RSSAl Qaeda names Abu Hamza al-Muhajer Zarqawi’s Successor in Iraq; Can you Say NEXT?
Sheik Abu Hamza al-Muhajer to be the successor. I guess Al Qaeda did not get the
memo that the Iraqi people may be sick and tired of having their innocent men, women and children blown up and killed. Al Qaeda may call Abu Hamza al-Muhajer the successor to al-Zarqawi; the US, Iraqi and coalition forces refer to him as … NEXT.
“Al Qaeda in Iraq’s council has agreed on Sheik Abu Hamza al-Muhajer to be the successor for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the leadership of the organization,” said a statement signed by the group on an Islamic militant Web forum where it often posts messages.
(Fox News)
From MyPetJawa, Zarqawi’s successor … “Dead man walking”
Media Reminder: Jossy Mansur of Diaria Aruba will be on the C-Band Talk Network
Special Guest: Managing Editor Diario: Jossy Mansur
(Click HERE to listen to Podcast replay)
Posted June 11, 2006 by Scared Monkeys Aruba, boycott, Joran Van der Sloot, Jossy Mansur, Media, Natalee Holloway, Paul Van der Sloot | no comments |
Tropical Storm Alberto heads for Florida
Here comes Tropical Storm Alberto. Batten down the hatches. Even if it does not turn into a hurricane, Tropical Storm Alberto may follow the coast to the New England state. They do not need anymore rain as they have experienced flood conditions throughout the past month. Let’s just hope it heads out to sea.
Tropical Storm Alberto Public Advisory
CNN: First named storm of 2006 Atlantic hurricane season
It was expected to continue growing but without developing into a hurricane.
“The satellite presentation of the storm is not very impressive, so not much additional strengthening is anticipated,” said hurricane specialist Richard Pasch
UPDATE 6/12/06: Storm warning issued for Fla.’s Gulf Coast
Hurricane warning issued for Alberto
A hurricane warning was issued for parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday as the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season gained strength as it headed toward the state, forecasters said. The warning from Longboat Key near Sarasota to the Ochlockonee River south of Tallahassee means Tropical Storm Alberto was expected to produce hurricane conditions within the next 24 hours. A tropical storm warning remains in effect for Longboat Key to Englewood.
Coast Guard to draft a “comprehensive reporting regime” for cruise lines
Representatives of the Cruise Lines International Association, CLIA, has asked the Coast Guard to draft a “comprehensive reporting regime” for cruise lines to follow. This in the wake of the widely publicized disappearance of George Allen Smith IV aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise.
(Full story at Missing & Exploited)
Posted June 10, 2006 by Scared Monkeys Crime, George Allen Smith IV, Missing Persons, Travel | no comments |
Let the Hurricane Season begin; Will this Tropical Depression become the first, Alberto
The start of the hurricane season is upon us, the first named storm of the season 
would be Alberto. Presently the first tropical depression of the of the 2006 Atlantic season has formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea.
The depression had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph and could develop into the first named storm of the season later in the day, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The depression was expected to move through the Yucatan Channel into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said
CNN: First tropical depression forms in Caribbean
Tropical Depression ONE Public Advisory
Amigoe: Solution for the Guadirikiri-case (Pitbull) in sight in Aruba
Amigoe; June 10, 2006: Solution for the Guadirikiri-case in sight
We cannot wait to see how the prosecutors office explains the full events of what happened to Pitbull and who was responsible for how he was found burning in a cave. Is that the result of the overdose as well?
The following is a translated version of the letter that was sent to Pitbull’s wife following his death that was printed in Bon Dia.
(Click HERE for a readable copy of letter)
Full Amigoe article:
Power outage forces Valero to halt production at Aruba refinery
Earlier today we posted an article from Amigoe, Water will not be disconnected; 
electricity, not sure. The article discussed the possible temporary shut down of power on Friday in conjunction with the strikes that were taking place in Aruba.
The vice-chairman of UEA, the union for Elmar indicated this morning that chances are that the power supply will be temporarily disconnected on Friday. “If this evening it turns out that the action didn’t produce the desired result, than consider the above a fact.” Water- and Electricity Company (WEB) does not anticipate problems with the water supply on Friday.
We learn tonight that the Valero Refinery suffered a series of power outages today causing the entire refinery to shut down. One would hope that this incident had nothing to do with the initial article.Its results in more not so good news for the Aruban economy coupled with the present situation they find themselves in as a result of a declining tourism.
It generates all its own electrical power, steam, fuel gas, hydrogen and desalinated water. It receives only limited support from the island utility system, Brown says.
Valero will lose 80,000 barrels per day of diesel and jet fuel, 30,000 barrels per day of
naphtha and 110,000 barrels per day of gas oil — virtually all of it bound for the United States. The refinery does not manufacture any finished gasoline.
Valero expects partial operations to b back in one week. However, they do not expect to be operating at normal rates until three weeks.
Valero Energy Corp. officials said Friday that the company’s refinery in Aruba suffered a series of power outages that caused the entire facility to shut down.
There were no injuries nor any environmental impacts to the island. Valero spokeswoman Mary Rose Brown says refinery officials are still investigating the cause of the power failure. Refinery workers are evaluating the status of the refinery units and are beginning the recommissioning process.
The company’s Aruba refinery has a total throughput capacity of 275,000 barrels per day. It has the most complex utility system within Valero’s refining system. It generates all its own electrical power, steam, fuel gas, hydrogen and desalinated water. It receives only limited support from the island utility system, Brown says.
Katherine R. Lester, 16 year old MySpace.com teen Persuaded to go to Middle East
This MySpace.com story may top them all. Katherine R. Lester is a straight-A honor student, left home and flew to the Middle East to meet a man she met on-line. She originally lied to her parents to obtain a passport in order to meet a 25-year-old from Jericho.
(Read the full story at Missing & Exploited)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Gets a Messgage from Above
(Cox & Forkum)
More good news coming from yesterdays Message to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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Al-Zarqawi Attack Said to Bring New Intel
WASHINGTON (AP) – A series of U.S. military raids based on intelligence gathered from the destroyed hideout of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi have yielded at least two dozen captives and a hidden cache of weaponry, Iraqi army uniforms and other materials, a senior U.S. military spokesman said Friday.
Zarqawi Lived Briefly After Attack
A mortally wounded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was still alive and mumbling after American airstrikes on his hideout and tried to get off a stretcher when he became aware of U.S. troops at the scene, a top military official said Friday.
Also, U.S. troops conducted 39 raids late Thursday and early Friday based on information gleaned from searches in the hours after the al- Qaida leader’s death. Fearing that insurgents will seek revenge, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki imposed driving bans in Baghdad and restive Diyala province, where the terrorist was killed.
