Posted on 04/11/2010 9:33:03 AM PDT by Velveeta
Obama amputates our nuclear arms
By: Charles Krauthammer
...snippet...
Under President Obamas new policy, however, if the state that has just attacked us with biological or chemical weapons is in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty, explained Gates, then the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it.
Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the NPT. If it turns out that the attacker is up-to-date with its latest IAEA inspections, well, it gets immunity from nuclear retaliation. (Our response is then restricted to bullets, bombs and other conventional munitions.)
However, if the lawyers tell the president that the attacking state is NPT noncompliant, we are free to blow the bastards to nuclear kingdom come.
This is quite insane. Its like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets hanged or 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections.
Apart from being morally bizarre, the Obama policy is strategically loopy. Does anyone believe that North Korea or Iran will be more persuaded to abjure nuclear weapons because they could then carry out a biological or chemical attack on the United States without fear of nuclear retaliation?
The naivete is stunning.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/12/AR2010071204898.html
Lawmaker warns about new al-Qaeda magazine
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
INTERNET
U.S. lawmaker warns of al-Qaeda magazine
An al-Qaeda magazine aims to recruit Americans to launch attacks in the United States with such articles as “make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom,” a senior U.S. lawmaker said Monday.
The first issue of Inspire was posted online late Sunday by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The English-language publication includes an article by Anwar al-Awlaki,
snip,
The publication also has messages from Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and an article on how to send and receive encrypted messages.
snip...
Defense,
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59990
Guard
Establish 8 Homeland Response Force Units
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:08:00 -0500
Defense, Guard Establish 8 Homeland Response Force Units
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2010 - Eight more homeland response force units will be
established in fiscal 2012, Defense Department and National Guard Bureau
officials said here today.
snip...
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/many-ways-smuggle-nukes-united-states
Many ways to smuggle nukes into the United States
Published 13 July 2010
The United States focuses on scanning shipping containers for nuclear
smuggling; with nearly 10 million cargo containers arriving in the United
States by sea or on land each year, this is a difficult task; the GAO says
this is not enough, and that the government must find ways to keep an eye on
13 million recreational boats and 110,000 fishing vessels which go in and
out U.S. sea ports — and also on freight trains, which are often more than
three kilometers long
snip...
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/new-worry-terrorists-may-blow-shore-oil-rigs
New worry: terrorists may blow up off-shore oil rigs
Published 13 July 2010
The BP disaster offers new venue for terrorists: blowing up off-shore oil
rigs in order to inflict vast economic and environmental damage and impose
steep costs on the U.S. government and private companies; terrorists can
make such attacks on the cheap because oil rigs are unprotected and
completely vulnerable; lawmakers note that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) now requires that atomic generators withstand plane crashes; Senator
Jim Webb says that similar standards should be considered for the oil and
gas industries; in a letter to President Obama he says: “While Congress will
continue to scrutinize BP and regulatory agencies, I write to urge you to
also be vigilant against deliberate acts, such as an attack or sabotage,
that could similarly devastate the region”
snip...
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/standard/
Deepwater-Horizon-2.jpg
Offshore drilling rigs present relatively easy targets for terrorist attack
// Source: sevensidedcube.net
Oil derricks may not be sprouting anytime soon off the Virginia coast
because of the BP blowout, but the state’s senior U.S. senator says those
operating elsewhere must be protected from another threat: terrorism.
Democrat Jim Webb, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is
calling on the Obama administration to develop safeguards for shielding
offshore platforms from attack.
[Who said that I was too old to learn?
Teach me what this is all about, for it is the first time that I have run across this one and of course my nose is smelling a rat, like this is why/how the ‘o’s school history was hidden before the election.
granny]
This google search: [related to post 984 above]
Has this notice at the bottom of the page:
In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed 2 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read more about the request at ChillingEffects.org.
And when you go there, you get this:
http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=9146
US Court Order: D. New Jersey
December 12, 2008
Sender Information:
Sent by:
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Recipient Information:
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Many sites like these:
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[And why did the notice apply to exploding oil wells????
granny]
July 13, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks
Events:
July 14, 2010 White House Protests Planned on U.S. Government Policies on Sudan
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/july-14-2010-sudan-protest/
http://bit.ly/whitehousebashir
Newslinks:
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir Charged with Three Counts of Genocide in Darfur
— “Over 400,000 have been killed in Darfur, countless women have been raped and abused in Darfur, and there are an estimated 2.6 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) at risk”
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/bashir-charged-with-genocide/
http://bit.ly/bashirgenocide
-— In 2009, Turkey’s Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “It’s not possible for a Muslim to commit genocide.... That’s why we are comfortable with the visit of al-Bashir.”
http://asbarez.com/73093/erdogan-defends-al-bashir-says-muslims-incapable-of-genocide/
Afghanistan: US open to review Taliban delisting process — Holbrooke
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2100606&Language=en
— U.S. reviews Taliban delisting process
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/07/13/US-reviews-Taliban-delisting-process/UPI-83941279035977/
Afghanistan: Probe as Afghan forces reportedly kill 3 UK troops
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9GU35D80
— Rogue Afghan soldier murdered senior army officer in his sleep
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7888759/Rogue-Afghan-soldier-murdered-senior-army-officer-in-his-sleep.html
Afghanistan — ISAF: Afghan villagers repel insurgents
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html
Afghanistan: Karzai, Petraeus in talks on Afghan militias: spokesman
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-karzai-petraeus-in-talks-on-afghan-militias-spokesman-rs-03
Pakistan: ‘At least five people killed’ in southern port city Karachi
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.679042287
Pakistan: ‘Al-Qaeda linked’ group vows moderation after arrests
— Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
— AKI: “Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat is the new name for the outlawed Sepah-e-Sahaba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, which the Pakistani government alleges to have links to Al-Qaeda.”
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.677268338
(Pakistan) 10 militants, one soldier killed in fresh clashes in Pakistani agency
— Orakzai agency
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2100489&Language=en
Pakistani official vows to fight India for Kashmi
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iT_K8Fq4Uw8l72MfuAqOV8dKGDNQD9GU98EO0
Kashmir: Major killed, Colonel injured in encounter with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Poonch
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Major-killed-Colonel-injured-in-encounter-with-LeT-in-Poonch/articleshow/6164720.cms
(U.S.) Terror Comes Home
— Newsweek: “At least 25 American citizens have faced serious terrorism offenses in the past 18 months, a pattern that has counterintelligence officials concerned.”
http://www.newswek.org/2010/05/20/terror-comes-home.html
(U.S.) Judge Allows Trial Despite Long Detention in Terror Case
— Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/nyregion/14ghailani.html?_r=1
(U.S.) Gitmo Detainees Serve Time By Playing Games, Talking to Family on Skype, Taking Classes
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/13/gitmo-detainees-serve-time-playing-games-talking-family-skype-taking-classes/
(UK) Guardian: “Government ‘plotted to send UK citizens to Guantanamo’”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jul/13/government-britons-guantanamo-bay
Iraq: At least 11 dead in Iraq attacks - in Khales
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100713/twl-at-least-11-dead-in-iraq-attacks-3cd7efd.html
Iraq: ‘Iranian surrogates’ preparing attack on US troops
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/14/2952805.htm?section=justin
Iranian nuclear scientist turns up at D.C. consular office
— Shahram Amiri
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fg-nuclear-scientist-iran-20100714,0,6109882.story
— US insists Iran scientist there of ‘own free will’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10623312.stm
Lebanon: Alleged Lebanese spy for Israel sentenced to death
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/07/13/2740041/alleged-lebanese-spy-for-israel-sentenced-to-death
Israeli forces close off Al-Aghwar, molotov attacks reported
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2100413&Language=en
Nigerian Sect Leader Praises Al Qaeda, Warns U.S.
— Abubakar Shekau, former deputy leader of Boko Haram
— Abubakar Shekau: “Do not think jihad is over. Rather jihad has just begun. O America, die with your fury”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=11155507
Somali militants ready to terrorize world?
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/13/somalia.alshabaab.profile/?fbid=AY1wgJx0efT
Somalians arrested in wake of Kampala bombings
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1570523.php/Somalians-arrested-in-wake-of-Kampala-bombings-Roundup
Uganda: Police find explosive device in Uganda discotheque
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/13/uganda.explosives.found/index.html?iref=NS1&fbid=AY1wgJx0efT
Uganda: ‘Suicide vest’ found after Uganda World Cup blasts
— BBC: “An unexploded suicide vest has been found in Kampala after Sunday’s deadly attack on people watching the World Cup final on TV, Ugandan officials say.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10610162.stm
— Uganda eyewitness: ‘Blood stains on my feet’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10598292.stm
— In pictures: Uganda blasts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10594694.stm
(Yemen) Gitmo detainee transferred to Yemen
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2100603&Language=en
Bosnia: 3,000 militants ‘pose grave security threat’
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.677269022
Tajikistan: Hizb ut-Tahrir activist arrested in Tajikistan
— Interfax: Yusuf Akhunov “has already been charged with calling for a violent coup, setting up a criminal community, and provoking ethnic hatred.”
http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=7465
Northern Ireland: 55 officers injured in N. Ireland clashes
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/13/northern.ireland.police.injured/index.html
Ireland at risk of Jihad attacks — Tom Ridge at conference
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0712/terrorism.html
Germany agrees to accept two Gitmo detainees
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/07/germany_agrees_to_ac.php
Thailand: Thai emergency rule prolonged
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_552969.html
— Insurgents announce cease-fire
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_552914.html
War on Women News:
DC: Feminists and Human Rights Protesters Challenge Stoning at Lincoln Memorial
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/dc-stoning-protest-lincoln-memorial/
Iran: West must keep up the pressure on Iran
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/West+must+keep+pressure+Iran/3269927/story.html
Heather Reisman: The time has come to use our individual and collective voices to support the besieged women of Iran
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/saving-sakineh-lets-get-noisy/article1637490/
Iran: Wed at 14, ‘adulterous’ girl, Azar Bagheri, awaits stoning
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/wed-at-14-adulterous-girl-azar-bagheri-awaits-stoning/story-e6frg6so-1225890469172
Iran’s grim history of death by stoning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/10579121.stm
Iran stonings are a legal nightmare
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/08/kar.iran.stoning/?hpt=Mid&fbid=AY1wgJx0efT
Sweden: Honour killing brother gives account of murder
— The Local: “Only one person was ever convicted of the murder of 20-year-old Abbas Rezai, who was in a relationship with the murderers sister. Both the district court and the appeal court ruled that the convicted man could not have committed the crime alone.”
http://www.thelocal.se/27768/20100713/
Canada Considers Adding Honor Killing To Criminal Code
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019264354
Canada: Use of ‘honour killing’ disputed
— Sikh Rajpinder Sehmbi killed
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/honour+killing+disputed/3268783/story.html
“Are Some Honor Killings More Equal Than Others?” by Phyllis Chesler
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/07/12/phyllis-chesler-muslim-honor-killings-media/
India: Ghaziabad: Girl, boy found dead in suspected honour killing case
— Times of India: “Distant cousins 21-year-old Ishtiyak Ali and 16-year-old Shabnam were in love.”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City-Delhi/Ghaziabad-Girl-boy-found-dead-in-suspected-honour-killing-case/articleshow/6162614.cms
India: Rights activists call for strict law on honour killings
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rights-activists-call-for-strict-law-on-honour-killings/Article1-571881.aspx
Other News:
Gaza: Hizb ut-Tahrir supporters throw rocks at police in Gaza; dozens arrested
— AP: “It was the first known clash between the security forces of Hamas in Gaza and the Hizb ut-Tahrir movement.”
http://www.todayonline.com/BreakingNews/EDC100714-0000009/Hizb-ut-Tahrir-supporters-throw-rocks-at-police-in-Gaza-dozens-arrested
— Ma’an News report
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=299270
— Arutz Sheva News report
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/news.aspx/138570
Gaza: Official: Gaza aid boat agrees to change course
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/13/gaza.gadhafi.flotilla/index.html
Egyptian Daily claims that Copt oppression is U.S. conspiracy
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=12739&PHPSESSID=30c3beb149ddbe79eb0474653d6edb3c
Pakistan: Two Pakistan Churches Come under Attack from Islamists
— Compass Daily News: “One community in Punjab Province faces threat from grenade, another from bulldozer.”
— “At a small village near Sheikhupura, Punjab Province, a church building and Christian homes came under threat of demolition on July 5.”
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/22616/
(U.S.) PCC to observe Anniversary of Gojra Christian massacre in Washington DC
— PCP: “Pakistan Christian Congress PCC Secretariat have announced that PCC International Wing will organize A Conference and Protest to mark Massacre of Gorjra Christians by a Muslim mob on August 2-3, 2010, in Washington DC.”
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1638
(U.S.) Iowa: Vandals Bust Windows at Cedar Rapids Mosque
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Vandals-Bust-Windows-at-Cedar-Rapids-Mosque-98324264.html
(U.S.) NYC: Opponents pack hearing on mosque near Ground Zero
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/opponents_pack_hearing_on_mosque_eQJVfmO8wPN664ccqPhPfP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/13/AR2010071305166.html
— Opponents of planned mosque near Ground Zero invited to Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_landmark_battle_plan_park_place_mosque_foes_called_to_city_meeting.html
— Landmark commission hearing may determine future of ground zero mosque
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/07/13/new.york.ground.zero.mosque/?hpt=Sbin&fbid=AY1wgJx0efT
(U.S.) NYC: Christian Evangelical Center Plans to Compete with Ground Zero Mosque
http://www.dnainfo.com/20100713/manhattan/christian-evangelical-center-plans-compete-with-ground-zero-mosque#ixzz0taVZAwhv
— An internet minister from Florida announces “The 9/11 Christian Center at Ground Zero”
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/07/13/ground_zero_mosque_madness
(U.S.) Staten Island: Date not yet set for a vote on mosque, archbishop says
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/date_not_yet_set_for_a_vote_on.html
French parliament approves ban on face veils
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jBLvcjYl38M5uHzhqlF2IV8WWOywD9GUCCH00
France: Doctors have difficulties dealing with burka
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/07/france-doctors-have-difficulties.html
(UK) Fundamentalist-linked Labour hopeful wins a reprieve
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/andrewgilligan/100047102/fundamentalist-linked-labour-hopeful-wins-a-reprieve/
(UK/UAE) Harrods has designs on Islamic fashion
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/Harrods-has-designs-on-Islamic-fashion/articleshow/6164947.cms
(UK) Town’s Muslim families ‘feel intimidated’
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/durham/8268487.Town___s_Muslim_families____feel_intimidated___/?ref=rss
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Nigerian Sect Leader Praises Al Qaeda, Warns U.S.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/comments?type=story&id=11155507
July 13, 2010
Firefighter seriously injured in wreck with stolen truck : Texas ...
A Fort Worth firefighter was seriously injured Sunday when a man drove a
stolen truck into his vehicle. Authorities say that the firefighter was
drivi.
http://www.txinjuryblog.com/2010/07/articles/car-accidents/firefighter-seriously-injured-in-wreck-with-stolen-truck/
Stolen dog, truck, guns and western wear believed Stampede-bound ...
By VancouverSun.com
Police in British Columbia and Alberta are on the hunt for a
truck-stealing, dog-napping, wannabee cowboy, who is apparently en route
from Summerland, B.C., to the Calgary Stampede. See the original post:
Stolen dog, truck, guns and ...
http://www.vancouvermetro.com/vancouver-news/stolen-dog-truck-guns-and-western-wear-believed-stampede-bound/
Metro Vancouver News Blog
http://www.vancouvermetro.com/
[I did not go to the link, this told me enough..granny]
3 dead, 4 wounded in Albuquerque shooting
Salon
Payen, a Haitian immigrant, is a crack addict and certified paranoid
schizophrenic, often found living on the street; his earlier deportation
had been on ...
http://www.salon.com/news/terrorism/?story=/news/feature/2010/07/12/us_office_shooting
See all stories on this topic:
Regional Justice Center On Lockdown
The Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas has been locked down, a court
spokesman told FOX5, with no one being let in or out of the building.
MORE DETAILS:
http://www.fox5vegas.com/tu/5RdFQH09Z.html
[at 9:20 they were still searching, the scanner has been down for 2 days...granny
snipped, this is the end, there was a 12th Russian spy last week.....
*
federal investigation into a Moscow spy network in the United States was deported to his home country Tuesday after federal investigators determined that he had not committed any crimes during his nine-month stay here.
Alexey Karetnikov, a 23-year-old Russian citizen who was living in Seattle, was taken into U.S. custody June 28. The FBIs investigation led to a series of arrests last month in New York, New Jersey and Virginia. On Monday, a federal immigration judge ordered Karetnikov deported.
U.S. officials said Karetnikov would face criminal and civil penalties if he returned without express U.S. government permission.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-russian-spy-20100714,0,2483604.story
Comment: Defectors Wish to Return to Iran Not Unusual
July 14, 2010 · 1 Comment
[also Old Russian spy links]
[Thanks to Milford421 for the lead on this report...]
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FOXNews.com - Suspicious Car Parked Near N.J. Train Overpass ...
Jul 14, 2010 ... “At this point, we know it’s not a bomb,” Newark Police Director Garry ... The wires were found to have been protruding from the toolbox and ... it is not an explosive device or suspicious or threatening in any way,” FBI ...
www.foxnews.com/.../nj-police-investigating-suspicious-device-car-newark/ - 9 hours ago
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N.J. Police Investigating Suspicious Device Found in Car in Newark ...
Jul 14, 2010 ... Breaking: N.J. Police Investigating Suspicious Device Found in Car in Newark 14 Jul 2010 A police bomb squad in New Jersey’s largest city is ...
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N.J. Police Investigating Suspicious Device Found in Car in Newark
Jul 14, 2010 ... URGENT: NEWARK, N.J. Police in New Jersey’s largest city say a car parked near a railroad overpass did not contain a bomb. ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2552514/posts - 8 hours ago
[LOL, full circle and as usual Free Republic wins.....]
Why We Should Care About Hizb ut-Tahrir in the United States
by Madeleine Gruen
Special to IPT News
July 14, 2010
http://www.investigativeproject.org/2060/why-we-should-care-about-hizb-ut-tahrir-in
[Excellent reporting, lots of links.]
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/07/13/14702846.html
Mountie fears more Canadians taking up jihad
By ALTHIA RAJ, Parliamentary Bureau
Last Updated: July 14, 2010 2:12am
OTTAWA - Increasing numbers of Canadians are becoming radicalized, taking up
violent jihad and leading Canada to become an exporter of terrorism, a top
Mountie told QMI Agency Tuesday.
“We are seeing more and more Canadians being radicalized and deciding to
support the (Islamist) cause through violence,” said Gilles Michaud, the
RCMP Assistant Commissioner in charge of the force’s national security
criminal investigations. “It is a growing trend that we are very concerned
about.” Up until recently, officials believed terror threats would come
exclusively from outside Canada and efforts were made to beef up the
borders, Michaud said.
“Now, what we are seeing is that threat is growing from inside and is going
elsewhere,” he said. “It’s like we are exporters of terrorism to a certain
extent.” Michaud’s comments come as the Al-Qaida-linked and Somali-based
Al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for co-ordinated bomb attacks in the
Ugandan capital of Kampala that killed 76 people Sunday.
Senior White House administration officials said Tuesday the bombing was
Al-Shabaab’s first terrorist act outside Somalia’s borders. Although they
believe Uganda was targeted because of its support for Somalia’s
transitional government, other countries, including Western states,
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Skokie Man, 3 Grandchildren Dead In Plane Crash
CBS 2 Chicago Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:26 AM PDT
A plane split in half in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Tuesday evening, killing the Skokie man piloting it and three of his grandchildren visiting from Israel.
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/fatal.plane.crash.2.1803514.html
snipped, from an interesting newsletter, with a million links to the news, and events of the last month....
New Issue out today, it is interesting.
granny.
Finally, you can read the same writing aggregated once a month and e-mailed directly to you: Crypto-Gram.
http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram.html
I think that about covers it for useful distribution formats right now.
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U.S. paid Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million for aid to CIA, officials say
By Greg Miller and Thomas Erdbrink
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 15, 2010; A01
The Iranian nuclear scientist who claimed to have been abducted by the CIA
before departing for his homeland Wednesday was paid more than $5 million by
the agency to provide intelligence on Iran’s
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/iran.html?nav=el
nuclear program, U.S. officials said.
Shahram Amiri is not obligated to return the money but might be unable to
access it after breaking off what U.S. officials described as significant
cooperation with the CIA and abruptly returning to Iran. Officials said he
might have left out of concern that the Tehran government would harm his
family.
“Anything he got is now beyond his reach, thanks to the financial sanctions
on Iran,” a U.S. official said. “He’s gone, but his money’s not. We have his
information, and the Iranians have him.”
Amiri arrived in Tehran early Thursday to a hero’s
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welcome, including personal greetings from several senior
government officials.
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I am certain he’ll be permitted to file claims with the UN and regain access to what will definitely be considered properly his money. Americans are not allowed to screw over a terrorist under this administration.
12th Russian Agent Deported from Redmond, Washington
Russian Agent Had Job at Microsoft
By Joseph Menn in San Francisco
Published: July 15 2010 02:23 | Last updated: July 15 2010 02:23
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A 12th Russian spy
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acting inside the US worked at Microsoft before his arrest and deportation, suggesting that he and the other Kremlin agents apprehended in the country were seeking inside information on technology as well as personal contacts.
Before Alexey Karetnikov, 23, was picked up for immigration law violations on June 28 he had tested codes at the worlds biggest software companys headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday.
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