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Chertoff’s Remarks at 2008 End of the Year Address
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0600
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff 2008 End of the Year Remarks at Georgetown University on December 18, 2008.
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/speeches/sp_1229632529576.shtm
http://www.state.gov/headlines/112954.htm
White Powder Incidents at U.S. Embassies
Spokesman Sean McCormack (Dec. 18): “Eighteen U.S. embassies have received envelopes containing white powder. New ones to the list from yesterday are Prague and Tokyo.Thus far, the test results that we have received back from all the affected embassies have come back negative.... I’d refer you to the FBI for any questions about any criminal investigations.”
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Joel Brinkley: Right on Falk, Wrong on Academia
by Cinnamon Stillwell
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 at 6:07 PM
http://www.campus-watch.org/blog/2008/12/joel-brinkley-right-on-falk-wrong-on-academia.html
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Stanford University journalism professor and former New York Times foreign policy correspondent Joel Brinkley has written a commendable article in the San Francisco Chronicle questioning Princeton University professor emeritus of international law Richard Falk’s role as special representative of the U.N. Human Rights Council. Falk is charged with investigating alleged Israeli human rights abuses against the Palestinians or, in other words, drumming up false charges against Israel on behalf of a “human rights council” that includes the Organization of the Islamic Conference, among other unsavory participants. As Brinkley puts it:
The Human Rights Council is already an embarrassment to the United Nations. Certainly reasonable people can criticize Israel, just as they can find fault with the Palestinians. But the council’s pathological obsession with Israel is its defining characteristic, and Falk is its embodiment.
Indeed, Falk’s well-known antipathy towards Israel led its Ministry of Foreign Affairs to expel him from the country earlier this week.
Falk, as Brinkley notes, has another compromising characteristic: he’s a 9/11 conspiracy theorist who believes the Bush administration perpetrated the attacks. Falk went so far as to write the preface to conspiracy author David Ray Griffin’s 2004 book, The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11, as well as a chapter in Griffin’s 2006 book, 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out.
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Horrifying New Disease Contains Identical Material to GM “Food”
Posted by webabuser on December 17, 2008
Rima E. Laibow, MD, Natural Solutions Foundation, 16 Dec 2008 - via: Question Everything
Just in case you thought it was fine to eat Genetically Modified foods (better identified as “FrankenFoods”), along comes a study which makes it clear that you are eating this make believe non-food at your own peril and, worse yet, you are feeding it to your kids at their peril as well. It is important to note that Codex Alimentarius, which sets standards for the international trade of food, permits genetically modified foods and makes no effort to limit, control or eliminate them. In fact, the US has been trying for years to prevent the labeling of GM foods and seed in international trade to emulate its domestic policy which prohibits any label indication that foods contain GM ingredients, as 75-80% of all foods sold in the US do.
Now it appears that the increasingly prevalent nightmare of a disease called “Morgellon’s Disease” may be a result of GM crops and food.
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Collection of reports on the above and note this is a lefty site.
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http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1229609413187.shtm
Fact Sheet: DHS End-of-Year Accomplishments
Release Date: December 18, 2008
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010
Under President George W. Bush’s leadership, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has achieved considerable success in protecting the nation from dangerous people and goods, securing the nation’s critical infrastructure, strengthening emergency preparedness and response and unifying department operations. More than seven years without an attack on U.S. soil is a testament to this department’s 218,000 employees, the intelligence community and the nation’s first responders and law enforcement officers.
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Congresswoman Sue Myrick and Congressman Frank Wolf’s Letter to AIG Regarding AIG’s Sharia Business
http://anti-jihad.org/Myrick_and_Wolf_AIG_Shariah_Letter_Dec_2008.pdf __._,_.___
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/dec/113351.htm
Press Statement
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 18, 2008
Question Taken at December 18, 2008 Daily Press Briefing
Israel/Palestinians: Hamas Declares End to Ceasefire (Taken Question)
Question: What is our reaction to Hamas’ announcement that it has declared an end to its cease-fire with Israel in Gaza?
Answer: As the Quartet stated on December 15, the Egyptian-brokered calm that came into effect on June 19, 2008 should be respected and extended.
The U.S. condemns recent rocket attacks on Israel. Violence will not advance, but retard, the hope for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, which currently is being pursued by the legitimate Palestinian government of President Abbas.
Hamas can be a part of the peaceful process by accepting the principles outlined by the Quartet: renunciation of violence and terror, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements between the parties, including the Roadmap. .
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December 18, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com
(U.S.) AIG Update:
Congresswoman Sue Myrick and Congressman Frank Wolf’s Letter to AIG Regarding AIG’s Sharia Business
http://anti-jihad.org/Myrick_and_Wolf_AIG_Shariah_Letter_Dec_2008.pdf
Anti-Terrorism News:
(Pakistan) ‘ISI elements support groups backing Taliban’ — Pakistan Policy Working Group
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg1_13
-— Indian Govt says ISI behind all recent terror incidents
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/ISI_behind_all_recent_terror_attacks/articleshow/3853397.cms
-— 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 sincere in anti-terrorism co-operation: US State Dept’s Robert Wood
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\18\story_18-12-2008_pg7_6
(Pakistan) NWFP: Mardan police foil terrorism bid, seize explosives
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg7_7
(Pakistan) NWFP: Four killed in Hangu sectarian violence
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg7_6
(Pakistan) Baluchistan: Militants attack alternative supply route in Pakistan for coalition forces in Afghanistan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/3833237/Militants-attack-alternative-supply-route-in-Pakistan-for-coalition-forces-in-Afghanistan.html
— Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) slams govt for logistic support to NATO forces
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg7_16
(Pakistan/U.S.) Students want to know who killed Daniel Pearl
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg7_41
(Pakistan) People’s support a must to eliminate terrorism: Sherry
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg7_33
-— Pakistan Public Polls on Support for Sharia
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/sources_reconciliation.html#Pakistan_Sharia
-— “Gallup poll shows public support for crackdown on terrorists”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\18\story_18-12-2008_pg1_3
-— See Also: June 2008 TerrorFreeTomorrow.org Pakistan public poll results
http://www.terrorfreetomorrow.org/upimagestft/PakistanPollReportJune08.pdf
— 74.7 percent think “implementing strict Sharia law throughout Pakistan” important for Pakistan govt (Q8g, page 44)
— 73.7 percent oppose U.S. military action against Taliban and Al Qaeda in Pakistan (Q11c, page 52)
— 69 percent oppose U.S. military working with Pakistan military against Taliban and Al-Qaeda (Q11b, page 52)
— 51.8 percent view U.S. to blame for violence in Pakistan today (Q14, page 52)
— 58.2 percent favor negotiations with Taliban (Q15c, page 63)
— 49.6 percent favor negotiations with Al-Qaeda and Uzbek fighters (Q15a, page 63)
— 56.5 percent agree with Al Qaeda’s goals (Q16a, page 64)
— 79.5 percent view Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda’s goals are “to stand up to America” (Q29a1, page 75)
— 57.1 percent agreed with Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda’s goals “to stand up to America” (Q29a2, page 75)
(Pakistan) No firm proof gunmen came from Pakistan: President Zardari
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\18\story_18-12-2008_pg1_1
— Force only option against power-hungry militants, says Zardari
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\18\story_18-12-2008_pg1_2
(Pakistan) FATA: Taliban positions targeted in Bajaur
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\18\story_18-12-2008_pg7_8
-— Air attacks will go on, Zardari tells Fata elders
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/18/top1.htm
(Pakistan) Jailed Al Qaeda Leader Behind Musharraf Death Plot — Omar Saeed Sheikh
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/12/jailed_al_qaeda_leader_behind_1.asp
Pakistan media: ‘Indians are yet to accept creation of Pak’
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Indians_are_yet_to_accept_creation_of_Pak/articleshow/3860472.cms
(Pakistan) Jamaat-ud-Dawa fights UNSC ban with a PR campaign
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Jamaat_fights_UNSC_ban_with_a_PR_campaign/articleshow/3853145.cms
-— started even as Mumbai attacks were ongoing
-— November 28, 2008: U.S. Evan Kohlmann talks to terror group’s Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)’s so-called “political wing” - Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD)
—— Kohlmann says Jamaat-ud-Dawa terror group’s Abdullah Muntazir tells him “we have nothing to do with it”, and blamed Indian “propaganda” for “divert[ing] the attention of the public media”
—— Kohlmann says Jamaat-ud-Dawa terror group’s Abdullah Muntazir tells him “Islam does not permit killing civilian people”
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/11/jamatuddawa_let_political_wing.php
(Pakistan) 55 Jamaat-ud-Dawa leaders detained, 22 on ECL: ministry
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg1_6
(India J&K) Lashkar-e-Taiba commander killed in Jammu
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Lashkar-e-Taiba_commander_killed_in_Jammu/rssarticleshow/3856486.cms
(India/Pakistan) Mumbai Attacks: ‘Pak elements’ involvement confirmed’
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg7_2
(India) Mumbai Attacks: Dawood directly involved in Mumbai attack: Russia intelligence
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Dawood_directly_involved_in_Mumbai_attack_Russian_intel/articleshow/3856641.cms
(India) Terror squad may have sneaked into Bengal
— “There is specific intelligence inputs that an eight-man hit team, including HuJI terrorists have sneaked into West Bengal through the Bangladesh border”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terror_squad_may_have_sneaked_into_Bengal/articleshow/3859806.cms
(India) New Indian ‘FBI’ to help combat terrorism
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3835746/New-Indian-FBI-to-help-combat-terrorism.html
Iraqi women activist assassinated in Kirkuk - police
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1961148&Language=en
— Women’s rights activist beheaded in Iraq
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/18/iraq.arrests/?iref=hpmostpop
(Iraq) Blast in popular Bazaar injures 20 in Diyala
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1961020&Language=en
Iraqi officer ‘suspected of terror’
-— A top Iraqi general said today that security forces reportedly arrested in connection with an attempted coup were actually detained on suspicion of aiding ‘terrorism’”
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24822339-23109,00.html
-— 25 held for plotting Iraq coup
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/25_held_for_plotting_Iraq_coup/articleshow/3859526.cms
(U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Trial: Egyptian gets prison term on US terrorism charge
-— Ahmed Mohamed gets 15 year prison sentence
http://africa.reuters.com/country/EG/news/usnN18412935.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28301065/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAtZCOCu6i-MQvVj4csX_VuLyY8QD955C1M80
(U.S.) Fort Dix Trial: No verdict in Fort Dix plot deliberations
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_re_us/fort_dix_plot_1
-— Day and night, Fort Dix jurors stuck together
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-12182008-1640214.html
-— Fort Dix jurors ask to review past testimony
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-12182008-1640150.html
(U.S.) ‘American Taliban’ Lindh Asks Bush for Freedom
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/17/american-taliban-ask-bush-freedom/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/12/18/2008-12-18_parents_of_americanborn_taliban_fighter_.html
(U.S.) Cyberwar games show US unprepared for attack
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24822860-23109,00.html
(U.S.) Pentagon draws up plans for Guantanamo closure — per “War on Extremism” Robert Gates
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3835107/Pentagon-draws-up-plans-for-Guantanamo-closure.html
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg7_10
-— Problems in Closing Guantanamo Detention Camp
http://www.cfr.org/publication/18001/problems_in_closing_guantanamo_detention_camp.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2Fpublication_list%3Ftype%3Dinterview
US military: Repeat of anthrax attacks harder today
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728256793&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(U.S.) Department of Homeland Security Expands Collection of Biometrics for Visitors
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081218/aqth077.html?.v=65
(UK) Two British Muslims convicted of links to terrorist group al-Qaeda — Habib Ahmed and Rangzieb Ahmed
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3832224/Two-British-Muslims-convicted-of-links-to-terrorist-group-al-Qaeda.html
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg7_43
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2828780462
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article5365911.ece
-— Al-Qaeda terror trial: Rangzieb Ahmed was highest ranking al-Qaeda operative in Britain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3832366/Al-Qaeda-terror-trial-Rangzieb-Ahmed-was-highest-ranking-al-Qaeda-operative-in-Britain.html
-— British al-Qaeda chief found guilty of directing operations
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3833696/British-al-Qaeda-chief-found-guilty-of-directing-operations.html
-— CNN: Video - Terrorists used invisible ink
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/12/18/newton.manchester.qaeda.link.cnn
-— Rangzieb Ahmed to appeal conviction being member of Al-Qaeda organization - claims Pakistan ISI torture
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/19/terrorism-al-qaida-pakistan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3832360/WITH-LEGAL-Al-Qaeda-terror-trial-British-Muslim-claims-he-was-tortured-on-instructions-of-MI5.html
-— September 28, 2008: Tony Blair’s friends were potential targets of terror cell, court hears
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3081276/Tony-Blairs-friends-were-potential-targets-of-terror-cell-court-hears.html
(UK) So will Britain ever be able to expel terror case doctor?
-— Jordanian Mohammed Asha
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1095591/So-Britain-able-expel-terror-case-doctor.html
(UK) Glasgow Airport terror attack: Muslims’ plight turned my son into bomber, says mother of Kafeel Ahmed
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/12/17/glasgow-airport-terror-attack-muslims-plight-turned-my-son-into-bomber-says-mother-of-kafeel-ahmed-86908-20976577/
(UK) December 22, 1998 - Lockerbie: Bomb fear in UK’s worst air disaster
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article5366803.ece
(Iran) Israel: Iran could attack US with nuclear bomb
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/3815378/Israel-Iran-could-attack-US-with-nuclear-bomb.html
(Iran) Binyamin Netanyahu: Iran ‘greatest historical challenge’ facing the world
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728256365&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
-— Former US admiral William Fallon: Don’t fear Iran
—— “He also dismissed Iran’s calls to destroy Israel as nothing more than rhetoric.”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728256250&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
—— Fallon’s interview comments with Al-Jazeera television
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-09-29-182188295_x.htm
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3452542,00.html
—— US commander quits ‘over Iran’
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/03/200852513173528434.html
Hamas ends “ceasefire” with Israel
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/3834450/Hamas-ends-ceasefire-with-Israel.html
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728241255&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Gaza) Palestinian Islamic Jihad military wing fires “Quds” missile on southern Israe
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1961055&Language=en
Israeli fighter jets hit targets in Gaza
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/18/news/ML-Israel-Rockets.php
Egyptian police nab 28 Islamists in separate raids
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/191208-Egyptian-police-arrest-Islamists.htm
Somalia: Fear of Islamist War Grips Central Town
— “in Beletwein, the capital of Hiran region”
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812180877.html
(Morocco) Madrid Train Bomber Convicted, Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison - Abdelilah Ahriz
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,469826,00.html
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/18/africa/AF-Morocco-Spain-Bombings.php
Yemen: Kidnappers up stakes in German hostage negotiations
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2828179802
(Canada) CSIS taping conversations between lawyers, terrorism suspects, judge says
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081218.wcsis1218/BNStory/National/home
(Russia) Policeman, Interior Forces serviceman killed in clash with militants in Chechnya
http://www.interfax.com/3/455849/news.aspx
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/18/content_10525358.htm
Serbia: Wahabis plead not guilty to terrorism charges — Adis Muric and Enes Mujanovic
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2829523764
(Bosnia) “Algerian Bosnian” released from Gitmo
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023982.php
http://www.juliagorin.com/wordpress/?p=1942
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4AP61220081126
-— Also:
-— December 16, 2008: Three Algerians at Guantanamo transferred to Bosnia
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/246571,three-algerians-at-guantanamo-transferred-to-bosnia.html
(Bosnia) Daily Telegraph: “Guantanamo prisoner ‘never questioned’ about his alleged crime” - Mustafa Ait Idir
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3834186/Guantanamo-prisoner-never-questioned-about-his-alleged-crime.html
Turkey detains 15 suspected al Qaeda members
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/wl_nm/us_turkey_alqaeda_detention_1
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=161693&bolum=101
-— Thirty alleged Al-Qaeda members arrested in Turkey: report
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=62714
(Greece) Anarchists strike again after Athens shooting
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5366175.ece
(Philippines) Twin bombings hit Philippines’ Christmas shoppers
-— 3 dead as blasts rock Iligan City a day before Arroyo visit - 38 injured
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/140135/3-dead-as-blasts-rock-Iligan-City-a-day-before-Arroyo-visit
-— AFP: “attack blamed by the authorities on Muslim separatists” — bombs hidden in packages
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/397212/1/.html
-— AP: “Two crude bombs packed with nails exploded minutes apart Thursday at a department store and a nearby clothing shop packed with Christmas shoppers”
—— “blasts in Iligan, a predominantly Christian city”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_explosions
(Philippines) Five killed in clash in southern Philippines
— troops and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Jihadists clash
— in Piagapo town in Lanao del Sur province
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/246799,five-killed-in-clash-in-southern-philippines.html
(Malaysia) A Germ Warfare Guru Goes Free - Why did Malaysia release Al Qaeda’s bioweapons expert?
— Newsweek gets around to reporting about Yazid Sufaat
http://www.newsweek.com/id/175679 m— U.S. Officials Worried by Release of Al-Qaeda Bioweapons Operative
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20081218_7766.php
China confirms its navy will fight Somali pirates
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/18/africa/pirates.php
MEMRI Launches Jihad & Terrorism Threat Monitor Website
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20081218/pl_usnw/memri_launches_jihad___terrorism_threat_monitor_website
Cyber Jihad of Losers on Jihadtube Admit Defeat
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/195502.php
Commentaries:
U.S. Funding Islamic Agenda Through Oil? — by Dale Hurd
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/503814.aspx
Other News:
(U.S.) Oregon Investigators: Explosives Found in Home of Bank Blast Suspect’s Father
-— Suspect Joshua Turnidge
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,469264,00.html
(U.S.) Retired Admiral Picked as Spy Chief, Officials Say - DNI candidate retired Adm. Dennis C. Blair
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/18/AR2008121803864.html?wprss=rss_world%2Fasia
Saudi Arabia and Indian billionaires donated to Clinton charity
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3835521/Saudi-Arabia-and-Indian-billionaires-donated-to-Clinton-charity.html
Video: ‘I will not let them win’ - Dutch lawmaker and maker of ‘Fitna’ talks about “danger of Islam.”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/Page/VideoPlayer&cid=1194419829128&videoId=1228728229315
(Europe) Screening of anti-Islam film stopped
-— “The European Parliament banned a planned screening on Wednesday of an anti-Islam film made by far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders, a British euro-deputy said”
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/18/top13.htm
(Europe) Irshad Manji and Dalia Mogahed - Who Speaks for Islam?
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/12/irshad-manji-and-dalia-mogahed-who.html
(UK) Over 60 per cent of Britain’s Muslim schools have extremist links, says draft report
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2008/12/17/exclusive_over_60_per_cent_of_britains_muslim_schools_have_extremist_links_says_draft_report
-— report “When Worlds Collide” - “written by Denis MacEoin in response to a commission from Civitas”
(UK) Archbishop of Canterbury ‘laughs’ at controversy over Sharia law
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2008/12/18/archbishop_of_canterbury_laughs_at_controversy_over_sharia_law
-— Interview: Rowan Williams
http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/12/williams-archbishop-lambeth
(UK) Mother told to take down her Christmas lights... in case they offend her non-Christian neighbours
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094868/Mother-told-Christmas-lights—case-offend-non-Christian-neighbours.html
(UK) After 130 years of fundraising, Salvation Army told to stop rattling collecting tins because it might ‘offend other religions’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094807/Sally-Army-told-stop-rattling-collecting-tins—offend-religions.html
(UK) Prison bans chapel crucifix to avoid offending Muslims
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094901/Prison-bans-chapel-crucifix-avoid-offending-Muslims.html
(Belgium) Antwerp: Nothing but Allah and his prophet
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/12/antwerp-nothing-but-allah-and-his.html
(Egypt) Executive Grovels: “MasterCard Can Be Very Islamic”.....
http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2008/12/executive-grovels-mastercard-can-be-very-islamic.html
(Egypt) Bush shoe thrower offered a ‘sole mate’... Egyptian man offers Iraqi ‘hero’ his daughter, 20, as wife
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1097245/Bush-shoe-thrower-offered-sole-mate—Egyptian-man-offers-Iraqi-hero-daughter-20-wife.html
(Malaysia) Untried courts test Malaysia’s Islamic finance appeal
http://www.forexpros.com/news/general-news/analysis-untried-courts-test-malaysia%27s-islamic-finance-appeal-15124
Vatican: Three senior clerics back more European mosques
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.2829866770
MEMRI: “Pro-Syrian Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab: Saudi Royal Family Was Originally Jewish, and Was Behind Mumbai Terror Attacks”
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD215708
Against Nazi News:
(Germany) ‘Former Nazi war criminal’ may be brought to justice over massacre of 60 Jews thanks to Austrian student-turned-detective
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1096955/Former-Nazi-war-criminal-brought-justice-massacre-60-Jews-thanks-Austrian-student-turned-detective.html
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Published: 12/18/2008 14:30:54
Police arrest 8 Pakistanis
JOHANNESBURG - Police arrested eight Pakistani nationals who were unloading stolen groceries in Devon on Thursday, Gauteng police said.
Captain Johannes Ramphora said a Spar truck filled with groceries was hijacked outside Devon between 8 and 9am.
The hijackers were three men in a white Toyota Corolla armed with a firearm.
A few hours later police received information that the stolen truck was parked outside a home in Devon. When the police arrived, they found eight men, ages 25-53, from Pakistan, unloading the truck.
“They tried to run away but they were cornered by police,” said Ramphora.
All the items were recovered and the eight men will be charged in the Nigel Magistrate’s Court with possession of stolen goods
The home the men were unloading the groceries into had an attached tuck shop.
Police are continuing to investigate.
- Sapa
December 19, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com
(Pakistan) NWFP: 10,000 Pakistanis at anti-U.S. rally protest allowing U.S. forces to ship supplies through Pakistan into Afghanistan
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/world/story/420478.html
-— 10,000 urge Pakistan to cut US-NATO supply line
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/19/asia/AS-Pakistan.php
-— Images
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?ei=UTF-8&p=Pakistan+10%2C000&fr=sfp&c=images
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//081218/481/5cd6f16b70384870b3b54940594c9197/
http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2008/12/18/11/Pakistan.sff.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg
http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2008/12/18/11/520Pakistan.sff.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg
http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2008/12/18/11/426Pakistan.sff.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg
http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2008/12/17/14/742Pakistan_Charity_Protest.sff.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg
(Pakistan) ‘US has given $1.2bn aid to Pakistan in a year’ — U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg1_12
-— May 9, 2008: ‘Pakistan has receievd $1bn a year since 9/11’ — Patterson defended U.S. funding to Pakistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\05\09\story_9-5-2008_pg1_3
-— November 20, 2007: U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson has met with
Taliban promoter Maulana Fazlur Rehman, as part of promoting “free and fair elections”
http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/21/top8.htm
-— Global Security, 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
(Pakistan) US plans to give more funds to Pakistan
-— Pentagon Spokesman Geoff Morrell
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/US_plan_to_give_more_funds_to_Pak/articleshow/3862159.cms
-— Pak to get Chinese AWACS for $278m
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak_to_get_Chinese_AWACS_for_278m/articleshow/3859479.cms
Pak should try to get to the bottom of the terror network: US
— State Department’s Richard Boucher
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak_should_try_to_get_to_the_bottom_of_the_terror_network_US/articleshow/3861446.cms
(Pakistan) US think tank shows dismal scenario for Pakistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\19\story_19-12-2008_pg1_11
(Pakistan) FATA: Zardari: ‘Full control over Bajaur, Mohmand by end of December’
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/19/top4.htm
Pakistan must help find those behind Mumbai attacks: EU
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Pakistan_must_help_find_those_behind_Mumbai_attacks_EU_/articleshow/3863838.cms
(Pakistan) LeT’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s Hafiz Muhammad Saeed reported links to Massachusetts
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/12/preachin-jihad.html
-— December 13, 2008 - house arrest of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/13/asia/pakistan.php
http://misskelly.typepad.com/miss_kelly_/2008/12/hafiz-saeed-declared-terrorist-pakistan-puts-him-under-house-arrest.html
(Pakistan) Kasab belongs to Pakistan, says former premier Nawaz Sharif , also slams Zardari
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kasab_belongs_to_Pakistan_says_Sharif_also_slams_Zardari/articleshow/3861829.cms
India: Pakistani warplanes flying close to border, govt sources claim
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2832019430
-— India Increases Vigilance Along Border With Bangladesh Amid Terrorism Threat
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-19-voa33.cfm
India obliged to consider all options: Pranab
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_obliged_to_consider_all_options_Pranab/articleshow/3863468.cms
(India J&K) Top militant linked to Mumbai bombings killed
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2832182855
-— “One of the dead was identified as Mudassar - the district commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba - the defence spokesman said”
-— “Three suspected militants from the Muslim militant group,
Lashkar-e-Toiba, widely blamed for the Mumbai terror attacks, were killed
by security forces on Friday in India’s frontier state of Jammu and Kashmir, the army said”
—— 4 Islamic rebels killed in Indian Kashmir
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/19/asia/AS-Kashmir-Fighting.php
(India) How Google Earth helped Mumbai attackers
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/How_Google_Earth_helped_terrorists/articleshow/3862879.cms
— Japanese seek to scrap Google’s street view
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24825920-29277,00.html
(India) States asked to set up 24x7 control room to report terror
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/States_asked_to_set_up_24x7_control_room_to_report_terror_/articleshow/3864065.cms?TOI_latestnews
(Afghanistan) Report: “Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Urges Seven Point Plan for Peace”
— report claims Taliban seeks return to power in govt
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=dde68d5b822c07d3f57e34e7a2a13a7a
— Mullah Omar’s designs on India
http://ia.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/19mumterror-mullah-omars-designs-on-india.htm
(Afghanistan) Dutch soldier killed in Afghanistan
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/19/europe/EU-Netherlands-Afghanistan.php
(Afghanistan) Christmas turkeys fall victim to Taliban bomb in Afghanistan
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/247056,christmas-turkeys-fall-victim-to-taliban-bomb-in-afghanistan.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/3848603/Taliban-blows-up-lorry-of-Christmas-turkeys-for-British-troops.html
Iraqis who ‘executed’ British soldiers can face war crimes trial, judge rules
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1098466/Iraqis-executed-British-soldiers-CAN-face-war-crimes-trial-judge-rules.html
(U.S.) Fort Dix plot case jurors embark on day three
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/fort_dix_plot_case_jurors_emba.html
— Jury in Fort Dix Trial Scheduled to Resume Deliberations
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,470006,00.html
(U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Trial: Sob Stories for Terrorists - Ahmed Mohamed
http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/912
-— December 18, 2008 - Ahmed Mohamed sentenced to 15 years in prison
http://africa.reuters.com/country/EG/news/usnN18412935.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28301065/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAtZCOCu6i-MQvVj4csX_VuLyY8QD955C1M80
(U.S.) Florida jury convicts Iranian in night goggle case
-— Shahrazad Mir Gholikhan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_us/sentence_switch_2;_ylt=AnF.gPmLOD.PTbPHCTGCyl_5SpZ4
(U.S.) Doomsday detectives battle nuclear terrorism
— “New book outlines U.S. strategy for determining source of a possible attack”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28301954/
-— Jeffrey T. Richelson writes in “Defusing Armageddon”
http://www.amazon.com/Defusing-Armageddon-Inside-Americas-Nuclear/dp/0393065154/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229711714&sr=8-1
(U.S.) After six years, Homeland Security still without ‘cybercrisis’ plan
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10127134-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
(UK) Al-Qaeda terrorist jailed for 10 years
— Rangzieb Ahmed given life sentence - “ruled that he should serve a minimum of 10 years before he is considered for parole”
— Habib Ahmed”sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3850118/Al-Qaeda-terrorist-jailed-for-10-years.html
-— British al-Qaeda ringleader Rangzieb Ahmed to serve at least ten years in jail
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article5370573.ece
(UK) Any Muslim killed fighting Israel goes to paradise, says MPAC spokesman
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2008/12/19/any_muslim_killed_fighting_israel_goes_to_paradise_says_mpac_spokesman
-— Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC) spokesman Asghar Bukhari “is a particular favourite of the BBC”
-— Asghar Bukhari: “Muslims who fight against the occupation of their
lands are ‘Mujahadeen’ and are blessed by Allah. And any Muslim who
fights and dies against Israel and dies is a martyr and will be granted paradise...”
(Iran) Obama to create Iran outreach post
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/19/obama-will-create-iran-outreach-position/
— Report: Obama Team Planning Iranian Outreach Post
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/19/report-obama-team-planning-iranian-outreach-post/
— ‘Iran talks should last 12 weeks max’
—— “US foreign affairs chair also tells Post America should not interfere if Israel acts in Gaza”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728256499&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Iran) Russian ‘air defense deal with Iran under way’
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=DEF&artid=153859
(Lebanon) Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon protest Gaza siege
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/19/hezbollah-supporters-in-lebanon-protest-gaza-siege/
Hamas marks end of six-month Gaza Strip ceasefire by ‘firing rockets into Israel’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1098423/Hamas-marks-end-month-Gaza-ceasefire-firing-rockets-Israel.html
-— Islamic militants clash with Israel as truce ends
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2832366621
Yemeni mediators say 3 German hostages released
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_yemen_german_hostages
-— Yemen kidnappers demand release of men in US custody
http://www.expatica.com/de/news/local_news/Yemen-kidnappers-demand-release-of-men-in-US-custody-.html
(Turkey) Turkey: Police arrest Al-Qaeda suspects
-— “Thirty-eight people were detained in an operation against a radical
right-wing group carried out simultaneously in Istanbul, Izmir and Manisa”
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2833825211
Belgium holds al Qaeda suspects longer
http://www.expatica.com/be/news/local_news/Belgium-holds-al-Qaeda-suspects-longer.html
Sweden: Second night of “youth” riots in Malmo over closed mosque
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023996.php
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7791553.stm
(Germany) Former German leftist terrorist freed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_leftist_terror
(Greece) Youths firebomb cultural institute
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24826909-23109,00.html
(Philippines) Another bomb found in Iligan City
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20081220hed2.html
— Arroyo outraged by deadly blasts; third bomb found,defused
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/140364/Arroyo-outraged-by-deadly-blasts-third-bomb-founddefused
(Thailand) 1 suspected insurgent killed, 4 others arrested - in Narathiwat
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30091457
Sri Lankan air force bombs rebels
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/19/asia/AS-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php
Commentaries:
U.S. lawmakers scold AIG over Shariah finance
Bailed-out firm ‘marketing products that support radical ideology’
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=84047
http://anti-jihad.org/Myrick_and_Wolf_AIG_Shariah_Letter_Dec_2008.pdf
Family Security Matters: How Dare Taxpayer-owned AIG Do Business with a System that Executes Human Beings?
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2067/pub_detail.asp
No Mercy for Jihad Johnny - by Michelle Malkin
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2062/pub_detail.asp
Jamaat-ud Dawa - Truth and Fiction - by Adrian Morgan
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2061/pub_detail.asp
The Rising Threat of the UAE - by Sultan Knish
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2066/pub_detail.asp
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2008/12/rising-threat-of-uae.html
-— “While the UAE provided 2 of the 9/11 terrorists, had close ties with
the Taliban and served a stop on the smuggling network that moved
nuclear technology from North Korea to Iran, the UAE has avoided the
bellicose confrontational rhetoric, instead operating under the radar”
—— See Also - December 12, 2008:
—— U.S. Plans to Sign Nuclear Pact With U.A.E.
-—— “Thorium Power Ltd.of Virginia and CH2M Hill of Colorado — to oversee the development of its nuclear-power program”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122904102094400097.html
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\13\story_13-12-2008_pg7_51
—— Thorium Power Contact
http://www.thoriumpower.com/default2.asp?nav=our_company&subnav=contact
davidb@bassiounigroup.com
—— CH2M Hill Contact
http://www.ch2m.com/corporate/about_us/default.asp
feedback@ch2m.com
Family Security Matters: 2009 National Security Information Guide
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/docLib/20081104_FSMNSGbookletV4a.pdf
CRC Open-Source Intelligence Briefs
Maj. W. Thomas Smith Jr., Director of the Counterterrorism Research Center
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2060/pub_detail.asp
Nigeria: Re - the Media And the Genocide in Jos — by Jonathan Ishaku
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812190472.html
Blogging the Qur’an - by Robert Spencer
http://www.jihadwatch.org/articles/bloggingtheq.php
Other News:
(United Nations) Shariah states want ‘defamation’ of Islam denounced worldwide
-— WND reports that OIC-backed defamation proposal effort losing support
-— States “severe blow at the United Nations today when the momentum on their religion ‘anti-defamation’ proposal suddenly shifted”
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=83968
—— American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) Petition Opposing the Organization of the Islamic Conference
https://www.aclj.org/Petition/?ac=1&sc=3387
(U.S.) Salman Rushdie: ‘The jihadists are dragging us into the Middle Ages’
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/19slide1-understanding-the-mumbai-attacks.htm
(U.S.) “Legal Scholars” criticize Thomas More Law Center Lawsuit to stop U.S. Bailout of AIG supporting Sharia
http://michiganmessenger.com/10395/michigan-man-files-suit-against-bailout-on-religious-grounds
-— Lawsuit Filed Against Treasury Dept: Stop AIG Bailout Financing Terrorism
http://www.thomasmore.org/qry/page.taf?id=19
http://www.thomasmore.org/downloads/sb_thomasmore/DepartmentoftheTreasury-Complaint.pdf
http://www.saneworks.us/uploads/news/applications/35.pdf
(U.S./Iran) Feds Seize New York Office Building Tied to Iranian Government
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023974.php
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,468804,00.html
(Canada) Rejected Complaint Still Makes its Point
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#84
-— Human Rights Complaint against Imam Abou Hammaad Sulaiman Dameus Al-Hayit
-—— Complaint states Al-Hayit “writes gays and lesbians should be ‘exterminated
in this life’ and beheaded if caught performing sodomy. Women are inferior to men.
Jews ‘spread corruption and chaos on earth’ and ‘injustice will never disappear
from the face of the earth before Islam and Sharia are properly applied throughout
the world.’ Those who leave Islam should have their necks cut, the book said.”
-— Marc Lebuis on Complaint: Why I filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission against a Montreal Salafi imam for “hate propaganda”
http://pointdebasculecanada.ca/spip.php?article365
-— The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
http://pointdebasculecanada.ca/spip.php?article682
-— Rights body dismisses Maclean’s case
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=433915
-— Mark Steyn on Lebius decision
http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/1569/128/
(Canada) Collection for Headstone of “Honor Killing” Victim Aqsa Parvez in unmarked grave
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/12/canada-no-heads.html
(UK) Imam Irfan Chishti: Parents ‘share blame’ for madrassa beatings
http://www.theasiannews.co.uk//news/s/1086201_parents_share_blame_for_madrassa_beatings
(UK) ‘Forced marriage’ daughter gets protection - Humayra Abedin
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24826912-23109,00.html
-— Forced marriage doctor ‘was drugged in Bangladeshi psychiatric clinic’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bangladesh/3851698/Forced-marriage-doctor-was-drugged-in-Bangladeshi-psychiatric-clinic.html
(Netherlands) Dutch government says Muslim radicalization down
http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/local_news/Dutch-government-says-Muslim-radicalisation-down.html
(Belgium) Antwerp: Nothing but Allah and his prophet (2)
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/12/antwerp-nothing-but-allah-and-his_19.html
German foreign minister denies helping US fight Iraq war
http://www.expatica.com/de/news/local_news/German-foreign-minister-denies-helping-US-fight-Iraq-war—.html
(U.S.) Walmart says yes to parents - removes “Islam is the light” doll
http://www.labelthatdoll.com/2008/12/19/678/
(U.S.) Congressman Keith Ellison Makes His Pilgrimage To Mecca
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98500879&ft=1&f=1004
Indonesia: Muslim separatists sentenced for treason
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2831973537
(Malaysia) Shariah Banking Hindered by Unprepared Courts
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/article/3686.html
Against Nazi News:
(Russia) Filmed beheadings show Russian neo-Nazis are borrowing tactics from al Qaeda
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1098035/Filmed-beheadings-Russian-neo-Nazis-borrowing-tactics-al-Qaeda.html
(Germany) Myth of ‘humane’ Nazi Erwin Rommel debunked
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/3836479/Myth-of-humane-Nazi-Erwin-Rommel-debunked.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1097643/The-real-Rommel-Enduring-myth-decent-Nazi-debunked.html
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For Immediate Release
December 19, 2008
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories
for the Week Ending December 19, 2008
1. Tampa: Egyptian Sentenced
Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, a student at the University of South Florida at the time of his arrest, was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for providing material support to terrorists. Full Story
2. Philadelphia: National Lampoon CEO Charged
Daniel Laikin, CEO of National Lampoon, Inc., and seven other individuals were charged with manipulating the prices of publicly traded companies. Full Story
3. Washington Field Office: Siemens Agrees to Pay $450 Million Fine
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and three of its subsidiaries pleaded guilty to criminal violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Full Story
4. Birmingham: Charges in Bribery Scheme Involving U.S. Army Space and Missile Command
Maurice Henry Subilia, president of Lealagi, Inc and Sage Technologies, LLC, was charged with bribing officials in connection with funding government contracts. Full Story
5. New York: U.S. Files Forfeiture Action Against Iranian-owned Office Building
The United States has filed a forfeiture action against Assa Corporation’s interest in a Manhattan office tower due to its violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and money laundering. Full Story
6. Detroit: Hizballah Supporter Sentenced
Fawzi Assi was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Story
7. New York: PartyGaming Founder Pleads Guilty
Anurag Dikshit pled guilty to internet gambling and agreed to forfeit $300 million. Full Story
8. Oklahoma City: Apache Tribal Tax Commissioner Convicted
Emily Anne Saupitty was found guilty on 33 counts of embezzlement from the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. Full Story
9. San Francisco: Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzlement
Mary Ann Locke, former partner in Wersching Agency, was sentenced to 39 months imprisonment and ordered to pay over $8 million in restitution. Full Story
10. Ongoing Global Effort Targets Child Pornographers
Operation Joint Hammer is part of an ongoing international enforcement operation targeting transnational rings of child pornographers. Full Story
http://dallas.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/dl121908.htm
For Immediate Release
December 19, 2008 FBI Dallas
Contact: Special Agent Mark White
(972) 559-5000
Suspicious White Powder Letters Received Around the United States
Since Monday, December 8, letters containing a note and suspicious white powder have been received by the offices of more than 40 governors across the country. Additional letters have been received at several U.S. Embassies overseas, said Robert E. Casey, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Dallas FBI.
The white powder in each of these letters has been field screened and the tests have met with negative results. The powder has been forwarded to local laboratories and testing to date has been negative for biological agents. The FBI has contacted the governors’ offices and the State Department to be on the lookout for additional letters.
Today, Mr. Casey announced the release of additional information regarding these mailings, to solicit the public’s help to identify the person or persons responsible for these crimes. Photographs of envelopes sent to governors’ offices are below. Although the photographs are of the envelopes sent to the governors of North Carolina and Connecticut, they are similar in content to all letters sent to the governors’ offices and embassies overseas.
Photos of North Carolina letter
Photo of Connecticut letter
These envelopes have the following characteristics:
1.The postmarks reflect mailing on December 4, December 8, or December 11, 2008.
2.The postmark is either “Dallas, Texas” or “North Texas”. The “North Texas” postmark reflects the envelope was processed through the mail facility in Coppell, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
Dallas Postmark North Texas Postmark
3.The return addresses used have been one of four addresses for FBI offices in Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, and El Paso, Texas. Names have been redacted from these addresses; the FBI is not disclosing the names at this time.
4.There is a note within the envelope. The content of that note has been the same in each mailing. Although the content of the note is not being disclosed at this time, the meaning of the message is not clear.
Dallas return address El Paso return address
Houston return address San Antonio return address
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Blogger has found a second page to ben laden on Facebook, links and screen shot is here:
http://cristyli.blogspot.com/2008/12/facebook-welcomes-islamic-jihadist-thug.html
December 20, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com
(Pakistan) Mumbai attackers part of global jihad: Pak journalist
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080077154&type=News
(Pakistan) FATA: NATO fuel tanker crew killed in Pakistan - in Khyber
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/pakistan.tanker.attack/index.html
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/20/asia/AS-Pakistan.php
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3641455,00.html
(Pakistan) Steps taken by Pakistan against terror not enough: Rice
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak_steps_on_terror_not_enough_Rice/articleshow/3866170.cms
(Pakistan) History, dissent cloud Pakistan’s Mumbai attack reaction
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/History_dissent_cloud_Pakistans_Mumbai_attack_reaction/articleshow/3867256.cms
(Pakistan) Majority of Pakistanis want Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif as president: Survey
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Most_Pakistanis_want_Sharif_as_Prez/articleshow/3866308.cms
-— Mumbai Attacker Kasab belongs to Pakistan, says Sharif, also slams Zardari
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Kasab_belongs_to_Pakistan_says_Sharif_also_slams_Zardari/articleshow/3861829.cms
-— Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s Nawaz Sharif has also called for negotiations with Taliban
-—— “Pakistan backed the Taliban during Sharif’s second spell in power from 1997 to 1999”
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=246412&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23
-— “On January 16, 1999 the Nawaz Sharif Government imposed Islamic law in the traditional tribal areas of the north-west straddling the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, vowing to impose it throughout the country”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawaz_Sharif
-— Nawaz to go ahead with Islamisation Bill - September 1998
http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980906/24950304.html
-— Pakistan Public Polls on Support for Sharia
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/sources_reconciliation.html#Pakistan_Sharia
-— See Also: June 2008 TerrorFreeTomorrow.org Pakistan public poll results
http://www.terrorfreetomorrow.org/upimagestft/PakistanPollReportJune08.pdf
— 74.7 percent think “implementing strict Sharia law throughout Pakistan” important for Pakistan govt (Q8g, page 44)
— 73.7 percent oppose U.S. military action against Taliban and Al Qaeda in Pakistan (Q11c, page 52)
— 69 percent oppose U.S. military working with Pakistan military against Taliban and Al-Qaeda (Q11b, page 52)
— 58.2 percent favor negotiations with Taliban (Q15c, page 63)
(India) Delhi accuses Islamabad of failing to deliver on promises: India obliged to consider all options: Mukherjee
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\20\story_20-12-2008_pg1_1
‘India may still strike at Pakistan’
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\20\story_20-12-2008_pg1_3
India deploys jets to protect against attack
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\20\story_20-12-2008_pg1_2
Indian Mujahideen had warned Karkare, ATS in emails
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Indian_Mujahideen_had_warned_Karkare_ATS_in_emails/articleshow/3864079.cms
(India) US offers India package on terrorism
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/USA/US_offers_India_package_on_terrorism/rssarticleshow/3866226.cms
(Afghanistan) Eleven Taliban killed in Afghan violence, officials say
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1449542.php/Eleven_Taliban_killed_in_Afghan_violence_officials_say_
(Afghanistan) U.S. to send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan
-— Gen. David McKiernan has requested 20,000 troops
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghanistan.dutch.soldier.dead/index.html
-— McKiernan also calls for a “political solution” to Taliban
—— McKiernan: “the solution in Afghanistan is going to be a political solution not a military solution”
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/109.html#McKiernan
(Afghanistan) Defense Secretary John Hutton: Taliban in Afghanistan ‘like the Nazis’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/3854410/Defence-Secretary-John-Hutton-Taliban-in-Afghanistan-like-the-Nazis.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5372585.ece
(Afghanistan) Radio Netherlands: “Talking to the Taliban”
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/081220-dutch-taliban
(Iraq) Officers in alleged Iraqi plot released from jail
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/20/iraq.arrests/index.html
(U.S.) NYC - Report: Tri-State Indians Organization Solidarity Rally NYC Sunday December 20 - to Protest Mumbai Jihad Attacks
http://ibloga.blogspot.com/2008/12/solidarity-against-jihad.html
(U.S.) NYC Executive Linked to Iranian Nuclear Program Arrested
-— Jahedi Farshid, 54, the president of the Alavi Foundation
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,470584,00.html
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728265238&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull-—— But Also:
——— December 12, 2008: U.S. Plans to Sign Nuclear Pact With U.A.E.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122904102094400097.html
(UK) Intel chiefs raise defenses - concern for attacks during the Christmas season
— “’Mobile fortresses’ added to preparations for al-Qaida attacks”
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=83964
(Internet) Jihadist Group Trying to ‘Invade’ Facebook Gets Shut Down
-— “Facebook blocked the group, Fursan Ghazawat Alnusra — Arabic for ‘Knights in Support of the Invasion’ — Thursday evening after the group swelled to about 120 members in just over one week”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,470385,00.html
-— December 18, 2008: Online Jihadists Plan for ‘Invading Facebook’
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/12/online-jihadist.html
-— Report: “Facebook Welcomes Islamic Jihadist Thug” - blogger finds additional “Usama Bin Laden” facebook
http://cristyli.blogspot.com/2008/12/facebook-welcomes-islamic-jihadist-thug.html
-—— Note: last report appears to refer to spoof, anti-American site
(U.N.) OIC Secretary-General Ihsanoglu: Don’t link Islam to terror, Islamic chief urges
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BI55L20081219
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/12/20/62402.html
(Iran) Paris: Iran nuclear program is military
http://jta.org/news/article/2008/12/19/1001681/paris-iran-nuclear-program-is-military
Gaza militant killed in Israeli air strike - Summary
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/247199,gaza-militant-killed-in-israeli-air-strike—summary.html
Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Jihad, resistance the only way
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3641364,00.html
-— Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen in camouflage at a Gaza rally, Friday
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urlimage&blobheader=image%2Fjpeg&blobheadername1=Cache-Control&blobheadervalue1=max-age%3D420&blobkey=id&blobtable=JPImageSpotlight&blobwhere=1123495332804&ssbinary=true×tamp=1219212835
Rockets strike near Ashkelon as IAF missiles target gunmen
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728263534&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
— 2 Kassam rockets land south of Ashkelon; none wounded
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728266245&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Lebanon) Hizbullah supporters protest Gaza siege
-— “Thousands heed Nasrallah’s call, swarm southern Beirut shouting “Israel is the enemy of Muslims”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728263698&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Gaza) Egyptian official: Don’t let situation in Gaza escalate
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728263992&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Somalia: Explosion in Baidoa, Attacks in Mogadishu
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812200002.html
Somalia: Deadly Clashes Erupts in Mogadishu
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812200003.html
Sri Lanka says navy destroys rebel ship; 20 killed
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/20/asia/AS-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php
Other News:
Plan targets Shariah ban on leaving Islam — Barnabas Fund
-— “Christian ministry calls for recognition people can choose religion”
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=84096
-— Barnabas Fund launches campaign for the abolition of the Islamic apostasy law
http://www.barnabasfund.org/news/archives/article.php?ID_news_items=437
Egypt-Muslim Refuses to Give Child to Christian Mother
http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5740&backpage=summaries
JihadWatch: US Postal Service won’t send “any matter containing religious materials
contrary to Islamic faith” to overseas military post offices
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/024002.php
-— Postal Bulletin PB22098: US Postal Service Regulations on “Overseas Military Mail”
-—— Restrictions - “E2. Any matter containing religious materials contrary to Islamic faith”
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/2003/html/pb22098/apofpo.html
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/12/theres-always-g.html
NOTE: However, has that Postal Bulletin since been amended?
— For example, Postal Bulletin PB22217 - October 11, 2007
-— Overseas Military Mail Restrictions Section E2 removes the comments
that restricts “Any matter containing religious materials contrary to Islamic faith”
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/2007/pb22217.pdf
-— See pages 44 and 48
—— It is curious that the old restrictions are also still online
—— Certainly there is an important news story behind it, if these did indeed get changed, as to who made that happen
Muslim Congressman’s Hajj paid for by Muslim Brotherhood front group
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/024003.php
http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/36417549.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsr
-— Keith Ellison’s “expenses were paid for by the Muslim American Society of Minnesota”
Google haunted by web ‘terrorism’
— “Web attackers have started paying the search engine to host their malicious websites.”
— “Websense Security Labs has discovered a sponsored malicious link hosted by Google.”
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Internet_/Web_Terrorism_Google_haunted_by_web_attackers/rssarticleshow/3864494.cms
(France) Paris: Teen Accused Of Bringing Bombs To School - specifics unknown
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28295736/
Commentaries:
(UK) Defense no longer starts at home — by Margaret Blunden
— but Margaret Blunden fails to grasp the idea that defense starts with identifying the Islamic supremacist enemy
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/19/opinion/edblunden.php
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PETA not like kitteh - he wear fur.
I guess I got side tracked and need to check this thread,
“I’z a cat” is fantastic and would fit on either thread.
I couldn’t write a thank you, until I got it copied to send my sister, who had a cat that looked like that for many years.
Thank you, Thank you, I so needed a laugh.
December 21, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com
(Pakistan) US agrees to increase military assistance to Pakistan — by more than $300 million/year
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/21/top15.htm
-— Pakistan - FATA: Two suspected US spies killed in Pakistan - by Taliban
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1961607&Language=en
-— December 1, 2008: Pakistan’s The News - Army official calls Taliban’s Baitullah Mehsud, Fazlullah ‘patriots’
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709
-— See also Pakistan poll information:
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/Pakistan_Polls.html
(Pakistan) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) behind Mumbai carnage, running camps
with Pakistan officials’ connivance: US New York Congressman Carolyn McCarthy
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-63245.html
(Pakistan) India External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Islamabad must act against terror
-— “Warning Pakistan against taking India’s ‘wish for peace’ as a weakness”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Islamabad_must_act_against_terror_Pranab_Mukherjee/articleshow/3869613.cms
—— December 3, 2008 - 4100 terror attacks in India from 1970-2004
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/4100_terror_attacks_in_India_from_1970-2004/articleshow/3788135.cms
Pakistan to India: Don’t speculate before Mumbai probe outcome
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak_to_India_Dont_speculate_before_Mumbai_probe_outcome/articleshow/3870497.cms
-— Zardari regrets Indian threats
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\21\story_21-12-2008_pg1_1
-— ‘Pakistan not afraid of India’s war preparations’
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\21\story_21-12-2008_pg1_6
-— US monitoring Indo-Pak ties after attacks, says Pentagon
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\21\story_21-12-2008_pg1_5
(Pakistan) US urges Pakistan to understand ‘gravity’ of situation
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/21/top4.htm
-— Don’t try to sweep Mumbai under the carpet, US tells Pakistan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Dont_try_to_sweep_Mumbai_under_the_carpet_US_tells_Pakistan/articleshow/3869616.cms
-— November 28, 2008: Evan Kohlmann talks to terror group’s Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)’s
so-called “political wing” - Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD)
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/11/jamatuddawa_let_political_wing.php
(Pakistan) NWFP: Missile, mortar attacks kill five in Pakistan - hit govt office - in Bannu and Matta area of Swat
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1961600&Language=en
(Pakistan) NWFP govt airs reservations on Swat operation — calls operations a “failure”
http://www.dawn.com/2008/12/21/top1.htm
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\21\story_21-12-2008_pg1_7
(Pakistan) India terror group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, the new Al Qaeda?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/12/21/2008-12-21_india_terror_group_lashkaretaiba_the_new.html
‘Bangladesh has a duty to control the activities of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI)’
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bangladesh-hasduty-to-controlactivitieshuji/20/09/343835/
(India Mumbai Attacks) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) financier confesses to role in Mumbai terror attacks
-— Sabauddin “has revealed how terror was sponsored from across the border”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/LeT_financier_confesses_to_role_in_Mumbai_terror_attacks/articleshow/3869136.cms
(India Mumbai Attacks) Interpol chief in India for Mumbai attacks investigation
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\12\21\story_21-12-2008_pg1_4
(India Mumbai Attacks) FBI interrogates Kasab for nine hours
-— Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab, aka Azam Amir Kasab, Ajmal Amir Kasab,
Azam Amir Kasav, Ajmal Amir Kasab, Ajmal Amin Kamal, Ajmal Amir Kasav
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/FBI_interrogates_Kasab_for_nine_hours/articleshow/3870131.cms
(India) Part of Mumbai’s Trident Hotel Reopens
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,470688,00.html
— India threatens Pakistan as Mumbai hotels reopen
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3884110/India-threatens-Pakistan-as-Mumbai-hotels-reopen.html
India capable of giving befitting reply to terror sponsors: Sonia
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_capable_of_giving_befitting_reply_to_terror_sponsors_Sonia/articleshow/3870461.cms
(India) Bomb explosion outside Manipur Rajbhavan; no casualty
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Bomb_explosion_outside_Manipur_Rajbhavan_no_casualty/articleshow/3870613.cms
(India) Security beefed up in Kota after letter warns of train blasts
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Security_beefed_up_in_Kota_after_letter_warns_of_train_blasts/articleshow/3870429.cms
Afghan government humbled by Taliban ambush
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/21/asia/afghan.php
(Afghanistan) Taliban dismiss US troop increase
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24830885-23109,00.html
(Iraq) One al-Qaida slain, 25 arrested in Iraq
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/21/One_al-Qaida_slain_25_arrested_in_Iraq/UPI-77601229865048/
(Iraq) U.S. troops to replace British forces in southern Iraq
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/21/news/ML-Iraq.php
(Iraq) London Times: “Bush attacker ‘incensed by bullet-riddled Koran’”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article5375389.ece
U.S. unable to secure terror extraditions
— such as Khalid Fawwaz in UK - wanted in 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa
— British attorney Gareth Peirce defends UK unwillingness to extradite suspected Jihadists to U.S.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/21/US_unable_to_secure_terror_extraditions/UPI-80641229871244/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/20/AR2008122002096.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2008/12/21/GR2008122100087.html?sid=ST2008122100088&s_pos=list
(U.S.) Cheney not sure if Bin Laden still alive
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081221/pl_afp/usattacksqaedabinladencheney_081221163744
(U.S.) Fort Dix Trial: http://www.aina.org/news/20081219143742.htm
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/jurors_in_fort_dix_terror_tria_3.html
(U.S.) FBI agents switch attention from terrorism to Wall Street
http://business.watoday.com.au/business/fbi-agents-switch-attention-from-terrorism-to-wall-street-20081221-72z9.html
-— Comment: but Islamic supremacist Sharia Finance on Wall Street not considered worthy of attention
(UK) Scotland: Lockerbie marks 20th anniversary of bombing
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/21/scotland.lockerbie.anniversary/index.html
-— Lockerbie anniversary a painful reminder
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/21/20-years-later-pain-of-lockerbie-still-fresh/
-— London Times: Lockerbie bomber “Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi: a sacrificial lamb, says wife”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5367535.ece
(UK) Bilal Abdulla: Doctor by day, terrorist by night – the secret life of a new breed of terrorist
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3867334/Bilal-Abdulla-Doctor-by-day-terrorist-by-night-—the-secret-life-of-a-new-breed-of-terrorist.html
-— December 17, 2008: Car bomber Bilal Abdulla was known to MI5
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3797943/Car-bomber-Bilal-Abdulla-was-known-to-MI5.html
-—— Comment: So much for MI5’s “observation” techniques
(UK) MI5 spy on jails: undercover officers enter Britain’s jails
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/106027/MI5-spy-chiefs-are-putting-undercover-officers-into-Britainrsquos-jails.html
(UK) 132 refugees are missing in the UK
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scottish/scottish_news/106552/132-refugees-are-missing-in-the-UK.html
Iran: Russia now delivering missiles capable of repelling Israeli air strike
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1048586.html
-— ‘Russia sending S-300 parts to Iran’
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1229868801007&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Syria) Diplomats: Assad says he won’t restrain arming of Hezbollah
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1048342.html
(Israel) Hamas mulls renewal of suicide bombings in Israel
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1048360.html
Israel to launch large attack on Gaza soon — paper
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1961545&Language=en
(Israel) IAF planes strike Gaza rocket launcher
— No casualties reported; Sderot, southern Ashkelon hit as some 15 Kassams slam into western Negev
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728273026&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Israel) Gaza Militants Launch More Rockets Into Israel
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,470689,00.html
— Eleven rockets launched from Gaza
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/21/Eleven_rockets_launched_from_Gaza/UPI-97331229865168/
http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/174274/
(Israel) Shin Bet chief: Hamas rockets can hit outskirts of Be’er Sheva
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1048576.html
(Israel) Netanyahu in Sderot: Israelis can’t count on miracles
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728278610&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Israel) ‘IDF could conquer Gaza if so ordered’
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728268904&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Somalia/U.S.) FBI Probes Terrorism Links in U.S. Somali Enclaves
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122973251332122939.html
(Mali) Nine Mali soldiers, 11 assailants killed in attack
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2008/December/international_December1394.xml§ion=international
(France) Paris judge charges 3 suspected of terrorist plot
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/140564/Paris-judge-charges-3-suspected-of-terrorist-plot
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/21/europe/EU-France-Terror-Plot.php
Greek violence rages ahead of vote
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24832410-23109,00.html
Belgium: Request to remove couple from terrorism list
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/12/belgium-request-to-remove-couple-from.html
(Russia) 5 people wounded in explosions in southern Russia - in Chechnya
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/20/europe/EU-Russia-Caucasus-Violence.php
(Thailand) 1 killed, 7 injured in explosion in front of Pattani supermarket
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30091521
(Thailand) 4 injured in Yala explosion - in front of Park View Hotel
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30091524
(Philippines) Troops foil another bombing attempt in jittery Iligan City
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/140552/Troops-foil-another-bombing-attempt-in-jittery-Iligan-City
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20081221-179205/Cops-defuse-bomb-found-in-Iligan
(Philippines) Islamic group admits to child soldiers
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/21/asia/child.php
(Australia) David Hicks free from control order
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24830122-29277,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7794228.stm
(Sri Lanka) Tiger rebels say 60 Sri Lankan troops killed
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2008/December/international_December1399.xml§ion=international
Other News:
(U.S.) Dr. Rick Warren Addressed 8th annual convention of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
http://www.mpac.org/article.php?id=754
— “Warren’s sincere friendship with MPAC founding father, Maher Hathout, was obvious from their body language.”
http://www.juancole.com/2008/12/rick-warren-i-love-muslims-i-happen-to.html
-— MPAC Senior Advisor Maher Hathout told the National Press Club in 1998 that “Hezbollah is fighting for freedom...This is legitimate.”
http://www.ourjerusalem.com/opinion/story/opinion20020125a.html
-— Steven Emerson: Speech Tape Compounds Questions on Hathout’s Human Relations Award
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/09/speech_tape_compounds_question.php
-— Controversial Muslim leader Hathout gets award despite opposition”
http://www.jewishjournal.com/community_briefs/article/controversial_muslim_leader_hathout_gets_award_despite_opposition_20060922/
-— The mainstream media finds another moderate Muslim
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/011104.php
-— Additional Articles referencing Hathout
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.aspx?GUID=D1EE0CDE-514E-42CE-9B1E-FFB064571D3E
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.aspx?GUID=14E87E83-14C6-46B5-9CC5-EDFDE9DF989C
-— Additional background on MPAC
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/110.html#MPAC
-— MPAC spokeswoman Edina Lekovic was managing editor for Al-Talib when
it instructed Muslim readers to “defend our brother” Osama bin Laden, and “refer
to him as a freedom fighter, someone who has forsaken wealth and power to
fight in Allah’s cause and speak out against oppressors. We take these stances only to please Allah.”
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/05/ms_lekovica_dozen_printing_mis.php
US Court Says Egyptian Christian Should Not Be Deported - due to Egyptian Sharia law
http://www.aina.org/news/20081219143742.htm
Iran shuts office of Nobel winner’s rights group — Shirin Ebadi
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1229868802404&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
China Defends Censorship Rights, Blocks NY Times Online
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,470638,00.html
-— NYT: What Hamas Wants - by Ahmed Yousef
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/opinion/20yousef.html?_r=1&ex=1185422400&en=29bdf629e7ab3b63&ei=5070
-— NYT: If You Were a Terrorist, How Would You Attack? - by Steven D. Levitt
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/if-you-were-a-terrorist-how-would-you-attack/
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/terrorism-part-ii/
Italy’s Muslims ‘waiting’ for Maltese Shariah-compliant banking
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081221/business/italys-muslims-waiting-for-maltese-shariah-compliant-banking
(France) Lyons: Arson at mosque
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/12/lyons-arson-at-mosque.html
(Pakistan) Mohammed - the profit and loss
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/3312176/Mohammed-—the-profit-and-loss.html
(UK) Briton Liz Jones’ complains over security checks in NYC, and while shopping worries about inequality in “Third World”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1099107/LIZ-JONES-Shopping-New-York-terrorists-wear-suits-red-braces.html
(UK) Most Britons do not believe in the nativity, survey shows
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/3868265/Most-Britons-do-not-believe-in-the-nativity-survey-shows.html
(UK) Security scare over wedding car hire firm run from top terror police chief’s home
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1099168/Security-scare-wedding-car-hire-firm-run-terror-police-chiefs-home.html
Commentaries:
(UK) Britain has lost the stomach for a fight - Michael Portillo
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5375770.ece
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