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Bangladesh: Osama's New Haven By Chris Blackburn FrontPageMagazine.com | December 29, 2005 In the present debate over terrorism threats, Bangladesh is generally not the first country that comes to mind as a hotspot of al-Qaeda activity. But perhaps it should. The second largest Muslim democracy, Bangladesh is today the site of al-Qaeda-run training camps financed by Middle Eastern charities and organisations, including backing from rogue elements within the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence. Just as important, it is a laboratory for the disastrous consequences of Islamist participation in the democratic process. Bangladesh’s geography makes it an optimal location for a terrorist network....

The Dark Side of the Muslim Council of Britain By Chris Blackburn FrontPageMagazine.com | February 3, 2005 On January 27, citizens of the world observed Holocaust Remembrance. In Britain, an official commemoration took place in London’s Westminster Hall, bringing together religious and political leaders from around the country. Prime Minister Tony Blair attended, along with Queen Elizabeth. The only hitch was an inflammatory political statement issued by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), the UK’s largest Muslim organization. MCB Secretary General Iqbal Sacranie boycotted the Westminster event, which he accused of neglecting the “ongoing genocide and human rights abuses around...

No Peace for Oil April 29, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Michael P. Tremoglie and Chris Blackburn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next time there is a television newscast of an anti-Iraq war demonstration, imagine a voice saying: “ this event is sponsored by Saddam Hussein and the United Nations.” According to the latest reports from Baghdad, Washington, and New York there is a good possibility that is exactly what is occurring. The UN administered Oil-for-Food program, which was originally designed to assist Iraqis who were starving because of the UN imposed economic sanctions of Saddam Hussein, was used as a slush fund by Hussein to...