Topic: Terror - on March 15, 2007 at 1:06:00 PM CET
Chiquita to pay $25 million to settle terrorism probe
Banana company Chiquita Brands International said Wednesday it has agreed to a $25 million fine and admit paying a Colombian terrorist group for protection in a volatile farming part of the country. The settlement resolves a lengthy Justice Department investigation into the company’s financial dealings with terrorist organizations in Colombia.
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Topic: Terror - on March 11, 2007 at 12:44:00 PM CET
Happy Birthday Osama!
Osama Bin Laden 50 today? Al-Qaida leader celebrates his birthday Saturday, if he's still alive
msnbc.msn.com scotsman.com interview with osama bin laden (in may 1998)
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Topic: Terror - on March 8, 2007 at 11:55:00 AM CET
Schwarzenegger calls for coordinated attack on gangs
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Monday on mayors and law enforcement officials across California to join with him in forging a counterattack on street gangs blamed for much of the state's violent crime.
Speaking at a news conference at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department headquarters in Monterey Park, Schwarzenegger proposed a statewide summit after discussing the gang problem for about 40 minutes with L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, the sheriffs of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Baca said Los Angeles County was the "gang capital of America" and an appropriate place to hold the first of what he hoped would be several meetings about the state's gang problems. He estimated that Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties have 120,000 gang members.
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Topic: Terror - on March 8, 2007 at 10:08:00 AM CET
Dolphins Massacre in Japan
WARNING: If you love animals (and dolphins in particular), this WILL disturb you!
Every winter, thousands of dolphins are confined and brutally killed in small towns across Japan. Fishermen often injure a few captives by spear thrust or knife slash to retain the group since dolphins never abandon injured family members. Dolphin meat are later marketed and often mislabeled as whale meat. Very Graphical.Warning, the images in this video are highly disturbing!
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Topic: Terror - on March 7, 2007 at 10:32:00 AM CET
Iraqi man stopped by Airport security - with magnets and wires hidden in his rectum
Yet another body cavity concealment story... a police bomb squad was called in to examine what was deemed "suspicious items" concealed in a passenger's rectum - a magnet and wires.
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Topic: Terror - on February 27, 2007 at 2:03:00 PM CET
They Missed Him!
A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing at least 14 people and wounding a dozen more. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said Cheney was the target.
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Topic: Terror - on February 25, 2007 at 12:45:00 PM CET
Who's killing Putin's enemies?
Vladimir Putin has presided over a staggering economic boom in the six years since he took control of the Kremlin. Meanwhile, a dozen of his critics have been assassinated and the country's vast natural resources are in the pockets of a chosen few. Michael Specter reports on the corruption and gangsterism gripping Russia.
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Topic: Terror - on February 20, 2007 at 2:34:00 PM CET
Homemade Bombs Most Feared by FBI
Kirk Yeager makes bombs from the stuff found under kitchen sinks. He does it to help the FBI defend against what officials say is the next frontier for terrorists in the United States.
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Topic: Terror - on February 19, 2007 at 9:54:00 AM CET
Wash That Dirty Bomb Right Out of Your Building
So a dirty bomb just went off in your fair city and contaminated a few blocks with radioactivity. Do you just put up a barrier and keep people out for a few decades until radiation fades away? Or maybe tear the whole neighborhood down.
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Topic: Terror - on February 17, 2007 at 10:33:00 AM CET
Al-Qa`ida's Spymaster Analyzes U.S. Intelligence
This short commentary analyzes a major report on the U.S. intelligence community that was released in August by Muhammad Khalil al-Hakaymah, a long-time operator in the Egyptian al-Gamaa al-Islamiya.
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Topic: Terror - on February 14, 2007 at 11:28:00 AM CET
Very, very important Homeland Security safety warnings
The US government has a new website, www.ready.gov. It's another attempt at scare mongering in the style of the old "duck and cover" advice after WWII.
The fun thing is that these pictures are so ambiguous they could mean anything! Here are a few interpretations.
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Topic: Terror - on February 13, 2007 at 12:12:00 PM CET
Navy may deploy anti-terrorism dolphins
Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a military base in Washington state, the Navy said Monday. In a notice published in this week's Federal Register, the Navy said it needs to bolster security at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, on the Puget Sound close to Seattle.
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