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ADNKI.com: Dubai - "TERRORISM: "ABU HAFS BRIGADES CALL SLEEPING EUROPEAN CELLS TO ACTION" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Abu Hafs al-Misri Brigades have called their 'sleeping' European cells to action with a message published on some of the most important Islamist internet forums saying: "We ask all waiting mujahideen, wherever they are, to carry out the planned attack." The message follows months of silence from the group which claimed responsibility for the Madrid train bombings on March 11 last year and threatened Italy last summer. This time, part of the message is addressed directly to the European cells. The first part of the 'Message to the mujahideen in Europe', however, is directed at the Iraqi groups and reads: "We of the Abu Hafs al-Misri Brigades call on all our cells in Iraq to close ranks and start the bloody war against the enemies of Islam. We send out a message to America and its allies, wherever they are, to state that we will not let the sacrilege of the Koran pass unnoticed and there all be a reply in the future."") (May 30, 2005)
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/2742
"[London Terrorism:] British "Covenant of Security" with Islamists Ends"
by Daniel Pipes
New York Sun
July 8, 2005
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An Islamist British group called Al-Muhajiroun - "the immigrants" in Arabic - for some time publicly stated that Britain was immune from Islamist violence because of its acceptable behavior toward Muslims within the country's borders. In an April 2004 conversation, the 24-year-old Sayful Islam, who heads Al-Muhajiroun's Luton branch, announced that he supported Osama Bin Laden "100%" in the quest to achieve "the worldwide domination of Islam," but went on to voice an aversion to himself performing terrorist acts in Britain.
Yet, Mr. Islam endorsed terrorism in Britain in a broader sense "When a bomb attack happens here, I won't be against it, even if it kills my own children. … But it is against Islam for me to engage personally in acts of terrorism in the UK because I live here. According to Islam, I have a covenant of security with the UK, as long as they allow us Muslims to live here in peace." He further explained. "If we want to engage in terrorism, we would have to leave the country. It is against Islam to do otherwise."
Covenant of security? What is that?"
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s05070024.htm
ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 2126, Garden Grove, CA 92842-2126 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: danjuma1@aol.com
Friday, July 8, 2005
BEIJING CHURCH LEADER PUT ON TRIAL
By Jeremy Reynalds
Special Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
MIDLAND, TEXAS (ANS) -- A leader of six Beijing-area house churches was put on trial Thursday morning in a Beijing courtroom for alleged “illegal business practices.”
According to a news release from the China Aid Association (CAA), the trial of Pastor Cai Zhuohua lasted about four-and-a-half hours, but the verdict was not announced.
Zhuohua was on trial along with his wife, Xiao Yunfei; her brother, Xiao Gaowen; and his wife, Hu Jinyun.
Nine lawyers had volunteered to represent the accused Christians, but CAA reported the judge allowed only five of them into the courtroom.
Zhuohua’s mother was also not allowed to be in the room for the trial. According to CAA, the family had been told they would be allowed 10 seats for family members. However, when they arrived at the court they were told they could have only five seats. But then guards allowed only three family members inside, and Zhuohua’s mother was not allowed to go in.
Two members of the church were allowed to enter, as was Xiao Yunfei's father. Even though there weren't enough seats for family members, CAA reported the judge invited more than 20 law school students as his guests to observe the trial.
According to CAA, eyewitnesses reported that about 30 of Zhuohua's church members stood outside the court building to show solidarity with him.
The U.S. Embassy sent an observer to be present at the trial, which had been announced for hearing room three at the People's Court of Haidian District in Beijing City. However, when he arrived at that room, CAA said the embassy staffer was told that the hearing had been moved to hearing room six, and was ordered to leave the building.
Once the hearing began, Zhuohua said his written testimony, which was compiled from the interrogation records of the police, wasn’t true. He said he was unaware what the interrogator had written down on the interrogation document, and that he was forced to sign the record of the interview under threat of torture. He denied that he had anything to do with the record.
All three of the other accused Christians also revoked their testimony, CAA reported, saying they had also been forced to sign or face torture.
The lawyers tried to present evidence that the case had to do with Zhuohua’s unregistered church activities, but the judge would not allow any arguments about religious issues.
“This has nothing to do with religion. This is an economic crime,” CAA reported Presiding Judge You Tao said.
Police witnesses read prosecution documents, as well as records from the interrogation. According to CAA, only one witness for the defense was allowed to testify: an elderly Christian lady who said she had received Christian literature from Zhuohua without being asked to pay anything.
This witness led into the defense’s core argument, CAA reported, that because the Christian literature was being given away, it was not a for-profit activity and therefore could not have been “illegal business practices.”
Zhuohua was arrested last Sept. 11 at a bus stop, where he was dragged into a van by state security officers. The prosecution of his case was reportedly arranged directly by the Chinese Dept. of State Security. According to CAA, authorities had been shocked to find more than 200,000 pieces of printed Christian literature in a storage room managed by Zhuohua.
In China, only one printer is legally able to print limited numbers of Bibles in China, and those Bibles can only be sold through registered churches.
The verdict in the case will be announced later. CAA reported its sources say that time frame could range between a week and a year. It is believed that the Chinese government will try to find a time when political fallout from the decision will be less, CAA commented.
CAA reported that one of Zhuohua's lawyers, Gao Zhisheng, chief attorney at Beijing Shenzhi Law Firm, told Agencie France Presse that, “It is impossible for them to be found innocent, but I have confidence to strive for lighter sentences.”
“Clearly the charges against Pastor Cai are false,” said Bob Fu, President of CAA and a former coworker of Zhuohua. “We urge people of conscience around the world to pray and protest on behalf of these faithful Christians.”
Letters and phone calls of protest can be sent to the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. at the following address. Ambassador Yang Jiechi, Embassy of the People's Republic of China, 2300 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington D.C. 20008. Tel:(202) 328-2500 Fax:(202) 588-0032
According to its website, the China Aid Association is “a non-profit Christian organization with a mission to explore the truth, to tell the truth and to preserve the truth on the issue of religious freedom in China, particularly focusing on the fate of the unofficial church.”
More information about CAA is available at www.chinaaid.org.org
Jeremy Reynalds is a freelance writer and the founder and director of Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter, http://www.joyjunction.org or http://www.christianity.com/joyjunction. He has a master's degree in communication from the University of New Mexico and is a candidate for the Ph.D. in intercultural education at Biola University in Los Angeles. He is married with five children and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information contact: Jeremy Reynalds at jgreynalds@aol.com. Tel: (505) 877-6967 or (505) 400-7145. Note: A black and white JPEG picture of Jeremy Reynalds is available on request from Dan Wooding at danjuma1@aol.com.
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Questions Arise About Arresting Illegal Immigrants In N.C. at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
WRAL ^
Posted on 07/09/2005 4:37:53 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The federal government is moving quickly to deport a small group of illegal immigrants who were arrested Wednesday at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, where the men did contract work.
"The answer to why we don't round up 300,000 is because the cost to taxpayers would be so extraordinary that Congress hasn't provided that level of funds," said U.S. Attorney Frank Whitney.
Right now, military installations, airports and nuclear plants are considered homeland security priorities, as well as illegal immigrants with guns, or those charged with violent crimes.
(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...
If cell phones were used to activate the remote bombs in London, which is what we are all assuming (especially in the light of your info about stopping cellular in NYC), I still can't understand how the authorities are stopping cell service within the tunnels, etc, without disrupting related service areas. How does one do that? With a jammer? Or is it a much more compact and direct cell area and therefore a much simpler process like closing down a few cellular transmitters?
Sorry for the clumsy question. I do not know how this process works.
"Passenger believes he saw bomber"
Mr Jones said he saw a man in an agitated state on the bus A bus passenger says he may have seen one of those responsible for the bomb attacks in London."
I would love to know the description of that man...
'Police Shot Bombers' Reports New Zealander (Suicide Bombers Thwarted -- GOOD SHOOTING, BOYS!)
New Zealand Herald ^ | 7/09/2005 | staff
Posted on 07/09/2005 2:28:24 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
A New Zealander working for Reuters in London says two colleagues witnessed the unconfirmed shooting by police of two apparent suicide bombers outside the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf in London.
The New Zealander, who did not want to be named, said the killing of the two men wearing bombs happened at 10.30am on Thursday (London time).
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439597/posts
Hello all, hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. Sorry I havent been posting lately i've been incredibly busy with work and overtime also. Whats the consencus on last weeks london blasts? Has neosgirl gotten a translation of that? Have they released their own video?
I also have work this weekend but i'll try to stop in when I can, stay safe all.
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Hello all, hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. Sorry I havent been posting lately i've been incredibly busy with work and overtime also. Whats the consencus on last weeks london blasts? Has neosgirl gotten a translation of that? Have they released their own video?
I also have work this weekend but i'll try to stop in when I can, stay safe all.
pez-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439630/posts
W.Va. Vital To D.C. Emergency
The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register ^ | 09 July 05 | Joselyn King
Posted on 07/09/2005 5:42:24 AM PDT by leadpenny
WHEELING - One day after bombs exploded in downtown London, a
West Virginia official painted a grim picture of what might happen if a
"dirty bomb" were detonated in downtown Washington, D.C.
Nearly 7 million people would head for West Virginia, said Jim Spears,
state director of Military Affairs, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety. He
plans to ask for $15 million in additional federal homeland security
dollars this week to build a communications network for use in the
event of such an emergency. Spears addressed the 87th Annual
American Legion West Virginia State Convention on Friday at the
Ramada Plaza City Center Hotel in Wheeling prior to the main speech
given by Gov. Joe Manchin. As director of public safety, Spears
oversees homeland security concerns in the Mountain State.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439610/posts
90 day window...
From the article.
"100,000 “Other Than Mexicans” (in the) last eight months
Compare this number with last year's total of 60,000, and it's clear that the numbers of “other than Mexican” illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border are rising explosively.
"And what do the Border Patrol do? Release them on their own recognizance, never to be seen again."
Baltimore clothing store, had cache of weapons for sale.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439634/posts
But we have billions to send to Palestine? We are sending law enforcement out among the scum of our country and they have budgetary problems purchasing proper protective equipment. We fund protecting other countries borders, but neglect our own?
I'm unable to transfer this link to HTML, but underfunded law enforcement is totally unacceptable in these times of gang violence, domestic violence, internally bleeding illegal immigration and terrorism: http://www.usdsa.org/donations/donation.html
OFF TOPIC,
Hey folks! I just adopted the most beautiful dog. German Shepard. 1 1/2 years old. He's got a wonderful disposition! I'm so happy! Been wanting one for a long time!
As a recent former resident of WV, the state would seem to be a logical flight site for DC refugees. However -there is absolutely no infrastructure to handle the potential masses. Unless you are prepared to survive in the wild as
pointed out by App Dweller -- you would die of starvation or from the elements and or civil unrest. The best option would be to shelter in place unless you were at ground zero. The only evacuees that are probably planned for would
be family of VIPs or second level government employees. The bunker still exists at The Greenbrier and has been closed to the public for over a year now, with some speculation that it is in the process of being recommisioned.
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