http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/target/ en-us Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:44:57 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042675/posts THIS is Osama Bin Laden’s school-age son, who yesterday continued his father’s mission of hate — with a POEM begging for Britain to be destroyed. Baby-faced Hamza Bin Laden — just 16 but already dubbed the Crown Prince of Terror — also ranted in his evil ode that the US and our other allies must be wiped out. The teen declared in his demented ditty to fanatics: “Accelerate the destruction of America, Britain, France and Denmark.” The Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042675/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:44:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042059/posts A party is being held at the grave of a 7/7 bomber in what is being described as an insult to the 52 London commuters murdered three years ago today. The family of Shehzad Tanweer and 400 guests will "celebrate his life" and "remember him as a martyr" at a village in Pakistan today. Tanweer, 22, Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30, Hasib Hussain, 18, and 19-year-old Jermaine Lindsay also died when they detonated rucksack bombs on three crowded Tube trains and a No30 bus. Tanweer's uncle, 42-year-old property developer Tahir Pervez, is organising the celebration in which verses of the Koran... This is London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042059/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 22:00:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038795/posts Nato missiles hit tribesmen By Sher Khan Afridi submitted 27 minutes ago BARA (Khyber Agency) - Amidst operation against what the authorities call criminals and miscreants, a mysterious missile hit the base of one of the religious groups near Bara town of Khyber Agency in early hours on Monday, killing at least nine persons and injuring around 15 others including a woman.All the killed were stated to be tribesmen from scattered areas of Khyber Agency.So far no one has claimed the responsibility for the missile attack against the base of the religious group but its spokesman blamed the NATO forces... The Nation, Pakistan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038795/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:30:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019550/posts In his living room, Jonathan Schiefla felt the bullet hit his leg. The family cat, on the window sill, flew with the broken glass. Schiefla told his wife to hit the floor. In the distance, gunshots -- target practice south of their Coopersville home -- kept going off. He called 911, while wife Danyle kept pressure on his wound until rescuers arrived. "It's something you don't expect to happen, being on your living-room floor watching television," he said Wednesday. "I'm just glad our little boy wasn't around." Ottawa County sheriff's deputies identified four people -- two men, two women, ages... Grand Rapids Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019550/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 05:00:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001947/posts (IsraelNN.com) Israel successfully fired the new RAFAEL-manufactured Blue Sparrow medium-range Ballistic Target system Tuesday morning. The system simulates trajectory thermal images and radar cross-section signatures of threats. Military sources said the system will be used in future Arrow Missile systems tests but did not release details as to when or in what context either would be deployed. Arutz 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001947/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:31:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998130/posts HARARE, Zimbabwe - Militant supporters of President Robert Mugabe targeted whites Monday, forcing about a dozen ranchers and farmers off their land as Zimbabwe's longtime ruler fanned racial tensions amid fears he will turn to violence to hold on to power. Mugabe's opponents pressed a lawsuit seeking to compel the publication of results of the March 29 presidential election that they say Morgan Tsvangirai won. The opposition leader urged the international community to persuade Mugabe to step down. "Major powers here, such as South Africa, the U.S. and Britain, must act to remove the white-knuckle grip of Mugabe's suicidal reign... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998130/posts#comment Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:59:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997640/posts The tallest building in the world and still growing Last updated at 15:21pm on 6th April 2008 It is the tallest man-made structure in the world – and it is still growing. When complete next year the Burj Dubai will stretch half a mile into the sky over the United Arab Emirates, taller than three Canary Wharf towers balanced on top of each other. Already 2,200ft tall, and the result of 22million man hours of labour, the Burj is the pinnacle of skyscraper engineering. Scroll down for more... When complete next year the Burj Dubai will be taller than three... Dailynew.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997640/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 20:15:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994713/posts Lance Cpl. Jeff Lutz, left, Sgt. Dameon Lyon, center, and Lance Cpl. Michael Janeiro load an AIM-9M 'sidewinder' missile onto an F/A-18 Hornet before a combat mission. The Marines are aviation ordnance technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115. Photo by 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) Public Affairs. AL ASAD — The current role of an F/A-18 Hornet in Operation Iraqi Freedom is close air support and the pilots of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, the ‘Silver Eagles’, must always be prepared to deliver a lethal payload on enemy targets. Providing the firepower to the aircraft is the role of... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994713/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:31:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992758/posts BAGHDAD - Warning sirens wail and within seconds rockets and mortars strike — sometimes one or two, other times 10 or more. The Green Zone is again a prime target as American and British diplomats, Iraqi politicians, contractors and others struggle to go about their business — always aware that any time they are outside the most fortified buildings there is a chance to be injured or killed. The danger has temporarily reshaped life: Green Zone traffic is minimal, few people venture out on the streets and security precautions — always high — have been boosted. Many diplomats and others... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992758/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:24:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987646/posts MANSEHRA, Pakistan - Long-haired gunmen burst into the white stone building and killed four charity workers helping earthquake victims, then wrecked the office with grenades and set it on fire. Police came, but did not intervene. In a tactic reminiscent of neighboring Afghanistan, Islamic militants are attacking aid groups in the Pakistan's volatile northwest, and local authorities appear incapable — or unwilling — to stop them. The threat has forced several foreign agencies to scale back assistance to survivors of the October 2005 earthquake that killed at least 78,000 people and left 3 million homeless — risking the region's recovery... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987646/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:27:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971391/posts Russia may have to retarget some of its rockets at the missile defenses that the U.S. is planning to deploy in Central Europe, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "Our experts believe the system threatens our national security," Putin said at his final annual news conference in the Kremlin echoing comments he made on Tuesday. "If it appears, we will be forced to respond appropriately - we will have to retarget part of our systems against those missiles." He also said Russia could be forced to redirect its missiles at Ukraine if NATO bases are deployed in the country. "We... Novosti http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971391/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:13:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957228/posts WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2008 – Al Qaeda remains the most dangerous terror group in Iraq, and coalition and Iraqi security forces continue to attack it, Navy Rear Adm. Greg Smith, a spokesman for Multinational Forces Iraq, said today in Baghdad. Smith gave an update on Operation Phantom Phoenix and a short history of al Qaeda’s operations in the country. He also spoke about Iran’s influence in Iraq. The effects of Operation Phantom Phoenix have been substantial, Smith said. “Since January 1, Operation Phantom Phoenix has conducted 18 battalion-level operations, detained 1,023 terrorists and killed 121 terrorists,” Smith said during a... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957228/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:01:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956395/posts REDZIKOWO, Poland - Among the people living around this disused Polish air base, there is little enthusiasm for the missile interceptor station likely to be built here as part of a U.S. missile defense system. Poland's new government is sounding increasingly skeptical about the plan, arguing that it won't boost Polish security, and that sentiment is echoed throughout this farming region near the Baltic Sea coast. The main fear is that the area will become a target for retaliation by Russia, which vigorously opposes President Bush's plan. "If they build the missile defense base here, it'll be a magnet and... AP via Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956395/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:44:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955188/posts Target department stores apparently haven't gotten the memo that dissing the Internet and bloggers can be a dangerous game for a retailer these days. And, Target isn't just dissing blogges and "non-traditional media" they might be claiming they won't even interact with them. All this over a new advertisement that shows a woman in Winter clothing, spread-eagled atop the Target logo, the center of which appears right between the model's spread legs. Just what the "target" here is, can be a pertinent question to ask and several consumer advocates are asking just that question. Amy Jussel of the organization Shaping... Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955188/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:56:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944107/posts It was supposed to be a Target Christmas. Buffeted by high energy costs and a slowing housing market, consumers were expected to trade down from mid-priced department stores, like Macy's and Nordstrom, to discount retailers with designer cachet - Target's undisputed terrain. But instead of dominating this holiday season, Target is muddling through it, perplexing rival merchants and Wall Street analysts, who consider the chain a bellwether and are scrutinizing its performance for clues on the health of the economy. In two of the past three months - September and November - Target's sales growth has slipped below 1.5 percent,... St. Paul Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944107/posts#comment Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:53:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935740/posts A judge rules that the retailer needs to stand trial for having a Web site that is insufficiently accessible. When a federal court judge issued rulings Oct. 2 that the $60 billion retailer Target needed to stand trial on charges that its Web site is not sufficiently accessible to visually-impaired shoppers, it sent a strong signal to much of the e-commerce space. Citizens With Disabilities http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935740/posts#comment Thu, 6 Dec 2007 19:25:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933170/posts Target Corp. is learning the hard way that life in the blogosphere can put you right in the bullseye. The Minneapolis-based discount retailer is being outed in online blogs and discussed in college ethics classes after students allied with the company were told to "keep it like a secret" while singing the company's praises on the social network site Facebook.com. "Keep it a secret? That sounds unethical," said Rosie Siman, 21, a senior at the University of Georgia and a member of the Target Rounders. The group of mostly college students gets discounts, CDs and other prizes for marketing Target... StarTribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933170/posts#comment Sat, 1 Dec 2007 12:07:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932578/posts I get all these AFA alerts about stores that ban Christmas. How about a list or a link to a list of shopping alternatives who do not ban Christmas? Here's a few examples of web sites who were not so ashamed to allow the word Christmas to appear on their front page. (Searching the page for text does not always work, e.g. Starbucks mentions Christmas on their front page, but it's in an image.): http://www.gifts.com/ http://www.walmart.com/ http://www.target.com/ (Surpise!) http://www.ftd.com/ http://www.lenox.com/ http://www.winebasket.com http://www.starbucks.com/ AFA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932578/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:24:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930830/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2007 – Coalition forces detained 10 suspects today during operations targeting al Qaeda networks along Iraq’s Tigris River Valley. The forces conducted several operations targeting associates of al Qaeda in Iraq leaders, including foreign terrorist facilitators and planners of car-bombing attacks. During the operations, coalition forces captured two wanted individuals and detained eight suspects. During one of the operations, information gathered from local citizens indicated that terrorists were using a school as a meeting location and safe house. Coalition forces briefly entered the school, but did not do any damage and left the school as it was... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930830/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:02:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929693/posts Gays challenge traditional marriage supporters: put up or shut up Homosexual group calls for boycott of Wal-Mart, shopping at Target instead If Wal-Mart sales go down, gays will claim victory in support of same-sex "marriage" benefits The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest homosexual organization, has issued a challenge to pro-traditional marriage supporters saying in essence: "Put up or shut up." They have called for a boycott of Wal-Mart while urging their supporters to buy from Target. The reason? Wal-Mart refuses to offer "domestic benefits" (benefits given to married couples) to homosexual partners. The homosexual organization also urged individuals... American Family Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929693/posts#comment Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:29:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924457/posts A disappointing October sales report Thursday sent a clear signal to retailers that they’ll have to pull out all the stops to get shoppers into their stores this holiday as declining home values, tighter credit terms and rising gas prices appear to have left consumers feeling spent. The nation’s biggest chain stores posted the second consecutive month of weak sales results, underscoring their concerns that sales growth this holiday season could be the slowest in five years. “Consumers are exerting a lot of caution,” said Mandy Putnam, vice president at TNS Retail Forward Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based market research and... The Tacoma News Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924457/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:39:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919772/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2007 – Though memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks may fade with time, President Bush today said that the U.S. remains a top target and urged lawmakers to take measures he sees as vital to countering terrorism. During a speech at the Heritage Foundation here, Bush vowed that during his remaining 14 months as president his administration will remember lessons learned from the attacks, which claimed almost 3,000 victims. “I fully understand that after six years, the sense of imminent danger has passed for some,” he said. “I just want to assure you that... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919772/posts#comment Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:39:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919759/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2007 – Coalition forces detained 12 suspects during operations early today targeting al Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq. Surveillance elements led coalition forces to a location in Mosul, where they captured a wanted individual and three suspected terrorists. The wanted individual reportedly is an associate of al Qaeda members involved in foreign terrorist facilitation, to include one who was captured in a coalition operation in Bayji on Oct. 26. Reports indicate one of the suspect's associates, a senior facilitator residing outside of Iraq, is attempting to communicate with terrorist leaders in the country. During the... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919759/posts#comment Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:20:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914441/posts Al-Qa'eda target west from Horn of Africa By David Blair in Addis Ababa Last Updated: 3:04am BST 22/10/2007 Special report In the rapidly changing battleground against international terrorism, the arid plains of the Horn of Africa are becoming a steadily more significant base from which al-Qa'eda's followers can launch their attacks. An armed and disguised Somali woman demonstrates her support for the Union of Islamic Courts last December The Horn now ranks alongside the Middle East as the area of greatest concern to British counter-terrorism officials, coming second only to Pakistan, where al-Qa'eda's core leaders are ensconced. Al-Qa'eda operatives based... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914441/posts#comment Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:52:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1908528/posts Two Texas Target stores have served as scenes of embarrassment for the brick-and-mortar retail chain after an angry mother discovered rocks inside the box that was supposed to contain a shiny new $350 iPod. The box, which weighed as much as the iPod it was supposed to contain, was destined as a birthday gift to her teenage daughter. Upon returning to the store, Target employees believed the story but said they were sold out of that particular iPod model and that the woman was not allowed a refund in cash because she had purchased the device on her Target card.... Mac News Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1908528/posts#comment Tue, 9 Oct 2007 07:09:21 GMT