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2009-12-10 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2009-12-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 Hope N Change bears fruit. Let's pray airport visa officers are on the ball.

And Kudos to the visa official who dug into Daaod Gilani (aka David Coleman Headley).

BTW, Gilani official admits he is related to Headley
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilanis public relations officer on Saturday acknowledged that David Coleman Headley, a terror suspect detained in the US, is his half-brother, but dismissed as incorrect reports that his family is related to the Premier.

The officer, Danyal Gilani,

Posted by ed 2009-12-10 07:49|| 2009-12-10 07:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Worried parents heart of terror probe
When five young American Muslims were arrested in Pakistan over possible links to terrorism, a key break in the case came not from federal agents or spies, but parents worried their sons may have made a terrible decision.

The families, based in the northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., area, were particularly concerned after watching what is described as a disturbing farewell video from the young men, showing scenes of war and casualties and saying Muslims must be defended.

Posted by ed 2009-12-10 08:25|| 2009-12-10 08:25|| Front Page Top

#3 some of the Paks already feel that the US is responsible for their internal terrorism (others blame India, Israel or Britain).

This will help the 'blame the US' groups.

Posted by lord garth 2009-12-10 08:28|| 2009-12-10 08:28|| Front Page Top

#4 These pious lads wanted to go to Afghanistan, probably to shake hands and say how proud they are of the American troops. The market booms they leave to the locals.

Posted by ed 2009-12-10 08:31|| 2009-12-10 08:31|| Front Page Top

#5 One of them was a student at Howard University, according to the US officials.

Difficult to believe, Howard being such a bastian of conservatism. He was probably forced to take a Gov't scholarship grant, ROTC, College of Meds to become an Army psychiatrist, or something.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-12-10 08:33|| 2009-12-10 08:33|| Front Page Top

#6 According to the Telegraph UK:

The FBI had been searching for the men since their families reported them missing and expressed fears they may have gone to Pakistan. One was a dental student at Howard University in Washington, a traditionally black university.

Posted by Willy 2009-12-10 10:06|| 2009-12-10 10:06|| Front Page Top

#7 according to McClatchy News:

SLAMABAD, Pakistan The five young American men detained in Pakistan were seeking jihad, or holy war, and were planning a big attack when arrested, local authorities in central Punjab charged Thursday.

Usman Anwar, the chief of police in the town of Sargodha, told McClatchy that the five men, all from the Washington area, were seeking a link to an ultra-radical jihad group, possibly al Qaida.

"It's above Jaish. It's something more serious than that," Anwar said in a telephone interview, referring to Jaish-e-Mohammad, the group that's been implicated in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl.

Posted by lord garth 2009-12-10 12:50|| 2009-12-10 12:50|| Front Page Top

#8 In the UK, we have a race of people called " British Muslims " who are anything but British in their outlook on our decadent country, it seems the USA has a variation of them too.

Posted by Dave UK 2009-12-10 13:12|| 2009-12-10 13:12|| Front Page Top

#9 Something akin to our...Irish-Americans I take it? (tongue firmly planted in cheek)

Posted by Besoeker 2009-12-10 13:42|| 2009-12-10 13:42|| Front Page Top

#10 No one seems to want to discuss they attended the Saudi/Wahabi school in DC prior to college and whether they worshiped at Maj Hasan's mosque. Wonder why?

Posted by tipover 2009-12-10 18:10|| 2009-12-10 18:10|| Front Page Top

#11 I dunno, tipper - any ideas? ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-12-10 19:12|| 2009-12-10 19:12|| Front Page Top

#12 Oops - I mean tipover.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-12-10 19:12|| 2009-12-10 19:12|| Front Page Top

#13 I hope that the Al Shabaab, Al Qaeda, Abu Sayyaf, Hamas, et al, don't find out that 9 out of every 10 Americans trying to jihad with them is a CIA spy. Just saying, cuz it would be bad if they found out. So keep it hush-hush. Just between us. k?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-12-10 20:09|| 2009-12-10 20:09|| Front Page Top

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