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Update 12:30 CST (Got 'em) Abu Yahya Al-Libi, a top Al Qaeda operative, was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan, Fox News confirms. More on the number two Fred notes below... "Getting close ... A couple inches higher and you're there!"
A Predator attack over the weekend targeted Abu Yahya al-Libi, a leading al-Qaida operative who was viewed as one of five candidates to succeed Osama bin Laden as leader of the terrorist group when he was killed last year. U.S. officials confirm that he was the target of the Sunday attacks and say they are awaiting word on his status. Hopefully RTP. May we see the severed head?
In one of three strikes over the weekend, a U.S. drone struck a militant compound early Monday morning in North Waziristan, part of Pakistan's northwestern tribal area. Pakistan insecurity reports indicated the pre-dawn strike killed 15 insurgents, but. U.S. officials said the number of dead was "exaggerated." It's kind of a knee-jerk reaction they have, especially if they think the Mighty Pakistaini Army is involved.
The Agence France Presse news agency reported that two missiles were fired on the compound in Mir Ali, 15 miles east of Miramshah, the capital of North Waziristan, near the Afghan border, in an area considered a hive of Taliban and al-Qaida activity. Bees, meet Brakleen.
A Pakistani official, who spoke with NBC News on condition of anonymity, said the victims were mostly foreigners and Urdu-speaking Punjabi Taliban who had gathered with the intention of crossing into Afghanistan to fight with Afghan Taliban fighters against NATO forces. And then re-crossing back into the safety of Pakistain if things started getting weird.
Reuters, citing reports from the region, said nearly 30 people were killed during the sequence of strikes, including four suspected militants on Saturday, 10 suspected militants on Sunday, and 15 people in the strike in which Abu Yahya was targeted. People? Maybe "a gory medley of terrorist chiefs and their bodyguards" would be more descriptive.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Monday it "strongly condemns" the US drone strikes, which it described as "illegal attacks" on Pakistani sovereignty. Doesn't sovereignty imply that you are in control of your kingdom?
The most-recent attack of the weekend was the eighth drone strike in Pakistan since a NATO conference on Afghanistan in Chicago last month. Since taking office in 2009, the Obama administration has carried out nearly 300 drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, the majority of them in Pakistan's tribal areas, according to the New America Foundation, which keeps an unofficial count. The majority of them in Pakistain's tribal areas? Does Pakistain have anything but tribal areas?
If Abu Yahya was indeed killed, it would be another blow to al-Qaida in Pakistan, the so-called al-Qaida Central. We're out to get your Yahyas.
The Libyan, believed to be 39 years old, is one of the most influential propagandists in al-Qaida and one of its best known deaders leaders. Getting younger and younger, aren't they. Suppose this guy is old enough to have a sixth grade education yet?
Abu Yahya draws much of his credibility from having escaped a U.S. military prison at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on the night of July 10, 2005. He subsequently appeared in more than 30 videos produced by al Shahab, the al-Qaida media wing, and other militant sites. In December 2009, Pakistani officials erroneously reported he had been killed in a Predator strike, further enhancing his image. In that part of the world, a video of a guy molesting a goat would enhance his image. Unless the goat had reached the age of majority, of course.
U.S. officials say unlike many al-Qaida propagandists, Abu Yahya also is a seasoned fighter. Now he's just seasoning, hopefully.
In May 2011, shortly after bin Laden was killed, U.S. officials identified Abu Yahya as one of five potential successors to the slain al-Qaida leaders. The leading candidate, Ayman al Zawahiri, ultimately did succeed bin Laden. If Abu Yahya was killed, he would be the fourth of the five to have been killed in drone strikes. I'll bet Zawahiri's aids are having a hard time separating him from his chair right now, even while pulling hard on both arms.
Ilyas Kashmiri, al-Qaida's director of external operations, was killed on June 3. Abdul Rahman Atiya, bin Laden's chief of staff, was killed Aug. 22. Both of those attacks took place in northwestern Pakistan. Anwar al Awlaki, a leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and an American citizen, was killed in Yemen, also in a drone strike, on Sept. 30. What did they do, move him over to Yemen and put a target on him so the pattern wouldn't look so obvious?
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So how many NO.2's killed does this make now...??
Entirely more than I'd feel comfortable with, were I senior -- or middle, come to think of it -- management, crazyhorse. They can,t be having enough time to train these people to do the job before they get killed, let alone before the replacement Number Threes are trained in their new responsibilities.
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And if O had kept his big mouth shut until the Seals and CIA had time to exploit the intel they gathered when they whacked bin Laden, we probably could have gotten several more potential number 2's and 3's.
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Months after military medics from New Mexico made the brave decision to pull a live explosive out of a young Marine, the guardsmen shared their story.
A crew of New Mexico National Guardsmen, well-practiced in medevacking wounded troops off the battlefield in Afghanistan, made a decision that few can fathom."Each of us on the aircraft had to agree to take the patient on," Spc. Mark Edens said.
Their patient, Lance Cpl. Winder Perez, had a foot-long rocket-propelled grenade embedded in his left side. It could have exploded at any time."There was quite a bit of alarm among the crew at the time, as you can imagine," Capt. Kevin Doo said.
Perez needed to be flown to the nearest medical unit, which was around 65 miles away.
"If the RPG exploded, you know Spc. Edens and Sgt. Hardesty are working on the patient directly over him, shrapnel alone would have been devastating. And about 18 inches behind where the patient is lying is over 300 gallons of jet aviation fuel and it would have been catastrophic," Doo said.
When the chopper landed, a Navy trauma nurse ordered his staff to stay away. The young Marine was still fully conscious."I took him by the hand he said, 'Where is everybody?' and I said, 'You have an RPG in your leg and everybody is staying away from you. I promise you I will not leave you until that thing is out of your leg,'" Lt. Cmdr. James Gennari said.
Rescue crews were able to get the live round out of the young Marine. He's still recovering in a Washington D.C. hospital. Video at the link.
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When I was active, we used to say that the NGs on AT were nocturnal animals; slept during the day and came out at night to drink. We may have understimated the breed.
Part timers. Christmas help. Half civilian. If they can do this, we're going to be okay.
God bless them all.
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Bravery personified! Dear God send us more young men like Edens and Hardesty.
[Tolo News] As many as five forces of Evil were killed in an operation carried out by Afghan and Foreign security forces in southern Paktika ...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo... province, local officials said.
Provincial police chief, Dawlat Khan Zadran told TOLOnews today that the operation was conducted in Urmamai district of Paktika as turban activities were increased in the area.
"An operation was conducted to clear forces of Evil in the area, in which five forces of Evil were killed and several others were maimed," Zadran said.
Civilians or Afghan and Isaf security forces have reportedly suffered no casualties.
This comes as a British soldier was killed in a clash between British troops and forces of Evil in southern Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province, local officials said.
The incident occurred as British troops were trying to rescue deputy commander of a police checkpoint in Nahre Saraj district of the province.
Another British soldier was injured in the incident.
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[Tolo News] Two myrmidon leaders were captured in an operation jointly conducted by Afghan and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... troops in Afghanistan on Monday, Isaf said.
"[One] Haqqani controller was captured in a joint Afghan and coalition security force operation in eastern Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... today," Isaf said in a statement.
The controller is an explosives expert who makes bombs for cut-throats to use against Afghan and coalition forces.
He is suspected of being responsible for the vehicle born bomb used during the myrmidon attack against Forward Operating Base Salerno in the province on June 1, it said.
During the operation, the Afghan and coalition forces nabbed Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! multiple suspected myrmidons, it added.
Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch, Butch and the Kid finally brought their horses under control... the statement said that a Taliban leader was captured in Afghan and NATO troops' operation in Zurmat district of Paktia province today.
The leader plans and conducts roadside kaboomings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition troops throughout Gardez district.
He is also an explosives expert who supervises the construction of remote controlled improvised bombs, and other types of bombs, for use by the cut-throats under his control.
During the operation, two groups of cut-throats attacked the security force.
The Afghan and coalition troops returned fire and requested a precision air strike. A follow-on assessment of the area confirmed there had been no damage to civilian property and no civilians had been injured.
The security force also confirmed multiple cut-throats had been killed.
As a result of the operation, the security force recovered a machine gun, multiple AK-47s, an RPG launcher, an RPG round, and several magazines of ammunition.
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(Sh. M. Network)-At least Four people, including women and kiddies were killed and many other injured after gunnies opened fire on a civilian vehicle traveling in Mudug region, central Somalia, witnesses and security Officials said on Monday.
Reports said the vehicle was Mini-bus that was en route from Mogadishu to Galka'yo district, which lies about 750 km north of Somalia capital,Mogadishu.
The injured people were taken to the hospitals in north of the town to receive medical treatment.
"The gunnies opened fire to the vehicle treveling Abaarey area, near Galka'yo town, four were killed and at least five injured," one of the passengers told Shabelle Media Network by phone.
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(Sh. M. Network)-The security forces under Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... have incarcerated Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! at least Five people in connection with an kaboom took place in Galka'yo town two days ago, security Officials said on Monday.
Lieutenant colonel Jama'a Mohammed Ahmed, a police officer, told news hounds that the 5 suspects were placed in durance vile Please don't kill me! early on Monday in an operation carried out by Puntland forces at Garsoor village in northern Galka'yo town and they are now under inquiry at a prison in the town.
Last week, a landmine blast killed at least six people, mostly Puntland soldiers at Garsoor village in northern divided Galka'yo town, 750 Km north of Somali capital,Mogadishu.
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Rival Libyan militia clashed at Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of thich is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... 's international airport on Monday after an armed Libyan brigade surrounded the airport and forced it to close, a Rooters witness said.
Gunfire could be heard at the airport, a Rootersnews hound at the scene said, adding he could see men entering the airport carrying rocket-propelled grenades.
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[Al Ahram] A radical Islamist sect has grabbed credit for a suicide car booming at a north Nigeria church that killed at least 15 people.
In a statement sent to journalists Monday, a front man for the sect known as Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... claimed Sunday's attack in the city of Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi state.
The statement also again threatened journalists in Nigeria over what the statement described biased stories about the sect's actions.
Sunday's bombing maimed dozens of people, as the car boom detonated as worshippers left an early morning church service.
Boko Haram is waging an increasingly bloody sectarian fight with Nigeria's weak central government. The sect is blamed for killing more than 550 people this year alone, according to an News Agency that Dare Not be Named count.
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[Yemen Post] At least four tribal fighters of whose supporting the armed forces in the battles against Al-Qaeda Islamic fascistiwere killed in a suicide kaboom in Yemen's Abyan ...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an Islamic Emirate after seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues... province on Monday, the Defense Ministry said.
fifth fighter was injured in the incident, which occurred early morning in the Um Sorra in the Lawder district, the ministry said.
"Two Islamic fascistidetonated their bomb car at a checkpoint of the tribal fighters amid precise checking process in this area," it said.
"The fighters at the checkpoint wanted to check the car, but the Islamic fascistirefused and went kaboom! their car immediately".
One of the bad boy bombers was dressed up like a girl, the ministry said.
Scores of Islamic fascistihave been killed in the past few days in the ongoing battles to clear Islamic fascistifrom more areas in Abyan province.
Many tribal fighters joined the national forces, which have recently stepped up the offensive against Al-Qaeda in Abyan province. The forces have retook some areas, which were seized last year including Lawder.
Hundreds of Islamic fascistiincluding big shots have been killed and injured, amid ongoing battles to retake the most important strongholds of Al-Qaeda: Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan and Jaar.
The US is providing direct support to the Yemeni army, with drones killing many bad boys, especially key leaders.
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[Yemen Post] The Yemeni army imposed a curfew in several areas in Abyan ...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an Islamic Emirate after seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues... province coinciding with further intensified battles to retake key strongholds of Al-Qaeda jihad boys, the defense ministry reported on Monday.
The areas were Alam-Zinjibar-Shuqra road, Arqoub road, Ahwar road, Jaheen-Amain, Harour-Jaar road, Jaar-Zinjibar road and Khubar-Wadhi road. The curfew, which came into effect at 6:00 pm Monday, has been triggered by terrorist operations and aims to protect the locals, the ministry said.
"The move has been taken after faceless myrmidons have started to use car booms and boom belts to target civilians and innocents at roads and populated areas," the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier today, four pro-army fighters were killed when jihad boyjacket wallahs detonated their car at a checkpoint in the Lawder town. The tribal fighters have also thwarted another bombing attempt.
The army has warned any car violates the curfew will be targeted until a further notice.
In the meantime, military reinforcements have been deployed to recapture jihad boy-held towns including Shuqra, which has been used as a sea route for arms supply to the jihad boys.
In mid-2011, Al-Qaeda seized key towns including Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan, and the forces with direct support from locals and the US have recently stepped up the offensive to retake these towns.
The forces have so far cleared faceless myrmidons from some areas including Lawder.
Hundreds of faceless myrmidons including big shots have been killed and injured in Abyan and Shabwa in the past few months, amid the determination of the new government to eradicate terrorism from the country.
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I wouldn't have to be told to stay indoors.
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[Al Ahram] Bahrain's Justice Ministry says it has filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve a Shiite-led political society for alleged breaches that include supporting views fueling tensions in the troubled Gulf nation.
The action announced Monday against the Islamic Action Society, or Amal, also appears aimed at sending a message to other Shiite blocs that further crackdowns are possible.
Amal has supported protests seeking to break the Sunni monarchy's hold on power in the strategic nation, which is home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet. More than 50 people have died in the unrest since February 2011.
Some Amal members are among 21 activists sentenced to long prison terms last year. Their retrial resumes Tuesday.
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[Yemen Post] The Yemeni army has foiled an Al-Qaeda attempt to take control on Attaq, the capital of Shabwa governorate, after the army imposed a siege on Al-Qaeda faceless myrmidons in the neighboring governorate of Abyan ...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an Islamic Emirate after seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues... , security sources affirmed on Monday.
Chief of Attaq district, Abdullah Al-Sumnah, reiterated that security sources in collaboration with local rustics could strongly foiled an Al-Qeeda's plot.
He affirmed that Al-Qaeda operatives were planning to attack security checkpoints or infiltrating to the town through byways, asserting that tight security measures were taken to confront any Al-Qaeda potential raids.
He pointed out that officials of the governorate coordinate with tribal leaders and dignitaries of the areas surrounding the district to fight Al-Qeda and thwart its plans.
Meanwhile, ...back at the pound, Zebulon finally found just the friend he'd been looking for... local sources in Abyan revealed that sharp disagreements emerged between the Republican Guard brigades positioned in Abyan and the governor of Abyan Jamal Al-Aqel regarding the Popular Resistance Committees that backed the army in fighting Al-Qaeda.
Fears have been raised by the Republican Guard that these committees will untimely turn to militias that will demand to separate South Yemen from the north.
The local sources said that forces of the Republican Guard led by son of the former president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... demanded to demobilize members of the Popular Resistance Committees and hand over the positions retaken again from Al-Qaeda to the Republican Guard.
Meanwhile, ...back at the dirigible, Jack stuck the cigar in his mouth, stepped onto the gantry, and asked Got a light, Mac?
Von Schtinken stopped short, lowering the dagger and trying to control his features. If you light that thing, Herr Armschtröng, he pointed out, his voice tense, we all die!... a car boomwent kaboom!, killing four rustics and wounding another of what is called the Popular Resistance Committees formed of rustics to back the army, the Defense Ministry said. Military sources said six jihadists died in festivities with troops, elsewhere in Abyan.
The Yemeni army has foiled an Al-Qaeda attempt to take control on Attaq, the capital of Shabwa governorate, after the army imposed a siege on Al-Qaeda faceless myrmidons in the neighboring governorate of Abyan, security sources affirmed on Monday.
Chief of Attaq district, Abdullah Al-Sumnah, reiterated that security sources in collaboration with local rustics could strongly foiled an Al-Qeeda's plot.
He affirmed that Al-Qaeda operatives were planning to attack security checkpoints or infiltrating to the town through byways, asserting that tight security measures were taken to confront any Al-Qaeda potential raids.
He pointed out that officials of the governorate coordinate with tribal leaders and dignitaries of the areas surrounding the district to fight Al-Qeda and thwart its plans.
Meanwhile, ...back at the Senate, Odius Sepulcher called for war against the Visigoths... local sources in Abyan revealed that sharp disagreements emerged between the Republican Guard brigades positioned in Abyan and the governor of Abyan Jamal Al-Aqel regarding the Popular Resistance Committees that backed the army in fighting Al-Qaeda.
Fears have been raised by the Republican Guard that these committees will untimely turn to militias that will demand to separate South Yemen from the north.
The local sources said that forces of the Republican Guard led by son of the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh demanded to demobilize members of the Popular Resistance Committees and hand over the positions retaken again from Al-Qaeda to the Republican Guard.
Meanwhile, ...back at the laboratory the fumes had dispersed, to reveal an ominous sight... a car boomwent kaboom!, killing four rustics and wounding another of what is called the Popular Resistance Committees formed of rustics to back the army, the Defense Ministry said. Military sources said six jihadists died in festivities with troops, elsewhere in Abyan.
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[Bangla Daily Star] Jamaat-e-Islami ...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has been charged with murder and torture of unarmed civilians and complicity in other crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
After framing seven specific charges against him yesterday, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 fixed July 2 for the beginning of the trial.
The charges are based on seven separate incidents of crimes against humanity that left at least 183 unarmed people dead and some women raped.
Born in Sherpur on July 4, 1952, Kamaruzzaman was president of Islami Chhatra Sangha in greater Mymensingh in 1971.
The pro-Jamaat student body was later renamed Islami Chhatra Shibir ... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... ICS members formed AL Badr to collaborate with the Pak military that committed genocide and mass killing during the war, according to historical records.
The war that ended with the birth of a new nation after nine months saw at least three million people killed and over two lakh women raped.
During the charge framing yesterday, Tribunal-2 said Kamaruzzaman had played the key role in the formation of Al Badr with selected students of Ashek Mahmud Collage in Jamalpur. All of them belonged to ICS.
Under his leadership, all members of ICS of greater Mymensingh were recruited in Al Badr, the court said while presenting a brief profile of the accused.
On receiving summary training, they started committing atrocities targeting the Hindu community and unarmed Bangalee civilians in Kishoreganj, Netrokona, Sherpur, Jamalpur and Mymensingh.
"He [Kamaruzzaman] allegedly being in close association with Mighty Pak Army, actively aided, abetted, facilitated and substantially contributed in committing dreadful atrocities during the War of Liberation in 1971 in the territory of Bangladesh," it said.
Now senior assistant secretary general of his party, the Jamaat leader has also been charged with complicity in and failing to prevent such crimes.
Six of the seven charges were for his involvement in crimes, including murder, torture, abduction and confinement.
One charge related to his "inhuman acts" against Syed Abdul Hannan, the then principal of Sherpur College, in 1971.
"During the period of the War of Liberation, on an afternoon in mid-May, you [Kamaruzzaman], being the chief organiser of Al-Badr Bahini as well as leader of Islami Chhatra Sangha or member of a group of individuals, and your accomplices caused inhuman acts to distinguished pro-liberation intellectual Syed Abdul Hannan, the then Principal of Sherpur College, by compelling him to walk through the town, making him almost undressed and by constant whipping, as he was a gallant supporter of the War of Liberation," the court told the accused.
"Therefore, you, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, are being charged with participating in and substantially facilitating and contributing to the commission of offence of 'inhuman acts as crime against humanity' caused to Syed Abdul Hannan."
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A Mexican Naval Infantry unit raided a location in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Monday rescuing 12 unidentified individuals and detaining 10 others, according to a news release by the Mexican Secretaria de Marina (SEMAR) or Mexican Navy posted on the official website.
The marine unit had been patrolling the general area when they were dispatched to the location based on an anonymous complaint. There they found a residence where 11 men and one women were being held hostage. The victims had been kidnapped from various areas in Nuevo Laredo.
The 10 detainees are reportedly members of the Gulf Cartel criminal group.
At the location marines also seized a large cache of munitions including two grenade launchers, 17 AK-47 rifles, one machine gun, six handguns, five explosive charges, 18 40mm grenades, 25 hand grenades, 241 weapons magazines, 16,500 rounds of ammunition, two vehicles and communications gear.
Nuevo Laredo is in the grip of a bloody battle between the Gulf Cartel and Sinaloa alliance versus Los Zetas. Nuevo Laredo is considered to be Los Zetas' home territory, but their rivals have been conducting a competition which includes kidnapping innocent victims, butchering them and displaying them as rival gang members.
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com
Just another day in the Ummah
A man is under arrest in Germany after killing his wife in front of his six young children and cutting her into pieces.
Orhan Sircasi then ran on to the roof of his apartment building clutching her severed head in one hand and a butcher's knife in the other.
The 32-year-old killer of Turkish origin fought off police as they tried to seize him early this morning by lunging at them with the knife and swinging the head like a club.
[An Nahar] A Danish court on Monday found four men guilty of "terrorism" over a plot to kill the staff of a newspaper that first published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
The three Swedish nationals and one Tunisian living in Sweden had pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." to the terrorism charges, but a district court found all four "guilty of terrorism", chief judge Katrine Eriksen said in the unanimous verdict, which was broadcast live.
However, there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... Sahbi Ben Mohammed Zalouti, Mounir Awad and Omar Abdullah Aboelazm -- all Swedish citizens of Tunisian, Lebanese and Moroccan origin, respectively -- and Tunisian national Mounir Ben Mohammed Dhahri were found not guilty of a secondary charge of weapons possession due to a technicality, she said.
Prosecutors had charged that the four planned to "kill a large number of people" at the offices of the Jyllands-Posten newspaper in Copenhagen when they were enjugged Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! on December 29, 2010.
The daily paper in 2005 published a dozen cartoons of Islam's founding prophet that triggered violent and sometimes deadly protests around the world.
The court was set to hand down its sentence later Monday, and the four, aged 31 to 46, risk up to 16 years behind bars -- which would be historically severe punishment for such a case in Denmark, where conspiracy to commit terrorism until now has been punished with no more than 12 years prison.
Prosecutor Gyrithe Ulrich told Jyllands-Posten Monday that "this case is different from other cases and should result in a stricter penalty.
"They were close to carrying out (the attack). This was not just initial preparations as we have seen in other cases," she said. "In this case we were very close."
A machine-gun with a silencer, a revolver, 108 bullets, 200 plastic handcuff strips and $20,000 (16,000 euros) were among the items found in the men's possession when they were cooled for a few years. Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! Danish police, who had been collaborating with their Swedish counterparts and had been wiretapping the men, said they swooped on them just after hearing them say they were going to the Jyllands-Posten office building, which also houses Denmark's paper of reference, Politiken.
The four all adamantly denied the terrorism charge, but Dhahri pleaded guilty to arms possession.
Awad, Aboelazm, and Dhahri were all jugged Please don't kill me! in a Copenhagen suburb, while Zalouti was locked away Please don't kill me! near Stockholm the same day.
Prosecutors said during the trial that the target of the suspected plot was likely an award ceremony celebrating the "Sporting Newcomer of the Year" at the Jyllands-Posten building.
In addition to a number of sports celebrities, Danish Crown Prince Frederik was present at the ceremony, but prosecutors said the four did not appear to have known he was there and that he was probably not their target.
During the trial, prosecutors also charged that the men had been planning on attacking other random buildings if they were unable to get into the newspaper building.
Jyllands-Posten has been the target of a string of attempted and plotted attacks, and remains a top target for Islamic bully boys, Danish intelligence service PET said at the end of January.
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Court documents filed following McCright's arrest indicate he has links with at least one of two men accused of plotting a suicide attack on a south Seattle Marine processing and intake center. The deputy prosecutor in McCright's case said that McCright's cell phone was used three times to call Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif,
According to the name-linked articles in the Rantburg archive, the gentleman is connected most interestingly...
a Des Moines, Wa., resident who is being held along with Walli Mujahidh, of Los Angeles; the calls from McCright's phone were made prior to the July 22, 2011 arrests of Abdul-Latif and Mujahidh. The FBI decided to continue to investigate McCright's possible links to domestic terrorism. And according to KING5 news, "[a] federal criminal justice source said the FBI had McCright on their radar even before the July 12 road rage incident."
Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, a.k.a. Joseph Anthony Davis, and Walli Mujahidh, a.k.a. Frederick Domingue Jr., are accused of conspiring to murder federal agents and officers and conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, for their roles in plotting a suicide attack on the Federal Way MEPS center in south Seattle. Initial charges were filed in late June 2011 shortly after their arrest in an FBI sting operation; further charges were added in July, including weapons violations and solicitation of a crime of violence. In August, the trial was postponed due to the complexity of the case and the quantity of evidence gathered by the FBI and police, The Associated Press reported. Both Abdul-Latif and Mujahidh pled not guilty at the time.
This article starring:
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Michael D. McCright
Mikhial Jihad
Walli Mujahidh
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From one of the name-linked articles tw mentioned: Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, also known as Joseph Anthony Davis, of Seattle,
(CBSDC) -- A U.S. drone strike in Pakistain has killed Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaeda's second-in-command, according to a U.S. official who has confirmed the death to CBS News.
Libi, who was the target of a Monday morning Arclight airstrike, was one of 15 people reportedly killed by two missiles from an unmanned aircraft, multiple news agencies reported. The BBC reports that the attack happened on a suspected bully boy compound in a town near the Afghanistan border. The confirmation of Libi's death is a devastating blow to al-Qaeda, as he was reportedly second-in-command behind Ayman al-Zawahiri ... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit. Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is... . His role reportedly includes heading up the day-to-day operations for Pakistain's more tribal areas and lands.
In 2009, the U.S. thought it had killed Libi in a drone strike, but the victim's identity was mistaken as being Libi. Monday's drone strike by the U.S. against Pakistain was the eighth in the last two weeks.
Rooters reports that the drone strike was strongly condemned by Pakistain's foreign ministry, which called it "illegal."
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OTOH TOPIX > PAKISTAN HAS EVIDENCE THAT AL-QAEDA NO.2 WAS AT HOUSE HIT BY [US] DRONE; HIS FATE UNCLEAR.
As STAR TREK main character Mr. Spock once said, HE'S "BEEN DEAD BEFORE"???
The Pakistani police have arrested three US diplomats in the city of Peshawar for possession of illegal arms.
Police officials told Dawn TV that the diplomats, along with three Pakistani nationals, were stopped at a routine checkpoint at the entrance to the Peshawar Motorway on Monday but they refused to allow the police to search their vehicles. The police checked the "suspicious cars" anyway and discovered several assault rifles, pistols, and ammunition. That's a diplomatic violation by both sides. Diplomats aren't supposed to be armed (though their bodyguards can be), and the Pak police aren't supposed to 'inspect' diplomatic property.
US Consul General Mary Richard visited the police station where the US nationals are being held for questioning and told the police they could keep the weapons but asked them to release the US diplomats.
In January 2011, Raymond Davis, a CIA agent operating under the cover of a diplomat, shot and killed two Pakistanis in Lahore, triggering a diplomatic crisis. Pakistan charged him with murder, but Washington insisted that he was an "administrative and technical official" attached to its Lahore consulate and had diplomatic immunity.
Davis was finally allowed to leave Pakistan in March 2011 after a $2.4 million diyya (a form of monetary compensation or blood money) was paid to the victims' families.
After the Davis incident, Islamabad ordered all CIA agents to leave the country, but according to local sources, there are still scores of CIA agents working in Pakistan.
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In January 2011, Raymond Davis, a CIA agent operating under the cover of a diplomat, shot and killed two Pakistanis in Lahore, triggering a diplomatic crisis.
The impression I got was Davis was acting CIA station chief. Two guys tried to whack him and ended up on the wrong side of dead.
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I recall that Pakistani that stood in the street and gunned down CIA employees on their way into the office in Virginia back in the late 1990's I think. Wasn't he on the ISI payroll too?
At the risk of being the pedantic inter-nerd, the issue was acting COS. (not being argumentative, maybe just heard too many over-lawyered disclaimers that depend on what the meaning of 'is' is)
Part of the fun of playing at Open Source Intelligence Analyst, Jr. Grade here at the 'Burg is trying to filter and synthesize signal from all the noise, spin and data. I recognize that we have Rantburgers who actually know stuff about stuff - whether they can talk about it or not.
We are still left with the interesting question of why the ISI sent two (inept) mooks to whack a CIA guy. (yeah, assuming it was the ISI)
A CIA drone strike Monday targeted al-Qaida's second in command, Abu Yahia al-Libi, in Pakistan, but it was unclear whether he was among those hit, U.S. officials said.
U.S. officials say fewer than five people were hit, although Pakistani officials say more than a dozen people were killed in two days of strikes in Pakistan. The CIA has carried out a half-dozen strikes in less than two weeks, as the U.S. pushes ahead with the controversial drone program despite Pakistani demands that it stop. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the classified drone program.
U.S. officials said they did not know yet whether al-Libi was among those killed, but said they were "optimistic."
Al-Libi would be the latest in the dozen-plus senior commanders removed in the clandestine U.S. war against al-Qaida since Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden last year.
The White House maintains a list of terrorist targets to be killed or captured, compiled by the military and the CIA and ultimately approved by the president.
[Dawn] Despite its claims, the government appears unable to control the menace of murders in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... at least nine people were killed in the metropolis on Monday, DawnNews reported.
Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on two men in the city's Mithadar area, leaving one dead and the other severely injured. Both men were reported to be workers for a political party.
In another incident, an unidentified man seemingly in his early forties was rubbed out by unknown gunnies near Jheel Park in Bahadurabad area. His body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) for medico legal formalities.
Meanwhile, ...back at the hoedown, Bob finally got to dance with Sally... two men were killed after unidentified gunnies riding on cycle of violences opened fire outside their home in Azim Plaza area, near Shoe Market. Another man, known to be a worker for a political party, was also maimed in the attack. The bodies were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
A cracker blast in Hussainabad Food Street area and firing in Kharadar left three people including two coppers injured. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38... Rangers personnel are carrying out a targeted operation in Nawa Lane, Lyari.
In Chakiwara, gunnies fired at a herbal pharmacy, killing a hakeem on the spot.
Firing on Nishter Road led to the death of one man and left another injured. Both men are said to be affiliated with a political party. In Manghopir, a man was killed. The said victim is also a political party worker.
Other men were killed in Kaghazi Bazaar, Gulzar Hijri and Kharadar.
Meanwhile, ...back at the buffalo wallow, Tex and his new-found Indian friend were preparing a little surprise for the bandidos... in Ferozabad, a man was rubbed out. The victim is said to be a driver and according to details was killed due to a personal feud.
Crime Range, West Police jugged Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! a suspected hit man and recovered arms from his possession.
Another man was killed in Kalri, bringing the corpse count to nine in the last 24 hours.
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[Dawn] Six people, including three US nationals, were cooled for a few years Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! Monday after police discovered a large cache of illegal arms from their vehicles.
According to police sources, the "suspicious cars" were stopped for a routine check at the Beautiful Downtown Peshawar Motorway toll plaza when the weapons were discovered.
Police sources told Dawn.com that the weapons included 4 M4 assault rifles with 36 magazines and 4 pistols with 30 magazines.
US Consul General Mary Richard also reached the cop shoppe where the Americans were incarcerated Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! for questioning, urging officials to seize weapons but not to detain the foreigners.
The US Consul General however refused to give any comments on the arrests when approached by our news hound.
Rooters news agency reported a US embassy official as saying: "These officials were returning from a visit to Malakand University where they were preparing for an English education event for underprivileged children. They had all proper permissions but were stopped when returning to Peshawar."
The six cooled for a few years I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! included three foreigners described as US diplomats, as well as three Paks, which included a security guard and two drivers.
According to recent instruction from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... government, foreign diplomats are prohibited from carrying weapons or travelling to prohibited areas in the province unless expressly permitted by the provincial government with a No Objection Certificate (NOC).
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Need to start detaining Pak diplomatic folk near UN and D.C. - shaking them down for weapons, drugs etc.. until the fckers learn about diplomatic immunity.
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[Washington Post] U.S. missiles killed more than a dozen people in northwestern Pakistain early Monday in a strike that apparently was aimed at al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader, the charismatic and influential jihadist known as Abu Yahya al-Libi, U.S. and Pak officials said.
The terrorist commander's fate remained unclear late in the day, amid a swirl of rumors inside Pakistain that the longtime deputy to the late Osama bin Laden ... who doesn't live anywhere anymore... had been badly maimed or perhaps killed in the strike. Libi's death, if confirmed, would represent one of the biggest successes against al-Qaeda since bin Laden was killed by Navy SEALs 13 months ago.
Al-Qaeda's defeat is "within reach," U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ...current SecDef, previously Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta served as President Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997 and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993.... said Saturday during a visit to Afghanistan. He said eliminating as few as 10 of the group's top figures could cripple its ability to strike the West. (July 9)
"This would be a major blow to 'core' al-Qaeda, removing the No. 2 leader twice in less than a year," said a senior U.S. official with access to classified reports from Pakistain, where officials from both countries were working to ascertain Libi's fate.
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Great.
But I'm still waiting for us to eliminate Mullah Omar.
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manversgwtw, the surviving jihadists won't be able to vote until they're after they've been brought to Manhattan for a civilian trial by Eric Holder, and served out a five month sentence of house arrest before gaining full U.S. citizenship and voting rights.
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[Iran Press TV] [Iran Press TV] At least 26 people have been killed and 190 others injured in a car booming in the central Iraqi capital, Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... , police and medical sources say.
The sources said the attack was carried out at a religious endowment headquarters in the Baab al-Muadham neighborhood of Storied Baghdad at 11:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) on Monday.
Two coppers were among the victims.
The latest bombing in Storied Baghdad comes a few days after 17 people were killed in a series of kabooms in the capital on May 31.
On April 19, Iraqi security officials said at least 34 people were killed and dozens of others injured in bomb and shooting attacks carried out in six different regions across the country.
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Just curious... What is "religious endowment headquarters"?
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A Mosque, of course.
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A village leader was gunned down in his pick-up truck while returning home from a meeting in Pattani province on Tuesday afternoon.
The attack took place about 1:05pm when Ya Waeni, 58, was returning to his home in his pick-up truck when he was attacked by terrorists gunmen armed with AK47 and M16 rifles. Ya was shot many times and died on spot. His pistol was taken by the killers. Many spent catridge cases were found around the bullet-riddled pick-up truck.
[An Nahar] A Syrian opposition group announced Monday that they are creating a new military structure consisting of 12,000 fighters to topple the regime of the Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad. Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor... "We announce today the unification of all fronts in a single center to bring about the collapse of the oppressing regime," Khaled al-Okla from the Syrian Revolutionaries Front (SRF) read from a statement at a presser.
The SRF is active across Syria and has 12,000 men under command, uniting more than 100 "battalions," according to a video presentation broadcast during the conference.
Asked about the relationship between the SRF and the Free Syrian Army, the main opposition force made up of deserting Syrian army officers, Okla said the two forces had frequent "discussions" and were working in "cooperation."
The SRF also claims support from some members of the Syrian National Council (SNC), recognized by world leaders as a legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
"We, the SNC, bless the founding of the Syrian Revolutionaries Front and affirm that we will provide full support," said a member of the SNC executive committee, Ahmad Ramadan.
"We say the fight for the freedom of Syria has begun," he added.
Haitham al-Maleh, a prominent human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... activist, also said he supported the new structure, in a video message sent to the SRF.
The new military structure has a more integrated structure to combat Damascus ...The City of Jasmin is the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world. It has not always been inhabited by the same set of fascisti... than the Free Syrian Army, which offers a wide platform without strong organic links, said Mahmut Osman, another member of the SNC.
"The SNC supports this unification of groups acting on the ground," he added.
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[An Nahar] Syrian government troops fought deadly battles with armed rebels on Monday as the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... pushed for an end to a split with Russia over how to end the 15-month bloodshed.
In talks in Saint Petersburg with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...Second President of the Russian Federation and the first to remain sober. Because of constitutionally mandated term limits he is the current Prime Minister of Russia. His sock puppet, Dmitry Medvedev, was installed in the 2008 presidential elections. Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law. During his eight years in office Russia's economy bounced back from crisis, seeing GDP increase, poverty decrease and average monthly salaries increase. During his presidency Putin passed into law a series of fundamental reforms, including a flat income tax of 13%, a reduced profits tax, and new land and legal codes. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to Putin. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile... , EU President Herman Van Rompuy said the EU and Russia "might have some divergent assessments" of the situation in Syria.
But he said they agreed that implementing the troubled peace plan brokered by U.N.-Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... envoy Kofi Annan ...Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh and so far the worst Secretary-General of the UN. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for something or other that probably sounded good at the time. In December 2004, reports surfaced that Kofi's son Kojo received payments from the Swiss company Cotecna, which had won a lucrative contract under the UN Oil-for-Food Program. Kofi Annan called for an investigation to look into the allegations, which stirred up the expected cesspool but couldn't seem to come up with enough evidence to indict Kofi himself, or even Kojo... was the only way forward in a situation that risks developing into full-scale civil war.
Government forces attacked rebel strongholds in Idlib province in the northwest and Deir Ezzor in the northeast as violence nationwide claimed at least 12 lives on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The Britannia-based watchdog said that the fighting in Idlib's Jabal al-Zawiya hill district, in which two rebel fighters were killed, was the most intense since the uprising against Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Lord of the Baath... 's regime erupted in March last year.
In Deir Ezzor, the government deployed helicopters to strafe suspected rebel hideouts in farmland in the Sbeikhan district and one was hit by rebel fire, the Observatory said.
The fighting came after the military suffered major losses to the rebel Free Syrian Army over the weekend following its announcement on Friday that it was resuming "defensive operations" because of the failure of a U.N.-backed ceasefire that was supposed to go into effect from April 12.
The Observatory said 19 soldiers, eight rebels and 19 non-combatants were killed in violence across the country on Sunday.
On Saturday, 57 soldiers were killed nationwide, the biggest single day losses for the military of the uprising, the watchdog said.
In Saint Petersburg, Van Rompuy said the EU and Russia fully agreed that the Annan plan provided the" best opportunity to break the cycle of violence in Syria, avoiding a civil war and finding a peaceful, lasting solution."
"We need to combine our efforts in order for this to happen and to find common messages on which we agree," he said.
Van Rompuy had been expected to press Putin to harden his line against Assad's regime.
International frustration with the Kremlin's stance on Syria is growing again after Russia refused to squarely blame Assad for the massacre of more than 100 people near the central town of Houla last month, instead saying rebels shared some of the responsibility.
Washington accused Assad of lying in a weekend speech in which denied any involvement by his government in the killings.
Asked if Assad lied, President Barack Obama Because I won... 's front man, Jay Carney, said: "Yes.
"As evidenced by the very massacres that the Assad regime participated in and is now denying, the sooner that political transition takes place, the better for the people of Syria, and the better the chances that a bloody sectarian war will be avoided," Carney told news hounds.
Annan is to discuss the Syria crisis at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday and in talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... sometimes described as For a good time at 3 a.m. call Hillary and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another John Quincy Adams ... in Washington on Friday.
The former U.N. chief has himself demanded a "serious review" of deadlocked efforts to end the bloodshed and is stepping up pressure on international powers to put some muscle into their support for his peace plan or find a Plan B, diplomats said in New York.
Clinton spoke Monday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov "about bringing more pressure to bear on Assad, on the regime to comply with all six aspects or components of the Annan plan, including a democratic or political transition," State Department front man Mark Toner told journalists.
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi is to head to the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... later this week to press for swifter implementation of the Annan plan, a League official said.
"Arabi's four-day visit, starting on Thursday, will focus on the Syrian crisis and on efforts to convince the U.N. Security Council of the need for an urgent solution," the official said.
Arab ministers said on Saturday that the Security Council "must honor its responsibilities, in accordance with the U.N. Charter, and take the necessary measures to guarantee the full and immediate implementation of the Annan plan, in a limited time frame."
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[Iran Press TV] The terrorist Free Syrian Army (FSA) has abandoned the peace plan brokered by UN-Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... envoy Kofi Annan ...Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh and so far the worst Secretary-General of the UN. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for something or other that probably sounded good at the time. In December 2004, reports surfaced that Kofi's son Kojo received payments from the Swiss company Cotecna, which had won a lucrative contract under the UN Oil-for-Food Program. Kofi Annan called for an investigation to look into the allegations, which stirred up the expected cesspool but couldn't seem to come up with enough evidence to indict Kofi himself, or even Kojo... , resuming its deadly attacks.
The terrorist group said on Monday that it has abandoned the ceasefire after the Syrian government gave no response to the rebels' deadline. The rebels had earlier threatened to abandon the ceasefire unless the army stops its operations against gangs by Friday.
Major Sami al-Kurdi, a Free Syrian Army front man, said the rebels were no longer bound by the truce after their Friday deadline passed.
FSA had earlier urged Annan to issue a statement declaring his peace plan to have failed.
The announcement of rebels' abandoning the ceasefire and resuming their attacks comes as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Free Syrian Army has killed over 100 soldiers across the country over the weekend.
Damascus ...The City of Jasmin is the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world. It has not always been inhabited by the same set of fascisti... has repeatedly accused the gangs fighting against the government of violating the ceasefire since it was declared on 12 April as part of Annan's six-point peace plan to end months of unrest in Syria.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011. Many people, including hundreds of security forces, have been killed in the country over the past 15 months. While the West and the Syrian opposition say the government is responsible for the killings, Damascus blames "outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups" for the unrest, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.
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[Iran Press TV] Armed groups fighting against the government of Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad The Scourge of Hama... have killed more than 100 soldiers across the country over the weekend, an opposition watchdog said.
Rebels told the Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Monday that more than 100 soldiers were killed in festivities and attacks on security forces' checkpoints across Syria, including the suburbs of Damascus ...Home to a staggering array of terrorist organizations... and Idlib Province.
The observatory said local doctors had confirmed the names of 80 dead Syrian soldiers.
At least 19 soldiers, eight rebels and 19 non-combatants were killed in violence on Sunday, the watchdog added.
Another 57 soldiers were killed on Saturday, which according to the SOHR was the largest number of fatalities the Syrian military had suffered in a single day since the beginning of unrest in the country last year.
Meanwhile, ...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address... EU officials are pressing Moscow to harden its line against the Syrian government.
EU President Herman Van Rompuy said on Monday after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...Second President of the Russian Federation and the first to remain sober. Because of constitutionally mandated term limits he is the current Prime Minister of Russia. His sock puppet, Dmitry Medvedev, was installed in the 2008 presidential elections. Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law. During his eight years in office Russia's economy bounced back from crisis, seeing GDP increase, poverty decrease and average monthly salaries increase. During his presidency Putin passed into law a series of fundamental reforms, including a flat income tax of 13%, a reduced profits tax, and new land and legal codes. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to Putin. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile... in St Petersburg that Moscow and the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... must overcome their differences on the crisis in Syria to prevent an all-out civil war.
He also said that both sides agreed the peace plan brokered by the UN- Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... envoy Kofi Annan ...Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh and so far the worst Secretary-General of the UN. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for something or other that probably sounded good at the time. In December 2004, reports surfaced that Kofi's son Kojo received payments from the Swiss company Cotecna, which had won a lucrative contract under the UN Oil-for-Food Program. Kofi Annan called for an investigation to look into the allegations, which stirred up the expected cesspool but couldn't seem to come up with enough evidence to indict Kofi himself, or even Kojo... was the best way to end months of violence in Syria.
Russia, which along with China has vetoed two UN Security Council resolutions against Syria, has repeatedly expressed opposition to foreign military intervention in Syria, describing negotiations as the only way to solve the country's crisis.
Armed groups fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad have killed more than 100 soldiers across the country over the weekend, an opposition watchdog said.
Rebels told the Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Monday that more than 100 soldiers were killed in festivities and attacks on security forces' checkpoints across Syria, including the suburbs of Damascus and Idlib Province.
The observatory said local doctors had confirmed the names of 80 dead Syrian soldiers.
At least 19 soldiers, eight rebels and 19 non-combatants were killed in violence on Sunday, the watchdog added.
Another 57 soldiers were killed on Saturday, which according to the SOHR was the largest number of fatalities the Syrian military had suffered in a single day since the beginning of unrest in the country last year.
Meanwhile, ...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address... EU officials are pressing Moscow to harden its line against the Syrian government.
EU President Herman Van Rompuy said on Monday after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg that Moscow and the European Union must overcome their differences on the crisis in Syria to prevent an all-out civil war.
He also said that both sides agreed the peace plan brokered by the UN- Arab League envoy Kofi Annan was the best way to end months of violence in Syria.
Russia, which along with China has vetoed two UN Security Council resolutions against Syria, has repeatedly expressed opposition to foreign military intervention in Syria, describing negotiations as the only way to solve the country's crisis.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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At least four tribal fighters of whose supporting the armed forces in the battles against Al-Qaeda 
[Yemen Post] The Yemeni army imposed a curfew in several areas in 
The Yemeni army has foiled an Al-Qaeda attempt to take control on Attaq, the capital of Shabwa governorate, after the army imposed a siege on Al-Qaeda 
(CBSDC) -- A U.S. drone strike in Pakistain has killed Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaeda's second-in-command, according to a U.S. official who has confirmed the death to CBS News.
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Despite its claims, the government appears unable to control the menace of 
Six people, including three US nationals, were 
[Washington Post] U.S. missiles killed more than a dozen people in northwestern Pakistain early Monday in a strike that apparently was aimed at al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader, the charismatic and influential jihadist known as Abu Yahya al-Libi, U.S. and Pak officials said.
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir 
...Second President of the Russian Federation and the first to remain sober. Because of constitutionally mandated term limits he is the current Prime Minister of Russia. His sock puppet, Dmitry Medvedev, was installed in the 2008 presidential elections. Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law. During his eight years in office Russia's economy bounced back from crisis, seeing GDP increase, poverty decrease and average monthly salaries increase. During his presidency Putin passed into law a series of fundamental reforms, including a flat income tax of 13%, a reduced profits tax, and new land and legal codes. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to Putin. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile...
...Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh and so far the worst Secretary-General of the UN. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for something or other that probably sounded good at the time. In December 2004, reports surfaced that Kofi's son Kojo received payments from the Swiss company Cotecna, which had won a lucrative contract under the UN Oil-for-Food Program. Kofi Annan called for an investigation to look into the allegations, which stirred up the expected cesspool but couldn't seem to come up with enough evidence to indict Kofi himself, or even Kojo...
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