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Zimbabwe — Body bag’ threat for UK diplomat
SAPA-DPA via News24 (SA) ^ | 2007-04-03 | (wire service)
Posted on 04/03/2007 3:37:41 AM PDT by Clive
Harare - A state-controlled newspaper in Zimbabwe on Tuesday warned that the spokesperson for the British embassy could be sent back to Britain in a body bag for allegedly supporting the main opposition party.
An editorial writer claimed in the Herald’s main opinion article that Gillian Dare was a prime target for deportation and warned she could get caught in crossfire by supporting the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
“It will be a pity for her family to welcome her at Heathrow airport in a body bag just like some of her colleagues from Iraq and Afghanistan,” the article written by David Samuriwo said.
Since the March 11 crackdown against the MDC, which saw scores of opposition activists arrested and severely assaulted in police custody, Western diplomats have closely followed the court appearances of those detained, including MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Their show of concern has infuriated President Robert Mugabe’s government. The 83-year-old leader threatened to expel them.
And last month Zimbabwe’s foreign minister said the concern shown by Western diplomats for detained activists amounted to unwarranted political interference in the country’s internal affairs.
The Herald alleged that Dare was the purse-holder and financier of the violence being perpetrated by the MDC and was recruiting journalists both in and outside Zimbabwe to write articles denigrating Mugabe and his government.
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Pakistani Terror group’s threat raises Dalai Lama alert
The Australian ^ | April 03, 2007 | Bruce Loudon
Posted on 04/03/2007 3:44:15 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Terror group’s threat raises Dalai Lama alert
Bruce Loudon, South Asia correspondent April 03, 2007
SECURITY surrounding the Dalai Lama has been tightened after reports of an attempt by the al-Qa’ida-linked terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Toiba to assassinate the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.
A three-tier security ring has been thrown around the 72-year-old Buddhist head, who lives at Dharamsala, in the Himalayan foothills, Indian police spokesman Prem Lal said. All those approaching the exiled Tibetan chief will be closely watched by highly trained Tibetan security guards as well as heavily armed deployments of Indian police.
Visitors are being body-searched before being allowed to approach him.
The Dalai Lama is scheduled to make a widely anticipated 11-day visit to cities and regional centres across Australia in early June, making both free and ticketed appearances at public lectures, blessings and teaching sessions. Before that, he will visit the US.
Superintendent Lal said police had been alerted by central intelligence agencies to the reported plot by Lashkar-e-Toiba to kill the Dalai Lama “on the directions of a foreign organisation”, which he declined to name, but is assumed to be al-Qa’ida.
In a recent document, Osama bin Laden denounced “pagan Buddhism” as part of his general attack on anything not Islamic.
The assassination threat picked up by Indian authorities is thought to be based on bin Laden’s denunciation and the extremist jihadi movement’s hatred for anything and anyone that is not Muslim.
Lashkar-e-Toiba is believed to be al-Qa’ida’s agent in South Asia and has been involved in virtually every major terrorist attack in India.
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