Posted on 07/28/2008 8:37:15 AM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT
Is U.S. Bioterror Attack Just A Matter of Time?
The overriding question is whether the U.S. is “ready” for a bioterror attack. The answer could well rely on the “other” question of what bio-agent and what’s the source? In 1991, 40,000 Russian scientists dispersed throughout the World, with knowledge of what the U.S.S.R. was doing in chemical and biological weapons. The question is to whom did they sell their knowledge? Some believe former Soviet scientists sold technology to countries like Iran, Syria, and North Korea. Lurking is the spectre of al-Qaeda, a group that the Pentagon says continues to pursue biological weapons.
Another scenario is an outbreak of a pandemic. How would the U.S. deal with an infectious disease outbreak? The picture, despite reassurances, is not pretty. Until now, the U.S. has experienced two major biological attacks.
In 1984, the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers attempted to take over the town of the Dalles, Oregon by contaminating salad bars in the town. In 2001, there was the as yet unsolved mystery of the anthrax letters that killed five people.
But the question of bioterrorism extends to potential threats against our food supply and our clean water resources. It also extends to the threat of outbreaks of diseases in our animals populations. Here, the concern are diseases that attack animals but that can jump to humans. These are referred to as zoonotic diseases. The World Health Organization defines zonnotic diseases as:
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TSA Week at a Glance (November 24, 2008 - November 30, 2008)
* 4 passengers were arrested due to suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents
* 17 firearms found at checkpoints
* 6 artfully concealed prohibited items found at checkpoints
* 23 incidents that involved a checkpoint closure, terminal evacuation or sterile area breach
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/128650
Fresh Threats to Jewish, Western Targets in India and Worldwide
by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz
(IsraelNN.com) Less than a week after the deadly terrorist assault in Mumbai, a Chabad House elsewhere in India received a threatening note from Muslim fundamentalists. Terrorism analysts have identified additional threats to Indian
Jihadists are circulating three main messages among their supporters.
targets, as well as to upscale Western hotel chains worldwide.
According to a report on Israel TV’s Channel 1, the Chabad House in Pune, India, has received a letter threatening to “wipe out the Chabad House and the Jews and Israelis.... The CIA and Mossad will not be able to save you.”
Although hate mail sent to Jewish institutions is not unusual, the timing has led Israeli security services to recommend heightened alert levels and increased protective measures at the Pune outreach center. A representative of the Prime Minister’s Office has met with Chabad leaders to discuss the ongoing threat to Jews in the Indian subcontinent.
United Torah Judaism Knesset Member Yaakov Litzman and the Chief Rabbinate have both called upon the Foreign Ministry to provide security for Chabad Houses in the danger zones. In addition to the worldwide network of Chabad Houses providing religious and material assistance to the Jewish communities in their various locales, many of those centers in places like the Far East and South America serve as familiar way-stations for traveling Israeli youths.
The ongoing terrorist threat to India, however, is far broader than the Chabad Houses there, of course. Deccan Mujahideen - a terrorist front group that initially claimed responsibility for the Mumbai assault - sent email on Monday saying it is not finished yet and that is next target is Indian air travel. This is in line with jihadist communications, according to analysts from the Israel- and US-based Institute of Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR).
The jihadists are circulating three main messages among their supporters, say ITRR researchers: 1) the attacks were part of a larger tactic of striking upscale hotels worldwide, what they are calling the “Hotel War”; 2) more such attacks are on the way; and 3) the jihadists are not finished with India, which is in store for even more shocking terror assaults.
Meanwhile, a bomb blast in a train in the northeast Assam state on Tuesday morning killed at least two people and wounded 30. The attack was not believed to be connected to the Mumbai attacks or to the global jihad, as Assam has been facing a local insurgency unrelated to Islamist goals.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/128662
Muslim World Sending Ships to Give Hamas Control of Gaza Coast
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
(IsraelNN.com) Qatar and Turkey have joined Libya in an intensified attempt to break Israel sovereignty over the Gaza Coast. The Israeli government blocked the Libyan ship from landing at Gaza this week but refused to comment on further actions.
However, Palestinian Authority legislator Jamal al-Khodary said that the boat, reportedly loaded with 3,000 tons of food and medicine, will try again. “We are holding pressing contacts with Ahmed al-Tibi, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, the Libyan health minister Mohammed Rashed and the ship’s crew who are determined to go to Gaza,” he told the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
Further challenges to Israel have been launched by Qatar and Turkey, which also are sending ships in an attempt to continue in the tracks of the pro-Arab Free Gaza movement that landed at the Gaza Coast three times despite threats from Israel that they would be blocked and that the people onboard might be arrested.
A ship from Qatar with one ton of supplies will leave on Friday for Gaza as a symbolic gesture “to our brothers in Gaza,” said Abdallah al-Nimaa, vice president of the Qatar Charity Organization.
“We expect Israeli warships to bar the Qatari aid ship; however we are determined,” he asserted.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yariv Ovadia said that no comment would be made on what action, if any, the IDF will take. He explained that the Free Gaza boats were allowed to dock at Gaza in order not to allow activists to exploit Israeli opposition and turn the event into a media circus.
As the Libyan boat approached Gaza, the Foreign Ministry said, “We will treat this boat differently than the earlier ones that were allowed into Gaza. Libya is a hostile state...and what guarantees do we have that the boat is not carrying weapons and explosives for Hamas?”
The Libyan boat is docked at El Arish, Egypt, and may time its next attempt to reach Gaza with the sailings from Qatar and Turkey. A conflicting report stated that officials are unloading the ship and will transport the supplies to Gaza by land through the Rafiah crossing, which is closed to regular commercial traffic.
Ovadia rejected Arab and pro-Arab activists’ claims that the Navy blockade is illegal. “Israeli sovereignty over the coastal waters [and the air] was part of the agreement with the Palestinian Authority,” he said. Israel agreed to surrender control if and when the PA could show it is stopping terror. Since the agreement, Hamas won control of the Gaza region in a militia war against the Fatah faction, headed by PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/128667
Hizbullah Women March on Border, Shout ‘Death to Israel’
by Gil Ronen
(IsraelNN.com) The women’s organization of the Lebanese Hizbullah terror group held a “protest march” along the Lebanese border with Israel Monday, according to Hizbullah news media quoted by The Blue Eye.
The women began their march at Kafr Kileh in southern Lebanon and reached the border passage between Israel and Lebanon, which is named the Fatma Gate. There the Hizbullah women began shouting “death to Israel” and to hurl epithets at leaders of the Arab and Western world for allowing the Israeli “siege” of Gaza.
The rioters accused the Arab world’s leaders of attempting to weaken what they termed the “resistance organizations in Gaza.” They said that only through violence can a victory over Israel be won.
The Lebanese Army provided heavy security for the march.
Women’s groups in Israel also have a tradition of being vocal and influential on matters like Lebanon. A women’s group called Four Mothers is credited with bringing about the Israeli pullout from southern Lebanon in 2000.
Thanks to Milford421 for this report:
www.jihadwatch.org
Italy arrests two jihadists planning attacks on Italian civilians
They met to plot jihad at the “Peace Cultural Centre.”
“Al Qaeda terror suspects nabbed,” from ANSA, December 2 (thanks to Insubria):
(ANSA) - Milan, December 2 - Milan anti-terrorist police on Tuesday arrested two
Moroccans suspected of belonging to al Qaeda who were planning attacks on targets in
northern Italy.
Police said Rachid Ilhami, 31, and Gafir Abdelkader, 42, had planned attacks on a
supermarket and a night club carpark in Seregno and two police stations in Giussano,
both towns in the northern province of Monza.
Wiretaps revealed the men had initially planned to use a van packed with explosives but
then decided on oxygen cylinders after Internet research.
Police said the men had revealed their links to al Qaeda during their conversations.
A total of ten people are under investigation as a result of the operation.
Police also seized the Peace Cultural Centre in the village of Macherio, where Ilhami
worked as a preacher.
According to investigators, small groups of fundamentalists met at the centre in the
evenings after the day’s official sermons were finished.
Yahoo! Groups Links
To visit Milford’s group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/under-investigation/
Thanks to Milford421 for this report:
www.debbieschlussel.com
Investigative Journalist: Afghan Muslims Bought Real Mexican Passports in MUMBAI
By Debbie Schlussel
Todd Bensman, a Texas-based investigative journalist and TV reporter who now works for
the San Antonio Express-News, has long been known to federal agents as THE expert on
non-Mexican nationals and how they come into America, South of the border. His
excellent work has disproven the claim that few dangerous Muslims come over here
through Mexico. He’s reported ad nauseam on suspected and known terrorists here on
fake and real passports who’ve slipped in. A lot of the stuff you see or hear on cable news
or in national newspapers originated with Todd’s scoops.
Yesterday, Todd sent me his excellent work from March, documenting how Afghans
bought real Mexican passports in Mumbai. It’s important reading, especially given the
Pakistani Muslim terrorist attacks perpetrated there, last week.
Todd wrote me:
You have to wonder what Mumbai has sent US. My story, which didn’t get picked up and
was completely ignored, shows a route from there to Mexico and then the U.S., where real
Mexican passports were on sale to anyone in South Asia!
Read his article.
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Yahoo! Groups Links
To visit Milford’s group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/under-investigation/
December 2, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com
(Pakistan) Taliban ready to defend Pakistan against India
http://blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2008/12/02/taliban-ready-to-defend-pakistan-against-india/?rpc=401&;
-— Pakistan Islamists fan tensions with India
—— Taliban’s deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Mohammad: “Tehrik-e-Taliban will defend Pakistan and Islam”
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/02/asia/AS-Pakistan-Shootings-Militant-Glee.php
-— Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba Leaders Declare Readiness To Fight India In Event of Indian Military Action in Pakistan
http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA47608
— Pakistan to defend its territorial integrity: National Security Conference (NSC)
http://www.geo.tv/12-3-2008/29980.htm
(India) Military chiefs urge raid inside Pakistan
-— “Pakistan was bracing last night for a retaliatory airstrike by India against
the sprawling headquarters of the al-Qa’ida-linked Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist organisation near Lahore”
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24743163-2703,00.html
— India doesn’t rule out military option aginst Pakistan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_doesnt_rule_out_military_option_aginst_Pak/articleshow/3785697.cms
— India weighing all options before taking on Pakistan
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-weighing-all-options-before-taking-on-pak/79582-3.html
— India not interested in Pak offer of joint probe
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_not_interested_in_Pak_offer_of_joint_probe/articleshow/3785709.cms
(India) Mumbai Attacks: Bombs assembled on board trawler Kuber
— “The timing devices are like the ones commonly used by militants in Kashmir, police said”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Bombs_assembled_on_board_trawler_Kuber/articleshow/3785693.cms
— Police: Mumbai gunmen came by sea from Pakistan
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/02/asia/AS-India-Shooting.php
— Police Commissioner Gafoor makes it official: Only 10 terrorists - boarded boat from Karachi, Pakistan
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=fbb3341b-cb79-475d-9f06-c23667e58bc0Mumbaiunderattack_Special&&Headline=All+10+terrorists+came+from+Karachi%3a+police
-— “Systemic failure” led to Mumbai attacks - Indian navy
http://in.reuters.com/article/specialEvents2/idINIndia-36827420081202
(India) Mumbai Attacks: Mumbai Police Home In on Attack Mastermind
-— “Mumbai police believe a senior Lashkar-e-Taiba planner in Pakistan
masterminded the Mumbai terrorist attacks last week and was among
several leaders of the militant group who were in touch by satellite links
with the 10 terrorists in the two days before they landed in India.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122823715860872789.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,460484,00.html
(India) Mumbai Attacks: We were reassured of escape after the attack: Kasav
-— Ajmal Amir Kasab aka Azam Amir Kasav, Ajmal Amir Kasab, Ajmal Amin Kamal, Ajmal Amir Kasav
-— “Mumbai terror attacks were originally planned for September 27 but
Lashkar mastermind Zakiur Rahman suddenly aborted the plot,
arrested terrorist Ajmal Amir has told his interrogators”
-— “He also said that Abu Hamza, the Lashkar jihadi who carried out
the attack on Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, had, citing his
own example, reassured that the gang would get away after the strike on Mumbai”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/We_were_reassured_of_escape_after_the_attack_Kasav/articleshow/3785601.cms
— Kasab squeals, nails Lashkar role in attack
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=3144c8d9-1af6-49e7-81d9-8a786dda3dd7Mumbaiunderattack_Special&&Headline=Kasab+squeals%2c+nails+LeT+role+in+attack
(India) Mumbai Attacks: Arrested terrorist admits to be a Pakistani: Mumbai police
-— Ajmal Amir Kasab aka Azam Amir Kasav, Ajmal Amir Kasab, Ajmal Amin Kamal, Ajmal Amir Kasav
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Arrested_attacker_a_Pakistani_Mumbai_Police/articleshow/3785228.cms
(India) Mumbai Attacks: U.S. says Pakistani-based group likely hit Mumbai — U.S. State Department
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081202/india_nm/india368316
-— Reuters: “Militant-linked charity fears Indian reprisal” LeT’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD)
http://in.reuters.com/article/specialEvents2/idINIndia-36832020081202?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true
— LeT adopted an agenda for global jihad: Pak diplomat said in article
-— Husain Haqqani - “currently Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States,
had in an article, ‘The Ideologies of South Asian Jihadi Groups’ in the April 2005
issue of ‘Current Trends in Islamist Ideology’ described Lashkar-e-Taiba as having ‘adopted a maximalist agenda for global jihad’”
-— “LeT or the ‘Army of the Pure’, he said, is backed by Saudi money and protected by Pakistani intelligence services
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/LeT_adopted_an_agenda_for_global_jihad_Pak_diplomat_said_in_article/articleshow/3785685.cms
— Pakistan Militant group denies role in Mumbai attacks — Lashkar-e-Toiba
— Religious head incited killers
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24731818-2703,00.html
— A Quick Backgrounder on Lashkar-e-Taiba
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/11/a_quick_backgrounder_on_lashka.asp
-— “Lashkar-e-Toiba was more than happy to take responsibility for its attacks, the spokesman told AKI”
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2777577853
— Behind the walls of Lashkar’s rumored breeding ground
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1202/1228169324799.html
(India) Mumbai Attacks: Pakistan accepts terrorists may be from its territory: US
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Islamabad_accepts_terrorists_may_be_from_Pak/articleshow/3786207.cms
— Britain and US rush to mediate between India and Pakistan
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5273774.ece
— India calls in foreign intelligence to fight terrorists
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3543045/Mumbai-attacks-India-calls-in-foreign-intelligence-to-fight-terrorists—bombay-india.html
(India) Mumbai Attacks: CCTV shows start of Mumbai massacre
— reports “that Kasab speaks fluent English, suggesting that he is from Pakistan’s relatively wealthy middle classes”
— terrorist accomplice “named by reports in the Indian media as Abu Ismail Dera Ismail Khan”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5274161.ece
-— Mumbai police chief: No warning given of impending attack
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/mumbai.warning/index.html
(India) Mumbai Attacks: Pak TV channel says 26/11 hatched by Hindu Zionists — Zaid Hamid
-— “Mumbai attack plan was hatched by ‘Hindu Zionists’ and ‘Western
Zionists,’ a self-styled Pakistan security expert said on a Pakistan news television show”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pak_TV_channel_says_2611_hatched_by_Hindu_Zionists/articleshow/3785654.cms
(India) Mumbai attacks: Rabbi’s wife killed in attacks was pregnant
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/3542754/Mumbai-attacks-Jewish-victim-of-Mumbai-attacks-was-pregnant-Bombay-india.html
— Rabbi killed in Mumbai was reading anti-terrorist handbook
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article5274030.ece
(India) Mumbai Attacks: Deepak Chopra on CNN
-— Deepak Chopra: “if we do not appease and actually recruit the help of
this Muslim world, we’re going to have a problem on our hands.”
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/king.chopra.mumbai/index.html?section=cnn_latest
(India) Mumbai Attacks: Reuters India News Coverage
http://in.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/battleground
(India/Israel) Extremist ideology links Mumbai attackers and Hamas says Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.2778408758
(India) Hotels, restaurants put strict security in place
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hotels_restaurants_put_strict_security_in_place/articleshow/3785506.cms
(UN) Security Council to discuss global terrorism after Mumbai attacks
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/244404,security-council-to-discuss-global-terrorism-after-mumbai-attacks.html
Pakistani-American Anjum Niaz Defends Pakistan’s ISI in “Targeting the ISI”
— interviews former Pakistan ISI leader General Shujaat Ali Khan
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=150069
-— Anjum Niaz, student with Harvard University
http://www.thecrimson.com/writer.aspx?id=1202125
—— See also: Pakistan’s ISI: the world’s number one sponsor of terrorism
http://agonist.org/hannes_artens/20081202/pakistans_isi_the_worlds_number_one_sponsor_of_terrorism
(Pakistan) NWFP: Six militants killed in Swat skirmishes
http://www.geo.tv/12-2-2008/29972.htm
(Afghanistan) Pentagon: Pakistan force near Afghanistan unchanged
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4B14U320081202
(Afghanistan) Taliban scatter bombs along route to women’s conference
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=1022721
(Iraq) Ten Iraqis killed, 42 injured in blasts N. Iraq - police post in Tal Afar and in Mosul
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1957942&Language=en
(U.S.) Fort Dix Trial: Informant: Alleged plotters wanted sniper training
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/104-12022008-1631051.html
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/ap_dix_trial_120208/
(U.S.) NY court orders resentencing of bin Laden aide — Mamdouh Mahmud Salim
http://www.silive.com/newsflash/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-39/1228237452225920.xml&storylist=simetro
http://africa.reuters.com/country/SD/news/usnN02268769.html
-— Al-Qaeda Suspect’s 32-Year Term Set Aside By Court
-—— Appeals Court: “we conclude that the sentence imposed was unreasonable”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601127&sid=aYlolpEsQuNw
(U.S.) Behavioral screening — the future of airport security?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/02/airport.security/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
(U.S.) CNN Commentator Jami Floyd calls for reduction in sentence for “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh
http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/02/the-american-taliban/
(U.S.) Analysis: Is Obama Ready for a Bomb on the Train?
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6375596&page=1
(U.S.) Update: PDF file of The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/WMDReport.pdf
(UK) Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada back in jail but could be free in weeks
— “he could be free again by Christmas if the House of Lord’s rules that he will not get a fair trial in Jordan”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3542747/Radical-Muslim-cleric-Abu-Qatada-back-in-jail-but-could-be-free-in-weeks.html
(UK) Evening Standard: Is Sir Hugh Orde the man to restore confidence in the Met?
-— Evening Standard article concludes that he is
-— Evening Standard: “His experience of security and intelligence matters may be vital for the Met in the coming years”
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23595044-details/Is+Sir+Hugh+Orde+the+man+to+restore+confidence+in+the+Met/article.do
— Note: Sir Hugh Orde has called for talks with Al-Qaeda
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/30/alqaida.terrorism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7426874.stm
-— see also “The Challenge of Britain’s “Northern Ireland Conflict” Perspective towards Jihad”
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/101.html#T06
(UK) Birmingham families urged to help terrorism fighting police officers
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/12/03/birmingham-families-urged-to-help-terrorism-fighting-police-officers-97319-22390651/
UK Muslim leader Anjem Choudary: “In an Islamic state, non-Muslims will
have to wear a sign to show what they are – it should say Kaffir. We won’t
discriminate on height, race or appearance but we will discriminate on faith.”
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023747.php
— Terror cops fear ‘Mumbai attack’ in UK
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/60771/Terror-cops-fear-Mumbai-attack-in-UK/
— Associated video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C73ePf_2KVw&eurl=http://www.jihadwatch.org/&feature=player_embedded
U.N. Investigates Electromagnetic Terrorism
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/12/un-investigates.html
-— UNESCO Seminar: “Electromagnetic Fields: Mechanisms Of Action And Potential Threat As A Terrorism Agent”
http://www.icsu.org/eXcal2/calendar.php4?mode=flyer&date=2008-11-01&PHPSESSID=cb1894f6df7333dafb81c6934d0c1ec9
(Lebanon/U.S.) Petraeus meets Lebanese officials
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1957941&Language=en
Hamas top dog: Within several years, the world will submit to Muslim will — Hamas Leader Khaled Mash’al
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023741.php
http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1929.htm
-— See also April 18, 2008: Carter meets Hamas chief Mashaal in Syria
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3533491,00.html
-— See also December 2, 2008: Jimmy Carter: U.S. must lead world on human rights
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/01/jimmy.carter.rights/index.html
(Somalia) Islamist calls on pirates to free ships
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24744131-23109,00.html
(Italy) Update: Police arrest two Moroccan terrorism suspects
-— Ilhami Rachid and Abdelkader Ghaffir “planned attacks on a supermarket,
a bar, night club car park, and two police stations, as well as the immigration office at police headquarters in Milan”
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2778566399
(Germany) Train bomb plot trial: Terrorism suspect insists bomb in Germany was hoax
— Lebanese Youssef al-Hajj Dib: “I knew when I took the bag in my hand that it was not going to explode.”
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/244401,terrorism-suspect-insists-bomb-in-germany-was-hoax.html
Turkish military expels 24 officers accused of ties to radical Islamists
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702404166&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Thailand) Rubber taper shot dead — in Yala
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30089887
Other News:
Jordanian Man Stabs Sister in “Honor Crime” After She Gives Birth
-— “ third such conviction this week in Jordan”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,460485,00.html
Egypt- Christian in Muslim ID Case Wins Right to Appeal
-— “Arrest warrant rescinded for woman imprisoned because her father briefly converted to Islam”
-— “Under sharia (Islamic law), which heavily influences Egyptian law,
the sisters are considered Muslims due to their father’s temporary conversion”
http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5708&backpage=summaries
(UK) Girl fights off abduction attempt — by “two Asian men”
http://www.eastkilbridenews.co.uk/lanarkshire-news/scottish-news/2008/12/02/girl-fights-off-abduction-attempt-68653-22391486/
(Malaysia) Maybank Islamic Ikhwan Card Launch
http://www.creditcard2u.net/latest-promotion/maybank-islamic-ikhwan-card-launch
(U.S.) Moms Ask Mattel for Accountability — “Islam is the Light” Doll
http://www.labelthatdoll.com/
-— Store Information Packet
http://www.labelthatdoll.com/take-action/information-packet/
-—— PDF File
http://www.labelthatdoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/storemanagerinformationpac_mama.pdf
—— Word File
http://www.labelthatdoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/store-manager-information-packet.doc
-— MAMA FTC & SEC Letters
http://www.labelthatdoll.com/2008/11/28/mama-letter-to-ftc/
-— Store Finder
http://www.labelthatdoll.com/2008/11/29/store-finder/
-— Local Press Finder
http://www.labelthatdoll.com/2008/12/02/local-press-finder/
(U.S.) Liberty City mosque leader goes to prison for housing fraud
— Sameer Muhammad “stole homes from the elderly — and even from dead people”
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/796176.html
(U.S.) $25B Is ‘Chump Change’: Ford Lifts Spirits But ‘Big 3’ Need $100B Bailout
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/137376/%2425B-Is-Chump-Change%3A-Ford-Lifts-Sprits-But-Big-3-Need-%24100B-Bailout
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28012984/
-— see also November 19, 2008: Oil, U.S. Auto Industry, Jihad, and Islamic Supremacism
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/117.html
Commentaries:
Transcript of “Unto the Breach” Interview with Jeffrey Imm
http://unitedagainstislamicsupremacism.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/chris-carter-interviews-jeffrey-imm/
CAIR’s Make or Break Moment — by Steven Emerson
http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/868
(UK) Memo to Jon Snow: the Mumbai ‘practitioners’ were Islamic terrorists
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2008/12/02/memo_to_jon_snow_the_mumbai_practitioners_were_islamic_terrorists
If this Isn’t Terrorism, What Is? — by Tom Gross
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122816892289570229.html
Propaganda:
Jimmy Carter: U.S. must lead world on human rights
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/01/jimmy.carter.rights/index.html
-— Jimmy Carter embraced Islamic supremacist Hamas terrorist group leaders
—— See also: April 15, 2008 - Where Does America Draw the Line on Consorting with Terror Groups?
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/080.html
Against Nazi News:
(U.S.) Lawmakers to Army chief: Honor soldiers held as slaves by Nazis
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/02/slave.camp.folo/index.html
(Germany) Grandson of anti-Hitler plotter seeks restitution
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/02/europe/EU-Germany-Gestapo-Claim.php
(Germany) How Hitler perverted the course of science
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/3540339/How-Hitler-perverted-the-course-of-science.html
(Russia) 7 Russian convicted in hate killings
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/02/europe/EU-Russia-Hate-Killings.php
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In a 30 minute video posted recently on Islamist
websites, the Somali jihad group Shabab Al-Mujahideen called on
Muslims living in the U.S. and Europe to come to Somalia and join
the jihad there. The video is in Arabic, Somali and
English.
Following are excerpts from the English
part (quoted verbatim):
“To those people still sitting at
home, relaxing, having good food, good sleep… what you see of
Chichan [i.e., Chechnya], Iraq and Afghanistan and such likes… too
much watching… with no action – it leads to nifaq [i.e., hypocrisy]…
Jihad becomes something of talk. But jihad is real. There is no way
you can tell the sweetness of jihad until you come to jihad... If
you don’t come to jihad, Allah… will ask you why you didn’t come to
jihad...
“How can you sit at home when our brothers
and sisters are being murdered in our land [Somalia]? How dare you
sit at home, looking at the TV, seeing people being killed, Muslims
getting killed?... Those who are in Europe and America: You
should…”
To read the full report, visit http://www.memriiwmp.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=495.
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:17:12 -0500
From: National Security Archive archive@GWU.EDU
Subject: NPR Features Archive Analyst in Tlatelolco Massacre Program
National Security Archive Update, December 2, 2008
NPR Features Archive Analyst in Tlatelolco Massacre Program
Links to Declassified Documents from Archive FOIA Requests and Mexican Archival Research
For more information contact:
Kate Doyle - 202/994-7000
Washington, DC, December 2, 2008 - National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” yesterday featured Archive senior analyst Kate Doyle in an extensive segment on the infamous 1968 Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City.
The new documentary draws on years of research by the Archive’s Mexico project and four previous publications of declassified documents obtained by the Archive from Freedom of Information Act requests in the U.S. and archival research in Mexico, with analysis and commentary by Kate Doyle.
Visit the Web site of the National Security Archive for more information.
December 3, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com
Pakistan refuses to hand over suspects to India
— “Pakistan has said it won’t hand over 20 terrorist suspects wanted by India in the wake of the Mumbai attacks”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3544329/Pakistan-refuses-to-hand-over-suspects-to-India-bombay-india.html
— Pakistan will not hand over terror suspects: Reports
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pakistan_will_not_hand_over_terror_suspects_Reports/articleshow/3787462.cms
— Pakistan President Zardari: ‘Pakistan in no way responsible’ for Mumbai attacks
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/pakistan.zardari.lkl/index.html
— Pakistan President Zardari sues for peace, says “stateless actors” involved in Mumbai attack
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai_attackers_are_stateless_actors_says_Zardari/articleshow/3787556.cms
Pakistan must cooperate with India: Rice
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pak_must_act_fast_cooperate_with_India_Rice/articleshow/3787222.cms
— Pakistan (”Islamabad”) to demand handing over of most wanted terrorists from India (”Delhi”)
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61614
— ‘Pakistan to reply to wanted list’
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg1_3
— US will not back Indian attack against Pakistan: McCain
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg1_2
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2008/December/international_December179.xml§ion=international
— US Joint Chiefs Mullen reaches Islamabad today
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg1_7
(Pakistan/India) Mumbai gunmen traveled from Pakistan
— Hijacked boat for ‘suicide mission,’ Indian officials say
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/03/gunmen-traveled-from-pakistan/
-— Mumbai attackers came from Pakistan: India
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61646
India to US: We’ve right to protect ourselves
— Pranab Mukherjee: “I informed Dr. Rice there is no doubt that the terrorist
attacks in Mumbai were perpetrated by individuals who came from Pakistan and whose controllers are in Pakistan”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_to_US_Weve_right_to_protect_ourselves/articleshow/3789256.cms
Indian External Affairs Minister Mukherjee rules out Indo-Pak war
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?date=12/3/2008%204:51:16%20AM
India Defense Minister Antony to armed forces: Be prepared for airborne threats
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Antony_to_armed_forces_Be_prepared_for_airborne_threats/articleshow/3789071.cms
India will not bow before terrorism says Sonia Gandhi
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3544760/India-will-not-bow-before-terrorism-says-Sonia-Gandhi.html
— Reuters: “Sonia Gandhi says India wants peace with neighbours”
http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-36845220081203
(India) Mumbai attacks: Mumbai police to use truth serum on ‘baby-faced’ terrorist Azam Amir Kasab
-— Azam Amir Kasab, aka Ajmal Amir Kasab, Azam Amir Kasav, Ajmal Amir Kasab, Ajmal Amin Kamal, Ajmal Amir Kasav
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5280084.ece
(India) Mumbai attacks: Police find explosives at Mumbai train station, none wounded
— said to be left over from last week’s attacks
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702416772&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
—— Bombs found at Mumbai railway station
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5279854.ece
(India) Mumbai attacks: Terrorist triggers alert for ‘sister’ who guided him
— Burqua-wearing Azam Amir Qasab reportedly guided Mumbai Jihadist around city before and after attacks
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3543969/Mumbai-attacks-Terrorist-triggers-alert-for-sister-who-guided-him.html
-— ABC: “Where are the 14 Other Pakistani-Trained Terrorists?”
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6378603&page=1
(India) Mumbai attacks: US Director of National Intelligence McConnell blames LeT for attacks
-— Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) group
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/USA/US_Director_of_National_Intelligence_McConnell_blames_LeT_for_attacks/articleshow/3786715.cms
— Rice: Mumbai attacks were al Qaeda’s kind of terror
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/india.attacks/index.html
(India) 4100 terror attacks in India from 1970-2004
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/4100_terror_attacks_in_India_from_1970-2004/articleshow/3788135.cms
(India) Many Indians Angry About Failure to Stop Terror Strikes
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-03-voa10.cfm
Washington Times/Middle East Times Columnist Claude Salhani: “India must not repeat U.S. mistakes”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/03/india-must-not-repeat-mistakes-made-by-the-us/
-— Salhani is concerned about “pre-emptive action” by India, but not concerned about need to confront ideology of Islamic supremacism
-— Salhani expresses concern that India “risks alienating its 154 million Muslims”
(Pakistan) Mumbai Attacks: Update on Report on “Jamaatud Dawa charity fears Indian reprisal”
-— Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) aka Jamaatud Dawa
-— group calls India demands for JUD leader Hafiz Saeed’s extradition “ridiculous”
-— JUD’s Rashid Minhas: “We teach jihad because it’s part of Islam
and we can’t remove it from holy Quran ... but we don’t give jihadi training.”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg7_48
http://in.reuters.com/article/specialEvents2/idINIndia-36832020081202?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true
(Pakistan) Militants offer to fight India to prove their patriotism - updated report
-— Taliban: “We are fighting Pakistan Army because it has launched operations
in our tribal areas but we cannot allow India or any other power to invade our country.”
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18755
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,460646,00.html
(Pakistan) NWFP/FATA: Suicide car-bomber kills four in Pakistan
— “bomber targeted a paramilitary Frontier Corps convoy, 32 km (20 miles)
northwest of the city of Peshawar city, near the Mohmand region”
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/12/03/asia/OUKWD-UK-PAKISTAN-VIOLENCE.php
(Pakistan) NWFP asks Centre to act over Taliban buildup in Jamrud - on outskirts of Peshawar
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg7_4
(Pakistan) Balochistan: Rockets fired at Dera Bugti security posts - no injuries
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg7_8
(Pakistan) Three alleged terrorists held in Lahore
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61618
Additional Southeast Asia Terrorism News
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=12/03/2008
(Afghanistan) Afghan, coalition forces kill 13 Taliban fighters
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Afghan_coalition_forces_kill_13_Taliban/articleshow/3788902.cms
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2008/December/international_December187.xml§ion=international
(Afghanistan) French aid worker freed in Afghanistan
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/europe/EU-France-Afghanistan-Hostage.php
(Iraq) Bus explosion kills, injures five Iraqis - IED exploded near bus in Baghdad
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1958056&Language=en
(Iraq) US Commander: Iraq attacks at lowest level since 2003
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3632928,00.html
(Iraq) Some female Al Qaida operatives bailing on their suicide missions
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/me_terror0760_12_02.asp
Iraq turns to lie detectors to outsmart Al-Qaeda
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestussecurity_081203073313;_ylt=Ahb6_L2syg2htq3EPemIcIEHS5Z4
(U.S.) Texas Terrorism Trial Ties Boston Mosque Leaders to Extremist Network
— Holy Land Foundation ties to Islamic Society of Boston
— “Citizens for Peace and Tolerance, called today for a public investigation
of the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s sale of land to the Islamic Society of Boston (ISB)”
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Texas-Terrorism-Trial-Ties-Boston/story.aspx?guid={674019B2-2BE3-4A50-950C-196C0320E0B3}
(U.S.) Federal prosecutors will seek 45-year sentence for would-be millennium bomber — Ahmed Ressam
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461263_webressam02m.html?syndication=rss
(U.S.) Follow-up Articles on WMD Report
— Interview with Representative Bob Graham on WMD Report
http://www.newsweek.com/id/171826
— Congressional Representative Jane Harman comments on Graham-Talent WMD report
—— Says “it’s time to retire the fear card”
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca36_harman/12_2WMB.shtml
— PDF of report
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/WMDReport.pdf
(UK) Attacks show need to help Pakistan: Britain — David Milband
http://www.geo.tv/12-3-2008/30023.htm
(UK) Guardian: “The evidence from UK campuses is that young Muslims are not terrorists in the making” - June Edmunds
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/03/islam-religion
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/03/student-politics-islamic-radicals-cambridge
-— Are British universities hotbeds of Islamic radicalism?
—— Anthony Glees points out that June Edmunds research incomplete
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/mortarboard/2008/dec/03/student-politics-islamic-radicals
—— See also: July 2008 poll of British Muslim students shows that
32 percent believe that killing in the name of religion is justifiable
(another 15 percent are “not sure”) and 40 percent were supportive of introducing Sharia law to Britain
-— A third of Muslim students back killings - Radicalism and support for sharia is strong in British universities
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4407115.ece
-— July 2008 - Centre for Social Cohesion (CSC) Full Report - “Islam on Campus” - YouGov poll on Muslim students
http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/pdf/IslamonCampus.pdf
‘Facebook terrorists’ pose new challenges, warns general
-— UK Telegraph: “Radicalised Islamic terrorists from the ‘Facebook generation’
are working across national borders and creating unprecedented challenges for security forces, MPs have been warned”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3545065/Facebook-terrorists-pose-new-challenges-warns-general.html
-— Islamic Extremists Getting YouTube Tutorials (PC Magazine)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/20081203/tc_zd/234573
(Iran) Experts warn Barack Obama of a nuclear Iran
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article5275647.ece
(Hamas) Analysis: Al-Qaida-style extremism gains real power within Hamas
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702404879&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Palestinian Authority to purge Hamas-controlled councils
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702405880&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(West Bank) IDF opposes plan for NATO in W. Bank
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702404886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Hamas frees 3 Fatah reporters in Gaza
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3632886,00.html
(Israel) Palestinians fire two Kassam rockets at western Negev; no wounded
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702414526&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
-— Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims rocket fire on western Negev
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3632791,00.html
(Israel) A solemn Israel buries dead from Mumbai attack
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/03/mideast/funeral.php
Somalia: Islamist Groups Clash in Central Region - Two Dead
-— al Shabaab versus Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamee’a - in Galgadud
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812030005.html
Somalia: Clashes Erupt Around Presidential Palace
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812030711.html
Somalia: UN Security Council Calls On States, Regional Bodies to Help in Fight Against Pirates
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812020922.html
(Europe) NATO warns of terror strike in Europe
-— NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer: “The war on terror (in
Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Tribal Areas) must continue and succeed. If
we don’t succeed, these people (the terrorists) will hit western Europe like Islamabad and Mumbai”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg7_10
-—— June 16, 2008: NATO’s General David McKiernan: “The Taliban, I look at as a regional threat”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25200121/
-—— see also October 17, 2008: Jihad and the “Reconciliation” with Islamic Supremacism
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/109.html
(Russia) Dagestan: 1 policeman killed, 4 wounded in southern Russia
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/europe/EU-Russia-Caucasus-Violence.php
(Russia) Five suspects detained over Vladikavkaz mayor’s murder
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081202/118640328.html
(Germany) Defendant claims bomb plot was meant to scare German public
— follow-up article on Lebanese Yusef Mohammed al-Hajj Dib
http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Defendant-claims-bomb-plot-was-meant-to-scare-German-public.html
Italy: Al-Qaeda website users urge terror suspects’ release
— Ilhami Rachid and Abdelkader Ghaffir held for plot to attack Milan locations
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2779726799
— Moroccans charged in Italy al-Qaida plot
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/02/Moroccans_charged_in_Italy_al-Qaida_plot/UPI-50831228250444/
Italian suspects discussed making firecracker bomb
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/europe/EU-Italy-Terror-Arrests.php
Italy: Muslim group had ‘no contact’ with terror suspects
— “Union of Islamic Communities of Italy (UCOII) says it has no relationship
with the two Moroccans suspected of planning terror attacks in the northern city of Milan”
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2779530222
Italy: CIA rendition trial postponed pending secrecy ruling
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2779504103
(Netherlands) Jihadists call for attacks on Danish targets in revenge for book containing new Muhammad cartoons
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023762.php
http://ict.org.il/Default.aspx
(Spain) ETA shoots dead businessman working on high-speed Spanish train link
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5280323.ece
(Northern Ireland) British army explodes 4 grenades found in Belfast
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/europe/EU-NIreland-Bombs.php
(Canada) Religious rants spark terror scare
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2008/12/03/7614736-sun.html
(Philippines) Pakistani linked to militants arrested in Philippines
-— Muhammand Alpariz alleged to be member of Jemaah Islamiyah
-— Muhammand Alpariz arrested with bomb materials
http://www.yehey.com/news/Article.aspx?id=230160
-— “being interrogated in connection with a plot to bomb several targets in Mindanao”
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/18828?tid=37
-— Bombs seized as Philippines raids Pakistani
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20081203/tpl-uk-philippines-militant-sb-81f3b62.html
(Philippines) Maoist rebels kill 5 troops in southern Philippines
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/3/worldupdates/2008-12-03T134245Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-368429-1&sec=Worldupdates
Sri Lanka says jets attack rebel locations
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/asia/AS-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php
(Thailand) Police asked to press terrorism charges against PAD leaders
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30090138
Other News:
(U.S.) Sharia Finance: AIG Offers First Takaful Homeowners Insurance Product for U.S.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/12/02/95930.htm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unitedstatesaction/message/18960
-— U.S. Taxpayers have partial ownership of AIG
http://federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/other/20081110a.htm
— See also:
—— November 10, 2008 - America Must Not Own a Sharia-Based Financial Business
http://anti-jihad.org/blog/2008/11/stopsharianow
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/116.html
—— October 3, 2008 - America Must Not Bail Out Sharia Finance
http://anti-jihad.org/blog/2008/10/sharia-bailout/
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/108.html
(U.S.) Dow Jones Indexes Named Most Outstanding Islamic Index Provider At Kliff Awards
http://www.mondovisione.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=detail&id=79269
(U.S.) CAIR “Lawyer” Has Own Legal History — IPT News on Morris J. Days
http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/869
— lawsuit
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/224.pdf
(UK) School cancels Christmas nativity in favour of Muslim Eid celebrations
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/3545246/School-cancels-Christmas-nativity-in-favour-of-Muslim-Eid-celebrations.html
— Primary school cancels nativity play because it interferes with Muslim festival of Eid
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1091594/Primary-school-cancels-nativity-play-interferes-Muslim-festival-Eid.html
(France) ACERFI, the first French-speaking ‘Shariah Comittee for Islamic Finance’
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20081203104139/ACERFI,%20the%20first%20French-speaking%20%27Shariah%20Comittee%20for%20Islamic%20Finance%27
German constitution ‘to be rewritten’ because of rise of Arabic and Turkish
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/3542749/German-constitution-to-be-rewritten-because-of-rise-of-Arabic-and-Turkish.html
“Czech Muslims’ complaint against extremists rejected”
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/index_view.php?id=347829
Islamic finance no longer immune to crisis
http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-36842420081203
Nigeria: “Shari’a Commission... to inculcate enterprise, civility, morality, peaceful co-existence”
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812020822.html
(Malaysia) Funky Islamic fashion struts conservative catwalk
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/02/funky-islamic-fashion-struts-conservative-catwalk/
(Pakistan) Dr. Qadeer’s detention: Federation asked to reply in 15 days
http://www.geo.tv/12-3-2008/30008.htm
Spain blast injures 25 people, some seriously — media — near Spanish Barcelona City
-— cause unknown - investigating potential gas leak
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1958030&Language=en
http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/25-injured-in-suspected-gas-explosion-in-Spain.html
Commentaries:
Still Unprepared Against Terror — by Robert Spencer
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29735
Islam as B-Matter — by Diana West
http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/619/Default.aspx
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120202968_pf.html
Radical Muslims Succeeding In Taking Over The US — by Herb Denenberg, The Bulletin
http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=20211030&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=623508&rfi=6
Against Nazi News:
(Belgium) Court case against neo-Nazis
— “’Blood, Soil, Honour and Loyalty’ group are suspected of terrorism and racism.”
— “Bloed, Bodem, Eer en Trouw (BBET)”
http://www.expatica.com/be/articles/news/Court-case-against-neo_Nazis.html
(France) Petty disputes led to Nazi denunciation in WWII France
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/3543112/Petty-disputes-led-to-Nazi-denunciation-in-WWII-France.html
(Germany) Searching for Nazi-looted art
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,594232,00.html
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Sharia Finance: AIG Offers First Takaful Homeowners Insurance Product for U.S.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/12/02/95930.htm
-— U.S. Taxpayers have partial ownership of AIG
http://federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/other/20081110a.htm
http://anti-jihad.org/blog/2008/11/stopsharianow
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/116.html
“Risk Specialists Companies, Inc. (RSC), a subsidiary of AIG Commercial Insurance, is introducing what it says is a first in the U.S.: a homeowners insurance product that is compliant with key Islamic finance tenets and based on the concept of mutual insurance.”
“The Takaful Homeowners Policy is underwritten through RSC member company A.I. Risk Specialists Insurance, Inc., in conjunction with Lexington Insurance Co. and in association with AIG Takaful Enaya. Headquartered in Bahrain, AIG Takaful Enaya was established in 2006 to provide Takaful products, including accident and health, auto, energy, property and casualty products.”
.....
“The Takaful home policy is the first installment in Lexington Takaful Solutions, a series of Shari’ah-compliant (Takaful) product offerings in the U.S.”
“The Takaful Homeowners Policy builds on LexElite, the homeowners policy from Lexington that is sold throughout the U.S. The Takaful Homeowners Policy is available in all 50 states.”
“According to Jim Crain, associate vice president and personal lines underwriting director for Risk Specialists, the coverage, terms, commissions and sales proceduers are the same for this new products as they are for LexElite.”
“’The introduction of Takaful products in the U.S. represents an important and emerging growth opportunity for AIG Commercial Insurance. We are pleased to offer socially responsible solutions to this segment of the domestic market,’ said Matthew F. Power, president, Risk Specialists Companies, Inc.”
“AIG Takaful Enaya is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain and its Shari’ah Supervisory Board is composed of Shari’ah scholars Sheikh Nizam Yaquby, Dr. Mohammed Ali Elgari and Dr. Muhammad Imran Usmani.”
“Risk Specialists Companies, Inc. is a U.S. surplus lines broker providing access to specialty casualty, property and personal lines insurance from Lexington and other AIG companies.”
-— See also:
November 10, 2008 - America Must Not Own a Sharia-Based Financial Business
http://anti-jihad.org/blog/2008/11/stopsharianow
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/116.html
October 3, 2008 - America Must Not Bail Out Sharia Finance
http://anti-jihad.org/blog/2008/10/sharia-bailout/
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/108.html
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TAHIR ALI KHAN, Leader of Multimillion-Dollar Fraud and Luxury Stolen Car Ring Pleads
Guilty in NYC Court, $20 Mill ID Theft, Cars Shipped to Dubai.
TAHIR ALI KHAN, Leader of Multimillion-Dollar Fraud and Stolen Car Ring Pleads Guilty,
Reported Dec 1st, 2008, KAHN ran the Luxury Stolen Car and ID theft ring out of Hoover
and Birmingham Alabama and Queens and Brooklyn New York.
All of the “Khan Ring” gang lived in the New York City Metro area. Birmingham Alabama
and New York City Muslim Mafia selling and transporting Luxury stolen vehicles to the
Middle East.
From October 2006 to August 2007, TAHIR ALI KHAN aka WAHED KHAN and the “Khan
Ring”, stole numerous luxury vehicles in the Queens and Brooklyn NY area, such as ‘Stretch
Hummers’, Cadillac Escalades, Porsche Cayenne’s, and H2 Hummers which were driven into
Manhattan via the Triboro Bridge to a garage where the license plates and Vin’s were
changed. The stolen cars were then driven to an International Shipping Company in New
Jersey and placed on Ro-Ro ships (see photo above) for shipment to the UK and Dubai, see
Indictment Part 2.
Indictment - Part 1
Indictment - Part 2
TAHIR ALI KHAN, 32, from Hoover AL, outside Birmingham AL, pleaded guilty on November
28th, 2008 to a four-count superseding Information charging him with conspiracy to
commit bank, wire and credit card fraud, and aggravated identity theft, crimes including
producing fake identification documents, using those documents to commit various fraud
crimes, and selling and transporting stolen vehicles.
The Birmingham News reported on its Web site, August 15, 2007, that 30-year-old Tahir
Ali Khan of Southlake is charged with all but one count of a 16-count indictment. The
indictment was unsealed today by federal and state authorities in New York. Khan was
taken into custody early this morning. Hoover police raided his Southlake home today and
seized evidence. Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis declined to say what was taken from
Khan’s home.
TAHIR ALI KHAN, now 32, was the lead defendant in a 15 defendant, multi-count
Indictment unsealed on August 15, 2007, and is the tenth defendant to plead guilty.
According to the Indictment, the Superseding Information, other documents filed in the
case, and statements made in court in connection with ALI KHAN’s guilty plea:
ALI KHAN was the leader of a fraud ring (the “Khan Ring”) that produced false
identification documents purporting to have been issued by state and federal government
authorities, including driver’s licenses, resident alien cards, social security cards, and tax
identification documents. The false identification documents were produced in the names
of fraudulent identities, to which members of the Khan Ring referred to among themselves
as “chickens.” In order to build financial credit for these fake identities, the Khan ring
fraudulently established bank accounts, credit card accounts, apartment leases, and
telephone and utility accounts in the names of the “chickens.”
The Khan Ring also applied for and obtained lucrative bank loans, home mortgage loans,
increased credit card limits, lines of credit, and other financial benefits in the names of the
fraudulent identities or in the names of sham businesses supposedly operated by those
fraudulent identities.
The Khan Ring then defaulted on the loans and credit card debt, causing millions in losses
to numerous financial institutions, including the Bank of America. Current loss estimates
from the Khan Ring’s fraudulent activities exceed $20 million.
TAHIR ALI KHAN, SYED HASSAN, FRANKLIN RODRIGUEZ, AND BASHARAL JARRAL — are
charged with stolen vehicle offenses involving luxury cars such
as Hummers and a Porsche Cayenne.
TAHIR ALI KHAN is 32 years old, and resides in Alabama.
FAYYAZ AHMED is 40 years old, and is currently held at Riker’s Island, New York. ARIE
BENSHIMON is 35 years old and resides in Monsey, New York.
NAVEED ALI BHINDAR is 43 years old resides in Valley Stream, New York.
SYED HASSAN is 33 years old and resides in Staten Island, New York.
MUHAMMAD ISHAQ is 34 years old and resides in Brooklyn, New York.
BASHARAT JARRAL is 49 years old and resides in Elmhurst, New York.
NADEEM KHAN is 24 years old and resides in Brooklyn, New York.
GHULAM MEHMOOD is 40 years old and resides in Cartaret, New Jersey.
SHAHEEN MUKHTAR is 53 years old and resides in Voorhees, New Jersey.
QAISER QURESHI is 53 years old and resides in Queens, New York.
FRANKLIN RODRIGUEZ is 21 years old and resides in Brooklyn, New York.
SYED SHAH is 23 years old and resides in Brooklyn, New York.
OSCAR SANCHEZ is 37 years old and resides in Brooklyn, New York.
PRADIPT SHARMA is 31 years old and resides in Brooklyn, New York.
ALI KHAN is scheduled to be sentenced on February 10, 2009, at 4:30 p.m., before United
States District Judge LORRETTA A. PRESKA. ALI KHAN faces a statutory maximum sentence
of 14 years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000 or twice the gain or loss from the
offense, and mandatory restitution to the victims of the offense. ALI KHAN, 32, has been
held in custody since his arrest on August 15, 2007.
In addition to ALI KHAN, nine other defendants have pleaded guilty:
1). OSCAR SANCHEZ pleaded guilty on November 13, 2008 to one count of bank fraud, and
is scheduled to be sentenced on February 10, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
2). NAVEED ALI BHINDAR pleaded guilty on June 6, 2008 to one count of money
laundering, and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 22, 2008, 10:30 a.m.
3). FRANKLIN RODRIGUEZ pleaded guilty on July 1, 2008, to three counts of conspiracy – to
commit identification document fraud, bank fraud, and to transport and sell stolen
vehicles – and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 11, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
4). NADEEM KHAN pleaded guilty on July 31, 2008, to one count of conspiracy to commit
identification document fraud, and was sentenced on November 24, 2008 to 46 months in
prison.
5). MUHAMMAD ISHAQ pleaded guilty on September 26, 2008 to three counts of
conspiracy – to commit identification document fraud, access device fraud, and bank fraud
– and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 26, 2009, at 4:00 p.m.
6). BASHARAT JARRAL pleaded guilty on September 29, 2008, to one count of storage and
sale of stolen vehicles, and is scheduled to be sentenced on January 6, 2009, at 4:00 p.m.
7). QAISER QURESHI pleaded guilty on October 27, 2008, to one count of conspiracy to
commit identification document fraud, and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 11,
2009, at 4:30 p.m.
8). SHAHEEN MUKHTAR pleaded guilty on November 5, 2008, to one count of conspiracy to
commit identification document fraud, and one count of wire fraud, and is scheduled to be
sentenced on February 11, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
9). FAYYAZ AHMED pleaded guilty on November 12, 2008, to one count of access device
fraud, and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 17, 2009, at 10;00 a.m.
Criminal charges remain pending against the following defendants: ARIE BENSHIMON,
SYED HASSAN, GHULAM MEHMOOD, and MOHAMMAD SHARIF.
One defendant, SYED SHAH, 23, remains a fugitive. As to these five defendants, the
charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations and the defendants are
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The filing of these charges is the culmination of a 16- month investigation conducted by
the New York State Attorney General’s Office with the New York City Police Department
(NYPD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), New York State Police, the Hoover, Alabama
Police Department, and the New York State Banking Department. Valuable assistance was
provided by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), the United States Postal Inspection Service, the New York State
Department of Motor Vehicles, the Social Security Administration, and the United States
Secret Service.
Bill Warner
Private investigator
www.wbipi.com
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/dec08/coppertheft_120308.html
Headline Archives
PRECIOUS METAL
Copper Theft Threatens U.S. Infrastructure
12/03/08
Copper wire
Last April, when tornadoes were threatening Jackson, Mississippi, many residents were not alerted to the severe weather because five tornado warning sirens didn’t work. The reason: the sirens’ copper wiring had been stolen.
A month earlier in Polk County, Florida, nearly 4,000 residents were left without power after thieves stripped copper wire from a transformer at an electric company facility. Estimated losses: $500,000. Not to mention the homeowner hassles.
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And late last year, vandals removed 300 feet of copper wire from a Federal Aviation Administration tower in Ohio, threatening to interrupt communications between in-flight aircraft and air traffic controllers.
Individually, these isolated crimes cause big enough headaches of their own. Taken together, however, they present a fairly significant problem for our country—a threat to public safety and to U.S. critical infrastructure.
We know…because we’ve done our homework. More and more since 9/11, we’re using intelligence to get our arms around emerging threats at the national level—not just when it comes to terrorism, but also in the criminal arena.
In this case, a recent criminal intelligence report scoped out the problem and is driving new solutions. Among the findings:
* “The demand for copper from developing nations such as China and India is creating a robust international copper trade,” and as the global supply of copper continues to tighten, “the market for illicit copper will likely increase.” From 2001 until 2008, the price of the metal has increased by more than 500 percent.
* The thieves—many of whom are drug addicts or gang members—may act individually or as part of organized groups and are interested in the quick cash they get from selling copper to scrap metal dealers.
* Their targets include electrical substations, railroads, security and emergency services, and other sensitive sites. Already, copper thefts have been responsible for shutting down railway systems and even 9-1-1 emergency systems.
Electrical substations like these are targets for copper thieves
Electrical substations like these are common targets for copper thieves.
“On the surface, it could be a relatively small theft,” explained an agent who specializes in major theft crimes and who commissioned the report after getting wind of the problem, “but the public safety impact could be significant.” And while copper thieves may not intend to compromise critical infrastructure, they can still be charged with more weighty federal crimes, the agent said.
The fact that most copper thefts involve a relatively small amount of money, often take place in rural areas, and are investigated by local law enforcement agencies helps explain why, until recently, the implications of these crimes fell below the radar of federal law enforcement.
The FBI intelligence analyst who wrote the report spoke with nearly 150 people from local and state law enforcement and with officials from railroad and energy companies. “Everywhere I went,” she said, “someone had something to say about the problem of copper theft. But nobody had the big picture.”
Now we do and are developing solutions. Several informal task forces between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have been established to combat copper theft, most notably in Nevada. In one such case, they are charging a copper thief with a more serious federal statute that can carry up to a 20-year sentence.
There is still a lot of work to be done, our agent acknowledged, but now, the serious issues surrounding copper theft are known and being addressed.
Resources:
- Read the unclassified intelligence report
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/majorthefts/coppertheft_120308b.htm
Copper Thefts Threaten US Critical Infrastructure
Electric utility substation
Electric utility substation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Intelligence Assessment (Unclassified)
Prepared by
FBI Criminal Intelligence Section
September 15, 2008
Scope Note
The assessment highlights copper theft and its impact on US critical infrastructure. Copper thefts are occurring throughout the United States and are perpetrated by individuals and organized groups motivated by quick profits and a variety of vulnerable targets. Information for the assessment was developed through May 2008 from the following sources:
* FBI
* Open sources
Source and Confidence Statement
Reporting relative to the impact of copper thefts on US critical infrastructure was derived from the FBI and open sources . The FBI has high confidence that the FBI source reporting used to prepare the assessment is reliable. The FBI also has high confidence in the reliability of information derived from open-source reporting.
Key Judgments
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Transformer
Transformer
Transformers contain approximately 50 lbs. of copper with the potential to yield $200 for copper thieves and if stolen, result in thousands of dollars in damages, replacement costs, and environmental clean-up.
Copper thieves are threatening US critical infrastructure by targeting electrical sub-stations, cellular towers, telephone land lines, railroads, water wells, construction sites, and vacant homes for lucrative profits. The theft of copper from these targets disrupts the flow of electricity, telecommunications, transportation, water supply, heating, and security and emergency services and presents a risk to both public safety and national security.1
* Copper thieves are typically individuals or organized groups who operate independently or in loose association with each other and commit thefts in conjunction with fencing activities and the sale of contraband. Organized groups of drug addicts, gang members, and metal thieves are conducting large scale thefts from electric utilities, warehouses, foreclosed or vacant properties, and oil well sites for tens of thousands of dollars in illicit proceeds per month. 2
* The demand for copper from developing nations such as China and India is creating a robust international copper trade. Copper thieves are exploiting this demand and the resulting price surge by stealing and selling the metal for high profits to recyclers across the United States. As the global supply of copper continues to tighten, the market for illicit copper will likely increase. 3
Copper Thefts Threaten US Critical Infrastructure
Copper thieves are threatening US critical infrastructure by targeting electrical substations, cellular towers, telephone land lines, railroads, water wells, construction sites, and vacant homes for lucrative profits. Copper thefts from these targets have increased since 2006; and they are currently disrupting the flow of electricity, telecommunications, transportation, water supply, heating, and security and emergency services, and present a risk to both public safety and national security.
* According to open-source reporting, on 4 April 2008, five tornado warning sirens in the Jackson, Mississippi, area did not warn residents of an approaching tornado because copper thieves had stripped the sirens of copper wiring, thus rendering them inoperable.
* According to open-source reporting, on 20 March 2008, nearly 4,000 residents in Polk County, Florida, were left without power after copper wire was stripped from an active transformer at a Tampa Electric Company (TECO) power facility. Monetary losses to TECO were approximately $500,000.
* According to agricultural industry reporting, as of March 2007, farmers in Pinal County, Arizona , were experiencing a copper theft epidemic as perpetrators stripped copper from their water irrigation wells and pumps resulting in the loss of crops and high replacement costs. Pinal County’s infrastructure loss due to copper theft was $10 million.
Criminal Groups Involved in Copper Thefts
Sawzall
Sawzall
Sawzalls, bolt cutters, wire cutters, and various hand tools are used in the commission of copper theft.
Copper thieves are typically individuals or organized groups who operate independently or in loose association with each other and commit thefts in conjunction with fencing activities and the sale of contraband. Organized groups of drug addicts, gang members, and metal thieves are conducting large scale thefts from electric utilities, warehouses, foreclosed and vacant properties, and oil well sites for tens of thousands of dollars in illicit proceeds per month.
* According to open sources, as recently as April 2008, highly organized theft rings specializing in copper theft from houses and warehouses were operating in Minneapolis, Minnesota. These rings or gangs hit several houses per day, yielding more than $20,000 in profits per month. The targets were most often foreclosed homes.4
* Open-source reporting from March 2008 indicates that an organized copper theft ring used the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s foreclosure lists to pinpoint targets in Cleveland, Ohio. Perpetrators had 200 pounds of stolen copper in their van, road maps, and tools. Three additional perpetrators were found to be using the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s list of mortgage and bank foreclosures to target residences in Cleveland, South Euclid, Cleveland Heights, and other cities in Ohio.5
Global Demand Increasing
China , India, and other developing nations are driving the demand for raw materials such as copper and creating a robust international trade. Copper thieves are receiving cash from recyclers who often fill orders for commercial scrap dealers. Recycled copper flows from these dealers to smelters, mills, foundries, ingot makers, powder plants, and other industries to be re-used in the United States or for supplying the international raw materials demand. As the global supply of copper continues to tighten, the market for illicit copper will likely increase.
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Copper Wire
Copper Wire
Copper wire containing insulation is often transported to burn sites where the insulation is burned off in a steel drum leaving behind just the copper wire.
Open-source reporting from February 2007 indicates that the global copper supply tightened due to a landslide at the Freeport-McMoran Copper and Cold mine in Grasberg, Indonesia in October 2003 and a worker’s strike at the El Abra copper mine in Clama, Chile in November 2004. These events contributed to copper production shortfalls and led to an increase in recycling, which in turn created a market for copper.6
* Open-source reporting from October 2006 indicated that the demand for copper from China increased substantially due to the construction of facilities for the 2008 Olympics.7
* Open-source reporting indicated that from January 2001 to March 2008, the price of copper increased more than 500 percent.8 This has prompted unscrupulous and sometimes unwitting independent and commercial scrap metal dealers to pay record prices for copper, regardless of its origin, making the material a more attractive target for theft.
Outlook
The global demand for copper, combined with the economic and home foreclosure crisis, is creating numerous opportunities for copper-theft perpetrators to exploit copper-rich targets. Organized copper theft rings may increasingly target vacant or foreclosed homes as they are a lucrative source of unattended copper inventory. Current economic conditions, such as the rising cost of gasoline, food, and consumer goods, the declining housing market, the ease through which copper is exchanged for cash, and the lack of a significant deterrent effect, make it likely that copper thefts will remain a lucrative financial resource for criminals.
Industry officials have taken some countermeasures to address the copper theft problem. These include the installment of physical and technological security measures, increased collaboration among the various industry sectors, and the development of law enforcement partnerships.9 Many states are also taking countermeasures by enacting or enhancing legislation regulating the scrap industry––to include increased recordkeeping and penalties for copper theft and noncompliant scrap dealers. However, there are limited resources available to enforce these laws, and a very small percentage of perpetrators are arrested and convicted. Additionally, as copper thefts are typically addressed as misdemeanors, those individuals convicted pay relatively low fines and serve short prison terms.
This intelligence assessment was prepared by the Criminal Investigative Division of the FBI. Questions may be directed to the Financial Crimes Intelligence Unit at 202-324-8653.
1 WAPT.com, “Copper Thieves Silence Tornado Siren,” 8 April 2008, available at www.wapt.com.
2 The Orlando Sentinel, “Theft Causes Power Outage,” 21 March 2008, available at www.orlandosentinel.com.
3 Murphree, Julie. “Copper Theft in Arizona at Epidemic Levels,” Arizona Farm Bureau: Arizona Agriculture, March 2007, Vol. 60, No. 3, available at www.azfb.org.
4 Tevlin, Jon. “The New Underground Currency,” StarTribune.com, 12 April 2008, available at www.msnbc.msn.com.
5 The Plain Dealer, “Copper Theft Ring Worked From Foreclosure Lists, Cleveland Heights Police Say,” 28 March 2008, available at www.cleveland.com.
6 According to an extensive study sponsored by the Chief Security Officer web site (www.csoonline.org) – Scott Berinato, “Copper Theft: The Metal Theft Epidemic,”1 February 2007, http://www.csoonline.com/read/020107/fea_metal.html.
7 Xinhau News Agency. “Bejing to Spend More on Infrastructure for Olympics,” CHINA.ORG.CN, 9, October, 2006, available at www.china.org.cn.
8 NYMEX Daily Spot Settlement Price, http://www.nymex.com (accessed on 9 March 2008).
9 US Attorney Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council Meetings with industry and law enforcement 25 April 2008 and 29 July 2008; LexisNexis; (U) Hassan, Anita. “Jackson Lee Says She Will Introduce Legislation That Enlists Help of FBI,” The Houston Chronicle, 6 September 2008.
December 3, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com
(India) Times of India: “US sets stage for strikes if Pak does not act”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US_sets_stage_for_strikes_if_Pak_does_not_act/articleshow/3789520.cms
-— India warns all options open with Pakistan after Mumbai attacks
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/wl_afp/indiaattacks_081203205630
(India) Pak continues to foment terror against India, Advani tells Rice
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/USA/Pak_continues_to_foment_terror_against_India_Advani_tells_Rice/articleshow/3789499.cms
— Pakistan needs to co-operate fully and transparently: Rice : US urges caution as India keeps all options open
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg1_1
— Mullen for action against extremists all over Pakistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg1_2
— Police: Mumbai suspect admits Pakistan link
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/india.attacks/index.html?section=cnn_latest
— Ex-U.S. Official Cites Pakistani Training for India Attackers
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/world/asia/04india.html?_r=2&hp
(India) Terror threat to Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai airports
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Terror_threat_to_Delhi_Bangalore_Chennai_airports/articleshow/3789629.cms
-— Deccan Mujahideen threaten to attack Indian airports
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg1_3
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61673
(India) Mumbai Terrorist Wanted to ‘Killl and Die’ and Become Famous
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6385015&page=1
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/asia/AS-India-Shooting-Gunman.php
-— Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab, aka Azam Amir Kasab, Ajmal Amir Kasab,
Azam Amir Kasav, Ajmal Amir Kasab, Ajmal Amin Kamal, Ajmal Amir Kasav
-—— India and Pakistan argue over mystery of Azam Amir Kasab
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5282641.ece
(India) Mumbai attacks: al-Qaeda plotter behind Bali bombing linked to terror attacks — linked to Bali bombings
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3546197/Mumbai-attacks-al-Qaeda-plotter-behind-Bali-bombing-linked-to-terror-attacks-Bombay-india.html
-— LeT may be Qaida’s implementing arm
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/LeT_may_be_Qaidas_implementing_arm/articleshow/3789445.cms
-— Lashkar-e-Taiba’s goals
http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2008/12/03/lashkar-e-taibas-goals/
(India) Mumbai attacks: Terrorists were shown footage of Modi, Togadia
-— Ajmal Amir Kasav names other Mumbai Jihadists: “Soheb (20), Chota Abdul
Rahman (21), Umar (22), Abu Ali (23), Fahadullah (24), Ismail Khan (25), Bada Abdul Rahman (25), Abu Akasha (26), Umair (28)”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terrorists_were_shown_footage_of_Modi_Togadia/articleshow/3789413.cms
(India) Mumbai jihadists released 17 Russian hostages
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023768.php
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/28mumterror-terrorists-let-go-17-russian-hostages.htm
India: Thousands protest against Mumbai terror attacks
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2780059535
-— Anger, defiance in Mumbai
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24749103-23109,00.html
(India) Unhabitated islands can become jihadi bases - in Indian seas
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Unhabitated_islands_can_become_jihadi_bases/articleshow/3789429.cms
(India) IBN report: “Jihadi world angry with India, says al-Qaeda expert”
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jihadi-world-angry-with-india-says-alqaeda-expert/79655-3.html
(India) Attacks Not Expected to Halt India Investment
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122828423164375463.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
(India/Pakistan) Dawood Ibrahim sitting pretty in Karachi
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Dawood_confident_Pak_establishment_wont_touch_him/articleshow/3789890.cms
(Pakistan) Attack on complex will be unfortunate: LeT’s Jamaatud Dawa (JUD) - just “educational institutions” in Muridke
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/03/top18.htm
-— December 2, 2008: JUD’s Rashid Minhas: “We teach jihad because it’s
part of Islam and we can’t remove it from holy Quran ... but we don’t give jihadi training.”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg7_48
http://in.reuters.com/article/specialEvents2/idINIndia-36832020081202?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true
-— Pakistan Fears India May Strike Muridke
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/12/pakistan_fears_india_may_strik.asp
Pakistan media outraged by India’s ‘belligerence’
-— “Dawn’s editorial titled ‘A go-ahead for India?’ says US president-elect Obama is stoking India-Pakistan hostilities”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak_media_outraged_by_Indias_belligerence/articleshow/3789926.cms
-— Dawn: ‘A go-ahead for India?’
-—— Dawn critical of Obama’s comments: “I think that sovereign nations, obviously, have the right to protect themselves.”
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/03/ed.htm#1
Pakistan to try suspects, not surrender them to India, says Zardari
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg1_5
(Pakistan) APC Takes: Strong Exception to Allegations against Pakistan
-— meeting of those taking such “exception” included Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman (JUI-F)
http://www.pakistantimes.net/2008/12/03/top.htm
-— Per GlobalSecurity.org Maulana Fazlur Rehman is well-known “defender
of the interests of the Taliban in the grand Deobandi alliance mostly spearheaded by the jihadi militia.”
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/mma.htm
— Other Background on Maulana Fazlur Rehman:
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/086.html#Rehman1
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/087.html#Rehman2
(Pakistan/U.S.) Next terror attack on US will originate in Pak: Report
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Next_terror_attack_on_US_will_originate_in_Pak_Report/articleshow/3788824.cms
(Pakistan) Security committee urges stern policy against drone attacks
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg1_7
(Pakistan) Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) NWFP organises rally to cut NATO supply route
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg7_30
(Pakistan) FATA: Army takes control of key town in northwest - in Bajaur Agency
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2779666761
(Pakistan) FATA: 23 killed as jets pound Taliban hideouts in Mohmand Agency
-— NWFP: Atomic Energy Commission engineer kidnapped in Swat
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg1_9
-— December 1, 2008: Pakistan’s The News - Army official calls Baitullah Mehsud, Fazlullah ‘patriots’
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709
(Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban deny Fazlullah’s death
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg7_29
Pakistan handing over ‘foreigners’ to US
— Pakistan’s UN ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg7_55
Iraq: Thirteen bodies found in mass grave near Baquba
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2779899267
(U.S.) Attorney general: US can prosecute Mumbai gunman
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702419230&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(U.S.) India siege raises concerns at U.S. hotels
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28032477/
(U.S.) Court Upholds $156 Million Judgment Against Hamas Supporters
-— IPT News: “The ruling favors Joyce and Stanley Boim, whose son David
was shot and killed by Hamas terrorists in 1996. It upholds the damages
against the Quranic Literacy Institute, a Chicago-area non profit that was
accused of laundering money for Hamas and the American Muslim Society”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/870
—— Court upholds $156M Palestinian terror verdict
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_us/terrorism_suit
(U.S.) Fort Dix Trial: Prosecutors: That ‘vacation’ was jihad training
— Ft. Dix jury sees videos of snipers, bin Laden that the defendants watched in Poconos
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1228282632220180.xml&coll=1
— Fort Dix plot suspects spoke of sniper training on tape
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20081203/NEWS01/812030360/-1/special27
(U.S.) Judge Re-Imposes 22-Year Sentence on Would-Be Millennium Bomber — Ahmed Ressam
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461246,00.html
(U.S.) Judge: Man acquitted of terrorism can sue prosecutor (former assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino)
— Karim Koubriti acquitted in 2007 of obstruction of justice and other criminal charges
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081203/METRO/812030455/1409/METRO
(U.S.) Rendell: Napolitano Has ‘No Life,’ Perfect for Homeland Security Job
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/03/rendell-family-makes-napolitano-perfect-homeland-job/
US generals call on Obama to end ‘torture’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/3546388/US-generals-call-on-Obama-to-end-torture.html
(UK) Glasgow bomb trial: Man too brainy to be terrorist - lawyer — Jordanian Mohammed Asha
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24749320-23109,00.html
(Iran/Israel) IDF preparing options for strike at Iran without US assent
-— “The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear
facilities that do not include coordination with the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned.”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702421218&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Yemeni al Qaeda leader: State conducts terror attacks
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/12/yemeni_al_qaeda_lead_2.php
(Somalia) Pirates free ship, hold supertanker
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24749110-23109,00.html
Other News:
People in Muslim Nations Conflicted About UN
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/575.php?nid=&id=&pnt=575&lb=
— Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF)
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/dec08/WPO_MuslimsUN_Dec08_quaire.pdf
(U.S.) Georgia: Mosque official may get jail time for not complying with order
— Al-Hedaya Islamic Center
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/12/03/mosque_zoning_marietta.html
Bangladeshi elections should be fair and free: McCain
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61665
— No comments reported on issue of Islamic supremacism
— See Also:
—— US will not back Indian attack against Pakistan: McCain
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg1_2
Algerians massively seek to migrate - illegally to Europe
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/africa/AF-Algeria-Illegal-Migrants.php
Against Nazi News:
Belgian Midfielder handed five-match ban for Nazi salute
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702418665&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20081203_new_york_landmarks_plot_mumbai_attack
From the New York Landmarks Plot to the Mumbai Attack
December 3, 2008 | 2035 GMT
Global Security and Intelligence Report
By Fred Burton and Ben West
Related Special Topic Pages
* Militant Attacks In Mumbai and Their Consequences
* Travel Security
* Terrorist Attack Cycle
On the surface, last week’s attack on Mumbai was remarkable for its execution and apparently unconventional tactics. But when compared to a plot uncovered 15 years ago that targeted prominent hotels in Manhattan, it becomes apparent that the Mumbai attack was not so original after all.
The 1993 New York Landmarks Plot
In July 1993, U.S. counterterrorism agents arrested eight individuals later convicted of plotting an elaborate, multistage attack on key sites in Manhattan. The militants, who were linked to Osama bin Laden’s then-relatively new group, al Qaeda, planned to storm the island armed with automatic rifles, grenades and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In multiple raids on key targets combined with diversionary attacks, they aimed to kill as many people as possible.
The planned attack, which came to be known as the “Landmarks” plot, called for several tactical teams to raid sites such as the Waldorf-Astoria, St. Regis and U.N. Plaza hotels, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, and a midtown Manhattan waterfront heliport servicing business executives and VIPs traveling from lower Manhattan to various New York-area airports. The militants carried out extensive surveillance both inside and outside the target hotels using human probes, hand-drawn maps and video surveillance. Detailed notes were taken on the layout and design of the buildings, with stairwells, ballrooms, security cameras and personnel all reconnoitered.
The attackers intended to infiltrate the hotels and disguise themselves as kitchen employees. On the day of the attack, one attack team planned to use stolen delivery vans to get close to the hotels, at which point heavily armed, small-cell commando teams would deploy from the rear of the van. Stationary operatives would use hand grenades to create diversions while attack teams would rake hotel guests with automatic weapons. The attackers planned to carry gas masks and use tear gas in hotel ballrooms to gain an advantage over any security they might come up against. They planned to attack at night, when the level of protection would be lower.
The targeted hotels host some of the most prestigious guests in Manhattan. These could have included diplomats like the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who traditionally keeps an apartment in the Waldorf-Astoria, or even the U.S. secretary of state, who is known to stay at the Waldorf during U.N. sessions. They also host various business leaders. If successful, the attackers doubtless would have killed many high-profile individuals key to New York’s stature as a center for financial and diplomatic dealings.
Meanwhile, the plots to detonate explosives in the Lincoln and Holland tunnels would have blocked critical transportation infrastructure, sowing chaos in the city as key escape routes were closed off. And VIPs seeking to escape the city via the midtown heliport would have been thwarted by the attack planned for that location. In fact, the heliport attack was planned to be carried out using watercraft, which also could have been used to target transport ferries, further disrupting transportation in and out of Manhattan. The New York City Police Department could plausibly even have quarantined Manhattan to prevent the attackers from fleeing the city.
With the city shut down and gunmen running amok, the financial center of the United States would have been thrown into chaos and confusion until the attackers were detained or killed. The attacks thus would have undermined the security and effectiveness of New York as a center for financial and diplomatic dealings.
At the time, U.S. counterterrorism officials deemed that the attack would have had a 90 percent success rate. Disaster, then, was averted when federal agents captured the plotters planning the Landmarks attack thanks to an informant who had infiltrated the group. Along with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing just four months earlier, which killed six people but was intended to bring down both towers, the United States dodged a major bullet that could have been devastating to New York.
The Nov. 26 Mumbai Attack
A little more than fifteen years later, the Nov. 26 attacks in Mumbai closely followed the script of the New York plot. Militants armed with AK-47s, grenades and military-grade explosives carried out a very logistically sophisticated and coordinated attack on the financial capital of India.
Mumbai Attacks Screen Capture
(click to view map)
Clearly, the Mumbai attack involved extensive preoperational surveillance. Attackers had maps of the targeted hotels, and according to the Indian Marine Commandos who raided the Taj Mahal hotel, the militants moved around as if they knew the hotel’s layout by heart. Advance members of the attack teams had already taken up positions in the hotels, stockpiling firearms, ammunition, grenades and food that were quickly accessed and used to maintain the attackers’ positions in the hotels. One of the attackers reportedly also had taken a job as an intern chef in the Taj Mahal hotel kitchen, so his movements raised less suspicion and he had a detailed knowledge of the entry points and corridors. For such attacks, preparedness is key, and escaping alive is a long shot. The attackers therefore must have been highly motivated and willing to die — a rare combination that requires immense amounts of training and ideological zeal.
At least two teams entered the city by watercraft, breaking up into smaller groups as they made their way to the Taj Mahal hotel, Oberoi-Trident hotel complex and Nariman (also known as Chabad) House, a Jewish center in the same area of Mumbai. These tactical teams dispersed across the city, attacking prominent sites where foreign VIPs were sure to be present. They infiltrated the hotels through back entrances and kitchens, thus enhancing the element of surprise as they opened fire on guests in the dining areas and atriums of the hotels.
Beyond killing people and holding hostages in Mumbai’s most prestigious hotels, other attack teams assaulted additional strategic sites in Mumbai, creating a sense of chaos and confusion over the whole city. Mumbai’s main train station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, as well as Cama Hospital, offices of The Times of India newspaper, restaurants, a theater, and bars frequented by foreigners also were attacked. The attackers’ excellent coordination — the multiple attacks took place nearly simultaneously — thus ensured maximum confusion and chaos, frustrating police responses. This could explain in part why operations like those at Nariman House and the hotels lasted for more than 48 hours.
Similarities between New York and Mumbai
The similarities between the Landmarks plot and the Nov. 26 Mumbai attack are quite obvious. In symbolic terms, as the Mumbai attack unfolded, many onlookers said that an attack on Mumbai is to India what an attack on New York is to Americans. In more concrete terms, the targets, methods, weapons and geography involved were similar (if not identical), and the unconventional style of the attacks points to a common author.
U.S. counterterrorism forces in 1995 detained Landmarks plot mastermind Ramzi Yousef, who remains in U.S. federal prison. But his ideas obviously did not stay behind bars. This illustrates how a plan’s initial failure does not mean the threat has been eliminated. Indeed, Stratfor observed in 2005 that the 1993 Landmarks plot (among others) should not be discounted, as al Qaeda or other terrorist groups are known to return to past targets and plot scenarios.
The similarities between the Landmarks plot and the Mumbai attack exist at several levels.
The first relates to the target set. Both New York and Mumbai are the respective financial centers of their countries and home to their nations’ major stock exchanges. In both cities, the planners had picked out high-profile soft targets — sites that have less security personnel and countermeasures than, say, a military installation or key government building. Softer security means gaining access to strategic assets and people is easier. Stratfor has long stressed the importance of maintaining vigilance at soft targets like hotels that cater to international guests, as these are likely targets for militant Islamists. Both plans also involved infiltrating hotel staff and booking rooms in the hotels to gain inside information and store supplies.
The second similarity involves how both plans included peripheral targets to cause confusion and chaos and thus create a diversion from the main targets. In Mumbai, transportation infrastructure like the city’s main railway station was attacked, and militants detonated explosive devices in taxis and next to gasoline pumps. Meanwhile, roving gunmen attacked other sites around the city. In a country where coordination among first responders is already weak, the way the attackers fanned out across the city caused massive chaos and distracted security forces from the main prize: the hotels. Attacking Cama Hospital also sowed chaos, as the injured from one scene of attack became the targets of another while being rescued.
A third similarity exists in the geography of the two cities. In both plots, the use of watercraft is a distinctive tactical similarity. Watercraft gave militants access at unconventional locations where security would be more lax. Both Mumbai (a peninsula) and Manhattan (an island) offer plenty of points where militants can mount assaults from watercraft. Such an attack would not have worked in New Delhi or Bangalore; these are landlocked cities where militants would have had to enter by road, a route much more likely to encounter police patrols. Being centers of trade and surrounded by water, both Mumbai and New York have high levels of maritime traffic. This means infiltrating the area from the water would raise minimal suspicions, especially if the craft were registered locally (as was the case in the Mumbai attack). Such out-of-the box tactics take advantage of security services, which often tend to focus on established threats.
A fourth similarity lies in transportation. In addition to using watercraft, both plots involved the use of deceptive vehicles to maneuver around the city undetected. The Landmark plotters used taxis to conduct surveillance and planned on using a delivery van to approach the hotels. In Mumbai, the attackers planted bombs in taxis, and at least one group of militants hijacked a police van and used it to carry out attacks across the city. Using familiar vehicles like taxis, delivery vans or police vans to carry out surveillance or attacks reduces suspicion and increases the element of surprise, allowing militants to stay under cover until the moment of attack.
An Off-the-Shelf Plan
As indicated, the striking similarities between the Landmarks plot and the Mumbai attack suggest that Ramzi Yousef and other early al Qaeda operatives who helped prepare the Landmarks plot in New York authored the Mumbai plan. Considering that the militants launched their original attack from Karachi, Pakistan, and the previous involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency — which has connections with al Qaeda leaders in western Pakistan — it is very likely that al Qaeda in Pakistan at least provided the blueprints for this attack. On-the-ground operations like training, surveillance and the actual attack appear to have been carried out by the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba in connection with Indian Islamist groups.
Here we see more evidence of the existence of an ideological or strategic battle space that exists in the radical Islamist world, which has been greatly influenced by al Qaeda. Like a contingency plan that might sit on the shelf for years or decades before it is useful, terrorist plots (especially good ones) can have a long shelf life and be applied in various scenarios. In fact, plans that sit on the shelf longer might actually be more effective as security officials focus their attention on evolving threats and forget old ones.
Just because a plot has been disrupted, the threat has not been eliminated. Once terrorists happen upon a successful model, they are likely to follow that model. This can be seen in al Qaeda’s return to the World Trade Center in 2001, eight years after the initial truck bomb attacks in 1993. It can also be seen in the fact that Mumbai has been the target of multiple attacks and threats, including train bombings in 2006 that killed approximately 200 people. Though the tactics might have differed, the target set remained the same. Various parts of the attack cycle can change, but rarely does an attack occur that is completely novel.
Ultimately, the biggest difference between the Landmarks plot and the Mumbai attack is that the Mumbai attack succeeded. The failure of the Landmarks plot probably provided key lessons to the planners of the Mumbai attack, who were able to carry out the stages of the attack without detection and with the full element of surprise. Gauging by the success of the Mumbai incident, we can expect similar strategies and tactics in future attacks.
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Ilhami is not the first ‘peace activist’ to plan terror attacks.
Two Moroccans arrested in Italy yesterday wanted to blow up the Milan Cathedral on Christmas. They hoped an attack during the busy holiday would cost dozens of lives. This according to tapped phone calls, reports La Repubblica.
The two belonged to an Islamic terror cell which had been followed by the Italian police already for months. “The plot was discovered yet before the suspects could get explosives,” says the Italian minister of Internal Affairs, Roberto Maroni, in response.
Rachid Ilhami (31) and Abdelkader Ghafir (43) were arrested in Giussano, a city 25km away from Milan. The detectives gathered from tapped phone calls and confiscated computer files that the two also prepared attacks on a supermarket and a police bureau. They are arrested on suspicion of terrorism and eventual cooperation with al-Qaeda.
Ilhami had been living since he was ten in Italy. He is married and has two children. He worked as a blacksmith and in his free time worked in a center for peace activities, in the area of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s villa, according to Corriere della Sera.
Source: HLN (Dutch)
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Iraq: US Raid Uncovers Huge al-Qaeda Network of Child Suicide ...
By ZIP
A blueprint for the training and recruitment of children was stored on a
computer memory stick found on the body of an emir of al-Qaida in northern
Iraq after he was killed in an assault on his underground hideout in
mid-November. ...
http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2008/12/iraq-us-raid-uncovers-huge-alqaeda-network-of-child-suicide-bombers.html
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http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp1313.htm
December 4, 2008
HP-1313
Treasury Designates Members of German IJU Terrorist Cell
Washington, DC—The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated three members of a German Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) cell under Executive Order 13224 (E.O. 13224), which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.
“We commend the vigilant and effective work of German authorities in apprehending this terrorist cell before it could carry out its brutal and horrifying attack plans,” said Adam Szubin, director of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. “In concert with this important law enforcement action, United Nations global sanctions provide a tool of unparalleled scope to disrupt the support lines of this and other al Qaida-affiliated cells.”
On September 4, 2007, German authorities arrested three members of a German IJU cell—Fritz Martin Gelowicz, Daniel Martin Schneider, and Adem Yilmaz—on suspicion that they were preparing terrorist attacks on public places and possibly U.S. military facilities in Germany. German authorities had monitored the three for months and arrested them when they advanced the plot to the point of building explosive devices. The suspects had acquired 735 kilograms of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide—enough to produce approximately 550 kilograms of explosives—in order to build bombs.
German authorities also found military detonators, apparently intended for use in car bombs. Had the attacks occurred, estimates show the casualty toll could have far exceeded the 2004 train bombings in Madrid or the 2005 transport bombings in London.
Following the arrests, IJU leadership issued a statement confirming that Gelowicz, Schneider and Yilmaz had been operating under IJU direction in plotting the attacks. According to the statement, the terror plot was intended to hit U.S. and Uzbek targets in Germany.
Gelowicz reportedly played a key role in the Germany plot by purchasing the chemicals necessary for the attacks. In addition, Gelowicz allegedly was part of a group of IJU members who cased U.S. military facilities in Hanau, Germany in December 2006. Gelowicz and others reportedly were observed driving back and forth in front of the U.S. military base in Hanau.
The IJU, formerly known as the Islamic Jihad Group (IJG), is a terrorist organization that has coordinated multiple attacks in Central Asia, including the July 2004 bombings of the U.S. and Israeli Embassies in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The IJG was added to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee’s Consolidated List of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Ladin, al Qaida and the Taliban on June 1, 2005 and Gelowicz, Schneider, and Yilmaz were added to the Consolidated List on October 27, 2008. The IJG was named a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to E.O. 13224 on May 25, 2005.
Under E.O. 13224, any assets these three individuals hold under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the designees.
Identifying Information
FRITZ MARTIN GELOWICZ
AKAs:
Abdullah Gelowicz
Fritz Martin Abdullah Gelowicz
Fritz Martin Abdullah Gelowitz
Benzl
Robert Konars
Markus Gebert
DOB:
September 1, 1979
Alt. DOB:
April 10, 1979
POB:
Munich, Germany
Alt. POB:
Liege, Belgium
Citizenship:
German
Personal ID Card:
No. 7020783883
Passport:
German, 7020069907
Address:
Prison at Stuttgart-Stammheim, Germany
Former Address:
Boefinger Weg 20
89075 Ulm, Germany
Alt. Former Address:
Eberhardstrasse 70
89073 Ulm, Germany
DANIEL MARTIN SCHNEIDER
AKA:
Martin Daniel Schneider
DOB:
September 9, 1985
POB:
Neunkirchen, Germany
Citizenship:
German
Federal ID Card:
No. 2318229333
Passport:
German, 2318047793
Address:
Prison at Schwalmstadt, Germany
Former Address:
Petrusstrasse 32
66125 Herrensohr Dudweiler
Saarbruecken, Germany
Alt. Former Address:
zum Gruehlingsstollen 1A
66299 Friedrichstahl, Germany
Alt. Former Address:
Rosenstrasse 2
66299 Friedrichstahl, Germany
ADEM YILMAZ
DOB:
November 4, 1978
Alt. DOB:
April 11, 1978
POB:
Bayburt, Turkey
Citizenship:
Turkish
Passport:
Turkish, TR-P 614166
Alt Passport:
Turkish, 0018850
Address:
Prison at Weiterstadt, Germany
Former Address:
Sudliche Ringstrasse 133
63225 Langen, Germany
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December 4, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com
(India) Mumbai attacks - Officials: Pakistan militants masterminded attacks
— evidence points to two members of Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Taiba Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Yusuf Muzammil
— Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Yusuf Muzammil believed to be in Pakistan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_re_as/as_india_shooting;_ylt=Aqkaq68OwtN2sRPbLPrBrdBg.3QA
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28044522/
(India) Mumbai attacks: Lashkar-e-Taiba Served as Gateway for Western Converts Turning to Jihad
-— have included British Jihadist Richard Reid (shoe bomber
who tried to attack U.S.), British Jihadist Dhiren Barot (who plotted to attack NYC), and Australian David Hicks
-— FBI counterterrorism analyst, Sarah Linden: “Lashkar and al Qaeda have been intertwined for a number of years”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122834970727777709.html?mod=article-outset-box
(India) Mumbai attacks: Pakistan’s Asif Ali Zardari vows ‘action’ against militants
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3548014/Mumbai-attacks-Pakistans-Asif-Ali-Zardari-vows-action-against-militants.html
-— See Also:
—— Pakistan refuses to hand over suspects to India
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3544329/Pakistan-refuses-to-hand-over-suspects-to-India-bombay-india.html
—— Pakistan to try suspects, not surrender them to India, says Zardari
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\04\story_4-12-2008_pg1_5
—— Pakistan LeT/JUD’s Rashid Minhas: “We teach jihad because it’s part of Islam and we can’t remove it from holy Quran ... but we don’t give jihadi training.”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\03\story_3-12-2008_pg7_48
—— Pakistan’s The News - Army official calls Baitullah Mehsud, Fazlullah ‘patriots’
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709
(India) Mumbai attacks: Rice satisfied with Pakistan’s anti-terror stance
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28026423/
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/04/asia/AS-Rice.php
— Rice urges ‘robust’ Pakistani response to Mumbai attacks - finds Pak leaders “focused and committed”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Rice_urges_robust_Pak_response_Zardari_vows_action/articleshow/3792200.cms
— No military stand-off between Pak, India: Rice
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=61704
-— Comment: While Mumbai bombs were still being found, Rice played piano
—— December 1, 2008: Condoleezza Rice plays piano for Queen at palace
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081202/pl_nm/us_rice_queen_1
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081201/od_afp/usbritainroyalsoffbeat_081201224605
(India) Mumbai attacks: US moves to contain regional fallout from Mumbai attack
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i_pj3-7YyKizTIAXr0JtpVdCB2Uw
(India) Mumbai gunman says he was paid $1,900 for attack - as new CCTV emerges
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5284594.ece
-— India asks Pakistan to hand over Mumbai attacks suspects
-—— Dawood Ibrahim, Tiger Memon and Maulana Masood Azha
http://www.geo.tv/12-4-2008/30101.htm
(India) High alert across airports, air chief Major confirms aerial attack threat
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Airports_on_high_alert_threats_of_aerial_attack/articleshow/3791511.cms
-— India under threat of 9/11-style hijackings
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/3547138/Mumbai-attacks-India-under-threat-of-911-style-hijackings.html
-— India fears more terror strikes, as airports put on high alert
-—— “Major airports on high alert amid fears that up to 14 highly-trained terrorists are at large and preparing attacks”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5285077.ece
(India) Bombay High Court sends notices to Maharashtra, Centre on terror PILs
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HC_sends_notices_to_Maharashtra_Centre_on_terror_PILs/articleshow/3793225.cms
(India) Intelligence agencies fell for terrorists’ deception: Coast Guard
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Intelligence_agencies_fell_for_terrorists_deception_Coast_Guard/articleshow/3791613.cms
— Mumbai cops ‘ignored’ IB warning on threat from sea
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Police_ignored_IB_warning_on_sea_threat/articleshow/3793504.cms
— FBI helping India gather evidence on Mumbai attacks
—— Attorney General Mukasey “would not confirm whether FBI is also working with Pakistan”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/FBI_helping_India_gather_evidence_on_Mumbai_attacks/articleshow/3790836.cms
(India) No explosives in bag found near Cama hospital
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai_No_explosives_in_lost_bag/articleshow/3793139.cms
(India) Mumbai Jews on edge after attacks in India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbais_Jews_on_edge_after_attacks/articleshow/3792227.cms
(India J&K) LJP poll candidate’s house attacked in Jammu and Kashmir
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/LJP_poll_candidates_house_attacked_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir/articleshow/3793293.cms
(India/U.S.) Stratfor: “From the New York Landmarks Plot to the Mumbai Attack”
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20081203_new_york_landmarks_plot_mumbai_attack
(Pakistan) NWFP: Militants attack Pakistani police station - in Bannu
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1958286&Language=en
(Pakistan) Blast in Internet cafe in Quetta
http://www.geo.tv/12-4-2008/30094.htm
(Afghanistan) Suicide bombers hit Afghan southeast - in Khost - killing police
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081204/ts_nm/us_afghan_violence
-— Twin suicide attacks kill five in Afghanistan
http://www.geo.tv/12-4-2008/30092.htm
Jihadist forum calls for ‘YouTube Invasion’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3547072/Jihadist-forum-calls-for-YouTube-Invasion.html
—— Al-Qaeda uses Youtube in new media strategy
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=3.0.2781767590
(Iraq) 2 US soldiers killed in Iraq suicide attack - in Mosul
http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565415320752621547
Iraq officials: Car bombings in Fallujah kill 10
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq
-— Twin suicide attacks west of Baghdad
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1958381&Language=en
(Iraq) MNF kills four, arrests 32 Qaeda militants across Iraq
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1958349&Language=en
(Iraq) Raid detects al-Qaeda child recruitment
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/raid-detects-alqaeda-child-recruitment/2008/12/04/1228257230004.html
Iraqi council gives final approval to pact with US
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_us_pact
(Iraq) Book Details How U.S. Forces Brought Down al-Zarqawi
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,460944,00.html
(U.S.) Fort Dix Trial: FBI informant under scrutiny in Fort Dix trial
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20081204/NEWS01/81204018/-1/special27
(U.S.) Terrorist Ressam recants everything he said as informant
-— Millenium Bomber Jihadist Ahmed Ressam says FBI “put words in my mouth”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008466935_ressam04m.html?syndication=rss
-— July 4, 2001 - CNN: “Ressam testified that he told Haouari the United States
was being targeted because ‘it was an enemy of Islam and that if one is to carry
out an operation it would be better to hit the biggest enemy.’”
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/LAW/07/03/millennium.bomb.plot.trial/
-— Seattle Times background articles on Ressam
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/nation-world/terroristwithin/
(U.S.) Treasury Takes Office of Foreign Assets Control Actions Against German Jihadists
— Fritz Martin Gelowicz, Daniel Martin Schneider, Adem Yilmaz
http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/20081204.shtml
-— September 2, 2008 - Germany: Three men charged over 2007 terror plot
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2454941963
—— see also:
—— September 8, 2007 - Fritz the jihadist
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018082.php
—— September 5, 2007 - Germany foils Jihadist bomb plot
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/044.html
—— September 6, 2007 - German Jihad Plot Investigation (Updated)
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/045.html
(U.S.) DHS Secretary Nominee Napolitano Calls Fighting Terror ‘Top Priority’
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/12/03/napolitano_calls_fighting_terr.html
-— Comment: what about identifying the enemy ideology?? or fighting Islamic supremacism? not such a priority
(UK/US) Religious groups’ fury at Osama bin Lego toy
-— by US toy manufacturer BrickArms
-— also designs Nazi-based toys
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23597009-details/article.do?ito=newsnow&;
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461647,00.html
—— US toy manufacturer calls toy “Bandit ‘Mr. White’”
http://www.brickarms.com/toys/minifigs/bandit_white.aspx
(UK) Plans to shut down information networks in event of terror attack (my title)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/04/social-networking-terrorism
(Iran) MEMRI: Discussion in Iran on Possible Dialogue with U.S.
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA47708
(Iran) U.S. Think-tank comments on Iran worry Israel
-— Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution report to be discussed at Saban Center Forum
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702420961&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Iran/Pakistan) All 16 Iranian hostages have been killed — Iran officially confirms
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1958440&Language=en
Morocco: Madrid bombing trial adjourned
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2781496212
Somalia: Blast Hits Ethiopian Convoy in Arbiska Village
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812040762.html
(Somalia) Brutal Terror Group Seeks Power in Somalia
— Islamic supremacist group Al-Shabaab
— addresses recent beheading of Christian convert
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6386869&page=1
—— Somalia - Christian Aid Worker Beheaded for Converting from Islam
http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5661&backpage=summaries
(Nigeria) 2 foreigners reportedly kidnapped off Nigeria
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/04/africa/AF-Nigeria-Oil-Unrest.php
(Russia) Police: Attacks kill 5 in Russia’s North Caucasus - three killed in Chechnya overnight
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/04/europe/EU-Russia-Caucasus-Violence.php
(Netherlands) Terror threat still high in Netherlands
— Dutch anti-terror chief “Tjibbe Joustra says in a newspaper interview that
right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders’ film ‘Fitna’ is the driving force behind a threat level he describes as ‘substantial-plus.’”
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/04/europe/EU-Netherlands-Terror.php
-— De Volkskrant report - “Joustra: dreiging terreur groter dan ooit”
Kamer eist uitleg over uitspraken terreurdreiging
http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1103222.ece
— related report
http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1103727.ece/Kamer_eist_uitleg_over_uitspraken_terreurdreiging
-— Bablefish translation of Volkskrant reports
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkskrant.nl%2Fbinnenland%2Farticle1103222.ece+&lp=nl_en&btnTrUrl=Translate
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkskrant.nl%2Fbinnenland%2Farticle1103727.ece%2FKamer_eist_uitleg_over_uitspraken_terreurdreiging+&lp=nl_en&btnTrUrl=Translate
Italy: Plot to blow up Milan Cathedral
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/12/italy-plot-to-blow-up-milan-cathedral.html
Greece: Firebomb attacks on 2 ministry buildings
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/04/europe/EU-Greece-Firebombs.php
(Canada) Judge denies bail for Gatineau man arrested in 1980 Paris bombing
-— Canadian-Lebanese Hassan Diab
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/12/03/ot-diab-081203.html?ref=rss
http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Suspected-Paris-synagogue-bomber-denied-bail-.html
—— November 20, 2008: Evidence unsealed in case of Ottawa man accused in Paris bombing
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/11/20/ot-diab-081120.html
(Philippines) At Least Five Wounded In Southern Philippine Blast, Police Say
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20081204\ACQDJON200812040948DOWJONESDJONLINE000686.htm&&mypage=newsheadlines&title=At%20Least%20Five%20Wounded%20In%20Southern%20Philippine%20Blast,%20Police%20Say
(Philippines) Bangladeshi Probed In Philippines For Alleged Terrorism Links
-— Muhammad Alpariz said to be linked to Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
-— erroneously reported as Pakistani yesterday
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20081204\ACQDJON200812040646DOWJONESDJONLINE000516.htm&&mypage=newsheadlines&title=Bangladeshi%20Probed%20In%20Philippines%20For%20Alleged%20Terrorism%20Links
-—— Philippines files charges against Islamic militant
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN408934.htm
Sri Lanka says it seizes rebel villages
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/04/asia/AS-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php
Sri Lankan militia to release child soldiers
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/04/asia/AS-Sri-Lanka-Child-Soldiers.php
Other News:
Iran arrests 49 of its citizens for wearing ‘satanic’ Western-style clothes and haircuts
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1091925/Iran-arrests-49-citizens-wearing-satanic-Western-style-clothes-haircuts.html
Muslim World League calls for “a strategic plan to introduce Islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity”
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023772.php
-— Forum calls for strategic plan to reach out to non-Muslims
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=116970&d=4&m=12&y=2008
Reuters: “Arab-American hate crimes down after 9/11”
-— says “average” of 120 to 130 reports each year between 2003 and 2007
-— no mention of other hate crimes by Reuters for context
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081204/ts_nm/us_crime_usa_arab
-— December 1, 2008 - Steven Emerson regarding 2007 report: “Of the
total 1,628 victims of anti-religious hate crimes, 69.2% were Jewish and 8.7% were Muslim.”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/867
(UK) London Times: “Keeping the faith”
-— on UK business schools offering a Master’s degree program on Sharia Finance
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/management/masterclass/article5279874.ece
(UK) Muslims welcome UK plans to extend equality to cover religion — Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)
http://www.mathaba.net/rss/?x=613068
Italy’s Northern League seeks a ban on mosques
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/12/04/61361.html
-— Italy: Muslims reject move to stop new mosques
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.2781502028
(U.S.) Boeing explores sharia compliant finance options
http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/boeing-explores-sharia-compliant-finance-options/
Pakistan to acquire 100 air-to-surface missiles from Brazil
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistan_to_acquire_100_air-to-surface_missiles_from_Brazil/articleshow/3789299.cms
Thailand: the next Asian basket case?
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66ce00d4-c15f-11dd-831e-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
(U.S.) Florida: Truckload Of Stolen Guns Recovered
http://www.news4jax.com/news/18180792/detail.html
(U.S.) Electric cars put Hawaii on the road to independence
— having to use imported automobiles from Nissan and Renault
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5282411.ece
Commentaries:
Let’s Give Pakistan the Attention It Deserves - by Bernard-Henri Levy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122826746064374589.html?mod=loomia&loomia_si=t0:a16:g12:r2:c0.439065:b0
“Spiritual” Islam and Jihad — by Carl Goldberg
http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=23A2DC12-FD88-4E58-8EA7-43F6210441F8
Propaganda:
Peter Bergen at CNN: “It is a regional problem requiring a regional solution”
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/04/bergen.pakistan/index.html?section=cnn_latest
-— See Also:
—— September 26, 2008: Peter Bergen Calls for Engagement with Islamists (Again)
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/107.html#Bergen
—— August 22, 2008: The Regional Conflict Perspective to Jihad
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/099.html#Regionalization
Tariq Ramadan - “Muslims are facing a new racism”
— per Ramadan negative European views towards Islam is European’s fault
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2008/dec/04/religion-islam-europe
Against Nazi News:
German noble wants Nazi-seized property back
http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/German-noble-wants-Nazi_seized-property-back-.html
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