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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (8211)	8/18/2006 1:10:57 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9838

President Carter signed the 1978 FISA statute that established the special court to approve domestic wiretaps even as his Administration declared it was not ceding any Constitutional power Apparently the rules are different for dems.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (8211)	8/18/2006 2:09:28 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

Gillerman: Inconceivable that Malaysia would be part of UN force Ynet ^ \| 08/18/06 Israeli envoy to UN says that to expect nations like Malaysia and Indonesia - who do not recognize Israel's right to exist - to guard Israel's safety 'is a bit naïve.' The Israeli envoy to the UN, Danny Gillerman, said that it would be "difficult if not inconceivable" to accept nations who do not recognize Israel's right to exist and who have no diplomatic relations with Israel as part of a UN force in southern Lebanon . Gillerman made the statement in an interview with BBC Online, after Malaysia and Indonesia – who do not recognize Israel - have both said they were willing to send troops to the region. He said Israel would be "very happy" to accept troops from Muslim countries they have friendly relations with. "But to expect countries who don't even recognize Israel to guard Israel's safety I think would be a bit naive," Gillerman said. Malaysia, on its part, dismissed the comments and said Israel's stance will not influence the decision, BBC reported. "We're going to be on Lebanese territory ... We're not going to be on Israeli territory," Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said. The United Nations is hoping to send a first deployment within 10 to 15 days, of between 3,000 and 3,500 soldiers. Besides Italy, several countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey have expressed willingness to contribute troops. Bulgaria is considering sending troops as part of a peacekeeping mission, but no official decision has been taken yet, Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin said Friday in parliament. Finland said Friday it might send up to 250 men but no decision would be taken for two weeks. France has suggested that 1,700 navy and air servicemen currently involved in operations off the coast of Lebanon could support UNIFIL, but only under French and not UN command. Merkel on late Thursday ruled out sending ground troops to join UNIFIL, but said Germany could send a "maritime protection component" and provide logistics, air transport and reconnaissance, depending on what rules of engagement are agreed upon.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (8211)	8/18/2006 2:13:52 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

Authorities Warning Women Not to Wear Gel Bras As Worries of Possible Female Bombers Increase August 16, 2006 11:19 AM Richard Esposito and Anna Schecter Report: U.S. authorities are advising women not to wear gel bras on airplanes as information developed in the foiled London plot points to an expanding role for women in smuggling explosives on to an aircraft. Authorities at Scotland Yard are questioning a husband and wife, suspects in the London terror plot, about allegations that they were planning to use their baby's bottle to hide a liquid bomb. Police in the U.K. have recovered baby bottles containing peroxide, including some with false bottoms, from a recycling center close to the homes of some of the arrested suspects. The use of female suicide bombers has been successful in previous airplane attacks. When two airplanes went down within minutes of each other in Russia in 2004, officials immediately suspected a terrorist connection. It was later learned that the two suicide bombers were Chechen women. They had both been detained in the airport before boarding their flights but managed to convince airline officials using a little cash and charm to let them on board. Ninety people were killed. "Black Widows," as they are called by the Russian media, are Chechen women who kill themselves to avenge the deaths of their husbands or other male family members. There are numerous other examples of the use of female operatives in terrorist operations. Two women with explosive belts were among the hostage takers during the siege of a middle school in Beslan, Russia. Over 300 people were killed; half of them were children. A woman had planned to blow herself up with her husband in an attack at a wedding in a hotel in Amman, Jordan last year that killed over 50 people. His explosive belt worked, while hers did not. Maddy Sauer contributed to this report. blogs.abcnews.com