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Posted on 07/01/2006 1:15:53 PM PDT by nwctwx
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By Sue Pleming Thu Jun 29, 6:40 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Funds are flowing into Somalia from Saudi Arabia and Yemen to support the Islamic Courts movement that seized the capital Mogadishu this month, said a senior U.S. official on Thursday.
"I don't want to say the Saudi government is supporting any particular (Islamic) court but I do know that there is money coming in from Saudi Arabia," Frazer told the House of Representatives International Relations Committee.
"There is money coming in from Yemen and arms from Eritrea and other places (into Somalia)," she said, adding that some of the funds came from Somali businessmen based in Saudi Arabia.
Asked what the United States was doing to put pressure on Saudi Arabia to curb the flow of funds, she said "we definitely want to reach out to the governments of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and others in the Middle East."
Frazer said conflicting messages were coming from the Islamic courts, which has extended its power outside of the capital, with its "moderate face" Sheikh Sharif Ahmed writing a conciliatory letter to Washington.
However hard-line cleric Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, who is on a U.S. list of al Qaeda associates and was named head of the Council of the Islamic Courts last weekend, had showed "aggression" toward the United States, she said.
The rise of Aweys has alarmed the United States, which fears the Islamists want to establish Taliban-style rule in Somalia, despite repeated denials by Ahmed.
The United States has been criticized for its support of a group of self-styled anti-terrorism warlords who were driven from Mogadishu by the Islamists on June 5.
Frazer defended U.S. policy and said the main goal was to ensure Somalia did not become a haven for terrorists, in addition to boosting the credibility of the transitional government which is too weak to enter the capital.
She said the United States would also encourage dialogue between the transitional government and the Islamic Courts.
"The strategic objective here is to prevent an attack on Baidoa," said Frazer, referring to the southern provincial town where the interim government is based.
Pressed on whether the United States would deal directly with the Islamists, she said it was important that Washington not help create an alternative to the transitional government.
"Opening a dialogue there is not necessarily in our interests," said Frazer.
Earlier this week, the State Department made clear that it would have no dealings with Aweys but would reserve judgment on dealing with the group as a whole.
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"Cutting terror's cash flow -- Toronto to become the epicentre for intercepting terror financing"
National Post ^ | 2006-07-08 | Stewart Bell
Posted on 07/08/2006 4:05:17 AM PDT by Clive
TORONTO
Well now, this is NOT nice.
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July 08, 2006
"You will burn in the Hellfire...peace be with you"
Just in from the Hate Mail Bag:
The more you disparage Islam, the longer you will burn in the Hellfire. God willing, you will repent. When the Prophet Jesus returns on his Second Coming, you will see the error of your ways (but you'll probably have already tasted death by then anyway). Peace be with you.
And with your spirit, my friend!
Posted at July 8, 2006 02:18 PM
Plotters Plan Mass Suicide on Train on 9/11/06
Abc News ^ | 07/07/06 | Brian Ross
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Ahmadinejad: Islamic Countries Should Eliminate Israel
VOA ^ | 7/8/06 | VOA
Posted on 07/08/2006 2:32:24 PM PDT by freedom44
Iran's president has called on Islamic countries to eliminate Israel.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke Saturday in Tehran at the opening of a regional conference of Islamic nations. He said the basic problem in the Islamic world is the existence of what he called the Zionist regime. He said the Islamic world must mobilize to remove the problem.
The two-day meeting is aimed at improving security in Iraq. Foreign ministers from many Arab countries are attending.
Mr. Ahmadinejad called on Iraq's neighbors to help keep foreign terrorists out of that country. The Iranian president said the ongoing insurgency is an excuse for foreign troops to remain in Iraq.
The U.S. has accused Iran of supporting Shi'ite insurgents in Iraq. But earlier this year, Washington said it was ready to discuss with Tehran how it could use its influence on Iraqi Shi'ites to bring security to that country.
The U.S. has also blamed Damascus for allowing foreign insurgents to pass through Syria on their way to Iraq.
Mr. Ahmadinejad is known for his fiery anti-Israel rhetoric. On Friday, he called the Jewish state a "fake regime" and said it should be dismantled.
Last year, he faced international condemnation after he questioned the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews and said Israel should be wiped off the map.
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The School (Beslan Massacre)
Esquire Magazine ^ | June 2006 | C.J. Chivers
Posted on 07/08/2006 2:55:20 PM PDT by Drew68
SEPTEMBER 1. AFTERNOON. THE GYM. Kazbek Misikov stared at the bomb hanging above his family. It was a simple device, a plastic bucket packed with explosive paste, nails, and small metal balls. It weighed perhaps eight pounds. The existence of this bomb had become a central focus of his life. If it exploded, Kazbek knew, it would blast shrapnel into the heads of his wife and two sons, and into him as well, killing them all.
Throughout the day he had memorized the bomb, down to the blue electrical wire linking it to the network of explosives the terrorists had strung around them hours before. Now his eyes wandered, panning the crowd of more than eleven hundred hostages who had been seized in the morning outside the school. The majority were children, crouched with their parents and teachers on the basketball court. The temperature had risen with the passing hours, and their impromptu jail had become fetid and stinking with urine and fear. Many children had undressed. Sweat ran down their bare backs.
His eyes settled on his captors. Most of the terrorists had left the gym for defensive positions in the main school building, leaving behind a handful of men in athletic suits or camouflage pants. These were their guards. They wore ammunition vests and slung Kalashnikov rifles. A few were hidden behind ski masks, but as the temperature had risen, most had removed them, revealing faces. They were young. Some had the bearing of experienced fighters. Others seemed like semiliterate thugs, the sort of criminal that had radiated from Chechnya and Russia's North Caucasus during a decade of war. Two were women wearing explosive belts.
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Thank you for your work Cindy.
Bump for the good guys!
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Thank you fanfan.
I agree BIG bump for the good guys and prayers that they can keep catching the bad guys BEFORE they can carry out their evil deeds.
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"GROUP PROFILE:
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Mothertongue Name:
Majlis Shura Mujahideen fi al-Iraq
Aliases: Shura Council of the Mujahideen of Iraq
Base of Operation: Iraq"
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"The new 'Prince' of terrorism (Candadian Mastermind of planned attack on NY tunnels)"
Sydney Morning Herald ^ | July 9, 2006 | Mohamad Bazzi
Posted on 07/08/2006 5:30:35 PM PDT by FairOpinion
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?month=10272959&day=10272973&cat=leadstory&x=20&y=5
This Day In History | General Interest
"THE LIBERTY BELL RINGS"
July 8, 1776
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall), summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, by Colonel John Nixon. On July 4, the historic document was adopted by delegates to the Continental Congress meeting in the State House. However, the Liberty Bell, which bore the apt biblical quotation, "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land unto All the Inhabitants Thereof," was not rung until the Declaration of Independence returned from the printer on July 8."
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"The Terrorist Round-up for 7/08/06"
7/8/06
Posted on 07/08/2006 3:44:52 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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