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Police Want to See 'That Shock and That Awe' on City Streets
The Miami Police department
announced that it has implemented a
policy of conducting random high profile
security operations in public places.
Spokesperson for the department
advised citizens to expect to see
officers in public places observing and
randomly "checking" individuals
identification. The heightened security
program is intended to ward off terrorist
attacks by staging aggressive, visible and
unpredictable showings of police force.
"This is an in-your-face type of strategy.
Its letting the terrorists know we are
out there," said Deputy Chief Frank
Fernandez.
An example of the terrorist preventative
announced that it has implemented a
policy of conducting random high profile
security operations in public places.
Spokesperson for the department
advised citizens to expect to see
officers in public places observing and
randomly "checking" individuals
identification. The heightened security
program is intended to ward off terrorist
attacks by staging aggressive, visible and
unpredictable showings of police force.
"This is an in-your-face type of strategy.
Its letting the terrorists know we are
out there," said Deputy Chief Frank
Fernandez.
An example of the terrorist preventative
tacics described by the Miami Police
would be for uniformed and plain
clothed police to cordon off the area
around a bank and request that all
persons leaving and entering the bank
produce identification. Such strategies
would include leafleting citizens
encouraging them to be vigilant about
the threat of terrorism, the police
spokesman said, "in three languages".
Deputy Chief Fernandez told the press
at a briefing recently, "We want to
shock, we want to awe"
The American Civil Liberties Union has
criticized the initiative. The group
released a statement which said that "If
the Miami Police plan on stopping people
would be for uniformed and plain
clothed police to cordon off the area
around a bank and request that all
persons leaving and entering the bank
produce identification. Such strategies
would include leafleting citizens
encouraging them to be vigilant about
the threat of terrorism, the police
spokesman said, "in three languages".
Deputy Chief Fernandez told the press
at a briefing recently, "We want to
shock, we want to awe"
The American Civil Liberties Union has
criticized the initiative. The group
released a statement which said that "If
the Miami Police plan on stopping people
and demanding identification without
any reason to believe there is criminal
activity, that is unconstitutional."
Miami Police Chief John Timoney
told reporters that the security plan
was being implemented even though
there have been no specific threats,
credible or otherwise, that a terrorist
attack is eminent in Miami.
Timoney told reporters that he was
concerned because Miami had been
mentioned in older intelligence
reports and that many of the 9/11
hijackers had lived in the South
Florida region at various times over
the past ten years. its all true
any reason to believe there is criminal
activity, that is unconstitutional."
Miami Police Chief John Timoney
told reporters that the security plan
was being implemented even though
there have been no specific threats,
credible or otherwise, that a terrorist
attack is eminent in Miami.
Timoney told reporters that he was
concerned because Miami had been
mentioned in older intelligence
reports and that many of the 9/11
hijackers had lived in the South
Florida region at various times over
the past ten years. its all true
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Lawyers Prepare
To Grill Terror
Trial Jurors
To Grill Terror
Trial Jurors
Europeans to Investigate Secret US Prison Compounds
The United States has promised to
respond to the growing controversy
over reports that it has operated secret
prisons in foreign countries. Appearing
on the Sunday morning talk show circuit,
National Security Advisor Stephen
Hadley said that Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice will address the
matter during her visit to Europe this
week. The trip includes a stop in
Romania, one of the countries suspected
of hosting a secret detention center.
An investigation by the Washington
Post uncovered evidence that the CIA
was transporting prisoners to locations
throughout the world so they could be
questioned outside of the jurisdiction of
respond to the growing controversy
over reports that it has operated secret
prisons in foreign countries. Appearing
on the Sunday morning talk show circuit,
National Security Advisor Stephen
Hadley said that Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice will address the
matter during her visit to Europe this
week. The trip includes a stop in
Romania, one of the countries suspected
of hosting a secret detention center.
An investigation by the Washington
Post uncovered evidence that the CIA
was transporting prisoners to locations
throughout the world so they could be
questioned outside of the jurisdiction of
the United States justice system.
Thailand, Afghanistan, Poland, and
Romania have been mentioned as
possible sites for the secret prisons.
Officials in each of these countries deny
the existence of such prisons, but human
rights advocacy groups say that
international air traffic data makes these
countries the likely destinations of
hundreds of prisoner transportation
flights.
In the wake of the initial reports, at least
seven separate investigations have been
undertaken in Europe. The most
prominent of these is being conducted
under the auspices of the Council of
Europe, by Swiss Senator Dick Marty,
Thailand, Afghanistan, Poland, and
Romania have been mentioned as
possible sites for the secret prisons.
Officials in each of these countries deny
the existence of such prisons, but human
rights advocacy groups say that
international air traffic data makes these
countries the likely destinations of
hundreds of prisoner transportation
flights.
In the wake of the initial reports, at least
seven separate investigations have been
undertaken in Europe. The most
prominent of these is being conducted
under the auspices of the Council of
Europe, by Swiss Senator Dick Marty,
who said the Council had a "moral
obligation" to look into the charges.
Several European countries are
investigating whether their airports
may have been used in the
transportation of prisoners to illegal
detention centers. European Union
Commissioner Franco Frattini has
said that any country found to have
hosted a secret US prison would be
subject to sanctions from the EU. Sir
Menzies Campbell, of Britain's
Liberal Democrat party, said that
countries that assist in the
transportation of prisoners "are at
the very least facilitating and we may
even be complicit in" torture.
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obligation" to look into the charges.
Several European countries are
investigating whether their airports
may have been used in the
transportation of prisoners to illegal
detention centers. European Union
Commissioner Franco Frattini has
said that any country found to have
hosted a secret US prison would be
subject to sanctions from the EU. Sir
Menzies Campbell, of Britain's
Liberal Democrat party, said that
countries that assist in the
transportation of prisoners "are at
the very least facilitating and we may
even be complicit in" torture.
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Prospective jurors in the death
penalty trial of Zacarias
Moussaoui will face intense
questioning from both
prosecutors and defense
attorneys. After the prosecutors
filed a 31-page proposal with 89
questions for jury selection last
week, Moussaoui's lawyers
countered with an even more
extensive document, containing
over 300 questions. At stake is
the makeup of the jury that will
decide whether Moussaoui, 37, a
French citizen from Morocco, will
face life in prison without the
possibility of parole, or execution
by lethal injection.
Moussaoui is the only person to
be charged in a US court in
relation to the September 11,
2001 attacks. He pleaded guilty in
April to charges that he was a
terrorist affiliated with the
al-Quaeda network. Prosecutors
do not allege a direct link to the
attacks, but are seeking the death
penalty because they contend that
Moussaoui withheld information
from his FBI interrogators after
he was arrested in August 2001.
Moussaoui denies all knowledge
of the attacks.
The prosecution proposal
includes questions about the
ethnic and religious background of
the jurors, as well as the
education levels of all their
children, and any relationships
with Arabs or Arab-Americans.
Defense questions include
references to botched
investigations by the FBI against
Richard Jewell and Wen Ho Lee,
and failed operations at Waco,
Texas and Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
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penalty trial of Zacarias
Moussaoui will face intense
questioning from both
prosecutors and defense
attorneys. After the prosecutors
filed a 31-page proposal with 89
questions for jury selection last
week, Moussaoui's lawyers
countered with an even more
extensive document, containing
over 300 questions. At stake is
the makeup of the jury that will
decide whether Moussaoui, 37, a
French citizen from Morocco, will
face life in prison without the
possibility of parole, or execution
by lethal injection.
Moussaoui is the only person to
be charged in a US court in
relation to the September 11,
2001 attacks. He pleaded guilty in
April to charges that he was a
terrorist affiliated with the
al-Quaeda network. Prosecutors
do not allege a direct link to the
attacks, but are seeking the death
penalty because they contend that
Moussaoui withheld information
from his FBI interrogators after
he was arrested in August 2001.
Moussaoui denies all knowledge
of the attacks.
The prosecution proposal
includes questions about the
ethnic and religious background of
the jurors, as well as the
education levels of all their
children, and any relationships
with Arabs or Arab-Americans.
Defense questions include
references to botched
investigations by the FBI against
Richard Jewell and Wen Ho Lee,
and failed operations at Waco,
Texas and Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
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GM Replaces Some of its Down-sized Employees:
Most Unwilling to Make the Commute
Most Unwilling to Make the Commute
Within days of announcing worker layoffs
that effect one quarter of the workforce
in General Motor's North American
manufacturing plants, the company has
announced that it intends to increase its
work force in India by 30 percent.
GM announced the North American job
cuts in mid-November which would put
30,000 employee out of work and
shutter a dozen plants. The plan is
intended to save the company $7 billion
by the end of 2006.
The company announced this week that
it would expand production in its Halol
(Gujart) plant in India. The expansion
increases the force of GM employees in
India by 30 percent. The company plans
to hire 400 assembly line workers and 50
managers to work in Halol.
GM is attempting to establish a presence
in the automobile marketplace in India
by introducing both an economy car and
a higher end hatch back in early 2006.
GM plans to add an additional 4000 jobs
that effect one quarter of the workforce
in General Motor's North American
manufacturing plants, the company has
announced that it intends to increase its
work force in India by 30 percent.
GM announced the North American job
cuts in mid-November which would put
30,000 employee out of work and
shutter a dozen plants. The plan is
intended to save the company $7 billion
by the end of 2006.
The company announced this week that
it would expand production in its Halol
(Gujart) plant in India. The expansion
increases the force of GM employees in
India by 30 percent. The company plans
to hire 400 assembly line workers and 50
managers to work in Halol.
GM is attempting to establish a presence
in the automobile marketplace in India
by introducing both an economy car and
a higher end hatch back in early 2006.
GM plans to add an additional 4000 jobs
at a yet to be built plant in Andhra
Pradesh or Maharashtra.
GM's decition to layoff one forth of its
North American Workforce has angered
unions, one of which is currently in
contract negotiations with the car
company. Spokespersons for the union
attribute the company's current financial
problems to low sales.
Some industry analysts have praised the
job contraction at GM and suggest that
the cuts may help the company stave off
a threatened bankruptcy. Others have
called for further cuts and restructuring.
Earlier this year GM announced that it
would begin increasing its purchase of
India-sourced components for its
automobiles. GM plans to buy $1 billion
worth of India manufactured parts by the
year 2008. According to the company,
India-sourced parts are 30 percent
cheaper than Eurpoean or American
made components. its all true
Pradesh or Maharashtra.
GM's decition to layoff one forth of its
North American Workforce has angered
unions, one of which is currently in
contract negotiations with the car
company. Spokespersons for the union
attribute the company's current financial
problems to low sales.
Some industry analysts have praised the
job contraction at GM and suggest that
the cuts may help the company stave off
a threatened bankruptcy. Others have
called for further cuts and restructuring.
Earlier this year GM announced that it
would begin increasing its purchase of
India-sourced components for its
automobiles. GM plans to buy $1 billion
worth of India manufactured parts by the
year 2008. According to the company,
India-sourced parts are 30 percent
cheaper than Eurpoean or American
made components. its all true
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News
Death Penalty Acts as
Deterrent to Respect
For US Abroad
Death Penalty Acts as
Deterrent to Respect
For US Abroad
Sony Music Infectious For the Wrong Reasons
The Texas Attorney General has filed a
lawsuit against Sony BMG alleging that
the company deceived consumers by
surreptitiously installing destructive
spy-ware on their computers damaging
their hard drives and exposing the
computers to hacking. Texas Attorney
General Abbott said that "Consumers
who purchased a Sony cd thought they
were buying music. Instead, they
received spy-ware that can damage a
computer, subject it to viruses and
expose the consumer to possible
identity theft crime."
The lawsuit is one of several filed in
November including private class action
suits and an action by the Electronic
Frontier Foundation (EFF), a civil rights
group that focuses on protecting speech
on the Internet.
In a widely criticized effort to thwart
unauthorized use of its music, Sony
placed self-installing spy-ware on more
than 50 of its artist's cds. The only way
an owner of one of these cds can play it
on a computer is to accept the
installation of a Sony 'media player' on
their computer. The media player
contains a hidden 'root-kit' that can be
used by hackers to infect the computer
with a virus or gain access to personal
data stored on the computer's hard drive.
lawsuit against Sony BMG alleging that
the company deceived consumers by
surreptitiously installing destructive
spy-ware on their computers damaging
their hard drives and exposing the
computers to hacking. Texas Attorney
General Abbott said that "Consumers
who purchased a Sony cd thought they
were buying music. Instead, they
received spy-ware that can damage a
computer, subject it to viruses and
expose the consumer to possible
identity theft crime."
The lawsuit is one of several filed in
November including private class action
suits and an action by the Electronic
Frontier Foundation (EFF), a civil rights
group that focuses on protecting speech
on the Internet.
In a widely criticized effort to thwart
unauthorized use of its music, Sony
placed self-installing spy-ware on more
than 50 of its artist's cds. The only way
an owner of one of these cds can play it
on a computer is to accept the
installation of a Sony 'media player' on
their computer. The media player
contains a hidden 'root-kit' that can be
used by hackers to infect the computer
with a virus or gain access to personal
data stored on the computer's hard drive.
The secretly installed software modifies
the computer's operating system to hide
itself and makes it difficult to remove.
The spy-ware also adds random noise to
duplicates of the music preventing
owners from listening to the music on a
portable mp3 player. The root-kit
always runs, slowing and sometimes
crashing a computer. More troubling to
some is that the software tracks the
listening choices of the owner of an
infected computer and secretly "phones
home" that information back to Sony
when the computer is on-line.
Sony manufactured 24 million cds with
one of two hidden spy-ware programs
embedded on them in the past year.
The EFF estimates that 500,000
computers have been infected by the
hidden spy-ware. The soft-ware has also
been detected on government and
commercial computer networks.
Although Sony has voluntarily recalled 5
million cds, litigants are seeking
compensation for users who's computers
have been infected and a guarantee that
the company will not continue the
practice. The Sony artists who's music
carries the hidden spy-ware virus include
Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Ray Charles
and Trey Anastasio. its all true
the computer's operating system to hide
itself and makes it difficult to remove.
The spy-ware also adds random noise to
duplicates of the music preventing
owners from listening to the music on a
portable mp3 player. The root-kit
always runs, slowing and sometimes
crashing a computer. More troubling to
some is that the software tracks the
listening choices of the owner of an
infected computer and secretly "phones
home" that information back to Sony
when the computer is on-line.
Sony manufactured 24 million cds with
one of two hidden spy-ware programs
embedded on them in the past year.
The EFF estimates that 500,000
computers have been infected by the
hidden spy-ware. The soft-ware has also
been detected on government and
commercial computer networks.
Although Sony has voluntarily recalled 5
million cds, litigants are seeking
compensation for users who's computers
have been infected and a guarantee that
the company will not continue the
practice. The Sony artists who's music
carries the hidden spy-ware virus include
Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Ray Charles
and Trey Anastasio. its all true
The execution last week of Kenneth
Lee Boyd by the North Carolina
Department of Corrections marked
the 1000th implementation of the
death penalty in the United States
since its reinstatement by a decision
of the Supreme Court in 1976,
following a 10-year moratorium.
Boyd had been convicted of a double
homicide in 1988. The unfortunate
milestone was marked by fresh
criticism of the US justice system by
opponents of capital punishment
worldwide.
Boyd's execution was the fifth carried
out by the state of North Carolina
this year. Since 1976, North Carolina
has executed 39 prisoners, the sixth
most in that period. Texas leads the
nation in total executions with 355
since 1976, and 652 since 1930.
According to Amnesty International,
25 countries imposed death
sentences in 2004, with 97 percent
taking place in just four countries:
China, Iran, Vietnam and the United
States. 86 Countries prohibit capital
punishment. In the US, 38 states and
the federal government have capital
statutes. its all true
Lee Boyd by the North Carolina
Department of Corrections marked
the 1000th implementation of the
death penalty in the United States
since its reinstatement by a decision
of the Supreme Court in 1976,
following a 10-year moratorium.
Boyd had been convicted of a double
homicide in 1988. The unfortunate
milestone was marked by fresh
criticism of the US justice system by
opponents of capital punishment
worldwide.
Boyd's execution was the fifth carried
out by the state of North Carolina
this year. Since 1976, North Carolina
has executed 39 prisoners, the sixth
most in that period. Texas leads the
nation in total executions with 355
since 1976, and 652 since 1930.
According to Amnesty International,
25 countries imposed death
sentences in 2004, with 97 percent
taking place in just four countries:
China, Iran, Vietnam and the United
States. 86 Countries prohibit capital
punishment. In the US, 38 states and
the federal government have capital
statutes. its all true
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"25,000 liters of
anthrax...38,000
liters of botulinum
toxin...materials to
produce as much as
500 tons of sarin,
mustard and VX
nerve agent...
anthrax...38,000
liters of botulinum
toxin...materials to
produce as much as
500 tons of sarin,
mustard and VX
nerve agent...
...upwards of 30,000
munitions capable
of delivering
chemical agents...
several mobile
biological weapons
labs...thousands of
Iraqi security
personnel are
at work...
munitions capable
of delivering
chemical agents...
several mobile
biological weapons
labs...thousands of
Iraqi security
personnel are
at work...
...hiding documents and
materials from the UN
inspectors."
State of the Union 01.28.03
materials from the UN
inspectors."
State of the Union 01.28.03
source: US Census
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| TX 16.6 |
| KY 17.4 |
| AK/WV 17.9 |
| NM 19.3 |
| LA 19.4 |
| MS 21.6 |
