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***"...ferry workers to and from Venezuela."***
You caught that, eh? I found that quite interesting as well. What workers, doing what in Venezuela is what I wonder. Also, are they Cuban workers, Russian workers or Chinese workers? Speculating Mr. Castro wouldn't be "sharing" his luxurious new airplane with just any old workers.....not the kind who would dirty up the seats.
Yep.
I shared your find.
And there should be tax penalties for those offshoring jobs and reevaluation of American companies who have figurehead offices here and use the USA primarily for tax loophole purposes. Either they're with us here in America, or against us and pro-wherever else they're investing. Here's some snippets of how corporate America treats its homeland:
.Of great importance to the American planner is a complete disclosure on How to Avoid the U.S.A.'s "Controlled Foreign Corporation" (CFC) legislation.
. Chapter 11 (FOREIGN TRUSTS) you'll find out how the Big "8" accounting firms exploit IRS Revenue-Ruling 69-70 to pass foreign source income onward to U.S. beneficiaries free from Federal Income Taxes". It's legal to do if you know how.
.Learn all about tens of thousands of foreign companies and trusts domiciled in tax havens like the Bahamas and the Caymans, where American megabucks are hidden and secure.
Al-Qaeda rebels are losing
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1594854/posts
AL-QAEDA insurgents in Iraq have sustained significant losses and their ability to mount effective attacks is steadily diminishing, according to Australia's top soldier in the Middle East.
Brigadier Paul Symon said while Iraq was going through an "awkward period" during the transition to a new government, the US-led coalition remained confident the country would not descend into civil war.
Interviewed in Baghdad he said military operations against al-Qaeda and its affiliates were proving to be "very effective" with the organisation led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi now less agile and having to rely on much less-seasoned fighters.
"We are seeing an insurgency that is diminishing in effectiveness in its tactics and techniques. I think they have lost some of their better people," he said.
Snip: A National Research Council report released in February suggests the U.S. air transport system isn’t ready for chemical or biological attacks. Yet this system is an attractive target, said Jim O’Bryon, chair of the committee that drafted the report.
FDA, soft drink makers downplay benzene in soft drinks
Snip: Of the 60 or so varieties of sodas, sports drinks, juice drinks and bottled waters that the FDA has tested so far, benzene levels have ranged from 2 and 3 parts per billion to more than 10-20 parts per billion. The Environmental Protection Agency's safety standard for benzene in drinking water is 5 parts per billion. If it exceeds that, authorities are required to notify the public.
Safe level of fuel additive detected in local water supply
Snip: (Illinois) State officials found a chemical called methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MTBE is the result of mixing methanol and isobutylene that is found in fuel additives used in gasoline. It is a colorless liquid that dissolves in water and can be flammable at room temperature, the Web site stated.
New chemical being used to improve water quality in Lewiston
Snippets: The city just started treating the public drinking water supply with a new chemical called chloramine. It's a combination of chlorine and ammonia. The city had been previously using just chlorine.
There are some people however who should not drink chloramine treated water, including kidney dialysis patients and people with compromised immune systems. And people who own aquariums will need to remove chloramine from their tanks or risk losing their fish. Most pet supply stores have chemicals to neutralize the additive.
Where the Taliban prepare for jihad
Snip: Quetta provides a ready supply of young men prepared to wreak havoc in Afghanistan, local observers say. There are eight major madrassas, or Muslim religious schools, each with more than 1000 students or “taliban”, in the original sense of the word. In addition, there are hundreds of private madrassas , often occupying unmarked, rented houses.
U of Central Florida to become cultural jihad hub
Snip: If the University of Central Florida carries through with the plan to accept funding from the IIIT, it will have made the decision that the University's "mutual interests" are with the supporters of terrorism and Islamofacism.
In that manner the University of Central Florida will be opting to become the "UCF - Ummah of Central Florida" joining the ranks of Jihad U [the University of South Florida] as a hub of terror.
Hamas lawmaker urges Palestinian women to raise children for jihad
Snip: Known as the "mother of martyrs," Farhat recently said there are no innocent Israeli civilians and therefore there is no prohibition against killing them.
Pole vaulting Islamic ninjas trained terror suspects
Snip: The father of a man on trial for lying about whether he attended a terrorist training camp in Pakistan says the camp was manned by a thousand sword wielding masked ninjas who pole-vaulted rivers in a massive underground training facility.
Thank you Fair Opinion.
Personally, I think AQ are losers from the get go.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1594865/posts?page=2#2
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Maoists kill two civilians, 15 school girls among 18 abducted (Nepal)
Nepal Eyes ^ | March 12, 2006
Posted on 03/12/2006 12:44:01 AM PST by Lorianne
Maoists killed two civilians and abducted at least 18 more including 15 school girls in Nepal over the past few days, Ministry of Defense said Saturday.
Maoists shot dead Ved Bahadur Lama of Dhalkebar of the south-eastern district of Dhanusha on Saturday.
Another civilian, Shankar Mallaha of Rupauliya Bazaar in the south-western district of Nawalparasi district, was killed on Friday.
It is yet unclear why the civilians were targeted.
Further west, 15 girl students below the age of 15 were whisked away from Satya Secondary School at Pandusen village in Bajura district. Two more civilians from the same village were also kidnapped.
Maoists also abducted Dhundi Raj Rana, the newly elected chairman of ward number 3 of Tulsipur municipality on Friday.
The ministry has, meanwhile, confirmed that four civilians were injured when Maoists hurled a socket bomb at busy market place at Kaliya, the district headquarters of Bara in central Nepal.
Two security personnel were also injured in Friday's incident.
Two Maoists killed in accidental explosion, three give in
Meanwhile, two Maoists were killed and four others were injured when a bomb carried by one of them accidentally exploded at Khaireni area of remote mid-western hilly district of Rolpa on March 7, according to the Defense ministry statement.
Three Maoists, including a 12-year-old girl, surrendered before local administrations in remote hilly districts over the past few days, the ministry added.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1594866/posts
"Iran Opts Out of Russian Enrichment Plan"
AP/Yahoo News ^ | March 12, 2006 | ALI AKBAR DAREINI
Posted on 03/12/2006 12:59:41 AM PST by FairOpinion
TEHRAN, Iran
ON THE NET...
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
Thanks.
Bump.
If it wasn't such a serious subject that would be funny. SNL could do a skit on that.
Well {pun intended} glad I'm in the big, bad city I guess
BREAKING! - University of Central Florida Slated To Become Cultural Jihad Hub
...Imam Dremali's Islamist-Fest Seen As Program's Debut...
American jihad, just what we're inspecting
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1112: "Purported 'Al-Qaeda Undercover Soldier. U.S.A.': Last Warning to American People - Two Operations Will Occur; Your Homeland Security Agency Must Surrender; States Far Away From Washington, D.C. Such as Arizona Will Be Hit; We Await Orders From Our Commander Osama Bin Laden; America Will Be Brought to its Knees" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "[1]MEMRI Special Dispatch 1038, "Islamist Website Design Contest: Winner Fires Missiles at U.S. Army Base in Iraq," December 1, 2005, http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP103805 , [2] http://www.asharqalawsat.com/details.asp?section=1&issue=9842&article=332378 , November 8, 2005. [3] At the bottom was the GIMF symbol. See: http://www.alhesbah.org/v/showthread.php?t=40498 , November 24, 2005. [4]http://www.asharqalawsat.com/details.asp?section=1&issue=9842&article=332378 , November 8, 2005.") (March 10, 2006)
AAWSAT.com: "AL-QAEDA REVEALS ITS LATEST THREAT: RAKAN BIN WILLIAMS" by Mohammed Al Shafey (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "London, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Global Islamic Media Front, the voice of al Qaeda on the internet, has revealed its latest threat which it identified as Rakan bin Williams, who would wreck havoc worldwide. The name refers to an English convert to Islam. Al QaedaÕs strategy "will depend on surprise such as when near simultaneous attacks were carried out in Morocco and Turkey. Al Qeada's aim was to target the border between Europe and the Muslim world, east and west, so let this serve as a lesson to the entire west, we have arrived at your borders and no one will be able to stop us", the group said on the internet. The British Sun newspaper indicated last week that al Qaeda was recruiting English men and pointed out six English-language websites affiliated with al Qaeda had published material encouraging Europeans to enlist and undergo military training.") (November 8, 2005)
E-PRISM.org: Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center THE PROJECT FOR THE RESEARCH OF ISLAMIST MOVEMENTS (PRISM) OCCASIONAL PAPERS Volume 3 (2005), Number 8, Director and Editor: Reuven Paz: "RAKAN BEN WILLIAMS: The Next Generation of Jihadi Terrorists in Europe" by Reuven Paz (November 2005) (pdf)>
UPDATE:
Midway gate didn't have security camera
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-midway12.html
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War on Terror
Weapons could sneak past lax port security
http://www.suntimes.com/output/terror/cst-nws-port12.html
UPDATE...
http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005516.html
11 March 2006
"Irhabi007 as a case-study in jihadi counter-intelligence efforts"
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ON THE NET...
http://www.tajdeed.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39571
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran says it will no longer consider a proposal to move its uranium enrichment program to Russia.
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Iran builds a secret underground complex as nuclear tensions rise
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/03/12/wiran12.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/03/12/ixworld.html
North Korea: U.S. Is Preparing Invasion
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/12/D8GA4IHG0.html
Plame's identity, if truly a secret, was thinly veiled
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/14076459.htm
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Fire at future Carilion Biomedical Institute
A fire at a construction site in Roanoke Saturday morning sent smoke billowing for miles. Officials quickly extinguished the fire at 1700 Jefferson St., the future home of the Carilion Biomedical Institute.
Crews arrived to find fire on the fourth floor and nine people trapped. They were rescued from the top floor by a cherry picker. No one was injured.
Officials say the fire was sparked by combustable materials in close proximity to welding materials. Officials estimate the damage at about $25,000.
No word on how the fire will affect future construction. Roanoke Fire & EMS just finished a month's worth of training on hi-rise fires like this one.
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=4618773
Congressman: Immigration stance led to snub by GOP
* Tom is just what this country needs and why is he snubbed because he speaks for the citizens?!
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060310/NEWS0201/603100391/1009/NEWS
http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005517.html
11 March 2006
"al-Qaida returns to Malaysian web servers"
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ON THE NET...
http://www.as-sahab.org
http://www.as-sahab.info
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