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Senior Taliban leader held in Pakistan
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Pakistani security forces have captured a high-ranking Taliban leader in the southwestern city of Quetta, a senior security official and Taliban sources said late Thursday

The capture of Mullah Obaidullah Akhund marked the first Pakistan arrest of a senior leader of the Islamist militia since it was driven from power in Afghanistan in 2001 when thousands of its fighters fled into Pakistan.

The security official and Taliban sources said Akhund, the third most senior member of the Taliban's 10-member leadership council, was arrested late on Monday, hours after a surprise visit to Pakistan by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney.

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[Cindy]

Here's a poll:

http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005937.html

[Cindy]

CIA.GOV
http://www.cia.gov

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Note: The following text (minus the graphic) is a quote:

http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005935.html


09 March 2007
OSINT: CIA moving assets to Pakistan...
...in order to redouble efforts to capture or kill bin Laden & Co.

Now, if you're bin Laden, you could wait until today to read about this in the Telegraph of London, or you could have already read about it a couple of days ago on the jihadi forums. Your choice...

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005934.html

[Cindy]

A look at propaganda here:

http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005933.html

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=SAMI9000&btnG=Google+Search

http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/09mar07/mapisejy0.jpg

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http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005932.html


09 March 2007
"Sami9000 made a map"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "We have no idea who Sami9000 is, beyond being a participant on a jihadi forum of note. However, he took the time to make this map, and so we took the time to make it available to those of you who may find it of interest."

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

US-CERT.GOV
http://www.us-cert.gov

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=russia

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http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005930.html
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3661741

[Cindy]

RECAP:

http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000876.html

http://www.stuff.co.nz/3984771a12.html

"Al Qaeda storm Iraq jail, free 140"
Reuters | Wednesday, 7 March 2007


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MOSUL: Dozens of al Qaeda-led militants stormed an Iraqi jail in the northern city of Mosul today and freed up to 140 prisoners in one of the biggest prison breaks since the US-led invasion in 2003, police said.
As many as 300 militants led by Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, leader of the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq, attacked Mosul's northwestern Badoush prison just after sunset in the ethnically mixed city and overwhelmed police, who were forced to call the US military for backup, officials said.

Hisham al-Hamdani, a member of the Mosul provincial government, said Abu Omar al-Baghdadi took part in the attack himself. The Islamic State in Iraq is a body set up by al Qaeda's Iraq wing and other Sunni militant groups in October."

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=iran
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=germany

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http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000874.html

March 09, 2007

The Final Solution to Germany's Gas Supply Woes...

...via Iran, appropriately enough.

SPIEGEL ONLINE - March 7, 2007

German energy giant E.on has confirmed it is in talks with Iran to buy natural gas -- although Germany is currently discussing further sanctions over Iran's nuclear program with its allies.

Germany has for years been talking about diversifying its natural gas supplies to reduce over-reliance on Russia. But the solution currently being considered by German energy utility E.on may end up being just as controversial -- the company wants to buy gas from Iran.

The announcement by E.on that it was seeking a potential deal with Iran to buy so-called "liquid natural gas" (LNG) came on Tuesday. The energy giant is currently seeking a long-term source of LNG for a new terminal it wants to build at Wilhelmshaven on Germany's coast. LNG, which is delivered by ship rather than by pipeline, gives a utility greater flexibility in choosing which producers to buy from.

Posted on 09 March 2007 @ 15:10 GMT

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798269/posts


"Iraq's Mandaeans 'face extinction' [Muslims savages burn Christian child in Iraq]"
BBC ^ | 03, 04, 07

Posted on 03/09/2007 2:08:20 PM PST by Posting

Iraq's Mandaeans 'face extinction'

By Angus Crawford

BBC News, Damascus

"Islamic militants forced Selwan to jump into a bonfire"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Sabian Mandaeans - one of the oldest religious groups in the world - are facing extinction, according to its leaders.

They claim that Islamic extremists in Iraq are trying to wipe them out through forced conversions, rape and murder.

The Mandaeans are pacifists, followers of Adam, Noah and John the Baptist."

[appalachian_dweller]

>> Asking prayers for my sister and her daughter. Her daugher's home caught fire this AM and her granddaughter was killed as a result of smoke inhalation. Their home is completely lost (it was a very old home and cause of fire may be faulty wiring or a faulty space heater). My sister and her daughter need all the prayers you can muster. Thank you all in advance for your assistance in this request. <<

That's just aweful MD. So sorry to hear this. Will keep your sister and niece in my prayers.

[Cindy]

RECAP:

Thanks to a Specail Emailer for pointing to these links:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173173969538&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Mar. 9, 2007 11:31 | Updated Mar. 9, 2007 13:02
"'General took vital papers from Iran'"
By JPOST.COM STAFF

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http://www.asharqalawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=8253

"Missing Iranian Minister is Cooperating with Western Intelligence - Source"

09/03/2007
By Ali Nouri Zadeh

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And on another topic:

http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/09/top10.htm

March 09, 2007 Friday Safar 19, 1428


"Baitullah’s aide picked up by Nato forces from tribal area"
By Alamgier Bhitani


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TANK, March 8: A close companion of militant commander Baitullah Mehsud was captured in a joint operation conducted by Nato and Afghan forces in a Pakistan region on Wednesday, informed sources told Dawn on Thursday."

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=canada
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=somalia

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798279/posts


Gang member can stay: judge
Winnipeg Free Press ^ | March 8, 2007 | Aldo Santin

Posted on 03/09/2007 2:28:04 PM PST by MassRepublicanFlyersFan

A violent Winnipeg gang member who is facing a deportation order to his native Somalia was recently given a reprieve by a federal court judge who said the Somalian's life would be in danger if he returned. Federal Judge Sean Harrington said Hussein Jilaow doesn't deserve to remain in Canada but concluded Jilaow would likely be killed if he were deported according to the travel plans outlined by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

"I have no doubt whatsoever that Mr. Jilaow is a public menace who does not deserve to remain here," Harrington wrote, adding he's been convicted 13 times since 1999 for violent offences.

"I doubt that many persons subject to removal... have clean hands. However that is no reason to send them to a place where those hands may be chopped off."

Jilaow, 26, was given a three-year prison sentence in October for making a series of threats against guards at the downtown remand centre. Jilaow, a member of the Mad Cowz street gang, was at the Remand Centre in July 2005 when he got into a fight with several other inmates.

(Excerpt) Read more at winnipegfreepress.com ...

[Rushmore Rocks]

FOX News is confirming the capture. Some are calling it a "defection".

[appalachian_dweller]

>> Never EVER become a refugee. <<

Words to heed Ex.

Reminds me of a story my climbing buddy told me when he was down in NC in the path of a CAT 3 hurricane. He held out as long as he dared, but eventually checked into a 'shelter'.

Once you go into a shelter, you are not permitted to leave and will be arrested if you attempt to do so. The folks at FEMA are NOT our friends.

I am VERY fortunate that I am only a day's hike or a 20 minute ride (back country roads) to my 'safe zone'. I would only leave if my friends called needing help or the air became toxic (chemical spill or whatever).

Ex is right on the money IMHO. If at all possible, stay put and shelter in place.

Thanks very much for your valuable input Ex.

Hope you continue to get better.

[Cindy]

Thanks RR.

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015577.php

March 09, 2007

"CBC video on the persecution of moderate Muslims in Canada"

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:


http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3321


U.S. Troops Nab Al Qaeda Killer, ‘Mouthpiece’ in Iraq Raids

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2007 – American troops killed one terrorist and detained 16 others, including an alleged al Qaeda-affiliated killer and a media representative, during a series of morning raids conducted throughout Iraq today.

Coalition forces in Mosul captured an al Qaeda-related suspect known as “The Butcher,” who is allegedly responsible for numerous kidnappings, beheadings and suicide operations in the Ramadi and Mosul areas. Coalition forces also detained five other suspects and killed one terrorist during the raid.

Coalition troops operating in Fallujah captured two suspected terrorists with alleged ties to foreign fighter operations.

Elsewhere, coalition forces captured a suspected al Qaeda “media emir” and seven other suspects during a raid northeast of Karmah, officials said. Officials believe the detainees are part of an al Qaeda courier network.

“Coalition forces will continue to target al Qaeda in Iraq and foreign terrorist facilitators regardless of where they may hide,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesperson.

In other Iraq news, U.S. ground troops teamed up with AH-64 Apache helicopters to destroy a platoon-sized element of enemy fighters during a March 7 engagement fought west of Baghdad International Airport.

During the lead-up to the battle, a patrol from Troop A, 1st Battalion, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, reported enemy tracer fire in an area known as Az-Zaidon. As they moved toward the firing, they found armed insurgents arrayed in an ambush position along both sides of a canal road. A truck was parked nearby.

After clearing the area of friendly forces, the patrol called in close-air support. The Apaches engaged the enemy fighters, killing 12 and destroying the truck, which had an anti-aircraft heavy machine gun mounted in its bed.

During another operation on the same day, U.S. soldiers foiled an attempt by insurgents to plant an improvised explosive device near a Taji market. Several insurgents were spotted and fired on by Camp Taji tower guards. The insurgents fled before they had time to fully emplace the bomb.

Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, quickly arrived at the site and secured the area. They found two 130 millimeter rounds, which were later disposed of by explosives experts. An investigation is under way to find the people who tried to plant the bomb, U.S. officials said.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3322

"Timely Communications Thwart Taliban Movement to Pakistan"

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2007

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3324

Iraqis Helping Troops Find Weapons Caches, General Says

By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2007 – Iraqis in the country’s north, fed up with ongoing violence, are leading U.S. and Iraqi forces to some of the largest weapons and bombs caches found in the region to date, the commander of Multinational Division North told Pentagon reporters today.

This comes as U.S. troops in that area are handing off most counterinsurgency missions to Iraqi forces, allowing U.S. troops to focus on killing or capturing those who finance, make and emplace the deadly improvised explosive devices, said Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commander of Multinational Division North and the 25th Infantry Division.

So far this year, his forces have nearly doubled the monthly averages for finding IED caches, Mixon told reporters in the Pentagon via a satellite link from Contingency Operating Base Speicher, outside of Tikrit. The forces also have doubled the monthly average for killing the insurgents who use them, he said.

“The enemy is ruthless in using IEDs,” Mixon said. “We are equally as aggressive and violent in our approach to defeat them.”

Mixon said a cache found last week in Diyala had enough material to make about 130 “explosively formed projectiles,” as well as military-grade rockets and mortars, the largest find of that type so far. While EFPs make up only one percent of IEDs used against coalition forces, they are among the most deadly.

The find was part of an Iraqi forces-led mission and was based on a tip by a local informant, Mixon said. No arrests were made, but officials are still working with the informant to identify insurgents involved.

Locals are more willing to lead coalition forces to weapons and bombs caches partly because of the increased presence of Iraqi forces, Mixon said.

“The population areas that we work in are more comfortable with the Iraqi security forces … so they are providing us more tips. Some of those tips come in through the tips lines. Some are as simple as a civilian walking in and providing information. So their comfort level is up,” he said.

Another large cache found recently in Mosul included homemade explosive materials, such as fertilizers and acids often used in car bombs.

Because of their recent focus on insurgents using IEDs, the threat has gone down in the area, Mixon said. Also, changes in enemy tactics are posted on an IED Web page that leaders access.

In addition, body armor and protective gear help keep soldiers alive if hit. In fact, 76 percent of soldiers injured by such explosives are able to return to duty, he said. His troops also are getting better at spotting planted bombs, the general said.

Still, despite recent successes, Mixon said, much more work is needed in the region, where more civilians die from IED attacks than do security forces.

“We have a long way to go to defeat this threat. Too many of our casualties are as a result of the IEDs. I am not satisfied and will not be satisfied until I dramatically reduce the numbers of casualties caused by IEDs,” he said.

[Cindy]

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3326

"Iraqi Forces Control Three of Four Divisions in Northern Iraq"

By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2007