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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - One is believed to be a chemical weapons expert, another allegedly plotted assassinations. A third planned attacks targeting U.S. troops, while a son-in-law publicized their exploits in the name of al-Qaida and recruited new militants. Now this top group is believed to have been wiped out by a U.S. missile strike. If true, it's far from a death blow to al-Qaida, but analysts say it could weaken the terror group's operations in Afghanistan, which has seen an alarming rise in suicide attacks. The strike apparently missed al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri. And an audiotape aired Thursday, the first...

What started as an apparent rent dispute in the Bronx, has led to a police raid on the Upstate home of a controversial Imam. The case against Warith Deen Umar began December 30th when the NYPD arrested the Imam at his home on Union Avenue in Longwood in the Bronx. Umar allegedly pulled a gun on a tenant and police say they found a shotgun and a rifle at the home. He is charged with menacing and weapons possession. Then on Friday, a team of NYPD, FBI and local police searched another home belonging to the Imam in Bethlehem, a...

Just announced. His name is something Al Garib? Of course impossible to spell. He is also the brother of another Al Qaeda biggie. Anyone have a bead on this guy? Thanks!

index.htmlReturn to "Left Shoe News" Some Islamic History (From Chapter 4, The Wrath of Allah by Robert E. Burns) aCaliph UmarbCaliph AlicThe Barbary CoastdTurkey, The Armenianse Asia Minorf CyprusgThe SudanhIdi AminiMauritaniajIran, The BahaikYasser ArafatlEgypt, the CoptsmWahhab, Saudi ArabianAssad, HamaoThe Hezbollah, LebanonpIndiaqBangladeshrPakistansKashmirtSalman RushdieuMalaysiavSuharto, The killings in Indonesiaw West Papuax East Timor  CALIPH OMAR I Umar ibn al-Khattab was one of Muhammad's fathers-in-law. He was a stern man and tended to over-react. Once when the Prophet was displeased with his wives, Umar offered to cut off the head of his daughter, Hafsah, and lay it at the Prophet's feet.1At the first report of the Prophet's death, Umar...