Posted on 12/01/2002 11:49:17 AM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 12/2/02 - Ibn Firnas, Khan Bani Sa'ad, Balad, Youssefiah, Cukurca, Kikambala, Mawemi, Nabatiyeh, Beit Lahiya, Jalboun, Montreal
BREAKING: Ibn Firnas military industrial compound - WMD inspection
BREAKING: Khan Bani Sa'ad airfield - WMD inspection
BREAKING: Balad - WMD inspection
BREAKING: Youssefiah, Iraq - Milad factory WMD inspection
BREAKING: Cukurca, Turkey - at the border between Turkey and Iraq
BREAKING: Kikambala, Kenya - prayers for the 13 people killed by Islamic terror
BREAKING: Mawemi village Kenya - funerals for the murdered three dancers
BREAKING: Nabatiyeh - Hezbollah terrorists perform
BREAKING: Beit Lahiya- Retribution for terrorist Hisham Dab
BREAKING: Jalboun - Retribution for terrorists Omar and Yousef Abu Rub
BREAKING: Montreal - ProIsrael Rally
========= Marbot Oil terminal =========
At the Marbot Oil terminal, ~8 miles from Iraq.
========= Baghdad =========
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the Martyrs monument, on the ground
and from outer space.
ON THE ROAD WITH "KOFI'S KLOWNS"tm
At an agricultural facility near Baghdad, the UN inspections team
conducts a cursory search for weapons of mass destruction
At the Ibn Firnas military industrial compound,
where some engines are tested ~10 miles north of Baghdad.
Ahe Khan Bani Sa'ad airfield, ~20 miles northeast of Baghdad.
At all important sites, the Iraqis first removed the noxious materials, equipment and records,
then murdered or sequestered those involved, and then
the Iraqis reportedly were notified in advance, and greeted the inspectors
and escorted the inspectors to clean objects
which would get the attention of "Kofi's Klowns"TM.
Note that the Iraqis prevented photographic access, as is their way.
========= Balad =========
In Balad, ~43 miles north of Baghdad, another
UNMOVIC weapons inspection by "Kofi's Klowns"TM
who reportedly notified the Iraqis.
3 1/2 hours after they left, Brig. Karim Mohsen Alwan, the Iraqi escort, told reporters
that the inspections were fully completed "and they found nothing.''
========= Youssefiah =========
In Youssefiah, Iraq, ~9 miles southeast of Baghdad, at the Milad factory,
Jacques Baute, team leader of "Kofi's Klowns" shows he can walk in the rain both looking backwards
and read at the same time..
========= Doura =========
In Doura, south of Baghdad, an Iraqi signals the UN team.
========= Cukurca, Turkey =========
In Cukurca, at the border between Turkey and Iraq.
========= Istanbul =========
In Istanbul, Turkey, as the terrorists lose the War for Enduring Freedom,
their supporters have come out of their holes, as here.
These Iraqi supporters wear the headbands Hezbollah-style and the V sign
of the 60s peace movement.
========= Kikambala Kenya, =========
In Kikambala, Kenya, Kenyan and Israeli investigations continue.
Optimistic individuals in the Free world are cheering for predators in the air and Special Forces
and Mossad on the ground against those that wrought this terror attack.
NOT THE USUAL SUSPECTS
In Mombasa, Kenya, American Alicia Kalhammer, and Spanish Jose Tena
outside the police HQ, after they were released from custody.
Don't look like the profile to me, at first glance.
MOURNING BECOMES KENYA
In Kikambala, Kenya,, prayers for the 13 people killed by Islamic terror.
========= Mawemi village Kenya, =========
In Mawemi village, Kenya, funerals for the murdered three dancers.
Family and orphaned daughter mourn.
========= Nabatiyeh =========
TERRORIST RICH TARGET
In Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Hezbollah terrorists perform
and parade. Little children are encouraged to kill as the adult
Hezbollah CEO Hassan Nasrallah hides behind bulletproof glass.
========= Beit Lahiya =========
RETRIBUTION FOR TERROR
In Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, on the trail of terrorist murderer Hisham Dab,
Israelis retaliated, destroying the terrorists' home.
Dab murdered 20 Israelis in a March 1996 attack in Tel Aviv.
========= Ramallah =========
In Ramallah, on the trail of Nabil Abu Rdeneh,
Terrorist serial murderer Arafat's advisor.
========= Jalboun =========
RETRIBUTION FOR TERROR
In the West Bank town of Jalboun,on the trail of terrorist Omar and Yousef Abu Rub,
the terrorists mom shows Omar's school diploma as she awaits $audi and $addam's $$$.
The two terrorist perps murdered six Israelis and wounded >20 before they were put to ground.
The IDF took out their home.
========= Montreal =========
NOT ALL CANDADIANS ARE MORONS
In Montreal, at the rally for Israel.
========= Magellanic Starfield =========
Magellanic Starfield - Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) ~10,000 stars are visible ~170,000 light-years distant.
END OF TRANSMISSION 12/2/02 .......... K
An Afghan boy holds flags of Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Turkey as he watches the graduation ceremony of Afghan soldiers from 1st battalion of the Afghan National Guard at Kabul Olympic Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec.1, 2002. The National Guards, who were trained by Turkish Army personnel for ten weeks, will serve as a backbone to the National Army. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Soldiers of the first battalion of the Afghan National Guard hold their AK-47 weapons December 1, 2002 after they were sworn in at a graduation ceremony at Kabul's stadium. The 379 Afghan battalion was trained by Turkish army personnel from the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (news - web sites). In the background is a poster of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the rebel leader killed by al-Qaida. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
Afghan soldiers of the first battalion of the Afghan National Guard check their weapons December 1, 2002 before the graduation ceremony at Kabul's stadium. The 379 Afghan battalion were trained by the Turkish army personnel of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (news - web sites) trained. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
Afghan soldiers of the first battalion of Afghan National Guard march with their weapons December 1, 2002 before the graduation ceremony at Kabul's stadium. The 379 Afghan battalion were trained by the Turkish army personnel of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (news - web sites). REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
Soldiers of the first battalion of the Afghan National Guard place their hands on their weapons as they are sworn-in December 1, 2002 during the graduation ceremony at Kabul's stadium. The 379 Afghan battalion were trained by the Turkish army personnel of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (news - web sites). In the background is a poster of Ahmad Shah Massod, the rebel leader killed by Al-Quaida assasins. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
Soldiers of the first battalion of the Afghan National Guard put their hands on their weapons as they are sworn-in December 1, 2002 during the graduation ceremony at Kabul's stadium. The Turkish army personnel of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (news - web sites) trained the 379 Afghan men battalion. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
Members of the first battalion of Afghan National Guard march December 1, 2002 as they arrive for their graduation ceremony at Kabul's stadium. The 379 Afghan battalion were trained by the Turkish army personnel of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (news - web sites). REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
Afghan soldiers from 1st battalion of Afghan National Guard take a pledge to serve their country during their graduation ceremony at Kabul Olympic Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites), Sunday, Dec.1, 2002. The National Guards, who were trained by Turkish Army personnel for ten weeks, will serve as a backbone to the National Army. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Afghan soldiers from 1st battalion of Afghan National Guard sing Afghan national anthem during their graduation ceremony at Kabul Olympic Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites), Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002. The National Guards, who were trained by Turkish Army personnel for ten weeks, will serve as a backbone to the National Army. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Afghan soldiers from 1st battalion of the Afghan National Guard take a pledge during their graduation ceremony at Kabul Olympic Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites), Sunday, Dec.1, 2002. The National Guards, who were trained by Turkish Army personnel for ten weeks, will serve as a backbone to the National Army. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
An Afghan National Guard officer adjusts a national flag held by a soldier from 1st battalion of the National Guard during their graduation ceremony as foreign soldiers and officers stand in the back in Kabul Olympic Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites), Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002. Afghan National Guards, who were trained by Turkish Army personnel for ten weeks, will serve as a backbone to the National Army. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Afghan soldiers from 1st battalion of Afghan National Guard enter Kabul Olympic Stadium for their graduation ceremony through a red smoke artificially created in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites), Sunday, Dec.1, 2002. Afghan National Guards, who were trained by Turkish Army personnel for ten weeks, will serve as a backbone to the National Army. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
An Afghan presidential guard salutes as Afghan soldiers from 1st battalion of Afghan National Guard parade during their graduation ceremony in Kabul Olympic Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites), Sunday, Dec.1, 2002. Afghan National Guards, who were trained by Turkish Army personnel for ten weeks, will serve as a backbone to the National Army. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Thanks for posting the photos of the pro-Israel rally in Montreal, plus the photos about a week ago, of a similar rally in Israel, including British and American citizens. I haven't heard a peep from the mainstream media about either of these events.
Keep up the good work!
SIGNONSANDIEGO.com - THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE: "AGENT IS SHOT AT IN BORDER ESCAPE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BOULEVARD - Four drug smugglers shot at, but missed, a U.S. Border Patrol agent as they slipped into Mexico yesterday morning, authorities said. The group left behind an estimated 415 pounds of marijuana in large duffel bags as they escaped, Border Patrol spokesman Raul Villarreal said.") (113002)
TUCSON CITIZEN.com: "SMUGGLER CRASHES THROUGH BORDER Man runs into Mexico after he's spotted near Douglas by Federal Agents. He leaves behind 781 pounds of pot." (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect was driving a stolen SUV.) (113002)
SEATTLE TIMES.com: "MISSILES SHOT AT JET ARE READILY AVAILABLE" by Jonathan S. Landay, Knight Ridder Newspapers (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In May, the FBI warned U.S. law-enforcement agencies and airlines that intelligence reports indicated that Islamic extremists may have smuggled SA-7s and U.S.-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles into the United States. The reports were based on monitors of Internet chat rooms that Islamic extremists use.") (113002)
stepping back in time...JEWISH WORLD REVIEW.com: "AL-QAEDA'S IRANIAN ESCAPE HATCH" -Column by Richard Z. Chesnoff (COLUMN SNIPPET: "Senior counterterrorist agents in Europe have told me that, despite emphatic denials by the Iranian government, fugitive troops loyal to Osama Bin Laden continue to slip freely across Afghanistan's 600-mile border with Iran. From there, say the sources, they are being smuggled by members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard to a variety of countries in the Middle East, South America and possibly elsewhere.") (March 13, 2002)
JERUSALEM POST.com (The Associated Press, London): "MUSLIM CLERIC SAYS AL-QAIDA PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR KENYA ATTACKS" (ARTICLE NOTE: The "Muslim Cleric" is identified as Abu Hamza Al-Masri. Muslim Cleric Abu Hamza Al-Masri leads prayers at London's Finsbury Park Mosque. (113002)
CHANNEL NEWS ASIA.com: "CLERIC WARNS OF MAJOR AL-QAEDA ATTACKS ON US AND UK" (ARTICLE SNIPPETS: ""If Britain and the United States attack Iraq they will suffer heavy casualties back home," said Syrian-born Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, leader of the radical al-Muhajiroun group"...he also cautioned Muslims to be careful in London."..."He also warned them to avoid places like Britain, especially during Friday's anniversary of a 7th century Muslim battlefield victory. The first Badr conquest - a seventh century battlefield victory for the early Muslims - took place on the 17th day of Ramadan, which falls this year on November 22." (112202)
COMPUTER WORLD - Security Topics: "EXCLUSIVE: BIN LADEN ASSOCIATE WARNS OF CYBERATTACKS" by Dan Verton (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A London-based fundamentalist Islamic cleric with known ties to Osama bin Laden said al-Qaeda and various other fundamentalist Muslim groups around the world are actively planning to use the Internet as a weapon in their "defensive" jihad, or holy war, against the West. In an exclusive interview today with Computerworld, Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, founder of the London-based group Jama'at Al-Muhajirun and the spokesman for Osama bin Laden's International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, said all types of technology, including the Internet, are being studied for use in the global jihad against the West...") (111802)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com (Reuters): "INDIA BELIEVES AL-QAIDA NO.2 MAN IS IN BANGLADESH" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Hindustan Times quoted an intelligence report as saying Bangladesh, India's eastern neighbour, has become a haven for Osama bin Laden's Al Qaida network and that Zawahiri had been in Bangladesh since September. New Delhi's information was based on the interrogation of a man belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami militant group, who was detained by police in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata last month, the newspaper said.") (112902)
FBI.gov: MOST WANTED TERRORISTS: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj" (WANTED POSTER SNIPPETS: "Mugniyah is the alleged head of the security apparatus for the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah."..."The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension and/or conviction of Imad Fayez Mugniyah.")
SAAG.org - SOUTH ASIA ANALYSIS GROUP Paper No. 554: "AL QAEDA EMPIRE IN PAKISTAN & SPURT IN TERRORISM IN KASHMIR" by B. Ramon (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "16. Al Qaeda and the other components of the IIF generally step up their acts of terrorism and pro-jihad propaganda during the holy fasting period of Ramadan and in the days preceding it. Many of their terrorist acts such as the Mumbai (Bombay) blasts of March,1993, the New York World Trade Centre explosion of February,1993 etc took place during the fasting period. The last but one and the last Fridays of the fasting period are particularly important occasions for them to draw the attention of the world to their continuing jihad. The recently -stepped up propaganda offensive, either by bin Laden himself or someone on his behalf, has also coincided with the fasting period. November 29 is the last Friday of the fasting period and there would be need for extra vigilance on and around that day.") (112602)
CNS NEWS.com: "RADICAL PAKISTANI LAWMAKERS VOW TO BLOCK AL-QAEDA HUNT IN TRIBAL AREA" by T.C. Malhotra (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Islamists leading the new parliament in Pakistan's northwest border province have vowed to block the manhunt for al Qaeda in their tribal-dominated region, where the U.S. military believes hundreds of the extremists are hiding.") (112802)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "LARGE HOLES DETECTED IN VISA WATCH PROGRAM" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "By April 2002, when the terror task force assumed control of the system, the FBI had a backlog of some 8,000 unchecked names from the State Department. Of the 38, 000 "Condor" applications subsequently processed through Aug. 1, 2002, about 280 names turned up on the anti-terrorism lists. The State Department was given a refusal recommendation for 200 visa applicants, but that came after the 30-day hold had expired meaning the visas had already been issued. Because of mispelled or duplicate names, officials believe the visas were actually issued to 105 men whose names appear on the anti-terror lists.") (112602)
USA TODAY.com: "SHODDY RECORDS SLOW INQUIRY REPORT: FEDS CAN'T FIND 4,300 ALIENS" by Kevin Johnson (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In one of the most troubling findings made public Thursday by the General Accounting Office, shoddy INS databases were blamed for the FBI's inability to find 4,334 of 5,046 illegal immigrants identified earlier this year as having ties to countries where al-Qaeda has had a significant presence. Among those countries: Yemen, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Malaysia.") (112202)
FREE CONGRESS.org - THE FREE CONGRESS FOUNDATION - Notable News: "ONE WHO DARES CALL IT 'TREASON'" -Commentary by Paul M. Weyrich (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "So how does Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) justify holding a reception for the Mujahedin-e Kalq? The U.S. State Department, since 1994, has listed this group as one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the world. The State Department says that this Marxist-Muslim group has killed many Americans and had blown up a number of U.S. facilities in Iran. This group participated in the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. This group had a falling out with the Ayatollah Khomeni, according to The Washington Times, so the group fled to Iraq and now is funded by Saddam Hussein. The group helped Hussein fight the Kurds in the North of Iraq when chemical weapons were used.") (112502)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com: "SMUGGLING THRIVES IN THE SHADOW OF SANCTIONS" by Bob Drogin - London (ARTICLE SNIPPETS: "Hidden inside the trucks was a bonanza of banned military materiel - including night vision devices, global positioning systems, communications gear and other highly specialised electronic equipment from South Korea"..."In all, the engineer said, he helped sneak at least 25 loads of contraband cargo into Iraq for hefty commissions. Among them: 2,500 tyres for armoured personnel carriers from Ukraine, two trucks of high-tech laboratory equipment from Germany and mainframe South Korean computers inside empty refrigerator boxes. Saddam, anything he wants, he can get," said the Iraqi, who recently moved to Britain.") (112502)
BBC NEWS: "IRAQ OPENS BORDER WITH SAUDI" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Saudi goods imported by Iraq under the UN's oil for food programme have had to be transported via Jordan. The reopening of the Ar'ra crossing will mean they can be trucked straight across the border.") (103102)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): "IRAQ TAKES DELIVERY OF POWDER USED IN CHEMICAL ARMS" (ARTICLES SNIPPETS: "Iraqi scientists know how to make chemical weapons that can penetrate military protective clothing, and Iraq imported up to 25 metric tons last month of a powder that is a crucial ingredient to such "dusty" weapons. Iraq told the United Nations the powder was destined for a pharmaceutical company."..."The powder, sold under the brand name Aerosil...") (111802)
TIMES ONLINE.co.uk: "SADDAM PAYS GADDAFI $3 BILLION TO GIVE HIS FAMILY SAFE HAVEN IN LIBYA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Word of Saddam's deal with the Libyan leader has emerged from diplomatic sources in Tripoli following a visit to the Libyan capital on September 8 by General Ali Hasan al-Majid, a cousin and trusted member of Saddam's clan. General al-Majid is known by the Kurds of northern Iraq as "Chemical Ali" because he was in charge of the Iraqi forces which launched a chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988. He was also initially the "Governor" of Kuwait after Iraq's invasion of the Gulf state in August 1990, and is now one of the Baath Party regional command leaders. He is believed to have travelled to Tripoli to deliver a personal missive from Saddam to the Libyan leader, confirming the arrangements for his family.") (111602)
FOX NEWS.com: "IRAQ STOCKPILING GAS ANTIDOTE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The fate of 31,600 chemical munitions, 550 mustard gas bombs and 4,000 tons of chemical precursors remain unknown, according to Congressional Research Services. In fact, the primary remaining chemical weapons questions center on the VX nerve agent, which atropine can be used to counter. By 1995, UNSCOM uncovered enough evidence to force Iraq to admit to producing about 4 tons of VX, but UNSCOM thought the country had imported enough material to actually produce 200 tons of VX, according to CRS.") (111202)
CANADA.com: "FBI TOLD RCMP MAN HAD TERROR LINK Embarrassed Officials Admit U.S. Sent Evidence About Maher Arar" by Mike Trickey, THE OTTAWA CITIZEN (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Mr. Al-Maati's older brother, Amr Badr Abou Elmoati, also a Canadian citizen, is wanted by the FBI in connection with new al-Qaeda threats made against the U.S. Documents found in a house in Kabul a year ago contained a July 1996 letter from Immigration Canada to an Amro Abouelmaati in Toronto, informing him that his Canadian citizenship certificate was enclosed. A patient card from Toronto General Hospital with Mr. Abouelmaati's name on it was also found at the site.") (111802)
FBI.gov: MOST WANTED TERRORISTS: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj" (WANTED POSTER SNIPPETS: "Mugniyah is the alleged head of the security apparatus for the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah."..."The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension and/or conviction of Imad Fayez Mugniyah.")
FOX NEWS.com:"STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO AL QAEDA WARNS OF MORE ATTACKS ON NEW YORK, WASHINGTON" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A statement attributed to Al Qaeda threatened more attacks in New York and Washington unless America stops supporting Israel and converts to Islam, an Arab TV reporter who received the unsigned document said Saturday.")(111602)
Kashmir India.
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