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To: steve harris who wrote (9815)	9/3/2007 8:14:43 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

SDEROT, Israel (AP) - A Palestinian rocket landed in a courtyard next to a crowded day care center on Monday, sending panicked mothers scrambling to take their screaming toddlers to safety and bringing warnings of retribution from Israeli leaders. Until Israel simply fires back larger missiles aimed at the homes of the leaders of Palestinian Political groups, this will keep on happening. They could target families of suicide bombers, families of politicians, and the families of terrorists, without fear of injuring innocent parties.

To: steve harris who wrote (9815)	9/4/2007 11:07:44 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Respond to of 20106

Suicide bombers kill 24 in Pakistan army town (Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty) Pakistani security officials gather around a bus which was destroyed in a suspected suicide attack in Rawalpindi Jenny Booth Twin suicide bomb attacks have killed 24 people and injured 66 others in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, escalating the violence in Pakistan as the country gears up shakily for elections. One bomber managed to get aboard a bus carrying soldiers early this morning. The powerful blast ripped off the roof of the bus and blew out all the windows. "The bus was totally packed. I saw 15 to 20 mutilated bodies," said Tanveer Ahmed, a government employee who had been queueing for another bus near by. The second attacker was riding a motorbike when the explosive charge went off in a nearby shopping area, minutes after the first blast. Several passers-by were killed. Nobody claimed responsibility for the attacks in the immediate aftermath. Officials blamed them on Islamic militants, who have been conducting a campaign of bloodshed for weeks in revenge for the Pakistan Army's operations against militants and the Taleban in tribal areas. Rawalpindi is the headquarters of the army. "We are the frontline state in the war against terror, and we are suffering the most," commented Ejaz ul-Haq, the Religious Affairs Minister. A peace pact with the militants broke down several months ago after the army's deadly siege of the Red Mosque in Islamabad, which Islamists had fortified and were using as a base for their efforts to impose Sharia - Islamic law - on their neighbours. Since then there has been a marked increase in violence, mostly in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan although there were also two attacks in the capital in July. Today's explosions are likely to ratchet up the tension in Pakistan, where General Pervez Musharraf will soon be seeking a new term as President, despite recent setbacks at home and criticism abroad. President Bush and Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, previously supporters of General Musharraf as their ally in the War on Terror, have voiced concern that he has failed to clamp down on the militants, allowing them to gain strength and carry out operations over the border in Afghanistan. General Musharraf has also lost popularity with moderate Pakistanis over his attempt to dismiss the country's Chief Justice. His term of office expires on October 15, and he has been trying to negotiate a pact with Benazir Bhutto, the exiled former prime minister, to shore up his re-election bid and form an alliance of moderates. Nawaz Sharif, another former prime minister whom General Musharraf deposed in a military coup in 1999, has pledged to return to Pakistan and oust the President. A government minister promised that today's attacks would not derail the country's orderly progress towards elections. "Anyone who thinks they can destabilise Pakistan will be disappointed," said Tariq Azim Khan, the Deputy Information Minister. "There will be no derailment. Elections will be on time." timesonline.co.uk

To: steve harris who wrote (9815)	9/4/2007 6:14:13 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Denmark arrests 'bomb' suspects [Islamists] BBC ^ \| 4 September 2007 \| Staff news.bbc.co.uk Danish police have arrested several people on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack using explosives, security officials say. The arrests were made late on Monday in the Copenhagen area, officials said. It is unclear how many people were arrested or what were the targets they allegedly intended to attack. Denmark's contribution to the US-led military campaign in Iraq has prompted fears it could be targeted by terrorists. The country also attracted the ire of Muslims worldwide after a Danish newspaper last year printed cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. The suspects held on Monday had been under surveillance, Denmark's police intelligence agency said.