Posted on 12/02/2002 9:52:20 PM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 12/3/02 - Baghdad, al-Karamah, Kuwait, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Sulaimaniya, London
BREAKING: Baghdad - DAY FIVE - MISSING EQUIPMENT at al-Karamah BREAKING: Near the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border - 1st Marine Expeditionary Force BREAKING: London - Imprisoned scientists expose Iraqi torture
Sulaimaniya, Kurdistan
========= Baghdad =========
DAY FIVE - MISSING EQUIPMENT
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the al-Karamah military complex, near Baghdad.
Alerted in advance by the UN WMD inspectors, Iraq removed some UN-labeled equipment
involved in rocket development for ~800-1500+ mile capability.
The Iraqi Army Brigs of Karama take docile reporters on tour
after their sweetheart visit by UN WMD inspectors.
In Baghdad, Iraq, the UN WMD inspectors reportedly went to
an alcohol factory in Khan Bani Sa'ad, 20 miles northeast of Baghdad.
Two additional "alcoholic beverage plants" were visited.
========= Kuwait =========
Somewhere near the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border, with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force,
AT-4 anti-tank rockets and 240-G machine guns are used as live fire training continues.
========= USS Abraham Lincoln =========
Heroes on the USS Abraham Lincoln enforce UN sanctions against Iraq.
========= Sulaimaniya =========
In Sulaimaniya, ~210 miles northeast of Baghdad.
In Sulaimaniya, at the Sulaimaniya University campus.
In Sulaimaniya, at the Medicine College of Sulaimaniya University.
========= Turkey =========
Turkey Is Among "Most Reliable" of U.S. Allies
by Gerry J. Gilmore
CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 2, 2002 -- A senior U.S. administration
official traveling with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D.
Wolfowitz praised Turkey as one of the "most reliable allies" of
the United States.
Wolfowitz's trip to London, Brussels, Belgium, and Turkey was
delayed because a faulty part developed in his C-17 plane's
backup communications system. The group flew here Dec. 1 from
Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to replace the part, as required by
regulation to fly overseas, an Air Force official noted.
The deputy secretary's group departed Charleston about five hours
later for London, where he is slated to meet with senior British
leaders. He then travels to Ankara, Turkey, for discussions with
top Turkish officials.
In Charleston, the U.S. official noted to reporters traveling
with Wolfowitz that Iraq would be high on discussion lists in
Great Britain, Turkey and at NATO.
The official said Turkey recently elected a new government whose
majority party, although comprised of an Islamic base, has
declared for the continuation of a democratic and secular state.
Turkey continues to provide Operation Northern Watch air bases
from which U.S. and coalition planes over fly northern Iraq, the
official noted.
Turkey has been a staunch U.S. ally since the Korean War, the
official said. Today, its assistance continues to be valuable,
the official continued, whether as another strong ally to
confront Saddam Hussein to convince him to give up his weapons of
mass destruction peaceably or as a potential partner in a
possible war with Iraq should Hussein refuse.
As U.N. inspectors traverse Iraq looking for prohibited weapons,
the official remarked that the first real test of Saddam's
sincerity comes Dec. 8, when he has to declare his entire WMD
inventory.
Following Turkey, Wolfowitz will jet to NATO Headquarters in
Brussels to meet with alliance leaders.
The trip is the first of a series over the next few weeks in
which senior U.S. leaders will travel to several regions, the
official said. The trips are intended to enhance support for
Iraqi disarmament and to sound out allies for assistance in the
event Hussein reneges.
========= Bagram, Afghanistan =========
In Bagram, heroes jog - and last longer than the dust-storm.
========= American B-52s over Afghanistan =========
B-52 reminded feuding Afghans (as is their way) that America took
the country from the Taliban because of the 911 Atrocities, and remains on the hunt.
========= Kabul, Afghanistan =========
In Kabul, the end-of-Ramadan Eid festival.
========= Kandahar, Afghanistan =========
In Kandahar, Thopbanda, an Afghan game.
========= London =========
In London, Dr Hussain Al-Sharistani described how he was imprisoned
by Saddam Hussein between 1979 and 1991 for refusing to work on Iraq's military nuclear program.
========= Antares and Rho Ophiuchi =========
Antares and Rho Ophiuchi - Blue reflection nebulae, reddish emission nebulae, backlit dust clouds
and Antares, a red supergiant. Rho Ophiuchi is at the center of the blue nebula on the right.
M4 is visible just below Antares, to the left of the red cloud engulfing Sigma Scorpii.
END OF TRANSMISSION 12/3/02 .......... K
Bet he could character act it, too.
Inspectors waving "goodbye" to docile considerate "inspectors" who had the courtesy to call ahead,
at Balad, ~43 miles north of Baghdad.
IRAQI CHLD ABUSE ---TODAY
In Nahawan, Iraq, south of Baghdad, at the brick factory, these girls live inside the brick factory
where they are forced to work in intolerable conditions.
IRAQI CHLD ABUSE ---1988
Dead children, previously playing in Halabja [March 1988].
========= USS Abraham Lincoln =========
Remember the Arabs saying that the US doesn't have the guts to get heavily involved in ground action within the middle east? Well, they're about to get a real good look at modern American warfare - at full speed with no NATO allies to slow us down. Be careful what you wish for, ragheads.
As for air support, the world thinks they got a good preview of what we'll do from Afghanistan. Not. Note to the Iraqis: If you haven't managed to shoot down more than one propeller driven drone in the last 11 years, what makes you think you can stop one of these?
Sleep tight, Iraq. We're coming for you.
but I couldn't have phrased it as well as you did!!
I was thinking "Pippi Brickstockings!!"
your photo sit-reps are a great source of intel and understanding!!
Bravo Zulu... to a visual warrior!!
INSIGHT On The News online: "JIHADISTS CHANGE TERROR STEREOTYPE" by Scott Wheeler (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""It's the Joseph coat of terrorism," one former terrorism investigator tells Insight, referring to the Old Testament account of Joseph's coat of many colors. "The next wave of terrorism could be carried out by people with fair skin, blond hair and blue eyes." More than 10 years ago, Iran and the al-Qaeda terrorist network began recruiting and training Bosnian Muslims for war against Orthodox Christian Serbs and Catholic Croats in order to expand the Muslim base in Eastern Europe. After an international peace agreement left a Muslim leader in a power-sharing role, mujahideen fighters no longer had a cause for martyrdom in the former Yugoslavia. But experts tell Insight that the sponsors of the Muslim campaigns in the Balkans have not decommissioned their jihadist forces in Bosnia, Albania and elsewhere in the region. Efforts by U.S. policymakers to save Muslim lives and autonomy in the Balkans by imposing peace plans that included Muslim power-sharing apparently were unappreciated, and dismantling the jihadists' training camps there was not a priority of the U.S. government.") (December 2, 2002)
HAARETZ DAILY.com: "ALLEGED QAIDA STATEMENT CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR KENYA ATTACK" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A purported al Qaida statement posted on the Internet on Monday claimed that the Islamic group had carried out last Thursday's twin attacks on the Paradise hotel and Arkia airliner in Kenya. Internet analysts said that the statement includes phrases, terms and nicknames that have characterized other remarks made by the group. The statement surfaced on www.arabforum.net, and was signed by the "Political Office of Qaida al-Jihad."") (120302)
FOX NEWS.com: "MISSILE LAUNCHERS IN KENYA SUGGEST AL QAEDA LINK" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON - Two shoulder-fired missile launchers found outside the airport in Mombasa, Kenya, last week are from the same production batch as a launcher used to fire at a U.S. fighter jet in Saudi Arabia last May, Pentagon officials told Fox News on Monday.") (December 2, 2002)
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)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "30,000 ARABS IN YESHA HOLD U.S. PASSPORTS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "According to the report, US officials have called upon Israel to permit the USA citizens free access to Ben-Gurion International Airport should they seek to leave the area in the event of a war with Iraq.") (120102)
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)
WorldNetDaily.com: "NO LONGER AN ACCIDENT" -Commentary by Jack Cashill (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "A fourth point of interest is the behavior of President Bill Clinton. Although she served as an adviser to Clinton during his 1992 campaign, Mylroie finds his reaction to Iraqi-backed terrorism "inexplicable." In fact, throughout the book, Mylroie quietly condemns the seeming "policy disarray" that leads time and again to inaction. The administration, she notes, suffered from the inability to tell the truth about Iraq even to itself.") (111902)
OICexchange.com ("Source: HI/OB/IINA"): Jeddah, Ramadhan. "YEMEN PAYS UP US$ 1.5 MILLION TO AQSA FUND" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Oman is also said to have paid in a sum of US$ 3,000,000, while Saudi Arabia has paid US$ 21,000,000.") (December 2, 2002)
FOX NEWS.com: "SENATORS URGE PROBE OF ALLEGED LINK OF SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY TO 9-11" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The FBI is investigating financial records indicating that Princess Haifa al-Faisal, wife of the Saudi ambassador, wrote monthly checks that ultimately went into the accounts of Omar al-Bayoumi and Osama Basnan. Two hijackers of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon may have gotten money from those men while the terrorists were living in the United States.") (112402)
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)
TIMES OF INDIA.com: Mumbai. "2 KILLED, 32 INJURED IN BOMB BLAST" (ARTICLE SNIPPETS: "Singh said the situation was under control and appealed to people to maintain calm. Sources in the police said there was no intelligence tip-off of possible violence. "We were asked to step up security near places of worship. It is possible that because of that the persons behind the blast chose to create the explosion near the station, where security is not heavy. The peak hour was chosen obviously to cause severe widespread damage," a senior police official said."..."Condemning the incident Shiv Sena leader Raj Thackeray said, "Terrorist outfits the world over have been targetting financial centres. The Ghatkopar blast seems a test carried out by terrorists before embarking on a greater plan to destabilise Mumbai."") (120302)
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