Posted on 11/01/2008 7:30:38 PM PDT by nwctwx
The court heard how dozens of customers fled in panic when three soft drink bottles exploded in the restaurant's toilets on 22 May. Reilly had intended to run out into the packed dining area but could not open the toilet cubicle door. The caustic soda devices detonated in his hands, leaving him badly injured.
Report: Tampa Bay area chemical facilities at risk
The scenario goes something like this: Under the cover of darkness, a terrorist slips into Tampa's Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant undetected. He places a bomb under one of the plant's chlorine gas tanks and sets the timer. The tank explodes, sending a deadly plume of toxic gas out over the Tampa Bay area.
Before authorities can figure out what happened, hundreds of thousands are dead. It could happen, at least according to a report released this week by the Center for American Progress, a Washington D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank.
3 dangerous chemical plants in S.J.
Five New Jersey chemical plants are among the nation's 101 most "dangerous" facilities because terrorist strikes or innocent accidents could release poisonous gases that could kill or harm millions of people, according to a report released Wednesday. Three of them are in South Jersey.
Cleveland man sentenced for selling chemical secrets to Korea
A former chemicals company researcher has been sentenced in Cleveland to 19 months in prison for selling trade secrets to a competitor in South Korea.
The Tampa Bay situation as well as many others who have other chemical and oil production facilities near ports are very vulnerable.
We are just about at the time frame when aq seems to be able to regroup for their attacks. Hoping they won't but it seems as though it's inevitable as they hate this country so much.
Sites with chemical tanks remain vulnerable from casual travel observation. Fences that cannot be penetrated by vehicles or easily climbed by terrorists would seem to be a miniscule investment by chemical company ownership - much less expensive than potential loss of life and property without them.
US Military Assigns Army colonel to judge trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed
Hopefully Khalid will get his just due such as living with dogs and being all prisoners main butt holer.
Not all are happy about the appointment - namely the ACLU. They question the timing so close to Obama’s inaugural. Obama’s has promised to close Guantanamo and use criminal courts to try these bastages.
The US militaryhas assigned an Army colonel to take over the coming war crimes trial of alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed, a sign that the Pentagon is plunging ahead with plans for military commissions of alleged 9/11 co-conspirators.[...]
The American Civil Liberties Union derided the timing of the assignment: a day after President-elect Barack Obama restated his vow to close Guantánamo prison camps in a post-election interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes.
ACLU executive director Anthony Romero called the timing “highly suspect and disturbing” and a bid “to sabotage President-elect Obama’s plans by ramming through these cases while the new administration is making plans to dismantle the military commission system”.
War court spokesman Joe DellaVedova said there was nothing sinister about the timing or the selection of Henley by Kohlmann to replace him.
Yes, lets ram the cases through before Obama screws it up.
{We really need to get this guy taken care of before January 20th]
Thanks to Cindy for the ping
Polish president’s convoy shot in Georgia
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136961/posts
Shots fired near president convoy on S.Ossetia border
TBILISI (Reuters) - Gunfire broke out on Sunday on the South Ossetian de facto border after a convoy carrying the Georgian and Polish presidents approached, forcing them to turn back, officials said....
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AM1V420081123
Georgian, Polish presidents’ motorcade fired on
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Shots were fired near the motorcade carrying the presidents of Georgia and Poland on Sunday — the fifth anniversary of Georgia’s Rose Revolution — Georgian officials said. No one was hurt in the shooting...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gX-_I8ZyIPZ7yzH68u4rxqinEl3gD94KS0900
The Conviction of Monzar al Kassar and the Criminal-Terrorist Nexus
By Douglas Farah
The good news yesterday was the conviction on all counts of Monzar al Kassar,the international weapons trafficker and friend of numerous terrorist organizations.
Al Kassar and his accomplice, Luis Moreno Godoy were convicted in New York of conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals; conspiracy to murder U.S. officers and employees; conspiracy to acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles; conspiracy to provide material support and resources to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), a designated foreign terrorist organization; and money laundering. The convictions represent the first time anyone has been charged with and convicted of the anti-aircraft missile statute.
Al Kassar, like Viktor Bout and others, are part of the shadowy world of facilitators that work across criminal and terrorist organizations, supplying them with what they need-from weapons to passports to money laundering services....
http://counterterrorismblog.org/
Iran threatens retaliation for nuke strike
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/11/23/Iran_threatens_retaliation_for_nuke_strike/UPI-27241227452724/
Iran denounces IAEA press leaks
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/11/22/Iran_denounces_IAEA_press_leaks/UPI-70291227390636/
‘US foiled missile shipment to Iran’
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1226404808157&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Re: Tampa Bay
Guess where the Super Bowl is in January?
Thanks for the ping.
Pakistan raid a sign of sharper US intelligence
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD94KPNO80
Rashid Rauf was linked to al-Qaeda’s number two Ayman al-Zawahiri
A British al-Qaeda suspect reportedly killed by a US missile strike in a Pakistani tribal area was linked to the group’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to officials....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3507104/Rashid-Rauf-was-linked-to-al-Qaedas-number-two-Ayman-al-Zawahiri.html
Not good, russian puppets trying to provoke another incident.
Iraq security pact poses detainee dilemma for US
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gNWJrJu61mL_ks6KI2j0aMh94kSAD94KQB2G0
Syria “safe haven” for terrorists against Iraq: U.S.
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AM1H420081123
Duplicitous Assad is getting away with murder
http://www.analyst-network.com/article.php?art_id=2584
UN: Afghan kids used for sex (and oh by the way, as suicide bombers too)
Kabul - Afghan children are being recruited as suicide bombers, drawn into the military and used for sex by armed groups, a senior official with the UN children’s agency said on Sunday....
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2431352,00.html
Exactly. Thank goodness nobody was injured or killed.
Combined Forces Kill Insurgents, Save Civilians in Afghanistan
From the American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON - Afghan army commandos and their coalition partners killed four militants while simultaneously protecting nearly 90 civilians in an early morning operation today in western Afghanistan, military officials reported.
The combined forces were conducting a raid on a compound, targeting a Taliban commander in Farah province’s Dowlatabad village when they received fire from several enemy fighting positions. The combined forces quickly returned fire and also established a security perimeter to protect the civilians, who included 30 children, officials said.
The exchange of fire resulted in the deaths of four enemy fighters who local residents confirmed were Taliban militants.
During the search for more militants, commandos discovered a fully operational explosive device in a local mosque. Commandos removed the bomb and destroyed it. The detonation caused minor damage to the mosque’s exterior wall, for which the commandos provided compensation to village elders. The operation also uncovered numerous small arms weapons and bomb-making materials.....
http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=26645
And headine from NY TIMES:
Civilian Is Killed in Afghan Strike
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/world/asia/24afghan.html
New York Times Stock Price
http://finance.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chdet=1227475828895&chddm=25024&q=NYSE:NYT&ntsp=0
Saad bin Laden
Iran receives al Qaeda praise for role in terrorist attacks
Fresh links between Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and al-Qaeda have been uncovered following interception of a letter from the terrorist leadership that hails Tehran’s support for a recent attack on the American embassy in Yemen, which killed 16 people.
Delivery of the letter exposed the rising role of Saad bin Laden, son of the al-Qaeda leader, Osama as an intermediary between the organisation and Iran....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/3506544/Iran-receives-al-Qaeda-praise-for-role-in-terrorist-attacks.html
CIA strike brings bin Laden closer
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24694264-2703,00.html
Muslim Backlash Over Zawahiri’s Racial Obama Slur Grows
http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/islam/radical-islam/24562/muslim-backlash-over-zawahiris-racial-obama-slur-grows/
Max Blumenthal: My Interview With Malcolm X’s Daughter On Zawahiri, Obama
Malcolm X’s daughter was upset about Zawahiri mentioning her father in the tape. She compared Zawahiri to Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan....
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/195090.php
UK: AlQaeda Launches “Reign Of Terror” Inside Britians Maximum Security Prison
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/195102.php
Kuwaiti Cleric: ‘Death is Too Good for Homosexuals’
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31991_Kuwaiti_Cleric-_Death_is_Too_Good_for_Homosexuals
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