[Tolo News] Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi, former Minister of Trade and a registered candidate for the spring Presidential elections, has criticized President Hamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtun face on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... 's decision to hold a Loya Jirga, calling it illegal and unnecessary.
"President Karzai must decide on the BSA himself," said Ahadi, a former Minister in Karzai's cabinet. "Holding a Loya Jirga to do it is against the law."
The Afghanistan's Caped President announced last week that a Loya Jirga would convene within a month in order to approve or disapprove the terms of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) negotiated between Washington and Kabul. The agreement is expected to outline the U.S.' role in Afghan national security after the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... combat mission ends in December of 2014.
"The Jirga will assess all aspects of the agreement and the representatives of the citizens will make a final decision on the BSA. The citizens are authorized to make a final decision, and the government will only obey their decision," President Karzai said at a presser last Monday.
With the security transition occurring simultaneous to a formative moment in Afghan politics -- the 2014 Presidential and Provincial Council elections -- the commentary on Karzai's decisions from Afghan leaders, and election candidates, has never been as loud or more abundant.
Karzai's choice to defer to the Jirga for a final decision on the BSA, the terms of which are said to be largely settled after U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... made an unexpected trip to Kabul this past weekend, has been met with mixed response. Many Afghan Parliamentarians have spoken out in solidarity, voicing their support for Karzai's decision to leave the fate of the security pact up to one of the more traditional methods of democracy in Afghanistan.
"There are some elements that are trying to prevent the Loya Jirga from happening, but this Jirga must be held so that we can weigh the pros and cons of the Bilateral Security Agreement," said Senator Hadayatullah Rahayi last week.
However, alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk... others politicians, like Ahadi, are outright against the decision to defer to a Jirga what many consider to be an agreement that will determine whether Afghanistan sinks or swims in the coming years.
Other registered Presidential candidates have urged for the BSA to be signed as soon as possible, joining a chorus of experts, Afghan and U.S. officials who think it would devastating for Afghanistan's future to not have an agreement in place. But none have, like Ahadi has, weighed in on the merits of relying on a Jirga to make the final call.
Ahadi also cautioned against interference in the elections, emphasizing the importance of transparency and the neutrality of the government. He criticized the creation of a different Jirga, announced on Saturday, that seeks to reduce the number of Presidential candidates running in the election, which currently stands at 26.
"If candidates negotiate among themselves, it's fine, but there was no need for the creation of a committee," said Ahadi. He went on to assert that he had no intentions of withdrawing from the race.
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Maybe the Republicans should give up on this convention shit and have a Loya Jirga in Chicago. Never underestimate the value of entertainment.
[Tolo News] President Hamid Karzai's office on Monday said in a statement that the President had met with Mawlana Fazl Rahman, the head of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, in Kabul twice over the course of Saturday and Sunday in hopes of gaining ground in peace negotiations with the Taliban.
"Mawlana's trip to Afghanistan was very important," said Mawlawi Shahzada Shahid, a spokesman for the High Peace Council (HPC). "Mawlana is a powerful cleric in Pakistan, and this was his first trip to Kabul since the Russian invasion."
Others are less hopeful that sit-downs between the Pakistani religious leader and Karzai will have a significant impact on the peace process. The Pakistani Taliban have even criticized Rahman's trip and asked him to provide details about his visits to Kabul.
Officials of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam have said that Rahman's visit to Afghanistan comes with respect for the struggle of the Afghan Taliban and their "sacrifice."
With Taliban elements in Pakistan condemning the trip and Rahman's own cohort qualifying it with overtures to the Afghan Taliban, it is no surprise that some are dubious of how productive discussions between Karzai and Rahman can be for the peace process.
"We shouldn't think that those who have made us suffer over the past three decades will bring us flowers, it's a waste of time and a self-deception," said MP Abdul Jabar Qahraman.
While some think it is absurd to have confidence in figures like Rahman because they have been in bed with the Taliban in both Pakistan and Afghanistan for so long, others have opposite reasoning yet come to the same conclusion. People like Waheed Mujda, and Afghan political expert, think Rahman is not close enough to the Afghan Taliban to affect Kabul's peace process in any notable way.
"If the goal of Afghanistan was to use Mawlana Fazl Rahman for peace, I think the government is wrong," Mujda said. "If Mawlana has any influence on the Taliban, he would first have an impact on the Pakistani Taliban."
Some Pakistani officials have said that Rahman traveled to Kabul through Dubai in an attempt to keep his departure hushed. They did not elaborate on whether or not this was because he may have faced resistance if it had been widely known that he was on his way to kabul.
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[Tolo News] Taliban leader Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... warned Sunday an agreement between Washington and Kabul on maintaining a US military presence in Afghanistan after 2014 would have "serious consequences".
The United States and Afghanistan are negotiating the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) on the future of US forces in Afghanistan when NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... 's mission ends in late 2014, including the number of bases and the status of any soldiers remaining there.
After marathon talks in Kabul, Afghanistan's Caped PresidentHamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtun face on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... and US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... announced Saturday that they had reached a partial agreement, but had been unable to fully resolve the sensitive issue of American troop immunity.
"The invaders and their allies should understand (the signature) of the strategic agreement would have serious consequences for them," Mullah Omar said in a statement posted on a Taliban website, coinciding with the Moslem feast of Eid al-Adha.
The rebel leader also warned the US the maintenance of its bases on Afghan soil "will never be accepted" and "armed jihad will continue against them with more momentum."
The signing of a security agreement with the Americans would give the Afghan army, which is under-equipped and plagued by desertion, a supporting force after the withdrawal of 87,000 NATO troops by the end of 2014.
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[Al Ahram] Egyptian police fired teargas at protesters supporting deposed president Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Time principle, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... who gathered east of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on Monday afternoon, according to Ahram's Arabic news website.
The Moslem Brüderbund, from which Morsi hails, has urged its followers to gather on Monday to break their fast together on the eve of the Moslem feast of Eid Al-Adha.
Earlier in the day, supporters attempted to block the seafront road near the iconic Stanley Bridge in Alexandria, before clashing with security forces.
Three were incarcerated Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! in the melee.
The Brotherhood has repeatedly called for street protests since the former Islamist president's ouster, which they view as a "coup."
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[Al Ahram] Tunisia's opposition alliance on Monday called for country-wide protests next week, accusing ruling Islamists of holding up the start of negotiations and delaying the formation of a new government.
Political activity has ground to a halt in Tunisia since the murder of opposition MP Mohammed Brahmi in July, amid a bitter standoff between the ruling Islamist party Ennahda and the opposition.
The National Salvation Front (NSF), a loose coalition of opposition parties, called on Tunisians "in all regions, especially the capital" to take part in a "massive demonstration on October 23 to demand the appointment of a competent government."
The date marks the second anniversary of the election of the National Constitution Assembly, which was tasked with promulgating a new constitution but has failed to do so amid deep mistrust among political factions.
The opposition coalition on Monday accused Ennahda of manoeuvering to buy time and of aggravating Tunisia's political crisis by not sticking to its commitment to negotiate the formation of a cabinet of independents.
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Deda am!mo makes live islamists, live islamists make dead Copts and dead {good, not as bad} guys. Live ammo makes dead islamists and live Copts and {good, not as bad} guys.
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The Morsi backers were armed and probably fired first. Saw a photo of at least one 'petrol bomb' being deployed, too.
Security forces did what they needed to do.
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Given the existent economy and sanctions on the sitting government, the kinder gentler tools used by 'rich' Western countries are not available or practical. They just use the old fashion (re:historical) means of dealing with (as previously noted concerning the Copts) other death dealers.
[Al Ahram] Egyptian authorities freed Monday a Briton who was placed in durance vile Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! in the restive north Sinai town of El-Arish for possessing clothes similar to police uniforms, state media reported.
The Briton, who was not identified, was released on the orders of the general prosecution of El-Arish, said the official MENA news agency.
"The decision to release him comes after an investigation found him to be a pharmacist who had come to offer aid," the report said.
"He has no relation with any organization or group and the clothes which he had were bought by him abroad before coming to Egypt."
Police said earlier the 44-year-old also had a laptop with a picture of a man suspected of belonging to the Paleostinian Islamist group Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, that rules neighbouring Gazoo.
It said police had searched for the man after receiving reports of "a foreigner who frequents cafes and mixes with citizens.
"He was found in possession of a black jacket, black trousers and a pair of shoes suspected of being a Central Security Forces uniform," a police statement said, adding he also had two cellphones.
Wearing clothes that resemble police or military uniforms can lead to arrest in Egypt.
The Briton's detention came a day after an American man arrested in north Sinai in August hanged himself in a jail cell.
James Lunn had been tossed in the calaboose Book 'im, Mahmoud! for violating a curfew imposed in August as security forces battled loyalists of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Time principle, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator...
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[Al Ahram] Efforts by Islamist figure Ahmed Kamal Abul-Magd to mediate between the Moslem Brüderbund and interim government appear to have reached an impasse.
The Islamist thinker and constitutional expert attempted to end the current political deadlock by proposing that Islamists acknowledge the interim "revolutionary authority" as a first step towards national dialogue.
His suggestion has been rebuffed by Islamists, who consider it tantamount to legitimising a "coup" against the country's first democratically elected president.
Abul-Magd's initiative was launched almost a week ago and targeted pro-Morsi group - the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL). It was initially welcomed by Islamists before they accused the mediator of prejudice towards the country's interim leaders.
In response to the proposal, Mohammed Ali Bishr, Moslem Brüderbund figure and leading member of the NASL, outlined a set of stipulations for potential dialogue , including the rejection of "foreign interference" and any political role played by the military, which deposed Morsi on 3 July amid mass popular protests against his rule.
Abul-Magd urged Islamists to cease their "media and stunt escalation," which he said would only incur confrontation with other Egyptian forces.
'Bias' and 'Manoeuvre'
Bishr slammed the "conditions" Abul-Magd proposed as "unacceptable" and "biased."
"Accepting such conditions would bias one side over another, and amount to recognition of the coup, which is totally unacceptable," Bishr, former local development minister under Morsi, said in a statement on the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party website.
He also questioned Abul-Magd's reluctance to reveal the content of discussions without consent [from Islamists] on some "preconditions."
However, facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable... Bishr emphasised that his group welcomes initiatives for dialogue from any "impartial" party, conditional upon the return of what he termed "the constitutional legitimacy" of the suspended 2012 charter.
A day before Bishr's statement, mediator Abul-Magd said he would wait for a "formal" reply from the Brotherhood independent of any attempt to "manoeuvre" the situation.
During a visit to Cairo in early October, European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton called for dialogue and urged the Brotherhood and the interim administration to take part in an inclusive political process, but neither side appeared willing to heed the call.
Analysts have said that the Brotherhood would use street protests against the interim government as a bargaining chip to pressure for the release of prominent Islamist leaders jugged ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... by authorities following Morsi's deposition.
Egyptian authorities have carried out a sustained clampdown on the Islamist group and their allies since Morsi's ouster on 3 July. The majority of the group's mid- and upper-echelons have been rounded up, along with several thousands of other members and Islamist activists.
"I suppose the ball is no longer in my court, but rather in that of the National Alliance," the Islamist constitution specialist told independent daily Al-Shorouk on Sunday.
He noted that Islamists seemed to be suffering from "difficulties" and "internecine fissures," preventing them from "making wise decisions" regarding the country's political deadlock.
Interim authorities have imposed a transitional roadmap following Morsi's removal, which saw the 2012 constitution suspended and promised parliamentary elections and a presidential vote by early next year.
Egypt has plunged into cycles of political violence since Morsi's exit, with street fighting killing at least 1000 since.
In one of the bloodiest recent flare-ups, 57 people were killed on Sunday 6 October when Morsi loyalists clashed with opponents and security forces, on a day when thousands of pro-military protesters erupted into the streets to celebrate the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
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[Shabelle] In a bid to get to the root of the reported theft of UPDF food rations in Somalia, President Museveni on Thursday staged a surprise inquiry, questioning soldiers fresh from the battlefield.
After hours of listening to personal testimonies from low- cadre soldiers, the commander in chief was dumbfounded, sources at the meeting said.
Among other shocking things Museveni learnt that his commanders demanded money to influence the award of army contracts. It is said that at least one commander earned $50,000 (Shs 130m) to deliver a contract. The money was reportedly found stashed in his bed.
Museveni was reportedly surprised to hear that even some of the senior officers he wanted to investigate the scam, were implicated.
The Observer has learnt that after presiding at the Independence day celebrations in Rukungiri last Wednesday, Museveni moved to Singo army training school, in Nakaseke district on Thursday. When he reached the training camp, he called a meeting with the fresh returnees.
All the rank and file turned up but Museveni reportedly asked all commanders, right from corporals to leave. After the commanders left, the president asked the soldiers to speak freely.
Every soldier handpicked to speak read out his number and name, which Museveni's aides wrote down. Every single statement was recorded. In that meeting, sources say, soldiers pulled the veil off the widespread corruption in Somalia, involving high-ranking UPDF officers. Soldiers confirmed they ate one meal a day, which was of very poor quality.
They further said the dry rations given couldn't last a week, yet they were continuously in harm's way. Because of the poor welfare, the soldiers' morale to fight the al-Shabaab ... the personification of Somali state failure... gunnies was hugely dampened, they said.
The president, our source said, was very disturbed by the firsthand accounts of the soldiers. In the meeting, Museveni was also told that some senior army officers were cutting deals with contractors. They claimed that one captain was found with $50,000 stashed under his bed.
Interviewed for this story, Army Spokesman Lt Col Paddy Ankunda confirmed that the meeting took place. He said Museveni met the soldiers to welcome them back home and to thank them for their role in Somalia. He said the president held two meetings at Singo.
"Yes, the president ordered the commanders out of the meeting and told them to wait for their meeting. He met soldiers, first and then separately met with their commanders," Ankunda said.
Ankunda said the president had been deeply concerned by the alleged theft of army logistics in Somalia. He, however, declined to comment on the specifics of what transpired in the meeting.
"It would be speculative if I tell you what transpired in a meeting that I didn't attend," he said.
But our source said Ankunda attended the meeting.
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Among other shocking things Museveni learnt that his commanders demanded money to influence the award of army contracts.
[NYDAILYNEWS] A Libyan who has been held and interrogated for a week aboard a U.S. warship is now in New York awaiting trial on terrorism charges, U.S. officials said Monday.
The Al Qaeda suspect, known as Abu Anas al-Libi, has been under federal indictment in New York for more than a decade.
He's due to stand trial over whether he helped plan and conduct surveillance for the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998.
Two U.S. officials said he arrived in New York on Saturday and has been held while he awaits an arraignment in federal court.
Al-Libi would be the latest in a string of defendants to face civilian trials under President Barack Obama My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it...
Early in his term, he faced criticism for planning to prosecute admitted 9/11 criminal mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York.
Since then, however, the city has hosted the trial of Ahmed Ghailani, who received a life sentence on a terrorism charge in 2011.
Al-Libi, whose full name is Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, could be in court as early as Tuesday, officials said.
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[Dawn] When Taliban say something, the people of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. listen and local businessmen take the words seriously, as well.
The krazed killers' sinister influence on public life is a reality no one can avoid. Taliban are a reality, they are going to stay here in the foreseeable future, and they mean business about their decrees. People know all this very well.
That's the reason when Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) banned Malala Yousufzai's memoir 'I am Malala', it was taken seriously.
A major book selling firm of Peshawar cancelled its 'I am Malala' purchase order the day the Taliban decree was published by local newspapers.
"Who can dare ignore their words, they will blow us up," said a sales representative of the company.
Fear defines the choices people make these days in this city. So many deaths and sufferings have been suffered at the hands of the forces of dread and doom that the people have developed the knack to acknowledge the expanding Taliban threat.
They were left with restrict mobility long ago. An ineffective network of military and police checkposts, thrown in and around the provincial metropolis, carries a strong bearing on the city dwellers' daily life. Long queues of vehicular traffic at these checkposts have won a general public acceptance. The closure of previously frequented city roads has become a reality to live with.
Music parties on weddings are not considered a good idea, these days. Numerous local musicians have either migrated to other areas in the country or gave up their profession. The people avoid open and frank discussions about matters relating to religion. Late night, travel is not considered safe to-and-from areas in close proximity to Peshawar.
The krazed killers' pronouncements hold sway over the people's personal preferences and political thoughts. Sanity is losing space to fears of dread. An element of resilience,characteristic of brevity is there in public response to the Taliban threat. The submissive resilience is more of subjugation to the Taliban tyranny.
"Please don't put that book (I am Malala) on sale here, we don't want to get killed in an kaboom at this place," said a female customer, interrupting the salesperson when he was talking to another customer about the book store's decision to cancel its initial order for 20 books.
"A good number of the people have contacted us, but we asked them to contact booksellers in Islamabad," said the bookseller.
"We can't take risk with people's lives after the Taliban decree," remarked another salesperson. He said bookshops at Islamabad had removed the book from their display shelves.
His words conveyed a mix of surprise and shock. However, women are made to be loved, not understood... he was not wrong.
A major bookseller in Islamabad, originally a Peshawar-based company, which wound up its business from the lovely provincial capital in 2011 due to the growing Taliban danger, is not selling the book either.
"We are not selling the book and don't know who is the distributor," said its representative when contacted.
A growing space is being lost to the Death Eaters who have apparently been given the ease to take initiative and decide what is good for the people on the lam.
Taliban are a reality hard to miss, they decide what people should wear in schools and universities, whom they should not vote for in the general elections, and now they have also assumed the role to decide what people should not read. Co-existence with Death Eaters is the name of the game.
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Unhappy days are here again
the drones are gone from the sky again
Let's slaughter the singers of songs again
Unhappy days are here again!
[Dawn] The chief of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa ...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba... (JuD), Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, on Monday accused the US and India of trying to hamper efforts to help victims of Pakistain's earthquake.
Saeed's statement comes a day after the US and India agreed to step up cooperation and prevent financing of "extremist groups", including the Lashkar-e-Taiba ...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI... (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).
In annual talks between top economic officials, India and the US spoke of "expanding cooperation on countering illicit financing, including targeting the financial networks and fund-raising activities of terrorist organizations," Indian Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram said Sunday.
Saeed, however, once again denied accusations of any involvement in terrorism of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which is known in Pakistain for its relief work after natural disasters, particularly the 2005 Kashmire earthquake and 2010 floods.
"Their aim is to hamper the relief work of our charity Falah-e-Insaniyat foundation in the earthquake hit Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... , that's why they are trying to stop our funding," Saeed told news hounds.
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As per FREEREPUBLIC, the Cebu quake in the Philippines woke me up this AM.
Personally, I'm wondering iff this Cebu Quake is related to the one that created the island off Gwadar port, vee the so-called INDO-HIMALAYAN SUPER-CALDERA.
I believe that super-caldera related volcanism near Gwadar region = Sea of Pakistan will escalate + ultimately severely damage iff not destroy Pakland's seaports [Gwadar, Karachi, etc], causing such national, regional, + environmental havoc as to induce Nuclear-armed Pakistan into MilPol belligerency out of existential desperation, espec agz NUKE-ARMED INDIA.
SAEED SHOULD FORMALLY DECLARE JIHAD AGZ THE SUN + GWCC.
[Dawn] Police on Sunday said they have chalked out a strategy to ensure strict enforcement of the Punjab government's ban on collection of hides by proscribed outfits during Eidul Azha.
A senior police officer requesting anonymity told Dawn that the government of Punjab had already issued a notification regarding the ban on collection of sacrificial animal hides and fund raising by banned ...the word banned seems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all...
organizations.
"All the coppers concerned have been directed to proceed against such outlawed outfits who violate the ban," he said.
When asked whether the outlawed outfits found involved in violating the ban would be booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act, he replied in the negative and said there were sections of the Pakistain Penal Code that dealt with such violations.
It may be recalled that the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) had warned the police of ineffective enforcement of the ban on proscribed organizations who have set up camps to collect animal hides.
But so far no action has been taken against them by the police. The authorities believe that the money collected by banned organizations was being used for terrorism activities.
It was also suggested by the CTD that such organizations or their members found involved in collecting hides for raising funds should be booked under the ATA.
According to police sources, more than 70 cases had been registered against those found involved in collecting animal hides on Eidul Azha last year.
The booked people were associated with different banned outfits such as Lashkar-e-Jhangvi ... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ... , Al-Rehmat Trust, Harkat Jihad-e-Islami, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain ...a Sunni Deobandi organization, a formerly registered Pak political party, established in the early 1980s in Jhang by Maulana Haq Nawaz Jhangvi. Its stated goal is to oppose Shia influence in Pakistain. They're not too big on Brelvis, either. Or Christians. Or anybody else who's not them. The organization was banned in 2002 as a terrorist organization, but somehow it keeps ticking along, piling up the corpse counts... and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain.
When contacted, Bilal Saddique Kamyana, the city police officer, said they would enforce the ban on collection of animal hides by outlawed outfits and anybody found violating the ban would be booked.
"No banned organization will be allowed to set up camps to collect hides for raising funds."
On the other hand, more than 4,000 coppers and elite force commandoes will be deployed in the city to ensure peace on Eidul Azha. Leaves of the police and traffic wardens have been cancelled and a central control room has been established at the traffic office.
As part of the security, police officials will be deployed around 652 mosques, 73 open spaces and 67 imambargahs where Eid congregations will be held.
Parking of vehicles will not be allowed near mosques, imambargahs and open places where the Eid congregations will be held.
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[Dawn] Markazi Jamaat Ahle-e-Hadith (MJAH) Chief Senator Sajid Meer told news hounds on Sunday that the government had prepared a framework to initiate talks with Talibs.
The senator did not explain the framework.
"A majority of Taliban is against confrontation with the Pakistain army and the government," he claimed, adding "the talks with Taliban will remain successful if serious and wholehearted efforts from both sides are made." Then his lips fell off.
He said those creating hurdles in government-Taliban talks were against Pakistain.
Also, Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spends more time running his madrassah. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability... -Fazal Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ... sought talks between the government and the Taliban.
He told local party leaders the two parties (Taliban and the government) would have to be careful in dialogues. He criticised the government for raising power tariff.
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Not too sure why they don't just bill the Taliban... Oh. Wait. I forgot.
[Dawn] Although the scourge of militancy has resulted in the destruction of 58,312 houses in three tribal agencies of Fata, yet the question about compensation to the affected families is still unanswered.
A baseline survey conducted by Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) in South Wazoo, Orakzai and Kurram agencies shows that reconstruction of the damaged private houses requires approximately Rs17 billion. The FDMA has conducted door-to-door survey to assess damage in the militancy-stricken areas of the three agencies.
An official said that FDMA had approached the federal government and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide funds for the housing compensation project in three tribal agencies.
"The authority has yet to receive an affirmative response from any of them," the official said, adding that request about release of funds for damaged houses had been pending with the centre for the last two months.
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[Jpost] Al-Qaeda and the international organization of the Moslem Brüderbund met secretly last week in Jordan according to a source quoted by the Egyptian daily Al-Youm al-Sabaa on Saturday.
The meeting focused on the conflict in Egypt and Syria and an altercation broke out between a Brotherhood member and jihadist leader Mohammad al-Miqdad, and the latter asked the Brotherhood not to publicly denounce the actions of the jihadists.
The jihadists discussed their plans to start moving Syrian and Iraqi jihadists into Egypt in order to carry out terror operations there after the Eid al-Adha festival, which falls on Tuesday.
It was explained in the meeting that the attempted liquidation against the Egyptian interior minister and the attack on a satellite dish, which is part of the state's TV communication system, were meant to demonstrate that they could access vital institutions in Cairo.
[Dawn] Hundreds of thousands of Moslem pilgrims thronged Mount Arafat in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... on Monday for the high point of the annual Hajj, praying for an end to disputes and bloodshed.
Hell is the final abode for those who spill the blood of an innocent human, said Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, the Grand Mufti of the Ka'aba. "It sez so right in the Koran someplace. You could look it up!"
"Islam does not allow terrorism at any cost. Islam condemns all violence and terrorism plaguing the world today. Moslems should demonstrate a love for peace and unity," he said.
The Grand Mufti recalled the Islamic prohibition of killing and aggression, while insisting there is "no salvation or happiness for the Moslem nation without adhering to the teachings of the religion."
The top holy man also urged Moslems to avoid divisions, chaos and sectarianism.
"Your nation is a trust with you. You must safeguard its security, stability and resources," he said in his address to the Moslem world. "You should know that you are targeted by your enemy... who wants to spread chaos among you ... It's time to confront this."
Officials said around 1.5 million pilgrims descended on the site, where they offered prayers and listen to the annual sermon from the Saudi top holy man.
Helicopters hovered overhead and thousands of troops stood guard to organise roads flooded by men, women and kiddies streaming towards Mount Arafat.
The top holy man said Moslems throughout the world were going through a difficult time, and stressed that the global economic crisis could be controlled if the Islamic economic system was adopted. "Moslems should support the community by investing in their businesses," he urged.
Chanting "Labaik Allahuma Labaik" (I am responding to your call, God), many of them camped in small colourful tents and took shelter under trees to escape temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Special sprinklers were also helping cool the pilgrims.
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When did his lips (and the Mastodon sized cuspids) fall off / out?
[Rooters] A Malaysian court ruled on Monday that a Christian newspaper may not use the word "Allah" to refer to God, a landmark decision on an issue that has fanned religious tension and raised questions over minority rights in the mainly Mohammedan country. That's only right. Allen's an entirely different god, an idol, in fact. His representation is the stone they worship every year at this time. Christians and Jews worship an entirely different God, one that doesn't require human sacrifice.
The unanimous decision by three Mohammedan judges in Malaysia's appeals court overturned a 2009 ruling by a lower court that allowed the Malay-language version of the newspaper, The Herald, to use the word Allah - as many Christians in Malaysia say has been the case for centuries.
About 200 Moslems outside the court in the administrative capital Putrajaya, greeted the decision with shouts of "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest).
"As a Moslem, defending the usage of the term Allah qualifies as jihad. It is my duty to defend it," said Jefrizal Ahmad Jaafar, 39. Jihad is Islamic holy war or struggle.
RIGHTS OF THE MINORITY
Lawyers for the Catholic paper had argued that the word Allah predated Islam and had been used extensively by Malay-speaking Christians in Malaysia's part of Borneo island for centuries.
They say they will appeal against Monday's decision to Malaysia's highest court.
Christians in Indonesia and much of the Arab world continue to use the word without opposition from Islamic authorities. Churches in the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak have said they will continue to use the word regardless of the ruling.
Iran has been making cars for more than half a century, becoming the top producer in the Middle East. The distinctive Paykan, first produced in 1967, remains an enduring source of national pride. The Paykan, a replica of the British-made Hillman Hunter, dominated Iran's auto sales for years, even after the 1979 revolution, when the Iran National car company was nationalized. Just two years ago, Iran was producing 1.65 million cars a year, with exports to Syria, Iraq and Venezuela. Socialist poop-piles, every one.
Except for Iraq, surely...
This year alone, car production has plunged by 40 percent. From a rank of 13th in the world two years ago, Iran has fallen to 21st. And in the first half of 2013, the country shipped only 1,456 cars abroad -- a trickle compared with 2012.
The falloff reflects the crumbling of a key state-run Iranian industry, one that planners had hoped might one day help diversify an economy that remains highly dependent on energy. As government employees, autoworkers enjoy job protection, but their factories now lie increasingly idle.
"We see that many workers in the factories are just sitting around or playing chess," said the secretary of the Iran Vehicle Manufacturing Association. I see they took a lesson from the UAW.
Manufacturers had begun to hope that, by the end of this decade, cars might finally outrank Persian rugs and pistachios as Iran's top non-oil export.
The blow has been particularly staggering in terms of exports, which had doubled between 2011 and 2012 to reach some 50,000 cars, almost all of them to Iraq, Syria and Venezuela, which rank among the country's few close allies.
On Saturday, Iran Khodro announced plans to begin selling cars to Russia at a rate of 10,000 per year. Although the statement offered no details on when the shipments would start, it was the first piece of good news for Iranian car exporters in an otherwise dismal year.
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I see the car I think Williams for that extra funk at the stop light.
[Al Ahram] Russian on Monday urged the United States to do everything in its power to bring the Syrian opposition to peace talks after a key opposition group said it would not attend a proposed conference in Geneva.
"We very much expect our American partners and other countries, which not only have influence on various opposition groups but also ... encourage these opposition groups ... to realise their responsibility for creating conditions for performing their share of the work for convening Geneva 2," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
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[Al Ahram] Iran's president stepped up his challenge to hard-line factions on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on academic freedoms and for granting Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences.
The message from Hassan Rouhani underscores the increasing friction between his moderate-leaning views and entrenched forces such as a student wing of the powerful Revolutionary Guard, which has questioned the scope of the new president's overtures to Washington.
Rouhani has pushed to break the standoff with the international community over Tehran's controversial nuclear program, and talks between Iran and world powers are due to resume on Tuesday in Geneva.
Rouhani's call on Monday also points to potential deeper political fissures. Iran's top policymaker, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has endorsed Rouhani's outreach to the U.S., but some of the forces coming under the president's criticism also are controlled by Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters.
Rouhani, who took office in August, has previously called for lifting curbs on social media access and urged police not to crack down on perceived violations of Islamic dress codes for women.
"This is a shame for an administration that its students and professors are not able to express their viewpoints," Rouhani told Tehran University students and professors. "This administration will not tolerate factional pressures on universities."
He also urged authorities not to block scholars from taking part in international gatherings, calling it "scientific diplomacy."
"I urge all security apparatuses, including the intelligence ministry, to open the way for this diplomacy. Trust the universities," said Rouhani.
In recent years, many professors and student activists at Iranian universities were expelled or went into forced retirement under pressure from hard-line groups.
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[An Nahar] Security forces have expressed doubt that the man allegedly behind kabooms that rocked the southern suburbs of Beirut recently, was assassinated, An Nahar daily reported on Monday.
The newspaper said that the body of Omar al-Atrash, who hailed from the Bekaa town of Arsal, was not examined by security forces, which were also banned from opening an investigation into his murder.
Al-Atrash was buried in Arsal after he was killed on Friday in a rocket attack on his vehicle in an area that separates Arsal and the Syrian border.
An Nahar quoted security forces as saying that they did not see the photo of the vehicle to investigate whether the rocket attack was from the air or the ground.
They also did not rule out a booby-trapped kaboom.
But Arsal's residents claimed that they prevented police from examining al-Atrash's body or open a probe into his murder because he was badly mutilated.
Media reports have said that al-Atrash was involved in two deadly car kabooms in the Hizbullah stronghold of Beirut's southern suburbs in July and August.
He is also suspected of planning two rocket attacks in May that maimed four people in the suburbs.
Samer al-Hujeiri, who was with al-Atrash in the car, was also killed Friday, reports said. Sameh Breidi was injured in the incident and admitted to a hospital.
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Kerry and European Unions foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, hold talks on Iran, Syria, Egypt, the Mideast peace process and other matters.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the window for diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear programme is cracking open, but that no deal is better than a bad deal.
Kerry made the comments in a speech Sunday via satellite from London to a foreign policy conference in California by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most powerful pro-Israel lobbying organisation in the United States. The State Department released excerpts of Kerrys prepared remarks.
Earlier on Sunday, Kerry and European Unions foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, held talks on Iran, Syria, Egypt, the Mideast peace process and other matters.
The focus on Irans number programme comes before the start of negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany that are set for Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva.
Right now, the window for diplomacy is cracking open. But I want you to know that our eyes are open, too, Kerry said in his remarks to AIPAC.
Kerry and Champ are going to cave to Iran, it's just a question of time. But they won't cave to Republicans, don't worry...
Israel views a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to its existence. Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes.
While we seek a peaceful resolution to Irans nuclear programme, words must be matched with actions. In any engagement with Iran, we are mindful of Israels security needs. We are mindful of the need for certainty, transparency, and accountability in the process. And I believe firmly that no deal is better than a bad deal, according to the excerpts of Kerrys speech.
International penalties over Irans nuclear programme have damaged Irans economy, and Iran wants to ease them in exchange for some concessions. The West contends Iran is trying to make a nuclear weapon. Tehran says its program is for peaceful purposes.
Kerry and Ashton also discussed efforts to organise an international peace conference aimed at achieving a political transition in war-torn Syria. The State Department said Kerrys session with Ashton was very productive.
That's diplo-speak for "nothing of importance happened"...
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Unless someone screws up royally, Baby Assad is safe thru Summer 2014 - by extension, so is Iran + its NucProgs.
At least from US attack per se, as opposed to Israeli which both Iran + Russia will expect the Bammer Admin to keep a leash on. IFF ISRAEL WANTS TO UNILATERALLY/ASYMETRICALLY DO SOMETHING, IT WILL HAVE TO DO SO VEE MOSSAD = COVERT OPS, NOT THE IDF.
As long as AL-Qaeda affiliates + Foreign groups wage Regional-Global Jihad in Syria, Assad + Iran are likely safe well beyond 2014.
* TOPIX > ASSAD: SYRIA ARMY ENGAGED IN "MOPPING UP" OPERATIONS AGZ FSA, REPEATS WARNING FOR FOREIGN MILITANTS TO LEAVE SYRIA OR FACE ATTACK.
* SAME > [Afghanistan = Mullah Omar]JIHAD WILL CONTINUE IFF US-AFGHAN DEAL SIGNED.
See Artic elsewhere on the Burg.
* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > KSA "WOULD NOT WAIT A MINUTE" [to go Nukulaar] AFTER IRAN ACQUIRES A NUCLEAR WEAPON.
* SAME > VIDEO: ISIS MASSACRES MORE THAN 100 AL-MALIKI SOLDIERS IN ANBAR.
RELATED SAME > IRAN USES OWN "AL-QAEDA" [ISIS Group] TO WEAKEN OPPOSITION IN SYRIA.
* SAME > SYRIAN OPPOSITION BROADCASTER: NO SUCH THING AS FSA IN SYRIA ANYMORE, THEY'RE ALL ISLAMIST BRIGRADES.
* RELATED SAME > VIDEO: ISIL CALLS ON EAST EUROPEAN MUSLIMS, MILITANTS TO JOIN SYRIA FIGHT.
Der be mucho Fereners [Foreign fighters] in Syruuh, BY SOME MSM-NET REPORTS UP TO 130,000 NOW.
ALL INSIDE BATTLEFIELD SYRIA EXPOSED TO ASSAD-LED RUSSIAN, US-ALLIED? + NOW SHIA IRANIAN FIREPOWER.
IMO SecState Jaaawhn's real job is allaying Sunni Saudi fears + keeping the KSA as both US Ally + from exploding militarily agz rival Shia Iran via a MIDDLE EAST-WIDE "SUNNI AWAKENING/
SPRING" = SUNNI MILITARY, NUCLEAR? COUNTER-RESPONSE.
Report: US weighs letting Iran keep nuclear-enrichment facilities
As a possible solution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, the Obama administration is considering the possibility of allowing Tehran the right to maintain uranium-enrichment facilities on its soil, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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[Tolo News] President Hamid Karzai's office on Monday said in a statement that the President had met with Mawlana Fazl Rahman, the head of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, in Kabul twice over the course of Saturday and Sunday in hopes of gaining ground in peace negotiations with the Taliban.
With Taliban elements in Pakistan condemning the trip and Rahman's own cohort qualifying it with overtures to the Afghan Taliban, it is no surprise that some are dubious of how productive discussions between Karzai and Rahman can be for the peace process.
[Al Ahram] Efforts by Islamist figure Ahmed Kamal Abul-Magd to mediate between the 
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Iran has been making cars for more than half a century, becoming the top producer in the Middle East. The distinctive Paykan, first produced in 1967, remains an enduring source of national pride. The Paykan, a replica of the British-made Hillman Hunter, dominated Iran's auto sales for years, even after the 1979 revolution, when the Iran National car company was nationalized. Just two years ago, Iran was producing 1.65 million cars a year, with exports to Syria, Iraq and Venezuela.
Kerry and European Unions foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, hold talks on Iran, Syria, Egypt, the Mideast peace process and other matters. 
