Replies

October 5, 2005 Anti-Terrorism News

Police seek five over Bali attacks
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/bali.detainees/index.html
Jakarta rejects calls to ban Jemaah Islamiyah

(Australia) Canberra asks Jakarta to ban terror group
http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20051005-054329-6268r.htm

Bali blasts prompt call for executions of convicted bombers
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/October/theworld_October138.xml&section=theworld

Al-Qaeda trains 50 suicide bombers to conduct terrorist attacks in
Turkey
http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/96/382/16247_Turkey.html
Turkish special services have recently found out that Al-Qaeda trained
50 female bombers to conduct a series of terrorist acts during the holy
month of Ramadan

(London 7/7 Bomber Suspect Held in Pakistan) I'm innocent, says suspect
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22989-1812122,00.html

Seven Activists of Hamas Held in Syria
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=138&newsid=73698&ch=0&datte=2005-10-05

UK and Russia in terrorism talks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4310738.stm

Jordan seeks death penalty for Zarqawi, two others
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/October/middleeast_October103.xml&section=middleeast&col=

Colombian truck bomb kills three
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20051004-062438-9327r.htm

Pakistan 'nets Taleban spokesman' Latifullah Hakimi
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4308962.stm

Terror campaign started 50 years before bin Laden
http://english.people.com.cn/200510/04/eng20051004_212429.html
"The leadership of JI has long argued that its campaign began more than
50 years ago, long before the world had heard of bin Laden."

International meeting discusses terrorism
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20051004-082147-8429r.htm
Algerian Interior Minister Noureddine Zarhouni called on the countries
of the group, which also includes Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya,
Italy, France, Spain, Malta and Portugal, to deny political asylum to
any person proved to be linked to terrorist activity.

Date: Wed 5 Oct 2005 From: ProMED-mail Source: BBC News, Wed 5 Oct 2005 [edited] _________________________________________________________________ 1918 killer flu 'came from birds' --------------------------------- The Spanish flu virus that killed 50 million people in 1918-19 was probably a strain that originated in birds, research has shown. US scientists have found the 1918 virus shares genetic mutations with the bird flu virus now circulating in Asia. ____________________________________________________________ Writing in Nature -- see ------------------------------------- they say their work underlines the threat the current strain poses to humans worldwide. A second paper in Science reveals another US team has successfully recreated the 1918 virus in mice. The virus is contained at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] under stringent safety conditions. It is hoped to carry out experiments to further understand the biological properties that made the virus so virulent. -------------------------------------- The virus was recreated from data produced by painstaking research by a team from the US Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Working on virus samples from the remains of victims of the 1918 pandemic, the researchers were able to piece together the entire genetic sequence of the virus. They found the virus contained elements that were new to humans of the time, making it highly virulent. Analysis of the final 3 pieces of the virus' genetic code has revealed mutations that have striking similarities to those found in flu viruses found only in birds, such as the H5N1 strain currently found in south east Asia. ----------------------------------- Many experts believe it is only a matter of time before H5N1, or a similar virus, causes many deaths in humans -- possibly after combining [reassorting genome segments] with a human flu strain. Crucially, the mutations identified by the US researchers were found in genes which control the virus' ability to replicate in host cells. The researchers say these mutations may have helped the 1918 virus replicate more efficiently. ------------------------------------- At this stage, they say the H5N1 strain shares only some, and not all, of these mutations. But these mutations may be enough to increase the virulence of the virus, and give it the potential to cause serious human infection without first combining [reassorting genome segments] with a known human flu strain. The researchers believe the 2 other major flu pandemics of the 20th century -- in 1957 and 1968 -- were caused by human flu viruses which acquired 2 or 3 key genes from bird flu virus strains. But they believe the 1918 strain was probably entirely a bird flu virus that adapted to function in humans. ------------------------------------ Julie Gerberding, director of the US Ce nters for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), said: "By unmasking the 1918 virus we are revealing some of the secrets that will help us predict and prepare for the next pandemic." Dr Jeffery Taubenberger, lead researcher of the Nature study, said: "Determining whether pandemic influenza virus strains can emerge via different pathways will affect the scope and focus of surveillance and prevention efforts." ____________________________________________________________ Warning ------------------------------------- ------- Professor John Oxford, an expert in virology at Queen Mary College, London, said the suggestion that the virus had the potential to jump between humans without first combining [reassorting] with a human virus made it even more of a threat. "This study gives us an extra warning that H5N1 needs to be taken even more seriously than it has been up to now," he said. Dr Terrence Tumpey, of the US CDC, defended the decision to recreate the 1918 flu virus. He said: "We felt we had to recreate the virus and run these experiments to understand the biological properties that made the 1918 virus so exceptionally deadly. "We wanted to identify the specific genes responsible for its virulence, with the hope of designing antivirals or other interventions that would work against virulent pandemic or epidemic influenza viruses." -------------------------------------- -- ProMED-mail [The Nature paper is published in the 5 Oct 2005 online edition () _______________________________________________________________ and is entitled: "Large-scale sequencing of human influenza reveals the dynamic nature of viral genome evolution. The authors are: Elodie Ghedin1, Naomi A. Sengamalay1, Martin Shumway1, Jennifer Zaborsky1, Tamara Feldblyum1, Vik Subbu1, David J. Spiro1, Jeff Sitz1, Hean Koo1, Pavel Bolotov2, Dmitry Dernovoy2, Tatiana Tatusova2, Yiming Bao2, Kirsten St George3, Jill Taylor3, David J. Lipman2, Claire M. Fraser1, Jeffery K. Taubenberger4 and Steven L. Salzberg1,5. (At 1 The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA ; 2 National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA2; 3 Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12201, USA ; 4 Department of Molecular Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA 5 Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.) _______________________________________________________________ The Introduction reads as follows: "Influenza viruses are remarkably adept at surviving in the human population over a long time-scale. The human influenza A virus continues to thrive even among populations with widespread access to vaccines, and continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The virus mutates from year to year, making the existing vaccines ineffective on a regular basis, and requiring that new strains be chosen for a new vaccine. Less-frequent major changes, known as antigenic shift, create new strains against which the human population has little protective immunity, thereby causing worldwide pandemics. The most recent pandemics include the 1918 'Spanish' flu, one of the most deadly outbreaks in recorded history, which killed 30-50 million people worldwide, the 1957 'Asian' flu, and the 1968 'Hong Kong' flu (3). _______________________________________________________________ Motivated by the need for a better understanding of influenza evolution, we have developed flexible protocols that make it possible to apply large-scale sequencing techniques to the highly variable influenza genome. Here we report the results of sequencing 209 complete genomes of the human influenza A virus, encompassing a total of 2 821 103 nucleotides. In addition to increasing markedly the number of publicly available, complete influenza virus genomes, we have discovered several anomalies in these first 209 genomes that demonstrate the dynamic nature of influenza transmission and evolution. This new, large-scale sequencing effort promises to provide a more comprehensive picture of the evolution of influenza viruses and of their pattern of transmission through human and animal populations. All data from this project are being deposited, without delay, in public archives." - Mod.CP] ________________________________________________________________ [see also: Influenza activity update & 2005/2006 vaccine reco... 20050915.2726] 2004 ---- Influenza A virus, virulence, 1918 pandemic strain 20041007.2754 Influenza A virus, virulence, 1918 pandemic strain... 20041008.2757, 20041009.2769, 20041011.2780, 20041013.2790, 20041013.2793, 20041015.2810] .............................cp/jw ______________________________________________________________ ***************I still have several of the above 2004 articles in my Yahoo box.....this worried me then and I think it is safe to say that the germs they dug up from the 1918 graves has gotten loose. Granny

2005/10/03 22:09 M 5.5 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Z= 30km
5.53N 94.35E

This information is provided by the USGS
National Earthquake Information Center.
(Address problems to: sedas@ghtmail.cr.usgs.gov)

These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake IN NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
has occurred at:
5.53N 94.35E Depth 30km Mon Oct 3 22:09:24 2005 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Mon Oct 3 22:09:24 2005
Time Near Epicenter Tue Oct 4 05:09:24 2005
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Mon Oct 3 18:09:24 2005
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Mon Oct 3 17:09:24 2005
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Mon Oct 3 16:09:24 2005
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Mon Oct 3 15:09:24 2005
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Mon Oct 3 14:09:24 2005
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Mon Oct 3 12:09:24 2005

Location with respect to nearby cities:
110 km (65 miles) W of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (pop 291,000)
295 km (185 miles) SSE of Misha, Nicobar Islands, India
1125 km (700 miles) SW of BANGKOK, Thailand
1890 km (1170 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates,
please consult: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 706

For the most significant earthquakes, information may also be
available from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program home page at
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ and the USGS home page at
http://www.usgs.gov/ .

The earthquake information delivered through Bigquake notifications
is preliminary. Subsequent review usually results in some revision
to the data, and all users are advised to check the USGS earthquake
program pages at http://earthquake.usgs.gov for updates. Data
users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature
of the information before using it for decisions that concern
personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves
substantial monetary or operational consequences. Earthquakes are
a common occurrence, and many are either not large enough to cause
damage or not located sufficiently close to populations centers to
produce damage. This e-mail does not imply an impending threat.

Bigquake is an informational tool and NOT an earthquake or tsunami
warning system. The USGS does not produce tsunami warnings. For
the information about tsunamis, please refer to the information
given in the NOAA website http://tsunami.gov .

Events of magnitude 6.5 or greater are generally reviewed and
posted to Bigquake within 2 hours of their occurrence and events
of magnitude 5.5 to 6.5 are generally posted to Bigquake within
24 hours. Additionally, processing and sending the messages
typically takes 30 minutes. The USGS cannot guarantee the receipt
or timeliness of an e-mail after sending.

You will continue to receive messages like this when earthquakes
occur that have magnitude 5.5 or greater anywhere in the world
OR 4.5 or greater in the contiguous US, Hawaii, and Alaska
(excluding the Aleutian Islands).

The subscription form for this service is located at:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/products/neic_data_services.html
If you do not wish to receive these messages, please visit
that site, select "bigquake," enter your Email address,
and select "Unsubscribe."

Please address unresolved mailing list issues to:
bigquake-owner@eqinfo.wr.usgs.gov
--
U.S. Geological Survey -- Science for a Changing World

--
You are receiving this message through the bigquake mailing list.
To unsubscribe, go to
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/products/neic_data_services.html
or send mail to bigquake-unsubscribe@eqinfo.wr.usgs.gov

Today in History:
October 5, 1988 - Chile
Referendum Ends Pinochet Rule
General Pinochet called a referendum to win eight more years as Chile's military ruler.
When he lost the vote, Pinochet decided to allow the restoration of multi-party
democracy.

October 5, 1987 - Chile
Lautaro Youth Movement Founded
The leftist terrorist group has commemorated this anniversary by attacking Chilean and
American targets.

October 5, 1921 - Liechtenstein
Establishment of the Monarchy
The Principality of Liechtenstein was established as a hereditary constitutional monarchy
based on the constitution of 1921.

October 5, 1919 - Portugal
Proclamation of the Republic
No information provided.

Upcoming Significant Events:
October 6, 1973 - Egypt
Armed Forces Day
No information provided.

October 6, 1973 - Egypt
The Yom Kippur War Begins
No information provided.

October 6, 1973 - Israel
The Yom Kippur War Begins
No information provided.

October 6, 1973 - Syria
The Yom Kippur War Begins
No information provided.

October 6, 1976 - Thailand
Overthrow of the Government
Thirty-eight students were killed in Thammasat during protests against the return of
former president Thanom. The government was overthrown the same day.

October 6, 1981 - Egypt
Anwar Sadat Assassinated
No information provided.

October 7, (year unknown) - Peru
Communist Party Founded
No information provided.

October 7, 1958 - Pakistan
Mirza Came To Power In A Coup
President Iskander Mirza, supported by senior military officers, seized power and
imposed martial law.

October 7, 1970 - Libya
Fascist Evacuation Day
Celebrates the departure of the last Italian settlers from Libya. Also called "Revenge
Day."

October 7, 1985 - Egypt, Italy
Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Four Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship "Achille Lauro" off Alexandria,
Egypt. While off the Syrian port of Tartus, the terrorists killed a wheelchair-bound
American. Egypt and Italy negotiated the return of the ship and the remaining
passengers. U.S. fighters intercepted an Egyptian jet carrying the hijackers and forced it
down at a NATO base in Italy.

October 7, 1992 - Peru
Guzman Sentenced To Life
On October 7, 1992, Abimael Guzman, the founder and leader of Sendero Luminoso
(Shining Path), was sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court.

October 8, 1895 - Argentina
Juan Peron's Birthday
No information provided.

October 8, 1967 - Bolivia, Chile, Cuba
Che Guevara's Death
Che Guevara was killed by security forces in eastern Bolivia while trying, unsuccessfully,
to spark a Cuban-style uprising.

October 8, 1982 - Poland
Solidarity Union Outlawed
No information provided.

October 8, 1987 - Colombia
Rebel Umbrella Group Founded
The Simon Bolivar Guerrilla Coordinating Board (CNG) is an umbrella organization under
which the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army
(ELN), and a dissident faction of the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) coordinate political
positions and organize joint terrorist operations.

October 8, 1990 - Israel
18 Arabs Die At Temple Mount
Eighteen Arabs died during clashes with police at the Temple Mount religious site. The
Arabs reported feared Jewish extremists from the Temple Mount faithful were planning to
attack the Al-Aqsa and Dome of the Rock mosque complexes, Islam's third holiest site.

October 9, 1962 - Uganda
Independence Day
No information provided.

October 9, 1970 - Cambodia
Cambodian Monarchy Abolished
The country subsequently was named The Khmer Republic.

October 9, 1983 - Burma
Rangoon Bombing by North Korea
North Korean commandos detonated a bomb in Rangoon during a state visit by Republic
of Korea officials. Twenty-one Burmese and Korean officials were killed.

October 9, 1983 - Korea (Republic of)
Officials Killed In Rangoon
North Korean commandos detonated a bomb in Rangoon during a visit by Republic of
Korea government ministers, killing twenty-one Burmese and Korean officials.

http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2005/03oct05/03illpre.html

Physicians Ill-Prepared to Diagnose
or Treat Bioterrorism Diseases

By Gary Stephenson
Johns Hopkins Medicine

More than one-half of 631 physicians tested were unable to correctly
diagnose diseases caused by agents most likely to be used by bioterrorists,
such as smallpox, anthrax, botulism and plague, according to a Johns
Hopkins study published in the Sept. 26 issue of Archives of Internal
Medicine.

However, test scores improved dramatically for the same physicians after
they completed an online training course in diagnosing and managing
these diseases caused by bioterrorism agents, according to the study.

"Most American physicians in practice today have never seen any cases of
these diseases in their practice," said Sara Cosgrove, an assistant professor
in the School of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases. "Preparation will
be key to dealing with a major catastrophe, such as a major bioterrorist
attack. Education and training health care providers in disease recognition,
treatment and prevention strategies have the potential to significantly limit
the effects of a bioterrorism attack."

In the study, 631 physicians at 30 internal medicine residency programs in
16 states and Washington, D.C., were tested before and after taking an
online course in bioterrorism disease on how to recognize and treat
bioterrorism-related diseases. On the pretest, correct diagnosis of diseases
due to bioterrorism agents was smallpox, 50.7 percent; anthrax, 70.5
percent; botulism, 49.6 percent; and plague, 16.3 percent, for an average
of 46.8 percent, the researchers report. Correct diagnosis averaged 79
percent after completion of the course. Correct management of smallpox in
the pretest was 14.6 percent; anthrax, 17 percent; botulism, 60.2 percent;
and plague 9.7 percent, for an average of 25.4 percent. Correct
management averaged 79.1 percent after course completion.

Other Johns Hopkins researchers involved in the study are Stephen Sisson,
Trish Perl and Xiaoyan Song.

GO TO OCTOBER 3, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS.
GO TO THE GAZETTE FRONT PAGE.

The Gazette | The Johns Hopkins University | Suite 540 | 901 S. Bond St. | Baltimore, MD
21231 | 443-287-9900 | gazette@jhu.edu

LATEST ANALYTICAL REPORTS
(available in PDF format at http://www.intelcenter.com )

JTATS v1.3: JIHADI TACTICS & TARGETING STATISTICS
The report has been updated to include new information on the bombings
in Bali, Indonesia on 1 Oct. 2005 and a new chart illustrating attacks
against single vs. multiple simultaneous targets. It provides a
statistical breakout of targeting selection and tactics frequency in
al-Qaeda and affiliate operations from 1998 to 1 Oct. 2005. It is a
working document and frequent updates will be issued over the near
future.

JOTS: v1.2: JIHADI OPS TEMPO STATISTICS
The report provides a statistical breakout of the frequency of al-Qaeda
and affiliate operations from 1998 to 1 Oct. 2005. It has been updated
to include the bombings in Bali, Indonesia on 1 Oct. 2005. It is a
working document and frequent updates will be issued over the near
future.

JTETS v1.2: JIHADI TACTICAL EXECUTION TIMING STATISTICS
The report has been updated to include data from the bombings in Bali,
Indonesia on 1 Oct. 2005. It provides a statistical analysis of the
tactical execution timing of jihadi attacks in the al-Qaeda and
al-Qaeda affiliate orbits from 1998 to 3 Oct. 2005. The report analyzes
the most likely time of day and day of the week for attacks to occur.

You can download the reports directly from http://www.intelcenter.com.

Other analytical reports can be found at
http://www.intelcenter.com/reports-charts.html

PHYSICAL - WATCH BOARD

- New audio/video statement from Osama bin Laden addressed to Americans
expected in Oct. based on consistent pattern since 2002

- 3 Suicide Bombings in Bali, Indonesia in Kuta and Jimbaran

- Armed Forces of the Philippines checking report that ASG & JI
planning to execute attack before Ramadan

- Egypt: Egypt's Mujahideen declares an all-out war on the Jews &
Americans & their agents everywhere. Also warns it will attack nearby
army & police positions in main cities that they determine

- New video statement from Ayman al-Zawahiri aired on al-Jazeera on 19
Sep. claims London attacks again and criticizes elections in
Afghanistan

- Afghanistan: UK FCO: reporting to indicate an increased threat of
bomb attacks, possibly by suicide bombers, against Western targets in
central Kabul & in vicinity of Kabul airport

- Video statement from al-Qaeda's Azzam al-Amriki on 11 Sep.
threatening Los Angeles and Melbourne

- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi threat against Shiites

- al-Qaeda release of martyrdom video for London bomber Mohammed
Sidique Khan in English, along with new video of Ayman al-Zawahiri with
English subtitles, possibly part of latest produced al-Qaeda video

- al-Zawahiri threats against countries active in Afghanistan and Iraq,
as well as calls to overthrow Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf

- Marked increase in al-Qaeda video material focused on Afghanistan may
indicate increased operational activity and greater threat of more
frequent and/or sophisticated attacks in the near future.

- Concern over possible efforts by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to conduct ops
in US and elsewhere around the world

- Growing sophistication of jihadi training activities in Iraq

- Concern over the possible movement of seasoned jihadi operational
planners out of Iraq and into other countries to conduct attacks

- Ongoing threat of shooting/kidnapping attacks targeting Westerners in
Saudi Arabia

LATEST BOMBINGS SUMMARY (from the "Latest Bombings" section on
http://www.intelcenter.com) (for a weekly summary of all terrorist
activity, subscribe to the World's Terrorist Groups - Intel Update
(WTG-IU) at http://www.intelcenter.com/wtg-iu/)

- According to a 30 Sep. report, three suicide bombers detonated three
vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices on crowded streets in Balad,
Iraq. The first two bombings occurred within approximately 10 minutes
of each other at the al-Dujayr Market. The third bombing occurred on a
nearby road before sunset. Approximately 100 Iraqis were killed and
more than 120 others were injured, including the Balad police chief.

- On 29 Sep., an explosive device detonated on a road in al-Qanat,
eastern Baghdad, Iraq as a US military convoy passed by.

- On 29 Sep., an explosive device detonated on a street in southern
Kirkuk, Iraq as the motorcade of Kirkuk Police Director Col. Burhan
Taha passed by. Col. Taha was unharmed, however his driver was injured.

- On 29 Sep., a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated by
the entrance to the al-Ammar vegetable market in the center of
al-Hillah, Iraq. Eight people were killed and more than 40 others were
injured.

- On 28 Sep., an explosive device detonated at the entrance of a
building where the Sahinbey municipality office is located in Gaziantep
city, Turkey.

- At 1630 local time [1200 GMT] on 28 Sep., a suicide bomber on a
motorbike detonated an explosive device in front of the Kabul Military
Training Center in Pol-e Charkhi, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Mofti
Latifollah Hakimi told Afghan Islamic Press,"Mullah Sardar Mohammad, a
Taliban Mujahid, carried out a suicide bomb attack near a military
training camp in the Pol-e Charkhi area [east Kabul]. Mullah Sardar
Mohammad was martyred in the attack and a large number of Afghan
National Army forces were also killed or injured in the attack." At
least nine people were killed and 27 others were injured.

- On 28 Sep., a female suicide bomber wearing men's clothing detonated
a hidden explosive device containing metal balls while standing in line
with job applicants outside an Iraqi army recruitment center in Tal
Afar, Iraq. Six Iraqis were killed and 50 others were injured. Qaeda
al-Jihad Organization in the Land of Two Rivers claimed responsibility
for the bombing.

- On 28 Sep. , an explosive device detonated outside the house of one
of Muqtada al-Sadr's guards in Iraq. Six people were killed and eight
others were injured. Al-Sadr's office denied that any of his personal
guards or members of the office were targeted by the bombing. The
guard, identified as Qasim al-Mansuri, was not home at the time of the
explosion.

- On 28 Sep., an explosive device detonated in the al-Huwaysh area of
western Samarra, Iraq as a US military patrol passed by.

- On 28 Sep., an improvised explosive device detonated near a US
military vehicle west of Umm Qasr, Iraq. Sgt. Steve Morin, Jr., 34 from
the Army National Guard's 111th Engineer Battalion, 36th Infantry
Division was killed.

- On 28 Sep., an improvised explosive device detonated near a US
military vehicle near Camp Bucca, Iraq. Airman 1st Class Elizabeth N.
Jacobson, 21 from the 17th Security Forces Squadron was killed.

- Shortly after 0800 local time on 27 Sep., an explosive device
detonated at a small electricity power station in Anon de Moncayo in
Zrargoza, Spain. ETA warned the device had been planted in a call to
the road assistance service.

- On 27 Sep., an explosive device detonated in the Boukhil region
located 80km southeast of Djelfa, Algeria. Three hunters were killed.

- During the morning of 27 Sep., a suicide bomber wearing black
clothing detonated an explosives belt among a crowd of police recruits
inside the headquarters of the Rapid Intervention Force in Ba'qubah,
Iraq. Ten people were killed and 26 others were injured.

- On 27 Sep., a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a
convoy of vehicles carrying foreign security guards detonated outside
of a restaurant on al-Sa'dun Street in central Baghdad, Iraq. Five
civilians were injured.

- On 26 Sep., a roadside explosive device detonated near a vehicle in
Nawzad District in southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers
and two civilians were killed and two other people were injured.
Taliban spokesman Mofti Latifollah Hakimi claimed responsibility.

- On 26 Sep., an explosive device detonated in Ouzina, north of Boukhil
mountain, 70km to the east of Djelfa, Algeria. Three soldiers,
including an officer, were killed.

- On 26 Sep., a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated
near the back gate of a police academy in Baghdad, Iraq. Ten people
were killed and more than 30 others were injured.

- According to a 26 Sep. report, gunmen blew up a pipeline near the
Kirkuk northern oil installation used to transport oil to the Turkish
port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean in Iraq.

- According to a 26 Sep. report, an explosive device detonated in
al-Fallujah, Iraq near an Iraqi security vehicle. Five members of the
security team were injured.

- On 26 Sep., an improvised explosive device detonated near a US
military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. Howard P. Allen, 31 from the
Army National Guard's 860th Military Police Company was killed.

- On 26 Sep., an improvised explosive device detonated near a US
military vehicle in Shaibah, Iraq. Sgt. Andrew P. Wallace, 25 and Spc.
Michael J. Wendling, 20 from the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion,
127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade were killed.

- On 26 Sep., an improvised explosive device detonated near a US
military vehicle during combat operations near Ar Rustimayah, Iraq.
Master Sgt. Tulsa T. Tuliau, 33 and Sgt. 1st Class Casey E. Howe, 32
from the 3rd Battalion, 314th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
78th Division were killed.

- On 25 Sep., an explosive device detonated near Lebanese journalist
May Shidyaq's vehicle in Lebanon. Shidyaq was injured.

- On 25 Sep., an explosive device detonated as police were searching a
rebel cache in Chechnya's Itum-Kalinskiy District. Five policemen were
injured.

- On 24 Sep., an explosive device detonated in the municipality of
Sellaoua Announa in Algeria. A young Shepard was injured.

- On 24 Sep., an improvised explosive device detonated near US military
personnel conducting combat operations in al-Taqaddum, Iraq. Sgt. Brian
E. Dunlap, 34 from the Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 23rd
Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division was killed.

_____________________________________________

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/6/worldupdates/2005-10-05T211248Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-218390-2&sec=Worldupdates

The Star Online > Worldupdates

October 5, 2005

Insurgents' video shows
beheading of two Iraqis

By Simon Johnson

DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iraqi insurgent group posted a video on the
Internet on Wednesday showing the apparent beheading of two Iraqis
it said had spied for the U.S. military.

The tape issued by the Army of Ansar al-Sunna, a major insurgent
group in Iraq, showed the men admitting they had gathered
information for U.S. forces.

They were later shown being beheaded by insurgents.

The video, which was dated Sept. 12, 2005, was the first to show a
beheading since January. Many such tapes were released by
insurgents in 2004.

The video showed both men being questioned by insurgents off
camera about the way in which they found and gave information to
U.S. forces.

"I work with American and Jewish spies against the mujahideen and
today I fell into the hands of the mujahideen," said Shaker Mahmoud
Jassem who was wearing a white robe.

"Everyone who works with the Americans and Jews should leave their
job. I advise everyone to join the jihad (holy war)," he said.

The second man, Riyadh Najm Abdalla, said he worked as a security
guard but was also a spy who had informed on Saudi insurgents in the
Baghdad area.

The two men, sitting against a backdrop of a red carpet on a wall,
seemed calm when answering the questions.

They were then taken outside and held down as their heads were
severed and placed on their bodies.

Militant groups have kidnapped scores of Iraqis they say worked for
U.S. forces, often beheading them. Militants have also targeted
Westerners and Arabs in Iraq in their campaign against U.S.-led forces
and U.S.-backed Iraqi government.

Last January, al Qaeda's arm in Iraq said it beheaded two Iraqis who
said they worked at a U.S. base in Iraq.

© 1995-2005 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)

http://www.army.mil/professionalwriting/volumes/volume3/october_2005/10_05_3.html

"The Origins of al Qaeda's Ideology:
Implications for U.S. Strategy"

"The fight against the enemy nearest to you
has precedence over the fight against the
enemy farther away. . . . In all Muslim
countries the enemy has the reins of power.
The enemy is the present rulers."
--Muhammad Abd al-Salam Faraj, tried and
hanged in connection with the 1981
assassination of Anwar al-Sadat1

"Victory for the Islamic movements . . . cannot
be attained unless these movements possess
an Islamic base in the heart of the Arab
region." --Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bin Laden
deputy, 20012

"We do not want stability in Iran, Iraq, Syria,
Lebanon, and even Saudi Arabia. . . . The real
issue is not whether, but how to destabilize.
We have to ensure the fulfillment of the
democratic revolution." --Michael Ledeen,
American Enterprise Institute, 20023

The leader of Sadat's assassins, Bin Laden's chief
ideologue, and a leading American neoconservative
supporter of Israel all call for a revolutionary
transformation of the Middle East. However, the United
States, the existing Arab regimes, and the traditional Sunni
clerical establishments all share an interest in avoiding
instability and revolution. This shared interest makes the
establishments in the Sunni world America's natural
partners in the struggle against al Qaeda and similar
movements. If American strategists fail to understand and
exploit the divide between the establishments and the
revolutionaries within Sunni Islam, the United States will
play into the radicals' hands, and turn fence-sitting Sunnis
into enemies.

(clipped to the middle of article)*****

Mustafa, Zawahiri, and Bin Laden

After Sadat's assassination and the ensuing crackdown on
both the Muslim Brothers and the revolutionary Salafists in
Egypt, some Salafists gravitated to a sect headed by an
engineer named Shukri Mustafa. Mustafa's group, building
on Qutb's writings, preached the "denunciation as
unbelievers" (takfir) of almost all of society, and separation
from it. The traditional religious establishment of Al-Azhar
denounced these "takfiris" as heretics. Mustafa was
hanged in 1977 for the kidnapping and murder of a senior
Al-Azhar cleric.17

The guerilla war against the Soviet occupation of
Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989 was the incubator for the
contemporary stage in the development of revolutionary
Salafist doctrine and strategy. Many Arab volunteers in
Afghanistan coalesced around revolutionary Salafists who
remained outsiders to the Sunni clerical establishment,
even as some of the Arab regimes, and the United States,
funded them. Many Arabs in Afghanistan came under the
influence of the Egyptian physician Ayman al-Zawahiri, a
prolific writer whom many found persuasive, but who, like
all the revolutionary Salafists, was condemned by the
Al-Azhar clerical establishment.

Zawahiri claims to have known Faraj personally; the doctor
eventually became a leader of one of the Egyptian Jihad
groups.18 Zawahiri met Osama bin Laden in Peshawar,
Pakistan, during the guerilla campaign against the Soviets.
The two collaborated closely, Zawahiri contributing his skills
as an ideologist, Bin Laden his organizational talents and
financial resources. The two publicly announced the merger
of their groups in 1998, completing al Qaeda's
development into the group that challenges the United
States today.

Al Qaeda Strategy Today

Zawahiri remains Bin Laden's deputy as leader of al Qaeda,
and the Egyptian doctor's writings provide the best insight
into the terrorist organization's current strategic thinking.
In his 2001 book Knights Under the Prophet's Banner,
Zawahiri identifies and prioritizes the goals of what he calls
the "the revolutionary fundamentalist movement": first,
achievement of ideological coherence and organization,
then struggle against the existing regimes of the Muslim
world, followed by the establishment of a "genuinely"
Muslim state "at the heart of Arab world."19 Zawahiri
views the current stage of the jihad as one of worldwide,
revolutionary struggle, to be waged by means of violence,
political action, and propaganda against the secular Muslim
regimes and secularized Muslim elites.20 Zawahiri argues
that because the terrain in the key Arab countries is not
suitable for guerilla war, Islamists need to conduct political
action among the masses, combined with an urban
terrorist campaign against the secular regimes,
supplemented with attacks on "the external enemy"-i.e.,
the United States and Israel-as a means of propaganda
that will strengthen the jihad's popular support.

Zawahiri wants his Salafist readers to keep in mind that
the Arab establishments are the real targets, even if
"confining the battle to the domestic enemy . . . will not be
feasible in this stage of the battle."21 Highly visible attacks
against external enemies, and the inevitable retaliation,
Zawahiri explains, will rally ordinary Muslims to the radicals'
cause, strengthening the main struggle, the one against
the current regimes of the Muslim world. As Zawahiri writes
in Knights:

The jihad movement must . . . make room for the Muslim
nation to participate with it in the jihad for the sake of
empowerment. The Muslim nation will not participate with
[the jihad movement] unless the slogans of the mujahidin
are understood by the masses. . . . The one slogan that
has been well understood by the nation and to which it
has been responding for the past 50 years is the call for
jihad against Israel. In addition to this slogan, the [Muslim]
nation in [the 1990s] is geared against the US presence.
[The Muslim nation] has responded favorably to the call for
the jihad against the Americans. . . . [T]he jihad movement
moved to the center of the leadership of the [Muslim]
nation when it adopted the slogan of liberating the nation
from its external enemies. . . . [Striking at the United States
would force the Americans to] personally wage the battle
against the Muslims, which means that the battle will turn
into a clear-cut jihad against infidels.22

This passage shows that the revolutionary Salafists do not
expect to actually defeat America or its allies (whatever al
Qaeda propaganda may claim). Instead, spectacular
terrorist attacks are a means toward the end of changing
the character of the conflict, changing it from a campaign
waged by a small faction of extremists against the regimes
of Muslim world, into "a clear-cut jihad against infidels,"
which would, the Salafists hope, attract wide support
among the Muslim masses.23

Zawahiri views the current phase of the jihad as a
revolutionary war, and the ideological component of the
struggle is thus very important. Like Mao24 and the North
Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap,25 Zawahiri considers
political and propaganda action to be just as important at
some stages as military efforts are. "The jihad must
dedicate one of its wings to work with the masses, preach,
provide services. . . . [T]he people will not love us unless
they feel that we love them, care about them, and are
ready to defend them."26 This last point-convincing the
people that the revolutionary Salafists are "ready to
defend them"-again illustrates how Zawahiri sees
high-profile terrorist strikes against the external enemy as
a means of making propaganda for the Muslim masses. He
calls on his followers, at this stage of the struggle, to
"launch a battle for orienting the [Muslim] nation" by
striking at the United States and Israel.27 Thus, al Qaeda's
immediate goal is not to destroy Israel or even drive the
United States out of the Middle East; rather, it is to "orient
the nation."

Strange, the jihadi reads BBC, found this at Jihad unspun,did they not know that he had been arrested or that he was the source for reports to us?
granny
~~~~~~

http://www.jihadunspun.com/intheatre_internal.php?article=104661&list=/home.php

Pakistan Claims Arrested Of Taliban Spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi
Oct 05, 2005
Source: BBC

The authorities in Pakistan say they have arrested leading Taleban spokesman Latifullah Hakimi. "Our
security forces captured him today, and he is in our custody," said Interior Minister Aftab Khan
Sherpao.

Mr Hakimi has spoken regularly on behalf of the Taleban, who US-led forces drove from power in
Afghanistan after the 11 September, 2001 attacks.

Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said he was detained in Balochistan province. The
Taleban oppose the US-backed government of President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. They have been
blamed for a wave of attacks, mainly in the south and east of Afghanistan this year.

Mr Karzai's government has frequently accused Pakistan of not doing enough to curb incursions by
Taleban fighters and other militants, which it says are based on Pakistani soil. Islamabad denies the
allegations.

'Blow'

Pakistan's authorities publicly withdrew their support for the Taleban after the ruling Afghan militia
were ousted four years ago, but Pakistan's Western allies have accused it of not severing ties
completely.

The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says Mr Hakimi's arrest is being seen as a message that
Islamabad is doing whatever it can. She says analysts see this as a bigger blow to the Taleban than
the capture of many of its military commanders, because Latifullah Hakimi was regarded as the voice
of the group.

Mr Hakimi's exact ties to the Taleban have not been verified, but according to Afghan and US officials
quoted by the Associated Press news agency, he is believed to represent factions within the group.
He was a key contact for journalists seeking to establish whether or not the Taleban had carried out
particular attacks in Afghanistan.

He usually spoke by satellite phone, occasionally switching to mobile phones registered in Afghanistan
or Pakistan.

'Big Success'

He last spoke to the BBC on Thursday, telling Rahimullah Yusufzai in Peshawar that a blast that killed
12 people near an army base in Kabul last week was caused by a Taleban bomber. Mr Sherpao told
private Pakistani TV station, Geo, that Mr Hakimi's capture is a "big success" for the law enforcement
agencies.

A spokesman for President Karzai said he hoped the arrest would lead to other Taleban leaders being
detained.

"We are grateful for the arrest of Hakimi by the Pakistani government. He was a person who claimed
the lives of many innocent people like clerics, doctors, teachers," the spokesman, Khaliq Ahmed
Khaliq, told the BBC.

This is the end of the article and the links to others, the links are live at the site, hope they transfer live.
granny
~~~~~~

Strength

Al-Qaida probably has several thousand members and associates. The
arrests of senior-level al-Qaida operatives have interrupted some
terrorist plots. Also serves as a focal point or umbrella organization for
a worldwide network that includes many Sunni Islamic extremist
groups, some members of al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya, the Islamic
Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Harakat ul-Mujahidin.

Location/Area of Operation

Al-Qaida has cells worldwide and is reinforced by its ties to Sunni
extremist networks. Was based in Afghanistan until Coalition forces
removed the Taliban from power in late 2001. Al-Qaida has dispersed
in small groups across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East
and probably will attempt to carry out future attacks against US
interests.

External Aid

Al-Qaida maintains moneymaking front businesses, solicits donations
from likeminded supporters, and illicitly siphons funds from donations
to Muslim charitable organizations. US and international efforts to
block al-Qaida funding has hampered the group’s ability to obtain
money.

Sources and Resources

Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology, Congressional
Research Service, updated June 20, 2005
Al Qaeda: Profile and Threat Assessment, Congressional Research
Service, February 10, 2005
Summary of Jose Padilla's Activities with Al Qaeda, as released by
the Department of Justice, 1 June 2004.
Text of Al-Zarqawi Message Threatening More Attacks, April 6,
2004
Al-Qaida: The Threat to the United States and Its Allies, testimony
of Amb. J. Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, before
the House International Relations Committee, April 1, 2004
Pentagon Background Briefing on Al Qaeda Terrorist Network,
February 19, 2002.
Attorney General Announces Indictment of Richard Reid, press
conference, January 16. "Reid is charged as an al Qaeda-trained
terrorist who attempted to destroy American Airlines Flight 63 with
explosive devices concealed in his shoes."
Indictment of Richard Reid (PDF), January 16.
Criminal Complaint Against Richard Reid (PDF), January 16.
Al-Qaeda International, Testimony of J.T. Caruso, Acting Assistant
Director, CounterTerrorism Division, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, December 18, 2001.
Indictment of ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI for conspiracy to commit
acts of terrorism, December 11, 2001
Al Qaeda Training Manual, full translated text
Al Qaeda Training Manual, excerpts in translation, released by the
US Department of Justice, December 6, 2001
Cover - Lesson 4
Lesson 5 - Lesson 8
Lesson 9 - Lesson 11
Lesson 12 - End
Osama claims he has nukes By Hamid Mir, Dawn (Pakistan),
November 10, 2001. "Osama bin Laden has said that 'we have
chemical and nuclear weapons as a deterrent and if America used
them against us we reserve the right to use them'."
UK Report on Responsibility for the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
issued by the Office of the Prime Minister, October 4, 2001.
"Usama Bin Laden and Al Qaida, the terrorist network which he
heads, planned and carried out the atrocities on 11 September
2001."
Mujahid Usamah Bin Ladin Talks Exclusively to "NIDA'UL ISLAM"
About The New Powder Keg in The Middle East Nida'ul Islam
Magazine (Call of Islam) October - November 1996
Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders World Islamic Front Statement
23 February 1998
MIDDLE EAST and SOUTH ASIA PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman June 12, 1998
"Alleged Extremist Plans To Destabilize Gulf" FBIS-NES-95-092 :
10 Feb 1995 [Source: Paris AL-WATAN AL-'ARABI , 10 Feb 95 pp
14-16]
"Story of Attempt to Assassinate Ibn Ladn in Jalalabad" by Jihad
Salim al-Watan al-'Arabi, 18 Apr 97 pp 22-23 [Saudi Arabia:
Threat to Islamic Activist's Life Seen FBIS-NES-97-092 18 Apr
1997]
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003 Report

FAS | Intelligence | World Agencies | Para-States
||||| Search | Join FAS

http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/ladin.htm

Created by John Pike
Maintained by Steven Aftergood
Updated November 3, 2004

This is from a Military discussion, the center part of the article.
granny
~~~~~~

http://www.army.mil/professionalwriting/volumes/volume3/october_2005/10_05_2.html

The Demographic Battlespace

In accurately de€ning the contextual and cultural
population of the task force battlespace, it became rapidly
apparent that we needed to develop a keen
understanding of demographics as well as the cultural
intricacies that drive the Iraqi population.3 Although
tactically distinct in scope, density, and challenges, we
operationally divided the populace into three categories
that help de€ne the battlespace: anti-Iraqi forces,
supporters, and fence-sitters.

Anti-Iraqi forces. The €rst group de€ned as insurgents
(and terrorists) were those who cannot be changed, who
cannot be inuenced, and who, although politically and
ethnically different in scope, had essentially the same
desired endstate- to perceptually de-legitimize the
current Iraqi Government and drive a wedge between the
Iraqi populace and coalition forces.4 Through forcing a
demonstration of the inability of the government to bring
security, projects, hope, and prosperity to the city of
Baghdad and greater Iraq and increasing the
psychological distance between coalition forces and the
Iraqi populace through increased limited use of force, they
turn the populace to accept their message.5 Their aim is
disruption for political gain; their organization is cellular
based and organized crime-like in terms of its rapid ability
to take advantage of tactical and operational gaps. Iraqi
insurgents take full advantage of the Arab Bedouin-based
tribal culture so important to understanding the
battlespace. They target the disenfranchised
neighborhoods that see little to no progress, recruiting
from those who see, through the insurgent, basic services
being ful€lled, societal leadership, safety being provided,
and ultimately, direction given.

When the insurgent achieves his goal, the methods of
resistance among the populace take a spectrum of forms
ranging from avoidance to sympathetic obliviousness or
passing of information to direct attacks against coalition
forces. Intimidation of the people, in particular, those who
work for the coalition, public sector employees, and
government of€cials is a technique used quite effectively.
The insurgents are small in relative size and cellular in
design operating normally off of intent, but their effect can
and does achieve tactical and operational signi€cance. It
takes few insurgents speci€cally targeting a small group
of select individuals to achieve resonance across a large
portion of the population.

In an effort to describe the effect, a corollary would be
the effect the D.C. Sniper had on the Capital and Nation in
2002. Fear gripped the city and the Nation, producing a
paralysis that had a quanti€able effect on the economy.
Every white van was suspect. People feared stopping at
gas stations and parking at retail establishments because
they could be the next victims. Multiply this 100-fold and
you can understand the effect and role anti-Iraqi forces
have from an intimidation perspective on the populace.

What made our challenge completely different from any
other our military has endured is the unique variable of
international terrorism. Terrorist aims do not lie with the
interests of the Iraqi populace but, rather, global
objectives played out on the world stage through
manipulation of media and the resonance associated with
a "spectacular event."

Direct-action killing or capturing the terrorist was (and is)
the only option to immediately mitigate their strategic
effect. We also chose an indirect approach, through
co-option of the populace using information operations, to
deny the terrorist physical and psychological sanctuary in
an effort to thwart their objectives.

Supporters. The second demographic consisted of
supporters who represented the coalition force base of
support throughout neighborhoods, districts, and the
government. The supporters see the future of Iraq
through cooperation with the currently established Iraqi
Government and coalition forces. The reality is that, when
queried, most supporters preferred the removal of
coalition forces from Baghdad and Iraq, but they
simultaneously recognized the relative importance of the
security provided and the ow of funding from these
contributing nations to the short- and long-term future of
Iraq.

While a large majority of Iraqis do not like the presence of
coalition forces, during a February 2005 Baghdad survey,
the question was posed as to when coalition forces
should leave Iraq. In the Task Force Baghdad area of
operations, 72 percent of those polled stated that only
after certain security and economic conditions were met
would it be appropriate for coalition forces to leave. This
clearly demonstrated to the task force that although the
Iraqi populace inherently did not like the presence of
coalition forces in their country, they understood the
value of that presence and the need to €rst establish
certain conditions before withdrawal began.

Fence-sitters. Finally, we had those on the proverbial
fence. We considered the fence-sitters as the operational
center of gravity for both Task Force Baghdad and
insurgent forces. They are the bulk of the populace, and
they are waiting to decide who will get their support.
From the intelligentsia to the poor and uneducated who
have little or no hope, the fence-sitters are waiting on
clear signs of progress and direction before casting their
support.

The fence-sitters become the base from which power is
derived. Strong evidence exists that suggests Muqtada Al
Sadr's attacks against coalition forces in early August
2004 were initiated because of the visible signs of
progress manifested by the number of projects and local
labor force hires that threatened his scope of power and
ability to recruit €ghters within the Shi'a population.
Insurgents can clearly inuence the fence-sitters by
attacking visible symbols of government services and
provoking government repression, both of which discredit
the legitimacy of the government. In a further
demonstration of potency, the insurgents then step in
and provide a shadow government.6