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US Steps Up Security Following Attack in Britain

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff made appearances on several television talk shows.

He told ABC's This Week program there is no indication of a linkage between the events in Britain and any specific attacks on the United States. "We do not have, at this point, specific, credible intelligence that there is an attack, a particular attack, focused on this country," he said.

But at the same time, speaking on CNN's Late Edition program, Chertoff said U.S. authorities are concerned about the threat of terrorism, especially in the coming months. "We have had a number of al-Qaida leaders quite publicly talking about how they want to carry out their threats against the West. So, given that and given the history that we have had over past summers, with attacks in Britain, I think we were clearly focused on this as a possibility," he said. Full story...

	More United Kingdom Attacks Possible
	More US Air Marshals on Flights to Europe
	Officials: Car Bomb Plot Bears al Qaida's Trademark

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Yes, I agree with your assessment.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Very interesting. Thank you, Ian.

[Velveeta]

“Ahmadinejad: It will be a ‘hot’ summer”

Oh, so now the little man is a meteorologist.

[Velveeta]

I was driving home today from work today and Michael Savage was discussing the New York explosion. A caller to his show reported that every single car was being searched today - prior to entering the Holland tunnel during the rush hour home.

Makes you wonder what’s up.

[texpat72]

Scary times we live in...

[Cindy]

I like the hope part, but jihadis are so hateful...

Thanks Godzilla for that assessment.

[Cindy]

More details and a photo at the link.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868837/posts

“10 Chinese survive in suicide bomb blast”
Shanghai Daily ^ | 07/20/07

Posted on 07/19/2007 11:54:39 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868803/posts

Cop Killers in High Places
City Journal ^ | July 19, 2007 | Heather Mac Donald

Posted on 07/19/2007 9:43:00 PM PDT by gpapa

When newspapers and black leaders assault the police, small wonder that criminals follow suit.

New York police officers have yet to hold a “no justice, no peace” rally in Brooklyn, where three black thugs in a stolen BMW fatally gunned down Officer Russel Timoshenko on July 9. Nor have New York’s Finest stopped patrolling Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Central Harlem, where they put their lives at risk every day to protect residents from violent crime.

Yet under the race-baiting precedents established by Al Sharpton, New York City Councilman (and former Black Panther) Charles Barron, and New York Times columnists and editors, the police have more than enough grounds for racial complaint. Blacks are blowing away police officers at rates far exceeding their own numbers. Nationally, blacks made up 40 percent of all cop killers from 1994 to 2005, even though they are only 13.4 percent of the American population.

(Excerpt) Read more at city-journal.org ...

[Cindy]

http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/images/zulkifli_bin_hir.jpg

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/index.cfm?page=zulkifli&language=english

Wanted
Zulkifli bin Hir
Up to $5 Million Reward

Date of birth: 1966
Place of birth: Muar, Johor
Sex: Male
Citizenship: Malaysian
Aliases: Zulkifli, Zulkifli Hir, Zulkifli Abdul Hir, Musa Abdul Hir, Musa, Marwan

Zulkifli bin Hir is a Malaysian citizen born in 1966 in Muar, Johor. An engineer trained in the United States, he is believed to be the head of the Kumpulun Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM) terrorist organization and a member of Jemaah Islamiyah’s central command. Since August 2003, he has been present in the Philippines, where he is believed to have conducted bomb-making training for the Abu Sayyaf Group.

[Cindy]

http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives/dt/sandiego_da.htm

WANTED BY THE FBI: “DANIEL ANDREAS SAN DIEGO”

WANTED POSTER SNIPPET: “MALICIOUSLY DAMAGING AND DESTROYING, AND ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY AND DAMAGE, BY MEANS OF EXPLOSIVES, BUILDINGS AND OTHER PROPERTY
DANIEL ANDREAS SAN DIEGO”

[Cindy]

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200707/CUL20070719a.html

“Environmental Extremists Likely to Attack, Says NIE”
By Katherine Poythress
CNSNews.com Correspondent
July 19, 2007

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http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200707/CUL20070719b.html

“Animal Rights Activists Have ‘No Choice’ but Violence, Spokesman Says”
By Jeff Golimowski
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
July 19, 2007

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070720/NATION04/107200029/1008

“Inside the Ring”
Bill Gertz
July 20, 2007
New Chinese missiles

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “China’s military this week quietly showed a new medium-range missile that is part of Beijing’s rapid military buildup of nuclear and conventional forces, according to a new think tank report.

Chinese Internet sites posted a photograph of what specialists say is the new Dong Feng-25 missile that could be used by China in a conflict with Taiwan, or to target U.S. forces in Japan and the region, said Richard Fisher, a specialist on the Chinese military and author of the forthcoming report by the International Assessment and Strategy Center in the Washington area.”

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Note: Photos included on the FR thread.

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868847/posts

China: Pictures of DF-25 Missile Revealed For the first time (3-warhead MIRV medium range)
Ming Bao ^ | 07/15/07

Posted on 07/20/2007 1:10:59 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

/begin my translation

Pictures of DF-25 missile revealed for the first time, the medium range missiles which can carry 3 nuclear warheads

on July 15, 2007

[The Ming Bao special news] According to Central News Agency, Sina Net published two pictures of a new missile, “Dongfeng 25” (DF - 25) on its military homepage. This is the first time DF-25 has been revealed to the outsiders, according to the Hong Kong media.

The images of DF-25 are extremely clear, obviously are not faked. Moreover, they show that the missiles stand vertically at the back of their launching vehicle where they are prepared for launch.

DF-25 is one of the China’s most advanced second-generation strategic missiles. It was the improved version based on DF-21 ground-to-ground strategic missile, and PLA will deploy them soon.

It is reported that DF-25 has the effective range of 3,200 kilometers, and, when launched inside the Chinese territory, may reach the majority of Asia, including U.S. military base in Guam on the Pacific Ocean. DF-25 uses the high energy solid rocket booster, can carry 3 miniaturized nuclear warheads, and is currently the world’s only medium range MIRV missile.

China’s second-generation strategic missiles include DF-21, DF-25, DF-31, DF-41, and Julang-2 series. All of them can be launched from a mobile launcher, may carry the nuclear warheads, and are accurate. Moreover, their survival rate is high.

/end my translation

1 posted on 07/20/2007 1:11:03 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

[Cindy]

Thanks to piasa for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868785/posts

“U.N. High Tech for Kim - Add Burma to the list of scandals.”
OpinionJournal.com ^ | July 20, 2007 | Editorian Staff

Posted on 07/19/2007 9:09:58 PM PDT by gpapa

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=29227

“The Persistence of Islamic Slavery”
By Robert Spencer
FrontPageMagazine.com | July 20, 2007

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=29191

“The Death of Iraq’s Christians”
By Doug Bandow
FrontPageMagazine.com | July 20, 2007

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07070127.htm

ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Two teachers seriously wounded in Chinese police attack against Vacation Bible School while House Church leaders are also arrested in recent police action

By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

MIDLAND, TEXAS (ANS) — A total of 15 house church leaders were detained in Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu and Anhui province and a Vacation Bible School (VBS) for 150 children was attacked with two teachers beaten and hospitalized between July 10-14.

According to eyewitness reports cited by China Aid Association (www.chinaaid.org) , on July 14, four leaders were taken away and detained from the home of Pastor FU Pengtu at Wuda District, Wuhai city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

At 11:30 am, four military police from the Public Security Bureau of Wuhai City rushed to Pastor FU’s house without providing any legal papers and arrested Pastor FU’s wife GAO Chinxia (31-years-old), sister XIE Yanan, Pastor LIU Yukang, and sister CHEN Binghui. Among them, sister XIE and CHEN are house church missionaries from Pingdingshan city, Henan province.

CAA also says a Vacation Bible School for 150 children was attacked in Jiangsu Province. At 4 pm on July 11, Zhongzhuang House Church in Jianhu City , Jiangsu Province, suffered persecution. Eyewitness reports say that while the church was conducting a VBS named “Harmony Express,” the county government, the Public Security Bureau (PSB), and the Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM), along with policemen, sent 10 vehicles. They took away 8 people from the church, including the pastor of the church and teachers for the VBS.

In its report, released to the media, CAA says: “In assaulting the church members, they resorted to brute force and injured 2 of the church workers. One of them, brother WANG Ya, is still going through emergency treatment in a hospital after he lost consciousness for half an hour. Another brother has had 3 stitches. The 2 brothers who were hospitalized were so beaten that blood came out from their mouths. A total of 10 people were taken away by the PSB, including the church leader Pastor ZENG Zhengliang.”

The CAA report adds: “Church property, including a video camera, a computer and movie camera, were taken by force without receipts. The 150 children were traumatized and they asked to leave the school. Pastor ZENG used to be a respected pastor in the local TSPM church, but last year he was forced to leave the TSPM because he didn’t agree with the TSPM’s liberal, government-dictated theology. After being forced to leave the TSPM church, Pastor Zeng planted a house church.”

Meanwhile, on July 10,CAA says the PSB of Mingguang county, Anhui province, detained a local house church leader. Pastor LU Jingxiang was taken away from his house at Qiaotou town, Mingguang county. The PSB didn’t provide any legal paper for the arrest and claimed that pastor LU was involved “illegal religious activities.”

“We urge President Bush and other administration officials to speak more forcefully on the deteriorating situation of religious persecution in China,” says CAA’s Bob Fu. CAA also urges the Chinese government to immediately release these arrested pastors.

Interested individuals may communicate their concern to the Chinese authorities at the following addresses:

Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong,
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
2300 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20008
www.china-embassy.org/
TEL: 202-7456743
Director of Religious Affairs: (202) 328-2512

Premier Wen Jiabao, PRC
PO Box 1741, The State Council, Beijing , PRC (zip code 100017)Contact Phone?+86-10-66012399

Ms. Wu Aiying, minister of Ministry of Justice of PRC
Tel: +86-10-65205114
Fax: +86-10-64729863
Address?No. 10, Nan Da Jie, Chaoyangmen, Beijing City (Zip Code: 100020)

** Michael Ireland is an international British freelance journalist. A former reporter with a London newspaper, Michael is the Chief Correspondent for ASSIST News Service of Lake Forest, California. Michael immigrated to the United States in 1982 and became a US citizen in September, 1995. He is married with two children. Michael has also been a frequent contributor to UCB Europe, a British Christian radio station.

** You may republish this story with proper attribution.

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3427807,00.html

Israeli woman suspected of making threats against President Bush

Published: 07.20.07, 12:54 / Israel News

The Tel Aviv District Court sent a 34-year-old Petach Tikva resident for psychiatric evaluation and she was remanded for an additional three days after she allegedly made threats against US President George W. Bush.

According to suspicion, the woman arrived at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv early Friday morning and told security guards she wished to take vengeance on the president. (Avi Cohen)

[Cindy]

http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_922.html

Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520

This information is current as of today, Fri Jul 20 2007 04:18:08 GMT-0700.

ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA

July 13, 2007

[Cindy]

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/hi_180707e.htm

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
July 19 , 2007

“THE HATE INDUSTRY”

SNIPPET: “The hate industry: Hamas uses the Internet to disseminate anti-Semitic cartoons to Russian speaking target audiences. The prominent theme of the cartoons is that Israel and the Jews are bloodthirsty monsters engaged in a holocaust of the Palestinian people.”