NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2007
Feds Warn Of Explosives Hidden In Shoes
Exclusive: Terror Bulletin Warns Security Officials To Look For "Modified Footwear"
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Play CBS Video Video Shoes As Terror Weapons A bulletin issued by the FBI and Homeland Security warns that terrorists are still trying to use shoes to conceal explosive devices. Bob Orr reports.
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Timeline In Terror's Wake A look at the major developments following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The alert follows the discovery of bomb detonators - expertly hidden in the hollowed-out soles of this pair of shoes - found aboard a European bus last month.
Intelligence officials say the shoes were not being worn at the time, but instead were being used, as the document says, “to smuggle electric blasting caps across international borders for use in a terrorist attack.”
“The terrorists have an interest in explosive devices. They are trying to figure out the best way to push them, to move them through the system,” said CBS News counterterrorism analyst Paul Kurtz.
Shoes have been used by terrorists before.
Three months after 9/11, al Qaeda operative Richard Reid tried to blow up an American Airlines jet with a shoe bomb similar to the one shown in this test.
Now at U.S. airports, scanners X-ray all passengers’ shoes and carry on bags, searching for explosives.
Still, experts worry that a team of terrorists could beat security by carrying unassembled parts of a bomb past a checkpoint.
“Where one person will carry component A, the next person will carry component B, and they will meet together past the safety point, past the checkpoint and reassemble," explained Mike White, the director of training for Michael Stapleton Associates and a former head of the NYPD bomb squad.
Officials say there is no specific intelligence that terrorists are preparing new attacks against America.
But, the threat remains high - and the bulletin warns law enforcement officials not to assume that routine objects, like shoes, are always what they appear to be.
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See all 155 Commentsnot my words,,, those are the words of al bore,,,
the war in iraq is the continuation of the 1991 iraq war,,, after they did not live up to their ceasefire agreement,,, but you that already,,,
1991: Jubilation follows Gulf War ceasefire
The guns are silent and the war is over in the Gulf.
A ceasefire was announced in Washington by President George Bush after Iraq accepted all 12 resolutions made by the United Nations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/28/newsid_2515000/2515289.stm
Posted by donniep12 at 07:30 AM : Oct 28, 2007
Yes true, we have them here, they now get paid 80,000 dollars a year, have expense accounts and tax payers paying for their flights from Ireland to London and back !
Posted by ziparmux at 04:29 AM : Oct 28, 2007
And that 35 Billion Dollars was a program spread over 5 YEARS !! 7 Billion Dollars a year for the richest nation on this planet for your poorest children, BUSH would spend that on warmongering before having breakfast in the morning.
Also ask Donald Rumsfeld where the $&^% he lost 2.3 TRILLION dollars, what there''s an hole in the bottom of a safe in the Pentagon and it just fell into the earths mantle, wouldn''t suprise me if they come up with some crack pot BS story like that, as after 9/11 most Americans are susceptible to believe any "outrageous conspiracies".
Posted by rerrorislam3 at 07:13 AM : Oct 27, 2007
All the most important key words you typed yourself (above).
The war in Iraq is ILLEGAL, and the UK (BLAIR) carries as much responsibility for that.
You coin the phrase ''no law can prevent the US'', hmmm sure you do not obey international law, to protect "vital" interests.
What are these vital interests? OIL maybe!
Another quote from above "there is no coice to be made between law and survival", so it''s ok to shoot your neighbour if your starving and you have a child that is hungry? NO you do not, you obey laws within a democratic framework. One disobeying laws does not justufy another person to do so.
Re: Survival, then please for the sake of the rest of the world and the peoples of the US of A, practice what ''you''re'' preaching here. Sort out your fiscal policies, as the US will not survive this madness of spending TRILLLIONS of dollars on defence and OFFENCE around the globe, whilst your children are dying because your idiot BUSH will not spend a mere 35 billion dollars for SCHIP ! Get your priorities right ASAP.
Regards
Posted by Nancy_Naive at 06:58 AM : Oct 27, 2007
YES you''re right of course
it is fascist nazi terrorislam that stirred a hornets nest
the Iraqi war is legal, demonic-rat hero oscar, emmy, nobel prize winning al bore says so,,,
it actually never ended since it only stopped by the signing of a ceasefire,,, just like the korean war,,,
the resumption of hostilities was only a matter of time since iraq broke the ceasefire agreement,,,
blame saddam for iraq,,, Even clintoon and the dems wanted the resumption of hostilities back in 1998,,,
"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
"Iraq''s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
Moreover, no international law can prevent the United States from taking actions to protect its vital interests, when it is manifestly clear that there is a choice to be made between law and survival. I believe, however, that such a choice is not presented in the case of Iraq. Indeed, should we decide to proceed, that action can be justified within the framework of international law rather than outside it. In fact, though a new UN resolution may be helpful in building international consensus, the existing resolutions from 1991 are sufficient from a legal standpoint. - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/gore/gore092302sp.html
and yet, here (wherever here is) you are....
UK
Posted by Nancy_Naive at 06:13 AM : Oct 27, 2007
Work in progress Nancy_Naive. I am not an IT specialist and finding getting to grips with PHP/MYSQL etc, etc, quite a challange, have invested heavily in the project, all I have actually, and will launch it soon. I need help actually so anyone out there..... ! The truth needs to be disseminated, and a place for the world to debate without censorship has become a place so imperative for all of humanities sake, it''s become my lifes work now to see that it is done.
Bashar Assad and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looking for spider holes hahaha
Posted by rerrorislam3 at 05:01 AM : Oct 27, 2007
Sorry to break the REAL news to you, Iraq was a dictatorship, not a NAZI state, and well it hasn''t been put down as you have commentated. The US has stirred up a hornets nest in that region and generations of your children will have to clean up the mess there. Actually when Iraq does get on it''s feet if meddlers outside of it''s borders let them get on with it, they will bounce back and bite you on the butt, and believe me you do not want to be stung by a hornet :) You could have taken Saddam out with ONE bullet, not ''Shock and Awe'', hmmm the reality is that the shock is being felt within the US, and the awe, well we''re going to have to wait a LONG time to experience that.
Posted by SgtRDS at 01:44 AM : Oct 27, 2007
You know you''re SO WRONG, so many people ''here'', go away with HOPE, as they at the least understand there are other SANE people around who share their REAL concerns. I for one am encouraged to learn that there are many within the US that are SANE, and are CONCERNED, and we share a common interest, that is for SANITY and TRUE ACCOUNTABLE DEMOCRACY to prevail, whether it be in the US or anywhere else in the world.
Bashar Assad and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looking for spider holes hahaha
Posted by red164 at 09:13 PM : Oct 26, 2007
I found this and the whole comment extremely absorbing. Here in the UK we are forced by the LAW and the threat of JAIL, and many poor people are fined regulary 2000 Dollars, jailed, named and shamed in local rags, if we do not pay 271 Dollars each each to the BBC. It is the most appalling example of state controlled mass media to boot. For example try and post a comment as we do here on this site on the BBC''s, EVERY single comment is moderated, and many are rejected each day. There is no way via the media here to even debate any important issue. And after watching many clips on youtube of US media, (Fox springs to mind here !), yes you wonder why people are left in the dark and believe in the BS they (ther media) churn out on an hourly basis.
Posted by SgtRDS at 01:44 AM : Oct 27, 2007
It''s better to rely on facts then opinions besides some people like to read.
Obviously you%u2019re like many right-wingers you just need a few short sentences to state your BS.
"A fraud? No, it wasn''''''''t a fraud," Clinton said, as the crowd cheered him on. "I''ll be glad to talk to you if you shut up and let me talk."
When another heckler shouted that the attacks were an "inside job," Clinton took even greater umbrage.
"An inside job? How dare you. How dare you. It was not an inside job," Clinton said. "You guys have got to be careful, you''re going to give Minnesota a bad reputation."
Posted by rerrorislam3 at 04:55 PM : Oct 26, 2007
(Slick Willie) that''s what the right refers to Bill Clinton as well where is Bill Clinton%u2019s explanation to debunk the claims of an inside job? Bill really didn%u2019t say anything to prove his claim did he? Now the right is quoting Slick Willie.
Amazon.com: "Slick Willie": Why America Cannot Trust Bill Clinton ... Books: Floyd G. Brown by Floyd G.
Clinton - UGLY!Bill Clinton - aka Slick Willie - was President from 1993 to 2001 and is perhaps best known for his inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky. ...
uglydemocrats.com/
BlogRunner: Newsweek Reporters Catch Slick Willy Slick Willy gets busted in another lie.Captain''''s Quarters catches this nugget ... In September 2006, during a famous encounter with Fox News anchor Wallace ...
From all the evidence provided by film cameras, audio recorders, witnesses and pictures, the only conclusion we have left is that the three buildings WTC1, WTC2 and WTC7 were brought down with controlled demolition. And I believe that if this attack with the same means were conducted by real terrorists from other countries, this would have been the official government explanation! As long as the government doesn''t answer the serious questions people have, or come up with a real good and fitting explanation, they remain suspected of having commited these acts themselves, as to the present day there is nothing that would indicate or proof otherwise!
http://www.lookingglassnews.org/viewstory.php?storyid=5071
Crimes of the State
Friday, October 26, 2007
It''s not civil disobedience, but corporate disobedience -- upsetting the corporate control paradigm -- that just plain flips out the media oligarchs and their loyal proxies.
The most powerful weapon the corporate state has is editorial control. The information clampdown is total, on certain topics. No "debate" is allowed, and opposition voices are not permitted to appear despite the validity of their case, or the amount and quality of evidence they can provide. Opposition is routinely written out of history, and it is demonized when it refuses to remain silent.
The Bill Maher case is enlightening, because he not only has taken a position on specific 9/11 issues (the official position), he has also viciously attacked skeptics as somehow mentally inferior, and in need of "Paxil." This as he hosts a debate show that adamantly refuses to debate these topics at all, even as 1/3rd of Americans disagree with Maher''s overall view about the attacks [Scripps Poll, July 2006]. One hundred million Americans get no place and no representation at Maher''s debate table (while they are slandered without recourse).
http://www.liveleak.com/view
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Posted by rerrorislam3 at 03:57 PM : Oct 26, 2007
Bill Clinton lets see what do the right wingers refer to as
Slick Willie
Amazon.com: "Slick Willie": Why America Cannot Trust Bill Clinton ...Amazon.com: "Slick Willie": Why America Cannot Trust Bill Clinton: Books: Floyd G. Brown by Floyd G. Brown.
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ica-Cannot-Clinton/dp/0963439707 - 135k - Cached - Similar pages
THE RIGHT ON BILL CLINTON
Bill Clinton - UGLY!Bill Clinton - aka Slick Willie - was President from 1993 to 2001 and is perhaps best known for his inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky. ...
uglydemocrats.com/democrats/United-States/Bill-Clinton/ - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
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SO NOW THE RIGHT IS QUOTING SLICK WILLIE BECAUSE THE 9/11 STORY IS IN SHAMBLES
ChicagoRay: Slick Willie Taught Shrillary the Ropes Alright
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Bill Clinton lets see what do the right wingers refer to as
Slick Willie
Amazon.com: "Slick Willie": Why America Cannot Trust Bill Clinton ...Amazon.com: "Slick Willie": Why America Cannot Trust Bill Clinton: Books: Floyd G. Brown by Floyd G. Brown.
www.amazon.com/Slick-Willie-America-Cannot-Clinton/dp/0963439707 - 135k - Cached - Similar pages
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