Another train derailed for no known reason.
Lots of fires in the west, all with no known reason for them starting.
Thank you for the links above, I see they are still attempting to alert us of a possible nuclear attack.
You may want to listen to the Border program on KDWN tonight at 10 pm, pacific time.
Mike Cutler is the normal guest on Monday night, he is interesting, has been a Border Patrolman.
If the internet connection has been repaired, you can get on the program with a link at:
the take back America foundation.com
(the is part of the site name for the new site)
I thought I heard on Fox News of a train in Indiana near a bridge; however, I can't seem to find an on-line source. Did I hear correctly?
October 3, 2005 Anti-Terrorism News
(Israel) Terrorist sentenced to life for killing 7-year-old
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1128310332107&p=1078397702269
Al Qaeda posts ‘help wanted’ ad on website: report
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/October/middleeast_October76.xml§ion=middleeast
Farc 'abducts 60 Colombia police'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4304288.stm
(France) Three armed ETA terrorist 'suspects' are arrested
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=24153&name=Three+armed+ETA+terrorist+%27suspects%27+are+arrested
Five foreigners held in London terror raid
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/WorldNF.asp?ArticleID=184994
Bombs explode in three Bangladesh towns; one dead
http://www.asharqalawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=1982
Afghan Forces Kill 31 Suspected Militants
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051003/ap_on_re_as/afghan_fighting;_ylt=Aiq.PXQhHkjK.9mW9UBOwOes0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-
Videotape shows suicide bombers behind Bali blast
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/October/theworld_October33.xml§ion=theworld
New York's secret war on terror
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/351733p-299825c.html
Hamas women's wing takes up weapons 'for the love of jihad'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/02/wmid02.xml
US doubts al Qaeda claim to hold 2 marines in Iraq
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-10-02T174337Z_01_DIT263641_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ.xml&archived=False
Indonesian govt urged to declare JI terror group
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/03/content_3576963.htm
(Indonesia) Officials: Intel community aware of planned terror attack
http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=1&story_id=52075
Sayyaf renews terror threats in Mindanao (Philippines)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2005/10/02/news/sayyaf.renews.terror.threats.in.mindanao.html
US car theft rings probed for ties to Iraq bombings
http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2005/10/02/us_car_theft_rings_probed_for_ties_to_iraq_bombings/
Phones may have triggered Bali bombs
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1473599.htm
Six responsible for Bali bomb plot, police say
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1472950.htm
New 7 July bomber image released
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4301512.stm
Mon, Oct. 03, 2005
Arab world jittery on eve of Ramadan
NADIA ABOU El-MAGD
Associated Press
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/breaking_news/12807626/12807626.htm
CAIRO, Egypt - The Middle East is jittery as it heads into Ramadan, the
Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual introspection that has
become a time of increased attacks by suicide bombers who believe they
receive extra blessings.
From Iraq to Lebanon to the Sinai, the month of prayer and after-dark
feasting is now a month of heightened security.
Egyptian police planned increased watchfulness throughout the month,
while insisting no specific threats had been received. But Israel warned
its citizens to stay away from Egypt's beach resorts in the Sinai
peninsula, calling the threat of attacks substantial.
Militants have not issued specific Ramadan-related threats, but the
spike in violence in recent years - especially suicide attacks in Iraq -
has been notable.
One possible reason is the belief by some Islamic extremists that those
who die in combat for a holy cause during Ramadan are especially
blessed.
"This is a month that has a spiritual feel to it, which condones the
issue of jihad (holy war)," said Diaa Rashwan, an Egyptian expert on
Islamic groups. Tradition holds the Prophet Muhammad led his forces in
winning battles against nonbelievers during Ramadan, the ninth and holiest
month on the Islamic calendar, which is based on the cycles of the
moon.
Observance this year starts Tuesday across much of the Middle East,
following the announcement by religious officials that the new crescent
moon had been sighted Monday night.
Saturday's blasts in Bali came as Indonesia - the world's most-populous
Muslim nation - was preparing to celebrate Ramadan, which begins there
on Wednesday.
Muslims believe God began to reveal the Quran, the Islamic holy book,
to Muhammad more than 1,400 years ago during Ramadan. Muslims are
expected to abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk in
order to focus on the spiritual.
Muslims spend long periods in mosques and attempt to read the entire
Quran during the month. It is believed that during Ramadan, good deeds
are rewarded 10 times.
But, in countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Ramadan is also a month
of festivities, large after-dark meals and endless TV specials. Cafes
and special Ramadan tents stay packed until dawn and traffic jams snarl
streets late into the night.
In Lebanon, Ramadan comes at a time of high tension as a U.N.-mandated
probe into former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination nears its
end. The Lebanese fear the continuation of a series of bombings that
have rattled the country since Hariri was killed.
Nevertheless, the bustling sidewalk cafes, restaurants and shops in
downtown Beirut are jammed these days with local residents and tourists
from other Mideast countries who come to dine, smoke water pipes or just
stroll through the district.
In Egypt, an Islamic group that previously claimed responsibility for
this summer's attacks at Sharm el-Sheik vowed Sunday to launch an
all-out war against Israelis, Americans and Egyptian police. An Egyptian
security official said security was high across the country. He spoke on
condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to the press.
Israel urged its citizens not to travel to Egypt's Sinai peninsula
during the upcoming Jewish holidays, which coincide with Ramadan's start,
because Arab militants were planning to kidnap Israeli tourists there.
Only about 1,000 Israelis were in the Sinai on Monday, the start of the
New Year holiday, Yitzhak Hai, manager of the Taba terminal, told the
Yediot Ahronot daily.
"This time I can say that we have very substantial information,"
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told Israel TV.
Kfir Pavzaner, an Israeli who had just returned from Sinai's Ananda
Beach, described the scene: "As soon as the warning was announced it
became like a huge storm that washed the Israelis out of Sinai. Suddenly
there were rumors that Israelis will be kidnapped and they kept circling."
Debates about Islamic extremism have also become a routine part of
Ramadan.
"Political and economic reform can't take place without religious
reform," Ahmed al-Rubei, a liberal Kuwaiti columnist, wrote Monday in the
pan Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat. "Religious reform requires courage from
preachers and religion scholars. There is a majority that is afraid of
expressing its ideas."
The countries that announced Tuesday as the beginning of the fast were:
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, the Palestinian
territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates
and Yemen. Oman was an exception. Its Islamic clerics told Omanis to
start fasting Wednesday after they failed to see the moon on Monday
night.
This caught my eye, as we had a speeding train accident, only a week or so ago.
This India train, is coming from a "Holy City".
granny
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16806416-1702,00.html
18 killed, 100 hurt in train
crash
From: Reuters
By Sanjay Sharma in Bhopal, India
October 03, 2005
A CROWDED train sped through a railway station in central India,
jumped the tracks and crashed into a signal cabin overnight, killing 18
passengers and injuring about 100, authorities said.
The death toll was likely to rise as many passengers remained trapped
inside the carriages and 40 of the injured were in a critical condition,
they said.
Six coaches of the Bundelkhand Express derailed near Datia town in
Madhya Pradesh, about 400km north of the state capital, Bhopal, a
police officer said.
He said the train derailed near the Datia station and rescue teams,
including soldiers, had reached the site and were removing
passengers from the cars.
The officer said the train had been due to stop at the station but sped
through and jumped the tracks in an area where coaches are serviced
and cleaned.
"We suspect the brakes of the train failed," he said.
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Railway officials said it crashed into the signal cabin beside the tracks
and the impact left coaches piled one on top of the other.
"We have people trapped in the bogies (carriages). They (rescue
teams) are cutting into the bogies and we will see how many people
are trapped inside," Datia district administrator Caroline Khongwar
said.
AK Soni, a senior state police officer, said 18 bodies had been found
and rescue work continued. Many of the injured had been taken to
hospitals in nearby Jhansi town as Datia did not have adequate
medical facilities.
TV images showed the blue carriages of the train twisted in a mass of
metal and some cars had telescoped into the carriage ahead while
others rose skywards. The driver of the train was among the dead.
"The train's speed limit was supposed to be 15km/h but as far as I
have been able to find out, it was going at 90 at the station," said
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The train was going from the Hindu holy town of Varanasi in
neighbouring Uttar Pradesh to Gwalior City in Madhya Pradesh.
India has one of the world's biggest railway networks, running almost
12,000 trains daily carrying more than 13 million people. It registers
about 300 accidents each year.
I was following the train derailment.
Here's a quote from the Chicago Tribune:
"The trouble began about 2:40 a.m., when two cars of a maintenance train came off the tracks near Clark and School Streets, officials said. The cars were empty, and no injuries were reported."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ctaderail,1,7355065.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Thankfully, this wasn't a full train at rush hour.
Was that the plan?
If anyone has the History Channel, the program about Secret Societies (Skull and Bones) is coming up in two minutes...
Another copy of the jobs for terrorists tape.
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=CultureAndMedia&loid=8.0.214453417&par=0
Google Alert for: messages from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
IRAQ: AL-QAEDA POSTS RECRUITMENT ADS ON INTERNET
AKI - Rome,Italy
... follow up applications and contact candidates through private email messages, and it
... written to the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, found by ...
Off Topic;;;pure politics, rotten politics.
http://www.channel3000.com/news/5053080/detail.html
Channel3000.com
Former State Senator Reaches Plea Agreement
MADISON, Wis. -- A former state senator charged in an illegal
campaigning and corruption scandal reached a plea agreement
Monday. Brian Burke, 47, is charged with 13 felonies and five
misdemeanors in Dane County Court.
(snipped)
The district attorney says details of the agreement will
be revealed during a hearing on Wednesday. Burke is charged
with misconduct in public office, tampering with public records,
and destruction of documents.
"The expectation is that Burke would, even with the plea, would
expect to face some pretty harsh penalties given the scale of
the charges against him,” said Jay Heck, executive director of
the Common Cause of Wisconsin. “But these pleas are reached
behind closed doors. So we have no idea exactly what will
happen."
Burke dropped out of the race for attorney general after charges
were filed. He used campaign money to pay legal fees.
Heck told News 3 he's not privy to the deal, but said he wouldn't
be surprised if Burke ends up testifying against the others.
Former state Sen. Chuck Chvala's trial is set to begin on
Halloween. Former state Reps. Bonnie Ladwig and Steve Foti,
state Rep. Scott Jensen, and former assembly aide Sherry
Schultz are scheduled to go on trial in February.
It's been 3½ since the six were charged with illegally
campaigning on state time.