Thanks for spelling it like that, Charles.

We apparently can't trust Mexico to prosecute the war on terror in good faith; corruption is too entrenched there.
There need to be serious enough consequences for border country assisted infiltration to deter it; I haven't thought seriously about what that would entail but we have a lot of tools to bring pressure to bear and we aren't visibly doing so as far as I can tell.

OT: Some medical specialists think there was something fishy about David Kelly's death.

I always thought so too. His "suicide" alone in the woods just sounded too much like a typical John le Carre plot device.

I remember reading about this Mexican lady a week or so ago, forget where. Anyway, the article asked if she had helped others across the border and she said yes! Ahh... our dear friends to the south, whom GW wants to give special status to.

I know some of you in the US have worried about terrorists or jihadis coming across from Canada but it's not Canada you need to worry about. For one thing, the fact that this guy got himself fixed up in Lebanon before ever coming to this hemisphere tells me that they know they can't get in through Canada anymore and they CAN get in through Mexico because of a corrupt official.

Also, the thouands of illegal crossing the southern border never happens on your northern border because we have a decent economy and good education and jobs here so we aren't driven to cross illegally the same way.

But it's really worrisome if a jihadi in Lebanon can get papers before he ever leaves Lebanon. THAT really IS worrying. You have to wonder how many others are getting in that way.

i blogged about this over two weeks ago, but this is some new info. A Mexican official? Christ! Thanks for posting this charles.

Speaking of Hizb'Allah...

Did anyone else notice the report on the prisoner swap this afternoon on "All Things Considered" (National Palestinian Radio)? They used audio from an interview with that Israeli hostage who was just released talking about how he wasn't mistreated, etc. and they said the interview was broadcast on Hizb'Allah's affiliated television channel!

Now that's fair and balanced, using tape from a (literal) terrorist network in your reporting!

OT:

I didn't vote for him last time but like most LGF'ers I'll vote for him this time.

Still the Onion is funny, have a sense of humor.... (plus their 9/11 still makes me cry with rage and understanding like nothing else)

whatever, but still funny in the LLL mindset
[Link: www.theonion.com...]

Abrahamite (muslim-dhimmi) conference in Pigistan:

[Link: www.nni-news.com...]

These organization of these idiots is initialed: PEED. That PEED me off.

OK that was shit but read this one
[Link: www.theonion.com...]
and all the linked to the side, all priceless

Corrupt Mexican officials? Who woulda thought. :/

sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but John Daly has passed on... suddenly.

Still Waiting For The Greenhouse

a huge loss.

OT -- Annan Urges EU to Embrace Migrants for Own Benefit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe needs migrants to ensure a prosperous future and should stop using immigration as a scapegoat for its social problems, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the European Parliament on Thursday.

Um... yeah. You just keep telling yourself that, Kofi.

these people are crazy! they have some balls to dare to cross the most insurmountable border in the history of man - San Ysidro!!!!

he he he. amateurs. all they need is a few thousand dollars and they can get a mexican-army humvee escort into Houston, with all their cargo from North Korea.

OT:
SICK! SICK! SICK!

From a muslim news link source: Apparently, in Canada, muslim parents defended murder of their 5 year old daughter, by claiming that the girl committed suicide by "slitting her own throat." They thought that nobody would believe them, so they cut the girl up into 8 pieces, and deposited them at separate places in a public park:

[Link: www.theglobeandmail.com...]

Muslipigs really think a lot of their female children. According to the unholy muslim hadith, the phony "prophet" married a girl at the age of 6, and consummated same when she was 9. One Hadith reference, reports that the girl - "Aisha" - still played with dolls after her marriage to PEDOPHILE#1 of islam. I wonder if Wacko Jacko wants to be #2.

I have heard that there is an age of infancy when children are incable of either deceit or self-destructive behavior. Could be true.

#13 Let's Roll

europe took the bait, Cujo just wants to set the hook.

gee what a great continent, where else can you go where murder and cannibalism is man-slaughter charge and conviction carries a 8-1/2 yr sentence?

what next, parole for good table manners in 3 months?

OT--It seems the last shred of respect I may have had for Kerry is gone:
Kerry says threat of terrorism is exaggerated
The pandering continues...I don't know much about Edwards, but he did fire back at Kerry on that one.

Probably linked on another thread, but UN Security Council refuses to condemn Jerusalem bus attack that kills 10

Algeria is on the SC, and refused to issue any statement that didn't also include language that condemns Israeli oppression of Philistines.

UN out of US! US out of UN!

They have blocked some entrances to the underground garages, and are doing "voluntary searches" on vehicles entering the remaining entrances at the Galleria through Super Sunday. I guess with "The Party of Allah" (and what a sucky party that is) able to sneak up from the border just five hours away, it is a prudent gesture.

On yesterday's thread about the bombing video, someone asked if the Chezi Goldberg killed was the same Chezi Goldberg that had written the article about the bombing.

Rabbi Chezi Goldberg was killed yesterday and he was a contributor to Arutz Sheva and worked as a social worker in Jerusalem.

There is an article on the subject available at the Arutz Sheva Website.

#15 Camel Prophet

This people are bastards. Gimme five minutes with him anda studded baseball bat. Gods, what a pair of monsters

Good move Sharon

#15 Camel Prophet

Unbelieavably sick.

#19 YYC (Calgary?)

More in a different article here.

I know - let's give them amnesty!

This story is so heart-breaking--a Toronto psychologist and father of seven young children was one of those murdered yesterday in Jerusalem.

[Link: www.globeandmail.com...]

#15 Camel Prophet

That's chilling. Just about the time you thought you'd heard it all...

Another sickening story: A father is on trial in Toronto for murdering and dismembering his five-year-old daughter. Apparently, she was talking back to him, which, in some cultures, is an excuse for murdering females.

[Link: www.torontostar.com...]

#24 scaramouche

See #19 and #22...

#26 scaramouche

See #15

Come on scaramouche, you've got to get up earlier...=)

The Palestinian militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack on Friday.

The Islamic faction made the claim in a statement faxed to Reuters’ Gaza office a day after al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement, said it was behind the bus bombing.

Adding to the confusion, al Aqsa -- a highly fictionalized organization -- issued a statement in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday denying its earlier written claims that it was behind the bombing. The bomber himself, 24-year-old Ali Jaara, left behind separate letters in which he said in one that he had acted on behalf of al Aqsa and in the other that he acted for Hamas.

Either MSNBC copy editor on strike, or they don't believe in existence of the All A$$holes Murderers Brigade

#26 scaramouche

It will be very interesting to see what comes to light as a consequence of the Farah Khan tragedy.

#29 Ed

WTF? Do they mean "factionalized"? (probably not a word)....or "fractionalized"???

Kourani got to America, the prosecutors allege, with the help of a Mexican official.

“On approximately Feb. 4, 2001, Kourani surreptitiously entered the United States by sneaking across the U.S./Mexico border in the trunk of a car,” wrote Chadwell. “He reached Mexico by paying $3,000 used to bribe an official in the Mexican Consulate in Beirut, Lebanon, to give him a Mexican visa.”

So, given this egregious act of war (enabling and abetting our enemy's entry into the US), when will we declare war on Mexico? It's time for us to use a serious clue by four to the Mexican government, and those citizens of that country who constantly violate our laws, the immigration ones being only the first layer. And, BTW Mexico, sorry you don't like the DP, and want all your citizens who commit murder here in the US saved from that well-earned fate. But, hey, we do have a nice cage in Gitmo reserved for the asshat Mexican official that was in Beirut.

This war is going to get increasingly messy before there's any light at the end of the tunnel or hope for reasoned humanity to prevail.

Smitty, maybe.

Fictionalized could be right. Although Arafat may not have complete control over Hizballah and Islamic Jihad and Hamas, they obviously have his approval to operate.

Just arresting a few people and blowing up this scum's house isn't enough.

OT, but my disappointment grows with GWB, who spends money like a dhimmicrap (National Endowment for the Arts getting a raise!), and he needs to take the restraints off Israel. Against anyone but maybe Lieberman (who has a snowball's chance) Bush will be the lesser of two evils, so I'm sure I'm voting for him, but he almost seems to be trying to lose his base. Middle of the road voters won't be impressed by ballooning deficits, and no matter how much tax money he gives for the next artist to dunk crucifixes in urine (maybe make a sculpture of the Star of David out of feces or something to protest the "Occupation") the DU types that hate him will still hate him.

#15 Camel Prophet,
On "Muslipigs". I think it is extremely insulting to pigs to compare them to Canadian Muslims. Rapacious Saracens living in Canada are filthy and disgusting criminals. Pigs on the other hand actually do contribute something to society. Those that worship Muhammed are more like Cockaroaches.

Why would Mexico have a consulate in Lebanon in the first place?

Ed - I'm with you. I have been a conservative all my life, but I have become increasingly disappointed in GWB's policies of late... ie. the immigration issue, the spending money like a drunken sailor, the pandering to the libs thinking they will ever have anything but disdain for him. I'll still vote for him, but I dunno where in the hell he's getting some of his ideas of late. Are you wearing your "favorite team colors" today?

I think Mexico has a population of Arab Christians. Besides Salma Hayek, who is half Arab, I met a Mexican woman of Lebanese decent once in Louisiana.

About half a million Mexicans are of Arab ancestry, mostly Lebanese and Palestinian. Quite a few of them are prosperous—and powerful. The richest man in Mexico is of Lebanese ancestry—Carlos Slim, son of Yusuf Salim. And don’t forget half-Arab Mexican actress Salma Hayek

Arab Mexicans

Gratuitous Salma Hayek cleavage picture link for Colt and the Hashemite Howdy Doody

> > Just saw on the commute in that one of my favorite columnists, Chezi Goldberg of the Jewish Press was murdered in that bus bomb yesterday... I am SO DISGUSTED by Israel's release of all those terrorists, ESPECIALLY when they make it clear that now they'll kidnap even more Jews and ESPECIALLY as it followed the actual bombing, I feel like just not caring at all anymore what goes on there. There should be mass riots in the street and if there isn't, then perhaps they don't deserve to live in their own country...

Erica - For that vast amount of trade that goes on between Lebanon and Mexico of course. You know ... tabouleh for tequila.

# 35 Erica Marceau:

Maybe Mexico was in the market for cheaper labor?? You know, something to undermine NAFTA some more and really piss off those gringos up north. There is te old saying, which is still true: Be careful what you wish for, Senora Mexico!

I'm wearing a plain grey sweatshirt without logo and blue jeans.

I wore the Burnt Orange yesterday, and my Texan's sweatshirt Monday.

Speaking of, Texas hired the Kansas City Chief's fired Defensive Coordinator to be their new Defensive Coordinator. Not even getting into the bad history Texas has with fired Chief's coaches ( John Mackovic, anyone?), why would you hire the man that supervised the worst defense in the NFL to be your defensive coordinator?

Israeli Military Blows Up Attacker's Home

Another "measured" response.

I wonder what any dingbat LLL would say to the Let's remove all fences in the world website which some non-Israeli fences separating countries.

Creepier, and more dangerous, than Michael Jackson.

There are powerful Arabs in South Louisiana, also.

There is a city judge in Lafayette named Kaliste Saloom III, and my old apartment was on Kaliste Saloom road.

Ed - Do they serve tabbouleh gumbo there?

Geez, that Yassin looks like a real savory character. Just the kinda guy you'd want your kids mentored by.

#37 Ed Moran abu Halal for the Eid

Shakira is Lebanese. A lot of the emigrated to Colombia and other latin countries when the troubles started in the 50's. I believe most are Christians.

44

I haven't seen LOTR, but doesn't that whole picture look like something out of either a sci-fi or fantasy movie.

The Sheik dresses like an evil Jedi, and the kids look like they are from Middle Earth or something.

Moroccan Got 9/11 Code Training in Iran - Defector

By Philip Blenkinsop

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - A Moroccan accused of helping the September 11 suicide hijackers received training in encryption techniques at an al Qaeda camp in Iran in 1997, an Iranian defector said on Friday.

Hamid Reza Zakeri, the cover name of a man who says he worked in Iranian intelligence and defected in 2001, was testifying at Germany's second major trial of suspected members of al Qaeda's Hamburg cell.

He told the court that the defendant, Abdelghani Mzoudi -- suspected of handling money for the September 11 plotters and covering up for them -- had spent three months in Iran learning to master codes and was an integral part of the conspiracy.

It was not immediately clear how the alleged training was linked to the plot.

Mzoudi, 31, had been expected to be cleared of aiding and abetting the murder of several thousand people and being a member of a terrorist organization until the testimony from Zakeri suddenly surfaced last week.

In evidence heard last week from police interviews, Zakeri had said Iran's secret service had contact with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network ahead of the September 11 attacks.

He also told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that bin Laden's son had personally forewarned Iranian leaders of the planned attacks on U.S. cities, because al Qaeda wanted Tehran's help in sheltering its members afterwards.

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said earlier this week that the defector was not credible and had invented his story.

'CIA PLOY'

Zakeri, a tall, bearded man with thick hair and glasses, told the court on Friday much of his information came from a high-ranking source in Iran with whom he remained in contact. He acknowledged he had neither met nor seen Mzoudi personally.

As recently as December, he said, al Qaeda military chief Saif al-Adel and Iranian officials met, concerned about Mzoudi's release from custody last month. They believed it was part of a CIA ploy to lead the U.S. agency to al Qaeda figures.

"They came to the conclusion that Mzoudi would have to be killed by a letter bomb sent from Duesseldorf or Vienna, or if he was deported, that he could then be seized," Zakeri said.

His appearance may threaten Mzoudi's chances of acquittal, although Western intelligence sources have questioned his credibility, and his sometimes rambling testimony on Friday may not have helped prosecutors.

"It's difficult to follow you, Mr Zakeri," judge Klaus Ruehle said at one point during more than three hours of questioning.

Mzoudi's trial took a dramatic twist in December when new evidence from a secret source -- presumed to be captured al Qaeda leader Ramzi bin al-Shaibah -- said he was not part of the core Hamburg cell with prior knowledge of September 11.

The court declared Mzoudi was no longer "urgently suspected" and freed him from custody, although the trial continues.

Prosecutors say Mzoudi handled money for fellow plotters and covered up for them and that he also trained at an al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan, although they have not mentioned Iran.

Defense lawyers argue Mzoudi did no more than help fellow Muslims living abroad, and say his paying of student fees and other bills was in no way central to the September 11 plot.

His trial is only the second anywhere of a September 11 suspect. His friend and fellow-Moroccan Mounir El Motassadeq was sentenced to 15 years in jail by the same Hamburg court last February, but is awaiting a ruling on an appeal.

#39 ND MN TX

Don't forget the very lucrative hashish for mescal trade.

newbie... respectfully requesting permission to post...

#43 Doss: sweeeeeeet. Nice to notice that most of the fences have barbed wire, and that Botswana even went for electric fences. I wonder which would cost more: an electric fence all along the Mexico - U.S. border, or a fleet of buses to take all the illegal immigrants from Mexico back there?

OT

Potential Flying Pig moment:

The British government lodged an official objection to the scheduled hearing of the ICJ on the Security Barrier, which is set to convene on February 23 to discuss the legality of the fence.

An official at the British Foreign Office told Haaretz that Foreign Office minister Lady Symons believed that the hearing would "serve to politicize the court in a way for which it was not designed."

Alright, alright, before anyone gets too excited:

The British government has always expressed its disapproval of the fence, which it claims encroaches onto Palestinian land, and the Foreign Office said Thursday: "Our concerns relate to the role of the court, not the legality of the route of the fence. It remains our view that the building of the fence on Palestinian land is unlawful."

But still, the U.K. could have just remained on the sidelines. It's at least nice that they're formally moving for the non-jurisdiction argument.

This won't be the last time you hear Dearborn in relation to this. Maybe some of the Dems raising money there might want to take a look at the source of those funds. Might not be a bad idea to return the money proactively.

Check out today's entry from Martin Kramer on the Hezbollah sheikh released yesterday. Guy once determined that suicide bombings for women are no-go! Things sure have changed since they put him away...

#51 Maddog
Barbed wire and electric are fine, but I'd like to see Komodo dragons thrown into the mix somehow.

At this point, there's plenty of incentive and really no disincentive for illegals to try to cross over. In addition to the electric fence with Komodo Dragons (nice touch!), any illegals caught here should be not only returned, but also:

Separated from all possessions -- including cash, bank accounts, homes -- anything they have either brought with them or managed to acquire here. This would be a major incentive for those currently here to beg for amnesty, which we could grant, for a price.

Returned to somewhere far from the border, and to somewhere really, really unpleasant, and wearing something funky, akin to bright orange convict clothes that have been soaked in skunk juice.

Let's give the people who try to break our laws a reason not to do it!

Ummm Mexico isn't the only country in North America with an ambassadorial presence in Lebanon - what about the American Embassy in Beirut and the American University there?

Both are probably our best ME human intelligence assets.

#44 - it's Saruman! I will never have the dissident frogman's image out of my head again.

58

I thought the reason for the American Embassy and the American University in Beirut was for Hezbollah guerillas to have places to test their car bombs.

Of course, the American University also used to be a good source of American's to kidnap.

Oh, and just for the Midianite of the Midway and Colt
More gratuitous pictures of half Lebanese hotties

Once again Tom Clancy proves he is a psychic. In his latest book, "The Teeth of the Tiger" he predicts terrorists would use existing routes through Mexico for infiltration.

Do you think he should open up his own psychic hotline?

www.mypetjawa.blogspot.com

10 fat elvis

I was wondering when someone would remember that and link to it.
Every time I hear about one of the splodeydopes I think of that and hope its true.

What does Nasrallah mean?

Laurelin, it can mean Ally of Allah or Victory of Allah.
Ed Moran, thanks for the cheesecake!
Maddog, welcome.

The penalty for aiding and abetting terrorism should death. We should kill that Mexican and everyone else (if any) who are involved.

Some of us here on LGF take the Israelis to task for that prisoner trade, but look at our resopnse to terrorism. Nothing.

We should raise the stakes worldwide and hunt down and execute everyone involved. Some, not all but some, might decide to withdraw from support and the ones we kill...well, that's just a great bene.