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GLOBAL JIHAD
Bush ranch targeted
by Iraqi terror team
'Hit squad' armed with millions of dollars tried to get smuggled into U.S. via Mexico

Posted: March 29, 2003
5:45 p.m. Eastern

An Iraqi-terror team armed with hundreds of millions of dollars tried to hire smugglers to sneak them into the U.S. through Mexico this month in an attempt to ''get to'' President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, a law enforcement source told the New York Daily News.

The unidentified members of the Iraqi ''hit squad'' reportedly asked a Mexican doctor and a lawyer to change about $100 million in Iraqi dinars into about $325 million in U.S. currency.

The "Texas White House" in Crawford is where the president and first lady Laura Bush spend most of their downtime. The 1,600-acre Prairie Chapel Ranch is nestled in the central Texas scrubland and was where the president wooed world leaders into his ''coalition of the willing'' against Saddam Hussein.

The Iraqi dictator tried to assassinate Bush's father, the former President George H.W. Bush, in 1993, while he was attending ceremonies in Kuwait to celebrate the success of the Gulf War.

Secret Service officials would not comment about the possible threat to the ranch or the suspects' whereabouts, but as WorldNetDaily reported last week, CIA sources revealed that a half-dozen Iraqis – possibly carrying chemical and biological weapons – were being sought in the border region.

Fox News cited sources claiming the Iraqis sought to pay human smugglers to escort them across the border, and authorities were reacting to tips from the public and ongoing undercover investigations.

Sources in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas told NBC News that agents of the national security agency were seeking six Iraqi nationals with German passports.

Mexico's Notimex news agency reported two Iraqi brothers and an American of Iraqi descent were detained by Mexican immigration authorities in a Tijuana bus station as the three prepared to enter California.

The agency quoted immigration sources as saying Dahsh and Janges Slio Mattis were carrying forged Austrian papers when taken into custody.

With them was Saad Murad, an American citizen, whom they had allegedly paid $8,000 each to arrange for political asylum in the U.S.

Sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said police in the municipality of Valle Hermoso, some 60 miles southwest of Brownsville, Texas, were informed of the search for the six Iraqis.

The attempt by the Iraqis to infiltrate the U.S. comes to light as U.S. officials announced the arrests in Jordan and Yemen of at least four Iraqi spies in two sleeper cells for plotting terror attacks on U.S. targets abroad. Investigations are reportedly underway in nine other nations where Iraqi terrorists may be planning to attack American interests.

State Department officials declined to say whether the Mexico report had any connection to those Iraqi terrorist plots, according to the Daily News.

Meanwhile, a deadly suicide bombing that killed four U.S. soldiers was followed by a threat from Iraq's vice president to kill Americans on U.S. soil.

Taha Yassin Ramadan suggested the terror attack was not the work of a freelance fanatic but rather part of a coordinated effort to beat back invaders who cannot be defeated by conventional warfare.

''I am sure that the day will come when a single martyrdom operation will kill 5,000 enemies,'' he said. ''The Iraqi people have a legal right to deal with the enemy with any means.''

Ramadan held out the threat of Iraqi-sponsored terrorism on U.S. soil.

''We will use any means to kill our enemy in our land and we will follow the enemy into its land,'' Ramadan said. ''This is just the beginning.

''You'll hear more pleasant news later.''

Lucky: Eric Walderman

BRIT MARINE CHEATS DEATH

A Royal Marine Commando who was shot in the head four times has lived to tell the tale of his lucky escape.

Eric Walderman's life was saved by his tough Kevlar helmet after he was caught in enemy gun sights during a savage firefight in Umm Qasr.

The four bullets ripped through the outer camouflage of the 25-year-olds' standard-issue helmet but were stopped by the ultra-tough protective Kevlar shell.

Just an inch lower and the father-of-one could have joined the list of British casualties.

His relieved partner, Lindsey Robinson, 25, at home with their son, Danny, two, said: "I can't believe it. He is so lucky to be alive. He's the luckiest man out there. I'm just so glad he's still alive."

Marine Walderman is part of 40 Commando's Alpha Company.

The former welder accomplished a life-long ambition by joining the Marines three years ago.

After 30 weeks training, he passed out on March 27, 2000, receiving the famous green beret.

He was also awarded the Commando Medal, the second highest commendation for new Marines, for being an outstanding new recruit.

He went to the Gulf on January 15.

Kevlar: The Facts

Kevlar is a polymer plastic fibre and was developed and manufactured by US firm DuPont in the mid-1960s.
Helmets made of Kevlar are 25%-40% more resistant to projectiles than their steel predecessors of equal weight.
Underwater, Kevlar is 20 times stronger than steel.
Kevlar body vests and helmets have saved the lives of more than 2,700 police and prison officers in the US alone, its manufacturers claim - and they have their own Kevlar Survivors Club.
Kevlar military helmets replaced the "steel pot" helmet in the late 1970s.
Scientists still do not know fully why Kevlar is so strong but believe it is because of its molecular composition.

Charlie Daniels Open Letter To The Hollywood Bunch

Ok let’s just say for a moment you bunch of pampered, overpaid, unrealistic children had your way and the U.S.A. didn’t go into Iraq.

Let’s say that you really get your way and we destroy all our nuclear weapons and stick daisies in our gun barrels and sit around with some white wine and cheese and pat ourselves on the back, so proud of what we’ve done for world peace.

Let’s say that we cut the military budget to just enough to keep the National Guard on hand to help out with floods and fires.

Let’s say that we close down our military bases all over the world and bring the troops home, increase our foreign aid and drop all the trade sanctions against everybody.

I suppose that in your fantasy world this would create a utopian world where everybody would live in peace. After all, the great monster, the United States of America, the cause of all the world’s trouble would have disbanded it’s horrible military and certainly all the other countries of the world would follow suit.

After all, they only arm themselves to defend their countries from the mean old U.S.A.

Why you bunch of pitiful, hypocritical, idiotic, spoiled mugwumps. get your head out of the sand and smell the Trade Towers burning. Do you think that a trip to Iraq by Sean Penn did anything but encourage a wanton murderer to think that the people of the U.S.A. didn’t have the nerve or the guts to fight him?

Barbra Streisand’s fanatical and hateful rankings about George Bush makes about as much sense as Michael Jackson hanging a baby over a railing.

You people need to get out of Hollywood once in a while and get out into the real world. You’d be surprised at the hostility you would find out here.

Stop in at a truck stop and tell an overworked, long distance truck driver that you don’t think Saddam Hussein is doing anything wrong.

Tell a farmer with a couple of sons in the military that you think the United States has no right to defend itself.

Go down to Baxley, Georgia and hold an anti-war rally and see what the folks down there think about you.

You people are some of the most disgusting examples of a waste of protoplasm I’ve ever had the displeasure to hear about.

Sean Penn, you’re a traitor to the United States of America. You gave aid and comfort to the enemy. How many American lives will your little, ”fact finding trip“ to Iraq cost? You encouraged Saddam to think that we didn’t have the stomach for war.

You people protect one of the most evil men on the face of this earth and won’t lift a finger to save the life of an unborn baby. Freedom of choice you say?

Well I’m going to exercise some freedom of choice of my own. If I see any of your names on a marquee, I’m going to boycott the movie. I will completely stop going to movies if I have to. In most cases it certainly wouldn’t be much of a loss.

You scoff at our military who’s boots you’re not even worthy to shine. They go to battle and risk their lives so ingrates like you can live in luxury.

The day of reckoning is coming when you will be faced with the undeniable truth that the war against Saddam Hussein is the war on terrorism.

America is in imminent danger. You’re either for her or against her. There is no middle ground.

I think we all know where you stand.

What do you think?

God Bless America

Charlie Daniels
Copyright © 2003 Charlie Daniels
All rights under copyright reserved. Used by permission.

THE 'BIG MAN' ON THE SHANNON BURKE SHOW!

Here's producer Colin Brady's "Before" and "After" pictures.

Colin at original 390-pounds of love!

Now he's lost a bit over a 100lbs since January 6th! Close to being a hottie!

ORLANDO RADIO EXCLUSIVE

The Shannon Burke Show at The White House

ORLANDO ARTIST RE-CREATES NOSTALGIC POSTERS

Photogrpahic artist Skip Keller of Orlando visited with Shannon and talk about his adaptation of vintage War Effort Posters for the War Against Terrorism.

There are 12 posters in the series:

"Don't Rest Now" "Fight For The Victory Wreath"

"Have A Part In Victory? "Cost Of Freedom"

"I Want You" "Don't Get Lost"

"Terrorism Must Be Stopped" "The Scroll"

"God Save The Queen"

"The Battle For Freedom"

"Britain & America"

"Sword Of Justice"

Show Your Support For Our Troops Fighting For Our Freedom...for Info, or phone Skip at 407-376-9691.

SHANNON TALKS WITH SADDAM'S BOMBMAKER

On 9/24, Shannon talked with Dr. Khidhir Hamza, who went to school in Florida and now lives near Washington, DC. At one time he was "recruited" by Saddam Hussein to become the point man in Iraq's quest of nuclear weapons. As Dr. Hamza told Shannon "You don't say no to Saddam." Dr. Hamza recently managed to escape Saddam's brutal rule and his accocunts in his book "Saddam's Bombmaker" are as gripping as they are real. This is a Shannon Burke "must read".

Check here for availbility of Dr. Hamza and others to speak at your next civic or corporate event.

THE WAR REPORT: GO 'INSIDE AL-QAEDA'

Shannon talked Tuesday (8/20) with Professor Rohan Gunaratna, an expert on Al Qaeda's gobal network of terror. Here's your chance to read excerpts of his new book.

THE TRUE STORY OF AN AMERICAN MUJAHID'S AMAZING JOURNEY

Wednesday (8/14) Shannon interviewed a fascinating guest. His name is Aukai Collins, who has led a life of faith, danger and espionage in some of the perilous war zones on the face of the earth. He was recruited by the U.S. Government as an undercover operative in the fight against terrorism. However, Collin's treatment by inept members of the law enforcement and intelligence community provides insight into why the U.S. government can't fight against something it can't understand. To find out more, read more about the book, My Jihad.

SHANNON TALKS WITH REV. JESSE LEE PETERSON
Rev. Peterson lit up the phones Tuesday (8/20) and Friday (8/9). If you want more information, go to Click Here.

SHANNON SHOW SOUND BITES
Red Skelton's 'Pledge Of Allegiance'

THE HISTORY OF THE PLEDGE
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister in Boston who was prominent in the Christian Socialist movement of the time. Bellamy was also an official in the National Education Assn., the teachers' union, and he created the Pledge as part of a school flag-raising ceremony to mark the 400th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in America. Bellamy's original words were:

I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

He considered adding the word "equality" to stand with "liberty and justice," but he reasoned that the implication of equal rights for women and blacks would be too controversial. The first draft of the Pledge was published in the Sept. 8, 1892, issue of The Youth's Companion, a popular family magazine. Daniel Ford, the Companion's publisher, had hired Bellamy after Bellamy had been forced from the pulpit for his socialist sermons. The Pledge was reprinted on leaflets and distributed nationwide, with later versions repeating the preposition "to" before "the Republic." Twelve million schoolchildren recited it for the first time one month later on Columbus Day, Oct. 12, 1892. From that point on, the Pledge was used by schoolchildren to salute the flag, though only in an unofficial capacity for several decades. The original gesture when reciting the Pledge was not the current right hand held over the heart, but the "Roman salute" — a movement of the right hand away from the heart until it pointed away from the body. That fell out of favor when the Fascists in Italy and later the Nazis in Germany adopted the same salute. In 1924, concerned that immigrants would actually be saluting the flags of their home countries, the American Legion and Daughters of the American Revolution pressured the National Flag Conference to replace the words "my flag" with "the Flag of the United States of America." Bellamy, still alive, was not happy about the change. The Pledge now read:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

In 1942, soon after America entered World War II, Congress officially endorsed the Pledge of Allegiance and instituted the current hand-over-heart gesture. One year later, however, the Supreme Court ruled that schoolchildren could not be forced to recite the Pledge. In 1954, under pressure from the Knights of Columbus and other religious groups, Congress officially added the words "under God" to the Pledge, so that it currently reads:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Several variations of the Pledge are in use by groups espousing differing social and political principles. Pro-life activists sometimes add the words "born and unborn" to the end of the sentence, while liberals will often add Bellamy's original "equality." Last fall, actor Tom Hanks created a stir when he recited the Pledge on a televised Sept. 11 fundraiser and omitted the phrase "under God."

IS HE STICKING UP FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS OR IS HE JUST 'THE NEIGHBOR FROM HELL'?
Seminole County decides not to file charges against Alan Wayne Davis because of a statue of bare buttocks in his yard. See what the big deal is!