When Terrorism is Acceptable- Orlando Bosh

[Griska]

We've had the Bin Laden and Sept. 11, 2001 threads, plus one on U.S. citizens being targeted for assassination by their own government.

I've been reading about Orlando Bosh, a nasty piece of work, who died earlier this year.
Basically, this man was involved in murderous plots against Communist targets throughout the '60s and perhaps the '70s. He served time in the U.S., but when paroled fled, breaking his parole agreement.
He was arrested again, upon his return, but guess what?
He was pardoned and released by Bush Senior.
This was despite strong objections by U.S intelligence people.
Go figure.

Some links:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/us/28bosch.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/oct1999/corr-o26.shtml
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/dec/02/usa.books

[DCon]

Off topic, but related. The Terrorist paranoia is evident in the below..


Overview

Join us Wednesday, February 15th and learn about various strategies and resources to improve your community's awareness and likelihood of reporting suspicious activity that may be related to terrorism. Presentations will feature the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI), the Department of Homeland Security's "If You See Something Say Something™" campaign, the National Sheriffs' Association's USAonWatch/ Neighborhood Watch program and new research and a resource guide from FEMA and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Presenters will discuss how law enforcement agencies, community partners, and the general public can work together to foster a public that is more informed, aware, and ready to report suspicious activity related to terrorism.

Presenters for this webinar include:

Tom Crane, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sara Kuban, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Steven King, Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Inititatiive
Rosemary DeMenno and Jennifer Styles, International Association of Chiefs of Police
Robbi Woodson, National Sheriff’s Association’s USAonWatch/ Neighborhood Watch program

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A Resource Guide to Improve Your Community's Awareness and Reporting of Suspicious Activity: For Law Enforcement and Community Partners
Improving the Public's Awareness and Reporting of Suspicious Activity: Key Research Findings from Literature Review, Household Survey, Focus Groups and Interviews

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