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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080321-09
March 21, 2008
Iraqi Security Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detain three suspected insurgents in overnight operations Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained three suspected insurgents during three separate operations March 19.
In Balad, Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained one suspected insurgent who is believed to be responsible for extorting money from Iraqi civilians who work on Logistics Support Area Anaconda. He is also reported to be personally involved in conducting improvised explosive device and indirect fire attacks against LSAA.
Near Balad, ISOF detained a suspected insurgent who is said to be a command wire improvised explosive device cell leader who has conducted attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces on LSAA. He is believed to be responsible for an October 2007 attack, which killed one Coalition forces Soldier and wounded four others.
In another operation in Mosul, Iraqi Security Forces detained a suspected insurgent cell leader who is reported to lead insurgent activities against Iraqi and Coalition forces.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080321-11
March 21, 2008
Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain two suspected insurgents in Al Qayyarah
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – A platoon from 2nd Iraqi Army Division, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained two suspected insurgents in Al Qayyarah. Both men are reportedly responsible for supporting insurgent activities in Northern Iraq by giving money and supplies to al Qaeda in Iraq, as well as facilitating the movement of foreign fighters toward Mosul.
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French police arrest Iraq fighter suspects
Published: 03.21.08, 00:33 / Israel News
French authorities are holding five men arrested this week as part of an investigation into radical Islamist groups believed to be preparing to join Islamist fighters in Iraq, a police source said on Thursday.
Police arrested seven men on Tuesday in the southern cities of Toulouse, Carcassonne and Montpellier. Two of the suspects were released on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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Tycoon’s son wanted over Facebook murder
News.com.au ^ | March 19, 2008 | Staff
Posted on 03/19/2008 7:04:53 PM PDT by forkinsocket
AN Arab billionaire’s son listed as a Facebook friend of a murdered socialite has been named by police as a prime suspect in the blonde’s death.
Yemen born Farooq Abdulhak, 26, was allegedly the last person to see Martine Vik Magnussen alive after leaving the exclusive Maddox Club with her early Friday morning.
The Norwegian socialite’s body was found two days later, partially buried under a pile of rubble in the basement of an exclusive London apartment building where Mr Abdulhak was reportedly living.
The Daily Mail reported that Magnussen was believed to have been strangled, although investigators told the newspaper that further scientific analysis was being carried out on her body.
The Norwegian media has dubbed the case “the Facebook Murder”.
Mr Abdulhak and the 23-year-old blonde studied business together at the prestigious Regent’s College in London.
They were listed as friends on Magnussen’s Facebook page, but Mr Abdulhak has since deleted his online profile.
Associates of Mr Abdulhak tried to contact him over the weekend but he did not reply to calls or texts.
Mr Abdulhak’s father Shaher, a Yemeni billionaire, is a major hotelier and Pepsi-Cola executive. Farooq was born in Yemen, but has lived in London since he was a child.
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“Yemen ‘will hand over prime suspect in Martine’s murder’”
This is London ^ | 3/21/08 | ?
Posted on 03/20/2008 6:02:21 PM PDT by shhimundercover
SNIPPET: “Yemeni officials have said they will hand over the prime suspect in the murder of wealthy Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen, despite the absence of an extradition treaty with Britain.
The move comes after it emerged Farouk Abdulhak was smuggled out of the country on a private jet. He left Britain a day before police discovered the 23-year-old’s body in the basement of his Great Portland Street flat.
The 21-year-old student and friend of Miss Magnussen fled London on Saturday, apparently flying to Athens before travelling to his native Yemen.
Dr Abu Bakr al-Qurbi, Yemen’s foreign minister, said: “It is with regret that we have read about the incident in the newspapers.
“We are prepared to co-operate with British authorities, but for the time being we are awaiting more information about the subject matter.””
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“An Iraqi Insurgent Tell-All: Al-Qaida Is To Blame For ‘Killing Sunnis’ And ‘Demolishing Their Homes, Mosques, and Their Hospitals’”
By Evan Kohlmann
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of a recent interview with a senior military commander of the Hamas al-Iraq insurgent group in the restive Diyala province of Iraq. During the interview, the unnamed Hamas commander sharply condemned the “criminal actions launched by the Al-Qaida network targeting innocent civilians and... other jihad movements... The occupying forces were unable to enter many districts and villages of Diyala until Al-Qaida paved the way for them when they began killing the Sunnis and demolishing their homes, mosques, and their hospitals.” The Hamas al-Iraq commander also addressed allegations of Iranian logistical support for local Al-Qaida operations, and the relationship between Iraqi Hamas and a variety of other organizations—including the Muslim Brotherhood, the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS), the Council of Iraqi Ulema, the Iraqi Islamic Party, the Awakening Councils, the 1920 Revolution Brigades, the Iraqi Islamic Resistance Front (JAAMI), the Mujahideen Army, and the Islamic Army of Iraq (IAI).
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Hezbollah and/or Hamas will launch some type of provocation that forces Israel’s hand.
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Iran will have difficulty sitting on its hands as its assets in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza are dismantled. Their hand will be forced as well. Any attack inside the U.S. (AQ/Hezbollah) will be framed to the international community as reciprocal retribution against Israel’s primary ally for the inevitable civilian casualties that would result from the Israeli response. Whether symmetric or asymmetric, Iran will be drawn into the fight. And as we will likely sustain some degree of both military and civilian casualties (hopefully limited but perhaps massive), the entire territory of Iran will be fair game.
Doesn’t matter who starts it. We end it. So anyone in Tehran left with an ounce of sense should see any remaining olive branch as a fig leaf and come back to the table and do a deal. As much damage as they can inflict, the rational factions over there understand that the destruction they would sustain would be incomparable.
Ahmadinejad wants to use mass martyrdom to set off an apocalypse. He and his Revolutionary Guard buddies have hijacked the plane and are once again heading for the skyscrapers. This time, he is taking his 70 million citizen passengers along for the ride.
The question is whether any of the passengers manage to break into the cockpit before there is again devastation in our cities, and the passengers end up dead.
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“Sadr admits failure in Iraq”
Hot Air ^ | March 20, 2008 | by Ed Morrissey
Posted on 03/20/2008 6:42:56 PM PDT by jdm
I fear that your analogy is spot on.
Surrey's high streets and busy shopping centres are at risk of terrorist attack, police say.
FDA cannot recall pet food one year later
Your pet could still be at risk a year after the biggest pet food recall in U.S. history.
The Food and Drug Administration Amendments act of 2007 requires the FDA to set up an early warning system to identify contaminated pet food and to establish ingredent standards.
But the FDA still can not mandate a recall. Instead it is up to the manufacturers of the pet food to do so voluntarily.
FDA announces recall of canned beans distributed to institutions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that New Era Canning Company, New Era, Mich., is expanding its product recall because of potential Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) contamination to all canned green beans and garbanzo beans distributed by the company nationwide over the last five years. C. botulinum can cause botulism, a serious and sometimes life-threatening condition. The affected cans are large institutional-sized containers, weighing approximately six and a half pounds.
It is BHO’s poker face that scares me. He is a pathological liar and a shill for the muslims and racists.
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Youth wounded in Ariel blast still in serious condition
Published: 03.21.08, 08:37 / Israel News
The 15-year-old youth from Ariel who was wounded on Thursday after opening a package containing explosives underwent surgery overnight and is currently in serious condition at the Schneider Hospital in Petah Tikvah.
Doctors fought throughout the operation to save the youth’s hands, legs and eyesight. (Meital Yasur-Beit Or)
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Fatah’s al-Aqsa Brigades claim responsibility for West Bank shooting attack
Published: 03.20.08, 23:48 / Israel News
The Fatah’s al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades’ “Struggle and Return cells” claimed responsibility for the shooting attack in the Mount Hebron area.
A 13-year-old boy sustained light wounds in the attack. (Ali Waked)
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Al-Aqsa Brigades claim responsibility for bus shooting near Nablus
Published: 03.20.08, 23:44 / Israel News
The al-Aqsa Brigades’ “Martyr Imad Mugniyah cells” claimed responsibility for a shooting attack on a bus near Nablus earlier Thursday.
No one was hurt in the attack, but the bus was damaged. (Ali Waked)
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Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Fri Mar 21 2008 00:37:54 GMT-0700 (PDT).
ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA
March 19, 2008
This Travel Warning is being issued to update information on the general security environment in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and to remind American citizens of threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security factors when considering travel to Israel at this time. In addition, the Department of State urges U.S. citizens to defer travel to the West Bank and to avoid all travel to the Gaza Strip. This warning supersedes the Travel Warning issued July 13, 2007.
The Gaza Strip
Areas of conflict shift rapidly and unpredictably in the Gaza Strip and American citizens should avoid all Gaza travel. Those already in the Gaza Strip should depart immediately. This recommendation, which the State Department has maintained since the deadly roadside bombing of a U.S. Embassy convoy in Gaza in October 2003, applies to all Americans, including journalists and aid workers. No official travel is permitted inside the Gaza Strip at this time.
Hamas, a State Department-designated foreign terrorist organization, violently assumed control over Gaza in June 2007, making worse the already dangerous security situation there. The Gaza Strip is wracked by ongoing violence between Israeli security forces and several Palestinian terror groups. In recent months, extremist factions in the Gaza Strip have specifically targeted Palestinian Christian groups. Militants there have abducted Western citizens, and terrorist organizations have threatened attacks against U.S. interests. The American International School in northern Gaza was the target of an attack on April 21, 2007, and again on January 10 and 12, 2008. Hamas and Islamic Jihad (another designated foreign terrorist organization) have intensified the launching of daily rocket attacks against Israeli towns as far north as Ashkelon. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are responding to these attacks with military force.
The security environment is very fluid in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip. Rocket and mortar launches into Israel are unpredictable and occur frequently with little or no notice, resulting in a potentially unsafe situation. Gunfire from Gaza into Israel is a danger. On January 15, 2008, a Palestinian sniper killed an Ecuadorian kibbutz volunteer working near the Gaza border. As a result, travel in the surrounding area is strongly discouraged. Due to heightened tensions and violence in and near the Gaza Strip, all U.S. Embassy and Consulate General employees are required to provide 24 hours advance notice of any official travel to the city of Sderot, crossing points into Gaza, and any other areas bordering Gaza. Hamas has recently threatened to carry out suicide bombings in the neighboring Israeli towns.
The West Bank
The security environment in the West Bank remains volatile. Violent demonstrations, kidnappings, and shootings are unpredictable and can occur without warning. The Department of State urges Americans to defer travel to the West Bank at this time.
The IDF continues to carry out security operations in the West Bank, including nightly raids to arrest terrorist suspects that sometimes result in gun battles. Israeli security operations can occur at any time, including frequent raids to arrest terrorist suspects that result in shootings, demonstrations and often violent conflict. This heightens the risk of Americans being caught in the middle of potentially dangerous situations. Some Americans and Europeans involved in demonstrations and other such activities in the West Bank have become involved in confrontations with Israeli settlers and the IDF. The State Department recommends that Americans, for their own safety, avoid demonstrations.
All those who pass through the West Bank should exercise particular care when approaching and transiting Israeli military checkpoints. Travelers should be aware that they might encounter delays and difficulties, and might even be denied passage through a checkpoint.
American citizens should be aware that as a consequence of the current limitations on official travel to the West Bank, and the prohibition on travel by U.S. Government employees to the Gaza Strip, the ability of consular staff to offer timely assistance to U.S. citizens in these locations is extremely limited (particularly in the Gaza Strip).
Travel Restrictions for U.S. Government Personnel
American U.S. Government personnel and their dependents are prohibited from traveling to any cities, towns, or settlements in the West Bank, except when they are on mission-essential business or are traveling for other Mission-approved purposes. For limited, personal travel, U.S. government personnel and family members are permitted to travel through the West Bank only by using Routes 1 and 90 to reach the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge or the Dead Sea coast near Ein Gedi and Masada. They are also permitted to travel north on Route 90 from the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge to the Sea of Galilee. Use of these routes is approved for transit only, with stops permitted only at Qumran National Park off Route 90 by the Dead Sea. Each such transit requires prior notification to the Consulate General’s security office and must occur during daylight hours. U.S. Government personnel and family members are permitted both official and personal travel on Route 443 between Modi’in and Jerusalem without prior notification, during daylight hours only.
General Safety and Security
Israeli authorities remain concerned about the continuing threat of terrorist attacks. A March 2008 shooting in Jerusalem and a February 2008 bombing in Dimona are reminders of the precarious security environment. The threat of such attacks is on-going. American citizens are cautioned that a greater danger may exist in the vicinity of restaurants, businesses, and other places associated with U.S. interests and/or located near U.S. official buildings, such as the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem. Rocket fire from Lebanon into Israel, except for one recent incident, has ceased since the end of military hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah forces in southern Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Although Israel denied any involvement, the killing of a Hizbollah leader in Syria on February 12, 2008, raises the possibility of Hizbollah attacks against Israel.
American citizens are urged to exercise a high degree of caution and common sense when patronizing restaurants, cafes, malls, places of worship, and theaters — especially during peak hours. Large crowds and public gatherings should be avoided to the extent practicable. American citizens should take into consideration that discos and nightclubs, as well as public buses, trains and their respective terminals are “off-limits” to U.S. Government personnel.
The State Department urges American citizens to remain vigilant while traveling throughout Jerusalem, especially within the commercial and downtown areas of West Jerusalem and the city center. Israeli security services report that they continue to receive information of planned terrorist attacks in and around Jerusalem. Spontaneous or planned protests within the Old City are possible, especially after Friday prayers. Some of these protests have led to violent clashes. The Old City of Jerusalem is off-limits to U.S. Government personnel and their family members after dark during the entire week and between the hours of 11 am and 2 pm on Fridays.
Entry/Exit Difficulties
The Government of Israel considers American citizens who also hold Israeli citizenship or have a claim to such dual nationality to be Israeli citizens for immigration and other legal purposes. For example, an American citizen child of an Israeli parent will be considered an Israeli citizen by Israeli immigration officials and Israeli law will apply to the child’s travel to, and departure from, Israel.
American citizens whom Israeli authorities judge (based on their name or other indicators) may be of Palestinian origin are likely to face additional, and often time consuming, questioning by immigration and border authorities. If judged to have, or judged to have a claim to, residency status in the West Bank or Gaza, such American citizens may be required by the Government of Israel to use a Palestinian Authority travel document to transit Israel to enter the West Bank or Gaza. Such a determination could be made for American citizens if they or their immediate family members were born in the West Bank or Gaza, currently reside there, or lived there for any appreciable amount of time.
American citizens who hold a Palestinian Authority ID, as well as persons judged by the Israeli authorities to have claim to a Palestinian Authority ID, are subject to Israeli law and regulations that apply to residents of the West Bank and Gaza, regardless of the fact that they hold U.S. citizenship. A Palestinian ID number might be active or inactive. If active, the Government of Israel may stamp the Palestinian Identification Number in the U.S. passport, and the American citizen may be required to obtain Palestinian Authority travel documents prior to departing Israel. In addition, American citizens considered to have or to be eligible for a Palestinian Authority ID who entered Israel via Ben Gurion Airport might be required to depart via the Allenby Bridge to Jordan. Upon arrival, such persons should ask Israeli immigration authorities from where they are required to depart.
The United States Government seeks equal treatment for all American citizens regardless of national origin or ethnicity. American citizens who encounter difficulties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv or the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem at the telephone numbers below.
Americans in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are strongly encouraged to register with the Consular Sections of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv or the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem through the State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov. U.S. citizens who require emergency services may telephone the Consulate General in Jerusalem at (972) (2) 622-7250 or the Embassy in Tel Aviv at (972) (3) 519-7575.
Current information on travel and security in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States and Canada, or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444. For additional and more in-depth information about specific aspects of travel to these areas, U.S. citizens should consult: the Country Specific Information for Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza; and the Worldwide Caution. These along with other Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts and Country Specific Information sheets are available on the Department’s Internet website at http://travel.state.gov. Up-to-date information on security conditions can also be accessed at http://usembassy-israel.org.il or http://jerusalem.usconsulate.gov.
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Special Dispatch Series - No. 1861
March 6, 2008 No. 1861
“Abbas in Briefing to Jordanian Daily Al-Dustour: I Am Against the Armed Struggle – But In Future Stages Things May Change”
SNIPPET: “On February 28, 2008, the Jordanian daily Al-Dustour published a summary of a briefing given to its editorial staff by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The following are excerpts from Al-Dustour’s summary of the briefing”
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UK Muslim who sold DVDs glorifying 9/11 jailed
But he has sold his DVDs all over, in London, Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield and Halifax.
“Muslim man who sold DVDs glorifying the 9/11 atrocities jailed under new terror laws,” from the Daily Mail (thanks to Twostellas):
A Muslim who possessed DVDs glorifying the 9/11 atrocities has become one of the first people to be jailed under a section of the Terrorism Act.
Bilal Mohammed, 27, was sentenced under Section 2 of the 2006 Act but his case is the first time the section has been used independently.
A court heard how he possessed nine videos and CDs in support of 9/11 and the Palestinian struggle against Israel.
He routinely took trips around the country to set up stalls where he sold some of his material including in London, Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield and Halifax.
Who bought this material? Where are they now? What are they doing?
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“Japan airman suspended for leaking U.S. military info on Net”
AP via brietbart ^ | March 21, 2008 | (Kyodo)
Posted on 03/21/2008 1:27:02 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
TOKYO, March 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)
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“Chilling Word of Warning from a U.S. Congressman”
By Gerald Shaw
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, March 21, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Millions of Americans sit comfortably in front of TV screens each day, engrossed in rousing entertainment, sports madness or reality shows — without the slightest idea they are perilously unprotected from another horrifying terrorist attack.
They can thank the Democratic House of Representatives for failing to pass a sufficient update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA).
“Every day that goes by is one less day of protection,” said U.S. Representative Tom Feeney (R-FL). “The terrorists know this. They watch TV, too.””
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March 13, 2008
“President Bush Discusses FISA”
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Office of the Press Secretary
March 13, 2008
“Fact Sheet: Protect America Alert: House Foreign Surveillance Bill Undermines Our National Security”
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“Ex-SLA member freed from Calif. prison (Sara Jane Olson aka Kathleen Soliah)”
AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/20/08 | Daisy Nguyen - ap
Posted on 03/20/2008 11:14:57 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES
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