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“Iran continues to train Shia terror groups for attacks in Iraq”
By BILL ROGGIO
August 15, 2008 8:26 PM
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(”Source: Zaman, Hurriyet, Turkey, August 14, 2008”)
“Iranian, Turkish Presidents Meet In Istanbul; No Agreement On Energy Deal”
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VIDEO:
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“Ahmadinejad to Turkish TV: Israel Not Worth The Investment”
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Special Dispatch Series - No. 2025
August 14, 2008 No. 2025
“Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Turkish TV In Advance of Turkey Visit: Our Attitude Toward Israel is Shared By Turks And By ‘Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine – Because These Are the True Words [Of Allah]’; ‘I Wish They Had Free Elections in America... Whatever Government Comes, It Must Leave the Middle East’”
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Thank you aceleus for both those articles.
Adding on to Aculeus’ LA Times link:
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August 15, 2008
“Ressam to be re-sentenced, prompting some confused media coverage”
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“Ressam’s sentence is again voided”
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO
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“’Millennium bomber’ sentence tossed out by U.S. court”
“The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals challenges a provision in the 22-year sentence imposed on Ahmed Ressam, who had planned to set off explosives”
at Los Angeles International Airport.
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 16, 2008
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50838
“Rice Expects Russian Troops to Withdraw From Georgia”
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2008
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50837
Military Humanitarian Mission in Georgia to Continue, Bush Says
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2008 – The U.S. military flights that have delivered humanitarian assistance to Georgia this week will continue in the days ahead, President Bush said today.
American C-17 aircraft began delivering aid to Georgia Aug. 14 in the wake of attacks by Russian forces in two breakaway Georgian regions and other parts of the former Soviet republic.
“In recent days, U.S. cargo planes carrying humanitarian supplies have arrived in Georgia. In the days ahead, we will continue using U.S. aircraft and other assets as needed to deliver more humanitarian and medical supplies,” Bush said today in his weekly radio address.
As the humanitarian mission proceeds, Russia must honor its commitment to keep open all lines of communication and transport, including seaports, airports, roads, and airspace for civilian transit and the delivery of humanitarian assistance, the president added.
Bush, at his family ranch in Crawford, Texas, received briefings today from both Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who is overseeing the humanitarian mission, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice traveled to Crawford to discuss her recent diplomatic jaunt to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, where she met with President Mikheil Saakashvili and his team.
During Rice’s trip, Saakashvili and Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev signed a six-point peace plan, which, in separate remarks there this morning, Bush hailed as an important development and a hopeful step.
“Now Russia needs to honor the agreement and withdraw its forces and, of course, end military operations,” he said in Crawford.
Rice soon will travel to Brussels, Belgium, where she will meet with the foreign ministers of America’s NATO allies and European Union officials to “continue to rally the free world in the defense of a free Georgia,” the president said.
Fighting that began in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia last week broadened to include Russian attacks on other parts of the country, including Abkhazia, another heavily separatist region. Russia contends that the heavily pro-Moscow breakaway regions may not belong within Georgia’s borders in the future, a stance that Bush characterized as “a major issue.”
“These regions are a part of Georgia, and the international community has repeatedly made clear that they will remain so,” Bush said. “Georgia is a member of the United Nations, and South Ossetia and Abkhazia lie within its internationally recognized borders.
“Georgia’s borders should command the same respect as every other nation’s,” he said.
The situation already was tense when Russian tanks and troops on Aug. 8 crossed the border into South Ossetia, where they were aided by regional separatists. Clashes escalated a day later in and around Tskhinvali, South Ossetia’s capital, as Russian aircraft were reported to have bombed that city and mounted attacks later in Abkhazia and other Georgian areas, fueling fears that Moscow would attempt to depose the democratically elected government in Tblisi.
“We will continue to stand behind Georgia’s democracy,” Bush said. “We will continue to insist that Georgia’s sovereignty and independence and territorial integrity be respected.”
Related Sites:
Transcript: President’s statement in Crawford, Texas
Transcript: President’s weekly radio address
Related Articles:
Cease-Fire Accord Specifies Russian Troop Withdrawal from Georgia
Humanitarian Assistance for Georgia Continues
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/08/20080816-3.html
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 16, 2008
“Remarks by Secretary Rice to the Travel Pool”
Prairie Chapel Ranch
Crawford, Texas
White House News
9:16 A.M. CDT
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/08/20080816-1.html
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 16, 2008
President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia
Prairie Chapel Ranch
Crawford, Texas
Presidential Remarks
Audio
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
9:06 A.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I just had a briefing by my national security team on the latest updates — on the latest developments in Georgia. And there is some progress to report.
First of all, I want to thank Secretary of State Rice for her trip, and thank you for coming back here to Crawford to give me a firsthand briefing.
She went to Tbilisi, met with President Saakashvili and his team. And during that time, the President signed the six-point peace plan negotiated by President Sarkozy on behalf of the European Union. President Medvedev of Russia has now signed on to the terms of this agreement. And that’s an important development; it’s a hopeful step.
Now Russia needs to honor the agreement and withdraw its forces, and of course end military operations.
Secretary Rice will soon travel to Brussels, where she will meet with the foreign ministers of our NATO allies and EU officials to continue to rally the free world in the defense of a free Georgia.
This morning also was briefed by Secretary Gates on the U.S. military’s humanitarian mission to help the Georgian people recover from the trauma they have suffered. In recent days, military flights have landed in Georgia to provide relief supplies, and more will be arriving in the days ahead.
A major issue is Russia’s contention that the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia may not be a part of Georgia’s future. But these regions are a part of Georgia, and the international community has repeatedly made clear that they will remain so. Georgia is a member of the United Nations, and South Ossetia and Abkhazia lie within its internationally recognized borders. Georgia’s borders should command the same respect as every other nation’s.
There’s no room for debate on this matter. The United Nations Security Council has adopted numerous resolutions concerning Georgia. These resolutions are based on the premise that South Ossetia and Abkhazia remain within the borders of Georgia and that their underlying conflicts will be resolved through international negotiations. These resolutions are based on the premise that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are to be considered a part of the Georgian territory, and to the extent there’s conflicts they will be resolved peacefully.
These resolutions reaffirm Georgia’s sovereignty and independence and territorial integrity. Russia itself has endorsed these resolutions. The international community is clear that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of Georgia, and the United States fully recognizes this reality.
We will continue to stand behind Georgia’s democracy; we will continue to insist that Georgia’s sovereignty and independence and territorial integrity be respected.
Thank you very much.
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Friday, August 15
Parliament of Georgia ratifies decision to quit CIS
The Parliament of Georgia has passed a resolution calling for Georgia to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States. The proposal received the unanimous support of all 117 Members voting.
The Members of Parliament also ratified unanimously an appeal to the Parliaments of friendly countries, in which the occupation of Georgia by Russia and large scale ethnic cleansing on the occupied territories were described chronologically. The appeal states that as a result of its actions against Georgia, Russia cannot be a mediator in the process of conflict resolution on Georgian territory. The appeal also calls for Russian Parliament delegations to be expelled from international parliamentary assemblies. (Black Sea Press)
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3583278,00.html
“Source: Secret IDF material went unguarded in Georgia”
“Former Israeli soldier returns disillusioned from training Georgian soldiers for company owned by Brig.-Gen. Hirsch in preparation for war with Russia; says confidential army material such as charts, officers’ names was revealed to foreign troops”
Nava Tzuriel
Published: 08.16.08, 15:47 / Israel News
SNIPPET: “Tomer (alias), formerly a soldier of an elite IDF unit, returned from Georgia a short while ago. He was enlisted by Defensive Shield, a company owned and operated by Brigadier General (Res.) Gal Hirsch, to help train Georgian soldiers for battle, but returned disappointed in the manner in which the company handles secret army material.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “By keeping in touch with one of his soldiers, Tomer discovered that most of the men he had trained had indeed been killed in the war. “Some of them became good friends of mine and invited me into their homes. It’s hard to digest that these people have suddenly vanished from the face of the earth,” he lamented.”
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“Russia threatens nuclear attack on Poland over US missile shield deal
Russia threatened a nuclear strike against Poland after a landmark deal to site American global anti-missile shields in the country.”
By Harry de Quetteville and Andrew Pierce
Last Updated: 8:41PM BST 15 Aug 2008
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“Service Members, Civilians from 20 Nations Deploy for FA PANAMAX 2008”
Posted On: Aug 13 2008 7:54AM
By Eric N. Atkisson
U.S. Army South Public Affairs
COMALAPA AIR BASE, El Salvador (Aug. 12, 2008) –
NEWS RELEASE SNIPPET: “PANAMAX began in 2003 with just three participating nations and has grown significantly over the last five years to include this year’s roster of 20 nations: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, the United States and Uruguay.
France, Mexico, Paraguay, and Spain are scheduled to participate as observers, and the three participating international organizations are the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the Conference of Central American Armies.”
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“Troops try to thwart simulated Panama Canal attack”
Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:13am EDT
By Andrew Beatty
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “ABOARD THE USS TARAWA (Reuters) - Troops from countries across the Americas started a major military exercise on Friday to defend the Panama Canal from an attack by a fictional terrorist group bent on damaging the world economy.
The U.S.-led exercise will pit more than 30 ships, dozens of aircraft and some 7,000 troops over the next week against the Liberation Martyrs’ Brigade, an imaginary group with access to nonconventional weapons and perhaps even a nuclear device, officials said.”
“One- man cell, the new face of Al Qaeda terror”
August 15th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Washington , Aug 15 (ANI): The creation of one-man cell seems to be the new strategy of Al Qaeda terrorists.
According to the FoX News, intelligence officials have discovered an online Al Qaeda manual that prescribes that group leaders should training new recruits to operate as smaller cells around the globe.
The manual, called Method for Building the Personality of a Terrorist Mujahid and written by an Islamist forum contributor nicknamed “Shamil al-Baghdadi,” encourages militant followers to stop focusing on pulling off attacks on the scale of 9-11 and to start executing numerous smaller attacks.
If for some reason the mission fails, the Jihadi must not abort, but instead carry on alone, as a one-man cell, the paper quotes New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly as saying while quoting from the manual.
It advocates assassinations by shooting, poisoning and booby-trapping cell phones and computers.”
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Special Dispatch Series - No. 2026
August 15, 2008 No. 2026
“Saudi Columnist: Bomb Iran Now, Let Chips Fall Where They May”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “In his August 4, 2008 column in the liberal Arab e-journal Elaph, Saudi columnist Saleh Al-Rashed argued that the Gulf states should urge the West to attack Iran before it acquires nuclear weapons.
Following are excerpts from the column: [1]
A Nuclear Iran is Like a Nuclear Bin Laden”
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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21846&Itemid=21
Press Release A080816a-086
August 16, 2008
Special Groups suspect captured with help from own family (Al Kut)
BAGHDAD – With the help from his family, Coalition forces captured a key suspected Special Groups assistant during operations Saturday morning in Al Kut, about 170 km southeast of Baghdad in Wasit Province.
Based on intelligence information, Coalition forces approached a building in Al Kut, where they found the targeted individual’s brother. The brother led forces to a nearby house where they detained the wanted man without incident.
The captured suspect is believed to be one of the key assistants for the overall Special Groups leader in the Al Kut region. His capture will likely lead to further degradation of the Iranian-backed Special Groups interests in Iraq, which have not recovered since Iraqi security forces removed their safe-havens throughout the country.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080816-06
Aug. 16, 2008
Suspected terrorist leader detained in al Hillah
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces detained a suspected terrorist cell leader during an early-morning raid in al Hillah Aug. 13.
The operation resulted from intelligence developed by al Hillah Special Weapons and Tactics Team and Coalition forces, and was carried out with assistance from the local Iraqi Police.
The suspected terrorist is believed to be a supplier of weapons to special groups. With his capture, ISF aimed to disrupt the flow of weapons to special groups in the area.
This was the first time the Hillah SWAT conducted a mission in cooperation with the IP, according to Capt. Hasam, the assistant battalion commander for Hillah SWAT.
“We planned and conducted a successful operation,” Hasam said. “Detention of this individual has limited special group members’ access to the munitions from a weapons cache that was controlled by him and prevents future attacks that potentially result in the deaths of civilians.”
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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21870&Itemid=21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080816-08
Aug. 16, 2008
ISF, MND-B Soldiers discover weapons caches in Rashid
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers discovered three weapons caches Aug. 15 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
At approximately 10:30 a.m. in the Saha neighborhood, Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, attached to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, responding to a tip, discovered two 155 mm artillery rounds and a 60 mm mortar round buried near a power substation.
Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B, working with the Sons of Iraq, discovered two improvised explosive devices, three rockets, 20 rocket bodies and components, 10 mortar rounds, mortar round primers and assorted IED-making materials at approximately 12:15 p.m. in the Aamel community.
At approximately 3 p.m., Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B, operating from a joint security station in the Saydiyah community reported Iraqi Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th IA Division, discovered six 60 mm mortar rounds rigged with detonation cord in an abandoned house during a clearance operation.
An explosives ordnance disposal unit handled all munitions.
“The Iraqi Security Forces and the Sons of Iraq are doing phenomenal work alongside their American counterparts,” said Maj. Dave Olson, 1st BCT Spokesman, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B. “By working together, the ISF and 1st Brigade Soldiers are taking weapons off the streets and providing a safe and secure environment for the law-abiding Iraqi people in the Rashid district.”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022238.php
August 16, 2008
Jihadists kill aid workers in Afghanistan
23 killed so far this year. “Brutal Taliban Killings Anger Aid Community,” by Alison Raphael for OneWorld, August 15:
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (OneWorld) - The fatal ambush of four humanitarian aid workers in Afghanistan Wednesday has provoked a sharp response from the international aid community, including strong condemnation of the Taliban.
The deaths of Canadians Jackie Kirk and Shirley Case, American Nicole Dial, and their Afghan driver Mohammad Aimal brought the total death toll of aid workers in Afghanistan to 23 for this year, eight more than died in all of 2007, UNICEF pointed out in a letter of condolence.
The three women, all with long experience in aid delivery in global hot-spots, were on their way back to Kabul from Paktia Province, where they had been planning a project to assist children with disabilities.
The four worked for the New York-based International Rescue Committee (IRC), which yesterday announced the suspension of its activities in Afghanistan, after 20 years of uninterrupted work in the country, while it “evaluates next steps.”
A Taliban spokesman called news agencies to take credit for the attack, claiming: “We don’t value their aid projects.”
Of course. Islamic purity trumps national development.
Posted by Robert at August 16, 2008 5:55 AM
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The Crusader: Questions for Brigitte Gabriel
New York Times ^ | August 15, 2008 | Deborah Solomon
Posted on August 16, 2008 4:23:07 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Q: As a Lebanese-Christian immigrant who spent her girlhood amid the bloody devastation of the Lebanese civil war, you have lately emerged as one of the most vehement critics of radical Islam in this country. Are you concerned that your new book, “They Must Be Stopped,” will feed animosity toward Muslims?
A: I do not think I am feeding animosity. I am bringing an issue to light. I disapprove of any religion that calls for the killing of other people. If Christianity called for that, I would condemn it.
Q: What about all the moderate Muslims who represent our hope for the future? Why don’t you write about them?
A: The moderate Muslims at this point are truly irrelevant. I grew up in the Paris of the Middle East, and because we refused to read the writing on the wall, we lost our country to Hezbollah and the radicals who are now controlling it.
Q: In your new book, you write about the Muslim presence in America and bemoan the rise of Islamic day schools and jihad summer camp. Is there really such a thing?
A: Yes. Instead of taking lessons on swimming and gymnastics, the kids are listening to speakers give lectures titled “Preparation for Death” and “The Life in the Grave.”
Q: You also lament the public foot baths that have been installed at the University of Michigan and elsewhere to accommodate Muslim students.
A: I lived in the Middle East for the first 24 years of my life. Never once did I see any foot-washing basins in airports or public buildings. So why are they pushing them down the throats of Americans?
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“GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 08/16/08
Yahoo, AP, Reuters, and the usual suspects, NASA | August 16, 2008 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil
Posted on August 16, 2008 7:04:28 PM PDT by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 8/16/08 - Tbilisi, Orjosani, Gori, Igoeti, Kikhva, Ruisi, Tskhinvali”
TERRORISM-INFO.org - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "The Israeli security forces recently detained an Israeli Arab studying medicine in Germany, suspected of having been recruited by Hezbollah and of receiving large sums of money. The incident shows that Hezbollah regards Israeli Arabs as attractive targets and exploits its overseas networks to them as agents" (August 11, 2008)
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