https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:petey139/ en-us Thu, 1 Mar 2007 03:37:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793074/posts Al-Qaeda has a China problem, and no one is watching. Despite al-Qaeda's significant efforts to support Muslim insurgents in China, Beijing has succeeded in limiting popular support for anti-government violence. The latest evidence came on January 5, when China raided a terrorist facility in the country's Xinjiang region, near the borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. According to reports, 18 terrorists were killed and 17 were captured, along with 22 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and material for thousands more. Chinese reportage on terrorism is notoriously problematic, at times imprecise or simply fabricated. For the skeptics, photos of a policeman... Asia Time Online https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793074/posts#comment Thu, 1 Mar 2007 03:37:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698451/posts HOUSTON -- Houston-area Islamic groups joined a nationwide campaign to denounce terrorism, Local 2 reported Friday. The public service announcements hit the airwaves Thursday. The campaign is called "Not in the Name of Islam." CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, released it to build understanding. "Muslims are not only victims of the terrorists attacks but also have to deal with the stigmatization of being blamed for the heinous crimes of a minuscule minority." Said Rodwan Saleh, with the Islamic Society of Greater Houston. Houston's Islamic leaders joined together to applaud a religious ruling against terrorism and religious extremism. "We want... Click2Houston News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698451/posts#comment Sat, 9 Sep 2006 17:55:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1656604/posts Dang that Treasonous Scumbag Traitor, As most of you must have heard. Cindy Sheehan AKA Attention Whore will be fasting at "Camp Casey AKA Bush's Crawford Ranch" on July 4th. American Independence Day. You'd think she'd take the time to rejoyce the importance of that day. but no. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1656604/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:04:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1590617/posts I'm working on a research paper assignment on the Impact of China/US politics. What I've decided to talk about on it is The Impact of War between the two powers. Since I'm not a expert on this domain, I was hoping someone can point me to the right direction on this other than the fact they are a threat and that they are possibly going to lose. I already know that, What I was hoping to find is some knowlegde in the event of a war, What would be the impact on society not in North America but world wide,... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1590617/posts#comment Mon, 6 Mar 2006 01:09:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509151/posts DAKAR, Oct 25 (AFP) - Senegal said it would restore diplomatic ties with China, becoming the latest west African country to ditch relations with Taiwan in favor of mighty Beijing. A government statement, released after a Beijing trip by Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, hailed the "important decision to renew diplomatic relations with China" and said both countries would soon exchange ambassadors. A joint statement published in the Chinese capital and reported by the state news agency Xinhua said the re-establishment of ties after the hiatus "conformed to the interests and aspirations of the two countries." China had severed its... Reuter (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509151/posts#comment Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:48:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509147/posts ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's top diplomat said on Tuesday the Holy See was always ready to end relations with Taiwan and return its embassy to Beijing but that China must respect religious freedom and treat the Vatican fairly. ADVERTISEMENT "We have said many times that it (Taiwan) is not an obstacle," said Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican Secretary of State, adding the Vatican was ready to start dialogue at any time. "I have said many times that if we had contacts with Beijing, our charge d'affaires who is in Taiwan would go to Beijing, not tomorrow morning, but tonight," he... Reuter (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509147/posts#comment Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:46:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503126/posts BEIJING - A U.S.-based Chinese dissident has been sentenced to life in prison on terrorism and kidnapping charges by a court in central China, the government said. Peng Ming, who lives in San Francisco, was convicted Thursday of setting up a terrorist training base in Myanmar and directing others to murder and kidnap people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Peng was arrested in Myanmar in May 2004 on charges of possessing fake Chinese money and turned over to China. Peng's supporters in the United States say he went to Myanmar to set up a haven for fleeing Chinese dissidents.... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503126/posts#comment Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:31:37 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1501464/posts MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia plans to start building floating nuclear power stations next year, possibly with participation by China if domestic financing for the project is insufficient, a senior atomic energy official said. "We signed a contract with China on terms" for a potential loan to help finance the project if needed, Alexander Polushkin, head of development at Russia's Rosenergoatom nuclear agency, was quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency as saying. The agency has plans to invest 35 million dollars next year to start building the floating nuclear power stations, around 14 million dollars of which could consist of loans from... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1501464/posts#comment Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:25:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499093/posts LONDON (Reuters) - It's the Santa Clause and its aim is to root out substandard Santas. ADVERTISEMENT Jolly, bearded Father Christmas has been ordered to clean up his act or be forced to hang up his trademark red suit. "We are trying to eradicate shoddy Santas," James Lovell of the Ministry of Fun agency told Reuters the day after a secret summit of Santas drew up guidelines for girth, beard length, attire, footwear and general demeanor. "Santa is a magical and cuddly man, not a fat, smelly slob," said Lovell, whose agency fills 500 Santa positions a year. "I even... Reuter (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499093/posts#comment Sat, 8 Oct 2005 20:03:10 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499092/posts MEDFORD, Ore. - Police are looking for a man who robbed a coffee stand and paid for his cup of java with some of the money he had just stolen. ADVERTISEMENT Police said the man rode his bicycle up to the stand just before 7 a.m. on Thursday and ordered a coffee. He then told the female employee that he had a gun and demanded money. The attendant handed over an undisclosed amount of cash. Before he left, the man paid for the coffee with the money just handed to him. The man is described as white, in his mid... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499092/posts#comment Sat, 8 Oct 2005 19:58:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1496550/posts The holy month of Ramadhan is upon us. It is a time that Muslims across the world look forward to. A time of self-purification and introspection. A test of the faithful's commitment to divine teachings. Ramadhan is concluded with Idul Fitri. A joyous celebration of the achievement of physical, moral and spiritual discipline including fasting from dawn until nightfall. At the time on Saturday when Bali was struck by bombs, the Balinese were also looking forward to one of their important religious holidays, Galungan, which promotes righteousness over evil. The bombs were a rude shock to the world, to Indonesians... The Jarkata Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1496550/posts#comment Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:26:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1491767/posts SHANGHAI, China - China announced plans to launch its second manned space mission on Oct. 13 and return five days later. The launch of Shenzhou VI is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Base, in the Gobi desert in northern China, the state-run China News Service reported on Sunday. The military-backed space program is a major prestige project for the communist government. China hopes to land an unmanned probe on the moon by 2010 and operate a space station. China's first manned space flight in October 2003 made it the third country able to launch a human into... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1491767/posts#comment Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:30:10 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1491042/posts One must wonder? For a country that has depended for over decade on relief organizations to feed it's people after it's farming system collapsed years ago, All of a sudden to want to stop receiving aid for infrastructures, Must seem strange. Who really benefits from the infrastructures? It is already believed that the food aid doesn't even benefit the poor. As we can see, alot of Koreans are selling their food aid at markets, Alot of the food is being diverted to the soldiers and food rations have been cut many times since it's mostly the North Korean government who... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1491042/posts#comment Sun, 25 Sep 2005 17:08:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1488327/posts SAN FRANCISCO - Dell Inc., the world's largest direct computer seller, on Tuesday launched a new flash-memory digital music player designed to compete with the iPod Shuffle. Dell billed its DJ Ditty as a better value than the Shuffle. Both devices are $99 and come equipped with 512 megabytes of memory, but because the Ditty uses an audio format that compresses digital music files more efficiently, Dell asserts the Ditty can hold up to 220 songs while the same-sized Shuffle stores about 120. The biggest difference between the devices is the Ditty's 1-inch LCD display screen, which helps users navigate... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1488327/posts#comment Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:44:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1485330/posts ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - Locked-out CBC employees are blocking a satellite truck from driving to Signal Hill in St. John's where the network had planned to stage live broadcasts Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Terry Fox's historic run. The union that represents the employees is accusing the employer of using "scab labour." CBC management has denied the allegation, arguing the employees taking part in the broadcast are employed by an independent production company contracted to do the show. However, the St. John's local of the Canadian Media Guild issued a statement Wednesday saying said it would treat... CP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1485330/posts#comment Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:23:34 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1485322/posts MONTREAL (CP) - Securicor Canada Ltd. is offering up to $2 million as a reward for information in the recent holdup of one of its armoured trucks. The information must lead to the arrest and conviction of the individuals as well as recovery of the money stolen in the Sept. 7 theft in Rigaud, west of Montreal, the company said Thursday in a statement. The Toronto-based company didn't say how much money was stolen but called it "a significant amount." Jean-Paul Cousin, the company's vice-president of operations, wouldn't comment on the progress of the investigation. Cousin wouldn't say how many... CP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1485322/posts#comment Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:17:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1485319/posts UNITED NATIONS - Japan, which currently funds about 20 percent of the U.N. budget of $1.2 billion, said Thursday it wants to open talks next year on paying less — a move that could spur a drawn-out battle with fellow member states. As the second-largest contributor to the annual U.N. budget behind the United States, Japan has said for some time that its influence in the world body doesn't match what it pays. Those complaints have increased since its recent efforts to gain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council stalled. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yoshinori Katori denied that the... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1485319/posts#comment Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:10:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473399/posts You guys hear the latest on Mr. Robertson, Apparently he is being sued by Hugo Chavez. (CBS/AP) President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his government may ask the United States to extradite U.S. religious broadcaster Pat Robertson to Venezuela for suggesting American agents should kill him. Earlier Sunday, Rev. Jesse Jackson offered support for Chavez, saying the televangelist's call for the Venezuelan leader's assassination was a criminal act. The U.S. civil rights leader, who is on a four-day visit to Venezuela, called Robertson's statements "immoral" and "illegal." He urged U.S. authorities to take action, and said the U.S. government must... CBS https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473399/posts#comment Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:26:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467236/posts BEIJING - China and Russia began the second stage of their first joint military drills early Saturday, shifting to China's northeast coast after two days of exercises near the Russian port of Vladivostok, the Chinese government said. The war games are the result of warming ties between former Cold War enemies Moscow and Beijing, motivated by growing concern at U.S. dominance of world affairs. The drills near Qingdao, the site of a major Chinese naval base on the Shandong peninsula in the Yellow Sea, are to include a joint landing to practice stabilizing a fictional country. About 7,000 Chinese troops... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467236/posts#comment Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:54:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466678/posts As China continues to buy Russian arms, It may concern many, So what I did was I compiled a list of links of Wikipedia of all Russian Weapons I could find, Here are the list enjoy. Aircraft List Tank List Ship List Also note for those who don't know, The Russians are selling old weaponry, But the problem is as the Chinese Shopping List shrinks, The Russians must start selling the good stuff if they want to keep making money. The threat is real, But not full blowned yet. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466678/posts#comment Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:47:37 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466628/posts AMMAN, Jordan - Attackers fired at least three rockets from Jordan early Friday, with one narrowly missing a docked U.S. Navy ship and killing a Jordanian soldier. It was the most serious militant attack on the Navy since the USS Cole was bombed in 2000. Another rocket fell close to a nearby airport in neighboring Israel, officials said. Jordanian and Israeli authorities said militants fired the Katyusha rockets from a warehouse in the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba. A group linked to al-Qaida claimed responsibility in an Internet statement. The statement purportedly from the Abdullah Azzam Brigades could not... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466628/posts#comment Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:36:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466625/posts BEIJING - China has detained an American on suspicion of spying for Beijing archrival, Taiwan, the U.S. Embassy said Friday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Xie Chunren — a Chinese-born American citizen — has been under house arrest since May 31, suspected of "activities harmful to state security." The ministry did not elaborate. A U.S. Embassy spokeswoman said Xie had been detained "under suspicion of espionage for Taiwan." U.S. officials have visited Xie three times in detention and have frequent contact with his son in the United States, the spokeswoman said on customary condition of anonymity. Several Chinese-born businesspeople and... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466625/posts#comment Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:34:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466319/posts VAIL, Ariz. - Students at Empire High School here started class this year with no textbooks — but it wasn't because of a funding crisis. Instead, the school issued iBooks — laptop computers by Apple Computer Inc. — to each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first U.S. public schools to shun printed textbooks. School officials believe the electronic materials will get students more engaged in learning. Empire High, which opened for the first time this year, was designed specifically to have a textbook-free environment. "We've always been pretty aggressive in use of technology and we have a... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466319/posts#comment Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:21:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466314/posts CHICAGO - LaChania Govan said she got bounced around by her cable company when she called to complain. She made dozens of calls and was even transferred to a person who spoke Spanish — a language she doesn't understand. Woman Gets Cable Bill With Derogatory Name But when she got her August bill from Comcast she had no trouble understanding she'd made somebody mad. It was addressed to "Bitch Dog." "I was like you got to be freaking kidding me," said Govan, 25. "I was so mad I couldn't even cuss." Govan said the only thing she did to Comcast... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466314/posts#comment Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:15:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466147/posts RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Police raids touched off fierce gunbattles Thursday that killed six Islamic extremists, and authorities said the dead included al-Qaida's leader in Saudi Arabia, whose hideout was found to hold the head of a murdered American last summer. Saleh Mohammed al-Aoofi, the kingdom's top fugitive, had led local al-Qaida operations since his predecessor was killed by police a year ago during a crackdown on religious militants in the homeland of Osama bin Laden and most of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers. Al-Aoofi was believed involved in the June 2004 kidnapping and beheading of engineer Paul M. Johnson... AP (Via Yahoo) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466147/posts#comment Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:51:27 GMT