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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (8853)	7/13/2007 10:29:38 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

The question of jihad Tarek Fatah takes your questions Globe and Mail Update July 12, 2007 at 2:41 PM EDT In a Globe and Mail opinion piece published Thursday, Tarek Fatah examines the politics behind Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's crackdown on militants inside the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, in Islamabad. As Mr. Fatah writes, "Both Gen. Musharraf and the Americans who prop him up must realize that, to fight malaria, one needs to drain the swamps, not kill individual mosquitoes. The best way to fight Islamist radicalism in Pakistan is to ask the general to step down and organize democratic elections without the aid of fraudulent voter lists that deny exiled politicians a return to the country." Mr. Fatah will join us online Friday at 3 p.m. EDT to take your questions about Islamic radicalism, the doctrine of jihad, Pakistan and the global tide of extremism. Join the discussion at that time or send your questions in advance here. Tarek Fatah (Donald Weber /Globe & Mail) Your questions and Mr. Fatah's answers will appear at the bottom of this page when the discussion begins. Tarek Fatah is the author of Chasing a Mirage: The Islamic state or a state of Islam, to be published by John Wiley & Sons in 2008. He is the host of the weekly TV show The Muslim Chronicle on CTS-TV and is the founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress. Mr. Fatah was born in Pakistan, where he became a left-wing student leader. Later a newspaper and TV reporter, he fled Pakistan in 1978 following a military coup and settled in Canada in 1987. Mr. Fatah was an outspoken opponent of efforts to establish religious courts in Canada. Editor's Note: globeandmail.com editors will read and allow or reject each question. Questions may be edited for length, clarity or relevance. HTML is not allowed. We will not publish questions that include personal attacks on participants in these discussions, that make false or unsubstantiated allegations, that purport to quote people or reports where the purported quote or fact cannot be easily verified, or questions that include vulgar language or libellous statements. Preference will be given to readers who submit questions/comments using their full name and home town, rather than a pseudonym. theglobeandmail.com

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (8853)	7/13/2007 2:39:11 PM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

Senate Votes to Increase Bounty for bin Laden to $50 Million By Julianna Goldman and William Roberts July 13 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate approved doubling to $50 million the reward for information leading to the capture of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The measure, approved 87-1, is an amendment to a $658.8 billion defense authorization measure. Under the proposal, the secretary of state, secretary of defense and the director of national intelligence will submit a classified quarterly report to Congress on progress in capturing bin Laden and other members of al Qaeda. ``Nearly six years after 9/11, the greatest terrorist threat to our country is the leadership of al-Qaeda,'' said North Dakota Democrat Byron Dorgan. ``What, if anything, has been done to bring to justice Osama bin Laden?'' Al-Qaeda improved its capability in recent years to plan attacks against the West, according to a classified assessment by the U.S. National Counter Terrorism Center prepared this month. President George W. Bush said yesterday that al-Qaeda poses a serious risk of attacking on U.S. soil as he defended his strategy against terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere. He said that, when he is out of office, ``I will be able to look in the mirror and know I made decisions based upon principle, not based upon politics.'' Bush ordered the invasion of Afghanistan in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington after the U.S. accused the Taliban regime of hiding al-Qaeda leaders including bin Laden. The U.S. has about 10,000 soldiers carrying out anti-terrorism operations in Afghanistan, including the hunt for bin Laden. ``I've always been concerned that we made a profound mistake in going to Iraq instead of keeping our focus on al-Qaeda and Osama bin laden,'' said Democrat Kent Conrad of North Dakota. ``Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, is what attacked us. It was not Iraq led by Saddam Hussein.'' Senator Jim Bunning, a Kentucky Republican, voted against increasing the bounty.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (8853)	7/13/2007 7:37:56 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Indian doctor charged in UK terror attempts (CNN) -- A 27-year-old Indian national, detained in Australia, has been charged in connection with terrorism incidents in Britain last month, Australian authorities told CNN. The man has been identified by British media reports as Queensland hospital Dr. Mohammed Haneef. He was detained July 2 at the Brisbane, Australia, airport while he was waiting to catch a flight out of the country, officials said. He was recruited to work in Australia from Halton General Hospital near Liverpool, England, an official at that hospital told CNN. He graduated from Rajiv Ghandi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India, in 2005. Haneef has been charged with providing support to a terrorist organization. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail. Haneef will appear in court in Brisbane, Australia, on Saturday, Reuters reported. On Monday, an Australian judge ruled that police should have another 48 hours to question Haneef about the failed car bomb attacks in London's bustling theatre and nightclub district and a Glasgow airport in late June. Haneef is one of six Indian doctors questioned in Australia over the suspected al Qaeda-linked plot in Britain. The others have already been released. Find this article at: cnn.com