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ATHENS, Greece - A bomb disguised as a gift exploded inside the Greek law enforcement ministry, killing a close ministerial aide in Greece's highest profile attack in years. Public Order Minister Michalis Chryssohoidis, who was in his office a few yards (meters) away from the blast, said the package had been intended for him. Pale and visibly shaken, but otherwise unharmed, he told reporters he had "lost a valuable and beloved associate." There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Thursday night bombing, which killed police officer Giorgos Vassilakis, a 50-year-old father of two. But suspicion fell on radical...

Taj fire spreading. They would love to take this hotel down for the finale. Who knows what booby traps are in that hotel.

THE US will face worse attacks than those on September 11 if it does not heed al-Qaeda demands effectively allowing the group control over Muslim countries, a US Islamist militant said today. Adam Gadahn, a California-born convert to Islam and the first American to be charged with treason since the World War II era, appeared in a video posted on the internet. Gadahn, wearing robes and a turban, is believed to be in Pakistan. "Your failure to meet our demands ... means that you and your people will, Allah willing, experience things which will make you forget about the horrors...

MIDI - TELL LAURA I LOVE HER That Kofi Annan's a partisan...we all watch what he has done He has condemned Jews...no big surprise which side he'd choose We know all about oil for food...hey, Kofi, we're not in the mood Israel should stand up and say...just hit the road and go away Hey, Kofi, just shove it...to hear that, I'd love it Hey, Kofi, we've heard enough...we'll send you something you can stuff The UN is worthless as they come...it is filled with useless scum In orange jumpsuit may we see...both Kofi Annan and Hillary Get the UN...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi forces captured the leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist cell allegedly responsible for carrying out a string of beheadings in Iraq, the government said, and 30 people were killed in a string of bloody attacks, among them three American soldiers. The government identified the captured cell leader as Mohamed Najam Ibrahim. It said he was arrested in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, but gave no date for the arrest. Officials said Ibrahim's operation was linked to Jordanian-born terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who leads a shadowy insurgency affiliated with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network. Ibrahim...

Jihad Watch’s Robert Spencer reports further on two separate Islamist terror organizations moving into the tsunami ravaged Indonesian city of Banda Aceh. Both groups are related to Indonesian cleric and terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir, the leader of al Qaeda affiliate Jemaah Islamiyah, and mastermind behind the terrorist attacks in Bali and the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. The first group of Islamist “humanitarians” is the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). Not only do they smash up bars and discos, they really care. Note how military training takes precedence over relief efforts, and that Indonesia has facilitated the movement of this group to...

Has there been any further word regarding the status of the two Italian women? I have been wearing out the carpet praying for them since the post earlier today, but have not heard anything either on the net or out of Centcom. Coalition Forces Catch Italian Women's Captors ^The post linked above states that their captors had been captured by Coalition Forces, but does not say one way or the other about the young ladies. Please forgive me for the vanity, but if anyone hears anything, please let know about it. I try not to take this stuff so personally, but...

It's so crazy, it might just work...

Beheading Video Allegedly Shown In Class Teachers Removed From Classrooms During Investigation LOS ANGELES -- Two local high school teachers have been removed from their classrooms while school officials investigate allegations that images, sound and video from a gruesome decapitation video were shown in class. Ryan said that there was no excuse for showing students violent and disturbing material. "We absolutely think that this is inappropriate, out of line and unacceptable," he said. Officials began investigating the allegations after a student or parent went to the principal at El Capitan and said that the video was allowed to be shown...

Welsh pensioner turns freedom fighterEx-bank manager defends Palestinian suicide bombers Chris McGreal in Nablus Saturday March 1, 2003The GuardianAnne Gwynne is conducting her own war on terrorism. A retired bank manager from Wales, she originally planned to join the thousands of other foreign volunteers who spend a few weeks each year picking olives, monitoring Israeli roadblocks and acting as human shields in solidarity with the Palestinians. But after nine weeks in the West Bank city of Nablus, with bullet shrapnel in her leg and horrors she never imagined etched on her mind, she says she has come to understand -...

Latest News Anonymous letter warns of bio-attacks in Europe: Report Berlin, December 22 : US, British and French consulates in Germany have received detailed letters warning of biological weapon attacks in Europe by the al-Qaeda network, German magazine Stern reported today. The magazine quoted German security sources as saying that the lengthy letter, received by the three consulates in the western cities of Duesseldorf and Frankfurt, warned of some 50 "very dangerous people" who belong to al-Qaeda and live in Germany. The suspects, whose names, addresses and telephone numbers were included in the letter, were planning biological attacks "soon" in...

Twin terror threat from Islamic and Irish groups By John Steele, Crime Correspondent (Filed: 17/12/2002) Britain faces a twin threat of terror attacks over the Christmas period from Islamic fundamentalist groups linked to al-Qa'eda and dissident Irish republicans, one of Britain's most senior anti-terrorist officers warned yesterday. London is regarded as a prime target but other cities are vulnerable. Peter Clarke, a Deputy Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard and head of the anti-terrorist branch, said London and the rest of Britain faced a range of terrorist threats from different groups, though he stressed there was no intelligence about a specific...

DOCTORS who are treating two German survivors of the Moscow theatre siege believe that they may have identified the gas used by Russian special forces. After examining an 18-year-old woman student and a 43-year-old businessman who were knocked out by the powerful drug, experts at a clinic in Munich believe that a narcotic called fentanyl could have killed the 115 hostages. The drug is often found in powerful pain-killing body patches used by cancer sufferers. It is also sought by heroin addicts as it is an opiate similar to morphine and is very strong in its pure state. Experts at...

THE FOLLOWING ARRIVED TODAY VIA E-MAIL. IT WAS SENT BY A CONTACT IN BALI TO THE HEAD OF OUR COMPANY AND THEN ON TO ME. ============================ Subject: Bali 12OCT02 Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 17:17:17 +0800 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: FW: Bali 12OCT02 From: (redacted) Ladies & Gents, If you are having a bad day please take the time to read one young man's experience in Bali on that fateful night. You may well know this guy. Close your eyes and think what it might have been like and it gives it a personal perspective to the journalistic view. (from, redacted)...

Tune in at 6:00 PM to hear Nick Ashton discuss the terrorist threat. Will we have an October Surprise? Will the RATS stop playing politics and be patriotic? Ask questions here.

MIDI - BOBBY'S GIRL I know that he wants me bad…I know that he wants me bad I'm only 8 years old…he's still got it, I'm told In just one year I'm gonna be his Although I still am flat...he'll call me pussy cat That I'm too young is nobody's biz I will be Mohammed's girl…I will be Mohammed's girl That is what I really want to be When I am Mohammed's girl…I am Mohammed's girl I know he will take good care of me All of his wives are hags…they've turned into old bags I am so fresh...

A source with ties to SO14, the anti-terrorist unit within the Metropolitan Police in London, has indicated that they are very worried about another attack in Israel tomorrow. Hamas will "not accept anything" moving toward a settlement with Israel. They also are very worried for the United States and believe that we should be on 1st Alert. (I don't remember what color that is.) Ladies and gentlemen, we have all seen it. Many, many people are in the complacency zone and are acting like it is September 10. We are at war. Let us never forget that.

MIDI - HEY JUDE -- 3rd version Hey Jews, I'm getting mad Drudge has shown that your soldiers pee on my wall I just want a little time to relax…but your attacks Don't make things better Hey Jews, you took our land Yes, I know that we never owned it before Inciting our foolish youngsters each day…that is the way I'll make it better I'll be the one to break the news…you know you Jews Should not even be here in the first place And I will swear an oath to Allah, you will see Our money will have...