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Island's
Abduction
Rate is
second in the
world
By Carol Williams
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 13, 2005: For as long
as pastel rum drinks and hedonistic pre-Lenten celebrations have been
in fashion, fun-seekers have flocked to this tropical duet of lush islands
to sunbathe, sway to calypso and savor the exotic flavors of its
multicultural cuisine. But an ugly social ill threatens the perpetual party
atmosphere: kidnapping, a crime so epidemic that Trinidad ranks second
in the world behind Colombia for its rate of abductions.
You are welcome.
Muslimeen Leaders articles from the 1990's or sort by date to have 2005 first.
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Web links:
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Note: The following post is an exact quote:
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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s05100116.htm
ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 2126, Garden Grove, CA 92842-2126 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: danjuma1@aol.com
Friday, October 21, 2005
THREE KILLED IN EGYPTIAN CHURCH RIOT FOLLOWING SCREENING OF RELIGIOUS PLAY
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
EGYPT (ANS) -- Three people have died during a riot outside a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt, after a protest against a play accused of offending Islam.
(Pictured: Protesters threw stones at the Coptic church and police officers during riot of play deemed offensive to Muslims. Credit: BBC website).
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reports Police used sticks and tear gas to hold back a crowd of some 5,000 protesters who marched on St George's church.
Dozens of people were injured in the crush. One man who died was trampled and had inhaled tear gas, police said.
On Wednesday, a Muslim man stabbed a nun in protest at the sale of a DVD of the play, staged at the church in 2003.
The demonstration was the latest in a series of incidents at the church related to the performance of the play.
Entitled "I Once Was Blind But Now I See," the drama tells the story of a poor young Copt who is drawn to Islamist militants who then try to kill him.
Coptic Christian leaders have said the play depicts the dangers of extremism, not of Islam.
"Copts would never tolerate anyone insulting Islam," Coptic Bishop Armia is quoted by Egypt's official Mena news agency as saying.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry described the protesters as "fanatic elements" who "escalated a negative reaction to a play," according to the Associated Press (AP) news agency.
A nun was stabbed at the church by a young Muslim on Wednesday
The Interior Ministry said the demonstrators gathered near the church in the Mediterranean port city after Friday noon prayers at local mosques.
Stones were thrown at the church and police officers, injuring 20, and cars were set alight before police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. Dozens of people were arrested.
Relations between Muslims and the Coptic minority -- which makes up 5 10 percent of Egypt's population -- are generally calm, although tensions sometimes flare.
Copts remained the majority in Egypt for centuries after the 7th Century conquest of the country by Muslim armies.
Nowadays, they complain of discrimination in the workplace, restrictions on church construction and periodic fears that Christians are being forced to convert by Islamic extremists.
CNN, in a news story by The Associated Press (AP), reports that thousands of
Muslims clashed with police as they rioted outside a Coptic Christian church Friday to denounce a play deemed offensive to Islam. Police responded by beating protesters and firing tear gas into the crowd, officials said.
Police said 53 protesters were arrested as people hurled stones, smashed windows and tried to storm St. George Church. Protesters also set a police car on fire and wrecked eight other cars, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
A photographer for The Associated Press saw police fire rubber bullets into the crowd, causing injuries. Police claimed officers fired rubber bullets only into the air while trying to disperse the crowd.
One protester, Mohammed Zakaraya Hassan, 48, died after being trampled and inhaling tear gas, according to a police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The Interior Ministry described the protesters as "fanatic elements" who "escalated a negative reaction to a play." The ministry said about 5,000 Muslims marched to the church after Friday noon prayers at mosques.
"The police tried to prevent (the demonstrators) from approaching the church and attacking it, but the protesters did not heed the warnings and started to hurl stones at the church, security forces and pedestrians," the ministry said.
The riot was sparked by the distribution of a DVD of a play that was performed at the church two years ago. The play, "I Was Blind But Now I Can See," tells the story of a young Christian who converts to Islam and becomes disillusioned.
The church's director, the Rev. Augustinous, said it was difficult to explain the reaction to a one-time performance that took place two years ago.
"There are so many questions on what is behind all of that," he told the AP in a telephone interview.
He denied the play was offensive to Islam because its Christian hero is ultimately saved by a Muslim friend.
Egyptian security officials accused Islamic militants of distributing the DVDs to stoke sectarian tensions ahead of legislative elections Nov. 9.
The Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest Islamic group, denied any involvement in Friday's demonstration.
Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt's 70 million people, who are overwhelmingly Muslim. Accusations of forced conversion are common in the country.
Reuters news agency quoted security sources who said the three demonstrators were killed when thousands of people protested on Friday near a church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria over the staging of a play they said was offensive to Islam, security sources said.
The demonstrators were killed during clashes between police and the more than 5,000-strong crowd, which had gathered near St. George's Coptic church in the Mediterranean port city after Muslim prayers, the sources said.
Police used teargas to try to disperse the crowd, which had pelted police with stones and which regrouped on several occasions after prayer times through the day and evening, the sources said. They said protests continued late into the night.
Police formed a cordon to prevent the crowd approaching St. George's church, prompting some of the demonstrators to try to storm another church nearby, the sources said, adding that dozens of police and protesters were injured in the clashes.
Coptic Bishop Armia denied accusations the play insulted Islam, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported, as monitored by the BBC.
"Copts would never tolerate anyone insulting Islam," Bishop Armia was quoted as saying.
He did not give details about the play or what it was about. Coptic officials could not be independently reached for comment.
Copts make up about 5 percent to 10 percent of Egypt's mainly Muslim population of 72 million people.
The Interior Ministry had earlier said in a statement that one demonstrator had died in the crush and 20 police and 25 demonstrators had been injured. The statement said 35 people had been detained.
The statement also said protesters also torched a police vehicle and a private vehicle and several shops in the area.
It was the second mass protest over the play in the past week and came two days after a young man stabbed a nun and a man. Their injuries were not serious and the attacker was arrested, the security sources said.
Relations between the two communities are generally peaceful but tensions sometimes flare. In 1999, 22 people were killed in sectarian strife in the southern village of Kosheh but such incidents are rare and are usually sparked by local disputes.
Al Jazeera.Net, in a story headlined:"Violence erupts in Egypt over play.
Protesters came out on the streets after Friday prayers," said Egyptian riot police battled to prevent thousands of angry Muslims from storming a church in Alexandria, beating protesters with sticks and firing tear gas in a riot that ended with three people dead and 53 others arrested.
Police said about 90 people, including 20 police officers, were wounded on Friday outside St George Church in the Mediterranean city in what began as a demonstration against a theatrical play deemed offensive to Islam.
The rioters hurled stones that injured police officers, smashed church windows and damaged the white facade of the three-story church, a police official said. They also set a police car on fire and wrecked eight other cars, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
One of the victims, Mohammad Zakariya, died late on Friday of his injuries in hospital, the ministry said. Two others died shortly after midnight after the police opened fire on the protesters.
The Interior Ministry described the protesters as "fanatic elements" who "escalated a negative reaction to a play." The ministry said about 5,000 Muslims had marched to the church after Friday noon prayers at the local mosques.
The riot was the latest in a series of incidents at the church in which Muslims have condemned the distribution of a DVD of a play, performed at the church in 2003, that tells the story of a young Christian who converts to Islam and becomes disillusioned.
On Wednesday, a Muslim man stabbed and seriously wounded a novitiate nun inside the church. He was arrested.
The church's director, Father Augustinous, said it was difficult to explain the reaction to a one-time performance that took place two years ago.
"There are so many questions on what is behind all of that," Augustinous said.
Muslims who have seen the DVD say the play is insulting.
The Interior Ministry, which is responsible for security in Egypt, has dispatched thousands of police to Alexandria in anticipation of sectarian trouble.
**This news article was compiled from news media reports previously posted to the World Wide Web.
** 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, California. Michael immigrated to the United States in 1982 and became a US citizen in September, 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.
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http://www.persecution.org
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/10/212005f.asp
"Despite ACLU Charge, Christian Speakers Insist Their Program Is Constitutionally Correct"
By Jim Brown
October 21, 2005
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "(AgapePress) - A complaint from one parent has prompted the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland to raise objections to a secular anti-drug, anti-suicide program conducted in schools by two Christian comedians."
CHRISTmas
http://www.truthusa.com/CHRISTmas.html
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ON THE NET...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173072,00.html
"The War on Christmas"
Friday, October 21, 2005
By John Gibson
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "My Word today is about my book.
My new book, called "The War on Christmas" is out today.
Here is what it's about: As the Christmas holiday season approaches, we have the annual fight about what we cannot do in public to observe Christmas.
Many Christians still think the nativity scene and the cross should be displayed in public and that fight is continuing. But my book focuses on the instances of very secular signs of Christmas being banned because they are thought to be too Christian or that they would offend someone. These symbols include: Santa, the Christmas tree, the word Christmas and even the colors red and green."
October 22, 2005 Anti-Terrorism News
(UK) Three Terror Arrests
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1199932,00.html
Three men have been arrested in connection with investigations into
international terrorism, Scotland Yard said. The trio, aged in their early
twenties, were detained on suspicion of the commission, preparation or
instigation of acts of terrorism.
8 Police, 4 Taliban Killed in Afghanistan
http://interestalert.com/story/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/10220000aaa02d6e.ap&Sys=siteia&Fid=WORLDNEW&Type=News&Filter=World%20News
(DC) Police free men held in car bomb threat
http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20051021-104816-7445r.htm
(NYC) FDNY chief: We're training for nukes
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/358074p-305104c.html
Terrorists attacking New York City with a crude nuclear weapon or a
dirty bomb are among the main threats the FDNY is preparing for, the
department's top disaster planner said yesterday.
(Japan) Iraq Cleric warns GSDF of suicide bombers
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=352894
A Shiite cleric affiliated with anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr warned
Japanese troops stationed in Samawah, southern Iraq, of a suicide
bombing in a sermon during Friday prayers.
(UK) Judges grant bail to Algerian terrorist suspects
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22989-1835822,00.html
(Egypt) Christian DVD sparks Muslim riot
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/21/egypt.church.riot.ap/index.html
Canadians join insurgency (Iraq)
http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2005/10/21/pf-1271960.html
(Spain) Islamic videos found in false ceiling in Navarra restaurant
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_243.shtml
(DC) Package Detonated in Car After Two Men Make Threats Outside
Capitol
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173019,00.html
Baghdad Raids Helped Preempt Referendum-Day Attacks
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2005/20051021_3118.html
DOD press release
Terrorist Safe House Destroyed; Police Station Attack Thwarted
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2005/20051021_3123.html
Indonesia seizes explosives haul
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4364538.stm
Indonesian police say they have seized a large quantity of explosives
and bomb making material being smuggled from Malaysia.
Ohio Terrorism Suspect Facing Possible Deportation (to Yemen)
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/5145491/detail.html
Ashraf al-Jailani Jailed For 3 Years For Suspected Al-Qaida Links
5 Iraqis, 5 American soldiers killed, secretary of journalists' Union
killed
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/051021/2005102106.html
Shopkeeper denies involvement in plot
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/bal-md.koko21oct21,0,6765419.story?coll=sfla-newsnation-front
Owner of Baltimore convenience store said yesterday he knows of no
plots to blow up Baltimore tunnel and criticized federal authorities
Homeland Security sending liaison to New York
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/21/terror.agencies.ap/index.html
Syria says arrests militants, uncovers plot
Thanks to Oorang for pointing to this link:
http://www.ciaonet.org/cbr/cbr00/video/excerpts/excerpts_index.html
"Let justice be done - though the world perish": Are trials a deterrent to terrorism?
Correction: Thanks to M. Espiniola for the AVIAN FLU SURVEILLANCE PROJECT updates:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1399613/posts?page=1914#1914
OFF-TOPIC:
Chuck tells us about "Barney the Bandit..."
As a former 911 operator, my duty was to send rapid response to
any situation that might arise. Whether the response required
Police, Fire, or Rescue assistance, it was my duty to calm the caller
and be sure they were safe until help arrived.
One fairly quiet fall evening, I received a call from a woman who
was terrified. She was screaming hysterically into the phone. Try as
I might, I found it was very difficult to get her to calm down and tell
me what the problem was. She was crying and screaming Hes
trying to get in! Try as I might, I was only able to get that
information from her and could not calm her down. Time is always
against us in matters such as these. Seconds are crucial. Under the
belief that she was the victim of a home invasion, I advised two
patrol units in the area. Within thirty seconds, both officers were in
the same block as the residence and responded on foot to the
residence in the hopes of apprehending the suspect. They
approached the residence and began a methodical search of the
surrounding yard. At the same time, the woman on the phone with
me screamed Hes in! Hes in! and the phone line went dead. I
radioed the officers who then made a forcible entry to the home
through the front door. The next few minutes were very tense in
our dispatch center. No one spoke and all the radio traffic was
quiet as every officer, paramedic and fireman listened to hear what
was happening next. After a few moments, I called out to my
officers to see if they were ok. There was no response. A couple of
seconds later, their supervisor called that he was on the scene and
approaching the residence. More tense moments went by. Suddenly,
the supervisor called stating they had the suspect in custody and
were coming back to the station. We all wanted to see who this big
terrible person was so when the officers arrived we were rather
surprised to see that instead of a person, they had a box. Inside the
box was a very small frightened hamster. He had chewed through
the floor board of her home in search of food and warmth. Of
course, being the dispatcher who handled the call, the hamster was
remanded to my custody to be rehabilitated from his criminal ways.
We named him Barney and he stayed with us in the dispatch center
for several years. Although many years have passed since then, Ill
never forget the night that Barney the Bandit Hamster terrorized
our county with his crime spree.
That's just hilarious - thanks Chuck!
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You can bet your BIPPY that everybody at the Harold Pratt House on East 68th Street (CFR HQ) will be among those saved in the event of an emergency.
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Not sure if this was posted. Haven't had a chance to read backwards yet
U.N. Procurement Scandal: TIES TO SADDAM AND AL QAEDA
Friday, October 21, 2005
By Claudia Rosett and George Russell
NEW YORK The scandal engulfing the United Nations Procurement Department (search) now appears to be bottomless. It also shows signs of growing more sinister, especially where it involves a mysterious private company called IHC Services (search), which did big business with the procurement department until it was removed from U.N. rosters in June.
New details of how dark the scandal could prove to be have emerged from the private sale of IHC on June 3, 2005, just as the procurement scandal was about to break. It now appears that while doing business with the U.N., IHC had links both to Saddam Husseins old sanctions-busting networks, and to a Liechtenstein-based businessman, Engelbert Schreiber, Jr., known among other things for his ties to a figure designated by the U.N. itself as a financier of Al Qaeda (search)....
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173039,00.html
Thanks Freeperfromnj.
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