MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series - No. 658: "EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT DAILY: SUICIDE BOMBINGS ARE LEGITIMATE EVEN IF CHILDREN ARE KILLED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An editorial in the Egyptian government daily Al-Masaa praised suicide/martyrdom operations, and called on Palestinian organizations to not publish the names of the bombers so that their families' houses would not be demolished. The article focuses primarily on female suicide bombers, following the debate in the Arab media over Hamas's dispatching of Reem Al-Riyashi, a mother of two, to carry out the January 14, 2004 bombing in Gaza. The following is the translation of the editorial:") (February 6, 2004) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ASIA TIMES.it): "NEW MUSLIM MILITANT GROUP BORN TO FIGHT CHRISTIANS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The latest analysis report prepared by the Jakarta-based International Crisis Group (ICG) released early this week, stated that a radical new Islamic militia had emerged in the country. The newly established group “Mujahedden Kompak” was formed by hard-liners who split from “Jemaah Islamiyah”, considered to be Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Southeast Asia. The report-analysis, written by ICG’s Chapter Director Sidney Jones, an American expert in Southeast Asian issues, describes the faction.") (February 5, 2004)
JIHAD WATCH.org (WORLD TRIBUNE): ""STILL BREATHING THREATS AND MURDER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""A major strike, a big event will take place in America soon," the statement said. In its statement, Al Qaida termed Sanaa as the second most cooperative partner in the U.S.-led war against the Islamic insurgency movement. The group said Pakistan was the chief ally of the United States.") (February 5, 2004)
CNN.com: "GERMAN COURT CLEARS 9/11 SUSPECT" (February 5, 2004)