Little Richard?
Posted on 11/16/2002 6:00:30 AM PST by Diogenesis
Little Richard?
I would suggest that since there are so many unemployed U.S. citizens with their benefits about to expire, that the U.S. citizens take on the airport screening duties. I'd be willing to support a waiver allowing them to collect some portion of extended unemployment benefits while also being paid for providing this service to our nation.
I believe that non-citizens are unqualified to perform airport screening duties.
Amazin', isn't it? It's as if we (Jews and Christians) are saying to these pigs, "Yes, we agree with you that your religion deserves the utmost respect, but perhaps ours do not." Thanks for the pics and captions, D . . . Even though I don't always comment, I always enjoy 'em! :-)
SO DO I!
FOX NEWS.com:"STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO AL QAEDA WARNS OF MORE ATTACKS ON NEW YORK, WASHINGTON" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A statement attributed to Al Qaeda threatened more attacks in New York and Washington unless America stops supporting Israel and converts to Islam, an Arab TV reporter who received the unsigned document said Saturday.")(111602)
NY POST.com: "APPLE ON GUARD FOR CAR BOMBS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "And a major focus of the NYPD's attention is the possible use of car or truck bombs by al Qaeda operatives and their sympathizers, sources said.") (111602)
***WHITE HOUSE.gov - News Release: "DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY DISCUSSES THREAT LEVEL" (EXCEPRT FROM PRESS BRIEFING: While there is no plan at this time to raise the threat level, we do remain concerned about recent intelligence reporting, as well as the audio tape received earlier this week, no matter whose voice it is that is on that audio tape. Because of this concern, federal agencies are taking a variety of additional steps to ramp up our protection and prevention measures, as well as communicating with state and local law enforcement and the private sector to inform them of our assessment of the latest information. If you'll recall, in early October, there was a release of tapes recorded by bin Laden, as well as Zawahiri, and increased intelligence reporting against our critical infrastructure, transportation systems, and the American people and our friends and allies. That led us to issue several public warnings about the heightened possibility of either a large-scale or several small-scale attacks on the United States at home or against our interests abroad. At that time, we began a coordinated effort among all levels of the government and the private sector to reduce our vulnerability and increase our preparedness levels, based on the new threat information. And that information has not stopped and will be ongoing for the foreseeable future.") (Click here to view entire transcript.) (November 14, 2002)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. SEES TERRORISM THREAT AGAINST COUNTRY'S OIL PORTS" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "...U.S. security officials said all U.S. oil refineries and oil-loading port terminals are vulnerable to attack by terrorists, despite efforts to increase security since the September 11 attacks. The threat to oil ports was outlined in a classified intelligence report sent to senior U.S. officials last week. Surveillance of potential targets is one of the only indicators that reveal to intelligence officials that terrorists are planning attacks...") (111302)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Opinion Editorial: "OUT OF THE VIAL" (OPINION EDITORIAL SNIPPET: "Two recent revelations argue that they also appear to be acting appropriately. The first was a CIA intelligence assessment, which adduced that four nations - Russia, North Korea, Iraq and France - almost certainly possess secret stocks of the smallpox virus. A second, unrelated disclosure revealed that Osama bin Laden dedicated money and personnel resources to procuring stocks of numerous biological and chemical agents, including smallpox.") (111402)
FOX NEWS.com: "FBI: HOSPITALS IN FOUR CITIES POSSIBLE TARGETS OF TERROR ATTACKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Houston FBI spokesman Bob Doguim said Wednesday night the vague threat involved hospitals in Houston, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C., and mentioned a time between December and April.") (111402)
BBC NEWS: "THREE CHARGED WITH 'TUBE TERROR PLOT'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The men, who are of North African origin, were charged under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for the possession of articles for the preparation, instigation and commission of terrorism acts. The trio are Rabah Chekat-Bais, 21, Rabah Kadris, in his mid-30s, and Karim Kadouri, 33, all of no fixed abode. The Sunday Times speculated they planned to release cyanide gas on the London Underground. But police said no cyanide or noxious gas was found on them when they were arrested on 9 November.") (111602)
TIMES ONLINE.co.uk: "SADDAM PAYS GADDAFI $3 BILLION TO GIVE HIS FAMILY SAFE HAVEN IN LIBYA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Word of Saddam's deal with the Libyan leader has emerged from diplomatic sources in Tripoli following a visit to the Libyan capital on September 8 by General Ali Hasan al-Majid, a cousin and trusted member of Saddam's clan. General al-Majid is known by the Kurds of northern Iraq as "Chemical Ali" because he was in charge of the Iraqi forces which launched a chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988. He was also initially the "Governor" of Kuwait after Iraq's invasion of the Gulf state in August 1990, and is now one of the Baath Party regional command leaders. He is believed to have travelled to Tripoli to deliver a personal missive from Saddam to the Libyan leader, confirming the arrangements for his family.") (111602)
FOX NEWS.com: "IRAQ STOCKPILING GAS ANTIDOTE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The fate of 31,600 chemical munitions, 550 mustard gas bombs and 4,000 tons of chemical precursors remain unknown, according to Congressional Research Services. In fact, the primary remaining chemical weapons questions center on the VX nerve agent, which atropine can be used to counter. By 1995, UNSCOM uncovered enough evidence to force Iraq to admit to producing about 4 tons of VX, but UNSCOM thought the country had imported enough material to actually produce 200 tons of VX, according to CRS.") (111202)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com: Dubai. "MUSLIMS ARE 'SOURCE OF OWN PROBLEMS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""Muslims may not seek peace while they are weak. They must first be powerful and then go the negotiation table." Sheikh Al Rawi quoted the Holy Quran as saying: "Against them (enemy) make ready Your strength to the utmost Of your power, including Steeds of war, to strike terror Into (the hearts of) the enemies, Of Allah and your enemies, And others besides, whom Ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever Ye shall spend in the Cause Of Allah, shall be repaid Unto you, and ye shall not Be treated unjustly. But if the enemy Incline towards peace, Do thou (also) incline Towards peace, and trust In Allah: for He is the One That heareth and knoweth (All things). "Muslims must protect each others or there will be tumult and oppression. They are not striving to oppress others, but rather to spread justice all over the world," said Sheikh Al Rawi.") (111102)
WHITE HOUSE.gov: TEXT OF THE RADIO ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE NATION" (RADIO ADDRESS SNIPPET: "...The resolution presents the Iraqi regime with a test, a final test. Iraq must now, without delay or negotiations, give up its weapons of mass destruction, welcome full inspections and fundamentally change the approach it has taken for more than a decade. The regime must allow immediate and unrestricted access to every site, every document and every person identified by inspectors. Iraq can be certain that the old game of cheat-and-retreat, tolerated at other times, will no longer be tolerated. Any act of delay or defiance will be an additional breach of Iraq's international obligations, and a clear signal that the Iraqi regime has once again abandoned the path of voluntary compliance. If Iraq fails to fully comply with the U.N. resolution, the United States, in coalition with other nations, will disarm Saddam Hussein...") (November 9, 2002)
stepping back in time...WorldNetDaily.com: "AMERICA'S 'PALESTINIANS'" -Commentary by Joseph Farah (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "ctivists who see themselves as "America's Palestinians" are gearing up a movement to carve out of the southwestern United States – a region (called Aztlan) including all of Bush's home state of Texas – a sovereign Hispanic state called the Republica del Norte. The leaders of this movement are meeting continuously with extremists from the Islamic world, and you can read for yourself how they have been inspired by the Palestinian cause, and even adopted the most vicious forms of anti-Semitism in the process, by reading their own words on their own website.") (Commentary Note: "Their own website" referred to in the commentary is located at http://www.aztlan.org) (November 15, 2001)
FBI.gov: MOST WANTED TERRORISTS: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj" (WANTED POSTER SNIPPETS: "Mugniyah is the alleged head of the security apparatus for the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah."..."The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension and/or conviction of Imad Fayez Mugniyah.")
ALL AFRICA.com: "AL-QAIDA SUSPECTS IN W. AFRICA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Voice of America (VOA) quotes intelligence sources as saying that a man identified as a former Algerian Army Colonel named Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been operating an arms smuggling network in West Africa that has links to al-Qaida. According to the sources who spoke to the VOA on conditions of anonymity, the man whose group is known by the initials 'MBM,' floats between Algeria, Mali and Mauritania. The sources said MBM has conducted arms deals with various radical Islamic organizations, including Algeria's Salafist Group for Preaching Combat. Additionally, U.S. intelligence sources also disclosed that Salafist group, known by the initials GSPC, is headed by Hassan Hattab, who is considered a key al-Qaida associate.") (111202)
NEWS-RECORD.com (AP): "FUGITIVE TERROR SUSPECT ARRESTED OUTSIDE GREENSBORO" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The man, initially identified in an indictment as Abdellah, was accused in an August indictment of acting with "a covert underground support unit" and an "operational combat cell" for a radical Islamic movement allied with al-Qaida. Court papers in North Carolina identify the man as Abel-Ilah Elmardoudi, also known as Abdella Lnu, 36, of Minneapolis. The indictment alleges the man "provided direction" to the Detroit terrorist cell. Elmardoudi was charged with providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to engage in fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents.") (111402)
CHARLOTTE.com - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: "WAS U.S. PROSECUTOR IN DANGER?" by Gary L. Wright (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as age 29, an alleged Hezbollah cell leader in Charlotte.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "FBI agents suspect Mohamad Youssef Hammoud wrote a letter outlining the plot to kill First Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Bell or blow up with explosives the government's evidence, the court documents reveal. A federal jury in Charlotte convicted Hammoud and his brother in June of conspiring to aid a Lebanese terrorist organization.") (111002)
YAHOO! News (AP): "EIGHT-MONTH PRISON TERM FOR PALESTINIAN WHO THREATENED TO DESTROY PLANE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Los Angeles - A Palestinian refugee who pleaded guilty to threatening to crash a Northwest Airlines jetliner has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison. Mohammad Mahmoud Bachir, 43, pleaded guilty in July to one felony count stemming from the threat and one misdemeanor count of resisting an Immigration and Naturalization Service agent's efforts to move him from a van to the airplane in March. Once on the plane, according to court documents, Bachir screamed, "I will crash this plane if I have the chance. I don't care if this airplane goes down."") (111502)
stepping back in time..."SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: ATTACK ON AMERICA!"
WKMG.com - LOCAL 6.com: "REPORT: RAIDS COULD UNCOVER TOURISM/TERROR LINKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "ORLANDO, Florida - The arrest of Central Florida's most prominent Arab-American businessman during Thursday's raids of several gift shops in Orlando's tourist district could uncover evidence that the area's tourism industry was used to funnel money to terrorist organizations in the Middle East, according to Local 6 News.") (111402)
N-J CENTER.com - THE DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL: "WOMAN WOUNDED IN EXPLOSION FROM PLASTIC JUG" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "State and federal investigators combed the scene Wednesday, trying to determine what caused the blast that scattered pieces of the jug as much as 25 yards away. Jackson and other hunters said the bottle had been sitting next to the gated entrance to their private hunting lease for at least a month, but no one paid any attention to it.) (111402)
SEATTLE PI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER (AP): "EASTERN WASHINGTON CAMPUS EVACUATED AFTER BOMB THREAT" by John K. Wiley (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "School president Stephen Jordan said the caller referred to al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden's organization that is believed responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "It was specifically related to al-Qaida," Jordan said of the threat. Campus spokeswoman Stephanie Pettit said the caller said "people would die in flame."") (111302)
SEATTLE TIMES.com: "VIDEO SHOWS UJAAMA TALKING ABOUT JIHAD" by Ray Rivera (111302)
GOOGLE Search Term: "JAMES UJAAMA" ('NET NOTE: James Ujaama is also known as Bilal Ahmed, Abu Samayya, and James Earnest Thompson.)
OREGON LIVE.com: "WAR ON TERROR"
MSNBC.com: "DEFENDERS: ADMITTED TERRORIST WALKS FREE" (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as Fawzi Mustapha Assi.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""This offense is neither a crime of violence nor does it involve a narcotic drug. It is an offense that involves allegations of support for an international terrorist organization. However, the items that were alleged in the offense do not involve weapons or indications of a crime of violence." said the judge. Assi was released on $100,000 bond and his father put up his Dearborn home as collateral, vouching that his son would appear back in court. But Assi never returned to the courthouse, his father lost his home and federal agents lost a man with suspected ties to terror, Local 4 reported.") (111102)
stepping back in time...BXA.doc.gov - BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY: "THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA INTERCEPTED ON ITS WAY TO HIZBALLAH (FAWZI MUSTAPHU ASSI)"
GOOGLE Search Term: "FAWZI MUSTAPHA ASSI"
FBI.gov: "SEEKING INFORMATION: AMER EL-MAATI" (FBI POSTER NOTE: Amer El-Maati's known aka's are: "Amro Badr Eldin Abou El-Maati, Amro Badr Abouelmaat")
US DOJ.gov - Press Release:"ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES INDICTMENTS OF FARC MEMBERS ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, HOSTAGE TAKING CHARGES" (111302)
BERNAMA.COM - MALAYSIA NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY: "ISLAM IS DEEP-ROOTED IN CHINA" by Mohd Shukri Ishak (ARTICLE NOTE: There are 22 million Muslim people and 30,000 mosques in China.) (111502)
CHARISMA NEWS.com: PERSECUTION WATCH: "CHINA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In the weeks leading to the party congress, which began last Friday, the government has banned books, blocked Internet sites and clamped down on other activists. China allows only government-monitored churches, and has harassed and imprisoned Christians who worship outside the official system.") (111102)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CONGRESSIONAL WATCHDOG TO PROBE CHINESE SEC RELATIONS" by Bill Gertz (111202)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SEC AIDE QUITS AFTER LEAK TO CHINESE" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE NOTE: The former Securities and Exchange Commission aide is identified as Mylene Chan, a Chinese national.) (111102)
THE TIMES OF INDIA (AFP): "CHINA TO UNVEIL TOP SECRET WARPLANE" (ARTICLE NOTE: The warplane is an F-10 aka J-10 aka Jian-10 Fighter.) (110502)
NewsMax.com - Hot Topics: "CHINA/TAIWAN"
FREEREPUBLIC.com - Discussion Threads - Search Term: "CHINESE"
YAHOO! News - FULL COVERAGE: "IRAN"
YAHOO! News (Reuters): "FLORIDA FIRM SEEKS TO MICROCHIP AMERICANS" (111502)
RAIDERS NEWS UPDATE.com: "RAIDERS NEWS UPDATE PROVIDES MICROCHIP NEWS LEADS"
WIRED.com News: "EUROPEANS OUTLAW NET HATE SPEECH" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Council of Europe has adopted a measure that would criminalize Internet hate speech, including hyperlinks to pages that contain offensive content. The provision, which was passed by the council's decision-making body (the Committee of Ministers), updates the European Convention on Cybercrime. Specifically, the amendment bans "any written material, any image or any other representation of ideas or theories, which advocates, promotes or incites hatred, discrimination or violence, against any individual or group of individuals, based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, as well as religion if used as pretext for any of these factors.") (110902)
FOX NEWS.com - CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE SNIPER SHOOTINGS & FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIONS (111702)
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