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Moslems are beginning to change their attitudes towards Islamic terrorism. That’s a major step forward in the war against terror. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, opinion surveys throughout the Moslem world revealed that a third of Moslems thought the attacks were justified, and two thirds believed that no Moslems were involved. Moreover, two thirds believed that the attacks were carried out by Western intelligence services (those of Israel, the United States and Britain being most often mentioned.) This thinking led to the belief that the American “war on terror” was, in reality, a premeditated war on...

Ziad Akir, who heads the Athens Islamic Center at 13 Stewart St., doesn't have "solid evidence" the center is being watched. But no one at the center knows who owns the black SUV that frequently has been seen parked in their lot."(One member) claims that there is strange equipment on the car with flashing indicators. I don't know for sure, but it may be a possibility," said Akir speculating on whether someone may be spying on the center.Some may scoff at Akir's claim as a bout of paranoia during trying times for Arab Americans and those whose faith is Islam....

Literature found on dead insurgent calls for holy war to liberate Pattani BANGKOK - The government is taking seriously a 32-page booklet recovered in April from the body of one of the 108 insurgents killed by security forces in Pattani, which urges Muslims to take up armed struggle and liberate the southern region. Thailand's main Islamic body will host a debate tomorrow, with Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh saying it will be used to counter 'wrong interpretations' of the Quran in the booklet. Some of Thailand's most prominent Muslim figures including the rector of Yala Islamic College, Mr Ismail Lutfi...

In his new monograph on immigration and terrorism, Bearers of Global Jihad, Robert S. Leiken of the Nixon Center says something that is painfully self-evident, yet rarely expressed so plainly:  The sole source of the growth of jihadism and terrorism in the West is Moslem immigration.  Leiken emphasizes the European sources of the Moslem terrorists entering America.  He recommends greater caution toward visitors and immigrants from Europe and more careful screening for possible sleeper cells and hit squads.  But preceding these practical suggestions, Leiken's first recommendation, as Daniel Pipes summarizes it in the New York Sun, is as follows:"Assimilating indigenous...