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--------------xxxxxxxxxx CRW 143 xxxxxxxxxx-------------- CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH September 30, 2003 Clandestine Radio Watch (CRW) is a biweekly summary which centralizes the latest news and developments affecting the study of clandestine radio in an easy-to-read format. Editions are published on the CRW web site. Access to CRW is free. CRW is both not-for-profit and non-partisan. We welcome your interest, input and queries. Contributions, support and critics, logs, QSL cards and verification info, as well as background material can be sent to us. CRW issues may also contain parts in other languages and the issues may even contain 'clandestine radio related' news and stories. CRW Team : Editor-in-Chief : Martin Schoech, Eisenach Correspondents : Achraf Chaabane, Sfax Nick Grace C., Washington Robertas Petraitis, Klaipeda Next issue - CRW 144 : October 15, 2003 CRW is the newsletter for ClandestineRadio.com, the largest web- site on Clandestine Radio at http://www.ClandestineRadio.com Old and new issues of CRW can be found at http://www.schoechi.de/crw.html You can also use that page in order to join the (free) CRW mailing list. "Freedom of information is ... the touchstone of all the freedoms." (UN Freedom of Information Conference, 1948) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Breaking News xxxxxxxxxx---------------- ............................................................... ------------xxxxxxxxxx Schedules xxxxxxxxxx-------------------- Schedules - AFGHANISTAN ............................................................... Schedules - ANGOLA ............................................................... Schedules - ASIA ............................................................... Schedules - BELORUSSIA ............................................................... Schedules - CAMBODIA ............................................................... Schedules - CHINA ............................................................... Schedules - COLOMBIA ............................................................... Schedules - CONGO ............................................................... Schedules - CUBA ............................................................... Schedules - EASTERN EUROPE ............................................................... Schedules - ERITREA ............................................................... Schedules - ETHIOPIA ............................................................... Schedules - GEORGIA ............................................................... Schedules - INDIA ............................................................... Schedules - IRAN ............................................................... Schedules - IRAQ ............................................................... Schedules - ISRAEL ............................................................... Schedules - KAZAKHSTAN ............................................................... Schedules - KOREA (NORTH) ............................................................... Schedules - KOREA (SOUTH) ............................................................... Schedules - KURDISTAN ............................................................... Schedules - LAOS ............................................................... Schedules - LEBANON ............................................................... Schedules - MIDDLE EAST ............................................................... Schedules - MOLDOVA ............................................................... Schedules - MYANMAR ............................................................... Schedules - NIGERIA ............................................................... Schedules - PNG ............................................................... Schedules - RUSSIA ............................................................... Schedules - SAUDI ARABIA ............................................................... Schedules - SOMALIA ............................................................... Schedules - SRI LANKA ............................................................... Schedules - SUDAN ............................................................... Schedules - SYRIA ............................................................... Schedules - VIETNAM ............................................................... Schedules - WESTERN SAHARA ............................................................... Schedules - ZIMBABWE ------------xxxxxxxxxx Logs xxxxxxxxxx------------------------- Logs - AFGHANISTAN ............................................................... Logs - ANGOLA ............................................................... Logs - ASIA ............................................................... Logs - BELORUSSIA ............................................................... Logs - CAMBODIA ............................................................... Logs - CHINA ............................................................... Logs - CONGO ............................................................... Logs - COLOMBIA ............................................................... Logs - CUBA ............................................................... Log - EASTERN EUROPE ............................................................... Logs - ERITREA ............................................................... Logs - ETHIOPIA ............................................................... Logs - GEORGIA ............................................................... Logs - INDIA ............................................................... Logs - IRAN ............................................................... Logs - IRAQ ............................................................... Logs - ISRAEL ............................................................... Logs - KAZAKHSTAN ............................................................... Logs - KOREA (NORTH) ............................................................... Logs - KOREA (SOUTH) ............................................................... Logs - KURDISTAN ............................................................... Logs - LAOS ............................................................... Logs - LEBANON ............................................................... Logs - MIDDLE EAST ............................................................... Logs - MOLDOVA ............................................................... Logs - MYANMAR ............................................................... Logs - NIGERIA ............................................................... Logs - PNG ............................................................... Logs - RUSSIA ............................................................... Logs - SAUDI ARABIA ............................................................... Logs - SOMALIA Radio Galkayo This evening, Sep 17th, I listened at 17.30 on 7335v kHz and found a station which I think (hope!) is Radio Galkayo, the Puntland Somali radio! Unfortunately the reception wasn't too good with splash from i e BBC, but I could record some talk and two songs that I knew the titles of. A tentative report has been sent to Sam Voron and the station, so hopefully they can confirm if it was - or if it wasn't - their station I heard. If not: What was it then? The strength improved untill BBC time signal started at 17.58.30 and when BBC started with an interval song it was wiped out. Maybe it also closed half a minute before the hour??? Thrilling thoughts for me anyway! (B.Fransson-S Sep 17, 2003 in HCDX) ............................................................... Logs - SRI LANKA ............................................................... Logs - SUDAN ............................................................... Logs - SYRIA ............................................................... Logs - UGANDA Radio Rhino Int Africa 17555 R.Rhino Int.Africa via DTK Sep 11 *1500-1515 31331-32332 English, 1500 s/on with music. ID at 1507 and 1511. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Sep 11, 2003 in JAP 282) 17555 R.Rhino Int.Africa via DTK Sep 14 1505-1559* 33433-34433-24432 English, Talk and music. ID at 1517 and 1521 and 1532. 1558 address announce. 1559 ID and s/off. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Sep 14, 2003 in JAP 282) ............................................................... Logs -VIETNAM Chan Troi Moi 15775 Chan Troi Moi Sep 12 *1330-1337 35322 Vietnamese, 1330 s/on with opening music. ID. Song. ID. Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Sep 12, 2003 in JAP 282) ............................................................... Logs - ZIMBABWE SW Radio Africa 4880 SW R.Africa Sep 13 1845-1900 34333 English, Talk. 1851 address announce. Music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Sep 13, 2003 in JAP 282) ------------xxxxxxxxxx QSL Verifications xxxxxxxxxx------------ Qsl's - AFGHANISTAN ............................................................... Qsl's - ANGOLA ............................................................... Qsl's - ASIA ............................................................... Qsl's - BELORUSSIA ............................................................... QSL's - CAMBODIA ............................................................... Qsl's - CHINA ............................................................... Qsl's - COLOMBIA ............................................................... Qsl's - CONGO ............................................................... Qsl's - CUBA ............................................................... Qsl's - EASTERN EUROPE ............................................................... Qsl's - ERITREA ............................................................... Qsl's - ETHIOPIA ............................................................... Qsl's - GEORGIA ............................................................... Qsl's - INDIA ............................................................... Qsl's - IRAN ............................................................... Qsl's - IRAQ ............................................................... Qsl's - ISRAEL ............................................................... Qsl's - KAZAKHSTAN ............................................................... Qsl's - KOREA (NORTH) ............................................................... Qsl's - KOREA (SOUTH) ............................................................... Qsl's - KURDISTAN Denge Mezopotamia Denge Mezopotamia I received a full-data (except site) card from Ludo Maes at TDP verifying reception of Denge Mezopotamia on 15,675 kHz. in 9 months. Via Tashkent? (W.Craighead-KS-USA Sep 15, 2003 for CRW) ............................................................... Qsl's - LAOS ............................................................... Qsl's - LEBANON ............................................................... Qsl's - MIDDLE EAST ............................................................... Qsl's - MOLDOVA ............................................................... Qsl's - MYANMAR ............................................................... Qsl's - NIGERIA Voice of Biafra International Voice of Biafra International Received a full-data (except site) card from Ludo Maes at TDP verifying reception of Voice of Biafra International on 12,125 kHz. in 18 months. Presumed via Samara. (W.Craighead-KS-USA Sep 15, 2003 for CRW) ............................................................... Qsl's - PNG ............................................................... Qsl's - RUSSIA ............................................................... Qsl's - SAUDI ARABIA ............................................................... Qsl's - SOMALIA ............................................................... Qsl's - SRI LANKA ............................................................... Qsl's - SUDAN ............................................................... Qsl's - SYRIA ............................................................... Qsl's - VIETNAM Quê Huong Radio Quê Huong Radio I received a full-data (except site) card from Ludo Maes at TDP verifying reception of Quê Huong Radio on 9,930 kHz. in 15 months. Via KWHR, Hawaii. (W.Craighead-KS-USA Sep 15, 2003 for CRW) Voice of Khmer Krom I received full-data (except sites) cards from Ludo Maes at TDP verifying reception of this program on 15,660 kHz. in 14 months and 11,985 in 19 months with follow-up reports. Ludo refers to it as Voice of Khmer Kampuchea while the direct verification I received previously calls it Voice of Khmer Krom. Presumed via Vladivostok. (W.Craighead-KS-USA Sep 15, 2003 for CRW) ............................................................... Qsl's - WESTERN SAHARA ............................................................... Qsl's - ZIMBABWE ------------xxxxxxxxxx Miscellaneous xxxxxxxxxx---------------- Misc - AFGHANISTAN ............................................................... Misc - ANGOLA ............................................................... Misc - ASIA ............................................................... Misc - BELORUSSIA ............................................................... Misc - CAMBODIA ............................................................... Misc - CHINA ............................................................... Misc - COLOMBIA ............................................................... Misc - CONGO ............................................................... Misc - CUBA From DXLD 3-166: "Are the upcoming TV Martí direct satellite broadcasts from such eastern geostationary orbits? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)" Doubtful. If it is necessary to mount an antenna on a tower in order to see a satellite close to the horizon, it would be necessary for all receiving locations in Cuba to also be mounted on high vantage points to see those satellites. It makes little sense for the USA to send TV Martí via satellites that are so low on the horizon because the main advantage of DSB is that it can be received via small dishes which can be hidden to terrestrial viewers like government inspectors. 18 inch DBS antennas in Cuba can be pointed at near-vertical angles if thebroadcasting satellite is located around 80 degrees West Longitude. Such high angles allow antennas to be disguised as bird baths or hidden in garbage cans. If these antennas were designed to jam the downlink frequencies of the TV Martí service, they would not be parabolic dishes but rather antennas with broader beamwidth. They would not be pointed to the east but at population areas. If these antennas are for jamming, they are most likely aimed at satellites serving the Middle East. Geosync satellites can be seen at up to 81 degrees of longitudinal separation from the subsatellite longitude. Palma Soriano appears to be at about 76 degrees West Longitude. So an antenna here could theoretically see a geosync satellite located as far east as about 5 degrees East Longitude. Palma Soriano is not located in "easternmost Cuba." In fact, Palma Soriano is about 100 kilometers west of the US Guantánamo naval base. If these antennas were used to jam satellites near the horizon, it would seem to be a good economic trade off to locate these antennas at the eastern tip of Cuba around 74 degrees West Longitude rather than on high buildings at 76 degrees West Longitude. If one hypothesizes they are for interception of communications from Guantánamo, why not place the antennas closer to the base? Palma Soriano is capable of seeing all of the Atlantic Ocean satellites from near ground level. It is my understanding the jamming of the programs targeting Iran were on the uplink to the Atlantic Ocean relay satellites, not the uplink to the satellite(s) serving Iran. There would be no reason to mount 6 meter antennas on buildings to accomplish that mission. (J.Buch-DE-USA Sept 16, 2003 in DXLD 3-167) ............................................................... Misc - EASTERN EUROPE ............................................................... Misc - ERITREA ............................................................... Misc - ETHIOPIA ............................................................... Misc - GREAT BRITAIN [HISTORY] BBCM radio special BBC Radio 4 has a special broadcast entitled "The Archive Hour: Listening To The War: The Birth of BBC Monitoring" Program details: "During WWII, the BBC recruited linguistically able German Jews to act as monitors of Radio Moscow and Radio Berlin. Thus the BBC's powerful Monitoring Service was born, which listens in to almost every radio and TV station on the planet. This gripping documentary will appeal to anyone who loves Robert Harris' 'Enigma'." Program airs September 20 from 1600-1700 UTC and should be available online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4.shtml (A.Quaglieri-USA Sep 18, 2003 for CRW) A much fuller description of the Programme appears on www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 go to Whats On, on Left hand Side, click this and then Day List on Right Hand Box,. to Saturday, Scroll Up till you find it 2000 Hrs (24 Hour Clock). Ken Fletcher / 17th/18th September 2003 20:00 The Archive Hour Listening To The War - The Birth Of BBC Monitoring. Lesley Chamberlain explores the origins and birth of the BBC's monitoring service based on the rich archive of documentary materials, concentrating on the remarkable personal stories of those who listened. Featuring interviews with ex-monitors Sir Ernst Gombrich, Professor of Art History, author of 'The Story of Art', Vladimir Rubinstein, broadcaster and political analyst, Lord George Weidenfeld, publisher, Ewald Osers, translator and BBC archives of wartime broadcasts. With the outbreak of war, the BBC hastily set up a Monitoring Service to listen to domestic radio broadcasts in Germany and Russia. It was realised that radio as never before was a vital tool in understanding the enemy's strategy and movements. Oliver Whitley, a bright BBC recruit, duly commandeered a double-decker bus to take a skeleton team to a secret location - a country house near Evesham owned by a Mrs Smith. The human situation in particular was a triumph of duty over personal anxiety. Many of this first team had fled from Hitler so listening to crackly reports of explosions, troop movements and speeches by the Fuhrer certainly was an unenviable task. Rapidly the service became indispensable, producing huge digests of news for London every day, and an expanded typing pool. What the team had to offset their gloom is the unexpected camaraderie of life at Mrs Smith's: the make-do technology (earphones with leads long enough for them to play table-tennis on the floor below), fruit and vegetables from the Vale of Evesham, snow, bicycles, strange billets in surrounding villages, friendship and love. Thus when the BBC decided to move Monitoring to another location they were in uproar! (K.Fletcher-G Sep 17/18 in BDXC-UK-ML via W.Büschel-D) The correct time for this is 1900-2000 UTC, 2000-2100 BST. Program airs September 20 from 1900-2000 UTC and should be available online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4.shtml (K.Fletcher-G Sep 17/18 in BDXC-UK-ML via W.Büschel-D) ............................................................... Misc - INDIA ............................................................... Misc - IRAN ANONYMIZER MAKES THE INTERNET A SAFER PLACE FOR IRANIAN CITIZENS --- Source: Anonymizer(R), Inc. 9/12/03 http://www.payvand.com/news/03/sep/1068.html SAN DIEGO, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Anonymizer®, Inc., a leading provider of anonymous Web surfing and online privacy protection, today announced new anti-censorship Web proxy services in Iran, enabling people to bypass government filtering and access information sources, including political and religious content. Currently, about two million citizens in Iran have Web access. Anonymizer has provided similar services to other countries, including China, with extremely positive results. Iranian government officials blacklist forbidden sites that, for instance due to political and religious content, are considered dangerous. The United States International Broadcasting Bureau http://www.ibb.gov is funding the effort in their partnership with Anonymizer to utilize their core technology. The way it works is that Anonymizer sends bulk e-mails and daily newsletters to the Iranian citizens addresses that are provided by human rights organizations. The IBB, in support of the Voice Of America Persian Service http://www.voanews.com and Radio Farda http://www.radiofarda.com are sponsoring the effort to provide this easily accessible service. The generic URLs for the anti-censorship services are publicized over the Radio Farda and VOA Persian broadcasts. The URLs are changed when they become blocked by the Iranian Government, so that Iranian citizens can continue to get unfiltered, unblocked local and world news. "The links to the service provided within the emails point to either the VOA or Radio Farda sites, but they can go anywhere on the Internet," said Ken Berman, program manager for Internet Anti-censorship activities at the IBB. "Dissident sites, religious sites, the L.L. Bean catalog -- they are free to explore the Internet as they wish, in an unfettered fashion." "By providing a means for these people to visit the sites that are blocked by their government while remaining anonymous, we're making the Internet a safer place as well as offering the freedoms that they should be afforded," said Lance Cottrell, president and founder of Anonymizer. "This project brings forth the full potential of the Internet bringing free speech and democracy to the world." For more information and to speak with a company representative about this story, please call Paula Dunne at 408-776-1400 or email at paula@contosdunne.com (Payvand's Iran News via J.Dybka-USA in DXLD 3-164) ............................................................... Misc - IRAQ Shi'i radio reports launch of Iraqi broadcasting corporation Text of report by Iraqi Shi'i group's Iran-based radio station Voice of the Mujahidin on 16 September It has been announced in Baghdad and London that a [word indistinct] radio and television corporation, called IBC, has been established. The corporation includes Iraqi investors and media experts. Shahlah Husayn, a spokesman for the corporation, yesterday said that the new Iraqi IBC is targeted at Iraqi viewers and listeners through round-the-clock local and satellite television transmissions. Among the principles adopted by the corporation is not to side with any group, party, sect, religion, [word indistinct] and to be open to all cultures and faiths. The spokesman noted that offices in the Iraqi cities, Europe and the Arab world will team up to present the first professional television programme [words indistinct]. Source: Voice of the Mujahidin, in Arabic 0700 gmt 16 Sep 03 (BBCM Sep 16, 2003) ............................................................... Misc - ISRAEL ............................................................... Misc - KAZAKHSTAN ............................................................... Misc - KOREA (NORTH) ............................................................... Misc - KOREA (SOUTH) ............................................................... Misc - KURDISTAN ............................................................... Misc - LAOS ............................................................... Misc - LEBANON ............................................................... Misc - MEXICO R Free Cascadia Int Other media news sources which have ignored R. Free Cascadia International: BBC Monitoring, Media Network, Free Radio Network, and perhaps most incredibly of all: Clandestine Radio Watch. On a number of other lists, I was the only one posting an item about it, no follow-ups. Are people just not paying attention, or are some hidden political agendas at work? (G.Hauser-USA Sep 17, 2003 in DXLD 3-167) Re : R Free Cascadia Int not incl. in CRW ? In his latest DXLD Glenn Hauser has been raising the following questions : = Other media news sources which have ignored R. Free = Cascadia International: BBC Monitoring, Media Network, Free = Radio Network, and perhaps most incredibly of all: Clandestine = Radio Watch. On a number of other lists, I was the only one = posting an item about it, no follow-ups. Are people just not = paying attention, or are some hidden political agendas at work? = (gh, DXLD) At first I'd like to say that CRW should never be 'the judge' if a station is a clandestine radio station or not. Every editor and DXer should have his own opinion. We at CRW know how much DXLD does for the DXers, you can see it every issue of CRW, how useful it is for us. But in the case of R Free Cascadia Int we simply had a different opinion about the status of the station. We see it as a political pirate, not as a clandestine. I will explain that in 3 points : Point 1 : Before we started CRW in 1998 I was very interested in pirate radio broadcasting. In 1994 I started to edit an pirate radio address list 'Piraten.WdB' (www.schoechi.de/pwdb.html). For this list I collected a lot of information about current pirate radio stations (on SW and MW, esp. from Europe and the Americas. When I saw the report about 'R Free Cascadia Int' I knew, I know this name from the pirate radio scene .. and this is what my address list shows : Cascadia Free R on SW from America North from the USA operation planned in 97 Source : FRN-Web (www.frn.net) Address : Box 703 Eugene, OR 97440 USA This means I saw plans for this one in 97 but I never saw a report that this was active. So this station was a pirate for me, not a clandestine. Somewhere in the current news about it there have been reports about this one active as a pirate on FM, that 'helped' my decision not to report about it. Point 2 : Even from the content I do not think this is a clandestine. In Germany we have a category of stations called 'Veranstaltungsrundfunk' ('Radio for a special event'). That's what it is in my opinion. A pirate radio OP has been setting up a station for a political event. Point 3 : In early November 2002 we had the large G8 (?)-meeting in Genua/Genova-Italy. At that time there was a 'Amisnet News Agency' that did a broadcast via IRRS in support to anti-globalization-protesters. Nobody called that px a clandestine. I think, RFCI is the same category as they were .. A final remark once more (we mentioned this several times before) : Of course the editors of CRW have their own political opinions. (And they are contrary - but we see that fact as an advantage). But CRW itself has no political aims, we simply follow the motto (taken from the RFE/RL newsletters) "Freedom of information is ... the touchstone of all the freedoms." (UN Freedom of Information Conference, 1948). If either Nick Grace or me write articles with political opinions these are clearly labelled as a personal opinion, not as the opinion of CRW. The next issue of DXLD will also contain a joined official statement of CRW and RNMN reg. RFCI. This statement, written by N.Grace, will deal more with the content and the background of the station. (M.Schoech-D Sep 18, 2003 for CRW) ............................................................... Misc - MOLDOVA ............................................................... Misc - MYANMAR ............................................................... Misc - NEPAL MAOISTS LAUNCH FM RADIO STATION ACROSS NEPAL | Text of report by Nepalnews.com web site on 13 September Maoists are launching FM radio station, namely Jana-awaj, across the country and also in Kathmandu Valley from next week onwards, a published report said Saturday [13 September]. The FM (frequency modulation) radio will have three broadcast stations inside Nepal, a news report in Rajdhani daily said, quoting undisclosed Maoist sources. The radio can be heard at 95.1 megahertz in any of the general FM radio sets found in the market, said the report. "The radio will air all activities of Maoists, voices from the villages and news of international revolutionaries, among others." A "test transmission" of FM radio in Swargadwari of Pyuthan and Rolpa [both in mid-western region] was clearly heard in the area, the report said, quoting locals. Source: Nepalnews.com web site, Kathmandu, in English 13 Sep 03 (via BBCM via DXLD 3-164) ............................................................... Misc - PNG ............................................................... Misc - RUSSIA ............................................................... Misc - SAUDI ARABIA ............................................................... Misc - SOMALIA ............................................................... Misc - SRI LANKA ............................................................... Misc - SUDAN ............................................................... Misc - SYRIA ............................................................... Misc - USA UNITED PATRIOT RADIO - ANDERSON SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS ON WEAPONS CHARGES "He is sorry for the things he said on his short-wave radio program, which caused a great deal of alarm..." From The Associated Press http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030912/APN/3091 21017 LONDON, Kentucky. -- Steve Anderson, a former militia member who shot a deputy sheriff's cruiser and eluded capture for more than a year, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday. Anderson, 55, of Pulaski County, pleaded guilty in May to various federal firearms charges, including illegal possession of a machine gun, carrying and firing a gun during a crime of violence and possessing unregistered firearms. He was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves. As Anderson was driving home from a gathering of white supremacists in North Carolina in October 2001, he was pulled over in Bell County by deputy sheriff Scott Elder because of a broken taillight. Elder saw ammunition in the truck and asked whether Anderson had guns with him. Anderson then riddled the deputy's cruiser with at least 20 bullets. Elder was not hurt and shot back before Anderson drove into the hills of eastern Kentucky. When police searched Anderson's home after the shooting, they found illegal weapons, including a machine gun and silencer, a sawed-off rifle, two homemade bombs and 25 fragmentation grenades, according to a federal indictment. Federal agents arrested Anderson in Cherokee County, N.C. in November 2002. A tipster called investigators after Anderson appeared on the television show "America's Most Wanted." Anderson was once a member of the Kentucky State Militia. The organization said it dismissed Anderson because he made inflammatory comments about the U.S. government, blacks, Jews and immigrants over an unlicensed radio station he operated from his Pulaski County home. David Tapp, Anderson's attorney, told Reeves on Friday that Anderson was remorseful. "He is sorry for the things he said on his short-wave radio program, which caused a great deal of alarm, and he is very sorry for his actions in Bell County which led to his imprisonment," Tapp said. "I think the court accepted his apologies and I think the government accepted them as well. I believe he is sincere." September 12. 2003 6:44PM (via M.Terry-G, David Zantow-WI-USA in DXLD 3-164) EX-MILITIA MEMBER APOLOGIZES He fired on deputy; sentence is 15 years By Bill Estep, SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY BUREAU, Sept 13 http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/6760816.htm LONDON - A former Kentucky State Militia member who shot at a deputy and fled into the mountains nearly two years ago apologized yesterday for the attack and for his radio broadcasts of extremist views. Stephen H. Anderson, of rural Pulaski County, said during a hearing in federal court that he'd experienced a "spirit of revival" since he was caught last year. "For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God," Anderson said, quoting the Epistle of James. "My actions were wrong -- bad wrong," he told U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves. "What I said was very wrong and I apologize for that." Anderson, 56, was in court to be sentenced on numerous weapons violations, including possession of an illegal machine gun and several homemade bombs. He told Reeves he looked forward to being a witness for Christ behind bars, "so whatever you give me, praise God." Reeves gave him 15 years. Anderson will have to serve at least 85 percent of that time. The judge did give Anderson a break on one set of weapons charges, sentencing him to 60 months instead of the maximum of 71. One other charge -- shooting at the deputy -- carried a 120-month sentence. Anderson's attorney, David A. Tapp of Somerset, had urged the judge to impose the low end of the sentencing range, saying that Anderson had done mission work on a Sioux reservation while on the run, that he had a strong work ethic, and that he candidly admitted his mistakes. Assistant U.S. Attorney Martin Hatfield said he hoped Anderson's new attitude is sincere. But he reminded the judge that two people could have been killed in the attack on the deputy, whose girlfriend was with him in the cruis-er when Anderson opened fire. Reeves said he thought Anderson is a changed man. In addition to sentencing Anderson to 15 years, the judge placed him on four years supervised release after prison, ordered mental-health treatment, and barred him from owning a gun or destructive device.Reeves also said he would honor Anderson's request to recommend that he serve his time at a Talladega, Ala., prison that has training available to further his woodworking skills. Anderson has worked as an electrician and carpenter. "Thank you, sir. God bless you," said Anderson, who was upbeat during the hearing. Before October 2001, he was best-known for a shortwave radio program broadcast from his home, espousing racist, anti-government anti-Semitic and sometimes violent views. Concerned groups said Anderson's programs were among the most vitriolic on the airwaves. The paramilitary Kentucky State Militia kicked Anderson out because of some of his views, members told the Herald-Leader. On Oct. 14, 2001, Scott Elder, then a deputy in Bell County, stopped Anderson's pickup truck -- which was marked as a militia vehicle -- because a taillight wasn't working. Later comments to federal agents, included in court records, indicated that Anderson might have been out on the lookout for terrorists in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. "The militia is going to be the last line of defense," he said. "You need a gun behind every blade of grass in this country." Anderson riddled Elder's cruiser with bullets from an assault rifle. Elder took cover and was not hurt; his girlfriend was slightly injured. Anderson later said he was a crack shot and could have killed Elder, but fired on the cruiser only to keep the deputy from chasing him because he feared Elder would overreact and shoot him during the traffic stop. "I could have Swiss-cheesed him," Anderson said. He fled the shooting, abandoned his truck in the mountains and set off on foot. He had a .45-caliber pistol and carried a survival pack that included maps, packaged military meals and other food, he later told federal agents. Anderson indicated that he walked and hitchhiked his way to North Carolina, living off the land at times. "Camping. Riverbanks. Fish. Rabbits. It's easy," he said. He didn't say why he went to North Carolina. Police found pipe bombs and several thousand rounds of ammunition in Anderson's truck. At his home, authorities found homemade bombs, more than two dozen grenades ready to be filled with explosive material and with fuses installed, two dozen guns, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Anderson eluded capture for more than a year. Federal agents finally caught him in North Carolina's Cherokee County in November, living under an alias, after the America's Most Wanted TV program aired information on him and someone phoned in a tip (Lexington Herald-Leader via DXLD 3-164) Still nothing posted as of Sept 13 from the Somerset Commonwealth-Review, which also covered the Anderson story, but WKYT adds this brief item: (G.Hauser-USA in DXLD 3-164) MILITIA MEMBER SENTECNED http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1440316&nav=4CAKHxna A judge has sentenced a former Kentucky militia member to 15 years in prison on federal weapons charges. Stephen Anderson told the court any sentence would be a blessing because he wants to minister while in prison. He also asked to serve his sentence in Taladega, Florida because the prison there has a wood shop. The judge says it wouldn't be a problem however it's up to bureau of prisons. Anderson spent a year in jail after shooting at a Bell County sheriff's deputy (WKYT Lexington KY via DXLD 3-164) A Changed Man ? by JEFF NEAL, LONDON, Ky. http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/reader.cfm?si=1&sd=3600 Steve Anderson once defied the government from his home on Elrod-Martin Road in Pulaski County, via a hate-filled short-wave radio program. On Friday before United States Eastern District Judge Danny C. Reeves, Anderson displayed a different side. "My actions were wrong ... bad wrong," Anderson said. "What I said was very wrong and I apologize for that." The 56-year-old former Kentucky Militia colonel was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for the offenses of unlawful possession of a machine gun; using, carrying, brandishing and discharging at firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and possession of unregistered firearms. Anderson added that he'd experienced a "spirit of revival" since he was apprehended last year, after spending 13 months on the run as a federal fugitive. "For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God," Anderson said, quoting the Epistle of James. Somerset attorney David Tapp, who represented Anderson, felt his client's words were heart-felt. "(Anderson) apologized profusely for his actions," said Tapp. "He is sorry for the things he said on his short-wave radio program, which caused a great deal of alarm, and he is very sorry for his actions in Bell County which led to his imprisonment. "I think the court accepted his apologies and I think the government accepted them as well," Tapp added. "I believe he is sincere." Tapp also said Anderson was pleased with the plea agreement, and the sentencing phase. "There was one issue in relation to the sentencing guideline provisions that we brought up, and the judge ruled against Mr. Anderson," Tapp said. "But when it came right down to it, we were only talking about three months difference. Mr. Anderson had no problem whatsoever with the government's position." Anderson must also forfeit all weapons seized during the government's investigation and undergo mental-health treatment. However, Anderson will not have to make restitution for any damages done to a Bell County Sheriff Department's cruiser during a shoot-out which led to his eventual arrest. Anderson also will not face state charges relating to the Bell County incident. Tapp said Anderson could get some credit for good behavior, but added that in the federal system, his client will have to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence. "I think things went about as well as they could've for Mr. Anderson," Tapp said. Anderson, who was expelled from the Kentucky State Militia in April 2001 for being "too extreme," gained international notoriety for his "United Patriot Radio" broadcasts. A proponent of Christian Identity, a racist and anti-Semitic religious sect that teaches that whites ("Aryans") are descended from the Lost Tribes of Israel and are God's chosen people, while Jews are descendants of Satan and non-whites are soulless "mud peoples", Anderson became an extremist among extremists. From a clandestine radio station at his heavily fortified home on Elrod-Martin Road, Anderson filled the short-wave airwaves with inflammatory rhetoric against blacks, Jews and immigrants. He also advocated the use of weapons and violence against law enforcement officers. "Dead men don't arrest anyone, dead men don't kick in doors, dead men don't prosecute anyone … take care of business ... If you're going to call yourself militia, then be militia," he said during a Sept. 2000 broadcast in what was to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. As local and federal lawmen focused their attention on Anderson's "compound" and illegal broadcasts, he became more and more outspoken, at one point making a veiled threat toward a Commonwealth Journal writer. Anderson was such a threat that even the late Pulaski County Sheriff Sam Catron was leery of him. "If I went to arrest (Anderson), I would not want to do it on his turf," Catron once said. "I think he's a very dangerous individual." On Oct. 14, 2001, Catron's worst fears about Anderson were confirmed. As Anderson was returning from a white supremacist gathering in North Carolina, he was pulled over by Bell County Sheriff's Deputy Sheriff Scott Elder. Anderson's traffic offense was a busted tail light. Elder asked Anderson if he had any weapons, at which point Anderson stepped out of his pickup truck and began peppering Elder's cruiser with gunfire from his semiautomatic assault weapon. Elder's 17-year-old girlfriend crouched on the cruiser's floor miraculously escaping serious injury from more than 20 shots that riddled the vehicle. Elder also escaped uninjured. Anderson later said he thought Elder might overreact and shoot him during the traffic stop, so he fired on the deputy to prevent a chase. Anderson added he could've killed Elder because he is "a crack shot." "I could've Swiss-cheesed him," Anderson said. Court records indicate Anderson might've been on the lookout for terrorists in light of the 9/11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. "The militia is going to be the last line of defense," Anderson said. "You need a gun behind every blade of grass in this country." Anderson, a trained survivalist, fled the scene in his pickup, lost police when he drove his truck onto a rugged unpaved road, and managed to escape into the mountains of eastern Kentucky. When authorities found Anderson's truck the next day, they discovered six pipe bombs and ammunition inside. A small arsenal of weapons and explosives was discovered during a subsequent search of Anderson's residence including a machine gun, two bombs, a silencer, a sawed-off rifle, and 25 other destructive devices, according to United States Attorney Greg Van Tatenhove. For more than a year, Anderson was able to elude capture despite a nationwide manhunt. His luck ran out last November 22. Acting on a tip following a November 2, 2002, episode of "America's Most Wanted" which televised Anderson's story, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Tobacco and Firearms arrested Anderson without incident in Cherokee, N.C. Anderson told federal agents he set out with a .45 caliber pistol and a survival pack that included maps, packaged military meals and other food. He said he walked and hitch-hiked his way into North Carolina, living off the land when he needed to. "Camping ... riverbanks ... fish ... rabbits. It's easy," Anderson said. Tapp said yesterday that Anderson began to change while on the run. "While he was a fugitive, he actually got involved in doing missionary work," Tapp said. "He did a lot of work for the church and was even a missionary on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota. "I believe he will continue that type of work during his imprisonment ... he has been doing work of that type during his incarceration," Tapp added. Anderson told Reeves he would be a witness for Christ behind bars, "so whatever you give me, praise God." Reeves, who said he believed Anderson was a changed man, agreed to honor Anderson's request that it be recommended Anderson serve his time at the Talledega Correctional Facility in Alabama. "Mr. Anderson is interested in that facility's cabinetry and woodworking programs," Tapp explained. Anderson, who has worked as a carpenter and an electrician, thanked Reeves. "God bless you," he said. In exchange for Anderson's plea, the government did agree to drop one weapons charge that would've called for a prison sentence of 30 years to life. The case was prosecuted by Pulaski County native Martin Hatfield, an assistant United States attorney. Story created Monday, September 15, 2003 (Somerset KY Commonwealth Journal via DXLD 3-166) ............................................................... Misc - WESTERN SAHARA ............................................................... 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