IRRAWADDY.org - Covering Burma and Southeast Asia: "THAN SHWE'S UNDERGROUND BUNKER COMPLETE?" by Wai Moe (SNIPPET: "As the Burma junta celebrates the fourth anniversary of reestablished diplomatic ties with North Korea on April 26, analysts claims the Southeast Asian nation's military has upgraded its underground bunkers with missile capacity.") (March 28, 2011) (Read More...)
DAILY CALLER.com: "DURBIN FLUBS MUSLIM-DISCRIMINATION HEARINGS" (SNIPPET: "The number two Senate Democrat, Richard Durbin, has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday to highlight claims of anti-Muslim discrimination, but his primary Muslim witness has publicly excused a U.S. imam for revealing an FBI investigation to a Muslim suspected-terrorist." SNIPPET: "Khera's claim to represent ordinary Muslims, however, is tainted by her cooperation with Islamist groups, and by support for Ahmed Afzali, an Afghan-born New York imam. A court ordered Afzali expelled last April after he confessed to warning a suspect terrorist, Najibullah Zazi, of an FBI investigation into his activities. Zazi, an Afghan immigrant, pled guilty in February 2010 to preparing a suicide-bomb attack on civilians in the New York subway.") (March 28, 2011) (Read More...)
Video: "The Coming is Upon Us - Translation by Reza Kahlili - www.ATimeToBetray.com" (SNIPPET: "This movie has been produced in Iran by an organization called "Conductors of The Coming" in collaboration with the Iranian president's office and the Basij (Iranian paramilitary force).") (Added March 28, 2011) (Watch Here.)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org - ("Source: Mehr, Iran, March 26, 2011"): "Tehran Asks U.N. to Condemn Koran Burning in U.S., Says It's 'Duty of All' to Condemn Sacrilege Against Islam" (SNIPPET: "In his letter which was also sent to the OIC president and the OIC members, the Iranian ambassador insisted it is the duty of all to condemn such sacrilegious moves against divine religions, especially Islam.") (March 28, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Daily Times, Pakistan, March 25, 2011") - "Pakistan Condemns Burning of holy Koran by Pastors in Florida" (SNIPPET: "Janjua said that the Pakistani ambassador in Geneva has also taken up the issue in the UN Human Rights Council, by condemning the act on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and Pakistan.") (March 25, 2011) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au (AFP): "'AL-QAEDA SNATCHED MISSILES' IN LIBYA" (SNIPPET: "AL-QAEDA'S offshoot in North Africa has snatched surface-to-air missiles from an arsenal in Libya during the civil strife there, Chad's President says." SNIPPET: ""We have the same information," about heavy weapons, including SAM 7 missiles, a military source from Niger said.") (March 26, 2011, 1:03 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "PROSECUTORS: SOMALI SMUGGLED JIHADISTS INTO U.S." (SNIPPET: "A lucrative and active human smuggling ring brought an undetermined number of potential Somali jihadists into the United States through Brazil, federal prosecutors say in court papers." SNIPPET: "Ahmed Muhammed Dhakane failed to report his connections to Al-Ittihad Al-Islami (AIAI) and al-Barakat, both specially designated terrorist organizations. When he is sentenced April 28, prosecutors want U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez to factor in a series of related and disturbing actions spelled out in this memorandum, including the human smuggling of potential terrorists.") (March 25, 2011) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net: "LIKE IT OR NOT, INSPIRE MATTERS: Part 1" (SNIPPET: "We ought to be candid, honest and direct about this: Inspire is a problem. Sammy needs to be dealt with.") (March 26, 2011) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "CURRY POWDER MOLECULE 'IS CHEAP SENSOR FOR EXPLOSIVES'" by Jason Palmer (SNIPPET: "The main chemical in the curry spice turmeric could be the basis for cheap explosives detectors, say researchers.") (Last updated March 24, 2011, 20:07 ET) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "LIBYAN REBEL COMMANDER ADMITS HIS FIGHTERS HAVE AL-QAEDA LINKS Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, the Libyan rebel leader, has said jihadists who fought against allied troops in Iraq are on the front lines of the battle against Muammar Gaddafi's regime." (March 25, 2011, 5:pm GMT) (Read More...)
STATE.gov: Washington, D.C. - "DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S TERRORIST DESIGNATION OF IBRAHIM HASSAN TALI AL-ASIRI" (SNIPPET: "Al-Asiri is an AQAP operative and serves as the terrorist organization's primary bomb maker. Before joining AQAP, al-Asiri was part of an al-Qa'ida affiliated terrorist cell in Saudi Arabia and was involved in planned bombings of oil facilities in the Kingdom. Al-Asiri gained particular notoriety for the recruitment of his younger brother as a suicide bomber in a failed assassination attempt of Saudi Prince Muhammed bin Nayif. Although the assassination attempt failed, the brutality, novelty and sophistication of the plot is illustrative of the threat posed by al-Asiri. Al-Asiri is credited with designing the remotely detonated device, which contained one pound of explosives concealed inside his brother's body.") (March 24, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ADDS AQAP BOMB MAKER TO TERRORIST LIST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In February 2009, Asiri was the eighth al Qaeda operative listed on Saudi Arabia's list of 85 most wanted terrorists. The Saudi government described Asiri as an "expert in explosives and poison."") (March 24, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "NO HOLDS BARRED AT ISLAMIST CONFAB" (SNIPPET: "A global assortment of radical Islamists held an online conference last weekend, calling for the destruction of the West and the violent implementation of Islamic law. It isn't clear how many people tuned in to the Rise of Islam Conference 2011, but many of the speakers are considered fringe elements, even among Islamists. They represented English-speaking Islamist groups from all over the world. Jamaican Islamist Abdullah al-Faisal and British leaders Abu Izzadeen and Anjem Choudary hammered home their views about why and how Islam will dominate the world. But American Abdullah Younus Muhammad, currently living in Morocco, took the spotlight with his open endorsement of al-Qaida's war on the West.") (March 23, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com - Opinion: "IS THERE A CHAVEZ TERROR NETWORK ON AMERICA'S DOORSTEP?" by Roger Noriega (SNIPPET: "On Aug. 22, 2010, at Iran's suggestion, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosted senior leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in a secret summit at military intelligence headquarters at the Fuerte Tiuna compound in southern Caracas." SNIPPET: "The idea for this summit sprang from a meeting between Iran's ambassador to Syria, Ahmad Mousavi, and his Venezuelan counterpart, Imad Saab Saab, at the Venezuelan embassy in Damascus on May 10, 2010.") (March 20, 2011, 9:01 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "LAWMAKERS CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN LIBYA" by Seth McLaughlin (SNIPPET: "In a sign of the delicate political position Mr. Obama faces on the Libyan clash, some skeptical lawmakers insisted the president had exceeded his authority and must seek approval for the military action from Congress.") (March 20, 2011, 9:01 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "BINYAMINE: A "BRIDGING WEAK TIE"" (SNIPPET: "What I found..." SNIPPET: "What follows is a sample of the the data I've collected that document binyamine's activities, his connections, his aliases, and his associations.) (March 20, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "AWEYS: SHABAAB RECRUITS 'UNDERAGE CHILDREN TO FIGHT FOR US'" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "It isn't every day that you get a terrorist leader to freely admit what an awful human he really is. Late last week, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a Shabaab commander and Specially Designated Global Terrorist with links to al Qaeda, proudly told how his organization recruits children to wage jihad.") (March 20, 2011, 8:01 pm) (Read More...)GAROWEONLINE.com: "SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB 'UNDERAGE CHILDREN FIGHT FOR US'" (SNIPPET: "Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, top Al-Shabaab militia's commander confirmed that his group is using underage children in their fight against Somali Transitional Government. "We recruit underage children to fight for us, the children are ready to die for their country and religion" said Sheikh Aweys while addressing people in a mosque at Elasha Biyaha camps in outskirt of Mogadishu, the restive capital of Somalia. He adds they will continue recruiting underage children to fight against Somali government forces and African Union troops.") (March 18, 2011, 11:06 pm) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Washington D.C./Houston, Texas: "U.S. APPROVES FIRST FLOATING DEEPWATER STORAGE IN GULF" by Tom Doggett and Kristen Hays (SNIPPET: "The facility will be used when the company begins oil and natural gas production at its Chinook-Cascade project in the near future, the department said. Petrobras is based in Brazil. A Petrobras official who asked not to be identified told Reuters that production would begin in May.") (March 17, 2011, 4:44 pm EDT) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "OBAMA SURRENDERS GULF OIL TO MOSCOW" (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is poised to ban offshore oil drilling on the outer continental shelf until 2012 or beyond. Meanwhile, Russia is making a bold strategic leap to begin drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. While the United States attempts to shift gears to alternative fuels to battle the purported evils of carbon emissions, Russia will erect oil derricks off the Cuban coast.") (March 18, 2010, 12:04 am) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES TO DISCUSS DEFENSE REFORMS WITH RUSSIANS" by Cheryl Pellerin (SNIPPET: "During Robert M. Gates' final trip to Russia as U.S. defense secretary, he'll meet with Russian officials to discuss defense reforms under way in both nations, as well as global security and arms-control issues, the Pentagon's senior spokesman said here today.") (March 18, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "YouTube Jihadis Du Jour" (SNIPPET: "XXsALAFiXX has been reported to me on a number of occasions, and is most notable for having uploaded one of Taimour al-Abdaly's favorited videos. His friends include two guys who may be of interest to those of you in Germany and New York.") (March 17, 2011) (Read More...)
MCGILL TRIBUNE.com: "STUDENT INVESTIGATED FOR HATEFUL TWEETS" by Theo Meyer (SNIPPET: "The McGill administration is currently investigating Haaris Khan, a McGill student who, using Twitter, threatened to shoot a roomful of other students last week at a campus film screening." SNIPPET: "But at 1:14 p.m. the next day, Khan tweeted, "The jihad begins today."") (Published March 14, 2011; Updated March 15, 2011, 00:03) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "Most of the weapons found aboard the M/V Victoria en route to the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip were of Iranian manufacture, including mortar shells and anti-ship C-704 missiles. The shipment is another example of Iran's strategy of smuggling weapons, with Syrian collaboration, to the terrorist organizations." [Note: Photos included.] (March 18, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MORE IRANIAN ARMS INTERCEPTED" (SNIPPET: "Iran appears to be busy moving heavy weapons throughout the Middle East. A day after Israeli commandos seized a huge cache of weapons bound for Gaza come reports of two more shipments that were stopped before reaching their destinations.") (March 16, 2011, 10:15 am) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: Ciudad Juarez - "AMERICAN PROFESSOR KIDNAPPED IN MEXICAN BORDER CITY" (SNIPPET: "The American was identified as Veronica Perez Rodriguez, an archeologist at Northern Arizona University. A source at the Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said she was visiting her mother in Ciudad Juarez Friday afternoon "and the moment she left her family's house she was intercepted by armed men and deprived of her liberty."") (March 12, 2011) (Read More...)
