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I obtained the unsealed March 2006 affidavit detailing charges against Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, one of the two Georgia-based Muslim men tied to the Canada terror bust. There are many interesting tidbits included--note the encrypted CD that FBI technicians are unable to crack and the court-authorized electronic surveillance on a phone conversation between one of the suspected jihadis and his siter--so I'm reprinting the entire document here:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA File Under Seal -...

Izmir may become next Jewish tourist attraction in TurkeyHaim Shapiro, Nov. 5, 2002 Jerusalem Post - Jewish sites in the Turkish city of Izmir could become major tourist attractions, according to one of the participants in a recent Israeli academic survey of the Mediterranean port. Archeology student Aharon Greener, who is to participate in a seminar on Wednesday at Bar-Ilan University on the ancient treasures of the Jewish community of Izmir, said a major project is underway to preserve these sites and make them accessible to visitors. Greener said that during the visit to Izmir, members of the local Jewish...

I keep getting slandered so I thought I'd post this. Who Burned Izmir? In 1920 Izmir was given up to the Greeks by the Ottomans as part of a Peace agreement proposed by Churchill. Although intended as an allied occupation under the armistice terms, it was in fact a Greek occupation which quickly became an excuse to extend the boundaries of Greece across the Aegean in accordance with the Greek dream of rejuvenating the Byzantine Empire. In a three week battle Ataturk threw the Greeks back into the sea, captured the Greek commanding general and re-entered Izmir triumphant. The retreating...

This latest attack targets a Slovenian friar and comes the same day the Vatican confirms Benedict XVI’s visit to Turkey, scheduled for November. Ankara (AsiaNews) – With the battle cry “we will kill you all” a group of youths launched themselves in attack on a Franciscan friar in Izmir (the ancient Smyrna). The attack took place within the confines of St. Helen’s parish. Speaking with evident emotion, Msgr Luigi Padovese, Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia, says “The boys grabbed him by the throat shouting “we will kill you all””. According to the bishop this latest aggression is “fruit of rampant fanaticism”....

FEBRUARY 24 The Encyclical Epistle of the Church at Smyrnam Concerning the Martyrdom of the Holy Polycarp (Palm DOC) ST POLYCARP, BISHOP OF SMYRNA, MARTYR From his acts, written by the church of Smyrna in an excellent circular letter to the churches of Pontus, immediately after his martyrdom, a niece abridged by Eusebius, b. 4, c. 14 highly esteemed by the ancients. Joseph Scaliger, a supercilious critic, says that nothing in the whole course of church history so strongly affected him as the perusal of these acts, and those relating to the martyrs of Lyons; that he never read...

In September of 1922, Mustapha Kemal (Ataturk), the victorious revolutionary leader of Turkey, led his troops into Smyrna (now Izmir) a predominantly Christian city, as a flotilla of 27 Allied warships -including 3 American destroyers- looked on. The Turks soon proceeded to indulge in an orgy of pillage, rape and slaughter that the western powers anxious to protect their oil and trade interests in Turkey, condoned by their silence and refusal to intervene. Turkish forces then set fire to the legendary city and totally destroyed it. There followed a massive cover-up by tacit agreement of the Western Allies. By...

<p>The Nashville-based Laotian Airborne Association — a group of veterans who fought with the Americans in the Vietnam War — gathered last night in Smyrna to voice support for the war in Iraq.</p> <p>''We are the faithful allies,'' said Col. Khambang Sibounheuang, a proud warrior known as Col. K.B. to his American military friends. ''We support George W. Bush. We support our troops in the Gulf.'' He added that he wanted the troops to come home safely.</p>