Posted on 03/12/2009 7:13:05 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
US facing home-grown Islamic terror threat
Telegraph (U.K.) | March 13, 2009 | Alex Spillius
Posted on 03/13/2009 3:00:51 PM PDT by Schnucki
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2206150/posts
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ASSEM HAMMOUD, SUSPECT IN ALLEGED NEW YORK TUNNELS PLOT, RELEASED ON BAIL IN LEBANON" (SNIPPET: "The accused Al Qaeda mastermind of a foiled plot to use suicide bombers to blow up Hudson River tunnels has been freed in Lebanon on a mere $667 bail. Assem Hammoud's release from a Beirut jail occurred months ago, but was kept quiet until he appeared in a TV interview Tuesday claiming his innocence.") by Alison Gendar and Bill Hutchinson (March 18, 2009, 2:16 am) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (CHRISTIAN POST.com): "GREECE: IRANIAN GROUP THREATENS TO MURDER EX-MUSLIM PASTORS" (SNIPPET: "Although the three Iranian pastors live and serve in Athens, the Iranian extremists threatened them and their families with death.") (March 20, 2009) (Read More...)
WSJ.com - Opinion Journal: "IRAN'S AXIS OF NUCLEAR EVIL" by John Bolton (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There is very little time for Mr. Obama to change course before he is committed to negotiations. He could start by following Iran's money trail.") (March 21, 2009) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "TERRORISTS AMONG US" by Jamie Glazov (SNIPPET: "Furman: No one knows how many terrorists are currently in the United States, but that they are here is not debatable, and the tally goes up each day.") (March 16, 2009) (Read More...()
DISCOVER THE NETWORKS.org: "ISLAM'S HISTORICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "This section of DiscoverTheNetworks explains that the concept of jihad as "holy war" is by no means a recent departure from longstanding Muslim tradition, but rather is a continuation of that tradition.") (Read More...)
stepping back in time...FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (THE TIMES ONLINE/UK, January 14, 2007)): "UK PREACHER IN SECRET WEB CALL FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "ONE of Britain's most vocal, extremist preachers has been using a false name on a secret website to incite Muslim followers to go on jihad, or holy war, in Somalia.") (January 16, 2007) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (WALL STREET JOURNAL): "ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SOME GUANTANAMO INMATES MAY END UP IN U.S." (SNIPPET: "Holder, in a briefing with reporters, said administration officials are still reviewing individual cases of the approximately 250 detainees to determine which will be put on trial and which may be released.") (March 19, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2278: "Egyptian Cleric Muhammad Hussein Ya 'qoub: The Jews are the Enemies of Muslims Regardless of the Occupation of Palestine; 'Believe That We Will Fight, Defeat, and Annihilate Them, Until Not a Single Jew Remains on the Face of the Earth'" (Posted March 12, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - 2276: "Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi Calls to Shut Down Starbucks in the Arab and Islamic World, Saying: Their Logo is the Jewish Queen Esther" (Posted March 10, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2272: "Egyptian Expert on Israeli Studies/Head of Hebrew Studies Depart at 'Ein Shams University Ahmad Hammad: What Hitler Did to the Jews Was 'Incidents,' Not Massacres" (Posted March 4, 2009) (Read More...)
PHILLYBURBS.com: "SCHOOL BUSES 'SOFT TARGETS' FOR POSSIBLE TERRORIST ATTACKS" by Amanda Cregan, The Intelligencer (SNIPPET: "Terrorism experts say homeland security begins at the school bus stop. It's a school security gap that most parents, police and school officials don't always see, but terrorists do.") (March 10, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, March 7, 2009"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL: GAZA 'DEFENSIVE BATTERY' OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTION" (SNIPPET: "Davoud Ahmadinejad, brother of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called Gaza the defensive battery of the Islamic Revolution, and that Iran must step up the idea of the revolution and its values in order to conquer every peak of "the arrogance" (i.e. the U.S.)." (Posted March 9, 2009) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk - THE OBSERVER - "BRITISH MUSLIM LEADER URGED TO QUIT OVER GAZA Abdullah advocates attack on foreign navies if they halt arms smuggling" by Jamie Doward (SNIPPET: "One of the UK's most influential Islamic leaders, who has helped counter extremism in the country's mosques, is accused of advocating attacks on the Royal Navy if it tries to stop arms for Hamas being smuggled into Gaza. Dr Daud Abdullah, deputy director-general of the Muslim Council of Britain, is facing calls for his resignation, after it emerged that he is one of 90 Muslim leaders from around the world who have signed a public declaration in support of Hamas and military action.") (March 8, 2009) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "MEXICO'S FOREIGN EMBASSIES: A TERROR THREAT TO AMERICA? Travelers from Muslim countries are bribing Mexican foreign service workers for travel documents that will get them access to the U.S." by Todd Bensman (March 1, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "FOREIGN TIES OF NOMINEE QUESTIONED Post handles classified data" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "An independent inspector general will look into the foreign financial ties of Chas W. Freeman Jr, the Obama administration's pick to serve as chairman of the group that prepares the U.S. intelligence community's most sensitive assessments, according to three congressional aides.") (March 5, 2009) (Read More...)
KSTP.com: "FEDS INVESTIGATE MILITARY INFO FOUND IN MPLS. APT." by Nicole Muelhausen, Web Producer (SNIPPET: "Inside a closet, they found numerous rolls of maps. "We ran into a bunch of blue prints of Minneapolis-St. Paul Army Air Force property. It had thickness of walls, hour ratings, explosives and fires," said one of the men with the cleaning crew, who wished to remain anonymous.") (Note: Video included.) (Updated March 5, 2009, 23:31 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2273: "Al-Qaeda Yemen Presents Arguments Justifying Attacks on Embassies - Including in the West, Which Often House Intelligence Branches - Citing As An Example the U.S. Embassy in Yemen Which "Houses the Offices of the [Local] Branches of the CIA and FBI"" (March 5, 2009) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - N. Africa - Egypt: "CAIRO SECURITY INCIDENTS" (SNIPPET: "These events do not appear to be connected, but there is some indication that additional incidents are planned.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
WTOP.com (AP): Frederick, Md. - "4 TONS OF FERTILIZER STOLEN IN FREDERICK" (SNIPPET: "...2,000 pounds of urea and 6,000 pounds of other fertilizer are missing. The fertilizer was in white 50-pound bags with a company logo.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT: OBAMA OFFERS TO SCRAP MISSILE SHIELD IF RUSSIA COOPERATES ON IRAN (SNIPPET: "President Obama wrote to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to tell him Russia's aid in resolving the threat from Iran would make plans for a missile defense shield in Europe unnecessary, according to Russian news agencies.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - OPINION JOURNAL - OPINION EUROPE: "OBAMA'S IRAN CRISIS It's arriving faster than he seems to think." (SNIPPET: "Iran now possesses 5,600 centrifuges in which it can enrich uranium -- a 34-fold increase from 2006 -- and plans to add 45,000 more in the next five years. That will give Tehran an ability to manufacture atomic bombs on an industrial scale. Iran also announced Wednesday that it plans to begin operating its Russian-built reactor at Bushehr sometime this spring.") (March 2, 2009, 9:27 p.m. ET) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "EXPERT: IRANIAN BOMB POSSIBLE IN A FEW MONTHS Israeli security experts unsurprised by US Joint Chiefs of Staff head's statement that Iran has enough fissile material to make nuclear bomb. 'Everone agrees the Iranians have the systems; the only question is the timetables,' says Dr. Ephraim Asculai" by Daniel Edelson (Published March 2, 2009, 09:55) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "MEXICO'S FOREIGN EMBASSIES: A TERROR THREAT TO AMERICA? Travelers from Muslim countries are bribing Mexican foreign service workers for travel documents that will get them access to the U.S." by Todd Bensman (March 1, 2009) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "BRIT NUCLEAR HQ ON GOOGLE EARTH" by Alex West (SNIPPET: "BRITAIN'S nuclear defence HQ could be under threat from terrorists using Google Earth. Close-up aerial views of the top-secret Naval base are on the computer program -- available for free over the internet.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
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