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Posted on 01/02/2007 7:23:18 PM PST by nwctwx
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Ok, I recognized some of the names.
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/biographies/biographies.htm
THANKS to STARWISE for the ping to this thread:
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"U.S. Hunts al Qaeda in Somalia - Richard Miniter (has details)"
PajamasMedia ^ | 1-8-07 | RichardMiniter
Posted on 01/09/2007 9:41:18 PM PST by STARWISE
ON THE NET...
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http://news.google.com/news?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=in&q=%22Malek+Charahili%22&scoring=d
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20070108-055127-2486r
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"Turkey nabs suspected terror financier"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Turkish authorities Monday said they have completed an investigation following the arrest of a suspected al-Qaida operative in the southern city of Hatay.
Malek Charahili is suspected of funneling money to the international terror group through financial links in Europe and Iraq."
http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000704.html
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3350312,00.html
MI chief: Dozens, maybe hundreds, of al-Qaeda operative arrived in Lebanon
Published: 01.09.07, 16:07
Military Intelligence Chief Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that dozens, if not hundreds, of al-Qaeda operative arrived in Lebanon lately.
"Those who can be harmed by al-Qaeda operatives are UNIFIL and western interests in Lebanon," Yadlin said referring to the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon. (Miri Chason)
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"Gunmen kidnap 9 foreigners at oil base in Nigeria"
Reuters(via AlertNet) ^ | 01/10/07
Posted on 01/09/2007 11:15:58 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_928.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Wed Jan 10 2007 00:52:07 GMT-0800.
NIGERIA
August 24, 2006
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1765135/posts
No Exit in Somalia
Opinion Journal ^ | January 10, 2007
Posted on 01/10/2007 12:21:11 AM PST by Jim Robinson
This time the U.S. stays on the anti-terror offense.
It may be some time before we learn whether Sunday's air strikes by an AC-130 gunship in southern Somalia succeeded in killing the terrorists who were the intended targets--particularly Abu Taha al-Sudani, reportedly an al Qaeda explosives expert, and Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, mastermind of the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings. But the attacks--along with the deployment of a carrier battle group off the African coast--are welcome evidence that the U.S. has learned the lessons of May 19, 1996.
That's the date Osama bin Laden and his associates left Sudan for Afghanistan on a chartered plane. The Clinton Administration was aware that Sudan intended to expel bin Laden, and the U.S. might have easily tracked and destroyed the flight en route. The consequences of its failure to do so is only too well known, and the Bush Administration is right to be determined not to let terrorists get away again, whether by land, air or sea.
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ...
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"Israel and China to sign new bilateral treaties"
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Posted on 01/10/2007 12:25:47 AM PST by DTAD
http://www.memri.org/jihad.html
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP141807
Special Dispatch Series - No. 1418
January 9, 2007 No.1418
"Islamist Websites Monitor Project No. 45"
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP141707
Special Dispatch Series - No. 1417
January 9, 2007 No.1417
"Islamist Websites Monitor Project No. 44"
Note: Includes Video.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=23940_Aussie_Saudi_Mosque_Funding_Shock!&only
BLOG:
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
"Aussie Saudi Mosque Funding Shock!"
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"Egypt: Not Such a Peace Partner"
By Joseph Puder
FrontPageMagazine.com | January 10, 2007
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"Eyeing Iran"
By Ralph Peters
New York Post | January 10, 2007
UPDATE...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765144/posts
Note: See photo with article.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21038262-2,00.html
"Parliament 'on rocket target list'"
By Kim Arlington
January 10, 2007 03:23pm
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A TERROR suspect who allegedly bought five stolen army rocket launchers said he would use them to blow up "the nuclear place" and Parliament House, a Sydney court heard today.
It is alleged the man, Mohammad Ali Elomar, was later seen near Sydney's Lucas Heights nuclear reactor, where an access lock for a gate to a nearby reservoir had recently been cut.
The claims were contained in a police statement tendered to Central Local Court, where Taha Abdul Rahman - the man accused of selling the rocket launchers - was today refused bail.
Mr Abdul Rahman, 28, from Leumeah, in Sydney's south-west, faces 17 charges related to the possession and supply of seven rocket launchers allegedly stolen from the Australian Defence Force.
The statement did not detail how Mr Abdul Rahman allegedly acquired the weapons.
But according to the statement, he sold five rocket launchers to Elomar through an associate, Adnan Darwiche, who was last year jailed for life for double murder.
Mr Elomar, 41, of Bankstown, is one of nine Sydney men charged in late 2005 with conspiring to make explosives in preparation for a terrorist attack.
Mr Abdul Rahman allegedly sold Darwiche a rocket launcher on September 30, 2003 for $15,000, and on October 9 sold him six more for $70,000.
Mr Darwiche said Mr Elomar had given him most of the $70,000 to buy five rocket launchers on his behalf, the statement said."
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200701/POL20070110a.html
"Don't Rush Security, US House Warned"
By Nathan Burchfiel
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
January 10, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "(CNSNews.com) - As the U.S. House of Representatives was preparing to pass a massive homeland security bill Tuesday without holding hearings beforehand, the Senate took a more considered approach, opening hearings to determine how to implement the remaining recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission.
In the U.S. Capitol, representatives scheduled three and a half hours to debate the 5-day old, 279-page bill. Some experts worry that the new Democratic majority's eagerness to make its mark with quick action may lead to flawed policymaking.
"Homeland security and counterterrorism policy is simply too important to be rushed through the process," said David Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke University.
Schanzer said some aspects of the bill, like risk-based allocation of homeland security funds, have been debated for years and are ready to be passed.
But several newer proposals "ought to have a chance to get public comment on them, people should have the opportunity to point out their strengths and weaknesses, amendments should be considered, and then it should be dealt with on the House floor," Schanzer said."
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AP
"Somali Official Confirms Death of Wanted Al Qaeda Militant in U.S. Airstrike"
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
MOGADISHU, Somalia —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""One of the items they were claiming was that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is dead."
Mohammed allegedly planned the attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 225 people.
He is also suspected of planning the car bombing of a beach resort in Kenya and the near simultaneous attempt to shoot down an Israeli airliner in 2002. Ten Kenyans and three Israelis were killed in the blast at the hotel, 12 miles north of Mombasa. The missiles missed the airliner.
Mohammed is thought to have been the main target of an American helicopter attack Monday afternoon on Badmadow island off southern Somalia."
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_918.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Wed Jan 10 2007 03:31:07 GMT-0800.
INDONESIA
January 09, 2007
This Travel Warning updates information concerning the security situation in Indonesia and reminds Americans of the risks associated with travel to that country. This Travel Warning supersedes the November 18, 2005, Travel Warning for Indonesia.
Due to the possibility of terrorist attacks directed against American or other Western citizens and interests, the Department of State urges American citizens to evaluate carefully the risks of travel to Indonesia. The October 1, 2005, terrorist attacks in Bali in which suicide bombers killed 20 people and injured more three than 100 are a reminder that terrorists remain active in Indonesia. The possibility of future attacks in Bali, Jakarta, or other areas of Indonesia cannot be ruled out.
Terrorist attacks in Indonesia could occur at any time and could be directed against any location, including those frequented by foreigners, as well as identifiably American or other Western facilities or businesses in Indonesia. Such targets could include but are not limited to places where Americans and other Westerners live, congregate, work, study, shop, or visit, including hotels, clubs, restaurants, shopping centers, identifiably Western businesses, housing compounds, transportation systems, places of worship, schools, or public recreation events. While past terrorist attacks have involved the use of vehicle-borne explosives or suicide bombers carrying explosives in backpacks, terrorists may use other forms of attack in the future. Terrorists may target individual American citizen residents, visitors, students, or tourists, and tactics could include but are not limited to kidnapping, shooting, or poisoning.
The Department of State urges Americans in Indonesia to avoid crowds, maintain a low profile, and be vigilant about security at all times. Americans are advised to monitor local news broadcasts, vary their routes and times in carrying out daily activities, and consider the level of preventive security when visiting public places in Indonesia. Americans who choose to vacation in Indonesia despite the security risks are advised to consider the level of preventive security when choosing hotels, restaurants, beaches, entertainment venues, and recreation sites.
In addition to the October 1, 2005, bombings in Bali, several other serious terrorist incidents occurred in Indonesia in recent years. A terrorist bombing outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on September 9, 2004, killed eleven and injured more than 180 people. An August 2003 terrorist bombing at a major international hotel in Jakarta killed 12 persons and injured scores, including several American citizens. A terrorist attack in Bali in October 2002 killed 202 people, including seven Americans. Suicide bombers wearing explosives in vests or backpacks carried out the October 1, 2005, bombings in Bali. Prior terrorist attacks involved the use of vehicle-borne explosives.
The U.S. Mission in Indonesia restricts U.S. government employees' travel to certain areas of the country and, at times, denies them permission to travel to specific locations. As of early 2007, employee travel to the provinces of Aceh, Papua, Central and South Sulawesi, and Maluku requires the concurrence of the Embassy’s Regional Security Officer. Americans seeking the latest travel restriction information may contact a consular office. The U.S. Mission can occasionally suspend service to the public, or close, because of security concerns; in these situations, it will continue to provide emergency services to American citizens.
Americans who choose to travel to Indonesia despite this Travel Warning should obtain up-to-date health information before departing the United States. The websites of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control at http://www.cdc.gov/travel and the World Health Organization at http://www.who.int have current information on outbreaks of contagious and tropical diseases. Americans considering travel to Indonesia should read the Department of State’s Fact Sheet on Avian Influenza dated July 2006, and should consult with their personal physicians concerning avian flu.
Americans living and traveling in Indonesia are urged to register and update their contact information with U.S. Embassy Jakarta, U.S. Consulate General Surabaya, or the U.S. Consular Agent in Bali. Registration facilitates the U.S. Mission's contact with Americans in emergency situations and may be done on line and in advance of travel. Information on registering can be found at the Department of State’s Consular Affairs website: https://travelregistration.state.gov. Registration information and recent warden messages are also available on the U.S. Embassy Jakarta website at http://jakarta.usembassy.gov.
Americans can obtain information on travel and security in Indonesia from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States; or 1-202-501-4444 from outside the United States and Canada. Americans also can call the Embassy in Jakarta at (62)(21) 3435-9000, the Consulate General in Surabaya at (62)(31) 295-6400, and the Consular Agent in Bali at (62)(361) 233-605. American citizens should read the Department of State's Consular Information Sheet for Indonesia, the latest Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, and Fact Sheet on Avian Influenza, all available at http://travel.state.gov.
REPORT - SNIPPET - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
Weekly Piracy Report
2-8 January 2007
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 2 to 8 January 2007.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
Forty six incidents have been reported since 28.01.2006. Pirates are targeting ships preparing to anchor. Ships are advised to take extra precautions.
The IMB Report on Piracy and Armed Attacks on Ships from January to September 2006 is now published. Please see the end of this page to order.
Suspicious crafts
None reported during the week.
Recently reported incidents
23.12.2006 early hours, 8.2 nautical miles off Mullaithievu, NE Sri Lanka
A general cargo vessel at anchor, with engine problems was surrounded by six small boats with armed LTTE personnel on board. Shots were fired and the vessel was boarded by the armed group who forced the Master to weight anchor and proceed closer to the shore. Communication and computer equipment from the vessel was said to have been stolen from the vessel. The 25 crew members were taken from the vessel to a rebel camp ashore and finally released to the International Committee for the Red Cross in Colombo. The condition of the vessel and the 14000 tons of rice cargo on board are not known.
http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=5&id=9582
Updated: January 9th, 2007 01:14 PM PDT
Home > Airline and Airport Security News
"Britain's MI5 Offers to E-Mail Future Terror Alerts"
Raphael G. Satter
The Associated Press
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Britain's MI5 will begin sending out terror alerts to members of the public over e-mail on Tuesday, part of a move by the spy agency toward greater openness.
Anyone interested in following the threat level - which has sat at "severe" since Aug. 14, 2006 - will receive e-mail updates should the level change. The highest level is "critical," meaning an attack is imminent.
A second service allows users to subscribe to updates on MI5's Web site, which might include news about leadership changes or the government's agenda for combatting terrorism, Home Office spokesman Stephen Carter said."
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