Dubai GULF NEWS.com: Dubai. "MUSLIMS ARE 'SOURCE OF OWN PROBLEMS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""Muslims may not seek peace while they are weak. They must first be powerful and then go the negotiation table." Sheikh Al Rawi quoted the Holy Quran as saying: "Against them (enemy) make ready Your strength to the utmost Of your power, including Steeds of war, to strike terror Into (the hearts of) the enemies, Of Allah and your enemies, And others besides, whom Ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever Ye shall spend in the Cause Of Allah, shall be repaid Unto you, and ye shall not Be treated unjustly. But if the enemy Incline towards peace, Do thou (also) incline Towards peace, and trust In Allah: for He is the One That heareth and knoweth (All things). "Muslims must protect each others or there will be tumult and oppression. They are not striving to oppress others, but rather to spread justice all over the world," said Sheikh Al Rawi.") (111102)
CHARLOTTE.com - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: "WAS U.S. PROSECUTOR IN DANGER?" by Gary L. Wright (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as age 29, an alleged Hezbollah cell leader in Charlotte.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "FBI agents suspect Mohamad Youssef Hammoud wrote a letter outlining the plot to kill First Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Bell or blow up with explosives the government's evidence, the court documents reveal. A federal jury in Charlotte convicted Hammoud and his brother in June of conspiring to aid a Lebanese terrorist organization.") (111002)
WHITE HOUSE.gov: TEXT OF THE RADIO ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE NATION" (RADIO ADDRESS SNIPPET: "...The resolution presents the Iraqi regime with a test, a final test. Iraq must now, without delay or negotiations, give up its weapons of mass destruction, welcome full inspections and fundamentally change the approach it has taken for more than a decade. The regime must allow immediate and unrestricted access to every site, every document and every person identified by inspectors. Iraq can be certain that the old game of cheat-and-retreat, tolerated at other times, will no longer be tolerated. Any act of delay or defiance will be an additional breach of Iraq's international obligations, and a clear signal that the Iraqi regime has once again abandoned the path of voluntary compliance. If Iraq fails to fully comply with the U.N. resolution, the United States, in coalition with other nations, will disarm Saddam Hussein...") (November 9, 2002)
SMH.com.au (THE SUN-HERALD): "SECOND MAN CHARGED OVER BALI BOMBING" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Silvester Tendean, 40, owner of the Didar Kinia fertiliser and industrial chemical supply shop in Surabaya, in north-east Java, was formally charged by Indonesian police on Friday under the country's tough new anti-terrorism laws.Tendean allegedly sold a tonne of potassium chlorate and ammonium nitrate to Amrozi, the alleged leader of the terrorist team that carried out the Sari Club bombing.) (110902)
NEWS.com.au (AFP): "BOMB WASN'T FOR AUSSIES: SUSPECT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The head of the Indonesian investigation team probing the attack, Major General I Made Mangku Pastika, said in Manila the suspect Amrozi had said he wanted to "kill as many Americans as possible" in the attack. He said Amrozi told police "they were not very happy because Australians were killed", instead of Americans. The massive October 12 blast ripped through a packed nightclub, killing more than 190 people, mostly Australians. Hundreds more were injured. The US government has said at least three Americans were among the dead.") (110802)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "BALI BOMBING FORCES CLERIC INTO SPOTLIGHT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "From combined dispatches JAKARTA, Indonesia - For years the cleric lived openly in his hometown, Solo, an hour's flight from the capital, at a school where he is said to have watched over a Muslim extremist network with close ties to al Qaeda and a history of terrorist bombings. But until this month, the existence of Abu Bakar Bashir's group, Jemaah Islamiyah - suspected of carrying out the Oct. 12 bombing that killed more than 190 people at two Bali nightclubs - wasn't acknowledged in Indonesia to even exist...")(110102)
CNS NEWS.com: "SE ASIA TERROR GROUP OUTLAWED IN AUSTRALIA" by Patrick Goodenough (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as Jemaah Islamiah aka JI)
ARABIC NEWS.com: "JORDANIANS EVACUATED FROM THE PHILIPPINES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Philippines immigration commissioner Andrea Domingo said in a statement that the two Jordanians, Muhammad Ameen al-Ghaffari and Ahmad Abi Ltaif Jubran, were evacuated to Amman on board of a plane for the Gulf airlines due to the fact that they do not have travel documents. Domingo explained that despite claims on their links to terrorist groups, however, the immigration office decided that it is not possible to seize them because there are no criminal accusations that can convict them before the court.") (110902)
FREEP.com - DETROIT FREE PRESS: "TERROR TERMS RULED OUT OF TRIAL Dearborn Man Accused in Check Smuggling Case" by Cecil Angel (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as Omar Shishani, age 48, aka Omar Abdel-Fatah Al-Shishani which is his birth name. ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The excluded phrases and terms are: FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Al Qaeda, all Koranic verses, terrorism, terrorist groups, terrorism watch list, Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, training camps, Muslim, Jordanian Intelligence Service, Omar Abdel-Fatah Al-Shishani and jihad.") (110502)
FT.com - FINANCIAL TIMES: "JORDAN CLERICS ISSUE FATWAS AGAINST THE U.S." by Nicolas Pelham in Amman (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Scores of Islamist preachers concluded a gathering in Amman on Sunday by issuing a series of fatwas, or religious diktats, calling on Jordanians to wage a jihad against the US. The meeting, which branded Washington "an enemy of God" was organised by the Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, and reflected a widening chasm in the government's relations with its Islamist opposition over Jordan's alliance with the US and Israel...")(110302)
GOOGLE - Search Term: "ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT"
U.S. EMBASSY - Amman, Jordan (online)
US STATE DEPARTMENT: "JORDAN Consular Information Sheet"
WorldNetDaily.com: "ARAB VESSEL THREATENED U.S. WARSHIP Close Call in Gibraltar Likely Part of Planned Al-Qaeda Attacks" by Paul Sperry (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The suicide attack on a French oil tanker last month off Yemen is thought to be the work of al-Qaida or sympathizers.") (110502)
stepping back in time...SEPTEMBER 12, 2000: ATTACK ON THE USS COLE
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "OFFICIAL: MAN KILLED IN YEMEN LINKED TO BUFFALO AL QAEDA CELL" (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as Ahmed Hijazi, a U.S. citizen.) (110802)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "U.S. KILLS SENIOR AL QAEDA OPERATIVE IN YEMEN WITH MISSILE STRIKE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "U.S. counterterrorism officials have said al-Harethi, also known as Abu Ali, was Al Qaeda's chief operative in Yemen and a top target of U.S. anti-terrorism efforts. An associate of bin Laden since the early 1990s in Sudan, al-Harethi is a suspect in the bombing of the destroyer USS Cole in Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, 2000.")(110402)
stepping back in time...SEPTEMBER 12, 2000: ATTACK ON THE USS COLE
NY POST.com: "'SLEEPER' E-MAIL'S CHILLING 'VISION'" (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as Muktar al-Bakri, age 22, of Yemeni descent.) (091902)
FOX NEWS.com: "SEPTEMBER 11 PLANNER ARRESTED: SUSPECTED TERROR CELL BUSTED IN BUFFALO" (ARTICLE NOTE: The September 11 planner suspect is identified as Ramzi Binalshibh.) (091302)
BUFFALO, NEW YORK - FBI PRESS RELEASES (click here)
FBI.gov - Press Release: "MUKHTAR ALI ALBAKRI" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Mr. Albakri was located and detained in a Middle Eastern country during the week of September 9, 2002. He was placed into Federal custody on Sunday, September 15, 2002, and will be arraigned today before Federal Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr., at 1:30PM. He has been charged with a violation of the following section of the United States Code (U.S.C.): Title 18 U.S.C. § 2339(B) - Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations [penalty if convicted: up to 15 years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, or both.]") (091602) (url expired)
FBI.gov: Buffalo, New York. "ARREST OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS" (PRESS RELEASE NOTE: The five suspects are identified as: "SAHIM A. ALWAN (arrested 9/13), YAHYA A. GOBA (arrested 9/13), YASEIN A. TAHER (arrested 9/13), SHAFAL A. MOSED (arrested 9/13), FAYSAL GALAB (arrested 9/14). PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The individuals were arraigned today before Federal Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr., who set a detention hearing for September 18, 2002, at 2:30PM. They have been charged with violations of the following section of the United States Code (U.S.C.): Title 18 U.S.C. § 2339(B) - Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations [penalty if convicted: up to 15 years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, or both.]") (091402) (url expired)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "LAWMAKER: "YEMEN HOLDING 104 PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF TERROR TIES" (092302)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com: Sanaa. "TERROR THREATS STILL EXIST IN YEMEN - HULL" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Two bomb makers were killed on August 9 when a bomb prematurely went off in an apartment rented by a group of men, planning to target the U.S. interests.") (091302)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com: "YEMEN CONFIRMS IT BOUGHT SCUDS FROM NORTH KOREA" (NOTE: "Scuds" are Scud Missiles.) (082502)
CNS NEWS.com: "RADICALS HAIL BIN LADEN AS 'HERO'" by Mike Wendling (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "London (CNSNews.com) - Attendees at a radical Islamic conference held one year after the Sept. 11 attacks hailed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden as a "hero" and warned of possible suicide bombings in the United States and Britain. The conference at the Finsbury Park mosque in north London was organized by al-Muhajiroun, a radical group that advocates the worldwide imposition of strict Islamic law. Wednesday's proceedings were led by al-Muhajiroun leader Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed and Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is wanted in Yemen for his alleged connections to the Islamic Army of Aden - the group that claimed responsibility for the bombing of the USS Cole in October 2000.") (091202)
DEA.gov - Press Release: "COLUMBIAN TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN COCAINE-FOR-WEAPONS DEAL" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Uwe JENSEN, 66, and his boss, Carlos Ali ROMERO-Varela, 43, both of Houston, and Elkin ARROYAVE-Ruiz, a.k.a. Commandant Napo and an individual identified as Edgar Fernando BLANCO-Puerta, a.k.a. Commandant Emilio, both high ranking members with the AUC were arrested based on a sealed criminal complaint filed in Houston, TX, on November 1, 2002, which was unsealed November 5, 2002. All four defendants are criminally charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.") (110602)
YAHOO! News - Columbia- UNITED SELF-DEFENSE FORCES OF COLUMBIA (AUC)
ATLANTA FBI.gov - Press Release: "TOP TEN FUGITIVE JAMES SPENCER SPRINGETTE ARRESTED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Theodore Jackson, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Atlanta Division, and Robert M. Gattison, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Customs Service, Atlanta, Georgia, announce today the arrest of Top Ten Fugitive, James Spencer Springette. Springette was placed on the FBI's Top Ten list on April 25, 2002, and U.S. Customs Most Wanted list in September of 2001. The arrest occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at approximately 1:00 p.m., EST by Venezuelan authorities near the city of Caracas. The arrest was made on the basis of information provided by Georgia authorities to include the FBI, U.S. Customs Service, DEA, and Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Also, continued investigation by the FBI's Legal Attaché (LEGAT) in Caracas, U.S. Customs Attache, DEA Country Officer, and the Venezuelan authorities resulted in Springette's arrest yesterday.") (110602)
DAILY STAR.com.lb - Lebanese News: "CNN ACCUSES MUGHNIEH OF PLANNING NEW ATTACK" (110902)
GOOGLE Search Term: "IMAD MUGHNIEH"
An Interesting Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a CNN.com article: "SOUTH AMERICA'S 'TRI-BORDER' BACK ON TERRORISM RADAR" (110702)
TBO.com: "U.S. TO EXPEL CUBAN DIPLOMATS" by Glenn Kessler annd Karen de Young, The Washington Post (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON - The United States has expelled two Washington-based Cuban diplomats and requested the departure of two Cuban diplomats at the United Nations in retaliation for an espionage case that deeply penetrated the U.S. military for nine years, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Ana Belen Montes, the former senior analyst for Cuban affairs for the Defense Intelligence Agency, was sentenced to 25 years in prison last month, a lighter sentence she received in exchange for telling investigators the details of the Cuban scheme...") (110602)
NewsMax.com - Hot Topics: "CASTRO/CUBA"
PAKISTAN CHRISTIAN POST - Editorial: "JIHADI GROUPS ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF ISLAMIC ARMY IN PAKISTAN" (EDITORIAL SNIPPET: "These groups have not taken responsibility of the bomb attacks against police only but in this announcement they have claimed that now all the Jihadi groups are unite in Pakistan and they have formed the Islamic Army to teach lessons to the police officials involved in the investigations against the arrested militants in police custody. The newly formed Islamic Army has also threatened the religious minorities in general and Christian community in particulars. The Islamic Army has vowed to attack on life and property of Christians in future too as revenge by these Muslim militant groups, now called Islamic Army, on their Christian faith and religious feeling toward the western countries. The Muslim extremist groups have massacred Christians in churches, schools and on attacks on Christian establishments in these recent years killing 40 Christian innocent and peaceful Pakistani citizens after the attacks of Allied Forces to curb terrorisms in Afghanistan but in such an open way have been hesitating to take the responsibility as appeared in these Karachi police bombing incident.") (110502)
GOOGLE - Search Term: "ISLAMIC ARMY"
WASHINGTON TIMES: "PAKISTAN FREES MUSLIM EXTREMIST LEADER" (ARTICLE NOTE: The Muslim extremist leader is identified as "Maulana Azam Tariq, whose pro-Taliban group, Sipah-e-Sahaba, has been labeled a terrorist organization by the United States...") (103102)
ALBAWABA.com: "IRAN AGREES TO ABSORB FUTURE IRAQI REFUGEES" (110902)
INSIGHT On The News online: "AL-QAEDA FINDS A FRIEND IN IRAN" by Martin Arostegui (110102)
WorldNetDaily.com: "EXPERT: IRAN RIPE FOR REVOLUTION" by Art Moore (100402)
STUFF.co.nz: "SINISTER WARNING FOR NEW ZEALAND An Islamic news agency has warned New Zealand that its involvement in the war in Afghanistan might open it up to terrorist attack." (110102)
A Very Interesting Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding an article in THE TIMES ONLINE.co.uk: "GERMANY FEARS NEW ATTACK BY AL-QAEDA TERRORIST" (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as Abu Mussab Al-Zarqawi.) (110902)
FOX NEWS.com - CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE SNIPER SHOOTINGS & FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIONS (111102)
WorldNetDaily.com: "SNIPER LINK TO AL-FUQRA PROBED Investigators Suspect Connection with Radical Islamist Organization" (111102)
GOOGLE Search Term: "AL-FUQRA"
NY POST.com - Opinion-Editorial: "OSAMA'S SOUL BROTHER" (OPINION-EDITORIAL SNIPPET: "...Adams' quest for American cash comes on the heels of a Sinn Fein/IRA statement strongly opposing an American-led war in Iraq - and calling on Ireland to refuse America permission to use its airspace and seaports. No surprise there: Like birds of a feather, terrorists stick together, too. *Three IRA men, two of them acknowledged Sinn Fein officials, are about to go on trial in Colombia for training FARC terrorists. *IRA booby-traps were found in the West Bank scant months ago...") (111002)
GOOGLE Search Term: "REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLUMBIA" (FARC)
ANANOVA.com: "MEN CHARGED WITH MEMBERSHIP OF THE IRA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "James Bullman, 38, and Christopher Dinneen, 49, appeared in Dublin's Special Criminal Court following their arrests on Wednesday. Both are charged with belonging to an illegal organisation styling itself as the IRA, possession of ammunition and semtex.") (110902)
ANANOVA.com: "REAL IRA-PROBE POLICE FIND 'EXPLOSIVE'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Real IRA carried out the 1998 bombing of Omagh, when 29 people died and more than 200 were injured.") (110702)
HAGANAH: More Information regarding "AZZAM"
