The EU should be stronger and more united. Great Britain should belong to the Union.
Die EU sollte stärker und geeinter sein. Großbritannien sollte der Union angehören.
L'UE devrait être plus forte et plus unie. La Grande-Bretagne devrait appartenir à l'Union.
Showing posts with label Islamic terrorists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islamic terrorists. Show all posts
Friday, July 23, 2010
"South Park" Critic in Va. Court on Terror Charge
SALON: Arrested man, linked to al-Qaida, threatened show's creators for mocking the Prophet Muhammed
A Virginia man known for a threatening the creators of "South Park" is due in federal court on charges of offering himself as a fighter to a Somali terror group linked to al-Qaida.
Twenty-year-old Zachary Chesser of Oakton, Va., was scheduled to make an initial appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. (+ audio) >>> Associated Press | Thursday, July 22, 2010
Five Americans Jailed in Pakistan for Plotting Terrorist Attacks
THE TELEGRAPH: Five American students have been sentenced to 10 years in Pakistani prisons after being found guilty of plotting terrorist attacks.
Aman Hassan Yemer, (L), Ahmed Abdulah Minni, (2nd L), Waqar Hussain Khan, (R), Ramy Zamzam, (L rear) and Umar Farooq (R rear). Photo: The Telegraph
The men, all Muslims, were arrested in the eastern city of Sargodha in December.
Their families in Virginia reported them missing a month earlier after finding a farewell video message calling for Muslims to be protected.
The case is particularly sensitive for American officials trying to come to terms with young men apparently being radicalised within the US – such as Faisal Shahzad, who this week pleaded guilty to the botched Times Square plot.
However, Hassan Katchela, their defence lawyer, said the men planned to launch an appeal.
"These boys had watched reports of how the Afghan people were living – especially the orphans – and they came here to help," he told The Daily Telegraph. >>> Rob Crilly in Islamabad | Thursday, June 24, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Flag of Pakistan. Image: Google Images
Pakistan Continues to Support Terror Groups, US Report Finds
THE TELEGRAPH: Pakistan is continuing to support militant groups further undermining coalition efforts in Afghanistan and increasing the risk of terror attacks overseas, according to a new report by security analysts.
The study by the Rand Corporation, a non-profit research group, said the US should withhold some aid until Islamabad makes progress in tackling the insurgents on its doorstep.
If not, they concluded, Jihadi organisations would become increasingly capable of exporting terror, such as the attempted Times Square bombing on May 1.
"A number of militant networks – including al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad – remain entrenched in Pakistan and pose a grave threat to the state and the region," said Seth Jones, one of the authors.
"Pakistan has long used its support of militant groups as a foreign policy tool, so ending that will take time." Pakistan's commitment to tackling home-grown militants has long been questioned.
Groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba have their roots in Pakistan's conflict with India over Kashmir. Others were nurtured by Islamabad as they fought the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, before taking control of the country as the Taliban.
The Pakistani government is under pressure to launch a military offensive in North Waziristan, headquarters of the Haqqani network, one of the most dangerous insurgent groups operating in Afghanistan. >>> Rob Crilly in Islamabad | Monday, June 21, 2010
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
NYPD Arrests Two Would-be Terrorists at JFK Heading to Somalia
The Faces of Hate
NEW YORK POST: Jersey jihadis junior hellions
These are the faces of evil.
Officials last night released the mug shots of New Jersey terror suspects Mohamed Alessa, 20, and Carlos "Omar" Almonte, 24.
They were taken after the two hate-spewing terrorist wannabes were captured as they headed to Somalia, allegedly to wage holy war on Americans.
Their neighbors weren't surprised -- they said jihad started early for the two.
They were terrors in their suburban communities years before they were busted last Saturday at Kennedy Airport.
Not a single school could handle Alessa. He openly talked of blowing up his schools in the name of Islam.
Almonte was picked up by cops several times for increasingly violent behavior.
The duo are due back in Newark federal court today for a bail hearing on charges of plotting to murder, maim and kidnap people overseas. >>> Carolyn Salazar, Perry Chiaramonte and Chuck Bennett, AP | Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Dozens Killed in Moscow Subway Explosions
A firefighter and Interior Ministry officers work near the entrance of the Lubyanka metro station in Moscow. Photograph: The Wall Street Journal
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: MOSCOW—Two bombs ripped through Moscow's subway system Monday, killing at least 34 people on their way to work. Officials said two female suicide bombers may have been responsible.
The first explosion occurred at about 7:52 a.m. local time (11:52 p.m. ET), killing at least 19 people at the Lyubyanka metro station, not far from the Kremlin, Moscow chief prosecutor Yuriy Syomin told reporters at the scene. About 11 were wounded.
"One could presume that the explosives were strapped to someone's body," Mr. Syomin said.
Half an hour later, some 15 people were killed by a blast at the Park Kultury station, on the same metro line, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov told reporters. "The blasts were caused by two suicide female terrorists," he said.
Both bombs exploded when the doors to the metro carriage were open, injuring passengers inside the train cars and on the platforms deep underground in the world's busiest subway system, according to officials.
A female suspect with dark hair and a black dress was seen on surveillance video, said Vladimir Markin, an investigator for the prosecutors office. >>> Richard Boudreaux, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and William Mauldin | Monday, March 29, 2010
—Ira Iosebashvili contributed to this article
Moscow Metro Blasts: Female Suicide Bombers Kill 35
THE TELEGRAPH: Two female suicide bombers known as “black widows” blew themselves up in Moscow’s busy metro during morning rush hour killing at least 35 people, according to the Russian authorities.
A further 40 people were reported badly wounded.
Though no group has so far claimed responsibility for the atrocity, security sources said early indications suggested that the suicide bombers were from the volatile North Caucasus region that includes Chechnya.
If that is right, it would be the first time since 2004 that Islamist extremists have struck the Moscow metro, raising the terrifying spectre of a new bombing campaign aimed at Russia’s biggest cities.
Prosecutors opened a criminal case immediately, saying they would be working on the basis that the explosions were the work of terrorists.
The bombers struck two separate metro stations in central Moscow – Lubyanka and Park Kultyry - in a carefully coordinated attack.
At least 22 people were reported dead at the Lubyanka metro station, which is situated close to the headquarters of the FSB security service, the successor agency to the KGB.
Witnesses said an explosion tore through one of the carriages as the train was coming into the station killing commuters onboard as well as people standing on the platform. Dozens were reported wounded.
One witness, a policeman, said the bomb went off as the train’s doors opened and people poured out. Officials said the suicide bombers were wearing belts around their bodies packed with explosives. There were unconfirmed reports that they had set off the bombs using their mobile phones.
A second explosion at the busy Park Kultyry metro station located close to Moscow’s famous Gorky Park followed about forty minutes later. >>> Andrew Osborn, in Moscow | Monday, March 29, 2010
LE FIGARO: Selon les autorités russes, deux femmes ont actionné des bombes dans deux stations différentes, tuant au moins 36 personnes.
Le métro était bondé, ce lundi matin, dans la capitale russe. Alors que les Moscovites se rendaient au travail, deux violentes explosions ont causé la mort de plusieurs dizaines de personnes. La première déflagration a eu lieu à 7h50 (5h50 en France) à la station Loubianka, au centre de la capitale russe et à quelques encablures du siège principal du Service fédéral de sécurité (FSB, ex-KGB). La violente explosion s'est déclenchée à proximité du second wagon du train et a tué au moins 24 personnes, à la fois sur le quai et dans la rame de métro, et plusieurs dizaines de blessés.
Environ 50 minutes plus tard, vers 8h40 (6h40 en France), une seconde explosion à la station Park Kultury a fait 12 morts et 15 blessés, selon les forces de l'ordre. >>> Par lefigaro.fr | Lundi 29 Mars 2010
Zwei Explosionen erschüttern Moskauer U-Bahn: Selbstmordattentäterinnen sprengen sich in die Luft – Dutzende von Toten
NZZ ONLINE: Terror in der Moskauer Metro: Mitten im Berufsverkehr haben sich am Montagmorgen Selbstmordattentäterinnen in zwei Zügen der Moskauer U-Bahn in die Luft gesprengt und mindestens 35 Menschen mit in den Tod gerissen. Mehr als 70 Fahrgäste wurden verletzt.
Wie der russische Inlandsgeheimdienst FSB mitteilte, zündeten die Frauen ihre Sprengsätze an den Stationen Lubjanka, wo auch die Geheimdienst-Zentrale liegt, und Park Kultury im Zentrum der russischen Hauptstadt. Hunderte Rettungskräfte waren im Einsatz.
Zuletzt hatten islamistische Terroristen aus der Konfliktregion im Nordkaukasus immer wieder damit gedroht, im ganzen Land Anschläge zu verüben. Nach Angaben von Ermittlern tragen die Anschläge auf die Metro die Handschrift der Islamisten.
Die Sprengstoffanschläge mit einer Wucht von 3 beziehungsweise 1,5 Kilogramm TNT erfolgten im Abstand von weniger als einer Stunde: der erste um 7.56 Uhr Ortszeit (5.56 Uhr MESZ), der zweite 44 Minuten später. Täter möglicherweise aus dem Nordkaukasus >>> (sda/reuters/ddp)/ii. | Montag, 29. März 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
'Jihad Jane' Accused of Terror Ties
'Jihad Jane' From Suburbs Facing Terror Charges
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Muslim Group Minhaj-ul-Quran Issues Fatwa Against Terrorists
The 600-page document, drawn up by Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, declares that attacks on innocent citizens are "absolutely against the teachings of Islam". Photograph: Times Online
TIMES ONLINE: A leading Muslim organisation in Britain has issued a fatwa against suicide bombings and terrorism, declaring them un-Islamic.
Minhaj-ul-Quran, a Sufi organisation based in East London which advises the Government on how to combat radicalisation of Muslim youth, will launch the 600-page religious verdict tomorrow. It condemns the perpetrators of terrorist explosions and suicide bombings.
The document, written by Dr Muhammed Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former minister of Pakistan and friend of Benazir Bhutto, declares suicide bombings and terrorism as "totally un-Islamic". It is one of the most detailed and comprehensive documents of its kind to be published in Britain.
The fatwa, which was released in Pakistan last month, uses texts from the Koran and other Islamic writings to argue that attacks against innocent citizens are "absolutely against the teachings of Islam and that Islam does not permit such acts on any excuse, reason or pretext".
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, who is based in Canada and has written more than 400 books on Islamic law, said: "All these acts are grave violations of human rights and constitute kufr, disbelief, under Islamic law." >>> Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent | Sunday, January 17, 2010
SUNDAY EXPRESS: SIR Paul McCartney has been threatened that he will be the target of suicide bombers unless he abandons plans to play his first concert in Israel.
Self-styled preacher of hate Omar Bakri claimed the former Beatle’s decision to take part in the Jewish state’s 60th anniversary celebrations had made him an enemy of all Muslims.
Sources said Sir Paul was shocked but refused to be intimidated.
In an interview with Israeli media yesterday he said: “I was approached by different groups and political bodies who asked me not to come here. I refused. I do what I think and I have many friends who support Israel.” Sir Paul: Terror Target >>> By Dennis Rice | September 14, 2008
Airliner Bomb Trial: Three Muslim extremists Face Lengthy Jail Terms over Plot
THE TELEGRAPH: Three Islamic extremists are facing lengthy prison sentences after being found guilty of conspiring to kill hundreds of people in a terrorist bombing campaign.
The trio were members of an east London al Qaida-inspired terror cell that planned to detonate home-made bombs in attacks on British targets including Heathrow Airport, a jury at Woolwich Crown Court found.
But following a five-month trial the jurors failed to reach verdicts on prosecution claims that they were plotting an unprecedented wave of suicide bombings on transatlantic airliners.
The three - Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27, Assad Sarwar, 28, and Tanvir Hussain, 27 - had already admitted planning a series of small-scale headline-grabbing bomb attacks.
But, by a majority of 10 to two, the jurors rejected their claims that they did not plan to kill or hurt anyone in the blasts.
The eight men and four women on the jury deliberated for 56 hours and nine minutes.
But they could not agree verdicts on whether another four Muslim men - Ibrahim Savant, 27, Arafat Waheed Khan, 27, Waheed Zaman, 24, and Umar Islam, 30 - were also involved in the conspiracy to murder.
All seven defendants earlier admitted conspiring to cause a public nuisance by distributing al Qaida-style videos threatening suicide attacks in Britain.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has until the end of this month to decide whether the men should face retrials on the counts on which the jurors could not reach verdicts.
An eighth man, Mohammed Gulzar, 27, was cleared on all charges.
Brown Gets Tough On Foreign Prisoners and Islamic Terrorists
DAILY MAIL: Gordon Brown has promised to deport 4,000 foreign prisoners this year.
The Prime Minister vowed to make a vast increase on the 2,700 sent home last year.
There are currently more than 12,000 foreign convicts in Britain's overcrowded prison system - 15 per cent of the 80,000-strong jail population.
Mr Brown said: 'We are going to take a far tougher line. I want a message to go out - if you come here you work and learn our language. If you commit a crime you will be deported. You play by the rules or you face the consequences.'
THE TELEGRAPH: President Pervez Musharraf pledged to combat Muslim extremists across Pakistan yesterday as furious crowds demonstrated against the storming of the Red Mosque and two suicide bomb attacks left six dead.
In a televised address to the nation, Gen Musharraf said that those inside the mosque and its adjacent madrassa, or Muslim college, were "terrorists" who directly threatened Pakistan's security. They had also tarnished Islam's reputation as a tolerant and peaceful religion.
"What do we as a nation want?" he asked. "What kind of Islam do these people represent? In the garb of Islamic teaching they have been training for terrorism. They prepared the madrassa as a fortress for war and housed other terrorists in there."
Gen Musharraf praised the army for wresting the mosque and its madrassa "from the hands of terrorists" and said: "I will not allow any madrassa to be used for extremism." Musharraf declares war on Muslim extremists (more) By David Blair
With many thanks to Always On Watch for drawing this article to my attention:
THE DAILY EXPRESS: Gordon Brown has banned ministers from using the word “Muslim” in connection with the terrorism crisis.
The Prime Minister has also instructed his team – including new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith – that the phrase “war on terror” is to be dropped.
The shake-up is part of a fresh attempt to improve community relations and avoid offending Muslims, adopting a more “consensual” tone than existed under Tony Blair.
However, the change provoked claims last night that ministers are indulging in yet more political correctness.
The sudden shift in tone emerged in comments by Mr Brown and Ms Smith in the wake of the failed attacks in London and Glasgow.
Mr Brown’s spokesman acknowledged yesterday that ministers had been given specific guidelines to avoid inflammatory language. Brown: Don’t Say Terrorists Are Muslims (More) By Marcer Hall, Political Editor
Most Wanted Islamic Militant Captured by Indonesia
GLOBE AND MAIL (Reuters): JAKARTA — Indonesian police have captured the country's most-wanted militant, Abu Dujana, who heads a military wing of the Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
Mr. Dujana had been sought in connection with several deadly bomb attacks, including the 2004 Australian embassy blast and a car bombing at the JW Marriot hotel in Jakarta a year earlier.
