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Posted on 08/01/2007 10:32:19 PM PDT by nwctwx
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GHALANAI: Local Taliban militants on Wednesday began Islamic education for children at a madrassa they seized adjacent to the shrine of famous Pashtoon freedom fighter Haji Turangzai in the Mohmand tribal region. A local armed group calling itself Taliban seized the shrine and adjacent mosque and madrassa on July 29 and named it after Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad.
“Qari Muhammad Daud has been appointed to teach the children Islamic education and from today he began his work,” Taliban spokesman Usman Gurbaz told Daily Times. The spokesman said there was a “warm response from parents as some 60 children” were present on the inaugural day. “We hope the strength will increase slowly and gradually.”
A Saafi tribe jirga held talks on Tuesday with Taliban leader Umar Khalid and asked the militants to end their siege of the mosque and shrine, but the jirga’s demand was rejected. Gurbaz said around 300 students could be given free accommodation and food at the madrassa. He said that a tribal jirga would be invited to urge tribal parents to send their children for Islamic education at the madrassa.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/08/02/story_2-8-2007_pg7_24
Tribals blow up ‘plotter’s house’
Thursday, August 02, 2007
PESHAWAR: A tribal army blew up with mines the house of a local accused of trying to aid an assassination attempt on Taliban leader Mullah Nazir Ahmed in South Waziristan by “a young suicide-bomber” from Bajaur, tribal sources said on Wednesday.
Local Taliban militants foiled a plot to assassinate Mullah Nazir in a suicide attack last month, and arrested a young tribesman from Bajaur, who disclosed that he was sent to kill the Taliban leader. “A tribal army razed the house of Farid Zalikhel to the ground by planting mines around it, after a joint Ahmedzai-Wazir-Taliban jirga took the decision,” the sources told Daily Times by phone from Wana, regional headquarters of South Waziristan.
Taliban sources said Farid’s fate would be decided by a panel of clerics on Thursday. “The clerics can order a public execution or imprison him, or even let him go,” the sources added. The alleged co-plotter was also fined Rs 1 million. Farid, according to the sources, helped the alleged suicide bomber, who spent nights in his house before the attempted bombing. The alleged suicide bomber, the sources said, told Taliban interrogators that he was sent by Uzbek militant Saiful Asad to kill Mullah Nazir. Separately, the panel of clerics pardoned pro-Uzbek militant commander Iftikhar along with 15 accomplices, since he was not found involved in murders or any other crime.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/08/02/story_2-8-2007_pg7_14
I think that’s a tape from a few days ago.
Classes begin....and endless loop in the area of “education.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1875464/posts
“Cub Scout Trailer Stolen From Church Parking Lot”
CBS 4 MIAMI ^ | 02 AUGUST 2007 | CBS 4 MIAMI
Posted on 08/02/2007 3:53:58 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(ARTICLE SNIPPET: “CBS4) PLANTATION — Parked on church property in Plantation was a white trailer, fitted with tents, propane tanks, cookware, coolers, and lots of other goods to accomodate camping trips over the years.”
I guess all those items could be useful to another Scout troop, poor white trash, or a (shudder) terrorist.
THE Glasgow Airport terror suspect cousin of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef has died today from the horrific burns he suffered in the foiled bomb attack. British police announced the death of the man arrested over the failed car bomb attack at Glasgow airport on June 30 had died in hospital.
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http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22181911-5006003,00.html
Dearborn man detained in terrorism investigation scam
Thursday, August 02, 2007
A Dearborn man who said he could pay FBI agents thousands of dollars to derail a terrorism investigation was ordered held overnight on a fraud charge in federal court today.
Mohamad Amine Zreik, 37, is to appear for a detention hearing Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mona Majzoub. Zreik told another man, Wassim Chafic Issa, that the FBI was investigating Issa as the suspected head of Hezbollah in Dearborn, according to a complaint unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Detroit. Zreik told Issa that if Issa paid him $15,000, Zreik would pay the FBI agents involved in the case to remove Issa's name from their files, the complaint alleges.
The FBI recorded conversations between Zreik and Issa and arranged for Issa to make a controlled payment of $3,000 to Zreik before they arrested him. In fact, Issa had never been under investigation by the FBI, the complaint alleges.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070802/UPDATE/708020473/1003/METRO
Worshipping places for Muslims in Italy have increased in the last seven years at a time the North Alliance requested their closure, a security report showed Thursday.
The report over the security policy, sent by the Italian intelligence, said the number of mosques and Islamic Soceities increased from 696 by end of 2006 to 735 in May of this year. They were 351 in 2000, noted the report. The mosques are mostly focused in the northern provinces, said the report.
It noted that 119 worshipping places were located in Lombardia, 104 in Veneto and 94 in Emilia Romagna. Although there were some attempts to transform into jihadism, said the report, most of the Muslims in Italy were moderate and were respecting the laws, and open to dialogue.
The far-right Northern Alliance called for closure of the mosques in Italy. Deputy Speaker of the Italian Senate Roberto Calderoli, a leader in the Northern Alliance, called for closure of all worshipping places of Muslims unless the security authorities confirm they were not a threat to national security.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1832085&Language=en
By JON WILLING, SUN MEDIA
Ottawa police are trying to identify customers of Ottawa-area Home Depot stores as they try to solve the homicide of Paul-Andre Simard.
Detectives want to speak with the people in relation to the 63-year old security guard’s death.
The pictures are at http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/serving_ottawa/major_crime/homicide_simard.cfm .
Police said the customers in the pictures are “conducting honest and legitimate business.”
Simard was found dead in his Meadowlands Dr. home on April 3 after he didn’t show up for work. A co-worker found the front door of his home ajar. Police found Simard in the basement with duct tape over his eyes.
In May, police released pictures of a woman taken April 5 in the Rideau Centre.
Thanks for the update, fanfan.
Thank you for your work Cindy.
:-)
You’re welcome fanfan.
Since you’ve only been registered for a couple months, TM has been going for quite some time now. Repeated articles help refresh memories and items 6 years old in the context of today’s events may provide new insight or connect a dot. We don’t just live on the latest breaking news, but many of us try to bring it all into perspective. Analysis is focused when necessary. And as far as clutter, we’ve developed into kind of a family here, so a little chit-chat when things are slow is no problem. Relax and learn.
No that’s not Abu Yahya al Libi.
The mention of al Libi on my website refers to the most recent tape that came out.
I have not posted anything on this new tape yet.
I’m concerned about the SUV and the symbolism therein.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875105/posts?page=64#64
Thanks for all you do, Cindy! Keep up the good work!
I was able to snag it
Silver, snagged off some computer game. Unrecognizable location. HOWEVER, Sm American Flag on left front
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