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Posted on 03/01/2007 8:28:33 PM PST by nwctwx

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Senior Taliban leader held in Pakistan
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Pakistani security forces have captured a high-ranking Taliban leader in the southwestern city of Quetta, a senior security official and Taliban sources said late Thursday

The capture of Mullah Obaidullah Akhund marked the first Pakistan arrest of a senior leader of the Islamist militia since it was driven from power in Afghanistan in 2001 when thousands of its fighters fled into Pakistan.

The security official and Taliban sources said Akhund, the third most senior member of the Taliban's 10-member leadership council, was arrested late on Monday, hours after a surprise visit to Pakistan by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney.

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=32554


Eight Suspects Captured in Afghanistan; Weapons Cache Found

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2007 – Coalition forces in Afghanistan captured eight suspected terrorists and discovered a weapons cache today.

Afghan forces, with coalition advisors, captured five suspected extremists during an operation this morning at a compound near Asadabad in Konar province.

The operation targeted extremist facilitators suspected of helping militant fighters enter Konar province from Bajaur Agency in neighboring Pakistan, military officials said.

Nearby Afghan National Police members also arrived on scene shortly after the operation began. To prevent possible misunderstanding between police and military forces mixing in the compound, and due to the military nature of the targets, Afghan military personnel retained control of the operation. No shots were fired, and there were no injuries reported as a result of the operation.

During an operation this morning near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghan and coalition forces detained two suspected extremists.

These arrests were the latest in a string of successful operations by Afghan and coalition forces targeting known militant groups in the area, primarily members of the ousted Taliban regime.

Elsewhere in Afghanistan today, Afghan and coalition forces arrested one person at a compound in Khost province after uncovering a small weapons cache and other contraband items.

The combined force detained one adult Afghan male after discovering several AK-47 assault rifles, various other firearms, hand grenades, rocket-propelled grenades and materials used for detonating explosives.

The inhabitants of the target compound, who complied with a request for peaceful surrender, were not harmed.

(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 news releases.)


1,221 posted on 03/22/2007 6:24:46 PM PDT by Cindy
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Police defuse bomb at American University of Beirut
March 22, 2007

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Police defused Thursday a small bomb at the American University of Beirut, in what appeared to be the latest of a series of attempts to cause explosions in Lebanon. An explosives expert defused a bomb of 200 grams of TNT that was found in a bag near an elevator in the Issam Fares Hall, a building off the main campus, said a Lebanese security official who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.

The bomb was wired to a detonator and ready to explode, the official added. It was taken to a police barracks for investigation. Police are also looking into how the bomb got into the university, whose entrances are guarded by policemen and the university's own security guards.

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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/22/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Explosives.php

Stolen Radioactive Gauge Recovered
Mar 22, 2007

PHILADELPHIA Police recovered a radioactive gauge after an extensive search that shut down roads and suspended SEPTA trolley service in the Nicetown section of the city Thursday. Hazmat crews were called to the Nicetown section of the city after the discovery of a box that housed a radioactive tool which was stolen from a South Philadelphia worksite earlier in the week.

Chopper 3 was over the scene at Germantown and Hunting Park Avenues where authorities discovered the bright yellow box just before 10 a.m. Investigators opened the protective container only to find the device was still missing. After an intensive search of the area, authorities reportedly found the potentially hazardous tool in a nearby scrap metal business. Officials said it appeared the device had been placed in a crusher by employees. Several individuals at the business were taken in for questioning.

"The box was clearly marked, why someone would open it and take the contents out and put it in a crusher is mind-boggling," Chief Insp. Joseph O'Connor said. Police said a small amount of radiation was released but they said it was not enough to cause any bodily harm. "We got here in time to ensure the contamination, it is a minimal contamination but it is exposure to it; whether through inhalation or through ingestion and it's an exposure thing … right now, we have it all contained within that building," Insp. O'Connor said. SEPTA trolley service was temporarily disrupted in the area as crews worked to clear the scene.

The Department of Homeland Security was called after the gauge was stolen from a construction truck at the Audenreid High School Project on the 3300 block of Tasker Street Monday afternoon. Officials said the tool, used to measure soil density, contained small amounts of radioactive material. When the gauge is in its yellow plastic case, it does not pose any threat or harm. Police said any attempt to tamper with the device or handle the source would subject the person doing so to potentially dangerous radioactive exposure. "Should you come in contact with that, you would be exposed to radiation … so half a block away is really not an issue but if you're handling it, it would be a problem," Insp. Robert Tucker said. No injuries have been reported. The incident remains under investigation.

http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_080221948.html


1,222 posted on 03/22/2007 7:15:52 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: Oorang

THANKS for that update Oorang.
I'm glad it was recovered.


1,223 posted on 03/22/2007 9:22:50 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: JellyJam; Myrddin; SlowBoat407; freeperfromnj; penguino; tmp02; all4one; Velveeta; MamaDearest; ...
Could a Missing Iranian Spark a War?
Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007
By ROBERT BAER

I've tried my best to find out what happened to the man who could spark a war with Iran, but he seems to have disappeared like a diamond in an inkwell. And it makes me nervous.

General Ali Reza Asgari, a former intelligence officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and deputy defense minister until 2005, was last seen in public around December 7 in Istanbul. Iran says Israel and the United States kidnapped him, presumably to coerce him into telling lies about Iran. The Washington Post has reported he is in U.S. custody, spilling his guts, and more recently the New York Times reported that the German defense minister, when asked about Asgari's whereabouts, said "I cannot say anything on this issue." But both the U.S. and Israel deny having him, let alone kidnapping him.

Normally, vanished intelligence officers barely merit one short paragraph on page eight. Asgari is different, though. As the IRGC commander in Lebanon in the late '80s and early '90s, he knows dirty secrets, secrets that could be used to justify going to war with Iran. Asgari was in the IRGC's chain of command when it was kidnapping and assassinating Westerners in Lebanon in the '80s. Asgari knows a lot about other IRGC-ordered, Lebanon-based terrorist attacks, including the October 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut and the 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia.

As IRGC commander in Lebanon, Asgari was also one of Hizballah's stepfathers. In the late '80s and early '90s, he was Hizballah Secretary General's Hasan Nasrallah's primary Iranian contact, and certainly in a position now to provide evidence of Nasrallah's involvement in terrorism. Asgari was the primary Iranian contact for one of the world's most lethal and capable terrorists, 'Imad Fa'iz Mughniyah. Mughniyah is indicted in the U.S. for the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and the murder of a Navy diver.

The bad news for Hizballah and Iran doesn't end there. Asgari would be able to tell us about Hizballah's secret military commanders, its overseas networks, and possibly its cells in the U.S. A friend close to Hizballah's leadership tells me Hizballah has gone to battle quarters, concluding Asgari's "kidnapping" is a prelude for its next round with Israel.

The more important question is what Asgari's possible defection would mean for this Administration's plans for Iran. Nothing is certain when it comes to Iran, but here's what I think we should look for: If Asgari resurfaces in the next couple months with a detailed, convincing bill of indictment against Iran and Hizballah (unlike Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's supposed confession), we should expect a confrontation. For instance, in the late '80s Hizballah, under IRGC orders, sent plastic explosives to secret cells around the world. Only one shipment was intercepted. The others are presumably still in place. If Asgari helps us dig one up, the Administration has a propaganda weapon it never had going into the Iraq war.

On the other hand, if Asgari remains in his inkwell, the Bush Administration may have decided to leave Iran alone.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1601814,00.html

1,224 posted on 03/22/2007 9:29:34 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: Cindy

The article titled "Brother of Terror" was very interesting. Thanks for posting that link Cindy.


1,225 posted on 03/22/2007 9:38:36 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: Oorang
from your link - article snippet:

"As IRGC commander in Lebanon, Asgari was also one of Hizballah's stepfathers. In the late '80s and early '90s, he was Hizballah Secretary General's Hasan Nasrallah's primary Iranian contact, and certainly in a position now to provide evidence of Nasrallah's involvement in terrorism. Asgari was the primary Iranian contact for one of the world's most lethal and capable terrorists, 'Imad Fa'iz Mughniyah. Mughniyah is indicted in the U.S. for the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and the murder of a Navy diver."

Thanks Oorang. I learn something new every day.

1,226 posted on 03/22/2007 9:52:12 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Oorang

You're welcome.

The Shukrijuamas' seem like a family steeped in history.
I found the article interesting, too.


1,227 posted on 03/22/2007 9:53:21 PM PDT by Cindy
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"TSA Employees Accused of Thefts at LAX"
ABC News ^ | March 22, 2007

Posted on 03/22/2007 10:01:20 PM PDT by bd476


1,228 posted on 03/22/2007 10:19:12 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
Thanks for adding this onto your extensive research thread, Cindy.

1,229 posted on 03/22/2007 11:09:41 PM PDT by bd476
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To: bd476

You're welcome bd476.


1,230 posted on 03/22/2007 11:42:33 PM PDT by Cindy
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Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015751.php

March 22, 2007

Outspoken Muslim seeks police protection
Yet another indication -- the second one today -- of why Islamic reform is so exceedingly difficult.

By Barney Zwartz in The Age, with thanks to Davida:


One of Australia's most important Muslim leaders has sought police protection after criticising controversial cleric Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali.

Tom Zreika, president of the Lebanese Muslim Association - and Sheikh Hilali's employer - said he received non-stop phone threats yesterday after he released a document urging greater integration and for Muslims to "mend their ways".

The report, prepared for a national meeting of imams in Sydney this weekend, says some Muslims are "ruining it" for all and that Australians have "had enough" of Muslims. His report also recommends that imams become involved in community activities such as voluntary firefighting and surf lifesaving.

Mr Zreika said he was threatened recently after saying, "I can't tolerate this freak show", following recent remarks by Sheikh Hilali.

But yesterday, after the contents of his paper were publicised, the threats, from Muslims, came non-stop.

"They just say, 'Mate if you don't shut your mouth we are going to come and fix you up'," Mr Zreika said. "I know they are Muslims because they quote Muslim prayers."

Posted by Robert at March 22, 2007 10:25 AM


1,231 posted on 03/22/2007 11:49:02 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa; fanfan; GMMAC

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=canada

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015749.php

March 22, 2007

Death threat lobbed at Muslim group promoting moderate beliefs
Yet another indication of why Islamic reform is so exceedingly difficult. The Muslim Canadian Congress has had this kind of problem before. From CBC News, with thanks to WriterMom:



A moderate Muslim group that called for a separation of religion and state in a recent documentary has received a pointed death threat.

The Muslim Canadian Congress received the message Tuesday morning. It was left on the Toronto telephone of secretary general Munir Pervaiz.

"I swear on 99 names of Allah, if you don't cease from your campaign of smearing Islam … I will slaughter you," the unidentified caller said.

Toronto police and its hate-crime unit are investigating.

The message was addressed to congress president Farzana Hassan and founder Tarek Fatah, and mentioned Allah's name three times in a row.

"It is scary," Pervaiz told CBC News on Wednesday.

"This is the first time that someone is really swearing in the name of God and it appears that person is taking an oath by announcing the name of God three times."

'Proves problem exists'

Pervaiz said the accusation of smearing Islam is a serious one, an offence that some Muslims believe is worthy of punishment.

The death threat comes after the Muslim Canadian Congress took part in a documentary that aired on CBC News on March 6. The piece examined the divides between secular and fundamental beliefs within the Canadian Muslim community.

The congress has been targeted for its moderate beliefs before, but never in such a direct fashion, Pervaiz said. Members have had their homes and cars damaged after sharing their opinions publicly.

"We want as many people to know that such a problem exists in Canada," Pervaiz said. "People thought we were exaggerating, but this now kind of confirms and proves the problem exists."

Posted by Robert at March 22, 2007 10:18 AM

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stepping back in time...

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=24969

"Muslim Moderates Under Siege"
By Robert Spencer
FrontPageMagazine.com | October 17, 2006


1,232 posted on 03/22/2007 11:57:02 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa

http://hotair.com/archives/2007/03/22/my-year-inside-radical-islam-part-two/

HOT AIR.com - VENT with Michelle Malkin - VIDEO/blog -
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross interview: "MY YEAR INSIDE RADICAL ISLAM" -Part II
(March 22, 2007)

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http://hotair.com/archives/2007/02/27/my-year-inside-radical-islam/

HOT AIR.com - VENT with Michelle Malkin - VIDEO/blog -
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross interview: "MY YEAR INSIDE RADICAL ISLAM" -Part I
(February 27, 2007)


1,233 posted on 03/23/2007 1:19:37 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.truthusa.com/MoreThanCartoons.html

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/22/france.cartoon.reut/index.html

"Paper wins Mohammed cartoon case"
POSTED: 9:39 a.m. EDT, March 22, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "PARIS, France (Reuters) -- A French court on Thursday ruled in favor of a satirical weekly that had printed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, rejecting accusations by Islamic groups who said the publication incited hatred against Muslims."


1,234 posted on 03/23/2007 1:27:14 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; backhoe; piasa; Clive

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=zimbabwe

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Thanks to Clive for the ping to this thread:

"Mugabe killing off few remaining media, says watchdog"
Zim Online ^ | 2007-03-23 | Tsungai Murandu

Posted on 03/23/2007 1:31:15 AM PDT by Clive

HARARE


1,235 posted on 03/23/2007 1:36:36 AM PDT by Cindy
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UPDATE:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=taliban
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BLOG:

"Italy trades Taliban for hostage"
By Michelle Malkin · March 22, 2007 08:48 AM

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007145.htm


1,236 posted on 03/23/2007 1:46:46 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; nwctwx; Jet Jaguar; All

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24889_JPost-_Embassies_in_Tehran_Preparing_Escape_Plans&only
(March 22, 2007)

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(Note: Photos included with this article.)

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879153851&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

23, 2007 0:57 | Updated Mar. 23, 2007 1:18
"Exclusive: Embassies in Teheran prepare escape plans"
By AMIR MIZROCH


1,237 posted on 03/23/2007 2:06:06 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; backhoe; piasa

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24887_AlJazeerah.info_-_Run_By_Georgia_College_Prof&only

WEBLOG:

Thursday, March 22, 2007
"AlJazeerah.info - Run By Georgia College Prof?"

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stepping back in time...

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/648

Middle East studies in the News

"Anti-War Arab Site Based in Pro-War Town"
by Robert Stacy McCain
Washington Times
April 14, 2003


1,238 posted on 03/23/2007 2:37:17 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: bang_list; Armedcitizen; DaveLoneRanger; All

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200703/NAT20070323c.html

"Gun Ban Bill Would Cripple the Second Amendment, Group Warns"
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
March 23, 2007


1,239 posted on 03/23/2007 2:41:07 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; backhoe; piasa; JohnathanRGalt

UPDATE...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=irhabi007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1603333/posts?page=32#32

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http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005972.html

22 March 2007
"Can you say 'sub judice'?"


1,240 posted on 03/23/2007 2:58:47 AM PDT by Cindy
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