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U.S. Seeks Closing of Visa Loophole for Britons
-Full Story-

Omar Khyam, the ringleader of the thwarted London bomb plot who was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday, showed the potential for disaffected young men to be lured as terrorists, a threat that British officials said they would have to contend with for a generation.

But the 25-year-old Mr. Khyam, a Briton of Pakistani descent, also personifies a larger and more immediate concern: as a British citizen, he could have entered the United States without a visa, like many of an estimated 800,000 other Britons of Pakistani origin.

American officials, citing the number of terror plots in Britain involving Britons with ties to Pakistan, expressed concern over the visa loophole. In recent months, the homeland security secretary, Michael Chertoff, has opened talks with the government here on how to curb the access of British citizens of Pakistani origin to the United States.

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[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1741897/posts?page=318#318

Thanks to ButThreeLeftsDo for the ping to this thread...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1842141/posts

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070530-023947-9029r.htm

“US Airways seeks imam-suit dismissal”
By Audrey Hudson
May 30, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The airline says it denied transportation to Ahmed Shqeirat, Mohamed Ibrahim, Didmar Faja, Omar Shahin, Mahmoud Sulaiman and Marwan Sadeddin in November “due to security concerns.””

318 posted on 05/30/2007 3:19:52 PM PDT by Cindy

[Cindy]

http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/27apr07/27apr07-salafy_forums.html

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[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://news.google.com/news?um=1&tab=wn&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=al-libi&btnG=Search+News

http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?tab=nb&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=al-libi&scoring=d

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18942722/

“Is North African militant new face of al-Qaida?
Abu Yahya al-Libi is now seen as often in al-Qaida videos as al-Zawahiri”

-Updated: 11:49 a.m. PT May 30, 2007

[Oorang]

That’s just crazy. Is there no reason, or common sense, left? *Sigh* Thanks for posting that article and link Cindy.

[Cindy]

Not enough to common sense, apparently, to stop the political correctness.

You’re welcome Oorang.

[Cindy]

RECAP and UPDATE:

SEATTLE TIMES.com: "11 NEW CHARGES FILED IN JEWISH FEDERATION SHOOTINGS; DEFENDANT PLEADS INSANITY" by Christine Clarridge (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Haq is accused of forcing his way into the secure Belltown offices of the federation on July 28 by holding a gun to the back of a 14-year-old girl. He carried two guns, court documents allege, and spewed anti-Semitic statements as he made his way through the office, randomly shooting people he encountered as some screamed and tried to escape or hide. The shooting came a day after the FBI had warned Jewish organizations nationwide to be on alert after Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon and al-Qaida's second in command urged that the war raging in the Middle East be carried to the U.S. Haq reportedly told operators in a 911 call during the shooting, "These are Jews. I want these Jews to get out."") (May 30, 2007, 11:20 am)

SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: "HAQ WON'T FACE DEATH PENALTY" by Tracy Johnson (Last updated Decembr 20, 2006, 2:27 p.m. PT)

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: "JEWISH FEDERATION SHOOTING VICTIM GIVES BIRTH" by Phuong Le (November 29, 2006, 11:17 am, PT)

SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: "JEWISH FEDERATION SHOOTING SUSPECT TRIES TO PLEAD GUILTY" by Tracy Johnson ()August 11, 2006)

DANIEL PIPES.org (NEW YORK SUN): "'SUDDEN JIHAD SYNDROME' IN SEATTLE" by Daniel Pipes (August 8, 2006)

DANIEL PIPES.org - blog: "MORE ON NAVEED HAQ, SEATTLE'S SUDDEN JIHADI" (August 8, 2006)

SEATTLE TIMES.com: ""I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT ID DID," HERO OF JEWISH FEDERATION SHOOTINGS SAYS" by Jennifer Sullivan (Updated August 8, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "A HATE CRIME WITH NO HATER" (August 3, 2006)

SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: "'I AM A MUSLIM AMERICAN, ANGRY AT ISRAEL' Six shot, one killed at Seattle Jewish Federation" (July 29, 2006)

SEATTLE TIMES.com: "HATRED HITS HOME: 6 SHOT AT JEWISH OFFICE" (July 29, 2006)

WorldNetDaily.com: "1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Seattle Terror" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Haq's father was a founding member of the Islamic Centre of Tri-Cities in Richland. He and his wife moved to Pasco three years ago. According to Chris Richey of Everett, Haq had been his neighbor until two weeks ago, when he abruptly moved. The landlady at their apartment told Richey Haq was going to Pakistan. Haq spoke often about guns and politics, said Richey, and didn't like President Bush. A law-enforcement source said Haq had a licence to carry a concealed weapon.") (July 29, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - Weblog: "MEET THE MUSLIM SHOOTING SUSPECT" (July 29, 2006)

SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.com: "SUSPECT'S BAIL SET AT $50 MILLION" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "After listening to the 911 tapes, Kerlikowske described Haq as initially enraged. Haq "wanted the U.S. to leave Iraq, that his people had been mistreated, that the U.S. was arming Israel, and he didn't care if he died," Kerlikowske recounted.") (Saturday, July 29, 2006 Last updated 10:06 p.m. PT)

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46220

U.S., Iraqi Troops Seize 47 in Iraq Operations

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2007 – Iraqi and coalition forces captured 47 suspected terrorists, including some suspected terror-cell chieftains, and seized contraband weaponry during operations across Iraq over the past few days, military officials reported.

Coalition forces detained 30 suspected terrorists in operations around Iraq today.

During operations this morning in Baghdad, Mosul, and Anbar and Salah ad Din provinces coalition troops rounded up 28 suspected terrorists.

— Coalition troops detained two suspected terrorists during morning operations in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.

— In Mosul, coalition forces detained four suspected terrorists, including an individual believed to be the key al Qaeda link in the city.

— During morning raids in Anbar province, coalition troops detained 14 suspected terrorists believed to have al Qaeda ties associated with transport of money, weapons and foreign fighters into Iraq.

— Coalition raids in Salah ad Din province nabbed three suspected terrorists. A discovered weapons cache produced mortars, small arms and a heavy machine gun.

— Coalition forces captured five suspected terrorists in Sadr City. Individuals detained are believed to be members of a secret terror cell linked to the transport of explosively formed ordnance and insurgents from Iran into Iraq.

“This morning we removed numerous, abhorrent terrorists from the Iraqi population,” Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, said. “Our operations will continue to seek out these lawless and dangerous terrorists.”

The capture of weapons traffickers in Sadr City is sure to disrupt the flow of weapons into Iraq, he said. “We will continue to target terrorists who aid the trafficking of deadly weapons that threaten the safety and security of innocent Iraqis,” Garver said.

In another operation today, coalition troops detained two suspected terrorists, found weapons and seized a local vehicle after coming under attack near Az-Zaidon, Iraq, west of Baghdad.

American soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team spotted a possible improvised explosive device connection wire and followed it to a small shack. A man ran from the shack upon the soldiers’ approach. The soldiers then came under small-arms fire. One insurgent was killed and another was wounded during the ensuring firefight.

Upon a search of nearby vehicles, the soldiers found a rifle, a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher, falsified identification documents, six cell phones, a cordless phone, a box of ammunition, and some AK-47 rifle magazines.

A pickup truck then bore down on the soldiers at high speed. The soldiers fired on the truck and disabled it. Three men fled the truck. Upon searching the truck the soldiers found a 9 mm pistol. Another nearby pickup truck was searched, and it yielded a spool of copper wire. The truck was confiscated for further investigation.

In other news from Iraq, Iraqi special operations troops detained two people, including a suspected terror cell leader, during a morning raid yesterday in the Baghdad area. The accused terrorist is suspected of running a kidnapping and assassination network in the Baghdad area. The cell is believed to have abducted an Iraqi nuclear power scientist and of complicity in the murders of two senior Iraqi government officials.

Elsewhere, Iraqi troops captured 15 other terrorists during three operations conducted May 26-28 in central Iraq.

— Iraqi special operations forces seized four people suspected of killing and torturing civilians, as well as forcing them out of their homes in the Baghdad area during a May 28 raid.

— Iraqi soldiers captured eight suspected terrorists during a May 27 raid.

— Iraqi soldiers detained three suspected terrorists and destroyed a car bomb and several large weapons caches during a May 26 raid.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)

[Cindy]

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46221

“Officers Describe al Qaeda Prison Rescue Mission”

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2007

[Cindy]

http://www.memri.org/egypt.html

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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07050190.htm

Monday, May 28, 2007

“Egypt: keeping the Copts subjugated
- security increasingly tenuous for Egypt’s indigenous Coptic Christians”

By Elizabeth Kendal
World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)
Special to ASSIST News Service

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=egypt&ID=SP158707

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1587
May 16, 2007 No.1587

“Egyptian Muslim Intellectual Criticizes Egypt’s Treatment of Copts”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
http://www.memri.org/iran.html
http://www.jihadwatch.org/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=iran
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=148#

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=iran&ID=IA35707

Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 357
May 31, 2007 No.357

“The Doctrine of Mahdism: In the Ideological and Political Philosophy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Mesbah-e Yazdi”
By A. Savyon and Y. Mansharof*

“To View A PDF Version Of This Document, Please Visit:http://www.memri.org/publicdocs/doctrine_of_mahdism.pdf";

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28549
“High Noon With Iran”
By Kenneth R. Timmerman
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 31, 2007

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28545
“Dangerous Illusions”
By Daniel M. Zucker
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 31, 2007

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28489
“Ignorance and Al-Sadr”
By Andrew G. Bostom
American Thinker | May 31, 2007

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070531-121113-7074r.htm

“Troops sweep Sadr City for abducted Britons”
By Ravi Nessman
ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 31, 2007

BAGHDAD

[Cindy]

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May1172.xml&section=subcontinent

“Pakistani journalists get bullet “warnings””
(AFP)

30 May 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “ISLAMABAD - Three Pakistani journalists working for international news organisations found bullets placed in their cars late Tuesday in what a local media group said was an attempt to intimidate them.

The Karachi Union of Journalists said an envelope containing a bullet was taped to the windscreen of one journalist, while envelopes — each with a bullet inside — were left inside the vehicles of the two others.

The action comes a week after a shadowy organisation with links to a party that supports military ruler President Pervez Musharraf issued a list of a dozen journalists, declaring them as “enemies”.

The Mohajir Rabita Council, which published the list, has ties to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the ruling party in the volatile southern port city. Neither group could immediately be reached for comment.

“We believe it is a very serious threat to working journalists,” Karachi Union of Journalists president Shahmim-ur Rehman said, without naming the journalists or the organisations involved.

“It is an attempt to muzzle the free media.... We have lodged a police report and we are demanding the government should arrest those behind the latest threat,” he added.

“If the government fails to do so we will be justified in believing that there is complicity of the government in the current campaign to harass journalists.”

Karachi police chief Azhar Farooqi confirmed that police had registered a case and told AFP that he had set up a special team to investigate the incident.”

[Cindy]

http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20070530-094048-2213r.htm
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Today’s Editorial: “LA RAZA AND AMERICANS” by Jim Simpson
(May 31, 2007)

[Cindy]

BLOG:

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007631.htm
“The Dhanak murders”
By Michelle Malkin · May 31, 2007 12:00 AM

[Cindy]

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200705/CUL20070531a.html

“Gun Advocate Wants Priest’s ‘Snuff’ Comments Investigated”
By Nathan Burchfiel
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
May 31, 2007

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http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200705/NAT20070529a.html

“’Snuff’ the Gun Shop Owner, Priest Says”
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
May 29, 2007

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07050200.htm

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

“Muslim Converts Fear for Their Lives in Germany
Bishop Concerned About Increasing Threats Against Former Muslims”

By Wolfgang Polzer
Special to ASSIST News Service

BERLIN/STUTTGART

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

[Cindy]

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, Thu May 31 2007 04:12:03 GMT-0700.

Worldwide Caution

April 10, 2007

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3406931,00.html

Iranian foreign minister arrives in Damascus

Published: 05.31.07, 10:29 / Israel News

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has arrived in Damascus, where he is expected to meet with senior Syrian officials, including President Bashar Assad, the Irna news agency reported.

Mottaki’s visit is being after the UN Security Council approved a resolution for an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s murder. (Dudi Cohen)

[Cindy]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180527968263&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

May. 31, 2007 0:25 | Updated May. 31, 2007 10:20
“Israel to ready public for ‘all-out war’”
By YAAKOV KATZ

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “With Iran racing toward nuclear power and IDF preparations for the possibility of a conflict with Syria and Hizbullah in high gear, the Home Front Command plans to launch a publicity campaign to prepare the public for war.

Within a few weeks it intends to inform the public about what people need to do in the event of attack.

The campaign was not connected to a specific event or threat but was meant to brace the public for war in general, senior IDF officers said.

“Our job is to prepare for an all-out war,” Col. Hilik Sofer, head of the Home Front Command Population Division, told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday. “We prepare for a wide range of possibilities since it doesn’t make a difference where the threat comes from.”

Several weeks ago, the Home Front Command distributed pamphlets in Netivot and Ashkelon explaining how to behave during a Kassam attack. Both cities are within 15 kilometers of the Gaza Strip.

The IDF has deployed early warning systems outside Netivot and Ashkelon. They have not been activated, pending government approval.”