ShareThisWikiLeaks: FBI hunts the 9/11 gang that got away 01 Feb 2011 The FBI has launched a manhunt for a previously unknown team of men suspected to be part of the 9/11 attacks, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. Secret documents reveal that the three Qatari men conducted surveillance on the targets, provided "support" to the plotters and had tickets for a flight to Washington on the eve of the atrocities. The suspected terrorists flew from London to New York on a British Airways flight three weeks before the attacks. They allegedly carried out surveillance at the World Trade Centre, the White House and in Virginia, the US state where the Pentagon and CIA headquarters are located [and where they picked up their paychecks].
ShareThis'Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb' 01 Feb 2011 Al-Qaida [al-CIAduh] is on the verge of producing radioactive weapons after sourcing nuclear material and recruiting rogue scientists to build "dirty" bombs, according to leaked diplomatic documents. A leading atomic regulator has privately warned that the world stands on the brink of a "nuclear 9/11". Security briefings suggest that jihadi groups are also close to producing "workable and efficient" biological and chemical weapons that could kill thousands if unleashed in attacks on the West.
ShareThisFEMA mobilized as winter storms hit U.S. 01 Feb 2011 The federal government is sending workers and equipment to at least 11 states as a winter storm bears down on a wide swath of the country, the White House said Tuesday. With storm watches and blizzard warnings up over most of the continental U.S., the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending its disaster response specialists in advance to Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
ShareThisCyclone to bring '24 hours of terror' --Tens of thousands of people are fleeing their homes ahead of the monster storm, with winds of up to 295 kilometres per hour near the core. 02 Feb 2011 Queenslanders have been told to prepare themselves for a terrifying 24 hours as the "most catastrophic storm ever" takes aim at heavily populated areas of the state's north. Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was upgraded to category five this morning as the weather bureau warned it was likely to be "more life-threatening" than any storm seen in Australia in living memory.
ShareThisMubarak Fails to Quell Protests With Departure Pledge --'Your last day will be Friday.' 01 Feb 2011 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he will step down after elections for a new leader, a concession rejected by opposition leaders and protesters who refuse to wait months for an end to his regime. Mubarak said he’ll stay on to ensure "stability" [?!?] and push through political and economic changes before his departure. The Cairo crowd began chanting anti-Mubarak slogans even before the president's state television broadcast was finished. "Your last day will be Friday," some shouted, referring to the day when further demonstrations are planned.
ShareThisDemocrats Pick Charlotte for 2012 Convention 01 Feb 2011 The Democratic Party announced Tuesday that Charlotte, N.C., will be the site of its 2012 national convention, with the city winning out over St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland as the place to formally [unfortunately] kick off President Obama’s re-election bid... One of the country’s most competitive United States Senate races is also taking place in Missouri, with Senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, is being heavily focused on by Republicans as she seeks re-election to a second term. Ms. McCaskill, one of the president’s closest friends in the Senate, took her concerns directly to the White House, according to party leaders familiar with the selection process. She argued that her re-election could be complicated if the convention was held in St. Louis, because the Democratic gathering will almost certainly attract protesters and compete for fund-raising. [Self-serving maggot McCaskill: That's *millions* that could have been injected into the St. Louis economy.]
ShareThisUN human rights chief: 300 reported dead in Egypt protests 01 Feb 2011 The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday she had unconfirmed reports that up to 300 people may have been killed and over 3,000 injured in the unrest that has engulfed Egypt for the past week. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, was appalled by reported death toll and injury count, saying, "I urge the Egyptian authorities to ensure police and other security forces scrupulously avoid excessive use of force."
ShareThisSwine flu jab: narcolepsy link investigated 01 Feb 2011 A possible increase in narcolepsy among children given the swine flu vaccine is being investigated by Finnish health officials. They have found evidence of an increased risk of the disorder - in which people fall asleep without warning or sleep excessively in the daytime - among those aged four to 19 given the Pandemrix vaccine. They say a preliminary study indicated there was an "observed increase in incidence of narcolepsy" among those given the vaccine.
ShareThisSwine flu vaccine likely causes child narcolepsy: study --Institute: Young people aged four to 19 had 'manifold increased risk of falling ill with narcolepsy' if inoculated against swine flu with Pandemrix 01 Feb 2011 Children injected with the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine were nine times more likely to contract narcolepsy than those who were not vaccinated, a preliminary study by Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL, showed Tuesday. "Currently, the most likely explanation is that the increase in narcolepsy is by joint effect of the vaccine and some other factor(s)," THL said.
ShareThisEgypt protests: Washington forces Hosni Mubarak to step down at elections 01 Feb 2011 President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt was on Tuesday night forced by Washington to announce he would step down at elections later this year. Mr Mubarak was due in the late evening to appear on state television to announce his departure, which followed mass demonstrations against his rule in Cairo and other major cities. But he was likely to refuse to bow to demands by hundreds of thousands of protesters that he quit immediately. Mr Mubarak was finally compelled to act after a direct intervention by Barack Obama.
ShareThisNew Jordan PM unlikely to appease protesters 01 Feb 2011 Many people in Jordan have questioned the wisdom of King Abdullah in appointing Marouf Bakhit to head the country's new government. The appointment of the ex-army general and former ambassador to Israel follows three weeks of street protests over rising prices, inflation and unemployment. Labib Kamhawi, an independent Jordanian analyst, said it showed the lack of intention on the part of the king, or ill-council by his advisers, "to initiate real substantial changes".
ShareThisNew Egyptian VP Ran Mubarak's Security Team, Oversaw Torture --Omar Suleiman Offered to Chop Off Man's Arm for CIA, Says Author 01 Feb 2011 The intelligence chief tapped by Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak as his vice president and potential successor aided the U.S. with its rendition program, intelligence experts told ABC News, and oversaw the torture of an Al Qaeda suspect whose 'information' helped justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Ron Suskind, author of the book The One Percent Doctrine, called Suleiman the "hit man" for the Mubarak regime. He told ABC News that when the CIA asked Suleiman for a DNA sample from a relative of Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Suleiman offered the man's whole arm instead.
ShareThisDow closes over 12,000 for first time since June 2008 01 Feb 2011 US stocks surged Tuesday after positive earnings reports, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a close above 12,000 for the first time since June 19, 2008. The blue-chip Dow leaped 1.25 percent (148.23 points) to 12,040.16. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index rose 1.89 percent (43.04 points) to 2,751.19, as investors shrugged off turmoil in the Middle East to focus on buoyant corporate fourth-quarter profit reports.
ShareThisEgypt's Mubarak says he will not run for reelection 01 Feb 2011 President Hosni Mubarak announced Tuesday that he would not run for reelection in a presidential vote set for September, but he vowed to remain in power until a successor is chosen. In a televised speech to the nation, Mubarak said he would work hard in his remaining months in office to transfer power peacefully to a new elected president. But it is not immediately clear whether his pledge not to run again would appease protesters, who have demanded his immediate departure.
ShareThisKing Sacks Jordan Government After Protests 01 Feb 2011 King Abdullah of Jordan has sacked his entire government after thousands of people took to the streets to protest against a rise in fuel and food prices. Inspired by the action taken in Tunisia and Egypt, protesters gathered to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rafai. The demonstrations came despite Mr Rifai promising to compensate for high prices with wage increases for civil servants and the military.
ShareThisIslamic extremist landed job with British Airways 'in terror plot to blow up a flight to the U.S.' 01 Feb 2011 An Islamic extremist landed a job with British Airways with the aim of carrying out a 'spectacular' terrorist attack on the UK, a court heard yesterday. Computer expert Rajib Karim, 31, is accused of plotting with terror mastermind Anwar al-Awlaki to commit an atrocity that would lead to 'widespread loss of life'. The Bangladesh-born man volunteered to train as cabin crew in the hope of blowing up aircraft, it was alleged.
ShareThisUS Embassy staff in Oslo 'armed' 01 Feb 2011 Various monitoring groups formed at the US embassies around the world could have been armed, American Foreign Service documents show. The US Embassy in Oslo's Surveillance Detection Unit (SDU), which was set up to spy on Norwegians, could have been one of these armed embassies.
ShareThisMubarak promises to stand down at next election after 'million-strong' march demands his resignation --President Mubarak confirms he is to stand down at election --Military holding good to pledge not to fire on peaceful protesters --18,000 passengers stranded at Cairo Airport in dash to escape --Foreign Office to send charter planes tomorrow to pick up British tourists --Google provides a Twitter lifeline after last internet provider shuts down 01 Feb 2011 President Hosni Mubarak will step down at the next election, he said tonight, following a rally by an estimated million people against his political regime. The 82-year-old former general announced on television that he would not seek re-election in a ballot set to take place in September. However, he said he would stay in office until then to respond to demands for reform, in a speech which was greeted by cheers from protesters massed in Cairo's main square.
ShareThisLooters included undercover Egyptian police, hospitals tell Human Rights Watch 01 Feb 2011 Human Rights Watch confirmed several cases of undercover police loyal to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime committing acts of violence and looting in an attempt to stoke fear of instability as demonstrations grew stronger Tuesday against the autocratic leader. Peter Bouckaert, the emergency director at Human Rights Watch, said hospitals confirmed that they received several wounded looters shot by the army carrying police identification cards. They also found several cases of looters and vandals in Cairo and Alexandria with police identification cards.
ShareThisBill would require all S.Dakota citizens to buy a gun 31 Jan 2011 Five South Dakota lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require any adult 21 or older to buy a firearm "sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense." The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21. The provision does not apply to people who are barred from owning a firearm. Nor does the measure specify what type of firearm. Instead, residents would pick one "suitable to their temperament, physical capacity, and preference."
ShareThisIsraeli planes carrying crowd dispersal weapons arrived in Egypt: Rights group 31 Jan 2011 The International Network for Rights and Development has claimed that Israeli logistical support has been sent to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to help his regime confront demonstrations. According to reports by the non-governmental organisation, three Israeli planes landed at Cairo's Mina International Airport on Saturday carrying hazardous equipment for use in dispersing and suppressing large crowds. In the statement circulated by the International Network, it was disclosed that Egyptian security forces received the complete cargoes on three Israeli planes which were, it is claimed, carrying an abundant supply of internationally proscribed gas to disperse unwanted crowds.
ShareThisEgypt protesters hang Hosni Mubarak in effigy, hold together in solidarity --Egypt protesters in central Cairo swelled to more than 200,000 today in the biggest demonstrations yet calling for an end to the 30-year-rule of President Hosni Mubarak. 01 Feb 2011 The crowd in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square swelled to hundreds of thousands of people today in the biggest protests yet calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. "O Mubarak, wake up, today is your last day!" shouted protesters. An effigy of the president was hung from a traffic signal in the middle of the square, and some signs depicted Egypt's president as Hitler.
ShareThisIll. Gov. Activates National Guard for Snow --More than 500 troops to be sationed along highways 01 Feb 2011 Gov. Pat Quinn has activated more than 500 Illinois National Guard troops to assist during Chicago's pending snow deluge. The move is part of state efforts to prep for what could be one of Chicago's biggest blizzards ever. According to a statement from the governor's office, guards will be stationed at rest areas along highways, including I-70 and north of I-70.
ShareThisStorm Cancels Flights, May Set Chicago Record, Ices New York 01 Feb 2011 A two-stage winter storm sweeping through the U.S. has caused more than 2,800 flights to be canceled today and threatens to break snow records in Chicago and coat New York City in ice. New York may receive 3 to 5 inches (7.6 to 12.7 centimeters) of snow and an additional 0.3 inch of ice, according to Nelson Vaz, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Upton, New York. Chicago may get close to two feet of snow, which would break a 44-year-old snowfall record.
ShareThisPolice: No suspect in Minot multiple homicides --'The medical examiner is, quite frankly, booked up.' 01 Feb 2011 During a Monday afternoon press conference regarding the multiple homicides discovered in Minot Friday, Chief of Police Jeff Balentine sought to reassure an anxious community that the killer will not strike again. In the midst of an investigation into the shooting deaths of four Minot residents Balentine said, "Don't believe the social media. Believe what we are putting out. These crimes of violence were directed at a family. We don't believe the community is in any danger..." However, added Balentine, "We do not have a suspect identified at this point."
ShareThisAs Mubarak cuts communications, Egypt braces for 'march of millions' 01 Feb 2011 As soldiers stood guard, a growing crowd gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday morning for a planned "march of millions" to demand President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Egypt's government posted troops at key locations and cut internet service as activists pledged to hold major demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities Tuesday -- a week after rallies began calling for an end to Mubarak's nearly 30-year rule.
ShareThisMassive winter system spans 2,000 miles, threatens Midwest cities -- Winter alerts extend from New Mexico to Maine, with blizzard warnings in 7 states 31 Jan 2011 Several major Midwest metropolitan areas are bracing for a massive winter storm system that threatened to dump a foot or more of snow and bring potentially debilitating winds. As much of its strength, the system's immense size sets it apart. As of Monday evening, the National Weather Service had posted winter storm warnings, watches or advisories in at least 29 states in a 2,000-mile space stretching from the Southwest to the Northeast.
ShareThisUS airstrike kills civilians in Afghanistan 31 Jan 2011 At least one civilian has been killed and several others wounded in a helicopter gunship attack by the US-led foreign forces in troubled western Afghanistan. The deadly incident took place in Pusht-e Rod district in Farah Province. Most foreign forces stationed in Farah Province are US troops. Local officials say a child was killed and two adults were wounded as NATO struck what they called Taliban targets.
ShareThis4 German soldiers killed in Afghanistan 30 Jan 2011 Four German soldiers have reportedly been killed when a bomb struck their military vehicle in northern Afghanistan, bringing the foreign death toll in the Asian country to more than 30 in 2011. The attack took place when a tank carrying German soldiers was hit by the blast in Kunduz province on Saturday, a Press TV correspondent reported. A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahib, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying four German troops were killed.
ShareThis3 NATO oil tankers torched in Pakistan 31 Jan 2011 Unidentified Pakistani gunmen have destroyed at least three NATO oil tankers carrying supplies to the US-led troops stationed in war-wrecked Afghanistan, security officials say. The motorcycle-mounted gunmen opened fire on the NATO tankers in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan, stepping up attacks on the supplies sent to the coalition forces based in neighboring Afghanistan, a Press TV correspondent reported.
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