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SHOCKER! Farouk Murad the former U.N. employee accused of aggravated battery and assault on a minor in a Marco Island Hilton was a no show in court this morning after promising authorities he was going to show up. Murad's attorney entered a not guilty plea for him. The mother of the girl was quite angry she wasn't notified and spent the morning looking for him and to no avail NOTHING. The Naples Daily News will be doing a story on this due for release after midnight. Murad had reportedly offered a money settlement before leaving the country but it was...

The author is a former political-military analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense and terrorism analyst with the State Department. He is currently a security consultant, focusing on the mitigation of post-Cold War patterns of terrorism and political violence. Definition of Terrorism "the unlawful use of -- or threatened use of -- force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives." -- U.S. Department of Defense publication In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., the threat of militant Islamic terrorism --...

There are reports a British-registered tanker has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia. Reuters news agency said the Somali hijackers were demanding $1m for the release of the Russian crew. Britain's Foreign Office could not confirm the reports. Helicopter A spokesman said the a British frigate had dispatched a helicopter to find the ship, but nothing was seen. The tanker was hijacked about two weeks ago and its crew taken ashore to a location in Alula district on Somalia's north-eastern coast, the militiaman told Reuters. "The ship was registered in Britain," one of the militiamen told the agency. Dangerous...

<p>Trying to improve relations between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli students at San Francisco State University, a task force has recommended that the college create an Arab and Islamic studies program.</p> <p>The suggestion is one of many contained in a report issued Friday by a 42- member panel that University President Robert A. Corrigan assembled in June to examine ways of improving relations between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian students.</p>

<p>Various state and federal law enforcement officials increased patrols on and around the Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday after bridge district officials learned of a potential terrorist threat 11 months after attacks on New York and Washington.</p> <p>The bridge was placed on a "super-heightened" state of alert after information was shared through an interagency coalition Friday, said Mary Currie, spokeswoman for the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District.</p>

LONDON, Aug 12, 2002 -- As revealed in a recent front-page story in The Washington Post, "Briefing Depicted Saudis as Enemies," neoconservatives in the US are gaining a wider audience for their attempts to demonize Saudi Arabia. Such jingoistic talk runs counter to the position of the Bush administration, which recognizes Saudi Arabia as a vital ally. Still, the talk is fanning resentment in the kingdom and making it more difficult for the royal family to cooperate with the US on a range of initiatives, such as regional peace, economic development, and maintaining stability in the oil markets. Saudis see...

We've changed our mind about this whole terrorism thing. Jehad is Crap! Are you a Muslim? Join us and help to expose the world-wide influence of the Saudi - Wahhabi cult of death that is destroying Islam from inside. Muslims are the main victims of the "Islamists". Thanks to the "Islamists", Western public opinion has acquired a very bad impression of Islam. Thanks to Ahmad Yasin, the "Muslim Brotherhood", Osama Bin Laden, CAIR and their ilk, millions of people throughout the world are convinced that Islam is based on intolerance, violence and fanaticism. Muslims should be in the forefront...