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Posted on 01/02/2008 8:53:38 PM PST by nwctwx
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Thanks, RHW.
How was O’Hare when you came back?
Dillon Dam Road closed after ‘suspicious activity’ (COLORADO)
Authorities have closed Dillon Dam Road to traffic until at least early next week after “recent suspicious activity” later found to be non-threatening.
The incident involved two males using video equipment on the road while it was closed because of weather on Tuesday.
But investigation by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office and later by the FBI cleared the men, who said they were from Denver and were filming a music video on the dam.
The men were “very cooperative” with the deputies and agreed to show them the footage and have their vehicle inspected, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
After forwarding the information to the FBI, the federal law enforcement agency said it reviewed the matter, and no threat was identified.
Dillon Dam Road, however, remains closed.
Denver Water said it planned “to assess safety and security risks” early next week before deciding when the road might reopen. [snip}
Call me curious: the suspicious activity is “non-threatening”, but they’re still going to keep the road closed for several days to assess “safety and security”.
Music video? Right.
A lunch-hour tornado raked roofs, shredded trees, downed power lines and jumbled traffic in Hazel Dell and Fruit Valley this afternoon. Cristy Jenkins was waiting at a stoplight at Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue and 78th Street when she saw the funnel cloud pass in front of her from west to east.
“Dillion Dam”
Duly noted and thank you Velveeta.
Off topic.
What a beautiful place and what a neat web cam, Velveeta.
Looks like a wonderful vacation spot.
I think I’ll add it to my vacation list possibilities.
http://www.townofdillon.com/What%20to%20See%20%5F%20Do/Dillon%20Marina/Web%20Cam/
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...and again thanks for the ping Velveeta to post no. 462.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947527/posts?page=462#462
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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=Dillon+Dam&ie=UTF-8
from your article link MamaDearest:
QUOTE - SNIPPET:
t was a learning experience for her son, Jennifer Chipman noted. When asked what a bear says, Camron responded, “ROAR!” And what does a tornado say?
“WOWWW!”
No injuries reported, but widespread damage along twister’s path
*snicker*
re: Dillon
at least they are paying attention, which is more than we could have said 8 years ago
Yep.
I agree it does look like a nice vacation spot.
There do seem to be alot of dam watchers in the area though:
http://strategicintelligence.blogspot.com/
O'Hare was quiet. But I just happened to be standing next to one of Chicago's Finest who was just finishing his shift. I mentioned the security at LAX and asked if anything similar was going on at O'Hare. He said other than tighter security due to the visit by Pres Bush and some other foreign dignitary this week it was business as usual.
But here is a strange story from my flight out on Monday:
One of the passengers came up to the flight attendant to tell her someone was in his seat. The FA went to straighten it out only to find out that the seated passenger had a ticket to LaGuardia. My flight was to Los Angeles! They escorted the woman off the flight but NEVER questioned the gate agent as to how someone with the wrong ticket boarded the plane!
American received a letter from me on that one. Horribly lax security. Haven't heard back yet.
Well thank you Velveeta.
That’s a good link.
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48622
Coalition Offensives in Iraq Kill, Capture Suspected Terrorists
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2008 – As successful air strikes highlighted a new series of coordinated offensives in Iraq, coalition forces killed five suspected terrorists, nabbed 17 others and seized weapons caches over the past two days.
Using precision strikes today, coalition aircraft hit more than 40 targets in addition to destroying reported al Qaeda safe havens in Arab Jabour. Coalition operators dropped 38 bombs within the first 10 minutes, a total tonnage of 40,000 pounds, military officials said.
A joint operation between the Air Force and soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team required extensive planning to prevent collateral damage and to deny the area’s use for attacks into Baghdad and against coalition forces, officials said. Two B-1 bombers and four F-16 fighter jets directed bombs at three large target areas. Each bomber made two passes, and the F-16s followed to complete the mission set.
The precision air strikes supported Operation Phantom Phoenix, the overarching operation that includes Operation Marne Thunderbolt. The coordinated assaults are the latest in a series of combat operations by Multinational Division Center focused on pursuing al Qaeda and clearing terrorist safe havens southeast of Baghdad, military officials said.
Helicopters from 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, are striking extremists on a regular basis during Operation Marne Thunderbolt. Since early January, Apache helicopters have relentlessly pursued the enemy in the area, Army Lt. Col. Robert Wilson, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade executive officer, said.
“We’ve been conducting detailed zone reconnaissance and intelligence-driven engagements to set the conditions for follow-on operations in support of Marne Thunderbolt and Phantom Phoenix,” he added.
Wilson said the Apaches’ effectiveness comes from the fact that they are not bound by a two-dimensional battlefield.
“We allow the commanding general and all his subordinate commanders to get inside the enemy’s decision cycle, timeline and even his sanctuaries while minimizing the risk to friendly forces and capitalizing on the vulnerabilities of the enemies of the Iraqi people,” Wilson said.
Meanwhile, 2nd Brigade Combat Team ground troops are working with Iraqi security forces in the area to keep pressure on the enemy as patrol bases are built and security is restored, military officials said.
As part of the offensive on Jan. 8, coalition forces killed four enemy personnel and wounded three more shortly after an engineer vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device near Muqdadiyah during Operation Raider Harvest, another Operation Phantom Phoenix component.
The IED struck soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division’s 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, while clearing a route in the Diyala province, a known al Qaeda in Iraq safe haven, military officials said. No troops were injured in the attack.
An air weapons team operating in the area spotted several armed personnel running from the IED site into a nearby house. The team fired a missile at the target, killing four and wounding three others. Subsequent explosions occurred after the missile strike, leading military officials to believe the house was being used as an al Qaeda in Iraq safe house and weapons cache.
In Iraq today:
— Coalition forces captured a suspected terrorist southwest of Mahmudiyah believed to be associated with the al Qaeda in Iraq senior leader of the network south of Baghdad. Troops also killed one suspected terrorists, detained seven others and seized a weapons cache during the raid.
— Troops captured a suspected terrorist in Baghdad reportedly involved in exchanging explosive materials and vehicles and facilitating the movement of suicide bombers for use in terrorist operations throughout the capital. The suspect allegedly is associated with foreign terrorist networks and has ties to numerous al Qaeda and Ansar al Sunna leadership operating in and outside Iraq, military officials said.
— Coalition forces captured a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq member in Mosul believed to be responsible for a group of terrorists who conducted assassinations in Hawija. The group reportedly targets Iraqi and coalition troops, military officials said.
— Coalition troops in Samarra captured an alleged al Qaeda in Iraq leader of the Raga Village network and detained three suspected terrorists. The primary suspect is reportedly a close associate of a senior-level foreign-terrorist facilitator, as well as several al Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders. During a separate operation northeast of the city, troops captured four more suspects while targeting an associate of the terrorist networks in Samarra and Salahuddin.
In eastern Baghdad’s Nissan district Jan. 9, soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, found a weapons cache. The stockpile contained copper plating, two explosively formed projectiles, two rocket-propelled grenades, an AK-47 assault rifle, five 105 mm mortar rounds, eight anti-personnel mines, wire, and three artillery rounds of undetermined size. A concerned citizen provided the tip that lead troops to the cache, military officials said.
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq and Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48627
Gates: Iranian Boats’ Actions ‘Raise Concerns’
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2008 – U.S. defense officials were very disturbed by the actions of Iranian attack boats in the Straits of Hormuz on Jan. 6, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today, and he dismissed Iranian charges that U.S. officials doctored a videotape to make the Iranians look bad.
The five Iranian boats “buzzed” three U.S. Navy warships transiting the straits into the Persian Gulf. The boats approached within 500 yards of the ships and appeared to drop boxes into the water in the path of the U.S. ships. Officials released a video showing the boats and recordings of the threatening radio messages the Iranian ships broadcast.
“I think that what concerned us was, first, that there were five of these boats, and the second, that they came as close as they did to our ships and behaved in what appeared to be a pretty aggressive manner,” Gates said during a Pentagon news conference. “All of those things raise concerns.”
Iranian officials said the United States fabricated the tapes. “With respect to … the charges of fabrication, I think that the most appropriate answer is actually the one that I heard on television last night from former Secretary of Defense Bill Cohen, who said, ‘Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?’” Gates said. “I think that aptly characterizes and appropriately characterizes the Iranian claim.”
The secretary said the Iranians engaged in similar incidents against U.S. ships last year, but the number of Iranian boats was fewer and their actions were not as aggressive.
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Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3492839,00.html
Qassam falls in Kibbutz Yad-Mordechai, no injuries
Published: 01.10.08, 17:44 / Israel News
Palestinian terror groups launched a Qassam rocket from Gaza on Thursday afternoon, the rocket landed in Kibbutz Yad Mordechai in southern Israel.
No injuries were reported but damage was caused at the impact site. (Shmulik Hadad)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=belgium
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=brussels
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019517.php
(REUTERS)
January 10, 2008
“’Religion of Peace’ Corps suffers a setback: Jihadists recruiting suicide bombers for Iraq attacks sentenced in Belgium”
BRUSSELS
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Previously...
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/009235.php
(TELEGRAPH.co.uk)
December 1, 2005
“15 linked to Belgian Muslim convert suicide bomber arrested”
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Previously...
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/009219.php
(UPI)
November 29, 2005
“Belgian woman, convert to Islam, ID’d as Iraqi suicide bomber”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019279.php
(AP)
December 22, 2007
“”We think there is still a threat,” but Belgium releases 14 suspected jihadists”
BRUSSELS
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Previously...
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019266.php
(AP)
December 21, 2007
“Belgium arrests 14 misunderstanders of Islam plotting inner spiritual struggle”
This airstrike is an excellent change in tactics as we haven’t made this level of an attack in a long time. This also indicates that we have a higher level of intel on the targets allowing commanders to call in the big stuff without worry of civilian casualities.
Yes, I was thinking along those lines — pretty good intel marks the spot.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/damour.html
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Thanks to Abu Afak for the ping to this thread.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1951848/posts
The MASSACRE at DAMOUR (Anniversary 32)
Cedarland ^
Posted on 01/10/2008 9:00:27 PM PST by abu afak
“...On 9 January 1976, three days after Epiphany, the priest of Damour Father Mansour Labaky, was carrying out a Maronite custom of blessing the houses with holy water. As he stood in front of a house on the side of the town next to the Muslim village of Harat Na’ami, a bullet whistled past his ear and hit the house. Then he heard the rattle of machine-guns. He went inside the house, and soon learned that the town was surrounded. Later he found out by whom and how many — the forces of Sa’iqa, consisting of 16,000 Palestinians and Syrians, and units of the Mourabitoun and some fifteen other militias, reinforced by mercenaries from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and a contingent of Libyans.....
Father Labaky telephoned the Muslim sheikh of the district and asked him, as a fellow religious leader, what he could do to help the people of the town. ‘I can do nothing,’ he was told ‘They want to harm you. It is the Palestinians. I cannot stop them.’ While the shooting and some shelling went on all day, Father Labaky telephoned a long list of people, politicians of both the Left and the Right, asking for help. They all said with apologies and commiserations that they could do nothing. Then he telephoned Kamal Jumblatt, in whose parliamentary constituency Damour lay. ‘Father,’ Jumblatt said, ‘I can do nothing for you, because it depends on Yasser Arafat.’ He gave Arafat’s phone number to the priest.
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“”...In all, 582 people were killed in the storming of Damour. Father Labaky went back with the Red Cross to bury them. Many of the bodies had been dismembered, so they had to count the heads to number the dead. Three of the men they found had had their genitals cut off and stuffed into their mouths.
The horror did not end there, the old Christian cemetery was also destroyed, coffins were dug up, the dead robbed, vaults opened, and bodies and skeletons thrown across the grave yard. Damour was then transformed into a stronghold of Fatah and the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine). The ruined town became one of the main PLO centres for the promotion of international terrorism. The Church of St Elias was used as a repair garage for PLO vehicles and also as a range for shooting-practice with targets painted on the eastern wall of the nave.
The commander of the combined forces which descended on Damour on 23 January 1976 was Zuhayr Muhsin, chief of al-Sa’iqa, known since then throughout Christian Lebanon as ‘the Butcher of Damour’. He was assassinated on 15 July 1979 at Cannes in the South of France...”
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1 posted on 01/10/2008 9:00:29 PM PST by abu afak
My 6th annual posting here I believe.
2 posted on 01/10/2008 9:02:23 PM PST by abu afak (Mellita, domi adsum)
Glad it was quiet for you. Honestly, I’m not surprised that people are getting through on the wrong flights.
Sorry to do this to you - BUT - planes are icky:
UAL 747 Searched In China After Mice Discovered Onboard
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=e682c8ae-7438-48bd-96b3-f682dab0b549
Eight Rodents Found... Some In Pillows...
Perhaps this will slow down the jokes about contaminated Chinese products coming to the US. Reuters reports a Chinese government emergency team rushed onto a United Airlines jet in Beijing, after the crew notified air traffic control Sunday they found evidence of mice onboard the plane.
Over the course of two days, inspectors set traps, and say they eventually found eight mice, some dead. The live ones were sent out for lab analysis.
The good news: None of the mice tested positive for bubonic plague antigens or parasites, and airline officials say there was no damage to the plane’s wiring done by the enterprising rodents.
“Our customers on this flight were always safe and unaware of the situation,” United spokesperson Robin Urbanski said. The Boeing 747 had flown to Beijing from Washington, DC.
The bad news: The inspectors said they found the mice hiding in pillows... so, flier beware.
(eeeeeeeekk!!!)
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