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Senior Taliban leader held in Pakistan
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Pakistani security forces have captured a high-ranking Taliban leader in the southwestern city of Quetta, a senior security official and Taliban sources said late Thursday

The capture of Mullah Obaidullah Akhund marked the first Pakistan arrest of a senior leader of the Islamist militia since it was driven from power in Afghanistan in 2001 when thousands of its fighters fled into Pakistan.

The security official and Taliban sources said Akhund, the third most senior member of the Taliban's 10-member leadership council, was arrested late on Monday, hours after a surprise visit to Pakistan by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney.

	Pakistan Denies bin Laden in Country
	Al-Qaida Grows Stronger in Pakistani Safe Havens
	Taliban Commander Mullah Dadullah: Usama bin Laden is Alive

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[ladyjane]

This may sound like a strange question but I am serious.

Could the dog food contamination be an act of terrorism? Muslims think dogs are unclean but they know Americans love their pets.

Too paranoid?

[Cindy]

EVENT:

http://spcwashington.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=281&Itemid=61
http://spcwashington.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=43
http://www.spcwashington.com/

[Cindy]

OPINION: Food contamination in general could be an act of terrorism.
Investigators can/do determine whether terrorism is involved.

I have not heard/read of any update at this time that indicates terrorism was involved in the pet food recall.

(http://www.recalls.gov )

[Cindy]

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5419539,00.jpg

http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000923.html
(News.com.au - March 16, 2007 - "Meet The Forgotten Terrorist")

March 20, 2007
"ANOTHER TERRORIST, ANOTHER EXCUSE FOR A PITY PARTY"

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=RUSSIA
(http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=SYRIA
http://www.memri.org/syria.html

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27406

"The Russian Effect"
By Ariel Cohen
FrontPageMagazine.com | March 20, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "As the world focuses on Iran’s nuclear program and Russian complex diplomatic dance around it, another aspect of Middle Eastern destabilization tends to be neglected: the flow of advanced Russian weapons to Syria. Not only these weapons may boost Damascus’ aggressiveness, they have fallen in the hands of Hezbollah and Hamas, and may wreak havoc in case of another – and likely – flare-up against these terrorist organizations."

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RECAP:

http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000906.html

March 14, 2007
"Police Bust Syria-Based Terrorist Network"
(naharnet.com)

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RECAP:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015588.php
(AFP)

March 09, 2007
"Syria deploys thousands of rockets on Israel border: sources"

JERUSALEM

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793738/posts?page=1102#1102
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1803967/posts?page=3#3

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1803967/posts

"Iran 'Training Iraqi Militants'"
Reuters ^ | March 21 2007

Posted on 03/20/2007 2:40:56 PM PDT by jmc1969

[Cindy]

Thanks to Clive for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803969/posts


"Inflation to hit 5,000 percent mark this year: IMF"
Posted on 03/20/2007 2:42:57 PM PDT by Clive

"Inflation to hit 5 000 percent mark this year: IMF"

Monday 19 March 2007
By Justin Muponda

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "HARARE – Zimbabwe’s economic crisis will heighten further in the coming months with inflation breaching the 5 000 percent mark by year-end as President Robert Mugabe battles to contain a deep recession that is seen destabilising the region, a senior IMF official said.

International Monetary Fund Africa (IMF) Director Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane said Harare had shown little signs of coming to grips with its damaging economic problems, promising more hardships as political tensions escalate.

"It depends on how much the people in the country can take," Bio-Tchane was quoted by the international media as saying.

"The question is how far it could fall. The last four years we've seen GDP falling by more than 35 percent. Inflation is running at more than 1 700 percent and our estimate is by the year's end, it could move even beyond 5 000 percent."

Bio-Tchane spoke as Mugabe's government drew international outrage for assaulting in police custody Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai and other opposition officials who were violently stopped from attending a prayer rally in Highfield.

The United States and Britain, which Mugabe accuses of punishing his government and plotting his downfall, have led the chorus of condemnation and threatened to tighten sanctions further against the Zimbabwean leader and his inner circle."

[Cindy]

UPDATE:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803968/posts

"21 arrested in (Army) recruiting station protest (Milwaukee,WI)"
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | 3/20/2007

Posted on 03/20/2007 2:42:23 PM PDT by UB355

[Cindy]

RECAP AND UPDATE:

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL QAEDA CONFESSIONS MAKE THE CASE FOR IMMIGRATION & BORDER CONTROLS" by Michael Cutler (March 20, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "MY CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY ON IMMIGRATION FRAUD AND TERRORISM" by Michael Cutler (March 15, 2007)

[Cindy]

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/March/07_nsd_168.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007
WWW.USDOJ.GOV


"Fact Sheet:
Department Of Justice Corrective Actions
on the FBI’s Use of National Security Letters"

WASHINGTON

[Godzilla]

Zimbabwe’s economic crisis

And yet this guy is spending $400k on a monument to himself. A real Marie Antoinette

[Cindy]

Yep.

[Cindy]

Off Topic...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=sweden
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=iran

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803987/posts

"Sweden rings in Iranian new year"
www.thelocal.se ^ | 03/20/2007 | TT/The Local

Posted on 03/20/2007 3:51:33 PM PDT by WesternCulture

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=32520

Afghan Extremists Killed During Coalition Operation

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2007 – Three suspected extremists were killed after firing at Afghan and coalition forces during an operation in Afghanistan’s Helmand province today, officials said.

The primary target of the operation was a known Taliban leader and facilitator of suicide bombers, believed to have controlled as many as 200 fighters in the area.

In addition to ordering assassinations of Afghan government officials, the militant leader is believed to have helped move suicide attackers into Helmand province by way of Kandahar and other nearby cities, military officials reported. There have been several recent attacks on Afghan and coalition forces in the area, including improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire.

The combined Afghan-coalition force responded to numerous shots from within the target compound. There were no injuries to any of the women and children in the compound, and there were no Afghan or coalition casualties in the operation, officials said.

Additionally, a motorcycle driven by an Afghan detonated a pressure-plate bomb, killing its operator on a highway southwest of Kandahar yesterday, military officials reported.

Afghan National Police immediately took control of the situation, secured the site, and prevented any other injuries to Afghans. No coalition members were injured during the attack.

“Those individuals who facilitate the placing of IEDs are attempting to terrorize the Afghan people,” Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force 82 spokesman, said. “With the assistance of the Afghan people, Afghan National Security Forces, and coalition members, we will soon be able to prevent this type of inhumane act.”

(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 news releases.)

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=GLOBALJIHAD
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihad

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=INTERNET
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=internetcafes
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=internetcafe

http://www.internet-haganah.com
http://www.internet-haganah.com/haganah/internet.html
http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/13feb07/13feb07-salafy_forums.html

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http://www.memri.org/jihad.html

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP151107

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1511
March 21, 2007 No.1511

"Taliban Military Commander Mullah Dadallah on Al-Jazeera: Next Spring, We Will Bring Shameful Defeat Upon the Jews & Christians; The Number of Countries Abandoning America Will Double; We Have Close Ties With the Mujahideen in Iraq"

SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from an interview with Taliban Military Commander Mullah Dadallah, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on March 2, 2007.

TO VIEW THIS CLIP VISIT: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1402 ."


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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP150907

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1509
March 20, 2007 No.1509

"Islamist Websites Monitors No. 77"

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP150807

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1508
March 20, 2007 No.1508

"Islamist Website Instructs Mujahideen in Using Popular U.S. Web Forums to Foster Anti-War Sentiment among Americans"

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1803996/posts?page=16#16

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Thanks to Jet Jaguar for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1803996/posts


"Islamist Website Instructs Mujahideen to use U.S. Web Forums to Foster Anti-War Sentiment"
MEMRI from a Jihad Website ^ | 3/20/07

Posted on 03/20/2007 4:06:33 PM PDT by Save_the_USA2day

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804020/posts


Smugglers shoot at border agents [South Texas]
The Monitor ^ | March 20, 2007 | Jeremy Roebuck

Posted on 03/20/2007 4:34:53 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch

SOUTH OF DONNA — Border Patrol agents investigating a possible drug smuggling operation encountered gunfire from the Mexican side of the border Tuesday morning. No one was hurt, an agency spokesman said.

The agents stopped around 7:30 a.m. just south of the intersection of Tower Road and Military Highway, after spotting a raft carrying marijuana floating near the U.S. side of the river, said Border Patrol spokesman Oscar Saldaña.

As the agents approached the bank, someone across the river fired several rounds, Saldaña said. The agents returned fire, but said later that they didn’t think they hit anyone.

Saldaña could not release a description of the shooters or say how many men may have been involved in the attack because they took cover in a brush patch. After the incident, agents retrieved 305 pounds of marijuana in four bundles from the U.S. side of the river.

This is the second attack in the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector this month. Two weeks ago, an agent came under attack from a suspected illegal immigrant throwing rocks near the Hidalgo-Reynosa port of entry. He sustained minor injuries, but his assailant fled to Mexico.

“We’ve been anticipating more incidents like this,” Saldaña said. “We have more people on the ground now, and with more people, you’re going to run into more things.” ____

Jeremy Roebuck covers law enforcement and general assignments for The Monitor. You can reach him at (956) 683-4437. For this and more local stories, visit www.themonitor.com.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804011/posts

"FBI Arrest Man Wanted In Mexican Officer's Killing"
CBS2 LA ^ | March 20 20, 2007 | CBS

Posted on 03/20/2007 4:20:42 PM PDT by LNewman

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804015/posts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070320103821.htm

Source: University of Georgia
Date: March 20, 2007
More on:

"Study Details Catastrophic Impact Of Nuclear Attack On US Cities"
Science Daily

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804023/posts

"Nato chief defends US missile plan"
telegraph.co.uk ^ | 03/20/2007 | Bruno Waterfield

Posted on 03/20/2007 4:43:52 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe