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Baghdad market struck by bombing

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Baghdad such a nice name and the moment I look for it in News papers its mayhem, bomb blast and Shia Sunni retaliations, well was it the same always. Atleast after the mesopotomian civilisation perished and gave way to the Islamic politico-society it has been so i suppose. BBCNEWS A bomb attached to a lorry has exploded at the entrance to a vegetable market in Baghdad, killing two, police say. About 20 others were injured in the bombing in the mainly Sunni Dora area of the Iraqi capital. The latest attack follows two vast bombings on Wednesday which killed 95 people - the worst violence in Iraq for several months. It comes as officials and MPs hold emergency talks to review the security situation as the violence continues. After Wednesday's attacks, the government had pledged to tighten security in the capital - increasing security at checkpoints near government buildings and setting up concrete blast barriers around potential targets. 'No search

Bomb wounds 7 close to Pakistan capital

E TAIWAN NEWS says another bomb blast in pakistan. May be now they know or feel the pain that the so called Mujahideens / freedom fighters create in the name of Islam and Kashmir. yes thats what India is going through. Its the same feeling guys. Police say a bomb blast at a security checkpoint close to the Pakistani capital has wounded seven people.The blast late Thursday took place in Rawalpindi, a large city about 8 miles (13 kilometers) from the capital Islamabad. Police officer Aslam Tareen says initial reports were that a car bomb had exploded at the checkpoint. Pakistan is battling Islamist militants blamed for scores of bloody bombings over the last two years.

Bomber targets Afghan city centre

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Now it seems the Taliban / Al qaeda has lost the edge to bomb poor chaps seems they are bored of bombings and suicide attacks (the loss of interest is but a psychological phenomenon and human ) Come on guys the elections are over get back to your caves and relax. Let the Afghans live in some peace. BBC NEWS A man has been killed trying to mount a suicide bomb attack on a police station in the centre of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, police say. The attacker reportedly shot dead two police officers and injured four more in a gun battle near the station before being shot himself. It is the first time such an attack has been mounted in Jalalabad, the largest city in eastern Afghanistan. Militants fired rockets in the city on Tuesday, injuring 10 civilians.

Pakistan Taliban 'power struggle'

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Yeah Mr maulvi Faqir, thats power struggle, never mind thats what your Jihad is about and that what this bloodshed is about. The political Islam of the ages still survives for the sole reason otherwise like all other religions it would have transformed into something more sobre and Spiritual. BBC NEWS The Taliban in Pakistan are divided into different factions A power struggle has broken out between the diverse militant factions that make up the Pakistani Taliban. A leading militant, Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, has criticised two other Taliban members for saying that they are now leading the movement. Meanwhile officials in the north-west say the border with Afghanistan has been closed to prevent militants from disrupting the election there. They say the two main border crossings will remain shut until Friday. The crossings are in the Khyber tribal region and in Balochistan province. But there are hundreds of informal crossings, not manned by troops, along the 2,500km

IRB man behind blast at Chambers hospital; Arrested personnel confesses attacking two other clinics on behalf of KCP

Separatism still takes its toll in the North east of India. The Imphal Free Press Imphal, August 21: In yet another outrageous incident early this morning, a personnel of the India Reserve Battalion, a state police armed constabulary, was found involved in a bomb attack at a prominent private hospital in Imphal, the Chamber of Commerce Hospital at Thangal Bazar. At least three persons were injured in the blast. Sources said that the incident took place around 6:50 am when two youths hurled a grenade inside the campus of the hospital, which resulted in the injury of three persons. The sources further said that bystanders who were alerted by the blast managed to catch one of the youth while trying to flee after triggering the blast. The mob after thrashing the youth handed him over to the concerned police station. The apprehended person has since been identified as one Takyenjam Munal Singh s/o (L) Tomba Singh of Yairipok Yambem Leikai, a personnel of 2nd IRB pres

Oliver North Profiles Narco-Terrorism War

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Its Just not the external terror but internal elements that perpetuate terror in the form of Narco and Fake currency for a few million dollars. The article chronicles is a transcript of a TV Show War Stories and details the nature of the terror and its side kicks narco terrorism FOX NEWS    FNC This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," August 20, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated . SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Now some of the most dangerous terrorists are closer than you might think. Now, "War Stories" host Col. Oliver North, he headed south of the border to see one of them get brought to justice. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) OLIVER NORTH, FOX NEWS ANCHOR (voice-over): A ferocious battle is raging deep in the jungle to the south of the U.S. border. It's narco-

"Terrorism-Patterns of Internationalization"

 A book review on little about New Delhi, Aug.20 - ANI: There are very few books that try to understand the process and stages through which terrorism has spread in various parts of the world .We don't have materials that tell you the distinguishing features that characterize the internationalization of terrorism-from local to global. "Terrorism-Patterns of Internationalization" by Jaideep Saikia and Ekaterina Stepanova provides a systematic analysis of the concepts of internationalization of terrorism. The book challenges a number of conventional patterns of analysis and underlines the importance of visualizing terrorism as an act driven by political motivation,nothwithstanding the fact that it is manisfested through ideological or religious sentiments. It also analyses the various tactics used by different terrorist organizations in different regions and distinguishes terrorists from other non state actors. It dwells on the dangerous implication of the internationaliz

Fake notes, terrorism: India’s concerns

As if Physical forms of terrorism are not enough, Fake currency has been catching up and turning in to more than a menace. Ekantipur By Akhilesh Upadhyay NEW DELHI, Aug 21 - Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said one of the major concerns India has with Nepal is the flow of fake Indian currency to India through Nepal. The other two concerns are Nepal’s being used for terrorist activities directed at India and the use of madrasas for anti-India activities. According to estimates, four out of every thousand Indian Rs. 1,000 denomination notes are fake and Nepal is a major conduit for them.  Nepal also said the most difficult aspect of the peace process will be the integration of Maoist combatants who remain cantoned in the UN-monitored camps. He however avoided offering any details on integration, choosing once again to stress that he woul

Lockerbie memorial

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http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2937697270080241547sWTbFh?vhost=travel Scotland, LOCKERBIE MEMORIAL The Lockerbie Memorial Cairn Arlington National Cemetery The Above Two Photos Are Courtesy of Ron Williams

Lockerbie Bombing - BBC 2 Newsflash

December 21st 1988 Nicholas Witchell presents a news flash on BBC 2 on the crash of Pan Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. It later became apparent that the Boeing 747 had been destroyed by a terrorist bomb, claiming the lives of 259 people in the aircraft and 11 on the ground.

Lockerbie remembered twenty years on - 21 Dec 08

Twenty years have passed since a jet from the now defunct US carrier PanAm exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 passengers on board and 11 people on the ground. Nadim Baba reports.

Al-Megrahi sympathetic for Lockerbie victims - 21 Aug 09

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, convicted of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, has expressed sympathy for the victims' families but maintains he is innocent of the crime. Tony Kelly, his lawyer, read a statement by the Libyan who is dying from prostate cancer, after he was released on compassionate grounds.

Analysis: Injustice over Lockerbie By DAVID HOROVITZ

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So wot? Injustice is part of international politics (sic) and bombers get away coz i need so n so and u get so n so benefit in exchange. Nobody remembers the victims. Jpost Much as the British authorities may deny it, Thursday's release of the only man ever convicted for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, suggests more clearly than ever before that justice was never done in this case - and that justice never will be done. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi boards a plane to Lybia Thursday. Photo: AP SLIDESHOW: Israel & Region  |  World Announcing that the cancer-stricken former Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Baset al-Megrahi would be released, days after Megrahi had conveniently dropped his second appeal against conviction, the Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill said the decision was a purely humanitarian one - made so that Megrahi would not die in a British jail. But were the authorities convinced that t

Victims' Families Decry Release of Lockerbie Bomber

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FOX NEWS Its all about money if not oil Honey. International politics is something murkier and diplomacy aids it. Otherwise how can obama shake hands with qaddafi.  AP Photo/Mary Godleski Aug. 14, 2003: Susan and Daniel Cohen of Cape May Court House, N.J. The Cohens' 20-year-old daughter, Theodora, died in the bombing of Pan AM Flight 103. Aug. 14, 2003: Susan and Daniel Cohen of Cape May Court House, N.J. The Cohens' 20-year-old daughter, Theodora, died in the bombing of Pan AM Flight 103. The families of the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing decried the decision to release the Libyan terrorist convicted of killing 270 people, calling it one of the most "heartbreaking" injustices the world has ever seen. Scotland's justice minister announced Thursday that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi — the sole person convicted in the December 1988 midair bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 — is freed from a Scottish prison on compassionate grounds. Justice Secre

Pakistan gains upper hand in war but far from complete victory

Well a nice analysis of the situation in Afpak. XINHUA by Yangtze Yan     ISLAMABAD, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- With some of the top Taliban leaders allegedly killed or duly arrested, analysts and local media believe that Pakistan is winning the war. But they have been reminded by the follow-up revenge suicide attacks of the fact that the fight against extremism is far from over and it's too early to declare a complete triumph for Pakistan over the military operations against the Taliban in the country's insurgency-ravaged northwest.      TALIBAN SPLIT AFTER CHIEF KILLED     Pakistani officials said Tuesday that the chief spokesman of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulvi Omar was arrested along with accomplices in northwest Pakistan's Mohmand tribal area while traveling to South Waziristan, part of the lawless tribal regions along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.     Omar was the second prominent Taliban figure to be arrested in 24 hours. Qari Saifullah, a

Pakistani Taliban says bombs a 'gift' for US envoy

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Well this is not the first time such gifts were delivered and the Taliban will recieve return gifts .. come on US and Pakistan and Afghanistan. AJC ISLAMABAD — The Taliban claimed responsibility for two weekend suicide bombings in the northwestern Swat Valley, saying Monday the blasts were a message to a visiting U.S. envoy that the militants remained strong despite recent Pakistani army gains there. Enlarge photo A militant, face cover with cloth, raises his hands after handing over his weapon to authorities as members of 'Jirga or Tribal Elders Council', right, looks on, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009 in Doog Dara village in Pakistani Upper Dir district. A government statement said a group of 41 militants in Dir district, west of Swat, had surrendered to the government. The announcement came after Interior Minister Rehman Malik urged Taliban followers Friday to defect and "say goodbye to terrorism and start a new life." (AP Photo/Dilawar Jan) Enlarge photo P

Pakistani Taliban spokesman arrested

Blog Taranga Wow thats one more success for the Pakistani and US forces. ISLAMABAD - Spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Maulvi Omar has been arrested, a media report said Tuesday. Maulvi Omar was arrested Monday night from Khuazai village in northwest Pakistan’s Mohmand tribal agency near the Afghan border, Express TV reported. According to Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) sources, Maulvi Omar was planning to deliver a message to the Taliban when he was captured.

Questioning security in Baghdad's Green Zone - 19 Aug 09

A series of explosions killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 500 in Baghdad on Wednesday, the deadliest day in the Iraqi capital since US troops withdrew from urban centers in June. Mosa... A series of explosions killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 500 in Baghdad on Wednesday, the deadliest day in the Iraqi capital since US troops withdrew from urban centers in June. Mosab Jasim, Al Jazeera's Iraq producer, talks about why such co-ordinated large-scale explosions near heavily guarded state buildings in the Green Zone are relatively rare.