Topic: Terror - on January 22, 2004 at 2:48:00 PM CET
5 million on terrorism list
U.S. security agents have a master list of five million people worldwide thought to be potential terrorists or criminals, officials say. "The U.S. lookout index contains some five million names of known terrorists and other persons representing a potential problem," Brian Davis, a senior Canadian immigration official in Paris, said in a confidential document obtained by the Sun.
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Topic: Terror - on January 8, 2004 at 11:31:00 AM CET
Nuclear Experts Search for 'Dirty Bombs'
Government nuclear experts are working undercover in major U.S. cities, using high-tech equipment hidden in briefcases and golf bags to hunt for radiological "dirty" bombs and other weapons terrorists might use.
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Topic: Terror - on January 7, 2004 at 6:07:00 PM CET
U.S. to investigate anti-missile systems for commercial airliners
The Bush administration has announced what it calls an "aggressive" two-year research program to counter threats to civilian aviation from shoulder-fired missiles.
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Topic: Terror - on January 5, 2004 at 6:47:00 PM CET
Purported Bin Laden Tape Likely Authentic
A speaker believed to be Osama bin Laden said on an audiotape that the U.S.-led war in Iraq was the beginning of the "occupation" of Gulf states for their oil and called on Muslims to keep fighting a holy war in the Middle East. The tape is likely authentic, U.S. officials said Monday.
Bush: WHO?
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Topic: Terror - on January 5, 2004 at 6:29:00 PM CET
List of Those Exempt From U.S. Air Rules
Citizens from 27 countries can travel to the United States without a visa and are exempt from being fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. airports and seaports under a new anti-terrorism program the Homeland Security Department launched Monday.
The countries are:
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Portugal and Singapore.
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Topic: Terror - on January 5, 2004 at 5:19:00 PM CET
Quarantining dissent
How the Secret Service protects Bush from free speech
When President Bush travels around the United States, the Secret Service visits the location ahead of time and orders local police to set up "free speech zones" or "protest zones," where people opposed to Bush policies (and sometimes sign-carrying supporters) are quarantined. These zones routinely succeed in keeping protesters out of presidential sight and outside the view of media covering the event.
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Topic: Terror - on January 5, 2004 at 5:18:00 PM CET
Al-Jazeera airs bin Laden tape appearing to refer to Saddam capture
Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television night aired an audiotape attributed to Osama bin Laden in which he appeared to refer to the December 13 capture of Saddam Hussein and at least one other recent development.
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Topic: Terror - on December 30, 2003 at 12:32:00 PM CET
FBI warnt vor gefährlichem Bauern-Almanach
Um Terroranschläge zu verhindern, hat das FBI eine neue Warnung an die Polizisten herausgegeben: Personen, die ein Farmer-Jahrbuch bei sich tragen, gelten als verdächtig. Terroristen könnten die populären Bauernbücher zur Vorbereitung von Anschlägen in den USA benutzen, warnt das FBI in einer Mitteilung an 18.000 Polizisten, die über die Weihnachtstage herausgegeben wurde.
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Topic: Terror - on December 30, 2003 at 10:53:00 AM CET
FBI warns to watch for potential terrorists with almanacs
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked police around the United States to watch out for almanacs that it said could be used to prepare terrorist attacks, an FBI spokesman said. In a warning sent to 18,000 police departments on December 24, the FBI said that "almanacs are used for targeting purposes," according to FBI spokesman Ed Cogswell.
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Topic: Terror - on December 17, 2003 at 10:52:33 AM CET
Red Dawn 1984
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Directed by John Milius Writing credits John Milius Kevin Reynolds (also story) |
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Topic: Terror - on December 17, 2003 at 10:11:17 AM CET
New Gun Can Shoot Around Corners
Veterans of Israeli anti-terror units on Monday demonstrated a new gun that can fire at a target from around the corner, making it particularly effective in urban combat.
Israel plans to start using the weapon next week, U.S. forces have already begun training with it and U.S. SWAT and police teams have expressed interest in purchasing it.
¬> local6 ¬> straitstimes.asia1.com
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Topic: Terror - on December 11, 2003 at 8:40:20 PM CET
'Taleban' father in caged protest
The father of an Australian man accused of fighting for the Taleban has shut himself in a wire cage to protest at his son's detention at a US base.
Terry Hicks was protesting against what he said was the Australian Government's failure to demand the return of his son, David.
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