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Posted on 08/01/2007 10:32:19 PM PDT by nwctwx
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-08-21-cia-ig_N.htm?csp=34
Declassified 9/11 Executive Summary released
Completed in June 2005 and kept classified until now, the 19-page executive summary finds extensive fault with the actions of senior CIA leaders and others beneath them. “The agency and its officers did not discharge their responsibilities in a satisfactory manner,” the CIA inspector general found.
Those pesky Russians are certainly feeling their oats lately.
Any speculation as to why?
It’s all about whose plane is bigger with these guys. :)
Thank you celtic-cat for the heads up.
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NOTE: These documents are public documents and are not classified:
https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/Executive%20Summary_OIG%20Report.pdf
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https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/911-ig-report-summary.html
“Director’s Statement on the Release of the 9/11 IG Report Executive Summary
Statement to Employees by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, General Michael V. Hayden on the Release of the 9/11 IG Report Executive Summary”
August 21, 2007
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/017860.php
August 21, 2007
“Supporters of NYC Arabic school want founding leader reinstated”
(NEWSDAY)
Missile envy? :)
Follow-Up/Opinion:
Note: Includes photos and graphs.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884493/posts
“Minneapolis I-35W Bridge Collapse Failure Analysis”
opinion | 8-21-2007 | jeffers
Posted on 08/21/2007 3:20:52 PM PDT by jeffers
ADDING archived material to post no. 1465:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875105/posts?page=1465#1465
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1884089/posts?page=156#156
ON THE NET...
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http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/grants-2007-infrastructure-protection.pdf
“Overview:
FY 2007 Infrastructure Protection
Program”
January 9, 2007
*NOTE: The chart regarding ferries is on page 6.
156 posted on 08/21/2007 3:01:26 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1884089/posts?page=159#159
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=26742#c0089
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stepping back in time...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002058959_ferry10m.html
Sunday, October 10, 2004 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M.
“Why feds believe terrorists are probing ferry system”
By Mike Carter
Seattle Times staff reporter
159 posted on 08/21/2007 3:38:18 PM PDT by Cindy
And just a little happy thought for the day.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47127
“Defense Department to Close Talon System”
By Sgt. Sara Wood, USA
American Forces Press Service
NEWS RELEASE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2007 – The Defense Department announced today that it will close the Talon intelligence reporting system Sept. 17 and maintain a record copy of the collected data in accordance with intelligence oversight requirements.
Talon was established in 2002 by then-Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz as a way to collect and evaluate information about possible threats to U.S. servicemembers and defense civilians at stateside and overseas military installations. It is being closed because reporting to the system had declined significantly, and it was determined to no longer be of analytical value, said Army Col. Gary Keck, a Pentagon spokesman.
The department is working to develop a new reporting system to replace Talon, but in the interim, all information concerning force protection threats will go to the FBI’s Guardian reporting system, Keck said.”
I remember all those “pokes, prods,and probes” of the ferry systems. I’m glad that some are finally taking it seriously.
LOL.........that was me fifteen years ago.........and I haven’t changed.
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47128
Coalition Troops in Iraq Kill Five Insurgents, Net 11
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2007 – Coalition troops today killed five al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists and captured 11 suspects during three operations in central and northern Iraq, officials said.
Residents of western Baqubah tipped off coalition officials that al Qaeda operatives were forcing citizens out of their homes. Two armed men inside a suspected terrorist safe house challenged a coalition assault force, and the coalition troops killed the two men. They also killed aanother armed man who emerged from a nearby building with a weapon aimed at the assault force.
After observing another group of suspects moving toward a small palm grove near the assault force, coalition forces attempted to call them out of their fighting positions, but the enemy fighters did not comply. Coalition forces engaged the group, killing one and capturing five others. The U.S. troops also found some improvised explosive devices and disarmed them.
Today during a firefight in Mosul, coalition forces captured a Syrian man suspected of assisting foreign terrorists and facilitating bomb-making operations. One insurgent was wounded in the exchange, and four other suspects were detained for their ties to the bomb-making cell. Intelligence reports indicate the group was planning a large-scale attack in the Husaybah area, officials said.
Coalition troops today also raided a group of buildings south of Kirkuk, targeting a close associate of an al Qaeda in Iraq senior leader. Upon arrival at the scene, surveillance teams observed one man moving into position against the assault force. Coalition forces engaged the man, killing him. The ground forces detained two suspected terrorists for their alleged ties to the terrorist leader.
“Iraqis are making it clear they do not support al Qaeda in Iraq, nor do they want terrorists in their communities,” said Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman. “With their help, we will continue our assault on al-Qaeda in Iraq and its terror networks.”
Yesterday, Iraqi security forces accompanied by U.S. Special Forces soldiers destroyed a weapons cache during a raid near Diwaniyah. The Iraqi and U.S. forces destroyed a large cache containing large quantities of explosively formed penetrators and rocket-propelled grenades.
In operations Aug. 19:
— U.S. Apache helicopter crews destroyed a possible enemy antiaircraft weapon and a vehicle during an operation over southern Baghdad.
— Iraqi citizens helped coalition troops find four weapons caches near Baghdad. Two caches that contained a heavy machine gun barrel, receiver, mount, seat and tripod, 133 green flares and 54 red flares were found near a highway in the Mahmudiyah area. Another cache north of Taqa yielded eight 57 mm and nine 150 mm canisters and two 50-pound bags of homemade explosives.
— A concerned citizen pointed out a cache containing a 155 mm round, 10 pounds of homemade explosive, and a pressure-bar trigger for an improvised explosive device northwest of Baghdad.
— Acting on a tip, U.S. troops took custody of 11 alleged insurgents being held by a neighborhood watch in the Mechaniks area of Baghdad’s Rashid district. Coalition and Iraqi security forces have been encouraging neighborhoods to form watch programs to help provide a safe, secure area to help spur economic and infrastructure growth.
— Fourth Iraqi Army soldiers assisted by an Iraqi infrastructure security battalion and advised by U.S. Special Forces troops detained a suspected al Qaeda agent during a raid near the Heyshel area of Kirkuk. Iraqi forces seized a sniper rifle with magazines, a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher with rounds, an AK-47 rifle, artillery rounds, a rocket, chest harnesses, and military uniforms.
— Iraqi security forces with U.S. Special Forces advisors detained a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist during a raid in the Washira district of Ramana, near Qaim.
In Iraq operations Aug. 18:
— An Iraqi sacrificed his life to thwart an attack on U.S. soldiers and fellow citizens when he intercepted a suicide bomber during a citizens’ meeting in Arafia. The selfless Iraqi’s actions saved the lives of four U.S. soldiers and eight civilians. The citizens’ group soon provided the local police with the location of an al Qaeda cell believed to be responsible for the attack. The Iraqi police immediately conducted a raid that resulted in four arrests.
— U.S. soldiers discovered four weapons caches in Qubbah and Mukeisha villages in the Diyala River Valley during Operation Lightning Hammer. The soldiers found two caches consisting of small-arms ammunition and magazines, 20 sticks of dynamite, detonation cord, 78 blasting caps, a pistol, a suicide vest carrier, six DVDs of suicide bombers, land contracts to rent land to members of the Islamic State of Iraq, propaganda encouraging extremists to kill U.S. troops, and an extremist handbook. Two other caches were discovered in the village of Mukeisha. They contained 14 rockets, 10 rocket-propelled grenades, 20 60 mm mortar rounds, five 60 mm mortar tubes, eight sticks of dynamite, and an anti-aircraft weapon system.
— Iraqi and U.S. troops nabbed 10 suspected terrorists after a firefight with enemy forces south of Mahmudiyah. The U.S. and Iraqi forces were dispatched to investigate reports that the enemy was transferring weapons from a local mosque. As U.S. soldiers approached the mosque, they came under rocket-propelled-grenade fire. A rocket hit the soldiers’ vehicle, causing a small fire that was quickly extinguished. A concerned citizen said a group of armed men had fled the mosque in groups of three and dispersed in different directions. U.S. and Iraqi soldiers searched the mosque and found five possible rocket-launching devices. A search of nearby buildings yielded a flak vest and ammunition. Ten people were detained on suspicion of involvement in the attack.
— U.S. ground and aerial forces teamed up to kill five insurgents during an operation southeast of Baghdad. Coalition aircraft were called in to engage a squad-sized enemy element. The aircraft also destroyed one truck and one anti-aircraft weapon system.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
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“’How did you catch me?’ Hard work and MySpace (Newark Murders)”
star ledger ^ | August 19, 2007 | JONATHAN SCHUPPE
Posted on 08/21/2007 4:54:30 PM PDT by Coleus
QUOTE:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1741897/posts?page=347#347
UDPATE:
Thanks to ButThreeLeftsDo for the ping to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884540/posts
“Imams Looking For Case To Go Forward In Court (”Flyin’ Imams”!!)”
KSTP.com ^ | 8/21/07 | KSTP.com
Posted on 08/21/2007 5:03:59 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
347 posted on 08/21/2007 5:18:25 PM PDT by Cindy
Toronto police are investigating after a man was injured by a letter bomb. Police say the man received an envelope at his home in the area of Victoria Park and Lawrence Avenues on the night of Aug. 11. When he opened the package, it exploded, causing injuries to his hands.
An envelope with a petroleum-type odour was found at another Toronto home in the area of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. on Aug. 19, but police were called and it was safely detonated. Both packages were bubble-wrapped envelopes, had properly addressed courier receipts, and contained petroleum-type fluid.
Police are warning members of the public to be cautious if they receive unexpected packages or envelopes and to contact police if they are suspicious of the contents. Suspicious envelopes and packages should not be handled or moved.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=russia
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=putin
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884594/posts
“Worried about Putin’s Russia?: Read on”
International Herald Tribune ^ | August 20, 2007 | Paul Kennedy
Posted on 08/21/2007 6:50:35 PM PDT by neverdem
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884590/posts
“Russia steps up military expansion”
The Guardian (linked from Drudge) ^ | 8//22/07
Posted on 08/21/2007 6:42:06 PM PDT by SergeiRachmaninov
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884398/posts
“Czechs make “big mistake” on U.S. radar: Russia”
Yahoo News ^ | 08/21/07 | Chris Baldwin
Posted on 08/21/2007 11:08:26 AM PDT by kik5150
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s military chief told the Czech Republic it would be making a “big mistake” to host a U.S. missile defense shield on its soil and urged Prague on Tuesday to delay a decision until a new U.S. president is elected. The Czech Republic is discussing hosting a radar station...”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883784/posts
Russia targets Siberian scientists
UPI ^ | 08/20/07
Posted on 08/20/2007 7:47:45 AM PDT by nypokerface
NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia, Aug. 20 (UPI) — Two Siberian scientists are under criminal investigation for allegedly divulging Russian defense secrets in a book they wrote.
Brothers Igor and Olen Minin were targeted for a section in their book dealing with developments at the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Science’s Institute of Applied Physics, Itar-Tass reported Monday.
The two scientists worked at the applied physics institute before joining the Novosibirsk State Technical University located in Russia’s third largest city.
They aren’t the first Siberian scientists to be accused of trading in state secrets.
Earlier a laboratory chief at the Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion in Siberia was exonerated of charges he passed classified information about solid rocket fuels to the United States.
IF YOU RECEIVE A SUSPICIOUS LETTER OR PACKAGE...
Everyone (TMers and Lurkers) review this poster please.
It prints out nicely too for home or the workplace.
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/pos84.pdf
Thanks Oorang and Cindy.
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