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To: JDN who wrote (10460)	8/10/2006 9:52:01 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 14758

LOL.....too true!

To: JDN who wrote (10460)	8/10/2006 10:05:07 AM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 14758

My wife's nephew was supposed to fly home from London today. They've postponed the trip till next week.

To: JDN who wrote (10460)	8/10/2006 12:10:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Seoul looks to abandon reliance on U.S. military International Herald Tribune ^ \| Aug. 9, 2006 \| Choe Sang-Hun For South Koreans who go about their daily routine in this bustling capital oblivious to the North Korean menace only an hour's drive away, much of their sense of security in the past half century has derived from a belief that if war breaks out, the United States will take control of the South Korean military and fight as if it was America's own war. But that sense of security has been undermined in the past week as news leaked out that President Roh Moo Hyun of South Korea was pushing for one of the biggest shake-ups in the U.S.-South Korean military alliance since it was forged during the Korean War. Seoul and Washington - at the request of South Korea - are working on a plan that will shift wartime operational control of Korean troops from the combined U.S.-South Korean forces command, headed by an American general, to the South Koreans. iht.com

To: JDN who wrote (10460)	8/10/2006 12:16:23 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 14758

Polls indicate swedes will elect Bush friendly government this September www.thelocal.se ^ \| 10/08/2006 \| Adam Ewing thelocal.se Two polls released on Thursday show that Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats and their left-wing partners are still trailing with just 38 days before national elections on September 17th. The Sifo poll reported the red-green bloc — the Social Democrats, the Green Party, and the Left Party — as having 46.1 percent. The Alliance — the Moderates, Centre Party, Christian Democrats, and the Liberal Party — have 50.5 percent of the voters in the poll. Sifo’s poll sponsored by Svenska Dagbladet, Göteborgs-Posten, and Skånska Dagbladet interviewed 1,894 Swedes between July 26th and August 8th. Results in percent: Moderates 26.7 (-0.2), Green Party5.9 (+0.7), Liberal Party10.3 (+1.1), Social Democrats 34.6 (3.0) Christian Democrats 6.9 (+1.9) Left Party 5.6 (0.5), Centre Party 6.6 (+0.4), others 3.4 (0.4). “The gas tax and property tax could be having an impact,” said Sifo pollster Toivo Sjörén, according to Svenska Dagbladet. “In this poll the Social Democrats’ decision on freezing the tax level is not included, while the Alliance’s recommendation agreed upon during Almedalen is.” In a Demoskop opinion poll for TV4 and Expressen, the Social Democrats also appear to be struggling. The Alliance is on top again with nearly a 5 percent lead at 50.4 percent, while the left-wing bloc has 45.8 percent. The Social Democrats lost 2 percent in Tuesday’s poll since the last survey. The Demoskop poll interviewed 1.002 interviews between August 2-8. Results in percent: Moderates 30.4 (0.5), Green 5.2 (+1.0), Liberal Party 9.9 (+1.9) Social Democrats 33.7 (2.0), Christian Democrats 5.5 (0.2), Left Party 6.9 (+2.5), Centre Party 4.6 (2.7), others 3.8."

To: JDN who wrote (10460)	8/10/2006 2:04:56 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

6 of 11 Egyptian students now in custody 59 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Six of the 11 Egyptian exchange students who failed to show up for their college program are now in custody after three additional students were arrested Thursday, the FBI said. El Sayed Ahmed Elsayed Ibrahim, 20, and Alaa Abd El Fattah Ali El Bahnasawi, 20, were arrested at a residence in Dundalk, Md., outside Baltimore, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Chicago police detained Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Abou El Ela, 22, at OHare International Airport as he was attempting to book a flight to Montana, the FBI said. Immigration agents later took El Ela into custody. All are being held on administrative immigration violations because they did not report on time to their monthlong program at Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont. None of the students is considered a terrorism risk and FBI officials stressed that there are no ties between the Egyptians and the alleged terror plot broken up by British authorities. Three students were arrested Wednesday. The other five Egyptians still are being sought.