and homes. Aerial fumigation of drug crops is not sustain­able, and international cooperation remains feeble outside of support from the United States. Colombia can solve some of these problems, but to solve all of them will still require outside help. Recognizing that a stable Colombia is in the U.S. national interest, and as a partner in helping it defeat terrorism and international crime, the Bush Administration should: (this is a very long article and I cannot read it all, but what I could see, was interesting.)

[nw_arizona_granny]

This thread is about the Denmark threats that Cindy posted the other day, now the "rest of the story".
granny

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1506080/posts


Holy war against newspaper (Over Mohammed
cartoons)
Copenhagen Post ^ | 20.10.2005 | Copenhagen Post

Posted on 10/20/2005 11:56:23 AM PDT by Eurotwit

Internet collages threatening Denmark and daily newspaper
Jyllands-Posten with death and retribution have begun circulating on
the internet after the newspaper published caricatures of Muslim
prophet Mohammed

Bombs exploding over pictures of Danish daily Jyllands-Posten and
blood flowing over the national flag and a map of Denmark are among
the images circulating on the internet after the newspaper printed
twelve cartoons of the Muslim prophet Mohammed last month.

Daily newspaper Berlingske Tidende reported that the internet
collages, posted in the name of an unknown organisation calling itself
'The Glory Brigades in Northern Europe', showed pictures of various
tourist attractions in Denmark and stated that 'The Mujahedeen have
numerous targets in Denmark - very soon you all will regret this',
amongst other things.

Another picture showed soldiers, armed with bombs, over a map of
Denmark, with blood spattered over parts of the country.

The front page of Jyllands-Posten featured prominently on many of the
four collages. The newspaper has been criticised by Muslims for
printing the cartoons, and was forced to hire security guards after
receiving hate mail and death threats over the telephone.

The newspaper asked illustrators to make the cartoons after reports
that artists were reluctant to illustrate a book on Mohammed for fear
of Muslim retribution. The daily's editors said the cartoons were a test
of whether the threat of Islamic terrorism had limited the freedom of
expression in Denmark.

(continued text and photos at above link).

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1505902/posts


The Light and Dark Sides of the War on
Terrorism--What we’re dealing with (Ledeen)
National Review Online ^ | October 19, 2005 | Michael Ledeen

Posted on 10/20/2005 8:16:33 AM PDT by Ooh-Ah

[nw_arizona_granny]

Found an interesting Google, change the "Maine" to any town,
city or state and take a look.

Pulls things I have forgotten or never knew, LOL and that is only looking at the first page.

Be sure to include San Francisco and Texas, and your own town.
granny.......

http://www.google.com/search?q=Maine+cell+of+al+Qaeda&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet

[nw_arizona_granny]

Take a look at this link, it is Padilla and the OKC connection, interesting bit of research they have pulled onto this page.

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:_kKoXfbriHkJ:www.okcbombing.org/News%2520Articles/Padilla/padilla_messageboard.htm+Kingman,+Arizona+cell+of+al+Qaeda&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&client=googlet

This proves to be interesting:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Kingman%2C+Arizona+cell+of+al+Qaeda&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet

[nw_arizona_granny]

Alabama also pulls Singapore and al Qaeda.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Toney%2C+Alabama+cell+of+al+Qaeda&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet

[nw_arizona_granny]

The 2004 threat was a big one to Las Vegas, take a look:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Las+Vegas+cell+of+al+Qaeda&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet


http://www.google.com/search?q=Las+Vegas+cell+of+al+Qaeda+and+MS-13+gang&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1506279/posts


Illegal immigrants having fake IDs detained by PMO
Marine Corps News ^ | Oct 20, 2005 | Pfc. Quentin Grogan

Posted on 10/20/2005 4:44:34 PM PDT by SandRat

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2005) --
Lance Cpl. Joseph Alvarez, Provost Marshals Office gate sentry,
intercepted four illegal immigrants attempting to come aboard MCLB
Barstow to work for a civilian contracting company Oct 12.

Alvarez was conducting a routine inspection of the vehicle and
passengers, and noticed the van did not have Department of Defense
decals or markings.

While inspecting the passengers' identification cards, Alvarez noticed
the cards had a different color, a lower print quality than California
issued identification cards and the text sizes were not the same, he
said.

After noticing these differences, Alvarez asked the driver to pull over
to the side of the road, and a more detailed search was conducted. He
ran the California ID card number through the California Law
Enforcement Telecommunications System, or CLETS, which is a shared
database between the state and the law enforcement agencies, said
Cpl. Rhett Brohas, PMO desk sergeant.

"When I checked the male's ID card number, it identified a female, but
the card had a male picture on it," Alvarez said.

Alvarez ran the passengers' ID cards through the system and four of
the five cards turned out to be illegal copies. The ID cards came up on
the CLETS system registered to other individuals or not registered at
all, said Alvarez.

During the search, Alvarez also found a counterfeit social security
card, two more forged ID cards and three false green cards.
(continued at link)

[nw_arizona_granny]

October 20, 2005 Anti-Terrorism News

All Bali bombings suspects released
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1487104.htm
All five men detained in Indonesia in connection with this month's
suicide bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed 20 people have
now been released.

Suicide car bomb in Iraq kills 3, wounds 14
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1129540569048&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(2002) Bali bombers 'do not want pardon'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4359332.stm

(Canada) Suspected terrorists to be moved to federal jail
http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=dba61b7a-5fb2-4043-a99a-8e1bf2f95e77

(UK) Man, 43, held under Terrorism Act
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4359614.stm
The arrest relates to the activities of Loyalist paramilitary groups
linked to Northern Ireland

Iraq Arrests Alleged Top Financier of Insurgency
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172810,00.html
Iraqi police arrested nephew of Saddam Hussein, charging he served as
top financier of insurgency, several days after Syrian authorities
forced him to return to Iraq

Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell meeting site destroyed
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/Releases/Oct/051019d.htm
Iraq Multi-National Force press release

(Baltimore - US) Official: Tunnel threat tip came from Netherlands
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/19/baltimore.tunnel/index.html

Police arrest two men in Bali blast probe
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20051019184334&irec=2

French say citizens recruited for terror
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/10/19/french_say_citizens_recruited_for_terror/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+World+News

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=38496


Mirwaiz Hurriyat inducts Qureshi, Aga in Executive Council
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... Mr Qureshi shot to the limelight when he acted as a mediator between the Centre and
the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit in 2000. ...

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/20/content_3654068.htm

Bangladeshi PM asks for tightening security

www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-20 14:20:57


DHAKA, Oct. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Prime Minister Khaleda Zia asked for tightening security on
priority basis for the government's important establishments across the country in view of the recent
terror strikes.

Addressing a meeting with secretaries here Wednesday, the prime minister also ordered to tighten
the security for offices, courts as well as all establishments and buildings at national and local levels,
The Daily Star reported Thursday.

Apart from the August 17 countrywide bomb blasts in which three people were killed and over
150 others injured, and October 3 court bombings by suspected militants in three districts which left
three people killed dozens others injured, there have been reports of threats to blow up
establishments in some districts.

More than 400 suspects, most of them are members of the banned Islamist outfit the Jamaadul
Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), have been arrested by police after August 17 bomb blasts. JMB
was accused for launching the bomb strikes.

In the perspective of various recent incidents, security has tobe ensured on priority basis, the
prime minister said.

(article clipped, balance was about the mosque, with bomb making materials)