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Thousands of immigration and customs officers at the nation's air and sea ports do not have body armor, or are using defective or out-dated sets, placing their lives at risk, according to an official complaint to the federal labor safety watchdog. The management of the Department of Homeland Security "is exposing employees to an extremely hazardous situation that can result in serious injury or even death by not providing and/or replacing personal protective equipment in the form of body armor," reads the complaint to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20060607-065518-2575r.htm

 

Islamist Triumph in Mogadishu Worries Security Experts

 

Thirteen years after U.S. troops were withdrawn under fire from Mogadishu, security and political analysts worry that the emergence of a victorious Islamist militia in the anarchic Somali capital may be setting the scene for a new, dangerous phase in the war against Islamic terrorists.

 

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200606/INT20060609b.html

 

Zarqawi Survived Air Strike, Died Shortly After

 

Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi initially survived the June 7 air strike but died from his wounds while lying on a stretcher shortly thereafter, a senior U.S. military officer in Baghdad said today.  Iraqi police were the first people on the scene following the air strike. After finding Zarqawi alive, the police placed him on stretcher, Army Maj.Gen. William B. Caldwell told Pentagon reporters via a satellite connection today.

 

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2006/20060609_5373.html

 

UK: Secret report brands Muslim police corrupt

 

A secret high-level Metropolitan police report has concluded that Muslim officers are more likely to become corrupt than white officers because of their cultural and family backgrounds. The document, which has been seen by the Guardian, has caused outrage among ethnic minorities within the force, who have labeled it racist and proof that there is a gulf in understanding between the police force and the wider Muslim community. The document was written as an attempt to investigate why complaints of misconduct and corruption against Asian officers are 10 times higher than against their white colleagues.

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/race/story/0,,1794445,00.html

 

Islamic indoctrination' taken to Supreme Court

 

A public-interest legal group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals allowing a California public school to engage in a three-week intensive course for 7th graders on how to "become Muslims." A California federal trial court and the 9th Circuit, widely considered the nation's most liberal appeals court, determined the class did not violate the Constitution.

 

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50562

 

Al-Zarqawi: Sociopath, Man of Allah, Internet Pioneer...

 

As the U.S. military announced Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, al-Zarqawi's lieutenants did the same, with a statement on his own Web site, with a highly positive spin. "We are bringing the good news of the martyrdom of our Sheikh," reads the site. "What hit us is a blessing to our nation. ... It will encourage us to continue waging Jihad."  Jihadi bulletin boards and chat rooms were quickly overwhelmed. Al-Zarqawi's photo was posted, adorned to glorify his death. One posting said: "Zarqawi's blood will serve as fuel to burn the invaders and the apostates."

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13209674/

 

Canadian court gives green light to release of Al-Qaeda suspect

 

Canada's Federal Court dismissed Ottawa's appeal to overturn a previous decision to free from prison Algerian national Mohamed Harkat, whom it suspects of belonging to Al-Qaeda. On May 23, another federal court had granted Harkat a conditional release as

he awaited a ruling on an extradition request from Algeria. However, he was required to wear an electronic bracelet, pay a 31,500 dollar (US) bond and stay within the confines of his home in Ottawa if released.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060609/wl_canada_afp/canadaalgeriajustice_060609220934&printer=1;_ylt=AhyJFJ1zwMILDH51Xm7E9FT6OrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE>

 

The Nazi Connection to Islamic Terror

 

The Nazi Connection to Islamic Terrorism - Adolf Hitler and Haj Amin al-Husseini. Mr. Morse will be speaking at the International Institute for Holocaust Research-Yad Vashem in  Jerusalem, March 23. He is a Republican candidate for Congress in Massachusetts where he is campaigning against Barney Frank.

 

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=21654

 

US Warns of Terror Threat in China

 

The United States warned on Friday of a possible terrorist threat against its interests in China, especially in the three major cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This threat also may exist for places where Americans are known to congregate or visit, including clubs, restaurants, places of worship, schools or outdoor recreation events,'' the U.S. embassy said in a notice on its Web site (www.beijing.usembassy.gov).

 

Madrid Bomb Suspect Claimed Compensation: Officials

 

A Moroccan man suspected of links to the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people tried to claim compensation for the death of his stepdaughter in the attack, Spanish officials said on Friday. Adennabi Essebar, under investigation in connection with the attack by an Islamist group that judges believe was inspired by al Qaeda, had his claim

for money rejected, court officials said.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-security-china-usa.html?pagewanted=print

 

Autopsy performed on al-Zarqawi

 

An autopsy was being carried out Saturday on the body of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed Wednesday in a U.S. airstrike, the U.S. military said. Two military personnel were flown in Friday night and Saturday to conduct the autopsy on al-Zarqawi, the leader of the terrorist group al Qaeda in Iraq, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, spokesman for Multi-National Forces-Iraq, told reporters Saturday.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/10/iraq.al.zarqawi/index.html

 

Special police team keeps track of radical Islamist

 

German authorities have assigned a crack police team of 24 officers to keep track of a radical Islamist with links to both the September 11 terror attacks and the Madrid train bombings because they lack evidence to detain him, a news magazine reported Saturday. The monitoring of Imam Saddiq Ayub, 39, will continue throughout the World Cup as police mount a massive effort to prevent terror strikes and other violence the weekly Focus said.

 

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/article_1171649.php/Special_police_team_keeps_track_on_radical_Islamist_report