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Out of the horrors of the 7/7 London bombings has come information that may save us. Kudos to the British police and security forces for their speed and efficiency in tracing the identities of the homicide bombers and of some of their masters, safely removed from the blasts themselves. The fact that these were home-grown terrorists who were born and raised in Great Britain and who appeared to be living “normal” lives, although within the enclaves of almost closed Muslim communities, is of great significance. It means that “multiculturalism”, as practiced in England, the United States and in most of...

A package found in west London at the weekend may have been a fifth bomb intended for last Thursday's attacks. Police carried out a controlled explosion on the package found on Saturday in bushes in Little Wormwood Scrubs, a park not far from the prison. The BBC's Daniel Sandford said: "It does look as if that was planned to be a fifth bomb for use last Thursday." It may mean a fifth bomber is on the run. Police have CCTV pictures of four suspects from Thursday's failed blasts. Three Tube trains and a bus were targeted on Thursday, two weeks...

MOSCOW A powerful explosion ripped through a half-empty carriage of a commuter train near the Dagestani town of Khasavyurt Sunday, killing a young woman and wounding several people. Police announced the apparent terror bombing as an almost routine event, the latest of nearly 80 deadly attacks by Islamic extremists that have rocked the multiethnic mountain republic of Dagestan so far this year. The Kremlin insists the wave of attacks that threaten to unhinge Russia's mainly-Muslim Caucasus region is being orchestrated by the same global jihad groups that have struck in London and Sharm-el-Sheikh in recent days. Many experts, however, dispute...

The Council on American Islamic Relations, better known as CAIR, fashions itself as a mainstream, moderate group. Well, read this article by noted scholar Daniel Pipes, and see if you agree with CAIR's claims. An excerpt: CAIR is particularly worrisome because it claims to be nothing but a mild public affairs organization promoting "interest and understanding among the general public with regards to Islam and Muslims in North America," and is widely seen as such. In fact, it is radical to the core; to quote its chairman, Omar M. Ahmad (as reported by the San Ramon Valley Herald in July...

By DAVE MASTERS Sun Online IF you recognise any of these men contact our newsdesk immediately on 0207 782 4104 or email talkback@the-sun.co.uk POLICE today released CCTV pictures of the four men they are hunting over yesterday's London terror attacks. The first image showed a young man in a dark top with 'New York' written on it apparently fleeing after leaving a bomb at The Oval. The top was later found in Cowley Road in Brixton. The second image showed a man with a moustache wearing a grey t-shirt with a palm tree on it and a white cap. The...

LONDON — Two arrests have been made in connection with the four bombings that shook the London transit system Thursday, British police announced. One man was arrested near Downing Street, site of Prime Minister Tony Blair's (search) residence. Another man was nabbed in the area of Tottenham Court Road, near the Warren Street subway station where one of the incidents took place. Police said the men were being questioned about explosions that struck three London Underground trains and a bus at lunchtime Thursday. The attacks took place exactly two weeks to the day after terrorist attacks in London killed 56...

<p>Terror investigators hunting the London bombing mastermind are to question a suspected Al Qaeda planner held in Pakistan.</p> <p>British-born Haroon Rashid Aswad was seized at a religious school with a suicide bomb belt, explosives and GBP 13,000 in cash.</p> <p>Security sources in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, claim he had up to 20 telephone conversations with London bombers Mohammad Sidique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer. One of these is believed to have been just hours before the blasts.</p>

While some in the UK and the US search for justification of suicide-bombers (e.g. poverty), they seem to conveniently overlook the fact that some are recruited from a well-educated middle class. It was shocking for Brits that the London terrorists were “home grown.” Shocking? Not so much. Scary? Indeed. It is scary to regard every Arab or Muslim in our society as a potential threat. Let me digress for a moment… There are countries that immigrants flock to for a shot at free-market economies and the comfort of rule of law. If they’re observant, they will realize that wealthy societies...

LONDON, July 18 - The government reacted sharply on Monday to a private research report that said Britain was particularly exposed to a terrorist attack because of its role in Iraq as an ally and "pillion passenger" of American policy. Coming 11 days after four bombers struck London, killing 56 people, the reaction showed the depth of government sensitivity to suggestions that its own policies invited the capital's bloodiest attack in decades. A pillion passenger is one who sits behind the driver of a motorcycle. "The time for excuses over terrorism is over," Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, said in...

It has been known for some time now that residents of the United Kingdom have gradually come to the opinion that participating in the War On Iraq had led to a higher risk for terrorist attacks in their home country. An official report (the first of a series) from the Chatham House think tank confirms these fears. I make no secret of the fact that I always was a firm opponent of that war, and I myself see in the present report the reflection of one of the dreadful consequences of that invasion. Your comments please.

Today on The Inquisition, Scott Swett and Tim Ziegler will interview Harvey Kushner, international terrorism expert and the author of several books on terror, about the current state of the War on Terror, and what might lie ahead. In the second segment, we will talk with Brigitte Gabriel, founder of the American Congress for Truth, an organization she created in 2002 to provide accurate information about the conflict in the Middle East. Wrapping up will be Jeff Epstein, President of the People's Truth Forum, an organization formed to educate the American people on controversial topics related to national security. The...

Guardian stands by journalist linked to extreme Islamic party by Gordon MacMillan Brand Republic 18 Jul 2005 Guardian standing by reporter LONDON - A Guardian journalist, Dilpazier Aslam, has been linked to a radical Islamic organisation, which is known to promote anti-Semitic hatred and praises suicide bombers as martyrs, and the paper is refusing to sack him. His links to extreme Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir were revealed by bloggers, including Scott Burgess and Harry's Place, last week after Aslam wrote a July 13 article about the suicide bombers in the Guardian, which also ran in both the LA Times and...

BIRMINGHAM, England — Ten days after Islamic radicals carried out deadly attacks on the London transport system, Britain's largest Sunni Muslim group today issued a binding religious edict, a fatwa, condemning the July 7 suicide bombings as the work of a "perverted ideology." In the northern city of Leeds, which has been a focus of the investigation into the bombings, six men were arrested under Britain's anti-terror law. West Yorkshire police said the men are not believed to be involved in the bombings, but offered no further details on why the six were arrested. "At this stage, these arrests are...

The shaken grandfather of one of the suspected London suicide bombers said in an interview from his Dorchester home last night that he cannot fathom why his grandson would kill himself and dozens of innocent people when he had so much to live. British authorities say that Germaine Lindsay, a British citizen born in Jamaica believed to be 19, carried explosives onto a subway car on July 7, blowing up himself and 25 others near King's Cross station. British authorities say Lindsay, a convert to Islam, left behind a pregnant wife and young child. 'I am concerned, and the reason...

This is more than a list, it tells a bit about each of the victims who have been identified or whose families feel sure they were killed in the attacks. I'm not posting anything but the link, as there are pictures that I've got no idea how to deal with. Here is the link again: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4668245.stm

The jihadists that bombed London last week were "radicalized" and recruited at a government-funded youth center. It was well-known as a hub of Islamic activity in Leeds. So the citizens of London got exactly what they paid for - British Islamic terrorists. With naive Prince Charles kissing Islamic butt: "Some may think this cause is Islam. It is anything but. It is a perversion of traditional Islam," Prince Charles said... Others must resist the temptation to condemn the Muslim community for the actions of an evil minority, he added. and misguided Tony Blair threatening to deport anyone inciting hate against...

CCTV pictures show London bus bomberBy Philippe Naughton, Times Online, Daniel McGrory, Michael Evans and Dominic Kennedy Scotland Yard today released two chilling images of the youngest of the four bombers who brought chaos to London, as millions of people across Britain fell silent to remember the victims of last week's attacks. Hasib Hussain, an 18-year-old from Leeds, is shown in a CCTV image mounting the stairs at Luton station before taking the 7.40am train to King's Cross. There the four bombers split up and launched their attacks during last Thursday's rush hour. A second photo shows the picture from...

LIHOP, MIHOP, BFEE, PNAC, etc., etc.. What would DUmmieland be without its plethora of wacky multi-initialed conspiracy theories? I know that I burst out laughing the first time I found out what BFEE stands for so I greatly appreciate the comedic material such DUmmie conspiracy theories provide. However, now Skinner fears for the “reputation” of DUmmieland as you can see in his THREAD titled, “A few words about the discussion of the London bombing on DU,” in which he tries to get the DUmmies to tone it down in the wacky conspiracy theory department. It is a hopeless task,...

Director of London's Al-Maqreze Centre for Historical Studies Hani Sibai: There are No "Civilians" in Islamic Law;The Bombing is a Great Victory for Al-Qa'ida, Which "Rubbed the Noses of the World's 8 Most Powerful Countries in the Mud" The following are excerpts from interviews with the director of the Al-Maqreze Centre for Historical Studies, Dr. Hani Al-Siba'i. The first aired on Al-Jazeera TV on July 8, 2005; in it, Al-Siba'i discussed the London bombings. (To view this clip, visit http://memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=748. ) It is followed by an interview he gave on AMB TV which aired on February 22, 2005. (To view...

It is very dismaying, but not beyond grasp, why some folks do not understand the viciousness of terrorism. The bottom line is always the same: tribalism. It is also called collectivism — socialist, fascist, communitarian, or any other type of irrational lumping of human beings into groups they have never chosen to join. Any time a terrorist attack occurs, a great many people wring their hands trying to figure out just what is amiss with such barbaric conduct. Be it an IRA, Palestinian, or radical Muslim (suicide) attack, there is the usual acknowledgement that terrorism is horrible and the people...