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“Wanted
Abderraouf Ben Habib Jdey
(aka) Faruq al- Tunisi
Up to $5 Million Reward”
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http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=faker
“Wanted
Faker Ben Abdelaziz Boussora
Abu Yusif al- Tunisi
Up to $5 Million Reward”
Note: Photos included.
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/lebanon_180607e.htm
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
June 20 , 2007
“Rockets fired on Kiryat Shmona for the first time
since the second Lebanon war”
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3415589,00.html
“US Congress: Charge Ahmadinejad for inciting genocide”
“House of Representatives passes resolution calling on UN Security Council to punish Iranian president for statements made regarding destruction of Israel”
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 06.20.07, 23:38 / Israel News
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on the UN Security Council to charge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating international laws pertaining to genocide by calling for the destruction of Israel.”
Note: Photos included.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/nyc061807.html
“Colombian Drug Kingpin Found Guilty”
(June 18, 2007)
http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/070619sanfrancisco.htm
“Operator of Bay Area pizza parlors charged in ICE probe for harboring illegal alien workers from Brazil”
SAN FRANCISCO
(June 19, 2007)
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http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/070618kansascity.htm
“Roofing companies indicted for money laundering, conspiring to hire illegal aliens”
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(June 18, 2007)
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/017031.php
June 20, 2007
“Oil dependency is fueling Islamic terrorism: ex-CIA head”
By Janice Arnold in Canadian Jewish News
SNIPPET: “James Woolsey states some obvious truths.”
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“Turkey detains 23 in anti-al Qaeda swoop”
Swissinfo ^ | June 20 2007 | Reuters
Posted on 06/20/2007 2:35:09 PM PDT by knighthawk
ISTANBUL (Reuters)
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/20/AR2007062001891_pf.html
“Rice Orders Baghdad Embassy Posts Filled”
By MATTHEW LEE
The Associated Press
Wednesday, June 20, 2007; 7:39 PM
WASHINGTON
The man stepped out of his car just after the explosion, a cloud of smoke rising above. He staggered a bit as he examined his blown-out rear window, got back inside and slowly drove away. What he was doing with an apparent pipe bomb inside his car - and whether he planned to target someone with it - wasn't known Tuesday. And why it suddenly exploded in the middle of the night on a quiet Harbor Gateway street is a mystery.
"It was a big, giant explosion, really big," said a resident who asked to remain anonymous.
The midnight blast rocked the neighborhood at 214th Street and Denker Avenue, triggering car alarms and scaring residents, many of whom spent the day finding bits of plastic shrapnel in their grass and shrubs. "It shook the house," resident Geri Mauch said. Los Angeles police Detective Michael Kriha said he needs help to try to identify the man, last seen heading west on 214th Street in his red Honda hatchback with the shattered rear window.
"We have no idea what the motive was. We have no idea if anybody was injured in that vehicle," Kriha said. "This is kind of a `whodunit' and a `whydunit."' Police also cannot be certain that the blast was a premature detonation.
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http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/8085722.html
Terror alert call made to public (UK)
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Police said the public could play a vital role A initiative to help the East Midlands deal with any terrorist threat has been launched in Derbyshire. The Regional Counter Terrorism Campaign asks people to look out for suspicious activity in their community.
It highlights items such as chemicals, communication equipment and multiple passports which potential terrorists might be seeking to obtain.
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THANKS to Oorang for pointing to this article on post no. 989.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843491/posts?page=989#989
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http://www.internet-haganah.com
http://www.memri.org/jihad.html
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June 13, 2007
http://www.science-spirit.org/newdirections.php?article_id=705
“The Internet: Midwife of Global Radicalism?”
by Caryle Murphy
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Gabriel Weimann, author of Terror on the Internet, and a long-time follower of this phenomenon, recently estimated that of 5,400 Web sites belonging to extremist groups and their sympathizers, about 70 percent are related to radical Islamists, with most espousing jihadi ideology.
The Internet was key to al-Qaida’s resurrection, said terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman, a Georgetown University professor and author of Inside Terrorism. Without this most modern means of communication, he said, the group “would be like every other terrorist group in history, a localized phenomenon.” Instead, al-Qaida has become “the first truly global terrorist movement.”
Moreover, this cyber presence is extremely tech-savvy with a high degree of interactivity between the sites and viewers, said Moran, a senior intelligence analyst at Terrorism Research Center, a private intelligence gathering firm with corporate and government clients. “These jihadist webmasters, they’re not dumb, they don’t live in caves,” he said. “They’re very sophisticated. They understand the propaganda battle very well [and how] they can use the Web as a medium to talk to people that they wouldn’t be able to talk to here in America or the West.””
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Moran agreed that the jihadis are currently winning the Internet battle. “I say that conclusively because the sites are still there, they’re still pretty well-visited [and] there’s new content going up on a daily basis,” he said.”
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“Hunter: Pentagon failed on ISR needs”
United Press International ^ | 20JUN07 | UPI
Posted on 06/20/2007 10:12:55 PM PDT by familyop
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) — A GOP presidential candidate has slammed the Pentagon for failing to develop effective intelligence and surveillance technologies.
“The U.S. armed forces continue to need urgent upgrades in their capabilities for high quality intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, or ISR,” Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., the ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and a conservative candidate for the GOP’s 2008 presidential nomination, said in a statement Wednesday.
“In the current threat environment, where our enemies hide among indigenous populations and in which targets may be fleeting, the importance of integrated, timely and accurate ISR cannot be overstated,” Hunter said.”
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1853832/posts
“Los Gatos Urologist Arrested for False Diagnoses”
KCBS ^ | Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Posted on 06/20/2007 11:22:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A Los Gatos urologist was arrested Wednesday on charges that he falsely told three elderly men they had prostate cancer leading one 87-year-old victim to have unnecessary surgery. Dr. Ali Moayed is being held on $500,000 bail. He faces a possible sentence of more than seven years in prison if convicted of all charges, according to Deputy District Attorney Bill Butler.
In early 2005, Moayed allegedly falsified the medical records of the three men showing they had prostate cancer.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Authorities are concerned that there may be additional victims who were falsely diagnosed.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070620/NATION/106200083/1001
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“Trashed maps spur TSA damage control”
By Audrey Hudson
June 20, 2007
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Homeland Security officials are being warned not to toss secret documents that could compromise transportation security into the ordinary trash after hundreds of such papers marked “sensitive” reportedly were found in a city trash container near the Orlando International Airport in Florida.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) used its most recent newsletter to tell employees not to throw away outdated materials stamped as “Sensitive Security Information” (SSI).
“There have been recent news stories about a young person who went Dumpster diving near a major airport and found an airport binder that contained documents marked as [SSI]”, the newsletter said.
Employees are told to shred SSI documents in cross-cutting shredders, cut them manually into squares that measure no less than a half-inch or place them in trash bins specifically designated for SSI disposal.”
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http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/06/banning_hizballah_in_europe.php
“Banning Hizbollah in Europe (prepared statement)”
By Matthew Levitt
(June 20, 2007)
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http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/06/banning_hezbollah_in_europe.php
“Banning Hizbollah in Europe”
By Michael Jacobson
(June 20, 2007)
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200706/CUL20070620a.html
“Former Muslim Tells Journalists Values of Islam, West Incompatible”
By Whitney Stewart
CNSNews.com Correspondent
June 20, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “(CNSNews.com) - Journalists must acknowledge incompatible differences between Islamic and Western beliefs to effectively facilitate debate between them, in the view of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an advocate for women’s rights in Islamic cultures.
Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., this week, the Somali-born Hirsi Ali said the 21st century began with a battle of ideas “about the values of the West versus those of Islam.”
“Journalists ... face the unpleasant reality of taking sides or getting lost in the incoherence of the so-called middle ground,” she said. “The role of journalists serving the West, who understand what this particular battle is about, will be to inform their audiences accordingly.”
Hirsi Ali said journalists must acknowledge the discrepancies between tenets of Islam and foundational beliefs of the West before they can accurately report on Islamic-related events.
Although Hirsi Ali praised journalists’ work since the Sept. 11th attacks, she said reluctance to defend Western values against Islamic threats surprises her.
“Why are Westerners so insecure about everything that is so wonderful about the West: political freedom, free press, freedom of expression, equal rights for women and men and gays and heterosexuals, critical thinking, and the great strength of scrutinizing ideas - and especially faith?” Hirsi Ali asked.
She said Western journalists appeared hesitant to defend free speech - “the very right from which they earn their bread.””
ICC-CCS.ORG - THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
Weekly Piracy Report
13-19 June 2007
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 13 to 19 June 2007.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
Forty seven incidents have been reported since 28.01.2006. Pirates are targeting ships preparing to anchor. Ships are advised to take extra precautions.
The 2006 Annual IMB Report on Piracy and Armed Attacks against Ships is now published. Please see the end of this page to order.
Suspicious crafts
18.04.2007: 2320 LT: Entrance Cartagena Colombia.
A container ship, while disembarking her pilot on the port side noticed, on radar, one unlit suspicious boat approaching from the stbd side at high speed. The master alerted the crew. The boat came very close to the vessel (about 10 m from the hull). On seeing the alert crew on ship’s side, the boat retreated and disappeared into the darkness. The master informed the Centre to alert other vessels calling Cartagena, Colombia.
Recently reported incidents
13.06.2007: 0108 UTC: Posn 03:05N - 054:50E, Somalia.
Three boats approached a tanker on converging courses. As the ship altered her course, the boats adjusted their course and continued to approach the ship. As the ship increased speed, the distance between the boats and ship increased which prevented the boarding.
10.06.2007: 0522 LT: Posn 06:00.6S - 106:53.2E, Jakarta, tanker anchorage, Indonesia.
A few fishing boats diverted the attention of the watch keepers while two robbers boarded a tanker at anchor using grappling hooks. The robbers stole two life rafts and escaped. Port authorities informed, however no action taken.
07.06.2007: Off Eritrean waters, Eritrea.
Pirates attacked and fired upon an Egyptian fishing vessel underway and forced the vessel to stop. They hijacked the vessel to Eritrean regional waters and held 23 fishermen and sailors as hostages.
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: West Bengal, India - "CHURCH CONSTRUCTION LEADS TO ATTEMPTED MURDER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Two religious extremists tried to kill a Gospel for Asia pastor, Jay Edi, in March as he conducted a prayer meeting in a local believer's home in West Bengal, India. The men also severely beat Siddhani, the woman who owned the house. Her sister was also attacked.") (June 7, 2007)
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“Warden Message: Nigeria Nationwide Labor Strike”
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20 Jun 2007
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Warden Message: Official Americans’ Travel Restricted April 21-22
U.S. Embassy Abuja issued the following Warden Message on June 20:
REPORT SNIPPET: “This Warden message is being issued to advise American citizens that Nigerian labor leaders have called for nationwide strikes beginning today, Wednesday, June 20, 2007, to protest the recent increase in the price of petroleum products, taxes, and other related issues.
Strike actions have already taken place in Nigeria, public transportation has been disrupted, and many domestic airline flights have been delayed and cancelled. We have received reports of roads being blocked in and around Abuja as well as in other areas. Demonstrations have occurred in the vicinity of government offices in Abuja, and major transportation routes, and police have responded by clearing the blocked roadways. The duration and scope of these labor strikes are uncertain and have the potential to turn violent; therefore American citizens are urged to avoid areas of demonstrations if possible and to exercise extreme caution if within the vicinity of any demonstrations. The police are staffing checkpoints at strategic locations around the Lagos metropolitan area. Nonetheless, travelers should restrict their intra-city movements to essential travel only as the security environment could deteriorate rapidly and without prior notice.
In response to these events, effective immediately, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria has placed the following restrictions on all official personnel serving in Nigeria as follows: (1) no discretionary travel by road outside of the city limits of Abuja and Lagos, and (2) no discretionary domestic travel by air. This restriction will be in place until such time as the current situation improves and the Mission rescinds the restrictions.
Deliveries of gasoline have be delayed or suspended. Due to the likelihood of fuel shortages continuing for an indeterminate period, American citizens should conserve fuel and avoid unnecessary travel, and ensure that sufficient food supplies are available. Transportation may be severely affected, and additional police checkpoints are likely to appear on many roads. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria advises all American citizens to exercise caution, avoid demonstrations and large crowds, and carefully assess local conditions and act accordingly. The United States Embassy in Abuja and the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos expect to remain open during this period of labor strikes; however, as conditions dictate, services may be limited or suspended. Any American citizen having consular business that cannot be postponed should contact the respective Consular Sections before coming to either the Embassy or Consulate General.
We have recommended that our staff evaluate their current personal contingency/emergency planning and at a minimum take the following precautions:
1) Fully fuel and inspect motor vehicles to ensure they are properly functioning;
2) Stock up on food and water so that you have sufficient stores to last several days;
3) Check locks and doors and remain in positive control over all keys to entry ways, doors, and locks;
4) Ensure mobile phones are fully charged; and
5) Have on hand a basic first aid kit.
We continue to advise all Americans to review their security procedures, remain vigilant to their surroundings, and report specific incidences of targeted violence to the U.S. Embassy in Abuja or the U. S. Consulate General in Lagos at the numbers below.”
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