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How The West Was Won

The rapid and unexpected decline of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq was officially recognized this week, when Maj. Gen. John Kelly, commanding the Marine Expeditionary Force, turned operational control of Anbar Province over to the Iraqi army and police.

Anbar, a vast expanse of desert the size of North Carolina, had been the stronghold of the Sunni insurgency. For years, foreign fighters loyal to al-Qaida had sneaked across Iraq's northwestern border with Syria, into Anbar and down a "rat line" of safe houses in Haditha, Ramadi and Hit.

From Fallujah, the arch terrorist Zarqawi dispatched suicide bombers to murder hundreds of Shiites in Baghdad. So fearsome were the al-Qaida leaders in Iraq that by 2005 they had taken control or intimidated Sunni resistance cells 10 times their size. Read More

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[Cindy]

Thank you Unrepentant VN Vet.

[Cindy]

Thanks special emailer for pointing to this name:

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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=90093

YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Safety and Security Reports > Report
Pakistan: Threat Letters Received
SAFETY & SECURITY
South / Central Asia - Pakistan
8 Sep 2008

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Over the past two weeks two different OSAC constituents operating in Pakistan received threat letters, possibly as part of a wider threat letter campaign in the country. While the letters threatened that assailants would begin bombing the targeted companies if they did not cease operations, the threats remain unproven. Unless their authenticity can be independently verified, the vast majority of threat letters tend to be hoaxes.

Please download the attached document to read the full report.

[Cindy]

NOTE: The following text is a quote:

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=90096

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Warden Message: DHS Notice on Venezuela Airport Security
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
Americas - Venezuela
8 Sep 2008

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U.S. Embassy Caracas issued the following Warden Message on September 8:

The U.S. Embassy, Caracas, issues this warden message to advise U.S. citizens of a Department of Homeland Security public notification. The text of the public notification is as follows:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

NOTICE

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS IN VENEZUELA THAT SERVE AS THE LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO THE UNITED STATES MAINTAIN AND CARRY OUT EFFECTIVE SECURITY MEASURES. THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED BECAUSE THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ASSESS WHETHER THESE AIRPORTS MEET THE SECURITY STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO), AS MANDATED BY 49 U.S.C. 44907.

PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF 49 U.S.C. 114, I HAVE DIRECTED THAT A COPY OF THIS NOTICE BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER, THAT THIS NOTICE BE DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY IN ALL U.S. AIRPORTS REGULARLY BEING SERVED BY SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, AND THAT THE NEWS MEDIA BE NOTIFIED OF MY DECISION TO INFORM THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, ALL U.S. AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS (AND THEIR AGENTS) PROVIDING SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THESE AIRPORTS MUST PROVIDE A SIMILAR WRITTEN NOTICE TO ANY PASSENGER PURCHASING A TICKET FOR TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SAID AIRPORTS.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF

SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. citizens traveling abroad should regularly monitor the U.S. Embassy’s website the U.S. Department of State’s, Bureau of Consular Affairs’ website www.travel.state.gov , where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, and Travel Alerts can be found. The U.S. Embassy also encourages U.S. citizens to review “A Safe Trip Abroad,” found at http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/safety/safety_1747.html , which includes valuable security information for those both living and traveling abroad. In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.

The U.S. Embassy in Caracas is located on Calle F con Calle Suapure, Lomas de Valle Arriba. The telephone number during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) is (011) 58-212-975-6411. For after-hours emergencies use (011) 58-212-907-8400. The fax is (011) 58-212-907-8199. Please check the Embassy website for additional information at http://venezuela.usembassy.gov.

[Cindy]

http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2008/0908.shtm

“TSA Issues Advisory for Travel to Venezuela”
(September 8, 2008)

WASHINGTON

[Cindy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPhQRmqo7o

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022612.php
(TELEGRAPH.co.uk)

September 8, 2008

“Jihadists warn Brits, ‘you have nothing to expect than floods of martyr operations, volcanoes of anger and revenge erupting among your capital’ which will ‘scatter body parts’ all over the streets”

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022606.php
(TIMES ONLINE.co.uk)

September 8, 2008

“UK: ‘Young married father’ found guilty of plotting to kill hundreds”

[Cindy]

September 8, 2008

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/September/08-crm-795.html

Malaysia Resident Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in International Online Brokerage Scheme

WASHINGTON – A resident of Malaysia was sentenced today to two years in prison on a conspiracy charge that arose from an international fraud scheme to “hack” into online brokerage accounts in the United States and use those accounts to manipulate stock prices, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska Joe W. Stecher.

Thirugnanam Ramanathan, 35, a native of Chennai, India, and legal resident of Malaysia, was also sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp to pay restitution of $362,247 and serve three years of supervised release. Ramanathan previously pleaded guilty on June 2, 2008, to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, computer fraud and aggravated identity theft before Judge Smith Camp in Omaha, Neb. Following his arrest in Hong Kong, Ramanathan was extradited on May 25, 2007, to the United States.

Jaisankar Marimuthu, 33, and Chockalingham Ramanathan, 34, also residents of Chennai, were indicted with Thirugnanam Ramanathan in January 2007 by a federal grand jury in Omaha. Marimuthu and Chockalingham Ramanathan are also charged with one count of conspiracy, eight counts of computer fraud, six counts of wire fraud, two counts of securities fraud and six counts of aggravated identity theft. Marimuthu is currently being detained in a Hong Kong prison awaiting extradition to the U.S. following his conviction there on similar offenses but related instead to the Hong Kong stock market. Chockalingham Ramanathan remains at large.

Thirugnanam Ramanathan admitted in his guilty plea that he joined a conspiracy operating out of Thailand and India from February 2006 through December 2006 in which the prices of certain securities were fraudulently inflated by intruding or “hacking” into accounts of customers at brokerage firms in the United States and by illegally using the accounts to make large unauthorized purchases of securities in the name of the unsuspecting customers. After the price of the securities had been artificially increased or “pumped up” through the bogus trading, Thirugnanam Ramanathan admitted that he and his co-conspirators sold, or “dumped,” their own holdings of the securities at a profit. At least 60 customers and nine brokerage firms in the United States have been identified as victims. According to information presented during the sentencing hearing, brokerage firms sustained more than $300,000 in losses during Thirugnanam Ramanathan’s participation in the scheme. This case is one of the first federal prosecutions in the United States of an online “hack, pump and dump” scheme.

This case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Richard Green and Joel Schwarz of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and Jack Patrick of the Fraud Section, both of the Criminal Division, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michel Norris of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska. This case was investigated by the FBI in Omaha, with significant assistance provided by the Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs and by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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[Cindy]

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September 8, 2008

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/September/08-crm-791.html

Girlfriend of MS-13 Member Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Involvement in RICO Conspiracy

WASHINGTON – The girlfriend of a member of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for her participation in a racketeering enterprise, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Edward M. Yarbrough for the Middle District of Tennessee announced.

Ericka Cortez, a/k/a Shorty, was also sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Todd J. Campbell of the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville to serve three years of supervised release.

The RICO charge to which Cortez pleaded guilty charged that she and others involved in the MS-13 gang conspired to participate in a pattern of racketeering activity in the Nashville metropolitan area, including murder, attempted murder and witness tampering. In addition, the indictment stated that in approximately August 2006, Cortez transported a .22-caliber rifle at the direction of her boyfriend and MS-13 member Manual Marquez that she knew was to be used by Marquez and other members of MS-13 to attack and possibly kill rival gang members. The indictment further stated that on or about Sept. 6, 2006, Cortez provided false information to a Nashville Metropolitan Police Department detective who was investigating an MS-13 shooting of a rival gang member on Sept. 4, 2006. Cortez lied to the detective to protect MS-13 gang members who were involved in that shooting. Cortez later instructed another witness to the shooting to change his telephone number and to otherwise avoid contact with detectives. Finally, at the request of MS-13 leader Escolastico Serrano, Cortez agreed to photograph the victim of the attempted murder on Sept. 4, 2006, so that MS-13 members could locate and kill him.

Cortez is the fifth defendant to be sentenced on RICO charges stemming from an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2007. That indictment charged 14 members of MS-13, including Marquez and Serrano, with conspiring to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise and related charges including murder, attempted murder, assault, weapons charges and obstruction of justice. All 14 indicted defendants have pleaded guilty. Four other defendants were previously sentenced to lengthy prison terms after pleading guilty to the RICO conspiracy. Walter Hernandez was sentenced on March 31, 2008, to 324 months in prison. On Dec. 3 and Dec. 7, 2007, respectively, Henry Garballo-Vasquez and Jose Alfaro were sentenced to 240 months in prison. On Nov. 20, 2007, Geovanni Pena received a sentence of 235 months in prison.

According to the indictment, the MS-13 street gang is a violent international criminal organization composed primarily of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from El Salvador. The purpose of the racketeering enterprise was to preserve and protect the power, territory and profits of the MS-13 enterprise through violent assault, murder, threats of violence and intimidation.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jimmie Lynn Ramsaur of the Middle District of Tennessee and Trial Attorney John Han from the Criminal Division’s Gang Squad.

The case was investigated by the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security, the Davidson County District Attorney General’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Tennessee, and the Gang Squad of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

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[Cindy]

September 5, 2008

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/September/08-crm-786.html

Appeals Court Affirms Decision to Revoke the U.S. Citizenship of Detroit-Area Man Who Shot Jewish Civilians While Serving as a Nazi Policeman

WASHINGTON – The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a March 2007 ruling by the U.S. District Court in Detroit revoking the U.S. citizenship of John (Ivan) Kalymon, 87, of Troy, Mich., because of his participation in violent acts of persecution while serving during World War II as an armed member of the Nazi-sponsored Ukrainian Auxiliary Police (UAP) in German-occupied L’viv, Ukraine, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced today.

During the period of Kalymon’s service in the UAP, from 1941 to 1944, German occupation authorities enacted persecutory anti-Jewish decrees that were enforced in L’viv by UAP members. The Court of Appeals, in a decision issued Sept. 4, 2008, affirmed the District Court’s finding that UAP men also participated in actions to reduce the population of the ghetto in which the Jews were forced to live, by searching for Jews in hiding, by shooting Jews who attempted to escape, and by rounding up and deporting Jews to Nazi forced labor camps or to the Belzec extermination center where they were murdered with poison gas.

Both court decisions cited captured UAP documents, which established that on multiple occasions Kalymon took part in mass round-ups of Jews and helped deliver some of them for deportation. The court decisions also noted that wartime UAP reports, including one signed by Kalymon himself, proved that in 1942 he personally killed and wounded Jews in L’viv by shooting them.

Kalymon immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1949 and became a U.S. citizen in 1955. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s finding that he was not eligible for citizenship because his persecutory actions on behalf of Nazi Germany rendered him legally ineligible to receive a visa to immigrate to the United States. The Sixth Circuit also affirmed the district court’s decision that Kalymon was ineligible to immigrate to the United States because he concealed his UAP service when applying for a visa.

“The Nazis and their collaborators killed more than 100,000 of L’viv’s Jews – men, women and children whose only ‘crime’ was their religion. John Kalymon was one of those collaborators, and this latest court decision is an important victory in the U.S. government’s ongoing effort to secure a measure of justice on behalf of the victims of Nazi inhumanity,” said Office of Special Investigations (OSI) Director Eli M. Rosenbaum.

The case was investigated and prosecuted by OSI, which also litigated the appeal. The proceedings to denaturalize Kalymon were instituted in 2004 by OSI. The case is a result of OSI’s ongoing efforts to identify, investigate and take legal action against former participants in Nazi persecution who reside in the United States. Since OSI began operations in 1979, it has won cases against 107 individuals who assisted in Nazi persecution. In addition, more than 180 individuals who sought to enter the United States in recent years have been blocked from doing so as a result of OSI’s “Watchlist” program, which is enforced in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security.

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[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Persecution/Default.aspx?id=242772

“Iraqi Christians continue to face persecution”
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 9/9/2008 4:00:00 AM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A group representing persecuted Christians believes followers of Christ have good reason not to feel safe in Iraq.

Recently, two Iraqi Christians were kidnapped and executed, although one family had paid ransom. Jonathan Racho of International Christian Concern is not surprised. “Following the invasion of the country in 2003, Christians faced unprecedented persecution,” Racho explains. “Many Christians have been killed; many have been kidnapped.”

In other instances, churches have been bombed or threatened, and people have received letters telling them to convert to Islam, leave the country, or be killed. The threat of violence occurred even after the prime minister issued an invitation to the Christians to return.”

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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2008/s08090054.htm

ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com

Monday, September 8, 2008

“Christians from Muslim Background Charged With Apostasy in Iran”
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “IRAN (ANS) — Two Christians from Muslim backgrounds were officially charged with apostasy last week at the Public and Revolutionary Court in Shiraz, Iran, raising fears for their continued well-being.

Capital punishment for apostasy is not codified in Iranian law, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) explained in a media advisory.

According to the Bill of Indictment obtained by Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN), the prosecutor requested the death penalty for 53 year old Mahmoud Mohammad Matin-Azad and 40 year old Arash Ahmad-Ali Basirat by evoking the judge’s constitutional obligations to refer to Shari’a law, and by citing Imam Khomeini’s book, Tahrir-ul-Vasile, which stipulates the death penalty for apostasy.

CSW said that as Mr Matin-Azad and Mr Basirat, who have been detained since May 15, await a verdict, another Iranian Christian, Ramtin Soodmand, has been held without formal charge since August 21, 2008. Mr. Soodmand is the son of the late Hossein Soodmand, who was the last Christian convert from Islam to be hanged following an apostasy verdict in 1990.

Appeals from the families of Mr Matin-Azad, Mr Basirat and Mr Soodmand for information on the men’s welfare and for their release on bail have been continually refused, CSW said.”

[Cindy]

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=FC499610-133C-464B-999B-AD5EB959435E

“An American Muslim vs. Islamists”
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | Tuesday, September 09, 2008

[Cindy]

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http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cuba

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Together Again
By Kathy Shaidle
FrontPageMagazine.com | Tuesday, September 09, 2008

[Cindy]

http://www.infolive.tv

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http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/mt_e001.htm

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
September 8, 2008

“Communications and terrorism: Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV channel has started broadcasting via an Indonesian satellite, after being taken off a Thai satellite. The Indonesian satellite covers East Asia, China, and Australia. Indonesia is a Muslim country, making it more difficult for the international community to fight the incitement aired by Hezbollah.”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/china
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/madeinchina

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077997/posts

“Chinese-made uniforms withdrawn after skin irritations”
radio australia ^ | September 8, 2008
Posted on September 9, 2008 3:35:52 AM PDT by sidewinder009

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“Pentagon Worries About Chinese Chips”
Forbes ^ | 9/4/08 | Andrew T. Gillies, 09.04.08, 3:09 PM ET
Posted on September 4, 2008 6:27:53 PM PDT by Flavius

Washington, D.C. -

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sweden
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/stockholm

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“Radical Muslim opens health care center”
Stockholm News ^ | 2008-09-04
Posted on September 9, 2008 12:24:27 PM PDT by george76

[Cindy]

Thanks to Calpernia for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078297/posts

“BREAKING: RNC Bomb Plot Connected to Texas Gov Mansion Fire?”
Lone Star Times ^
Posted on September 9, 2008 11:32:18 AM PDT by mnehrling

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PUBLIC SAFETY

“St. Paul officials link apartment to demonstrations
Austin men accused of having Molotov cocktails stayed at home, officials say.”

By Patrick George, Omar Gallaga

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, September 09, 2008

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http://590klbj.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=99421

“Governors Mansion Fire and The RNC Plot”
9/9/2008

Newsroom

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Two members of an Austin based anarchist group called “The Austin Affinity Group” are locked up accused in a plot to use molotov cocktails to disrupt the Republican Convention. Now investigators are trying to determine if the pair are connected to the fire that destroyed the Governors Mansion.”

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://minneapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/rnc_firearmscharges090508.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Two Texas Men Charged with Possessing Molotov Cocktails; Connected to Group Planning to Disrupt the RNC

Two men from Austin, Texas, allegedly connected to a group involved in planning to disrupt the Republican National Convention (RNC), were charged today in federal court with illegally possessing Molotov cocktails.

David Guy McKay, 22, and Bradley Neil Crowder, 23, were each charged Sept. 5 with one count of possession of firearms, namely Molotov cocktails, that were not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. Both men remain in custody following their initial appearances today in Minneapolis, and have a preliminary hearing scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9 in Minneapolis.

According to the criminal complaint, McKay and Crowder, each aiding and abetting the other, knowingly and intentionally possessed Molotov cocktails from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3.

McKay was arrested by the St. Paul Police Department during the execution of a search warrant on Sept. 3 at a residence on Dayton Street. Crowder was arrested on Sept. 1 for disorderly conduct. The search warrant at the Dayton Street residence specifically requested permission to search for “weapons or devices that may be used as weapons.”

According to a FBI affidavit, the FBI in Texas began investigating the group, labeled by law enforcement as the Austin Affinity Group, in February 2007. Crowder is listed as the group’s leader, and McKay has been identified as a group member.

According to the affidavit, in May 2008, Crowder allegedly attended a meeting in Minneapolis where numerous individuals from throughout the United States met to discuss preparations for protesting and disrupting the RNC. On Aug. 28, members of the Austin Affinity Group traveled from Austin, Texas, to Minnesota. The group brought a rental trailer with them that contained 35 shields, made from stolen traffic barrels. The shields were constructed with protruding screw heads so that they could be used as offensive weapons. St. Paul Police seized these shields on Aug. 31.

The affidavit states that McKay and Crowder purchased supplies for constructing Molotov cocktails at a St. Paul Wal-Mart on Aug. 31. Authorities found out that the supplies were being stored at a St. Paul apartment, and both men were observed entering and leaving the apartment by law enforcement surveillance officers.

Law enforcement also learned McKay and Crowder had manufactured eight Molotov cocktails and were storing them at the Dayton Street residence.

The affidavit states that on Sept. 1 McKay said he had a “falling out” with others in the group, and that he and some others were going to conduct “red actions” on Sept. 2.

During a conversation overheard by law enforcement through electronic surveillance on Sept. 2, McKay, the affidavit states, said that the Molotov cocktails that he and Crowder had manufactured would be thrown at vehicles parked in a parking lot near the Dayton Street apartment. The parking lot was used by law enforcement vehicles, and was visibly patrolled by the U.S. Secret Service and the military.

During the same conversation, while discussing the use of Molotov cocktails, McKay was heard saying that he could leave the scene with a police officer burning or dying, and that “it’s worth it if an officer gets burned or maimed.”

During the execution of a search warrant by the St. Paul Police Department at the Dayton Street residence where McKay was arrested, officers seized a variety of items, including gas masks, slingshots, helmets, knee pads and containers of a gasoline and oil mixture. Under the kitchen sink, officers discovered a two-gallon gasoline container that appeared to be the one purchased by McKay, Crowder and others at the Wal-Mart on Aug. 31. In a common area in the basement of the residence, officers found eight assembled Molotov cocktails.

If convicted, McKay and Crowder each face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. All sentences are determined by a federal district court judge. This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the St. Paul Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/subway/

NOTE: See video here:

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6378918

“Subway attack caught on tape”
Monday, September 08, 2008 | 11:52 PM

SNIPPET: “The attack happened back on Thursday at 12:15 a.m. onboard the SEPTA northbound Broad Street line.”

PHILADELPHIA

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022621.php

September 9, 2008
“Man chanting ‘Allah’ and Arabic attacks stranger on subway with hammer”

[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC. On my cybersurfing travels today, I noticed this young lady is missing. Our prayers for her and her family and that she will be found safe and in good health.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/WheresEtidal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH4tGUk2hN0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRtU5JQpuuw

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http://news.google.com/news?&rls=en&q=Lackawanna&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&tab=wn

Note: More photos included.

http://www.wivb.com/global/story.asp?S=8974361

“Search for missing woman continues”
Updated: Sep 8, 2008 09:13 PM
LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB)

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

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