http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/attack/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:14:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418534/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama was Thursday due to receive initial findings into the botched bombing of a US plane, amid reports that US agencies failed to share key information about the would-be bomber. According to The Washington Post, the report details how agencies failed to divulge or highlight intelligence gathered about the young Nigerian who allegedly tried to blow up the Northwest plane in mid-air on Christmas Day. "The right information did not get to the right people -- there's no question about that," a senior intelligence official told the US daily. "If all known information had been... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418534/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:14:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417085/posts The recent events have brought some questions. The shooting at Ft. Hood, the failed Christmas Day attack, the disruptive passenger on the same flight a day later. At least two (Ft.Hood and the Christmas flight) have ties to the Yemen operative base of Al Qaeda. Both are tied to a former US Islamic preacher Anwar al-Awlaki. It seems as if Yemen is the new Afghanistan as far as extremist assaults on the US. They started with the USS Cole. Huntington Political Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417085/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:44:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416273/posts Officials now say tragedy was only averted on Northwest flight 253 because a makeshift detonator failed to work properly. Bomb experts say there was more than enough explosive to bring down the Northwest jet, which had nearly 300 people aboard, had the detonator not failed, and the nation's outdated airport screening machines may need to be upgraded... In 2001, would-be "shoe bomber" Richard Reid failed in his attempt to blow up a transatlantic flight with a highly explosive chemical known as PETN. He attempted to light a fuse to his shoe on a December 22 American Airlines flight from Paris... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416273/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:35:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415432/posts The White House described as an attempted act of terrorism the presumed "firecracker" aboard the Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Dec. 25, Christmas Day. The suspect, Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, a Nigerian engineering student at University College London, is said to have admitted to trying to detonate an explosive powder taped to his leg with chemicals aboard the Airbus 330 which was carrying 278 passengers. The pilot alerted by a smoke alarm half an hour before Detroit and made a safe emergency landing. The Nigerian was subdued and detained immediately for questioning, reportedly admitting to links with... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415432/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:33:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415367/posts WASHINGTON — An official briefed on the attack on a Detroit airliner says the U.S. has known for at least two years that the suspect in the attack could have terrorist ties. fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415367/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:43:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415098/posts Thank God it was not a serious incident... had there been a weapon...one hates to think of such things...See the video here... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415098/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:36:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414400/posts An attack directed at the DNS provider for some of the Internet's larger e-commerce companies--including Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Expedia--took several Internet shopping sites offline Wednesday evening, two days before Christmas. Neustar, the company that provides DNS services under the UltraDNS brand name, confirmed an attack took place Wednesday afternoon, taking out sites or rendering them extremely sluggish for about an hour. A representative who answered the customer support line said the attacks were directed against Neustar facilities in Palo Alto and San Jose, Calif., and Allen Goldberg, vice president of corporate communications for Neustar, confirmed that at about 4:45 p.m.... CNET http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414400/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:06:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413412/posts ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (CBS) ― Click to enlarge1 of 1 David Muneton, an eighth grade honor student, needed reconstructive facial surgery after being savagely beaten by a gang of 11 students on Dec. 18, 2009, in Engelwood, N.J. David Muneton, an eighth grade honor student, needed reconstructive facial surgery after being savagely beaten by a gang of 11 students on Dec. 18, 2009, in Engelwood, N.J. Police said as many as 11 students beat up the eighth-grader leaving him severely injured, and he may even lose his sight. CBS 2 HD spoke with some of his friends about what led to... WBCBSTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413412/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:57:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410463/posts Pro-Life Activist Lila Rose Attacked by Planned Parenthood Escort San Jose, CA -- Lila Rose has made a name for herself exposing the abuses at Planned Parenthood centers, such as staffers misleading women about abortion or hiding cases of sexual abuse. Rose became a victim herself Thursday morning as a Planned Parenthood staff member attacked her. http://www.LifeNews.com/state4664.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410463/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2410117/posts Lo Wung, 42, taught the monkeys so they could entertain crowds outside a shopping centre in Nshi, in eastern China's Hubei province. But the money-spinning primates turned the tables on their trainer when he slipped during a show, with one quick-thinking monkey flooring him with a kick to the head. The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2410117/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:04:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404033/posts IDF and Border Police forces thwarted a potential terror attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon, when they discovered six pipe bombs in a 20-year-old Palestinian man's bag. The man arrived at the Kalandiya checkpoint in northern Jerusalem shortly after 3 p.m. Border Police guards stationed at the checkpoint searched the man after he raised their suspicions. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404033/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402013/posts Today is the 68th anniversary of the Japanese sneak attack on Pear Harbor, December 7, 1941. The attack drew the United States into World War II. The United States suffered 2,402 killed, and 1,282 wounded. Until September 11, 2001, Pearl Harbor was the single worst enemy attack on U.S. soil in American History (not including Civil War battles). Here are some videos on the events of that day . . . (VIDEOS) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402013/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:13:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395095/posts An IDF bomb squad detonated a 15-kilogram explosive seized during a search conducted along the Egyptian border on Thursday. Late Wednesday night, IDF troops on a routine patrol of the border area spotted a suspicious figure carrying a bag containing what was later discovered to be a 15-kilogram bomb. The soldiers ordered him to stop and fired several shots in the air. However, the man fled the scene back into Egypt, dropping the bag in his haste. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395095/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:44:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391895/posts The Israel Air Force carried out an air strike against terrorist operations in Gaza overnight in retaliation for a Kassam rocket fired at the western Negev on Saturday. The rocket exploded in the city of Sderot, according to the IDF Spokesman's Office, but caused no injuries or damage. In response, IAF fighter jets targeted and identified hitting two weapons factories in the northern and central regions of Gaza early Sunday. They also struck one smuggling tunnel located in the area of Rafiah, along Gaza's southern border with Egypt. All pilots returned to base safely... Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391895/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:24:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385249/posts PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Authorities say seven people have been killed and 35 wounded in a bomb blast outside the headquarters of Pakistan's spy agency in the northwest. The attack Friday took place in the city of Peshawar. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385249/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:05:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384462/posts General Casey knew precisely what political correctness required of him. He declared, “And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse.” Diversity of what? Diversity of race, religion, ethnic origin and gender? Fine. But diversity of loyalty? Can we tolerate some troops who are loyal to the United States, and some who are loyal to our enemies? That leads to the ultimate diversity: some troops who are above ground, and some who are in it. There, is that diverse enough for you, sir? www.stolinsky.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384462/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:07:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383811/posts Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Heart only good for so many beats, and that it... Don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speed up heart not make live longer; that like say you can extend life of car by driving faster. Want live longer? Take nap. Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables? A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does cow eat? Hay and corn. What are these? Vegetables. So, steak nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to system. Need grain?... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383811/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:35:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383379/posts TAMPA - A U.S. Marine reservist attacked a visiting Greek Orthodox priest he believed to be a terrorist, Tampa police say. When the priest tried seeking directions from Jasen D. Bruce, 28, of Tampa, on Monday, Bruce struck the priest with a tire iron and chased him. Police say he attacked the Rev. Alexios Marakis, 29, of Crete, Greece, who was visiting St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs and wound up lost in Tampa. Marakis had performed a blessing of another retired Greek priest in the West Shore area and then accidentally exited Interstate 275 north into downtown... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383379/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:01:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383355/posts Just a thought... what does the dash between the two dates in the title signify. This is just a curiosity question; what is different and what is it about history that just might indicate that little dash.. MIGHT be significant? This certainly isn't a test and there shouldn't be a critique as to right or wrong pertaining to the answers provided... this exercise is just "food for thought"... ? My Keyboard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383355/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382350/posts Peter Schiff's campaign website has been repeatedly targeted by cyber attackers, his brother and spokesman said this afternoon. The campaign has notified the FBI. Schiff, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, had planned a "moneybomb'' -- a one-day online fundraising blitz -- for today, but just minutes before midnight, when the moneybomb was set to start, the website went down, his brother, Andrew Schiff, said. "These are coordinated attacks,'' Andrew Schiff said in a brief phone interview. It wasn't the first time the website has been hit, Andrew Schiff said. The campaign had been targeted several times in the past... The Hartford Courant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382350/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:07:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2381938/posts It is too late for the dead and wounded at Fort Hood. It is not too late for the victims of future attacks, which will surely come − unless we open our eyes to see reality, open our mouths to speak the truth, then act like responsible adults and deal with the problem. www.stolinsky.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2381938/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:05:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381754/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) – The chairman of the Senate's Homeland Security committee, Joe Lieberman, on Sunday said that the deadly shooting at Texas' Fort Hood military base was an act of "Islamist extremism." Lieberman, a former Democratic vice-presidential candidate, said it was too early to definitively state the motives of Nidal Hasan, who is alleged to have killed 13 and injured 30 on a murderous rampage last week, but said clues pointed to terrorism. "There are very, very strong warning signs here that Dr Hasan had become an Islamist extremist and, therefore, that this was a terrorist act," he told Fox... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381754/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:12:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367275/posts SNIPPET: "Search at Grundy County plant called part of ongoing probe" SNIPPET: "But a source said the owner of the plant, which processes lamb and goat, was taken into custody at his home in Chicago. Documents and records were taken from the plant and from a Chicago travel agency on West Devon Avenue, also owned by the same person, the source said." CHICAGO TRIBUNE.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367275/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:39:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376267/posts Covered in blood, this is Marlon King's victim minutes after he smashed her in the face. Emily Carr was punched so powerfully by the footballer that she felt she had been hit with a brick. Her nose is permanently disfigured. King, 29, a £35,000-a-week striker for Premier League Wigan Athletic, was jailed on Thursday for lashing out at the 20-year-old student when she spurned his crude advances in a club... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376267/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 03:56:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372578/posts Gunmen attacked a guest house used by U.N. staff in the Afghan capital of Kabul early Wednesday, killing at least seven people including three U.N. staff, officials said. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility, saying it was meant as an assault on the upcoming presidential election. Heavy gunfire reverberated through the streets shortly after dawn and a large plume of smoke rose over the city following the attack in the Shar-e-Naw district. Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman said seven people were killed, including some attackers. U.N. spokesman Adrian Edwards confirmed that three U.N. staff were among the dead and one was... Washington Post/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372578/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:04:20 GMT