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Eight Killed by Bomb Blasts in Iran
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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Explosion Derails Moscow-Bound Train
A suspected terrorist bomb blast derailed a train traveling from Chechnya to Moscow on Sunday morning, injuring at least 15 people, officials said. It was a national holiday, the Day of Russia, and the blast occurred hours before President Vladimir Putin held a reception and awards ceremony in the Kremlin. Many Chechen rebel attacks have been timed for significant Russian holidays.

A spokeswoman for the Federal Security Service, or FSB, said the train's driver reported that an explosion occurred on the tracks in front of the train, and that a crater and wires were found at the site about 90 miles south of Moscow.

Deputy prosecutor general Nikolai Savchenko said a criminal case was opened on suspicion of terrorism and attempted murder, the Interfax news agency reported. He said investigators found signs of an explosion at the site, and Interfax quoted a deputy Moscow region governor as saying the blast was caused by a bomb containing the equivalent of 11 pounds of TNT.

Federal Security Service spokeswoman Diana Shemyakina said four cars of the train went off the tracks. Savchenko said 15 people were injured, Interfax reported. He said a conductor was hospitalized with a spinal injury that was not life-threatening.

Interfax later quoted a Russian Railways company spokesman as saying that five people were hospitalized, including a boy with a broken ankle, and that a total of 42 people had sought medical aid after the derailment.

Russian news agencies initially reported that the derailment, which occurred shortly after 7 a.m., was caused by an explosion, but later quoted Moscow region authorities as saying a preliminary investigation indicated a technical cause. Then the Federal Security Service said it was an apparent explosion.

"According to the driver, there was an explosion on the track bed in front of the train," Shemyakina said. She said there was a crater about 3 feet wide and 1 1/2 feet deep at the site, and that authorities had found wires attached to the right rail and a spot where the person who caused the blast might have been located.

State-run Channel One television showed footage of the derailed cars standing at an angle. Authorities said none of the cars overturned. Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu headed to the site.

Trains started traveling between the Chechen and Russian capitals only a year ago after a five-year interruption due to the war in the rebellious province. The city's central railroad station was destroyed early in the fighting, which began in September 1999, and nearby tracks were damaged. The train, which takes two days to make the trip, travels twice a week.
Posted by: too true || 06/12/2005 10:29 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Bandit disguised in Russian military uniform detained in Chechnya
Law enforcement officers detained a bandit from Shamil Basayev's group, representative of the Regional Operative Headquarters of the anti-terrorist operation in the Northern Caucasus (ROH) told RIA Novosti. "The bandit has been detained in the village of Mesker-Yurt in the Shalinsky district of Chechnya. The investigation established that the bandit, disguised as a federal soldier, killed local resident Vakhi Khasanov in September 2002," the ROH representative reported.

In addition, in July 2002, the bandit, together with other members of a group, destroyed a car with local residents on the road near the same village. A source in the Chechen interior ministry told RIA Novosti the detainee is suspected of criminal activities against the federal forces. For instance, he blew up a Zhiguli car with two Russian military. As a result, one soldier was killed, and the other injured. In September 2002, the bandit blew up a UAZ vehicle with police officers. Nine operatives were injured.
Posted by: Steve White || 06/12/2005 00:53 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  If these terrorists (the ones disguised in uniforms) don't start getting shot on the spot, this tactic will eventually become commonplace.
Posted by: Raj || 06/12/2005 9:56 Comments || Top||

#2  I'd call that an optimal outcome.
Posted by: Fred || 06/12/2005 18:19 Comments || Top||


Down Under
8 Explosions Rock Australian Suburbs
RESIDENTS in Newcastle, New South Wales, had a sleepless night with reports of up to eight loud explosions rocking the suburbs. Residents of a house in James Street, Hamilton, were woken by a loud noise about 4.30am (AEST). Their letterbox, gate and part of a fence had been badly damaged, while two front windows were shattered, police said. Pieces of shrapnel were found embedded in a tree on the footpath, as well as in a pair of leather workman's boots near the front door. Police said they received reports of up to eight loud bangs in the Hamilton and Islington areas between 4am and 5am, but it was unknown if the incidents were linked. Police are appealing to the public for information.
My initial guess is teenagers, dumb ones.
Posted by: Spavirt Pheng6042 || 06/12/2005 03:35 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Salim: Abdul you blew up the house!!
Abdul: But you said we should act like theese aussie kaffirs?
Salim: A shrimp on the barbie you idiot, not the RDX!

Posted by: john || 06/12/2005 7:47 Comments || Top||

#2  End of term mail box bombers?
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 10:26 Comments || Top||

#3  Sounds like it. Used a little more than needed, kind of like Butch and Sundance did to the safe on the last train.
Posted by: Steve || 06/12/2005 12:24 Comments || Top||

#4  It didn't even make the Perth morning news.
Posted by: phil_b || 06/12/2005 18:45 Comments || Top||


Europe
Dutch genocide suspect 'tried to bypass export ban' on chemicals to Iraq
Witnesses in the US and elsewhere have said Dutch genocide suspect Frans van A. intentionally tried to circumvent the ban on exporting chemicals to Iraq. Witnesses claim Van A. was unaware of the ban and tried to side-step it with various fraudulent schemes and companies. A bank director is even said to have assisted the businessman.
BZDEEP! Logic fault! Contact system administrator immedidately! System shutting down! Core dump: How the hell do you side-step something you're not aware of? BZDEEP!
Public prosecutor Fred Teeven also told The Hague Court on Friday dozens of witnesses to chemical weapons attacks have provided statements in recent months. Dutch justice officials are also taking statements from military doctors about the affects of chemical attacks. In addition, Van A.'s finances are under investigation because a bugged telephone call indicated he has hidden a large sum of money somewhere, the prosecutor said.
BZDEEP! BZDEEP! [Whimper!]
Van A. is accused of war crimes and complicity to genocide committed by the Iraqi regime under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. He allegedly exported raw materials to Iraq between 1984 and 1988. The Iraqi regime then used chemical weapons in the 1980-88 war against Iran and against the Kurds in northern Iraq. In its second pre-trial hearing against Van A., The Hague Court was due to make a ruling on his remand detention later on Friday.
Posted by: too true || 06/12/2005 09:53 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  It didn't happen, I didn't do it, Yes mistakes were made, The US made Saddam, Hundreds were doing it, I won't do it anymore, That was ages ago, Get over it.
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 10:30 Comments || Top||

#2  Shipman: You forgot "there never really were any WMD."
Posted by: Phil Fraering || 06/12/2005 11:34 Comments || Top||

#3  I keeping that for the Appeals Court Phil. ;)
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 12:22 Comments || Top||

#4  Van A. is accused of war crimes and complicity to genocide committed by the Iraqi regime under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. He allegedly exported raw materials to Iraq between 1984 and 1988. The Iraqi regime then used chemical weapons in the 1980-88 war against Iran and against the Kurds in northern Iraq.

The only way they can convict this guy of collusion in Genocide is to admit that Saddam is guilty of COMMITTING genocide. Works havoc on Saddam's defense in his upcoming trial, no?
Posted by: Ptah || 06/12/2005 15:02 Comments || Top||


Krekar threatens to leave courtroom
What is it with these people? Oh, that's right: the only court is a Shari'a court. BTW, the caption for the foto is "Krekar studies the Koran during his appeals trial in Oslo." I didn't know the Koran covers Norwegian immigration law...
Mullah Krekar became visibly upset with assistant government advocate Tolle Stabell's line of questioning and threatened to leave the room during Friday's proceedings at Oslo's court of appeals. Stabell began his questioning of mullah Krekar by trying to determine Krekar's interpretation of "jihad" and whether he felt that Islam could approve of armed reaction to political disagreement. Krekar called Stabell's approach, which included a mention of the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981 as a waste of his designated court time. Krekar is trying to overturn the decision to expel him from Norway on the grounds that he is a national security risk and has violated the terms of his residence. "This has nothing to do with the deportation ruling. You are judging my statements. If you compel me I will leave the courtroom," Krekar said, clearly agitated and upset. Krekar, born Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, is the former leader of militant Kurdish Islamic group Ansar al-Islam. Krekar has previously said that Anwar Sadat was an infidel that came to power in Egypt via a coup and that he deserved to die.
Also:
Former Ansar Al-Islam leader mullah Krekar compared his goal for Kurds with the establishment of the state of Israel as he testified in his trial to overturn a decision to expel him from Norway. On Thursday morning mullah Krekar began his explanation of why he should not be sent out of the country.
"It's like this, yer Honor..."
Before beginning his testimony the mullah kissed the Koran and said that Norwegian authorities were justified in their investigation but explained that he felt a victim of religious persecution. "I perceive this as being due to my faith. Sixty years ago it was the Jews in this situation, 27 years ago it was the Shia Muslims. Today they all have power in their countries," mullah Krekar said.
Posted by: Seafarious || 06/12/2005 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  If you compel me I will leave the courtroom," Krekar said...

...and the courthouse, and the city, and the country, and the continent.

By George, I think he's got it!
Posted by: Darth VAda || 06/12/2005 1:30 Comments || Top||

#2  Shouldn't he have the Koran memorized by this time in his life?
Posted by: Raj || 06/12/2005 9:58 Comments || Top||

#3  No, all the 'Hol'le'y 'K'Qur'ram's's' smell funny since the deadly 'flu'i'ing incident and make you forget that 'a''ll''ah' is not god and 'mo'hamme'med was a damned liar.

/end Sunday school lesson
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 10:33 Comments || Top||

#4  "This has nothing to do with the deportation ruling. You are judging my statements. If you compel me I will leave the courtroom," Krekar said, clearly agitated and upset."

...and no doubt go back to doing his one man show based on the work of Andy Kaufman, Latka Lives!.
All kidding aside, I'm pretty sure what happened here is that the line of questioning wasn't quite what he'd convinced himself it would be.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski || 06/12/2005 11:03 Comments || Top||

#5  deport him to someplace totally without a sense of humor and a real dislike for Islamist assholes
Posted by: Frank G || 06/12/2005 11:26 Comments || Top||

#6  "This has nothing to do with the deportation ruling. You are judging my statements. If you compel me I will leave the courtroom," Krekar said, clearly agitated and upset.

Why YES, we are going to judge you by your statements! Muslims do it ALL THE TIME to others, so it is high time it be DONE TO YOU.
Posted by: Ptah || 06/12/2005 15:06 Comments || Top||


Olde Tyme Religion
Muslim World League goes to UN on 'desecration'
The Muslim World League (MWL) has lodged a protest with the United Nations against the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at the detention centre in Guantanamo Bay. League General Secretary Dr Abdullah Ibn Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki said this while addressing a press conference at the Press Information Department's media centre on Saturday.
Al-Turki...that's a Soddy family, yes?
Former Sudanese president Air Marshall (r) Abdul Rehman was also present at the press conference. Mr Turki said that the league had also demanded that the US president help legislate that all holy books, including Holy Quran, should be honoured.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
He said that the main objective of the league was to protect the rights of the Muslims particularly those who were a minority and were being oppressed by the non-Muslims. He said that the Kashmir and Palestine issues had always been on the agenda of league since the inception of the organisation. He added that the body was touring the Islamic world to work towards harmony on issues between Muslim majority nations. Mr Turki said the Muslim world should adopt moderate ways and renounce repressive politics. He said that responsible people from seminaries should introduce scientific education there so that the students could also benefit from modern education and become economically prosperous. The general secretary said that during his stay in Pakistan he met President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and leaders of religious and political parties.
That'd be Qazi and Fazl and Sami and Prof. Sajid Mir...
He said that his organisation was trying to obscure present the true face of Islam to the world. Praising the efforts by President Musharraf to follow the enlightened moderation, he said that Gen Musharraf was doing his best for the welfare of the Muslims. He added that the organisation had convened a meeting of religious scholars in August and its recommendations would be presented to the upcoming summit of Organisation of Islamic Countries. Religious Affairs Minister Ijazul Haq was also present during the press conference.
Posted by: Seafarious || 06/12/2005 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Dear Dr Abdullah Ibn Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki and Air Marshall Abdul Rehman:

Here is our answer to your demands:

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Sincerely,

The American People



Posted by: 11A5S || 06/12/2005 0:22 Comments || Top||

#2  Actually, the UN is expert in desecration, as in the tacit acceptance of mass deaths of muslims in Iraq, the killing in Rwanda, and the Sudan.

We should all be urining for (on) the UN.
Posted by: Captain America || 06/12/2005 0:54 Comments || Top||

#3  The Muslim World League (MWL) has lodged a protest with the United Nations against the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at the detention centre in Guantanamo Bay.

Those Paleos that were holed up in a church and actually trashed it - when are they going to answer for their actions?? Hmmm?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama || 06/12/2005 4:46 Comments || Top||

#4  Pentagon releases koran abuse photos.

His partner in crime, Private Simpson, was heard to say "Eat my shorts Mohammed"!
Posted by: ed || 06/12/2005 7:57 Comments || Top||

#5  http://egyptiansandmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/05/koran-desecration-protests-and-other.html
Posted by: Sam || 06/12/2005 8:14 Comments || Top||

#6  Mr Turki said that the league had also demanded that the US president help legislate that all holy books, including Holy Quran, should be honoured."

Sure lets start at the Saudi Airports where Bibles and even non-Wahabi Koran's are confiscated and shredded. Asshats.

P.S. Get over it. It's a BOOK, only a BOOK, nothing more and nothing less. Asshats.
Posted by: 98Zulu || 06/12/2005 8:51 Comments || Top||

#7  I don't know how these guys can keep a straight face. Christians in Muslim countries face the death penalty, and goodness knows what happens to any religious literature they might get caught with. But the US has to pass a law guaranteeing that the Koran only be handled by people wearing gloves? What nerve!
Posted by: Captain Pedantic || 06/12/2005 8:56 Comments || Top||

#8  Dhimmi obidience training goes on.
Posted by: gromgoru || 06/12/2005 9:34 Comments || Top||

#9  LOL! The Who'ley 'K'ur'ara'man is getting to be the only book with it's own set of civil rights.

I still prefers Trop'ic of K'ancer.
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 10:37 Comments || Top||

#10  Dang it, Ship! I wasn't expecting anything that funny on Sunday morning, he said, wiping coffee off the monitor.
Posted by: SteveS || 06/12/2005 11:06 Comments || Top||

#11  How about this: all Gitmo detainees get to choose between being treated according to US rules or according to the rules prevailing in the prisons of their country or origin.

"Awright Mahmoud, it says here that you're Syrian. We're going to start giving you the treatment you'd get in a Syrian jail unless you indicate that you'd prefer US rules. Whaddya have to say about that?"

"Oh say can you see..."

Posted by: Matt || 06/12/2005 11:40 Comments || Top||

#12  why don't you bring the 6 dead KFC employees? - they can testify on the "Islam is Peace" meme for ya
Posted by: Frank G || 06/12/2005 11:48 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Eight Killed by Bomb Blasts in Iran
Four bombs exploded in the capital of an oil-rich province on the Iranian border with Iraq on Sunday, killing at least eight people and wounding at least 36 in the deadliest explosions in the nation in more than a decade, state-run television reported. At least four women were among those killed in the explosions in Ahvaz, capital of the southwestern Khuzestan province. At least two of the explosions were caused by car bombs, witnesses said.

Gholamreza Shariati, deputy provincial governor for security affairs, said the bombers were seeking to undermine public participation in Friday's presidential elections. Television pictures showed the blast sites with heavily damaged buildings and blood on the ground. The force of the explosions also damaged cars in the streets. Shariati said 36 people, including eight police officers, were injured. After the first three blasts, disposal experts tried to defuse a fourth bomb but failed, and it exploded, injuring one officer.

Amir Hossein Motahar, director of security at the Interior Ministry, said one bomb went off in front of the Ahvaz governor's office and another next to the city's housing department. The third bomb blew up in front of the residence of the head of the provincial radio and television station, he said. The fourth bomb was placed near the same residence. Shariati said intelligence and security officials were investigating the bombings, which targeted " Iran's territorial integrity as it was on the verge of presidential elections." Ahvaz was the site of two days of violent demonstrations in April after reports circulated of an alleged plan to decrease the proportion of Arabs in the area. Officials at the time confirmed one death but opposition groups said more than 20 demonstrators had been killed. Some 250 were arrested.
Posted by: ed || 06/12/2005 08:37 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Chickens? Roost?
Posted by: gromgoru || 06/12/2005 9:31 Comments || Top||

#2  Car bombs no less. Interesting.
Posted by: phil_b || 06/12/2005 10:01 Comments || Top||

#3  This is possibly (probably?) Arab response to the leaked plans to move more Persians into that area in the runup to the election.
Posted by: too true || 06/12/2005 10:11 Comments || Top||

#4  I still like using Jiffy Pop, it's fun and you can involve your kidz.
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 10:34 Comments || Top||

#5  :-) Ship
Posted by: Frank G || 06/12/2005 11:27 Comments || Top||

#6  Maybe some of the boys sent to Iraq got turned back, and they didn't know what else to do with the stuff? Maybe it's getting too hartd to play with fireworks in Iraq? ANYway, the bad news is that terrorism is spreading; the good news is where it's spreading to.
Posted by: Bobby || 06/12/2005 13:07 Comments || Top||

#7  I'm sure they are using criminals to get expolsives to Iraq's. Criminals will go to the highest bidder.
Posted by: plainslow || 06/12/2005 18:47 Comments || Top||

#8  Has Sean Penn been accounted for???
Posted by: Rafael || 06/12/2005 23:34 Comments || Top||


Afghanistan/South Asia
Eight Arrested in Afghan Kidnapping
Afghan police have arrested eight people suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of an Italian aid worker, who was freed after three weeks in captivity, the interior minister said Saturday. Ali Ahmad Jalali said the eight have been detained separately since May 16, when Clementina Cantoni, 32, was abducted at gunpoint in the heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul. She was freed Thursday and flew home Friday.

On Saturday, Cantoni said she planned to return to Afghanistan at some point. "I will go back to Afghanistan, perhaps in a year or two, to see my friends, but not in the near future," Cantoni told a press conference in Milan, Italy. She added that the situation in Afghanistan remained "unstable and of high risk, not only for international aid workers, but also and especially for the Afghans."

At a press conference in Kabul, Jalali gave no details about the eight except to say they were still being questioned. According to Italian media reports, Cantoni told prosecutors the number of her kidnappers varied from four to six. Jalali reiterated a government claim that no concessions were made or ransom paid to free the Italian, who had been working for CARE International on a project helping Afghan widows and their families. Italian papers have reported that Cantoni's freedom was secured thanks to the release of the mother of the leader of the kidnappers. Jalali acknowledged the mother of one kidnapper was released, but he said it was not part of a deal. He said the mother had been detained on suspicion of involvement in an earlier kidnapping of the son of an Afghan businessman, but she was not charged.
Posted by: ed || 06/12/2005 08:37 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Nepal Necropsies Numerated
Communist rebels ambushed a public bus east of Nepal's capital, killing at least six soldiers and two civilians on board, the Nepalese army said Saturday. The brave rebels hid in bushes beside the mountainous highway Friday evening and fired at the passing bus, which carried soldiers along with civilians, the army said in a statement from its headquarters. The attack near the village of Narke, 75 miles east of the capital, Katmandu, came several days after rebel leaders said they would no longer attack civilian vehicles or targets. On Monday, guerrillas bombed a civilian bus in southern Nepal, killing at least 38 people. The rebels said that attack was a mistake.
Sure. Rat bastards.
Posted by: Steve White || 06/12/2005 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Bomb blasts rock South Waziristan
Two remote-controlled bomb blasts rocked the Makeen area of South Waziristan on Saturday morning, but no casualties or damage was reported, an official said. Security forces surrounded the area soon after the explosions and searched suspected homes for terrorists but made no arrests, said the official, who asked not to be named. In a separate incident, unidentified people attacked a tribesman's home with a bomb, wounding his two young children. Witnesses told Daily Times that Salim Khan's two-storey house was attacked with a bomb late Friday night, and his two children were injured when the roof of their room caved in.
Posted by: Seafarious || 06/12/2005 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Kashmir Korpse Kount
SRINAGAR, India - Nine people have died in fresh violence in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir including six militants who were shot dead by troops, two of them inside a mosque, police said on Saturday.

Two rebels died late Friday in a gun battle at a Shiite mosque in the Wullarhama village in southern Anantnag district, a police statement said. The mosque was damage in the clash, in which two security force personnel were also wounded.

Four more militants were killed in two other clashes, police said, adding that two policemen died in the gunbattles. In a separate incident, suspected rebels killed a civilian late Friday, police said.
Posted by: Steve White || 06/12/2005 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Nine people?

More like Three people.

The six terrorists probably mostly Pakistani Punjabis, can hardly be called "people".
Posted by: john || 06/12/2005 7:11 Comments || Top||


MQM member shot dead
A former member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot dead in North Nazimabad in Taimuria police limits on Saturday. Four armed men riding two motorcycles opened fire on Imran Khan, aged 40, at Bhayani Centre. He was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. An MQM spokesman in a statement said the dead man was a former member of the party's Korangi sector.
Posted by: Seafarious || 06/12/2005 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Bomb defused in passenger bus
QUETTA: Heavy explosive material found in a bus was defused after passengers informed the police, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Salman Syed on Friday. He said that bus was coming from Kuchlak village, some 25 kilometres north of Quetta when passengers brought to the notice of police near Hazra that an identified man left a bag in the bus. The DIG said that there were four slabs of explosives that could cause enormous damage on explosion. He said that the police had started investigation.
Another of those "accidental" bombs, was it? Or was this one intentional?

Posted by: Seafarious || 06/12/2005 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Maybe they left they skool bag under the seat.

/muck4doo
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 12:20 Comments || Top||

#2  hmmm does everyone in Pak have access to plastic explosives and acid (to throw in the face of any woman who sez 'no')?
Posted by: Frank G || 06/12/2005 12:40 Comments || Top||

#3  Hell Frank, of course. We collect C4 for poor kidz backpacks around here.
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 15:07 Comments || Top||


Iraq-Jordan
Wolf Brigade leader survives suicide attack
A bit more detail for yesterday's story:
A FORMER Iraqi police commando blew himself up yesterday in a failed bid to assassinate the leader of the anti-insurgent Wolf Brigade, killing three other policemen in the process. The mainly Shi'ite Muslim force has been at the centre of controversy about aggressive methods and accusations of a sectarian "dirty war" on minority Sunnis. Bayan Jabor, an interior minister, said the suicide bomber, a former member of the unit, had walked into its Baghdad headquarters with the morning shift, wearing the brigade's uniform. Major General Mohammed Qureishi, the brigade's founder, was unhurt in the blast.

Better known by the nom de guerre Abu Walid, he runs his own television show, Terrorism in the Grip of Justice, on which alleged insurgents make confessions. "[The bomber] failed to reach him so he blew himself up in the courtyard," Jabor said. Two other former members of the unit were being hunted, he added. Body parts littered the compound, close to the interior ministry and police academy, which houses the Wolf Brigade. One officer was injured.
Posted by: Seafarious || 06/12/2005 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  So was he a Sunni or a Shi'ite? Have there been any Shi'ite suicide bombers in Iraq?
Posted by: gromky || 06/12/2005 0:10 Comments || Top||

#2  Oh DAMN!

Does this mean that even the Wolf Brigade can be infiltrated???
Posted by: Edward Yee || 06/12/2005 3:13 Comments || Top||

#3  Wait a minute: only three Wolves were killed? The impression I got from yesterday's article was that the bomber took about 20 with him. And they know exactly who he was? Very, very good, indeed.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/12/2005 6:59 Comments || Top||

#4  While the Wolf Brigade may be predominantly Shiite (but so is Iraq) it certainly has Sunnis, Kurds and Christians in its ranks.
Posted by: phil_b || 06/12/2005 7:30 Comments || Top||

#5  And incidents like this will just accelerate purging of Sunnis from many/most organizations = more Sunni seething and 'extremism'. The Sunnis are working on being an excluded underclass in the new Iraq.
Posted by: phil_b || 06/12/2005 7:35 Comments || Top||

#6  The Sunnis have been exploring the boundaries of the irrationality envelope ever since Sammy was deposed and de-holed. Every corner of the boundary is "Coffin Corner." Maybe some day some of them will grow a brain, but many are just lost causes.
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 06/12/2005 13:18 Comments || Top||

#7  boundaries of the irrationality envelope

RB's own makes a psycho-topological discovery.
Posted by: Shipman || 06/12/2005 19:39 Comments || Top||



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  Eight Killed by Bomb Blasts in Iran
Sat 2005-06-11
  Paleo security forces shoot it out with hard boyz
Fri 2005-06-10
  Arab lawyers join forces to defend Saddam Hussein
Thu 2005-06-09
  Italy hostage released in Kabul
Wed 2005-06-08
  California father and son linked al-Qaeda, arrested
Tue 2005-06-07
  U.S-Iraqi offensive launched near Syria
Mon 2005-06-06
  Iraq Nabs Nearly 900 Suspected Militants
Sun 2005-06-05
  Marines uncover bunker complex, Saddam sad.
Sat 2005-06-04
  Iraqi troops nab 'prince of princes'
Fri 2005-06-03
  Virgin Airbus Jet Emitting Hijack Signal Lands In Canada; False Alert
Thu 2005-06-02
  Bomb kills anti-Syria journalist in Beirut
Wed 2005-06-01
  At least 27 dead in Afghanistan mosque suicide blast
Tue 2005-05-31
  At least six killed in Karachi mosque attack
Mon 2005-05-30
  Doc faces terror charges in Palm Beach
Sun 2005-05-29
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