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Was there ever any doubt?
Radical cleric sets up sharia law in Pakistan's capital
Snip: A radical cleric set up a vigilante Islamic court in Pakistan's capital yesterday and threatened to unleash a wave of suicide bombs if the government tried to repress his Taliban-style movement.
The challenge to the authority of President Pervez Musharraf, by a firebrand cleric, Maulana Abdul Aziz, came amid growing fears of what the local media has dubbed a "creeping Talibanisation" across Pakistan...........
........"Our youths will shake their palaces with their suicide attacks," said Maulana (Father) Aziz in a sermon delivered to thousands of his followers at Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, in central Islamabad.
Snip: For those curious about the destination that's been attached to this recent story, it's true that even American citizens do not need a visa to visit. The island's most luxurious lodging is at the Dariush Grand Hotel, which one TripAdvisor reviewer calls as nice of a place as you'll find in Iran, but not quite up to international standards.
Kish Island can be reached by flying Kish Air from the United Arab Emirates. Lest you be a bit worried by the website's opening message about its humble beginnings with leased Bulgarian aircraft, fret not, because they also really "care about you."
US arrest three allegedly involved in war crimes in South America
Snip: U.S. law enforcement officials have announced the arrest of three former South American military officers, an Argentine and two Peruvians, who are suspected of war crimes.
The officials say former Argentine military officer Ernesto Guillermo Barreiro was arrested in Virginia, about 75 kilometers west of Washington, D.C. He is alleged to have been the chief interrogator at a clandestine detention facility during Argentina's so-called Dirty War in the 1970s and 1980s.
Taiwan bans poultry from West Virginia
Snip: Cuba, Japan, Russia and Taiwan have declared poultry from the southern state of West Virginia temporarily ineligible for importation following the discovery of avian flu at a turkey farm.
The countries will not accept any poultry or poultry products from the state. Also, Hong Kong will not accept such imports from Pendleton County, where the avian flu was found, said Matt Herrick, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.
"They are temporary measures based on international guidelines," Herrick said Thursday.
Timeframes for resuming poultry imports will depend on each country's standards. For example, Cuba allows such imports to resume 21 days after the disease is detected, providing the poultry farm is sterilized to its standards, Herrick said.
"The remaining countries ... it's a case-by-case basis," he said.
State agriculture officials said the strain of the disease found in Pendleton County turkeys is not harmful to humans. But 25,000 turkeys at the farm were destroyed this week as a precaution to prevent the virus from mutating and spreading.
A good selection of links MamaDearest, thank you.
Those arrests look interesting — I wonder how that all came together.
Thank you for the ping and for moving TM forward so well over the years, Cindy.
You’re very welcome Donna.
http://www.thecroissant.com/sample_articles.php?action=viewarticle&id=326
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http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/04/spain_fears_attacks_in_the_mag.php
“Spain fears attacks in the Maghreb against its interests”
By Olivier Guitta
“After the French, the Americans and the British, the Spaniards are now warning of potential terror attacks in the Maghreb.”
https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=66180
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“Warden Message: Kyrgyzstan Demonstrations April 9-11”
Consular Affairs Bulletins
South / Central Asia - Kyrgyzstan
6 Apr 2007
Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/04/06/031.html
Friday, April 6, 2007. Issue 3631. Page 4.
News in Brief
Car Explodes in Moscow
A car exploded in central Moscow on Thursday morning, Interfax reported. No one was injured.
The force of the blast, which occurred in the trunk of the car, was equivalent to 400 grams of TNT, police said.
The car was parked on Ulitsa Zamoryonova. The street remained closed as of Thursday afternoon. A criminal investigation is under way. (MT)”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6534355.stm
Last Updated: Saturday, 7 April 2007, 06:08 GMT 07:08 UK
“Seven die in Sri Lanka bus attack”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A roadside bomb has hit a bus in northern Sri Lanka, killing seven people and injuring 26, security officials say.
The bus hit a mine outside the town of Vavuniya, 250 km (155 miles) north of the capital, Colombo.
Vavuniya is the last government-held garrison town before territory held by the separatist Tamil Tigers, who are suspected of carrying out the attack.
The Tigers have denied responsibility, and blame the military for the bombing.
The injured - including seven soldiers - have been admitted to local hospitals.”
“Gaddafi Suggests Second Fatimid State”
By IOL Staff
(April 1, 2007)
CAIRO
Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070407/46247.htm
23 killed in Tamil Nadu bus explosion
From correspondents in Tamil Nadu, India, 03:00 PM IST
Twenty-three people were killed and several injured in an explosion in a bus in Tindivanum in Tamil Nadu Saturday.
According to information reaching here, the explosion occurred in a bus parked at a bus stand in the town, 200 km from here. Police suspect the explosion could be due to detonators kept in the bus.
The people had earlier noticed fumes coming out of the bus and started dousing it. However, there was a sudden explosion, police said.
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http://www.wtop.com/?nid=116&sid=1057435
April 7th, 2007
“Cheney Reasserts Saddam Link to al-Qaida”
Apr 6th - 4:35pm
WASHINGTON (AP)
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007262.htm
“Anti-gun zealots oppose Navy SEAL memorial statue”
By Michelle Malkin · April 06, 2007 10:06 AM
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Sat Apr 07 2007 03:29:35 GMT-0700.
Worldwide Caution
October 11, 2006
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
Only in America...
Note: The following post is a quote:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015962.php
April 07, 2007
Hamid Hayat, found guilty of terror training in Pakistan, now claims jury
foreman bias against “people accused of terrorist activities”
Hamid Hayat Update. His conviction, you see, is all because the jury foreman was biased against people accused of terrorist activities. What he really needs is a jury foreman who believes that people accused of terrorist activities are the victims of racism, bigotry, Islamophobia.
“Lodi Terrorism Case Back In Court,” from KGO News, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:
Apr. 6 - KGO - A Lodi man convicted on terrorism charges heads back to court today, hoping to get a new trial because of jury misconduct charges.
A jury found Hamid Hayat guilty last year of undergoing terrorist training in Pakistan.
Hayat has filed a motion that accuses the jury foreman had a bias against people accused of terrorist activities and hid his bias with dishonest answers while jurors were chosen.
Hayat faces up to 39 years in prison.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/011269.php
May 01, 2006
“In Lodi Terror Case, Intent Was the Clincher”
(LA TIMES)
Just down the road from me (banging head against wall). I dont' think the charges will carry, but just the thought the punk will get off - grrrrr.
It’s dejavu all over again. People ask me why I care about those illegals, and I say “Until you go to the funeral of someone killed by one, you probably will never understand”
Everyday I think nothing will surprise me anymore.
I understand how you feel, Godzilla.
Well for me, when I left California, all those hospitals closing because they couldn’t handle the strain of free health care for illegals was probably my eye opener.
As a victim of two very serious car accidents (neither jerk was illegal — one was on a cocktail of illegal drugs; the other was driving HUA); I do know how you feel, though.
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=32719
Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq, Iraqis Foil Car Bombs
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2007 – Two American soldiers were killed in northern Iraq yesterday: one by gunfire in Kirkuk, another by an improvised explosive device in Diyala, defense officials said.
A second soldier was wounded in the first incident and two in the second. All of the soldiers were members of Task Force Lightning.
In other news, Iraqi troops foiled a suicide car bomb attempt on a checkpoint south of Baghdad, yesterday. The only casualties in the attack on soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, were the two suicide bombers.
In Al Haswah, a vehicle approached an Iraqi Army checkpoint. The passenger of the vehicle got out and attempted to move surrounding concertina wire. Guards shot and killed the man. The driver of the vehicle then detonated the car bomb, officials said.
In Adamiyah, an improvised explosive device killed an Iraqi civilian and wounded two others yesterday. A route clearance team from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, observed the explosion that struck an Iraqi civilian vehicle. While responding, another IED struck a coalition vehicle. It wounded one soldier, who has returned to duty, officials said.
Terrorists launched another car bomb attack against the Sadr City Joint Security Station on April 4. The attack failed to kill or injure anyone at the facility.
Finally, Iraqi Army troops swept into Ad Diwaniyah April 6 to disrupt militia activity and return security and stability here back to the government of Iraq. Soldiers of the 8th Iraqi Army Division, supported by Multinational Division Baghdad troops, began Operation Black Eagle in response to the recent violence threatening to destabilize the region.
“Instead of showing instability and bowing to intimidation, the Iraqi government and its security forces have taken action and boldly responded to the militia threat,” said Army Col. Michael Garrett, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.
“The decisive actions taken by the 8th Iraqi Army Division is just the beginning of the government’s plan to re-establish security in the area and create an environment where the government can improve the quality of life for the people of Ad Diwaniyah.”
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
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