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Man pleads guilty to charge

PHOENIX - A BC man charged with plotting to blow up the Trans-Alaskan oil pipeline on New Year's Day 2000 pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge.  Alfred Reumayr, 58, of New Westminster pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting terrorism transcending national boundaries at the US District Court in Santa Fe, N.M.   (Vancouver Province)

 

Russian arms dealer arrested

BANGKOK - One of the world's most notorious arms dealers, Viktor Bout, was arrested in a hotel here Thursday in connection with the procurement of weapons for the Colombian FARC rebels, the Thai police said.  (AP)  PREVIOUS:  International arms dealers   Merchant of death   Thailand a 'haven for criminals'

 

Jury convicts

GLASGOW - Mohammed Atif Siddique, a British-born Muslim student from Alva, Clackmannanshire, was convicted of possessing and distributing a range of terrorist material through websites and providing instructional material about guns and explosives over the internet.  (Guardian UK)   PREVIOUS:  Terror trial jury sees footage of 'execution'   Court told videos 'easy to find'   Terror jury sees bomb-threat video    Armed police arrest Scottish terror suspect   The War on Terror's professional witness

 

Stolen cars linked to terror attacks overseas

With one car stolen every three minutes in Canada, the cost for all Canadians who pay insurance premiums is more than a billion dollars. But the insurance industry accuses the Canada Border Services Agency of not doing everything in its power to stop it.   (CTV)   PREVIOUS:  US auto theft database is left to languish    US car theft rings probed for ties to Iraq bombings

 

Google Earth maps out Darfur atrocities

WASHINGTON - If you Google the word Darfur, you will find about 13 million references to the atrocities in the western Darfur region of Sudan -- what the United States has said is this century's first genocide.  As of today, when the 200 million users of Google Earth log onto the site, they will be able to view the horrific details of what's happening in Darfur for themselves.  (CNN)  Video: Google earth Darfur  

 

Detainee confesses to USS Cole bombing

WASHINGTON - Waleed Mohammed bin Attash, long suspected of plotting the bombing of the USS Cole, confessed to planning the attack during a hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a Pentagon transcript released Monday.  (AP)  PREVIOUS:  Sudan sued over USS Cole attack   USS Cole families take Sudan to court

 

Ottawa man's name comes up in US terror trial

OTTAWA -Documents seized in an RCMP national security raid at the home of Ottawa engineer Abdullah Almalki have surfaced in a terrorism-related court case in the United States.  (CanWest)   PREVIOUS:  Al Qaeda in Minneapolis: The Investigation   Al Qaeda in Minneapolis: The mission

 

Suicide bomb tactics backfire

KANDAHAR - The Taliban suicide bombing campaign in Afghanistan has largely failed, killing far more innocent bystanders than Canadian and other coalition troops, says a new study.    (National Post)  MORE:  How to be a jihadi: Taliban's training manual

 

Iran buys surplus US military hardware

WASHINGTON - The US military has sold forbidden equipment at least a half-dozen times to middlemen for countries - including Iran and China - who exploited security flaws in the Defence Department's surplus auctions. (AP)   MORE:  DRMS (Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service)

 

US says woman in shelter terror chief

NEW YORK - An Iranian widow who became a naturalized U.S. citizen 10 years ago was a top official for a heavily armed, Iraq-based terrorist organization dedicated to the violent overthrow of Iran's government, the U.S. government alleges in court documents.  (AP)

 

Tribal leader's death may affect Pakistan politics

QUETTA - Many analysts say the death of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was a major blunder by the Musharraf government that may not only fan the flames of Baluch nationalism, but may also siphon precious military resources away from the fight against terror.  (VOA)   PREVIOUS:    Clashes at Baloch tribal memorial  Baluchistan  Fresh trouble in Pakistan's Baluchistan over killing   Rioting rages after tribal leader's death

 

Jihad 101 for would-be terrorists

In the new al-Qaida, offices and training camps are a thing of the past.  All a would-be recruit needs is an Internet connection.  Al-Qaida's virtual university will take care of the rest.  (Spiegel)   RELATED:  Liquid explosive training manuals easily attainable on Jihadi forums  Digitizing Terror: High-res executions and bloody DVDs   How-to guide for tracking terrorists on-line

Bombing possibly tied to NY Anarchist groups

NEW YORK - Investigators believe the bicyclist who bombed the Times Square military recruiting station is a local man with ties to chaos-crazed anarchy groups, a high-ranking law-enforcement source said yesterday. (NY Post)   PREVIOUS:  Canadian link being probed   Times Square blast   Explosion at Times Square recruiting center   Military apparent target

 

Al Qaeda master mind 'admits' plotting 9/11'

The alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks has confessed to his role in those and other al-Qa'eda attacks, according to an edited transcript of a hearing at Guantanamo Bay released by the Pentagon late last night.  (Telegraph UK)      MORE: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed      Key 9/11 figured 'beheaded Pearl'   The 'confesssion' in full   .pdf

 

Spy suspect accused of leaking Canuck info

WASHINGTON - Hassan Abugihaad, 31, also known as Paul Hall, is accused of leaking the location of ships and the best ways to attack them, including HMCS Winnipeg, a multi-role patrol frigate.  (CP)   PREVIOUS:  Ex-Sailor Accused Of Supporting Terrorism    Documents Hassan Abujihaad transmitted to terrorists

 

Colombia political scandal widens

BOGOTÁ - Colombian prosecutors have ordered the arrest of the father of an ex-minister following an inquiry into links between politicians and right-wing militias.  Alvaro Araujo Noguera, a prominent former politician, is charged with helping to kidnap a political rival. (BBC)   PREVIOUS:  2006-2007 Colombian para-political scandal

 

Army blamed for hundreds of murders

MANILA - Philippine soldiers have murdered hundreds of left-wing activists since 2001 and their commanding officers should be held responsible, the head of a government inquiry has said.    (Reuters)   MORE:  Some politicos gave money to rebels: military    Communist rebels raid Philippine gold rush area    New People's Army

 

Man sentenced for plotting to blow up NYC subway

NEW YORK - A Pakistani immigrant was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for hatching an unsuccessful plot to blow up a busy Manhattan subway station as revenge for wartime abuses of Iraqis.  (AP)   PREVIOUS:  Anatomy of a foiled plot   Reasons they haven't hit us again   Camp Jihad

 

Canada's spy agency warns of dirty bomb

OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency says it is "quite surprising" that terrorists have not detonated a crude radioactive bomb, given the availability of materials and ease with which they could be made into a weapon.  A copy of the October study was obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.  (CP)   PREVIOUS:  CSIS publications

 

Hunt on in Britain for more Rwanda genocide suspects

LONDON - The hunt for more Rwandan war crime suspects sheltering in Britain will continue in the wake of last week’s dramatic arrest of four Rwandans accused of playing leading roles in the genocide.  (Sunday Times)   PREVIOUS:  Rwandans face extradition charges    Rwandan Genocide   Wanted

 

Jordan's king sees possibility of three civil wars in Mideast

WASHINGTON - Abdullah II of Jordan  said Sunday the problems in the Middle East go beyond the war in Iraq and that much of the region soon could become engulfed in violence unless the central issues are addressed quickly. (AP)  PREVIOUS:  Iraq  Lebanon   Hezbollah Shi'a Islam  Palestinian people  Hamas Sunni Islam   Fatah   Iraqi resistance fighters adapting new tactics

 

Beijing fires laser to disable US satellites

China has secretly fired powerful laser weapons designed to disable American spy satellites by "blinding" their sensitive surveillance devices, it was reported yesterday.  The hitherto unreported attacks have been kept secret by the Bush administration for fear that it would damage attempts to co-opt China in diplomatic offensives against North Korea and Iran.   (Telegraph)  RELATED:  China targets America's "Acupuncture points"

 

Canadian hideout?

A former Quebec university student suspected in a terrorist plot to bomb commuter trains in New York City had applied for a visa to return to Canada before his arrest, says a terrorism expert familiar with the case.  (CP)   PREVIOUS:   RCMP question, release suspect in NY tunnel plot   Overview of the 2006 NY Tunnel plot   Jet-set jihadist  NYC plot: 'real deal' or 'bravado'?   FBI uncovers plot to attack New York City tunnels   N.Y. tunnel plot uncovered

     

Sting operation

WASHINGTON - Congressional investigators set up a bogus company with only a postal box and within a month obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allowed them to buy enough radioactive material for a small "dirty bomb."  (AP) 

 

Bush denies al Qaeda at pre-9/11 strength

Chertoff revives Canadian terrorist

What color code is Chertoff’s "gut feeling?"

Definition: Terrorism

 
     

Chinese-made weapons used by Taliban

OTTAWA - Despite allegations that Chinese-made weapons are falling into Taliban hands and further endangering Canadian soldiers, Canada's foreign affairs minister never addressed the issue to his Chinese counterpart during the APEC summit last week.  (CTV) 

Iranian, Chinese weapons seized

The Taliban supply line

US concerned about Iranian weapons from China going to Taliban

Afghan government denies China supplies weapons to Taliban

Taleban 'getting Chinese weapons'

Chinese weapons 'reaching the Taliban'

 
     

Police reject UN criticism

MONTREAL - The elected official in charge of Montreal police says he knew nothing about a United Nations report slamming the force's use of mass arrests until he read about it in the newspapers. (The Gazette)  PREVIOUS:   Canada's anti-terror measures criticized by UN

Shining Path founder sentenced to life in prison

CALLAO, Peru - Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman, whose messianic communist vision inspired a 12-year rebellion that cost nearly 70,000 lives, was found guilty Friday of aggravated terrorism and sentenced to life in prison.  (AP)

 
     

Canadian 'major player' in smuggling ring

DETROIT - A U.S. judge denied bail Tuesday to a Windsor man accused of being "a major player" in a smuggling ring that sent money to a Lebanese terrorist group.   (Windsor Star)   PREVIOUS:  19 indicted in racketeering scheme linked to Hizbullah    Canadian men accused of funding terror

Terrorism report's release fuels political fight

WASHINGTON - White House release of a previously secret intelligence assessment depicting a growing terrorist threat gives both political parties new ammunition in the election-season fight over the Iraq war.  (AP)   ASSESSMENT:   Trends in Global Terrorism   Trends point to more diverse attacks more often

 
     

Pakistani player steps up jihad

Recent anti-terrorism arrests in Canada, Britain, Australia and the United States involve an array of allegations, but all have one thing in common: Lashkar-e-Tayyiba.  (National Post)  PREVIOUS:  'LeT special squad engineering terror'  OSAC: Lashkar-e-Tayyiba    Global Security    Ottawa to spend $650M to upgrade links to US spies 

Tory MP attended rally for group on terror list

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jason Kenney is coming under scrutiny for his appearance at a rally organized by supporters of a banned terrorist organization.    (CTV)  MORE: National Council of Resistance of Iran   Canada: List of banned terrorist organizations   Wikipedia: National Council of Resistance of Iran

 
     

CSIS boss calls racial profiling 'fundamentally stupid'

ST. JOHN'S - The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service said Tuesday that the spy agency avoids racial profiling because it is "fundamentally stupid'' and does not knowingly use information gleaned under torture offshore because the practice is "morally repugnant.'' (CanWest News)   PREVIOUS:  Profile passengers     If you're a Muslim, its your problem  

Two more suspects arrested in German bomb probe

BERLIN - Authorities in Germany and Lebanon on Friday detained two more suspects in connection with a plot to detonate suitcase bombs on German trains last month. (Reuters)  PREVIOUS:   Second German terror suspect arrested in Lebanon   Train bombing plot surprises Germany   German police detain suspect in July bomb plot   German suitcase bombs ' part of terrorist plot'

 
     

7 boobs - hardly bombers

WASHINGTON - A Miami terror cell that dreamed of blowing up the Sears Tower and launching a "full ground war" against America asked Al Qaeda for machine guns, body armor, boots and $50,000 in cash. (NY Daily News)  

Suspects pledged oath to al Qaeda

Seven Indicted for Alleged Terror Plot

Alleged Home-Grown Terror Plot Foiled

New bomb plot aimed to 'kill all the devils'

7 charged with conspiring to work with al-Qaeda

Whites being lured into Islamic terror

 
     

Fatah pays Hamas force

GAZA - The Palestinian Authority has accidentally paid the salaries of 3,000 members of Hamas' main security force.  According to the Fatah-run Palestinian information ministry, 3,000 members of its rival's Executive Force were paid before the mistake was noticed.   (BBC)  

Canada resumes financial aid to Palestinian Authority

Canada cuts relations with Palestinian Authority

Hezbollah guilty of war crimes

Hezbollah accused of war crimes

Amnesty faults Hizbullah's 'war crimes'

I didn't think abduction would lead to war

Hezbollah chief calls war a surprise

Syria hails 'a new Middle East'

Israeli ambassador denounces MPs

The future of Lebanon leaving'

Israel delays larger offensive for diplomacy

Reuters withdraws all photos by freelancer

Altered war

Hezbollah's civilian strategy

Lebanon's PM revises death toll

Disingenuous?

Reuters admits to more image manipulation

Countdown to next Middle Eastern war

Nations refuse to disarm Hezbollah

From war to game of cat and mouse

I wouldn't have kidnapped troops

UN permits wide use of force in Lebanon

Peacekeeping reinforcements arrive

 
     

Russian billionaire dials up Iran

TEHRAN - Mikhail Fridman, 43, is a secretive Russian billionaire who is spreading his corporate reach into Western Europe, the US - and beyond.   (Fox) 

Spies, lies & KPMG

Forbes: World's richest people 2006 - #50

Charges against visiting scholar

4th Iranian-American detained

Iran charges 3 with spying

Ali Shakeri  Kian Tajbakhsh  Pamaz Azima

Iran cracks down on dissidents

Refugees forced back to Afghanistan

Iran court reverses convictions

Teheran keeps reformers out of elections

Killers not guilty as victims were un-Islamic

Journalist beaten for being 'anti-Islam'

'Fanatics' attack with cricket bat

Mahmound Ahmadinejad

Iranian Guards amass secret fortunes

Revolutionary Guards

Iran Guards warn US of blows ahead: report

US moves to blacklist Iranian corps

Part 1: Children of 'the resistance'

Part 2: Losing a son

Part 3: Father's sacrifice

Part 4: Getting out of an Iraqi terror camp

Part 5: 'I'm with the Mujahedin'

Sanctions: Iran on nuclear path

Iran's plot to mine uranium in Africa

Border guards seize British 'dirty bomb' lorry

Iran attack not ruled out

China arming Iran with missile technology

Iran pledges $50M to Palestinians

Iran: 'We are a nuclear country'

Facing down Iran

Iran calls Ottawa right abuser