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Posted on 12/01/2008 6:12:32 PM PST by nwctwx
Pakistan: Sixty ‘militants’ killed in Afghan border clashes
Islamabad, 21 Jan. (AKI) - More than 60 militants including several key commanders were killed in clashes between militants and security forces in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. Government troops attacked villages in the Mohmand district on the Afghan border where militants were reported to be hiding.
Backed by warplanes, helicopter gunships, and artillery, soldiers targeted the hideouts of suspected militants in five villages of Lakaro and Pandyali tehsils, believed to be a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban....
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2932222278
Plague allegedly killed Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb terrorists
By Olivier Guitta
On Monday, the Sun ran a story reporting that 40 terrorists from AQIM had died of plague in a terrorist training camp in Tizi Ouzou. Yesterday, Eli Lake from the Washington Times confirmed through one of his source in the U.S. intelligence community that an incident had taken place at a training camp that had to be shut down as a result. The deaths were not confirmed though.
A few observations at this point that give credence to this story, which has not received the coverage it deserves:
1- There has been a total black out from the Algerian media that has not even mentioned one line about this story.
2- Algerian authorities have been totally silent at this time: I suspect that they have not been too happy about the story leaking through British and American sources.
~snipped~
Final scary implication: if this story is true, then with such a virulent disease like plague having infected individuals, these persons need to be quarantined as soon as possible and the authorities need to track down whomever they have been in contact with.
Also even more worrisome, imagine if one of the infected individuals board a flight to Paris, London or New York, this person could be the means of “delivering” the weapon.
The damage could be enormous.
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/01/plague_allegedly_killed_al_qae.php
Gitmo war court halted at Obama request
The Guantanamo Bay war crimes court came to an abrupt halt Wednesday as military judges granted President Barack Obama’s request to suspend proceedings while he reviews his predecessor’s strategy for prosecuting terrorists.
The judges quickly agreed to a 120-day suspension of the cases of a Canadian accused of killing an American soldier in Afghanistan and five men charged in the Sept. 11 attacks. Similar orders are expected in other pending cases pending before the Guantanamo military commissions.
Judge Stephen Henley, an Army colonel presiding over the Sept. 11 trial, accepted the prosecution argument that it would be in the “interests of justice” to give the new administration time to review the commission process and decide what to do next, a decision tied closely to Obama’s pledge to close the detention center.
The five charged in the Sept. 11 attacks had said they wanted to plead guilty to charges that carry potential death sentences and their alleged ringleader, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told the court he opposes the delay....
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iCpAiXsS28ctqTC-AqtM0twgv0HQD95ROFQ00
Sri Lankan navy fires at suspicious aircraft
The Sri Lankan Navy has detected and fired at a suspicious aircraft flying at a very high altitude off Mullaitivu area, a military official said here on Wednesday.
~snip
With the navy spotting an aircraft flying at a high altitude, questions are being raised if attempts were being made by some outside forces to help the Tamil Tiger leaders to escape from Sri Lanka.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200901211451.htm
U.S. Senate approves Hillary Clinton as top diplomat
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N21495539.htm
Obama asks Mitchell to be Mideast envoy
~snippet
Mitchell, 75, is a retired US senator who steered the tough negotiations that led to lasting peace in Northern Ireland. He is the son of a Lebanese immigrant mother, and of an Irish father who when orphaned was adopted by a Lebanese family.
A former Middle East troubleshooter, Mitchell wrote a report into the causes of the second Palestinian uprising in 2000 for the Bill Clinton administration.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/731617/obama-asks-mitchell-to-be-mideast-envoy
Oklahoma fed building evacuated after bomb threat
The federal building in Oklahoma City was evacuated on Wednesday because of a bomb threat, police said.
“There was a bomb threat down there, we have a person in custody. He walked into the federal building with a backpack. He had a note making a bomb threat,” said Oklahoma City police spokesman Gary Knight....
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE50K6CR20090121
Pakistan nets Al Qaeda man ‘wanted for London attacks’
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ifwAxmTEIO8VWkBTKOb33lZ3BjVQ
Terror At Hugo Chavez’s Hand
After the Israeli attack on Gaza, Iran and Hezbollah may retaliate asymmetrically—via Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez.
Chavez is an expert in asymmetric war and deception, a strategic ally of Iran in a declared war against the “evil empire” of America and a harbormaster for Hezbollah, Hamas and terrorist groups in Latin America.
He has all the weapons needed to terrorize the U.S., including the capacity to build a dirty bomb—or another biological weapon—and the ability to move money or materials across American borders at will through the 14,000 American gas stations he owns....
http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/21/venezuela-iran-terror-oped-cx_mr_des_0121rowanschoen.html
Okaloosa authorities investigating Pentagon bomb threat (FL)
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bomb threat targeting the Pentagon.
Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Nicole Wagner said not much information is available about the call, but investigators responded to a pay phone in Destin where the call was placed at 34920 Emerald Coast Parkway....
http://www.newsherald.com/news/pentagon_71206___article.html/authorities_threat.html
A Jordanian Wedding Turns into a Massive Show of Support for Al-Qaeda; Al-Zarqawi’s Circle Identified
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/13102.htm
Al-Arabiya TV Reports On Jordanian Wedding That Become Massive Show of Support for Al-Qaeda, Identifies Al-Zarqawi’s Circle; At Wedding, Crowds Chant Against U.S. Military, For Harming Former President Bush’s Family, For Attacking America, and for the Love of Osama Bin Laden
“We Welcome the Imam… Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi”
Sheik Jarrah Al-Rahahleh: “Once again we welcome the Imam, reforming sheik, great hero, and wise scholar, Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. What is our path?!”
Crowd: “Jihad!”
Sheik Jarrah Al-Rahahleh: “What is our path?!”
Crowd: “Jihad!”
Sheik Jarrah Al-Rahahleh: “What is our path?!”
Crowd: “Jihad!”
This Wedding Was “Filmed In October, 2008 [And] Attended By the Most Important Islamic leaders Affiliated With Al-Qaeda”
Anchor: “This spectacle was not filmed in an occupied country, whose people are calling for Jihad in order to liberate it. It was not part of a rousing political demonstration, which uses Jihadi terms in order to arouse tensions. These images were filmed in an ordinary wedding – or perhaps not so ordinary. This is the wedding of the son of a Jordanian Salafi leader, which was filmed in October, 2008. It was attended by the most important Islamic leaders affiliated with Al-Qaeda, some of whom are often described as extremists, and others as moderate.”
[…]
Ibrahim Zidan (leading the chant): “Al-Qaeda attacked the Americans – soldiers of Allah, soldiers of faith, soldiers of the All Merciful.”
“Al-Qaeda Attacked the Americans”
Crowd: “Al-Qaeda attacked the Americans – soldiers of Allah, soldiers of faith, soldiers of the All Merciful.”
Ibrahim Zidan: “Dead and wounded – we blew up all their tanks.”
Crowd: “Dead and wounded – we blew up all their tanks. “
Ibrahim Zidan: “The state of monotheism through victory and martyrdom.”
Crowd: “The state of monotheism through victory and martyrdom.
“Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, the leading authority of Al-Qaeda and the mentor of Abu Mus’ab Al-Zarqawi. He was arrested time and again, and was released in March 2008.”
Crowd (led by Ibrahim Zidan): “Al-Qaeda attacked the Americans – soldiers of Allah, soldiers of faith, soldiers of the All Merciful.
“Dead and wounded – we blew up all their tanks.”
Photo shown with caption: Sheik Abd Al-Qadera Shehada Al-Tahawi, aka Abu Muhammad Al-Tahawi
Crowd (led by Ibrahim Zidan): “Dead and wounded – we blew up all their tanks.
“The state of monotheism through victory and martyrdom.
“The state of monotheism through victory and martyrdom.
“America has been broken and humiliated in Afghanistan, and in the [Islamic] state established in Al-Anbar.”
Photo shown with caption: Sheik Jarrah Al-Rahahleh – one of the theorists of the Jordanian Salafi movement
“America Has Been Broken and Humiliated in Afghanistan”
Crowd (led by Ibrahim Zidan): “America has been broken and humiliated in Afghanistan, and in the [Islamic] state established in Al-Anbar.
“As for you, Bush – death will reach you.
“As for you, Bush – death will reach you.”
continues
http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD220109
Israel Accused of War Crimes
Gaza offensive ‘a crime against humanity’: UN Special Rapporteur
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon expressed his “outrage” and the President of the General Assembly, Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, accused Israel of violating international law.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=11934
Ruling Hampers Prosecution In Megahed Case
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/21/211648/ruling-hampers-prosecution-megahed-case/
local news updatesupdated
Wednesday, 5:58 PM From the Metro staff at The Boston Globe
Mail to Harvard Law School contained suspicious powder
FBI officials investigating an unknown white powder found in more than a dozen envelopes sent to the Wall Street Journal said today that Harvard Law School had received similar mail, addressed to the well-known professor and lawyer Alan Dershowitz....
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/mail_to_harvard.html
Two men arrested for exporting sensitive technology to China
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hlAIel2uZonFN8DFrgrYf4i5WbDA
Worth Reading: A Report on Drug Trafficking and Gangs That Terrifies
http://www.douglasfarah.com/article/444/worth-reading-a-report-on-drug-trafficking-and-gangs-that-terrifies.com%22
ACLU to sue Islamic public school in Minnesota
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota said it will file suit today against a publicly funded charter school, alleging that it is promoting the Muslim religion and that it is leasing school space from a religious organization, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, without following state law.....
That bum down there is nothing but trouble. Too bad 0 wants to make nice with him.
To directly make a threat against the US like that is beyond unbelievable.
Fitna producer charged with hate crimes
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/01/21/fitna-producer-charged-with-hate-crimes/
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