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BERNAMA ^ | June 19, 2007 | BERNAMA

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2007
Release #07-243

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 350-8739
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Additional Incidents Prompt Log Splitter Recall Expansion by Brave
Products; Could Pose Serious Injury Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall
of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Log Splitters

Units: About 8,000 (4,000 additional units were recalled in February
2005)

Manufacturer: Brave Products Inc., of Streator, Ill.

Hazard: The log splitter’s hydraulic cylinders can have defective rod
retention, causing the seals to leak and the rods to detach. This can
result in serious injury to the operator, as the rod can rapidly and
unexpectedly extend the splitting wedge.

Incidents/Injuries: Brave Products has received 59 additional reports
of leaking cylinders and/or rod retention failure. One consumer reported
a hand amputation that could have been caused by this cylinder defect.

Description: The log splitters are made of steel and painted orange and
black, or blue and black. They have trailer hitches and rubber tires.
Each log splitter has a decal on the side that reads “Brave Products,
Inc.” or “Iron & Oak” and “__ ton” (either 15, 22, 26, or 34). The
following Brave Products or Iron & Oak models are included in the recall:

LOG SPLITTER MODEL: SERIAL NUMBER
Brave VH0234 (34 ton): Serial #S008277 through S016976
Brave VH0634 (34 ton): Serial #S026956 through S030562
Brave VH9926 (26 ton): Serial #S006836 through S017534
Brave VH0626 (26 ton): Serial #S026965 through S030558
Brave VH9922 (22 ton): Serial #S006691 through S016862
Brave VH0622 (22 ton): Serial #S026426 through S030701
Brave SR0622 (22 ton): Serial #S020721 through S029688
Brave HB0115 (15 ton): Serial #S013853 through S017534

The following Iron & Oak models are being recalled:

LOG SPLITTER MODEL SERIAL NUMBER
Model BHVH3402 (34 ton): S008724 through S017729
Model BHVH3405 (34 ton): S027103 through S030442
Model BHVH2699 (26 ton): S006847 through S017720
Model BHVH2699 (26 ton): S026447 through S030538
Model BHVH2299 (22 ton): S006735 through S017714
Model BHVH2202 (22 ton): S026418 through S030547 & DG (Duro-Glide)
Model BHVH2299FC (22 ton): S013853 through S017534 & DG (Duro-Glide)
Model BHVH2202FC (22 ton): S026999 through S030537 & DG (Duro-Glide)
Model BHH3003 (30 ton horizontal): S008457 through S017743
S026993 through S030439
Model BHH2003 (20 ton horizontal): S006746 through S017742
S026560 through S030491
Model BHHB0115 (15 ton horizontal): S013853 through S017534
Model TMVH95/HYD, TMVH02/PTO, TMVH03/HYD: S006645 to S017885
S026736 through S029584

The serial number is located on the hydraulic tank.

Sold at: Ace, True Value, and Do It Best Hardware stores and
independent power equipment dealers nationwide from January 2002 through October
2004, and from May 2006 through April 2007, for between $900 and
$2,000.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled log
splitters and contact Brave Products Inc. to receive a free replacement
cylinder.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Brave Products at
(800) 350-8739 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or
write to: Brave Products Inc., P.O. Box 577, Streator, Ill. 61364-0577.
Consumers also can visit the company’s Web sites at
www.logsplitters-ironoak.com, or www.braveproducts.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07243.html

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2007
Release #07-250

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 576-5811
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Risk of Explosion and Hearing Damage Prompts Recall of Remote Control
Airplanes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall
of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Sky Rangers Park Flyer Radio Control Airplanes

Units: About 21,000

Distributor: Estes-Cox Corp., of Penrose, Colo.

Hazard: The airplanes are launched by hand and can explode near the
consumer’s head, posing a risk of temporary hearing loss and injuries to
eyes, face and hands.

Incidents/Injuries: Estes-Cox has received 45 reports of airplanes
exploding, including 22 reports of consumers experiencing temporary ear
pain or hearing being affected; five reports of minor burns to hands,
faces or eyes; two reports of chest impact from debris; two reports of eye
injuries; and one report of a cut hand. One consumer sought medical
attention for burning eyes.

Description: This recall involves Model 4116 Sky Rangers Park Flyer
radio control airplanes, which come with a black battery charger. The
airplanes have a wingspan of about 14 inches, a light blue, white and
orange polystyrene foam fuselage, and a copper coil on the rudder. Airplanes
with a warning sticker on the fuselage near the on/off switch are not
included in the recall.

Sold at: Hobby stores and other retailers nationwide from September
2005 through December 2006 for between $20 and $40.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled airplanes immediately
and contact Estes-Cox to verify that their plane is being recalled and
for instructions on returning the airplane for a replacement product.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Estes-Cox at
(800) 576-5811 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. MT Monday through Thursday, or
visit the firm’s Web site at www.estesrockets.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07250.html

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2007
Release #07-252

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 800-9720
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Firm’s Media Contact: Katie Molinari, (415) 438-8101 or Leigh Oshirak,
(415) 438-8106

Pottery Barn Kids Recalls Crib Bumpers Due to Entanglement Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall
of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Matelassé Crib Bumpers

Units: About 31,000

Manufacturer: Pottery Barn Kids, of San Francisco, Calif.

Hazard: The decorative stitching on the bumper’s edge can come loose,
posing an entanglement hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Pottery Barn Kids has received two reports of
incidents involving the decorative stitching coming loose. No injuries have
been reported.

Description: This recall involves the Diamond Matelassé, Floral
Matelassé and Polka Dot Matelassé crib bumpers made of 100% cotton. The
Diamond Matelassé bumpers are white and have decorative thread in pink, blue,
green, yellow or chocolate stitched along the scalloped edge. The
Polka Dot and Floral bumpers come in assorted colors with matching
decorative stitching. A label on the bumper reads “pottery barn kids”.

Sold at: Pottery Barn Kids stores nationwide, its catalog, and online
stores from February 2003 through June 2007 for about $90.

Manufactured in: Portugal

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the bumpers immediately and remove
any exposed stitching, or contact Pottery Barn Kids for a refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Pottery Barn Kids
toll-free at (877) 800-9720 between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. ET daily or visit
the company’s website at www.potterybarnkids.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07252.html

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Thanks to Milford421:

Huge Fire Sends Oil Into Spokane River
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
Associated Press Writer

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July 24, 2007, 6:32 PM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. — An enormous fire destroyed buildings at a fuel
distribution center, sending thousands of gallons of gasoline,
diesel fuel and other petroleum products into storm sewers and the
Spokane River, officials said Tuesday.

A day after the blaze rocked Whitley Fuel LLC with several
explosions, damaging surrounding businesses and vehicles with its
flames, the state Department of Ecology tried to assess the
contamination Tuesday.

“We have no idea how much oil escaped,” said Jani Gilbert, an
Ecology spokeswoman. Crews were using a vacuum truck to suck oil out
of sewers, she said.

A helicopter was hired to fly along the Spokane River on Tuesday,
looking for pooled pockets of oil, Gilbert said. Crews were also
walking along the river looking for oil.

The fire, which investigators called suspicious, continued to burn
Tuesday morning, although it was no longer in danger of spreading,
fire officials said.

Snipped.................

The cause of the fire, which did at least $10 million in damage,
remains under investigation, the Spokane Fire Department said.
Federal arson investigators and Spokane police said they were
treating the area as a crime scene.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-fuel-spill-fire,0,1872311.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[milford421]

E.coli cases this week along with a large Michigan firm’s beef recall.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/under-investigation/message/5894

Pipeline ruptures - Canada and Washington State, Electricity issues, San Fran, NJ, the other day the Nevada airport, Botulism case and massive recall, the report issued about the IED’s and pre-attack practice runs, chemical plant incidents and the train derailments (carrying hazardous materials), rocket launchers, explosive finds and the like. I’ve posted over 200 incidents on the site in the past week.

I’ve noticed a pattern with these events, seem to travel in at least 3 incidents within a day or two. Airline traffic seems okay today, but last week there were nationwide delays that don’t make sense to me.

There indeed is a puzzle...too many pieces for them all to be unrelated imo.

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Thanks to Milford421 for this report, no url with it:

07/23/07
Fire Investigators Look into Suspicious Car Fire

“As the guard got closer, he noticed the fire was coming from a
towel that had been stuffed in the gas tank.” Just doesn’t get any
more suspicious than this...

An incident early Monday morning could have been a lot worse without
the quick thinking of a Savannah apartment complex security guard.

About 2:30am, the guard at Montgomery Landings Apartments in the 700
block of West 57th Street spotted flames coming from the back of a
Buick parked in the lot.

As the guard got closer, he noticed the fire was coming from a towel
that had been stuffed in the gas tank. He feared the car might blow
up and set off the fire alarm for the nearby buildings to get
residents out to safety.

When Savannah firefighters arrived, the fire had burned itself out.
They examined the evidence and called for an investigator.

No one was injured.

Reported By: Steven Shoob, sshoob@wtoc.com

Milford421 ‘s group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/under-investigation/

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thanks to Milford421 for this report, more than likely it is the same report that I heard on the radio, 50,000 without electric, in downtown San Francisco, unknown cause of outage.........granny

Power Outages In San Francisco Bring Down Major Websites

Power Outages In San Francisco Bring Down Major Websites
laughingsquid.com ^ | July 24, 2007
6 back to back outages.

Thanks to HAL9000

6 back-to-back power outages hit the SOMA neighborhood of San
Francisco Tuesday afternoon causing major havoc with popular web
services. 365 Main is down, along with craigslist, Netflix,
Technorati, Yelp, AdBrite and SixApart.
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is currently working on the issue.
It is now estimated that over PG&E 51,000 customers are with out
power.

So the big question, where is the backup power at the data centers
used by these services?

UPDATE 1: Digg is still up

UPDATE 2: Some services, like Technorati are starting to come back
online.

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Thanks to Milford421:

Series of electrical fires knock out power in NJ

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic/story/7492481p-7388175c.html

Electrical fires knock out power temporarily in Northfield
By ELAINE ROSE Staff Writer, (609) 272-7215
Published: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
NORTHFIELD — One county building was evacuated and several traffic
lights went out of service Monday afternoon as a series of small
electrical fires affected power lines, police said.
A fire in the kitchen building of the county complex on Shore Road
was reported at about 2:26 p.m., police said. The origin was in a
generator in the mechanical room, and damage was minor.

But about 50 people were evacuated from that building and a portion
of another structure, police Lt. Arthur Fadden said.

Meanwhile, a county employee reported a second fire on the third
floor of another building in the complex, also in a generator,
police said. An employee put that fire out with a fire extinguisher.

At the same time, traffic lights were reported out on New Road at
the intersections of Jackson Avenue and Cedarbridge Road, and
officers were called out to direct traffic, police said. Additional
power outages caused traffic lights on Tilton Road, at the
intersections of New Road and Zion Road, to fail. More officers were
called to staff those areas.

A third fire was then reported on the 1700 block of Zion Road,
again electrical in nature, police said.
In all cases, power was restored within an hour, police said.
Atlantic City Electric is investigating the cause of the fires.

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Tower fire knocks out several stations in one market

You guessed it...they carry conservative talk shows such as Michael
Savage....

Tower fire knocks out several stations in one market.
http://www.insideradio.com/pdheadlines.asp?phid=507945&PT=Today%27s+Top+Stories
Engineers have been working overtime to get three radio and two TV
stations back on the air since Sunday’s electrical fire that caused
$500,000 in damages to a Winnipeg tower facility. CKMM programmer Ace
Burpee tells the Winnipeg Sun their engineers are doing some “full-on
MacGyver work” to get temporary towers working.

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Suspicious container may have been bomb - NH

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070724/REPOSITORY/707240322/1043/NEWS01

Suspicious container may have been bomb

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Monitor staff

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July 24. 2007 1:35AM

T
he police are investigating what appears to have been a homemade
explosive found on Penacook Street on Sunday morning. The explosive
was neutralized and no one was hurt.

The police were called to the area of 45 Penacook St. at 9:40 a.m.
for a report of a suspicious-looking item. There, the officers found
a plastic soda bottle containing materials that looked like an
attempt at a homemade bomb, the police said.

The state police explosives team responded.

Anyone with information can call the Concord police at 225-8600 or
contact the Concord Regional Crimeline at 226-3100 or
concordregionalcrimeline.com.

ANNMARIE TIMMINS

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Oil Pipeline Ruptures - Port of Vancouver - Canada

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N24247412.htm

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 24 (Reuters) - A pipeline used to
unload ships at the port of Vancouver ruptured on Tuesday, a geyser
oil shooting 40 feet (12 metres) in the air before it was plugged,
witnesses and local media reported.

The accident along the Burrard Inlet in Burnaby, British Columbia,
near Vancouver was apparently caused by construction equipment, and
forced officials to evacuate a number of nearby houses.

continued...........

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Thanks to Milford421 for this and the other reports that I did not credit to him:

Gas Line Rupture Forces Evacuations - OH

http://www.whiotv.com/news/13742509/detail.html?rss=day&psp=news

Gas Line Rupture Forces Evacuations In Gettysburg

POSTED: 8:20 am EDT July 24, 2007
UPDATED: 3:08 pm EDT July 24, 2007

GETTYSBURG, Ohio — Authorities in Darke County evacuated about a
four-block area of homes Tuesday morning after a natural gas leak
was reported.

The incident happened near the intersection of George and Factory
streets in the village of Gettysburg.

Investigators said the leak was caused after a vehicle hit a gas
meter and then fled the scene.

Deputies and firefighters were flooded with calls about a gas leak
and an explosion.

Deputies and firefighters arrived at the scene and discovered that
what people thought was an explosion was the combination of the
car’s impact and the initial rush of leaking natural gas.

Firefighters called in Vectren crews to shut off the gas line to
avoid a real explosion. They decided to evacuate a four-block area
around the gas leak.

Vectren crews arrived and isolated the gas leak and shut it off.

Once the gas line was shut off, residents were allowed to return to
their homes.

At this time, deputies are looking for a small gray car, possibly a
Mazada with temporary tags. If the driver is found, that person
could be charged with leaving the scene of an accident and maybe
inducing panic.
Copyright 2007 by WHIOTV.com.

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Thanks to Milford421:

TSA: Terrorists May Be Conducting Preattack Security Probes
Sorry about the double post...important info that I don’t want you
all to miss if you don’t check out the site.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/13746985/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=news

POSTED: 4:23 pm EDT July 24, 2007
UPDATED: 5:38 pm EDT July 24, 2007

In a new intelligence bulletin obtained by NBC News, the
Transportation Security Administration is warning law-enforcement
and airport officials that terrorists “may be” conducting “preattack
security probes” at U.S. airports.

continued.........

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Thanks to Milford421:

Firefighters extinguish truck fire
Article Last Updated: 07/16/2007 06:10:55 PM EDT

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A U-Haul truck rented out of Bridgeport became heavily involved in
flames at 1 p.m. on Interstate...«1»A U-Haul truck rented out of
Bridgeport became heavily involved in flames at 1 p.m. on Interstate
95 southbound at exit 18 in Fairfield Monday.
State Police closed the lanes 20 minutes for safety due to the smoke
from the 12:26 p.m. incident.

The driver, who was not injured, said the vehicle lost power and
began emitting fumes from the engine, where a fire erupted under the
front passenger side.

The cause of the fire was undetermined and is under investigation.

http://www.connpost.com/ci_6388753?source=rss

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Thanks to Milford421:

6 Guilty in N.Y. Military Weapons Case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press Writer

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NEW YORK — An Armenian immigrant accused of plotting to sell anti-
aircraft missiles and other military weapons from the former Soviet
Union to an FBI informant was convicted Tuesday along with five co-
defendants.

Artur Solomonyan could face up to life in prison on charges
including arms trafficking conspiracy, firearms trafficking
conspiracy, interstate firearms trafficking and illegal transfer and
possession of a machine gun.

The charges accused the men of conspiring from December 2003 to
March 2005 to import shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, rocket-
propelled grenade launchers, anti-tank guided missiles and machine
guns without a license.

The weapons were “all designed to shoot down airplanes in the sky,
all designed to pierce through armored tanks,” Assistant U.S.
Attorney Marc P. Berger said his closing argument.

Berger said the motivation was greed.

“They were opportunists. They were money makers,” he told jurors.

Solomonyan’s lawyer, Louis V. Fasulo, told the jurors the case was
set up to entrap his client, who was merely leading on a government
informant who had promised to get him a green card.

“It is patently unfair for the government to entrap an individual in
a desperate situation,” he said.

The only weapons actually delivered in the case were a dozen
firearms, including a machine gun.

Sentencing for all six men was set for Dec. 14.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-weapons-smuggling,0,1525174.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

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Thanks to Milford421:

Island fire and explosion under investigation - Mississippi

Island fire under investigation
A fire on an island in the Mississippi River about three miles south
of Prescott is being investigated by the Pierce County Sheriff’s
Department.

At around 8:20 p.m. Pierce County authorities were notified of a
fire and explosion on the island.

Water patrols from both Pierce and Dakota (Minn.) counties responded
to the scene and found a small wooden shack was burning.

Deputy Brad Verges, recreation safety officer for the Pierce County
Sheriff’s Department, says they are still investigating what caused
the fire.

There were no reports of any injuries or if the cabin was occupied
at the time of the fire.

The Red Wing (Minn.) Fire Department along with police, fire and
emergency medical units from Prescott responded to the fire.

Published 07:50 Jul-24-07 | TOP |

http://www.rivertowns.net/daily/pch/c070724/#s070724a

Milford421 ‘s group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/under-investigation/

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Thanks to Milford421 for this report, keep in mind that she lives there and has been ‘keeping up the fight’ for years.

There are death threats against her.
granny........

BREAKING: FBI Raids Dearbornistan Hezbollah Charity, But Lets Many Others Remain

UPDATE: Finally, FBI Raids Al-Mabarat Hezbollah Charity in
Dearbornistan; But FBI Holds Apology-Fest w/ Muslims

By Debbie Schlussel
www.debbieschlussel.com
“For over a year, I’ve been asking why the FBI hasn’t raided Al-
Mabarat Charitable Organization-USA, Inc., the Dearbornistan charity
that is openly raising money for Hezbollah and which is headed by
Hezbollah Spiritual Leader Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah.

But, today, just as I was asking that once again, the FBI was
actually raiding Al-Mabarat, while it was also raiding Goodwill
Charitable Organization and the Martyrs Foundation. Well, it’s about
time.

YEAH. AND FINALLY. Too bad they didn’t lift a finger when these
charities were all funding Hezbollah’s war on Israel, last year,
murdering countless Israeli soldiers and civilians. Al-Mabarat
raised about $1 million in revenue in 2004, its last year of tax
filing, all of which was sent to Hezbollah. And FYI, its
Dearbornistan-based officers are Fouad T. Beydoun, Ahmad J. Bazzi,
and Nazem Baydoun, of the Hezbollah operative Beydoun/Baydoun and
Bazzi/Bazzy families from South Lebanon.

Al Mabarrat’s Lebanese Website Features Its Leader, Hezbollah
Spiritual Leader Fadlallah
BUT . . . unfortunately, the FBI is holding an apology-fest with
extremist Muslim leaders. Can you imagine J. Edgar Hoover holding a
an apology session with Al Capone’s fellow mob family members? And
unfortunately, the FBI tipped off Islamic Terrorist Imad Hamad,
making him their community point man (that means that charity
members were tipped off ahead of time, too; bet on it):

A search warrant was executed at the Goodwill office, according to
Imad Hamad, regional director of the American-Arab Anti-
Discrimination Committee. . . .
Also, the FBI is holding a meeting this afternoon with Muslim
leaders at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights to
discuss the raids, according to Dawud Walid, head of the Michigan
branch of the Council on American Islamic Relations.

The meeting will include Imam Mohammed Elahi [an agent of Iran and
Hezbollah], who heads the mosque, and Walid.

If I were in the Iranian government or Hezbollah, I’d be LMAO
(laughing my ass off) at the stupid Federal Bureau of Infidels, my
dhimmis.

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BREAKING: FBI Raids Dearbornistan Hezbollah Charity, But Lets Many
Others Remain Open for Biz

By Debbie Schlussel

**** UPDATE: Making my point even more, I looked up GCO’s tax
returns. On its latest return, 2005, the charity reported (assuming
they didn’t lie and that’s a big assumption) only $176,693 in funds
distributed, compared with millions sent to terrorists by the
charities I list below—LRD and Al-Mabarat—which the FBI allows to
remain in business. FYI, GCO’s officers are Mike Safiedine (of the
gas-station owning Safeidine family), Hussein Hammoud (of the famous
Hammoud Hezbollah supporting, cigarette-smuggler clan), and Ahmad
Jaawar. When will the FBI arrest them and freeze their assets?
Hazimi Accounting Service, Inc. was the charity’s “accountant,” FYI.
****

Show Raid:
FBI Raids Piddling Hezbo/HAMAS Charity, But Keeps Others Open for Biz
The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit want your kudos
for raiding the Dearbornistan-based Goodwill Charitable Organization
(GCO) on Warren Avenue, this morning. It is an arm of the Martyrs
Foundation, funding Hezbollah, HAMAS, and Islamic Jihad, and helped
fund Hezbollah in last year’s Hezbollah-Israel war. It is tied to Al-
Qard Al-Hassan, a terrorist-financing organization.

But while the charity is now designated as a Specially Designated
Global Terrorist Entity by the Department of Treasury, the FBI in
Michigan continues to allow LIFE For Relief and Development (LRD)
and Al-Mabarat Charitable Organization to remain open for business
in Metro Detroit, as I’ve repeatedly noted on this site. LRD openly
funded HAMAS to the tune of millions and is believed to be funding
Al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and elsewhere.
Al-Mabarat is headed by Hezbollah spiritual leader Sheikh Mohammed
Hussein Fadlallah and sends millions back to Hezbollah in South
Lebanon.

Why won’t the FBI touch these? While the agency raided LRD almost a
year ago, they haven’t done a thing to LRD and U.S. Attorney Stephen
Murphy III a/k/a “Abu Porno” continues to hang out with LRD officers
and officials. He’s refused to shut them down, while they continue
to apparently fund those who blow up our soldiers.

So, while the FBI tipped off its favorite ass-kissers in the press
at the Detroit Newsistan and resident Islamist Niraj Warikoo at the
Detroit Free Press, and while it makes headlines, the agency is
doing NOTHING when it comes to larger charities sending millions to
Islamic terrorists from their Metro Detroit bases.

No kudos from me for the FBI raiding small potatoes for headlines,
but turning a blind eye to major players dealing gazillions to
Islamic mass-murderers of our troops and others.

While the government has frozen Goodwill Charitable Organization’s
assets, it refuses to do so for LRD and Al-Mabarat—like fighting
one tumor only and allowing the rest of the cancer to metastasize.

FBI Special Agent Mark Green—one of the agents who works the
Hezbollah beat in Michigan—I know you’re reading. So why won’t you
raid Al-Mabarat and freeze its assets? Is this part of a deal with
Sheikh Fadlallah not to make waves?”

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Thanks to Milford421:

Update...
Rape Suspect Also Accused of Abusing 18-Month-Old
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

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Mahamu Kanneh
ROCKVILLE, Md. — A second child whom Maryland rape suspect Mahamu
Kanneh was accused of molesting was 18 months old, according to case
documents uncovered Tuesday.

Kanneh was indicted in December 2005 on nine counts of rape, sex
abuse and child abuse related to allegations involving Kanneh’s two
nieces. But 2 1/2 years later — last Tuesday — a judge dismissed his
case on the grounds that his rights to a speedy trial had been
violated.

The case was complicated further because Kanneh spoke a Liberian
dialect, Vai. He also spoke English, but a court-appointed
psychologist who interviewed him recommended that Kanneh should have
an interpreter, and the court agreed. However, interpreters were
hard to come by:

Loretta Knight, a clerk with the court system in Montgomery County,
Md., has said she had been unable to find an interpreter to stay on
the case, even after an exhaustive search that included the Liberian
Embassy and courts in 47 states.

On July 17, however, an interpreter was in the court translating the
proceedings for Kanneh when Montgomery County Circuit Judge
Katherine Savage dismissed Kanneh’s case only days before it was set
to go to trial.
Prosecutor Appeals After Judge Drops Rape Charges Against Liberian
Over Lack of Interpreter In connection with the toddler, Kanneh was
charged with one count of sexual abuse of a minor, and one count of
third-degree sexual offense. The other seven counts of the case —
which included second-degree rape, sexual abuse of a minor and
second- and third-degree sex offense — related to a 7-year-old. Both
girls were nieces, according to court documents.

Monday, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said the
delays were the court’s fault because it was unable to make sure
interpreters were present, not any fault of his office. He added
that interpreters were able to appear on four other occasions
throughout the case. He vowed to fight the ruling in the state’s
appellate system, reinstate the charges and take the case to trial.

A spokesman for the McCarthy’s office on Tuesday said he was
confident the courts would rule in the prosecutors’ favor but
declined to say what would happen if they lost the appeal.

“We are confident we are going to prevail, and we’re not going to
deal in hypotheticals of defeat,” spokesman Seth Zucker said.

FOX News’ Gretchen Gailey and Greg Simmons contributed to this
report.

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July 24, 2007 PM Anti-Terrorism News

(USA - Dallas) Suspicious U-Haul Truck Reported at Dallas Courthouse Where Hamas Case Is on
Docket
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290537,00.html

(USA) Treasury Takes Aim at Hizballah’s Support Network - Iran-based Martyrs Foundation and
U.S. branch and Al-Qard al-Hassan finance firm designated
http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/200772410294613432.htm

(Pakistan) US won’t “invade” but retains right to attack al Qaeda in Pakistan: Tony Snow
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/159759.php/US-wont-invade-but-retains-right-to-attack-al-Qaeda-in-Pakistan:-Tony-Snow

(UK) Normal policing ‘can thwart terror’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6801302,00.html

(USA - Chicago) Chicago Tribune’s Former Public Editor: Hamas Operative Is An Asset To Chicago Community
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/07/tribunes_former_public_editor.php

(USA - Holy Land Foundation Trial) Muslim charity accused of terror funding in US court
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=186837&s=&i=&t=Muslim_charity_accused_of_terror_funding_in_US_court

(USA) Judge to allow convicted terrorist testimony in terror trial of Somali immigrant
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/23/america/NA-GEN-US-Shopping-Mall-Plot.php

(USA) Treasury Takes Aim at Hizballah’s Support Network - Martyrs Foundation & Al-Qard al-Hassan designated
http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/200772410294613432.htm

(USA) Feds raid charity suspected of aiding Hezbollah - Goodwill Charitable Organization newly designated by U.S. Treasury
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070724/UPDATE/707240430
http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/200772410294613432.htm

(USA) Bush Warns Anew of Terror Threat
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6802039,00.html

(USA) Washington Post: Lebanese Cleric Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah
Jihad is Self-Defense Against Aggression
“Jihad is no different than any human and civilized concept of self-defense. It expresses the innate
human nature of self-defense, or preventing the others from building the ability for a sudden
aggression . . . Jihad in Islam is not using violence against the unbeliever, but against the fighting
aggressor”
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/muslims_speak_out/2007/07/sayyed_fadlallah.html

(UK) Four found guilty of terror charges - Three students and a schoolboy are facing jail sentences
after being convicted of trying to persuade others to go abroad to die as terrorist martyrs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6802019,00.html

(UK) ‘Time right’ to extend terror law - UK Home Secretary reconsider extending detention without charge beyond the current 28 days limit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6914116.stm

(UK) Man released after terror arrests - second of three men arrested in Manchester for alleged terror-related activity has been released
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6914060.stm

Report: Security Issues Plague DHS Facilities
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/07/security-issues.html

Syria Occupies Lebanon. Again. - Syria occupies at least 177 square miles
http://opinionjournal.com/columnists/bstephens/?id=110010375

British court to rule in August on ETA suspects
http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_58581/politics/ON-AUG.-17-British-court-to-rule-in-August-on-ETA-suspects/

Commentary: An idea whose time has come: the how-to guide for tracking terrorists on-line
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/cover072007.htm

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Thanks to Milford421 for this report:

BREAKING — HOMELAND SECURITY BILL AMENDMENT THAT PROTECTS WHISTLEBLOWERS IS A Good thing.

BREAKING — HOMELAND SECURITY BILL AMENDMENT THAT PROTECTS
WHISTLEBLOWERS IS A GO
steve malzberg show ^ | JULY 24, 2007 | DFU

Thanks to doug from upland

Breaking from Congressman Peter King. The whistleblower protection
remains in the Homeland Security bill. This is the amendment that
protects citizens from lawsuits if they report suspicious activity
such as the flying imams. This is good news.

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Thanks to Milford421 for this report:

Fuel spill at Stratton Air National Guard Base - NY

Fuel spill at Stratton Air National Guard Base
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July 24, 2007, 7:55 PM EDT

SCOTIA, N.Y. (AP) _ About 3,000 gallons of aviation fuel was spilled
Tuesday within the pump station at Stratton Air National Guard Base,
Military officials said.

The fuel was spilled at about 3 p.m., officials said. Base
personnel, including the Stratton Air National Guard Fire Department
responded to the scene and managed to contain virtually all of the
fuel within the building.

Large amounts of the fuel were re-pumped into an available tanker
truck.

No injuries or apparent environmental effects were reported.

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Spill Response Team
was called to evaluate the mishap and response.

The cause of the incident, which was apparently mechanical in
nature, is under investigation by base environmental officials.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny-brf—fuelspill0724jul24,0,7580590.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

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UK removes Mahan Air (Iran) licence over safety issues

The UK has suspended Iranian airline Mahan Air`s operating permit on
safety
grounds, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said. The DfT said
Mahan
had been involved in incidents which suggested a poor level of
operational
control and planning.
It also cited poor safety control, including some aircraft operating
without
collision avoidance systems. (BBC)
(aviation-safety.net)