Subject: Taleban: we will launch attack on America that will amaze world 31 Mar 2009
Citizens for Legitimate Government 31 Mar 2009 http://www.legitgov.org/ All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Taleban: we will launch attack on America that will amaze world [Yeah, it'll be *doubly* amazing because the guy is 'dead.'] 01 Apr 2009 Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taleban, threatened yesterday to launch an attack on Washington that would "amaze everyone in the world" as he claimed responsibility for the raid on a police academy in Lahore and boasted of a new regional militant alliance. The leader of Tehrik-e-Taleban Pakistan (Movement of Taleban Pakistan), made the claims after taking the highly unusual step of telephoning Western news organisations from an undisclosed location. [Um, Hades? Gee, I'd love to see his Verizon bill for *those* calls.] "We wholeheartedly take responsibility for this attack and will carry out more such attacks in future," he said. Taliban Leader Vows to Attack D.C. "Soon" --Pakistani Taliban Commander Also Claims Responsibility For Attack On Police Academy 31 Mar 2009 The top Taliban commander in Pakistan promised an assault on Washington "soon" - one he says will "amaze" the world. "Soon we will launch an attack in Washington that will amaze everyone in the world," Baitullah Mehsud told The Associated Press by phone. Mehsud also claimed responsibility for Monday's attack on a police academy outside the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, saying it was in retaliation for U.S. missile strikes against militants along the Afghan border. Taliban Leader's Washington Threat Is Credible, Analysts Say --Mehsud identified the White House as one of the targets. 31 Mar 2009 Baitullah Mehsud, commander of the Taliban in Pakistan, told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday that his group was responsible for Monday's attack on a police academy in his country that killed seven police officers and injured more than 90 others. He also said, chillingly: "Soon we will launch an attack in Washington that will amaze everyone in the world." In an interview with local Dewa Radio, which was obtained by The Associated Press, Mehsud identified the White House as one of the targets. 'Dead' Pakistan Taleban Chief Takes Credit for Lahore Terror Attack --What could possibly be the motive for this dialup from the dead? By Lori Price 31 Mar 2009 It's a miracle! Pakistan Taleban chief Baitullah Mehsud -- who supposedly died from kidney failure six months ago -- takes credit for three recent deadly terror attacks, including Monday's attack on a police academy in Lahore. He spoke to the BBC by phone. Meanwhile, Gen. David Petraeus [Betrayus] said Monday in an interview with FOX News, that the U.S. military reserves the 'right of last resort' for threats inside Pakistan. President Barack Obama flies in to fortress London for G20 31 Mar 2009 Barack Obama stepped on to the world stage tonight as he arrived in London for a summit that has prompted the biggest security operation Britain has seen. Gordon Brown will chair the G20 gathering in London’s Docklands on Wednesday... Hundreds of police have been drafted into London to reinforce security. More than 30 forces provided specialist officers to the Metropolitan Police for the days around the summit which will see unprecedented levels of protests and require security for 40 diplomatic delegations. G20 protesters set up camp on City fringes --Demonstrators take over squats on edge of Square Mile to use as bases for 'direct action' ahead of summit 31 Mar 2009 Demonstrators converging on the G20 summit this evening began taking over squats on the border of London's Square Mile to use as bases from which to launch a series of co-ordinated "direct action" protests. The occupation of four buildings prompted the first confrontations with police, and marked the start of two days in which officers are expected to play cat and mouse with protesters determined to bring the financial heart of the capital to a standstill. 'How to break through police lines' 30 Mar 2009 G20 protesters are circulating detailed pamphlets advising people on how to win street battles against riot police and what to do if arrested. Thousands of people are expected to bring the City of London to a standstill on Wednesday and Thursday, as popular anger over government bailouts of the banking sector reaches fever pitch. Former Cheney Aide Suggests That Hersh's Account of 'Executive Assassination Ring' Is 'Certainly True' By Satyam Khanna 30 Mar 2009 Last month, The New Yorker’s Seymour Hersh revealed in Minnesota that former vice president [sic] Cheney presided over an "executive assassination ring." "Under President [sic] Bush’s authority, they’ve been going into countries, not talking to the ambassador or the CIA station chief, and finding people on a list and executing them and leaving," Hersh explained. Today, CNN interviewed Hersh and former Cheney national security aide John Hannah. Although he expressed regret for revealing the story (calling it a "dumb-dumb"), Hersh stood by his initial statements. 'The government had backed away from the anthrax accusations but had continued to hold the prisoner.' U.S. Decides to Release Detainee at Guantánamo 31 Mar 2009 The Justice Department announced Monday that the administration had decided to release a detainee at the prison at Guantánamo Bay, a Yemeni doctor who the Bush regime once claimed had taken part in an anthrax program of Al Qaeda [al-CIAduh]. The government had backed away from the anthrax accusations but had continued to hold the prisoner, Dr. Ayman Saeed Abdullah Batarfi, asserting that he had worked for a charity that had terrorist ties and that he had met with Osama bin Laden. Detainee's Torture Foiled No Plots --Waterboarding, Rough Interrogation of Abu Zubaida Produced False Leads, Officials Say 29 Mar 2009 When CIA officials subjected their first high-value captive, Abu Zubaida, to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation torture methods, they were convinced that they had in their custody an 'al-Qaeda' leader who knew details of operations yet to be unleashed, and they were facing increasing pressure from the White House to get those secrets out of him. The methods succeeded in breaking him, and the stories he told of al-Qaeda terrorism plots sent CIA officers around the globe chasing leads. In the end, though, not a single significant plot was foiled as a result of Abu Zubaida's tortured confessions, according to former senior government officials who closely followed the interrogations. Miss Universe had a 'lot of fun' in Guantanamo 31 Mar 2009 A "relaxing, calm, beautiful place" may not be everyone's description of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the United States holds about 240 prisoners in a detention centre that has drawn condemnation from around the world. But this was the opinion of reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela, who visited the US naval facility in eastern Cuba this month on a trip organised by the United Service Organisations (USO) which supports US troops. Israeli Railways fires Arabs workers --Israel's Arab minority has long suffered from discrimination in the job market. 30 Mar 2009 State-owned Israel Railways says it has fired around 40 Israeli Arabs after deciding only military veterans could do their jobs. The railways says its security department changed the criteria. US Used by Afghan Drug Clan to Take Out Rival --The American forces were tricked by a drug clan into taking out a rival as part of an operation to seize an al-Qaida member.30 Mar 2009 "high-ranking" member of al-Qaida [al-CIAduh] was seized during a recent US mission in Afghanistan which left five people dead. But the Americans were set up: The tip-off as to his location came from a drug clan who wanted to get rid of a rival. A secret mission by elite American Delta Force commandos in northern Afghanistan has triggered resentment among German forces, SPIEGEL has learned. US moves warships into position for North Korean missile --Gates says precautions aimed at 'rogue' ICBM 31 Mar 2009 The US and Japan yesterday deployed anti-missile batteries on land and sea to shoot down possible debris from an intercontinental ballistic missile North Korea is expected to test in the next few days. Japan's upper house of parliament unanimously passed a resolution today urging North Korea to scrap its plan... South Korea also planned to dispatch its Aegis-equipped destroyer, according to a Seoul military official who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department policy. Policemen killed at own back door in Iraq bombing 31 Mar 2009 Seven people have been killed in a suicide bombing in Iraq. An explosives-filled truck was force-driven into the compound of a police station in northern Iraq, where four police officers were on duty. Seventeen other people were wounded in the explosion, which occurred in the volatile northern city of Mosul. Report: Chinese Develop Special "Kill Weapon" to Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers --Advanced missile poses substantial new threat for U.S. Navy (U.S. Naval Institute) 31 Mar 2009 After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a "kill weapon" developed by the Chinese to target and destroy U.S. aircraft carriers. First posted on a Chinese blog viewed as credible by military analysts and then translated by the naval affairs blog Information Dissemination, a recent report provides a description of an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) that can strike carriers and other U.S. vessels at a range of 2000km. Military Exercises at Burlington Airport 31 Mar 2009 The Vermont Air National Guard will conduct military exercises this weekend at the Burlington International Airport Base. They will simulate an attack on the base, running from morning until dusk. They may include multiple small ground burst simulator explosions that will simulate mortar round explosions. 'It feels like a concentration camp.' Calif. Tent City Residents Required to Wear Wristbands 18 Mar 2009 Dozens of Ontario police and code enforcement officers descended upon the homeless encampment known as Tent City early Monday, separating those who could stay from those to be evicted. Large, often confused, crowds formed ragged lines behind police barricades where officers handed out color-coded wristbands. Blue meant they were from Ontario and could remain. Orange indicated they had to provide more proof to avoid ejection, and white meant they had a week to leave.Pattie Barnes, who had her motor home towed away last week, shook with anger. "They are tagging us because we are homeless," she said, staring at her orange wristband. "It feels like a concentration camp." America unmasked: The images that reveal the Ku Klux Klan is alive and kicking in 2009 --The USA has a new president but an old problem - and nothing typifies it like today’s Ku Klux Klan. The photographer Anthony Karen gained unprecedented access to the 'Invisible Empire' Words by Leonard Doyle 21 Feb 2009 Speaking of the KKK, the GOP is trying to carry out *another* coup d'etat: Texas Sen. says Coleman has right to pursue legal fight for years --Sen. John Cornyn says Coleman deserves the chance to continue his legal battle in the federal courts, even if it takes years to resolve. 30 Mar 2009 Texas Sen. [sociopath] John Cornyn is threatening "World War III" if Democrats try to seat Al Franken in the Senate before Norm Coleman can pursue his case through the federal courts. Cornyn, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, acknowledges that a federal challenge to November’s elections could take "years" to resolve. But he’s adamant that Coleman deserves that chance -- even if it means Minnesota is short a senator for the duration. Court to count up to 400 ballots in Senate recount trial --The absentee ballots are far fewer than Norm Coleman sought and appear to include many that Al Franken had identified as wrongly rejected. 31 Mar 2009 In a potentially decisive ruling, a panel of three judges today ordered up to 400 new absentee ballots opened and counted, far fewer than Republican Norm Coleman had sought in his effort to overcome a lead held by DFLer Al Franken. PAYDAY: GM's Rick Wagoner Drives Away with $20M Retirement --Critic Calls Multi-Million Package "Perfect Example" of Frustration with Industry 30 Mar 2009 Rick Wagoner will leave his post as CEO of bailed-out General Motors with a $20 million retirement package, the company's financial filings show. Although the Treasury Department has barred GM from paying severance to Wagoner or any other senior executive, Wagoner is eligible to collect millions in retirement benefits from his former employer, according to the documents reviewed by ABC News. Hundreds of French workers take bosses hostage --Nicolas Benoit, a spokesman for the workers' union, told CNN that they did not want to harm the Caterpillar executives. 31 Mar 2009 Hundreds of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar factory, were holding executives of the company hostage Tuesday, a spokesman for the workers said. It is at least the third time this month that French workers threatened with cutbacks have blockaded managers in their offices to demand negotiations. Executives were released unharmed in both previous situations. The latest incident started Tuesday morning at the office of the construction equipment company in the southeastern city of Grenoble. Economic crisis fueling civil unrest in US 30 Mar 2009 Five people have been shot dead in California in what appears to be another sign of a social crisis on the back of falling US economy. Two others -- a child and an adult -- suffering from bad wounds, were transferred to a nearby clinic Sunday night. The Santa Clara home shooting in California came at a time when the US society is already marred by an emerging social unrest mainly because of the credit crunch. Financial Rescue Nears GDP as Pledges Top $12.8 Trillion 31 Mar 2009 The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have spent, lent or committed $12.8 trillion, an amount that approaches the value of everything produced in the country last year, to stem the longest recession since the 1930s. Obama demands deeper cuts in auto workers' jobs, wages, benefits By Jerry White 31 Mar 2009 At a White House press conference Monday morning, President Barack Obama outlined his administration's plans to drastically downsize the US auto industry and impose more brutal wage and benefit concessions on auto workers as a condition for any further government loans to General Motors and Chrysler... The administration is using the threat of bankruptcy to extort the maximum in concessions from auto workers. It has already moved to guarantee the auto companies' warrantees and shore up their suppliers in preparation for pushing GM and/or Chrysler into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, where a judge could tear up existing labor agreements and free the companies of their pension and retiree health care obligations. CLG needs your support. http://www.legitgov.org/donate.html Or, please mail a check or money order to CLG: Citizens for Legitimate Government (CLG) P.O. Box 1142 Bristol, CT 06011-1142 Contributions to CLG are not tax deductible Previous lead stories: Five activists arrested in G20 'bomb plot' as London goes into lockdown for world leaders --The five were held after officers found weapons, imitation weapons, suspicious devices and 'material relating to political ideology' during a house search 31 Mar 2009 Five people were arrested under anti-terror laws yesterday after an imitation Kalashnikov rifle and other weapons were seized by police investigating a possible plot to cause havoc at the G20 summit. In searches of several homes, officers found a range of imitation and deactivated firearms from handguns to hunting rifles and a Kalashnikov-style assault rifle... Assistant Chief Constable Paul Netherton said 'politically sensitive material' had been found. New claim of MI5 involvement in torture --Last British Guantanamo resident launches claim over UK collusion in illegal acts 30 Mar 2009 Claims that secret agents working for MI5 and MI6 watched and encouraged the torture of a second British resident held by the Americans must be investigated by the police, politicians, lawyers and human rights groups said last night. Fresh allegations in the High Court this week will increase pressure on the Government to open a judicial inquiry into collusion between the CIA and British security services in torture during the "war on terror". Shaker Aamer, the final British resident in Guantanamo Bay, claims that like Binyam Mohamed, he was tortured in American custody in 2002. US funding more coup d'etats: U.S. pledging $40M for Afghan elections 30 Mar 2009 The U.S. has spent $32 billion on aid to Afghanistan since 2002, including nearly $7 billion in development aid by the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to the Congressional Research Service. Most of the USAID money has been administered through private contractors terrorists, some of which have been criticized in audits by the agency's inspector general for failing to demonstrate results... Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the U.S. would contribute $40 million to close a $100 million gap in funding needed to oversee rig Afghanistan's August 'elections.' Those who wish to be added to the list can go here: http://www.legitgov.org/#subscribe_clg and add your name. Those who wish to unsubscribe can go here: http://lists.people-link.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/legitgov. If your email provider has marked this newsletter as spam, please mark it as 'not spam' and do not delete from a spam or 'junk' folder, as such actions trigger false spam complaints against the CLG. If you have any inquiries/issues with your subscription, please write: signup at legitgov dot org. CLG Managing Editor: Lori Price. Copyright © 2009, Citizens For Legitimate Government ® All rights reserved. __._,_.___ __,_._,___ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
