On the loose Taliban would boost international terrorism: intelligence officialsOctober 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Several military intelligence officials have warned that terror outfits like the, Al-Qaeda and Taliban are still allied, and if the Taliban is given the opportunity to regain power in Afghanistan, it would boost the potential base of international terrorism. The warning follows U.S.
US Treasury official says Taliban better bankrolled than Al QaedaOctober 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A senior official of the US Treasury Department has claimed that the Taliban is better bankrolled than Al Qaeda and relies on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Al-Qaeda looks to set up safe havens in YemenOctober 10th, 2009 SANAA - Al Quada is exploiting the poverty, conflict and corruption in Yemen to set up safe havens in the country. "The threat level from al-Qaeda is now critical," one diplomat said.
US drone strike kills 12 in PakistanSeptember 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected US unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at a militant hideout in Pakistan's ungoverned tribal region on the border with Afghanistan, killing at least 12 people, intelligence officials said Friday. The attack took place Thursday just before midnight in Dandy Darpa Khel village near Mir Ali town of the North Waziristan tribal district, where Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters have havens.
CIA's operations against Al-Qaeda in Pak 'very successful', says PanettaSeptember 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Director Leon Panetta has said that the agency's operation against Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups in Pakistan has been 'very successful'. Panetta said the CIA was establishing more bases in Afghanistan as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda were constantly expanding their network, and added that the influence of these outfits was also on the rise.
Al Qaeda had no role in Pak Taliban chief's appointment: FaqirSeptember 1st, 2009 LAHORE - Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Bajaur Agency chief Maulvi Faqir has said that Al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban had no role in the appointment of new Pakistan Taliban chief. He said the Tehreek-e-Taliban council had independently chosen and appointed Hakimullah Mehsud as Baitullah's successor.
Al-Qaeda, Taliban alliance stronger than ever before: Admiral MullenAugust 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has said that even though the allied forces have challenged Al-Qaeda and its allies in Afghanistan for eight years, the Taliban- Al-Qaeda alliance has now become stronger than ever before. In an interview to The Boston Globe, Admiral Mullen said the Taliban's alliance with Osama bin Laden and other top leaders of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network has become stronger than ever, highlighting that public support to the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan was 'waning'.
Laden not hiding in Pakistan: KairaJuly 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has rejected reports that Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin-Laden is hiding inside the country's geographical boundaries. "There is no evidence that Osama Bin Laden is present in Pakistan and claims of his presence in the country should be substantiated with actionable proof," Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said.
Al-Qaeda trying to get nukes: MullenJuly 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Expressing concerns over the expanding terror threat, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen has said Al-Qaeda is trying to get hold of nuclear weapons to wreak havoc across the world particularly in America. Speaking at the Junior Statesman Summer School Programme, Admiral Mullen said the leadership of both Al-Qaeda and the Taliban is desperately trying to acquire nukes to target Western countries.
Al-Qaeda's leadership based in 'terror safe haven' Pakistan: ClintonJuly 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has once again highlighted that Pakistan is a terror safe haven and said that Al-Qaeda's leadership is based in that country. Clinton's comments came a day before her significant visit to India, where she will be meeting the country's leadership.
Two high value al Qaeda terrorists arrested in IslamabadJuly 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Police has arrested two high valued terrorists and foiled their attempts to carry out violent activities in Islamabad. On the basis of an intelligence report, Islamabad Capital Territory Police arrested two terrorists belonging to banned al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Baitullah Mehsud, Mahmood Agency and Buner Group.
No talks with Taliban until it 'repudiates al-Qaeda publicly': USJuly 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has ruled out any negotiations with the Taliban until it lays down arms and severe all its ties with Al-Qaeda. When enquired about the statement of the Pakistan Army's spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, that the Pakistan military can bring the Taliban to the discussion table with the United States, the US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, said such a possibility can only occur when the Taliban 'repudiates al-Qaeda publicly'.
Pakistan draws sentiments from G8 in their 'fight against terror'July 9th, 2009 L'AQUILA - Pakistan has got the support from the G8, the group of world's eight most wealthy and industrialised countries, for its fight against terrorism. "The G8 stands with Pakistan in its fight against terrorists and violent extremists," a statement by the G8 said.
Al-Qaeda planning to attack US using Pak soil: ObamaApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - A day after the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud threatened to carry out a spectacular strike on Washington, US President Barack Obama has expressed fears that Al-Qaeda was planning to attack the United States from Pakistani soil. Addressing a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown here, Obama vowed to defeat and dismantle the terror network across the world.
US offers olive branch to moderate TalibanMarch 31st, 2009 THE HAGUE - The US Tuesday supported efforts by the Afghan government to reconcile with the moderate Taliban as part of a revamped policy to deal with the growing insurgency in the war-torn country. 'We must support efforts by the government of Afghanistan to separate the extremists of Al Qaeda and the Taliban from those who have joined their ranks not out of conviction, but out of desperation,' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said at an international conference on Afghanistan here Tuesday.
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May 31st, 2009 at 4:29 am
influenza & terrorism
Despues de la crisis economica provocada x los gringos (tipo fobaproa a lo grande 700,000 millones dlls); ¿Porque ese afan de acabar con lo poco q qdaba de actividad economica en CANNCUN?
Primero, el negro y sus secuaces inicia y secunda una campaña amarillista relacionada con narcotraficantes. Lo q no dicen, es q solamente en los angeles hay mas asesinatos entre pandillas, narcos y otros; q si aplicaran ellos mismos lo q dicen acerca de la inseguridad en Cancun, hace mucho q hubiera desaparecido Disneylandia.
A pesar de eso, no toda la gente hizo caso de esa campaña y continuo viniendo algo de turismo, y visto q la anterior campaña de desprestigio no funciono como querian, decidio el negro utilizar al retardado de Calderon para una campaña de terrorismo (el virus de la influenza, como la del antrax por correspondencia hecha x Bush contra su propio pais), y de esta forma dejar directamente en los gobiernos la decision de cancelar vuelos y aplicar medidas q desanimaran a cualquier persona q llegara a tener la osadia de viajar a Mexico.
Con esas drasticas medidas q aplicaron muchos gobiernos, empezando por el de Mexico, se aseguraron de terminar con cancun practicamente, y otros destinos turisticos del pais.
Misteriosamente, nadie a relacionado esto publicamente, aunque es de dominio popular, y con eso el fundado temor del PAN de perder las elecciones en todo el pais.
Otra vez mi pregunta si alquien tuviera pruebas y/o bases razonables para explicar ¿porque el afan de dejar al pais en este estado de crisis?, en el q, peor q otras crisis pasadas, millones de mexicanos perdieron el empleo, con el q por lo menos hubieran podido llevar algo de comida a su casa!
Los siguientes articulos muestran la relacion directa entre los gringos y lo sucedido al turismo en Cancun.
El PRESIDENTE BARAK OBAMA estuvo durante su visita a México con una persona, que según el periódico Reforma, murió con un cuadro similar a la influenza.
Se trata del arqueólgo Felipe Solís, director del Museo Nacional de Antropolgía, que el jueves 16 de abril recibió al Presidente Barack Obama para que recorriera la Sala Mexica, admirara el Calendario Azteca y cenara en el recinto.
Reforma reportó en su momento:
Este jueves pasado, una semana después de la visita, Solís falleció con un cuadro similar a la influenza.
Al amanecer el viernes 17, el directivo reportó a sus colaboradores que comenzó a sentir una afección en la garganta, dolor en el pecho y otros síntomas similares a los de la influenza, pero pensó que era un resfriado.
Sin embargo, el sábado tuvo que internarse en un hospital de la ciudad, donde el supuesto resfrío evolucionó en neumonía, que se agravó con un cuadro de diabetes. Los niveles de glucosa se dispararon y la neumonía no cedió, hasta que el jueves 23 falleció, clínicamente, de un paro cardiaco.
Este sábado, el Secreario de Salud, José Angel Córdoba Villalobos indicó que Solís murió por una neumonía, agravada por un padecimiento previo, sin que existan por lo pronto elementos para vincular su muerte con la epidemia de influenza.
En Washington, el vocero Robert Gibbs aclaró que el viaje del presidente Obama a México, no expuso su salud a ningún peligro.
u.s. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
This Travel Alert updates security information for U.S. citizens traveling and living in Mexico. It supersedes the Travel Alert for Mexico dated October 15, 2008, and expires on August 20, 2009.
While millions of U.S. citizens safely visit Mexico each year (including thousands who cross the land border every day for study, tourism or business), violence in the country has increased recently.
The greatest increase in violence has occurred near the U.S. border. However, U.S. citizens traveling throughout Mexico should exercise caution in unfamiliar areas and be aware of their surroundings at all times. Mexican and foreign bystanders have been injured or killed in violent attacks in cities across the country, demonstrating the heightened risk of violence in public places. In recent years, dozens of U.S. citizens have been kidnapped across Mexico. Many of these cases remain unresolved. U.S. citizens who believe they are being targeted for kidnapping or other crimes should notify Mexican officials and the nearest American consulate or the Embassy as soon as possible, and should consider returning to the United States.
A number of areas along the border are experiencing rapid growth in the rates of many types of crime. Robberies, homicides, petty thefts, and carjackings have all increased over the last year across Mexico generally, with notable spikes in Tijuana and northern Baja California. Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana and Nogales are among the cities which have recently experienced public shootouts during daylight hours in shopping centers and other public venues. Criminals have followed and harassed U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles in border areas including Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, and Tijuana
On April 6, the U.S. State Department has issued a Public Announcement to alert U.S. citizens to “the deterioration in recent weeks of local law enforcement in CANCUN, Mexico” according to a release on the agency’s Web site.
The seaside resort
city is the second most popular incentive destination in Mexico, and ranks seventh overall, according to St. Louis-based Maritz Travel’s 2005 list of the hottest meeting and incentive destinations.
The State Department blames the deterioration on “a persistent shortage of municipal funds to pay for police and public services,” the announcement states. As a result, “Police responsiveness to emergency calls and investigation of crimes has been severely impaired, and the U.S. Consulate in Merida has received several reports of petty corruption and extortion aimed at U.S. travelers.”
The public announcement is a step below a Travel Warning. The State Department describes a Public Announcement as “a means to disseminate information about terrorist threats and other relatively
short-term and/or trans-national conditions posing significant risks to the security of American travelers.”
The Public Announcement for Cancun expires on May 31.
The Public Announcement describes several examples of petty extortion by taxi drivers, and by police officers or individuals posing as police officers. In the latter case, tourists have been ordered to pay on-the-spot fines for alleged infractions, under threat of imprisonment. The State Department notes that “a written citation should be received before the payment of any fine. No money should be paid directly to a police officer.”
Victims should take note of the officer’s badge number and name, as well as the time and location of the incident, and report it to the U.S. Consular Agency in Merida, Mexico.