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http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp1035.htm
June 18, 2008
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Treasury Designates Leadership of the IJU Terrorist Group
Washington - The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated two leaders of the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), an al Qaida-affiliated terrorist organization with the goal of overthrowing the Uzbekistan government.
“Under the leadership of Jalolov and Buranov, IJU has terrorized innocents and killed civilians,” said Adam J. Szubin, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). “Today’s action and the parallel action by the UN demonstrate the international community’s commitment to choking off the financial lifelines supporting IJU.”
Najmiddin Kamolitdinovich Jalolov and Suhayl Fatilloevich Buranov were designated today under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing financial, technological, or material support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. Assets the designees hold under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions in property or interests in property blocked under the order.
Jalolov and Buranov were also recently added to the U.N. 1267 Sanctions Committee’s Consolidated List of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, al Qaida and the Taliban. All UN member states are obligated to freeze the funds and other assets of listed individuals and entities included on the List and to apply other sanctions, including a travel ban and an arms embargo. The United States implements this asset freeze through E.O. 13224.
Historically, IJU operates principally in Central and South Asia, however as of late 2007, IJU was also operationally active in Europe. In September 2007, three IJU operatives were arrested by German authorities for plotting attacks against various public venues and possibly against U.S. military facilities in Germany. In 2004, IJU claimed responsibility for suicide attacks against Uzbekistan government offices, the U.S. and Israeli Embassies in Tashkent, and a bazaar that killed at least 47 people.
IJU, AKA the Islamic Jihad Group (IJG), was named a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to E.O. 13224 on May 25, 2005, and added to the UN 1267 list in 2005. IJU was also designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in 2005.
Identifier Information
NAJMIDDIN KAMOLITDINOVICH JALOLOV
Najmiddin Kamolitdinovich Jalolov is the leader of IJU, having created the organization after leaving the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in late 2001.
Jalolov was considered to have been a possible ringleader in the late 2007 IJU plot to conduct terrorist attacks in Germany. In late 2006, Jalolov instructed an IJU operative to case targets in Central Asia for a terrorist attack, directing him to pay close attention to certain targets including hotel complexes where visitors from Western countries stayed.
During trials related to the 2004 attacks in Tashkent, IJU members testified that Jalolov was the leader of IJU. Jalolov reportedly was one of the organizers of the terrorist acts in Uzbekistan in 2004 that killed at least 47 people.
AKAs: Nazhmiddin Kamoldinovich Zhalolov
Nazhmidin Kamoldinovich Zhalolov
Nazhmiddin Zhalalov
Najmiddin Jalalov
Najmiddin Jalolov
Nazhmiddin Zhalolov
Nazhmuddin Kamoldinovich Zhalolov
Abu Yahya Muhammad Fatih
Abdurakhmon
Yakh’yo
Yahyo
Najmiddin Kamilidinovich Zhanov
DOB: 1972
Alt. DOB: 1 April 1972
POB: Andijan region, Uzbekistan
Address: S. Jalilov Street 14, Khartu, Andijan region, Uzbekistan
Nationality: Uzbek
SUHAYL FATILLOEVICH BURANOV
As of late 2007, Suhayl Fatilloevich Buranov was the deputy IJU leader and was responsible for the organization’s communications. As of late 2005, Buranov also prepared suicide bombers from among new IJU members. Buranov reportedly was one of the organizers of the terrorist acts in Uzbekistan in 2004 that killed at least 47 people.
AKAs: Suhail Fatilloyevich Buranov
Sukhail Fatilloevich Buranov
Suhail Buranov
Mansur Buranov
Sohail Mansur
Suhail Mansur
Abu Huzaifa
DOB: 1983
Alt. DOB: 11 October 1983
POB: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Address: Massiv Kara-su-6, Building 12, Apartment 59, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Nationality: Uzbek
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June 18, 2008
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Treasury Targets Hizballah in Venezuela
Washington - The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated two Venezuela-based supporters of Hizballah, Ghazi Nasr al Din and Fawzi Kan’an, along with two travel agencies owned and controlled by Kan’an.
“It is extremely troubling to see the Government of Venezuela employing and providing safe harbor to Hizballah facilitators and fundraisers. We will continue to expose the global nature of Hizballah’s terrorist support network, and we call on responsible governments worldwide to disrupt and dismantle this activity,” said Adam J. Szubin, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Today’s action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists, those owned or controlled by or acting for or on behalf of terrorists, and those providing financial, technological, or material support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. Assets the designees hold under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions in property or interests in property blocked under the order.
Identifying Information
GHAZI NASR AL DIN
Ghazi Nasr al Din is a Venezuela-based Hizballah supporter who has utilized his position as a Venezuelan diplomat and the president of a Caracas-based Shi’a Islamic Center to provide financial support to Hizballah. Nasr al Din served until recently as Charge d’ Affaires at the Venezuelan Embassy in Damascus, Syria, and was subsequently appointed the Director of Political Aspects at the Venezuelan Embassy in Lebanon.
Nasr al Din has counseled Hizballah donors on fundraising efforts and has provided donors with specific information on bank accounts where the donors’ deposits would go directly to Hizballah.
Ghazi Nasr al Din has met with senior Hizballah officials in Lebanon to discuss operational issues, as well as facilitated the travel of Hizballah members to and from Venezuela. In late January 2006, Nasr al Din facilitated the travel of two Hizballah representatives to the Lebanese Parliament to Caracas to solicit donations for Hizballah and to announce the opening of a Hizballah-sponsored community center and office in Venezuela. The previous year, Nasr al Din arranged the travel of Hizballah members to attend a training course in Iran.
AKAs: Haj Ghazi Nasseredine
Ghazi Nassereddine
Gazi Nasseridine
Gazi Nasser El-Din
Ghazil Nasser Al-Din
Haj Ghazzi Nassereddine
Ghassan Attef Salame Nasserddine
Ghassan Nasr El Din Ghassan
Ghazi Nasserddine
Ghazi `Atef Nasraldine
Atef Salameh Nasserdine Ghasan
Hajj Ghazi `Atif Nasr al-Din
Venezuelan Cedula: 18.190.527
Venezuelan Passport: B-0472561
DOB: 13DEC 1962
POB: Lebanon
FAWZI KAN’AN
Fawzi Kan’an is a Venezuela-based Hizballah supporter and a significant provider of financial support to Hizballah. Kan’an has facilitated travel for Hizballah members and sent money raised in Venezuela to Hizballah officials in Lebanon.
Kan’an has met with senior Hizballah officials in Lebanon to discuss operational issues, including possible kidnappings and terrorist attacks. Further, Kan’an has also traveled with other Hizballah members to Iran for training.
AKAs:
Fazi Canaan
Faouzi Can’an
Fouzi Kanan
Fauzi Kanaan
Fawzi Kan’an
Fauzi Ganan
Maustaf Fawzi (Faouzi) Kanaan
DOB1:
7 June 1943
DOB 2:
February 1943
DOB3:
l June l943
POB 1:
Lebanon
POB 2:
Baalbeck, Lebanon
POB 3:
Betechelida, Lebanon
Passport no:
0877677
Nationality:
Venezuelan (Naturalized)
Naturalization no.:
2108, 16 December 1977
Identification no:
V-6.919.272
Residence 1:
Calle 2, Residencias Cosmos, Fifth Floor, Apartment 5D,
La Urbina Caracas, Venezuela
Residence 2:
Esquina Bucare, Building 703, Second Floor, Apartment 20
Caracas, Venezuela
BIBLOS TRAVEL AGENCY
Biblos Travel Agency is a Venezuela-based travel agency owned and operated by Fawzi Kan’an, which he has used to courier funds to Lebanon.
AKAs:
Biblios Travel
Biblos Travel CA
Biblos Travel, C.A.
Location:
Avenida Baralt, Esquina Maderero, Edificio Santa Isabel II,
PB, Loc. 1 Caracas, Venezuela
HILAL TRAVEL AGENCY
Formed in April 2001, Hilal Travel Agency is a Venezuela-based travel agency owned and operated by Fawzi Kan’an.
AKAs:
Hilal Travel C.A.
Address:
Avenida Baralt, Esquina Maderero, Edificio Santa Isabel
Caracas, Venezuela
Business ID no.:
80074366
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http://www.douglasfarah.com/article/356/iran-moving-banking-operations-to-venezuela.com
May 30, 09:45
“Iran Moving Banking Operations to Venezuela”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “In a little-noticed move, Venezuela and Iran are joining forces not just in petroleum-relate ventures, but in banking ventures. The move toward joint banking is likely to boost Tehran’s ability to circumvent U.S.-led sanctions against its financial structure that supports international terrorism and its nuclear program.
The formation of two banks in Venezuela comes on top of the hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Iran has promised the governments in the region that support the Chavez government in Venezuela-Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Bolivia, principally.
In addition to helping Iran evade sanctions, the banks, which will be largely operating outside the normal transparency required of financial institutions, will allow Chavez several new avenues to spread money to insurgent groups on the continent, particularly his allies in the FARC in Colombia.”
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200711/200711270017.html
Updated Nov.27,2007 09:51 KST
“N.Korea, Syria ‘Discussed Chemical Missile Warheads’”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “North Korean missile engineers during a secret visit to Syria in mid-November discussed loading chemical warheads on ballistic missiles, the Sankei Shimbun reports from Washington. Quoting an unnamed source familiar with the political situation in the Middle East, the Japanese daily said cooperation in chemical weapons was “evidence of close collaboration in the development of weapons of mass destruction” between the two countries.
The source claimed North Korean ground-to-ground missile engineers are helping Syria install chemical warheads on missiles. He added the North Korea-Syria discussions were apparently aimed at resuming missile tests after an explosion occurred during a test on the fuel of Scud-C missiles at military facilities in northern Syria in late July. The incident killed and wounded dozens of people. The two countries would have discussed measures to carry out a long-distance test and checked safety measures before resuming missile tests.”
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N.Korea, Syria ‘Discussed Chemical Missile Warheads’ (N Korea provided help for chemical warheads)
Digital Chosunilbo ^ | 2007 Nov 27
Posted on June 18, 2008 7:30:23 PM PDT by Wiz
North Korean missile engineers during a secret visit to Syria in mid-November discussed loading chemical warheads on ballistic missiles, the Sankei Shimbun reports from Washington. Quoting an unnamed source familiar with the political situation in the Middle East, the Japanese daily said cooperation in chemical weapons was evidence of close collaboration in the development of weapons of mass destruction between the two countries.
The source claimed North Korean ground-to-ground missile engineers are helping Syria install chemical warheads on missiles. He added the North Korea-Syria discussions were apparently aimed at resuming missile tests after an explosion occurred during a test on the fuel of Scud-C missiles at military facilities in northern Syria in late July. The incident killed and wounded dozens of people. The two countries would have discussed measures to carry out a long-distance test and checked safety measures before resuming missile tests.
(Excerpt) Read more at english.chosun.com ...
They're among us in unknown quantities and need to be weeded out and incarcerated, deported or both. Contacting the FBI was the right thing to do - hopefully the FBI AND Earthlink will do the right thing and prosecute this jihadi or wannabe jihadi.
BIG DITTO Mama Dearest.
In prior hearings, Shaikh said the youths were told the clean-up was to hide evidence of terrorism training. At trial, he testified the youths were told the clean-up was to protect animals and the environment.
In prior hearings, Shaikh said the youths were told the clean-up was to hide evidence of terrorism training. At trial, he testified the youths were told the clean-up was to protect animals and the environment.
A slight twist, you might say.
That’s interesting.
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Ping fanfan to MamaDearest’s post no. 668.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024913/posts?page=668#668
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021440.php
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June 18, 2008
“7000 Muslims throw gas cylinders, Molotov cocktails at Hindu pilgrims in India”
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BLOG:
http://hindusamhati.blogspot.com/2008/06/muslims-atatcks-hindus-hindu-smhati.html
Friday, June 13, 2008
“Islamists Atatcks Hindus in Pilgrimage Site: Hindu Samhati Press Release”
June 13, 2008
BLOG ENTRY SNIPPET: “The Friends of Hindu Samhati, USA unequivocally condemns today’s gruesome attack on the Hindu Samhati training camp at Ganga Sagar (West Bengal) by a murderous mob of local Muslims, at least 6000-7000 strong, starting Thursday (June 12, 2008).
Ganga Sagar is a very reknowned Hindu Tirtha Kshetra (Place of Pilgrimage) where the sacred Ganga River has a confluence with the Bay of Bengal. Ganga Sagar is located on the western edge of the Sunderban Delta on Sagar Island. At the edge of Sagar town - adjacent to the beach - is the ancient temple dedicated to Kapil Muni, the sage responsible for initiating the chain of events that ultimately resulted in Mother Ganga descending to the earth from heaven and giving mankind an opportunity to wash away its sins in her pure water. The earliest mention of this sacred place is found in the Mahabharata where a learned sage explains to Bhishma the significance of taking a dip at the confluence of Ganga Sagar. Millions of Hindu pilgrims visit this holy place all year round to take a dip in the ho,y Ganges, particularly during the Kumbha Mela and Makara Sankranti festivities.
Since this morning (Thursday, 12 June, 2008), Hindu Samhati had started conducting a training camp and workshop on the current socio-political scenario to 180 men, women and children in the peaceful and serene surroundings of Ganga Sagar.
Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh, the National Convenor of Hindu Samhati is conducting the main sessions of this camp. Other eminent people and local notables are also present. Everything went on smoothly until this evening, when suddenly the camp building was surrounded by a murderous mob of about 6000-7000 local Muslims bent on mayhem. The Muslim attackers were well-prepared and have been throwing gas cylinders and petrol bombs (molotov cocktails) and kept on attacking incessantly for a few hours, to incinerate the whole camp. The entire camp building has been reduced to ashes. All 180 of our camp attendees (a large number of them women and children) and 15 policemen are trapped inside this burning camp along with our dear leader Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh.
Already 14-15 attendees of the camp have been injured in the carnage, and at least 7 of them are in very critical condition and are not expected to survive. The names of the critically wounded include: Subodh Kundu, Bivas Mondal, Gopinath Biswas, Prasenjit Sardar and Gautam Halder, apart from 2 others that could not be identified because of serious facial burn injuries.
Nine camp attendees are still missing and may have been kidnapped by the Muslim mob. Their names are: Gautam Mondal, Kartick Biswas, Ram Shil, Palash Roy, Gopal Dolui, Piyush Senapati, Ashok Das, Shankar Nandi and Subhash Roy. We are very apprehensive about their well being.
The local police-station (Thana) has unfortunately sent in a small posse of 15 policemen who are totally inadequate for resisting such a huge Jehadi mob armed to the teeth. The police could not control the mob of Muslims even after firing several rounds.
As of Friday morning (June 13, 2008), as per the recent information received by us, the assault by the Muslim mob at Hindu Samhati campsite in Gangasagar is still on, although the intensity has abated a little bit. Some more police force has reached the trouble spot, though the large force required to subdue a mob of this size and temperament is nowhere in sight. A recent update by phone from the camp is that along with the 14-15 attendees who were injured, 2 policemen have also been seriously injured due to the assault by the Muslim mob. Scores of other attendees to the camp has sustained minor injuries in this most cowardly assault including the National Convener of Hindu Samhati, Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh. Thankfully his injuries are not serious.
Apart from throwing petrol bombs to incinerate the camp building, the Muslim mob also tried to breach the wall by exploding cooking gas cylinders against it. Failing to break into the camp, the rampaging Muslim mob has attacked and seriously damaged some nearby houses of the local Hindus. They have also seriously damaged and set fire to an adjoining Kali temple and a ‘Yatri Nivas’ (Travellers’ Lodge) run by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The fireball attacks have slightly abated but the vicious threats and stone pelting continues – all attuned to the collective chants of both ‘naara-e-takbir, allahu akbar’ (allah is the Greatest) and ‘inquilab zindabad’ (Long Live the Revolution).
Sagar island at the Ganga Sagar – the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal – is one of the holiest pilgrimages of India, where millions of Hindus from all over India and the world gather during the ‘Makar Sankranti’ (Winter Solstice) for the ‘Punya Snan’ (Holy Bath) every year. If a peaceful Hindu gathering can be assaulted with such viciousness and impunity in one of the most sacred Hindu sites of pilgrimage, one shudders to think what lies in store for the Hindus of West Bengal a few years hence.
In a travesty of justice, instead of arresting the attackers, the Police in West Bengal have slapped a non-bailable arrest warrant against Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh and 15 Hindu Samhati activists. The concocted charges against them are listed as being: “Incitement and Instigation for Rioting” and “Disruption of Communal Harmony”.
As per the latest news received from the ground, Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh and 15 Hindu Samhati activists have been framed and arrested for inciting communal disharmony by Kakdwip Thana (Police Station) in West Bengal.
1) The Friends of Hindu Samhati, USA strongly protests this outrageous attack on a peaceful, indoor religious function that was held behind closed doors. There was no provocation for this vicious assault nor was any outdoor procession held at the location. It is pitiable that the police could not provide security to its peace loving citizens and is instead insisting on closing the camp down.
2) We strongly urge the police and the local administration to arrest all the perpetrators of this heinous crime immediately and provide security to continue the camp at a nearby, alternate location.
3) We deeply deplore the travesty of justice in West Bengal and appeal to the police and the local administration to remove the framed charges and release Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh and 15 Hindu Samhati activists immediately.
4) We request all friends and readers in India and abroad to call up the Indian administration to inquire about this incident. At least, they will know that people still care about justice and peace in India.”
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June 18, 2008
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Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Terrorists
Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill today announced that Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, a 26 year old resident of Tampa, has entered a guilty plea to Count One of the Superseding Indictment, in which he is charged with providing material support to terrorists. The maximum penalty defendant Mohamed faces is fifteen years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a three-year term of supervised release. A sentencing date has not be set.
According to the plea agreement and facts presented in Court today, on August 4, 2007, at about 5:30 P.M., Berkeley County (South Carolina) Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) deputies stopped a Toyota Camry for speeding in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Defendant Mohamed was driving the car.
During a consent search of the vehicle, authorities recovered from the trunk of the vehicle a number of items, including several sections of PVC pipe containing a potassium nitrate mixture compacted between plugs of kitty litter and approximately 20 feet of safety fuse. These materials, which constitute “explosive materials,” within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 842(a)(3)(A), had been transported by Defendant Mohamed from Florida. Also in the trunk of the Toyota Camry were separate containers filled with several gallons of gasoline and a potassium nitrate mixture.
Subsequent FBI analysis of Defendant Mohamed’s laptop computer recovered from the car disclosed a large number of file folders containing information relating to the manufacture and use of bombs, rockets, and other explosives, including several video recordings showing the use of such devices to attack and destroy manned United States military vehicles. The FBI analysis also disclosed the viewing history of the laptop computer prior to the time of the Goose Creek traffic stop. The last item played on the laptop computer, prior to the traffic stop, was a video recording relating to the use and firing of Qassam rockets in the Middle East.
Also on the hard drive of Mohamed’s laptop computer was an audio/video recording, approximately twelve minutes in length, produced by Defendant Mohamed. In that recording, Defendant Mohamed personally demonstrated and explained, in Arabic, how a remote-control toy car could be disassembled and how the components of its chassis could be rewired and converted into a detonator for an explosive device. Sometime in July 2007, Defendant Mohamed had uploaded the aforementioned twelve-minute audio/video recording to the YouTube website. The audio/video recording that Defendant Mohamed produced was thus made accessible for viewing by others, both in the United States and abroad, through the internet. The recording was accessed hundreds of times by other persons.
Following his arrest, Defendant Mohamed was interviewed and, among other matters, addressed the aforementioned audio/video recording. He stated that he filmed the video and then uploaded it onto YouTube. He stated that his purpose in producing the audio/video recording was to teach “martyrdoms” and “suiciders” how to save themselves so they could continue to fight the invaders. He said that he considered the United States military, and those fighting with the United States military in Arab countries, to be invaders. He said that he intended the technology demonstrated in his audio/video recording to be used against those who fight for the United States.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorist Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jay L. Hoffer and Robert T. Monk.
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Only slightly Off Topic, but interesting.
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“U.S. Says 400-Billion Barrel Bakken Oil Field a ‘Myth’”
By Keriann Hopkins
CNSNews.com Correspondent
June 18, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “(CNSNews.com) - Reports circulating on the Internet tell of an oil field spanning parts of western North Dakota and eastern Montana where 400 billion barrels of oil supposedly are just waiting to be tapped. However, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) tells Cybercast News Service that those huge estimates are “a myth.””
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VIDEO: “Maurice Hinchey: Let’s nationalize oil!”
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“House Democrats Call to Nationalize Oil Refineries”
FOX News ^ | 6-18-2008 | NeverGore
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080618-4.html
“Fact Sheet: Reducing Gas Prices and Foreign Oil Dependence
President Bush Urges Congress To Expand Domestic Oil Production”
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“Policy Memorandum: American Made Energy “
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Correcting 1 video link in post no. 674:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN6s1KVFBNg
VIDEO: “Democrat Maxine Waters Wants To Nationalize Big Oil”
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7456357.stm
Page last updated at 10:38 GMT, Monday, 16 June 2008 11:38 UK
“Blogger arrests hit record high”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report.
Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report.
In 2007 three times as many people were arrested for blogging about political issues than in 2006, it revealed.
More than half of all the arrests since 2003 have been made in China, Egypt and Iran, said the report.”
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“China’s Secret War”
By Stephen Brown
FrontPageMagazine.com | Thursday, June 19, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Cyber warfare officially arrived on Capitol Hill last week. Two Republican congressmen, Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia and Rep. Christopher Smith of New Jersey, went public last Wednesday with the news that in 2006 and 2007 their office computer networks had been breached by Chinese hackers.
The cyber raiders were not looking for sensitive military or economic data. Instead, they apparently tried to steal political information about Chinese dissidents. “My suspicion is that I was targeted by Chinese sources because of my long history of speaking out about China’s abysmal human rights record,” Wolf told the Washington Times. Both congressmen said the attacks were made against aides who “…worked specifically on China and human rights issues.”
This is not the first time that Chinese government hackers have gotten their hands on sensitive American documents. Chinese hackers’ long march through American computer networks is believed to have started in 2000. Since then, the attacks have increased in both their frequency and their sophistication.”
ON THE INTERNET:
revolution.muslimpad.com/
VIDEO:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2e5_1213810145
“UAV Predator Takes Out Insurgent Mortar Team With Hellfire Missile In Iraq
UAV Predator Fires A HellFire Missile On Insurgent Car, Who Fired Mortars On Balad Airforce Base In Iraq.”
(Added June 18, 2008)
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