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Arab League Invites 100 Iraqis to Meeting
Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 10:02am
The Arab League has invited about 100 Iraqi leaders to a weekend
meeting in Cairo to prepare for an Iraqi reconciliation conference,
including possibly some members of Saddam Hussein's former Baath
Party, officials said Monday. However, a top Iraqi Shiite leader insisted
that no officials from Hussein's regime or the insurgency should attend
the U.S.-backed gathering, leaving both the Arab League and the Shiite
leadership in Iraq sharply divided on acceptable participants.
Full Story at link:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=20048
Chirac denies Syria is being 'targeted'
Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 10:02am
French President Jacques Chirac denied on Monday that Syria and its
regime are being "targeted" by the international community. "The action
of France and of the unanimous international community is not in any
way directed against Syria and its regime," said Jerome Bonnafont, the
French presidential spokesperson, relaying Chirac's comments during a
meeting with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Chirac's remarks
have softened since last week when he threatened Syria with sanctions if
it "persists in not wanting to listen or understand."
Full Story at link.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/americas/13138080.htm
Russian guns to arrive soon in Venezuela
Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 10:03am
Venezuela will receive the first of 100,000 Russian-made assault rifles
starting next month in a deal struck earlier this year. Russia will deliver
30,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles and three helicopters to Venezuela by
year's end, Russian and Venezuelan officials said during talks Thursday.
The first 15,000 rifles will arrive Dec. 15, with an identical shipment to
follow on Dec. 30, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov
said.
Full Story at link:
Appreciate the ping RR.
Bears watching. Many holidays coming up, both Christian and Jewish so we should be on our toes.
Also, I saw today on the Fox scroll the illegal alien who was driving the bus that had the tire blow out during the hurricane Rita evacuation was let out on $50.000 bail. The grand jury refused to indict him on negligence regarding the disrepair of the bus. He was released on the immigration charges pending. Do we think he'll ever be seen again?
HAMMORABI.BLOGSPOT.com: "Yes it is Jordan this time and more to come soon even stronger and more serious. We told this before and we repeat here again that if the Arabs donat stand with Iraq against the terrorists they will see things never seen before. The more they remain either silent or supportive for the terrorism in Iraq the much serious and prolonged attack they will face. posted by hammorabi @ 11/09/2005 11:10:00 AM"
HAMMORABI.BLOGSPOT.com: "Alert: Attacks against other Arab states Abo-Musaab Alzarqawi groups are planning serious attacks and may be on the same time against important targets inside other Arab states like Jordan, Lebanon or Saudi Arabia so soon. Indeed these attacks are possibly underway now.We will see who is next? And where? posted by hammorabi @ 11/09/2005 11:10:00 AM"
:::pppfffttttt:::
I spit in their evil beady eyes! Slimebag terroristscums!
Don't they have a clue yet, of the bloody rage that will fall upon their own heads should anything happen here again???
Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/11/009014print.html
November 15, 2005
Who would have thought that it all starts at home?
But what Sydney courts fail to recognize, whether deliberately or not, is that jihad indoctrination is sanctioned by the Qur'an and is passed from generation to generation. It's a cultural thing, silly! Concerning a mother's accountability from The Age:
MOTHERS convicted of inciting their children to kill in the name of Allah may face life imprisonment, according to a terror law expert.
Secretly recorded conversations produced in evidence in a Sydney court this week showed that terror suspects were allegedly told by their spiritual leader to ask their mothers for permission to wage jihad.
"Some people claim to love jihad but don't respect their own parents," Abdul Nacer Benbrika is alleged to have told two of his co-accused, Mazen Touma and Omar Baladjam.
"You need permission from your parents to go to jihad. If your mother says no to jihad, then no jihad."
Two days later, Touma is alleged to have asked his mother for permission to wage jihad. Her response was not given by the police in evidence.
Barrister and terror law expert David Neal said parents convicted of inciting their children to kill could be jailed for life under Victorian law and for up to 10 years under Commonwealth law.
"Incitement to murder carries a maximum penalty of life under Victorian law. If it is believed that you are urging your child to commit a crime, then you have committed incitement," he said.
Posted at November 15, 2005 04:57 PM
FWIW, that happens to be a Monday. A transportation hit could throw the holiday travel into a spin.
Note: The following press release is an exact quote:
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/press_release/2005/pr11082005.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8 November 2005
DNI and D/CIA Announce Establishment of the DNI Open Source Center
The Director of National Intelligence, John D. Negroponte, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Porter J. Goss, today announced the creation of the DNI Open Source Center (OSC) based at CIA, effective 1 November 2005.
DCIA Porter Goss, who will administer the Center on behalf of the DNI, said, "The DNI Open Source Center represents a major strategic initiative and commitment to the value we place on openly available information."
The Center will build on the established expertise of the CIA's Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) — an organization that enjoys a long history of providing the US government highly valued open source products and services. The Center's functions will include collection, analysis and research, training, and information technology management to facilitate government-wide access and use.
The Center's director will be Douglas J. Naquin, a senior CIA manager with extensive experience in the open source and information technology fields. Mr. Naquin most recently served as the Director of FBIS. He will be assisted by two deputies: one will focus on the Center's day-to-day operations; the other will be responsible for Community Integration. The Center's director will report directly to the CIA Deputy Director in executing strategy, policy, and program guidance established by the DNI through his Assistant Deputy Director for Intelligence for Open Source.
ON THE NET...
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net
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From African Bush To Scotland Yard - The Murder Trail That Led To Al-Qaida
The Guardian (UK) ^ | Rosie Cowan
Posted on 11/15/2005 4:10:07 PM PST by blam
From African bush to Scotland Yard - the murder trail that led to al-Qaida
Eight sentenced to death in Somaliland for murder of British couple caught in killing campaign
Rosie Cowan, crime correspondent
Tuesday November 15, 2005
The Guardian (UK)
In their 60s, when most people are contemplating putting their feet up, Dick and Enid Eyeington, a couple who had already given almost 40 years of their lives to Africa, took on their biggest challenge to date: running a boarding school in a remote part of the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland. Within two years they were dead, shot in their living room as they watched the evening news. But this was no robbery or local row. Instead, the murders turned out to be part of a terror campaign by Islamic fundamentalist militia fighters with links to al-Qaida.
Yesterday, a court sentenced eight men to death for murdering the Eyeingtons in October 2003 and killing a Kenyan woman in 2004. Seven others got life terms. All were found guilty of terrorism and banditry. When the verdicts were announced many defendants protested. Some started quoting verses from the Koran. "We should not be killed for assassinating infidels," some of them shouted.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Well, shucks! That's no good either. They'll just turn into liberals.
LOL. At least they wont make babys . . .
http://www.google.com/search?q=taking+orphans+off+the+streets+and+putting+them+in+jehad+training+camps&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet
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Snip: In the extract, shown on Channel Four News, he said: "Jihad is an obligation on every single one of us, men and women, and by staying at home you are turning your backs on jihad which is a major sin."
He added: "Our so-called scholars today are content with their Toyotas and their semi-detached houses. They tell us ludicrous things like 'you must obey the law of the land'. How on earth did we conquer lands in the past if we were to obey by this law. By Allah, these scholars will be brought to account."
Polygamy blamed for French riots
Snip: Although polygamy is illegal in France, visas were granted freely to family members of immigrants until 1993, when visas were banned for more than one spouse. Many wives continued to enter illegally, however and a clampdown, if enforced, could affect families that entered the country before 1993.
Politicians estimate there are 10,000-20,000 polygamous families in France, most from North and sub-Saharan African countries such as Algeria, Mali and Senegal, where the practice is legal.Polygamy is a taboo subject for most mainstream French politicians. Far-right groups, however, have seized on it to argue that immigrants abuse the French social security system by collecting state benefits for several wives.
New Mexico helping Texas investigate theft of radioactive material
Snip: SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico environmental officials are helping Texas authorities and the FBI investigate the theft of radioactive material from a shipment sent from an Albuquerque company to Kilgore, Texas. Authorities believe the two vials of antimony-124 were stolen in Texas because the shipment never left its tractor-trailer until Abilene, New Mexico Environment Department spokesman Adam Rankin said Tuesday.
The carrier switched trailers in Abilene, and the shipment, which was supposed to go to Tyler and then to Kilgore, was accidentally sent to Dallas, Rankin said. There, he said, it was shrink-wrapped - but the shrink-wrap was missing when the shipment arrived Nov. 3 in Kilgore. The names of the carrier and the material's licensee are not being released for security reasons, the Environment Department said. The material is not considered a terrorist threat because of the small amount involved.
Arab intelligence services impeding reform
Snip: In Jordan and across the region, the paper says, intelligence agencies interfere with everything in public life there, even appointment of every university professor, ambassador and important editor.
Those seeking democratic reform in the Middle East say the central role of each country's secret police force is one of the biggest impediments. "In the decades since World War II, as military leaders and monarchs smothered democratic life, the security agencies have become a law unto themselves," the paper said.
Norovirus sickens 40 students at Oak Valley Elementary in Nebraska - closes school
40 Creighton University students sickened with norovirus
45 students at University of Colorado ailing with norovirus
Terror conference to be held in Philadelphia
Snip: PHILADELPHIA The war on terror and disaster response will be taking center stage at an international conference in Philadelphia Wednesday. CBS 3’s Robin Mackintosh reports, 700-people are expected to participate, and one of them is the city of London's assistant police commissioner.
Michael Bowron was on the move today in Philadelphïa. The Assistant Police Commissioner of London was in Philadelphia this week for an international conference that begins Wednesday, targeting terrorism, disasters, and medical response “9/11, in our case 7/7, and Madrid, Istanbul, we don’t need anymore wakeup calls,” said Bowron. London has Big Ben and Philadelphia has Independence Hall. Here it is SEPTA and in London it is the tube. All of these locations are attractive targets for terrorists.
Nothing is ever a terrorist threat, is it?
Right, nothing to worry about the schools that suddenly have Norovirus either.
Of course the little bit of nuclear material will never be added to the other little bits either.
I ran across the call to jihad in other news today, it sneaks in here and there, as tho, they have trouble recruiting or it is time for all to join in.
In other news, on KAAA Kingman radio news, days ago, the window of a Police car was broken, a Police radio was taken.
Today, someone shut down the broadcast channel, with filthy words.
Of course, not a problem, as the Police took their calls on another channel.........so said the news.
Also: On October 14th, 2005, a man in jail died.
Today an arrest was made, another inmate, a member of the Nazi Lowriders........
The dead man's "Unknown Causes", was a crushed skull and strangulation.
Our Sheriff, told us about 4 years ago, not to worry about the Nazi clan that had bought land here, the Idaho bunch of thugs, who were run out of Idaho.
He said he was watching them and they would not cause any
trouble.
Islamic Radicals Plan World Revolution from Temple Mount
Sunday, November 13, 2005 / 11 Cheshvan 5766
http://www.arutzsheva.com/news.php3?id=92906
Islamic radicals have been using the Temple Mount as a focal point for
planning and preaching the establishment of a world Islamic state with
Jerusalem as its capital.
One of the radical groups operating on the Temple Mount is Hizab
Altahrir (The Islamic Liberation Party), which espouses an ideology
similar to Al Qaeda. Hizab Altahrir’s network spans most Western
European countries. The party puts Islamic revolution and an
uncompromising form of Jihad (holly war) at the top of its political
agenda.
The group advocates subjecting the entire world to Islamic law
(Shariya), and destroying non-believing nations and religions.
The party has targeted Europe, specifically Denmark, for spreading its
ideology, and providing a springboard for renewing Islamic conquests in
Europe. A senior party activist in Jerusalem, Sheikh Issam Amira,
expressed this philosophy in a recent speech which he made on the
Temple Mount:
“Listeners! The Moslems in Denmark make up three percent [of the
population], yet constitute a threat to the future of the Danish kingdom.
It’s no surprise that in Bitrab (the ancient name of Medina, a city in
Arabia to which Mohammed immigrated) they were fewer than three
percent of the general population, but succeeded changing the regime in
Bitrab.
“It’s no surprise that our brothers in Denmark have succeeded in
bringing Islam to every home in that country. Allah will grant us victory
in their land to establish the [Islamic] revolution in Denmark.â€
After Denmark, the Sheikh said, the party will carry the revolution to
Oslo and change its name to Medina. “They will fight against their
Scandinavian neighbors in order to bring the country into the territory of
the revolution,†he said. “In the next stage, they will fight a holy
jihad to spread Islam to the rest of Europe, until it spreads to the
original city of Medina where the two cities will unite under the Islamic
flag.â€
Sheikh Riyad Salah, head of the Islamic movement in Israel has also
been active teaching the tenets of “Islamic revolution.â€
“We are at the gates of the Islamic revolution,†he proclaims in
his sermons to Arab citizens of Israel. “The global forces of evil will
be eliminated from the world and the Islamic nation will remain in place
in order to bring about the world Islamic revolution, with its capital,
Jerusalem.â€
Salah, who until a few months ago was under arrest for allegedly
assisting an organization connected to the Hamas terror group, has for a
number of years been attempting to organize Israel’s Arab citizens
into an “independent Palestinian society,†disconnected from the
State of Israel and its institutions.
Salah’s organization contributed to efforts to repair Arab mosques on
the Temple Mount, and also attempts to erase the remains of Jewish
antiquities on the Mount.
In Israel, the Hizab Altahrir party is sending out charismatic Islamic
preachers to spread its ideology to mosques in villages near Jerusalem,
Hevron, Kalkilya, and Tulkarem.
When large numbers of Moslems visited mosques last October during the
holy month of Ramadan, the party expanded its efforts to recruit new
members and activists in the Palestinian Authority (PA).
Thousands of young Arabs living in the PA have been participating in the
party’s youth movement under the slogan, “Campaigning to
Preach Revolution.â€
On the Temple Mount near the Dome of the Rock, Altahrir’s youth
recently put up a giant banner declaring “Revolution is a Divine
Command.†The party’s flag appears on the right and left hand
side of the banner (See top photo). The youth were greeted by party
members who shouted, “Next year in Jerusalem, under the rule of
the Islamic revolution.â€
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=73284&d=16&m=11&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom
Correcting Perceptions About America Is My Job: Liz
Cheney
Maha Akeel, Arab News
JEDDAH, 16 November 2005 — Liz Cheney, US deputy
assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs and
daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, said that it is
part of her job to correct the perceptions about her
country and its policies because these perceptions hurt
America’s image abroad.
She claims that the rumors about torture in American
prisons are untrue, the idea that American liberation of
Iraq resulted in more terrorism is wrong, and that
Afghanistan is “absolutely better” and the world safer
after removing the Taleban from power. She said that
Syria and Iran are a concern for the United States, that
capturing Osama Ben Laden is not a key issue in winning
the war on terrorism and that new methods need to be
used in this war.
The remarks were made at a round table discussion with a
few reporters on Sunday during her visit to Jeddah with
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
They arrived here after attending the Forum of the Future
in Bahrain, which saw the launch of two institutions. The
first is the Fund of the Future worth $100 million set up to
provide capital for small and medium businesses. The
second is the Foundation of the Future worth $55 million
to support NGOs and projects for promoting freedom of
the press and democracy.
In Jeddah, Rice and Cheney launched the US-Saudi
Strategic Dialogue and established six working groups. The
next meeting will be in May in Washington. Before that Liz
Cheney and Saudi Ambassador Prince Turki Al-Faisal,
co-chairpersons of the working group for human rights and
education exchange programs, will meet in December in
Riyadh to decide on the list of priorities.
Earlier on Sunday, Cheney visited Effat College where she
had an interesting exchange with the students and
faculty covering Middle East Partnership Initiative,
education opportunities, the need for better
communication and American politics. “I was very
impressed with the energy and enthusiasm of the
students. One of the impressive things about them is their
awareness of international politics and the sophistication
of their questions,” she said.
Cheney said that the idea behind the Broader Middle East
initiative is to support the change and reforms taking
place in the Middle East by the people themselves. On the
Palestinian issue, she was defensive about the accusation
that the US is ignoring the issue and said that it is not up
to the US to solve it, it is up to the Israelis and
Palestinians.
On the reports about torture in Abu Ghraib and
Guantanamo and violations of Geneva Convention, she
said that what happened in Abu Ghraib was a crime and
not America’s policy and those who perpetuated the crime
were tried and will be punished.
Commenting on Guantanamo, the people there are very
dangerous, said Cheney, and there is a process of
identifying the innocent among them and releasing them.
“The US does not torture; in fact what holds up the
release from Guantanamo is getting a guarantee from their
governments that they won’t be tortured,” said Cheney.
The war on terror is a new form of war and new ways of
protecting people are needed.
“Guantanamo and prisons in Afghanistan are completely
consistent with international obligations. Just because the
Geneva Convention might not technically apply does not
mean that America does not treat people with the spirit of
the convention,” said Cheney.
She said that the US is working hard to make sure their
policies and laws will keep them safe but also respect
fundamental human rights and values. “While we are doing
things militarily in the war on terror, we are also spreading
hope and opportunity so that the young people do not
become recruits for the terrorists,” she said.
Cheney defended the US success in the war on terrorism
both in Afghanistan or Iraq. “What made Saddam
dangerous was not only the stockpile of weapons he had
but also he had the scientists who had the technology to
make these weapons; we know that they were working
with and training Al-Qaeda members. The danger was not
necessarily of giving the weapons to the terrorists but
that the technology would fall in the hands of terrorists,”
she said.
She said that when she flew over Iraq she did not see
chaos, but normal activity of regular people.
Syria is a concern to the US because it has proof that
Syria is supporting the insurgents committing the violence
and suicide attacks in Iraq by funneling them through the
border, claims Cheney.
Syria is also supporting those who reject peace in
Palestine and continues to dominate Lebanon. “If there is
worry about destabilization in the region there should be
worry about Syria,” she said.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=73285&d=16&m=11&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom
Deviant Uses Qur’an Committee to Raise Funds
Arab News
RIYADH, 16 November 2005 — A deviant who was
attempting to turn the Qur’an committee of a village in
the Riyadh region into an illegal charity organization has
been arrested by police.
The suspect, who witnesses say also works as an
elementary school teacher, was issuing fatwas calling for
jihad in Iraq and raising funds through lectures shrouded in
secrecy, according to Al-Watan newspaper.
Some say he was supporting poor families with the money
— provided they destroyed satellite television links. The
full extent of his clandestine fund-raising still is unknown.
“I used to attend these lectures regularly,” said a man
from a neighboring village. “Later, I discovered that he
was only reading from history books and wasn’t saying
anything new. I didn’t know what the purpose of it was.
(He) asked to have these lectures secretly.”
What was supposed to be the noble work of teaching the
word of Allah was being subverted into something sinister.
When the gang started a women’s group in the village, it
was obvious there was something amiss.
“From the first lesson, the woman speaker started to ask
for donations,” said the villager. “This made many women
suspicious because the Qur’an Committee was supposed
to teach Qur’an and nothing else. If the money was going
to be collected through a bank no one would have
minded.”
When he contacted authorities other victims came
forward. It was revealed that the so-called teacher was
urging the slaughter of Iraqi Muslims in the name of God.
“At one time, a member from (the) group came to me and
asked if he could give a Friday speech at the mosque I
lead,” a local imam said.
“I said that he had to get permission from the main office
in the area before I would allow him. Later, I learned that
he had been arrested on charges of financing terrorist
groups, and he is in prison now.”
A manager of a local school said the suspect was arrested
on charges of financing terrorism when he returned from a
trip abroad. It is unclear how much money was collected
and what amount, if any, went to slaughter innocent
women and children.
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