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Warden Message: Mozambique Violent Crime Reports
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Sub-Saharan Africa - Mozambique
5 Jun 2008
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U.S. Embassy Maputo issued the following Warden Message on June 5:
Over the last several days, the U.S. Embassy’s Regional Security Office has received multiple reports of violent crime in Maputo. While the information provided in this message is not all inclusive, it does provide a good overview of recent crime in Maputo:
Two expatriates were mugged across the street from the Polana Hotel.
Another expatriate was robbed at knifepoint by two armed assailants while walking along one of the access roads leading to the beach located near Avenida Friedrich Engels.
Three robbers armed with AK-47s entered the Shamwari restaurant located on Avenida Mateus Muthemba near the Talho Polana. The robbery occurred at 1930 and the assailants demanded that patrons relinquish their valuables. Additionally, the restaurant’s cash register was stolen and one of the patrons was slightly injured when he refused to hand over his vehicle keys to the robbers. The vehicle was stolen but later recovered.
Last night, at approximately 2230, a police officer was shot and killed by multiple assailants in front of the Libyan Embassy located on Rua Pereira Marinho.
The U.S. Embassy in Maputo strongly encourages American citizens to review your personal security practices. Remember, if you are confronted by a criminal demanding your vehicle or valuables, do not resist.
Americans living or traveling in Mozambique are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department’s travel registration web site so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Mozambique. For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where current Worldwide Caution, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or, for callers outside the U.S. 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. EST, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
The U.S. Embassy is located in Maputo at 193 Avenida Kenneth Kaunda, telephone (258) 21 49 2797. Non-emergency American Citizens Services are offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, excluding U.S. and Mozambican holidays. Please schedule all visits for non-emergency American Citizens Services, including passports, extra passport pages, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, notarial services and information requests, during these hours.
The after-hours telephone numbers for use in emergencies are (258) 21 49 0723 and 21 49 2797. The Consular Section’s e-mail address is consularmaputo@state.gov. The Embassy’s web site is http://maputo.usembassy.gov/.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
“90 percent of homes in disputed border area of Sudan burned down in new clashes between government and rebel forces”
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
SUDAN
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Qassam rocket falls at educational facility near Sderot, no injuries
Published: 06.06.08, 13:27 / Israel News
According to an initial report, one of the Qassam rockets fired towards Sderot fell near the psychological services at an educational facility in the western Negev. No injuries occurred, but damage was caused to a vehicle and to the building.
An additional rocket fell in Sderot, and the rest in open areas. (Shmulik Hadad)
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4 Qassams fall near Sderot
Published: 06.06.08, 13:10 / Israel News
Palestinians fired four Qassam rockets from the northern Gaza Strip towards the western Negev. One of the rockets fell in Sderot area.
No injuries or damaged have been reported. (Shmulik Hadad)
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2 mortar shells land in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council; no injuries
Published: 06.06.08, 13:06 / Israel News
Three mortar shells were fired from the northern Gaza Strip. One fell next to the border fence and two fell in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. No injuries occurred. (Shmulik Hadad)
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‘Guantanamo Five’ Hear Charges, Reject Counsel
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, June 5, 2008 – Five accused terrorists heard the charges filed against them for their alleged role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on America at an arraignment held here today.
The judge, Marine Col. Ralph H. Kohlmann, informed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, Ramzi bin al Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi of the nature of the charges filed against them, which include terrorism, conspiracy, hijacking and murder.
All of the defendants voluntarily attended today’s arraignment proceedings. All five would reject court-appointed defense counsel before the day-long hearing was over.
Each defendant was served nine referred charges, including two specifications of one of the charges, on May 21.
Kohlmann reconvened the hearing this afternoon after presiding over the morning’s session, in which he observed that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash fully understood their decisions to represent themselves during court proceedings.
This afternoon, Attash reiterated to Kohlmann that he will represent himself in court proceedings.
Another defendant, Ramzi bin al Shibh, told the court earlier today that he didn’t trust U.S. military members, which could serve among his court-appointed legal counsel.
During the afternoon session, lawyer Navy Cmdr. Suzanne Lachelier asked for a continuance for al Shibh, her client, because he has yet to develop a rapport with his lawyers, and he is taking medication.
Kohlmann denied Lachelier’s request for a continuance and then advised Shibh as to his rights to legal counsel.
Al Shibh immediately voiced his objection to Lachelier’s contention, telling Kohlmann that he has “complete capability” and awareness to understand the charges against him and the ability to serve as his own legal counsel, without participation by military or civilian lawyers.
“I’m ready to represent myself,” al Shibh declared.
“To you they are accusations or charges; to me they are not,” al Shibh said of his alleged crimes, adding that he understands that he could be sentenced to death if he’s convicted of the charges leveled against him.
“I’ve been seeking martyrdom for five years,” al Shibh declared.
Kohlmann then asked al Shibh about the medication that he is reported to be taking. The court then took a brief recess.
Upon reconvening the court, Kohlmann said al Shibh is presumed to have the capability to stand trial at this time. However, the judge said he wants al Shibh’s medication issue clarified, in particular, how it may affect the defendant’s thinking. Kohlmann then directed that al Shibh’s military lawyers carry on as his legal advisors for the time being.
Al Shibh said he understood the judge’s decision, but argued that his mental capacity was “fine.”
“I’m not going to force lawyers on you that you don’t want,” Kohlmann told al Shibh. However, it also is important to ascertain the defendant’s mental fitness for trial, the judge said.
Kohlmann then asked defendant Ali Abdul Aziz Ali about his defense counsel.
“I feel that the (U.S.) government is trying to compromise me from the beginning,” Ali told Kohlmann. The American government, he added, “failed to treat me as a human … for five years.”
“I cannot accept lawyers under these conditions,” Ali declared. U.S.-provided military or civilian lawyers cannot represent his best interests, the defendant said.
“I just want to represent myself,” Ali emphasized. However, his court-appointed lawyers, the defendant noted, could serve as his stand-by council. Ali said he read and understands the charges against him and that he realizes that he could be sentenced to death if he is convicted.
“I’m not seeing justice, Mr. Judge,” Ali said to Kohlmann. The court’s proceedings are “political games,” the defendant said.
Kohlmann then recessed the hearing for an hour for Muslim prayer call.
As the arraignment reconvened the judge noted that some statements made by al Shibn during the previous session were captured and suspended by the court’s audio delay system because of security concerns. At the start of the hearing this morning, Kohlmann noted there’d be a 20-second delay in closed-circuit coverage of the arraignment, since any statements from any of the accused would at first be considered classified. A security officer posted in the court would review all defendants’ statements to ascertain if any sensitive information was divulged, the judge explained.
Kohlmann emphasized that he does not desire to limit public information that comes out of the hearing.
The judge then addressed the case of Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, the fifth defendant to be arraigned today. Hawsawi’s detailed military lawyer, Army Maj. Jon Jackson, asked Kohlmann to delay the arraignment until Hawsawi could make a decision regarding his choice of legal counsel.
Jackson said one of Hawsawi’s choices to defend him couldn’t meet with him recently because of that military lawyer’s lack of appropriate security clearance at the time.
Kohlmann responded that Hawsawi could request that Jackson and other members on his current court-appointed legal team remain in place for the time being. The military lawyer Hawsawi wanted to meet with was now at Guantanamo and possesses the appropriate clearance, the judge said.
Kohlmann asked Hawsawi if he had any objection if Jackson as well as Navy Lt. Gretchen Sosbee on his defense team would continue to represent him.
Hawsawi then replied: “I will represent myself.”
Kohlmann then denied Jackson’s motion for a continuance of the arraignment.
The judge then ascertained that Hawsawi didn’t want to be represented by Jackson or Sosbee.
“I will represent myself, by myself,” Hawsawi reiterated to Kohlmann. The defendant said he’d read the charges filed against him, but didn’t understand them all fully.
Hawsawi told Kohlmann that he’d only had a few hours to meet with his attorney and didn’t discuss the charges.
Kohlmann told Hawsawi that he could receive a sentence of death if he were to be convicted of the charges against him. Hawsawi said he understood that.
The judge then directed that Jackson and Sosbee continue to represent Hawsawi for the time being.
Kohlmann also said he wouldn’t make a decision today whether or not he’d accept Hawsawi’s waiver of rights of counsel. The judge said he’d set a litigation schedule for the motion for Hawsari to sever relations with his present court-appointed military attorneys.
Hawsawi then asked for a few minutes to talk things over with his attorneys. Kohlmann denied the defendant’s request for the time being.
Kohlmann also said he would not hear any pleas to charges from any of the defendants today.
Afterward, the prosecutor read the charges filed against the defendants.
The jury, or panel, will now be assembled in preparation for trial at Guantanamo, Kohlmann said, noting he’d issue a trial order as soon as practicable. The judge then recessed the arraignment.
The arraignment is held under the auspices of the Military Commissions Act of 2006. The act establishes procedures governing the use of Military Commissions to try alien unlawful enemy combatants engaged in hostilities against the United States for violations of the law of war and other offenses that can be tried by Military Commission, according to a Military Commission fact sheet.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks by proposing the operational concept to Osama bin Laden as early as 1996. He is accused of obtaining approval and funding from bin Laden for the attacks, overseeing the entire operation and training the hijackers in all aspects of the operation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash allegedly administered an al-Qaida training camp in Logar, Afghanistan, where two of the Sept. 11 hijackers were trained.
Ramzi bin al Shibh allegedly lived with the Hamburg, Germany, al-Qaida cell where three of the Sept. 11 hijackers resided. It is alleged that Shibh was originally selected by bin Laden to be one of the Sept. 11 hijackers, but he was unable to obtain a U.S. visa, and therefore couldn’t enter the United States to participate in the attacks. He allegedly assisted in finding flight schools for the hijackers in the United States and engaged in various financial transactions in support of the attacks.
Ali Abdul Aziz Ali allegedly sent about $120,000 to the hijackers for their expenses and flight training tuition. He also allegedly helped nine hijackers travel to the United States.
Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi allegedly assisted and prepared the hijackers with money, Western clothing, traveler’s checks and credit cards. He also allegedly facilitated the transfer of thousands of dollars between the accounts of the hijackers and himself on Sept. 11, 2001.
Robert Swann, one of the assistant prosecutors and a civilian lawyer working for the Defense Department, attended the arraignment in place of the chief prosecutor, who had been excused today by the judge.
Previously...
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50113
“Mohammed, Two Other Defendants Reject U.S. Military Counsel”
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, June 5, 2008
Enough of this BS. Shoot the bastards and feed them to the sharks. Next!
As a Christian, I am all for a fair trial.
Breaking for call to prayers on the taxpayers dime...No.
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“Haditha: No Massacre, No Cover-Up”
By Ben Johnson
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, June 06, 2008
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“A Muslim Hate Crime is in Your Future”
By Michael Reagan
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, June 06, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Two Christian preachers were stopped from handing out Bible tracts by police officers because they were in a Muslim neighborhood in England.
According to British news reports, the preachers were told by a Muslim community support police officer in Birmingham that attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity is a hate crime.
They were warned that if they came back and were beaten up, it would be their fault, not that of the thugs who beat them.
“He said we were in a Muslim area and were not allowed to spread our Christian message,” one of the preachers said. “He said we were committing a hate crime by telling the youths to leave Islam and said that he was going to take us to the police station.” The officer threatened, “If you come back here and get beaten up, well you have been warned.”
Remember, this was not in the Middle East. It was a neighborhood in Birmingham, England, a nation whose official church is the Church of England, a Christian denomination.
The preachers were Americans who have lived in England for many years and they were obeying Christ’s command to preach the Gospel to all mankind and not merely to those who are not offended by hearing His message of love. It’s called freedom of speech. Except in England where it is a hate crime to preach in what have become “no-go” areas for Christian preachers.
It gets worse. British columnist Melanie Phillips reported an attack on the Rev. Michael Ainsworth by three Muslim youths in his own East London churchyard. She wrote that it was far from the first such attack in the area. Indeed, she wrote, “There appear to have been many attacks on vicars or churches by Muslims who are clearly intent on turning east London into a no-go area for Christians.”
Phillips recalled another attack on the church, where families were showered with glass when a brick was thrown through a window during a service. Allan Ramanoop, a member of the Parochial Church Council, told her that parishioners are often too scared to challenge the gangs.
On one occasion, youths shouted: “This should not be a church, this should be a mosque, you should not be here.”
Said Ramanoop, “I just walked away from it — you are too frightened to challenge them. We have church windows smashed two to three times a month. The youths are anti-Christian.”
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=14194505-2D07-4CEA-92E1-2E89F88C2F3D
“The Newest Trends in Terror”
By Peter Brookes
New York Post | Friday, June 06, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Experts believe Internet radicalization is replacing in-person radicalization in terror camps, tea houses or mosques. The Web lets al Qaeda & Co. build ties with the sympathetic, radicalize those on the margins - and offer training and expertise to the converted. All without a trip to a terror camp - a “virtual safe haven.”
Which leads to the next worry: Homegrown terrorists.
Al Qaeda has long sought to recruit operatives already in-place in the West - foot soldiers who don’t need passports or transportation to slaughter innocents here.”
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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20108&Itemid=128
Press Release A080605a-060
June 5, 2008
Coalition forces round up Special Groups criminals around Iraq
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured an alleged Special Groups leader, and the suspected primary Special Groups weapons smuggler and financier for Al Kut in operations south of Baghdad Thursday.
Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces conducted a raid on the residence of a suspected Iranian-trained Special Groups leader in al-Mahawil, which lies about 70 km south of Baghdad near Hillah.
Coalition forces entered the suspected outlaw’s residence where he surrendered without incident.
In a separate operation near Al Kut, intelligence tips helped Coalition forces track down the hideout of a suspected Special Groups criminal, who sources allege is the primary weapons smuggler and financier for Special Groups elements in that area.
Coalition forces stormed the suspected criminal’s location, about 30 km east of Al Kut, where he and another suspected criminal surrendered.
“As Special Groups leaders and their criminal associates flee their normal area of operations, Iraqi and Coalition Security Forces will continue to track and disrupt their activities,” said U.S. Army Capt. Charles Calio, MNF-I spokesperson. “We will continue to deny these criminals refuge in any part of Iraq.”
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Press Release A080606a-061
June 6, 2008
Special Groups criminals surrender to Coalition forces near al-Kut
BAGHDAD – An Iranian-trained Special Groups leader surrendered to Coalition forces Friday during operations in al-Hayy, about 190 miles southeast of Baghdad.
Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces raided the presumed residence of an Iranian-trained Special Groups leader suspected of directing and ordering attacks against Coalition forces in Wasit Province, as well as attacks and kidnappings against civil authorities there. The man is also suspected of smuggling Iranian weapons into Baghdad, specifically Kaytusha rockets.
The suspected criminal surrendered without incident.
In a separate operation in al-Hayy, Coalition forces raided the presumed residence of a wanted Special Groups criminal.
As Coalition forces approached, the suspect attempted to flee the area by wading through an irrigation canal. Coalition forces were able to track the individual, after which he surrendered.
“Coalition forces continue to degrade the Special Groups’ ability to wage indiscriminate violence against innocent Iraqis,” said U.S. Army Capt. Charles Calio, MNF-I spokesperson
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Press Release A080606b - 204
10 wanted men, 22 other al-Qaeda suspects detained
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces struck al-Qaeda in Iraq’s bombing networks in Mosul, Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley Thursday and Friday, capturing 10 wanted men and detaining 22 additional suspected terrorists.
In Mosul, Coalition forces further degraded AQI leadership when they detained 14 suspected terrorists, including two wanted men. One of the men, detained Thursday, is believed to be involved in car bombings, kidnappings and other attacks in East Mosul. The other wanted man was detained Friday and reportedly supervised car-bombing operations in the city, including attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces.
Three precision operations around Baghdad Thursday netted three wanted men allegedly involved in car bombing networks there. One man is suspected of operating in the Northern Belt around Baghdad and was captured in Tarmiyah, about 30 kilometers north of the city. The two other suspects are reportedly tied to AQI networks in the capital, and were captured west of Baghdad, in Abu Ghraib and Fallujah.
During an operation in Bayji Friday, Coalition forces continued their assault on the Tigris River Valley bombing network, capturing four men reported to be mid-level leaders and 10 additional suspected terrorists. Another man wanted for his alleged involvement with AQI in Bayji was detained Thursday.
“Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley are a safer place for Iraqi families because of the continued Coalition Force pressure directed against al-Qaeda in Iraq,” said Maj. John Hall.
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“Worldwide Caution”
January 17, 2008
SNIPPET: “This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. American citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness.”
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“China Prepares to Invade North Korea”
Strategy Page ^ | 6-04-08 | Jim Dunnigan
Posted on June 6, 2008 4:38:12 AM PDT by Renfield
If they invade - they had better bring along a lot of food to feed them.
Exactly.
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“Muslim Extremist’s Web Site Stirs Mixed Emotions in Charlotte, N.C.”
Friday, June 06, 2008
By Cristina Corbin
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Terrorism experts say the Web site, written in English, is one of the premiere sites for Western audiences to get access to radical Islamist propaganda.
Khan, 22, declined requests for an interview, even when approached outside his home with cameras rolling. When asked if the messages on his site represent Islam, Khan would say only that “they represent Muslims.”
• Click here to view the full video report on Samir Khan.
In an e-mail sent to FOX News, Khan lashed out at the “arrogance” of the media, saying it should focus instead on converting to Islam. “When you go down in to the earth six feet deep, nothing will matter except what Religion you died upon,” he wrote.
Following a FOXNews.com report last month profiling his Web site, Khan railed against “the Kuffaar” — non-believers — who wrote the article and affirmed his belief that jihad is “an Islaamic obligation” rooted in Muslim texts.”
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