http://www.longwarjournal.org/fastsearch?tag=Afghanistan
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/03/haqqaninetwork_compo.php
“Haqqani Network compound pounded by Coalition airstrikes”
By MATT DUPEE
March 12, 2008 9:45 AM
This is an UPDATE from a 2005 incident.
March 12, 2008
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/March/08_enrd_198.html
ranium Processing Company Pleads Guilty to Poisoning Migratory Birds
Spill of organic solvent killed geese and ducks
WASHINGTON – Cotter Corp., headquartered in Denver, Colo., pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado for its role in the poisoning deaths of migratory birds at its uranium processing facility near Cañon City, Colo., the Justice Department announced.
Cotter Corp. pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, in connection with a spill of approximately 4,500 gallons of organic solvent on Oct. 21, 2005, which escaped from a building at the processing facility and flowed into a catchment pond. Approximately 40 geese and ducks were killed after coming into contact with the solvent in the pond, which was removed by Cotter employees within a few days of the spill.
Under the plea agreement, Magistrate Kathleen Tafoya sentenced the company to pay the maximum fine of $15,000, make additional restitution of $15,000 and be placed on 12 months’ probation. During this time, the company is required to prepare and implement an environmental compliance plan designed to prevent future spills and ensure speedy, effective clean-up of any discharges that might occur.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is a federal law that imposes a misdemeanor sanction for the pursuit, harm, capture, taking or killing of several hundred species of birds without prior license or permit.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The case was prosecuted by Senior Trial Attorney Robert S. Anderson of the Department of Justice’s Environmental Crimes Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Linda McMahan of the District of Colorado.
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DEAD TERRORISTS Update:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984933/posts
“41 Taliban killed in south Afghanistan”
AP ^ | 03/13/08 | AMIR SHAH
Posted on 03/13/2008 3:19:33 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
“41 Taliban killed in south Afghanistan”
By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer
15 minutes ago
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Afghan and international forces killed 41 Taliban militants in a battle in southern Afghanistan, and a suicide car bomb attack on a convoy of U.S. troops left six Afghan civilians dead in Kabul, U.S. and Afghan officials said Thursday.
None of the four American troops traveling in the two armored vehicles of the convoy was badly wounded in the Thursday attack, said Lt. Col. David Johnson, a spokesman for U.S. forces. The troops were traveling in one SUV and one truck, he said.
Six Afghan civilians were killed and up to 20 others wounded in the blast, Deputy Interior Minister Munir Mangal said. The attacker was driving a white Toyota Corolla, he said, a favorite among suicide car bombers.
In a mobile phone text message to an Associated Press reporter in Pakistan, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid identified the suicide bomber as Abdullah.
The suicide car bomb turned into a fiery hull that burned on the main airport road long after the attack, which also damaged several other vehicles.
U.S. troops and international security contractors surrounded the area after the blast.”