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Bojinka, The Dog That Didn't Bark By Jim Rarey June 18, 2002 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional hero Sherlock Holmes once solved a case because a dog that would have been expected to bark didn’t. Something is missing from the numerous allegations about the government’s foreknowledge of the 9/11 terrorist attack. That thing is any mention of "Project Bojinka" by government officials and most of the national media. Those members of the media who do mention the project carefully avoid giving a full description of the plot with one exception, Bill Gertz of the Washington Times. But this was after...

For those wishing to monitor the fires eating Colorado, this site is near real time with satelite mapping of thermal zones. At the moment, the Missionary Ridge fire is the most dangerous and active. Looks like it has crossed, or is near to crossing US 550. Such a crossing endangers the upslopes on the west side of the Animas River. I'd not be surprised to see this fire soon dwarf the Hayman.Fire Tracker

Report: Four Israeli Settlers Killed Thu Jun 20, 3:24 PM ET JERUSALEM (AP) - Gunfire was reported after nightfall Thursday in Itamar, a West Bank Jewish settlement near the Palestinian city of Nablus, settlers said. Israel TV reported four people were killed. The TV report said at least one infiltrator, apparently Palestinian, took over a house in the settlement. Rescue worker Neri Ketoa said soldiers were exchanging gunfire with the infiltrators. However, settlers said soldiers had broken into the house. The differing accounts could not be immediately reconciled. Police spokeswoman Ganit Wingrad said shots were heard inside the settlement. She...

Are there any professional wrestling fans here at Free Republic? I've been a pro wrestling fan for many years. It would be enjoyable to have fellow fans post their thoughts here regarding all aspects of this unique form of entertainment.

Alarmed refugees try to enter before agreement is signed; shelter lined up in Clinton CountyPLATTSBURGH — The Salvation Army may soon become a temporary shelter for refugees rushing to seek asylum in Canada. Capt. Dennis Cregan of the Salvation Army said the South Catherine Street branch is prepared to house 25 refugees in about a month. Ronald Blanchet, director of the Canadian Immigration Center in LaColle, Quebec, said that since May there has been a significant increase in refugees wanting to enter Canada. In June 2001, Canadian Immigration saw 366 refugees. The number has doubled so far this June. "I...

Washington (AP) - The private investigator who found Chandra Levy's leg bone earlier this month says he's insulted by a police request to submit to a polygraph test. Joe McCann is a former DC homicide detective who was hired by Levy attorney Billy Martin. McCann found the bone on June 6th, a week after police finished their search of Rock Creek Park. The Washington Post reports sources familiar with the incident say police also seemed to question McCann's story. DC Police Chief Charles Ramsey says it's standard procedure in major cases to ask witnesses with crucial information to take a...

GEORGE W. KAFKA: Bush's Police State Kicks Into Gear Knock knock at your front door." -Dead Kennedys NEW YORK-It can happen to you. The jackbooted thugs can arrest you without bothering to accuse you of a crime. They can deprive you of the right to make a phone call, to receive a visit from your family, or even to see a lawyer. It doesn't matter if you're innocent or not; our state-sanctioned terrorists can keep you locked up in prison for the rest of your life without ever granting you your day in court. But you're an American citizen, you...

Dr. Joycelyn Elders to Join Women in Medicine Hall of FameBy Arkansas Business staff Daily News - 6/19/02 11:53:49 AMDr. Joycelyn Elders, former director of the state Department of Health and former U.S. surgeon general, will be inducted Friday into the American Medical Women’s Association’s International Women in Medicine Hall of Fame. Also joining the hall of fame is Dr. Antonia Novello, who in the early 1990s became the first woman and first Hispanic to be appointed U.S. surgeon general. Elders, who worked in President Bill Clinton’s administration, was the first African American to be appointed surgeon general. Elders argued...

Goodbye to hip-hop? Well, maybe. Geoff Boucher makes you wonder in “Hip-Hop’s Slump: A Blip or a Trend?” It’s a conservative report written in the typical on-the-one hand-this, on-the-other-hand-that style favored by the Los Angeles Times — but it raises the question. What Boucher doesn’t or can’t clarify is whether we’re merely witnessing a huge drop in hip-hop CD sales (Eminem notwithstanding) or the fitful death knell of a musical genre now two decades old. Ladies and gentlemen, let us pray.

WASHINGTON -- Andrew Jackson is first in line for a makeover, and we're not talking wrinkle removal. The $20 bill -- which carries Jackson's image -- will get color and possibly other new features as part of an effort to foil high-tech counterfeiters. The new twenty could be put into circulation as early as the fall of 2003, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing said Thursday. The $20 bill is the most counterfeited note in the United States and the second-most commonly used bill behind the $1. Jackson's last makeover was in 1998. "Redesigning notes is going to become...

Breaking Balls: Reader Testingby Derek Zumsteg It's been brought to my attention that many of you are using illegal drugs. I'm not accusing you, in particular, no. But you know who I'm talking about. This puts you at an unfair disadvantage. Readers on methamphetamines are able to read an entire day's BP.com content in minutes, leaving valuable time for other activities, like bicycling 100 miles or starting off into space while developing facial tics. Some of my readers may be smoking the delicious herb, and these guys are going to see some of the crazier references, discern the deeper resonances...

WASHINGTON -- President Bush disagrees with statements by a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention that criticized Islam and said many of America's problems can be blamed on religious pluralism, the White House said Thursday. The Rev. Jerry Vines told thousands of delegates at the convention's annual meeting last week in St. Louis that, despite what pluralists say, "Islam is not just as good as Christianity." "Islam was founded by Mohammed, a demon-possessed pedophile who had 12 wives -- and his last one was a 9-year-old girl," said Vines, pastor of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla. "And...

<p>WASHINGTON (CNN) --President Bush kicks off a physical fitness initiative on Thursday, in hopes of persuading Americans to set a goal of 30-minutes of exercise a day.</p> <p>The White House says that this lifestyle commitment alone would ultimately save the government and private insurers billions of dollars in health care costs.</p>

A British man was killed today in a suspected car bomb explosion in Riyadh, the latest in a series of anti-western bombings in Saudi Arabia. The victim was named as Simon Veness, a bank employee, and Saudi police said his vehicle - thought to be a four-wheel drive - exploded outside a residential compound in the country's capital at 8.54am local time (6:54 BST). It was not immediately clear whether he was in the vehicle or next to it at the time of the explosion. However, an official at the British Embassy in Riyadh, who refused to be identified further,...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. war on terrorism, after an explosive start in Afghanistan last fall, has dwindled to a few scattered military missions and dozens of unrelated and sometimes conflicting diplomatic, intelligence and law enforcement initiatives. Critics say the Bush administration needs to devise a powerful offensive plan to coordinate America's largely untapped energy and resources. Such a strategy would sort out goals and set priorities on everything from deploying Special Forces teams to coordinating intelligence data to balancing the competing needs of security and civil liberties at home. "What seems to be lacking in American policy-making at this juncture...

<p>HAMILTON, Canada- City hall has ordered an 80-year-old man to lay down his bow and stop playing the violin in his house.</p> <p>"Honest to God, this is the shock of my life," Metro (Mitch) Elash said. "Maybe I'm supposed to apologize to someone, but I don't know why."</p>

At least three people were wounded Thursday evening when two Palestinians infiltrated the northern West Bank settlement of Itamar, near Nablus. One of the injured is in critical condition, the condition of the other two is unknown. A security source said that the residents were wounded when the Palestinians opened fire. "There is an infiltration in the settlement of Itamar," the source said. "At least one Israeli is critically wounded." Channel One reported that the gunmen are holed up in a house in the settlement and are holding the residents hostage.

Film fans taken by the Hobbit habit will be able to journey to treacherous and magical Middle-earth and back, all for the price of a concert ticket. In a world premiere, film composer Howard Shore is set to unveil an orchestral suite based on his epic Oscar-winning soundtrack to ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' on two consecutive August nights at the Hollywood Bowl. Shore's grand score was an integral part of the film's atmosphere, plot development and producer-director Peter Jackson's realization of the enchanting Middle-earth. ``Fellowship's'' 170-minute final cut contains 150 minutes of music. ``I've...

JERUSALEM, June 20 (Reuters) - At least one Palestinian gunman infiltrated a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank on Thursday and opened fire, critically wounding at least one person, Israeli security sources said. "There is an infiltration in the settlement of Itamar," the source said. "At least one Israeli is critically wounded." Israeli Channel One television said preliminary reports from the settlement indicated that two gunmen had entered one of the houses and was holed up inside.

Microsoft accused of technology theftThu Jun 20, 9:09 AM ETLisa M. BowmanIn a new suit that echoes earlier charges from Netscape, Sun Microsystems and others, Microsoft is accused of bullying companies out of using Burst.com products and stealing the streaming company's technology. ? Maximize Windows XP ? Get live tech help ? Find the perfect PDA ? Avoid CRM challenges  Sign up for the free ZDNet News Dispatch:     (CNET Networks Privacy Policy) The suit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claims Microsoft's upcoming video encoding and decoding product, Corona, includes Burst's patented video-delivery technology....