Suspect in Border Patrol Agent’s Death Set Free In Mexico

A man jailed in Mexicali on suspicion of fatally running down a Border Patrol agent in January has been released without charges, it was reported Wednesday.

The attorney general’s office in Baja California confirmed to The Associated Press that Jesus Navarro Montes had been released from a Mexicali jail. No explanation for his release was given.

Navarro was arrested Jan. 22 by Mexican authorities. He was accused of driving a Hummer carrying drugs on Jan. 19 near Yuma, Ariz. Border Patrol Agent Luis Aguilar was placing spike strips on a road to stop the Hummer and a second vehicle when he was struck and killed, Border Patrol authorities said.

Mexican authorities alleged Navarro kept going, crossed into Mexico and gave the Hummer to accomplices.

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Were Mexican Army Members Involved In Phoenix Home Invasion and Murder ?

Earlier today on KFYI’s The J.D. Hayworth show, Phoenix Law Enforcement Association President Mark Spencer was the guest and said that men involved in a Phoenix home invasion and murder on Monday may be current or former Mexican Army members that were hired by drug cartels to perform home invasions and assassinations. Read more

Atlantis Plastics – Gunman Kills 4, Himself, Wounds 2 at Kentucky Factory

An employee shot and killed four people at a plastics plant before killing himself early Wednesday, police said.

The shooting happened after an employee at Atlantis Plastics had an argument with a supervisor, Henderson police Lt. David Piller said.

In addition to the four deaths, Piller said two others, who were injured, were flown to hospitals in Evansville, Ind.

The employee used a handgun he retrieved during a break, Piller said.

The shooting victims were scattered around the plant, Piller said.

“It appears the shooting was random at this time,” Piller said.

Police did not say if the supervisor the employee argued with was among the victims.

A woman who answered the phone at a number for Atlantis Plastics declined to give her name and would only say that the company would not comment until a 3 p.m. news conference.

Names of those involved in the shooting have not been released.

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Israel Ready To Strike Iran Nuclear Facility If U.S. Won’t

Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen leaves Tuesday night on an overseas trip that will take him to Israel. The trip has been scheduled for some time but U.S. officials say it comes just as the Israelis are mounting a full court press to get the Bush administration to strike Iran’s nuclear complex.

Israel doesn’t want to wait for a new administration. Read more

Government Offices Threatened With 1080 Poison – New Zealand

Three letters sent to Government buildings have claimed they contain the poison 1080 in the last 24 hours.

The Reserve Bank, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Parliament Buildings have been targeted.

Detective senior sergeant Paul Borrell said he believed the three letters were linked because in all three letters the sender had said the letters contained the poison used in pest control.
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FBI Arrests Woman For Alleged Aircraft Bomb Threat – Denver

A Denver woman was arrested Tuesday morning, accused of phoning in a bomb threat to Southwest Airlines several months ago.

Terrice Gay Hutchinson, 53, made her initial appearance Tuesday, where she was advised of the charges pending against her. Read more

PG&E Explosion in San Francisco Financial District

An explosion at a Pacific, Gas and Electric vault shook the San Francisco financial district Tuesday afternoon, but caused no injuries, according to the fire department.

The blast took place underground at Drumm and California streets just after 4 p.m.

Several businesses called the fire department to ask whether they should shelter in place. But Mindy Talmadge with the fire department said that was not necessary.

The California cable car line, the 1-California and the 41-Union are affected by the activity in the area. Muni says expect delays.

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John Bolton: Election Could Determine If Israel Will Strike Iran

Former US Ambassador to UN says Obama victory in November will prompt Israeli raid on Iranian nuclear facilities prior to inauguration. Arab nations will be ‘positive, privately’ about strike, says Bolton

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, said on Tuesday that he believes Israel will stage a raid against Iran’s nuclear facilities if Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama wins the upcoming presidential elections. Read more

Office Staff Back At Work After 1080 Poison Scare – New Zealand

Office workers are back in the central Wellington office building evacuated this morning over a 1080 scare.

The Fire Service was called to Pastoral House, The Terrace just after 9.30am. Read more

Former Prison Inmate Sentenced In Los Angeles Terror Plot

A former inmate in a California state prison who became part of a domestic terrorist cell that planned to attack United States military operations, “infidels,” and Israeli and Jewish facilities in the Los Angeles area was sentenced Monday morning to 22 years in federal prison. Read more

Islamic Jihad Terror Suspects Killed Prior To Attack

A senior commander of the Islamic Jihad and an additional gunman belonging to the group were killed in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the West Bank city of Nablus.

The two were killed in an exchange of fire with IDF and Shin Bet forces who had entered the city to arrest several wanted Palestinians. Read more

Chinese Hackers Planted ‘Trap Doors’ In Government Computers

By going public last week about hack attacks by China on computers in his congressional office, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) put the spotlight on a growing trend of cyber attacks on U.S. and foreign government officials.

U.S. defense officials confirmed that Chinese military hackers had broken into computers at the Pentagon used for email within the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel complained directly to Chinese President Hu Jintao about Chinese attacks on German government computers, and European and Asian governments from France and Britain to Japan and South Korea have identified widespread Chinese hacking.

U.S. intelligence officials disclosed that one objective of the Chinese hacking is to plant “trap doors” into government computer systems that would permit shutting down or disrupting the systems in war time. Some government agencies were forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars replacing compromised computers because they could n

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Four Russian Strategic Bombers Patrol Arctic, Atlantic Oceans

Four Russian strategic bombers are carrying out a routine patrol over remote areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, a Russian Air Force spokesman said on Friday.

“Two Tu-95MS Bear and two Tu-22M3 Backfire strategic bombers based at Engels airfield in southern Russia’s Saratov Region are conducting on Friday a routine patrol flight over the Arctic and Atlantic oceans,” Lt. Col. Vladimir Drik said. Read more

Pakistan Police Arrest 5 Suspected Terrorists, Seize Explosives

Police acting on a tip from intelligence agents raided militant hideouts in eastern Pakistan, arresting five suspected Islamic radicals and seizing explosives, an official said Friday.

The men were members of an outlawed Sunni Muslim militant group who were planning to target government buildings, security agencies and other installations, said Chaudhry Manzoor of the Federal Investigation Agency. Read more

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