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November 30, 2005 Anti-Terrorism News

Nine dead in Iraq minibus attack
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4484304.stm
Near Baghdad - the farm workers were attacked on their way to work by
10 gunmen who shot at the vehicle and then disappeared.

(Iraq) Christian hostages called 'spies'(update)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20051129-115712-4907r.htm
Al Jazeera television yesterday aired a video of four aid workers
kidnapped over the weekend, apparently being held by a previously unknown
terrorist group called the "Swords of Righteousness." The four -- two
Canadians, an American and a Briton, members of Christian Peacemaker Teams
(CPT) -- sat with their backs against a wall, and looked calm.

Family of Belgian suicide bomber raided (update)
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=24&story_id=25769&name=Family+of+Belgian+suicide+bomber+raided
Police raided 10 premises in Brussels overnight in a suspected link to
reports on Tuesday that a Belgian woman recently carried out a suicide
bomb attack in Iraq.

British police arrest man in probe into suspected terrorist plots
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/November/theworld_November790.xml§ion=theworld
British police said on Wednesday they have arrested a man as part of an
investigation into suspected plans to buy weapons for international
terrorist attacks.

(Thailand) Govt plays down "al-Qaeda" threat
http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=4820

Egyptian police detain 1,610 Muslim Brotherhood members
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/November/middleeast_November838.xml§ion=middleeast

Norway staging post for terrorists
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1168180.ece
Norwegian security police believe that several people linked to major
terrorist networks use the country as a base between operations abroad.

Merkel says Germany not open to terrorist blackmail
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/November/theworld_November806.xml§ion=theworld

TSA Would Allow Sharp Objects on Airliners
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/29/AR2005112901614.html
Screeners to Focus More on Bombs

European Nations Not Complying with US Passport Rules (my title)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/58644.htm

More Iraqi battalions 'in the lead' against rebels
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20051129-121843-6470r.htm

Hamas Beats Out Fatah in el-Najah University
http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=93888

Al-Zarqawi's Family Again Disowns Him
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/jordan_al_zarqawi_tribe_1
Over 370 members of Al-Zarqawi's clan joined his close family members
Tuesday in publishing full-page letter in Jordanian newspapers disowning
him - second declaration in 20 days to renounce all ties

Cremation Of Taliban Dead Leads To Fallout
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/11/C2E93E8E-D57C-4F8F-A171-8BD27B55A257.html

Hostage Video Released, Hostages Identified (Images/Video)
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/139298.php
"Jawa Report" post with names of 4 Western hostages in Iraq and video

Ansar Jihad Mailing List Sends Advisory Announcing One Week Shutdown
http://www.lauramansfield.com/j/112805_ansarvacation.asp
"LauraMansfield.com" post with troubling news about jihadist website

(Iraq) Kidnapped Iranian women released
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17412444%255E1702,00.html

(Spain) Four Algerians charged with financing terrorism
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=25745&name=Four+Algerians+charged+with+financing+terrorism+
A Spanish judge has charged four Algerians (Kaled Bakel, Said Bouchema,
Salim Zerbuti and Lyief Sihamida) with membership of a terrorist cell
that financed and gave logistical support to an Islamic extremist group
linked to al-Qaeda

CIA chief defends agency over bin Laden hunt
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/29/cia.alqaeda.ap/index.html
CIA Director Porter Goss, saying his agency struggles to penetrate
terrorist sanctuaries overseas, insists that "we know more than we're able
to say publicly" about Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

CIA sought Muslim drug dealers as moles
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=25733&name=CIA+sought+Muslim+drug+dealers+as+moles%3A+report
CIA asked German domestic intelligence agencies to help it recruit
moles who could infiltrate Islamist terrorist groups

Hotel Probe KO'ed Qaeda
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/58222.htm
Intelligence from Amman bombings probe led to U.S. raid on Mosul al
Qaeda safe house where 8 Al-Zarqawi followers blew themselves up

Ten dead, 21 seriously hurt in Bangladesh's first suicide bombings
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051129/wl_afp/bangladeshblast_051129191633;_ylt=AjJx0m9KAhOwu274tXJpxtWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-
Updated AFP: Police accuse Jamayetul Mujahideen, which wants to impose
strict Islamic law there