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Hizbullah leader Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah said Sunday that the United States had issued a “declaration of war.” The US Senate’s decision to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group was a declaration of war, Fadlallah said, because the guard is an integral part of the Iranian army.
Fadlallah also criticized recent US decisions regarding the war in Iraq, which he termed “dangerous intentions for the region.” US President George Bush plans to “plunge the region into war and chaos,” he said. He did not say how Hizbullah or Iran would react to the perceived “declaration of war.”
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/133982
'My son has joined al-Qa'ida' (Australia)
October 01, 2007
The mother of an Islamic jihadist, who the Australian Government believes was killed fighting alongside terrorists in Somalia, says her son is alive and working with al-Qa'ida.
Khadra Nimale's son Ahmed Ali went missing in December in east Africa while fighting against the Ethiopian-backed Somalian military. Ms Nimale said relatives in Somalia believed her 25-year-old son had changed his name and was working as an interpreter with al-Qa'ida.
She has broken her silence to tell The Australian that her son was radicalised by Melbourne-based hardline clerics. She accused Mohammed Omran - the head of the fundamentalist Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jammah association, who believes Osama bin Laden is a "good man" - of turning Mr Ali into a hardliner.
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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22509826-601,00.html
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47631
Afghanistan Operations Disrupt Extremist Plans
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2007 – Afghan and coalition forces detained two suspected militants in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, and Afghan National Police detained an improvised explosive device maker in Nangarhar province today.
In the first operation, the combined force working from intelligence approached compounds in the Yahya Khail district, where the suspected militants were believed to be hiding.
“We will continue to aggressively pursue extremist forces, denying them sanctuary and time to coordinate their efforts,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, Combined Joint Task Force 82 spokesman. “Stopping them is vital to the long-term security and stability of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.”
The detained militants will be questioned as to their involvement in extremist activities.
The Khogyani Afghan National Police, with coalition advisors, detained an IED cell member named Nurullah and one other in an operation designed to disrupt insurgent IED activities in the Nangarhar province.
The police arrested Nurullah near Omarkheyl in the Khogyani district. The terrorist is known to be extensively involved in the making and placing of insurgent IEDs in Nangarhar province. He is suspected of directing and participating in the IED attack that killed three coalition servicemembers and an interpreter and wounded another coalition servicemember near Bar Kalakney on Aug. 12.
The police discovered a substantial amount of IED-making material and a 50-pound bag of opium. Afghan police destroyed the IED material and opium on site.
No shots were fired, and no police, coalition or non-combatants were injured or killed during the operation, officials said.
(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 news releases.)
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47632
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Continue to Pound Enemy Fighters
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2007 – Coalition and Iraq forces continued taking the fight to the enemy in a variety of recent operations.
Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 21 suspected terrorists yesterday and today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda in Iraq networks in the Tigris River Valley.
In a village southwest of Samarra, coalition forces conducted several coordinated operations today targeting individuals believed to be close associates of an al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader. As coalition forces approached, an armed man emerged and maneuvered toward a nearby palm grove. Coalition forces engaged the terrorist, killing him.
As the ground force secured the area, another armed man emerged and maneuvered toward them. Responding in self-defense, coalition forces engaged, killing him. Two of the targeted individuals and one suspected terrorist were detained on site, including one individual who allegedly is responsible for attacks against coalition forces. During the course of operations, four Iraqi civilians were injured. They were treated on site and transported to a military medical facility.
Nearby, coalition forces targeted individuals believed to be members of a security network for an al Qaeda in Iraq senior leader. During the operations, four of the targeted individuals were captured and three other suspected terrorists were detained.
Coalition forces also captured an individual believed to be an al Qaeda in Iraq emir responsible for military, administration and financial matters in the village, and to have with ties to senior leadership. In addition to the targeted individual, two suspected terrorists were detained. One suspected terrorist was wounded during the operation when he jumped from a building to evade the patrol. The suspect was transported to a military medical facility.
Also today, coalition forces detained two suspects while targeting an associate to al Qaeda in Iraq in the Arab Jabour area of Baghdad.
In other recent operations:
— Southwest of Tarmiyah yesterday, coalition forces captured an associate of an al Qaeda in Iraq senior leader operating in the northern belt around Baghdad. Officials allege he is responsible for helping foreign terrorists enter Iraq, as well as for kidnapping and weapons trafficking in the country. Five other suspected terrorists were detained during the operations.
— In Mosul, coalition forces detained three suspected terrorists while targeting an alleged al Qaeda in Iraq suicide bomber. The targeted individual is believed to organize, plan and direct car-bombing operations in Kirkuk and is tied to foreign terrorist networks in the region. Two of the suspects are believed to be relatives of the targeted individual.
— Near Sinjar on Sept. 28, Iraqi army soldiers participated in an air assault. The operation led to the discovery of suicide bombers. The soldiers observed a truck moving after curfew in a known al Qaeda in Iraq transit area. They stopped the vehicle and ordered the terrorists to lie on the ground. The passenger did not listen and continued to advance, officials said. Two Iraqi soldiers advanced on the passenger to have him stop, when he detonated a suicide vest hidden in his clothing. The vest contained small steel ball bearings. The blast killed the terrorist, an interpreter and two Iraqi soldiers. After the detonation, the soldiers saw the driver moving and appearing to reach for a weapon. They fired on him killed him. Three coalition service members who accompanied the unit and three Iraqi soldiers received non-life-threatening injuries in the blast, officials said.
— Also on Sept. 28, Iraqi forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisors, detained a suspected terrorist leader and destroyed a large weapons cache. Iraqi special operations forces detained a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader believed to be responsible for criminal activities in Ghazaliyah and the surrounding areas. His cell is suspected of conducting assassinations and extra-judicial killings, engaging in firefights and committing crimes against the Iraqi army.
— In a separate operation Sept. 28, terrorists ambushed U.S. and Iraqi forces as they approached a targeted location to detain a high-level al Qaeda in Iraq leader. The forces responded to the attack with well-aimed, proportionate fire, official said. Close-air support provided suppressive fire, allowing the teams to exit the area. There were no casualties.
— Coalition forces near Samarra on Sept. 28 detained a suspected key communications link between senior leaders of al Qaeda and al Qaeda in Iraq. The man is alleged to be responsible for the movement of numerous suicide bombers into Iraq. In addition to the targeted individual, coalition forces detained nine suspected terrorists on site.
— In another Sept. 28 operation in Samarra, coalition forces took fire and called in close-air support. The attack killed five terrorists. During the operation, coalition forces discovered rocket-propelled grenades, rifles, ammunition, and an improvised explosive device on site. Three buildings and the large cache of weapons were safely destroyed to prevent further use by terrorists.
— On Sept. 27, coalition forces arrested four men and rescued two kidnap victims in Baghdad’s Rashid district. They also uncovered a weapons cache. Helicopter crews coordinated with ground forces to conduct the operation. The troops conducted a coordinated air-and-ground operation to arrest extremists responsible for launching indirect fire attacks from Bayaa in Western Baghdad.
— In northern Iraq, Iraqi soldiers with U.S. advisors detained 17 suspected terrorists during two raids Sept. 27. Iraqi army scouts conducted a series of intelligence-driven helicopter assault raids southwest of Taji, resulting in the detention of an al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader and 14 others suspected of conducting recent attacks against coalition forces. In another operation, Iraqi soldiers detained two suspected terrorists during a raid near Bayji. The soldiers detained the targeted individual who allegedly is responsible for making improvised explosive devices and targeting Iraqi and U.S. forces operating in the area. The soldiers also detained one man suspected of assassinating an Iraqi police officer.
— An air weapons team supporting U.S. special operations forces in Diyala province, near Dali Abbas village, killed three enemy combatants Sept. 27.
— Iraqi soldiers recovered and destroyed a large weapons cache Sept. 26 in the Zaab village area. Acting on intelligence reports, the forces located and destroyed the cache that contained eight 105 mm artillery rounds, a 155 mm artillery round, 12 120 mm mortar rounds, three 130 mm complete artillery rounds, a complete 105 mm artillery round, a 107 mm rocket body, 15 fuse heads, five rocket-propelled-grenade fuses, five Russian boosters, nine 120 mm mortar fuses, three 57 mm rockets and two cases of 57 mm fuses.
— Iraqi police discovered a weapons cache in Ameriyah and turned it over to Marines for destruction Sept. 26. Fallujah police officers received the cache of more than 100 mortar and artillery rounds and various other weaponry from fellow police officers in the Anbar city of Ameriyah, located south of Fallujah.
— Concerned Iraqis turned in a large amount of homemade explosives to coalition forces at Patrol Base Inchon, about 20 miles southwest of Baghdad, Sept. 26. Members of the Qargouli tribe brought the cache of more than 1,275 pounds of homemade explosives in the back of several trucks to U.S. forces. The U.S. contingent has had great success in working with the local tribe, officials said. After intense search efforts in the area led to the detention of multiple al Qaeda operatives and cell leaders, local residents began coming forward to work with the coalition.
— On Sept. 25, soldiers from the 3rd Iraqi Army Division, supported by coalition helicopters, killed seven enemy fighters after they were observed emplacing an improvised explosive device by a culvert near Tal Afar. After positively identifying the group and engaging them, the coalition aircraft radioed for an Iraqi patrol to proceed on the ground. The patrol killed two enemy fighters attempting to flee the site. As the soldiers investigated the culvert, they repelled an ambush by two enemy fighters, killing both. The soldiers found a cache of seven IEDs ready for emplacement with 5 to 8 pounds of homemade explosives each.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/military/stories/MYSA093007.01B.Stinson.3496521.html
“Roddy Stinson: Passenger sitting behind soldier reports ‘a very moving moment’”
Web Posted: 09/29/2007 11:04 PM CDT
Roddy Stinson
San Antonio Express-News
THE GOOD
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Last Wednesday, while flying from Phoenix to the Alamo City on U.S. Airways Flight 207, a San Antonio man, Gil Anderson, witnessed something memorable.
Shortly before takeoff, he overheard a flight attendant tell a young uniformed soldier sitting in front of him:
“A lady in first-class wants to switch seats with you.”
The soldier accepted the offer and walked up to the first-class section.
“When the lady came back to our area, I had a tear in my eye,” Anderson said when he phoned this column soon after his plane landed. “I gave her a little round of applause.
“Then, by golly, everybody in that area started applauding,” he said in a voice tinged with emotion. “It was a very moving moment.”
Acknowledging the applause of Anderson and the other passengers, the first-class lady said simply:
“I did it because he deserves it.””
IN THE U.S.A.:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=church+vandalized&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
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(Oregon)
http://www.kptv.com/news/14238111/detail.html
“Alberta St. Neighborhood Upset Over Graffiti”
POSTED: 12:43 pm PDT September 30, 2007
UPDATED: 2:18 pm PDT September 30, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Neighbors and business owners along Portland’s Northeast Alberta Street are angry about hate graffiti in their area.
Vandals sprayed graffiti on restaurants, shops and even a community church on Northeast Alberta Street from 22nd to 28th avenues sometime Friday night.
The owner of Francis Restaurant, Christopher Pierce, said this is the second time in a year he’s had to deal with this kind of vandalism. The first instance was against gentrification and this one was anti-Semitic.
“Anytime you write ‘Jews’ on something, it’s going to mean something. It has to mean something,” said Pierce.”
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(Florida)
http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_273065917.html
Sep 30, 2007 8:31 am US/Eastern
“Vandals Set Fire To A Miami Dade Church”
(CBS4) MIAMI DADE Miami
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Front windows on the Jesus Miracle Center church at 9711 Northwest 7th Avenue were broken and fire was set just inside the entrance area around 2 a.m. Sunday. Along the side of the building racist slurs were scrawled in paint, some targeting the church’s pastor.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Miami Dade Crime Stoppers at (395) 471-TIPS.”
Church attacks this time of year (near Halloween) could just as well be attributed to Satanists as to terrorists.
blog:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/30/what-happened-to-our-troops-in-oakland/
“What happened to our troops in Oakland”
By Michelle Malkin • September 30, 2007 10:58 AM
Yes, but any group, by whatever name they are called, who terrorize a church ARE terrorists, in my opinion.
I agree.
Thanks to a special freepmailer for pointing to this commentary:
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/09290701/H3N2_Swine_China.html
Commentary
“Human Flu Sequences in Chinese Swine”
Recombinomics Commentary
September 29, 2007
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/world/5174403.html
Sept. 29, 2007, 9:59PM
“Plot exposes possible threat of terrorists from Caribbean”
By MIKE WILLIAMS
Cox News Service
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1890027/posts?page=2281#2281
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UPDATE:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gw4Prf18Iq-lpbCEh5Gx_toy0OyAD8S02MQ80
“7 Men Arrested in Maldives Bomb Blast”
By KRISHAN FRANCIS – 2 hours ago
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Seven local men have been arrested in a home-made bomb explosion that wounded 12 foreign tourists in the Maldives, an official said Sunday. Some were detained at the airport allegedly trying to flee the country.
The nail-packed bomb exploded outside a crowded park in the Maldives capital, Male, on Saturday. It was the first such attack reported on the Indian Ocean archipelago renowned for its exclusive tourist resorts.
“Police have arrested seven men based on forensic evidence and now they have been named suspects,” government spokesman Mohamed Shareef said. “Some of them were trying to flee the country and were apprehended at the airport.
Shareef said the seven local men would be prosecuted for the attack. He said police would not yet release their names because authorities were still searching for other suspects.”
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UPDATE:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/01/nmaldives201.xml
“Maldives were ‘warned of Islamic danger’:
Last Updated: 1:56am BST 01/10/2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Government of the Maldives had received explicit warnings of the dangers of rising Islamic fundamentalism but failed to take action to address the issue, the country’s former attorney-general told The Daily Telegraph.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Two men were arrested yesterday in connection with the attacks. Local sources said they were “jewellery repairmen” who had been linked to the mobile telephone used to trigger the blast.
The attack, using a home-made device constructed from the telephone and a washing machine motor, has realised the worst fears of many Maldivians who have watched the traditionally moderate Sunni Muslim country grow increasingly radicalised.”
And we still remember that photo from threads back.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904659/posts
Asylum seekers ‘enter UK in Tony Blair’s car’
London Daily Telegraph ^ | Sept 30, 2007 | DancesWithCats
Posted on 09/30/2007 7:24:54 PM PDT by DancesWithCats
Last Updated: 2:00am BST 01/10/2007
Four asylum seekers trying to sneak into Britain in a container lorry were astonished when they got out of the vehicle and found themselves in a police station yard.
Tony Blair’s new house; Asylum seekers ‘enter UK in Tony Blair’s new car’ Security remains tight around the former PM and his Connaught Square home
Any notion that they were caught by good police intelligence were soon dispelled, however, when if emerged that, unbeknown to them, the lorry was carrying a new, high-security car destined for the former prime minister, Tony Blair.
The episode on Wednesday has caused much mirth around the Metropolitan Police, and may even raise a smile from the four, who are now in immigration custody claiming asylum.
It has not gone down well, though, with Scotland Yard’s specialist operations department, which protects Mr Blair and organised the importation of the vehicle - a £100,000, dark grey BMW 7 Series - from Germany.
Mr Blair is regarded as one of al-Qa’eda’s top targets, even in retirement, and is the most heavily and expensively-protected former Prime Minister.
The container was meant to be secure, to protect one of the most important vehicles shipped into Britain.
An inquiry is now underway into how the men got into the lorry - it is believed in northern France - and it is understood the car has been returned to Germany for its security to be checked.
The vehicle - with bullet-proof glass, reinforced doors and a chassis capable of withstanding some bomb blasts, accompanied by a high-power engine - was to be Mr Blair principal means of transport in the UK.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Thanks very much for the ping (and post #2266). Great thread BUMP! Thanks to all researchers/linkers.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070930/FOREIGN/109300071/1003
“Militants target dwindling Iraqi Christians”
By James Palmer
September 30, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “BAGHDAD — Nabil Comanny and his family endured the dead bodies in the streets, the roaming kidnap gangs and the continuing power failures.
The Christian family stayed in their southern Dora neighborhood after their Muslim neighbors fled the daily fighting between Sunnis and Shi’ites.
But when a hand-scrawled note appeared on their door telling them to convert to Islam, pay $300 a month for “protection” or die, they realized they had to leave their home of 11 years.”
Thanks to bd476 for the ping to this thread.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904687/posts
Canadian navy reports a “catastrophic volcanic eruption” on Red Sea island off Yemen
International Herald Tribune ^ | September 30, 2007 | AP
Posted on 09/30/2007 8:30:23 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace
TORONTO: A volcano has erupted on a tiny island off the coast of Yemen, spewing lava and ash hundreds of feet into the air, a Canadian naval vessel near the island in the Red Sea reported. The Yemeni government asked NATO to assist in searching for survivors.
Ken Allan, a Navy Public Affairs with the Canadian Armed Forces, said a NATO fleet just outside the territorial waters of the island Jazirt Atta-Ir reported seeing a “catastrophic volcanic eruption” at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) Sunday. The 2-mile-long (3-kilometer-long) island is about 70 miles (115 kilometers) off the coast of Yemen.
“At this time, the entire island is aglow with lava and magma as it pours down into the sea. We do not have confirmation of how many people were on this island at the time of the eruption,” Allan said in an e-mail.
(Excerpt) Read more at iht.com ...
Lots of seismic activity lately. There was even a small earthquake on the Oklahoma Texas border last week.
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