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Posted on 07/01/2006 1:15:53 PM PDT by nwctwx
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ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=911
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=september112001
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1664352/posts
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http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=90626
TUE., JUL 11, 2006 - 1:59 AM
"UW lecturer cleared for course on Islam"
ANITA CLARK aclark@madison.com
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A controversial lecturer who was cleared Monday to teach a course on Islam at UW- Madison said he's pleased with a review that found no fault with his plans for the class.
"I don't blame them for taking a look," instructor Kevin Barrett said after the university announced he would, as planned, teach a course this fall called "Islam: Religion and Culture."
Barrett drew criticism after sharing his views in a Milwaukee radio interview June 29 that U.S. government officials and the CIA orchestrated the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. He is co-founder of the Muslim- Jewish-Christian Alliance for 9/11 Truth, a group of scholars, activists and religious leaders urging an investigation of the possibility of official complicity in the attacks.
UW-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell said Monday he and other university officials met with Barrett, reviewed his reading list for the course and consulted student evaluations that praised Barrett for his teaching."
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http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=9712
"CJPAC backs two anti-terrorism bills"
By SHELDON KIRSHNER
Staff Reporter
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "If Josh Cooper has his way, the families of Canadian victims of terrorism may one day be able to sue foreign states that sponsor or harbour terrorists.
Cooper, executive director of the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee (CJPAC), has come out in support of pending legislation in Parliament designed to help Canadians fight terrorism.
If passed, Bills C-346 and S-218, sponsored respectively by B.C. Conservative MP Nina Grewal and Senator David Tkachuk, would enable Canadians to take legal action against the backers of terrorism.
“Today, Canadians have no recourse against sponsors of terrorism in Canadian courts,” said Cooper, whose organization was launched last November, on the eve of the federal election.
“These bills enable the families of Canadian terror victims to launch civil suits against foreign countries and local sponsors of terrorism responsible for the death or injury of loved ones.”
Cooper, who ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative party candidate in Thornhill in the 2004 federal election, said the bills could deter states and organizations from sponsoring terrorism and provide compensation to the victim’s family.
He added that the private members’ bills, apart from some minor technical differences, are essentially identical.
As for when they may become law, he said, “It can be a long road.”
In the meantime, Cooper is pleased that at least two MPs from all major parties – Conservatives, Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois – have rallied behind C-346, which was introduced last month.
“MPs realize that this is not a partisan issue,” he said. “It’s a Canadian issue.”"
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AP
"Texas Sheriff Investigates Barrage of Gunfire From Border"
Thursday, July 13, 2006
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=104&sid=849160
"Terror Suspects Targeted Flood Wall in NYC"
By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP)
July 14, 2006
UPDATE...
http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/cp/world/20060714/w071409a.jpg?size=l
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=bcb49e85-412b-4a85-9cf0-0bcf7b7e4c5c&k=46510
"India names new suspect in train bombings, blames Pakistani spy agency"
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This undated image made from New Delhi Television (NDTV) shows Sayyad Zabiuddin, left, and Zulfeqar Fayyaz, said to be the key suspects in Tuesday's blasts in Mumbai. (AP Photo)
Ramola Talwar Badam, Canadian Press
Published: Friday, July 14, 2006
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MUMBAI, India (AP) - Indian authorities named a third suspect Friday in this week's train bombings in Mumbai, as the local media said the well-coordinated attacks that killed 200 people were planned by Pakistan's main intelligence agency. Pakistan denied the charge.
Mumbai Police Commissioner A.N. Roy said a man known only as Rahil was the third person being sought in connection with the eight blasts in Mumbai's commuter train network during the evening rush hour on Tuesday.
The government's Anti-Terror Squad had released photos of two other suspects Thursday night: Sayyad Zabiuddin and Zulfeqar Fayyaz. Their nationalities were not given, nor was it clear where the photos of the two young, bearded men originated."
Plotters Targeted WTC Flood Wall
.....the eight suspects "specifically wanted to take out the slurry wall in hopes of flooding the financial district," one of the officials said.
The vulnerability of the wall -- viewed each day by hundreds of tourists visiting ground zero -- became a concern for law enforcement and engineers following the Sept. 11 terror attacks......
http://www.wnbc.com/news/9513270/detail.html
Sorry for the double post. Just read backwards and saw your post. Thanks
Interesting blog about the rotary clubs. This is the first I've heard of such a conspiracy.
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New Bomb Detection Plan Tested at PATH Station
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Officials today started new screening of commuters at the Exchange Place PATH station in Jersey City for weapons and bombs.
Officials are using low-power imaging systems that will check passengers from farther away from the platform entrances.
First, passengers' bags are checked and then they walk through a cordoned-off ramp to an initial screening spot, where the front of their bodies is scanned. They then proceed to a second location, where the back of their bodies is scanned.
Those flagged must undergo a more intensive screening. It's part of federal test program.
The system will screen all passengers entering the Exchange Place station between 9-30 a-m and 3-30 p-m. During peak times, passengers will be selected at random.
http://www.1010wins.com/pages/56569.php
"Terror Suspects Targeted Flood Wall in NYC"
Very interesting, thank you.
The officials are really stepping up train security these days.
Be careful out there.
Egyptian immigrant with flight materials gets 13 months for fraud
MEMPHIS, Tennessee
An Egyptian immigrant who raised government fears about possible terrorist plans but was not charged with terrorism was sentenced instead Friday to 13 months in prison for fraud.
Mahmoud Maawad, a 29-year-old former University of Memphis student, pleaded guilty last month to one count of wire fraud and one count of fraudulent use of a Social Security number.
Maawad has been in federal custody since he was arrested in September on charges of using a depleted bank account to make purchases over the Internet. He also was charged with using a fake Social Security number to enroll at the University of Memphis, where he was a student when arrested.
He drew the attention of federal authorities when a search of his apartment turned up DVDs on pilot training and charts on the layout of the Memphis airport. One of the DVDs was titled "How an Airline Captain Should Look and Act."
Maawad, who had been held without bond until sentencing, could be deported after his prison term. Authorities say he has been in the United States illegally since 1999, when his visitor's visa expired.
http://www.tkb.org/NewsStory.jsp?storyID=130493
American greases al-Qaida media machine
L.A.-born Adam Gadahn helps terrorists in bid to recruit Western operatives
ANALYSIS
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Evan Kohlmann
Terrorism analyst
Al-Qaida has dramatically increased its media presence over the last year, capped off recently by a flurry of highly polished video and audio messages from fugitive leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri. But it is the videotaped rants of a 27-year-old American terrorist named Adam Gadahn that offer the most intriguing clues about the mechanics of al-Qaida’s propaganda machine and the sort of individual the shadowy terror organization is seeking to recruit.......snip
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13842265/
ON THE NET...
http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/20060712.shtml
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/reports/0712%20afoarce%20flores%20press%20chart.pdf
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July 12, 2006
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Treasury Identifies Money Laundering Cell of the Arellano Felix Organization
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today identified 34 companies and individuals associated with two Mexican drug cartels, the Arellano Felix Organization and the Arriola Marquez Organization, pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Both the Arellano Felix Organization (AFO) and Arriola Marquez Organization (AMO) were previously named by the President as Mexican drug kingpins under the Kingpin Act.
"Our action designates a key financial cell of Mexico's notorious Arellano Felix Organization," said Barbara Hammerle, Acting Director of OFAC. "This financial network, headed by Mexican national Lorenzo Arce Flores, utilizes money service businesses and other front companies in Mexico to launder the AFO's monies. Our designation process exposes the financial nerve center of Mexican drug cartels, thereby encumbering efforts to bankroll illicit proceeds."
"Taking down multinational drug organizations such as the AFO and AMO requires a two-pronged approach – arresting the traffickers and seizing their financial assets. DEA and its OFAC partners are committed to bringing traffickers from the kingpin to the runner to justice while at the same time stripping them of the money and assets they need to carry on their illicit operations," said Donald Semesky, Chief of Financial Operations for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
The first OFAC action targets an Arellano Felix Organization money laundering cell, run by key individual Lorenzo Arce Flores, comprised of 14 companies and 15 individuals located in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The second OFAC action identifies five individuals who are financial operatives of the Arriola Marquez Organization in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico.
"Whenever money and drugs intertwine for illicit profit, our financial expertise will be utilized to unravel the most complex and sophisticated money laundering schemes", said Special Agent in Charge Kenneth Hines, IRS Criminal Investigation, San Diego Field Office
Lorenzo Arce Flores is a key AFO money launderer who is also tied to AFO lieutenant, Jesus Abraham Labra Aviles. The AFO was designated as a drug kingpin by the President in June 2004 and Jesus Abraham Labra Aviles was designated by OFAC in November 2004. Lorenzo Arce Flores directs an extensive and diversified operation which facilitates money laundering and bulk smuggling of cash across the border. OFAC has identified several Mexican money service businesses that are part of the Arce Flores network, including CAJA AMIGO EXPRESS S.A. DE C.V., OPERADORA DE CAJA Y SERVICIOS S.A. DE C.V., MULTICAJA DE TIJUANA S.A. DE C.V. and PROFINSA, all located in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. In addition, a Mexican armored car company, STRONG LINK DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V., is named as part of this money laundering operation.
Lorenzo Arce Flores' principal money laundering method is the smuggling of U.S. currency into Mexico. It is then converted into Mexican Pesos through a number of money service businesses (commonly referred to as "casas de cambio" or "centros cambiarios") that he or AFO lieutenant Jesus Abraham Labra Aviles own or control. Two key Arce Flores operatives, Frederico Carlos Torres Ramirez and Nancy Karina Rocha Lopez, were also designated today. The 29 companies and individuals designated by OFAC are all key components in this money laundering cell's operations.
Today's OFAC action also targets 5 individuals, previously blocked pending investigation, that are part of the Arriola Marquez Organization's financial network. These individuals include key family members of Mexican drug kingpin Oscar Arturo Arriola Marquez and other key individuals who control CORRALES SAN IGNACIO S.P.R. DE R.L. DE C.V., a large cattle breeding company in Chihuahua, Mexico previously named by OFAC in August 2005.
Oscar Arturo Arriola Marquez, Miguel Angel Arriola Marquez and the Arriola Marquez Organization were all identified by President Bush as drug kingpins on June 1, 2005. Oscar and Miguel Arriola Marquez were indicted in the District of Colorado for federal drug trafficking and money laundering violations. Both are currently incarcerated in Mexico awaiting extradition to the U.S.
OFAC attributes close coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a key factor in today's enforcement action. Notably, the San Diego and El Paso/Juarez Field Divisions, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Diego, the IRS-CI San Diego and the Imperial County Narcotics Information Network (NIN) in San Diego.
The entities and individuals designated today are subject to the economic sanctions imposed against narcotics traffickers under the Kingpin Act. Today's action by OFAC freezes any assets found in the United States and prohibits all financial and commercial transactions between the designees and any U.S. person.
The action taken today brings the total number designated under the Kingpin Act to 270: 62 drug kingpins worldwide and 79 companies and 129 other individuals in Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Peru, Thailand and St. Kitts.
A complete list of the individuals and entities designated today may be accessed here: http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/index.shtml
REPORTS
Chart of Today’s Designation.
You're welcome.
Not a problem at all.
Yep, me too.
I hope the rotary clubs know this info is on the 'net.
..."could be deported..."
Golly, I hope it is WILL BE DEPORTED.
I hope so too.
If not, he'll be teaching at a University, no doubt.
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