http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394755/posts
"Daily Terrorist Round-up 5/1/05 (Margaret Hassan's Killers Captured; Terrorist convicted in Wyoming)"
5/1/05
Posted on 05/01/2005 10:41:55 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050430-082100-2254r.htm
"Algerian policeman beheads man"
Algiers, Algeria, Apr. 30 (UPI)
Thanks to little jeremiah for pointing to this article.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394688/posts
"Qatar buys off Al-Qaeda attacks with oil millions"
Timesonline ^ | 05/01/05 | Uzi Mahnaimi
Posted on 05/01/2005 8:19:33 AM PDT by Andy from Beaverton
"Qatar buys off Al-Qaeda attacks with oil millions"
Uzi Mahnaimi, Doha
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "THE government of Qatar is paying millions of pounds a year to Al-Qaeda in return for an undertaking to spare it from further terrorist attacks, official sources in the wealthy Gulf state claimed last week.
The money, paid to spiritual leaders sympathetic to Al-Qaeda, is believed to be helping to fund its activities in Iraq. In a recent message broadcast via the internet, Osama Bin Laden told followers that operations in Iraq were costing Al-Qaeda more than £500,000 a month.
The sources said a deal between Qatar and Al-Qaeda was first made before the 2003 invasion of Iraq amid fears that the oil state, a close ally of Washington, could become a terrorist target. The US Central Command for the invasion was based in Qatar.
A senior government source said that the agreement was renewed in March after an Egyptian suicide bomber — thought to be associated with Al-Qaeda — struck a theatre in Doha, Qatar’s capital, killing a British teacher during a performance of Twelfth Night.
“We’re not sure that the attack was carried out by Al-Qaeda, but we ratified our agreement just to be on the safe side,” said a Qatari official. “We are a soft target and prefer to pay to secure our national and economical interests. We are not the only ones doing so.”"
ON THE NET...
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=15698_Muslim_Brotherhood_Condemns_Cairo_Attacks&only=yes
MEMRI.ORG: IRAN
http://www.memri.org/iran.html
MEMRI TV.ORG
http://www.memritv.org
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44067
"Ayatollah warns U.S.
needs punch in mouth
Iran's spiritual leader says nuke plan to continue no matter who is elected"
Posted: May 1, 2005
8:32 p.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The spiritual leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is warning the U.S. to stay out of his country's business – and, in particular, its nuclear program, which is set to resume this week.
Speaking on a tour of southeast Iran, Khamenei called the U.S. "arrogant," "rude" and said the country "deserved a punch in the mouth."
He also said Iran's presidential elections in June would not make any difference to its nuclear policy.
Khamenei said it was not up to the U.S. to decide which countries needed nuclear technology.
Iran announced yesterday it is likely to resume uranium enrichment-related activities next week, following a breakdown in negotiations between the Shiite regime and the European Union."