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IRAQ rejects new UN security resolution (Updated at 1900 PST) IRAQ: After weighing every aspect, Iraq has rejected on Saturday the new resolution of UN Security Council that was approved by 15 members unanimously, said a report. The new UN Security Council resolution demands Iraq allow its inspectors unfettered access to check for weapons of mass destruction. And, Iraq had until November 15 to agree.

<p>LONDON - Soon after September 11 last year, the notion that al Qaeda might have nuclear weapons was largely dismissed by intelligence professionals.</p> <p>It is, however, *****a working assumption in security circles now that the terror group does have nuclear capabilities. Al Qaeda's secret nuclear stash is assumed to be somewhere in Afghanistan, although finding it is proving to be as hard as locating Osama bin Laden.</p>

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAEWI7XR7D.html Bush Says He Will Lead Coalition Against Iraq By Ron Fournier The Associated Press Published: Oct 26, 2002 CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - Increasing pressure on skeptical allies, President Bush said Saturday the United States will lead a coalition against Iraq if the United Nations does not pass a strong resolution to disarm Saddam Hussein. The White House said it would be "not very hard at all" to assemble an alliance without U.N. help, a clear signal that Bush's patience with the international organizations is reaching its limits as France, Russia, Mexico and other allies seek to water...

Please Freep this poll (left-hand side of the page), the gun-grabbers are at it again! http://www.skynews.com.au/

Major air evacuation from Bali By Shane Wright and Rod McGuirk October 13, 2002 A MAJOR air evacuation of Australians injured in the Bali terror attack has started with mainland hospitals on standby for critically ill patients. One of four RAAF C-130 Hercules had landed in Bali to airlift up to 30 people to Darwin. The other three were to airlift the same number of people at a time in a bid to relieve pressure on Bali's hospital system. A P3C, which was on its way to Bali to deploy Australian Federal Police and diplomatic staff, was also to be...

Iraq promises U.N. arms experts unfettered access United Nations weapons inspectors will have unrestricted access to any site they want to inspect in Iraq, an adviser to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said yesterday. The presidential adviser was speaking at a news conference called in response to a dossier issued by Britain, which is seeking to show why it backs possible military action against Iraq. "The UN weapons inspectors would have unfettered access and (can go) wherever they want to go," Amir Al Saadi told the news conference, adding that he expected them to be in Iraq in mid-October. Britain's dossier,...

http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=13033 Sunday, August 4, 2002 Saddam plans biological weapons for Palestinians Whitehall dossier says Saddam plans biological weapons for Palestinians Michael Evans, defence editor Time of London 3 August 2002 SADDAM HUSSEIN is suspected of planning to arm a Palestinian terrorist group with biological weapons to attack either American or Israeli targets. A Whitehall dossier containing a detailed assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction programme, which has been circulated to the Prime Minister and other senior Cabinet ministers, is understood to focus on Iraq's biological weapons capability. Details of the dossier came to light as the United Nations...

"IRAN MUST STRIKE AT THE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES": RAFSANJANI TEHRAN 17 July (IPS) One of Iran’s most powerful officials menaced Wednesday the United States of terrorist attack in its "very heartland". ***"The Islamic Republic must get ready for confrontation against the enemy’s attack by answering its offensive right in its heartland", Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told the hard line "Jomhoori Eslami" (Islamic Republic) newspaper, which belongs to Ayatollah Ali Khameneh'i. It was the second time in as many days that the Chairman of the Expediency Council was attacking the recent statement by President George W. Bush, inviting...

Gang, this is the ticking timebomb in Saudi. Read this article and I think you'll see the disconnects here. They've based their responses on *extremist* action, every single time. They leave out any opportunity of discussion, any opportunity at moderation, any chance at *peaceful* protests. This is the extremist Islam, in the flesh. There is no logic, only blind, animalistic hatred. I guess we know where this is heading... (And according to another Freeper thread, I think I know know why Bush wants to be able to use tacticle nukes, and why Putin is so *very* afraid...) http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=14118 To the...

Israeli police storm Jerusalem's most contested holy site Israeli police have stormed into the most sensitive religious site in the Holy Land, throwing stun grenades at Palestinian rock-throwers, police said. After Friday prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque on the disputed hilltop in the Old City of Jerusalem, Palestinian youths started throwing rocks at Israeli police posted at a gate just outside, and at Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall below, police said. Police stormed into the open area outside the mosque and threw stun grenades, according to a police announcement. Police said the rock-throwing was continuing, and police were...

Report: CIA warns Germany, Britain of bomb attacks By Reuters BERLIN - The United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has warned Germany and Britain about possible bomb attacks by members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, Germany's Focus magazine reported on Saturday. Citing a memo circulated on March 8 by Germany's BKA federal police authority, the magazine said the CIA tip-off was based on surveillance of two suspected al-Qaeda members in Pakistan. The two were quoted by the CIA as saying there would soon be "good news" about bomb explosions in Germany and Britain. According to the report, due to...

1.8 MILLION CLINTON WHITE HOUSE E-MAILS FINALLY FOUND! (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, said today that the government, in a court filing January 9, 2002, has admitted that it found 1,844,242 e-mail from the Clinton-Gore White House. This e-mail has never been searched in response to subpoenas and documents requests from Judicial Watch, Congress, and independent counsels. The e-mail were restored at a cost to taxpayers thus far of $12,066,346. The e-mail, which is in the custody of the National Archives, must now be searched pursuant to court orders. ...

(10:15) German UN employee charged with hate crimes By Samuel Maull, The Associated Press NEW YORK – A German United Nations employee who admitted scratching anti-Semitic graffiti on a Jewish neighbor's door and setting it afire was indicted yesterday on arson and other charges as hate crimes. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Arlene Goldberg revoked the $50,000 bail that had been set for Matthias Gueldner, saying he appeared to have "snapped" mentally and releasing him would be risky. Gueldner's lawyer, Daniel Gotlin, said his client "is clearly mentally ill" and is not a criminal. Outside court, he said Gueldner, a ...

Check these articles out! Earth First! says that they will OVERTHROW THE U.S. GOVERNMENT! http://www.earthfirstjournal.org/feature.cfm?ID=92 The Road to the Underground... and Beyond Want to be a revolutionary? Anarchist? Try this: Walk straight out your door into the night air... Climb a hill or something up high. Look out into the darkness at the dark sky. Then let your eyes look down at the multitude of lights flashing, porch lights, street lights, offices, cars and airports. Close your eyes and you can still see it... Ripeness for picking. Want to be a revolutionary? Anarchist? Try this: Walk straight out your door ...

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGASZHZ5QUC.html Peru Says It Uncovers Suspected Terrorist Plot Against U.S. Embassy By Craig Mauro Associated Press Writer Published: Dec 1, 2001 LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian police arrested two suspected members of a leftist guerrilla group who they believe were plotting an attack against the U.S. Embassy, Interior Minister Fernando Rospigliosi said Saturday. The alleged members of the Shining Path group were arrested in Lima on Nov. 20 with diagrams of the U.S. Embassy, Rospigliosi said. "The suspicion is that they were planning to carry out attacks against the American Embassy and against another site that is linked to U.S. ...

Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001 2:30 a.m. EST Matthews: Hillary 'Dying' to Become President CNBC "Hardball" host and Democratic Party insider Chris Matthews said Saturday that New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton can't wait to become president of ther United States. "She's dyin' for it," Matthews told NBC's Tim Russert, on Russert's own weekend CNBC interview show. RUSSERT: What about your fellow Goldwater groupie Hillary Clinton? MATTHEWS: Ah, you know, you're a New Yorker, a New York stater - um - Hillary is dyin' for it. But she's also miserable right now because of all this patriotic stuff going on - ...

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA8C04WBUC.html San Francisco Officials to Re-Canvass 2000 Elections After Probe Finds 'very Unusual' Results By Margie Mason Associated Press Writer Published: Nov 21, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A six-month probe of the city's November 2000 elections found "very unusual" discrepancies that could affect the results of ballot measures and at least one race, Secretary of State Bill Jones said Wednesday. City officials said they would re-canvass all ballots from that election and the December runoff. In 21 city precincts, there was an average 8.8 percent difference between the number of ballots the city reported and the number found by ...

This could get ugly REALLY quick! http://www.timesofindia.com/article...t_id=1630914162 Pak has to save its nukes to fight India: Minister SLAMABAD: In a bid to pacify hardliners opposed to Pakistan supporting the US military action in Afghanistan, a senior minister has urged the Islamic clerics to restrain their emotions towards Taliban as Islamabad has to "save its nuclear assets to fight a war against India." Pakistan has to save its nuclear capability and the atomic bomb for a war against India, Religious Affairs Minister Mehmood Ahmad Ghazi told a gathering of Islamic clerics here on Wednesday. Addressing a seminar on Pakistan's security and ...

Good morning everyone! Yesterday a.m. I was listening to the Glenn Beck radio show (good program!) and heard him say that Tom Ridge (Homeland Defense) was telling Americans to have 10 DAYS of food and water on hand at home. Has anyone else heard that? Also, does anyone have any links to articles verifying that info, please? I've got some sheeple family members I'm trying to convince. Thanks!

<p>An AWESOME article by Senator Helms and confirms many of TB2K's suspicions, though we're sometimes at odds at whom we should be pointing the finger at. I think Sen. Helms is "right on the money" on this one. Probably why Pres. Bush is being so painfully careful regarding retaliation...</p>