Posted on 12/05/2002 9:05:50 AM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 12/6/02 - Baghdad, Beirut Lebanon, Calais, Folkestone, Gaza, Jerusalem, Kuwait
BREAKING: Baghdad, Iraq - al-Muthanna BREAKING: Beirut - Bourj Brajneh BREAKING: Calais, France - the first bus out BREAKING: Folkestone, southern England - arrivals from Sangatte BREAKING: Gaza - bombmaker in pieces BREAKING: Kuwait - live fire training
========= Baghdad =========
~40 miles northwest of Baghdad, at the Al-Muthanna
chemical and biological production plant
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the amusement park.
DEPENDS ON THE DEFINITION OF "WMD" - or
NO, WE HAVE NO BANANAS
In Baghdad, Iraq, on the trail of Iraqi-PR agent for UN weapons-inspectors,
Hossam Mohammed Amin.
Asked if Iraq will mention that it has no weapons of mass destruction in its report
announced to be issued on Saturday, Amin lied through his teeth and proclaimed
'yes, because really we have no weapons of mass destruction.'
========= Kuwait =========
In Kuwait, live-fire excercises and training continue.
========= Beirut, Lebanon =========
Near Beirut Lebanon, at the Bourj Brajneh Palestinian terrorist training camp, south Beirut.
Trained future murderers merge death with the Eid holiday.
========= Jerusalem =========
In Jerusalem, Israel, next to Damacus gate, more gunplay to
mark the first day of Eid.
========= Gaza =========
In Gaza, Fatah terrorists mourns the late perp Mustafa Sabah, taken out by Israeli air strike
blowing the bomb maker.
========= Calais =========
THROUGH THE CHUNNEL
In Calais, France, the first bus, carrying ~41 immigrants, leaves Calais for Britain.
Britain will take 1,200 Iraqi Kurds and Afghans in return for France simply agreeing
to close its refugee camp sometime this year.
========= Folkestone =========
In Folkestone, southern England, Iraqi and Afghan immigrants arrive
from the Sangatte (Red Cross) pipeline.
=========== DC ===========
President George W. Bush warned Iraq that the USA has a 'solid basis' to say
that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.
President Bush: 'Don't Trust Saddam Because of 5 Days of Cooperation'
by Kathleen T. Rhem
WASHINGTON -- After 11 years of deceit and
defiance, the world shouldn't trust Saddam Hussein now just
because he appears to have cooperated with U.N. inspectors
for five days, President Bush said this morning.
"This isn't about inspectors," Bush said at the White
House. "The issue is whether Saddam Hussein will disarm.
Will he disarm in the name of peace?"
U.N. weapons inspectors have been operating in Iraq for
five days without significant interference from Hussein's
government. Bush noted this doesn't mean Hussein is fully
complying with U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441, which
orders full disarmament.
The president pointed out that Iraq still routinely fires
on coalition pilots patrolling no-fly zones in the
country's north and south. "Anybody who shoots at U.S.
airplanes or British airplanes is not somebody who looks
like he's interested in complying with disarmament," Bush
said of Hussein.
Iraq has until Dec. 8 to fully declare all weapons of mass
destruction and disclose equipment and plans for producing
such weapons. The Iraqi government has indicated it would
do so by Dec. 7.
U.S. government officials have expressed doubt any such
declaration by Iraq would provide a full accounting.
"For years, he said he didn't have any weapons, and now
we'll see whether or not he does," Bush said today. "And if
he does, we expect them to be completely destroyed and (to
have) a full accounting."
Bush reminded that the U.N. Security Council voted 15-0 to
support Resolution 1441. "Our NATO allies have joined us,"
he said. "And we all expect Saddam to disarm."
========= Henize 3-401: An Elongated Planetary Nebula =========
Henize 3-401: An Elongated Planetary Nebula
~10,000 light years away in the constellation of Carina.
END OF TRANSMISSION 12/6/02 .......... K
Well now, I wouldn't entirely agree with the President's assessment here. I mean, we routinely disarmed ourselves on the training ranges by expending all of our ammunition. Isn't it possible Saddam's military is doing the same?
No? You don't think so? Well, OK, it was a bit of a stretch!!!
Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five NASA ISS science officer, looks at the International Space Station (ISS) through a window on the Space Shuttle Endeavour following the undocking of the two spacecraft. Endeavour pulled away from the complex at 2:05 p.m. (CST) on December 2, 2002 as the two spacecraft flew over northwestern Australia.
There sure is an amazing amount of firepower on the streets in the hands of these vermin.
My hope-Iraq arises and takes down this horror of a human being and his filthy entourage before a war breaks out.
I was amazed at the number of fair haired and fair skinned children in Iraq. For some reason-I thought Iraq'is were olive skinned and dark haired.
The scenes in Lebanon were so sad. Children with guns. Pathetic. And isn't it interesting that the creepy cowardly thugs carrying the coffin bier find it necessary to hide their ugly faces? What cowards. Grown men hiding under KKK like covers. Slime.
Cosmos pic is kewl!
GOD'S LIGHT SABER
| Be sure and Click the Pics J
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God Bless
Perhaps.
That particular pics was first posted widely on the net by Yahoo and AP.
Scythian, perhaps there is a reason for the photo
or perhaps you are correct.
WTOP.com News (AP): "AIRPORTS SEIZE BOXCUTTERS, KNIVES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Seized at airports during the Thanksgiving crush: 15,982 pocket knives, 98 boxcutters, six guns and a brick.") (120302)
MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE: ***"Al-Qa'ida-Affiliated Web Site Warns of Attack During Id Al-Fitr, December 5-6, and Announces Palestinian Branch of Al-Qa'ida" (ARTICLE SNIPPETS:"A communique in which the Al-Qa''da organization took responsibility for the Mombasa, Kenya terror attacks was first posted on the "News about the Jihad and the Mujahideen" forum of the Islamist website www.mojahedoon.net"...""A Warning to All the Enemies of Allah, the Americans, and Their Jewish, Arab, and Foreign Supporters"")(120402)
HINDUSTAN TIMES.com: "PLOT TO BOMB TEMPLES, KILL VIPs UNEARTHED IN TAMIL NADU" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police had on Tuesday claimed aborting an attempt by members of a newly-formed fundamentalist group, Muslim Defence Force, to assassinate important political and religious leaders and also bomb temples on December 6, eleventh anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition.") (120502)
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.")
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)
INFO CENTRE.ru (INTERFAX - AVN): "SATELLITE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT SEIZED FROM CHECHEN GUERILLAS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "During the special operation, federal forces seized some 25kg of TNT as well as modern communication devices costing thousands of U.S. dollars. Shabalkin said that such equipment helps establish communication with any part of the world. "It is supposed that the seized equipment was used to contact, among others, the headquarters of the Muslim Brothers and Al-Queda organizations," he noted.")(120302)
YAHOO! News (AP): "AMERICANS SHOULD BE CAREFUL, BUT U.S. EMBASSY SAYS RECENT INCIDENTS IN EGYPT NOT INDICATIVE OF ANTI-AMERICAN HOSTILITY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "CAIRO, Egypt - Several incidents involving Americans in Egypt, including the firing of shots at a car that tried to cut in to the U.S. ambassador's motorcade, did not indicate "anti-American hostility," an embassy spokesman said Monday.") (December 2, 2002)
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)
THE COURIER MAIL.news.com.au: "TERRORIST-LINKED GROUP TRAINS IN VICTORIAN FOREST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Courier-Mail's Insight team also has been told that senior UK-based Al-Qaeda operative Abu Qatada, accused of being a key influence in the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, attended the camp as a spiritual guest speaker.") (ARTICLE NOTE: Abu Qatada is also known as Omar Mohammed Othman.) (120302)
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)
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)
WTOP.com News (AP): "AIRPORTS SEIZE BOXCUTTERS, KNIVES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Seized at airports during the Thanksgiving crush: 15,982 pocket knives, 98 boxcutters, six guns and a brick.") (120302)
MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE: ***"Al-Qa'ida-Affiliated Web Site Warns of Attack During Id Al-Fitr, December 5-6, and Announces Palestinian Branch of Al-Qa'ida" (ARTICLE SNIPPETS:"A communique in which the Al-Qa''da organization took responsibility for the Mombasa, Kenya terror attacks was first posted on the "News about the Jihad and the Mujahideen" forum of the Islamist website www.mojahedoon.net"...""A Warning to All the Enemies of Allah, the Americans, and Their Jewish, Arab, and Foreign Supporters"")(120402)
HINDUSTAN TIMES.com: "PLOT TO BOMB TEMPLES, KILL VIPs UNEARTHED IN TAMIL NADU" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police had on Tuesday claimed aborting an attempt by members of a newly-formed fundamentalist group, Muslim Defence Force, to assassinate important political and religious leaders and also bomb temples on December 6, eleventh anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition.") (120502)
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.")
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)
INFO CENTRE.ru (INTERFAX - AVN): "SATELLITE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT SEIZED FROM CHECHEN GUERILLAS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "During the special operation, federal forces seized some 25kg of TNT as well as modern communication devices costing thousands of U.S. dollars. Shabalkin said that such equipment helps establish communication with any part of the world. "It is supposed that the seized equipment was used to contact, among others, the headquarters of the Muslim Brothers and Al-Queda organizations," he noted.")(120302)
YAHOO! News (AP): "AMERICANS SHOULD BE CAREFUL, BUT U.S. EMBASSY SAYS RECENT INCIDENTS IN EGYPT NOT INDICATIVE OF ANTI-AMERICAN HOSTILITY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "CAIRO, Egypt - Several incidents involving Americans in Egypt, including the firing of shots at a car that tried to cut in to the U.S. ambassador's motorcade, did not indicate "anti-American hostility," an embassy spokesman said Monday.") (December 2, 2002)
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)
THE COURIER MAIL.news.com.au: "TERRORIST-LINKED GROUP TRAINS IN VICTORIAN FOREST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Courier-Mail's Insight team also has been told that senior UK-based Al-Qaeda operative Abu Qatada, accused of being a key influence in the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, attended the camp as a spiritual guest speaker.") (ARTICLE NOTE: Abu Qatada is also known as Omar Mohammed Othman.) (120302)
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)
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)
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