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Stunning Documentary Highlights Disturbing Biden-China Relationship
Posted by Blaze TV on Sept. 3, "Riding the Dragon" is a jaw-dropping video that explores high stakes financial deals between the Chinese Government and Joe Biden's son Hunter. Billions of dollars, powerful connections, and even dealings that could jeopardize U.S. national security are detailed here. Also, check out the "Riding the Dragon" page on Facebook for interesting related material.
A Lightspeed Pictures production in association with Blaze Media.
Directed by M.A. Taylor Featuring Peter Schweizer
Contact: For more information, contact: info@lightspeedpictures.com
A Lightspeed Pictures production in association with Blaze Media.
Directed by M.A. Taylor Featuring Peter Schweizer
Contact: For more information, contact: info@lightspeedpictures.com
TOP SECRET EMAILS FOUND ON HILLARY'S PRIVATE SERVER (UPDATE 2)
August 11, 2015 - For months, Hillary Clinton has insisted there were no classified State Department emails on her own email server. But the FBI now says at least four "classified" emails have been found on that server, and at least two are highly sensitive and classified as "Top Secret." Was she lying? Or is she simply incompetent?
Hillary Clinton said no sensitive information was contained in any of the emails she sent during her tenure as Secretary of State. "I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email," she said at a news conference on March 10, 2015 at the United Nations. "I’m certainly well aware of the classification requirements and did not send classified material." But, apparently, H. Clinton was not aware of how materials passing through her server were classified. If so, that indicates gross ignorance or callous disregard for protocol and security. Or, perhaps, she's just stupid.
TOP SECRET EMAILS FOUND ON HILLARY'S PRIVATE SERVER:
On the evening of August 11, reports National Journal, "Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released a memo from McCullough that adds new detail to the previous finding by the intelligence IG and the State Department IG that at least four of Clinton's emails contained classified information."
FBI Still Blames North Korea for Sony Hack (Updated)
December 19, 2014 - The FBI blamed North Korea today for the unprecedented computer hacking attack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) in late November. It is widely believed that the cyber attack was North Korea's retaliation for Sony's film "The Interview." The film depicts a fictional CIA-sponsored assassination of N. Korea's young dictator Kim Jong-un. UPDATED, 30 December: New Evidence.....
The Interview was released to theaters on Christmas Day, despite earlier threats of terrorism that caused Sony to pull the film's release.
The attack on Sony was devastating. In it's statement, the FBI said that "the destructive nature of this attack, coupled with its coercive nature, sets it apart." The statement said that the FBI is confident that the North Korean government "is responsible for these actions."
Experts Doubt North Korea's Role:
Was North Korea really behind the attack on Sony Picture's computers? Or was is one or more former Sony employees, possibly working as a paid contractor for North Korea?
On Dec. 29, Hollywood Reporter: "Security firm Norse claims it has evidence that shows the Sony hack was perpetrated by six individuals, including two based in the U.S., one in Canada, one in Singapore and one in Thailand. Norse senior vp Kurt Stammberger told the Ledger, a security industry news website, that among the six was one former Sony Pictures employee, a 10-year veteran of the company with a very technical background who was laid off in May following restructuring. Norse used human resources documents that were leaked as part of the hack to first identify and then track the former Sony employee's online activity at least since May, when the person left the company."
Dec. 27, CNN: "It's clear to us, based on both forensic and other evidence we've collected, that unequivocally they are not responsible for orchestrating or initiating the attack on Sony," said Sam Glines, who runs the cybersecurity company Norse.
Dec. 29, Dark Matters: "Norse Investigation Focusing on a Small Group, Including Sony Ex-Employees"
Dec. 30, Daily Beast: "Stammberger said that Norse’s analysis is now pointing toward an attack against Sony by disgruntled employees that was conducted in stages and over the course of several months, beginning as early as July, and that North Korea opportunistically praised the attack only after it was discovered."
From the FBI's December 19 press release:
Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). In late November, SPE confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that destroyed systems and stole large quantities of personal and commercial data. A group calling itself the “Guardians of Peace” claimed responsibility for the attack and subsequently issued threats against SPE, its employees, and theaters that distribute its movies.
....The attacks also rendered thousands of SPE’s computers inoperable, forced SPE to take its entire computer network offline, and significantly disrupted the company’s business operations.
....Sony’s quick reporting facilitated the investigators’ ability to do their jobs, and ultimately to identify the source of these attacks.
....the FBI now has enough information to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for these actions. While the need to protect sensitive sources and methods precludes us from sharing all of this information, our conclusion is based, in part, on the following:
- Technical analysis of the data deletion malware used in this attack revealed links to other malware that the FBI knows North Korean actors previously developed. For example, there were similarities in specific lines of code, encryption algorithms, data deletion methods, and compromised networks.
- The FBI also observed significant overlap between the infrastructure used in this attack and other malicious cyber activity the U.S. government has previously linked directly to North Korea. For example, the FBI discovered that several Internet protocol (IP) addresses associated with known North Korean infrastructure communicated with IP addresses that were hardcoded into the data deletion malware used in this attack.
- Separately, the tools used in the SPE attack have similarities to a cyber attack in March of last year against South Korean banks and media outlets, which was carried out by North Korea.
....the destructive nature of this attack, coupled with its coercive nature, sets it apart. North Korea’s actions were intended to inflict significant harm on a U.S. business and suppress the right of American citizens to express themselves. Such acts of intimidation fall outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior.... (read the full press release here.)
Also See:
U.S. suspects North Korea had help attacking Sony Pictures Reuters (29 Dec)
New Evidence Points to Inside Job, Security Experts Say Hollywood Reporter (Dec 29)
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony Daily Beast (30 Dec)
FBI Fixated on North Korea for Sony Hack Despite New Evidence Daily Beast (30 Dec)
Hackers Make New Demands On Sony Pictures TMZ
Obama pledges proportional response to Sony hack AP/Watertown Public Opinion
Hack Attack Spurs Call For More North Korea Sanctions AP/Atlanta Daily World
Watch the Kim Jong-un Death Scene from The Interview MirrorNinja
Sony Pictures hack: Timeline of revelations from unprecedented cyber-attack IBTimes
Sony Pictures proves Hollywood is a land of cowards New York Post
George Clooney: Hollywood must push for release of The Interview The Telegraph (UK)
North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers Daily Beast
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| Kim Jong Un 'death scene' from The Interview - MirrorNinja (watch video) |
The attack on Sony was devastating. In it's statement, the FBI said that "the destructive nature of this attack, coupled with its coercive nature, sets it apart." The statement said that the FBI is confident that the North Korean government "is responsible for these actions."
Experts Doubt North Korea's Role:
Was North Korea really behind the attack on Sony Picture's computers? Or was is one or more former Sony employees, possibly working as a paid contractor for North Korea?
On Dec. 29, Hollywood Reporter: "Security firm Norse claims it has evidence that shows the Sony hack was perpetrated by six individuals, including two based in the U.S., one in Canada, one in Singapore and one in Thailand. Norse senior vp Kurt Stammberger told the Ledger, a security industry news website, that among the six was one former Sony Pictures employee, a 10-year veteran of the company with a very technical background who was laid off in May following restructuring. Norse used human resources documents that were leaked as part of the hack to first identify and then track the former Sony employee's online activity at least since May, when the person left the company."
Dec. 27, CNN: "It's clear to us, based on both forensic and other evidence we've collected, that unequivocally they are not responsible for orchestrating or initiating the attack on Sony," said Sam Glines, who runs the cybersecurity company Norse.
Dec. 29, Dark Matters: "Norse Investigation Focusing on a Small Group, Including Sony Ex-Employees"
Dec. 30, Daily Beast: "Stammberger said that Norse’s analysis is now pointing toward an attack against Sony by disgruntled employees that was conducted in stages and over the course of several months, beginning as early as July, and that North Korea opportunistically praised the attack only after it was discovered."
From the FBI's December 19 press release:
Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). In late November, SPE confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that destroyed systems and stole large quantities of personal and commercial data. A group calling itself the “Guardians of Peace” claimed responsibility for the attack and subsequently issued threats against SPE, its employees, and theaters that distribute its movies.
....The attacks also rendered thousands of SPE’s computers inoperable, forced SPE to take its entire computer network offline, and significantly disrupted the company’s business operations.....Sony’s quick reporting facilitated the investigators’ ability to do their jobs, and ultimately to identify the source of these attacks.
....the FBI now has enough information to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for these actions. While the need to protect sensitive sources and methods precludes us from sharing all of this information, our conclusion is based, in part, on the following:
- Technical analysis of the data deletion malware used in this attack revealed links to other malware that the FBI knows North Korean actors previously developed. For example, there were similarities in specific lines of code, encryption algorithms, data deletion methods, and compromised networks.
- The FBI also observed significant overlap between the infrastructure used in this attack and other malicious cyber activity the U.S. government has previously linked directly to North Korea. For example, the FBI discovered that several Internet protocol (IP) addresses associated with known North Korean infrastructure communicated with IP addresses that were hardcoded into the data deletion malware used in this attack.
....the destructive nature of this attack, coupled with its coercive nature, sets it apart. North Korea’s actions were intended to inflict significant harm on a U.S. business and suppress the right of American citizens to express themselves. Such acts of intimidation fall outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior.... (read the full press release here.)
Also See:
U.S. suspects North Korea had help attacking Sony Pictures Reuters (29 Dec)
New Evidence Points to Inside Job, Security Experts Say Hollywood Reporter (Dec 29)
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony Daily Beast (30 Dec)
FBI Fixated on North Korea for Sony Hack Despite New Evidence Daily Beast (30 Dec)
Hackers Make New Demands On Sony Pictures TMZ
Obama pledges proportional response to Sony hack AP/Watertown Public Opinion
Hack Attack Spurs Call For More North Korea Sanctions AP/Atlanta Daily World
Watch the Kim Jong-un Death Scene from The Interview MirrorNinja
Sony Pictures hack: Timeline of revelations from unprecedented cyber-attack IBTimes
Sony Pictures proves Hollywood is a land of cowards New York Post
George Clooney: Hollywood must push for release of The Interview The Telegraph (UK)
North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers Daily Beast
FBI Withheld Vital Info About Terror Connections From Boston Police Dept
May 9, 2013 - "The FBI never told the Boston police or the Massachusetts State Police about possible Russian terror connections of the suspected Marathon bombers until three and half days after the attack, law enforcement officials testified today before the House Homeland Security Committee," reports ABC News.
"My fear is that the Boston bombers succeeded because our system failed," said committee chairman Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas).
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis was asked if it would have helped to know everything that the FBI knew about the terrorist activities of the bombers, especially of Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Davis said while the information might have been useful, it might not have changed anything. "That's very hard to say. We would certainly look at the information, we would certainly talk to the individual," Davis said. "From the information I've received, the FBI did that, and they closed the case out. I can't say that I would have come to a different conclusion based upon the information that was known at that particular time." (AP/Newser)
Rep. McCaul said "the Boston bombers may have succeeded because our system failed. We can and we must do better," reports CNN. "We learned over a decade ago the danger in failing to connect the dots," McCaul said, referring to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Testimony in the hearing today indicate that the US intelligence community is still not connecting the dots as well as they could. Why did the FBI not tell the Boston and Massachusetts authorities about the possible terror connections of Tamerlan Tsarnaev? Commissioner Davis said the intelligence might not have helped, but he left it open to the possibility that it might have.
We'll never know, but the fact remains that the FBI withheld information that might have saved lives. Such information should always be shared with law enforcement agencies that have a need to know. As we learned the hard way, Boston and Massachusetts had a very real need to know.
"The idea that the feds have this information and it's not shared with the state and locals defies why we create the Department of Homeland Security in the first place," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. (FoxNews)
"Why didn't they involve the local law enforcers who could have stayed on the case and picked up signals from some of the students who interacted with them, from the people in the mosque," asked former Sen. Joe Lieberman, who also testified. "In this case, aggravatingly, you have two of our great homeland security agencies that didn't involve before the event the local and state authorities that could have helped us prevent the attack." (NorthJersey.com)
"My fear is that the Boston bombers succeeded because our system failed," said committee chairman Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas).
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis was asked if it would have helped to know everything that the FBI knew about the terrorist activities of the bombers, especially of Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Davis said while the information might have been useful, it might not have changed anything. "That's very hard to say. We would certainly look at the information, we would certainly talk to the individual," Davis said. "From the information I've received, the FBI did that, and they closed the case out. I can't say that I would have come to a different conclusion based upon the information that was known at that particular time." (AP/Newser)
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| Failure to Communicate |
Testimony in the hearing today indicate that the US intelligence community is still not connecting the dots as well as they could. Why did the FBI not tell the Boston and Massachusetts authorities about the possible terror connections of Tamerlan Tsarnaev? Commissioner Davis said the intelligence might not have helped, but he left it open to the possibility that it might have.
We'll never know, but the fact remains that the FBI withheld information that might have saved lives. Such information should always be shared with law enforcement agencies that have a need to know. As we learned the hard way, Boston and Massachusetts had a very real need to know.
"The idea that the feds have this information and it's not shared with the state and locals defies why we create the Department of Homeland Security in the first place," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. (FoxNews)
"Why didn't they involve the local law enforcers who could have stayed on the case and picked up signals from some of the students who interacted with them, from the people in the mosque," asked former Sen. Joe Lieberman, who also testified. "In this case, aggravatingly, you have two of our great homeland security agencies that didn't involve before the event the local and state authorities that could have helped us prevent the attack." (NorthJersey.com)
Big Brother Joins You For Coffee
When does common sense security get pushed over the edge? When does vigilance become creepy? Homeland Security seems determined to find out.
We've had it up to here with groping in the airport, wiretapping, and so on. We seem to be tolerating all of that, but they may have just gone too far. Now they're invading a semi-sacred institution, a refuge from life's roughness. They've stepped into the coffee shop. Or, if you will, into the corner cafe.
"Big Brother is watching you while you drink your coffee, or at least imploring you to watch others while you drink your coffee," writes the Daily Caller.
If you live in a city that has public transportation, you've probably seen those somber security-minded signs urging you to be vigilant. "If you see something, say something," they tell us. See that unattended bag in rear of the bus? It might be filled with nails, ball bearings and explosives. 
See that nervous guy in the middle of the subway car? Does he seem a bit too sweaty, and is he fidgeting with something inside his jacket? You better call 911, or talk to a transit employee immediately.
There's nothing wrong with that, I suppose, in this era of random and unpredictable acts of terror.
Be alert in public. It's always been a good idea, and we've always done it. If you see someone acting suspiciously on the street, peeking into cars or house windows, call the cops.
As for the coffee shop intrusion, Department of Homeland Security is stamping itself onto coffee cup sleeves. “If you see something, say something,” they say, just like the transit signs. “Report unattended bags and unusual behavior to police or transit personnel.” We see this message elsewhere ad nauseum. Can't we be left alone while we hide away in a latte den, for God's sake?
DHS is waging its info war on coffee shops via securetransit.org. Securetransit is funded "under a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Grant Programs Directorate (FEMA/GPD) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
Where does it stop? Will DHS also print up a half a billions dollars' worth of cocktail napkins for distribution to bars and taverns? What about ads on the sides of milk cartons? How about putting "If You See Something Say Something" fortune cookies in every Chinese restaurant in the U.S.?
A final thought: Wouldn't the message be more effective if it was made location-specific? Perhaps something like, “If you see something, say something. Report unattended cups and over-caffeinated behavior to a barista or manager.” I'm just saying.
AMAZON UNPLUGS WIKILEAKS (UPDATED)
December 2, 2010 - Wikileaks has taken a hit from former server host Amazon.com. According to a report today at AtomStack.com, "Amazon has cut them off from access to their Elastic Cloud Computing servers, and it’s about time. However, Reuters has reported that Wikileaks is now using European servers. Pressure was brought to bear on Amazon by Sen. Joseph Lieberman, chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. He contacted Amazon on Tuesday, inquiring about their ties with Wikileaks. This apparently jolted Amazon into action." More at AtomStack...
An amusing post at U.S. Politics today notes that "WikiLeaks condemned Amazon's decision stating if they 'are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books'." Perhaps, if WikiLeaks understood the First Amendment, it would know that Amazon's decision to pull their server access is not a Constitution issue any more than it be for a small book store to decline to sell a particular author's work.
The First Amendment says, in full, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." (Source) It says nothing about a merchant's right to sell or not sell any particular piece of merchandise, nor of a publisher's obligation to give access to any speech it chooses to steer clear of. In other words, Amazon's decision to pull the plug could be called a lot of things, but it cannot correctly be called unconstitutional.
On December 1, Joe Weisenthal reported at BusinessInsider.com that Amazon was about to make life more difficult for Wikileaks. This came as the result of thousands of complaints from ordinary Americans. (Note: As of our posting on December 1, at 2:38 p.m. EST, Wikileaks.org was still online.)
From Weisenthal's December 1 report at 2:17 p.m. EST:
Right now we can get to the main site of Wikileaks and the sub-site hosting the Cables.
(A third-party site hosting the docs can be found here) And yet there are reports that the site will go down, and Reuters says Amazon will stop providing it hosting services. Amazon was involved with another scandal, recently, when it dithered on pulling an e-book regarding pedophilia. Read more at BusinessInsider.com...
Okay, so Amazon pulled Wikileak's plug, but only because of immense public pressure and for strictly selfish reasons. You might want to consider boycotting Amazon.com for the next several decades.
RELATED:
Amazon's Wikileaks Rejection Raises Cloud Trust Concerns PC World
WikiLeaks servers moved to France, for now NZ Herald
Arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - Daily Mail (Pakistan)
Bank of America shares fall on WikiLeaks fears Ventura County Star
Companies could be easy targets for WikiLeaks Today Show MSNBC
An amusing post at U.S. Politics today notes that "WikiLeaks condemned Amazon's decision stating if they 'are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books'." Perhaps, if WikiLeaks understood the First Amendment, it would know that Amazon's decision to pull their server access is not a Constitution issue any more than it be for a small book store to decline to sell a particular author's work.
The First Amendment says, in full, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." (Source) It says nothing about a merchant's right to sell or not sell any particular piece of merchandise, nor of a publisher's obligation to give access to any speech it chooses to steer clear of. In other words, Amazon's decision to pull the plug could be called a lot of things, but it cannot correctly be called unconstitutional.
On December 1, Joe Weisenthal reported at BusinessInsider.com that Amazon was about to make life more difficult for Wikileaks. This came as the result of thousands of complaints from ordinary Americans. (Note: As of our posting on December 1, at 2:38 p.m. EST, Wikileaks.org was still online.)
From Weisenthal's December 1 report at 2:17 p.m. EST:
Right now we can get to the main site of Wikileaks and the sub-site hosting the Cables.
(A third-party site hosting the docs can be found here) And yet there are reports that the site will go down, and Reuters says Amazon will stop providing it hosting services. Amazon was involved with another scandal, recently, when it dithered on pulling an e-book regarding pedophilia. Read more at BusinessInsider.com...
Okay, so Amazon pulled Wikileak's plug, but only because of immense public pressure and for strictly selfish reasons. You might want to consider boycotting Amazon.com for the next several decades.
RELATED:
Amazon's Wikileaks Rejection Raises Cloud Trust Concerns PC World
WikiLeaks servers moved to France, for now NZ Herald
Arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - Daily Mail (Pakistan)
Bank of America shares fall on WikiLeaks fears Ventura County Star
Companies could be easy targets for WikiLeaks Today Show MSNBC
Jon Voight Calls Out Obama
In this video, actor Jon Voight succeeds where most Republican politicians fail: Clear, coherent, cohesive criticism of Barack Obama. Voight, a reformed liberal, delivers a brief, blunt and powerful statement.
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UNITED FLIGHT 663 COVERUP? MAYBE
APRIL 7, 2010 - Confusion abounds with conflicting reports. Mainstream media are saying now that the man was having a cigarette, but Douglas Hagmann (http://twitter.com/HagmannPI) reports the following via Twitter (emphasis added):
According to fed. src at Denver: al Modadi tells agents: "You can't hold me, I've got immunity." Demands Qatari rep.; Holder "intervention" (Approx. 10: 52 PM CDT)
Just spoke with FBI agent re United Flight 663. "No misunderstanding" - Qatari diplomat tried to bring down plane. Media spin expected. (Approx. 10:10 PM CDT)
al MODADI has diplomatic immunity... http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/3679 (9:50 PM CDT)
Qatar diplomat, Mohammed al MODADI - attempted to ignite explosive in his shoe aboard flight from DC to Denver - CONFIRMED. (9:49 PM CDT)
Attempted airline bombing - DC to Denver: http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/3679 (approx. 8:50 PM CDT)
Hagmann reports this at Northeast Intelligence Networks (emphasis added):
Update 11:00 PM ET: “There is no misunderstanding,” according to a Federal Air Marshal speaking to Douglas J. Hagmann, Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network on the strict condition of anonymity. This was a clear incident of attempted terrorism, according to this source, who referenced news reports surfacing that al Modadi was involved in a “misunderstanding.” Mohammed al MODADI, 3rd Secretary and Vice-Consul at the Qatari Embassy in Washington, was subdued by at least one Federal Air Marshal aboard United Airlines flight 663 Wednesday night. The aircraft was carrying 157 passengers and 6 crew members, and landed in Denver at about 7:00 PM local time.
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What the Hell Happened on United Flight 663?
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According to fed. src at Denver: al Modadi tells agents: "You can't hold me, I've got immunity." Demands Qatari rep.; Holder "intervention" (Approx. 10: 52 PM CDT)
Just spoke with FBI agent re United Flight 663. "No misunderstanding" - Qatari diplomat tried to bring down plane. Media spin expected. (Approx. 10:10 PM CDT)
al MODADI has diplomatic immunity... http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/3679 (9:50 PM CDT)
Qatar diplomat, Mohammed al MODADI - attempted to ignite explosive in his shoe aboard flight from DC to Denver - CONFIRMED. (9:49 PM CDT)
Attempted airline bombing - DC to Denver: http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/3679 (approx. 8:50 PM CDT)
Hagmann reports this at Northeast Intelligence Networks (emphasis added):
Update 11:00 PM ET: “There is no misunderstanding,” according to a Federal Air Marshal speaking to Douglas J. Hagmann, Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network on the strict condition of anonymity. This was a clear incident of attempted terrorism, according to this source, who referenced news reports surfacing that al Modadi was involved in a “misunderstanding.” Mohammed al MODADI, 3rd Secretary and Vice-Consul at the Qatari Embassy in Washington, was subdued by at least one Federal Air Marshal aboard United Airlines flight 663 Wednesday night. The aircraft was carrying 157 passengers and 6 crew members, and landed in Denver at about 7:00 PM local time.
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What the Hell Happened on United Flight 663?
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What the Hell Happened on United Flight 663?
APRIL 7, 2010 - Much ado about nothing? Maybe. Maybe not. A Qatari diplomat tried to sneak a smoke on board United Flight 663 bound for Denver. OR DID HE? Confusion abounds with conflicting reports. Mainstream media are saying now that the man was having a cigarette, but Douglas Hagmann (http://twitter.com/HagmannPI) reports the following via Twitter:
Just spoke with FBI agent re United Flight 663. "No misunderstanding" - Qatari diplomat tried to bring down plane. Media spin expected. (Approx. 10:10 PM CDT)
al MODADI has diplomatic immunity... http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/3679 (9:50 PM CDT)
Qatar diplomat, Mohammed al MODADI - attempted to ignite explosive in his shoe aboard flight from DC to Denver - CONFIRMED. (9:49 PM CDT)
BREAKING NEWS - Attempted airline bombing - DC to Denver: http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/3679 (approx. 8:50 PM CDT)
Hagmann reports this at Northeast Intelligence Networks (emphasis added):
Update 11:00 PM ET: “There is no misunderstanding,” according to a Federal Air Marshal speaking to Douglas J. Hagmann, Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network on the strict condition of anonymity. This was a clear incident of attempted terrorism, according to this source, who referenced news reports surfacing that al Modadi was involved in a “misunderstanding.” Mohammed al MODADI, 3rd Secretary and Vice-Consul at the Qatari Embassy in Washington, was subdued by at least one Federal Air Marshal aboard United Airlines flight 663 Wednesday night. The aircraft was carrying 157 passengers and 6 crew members, and landed in Denver at about 7:00 PM local time.
Earlier Reports:
Officials: No explosives found on Denver-bound flight Chanel 5, Fayateville
NOTE: ABC reported that the Qatari diplomat was just sneaking a smoke in the plane's bathroom.
Federal air marshals subdued a man who authorities say attempted to "light his shoes on fire" on a United flight from Washington Reagan to Denver Wednesday night, federal law enforcement officials told ABC News....The suspect was identified by authorities as a diplomat in the Qatar embassy in Washington. Full Article, ABC News...
RELATED:Officials: Diplomat tried to ignite shoes aboard flight KOMO News
Security incident on flight at DIA Channel 9 Denver
'Shoe bomb' attempt on US flight The Australian
Track Flight Status for (UA) United Airlines 663
Track status of United Airlines flight 663
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Just spoke with FBI agent re United Flight 663. "No misunderstanding" - Qatari diplomat tried to bring down plane. Media spin expected. (Approx. 10:10 PM CDT)
al MODADI has diplomatic immunity... http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/3679 (9:50 PM CDT)
Qatar diplomat, Mohammed al MODADI - attempted to ignite explosive in his shoe aboard flight from DC to Denver - CONFIRMED. (9:49 PM CDT)
BREAKING NEWS - Attempted airline bombing - DC to Denver: http://homelandsecurityus.com/archives/3679 (approx. 8:50 PM CDT)
Hagmann reports this at Northeast Intelligence Networks (emphasis added):
Update 11:00 PM ET: “There is no misunderstanding,” according to a Federal Air Marshal speaking to Douglas J. Hagmann, Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network on the strict condition of anonymity. This was a clear incident of attempted terrorism, according to this source, who referenced news reports surfacing that al Modadi was involved in a “misunderstanding.” Mohammed al MODADI, 3rd Secretary and Vice-Consul at the Qatari Embassy in Washington, was subdued by at least one Federal Air Marshal aboard United Airlines flight 663 Wednesday night. The aircraft was carrying 157 passengers and 6 crew members, and landed in Denver at about 7:00 PM local time.
Earlier Reports:
Officials: No explosives found on Denver-bound flight Chanel 5, Fayateville
NOTE: ABC reported that the Qatari diplomat was just sneaking a smoke in the plane's bathroom.
Federal air marshals subdued a man who authorities say attempted to "light his shoes on fire" on a United flight from Washington Reagan to Denver Wednesday night, federal law enforcement officials told ABC News....The suspect was identified by authorities as a diplomat in the Qatar embassy in Washington. Full Article, ABC News...
RELATED:Officials: Diplomat tried to ignite shoes aboard flight KOMO News
Security incident on flight at DIA Channel 9 Denver
'Shoe bomb' attempt on US flight The Australian
Track Flight Status for (UA) United Airlines 663
Track status of United Airlines flight 663
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TERROR ALERT ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS
JANUARY 23, 2010 - Late this week, the U.K. raised it's terror alert to "Severe," its second-highest level, but gave no reason for the action. "The highest level of security alert is 'critical,' and that means an attack is imminent, and we're not at that level," British Home Secretary Alan Johnson said on British television. This weekend, we're hearing that Al Qaeda is training female suicide bombers, and may be about to unleash them. It is not publicly know whether the 'Gal suicide bomber' alert is directly related to - or the cause of - a worldwide elevation of terror alerts. Meanwhile, the heightened alert levels come even as Syria partially mobilizes reserves as tensions rise on Israel's northern border. (See a video report below.)
Eleven Nations Raise Preparedness Levels
The following is excerpted from an ominous report at DebkaFile:
In the last three days, the governments of eleven countries have scrambled to elevate their preparedness levels for Islamist terror, or enforced extraordinarily stringent security measures. Another six governments have pursued these steps without fanfare. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22-23, India placed its airlines and airports and those of all of South East Asia -Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - on alert for a possible airplane hijacking by al Qaeda or Lashkar-e-Taibem. The UK elevated its terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe" - one below top and suspended direct British airline flights to and from Yemen....Yemen itself stopped issuing entry visas at Sanaa airport. Full Article...
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Are Conservatives and Veterans Terrorists?
In yet another goosestep toward its desired totalitarian control of America, Barack Obama's administration has issued a secret report (leaked to some in the media) that indicates that people who excercise their First Amendment rights might be considerted terrorists. The report comes from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). FoxNews:
The government considers you a terrorist threat if you oppose abortion, own a gun or are a returning war veteran. That's what House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said Wednesday in response to a Department of Homeland Security report warning of the rise of right-wing extremist groups.
Are there, in fact, right-wing extremist groups? Yes, of course there are. There are extremist left-wing groups, too, such as SDS, a group that many of Barack Obama's friends were or are members of. Have the right-wing extremist groups suddenly grown or begun to bomb buildings? No. Has there been a sudden resurgence of the KKK? No. Do left-wing extremist groups continue to torch housing developments to "save the planet?" Yes, and more. Under Democrat Bill Clinton, did the federal government engage in violent domestic terrorism? Yes, as in Waco, Texas (photo above).
Smith, who said the report on "right-wing extremism" amounts to "political profiling," said that DHS is "using people's political views to assess an individual's susceptibility to terror recruitment." He joins a growing chorus of protest from irate conservative groups that are protesting the report's findings. Full Report at FoxNews...
But what about the left-wing extremist groups? Yes, there is a report about that, too, but it's different. As Hot Air points out (emphasis added):
....the report on extremism of the Left is much different than the other DHS report, starting with specifics. While the DHS report focusing on the Right expansively and generally indicted groups opposing abortion, illegal immigration, and federalism, this report instead focuses on actual and specific extremist groups — groups who have a long history of domestic terrorism and violence....In other words, it does not treat all animal-rights criticisms as indications of terrorist thought. It fails to paint all opponents of free trade as potential national-security threats. Global warming activism does not get treated in this instance as federalism does in the execrable DHS report on conservatives and libertarians. In other words, in this report, the DHS actually focuses on threats, not becoming the Thought Police. Full Post at Hot Air...
In other words, Big Brobama is on the loose. If Leftists, Liberals and Democrats were freaking out about the threats they perceived under the Bush Administration, wait to see how freaked out they get when they finally realize that life under a true totalitarian (Obama) is like.
And by the way, are all those gun toting gangstaz on Chicago's south side right-wing terrorists, or are they left-wing terrorists?
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Obama's Smart Grid Will Weaken US Electric Grid Security
Have foreign spies hacked into the US electrical grid? Could they disable large portions of it, or even all of it, if they wanted to? Seems likely according to recent reports, and the Obama Administration will only make it worse with the proposed "Smart Grid."
"China has denied a report issued yesterday stating that it had penetrated the U.S. electrical grid," according to the International Business Times.
IBT also reported this (emphasis added):
The report issued by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday [April 8] said Chinese, Russian and other cyber spies had intruded into the electrical grid, leaving behind software programs which could cause damage to the network if activated.
This story has a huge "Duh" factor built into it. Just as nobody should have been surprised by the events of September 11, 2001, there should be no surprise that our poorly guarded electrical grid could have been (probably has been) compromised by hostile interests. A professor at Indiana University feels the same way. Fred H. Cate, director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research and distinguished professor at the Maurer School of Law (Indiana University), said foreign entities have been attempting to tap into such networks for years, and succeeded on multiple occasions:
"The most surprising aspect of recent disclosures about cyberspies having penetrated the U.S. electrical grid is how much the disclosure seems to have surprised policymakers and the press," Cate said. "We have known for years both that foreign governments were attacking the U.S. cyberinfrastructure and that those attacks extended to power and other utilities." (Source)
China's government has been busy issuing denials since WSJ ran the story:
"The intrusion doesn't exist at all,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu at a press conference Wednesday, according to China’s state media Xinhua. "We hope that the concerned media will prudently deal with some groundless remarks, especially those concerning accusations against China."
China, you may recall, is governed by a bunch of sadistic, sociopathic liars who habitually disable YouTube, Google and other sources of freely flowing information. They still hold Tibet and consider the Dalai Lama to be a top enemy of the state. Although China is a major trading partner of ours, they are sworn to destroy the United States. China's denial rings hollow, as does the Russian denial reported by the April 8 Wall Street Journal article:
Russian and Chinese officials have denied any wrongdoing. "These are pure speculations," said Yevgeniy Khorishko, a spokesman at the Russian Embassy. "Russia has nothing to do with the cyberattacks on the U.S. infrastructure, or on any infrastructure in any other country in the world."
You may recall that Russia is governed by a bunch of sadistic, sociopathic liars who habitually disable sources of freely flowing information and imprison opposition leaders. They would still hold eastern Europe as slave states if they were able to. Although Russia is a major trading partner of ours, they would love to destroy us.
So what is our highly inefficient federal government doing about this? Virtually nothing, really. Barack Obama has already has "committed billions of dollars to grid-related projects, including research, development and assessment. The mission is to create efficiencies to lower costs, create savings and allow for better adoption of alternative energy sources." That's according to a report by Thomas Kostigen at Marketwatch.com. But, as Kostigen points out, Obama's "Smart Grid" does not address security issues (emphasis added):
Joshua Pennell is chief executive of IOActive, a security services and software assurance firm in Seattle. In a presentation to the Department of Homeland Security, Pennell says the Smart Grid has "inherent security flaws" and could further expose the country to attacks on our critical power infrastructure. His firm conducted industry research and claims that a smart grid could "expose utility companies to possible fraud, extortion attempts, lawsuits or widespread system interruption."
In other words, Obama's "Smart Grid" is downright stupid. It will not only not solve current and inherent security problems, it could actually create more. Kostigen continues:
Indeed, The Wall Street Journal reported this week that cyber spies already have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could help disrupt the system. The paper alleges these spies operate from Russia and China. It quotes one U.S. official as saying, "If we go to war with them, they will try to turn them on."
Then again, if they do turn it on in a pre-emptive move, we would not be able to go to war with them. The bastards could walk right in. Environmentalists would welcome the invaders with chopsticks and open arms.
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Stealing the Vote
Frightening statistics for you to chew on as we get closer to the Presidential Election. Hans A. von Spakovsky writes this in National Review:
Amid all the talk of new voters becoming involved in the election, hopefully one group of voters will not vote in November — non-citizens, many of whom are illegally registered to vote all over the country, particularly in the southwest. Although there is no reliable method to determine the exact number registered aliens, there is evidence that this is a significant and growing problem.
This, of course, is just fine with Democrats, who hope (correctly) that the majority of illegal aliens will vote for them.
von Spakovsky cites Chicago as an example of this huge problem:
After a grand-jury investigation of the 1982 Illinois governor’s race resulted in the conviction of aliens for illegally registering and voting, the U.S. Attorney estimated that there were 80,000 non-citizens registered to vote in Chicago. In 1985, the district director of the Immigration and Naturalization Services testified in the Illinois legislature that 25,000 illegal and 40,000 legal aliens remained registered in Chicago. The grand jury found that aliens registered so they could “obtain documents identifying them as U.S. citizens” and had used their voter registration cards “to obtain a myriad of benefits, from social security to jobs with the Defense Department.” .... Similar accounts from other states such as Utah and Arizona demonstrate that this is a widespread phenomena. FULL ARTICLE...
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Be Prepared, Denver!
You don't have to have been a Boy Scout to know that being prepared is a good idea. Jeff Peckman wants to be prepared. Really, really, really prepared...
Whether they come in peace or to destroy us, Jeff Peckman said the aliens are on their way and we need to be ready. "If some of these human beings become traumatized especially in any significant numbers, local authorities, emergency responders are just not prepared to deal with that, it's a unique situation." FULL STORY...
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