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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/06/006510print.html
June 05, 2005
Why Sami Al-Arian is in jail
There are still so many people who maintain the innocence of Sami Al-Arian; for them I recommend careful study of this article, "Indictment Details Paper Trail," from the Tampa Tribune (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist):
Sami Al-Arian sat with a blank expression, bowing his head, as a cleric described him as the leader of the Islamic Committee for Palestine, ``the active arm of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine.''
It was 1991, and U.S. troops were fighting the Persian Gulf War in Iraq and Kuwait. Al-Arian, a Palestinian born in Kuwait, was in Cleveland for a fundraiser.
Al-Arian stepped to the lectern. Holding a microphone in his left hand, he gestured emphatically with his right, lecturing the audience in Arabic about the ``oppressive war,'' asking, ``Why did we stop'' the protests?
``Let us damn America!'' he fumed, according to a U.S. government translation of the videotaped event. ``Let us damn Israel! Let us damn their allies until death!''
The next year, Al-Arian, a popular computer science professor, was granted tenure at the University of South Florida.
Read it all.
Posted at June 5, 2005 07:12 AM
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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s05060022.htm
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Saturday, June 4, 2005
GLOBAL SURVEY FINDS ARMED CONFLICT DOWN, RISK REMAINS IN AFRICA, MUSLIM WORLD
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ANS) -- Traditional warfare and separatist conflicts have been declining over the past 15 years, but 20 percent of all nations still face a serious risk of armed conflict.
Those are the findings of a global survey from the University of Maryland's Center for International Development and Conflict Management. The report says the areas of greatest risk are sub-Saharan Africa and the Muslim world, according to Serena Parker of Voice of America (VOA).
Parker reports the survey says the post-Cold War period has seen a steady decline in armed conflicts. Ted Gurr, co-author of Peace and Conflict 2005 and professor at the University of Maryland, said it may seem hard to believe that armed conflict is down.
"Yet by every indicator that we use -- number of major or minor armed conflicts, magnitude of armed conflicts, numbers of deaths, in so far as we can calculate them -- the trends have continued downward," Gurr explained.
"What has increased is the introduction of a new and very dramatic form of terrorism, suicide bombings, and media attention to violent conflict, instant media attention, and fear," Gurr commented.
Gurr attributes the decline in the number of armed conflicts to two factors: more negotiated settlements and the spread of democracy.
"Now, both of those are fragile," he added. "That's why I regard the prospects for the continuation of these trends in the future to be more than a little problematic. Negotiated settlements can break down, like they have done very recently in Indonesia's Aceh province, for example. And many of the newer democracies are institutionally fragile. So, the good news is tempered by a very substantial measure of caution."
Fewer armed conflicts means an increase in the number of countries recovering from years of devastating warfare, Parker says in a broadcast report published on the VOA website.
Monty Marshall, lead author of the report and professor of policy at George Mason University, says many of the recovering countries are in Africa, where other factors place them at risk for sliding back into conflict.
Marshall cites the region's many humanitarian crises, ranging from long-term poverty and widespread and recurring famine to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which have undermined already fragile state governments in sub-Saharan Africa. This has left the region with little capacity to handle future conflicts.
Perhaps even more surprising about the 2005 report is how poorly equipped Muslim countries are to handle future conflicts, Marshall says.
"When we think of Middle Eastern countries, especially, we think of the vast oil wealth in the region," he said.
"But when we look at Muslim countries more broadly conceived, this wealth is not well distributed throughout this region, and the Muslim countries are equally poor in many respects to African countries. We haven't seen the humanitarian situations arise to the same extent as in Africa, but this could happen because the conditions are not good for containing the current situation."
Marshall defines the "current situation" as the spread of Islamic jihadist movements throughout the broader Middle East and Muslim world.
The report identifies six places where there is potential for emerging conflicts -- five of which are in Muslim countries, where, the report says, radical Islamic groups pose a threat. Those countries are Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, Southern Thailand and Turkey.
** Michael Ireland is an international British freelance journalist. A former reporter with a London newspaper, Michael is the Chief Correspondent for ASSIST News Service of Garden Grove, CA. Michael immigrated to the United States in 1982 and became a US citizen in Sept., 1995. He is married with two children. Michael has also been a frequent contributor to UCB Europe, a British Christian radio station.
** You may republish this story with proper attribution.
One of life's blessing, nachos are, so is pizza.
the Doc. put them back in my diet, good of him, as I was
starving.....LOL
I have had a package of the Chinese noodles in the freezer
for 10 years, intending to make your recipe....will add a
few marshmellows.
Pex and granny dont miss this one it bothers me...
Thanks goes to Cindy...
There are pictures at the link dont miss them. I am HTTP changled. LOL
Link for pictures...
http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/004220.html
June 04, 2005
PFLP/Syrian/Al Qaida in Iraq connection?
The mind says "no" but the gut says "something here is not quite right".
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The latest edition of Al Qaida in Iraq's "Thurwat As Sanam" publication was released today.
Announced on the Tajdeed forum[1], the new edition was made available at three locations.
The .zip archive (thurwa.zip) decompresses as "majallaF.pdf". An initial analysis of this document and comparison with the first edition of Thurwat[3] suggests that the second edition was produced by a different crew than the first edition, and when one looks at the name associated with the document, the story gets considerably more interesting.
This is the 'Properties' screen of the second edition:
Note that the 'Author' field contains a real name: Maher Taha
Maher Taha[4], whose name is more often transliterated as Maher Taher[5], is the spokesman of the Damascus-based Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Discussion:
There are other interpretations of this information.
1. It *could* be some other Maher Taha.
No doubt, it could be.
2. Maher Taha could be a nickname, just as the first edition of this magazine was authored by "Shahad".
This I find difficult to accept. I have seen countless such nicknames and Maher Taha simply doesn't fit the pattern.
3. The name of the PFLP's spokesman really should be transliterated as "Maher Taher" so perhaps the "Maher Taha" reference in Islam Online is an anomaly.
Given the poor quality of the English in the Islam Online reference, that is certainly possible, though you would think they would have at least gotten a personal name right.
4. The ideological issue - PFLP is basically an old school Marxist organization, so one would not expect them to work with Al Qaida in Iraq or vice versa.
For some people this is a clincher, but not for me. On the street level I'll grant you that there is bias and a disinclination to work together, but ultimately the desire to do battle with the United States trumps any ideological considerations.
Finally, we know that the PFLP is active in Iraq[6], no doubt at the behest of their sponsor, the Baathist regime of Syria, which itself has a vested interest in maintaining and supporting the terrorists in Iraq.
I would recommend keeping a sharp eye out for any and all Palestinian, Syrian or PFLP connections to the ongoing terrorist violence in Iraq.
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[1] www.tajdeed.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?&threadid=34722
[2] www.kerth.dyndns.org/files/upload/thurwa.zip
s2.ultrashare.net/hosting/fs/1b4d060fc89b4f4f
www.clan-lze.de/files/thurwa.zip
[3] haganah.org.il/harchives/003753.html
[4] www.islamonline.net/english/news/2002-04/29/article04.shtml
[5] www.intelligence.org.il/eng/bu/syria/syrianP3.doc
[6] haganah.org.il/harchives/003712.html
Posted by aaron at June 04, 2005 03:23 PM
That Ritz cracker recipe sounds great!
The Chinese noods are the dry, crispy, UNCOOKED noodles.
They are the ones you might put chow mein on.
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TREASURY.GOV: OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
http://www.treasury.gov/ofac
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/06/20050602-2.html
Home > News & Policies
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 2, 2005
Fact Sheet: Overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
Introduction
The Administration has released the names of one entity and eight individuals against whom the President decided to impose sanctions pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901-1908). The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (the "Kingpin Act") targets, on a worldwide basis, significant foreign narcotics traffickers, their organizations, and operatives.
Background
The purpose of the Kingpin Act is to deny significant foreign narcotics traffickers, their related businesses, and their operatives access to the U.S. financial system and all trade and transactions involving U.S. companies and individuals. The Kingpin Act authorizes the President to take these actions when he determines that a foreign narcotics trafficker presents a threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Congress modeled the Kingpin Act after the effective sanctions program that the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") administers against the Colombian drug cartels pursuant to Executive Order 12978 issued in October 1995 under authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA").
Implementation
The Kingpin Act requires that the Departments of the Treasury, Justice, State, and Defense; and the Central Intelligence Agency, coordinate the identification of proposed kingpins (individuals and entities) for designation by the President. Although not required by statute, the Department of Homeland Security is also included in the process. By June 1 each year, the Act calls for the President to report to specified congressional committees those "foreign persons [he] determines are appropriate for sanctions" and stating his intent to impose sanctions upon those foreign persons pursuant to the Act. While this is a recurring annual requirement, the President may designate significant foreign narcotics traffickers at any time.
The long-term effectiveness of the Kingpin Act is enhanced by the Department of the Treasury's authority (in consultation with appropriate government agencies and departments) to make derivative designations of foreign individuals and entities providing specified types of support or assistance to designated traffickers. This authority broadens the scope of application of the economic sanctions against designated kingpins to include their businesses and operatives. To date, the President has designated 57 Kingpins and the Department of the Treasury has announced a total of 116 derivative designations, 34 entities and 82 individuals, pursuant to section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act. These entities and individuals are subject to the same sanctions that apply to kingpins. In addition, designated individuals and immediate family members who have knowingly benefited from the designated individuals' illicit activity will be denied visas to the United States under 8 U.S.C. section 1182(a)(2)(C).
The Kingpin Act provides for criminal penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment for individuals and up to a $10 million fine for entities for violations, as well as a maximum of 30 years imprisonment and/or a $5 million fine for officers, directors or agents of entities who knowingly participate in violations. The Kingpin Act also provides for civil penalties of up to $1 million.
Designations
The entity and foreign persons that the President has designated as appropriate for sanctions pursuant to the Kingpin Act are:
Arriola Marquez Organization (Mexico)
Oscar Arturo Arriola Marquez (Mexico)
Miguel Angel Arriola Marquez (Mexico)
Ignacio Coronel Villareal (Mexico)
Rigoberto Gaxiola Medina (Mexico)
Marco Marino Diodato del Gallo (Bolivia)
Otto Roberto Herrera Garcia (Guatemala)
Haji Baz Mohammad (Afghanistan)
Wong Moon Chi (China)
These names are being added to the designations first announced in June 2000, and every year since then. A complete list of individuals and entities designated can be found at www.treasury.gov/ofac
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Thanks got it, will try.
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"The Cost of the War on Terrorism"
The American Prowler ^ | 6/6/2005 | Ben Stein
Posted on 06/05/2005 10:16:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1417241/posts
"Bolton and Syria - Missile tests show he was right about Damascus"
OPINION JOURNAL.COM ^ | JUNE 6, 2005 | Terry Teachout
Posted on 06/05/2005 10:09:42 PM PDT by CHARLITE
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/ma20050605.shtml
"Some profound questions at the airport"
Mike S. Adams
June 5, 2005
http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=24034&siteSection=2
"Suspected Denver Police Killer Captured"
MEGAN McCLOSKEY
Associated Press Writer
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "DENVER (AP) -- A man suspected of shooting and killing a police detective and wounding his colleague last month was arrested in Mexico on Saturday, ending an extensive manhunt that also included investigations in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Denver police said.
Four other people suspected of helping Raul Garcia-Gomez, 19, were arrested in Denver and Los Angeles, Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman said.
Gomez's father, Mercedes Castaneda Gomez; a sister, Ayde Gomez; and Santiago Nicholas Hernandez, possibly Gomez's uncle, were being held on immigration violations in Los Angeles, Whitman said. Federal authorities were investigating whether they could be charged with harboring a fugitive, he said.
In Denver, Jaime Arana was arrested for accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, authorities said.
Whitman said he expected more arrests in Los Angeles."
Banks are required to report transactions of $10,000 or more. The criminal purposely kept the transactions below that value to stay off the radar.
OPINION: I agree.
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