- Pakistan - Scores Killed In Bombing of Police Intelligence
Offices - FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force Raid Chicago Apartment
- Economic Crisis Creating Suburban Survivalists
- Obama Shakes Up White House Security Structure
- Brazil Detains Al Qaeda Suspect Who Ran Anti-American Web
Site - Assault Rifle Parts And Ammo Found In Austin Dumpster
- Device Left In Mailbox Sprays Poison On Man
- North Korea Threatens Military Action Against South Korea
Pakistan - Scores Killed In Bombing of Police Intelligence Posted: 27 May 2009 12:37 AM PDT
A suicide car bomber targeted buildings housing police and intelligence agency offices in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing about 30 and wounding nearly 150 in one of the deadliest such blasts in the country this year, officials said. The attack, which was followed by gunfire, was the third major strike in the city of Lahore in recent months, and it came amid worries of retaliation from Taliban militants facing a major Pakistani military offensive in the northwest. Lahore is a major cultural metropolis near the Indian border, and assaults there have heightened fears that militancy in Pakistan is spreading well beyond the northwest region bordering Afghanistan.
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FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force Raid Chicago Apartment Posted: 26 May 2009 11:47 PM PDT Very little is being reported on a recent raid that resulted in 2 arrests, in Chicago. A source in federal law enforcement told Fox Chicago that the case is similar to one Glenda Johnson saw so many police and plain clothed federal agents on her block that she thought someone had been shot. “The police was so crowded, you couldn’t even walk past. They was in trucks, they was in cars, they was in regular cars. It looked like someone had killed someone,” said That swarm of badges consisted of the FBI, Chicago Police and the Joint Terrorism Task Force. In their sights were two buildings on the 6300 block of North Artesian. specifically, two storage lockers. A spokesperson for the FBI confirms a search warrant was executed at the building as part of an ongoing investigation. Glenda Johnson says an FBI agent made the search “They was looking for someone who lives in this building. So I was like ‘what’s the cause?’ They said ‘we don’t want to say yet, but it’s a life and death situation.’ I was
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Economic Crisis Creating Suburban Survivalists Posted: 26 May 2009 11:45 PM PDT
Six months ago, Jim Wiseman didn’t even have a spare nutrition bar in his kitchen cabinet. Now, the 54-year-old businessman and father of five has a backup generator, a water filter, a grain mill and a 4-foot-tall pile of emergency food tucked in his home in the expensive San Diego suburb of La Jolla. Wiseman isn’t alone. Emergency supply retailers and military surplus stores nationwide have seen business boom in the past few months as an increasing number of Americans spooked by the economy rush to stock up on gear that was once the domain of hardcore survivalists.
These people snapping up everything from water purification tablets to thermal blankets shatter the survivalist stereotype: they are mostly urban professionals newfound hobby. From teachers to real estate agents, these budding emergency gurus say the dismal economy has made them prepare for financial collapse as if it were an oncoming grocery shelves and widespread power failures that could make taps run dry. For Wiseman, a fire protection contractor, that’s meant spending roughly $20,000 since September on survival gear _ and trying to persuade others to do the same. “The UPS guy drops things off and he sees my 4-by-8-by-6-foot pile of food and I say ‘What are you doing to prepare, buddy?’” he said. “Because there won’t be a thing left on any shelf of any supermarket in the country if people’s confidence wavers.” The surge in interest in emergency stockpiling has been a bonanza for camping supply companies and military surplus vendors, some of whom report sales spikes of up to 50 percent. These companies usually cater to people preparing for earthquakes or hurricanes, but informal customer surveys now indicate the bump is from first-time shoppers who cite financial, not natural, disaster as their primary concern, they say. Top sellers include 55-gallon water jugs, waterproof containers, freeze-dried foods, water filters, water purification tablets, glow sticks, lamp oil, thermal blankets,
Joe Branin, owner of the online emergency supply store Living Fresh, said he’s seen a 700 percent increase in orders for water purification tablets in the past month and He is shipping meals ready to eat and food bars by the case to residential addresses “You’re hearing from the people you will always hear from, who will build their own bunkers and stuff,” he said. “But then you’re hearing from people who usually to the worst?’” Online interest in survivalism has increased too. The niche Web site SurvivalBlog.com has seen its page views triple in the past 14 months to nearly 137,000 unique visitors a week. Jim Rawles, a self-described survivalist who runs the site, calls the emergency preparedness and says that business also has tripled. “There’s so many people who are concerned about the economy that there’s a huge interest in preparedness, and it pretty much crosses all lines, social, economic, political and religious,” he said. “There’s a steep learning curve going on right now.” via Newsmax.com - Economic Crisis Creating ‘Suburban Survivalists’.
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Obama Shakes Up White House Security Structure Posted: 26 May 2009 11:10 PM PDT
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday ended the divide between national security and homeland security staff in the White House, arguing the move would make Obama shook up the security structure of his teams of advisors after examining the results of a study he ordered into how best to handle homeland security and “I have carefully reviewed the findings and recommendations of that study, and am announcing a new approach which will strengthen our security and the safety of our citizens,” Obama said in a statement. “These decisions reflect the fundamental truth that the challenges of the 21st Century that effectively integrates all aspects of American power.” The move will see the full integration of the White House National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council to support all policy on international, transnational and homeland security issues.
Obama also decided to form new directorates and positions on the new National Security Staff to cope with 21st Century threats including cybersecurity and possible terrorism using weapons of mass destruction. via Obama shakes up White House security structure - Yahoo! News.
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Brazil Detains Al Qaeda Suspect Who Ran Anti-American Web Site Posted: 26 May 2009 11:02 PM PDT
Brazilian authorities detained an Arab who ran a Web site forum that could be linked to terrorists and included anti-American statements in Arabic, a prosecutor said Tuesday night. The Arab resident of Brazil was not identified and a court ordered his release after police investigated, federal prosecutor Ana Leticia Absy said in a statement. Absy said Brazil police were alerted to the presence of the closed Web site by the FBI, obtained judicial permission to investigate it and concluded it could be connected “to a terrorist group.” But Absy stressed in a statement that no evidence has been uncovered suggesting the moderator was actually a member of a terrorist group. The statement was issued after a columnist for the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported Tuesday that the man was suspected of being a member of Al Qaeda. Prior to the statement’s release, a federal police spokeswoman confirmed for The Associated Press that the man was suspected of being a key player in Al Qaeda’s international communications. She spoke on condition of anonymity, in keeping with department policy.
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Assault Rifle Parts And Ammo Found In Austin Dumpster Posted: 26 May 2009 10:54 PM PDT
Assorted parts from assault rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition Tuesday were found stashed in a North Austin dumpster. Austin police say someone noticed the weapons inside the dumpster outside the Austin police officers and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms pulled the upper receivers of eight assault rifles and box after box People who live on the dead-end street watched with worry. “It’s so quiet out here you hardly ever think of anything like that,” said Richard Marquez. Marquez has lived at a house a few yards from the dumpster for several decades. He watched in shock on Tuesday as agents wrapped the gun parts in white pieces of cloth and tucked them into the trunk of a patrol car. “Who put it there? That’s the scary part. We still live here with our windows open and sit out here in the afternoon,” said Marquez. Detectives don’t know who hid the weapons in the dumpster or why. Agents with the ATF say the upper receivers do not have serial numbers which makes them “The neighborhood is a decent neighborhood. Everybody’s pretty friendly, but there are a few vagrants that come into the neighborhood,” said Jeremy This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and |
Device Left In Mailbox Sprays Poison On Man Posted: 26 May 2009 10:46 PM PDT
BOAZ, AL - Saturday a Boaz man went to his mailbox, but inside was more than just mail. There was some type of device inside that sprayed the man with a This happened on McVille Road at the home of Randall Gilbreath. The devise sprayed Gilbreath on the hands. The chemical is called chloroacetaldehyde. It’s used to kill fungi, algae and bacteria. It can also be harmful to humans if left on the skin. Boaz Police say the Gilbreath did go to the hospital but is ok. They are now trying to figure out why someone would leave the device. Gilbreath told them he has had no conflicts with anyone. Police do consider this to be a terrorist threat. If someone is caught, they face felony charges. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and |
North Korea Threatens Military Action Against South Korea Posted: 26 May 2009 09:47 PM PDT
North Korea threatened military action in response to South Korea joining an anti-proliferation program and said it’s no longer bound by the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War. South Korea’s actions are tantamount to a “declaration of war,” the North’s official said in a statement today. North Korea said it can’t guarantee the safety of ships [...] “We will regard any intervention, searches or other minor hostile acts against our peaceful ships as an intolerable violation of our sovereign rights and will
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