TOWNHALL.com: "A ROOKIE PRESIDENT" -Column by Thomas Sowell (SNIPPET: "We now have a rookie President of the United States and, in the dangerous world we live in, with terrorist nations going nuclear, just one rookie mistake can bring disaster down on this generation and generations yet to come.") (March 31, 2009) (Read More...)
DAILY TIMES.com.pk: "QAEDA, TALIBAN PLANNING 9/11-LIKE ATTACKS IN US, EUROPE: NWFP IG" (SNIPPET: "ISLAMABAD: Al Qaeda and Taliban are planning to stage terrorist strikes similar to the 9/11 attacks in the US and Europe, NWFP police chief Malik Navid told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Monday. The briefing, on the law and order situation in NWFP, informed the committee that the extremists were spreading throughout Pakistan, adding they planned to destabilise the Middle East to have a launch pad for terrorist attacks on the US or Europe. He said Arabs and people from other countries had entered Afghanistan in large numbers between 1979 and 1995, adding some had expertise in making biochemical weapons.") (March 31, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Pakistan-Based Kashmiri Militant Commander: "The Path Of Enemies Has To Be Blocked In Kashmir And Kabul In Order To Save Islamabad; Obama Is The Bigger Enemy of Muslims Than Bush; The Kafirs Love Life And Muslims Love Martyrdom."" (Posted March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Hezbollah senior activist Omar al-Moussawi stressed that while Britain's policy toward the organization had changed, the organization itself had not: Hezbollah, he said, is one entity and no distinction can be made between its military and political wings, and will continue its terrorist activities ("resistance") and refuse to recognize Israel." (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD.com: Guantanamo Bay - "OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OKs RELEASE OF YEMENI DOCTOR FROM GUANTANAMO President Barack Obama approved the release of a Yemeni doctor accused of treating a Qaeda members and who met Osama bin Laden." by Carol Rosenberg (SNIPPET: "Ayman Batarfi, 38..." SNIPPET: "...detainee No. 627...") (March 31, 2009) (Read More...)
DAVID LIMBAUGH.com - New column: "ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SCARY NOMINATION" by David Limbaugh (SNIPPET: "As usual, President Barack Obama is multi-tasking the dismantling of the American system on so many fronts that not all of the outrages can be properly monitored.") (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK POST): "OBAMA NOMINEE SEES NO 'REASON WHY SHARIA LAW WOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO GOVERN A CASE IN THE UNITED STATES'" (SNIPPET: "Koh has called America's focus on the War on Terror "obsessive." In 2004, he listed countries that flagrantly disregard international law -- "most prominently, North Korea, Iraq, and our own country, the United States of America," which he branded "the axis of disobedience.") (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
SC MAGAZINE: "GhostNet SPY NETWORK PHISHES INTERNATIONAL VICTIMS" by Chuck Miller (SNIPPET: "A cyberespionage network, known as GhostNet, possibly operating out of China, is making use of malicious websites and phishing emails to take control of hundreds of sensitive government machines across 103 countries, researchers revealed this weekend.") (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
EconomicTimes.INDIATIMES.com: Toronto - "CHINESE HACK INTO INDIAN EMBASSIES, STEAL DALAI LAMA'S DOCUMBENTS" (SNIPPET: "After initial investigations when the group widened it research it found that the China-based cyber espionage had hacked computer systems of embassies of India, Pakistan, Germany, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and many other countries. In all, the hackers had gained access to 1,295 computer systems of foreign ministries of many countries, including Bhutan, Bangladesh, Latvia, Indonesia, Iran, and the Philippines, the researchers said. After gaining access to foreign government and private computer systems, the hackers installed malware to exercise control over these computer systems to access any documents.") (March 29, 2009, 0900 hrs, IST, IANS) (Read More...)
INDEPENDENT.co.uk: "POLICE IDENTIFY 200 CHILDREN AS POTENTIAL TERRORISTS" by Mark Hughes (SNIPPET: "But Inayat Bunglawala of the Muslim Council of Britain said the police ran the risk of infringing on children's privacy. He warned: "There is a difference between the police being concerned or believing a person may be at risk of recruitment and a person actually engaging in unlawful, terrorist activity.") (March 28, 2009) (Read More...)
MY SAN ANTONIO.com - News: "PREDATOR DRONES MIGHT JOIN FIGHT AGAINST CARTELS" by Patrick Hendricks - Express-News (SNIPPET: "Discussing Mexico's war against the drug cartels, Cisneros said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered U.S. military equipment and aircraft to the Mexican government during her Mexico City trip Wednesday. Mexico would buy the equipment and operate it, not U.S. military forces.") (March 27, 2009, 12:00 CDT) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Congressional Testimony: "ROBERT S. MUELLER, III DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Statement Before the Senate Judiciary Committee" (SNIPPET: "Today, we still face threats from al Qaeda. But we must also focus on less well-known terrorist groups, as well as homegrown terrorists. And we must consider extremists from visa-waiver countries, who are merely an e-ticket away from the United States.") (March 25, 2009) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: "Warden Message: GUATEMALA CITY VIOLENT INCIDENTS" (SNIPPET: "The Embassy has confirmed that in the early morning hours in zones 2,7, and 9, a number of passengers on city buses were killed.") (Read More...) (March 24, 2009)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "GAFFNEY: OUR ENEMIES SENSE WEAKNESS Retrenchments are perceived as exploitable openings" -Commentary by Frank J. Gaffney Jr (SNIPPET: "President Obama's stewardship of the national security portfolio to date amounts to a wrecking operation, a set of policies he must understand will not only weaken the United States but embolden our foes.") (March 24, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "'FUSION CENTERS' EXPAND CRITERIA TO IDENTIFY MILITIA MEMBERS" (SNIPPET: Do you like Ron Paul or oppose abortion? You may be a member of a militia, according to a new report by a government information collection agency.") by Joshua Rhett Miller (March 23, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "AL-QAEDA-TRAINED BRITONS RETURN FROM PAKISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "More than 20 Britons who have trained in al Qaeda terror camps inside Pakistan have returned to Britain, according to Pakistani intelligence.") (March 24, 2009, 6:32 pm) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ASSEM HAMMOUD, SUSPECT IN ALLEGED NEW YORK TUNNELS PLOT, RELEASED ON BAIL IN LEBANON" (SNIPPET: "The accused Al Qaeda mastermind of a foiled plot to use suicide bombers to blow up Hudson River tunnels has been freed in Lebanon on a mere $667 bail. Assem Hammoud's release from a Beirut jail occurred months ago, but was kept quiet until he appeared in a TV interview Tuesday claiming his innocence.") by Alison Gendar and Bill Hutchinson (March 18, 2009, 2:16 am) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (CHRISTIAN POST.com): "GREECE: IRANIAN GROUP THREATENS TO MURDER EX-MUSLIM PASTORS" (SNIPPET: "Although the three Iranian pastors live and serve in Athens, the Iranian extremists threatened them and their families with death.") (March 20, 2009) (Read More...)
WSJ.com - Opinion Journal: "IRAN'S AXIS OF NUCLEAR EVIL" by John Bolton (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There is very little time for Mr. Obama to change course before he is committed to negotiations. He could start by following Iran's money trail.") (March 21, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "ELECTRICAL 'SMART GRID' NOT YET SMART ENOUGH TO BLOCK HACKERS" by James Osborne (SNIPPET: "Obama's economic stimulus package allocates $4.5 billion to modernize the nation's electricity system and put smart-grid technology on the fast track.") (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Exclusive: "HEZBOLLAH USES MEXICAN DRUG ROUTES INTO U.S. Works beside smuggler cartels to fund operations" by Sara A Carter (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operations and threatening U.S. national security, current and former U.S. law enforcement, defense and counterterrorism officials say.") (March 27, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRANIAN INFLUENCE, TERRORIST LINKS, THREATEN LATIN AMERICAN SECURITY" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told Congress today.") (March 17, 2009) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "TERRORISTS AMONG US" by Jamie Glazov (SNIPPET: "Furman: No one knows how many terrorists are currently in the United States, but that they are here is not debatable, and the tally goes up each day.") (March 16, 2009) (Read More...()
DISCOVER THE NETWORKS.org: "ISLAM'S HISTORICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "This section of DiscoverTheNetworks explains that the concept of jihad as "holy war" is by no means a recent departure from longstanding Muslim tradition, but rather is a continuation of that tradition.") (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Specail Dispatch - No. 2282: "BIN LADEN IN NEW AUDIO MESSAGE: Victory in Iraq Will Allow Us to Infiltrate Jordan, Enter West Bank, and Liberate Al-Aqsa" (SNIPPET: "In a 33-minute Al-Sahab audio message, posted March 14, 2009 on Islamist forums, Osama bin Laden outlines his plan for liberating Palestine.") (March 16, 2009) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (THE TIMES ONLINE/UK, January 14, 2007): "UK PREACHER IN SECRET WEB CALL FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "ONE of Britain's most vocal, extremist preachers has been using a false name on a secret website to incite Muslim followers to go on jihad, or holy war, in Somalia.") (January 16, 2007) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (WALL STREET JOURNAL): "ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SOME GUANTANAMO INMATES MAY END UP IN U.S." (SNIPPET: "Holder, in a briefing with reporters, said administration officials are still reviewing individual cases of the approximately 250 detainees to determine which will be put on trial and which may be released.") (March 19, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2278: "Egyptian Cleric Muhammad Hussein Ya 'qoub: The Jews are the Enemies of Muslims Regardless of the Occupation of Palestine; 'Believe That We Will Fight, Defeat, and Annihilate Them, Until Not a Single Jew Remains on the Face of the Earth'" (Posted March 12, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - 2276: "Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi Calls to Shut Down Starbucks in the Arab and Islamic World, Saying: Their Logo is the Jewish Queen Esther" (Posted March 10, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2272: "Egyptian Expert on Israeli Studies/Head of Hebrew Studies Depart at 'Ein Shams University Ahmad Hammad: What Hitler Did to the Jews Was 'Incidents,' Not Massacres" (Posted March 4, 2009) (Read More...)
PHILLYBURBS.com: "SCHOOL BUSES 'SOFT TARGETS' FOR POSSIBLE TERRORIST ATTACKS" by Amanda Cregan, The Intelligencer (SNIPPET: "Terrorism experts say homeland security begins at the school bus stop. It's a school security gap that most parents, police and school officials don't always see, but terrorists do.") (March 10, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, March 7, 2009"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL: GAZA 'DEFENSIVE BATTERY' OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTION" (SNIPPET: "Davoud Ahmadinejad, brother of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called Gaza the defensive battery of the Islamic Revolution, and that Iran must step up the idea of the revolution and its values in order to conquer every peak of "the arrogance" (i.e. the U.S.)." (Posted March 9, 2009) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk - THE OBSERVER - "BRITISH MUSLIM LEADER URGED TO QUIT OVER GAZA Abdullah advocates attack on foreign navies if they halt arms smuggling" by Jamie Doward (SNIPPET: "One of the UK's most influential Islamic leaders, who has helped counter extremism in the country's mosques, is accused of advocating attacks on the Royal Navy if it tries to stop arms for Hamas being smuggled into Gaza. Dr Daud Abdullah, deputy director-general of the Muslim Council of Britain, is facing calls for his resignation, after it emerged that he is one of 90 Muslim leaders from around the world who have signed a public declaration in support of Hamas and military action.") (March 8, 2009) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "MEXICO'S FOREIGN EMBASSIES: A TERROR THREAT TO AMERICA? Travelers from Muslim countries are bribing Mexican foreign service workers for travel documents that will get them access to the U.S." by Todd Bensman (March 1, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "FOREIGN TIES OF NOMINEE QUESTIONED Post handles classified data" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "An independent inspector general will look into the foreign financial ties of Chas W. Freeman Jr, the Obama administration's pick to serve as chairman of the group that prepares the U.S. intelligence community's most sensitive assessments, according to three congressional aides.") (March 5, 2009) (Read More...)
KSTP.com: "FEDS INVESTIGATE MILITARY INFO FOUND IN MPLS. APT." by Nicole Muelhausen, Web Producer (SNIPPET: "Inside a closet, they found numerous rolls of maps. "We ran into a bunch of blue prints of Minneapolis-St. Paul Army Air Force property. It had thickness of walls, hour ratings, explosives and fires," said one of the men with the cleaning crew, who wished to remain anonymous.") (Note: Video included.) (Updated March 5, 2009, 23:31 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2273: "Al-Qaeda Yemen Presents Arguments Justifying Attacks on Embassies - Including in the West, Which Often House Intelligence Branches - Citing As An Example the U.S. Embassy in Yemen Which "Houses the Offices of the [Local] Branches of the CIA and FBI"" (March 5, 2009) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - N. Africa - Egypt: "CAIRO SECURITY INCIDENTS" (SNIPPET: "These events do not appear to be connected, but there is some indication that additional incidents are planned.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
WTOP.com (AP): Frederick, Md. - "4 TONS OF FERTILIZER STOLEN IN FREDERICK" (SNIPPET: "...2,000 pounds of urea and 6,000 pounds of other fertilizer are missing. The fertilizer was in white 50-pound bags with a company logo.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT: OBAMA OFFERS TO SCRAP MISSILE SHIELD IF RUSSIA COOPERATES ON IRAN (SNIPPET: "President Obama wrote to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to tell him Russia's aid in resolving the threat from Iran would make plans for a missile defense shield in Europe unnecessary, according to Russian news agencies.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - OPINION JOURNAL - OPINION EUROPE: "OBAMA'S IRAN CRISIS It's arriving faster than he seems to think." (SNIPPET: "Iran now possesses 5,600 centrifuges in which it can enrich uranium -- a 34-fold increase from 2006 -- and plans to add 45,000 more in the next five years. That will give Tehran an ability to manufacture atomic bombs on an industrial scale. Iran also announced Wednesday that it plans to begin operating its Russian-built reactor at Bushehr sometime this spring.") (March 2, 2009, 9:27 p.m. ET) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "EXPERT: IRANIAN BOMB POSSIBLE IN A FEW MONTHS Israeli security experts unsurprised by US Joint Chiefs of Staff head's statement that Iran has enough fissile material to make nuclear bomb. 'Everone agrees the Iranians have the systems; the only question is the timetables,' says Dr. Ephraim Asculai" by Daniel Edelson (Published March 2, 2009, 09:55) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "MEXICO'S FOREIGN EMBASSIES: A TERROR THREAT TO AMERICA? Travelers from Muslim countries are bribing Mexican foreign service workers for travel documents that will get them access to the U.S." by Todd Bensman (March 1, 2009) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "BRIT NUCLEAR HQ ON GOOGLE EARTH" by Alex West (SNIPPET: "BRITAIN'S nuclear defence HQ could be under threat from terrorists using Google Earth. Close-up aerial views of the top-secret Naval base are on the computer program -- available for free over the internet.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
