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Long interesting read.
A nuclear Iran poses extreme threat to U.S.
Orde Kittrie
Special for The Republic
Dec. 5, 2004 12:00 AM
Armed only with boxcutters, the 19 al-Qaida hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001 killed 3,000 people and caused hundreds of billions of dollars in damage to New York City, the Pentagon and the global economy.
This toll pales in comparison with the damage that would be caused by a “nuclear 9/11” – a terrorist state or group using a nuclear weapon against the United States or its allies. Detonation of a single small nuclear weapon in a U.S. city such as Phoenix could kill more than 500,000 and cause over $1 trillion in damage.
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Iran’s track record
A nuclear-armed Iran would be extremely dangerous for a number of reasons. Iran’s hard-line fundamentalist regime continues to blatantly threaten the United States, which it routinely refers to as “the Great Satan.”
In May, on the first day of its new session, Iran’s parliament broke into chants of “Death to America.” At Iran’s annual military parade in September, a long-range missile had draped over it a banner proclaiming, “We will crush America under our feet.”
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/1205kittrie1205.html
South Korea asks U.S. to aid in hunt for subs
December 06, 2004 ¤Ñ South Korea has requested help from the U.S. Seventh Fleet in searching for submarines that have frequently been detected in the East Sea (Sea of Japan), a Navy official said.
According to a Navy official, "Kim Jong-hwan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently asked Vice Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, the commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, for aid in maritime patrol activities using P-3C submarine spotter planes." Admiral Greenert reportedly responded positively.
The request for support follows a failed attempt on Oct. 10 by the South Korean Navy to find an unidentified vessel, presumed to be a North Korean submarine, that showed up in the northern-most area of the East Sea.
The Navy official said that North Korea possesses more than 100 submarines.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200412/05/200412052214351779900090309031.html
And the plot thickens some more!
THX.
LUB
ICCWBO.org: "THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT"
http://www.iccwbo.org/ccs/imb_piracy/weekly_piracy_report.asp
US-CERT.gov: "Current Activity"
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/
GCN.com - GOVERNMENT COMPUTER NEWS.com: "Insecure credentials worry states, feds"
By Susan M. Menke
GCN Staff
12/03/04
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/28029-1.html
TKB.org: "EARTH LIBERATION FRONT (ELF)"
http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=41
Bookmark, and Goodnight, all.
Goodnight Little Jeremiah.
Sleep well.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1295266/posts
"'EMERGENCY' AT US EMBASSY IN SAUDI ARABIA"
Sky News ^ | 09:12 UK, Monday December 06, 2004
Posted on 12/06/2004 1:20:50 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Gunfire has been heard and smoke can be seen rising form the US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi officials say there is an "emergency case".
A correspondent at the scene said shooting broke out earlier this morning followed by thick black smoke.
Both the shooting and smoke died down and then increased again 30 minutes later.
Sky's foreign editor, Tim Marshall, said there had been an increase in 'chatter' over the last eight weeks, indicating a terror attack may have been being planned."
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT - Travel Warning: "SAUDI ARABIA"
http://travel.state.gov/travel/saudi_warning.html
Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20041208.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
December 6, 2004
Release Number: 04-12-08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST ID SOLDIERS CAPTURE AIF CELL LEADERS
TIKRIT, Iraq –1st Infantry Division Soldiers captured two anti-Iraqi force cell leaders in separate raids conducted in the Tikrit area Dec. 5.
The first raid occurred at about 10:30 p.m. in the town of Al Owja and resulted in the capture of a known cell leader.
A second raid at about 11 p.m. in Tikrit, also resulted in the apprehension of a cell leader.
Both AIF members were transported to Multi-National forces detention facilities for processing. No Multi-National forces were injured in the incident.
For more information, contact the 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Office at firstid.pao@us.army.mil.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2004/12/004174print.html
December 05, 2004
Pakistan: jihadists rob bank
Jihadist fundraising in Pakistan. From the Daily Times:
PESHAWAR: The suspects in the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) robbery case in Swat were affiliated to a banned militant organisation, Jaish-e-Muhammad headed by Maulana Masood Azhar. A wounded robber disclosed this to police interrogators.
A senior police official while quoting a wounded robber, Khalil Ahmad who is in hospital for treatment, told Daily Times on Sunday that most robbers had participated in Kashmir and Afghan jihad and had stolen Rs 2.2 million from the bank for purchasing weapons.
“They looted the bank to purchase weapons for participation in jihad,” said the official who wanted his identity to be kept anonymous.
The wounded robber told the police that the gang leader 21-year-old Farooq Shah had refused to hand over the money to the police when the police commandos surrounded them. “This money should be spent on jihad and was not for returning,” Khalil quoted Farooq as saying before the later blew himself up in a mosque.
Posted at December 5, 2004 08:47 PM
So what's the deal? Is BF just screwing with us now? Has IH become totally useless? Next I expect to see a big red X on some random map out of mapquest.
WRT TRU
A threat to vaporize 100 Muslim cities
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1295170/posts
Back in the days of the Cold War, the U.S. had a nuclear-weapons doctrine called Mutual Assured Destruction, or MAD for short. This doctrine held that if the U.S. were attacked with weapons of mass destruction, or WMD, we would immediately and without debate counter-attack the homeland of the perpetrator in such a way and with such overwhelming nuclear force as to make the cost of the initial attack too much to bear.
For instance, if the Soviet Union or the Chinese would have attacked us with WMD in the Cold War, we would have counter-attacked at the very least by destroying their 100 largest cities. The theory was that once you have destroyed the 100 largest cities of any society, even an evil empire, that society effectively ceases to exist, perhaps for several generations, thus deterring any WMD attack. Variations of this same nuclear doctrine were held by our Cold War allies and advisories, including the evil empire.
Although gruesome sounding, the beauty of MAD is that it worked. Even though both the U.S. and the Soviet Union were armed to the teeth with nuclear weapons, none was ever used. In fact, both sides went to great lengths to establish hardened and redundant command, communication and control systems to prevent the accidental or unauthorized launch of nuclear weapons, fearing the dire consequences.
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Most excellent rules Ex! Do you mind if I make fliers and pass them out to my eight year old daughters "friends"? Get a head start and all . . .
Bookmark
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Five devices exploded in Spanish cities, the Interior Ministry said, after anonymous callers, speaking in the name of Basque terrorist group ETA, told the Gara newspaper that seven bombs had been planted around Spain.
The blasts occurred today in Leon and Santillana del Mar in northern Spain, the central cities of Avila and Ciudad Real, and the southern city of Malaga, said a ministry spokeswoman in a telephone interview. No injuries had been reported in four of the towns, while no information was available for Ciudad Real, said the spokeswoman, who requested anonymity.
The five cities were included in two warnings phoned to Gara by the callers, the paper said on its Web site. The other two places mentioned by the callers are Valladolid, in central Spain, and Alicante in the southeast. Before the explosions were reported, the Interior Ministry said the areas were being evacuated........
Security Badges, Uniforms Lost at Canada Airports (12/6/04)
December 6, 2004 MONTREAL -- Federal Transport Minister Jean Lapierre wants a report explaining how security uniforms and badges disappeared from airports across Canada, CBC News reported.
More than 1,000 uniforms and parts of uniforms were lost or stolen, and nearly 100 security badges went missing over a nine-month period, CBC News reported after uncovering documents from the federal agency responsible for making air travel safe.
"I want a report by Monday morning on all the details of all those elements," Lapierre said when asked for his reaction on Saturday.
Lapierre also gave assurances that all airports in Canada are "now double checking the identity of every employee that comes in."
You're welcome, Penguino.
Thanks for taking a look and continuing to dig for more information.
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