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Gunfight in Lebanese camp
The leader of a Sunni Islamist group dies after a gunbattle with Fatah members at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon.
Shehadeh Jawhar, an Iraq-trained Palestinian militant wanted by the Lebanese authorities, was killed in a clash at Ein al-Hilweh camp between Fatah and Jund al-Sham, a small al Qaeda-inspired Islamist group. The leader of a Sunni Islamist group dies after a gunbattle with Fatah members at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon. ... more -
Israel: Al Qaeda-linked suspect may have targeted Bush
Israeli authorities have arrested six Arabs suspected of trying to build an al Qaeda-linked cell -- including one person who allegedly asked about targeting President Bush's helicopter.
Shin Bet, Israel's security service, said in a news release that a 24-year-old student of Hebrew University in Jerusalem decided in January to try to attack a helicopter of a senior official landing on a helipad, and took video of the helipad with a cell phone. Bush used that helipad -- near the dormitories at the university's Givat Ram campus -- during a visit in January, it said.
The student, identified as Muhammad Najam, allegedly turned to an Internet forum identified with al Qaeda and asked about the possibility of targeting an aircraft carrying Bush, Shin Bet said.
There was no immediate public statement on Najam's behalf.
Shin Bet said the six people arrested have been indicted on various charges, including membership in a terrorist organization.
The six include two Israeli Arabs and four Palestinians from East Jerusalem, all "suspected of planning to set up an al Qaeda-linked infrastructure," the news release said.
The suspects used the Internet to go to radical Islamic Web sites, including some identified with al Qaeda, it said, adding that the computers of some of those arrested had been used to download from the Internet instructions for preparing bombs. Israeli authorities have arrested six Arabs suspected of trying to build an al Qaeda-linked cell -- including one person who allegedly... more -
Secret Red Cross report of C.I.A. torture of Qaeda captives
Red Cross investigators concluded last year in a secret report that the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogation methods for high-level Qaeda prisoners constituted torture and could make the Bush administration officials who approved them guilty of war crimes, according to a new book on counterterrorism efforts since 2001. The book says that the International Committee of the Red Cross declared in the report, given to the C.I.A. last year, that the methods used on Abu Zubaydah, the first major Qaeda figure the United States captured, were "categorically" torture, which is illegal under both American and international law. The book says Abu Zubaydah was confined in a box "so small ... he had to double up his limbs in the fetal position" and was one of several prisoners to be "slammed against the walls," according to the Red Cross report. The C.I.A. has admitted that Abu Zubaydah and two other prisoners were waterboarded, a practice in which water is poured in the nose and mouth to [cause near] suffocation and drowning. The book, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals, by Jane Mayer ... offers new details of the agency’s secret detention program, as well as the bitter debates in the administration over interrogation methods. Citing unnamed "sources familiar with the report," Ms. Mayer wrote that the Red Cross document "warned that the abuse constituted war crimes, placing the highest officials in the U.S. government in jeopardy of being prosecuted." Red Cross investigators concluded last year in a secret report that the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogation methods for high-l... more
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Suicide Boys Of War. Young Boys Promised Allah's Protection From Death, Are Bombin...
Afghan terrorist are recruiting young boys from boarding schools to carry out suicide bombings. The teenage boys, promised Allahs protection from death and injury, blinding carry out the suicide missions, understanding only that, they are doing the will of God.
Shrak Allah is a young Pakistani teenage boy that was recruited, and told that he would not be injured in the suicide blast.He never agreed to carry out the mission. He said that he was beaten so bad(worst than words could describe), he finally gave in.He said,"they told me that it was my duty to Allah".These children have such deep love for God and their country, that they believe without question whatever is promised to them in regarding the fate of their missions.They told him that he could go back and see his mom, after he carried out the suicide attack. He believed them. As fate would have it, Shrak was stopped and caught by police at a roadside checkpoint, then debriefed and explain the exact nature of what a suicide bombing actually was. This story(film) made me angry to watch it, yet still, I found myself having compassion for these children that are being recruited by insane islamic jihadist to carry out these missions from hell. Afghan terrorist are recruiting young boys from boarding schools to carry out suicide bombings. The teenage boys, promised Allahs pro... more -
Suicide Car Blast Kills 41 in Afghan Capital
A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 17 civilians, most of them children, and four police in a bazaar in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, police said.
Taliban suicide bombs have killed more than 230 civilians and wounded nearly 500 already this year, NATO says.
Afghan and foreign forces are stopping a greater proportion of the attacks but the Taliban are attempting many more suicide bombings this year compared to last, security experts say.
In the latest attack the bomber, travelling on a motorcycle, targeted a police vehicle in a bazaar in the Deh Rawood district of Uruzgan province, the provincial police chief told Reuters.
"Seventeen civilians and four policemen died in the attack. Thirty-seven more civilians and five police have been wounded," Juma Khan Himat said by telephone, adding the death toll could rise. Most of the civilian victims were children, he said.
Afghanistan is suffering from a rising tide of violence this year, with a sharp increase in Taliban attacks, especially in the east where NATO says militants have taken advantage of peace deals in Pakistan to cross the border and fight in Afghanistan.
The Interior Ministry in Kabul said 24 people, four of them police, including a senior officer, were killed in the attack.
Growing insecurity has added to the rising frustration of many Afghans more than six years after U.S.-led and Afghan forces overthrew the Taliban government after it refused to hand over al Qaeda leaders behind the September 11 attacks on the United States. A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 17 civilians, most of them children, and four police in a bazaar in southern Afghanistan on S... more -
Pakistan says Hunting for Osama Bin Laden in their country "Will not be allowed"!
Pakistan's top diplomat said Saturday there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed in to search for the al-Qaida leader.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his nation's new government has ruled out such military operations, covert or otherwise, to catch militants.
"Our government's policy is that our troops, paramilitary forces and our regular forces are deployed in sufficient numbers. They are capable of taking action there. And any foreign intrusion would be counterproductive," he said Saturday. "People will not accept it. Questions of sovereignty come in."
The United States has grown increasingly frustrated as al-Qaida, the Taliban and other militants thrive in Pakistan's remote areas and in neighboring Afghanistan, and has offered U.S. troops to strike at terror networks. Critics in Washington also have expressed frustration with the new Pakistani government's pursuit of peace deals in the region.
Bin Laden is believed to be hiding somewhere along the rugged and lawless Afghan-Pakistan border region. Pakistan's top diplomat said Saturday there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nat... more -
US fears Al Qaeda attack next year
The White House warned on Monday that Al Qaeda could launch a major attack on the United States in 2009, endorsing a similar warning by an independent senator Joe Lieberman.
The White House warned on Monday that Al Qaeda could launch a major attack on the United States in 2009, endorsing a similar warning b... more -
US congress approved funding for clandestine operations against Iran?
Someone, PLEASE, tell me I a reading this report wrong. Basically, it says that the USA-CIA is funding certain groups in Iran to promote a regime change. These include certain members of one group Jundallah, also known as the Iranian People's Resistance Movement, according to former CIA officer Robert Baer.
"Council on Foreign Relations analyst Vali Nasr described it to Hersh as a vicious organization suspected of links to al Qaeda."
Suspected links to Al Qaeda! WTF! I know the American, trustworthy, and 100% correct in their investigations CIA has to know this. This article also suggests that Bush is going to give more money to them. OMG, what is this world coming to?
Here is the article, or just click the link to see that it matches word for word ... except for where I put the words "here's the kicker" to highlight the section stating this. If I am misreading this, please let me know ... one way or another ... let me know! Peace out!
"U.S. congressional leaders agreed late last year to President George W. Bush's funding request for a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing its leadership, according to a report in The New Yorker magazine published online on Sunday. The article by reporter Seymour Hersh, from the magazine's July 7 and 14 issue, centers around a highly classified Presidential Finding signed by Bush which by U.S. law must be made known to Democratic and Republican House and Senate leaders and ranking members of the intelligence committees.
"The Finding was focused on undermining Iran's nuclear ambitions and trying to undermine the government through regime change," the article cited a person familiar with its contents as saying, and involved "working with opposition groups and passing money."
Hersh has written previously about possible administration plans to go to war to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, including an April 2006 article in the New Yorker that suggested regime change in Iran, whether by diplomatic or military means, was Bush's ultimate goal.
Funding for the covert escalation, for which Bush requested up to $400 million, was approved by congressional leaders, according to the article, citing current and former military, intelligence and congressional sources.
Clandestine operations against Iran are not new. U.S. Special Operations Forces have been conducting crossborder operations from southern Iraq since last year, the article said. These have included seizing members of Al Quds, the commando arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and taking them to Iraq for interrogation, and the pursuit of "high-value targets" in Bush's war on terrorism, who may be captured or killed, according to the article.
But the scale and the scope of the operations in Iran, which include the Central Intelligence Agency, have now been significantly expanded, the article said, citing current and former officials. Many of these activities are not specified in the new finding, and some congressional leaders have had serious questions about their nature, it said."
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"Among groups inside Iran benefiting from U.S. support is the Jundallah, also known as the Iranian People's Resistance Movement, according to former CIA officer Robert Baer. Council on Foreign Relations analyst Vali Nasr described it to Hersh as a vicious organization suspected of links to al Qaeda.
The article said U.S. support for the dissident groups could prompt a violent crackdown by Iran, which could give the Bush administration a reason to intervene. None of the Democratic leaders in Congress would comment on the finding, the article said. The White House, which has repeatedly denied preparing for military action against Iran, and the CIA also declined comment.
The United States is leading international efforts to rein in Iran's suspected effort to develop nuclear weapons, although Washington concedes Iran has the right to develop nuclear power for civilian uses." Someone, PLEASE, tell me I a reading this report wrong. Basically, it says that the USA-CIA is funding certain groups in Iran to prom... more -
The Post-9/11 Afghan Heroin Explosion
The War on Drugs. The War on Terror. Narco-Terrorism. Prior to 9/11, the poppy production levels in Afghanistan were at a low and many of the Taliban were against heroin and the poppies. However, since U.S. forces entered after 9/11, the poppy crop has skyrocketed. The UN released a report saying that the six-year boom has lead to the Afghan crop being responsible for 92% of the world's heroin trade. With Homeland Security and the War on Terror, it's amazing that the drug still gets into the USA, one of it's strongest marketplaces. The War on Drugs. The War on Terror. Narco-Terrorism. Prior to 9/11, the poppy production levels in Afghanistan were at a low and many... more
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Al-Qaeda, stuck in Web 1.0
Al-Qaeda had been the most media-savvy terrorist group in the world. Sending out regular communiques, that included audio and video.
Sometimes, when you are an authoritarian administration, it's hard to stick to the times. Web 2.0 resources like YouTube and Facebook have not been particularly useful for these terror-techies. Their distribution is a fraction of what they would have hoped. Many of their most popular videos have been given satirical 'director's commentary' by critics of the terrorist network.
The free-flow of information has served to undermine many of the agendas of this organization, but the fear is that Arab nations who censor their internet, are allowing Al-Qaeda's Web 1.0 message to be heard.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/opinion/26kimmage.htm... Al-Qaeda had been the most media-savvy terrorist group in the world. Sending out regular communiques, that included audio and video. ... more -
12 year old English boy is an al Qaeda extremist, according to police
schoolboy aged 12 has been identified as an al-Qaeda inspired extremist after sending beheading videos to his classmates, police have disclosed.
Anti-terrorism chiefs have said the example revealed how violent extremism is spreading “like a virus infecting young minds”.
The blond, white schoolboy from West Yorkshire is among 120 people being dealt with by police in a new anti-terrorism scheme targeting al-Qa’eda inspired youths...
schoolboy aged 12 has been identified as an al-Qaeda inspired extremist after sending beheading videos to his classmates, police have... more -
Klepto Lesbo Atheist Wiccan Spell - God Loves ME Best! - Volume 8
The Buddhist discovers how The Atheist torments him. The Wiccan performs a spell for the well-being of the household.
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http://www.youtube.com/godlovesmebest The Buddhist discovers how The Atheist torments him. The Wiccan performs a spell for the well-being of the household. ... more -
Guantanamo is a fully functioning al Qaida cell, according to senior commander
Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby...the commanding officer at Guantanamo, acknowledged that senior militant leaders gained influence and control in the prison.
"We have that full range of (Taliban and al Qaida) leadership here, why would they not continue to be functional as an organization?" he said in a telephone interview. "I must make the assumption that there's a fully functional al Qaida cell here at Guantanamo."
...instead of confining terrorists, Guantanamo often produces more of them by rounding up common criminals, conscripts, low-level foot soldiers and men with no allegiance to radical Islam - thus inspiring a deep hatred of the United States in them - and then housing them in cells next to radical Islamists.
The radicals were quick to exploit the flaws in the U.S. detention system.
Soldiers, guards or interrogators at the U.S. bases at Bagram or Kandahar in Afghanistan had abused many of the detainees, and they arrived at Guantanamo enraged at America.
The Taliban and al Qaida leaders in the cells around them were ready to preach their firebrand interpretation of Islam and the need to wage jihad, Islamic holy war, against the West. Guantanamo became a school for jihad, complete with a council of elders who issued fatwas, binding religious instructions, to the other detainees...
- Militants recruited new detainees by offering to help them memorize the Quran and study Arabic. They conducted the lessons, infused with firebrand theology, between the mesh walls of cells, from the other side of a fence during exercise time or, in lower-security blocks, during group meetings.
- Taliban and al Qaida leaders appointed cellblock leaders. When there was a problem with the guards, such as allegations of Quran abuse or rough searches of detainees, these "local" leaders reported up their chains of command whether the men in their block had fought back with hunger strikes or by throwing cups of urine and feces at guards. The senior leaders then decided whether to call for large-scale hunger strikes or other protests.
- Al Qaida and Taliban leaders at Guantanamo issued rulings that governed detainees' behavior. Shaking hands with female guards was haram - forbidden - men should pray five times a day and talking with American soldiers should be kept to a minimum.
- The recruiting and organizing doesn't end at Guantanamo. After detainees are released, they're visited by militants who try to cement the relationships formed in prison.
"When I was released, Taliban officials told me to come join them, to fight," said Alif Khan , an Afghan former detainee. "They told me I should move to Waziristan," a Taliban hotbed in Pakistan.
Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby...the commanding officer at Guantanamo, acknowledged that senior militant leaders gained influence and control... more -
La nuova tana di Al Qaeda
Gli attentati ad Algeri
mostrano molti interrogativi.
notizia dell 8 giungo da repubblica
http://www.repubblica.it/2007/12/sezioni/esteri/algeria...
ansa del 9:
http://www.ansa.it/opencms/export/site/visualizza_fdg.h...
il numero dei morti non è ancora chiaro, e il governo algerino dichiara:"Il ministero della Difesa algerino, solo ieri, ha tentato di fare chiarezza, specificando che ''le vittime dell'attentato a Beni Amrane sono solo due e che non c'era stato alcun attentato a Bouira. Alcuni mezzi d'informazione hanno diffuso notizie prive di alcun fondamento''.
Tutti i giornali riportano conteggio delle vittime differente uno dall'altro:
http://qn.quotidiano.net/2007/12/11/54576-doppio_attent...
http://www.vita.it/articolo/index.php3?NEWSID=79253
http://www.casertasport.it/index.php/200712111782/crona...
http://www.wuz.it/Home/AnsaNews/tabid/65/newsid/46989/D... Gli attentati ad Algeri mostrano molti interrogativi. notizia dell 8 giungo da repubblica ... more -
Dossier top secret su al Qaeda dimenticato sul treno
Un fascicolo dell'intelligence britannica contenente informazioni top secret su al Qaeda è stato trovato su un treno di Londra. Un passeggero della linea Waterloo-Surrey ha notato una busta abbandonata su un sedile e l'ha immediatamente consegnata alla BBC.
Le sette pagine riportavano la scritta "top secret" e avrebbero potuto mettere a serio rischio le indagini anti-terrorismo.
Il funzionario "distratto" è ancora anonimo, e un'indagine è in corso per scoprire come mai documenti di tale importanza si trovassero incustoditi su un treno. Un fascicolo dell'intelligence britannica contenente informazioni top secret su al Qaeda è stato trovato su un treno di Londra. Un pas... more -
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
Al Qaeda is a pure US Neocon fabrication which they use to manipulate and control us through the irrational fears they instill in us. One is thousands of times more likely to be injured or killed by lightning than in a terrorist attack. Al Qaeda is a pure US Neocon fabrication which they use to manipulate and control us through the irrational fears they instill in us. ... more
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Women Fight For Right To Join Al Qaeda
"Muslim extremist women are challenging al Qaeda's refusal to include - or at least acknowledge - women in its ranks, in an emotional debate that gives rare insight into the gender conflicts lurking beneath one of the strictest strains of Islam.
In response to a female questioner, al Qaeda No. 2 leader Ayman Al-Zawahri said in April that the terrorist group does not have women. A woman's role, he said on the Internet audio recording, is limited to caring for the homes and children of al Qaeda fighters." "Muslim extremist women are challenging al Qaeda's refusal to include - or at least acknowledge - women in its ranks, in an emotional ... more -
The Christian vs. The Muslim - God Loves ME Best!
Religion and politics dominate the news media on a daily basis, which makes the timing of this little satirical parody quite poignant. Especially with all the rumors about Barack Obama being a secret Muslim extremist....quite funny really...it would be amazing if it were true...Hillary, the Christian, vs. Obama, the closet Muslim....he was secretly housing Osama Bin Laden, partying his ass off with Hamas and Al Queda...Hilarious.
Really this clip is a metaphor for where the West will eventually land should he stay the course on his current path of global domination. Flat on his back. Eventually, the power will fall, as all great empires have in the past.
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Religion and politics dominate the news media on a daily basis, which makes the timing of this little satirical parody quite poignant.... more -
Upbeat CIA assessment on Al-Qaeda challenged
CIA director Michael Hayden has come under stiff challenge for portraying Al-Qaeda as on the defensive after global setbacks, even in its safe havens along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, Jay Rockefeller, said Friday that Hayden's upbeat appraisal was not consistent with intelligence assessments provided to his committee over the past year.
"In fact, I have seen nothing, including classified intelligence reporting, that would lead me to this conclusion," Rockefeller said in a scathing letter to the Central Intelligence Agency director.
Hayden's assessment -- one of the most positive since the September 11, 2001 attacks -- comes less than a year after US intelligence warnings that Al-Qaeda had regrouped in the border area and was plotting attacks against the west.
"On balance, we are doing pretty well," Hayden told the Washington Post in an interview published Friday, while warning that Al-Qaeda remains a serious threat.
CIA director Michael Hayden has come under stiff challenge for portraying Al-Qaeda as on the defensive after global setbacks, even in ... more -
Probe reveals no links of Dr Khan with al-Qaeda "Pakistan nuclear program"
Investigations against Dr AQ Khan have proven that the renowned nuclear scientist had no links with al-Qaeda and that he helped Iran and Libya to divert the US focus from the Pakistani nuclear programme. Investigations against Dr AQ Khan have proven that the renowned nuclear scientist had no links with al-Qaeda and that he helped Iran a... more
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