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Posted on 12/01/2006 8:36:14 PM PST by nwctwx
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http://www.fbi.gov/page2/dec06/holiday_scams121106.htm
"TIS THE SEASON
For Charity Scams"
12/11/06
Off-Topic...
A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION ONLINE!
http://www.truthusa.com/CHRISTmas.html
ON THE NET...
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihad
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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2006/12/12/2752967-ap.html
December 12, 2006
"Afghan warlord: insurgents helped Democrats win U.S. mid-term elections"
By FISNIK ABRASHI
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hezb-e-Islami is active in eastern Afghanistan along the Pakistan border where U.S. forces are deployed. Western security officials suspect Hekmatyar is hiding in the border area. This year has seen an escalation in the insurgency led by the former ruling Taliban."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20061211-111044-5748r.htm
"Surprise terrorist attacks remain top threat"
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
December 12, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A surprise attack on the United States by terrorists is the most worrying threat facing the country, while a nuclear detonation by al Qaeda here remains a low probability, the admiral in charge of the U.S. Northern Command says.
"We're trying to think through the unknown unknowns," Adm. Timothy J. Keating, the Northcom leader, said in a telephone interview with reporters."
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061211-2.html
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 11, 2006
President Bush Meets with Senior State Department Officials on Iraq
United States Department of State
Washington, D.C.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. I just had a briefing with senior policy advisors here at the State Department. I want to thank you for your hospitality, Madam Secretary.
We talked about a lot of things. We talked about what's taking place on the ground in Iraq, particularly from the perspective of the State Department. I must tell you, there are some fantastic, brave souls who are heading PRTs, provincial reconstruction teams. These are our civilian components on the ground there in Iraq. And we got a briefing from Baghdad with one of our PRT leaders here in Washington about the challenges and the tasks to help this Iraqi government get a country that can sustain and govern and defend itself.
No question in my mind, there are some very brave State Department officials who are engaged in this really important endeavor. And I want to thank them and their families. I appreciate the advice I got from those folks in the field. And that advice is an important part, an important component of putting together a new way forward in Iraq. Like most Americans, this administration wants to succeed in Iraq, because we understand success in Iraq would help protect the United States in the long run.
We also talked about the neighborhood, the countries that surround Iraq and the responsibilities that they have to help this young Iraqi democracy survive. We believe that most of the countries understand that a mainstream society, a society that is a functioning democracy, is in their interests. And it's up to us to help focus their attentions and focus their efforts on helping the Iraqis succeed.
I appreciate so very much the Iraqi leadership taking the lead in its neighborhood. After all, one of the things we're trying to do is help this government get on its feet so it can govern and it can conduct its own foreign policy. But the role of America is to help this young democracy survive.
I'm looking forward to continuing my deliberations with the military. There's no question we've got to make sure that the State Department and the Defense Department are -- the efforts and their recommendations are closely coordinated so that when I do speak to the American people, they will know that I've listened to all aspects of government, and that the way forward is the way forward to achieve our objective: to succeed in Iraq. And success is a country that governs, defends itself, that is a free society, that serves as an ally in this war on terror.
And the reason why that's vital is because Iraq is a central component of defeating the extremists who want to establish safe haven in the Middle East, extremists who would use their safe haven from which to attack the United States, extremists and radicals who have stated that they want to topple moderate governments in order to be able to achieve assets necessary to effect their dream of spreading their totalitarian ideology as far and wide as possible.
This is really the calling of our time, that is, to defeat these extremists and radicals, and Iraq is a component part, an important part of laying the foundation for peace.
And so Madam Secretary, thank you for the briefing. I want to thank your team here in Washington for their good work, and I thank those out in the field who have shown such incredible bravery to do the hard work necessary to secure our country.
Thank you all.
END 11:58 A.M. EST
http://www.northcom.mil/newsroom/news_release/2006/120906_b.html
"NORAD and USNORTHCOM use VS 07 to stretch personnel, capabilities, interagency cooperation"
By MC1(SW/AW) Joaquin Juatai
NORAD/USNORTHCOM Public Affairs
December 9, 2006
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752146/posts
"Anti-terror stop and search law facing the axe"
The Daily Mail ^ | 12th December 2006 | JAMES SLACK and BEN TAYLOR
Posted on 12/12/2006 2:05:27 AM PST by Mrs Ivan
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Controversial stop and search powers introduced by Labour were facing the axe last night after being dismissed as virtually worthless by Britain's leading anti-terror policeman.
Andy Hayman said the searches caused 'so much pain' to the community - but delivered hardly any arrests.
It leaves Home Secretary John Reid under enormous pressure to scrap or limit use of the searches, which were introduced in the Terrorism Act 2000."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "They are also hugely unpopular with Muslims, who claim they are unfairly targeted."
Off Topic...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752144/posts
"Russian billionaire seriously injured in Ferrari wipe-out"
London Times ^ | 11/27/06 | Charles Bremner
Posted on 12/12/2006 1:51:48 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Edited on 12/12/2006 2:09:10 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Times Online
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Tue Dec 12 2006 02:45:11 GMT-0800.
Worldwide Caution
October 11, 2006
Note: The ongoing comments section is interesting.
ON THE NET...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZUUnUGpxXU
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200612/CUL20061212a.html
"Pentagon Evangelism Called 'National Security Threat'"
By Nathan Burchfiel
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
December 12, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "(CNSNews.com) - Christian military officers who share their faith at work in the Pentagon pose a threat to national security, according to a group that advocates for religious neutrality in the military.
Public displays of faith by high-ranking military officers project an image of a Christian nation waging war on non-Christians, both inside and outside the United States, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation said Monday.
This created an "internal national security issue every bit as great as the one we're fighting outwardly," said the organization's president, Mikey Weinstein.
"The jihadists, the insurrectionists, everybody from the head of Hamas, Hizballah, the Islamic Jihad, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, they see us as invading American imperialists and crusaders," he told a news conference in Washington, D.C.
Weinstein, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy who has been critical of proselytizing at the academy, called for an investigation into several officers who appeared in a promotional video for a Christian organization while in uniform.
In addition to creating a national security threat, Weinstein said, evangelistic efforts by Christian officers directed toward their colleagues or subordinates amounted to "coercion" and "fanatical unconstitutional religious persecution."
"There's a time and place to celebrate your faith or no faith," Weinstein said. "There's so many times and places you can do it ... but there's a few times you can't, one of which would be when you wear your uniform during the duty day and duty night and you outrank somebody else and you're trying to push your religious faith on them."
He called on incoming Defense Secretary Robert Gates to investigate a promotional video for the Christian Embassy, an organization that ministers to members of Congress, ambassadors, presidential appointees and Pentagon officials."
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=25960
"Rogue Regime"
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | December 12, 2006
Some kook comes up with a flashy name for his cause and manages to get some air time. Arrogant ignoramus
Thanks to a Special Freeper for pointing to this article:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752206/posts
"A generation is all they need: One day we will all happily be implanted with microchips"
Toronto Star ^ | Dec. 10, 2006. | KEVIN HAGGERTY
Posted on 12/12/2006 6:04:15 AM PST by ActionNewsBill
"One day we will all happily be implanted with microchips, and our every move will be monitored. The technology exists; the only barrier is society's resistance to the loss of privacy"
Dec. 10, 2006. 08:46 AM
KEVIN HAGGERTY
SPECIAL TO THE STAR
Actually, there are "scholars" with that thinking and atheists with that thinking -- I've been sent articles from them in the last 6 months which I have declined to post. However, this guy seems to be an IN YOUR FACE type, so I thought I would post the CNS snippet.
Good overview article.
Thanks nw.
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