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Posted on 12/01/2007 8:47:13 PM PST by nwctwx
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You’re welcome Cindy.
Thanks for keeping us informed Cindy. Merry Christmas to you and all researchers/linkers/educators/posters on TM threads.
A very blessed Christmas to you, PGalt.
Armed assailants hijacked a FedEx delivery truck Friday when they assaulted the driver at a traffic signal in downtown New York City.
Police said the assailants forced the driver into another vehicle and he was later found about 1:30 a.m. in Brooklyn, WNBC-TV in New York reported Friday.
Two assailants threatened the driver, who was en route to the FedEx facility in Newark, N.J., police told the television station.
Neither the driver nor the police had knowledge of the 18-wheel delivery truck's cargo.
Hundreds of live snakes found on plane
VIETNAMESE airport officials have discovered a cargo of 700 live snakes on a Thai Airways flight from Indonesia.
"The snakes were alive when they were found in the cargo," a quarantine officer at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport said.
"Seven hundred snakes were later destroyed when no one claimed ownership."
The reptiles were found on December 19 in a container that arrived on flight TG 682 from Indonesia.
Armed assailants hijacked a FedEx delivery truck Friday when they assaulted the driver at a traffic signal in downtown New York City.
Police said the assailants forced the driver into another vehicle and he was later found about 1:30 a.m. in Brooklyn, WNBC-TV in New York reported Friday.
Two assailants threatened the driver, who was en route to the FedEx facility in Newark, N.J., police told the television station.
Neither the driver nor the police had knowledge of the 18-wheel delivery truck's cargo.
Hundreds of live snakes found on plane
VIETNAMESE airport officials have discovered a cargo of 700 live snakes on a Thai Airways flight from Indonesia.
"The snakes were alive when they were found in the cargo," a quarantine officer at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport said.
"Seven hundred snakes were later destroyed when no one claimed ownership."
The reptiles were found on December 19 in a container that arrived on flight TG 682 from Indonesia.
Thank you MamaDearest for the heads up.
UPDATE:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=FedEx+Truck&btnG=Search+News
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h1MkHeHSYJONEaaB1OZUx-sbBTNAD8TM56100
“Robbers Steal FedEx Truck, Parcels in NY”
6 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The driver, who was found later in Brooklyn, wasn’t hurt, police and FedEx Corp. spokesman Steve Barber said. The truck — an 18-wheeler and one of the biggest FedEx vehicles — was later found abandoned in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn around 5:30 a.m. There was cargo inside, officials said.
Jim McCluskey, a spokesman for the Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx, said no packages were missing and that those in the truck would soon be sent out.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Halfway across the country, a freight train bound for Chicago derailed Friday, spilling several train cars loaded with UPS packages in Indiana.
Hundreds of UPS workers were sent to the site to load packages onto trailers and get them back on their way, company spokesman James Vickery said.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The freight train, which was traveling from Secaucus, N.J., was hauling 39 UPS containers. The UPS tracking system will allow customers to track their packages online and be notified whether their parcel was thrown off the train, Vickery said.”
RECAP and UPDATED:
http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?topic=810.0
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http://www.longwarjournal.org/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?tag=Pakistan&blog_id=7
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(Note: This url may expire.)
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C12%5C20%5Cstory_20-12-2007_pg11_8
Thursday, December 20, 2007
“Rauf’s uncle remanded in police custody”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “RAWALPINDI: Special Judge Shaukat Ali Sajid on Wednesday granted five-day physical remand of Muhammad Rafiq, uncle of Rashid Rauf, to police.”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019256.php
(AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE)
December 20, 2007
“Pakistani police helped British jihad suspect escape”
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http://www.theaviationnation.com/wp-content/images/rauf.jpg
blog:
http://www.TheAviationNation.com/2007/12/18/365/
(DAWN.com, December 17, 2007)
“Uncle Helped Rashid Rauf Escape”
By Annie Jacobsen in category The Al-Qaeda Threat
(December 18, 2007)
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019198.php
(IOL.co.za)
December 17, 2007
“Jihad terror suspect, on way to prison, asks police escort to stop so he can pray in mosque — where he escapes”
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blog:
http://www.TheAviationNation.com/2007/12/16/airline-mega-plot-suspect-escapes-jail/
“Airline Mega-Plot Suspect Escapes Jail”
By Annie Jacobsen in category The Al-Qaeda Threat
(December 16, 2007)
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blog:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2007/12/al_qaeda_commander_r.php
“Al Qaeda commander Rashid Rauf escapes Pakistani custody”
By BILL ROGGIO
December 15, 2007 6:13 PM
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/15/world/main3622361.shtml
CBS NEWS.com: Islamabad, Pakistan - “TERROR SUSPECT ESCAPES IN PAKISTAN Rashid Rauf, Accused in Airliner Bomb Plot, Slips Away from Police Custody” (December 15, 2007)
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http://news.google.com/news?tab=wn&hl=en&ned=us&q=Rauf&ie=UTF-8&scoring=n
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200712/NAT20071221b.html
“Democrat Blocks Passport Requirement at Canada, Mexico Borders”
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
December 21, 2007
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48498
“Northern Iraq Operations Expose Enemy’s Grim Nature”
By Kristen Noel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2007
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48500
Troops Kill 1, Capture 24 in Iraq
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2007 – Iraqi and coalition forces killed one suspected terrorist and detained 24 others in Iraq over the past two days, military officials said.
During operations to disrupt criminal networks this morning, coalition forces captured two suspected “special groups” leaders and detained three other suspects near Baghdad in the Mashru and Kadhimiya areas. Intelligence led ground forces to the target area south of Baghdad in Mashru, where they captured one criminal group leader and detained another suspected criminal.
The targeted individual reportedly trained criminal splinter group members to attack coalition and Iraqi forces with explosively formed penetrators and improvised explosive devices, military officials said. He reportedly associated with several other senior criminal leaders responsible for attacks on troops.
In an operation west of Baghdad in Kadhimiya, ground forces captured a senior criminal group leader and detained two other suspected criminals. The alleged senior special groups leader is believed to be responsible for supplying materials for use in explosively formed penetrator attacks. He reportedly controlled a group of criminal cells operating in Baghdad and is linked to several other senior-level criminal leaders involved in attacks on coalition forces, military officials said.
“Coalition forces continue to conduct operations designed to diminish the facilitation of terrorist activities Iraq,” said Navy Capt. Vic Beck, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman.
During coordinated operations in Baghdad yesterday and today, troops detained two wanted individuals in al Qaeda’s media and propaganda network. The suspects also reportedly are associates of a suspected terrorist who was detained by coalition forces Dec. 9 for his role in the same network. At the targeted site, the ground force discovered caches of media and propaganda materials. Ground forces also detained four suspected terrorists.
During an operation in Tarmiyah today, coalition forces detained a wanted individual believed to be closely associated with a leader in the northern Baghdad al Qaeda network. The wanted individual reportedly is associated with senior terrorists in the network, which is responsible for car-bomb and IED attacks, as well as extortion, intimidation, weapons trafficking and facilitating foreign terrorists. In addition to the wanted individual, the ground force detained one suspected terrorist.
Coalition forces in Kirkuk conducted an operation targeting an alleged al Qaeda cell leader today. The targeted individual reportedly is involved in planning and executing terrorist operations in the province and was associated with Abu Harith, the former leader of the Kirkuk terrorist network who was killed during a coalition operation Nov. 21.
During the operation, an armed man emerged from the targeted building and displayed hostile behavior. Coalition forces engaged and killed him. During the engagement, an explosion occurred, indicating the individual may have been armed with explosive material. Troops detained one suspected terrorist on site.
In Mosul, coalition forces detained seven suspected terrorists today while targeting an individual believed to be involved in an illegal terrorist court system. The suspect also is responsible for facilitating the storage and maintenance of weapons caches in the area, military officials said.
During an operation south of Hawijah yesterday, coalition troops detained three suspects while targeting associates of the terrorist network in Kirkuk.
“Al Qaeda in Iraq remains a threat to the Iraqi people,” said Army Maj. Winfield Danielson, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman. “Iraqi and coalition forces are working together to dismantle their terrorist networks and bring stability to Iraq.”
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15977&Itemid=21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20071222-01
December 22, 2007
Iraqi Police uncover major weapons cache
Multi-National Division – North
KIRKUK, Iraq – Iraqi Police uncovered a major weapons cache in the Kirkuk province of Iraq Dec. 18. The discovery was made during a series of pre-dawn raids at suspected cache sites.
Iraqi Police led the operation in the town of Ruwadah, approximately 25 miles west of Kirkuk City. The operation was named “Kura Azakan” (The Brave Men) by General Sarhadt, outer Hawijah district police chief, because Coalition Forces and Iraqi Police had not been in the area recently and because the Iraqi Police had gone in without Coalition presence.
More than 300 Iraqi Police officers from Dibbis, Sagaron, Tarkalan, Altun Kopri and Schawn took part in the operation, which was conducted using 32 Iraqi Police vehicles. At one of the sites, Iraqi Police discovered one of the largest caches in recent Kirkuk province history.
Included in the cache were approximately: 65 grenades, 83 rocket propelled grenades, 1,800 fuses, 1,060 mortar rounds, 250 various explosive projectiles, 3,000 small-arms rounds, 1,400 20 mm cannon rounds, and more than 1,000 pounds of explosives and improvised explosive device-making material.
Coalition Forces from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment and Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, along with explosives ordnance disposal team members, were called in to safely dispose of the ordnance. In an extensive combined operation, Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a 13-hour clearing operation which resulted in the destruction of the more than 7 tons of deadly ordnance.
“This is another example of the growing capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces to conduct independent operations and was a result of a lot of hard work from brave Iraqis,” said Col. David Pashcal, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division commander. “The discovery and destruction of this cache will seriously disrupt the enemy’s ability to conduct attacks on innocent Iraqi citizens, Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces.”
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15984&Itemid=21
Press Release A071222a
December 22, 2007
Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda propaganda and finance operations, six suspects detained
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces detained two wanted individuals and four additional suspects during operations today targeting al-Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq.
During an operation in Baghdad, Coalition forces captured a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq associate allegedly involved in facilitating finances for the terrorist network in Arab Jabour. Reports indicate the wanted individual is associated with senior terrorists in the network responsible for numerous attacks against Coalition forces.
The Arab Jabour network is operating in a degraded state following recent Coalition forces success in the region, to include an operation Dec. 15 that led to the detention of another wanted individual suspected of being involved in the network (see MNF-I press release A071215a, “Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda operations; four terrorists killed, 18 detained,” dated Dec. 15, 2007).
Also in the capital city, Coalition forces captured a wanted individual believed to be involved in al-Qaeda in Iraq media and propaganda operations. The wanted individual is allegedly a close associate of three suspects, also involved in al-Qaeda media operations, who were detained by Coalition forces during operations last week.
Farther north in Mosul, four suspected terrorists were detained during an operation targeting an associate of the al-Qaeda in Iraq network operating in the city.
“We are continuing to take the fight to al-Qaeda,” said Maj. Winfield Danielson, MNF-I spokesman. “Our operations are diminishing their ability to attack the Iraqi people and the security forces that protect them.”
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blog:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2007/12/measuring_security_a.php
“Iraqi Security Forces continue to surge”
By DJ ELLIOTT
December 21, 2007 11:01 AM
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http://www.fbi.gov/page2/dec07/tips122107.html
“SUBMITTING TIPS ONLINE
A Life-Saving Story”
12/21/07
SNIPPET: “In the early morning hours of this past September 11, an Arizona man logged into our website, went to our electronic tips page, and reported what he had just seen on the Internet. And we are so glad he did.”
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net
(Note: Includes “Submit a Tip” link)
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http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/index.cfm?page=success_stories&language=english
“Rewards for Justice
SEEKING INFORMATION AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM”
“Success Stories”
SNIPPET: “Rewards for Justice has paid more than $77 million to over 50 people who provided information that prevented international terrorist attacks or helped bring to justice those involved in prior acts
As a result of this information, the following individuals, among many others, have been brought to justice:”
blog:
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/12/the_taliban_and_drugs.php
“The Taliban and Drugs”
By Douglas Farah
(December 21, 2007)
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blog:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/12/exclusive-11-to.html
“Exclusive: 11 Tons of Opium Discovered in Taliban Town”
December 20, 2007 3:26 PM
Stephen Grey and Anna Schecter Report
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20071220-9999-1m20station.html
“Soldiers guard police station after shooting”
By Anna Cearley
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
December 20, 2007
ROSARITO BEACH –
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Tuesday’s attack occurred at 12:40 p.m. It was the third attack in recent weeks against people who were named to high-level public security positions in new administrations in Rosarito Beach, Tijuana and Tecate.”
http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_3028.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Sat Dec 22 2007 03:00:04 GMT-0800 (PST).
Mexico
October 24, 2007
https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=77377
YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report
“Warden Message: Brussels Heightened Terrorist Threat”
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
Europe - Belgium
21 Dec 2007
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/12/20071221-2.html
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 21, 2007
Presidential Message to the Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces
On behalf of a grateful Nation, Laura and I send our best wishes for the holidays.
In this season of giving, we remember our duty to others, and we see that sense of duty fulfilled in the men and women who wear our Nation’s uniform. Our country owes you a debt of gratitude for your courage and resolve to serve the cause of peace. Americans are proud of your dedicated service, and I am proud to be the Commander in Chief of the greatest force for freedom in the history of the world.
Our Nation is thankful for the many sacrifices you and your families make every day. During the holidays and throughout the coming year, we ask the Almighty to bestow His protection and care on you and your loved ones. We pray for your safety and for liberty, justice, and peace on Earth.
Laura and I wish you a joyful holiday season. May God bless you, and may God continue to bless America.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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