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An unknown number of the over 1,000 terrorists who are to be freed in exchange for Gilad Shalit will be allowed to return to Jerusalem. A group of concerned residents has responded by announcing the creation of an informal “terrorist warning system.” The system is simple: activists will keep tabs on freed terrorists, and will alert the public if they attempt to enter public areas or use public transportation. In addition, the terrorists’ pictures and personal information will be made available.... “The public does not know them, and they could wander freely. People do not realize that these are terrorists...

Is this the message (News Ignored) we were warned about here, here, and here! Bin Laden To Air Message Ending Truce Offered To Europe: Islamic Website August 12, 2004 An Islamic website said Thursday an audio message is due to be released by al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden or his number two to declare the end of a truce offered to Europe if it pulls out troops from Iraq. ..."To all Muslims: expect an audio message from Sheikh Osama bin Laden on one of the satellite channels during which he will announce the end of the truce that he has...

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - A new terminal to transfer cargo containers from ships to rail cars will open in early 2004 at Port Elizabeth with the capacity to handle 1 million of the trailer-sized boxes a year, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Wednesday. The $20 million ship-to-rail terminal will replace one that is nearing capacity, having handled a record 200,854 containers in 2001, up 13 percent from 2000, the agency said. The 2002 pace is 17 percent ahead of last year. We have experienced unprecedented cargo growth at our port, and we project annual increases...

TAMPA - Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Bob Graham on Friday backed up White House accounts that terrorist warnings President Bush received before Sept. 11 weren't detailed enough to warrant actions beyond those taken. The senator did say, however, the government failed to do all it could have to prevent the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He named as a ``glaring example'' a memo from the FBI's Phoenix office in July that reportedly never reached the president's office. The memo to FBI headquarters warned that Arabs were training at a U.S. flight school. It urged that flight...