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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doug R who wrote (268220)	6/29/2002 12:53:28 AM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

So, NOW Tenet is a source you deem credible. I'll wait till tomorrow and when the scheme requires it, you'll change your tune. That's the fun of living in the liberal world of make believe..

To: Doug R who wrote (268220)	6/29/2002 12:55:09 AM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

DOUG R DECLARES BUSH VICTORIOUS OVER AL QUEDA!!!! "Tenet said the war on terrorism has dealt severe blows to Al Qaeda and its leadership. A number of senior Al Qaeda have been killed. Others are on the run. Efforts of the U.S. government or friendly governments have choked off funds the terror cells need to operate. Countries have also arrested nearly 1,000 Al Qaeda terrorists." All across this land, little babies are sleeping safer due to the extraordinary bravery and leadership of President George W. Bush. Dismantling in months, a network Clinton allowed to grow for 8 years.

To: Doug R who wrote (268220)	6/29/2002 12:55:55 AM
From: calgal	Respond to of 769670

Hightened Alert Terror Alert Color Code May Increase During July Fourth Week June 28 — Government officials will discuss boosting the national color-coded terror alert from yellow to the more critical orange during next week's Fourth of July holiday festivities, law enforcement sources told ABCNEWS. The current Homeland Security Color Advisory Code of yellow indicates that federal authorities believe there is a serious, increased and predictable threat of terrorist activity. Orange indicates that a terrorist threat is more critical and may be likely to be carried out. Under orange, armed forces and law enforcement agencies coordinate various security measures as extra precautions are taken at public events. Law enforcement officials prepare to work at alternate sites or with forces that are dispersed in various locations. Certain areas are restricted to essential personnel only. However, sources tell ABCNEWS, regardless of whether the terror color code is upgraded, government officials plan to increase security measures around the country on Monday, July 1. Extra security steps will be taken in cities such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Officials also told ABCNEWS the Pentagon is preparing to dramatically increase its combat air patrols over about a dozen U.S. cities during the holiday week. High Level of ‘Chatter’ The Bush administration had scaled back on combat air patrols in recent months because of expense and the toll it was taking on both the planes and the pilots. Officials said the increased patrols and security measures next week are not responses to an specific threats but rather a "high level of chatter," or intelligence intercepts, indicating a high level of activity by al Qaeda and other terrorist cells. Here is a review of the five colors of the terror color-code system, from the lowest to highest levels of alert: Green — Normal. This signifies there is a low risk of terrorist attack. Blue — Guarded. This will signify a continuing general threat of terrorist activity. Yellow — Serious. Yellow indicates an increased and predictable threat of terrorist activity. Orange — Critical. This will warn that a terrorist threat may be likely. Red — Severe. Terrorist activity on a specific target may be imminent under this warning. ABCNEWS' Pierre Thomas in Washington and Chris Vlasto contributed to this report. abcnews.go.com

To: Doug R who wrote (268220)	6/29/2002 2:10:24 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Doug R, You are a blessed event on this thread. A tonic for the, shall we say politely, slightly off-kilter 'other' Doug. Re: International terrorism is a serious problem but that problem is being used by Bush's cabal to justify an inappropriate wave of its own brand of terror. Oops...I better watch what I say. Yes, you too can be an EOTS! It's like joining the Foreign Legion, without all the sand and bad food and flies. Yes, you can be an Enemy Of The State and have your Internet postings traced by eager young G-3s beavering away in the basement at Ft. Meade, building dossieres on your every subversive word. Because you know and they know (and Doug knows) that George Bush is the State and the State is God and God is Good and we pledge allegiance to some fabric swatch stitched together by slave labor in Red China and call it patriotism. And that is why we must consider you an enemy of the state. OK, next case...... Actually, we call it patriotism because the Walton family is getting rich, the workers are getting the shaft and you are getting hood-winked. God Bless America.

To: Doug R who wrote (268220)	6/29/2002 10:40:07 AM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

U.S. regrets death of Pakistani soldiers By Anwar Iqbal From the International Desk Published 6/26/2002 4:47 PM View printer-friendly version WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- The United States said Wednesday it deeply regrets the death of 10 Pakistani soldiers in a clash with al Qaida fighters in Pakistan's tribal belt. "Our sympathies go out to their families," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters in Washington, adding the United States also has extended its "deep appreciation" to the government of Pakistan "for taking action against al Qaida forces." "Since Sept. 11, Pakistan has time and again shown itself to be a stalwart partner in the coalition against terrorism. That several of its soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice once again proves its commitment to our common struggle against terror," he said. Officials in Islamabad said earlier Wednesday that 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a clash with al Qaida forces in the South Waziristan tribal agency which borders Afghanistan. It was the first serious encounter between the Pakistani troops and al Qaida inside Pakistan since October last year, when the U.S.-led forces launched their current offensive against the terror network. The men were killed when soldiers raided a house used as an al Qaida hideout, said an official statement issued in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. But reports reaching Islamabad from the area said that the soldiers were killed in a surprise al Qaida attack on a paramilitary post near the tribal headquarters Wana. An army officer, who was commanding the troops, is among the dead, the reports added. "The attackers were al Qaida fugitives from Afghanistan," a senior military official told reporters in Islamabad. Hundreds of al Qaida and Taliban fugitives are believed to have taken refuge in Pakistan -- mainly in the semi-autonomous tribal belt bordering Afghanistan -- since the defeat of the Taliban government in November last year. Pakistani defense sources said a small number of U.S. forces were also in the area helping in the search for al Qaida and Taliban fugitives but did not take part in the raid and were not hurt. Pakistani officials did not identify the attackers but correspondents of Pakistani newspapers in Wana said both the men killed in the clash were Chechens. They said that Pakistani troops also have captured an al Qaida operative who, they said, is a Chechen as well. Quoting local officials, the correspondents said more than a dozen al Qaida operatives participated in the encounter and most of them fled toward the neighboring Afghan province of Khost after killing the soldiers. Pakistan is conducting a mop-up operation against the Taliban and al Qaida fugitives in the tribal belt with the help of the FBI and other U.S. security personnel. Using their listening devices, U.S. officials usually provide tips to the Pakistani troops who conduct the raids as Pakistan believes that a direct U.S. participation will further aggravate the situation in an already tense tribal belt. FBI officials, however, have accompanied Pakistani troops and policemen in raids in major cities like Karachi and Lahore. Reports in the Pakistani media claim that at least 500 FBI agents are working with the Pakistani security agencies but there has been no official confirmation of such reports. Annoyed by the campaign, the Taliban and al Qaida operatives and their local sympathizers have recently increased their attacks on U.S. and Pakistani targets inside Pakistan. In March, they bombed a church in Islamabad, killing five people including a U.S. diplomat and her daughter. On May 8, they bombed a bus carrying French defense experts. Eleven Frenchmen and three Pakistanis were killed. On June 14, a bomb exploding outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi killed 12 Pakistanis. Pakistani and U.S. officials have responded by intensifying their campaign against the militants. They are believed to have arrested more than 800 suspects since May. At least 150 of them are Arab nationals, Pakistani officials say. Copyright © 2002 United Press International upi.com

To: Doug R who wrote (268220)	6/29/2002 10:45:01 AM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 769670

Al-Qaida and Chechens allied together? - Ten killed in Afghan munitions blast - - - - - - - - - - - - By ASGHAR ALI June 28, 2002 \| SPINBOLDAK, Afghanistan (AP) -- An explosion at an Afghan munitions depot sent rockets and ammunition firing in all directions through this southern town Friday, killing at least 10 people and leaving 50 missing in the rubble. Another 35 people were injured and 20 buildings destroyed in Spinboldak, a town about 300 miles south of the Afghan capital of Kabul near the border with Pakistan. Afghan soldiers dug through debris Friday morning, looking for survivors. The weapons storehouse was used by the Taliban and was taken over by the U.S.-allied Afghan forces that defeated the Islamic militia. Afghan officials said they had planned to move the depot away from residential areas. Local commander Fazaludin Agha said 15 Afghan soldiers were near the depot on Thursday night. The bodies of eight soldiers had been recovered, he said. The most seriously wounded were taken to hospitals in Chaman, about three miles away on the Pakistan side of the border, and to the Afghan city of Kandahar. Habibubulla Allayar, a senior official at the Afghan consulate in Quetta, Pakistan, said the cause of the blast was unknown. The first explosion occurred shortly before midnight Thursday and was powerful enough to wake residents miles away in Chaman. Residents said blasts continued almost until morning as fires continued to detonate live ammunition. "There were a series of deafening explosions which started shaking our houses," said Ahmed Ali Achkazai, a Chaman resident who said he was awakened by the first blast. He said he ran outside and saw balls of fire rising into the air over Spinboldak. The U.N.'s World Food Program said two large tents it had erected in Spinboldak were hit — apparently by a rocket — and caught fire. Six Afghan workers were in the area, and one was injured, said Khaled Mansour, the agency's spokes said in Islamabad. Stores of cooking oil were also damaged. No U.S. forces are believed to be in the area, which is close to the tribal-controlled border region with Pakistan where fugitive al-Qaida and Taliban fighters are believed to have fled U.S.-led offensives. The U.S. soldiers maintain a base in the southern city of Kandahar, about 90 miles west of Spinboldak. Pakistani authorities say they have arrested at least 300 al-Qaida or Taliban fighters in the tribal border region in recent months. Officials estimate there may be 1,000 more in the area. On Thursday, Pakistani forces intensified their hunt for al-Qaida fighters who escaped a gunbattle with Pakistani troops near the village of Wana, about 190 miles west of Islamabad. Ten Pakistani soldiers were killed and several others wounded in the clash. Government officials said two al-Qaida fighters were killed and one captured, while dozens more of the group, believed to be Chechens, escaped. salon.com