Osama bid Laden...trojan attack on my laptop? Image of terrorist spashes across screen! Help!

Image of Osama bin Laden splashes across my laptop at start-up!



There has been a shocking disturbing turn of events in the tawdry Osama tale that I am inclined to share with my Tattler readers at this grim hour.

I am under attack by terrorists, or so it would appear, for reporting on the ongoing Osama bin Laden saga as it has been unfolding in the glare of the International spotlight on news wires around the globe in recent days.

Around noon today, I posted an update on the specifics of the clandestine attack on the known terrorist, which resulted in his subsequent capture and death at a compound just outside the Capitol in Pakistan.

In that post, I noted that Osama bin Laden was apparently not armed, as originally alleged by Officials at the White House, and that children were in the bedroom when the stealth attack was underway without the knowledge of the military powers-that-be in that terrorist-plagued country.


Post:  05/03/2011

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2011/05/osama-bin-ladenwhite-house-fesses-up.html

I was reporting from the Crystal Casino Hotel in Compton, where I was taking a respite from it all, for a couple of days.

After publishing the article on the White House press conference - that was held earlier today to address niggling concerns of the press, I packed up my laptop and headed back to downtown Los Angeles.

Since I usually receive numerous comments on my site, that need editorial approval before they are published on the Tattler, I popped into Starbucks on 7th Street to review my yahoo mailbox for messages to post.

When the IBM Thinkpad sprang to life, the above-captioned photo of Osama flooded the entire screen of my laptop, without warning!

At first, I thought it was a computer glitch, that occurred when the laptop was shut-down just a scant couple of hours ago.

Not!

I have rebooted the computer several times, but on each occasion, the image of bin Laden continues to loom large on my screen at start up and stare me in the face!

Is he sending me a message from beyond?

I turned to a customer at Starbucks and informed her of the dilemma I was encountering.

"Oh, my God. Every time you turn on your computer, you will be confronted with Osama bin Laden's photographic image!"

Eerie!

In retrospect, and after a bit of reflection, it awned on me that perhaps when I clicked on a "comment' link left on the site at the bottom of a post, that a Trojan intruder was triggered with instructions to infect my computer screen with the image of the former Al Qaeda leader.

Curiously, when I was strolling down the street on my way to Starbucks, a thought crossed my mind that I might be a  target for terrorists in view of my detailed news reports on the death of Osama, terrorist activity, and the current threat to Americans here and abroad.

How strange!

It appears that my psychic intuition (feeling) was correct.

At this juncture, I have tried to remove the image, but with little success!

Although my computer appears to be functioning normally - I can still pen posts and publish them (I think! I haven't tried yet) - I am unable to free myself of Osama bin Laden's face every time I start up the IBM computer.

So, now I am reaching out to my readers.

Help!

Any suggestions?

Right now, I am scanning with an anti-virus software program to see if I can uncover any clues or hidden files (at least) that need deleting.

News at 11!

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Peter King's Hearings Hurt Our Troops

 Quick question - which U.S. President was the first to hold Ramadan itfar dinners at the White House, celebrating the breaking of the fast with Muslims? Hint: That same President visited Mosques more than once during his administration.
Many FOX News viewers may assume that it's President Obama. But, it was actually George W. Bush.
It's no secret that VoteVets.org had a number of issues with President Bush, most notably his decision to go to war in Iraq, and how he waged the war. However, one thing he understood, and often got right, was sending signals to reassure the Muslim world that the United States held no animus towards Islam, both in words and deeds.
I thought of President Bush as the debate heated up over Rep. Peter King's hearings today on Islam in America.
Rep. King is doing our troops no favors, as he specifically targets Muslims, and only Muslims, in his hearings on domestic terrorism. A key part of the work of our troops abroad is winning the hearts and minds of the people in any country we operate, and as of right now, most of them are Muslims. When they hear that the American government considers Islam a threat, and is investigating American Muslims, it only bolsters the message of al Qaeda and other terrorist groups that we are in a war with Islam. Quick question - which U.S. President was the first to hold Ramadan itfar dinners at the White House, celebrating the breaking of the fast with Muslims? Hint: That same President visited Mosques more than once during his administration.
Many FOX News viewers may assume that it's President Obama. But, it was actually George W. Bush.
It's no secret that VoteVets.org had a number of issues with President Bush, most notably his decision to go to war in Iraq, and how he waged the war. However, one thing he understood, and often got right, was sending signals to reassure the Muslim world that the United States held no animus towards Islam, both in words and deeds.
I thought of President Bush as the debate heated up over Rep. Peter King's hearings today on Islam in America.
Rep. King is doing our troops no favors, as he specifically targets Muslims, and only Muslims, in his hearings on domestic terrorism. A key part of the work of our troops abroad is winning the hearts and minds of the people in any country we operate, and as of right now, most of them are Muslims. When they hear that the American government considers Islam a threat, and is investigating American Muslims, it only bolsters the message of al Qaeda and other terrorist groups that we are in a war with Islam.
Every wrong signal can be exploited, as we are in this important fight, and we must be extra-vigilant in ensuring that nothing we do aids the underlying message of our enemies, as they seek to recruit. Some signals, of course, are out of our control, like rumors that a soldier used the Quran as toilet paper at Guantanamo. But those things make it even more important that those in power do everything they can to combat the notion that we target this one religion. Peter King's hearings do just the opposite.
Read More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashwin-madia/peter-kings-hearings-hurt_b_834058.html

Pakistan News

Cairo...Officials of National Democratic Party resign! President Mubarak digs in heels!

Like the events of this past week in Cairo - today's announcement that Egyptian officials (including President Mubarak) had resigned from the governing National Democratic Party - ended up being a murky distortion of the truth.

It didn't help matters much that one of Egypt's top State News Agency got it wrong, too!

Later this morning, reporters around the globe scrambled to set the record straight, but not without a few headaches in the process!

Jeepers creepers!

What an embarrassing snafu, eh?

It has now been confirmed, however, that the top leadership of Egypt's governing National Democratic Part resigned Saturday - in spite of the fact President Murbarak continues to dig in his heels - and hold fast to his vow to see out his term.

Among those who resigned?

President Hosni Mubarak's son - Gamal - who many feared would assume the "throne" of the corrupt regime once his father stepped aside reluctantly in the fall.

Whether Vice President Omar Suleiman manipulates the strings behind-the-scenes - with the blessing of Foreign Leaders around the Globe - remains to be seen.

News at 11!

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President Mubarak...resigns as leader of Egypt's ruling party! According to Press Reports!

President Hosni Mubarak has resigned as leader of the country's ruling party, according to News Reports emanating from the country's State news outlet in the Middle East, bright and early at the crack of dawn this morning.

It appears that the 82 year-old beleaguered President has finally bowed to public opinion - and pressure from International Leaders - and chosen to make a swift exit (to the relief of many).

The President's son - Gamal Mubarak (also a member of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party) allegedly resigned as well - quelling fears that he would step in to head up the corrupt regime that has been in power for the past three decades in the event his father made a graceful exit prior to the end of his term of office in the fall as promised.

Reports of the latest turn-of-events are just now being picked-up and broadcast by American News organizations such as the Los Angeles Times on the West Coast in California.

It appears that attempts to negotiate a smooth transition of power over the next few months - pursuant to a proposal crafted by President Obama - have been abandoned altogether.

In the final analysis, one has to wonder if the threat of a possible trial for crimes against humanity in the International Court, may have prompted President Murabak to reconsider his position.

News at 11!

Update

Arabiya television has retracted its report that longtime President Hosni Mubarak has resigned as head of Egypt's ruling party on Saturday.


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Blood on Mubarak's hands?

Cairo...Cradle of Civilization erupts in violent turmoil! Mubarak vows to hang on! Barbara Walters blames U.S.!

 

Adams on Page Six says bad dye job must go, too!

The world watched on in horror as horrific images of the violence - which resulted in untold bloodshed and cries for Egypt's President Mubarak to resign - flashed across their TV screens last night.

At home, U.S. citizens were literally numbed, as they wondered aloud why Washington was so slow to take action or at least call for Mubarak to step down.

Political pundits on the evening News argued that Egypt had been a good friend and a staunch ally over the years - but in view of the eye-of-the-storm unfolding in Cairo yesteday - were quick to lament to all within earshot that "enough was enough".

Power-players on the World Financial scene were a little more complacent about the disturbing turn-of-events, though.

When asked - Rupert Murdoch - was brutally frank.

"The Arabs must take care of the Arabs," he calmly stated for the record on one news network scrambling for answers.

Interviewer "flavor of the month" - Piers Morgan - was inclined to trot out Barbara Walters for her take on the Egyptian crisis.

"You were there at the beginning, Barbara. What do you think?"

In sum, Walters felt that it was the fault of the U.S. for giving safe haven to dictators once they fell from grace.

The legendary News Icon cited the Shaw of Iran - and his short exile in the U.S. - as an example.

The answer in the final analysis?

U.S-style Democracy, of course, assert a posse of opportunists on the hill and elsewhere.

But, during the course of the evening in Cairo, it was evident that U.S. intervention might not be that well-received by Egyptians.

In fact, at one point, one Journalist on the scene - Anderson Cooper - was viciously attacked by an angry mob who shouted their disapproval of reporters and U.S. interlopers in the scheme of things.

"We hate Americans," angry Egyptians ranted.

Boy, were they out for blood.

Earlier in the day, it appeared there might be an accord, however.

At one juncture, the protestors and Murabak supporters set down their arms, and attempted a peaceful assembly.

Suddenly, without warning, a gang of thugs on Camels and horses galloped into Tahrir Square - now known as Liberation Square - and began to whip the protestors at whim and without mercy.

Some speculated that the attackers were employees of the Egyptian Museum - situated a scant distance away - who were bent on venting their anger on the upstarts for ruining the tourist trade over the course of the past week or so.

Once the melee broke out, it continued long into the weary night, in a death-to-the-end battle of fists and brute might.

Although protestors were searched before entering the square, to ensure there were not carrying any arms, the anti-establishment protestors were inventive enough in the heat of the conflict to scoop up rocks and bits of metal and craft them into primitive weapons which proved to be quite effective in lashing back throughout the battle that ensued.

News anchor Brian Williams compared the ugly conflict to squirmishes in the Iraq War.

"It was like a downtown Baghdad-style barrage hit," he recalled to one anxious reporter covering the unfolding drama.

Indeed, both sides vowed to fight for their cause at all cost - in a historical region of Egypt - that Williams referred to as the very cradle of Civilization.

Meanwhile, Washington was inclined to hold the fort - which irked some - needless to say.

When the crisis escalated to outright chaos in the streets, a spokesperson for President Obama finally put in an appearance at the podium in Washington, and urged that President Mubarak step down from his post.

However, the President - once revered and loved by a majority of the Egyptian people - refused to kow-tow to U.S. opinion.

In fact, Muburak was quite adamant that he would not only see out his term, but die on Egyptian soil if necessary.

In spite of the melee - and a heart-wrenching day of turmoil - many Egyptians stood behind Muburak.

"No one can run this country like Murabak. It's like Saddam in Iraq. When Saddam was gone, no one else could run the country. We don't want our country destroyed," one taxi driver excitedly blurted out to one reporter at a high-profile news organization.

Some worry that a "Muslim Brotherhood" will gain a foothold in Egypt if the President is forced out right now - and ultimately complicate complex politcal matters in the Middle East - thus encouraging interests detrimental to the U.S.

Others accused President Muburak of being two-faced.

Critics allege that goon squads comprised of Police Officers in plain clothes were paid paltry sums to fan out into Liberation Square and attack the protestors - beat them down - if necessary.

And, all the while, Mubarak wore another mask to the world-at-large, professing his innocence.

Meanwhile, the military appeared to be attempting to maintain the status quo, if anything.

Witnesses to the events were quick to point out that early on - when the first violent outbreaks occurred - that the the soldiers acted with restraint and only fired-off warning shots to signal their readiness to take action if things got out-of-hand.

At five o'clock this morning the protestors and President Murabak's supporters were still jockeying for power (and licking their wounds).

News agencies have reported that there have been at least five deaths and hundreds injured during the course of the political upheaval yesterday (with no apparent end of the conflict in sight).

News at 11!

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Pray for...

Iraqi Christians.

"Pray and Speak Up for Iraqi Christians"

That's the title of this post from John H. Armstrong.

It contains this observation by Joseph Kassab of the Chaldean Federation of America:

Iraqi Christians are being systematically murdered and driven from their homeland. This situation must, repeat must, be addressed by an international security coalition with members from Iraq, the U.S. and the U.N.

Please read John's entire blog post. Then, please pray for the safety of Iraqi Christians. Please also write to the White House and the State Department asking our government to press our Iraqi allies to put a stop to the persecution of Christians in their country.

That's it, three quick and simple action steps:

• To contact the White House, go here.
• To contact the State Department, go here.
• Most importantly, to contact God, call out in Jesus' Name.