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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_re_af/morocco_terrorism_trial
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“Moroccan court convicts 29 of plotting terrorism”
Wed Jun 11, 5:17 PM ET
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “RABAT, Morocco - A Moroccan court convicted 29 people of planning terrorism attacks and supporting combatants in Iraq, the official MAP news agency said Wednesday.
The criminal court in Sale, near Rabat, convicted 27 members of an alleged Islamic extremist group late Tuesday and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from two to eight years, MAP said. Two suspects were convicted in absentia and sentenced to a year in prison, it said.
The group, known as the Tetouan cell after the northern Moroccan town where most of the defendants came from, was accused of having ideological, financial and logistical ties to several terrorist organizations, including al-Qaida.”
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Note: Photo included.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7448312.stm
Page last updated at 21:34 GMT, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 22:34 UK
“Wife of 21 July plotter convicted”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The wife of a man who tried to bomb a Tube train has been convicted of failing to tell police about his plan.
The Old Bailey heard Yeshi Girma, 32, of Stockwell, south London, knew of her husband Hussain Osman’s plot to set off a bomb at Shepherd’s Bush in July 2005. Osman and three other men were jailed for life for the failed attacks.
Girma’s brother Esayas, her sister Mulumebet and her boyfriend Mohamed Kabashi were all convicted of aiding Osman after the attempted attack.
Kabashi’s two Brighton flatmates, Shadi Abdelgadir, 25, and Omer Almagboul, 22, were cleared by the jury.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2029840/posts
http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/06/11/special_report_iran_supports_iraq_terror/4721/
“SPECIAL REPORT: Iran Supports Iraq Terror”
By CLAUDE SALHANI (Editor, Middle East Times)
Published: June 11, 2008
They need to clean up corruption and human rights abuse in their own country before they even think about attempting to begin cleaning ours. What about to the human rights of the people the cartels have slaughtered whose heads have been posted on stakes and tossed in Mexican bars and restaurants?
Tainted tomatoes could have come from Mexico
The tomatoes that have infected more than 167 Americans with a rare strain of salmonella probably came from Mexico, according to a representative from the New Mexico Department of Health.
A preliminary inquiry into salmonella illnesses in the state shows patients bought tomatoes from stores supplied by growers south of the U.S. border, said Deborah Busemeyer, communications director for the New Mexico health department.
"(Salmonella) patients in New Mexico bought tomatoes that came from Mexico," she told CTV.ca in a phone interview on Tuesday. "We saw a link between certain stores (and the people getting sick)."
New Mexico has seen 62 confirmed cases of the "Saintpaul" bacteria, more than most of the other 15 states where the strain has surfaced. Many more patients have fallen ill, although lab tests to confirm presence of salmonella are still pending.
Mexico tomato growers say warning unfair
Mexican growers and their government on Wednesday called a U.S. warning against certain types of their tomatoes unjust, saying it has brought exports to a halt and could cripple Mexico's $900 million industry.
I know one thing... I lost my lunch and more this week...and so everything I eat is going to be cooked, cooked, cooked.
June 11, 2008
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http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/June/08-crm-525.html
Appeals Court Affirms Decision to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of Pittsburgh-Area Man Who Served as Nazi Concentration Camp Guard
WASHINGTON – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed a ruling by the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh revoking the U.S. citizenship of Anton Geiser of Sharon, Pa., due to his participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving during World War II as an armed SS guard at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and other places of persecution, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced today.
Geiser admitted under oath that he served during most of 1943 as an armed SS guard at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp near Berlin, Germany; that his duties included escorting prisoners to slave labor sites and standing guard in the camp’s guard towers; and that he was under standing orders to shoot any prisoner attempting escape. He also admitted serving as a guard at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp and its Arolsen subcamp. Prisoners held at Sachsenhausen and Buchenwald were forced to engage in hard physical labor under extraordinarily brutal conditions. Many prisoners died from exhaustion or disease and many were shot or hanged. During the period when Geiser served at Sachsenhausen, more than 3,000 prisoners were murdered or died from the brutal treatment.
“By serving as an armed SS guard at two different Nazi concentration camps, Anton Geiser directly assisted in the persecution of thousands of prisoners held under brutal conditions they could not escape,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Friedrich. “The appellate court’s agreement in an earlier decision to strip Mr. Geiser of his U.S. citizenship proves that passage of time does not make these crimes any more acceptable.”
Geiser, 81, immigrated to the United States from Austria in October 1956, and was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in March 1962. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s finding that he was not eligible for citizenship because his service to Nazi Germany made him ineligible to immigrate to the United States. The appellate court concluded that Geiser’s “personal actions assisted in keeping the prisoners confined in the camps where they were persecuted” and that he therefore should not have received a visa under the Refugee Relief Act.
“This important and unanimous appellate court decision confirms that Anton Geiser and others who took part in Nazi crimes during World War II were not legally eligible to come to this country. The federal government remains unswervingly committed to identifying all such perpetrators and removing them from the United States,” said Eli M. Rosenbaum, Director of the Justice Department’s Office of Special Investigations (OSI), which investigated the case.
“Individuals like Anton Geiser, who assisted the Nazis in their quest to extinguish the lives of millions of innocent men, women and children, do not deserve the benefits of U.S. citizenship,” said U.S. Attorney Buchanan. “The Third Circuit’s decision affirms that the United States will not be a sanctuary for perpetrators of the Holocaust.”
The proceedings to denaturalize Geiser were instituted in 2004 by OSI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh. The case is a result of OSI’s ongoing efforts to identify, investigate and take legal action against former participants in Nazi persecution who reside in the United States. Since OSI began operations in 1979, it has won cases against 107 individuals who assisted in Nazi persecution. In addition, more than 175 individuals who sought to enter the United States in recent years have been blocked from doing so as a result of OSI’s “Watchlist” program, which is enforced in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security.
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June 9, 2008
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://baltimore.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/ba060908b.htm
MS-13 LEADER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON ON RACKETEERING, MURDER AND FIREARMS CHARGES
Greenbelt, Md. – Israel Ramos Cruz, 30, of Wheaton, Md., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow to life in prison after he was convicted of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, murder in aid of racketeering, witness tampering murder, murder resulting from use of a gun, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, being an alien in possession of a gun and ammunition, and to an additional consecutive 35 years in prison for two counts of use and carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
“Joining MS-13 is a ticket to federal prison. Forty-nine alleged MS-13 gang members have been charged with federal crimes in Maryland. This young man will spend the rest of his life in federal prison, and some of the remaining defendants may face death sentences,” said U.S. Attorney Rosenstein. “Most Maryland jurisdictions have adopted anti-gang strategies that combine law enforcement, education and community awareness in a coordinated program to deter gang violence.”
According to testimony presented at the six week trial, Cruz, a/k/a “Taylor” or “Sastre,” and co-defendant Santos Maximo Garcia, 30, a/k/a “Curley,” conspired between at least 2001 and March 2007 to operate an MS-13 enterprise in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland through a pattern of racketeering activity which included eight murders in Maryland and one in Virginia; the use of deadly weapons including firearms, baseball bats, machetes, bottles or knives in the commission of numerous murders, attempted murders and assaults; assaults on an MS-13 gang member from El Salvador, juvenile females and rival gang members; kidnaping; obstruction of justice; and witness tampering.
Cruz was the leader of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchos Westside (SLSW) clique in Prince George’s County. Garcia collected and distributed dues from MS-13 members as a de facto treasurer for the SLSW clique. Cruz and other members of SLSW stabbed Osmin Alfaro Fuentes, a/k/a “Buso,” an MS-13 member from El Salvador on Jan. 1, 2003.
Gang members including Randy Calderon, a/k/a “Fenix,” murdered suspected rival gang member Eliuth Madrigal in Silver Spring, Md., on Nov. 22, 2003. Shortly thereafter, Cruz and others attempted to cover up the murder by painting the walls of the residence in which Madrigal had been repeatedly stabbed.
On Nov. 22, 2003, Cruz told Calderon that they wanted to “tag” (put graffiti on) a wall to “celebrate” the murder of Madrigal. In fact, Cruz had decided to kill Calderon because Calderon participated in the murder of Madrigal, which had not been sanctioned by MS-13, and they feared that Calderon would implicate himself and other gang members to law enforcement. It was another gang member who fatally shot Calderon.
On July 22, 2004, Cruz and Garcia falsely testified before a state grand jury in Prince George’s County that was investigating MS-13 and the May 2004 gang murder of Ashley Antonio Urias. During their sworn testimonies, Cruz and Garcia falsely and repeatedly indicated that they were not current MS-13 members and that they did not know many MS-13 members.
Between June 2002 and August 2005, Cruz and Garcia attended numerous MS-13 meetings, including one in which gang members watched a videotape of gang investigators from the Prince George’s County Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Gang members identified investigating officers and agents, discussed ways to thwart law enforcement efforts and commented on the possibility of retaliation against police during several meetings.
“The successful investigation and prosecution of Israel Ramos Cruz demonstrates that ATF’s RAGE Task Force will not cease in our relentless pursuit to put violent gang members behind bars,” said ATF Special Agent-in-Charge Gregory K. Gant. “We hope that with each passing year of his sentence, Cruz ponders his decision to become a violent member of MS-13, and how that decision has now earned him a membership card to federal prison.”
Garcia faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow scheduled sentencing for Garcia on Aug. 15, 2008.
“This life sentence proves that violent crime does not pay and should send a message to anyone contemplating gang activity,” said James A. Dinkins, Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Successful cases such as this can only be accomplished through the joint efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.”
To date, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Maryland has charged 49 gang members with various federal offenses, with 30 defendants charged in this RICO conspiracy case. Eighteen MS-13 members have been convicted in this RICO conspiracy case.
Two MS-13 gang members were convicted at trial in November 2006 of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and conspiracy to commit assaults with a deadly weapon. These two individuals are Oscar Ramos Velasquez, 23, of Baltimore, who was sentenced to 37 years in prison, and Edgar Alberto Ayala, 30, of Suitland, Md., who was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Three MS-13 leaders were convicted at trial in April 2007 on all counts of the racketeering conspiracy involving murder, robbery, obstruction of justice and witness tampering These three individuals are Henry Zelaya, 23, of Woodbridge, Va., and Omar Vasquez, 29, of Alexandria, Va., who were both sentenced to life in prison, and Jose Hipolito Cruz, 28, of Lanham, Md., who was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Rosenstein expressed his appreciation for the investigative work performed by the ATF; the Prince George’s County Police Department; the FBI; ICE; the Montgomery County Department of Police; the Howard County Police Department; the Maryland National Capital Park Police; and the Maryland State Police. The U.S. Attorney also recognized Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn F. Ivey, and Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy, for the assistance that they and their offices provided.
U.S. Attorney Rosenstein also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys James Trusty and Chan Park, who prosecuted the case.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029894/posts
“Calif. polygamist convicted of torturing 19 kids” (Note: not FLDS)
My Way News ^ | June 11, 2008
Posted on June 11, 2008 11:11:55 PM PDT by Bushwacker777
“MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) - A polygamist was convicted Wednesday of charges that he starved, tortured and abused two of his wives and many of his 19 children and stepchildren.
A Riverside County jury found Mansa Musa Muhummed guilty on 25 counts, including torturing seven of the children, abusing 12 of them and falsely imprisoning the wives.
Muhummed, 55, shook his head as the verdict was read, prosecutor Julie Baldwin said.”
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.myway.com ...
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-hatecrime12-jun12,0,2423744.story
“Father, 3 sons charged in attack on motorist
Man also accused of using hate speech”
By David Heinzmann | Tribune reporter
11:49 PM CDT, June 11, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Mahmoud Alkhazaleh, 53, of the 5500 block of North Mango Avenue also was charged with aggravated battery and vehicle invasion in a June 9 attack on a man who allegedly had honked his horn to prod Alkhazaleh to step out of the path of his truck, according to court documents.
Alkhazaleh called the victim a “blue-eyed devil” and an “ ‘American [expletive]’ during a physical attack that included throwing rocks and spitting,” according to court documents.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Alkhazaleh and his three sons, Ahmad, Ala and Ali, appeared in Bond Court Wednesday in the Cook County Criminal Courts Building.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029909/posts
“When did the Bible become ‘hate speech’?”
National Post ^ | 2008-06-12 | Father Raymond J. de Souza
Posted on June 12, 2008 1:31:07 AM PDT by Clive
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http://ezralevant.com/2008/06/national-post-the-john-oakley.html
“National Post, the John Oakley show, and the Ezra Levant show”
By Ezra Levant on June 11, 2008 4:27 PM
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http://ezralevant.com/2008/06/what-could-mark-steyns-punishm.html
“What could Mark Steyn’s punishment look like? Look at Alberta”
By Ezra Levant on June 6, 2008 4:50 PM
ADDING 1 link to post no. 409:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2024913/posts?page=409#409
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=34A4E51E-05D9-43A2-8999-8CC87CC7E97D
“Radical Muslim or Legally Insane?”
By Deborah Weiss
FrontPageMagazine.com | Thursday, June 12, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “On July 28, 2006, Naveed Haq, a 30-year-old Pakistani-American, drove from his parents’ house in Pasco, Washington, to the Jewish Federation in Seattle and went on a murderous rampage.
Unable to break into the locked building, Haq waited until a 14-year-old girl with a key came along. With a gun to her back, he forced her to let him in. He then announced that he was a Muslim American who was angry at Israel, and opened fire.
Walking through the office spewing anti-Semitic comments and ranting against American policies in the Middle East, he aimed his semi-automatic gun at Jewish charity employees working at their cubicles. He chased Pamela Waechter, director of the annual fundraiser, down a flight of stairs and fatally shot her. Five other women were wounded.
Dayna Klein, a 37-year-old pregnant woman was shot in the arm as she covered her belly to protect her unborn baby. She courageously crawled to her office and dialed 911. After speaking to the operator, she handed the phone to Haq. “I have a gun pointed at her head. This is a hostage situation.” He complained about US support of Israel and America’s involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He insisted that US foreign policy leaves Muslims “repressed” and that Jews have too much control over American policy. Eventually, the 911 operator convinced Haq to surrender to authorities.
After the arrest, Haq told police officers that “this is about the Jews and what they are doing. The Jews are running the country. This about getting the US out of Iraq…..If we give bombs and bunker-busters to Israel, and we shouldn’t be doing it, it’s got to stop. That’s what this is all about.””
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“Sudan’s Islamic Terror”
By William R. Hawkins
FrontPageMagazine.com | Thursday, June 12, 2008
https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=85976
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CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
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June 03, 2008
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/09/trial-cites-us-web-sites/
“Trial cites U.S. Web sites
Magazine in court over Islam article, Americans’ words”
Pete Vere THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Monday, June 9, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The American Web sites introduced by the complainants are FreeRepublic, a popular conservative discussion forum, and Catholic Answers, an evangelism and apologetics site popular among young Catholics. Both American sites are based in California.
Faisal Joseph, an attorney for the Muslim group that brought the charges against Maclean’s, introduced discussions on the two U.S. sites as evidence that Mr. Steyn’s 2006 article had exposed Muslims in North America to hate.”
Page 2 - ARTICLE SNIPPET: “”What happens in Canada today often happens in the United States tomorrow,” Mr. Levant said.”
The term "store bought" at one time was appealing to many people over "handmade or home grown." In today's world handmade AND homegrown are both far preferential to "store bought" from global vendors, many with little or no personal or agricultural sanitation guidelines or processing/manufacturing with little, if any, government oversight for purity, content, stability and safety - and many with pure unadulterated distain and/or hatred for all things American.
Thanks Jeff for the link.
Handmade and homegrown...yep...The best, MamaDearest.
I agree.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021374.php
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/30314_Democrats_Hire_Radical_Islamic_Group_to_Register_Voters_-_Fraud_Ensues
http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/685
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http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/19754129.html
“State probes voter registration drive”
By MARSHA SHULER
Advocate Capitol News Bureau
Published: Jun 11, 2008 - Page: 10A - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Secretary of State Jay Dardenne said Tuesday he will meet today with a Democrat-affiliated group responsible for a voter registration effort that is inundating East Baton Rouge and other parish registrars with bogus and incomplete applications.
Dardenne said his investigators are trying to determine if any state election laws have been violated as thousands of voter registration cards have been dumped on registrars offices through the efforts of VIP.
“We have some very real concerns about the data we are getting from them,” Dardenne said.
VIP is a Washington, D.C., group hired by national Democrats to register some 70,000 new voters in advance of the presidential and other federal elections this fall.
“With an effort this big there’s always going to be glitches and problems along these lines,” said Brian Welsh, communications director for the Democrats’ Louisiana Victory 2008.”
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