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Posted on 06/01/2007 7:57:59 PM PDT by nwctwx
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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07060023.htm
ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com
Monday, June 4, 2007
Two Assyrian Baghdad US Embassy employees killed by Al-Qaeda
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (ANS) — An Assyrian couple that worked for the US embassy in Baghdad has been killed by an al Qaeda-led group. The couple was killed on Monday, May 28. According to Reuters, after the husband went missing late last week his wife went to look for him and then she too appeared to have been abducted.
U.S officials, who wish to remain anonymous, told AINA, the Assyrian International News Agency (www.aina.org) , the couple’s car was stopped and the husband was abducted while the terrorists screamed “you filthy Christian traitor.” When the wife, Amal, attempted to deliver the ransom to the kidnappers, described as a Sunni group, she was killed.
According to AINA, the self-styled “Islamic State of Iraq” said in a statement published on the Internet “God’s ruling has been implemented against two of the most prominent agents and spies of the worshippers of the Cross...a man and woman who occupy an important position at the U.S. embassy...The swords of the security personnel of the Islamic State of Iraq...are with God’s grace slitting the throats of crusaders and their aides and lackeys.”
AINA reported the group said it was able to acquire a large amount of money from them. It did not give further details.
U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey said only that two local Baghdad embassy employees were missing. “There are two local national employees of the embassy in Baghdad who are missing. Their whereabouts, at this point, are unknown,” Casey told reporters in Washington. “We do have concerns about their welfare.”
** Michael Ireland is an international British freelance journalist. A former reporter with a London newspaper, Michael is the Chief Correspondent for ASSIST News Service of Lake Forest, California. Michael immigrated to the United States in 1982 and became a US citizen in September, 1995. He is married with two children. Michael has also been a frequent contributor to UCB Europe, a British Christian radio station.
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http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/06/dday_remembered.html
“D-Day Remembered”
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stepping back to 2006:
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2006/06/dday_remembered.html
“D-Day Remembered”
Posted By Blackfive
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http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20070605-092645-4384r.htm
“Putin’s menacing behavior”
TODAY’S EDITORIAL
June 6, 2007
Off Topic and FYI:
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070606-3.html
Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation
White House News
June 5, 2007
Presidential Determination
No. 2007-22
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBJECT: Partial Resumption of Travel to Lebanon to
Promote Peace and Security
By virtue of the authority vested in me by 49 U.S.C. 40106(b) and for the purpose of promoting peace and security in Lebanon, I hereby determine that the prohibition of transportation services to Lebanon established by Presidential Determination 85-14 of July 1, 1985, as amended by Presidential Determination 92-41 of August 17, 1992, and Presidential Determination 98-32 of June 19, 1998, is hereby further amended to permit U.S. air carriers under contract to the United States Government to engage in foreign air transportation to and from Lebanon of passengers, including U.S. and non-U.S. citizens, and their accompanying baggage; of goods for humanitarian purposes; and of any other cargo or materiel.
All other prohibitions set forth in the above-referenced Presidential determinations remain in effect.
You are directed to implement this determination immediately.
You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016782.php
June 6, 2007
Fourth bombing in Beirut since May 20
Another bombing in a Christian neighborhood. “Sad al-Bouchrieh takes its turn recovering from bomb,” by Nour Samaha for the Daily Star:
Residents and storeowners in Sad al-Bouchrieh appeared numb on Tuesday as they began the increasingly familiar routine of clearing away debris as quickly as possible in order to resume their normal lives after Monday night’s bomb blast. The bomb, the fourth in Beirut since May 20, exploded near the Abdel Massih Center next to Mar Takla Church, wounding 13 and causing severe damage to dozens of businesses in the Christian neighborhood.
Military Prosecutor Jean Fahd filed charges on Tuesday against the unknown perpetrators of the explosion, adding that a guilty verdict could lead to a death sentence. He reassigned the case to Military Investigative Magistrate Rasheed Mezher. Judicial reports said no one has been arrested in connection with the explosion.
Dozens of residents, business owners, families and friends picked up brooms and other tools in an effort to clean up and open shop again. Only the shell of the bus - behind which the bomb had been placed - remained at the site. The rest of the vehicle has been swept away, along with smashed cars and other debris from the commercial center. Every window in the six-story center was shattered.
“Everybody rushed to help as soon as it was clear to come through,” said Carlos Mbarak, whose sister owns a beauty parlor in the row of shops on the ground floor of the Abdel Massih Center. “There is nothing else to do but that.
“This is not the first time [an explosion] happened here, and it is not the first time it has happened in Lebanon, so the only thing we can do is continue with our normal lives,” he said.
Nonetheless, he added, “we are just fed up with it all.”
Posted by Marisol at June 6, 2007 12:48 AM
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016534.php
(AP)
May 20, 2007
“One woman killed, 12 injured in an explosion in Christian Beirut neighborhood”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016781.php
June 6, 2007
Jihadists in Pakistan “luring” children to become suicide bombers
Bet you didn’t think of this scenario when telling your kids not to talk to strangers. “Jihadi groups ‘luring’ kids to turn suicide-bombers,” from India Daily:
Jihadi groups in Pakistan’s Dir district in the North West Frontier Province are “luring” school children to become suicide bombers, prompting some parents to send their wards outside the area for their education, a media report said Sunday. Hashim Hussain, opposition leader in the District Assembly, took up the issue on the floor of the House a few days ago, demanding that the administration should stop jihadi organisations from ruining the children’s future.
“I asked the assembly members if participation in jihad at such an early age guarantees a place in paradise ... no one responded to my question,” he was quoted as saying by Daily Times. Hussain claimed the children were not given military training, but “only given a suicide jacket to blow themselves up in public places.” A man whose son was taken away from school and later found with a jihadi organisation [which had] enrolled his kid in a school in another district, relatives of the boy said. The father said he was taking his son hundreds of miles away from the influence of the extremist groups. Ten school children have been reported “missing” from a school in the district. Local policemen said they are investigating the cases.
Posted by Marisol at June 6, 2007 12:39 AM
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Children of Jihad vs. Children of the West ...(Michelle Malkin)
Creators Syndicate ^ | Wednesday, June 06, 2007 | Michelle Malkin
Posted on 06/06/2007 4:17:53 AM PDT by IrishMike
What is your most lofty aspiration? Death for the sake of Allah!”
That is the charming verse kindergarteners in a Hamas classroom chanted last week during their graduation ceremony. The girls dressed in butterfly costumes. The boys donned camouflage, black masks, green bandanas and toy semi-automatic rifles. The video aired by the Middle East Media Research Institute (www.memritv.org) features the children wielding swords and guns while mimicking paramilitary exercises.
And how are we preparing the children of the West to defend themselves against these little soldiers of Allah?
Scene 1: In New York City, one nursery school dragged 3-year-old toddlers to the office of Rep. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx/Westchester/Rockland), where they sang “It’s a Small World” around a 12-foot “Tree of Peace.” The New York Press reported last week:
“The handmade tree, crafted by 17 children during pre-school class time, was a statement against American troops remaining in Iraq, and a call to pursue peaceful paths to end all world conflicts. This gift, however, seemed more like a Trojan horse, designed to gain an invitation inside so that the children’s far-left leaning parents could rail against the war and the congressman’s initial vote in support of it.”
The children’s teacher, Valerie Coleman-Palansky, defended the stunt thusly: “I think it’s appropriate for 3-year-olds to know that the world needs to be a peaceful place for everybody to live in and a safe place for everybody to live in.”
Perhaps it’s time for Ms. Coleman-Palansky to acquaint herself with the Palestinian Mickey Mouse. The chant of the little jihadists drowns out the Disneyfied reverie:
“What is your most lofty aspiration? Death for the sake of Allah!”
(Excerpt) Read more at creators.com ...
BTTT
I also believe DC is on edge following Azzam’s latest release.
Mail call for you.
Thanks for links and updates. BTTT!
placemark
Thanks and Ditto, Donna.
I hope all Freepers and Lurkers read that post.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=globaljihad
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June 6, 2007
“U.K. jury told of ‘terror hoard’ on defendant’s computer”
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016784.php
(MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS)
June 6, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The jury was told Omar Altimimi has links with convicted terrorists overseas and was discovered with false identity cards hidden in the sole of his shoe when he was arrested.
Manchester Crown Court was told there was a “considerable amount of serious terrorist related material” on two computers found at Altimimi’s Bolton home and another address in the town used by him. The computers included bomb instructions and details of how to run terror cells as well as video footage of terrorists and of executions in Iraq.
The 36-year-old faces a series of charges under the Terrorism Act, including possession of instructions on how to make a detonator and explosive device and instructions on the use of chemicals and bombing strategies. He denies the charges.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Prosecuting Tim Barnes QC said: “There was a large number of files which were concerned with a variety of terrorist activities and which also included graphic and appalling video footage of the execution of those who had been taken hostage or were considered enemies by insurgent factions in Iraq.” He added: “The terrorist content of this computer-held material becomes still more significant when we consider associations which the Crown can prove this defendant had with other terrorists convicted in Holland and France.
“He is associated through an address in Rotterdam with Arab terrorists in Europe. The Crown can also prove that he sent a money order to Thailand to a man who was subsequently convicted in his absence of terrorist offences in France.”
The court heard sections from a chart found on one of the computers talked about the organisational structure of a terror cell with information on explosives, chemicals, kidnapping and assassination, the monitoring of presidents, police, diplomats, the media and other organisations.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “One section, it was alleged, referred to Jihad and the holy war against democracy and communism. It was said to talk of, killing soldiers and police officers, assassinating the head of the country, demolishing electricity stations and petrol stations, demolishing “infidel universities”, mixed schools and pubs and killing embassy diplomats.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The court heard police found a number of job descriptions and applications including one for a cleaning supervisor for Greater Manchester Police and another for a job as a trainee teacher at Bolton College.”
...continuing with post no. 278:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6727721.stm
Last Updated: Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 16:07 GMT 17:07 UK
“Suspect ‘had terror tips on PC’”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Tips on hiding bombs in washing powder and sweet boxes were among several from terror manuals found on a suspect’s home computer, a court has heard.
Omar Altimimi, 37, also had video clips from Muslim extremists showing Osama bin Laden praising the “Knights of London” for the 7 July bombings.
Mr Altimimi, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, came to the UK in 2004.
He denies six charges of possession of the material for a purpose connected with terrorism.
He also denies the acquisition and attempted possession of criminal property.
Manchester Crown Court heard that Mr Altimimi applied for jobs in teaching and with the police in his community.
Explosives advice
But the father of three, who created three “parallel” identities, also gathered information on terrorism which was discovered when he was arrested on money laundering charges in February last year, the court heard.
It is alleged that money stolen from the Yemen Tourist Board was transferred to an account at the Nationwide Building Society in Bolton before some of it - £3,000 - was later transferred to his account.
The computer files identified targets such as markets, stadium exits, colleges, cinemas, buses and bus stops, the court heard.
And the files contained the guidance: “In occasions and festivals you could hide explosives in flowerpots or boxes of sweets.”
The court also heard that a recipe for creating poisonous cyanide gas using tablet capsules which would kill humans within minutes was also found.
One document is alleged to have said: “Explosives could be hidden in boxes of washing powder like a 5kg box of Persil or Ariel washing powder.””
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Special Dispatch Series - No. 1612
June 7, 2007 No.1612
“Islamist Websites Monitor No. 109”
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