Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace. Amelia Earhart
Courtesy of The MEMRI Blog:
The Iranian news agency ISNA has reported that Iranian Parliamentary Committee for National Security and Foreign Policy member Hashmatollah Falahatpisheh said, “There is a possibility of the outbreak of a war that will spread in the region, because Iran has red lines that will be crossed by the entrance of a [...]
Courtesy of The Fourth Rail:
Khalifa had an extensive history in funding, plotting al-Qaeda terrorist activities; Task Force 145 likely scored the kill
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, one of Osama bin Laden’s brother-in-laws with deep roots in al-Qaeda as a financier and facilitator, has been reported to have been murdered in his bedroom in Madagascar. Khalifa, “who mined [...]
Courtesy of The Fourth Rail:
IRGC’s Qods Force is the prime suspect in the Karbala attack which killed 5 soldiers; we broke story on Friday, January 26
On Friday, we reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Qods Force was very likely behind the attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, which resulted in the [...]
Iowahawk is priceless… A must read… Heh…
Courtesy of Iowahawk:
[Found in a dumpster behind the Encino Galleria: first draft of historian David Bell’s gripping L.A. Times OpEd]
by David A. Bell
IMAGINE THAT on 9/11, six hours after the assault on the twin towers and the Pentagon, terrorists had carried out a second wave of attacks [...]
Courtesy of YNet News:
Week after Bush orders US soldiers in Iraq to target Iranian agents, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publishes article threatening American soldiers and civilians in Middle East, Europe and South America
Dudi Cohen
Published: 01.31.07, 19:36
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to kidnap American soldiers and hinted at intentions to kidnap American citizens in Europe and South America [...]
Courtesy of YNet News:
Pentagon official tells LA Times aggressive new tactics designed to deter Iranian assistance to Iraqi militants may include more forceful patrols by fighter planes along Iran-Iraq border to counter smuggling of bomb supplies from Islamic Republic; ‘For every improvised explosive device that goes off in Iraq, a bomb should go off in [...]
Courtesy of Jihad Watch:
John VI Cantacuzenes Alert from AKI, with thanks to Fjordman:
Tehran, 29 Jan. (AKI) – During a meeting with Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov in Tehran, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei was reported as calling on Monday for a cooperation between the two countries to halt US ambitions in the region. “The alliance [...]
Courtesy of the Jerusalem Post:
By KHALED ABU TOAMEHHamas on Wednesday accused the US of promoting civil war among the Palestinians by transferring $86 million to strengthen forces loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
Meanwhile, the PA Ministry of Health announced that 58 Palestinians were killed in the fighting between Hamas and Fatah during January. [...]
Courtesy of Iran Focus:
The Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) – Several prominent Sunni politicians from Iraq joined forces with an exiled Iranian opposition group Wednesday to demand an end to what they said was interference in Iraq by the Iranian government.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran repeated claims that it had obtained the names of [...]
Courtesy of Iran Focus:
The Local (Sweden)
The Iraqi embassy in Stockholm has admitted issuing 26,000 passports based on false documentation to asylum seekers in Sweden and Norway. Migration minister Tobias Billström is set to meet his Norwegian counterpart in Oslo on Wednesday to discuss the matter.
Details surrounding the fraudulent passport applications first emerged in Norwegian press [...]
Courtesy of the DEBKAfile:
The first commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Mohsein Rezai, estimated in recent conversations with Western sources that the US would not start out with a large-scale attack but only pinpointed military raids against RG bases in Iran. The opposition Mujaheddin al Khalq are reportedly being trained to take part in these operations, [...]
Courtesy of BREITBART.com:
North Korea’s nuclear weapons capability threatens Russian interests, Moscow’s chief negotiator at international talks with Pyongyang said Wednesday, warning the country against carrying out another military test.“Our interests are under threat,” Alexander Losyukov was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency, also cautioning North Korea against a repeat of last October’s atomic [...]
Courtesy of CNS News:
By Kevin McCandless
CNSNews.com Correspondent
January 31, 2007
London (CNSNews.com) – As a new report claims that multiculturalism policies feed extremist Islam in Britain, the leader of the Conservative Party this week attacked Muslim leaders whom he called “hard-line.”
Speaking in Birmingham this week, Tory leader David Cameron said religious leaders who advocated a separate state [...]
Courtesy of CNS News:
By Payton Hoegh
CNSNews.com Correspondent
January 31, 2007
(CNSNews.com) – When North Korea tested ballistic missiles last summer, the U.S. military activated a defense shield to defend against the possible threat of attack, even though the system is still under development.
And despite continuing criticism about its cost and effectiveness, the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) [...]
Courtesy of CNS News:
By Sergei Blagov
CNSNews.com Correspondent
January 31, 2007
Moscow (CNSNews.com) – Iran is urging Russia to launch a gas exporting grouping similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), but Moscow has yet to throw its support behind the controversial idea.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced that Iran was prepared to cooperate with [...]
Courtesy of CNS News:
By Julie Stahl
CNSNews.com Jerusalem Bureau Chief
January 31, 2007
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – President Bush has ordered the transfer of more than $86 million to strengthen forces loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, a U.S. official confirmed on Tuesday.
The funds are intended to help Abbas prevent terror attacks such as the suicide bombing in [...]
Courtesy of CNS News:
By Fred Lucas
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
January 31, 2007
(CNSNews.com) – Karnit Goldwasser hasn’t seen or heard from her husband in six months, since he was kidnapped by members of the terrorist group Hizballah last summer.
“I go to sleep alone. I wake up alone,” the Israeli said in Washington D.C., Tuesday, surrounded by a bi-partisan [...]
Courtesy of Clarity and Resolve:
More Fun Facts On Britain’s Young Umma
UPDATE: Religion of Peaceful Kidnapping & Beheading Plots
Doc Jihad’s Trial to Proceed
UK - Halal Prison Porcelain
Religion of Peaceful Kidnapping & Beheading Plots
Pass the Dutch Jihadi to Stateside
Olmert: No Consequences for Mass Murder
U.S. Federal Court: Israeli Terror Victims Can Sue Arab Bank
Inappropriate Academic Questions Watch
Islamosupremacists: Objection [...]
Courtesy of Defense Link:
American Forces Press Service
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Jan. 31, 2007 – The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region is stepping up its air patrols in the Miami-Dade area to increase security during Super Bowl XLI activities.
Spectators will see the Air Force Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, fly over Dolphin Stadium [...]
Courtesy of Iran Focus:
WASHINGTON, Jan 30, 2007 (AFP) – The United States suspects Iranians were directly involved in the January 20 attack on a US compound in Karbala, Iraq, which killed five US soldiers, CNN television reported Tuesday.
Citing unnamed US government officials, CNN said the Department of Defense is investigating whether the attack, carried out [...]
Courtesy of Captain’s Quarters:
The cult group destroyed by the Iraqi-run offensive on the eve of Ashura may have been obscure, but they had one point in common with the other insurgencies in Iraq—they were armed to the teeth. Close air support from the US forces backing up the IA units made the difference, as more [...]
Courtesy of Captain’s Quarters:
It seems multiculturalism may be on the wane even in a former bastion of the practice. A town in Quebec issued a declaration of “rules” for immigrants that instructed them to hit the road if they didn’t want to assimilate into the mainstream culture of the province:
Don’t stone women to death, burn [...]
Courtesy of Captain’s Quarters:
I’m not sure if our military buildup in the Persian Gulf has Iranian mullahs looking over their shoulders, but it certainly seems to have spooked the Europeans. The Guardian reports that European political leaders have become more convinced that the Bush administration will resort to air strikes to stop the Iranian nuclear [...]
Courtesy of Captain’s Quarters:
The African Union had an opportunity to demonstrate that they can act independently to stabilize problem areas on the continent, and appear to have blown it. Instead of acting quickly to tamp down anarchy in Somalia by providing peacekeeping troops to replace the Ethiopians, the member nations of the AU could not [...]
Courtesy of Captain’s Quarters:
CNN reports that American military investigators believe the January 20th attack on a military compound that killed five US soldiers may have either been conducted by Iran or by Iranian-run insurgents. The level of sophistication in the attack, conducted by terrorists in American military uniforms, showed too much sophistication to have originated [...]
Courtesy of Captain’s Quarters:
Earlier today, Russ Feingold began holding hearings on whether Congress had the authority to rescind or modify an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF), once approved and implemented by the executive. This weekend, I argued that Congress could not simply rescind an AUMF without the executive declaring an end to [...]
Courtesy of the Global Security Newswire:
Pakistan plans to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group, a 45-nation body that sets guidelines for trading nuclear materials and technology, the Pakistani Daily Times reported yesterday (see GSN, Mar. 21, 2006).
The goal was described in a report of a government planning commission, which did not address a major possible stumbling [...]
Courtesy of the Global Security Newswire:
Authorities might never determine the origin of weapon-grade uranium seized from a smuggler last year in Georgia, RIA Novosti reported yesterday (see GSN, Jan. 29).
Russian Oleg Khinsagov was caught trying to sell a 100-gram sample for $1 million. He purported to have access to up to 3 kilograms of [...]
Courtesy of the Global Security Newswire:
Failure to resolve the dispute over U.S. financial sanctions could lead North Korea to announce its intention to conduct a second nuclear test, Reuters reported today (see GSN, Jan. 30).
Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Daniel Glaser is meeting in Beijing this week with North Korean officials to discuss Washington’s allegations that [...]
Courtesy of the Counterterrorism Blog:
By Douglas Farah
The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating story (viewable for free for a few days) on the criminal tax investigation launched by the Justice Department into the activities of one of the largest Islamist banking entities-Dar al-Maal Al- Islami Trust (DMI). (Co-Editor’s Note: The story is now available as [...]
Courtesy of the Counterterrorism Blog:
By Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
A new article on Adnkronos International by Syed Saleem Shahzad provides a glimpse of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf’s weakness. After last week’s bomb blasts in Islamabad and Peshawar, Musharraf asked Pakistan’s air force to carry out a strike on Islamabad’s largest madrassa. Two of the Pakistani Taliban’s leading ideologues, [...]
Courtesy of the Counterterrorism Blog:
By Zeyno Baran
Today at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Representative Sue Myrick (R-NC), along with Representatives Bud Cramer (D-AL), Kay Granger (R-TX), and Ben Chandler (D-KY) formally announced they have formed a new bipartisan Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus. Myrick, Cramer, Granger, and Chandler are the co-chairs of the new [...]
Courtesy of ThreatsWatch.org:
Qods Force Is Killing Americans: Hold Iran Accountable
By Steve Schippert
Just as many applauded the administration’s decision that evidence of Iran’s deadly activities in Iraq would be released publicly, the rug seems pulled out from under those seeking to address the undeniable fact that Iran is killing us in Iraq and fighting a war [...]
Courtesy of GOPUSA:
By Chad Groening
AgapePress
January 31, 2007
(AgapePress)—Jane Fonda was being “anti-American” when she marched against the Vietnam War in the 1970s, and she was exhibiting the same mindset over the weekend in Washington, according to a former Vietnam-era prisoner of war. Retired Air Force Col. Smitty Harris also says he doesn’t expect Fonda’s more recent [...]
Courtesy of FrontPage magazine.com:
The Islamic Mein Kampf.
In a rational world, American universities would lead the way in exposing the noxious roots of Islamic terrorism. Instead of psychoanalyzing Rush Limbaugh or President Bush, they would devote their attentions to what makes terrorists tick. Readers of FrontPage Magazine are uniquely educated about the unholy alliance between academia [...]
Courtesy of FrontPage magazine.com:
By William R. Hawkins
FrontPageMagazine.com | January 31, 2007
The first bill introduced by the new Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives during their “100 Hours” crusade was H.R.1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007. Contained in this massive bill are Sections 1221 and 1222 dealing with the Proliferation Security Initiative [...]
Courtesy of FrontPage magazine.com:
By Mark D. Tooley
FrontPageMagazine.com | January 31, 2007
The Church of England’s Bishop of Durham, Tom Wright, is a respected writer and a distinguished defender of Christian orthodoxy, but in addressing the “The War on Terror” in a lecture at his cathedral late last year, the bishop colorfully illustrated how theologians are often [...]
Courtesy of BREITBART.com:
Iran kicks off 10 days of celebrations on Thursday marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, with officials promising the unveiling of a major advance in its controversial nuclear drive.The festivities known as the “Decade of Fajr” (Dawn) culminate on February 11, the date 28 years ago when the US-backed Shah’s [...]
Courtesy of Fox News:
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday it had stopped selling surplus F-14 parts, announcing the step after congressional criticism of security weaknesses that had given buyers for countries including Iran access to the aircraft parts and other valuable gear.
Sales of parts from the recently retired fleet were halted last Friday, [...]
Courtesy of Fox News:
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government wasted tens of millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction aid, including scores of unaccounted-for weapons and a never-used camp for housing police trainers with an Olympic-size swimming pool, investigators say.
The quarterly audit by Stuart Bowen Jr., the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, is the latest [...]
Courtesy of Fox News:
BERLIN — Arrest warrants have been issued for 13 people in connection with the alleged CIA-orchestrated kidnapping of a German citizen in the agency’s extraordinary rendition program, a Munich prosecutor said Wednesday.
Prosecutor Christian Schmidt-Sommerfeld said the warrants were issued in the last few days. He did not say for whom the [...]
Courtesy of Fox News:
BIRMINGHAM, England — British counter-terrorism police arrested nine men Wednesday for allegedly plotting to kidnap a British Muslim soldier and post his beheading on the Internet.
Police said the “Iraq-style” plot involved the abduction of a “not high-profile” British Muslim soldier who had served in Afghanistan. Police did not reveal the name [...]
Courtesy of Fox News:
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s congress on Wednesday approved giving President Hugo Chavez the power to enact sweeping laws by decree.
Hundreds of Chavez supporters wearing red — the color of Venezuela’s ruling party — gathered at Caracas’ Plaza Bolivar, waving signs reading “Socialism is democracy!” as lawmakers read out the proposed [...]
Courtesy of Cox and Forkum:
From AP: Congress to test bounds of its war power.
President Bush may be the decision maker, but the Democratic-controlled Congress holds the purse strings. Whether to yank them shut when it comes to the conflict in Iraq, and under what conditions, is the question facing newly empowered majority Democrats.
[...]Courtesy of WorldNetDaily:
Expert who exposed nuke program says Tehran agents hold top posts in Baghdad
Agents on Tehran’s payroll involved in death squads hold prominent positions in the U.S.-backed Iraqi government and National Assembly, according to an expert on Iran who broke the news about the country’s nuclear weapons program.
Alireza Jafarzadeh, author of the new book [...]
Courtesy of Regime Change Iran:
Adnkronos International reported that one of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, Ardeshir Hassanpour, a professor at the university of Shiraz, has died under mysterious circumstances. An excerpt:
The scientist was proclaimed the best scientist in the military field in the Islamic Republic in 2003.
The full text:
One of Iran’s [...]Courtesy of NewsMax:
Venezuela plans to obtain air defense missiles to guard strategic sites such as oil refineries and major bridges against any air strike, a top military adviser to President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.
Gen. Alberto Muller said Venezuela is looking to buy surface-to-air missile systems from Russia or another country to defend “strategic points in [...]
Courtesy of Iran Focus:
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran’s support for anti-U.S. extremists in Iraq should not go unchallenged, despite U.S. hopes of avoiding confrontation with Tehran, President George W. Bush’s pick for deputy secretary of state said on Tuesday.
John Negroponte, the U.S. intelligence chief who was Bush first ambassador to post-war Iraq, told the [...]
Courtesy of the DEBKAfile:
The demand will be made at the next meeting of the Middle East Quartet in Washington Friday, Feb. 2, according to President Vladimir Putin’s personal envoy, Dep.Foreign Ministery Alexander Saltanov. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend the meeting hosted by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The blockade on international aid was [...]
Courtesy of the DEBKAfile:
Responding to Iran’s official offers to Iraq of help with reconstruction and other forms of economic aid, the US president warned Tehran: “No good deed will go unpunished.” Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , he said, had better refrain from “future provocative offers of help.”
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