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In province Pakita of Eastern Afghanistan, what are described as "anti America elements" are publicly using a self established Radio Station to convince the Afghans of the province to join them for holy war (Jihad) against the Americans and the provisional government of Hamid Karzai. Sounds like Fazl or Qazi bought Hek a radio trasmitter...
"Throughout Friday and today (Saturday), an announcement is being made from an unknown Radio Station, urging the people of the province to organize themselves to fight another holy war against the government of Hamid Karazai and the presence of Americans and other foreign troops," the intelligence information from across the Durand Line revealed here. That would be in Pakistan, which is very possibly where the station's located...
According to the information received here, the announcement has been heard again and again by the residents of the entire area. "The US-led allied troops have been trying their level best to locate the Radio Station and also to recognize and apprehend those making these announcements but all efforts failed so far," the source requesting anonymity said. In that case they're not trying. Radiolocation's pretty simple technology...
"Hamid Karzai is just a puppet in the hands of Americans and the governance in Afghanistan is non-Islamic. It is therefore Jihad (holy war) is the obligation of all the Muslims, especially those living in Afghanistan. Get up and organize yourself in the name of Allah to protect your country from the hands of non-Muslims," the source quoting the words of the announcement stated. "'Cuz you know what them furriners is like!"
The Allied troops are active round the clock for locating the place where the Radio Station has been established. They have already asked their immediate command in the vicinity to send sophisticated intelligence equipment for tracing the Radio Station, it is learned. Rivet Joint â or one of its much more modern successors â would find it in a matter of seconds. The 82nd's intel battalion probably has a successor to Trailblazer, which'd find it just about as quick. It just takes longer to set up — like 20 minutes.
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You should "Reuthers"-ize the title, putting quotes around "radio free", thusly.
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Jihad, jihad, jihad. Don't these losers ever get tired of waging war? Every single Mulim fanatic that is caught should be lined up and shot, no questions asked.
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We had WW2, because WW1 was ended by armistice. We are having Taleban2 in Afghanistan, because the State Department pressured the Northern Alliance to submit to armistice arrangements with the Pashto jihadis. Now the U.S. Commander in Chief is pushing for a "coalition" in post-Saddam Iraq, which will contain jihadis.
Police said militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle with a grenade near a bus stand at Kulgam in Anantnag district south of Srinagar Sunday. "The grenade missed the target and exploded on the road injuring 40 people," a police official told Reuters. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack. At least they managed to get the grenade in the same county...
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Source: SANA
Al Qaeda, the remaining members of Taliban or the forces of Gulbadin Hekmatyar did not take refuge in Pakistan after carrying out subversive activities in Afghanistan. In an interview with BBC, Director General ISPR Rashid Qureshi said that there was no truth in the news. âPakistani security forces and intelligence agencies are cooperating and coordinating with the US and the ISAF. Whenever we receive any report, Pakistani intelligence agencies and security forces take action. However, the allegations you are referring to have not been communicated to us by any bodyâ, he said. "There's a form you have to fill out, see? And the form wasn't filled out, so we haven't had anything on it..."
Asked what was the need of deploying 60,000 Pakistani troops in addition to the militia on the Afghan border he said, â The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has many mountainous and jungle areas. We have to man the borders on our side. Pakistan has sealed the borders. We do not allow anybody to enter Pakistan without valid travel documents. If any such element had slipped through earlier and we receive information we will take actionâ. "Since nobody in the area has valid documents — it's a cultural thing, you wouldn't understand — nobody gets in."
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Jungle areas? Does he know what country he's talking about?
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Source: Pakistan Daily News
Pakistani and US-Afghan forces on the Pak-Afghan border near Angoor Adda of South Waziristan Agency exchanged heavy machinegun fire on the night between Thursday and Friday. Details of loss to human lives or property could not be ascertained. Local sources and government officials said that a rocket launcher shell, fired from across the border, fell into the Pakistani territory. Another wedding party?
The fire was returned, which resulted in the exchange of heavy machinegun fire from both sides for more than one hour. All communication links between Angoor Adda and the rest of the country were suspended throughout Friday, while roads leading to the troubled area were closed for few hours for all kind of traffic. Local people said the situation on the Pak-Afghan border was extremely tense amidst reports that a number of Afghan families were preparing to cross into Pakistan due to the presence of the force and round-the-clock surveillance by US helicopters. Pakistani officials disclosed that fresh contingents of scouts and armed forces have been dispatched to Angoor Adda to control the situation. I wonder if they're going to "control the situation" by providing reinforcements, or if they're going to throw a bucket of cold water over the locals jumping up and down and waving their guns?
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Folks: The same Pak troops who helped MMA jihadis receive a majority vote in the recent elections, can afford to shoot at U.S. troops because almost 19% of U.S. taxpayer aid to Pakistan, goes to the jihad-provinces.
AMERICANS ARE PAYING JIHADIS TO KILL AMERICANS. AMERICAN TORT LAWYERS DON'T HOLD TO THE FANATICAL DELUSION THAT THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF IS A COMMON GENIUS, OF THE ORDER OF WILL ROGERS. AS YOU WILL FIND OUT. A much smarter person than you or I, once said: "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance."
The DAP is pleading with Umno and PAS to seriously think about taking on a more moderate stance in matters concerning Islam so as to dispel the notion that Malaysia is a terrorist hotbed. Referring to the New Yearâs Eve messages of major Indonesia-based Muslim groups Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama, DAP chairperson Lim Kit Siang said Malaysia should consider a more moderate stand on Islam. âIf such voices of moderation (Indonesian groups) can be the mainstream opinion in a country which is home to the majority of the worldâs Muslims, it should be the guiding voice and principle for Malaysia which is a more pluralistic nation,â he said in a statement today. Lim quoted Muhammadiyah chairperson Ahmad Syafii Maarif as saying that there was no need to push on for shariah, but to âtake the substance of Islamic values and implement them in Indonesia, not the symbolsâ. I guess there's always hope. But it's still probably too early for the tide to turn. When they really do stop thinking of terms of "justice for Muslims" and start thinking in terms of "liberty and justice for all," that's when we'll have won.
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Imam Samudra, one of the suspected masterminds of the Bali bombings, has reiterated his anti-American sentiments, while authorities say official charges will soon be laid against the suspected culprits. "Pray for America's destruction," Samudra shouted on Saturday while being taken by police to stage a re-enactment of meetings allegedly held by the suspects to plan the attacks. âThe war is not over yet! Islam must win! America must be destroyed!â I'd suggest we pray God strike Samudra, and all the people like him, dead.
Samudraâs anti-American outburst adds weight to fellow suspect Amroziâs claim that the sole aim of the bombings was to kill as many Americans as possible. Oh! Well, why didn't you say so? That makes it okay...
But some analysts still harbor doubts about this claim, as almost half of the 192 people killed in the October 12 nightclub bombings were Australian, whereas there were only six American casualties. Conspiracy theorists reckon there may have been a military role in the killings, although there is no hard evidence yet to verify this.
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So incompitent its pathetic. Wants to kill Americans, instead he kills Australians. If we hadn't caught him the Argentinians, Albanians, Algerians and Afghanistani would have been next in line before the knucklehead figured it out.
A lone assailant has shot and killed a peace negotiator for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the Philippines, the military said Sunday. MILF negotiator Edu Abdulah, 45, died instantly from four gunshot wounds. He was shot outside the residence of senior MILF adviser Ghadzali Jaafar in the town of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat province. Authorities suspect the motive for the killing could be personal grudge, and a manhunt has been launched for the killer. Is this more fallout from the bikini competition?
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Boys, before coming to the negotiating table, remember to put the safety on.
North Korean generals have ordered their forces on to a heightened alert ahead of a crucial international meeting in Washington today that could decide whether the US adopts a policy of conciliation or steps up its nuclear standoff with Pyongyang. The timing couldnt be worse for us. It really is an Axis, isn't it.
The leading syncophants top brass of the North's army met at the weekend to prepare for a possible worsening of the crisis, which the state media said had entered a "very serious and unpredictable" stage. They ought to know.
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One of the great unknowns is the loyalty of the NK military "top brass". NK doesn't have mulitiple elite units like the Repulican Guard and special Republican Guard as in Iraq. They do have several units that protect the dear leader (also bring him women and cars and stuff). However, these units do not have the biggest artillary, the best tanks, etc. If a NK commander got hot enough and had a few pals in the other units near the Dear Leader palace, things could get interesting fast.
Right off the bat, can we stop using the "if" stuff? Its insulting.
By Neil MacFarquhar
The New York Times
MOSUL, Iraq â Sheik Talal Salim al-Khalidi, the portly chieftain of the Bani Khalid tribe, stomped through a farming hamlet in his fief on the broad, flat Mosul plains, gloating that the mud oozing underfoot heralded an auspicious sign in the face of a possible U.S. attack. "God is fair. Whenever we face some kind of oppression, he compensates us with something else," proclaimed the sheik, wearing a headdress, a gray suit and a ground-length flowing gray wool cloak edged in gold. Three men armed with Kalashnikovs and one with a machine gun dogged his every footstep. When I first read this, I started humming the theme to "The Beverly Hillbillys" (and up from the ground comes a bubblin crude.......
"The same thing happened in December 1998, when the Americans were bombing us; we had heavy rains that year," he said, recalling a bountiful harvest. Well dang buddy, we should come by more often then! Hows your palm pilot look for say around next month or so?
Intensely devout, armed and nationalistic, the storied tribes of Iraq have played a pivotal role in controlling the country under the Ottomans, the British, the monarchy and especially Saddam Hussein. They have remained the ultimate swing voters in the brutal politics of the Middle East.
Iraq's tribes are under increased scrutiny as the Bush administration casts about for some credible force that can help it oust Saddam. The country is home to about 150 major tribes, which break down into about 2,000 smaller clans. The largest number more than 1 million people, the smallest a few thousand. Of the larger groups, roughly 30 to 35 are believed to have a significant role in controlling Iraq.
The tribal formula worked for the United States in Afghanistan last year. Cash payments persuaded chieftains to abandon the Taliban. There has been talk of similar payments in Iraq, but few expect it to be quite so simple here.
Iraqi opposition figures interviewed in London say the United States is working hard to forge some sort of tribal link, meeting with chieftains in neighboring countries to see if they can influence their Iraqi cousins. All major tribes in Iraq have related branches in Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the other Gulf states and Turkey, although under Quranic prescriptions, loyalty to the national tribal leader trumps relations across borders, no matter how extensive.
"We can talk about the father of the father of the father and all their fathers back 1,600 years," Talal said. But ask us what the difference is between AC and DC electricity, and we'll look at you like the RCA victor dog.
The question hanging over the tribes now is how deep their professed loyalty runs. They could become a nightmare for any U.S. force penetrating Iraq, a patriotic guerrilla army spread throughout the country. Talal, echoing other tribal chiefs, said he had placed a request with the local Baath Party leader in Mosul for heavier arms, like rocket-propelled grenades, anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank weapons to help fight the Americans, but he has yet to receive a response.
Saddam has worked diligently in recent years to woo the tribes, dispensing cash, cars, arms, schools and other bounty to assure their loyalty. At the same time, those who failed to kowtow, or worse, plotted rebellions, have been brutally suppressed, their chiefs killed, replaced or driven into exile, their houses destroyed, their crops burned.
Opposition figures in London report that Saddam summoned the chiefs of the southern tribes to Baghdad three months ago and demanded that they vow not to repeat the 1991 uprisings against him that followed the Persian Gulf War. Now, think about that for a second. Since when does a supreme dictator demand a "vow"?
The tribes could also be waiting for the right moment to rise up against the Baghdad government, though if they are, they are understandably not advertising it. Hello My name is Mr. Solo from the CIA. My friends in the northern alliance said you might be looking to increase your holdings and position here in Boogerglop Iraq. If you like you are more than welcome to call them and check my references, Im sure they will give a glowing account of how we were able to work together during the recent unpleasantness.
"You cannot ignore them because they are an important element of the government," said one Western envoy in Baghdad. "But you cannot expect the tribes alone to change the regime in Iraq."
The tribes slice across the society along a different axis than the traditional Iraqi divisions between Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, with some tribes including Sunni, Shiite and even Christian members.
Pride of place naturally goes to Saddam Hussein's tribe, the Tikritis, whose members fill many senior government positions, as well as important posts in security organizations and the presidential guard. Tikritis = Taliban. First up against the wall when the revolution comes.
The Baath Party, which came to power in 1968 with Saddam as a vice president, painted the tribes as outdated, with loyalty owed to the state and the president rather than to the tribe and the chief. Even the use of tribal names was banned. (Another explanation for the policy was that it was to disguise the predominance of Saddam's tribe in the government.)
Things began changing in the 1980s, when the government needed soldiers for the fight against Iran, and the tribes obliged.
But it was after Baghdad lost control of large swaths of the country in the years after the Gulf War that Saddam truly resurrected the role of the tribes. He reached out to the leaders, allocating them specific sectors of the country to supervise in exchange for more autonomy over tribal affairs.
Talal, who says his tribe has about 100,000 armed men all over Iraq, is proud of the tribe's various roles in the 1990s. It was assigned a 72-mile section of highway to protect at night in southern Iraq, for example. "It became a duty to prove our loyalty to the president," said the sheik, who has been a member of the rubber-stamp Iraqi parliament for the past three years. Of course by way of compensation for his efforts Talal can also now use the same highway to smuggle guns drugs and satellite TV units for sale on the bagdhad black market.
"The tribal leaders were very happy that their old role was to be returned," said Wamidh Nadhmi, a political science professor at Baghdad University. "They were good at protecting roads, delivering water and sorting out the problems the government can't. I don't think they have the strength they did in the early days of Iraq, though, when they outgunned and outnumbered the Iraqi army." Insert boilerplate answer Here:
On a visit to Naharat Nimrud, a tribal hamlet, Talal listed the benefits accrued from the president. Right off the main road sits the Saddam Mosque, then a new school and an infirmary, all paid for by Saddam. When crops of wheat and barley fail, the president regularly forgives all government loans for seeds and fertilizer.
Various sheiks scoff at the idea that U.S. money might persuade crucial tribes to switch sides.
Sheik Ahmed Mohiedin Zangana, the leader of a small Kurdish tribe opposed to his U.S.-allied brethren in the north, noted that he had already assigned members of his tribe positions to take up around the city of Mosul and elsewhere in the event of an attack, although he, too, awaits heavier weapons.
"I have my specific plans to distribute members of the tribe if paratroopers land," he said. "Each sniper knows his special assignment." To provide a moving target for the 101st airborne, most likely. /SPAN>
Talal described the likely resistance in religious terms. "We protect the nation's land, and we would consider killing Americans a jihad in the service of God if they come here as aggressors," he said. "The Quran says an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, so when anybody kills us, we will kill them."
The British experience during World War I is a cautionary history cited often in Iraq these days. Expecting a warm tribal welcome when they marched into Iraq to toss out the Ottomans, the British instead were met with hostile tribes united to fiercely fight them.
"The graveyards of the British are still in Iraq," Talal said. Yes, because unlike you yabbos, they managed to get out of town now and then....
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Israeli police said that several people were killed in two large explosions in Tel Aviv Sunday that appeared to be the work of a pair of suicide bombers. "To my sorrow there are deaths ... It seems according to evidence in the area that we are talking of two suicide bombers," Yossi Sedbon, Tel Aviv Police chief, told Israeli army radio. FoxNews reports that Islamic Jihad has claimed the credit. At least 15 are dead, 30 injured...
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And wasn't it a few days ago that some idiot in the NYT proclaimed that, because there were no successful suicide attacks for a month, that Israel should back down?
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And these idiots do this three weeks before the elections in Israel which is sure to get more votes for the Likud Party. Which is a good thing, but not for the Paleostinians.
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Denny,
You've hit the nail on the head there twice (good shot!).
1) The Israelis are democratic. The Paleostinians are not.
2) Yes, the Paleostinians really are idiots to do this three weeks before an election that (due largely to their own actions) will bring in a hardline rightwing party. This will cooincide neatly (but not from the Paleostinians point of view) with the expected opening of hostilities with Iraq.
It's been suggested that Sharon has been asked to cool it whilst all the buildup takes place. Once things kick-off, he may be given a free hand to react to these 'actions'. Then the Paleostinians will have something to worry about.
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13 members of two families were killed overnight Saturday in an isolated village near the city of Blida.
Late Saturday, suspected militants ambushed and bombed a military and civil defense convoy in the Aures mountain range, 430 kilometers southeast of Algiers. An unspecified number of assailants set off bombs with the help of acetylene-filled bottles as the convoy passed by the village of Teniet El-Abed, near the city of Batna. Government and hospital officials have not yet confirmed the attack nor given an official toll of the dead and wounded. The ambush was the worst against security services since a December 17 attack left 10 security forces dead at Sidi Medjaded near Miliana, 120 kilometers west of the capital.
In recent weeks, the Algerian military, accused by Islamic parties of using unnecessary excessive force most of the time, has been active in the Aures mountains, fighting an armed group that has been setting up roadblocks for extortion purposes. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), one of Algeria's two main militant groups, is purportedly active in the northeast of the country, where the convoy attack took place. Wiping out entire families is the hallmark of GAI, but the Salafists do it, too. Both groups are involved with the local crooks.
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Immigration officers at Canadian-U.S. border crossings have been swamped since New Year's Day by a flood of hundreds of undocumented Pakistanis and Arabs attempting to get out while the getting's good claim refugee status as the U.S. cracks down on illegal immigrants as part of its war on "terrorism". The surge at crossings in Quebec, Ontario, and, to a lesser extent, British Columbia, appears to reflect mounting fear among foreigners without legal status in the United States, particularly those of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and North African origin, that they now face a greater risk of deportation from the United States. Damn! It's working!
"It's too dangerous to stay; I'm too frightened by the mood in the U.S.," Tariq Mohammed, 27, a Pakistani told the Boston Globe. He said he had overstayed a student visa by seven years to take a succession of jobs - the last as assistant manager of a warehouse in Rhode Island. He arrived in Montreal yesterday and hopes Canada will grant him permanent asylum. Only overstayed by seven years? A trifle...
"Until 9/11, America had a tolerance for the people who work hard. Even if [we] were technically breaking some law of immigration or legal residency, no one cared," he said. "But now, I am too afraid of arrest and deportation. America is so full of hatred and vengeance toward Muslims." Terrible of bin Laden and his thugs to pee in your soup, wasn't it?
"So I come to Canada, a more humanitarian place." "... since they haven't killed thousands of Canucks yet."
Under the "smart border" agreement reached by Ottawa and Washington last month, refugee claimants who arrive at Canadian entry points from the United States will, in most cases, automatically be turned back and forced to take their chances under the stricter U.S. system. No firm date has been set for implementing the agreement, but it could take effect as early as spring. "So I'm grabbin' my turban and gettin' out while the gettin' is good..."
Similar dramatic increases in refugee applicants, most without passports or carrying questionable documents, occurred at crossings in Fort Erie, Ontario â near Buffalo â and Windsor, Ontario, just across from Detroit. "Hmmm... Hey, Harry! Does Pakistan print its passports on yellow lined paper?"
The U.S. Patriot Act, passed in 2001, has given the Justice Department broad powers to detain non-citizens on national security grounds, to hold them in custody indefinitely, or deport them to their countries of origin. Other sweeping new laws and regulations require ''non-permanent'' U.S. residents from at least 20 nations in the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa to register with federal authorities by the end of next month, provoking fears of mass deportations. Seems to work kind of like shining a light in a cupboard and watching the roaches run...
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"technically breaking some law of immigration or legal residency" hmmm?
sounds like the pablum served up when they quit calling 'em illegal aliens. Now they're undocumented immigrants
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More to the point, now they're Canada's problem.
The southern rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) accused Friday the government of trying to capture an oil-rich region in order to allow Austrian, Chinese, Malaysian and Swedish companies to go ahead with exploration plans. "The army wants to drive the SPLA and the civilians out to allow companies to explore for oil," SPLA spokesman Yasser Arman told AFP by telephone from Eritrea. "It's all about oil..."
The Sudanese government denied Thursday that its forces were attacking in the oil-rich regions in the south. "Nope. Wudn't us."
But Arman said Khartoum's troops were trying to drive the rebels out of two exploration zones, Block 4 and Block 5A, currently controlled by both sides. Block 4 cover parts of Kordofan, Unity, and Bahr el-Ghazal states, and Block 5A lies primarily in Unity State and northern Bahr el-Ghazal. He charged President Omar al-Beshir's government was violating a truce which was signed on October 15 and extended in November until March 31. Violate a truce? In Sudan? Pshaw!
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Those nasty Swedish Imperialists!`Scuse me,I got to page John Pilger...
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The Sudanese government has informed the USA of its dissatisfaction with the level of relations between Khartoum and Washington. it called for addressing issues of differences between the two countries at the top of which were sanctions imposed on Sudan - Sudan Peace Act - and suspension of investment. Lemme see, here. Sudan used to sponsor terrorism and played host to Binny and his crew of murderous cut-throats. The country still crucifies people, and its Arabized inhabitants have the habit of kidnapping nubile young Nubian maidens and enslaving them, after slaughtering their relatives... That might be why we weren't so hot on them...
Speaking for the first time after the Sudanese delegation returned from Washington, undersecretary in the Ministry of External Relations Dr Mutrif Siddiq said the delegation held successive meetings with officials in Washington and raised the issue of bilateral ties. The delegation raised the government's dissatisfaction with the level of bilateral ties, particularly that the USA was a mediator in the [peace] negotiations. On the other hand, Sudan did kick Binny out after he boomed our embassies. They've maintained a low, but pro-American profile since 9-11. Bashir's lately arrested the more blood-thirsty Islamists, and even kicked them out of his cabinet. The gummint has been working on a peace treaty with the southern rebels, even though both sides pretty routinely break the truce when they think they can get away with it...
Dr Siddiq said the delegation presented a number of demands aimed at removing deficiencies in the bilateral ties which he summed up as reviewing and addressing sanctions imposed on Sudan, besides a number of issues which Mutrif termed as known. Presumably the "we demand that you think about revising the sanctions against us..." was for domestic consumption. "We request" would have been better phrasing.
The undersecretary general said Washington made a commitment to the delegation that it would boost the peace process and would side with the option of ending the war. Washington also promised to provide the requirements necessary to facilitate negotiations in the next round of peace talks due to be held next January. "Hokay," Powell's deputy assistant undersecretary said, "we'll work on getting together a checklist of things you've got to do to get off the poop list."
"It won't include regime change, will it?" the undersecretary general asked, nervously.
"Not unless you crucify someone."
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"That all?"
"No. Ya gotta stop stealing people and enslaving them. The Secretary of State is funny about that sort of thing."
The European Union on Friday said it was concerned about Sudan's respect for human rights and asked its government not to carry out a series of executions and amputations set for Jan. 5. An EU statement issued by the Greek presidency asked Sudan to commute death and amputation sentences imposed on five people. It did not provide any further details on the five. "The EU urges the government of Sudan to commute these sentences by presidential pardon and avoid the executions by hanging or the cross-amputations," the EU said in a statement issued in Athens. At least they haven't crucified anyone lately.
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I'm sure that the Sudanese are going to listen to the EU.
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The United States' aim of carrying out "regime change" will not stop in Baghdad, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said, accusing Washington of seeking to assure Israel's regional dominance. Excellent analysis, Kamal...
"United States policy is not limited to Iraq, as the Americans want to change a number of regimes in the region so that Israel will be dominant," the foreign minister said, without saying which governments were next on Washington's list. The Soddies might be higher on the list than Iran is. There's a good chance the Iranians will hang Kamal on their own, without any U.S. troops in sight. He labors under the misapprehension that if there were a dozen western-style democracies living in the Middle East that we'd choose the Israeli side in every dispute because they're Israelis. And that it would matter if we did...
"Every country must try to prevent the United States from attacking, by resolving the Iraq problem by diplomatic means," he added. Perhaps you could send a crew of crack diplomats to shoot Sammy?
But Kharrazi said he was confident the United States would not attack Iran, which US President George W. Bush has lumped into an "axis of evil" along with Iraq and North Korea. They really take that "axis of evil" designation to heart, don't they? It's just words — kind of like "the Great Satan."
"The United States will not attack Iran, because Iran is not Iraq and has not violated any international rules," Kharazi asserted. "Well, maybe a few, having to do with sponsoring international terrorism..."
"The US is trying to strike blows against us and does constitute a threat for our country, but this does not mean they will attack us militarily." Certainly not. We're expecting them to fall, pulled down by the weight of their own corruption and brutality.
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There acting like a jealous neighbor: " say, what's wrong with me, not worthy enough of your wrath? I'm just as important a member of the axis of evil as Iraq." In fact, its sort of odd that both NorKor and Iran seem to be going out of their respective ways to compete for whose next!
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Russia believes the branding of Iran as part of an evil axis is unjustified, First Deputy Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Trubnikov said. For the US to reckon Iran among its so-called "axis of evil" does not have a sufficient foundation. On the other hand, Russia sees Iran as an important regional partner, Trubnikov said. "Dont worry. We like you. Say! Is that... cash?"
He added: "Tehran not only denounces international terrorism in words but has demonstrated in deed, in particular in Afghanistan, its readiness to participate in the struggle against this global evil." Assuming it suits their purposes...
He noted that "the Iranian side immediately denounced the recent hostage-taking by Chechen terrorists in Moscow." While the semiofficial press enthused about the heroism of the Chechens...
"Moreover, our experience of cooperation with Iran confirms that this state is able to play a positive role in the settlement of conflict situations, in consolidation of stability and security in the region," Trubnikov said. "They just haven't. But we're sure they could."
"Russia is continuing regular political dialogue with Iran, encouraging the constructive participation of Tehran in international and regional affairs with an accent on the fight against terrorism, drug business, disarmament, non-proliferation and export control," he further said. "Mmmm... Looks like butter on that side of the bread..."
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The only way a Kilo class attack sub could use a nuke is if they used it like a truck bomb, parked it nearby and blew up the sub and all. There are far better ways to deliver a nuclear bomb especially since its unlikely a crew of raw Iranian submariner recruits could sail silently enough to avoid the US fleet.
I'd imagine that it would be tracked wherever it went and could be taken out (along with the other two the Iranians have) within hours (minutes?) of the order being given.
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01/06/2003 0:42 Comments ||
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putting on my jihadi hat (oops turban), I'd use this to transport the nuke, hijack a local pleasure boat and let it sail into the harbor.
I'd like to think we can track these, but I suspect they can go undetected easily enough.
Hmm this thing has missiles right? How big you need to be for anthrax anyway?
Middle East Online
Four hundred women will soon join Iran's policemen on the beat, the first such female recruits since the 1979 Islamic revolution, a police commander was quoted as saying Saturday. The new recruits are undergoing the same training as their male counterparts, except for learning to use heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, Mohtaram Massoud Maneshet told the official news agency IRNA. Their training is set to be completed by the end of the current Iranian year on March 21, 2003. Up to now, Iran's police have only employed women for administrative tasks or the strictly limited role of conducting body searches of female suspects, which male officers are not permitted to conduct. Maneshet said they will have a "nice poncho, specially designed for policewomen," and will not be obliged to wear the restrictive all-covering black chador, as "the hijab for policewomen should not impede their duties. "Their uniform will consist of trousers and a long coat, but they can also wear ski suits or other clothes depending on the mission." Sounds like they'll be less substantially clad than is the norm for Iranian society. Wonder how the street bullies are going to take it when the copperette on the beat show's an ankle? And how the vast majority of Iranian women are going to take having to continue wearing the "restrictive all-covering black chador" instead of a "nice poncho"? If it's good for the official geese, why isn't it good for the rest of the flock?
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01/05/2003 10:14 am ||
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The Americans are "100 times more savage" than the Iraqis and their threats to attack Baghdad are based on oil interests, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards army charged Thursday. "American policy is driven by force, and force has to be responded to by force," General Rahim Safavi said, quoted on state television. Oooh! Lookitdat! He's showing his fangs!
Alluding to a possible US attack against Iraq, Safavi said "behind this policy of war are cartels and the heads of the American oil industry". "It's all about oil."
And he warned Washington to think twice about eventually attacking Iran, which US President George W. Bush has lumped into an "axis of evil" together with Iraq and North Korea. "The US should know that if they threaten our country, Iranians will resist and defeat them," he asserted. "Yar! We'll beat 'em up! We'll gnaw on their infidel bones! Hrarf! Hrarf! Bring 'em on! Bring 'em o-o-o-o-n!"
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"OW! Ow! Holy Shiite! how the hell did the students get their counterrevolutionary hands on those GUNS??? Gun Control! Gun Control!"
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