Canada: Controversial Islamist Editor to be Honoured by Arab Group (back)
June 15, 2007
A man who once described Canada — his adopted homeland — as a ‘fully paid-up member of the Anglo-Saxon mafia’ is being honoured tomorrow evening following a two-day meeting of the Canadian Arab Federation at Toronto’s City Hall.
Today and tomorrow the CAF will be celebrating its 40th anniversary and holding its policy convention at that famous landmark paid for by Toronto taxpayers.
Zafar Bangash, editor of Crescent International, an Islamist newsletter, will be honoured Saturday night at the CAF’s gala dinner at Brassaii Bistro, 461 King St. W., for his ‘unwavering’ support of Palestine.
Besides calling Canada the mafia, on Sept. 16, 2001 when all of us were still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Bangash, while denouncing the killing of innocent civilians, wrote the attack ‘was most likely a successful attempt by one of America’s many victims to hit back very, very hard.’
Bangash, who in his writings refers to the vast majority of Canadians — that being non-Muslims — as ‘kuffar or kufr’, which means non-believers and infidels, calls on all Muslims to either commit and ‘prepare ourselves to make the kinds of sacrifice that were required of Ibrahim (sacrificing his son) ... or we rely solely on material resources and sink to the level of the kuffar,’ (Feb. 2004).
So, sacrifice everything, including your children fighting the hated kuffar, or become like the loathed kuffar.
Nothing negative?
Ah, but perhaps when Bangash refers to kuffar, he just means non-Muslims and intends nothing negative by it, right? Not according to his writings.
In his April 1-15, 1999 posting, Bangash writes: ‘Most importantly, few Muslims realize that Allah demands of his guests that they openly declare their dissociation from the kuffar and mushrikeen (the Noble Qur’an, 9:1-3).’
It would appear, however, that Bangash will make an exception Saturday night as he will rub elbows with other reward recipients including kuffar-like Sid Ryan, president of CUPE, Ontario, who was instrumental in leading his union to boycott Israel.
How does that saying go: The enemy of my enemy is my friend?
Of course the common enemies are: the Great Satan, (aka, the U.S.), the Great Satan No. 2 (aka, Israel) and Zionists (i.e., most Jews.)
Ever wonder what will happen to us kuffar should Bangash’s oft-repeated dream of making Canada an Islamic state modelled after Iran come to pass?
In his July 1-15, 1999 editorial (which like the others can be read on muslimedia.com) states: ‘As Allah says in the noble Qur’an, ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and those who are with him are harsh towards the kuffar but kind and compassionate towards each other,’ (47:29).’
So much for equality for all!
Bangash is also a big fan of Hezbollah and Hamas, organizations that Canada has declared illegal.
When reached yesterday in Toronto by phone, Khaled Mouammar, national president of the CAF, refused to believe that Bangash uses the term kuffar.
‘No, no, no, he has never said that,’ exclaimed Mouammar. ‘He’s a man of dignity. He has no blood on his hands like those Israeli war criminals who come to Canada and are received by our politicians, like Ariel Sharon,’ said Mouammar, who is also giving an award to Ehab Lotayef, the Montreal activist behind a boycott of Chapters and Indigo book stores because the owners are Jewish and support Israel.
The irony in all this is that recently, the CAF urged Toronto Police Service’s Hate Crime Unit to monitor an upcoming Fraser Institute conference on the terrorist threat in Canada.
As for Canada being like the mafia, the mafia would never stand for such disloyalty.
Source: http://www.torontosun.com/Comment/2007/06/15/4262675-sun.html
Toxic fumes impairing our ability to fly, say pilots
Toxic fumes on planes are poisoning pilots and rendering them unable to
fly
safely, say pilots, who are campaigning for “aerotoxic syndrome” to be
recognised as a disease.
Two official investigations are being opened after concerns that highly
toxic fuel contaminants are leaking into cabin air supply on commercial
airliners in flight. The UK government is to fit air-monitoring
equipment on
board aircraft amid increasing concerns that passengers, pilots and
cabin
crew are being exposed. And 1500 pilots will take part in the first
major
health study designed to establish the extent of the problem.
“We’re basically the canaries - getting knocked down by the fumes
first,”
says Susan Michaelis, a former pilot who believes she was poisoned by
fumes
from leaked engine fuel while flying. She and other grounded pilots
launched
a campaign for the condition to be recognised, at a meeting at the UK’s
Houses of Parliament on 18 June.
Compressed air is routinely drawn off engines and supplied to aircraft
cabins. If the seal inside the engine is not secure, engine oil can
leak
into the cabin and contaminating air with toxic tricresyl phosphate
(TCP),
says Michaelis.
Dirty socks
Michaelis, who is currently at the University of New South Wales,
Australia,
carried out a survey of 250 pilots and found that 85% had detected
contaminated air - which smells like “dirty socks” - while flying. Of
these, 57% reported symptoms of ill health relating to the incident,
and 8%
had to be retired on health grounds.
Michaelis believes that the long term effects of prolonged exposure are
largely overlooked by airline companies. Symptoms related to long term
exposure purportedly include neurological and respiratory problems,
memory
loss, difficulties with speech, and chronic fatigue.
“Passengers should be made aware that the pilot’s ability to fly is
being
impaired,” says Michaelis. One affected pilot reportedly fell asleep in
a
flight simulator after exposure in a real aircraft, and was told he was
unfit for flight.
“Everybody recognises that there are incidents where fumes enter
cabins,”
says Jonathon Nicholson, a spokesperson for the UK’s Civil Aviation
Authority (CAA). “But we will not take any action until it is proven
that
the leaked fuel causes long term health effects.”
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12093-toxic-fumes-impairing-our-ability-to-fly-say-pilots.html
Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Fellow Airplane Passenger
Tulsa, OK (AP) - An Arkansas man has pleaded guilty to a federal
assault
charge for stabbing a man with a pen while on board a Southwest
Airlines
flight that was diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Danny Hughey, Jr. of North Little Rock pleaded guilty in Tulsa to
assault
with a dangerous weapon and officials say he is expected to be
sentenced to
five years probation.
Hughey admitted stabbing the man last July on a flight from Las Vegas
to
Little Rock. The plane was diverted to Tulsa International Airport
where
Hughey was arrested.
Authorities say Hughey has a history of mental problems and says he
heard
voices on the plane telling him a passenger was going to try to hijack
the
flight.
The victim was stabbed in the neck and hand but wasn’t seriously
injured.
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June 20, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News
(Iraq) US-led forces strike Qaeda strongholds in Iraq - killing at
least 30 alleged insurgents, the US military said Wednesday
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070620/wl_afp/iraqunrest_070620092217;_ylt=AjDQFmfuFcf75Yaf23.UMxNX6GMA
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.427394446&par=0
http://www.indiaenews.com/middle-east/20070620/56926.htm
(Iraq) Gunmen blew up two Sunni mosques Wednesday south of Baghdad - no
casualties - updated death toll on Tuesday mosque bombing is 87 dead
(my title)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070616155330;_ylt=AsLO0IQRYT98PHTsjFPuziVX6GMA
(Iraq) Insurgents arrested, caches seized in Operation Marne Torch —
MNF
http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=996093
(Iraq) Tribes help U.S. against al-Qaeda
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-06-20-tribes-iraq_N.htm
(Afghanistan) 3 killed in Afghan mosque shooting - Taliban militants
overran another district in southern Afghanistan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_44;_ylt=AswlStMSsXnDiHkUL.yTk3bOVooA
(Afghanistan) 3 NATO soldiers killed in roadside blast in southern
Afghanistan
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Violence.php
(Afghanistan) Attack that killed kids targeted al-Qaida leader
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19318805/
Turkey detains 23 in anti-al Qaeda swoop-media
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L20874215.htm
Lebanese army says it has taken part of siege camp
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070620/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_070620095704;_ylt=AjUgqBOY7KdgyaQ2t9GdYdjagGIB
(Lebanon) Judge issues arrest warrants against 4 Al-Qaeda suspects
http://www.terra.net.lb/wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?ArticleID=350613&ChannelId=4
Israel in first deadly clash with Gaza fighters since Hamas takeover
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070620/wl_mideast_afp/mideast
Israeli Jets Bomb Palestinian Rocket Launchers in Gaza for First Time
Since Hamas Takeover
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,284813,00.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070620/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_airstrikes_dc_2;_ylt=AqXB0zE.gBO2EsJhgUPfZ2TuyucA
IAF targets Kassam launchers in Gaza
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181813078934&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Gaza) IDF soldier wounded, three Palestinian gunmen killed in south
Gaza raid
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873074.html
Hamas lists seized U.S. weapons - Claims over $400 million in
munitions, equipment taken from compounds
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56262
Israel to Allow in Palestinians Fleeing Gaza
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,284773,00.html
Court: Israel must aid Gazans at Erez
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181813073418&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Gaza) Israel allowing all foreigners out of Gaza, official says
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians-Foreign-Nationals.php
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3415362,00.html
(Jordan) Two convicted terrorists escape from Jordanian jail
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1319931.php/Two_convicted_terrorists_escape_from_Jordanian_jail
(Pakistan) 18 foreign nationals included among 30 terrorists who were
killed in Waziristan blast: Political Adm
http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11208&Itemid=2
Paksitan: At least 22 die in Waziristan “blast”
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.427339972&par=0
(Pakistan) Scouts arrest 4 “suicide bombers”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\20\story_20-6-2007_pg7_55
(Pakistan) Authorities arrest 39 people in explosion probe
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\20\story_20-6-2007_pg7_14
(Pakistan) US fears “Nuclear-armed mullah” takeover in Pakistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\20\story_20-6-2007_pg7_10
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0619/p07s01-wosc.html
(Pakistan) Britain slams Pakistan Religious Affairs Minister’s suicide
attack warning
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\20\story_20-6-2007_pg7_3
(Pakistan) Britain ‘deliberately provokes’ Muslims, say Pakistani
protesters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070620/wl_sthasia_afp/britainrushdiepakistan_070620094502;_ylt=AhRzX83I0mh0r4_qik3YZSTzPukA
(Pakistan) ‘Sir’ title sought for bin Laden to avenge Rushdie
knighthood
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/74462.html
(Pakistan) Lal Masjid standoff: Pakistan to rebuild seven mosques —
with the hope of ending a prolonged siege at a girl’s seminary
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070620/43/6h6g8.html
Pakistan: New strategy to fight terrorism
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.427390320&par=0
(India) Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) targets India Gate, Golden Temple,
Vaishnodevi
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1104724
(India) Thousands mourn separatist rebels shot in Kashmir
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070619/india_nm/india303831_2;_ylt=Ag4zalubE_oRS_wl7XYuiDw1NXcA
(India) Fury as presidential hopeful urges women to throw off “veil of
invader”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article1957758.ece
(India) Militants kill two para-military personnel in Assam
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=6/20/2007#3
(India) Naxalites kill two security force personnel in Bihar
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=6/20/2007#4
(India) Maoists kill civilian in Chhattisgarh
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=6/20/2007#5
(Thailand) Police raid insurgents, arrest three - Thai border patrol
police officer was killed in a drive-by shooting
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=119577
Indonesia student jailed over terror website
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21939488-1702,00.html
Indonesia terror suspect Abu Dujana won’t turn in wanted man
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181813081946&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Indonesia: Terror suspect meets family
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.427501326&par=0
Philippines: Italian priest “could be released soon”
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.427309148&par=0
Somalia: Gunmen Attack a Police Station Overnight
http://allafrica.com/stories/200706190367.html
EU, U.S. reach preliminary deal on SWIFT data: EU
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070620/pl_nm/security_eu_us_dc_1;_ylt=AnjwwsrMNh.W2gIh08kYBJ0Tv5UB
Swiss Internet terror trial opens - Moez Garsallaoui and Malika El Arou
accused of Al Qaeda bomb-making web sites
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_eu/switzerland_internet_terror_1;_ylt=AvzZ1osFfaF5QIbMGGWvLd0wuecA
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.427441686&par=0
Spanish PM meets with Basque gov’t leader for first talks since end of
ETA cease-fire
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-Basques.php
(UK) Ambassador: Britain facing decades in Afghanistan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/20/nafghan120.xml
(UK) Vigil marks 100th day of captivity for BBC’s Alan Johnston
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.427310160&par=0
(UK) Light shed on IRA murder of Nairac
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/20/nira120.xml
(USA) DHS acknowledges own computer break-ins — problems involved
DHS’s unclassified computer networks
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dhs_computer_security_6;_ylt=Agt51Qx2fRdTtG3ES5PO7T0Tv5UB
(USA) Colorado: Homemade explosions land man in jail
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/19/homemade_explosions_land_man_in_jail/9771/
9/11 Trade Center attack simulation finds planes’ impact stripped
fireproofing from towers
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/america/NA-GEN-US-Sept-11-Simulation.php
(Guantanamo Bay) Six Terror Suspects Released From Detention In
Guantanamo Bay
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007692046
Terror Web 2.0: The Net-Centric Operations of Terrorist Groups Today
http://analysis.threatswatch.org/2007/06/terror-web-20/
Australia: Al-Qaida seems to be rebuilding forces
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181813080622&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Sri Lanka military says kills 70 rebels in a day
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070620/wl_nm/srilanka_clash_dc_4;_ylt=AhQ97724WJcJU2A543EPK1MtM8oA
Sri Lanka sinks 5 rebel boats; military says 40 killed
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/June/subcontinent_June776.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
Sri Lanka seeks hackers to down pro-Tiger website
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070620/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrestinternetmediacensorship_070620095034;_ylt=At7h8T0JHSbUctCoaJDbFJYtM8oA
(North Korea) U.S. says 6-way Korea talks may resume in July
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070620/ts_nm/korea_north_dc_40;_ylt=AvrLrKLD9Iz.mRoeLXwdP6yCscEA
China plans “dirty bomb” drill ahead of Olympic Games
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6722473,00.html
Commentary: Michelle Malkin on Salman Rushdie
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MGI4MGU4NjUxZDRmZWQwOGEyMTA1NWM0NDcxYTcwYTQ
Ohio’s Governor Speaks at CAIR Banquet; Ohio’s Press Snoozes
http://newsbusters.org/node/13568
June 20, 2007 PM Anti-Terrorism News
(Afghanistan) Afghan districts retaken from Taliban and Afghan district
falls into the hands of Taliban
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070620/43/6h6m8.html
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070620/139/6h6kx.html
(Afghanistan) New Taliban Leader Had Been in Afghan Custody; Released
in Hostage Deal
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/06/new_taliban_lea.html
(Iraq) U.S. Opts Not to Release Iranians Detained in Iraq Raid - Wash
Post: Won’t release 5 until at least October
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/20/AR2007062001456.html?hpid=moreheadlines
(Pakistan) USA Dept of Homeland Security Chief: Bin Laden “in Pakistan”
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2007/06/homeland_security_chief_bin_la.html
Israeli planes, tanks hit Gaza
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians;_ylt=ApOEboDedDLu2iB6Z0MNdWPuOrgF
Hamas Leader Warns Israel Not to Attack
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkrAlHlGd4QAugfQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg—/SIG=132ksltug/EXP=1182459456/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_mi_ea/palestinians_hamas_leader_2
(Hezbollah) U.S. lawmakers pressuring EU on Hezbollah terrorism
designation
http://www.pr-inside.com/u-s-lawmakers-pressuring-eu-on-hezbollah-r158703.htm
Banning Hizbollah in Europe (prepared statements to Congress)
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/06/banning_hizballah_in_europe.php
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/06/banning_hezbollah_in_europe.php
(Palestinian Territories) Mahmoud Abbas rules out talks with Hamas
“killers, coup plotters”
http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_54248/world-news/PALESTINE-Mahmoud-Abbas-rules-out-talks-with-Hamas-killers/
(Lebanon) Palestinian mediators bring hope of ceasefire to Lebanon
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0620/p99s01-duts.html
Jemaah-Islamiya, Abu Sayyaf Are Top Terror Networks In The Philippines
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007700549
(Russia) Shootout in Chechnya kills at least 3
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkhSknlGaswA5BbQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg—/SIG=12l1vr772/EXP=1182458834/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_eu/russia_chechnya_1
(Tajikistan) Amnesty Offered to Tajikistan Militants - Hundreds in
prison for 1992-7 civil war
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkrWkXlGa1YBTh3QtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg—/SIG=12ojeo2vf/EXP=1182458710/**http%3a//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/20/ap/world/main2958353.shtml
(USA) Bin Laden may have arranged family’s US exit: FBI docs - FBI
agent’s note leads to speculation - actual documents
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=181992
http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2007/Saudi%20Docs%202.pdf
(Spain/Canada) Canadian Police arrest suspected ETA member - Suspect in
2000 Madrid car bombing - second ETA arrested in Canada in June
http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_54255/politics/LATEST-ARREST-Canadian-Police-arrest-suspected-ETA-member/
Other News:
Muslims hold new protests against Rushdie knighthood
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070620/wl_asia_afp/britainrushdie
(UK) Home secretary defends Rushdie knighthood
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,,2107282,00.html
Commentary: Death to Rushdie, Again
http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28822
(UK) Muslim officer is first on the beat donning hijab
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/features/2007/06/18/b6d3db74-45cf-4141-92a1-5960f6158597.lpf
Commentary: Journey into Islam
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/06/journey_into_islam.html
Hackers target ‘legitimate’ sites
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6221306.stm
Professional Protester, Jihadi-style
http://www.snappedshot.com/archives/964-Professional-Protester,-Jihadi-style.html
Do check this one out:
http://www.snappedshot.com/archives/964-Professional-Protester,-Jihadi-style.html
Al Qaeda. The role in the North Caucasus
Andrei Soldatov, Irina Borogan / Agentura.Ru Studies and Research Centre / published in Novaya Gazeta, No. 32 (1152), April 24-26, 2006
An analysis by Agentura.Ru Studies and Research Centre (ASRC) how the role played by Al Qaeda n the North Caucasus has changed over the last years. Research includes commentaries of experts from Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies (Singapore), PRISM and Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies ( Israel).
http://www.agentura.ru/english/terrorism/alqaedanc/
[snipped from an old email]
For anyone curious about the CIA’s censorship procedures, there is an
old, but still curious file on such a case at the Boston University
Library’s Special Collections Department. The 1984 book was
“Outrageous Good Fortune” by Michazel Burke, who was deputy to the
U.S. High Commissioner for West Germany in 1951-54. As that deputy,
Burke ran covert ops behind the Iron Curtain. Prior to the German
assignment, Burke set up the American OPC operation aimed at
overthrowing the Albanian Com! munist regime. The CIA censors even
forbad Burke from naming even the country involved in that 1949-50
covert operation. Some of the correspondence over this matter is
bemusing to say the least.
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Foreign &
Commonwealth
Office
THE RECORDS OF THE PERMANENT
UNDER-SECRETARY’S DEPARTMENT
Liaison between the Foreign Office and
British Secret Intelligence, 1873-1939
FCO Historians
March 2005
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CONTENTS
Introduction to PUSD Records
5
Dervishes, Dracula and Diplomacy: Arminius Vambéry and
the British Foreign Office
10
Dockside Diplomacy: The Foreign Office and the
Constantinople Quays Company
19
Chocolate for Zedzed: Basil Zaharoff and the secret diplomacy
of the Great War
27
The Secret Service Committee, 1919-1931
42
The Secret Intelligence Service and the Case of Hilaire Noulens
54
SIS on the eve of war, 1939
65
continues......................
Interesting: China & history :
http://litten.de/abstrtoc/abstr1.htm
Links to news sites:
al-qaeda links:
and terrorism:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/terrorism/terrorism.html
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/terrorism/alqaeda.html
A 2002 file of links and info on 9-11:
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/usinfo/terrorism/911-part-1.pdf
Links to quality info sites:
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/library/subjectguides/politicalscience/websites/intelligence.aspx
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/library/subjectguides/politicalscience/websites/news.aspx
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/library/subjectguides/politicalscience/websites/terrorism.aspx
Blogger detention unnerves blogging community
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7767
Blogger detention unnerves blogging community
By Newell Blair-Mann
First Published: June 18, 2007
Blogger Amr Sharqawi
CAIRO: Egyptian blogger Amr Sharqawi was jailed and treated brutally
for taking pictures of the Shoura election board, during the alleged
vote-rigging.
The harsh treatment has sent a chill through the already edgy Egyptian
blogging community.
Amr Sharqawi is a thin, gentle man with spectacles and a soft voice,
hardly the picture of a fiery dissident.
“I was taking pictures of the Board of Elections and a policeman hit
me and broke my camera,” Sharqawi told The Daily Star Egypt. “They
took me to Talkha Station where they beat me some more the first day I
was there. They threatened to arrest my whole family.
Sharqawi then claimed that the second day he was placed in solitary
confinement without food or water, after which he was moved into a
cell for violent criminals.
“The next day they released me without charge,” he said.
He added that while in jail, the police refused requests from five
lawyers to visit him and his family were not told his whereabouts.
“I feel alright physically, but psychologically I am still
traumatized.”
While Sharqawi was imprisoned, numerous Egyptian blogs wrote messages
of support and concern.
Ahmed Helmy, the director of Al-Hurriya, a human rights center, told
The Daily Star Egypt in an email interview that “22 people were
imprisoned, but they were all set free by the end of the day except
Amr because he was not from the city [Cairo] so state security needed
some more time to complete their investigations.”
Repression is not new to the blogging community. While several major
incidents dominate news headlines, such as Karim Amer’s sentencing to
four years in prison and Abdel Moneim Mahmoud’s two-month detention,
lower grade harassment seems far more common.
Ahmed Gizawy, who writes the blog “I Love You Egypt,” was also
confronted by police during the Shoura elections.
“I was taking pictures of the election board,” Gizawy said to The
Daily Star Egypt, “and I was confronted by an officer who told me that
picture-taking was forbidden by an order from the Ministry of
Interior. I asked to see the order but the officer told me it was
oral. He took my camera and papers and hit me, but I managed to record
the conversation, which is posted on my website.”
Gizawy had previously been detained for three months while at
university for his outspokenness.
Blogger Ahmed Youssef spoke to The Daily Star Egypt of how the police
interrogated him for several hours, demanding information about his
friends and associates.
Bloggers feel that the harassment has been getting worse, not better.
Youssef said, “Now people read the blogs and they are much more
influential so the government cares about them more. Before they were
not so important so we were less afraid.”
Helmy echoed this sentiment saying that bloggers are being arrested
and their blogs blocked.
Youssef noted that it seemed as if Islamist bloggers in particular
were targeted because, “they are the only ones who actually do
anything. The liberals just want to talk and talk, which the
government doesn’t care about. Because Islamic bloggers want real
change, they come for us.”
While the bloggers are worried about themselves, they exude a deep
sense of pride in what they are doing. When asked whether he would
continue writing, Sharqawi laughed, saying, “Of course! As long as I
am alive!”
Mido, who writes the blog “Horytna” added, “It is only fear. They can
imprison us, kill us, but so what? We will never stop.”
Cashill Newsletter: What Fred Thompson Knows About Hillary Clinton
Jack Cashill writes:
Barring the calamitous, former United States Senator from Tennessee, Fred Thompson, will be the next president of the United States.
[more]
or see:
http://www.cashill.com/natl_general/what_fred_thompson.htm
[Sometimes, it scares one to see all the facts on one page.
granny]
Extradited former Egyptian terrorist suspect demands LE 23 million from Sweden
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7795
Extradited former Egyptian terrorist suspect demands LE 23 million
from Sweden
By Alexandra Sandels
First Published: June 19, 2007
CAIRO/STOCKHOLM: Mohammed Alzery, an Egyptian citizen and former
asylum seeker who in December 2001 was extradited to Egypt from Sweden
along with fellow Egyptian Ahmed Agiza by the CIA on terrorism
suspicions, is demanding the equivalent of nearly LE 23 million from
Sweden in compensation for his suffering.
The 30 million Swedish Crowns, Alzery is petitioning for from the
Swedish government is to serve the purpose of “partly repairing the
damages the Swedish government has inflicted upon him,” wrote his
legal advisor Anna Wigenmark in a press statement.
“It has been extremely difficult to attribute a sum to what Alzery has
been subject to. We have taken guidance from national decisions in
different countries as well as from decisions in the European Court on
human rights,” said Wigenmark.
According to a press release issued by the Swedish Helsinki Committee,
Alzery is demanding compensation for the “cruel and inhumane
treatment” he suffered at Bromma airfield in Sweden the day of his
deportation. This is in addition to the extradition to Egypt, which
resulted in the “robbing of his freedom during almost two years where
he was subject to torture, abuse, and constant threats and harassment.”
Sources argue that it is “highly likely” that Sweden will await a
similar demand of monetary compensation from Agiza; thus delaying the
decision in the Alzery case until the fall.
The case of the two Egyptian asylum seekers has been cited by critics
and rights groups as a “prime example” of the controversial US policy
of extraordinary rendition. This is the process whereby terror
suspects are the objects of extrajudicial transfer from one state to
another for interrogation, where the suspects are often tortured due
to dubious human rights records of the states to which they are
transferred.
Sweden’s former decision to deport the two Egyptians was based on
promises from Egyptian authorities of humane treatment but they turned
out to be a hard blow to the country’s nearly spotless human rights
record, as both men claimed they were tortured and abused in Egypt.
Due to the strong critique, Sweden earlier this year revoked its
former decision to extradite Alzery and Agiza.
In May, Sweden’s High Court of Migration denied Alzery’s application
for Swedish residency based on arguments from the Swedish secret
service that he constitutes a “safety risk” to the nation.
“We will appeal this decision and it will be up to the Swedish
government to decide whether he will be granted residency then,” said
Wigenmark.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1853832/posts
Los Gatos Urologist Arrested for False Diagnoses
KCBS ^ | Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Posted on 06/20/2007 11:22:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Los Gatos urologist was arrested Wednesday on charges that he falsely told three elderly men they had prostate cancer leading one 87-year-old victim to have unnecessary surgery. Dr. Ali Moayed is being held on $500,000 bail. He faces a possible sentence of more than seven years in prison if convicted of all charges, according to Deputy District Attorney Bill Butler.
In early 2005, Moayed allegedly falsified the medical records of the three men showing they had prostate cancer. He recommended they undergo brachytherapy, a form of radiation therapy where a patient undergoes general anesthesia and a radioactive “seed” is inserted into or adjacent to the cancerous tissue.
Prosecutors said one man actually underwent the surgery and the other two would have if the partner of the oncologist who performed the surgery had not become suspicious and informed hospital authorities.
Prosecutors said that following an extensive investigation by the California Medical Board, the doctor relinquished his license to practice medicine in California.
Authorities are concerned that there may be additional victims who were falsely diagnosed.
June 21, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News
(Iraq) Suicide truck bomber kills 18 in N.Iraq attack — blast in
Sulaiman Bek
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/wl_nm/iraq_dc_20;_ylt=AgYzk51ZB.LWroDb5jpTP0JX6GMA
Iraq: Explosions strike US-controlled Green Zone
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1182409604392&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Iraq) 41 insurgents killed as US presses assault on Al-Qaeda - in past
2 days
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestusdiyala_070621074037;_ylt=Avj_6d4G3xr6dvYpOFt5L71X6GMA
(Iraq) US forces launch new crackdown against al-Qaeda in Iraq
http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=996471
(Iraq) Attacks kill 14 American soldiers in Iraq
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19349522/
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181813091129&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Iraq) British hostages held by “Iran-backed” killers - US General
Petraeus: Mahdi Militia kidnapped 5 Britons
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1964088.ece
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/britain_iraq_hostages_1;_ylt=AnqtUr4T.ZTl2lYitlv.e8xX6GMA
(Iraq) US military’s new Iraq strategy: religious conciliation
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0621/p03s01-woiq.html?s=hns
(Iraq) Allen: Fallujah to be clear of al-Qaida - by August
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_anbar_province_2;_ylt=Ai9QHHIAqFBO2fWkz2zp3g4wuecA
(Iraq) Pope concerned about fate of Christians in Iraq
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1182409606480&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Iraq) America can’t just walk away from the fight with al-Qaeda, US
general insists
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1964043.ece
Afghanistan: 7 suspected Taliban die in clashes
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1182409604559&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Afghanistan) Taliban are ‘recovering’, says rebel leader
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Taliban_are_recovering_Rebel_leader/articleshow/2138611.cms
New Taliban Military Commander Mansour Dadallah: Bin Laden Is Alive and
Well
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD163007
(Afghanistan) NATO soldier killed in Afghan landmine blast
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestnato_070621100108;_ylt=Ajh.GnYavNOuvL33G1VPi2zOVooA
(Afghanistan) Taliban ‘shifting focus to Kabul’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6224900.stm
(Afghanistan) Taliban vows more attacks on Afghan capital
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/June/subcontinent_June827.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
(Afghanistan) Iraqi tactics come to Afghanistan - Taliban hunt spies,
target Kabul with Iraq-style tactics
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6222574.stm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/ts_afp/afghanistanunresttaliban_070621111852;_ylt=AtUjsRYe5PfCm4va4aYfoiZX6GMA
(Afghanistan) UN halts food deliveries to southern Afghanistan over
attacks, looting
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/21/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Stolen-Food.php
Iran denies US claims it is arming Taliban rebels
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1182409606636&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Lebanon) Army, Islamists trade fire on day 33 of Lebanon camp siege
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_070621121146;_ylt=AhLd0jt7vsYX3eH4vaTg.UTagGIB
Lebanon camp militants “fighting like rats”
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/June/middleeast_June388.xml§ion=middleeast&col=
Lebanese army insists on militants’ surrender
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/June/middleeast_June393.xml§ion=middleeast&col=
Syria closes Lebanon border post because of camp siege
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrestsyriaborder_070621074502;_ylt=AhUbdXBBFf810cyt3uAHqP_agGIB
(Palestinian Territories) Abbas Says Hamas Is Trying To Kill Him
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1271593,00.html?f=rss
(Palestinian Territories) Islamic Resistance Movement ‘murderous
terrorists,’ Abbas says — Hamas seeking ‘Kingdom of Gaza,’ Palestinian
president claims
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b6b4c1e7-66c5-4fad-a468-10fed2cc4065
(Palestinian Territories) Abbas rules out talk with Hamas “terrorists”
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/June/middleeast_June384.xml§ion=middleeast
(Palestinian Territories) A leader of Hamas warns of West Bank peril
for Fatah
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/21/africa/21mideast.php
Hamas warns off Fatah in West Bank
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/21/hamas_warns_off_fatah_in_west_bank/9697/
Hamas creating ‘empire of darkness’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/21/whamas121.xml
(Hamas) In Israel, Palestinians tell of Hamas butchery
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873555.html
Gaza: Hamas threatens to reveal names of Palestinian “Mossad agents”
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.428004362&par=0
Gaza militants launch ‘web-war’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6221694.stm
Egypt sets multilateral talks to pre-empt Hamas
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/21/news/mideast.php
(Israel) 4 militants killed near Kissufim, 2 Islamic Jihad men in W.
Bank
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873554.html
(Israel) IDF officers: ‘Israel should not maintain any ties with Hamas’
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181813090374&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims Kassam rocket attack
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181813087916&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Jordan) Police step up hunt for convicted terrorists
http://www.jordantimes.com/thu/homenews/homenews4.htm
(Indonesia) Report: Fugitive Bombing Mastermind “Arrested” -Detikcom
news agency reports arrest of Malaysian national Noordin Mohammed Top
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.427912728&par=0
(Indonesia) Police: Indonesian terror suspect Abu Dujana to face
possible death penalty
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/21/asia/AS-GEN-Indonesia-Terror-Charges.php
Indonesia: Abu Dujana is lying, says Bashir spokeman
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.427926093&par=0
Indonesian Jemaah Islamiyah in disarray after arrests, member tells
Al-Jazeera
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/wl_afp/indonesiaattacksji_070621034518;_ylt=AikcRgnsyIXKTLX4c5SJ6RvaHXcA
Pakistan hardliners honor bin Laden in Rushdie row - given bin Laden
the title “Saifullah,” or sword of Allah
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/wl_nm/rushdie_pakistan_dc_2;_ylt=Aq.Gt_N7Jx3EEsVBacmc9dLzPukA
(Pakistan) “Suicide Bomb” Religous Affairs Minister may go to UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm
(Pakistan) Rocket hits girls’ school in Bajaur Agency
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=6/21/2007#5
(Pakistan) Landmine explosion in Pakistan kills three people - in
Pakistani tribal agency of Kurram bordering Afghanistan
http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=996334
(Pakistan) KFC ransacked in Pakistan riots
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_bi_ge/pakistan_power_riots_4;_ylt=Argu1japjkTXywtFr7cKURvzPukA
(Pakistan) Death toll in missile strike in North Waziristan increases
to 34
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=6/21/2007#1
Report: Waziristan blast caused by “new U.S. weapon”
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.427804800&par=0
(Pakistan) China asks Pakistan to hand over 22 militants hiding in the
tribal areas
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=6/21/2007#11
(India) Former Kashmir rebel wounded by “cigarette bomb”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/india_nm/india304142_2;_ylt=AqsRUfxKa3qnF3OmeJsUHO01NXcA
(India) Protesters in Indian Kashmir march against Rushdie knighthood
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/21/asia/AS-GEN-Kashmir-Rushdie-Protests.php
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/march+against+rushdie+knighthood/568632
New Rushdie protests after Britain defends award
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/wl_uk_afp/britainrushdie_070621123214;_ylt=AsaOiCs.ipAQPfFmrfwR6wwwuecA
(UK) Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett: Britain ‘sorry’ if Muslims are
offended by Rushdie award
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news?articleid=2971003
(India) Two bomb blasts in Manipur
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=6/21/2007#6
(India) Maoists kill police personnel in Chhattisgarh
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=6/21/2007#4
Algeria: leader of al-Qaeda gets 20 years prison sentence in absentia
— national leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Abu Musab
Abdelouadoud alias Drudkal
http://www.echoroukonline.com/english/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6609
(Nigeria) Gunmen driven from Nigerian oil facility - leaving a dozen
gunmen dead
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_af/nigeria_oil_unrest_2;_ylt=AqzYaJDlQ_pMSHZk4.KWgjzZ9YEA
Nigeria: Militants Demand N12m for Indian Hostages
http://allafrica.com/stories/200706210689.html
(USA) Judge expected to rule on bin Laden video in Padilla case
http://www1.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI52224/
US State Dept weighs reaching out to the Muslim Brotherhood (my title)
http://www.nysun.com/article/56899
Germany indicts Lebanese for bomb attempt — accused of planting
terrorist bombs a year ago on German trains
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=41116
Swiss trial convicts two Muslims accused of supporting terror on
Internet
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Swiss-trial-convicts-two-Muslims-accused-of-supporting-terror-onInternet/2007/06/21/1182019288114.html
Switzerland: Terror incitement trial
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/06/switzerland-terror-incitement-trial.html
France expels Iranian suspected of ties to nuclear drive
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=41147
Spanish police discover ETA car bomb after end of ceasefire
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1320630.php/Spanish_police_discover_ETA_car_bomb_after_end_of_ceasefire
(UK) Seventh terror suspect flees control order - new terrorist suspect
on run - suspect subject to control order vanished Monday night
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/21/ncontrol121.xml
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007280728,00.html
(UK) Convicted Terrorist states ‘Led astray’ by Al Qaeda general Dhiren
Barot
http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1488240.mostviewed.led_astray_by_al_qaeda_general.php
(UK) Leicester: ‘Look out for signals of terrorist activity’
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=17622578&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393
(Guyana) Sons Of Guyana Terror Accused Freed On Bail - sons of JFK
Plotter Abdul Kadir
http://www.hardbeatnews.com/editor/RTE/my_documents/my_files/details.asp?newsid=12982&title=Top%20Stories
Australia mulling to block terror recruiting websites
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/151165.php/Australia-mulling-to-block-terror-recruiting-websites
(Thailand) Sweep-up operation in Yala
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30037473
(Thailand) Airport scanners working again after computer virus shut
them down
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/21/asia/AS-GEN-Thailand-Airport-Scanners.php
(Philippines) Anti-terror law’s implementating rules being finalized
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2007/06/21/anti.terror.law.s.implementating.rules.being.finalized.(10.a.m.).html
(Sri Lanka) Army: Dozens of Sri Lanka rebels slain - update
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_as/sri_lanka_4;_ylt=Ap2cpbGRcx9SdRXSTmGWLuItM8oA
(Nepal) Hindu train suicide bombers in Nepal
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1104623
(Columbia) Freed rebel ruins hopes of peace with call to fight
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/FOREIGN/106210051/1001
North Korea says bank problem could stall nuclear moves
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/pl_nm/korea_north_dc_47;_ylt=Ai3dikpKIr9EkxAaRT3_25WCscEA
(North Korea) Chief U.S. Nuke Negotiator Visits North Korea
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,285333,00.html
(North Korea) U.S. to hold direct talks in North Korea on arms
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/21/asia/21korea.php
U.S. citizen passport rules postponed
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/21/us_citizen_passport_rules_postponed/1971/
TSA workers get trash reminder - Orlando, FL airport trash
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/21/tsa_workers_get_trash_reminder/608
Commentary:
Al Qaeda’s Franchise in Africa - J. Peter Pham, Ph.D.
http://worlddefensereview.com/pham062107.shtml
Beware of Al-Qaeda’s Franchise in Africa - J. Peter Pham, Ph. D.
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/global.php?id=1084483
Other News:
(UK) New group for those who renounce Islam — Council of ex-Muslims
of Britain plans to speak out against Islamic states that still punish
Muslim apostates with death under Sharia law
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/21/wrushdie221.xml
Netherlands: Growth in Islamic banking
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/06/netherlands-growth-in-islamic-banking.html
Norway: “Koran exhibit” upsetting Muslims
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/06/norway-koran-exhibit-upsetting-muslims.html
http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=141518
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/buskerud/1.2307080
Norway: Somalis support female circumcision
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/06/norway-somalis-support-female.html
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1843443.ece
Sweden: Call to ban arranged marriages
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/06/sweden-call-to-ban-arranged-marriages.html
http://www.thelocal.se/7668/
Denmark: Adding Spanish and Arabic as foreign languages
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/06/denmark-adding-spanish-and-arabic-as.html
Christine Antorini, education spokesperson for the Social Democrats
said the call for more Arabic benefits teens with roots in the Middle
East.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854074/posts
CCCI Convicts 99: Sentences 16 to death, 7 to life imprisonment
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER ^ | 6/21/07 | Unknown
Posted on 06/21/2007 9:40:36 AM PDT by SoldierDad
CCCI Convicts 99: Sentences 16 to death, 7 to life imprisonment Thursday, 21 June 2007 MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER BAGHDAD, Iraq http://www.mnf-iraq.com 703.343.8790
June 21, 2007 Release A070621b
CCCI Convicts 99: Sentences 16 to death, 7 to life imprisonment
continues......
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854077/posts
Taliban threat a ‘PR move’: Day (Stockwell Day, Public Safety Minister, Canada)
Macleans Magazine ^ | 2007-06-20 | (staff)
Posted on 06/21/2007 9:46:07 AM PDT by Clive
A Taliban threat to send hundreds of suicide bombers to attack Canada is being dismissed by top security officials as a desperate publicity stunt.
ABC News obtained a video this week that showed a Taliban military commander lining up approximately 300 graduates at a training camp and announcing they will be sent to Canada, the United States, Germany and Britain in retaliation for those nations’ presence in Afghanistan.
But officials insist the video is merely a scare tactic in response to the Taliban’s losing battle in Afghanistan. “Their purpose is to strike terror, put fear in people’s hearts,” Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said Tuesday. “I think the Taliban are aware that our troops cannot be intimidated, our troops prevail on the field of battle in Afghanistan. And so they’re trying through public relations means to worry the hearts of Canadians at home.”
Day said he is confident in intelligence and security officials’ ability to protect the country. “Canadians can sleep well at night knowing that we have very effective security capabilities,” he said, although he added that the threat must be taken seriously. “It’s a sign of desperation, but it’s not a sign that can be dismissed ... We’ve always said that Canada is not immune to threats of terrorism.”
Acting RCMP commissioner Bev Busson echoed Day’s statement, saying, “We never ignore these kinds of threats.” But assistant commissioner Mike McDonell testified at a Senate national security committee on Monday, before the video was made public, that the police force is already strained for personnel and that he’s been forced to borrow 100 officers from other departments to help with counterterrorism investigations.
McDonnell, who announced the arrests of 18 terrorist suspects last year after an alleged plot to detonate truck bombs was uncovered, indicated the threat of home-grown terrorist cells in Canadian cities is still very real and shouldn’t be taken lightly. “It is fair to say that the centre of gravity for us with respect to today’s national-security threat is in the Toronto area,” he said.
A Canadian Security Intelligence Service spokeswoman said the agency will monitor the situation, but gave no details about exactly what action, if any, it would take in response to the video.
With files from Canadian Press
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Families Receiving Mysterious Phone Messages
KIRO TV Washington ^ | June 20, 2007
Posted on 06/21/2007 10:14:09 AM PDT by Sopater
FIRCREST, Wash. — Three families in Fircrest are being terrorized and threatened through strange voice messages.
“It is like we’re living in a scary movie, and I’m just waiting for someone to wake me up. It’s like a nightmare,” Heather Kuykendall said.
The threats began with a strange-sounding voice leaving mysterious messages and then the messages became darker.
“They threatened to kill us on Feb. 20, and names of all of our family members off by name, and there’s so many threats,” Kuykendall said.
Whoever is behind the messages knows private information about the three families being targeted and sometimes plays conversations recorded inside their homes.
“When I first reported it to the police, I was talking to the dispatcher and describing what happened, they’re activating our microphones on our cell phones, they’re recording our conversations, we have to take the batteries out of our phones if we don’t want to be listened to and she said to me that’s not possible, no one can do that,” Darci Price, another threat victim said.
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TB scare in S.C. puts immigrants’ health in spotlight
The Charlotte Observer ^ | FRANCO ORDOÑEZ AND AMES ALEXANDER
Posted on 06/21/2007 7:43:39 AM PDT by 300magnum
131 EXPOSED IN GREENVILLE
The number of workers exposed to tuberculosis at a Greenville, S.C., chicken plant has grown to 131, but state health officials cautioned Tuesday only one is suspected of having an active form of the infectious disease.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control began testing employees at the House of Raeford Farms plant late last month after the agency was told about the infected worker. So far, 286 employees who have been in contact with the worker have been tested.
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Prosecutor: FBI Sting Stopped Arms Dealers
1010wins ^
Posted on 06/21/2007 6:18:38 AM PDT by Calpernia
NEW YORK — An Armenian immigrant accused of plotting to sell military weapons to an FBI informant posing as an arms dealer went on trial Wednesday with a prosecutor saying he was greedy for a fast buck and his defense lawyer saying he merely wanted a green card.
[Calpernia has filled this thread with facts on this case]
New Photos Show Secret Pakistan Plutonium Plant
June 21, 2007 10:51 AM
ABC News
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/06/new-photos-show.html
Elizabeth Sprague Reports:
New_photos_show_mn A satellite photograph obtained by ABC News reveals Pakistan is nearing completion of a third, previously unknown plutonium production reactor, suggesting Pakistan may be planning to expand its nuclear weapons arsenal.
“With large stocks of plutonium, Pakistan can build a new generation of lighter, more powerful weapons that can more easily be launched via missiles and can cause far more damage,” said David Albright, the president of the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), which, along with Digital Globe, provided the satellite image to ABC News.
The image, taken on June 3, indicates the new reactor is a replica of a second heavy water reactor, also under construction, at Khushab, approximately 109 miles south of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.
The third reactor is located a few hundred meters to the north of the second. The original reactor at the site began operations in 1998.
According to Albright, construction of the third reactor has been especially rapid. In the GeoEye image from August 2006, only minimal ground excavation is visible.
The Pakistani Embassy had no immediate comment.
Pakistan’s facilities at Khushab are not subject to safeguard inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The existing reactor at Khushab is known to produce plutonium for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program.
Pakistan has not signed the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). It is one of only four states to opt out of the international treaty designed to promote cooperation in achieving nuclear disarmament and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Cuba, India, Israel are the other three.
Experts estimate Pakistan has already built about 60 nuclear weapons.
Until more is known about the power of these two new reactors, Albright says, it is difficult to estimate the number of weapons that could be built from plutonium harvested from the reactors’ spent fuel.
With that caveat, he notes, the number of produced weapons could easily reach at least 10 each year.