Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Miami Fake Cigarette Trade Tied to Terrorists
Click here for the explosive story, and here for more background on the world of counterfeit cigarettes.Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Anti-Terror TV Series Will Hunt 'Islamic Nazi'
On Monday, July 20, join NBC News for a groundbreaking television event when it sets forth on an international hunt for an accused terrorist with "The Wanted" at 10 PM ET.
"The Wanted" brings together an elite team with backgrounds in intelligence, unconventional warfare and investigative journalism. The show focuses on real operators, in search of real targets -- all in an effort to see individuals brought to justice.
"We hope this program sheds light on an overlooked story," said David Corvo, executive producer at NBC News. "It is surprising how many people with serious accusations against them are living openly and avoiding any sort of judicial process."
The faces of "The Wanted" include Roger Carstens who is recognized as one of the world's preeminent authorities on counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency; former Navy Seal Scott Tyler, an expert in urban reconnaissance and unconventional warfare; David Crane a decorated former US intelligence official and the first American to serve as Chief Prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal since Justice Robert Jackson at Nuremberg; and Emmy award-winning investigative journalist Adam Ciralsky. Ciralsky also serves as co-executive producer of "The Wanted" with documentary filmmaker Charlie Ebersol.
Seeking Justice
"'The Wanted' is about seeking justice for the many victims of terrorism and atrocity around the world," said Crane. "It will start a national conversation, an important dialog about war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and international terrorism, as well as the indifference and political cynicism that hampers international criminal law and the quest for justice. 'The Wanted' drives home the point that the rule of law is more powerful than the rule of the gun."
The July 20 episode follows Mullah Krekar, the founder and leader of Ansar Al Islam, an internationally designated terrorist organization that has been accused of killing hundreds of Americans and other Westerners. Krekar has been called "Bin Laden 2.0" as well as an "Islamic Nazi" and yet he has been living free in Norway -- this after the Norwegian Supreme Court declared him a threat to national security and ordered him deported. In "The Wanted," viewers will be taken inside intelligence briefings in the Middle East and surveillance operations in Krekar's community in Oslo.
On July 27, viewers will travel to Germany on the trail of Mamoun Darkazanli. Called "Bin Laden's financier," Spanish officials indicted Darkazanli in 2003 for providing logistical and financial support to Al Qaeda, specifically in connection with 9/11. Still he remains free in Germany. While the team surveils Darkazanli, negotiations for his deportation begin between Spain and Germany.
Executive Producers and Co-Creators Charlie Ebersol and Adam Ciralsky said, "We are excited about our groundbreaking new TV project 'The Wanted' on NBC, and know that viewers will be intrigued by the show." Ebersol and Ciralsky added, "It's like nothing you've ever seen on TV before. The pairing of rigorous investigative journalism with high-end production values has resulted in a fast-paced show which we hope will leave viewers wanting more."Chinese Intellectuals Agree with China Confidential: the Road to Peace in Korea Runs Through Beijing
The Australian reports:A group of independent Chinese intellectuals and academics has signed an open letter asking the government to halt aid to North Korea and help bring about regime change in the Stalinist state.
According to the letter, China should support the reunion of Korea under a democratic system, removing a heavy economic, political and security burden on Beijing.
"The repeated nuclear tests illustrate the failure of six-party talks," the letter written by Beijing-based constitutional academic Zhang Hui said.
"The ruling party of China should bear the responsibility, and the Chinese government should stop aid to the Kim regime and fulfil the international community's sanctions on the country."
Mr Zhang told The Australian that, so far, more than 60 academics, lawyers and public servants across China had signed the letter - which was released on the internet.
Continue here.Iran's Hitler Vows to End 'Global Monopoly'
Click here. Islamist Iran's maniac-in-chief is clearly aiming to overthrow the status quo--to change the power relations among nations. His nuclear-arming regime is committed to an imperialist foreign policy; therefore, it cannot be appeased. Appeasement will only make war inevitable--on Tehran's terms.Rising Islamist Tide Threatens Turkey
Turkey is increasingly threatened by Islamism. The ruling party--which U.S. President Barack Obama has embraced--is crypto-Islamist. The military, traditional guardian of the secular system, is being undermined.Al Qaeda Threatens France over Barbaric Burqas
U.S. President Barack Obama has repeatedly spoken out in defense of barbaric burqas, veils, and headscarves.Al Qaeda Claims it Killed American Teacher
Iraq Car Bomber Strikes as US Troops Exit Cities
Iran Protesters Crushed by Islamist Regime
North Korea's Menacing Mystery Tour
The ship with the suspicious cargo and the proliferating past changes course; but the nuclear-armed regime remains very much on course. Click here for the story.DON'T FLY ON AN AIRBUS!
Airbus suffered its second catastrophe in a month--another mysterious crash into the sea. Click here for the horrifying news.
"It then disappeared from the radar screens."
What is Airbus hiding?
None of its explanations make sense. What is happening has no precedent in the history of commercial aviation (with the exception, arguably, of the Comet crashes of the early 1950s, which grounded an entire fleet).S. Korea Says North Pushing Uranium Enrichment
South Korea's defense minister says North Korea appears to be pushing forward with a uranium enrichment program, raising fears that it may use the material to make atomic weapons.
Addressing a hearing of lawmakers Tuesday, Lee Sang-hee said it is clear that North Korea is moving forward with the program. He added that such a program is far easier to hide than the North's current plutonium-based program.
North Korea has ample supplies of natural uranium, and it could conduct an enrichment program in underground or undisclosed facilities, away from the view of U.S. spy satellites.
Earlier this month, after the United Nations placed more sanctions on North Korea for carrying out its second nuclear test in May, Pyongyang said it would start enriching uranium.
Mission to China
News of the alleged activities comes as the U. S. State Department's new coordinator for North Korea sanctions is traveling to China on his first foreign trip in that role.
The senior State Department official, Philip Goldberg, met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday to prepare for the trip. He says representatives of the White House National Security Council, the Treasury Department and the Defense Department will accompany him to China.
Goldberg, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, was appointed last week to head an inter-agency effort to coordinate with foreign governments on the enforcement of U.N.-imposed sanctions against Pyongyang.
The U.N. Security Council imposed the sanctions June 12 in response to North Korea's May 25 nuclear test, its second since 2006.
The sanctions are aimed at cutting off funding for Pyongyang's nuclear, missile and proliferation activities.
Goldberg's mission is to persuade China, a North Korean ally and trading partner, to enforce the sanctions rigorously.
Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama extended U.S. economic sanctions against North Korea. Obama said Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons and ability to proliferate such technology pose an extraordinary threat to the United States.
-VOAHonduras Coup is No Throwback
The New Republic's piece on the coup that saved Honduras from Chavez-style rule is must reading. An excerpt:Sunday's coup in Honduras has been portrayed as a throwback to the bad old days when Latin American armies got drafted in as the ultimate umpires of political conflict. But in arresting president Manuel Zelaya in his pajamas and putting him on the first plane out of the country, Honduras's generals were acting out of fear of a genuine and growing threat to Latin Democracy: the looming prospect of unchecked, hyper-empowered executive power held for life by a single, charismatic individual.
Seen in context, Sunday's military powerplay was different in important ways from the traditional Latin American putsch. The generals move came at the unanimous--yes unanimous--behest of a congress outraged by Zelaya's not-particularly-subtle attempts to extend his hold on power indefinitely. It followed a series of clearly unconstitutional moves on Zelaya's part, including his attempt to unilaterally remove the chief of the army, which, according to Honduras's Constitution, can only be done by a congressional super-majority.
Continue here.CIA Flooded with Resumes from Bankers, Students
Boom times for CIA? Click here for the story.
Laid-off bankers and anxious students are applying for jobs in droves. The agency is flooded with resumes.
Suggestion: now is the time to hire or contract with journalists and international public relations and publishing specialists, including investigative reporters and propaganda experts. Many talented and accomplished people--with no need to know secrets--are ready, willing and able to aid their country.Japan Foreign Mininster Says World Must Pressure North Korea to Abandon Atomic Arms Programs
Japan's Foreign Minister, Taro Aso, says the international community must pressure North Korea to abandon atomic arms. Click here. He is right, of course. As America's former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, said recently, there is no point of even talking about an "international community" if it can't force a small country with no natural resources to stop menacing and threatening its neighbors and the United States.
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
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The Islamofascists are threatening to attack France over the burqa issue. Click here.
Click here and here. The Islamofascists say they slaughtered an American aid worker for "Christianizing activities."
Iraq is far from settled. Click here, and below for the video report.
Click here. The movement is dead--for now--and the regime is blaming foreign agents for the unrest.
Nuclear-Armed Regime Believed to be Diversifying Out of Plutonium
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