DX LISTENING DIGEST 1-151, October 17, 2001
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** AFGHANISTAN [non?]. Glenn, Further to my recent efforts to monitor 
'commando solo'. I believe I have at least monitored US propaganda 
broadcasts on 8.7000 USB from London, UK. 16/Oct/2001 at 1645 UT. 
Following information on your web site I have several clear contacts 
during a 1 hour period - not in English - but heard clearly 'Taliban' 
'Bin Laden' - several times. Correct mix of easy listening Arab music 
and clean voice. Have hard disk recorded several minutes (Jason 
Bradbury, Richmond, London, UK, Oct 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

After becoming aware of the 8700 operation I checked the frequency at 
1930 and found something up, so decided to walk out in the dark to 
listen without the local noise (no matter what this cyclist was 
thinking): There was some kind of small-talk between two men in a 
unidentified language, seemingly both aired by the same transmitter 
in full strength. At 1945 the talk suddenly ceased, leaving the 
frequency empty. I am not sure if this observation is connected with 
the Commando Solo feed. The small-talk hardly appeared to be a 
broadcast, on the other hand the transmission on 8700 (exactly on 
spot and USB of course) also did hardly sound like a maritime station 
with leak-through of received audio on a duplex transmission, 
furthermore the range below 8707 actually belongs to CW and RTTY 
transmissions only (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I believe 8700 went off as scheduled at 1730. They were well heard 
here in mid Sweden before that. I have no idea about the site (Olle 
Alm, Sweden, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Yes, I think what I heard was likely no actual broadcast, but I got a 
impression that it originated from the same transmitter, so I decided 
to report it. Actually I would also think that this is a land-based 
transmitter, primarily meant as feed to Commando Solo, although 
mentioned on their leaflets, too (Kai Ludwig, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

After 0030 UT Oct 17, 8700-USB was in a bit better than the night 
before, music alternating with talk (gh, OK, DXLD)

8700/U U.S. Sysops [sic](presumed); 0033-0058+, 17-Oct; Series of 
commentaries for about 3 min. by M in LL spaced by LL vocal mx. Heard 
"Taliban", "Afghanistan" & "bin-Laden". @0051-53, developed on/off 
problems. SIO=333/QRM from SS 2-way on 8699/U (Harold Frodge, MI, 
MARE via DXLD) LL=unknown language, presumably. Harold is wild about 
abbrs., many of which I expand (gh)

Tuned in right now [UT Oct 17] to 8700 usb, presumed 193rd Special 
Operations Wing. Music at 0048, slight techincal problem from 0052-
0053, Male talking (not in English) at 0054 but seemed to mentioned 
some English words such as "... Alliance ... Taliban ... Dakwah 
....". Music at 0058, Male talking at 0102, music again at 0105. Good 
signal into Northeast Ohio (Lee Silvi, October 16, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

Hearing it here in Massachusetts, too. I am experiencing severe 
adjacent interference from a ute, but I can copy most of it. I am 
making an MP3 recording of the transmission and I will provide a link 
to my site soon so that others who might miss it can hear it. It 
definitely sounds like a feeder to me; the frequency is odd, the mode 
is odd, and the signal is too consistent to be coming from an 
airplane (but what do I know). The next big score will be to find 
which frequencies this is actually being transmitted on within 
Afghanistan (Stanton, Massachusetts, 0126 UT Oct 17, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST) 

Glenn, I tried for the US Psyops station on 8700 kHz USB last night 
(10/17) at 0050 UT, and it was audible with weak signal. Programming 
consisted of a talk by man in unID language making announcements. 
Several mentions of Afghanistan noted. Also Middle Eastern type music 
was played. Tough copy in the beginning due to noise, but signal was 
getting better as the time went by. I stopped listening at 
approximately 0130 UT (Christos Rigas, Wood Dale, Illinois, Sony ICF-
2010, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

AFGHANISTAN [non]. Thanks to Sheldon Harvey's tip, I checked 8700 USB 
17 Oct, and heard what may have been the Commando Solo station. 
Carrier seemed to come on about 0028, and right at 0030 I could hear 
some male, and later female, voices. The signal was too weak to ID 
the language, much less get any sort of positive ID. At least there 
was no QRM. Does anybody know just where this is coming from? (Bill 
Westenhaver, QC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

Following up Bill's comments, 8700 USB was doing quite well at my 
home last evening. I first tuned in between 0030 and 0045 UT. Music 
and talk at about an S-8 to S-9 signal. Many mentions of "Islam", 
"Bin Laden" and "Taliban" in the talk, all by male announcers. Music 
was local to the area. I continued to check it throughout the 
evening. It continued to do well past 0200 when it began to really 
drop off. I was on-line with a number of people listening to the 
signal in the United States and in Brazil. All were hearing equally 
as well, it seemed. Lots of speculation where it might be coming 
from. Most seemed to believe in the "feeder" theory, with thoughts of 
locations ranging from Thailand, to Uzbekistan or another former 
Soviet site, to Diego García. Obviously nothing definite, though 
(Sheldon Harvey, QB, Oct 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

8700U: The U.S. Psyops feeder was also heard in Denmark with strong 
and clear signals (SINPO 35544) this morning at 0055-0250. It was 
audible in USB only and not in AM or LSB-modes. The programme 
consisted of one or two pieces of Afghan traditional music and songs 
and then political talk by two men in Pashto or Dari for 2-4 minutes 
about Osama bin Laden, Al Qaida, Islam, Jihad, Taleban, Mojahedin, 
and Donald Rumsfeld. Mentioned Megahertz on two occasions, but no ID 
heard. I noted the languages as follows: 0055-0100 Dari, 0101-0148 
Pashto, 0149-0207 Dari with handover at 0208 to the other man talking 
in Pashto until 0217, 0218-0228 Dari, 0229-0232 Pashto, 0233-0236 
Dari, 0237-0245 Pashto, 0246-0250 Dari. There were short pauses for 
change of tapes at 0127 and 0229, and in the pause at 0127 a short 
conversation between two men in U.S. English unintentionally was 
broadcast: "... not that one yet!" obviously talking about the tapes 
(Anker Petersen, Denmark, Oct 17, EDXP via Mike Terry, BDXC-UK via 
DXLD) 

Am hearing this station on 8700 kHz USB at 0030 UT s/on with very 
good signals here in Montana; much better than I would have expected 
even with the computer on right next to the 7030. Quite good music 
and very stable signal (Terry Palmersheim, KC7LDP/FOØPAM, hard-core-
dx via DXLD)

That unidentified station on 8700 was heard here in New Zealand from 
0510 until it closed abruptly at 0530 UT without anthem or any 
apparent sign off message. Unfortunately, it was at about the same 
level as the lightning static but sounded to me Middle Eastern as did 
the one item of song/music heard. Used USB to dodge that teletype a 
little lower. Will try again for an ID. 73's (ADRIAN [who?] in New 
Zealand, Oct 17, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Was it not 
transmitting in USB anyway? Or USB plus reduced carrier? (gh, DXLD)

Afghanistan, 8700 U, US Psyops (presumed), Oct 17, Heard 1230 s/on, 
with tone then man started to speak in Mideastern dialect. Program 
consisted of man speaking for a few minutes, then Mid-eastern music, 
then some more speech and another song, so forth. There were many 
references to the Taliban. Signal was weak to fair strength (David 
Hodgson, TN, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

AFGHANISTAN REGION. 8700U, 1230-1252 Oct 17, Surprisingly good audio 
levels above the noise floor for an s3-s5 signal. Signal strength 
varies by time, with a change noted every 15-20 minutes, with the 
weaker legs dropping down into the noise floor. This pattern has been 
heard for the past 3 days. Based upon this pattern, perhaps this 
signal does originate from the plane and these changes represent a 
change in the plane's direction (and antenna orientation with respect 
to my receiving antenna) as it flies legs in the skies over 
Afghanistan. The plane has antennas across its surface, as well as a 
long antenna that can be reeled from the rear and another reeled out 
from below the fuselage. Some have proposed it as an uplink to the 
plane, but if this were the case it would be subject to jamming (and 
would not vary as much). Program consists of local music with 
segments of M announcer talking in presumed local languages (Pashto?) 
with discernible mentions of Afghanistan (Don Nelson - Oregon, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST) 

Today 17-10 I heard the psyops on 8700U at 1339 with man in Farsi, 
mixed with music (mostly two songs and comments). At 1355 was 
something like "maataye Afganistan', music back on; 1402 Many 
references to Tal'bans (notice i is not spelled! it is a glottal 
stop) and at 1404 heard a reference to Osama B'n Lad'n, then again 
music the same pattern. There seems to be an ID(?) at 1428 after one 
minute of silence, then the Afghan version of the well known Indian 
song 'kuch kuch hota hai' (or is this the original?). Signal was 
relatively low at 1333 at S5 with 10 db preamp (fair) but at about 
1430 signal is S7 to 9 max (good) always with preamp and stable even 
without AGC. Minor QRM or QRN (Zacharias Liangas, Oct 17, 
Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I sure was wrong about 657. The New York Times reported that the 
aircraft is on the frequency formerly used by Radio Voice of 
Shari'ah. I suggested that the frequency might be 657 kHz, the main 
Kabul frequency. It turns out that they are using 1107 and 864 kHz 
instead. The use of sideband on 8700 kHz is strange, given that 
virtually no civilian shortwave radios in Afghanistan receive SSB. 
Perhaps it is a feed, as suggested by some DXers, but then why was it 
advertised on the leaflets? And many low cost shortwave radios these 
days tune only the broadcast bands: 8700 kHz would be beyond the 
edges of any of those bands. 73 (Kim Elliott, DC, Oct 17, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST) quid dixi (gh, DXLD)

** AFGHANISTAN. Re PsyOps address: E-Mail is 193sow@pamdt.ang.af.mil 

If only that e-mail address would work. It's faulty! Same goes for 
all addresses I have from them with the domain paharr.ang.af.mil
(Martin Elbe, Germany, Oct 16, 2001 for CRW via DXLD)

Here are some previous logs of Commando Solo by Dxplorers:

I'm listening to this "unid" episodically since 1439 UT 8700.00 USB
Good Modulation. Reasonably strong and clear, slight "C" QRM. SINPO
34444 Afghani music/sx interchanging with what I think short speeches 
from well-known in AFG leaders. And local(AFG/north PAK) news. Two 
IDs noted:

1. "Da Radio Di Afghanistan Sharif Khalku" 
(last word sometimes = "Khalik")
2. "Mazari-Sharif, Ye Afganistan"
(Vlad G. Titarev, Ukraine, Oct 15, 2001 in DXplorer-ML)

I suspect that this is a feeder (just plain USB, no carrier), may be
too strong for coming out of one of these commando solo planes.
s/off at 1729 UTC with a short piece of local music. fascinating.
(H. Kuhl, Germany, Oct 15, 2001 in DXplorer-ML)

Strong here near Toronto tonight (15 Oct) with s/on 0030 in USB with
apparent noise and music. Spectacularly better on my 20d bearing
longwire than any other antennas (T. Ward, Canada, Oct 15, 2001 in 
DXplorer-ML)

Jerry, I checked the Report you copied in DX-Plorer by Tony Rogers.
It is definitely Afghanistan based radio. 8700 kHz USB, very good
signals using my best combination. Better than V of Shariya was on
7084. Being USB must be using as a feeder for possible station to
come up soon. Or is it audio for Commander ZULO [ Solo -CRW] [...]
1730 s/off. 15/10/2001. (G.V.A. Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka, Oct 16, 2001 
in DXplorer-ML)

8700U, *0030 Oct 16, mushy signal, not very strong and seems to be 
weakening. Talk by man at the outset, then stringed mx. Big noise 
producer about 2 kHz. below (J. Berg, MA, Oct 16, 2001 in DXplorer-
ML)

8700U, 0050 tune-in Oct 16, mixed talk and mx, peaked S7, audio
seems to be fading by 0055; slop from ute below here too.
(J. Strawman, IA, Oct 16, 2001 in DXplorer-ML)

8700U Noted here from around 0045 weak at first, gradually improving;
fairy solid S7 by 0115 (D. Ferguson, VA, Oct 16, 2001 in DXplorer-ML)

Re hams on 7084 over V. of Shariya. Hams hate to find broadcasters on 
the 7000-7100 segments and treat such broadcasters as intruders and
will operate on the frequency to create interference. A futile
exercise because only DXers like us are affected. The broadcaster
overrides all the ham QRM in their intended target because they run
much higher power. I am sure all those hams didn't know that they
were jamming something really valuable. I have been on the air ever
since I got my licence in 1983.

Secondly, a bubble jammer is not aimed at the VOS. The 7 MHz band has 
a very strong roving jammer for V of Mojahiddin which keeps jumping 
in steps of 10 kHz but usually stays below 7081 but occasionally goes 
above. On this day there was also jamming up to 7090. If this report 
of jamming meant to convey any deliberate jamming for VOS it would be 
incorrect. My own observation of the VOS on the 8th went up to 1550 
and when I rechecked at 1610 I found it gone. Conforms the 
observation of the attack at 1607 by Yuki Sagami [sic]. Nothing heard 
10th of October as well (G.V.A. Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka, Oct 11, 2001 
in DXplorer-ML) (all via Clandestine Radio Watch Oct 16 via DXLD)

I'm just be able to catch these 8700 kHz / USB pro-US transmissions
this morning at 0400z, very low copy, but positively 'Afghan-like'
traditional music and speech in an local language. Any idea about
the name of the station and maybe which 'department' is responsible
for sending out reception reports? (T. M. Rösner, Germany, Oct 16, 
2001 for CRW via DXLD)

Oggi alle 1545 su 8700 USB la stazione arrivava con segnale ottimo,
musica orientale e parlato (nominati taleban e Mujiadin) (L. Basso, 
Italy, Oct 16, 2001 for CRW via DXLD)

8700 USB geht hier eben (1535 UT) ganz ordentlich. Nur müßte das
doch wohl ein Feeder zum Flugzeug sein, denn die Bevölkerung in
Afghanistan wird wohl kaum SSB-taugliche Empfänger verwenden (M. 
Elbe, Germany, Oct 16, 2001 in A-DX via CRW via DXLD)

The following was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 16.20 UT today
(October 15th) as part of the daily news programme "PM".

PRESENTER: Not only are the United States and Britain trying to
pound the Taleban into submission but now they want to win hearts
and minds as well. A secretive branch of the American military
known as Psychological Operations, or Psyops, has begun broadcasting
pro-US, anti-Taleban radio messages from a US plane flying high over
Afghanistan. The broadcasts are aimed at ordinary Afghan people to
try and win them over to the American cause, and encourage
anti-Taleban dissent. Our reporter Andrew Bomford has been
listening in.

(excerpt from US psyops broadcast to Afghanistan)

ANDREW BOMFORD: The music may be easy-listening but the message is 
not.

MALE VOICE (translating the broadcast): "Attention, please! People
of Afghanistan, the United States forces are crossing over your
country. We did not come here to harm you. We just came here to
capture Osama bin-Laden, Al-Qa'ida and those that support Osama
bin-Laden. Please, don't take part in any military action, and keep
away from roads and bridges. Stay at home. We did not come here to
colonize your country or to loot your country. Stay safe, stay
indoors."

BOMFORD: This was the message being broadcast this morning from a
specially adapted Hercules C-130 aircraft known as (?Commando Solo)
flying over Afghanistan. It's aimed at a wide range of Afghans:
ordinary people, Taleban soldiers, the Northern Alliance, and is a
key part of US strategy. This is a country where the people are
told that America is the "Great Satan", so the motto of special
operations, "Capture their minds and their hearts and souls will
follow", has never been tougher or more vital.

MAJOR ED. ROUSE (phonetic): Propaganda is nothing but information.

BOMFORD: Major Ed. Rouse (retired), of US Special Operations, or
Psyops.

MAJOR ROUSE: And right now this is going to be a major war of
information. Whoever controls the information, and has the most
credible information, is who will gain the hearts and minds of the
people.

BOMFORD: And Major Rouse, who goes by the name "Sonic Warrior",
says this operation has been specially adapted to the needs of
Afghanistan.

MAJOR ROUSE: We're dropping radios, transistor radios, with the
human-aid packets. These radios are like wind-up, crank-up, radios.
They do not need batteries, and they're set up on one channel so
they can receive our broadcasts. This is one way that we're trying
to get the message to them.

(Excerpt from Voice of Shari`a)

BOMFORD: This was the moment, exactly one week ago, when the
Taleban official radio, the Voice of Sha'ria from Kabul, was bombed
off the air. So Psyops has stepped into the void. It's actually
using the same frequency as Taleban radio, replacing one form of
propaganda with another. "We are from peace-loving countries," they
say. "The aim of this war is not to eliminate Islam but to bring
justice to those who've shown disrespect to the prophet Mohammad."
But can they win hearts and minds? Lewis McCloud, of BBC Monitoring
at Caversham, which picked up the broadcast, is not so sure.

LEWIS McCLOUD (BBC Monitoring): "Our monitors think that the tone
is rather patronising, if not irritating, and that the live music
which is broadcast doesn't really accord with the mood of the people
of Afghanistan at the moment.

(Excerpt from unidentified broadcast)

BOMFORD: Mind-games have always played a crucial role in military
campaigns, and for good reason. Psyops now has a very long history:
World War Two, Vietnam, the Gulf War. But perhaps the last time it
was used successfully in Afghanistan was by Alexander the Great in
the Fourth Century BC. The techniques have moved on, but America
will be hoping for similar success. After all, Alexander led one of
the few foreign forces to conquer this tough and determined country.
([transcribed by?] Roger Tidy, UK, Oct 16, 2001 for CRW via DXLD)

I found a web site that has info about the EC-130E Commando Solo / 
Rivet Rider configured aircraft operated by the 193rd Special Ops 
Wing of the PA ANG. These are the psyops guys that broadcast on AM, 
FM, TV, and military channels to encourage the enemy to surrender. 
There is mention of a retractable wire antenna that extends from the 
belly and is held vertical by a 500 pound weight! It would sure ruin 
your day to run into that in another aircraft!! Since these guys have 
participated in every major conflict in recent history I was 
wondering if anyone on this list had ever received their AM 
broadcasts? Of course to be effective the broadcasts would need to be 
in the native language of the enemy forces. The web site is at 
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ec-130e.htm 
(Patrick Griffith, Westminster, CO, USA 
http://www.angelfire.com/co/antenna/ 
http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/ http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/ 
NRC-AM via DXLD)

In case it is of any use for you: German ARD TV had in its 
"Tagesthemen" programme today a piece which features both BBC-
Monitoring and Command Solo. This edition is to be replayed by ORB at 
2305 UT and by MDR at 0030 UT; both networks are available on the 
Astra satellite. There is also a website http://www.tagesthemen.de 
perhaps worth to check it out (Kai Ludwig, DXLD)

Here is the comment on the BBCM Caversham report in "Tagesthemen" 
magazine, which broadcast yesterday nighttime in German 1st TV 
channel at 2230 and 0055 LT, also repeated on German 3rd program 
channels like MDR Leipzig at 0230 LT, ORB Potsdam-Babelsberg at 0020 
LT. This piece is still available in RealVideo format, but I do not 
know how long and have no possibility to try it:
http://www.tagesschau.de/archiv/2001/10/16/sendungen/tt-2230/video/propaganda.ram 
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

It was still there at 1500 UT Oct 17; lasts some 3:25, with familiar 
video from previous reports, but more shots inside BBC Monitoring 
(gh, DXLD)

Thanks to Kai Ludwig's kind advice I listened twice, to the 0055 and 
0230 LT outlets. The report showed the large monitoring hall, some 
Watkins rx and PC equipment, and also various up to 10 satellite 
dishes in the Caversham garden, but no receiving antennas of - let`s 
say - Beverage type were seen. U.S. psyops radio programs aimed at 
the people of Afghanistan have been monitored by BBCM on shortwave 
8700 in USB mode, and the BBCM staff told the German TV correspondent 
in London, that in their opinion the US Psyops feeder program is 
rather of a "too happy kind", the station plays "happy wedding 
ceremony music of Afghan Dari and Pashto people on a honeymoon 
event". BUT Afghan people feelings are much different these days, -- 
more sad and sorrowful! Also the leaflets which are being dropped 
from US aircraft, and radio program content by the US Psyops feeder 
station are composed in a rather "Domination / Ruler / Command / 
Order" kind, so the monitor was wondering, whether the author would 
reach the Afghan people and conform with their opinions and vital 
interests (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Oct 16/17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

A new FM station is operating in the part of Afghanistan controlled 
by the Northern Alliance, according to Agence France Presse, which 
writes, "Everything about it exasperates the Taleban. It broadcasts 
music, which is banned by the Taleban regime, is aimed at women and 
even has a female presenter." The station is called Radio Sol, and 
its low power transmitter on 96 megahertz has a range of only about 
30 kilometers, an area in which about 150,000 people live. There is 
little information about how many radios there are in Afghanistan, 
let alone radios with FM bands. But the AFP story says that radios 
can easily be found at bazaars for less than 10 dollars. And, 
nowadays, low cost radios sold around the world tend to have FM bands 
(Kim Elliott, VOA Communications World Oct 12 via John Norfolk, DXLD)

Taliban must not have totally banned music, since some was heard on 
recordings of V. of Shari`a! (gh, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** AFGHANISTAN. Media round-up, 17 October

Balkh radio

Radio Voice of Shari'ah of Balkh Province - the Taleban-controlled
provincial radio station based in the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif 
- continues to be heard by BBC Monitoring. It was monitored on 
Wednesday 17 October at 0230-0400 gmt and again from 1230 gmt on 1584 
kHz mediumwave. 

Balkh radio in Dari and Pashto from 0230-0400 gmt on 17 October 
repeated an interview with Taleban northern zone commander Alhaj Mola 
Dadollah during which he predicted US failure in a land war against 
the Taleban. The news also repeated a 16 October commentary on the 
Taleban taking foreign journalists to visit sites where civilians 
were reportedly killed in US attacks. Sermons, recitations from the 
Koran and religious songs were also broadcast. 

Bakhtar news agency still operational

The Taleban's official news agency, Bakhtar Information Agency, 
continues to operate from Kabul.  BBC Monitoring on 16 October 
telephoned Bakhtar on their direct telephone number but there was no 
answer.

According to the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) news agency in Peshawar,
Pakistan, Bakhtar's Kabul office remains open but they cannot file 
reports via fax or telephone because their telephone lines are down. 
International lines in Kabul are also reported to be down. 

AIP said Kabul-based correspondents must contact the Bakhtar office 
in Kabul in person in order to receive reports. 

US PsyOps broadcasts observed

BBC Monitoring has continued to observe US PsyOps Information Radio
broadcasts aimed at Afghanistan. It was heard on Wednesday 17 October
broadcasting in Pashto and Dari on 8700 kHz in upper sideband (USB) 
at 0030-0530 gmt. The reported mediumwave frequencies 864 and 1107 
kHz were not observed. 

The USA Today web site, http://www.usatoday.com carries excerpted
transcripts of the US PsyOps broadcasts:

The Pentagon's propaganda offensive to win over the Afghan people and
demoralize Usamah Bin-Ladin's forces is led by Air Force EC-130E 
"Commando Solo" aircraft that are broadcasting 13 different scripts. 
They are recorded in Pashto and Dari, the two most common languages 
spoken in Afghanistan. Excerpts from some of these messages:

"On 11 September, the United States was the target of terrorist 
attacks, leaving no choice but to seek justice for these horrible 
crimes. We are here to take measures against the terrorists that have 
rooted themselves in your country. It is not you, the honourable 
people of Afghanistan, who are targeted, but those who would oppress 
you, seek to bend you to their own will, and make you their slaves.

These terrorists and oppressors are currently in your country, 
undermining your economy, your rights as citizens, and your place 
within the international community. It does not have to stay that 
way. But the battle against these fanatics that feed off the blood of 
the Afghan people cannot be won without your help.

It will take the combined efforts of the international community and 
you to remove these evil people from Afghanistan. Take the following 
action: Do not give food, shelter, or any type of aid to the Taleban 
or Usamah Bin-Laden. This will be a great help in the effort.

We have no wish to hurt you, the innocent people of Afghanistan. Stay 
away from military installations, government buildings, terrorist 
camps, roads, factories, or bridges. If you are near these places, 
then you must move away from them. Seek a safe place, and stay well 
away from anything that might be a target. We do not wish to harm 
you.

With your help, this conflict can be over soon. And once again, 
Afghanistan will belong to you, and not to tyrants or outsiders. ... 

"Just as the blood stains the apron of the butcher, unjustly shed 
blood remains on the hands of the murderer" (Afghan poem). On 11 
September 2001, thousands of people were killed en masse in the 
United States. Among them \… was a 2-year-old girl. Barely able to 
stand or dress herself. Did she deserve to die? Why was she killed 
you ask? Was she a thief? What crime had she committed? She was 
merely on a trip with her family to visit her grandparents. 
Policemen\… fire-fighters \… teachers \… doctors \… mothers
\… fathers \… sisters \… brothers all killed. ... WHY? These people 
did nothing to warrant the kind of wrath inflicted upon them. 

Thousands of good people died on that day at the hands of terrorists.
Deluded fighters that prey upon the unsuspecting and the innocent. 
They are cowards that hide in shadows and strike at the weak. They 
strike out at expectant mothers, the elderly, and at little children. 
They fire their weapons blindly inflicting death and destruction upon 
the innocent. They hide like cowards and strike from afar, then 
return to the safety of their shadows before they can be caught. They 
believe they are heroes, Ghazi [Dari word meaning champion against 
infidels] warriors triumphing over the evil of the West. However, the 
truth is ... they are murderers and do not represent Islam.

.. It is now that we ask for your help and support in seeing those 
guilty for these crimes brought to justice. ... Terrorists and those 
who harbour terrorists must be stopped.".

"Do you enjoy being ruled by the Taleban? Are you proud to live a 
life of fear? Are you happy to see the place your family has owned 
for generations a terrorist training site? Are you proud to live 
under a government that harbours terrorists? Are you proud to live in 
a nation ruled by extreme fundamentalists?

The Taleban have robbed your country of your heritage. They have 
destroyed your national monuments and cultural artefacts. They rule 
by force, violence and fear. They insist that their form of Islam is 
the one and only form, the true form, the divine form. They see 
themselves as religious experts. They seek to rob you and your nation 
of its past. That which has brought you together as a nation over the 
past thousands of years is being slowly torn apart. They destroy your 
national treasures. They also harbour terrorists.

United States forces have come to stop Usamah Bin-Laden and to shut 
down the terrorist camps once and for all." ...

"Attention Taleban! You are condemned. Did you know that? The instant 
the terrorists you support took over our planes, you sentenced 
yourselves to death. The Armed Forces of the United States are here 
to seek justice for our dead. Highly trained soldiers are coming to 
shut down once and for all Usamah Bin-Laden's ring of terrorism, and 
the Taleban that supports them and their actions.

Our forces are armed with state-of-the-art military equipment. What 
are you using, obsolete and ineffective weaponry? Our helicopters 
will rain fire down upon your camps before you detect them on your 
radar. Our bombs are so accurate we can drop them right through your 
windows. Our infantry is trained for any climate and terrain on 
Earth. United States soldiers fire with superior marksmanship and are 
armed with superior weapons.

You have only one choice. ... Surrender now and we will give you a 
second chance. We will let you live. If you surrender no harm will 
come to you. When you decide to surrender, approach United States 
forces with your hands in the air. Sling your weapon across your back 
muzzle towards the ground. Remove your magazine and expel any rounds. 
Doing this is your only chance of survival."

"Attention, people of Afghanistan! Aid is being dropped by plane at a 
very high altitude using large parachutes. These parachutes slow 
their descent. Despite the parachutes, the bundles will still fall 
very fast. These bundles will drift and shift directions due to wind. 
These bundles may appear small, but they are in fact very large and 
heavy. Do not stand directly below them. Let the bundles land and 
settle before you approach them. If you follow these instructions you 
will not be injured. 

The bundles are filled with food, water, and medical supplies. The 
bundles will not contain any military related supplies or equipment. 
These have been given to you by the United States in an effort to 
show our support for the fair people of Afghanistan."

CNN's questions to Usamah Bin-Ladin

A man claiming to represent Al-Qa'idah has asked Qatari-based Arabic
satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera and CNN to submit questions that will 
be answered on video by Usamah Bin-Ladin, CNN reported on 16 October. 
The proposal came in to Al-Jazeera, which then notified CNN. Text of 
CNN's report follows:

"CNN has some questions we would like to put to Usamah Bin-Ladin, but 
first we want to be absolutely clear about this process: 

- We want to stress that CNN has no information about where Bin-Ladin 
is or whether he is alive or dead. 

- We do not know how Al-Qa'idah communicates with Al-Jazeera or how
Al-Jazeera plans to get the questions to Bin-Ladin. 

- We agree to no prohibitions or preconditions from Usamah Bin-
Ladin's organization or from the Al-Jazeera television channel. 

- By submitting our questions, we are making no commitment to air
Bin-Ladin's response. We will look at the tape, if there is a tape, 
and decide how much or how little to run. If we believe his comments 
are not newsworthy, we will not run any of them. 

- We claim no exclusivity over this tape, and we will allow other 
news organizations to make their own judgments on how to use Bin-
Ladin's answers. 

We have submitted six questions to Al-Jazeera. They are: 

1. Your spokesman has praised the 11 September terrorist attacks that 
killed thousands of innocent people and threatened to carry out more 
attacks involving planes and tall buildings. How can you and your 
followers advocate the killing of innocent people? 

2. What was your role and the role of the Al-Qa'idah organization in 
the 11 September attacks? 

3. What was your role and the role of your organization in the 
subsequent anthrax attacks in the United States? 

4. Did any of the 11 September hijackers or their accomplices receive
Al-Qa'idah financial support or training at Al-Qa'idah bases in
Afghanistan, and was any other government or organization involved? 

5. In the past, you called on your followers to acquire weapons of 
mass destruction - nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Do you 
or your followers have any such weapons and, if so, will those 
weapons be used? 

6. The vast majority of Muslim and Arab leaders, including Muslim 
clerics and Palestinian [National] Authority leader Yasir Arafat, say 
there is no justification in Islam for the terrorist attacks you 
advocate. They have denounced you, your followers, and your self-
declared holy war. How do you respond to their criticism?"

Radio Pakistan broadcasts

BBC Monitoring has continued to observe Radio Pakistan's new 
programme in Dari, targeted at listeners in Afghanistan. "Nawa-e 
Dost" (Sound of a Friend) programme, broadcast from Radio Pakistan's 
Peshawar station, was monitored by BBC Monitoring on 540 kHz 
mediumwave; a shortwave frequency has also been announced.

The broadcast at 1805 gmt on 16 October contained the following 
items: 

- Religious talk on Islamic principles of peace, justice and 
equality.

- Drama on social and health care issues. 
- Song in Pashto. 
- Advice for parents on child nutrition and hygiene.
- Song in Dari.

- Report on interviews with a number of Afghan refugees living in 
Peshawar. One refugee said he had been living in Peshawar for the 
past 20 years. The refugees say they are all happy being in Pakistan 
and they have been treated well by local people. 

- Report on visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to Pakistan. 
During his stay in Islamabad, Colin Powell held talks with his 
Pakistani counterpart and with President Pervez Musharraf. The two 
sides discussed the situation in Afghanistan, terrorism, relations 
between India and Pakistan, and the economic situation in Pakistan. 

- Song in Pashto. 

- Commentary on the occasion of World Food Day. The day was marked at 
a meeting in Peshawar on 16 October. The aim of the meeting was to 
inform citizens of measures to combat poverty.

- Poetry in Dari and Pashto. 
- End of transmission.

Compiled by Foreign Media Unit, BBC Monitoring
Telephone +44 118 948 6261 e-mail: fmu@mon.bbc.co.uk
Source: BBC Monitoring research in English 17 Oct 01 (via DXLD)

More reaction compiled by BBCM Oct 17: 
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/afghreax.txt

** AUSTRALIA. John Figliozzi wants you to know about a story on 
http://www.theage.com.au
Personal Message: My only comment: What took them so long?

Unions demand ABC chief's sacking Tuesday 16 October 2001
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/2001/10/16/FFXPU4ALUSC.html 
(swprograms via DXLD)

And also http://www.smh.com.au/news/0110/16/text/national101.html

Abuse of manager puts Shier on thin ice
Sydney Morning Herald Date: 16/10/2001
By Pilita Clark and Cynthia Banham

The ABC's managing director, Jonathan Shier, has been so severely
dressed down by his chairman, Donald McDonald, and another board
member that it is hard to imagine his tenure at the broadcaster
continuing, senior ABC sources said last night.

Mr McDonald and board member Maurice Newman told Mr Shier the week
before last that his erratic and aggressive management style was a
major problem and could no longer be tolerated, according to ABC
sources.

It is understood a majority of the ABC's board members are aware of
the chairman's actions and approve of them...... (via D. Say, swp)

Obligatory shortwave reference:

ABC changes affect Radio National, the source of much spoken word 
programming on R. Australia. Radio Australia is tight under the arm 
of the ABC and has been affected by cutbacks and many attacks on the 
ABC by the Lib-Country coalition currently involved in a Federal 
election. But you knew all that from listening to the English, 
Pidgin, and other services of RA. (D. Say, swprograms via DXLD) 

More background on the ABC/Shier issue

Shier loses support of ABC board
By Amanda Meade, Media writer, 16 October 2001

JONATHAN Shier's position as ABC managing director hangs in the 
balance after he was told by chairman Donald McDonald that he no 
longer had the support of most of the board or his own executives.
Senior ABC sources said last night that Mr McDonald cited a number of 
incidents of erratic behaviour and Mr Shier's style of management as 
not acceptable for a chief executive officer of the ABC.

The Australian understands Mr McDonald and fellow board member 
Maurice Newman met Mr Shier early this month to tell him his conduct 
during the past 19 months had made his position untenable for a 
manager of the public broadcaster.

Mr Shier did not offer his resignation. It is understood Mr McDonald 
and Mr Newman had legal advice against demanding his resignation. 

Mr Newman – the Australian Stock Exchange chairman and Deutsche Bank 
group executive chairman – is a confidant of John Howard. Mr Newman 
would not comment when contacted by The Australian.

Several other board members – pastoral executive Leith Boully, 
economist Judith Sloan, Liberal powerbroker Michael Kroger and former 
Liberal MP Ross McLean – also declined to comment.

Mr McDonald's office said yesterday the chairman was unavailable and 
did not respond to questions faxed to his office. 

ABC corporate affairs director Victoria Buchan vehemently denied Mr 
Shier had been told he had lost the confidence of the board.

Mr McDonald's move against Mr Shier was galvanised by the fallout 
from an explosive meeting last month at which five executives 
witnessed a lengthy fight between Mr Shier and news and current 
affairs director Max Uechtritz.

Mr Shier and Mr Uechtritz argued over the ABC's coverage of the 
September 11 terrorist attacks, which Mr Shier had not seen because 
he was overseas. Among other things, Mr Shier was angry the Nine 
network had out-rated the ABC.

The ABC's director of television, Sandra Levy, new media director 
Lynley Marshall, content rights director Robyn Watts, development 
director Helen Hughes, British ratings guru Gareth Morgan and Ms 
Buchan were all witnesses. Several present say they were "sickened 
and distressed" by the ferocity of the attack.

Mr McDonald became aware of the fight. The executives involved 
welcomed Mr McDonald's involvement in the dispute.

After consulting board members, Mr McDonald met Mr Shier. The 
managing director was told his abusive treatment of ABC managers and 
staff, including former director of television Gail Jarvis, who quit 
10 months after being appointed by Mr Shier, were of grave concern to 
the board.

The board has had growing reservations about Mr Shier as incident 
upon incident piled up, in particular his widely reported public 
attack on a Four Cor
ners producer in August.

Within earshot of several guests at a 40th birthday celebration for 
the program, Mr Shier called producer Quentin McDermott "a stupid 
Pom".

The move against Mr Shier came before the revelation last week in The 
Australian that a young female employee of the ABC had lodged a 
sexual harassment claim against Mr Shier at the Human Rights & Equal 
Opportunity Commission.

The complainant, a TV publicist, has told the commission that the 
managing director behaved in an offensive manner to her late at night 
in Mt Isa after the first broadcast in August of Australia Talks. Mr 
Shier and two staff witnesses have denied the allegation.

Another unreported incident on the same trip to Queensland has also 
been relayed to Mr McDonald, who is concerned about the treatment of 
a junior staff member by Mr Shier. Sources say the assistant to a 
Queensland executive was bitterly criticised in front of her 
superior.

Feedback:
My major concern is that it has taken 19 months, and considerable 
damage to the reputation of the ABC, for the board to finally move. 
The problems have been apparent to the general public for some time, 
but been ignored. The Howard Government must be very proud of its 
efforts to 'reform the ABC'.
Tom Bird

Who is trying to fool who that the ABC board is suddenly concerned 
about Shier's behaviour and why would anyone be surprised that it is 
happening a few weeks before an election? Shier has been behaving 
badly for months now and nothing seems to have been done.
Lesley Snow

It seems the attempt to unravel the ABC is starting to come unstuck. 
And not before time, I say. Just before the election too.
Moya P. Crowe

At last there may be an end to the reign of terror from Jonathan 
Shier. Quick before it's too late and more valuable staff are lost. 
Now all we need is a board that shares the ideals of public 
broadcasting and the ABC can get on with the business of educating, 
entertaining and enhancing Australia.
Barbara Godfrey

The chairman of the board of the ABC and the other panel members who 
interviewed Mr Shier for the position of managing director for the 
ABC have only themselves to blame if the behaviour of the incumbent 
is less than satisfactory. One wonders if public sector standards 
relating to staff selection applied in this instance. Mr Shier's 
management style is autocratic in the extreme and it appears he has 
no insight into his less than attractive characteristics. However, he 
did hang around the Liberal Party as a young chap did he not?
Margot Townley (The Australian via John Figliozzi, swprograms via 
DXLD)

** AUSTRALIA. ABC boss "standing firm" against pressure to quit | 
Text of report by Radio Australia on 17 October

The managing director of Radio Australia's parent company, Jonathan 
Shier, is standing firm, dismissing repeated union calls for his 
resignation. Fiona Halloran reports Mr Shier is almost a third of the 
way through his five-year contract as head of the Australian 
Broadcasting Corporation.

[Halloran] Amid the headlines this week of a frosty relationship 
between the managing director and the chairman of the national 
broadcaster, Donald McDonald, Jonathan Shier briefly addressed the 
media waiting at the ABC building at Ultimo in Sydney this afternoon. 
Refusing to answer any questions, Mr Shier said he knows he has the 
support of his executive team. Mr Shier then moved to the ABC board, 
which is due to meet on 31 October.

[Shier] I believe I have the support of the board.

[Halloran] The Community and Public Sector Union's Graeme Thomson 
today renewed his resignation call. 

[Thompson] Particularly over the election period, it's imperative 
that the ABC has the leadership of a caretaker managing director.

[Halloran] However, before exiting the building surrounded by the 
media, Mr Shier said the union will not get its way.

[Shier] They will not get my resignation. Graeme Thomson does not 
have influence here at the ABC.

Source: Radio Australia, Melbourne, in English 0800 gmt 17 Oct 01 
(via BBCM via DXLD)

** BRAZIL. Clandestine Transmitter in Brazil

I've translated a press article written originally in Spanish and 
published in the Uruguayan newspaper "Últimas Noticias" - Oct 16, 
2001. I believe that the title is somewhat misleading and the term 
"stations" there would be meaning 2 way "transceivers" and not 
broadcasting. Anyway, it is interesting 

Clandestine "pro-Islamic" stations reported by FBI and CIA in Brazil. 
Brasilia (ANSA) The security bodies of the Mercosur countries 
(Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) would be analyzing tomorrow 
(per today) the information coming from FBI and CIA regarding the 
existence of a terrorist financial center in the "triple frontier" 
shared by Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Reports from the Brazilian 
federal police, during these past days evidence has showed on the 
operation of, at least, six clandestine radio stations that "could 
make and receive calls from Afghanistan and Middle Eastern countries. 
The federal authorities in Brasilia asked the cooperation to the 
neighboring countries to collaborate in the investigations that will 
be centered at the "triple frontier", besides Mato Grosso del Sur and 
the northern territory of Bahía. A transmitter capable of routing 
data to every place in the world, including images in VHF, UHF 
frequencies, FM and AM, was found last week in a place in the 
Amazonian forest at 50 kilometers from the town of Río Branco. Its 
power was not mentioned. [end of translation] Regards, (Horacio A. 
Nigro, Montevideo - Uruguay, Oct 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA [non non]. Browsing through the RCI English Schedule I 
notice:- 2100-2200 UTC (amongst other frequencies) 5.995 MHz, 
Apparently SACKVILLE 60 Degrees, 250 kW. Gosh, if this is correct 
this will be the Lowest Frequency for a Direct Transmission from 
Canada to Western Europe, in our Evening hours, for many a long day, 
if ever. I NEVER remember Direct Transmissions in the EVENING Hours 
to Western Europe, going below 9 MHz before, even during Sunspot 
Minimum. Do you think this is a mistake? (It is the same as you have 
it, on RCI's Official Site). I also wonder what 7.420 MHz, relayed 
from Russia will be like; pity it is only 100 kW, however this one 
looks quite sensible, if too much Utility QRM can be avoided (Ken 
Fletcher, Kings Mount, PRENTON, England, Oct 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COSTA RICA [non]. Dear OM, Today, Oct. 17, Taiwan is again back on 
15050 kHz from 9 UT. PS: Conditions are very good this morning with 
e.g. KNLS 11765 in E at 8 UT very strong. 73, (Erik Køie, Copenhagen, 
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

And RFPI was inexplicably back on 15049 instead of 15050 or supposed 
15045 during the entire 1300-1430+ period UT Wed Oct 17 containing 
WOR, Mailbag, COM, so we again had to cope with the het; further, 
RPFI modulation was way down. Since the Chinese and Taiwanese are 
obviously not coöperating, I think it is time for RFPI to get away 
from this mess completely, with a new frequency just below 15000, 
somewhere else inside the 15 MHz band or on the high-side out-of-
band, or even (antenna permitting) in the 17-18 MHz area, which would 
be preferable anyway for daytime MUFs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** CUBA. Caught a headline streamer on CNN Oct 17: Russia will close 
down its electronic monitoring base in Cuba (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)

Another Cold War Relic is Closing

I wonder if this means the SS YL 5-digit (Enigma V2/V2A), CMU 967 
Naval broadcast, The English Woman 5-digit x2 (Enigma E17) numbers 
(last known log on my desk Oct 11) and others transmissions things 
that may have been associated with the Lourdes complex in the past 
are going away. Guess we will finally confirm if Lourdes or the Radio 
Havana transmitters are the source of the V2/V2A transmissions. Truly 
a remarkable event in the intel world. 

CMU 967 CW: 14697.0  18073.0  18562.0  20138.0 [traffic to RCV]
	  81-81 (450/81): 16023.0 [Morse opchat QSX RMP 18054.0]

Russia shuts Cuba 'spy base'

Russia is shutting down a radar base in Cuba, President Vladimir 
Putin has announced. The Lourdes station, where around 1,500 Russians 
are based, was too expensive to maintain, he said. The base, which  
houses radar and electronic equipment, has been a sore point in 
relations with the United States, which says it has been used as a 
centre for spying on America.

The US Congress voted last year to restrict financial aid to Russia 
unless it closed the base.  Mr Putin stressed the decision did not 
mean its relations with Cuba - a key Cold War ally - were being 
scaled down. Closing Lourdes would save at least $200m a year in rent 
and salaries, he said. A naval base at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam is 
also being closed. The BBC's Robert Parsons in Moscow says the 
closures have come as a surprise - and only last year Mr Putin told 
the staff during a visit that their mission played a very important 
role in government decision-making. The decision, he says, may 
reflect the new mood of co-operation with the US since the 11 
September terror attacks, although the moves will also save millions 
of dollars. Officials quoted by the Associated Press news agency said 
the closure decisions had been taken at a "stormy" meeting of senior 
military leaders, chaired by Mr Putin. "The president called on us to 
seek ways that could save resources, including those within (the 
military)," said General Anatoly Kvashnin, chief of the Russian armed 
forces' General Staff. The Lourdes base, outside Havana, is land 
leased from Cuba in exchange for crude oil and other supplies. 
Denying the US spy claims, Moscow has always made clear it sees the 
base as vital for checking whether the US has complied with 
disarmament treaties, and for monitoring missile launches.
[source for above? BBC?]

(Larry Van Horn, N5FPW, Monitoring Times Assistant Editor, Oct 17, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

I'd hardly call it a relic. A working museum, perhaps. This indeed is 
HUGE. Thanks for the heads-up here. Interesting timing coming right 
after the S11 attacks and the arrest of Cuba's mole into the top 
levels of FBI, shutting that contact down. I'll bet that was a 
"stormy" meeting in Russia! (Hugh Stegman, Monitoring Times, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** ETHIOPIA [non]. Radio Dejen, 12110, Sat Oct 6th, with sign on at 
1659 UT, then local song, ID at 1703. At 1709 long report in local 
language, but using some English vocabulary like "freedom" and 
"helicopter pilot" (P. Robic, Austria, Oct 6, 2001 for CRW via DXLD)

** EUROPE. There was an excellent F2 VHF low band opening from Europe 
to the states from 1245-1430, Oct 16. At the peak there was repeater 
traffic almost every 15-20 kHz between 34500 and 36000. I noted 
German language repeaters on 34400 and 34500, with standard two way 
conversations. These repeaters stayed on even with no traffic, with 
an occasional tone. Very nice signals, and at times sounded local. I 
logged about 30 French language repeaters from 34-36 MHz, also with 
excellent signals. Very unlikely any of these were from Quebec, 
considering the time of day. Also noted several repeaters of which I 
couldn't ID the language. Perhaps Czech or East European. Did receive 
one simplex transmission in French with very nice signal (David 
(Hodgson, Nashville, TN, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** FRANCE. [cf DXLD 1-141] Re the special Radio-France station for 
Toulouse: I misremembered the date of the explosion; it was actually 
21 September. Checking out the website set up for M'Toulouse, at 
http://www.radio-france.fr/chaines/toulouse/pres/index.php it turns 
out that the FM frequency in use is 94.8, and not the 98.7 listed in 
the AFP story. Hours of own programming are 8 AM-midnight local, with 
relay of "Le Mouv'" (Radio-France youth-oriented network) overnights. 
The 945 kHz frequency is listed with 300 kW, so that it might get out 
(Bill Westenhaver, QC, Oct 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** GAMBIA. Trans-Atlantic MW DX logs include:

648 GAMBIA, Gambia Radio & TV, Bonto. Good at 0645 with time check by 
male in English. Time given was 0645, i.e., UTC + 0) Mentioned Africa 
at 0648 followed by Afro-Caribbean music. Telephone interview in 
which Africa was mentioned several times. Oct 1

907.84 GAMBIA, R. Syd. Country music tune sung by woman in English, 
then announcements by male at 2224. The song Country Roads at 2242 
(not sung by John Denver) followed by announcements at 2245. Sept 30 

(Ken Alexander DXing on Miscou Island, New Brunswick. AOR AR-7030+, 
Wellbrook Loop, 1000 ft terminated beverage at 50 degrees, 500 ft 
unterminated beverage at 90 degrees, MFJ-1026 phasing unit, Oct 17, 
ODXA via DXLD)

** GERMANY. Two new transmissions of Deutsche Welle in Arabic to ME 
from Oct. 22:
1430-1500 on 17770 WER 500 kW / 135 deg
             21790 WER 500 kW / 120 deg
1600-1630 on 15520 WER 500 kW / 120 deg
             17805 WER 500 kW / 135 deg
WER=Wertachtal, Germany
(Observer, Bulgaria, Oct 17 via DXLD)

** IRAQ. Baghdad noted on 9887, UT Oct 17 at 1945 in Arabic; not
sure when English will appear (Chris Hambly, Vic., DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** ISRAEL. The new Israel Radio Winter schedule is now available. I'm 
only posting the English schedule here. The full schedule should be 
on http://www.israelradio.org soon: Oct 28 2001- March 21 2002

English (All aimed at NAm/WEu besides those with asterisks) 

0500-0515 9435 17545* 11605 10/28-12/14 and 3/1-3/21 (6280 12/15 - 
          2/31 [sic])
1130-1135 UT 15640 17545
1700-1730 UT 11605 17545
2000-2025 UT 9435 11605 10/28-12/14 and 3/1-3/21 (6280 12/15 - 
          2/31[sic -- but how many Gentiles know the number of days in
          each Hebrew month?] 15640** 15650
* Central America/Australia  ** South Africa
(via Daniel Rosenzweig, Oct 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA SOUTH [non]. RCI B-00 relay schedule includes:
KBS / 0200-0300 / 9560 / 250 / 277
(Ricky Leong, Quebec, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Answering my question about legibility of 9560 (gh, DXLD)

** NEPAL [non]. AUSTRIA, 7235, Everest radio *2030-2130*, First 
logged on 15-10 AT 2040 with Nepali music, adverts of companies in UK 
and phone-ins. 16-10 at end of their program at 2128 I noticed their 
web address as http://www.everestradio.co.uk and their email address 
everestradio@hotmail.com  A visit to this web page shows also 
transmissions each Sat, Sun, Mon and Tues on this QRG and address in 
UK. Signal was S9+20 and stable the whole time (44444). (Zacharias 
Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** POLAND. Parliamentary radio station to resume broadcasts on 19
October | Text of report by Polish radio on 17 October

On Friday [19 October], the day of the first sitting of the new Sejm 
[lower house of parliament], Radio Parliament is to start its 
activity. On 198 kHz long-wave frequency the radio will broadcast 
full transmissions of debates of both houses of parliament, reports 
on [parliamentary] committees' work, interviews and discussions on 
current legislative work. It will host deputies, senators, experts 
and others guests. 

Radio Parliament will broadcast on days when the Sejm and Senate hold 
their sittings for 10 hours, from 0800 to 1800 hours [0600-1600 gmt], 
and exclusively on 19 October from 1000 hours [0800 gmt].

Radio Parliament meets the needs of listeners many of whom, in 
letters and calls to Polish Radio, frequently expressed their wish to 
follow live the work of the Sejm and Senate.

Henryk Walczak, the director of Radio Parliament, has been a 
parliamentary commentator and reporter of the First Programme of 
Polish Radio. Source: Polish Radio 1, Warsaw, in Polish 1005 gmt 17 
Oct 01 (via BBCM via DXLD)

** PORTUGAL [non]. Re DXLD 1-150, new 300 kW SW transmitter: Thales: 
I was also quite baffled when reading about this company, but the 
mentioned TSW 2300 transmitter model points definitely to Thomcast; 
renamed recently? By the way, the old RDP transmitter mentioned in 
the press release is in fact a Brown Boveri, so Thomson not only 
absorbed the former BBC/ABB transmitter business into the new 
Thomcast (or now Thales?) brand but indeed considers past BBC/ABB 
clients as own ones now (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 16, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

Glenn, you will see RACAL, SEL, THOMSON-CSF (ex-BBC Switzerland 
delivered tx in 1958!) amongst the firms on that merged company. Also 
big Space aircraft, French airforce, Missile Defence delivery company 
and so on. 73 wb 
http://www.thalesgroup.com/ga/business_zone/its/solutions.htm 
ALL COMPANIES (FORMER NAMES) BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER 
(Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** RUSSIA. Additional frequencies for Voice of Russia beamed to 
Afghanistan from Oct. 10:
1143    1200-1300 Pashto/Dari
        1300-1400 Russian "Commonwealth"
7315    1300-1800 Russian "Commonwealth"
7420    1200-1400 Pashto/Dari
        1400-1600 Russian "Commonwealth"
9495    1200-1400 Pashto/Dari
        1400-1700 English
9800    1200-1400 Pashto/Dari
(Observer, Bulgaria, Oct 17 via DXLD)

** SERBIA. [cf GREECE, DXLD 1-149] Dear Dick, You may not only have 
heard Greek stations, but also Serbian pirates. They do indeed 
broadcast with sometimes pretty high power outputs. Contacting these 
stations are a near to impossible task. Most of them don't even give 
out their address in their own language, let alone in English. Most 
of them are not that much interested in foreign reception reports. 
Should you be interested in more information on these stations, then 
contact Zacharias Liangas who has an item on these stations on his 
website: http://users.compulink.gr/zliangas/
73 (Herman Boel, Oct 15, bdxc via DXLD)
Author of European Medium Wave Guide http://go.to/emwg
Personal homepage: http://come.to/dxing 

** SOMALIA. Radio Banaadir: Every night before went off English songs 
could be heard on 7002 from 2000 to 2030 (Mahendra Vaghjee, 
Mauritius, Oct 9, 2001 in DXplorer-ML via CRW via DXLD)

** TURKEY. Since I`m usually otherwise occupied during this hour, and 
having been put off by VOT`s screwed-up webcast, and reception on 
11845 having been marginal when last I checked, it has been several 
weeks since tuning in for Live from Turkey, Tuesday at 2210. But Oct 
16 reception was good, EXCEPT for a double-audio feed about one word 
apart, and at equal level! At first I figured a land-line and 
satellite feed were being mixed at the site somehow, until brief 
musical interludes (Young Person`s Guide to the Orchestra) lacked the 
echo! So more likely a studio production problem, like feeding the 
recorder playback head back into the mixer. But nobody noticed for at 
least the following 35 minutes I left this on in amazement. At 2247 
switched to Turkish music, which did have the echo which continued 
through the sign-off and 2250-2256* interval signal – only in the 
case of the I.S. did the echo not really detract! Besides, it wasn`t 
Live from Turkey, which by now has perhaps been canceled for evident 
lack of interest, or retimed, but scripted lectures about some topics 
I could not discern, so disruptive was the double feed. Sigh (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UKRAINE. Last night (Central time) I discovered that R. Ukraine
International wasn't heard on 12040 kHz. In response to my inquiry 
Alexandr Yegorov from RUI wrote that the Nikolaev transmitting center 
is shut down "due to a usual problem: debts." A North American 
frequency 12040 and a European channel 7125 are currently off for an 
unknown period of time (Sergei Sosedkin, IL, swprograms Oct 17 via 
DXLD)

** U K. Glenn, Just what stream has the BBC been airing on the 
Americas frequencies during this special news-heavy time? I basically 
just about stopped listening because every time I tuned in for a 
feature programme that I had always listened to, there was war news 
instead. But then, on Oct. 12, I discovered Outlook and Patterns of 
Faith during the 1400 UT hour on 17840 kHz! This is an hour later 
than the regular Americas-stream time, and the programme following 
Outlook then would have been Off The Shelf instead anyway. But what 
was on then didn't agree with ANY stream listing in my latest 
(August) copy of On Air. So were the feature programmes aired, but 
just at odd unscheduled times?

What purpose is there to air programming at some other time than when
it is listed in the published schedule? I can see dropping it 
entirely and replacing it with news, but why air it an hour off or 
some other odd time? What good does that do anybody?

Later that day, for example, on 5975 kHz at 2330 UT, I heard the
programming that should have been on the Asia/Africa streams, not the
Americas stuff. I heard some more normally-scheduled stuff this week,
but I don't think the entire day's programming is back to normal.
Was there ever any on-air announcement of what would be on when?
(Will Martin, MO, Oct 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Sorry, I long since gave up trying to keep up with or understand what 
BBCWS is doing. Just turn it on and see what they happen to be 
running. And save your money subscribing to On Air (gh, DXLD)

** U K.  http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,59-2001361430,00.html 
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 2001 Radio's grand old men 

FROM MR TONY BARLOW Sir, I read with dismay your report ``Grand old 
men of radio face final signoff`` (October 13) about the BBC’s 
dilemma over Jimmy Young and Alistair Cooke. I cannot claim to be a 
regular Radio 2 listener, though my limited experience would suggest 
that Jimmy Young is as sprightly as his name implies. But I have been 
an avid listener to Letter from America for nearly 40 years and to my 
ears Cooke remains as vital, wide-ranging and cosmopolitan as when I 
first heard him in the 1960s. His breadth of knowledge, encompassing 
everything from political history to jazz, as well as his familiarity 
with most of the leading players in American history over the last 50 
years, gives him an unrivalled perspective on the issues of the day. 

His broadcast post-September 11 was as powerful and moving as any he 
has given. If the BBC cannot spare 15 minutes a week for this witty 
and erudite commentator it will be a sad day for broadcasting for 
those of any age. Yours sincerely, TONY BARLOW, 3 Choumert Square, 
SE15 4RE. artspublicity@hotmail.com October 13. 

From Mrs Hazel Ricketts 
Sir, The new Chairman of the BBC might care to ponder the fact that 
younger listeners will, as the years go by, become older listeners, 
whose tastes may alter accordingly. In the meantime, by offering them 
their perceived current choice, he may lose those who listen now. 
I write as one who worked for two producers of Letter from America in 
the late 1950s and early 1960s. 
Yours faithfully, HAZEL E. RICKETTS, The Old Rectory, Pylle,
Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6TE. October 14. 

From Lady Engle 
Sir, I was amazed to read that the new BBC Chairman`s ``most 
sensitive problem`` is how to pension off Alistair Cooke at the age 
of 92, apparently as part of a policy to attract younger listeners. 
It is difficult to see how the quarter of an hour thus released would 
do much to attract younger listeners, but it would certainly dispose 
of a large number of older listeners like myself whose one unmissable 
listening slot has been Letter from America ever since it started in 
1946. 

Cooke`s humanity, sanity and humour have shed light on events and 
opinion in the United States unequalled by anyone else. The weeks 
since September 11 have been a superb example. 
Yours sincerely, IRENE ENGLE, 32 Wood Lane, Highgate, N6 5UB.
October 14. (Times Oct 17 via John Figliozzi, swprograms via DXLD)

** U S A. CNN had a segment on VOA UT Tue 0235, and is interviewing 
current and former VOA directors at 0243 (Glenn Hauser, swprograms 
via DXLD)

There is a transcript available on-line of that program here:
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0110/15/asb.00.html
(John Figliozzi, ibid.)

** U S A [non]. Two new transmissions of Voice of America to 
Afghanistan effective Oct. 11:
1830-1900 in Pashto and 1900-1930 in Dari 9600 UDO 500 kW / 304 deg
                                         12030 IRA 500 kW / 340 deg
                                         13725 IRA 500 kW / 340 deg
IRA=Iranawila, Sri Lanka, UDO=Udorn Thani, Thailand 
(Observer, Bulgaria, Oct 17 via DXLD)

** U S A [non]. New schedule of Voice of America in Cantonese:
1300-1400 on  6090 PHT 250 kW / 330 deg
              9355 TIN 500 kW/  313 deg
             15360 SAI 100 kW / 285 deg <<<<<<< new transmission
1500-1600 on  6030 PHT 250 kW / 332 deg
              7255 PHT 250 kW / 332 deg
             13640 SAI 100 kW / 285 deg <<<<<<< retimed, ex 1500-1700
PHT=Philippines, SAI=Saipan, TIN=Tinian 
(Observer, Bulgaria, Oct 17 via DXLD)

** U S A [clandestine]. Seven! stories about Steve Anderson, United 
Patriot Radio, three from Oct 16, four from Oct 17, in the Somerset 
KY Commonwealth-Journal:

Tuesday, Oct. 16
By ELIZABETH N. DICK, CJ Staff Writer

Authorities from four law enforcement agencies blocked the entrance 
to the home of a Pulaski County man Monday after he was named as
the suspect in a Sunday night shoot-out with two Bell County 
officers.

Steve Anderson, 53, of Elrod-Martin Road, is still at-large and 
facing warrants for criminal attempt to commit murder, after he
fired more than 25 shots from an automatic rifle at a sheriff`s 
deputy, following a routine traffic stop.

According to the Bell County Sheriff`s Department, at approximately 
8:15 p.m. Sunday, Deputy Scott Elder stopped Anderson`s
camouflaged 1990 Chevrolet pickup on U.S. 25 E for driving without 
tail lights. Anderson refused to cooperate with Deputy Elder when
he asked for his license and when Elder asked if he had any weapons 
in the vehicle, Anderson replied, ``I have several.``

Anderson then exited the vehicle with an automatic rifle and began 
shooting at Elder who took cover at the rear of his cruiser. After 
firing several shots into the cruiser, Anderson fled the scene and 
Elder initiated a full pursuit. During the chase Anderson made a U-
turn, pulling behind Elder, and firing more shots into his vehicle.

``He destroyed a cruiser,`` said Bell County Sheriff`s Deputy John 
Hoskins, a spokesman for the department. ``There were 25 entry holes
in the car and he shot out some windows. I don`t see how, in God`s 
name, he (Elder) didn`t get shot.``

Elder`s vehicle became disabled but Pineville Police Officer Greg 
Hendrickson joined and continued the pursuit. Anderson fired at
Hendrickson, who ended the chase to await backup after Anderson 
exited U.S. 25 E onto ``Sams`` Mountain.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. Monday, members of the Kentucky State 
Police Special Response Team arrived and conducted a ground search
as well as an air search using a helicopter equipped with a heat 
seeking device and spotlights.

The SRT found Anderson`s vehicle at 5:30 a.m. Monday, 100 feet over 
an embankment on the mountain just north of the Sams Mountain
entrance. Officials found two large pipe bombs in the truck and 
believe that Anderson may be armed with weapons, including two
fragment grenades.

Deputy Hoskins said that Bell County was using ``just about anybody 
who wanted to volunteer with a badge or a bond`` in the search for
Anderson. At least 40 officers from various agencies were known to be 
searching the mountain.

Hoskins said that the area around Sams Mountain is vast and consists 
of mainly ATV and logging trails. However, the entrance to the
mountain is residential and all homes were evacuated and searched 
early Monday morning.

``If he is on foot,`` said Hoskins, ``it may take days to locate him. 
He has eluded us all night.``

Hoskins explained that the trails ``go for miles in all different 
directions.``

In Somerset, officials from the Pulaski County Sheriff`s Department, 
the Kentucky State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the ATF aren`t taking any chances that Anderson may attempt to 
come home.

Backed up by approximately 30 law enforcement officials and an 
explosive response vehicle, the four agencies secured the area around
Anderson`s home and only allowed residents of Elrod-Martin Road to 
pass.

``This investigation is to assist the Harlan County KSP post in the 
shooting of the Bell County deputy cruiser,`` said Pulaski County
Sheriff Sam Catron.

Catron said that officers began surveillance of Anderson`s residence 
at midnight Sunday, and other personnel arrived at about 9:30
a.m. Monday.

Law enforcement officials are not commenting on whether they believe 
that Anderson has returned home, however Catron believes that
residents should be cautious, but not concerned.

``We don`t feel there is any reason to be concerned,`` he said.
But, authorities are also leaning on the side of caution.
``We have a small section of Elrod-Martin Road blocked off to the 
public,`` continued Catron. ``We are stopping traffic and only
allowing residents through.`` Authorities also would not comment on 
how long they expected to be staked out at Anderson`s residence.

Anderson was dismissed from the Kentucky State Militia earlier this 
year for continual broadcast of his controversial short-wave
radio program in which he voices anti-Semitic sentiments among 
others. He has been named by Radio for Peace International as the
number one most dangerous of hate broadcasters on short-wave radio.

Bell County Sheriff Harold Harbin warns that Anderson is armed and 
dangerous. Authorities are urging residents to use caution until
he has been apprehended. Sheriff Harbin said that Anderson should not 
be approached or confronted. Notify local law enforcement
officials immediately if you see him.

Anderson is described as white, approximately six feet two inches and 
250 pounds. He has gray hair with considerable balding on top.
He was last seen wearing a brown jacket, plaid shirt and blue jeans.

Story 2
By JEFF NEAL, CJ Managing Editor

Tim Hendel, who monitors Steve Anderson`s radio broadcasts for Radio 
for Peace International, said last night he wasn`t surprised
that Anderson fired on police officers.

After all, it`s one thing Anderson has threatened to do all along.
``He has said for weeks that if he is stopped and asked for his 
driver`s license, he would shoot,`` Hendel said from his Alabama
home. ``This entire incident follows the things Anderson has been 
saying for months.``

Anderson is still at large after the shooting incident Sunday night. 
Hendel said it is possible that Anderson has a safe house away from 
his home on Elrod Martin Road, which was surrounded by law 
enforcement officials yesterday.

``He`s been saying cryptic things about being prepared ... he`s 
talked a lot about safe houses,`` Hendel said. ``He has been warning
listeners that it was always possible to be caught away from home and 
not being able to make it back. So he urged everyone to have
stashes of supplies and weapons in safe houses throughout the state.

``I think it`s quite possible that Anderson could have a prearranged 
hideout or safe house,`` Hendel added. ``He`s been preaching to have 
some place to go ... so I`m sure that Anderson has a place to go.``

Sunday`s shoot-out was the second public incident Anderson has been 
involved in since the Sept. 11 attack on America.

Local firefighters accepting donations for the Red Cross were 
harassed by Anderson the weekend following the terrorist attacks.
``I don`t know what significance the Sept. 11 attacks have had, but 
Anderson has been talking quite a bit about `when it happens, be
prepared,``` Hendel said. ``His rhetoric has been very violent ... 
and his threats toward law enforcement have come on a regular
basis.``

Anderson`s radio frequency was silent last night. Ironically, last 
week, he told listeners he was going to attend a weekend Christian 
Identity spiritual retreat to be baptized.

Story 3
By CAROL COFFEY,  CJ News Editor

It was almost inevitable.

Law enforcement officials from the local to the federal level said it 
was really just a matter of time before something happened involving 
Christian Movement, short wave radio renegade Steve Anderson.

As law enforcement officers moved in around Anderson`s house, it took 
only one look toward his past as a possible answer for what led to 
yesterday`s incident.

Anderson has been pirate broadcasting his Kentucky Militia Hour for 
quite some time. Before this year, the one-hour program updated 
listeners to militia events and focused on Anderson`s statements of 
hate against a number of groups, particularly Jewish people.

However, earlier this year, even the Kentucky militia had tired of 
the message. After directly disobeying an order from Kentucky Militia 
Commander Charlie Puckett to cease broadcasting, the organization
officially booted Anderson from its ranks.

It was after his ouster from the Kentucky Militia that Anderson 
started gaining media attention. He became a focus of the Anti-
Defamation League because of his message of hate.

When Anderson was named the most hated radio show host by Far Right 
Radio, he sent a message to ``main stream`` media that he wasn`t 
interested in talking. On several occasions, Anderson refused 
requests for interviews. Yet during his now disassociated radio show,
he talked frequently about his name being in the newspaper and even 
threatened the news editor for the Commonwealth Journal.

Anderson went so far as to reprint stories about his dubious 
distinction from Far Right Radio that appeared in this newspaper on 
his website.

After being thrown out of the Kentucky Militia, Anderson did not 
broadcast his show for several days, but renamed it and once again 
hit the airwaves.

Anderson said his broadcasts didn`t need a license from the Federal 
Communications Commission because, as an arm of the government,
it wasn`t a legitimate agency.

Listeners or the curious needed only to look at Anderson`s web site 
to learn about the man and his message.

Anderson`s mission statement and radio program, under the banner of 
United Patriot Radio, made it clear he had a mission.

``As the Jew World Order owns and controls all the media, except for 
a few Patriot stations here and there, the `good` shows have been all 
but silenced by removal from air time. United Patriot Radio is 
dedicated to keeping the `endangered species` of the Patriot 
shows ON THE AIR! Freedom of speech must include those that are 
considered too controversial by licensed commercial stations. By 
being licensed, they place themselves under the rule of the 
destroyers of freedom. As they are commercial, they may not risk 
their income by angering their sponsors, or present information that 
would bring down the wrath of the likes of the ADL, in the form of
financial punishment. UPR is not licensed, or commercial in nature.  
It is strictly a free, First Amendment station. There is no
income to lose, or jurisdiction by any agency by a license. We exist 
on listener donation ONLY.  We don`t charge for air time, and
advertise for Patriots FREE!  As you can imagine, this causes 
considerable consternation among the money whores. We care nothing
for the railing of the likes of the commie ADL, and their minions. To 
my knowledge, at this time, we are the only one carrying `The
Intelligence Report,` and Pastor Wickstroms` show. My show,  `The 
Militia Hour` is also exclusive to UPR.

As I am Identity myself,  I feel very blessed to be able to get our 
message out through Pastor Wickstrom. We have letters of support 
coming in overwhelming numbers, and the negatives are extremely few.  
To the fans of `The Intelligence Report,` we have been a lifesaver, 
and are also thankful for that blessing. I say to any detractors, 
that we realize that there are controversial views expressed on the 
shows, and if you dislike one show, but like another, listen only to 
what you like. Free speech must include the controversial, as well as 
the `mainstream.` The `mainstream` shows out there are not cut off 
from air time, and we don`t feel the need to carry un-endangered 
broadcasts, commonly heard on many stations.  It is our mission to 
provide a free voice to those wrongly censored for their `politically 
incorrect` views.  The First Amendment applies to all, including us. 
We fully intend to use it,`` Anderson`s mission statement reads.

Now, the fate of Anderson and his show remain in doubt.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, Story 1
By CAROL COFFEY, CJ News Editor

Bell County authorities keyed in on a possible location of Steve 
Anderson late yesterday afternoon.

According to a Bell County dispatcher, a possible location on 
Anderson was narrowed down to one just outside Middlesboro.

As authorities were searching for the self-proclaimed member of a 
paramilitary group charged with damaging a sheriff`s cruiser with
an assault rifle early Monday morning, law enforcement officers were 
converging on Anderson`s Elrod-Martin Road residence.

Although the media was stopped from going near Anderson`s home, at 
least a dozen law enforcement officers were seen dressed in
camouflage carrying semi-automatic weapons. Shortly after that, at 
least nine Kentucky State Police cruisers were seen leaving the
Elrod-Martin Road area.

Late yesterday afternoon, Pulaski County Sheriff Sam Catron said 
federal, state and local officers continued to execute a federal
search warrant at Anderson`s home. He could not say what items had 
been seized or located at the residence.

Anderson, 53, of Somerset, was being sought on a warrant for criminal 
attempt to kill a police officer. A former associate said Anderson 
may have been patrolling rural Kentucky for terrorists.

Bell County Deputy Sheriff John Hoskins said Anderson ``tried to saw 
a cruiser in half`` with fire from the rifle after Deputy Scott
Elder pulled him over to alert him to a broken tail light about 2 
a.m. EDT.

Hoskins said Anderson fled in a camouflaged 1990 Chevrolet pickup 
truck after the shooting, which shattered the cruiser`s windows
and left 25 bullet holes.

About 40 police officers were searching the mountain for Anderson on 
Monday. Kentucky State Trooper Buddy Simpson said Anderson had
identified himself as a member of the Kentucky State Militia, a 
paramilitary organization, and that he was on patrol.

Patrick Perry, a spokesman for the Kentucky State Militia, said 
Anderson had been kicked out of the group in April because he 
operated a small radio station that often voiced anti-Jewish 
sentiments.

``He was a member of the Kentucky State Militia for a very short time 
before he was quickly weeded out by our current law-abiding 
members,`` Perry said.

Perry said he was not surprised by the Bell County incident. He said 
Anderson may have been ``worried about an invasion from Islamic
terrorists.``

``I kind of thought he was prone to do something like that,`` Perry 
said. ``He was sort of a lone wolf type.``

Anderson`s pickup truck was located about 6 a.m. EDT. Simpson said a 
pipe bomb was found inside it, as well as ammunition.

Simpson said Anderson should be considered armed and dangerous. 
Hoskins said Anderson is described as an expert survivalist, who is
believed to have several guns and two hand grenades with him.
Residents should avoid Anderson at all costs, Hoskins said. Anderson 
is described as white, about 6 feet 2 inches tall and 235 pounds. He 
was wearing blue jeans and a black leather jacket. 
The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Story 2
By ELIZABETH N. DICK, CJ Staff Writer

``Eric Rudolph number two.``

That is what former Kentucky State Militia commander, Charlie 
Puckett, called Steve Anderson Monday night on a short-wave radio
program, after Anderson fled the scene of a shoot-out in Bell County.
Speaking on the radio program, The Intelligence Report, Puckett`s 
comparison to Rudolph, the accused abortion clinic bomber who is
still at-large, was just one of many sentiments Puckett offered 
regarding the man whom he dismissed from the Kentucky State Militia
just six months ago.

Puckett told program host, Don Boettcher, that he believes that 
Anderson has food, arms and ammo, but he does not believe that
Anderson will allow authorities to take him alive.

``You couldn`t meet a nicer guy,`` he said. ``I think we`ll never 
meet again.``

Despite efforts by the Kentucky State Militia to distance itself from 
Anderson, Puckett`s response to Anderson`s situation gave clear 
indication that Puckett is apparently rooting him on from the 
sidelines.

According to summaries of the Oct. 15 program, provided by the Anti-
Defamation League, Puckett claims that Anderson was on his way
home from an Identity Feast of Tabernacle gathering held in North 
Carolina. Puckett said that Anderson responded to the line that he
had drawn for himself and shot up the police vehicle, making it look 
like ``Swiss cheese.``

Later, Puckett reported that the ``cop said he`d never seen such fire 
power`` but that he believed Anderson ``to be less armed than many of 
us.``

In April, Puckett, acting as state commander for the Kentucky State 
Militia, dismissed Anderson for his continued broadcast of an
unlicensed short-wave radio program, The Kentucky Militia Hour.
At that time, Puckett denounced Anderson`s actions.

``The disregard of orders is something that the Kentucky Militia 
cannot tolerate,`` said Puckett in an official statement posted on
the KSM Website. ``Steve Anderson was given direct orders by me on 
March 20, 2001 to cease broadcasting on 3.260 MHz. Mr. Anderson
followed these orders for three days. After that time the station was 
brought up to full operation on 3.260 MHz. Later the station was set 
up for rebroadcast of Genesis Communications programming in direct 
disregard of said orders. Mr. Anderson promised at the Norm Creek 
meeting that donations would be returned and the station would be 
shut down if we allowed him to remain with The Kentucky State 
Militia. The donations were not returned, and even  more were 
accepted on Sunday morning of the Norm Creek meeting. I have no
choice but to dismiss Mr. Anderson from all duties, and membership 
with the Kentucky State Militia. If we cannot regulate ourselves
then we are no better than the people we say have not done their job 
in government. This is my final decision in this matter, and
will be recorded in a internal memo.``

Now, however, Puckett is defending Anderson and even tossing out 
threats to the ATF. On the radio broadcast Monday, Puckett said that 
Anderson`s house was crawling with ATF agents and that the agents 
were worried that more militia might show up.

``They need to be worried,`` Puckett said.

Puckett said he did not believe that Anderson was trying to shoot the 
officer, that he only wanted to show him that he ``wasn`t going
to take it anymore.``

Radio host, Boettcher, then expressed hope that Anderson will come 
across ``friendlies,`` or people who would leave things on their
back porch to help Anderson.

This contradicts the feeling toward Anderson in April as illustrated 
in the official statement from the KSM.

``Anderson had only been involved with the Kentucky State Militia for 
a short while before he was quickly weeded out by current law-abiding 
members.  Anderson had used the station, among other things, to 
express his anti-Jewish beliefs, which conflicted with the views of 
many KSM members, some of whom were themselves Jewish. Members felt 
that Anderson had a right to free speech, but not in conjunction with 
the name of the Kentucky State Militia. Although Anderson claimed 
that his station was protected by the first amendment, members 
pointed out that the same constitution also gave them the right to 
association, or not to associate, in his case. 

Current leadership in the Kentucky State Militia point out that 
isolated cases like Anderson normally do not join groups, but are
instead loners and keep to themselves. They said that those who do 
join groups can be steered in a more meaningful and non-destructive 
path to accomplishing their goals.``

Story 3
By ELIZABETH N. DICK, CJ Staff Writer

Though the Bell County shooting could not have been predicted, Steve 
Anderson has never been shy about expressing his feelings toward the 
police and the government, or making threats against the two.

``For a long time Steve Anderson had been making explicit threats 
about what would happen if police pull him over or come into his
house,`` said Mark Pitcavage, national director of fact finding for 
the Anti-Defamation League, a non-profit organization that fights
discrimination. ``He has made no bones about the fact that if the 
police interfere, he is going to respond.``

Reviewing summaries of short-wave radio programs, monitored by the 
ADL just over the past few months, Anderson not only encourages
listeners to shoot law enforcement officials, he almost taunts them 
to come onto his property.

``I hope they (the ATF) try to get me,`` said Anderson, during his 
Aug. 3 broadcast. ``I want to see them get in here alive and then
try to leave.``

He then suggested that agents get a plane ticket out of the country. 
``You`ve pushed and now it`s coming...,`` he said. ``We`re finished 
with you guys, it`s over.``

On Sept. 4, Anderson, speaking about confiscation of guns in 
California, told Californians to take action against law enforcement.
``Gentlemen, listen to what I have to say very closely,`` Anderson 
said. ``Dead men don`t arrest anyone. Dead men don`t kick in doors.
Dead men don`t prosecute anyone. Dead men don`t sit up on a high 
bench and knock their rings and black robes and judge and sentence
anyone. If you`ve got to go to the guy`s house and wait in his front 
yard until he gets home or gets up, take care of business.``

As for the government, Anderson calls himself a ``restorative`` as 
opposed to a conservative because he doesn`t want to conserve the
current political system. During a July 3 broadcast, Anderson said 
that he would like to take a bulldozer to Washington D.C. and the
people in it. He told listeners to fight back and carry a gun 
everywhere because ``all gun laws are unconstitutional.`` He then 
told listeners to come out shooting if they get pulled over by 
police. Pitcavage said that Anderson has given them reason to be 
concerned in the past, but has not seemed to be any more agitated 
than normal in recent weeks.

``I don`t really think the tone of his shows has changed much 
recently,`` he said. ``There have been a few times in the past eight 
or nine months that he really seemed on the edge, and gave us 
considerable concern over and above our normal concern about him. 
But, the past few weeks weren`t one of them.`` Pitcavage continued, 
``Nothing has changed. He (Anderson) has been at a fever-pitch level 
for some time.``

Story 4
By CAROL COFFEY, CJ News Editor

MIDDLESBORO — Scott Elder is mad — so mad, in fact, that he has taken 
time only to change his clothes before he hits the hills again
looking for Steve Anderson.

Elder is the Bell County Deputy Sheriff and was involved in an 
altercation with Anderson Sunday that resulted in attempted murder
charges being placed against Anderson.

On Sunday, Oct. 14, Elder stopped Anderson`s camouflage pickup truck 
at Ward Chapel on U.S. 25E. Initially, Elder stopped Anderson
because the vehicle was without taillights.

``I was going to warn him to turn on his hazard lights, so that no 
one would run over him,`` said Elder.

Anderson appeared angry that he was stopped by Elder but then became 
more calm after learning what the purpose of the stop was.

``At first he was kind of angry that I stopped him, and when I 
advised him what I stopped him for he calmed backed down,`` he said. 
``I then asked to see his license and he started back again. I then 
seen a magazine to a gun, in his cupholder.``

After seeing the clip and ammunition, Elder asked if Anderson had any 
weapons in the truck.

``I said, `Sir do you have a weapon in the truck to that magazine,` 
and he said `I`ve got all kinds of guns in here,``` Elder said.
At that point, Elder said Anderson began reciting laws about the 
Kentucky Militia. Anderson indicated to Elder that he was on active
patrol. As he spoke, Elder said Anderson became more angry and made 
threatening statements.

Elder said he stepped away from the truck and Anderson then drove 
south.

``I then started the pursuit and he turned across the median and 
tried to ram the cruiser two or three times,`` Elder said. ``Then he
started southbound in the northbound lane of traffic and started 
firing his rifle at on-coming traffic,`` Elder explained.

Anderson then crossed the median again and in a straight away, just 
before Sam`s Mountain, Anderson stopped his vehicle in the inside 
lane.

``I stopped about 50 yards behind him and he stepped out of his truck 
and opened fire and I returned fire and that`s when he went up
on the hill (Sam`s Mountain),`` he said.

During the pursuit, Elder was assisted by Pineville Police officer 
Greg Hendrickson. Anderson reportedly struck Hendrickson`s police
cruiser also.

After the pursuit, the Kentucky State Police Special Response Team 
(SRT) was called in to search for Anderson. Later Anderson`s
truck was found abandoned about 150 feet from U.S. 25E on Sam`s 
Mountain down an embankment.

A search of the vehicle turned up several loaded automatic rifles, 
hundreds of rounds of ammunition and two large pipe bombs. The
truck was later recovered and confiscated by the FBI for testing. The 
Kentucky National Guard was also called in to use one of their
helicopters that had a night vision scope. Middlesboro Police along 
with Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, Constable Larry
``Fish`` Mills and the Bell County Volunteer Fire Department, AFT and 
FBI, assisted.

About seven families were evacuated from Sam`s Mountain, including 
owner Kenneth Sams. Sams said he and his family were coming home
when police officers stopped them at the foot of the mountain. Sams 
said he was advised to what was happening and asked to call the
other families and inform them what was happening.

``They asked us to call the neighbors to tell them police was going 
to be in the woods and in their yards,`` said Sams. He said as
police reached the homes they had them step outside to make sure they 
were all right.

Police had each family leave their home as they brought in a National 
Guard helicopter that had heat-seeking devices. Officials wanted to 
be sure if the night vision picked up a person, it would be Anderson 
and not one of the residents.

Residents were allowed to go back to their homes at 7 a.m. Monday.
``We sure don`t need people like that causing problems right now,`` 
said Joann Sams, ``we need our country pulling together and we sure
don`t need these `nuts` coming out of the closet. They must not have 
much of a life and just want attention,`` she added.

Joann Sams praised the Bell County Sheriff`s Department for their 
handling of the situation.

``They were there first. They were right on it and were involved the 
whole night making sure no one went on the hill and that they
(residents) were protected,`` she said.

Kentucky State Police and Bell County Deputy Sheriffs were back on 
the scene Monday afternoon and Tuesday searching for additional
evidence along U.S. 25E and Sam`s Mountain.

Middlesboro staff writer C.J. Harte contributed to this story.
(all Somerset KY Commonwealth-Journal via Jeff Neal via Tim Hendel, 
AL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. There's an article in the Oct 16 USA Today, by Janet 
Kornblum, concerning three Internet radio shows that have been pulled 
from cyberspace, and civil libertarians are worried that this may be 
an example of a scary trend: panic motivated censorship. Pulled off 
the cyberairwaves were IRA Radio, Al Lewis Live, and Our Americas, 
carried by Cosmic Entertainment. Find more info on this move at: 
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/10/16/ebrief.htm
(Joe Hanlon in Philadelphia, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Here's a piece about WNYC getting back into their studios 
for the first time in over a month. 73- Bill Westenhaver

Tribulations and Triumphs for WNYC 
October 17, 2001 By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN 

When Brian Lehrer returned to his studio at WNYC last week, preparing 
to do his daily talk show there for the first time in nearly a month, 
he discovered a kind of time capsule. Before taking up the morning's 
topic, American military strikes against Afghanistan, he told his 
listeners in a measured, reedy voice what he had found....
[full story:] 
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/17/arts/17WNYC.html?ex=1004343051&ei=1&en=6c4a0727670dcfad 
(via Chet Copeland and Bill Westenhaver, DXLD)

** U S A [and non]. Put on WCBS-880 for the midnight news, going into 
Wednesday 17 October, and was surprised to hear them sign off at 
12:05 EDT. Announcement was that they were doing some transmitter 
work, with mention that they'd be off for two hours, and that they'd 
be back "as soon as possible." Couldn't ID anything else on the 
frequency after they went off, but only stayed with it for 10 minutes 
or so before going to bed. Not sure just when they returned to the 
air, but they were on at 5:30 AM check. (Westenhaver, QC) 73- Bill 

Thanks to a tip from Jim Renfrew via WTFDA, we notified everyone of 
this DX opportunity at Anomaly Alert starting at 0402 UT. What? You 
weren`t checking A.A. constantly? (gh, DXLD)

Regarding WCBS, I got an urgent posting late last evening from the 
National Radio Club listserver indicating that WCBS would be going 
off the air for maintenance. I stayed with them as they signed off 
and continued to listen to the frequency until past 0500 UTC. I could 
hear two unidentified stations. One appeared to be in Spanish with 
some Latin music. The second station has some music selections in 
English, including a Supertramp song (The Logical Song, I think)in 
the 0400 to 0430 UTC half-hour. I wanted to stay with them longer, 
but the pillow beckoned, as did the prospect of the early morning 
alarm, unfortunately (Sheldon Harvey, QE, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UZBEKISTAN. Uzbek Radio HS-2 noted on Oct. 13 & 14 0530-0630 Sat 
and Sun only on 15200 (54444), but registered 0400-1500 Daily.
No signal on 15200 0400-1500 on Oct.15, 16, 17. 73 from Ivo and 
Angel! (Observer, Bulgaria, Oct 17 via DXLD)

** VIETNAM [non]. Re Radio Free Vietnam: Please note that the 
original source sent me the exact word "weather"; this was not a 
mistake from me. I understand that must be "season". Please note this 
point, as I know some persons that deliberately can understand this 
as an error of mine!. Thanks. B-01 season will start on 28 October, 
but the station only broadcasts Mon-Fri as you know (G. I. Barrera, 
Argentina, Oct 9, 2001 for CRW via DXLD)

** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. R Voz de Sahara Libre: Nach mehrtägigen ID-
Versuchen kann ich es nun mit großer Wahr-scheinlichkeit 
verlautbaren: 7460 kHz täglich in arabisch 1800 UT Sendebeginn bis 
weit über 2300 UT hinaus ist die Stimme der Demokratischen Republik 
Sahara zu hören. Mit brauchbarem Signal, und manchmal mit 
interssanter Musik. Die Ansage in arabisch hört sich an so ähnlich 
wie: "Saut al Republica Arabia Sahauria Democratia". Siebel S&F 2001 
gibt unter dem Kapitel "Geheimsender" an, daß diese Station u.a. auch 
diese Frequenz benutzt hatte. Nun scheint eben diese reaktiviert 
worden zu sein und das Signal kommt recht gut in Mitteleuropa an 
(O=3). [..] Übrigens Vorsicht: 16-17 Uhr UT spielt auch auf 7460 kHz 
die Radio Free Asia Station (tx von den USA? Wer weiß hier mehr), in 
vermutlich chinesisch. Schaltet aber um 17 Uhr gleich wieder ab (H. 
Süss, Austria, Oct 7, 2001 in A-DX via CRW via DXLD)

Da gibt es die Adresse in Algerien, (Radio Nacional R. D. Saharaoui
Polisario Front, B.P. 10, El-Mouradia, DZ-16000 ALGER, Algerien)
über die habe ich nix bekommen. Was funktioniert ist e-mail, schick
den Bericht an tlpgahij@vc.ehu.es

Mein Bericht vom Februar 2001, (damals 7357 kHz) wurde nach 2 Wochen 
per Mail beantwortet, auch ein QSL-Brief angekündigt, der natürlich 
nie gekommen ist (Martin Elbe, Germany, Oct 7, 2001 in A-DX via CRW 
via DXLD)                                   ###