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By Mubasher Bukhari
9/8/05
LAHORE: Osama Bin Yousaf, arrested from Faisalabad on Sunday, is said to be an important Al Qaeda operative, a close aide of Abu Faraj Al Libby and Amjad Hussain Farooqi and was in contact with other Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan and Europe, intelligence officials told Daily Times on Monday.
Bin Yousaf confessed to being part of the Al Qaeda network and to have provided logistic support to militants, officials added. His cell phone numbers were found in Al Libbys telephone index after which American and Pakistani intelligence agencies put him on their watch list, intelligence officials said, adding that he was arrested after the Cellular Call Tracking System (CCTS) that was installed in several locations countrywide phone calls made by him to Italy, Germany and the UK. He called someone in the UK on Thursday, called someone else in Italy on Friday and made two long phone calls to somebody in Germany on Saturday, officials said.
He would put his cell phone off after making calls due to which intelligence agencies could not trace his exact location, officials added. However, the CCTS traced his location while he was calling overseas after which a team arrived in Faisalabad to hunt him down, they said. He made a phone call to Peshawar on Sunday and was arrested after that. Law enforcement agents were onto him as soon as he finished his call, officials added.
He told his interrogators that he went to Afghanistan in 1992 and got guerrilla training, officials said, adding that he was injured combating rivals in Afghanistan in 1993 and returned to Pakistan. He again went to Afghanistan in 1995 where he was introduced to Al Qaeda leaders, officials added. Maps of Italy, Germany, Pakistan and the UK, three credits cards, a computer, dozens of CDs, three grenades, two AK-47s and hundreds of bullets were seized from his possession, officials added.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-8-2005_pg7_3
I heard that.
Very sad.
Yep and amen.
UPDATE...
Thanks flutters for that post.
Summarizing, apparently the backpack turned out to be harmless and the glue inside was giving off that unusual smell.
Some clerics disobey ITMD, provide information about madrassas
Very few people at FR consider DEBKA reliable at all.
PARIS: The Central Directorate of General Information (DCRG) has warned that several hundred Pakistanis in France have terrorist links and recommended surveillance of the community, said French newspaper Le Figaro newspaper on Monday.
According to the newspaper, the report said that while most Pakistanis aspire to integrate into French society, several hundred have chosen the path of terrorism and Salafism to express their hatred of the West. An Interior Ministry official confirmed the existence of the report, but cautioned that it was a very technical study on the Pakistani community in France. He said it was not aimed at lecturing Britain on what might happen on its own soil.
The report quoted by Le Figaro said that people plotting an attack could count on the support of jihadists within the large Pakistani community in Britain and warned: France is not immune from this kind of violent group.
The DCRG report, a French intelligence service, said that radical Pakistani activists from southern Asia or Britain had visited France more frequently in recent years. It said that militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba had set up outposts in France. Monitoring the Pakistani community is essential in preventing any violent act, said the report.
The DCRG also warned that Britain was at risk from radicals within its Pakistani community, said Le Figaro, noting that the report was completed in late June, soon before Londons July 7 attacks.
Louis Caprioli, a former anti-terrorism officer with Frances DST counter-espionage agency, said the Pakistani community in France in so far as it has elements practising Islamic fundamentalism, has always attracted the attention of intelligence services. That started in the 1990s, when it emerged that Pakistan was a transit point for jihad training in Afghanistan, he said. agencies
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-8-2005_pg7_4
True. Don't they say that even a blind hog finds a truffle every now and again...?
;-)
See post no. 473.
See post no. 473
That's interesting.
Thanks Oorang.
I have family in Columbus. I hope they bury this guy under the prison if found guilty.
I've always thought and said they'd go after small town America if they really wanted to frighten people. Most of America is small town, and we who live there or in the country tend to feel safer because we're not in a "target" area.
I was at the pharmacy the other day and asked about purchasing decontamination powder. The pharmacist was a 20-something I'll never die type person. He was nice, and helpful but stated that we would never be hit or experience bio/chem or any other "big stuff". I just smiled and asked if talc would do to have in my supply. He said yes and I left. You know, though, where I live is in a moderate city, surrounded by army bases and symbolic targets. I really, truly think he was being a bit on the naive side. But then, when I was 20-something...........
(sigh)
See post no. 473.
Well, I guess that'll teach me to wear my glasses when surfing...LOL
I'll amend my reply to that to read, "I hope they buried him..."
See post no. 473
Thanks for the links on Kenya, Oorang.
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_923.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Tue Aug 09 2005 15:09:51 GMT-0700.
KENYA
July 01, 2005
This Travel Warning is being issued to remind American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to Kenya at this time due to ongoing safety and security concerns. This supersedes the Travel Warning of November 29, 2004.
The Department recommends that private American citizens in Kenya evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing terrorist threats and the limited ability of the Kenyan authorities to detect and deter such acts. The U.S. Government continues to receive indications of terrorist threats in Kenya and elsewhere in eastern Africa aimed at U.S. and Western interests. Terrorist actions may include suicide operations, bombings, kidnappings, or attacks on civil aviation. U.S. citizens should be aware of the risk of indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in public places including tourist sites and locations where Westerners are known to congregate, as well as commercial operations associated with U.S. or other Western interests.
American citizens in Kenya should remain vigilant, particularly in public places frequented by foreigners such as clubs, hotels, resorts, Western-oriented shopping centers, restaurants, and places of worship. Americans should also remain vigilant in residential areas, schools, and outdoor recreational events, and should avoid demonstrations and large crowds. In particular, there is a continuing threat against Westerners in the capital, Nairobi, and some locales in the coastal region. In addition to the terrorist threat, there are increasing incidents of criminal activity, including carjacking, robbery, and other violent crime, especially after dark.
Americans who travel to or reside in Kenya despite this Travel Warning are encouraged to register through the State Departments travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. The U.S. Embassy is located on United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya; telephone (254)(20)363-6000; fax (254)(20)363-6410. In the event of an after-hours emergency, the Embassy duty officer may be contacted at (254)(20)363-6170. The Embassy home page is http://kenya.usembassy.gov. U.S. citizens should consult the Department of States Consular Information Sheet for Kenya, the East Africa Public Announcement, and the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, which are available via the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. American citizens may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States or 202-501-4444 from overseas.
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I understand.
Well now, I was 20 something once, too.
OPINION:
Some people choose to be willfully ignorant.
Ignorance is not bliss.
TERRORISM IS GLOBAL.
TERRORISTS ARE GLOBAL.
Jihad -- another day.
ON THE NET...
http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/004720.html
August 09, 2005
"Albadil: French-operated Jihadist site"
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ON THE NET...
http://www.albadil.ru.tc
http://www.freewebtown.com/albdl/main.htm
http://site.voila.fr/albadil/
Makes me VERY nervous.
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