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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
“Worldwide Caution”
July 16, 2008
SNIPPET: “This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world.”
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22137&Itemid=21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080903-10
Sept. 3, 2008
Tips from local residents lead to weapons caches in Baghdad
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Tips from local residents and Sons of Iraq led Iraqi National Police and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers to several caches throughout the Baghdad area Sept. 2-3.
A tip from a local citizen led National Policemen from the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division to a cache in Baghdad’s New Baghdad district at approximately 6:30 a.m. Sept. 2. The find included five explosively formed projectiles, three of which were made to look like rocks or boulders, a can of PKC ammunition, three rocket-propelled grenades with war heads, a sniper scope, four M4 magazines with ammunition, five RPGs with rockets, six anti-personnel rockets, a hand held radio and a bag of command wire.
Also in New Baghdad, Soldiers serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, found a can of 12.7 mm rounds at approximately 7:30 a.m.
A local resident led Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Inf. Regiment, 4th BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., to a cache north of Baghdad at approximately 1 p.m. The munitions included three RPG launchers, 10 RPG-7 rounds, nine RPG Boosters, three sticks of plastic explosives, an assault rifle with magazine, a revolver, a pistol and 6,000 PKC rounds.
Soldiers serving with the 1st Battalion, 54th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, found a cache while searching empty houses in the Mansour district of Baghdad at approximately 4:45 p.m. The items included an RPG-7 launcher, a PKC machine gun and two rifles.
Soldiers serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, found to an improvised-explosive device and approximately 75 pounds of TNT, with help from an SOI leader, in the West Rashid district of Baghdad, at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Soldiers serving with Troop C, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., received a tip over the phone just after midnight Sept. 3 that led to a cache in the East Rashid district of Baghdad. The weapons seized included four claymore mines and nine RPG rounds, two of which were of Iranian-manufacture.
“The tips provided by local citizens and Sons of Iraq members have been instrumental in seizing these weapons,” said Maj. Mark Cheadle, spokesman, Multi-National Division – Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division. “Together with our Iraqi Security Forces partners, we have been able to quickly act on this information and remove these dangerous weapons from the streets of Baghdad and out of the hands of extremists.”
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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22138&Itemid=21
Press Release A080904a-307
September 4, 2008
Bombing cells targeted, depleted (Baghdad)
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 15 suspects during operations Thursday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq bombing cells and their supporting networks in Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley.
A suspected car-bombing cell leader and three alleged associates are in Coalition custody after an operation in Baghdad. The alleged leader is reportedly involved in procurement of bombing components, construction of bombs and distribution to the cell, which has been known to attack Iraqi civilians in north Baghdad. He is also believed to have contact with terrorists around Iraq and internationally.
During the operation, a surveillance team observed an armed terrorist attempt to sneak behind the target building. Coalition forces called for him to surrender and fired warning shots, but the gunman refused to comply. Perceiving hostile intent, Coalition forces engaged and killed him.
Several operations in Tikrit targeted AQI cells operating in the Tigris River Valley and netted 10 suspected terrorists, including two wanted men. One of the wanted men is assessed to be a senior terrorist leader in the area, and the other wanted man allegedly operates a bombing cell under his direction.
Also in the Tigris River Valley, Coalition forces in Sharqat, about 90 km south of Mosul, detained a suspected AQI liaison. The man reportedly specializes in transporting false documents for terrorists.
“Al-Qaeda operatives cannot hide – Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces are tracking them down and taking these terrorists off the streets,” said Maj. John C. Hall, MNF-I spokesman.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022526.php
(ADNKRONOS INTERNATIONAL)
September 4, 2008
“Morocco: Jihadist cell planned to attack U.N. peacekeepers in Western Sahara”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022461.php
(BBC NEWS)
August 29, 2008
“Morocco: Authorities break up jihadist network calling itself ‘Conquest of Andalusia’”
Thank you Ian! Thank you Cindy! Thanks to all who continue to keep us posted : )
Thanks yet again.
Maybe (someday) I’ll actually get retired enough to have the time to do more than lurk around and read the hard work of others.
You’re very welcome Kyla Starr.
Smiling at you... We’ll be waiting for you.
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www.jihadica.com/cold-vs-hot-terrorism/
“Cold vs. Hot Terrorism”
September 4th, 2008 | Strategy, Uncategorized, tactics, terrorism
SNIPPET: “Hesbah pundit `Abd al-Rahman al-Faqir has been writing a series of essays he collectively calls “Real War vs. Symbolic War.” The point of the essays is to explain the difference between terrorist attacks (symbolic war) and other types of military violence (real war).
One of his essays, “Cold Terrorism,” examines the decision-making of groups choosing between killing for the sake of eliminating enemies without drawing attention to themselves (cold terrorism) vs. killing to provoke a response against themselves (hot terrorism).”
BLOG:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/09/report_us_airstrike.php
“Report: US airstrike kills four in North Waziristan”
By BILL ROGGIO
September 4, 2008 12:57 PM
SNIPPET: “The US has conducted another airstrike inside Pakistani territory, according to reports from Pakistan. This is the fourth US cross-strike inside Pakistan in five days.”
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http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/09/coalition_senior_tal.php
“Coalition: Senior Taliban leaders killed in Kapisa province”
By MATT DUPEE
September 4, 2008 10:03 AM
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers29/paper2831.html
Paper no. 2831
04-Sep.-2008
“SIMI and Educated Muslims?”
By R. Upadhyay
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Going by the account of the educational and economic background of a number of suspects of terror blasts in recent years provided by Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh police it appears that Islamist terrorism in no more only the career of uneducated and economically backward Muslim youths. Contrary to the mainstream notion that unemployment, inadequate education and economic deprivation have enticed the Muslim youths to seek the path of terrorism as career, the demographic composition of some of the terror suspects suggests that they also belong to the categories ranging from white colour professionals like doctors, engineers, IT specialists to small traders, religious preachers and underworld criminals. The language of e-mail sent to some TV channels before the Ahmadabad blasts in August 2008 by ‘Indian Mujahideen’ was in English and signed by Al-Arbi-al-Hind’ (Arab of India) also gives an indication that the sender was well educated person from within the Indian Muslim society. It may be recalled that most of the persons involved in September 11, 2001 terror incidents in USA were highly qualified Muslim youths. It is also said that a sizeable number of the followers of Oasma bin Laden are specialists in different areas of science and technology.
Profiles of some of the suspects as disclosed by police are as follows:”
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51028
Coalition Identifies Taliban Leaders Killed in Recent Strikes
American Forces Press Service
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2008 – Coalition forces have positively identified five Taliban subcommanders killed during operations over the past month in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province.
Qari Nejat, along with four other enemy fighters, was killed during a coalition forces operation in the province’s Nijrab district Aug. 5. Officials said Nejat was a Taliban commander in the Tag Ab valley region, with ties to senior insurgent figures. He was implicated in the July 21 suicide bombing in the Tag Ab bazaar that injured six Afghan nationals, as well as the July 16 kidnapping of three Afghan National Police officers in Jalokhel. Nejat also was wanted in connection with the torturing and beheading of an Afghan citizen June 30.
Khairullah Nezami and Qari Ezmarai, along with four other Taliban operatives, were killed in the Tag Ab district on Aug. 23. Nezami was a known roadside bomb facilitator and also coordinated the movement of suicide bombers and foreign terrorists within the network. Ezmarai is believed to have helped foreign terrorists move into and around Afghanistan to conduct attacks for the Taliban.
Both militants were local Taliban commanders in the Tag Ab valley region of Kapisa. During the operation, the force also discovered multiple assault rifles and machine guns.
On Aug. 30, Ahmad Shah and Mullah Rohoullah were killed as coalition forces attempted to search a compound in the Nijrab district. As they approached the compound, they were met with small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade fire. Coalition forces responded with precision air strikes, killing both Taliban leaders. Six other militants also were killed in the strikes.
Officials said both leaders were heavily involved in foreign terrorist facilitation and conducting numerous attacks against NATO and coalition forces, including a recent ambush on NATO forces on Aug. 18. They were known to facilitate the movement of weapons and foreign fighters into Afghanistan.
(From a Combined Joint Task Force 101 news release.)
Now terror subs prowl Caribbean
The Navy, in trolling for mini-submarines sometimes used to transport drugs, has discovered that some of them apparently are being operated by Hezbollah. The mini-subs are small semi-submersibles, made of fiberglass and capable of carrying up to four people plus a payload. They are popular with drug smugglers, and now the U.S. is concerned elements of Hezbollah have begun using them for drug-running or smuggling weapons.
Fake antivirus products infecting computers
PandaLabs, Panda Security’s laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has noted an increase in cyber-crooks’ use of malware in the guise of fake antivirus products to defraud users.
Scientist finds manmade chemical in Indian Creek
Miller called the Alabama Department of Evironmental Management, who ran some tests and told WAAY-31 they found nothing. But when we called Dr. Russell Bazemore, the chief scientific officer at Volatile Analysis, he found something much different.
"We found a class of chemical called phthalates, 3 different types of phthalates," Bazemore said. "it's a manmade chemical and it has no reason why it should be in a natural creek waterway."
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51033
Coalition Forces Kill Enemy Fighter, Detain 15 in Iraq
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2008 – Coalition forces killed one enemy fighter and detained 15 suspects during operations today targeting al-Qaida in Iraq bombing cells and their supporting networks in Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley, military officials reported.
A suspected car-bombing cell leader and three alleged associates are in coalition custody after an operation in Baghdad. The alleged leader reportedly is involved in procuring of bomb components, building bombs and distributing them to the cell, which has been known to attack Iraqi civilians in northern Baghdad, officials said. He also is believed to have contact with terrorists around Iraq and internationally.
During the operation, a surveillance team saw an armed man try to sneak behind the target building. Coalition forces called for him to surrender and fired warning shots, but the gunman refused to comply. Perceiving hostile intent, coalition forces engaged and killed him.
Several operations in Tikrit targeted al-Qaida in Iraq cells operating in the Tigris River Valley and netted 10 suspected terrorists, including two wanted men. One of the wanted men is believed to be a senior terrorist leader in the area, and the other wanted man allegedly operates a bombing cell under his direction.
Also in the Tigris River Valley, coalition forces in Sharqat, about 55 miles south of Mosul, detained a suspected al-Qaida liaison. The man reportedly specializes in transporting false documents for terrorists.
In other operations, Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers seized munitions yesterday and today.
While on patrol today, soldiers serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, attached to the 4th Infantry Division’s 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, found a 155 mm round, a 120 mm round and two Italian manufactured anti-tank mines in Baghdad’s East Rashid district.
Yesterday, soldiers serving with the 25th Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, found a cache northwest of Baghdad. The munitions seized included 6 pounds of unidentified bulk explosives, two anti-aircraft gun mount, two anti-aircraft heavy machine guns, a rifle stock and two rifle barrels.
Also yesterday, soldiers serving with the 4th Infantry Division’s Troop C, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, received a tip over the phone that led to a cache in East Rashid. The weapons seized included four claymore mines and nine rocket-propelled grenade rounds, two of which were of Iranian-made.
In operations Sept. 2:
— A tip from a local citizen led Iraqi National Police officers to a cache in Baghdad’s New Baghdad district. The find included five roadside bombs designed to pierce armor-hulled vehicles, three of which were made to look like rocks or boulders; a can of ammunition, three rocket-propelled grenades with warheads, a sniper scope, four M4 rifle magazines with ammunition, five RPGs with rockets, six anti-personnel rockets, a handheld radio and a bag of command wire.
— Soldiers serving with the 10th Mountain Division’s Company D, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, found a can of 12.7 mm rounds in New Baghdad.
— A local resident led soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division’s Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, to a cache north of Baghdad. The munitions included three RPG launchers, 10 RPG rounds, nine RPG boosters, three sticks of plastic explosive, an assault rifle with magazine, a revolver, a pistol and 6,000 rounds of ammunition.
— Iraqi soldiers found a cache while searching empty houses in Baghdad’s Mansour district. The items included an RPG launcher, a machine gun and two rifles.
— Soldiers serving with 4th Infantry Division’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, found a roadside bomb and about 75 pounds of TNT, with help from a “Sons of Iraq” citizen security group leader, in Baghdad’s West Rashid district.
— Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers detained an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq member in Baghdad’s Rashid district. Iraqi soldiers handed a suspect affiliated with al-Qaida in Iraq to soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, in the Jihad community. The suspect allegedly is responsible for attacks against Iraqi citizens and coalition forces.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
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“Covert Radio Show: 90408 Scope of the Threats”
DESCRIPTION: “The Bank of China is the bank of Hamas? Spec Ops Forces hunting Al Qaeda in Pakistan to disrupt the next 911? All in today’s Covert Radio Show. Runs 60 Mins.”
(September 4, 2008)
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“Covert Radio Show: A Hard Look at Iran’s Hardline”
DESCRIPTION: “Today we break down the nuclear scam that Iran is perpetrating on the European Union. Banafsheh Zand Bonazzi breaks it down, and explains the Mullah’s Apocalyptic Worldview. Make no mistake, Iran is playing a very high stakes game of chess with the United States and many of their pawns are playing double and triple games.This is a fascinating episode as Brett breaks down the con that Mahmood is running on the west. Plus the latest from Iraq, Pakistan and Venezuela. Runs 60 Minutes.”
(September 3, 2008)
http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2008/09/04/tennis_bomb/
“U.S. Open Employee Accused Of Making Bomb Threat”
Posted on Thursday, 4 of September , 2008 at 7:12 pm
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “QUEENS—A teenage employee at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows, Queens, has been charged with making a series of phone calls to the venue Wednesday – while at work – claiming that a bomb had been planted at the Arthur Ashe Stadium there. The threats turned out to be a hoax.
Mahmet M. Kadayifci, 19, of 34-24 77th St. in the Elmhurst section of Queens. Kadayifci, who is a contracted employee with the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) assigned to the fire watch area at the U.S. Open, is presently awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens on charges of first- and second-degree falsely reporting an incident. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison.”
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“Russia closes its Embassy in Georgia”
By Eter Tsotniashvili
Thursday, September 4
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51035
“Cheney Condemns Russia’s ‘Illegitimate, Unilateral’ Aggression”
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2008 –
PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: “Assistance promised yesterday will supplement the more than 2 million pounds of humanitarian supplies the U.S. military has delivered so far.
Meanwhile, Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman today said the Defense Department will conduct assessments in days ahead to study Georgia’s future security needs
“We’ll certainly be looking at the long-term security needs of Georgia, and what role the Defense Department might have in assisting in that,” he said.”
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/09/20080904.html
For Immediate Release
Office of the Vice President
September 4, 2008
Remarks by Vice President Cheney and President Saakashvili of Georgia After Meeting
Presidential Administration
Tbilisi, Georgia
12:35 A.M. (Local)
PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI: Well, I would like to welcome Mr. Vice President. And thank you for your visit, for your support, and for your solidarity. Let me, on behalf of my people, extend my gratitude for the assistance package you have pledged for Georgia. We heard a statement from your President Bush yesterday, and by Secretary Rice, as well, as we discussed in our conversation.
The support of the United States, now more than ever, reflects just how close our two countries are: that our common values are what truly unite and bind our two peoples. Together with our other partners in Europe, America and elsewhere, we will rebuild Georgia.
Looking forward, it is my number one priority to rebuild this great nation and to send the message to the world: That message is that the light of freedom can never be extinguished in Georgia; the spirit and will of my nation, the resolve of my government, are stronger than ever before; and, we may be a small nation, but our hearts and spirits are not, and our love of freedom is even bigger, and as many challenges lay ahead of us, we are willing to tackle them and to take them.
We feel that we are not alone. We feel that a great community of nations from the European Union, the United States, Japan, other responsible nations, China, are standing by Georgia, and I think we will endure, we will prosper, and we will succeed.
Of course, this has been a very hard time. You know, I think that one thing should be clearly understood: We have two territories in Georgia where ethnic cleansing has been committed. From Abkhazia over the years, more than 80 percent of the population have been expelled.
From South Ossetia, in South Ossetia, two-thirds of the territory has been ethnically cleansed just during those weeks. This is to remind to everybody they’re just trying to legalize the results of ethnic cleansing. But if you are trying to legalize — if anybody in the world would try to legalize or accept what has happened, basically you will be accepting and legalizing human tragedies of hundreds of thousands of people — more than half a million, actually, thrown out of their houses, deprived of their livelihoods, deprived of their right to not only to return but even to see their own houses because of their wrong ethnic origin, because of their wrong loyalty. Ethnic cleansing in South Ossetia took place not only of ethnic Georgians but also ethnic Ossetians that were considered to be disloyal. So I think — I really call on all responsible nations of the world not to accept this, but to continue to condemn — (inaudible) — to upheld international law and to upheld international justice.
On our part, Georgia is a peace-loving nation. We will do our best to avoid violence. We are committed to a peaceful resolution of all the issues. And we are committed to a dialogue with everybody, internally, and with all the nations in the neighborhood and worldwide. We will serve as responsible partners with the United States. Certainly, we have weathered a terrible storm. Let us now plant new seeds. Our slogan of Georgia is “Strength and Unity.” So I think it’s also unity between our nations, between us and other civilized, democratic nations of the world. Thank you again, and God bless this nation. Thank you.
VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate the kind words, and the opportunity to visit your great country. I’m pleased as well to bring greetings from Georgia’s friend and ally, President George W. Bush. He, of course, has visited this capital city, and has fond memories of the warm welcome that he received from the people of Georgia. I have felt that same warmth today, and I’m delighted to be here. I also want to recognize Ambassador Tefft and all the staff of the American Embassy here, American and Georgian, for their magnificent work over the last few weeks.
I also bring a message of friendship from the people of the United States. Americans are acutely conscious of the great trials your country has faced over the last four weeks, and we stand in solidarity with the people of Georgia. After your nation won its freedom in the Rose Revolution, America came to the aid of this courageous young democracy. We are doing so again, as you work to overcome an invasion of your sovereign territory — and an illegitimate, unilateral attempt to change your country’s borders by force that has been universally condemned by the free world.
The United States has already provided nearly $30 million in humanitarian assistance, including more than 1,200 tons of food and supplies. And yesterday in Washington, President Bush announced another billion dollars in economic assistance to Georgia, as part of America’s contribution to a broader international effort called for by the European Union. These funds will support reconstruction, humanitarian needs, the resettlement of displaced persons, and other vital priorities. President Bush has also directed a range of American government agencies to give additional support to Georgia’s recovery by promoting greater international trade and investment in this country. As I have assured President Saakashvili today, America will help Georgia rebuild and regain its position as one of the world’s fastest growing economies. He and his democratically elected government can count on the continued support and assistance of the United States.
I assured the President, as well, of my country’s strong commitment to Georgia’s territorial integrity. Georgia has that right, just as it has the right to build stronger ties to friends in Europe and across the Atlantic.
For the sake of long-term security in this region, we call for the peaceful resolution of the dispute over the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia — based on good faith discussions among the parties, and objective international mediation.
Russia’s actions have cast grave doubt on Russia’s intentions and on its reliability as an international partner — not just in Georgia but across this region and indeed throughout the international system.
America will do its duty to work with the governments of Georgia and our other friends and allies to protect our common interests and uphold our values. America is fully committed to Georgia’s Membership Action Plan for NATO, and to its eventual membership in the Alliance.
The United States is very pleased with the recent establishment of a NATO-Georgia Commission. As the current members of NATO declared at the Summit in Bucharest, Georgia will be in our alliance. NATO is a defensive alliance. It is a threat to no one. Indeed, NATO is one of the great forces for freedom, security and peace that the modern world has known.
Mr. President, before they were called home to defend their country, Georgian troops were on assignment in Iraq, helping to defend that struggling, young democracy. Now, it is the responsibility of the free world to rally to the side of Georgia. We will help your people to heal this nation’s wounds, to rebuild this economy, and to ensure Georgia’s democracy, independence and further integration with the West.
Mr. President, you’ve been fearless in response to the occupation of your territory, and steadfast in your principles. America respects you, and we respect the noble people of this country — more than 100,000 of whom came out this week to demonstrate their support for Georgia’s independence and sovereignty.
PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI: Actually, 1.5 million.
VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: 1.5 million. Well, it was more than 100,000.
(Laughter.) Good, 1.5 million.
Georgia’s independence and sovereignty has been very important, obviously. And Georgians have sacrificed for freedom, and served for freedom’s cause in other lands. All Georgians deserve to live as free men and women — and this, I believe, is their destiny. In their hearts, the Georgian people have great courage. And in America, they have a sturdy and faithful friend. Thank you.
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“The Georgias to Come”
By Michael Radu
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“A Selective Indifference to War”
By John Perazzo
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, September 05, 2008
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ETHIOPIA 2008 CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT
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WARDEN MESSAGE: ETHIOPIA CAUTIONS AGAINST TRAVEL TO SOUTHEASTERN REGION
21 May 2008
MINIBUS EXPLOSION IN ADDIS ABABA
21 May 2008
WARDEN MESSAGE: ETHIOPIA MINIBUS EXPLOSION, MAY 20
16 Apr 2008
WARDEN MESSAGE: ETHIOPIA GAS STATION EXPLOSIONS
U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa issued the following Warden Message on September 4:
The Embassy has confirmed an explosion occurred at approximately 16:00 September 3 in a video parlor in the Merkato section of Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Federal Police report six people were killed and 29 injured in the event. Because of the severity of some of the injuries, additional deaths are likely. Police report no American citizens or other foreigners were among the casualties. While the cause of the explosion is still under investigation, police assess it to be a malicious act – likely an improvised explosive device planted in the venue – and similar in nature to previous explosive incidents occurring in Addis Ababa.
The Merkato was the site of a previous bombing at a bank in February, 2008 that resulted in no casualties. Because of these and other incidents, the Embassy recommends that Americans avoid the Merkato. The Embassy also takes this opportunity to remind Americans to review their personal safety and security posture and to remain vigilant. Americans are urged to be cautious when frequenting prominent public places and landmarks, especially in the coming weeks as the Ethiopian New Year (September 11) and the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 bombings approach. Americans are advised to beware of unattended baggage or packages left in any location, including in minibuses and taxis, and to avoid crowded unsecured public places with poor access controls and security screening.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs internet website at http://travel.state.gov/, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, and Travel Alerts can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8 AM to 8 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. Federal Holidays.)
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