| Libyan Terrorism Settlement: Mixed Results & An Unknown Precedent | | 2008-08-28 17:17:18 | | The U.S.-Libya terrorism settlement which sailed through the U.S. Congress at the end of July and was signed on August 14 has mixed results for both countries and the victims of Libyan-sponsored terrorism. The deal will enable the U.S. and Libya to complete the process of mutual diplomatic recognition and establish economic relationships benefitting both countries and major American industries. The Libyan Victims Compensation Act and a supplemental letter provided by the State Department to some...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Terrorism Financing Is Still Big Business Even If Terrorist Attacks Sometimes Are Carried Out on the Cheap | | 2008-08-27 08:31:12 | | There is a common misperception that terrorism can be carried out on the cheap and that small terrorist cells simply raise their funds locally making it extremely difficult to detect. This seems to be the thesis of a number of recent articles, including one a few days ago in the Washington Post . They maintain that terrorist groups simply avoid bank transactions, making current financial controls inutile. Nothing could be further from the truth! Terrorism financing is still big business, and the...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Religion, Radicalization and the future of Terrorism | | 2008-08-21 16:26:09 | | The UK's Guardian today published details of a report produced by Britain's Security Service (MI5) entitled, ' Understanding radicalization and violent extremism in the UK '. The report is from MI5's internal behavioral analysis unit and contains within it some interesting and surprising conclusions. The Guardian report covers many of these in depth (so no need to go over here) but one point, which is worth highlighting is the claim made within the report that religion is and was not a contributory...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Examining Legal Regimes to Combat Terrorism in Near East & South Asia | | 2008-08-21 10:00:47 | | On July 22 and 23, I attended a conference co-hosted by the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University and the Inter-University Center for Legal Studies at the International Law Institute , titled, "Lifting the Fog of Law: Legal Regimes to Combat Terrorism in the Near East and South Asia” in Washington. The conference brought together 70 experts from the U.S., North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia came together to exchange views on the effectiveness...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Rethinking Russia on Terrorism Issues | | 2008-08-13 10:25:46 | | I am not a Russia expert and defer to Robert Kagan and others to paint the macro picture of what Russia's incursion into Georgia means. But there are several issues, outside of these, that need to be looked at in terms of Russia in the greater world, and our relationship to Russia, particularly in counter-terrorism and weapons proliferation issues. What is clear is that Russia is set on selling weapons to those who want very badly to hurt us, and who buy their weapons with the stated purpose of using...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Pentagon: Terrorism to be threat for decades | | 2008-07-31 10:26:25 | | WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says that even winning the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will not end the “Long War” against violent extremism and that the fight against al-Qaeda and other terrorists should be the nation’s top military priority over coming decades, according to a new National Defense Strategy he approved last [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Libya Should Remain Accountable to the Victims of Terrorism | | 2008-07-30 16:57:35 | | A rumor is circulating through the blogging community that Congress is poised to take up legislation that would effectively eliminate victims of terrorism lawsuits against Libya. The legislation would relieve Libya from any direct responsibility to the victims for its state support of terrorism. Instead, the Secretary of State would designate an entity to serve in the capacity of a “claims commission,” to evaluate such claims and then negotiate a blanket deal with Libya for their settlement....(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| The “New” Anti-Terrorism Strategy | | 2008-07-30 14:06:01 | | I discovered this little gem while perusing the news sites today, and my jaw simply dropped. The Rand Corporation - that think-tank of geniuses which provides the US with policy insights - published a report which states that the US has been going about the whole anti-terrorism thing the wrong way. Rather than using overwhelming [...]
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| What Pakistan's Intelligence Ties Say About Ending the War on Terrorism | | 2008-07-30 10:44:22 | | The International Herald Tribune today reports on a recent CIA mission to Pakistan to confront leaders of the ISI there about the ties ISI members retain to the Taliban and al Qaeda. The CIA assessment specifically points to links between members of the spy service, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, and the militant network led by Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani, which American officials believe maintains close ties to senior figures of Al Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal areas. The CIA...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| New Rand Report on Terrorism: Reminders of Reagan Administration | | 2008-07-29 15:26:28 | | A new Rand Corporation report on the end of terrorist organizations supports the views that police and law enforcement tools are generally more effective than military force in countering most options. The Associated Pres s version emphasized in its lead that “The United States can defeat al-Qaida if it relies less on force and more on policing and intelligence to root out the terror group's leaders”. The AP report noted that the Rand report said that the use of military force by the...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| The Deobandi Fatwa Against Terrorism didn't treat the Jihadi root | | 2008-07-28 22:27:19 | | Many in the West and in other regions of the world were impressed by the issuing of a fatwa (Islamic theological edict) condemning Terrorism by one of the leading religious centers in the Muslim world, the Darool-Uloom Deoband in India. An Islamic seminary said to have 'inspired' the Taliban has, according to the said document denounced "terrorism" as against Islam, calling it an "unpardonable sin." Hoping for a major change in ideology, international counter terrorism authorities and policy makers...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| The Growing Nexus between Drugs and Terrorism | | 2008-07-28 09:38:38 | | On July 18, the Washington Institute hosted Michael Braun, the Chief of Operations at the Drug Enforcement Administration, and a career DEA Special Agent who has served in a variety of positions both in the US and abroad. According to Special Agent Braun, the nexus between drugs and terror is growing at light speed. In his view, this is not a new trend -- there have been numerous links identified between drugs and terror over the last twenty-five years. Of the forty-three officially designated foreign...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Online Discussion on "The Challenges of International Terrorism" | | 2008-07-24 16:25:49 | | Fellow CTB contributor Paul Cruickshank and I are participating in an online salon discussion on "The Challenges of International Terrorism: Recommendations for the Next U.S. President" hosted by UN Dispatch and The Washington Note. The discussion can be found at either site. For a taste of the discussion, here is my response to the queery "Is terrorism actually linked to poverty? Is it linked to other externalities, like grievances with American foreign policy, perceived humiliation, nationalist...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Canada’s Terrorism Litmus Test | | 2008-07-22 14:28:00 | | Alleged Canadian terrorist Omar KhadrMedia north of the 49th parallel is all abuzz over alleged terrorist and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr, who is being held at Gitmo, Guantanamo Bay.The son of Egyptian and Palestinian parents who raised their son on a steady diet of anti-Western mantra, the Holy blessings of the act of martyrdom, and other radical Islamic virtues, Khadr was captured by U.S. troops far from his Toronto home.(His father, an associate of Usama bin Laden and alleged financier of al-Qaeda, was killed by Pakistani forces in 2003. He urged his sons to become martyrs.)In 2002, a fifteen-year-old Khadr was captured by U.S. troops after a fire-fight in Afghanistan in which the boy is alleged to have thrown a grenade that killed an American soldier. Now a young man of 20, he was brought before a military judge who, in a surprise move, threw out the charges on a technicality.He is now being held in limbo.That move has caused a groundswell of sympathetic pro-Khadr supporters in Can... | | By: The Moderate Separatist | | |
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| China Anti-Terrorism Exercises | | 2008-07-15 20:31:15 | | Earlier in June, China launched a week-long series of anti-terrorist drills called “Great Wall 5″, in preparation for the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games. The drills involved emergency responders, “police forces, the People’s Armed Police, the People’s Liberation Army and the health, environmental protection, meteorology and transportation departments.” according to China’s Xinhua [...]... | | By: LiveImagePhoto | | |
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| Mission Istanbul - all about tough guys and global terrorism | | 2008-07-09 11:45:32 | |
After the success of “Shootout At Lokhandwala”, Apoorva Lakhia comes with a “tough guys saving the world” movie in “Mission Istanbul” that will release Friday.
After dealing with the Mumbai underworld in “Shootout…”, Lakhia takes a look at international terrorism in “Mission Istanbul”. He teams up with Vivek Oberoi, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Shreya Sharan, Zayed [...]... | | By: Love stories | | |
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| Removing North Korea from the Terrorism List Stirs Opposition | | 2008-06-27 07:54:37 | | President Bush’s announcement of plans to remove North Korea from the terrorism list is the result of long negotiations that illustrate that the process is complicated and it is turning controversial. Talks with North Korea about removal from the terrorism list have been going on for at least eight years. North Korean officials have been seeking removal as part of the price for being more forthcoming in the nuclear disarmament negotiations over dismantling that nation’s nuclear weapons...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Busy day of terrorism and oil | | 2008-06-18 11:52:00 | | There is a lot going down today - which is fitting in that it is also the day of Tim Russert's funeral.Rudy Guiliani is up to bat for McCain's team against Obama's stance on counter terrorism. Problem is that the Obama campaign is using Guiliani's own political identity - the mayor of New York during the 1993 and 2001 terrorist strikes - against him. Turns out back in 1993, Guiliani responded to the attacks by saying that America doesn't fight violence with violence - they use the law. He was quite a proponent of that back then. But now the law isn't good enough to handle the evils of the world. Indefinite imprisonment without charge - violating basic human rights in the process - is the answer now. Definitely an American we can be proud of. Just without the quaint little Constitution.The other big news is President Bush going to Congress pleading for the ban on off-shore drilling to be lifted to help with high gas prices. Except that it won't do a thing for gas prices whatsoev... | | By: (Beyond the Nation) | | |
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| The Strategic Threat of Nuclear Terrorism | | 2008-06-16 14:05:24 | | This afternoon, the Washington Institute hosted Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, the chief of Intelligence at the Department of Energy, as part of our 2008 Speaker Series, featuring senior US government counterterrorism officials. The speaker series is available here . Mr. Mowatt-Larssen spent more than 2 decades in the CIA before assuming the DOE post, working on WMD-related issues, among many other assignments. At the Institute, he spoke about the threat of nuclear terrorism, focusing not only on al Qaeda,...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Chavez: Giving Up on Terrorism or Just Doing it Himself? | | 2008-06-11 16:03:45 | | After Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez brusquely told FARC to give up their decades-long fight, Doug Farah wondered aloud whether he was "cutting his losses" or whether Chavez is "immersed in some hidden game that has little or nothing to do with what he is actually saying." Maybe now we know the answer, and it's the latter. Blogger "Fausta" sent me this translation of a piece by Latin American journalist Patrica Poleo about Chavez's Do-It-Yourself program, through which he trains terrorists through...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Earliest Known "American Al Qaeda" Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges | | 2008-06-03 14:39:47 | | Christopher Paul of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to use a weapon of mass destruction, namely explosive devices, against targets in Europe and the United States. Paul is the last of three Ohio men charged with terrorist activities after the FBI opened an investigation over five years ago. Iyman Faris pleaded guilty in May, 2003, in the plot to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge (see Evan Kohlmann's July 2007 post on the NEFA Foundation report on that plot). Nuradin Abdi,...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Nuclear Terrorism: America must remain alert | | 2008-05-26 05:11:00 | | "Make no mistake, obtaining and smuggling a nuclear device into America remains extremely difficult, my hope is that homeland security experts and those charged with policy creation in this matter will ensure it stays that way."FrontPage magazine asserts that American Policymakers would be foolish to dismiss the more serious threats to homeland security including nuclear terrorism.“Where a nuclear attack once may have been beyond the capacities of stateless terrorists, that is no longer the case. One need only consider Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM), mastermind of 9/11 and chief operating officer of al-Qaeda, who revealed under intensive interrogation -- including the much-maligned tactic of waterboarding -- that a nuclear attack against the United States was a top priority for al-Qaeda.”“According to the New York Daily News and its sources, the captive KSM told his interrogators that Osama bin Laden was planning a “nuclear hell storm” in America. Normally such a lurid claim w... | | By: American Interests | | |
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| Terrorism - An Insight | | 2008-05-18 09:19:32 | | Few days back I was going through Google news headlines. And I came across something which shook me from top to bottom. It was a cowardly act of few people who I believe have rotten their minds with Satan ideologies. The news headlines was related to the recent terrorist attack in Jaipur - The historical and tourist city of India. Eight bombs exploded in quick succession and within seconds there... | | By: Future Perfect | | |
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| Euro 2008 and Terrorism | | 2008-05-15 09:03:08 | | In 23 days the 2008 European soccer Cup ( Euro 2008 ), this year hosted jointly by Austria and Switzerland, will kickoff. As for any event attracting large crowds and global attention in today’s age, authorities are worried about potential terrorist threats. The Euro Cup, in a way, presents the same security features of a Super Bowl, but it is held in 8 different cities over 3 weeks and with the participation of 16 national teams, making security planning significantly more complicated. Just...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Islam’s Response to Terrorism | | 2008-05-15 01:33:00 | | by Abdul Ghany Jahangeer KhanIslam means the religion of peace. A person following Islam will find that he or she is surrounded by noble teachings, the aim of which is to establish peace between man and Allah, the Creator of all; between man and man; and between man and the rest of Allah’s creation.How does such a religion deal with the issue of terrorism? And what does the word terrorist mean? Dictionaries will define a terrorist as one who systematically uses violence and intimidation to ach... | | By: Islam Online | | |
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| Assessment of International Counter-Financing of Terrorism Efforts Needed For Next Administration & Congress | | 2008-05-07 10:09:20 | | Last week, in an interview for the MoneyLaundering.Com subscription newsletter, I recommended a complete review of the outcomes of the laws, regulations, and structures governing the counter-terrorist financing effort by the U.S. government and our international relationships. "It is time to take a fresh look at anti-terrorist financing and anti-money laundering regulations as we enter the next administration and next Congress and see what has worked, and what hasn't, how methods have changes and...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century: Implications for Homeland Security | | 2008-05-06 14:32:29 | | In the latest in its series of lectures by senior US counterterrorism officials, today The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence hosted the Department of Homeland Security's Undersecretary for Intelligence, Mr. Charlie Allen. Mr. Allen is the Department of Homeland Security's chief intelligence officer, reporting directly to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. Previously, he served as assistant director of central intelligence for collection, a position he assumed...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Viktor Bout Indicted for Conspiracy to Kill Americans & Related Terrorism Charges | | 2008-05-06 13:58:23 | | The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the unsealing of an indictment against international arms dealer Viktor Bout for conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to the FARC to be used to kill Americans in Colombia. The indictment supercedes the original complaint against Bout when he was arrested in Thailand on March 6 . Bout is still in jail in Thailand pending extradition to the U.S,...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Polygamy and Terrorism: The Religion Factor in Texas | | 2008-05-01 09:39:16 | | You might think that the raid on the dissident Mormon compound in Texas and its aftermath are not related to terrorism, but they actually are. The question is whether a state or federal government can define what constitutes a crime, and whether that crime can be enforced where the alleged conduct is religiously-inspired. In this sense, the Texas case involves a common issue in counterterrorism - the ability of the government to take action against religiously-inspired conduct. (More ominously, we...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| State Department Terrorism report | | 2008-04-30 08:49:06 | | The State Department’s Annual terrorism report is being released today. Following is the text of the Department announcement. -0- Special Press Briefing and Release: Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 The Department of State will release the annual Congressionally mandated Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 on Wednesday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m. Coordinator of the Office for Counterterrorism Dell L. Dailey and Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Russ Travers will provide opening...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| The Soaring Price of Oil and Terrorism | | 2008-04-23 17:06:23 | | A few days ago, when oil was just $115.00 per barrel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that the price of oil was still “unrealistically low,” and that “Oil … needs to discover its real value." And, within a few days the market seemed to comply driving the price up to $120.00 per barrel! The effects of this spiraling oil price on the US and world economy has been staggering, and the impact will continue to be intensified as the price of oil works its way through...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Al-Shabaab Welcomes U.S. Terror Designation, Threatens New Campaign of "Praiseworthy Terrorism" | | 2008-04-15 11:24:23 | | The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new communiqué released on April 5, 2008 by the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia . The statement welcomed the recognition of Shabaab as an international terrorist organization by the U.S. government: "As we are a part of the Salafi-Jihadi Islamic trend which opposes the dominance of the crusaders and the aggression led by America, we do not find it unlikely that America would add us to the names of these other honorable men, for whom we are...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Terrorism and Rock 'n Roll | | 2008-04-14 13:24:52 | | Below is an excerpt of my luncheon address at the Friday, April 11, 2008 Symposium on Terrorist Financing, hosted by the Institute of Global Security and Law of Case Western Reserve University Law School in Cleveland, Ohio. Rock and Roll was invented in Cleveland, in that the term was coined by a Cleveland disk jockey in 1952. So despite the fact that Cleveland has never had a Rock and Roll music scene like Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia and Detroit, it does have a good claim to being the logical...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Libel Terrorism Protection Act S.6687/A.9652 Passes | | 2008-04-02 11:08:00 | | Not only is this good news for journalists and authors alike on the issue of First Amendment rights. But this will ultimately be extremely good news to bloggers as well in the future as internet activity is flourishing.This past Monday, (March 31st,) in Albany,N.Y., the New York Legislature unanimously passed the Libel Terrorism Protection Act. Also known as S. 6687/A. 9652, the LTPA bill once signed into law by Governor David Paterson, will defend the free speech rights of those who seek to expose those extremists, and those that fund them from lawsuits filed overseas.The bill was spawned in response to an appalling decision by New York's highest court that they would not defend the free speech rights from law suits filed in overseas courts. It started when author, Dr. Ehrenfeld was sued by Saudi billionaire Khalid Salim Bin Mahfouz in an English court. "She was ordered to pay $225,000 in damages and legal fees to Bin Mahfouz, as well as apologize and destroy existing copies of her bo... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
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| Venezuela Begins Media Counteroffensive in Washington Against Terrorism Charges | | 2008-04-01 16:34:43 | | The Venezuelan Embassy in Washington sent a mass e-mail today with four attachments, intending to blunt growing concern in Washington that the Chavez government has cooperated with Colombia's FARC terrorists. The counteroffensive is especially aimed at discrediting a resolution introduced by U.S. Congressmen to urge that the Bush Administration designate Venezuela as a "state sponsor of terrorism." We discussed the evidence of such cooperation, obtained by the Colombian military from the computer...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Part VI: CAIR Portrays "War on Terrorism" as Malicious "War on Islam" | | 2008-03-31 09:23:19 | | "The new perception is that the United States has entered a war with Islam itself," CAIR Chairman Parvez Ahmed declared at Washington's National Press Club in July 2007. But, in fact, CAIR officials and spokesmen have been peddling that same "new perception" ever since the 9/11 attacks in 2001. They have portrayed virtually every intervening prosecution of an alleged terrorist who is Muslim and every investigation of an alleged terrorist front group as an insidious attack on their religion. Today's...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Global War on Terrorism | | 2008-03-28 01:51:00 | | The assassination of Benazir Bhutto has created conditions which contribute to the ongoing destabilization and fragmentation of Pakistan as a Nation. The process of US sponsored "regime change", which normally consists in the re-formation of a fresh proxy government under new leaders has been broken. Discredited in the eyes of Pakistani public opinion, General Pervez Musharaf cannot remain in the seat of political power. But at the same time, the fake elections supported by the "international community" scheduled for January 2008, even if they were to be carried out, would not be accepted as legitimate, thereby creating a political impasse. There are indications that the assassination of Benazir Bhutto was anticipated by US officials: "It has been known for months that the Bush-Cheney administration and its allies have been maneuvering to strengthen their political control of Pakistan , paving the way for the expansion and deepening of the “war on terrorism” across the region. ... | | By: Muhammad Yaqoob | | |
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| Security Council Approves New CTED Counter-Terrorism Program | | 2008-03-24 20:18:10 | | The Security Council voted last week to give the UN’s Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) a new lease on life until December 31, 2010. CTED was established in March 2004 ( UNSC Resolution 1535 ) as part of a Security Council effort to “revitalize” the work of the Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC), but has been something of a disappointment ever since. Its original mandate and work program , spelled out in 2004, called for the group to keep the CTC apprised of the steps...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Indonesia, Uzbekistan advised to be alert to terrorism | | 2008-03-19 03:45:42 | | Indonesia, Uzbekistan advised to be alert to terrorism
Medan, N Sumatra - The governments of Indonesia and Uzbekistan need to be alert to all kinds of terrorist activities which could harm the two countries, an expert said.
“Terrorist acts that disrupt security in a country must be prevented from happening,” international law expert Prof. Dr. Suhaidi told [...]... | | By: Indonesia First | | |
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| NEW FATF STUDY HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CLOSER GOVERNMENT - FINANCIAL SECTOR COOPERATION TO COMBAT TERRORISM FINANCING | | 2008-03-16 10:24:25 | | From time to time FATF , the Paris based Financial Action Task Force, publishes new guidance and “best practices” to re-enforce the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing practices of its member countries and the international financial community in general. The latest addition to this series is a special Terrorism Financing study issued February 29th (and published on the FATF website March 14th) which assesses current terrorism financing methodology and recommends new...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Thoughts on Terrorism | Errorism and beyond | | 2008-03-09 21:52:33 | | 1.Have you ever noticed the ERROR sitting inside the word TERRORISM? literally, and yes practically speaking too. and if you ask for a spiritual perspective of our obsession with this politically and emotionally charged word, perhaps Wahiduddin's sharing can give you a good light on it. a rather interesting otherly insight how we are fooled BIG TIME with error game in the name of terrorism.in this article titled: Responding to Terrorism, with The Fullness of Life, the sufi author and poet writes:In the wake of the ever-present terrorist attacks, the news media and the internet are overflowing with a plethora of opinions about who should do what to whom. It seems that nearly everyone is using the present turmoil to fight for their own personal viewpoint and self-centered agenda. However, beyond such mundane viewpoints and petty agendas there is a Greater Agenda that we are invited to respond to.It is abhorrent that over 2800 people were killed during the September 11th terrorist attacks... | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
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| Event Transcript and Related Links: "Meta-Terror: Terrorism and the Virtual World" | | 2008-03-07 13:37:46 | | On February 29, I moderated a special panel titled, "Meta-Terror: Terrorism and the Virtual World" before a packed room on Capitol Hill in Washington. Panelists were Kenneth Silva, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of VeriSign , and Contributing Experts Roderick Jones of Concentric Solutions International and Evan Kohlmann of the NEFA Foundation . The Counterterrorism Foundation co-sponsored this special panel with the GAGE International consulting firm and the NEFA Foundation. The...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Former US Navy sailor convicted on terrorism charges | | 2008-03-06 13:52:00 | | Abu Jihaad, 32, was arrested in Arizona last year and accused of passing secret information, including the details of a US Navy battle group, to two British nationals from an organization known as Azzam Publications.Abu Jihaad was stationed in the Middle East aboard the USS Benfold, a guided-missile destroyer in the battle group, and allegedly provided details of its movements as it headed for the Gulf in early 2001.Hassan Abu Jihaad, born Paul Hall, was found guilty at a district court in New Haven, Connecticut. He is due to be sentenced on May 23 and faces a jail term of up to 25 years.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| New York Times Square Blast: Foreign or Domestic Terrorism? | | 2008-03-06 09:56:00 | | As I'm finding more and more often these days, it seems best to hold off, at least for a couple hours before tapping out stories. It provides the opportunity to collect more info, and let some of the crap articles get tossed aside. Case in point, the blast this morning in New Yorks Times Square. By now, you all will have heard of it.As of this writing, there is still very little information available, so I'll give you what I've managed to collect thus far.At approximately 3:45 am EST this morning, (Mar. 6th) a small explosive device detonated in Times Square New York, also known as the "Crossroads of the World." The device exploded outside and in front, of a military recruiting station which did as reported so far, minimal damage. And fortunately, there were no injuries reported.Residents in the hotel in which the explosion occurred in front of said, they could feel and hear the bang of the blast as high up as the 44th floor.There was apparently one individual who witnessed a suspiciou... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
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| Leading Experts to Address Terrorism Threats in the Virtual World | | 2008-02-25 10:20:41 | | Seats remain for the next Counterterrorism Foundation event on Friday, February 29, at noon. I will moderate a panel titled, "Meta-Terror: Terrorism and the Virtual World" in room B339 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Our panelists include three of the leading experts in tracking and preventing terrorists' use of the Internet and virtual world: Kenneth Silva , Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for VeriSign and one of the most respected cybersecurity experts in the world; Contributing...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Timely Reminder of Iranian Support for Terrorism | | 2008-02-22 12:39:18 | | Over the past several years, Iran's nuclear activities have commanded the attention of the international community. But the recent assassination of Hizballah foreign operations chief Imad Mughniyeh is a reminder that Iran has been -- and continues to be -- a key player in global terrorism, as its explicit sponsorship of Hizballah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) demonstrates. Moreover, a recent terrorism case in Bahrain suggests that Iran's assistance to al-Qaeda operatives may still be...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Cuba, North Korea and the Terrorism List | | 2008-02-19 16:35:12 | | Fidel Castro’s announcement that he is formally giving up power will eventually revive proposals that the U.S. Government should remove Cuba from the list of countries that support international terrorism. Although the Castro government has not sought removal from the terrorism list, North Korea has been seeking removal for several years as part of the price for being more forthcoming in the nuclear disarmament negotiations talks which resumed today. Formal designation by the Secretary of State...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Let's Make Fighting Terrorism Financing An International Battle | | 2008-02-15 12:19:47 | | I want to build on the very useful piece posted here by my colleague Jeff Breinholt, which describes the Bank Secrecy Act and the due diligence and suspicious transaction report responsibilities it imposes on US financial institutions. These responsibilities go well beyond terrorism financing and include money laundering, corrupt practices, financial fraud, and a whole range of other criminal activities. The US has been at the forefront in putting together a workable and effective regulatory system...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| If You Send White Powder In The Mail Do You A) Get Charged With Terrorism B) Get Prison Time Or C) Get Probation? | | 2008-02-14 18:25:52 | | If you answered A or B you didn't get the memo that common sense is dead.Smoking Gun:The California man convicted of sending threatening letters containing a white powder to public figures like David Letterman and Jon Stewart has been sentenced to probation and ordered to check into a halfway house, where he will be required to take medications recommended by doctors. Chad Castagana, 40, will remain in the Gateways Community Corrections Center for as long as staff at the Los Angeles facility deem appropriate, though his stay there cannot exceed his five-year probationary term, according to the below U.S. District Court order.
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| Next CT Blog Event: "Meta-Terror: Terrorism and the Virtual World" | | 2008-02-14 15:00:59 | | On Friday, February 29, at noon, I will moderate a panel titled, "Meta-Terror: Terrorism and the Virtual World" in room B339 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Our panelists will be Ken Silva , Chief Technology Officer for VeriSign , the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the digital world; Contributing Expert Roderick Jones , Vice President of Concentric Solutions International ; and Contributing Expert Evan Kohlmann , a world-reknowed expert on jihadists' use of the Internet...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Mayor Bloomberg Compares Global Warming to Terrorism | | 2008-02-12 21:22:27 | | In this article New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg, compared global warming to terrorism.
“Terrorists kill people. Weapons of mass destruction have the potential to kill an enormous amount of people,” Mr. Bloomberg told reporters after addressing the U.N. General Assembly, but “global warming in the long term has the potential to kill everybody.”
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| A Tribute to Rep. Tom Lantos, Champion of Terrorism Victims | | 2008-02-11 10:06:10 | | Rep. Tom Lantos, chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and a champion in the fight against terrorism, died earlier today . Rep. Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to win a seat in Congress, was a consistent supporter of counterterrorism efforts and the victims of terrorism. Last year, his first as chairman of that influential committee, he moved the bipartisan Iran Counter-Proliferation Act and the Afghan Freedom and Security Support Act through the committee and the U.S. House. He...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Libel Terrorism Petition: A9652 / S6687 | | 2008-02-08 13:49:00 | | The American Congress for Truth e-letter for today included a link to sign the petition to advance the Libel Terrorism Act; A-9652 / S-6687. They have already managed to amass upwards of 5,000 signatures as of the writting of this article. They wish to attain a number of signatures in the area of 10,000 by next week when it is presented.For those who have yet tobe made aware, the Libel Terrorism protection act is being created to halt the impending onslaught of libel law suits being filed in overseas courts, namely in England. And to provide a measure of protection of Free Speech rights to authors, journalists and the like who speak out about such topics as terrorism, islamofascism, etc.Many authors and publishers have already come under the fire of Libel Terrorism, causing retractions to be made, books pulled from shelves and reparations to be paid. The most recent and notable victim of these attacks is a Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld for her book Funding Evil; How Terrorism is Financed and Ho... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
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| “Libel Terrorism” Legislation In The Works | | 2008-01-21 16:32:00 | | Today's ACTforAmerica e-letter brings word of some positive legislation in the works. With the recent disappointing ruling by a New York court that it can not protect American authors or journalists from overseas libel suits, it seems like MUCH needed legislation. S.6687 and A.9652, the "Libel Terrorism Protection Act" seeks to defend the First Amendment free speech rights of authors and journalists against foreign libel lawsuits. This legislation was spawned after a Saudi billionaire brought suit against a Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld for her book Funding Evil; How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It. In her book, Dr. Ehrenfeld named the billionaire as a financial supporter of terrorist organizations.It should be made known that the plaintiff, "Khalid Salim bin Mahfouz, has filed dozens of such lawsuits against American authors alleging libel and defamation of character. In numerous cases these lawsuits, clearly intended to intimidate and silence free speech and press rights, have led to... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
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| U.S. Government Wins a Terrorism-Related Criminal Case | | 2008-01-11 15:18:32 | | The three leaders of Care International, Inc., a Muslim charity based in Boston, were convicted in federal court today in Boston . Emadeddin Muntasser, the founder; Muhammed Mubayyid, the former treasurer; and Samir Al-Monla, the president from 1996 to 1998, were charged with federal tax code violations and with making false statements and conspiracy to defraud the United States in order to obtain tax-exempt status. The jury found them guilty on all but one count, on which Al-Monla was acquitted....(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Boim Case Reversal Could Be Major Blow To Victim-of-Terrorism Litigants | | 2007-12-30 21:40:37 | | I want to join my colleague Andrew Cochran in expressing disappointment with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision to reverse and remand the Boim Case for a new trial. This landmark case is key to determining whether those responsible for funding terrorism can be held liable and accountable to the victims through civil damages. And the concern here is that the 7th Circuit Court may now have set much too high an evidentiary bar when it comes to showing a causal link between the funding of...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Landmark Civil Terrorism Decision Overturned - A Victory For Holy Land Foundation | | 2007-12-29 01:12:30 | | The Holy Land Foundation won an important victory in a U.S. courtroom on Friday, when the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a $156 million judgment against it, other Islamic charities in the U.S., and an alleged Hamas fundraiser. The case arose out of the 1996 murder of David Boim, a 17-year-old American citizen, who was killed in a Hamas terrorist attack in the West Bank. David’s parents sued men who were directly involved in the murder; the Holy Land Foundation (HLF); the American...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Bhutto Murder Fits Pattern of Lashkar I Jhangvi Terrorism, With Nasty Implications | | 2007-12-28 13:14:02 | | We don't yet know whether Al- Qaeda Commander and spokesman Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid told the truth in his phone call to Italian news agency Adnkronos International (AKI) when he stated that the decision to kill Bhutto was made by Al- Qaeda No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri in October, 2007, and carried out by a cell involving a "Punjabi volunteer" of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. But the involvement of Lashkar-i-Jhjangvi (LIJ) fits the past pattern of its terrorist activities, which link up with Al Qaeda and the Taliban,...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| "Saudi Arabia does not use terrorism..." | | 2007-12-21 15:00:00 | | In editorials, the Saudi press has harshly censured Syrian Vice President Farouq Al-Shar' for stating at a National Progressive Front conference last week that the Saudi royal family was opposed to dividing Iraq out of fear of losing its control of the oil wells.In an editorial, the Saudi daily Al-Watan said, "Al-Shar' is the most prominent element making inter-Arab relations difficult," and that "unlike others, Saudi Arabia does not use terrorism, violence, or assassinations to protect its interests."... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Terrorism Tidbits: Short Notes on Various Topics & Events | | 2007-12-18 11:17:06 | | Some condensed news and notes on various topics: 1. The NEFA Foundation has released full English transcripts of the audio of Al Qaeda #2 Ayman Al-Zawahiri denouncing the Annapolis Conference and released on December 14, and of the subsequent video "interview" of him, released on December 16 . I see by his claims of success in Iraq as a retort by "Al Qaeda Central" to comments (by Walid Phares here and others) that OBL's October 22 tape was an admission of deep frustration over the course of events...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Another Terrorism Mistrial, But Overall Far More Convictions Than Acquittals | | 2007-12-13 16:07:49 | | From the Associated Press : "One of seven Miami men accused of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower was acquitted Thursday, and a mistrial was declared for the six others after the federal jury deadlocked. Federal prosecutor Richard Gregorie said the government plans to retry the six next year." This joins other terrorism-related trials which ended with underwhelming results for the government prosecutors: Holy Land Foundation; Sami al-Arian; Benevolence International...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| ISLAM DENOUNCES TERRORISM | | 2007-12-10 10:33:00 | | "Those who make mischief in the earth ; theirs is the curse" ( Koran, 13/25 )All forms of terrorist attack are roundly condemned in Islam. According to the Qur'an, it is a great sin to kill an innocent person, and anyone who does so will suffer great torment in the Hereafter:…If someone kills another person—unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption in the earth—it is as if he had murdered all mankind. And if anyone gives life to another person, it is as if he had given life to all mankind. Our Messengers came to them with Clear Signs, but even after that, many of them committed outrages in the earth. (Qur’an, 5:32)This verse equals the killing of one innocent to slaughtering all of humanity! Another verse expresses the importance that the faithful attach to life:Those who do not appeal to any other deity besides God [alone]; nor kill any soul whom God has forbidden [them to] except with the right to do so; nor fornicate. Anyone who does so will incur a penalty. (Qur’an, 25:6)In yet another verse, God issues the following commandment:Say: "Come, and I will recite to you what your Lord has forbidden for you": that you do not associate anything with Him; that you are good to your parents; that you do not kill your children because of poverty—We will provide for you and them; that you do not approach indecency—outward or inward; that you do not kill any person God has made inviolate—except with the right to do so. That is what He instructs you to do, so that hopefully, you will use your intellect. (Qur’an, 6:151)Any Muslim who believes in God with a sincere heart, who scrupulously abides by His verses and fears suffering in the Hereafter, will avoid harming even one other person. He knows that the Lord of Infinite Justice will suitably reward him for all his deeds. In one of the hadiths, our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) listed the kinds of people who are not pleasing to God:"Those who act cruelly and unj... | | By: Islam Online | | |
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| An Appreciation of Rep. Henry Hyde's Role in Fight Against Terrorism | | 2007-12-05 08:42:43 | | Former Congressman Henry Hyde , who died last week after a long Congressional career, played an important but largely little-noticed role in shaping major counterterrorism legislation. The Illinois Republican was best known for his role in chairing the House of Representatives impeachment hearings for President Clinton and his strong anti-abortion stance, as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. However he was instrumental in strengthening major counterterrorism legislation that had been drafted...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Violent Radicalization & Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, HR 1955, by US Rep. Ron Paul | | 2007-12-05 00:00:00 | | Madame Speaker, I regret that I was unavoidably out of town on October 23, 2007, when a vote was taken on HR 1955, the Violent Radicalization & Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act. Had I been able to vote, I would have voted against this misguided and dangerous piece of legislation. This legislation focuses the weight of the US government inward toward its own citizens under the guise of protecting us against “violent radicalization.”
I would like to note that this legislation was brought to the floor for a vote under suspension of regular order. These so-called “suspension” bills are meant to be non-controversial, thereby negating the need for the more complete and open debate allowed under regular order. It is difficult for me to believe that none of my colleagues in Congress view HR 1955, with its troubling civil liberties implications, as “non-controversial.”
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| Terrorism: New Bin Laden video 'must be posted to Western websites' | | 2007-11-28 05:56:00 | | Dubai, 27 Nov. (AKI) - A new al-Qaeda video containing Osama Bin Laden's latest message "must be posted to Western websites," the terror network's media arm as-Sahab has ordered cyber jihadists. "You must spread the new message from Sheikh Osama bin Laden in every way, especially via Western websites," said As-Sahab, which produces al-Qaeda's videos and audiotapes.In a web message announcing the imminent posting of bin Laden's new message, entitled "To the European people", As-Sahab also gives instructions on how best to distribute the new video."Any means of distributing the video should be used in order to get the truth across to them about their war which they are losing and reveal to them the reality which they ignore," said As-Sahab. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| The Candidates on Terrorism | | 2007-09-07 20:56:00 | | Hillary Clinton: "Every nation has to either be with us or against us. Those who harbor terrorists or who finance them are going to pay a price."John Edwards: "We need a counterterrorism policy that will actually counter terrorism. We've got to throw away the failed George Bush policies of the past, and move in a bold new direction."Barack Obama: "By refusing to end the war in Iraq, President Bush is giving the terrorists what they really want, and what the Congress voted to give them in 2002: a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences."John McCain: "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran."Mitt Romney: "As long as there's a war being waged by terrorists, if I am president or a Republican is president, there will be a war waged on the terrorists."Rudy Giuliani: "Being on offense gives us more safety than being weak and being on defense. Sometimes we miss the forest for the trees when we sit in places and just analyze."Fred Thompson: "We are ... | | By: I Hate Your Opinions | | |
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| Bush Loses War on Terrorism; Begins War on Iran | | 2007-08-31 06:28:13 | | Post by The Existentialist CowboyBush pimps a possible nuclear strike on Iran, though a panel of experts claim his "war on terrorism" is all but lost. What Bush will not tell you is that the world has become a much more dangerous place because of his administration's incompetent and boneheaded policies.Foreign-policy experts deem US national-security strategy in disrepair, the war in Iraq alarmingly off course, and the world increasingly more dangerous for Americans. In the third Terrorism Index, more than 100 of America's most respected foreign-policy experts see a world that is growing more dangerous, a national security strategy in disrepair, and a war in Iraq that is alarmingly off course.Six years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, just 29 percent of Americans believe the United States is winning the war on terror—the lowest percentage at any point since 9/11. But Americans also consider themselves safe. Six in 10 say that they do not believe another terrorist atta... | | By: The Peace Tree | | |
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| Terrorism comes in many forms - usually Muslims | | 2007-08-31 05:31:51 | | I wonder if the people making the bomb threats and extorting money could be a terrorist group obtaining money for use in their terror attacks. If it is, they seem to be successful at it. As far as the foreign account and getting access - if it is a country not cooperating with [...]... | | By: Forgot To Ask | | |
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| How Terrorism Affects Trivium | | 2007-07-21 21:48:55 | | Matt Heafy of Trivium took some time to answer submitted questions to ten people from their message board, including one asking how terrorism affects a touring band with a lot of equipment, particularly at airports. "Nowadays we try to always ship what we need to have overseas and have duplicat...... | | By: Rockdirt.com - Rock Music News | | |
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| U.S. sees increased terrorism risk | | 2007-07-11 21:01:29 | |
U.S. warns of increased risk of summer attacks
No specific terror threat, officials say, but al-Qaida may be ‘rebuilding’
WASHINGTON - U.S. counterterror officials are warning of an increased risk of an attack this summer, given al-Qaida’s apparent interest in summertime strikes and increased al-Qaida training in the Afghan-Pakistani border region.
On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the editorial board of The Chicago Tribune that he had a “gut feeling” about a new period of increased risk.
He based his assessment on earlier patterns of terrorists in Europe and intelligence he would not disclose.
“Summertime seems to be appealing to them,” Chertoff said in his discussion with the newspaper about terrorists. “We worry that they are rebuilding their activities.”
Have you noticed?? Every time George Bush takes a tumble in the polls, HSA goes all scary on us and starts with the ‘gut feelings’ and &... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| John Smeaton’s Boot’n’Banjo Anti-terrorism Tactics | | 2007-07-08 09:47:00 | | Independent.Co.UK The Pride of Scotland: Have-a-go hero Smeaton reveals his boot'n'banjoanti-terrorism tactics "This is Glasgow. We'll just set aboot ye." It might lack the rhetorical flourish of one of Osama bin Laden's notorious videos, but the words of baggage handler John Smeaton, one of several have-a-go-heroes who helped police subdue the two would-be suicide bombers at Glasgow airport on Saturday.He explained what he did, thus: "I seen a man get out of the passenger side of the vehicle. The man attacked a policeman. I thought, that's not right. I ran over to assist. Other members of the public did the same."I got a kick in. Other passengers were getting kicks in. The flames were going in two directions. You know when you're younger, you put a can of Lynx on the fire and it's like a flamethrower? Me and the other folk were just trying to get the boot in and some other guy banjoed him."The efforts of cab driver Alex McIlveen, 45, were captured in the Daily Record with the s... | | By: CoralPoetry | | |
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| Is it right to support terrorism when you’re just trying to protect people? | | 2007-06-26 13:52:59 | | Kyle over at immigration orange always has thought provoking articles and one of the most thought provoking that he has had recently was his piece on the support of terrorists in Colombia by Chiquita Brands.
Chiquita didn’t just decide to support terrorists for the sake of killing people, it justified paying $1.7 million by considering it as protection money for its employees. Does that make it right though? Well, no, it doesn’t but it’s only one high profile example of people making decisions that are expedient at the time.
However, that’s the least of the problems that such support causes. Although the public perception of their aims might be different, terrorist organisations often co-operate with one another and some of that money from Chiquita no doubt found its way back to fund killing of people in Northern Ireland. Would Chiquita be quite so happy if some of their money is found to have been used to fund terrorism in America too?
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| Digital terrorism | | 2007-06-19 20:05:00 | | Digital Terrorism and Hate 2007 is the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s newly released ninth annual, interactive report exposing terrorism and hate on the Internet. Highlights include powerful terrorist videos that recruit young people into the horrific culture of death and Hate on Demand -- two flash movies tracing the evolution of how hate and terror groups have manipulated and leveraged the web to promote their agendas.The Wiesenthal Center is distributing this unique, timely and impactful interactive report to government leaders, elected officials, law enforcement anti-terrorist agencies, community and web activists and the media.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| War on Terrorism 2 | | 2007-06-04 20:25:00 | | War on Terrorism 2 es otro juego gratis en flash de esos que abundan por Internet.En este caso tienes que usar tus habilidades para matar a todos los terroristas a lo largo de 4 misiones diferentes.Si bien tiene ya un par de años los gráficos están bastante bien y merece la pena para divertirse un rato.Cambias de arma con las teclas 1, 2 y 3.Lo juegas en este link.
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| Politics: Less Than 0.01% Of Homeland Security Cases Are Terrorism Related | | 2007-05-29 14:46:02 | | Records obtained from the immigration courts under the Freedom of Information Act show that only 0.0015 percent of the total number of cases filed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were terrorism related, despite the fact that the Bush administration has repeatedly asserted that it is the primary focus of the DHS.
A report [...]... | | By: What a Weenie! | | |
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