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White House: Invading Spain Plainly Not Germane to War on Terrorism By Scott Hogenson CNSNews.com Executive Editor November 27, 2001

(CNSNews.com) - White House press secretary Ari Fleischer Monday assured the Washington press corps that the U.S. has no intention of invading Spain.

Fleischer's reassurance that Spain was not targeted for invasion by American forces was prompted by a question from columnist Helen Thomas, long-time White House correspondent.

During the November 26 White House press briefing, Thomas, who's covered every U.S. president since John Kennedy, asked Fleischer, "Does the President feel the United States has the right to bomb or invade any country harboring terrorists? Is he going to invade Spain?"

Spanish police have detained as many as 14 suspects in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks, but officials with Spain's Foreign Ministry have said they will not extradite the suspects to the U.S. without a guarantee that they will not face the death penalty or trial by military tribunal.

According to a transcript of Monday's press briefing, Fleischer responded to Thomas' question by saying President Bush is "is focused on phase one of the war against terrorism," in Afghanistan.

When pressed by Thomas to answer her specific question, Fleischer said, "I'm not aware that we are invading Spain."

Juan Cotino, Spain's national police chief, said Monday that investigators are trying to determine the full extent of any links between Osama bin Laden and 14 Arabs in Spanish custody. Cotino also said two of the suspects knew the Pentagon and World Trade Center were targets for the attacks.

Diplomatic sources in Spain said last week that European Union agreements prohibit the extradition to the U.S. without assurances that prosecutors here would not seek the death penalty.

-- Anonymous, November 27, 2001

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My Dear Mistress Git;

From my own observance; you apparently have access to ongoing news. If so, if you should run into any more news articles concerning unidentified planes dropping materials (licquid or dust-like). Would you please post the article(s). (IMHO)...There is a possibility that some one might be testing the "wind roses" of various areas of the United States..

TIA

"As for the Game...It is Done"!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shakey~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-- Anonymous, November 27, 2001

Shakey, I have this stubborn streak about contrails and such. Unless I see something on a reputable news site (Washington Times, LATimes, BBC, or whatever), you won't see it here. But since you bring it up, I'll keep an eye out and at least post a link!

-- Anonymous, November 27, 2001

Contrails! LOL..Mistress Git, I have enough on my plate (to worry about contrails and aliens)!

There has been a dusting of a coast guard base at the mouth of the Mississippi River + tug boats being dusted (both by a crop duster air craft about three - four weeks ago). Then a couple of weeks ago, two kit type planes flew over Clarkville (I believe in Tenn.) Witness all said that they dropped a 'dust-like' material, covering houses and cars with a coating of fine dust-like material. Then the PTB stepped in and at first told every one to stay indoors and close all windows. and then said 'No! It was ash from a near by fire!

As I recall some of the WTC terrorists were interested in crop dusters. And I distintly remember that there was a dept. of agraculture crop duster (a big one) which was missing on a flight to Florida, (about 6 weeks back) from one of the islands off shore.

I do hope that you 'see' where my reasoning is going (LOL I sure would not think of getting you to go on a 'snipe hunt').

TIA "As for the Game...It is Done"!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shakey~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-- Anonymous, November 27, 2001

Oh, okay!!! It's all coming back to me now ;) Yes, we posted some of those articles. I believe they all turned out to be pranks or accidents of some sort. Probably filed under "Bio-Chem," I should think. Lemme see:

Crop duster sprays tugboat, more. . .

There may be more, I only scanned the list, which is here.

-- Anonymous, November 28, 2001