Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-Five

[nwctwx]

Unrest in Pakistan Setback for Terror War
(Full Story)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A week of unprecedented urban fighting in the wild tribal belt of North Waziristan has left scores dead and forced thousands to flee their homes, raising the stakes in Pakistan's war on Islamic militancy along the Afghan border.

A jumbled alliance of foreign militants, local tribesmen and Islamic students eager for jihad have stepped up resistance in a region where the army already claims to have wiped out al-Qaida as a viable fighting force.

The unrest, brewing for months, is a setback to the U.S.-led war on terror. Further hampering that effort are deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan over Afghan claims that Taliban leader Mullah Omar is hiding in Pakistan and suicide bombers are training here.

	Growing strength of Pakistani Taliban worries U.S. officials
	Are global events spiraling out of control?
	Zawahri calls for strikes against West

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[Oorang]

LATIN AMERICA Crime networks, terrorists linked
Sat, Mar. 25, 2006

U.S. official said al Qaeda and other terrorist groups have ties to criminal organizations in Latin America.

BOGOTA - Middle Eastern terrorist groups rely on criminal organizations in Latin America to acquire false passports and raise funds, although there is no evidence they operate directly in the region, a U.S. State Department anti-terrorism official said Thursday.

''We are not aware of any operational cells in this hemisphere by al Qaeda, Hezbollah or Hamas,'' said Harry Crumpton, antiterrorism coordinator at the U.S. State Department. ``But we do have information that these organizations raise money in the hemisphere and are tied in to transnational criminal networks.''

Excerpted

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/14182474.htm

Milan: The Center for Radical Islam in Europe
March 25, 2006

Italian officials have known for some time that their country was exporting Islamic militants and that the city of Milan is the center for these potential terrorists. Now the officials worry that militants may return from fighting in Iraq to carry out bombings in Europe, according to the BBC.

Considered the center for radical Islam in Europe, Muslims have arrived in Milan more recently and relatively few have acquired citizenship.

Excerpted

http://www.commonvoice.com/article.asp?colid=4478

Iran Increases Funding To Islamic Jihad

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Iran has significantly increased funding to a Palestinian insurgency group. Officials said Iran has bolstered allocations to Islamic Jihad, regarded as the most active group in the Palestinian war against Israel. They said Iran intends to provide Jihad with millions of dollars in 2006.

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Iran relayed $1.8 million to Jihad in February 2006. In an interview with the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot on March 21, Mofaz said this was the largest one-time Iranian transfer to Jihad in years.

Officials said Jihad has been working with Iran and Hizbullah to carry out a spate of attacks before the Israeli elections, scheduled on March 28. They said two suicide attacks were foiled in Israel in as many days.

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2006/march/03_26_4.html

[Oorang]

NWFP governor quiet on Hayatullah’s handover claims
Sunday, March 26, 2006

PESHAWAR: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman has neither denied nor confirmed a claim by the family of missing tribal journalist Hayatullah Khan that he has been given into US custody for his alleged links with Al Qaeda, the Tribal Union of Journalists president said on Saturday.

Excerpted

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/03/26/story_26-3-2006_pg7_17

[Cindy]

I'm so sorry to hear that there were injuries.

Thank you for the update JP.

[Cindy]

OPINION... The home boys are butt ugly JP.

Oh, yes, if I was a pc liberal, I would say that
the boyz are hard workerz just lookinn' for those
jobz that no (as in zero) body wants.

Well, of course, I'm no pc liberal.

Thanks for sharing this JP.
It's good for all to see the problem.

[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC ...

My husband and I listened with interest to Lantos today.
It was good that he cared about this Christian man in Afghanistan.
We appreciated that.

Now, when he shows that same concern about abortion then can
call Mr. Lantos "pro-life."

[Oorang]

Does anyone know how to tell when a wmv file was made?

[Cindy]

I don't know the answer Oorang.

I'll send you an email in a second.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004846.htm

"MINUTEMEN ATTACKED"
By Michelle Malkin · March 26, 2006 10:43 PM

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1603746/posts


"Oil prices rise in Asian trade on Nigeria concerns"
Forbes ^ | March 27th, 2006 | (AFX)

Posted on 03/26/2006 9:06:54 PM PST by M. Espinola

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - TRAVEL WARNING: "NIGERIA"
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_928.html

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/03/010739print.html

March 26, 2006

Ahmadinejad: Iran will obtain fuel cycle by end of year

1938 Alert from Iran Focus, with thanks to JE:

Tehran, Iran, Mar. 25 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared on Saturday that the Islamic Republic will obtain nuclear capabilities by the end of the new Persian year (ending: March 21, 2007), the official state news agency reported.
“Our enemies want to prevent us from making progress through widespread propaganda but, God willing, this year will be the year that the Islamic Republic of Iran will obtain complete nuclear energy for peaceful purposes”.

Sure. Peaceful purposes such as bringing peace to the Middle East by annihilating Israel.

Posted at March 26, 2006 07:14 AM

[LucyT]

Sunday, 26 March 2006, 23:31 GMT 00:31 UK

Red Bull 'masks alcoholic effect'

People who mix alcohol with energy drinks like Red Bull can often feel less drunk than they really are, a study suggests.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4826920.stm

[LucyT]

Avg. IQs [from Richard Lynn, Tatu Vanhanen IQ and the wealth of nations]:

Afghanistan 83;
Algeria 84;
Bahrain 83;
Egypt 83;
Iran 84;
Iraq 87;
Jordan 87;
Lebanon 86;
Morocco 85;
Qatar 78;
Saudi Arabia 83;
Turkey 90;
Yemen 83

[LucyT]

When coffee was introduced to Mohammedan countries in the 16th century, it was deemed forbidden by the Koran. Its sale was banned; coffee paraphenalia was destroyed; coffee dealers were beaten.

Notwithstanding the threat of both divine and earthly retribution, the coffee habit spread among Arabians to the point of becoming a national beverage. The fuss only served to interest people in the brew and helped it spread more rapidly.
http://www.zetetics.com/gadfly/drugpol.htm

[Cindy]

OPINION: Yes, I suppose it's like drinking strong coffee after drinking.

[JustPiper]

Your entirely welcome Cindy

[JustPiper]

Thanks for your insight which I value very much V!

[JustPiper]

Do you mean my tagline A41? ;)

[JustPiper]

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://medienkritik.typepad.com/blog/2006/03/yesterdays_stre.html

"Yesterday's Street Fighter is Today's UN Representative..."
(March 26, 2006)