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THANK YOU very much nw.
serious issues - great work, Cindy et al.
I don't often post, but do read these threads all the time. My thanks also for keeping it going!
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/09/013080print.html
September 13, 2006
"One Arab's Apology"
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http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/one_arabs_apology_opedcolumnists_emilio_karim_dabul.htm
"ONE ARAB'S APOLOGY"
By EMILIO KARIM DABULSeptember 12, 2006
http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=24536
"Paintballing for Allah"
By Joe Kaufman and Laura Mansfield
FrontPageMagazine.com | September 22, 2006
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=1265
Terrorist Bomb Expert Captured in Afghanistan; 10 Taliban Rebels Killed
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2006 – Afghan and coalition forces captured a known makeshift bomb expert and terrorist cell leader today during an operation south of Asadabad, U.S. military officials reported.
The terrorist was the leader of a cell that planned bomb attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the Konar region. He was also responsible for placing bombs in various locations in the Pech Valley region.
Intelligence indicated that the terrorist was planning to attack coalition and Afghan security forces in the immediate future, officials said.
“This improvised explosive device builder posed an imminent threat to the safety of not only coalition and Afghan forces, but to the local population,” said Air Force Lt. Col. John Paradis, a coalition spokesman. “This is a positive development in that a key terrorist facilitator has been detained, his actions thwarted and his future plans disrupted. Today’s operation sends a strong message to the extremists. We will continue to pursue these enemies of Afghanistan.”
The operation ended without incident, and no injuries were reported, officials said.
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, coalition forces killed 10 Taliban rebels in Paktika province while conducting offensive operations during Operation Mountain Fury on Sept. 25.
Coalition forces spotted 15 extremists operating in the Sharan district and engaged with ground forces and attack helicopters. Five of the extremists broke contact and fled.
“Operation Mountain Fury continues to pressure the enemy to eliminate their ability to coerce and intimidate the Afghan people,” said Army Lt. Col. Paul Fitzpatrick, a coalition spokesman. “We will continue to take the fight to the enemy and destroy them, if necessary, to ensure security here in Paktika and elsewhere.”
In a separate incident in Khost province, a suicide bomber apparently wearing an explosive vest attacked an Afghan National Army vehicle patrol near their encampment. A U.S. soldier received minor injuries, and two vehicles were damaged. The suicide bomber died in the attack.
In other news from Afghanistan, Kapisa province governor, Abdul Satar Murad, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a major road project Sept. 28. The ceremony is in support of the first phase of the recent $3 million road contract provided by the Bagram provincial reconstruction team. The road, when completed, will extend 62 kilometers in length and connect all districts of Kapisa province and make Kapisa the only province in Afghanistan with roads connecting all districts with Kabul.
"This will be the first time that people will be able to travel to all the districts across the province, bringing commerce, security and stability to the region," said Army Maj. Donald Johnson, director of civil-military operations for the Bagram PRT. "Our goal is to aid in making them more self-sufficient and a future partner in the international arena."
Finally, about 70 Afghan and American leaders and experts from around Afghanistan are attending the first national field artillery conference at Kabul Military Training Center this week. The conference is modeled on similar U.S. conferences to facilitate discussion and help units operate using standard procedures.
The culmination event of the conference is a live-fire exercise conducted by the Afghan National Army tomorrow. They will fire Russian Howitzers, large artillery guns and mortars. The live-fire exercise is meant to demonstrate “what right looks like,” officials said.
(Compiled from Combined Forces Command Afghanistan news releases.)
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/september06/agroterror092506.htm
"PROTECTING AGAINST TERROR
FBI Convenes Agroterrorism Summit"
09/25/06
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711501/posts
US pushed MI5 into airport terror swoop (that foiled the blowing up of the 10 airlines)
Uk Guardian ^ | Oct. 1, 2006 | Jamie Doward and Mark Townsend
Posted on 09/30/2006 10:32:17 PM PDT by FairOpinion
The US warned Britain that it was prepared to seize the key suspect in the UK's biggest ever anti-terrorism operation and fly him to a secret detention centre for interrogation by American agents, even if this meant riding roughshod over its closest ally, The Observer can reveal.
American intelligence agents told their British counterparts they were ready to 'render' Rashid Rauf, a British citizen allegedly linked to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and who was under surveillance in Pakistan, unless he was picked up immediately. Rauf is the key suspect in the alleged plot to detonate explosives on up to 10 transatlantic planes that was exposed in August and, according to the police, would have brought 'mass murder on an unimaginable scale'.
The Americans' demand for Rauf's quick arrest dismayed the British intelligence services, which were worried that it could prompt terrorist cells in the UK working on separate plots to bring forward their plans or go underground. In the weeks preceding his arrest it is understood that MI5 and MI6 discussed with their US counterparts the best way to dismantle the alleged plot. Britain wanted more time to monitor Rauf, but the US was adamant that Rauf should be arrested immediately.
(Excerpt) Read more at observer.guardian.co.uk ...
