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News Updates from CLG
13 January 2015

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Jewish patrol cars out in force in London amid fears of copycat attack in wake of kosher store siege in Paris --Extra Jewish security patrol cars are out in force in North-West London --Security cars look similar to police vehicles and bear the name 'Shomrim' | 12 Jan 2015 | Extra Jewish security patrol cars and police were out in force in North-West London yesterday following the kosher store siege in Paris. The cars look very similar to police vehicles and bear the security group's name 'Shomrim' -- Hebrew for 'guards' -- along the sides and back. The Orthodox organisation, which works closely with the Metropolitan Police, tweeted: 'Following events in Paris we will have on extra patrols throughout NW London over Shabbos [the Jewish sabbath].' Shomrim volunteers receive police training and uniforms, including knife-proof vests.

Investigator of Charlie Hebdo massacre, Police Commissioner Heroic Redound, 'commits suicide' before completing report | 9 Jan 2015 | Just over a year after Helric Fredoun discovered the lifeless body of the third ranking police officer SRPJ of Limoges, the second ranking service officer has committed suicide yesterday at his workplace with his service weapon. We learned this morning, a Commissioner Helric Fredoun SRPJ Limoges has committed suicide last night in his office with his service weapon...The Commissioner Fredou, like all agents SRPJ worked yesterday on the case of the massacre at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo. In particular, he surveyed the family of one of the victims. He killed himself before completing its report. A psychological cell was set up in the police station.

Six terror cells STILL on the loose in France: Gun police on the streets to protect Jewish schools 24 hours a day --Extra 10,000 troops to patrol Paris streets | 12 Jan 2015 | Up to six Islamic [or CIA/MI6/Mossad] terrorist cells may still be at large and ready to strike in mainland France, police warned last night. The alert came as French Prime Minister Manuel Valls placed an extra 10,000 troops on the streets of Paris and warned: 'We are at war.' He said there were 'without doubt' accomplices to last week's killings in Paris, after security services on both sides of the Channel warned that further attacks are 'highly likely'.

Terror sleeper cells activated in France - source | 10 Jan 2015 | French law enforcement officers have been told to erase their social media presence and to carry their weapons at all times because terror sleeper cells have been activated over the last 24 hours in the country, a French police source who attended a briefing Saturday told CNN terror analyst Samuel Laurent...A total of 1,100 French troops are currently deployed in the Paris region, alongside police forces, to increase security following the attacks, the Defense Ministry said. An additional 250 soldiers will be on duty Sunday for the march, the ministry said. Altogether, nearly 1,900 French troops will take part in providing additional security across the country as part of the France's security alert system, known as Vigipirate.

ISIS repeats a threat; NYPD on high alert --FBI issues bulletin to law enforcement nationwide | 11 Jan 2015 | New York City Police Department officials and other law enforcement personnel across the United States were alerted to a new threat from ISIS after the terror group released a video message Saturday calling for its followers to "rise up." An ISIS spokesman, Abu Mohammed al Adnani, is seen saying that followers should "rise up and kill intelligence officers, police officers, soldiers, and civilians," specifically naming the United States, France, Australia and Canada as targets, according to a memo that CNN obtained.

New York City cops warned of lone wolf terror attack risk - as memo tells officers to 'watch civilians' hands, don't bunch up and always have a cop on guard' | 11 Jan 2015 | As world leaders gather in Paris to mourn the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, police in New York City have been placed on high alert for a possible ISIS attack. The NYPD have been warned to look out for jihadi attacks after the terrorist group released a call to attack American police officers, soldiers, intelligence officers and civilians in a social media video on Saturday. 'If you are assigned to a fixed post, do not sit together in the RMP [police car],' members of the Sergeants Benevolent Association union were told in an email obtain by both The New York Daily News and New York Post. 'At least one officer must stand outside the vehicle at all times. Pay attention to your surroundings. Officers must pay close attention to approaching vehicles...Pay close attention to people as they approach. Look for their hands.'

CENTCOM Twitter, YouTube hack traced to Maryland, home of the NSA --Goal is to ensure passage of Orwellian CISPA (now CISA), the spying gift, to the NSA/US corporations | 12 Jan 2015 | The Twitter and YouTube accounts of the Pentagon's command for its forces in the Middle East were hacked Monday, according to U.S. Central Command. The command's Twitter and YouTube sites "were compromised for approximately 30 minutes," a statement released by CENTCOM said...A Twitter account from a group identifying itself as Anonymous said Monday it had tracked the source of the hack to Maryland, but that was not confirmed by official sources.

FBI has its fingers deep in NSA surveillance pie, declassified report shows --Feds had a hand in PRISM, too | 13 Jan 2015 | The FBI has a much closer involvement with the NSA’s mass surveillance programs than previously thought, with access to raw foreign intelligence and data on Americans gleaned from the PRISM program. The 231-page report, from the Department of Justice's Inspector General, was obtained -- albeit in a heavily redacted form -- after a Freedom of Information request by The New York Times, a request made possible using key details leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The report finds that in 2008 -- almost since the inception of the PRISM program, which allows the NSA access to citizens' information stored by Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Yahoo! among others -- the FBI had access to slurped private data.

MI5 chief seeks new powers after Paris magazine attack --About 50% of MI5's work is now devoted to counter-terrorism. | 8 Jan 2015 | The head of MI5, Andrew Parker, has called for new powers to help fight Islamist extremism, warning of a dangerous imbalance between increasing numbers of terrorist plots against the UK and a drop in the capabilities of intelligence services to snoop on communications. Speaking to an invited audience at MI5 headquarters, he said the threat level to Britain had worsened and Islamist extremist groups in Syria and Iraq were directly trying to orchestrate attacks on the UK. An attack on the UK was "highly likely" and MI5 could not give a guarantee it would be able to stop it, he said.

Militants planning mass casualty attacks against West; MI5 wants more spying powers | 9 Jan 2015 | The head of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 warned on Thursday that militant Islamists in Syria were planning "mass casualty attacks" in the West and that intelligence services may be powerless to stop them. "We know...that a group of core al-Qaeda [al-CIAduh] terrorists in Syria is planning mass casualty attacks against the West," Andrew Parker told journalists in London a day after an Islamist attack in Paris claimed 12 lives. [Wait, how does he know this?] Parker called for wider powers to identify and monitor suspects, following a backlash against the security services after the extent of their snooping was exposed by Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor.

Belgian Newspaper 'Le Soir' Evacuated After Bomb Threat | 11 Jan 2015 | The Belgian newspaper Le Soir, which republished the French cartoons of Charlie Hebdo, evacuated its building today (Sunday) following an anonymous phoned in bomb threat, reports AFP. Maroun Labaki, who is in charge of the paper's foreign pages, told the Belga news agency that "an anonymous caller made threats against the editorial side of the paper, after which we decided to evacuate the building." Martine Dubisson, who writes for Le Soir, tweeted that the caller said "a bomb was going to go off in your newsroom."

BBC reporter faces calls to resign after he says 'Palestinians suffer hugely at Jewish hands as well' | 12 Jan 2015 | A BBC reporter has faced calls to resign after he told the daughter of Holocaust survivors in Paris: 'Palestinians suffer hugely at Jewish hands as well'. Journalist Tim Willcox sparked anger [and praise] during his coverage of yesterday's rally in Paris, held in memory of the 17 victims of last week's terror attacks, including four Jewish people in a siege at a Kosher supermarket. Willcox has today apologised for his comments, taking to Twitter to say he had not meant to cause offence. He wrote: 'Really sorry for any offence caused by a poorly phrased question in a live interview in Paris yesterday - it was entirely unintentional.'

Where's Charlie? Israel arrests, extends detention without charge of Palestinian cartoonist | 21 Feb 2013 | An Israeli court yesterday extended the detention of Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Saba'aneh, who has been held since Saturday without charge or access to his lawyer, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to immediately release the political cartoonist and allow him access to his lawyer. The military court extended Saba'aneh's detention for nine days, the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms(MADA) told CPJ. Israeli authorities said they were investigating the cartoonist for providing services to unspecified "hostile organizations," according to Saba'aneh's employer, the Palestinian daily Al-Hayat al-Jadida, which cited the cartoonist's lawyer. Saba'aneh works as a political cartoonist for Al-Hayat al-Jadida, and has depicted imprisoned Palestinians in his most recent cartoons.

U.S. Army plans to shift 3,000 troops to Europe | 10 Jan 2015 | The Army plans to send a brigade of tanks and fighting vehicles into Europe by the end of this year, according to the top Army commander in the region. More than 150 tanks and fighting vehicles will go to Germany and other countries in Europe as part of the Army's plan to bolster its presence on the continent.

F.B.I. and Justice Dept. Said to Seek Felony Charges for Petraeus | 9 Jan 2015 | The F.B.I. and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing felony charges against David H. Petraeus, contending that he provided classified information to a lover while he was director of the C.I.A., officials said, leaving Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to decide whether to seek an indictment that could send the pre-eminent military officer of his generation to prison. The Justice Department investigation stems from an affair Mr. Petraeus had with Paula Broadwell, an Army Reserve officer who was writing his biography, and focuses on whether he gave her access to his C.I.A. email account and other highly classified information. Mr. Petraeus, a retired four-star general who served as commander of American forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan, has said he never provided classified information to Ms. Broadwell, and has indicated to the Justice Department that he has no interest in a plea deal that would spare him an embarrassing trial.

1 dead, 84 others taken to hospitals after hundreds evacuated from L'Enfant Plaza Metro station and train due to heavy smoke | 13 Jan 2015 | One woman died, two passengers were in critical condition, a firefighter was seriously hurt and dozens more suffered lesser injuries after heavy smoke filled a Metro train and the tunnel at L'Enfant Plaza station, authorities said Monday evening. Hundreds of people were evacuated about 3:30 p.m. as thick smoke filled the rail tunnel at one of the busiest Metro locations in the city. The source of the smoke remained unknown Monday night and the closed station was being ventilated. Emergency medical workers evaluated about 200 people following the evacuation at a makeshift triage center set up along the street above. Those needing further medial attention were taken by ambulances and buses to hospitals in what the local firefighter's union called a "mass casualty" event.

Democrats Step Up Efforts to Block Obama's Trade Agenda --The Trans-Pacific Partnership, secretly negotiated by and for corporations, is a trade 'deal' that would cost American jobs, weaken [what's left of] food safety and financial regulations and undermine environmental and labor standards. | 8 Jan 2015 | President Obama is facing opposition from fellow Democrats to one of his top priorities: winning the power to negotiate international trade agreements and speed them through Congress. As Mr. Obama's team [of corpora-terrorists, Wall Street trolls, and sociopaths] works privately to line up support for the so-called trade promotion authority, a coalition of Democratic lawmakers and activists from organized labor, environmental, religious and civil rights groups is stepping up efforts to stop him. "Fast track would be yet another insult to the American worker," Representative Rosa DeLauro, Democrat of Connecticut, said on Thursday at a news conference on Capitol Hill, where she predicted the effort's defeat. "It will not happen. We are not going to do it."

Wildfires Leave Cuddly Australian Critters With Singed Paws --These Injured Koalas Really Need Your Mittens | 8 Jan 2015 | The International Fund for Animal Welfare has put out a plea for cotton mittens to help recovering koalas whose paws were burned during recent bushfires in Australia. Thanks to record heat [global warming] -- the country experienced its third-warmest year on record in 2014--bushfires have blazed through many regions...High temperatures have been forcing koalas out of the woods, but many of the slow-moving marsupials fail to escape the flames. According to BBC News, koalas and hundreds of other animals have died in the Adelaide bushfires. Aaron Machado, president of the Australian Marine Wildlife Research and Rescue Organization, said that koalas left on their own face starvation and infection. "Koalas don't have immune systems, so the risk of death from infection is very high," he told BBC News.

South Australia fires: 'Hundreds' of animals dead | 7 Jan 2015 | Hundreds of animals are believed to have been killed in South Australia since bushfires began burning out of control in the Adelaide Hills last Friday...The Australian Marine Wildlife Research & Rescue Organisation (AMWRRO) has treated the burnt paws of a young male koala brought to its Torrens Island centre 15km northwest of Adelaide. The koala, found in the Adelaide Hills, would likely have died if it had not been rescued, AMWRRO President Aaron Machado told the BBC.

Gag me with a chainsaw: Romney moves to reassemble campaign apparatus for 2016 | 12 Jan 2015 | Mitt Romney is moving quickly to reassemble his national political network, spending the weekend and Monday calling former aides, donors and other supporters... Romney's message was that he is serious about making a 2016 presidential bid. He told one senior Republican he "almost certainly will" run in what would be his third campaign for the White House, this person said. His aggressive outreach over the past three days indicates that Romney's declaration of interest to a group of donors in New York Friday was more than the release of a trial balloon but rather was the start of a concerted push by the 2012 nominee to be an active participant in the 2016 campaign.

Mitt Romney Says He's Considering a 2016 Presidential Run | 9 Jan 2015 | Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, told a group of donors in New York on Friday that he was considering running for president again next year, sending a signal to the party's fin-nciers that they should not yet commit to Jeb Bush.

Calif. AG Harris to Run for Boxer's Senate Seat | 12 Jan 2015 | California Attorney General Kamala Harris plans to run for Barbara Boxer's seat in the Senate, making her the first to join what's expected to be a crowded field of candidates vying for the long-time senator's job, the Associated Press reported, citing a source. Harris's plans emerged just hours after Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a former San Francisco mayor who was considered a potential frontrunner, said that he would not run for Boxer's seat. Boxer announced last week that she plans to step down at the end of her current term, setting the stage for the California's first open Senate seat race in more than 20 years.

Following another assault charge, George Zimmerman ordered to surrender firearms | 10 Jan 2015 | George Zimmerman, who became a folk hero to some after he beat a murder rap in the killing of an unarmed black teenager, has been ordered to surrender his weapons after being arrested for a third time for domestic violence. Mr. Zimmerman, who told the Orlando Sentinel last fall that he's jobless, homeless and broke, was arrested in Lake Mary, Fla., on Friday night for aggravated assault. Although he has had several run-ins with the law since his 2013 acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin, this was the first time after the verdict that a judge ordered him to surrender his arms.

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