Posted on 03/05/2008 5:59:39 PM PST by nwctwx
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080330/ap_on_re_eu/france_s_holy_warriors
“French extremists dream of jihad in Iraq”
By ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press Writer
Sun Mar 30, 7:39 PM ET
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “PARIS - Boubakeur el Hakim traded his Paris neighborhood of boulangeries and halal butcher shops for the insurgent camps of Iraq. When he came home, he told his war stories to other young men on the forgotten edges of French society, allegedly persuading some to follow in his footsteps.
His younger brother did, and died fighting U.S. forces.
After years of investigation by French authorities, el Hakim, 24, went on trial this month in a case exposing how the Iraq war has sucked radical youths from Europe to a battlefield where they have learned skills that officials fear may one day be used in domestic terror attacks.
Along with four other young Frenchmen, a Moroccan and an Algerian, el Hakim is accused of funneling French Muslim fighters to Iraq. All the Frenchmen except suspected ringleader Farid Benyettou, 26, have acknowledged going to Iraq or planning to go. All deny inciting others to go.
All seven men are accused of criminal association with a terrorist enterprise, a vague charge that carries a maximum 10-year sentence, though the prosecutor only asked for between three and eight years.”
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17957&Itemid=21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080331-03
March 31, 2008
ISF, CF kill 8 criminals, detain 2 others in pursuit to secure streets of Baghdad
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed eight criminals and detained two in separate incidents in Baghdad March 30.
At 6 a.m., Soldiers from 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division, were at a checkpoint in the Kadamiyah district when they reported receiving small-arms fire coming from the north. The Soldiers were approached by criminals on foot, and an aerial weapons team was called in to fire on the criminals. The aerial strike killed three criminals and injured one criminal.
At 7 a.m., Soldiers from 4th BCT, 10th Mountain Division, detained a criminal in the Karkh district based on suspicion of being highly involved with smuggling explosively formed penetrators and with ties to the fighting in Basra.
At 11:15 a.m., Soldiers from 4th BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. engaged and killed a criminal who was emplacing an improvised explosive device in New Baghdad.
At approximately noon, Soldiers from 1st BN., 2nd Stryker Cav. Regt. reported encountering a complex attack involving small-arms fire and attacks from rocket-propelled grenades while patrolling in eastern Baghdad. The Soldiers engaged and killed three criminals.
At 1 p.m., Soldiers from 22nd Bn., 6th Iraqi Army Div. arrested an Iraqi man after he was searched at a security checkpoint in Kadamiyah. The man was found to be carrying a large amount of illegal ammunition.
At 3:40 p.m., Soldiers from 4th BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. reported receiving five mortar rounds at Joint Security Station al-Khansa in New Baghdad. The Soldiers fired three rounds to counter the attack, then a sniper from the unit engaged and killed one of the criminals. The Soldiers requested an air strike, which destroyed the criminals’ mortar tube.
“We will be relentless in our pursuit of those breaking the law,” said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, MND-B spokesman. “If these criminals continue to attack innocent Iraqis and Coalition forces, we will pursue them and bring them to justice.”
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17958&Itemid=21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080331-04
March 31, 2008
ISF, advised by U.S. Special Operations Forces, detain 10 suspected AQI in separate operations
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained 10 suspected al Qaeda in Iraq members in separate operations March 29.
East of Fallujah, Scouts from 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, detained one suspected AQI leader. This suspect is believed to be responsible for improvised explosive device attacks in March and June of 2007, which resulted in the deaths of several Coalition force members.
Recent intelligence reports have linked him and his terrorist network to several kidnappings and murders in the al-Bassam area.
In the village of Makhiat, near Mosul, 2nd Iraqi Army Division Soldiers detained four suspected AQI members and held five additional suspects for questioning. They are suspected of violent acts on Iraqi civilians, and Iraqi and Coalition forces.
They are also suspected of the kidnapping, torture and murder of innocent Iraqi civilians; suicide and improvised explosive attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces; as well as video recording violent attacks for AQI propaganda.
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https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=82076
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Sub-Saharan Africa - Zimbabwe
30 Mar 2008
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https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=82075
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Warden Message: Afghanistan Increased Threat Level This Spring
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30 Mar 2008
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RELATED REPORTS
6 Feb 2008
TRAVEL WARNING: AFGHANISTAN
18 Jan 2008
SERENA HOTEL ATTACK HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY CONCERNS IN KABUL
17 Dec 2007
WARDEN MESSAGE: AFGHANISTAN HOLIDAY TERRORIST ACTIVITY
28 Nov 2007
WARDEN MESSAGE: AFGHANISTAN SUICIDE VEHICULAR BOMBING THREAT
11 Oct 2007
WARDEN MESSAGE: INCREASED AFGHANISTAN THREAT LEVEL
U.S. Embassy Kabul issued the following Warden Message on March 30, 2008:
The U.S. Embassy continues to receive credible threat information regarding the intention of insurgents to increase terrorist activities this spring targeting government of Afghanistan (GoA) officials and coalition personnel in the greater Kabul area. In recent attacks, loss of life to GoA officials, coalition members and innocent civilians have been significant.
U.S. citizens should remain vigilant and evaluate their security posture while in Afghanistan. Those who find themselves in cases of emergency in Afghanistan may contact the Embassy receptionist via 0700-10-8001 or the Consular Section via mobile at 0700-20-1908.
We take this opportunity to remind the community to review their safety precautions. Updated information may be obtained by contacting the American Embassy in Kabul at usconsulkabul@state.gov or by calling the Consular Section at 0700-10-8499.
For the latest security information, Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov where the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html, the Travel Warning and Consular Information Sheet for Afghanistan can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States, or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
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Seoul remains calm despite threats from N. Korea
Yonhap News ^ | 03/31/08
Posted on 03/31/2008 3:06:52 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
“Seoul remains calm despite threats from N. Korea”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) — South Korea remained silent Monday to North Korea’s provocative threats to turn everything in the country into ashes while officials at the Defense Ministry said they simply see no need to respond to what they called “unfortunate” rhetoric.
The Defense Ministry was earlier expected to issue a statement, but ministry officials said they were still weighing their options.”
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1363386
“Trooper Shooting Suspect Spotted in Floyd County”
March 30, 2008 - 9:16pm
FLOYD, Va. (AP)
Interesting insight to Mookie’s actions in Basara:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/sadr-rages-against-iran/
Feeling the heat of the recent offensive against his forces around Iraq, Muqtada Al Sadr, who has long been suspected of receiving support from the Iranian government, decided to publicly condemn the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei.....snip.....
Primarily, Al Sadr is furious at the fact that members of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), have joined the Iraqi army’s offensive against his forces in important areas such as Baghdad and Basra.
ISCI, which is led by Ayatollah Abdul Aziz al-Hakim has the support of middle and upper class Shiites in Iraq, while Al Sadr’s Mahdi army has the backing of poor Shiites. Al Sadr is not only upset because ISCI has decided to turn its guns against fellow Shiites, but also at the fact that ISCI has been the recipient of a larger amount of aid from Tehran than his organization. This may lead Al Sadr to believe that ISCI has embarked on this adventure, with Tehran’s blessing. This belief would explain why, during his controversial interview with Al Jazeera on Saturday night, Al Sadr condemned what he called “Iranian intervention in Iraq’s security and politics.”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343850,00.html
Puppet Show From Hamas TV Shows Child Stabbing Bush
Monday, March 31, 2008
A children’s puppet show featured on Hamas TV shows a child stabbing President Bush to death.
“Who are you to come here and threaten me?” Bush says in the puppet show video. “You are on my own turf, you little child, you. Get out.”
The child tells Bush that he killed his father in the Iraq war, which made him an orphan.
“I have come to take revenge with this sword — revenge for my mother and my sisters,” the child puppet says. “You are a criminal, Bush.”
“I will kill you, Bush, because that is your fate,” the child says before stabbing Bush repeatedly.
The show aired on Al-Aqsa TV on March 30.
Yep, that is interesting.
OPINION:
Al Sadr seems to be a short-timer.
Thank you drymans wife for the heads up.
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http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1729.htm
“Title of Video: Child Stabs President Bush to Death and Turns the White House into a Mosque in a Hamas TV Puppet Show”
“Clip #1729 Broadcast: March 30, 2008”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/020516.php
March 31, 2008
“All right, where is the worldwide Muslim indignation over this film?”
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More Videos and Bulletins Here:
http://www.pmw.org.il/
“PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH
A Self-Portrait of Palestinian Society”
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3525910,00.html
“Terror attack thwarted near West Bank settlement”
SNIPPET: “Palestinian attempting to stab people standing at hitchhikers’ station near Shiloh shot to death by Israeli citizen; 7.5-inch knife found on terrorist’s body”
Efrat Weiss
Published: 03.31.08, 17:53 / Israel News
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “An Israeli citizen shot dead a Palestinian man who attempted to stab people standing at a hitchhikers station near the West Bank settlement of Shiloh on Monday evening.
The Magen David Adom emergency services, there were no Israeli casualties in the incident. A 20-centimeter (7.5-inch) knife was found on the terrorist’s body, in addition to the knife he used to try and stab the citizens.
An initial IDF inquiry revealed that the Palestinian ran towards the hitchhikers’ station in an attempt to stab two citizens standing there. One of the civilians pulled out his personal weapon, fired at the terrorist and killed him.
A police sapper examined the terrorist’s body in order to rule out the presence of explosive devices.
Senior IDF officers told Ynet that the citizens acted as expected during the incident.”
Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3525994,00.html
2 Qassam rockets land in Shaar Hanegev Regional Council; no injuries reported
Published: 03.31.08, 21:18 / Israel News
Two Qassam rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip on Monday evening landed within the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council.
There were no reports of injuries or damage. (Shmulik Hadad)
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March 31, 2008
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/March/08_nsd_252.html
Defense Department Official Pleads Guilty to Espionage Charge Involving China
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gregg William Bergersen, age 51, of Alexandria, Virginia, pled guilty today to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to disclose national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it, in violation of 18 U.S.C., Sections 793(d) and (g). Bergersen was arrested on February 11, 2008 on a criminal complaint charging this same offense.
Patrick Rowan, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security; U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia; and Arthur M. Cummings, II, Executive Assistant Director of the FBI’s National Security Branch, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. Bergersen faces up to ten years in prison when he is sentenced on June 20, 2008.
“Mr. Bergersen betrayed his oath to serve and protect our nation when he used his government position to access and pass national defense information to a person he knew was not entitled to receive it. This case serves as a reminder that espionage networks are relentless in their efforts to steal our secrets and continue to pose a serious threat to our national security,” said Patrick Rowan, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security.
“Every day, dedicated men and women throughout government serve our nation with honor and dignity. Mr. Bergersen chose a different path – a path of dishonor – that is deeply disappointing,” said U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg.
According to a Statement of Facts filed in Court with Bergersen’s Plea Agreement, the criminal conduct spanned the time period of March 2007 to February 2008. During this time, Bergersen — a Weapons Systems Policy Analyst at the Arlington, Va.-based Defense Security Cooperation Agency, an agency within the Department of Defense — provided national defense information on numerous occasions to Tai Shen Kuo, a New Orleans businessman.
Much of the information pertained to U.S. military sales to Taiwan and was classified at the Secret level. During the course of the conspiracy, Kuo cultivated a friendship with Bergersen, bestowing on him gifts, cash payments, dinners, and money for gambling during trips to Las Vegas.
Unbeknown to Bergersen, Kuo passed along to an official of the government of the PRC the information Bergersen had provided him. In some of his meetings with Kuo, Bergersen cautioned that the information he was providing was classified.
On one such occasion, in July 2007, Bergersen handed Kuo a classified document with jagged cut marks at the top and bottom of each page. Bergersen pointed out to Kuo that he had cut off the document’s title and had also removed the classification markings from the top and bottom of every page, ensuring Kuo that he was being given classified information.
Espionage charges are still pending against Kuo and an alleged conspirator, Yu Xin Kang, both of whom remain held without bond.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) provided substantial assistance and cooperation throughout the course of the investigation.
The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neil Hammerstrom and Aaron Zebley from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Trial Attorney Ryan Fayhee from the Counterespionage Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
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ON THE INTERNET:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/020486.php
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/191989.php
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2949546475561399959&hl=en
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4vd6k_fitna-the-movie-geert-wilders-film_news
http://www.google.com/search?q=fitna+torrent
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blog:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/192029.php
March 31, 2008
“Fitna Website Hacked by Cyberterrorists!”
blog entry snippet:
“View backup of hacked site here.”
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/ftina_movie_hacked.htm
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“Islamic countries want Dutch to ban Wilders movie”
Radio Netherlands ^ | March 30 2008 | Sebastiaan Gottlieb
Posted on 03/31/2008 2:32:40 PM PDT by knighthawk
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The ambassadors of 26 Islamic countries want the Netherlands to investigate whether the film Fitna made by Dutch right-wing populist MP Geert Wilders can be banned. They asked Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen whether it is possible to start legal proceedings against the anti-Islam film. The meeting at the ministry in The Hague was attended by ambassadors of countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Mr Verhagen told the 26 ambassadors he was pleased that responses from the Muslim world up to now had been moderate. He said the public prosecutor was investigating whether any offence had been committed, and the Dutch government clearly distanced itself from the film.
At the same time he called on the ambassadors to ensure Dutch citizens and organisations abroad were protected. “Let’s keep heads cool and relations warm,” he added. “We know about the concerns and feelings about this film among the international Muslim community, but hurt feelings must never be an excuse for aggression and threats.”
“Christian terrorist”
In Indonesia, a few dozen demonstrators protested against Geert Wilders’ film outside the Dutch embassy. They waved banners reading “Holland go to Hell” and “Kill Geert Wilders”, threw eggs and bottles of water at the building and chanted anti-Dutch slogans. One protestor called on Muslims around the world to kill Mr Wilders, calling him a “Christian terrorist”.”
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http://hotair.com/archives/2008/03/31/liveleak-restores-fitna/
“LiveLeak restores “Fitna”; Video: Indonesians call for Wilders’s death”
POSTED AT 10:25 AM ON MARCH 31, 2008 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
34 posted on 03/31/2008 3:00:47 PM PDT by Cindy
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=49418
“Africa Command Makes Progress With African Allies”
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WARRENTON, Va., March 31, 2008
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=49422
U.S. Charges Suspect in African Embassy Bombing
By Sgt. Sara Moore, USA
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008 – Charges have been sworn against a Guantanamo Bay detainee, alleging he was involved in the preparation and planning of the 1998 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Defense Department officials announced today.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, of Zanzibar, Tanzania, is being charged with murder in violation of the law of war, murder of protected persons, attacking civilians, attacking civilian objects, intentionally causing serious bodily injury, destruction of property in violation of the law of war, and terrorism, Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Hartmann, legal advisor to the convening authority in the DoD Office of Military Commissions, told reporters at the Pentagon.
Ghailani is the 15th detainee against whom charges have been sworn under the Military Commissions Act.
The chief prosecutor in the case has recommended that the charges against Ghailani be referred as capital, Hartmann said. The charges now will be reviewed by Hartmann and forwarded to Susan Crawford, the convening authority, who will decide whether the case should be referred to trial and whether the charges should be capital, which would mean a maximum penalty of death.
The bombing of the embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, happened on Aug. 7, 1998, the eight-year anniversary of the start of Operation Desert Shield. A truck bomb exploded at the embassy within four minutes of another bomb exploding at the American Embassy in Kenya. The bombing in Tanzania killed 11 people and injured hundreds.
The charges allege that Ghailani was involved in the following actions:
— Purchasing TNT, detonators and detonation cord on multiple occasions and transporting the bomb components to Dar es Salaam;
— Moving the bomb components to various safe houses in and around Dar es Salaam;
— Assisting in the purchase of the truck used in the attack;
— Facilitating the purchase of oxygen cylinder tanks that were used as bomb components;
— Escorting the bomb engineer between Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, Kenya, after the bomb had been assembled;
— Scouting the American Embassy with the suicide-bomb driver;
— Meeting with co-conspirators in Nairobi, Kenya, shortly before the bombing; and
— Joining the co-conspirators on a flight from Nairobi to Karachi, Pakistan, one day prior to the bombing.
Ghailani is further charged with providing material support to terrorism, Hartmann said. This charge alleges that, after the bombing, Ghailani continued in his service to al Qaeda as a document forger, physical trainer at an al Qaeda training camp, and as a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. Ghailani was arrested in July 2004 in Pakistan, Hartmann said.
There is no timeline for the charges to be reviewed and for Crawford to make her decision, Hartmann said, but the office of the convening authority will work as quickly as possible on this case.
This is the seventh case to be sworn as capital; six detainees were charged Feb. 11 with involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and their cases were recommended to be capital. Those cases still are being reviewed in the office of the convening authority, Hartmann said.
Under the Military Commissions Act, if a case is referred as capital and goes to trial, a military commission panel of at least 12 members must determine guilt or innocence and sentencing by a unanimous decision. The accused has the right to appeal the case all the way to the U. S. Supreme Court, as well as the rights to elect not to testify at trial; to be represented by detailed military counsel, as well as civilian counsel of his own selection and at no expense to the government; to examine all evidence presented to a jury by the prosecution; to obtain evidence and to call witnesses on his own behalf, including expert witnesses; to confront and cross-examine every witness called by the prosecution; to be present during the presentation of evidence; and to have no statements obtained by torture admitted.
Hartmann emphasized that the charges are only allegations that Ghailani has committed offenses under the Military Commissions Act, and he remains innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Previously...
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48930
“Defense Department Seeks Death Penalty for Six Guantanamo Bay Detainees”
By Sgt. Sara Moore, USA
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2008
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