From AP: Baghdad, Iraq-The interior minister said Tuesday authorities had foiled an al-Qaida plot that would have put hundreds of its men at critical guard posts around Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, home to the U.S. and other foreign embassies as well as the Iraqi government. A senior Defense Ministry official said the 421 al-Qaida […]
Car bombs, mortar shells kill dozens in Baghdad Shiite slum
From AP: Police found four hanged men dangling from electricity pylons in a Baghdad Shiite slum Monday, hours after car bombs and mortars shells ripped through teeming market streets, killing at least 58 people and wounding more than 200. The grim scene underscored fears Sunday’s bloody assault on a stronghold of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada […]
Wafa Sultan in her First English Language Interview
Wafa Sultan speaks to Tovia Singer. Audio here. “They (i.e., Muslims) have been hostages of their own beliefs for 14 centuries” “I used to believe Jewish people were not human creatures” Interviewer: “Is the problem rooted in religion?” Sultan: “Yes it is.”…
Islamic websites carry al-Qaida’s ‘last warning’
Threat of 2 operations designed to bring Americans ‘to your knees’ From WND: WASHINGTON — Islamic websites yesterday posted a “last warning” warning by Rakan Ben Williams, who describes himself as an “al-Qaida undercover soldier” in the U.S., threatening two major operations designed to bring Americans “to your knees.” According to the Middle East Media […]
Recognising Israel ‘is up to the people’
From Al-Jazeera.net: Hamas’s draft government programme has left the question of recognising Israel to the Palestinian people – leaving the door open for a possible referendum. Hamas published a draft of its government programme on its website on Saturday. The fifth article in the programme says: “The question of recognising Israel is not the jurisdiction […]
Suicide Car Bombing Kills 4 in Kabul
Another fine example of peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, from AP: KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide car bomb exploded Sunday into the convoy of an Afghan politician leading reconciliation efforts with the Taliban militia, injuring him and killing four other people. Sibghatullah Mujaddedi, the head of the upper house of the Afghan Parliament, said he […]
Second Iraqi Journalist Slain In A Week
From Reuters: March 11, 2006 — An Iraqi television station reports that gunmen today shot dead one of its senior editors. Al-Iraqiya TV says Amjad Hameed had just left his house in central Baghdad when a car blocked his way and gunmen shot him in the head. Hameed’s driver was wounded in the attack. Hameed […]
Axe-attacked Canadian soldier opens his eyes
One result of reaching out to hearts and minds at a Shura council (and removing one’s helmet as a gesture of trust) from CTV: The Canadian soldier who was attacked with an axe in Afghanistan on March 4 is showing some improvement. Capt. Greene, 41, is described as being in serious, but stable condition in […]
Iran Spurns Russian Nuke Deal
“Iran says Russian atomic deal no longer an option,” from Reuters: TEHRAN – Iran said on Sunday it was no longer considering a Russian compromise deal intended to overcome an international dispute over whether Tehran is seeking to build an atomic bomb. Russia had proposed making nuclear fuel for Iran to ensure uranium was enriched […]
Jordan Hangs 2 in Slaying of American
From the LA Times: AMMAN, Jordan “” Two men convicted of killing an American official were hanged before dawn Saturday in Jordan’s first execution of militants linked to Al Qaeda. Salem Saad Suweid, a Libyan, and Yasser Freihat, a Jordanian, were executed for gunning down Laurence Foley, a 60-year-old administrator with the U.S. Agency for […]