Taliban suicide attack kills 17 in Afghan capital
October 8, 2009 by RAHIM FAIEZ
KABUL – A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle outside the Indian Embassy in the busy center of Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, killing 17 people and wounding nearly 80 in the second major attack in the city in less than a month.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the 8:30 a.m. assault and said the embassy was the target.
The blast occurred a day after the Afghanistan war reached its eighth anniversary and as President Barack Obama considered a request for between 10,000 and 40,000 additional troops prepared by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal.
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Another Former "Rehabilitated" Gitmo Detainee Killed in Shootout
October 01, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
Another former rehabilitated and released Gitmo "refugee" was killed in a shootout with Yemeni authorities.
Former rehabilitated terrorist Fahd Saleh Suleiman al Jutayli was reportedly killed in a shootout in northern Yemen.
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October 01, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
Another former rehabilitated and released Gitmo "refugee" was killed in a shootout with Yemeni authorities.
Former rehabilitated terrorist Fahd Saleh Suleiman al Jutayli was reportedly killed in a shootout in northern Yemen.
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A sudden outbreak of domestic terror threats
August 25, 2009 by Brett Michael Dykes
Still think Afghanistan is the only place the war against terrorists should be fought?
An extended period of relatively little news about domestic terrorist threats was shattered this week. A spate of arrests and reports of fearsome plots have Americans back on edge and struggling to make sense of the suspects and continuous headlines.
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August 25, 2009 by Brett Michael Dykes
Still think Afghanistan is the only place the war against terrorists should be fought?
An extended period of relatively little news about domestic terrorist threats was shattered this week. A spate of arrests and reports of fearsome plots have Americans back on edge and struggling to make sense of the suspects and continuous headlines.
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Colo. terror plot suspect due in federal court
September 21, 2009 by P. SOLOMON BANDA and STEVEN K. PAULSON
More terrorists not members of Al Qaeda.
DENVER – Three people, including an Afghanistan-born Colorado man who allegedly hand wrote bomb-making instructions, face court appearances Monday on charges of lying to authorities in an ongoing terror investigation.
Najibullah Zazi, 24, a Colorado airport shuttle driver who has admitted receiving weapons training from al-Qaida, played a direct role in the alleged terror plot, according to court documents released Sunday. Authorities have said they don't know the timing or location of any planned attack.
Investigators said they found notes on bomb-making that appear to match Zazi's handwriting and discovered his fingerprints on materials — batteries and a scale — that could be used to make explosives.
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September 21, 2009 by P. SOLOMON BANDA and STEVEN K. PAULSON
More terrorists not members of Al Qaeda.
DENVER – Three people, including an Afghanistan-born Colorado man who allegedly hand wrote bomb-making instructions, face court appearances Monday on charges of lying to authorities in an ongoing terror investigation.
Najibullah Zazi, 24, a Colorado airport shuttle driver who has admitted receiving weapons training from al-Qaida, played a direct role in the alleged terror plot, according to court documents released Sunday. Authorities have said they don't know the timing or location of any planned attack.
Investigators said they found notes on bomb-making that appear to match Zazi's handwriting and discovered his fingerprints on materials — batteries and a scale — that could be used to make explosives.
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Bin Laden’s Reading List for Americans
September 14, 2009 by Sharon Otterman AND Robert Mackey
While Oprah’s seal of approval on a book cover is sought after in America, Osama Bin Laden’s is, to put it mildly, not. On Monday, the authors of three books apparently recommended to American readers by the leader of Al Qaeda in his latest communique might be wondering how one goes about returning an unsolicited endorsement to a shadowy militant who has been in hiding for eight years.
2. “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” in which former President Jimmy Carter gives his views about how best to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, and criticizes Israeli treatment of Palestinians in the territories. While the voice on the tape does not mention this book by name, it calls on Americans to “read what your former president, Carter, wrote regarding Israeli racism against our people in Palestine,” in a characterization of the book that goes beyond Mr. Carter’s own language.
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September 14, 2009 by Sharon Otterman AND Robert Mackey
While Oprah’s seal of approval on a book cover is sought after in America, Osama Bin Laden’s is, to put it mildly, not. On Monday, the authors of three books apparently recommended to American readers by the leader of Al Qaeda in his latest communique might be wondering how one goes about returning an unsolicited endorsement to a shadowy militant who has been in hiding for eight years.
2. “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” in which former President Jimmy Carter gives his views about how best to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, and criticizes Israeli treatment of Palestinians in the territories. While the voice on the tape does not mention this book by name, it calls on Americans to “read what your former president, Carter, wrote regarding Israeli racism against our people in Palestine,” in a characterization of the book that goes beyond Mr. Carter’s own language.
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Airline bomb plot ringleader gets 40 years in UK
September 14, 2009 by AP
So Al Qaeda isn't the only terrorist threat? Does that mean Afghanistan isn't the only place we need to be ready to invade?
LONDON – A British judge on Monday sentenced the ringleader of a plot to bring down trans-Atlantic planes with liquid explosives to at least 40 years in jail and three fellow British Muslims to long prison sentences.
The sentences for the planned suicide bombings were among the longest ever handed out by a British court in a terrorism case.
Ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, was given a minimum sentence of 40 years for plotting the biggest terrorist attack since Sept. 11, 2001.
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September 14, 2009 by AP
So Al Qaeda isn't the only terrorist threat? Does that mean Afghanistan isn't the only place we need to be ready to invade?
LONDON – A British judge on Monday sentenced the ringleader of a plot to bring down trans-Atlantic planes with liquid explosives to at least 40 years in jail and three fellow British Muslims to long prison sentences.
The sentences for the planned suicide bombings were among the longest ever handed out by a British court in a terrorism case.
Ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, was given a minimum sentence of 40 years for plotting the biggest terrorist attack since Sept. 11, 2001.
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Taliban Surprising U.S. Forces With Improved Tactics
September 2, 2009 by Karen DeYoung (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
The Taliban has become a much more potent adversary in Afghanistan by improving its own tactics and finding gaps in the U.S. military playbook, according to senior American military officials who acknowledged that the enemy's resurgence this year has taken them by surprise.
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September 2, 2009 by Karen DeYoung (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
The Taliban has become a much more potent adversary in Afghanistan by improving its own tactics and finding gaps in the U.S. military playbook, according to senior American military officials who acknowledged that the enemy's resurgence this year has taken them by surprise.
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Remnants of Iraq Air Force Are Found
August 30, 2009 by ROD NORDLAND
Are any other countries stashing anything else that belongs to Iraq?
BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials have discovered that they may have a real air force, after all.
The Defense Ministry revealed Sunday that it had recently learned that Iraq owns 19 MIG-21 and MIG-23 jet fighters, which are in storage in Serbia. Ministry officials are negotiating with the Serbs to restore and return the aircraft.
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August 30, 2009 by ROD NORDLAND
Are any other countries stashing anything else that belongs to Iraq?
BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials have discovered that they may have a real air force, after all.
The Defense Ministry revealed Sunday that it had recently learned that Iraq owns 19 MIG-21 and MIG-23 jet fighters, which are in storage in Serbia. Ministry officials are negotiating with the Serbs to restore and return the aircraft.
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ABC and NBC Resist Vindicating Cheney, But Hayes Finds Proof EIT's 'Effective'
August 25, 2009 by Brent Baker
ABC's Brian Ross and NBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday night each listed some al Qaeda plots uncovered via CIA interrogations, but both balked when it came to vindicating former Vice President Dick Cheney on whether “enhanced interrogation techniques” (EITs) led to information which prevented attacks.
“Nowhere in the reports...does the CIA ever draw a direct connection between the valuable information and the specific use of harsh tactics,” Ross declared on World News in citing reports Cheney requested be released. NBC's Andrea Mitchell cited only Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and related how “administration officials say there is no way to know whether the same information could have be obtained from him without waterboarding or whether he would have given it up sooner had he been handled differently.”
On FNC, however, The Weekly Standard's Steve Hayes, quoting from the just-released 2004 report by CIA Inspector General John Helgerson, pointed out how even it noted regarding Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, the terrorist behind the USS Cole attack, “following the use of EIT's, he provided information about his most current operational planning as opposed to the historical information he provided before the use of the EIT's.” Hayes asserted: “I mean, it doesn't get clearer than that. So we can debate the morality, we can debate whether this was torture. We can't debate any longer about whether this was effective.”
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August 25, 2009 by Brent Baker
ABC's Brian Ross and NBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday night each listed some al Qaeda plots uncovered via CIA interrogations, but both balked when it came to vindicating former Vice President Dick Cheney on whether “enhanced interrogation techniques” (EITs) led to information which prevented attacks.
“Nowhere in the reports...does the CIA ever draw a direct connection between the valuable information and the specific use of harsh tactics,” Ross declared on World News in citing reports Cheney requested be released. NBC's Andrea Mitchell cited only Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and related how “administration officials say there is no way to know whether the same information could have be obtained from him without waterboarding or whether he would have given it up sooner had he been handled differently.”
On FNC, however, The Weekly Standard's Steve Hayes, quoting from the just-released 2004 report by CIA Inspector General John Helgerson, pointed out how even it noted regarding Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, the terrorist behind the USS Cole attack, “following the use of EIT's, he provided information about his most current operational planning as opposed to the historical information he provided before the use of the EIT's.” Hayes asserted: “I mean, it doesn't get clearer than that. So we can debate the morality, we can debate whether this was torture. We can't debate any longer about whether this was effective.”
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Morning Bell: The Left’s War On The CIA
August 25th, 2009 by The Heritage Foundation
Special Prosecutor to Probe CIA Interrogations
August 24, 2009 by Fox News
Attorney General Eric Holder appointed a special prosecutor to examine allegations that terror suspects were abused at the hands of their CIA interrogators.
Eric Holder CIA Investigation Announcement Unleashes Kossack Political Bloodlust
August 25, 2009 by P.J. Gladnick
Liberals in the mainstream media may publicly pretend that the appointment of a prosecutor to investigate so-called torture in the CIA is non-political but to the members of the Daily Kos it is all about politics.
The politics of revenge.
On the heels of the Eric Holder Justice Department dropping a voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party for threatening voters with billy clubs in Philadelphia, it was announced yesterday that Holder will appoint a prosecutor to investigate the CIA over the loud protests of that agency's director, Leon Panetta.
Despite the public pretenses of many liberals that the investigation has nothing to do with politics, the crazed bloodlust comments at the Daily Kos shows it has everything to do with politics...and revenge:
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August 25th, 2009 by The Heritage Foundation
Special Prosecutor to Probe CIA Interrogations
August 24, 2009 by Fox News
Attorney General Eric Holder appointed a special prosecutor to examine allegations that terror suspects were abused at the hands of their CIA interrogators.
Eric Holder CIA Investigation Announcement Unleashes Kossack Political Bloodlust
August 25, 2009 by P.J. Gladnick
Liberals in the mainstream media may publicly pretend that the appointment of a prosecutor to investigate so-called torture in the CIA is non-political but to the members of the Daily Kos it is all about politics.
The politics of revenge.
On the heels of the Eric Holder Justice Department dropping a voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party for threatening voters with billy clubs in Philadelphia, it was announced yesterday that Holder will appoint a prosecutor to investigate the CIA over the loud protests of that agency's director, Leon Panetta.
Despite the public pretenses of many liberals that the investigation has nothing to do with politics, the crazed bloodlust comments at the Daily Kos shows it has everything to do with politics...and revenge:
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Cheney Statement on CIA Documents/Investigation
August 24, 2009 by Stephen F. Hayes
Former Vice President Dick Cheney gave The Weekly Standard a statement Monday night about the CIA documents and the coming Justice Department investigation.
The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks. These detainees also, according to the documents, played a role in nearly every capture of al Qaeda members and associates since 2002. The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions. President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security.
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August 24, 2009 by Stephen F. Hayes
Former Vice President Dick Cheney gave The Weekly Standard a statement Monday night about the CIA documents and the coming Justice Department investigation.
The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks. These detainees also, according to the documents, played a role in nearly every capture of al Qaeda members and associates since 2002. The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions. President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security.
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Hellish scenes as six bomb blasts rip through Baghdad leaving at least 95 dead and 536 wounded
August 20, 2009 by DailyMail UK (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
A series of blasts in Baghdad killed 95 and wounded 536 yesterday.
In Iraq's bloodiest day this year, home forces accepted blame for the security breach after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centres in June.
At least six blasts struck near government ministries and other targets at the heart of Iraq's Shi'ite-led administration.
US pullout in doubt after day of slaughter on streets of Baghdad
August 20, 2009 by Oliver August (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Extremists struck at the Iraqi Government with a wave of bombings and mortar attacks, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 560 and raising new doubts about the withdrawal of US soldiers from the country.
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August 20, 2009 by DailyMail UK (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
A series of blasts in Baghdad killed 95 and wounded 536 yesterday.
In Iraq's bloodiest day this year, home forces accepted blame for the security breach after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centres in June.
At least six blasts struck near government ministries and other targets at the heart of Iraq's Shi'ite-led administration.
US pullout in doubt after day of slaughter on streets of Baghdad
August 20, 2009 by Oliver August (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Extremists struck at the Iraqi Government with a wave of bombings and mortar attacks, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 560 and raising new doubts about the withdrawal of US soldiers from the country.
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Wave of Baghdad blasts kills at least 75
August 19, 2009 by SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD – A truck bomb tore through Iraq's Foreign Ministry Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 75 people.
It was the deadliest day in the capital since U.S. troops largely withdrew from cities on June 30 and a major challenge to Iraqi control of Baghdad. A steady escalation of attacks this month has sparked fears of a resurgence of violence ahead of next year's national elections.
The deadliest of the attacks hit near the Foreign Ministry, killing at least 59 people and wounding 250. Officials said the toll may climb as rescue workers dig through rubble and debris. The ministry is just outside the Green Zone, the most heavily protected part of the capital. The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.
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August 19, 2009 by SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD – A truck bomb tore through Iraq's Foreign Ministry Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 75 people.
It was the deadliest day in the capital since U.S. troops largely withdrew from cities on June 30 and a major challenge to Iraqi control of Baghdad. A steady escalation of attacks this month has sparked fears of a resurgence of violence ahead of next year's national elections.
The deadliest of the attacks hit near the Foreign Ministry, killing at least 59 people and wounding 250. Officials said the toll may climb as rescue workers dig through rubble and debris. The ministry is just outside the Green Zone, the most heavily protected part of the capital. The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.
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Suicide truck bomb kills at least 20 in Russia
August 17, 2009 by SHAMSUDIN BOKOV
NAZRAN, Russia – A suicide bomber attacked a police station in Russia's North Caucasus with an explosives-laden truck Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100 others, officials said.
The bombing was the deadliest in years in the restive southern region, denting Kremlin claims that the area was stabilizing after two wars in Chechnya and mounting violence in surrounding provinces since 1994. While most fighting in Chechnya has ended, Islamic militants continue to mount regular hit-and-run attacks and skirmishes in neighboring provinces.
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August 17, 2009 by SHAMSUDIN BOKOV
NAZRAN, Russia – A suicide bomber attacked a police station in Russia's North Caucasus with an explosives-laden truck Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100 others, officials said.
The bombing was the deadliest in years in the restive southern region, denting Kremlin claims that the area was stabilizing after two wars in Chechnya and mounting violence in surrounding provinces since 1994. While most fighting in Chechnya has ended, Islamic militants continue to mount regular hit-and-run attacks and skirmishes in neighboring provinces.
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Police: 37 die in Iraq as bombs target Shiites
August 7, 2009 by HAMID AHMED
BAGHDAD – A suicide car bomb devastated a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, one of a series of attacks Friday that killed at least 37 Shiite pilgrims and worshippers, police and medical officials said.
The incidents are the latest in a series that have targeted Shiites, raising concerns that insurgents are stepping up attacks, hoping to re-ignite sectarian violence that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.
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August 7, 2009 by HAMID AHMED
BAGHDAD – A suicide car bomb devastated a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, one of a series of attacks Friday that killed at least 37 Shiite pilgrims and worshippers, police and medical officials said.
The incidents are the latest in a series that have targeted Shiites, raising concerns that insurgents are stepping up attacks, hoping to re-ignite sectarian violence that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.
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Officials: 15 die in violence across Afghan south
August 6, 2009 by NOOR KHAN and AMIR SHAH
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Roadside explosions and a U.S. airstrike killed at least 15 people across southern Afghanistan, including members of a family who hit a mine on their way to a wedding party, local officials said Thursday.
The family was traveling in a tractor with a trailer through the Garmser district Wednesday morning when they hit a mine laid in the road, Helmand province police Chief Assadullah Sherzad said.
Sherzad initially reported that 21 people were killed but told The Associated Press that his officers in the district later said five people were killed and five wounded.
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August 6, 2009 by NOOR KHAN and AMIR SHAH
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Roadside explosions and a U.S. airstrike killed at least 15 people across southern Afghanistan, including members of a family who hit a mine on their way to a wedding party, local officials said Thursday.
The family was traveling in a tractor with a trailer through the Garmser district Wednesday morning when they hit a mine laid in the road, Helmand province police Chief Assadullah Sherzad said.
Sherzad initially reported that 21 people were killed but told The Associated Press that his officers in the district later said five people were killed and five wounded.
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Muslim Extremist to Queen Elizabeth: 'Off with Your Head'
August 3, 2009 by New Media Journal
British Muslim hate preacher Anjem Choudary has called for prosecuting Queen Elizabeth for genocide because “she is the one who applauds her sons and daughters to go out and massacre hundreds and thousands of innocent people.” The preacher, who is not a British citizen, declared that the Queen should be tried for “the extermination of a nation,” the London Sun reported. Labor party Member of Parliament Andrew Dismore responded that Choudary himself should be prosecuted. “It’s about time he was busted,” he added. The House of Commons Counterterrorism sub-committee chairman, MP Patrick Mercer, said the preacher’s statements are “weapons being wielded by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban."
Radical Islamist Anjem Choudary, born in Britain, explains why he believes innocent people are legitimate targets for Islamist violence.
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August 3, 2009 by New Media Journal
British Muslim hate preacher Anjem Choudary has called for prosecuting Queen Elizabeth for genocide because “she is the one who applauds her sons and daughters to go out and massacre hundreds and thousands of innocent people.” The preacher, who is not a British citizen, declared that the Queen should be tried for “the extermination of a nation,” the London Sun reported. Labor party Member of Parliament Andrew Dismore responded that Choudary himself should be prosecuted. “It’s about time he was busted,” he added. The House of Commons Counterterrorism sub-committee chairman, MP Patrick Mercer, said the preacher’s statements are “weapons being wielded by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban."
Radical Islamist Anjem Choudary, born in Britain, explains why he believes innocent people are legitimate targets for Islamist violence.
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Pakistan army says Taliban training boys to fight
August 4, 2009 by ELENA BECATOROS
MINGORA, Pakistan – In a voice barely above a whisper, I.H. stared at his feet as he recounted haltingly how the Taliban kidnapped him and a classmate as they played in the street. They cleaned dishes for a few days in a militant training camp in northern Pakistan before escaping during Friday prayers, he said.
The Pakistani army says it has so far found 20 boys like I.H., who is only being identified by his initials for his safety, in the battle-scarred Swat Valley, scene of a major offensive against the Taliban this spring.
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August 4, 2009 by ELENA BECATOROS
MINGORA, Pakistan – In a voice barely above a whisper, I.H. stared at his feet as he recounted haltingly how the Taliban kidnapped him and a classmate as they played in the street. They cleaned dishes for a few days in a militant training camp in northern Pakistan before escaping during Friday prayers, he said.
The Pakistani army says it has so far found 20 boys like I.H., who is only being identified by his initials for his safety, in the battle-scarred Swat Valley, scene of a major offensive against the Taliban this spring.
foreign affairs, war, terrorism, news, children
Australia foils terrorist plot to attack army base
August 4, 2009 by DAVID CROSLING
MELBOURNE, Australia – Australian police said Tuesday they thwarted a terrorist plot in which extremists with ties to an al-Qaida-linked Somali Islamist group planned to invade a military base and open fire with automatic weapons until they were shot dead themselves.
Some 400 officers from state and national security services took part in 19 raids on properties in Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, before dawn Tuesday, arresting four men and detaining several others for questioning, police said.
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August 4, 2009 by DAVID CROSLING
MELBOURNE, Australia – Australian police said Tuesday they thwarted a terrorist plot in which extremists with ties to an al-Qaida-linked Somali Islamist group planned to invade a military base and open fire with automatic weapons until they were shot dead themselves.
Some 400 officers from state and national security services took part in 19 raids on properties in Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, before dawn Tuesday, arresting four men and detaining several others for questioning, police said.
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Police: 28 killed in bombings near Baghdad mosques
July 31, 2009 by CHELSEA J. CARTER
BAGHDAD – Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 28 people, in an apparent coordinated attack that targeted worshippers leaving Friday prayers, Iraqi police and hospital officials said.
The bombings shattered a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital, raising to at least 303 Iraqis killed in what has been one of the least deadly months in Iraq for both Iraqi civilians and U.S. troops since the war began. Seven American troops have been killed — the lowest monthly total since the war started in March 2003, according to an AP tally.
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July 31, 2009 by CHELSEA J. CARTER
BAGHDAD – Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 28 people, in an apparent coordinated attack that targeted worshippers leaving Friday prayers, Iraqi police and hospital officials said.
The bombings shattered a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital, raising to at least 303 Iraqis killed in what has been one of the least deadly months in Iraq for both Iraqi civilians and U.S. troops since the war began. Seven American troops have been killed — the lowest monthly total since the war started in March 2003, according to an AP tally.
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