Posted on 12/17/2002 9:20:30 AM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 12/18/02 - Haifa, Harare, Kuwait, Moscow, Al-Taji, RAF, Kabul
BREAKING: Haifa, Israel - Accidental explosion BREAKING: Kabul - Islamic grenade thrower linking al Qaeda and Arafat BREAKING: Harare, Zimbabwe - The starvation and the Elite BREAKING: Kuwait - Operation Desert Spring BREAKING: Moscow - Salman Raduyev dead BREAKING: Iraq - University of Baghdad, Al-Taji - Inspections BREAKING: British Royal Air Force (RAF) on patrol
========= Kuwaiti desert =========
Somewhere in the Kuwaiti desert, with military exercise Internal Look.
Somewhere in the Kuwaiti desert, heroes with Operation Desert Spring.
in a 'Sand Table' meeting.
Somewhere in the Kuwaiti desert, heroes with the Alpha Company 464 battalion.
Somewhere in the Kuwaiti desert somewhere, heroes of the Third Infantry Division
in Operation Desert Spring.
========= Somewhere over the Gulf =========
Over the Gulf, with the British Royal Air Force (RAF), heroes of the 206 squadron
over a British warship, as seen from a Nimrod aircraft on patrol.
========= Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Cardiff =========
On the Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Cardiff, training continues.
=========== Iraq ===========
========= Al-Taji =========
KOFI's KLOWNS BECOME KEYSTONE KOPS
Near Al-Taji, ~18.6 miles north of Baghdad, United Nations weapons inspectors
made a wrong turn, got lost, and inadvertantly entered a site they did not intend to inspect.
In Al-Taji, ~18.6 miles north of Baghdad, at the Al-Sawari facility for chemical products,
UN weapons inspectors finally arrive and visit.
The Iraqis live outside the Al-Sawari facility and act as canaries and slave labor
because they were not lucky enough to be born in Tikrit.
========= Baghdad =========
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the University of Baghdad,
UNMOVIC inspectors visit.
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the studio which produces Saddam statues.
In Baghdad, Iraq, an Iraqi official making some kind of deal with UN weapons inspector
prior to search.
In Baghdad, Iraq, with the Baghdad Symphonic Orchestra.
Americans and Candadians in the 'Voices in the Wilderness' gave gifts
and are still giving endless support to $addam.
========= Kabul =========
In Kabul, a Russian made car in which two American soldiers were wounded
in a grenade attack. The perp was caught. Was it an elderly white woman this time?
Nope, this time it was a male Islamic teenager carrying still two more hand grenades
who admitted he did it for Arafat and Afghan Islamic terrorists.
========= Haifa, Israel =========
In Haifa, Israel, an explosion and accidental fire in a petrochemical plant.
========= Nablus, Israel =========
In Nablus, Palestinian children are not taught to plant and harvest crops,
or other useful training. Instead, with money from the House of $aud, $addam,
and the supporters of criminals running the UN and EU, they are taught to murder and destroy.
========= Beit Hanoun, Gaza =========
In Beit Hanoun, mourners duck Hamas terrorists.
========= South Africa =========
In South Africa, at the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park.
========= Harare, Zimbabwe =========
In Harare, Zimbabwe, the victims of the ruling elite
in a mile long gas queue, and waiting for food,
while the ruling elite remain powerful, dictatorial, rich and gleeful.
========= PERP ALERT: Moscow =========
PERP DOWN
In the Perm region, ~750 miles east of Moscow, at Lefortovo prison, Chechen rebel warlord Salman Raduyev,
here in 1997 and 3/2000 photos, died of natural causes in a hard labor camp while serving a life sentence for terrorism and murder.
========= Tampa, FlA =========
PERP SUPPORTER WALKING
In Tampa, Fla., on the trail of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian,
protected by a federal judge who dismissed University of South Florida's lawsuit,
12/16/02, trying to fire Al-Arian, a tenured Palestinian professor with reported terrorist ties.
========= Far side of the Moon =========
Far side of the Moon - The photo taken, when it was first observed,
by the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3, 10/59
Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion.
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END OF TRANSMISSION 12/18/02 .......... K
Eaker
A fitting end I would like to see replicated for Gitmo detainees in future US hard labor camps.
Pvt. First Class Daniel Creamer from Panama City Beach, Fla., mans a gun aboard The USS Mount Whitney, the command and control center for a U.S.-led task force for the Horn of Africa, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, as the ship circles in the Gulf of Aden. The U.S.-led combined task force to combat global terrorism in and around the strategic Horn of Africa formally opened for business last Friday with the arrival of the USS Mount Whitney in the Gulf of Aden off Djibouti.
I see the Army has deployed the "Trans-dimensional Rift Generators" in Kuwait. The TRG's will have our M-1A1 tanks in the center of Baghdad within .002 seconds - once President Bush gives the word.
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): "FBI SAYS NEARLY 100 TERROR PLANS HAVE BEEN FOILED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Nearly 100 terrorist attacks, some intended to take place on U.S. soil, have been thwarted since September 11, 2001, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said. But he warns that many potential terrorists remain at large in the United States.") (121502)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "FEDS ARREST 'BUFFALO SIX' UNCLE" (ARTICLE NOTE: The "Uncle" is identified as Mohammed Albanna.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LACKAWANNA, N.Y. - A civic leader in the Yemeni community where six men are accused of belonging to an Al Qaeda terror cell was arrested Tuesday afternoon, and published reports said he would be charged with illegally sending $3 million to Yemen.") (121702)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "NORTH KOREA DEMANDS U.S. APOLOGY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "North Korea demanded an apology Friday from the United States for what it described as 'piracy' in the seizure of a ship carrying missiles to Yemen.") (121302)
BBC News: "POLICE SEIZE CHEMICALS IN PARIS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "All three men, arrested in a dawn raid on Monday, are reported to be of North African origin. The French news agency AFP quoted a source close to the investigation, who said that the men had all spent time in both Afghanistan and Chechnya. Some French media reports described the three men as Algerians, and said they were allegedly preparing a chemical attack.") **Note: This article has been recently updated. (121702)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "CANADA IS HOME TO AL QAEDA SLEEPER CELLS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TORONTO - An Algerian immigrant arrested in Ottawa has links to a senior member of the Al Qaeda terrorist network, Canadian intelligence authorities allege. Mohamed Harkat was awaiting orders to carry out a terrorist attack and his presence in Canada suggests other Al Qaeda associates are in the country, the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service concluded in court documents released Monday. Canadian authorities are considering whether to deport Harkat.") (121702)
THE STAR.com: "'BIN LADEN CELLS IN CANADA'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "And for some years now, the intelligence agency has warned that with the possible exception of the United States, there are more international terrorist organizations active in Canada than anywhere in the world.") (121702)
NATIONAL POST.com: "CSIS LINKS OTTAWA MAN TO AL-QAEDA" (121702)
GOOGLE Search Term: "AHMED RESSAM"
WorldNetDaily.com: "'BLUNT' CALLS TO MUSLIMS PROMPT FBI VISIT American Protested Canada's Treatment of Man Convicted of Hate Crimes" by Art Moore (121702)
***THE STAR.com - THE TORONTO STAR (CANADIAN PRESS): Ottawa. "CANADA ALLOWS IMPORT OF BOMB BOOK" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The federal government has approved the importation of a book that gives detailed instructions for making bombs and blowing up bridges, the Ottawa Citizen reported yesterday. Even the author of The Anarchist Cookbook has renounced it as "misguided and potentially dangerous." But the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency says there is nothing to prevent its sale in Canada because it violates neither the hate law nor obscenity law, the newspaper reported.") (121502)
SEATTLE TIMES.com: "IMMIGRATION STATUS? 'DON'T ASK,' CITY SAYS" (121502)
SEATTLE PI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER (AP): "MOTHER OF TEENAGE SNIPER SUSPECT BACK IN JAMAICA" (ARTICLE NOTE: The "teenage sniper suspect" is identified as 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Authorities have linked her son and 41-year-old John Allen Muhammad to 19 shootings, including 13 deaths, in Maryland, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Washington. The two were arrested at a rest stop in Maryland in Oct. 24. Both are charged with capital murder.") (121402)
***FBI.gov: SEEKING INFORMATION: "AMER EL-MAATI" akas "Amro Badr Eldin Abou El-Maati, Amro Badr Abouelmaati" (SEEKING INFORMATION POSTER SNIPPET: "Amer El-Maati is being sought in connection with possible terrorist threats in the United States."..."SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS")
***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."..."SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS")
An Informative Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding an article on the INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Online: "TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN IN LATIN AMERICA?" by Larry Rohter, The New York Times (121602)
CNS NEWS.com: "CRITICS ASSAIL FIDEL CASTRO'S 'SICKENING' GRIP ON HOLLYWOOD" by Marc Morano (121702)
NewsMax.com - HOT TOPIC: "CASTRO/CUBA"
***Quote.BLOOMBERG.com News: "UN ENLARGES IRAQ TEAM; AZIZ WARNS OF TERROR THREAT (Update 4)" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Any U.S. move against Iraq to rid the country of weapons will mean the "hatred against the United States will reach its peak," Aziz said on the U.S.'s "Fox News Sunday" program. It would prompt attacks against U.S. citizens at home and abroad, he said, without specifying who might carry out the strikes.")(121602)
DefenseLINK.mil - AMERICAN FORCES INFORMATION SERVICE: "IRAQ BIO WEAPONS PROGRAM LARGER THREAT THAN IN 1991" by Kathleen T. Rhem, American Forces Press Service (121602)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "SYRIANS 'SMUGGLING ARMS TO BAGHDAD'" by Con Coughlin (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Western intelligence officials have discovered that at least 52 crates containing new air-defence systems and spare parts have been smuggled into Iraq from Syria since the start of December. The Russian-made equipment, which has been purchased through a Belorussian middleman, was taken into Iraq through al-Walid border crossing earlier this month.") (121502)
ALBAWABA.com: "REPORT: SYRIA BOOSTS DEFENSES ALONG BORDER WITH ISRAEL; ASSAD: HAMAS, ISLAMIC JIHAD REPRESENTS MILLIONS OF PALESTINIANS" (121302)
***WHITE HOUSE.gov - News Release: CLICK HERE to read the entire text of this statement by President George W. Bush (NEWS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The need to prevent, deter, defend against, and respond to WMD threats presents our Nation with a difficult and complex challenge. The strategy I have issued today asks much of our Federal Government, our state and local institutions, and, indeed, every citizen. The threat is real and the stakes are high. Success against this threat is a requirement of history -- one that the United States will meet with confidence and determination.") (121102)
WHITE HOUSE.gov - News Release: "FACT SHEET: PROTECTING AMERICANS: SMALLPOX VACCINATION PROGRAM" (121302)
CDC.gov: PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE - Get The Facts: SMALLPOX, ANTHRAX, RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES, BIOLOGICAL AGENTS, and CHEMICAL AGENTS
NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER Online
An Informative Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding this BBC article by Mark Ward: "WEBSITES SPREAD AL-QAEDA MESSAGE" (121202)
***NATIONAL POST.com: "AL QAEDA PLANNING URANIUM BOMB: UN" by Steven Edwards (121102)
***MSNBC.com: "REPORT: AL QAEDA DEAL FOR NERVE GAS U.S. Suspects Nerve Agent VX Was Smuggled Through Turkey" (121202)
IRAQ WATCH.org
GLOBAL SECURITY.org: "PUBLIC EYE PICTURE OF THE WEEK - 2002"
WHITE HOUSE.gov: "SADDAM HUSSEIN'S IRAQ: A DECADE OF DEFIANCE AND DECEPTION"
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINA SHIPS NORTH NORTH KOREA INGREDIENT FOR NUCLEAR ARMS" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "North Korean procurement agents succeeded in buying 20 tons of tributyl phosphate, known as TBP, a key chemical used to extract material for nuclear bombs from spent nuclear fuel, said officials familiar with intelligence reports of the transfer.") (121702)
NewsMax.com: HOT TOPICS: "CHINA/TAIWAN"
CHARISMA NEWS.com - PERSECUTION WATCH: "NORTH KOREA"
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "NORTH KOREA DELIVERS SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE GUNSHIPS TO IRAN" by Bill Gertz (121602)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "NORTH KOREA DEMANDS U.S. APOLOGY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "North Korea demanded an apology Friday from the United States for what it described as 'piracy' in the seizure of a ship carrying missiles to Yemen.") (121302)
"A CHRISTmas Celebration!" (click here)
Good use for Maxwell's equations.
Is help expected from extraterrestrial (ET) allies in this war, or are they on the side of the enemy, or are some on EACH side, or what gives?
It gives one a sense of perspective.
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