World body’s blueprint for reform will address the terrorism issue, from AP, with thanks to Skeet Street. UNITED NATIONS – U.N. diplomats have revised their blueprint for reforming the world body to include a definition of terrorism, indicating nations are moving toward consensus on a contentious global issue. World leaders are to consider the plan […]
Resurgence of piracy highlights terror risk
Southeast Asia struggles to protect vulnerable waterway from terrorist threats from MSNBC, with thanks to Skeet Street. When 35 pirates carrying machine guns and rocket launchers boarded a tanker laden with methane in the Malacca Strait in March, it sent a shudder through the crew, and a ripple of fear from Tokyo to Washington. The […]
One in four British Muslims sympathises with motives of terrorists
From the UK Telegraph, with thanks to all who sent this in. The group portrait of British Muslims painted by YouGov’s survey for The Daily Telegraph is at once reassuring and disturbing, in some ways even alarming. The vast majority of British Muslims condemn the London bombings but a substantial minority are clearly alienated from […]
Seattle Man Questioned in London Bombings
An update on the search for suspected London bombing mastermind Haroon Rashid Aswat from AP: WASHINGTON – An American once accused of trying to set up a terror training camp in Oregon is being questioned about a man sought in the London bombings, U.S. officials said Friday. James Ujaama, a Muslim convert from Seattle, was […]
India: Qaeda man who was to target British Parliament gets seven years” jail
From the Indian Express: MUMBAI – Aspiring MLA, pilot and self-confessed Al-Qaeda operative, Mohammed Afroze, was found guilty of conspiring to “˜”˜commit terrorist acts on territories of nations at peace with India– and of forgery by a POTA court today. Special Judge A P Bhangale, however, acquitted him of the more serious charge of waging […]
Egypt: Sharm el-Sheikh rocked with explosions
“Explosions in Egypt Red Sea resorts-residents” From Reuters: CAIRO – A large explosion shook the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday and two other explosions followed later, apparently from the nearby resort of Naama Bay, a resident said. The first explosion, shortly after one a.m., was audible more than one km (half […]
Dilpazier Aslam Leaves Guardian
An update on the journalist who authored the “We Rock the Boat” editorial right after 7/7. It seems people are starting to ask questions they may not have asked before the bombings. From the UK Guardian News Blog, with thanks to D.M. Trainee journalist Dilpazier Aslam had his contract with the Guardian terminated today. The […]
U.S. Guards Not Allowed To Touch Koran
“U.S. Guards Said to Stop Abusing Quran” From AP, with thanks to Scaramouche. KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan man released from Guantanamo Bay said he saw guards throwing the Quran, but all such abuse stopped late last year after a loudspeaker announcement that U.S. soldiers have no right to touch Islam’s holy book. Moheb Ullah […]
Lindsay’s Mother interviewed
Jermaine or Germaine Lindsay’s mother, who once lived in Cleveland has been found in Grenada. “For Jamaican native, life path led from success to extremism” From the Boston Globe, with thanks to Mary Beth ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada — In the two weeks since 19-year-old Germaine Lindsay blew himself up in a London subway, taking 26 […]
Kramer: Inspector Cole on London assignment
Martin Kramer writes in the Sandbox: One of my missions is to save readers of Juan Cole’s weblog from his errors. (This has the potential of becoming a full-time job.) The latest one comes in today’s posting about Shehzad Tanweer, 22, one of the British-born suicide bombers from Leeds. Cole first announces that his investigation […]