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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3308

"DoD, State Department Criticize Red Cross Law of War Study"

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2007


421 posted on 03/08/2007 1:40:15 PM PST by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1797611/posts

"Store Owner with Permit kills one and injures another in hold up attempt"
http://www.nbc10.com/news/11200756/detail.html ^


422 posted on 03/08/2007 1:42:01 PM PST by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=zimbabwe

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1797598/posts

"Zimbabwe: A Tragedy in Progress"
The American Spectator ^ | March 8, 2007 | George H. Wittman

Posted on 03/08/2007 1:19:12 PM PST by libstripper


423 posted on 03/08/2007 1:44:18 PM PST by Cindy
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...two senior officials...100 bars of uranium...

I assume someone was going to pay a pretty penny for those 100 bars of uranium in order for those two to risk their jobs. Very interesting, thanks Cindy.

424 posted on 03/08/2007 3:49:06 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: HipShot
THANK YOU HipShot for posting the info!!!!!!!!

I'm very very relieved that ExSoldier is doing better. Just spoke w/ him on the phone and he sounds 10 times better. I consider Ex (like everyone on TM) my family.
425 posted on 03/08/2007 4:16:43 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: MamaDearest; crabbie

Glad to hear you are doing better as well crabbie. Thanks for the update MD.


426 posted on 03/08/2007 4:18:00 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: MamaDearest

>> blankets that plug into the cigarette lighter <<

Hi MD. My only worry about ANYTHING battery powered is what happens when he batteries go dead. Other than that, those blankets sound like they could come in handy. If you don't mind me asking (as I'm dirt poor these days), what's the price tag?


427 posted on 03/08/2007 4:20:50 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: Cindy

Re #285
>> Forcible Suicide <<

PC speak for murder. Stop the planet and let me off. NOW I've heard it all.

*shaking head in complete disbelief*


428 posted on 03/08/2007 4:31:56 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: Cindy
>> Burqa-clad Taliban leader caught as NATO attacks <<

Seems the leaders of our enemies are as cowardly as our congress critters. Sadly, I take little comfort in that as it will not stop the next attacks.
429 posted on 03/08/2007 5:05:32 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: Oorang

>> MOSCOW -- A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment building window faced threats while reporting on a highly sensitive story that Russia planned to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and Iran <<

The plot continues to thicken. Good digging O. Thanks for the info. Well done!


430 posted on 03/08/2007 5:08:44 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: appalachian_dweller

Glad to hear that ExSoldier is doing well.


431 posted on 03/08/2007 5:48:42 PM PST by TWhiteBear
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To: All; ExSoldier; judicial meanz
Pet sitting once again in ShawneeLand just west of Wincheter, Va. Quiet and peaceful here. Getting ready to eat some pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon and enjoying an ice cold beer.

Heard about the suspicious package this moring while I was installing/replacing some old smoke detectors at a residence in Winchester.

Some thoughts....

I don't know when/where/how the next attack(s) will happen so each day I must be as prepared as possible, for each day that passes brings us closer to the next hit. While I don't have much money to spend on gear, each paycheck I get I buy one inexpensive item that increases my level of preparedness...a couple of containers of tuna or a pack of crackers. Another candle. A quart of oil to keep in the truck or another gallon of antifreeze.

THINK about your options and slowly and steadily work toward optimizing them. No one can be totally prepared for everything, but a lighter and some paraffin can keep you from freezing to death if you have to leave your home.

We've talked about how it's better to stay put than to have to travel as it makes you more vulnerable. Stay put if at all possible, but make sure you have prior arrangements to leave the area if you must. Talk with family members who live out of your area and get directions BEFORE you have to leave.

As ExSolder has said, no one can sustain a red alert condition indefinitely but a yellow alert can me maintained for extended periods.

Slow and steady wins the race is what a very good climbing buddy of mine says. He is a retired Arlington County Firefigher and was part of the rescue/recovery effort at the Pentagon in the aftermath of the 9/11/01 attacks.

Take a small step EACH day to further prepare yourself for what will inevitably happen. It could and will save yourself and your loved ones.

ExSoldier and Judical Meanz, please add your thougts if you folks would.
432 posted on 03/08/2007 6:07:10 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: TWhiteBear

So am I TWhiteBear. I consider it an honor to call ExSoldier (as well as everyone here on TM and FR) a friend. He's taught me alot about self defense.


433 posted on 03/08/2007 6:09:15 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: freeperfromnj
I'm absolutely speechless. Thanks for the info ffnj.
434 posted on 03/08/2007 7:36:42 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: appalachian_dweller
Never EVER become a refugee. If you're caught on the move either by the good guys (FEMA??) or the numerous sorts of Bad Guys...you're burger.

There's a great series on CBS these days called JERICHO. Don't watch it for the realism if you're nit picky about nuclear terrorism, but JERICHO has a lot to offer in the way of philosophy and preparation and a sheepdog mentality. Oh and THE UNIT is possibly the BEST show currently on the air.

Everybody has to decide for themselves the viability of a move even a forced move due to a fluid situation. For example, here in South Florida (in the middle of Miami-Dade County) I'm trapped by terrain and limited access to a limited road network. I might be able to manuever cross country around choke points and unbelievable traffic problems (especially in a crisis) but it would take a world class 4x4 SUV that I currently lack. So I plan to shelter in place, no matter what until I can afford to move my abode permanently. That may take about three years. Think they'll hold off that long? Neither do I.

435 posted on 03/08/2007 7:54:19 PM PST by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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To: appalachian_dweller; WestCoastGal; Cindy; MamaDearest; Godzilla; Velveeta; freeperfromnj; All
Explosives stolen from construction site (Utah)
Thursday, March 8, 2007

Police and federal agents are investigating the theft of explosives from a construction site in St. George. The St. George Police Department said bags of premixed ammonium nitrate were stolen from a work site last October in the Black Rock area, just south of the city in Arizona. More bags were reported stolen from the same site last month.

"The property stolen is a premix explosive," St. George Police Sgt. Craig Harding said Thursday. "The large bags are clearly labeled with the word 'explosive' and should be considered dangerous." Police said the bags were locked in a storage bunker, but the thieves broke in and took them. Police said they are tracking down a truck that left the scene of the thefts. Ammonium nitrate is one of the components for a fertilizer bomb, which was used in the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995. While dozens of the 30-to-50-pound bags have been reported stolen, police were unsure if it was part of a larger plan.

"We're looking at all possibilities and hoping it's none of them," Harding said. "We're looking at kids and criminal mischief, up to terrorists." Harding added that they have no evidence right now to suggest terrorism is a motive for the thefts. The ammonium nitrate is inert, and authorities are researching if any other bomb-making components were purchased in the St. George area recently.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is involved in the investigation and is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thieves. Anyone with information on the explosives thefts is asked to call the St. George Police Department at 435-634-5001.

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660201650,00.html

Australia warns of higher attack threat in Thailand
Thu Mar 8, 2007

Australia issued a travel alert for its citizens in Thailand on Thursday, the second in little more than two weeks, saying intelligence pointed to a high threat of extremist bomb attacks.

"We continue to receive reports that terrorists may be planning attacks against a range of targets, including tourist areas and other places frequented by foreigners," Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said in its latest advisory.

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKSYD11523820070308

Afghan official a convicted trafficker
Thu Mar 8, 2007

KABUL, Afghanistan - When the deal went down in Las Vegas, the seller was introduced only as "Mr. E." In a room at Caesars Palace hotel, Mr. E exchanged a pound-and-a-half bag of heroin for $65,000 cash — unaware that the buyer was an undercover detective. The sting landed him in Nevada state prison for nearly four years.

Twenty years later and Mr. E, whose real name is Izzatullah Wasifi, has a new job. He is the government of Afghanistan's anti-corruption chief.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_re_as/afghan_convicted_corruption_chief;_ylt=Akg96BedPHcXoGK01zh8S87MWM0F

436 posted on 03/08/2007 7:56:41 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: ExSoldier

How are you?? So good to see you here!


437 posted on 03/08/2007 7:57:45 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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Pakistan: U.S. Troops Arrest Deputy Head Of Taliban In Waziristan

Islamabad, 8 March - American troops in Afghanistan arrested on Thursday the deputy head of the Taliban fighters active in the Pakistani tribal area of Waziristan, according to a report on the Arab satellite television channel Al Jazeera. A unit of US special forces penetrated the town of Loramani in Waziristan which border Afghanistan, capturing the Taliban leader Mullah Hakimallah Mansub.

A report on Al Jazeera also said that the Taliban had carried out two suicide attacks against NATO troops in the southern Afghan region of Kandahar. Some eyewitnesses said that they had seen at least two NATO vehicles destroyed in the same area.

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.393220170&par=0

Waziristan: Militant-Tribesman Ceasefire As Jirga Called

Tank, Waziristan, 8 March. - A 15-member jirga comprising elders from the North Waziristan Agency have gone to Azam Warsak in South Waziristan to resolve a dispute between foreign militants and Darikhel tribesmen which left at least 12 people dead. Authorities in Tank said that Maulana Alam Muhammad Dawar, who headed the jirga, had brokered a ceasefire in the troubled area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and talks were under way. Clashes erupted between armed supporters of pro-government tribal elder Malik Saadullah Darikhel and foreign militants in Azam Warsak on Tuesday.

The authorities confirmed that 12 of the dead and 11 wounded were foreign militants. Three local Taliban were also killed in the clash.However, the casualty figures could not be confirmed from independent sources. Malik Saadullah heads a peace committee in the area working to counter the influence of foreigners who are supported by local militants.

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.393012370&par=0

438 posted on 03/08/2007 8:05:49 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: backhoe; nwctwx; Cindy; JellyJam; all4one; Godzilla; All
Exclusive: Warlord splits with Taliban
Thu Mar 8,2007

KARACHI, Pakistan - Fugitive Afghan rebel leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar told The Associated Press that his forces have ended cooperation with the Taliban and suggested that he was open to talks with embattled President Hamid Karzai. In a video response to questions submitted by AP, Hekmatyar said that his group contacted Taliban leaders in 2003 and agreed to wage a joint jihad, or holy war, against American troops.

"The jihad went into high gear but later it gradually went down as certain elements among the Taliban rejected the idea of a joint struggle against the aggressor," Hekmatyar said in the video, which was received Thursday. Hekmatyar wore glasses and a black turban as he spoke in front of a plain white wall at an undisclosed location.

He offered no details of the split or its timing, but said his forces were now mounting only restricted operations, partly because of a lack of resources. "It was not a good move by the Taliban to disassociate themselves from the joint struggle," he said. "Presently we have no contact with the Taliban."

Hekmatyar's Hezb-i Islami fighters, who have been most active in eastern Afghanistan, were central to the CIA-backed resistance to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, and in the civil war that followed, but were sidelined by the Taliban militia's rise to power in the mid-1990s.

Hekmatyar nevertheless opposed the U.S.-led invasion in late 2001 that pushed the Taliban from power, and his followers have since waged a campaign of violence against American and allied forces. Hekmatyar's exact whereabouts have been unknown since he returned to Afghanistan from exile in Iran in 2002.

AP's questions to Hekmatyar were submitted through an intermediary three weeks ago. There was no indication of where or exactly when the video was shot. Asked if he would consider opening negotiations with Karzai, Hekmatyar said dialogue was the best way to resolve Afghanistan's problems — albeit with conditions the U.S.-backed government would be unlikely to accept — apparently a cease-fire followed by negotiations.

"We say that dialogue can only be fruitful if the aggressors truly allow the Kabul government to halt the fighting, negotiate with the mujahedeen and honor what Kabul and the resistance decide," Hekmatyar said. "This is the prime and basic demand of the Afghan nation and if such a conducive environment could be provided, we can go for dialogue with Karzai," he said.

The U.S. government considers Hekmatyar a terrorist. A CIA drone fired a missile at him near Kabul in 2002, but missed. Hekmatyar said American forces had twice come close to him on the ground.

He insisted he had a large pool of fighters who could sustain a long struggle. And, while his tone was more conciliatory toward both the West and Karzai than in the past, he sent a defiant message to President Bush that he had no hope of defeating the insurgency.

The Taliban is vowing to intensify its resistance this spring, and says it has thousands of forces deployed in southern Afghanistan, where NATO this week launched its biggest offensive yet. "You must have realized that attacking Afghanistan and Iraq was a historical mistake. You do not have any other option but to take out your forces from Iraq and Afghanistan and give the Iraqis and Afghans the right to live their own way and select the system of their choice."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_hekmatyar;_ylt=AtPQ5ooKQETB_RF.ZQBOxY7MWM0F

439 posted on 03/08/2007 8:10:02 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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Michelle Malkin has an excellent summary, with various links, of the Hassan Abujihaad case:

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007014.htm

United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut Press Release:

FORMER MEMBER OF U.S. NAVY ARRESTED IN ARIZONA ON TERRORISM AND ESPIONAGE CHARGES

440 posted on 03/08/2007 8:15:31 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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