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About a dozen of Osama bin Laden's trusted followers hold a secret, "top-level al-Qaeda summit" in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Ressa 8/30/2002; Eckert 9/27/2002) According to an unnamed senior CIA official, before the summit started, the CIA learned that "11 young guys" were going to attend, and "young guys" is slang for operatives traveling. (Bamford 2008, pp. 18) Plans for the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole (see October 12, 2000) and the 9/11 attacks are discussed. (Kelley 2/12/2002; Ressa 8/30/2002) At the request of the CIA, the Malaysian Secret Service monitors the summit and then passes the information on to the US (see January 5-8, 2000 and Shortly After). Attendees of the summit are said to include:
Nawaf Alhazmi and Khalid Almihdhar - The CIA and FBI will later miss many opportunities to foil the 9/11 plot through Alhazmi and Almihdhar and the knowledge of their presence at this summit. The CIA already knows many details about these two by the time the summit begins (see January 2-4, 2000), and tracked Almihdhar as he traveled to it (see January 2-5, 2000).
Yazid Sufaat - Sufaat is a Malaysian who owns the condominium where the summit is held. He is also a trained biologist and is said to be a leading figure in al-Qaeda's attempts to get a biological or chemical weapon. (Shenon and Johnston 1/31/2002; Isikoff and Klaidman 6/2/2002) Malaysian officials also recognize Sufaat from summit surveillance photos, as he is a long-time Malaysian resident (see Shortly After January 8, 2000). (Pereira 2/10/2002) A possibility to expose the 9/11 plot through Sufaat's presence at this summit will later be missed in September 2000 (see September-October 2000). Sufaat will travel to Afghanistan in June 2001 and be arrested by Malaysian authorities when he returns to Malaysia in late 2001 (see December 19, 2001). (Abuza 12/24/2002) He will be released in 2008 (see December 4, 2008).
Hambali - An Indonesian militant known as Hambali, or Nurjaman Riduan Isamuddin (BBC 8/15/2003) , was heavily involved in the Bojinka plot, an early version of the 9/11 plot (see January 6, 1995 and June 1994). (Ressa 3/14/2002; Ressa 8/30/2002) The FBI was aware of who he was and his connections to the Bojinka plot at least by 1999 and identified a photograph of him by that time (see May 23, 1999). He will be arrested by Thai authorities in August 2003 (see August 12, 2003). (CNN 8/14/2003; CBS News 8/15/2003) Malaysian officials recognize Hambali from summit surveillance photos, as he is a long-time Malaysian resident. But the US does not tell them of his Bojinka connections, so they will not know to arrest him after the summit is over (see Shortly After January 8, 2000). (Pereira 2/10/2002)
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed - Mohammed is sometimes referred to as "KSM," an al-Qaeda leader and the alleged "mastermind" of the 9/11 attacks. The US has known KSM is an Islamic militant since the exposure of Operation Bojinka in January 1995 (see January 6, 1995), and knows what he looks like. US officials will state that they only realized the summit was important in 2001, but the presence of KSM should have proved its importance. (Fineman and Drogin 2/2/2002) Although the possible presence of KSM at this summit will be disputed by US officials, one counterterrorism expert will testify before the 9/11 Commission in 2003 that he has access to transcripts of KSM's interrogations since his capture, and that KSM has admitted leading this summit and telling the attendees about a planes-as-weapons plot targeting the US (see July 9, 2003). (Isikoff and Hosenball 7/9/2003; Blomquist 7/10/2003) Many other media reports will identify him as being there. (Gumbel 6/6/2002; Ressa 8/30/2002; Ressa 11/7/2002; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 10/29/2003) For instance, according to Newsweek: "Mohammed's presence would make the intelligence failure of the CIA even greater. It would mean the agency literally watched as the 9/11 scheme was hatched—and had photographs of the attack's mastermind… doing the plotting." (Isikoff and Hosenball 7/9/2003) In Hambali's 2008 Guantanamo file, it will be mentioned that KSM stays a week at Sufaat's condominium with Alhazmi and Almihdhar, which would seem to make clear that KSM is there for the entire duration of the summit (see Early January 2000). (US Department of Defense 10/30/2008)
Khallad bin Attash - Khallad bin Attash, a "trusted member of bin Laden's inner circle," is in charge of bin Laden's bodyguards, and serves as bin Laden's personal intermediary at least for the USS Cole bombing. (Klaidman, Isikoff, and Hosenball 9/20/2001 ) He is also thought to be a "mastermind" of that attack. Attash is reportedly planning to be one of the 9/11 hijackers, but will be unable to get a US visa. (9/11 Commission 6/16/2004, pp. 8) US intelligence had been aware of his identity as early as 1995. (US Congress 9/18/2002) A possibility to expose the 9/11 plot through bin Attash's presence at this summit will be missed in January 2001 (see January 4, 2001). Bin Attash had been previously arrested in Yemen for suspected terror ties, but was let go (see Summer 1999). (Abuza 12/1/2002) He will be captured in Pakistan by the US in April 2003 (see April 29, 2003). In 2008, Newsweek will report that bin Attash confessed during interrogation that, while staying at Sufaat's condominium, he and Alhazmi talked "about the possibility of hijacking planes and crashing them or holding passengers as hostages." (Hosenball 12/16/2008)
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri - Al-Nashiri is one of al-Qaeda's top field commanders and operates out of Malaysia while 9/11 is being prepared. (Los Angeles Times 10/10/2001; Gunaratna 2003, pp. 188; Graham and Nussbaum 2004, pp. 59) He was involved in an arms smuggling plot (see 1997) and the East African embassy bombings (see August 22-25 1998), in which his cousin was martyred (see 10:35-10:39 a.m., August 7, 1998). He also organized the attack against the USS The Sullivans (see January 3, 2000), and will be involved in the attacks against the USS Cole (see October 12, 2000) and the Limburg (see October 6, 2002). He will be arrested in the United Arab Emirates in November 2002 (see Early October 2002). An al-Qaeda operative identified a photo of al-Nashiri for the FBI in late 1998 (see August 22-25 1998). (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 152-3) (Note: in the sources, al-Nashiri is referred to by two of his aliases: Muhammad Omar al-Harazi and Al Safani.) (CNN 12/11/2000; Central Intelligence Agency 9/6/2006)
Ramzi bin al-Shibh - Investigators believe he wants to be the 20th 9/11 hijacker. His presence at the summit may not be realized until after 9/11, despite the fact that US intelligence has a picture of him next to bin Attash, and has video footage of him. (Thomas 11/26/2001; Finn 7/14/2002; Elliott 9/15/2002; Schrom 10/1/2002; Ressa 11/7/2002) German police will have credit card receipts indicating bin al-Shibh is in Malaysia at this time. (McDermott 9/1/2002) Ulrich Kersten, director of Germany's federal anticrime agency, the Bundeskriminalamt, will later say, "There are indications that Ramzi bin al-Shibh was in Kuala Lumpur for the meeting." (Frantz and Butler 8/24/2002) Another account noting he was photographed at the summit will further note that he enters and leaves Thailand three times in the first three weeks of January 2000. (Drogin and Meyer 10/17/2001) Anonymous Malaysian officials will later claim he is at the summit, but US officials will deny it. Two local militants who serve as drivers for the attendees will later be arrested in Malaysia. They will be shown photos of the attendees, and confirm that bin al-Shibh was at the summit. (Sullivan 9/20/2002) One account will say he is recognized at the time of the summit, which makes it hard to understand why he is not tracked back to Germany and the Hamburg cell with Mohamed Atta and other 9/11 hijackers. (Gebauer 10/1/2002) Another opportunity to expose the 9/11 plot through bin al-Shibh's presence at this summit will be missed in June. It appears bin al-Shibh and Almihdhar are directly involved in the attack on the USS Cole in October 2000 (see October 10-21, 2000). (Whitaker 10/15/2001; Finn 7/14/2002; Hosenball 9/4/2002)
Salem Alhazmi - Alhazmi, a 9/11 hijacker and brother of Nawaf Alhazmi, is possibly at the summit, although very few accounts will mention it. (Abuza 12/24/2002) US intelligence intercepts from before the summit indicate that he at least had plans to attend. (US Congress 7/24/2003, pp. 51 )
Abu Bara al-Taizi (a.k.a. Zohair Mohammed Said) - A Yemeni al-Qaeda operative, al-Taizi is reportedly meant to be one of the 9/11 hijackers, but will be unable to enter the US due to greater scrutiny for Yemenis. (9/11 Commission 6/16/2004, pp. 8) Al-Taizi will be captured in Pakistan in February 2002, and then sent to the US prison in Guantanamo a few months later (see February 7, 2002). According to his 2008 Guantanamo file, he traveled from Afghanistan to Malaysia with bin Attash about two weeks before the summit. Bin Attash was missing a leg, and he had a prosthetic leg fitted and then stayed in the hospital to recover from the surgery. Bin Attash and al-Taizi stay at Sufaat's house for the duration of the summit. Al-Taizi then flies to Yemen to visit his family there. (US Department of Defense 10/25/2008)
Others - Unnamed members of the Egyptian-based Islamic Jihad are also said to be at the summit. (King and Bhatt 10/21/2001) Islamic Jihad merged with al-Qaeda in February 1998. (James 11/17/2001) However, according to the Wall Street Journal, bin Attash and Fahad al-Quso are suspected of being Islamic Jihad members at one point, so this may just be a reference to them. (Cloud, Wartzman, and Tkacik 10/8/2001) Note that there are a total of 10 names mentioned above, and it will be reported that the CIA learned that 11 operatives were to attend, so either not all of them make it, or some names of attendees will remain unknown.
Summit Associates - The following individuals are probably not at the summit meetings, but are in the region and assisting or linked with the attendees at this time:
Fahad Al-Quso - Al-Quso is a top al-Qaeda operative who is involved in the bombing of the USS Cole. Some sources will indicate al-Quso is present in Malaysia, and a person who looks like him will later be seen in a photograph of the meeting (see June 11, 2001). (Klaidman, Isikoff, and Hosenball 9/20/2001 ) However, other sources will say al-Quso did not reach Kuala Lumpur, but met with bin Attash around this time in Bangkok, Thailand (see January 5-6, 2000 and January 8-15, 2000). (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 159; Wright 2006, pp. 330) Although al-Quso apparently is not at the summit, there are a series of phone calls during the time of the summit between his hotel in Bangkok, a phone booth near the condominium where the summit is held, and his family home in Yemen (see (January 5-8, 2000)). Al-Quso will be arrested by Yemeni authorities in the fall of 2000 (see Late October-Late November 2000), but the FBI will not be given a chance to fully interrogate him before 9/11. He will escape from prison in 2003. (CNN 5/15/2003)
Ahmad Sajuli Abdul Rahman - An operative of Jemaah Islamiyah, al-Qaeda's Southeast Asian affiliate, Sajuli takes the visiting Arabs around Kuala Lumpur, but apparently does not attend the summit meetings. (US Congress 10/17/2002) According to the later Guantanamo file of summit attendee al-Taizi, one of the attendees Sajuli escorts around town is future 9/11 hijacker Khalid Almihdhar. Sajuli also helps arrange al-Taizi's transportation at the end of the summit. (US Department of Defense 10/25/2008) Sajuli will be arrested in Malaysia in December 2001 (see December 29, 2001).
Ahmad Hikmat Shakir - A suspected al-Qaeda agent of Iraqi nationality, Shakir is a greeter at Kuala Lumpur airport. He meets Almihdhar there and travels with him to the apartment where the summit is held, but he probably does not attend the summit meetings. (Associated Press 10/2/2002; Isikoff and Klaidman 10/7/2002; Abuza 12/24/2002; Landay 6/12/2004) After 9/11, he will be linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 Bojinka plot. Jordan will arrest him and let him go after the US says it doesn't want to take custody of him (see September 17, 2001).
Dhiren Barot - Dhiren Barot (a.k.a. Abu Eissa al-Hindi) is a British citizen of Indian descent. According to a 2006 Observer article, Barot "is not believed to have been present" at the summit meetings. However, he does go to Kuala Lumpur during the time of the summit with summit attendee bin Attash. And shortly after the summit, Barot holds meetings with Hambali. It will later be reported that Barot is sent by KSM to New York City in early 2001 to case potential targets there, although whether this is part of the 9/11 plot or some other plot is unclear (see May 30, 2001). Barot will be arrested in 2004 in Britain for plotting attacks there, and sentenced to 30 years in prison (see August 3, 2004). (Doward 12/12/2006)
Another Unnamed Local Militant - Malaysian officials will say that two local Jemaah Islamiyah act as drivers for the attendees. These drivers apparently have no idea who the attendees are or what they are doing; they are just tasked to drive them around. In a 2002 Associated Press article, officials will not name these drivers, but will say that they are among the dozens of alleged Jemaah Islamiyah militants arrested in December 2001 and January 2002. Since Sajuli mentioned above is arrested at that time, he presumably is one of these drivers. It is not known who the other driver is. (Sufaat will be arrested at that time as well, but the Associated Press article will make clear Sufaat is not one of the drivers.) (Sullivan 9/20/2002)
Probably Not Involved: Mohamed al-Khatani - A Saudi, he allegedly will confess to attending the summit while being held in the US Guantanamo prison (see July 2002). He apparently will unsuccessfully attempt to enter the US in August 2001 to join the 9/11 plot (see August 4, 2001). However, al-Khatani will later recant his testimony and say he lied to avoid torture (see October 26, 2006). Furthermore, his 2008 Guantanamo file, leaked to the public in 2011, contains no hint of him even possibly attending the summit. The contents of the file must be treated with extreme caution, especially since he is repeatedly and brutally tortured (see August 8, 2002-January 15, 2003 and January 14, 2009). But according to the general narrative of the file, al-Khatani had no involvement with Islamist militancy in early 2000, only starts to get involved with militants in mid-2000, and first attends a militant training camp in Afghanistan in late 2000. (US Department of Defense 10/30/2008)
The USS Cole is bombed in the Aden, Yemen harbor by two al-Qaeda militants, Hassan al-Khamri and Ibrahim al-Thawar (a.k.a. Nibras). Seventeen US soldiers are killed and 30 are wounded. The CIA will later conclude that with just slightly more skilled execution, the attack would have killed 300 and sunk the ship. (ABC News 10/13/2000; Coll 2004, pp. 532; 9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 191) The Islamic Army of Aden (IAA) immediately takes credit for the attack. This is a Yemen-based Muslim militant group widely believed to have close ties to al-Qaeda (see 1996-1997 and After). (Whitaker 10/14/2000) The IAA statement is released by its spokesman, Abu Hamza al-Masri (see Early 1997, (June 1998), and December 28, 1998 and After). Abu Hamza says that the attack was timed to mark the anniversary of the execution of the IAA's former commander (see October 17, 1999). (O'Neill and McGrory 2006, pp. 184) The prime minister of Yemen at the time of the bombing will say shortly after 9/11, "The Islamic Army was part of al-Qaeda." (Whitaker 10/13/2001) The US soon learns the names of some al-Qaeda operatives involved in the attack, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Tawfiq bin Attash and Fahad al-Quso (see Early December 2000), and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (see November-December 2000). 9/11 hijackers Ramzi bin al-Shibh (see October 10-21, 2000) and Khalid Almihdhar (see Around October 12, 2000) may also have been involved. This is a repeat of a previously attempted attack, against the USS The Sullivans, which failed and was apparently undetected (see January 3, 2000). (McDermott, Meyer, and McDonnell 12/22/2002) The 9/11 Commission will later say the Cole bombing "was a full-fledged al-Qaeda operation, supervised directly by bin Laden. He chose the target and location of the attack, selected the suicide operatives, and provided the money needed to purchase explosives and equipment." (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 190)
Although three surveillance photographs of al-Qaeda's Malaysia summit are passed to the FBI at this time (see Late May, 2001 and June 11, 2001), another key photograph the CIA has of the meeting is withheld by CIA officers Clark Shannon and Tom Wilshire. The key photograph shows al-Qaeda logistics manager Khallad bin Attash, who commanded the attack on the USS Cole (see October 12, 2000). Author Lawrence Wright will later comment: "Thanks to [FBI agent Ali] Soufan's interrogation of [USS Cole bomber Fahad al-Quso], the Cole investigators had an active file on Khallad and were preparing to indict him. Knowledge of that fourth photo would likely have prompted [FBI manager John] O'Neill to demand that the CIA turn over all information relating to Khallad and his associates. By withholding the picture of Khallad attending the meeting with the future hijackers [Khalid Almihdhar and Nawaf Alhazmi], the CIA may in effect have allowed the September 11th plot to proceed." (Wright 7/10/2006 ) The CIA also has video and even more photos of the meeting (see January 5, 2000 and January 5-8, 2000 and Shortly After), but these are not shared either, and it is unclear how aware Wilshire and Shannon are of this additional material.
Tom Wilshire, a CIA officer on loan to the FBI, obtains three photographs from the surveillance of al-Qaeda's Malaysia summit (see January 5-8, 2000), and passes them to Dina Corsi, an agent with the FBI's bin Laden unit. Corsi learned of the photographs' existence following a discussion with CIA officer Clark Shannon. Although Wilshire does not have a "substantive conversation" with Corsi about the photos, he does identify hijacker Khalid Almihdhar in one of them, and says Almihdhar traveled from Sana'a, Yemen, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and then Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in early January 2000. However, Wilshire omits to mention that Almihdhar has a US visa, his associate hijacker Nawaf Alhazmi has traveled to the US, or another associate, Khallad bin Attash, has been identified in the photos. He also does not say why the photos were taken. Author Lawrence Wright will later say the photos are passed because Wilshire wants to know what the FBI knows. The CIA says it thinks the photos may show Fahad al-Quso, an al-Qaeda operative involved in the USS Cole bombing. Corsi understands that the photos are "not formally passed" to the FBI, but are only for limited use at a forthcoming meeting. Therefore, only limited information about them is provided at the meeting, causing a disagreement (see June 11, 2001). However, Wilshire will later say that Corsi could give the photos to the FBI, but the FBI could not then give them to a foreign government (note: the photos had been provided to a foreign government five months previously, so this restriction is meaningless). (US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 286-7, 293-4 ; Wright 7/10/2006 ) Other pictures of the summit are available to the CIA, and there is even video footage (see February 2000 and Mid-May 2001), but these are not shared with the FBI or widely discussed.
The FBI and the CIA hold a meeting to discuss the investigation into the USS Cole bombing and a possible connection between it and al-Qaeda's Malaysia summit (see January 5-8, 2000). However, the CIA and FBI headquarters refuse to share all they know, and agents investigating the Cole bombing become angry over this.
Attendees - The meeting, which lasts between two and four hours, is attended by CIA officer Clark Shannon, FBI headquarters agent Dina Corsi, an FBI agent loaned to the CIA named Margaret Gillespie, FBI agent Steve Bongardt, FBI agent Russell Fincher, and Assistant US Attorney David Kelley.
Purpose - Although there is no agenda for the meeting and Corsi will later say it is a brainstorming session, author Lawrence Wright will say that one of the reasons for the meeting is that CIA officer Tom Wilshire, an associate of Shannon's, "want[ed] to know… what the FBI knew" about al-Qaeda's Malaysia summit. (ABC News 8/16/2002; US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 289-294 ; Wright 7/10/2006 ) FBI agent Ali Soufan will also say that he later learned that Wilshire "was fishing to see if the FBI knew anything about the men in the photos." (Soufan 2011, pp. 243)
Photos Shown - Initially, Bongardt and Fincher brief Shannon on progress in the Cole investigation. Corsi then shows the two Cole investigators three photographs taken at al-Qaeda's Malaysia summit in 2000 (see January 5-8, 2000), showing future 9/11 hijackers Khalid Almihdhar and Nawaf Alhazmi, and another man, and Shannon asks if the agents recognize Fahad al-Quso, who is thought to have attended the Malaysia summit and has been interviewed by the FBI. However, one of the photos shows Khalid Almihdhar, Nawaf Alhazmi, and a tree, and the CIA has already recognized Almihdhar and Alhazmi, so it is unclear how the Cole investigators are supposed to recognize al-Quso in the photo. Corsi received the photographs from Wilshire, but Wilshire did not provide her with all the relevant information about them (see Late May, 2001).
Questions Asked - Bongardt and Fincher ask who is in the pictures, why were taken, and whether there are other photos of the meeting. Shannon refuses to say, but Corsi eventually admits one of the men is named Khalid Almihdhar. As a name alone is not sufficient reason to start an investigation, Bongardt asks for a date of birth or other details that will allow him to know which Khalid Almihdhar in the world is being discussed, but Shannon refuses to provide them. Shannon admits that Almihdhar was traveling on a Saudi passport and then leaves the meeting. Lawrence Wright will say that providing a date of birth is "standard procedure—the first thing most investigators would do." Realizing that the photos pertain to the Cole investigation, Bongardt and Fincher become angry at the lack of information being provided and the meeting descends into a "shouting match." (ABC News 8/16/2002; US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 289-294 ; Wright 7/10/2006 )
What Shannon Knew - Shannon will later admit that at this time he knew Almihdhar had a US visa, that Alhazmi had traveled to the US in 2000, that al-Qaeda leader Khallad bin Attash had been recognized in one of the photos, and that Alhazmi was known to be an experienced operative. However, he does not tell any of this to any FBI agents, as he apparently thinks he does not have the authority. He does not let them keep copies of the photos either and will give conflicting accounts of the meeting after 9/11 (see Between September 12, 2001 and October 17, 2002). (US Congress 7/24/2003 ; US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 289-292 )
Corsi Withholds Information - Corsi has NSA information saying Almihdhar and Alhazmi attended the Malaysia meeting, but apparently believes that the Cole agents cannot be told more because of restrictions on sharing intelligence with criminal agents (see July 19, 1995). However, one of the Cole agents present is an intelligence agent, so the information can be communicated to him immediately without Corsi obtaining permission from the NSA and/or Justice Department. In addition, the NSA sent the information to the FBI's New York field office, where the Cole investigators are based, in 1999 (see December 1999-January 2000). Furthermore, when she asks the NSA's permission to share the information 10 weeks later, the NSA approves the request on the same day (see August 27-28, 2001). She does not share the information at this time, but promises Bongardt and Fincher to try to do so later. The Cole agents will not receive more information for months. (US Congress 9/20/2002; 9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 269, 537)
Almihdhar Gets New Visa - Two days after this meeting, Almihdhar has no trouble getting a new, multiple reentry US visa (see May 2001 and June 13, 2001). (Pound 12/12/2001; US Congress 9/20/2002)
An FBI agent detailed to the CIA's bin Laden unit locates CIA cables saying that future 9/11 hijacker Nawaf Alhazmi entered the US in early 2000. The agent, Margaret Gillespie, then checks with the US Customs Service and discovers that another future 9/11 hijacker, Khalid Almihdhar, entered the US on July 4, 2001, and there is no record he has left the country. As there is "an imperative to find anyone affiliated with al-Qaeda if they [are] believed to be in the US," Gillespie immediately contacts Dina Corsi, an FBI agent in its bin Laden unit. Gillespie, who has been examining the USS Cole bombing and al-Qaeda's Malaysia summit for some time, will later say that when she learns of their arrival in the US, "it all clicks for me." The Justice Department's office of inspector general will find that Gillespie's "actions on receipt of the information clearly indicate that she understood the significance of this information when she received it. She took immediate steps to open an intelligence investigation." Gillespie and Corsi meet with Tom Wilshire, a CIA officer involved in the investigation (see August 22, 2001), and Almihdhar and Alhazmi are soon watchlisted (see August 23, 2001). (US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 300-301, 313 ; US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division 7/31/2006 )
FBI headquarters agent Dina Corsi learns that al-Qaeda leader Khallad bin Attash attended a summit in Malaysia that was also attended by 9/11 hijackers Khalid Almihdhar and Nawaf Alhazmi (see January 5-8, 2000); an e-mail sent by Corsi on this date contains the first reference in FBI documents to bin Attash's presence at the Malaysia summit. Although it is her job to support the investigation into the attack on the USS Cole (see October 12, 2000), which bin Attash commanded, and she is aware that bin Attash is important to the Cole investigation, even saying that she is focused on his identity and whereabouts, she fails to communicate this information to the agents investigating the bombing, who do not receive it before 9/11 (see August 30, 2001). After 9/11, she will say she cannot recall how she learned this information and an investigation by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General will fail to find any documents that cast light on the matter. Although she does not do anything with this information before another FBI agent tells her Khalid Almihdhar is in the US (see August 21-22, 2001), she will later say that the information bin Attash was at the Malaysia summit was important, as it connected Almihdhar and Alhazmi to the Cole bombing. She will also say that CIA officers Tom Wilshire and Clark Shannon, who she discussed al-Qaeda's Malaysia summit with and who knew that bin Attash was in Malaysia with Alhazmi and Almihdhar (see Late May, 2001, Mid-May 2001 and June 11, 2001), did not give her this information. Although Corsi and others know that bin Attash is an important al-Qaeda leader, he is not watchlisted at this point, although one of his aliases is watchlisted in August (see August 23, 2001). (US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 280, 284, 286, 293, 296, 302 )
Thanks to the request of Margaret Gillespie, an FBI analyst assigned to the CIA's Counter Terrorism Center, the CIA sends a cable to the State Department, INS, Customs Service, and FBI requesting that "bin Laden-related individuals" Nawaf Alhazmi, Khalid Almihdhar, Ahmad Hikmat Shakir, and Salah Saeed Mohammed bin Yousaf (an alias for Khallad bin Attash) be put on the terrorism watch list. All four individuals had attended the January 2000 al-Qaeda summit in Malaysia (see January 5-8, 2000). The cable mostly focuses on Almihdhar, briefly outlining his attendance at the Malaysia summit and his subsequent travel to the US in January 2000 and July 2001. Since March 2000, if not earlier, the CIA has had good reason to believe Alhazmi and Almihdhar were al-Qaeda operatives living in the US, but apparently did nothing and told no other agency about it until now. The hijackers are not located in time, and both die in the 9/11 attacks. FBI agents later state that if they been told about Alhazmi and Almihdhar sooner, "There's no question we could have tied all 19 hijackers together" given the frequent contact between these two and the other hijackers. (Isikoff and Klaidman 6/2/2002; 9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 538; US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 32-36, 302) However, in what the Washington Post calls a "critical omission," the FAA, the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the FBI's Financial Review Group are not notified. The two latter organizations have the power to tap into private credit card and bank data, and claim they could have readily found Alhazmi and Almihdhar, given the frequency the two used credit cards. (Smith 7/25/2003) Furthermore, counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke and his Counterterrorism Security Group are not told about these two operatives before 9/11 either. (Isikoff and Hosenball 3/24/2004) The CIA later claims the request was labeled "immediate," the second most urgent category (the highest is reserved for things like declarations of war). (Drogin, Lichtblua, and Krikorian 10/28/2001) The FBI denies that it was marked "immediate" and other agencies treated the request as a routine matter. (Drogin, Lichtblau, and Krikorian 10/18/2001; US Congress 9/20/2002) The State Department places all four men on the watch list the next day. (US Congress 7/24/2003 ) However, this watch list, named TIPOFF, checks their names only if they use international flights. There is another watch list barring suspected terrorists from flying domestically. On 9/11, it contains only 12 names, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other al-Qaeda figures, and some names are added as late as August 28, 2001. But none of these four men are added to this domestic list before 9/11.(see April 24, 2000). (9/11 Commission 1/26/2004)
The CIA finally tells the FBI that al-Qaeda leader Khallad bin Attash attended an al-Qaeda summit in Malaysia in January 2000 with future 9/11 hijackers Khalid Almihdhar and Nawaf Alhazmi (see January 5-8, 2000). The CIA monitored the meeting and has known that bin Attash attended it for at least eight months (see January 4, 2001), but repeatedly failed to tell the FBI of this (see Shortly Before February 1, 2001, February 1, 2001, Mid-May 2001, and June 11, 2001). The CIA will later say that it thought the FBI knew of the identification in January 2001 (see January 5, 2001 and After), but a CIA manager asked for permission to pass the information to the FBI in July 2001, implying he knew the FBI did not have the information (see July 13, 2001). (US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 298, 305, 310 ) In addition, the text of the notifiction states, "We wish to advise you that, during a previously scheduled meeting with our joint source," bin Attash was identified in a surveillance photo. (US Congress 7/24/2003, pp. 150 ) The cable containing the information is for Rodney Middleton, acting head of the FBI's bin Laden unit, and also says that, if the FBI thinks it does not have all the photographs it needs of the Malaysia summit, it should ask the CIA for them. Middleton is aware that the FBI is investigating Almihdhar (see August 29, 2001), but there is no record of him or anyone else providing this information to either the agent investigating Almihdhar or the main investigation of the USS Cole bombing, which bin Attash commanded. The information was requested by FBI agent Dina Corsi and was passed through a CIA Counterterrorist Center representative to the FBI, presumably Tom Wilshire. Although one of bin Attash's aliases was watchlisted one week ago (see August 23, 2001), he is not watchlisted under his real name even at this point, meaning the commander of the USS Cole attack can enter the US under his own name as he pleases. (US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 298, 305, 310 )
Barbara Grewe, a key investigator on the Justice Department inspector general's investigation of the FBI's failures before 9/11, moves to the 9/11 Commission. (University of Michigan Law School 3/7/2005) She was recommended to the Commission by a former colleague who worked at the office of inspector general at the Justice Department. (Wadley 3/14/2005) As special investigative counsel at the Justice Department's office of the inspector general between July and December 2002 she had investigated and reported on the FBI's handling of intelligence prior to 9/11, and directed part of the investigation into information sharing between the FBI and CIA, missed opportunities to locate the hijackers before 9/11, and earlier warnings about terrorists using airplanes as weapons. This is similar to the work she does on the 9/11 Commission. According to a press release for a lecture she will give in 2005, Grewe also "drafted and edited" the "relevant sections" of the Justice Department's final report. (University of Michigan Law School 3/7/2005; Center for American Progress Action Fund 4/16/2008) However, it is unclear how she could have done this, as she left the Justice Department's investigation in 2003. Although December 2002 is early on in the Justice Department inspector general's probe, the following important interviews have been conducted by this time:
Tom Wilshire, a CIA officer later detailed to the FBI who was involved in many pre-9/11 intelligence failures (see 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. January 5, 2000, March 5, 2000, May 15, 2001, Mid-May 2001, Late May, 2001, July 23, 2001, August 22, 2001, and August 24, 2001); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 502)
"Michael," a female CIA officer who had blocked notification to the FBI saying that one of the hijackers, Khalid Almihdhar, had a US visa (see Around 7:00 p.m. January 5, 2000 and January 6, 2000); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 502)
Dina Corsi, an FBI official who withheld intelligence information from criminal investigators in the summer of 2001 (see June 12-September 11, 2001, Before August 22, 2001, August 27-28, 2001, August 28, 2001, and August 28-29, 2001); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 474)
Clark Shannon, a CIA officer who withheld information about Almihdhar from the FBI (see June 11, 2001); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 537)
Margaret Gillespie, an FBI agent detailed to the FBI involved in information sharing problems (see (Late May-Early June) and August 21-22, 2001); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 538)
Robert Fuller, an FBI agent who searched for Almihdhar in the US just before the 9/11 attacks, but failed to find him (see September 4, 2001, September 4-5, 2001, and September 4-5, 2001); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 539)
Russell Fincher and Steve Bongardt, FBI agents from whom the CIA withheld information (see June 11, 2001, June 12-September 11, 2001, and August 29, 2001); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 537)
Sherry Sabol, an attorney involved in errors in the Moussaoui and Almihdhar cases (see August 22-28, 2001 and August 28-29, 2001); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 538)
An FBI official who handled an al-Qaeda informer in Pakistan (see January 4, 2001); (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 537)
Harry Samit (see August 15-20, 2001), Greg Jones (see August 27, 2001), John Weess (see August 16, 2001), and Coleen Rowley (see May 21, 2002), FBI officials who worked on the Moussaoui case; (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 531, 540)
Rodney Middleton, acting head of the FBI's bin Laden unit before 9/11 (see July 27, 2001 and after); and (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 538)
Jennifer Maitner, an FBI official involved in the Phoenix memo and President Bush's August 6 presidential daily briefing (see July 10, 2001, July 27, 2001 and after, and (August 4-5, 2001)). (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 536)
FBI Director Robert Mueller personally awards Marion (Spike) Bowman with a presidential citation and cash bonus of approximately 25 percent of his salary. (Tapper 3/3/2003) Bowman, head of the FBI's national security law unit and the person who refused to seek a special warrant for a search of Zacarias Moussaoui's belongings before the 9/11 attacks (see August 28, 2001), is among nine recipients of bureau awards for "exceptional performance." The award comes shortly after a 9/11 Congressional Inquiry report saying Bowman's unit gave Minneapolis FBI agents "inexcusably confused and inaccurate information" that was "patently false." (Grow 12/22/2002) Bowman's unit was also involved in the failure to locate 9/11 hijackers Khalid Almihdhar and Nawaf Alhazmi after their names were put on a watch list (see August 28-29, 2001). In early 2000, the FBI acknowledged serious blunders in surveillance Bowman's unit conducted during sensitive terrorism and espionage investigations, including agents who illegally videotaped suspects, intercepted e-mails without court permission, and recorded the wrong phone conversations. (Bridis 1/10/2003) As Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) and others have pointed out, not only has no one in government been fired or punished for 9/11, but several others have been promoted: (Tapper 3/3/2003)
Richard Blee, chief of Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, was made chief of the CIA's new Kabul station in December 2001 (see December 9, 2001), where he aggressively expanded the CIA's extraordinary rendition program (see Shortly After December 19, 2001). Blee was the government's main briefer on al-Qaeda threats in the summer of 2001, but failed to mention that one of the 9/11 hijackers was in the US (see August 22-September 10, 2001).
In addition to Blee, the CIA also promoted his former director for operations at Alec Station, a woman who took the unit's number two position. This was despite the fact that the unit failed to put the two suspected terrorists on the watch list (see August 23, 2001). "The leaders were promoted even though some people in the intelligence community and in Congress say the counterterrorism unit they ran bore some responsibility for waiting until August 2001 to put the suspect pair on the interagency watch list." CIA Director George Tenet has failed to fulfill a promise given to Congress in late 2002 that he would name the CIA officials responsible for 9/11 failures. (Gerth 5/15/2003)
Pasquale D'Amuro, the FBI's counterterrorism chief in New York City before 9/11, was promoted to the bureau's top counterterrorism post. (Ratnesar and Burger 12/30/2002)
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Michael Maltbie, who removed information from the Minnesota FBI's application to get the search warrant for Moussaoui, was promoted to field supervisor and goes on to head the Joint Terrorism Task Force at the FBI's Cleveland office. (Tapper 3/3/2003; Riley 3/21/2006)
David Frasca, head of the FBI's Radical Fundamentalist Unit, is "still at headquarters," Grassley notes. (Tapper 3/3/2003) The Phoenix memo, which was addressed to Frasca, was received by his unit and warned that al-Qaeda terrorists could be using flight schools inside the US (see July 10, 2001 and July 27, 2001 and after). Two weeks later Zacarias Moussaoui was arrested while training to fly a 747, but Frasca's unit was unhelpful when local FBI agents wanted to search his belongings—a step that could have prevented 9/11 (see August 16, 2001 and August 20-September 11, 2001). "The Phoenix memo was buried; the Moussaoui warrant request was denied." (Ratnesar and Weisskopf 5/27/2002) Even after 9/11, Frasca continued to "[throw] up roadblocks" in the Moussaoui case. (Lewis 5/27/2002)
Dina Corsi, an intelligence operations specialist in the FBI's bin Laden unit in the run-up to 9/11, later became a supervisory intelligence analyst. (US Department of Justice 11/2004, pp. 279-280 ; CNN 7/22/2005) Corsi repeatedly hampered the investigation of Almihdhar and Alhazmi in the summer of 2001 (see June 11, 2001, June 12-September 11, 2001, Before August 22, 2001, August 27-28, 2001, August 28, 2001, August 28-29, 2001, and (September 5, 2001)).
President Bush later names Barbara Bodine the director of Central Iraq shortly after the US conquest of Iraq. Many in government are upset about the appointment because of her blocking of the USS Cole investigation, which some say could have uncovered the 9/11 plot (see October 14-Late November, 2000). She did not apologize or admit she was wrong. (Sepe 4/10/2003) However, she is fired after about a month, apparently for doing a poor job.
An FBI official who tolerates penetration of the translation department by Turkish spies and encourages slow translations just after 9/11 was promoted (see March 22, 2002). (CBS News 10/25/2002)
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The Chandramukhi audio launch on Saturday evening was the biggest ever glitzy show in tinsel town in recent times. The Taj Connemera ball room in Chennai was overflowing with stars, fans, and the biggest ever media contingent. The ball room with 250 seating capacity was packed with over 1000 people as they pushed and jostled to get a better view of the proceedings.
The Chief Guest at the function was Asha Bhonsle and the guest list included the star cast of Chandramukhi like veteran actress Sheela, Jyothika, Nayanatara, Vijayakumar, Kannada actor Avinash. Then there was our 'Ilayathalapathy' Vijay, Karthik, Jayam Ravi, Jeeva, Sukanya, Latha Rajnikanth and daughters Aishwarya , Soundarya including the entire technical team of the film. The industry bigwigs were also present at the function.
The programme started around 7 pm with Ramkumar's welcome address and he introduced the Chandramukhi team. He made it a point to thank each and every technician and praised director P.Vasu to the heavens without whom Chandramukhi would not have been completed in such a record time. But why did he have to emphasis- "The story of Chandramukhi is purely Vasu's and we have not taken it from any language". Is he expecting some legal battles over the story of the film?
Asha Bhonsle the chief guest was the next speaker and she charmed the audience with her sing-song style of her bond with the Sivaji Ganesan family. Her Sivaji anecdotes had everybody in splits but she committed a faux-pas when she referred to music director of the film Vidyasagar as Deva! And later she embarrassed Rajnikanth by saying that both of them were Maharastrians and were conversing in Marathi on stage!
Later, veteran music composer M S Vishwanathan was given a special commemorative award on behalf of Sivaji Charities. MSV as he is popularly known truly deserved the award as he was the pioneer in popularizing Tamil film music. Then there was superb speech by Valee who chronicled Tamil film music from the 50's to the present era. Vaali said that Rajnikanth is the real superstar and also added that all superstars in Tamil like MGR, Sivaji, Rajani, Kamal, and now Vijay, Vikram, Ajit and then young stars like Simbu, Dhanush- all had three Tamil letters in their name.
P.Vasu, the director said that everyone will see a handsome, good looking Rajni and he has danced and done fight scenes amazingly. He also praised the superstar's simplicity, dedication and professional attitude during the making of the film. He thanked music director Vidyasagar for providing excellent music for Chandramukhias the film has a musical subject. Prabhu thanked the audience, stars and media for all the support and encouragement.
Chandramukhi is being promoted by Tata Indicom and their COO, Madhusudhan Mandya, said that the company was proud in being associated with a film of such grandeur and extravaganza.
And finally when the superstar came to give a speech, the crowd went into frenzy. Rajni said that while he was holidaying in Kerala he came across Sharma's translation of "Bhagadwad Gita", the holy book which prompted him to get up from slumber and prove to the world that he is not lying low after the Baba debacle and will prove all his detractors wrong. He promised to make a lengthy speech after Chandramukhi becomes a big hit! He also compared himself to a horse and said: "If I were an elephant, my getting up after the failure of Baba would have been difficult. But like a horse I was able to get up easily." He also thanked Sivaji productions for reposing their faith in him and promised to bounce back at the box-office with Chandramukhi.


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Title: Beneath the 13th Moon (Werewolves of Baltimore #2) Author: H.L. Holston & Eleanor Bruce Publisher: SH Publishing Release Date: October 19, 2017 Genre(s): Gay Paranormal Erotic Romance Page Count: 110 pages Reviewed by: Tosha Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Is Baltimore police detective Liam Van Zandt living in The Twilight Zone? It sure looks that way. The victims in the…Read more


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Why Buy Personalized Gifts
Posted by John Lercari on 10/10/2016 to Photo Blankets
Personalized gifts are perfect for everyone!
Personalized Blanket with Photos
Posted by John Lercari on 10/5/2016 to Photo Blankets
Memories are the only thing that will live forever. No one ever remembers how many times you answered correctly in the Physics class but everybody will remember the time you fell off the chair in that class.
The Perks Of Buying Photo Blankets Online
Posted by Johnny Lercari on 10/1/2016 to Photo Blankets
A lot of photo shops have closed their doors because of the digital technology that is taking over the world of photography.
Even a lot of discount retailers that previously had photo labs now only send their pictures away or take them through their websites, making it hard for you to get the most out of your pictures. Of course, technology has made a lot of advancements for the world of photography, too.
Keepsakes are better than ever and when you're able to shop online, you can find great prices on all kinds of memorial items like photo blankets.


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Reconciliation between Canada's Indigenous people and mainstream society is a goal all thoughtful Canadians seek. It is obvious that too many Indigenous Canadians lag far behind other Canadians by most economic and health indicators, and we must find ways to close that gap.
It is worthwhile considering what Prime Minister Trudeau has said:
"The weight of history affects us all, but it presses most heavily on the Indian people. Because of history, Indians today are the subject of legal discrimination, they have grievances because of past undertakings that have been broken or misunderstood; they do not have full control of their lands; and a higher proportion of Indians than other Canadians suffer poverty in all its debilitating forms. Because of history too, Indians look to a special department of the federal Government for many of the services that other Canadians get from provincial or local governments….This burden of separation has its origin deep in Canada's past and in early French and British colonial policy. The elements which grew to weigh so heavily were deeply entrenched at the time of Confederation."
Next, he assures us that he seeks a true partnership:
"The Government does not wish to perpetuate policies which carry with them the seeds of disharmony and disunity, policies which prevent Canadians from fulfilling themselves and contributing to their society. It seeks a partnership to achieve a better goal. The partners in this search are the Indian people, the governments and the provinces, the Canadian community as a whole and the Government of Canada. As all partnerships do, this will require consultation, negotiation, give and take, and co-operation if it is to succeed….Many years will be needed. Some efforts may fail, but learning comes from failure and from what is learned success may follow. All the partners have to learn, all will have to change many attitudes."
And then he emphasizes that mainstream Canadians must change their attitudes:
"Canadian society as a whole will have to recognize the need for changed attitudes and a truly open society. Canadians should recognize the dangers of failing to strike down the barriers which frustrate Indian people. If Indian people are to become full members of Canadian society they must be warmly welcomed by that society."
He stresses that it is true equality that is the goal:
"The Government believes in equality. It believes that all men and women have equal rights. It is determined that all shall be treated fairly and that no one shall be shut out of Canadian life, and especially that no one shall be shut out because of his race….The Indian people are entitled to such a policy. They are entitled to an equality which preserves and enriches Indian identity and distinction; an equality which stresses Indian participation in its creation and which manifests itself in all aspects of Indian life."
And finally, he makes it very clear that his vision of equality does not mean forced assimilation:
"For many years Canadians believed that Indian people had but two choices. They could live in a reserve community, or they could be assimilated and lose their Indian identity. Today Canada has more to offer. There is a third choice – a full role in Canadian economy while retaining, strengthening and developing an Indian identity which preserves the good things of the past and helps Indian people to prosper and thrive."
And that is what Prime Minister Trudeau said in 1969 in his now infamous White Paper. He called it "partnership", while today we call it "reconciliation". He spent a great deal of time on the notion of partnership, and had a strong belief that it was the right policy for the country, particularly for Indigenous Canadians.
Oh…you probably thought I was talking about our present Prime Minister Trudeau, the Younger? No, our present Prime Minister Trudeau simply carries on the Indigenous policy followed by every Prime Minister since the White Paper was shouted down by Indigenous elites afraid of losing its privileged position. That policy is to have no policy – simply give ever greater dollops of money, (money that is extracted from Indigenous and non-Indigenous citizens as taxes) to the loudest voices.
If we had listened to Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1969, The Indian Act would be long gone. Indigenous people would have the right to own property in their communities, and transition programs would have helped those who had to relocate to find employment. Economic integration would be well under way. Many more Indigenous people would have entered the middle class even while retaining their Indigenous identities.
In fact, we would not be talking about "reconciliation" – we would be at least part way there.
It is not too late to listen to Trudeau. Trudeau the Elder, that is.


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Keysight Technologies, Inc. today introduced two Truevolt Series digital multimeters (DMMs) - the Keysight 34465A DMM (6½ digit) and the Keysight 34470A DMM (7½ digit). The new DMMs help engineers 1) visualize their measurement data in multiple ways, 2) get actionable information faster, and 3) document their results more easily. Truevolt DMM's advanced graphical capabilities, such as trend and histogram charts, help engineers achieve greater insights faster. Both models offer three acquisition modes: continuous running for typical measurements, data logging for easier trend analysis, and a digitizing for capturing transients.
The Keysight 34465A DMM offers engineers a new, higher-performance 6½ digit class of DMM, and provides higher speed, better accuracy and more memory. The 7½ digit 34470A DMM is a new product category of DMMs for Keysight and provides even greater resolution and accuracy, a requirement for today's most challenging devices. Both DMMs offer deeper memory for data storage than previous generation DMMs. They also provide the ability to measure very low current, 1 µA range with pA resolution, for measurements on very low power devices.
Both models offer auto calibration, which compensates for temperature drift, allowing customers to maintain measurement accuracy throughout their workday.
Most DMMs show results on a low-resolution numeric display. With the Keysight Truevolt Series, engineers get a 4.3-inch, high-resolution color display to view numerical readings, measurement trends, histograms and statistical data. They also can save and recall their measurement states and display preferences.
The DMMs Easy File Access feature provides simple USB connectivity between the Keysight Truevolt DMMs and a PC using standard USB media transfer protocol. In addition, the DMMs include drag and drop measurement data capability, adjust instrument settings, and the ability to send screen images to PC applications without additional software.
BenchVue software lets engineers control, capture and view Keysight's DMMs simultaneously with other Keysight bench instruments and with no additional programming. With a single click, engineers can transfer data to a PC via USB, LAN or GPIB for additional viewing and analysis.


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Smash-and-grabs have been on the rise in recent years as criminals target commuters stuck in traffic who are powerless to defend themselves. Worse still, the hooligan gets away easily, with very little chance of being caught. Often people say, prevention is the best approach and that's where smash-and-grab tinting comes in.
Many companies offer this security modification to vehicles whereby film is attached to the side windows. The protective film ensures that no one can see inside the car and also strengthens the glass and prevents it from shattering. This makes it difficult for perpetrators to gain access to the inside of the vehicle in a smash and grab/hijack situation.
The film doesn't mean it's impossible for a criminal to break in, but instead, buys you valuable time to make a safe getaway. As a bonus, the film also protects your skin, eyes and upholstery from the effects of the sun, while keeping the cabin of your vehicle cooler on hot days. It also prevents shards of glass cutting passengers in smash and grab incidents and other, unsavoury situations. If you are yet to have this installed we suggest that you leave your windows a few centimetres open to allow the glass more flexibility which reduces the risk of it breaking.


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VentureCosplay0002: A Printable Sewing Pattern and Tutorial for Lolita Style Bows in Four Views
As a seamstress who makes lolita clothing, hair accessories, and costumes, I used to draft patterns for bows over and over again whenever I wanted to make anything with a bow on it… with varied results. Way too often, especially if I was in a rush, I would accidentally make the bow too small or too big, too square, or the measurements wouldn't be exactly even, and I'd end up with a bow I was unhappy with… Forcing me to start all over again. What a waste of fabric, interfacing, and trim! Sound familiar?
Eventually, after yet another frilly failure, I thought to myself: "This is stupid… I should just draft a reusable pattern for a few different sized bows that I can use over and over again". So I got to work – and after drawing sketch after sketch, and making countless prototypes, I came up with four hair bow designs inspired by brands like Angelic Pretty, BTSSB, and Metamorphose. Years after I created that first view of the pattern (View A, if you were wondering!), I've decided to make my pattern available to you.
VentureCosplay0002 is a printable PDF sewing pattern that takes all the guesswork and measuring out of making lolita hair accessories. And best of all, you can print out in the comfort of your own home. It contains the pattern pieces, plus detailed instructions for creating all four different styles of EGL hair bows pictured:
- View A is the popular "head eating" bow, approx. 9 inches (22.86 cm) across
- View B is a slightly smaller classic lolita bow, approx. 8.5 inches (21.59 cm) across
- View C is a single layer bow, measuring approx. 6.5 (16.51 cm) across
- and View D is for MINI bows! Measuring approx. 4.5 (11.43 cm) across
Print the pattern out as many times as you want or need, on any printer, with regular sized paper. Conventional patterns have their advantages, but they're made of paper that wears out and rips easily, not to mention that loss of pieces can render a pattern virtually unusable. Have you ever bought the same pattern twice because you lost a piece of the first one? Or because you ripped and taped the pieces back together so many times you couldn't use it anymore? I'm so guilty of this! Venture Cosplay's PDF Sewing patterns can be printed out as many times as you need.
Putting together the pattern is super easy, and detailed instructions are included with the pattern, along with printing directions, and a test page that will enable you to make sure you print everything out at exactly the right size. There are even instructions in the video version for putting together the pattern. Furthermore, the steps in the pattern are shown in photos rather than illustrations!
When you purchase the pattern you also get access to a video version of the tutorial so you can see in even more detail how the views are constructed, and how the pattern pieces are taped together.
Use it for making hair accessories, or on costumes and clothing. While there are full directions for making hair accessories, you can easily use the pattern to create bows for the front of your lolita dresses or on your cosplay costumes (need a bow for the front of your school uniform?). The bows don't require much fabric at all – you can easily make any of the views out of scrap fabric you have left over from a past project. No lace? No problem – any of the views can be made without lace and still look fabulous.
When you purchase the pattern you immediately receive:
- Printable PDF pattern that you print at home on your own printer
- High Resolution PDF directions (no need to print, but you can if you really want to!)
- Access to a video version of the tutorial
Don't hesitate, just get it!
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Date: 2/21/2011 at 16:00:28
D. C. McMartin died at the home of his mother, Margaret C. McMartin, after a long illness with consumption, Saturday, Aug. 10th. The funeral services were held there Monday afternoon and the remains taken to Des Moines for burial. He leaves a wife and four children, an aged mother, two sisters, and a brother to mourn his untimely death.
--The Grundy County Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 15 August 1895
Death of D. C. McMartin
The sad news was received in the city yesterday of the death of a former Des Moines resident at Beaman, Mr. D. C. McMartin, who was a son-in-law of Judge C. C. Cole, and was an honored and respected member of the Polk county bar for several years. Mr. McMartin had a fine education, acquired in the eastern universities. He was a quiet reserved and cultured gentleman, and one who would never push himself forward. The success he attained was strictly upon his merits as a man and lawyer. Soon after removing to Des Moines from Beaman, he was elected justice of the peace for Des Moines township, and had his office during the term that he occupied the position at the identical location now occupied by Justice of the Peace E. L. Blake on Fifth street. After retiring from the office he formed a partnership with Judge Dietrick, which lasted until he left the city. About a year after that, he was justice eight years ago, he went to a Texas city and acquired a considerable equity in real estate, which realized a comfortable fortune. While in Texas, Mr. McMartin was taken with consumption, from which he never recoverd, and from which he died yesterday morning. About a year ago this time he went to Colorado in vain search of health, and a few months ago returned to Beaman, where resides his mother, there to die. The funeral will take place in Des Moines Tuesday afternoon. The news of his death was recieved by the members of the bar here with deepest sorrow.--State Register, Aug. 11th
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Amy Winehouse's dad Mitch believes that Amy died as the result of a seizure related to her detox from alcohol.
US Weekly quotes Mitch as saying that Amy had suffered seizures previously where she would lose consciousness:
"Everything Amy did, she did to excess.
"She drank to excess and did detox to excess."
On Anderson Cooper's show in the States this weekend, he said: "there was nobody there to rescue her".
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Less and less Dutch people smoke
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The last few decades, fewer and fewer people start smoking, but the differences in smoking behavior between people with different levels of educational attainment are increasing. Low-skilled workers smoke more often and are more than well-educated workers.
This is evident from Wednesday – World Anti-Tabaksdag – published figures from the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) in collaboration with the RIVM and the Trimbos institute.
The total proportion of smokers among highly educated individuals in the Netherlands since 1989, has almost halved. In the low-skilled declined significantly less. More than a quarter of a century ago, smoked 38 percent of low-skilled workers, 40 percent of secondary school graduates and 34 percent of the highly skilled. Now it is about 28 percent of the low-, 26 percent of the secondary and 18 percent of the highly skilled.
Last year, the proportion of smokers ranged from 31 percent of the people with the lowest educational level (at most primary school) to 13 percent of people with a university education.
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The low-skilled smoking is not only more common, they smoke more. Of the low-skilled smokers smoke the vast majority daily (87 percent). At the smokers with a university education is less than half. Also heavy smoking – that is to say, at least twenty cigarettes per day – is much more common among lower educated people.
More than a third of people older than twenty-five years has previously smoked, but has since stopped. The percentage of people that has never smoked differs significantly by educational level: more than half of the highly educated has never smoked, compared to more than a third of low-skilled workers.
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Due to his disability, John Deo, 25, has been carried around by his mother his entire life.
After traveling 100km over land and lake from their remote village, John arrived at Neema Crafts (Tanzania), where he had heard that PET carts* might be available.
Fortunately, one remained for him to try after others had been distributed.
Because of John's size and arm strength, it was clear that he would not be able to take a cart away after his first visit.
However, the technicians at Neema got to work on adjusting the cart for John.
Now, for the first time in his life, John was able to pedal himself off without needing someone to carry him.
*The PET Cart gets its name from Personal Energy Transportation. The PET is a 3-wheeled, hand-cranked, sturdily built wheel chair with hauling capacity; it will go where an ordinary wheel chair will not go, and it's designed for the Third World where the roads and trails are bad and rough and the people need to haul things.
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When you take over as owner or manager of any business that has a commercial kitchen, you must adhere to municipal health standards to avoid pricey fines or even getting closed down. One of the main areas of health code compliance for commercial kitchens is grease trap maintenance.
The purpose of the grease trap is to keep the fat and oil from food from entering the local sewage system and clogging up municipal pipes. If you are a newbie to grease trap maintenance, the following guide provides you with some essential tips on keeping the device in good condition and in compliance with health codes.
Make Sure You Have the Right Size and Type of Grease Trap
If you inherit an old grease trap and need to purchase a new one, you need to make sure you buy the right size device. Grease traps consist of large double-walled metal tanks that will collect oil and greasy solids before they can enter drains. If your grease trap is too small, you risk having grease and oil overflowing from the top of the device and onto your kitchen floor, causing a big mess.
How many customers you serve daily and the size of your kitchen sinks will impact what size grease trap you purchase. Depending on the volume of your business, you may need to purchase a grease trap for your commercial dishwasher as well.
Some municipalities provide detailed guidelines for business to help with grease trap selection. If you still need assistance choosing the right type and size, seek the advice of contractors that specialize in installation and cleaning of grease traps in order to make sure that you purchase an appropriate device.
Keep the Grease Trap in Good Condition
While a grease trap should work without incident in between appointments to get it pumped by professionals, there are a few things you can do to help keep it in good condition.
Over time the exterior of the grease trap may collect debris on the surface. Wash the grease trap regularly with soap and water to keep dust and grease from building up on the sides of the device. If you fail to keep the outside of the grease trap clean, the layers of dust and grease will begin to smell.
You should also ask your grease removal contractor to teach you how to inspect the device yourself in case it malfunctions at an inconvenient time. While you want to leave the fixing and pumping the device to professionals, you should learn how to safely remove the grease trap cover in case it begins to overflow due to a blocked pipe. You can remove the standing water and substances so they do not spill over onto your floor.
Learn Municipal Regulations
While municipal laws are not interesting reading material, it is in your best interest to learn the regulations that pertain to grease trap inspections so you are never caught off guard by inspectors or unknowingly commit violations.
Some cities require grease traps inspections once a year. The device will also be inspected before you even open your business in the routine pre-opening inspections that cities mandate for food establishments. Some towns will even give you an inspection checklist so you know what to expect.
If you have the wrong type of grease trap or failed to upgrade an old device that you inherited from a previous owner, your restaurant opening could be delayed. In addition, your town will have rules on how often you need to get your grease trap pumped by a licensed grease trap cleaning service.
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Because when was the last time you saw your old man messing with essential oils?
Psssst: we'll let you in on a l'il secret: when it comes to giving gifts to our parents, it's really the thought that counts. They tend to be preoccupied in the grand scheme of things, but that just means they'll appreciate the little things even more. Sounds clichéd, but really, it's the everyday necessities that often get overlooked and you watching out for those details just shows them how much you care.
If you, too, are cramming your Father 's Day gifts, then you're in luck. Getting our dads something so simple that they'll never think of getting for themselves is our best bet, so for this year's gift guide, we're going back to basics. Like, proper skincare basic. PSA: unclogged pores, smooth lips and plump skin aren't only for women. Our dads work hard and they also deserve to be pampered by products that works even harder at keeping them healthy and feeling fresh. Here are six last-minute skincare picks (yes, these are all available online) to help them go through life with their best face forward:
Dads work hard on the daily, but that doesn't mean it needs to show on their faces. A quality moisturizer hydrates and replenishes the skin with nutrients needed for healthier looking skin, and honestly, who doesn't want that? It can be quite an investment, but getting your dad something like this moisturizer from Kiehl's that's formulated with all the good stuff (think: Linseed extract combined with caffeine and soy protein) is worth every penny. It's not magic, but seeing his glow up after just a few weeks is kind of the same thing.
If your dad is the type who spends his weekends running errands and still can't be bothered to pamper himself, then it's best to bring the pampering to him. Using treatment masks at home is a quick and easy way to destress and L'Oreal's detoxifying clay mask (infused with charcoal powder, BTW) is a good, non-intimidating product to start with. You can even make mid-week detox dates with your dad by putting on the mask and squeezing in a 10-minute catch up sesh before rinsing.
It's about time the men in our lives get in on that essential oil hype. Chances are, you already have some oils in the house. But tea tree is a good first oil to incorporate in your dad's routine just because of how versatile it is. Its antibacterial properties make it perfect for personal hygiene products like a DIY foot and underarm odor spray, spot treatment for acne and curing dry scalp and dandruff. It won't be long before he discovers that tea tree can be used in household products
like cleansers and insect repellants and soon, essential oils will also be his passion and he'll have you to thank for it.
Your dad should know by now that using the same soap on the face as the rest of the body just doesn't cut it. If he doesn't take your word for it, gift him this natural facial cleanser and shaving cream combo from Human Nature. Its gentle bamboo exfoliators should do the trick of buffing away dirt, oil and dead skin cells, all while adding some much-needed TLC with peppermint leaf oil for cooling and lemon balm leaf extract for antioxidants. It also unclogs the pores to reduce ingrown hairs before shaving, so best to use it with the shaving cream that soothes with organic ingredients like aloe vera, too. After all, cleanliness is next to godliness — and so is using products that are formulated with 99.8 percent natural ingredients.
No one is immune from having chapped lips. Maybe it's dehydration, maybe it's bad personal hygiene (lip-licking, toothpaste irritation, etc.), maybe it's the weather. But prevention is always key and having a handy mini tub of Vaseline lip therapy is always a good idea. It's made with the OG Vaseline petroleum jelly, but formulated especially for the lips with a non-sticky healing formula. You can get your dad one in every flavor and leave it in multiple places for maximum impact — in the bathroom, in his bag, in the car, and on the bedside table. He'll never really know when he'll need it, but he'll thank you for being so thoughtful in advance.
The sun's damaging effects on the skin can range from sunburn to skin aging to skin cancer. TL;DR: climate change is real and using sunscreen is now a health necessity. No one wants to be that dad on the beach with white cast all over his face, so give him a product that's lightweight and fast-absorbing but still high on vitamins and protection. (Fun fact: more "+" signs on the protective rating means the higher the UVA protection.)


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Known for their unique range of photography equipment, Lomography is back with something new and special. Today we get our first look at Lomography's Lomo'Instant Automat Glass "Kilimanjaro" Edition. This unique creations comes just ahead of the Holiday season and will serve as a new White Christmas Special Edition. Inspired by Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, the camera features a pure white design with puncture leather and fluorescent dark blue details.
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Fellow Tolkien fans,
As I am totally and entirely in love with The Silmarillion and all Tolkien's works, I have decided to create a non commercial Audiobook for the Silmarillion. The beauty of the language is nothing short of astounding and the epic grandeur of the narration incomparable. And I know there are many of you who feel the same about his works.
I am extremely fond of Martin Shaw's version (perfect voice imho) and I do not seek to compare to him, but my focus will be on proper pronunciation of any and all elven names and a bit more variety in my narration. I will also compose music to underscore the narration (but only subtly so)
I will not record it chronologically but rather jump from chapter to chapter depending on my mood.
The first chapter will be "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
You can watch a trailer of it to see if you like the style of the narration and the music.
Chapter 18 (37 Minutes) will be published this Sunday. As I aim to improve the quality of the recordings any feedback is greatly appreciated.


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I'd prefer a course of action that overthrows the mullahs on the theory that it is the regime that is the problem. But I'll settle for an aerial campaign that sets back the Iranian drive for nuclear weapons some unknown number of years. And it isn't either/or, I imagine.
But after several rounds of seeing and connecting dots that may or may not be related, I've gotten numb to the point of almost despairing that we will attempt to defeat the mullah regime.
Almost. My latest theory is that America and Britain will take action before Blair leaves office. This coincides with the completion of the surge that leaves five more American brigades in Iraq and another in Afghanistan. It also coincides with a carrier rotation in the Gulf. Depending on the movement of that third departing carrier, it might remain in a position to make a dash back to the Gulf to leave us with three carriers able to strike Iran.
But maybe if I'm numb, the Iranians are too. Thinking they have us on the defensive because of Iranian hostage seizing, support for violence in Iraq and Lebanon, and the failure of the international community to unite around stopping Iran's nuclear program, the mullahs may be numb to our military moves.
Neutralizing Sadr with the surge? Just a temporary setback, the mullahs think.
More US troops on their borders? They're just in quagmires the mullahs may think.
Carriers nearby exercising?
The U.S. Navy staged its latest show of military force off the Iranian coastline on Wednesday, sending two aircraft carriers and landing ships packed with 17,000 U.S. Marines and sailors to carry out unannounced exercises in the Persian Gulf.
The carrier strike groups led by the USS John C. Stennis and USS Nimitz were joined by the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard and its own strike group, which includes landing ships carrying members of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Just exercises. Don't worry about them, the mullahs may say.
Yet there is this report (tip to Instapundit):
The CIA has received secret presidential approval to mount a covert "black" operation to destabilize the Iranian government, current and former officials in the intelligence community tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.
The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, say President Bush has signed a "nonlethal presidential finding" that puts into motion a CIA plan that reportedly includes a coordinated campaign of propaganda, disinformation and manipulation of Iran's currency and international financial transactions.
As if we haven't been doing this for some time? The article says this finding is all about pressuring Iran over the nuclear question. What if this isn't really the start of preparations to destabilize the Iranian regime? What if this is the culmination of that effort as it reaches the point it can't avoid being publicized? The Iranians must notice something up. If the cover story is that we are applying pressure over the nuclear program, the mullahs will laught and go on their merry way.
We also know that we can't hide the movement of significant forces to the region. We can only hide the purpose (as I note here) and make the Iranians believe they have nothing to do with Iran. Or at least, nothing to do with taking decisive action against Iran.
So what if the additional troops in Iraq are really about insurance against an Iranian attack?
What if our carriers are rotating in such a way to keep three in the region at this point in time?
What if we acted against Sadr to take away an Iranian counter-attack option?
What if the visits to the region by Cheney, Rice, and Blair are about nailing down support for action?
And the anti-Iranian vibes from Arab states reflect at least a feeling that we will deal with Iran soon?
What if President Bush and Prime Minister Blair are determined not to leave office without defeating the Iranian mullahs?
What if there are other dots to be connected?
And what if our president really doesn't like small ball?
I've been wrong many times (like here) that we will soon support a revolt to end the mullah regime, possibley going after regime supports and the nuclear infrastructure while we back the revolt.
Doesn't mean I'm always going to be wrong. Iran isn't any less of a threat, after all this time. And consider that if I'm far less sure of our taking action after false alarms, surely the mullahs of Iran--who appear to be getting ready for a victory lap--are numbed into passivity by the long crisis with no seeming end.
UPDATE: Those things do move fast. Eisenhower is back in home port, so no third carrier on call.
UPDATE: Ahmadinejad certainly seems numbed to our actions in his headlong rush to acquire nukes:
"If Iran's right to nuclear technology is confirmed, all nations of the world will gather under Iran's political banner. Enemies of Islamic Iran know this, and for this reason they have mobilized," Ahmadinejad said.
The leader said Iran doesn't fear its foes' attempts to thwart its nuclear ambitions.
"The enemy is applying its ultimate capabilities against Islamic Iran, which will be useless," Ahmadinejad said. "With the support of the Iranian nation, we do not fear the enemy's hyperbole and psychological warfare. We are nearing our final goals."
The comments appeared to be a reference to U.S. military exercises that began this week in the Gulf. The U.S. has brought two aircraft carrier groups and other ships off Iran's shores in a show of strength directed toward Tehran.
The Iranians have learned to discount any move as anything more than hyperbole and psychological warfare. If we strike, we will achieve a significant amount of surprise. He is so focused on getting to their final goals that they may be quite blinded to what we are doing in plain sight.
Oh, and does anyone really think the Iranians aspire to lead the nations of the world under their banner of clean, non-polluting nuclear-generated electricity?
UPDATE: Via The Tank, somebody thinks action is coming:
Today, Iran is primed for overthrow. Its economy is a shambles, with unemployment at 25% or more, inflation at 20% and 40% of its people living below poverty. Fully a quarter of its population is 15 years or younger, and they've grown angry at the repression and lack of opportunity that Iran's mullahs represent.
We seem to be edging ever closer to making it our official goal to get rid of Ahmadinejad and his pals. That may be the next logical step, after economic sanctions fail — as they're likely to do.
Though their timeline, which requires some more time on sanctions, seems a bit too long. But as I've been compelled to admit numerous times now, I could be wrong.