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Posted on 09/01/2007 6:24:54 PM PDT by nwctwx
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RssIN3ustUw
“Lee Greenwood - God Bless The USA”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Wt4XlXUrc&mode=related&search=
“America The Beautiful”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMiMHOpiwqw
“Charlie Daniels after 9-11”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892984/posts
“Briton Al Qaeda memeber released by Pakistan arrested in London.”
Dawn ^ | September 8, 2007 | Rana Ghayyour
Posted on 09/07/2007 11:46:46 PM PDT by Ghayyour
LONDON, Sept 7
Here’s my take:
The “gist” of his message is that even though he and the world have come to know that the vast majority of Americans want this war stopped, carrying signs of protest and bringing in Democrats won’t bring an end to this war. In fact, those efforts “will lead to the prolonging of the war.” In order for this war to end, they will have to escalate killing us. He wants us to know that the deaths that will happen are not because we are Christians or Jews, because he makes the case that they don’t just go around incinerating people that are different from them, in fact, he wants us to know that Muslims have a strong history of co-existence, and there are no plans to incinerate the Jews in places like Morocco, or Christians in places like Egypt. He argues that “All of mankind is in danger” and “it is time for humankind” to be freed from the lies and slavery of The White House—“the real tyrannical terrorists.” Although we have been inept in ending the war, the war will end because they will now take on the task of finishing it. The “gift” that has been hinted at for days is the invitation to embrace Islam now. For those that will die, they will be packed with the “gain” of Islam. For the remaining, embracing Islam and abandoning democracy and capitalism will ensure life and peace. He lessens the difficulty of this task by explaining to us that most of us aren’t even believers anyway, and for those of us who are “just and intelligent” will surely see that the books come from “one lantern.”
Anyway, the message strikes me as though he has gone through the process of accepting the decisions and actions that are going to take place, and has even developed a modicum of compassion for us to offer us this “gift.” I would say that this is not a “GO” signal, but a “WENT” signal. He’s at peace with his decisions/actions, and has been caving and sitting around enough poppies that he even wants to share that feeling with us.
From what he says, it’s reasonable to assume that he will target D.C. (democracy) and NYC (capitalism), and this will be very soon, because “the morrow is nigh” and justice and revenge is overdue.
UPDATE - QUOTE:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1891316/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1891316/posts?page=133#133
More Details...
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018082.php
(AP)
September 8, 2007
“Fritz the jihadist”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892932/posts
“The Convert’s Zeal”
Slate ^ | Sept. 7, 2007 | Daniel Benjamin
Posted on 09/07/2007 8:13:49 PM PDT by Lorianne
133 posted on 09/08/2007 12:05:38 AM PDT by Cindy
You gave that a lot of thought GorillaMa.
You’re probably right on target.
I hope you are wrong.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018081.php
September 8, 2007
“Algeria suicide attack kills 22, wounds 107
An assassination attempt on the president.”
From Agence France-Presse:
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “ALGIERS - A suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 107 in an assassination bid against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in northeastern Algeria, state radio said on Friday.”
UPDATE (More acts of terrorism):
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018080.php
September 8, 2007
Jihadists blow up 63 “CD and shoe shops” in Pakistan
Following through on an earlier threat against music shops and markets where women shopped. “Militants blow up 63 shops in Swat,” by Saleem Athar for the Daily Times:
MINGORA: Suspected militants on Friday blew up 63 CD and shoe shops in the Mina Bazaar and Ali Plaza and partially damaged 21 nearby shops, but there were no casualties, witnesses said.
In Ali Plaza, the explosion destroyed 19 shops selling shoes and a mobile repairing shop in the basement, while 27 CD shops and a mobile repairing shop were destroyed in the first floor of the plaza.
In Mina Bazaar, the blast destroyed 15 CD shops and partially damaged nine nearby shops. Around 12 mobile repairing shops were partially damaged in Qadria Market. Offices of Daily Times, Aaj TV and Online news agency were also partially damaged due to the Mina Bazaar blasts, which also broke the windowpanes of Lalazaar Hotel, Bolan Hotel and Anwar Hotel.
A few days ago, unidentified people had threatened the owners of these video and CDs shops through letters, warning them to close their “un-Islamic” business or face bomb attacks. The owners of the video centres had started negotiating with the local administration to find alternative businesses. However, the militants bombed the CD shops after the deadline expired.
Posted by Marisol at September 8, 2007 12:19 AM
Thanks to a special freepmailer for pointing to this date:
September 11, 1683.
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http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2006/09/other-september-11th.html
Monday, September 11, 2006
“The Other September 11th”
by Baron Bodissey
Note: The following post is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892876/posts
Lifesaving Surveillance
IBD ^ | September 7, 2007
Posted on 09/07/2007 5:38:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
War On Terror: U.S. interceptions of suspicious communications between Pakistan and Germany prevented car bombings that could have killed hundreds of Americans. Yet some are still worried about terrorists’ privacy
Yet another dazzling victory for law enforcement and intelligence officers over Islamists, thanks to aggressive surveillance tools: The Los Angeles Times reported that last week’s arrest by German police of three suspected Muslim terrorist plotters based in Stuttgart and Saarland, near the French border, was due to U.S. intelligence detecting e-mails between publicly accessible computers in Germany and contacts in Pakistan last year.
The leader of the militants, who were associated with al-Qaida breakaway organization Islamic Jihad Union, received explosives training at a Pakistan camp last year. Their plan was to car-bomb crowded bars, restaurants serving U.S. bases and German airports with what amounted to over 1,000 pounds of TNT.
“It’s not just the military, but Americans in general,” a law enforcement official commented of their intended targets. “If they could have wiped out 1,000 American tourists, they would have been happy.”
(Excerpt) Read more at ibdeditorials.com ...
Off Topic, but interesting.
Around the ‘Net looking at events on SEPTEMBER 9, 2007:
https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=73093
you are here: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report
“Warden Message: Afghanistan’s National Martyr’s Day”
Consular Affairs Bulletins
South / Central Asia - Afghanistan
6 Sep 2007
SNIPPET: “The U.S. Embassy wishes to inform American citizens in Afghanistan that Sunday, September 9, 2007 is observed as National Martyr’s Day in honor of Ahmad Shah Massoud. Memorial ceremonies are scheduled to take place country-wide. Road closures and limits on vehicle traffic are expected.”
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=CA2E5C41-AD9A-4A79-8C35-54C4A34D73FA
“New York Islamist Day Parade”
By Joe Kaufman and Beila Rabinowitz
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, August 17, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “On September 9, 2007, a pre-9/11 celebration of sorts will be taking place in New York City, as Islamists from across the Tri-State area will congregate there for the 22nd Annual Muslim Day Parade. If past parades are any indication, law enforcement will need to be on high alert, as the participants have been amongst the most radical in the nation.”
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stepping back in time and looking at September 9th on THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&displayDate=09/09&categoryId=leadstory
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Dates that caught my eye (from the link above):
“1971 : Riot at Attica prison”
“1901 : Stock exchange gets new home”
“1981 : Blackout at the Exchange”
“1942 : Japanese bomb U.S. mainland”
Thanks to a special freepmailer for pointing to these links:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6856787,00.html
“Gadhafi Son Warns of More Europe Attacks”
Friday August 17, 2007 12:01 PM
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Islamic extremists are certain to carry out more terrorist attacks in Europe, and any country that engages itself militarily in Iraq or Afghanistan is a likely target, the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Friday, according to an Austrian news agency.
Radical Islam is making deeper inroads into Europe through young, disaffected Muslims who are receptive to the message of militancy, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi said in an interview, according to the Austria Press Agency.”
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stepping back in time...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799115/posts
“Islamic militants warn Austria, Germany”
AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/11/07 | Salah Nasrawi - ap
Posted on 03/11/2007 11:39:42 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
CAIRO, Egypt
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47347
“NORTHCOM hosts Canada, Mexico at Pandemic Influenza Conference”
By Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen, USA
Special to American Forces Press Service
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Sept. 7, 2007
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47349
Afghan Forces Defeat Taliban in Eight-Hour Battle
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2007 – An eight-hour battle this morning in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province ended with another defeat of the Taliban by Afghan forces.
A combined force led by an element of 205th Afghan National Army Corps advised by coalition forces was on a combat patrol near a small village in the Meian Nashin district when more than 30 enemy fighters attacked from multiple compounds and fighting positions using small-arms fire.
The Afghan-led force repelled the attempted ambush with small-arms and crew-served-weapons fire. As the insurgents continued to reinforce their positions with additional fighters, the ground commander requested coalition close-air support. Aircraft destroyed multiple enemy positions with precision-guided munitions and also killed additional enemy insurgents in hilltop fighting positions with machine gun fire. The Afghan and coalition force counterattack caused the enemy to break and flee from the field of battle.
As the combined force followed the fleeing enemy, they again came under heavy fire from another group of extremist Taliban fighters reinforcing from the nearby Zabutu Valley. Coalition forces repelled this attack with additional air strikes and tactical movement. Over the course of the day, more than 20 insurgents were killed, and at least four were wounded.
“Our operations in the Kandahar province are having the desired effect of disrupting insurgent activities,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force 82 spokesman. “It should be apparent to the enemies of peace and stability that they are no longer free to roam the Kandahar province inflicting mayhem and terror. The (Afghan national security force) and coalition will continue to work on enduring conditions that facilitate freely elected government and development.”
In operations last night, Afghan and coalition forces were engaged by enemy forces while continuing combat patrols designed to clear insurgents from Kandahar province.
Approximately 30 insurgents attacked the patrol from ridgeline fighting positions using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
The Afghan-led force repelled the attempted ambush with small-arms fire and crew-served weapons. Coalition aircraft still in the area from the previous fighting destroyed the enemy fighters with precision-guided munitions and machine gun fire directed at the hillside firing positions. The forces’ counterattack caused the enemy to break and flee from the area.
More than a dozen insurgents were killed during the four-hour battle last night.
“The extremist Taliban are inexplicably attacking Afghan national security forces during this operation in spite of the large losses they are incurring,” Belcher said. “As the ANSF and coalition forces continue to clear the Kandahar province of enemy fighters, residents should see a more peaceful and stable environment develop.”
In operations Sept. 5, a combined force was conducting a combat patrol near Anjir Shali village when they came under attack from Taliban fighters. More than 20 insurgents were killed in the fighting that followed, and one non-combatant was wounded.
Afghan police officers advised by coalition forces rescued and treated the man, Jar Mohammed, who was working at his farm when he heard nearby gunfire. According to his statement to the Afghan police, he went into his house to take his wife and three children away from the fighting. As the family was leaving their farm, he was shot in the right leg by insurgents. Mohammed was immediately treated by coalition medical personnel and evacuated to coalition medical facilities for further treatment.
Currently, Mohammed is in stable condition. He went through several surgeries as coalition doctors attempted to save his leg, but in the end they were forced to amputate the severely damaged limb.
“The insurgents have further demonstrated their intentions to harm innocent Afghan non-combatants and try to destroy Afghanistan,” said Belcher. “The ANSF and coalition are doing everything possible to prevent harm to non-combatants in all our operations. Unfortunately, the enemies of peace in this country do not follow this same practice. Our thoughts are with Mr. Mohammad and his family as he recovers from this heinous act carried out by the extremists.”
(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 news releases.)
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47345
Three Terrorists Killed, 18 Suspects Detained in Coalition Raids
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2007 – Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained 18 suspected terrorists during operations over the past two days to disrupt the senior leadership of al Qaeda in central and northern parts of Iraq.
Coalition forces conducted two operations in Diyala province today targeting the senior leadership of al Qaeda in Iraq.
Ground forces raided several buildings associated with the al Qaeda emir of the northern belts around Baghdad, who oversees bombing, kidnapping and illegal court operations. After repeated requests for compliance from the building’s occupants, coalition forces engaged and killed two of the men inside. Four suspected terrorists were detained on the site, and the ground forces destroyed four vehicles used to facilitate the movement of terrorists.
In the other raid, coalition forces targeted an al Qaeda leader in Baqubah. The ground forces also detained two suspected terrorists in the operation.
“We’re continuously assaulting al Qaeda in Iraq to bring down not only their senior leaders, but also the networks that conduct vicious attacks against the Iraqi people,” said Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, Multinational Force Iraq spokesman.
In other operations today:
— Coalition forces targeted an al Qaeda senior leader in Baghdad, who oversees a car-bombing network there. The ground forces detained four suspected terrorists for their alleged ties to the network and discovered bomb-making materials, which they safely destroyed on site.
— Two coordinated raids targeted al Qaeda operational cells in Mosul. Coalition forces detained eight suspected terrorists, including a suspected cell member who led the ground forces to the alleged cell leader.
— In a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad, coalition forces captured four military-aged males that may be connected to a high-value insurgent once affiliated with the Iraqi paramilitary Mahdi Army. Coalition forces conducted the raid to capture or kill weapons facilitators. The detained suspects also are believed to have distributed explosively formed projectiles smuggled from Iran to be used against coalition forces throughout Baghdad.
“Coalition troops remain relentless in the pursuit of terrorist networks. We will go after anyone connected to any effort to bring (explosively formed projectiles) and other lethal aid into Iraq,” Garver said. “Outside influence is hindering the prospects of peace and stability in Iraq.”
In operations over the past few days:
— Scouts from 6th Iraqi Army Division detained an alleged extremist militant brigade commander and one other suspected terrorist yesterday near Baghdad. The suspect operates out of Karkh and leads a group of more than 750 insurgents to conduct bombing and sniper attacks against coalition forces and civilian contractors in the Aamel area. The suspects also are alleged to have ties to an execution committee that is responsible for assassinating innocent civilians fighting for a safe and secure Iraq.
— Iraqi special operations soldiers detained four Shiia extremist militants during a raid yesterday in Baghdad. One of the targeted individuals is accused of murdering a member of an Iraqi unit and of distributing Shiia extremist propaganda in Hay al Amel. A second detainee is reported to be a physician who works in a public clinic in the city where he allegedly killed four other doctors. Forces detained two additional suspicious individuals during the mission.
— Iraqi soldiers with U.S. Special Forces advisors detained two al Qaeda cell leaders during an operation Sept. 6 in Adhamiyah. The Sunni extremists are responsible for conducting bombing and mortar attacks against civilians and coalition forces in the area. One of the detained cell leaders is allegedly an assistant al Qaeda financier. The second suspect directs and carries out attacks against coalition forces. A third individual also was detained for further questioning during the operation.
— Iraqi special operations soldiers detained one suspected al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist during a helicopter raid in Fallujah on Sept. 5. The insurgent is linked to an al Qaeda cell responsible for mortar and bombing attacks against coalition forces and local citizens. During the raid, a military working dog identified a truck outside the main targeted building as testing positive for explosives. After forces cleared the area, F-16 Fighting Falcons destroyed the vehicles with two precision-guided bombs.
— Iraqi and coalition soldiers found two sizeable weapons caches while conducting clearing operations in southern sections of the Iraqi capital Sept. 4-5. Soldiers of 3rd Iraqi Army Division seized a cache of weapons, explosives and components used to make roadside bombs. Eight propane tanks were recovered from the site in West Rashid, along with several Chinese-, Bulgarian- and Iraqi-made rocket-propelled grenade launchers, homemade explosives, dynamite sticks, washer timers, a suicide vest and an assortment of batteries and copper wiring. The second cache was discovered in Doura, where soldiers confiscated a cache consisting of 44 assorted weapons, including AK-47 assault rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, and a pair of sniper rifles.
— Concerned Iraqi citizens recovered munitions from a cache and turned them over to soldiers in central Iraq on Sept. 4. The cache yielded a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, 30 large-caliber machine gun rounds, two mortar fuses, and three rolls of copper wire.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13849&Itemid=128
Sept. 8, 2007
Release A070908a
Five suspects detained during operations against al-Qaeda
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces detained five suspected terrorists during operations Saturday targeting al-Qaeda leadership and bombing networks in northern Iraq.
Coalition forces conducted two separate raids in Kirkuk targeting the head of the car-bombing network in the city and a key communications link within the al-Qaeda in Iraq network. The ground forces detained three suspected terrorists in the operations.
In Mosul, Coalition forces detained two suspected terrorists while targeting close associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders.
“We’re continuing to put pressure on al-Qaeda’s networks to squeeze them out of their hiding places and into our custody so they cannot attack the Iraqi people,” said Lt. Col. Charles Perenick, MNF-I Combined Press Information Center commander.
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Sat Sep 08 2007 03:43:58 GMT-0700.
Worldwide Caution
April 10, 2007
PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org
http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003851.html
September 5, 2007
“Islam: No Compulsion In Religion? 1 of 3”
(Note: “This article by Adrian Morgan (Giraldus Cambrensis of Western Resistance) appeared yesterday in Family Security Matters and is reproduced with their permission.””
http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003853.html
September 7, 2007
“Islam: No Compulsion In Religion? 2 of 3”
(Note: “This article by Adrian Morgan (Giraldus Cambrensis of Western Resistance) appeared yesterday in Family Security Matters and is reproduced with their permission.”)
http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003854.html
September 7, 2007
“Islam: No Compulsion In Religion? 3 of 3”
(Note: “This article by Adrian Morgan (Giraldus Cambrensis of Western Resistance) appeared earlier today in Family Security Matters and is reproduced with their permission.”
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blog:
Note: Video included.
“New on MEMRI TV: U.S. Congressman and Democratic Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich On Syrian TV”
(September 7, 2007)
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blog:
Note: Video included.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/2816.htm
“Fmr. Democratic U.S. Senator James Abourezk on Al-Manar TV: The Arabs who were involved in 9/11 cooperated with the Zionists”
(September 7, 2007)
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Note: The following blog entry is a quote:
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/2813.htm
Syrian DF: The Arab People Can Sacrifice Convoys of Martyrs
At a September 6 commencement ceremony at the Combat Engineering Academy, Syrian Defense Minister Hassan Turkemani said that the resistance had proven that the Arab people could sacrifice convoys of martyrs in order to put an end to the arrogance and to respond heroically to the barbaric operations in order to attain freedom and independence.
He said that victory through resistance had led the region to a new era, an era of self-confidence and of the ability to determine the future in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the region, and not in accordance with the desire of the enemy of the nation and of humanity.
Source: Al-Thawra, Syria, September 7, 2007
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