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Today's News From Around The World Monday 5 January 2009
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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Statistics on the enemies fatalities for the year 2008 In the year 2008 in Afghanistan, the fatalities of the invaders forces reached 5220, and the fatalities of their puppets Afghan army and police reached 7552. 2818 military vehicles belonging to the invaders forces and their puppet forces were destroyed, also 31 various aircraft were shot down. These are the facts that the enemy always tries to conceal, and with money and power gagged the mouths of the Media, and cast dust in the eyes of the international society.
Israel’s massacre in Gaza proves beyond doubt that the treacherous Muslim rulers must be removed
Hamas! Correct the Foundations, Have Fear of Allah and not People! So if we are not surprised by the weakness and treachery of the governments which have sold their religion, people, land, and honor, all for the price of guarding their ruling seats and thrones of humiliation and treason, and if we are not surprised of the death of the image and feelings of its armies, we are, however, extremely surprised at the Hamas leadership which raises the slogan of Islam, but also uses it to erase those aspects which it is embarrassed about, those aspects such as making Islam the law of the land and taking it as a way of life, and that Hamas is compared to those who made Islam the law of the land, such as the Taliban. Hamas claimed their innocence of them, and they also cautiously refuse to sympathize with some leaders and scholars of Jihad.
They announce their innocence from these things to the entire world, while they do not feel embarrassed in killing those Muwahhidoon (monotheists) and Mujahidoon who refuse to join their deviant organization, giving ridiculous and revolting justifications. They also do not feel any difficulty in praising the Rawafid (Rejectionists – Shi’as), their parties, their Imams, and the heads of their deviancies, nor have they found difficulty in praising many secularist governments which conspire against Islam and the Muslims, praising its idolic rulers who have sold religion, honor, and land, and they (the Tawagheet) are the most likely of people to do this. It may be that this fact became clear to Hamas and they have experienced this first hand only after it became too late.
Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki: 44 Ways of Supporting Jihad
Israeli Jewish terrorist army strikes in Gaza martyrs five more children
GAZA CITY: Five children were killed in two separate Israeli strikes in Gaza
early on Monday, Palestinian medics said.
Israeli Jewish terrorist army
moves on Gaza as toll passes 515
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops and Hamas fighters
battled in Gaza on Monday amid tank, artillery and air strikes, as Israel
pressed on with its assault on Hamas. The troops exchanged fire with Hamas
militants, fighting against the deepest Israeli thrust into Gaza since it
unilaterally withdrew from the coastal territory more than three years ago. The
most intensive exchanges of fire were reported to be taking place in the north
around Jabaliya and Beit Lahiya. Palestinian medics said five children were
killed in two separate Israeli strikes around Gaza City early on Monday. At
least 75 Palestinians have been killed since Saturday, when Israel upped a
week-long bombardment of Hamas targets in Gaza by pouring in ground troops into
the densely-populated territory. In the same period, at least 517 Palestinians,
including 87 children, have been killed and more than 2,500 wounded, according
to Gaza medics. Aid groups said the offensive had aggravated a humanitarian
crisis for the 1.5 million residents of Gaza, most of whom depend on foreign aid
in a territory that Israel has virtually sealed off since Hamas took control in
June 2007.
Civilian Casualties Mount As Israeli Army Slices Through Gaza
The ground assault has dramatically intensified the humanitarian crisis
in Gaza, cutting off electricity, while food stocks are dwindling fast.
Meanwhile, the Egyptian government has closed off its Rafah border crossing to
Gaza, preventing aid columns from getting in and the wounded from getting out.
The crossing was a lifeline for those seeking medical treatment for wounds
suffered in the attacks, as Gaza's own hospitals have become so overwhelmed that
they are near breakdown. Medical personnel report running short of critical
medicine, while power is maintained only by means of aging generators.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Sunday rebutted the cynical
claims by Israeli officials that they are determined to prevent a humanitarian
crisis in the Gaza Strip.
"Bread and wheat are going to run out extremely rapidly, and people are going to
start getting extremely hungry," said UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness. "Medical
supplies are in critically short supply. When you have a situation where houses
are being blown up and women and children are being maimed, I would say that's a
humanitarian crisis."
Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims + Israel is Guilty of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some of the victims who have been wounded since Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip on December 27 have traces of depleted uranium in their bodies.
Palestinian Resistance in Fierce Battle Against Israeli Invaders Sounds of heavy mashinegunfire can be heard throughout Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian resistance are involved in fierce fighting with the Israeli intruder also in Jabaliya refuge camp, in nearby Netzarim, and in parts of Gaza City, including As Shuhayya and the At Toufah neightboorhod.At 6pm last night 3 Gaza paramedics where killed ,and one was wounded in Tal Al- Haw a in the southern part of Gaza City, and two residents have been killed in the Zayton area also in Gaza City.
Questions & Answers concerning the Gaza holocaust
Question: Israel says it is only defending
itself against recurrent attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian "terrorist"
organizations?
Answer: All aggressors say they are only defending themselves. Nazi
Germany said it was defending itself. Israel is the last country in the world
that is fit to complain about terrorism. After all, Israel represents,
encapsulates and embodies terror in its ugliest and most nefarious forms.
Indeed, from the very inception of its misbegotten birth, Israel has been a mass
murderer, a child killer, a land thief and an irredeemable liar.
The genocidal rampage Israel is carrying out in Gaza represents the norm rather
than the exception as far Israeli behaviors are concerned. In the final
analysis, one can safely claim that Israel’s entire history has been an
uninterrupted chain of massacres and terror. What makes the present
mini-holocaust in Gaza look especially gruesome is the live television coverage
from the field. This didn’t exist in 1984 and the few subsequent years when
Judeo-Nazis thugs committed numerous even more heinous massacres against the
native Palestinians.
As to the current criminal onslaught, it is amply clear for those who value the
truth that Israel is fully responsible for this huge crime against humanity.
Ever since Hamas won the Palestinian elections in 2006, Israel has been
blockading and besieging the Gaza Strip, pushing the region’s estimated 1.5
million Palestinians to the edge of physical extermination. In brief, Israel
imposed two alternatives on Palestinians, either to live a dog’s life and die
quietly of starvation as a result of the Nazi-like siege, or be exterminated by
the Israeli war machine.
Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault on Gaza Lie #1) Israel is only targeting
legitimate military sites and is seeking to protect innocent lives. Israel never
targets civilians.
The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated pieces of
property in the world. The presence of militants within a civilian population
does not, under international law, deprive that population of their protected
status, and hence any assault upon that population under the guise of targeting
militants is, in fact, a war crime.
Moreover, the people Israel claims are legitimate targets are members of Hamas,
which Israel says is a terrorist organization. Hamas has been responsible for
firing rockets into Israel. These rockets are extremely inaccurate and thus,
even if Hamas intended to hit military targets within Israel, are indiscriminate
by nature. When rockets from Gaza kill Israeli civilians, it is a war crime.
Hamas has a military wing. However, it is not entirely a military organization,
but a political one. Members of Hamas are the democratically elected
representatives of the Palestinian people. Dozens of these elected leaders have
been kidnapped and held in Israeli prisons without charge. Others have been
targeted for assassination, such as Nizar Rayan, a top Hamas official. To kill
Rayan, Israel targeted a residential apartment building. The strike not only
killed Rayan but two of his wives and four of his children, along with six
others. There is no justification for such an attack under international law.
This was a war crime. Other of Israel’s bombardment with protected status under
international law have included a mosque, a prison, police stations, and a
university, in addition to residential buildings.
Where's the Academic Outrage Over the Bombing of a University in Gaza? Not one of the nearly 450 presidents of American colleges and universities who prominently denounced an effort by British academics to boycott Israeli universities in September 2007 have raised their voice in opposition to Israel’s bombardment of the Islamic University of Gaza earlier this week. Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia University, who organized the petition, has been silent, as have his co-signatories from Princeton, Northwestern, and Cornell Universities, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most others who signed similar petitions, like the 11,000 professors from nearly 1,000 universities around the world, have also refrained from expressing their outrage at Israel’s attack on the leading university in Gaza. The artfully named Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, which organized the latter appeal, has said nothing about the assault.
What Israel thinks of Catholics and Christians Bible
Belters, take note. Post Vatican II Catholics, take note. This is what Israel
thinks of, and does to, your co-religionists in Palestine.
Pull away the veil from over your eyes. We've heard umpteen stories about the
persecution of Jews over the past two thousand years. But we hear little, if
anything, about the vile, racist and fundamentally pagan ideology and belief
system at work behind various Jewish enterprises throughout history - from the
Crucifixion, the activities of the Sanhedrin, to Communism, to the state of
"Israel".
We signed the "Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement" petition! We call on the EU to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement until Israel respects human rights and International Law. The EU is Israel's biggest importer of goods, and its second biggest exporter. In 2006 the total traded between the EU and Israel amounted to 23.5 BILLION Euros.
2 tanks of British invaders army destroyed in Helmand Monday 05-01-2008, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with remote controlled landmines blew up two tanks of British invaders army Deroz area in Musa Qala district of Helmand province, the first tank was blown up at 11 am and the second at 2 pm, both tanks were destroyed and all the invader terrorists in them were killed. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf
puppet army post demolished, 2 vehicles destroyed, 1 puppet commander and 5 terrorists killed in Kandahar Monday midnight 05-01-2008 at approximately 2 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan attacked a puppet army post in Merbazar area of Panjawai district of Kandahar province, in the attack Mujahideen killed a puppet army commander and five terrorists, two vehicles were destroyed, the post was demolished and a large stock of weapons were Mujahideen's booty. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf
Taliban rule the roost in Swat through FM radio
Often, Shah Dauran mentions that complaints have
been received about some government employee not performing his duty or civic
services being inadequate. He mentions the names of these employees and warns
them to mend their ways. The next day those employees strive to perform their
work efficiently and some approach Taliban commanders to clarify their position.
Such is the fear of the Swati Taliban that persons blamed on the FM Radio for
selling drugs or liquor hasten to give up the business or rush to acquaintances
having links with Taliban to help them clear their name. Policemen have been
quitting jobs and placing advertisements in local newspapers in Swat to announce
their decision. Those handing out amulets or doing other jobs declared
un-Islamic by Taliban also make it a point to publicly abandon their profession
and seek forgiveness.
Mujahideen execute 3 American invaders forces spies in N Waziristan
MIRANSHAH: Three American invaders forces spies were executed by Mujahideen in
North Waziristan, the bodies were found in the town of Naurak in North
Waziristan. Notes found near the bodies said, "they were found guilty of spying
for the US forces”.
Mujahideen kill 6 Ethiopian invader army terrorists in Mogadishu 6 Ethiopian troops have died in a remote control landmine on the road between Mogadishu and Afgoi district 30KM from the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday morning. By the time of the explosion the targeted Ethiopian troops were conducting landmine clearing operation in the area between the former Somali national University and the former Somali national prison ward along the road between Mogadishu and Afgoi district. “The blast was so big and my eyes caught the dead bodies 6 of the Ethiopian troops who were among the military personnel who were conducting the operation in the area, I also saw 4 others wounded in the blast, instantly after the blast the remaining Ethiopian troops opened indiscriminate fire all around the area” said an eyewitness in the area who has swiftly taken cover after the horrible blast speaking to Somaliweyn radio. Miters away from where the explosion occurred there was a base of the Ethiopian troops, and hastily they reached at the spot cordoned off the road for a brief time and reopened later after collecting the casualties of their fellow soldiers. It was some two days ago when a platoon of the Ethiopian troops were targeted with similar explosion while conducting similar operation along Maka Al-Mukaram Street in Mogadishu, and lost two of their soldiers in the explosion, but in vengeance mercilessly massacred 10 innocent Somalis having their morning coffee on the street side.
Somalia : Al-Shabab spokesman Robow warns insurgents The
spokesman of the Islamic movement of Al-Shabab Sheikh Muktar Robow Abu-Mansoor
has strongly warned the local insurgents to contest over taking control of what
he termed as minor police stations. “The insurgents should not be engaged in
taking control of police stations there are a lot of things ahead to be done and
more significant than taking empty buildings” said the spokesman of Al-Shabab
movement speaking to Somaliweyn while he is in some parts of Bay region his
place of origin. Sheikh Abu- Mansoor added that it is not convenient tension to
start between the local Islamists while still the Ethiopian and AU troops are
lively in the country. The warning of the spokesman of Al-Shabab comes a day
after the Islamic Courts Union which is another group of the Islamists have
taken control of 3 key police stations in the Somali capital in bloodless battle
between them and the Somali policemen. On the other hand the spokesman of the
Islamic Courts Union Abdirahin Isse Adow said on Saturday that their occupation
in the police stations are nothing other securing the security in the areas
where these police stations are located.
Army clamps food blockade in North Cotabato town Moro residents of the town of Alamada, North Cotabato are hungry and deprived of other basic commodities as soldiers of the Army’s 68th Infantry Battalion clamped a food blockade on routes going to the village of Palepain, where suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas who figured in skirmishes with state forces including paramilitary forces on Christmas Eve are temporarily encamped. Alamada borders North Cotabato with Lanao del Sur in North and Maguindanao in the West. One civilian, who was not identified in the report, complained of not only the food blockade but also of his inability to go home because soldiers preventing them to go back to their homes in spite of the fact that Palepain was not affected by the recent fighting. The food blockade started on December 28 immediately after the Army started their military operations against the MILF. At around 9 p.m. on December 24, alleged MILF guerrillas attacked the military training camp here using mortars, which MILF claimed as retaliation on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for its current military campaign against some commanders of the MILF. Several government forces were killed or wounded, including one civilian who was killed by a stray bullet. At least 400 families fled the fighting and are still in evacuation centers.
American invaders forces opens its new
World's
largest embassy in Iraq BAGHDAD: American invaders forces opened
its new embassy building in Baghdad on Monday. In recent weeks U.S. diplomats
have gradually moved into the$592 million newly built compound, the world's
largest U.S. embassy building, leaving behind a sprawling palace they had
inhabited since toppling Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 2003.
FDA Decides Against Warnings on Epilepsy Medication Suicide Risk The FDA has decided against placing new warning labels on anti-seizure medications used to treat epilepsy, in spite of recent findings that those drugs can increase a patient's risk of suicide.
EPA 'Cow Tax' Could Charge $175 per Dairy Cow to Curb Greenhouse Gases ... Farm
Bureau warns just this one rule may increase milk production costs up to 8 cents
a gallon Call this one of the newest and innovative the ways
your government has come up with to battle greenhouse gas emissions.
More Groups Than Thought Monitored in Police Spying
Food Riots, Civil Unrest, and the Disunited States of America
14 years passed since the 'new-year' assault of Jokhar In the early morning, on the 31st of December the Russian armored armadas started assaulting of the Chechen capital. 90-thousand-gang of aggressors who had 6 thousand units of the heavy and light military hardware, artillery plants, rocket missile launch facilities and subsidiary weapons and equipment entered Jokhar (former Grozny) from three sides under the permanent aerial cover and massed air raids.
Kashmiris observe Right to Self-Determination Day Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observed the Right of Self-determination Day, today, to remind the world that the UN resolutions on Kashmir remained unimplemented for more than six decades now. It was on this day in 1949, that the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution, acknowledging Kashmiris’ right of self-determination and giving them the right to decide their future by themselves.
January 04 2008
7 British invader terrorists killed in Helmand
Saturday 03-01-2008
at approximately 5 pm local time,
Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with remote
controlled landmines blew up a foot patrolling unit of British invaders army in
a bazaar in Sangin district of Helmand province, the landmines blasts killed
seven invader terrorists and wounded many.
Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf
1 tank of Nato invaders army destroyed in Zabul Saturday evening 03-01-2008 at approximately 9 pm local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with remote controlled landmines blew up a tank of Nato invaders forces which was travelling on Kabul and Kandahar highway in Sharspa district of Zabul province, the landmine destroyed the tank but the number of invader terrorists killed or wounded was not reported. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf
'If you have a problem, the Taliban solves it. In the government offices there is only corruption and bribery' Just 30 miles from Kabul, it is Taliban country. Over the past year, the militants have established a stronghold in Wardak, which borders the capital to the south and west....Noori, the minibus driver, said the Taliban's system is better than the government's. "If you have a problem the Taliban solves it," he said. "In the government offices there is only corruption and bribery. "Last year, the Taliban did not have 80, 90 or 100% control," he added. "It was a mess. There were robbers, killers, everything. Now, you could walk around with 10kg of gold on your head and no-one would touch you. You can walk around at night without fear." As an example of the rough justice meted out, he cited a robbery in late summer when eight trucks of wheat disappeared. The Taliban investigated, found the trucks and returned them to their owners.
From a friend who attended a
freezing cold rally in Toronto Went to my second march/rally in
a week on the Gaza issue, a freezing cold rally about 2PM which started in
downtown Toronto at Dundas Square at Yonge and Dundas, about 100 zionist flag
wavers "Israel is Love" was my favourite.
I think it was quite large maybe 10K and energetic, loud and everybody there
from school kids to old honky troublemakers like me. It was good to see the
large numbers and have people actually taking their own streets and shouting
Down with Israel and USA! Bloody cold though bitter so maybe that made the crowd
even more energetic as it was necessary to create heat. A small sign of
political life and consciousness can grow larger...
Mainly Middle Easterners but I saw lots of blacks, some Chinese and Japanese
students as well as whole families of Palestinians, Lebanese some anti-zionist
Jews and those few Canadians that could tear themselves away from the sales or
Tim Hortins long enough. Few actually mainly all Middle Easterners which is
probably why it was so well done. Clearly these organizers know what they are
doing and can actually bring large numbers of people into the streets on a
bitter cold windy day too. This is as good as I've seen for this city supporting
a cause on what most people regard as the other side of the world far away from
their lives. You know all this already I know.
The new boy obama's working on his golf game and has "no comment". I think his
honeymoon period will end rather sooner than he had hoped. Pakistan must be
heating up. If I was a betting man I'd probably put some money down on the idea
that USRAEL has overplayed their hand. Egypt is dodgy, I understand because of
their dog Mubarak's actions. People there may have almost had enough.
A long way to go here. CBC has been doing these terrible and sentimental
shit nonsense puff pieces on their nazi soldier boys bravely battling the crazed
evil Taliban I still don't see any great concern over the number of flag covered
tin cans they come back in. Don't see much concern for anything except shopping.
But winter winds blow because this too is a reality.
PS the news continues to bring word of closures, layoffs and falling balance sheets even though the rich plan to grow even richer inflating our military - man this system is going into cardiac arrest very soon you'll see...everything will come to a grinding halt. And it will be over. Then the hard work begins.
U.S. blocks U.N.
statement on Gaza
UNITED NATIONS - The United States late
Saturday blocked approval of a U.N. Security Council statement calling for an
immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel and expressing
concern at the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas.
U.S. deputy ambassador Alejandro Wolff said the United States saw no prospect of
Hamas abiding by last week's council call for an immediate end to the violence.
Therefore, he said, a new statement at this time "would not be adhered to and
would have no underpinning for success, would not do credit to the council."
France's U.N. Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert, the current council president,
announced that there was no agreement among members on a statement. But he said
there were "strong convergences" among the 15 members to express serious concern
about the deteriorating situation in Gaza and the need for "an immediate,
permanent and fully respected cease-fire."
UN incompetent when it comes to Israel terrorist state NEW YORK:
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Israel to immediately stop the ground
operation in Gaza, however, the Security Council emergent meeting ended
fruitless without reaching to an agreement relating to the resolution of the
conflict. "The situation will inevitably lead to a deterioration of an already
severely affected civilians. Israel must ensure the safety of the civilian
population and to allow the import of humanitarian assistance to those who
desperately need it," said General Secretary.
Israeli Jewish terrorist army operations in Gaza to last 'many days:' army
JERUSALEM: Israeli Jewish terrorist military operations in Gaza
will last "many days," the army said after ground troops moved into the Gaza.
"The combat will last many days," said a statement.
God Help The Palestinian People - The Americans Won’t by There is more debate inside Israel about their nation's illegal and immoral attack on the defenseless people of Gaza than here in the US. In America we witness a non-stop display of Israeli government spokespersons on TV justifying their murderous assault on the Palestinian people. I've seen nothing on TV or in the newspaper about protests in our country. Tonight I even heard Israeli government representatives on CNN and MSNBC denying that more than 400 Palestinian people had been killed in recent days by Israel's incessant bombing. These bold faced liars accused the Palestinians of making up the numbers of dead in order to sway public opinion. How despicably low can Israel stoop? And how low can the American media stoop in their servitude and complicity?
'NYT,' Most Others in U.S. Media, Silent as Israel Invades
Israel launched its much-anticipated invasion of Gaza on Saturday. For
over a week, U.S. media had provided largely one-sided coverage of the conflict,
with little editorializing or commentary arguing against broader Israeli
actions. Most notably, after more than eight days of Israeli bombing and Hamas
rocket launching in Gaza, The New York Times had produced exactly one editorial,
not a single commentary by any of its columnists, and only two op-eds (one
already published elsewhere). The editorial, several days ago, did argue against
the wisdom of a ground invasion - - but even though that invasion had become
ever more likely all week the paper did not return to this subject. Amazingly,
the paper has kept that silence going in Sunday's paper, with no editorial or
columnist comment on the Israeli invasion.
The Invasion of Gaza: "Operation Cast Lead", Part of a Broader Israeli
Military-Intelligence Agenda The aerial bombings and the
ongoing ground invasion of Gaza by Israeli ground forces must be analysed in a
historical context. Operation "Cast Lead" is a carefully planned undertaking,
which is part of a broader military-intelligence agenda first formulated by the
government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in 2001: "Sources in the defense
establishment said Defense Minister Ehud Barak instructed the Israel Defense
Forces to prepare for the operation over six months ago, even as Israel was
beginning to negotiate a ceasefire agreement with Hamas."(Barak Ravid, Operation
"Cast Lead": Israeli Air Force strike followed months of planning, Haaretz,
December 27, 2008)
Riot police called out in London as protest ends in skirmishes In London Israeli flags were set ablaze and surging crowds were penned back by police with shields and batons. Some protesters were in tears, claiming they were being stopped from leaving peacefully, and organisers said they would complain about police heavy-handedness. Others, growing more aggressive as news of Israel's ground invasion spread, threw missiles while police tried to drive them back. Late into the evening, several hundred were still staring down officers outside the embassy.
Israel – The Sociopathic State The unconscionable attacks of
Israel upon Gaza can be seen as the action of a sociopathic state upon a
helpless victim. While the diagnosis of sociopathy is commonly reserved for the
individual, it may be used to describe an entire society in a way that
illuminates the behavior of that society towards another group of people.
Sociopathy is a social concept by definition, and for this reason can be
expanded to describe the nature of an entire society. The ruling quality of the
sociopath is a complete lack of empathy towards the Other. The sociopath is
incapable of feeling for other people. The Israelis have kept the Gaza strip
blockaded, hermetically sealed for a year and a half, causing untold suffering
for the people of Gaza. The lack of empathy for so many helpless human beings is
sociopathic. Israel has long held its status as a sociopathic state.
Kashmiris to observe self-determination day tomorrow Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over will observe the Right of Self-determination Day, tomorrow, to remind the world that the UN resolutions on Kashmir remained unimplemented for more than six decades now.
Obama's 'Black Widow' : The Super Spy Computer Barack Obama will be in charge of the biggest domestic and international spying operation in history. Its prime engine is the National Security Agency (NSA)—located and guarded at Fort Meade, Maryland, about 10 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. A brief glimpse of its ever-expanding capacity was provided on October 26 by The Baltimore Sun's national security correspondent, David Wood: "The NSA's colossal Cray supercomputer, code-named the 'Black Widow,' scans millions of domestic and international phone calls and e-mails every hour. . . . The Black Widow, performing hundreds of trillions of calculations per second, searches through and reassembles key words and patterns, across many languages."
U.S. Debt Expected To Soar This Year $2 Trillion Increase May Test Federal Ability to Borrow
Britain is considering another bail-out for the country's banking sector, reports said Saturday, amid fears that October's multi-billion-dollar cash injection has failed to boost credit flows Finance minister Alistair Darling is creating a new package of measures in the face of looming recession, with a fresh injection of cash a possibility. No decisions have been made yet, the broadcaster said, but it reported the government was considering gathering up banks' so-called ‘toxic assets’ into a new entity, or exchanging them for government bonds. Treasury officials have previously stated that they would monitor the effects of October's 37-billion-pound (47-billion-euro, 64-billion-dollar) bail-out of three British banks, and take further action if necessary. The Bank of England warned in its quarterly credit conditions survey Friday that despite government action, banks plan to further cut back on lending to individuals and businesses over the next three months.
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The New Iraqi Sovereignty, Just Like The Palestinians Have In Gaza There's got to be some irony in the US transference of control to Iraqi security forces while the Israelis pound Gaza. Why? Because, despite the hoopla in the US press and its Iraqi clones, the nature of the control being "given back" to the Iraqis seems quite similar to the control over Gaza that was given them by the Israelis when they withdrew their forces in 2005. In other words, any control the Iraqi government and its security forces might now have can be removed at any time by US forces. Indeed, the US forces are not even withdrawing. They are merely turning the security details they performed for the past five years or so to Iraqi security forces whose essential existence depends on the presence of US forces populating bases around Iraq.
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January 03 2008
Statement
the by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan... The Carnage of Innocent and Besieged
Palestinians The other day, the
innocent blood of the besieged Palestinians of the Gaza strip who are deprived
of food and relief for months now, were shed ironically under the very eyes of
the Islamic Conference, the rulers of tens of Islamic countries and various
human rights organizations. The occupying Israeli forces did all these,
resulting in the death and injury of at least 3000 Palestinians of Gaza. This
horrendous event substantiated this hard fact once more that the Islamic Ummah
should not live in the world of an utopia any more that these ostensibly
altruist organizations would ever live up to their expectations, nor should they
maintain that the same entities would ever protect their lives, properties,
rights and values.
Had the bloodbath which barbarically occurred in Gaza strip at the hands of the
Israeli forces at afternoon time, happened in any other non-Islamic country, say
if committed by an Islamic country or a jihad group, all the non-Islamic world,
including Bush, Blair, Braun, Sarcosi and other ruthless cutthroats would surely
and certainly have raised huge hue and cries all over the world. Would the UNSC
have not slapped various bans and restrictions on the alleged perpetrators? The
recent example is that of a raid on a hotel in India where some Israeli
nationals were killed. We saw with our own eyes, the UNSC intervened by imposing
restriction on a number of Jihadic groups merely on suspicions and it was almost
near the two neighbours go to war, being tipped by them against each other.
An Ulama Arrested By Saudi Arabia
The Traitor!!! RIYADH – A well known ulama from Saudi Arabia
was arrested for
calling out an
attack on the Israeli citizens all over the world as retaliation over the
Israeli barbaric attacks on Gaza.
As cited from the Saudi media on Wednesday, it was reported that Sheikh Awad
al-Qarni issued a fatwa on Monday in which it partly mentioned "the blood of
the Israeli is halal as long as they are spilling the blood of our brothers
in Palestine." The al-Rasad newspaper reported that al-Qarni was arrested in
the southern part of Saudi Arabia and was later brought to Riyadh. The
police refused to comment on the arrest. In the last few days before his
arrest, the fatwa of al-Qarni was very much talked about on the Internet,
the newspaper reported.
The Saudi government is the same as the Jews and America, and it is
compulsory upon all Muslims to fight them as the Saudi government is already
murtad by collaborating with the enemies of Islam, the kafir America, in
murdering Muslims and destroying Islam. The country’s income obtained from
the money spent by the pilgrims during the hajj season was used to help and
heal the economy of America and America provides weapons to Israel to murder
Muslims!!! ... Saudi Arabia the traitor!!!
New video: ansar Al-Islam (Al-Ansar): Martyrdom Operation in Khorsibad
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Is the
UN Complicit in Israel's Massacre in Gaza? A friend
forwarded to me the most original greeting for the New Year: "I wish in 2009
a horrible year for all war criminals and their accomplices." I could not
but think of whether some UN officials can be counted among such
"accomplices."
Over the last two days, various UN officials stated that the percentage of
civilians among those Palestinians killed in the current Israeli war of
aggression on Gaza is about "25%" and is "likely to increase." Assuming the
best of intentions, stating such a painfully low figure reflects shabby
research or scandalous incompetence. At worst, it reveals intentional
deception and misinformation that can only benefit the already massive and
well-oiled Israeli PR machine.
Video: Israel and the ignored UN Resolutions
US blocks cease-fire, gives Israel carte blanche to continue killing in Gaza
As the Israeli devastation of Gaza enters its second week and signs point to
an imminent ground invasion of the densely populated and impoverished
Palestinian territory, the US government is working to block diplomatic
initiatives for a cease-fire in order to give Israel a free hand to
intensify its assault on the defenseless population.
While Israeli planes, warships and missiles continued to level civilian
buildings, mosques and homes, and thousands of Israeli troops with tanks,
artillery and armored vehicles awaited the order to enter the Palestinian
enclave, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appeared outside the White
House Friday morning following a briefing on the Gaza crisis with President
George W. Bush. In a terse statement, Rice once again placed the blame for
the Israeli aggression on Hamas and underscored Washington's support for
Israel's rejection of cease-fire proposals from France, the European Union
and a number of Arab governments.
US gives Israel free rein on
whether to invade Gaza WASHINGTON: US terrorist President
George W. Bush, administration gave Israel free rein over whether to send
ground troops into Gaza, despite growing criticism over its handling of a
conflict that has killed at least 436 Palestinians and left 2,290 others
wounded. At least 75 of those killed have been children, according to
emergency services inside Gaza.
US Weapons Killing
Civilians in Gaza “That’s not why the US sells weapons
abroad - for the killing of innocent civilians.” At least, that is the
sentiment expressed by CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr, who warns
that America’s role in arming the Israeli military that is killing a growing
number of civilians in the Gaza Strip “is becoming very problematic.”
Special spin body gets media on message, says Israel
Israel believes its has won broad international support in the media for its
actions in Gaza thanks to its PR strategy, which through a new body has for
months been concerned with formulating plans and role-playing to ensure that
government officials deliver a clear, unified message to the world's press.
The body, known as the National Information Directorate, was set up eight
months ago following recommendations from an Israeli inquiry into the 2006
Lebanon war. Its role is to deal with hasbara - meaning, in Hebrew,
"explanation", and referring variously to information, spin, and propaganda.
How Much More Jewish Opinion Do We Need On Cable News?...Isn't It Time For The Ralph Nader Show? But it's not until the Israelis start bombing one of their defenceless neighbors that the Zionist news media locomotive really gets rolling full steam. Rest assured, that objective former AIPAC spokesman, CNN's Wolf Blitzer, will ask all the tough questions about Palestinian terrorism. Cable news will waste no time at all lining up their favorite talking heads for their opinions on the conflict. Some one get Mortimer Suckerman(I mean Zuckerman), Bill Kristol, Chuck Krauthammer and the slobbering fascist Bernard Goldberg on the phone. These guys can help sort this out in an objective unbiased fashion. No telling what side of the fence they will be coming down on. They might even pass for Germans so America will never realize what a bunch of God Damned frauds they really are.
3 vehicles of puppet army destroyed in Khost
1 vehicle of puppet police destroyed in Khost
1 vehicle of puppet army destroyed 6 terrorists killed in Kandahar
Pakistan reopens Nato main supply route ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reopened the main supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan after blocking it for three days during an operation against Mujahideen blamed for repeated attacks on convoys in the Khyber Pass, an official said.
Ansar Al-Islam Group/ Destroying a vehicle for the Kurdish ACHAIS Forces in Kirkuk On 2/11/2008 at 10:00 am, Allah Almighty enabled your brave brothers in Kirkuk, of Ambushing a patrol of Kurdish ACHAIS forces using an IED, resulting in the destruction of their vehicle and the killing or injury of its passengers. All praise be to Allah. Al-Fajr Media Center
MILF Mujahideen Welcome "New Year"
With Skirmishes With State Forces In Lanao Provinces As
revelers in cities and in many parts of the Philippine nation-state welcomed
the coming of the Gregorian new year with fireworks and merry-making at the
strike of 12 midnight, the mujahideen guerrillas of the MILF ‘celebrated’ it
with orchestrated counter-attacks using RPGs, machine guns and assault
rifles on selected targets involving Filipino government forces occupying
Moro territories in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte.
At 12:30 past midnight, January 1, the mujahideen guerillas assaulted the
Philippine National Police (PNP) station at Barangay Kawit, Kauswagan, Lanao
del Norte. A few hours after this, at precisely 5:20 am, simultaneous
attacks were made on AFP troops at Barangays Bansayan and Odalo in Piagapo,
Lanao del Sur. At 6:40 am, the mujahideen guerrillas also attacked AFP
troops at Barangay Talao, also
in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur. Field reports confirm that 5 PNP personnel and 9
AFP soldiers were killed, including one officer of yet undetermined rank,
and many were wounded. The MILF mujahideen guerillas had one wounded
casualty. Military helicopters had a busy day celebrating the New Year
transporting government casualties to various hospitals and military camps
in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities.
Earlier, a tower of the Transco/Napocor in Pantar, Lanao del Sur was bombed
and severely damaged in December 30. A mujahid guerrilla who refused to be
identified revealed
that the January 1 fighting was fierce. The mujahideen, however, were on the
advantage because many of the government soldiers and PNP personnel were
still suffering from ‘hangover’ from the New Year celebration, which is
usually accompanied by wine-drinking and merry-making.
Significantly, the January 1 mujahideen guerrilla attacks on Philippine
occupation troops in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte have exposed the
falsity of the allegation by government officials and the AFP that the
relentless military operations against MILF Commander Bravo Macapaar have
downgraded the BIAF-MILF 102nd Base Command’s capability to launch guerrilla
operations in the coastal areas of Lanao del Norte. Yet again, the
mujahideen guerrillas have proved that they can strike at any government
target anytime and anywhere.
MILF: ‘There is no moderate Islam;
there is only one Islam’ The da’wah (Islamic Call)
department of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has clarified that
there is no moderate Islam in Islam; there is only one Islam, because Islam
has only the Quran and the examples (Sunnah) of Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him) as its foundation. Sheikh Muhammad Muntassir, chairman of the MILF
committee on da’wah, made this clarification during a forum on correct
belief (Aqidah) in Islam held somewhere in Shariff Kabunsuan recently.
“What there in Islam are various schools of thought by renowned learned
Muslims (Ulama),” he explained, citing the four major schools of thought as
Shafi’i, Maliki, Handbali, and Hanafi, among Sunnis. There are schools of
thought among Shias like the Ja’fari, the Twelvers, and several more.
Schools of thought (madhahib) are the paths people follow to the Holy Qur'an
and Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). These schools of thought were founded
considerably after the death of the Prophet (pbuh) and, in fact, never took
shape until the time of the Umayyad Caliphate. The common phrase ahl al-sunnah
wal-jama'ah, for example, became prevalent during the third century hijri.
By the year 250 h., the four Sunni schools of thought were being popularized
and patronized during the 'Abbasid Caliphate. The Shi'a school of thought,
on the other hand, continued its growth and progress after Imam Ali through
his descendants who were connected to each other through a chain of
narration and knowledge. Muntassir said those claiming to be moderate
Muslims are not really following Islam, saying this has no basis in Islam
and clearly is an innovation that can lead people astray.
“One has to follow the fundamentals of Islam, the five pillars and the six
articles of faith, before he or she becomes real followers of Islam,” he
stressed.
“We do know how those so-called moderate Muslims practice Islam, by drinking
liquor only during ceremonial toast?” he asked.
He dismissed this group as nothing but an ideologically-bankrupt way of
appeasing the West especially the Americans and a scheme to raise funds from
overseas.
The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008 What a year for corporate criminality and malfeasance!
Corporate and Government Policies Spark Food Crisis in America
Americans are losing the ability to feed themselves. Nothing signifies this
loss of the golden age in America more than our growing reliance on foreign
countries for our food. Yet American's happily buy their produce from Mexico
and their fish from China without giving it a thought. These are the same
Americans who bemoan the loss of our manufacturing base saying that we
should have done something about it before it was too late. Why can't they
see the similarity to us losing our agricultural base? Buying food from the
Chinese is no different than buying a Toyota from the Japanese. Both actions
portray an American turning his back on his country.
When you buy food from a foreign country, you enrich the same corporations
that have dumped their long time, faithful employees here in America. These
are the food conglomerates that have shut down factories in the U.S. and
created ghost towns where there were once thriving communities. They are the
same corporations that show their contempt for Americans by using toxic
chemicals and pesticides in their food production that are not allowed in
the U.S. Maybe you say, "I only buy organic so I don't have to worry." What
does 'organic' mean in Mexico or China? Who enforces those standards?
'Financial 9/11' struck over $6.9 trillion from US economy during 2008
2008 is over, and we have survived it. Though for some of us, just barely.
2008 saw the greatest financial losses in generations, as $6.9 trillion
poured from investors' coffers in the worst series of cascading disasters
since the Great Depression. The resulting panic was met with equally drastic
action by the US Treasury and Federal Reserve bank. As pillars of the US
economy toppled, the Fed government created an additional $8.5 trillion in
currency liquidity and began handing out massive, low interest loans in
hopes of stopping a chain reaction of failures.
FDA Aggressively Targets Herbal Cure Websites The FDA has sent letters to 25 companies, threatening them with disciplinary action if they do not stop claiming that their herbal products can prevent or cure cancer. The agency identified a total of 125 "tablets, teas, tonics, black salves and creams" that made prohibited claims, including "shrinks malignant tumors;" "treats all forms of cancer;" "target[s] cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone;" "avoid painful surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or other conventional treatments;" "80 percent more effective than the world's number one cancer drug;" "skin cancers disappear;" and "causes cancer cells to commit suicide."
Lawmakers clash with guards in
S-Korean parliament SEOUL: Clashes broke out in South Korea
on Saturday when security guards tried to break up a protest by opposition
lawmakers that has paralysed the country's parliament for weeks. Several
people were injured in the scuffle that broke out when about 200 guards
began forcibly removing lawmakers holding a sit-in in the parliament
building. Television footage showed security guards grabbing some of the
lawmakers by the arms and legs, while others linked arms and chanted slogans
in protest. "I've never seen anything like this, even during the (late
president Park Chung-Hee's) Yushin dictatorship," said Chung Sei-Kyun,
leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), who led the protest.
Authorities at the National Assembly had earlier asked the DP to end its
sit-in and remove banners from the building's walls. Scores of DP
legislators had occupied parliament since mid-December to prevent the ruling
Grand National Party (GNP) pushing through a free trade pact with the United
States and other controversial bills. Clashes involving sledgehammers and
fire extinguishers broke out on December 18 after the GNP insisted the free
trade pact, signed by Seoul and Washington last year but awaiting
ratification by both legislatures, be approved quickly. The opposition,
which has 83 seats in the 299-member legislature compared with the GNP's
172, says South Korea should not ratify it until the US Congress also moves
to do so.
Australia rejects US request on Guantanamo detainees SYDNEY: The
Australian government on Saturday formally rejected a US request to help
resettle former detainees of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
January 02 2008
2 tanks of British invaders army destroyed in Helmand
1 vehicle of puppet army destroyed 6 terrorists killed in Wardak
1 tank of British invaders army destroyed in Helmand
American invader terrorists martyred 4 civilians in Zabul
5 American invader terrorists killed and 1 tank destroyed in Zabul
1 tank of British invaders army destroyed in Helmand
Puppet army commander killed in Uruzgan
2 British invader terrorists killed and 3 wounded in Helmand
2 American invader terrorists killed, 3 wounded and 1 tank destroyed in Logar
January 01 2008
2 tanks plus a patrolling unit of British invaders army blown up in Helmand
District headquarter attacked in Ghazni
2 tanks of Poland invaders army destroyed in Ghazni
Puppet army commander gun down in Kandahar
1 vehicle of Puppet army destroyed and 5 terrorists killed in Herat
1 tank of British invaders army destroyed in Helmand
America's War on Islam The "Fort Dix Five" With world eyes on Gaza, the horrific carnage on the ground, innocent civilians being slaughtered, Israel's grievous crimes of war and against humanity, and its slow-motion genocide gaining speed, it's easy to forget America's war at home on Islam and its growing number of victims. This article highlights five recent ones - innocent young Muslim men called the "Fort Dix Five."
It's the latest example of post-9/11 witch-hunt justice against innocent Muslim victims - targeted for their faith, ethnicity, activism, prominence, benevolent charity, or whatever other motives the administration concocts for political advantage. As a result, growing numbers fill federal prisons for being Muslim at the wrong time in America. The "war on terror" is a jihad against them. Muslims everywhere are at risk. So are we all, and that won't change under Obama.
Indian worshipers of idols and Sikhs occupied army terrorists martyred 538
innocent Kashmiris in 2008... World silence over Kashmir deplored
Islamabad, Jan 01 (KMS): In occupied
Kashmir, Indian troops in their continued acts of state terrorism martyred 538
innocent civilians during the year 2008, which included 24 killed in custody
besides 12 women and 25 children. According to the data complied by the Research
Section of Kashmir Media Service, the occupation troops during their raids,
firing and shelling injured 4,824 persons, destroyed 106 residential houses,
arrested 1,408 civilians and molested 93 women. The killings rendered 85 women
widowed and 164 children orphaned. Forty-four youth were reported missing in
custody.
In a meeting held at the APHC headquarters in Srinagar, today, the silence of
international community over the Indian state terrorism against the people of
Kashmir was deplored. The meeting was presided over by the Chairman, Mirwaiz
Umar Farooq. The meeting underlined the need of resolving the Kashmir dispute
without any further delay in accordance with Kashmiris’ aspirations. Earlier,
addressing a seminar at the College of Education in Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar
Farooq and Maulana Abbas Ansari emphasised that the Kashmiris’ struggle was
destined to prevail as it was based on truth and justice. The JKLF Rajbagh in a
meeting in Srinagar expressed concern over the continued illegal detention of
its party leaders, Muhammad Saleem Nunnaji and Farooq Ahmad Dar.
Gaza massacre toll climbs to 398 GAZA: Three people died in
Israeli Jewish terrorists army air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight, raising
the toll to 398 and the number of wounded has risen to nearly 2,000, Moawiya
Hassanei told foreign news agency, on Thursday. A raid on the house of the Rafah
leader of Hamas' armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, killed three
neighbours, including one woman, he said. Abu Anas Chabana was not at home at
the time. The house was destroyed and nearby homes damaged. An air strike for
the first time targeted the justice ministry in Gaza City, wounding, a medical
source said. Also targeted in early Thursday raids were the education ministry,
the president's office, legislative council, police headquarters, witnesses
said. Another building destroyed was in the Maghazi refugee camp in the centre
of the Gaza Strip, a long with two homes were destroyed in the central Nusseirat
refugee camp, witnesses said. It was not immediately clear if anyone had been
killed or injured. A metalworking shop was destroyed in a raid that wounded
three.. Another metalworking factory was targeted in Gaza City. Artillery fire
from Israeli Israeli Jewish terrorists naval vessels also hit northern Gaza
city, the medic said.
Hamas accepts EU truce offer with conditions GAZA CITY: The Palestinian Hamas movement said on Thursday it was accepting 'under conditions' an EU proposal for a ceasefire with Israel around Gaza. 'Hamas accepts this initiative on the condition that the aggression stops, that the blockade is lifted, that all the border crossings are opened and that it gets international guarantees that the occupier will not restart its terrorist war,' spokesman Fawzi Barhum said in a statement. 'A ceasefire deal must be part of a global agreement including a ceasefire, the lifting of the blockade and the reopening of all the border crossings,' he said. The Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza — the enclave's sole crossing that bypasses Israel — should no longer function under a restrictive 2005 agreement, he said.
A Better World Must Start From Gaza New Year Greetings and resolutions have become a meaningless custom of lip service while with every passing year the condition of humanity deteriorates from bad to worse. The international community has become insensitive to the sufferings of the downtrodden and have taken for granted the repetitive brutality and oppression conducted by certain regimes year after year on the innocent populace around the world.
Audio proves Zakayev's collaboration with Russian infidels: Wekalat Wakil of the Emirate of Caucasus Shamsuddin Batukayev has made a statement ten days ago following an operation by the intelligence services of the Emirate aimed at proving Akhmed Zakayev's collaboration with secret services of Russian infidels.
Russia to cut gas to Ukraine after talks fail MOSCOW: Russia
said it would cut off gas supplies to its pro-Western neighbour Ukraine on
Thursday after a talks aimed at ending a standoff that could disrupt European
supplies collapsed without result. Russian energy giant Gazprom said the
deliveries would halt at 0700 GMT on Thursday after talks in Moscow on a new
contract for 2009 failed to reach an agreement amid differences over new prices
and Ukraine's debts. "From 10:00 am (0700 GMT) on January 1, 2009, Gazprom will
fully, 100 percent, stop deliveries of gas to Ukraine," Gazprom chief executive
Alexei Miller said. "All responsibility lies with the Ukrainian side," told
reporters after the talks with officials from Ukrainian gas firm Naftogaz. "We
have the impression that in Ukraine there are political forces that are very
interested in there being a gas conflict between the two countries," said
Miller. "Given the absence of a signed contract Gazprom has no judicial basis to
deliver gas across its border."
Naftogaz spokesman Valentin Zemlyansky confirmed that the negotiations were
over. "The delegation is coming back to Kiev this evening," he said. In a
dramatic move ahead of a midnight deadline, Gazprom earlier produced a letter
which it said contained a warning from Naftogaz that Kiev could disrupt the
transit of Russian gas being delivered to Europe. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
said any violation of supplies of Russian gas to Europe would constitute "a
completely different matter with very severe consequences for the transit
country." "Not only in its relations with Russia, as the exporter, but also with
consumers in EU countries," he added in a televised meeting with President
Dmitry Medvedev.
Slovakia becomes 16th eurozone member BRATISLAVA: Slovakia
adopted the euro as of Thursday to become the 16th member of the eurozone,
exactly ten years after the single European currency was introduced. About
100,000 people, including a number of tourists, gathered in Bratislava's main
square for the ceremony crowned with midnight fireworks dominated by blue and
yellow, the colours of the European Union. Slovaks are dropping the national
currency, the koruna, 16 years after the former Czechoslovak federation split
amicably in 1993.
American terrorism inside Pakistan claims more innocent lives in South
Waziristan WANA: At least four innocent people were killed and
several others were wounded in US drone strike in South Waziristan on Thursday.
Sources told that US spy planes fired missile on a vehicle in Karikot area,
killing four people and injuring several others. The death toll may rise as some
of the injured were in crucial condition. The vehicle was completely destroyed
in attack.
Pakistan, India swap nuclear site lists ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and
India exchanged lists of their nuclear installations under an accord on
Thursday. The lists have been exchanged at the foreign ministries in New Delhi
and Islamabad. Under the agreement, both sides are to refrain from attacking
nuclear facilities in the event of a war. The neighbours have also set up a
telephone hotline to prevent accidental nuclear conflict.
Gulf Arab states will maintain their 2010 deadline for a single currency
The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has said. Leaders of
GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and
Bahrain) approved a final draft of an accord on a monetary union agreement in
their annual summit in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Tuesday. The agreement
would pave the way for a single currency, which all GCC states but Oman are
working towards launching. "I think it is within the time which has been
allocated .. 2010," Abdul-Rahman al-Attiyah said in response to a question about
a date for a common currency. "Let's wait until, God willing, we agree on the
location [of the common central bank] and the other details," he said. The five
GCC states "adopted the monetary union accord, which includes the legal and
organisational framework," a statement issued at the end of the Muscat summit
said. "It [the council] also adopted a system governing the monetary council,"
the statement said. Inability to decide on the location of the regional central
bank, which will be independent from the governments of member countries, has
been an obstacle to the plan for years. The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain
and Saudi Arabia have all expressed interest to host the bank. The GCC nations
are seeking better coordination on economic policies as the oil price has
dropped and the global financial crisis has hit the region's economic boom.
UK ready to take Gitmo prisoners LONDON: Britain is now preparing to take in detainees from Guantanamo Bay to help US president-elect Barack Obama shut down the prison camp, a British daily said Thursday, citing government sources. London has previously said it would consider any US requests to take in prisoners on a case-by-case basis. But the daily said Britain had now decided to support moves to re-house those detainees still left in the camp, which is on a US sovereign naval base on Cuba. Government departments are discussing the subject, with the Foreign Office pushing for a deal and a final decision expected to be made by the Cabinet, the daily said. The Foreign Office said it recognised that the US authorities would need "assistance from allies and partners" to shut down Guantanamo. London's established position is that the camp should be closed. A spokesman for Britain's Foreign Office said, "We have made it clear that we think Guantanamo Bay should be closed. "We recognise the legal, technical and other difficulties and that the US will require assistance from allies and partners to make this happen.