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Following recent threats against the Gulf countries by leading Iranian officials, several Saudi columnists have criticized the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries' passivity in the face of the danger posed by Iran.
The columnists also called for a joint GCC front against Iran, under which a joint defense plan would be drawn up, a Gulf military industry developed, and a joint military force established. They added that the Gulf countries must close ranks before it is too late.
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Algeria says terror suspect had 800kg explosives
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Algerian security forces arrested a senior member of an Islamist armed group and seized 800kg of explosives, the official news agency APS reported.
Bouderbala Fateh, the head of the Algiers section of the al Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb, was arrested along with two accomplices in a raid after a tip-off from local people, the agency said, quoting a security source. The agency, which did not state where or when the arrests took place, said the explosives had been ready to go off and were intended for use during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan which in Algeria this year began on Sept 13.
Security forces also recovered a rocket, 20 detonators and two schoolchidren's satchels rigged up as bombs.
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You’re welcome RR. Hope you are doing better.
Thank you Oorang.
I wonder what the large gypsy’s name is.
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“IED ambush in Kunar thwarted; IED cell defeated”
By ISAF/NATO
Nov 17, 2007 - 2:32:09 PM
Blackanthem Military News
KABUL, Afghanistan
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48184
“Supplemental Bill Needed to Fund Anti-IED Effort, Director Says”
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2007 – If Congress does not come through with a supplemental bill President Bush will sign, money for defeating the largest killers of American personnel in the war on terror will run out Dec. 1, a senior official said here today.”
More details...
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48177
Forces Detain 27 Suspects While Targeting al Qaeda Networks in Iraq
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2007 – Coalition forces detained 27 suspects yesterday during operations targeting al Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq.
— Forces captured three wanted individuals during operations in Baghdad while targeting foreign terrorist and weapons facilitators. Reports indicate al Qaeda members were trying to establish a foreign terrorist network in the city. In addition to the wanted individuals, coalition forces detained four suspects without incident.
— Coalition forces captured a wanted individual believed to be an al Qaeda leader and foreign-terrorist associate in Baji. Coalition forces detained one other suspect during the operation.
— During continued operations targeting foreign terrorist facilitators, coalition forces detained seven suspects in Mosul without incident.
— In a series of coordinated operations around Samarra and Baghdad, coalition forces captured one wanted individual and detained 10 other suspects while targeting al Qaeda’s media network. During one of the operations, forces found two sets of homemade body armor vests and two sets of armor plates, which they safely destroyed to prevent further use by terrorists.
“Iraqi and coalition operations are diminishing al Qaeda’s ability to attack the Iraqi people,” said Army Maj. Winfield Danielson, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman. “More Iraqi citizens are coming forward and helping us find terrorist networks; foreign terrorists are not welcome in a free Iraq.”
In operations on Nov. 17:
— Coalition forces targeted al Qaeda’s media and courier networks during operations northeast of Samarra. As the ground force approached the target building, armed men inside engaged them with heavy fire. Responding in self-defense, coalition forces engaged, killing two terrorists. Coalition forces engaged additional armed men, killing four. As the ground force secured the targeted buildings, they found three of the terrorists killed were wearing suicide vests, including one that had detonated. They also found a weapons cache, improvised explosive device-making materials and a media cache. Coalition forces called for supporting aircraft to safely destroy the two buildings, which were assessed to be structurally unsafe.
— Coalition forces detained three suspects from two other locations during the operations in northeast Samarra. Supporting coalition aircraft safely destroyed two known al Qaeda safe houses to prevent further use by terrorists.
— Coalition forces captured a wanted individual during operations targeting foreign terrorist facilitators, couriers and associates of senior al Qaeda leaders in Baghdad. In addition to the wanted individual, forces detained five other suspects without incident.
— Coalition forces detained one suspect while targeting al Qaeda during operations southwest of Kirkuk. Reports indicate the targeted individual is believed to be planning terrorist attacks in the region and is associated with al Qaeda leaders in Mosul.
— Coalition forces killed one terrorist during operations targeting “special groups” criminal elements north of Baghdad, in the Rashidiya area. The targeted individual was reportedly a main logistics facilitator for elements in central Iraq, and the chief financial advisor to criminal elements in the Diyala province. The suspected criminal was also reportedly an associate of several other senior-level splinter group leaders who were involved in attacks on coalition forces. As ground forces approached the target building, a man exited the building armed with an assault rifle and maneuvered against them. Responding in self-defense, ground forces engaged the individual, killing him.
“Security improvements are being made in Iraqi communities, but dangerous elements still exist,” Danielson said. “Iraqi and coalition forces remain committed to protecting the Iraqi people from violent criminals.”
In operations Nov. 16:
— Iraqi Army forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained two suspected extremists and killed one extremist in a cordon and search operation in Sadiyah. The operation was conducted to counter increased activity by al Qaeda in the area. During the operation, the Iraqi forces establishing the cordon were attacked, resulting in the death of one Iraqi soldier and the wounding of another. An aerial weapons team identified and engaged the enemy responsible for the attack, resulting in one enemy fighter killed.
— Iraqi security forces and U.S. Special Forces detained an alleged extremist during a raid targeting extremist activity in Diwaniyah. The detainee is believed to belong to an extremist group responsible for selling weapons and murdering Iraqi army soldiers.
— Members of the Iraqi army and Iraqi security volunteers conducted a raid of the cemetery adjacent to the Abu Hanifa Mosque in Adhamiyah, seizing a cache of weapons hidden in two pits disguised as graves. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division provided the outer cordon and an explosive ordnance disposal team to support the cache seizure. In the two simulated graves, the volunteers led Iraqi forces to seven rocket-propelled grenade launchers, nine RPG rounds, a sniper rifle with scope, 13 rifles, 14 hand grenades, hundreds of rounds of small arms ammunition and various IED-making items.
“This discovery and seizure will have a significant, long-term effect in Adhamiyah,” said Army Capt. Joseph Brooks, a staff officer with the 7th Cavalry Regiment. “It also shows that the (Iraqi security volunteers are) not afraid of defending the Abu Hanifa Mosque against anti-Iraqi forces.”
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
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“Operation Marne Courageous Targets Al Qaeda in Anbar Province”
By Tim Kilbride
Special to American Forces Press Service
BAGHDAD, Nov. 19, 2007
You’re welcome Cindy. That article did have a touch of the odd to it.
Yes, and it smacks of more to come or as Paul Harvey says, “...and now, for the rest of the story.”
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http://michellemalkin.com/2007/11/19/bilal-hussein-case-military-to-bring-charges-ap-complains/
“Bilal Hussein case update: Military to bring charges, AP complains”
By Michelle Malkin • November 19, 2007 04:48 PM
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http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/190174.php
November 19, 2007
“AP Photog & Terrorist Propagandist Bilal Hussein to be Charged (UPDATE: Jawa helped nab Bilal Hussein?!?!)”
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http://sweetness-light.com/archive/us-plans-case-against-ap-photog-collaborator
“US To Charge AP Photographer Collaborator”
(November 19, 2007)
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http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=27981_AP_Photographer_to_Be_Charged_in_Iraq&only
“AP Photographer to Be Charged in Iraq”
Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 2:58:37 pm PST
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018856.php
(AP)
November 19, 2007
“U.S. military preparing case against Associated Press photographer accused of collaborating with jihadists”
NEW YORK
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Previously...
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/011007.php
April 13, 2006
“Where is Bilal Hussein?”
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Previously...
http://michellemalkin.com/2006/04/12/where-is-bilal-hussein/
“WHERE IS BILAL HUSSEIN?”
By Michelle Malkin • April 12, 2006 10:16 PM
My husband pointed out today some news stories currently reported on TV were discussed here months ago (some as much as a year ago). So much for them accusing those keeping track of what's really going on in the world as conservative theorists.....(perhaps they should have paid attention - months ago, instead of belittling those who sought the news and found it long before they did)
You and your husband is very astute.
I kind of shrug my shoulders when people get excited about “breaking news” which is really old news.
I guess I should be glad they still care enough to get excited and pay attention.
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stepping back in time...looking at a little history...
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“MUSLIMS IN GUYANA”
by Raymond Chickrie
© Copyright December 1999
Updated September 9th. 2001
“MUSLIMS IN GUYANA: HISTORY, TRADITIONS, CONFLICT AND CHANGE”
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007
“Terroristas del Caribe”
FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)
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Judge wants speedy Bakr trial
Disappointed at delays
-Imran Ali
Saturday, November 17th 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The High Court judge in the trial of Jamaat-al- Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr yesterday expressed his disappointment that the case would not make it to trial until next year, because of the number of pretrial issues that have to first be determined.
He said that while he appreciated that the issues were important, there had to be some “movement forward” with the case.
One of the main issues Abu Bakr’s lawyers have raised is the legality of the Anti-Terrorism Act, under which one of the five charges against Abu Bakr was brought. On Monday, Justice Mark Mohammed ruled that a constitutional motion should be filed to have that point decided.
The case was recalled in the Port of Spain Sixth Criminal Court yesterday, and one of Abu Bakr’s attorneys, Mark Seepersad, said it would be at least one more month before he could file the motion.”
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“Ahmadinejad and Allies Want OPEC to Dump the Dollar”
By Patrick Goodenough
CNSNews.com International Editor
November 19, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “(CNSNews.com) - An Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries summit ended Sunday with calm assurances of reliable supplies following efforts by the U.S.-baiting leaders of Iran, Venezuela and their new ally, Ecuador, to politicize the event and push for OPEC to dump the U.S. dollar.
The 13-member group did agree, however, that their finance and oil ministers would meet soon to discuss the weakening greenback.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, supported by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, pushed during the two-day summit in Riyadh for oil to be priced against a currency or basket of currencies other than the dollar.
Led by the Saudi hosts, however, a majority of participants decided not to include a direct reference to the politically charged issue in an end-of-summit declaration.
Instead, the document said finance ministers would “study ways and means of enhancing financial cooperation among OPEC member countries, including proposals by some of the heads of state and government in their statements to the summit.””
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