FBI leaves 9/11 off ‘Most Wanted’ list

The description of Osama bin Laden on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list omits his most notorious act, masterminding the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
Bin Laden has boasted of his role in the attacks but he has not been charged with them. The FBI traditionally only mentions crimes when there has been an indictment, The Washington Post reports. The description does mention allegations that bin Laden orchestrated the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Bin Laden faces federal charges for those attacks. But the Post said that leaving out the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has fueled conspiracy theories from the small group of people who believe that the U.S. government was involved.

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‘Osama not associated with 9/11 terror attacks’

No formal charges had been filed
Osama bin Laden may be a household name in the US and on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted List” but his name does not officially figure in the case regarding the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. There is a legal reason why the Federal Bureau of Investigation has not formally put bin Laden’s name to the 9/11 attacks, David Kelly a former US Attorney in New York and who has been in charge of terrorism cases like the embassy bombings of 1998 has said. “It might seem a little strange from the outside, but it makes sense from a legal point of view. If I were in government, I’d be troubled if I were asked to put up a wanted picture where no formal charges had been filed, no matter who it was,” Kelly said.

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Osama: Not Most Wanted for 9/11

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is a longtime and well-known member of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list, which notes his role as the suspected mastermind of the US Embassy bombings in East Africa in August 1998.
But a more infamous date—September 11, 2001—is nowhere to be found on the same FBI notice. The curious omission underscores the Justice Department’s decision to not seek formal charges against bin Laden for approving al-Qaeda’s most notorious and successful terrorist attack. The notice says bin Laden is “a suspect in other terrorist attacks” but does not provide details. The absence has provided fodder for conspiracy theorists who think the US government or another power was behind the 9/11 hijackings. From this point of view, the lack of a September 11 reference suggests the connection to al-Qaeda is uncertain. Exhaustive government and independent investigations have concluded otherwise, of course.

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Charges Dropped Against John Karr

Colorado prosecutors are dropping charges against John Karr in the JonBenet Ramsey killing, according to Karr’s lawyer, public defender Seth Temin. Outside the jail in Boulder, Temin said, “The warrant on Mr. Karr has been dropped by the district attorney.” He added, “They are not proceeding with the case.” Television station KUSA in Denver reported Karr’s DNA did not match the material found on the six-year-old victim’s body.

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Eu Trying To Push Again Biometrics On National Id Cards

According to a EU document presented by Statewatch in July 2006, The Visa Working Party on 13-14 June 2006 proposed another approach on the issue of the biometrics to be introduced on national ID cards. The issue had met resistance back in February when several members of the European Council have expressed doubts especially as Belgium and the Czech Republic opposed to the measures proposed by EU, without a public debate. In December 2005 the two governments gave a statement by which expressed their view that the introduction of biometrics into the ID national cards involved discussions of private life protection, financial and organizational issues, besides the technical aspect.

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Neb. tries to oust trooper linked to KKK

Robert Henderson was not fired as a state trooper because he belonged to the Ku Klux Klan and another white supremacist group, authorities said. Instead, he was ousted because he could not uphold public trust while participating in such groups, they said. An arbitrator disagreed, ordering the State Patrol to reinstate Henderson within 60 days and pay him back wages. The state went to court Friday to keep him off the force. “The integrity of Nebraska’s law enforcement is at risk,” Attorney General Jon Bruning said at news conference in Lincoln. “The Constitution does not require law enforcement to employ anyone tied to the KKK.” In a summary of the causes for firing Henderson in March, the State Patrol said membership in the KKK “seriously compromised” Henderson’s ability to do his job.

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Denmark withdraws troops from Afghan base following attack

The Danish military leadership has withdrawn all of its troops from Musa Qala base in Afghanistan following massive attacks by Afghan rebels, Copenhagen’s Berlingske Tidende newspaper reported. Many Danish soldiers had been injured – two seriously and several others slightly – in almost daily attacks since they occupied the base in the treacherous Helmand province, the newspaper reported. The soldiers’ association trade union said the deployment in Afghanistan was poorly prepared and insufficiently equipped. The soldiers had been sent to Musa Qala to assist in the reconstruction of a civil society in the region and then exposed to ’all-out war,’ the union said.

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500,000 wheelie bins ‘have a spy in the lid’

Hundreds of thousands of wheelie bins are being fitted with special microchips to monitor the amount of waste discarded by householders. Councils say they are necessary to gather data about people’s rubbish disposal habits and are also a vital tool in settling disputes over bin ownership. But experts are warning that these bugs, which transmit information to a central database, could be used to fine those who exceed limits on the amount of non-recyclable rubbish that they put out.

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In-flight kung fu for Chinese airline

A flight attendant’s working life was once a simple round of pointing out the emergency exits and serving food and drinks to passengers. But now, faced with the threat of global terrorism, a Chinese airline is looking for 70 young ladies who can pack a punch as well as hand out bags of peanuts.

In an attempt to boost security, Sichuan Airlines is recruiting female flight attendants with martial arts skills to work on a new route between Chengdu in western China and the South Korean capital, Seoul.

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Another miserable milestone for Bush’s war

A miserable milestone was passed the other day. America’s (and Britain’s) disastrous war in Iraq has now lasted longer than the US involvement in the Second World War.
Yes, this conflict has outlasted a war that ended with total victory over Nazi Germany. Hitler declared war on the US on 11 December 1941. Exactly 1,244 days later, on 7 May 1945, Germany surrendered. The US invaded Iraq on 19 March 2003, and this weekend it is 1,267 days later, with no end in sight.

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