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Five Years Later, We're Still Not Safe
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In the five years since terrorists flew hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Americans have accepted inconvenience, sacrificed personal liberties and paid billions of dollars for a security clampdown that touches virtually every aspect of their lives.

And we're still not safe.

A close examination of the federal government's homeland security effort shows that there have been major accomplishments since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. But it also reveals how vulnerable the nation remains to catastrophe.

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>>>We have a different plan for the next attack. You will see.

We'll know soon enough, I guess - by Oct. 24th.

1,561 posted on 09/25/2006 2:18:35 PM PDT by Velveeta

1,562 posted on 09/25/2006 2:25:31 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)

To: JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; nwctwx; All

Note: DNI,NSA CIA, FBI and ICE -- this article is interesting.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/013296.php
September 25, 2006
"Fitzgerald: Fighting against the Jihad in Latin America"

1,563 posted on 09/25/2006 2:26:45 PM PDT by Cindy

1,564 posted on 09/25/2006 2:38:28 PM PDT by Velveeta

The end of Ramadan.
According to your article, Mir says the attack is to occur during Ramadan.

1,565 posted on 09/25/2006 2:39:26 PM PDT by Velveeta

Ah yes .. thank you.

1,566 posted on 09/25/2006 2:48:41 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)

To: JohnathanRGalt; Jet Jaguar; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; nwctwx; All

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=Iran
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=russia

http://www.memri.org/iran.html
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=148

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708085/posts

"Iran Warns Moscow On Boushehr Atomic Plant"
Iran Press Service ^ | September 25 2006

Posted on 09/25/2006 2:30:50 PM PDT by knighthawk

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Tehran, 25 Sept. (IPS) Iran warned Russia on Monday that if it did not complete the Boushehr nuclear plant soon, it would think doing it by itself.

The warning, the first that was made public, was voiced by Iran’s Vice President Qolamreza Aqazadeh on his arrival in Moscow for talks with Rosatom's Sergei Kiriyenko during his two-day visit to the Russian capital.

"Should we face any problem in the process of completing Bushehr nuclear power plant project, we will act ourselves", the Iranian official news agency IRNA quoted Mr. Aqazadeh as having warned, as senior officials from the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) had disclosed that the Russian concern in charge of the construction of the 1000 megawatts project have failed to set a fixed date for the delivery of the plant as well for its fuel”.

“In this trip we are going to discuss ways to remove existing obstacles by quickly completing the Boushehr atomic plant and also we are going to agree the time of inauguration and sending the fuel”, Mohammad Sa’idi, deputy head of the AEOI told Iranian pro-government news agencies .

Hoping that obstacles that have caused the project being delayed be removed and a “reasonable” date would be fixed for the plant producing electricity; Mr. Saidi said there are no definite conclusions that the unit would start working on November 2007 and its fuel being shipped to Iran on March that year.

Aqazadeh, who is the Head of the AEOI and Kiriyenko are expected to sign a final deal solving the differences. Iranians' contribution to the project will expedite its implementation”, he suggested, proposing to the Russians to give a share to Iranians in the completion of the project.

“Although Russia at the time of Alexander Rumyantsev (Kiriyenko’s predecessor) gave Iran a written commitment on when to send the fuel, so far it has not materialized”, Sa’idi added before leaving for Moscow.

Iran signed up Russian nuclear industry construction firm Atomstroiexport in 1995 for a contract worth some 600 million dollars, but as the construction was marred with delays, the cost climbed to near one billion US Dollars.

Iran insists that the launch date for the reactor has been delayed several times. "The fuel should have been delivered to Iran but Moscow did not fulfill its commitment", he added.

Asked about remarks by Russian officials on completion and inauguration of the power plant in 2007 and supplying fuel six months before its completion, he said, "We have no new agreement on the date of completion and inauguration of the power plant and date of fuel supply".

However, Kiriyenko had earlier stated that according to the schedule in force the commissioning of the Boushehr power plant is to take place in September 2007 and its connection to the country's power network -- in November."

1,567 posted on 09/25/2006 2:57:03 PM PDT by Cindy

To: backhoe; piasa; All

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1694213/posts?page=1567#1567

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Taking a look at PROPAGANDA from Iran:

http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=iran&ID=SP130006

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1300
September 26, 2006 No.1300

"Iranian TV Report Exposes ‘Zionist Companies’ - Coca Cola, Marlboro, Hugo Boss, McDonalds, Disney, Garnier, Tommy Hilfiger, L'Oreal, & Others; Pepsi = ‘Pay Each Penny Save Israel’"

SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from a July 29, 2006 Iranian news channel (IRINN):

TO VIEW THIS CLIP, VISIT: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1277 "

1,568 posted on 09/25/2006 3:00:38 PM PDT by Cindy

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708106/posts

"Al Qaeda's Hidden Roots"
Frontpagemagazine ^ | September 25, 2006 | By Laurie Mylroie

Posted on 09/25/2006 2:55:48 PM PDT by april15Bendovr

1,569 posted on 09/25/2006 3:07:45 PM PDT by Cindy

To: Velveeta; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; nwctwx; All

UPDATE...

Note: The following post is a quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708010/posts

Deportation ordered for Egyptian students
WHOTV ^ | September 25, 2006 | AP

Posted on 09/25/2006 12:10:01 PM PDT by callthemlikeyouseethem

OMAHA, Neb. A federal judge in Omaha, Nebraska, has ordered the deportation of three Egyptian students who were among eleven at the center of a nationwide search last month.

(Excerpt) Read more at whotv.com ...

1,570 posted on 09/25/2006 3:10:03 PM PDT by Cindy

To: Jet Jaguar; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; nwctwx; All

Note: The following post is a quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707953/posts

Dozens of Foreign Pilots Training Illegally at US Flight Schools
ABC.COM ^

Posted on 09/25/2006 10:56:22 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Dozens of Foreign Pilots Training Illegally at US Flight Schools

September 25, 2006 1:09 PM

Brian Ross and Eric Longabardi Report:

Apg_plane_060925_nr_1Dozens of foreign student pilots with questionable visas have been able to slip between the cracks and gain entry to American flight schools, federal officials tell ABC News.

The FAA says it is conducting an investigation of a number of flight instructors and schools, including one school which was attended by 9-ll hijackers Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi.

An internal Homeland Security document obtained by ABC News, says the post 9-11 program to prevent terrorists from entering US flight schools has been marked by "confusion and misinterpretations."

Under the program, no foreign national can receive flight training in the United States without approval from the Transportation Security Administration.

In a July, 2006 memo, the TSA complains the program has been flawed because other agencies, including the Department of State, have provided "conflicting and ambiguous" information about whether applicants had valid visas for flight training.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...

1,571 posted on 09/25/2006 3:12:24 PM PDT by Cindy

To: Velveeta; STARWISE

I have a hunch that nothing they have mentioned will happen during Ramadan.

I'm confused because Hamid Mir is a credible source, but as far as I am concerned... very few of those talking about it are.

Now, we have seen Shurkijumah mentioned in ABC's blotter twice (as well as a handfull of other credible places), and of course anyone following TM will know that something larger is more than likely in the works. I just don't really buy the story we are being fed by some of these "news" websites.

I sincerely hope that some of these places are not adding a little to what they know in order to get readers.

1,572 posted on 09/25/2006 3:12:45 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)

To: nwctwx; Cindy; All

1,573 posted on 09/25/2006 3:15:54 PM PDT by JustPiper (It is not, "Who is she?" but rather "Who does she think she is?")

British forces kill leading terrorist

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

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Deadly Ramadan in Iraq
Explosions kill Iraqi police and civilians on a bloody Monday in Iraq. (Sept. 25)

The Ramadan warning we've read here of 80 suicide bombers to happen in Afghan, then the nukes in Wash and NY we'll see

1,574 posted on 09/25/2006 3:21:40 PM PDT by JustPiper (It is not, "Who is she?" but rather "Who does she think she is?")

Whose funeral was this?

~Good ???

1,575 posted on 09/25/2006 3:22:44 PM PDT by JustPiper (It is not, "Who is she?" but rather "Who does she think she is?")

Are you on Yahoo, JP?
I don't have an account there, so I'm unable to read those articles.

1,576 posted on 09/25/2006 3:24:21 PM PDT by Cindy

Rush and many on the radio are contending that this story about UBL was 'cooked' up to smoke him out

1,577 posted on 09/25/2006 3:24:46 PM PDT by JustPiper (It is not, "Who is she?" but rather "Who does she think she is?")

To: BurbankKarl; All

1,578 posted on 09/25/2006 3:25:41 PM PDT by Cindy

But my friend what type of martyrdom can you get from typhoid?

1,579 posted on 09/25/2006 3:26:21 PM PDT by JustPiper (It is not, "Who is she?" but rather "Who does she think she is?")

To: Cindy; JustPiper

"Are you on Yahoo, JP? "

Sept. 11 inscriptions spark outrage
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=74855

Palestinian media calls pope 'stupid,' 'criminal'-Warns pontiff will be judged by Allah 'when eyes stare in terror'
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52143

Al-Qaida recons nuke storage site- Lightly guarded facility called 'dream target for terrorists'
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52114

Cemetery to bury all, Christians too, facing Mecca- Headstones aligned toward northeast so dead can look toward Islamic holy city
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52126

1,580 posted on 09/25/2006 3:28:44 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)

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