September 05, 2007
A South African court handed a German engineer who was involved in a global nuclear technology smuggling ring an 18-year suspended jail sentence on Tuesday, the SAPA news agency reported.Gerhard Wisser will have to spend three years under house arrest as part of a plea bargain...
Wisser, former managing director of Johannesburg engineering company Krisch Engineering, had been accused of involvement in an international smuggling ring headed by disgraced Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan...
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BERLIN - Three men have been arrested for planning attacks on the U.S. military base in Ramstein and Frankfurt's international airport, a German broadcaster reported Wednesday.Two of the suspects had German citizenship while the third was Pakistani, the Sudwestrundfunk public broadcaster said. It said the men were arrested Tuesday evening and were close to carrying out the attacks.
Nothing to worry about I'm sure. They're just "youths."
UPDATE by Rusty, bane of al Qaeda in Germany, at 08:00: Attack is said to be "imminent" and "massive". Two of the arrested "youths" were German born converts to Islam, 22 & 29. The other is a 29 year old Turkish immigrant--which contradicts the earlier report which said he was Pakistani.
In addition to targeting Ramstein and Frankfurt airport, the group also planned to attack night clubs and bars frequented by Americans. Very reminiscent of the 1980s.
An NPR report said this morning that the three belong to the Uzbeki branch of the global jihad, The Islamic Jihad Group, and to have trained in Pakistan with al Qaeda. The report also claimed that the attack came on direct orders from the al Qaeda leadership.
As Confederate Yankee notes, the hydrogen peroxide base of the bomb most certainly would have been used to construct a TATP bomb. The same kind of bomb used in the London transit bombings. UPDATE: Not so fast, CY thinks that TATP would not have been powerful enough to do the kind of damage the reports are talking about.
UPDATE 08:20: AllahP has a nice history of Islamist plots in Germany and connects many dots. Here are the main points, with a few he missed:
1) Arrests came yesterday, same day as arrests in Denmark. Those plotters also said to be building TATP bomb.
2) On July 31, 2006 suitcase bombs failed to detonate on German trains. Possibly linked to Hizbollah.
3) May 2007, fear of imminent attack. Possibly linked to Ansar al Sunna, an Iraqi terror group with roots in the Kurdish community and which raises money from European Kurds.
4) May 14, Air Marshals alerted to possible threats from Germany.
5) Most important, Newsweek reported that Uzbeki Islamic Jihad Group connection back in July. Meaning that not only has this group been under surveillance for some time, but the press had wind of it before the suspects.
You'd think that they'd kind of suspect they were being watched after the media runs a story about a possible German terror cell with links to a little known jihad group in Uzbekistan. The Newsweek article actually goes so far as to say that "its German network has recently attracted recruits of other nationalities." How many jihadis in Germany could actually fit that profile?
Of course, that assumes that the Newsweek report was picked up in the German media and that the plotters read it. But my guess is that these guys were far more likely to be consuming propaganda put out by the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF), which is run out of Germany, than reading Der Spiegel.
What exactly is the Uzbekistan connection? In 2004 the U.S. and Israeli embassies were bombed in Uzbekistan by "Islamists" of what I presume is the same group. I've also seen pre-9/11 video of Uzbeki Islamists training for jihad within Afghanistan. What many seem not to get in the MSM that there is a loose network of global jihadis, all of which support each other.
This article, linked by Michelle Malkin, says that the three were trained in Pakistan by the Islamic Jihad Union. This NY Times article has the German prosecutor claiming the three had connections to "high ranking al Qaeda members" and the earlier NPR radio story claimed the plot was ordered by al Qaeda leadership.
So, trained by Uzbeki jihadis but on orders from al Qaeda? What this suggests is that the Democratic predisposition to claim that there is a "real" al Qaeda and to seperate this "real" al Qaeda from other Islamist threats is simply not based in reality. We are not at war with al Qaeda, we are at war with a global Islamist movement. That movement has scores of different armed groups, all of which have the same goals as al Qaeda and which have loose connections to it, but few of which actually are the "real" al Qaeda.
UPDATE 08:50: Shots fired during arrest. Also, the three are identified:
Daniel S. from the state of Saarland and Fritz G. from Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, both of whom are German converts to Islam, as well as Adem Y., who is believed to be from TurkeyThe report also claims that there were other raids around Germany, meaning that these three may be the tip of the iceberg.
Thanks to Gateway Pundit who has more and the overlords at PJ Media who are doing a roundup.
UPDATE 10:30: Ha, they were on welfare!
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Security forces made mass arrests of demonstrators, prompting more demonstrations. A new law criminalizes slogans. A newspaper is facing terrorism charges for reporting war news in the Sa'ada War. A top member of the Yemeni Socialist Party has been "seized" by security forces.
(AP) Riot police fired bullets and used tear gas and water cannons Tuesday to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the release of more than 200 veterans and their sympathizers detained for protesting earlier this month, a police official said.The protesters are mostly southern Yemeni veterans who lost their jobs after a defeat by northern forces in a civil war 13 years ago.
Yemen's top security body warned that "any party, movement, group or individual who stages or carries slogans that put national unity in peril, or calls for destruction of national unity, will be tried as a traitor."
Traitors face the death penalty under Yemen's constitution.
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September 04, 2007
First of all, the E70 has a full keyboard, not some shitty stripped down, tap-and-pray smudgy piece of shit. Nokia uses a technology that's even more advanced than the iPhone's tap screen, allowing you to actually feel the keys you press as you're pressing them! The technology is called "tactile response," and it allows you to do things like dial a phone number without staring at your screen like a shit-chucking ape. In fact, every other cellphone ever made has this technology, sometimes called "buttons."It's pretty devastating. And hilarious.
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It was the Palestine Press Agency that released the video in an attempt to discredit Hamas. Odd because we have similar stories of Fatah murdering Hamas in the West Bank. Hypocrisy....
Elder of Ziyon uploaded the video to liveleak, but couldn't figure out how to embed it. Here it is for your enjoyment enlightenment. WARNING: It's graphic and actually shows the body landing.
Hat tip to Israel Matzav for notifying me.
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"The arrests are the result of prolonged surveillance of the persons concerned who are suspected of preparing a terrorist act with the use of explosives," PET said in a statement received by AFP.I'll make a wild stab and guess that those arrested were Muslim.The arrests were carried out around the Danish capital.
PET did not say how many people were under arrest or give their nationalities.
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From BBC:
The eight suspects arrested late on Monday in Copenhagen form part of a terror cell with links to a senior al-Qaeda figure, police said.Apparently, my stab wasn't so wild.The suspects, aged between 19 and 29, were of Afghan, Pakistani, Somali and Turkish origin, police said.
UPDATE by Rusty: Hmmmm, related? A couple of years ago a group calling themselves 'The Glory Brigades of Northern Europe' threatened to attack Denmark.

That threat came on the heels of the original Mohammed cartoons. Could today's bust be related to the most recent set of Muhamed cartoons published in Sweden? Authorities are denying that today's arrests had anything to do with the cartoons, but if you read what they're saying, it's not that the plot had nothing to do with the cartoons, only that the arrests weren't catalyzed by them.
I'll also remind readers that members of their is a deep rooted connection between jihadis in Sweden and those in Denmark.
UPDATE: The bomb was made from TATP. That's the same explosive used in the London bombings. See above pic for why that may be relevant.
Thanks to Larwyn. more...
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Thanks to Ghost of a Flea who must be into S&M to actually spend the time listening to the Beebs.
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Arizona is the home state for John McCain, but Fred Thompson is the strongest GOP Presidential candidate in the state at this time.In other news, Fred managed a "surprising" and "unexpected" showing at the Texas Straw Poll this weekend:A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that Thompson leads Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton by seventeen percentage points, 51% to 34%. Thompson will be formally announcing his candidacy this week.
FORT WORTH – Rep. Duncan Hunter of California will go down as the official winner of the first-ever Texas Republican straw poll.Pics of the FredHead presence here.But what followers of politics will be talking about is former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson's second-place finish.
His strong showing cements the actor turned presidential contender as the conservative alternative to front-runners like former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Arizona Sen. John McCain...
Not bad for a candidate who didn't make any personal overtures to Texas voters because he wasn't officially in the race.
His band of Texas "Fred Heads" picked up the slack, calling more than 3,000 potential delegates before the straw poll began. And only the ubiquitous backers of Rep. Ron Paul of Lake Jackson bested the Fred Heads' enthusiasm during the event.
In other news, the FredHeads have some "FRED 2008" bumper stickers available for FREE. First come, first served.
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Prosperity alone in Muslim world might not be enough to bring freedom of expression, equality and education of women. For instance, Saudi Arabia and many other Middle Eastern states are unable to enjoy freedom despite being relatively prosperous. We’ve also noticed that some rich Muslims, while enjoying their personal liberties, also sponsor Islamic extremism. Muslim nations, first, need to change their attitude towards life. They have to adhere to a tolerant attitude first. That’s why I have suggested in the outlines of the New Islam, “Muslim societies cannot find the track of reality and truth without the adoption of real freedom of expression.†After adoption of this attitude, they can easily move to equality and prosperity.Interesting.
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The Financial Times quoted US officials as saying the Chinese army made the attack, which crashed part of a system for the defence secretary's office.Naturally, China will assert that the People's Liberation Army wouldn't do anything sneaky. I'll assert they're fibbing.[ ... ]
Chinese Foreign Ministry official Jiang Yu said Beijing "opposed and vigorously attacked" all attacks on the internet including hacking.
"Some people are making wild accusations against China ... These are totally groundless and also reflect a Cold War mentality," she said.
The Financial Times earlier quoted a senior official as saying the Pentagon had pinpointed the origins of the attack and another as saying there was a "high level of confidence" that the People's Liberation Army was responsible.
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September 03, 2007
Hucbald, Doriangrey - this one's for you.
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The video shows a Boba Fett clone action figure getting beheaded by ......wait for it..... Sandpeople! A Jawa watches as the Tusken Raiders kill the clone.
You just can't make this stuff up! Is Khattab that stupid to not get it that this video is supposed to be offensive to Muslims? Yes, he is. He might want to read my Jawas explained: a guide to My Pet Jawa.
What makes the video so offensive isn't the stupid Star Wars action figures--that alone would be kind of funny in that sort of South Park way. It's the fact that it actually uses sounds from the Daniel Pearl murder video that makes it disgusting.
Joseph Cohen, you are a dumbass. A sick one. Video below. Thanks to Ari for the tip.
Definitely NSFW and definitely disgusting. more...
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So, I wasn't surprised when someone took me up on the invitation.
Well, Dr. Rusty, maybe it is time we come for you and for other persecutors of Muslims. Many of these are in the news, and we know where they are.Ah, a real life death threat....on the internet....very brave, once again. But what is surprising is that CH is in the U.S..CH | 09.01.07 - 9:46 am
IP: 75.33.93.242
AT&T Internet Services (SW Bell)
Most likely location: Texas
UPDATE: I only had a couple of minutes to write the original post. Notice I said most likely location....that means I wasn't 100% sure.
Gilbert Jonathan Garcia, Webb Girl and Wearyman believe that CH is actually in Ohio. GJC traces it to Cleveland but Wearyman, Webb Girl, another friend to Brecksville, which is a suburb of Cleveland.
And just to make it clear, I don't take this threat seriously at all. It's just par for the course for the pussies at GIMF and other internet jihadis to make such idle threats.
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Apparently, nobody in the media was tipped off to the trip. Pundits peg the trip as a show of support for the Iraqi government and a morale booster for the troops.
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September 02, 2007
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Charles has a screenshot.
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OMG - much hilarity and self-pwnage at Daily Kos.
Summary: A Daily Kos barking moonbat rifles off a breathless post suggesting, with irrefutable hard evidence from a friend in the military, that BOOSH is going to strike Iran.
Confederate Yankee, calls bullsh*t, refutes the source's "hard evidence" and shoots it full of more holes than Beauchamp's bullsh*t diaries.
Kos, realizing that we're laughing at them quite hysterically, reprimands the "reality-based" morons on his site for being so damned gullible.
More pwnage from Josh Trevino.
ake, for example, one pseudonymous fellow at DailyKos who goes by “Maccabee.†He claimed to meet a Romanian cabbie who told him to leave Bush’s tyrannical America; he claimed to meet a Holocaust survivor who told him that Bush’s America resembles Nazi Germany; he claimed to meet another cabbie, Ugandan this time, who told him that Bush’s America is worse than Idi Amin’s Uganda; he claimed to have received a phone call from Balad, Iraq, revealing that the majority of the American Army’s mechanized strength is “out of commissionâ€; and today, he claimed to have received a telephone call from an American aircraft carrier on deployment, revealing that the United States Navy is about to attack Iran. Oh, and he also learned that the naval rank and file detest George W. Bush, too.
The final deathknell for this Kos diarist is here, from a Navy fighter pilot.
Bwahahaha! The evil hand of Darth Rove still decides the fate of the chess pieces!
BONUS: A commenter at CF notes that a Kosbot is actually citing Truthout as a source to validate this nonsense. Truthout? Well, now I'm convinced!
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**CONTENT WARNING: If you have a weak stomach or constitution, don't click this link.
ht: zombie, via LGF
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A Kos kid tries to whip up a furor over "conflicts of interest" at Maine newspaper who had a well-known connection to Senator Susan Collins (shock! horror!), and conveniently leaves out the facts that everyone who's not a screeching moonbat has already known for at least a decade:
* The editor under fire has worked at the newspaper in question since 1971.They remind me of noob Troofers who stomp onto the intertubes demanding answers, making wild accusations, repeating long-debunked crap ad nauseum, ignoring long-known facts, flinging flecks of spittle on everyone, and then patting themselves on the back while the world laughs at them.* His wife - who is about to retire in September - has worked for the Senator in question for ten years.
* Her involvement with the Senator was disclosed by two newspapers, including the one her husband works for, in 1998.
* The cousin of Collins's Democrat opponent for reelection in 2008 is the paper in question's political editor.
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This article indicates that "northern owned" public property (a contradiction of terms that makes perfect sense in Yemen) and cars were attacked.
SANA'A, NewsYemen: While authorities confirm they would prevent any protest "out of demonstrations law", leaders in the opposition Islah party said that allowing protests in Sana'a, Taiz and Ibb and preventing them in Aden and Hadramout is an example of "double standards".Makalla is a coastal city in Hadramout."Security forces prevented for the fourth time a peaceful march in Aden asking for rights guaranteed by the constitution and law and this is a double standard way of dealing with Yemeni people" head of the executive office of Islah in Aden Ensaf Mayo said in a statement to NewsYemen.
Update: Sources: "Political Security Forces in Aden today September the 2nd 2007, at 05:30 pm, stormed into the house of Naser Alnnoba (senior organiser), Chairman of the Southerners associations for the forcibly retired military and civilian officers and employees (MCRA), broke the outer house door, rushed in, arrested him, in front of his kids and family, led him to unknown place."
Al-Noba has been leading the protests that began in May.
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It was covered as a massacre, and the US troops were automatically guilty - a new "My Lai," as it were. Multiple articles in TIME (here, here and here) gleefully and breathlessly reporting the incident with no indication as to the Marine's rights to fair trial and to challenge the charges against them (which later resulted in the exonerations of several of those same Marines), as did the WaPo, NYT, the networks in general, and particularly the Tiffany network at CBS, ABC, and PBS.
No similar full-court press, however, for their exonerations and their full clearings.
Where is the full court press announcing the exoneration and innocence of the majority of the soldiers in this incident?
Where is the aggressive questioning of such charlatans as John Murtha (D) as to their premature convictions without trials of these Marines in the court of political opinion?
There certainly was a full-court media press trying to convict them, and now that the case appears to be falling apart quicker than Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the presidency, where is the full-court media press for their exonerations?
Shouldn't it be leading the newscasts on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and in the NYT, TIME magazine, the WaPo, and others?
MSM?
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September 01, 2007
This is my friend Pierre, who does really good work. The motto of the site is "No Red Lines". The Arabic page is hot. The English page is pretty good too. Check it out.
I like Joe Lieberman's article that says Damascus airport is Jihaddi central. We knew that. Bullets with your peanuts?
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And it turns out, not surprisingly, that the Marines were in and out of firefights all day, as well as during the time of the incident in question. They were likely following ROE in a combat situation, which the defense is attempting to show.
You know - free of TIME magazine's trademark embellishment, the MSM's relentlessly biased coverage, and propagandist's plentiful lies and distortions.
We'll see. Murtha might want to begin holding onto his seat.
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