Military Expands Homeland Efforts 06 Jul 2005

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Military Expands Homeland Efforts 06 Jul 2005

 

 

 

 

Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government

06 July 2005

 

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Military Expands Homeland Efforts --Pentagon to Share Data With

Civilian Agencies 06 Jul 2005 A new Pentagon strategy for 'securing

the U.S. homeland' calls for expanded U.S. military activity not only

in the air and sea -- where the armed forces have historically guarded

approaches to the country -- but also on the ground and in other less

traditional, potentially more problematic areas such as intelligence

sharing with civilian law enforcement. A 40-page document, approved

last month, does not ask for new legal authority to use military

forces on U.S. soil, but it raises the likelihood that U.S. combat

troops will take action in the event that civilian and National Guard

forces are overwhelmed.

 

Pentagon Planning to Suppress US Insurgency: Pentagon Weighs Strategy

Change to Deter Terror 05 Jul 2005 The Pentagon's most senior planners

are challenging the longstanding strategy that requires the armed

forces to be prepared to fight two major wars at a time. Instead, they

are weighing whether to shape the military to mount one conventional

campaign while devoting more resources to defending American territory

and anti[pro]terrorism efforts... Senior leaders are trying to develop

strategies that will do a better job of addressing the requirements of

antiterrorism and domestic defense, while acknowledging that future

American wars will most likely be irregular - against urban guerrillas

and insurgents - rather than conventional.

 

U.S. scientists work as virtual terrorists 04 Jul 2005 Scientists at

New Mexico's top-secret Los Alamos National Laboratory are spending

millions to think like terrorists and destroy virtual U.S. cities.

[Or, they can think like Bush, and destroy real ones.] Some urban

planners are critical of the project for spending as much as $10

million on one simulated disaster, and claim such modeling can never

be precise.

 

Computers Simulate Terrorism's Extremes --At Los Alamos Lab, Devising

Responses to Worst-Case Scenarios 04 Jul 2005 In the wake of Sept. 11,

2001, the Los Alamos National Laboratory have been constructing the

most elaborate computer models of the United States ever attempted.

There are... virtual power grids, oil and gas lines, water pipelines,

airplane and train systems, even a virtual Internet. The scientists

build them. And then they destroy them.

 

US redefines terrorism, and incidents skyrocket 06 Jul 2005 The US

government yesterday dramatically raised its official 2004 estimate of

international terror attacks to 3192 from about 650 after adopting a

broader definition of terrorism aimed at presenting a clearer picture

of the worldwide phenomenon.

 

50 Terror Groups Believed to Be in Canada 04 Jul 2005 --'Intelligence'

officials believe at least 50 terror groups now have some presence in

Canada. They are from Sri Lanka, Kurdistan and points between and

include supporters of some of the best-known Mideast groups, including

al-Qaida [al-CIAduh], authorities say. [Here comes Patriot II and the

Real ID Act!!]

 

Rebels ready to face prison over ID cards --Refuseniks will copy

Australian tactics to foil scheme 03 Jul 2005 Hundreds of thousands of

people are set to defy the government by refusing to carry ID cards,

despite the risk of imprisonment. Campaigners say that a network of

anti-ID card groups, ranging from hackers to anarchists, plans a

series of assaults in the coming months to try to block the scheme.

[That is *awesome.*]

 

Bush administration annexes internet 01 Jul 2005 An extraordinary

statement by the US government has sent shockwaves around the internet

world and thrown the future of the network into doubt. In a worrying

U-turn, the US Department of Commerce (DoC) has made it clear it

intends to retain control of the internet's root servers indefinitely.

It was due to relinquish that control in September 2006, when its

contract with overseeing body ICANN ended.

 

US Military Contingent Arrives in Paraguay 01 Jul 2005 The Paraguayan

government opened its doors to a US military contingent comprised of

planes, weapons, equipment and ammunition, which arrived in Paraguay

after the National Congress granted immunity to US soldiers.

....Besides having the same prerogatives of a diplomat, these soldiers

will not be held accountable for damages caused to public health, the

environment or the country's resources. In Mariscal Estigarribia,

close to the Paraguayan border with Bolivia [where leftists have

demanded nationalization of the Bolivian gas industry], there is an

airport built by the US for landing of B-52 and Galaxy planes, which

are designed to transport large consignments of troops and weapons.

 

Death of Knight Ridder Reporter, Other Civilians in Iraq, Draws

Official Criticism --Laith Kubba, a spokesman for the Iraqi

government, yesterday criticized American troops for shooting and

killing unarmed Iraqi civilians, citing the recent deaths of Yasser

Salihee, a reporter for Knight Ridder, and Muhammad al-Sumaidaie, a

cousin of Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, Samir Sumaidaie.

The American military has said it is investigating both incidents.

Knight Ridder has said that its reporter was likely shot by an

American sniper.

 

Envoy Attacks Escalate in Iraq 06 Jul 2005 Gunmen fired on vehicles

carrying the chief envoys of Bahrain and Pakistan in separate attacks

Tuesday, stepping up an apparent new campaign of intimidation to

prevent nations from upgrading ties with Iraq.

 

Car bomb kills two Iraqis in Baghdad --A car bomb killed two Iraqi

civilians and wounded four others in western Baghdad on Monday, police

said.

 

MoD plans Iraq troop withdrawal 05 Jul 2005 The Ministry of Defence

has drafted plans for a significant withdrawal of British troops from

Iraq over the next 18 months and a big deployment to Afghanistan, the

Financial Times has learnt.

 

Army buys $12M in blimps for Iraq 05 Jul 2005 The U.S. Army is buying

16 tactical blimps for use in Iraq from a Columbia, Md., company,

TCOM, L.P. announced Tuesday. [You should ask Rove if you can buy an

advertising banner...rent commercial space on the blimp. In big bright

letters... *Citizens For Legitimate Government*: " I'm Paying for an

Illegal War and All I Get is Big Fat Lies and This Big Fat Blimp! "

--submitted by CLG reader, Kin O'Brien]

 

America knocks at Syria's nervous door By David Hirst 06 Jul 2005

" 'The Americans won't control their side of the border, accept our

offers of collaboration, or allow us the surveillance equipment we

need. Then they accuse us of aiding a resistance which, they know, is

basically Iraqi, even if some foreign fighters do get across our

frontiers, which - they also know - are impossible to seal without an

investment of resources way beyond our means.' The hilltop outpost at

which an anonymous Syrian commander made this lament was only a few

meters high, but it was located in a desert landscape so flat and

featureless that, from it, you could look deep into Iraq... "

 

Afghan Civilians Killed in U.S. Airstrike 04 Jul 2005 An American

airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern mountains killed 17 civilians,

including women and children, an Afghan official said Monday. The U.S.

military confirmed civilian deaths but said the numbers were unclear.

[Right, they can't add.]

 

Afghan government criticises killing of civilians in US air strike 06

Jul 2005 President Hamid Karzai was quick to denounce the mistaken

killing of up to 17 Afghan civilians - including women and children -

in a US airstrike in the remote Kunar Province. A government spokesman

said there could be no justification for the civilian deaths and

reminded the United States: " It's the terrorists we are fighting. It's

not our people who should suffer. "

 

G.I.'s Recover Bodies of 2 on Seal Team in Afghanistan --American

forces have recovered the bodies of two members of a four-man Navy

Seal reconnaissance team that was reported missing last week after

coming under hostile fire in a mountainous region of eastern

Afghanistan, a senior Defense Department official said Monday.

 

Service men, women who have died in Iraq, Afghanistan (Special map by

The Palm Beach Post)

 

Brzezinski alleges incompetence in Iraq effort --As Dictator Bush

tries to shore up support for his Iraq policy, Democrats continue to

lament the increasing violence and rising U-S casualty count. During

remarks in the Democrats' weekly radio address, President Carter's

national security chief Zbigniew Brzezinski said the war has been

conducted with " tactical and strategic incompetence. "

 

Informal CLG poll: What story will 'break' on the day the Reichwing

media is forced to reveal that Karl Rove 'outed' Valerie Plame? --by

Lori Price

http://www.legitgov.org/lori_poll_distractions_for_rove_070505.html

 

Democrats' letter: Rove must explain role in CIA outing or resign 05

Jul 2005 A letter, drafted by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), was issued to

other House Democrats for signature this afternoon, obtained by RAW

STORY. Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee,

calls on Bush adviser Karl Rove to explain his role in the outing of a

CIA agent or resign his office.

 

Bolton said to orchestrate unlawful firing 06 Jul 2005 John R. Bolton

flew to Europe in 2002 to confront the head of a global arms-control

agency and demand he resign, then orchestrated the firing of the

unwilling diplomat in a move a UN tribunal has since judged unlawful,

according to officials involved.

 

Terrorist Act Used Against Suspected Edinburgh Carnival Demonstrators

--Five people were detained under the Terrorist Act at Stanstead

airport this morning, Tuesday 5th July, and interrogated about whether

they had been involved in yesterday's Carnival for Full Enjoyment. [?!?]

 

Police check Bush opponents 29 Jun 2005 Police are investigating who

is behind a flyer proclaiming 'Death to Bush'. Daily newspaper

Politiken reported on Wednesday that the police was investigating a

flyer proclaiming 'Death to Bush', which had been set into

distribution in Copenhagen before Bush's scheduled visit on 5-6 July.

The flyer, which is signed by 'Autonomic groups', has caused the

police some concern, especially for its statement 'Death to

Imperialism. Death to Bush.'

 

Danish protest against Bush's visit 05 Jul 2005 About 200 Danish

demonstrators on Tuesday gathered before the US embassy despite

pouring rain to protest US pResident George W. Bush's brief visit,

said reports from Copenhagen, capital of the northern European

country. The demonstrators marched to the embassy shortly before

Bush's expected arrival, shouting " Death to imperialism " and burning

US flags.

 

Anti-G8 protesters clash with police in Scotland 06 Jul 2005 Anti-G8

protesters clashed with police on Wednesday as the heads of the Group

of Eight industrialized nations prepared to meet at the heavily

fortified Gleneagles golfing resort near Edinburgh.

 

Security Tight on the Eve of G-8 Summit 04 Jul 2005 With a five-mile

ring of steel, 10,000 police on standby, watchtowers and a no-fly

zone, Gleneagles Hotel is locked down under a sophisticated G-8

security operation to protect the world's most powerful men.

 

Walgreens pharmacists planning to strike --Employees say unsafe

working conditions could endanger customers 05 Jul 2005 Just as

Walgreen Co. reported double-digit sales growth, about 1,200

union-represented pharmacists said they would go on strike starting

tonight to protest staffing the union says is inadequate and could

lead to mistakes and jeopardize patient safety. Pickets are expected

at selected stores starting around 10 p.m., with more coming Thursday

morning.

 

Santorum Blames Boston For the Catholic Priest Sex Scandal

(capitolbuzz.blogspot) " In an op-ed for Catholic Online, Rick Santorum

writes that 'When the culture is sick, every element in it becomes

infected. While it is no excuse for this scandal, it is no surprise

that Boston, a seat of academic, political and cultural liberalism in

America, lies at the center of the storm.'... Call Rick Santorum at

202-224-6324 and make him explain himself. "

 

Put us all on *suicide watch*: Rehnquist Could Cause Second Court

Vacancy 05 Jul 2005 After Sandra Day O'Connor's surprise announcement

last week, the attention is focused again on ailing Chief Justice

William H. Rehnquist and the prospect of simultaneous high court

openings for the first time in 34 years.

 

Developer bought congressman's boat and arranged home loan 05 Jul 2005

A New York developer convicted in a bid-rigging scheme arranged

financing for [Republican] Rep. Randy " Duke " Cunningham's $2.55

million mansion a year after he bought the congressman's boat,

according to published reports Tuesday.

 

'Pathetic' label fits school woes --by Dan Gelber " 'Pathetic.' Gov.

Bush recently called the Democratic Party 'pathetic' over the reported

failure of the party to submit payroll taxes for two quarters in

2003... As a Democrat, I am, of course, appreciative of the governor's

sympathetic concern, but let me suggest a few and more proper

applications of the word 'pathetic.' Pathetic is having the worst high

school graduation rate in the nation. Worse than any other state and

worse than any other time in Florida history... " '

 

Melting ice will wreck polar bear populations 05 Jul 2005 Bears will

be driven ashore or onto shrinking ice floes. Polar bears are facing

slow elimination over the next century as their vast frozen habitat

melts away, according to a report by a panel of the world's top

experts on the subject.

 

Bird flu: World is on the edge 05 Jul 2005 Asia's bird flu outbreak is

at a critical stage where it could easily become a human pandemic,

health experts warned yesterday, urging mass poultry vaccinations to

prevent a crisis.

 

Bird flu pandemic 'just a matter of time'; nations must be better

prepared-WHO 06 Jul 2005 A World Health Organization (WHO) scientist

said it is 'probably just a matter of time' before a bird flu pandemic

breaks out among humans.

 

Flu 'Oddities' updated 06 July 2005

http://www.legitgov.org/flu_oddities.html

[Previous lead stories] Iraqi government acknowledges torture of

detainees --Spokesman attributes incidents of abuse in part to the

brutalization of society under ousted regime of Saddam Hussein [?!?]

04 July 2005 --Iraq's government acknowledged that some of its new

security forces could be resorting to the sort of torture and abuses

of detainees seen under Saddam Hussein as they struggle to put down

Sunni resistance fighters. [OMG, it's the 'Blame Clinton' syndrome -

for Iraq!! Uh, could it be that terrorist Negroponte was *hiring*

Hussein's henchmen for the US *death squads*?]

 

Thanks to Bush: Iraq seen emerging as prime training ground for

terrorists 04 Jul 2005 Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the prime

training ground for foreign terrorists [uS-UK death squads] who could

travel elsewhere across the globe and wreak havoc, according to U.S.

counterterrorism officials and classified studies by the CIA and the

State Department.

 

Gonzales: FBI to Aid Iraqi Investigations [Cover-ups] Iraq is ready to

accept U.S. help in 'investigating' [covering-up] the killing and

kidnapping of government officials, U.S. Attorney General Alberto

Gonzales said Sunday after a surprise visit amid tight security.

 

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