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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/2/2005 9:47:21 AM
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Here is a religion for you: .............................................................................................................................. 16 (Pakistani) Muslims reportedly rape Christian girl worldnetdaily.com ^ \| October 2, 2005 \| Jeremy Reynalds Pakistani pre-teen refused to renounce faith during assault By Jeremy Reynalds © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com worldnetdaily.com A 12-year-old Christian girl was abducted and gang raped by 16 Muslim men in Pakistan. The offence occurred at Rawlpindi, bordering Pakistans capital city of Islamabad and the head quarters of Musharraf's Pakistan Army. According to a news release from the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA), Sara Tabasum escaped two weeks later while she was being transported to a new location. APMA reported Tabasum managed to jump out of the vehicle and escape while it was on a busy road. Although the youngster was pursued, she still managed to reach her family. In the last week of June, APMA reported, according to Tabasum and her family members, Perveen Bibi, a Muslim woman and her husband Babar, rented an apartment next to Tabasums house. Both families shared a single bathroom and main entrance door, APMA said. It soon became evident to Tabasums family, APMA reported, by the amount of strangers coming and going that their new neighbors owned a brothel. Tabasums mother and other neighbors complained to the owner of the apartment complex about the activities reportedly being carried on by their new neighbors. As a result, APMA reported, Bibi and her husband were ordered to immediately vacate the apartment. When Bibi found out that Tabasums mother had complained, she warned her that here would be consequences for her actions. Bibi and her husband, APMA reported, moved their business to another area of the city. On Sept. 5, APMA stated, Tabasum went out late one night to buy some loaves of bread. She was reportedly abducted by her former neighbors and two other men. According to APMA, "They put a piece of cloth soaked in some intoxicant on her mouth, after which she fainted." When Tabasum regained consciousness she found herself in Bibis house, where three men reportedly including Babar Bibi, raped her. Tabasum was reportedly told that by Perveen Bibi that she could be "saved" if she embraced Islam and married one of Perveens Muslim brothers. According to APMA, "On refusing, Sara was beaten badly during captivity and shifted to another house ... where five persons raped her. She was repeatedly asked by Perveen and other men to embrace Islam and recite (the) Islamic creed to save herself from the misery. Perveens husband Babar even told her that they (had) killed her brother Suleman, and her mother (had) also embraced Islam. (With that in mind), it would be better for her to become (a) Muslim now, otherwise she could be killed or made (a) ‘prostitute." Tabasum refused to renounce her faith and embrace Islam, APMA reported. She was subsequently taken to another house, where she was reportedly assaulted by seven people. Finally on Sept. 20, APMA reported a deal was made to sell Tabasum to a gang, and it was at this point while being transported to another location that she jumped out of the vehicle and escaped. Tabasums mother, meanwhile, had been searching everywhere for her daughter. As a result, when she arrived home her mother was not there. According to APMA, "Sara was in (a) pathetic and appalling state. Her brother Suleman was shocked to see her in this condition. He arranged for primary medical aid and inquired (about her welfare). She remained in shock and constantly kept crying. After two days when her mother returned home, she narrated the entire incident. Her mother went to the police station to register a case against the perpetrators. Police asked for (a) medical examination and took Sara to the hospital, and later ... police registered a case against (the alleged) culprits." APMA stated that following the report of the alleged assault to the police, Tabasums family has been threatened and while the police are doing their best to find those responsible for the assault, the "real culprits are not arrested yet as Perveen and Babar run a brothel business and are very influential." Tabasums mother has asked for prayer, saying in an APMA news release, "I will knock (on) every door to get justice for my beloved daughter." APMA strongly condemned the abduction, saying in a news release, "It is a horrific, brutal and shameful act, which should be condemned at all levels as it is the insult of humanity itself. The incidents of rape, kidnaping, torture, and gang rape are increasing at an alarming rate, and the victimized women are begging for justice and protection to save their dignity and honor. The official failure to condemn or punish rape is encouraging the perpetrators to continue to commit such heinous crimes." APMA reported that the organization has demanded the Prime Minister of Pakistan take immediate action in this case, including the issuance of a public statement to condemn the incident. APMA said it has also asked the government authorities to visit the alleged victims family.

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/2/2005 9:54:51 AM
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BBC man thanks God he survived (Inspirational story of life after terrorists tried to kill him) The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ \| October 2, 2005 \| By Chris Hastingsm Arts Correspondent Frank Gardner, the BBC reporter left paralysed after an attack by Islamic terrorists, says the horrific incident has increased rather than shattered his faith in God. In an edition of Desert Island Discs to be broadcast today, Mr Gardner, 43, the corporation's security correspondent, also reveals that he has contracted osteoporosis, a disease normally associated with the elderly. Doctors diagnosed the condition just days before he recorded the Radio 4 programme. Frank Gardner: 'I thank God for staying alive' Despite the continuing impact on his health Mr Gardner tells Sue Lawley, the programme's presenter, that his faith in God remains intact because he is aware that his injuries could have been so much worse. "I do thank God for staying alive," said Mr Gardner. "I thank God that my injuries were not worse. "I am the only person on the spinal injuries ward who can feed himself and get in and out a wheelchair. "The bullets were always going to hit somewhere but they missed my heart, my liver, my kidneys and my private parts. I have got away relatively lightly, so I thank God for that." Mr Gardner, who was shot six times at point-blank range in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh on June 6 2004, says he has virtually given up hope of walking without the aid of callipers or crutches. "With paraplegia you have two choices: you can lie in bed and feel sorry for yourself and say 'No, I don't feel like doing physiotherapy today, I can't be bothered', or you can get up and try to think positively. "There is no light at the end of the tunnel. Paraplegia is a one-way street. It is not something you normally recover from. So you have to make the most of it and that is what I am doing. I have gone to things socially in the wheelchair and it is miserable. You are down there and all the conversation is 2ft above your head. So I will make a great effort to be on my callipers or on a frame." Mr Gardner, whose music choices include the theme to James Bond films and Pure Shores by All Saints, provides a harrowing account of the shooting that nearly cost him his life. The father of two also speaks movingly about the impact the attack and his subsequent disability has had on his family. He recalls the moment his parents, who heard about the shooting on the television news, were reunited with him at the Royal Free hospital in north London. "I was all tied up with tubes. I was emaciated. I was jaundiced. I was a pathetic sight. I remember saying to them, 'I am so sorry'." The former investment banker said it would be nonsense to suggest that the accident had not fundamentally changed him as a person. "I have learnt a lot of patience and humility," he said.

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/7/2005 1:33:04 PM
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David Frost joins al-Jazeera TV BBC News UK ^ \| Friday, October 7th 2005 \| BBC News Veteran UK broadcaster Sir David Frost is to join Arabic-language TV station al-Jazeera, the network has confirmed. Sir David is to appear on al-Jazeera International, the pan-Arab news network's new English-language channel, due to be launched next spring. The Qatar-based channel said Sir David, who broadcast his final Breakfast with Frost programme for the BBC in May, would be among the "key on-air talent". Sir David was quoted as saying he felt "excitement" about his new role. "Most of the television I have done over the years has been aimed at British and American audiences," he said. Distinguished career "This time, while our target is still Britain and America, the excitement is that it is also the six billion other inhabitants of the globe." David Frost and Tony Blair on the Breakfast with Frost set Frost's interview shows have attracted world leaders Sir David notched up 500 editions of Breakfast with Frost before bowing out. An al-Jazeera statement called Sir David "the only person to have interviewed the last seven presidents of the United States and the last six prime ministers of the United Kingdom". It said: "(He) has joined the line-up of key on-air talent at the new 24-hour English language news and current affairs channel." Launched in 1996, al-Jazeera is best known outside of the Arab world for carrying exclusive al-Qaeda messages. Sir David first came to prominence on television in the early 1960s, when he presented the satirical BBC show That Was the Week that Was. Channel expansion He presented a series of news and current affairs programmes in the UK and America. Frost's interviews with Richard Nixon after Watergate were revealing, much acclaimed and achieved the largest audience for a news interview in history. He worked for ITV breakfast station TV-am in the 1980s before rejoining the BBC in 1992. Last month al-Jazeera launched a children's channel as part of its expansion plans. It also has a sports channel and one dedicated to covering live events without a presenter.

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/8/2005 7:17:11 AM
From: paret	Respond to of 32591

Al-Jazeera Finds Its English Voice Washington Post ^ \| 10/8/5 \| Howard Kurtz Al-Jazeera, which is launching an English-language network with Washington as a major hub, has landed its first big-name Western journalist: David Frost. And the veteran BBC interviewer says he's perfectly comfortable with the unlikely marriage. "I love new frontiers and new challenges," Frost said yesterday from London. He said the new network, al-Jazeera International, has promised him "total editorial control" and he had checked out the company with U.S. and British government officials, "all of which gave al-Jazeera a clean bill of health in terms of its lack of links with terrorism." But the Bush administration has repeatedly denounced al-Jazeera. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has accused the Qatar-based operation of promoting terrorism and "vicious lies" and has banned its reporters from Iraq. The State Department has complained about "false" and "inflammatory" reporting. Said Frost, who will host a weekly interview program: "For all the people who think it's anti-American, there are various countries in the Middle East who think it's too pro-Western. I would say the jury's out on al-Jazeera. Obviously, we all suffer from the handicap of not being able to sit there and watch in Arabic." The Thursday announcement of the hiring of Frost, who will continue to work for the BBC, comes as al-Jazeera is looking for a few good Americans -- anchors, correspondents and producers -- for the network as it prepares to launch early next year. From a nondescript office building on K Street, where an armed guard mans the lobby, staffers have been calling television agents about their clients. But a number of those approached, including several well-known personalities whose agent would not identify them by name, have quickly rebuffed the overture. "Some are a bit leery," said Nigel Parsons who is running al-Jazeera International. "There is an image problem to be overcome." (Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/8/2005 7:19:46 AM
From: paret	Respond to of 32591

BBC - al-Jazeera, Whats the Diff?

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/8/2005 7:24:06 AM
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MUSLIM PROPAGANDA FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Muslims feel vindicated by report finding profiling by New Jersey anti-terror cops AP ^ \| 10/7/5 \| Wayne Parry Muslims say a federal report supporting charges that New Jersey counterterrorism officials were compiling reports on Muslims solely because of their religion confirms what they have been claiming for years. "This shouldn't surprise anyone," said Yaser El-Menshawy, chairman of the Majlis Ash-Shura of New Jersey, the state's council of mosques. "Although it's wrong and it's bad law enforcement, Muslims understand that we have fewer rights than anyone else right now. I'm sure people in law enforcement realize that and know they can get away with things with Muslims that they can't with any other group." The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, reviewed a dispute in New Jersey over state counterterrorism investigators entering 140 reports into a law-enforcement database. Fearing they would be accused of racial profiling after being ordered by the federal government to halt the practice of targeting motorists based on race, New Jersey state police prohibited the state's Office of Counter-Terrorism from entering any more of their intelligence reports into the database. On Monday, state police yanked 14 troopers from the counterterror office, prompting acting Gov. Codey to intervene in what he called a turf war between state agencies, undoing some of the moves and stripping the state Attorney General's Office of much power over the anti-terror agency. The report, obtained by The Star-Ledger of Newark and The Record of Bergen County, found no specific terrorist or criminal activity that would justify including the individuals and organizations in the anti-terror database. It added that state police "acted responsibly in removing the 140 submissions" from the database. Auditors from the Florida-based Institute for Intergovernmental Research, which has several contracts to do similar review work for the Justice Department, met with representatives of New Jersey state police and the attorney general's office, who described the reports to them. The auditors did not view the actual reports because they do not have security clearance. The counterterrorism office has denied that the reports constituted profiling, claiming the documents were incomplete and that state police misunderstood how they were being compiled. Spokesmen for the state police, attorney general's office and counterterrorism office declined to comment on the report Friday. "How can American citizens be treated like this just because of their religion in the land of freedom?" asked Mohamed Younes, president of the American Muslim Union and an elder in Paterson's Muslim community. "This has been our biggest problem, and it is absolutely wrong."

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/8/2005 7:31:59 AM
From: paret	Respond to of 32591

Norway school bans Star of David; teacher may fight ban YnetNews ^ \| 10.08.05 School head bans Jewish symbol 'for fear of provoking Muslim students'; teacher hires lawyers, vows to fight back Norway – A teacher working at an adult education center who has been told to stop wearing a Star of David because it "provokes the many Muslim students at the school" in 2004 is now considering legal action against the ban, the Norwegian television network NRK has reported. School head Kjell Gislefoss, said he thought that the Star of David can be seen to represent the State of Israel and is fearful of offending the school's Muslim students, citing immigrants from the Palestinian territories. "The Star of David would be a symbol for one side in what is perhaps the world's most inflamed conflict at the moment." "Many have a traumatic past that they have escaped and then we feel that if they are going to learn Norwegian then they can't sit an at the same time be reminded of the things they have traveled from," said Gislefoss. But Telhaug has vowed to stand up for his right to wear the Star and has hired lawyers ahead of a possible legal battle. Inge Telhaug told NRK that his right to freedom of speech was violated by the banning. "I can't accept this. It is a small star, 16 millimeters (0.6 inches) that I have around my neck, usually under a T-shirt. I see it as my right to wear it," Telhaug told NRK. Telhaug, who is not Jewish, teaches the Norwegian language and culture to new immigrants at the school. "I see it as the oldest religious symbol we have in our culture, because without Judaism there would be no Christianity," he said. The decision to ban the Jewish symbol from the school was slammed as "unacceptable" by head of local Education Association, Heidi Hauge Uldal.

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/8/2005 2:26:21 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 32591

Fits Him To A 'T'? (Univ Oklahoma bombing and media silence) Investor's Business Daily ^ \| 10/7/2005 Terrorism: Three years ago, we speculated that a deadly shooting at LAX was a terrorist act. But political and cultural sensitivity caused authorities and the media to play down the terror angle. Is this happening again? [snip] But we flashed back to July 4, 2002, when an Egyptian man shot and killed two people and wounded three at an Israeli airline ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport. It took a while before authorities could bring themselves to call it a terrorist act. So far, the big media have laid off Hinrichs' death. Apparently the fact that he was on a park bench just 100 yards from more than 84,000 fans when the bomb attached to his body exploded wasn't enough to stir their curiosity. Nor was the fact that death by detonation, not to mention a blast strong enough to be heard four miles away, isn't exactly a common method of suicide, which is how the incident was first categorized. (Excerpt) Read more at investors.com ...

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/8/2005 2:27:58 PM
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There They Go Again -- Justice Department Clamps Down on OU Suicide Bomber Facts TownHall.com ^ \| )ct 8, 2005 \| Mark Tapscott It was only hours after Joel Henry Hinrichs III blew himself up Oct. 1 near 84,000 football fans at the University of Oklahoma when federal officials claimed he was just a troubled young man with no links to terrorists. But then yesterday the U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal court in Oklahoma City to seal the search warrant officials there used to get into the apartment Hinrichs’ shared with three or four students described by neighbors as “Arab-looking men.” If Hinrichs acted alone and had no links to terrorists’ organizations or activities, why seal the search warrant? What did investigators find in Hinrichs’apartment that they don’t want the public to know? [snip] The most disturbing hole, though, is the letter intercepted by U.S. intelligence last May from Iraq terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to Osama bin Laden describing a “Great Ramadan Offensive.” The offensive was described as a series of spectacular attacks in the U.S. and elsewhere during Ramadan, which is in October. Was the OU stadium bombing intended as the first of those attacks? (Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/8/2005 2:29:07 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Well .. I believe the MSM is staying mum because these terrorist actions PROVE BUSH IS RIGHT - THIS IS A WAR ON TERROR. Can't have that .. no sireeee! We can't have the public believing George W. Bush is right on target .. after all, he's a cowboy, a baffoon. [/s] But .. woe to GW if another terrorist attack hits America - it will be entirely Bush's fault.

To: Scoobah who wrote (10069)	10/8/2005 2:34:09 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 32591

If this kid roomed with white supremacists and blew himself up 100 yards from an abortion clinic, the justice department and lamesteram media would be all over this "terrorist" case like white on rice.