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Terrorists, Their Organizations Are All Around, Yet We Slumber
The Bulletin ^ | February 5, 2009 | Herb Denenberg

Posted on 02/05/2009 11:21:41 AM PST by jazusamo

One of the most astounding facts of modern times is that we are in a war with radical Islam, but don’t seem to know it. We’re in their gunsights; they are out to destroy us; they proclaim their intent as clearly as Hitler did in Mein Kampf and other documents. Yet we slumber on, in a relaxed mode, oblivious to the obvious, and without reaction as a noose is placed around our neck.

What may seem exotic and far off, what seems an issue only for faraway lands, what seems to be virtually harmless as we relax protected by oceans on either shore is in fact a threat here and now, ready to explode at any time, and repeat or even magnify what happened on 9/11.

As I was reading up on the terrorist organization Hamas, it occurred to me that it would be a useful exercise to show how such an organization, which might seem so remote to our lives, is already stretching its terrorist tentacles throughout our land, along with many other terrorist organizations.

Yesterday, I focused on Islamic organizations that represent themselves as “moderate,” but are in fact part of the silent jihad and terror network. See “Government, FBI, Media Years Behind Understanding Radical Islam,” (Feb. 4) on The Bulletin’s Web site at:


 thebulletin.us

Consider a few facts on Hamas, which go beyond the fact that the U.S. and most of the West have long branded it as a terrorist organization:

• Hamas may be planning terrorist operations in the U.S. In a classic on radical Islam by Steven Emerson, Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the U.S., the threat posed by Hamas is documented. Mr. Emerson writes, “Evidence collected since 9/11 suggests that the group may try to conduct terrorist operations against targets in the United States.” And Hamas has also participated in some unsuccessful terrorist attacks on the homeland.

• What’s more, Hamas may be working with other terrorist groups to plan terrorist attacks in the U.S. Mr. Emerson writes that evidence collected since 9/11 indicates Hamas “may be collaborating with other terrorist organizations in gathering intelligence for U.S.-based attacks.”

When it comes to killing Americans, all these terrorist groups seem to be willing to put their differences aside and work together to spill our blood.

• As early as 1989, Hamas was setting up charitable and political organizations in the U.S., and by the late 1990s these fund-raising ef forts on behalf of Hamas were paying huge dividends. As my column yesterday showed, terrorist front organizations have managed to fool a long list of prominent politicians, the FBI and other government agencies.


• Hamas sets up organizations that it tries to disguise as innocuous by using titles and claimed purposes that involve only education, research, charity and the like.

• In these Trojan horse operations, Hamas goes out of its way to hide the connection between it and what amounts to subsidiaries and puppets of Hamas.

• These Hamas terrorist fronts go far beyond just fund raising and terrorism. For example, they are also into domestic lobbying, propaganda, and pressure group organization.

• This goes on all over the U.S. and has a close connection with Philadelphia. One of the important meetings in the Hamas organizing efforts was held at the Philadelphia Marriott.

With that overview, it might be useful to take a closer look at Hamas and its American connections.

On Sept. 14, 1993, FBI electronic surveillance captured details of planning leading up to a meeting at the Philadelphia Marriott to bolster Hamas’s fund raising and political activity in the U.S. and to thwart the attempt at peace in the Israeli-Arab conflict set out in the Oslo accords. That meeting took place as planned on Oct. 1 and 2, 1993. Among those present were representatives of the Holy Land Foundation (HLF), a group later indicted and convicted of raising money for terrorists.

At the meeting, the participants spent much effort hiding their connections with Hamas. They referred to it as Samah, which is Hamas spelled backward. Their main concern was to determine how these U.S. organizations could support Hamas. They wanted to extend help in every possible way such as those involving financing, propagandizing, and political action on behalf of Hamas.

One participant stressed that to be effective, the attendees “had to behave as an American organization — and take care of the people and not a particular population. Our relations had to be good with everyone … but we can give the Islamists 100,000 [dollars] and 5,000 to the others.” A participant also stressed that they should avoid revealing Hamas’s true agenda.

The participants also stressed the need for domestic lobbying and deeper engagement with the American Muslim community. The participants wanted more political activity by the community so it could bring pressure to bear on Congress and the decision makers in America.

In summary, the participants planned a full court press on every front on behalf of Hamas.

Hamas has already taken aim at Americans and American interests. Although most of its terrorism has occurred in the Middle East, that terrorism has already claimed more than a dozen American victims overseas.

It has not yet carried out a successful attack in the U.S., but its operatives did participate in the foiled 1993 New York City landmark bombing plot. According to an FBI affidavit, members of Hamas were among conspirators plotting the bombing of landmarks, tunnels, and the FBI building. In addition, the FBI believes Hamas now has the capability to carry out terrorist hits in the U.S. Two arrests involve suspected Hamas operatives thought to be plotting terror attacks in the U.S.

Another FBI affidavit indicates that al-Qaida often enlists Hamas operatives to conduct surveillance. Hamas has also been involved in attacks on the American military in Iraq.

Another Hamas front is the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP), serving as its propaganda organ. A federal magistrate found that if the IAP “has never outrightly cheered on Hamas terrorist activities, it has come awfully close.” FBI counterterrorism official, Oliver Revell, called the IAP “a front organization for Hamas that engages in propaganda for the Islamic movement.”

The IAP also delivers the Hamas charter all over the America continents. Its publications also heap praise on terror attacks carried out by Hamas.

Hamas also has an elaborate array of organizations that do fund raising for it. One of the most important is the Holy Land Foundation (HLF), which claims to raise money for the needy in Gaza and the West Bank. However, evidence collected by federal authorities and Mr. Emerson’s Investigative Project finds that the HLF since its inception has been raising money for Hamas. The HLF established offices throughout the U.S., including in California, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey. There are all kinds of relationships between HLF and Hamas.

Another Hamas charitable front is the Al Aqsa Educational Fund (AAEF). It claims to be a charity to raise money for charities located in Gaza and the West Bank.  There is abundant evidence that it functions as a fund-raiser for Hamas terrorism.

There has been a lot of progress in shutting down the flow of money from Hamas-fronts to Hamas. For example, the HLF was shut down, a top Hamas operative helping set up the front organizations was deported, and some of those involved were indicted. However, Mr. Emerson says much work remains to be done.

He says it is still clear that Hamas may be considering attacks on American soil, may be helping such groups as al-Qaida with intelligence work for possible terrorist strikes, and that Hamas still issues threats against the U.S. and its activities in Iraq. So Mr. Emerson concludes any statements or movements by these individuals or groups regarding America “warrant the closest scrutiny.”

This column focused on Hamas. But it is only one of the terrorist networks, which include Hezbollah, the Palestinian Jihad, the Pakistani Jihadist Network, and many others.

Mr. Emerson sees a continuing and serious threat from militant Islam and among other things that calls for an informed public. Mr. Emerson writes,

“Militant Islamism continues to present a grave threat to America and the world. Given that indisputable fact, it becomes vital for the American public to gain the greatest possible awareness of the face of the enemy. Clearly, the task of ferreting out and combating the ever-shifting terrorist threat falls primarily to our law enforcement agencies and intelligence community, who remain vigilant in that pursuit. But an informed and supportive citizenry is also a vital factor.”

Mr. Emerson also stresses that al-Qaida may pose one of the most serious threats to American safety, but it is only one group among many: “Various groups that have waged jihad in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond have infiltrated our society. They have hatched plots from within our borders to execute attacks domestically and to raise funds for their terror campaigns abroad.” We better not wait for another 9/11; we better wake up now.

Europe slumbered through a process during which it was transformed to what is now called Eurabia. The great scholar, Bat Ye’Or, in her book Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis, describes that phenomenon: “In her forceful book, La Forza dela Ragione, Oriana Fallaci ponders the steady Islamization of Europe, noting, ‘it was all there for years and we didn’t see it.’ ”

That might be said within years of the U.S. It was all there for years and we didn’t see it. We don’t have a lot of time to wake up, as we’ve seen Europe fall to Islamization, and we have started the same descent.

The first step in fighting the loss of America and our Western values and Judeo-Christian tradition is to get informed about what is going on. We haven’t faced the reality of a Islamic Jihadist threat to our survival, and Ms. Ye’or explains that in her book: “Constructive public debate has been hampered by profound ignorance of the jihad dynamic and by the tendency of Europe’s political elite to continue to appease jihadist driving forces.

“This book describes Europe’s evolution from a Judeo-Christian civilization, with important post-Enlightenment secular elements, into a post-Judeo-Christian civilization that is subservient to the ideology of jihad and the Islamic powers that propagate it.”

So perhaps the first step in getting informed is to read some of the books cited in this column. I’d recommend for starters Robert Spencer’s classic volume Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs. For a broad historical sweep, you might then read Ms. Ye’or’s book, which shows how Europe was conquered by the stealth jihad. A book that focuses on the United Kingdom’s surrender to Islam is Melanie Philipps, Londonistan.

Another powerful volume is Mark Steyn, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It. And then there are the important books from Mr. Emerson, the latest of which is cited in this column, and from Daniel Pipes Militant Islam Reaches America. Finally, there is Bruce Bawer, While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within.

After getting informed yourself, you have to wake up the media and the political class, which both seem to sleeping in the face of mortal danger to our way of life. And as the old song goes, it’s later than you think. But unlike the advice of that song, don’t enjoy yourself. Instead start fighting for your freedom and the survival of your country.

Herb Denenberg is a former Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner, and professor at the Wharton School. He is a longtime Philadelphia journalist and  consumer advocate. He is also a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of the Sciences. His column appears daily in The Bulletin. You can reach him at advocate@thebulletin.us.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: crushislam; democrats; denenberg; dhimmicrats; fifthcolumn; hamas; islam; wot
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1 posted on 02/05/2009 11:21:41 AM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
Hey, this is no problem at all. Now that The Messiah has told the Muslims he'll be nice to them and reverse all of Bush's policies, they'll stop attacking us, right???
2 posted on 02/05/2009 11:24:24 AM PST by colorado tanker ("I just LOVE clinging to my guns and my religion!!!!" - Sarah Palin)
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To: colorado tanker

I’m not worried - O’Bammy is my mammy.


3 posted on 02/05/2009 11:27:56 AM PST by QBFimi (When gunpowder speaks, beasts listen.)
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To: jazusamo
0 is in charge, and it's above his paygrade.

We have nothing to worry about. Right?

Amazing << Hear this. Feel this, and tell me that this isn't music.

Hey Barack HUSSEIN Obama, I went to Harvard too! That was the worst fieldtrip of my life, but I went there...


4 posted on 02/05/2009 11:28:48 AM PST by rdb3 (The mouth is the exhaust pipe of the heart.)
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To: colorado tanker

The war on terror has ended per 0. We’re all safe now.


5 posted on 02/05/2009 11:31:31 AM PST by sarasota
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To: colorado tanker

Right!! I’d bet Zer0 can’t wait to take credit for solving the problem. I’m sure cutting defense spending and ignoring the Joint Chiefs will help him succeed. This turkey is unbelievable!


6 posted on 02/05/2009 11:31:34 AM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo
IMHO, the only reason The Big O left Gates and most military officers in place is they will take the fall when his policies produce a nuclear Iran and more terror attacks, as they inevitably will.
7 posted on 02/05/2009 11:55:19 AM PST by colorado tanker ("I just LOVE clinging to my guns and my religion!!!!" - Sarah Palin)
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To: jazusamo

Americans are lectured on being tolerant and to celebrate diversity while the enemy within plans our destruction.....

We are more than quite aware who the enemy is and it’s just not the islamic terrorists that we should be on guard...


8 posted on 02/05/2009 11:58:38 AM PST by Le Chien Rouge
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To: jazusamo

It’s all an alarmist’s rhetoric — remember that all cultures are of equal value.


9 posted on 02/05/2009 12:05:36 PM PST by 353FMG (The name is Beam, James Beam.)
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To: colorado tanker

I agree but he may have blundered, Sec. Gates and Gen. Petraeus have a successful track record whereas ZerO has 0 but maybe I’m just too optimistic.


10 posted on 02/05/2009 12:07:38 PM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Le Chien Rouge

Yes, we have a strong enemy within.


11 posted on 02/05/2009 12:08:44 PM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

Netanyahu says it over and over, that we have the means but lack the will, while they have the will but lack the means. The question is whether or not we find the will before they find the means.


12 posted on 02/05/2009 1:50:32 PM PST by squidly
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To: squidly

Bibi is dead on the money, IMO.


13 posted on 02/05/2009 1:58:03 PM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

This is a really GREAT article but in opening paragraph he says

“One of the most astounding facts of modern times is that we are in a war with radical Islam”

NO we are at War with Islam, period

Islam IS Radical.

Lets stop PC from killing us.


14 posted on 02/05/2009 2:39:22 PM PST by CARepublicans
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To: jazusamo

Well, I went to the range 2 weeks ago.


15 posted on 02/05/2009 2:49:48 PM PST by stevio (Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
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To: rdb3
0 is in charge, and it's above his paygrade.
We have nothing to worry about. Right?

I No one thing.Its above my pay grade and I'll be damn sure to avoid taking mass transportation and attending public events that have large crowds.

I don't trust Obama to tie his own shoes never mind protecting the U.S. against mass terror attacks which I believe are on their way.

16 posted on 02/05/2009 2:53:15 PM PST by puppypusher (The world is going to the dogs.)
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To: jazusamo

No=Know in my last post.My brain was out to lunch when I made that typo.


17 posted on 02/05/2009 2:54:41 PM PST by puppypusher (The world is going to the dogs.)
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To: jazusamo
True, the same people are on the front lines of the GWOT and they've kept us safe so far. I assume he'll keep Petreus because the Messiah campaigned for moving troops from Iraq to Afghanistan, which is just what P has been planning for months, with his mini-Surge strategy there. The Big O will want to take credit for the results.
18 posted on 02/05/2009 4:43:28 PM PST by colorado tanker ("I just LOVE clinging to my guns and my religion!!!!" - Sarah Palin)
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A small sampler of what I have looked at recently ON THE INTERNET:

POLITICO.com: "CHENEY WARNS OF NEW ATTACKS" by John F. Harris, Mike Allen, & Jim Vanehei (Note: Video included.) (Updated February 4, 2009, 3:19 pm) (Read More...)

NEWSMAX.com: "CHENEY: NUCLEAR, BIO ATTACKS LIKELY IF OBAMA ENDS BUSH POLICIES" by Dave Eberhart (February 4, 2009) (Read More...)


FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "INVESTING IN JIHAD" by Alyssa A. Lappen (February 4, 2009) (Read More...)


THE MEMRI BLOG: "AL-ZAWAHIRI TO MUJAHIDEEN: Israeli, American Targets Are All Around" (Posted February 4, 2009) (Read More...)

REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "WANTED AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI Up to $25 Million Reward" (Read More...)


ONE NEWS NOW.com: "GITMO'S INMATES ON U.S. SOIL - a 'magnet for jihadists'" by Chad Groening (February 3, 2009, 8:55 am) (Read More...)

Link (Read More...)


FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "TERRORIST CAMPS IN AMERICA" by Jamie Glazov (February 3, 2009) (Read More...)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "RADICAL ISLAMIC NETWORKS IN AMERICA" by Jamie Glazov (January 13, 2009) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (WASHINGTON TIMES, February 2, 2009): "They don't want to limit free speech, they just want to kill it" (February 3, 2009) (Read More...)

Link (Read More...)


Travel.State.Gov: "WORLDWIDE CAUTION" (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)


FOX NEWS.com: Seoul, South Korea - "NORTH KOREA TO 'TEST MISSILE CAPABLE OF STRIKING U.S.'" (SNIPPET: "The sinister object has been identified as a Taepodong-2, an intercontinental missile with a range of more than 4000 miles, capable of crossing the Pacific and striking targets in Hawaii or Alaska.") (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)

FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS.org: "THE SECOND GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICA" by Lee Ellis (SNIPPET: "Decapitation has also become a favorite tactic of warring drug gangs that have contended for control over smuggling routes.") (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - TRAVEL ALERT: "MEXICO" (Read More...)


LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "SAUDI ARABIA'S MOST-WANTED" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "But, the unclassified files created by the U.S. government at Guantanamo contain dozens of details concerning the al Qaeda network operating inside Iran. The Long War Journal reviewed the files and identified more than 50 current and former Guantanamo detainees who had some association with Iran. Most of these transited al Qaeda's facilitation points in eastern Iran. In addition to Tehran, the eastern Iranian cities of Mashhad, Zahedan and Tayyebat were regularly identified as al Qaeda transit points in the unclassified Guantanamo files.") (February 4, 2009, 7:00 am)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "SAUDI ISSUES WANTED LIST OF 83 MILITANTS OVERSEAS" (SNIPPET: "Saudi television read the names and showed photographs of the wanted men, all Saudis except for two Yemenis, who it said had "adopted the straying ideology", a reference to al-Qaeda. The announcement followed a move last month by al-Qaeda's wing in neighbouring Yemen to name two Saudis released from the US military prison camp in Guantanamo as commanders.") (Published February 2, 2009, 23:36) (Read More...)

NYPOST.com: "OBAMA: SURE, GITMO DETAINEES COULD ATTACK US" (SNIPPET: ""Can we guarantee that they're not going to try to participate in another attack? No," Obama said in an NBC interview that aired today. "But what I can guarantee is that if we don't uphold our Constitution and our values, that over time that will make us less safe. And that will be a recruitment tool for organizations like al-Qaeda."") (Posted February 2, 2009) (Read More...)

TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Monthly List of Information Bulletins Issued by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the IICC, January 2009" (pdf) (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)


THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Kayhan, Iran, February 1, 2009;Fars, Iran, January 31, 2009"): "SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: THE ELIMINATION OF ISRAEL -- A SACRED ASPIRATION" (February 1, 2009)

TRUTHUSA.com: A Look at Iran


FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "SUICIDAL APPEASEMENT" by Bruce Thornton (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): "OBAMA COZIES UP TO THE PRINCIPAL ENEMY OF FREE SPEECH IN THE WORLD TODAY" (February 1, 2009) (Read More...)

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JIHAD WATCH.org (SUNDAY MORNING HERALD): "JIHADISTS USING GOOGLE EARTH" (January 31, 2009) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org: "GENOCIDE DREAMS FROM RIYADH" (January 31, 2009, 3:50 am) (Read More...)


AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "THE THREAT CLOSER TO HOME" by Ed Lasky (January 31, 2009) (Read More...)

BOOK: "THE THREAT CLOSER TO HOME Hugo Chavez and the War Against America" (Read More...)


FBI.gov - NATIONAL GANG INTELLIGENCE CENTER - Product No. 2009-M0335-001: "NATIONAL GANG THREAT ASSESSMENT 2009" (January 2009) (Read More...) (pdf)


FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "SYMPOSIUM: HOMEGROWN JIHADIS" by Jamie Glazov (January 30, 2009)


FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (MEMRI: The Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor): "ALERTS, PLANNING & TRAINING" (SNIPPET: "Islamist Forum Member Suggests Using Dogs Instead of Suicide Bombers A recent message on the Islamist forum Ma'arik Al-Salafiyya suggested using dogs instead of suicide bombers to carry out attacks on U.S.... January 28, 2009") (January 28, 2009) (Read More...)

THE TIMES OF INDIA: Mumbai - "RDX BEING SMUGGLED INTO INDIA WITH CEMENT FROM PAK" -Pranati Mehra, TNN (January 28, 2009, 0206 hrs, IST) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (BLOOMBERG): ""Muslims under the leadership of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat ud-Dawa will conquer all South Asia! Nobody can stop us from fighting India!"" (January 28, 2009) (Read More...)


ONE NEWS NOW.com: "THE THREAT OF 'SHARIA' TO AMERICA" by Chad Groening (January 28, 2009, 4:30 am) (Read More...)


OSAC.gov - Report - TRAVEL WARNING: "PHILIPPINES" (January 28, 2009) (Read More...)

Link (Read More...)


COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL QAEDA AND THE PLAGUE: A FOLLOW-UP" by Olivier Guitta (January 30, 2009, 12:05 pm) (January 30, 2009) (Read More...)

METIMES.com - MIDDLE EAST TIMES: "AL-QAIDA AND THE PLAGUE" by Olivier Guitta (SNIPPET: "Whatever the explanation, it seems that there have been unexplained deaths among AQIM operatives. At this point, the developments of this story and its possible implications need to be closely monitored. Indeed a nightmarish scenario could unfold if one of the infected individuals boarded a flight to Paris, London or New York. This person could become de-facto the means of "delivering" the weapon.") (Published January 27, 2009) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. CONSULATE MISTAKENLY SELLS SECRET FILES IN JERUSALEM" by Reena Ninan (SNIPPET: "EXCLUSIVE: Hundereds of files -- with social security numbers, bank account numbers and other sensitive U.S. government information -- were found in a filing cabinet purchased from the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem through a local auction.") (January 27, 2009) (Read More...)

TRUTHUSA.com: A Look at Iran (Read More...)


ONE NEWS NOW.com: "U.S. ECONOMY PREDICTED TO COLLAPSE UNDER SOCIALISM" by Pete Chagnon (January 26, 2009, 7:00 am) (Read More...)


LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "SHABAAB TAKES CONTROL OF SOMALIA'S SEAT OF GOVERNMENT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia took control of the last stronghold of Somalia's troubled Transitional Federal Government today, just hours after Ethiopian troops withdrew.") (January 26, 2009, 7:28 pm) (Read More...)

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "Four AMERICANS Arrested in Somaliland" (SNIPPET: "UPDATE: Make that 15. Eleven more Americans arrested in Somaliland.") (January 26, 2009) (Read More...)
Link - Post no. 7 (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (NEWS.com.au): "HAMAS VOWS TO CONTINUE ARMING MILITANTS" (January 26, 2009) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (TIMES OF INDIA, January 24, 2009): "WOMAN LIVING IN 'HAMAS STRONGHOLD' MARRIES TO RAISE 'MARTYRS'" (SNIPPET: "The latest form of jihad: Jihad al-Ziwaj, or 'Marriage Jihad'"... SNIPPET: "There were no regrets either -- she said she was marrying to raise 'fighters' and asked only that she might die as a 'martyr' in Israel.") (January 25, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE): "HAMAS: 'Marriage is the same as jihad'" (October 31, 2009) (Read More...)


AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "SOCIAL NETWORKING ARAB HATRED OF ISRAEL" -Rick Moran (SNIPPET: "This month, hundreds of Egyptian Facebook members, in private homes and at Internet cafes, have set up Gaza-related "groups." Most expressed hatred for Israel and the United States, but each one had its own focus.") (January 25, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS, January 22, 2009): "TOP SAUDI THREATENS U.S. OVER ISRAEL" (January 24, 2009) (Read More...)

Link (Read More...)


MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2211: "Video Message from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Commanders -- Among Them Former Guantanamo Detainees" (SNIPPET: "... called for attacks on Western interests...") (January 26, 2009) (Read More...)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "RETURN TO JIHAD" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: ""By Allah, imprisonment only increased our persistence in our principles for which we went out, did jihad for, and were imprisoned for," al Shihri says.") (January 25, 2009, 10:30 am) (Read More...)
ZEE NEWS.com - India Edition: Washington - "RELEASED GUANTANAMO DETAINEE NEW YEMEN AL QAEDA COMMANDER" (SNIPPET: "...Said Ali al-Shihri, who was jailed at Guantanamo for six years after his capture in Pakistan, has resurfaced as a leader of a Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda." SNIPPET: "That announcement, which carried the video post of al-Shihri, also included a second video of a second militant who identified himself as Abu al-Hareth Muhammad al-Oufi and claimed he had also been a Guantanamo captive, later released.") (January 24, 2009) (Read More...)
AFP via Google: Sanaa - "YEMEN SAYS 94 GUANTANAMO INMATES HOME WITHIN THREE MONTHS" (January 23, 2009) (Note: The content on this url may change as it is updated.) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK TIMES): "FORMER GITMO DETAINEE NOW AMONG TOP DOGS IN AL-QAEDA IN YEMEN" (January 23, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS): "PENTAGON: 61 EX-GITMO INMATES HAVE RETURNED TO JIHAD" (January 13, 2009) (Read More...)


UPI.com: Mooresville, N.C. - "KUWAIT ORDER NUCLEAR EMERGENCY PILLS" (Published January 23, 2009, 11:32 am) (Read More...)

ThyroShield.com: "What Your Family Needs to Know" (Read More...)


FBI.gov - Press Release: "POSSIBLE SIGHTING OF FBI FUGITIVE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA" (January 23, 2009) (Read More...)

FBI.gov: "OPERATION BACKFIRE Help Find Four Eco-Terrorists" (November 19, 2008) (Read More...)


THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Leban on January 23, 2009"): "GRAFFITI PRAISING HIZBULLAH ON WALLS OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN LEBANON" (January 23, 2009) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org: "THREATS MADE AGAINST CHABAD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK" (January 23, 2009) (Read More...)

Link (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (VOSIZNEIS.com, January 22, 2009): "UK: MUSLIMS WALKING INTO JEWISH-OWNED SHOPS AND SAYING, "I'm going to kill you"" (January 23, 2009) (Read More...)


TOWNHALL.com: "CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER" by Oliver North (SNIPPET: "Item No. 1 ought to be preventing the world's No. 1 exporter of radical Islamic terror from obtaining nuclear weapons: Iran. Unfortunately, the new administration is not off to an auspicious start.") (January 23, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Shahab News, Iran, January 19, 2009"): "IRANIAN MAJLIS DISCUSSES BILL TO ESTABLISH 'ISLAMIC WORLD ARMY'" (SNIPPET: "It was proposed that this army would be part of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.") (Posted January 22, 2009) (Read More...)
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TRUTHUSA.com: A Look at Iran (Read More...)


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