May
1-15 Stories
Terror
Attack in Russia: Blast Toll at 41
MOSCOW
(Reuters) – The death toll in Russia’s Victory Day bombing near Chechnya
rose to 41 Friday, and foreign expressions of sympathy seemed likely
to fuel Moscow’s case for a tougher crackdown on its unruly southern
rim.
The blast ripped through a crowd celebrating
Russia’s 1945 victory over the Nazis, killing women, children and bandsmen
in the Dagestan town of Kaspiisk on the Caspian Sea, across the border
from Chechnya. (Full
Story)
U.N.
Sex Book Encourages Pedophilia and Bestiality
NewsMax–
A pro-abortion book distributed at the current United Nations Child
Summit endorses sexual gratification with children and other non-consenting
persons, and even suggests that animals and inanimate objects are appropriate
subjects for human "sexual response."
The UNICEF-funded book, aimed at mothers
and teenagers, was given to delegates from Latin America. It promotes
sexual activity and abortion among teens – and includes the following
passage… (Full
Story)
North
Koreans Charge Embassies Seeking Freedom
BEIJING
(Reuters) – Two North Koreans were holed up in Canada’s embassy in Beijing
on Sunday after entering the compound in an apparent asylum bid, the
latest in a spate of similar incidents at foreign missions in China.
China
is currently embroiled in a diplomatic row with Japan after a video
caught Chinese police pulling North Korean asylum seekers from Japanese
consulate grounds in the northeastern city of Shenyang last week. (Full
Story)
Arafat
Calls For Another Million Martyrs
(Arutz
Sheva – Israel National News) CNN repeatedly aired Yasser Arafat yesterday
saying that he wants peace with his Jewish "cousins" in Israel
– while at the same time he was calling for “one million martyrs”
to march on Jerusalem. Arafat made the call while addressing a crowd
during his visit to PLO-controlled Shechem in his first foray outside
of Ramallah in almost six months. Israel had confined Arafat to the
city following a wave of PLO terrorism. During his Shechem visit, Arafat
vowed to continue his battle towards the “liberation” of Jerusalem
from Israeli control. (Full
Story)
When
Nowhere Is Safe…
A happy and beloved five-year-old girl was one of four people who were
murdered in their family homes this week in the quiet community of Adora.
Several residents were stunned when Palestinian terrorists disguised
as trusted soldiers from Israel cut through the community’s protective
perimeter fencing and snuck into homes, burst into bedrooms and fired
bullets into innocent people, including children.
Danielle Shefi, 5, was playing with her
mother, Shiri, and two brothers in her parents’ bedroom when the terrorists
invaded their bedroom and sprayed them with gunfire. Shiri struggled
with the terrorists to try and stop the assault. She managed to close
the door of the bedroom and hid with the children underneath the bed.
But Shiri’s attempts to protect her children from the terrorist invasion
were futile. Her tiny daughter Danielle was shot in the head by the
terrorist at point-blank range and died.
Before the Palestinian terrorists had
fled the area, their home invasion serial killings left 4 people dead
and 7 more bloody from the attacks. (Full
Story)
Chain-whipping
Robot’s a Mine-Blower in Afghanistan
The
hard case, dressed in olive drab, sat sullenly on the floor. The nickname,
"mini," seems a misnomer; there are stories about chains being
whipped about to explosive effect.
The dangerous job of blowing up anti-personnel
land mines is the remote-controlled mini flail’s specialty. Co-developed
by the Army and Marine Corps, the robot looks somewhat like a scaled-down,
driverless Zamboni machine. For military and humanitarian reasons, the
robot has cleared mines for years in Bosnia and Kosovo. Now, it’s a
veteran of Afghanistan. (Full
Story)
‘Smiley
Face’ Bomber A ‘Liberal’ Anti-Semite
21-year-old
Luke Helder who has admitted placing 18 pipe bombs in rural mailboxes
in five states grew up middle-class and came from a seemingly normal
two-parent home in a small town in Minnesota. Unlike previous domestic
terrorists, Helder was not a loner or antisocial. During high school
he played golf and football and even sang in the school choir.
Helder continued his path in music and
played in a grunge band called "Apathy". On "Apathy’s"
website, he wrote, "I party, play guitar, and talk online to everyone.
That’s my life." His Apathy for Jews is evident in his listed personal
e-mail address… (Full
Story)
May
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British-led
Coalition Battle Al Qaeda, Taliban Fighters
British
forces launched Operation Condor to support an Australian Special Air
Service patrol engaged in combat with al Qaeda and Taliban forces in
the mountains of southeast Afghanistan.
"I can confirm that the coalition
has made contact with the enemy and that some have been killed,"
Royal Marines Brigadier R.G.T. Lane said at a press conference this
morning. "A number of attacks by air have been conducted."
(Full
Story)
Loss,
Patriotism Feelings Rise at Memorial Day Events
When Coast Guard
Chief Petty Officer Tracy Thomas started singing "America the Beautiful,"
a few people in the Memorial Amphitheater here began waving small American
flags. By the time the chief had finished everyone was standing and
waving the Stars and Stripes.
A
sense of loss and patriotism were palpable feelings in the crowd, as
America marked its first Memorial Day at war in a generation. Deputy
Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz presided at a presidential wreath-laying
ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns and then delivered the Memorial
Day address. (Full
Story)
Yemen:
A U.S. Partner in the War on Terror
President
Bush is determined to hunt down terrorists wherever they hide. So is
Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Bush has called for "a sustained
campaign to deny sanctuary to terrorists who would threaten our citizens
from anywhere in the world." Every terrorist, he said, must be
forced to live "as an international fugitive with no place to settle
or organize, no place to hide, no governments to hide behind, and not
even a safe place to sleep." (Full
Story)
First
Lady in Prague
Terezin– U.S.First Lady Laura Bush with U.S. Ambassador to the Czech
Republic Craig Stapleton honored Holocaust victims in Terezin, the site
of a former Nazi concentration camp. Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman,
speaking at the annual ceremony marking the camp’s liberation, said
it is important for new generations to remember the past so that such
atrocities might never be repeated.
While history shows that the anti-Jewish propaganda
by Hitler/Goebbels effectively saturated the minds of many to accept
the human extermination, PM Zeman showing wisdom of such history warned
of the dangers from those who would deny the Holocaust.
According to records, the 200 year old
town—also known as Theresienstadt—was transformed by the Nazis into
a camp where Jews from across Europe were massed until they could be
transported to extermination camps. Over 150,000 prisoners entered its
gates. 35,000 died there of stress, hunger and atrocious living conditions,
recounted by Daniela Lazarova of Radio Prague.
U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and representatives
from 25 other nations laid wreaths at a mass grave for some 10,000 Holocaust
victims. On Monday, Mrs. Bush will visit Prague Castle for a meeting
with President Havel and his wife Dagmar and later she is expected to
deliver a radio address to the Afghan people. The U.S. First Lady is
scheduled to join President Bush on Wednesday for an official visit
to Germany, Russia, France and Italy.
Rumsfeld
on Iran, Iraq and North Korea
Secretary of Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld: "While terrorism has existed for decades as
low-intensity conflict, its rise in recent years, its frequency, its
intensity and its scope, as well as its use by terrorist networks with
global reach, make it a problem that — not just a few countries, but
indeed it’s a problem of civilized nations everywhere" (Full
Briefing)
Afghan
Firefight Results in ‘Friendly Force’ Casualties
American and allied Afghan military forces conducting a raid
May 31 mistakenly fired on other friendly Afghan troops, killing two
and wounding three, a U.S. military official reported from Afghanistan
today.
At about 1 a.m. local time, a U.S. Special
Forces element and the allied Afghan troops engaged in a firefight near
the village of Khomar Kalay in southeastern Afghanistan, said Maj. Gary
Tallman, a public affairs officer with U.S. Army Combined Joint Task
Force 180. The fight lasted less than two minutes. No Americans or accompanying
Afghans were injured. (Full
Story)
Wolfowitz
in Philippines for Counterterrorism Efforts
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz met with Philippine
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to discuss on-going counterterrorism
training in her country.
Wolfowitz said he had the sense that the
Philippine leader was pleased with the help U.S. military trainers and
engineers have provided the Philippine military to date.
Wolfowitz said U.S. forces "had observed
the ground rules" while dealing with their Philippine allies. The
United States has about 1,000 service members in the Philippines. U.S.
Special Forces soldiers are helping train elite Philippine units to
hunt down Abu Sayyaf terrorists hiding on the island of Basilan. (Full
Story)
Russia:
A New Peace, A New Friendship
Last November’s
meetings and recreation at President Bush’s Texas ranch ended with an
invitation to continue talks in Russia and to visit President Putin’s
hometown, the beautiful city of St. Petersburg. At the end of May, President
Bush embarked on a European tour and spent 3 days in Russia. On the
business side, a landmark treaty was signed, and on the leisure side,
the Putins escorted the Bushs on a tour of Russia’s highlights.
Events
included gallery viewing, a warmly received university appearance, historic
houses of worship, an evening at the ballet and dinner during a river
ride.
President Putin, while speaking at the
Hermitage Museum with President Bush summed up the trip: "As far
as the staying of Mr. President and his wife in our home yesterday,
I would like you to know…our personal relations…have been greatly
strengthened… I’m dealing with very honest and upward and straight
people."
"As far as the results of this visit
are concerned, I would like to say that myself and my experts, all my
experts, we have been discussing the results of the visit…and we have
officially agreed that we are satisfied and all the goals of this visit
have been achieved." (Full
Remarks)
Eyes
Now on India and Pakistan
With tensions mounting between the two nuclear powers, the 16-nation
Asian security summit in Kazakhstan began Monday. Currently around a
million troops combined from both sides are staged along the border.
Though Pakistan has been seen as an ally
in the war on terror, India has fallen victim to terror attacks from
Pakistan-based militants. In December, terrorists were responsible for
the attack on the Indian parliament. And most recently, on May 14th,
over 30 were killed when terrorists raided an Indian army camp in Kashmir.
Current reports indicate that Al Qaeda members have entered the disputed
Kashmir region to incite chaos in an already delicate situation. (Full
Story)
More
Than Heroes: Bulgaria’s Courage
Many Historians,
as well as the people who lived through World War II, have kept alive
the memory of the Holocaust and the stories of good and evil that surround
those tragic events. We have heard the stories of war heroes and individuals
who risked their lives to save innocent Jews, but rarely, have we heard
of the kind of courage which took place in Bulgaria.
Nearly a Half Century ago 6 million Jews
were murdered in the Holocaust. Axis countries, such as Hungary and
Austria obediently responded to Hitler’s demands to send their Jewish
populations to their deaths, however the Axis country of Bulgaria refused
Hitler’s demands and stood obstinate to protect the innocent. The people
of Bulgaria as well as the Royal family under King Boris III would not
allow any harm to come to their friends, neighbors and their fellow
citizens. (Full
Story)