More Video Of Automated License Plate Recognition

"From a reader... They not only will be using these in Patrol cars but they will be mounted in major intersections on telephone polls and on overpasses completing the "Panopticon" (the prison without walls) around us. Technology has allowed for Big Brother and the Beast...

Mahdi Army Commanders Told 'Not to Resist' U.S. Troops

"The Mahdi Army, which is the Shiite militia group blamed for much of the sectarian violence in Iraq, has taken several measures to alleviate the impact of a possible attack by U.S. forces. The United States is sending thousands more troops to Baghdad as part of a new...

Mahdi Army lowers its profile, anticipating arrival of U.S. troops

"BAGHDAD, Iraq - Mahdi Army militia members have stopped wearing their black uniforms, hidden their weapons and abandoned their checkpoints in an apparent effort to lower their profile in Baghdad in advance of the arrival of U.S. reinforcements. "We have explicit directions...

Abbas declares Hamas militia illegal

"RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday declared Hamas' paramilitary militia in the Gaza Strip illegal, raising the stakes in his standoff with the Islamic movement. ADVERTISEMENT Abbas made the announcement two days after members of the Hamas...

More Than 300 Somali Refugees Turned Away At Kenyan Border

"Kenya sealed its border with Somalia on Tuesday and sent troops to reinforce the area, as Islamist fighters headed south following last week's capture of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Kenyan authorities have increased the vigilance of their refugee screening because of the...

Now Kenya [to] seal off border with Somalia

Governance-2 / Islamist Rule (or any related element)-0 "Kenya has Friday sealed off its border with Somalia following intensified fighting in that country. Kenyan security agents are on high alert along stretches...

Islamic republic sends another $275 million in aid to the Mahdi army

"Iran Press News: In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV, an Iraqi official revealed that the regime in Tehran recently sent another $275 million to Moghtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army in Iraq. According to reports from the website Iran Asraar, Saleh al-Mutlaq, the head of the Iraqi...

Hamas, Fatah intensify clashes

"TEL AVIV -- Armed clashes intensified between rival Palestinian factions yesterday as Hamas accused Fatah fighters loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of fomenting civil war and trying to assassinate Hamas Prime...

Casus Belli: Iranian Weapons Arm Iraqi Militia

"WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2006 — U.S. officials say they have found smoking-gun evidence of Iranian support for terrorists in Iraq: brand-new weapons fresh from Iranian factories. According to a senior defense official, coalition forces have recently seized Iranian-made...

Border confrontations costly, verdict shows

"Border vigilantism suffered another setback last week when a jury awarded nearly $99,000 in damages to a pair of Mexican-American hunters who were confronted by Cochise County rancher Roger Barnett. The federal...

Shi'ite militia hints of new attacks - Boston Globe

" Denounces Sunnis after taking over Iraqi state TV By Hannah Allam and Mohamed al Dulaimy, Mcclatchy Newspapers | November 26, 2006 BAGHDAD -- Followers of the militant Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took over state-run television yesterday to denounce the Iraqi government,...

Iran and Syria Helping Hizballah Rearm

"As Lebanon's government tries to maintain its shaky grip on power, sources tell TIME that Tehran and Damascus are shipping weapons to the militant Shi'ite group.b Iran is smuggling weapons through Syria to re-arm Lebanese allies Hizballah, despite renewed efforts by United...

Ex-Minutemen want harder look at group's finances

"HOUSTON — For the first time, the Minuteman Civil Defense Corp. has revealed a smattering of intriguing details on its finances, but some former members want to know more about how the group has spent hundreds...

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