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Posted on 01/02/2007 7:23:18 PM PST by nwctwx
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I'm very sorry to hear about the doctor's arrest.
Thanks for this post Oorang.
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.374392458&par=
A member of an al-Qaeda linked Islamic group suspected of carrying out a deadly bus bombing in the Philippine capital in 2005 has been arrested, police said today.
Intelligence operatives arrested Ricardo Ayeras, also known as Abdul Kareem, and a member of the Rajah Solaiman movement, in Quezon province south of Manila on Wednesday, national police said.
Revelations of the arrest came hours after Philippine President Gloria Arroyo assured Asian leaders adequate security was in place to prevent terrorist attacks during their summits in central Cebu city this week.
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21029599-38196,00.html
Egyptian Weekly Roz Al-Yousef: Bush Should Be Executed
January 9, 2007
On the cover of its January 6, 2007 issue, the mainstream Egyptian weekly Roz Al-Yousef featured a manipulated photo of Saddam Hussein's execution, in which Saddam's head was replaced with that of U.S. President George W. Bush (see below). The photo was titled "Bush's Execution."
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http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD141607
AEP power plant blast in Ohio kills one
Jan 8, 2007
An explosion at American Electric Power's (AEP) Muskingum River power plant in Beverly, Ohio, on Monday morning killed one person and injured six to eight others, AEP and the local fire department said. The blast occurred while hydrogen was being delivered to the plant, killing the driver of the delivery truck, said Melissa McHenry, AEP spokeswoman.
Unit 5, rated at 585-megawatts, tripped off-line, McHenry said. Muskingum's other four units, totaling 840-MW, are on-line. The company did not have details on those injured but said the injuries appeared to be minor.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately known, according to McHenry. The explosion occurred outside the plant, she said. 'We don't know yet the extent of the damage to the plant.'
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CBS: U.S. Attacks Al Qaeda In Somalia
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/08/world/main2335451.shtml
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(CBS/AP) A U.S. Air Force gunship has conducted a strike against suspected members of al Qaeda in Somalia, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports exclusively.
The targets included the senior al Qaeda leader in East Africa and an al Qaeda operative wanted for his involvement in the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in Africa, Martin reports. The AC-130 gunship is capable of firing thousands of rounds per second, and sources say a lot of bodies were seen on the ground after the strike, but there is as yet, no confirmation of the identities.
The gunship flew from its base in Dijibouti down to the southern tip of Somalia, Martin reports, where the al Qaeda operatives had fled after being chased out of the capital of Mogadishu by Ethiopian troops backed by the United States.
Once they started moving, the al Qaeda operatives became easier to track, and the U.S. military started preparing for an air strike, using unmanned aerial drones to keep them under surveillance and moving the aircraft carrier Eisenhower out of the Persian Gulf toward Somalia. But when the order was given, the mission was assigned to the AC-130 gunship operated by the U.S. Special Operations command.
If the attack got the operatives it was aimed at, reports Martin, it would deal a major blow to al Qaeda in East Africa.
Meanwhile, a jungle hideout used by Islamic militants that is believed to be an al Qaeda base was on the verge of falling to Ethiopian and Somali troops, the defense minister said Monday.
While a lawmaker had earlier told The Associated Press that the base was captured, Somalia's Defense Minister Col. Barre "Hirale" Aden Shire said troops had yet to enter it and that limited skirmishes were still ongoing, though troops were poised to take the base.
Ethiopian soldiers, tanks and warplanes were involved in the two-day attack, a government military commander told the AP on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Shire said there had been heavy fighting with high numbers of casualties.
"There are a lot of casualties from both sides," he said, declining to give details.
Residents in the coastal seaport of Kismayo, some 90 miles northeast of Ras Kamboni, said they saw wounded Ethiopian soldiers being loaded onto military helicopters for evacuation.
"I have seen about 50 injured Ethiopian troops being loaded onto a military chopper," said Farhiya Yusuf. She said 12 Ethiopian helicopters were stationed at the Kismayo airport.
Somali officials said the Islamic movement's main force is bottled up at Ras Kamboni, the southernmost tip of the country, cut off from escape at sea by patrolling U.S. warships and across the Kenyan border by the Kenyan military.
In Mogadishu, Somalia's president made his first visit to the capital since taking office in 2004. During the unannounced visit, President Abdullahi Yusuf was expected to meet with traditional Somali elders and stay at the former presidential palace that has been occupied by warlords for 15 years, government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari said.
U.S. officials warned after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that extremists with ties to al Qaeda operated a training camp at Ras Kamboni and that al Qaeda members are believed to have visited it.
Three al Qaeda suspects wanted in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa are believed to be leaders of the Islamic movement. The Islamists deny having any links to al Qaeda.
Somalia's government had struggled to survive since forming with backing from the United Nations two years ago, and was under attack by the Islamic militia when Ethiopia's military intervened on Dec. 24 and turned the tide.
But many in predominantly Muslim Somalia resent the presence of troops from neighboring Ethiopia, which has a large Christian population. The countries fought two brutal wars, the last in 1977.
On Sunday, gunmen attacked Ethiopian troops, witnesses said, sparking a firefight in the second straight day of violence in the capital, Mogadishu.
God bless our military.
Thanks, Cindy.
At home, I keep a fresh supply of mugniyah and bin laden pics handy for target practice (just darts).
I appreciate it, Ian.
Although police officers have investigated all the recent threats, none of the searches for bombs have found any devices. Nevertheless, security forces in Sao Paulo's metropolitan area are treating every threat as credible, as bombs detonated inside the subway system on 23 and 25 December 2006. One person died due to injuries sustained in the last explosion. So far, authorities have been unable to determine the perpetrators of the attacks or the motives behind them.
Philippines
Media reports issued on 8 January 2007 indicate that government officials are concerned that foreign terrorists may have entered the Philippines in December 2006 in an effort to attack the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cebu. The media reportedly gained the information from a series of government documents seeking to verify the entry of several al Qaeda-linked militants into the country. No additional information on the documents or the alleged terrorists is available. The summit was initially scheduled to take place in December but was postponed, allegedly due to a typhoon. The summit is currently scheduled to occur on 11-14 January.
Although security officials claim that there is no specific information regarding a possible terrorist attack during the summit, they acknowledge that an attack remains a possibility. Approximately 10,000 police officers and military personnel have been deployed to secure Cebu. In addition, government officials announced a 20 mi/32 km no-fly zone around Mactan Cebu International Airport (RPVM/NOP), the Shangri-La resort and several more of the summit's venues for the duration of the conference. Road checkpoints have already been erected.
Thanks nw. I hope all stay safe and our military do some serious house cleaning.
Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the Emir of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat [GSPC], a terrorist group in Algeria which allied with al-Qaeda, is featured in a 22:36 minute video issued by the GSPC today, Monday, January 8, 2007, including an Arabic-language transcript.
The speech, “We are Coming,” spoken by Wadud and dated January 3, 2007, contains three messages: one directed to the Emir of al-Qaeda, Usama bin Laden, another to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and the third to Muslim Algerian people.
Predominant across the message is a palpable anger towards not only Bouteflika, but America and France for encroaching upon Algeria culturally, militarily, and politically. Wadud also focuses in each address to what he terms as “theft” by foreign companies of Algerian natural gas and oil, placing this within the broader charge of the enemy subjugating Muslims, forcing them into poverty, and attacking their religion. He also requests of bin Laden instructions for the “next stage”.
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“The Fire of the Magi in the Arabian Peninsula” by Abu Yahya al-Libi
By SITE Institute
January 8, 2007
A message attributed to Abu Yahya al-Libi, a Mujahid commander featured in as-Sahab media releases and an escapee from Bagram prison in Afghanistan in July 2005, was recently distributed to jihadist forums by al-Fajr Information Center, and titled: “The Fire of the Magi in the Arabian Peninsula.” In the text, Libi argues that the Shi’ites seek to establish a “Greater Persia” through political and social means, rather than failed military pursuits such as between Iran and Iraq in the 1980’s.
The following are excerpts from an e-mail interview conducted by Brian Ross with a person who calls himself Jomo and the leader of MEND. While it is impossible to verify with absolute certainty that the author of the e-mails is in fact who he claims to be, messages from the same e-mail address accurately informed ABC News and other organizations of impending MEND attacks in Nigeria and provided photos of hostages the author says are in his group's custody.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/BrianRoss/story?id=2778701&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
Just darts sounds very good.
I hope you hit the bullseye often.
Adding to Oorang's post no. 431 -
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"We are Coming" -GSPC (Salafist Group for Call and Combat), Algeria
GSPC Emir Abu Mus'ab 'Abdul-Wadoud
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Smiling...
The bad guys should be careful what they ask for...they will get it in the end.
Thanks for the good news nw.
What an interesting blog.
Thanks Oorang
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THANK YOU STARWISE for this great ping.
I can't duplicate your post, so everyone jump on it to check it out.
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You're welcome Cindy.
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"YO, TERRORISTS: MAKE OUR DAY"
Philadelphia Daily News ^ | Nov. 30, 2006 | Michael Smerconish
Posted on 01/08/2007 7:49:15 PM PST by neverdem
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