|
| This thread has been locked, it will not receive new replies. |
|
Locked on 03/01/2007 8:34:01 PM PST by Admin Moderator, reason:
New thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793738/posts |
Posted on 02/01/2007 7:36:02 PM PST by nwctwx
|
Yep.
Have you heard anything on your local news as to what caused the Texas explosion?
No local on yet, I'm not sure where that city is.
Cable has been on Florida all day and I was at work dealing with some folks who are scamming us with bad checks. Ugh :(
Tehran, 2 Feb. 2007 - Iran is building a new, underground nuclear power plant in Natanz, diplomatic sources with the UN atomic watchdog, the International Atomic Energy agency (IAEA), told Adnkronos International (AKI) on Friday.
Tehran has also refused to install the CCTV cameras of the IAEA necessary to monitor Iran's nuclear programme, which the international community fears is aimed at building nuclear weapons. The new centrifuges to enrich uranium on an industrial scale will be allegedly placed in the new plant.
Iran has announced it means to inaugurate 3,000 new centrifuges and the official confirmation is expected on 11 February, the last day of celebrations marking the 28th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
Excerpted
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.382638755&par=0
Update on news item posted earlier:
Gaza Security Forces Arrest Seven Iranian Arms Experts
Gaza, 2 Feb. 2007 - Security sources said Fatah-linked Palestinian security forces have arrested seven Iranian weapons experts who include an Iranian army general during a raid at the Islamic University in Gaza City - a Hamas stronghold. Another Iranian committed suicide during the raid, Palestinian reports said. Fatah gunmen also found 1,400 Kalachnikov rifles and rockets, as well as several missiles, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Neither the names nor photographs of the Iranians have been released, and Israel Radio said on Friday the Arab-language media has been cautious in reporting the Fatah claim out of concern it could be part of a Fatah-Hamas propaganda war.
Hamas official Islam Shahwan was quoted as denying the claim and said there were no Iranian citizens at the university. Fatah gunmen left the university compound after Shawan warned Fatah to end its assault of face "very serious consequences."
The raid came during a large scale assault on the university, led by the presidential guard which serves Fatah's party leader and Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, according to security sources. At least two people were wounded in the heavy gun battle and flames were seen leaping from two buildings.
The storming of the university is seen as a major psychological victory for Fatah in its struggle with Hamas. Thursday saw ferocious fighting between the two groups in which six died and 52 were wounded leaving a brief two-day truce in tatters. Hamas gunmen on Friday killed two members of a Fatah linked intelligence service in the Gaza Strip.
Thursday's clashes are believed to have been triggered by an attack by Hamas-linked gunmen on a truck crossing into the Graza Strip at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom Crossing that Hamas said it believed contained arms from Egypt for Abbas' presidential guard. Five Fatah-affiliated Palestinians and a child were killed in the attack an an ensuring gun battle. Egypt has denied it has been supplying weapons to Fatah.
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.382575966&par=0
I was at work dealing with some folks who are scamming us with bad checks.
Sorry to hear you are having to deal with scamming scumbags, but, at least it's Friday!
Excerpted
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L02167897&WTmodLoc=World-R5-Alertnet-4
Taleban seize 'truce' town from elders (Afghanistan)
February 03, 2007
Taleban fighters have seized control of a strategic town in southern Afghanistan left by British troops after a peace deal with local elders. More than 300 fighters went on the rampage in Musa Qala in Helmand province, the poppy heartland of the country’s opium trade.
They disarmed local police and terrified residents, setting their homes ablaze. They also destroyed a compound used by the district governor and the police. There were reports last night that the Taleban fighters were digging trenches in key positions to prepare for an attempt by Nato forces to regain control of the town.
Excerpted
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-2581447,00.html
High-powered guns 'fell off back of army truck' (Australia)
February 02, 2007
A FORMER federal agent says missing high-powered weapons were stolen from trucks transporting them from military and police armouries to a recycling centre. And he has accused the Australian Federal Police and defence department of ignoring warnings by police and military personnel that weapons were being "rebirthed" and sold back to the Government under the 1996 post-Port Arthur massacre $315 million guns buyback scheme.
In one case he says a worker at a military armoury surrendered 30 weapons under the Howard Government scheme, which paid up to $500 per gun.
Peter Smythe, who has written a book called The Wrong Arm of the Law, said truckloads of SLR military assault rifles were sent from the main armoury at the Defence National Storage and Distribution Centre (DNSDC) at Morebank, near Sydney, and several police armouries to the Port Kembla steelworks without an escort. "People handed in weapons that had literally fallen off the back of a truck," he said.
Other weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket launchers and explosives, were stolen by members of the Rebels motorcycle gang and armoury workers and then sold on to gun dealers.
Some weapons, including rocket launchers, have turned up in the hands of suspected terrorists. Sydney man Taha Abdul Rahman is accused of selling rocket launchers to terror suspect Mohamed Elomar.
Excerpted
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=democrats
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=dncvalues
===
===
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015094.php
February 02, 2007
"Imam prays to stop ‘oppression and occupation’ at Democratic National Committee meeting"
===
===
(Note: Includes Video)
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/02/02/video-imam-prays-to-stop-oppression-and-occupation-at-dnc-meeting/
"Video: Imam prays to stop ‘oppression and occupation’ at DNC meeting Update: Imam ID’d"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778289/posts
"Fed-up shopkeeper foils robbery (Slice of Life DownUnder NZ)"
Waikato Times (New Zealand) ^ | 3 February 2007 | MARK TAYLOR and ANDREW McALLEY
Posted on 02/02/2007 3:07:11 PM PST by DieHard the Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778288/posts
Interesting thread just started on a mole in UK re: the British soldier who was to be kidnapped and beheaded.
Yes, I'm following this thread.
and thanks for the ping.
Thanks to ali veritas for the ping to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1777758/posts
"FR Exclusive! Scorching memorandum obtained from the Lt. Nathan Phan hearing"
Free Republic Exclusive | February 1, 2007 | RedRover
Posted on 02/01/2007 7:10:42 PM PST by RedRover
ON THE NET...
http://www.thefire.org
http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/
===
===
Thanks to The Spirit of Allegiance for the ping to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777319/posts
"Free Inquiry? Not on Campus"
City Journal ^ | 2/1/07 | Leo
Posted on 02/01/2007 6:39:48 AM PST by pabianice
...In their 1993 book, The Shadow University, Alan Cha
Just makes me wonder and worry more about all the files stolen from our veterans records etc. recently.
I understand.
It was a day that would cost and change so much: Sept. 11. Now at commercial airports, we're willing to be scanned and scrutinized so a similar attack will never happen again. But national experts say consulted by 11 News say we're making another mistake. Take Mary Schiavo, an expert in general aviation methods and security and the former Inspector General for the U. S. Department of Transportation.
"The terrorists have moved onto other plans," Schiavo said. "And there's really nothing to stop them." So what's the problem?
While Uncle Sam spends billons a year on commercial airport security, thousands of smaller general aviation airports are almost going unnoticed. In fact, the TSA only has suggested security guidelines for these airports that often house anything from single-prop Cessna aircraft to larger commercial airline jets.
Hence experts like Schiavo say that inattention is leaving the door wide open. For example, if a terrorist wanted a jet, rather than hijack as in 9/11, the fear is he might just steal it from one of these airports. What's worse: Especially in the Houston area, terrorists could create a disaster far bigger than 9/11 with such a vehicle.
We'll tell you more on that later. First, we decided to check out the first half of the problem, security. So this winter we visited some of the area's general aviation airports to test how locked down they were. Our first stop was Hooks Airport in northwest Harris County.
Here we just simply drove up to a metal gate with a call box and asked: "Can you open her up?" A loud buzzing occurred and the gate slid open letting us past the barb wire and onto the tarmac. No one asked us any questions. Once inside we found a large corporate jet with the door open and no one in sight. But we wondered if such easy access might just be a fluke. So a few days later we returned.
Once again we buzzed the call box at the gate. "Hey can you guys let me in?" we asked. "Uh, who is this?" asked a voice from the call box. Our cameraman gave his name and said "I'm just here to see the plane; I was over here last week." "All right," said the voice and the gate opened, again giving us access to plenty of planes.
However after awhile we were stopped by an airport employee who told us: "Yeah this is homeland security here." He never asked for our ID, but he did give us a friendly ride back to our truck. “This is homeland security," repeated the employee."As in U.S. Homeland Security." "Well how in the heck did I get in here then?" we asked. His answer: "That's what I was wondering." And we left the airport with no problems.
Next we visited the Sugar Land Regional airport. It's has a luxurious new terminal, but we found its security fence doesn't go all the way around, leaving a gap of several hundred feet for anyone to enter through. Despite that, we also found a locked gate, but there were also unlocked doors that led to the hangers and a number of unattended corporate jets.
But, perhaps the most troubling of all was our last stop: Lone Star Executive Airport in Montgomery County.
KHOU-TV 11 News was able to just drive up onto the tarmac and to an empty and large commercial jet at a Montgomery County airport. At the front door was a warning sign saying to report "suspicious activity" and a photo of the burning World Trade Center. But because the airport had no interior fencing, we were able to just drive up onto the tarmac and to an empty and large commercial jet.
Having videotaped our "adventures" we shared them with expert Schiavo. "Oh wow!" she exclaimed as she watched us walk up to the commercial jet. "If he's this close, I mean he's basically in the plane at this point"
Her reaction to what we found at all three airports? "It's not acceptable," she said. "Absolutely not acceptable. People don't realize, they assume there's much more security than there is."
She also emphasized the planes we found someone "can turn ... into a lethal tactical weapon." Schiavo said that's because planes like what we found at Sugar Land Regional, "most likely, the planes can be powered up and ready to go" Schiavo, a pilot herself, also showed us how many planes and jets don't require keys. She also said larger passenger jets like we found may be locked but that many use the same key.
"Once you're moving, there's no stopping you" she said, like the man who stole this seven million dollar jet two years ago from Atlanta. In that case it was a joyriding prank.
Excerpted
http://www.kvue.com/news/state/stories/020207kvueairportsecurity-eh.43900fe4.html
Note: See video.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24272_Video-_UK_Muslims_React_to_Beheading_Plot_Busts&only
Friday, February 02, 2007
"Video: UK Muslims React to Beheading Plot Busts"
Thanks WCG
OH WOW is an understatement! I speak periodically with some guys that work south of Houston in the oil industry. They know that whole coastline is a major catastrophe waiting to happen. Our government is NOT involved in making these airports wake up and smell the coffee. Someone needs to be in charge because the individual manager, owner operator only thinks of his/her immediate situation like are we making money? It also is quite evident that the feds are sitting on their arses thinking about politics rather than protecting their citizens.
BTW she says it's unacceptable which is beyond an understatement, of course it's not! But, what IS really unacceptable to me is that she didn't know or even have a clue about this!!
I am going to print that article and forward it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
