Double bombing kills 11 at Pakistan police station (AP)
People watch the destruction on a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Oct 16, 2009. A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at the mosque next to a police station in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing more than 10 people in the latest bloodshed in an unrelenting wave of terror that has hit the country. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Three suicide attackers, including a woman, attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 people Friday while army airstrikes killed a dozen suspected militants in a Taliban stronghold ahead of an expected ground offensive.
Friday, October 16, 2009
trying to brand Israel a pariah
International Pressure on Israel Growing - Ron Ben-Yishai
The Turks are not alone in the deterioration of their ties with Israel. In recent years, up until several months ago, Israel's intelligence community estimated that the fears of Arab Sunni-majority states in the face of the Iranian-Shiite threat would prompt a process of rapprochement between them and Israel. However, the Gaza operation, reinforced by the inciting commentary of Arab satellite networks, changed the picture. We are also seeing an anti-Israel tide in Europe and in South America as well that at times gives rise to latent anti-Semitism.
We are dealing with an accumulation of positions, declarations, and actions adopted by organizations and governments worldwide with growing intensity, aimed at isolating Israel and thereby pressuring it to modify its political positions and force military restraint upon it. They are trying to brand Israel as a "pariah state," undermine the legitimacy of its very existence, and revoke its natural right and duty to defend its citizens. (Ynet News)
The Turks are not alone in the deterioration of their ties with Israel. In recent years, up until several months ago, Israel's intelligence community estimated that the fears of Arab Sunni-majority states in the face of the Iranian-Shiite threat would prompt a process of rapprochement between them and Israel. However, the Gaza operation, reinforced by the inciting commentary of Arab satellite networks, changed the picture. We are also seeing an anti-Israel tide in Europe and in South America as well that at times gives rise to latent anti-Semitism.
We are dealing with an accumulation of positions, declarations, and actions adopted by organizations and governments worldwide with growing intensity, aimed at isolating Israel and thereby pressuring it to modify its political positions and force military restraint upon it. They are trying to brand Israel as a "pariah state," undermine the legitimacy of its very existence, and revoke its natural right and duty to defend its citizens. (Ynet News)
rockets near Jerusalem
Suspected rocket material found near Jerusalem
Explosives lab uncovered by security forces one month ago in grocery store's warehouse in village of Abu Dis. Material found includes explosive devices, hollows pipes slated to be used for producing rockets. Three suspects arrested
Efrat Weiss
Published: 10.16.09, 13:18 / Israel News
Cleared for publication: An explosive lab was uncovered about a month ago in a grocery store's warehouse in the village of Abu Dis, near Jerusalem. The material found included explosive devices and hollow pipes, which were slated to be used for the production of rockets.
Three suspects were arrested during the operation, which was conducted by the Border Guard, Shin Bet and Israel Defense Forces. The suspects were taken in for questioning by the security forces.
The lab was uncovered following intelligence information received by the defense establishment. A force of the Duvdevan special elite unit and the Shin Bet arrived at the village in order to arrest three people suspected of being involved in terrorist activity.
Explosives lab uncovered by security forces one month ago in grocery store's warehouse in village of Abu Dis. Material found includes explosive devices, hollows pipes slated to be used for producing rockets. Three suspects arrested
Efrat Weiss
Published: 10.16.09, 13:18 / Israel News
Cleared for publication: An explosive lab was uncovered about a month ago in a grocery store's warehouse in the village of Abu Dis, near Jerusalem. The material found included explosive devices and hollow pipes, which were slated to be used for the production of rockets.
Three suspects were arrested during the operation, which was conducted by the Border Guard, Shin Bet and Israel Defense Forces. The suspects were taken in for questioning by the security forces.
The lab was uncovered following intelligence information received by the defense establishment. A force of the Duvdevan special elite unit and the Shin Bet arrived at the village in order to arrest three people suspected of being involved in terrorist activity.
penalize foreign oil companies that export gasoline to Iran, Reuters reports.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday joined the House of Representatives in approving legislation that would penalize foreign oil companies that export gasoline to Iran, Reuters reports.
"Time is running out for Iran to give up its illegal nuclear weapons program," said Senators Jon Kyl and Susan Collins.
President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill into law, thus effectively preventing countries who sell gasoline to Iran from also delivering crude oil to the U.S. emergency petroleum stockpile.
"Time is running out for Iran to give up its illegal nuclear weapons program," said Senators Jon Kyl and Susan Collins.
President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill into law, thus effectively preventing countries who sell gasoline to Iran from also delivering crude oil to the U.S. emergency petroleum stockpile.
Oct 16 Suicide bomber kills 12 worshippers at Iraq mosque
Suicide bomber kills 12 worshippers at Iraq mosque
AP
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Sadrists choose candidates for Iraqi poll AFP/File – Iraq's Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr visits Istanbul in May 2009. Large crowds of supporters …
* Iraq Slideshow:Iraq
* Unemployment Rate For Veterans Skyrocketing Play Video Iraq Video:Unemployment Rate For Veterans Skyrocketing CBS 2 Chicago
* Iraqi forces uncover car bomb factory Play Video Iraq Video:Iraqi forces uncover car bomb factory AFP
By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press Writer – 26 mins ago
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber opened fire on worshippers during Friday prayers at a mosque in northern Iraq and then blew himself up after running out of ammunition, killing 12 people, police and hospital officials said.
The attacker walked into the Sunni mosque in Tal Afar and started firing on worshippers with an AK-47 rifle as the imam was delivering his sermon, a local police official said. Sixty-five people were wounded in the attack. When the shooter ran out of ammunition, he detonated his explosives belt, the official said.
The imam, Abdul-Satar Hassan, a member of Iraq's largest Sunni political party, was also killed in the attack, the official said. It was not immediately clear if the slain imam was the intended victim, although Sunni clerics have increasingly become targets in Iraq's sectarian bloodletting.
Sahir Jalal, 37, who was at the mosque for prayers, said the imam had just begun delivering a sermon when a tall man stood up.
"Then he took out a small rifle from under his jacket and started to shoot," he said.
AP
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Sadrists choose candidates for Iraqi poll AFP/File – Iraq's Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr visits Istanbul in May 2009. Large crowds of supporters …
* Iraq Slideshow:Iraq
* Unemployment Rate For Veterans Skyrocketing Play Video Iraq Video:Unemployment Rate For Veterans Skyrocketing CBS 2 Chicago
* Iraqi forces uncover car bomb factory Play Video Iraq Video:Iraqi forces uncover car bomb factory AFP
By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press Writer – 26 mins ago
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber opened fire on worshippers during Friday prayers at a mosque in northern Iraq and then blew himself up after running out of ammunition, killing 12 people, police and hospital officials said.
The attacker walked into the Sunni mosque in Tal Afar and started firing on worshippers with an AK-47 rifle as the imam was delivering his sermon, a local police official said. Sixty-five people were wounded in the attack. When the shooter ran out of ammunition, he detonated his explosives belt, the official said.
The imam, Abdul-Satar Hassan, a member of Iraq's largest Sunni political party, was also killed in the attack, the official said. It was not immediately clear if the slain imam was the intended victim, although Sunni clerics have increasingly become targets in Iraq's sectarian bloodletting.
Sahir Jalal, 37, who was at the mosque for prayers, said the imam had just begun delivering a sermon when a tall man stood up.
"Then he took out a small rifle from under his jacket and started to shoot," he said.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
attacking a food bank
Pakistan: suicide bomber dressed as soldier hits UN World Food Programme in Islamabad
A suicide bomber disguised as a soldier has killed five staff inside a United Nations World Food Programme building in Islamabad just as British ministers arrived in the Pakistani capital.
A suicide bomber disguised as a soldier has killed five staff inside a United Nations World Food Programme building in Islamabad just as British ministers arrived in the Pakistani capital.
Oct 15
Gunmen, bombs hit 5 sites in Pakistan, 39 die
AP
Armed soldiers take their positions outside Pakistan's army headquarters in Rawalpindi Reuters – Armed soldiers outside Pakistan's army headquarters in Rawalpindi, October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal …
* Pakistan Slideshow:Pakistan
* Deadly attacks on Pakistan police Play Video Video:Deadly attacks on Pakistan police Reuters
* Blast rocks Pakistan's Peshawar Play Video Video:Blast rocks Pakistan's Peshawar Reuters
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMAD, Associated Press Writers Babar Dogar And Munir Ahmad, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 48 mins ago
LAHORE, Pakistan – Teams of gunmen launched coordinated attacks on three law enforcement facilities in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore, and car bombs exploded in two cities near the Afghan border Thursday, killing 39 people in an escalating wave of anti-government violence.
The assaults, aimed at scuttling a planned offensive into the Taliban heartland near Afghanistan, highlight Islamist militants' ability to carry out sophisticated strikes on heavily fortified facilities and expose the failure of the intelligence agencies to adequately infiltrate the extremist cells.
AP
Armed soldiers take their positions outside Pakistan's army headquarters in Rawalpindi Reuters – Armed soldiers outside Pakistan's army headquarters in Rawalpindi, October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal …
* Pakistan Slideshow:Pakistan
* Deadly attacks on Pakistan police Play Video Video:Deadly attacks on Pakistan police Reuters
* Blast rocks Pakistan's Peshawar Play Video Video:Blast rocks Pakistan's Peshawar Reuters
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMAD, Associated Press Writers Babar Dogar And Munir Ahmad, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 48 mins ago
LAHORE, Pakistan – Teams of gunmen launched coordinated attacks on three law enforcement facilities in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore, and car bombs exploded in two cities near the Afghan border Thursday, killing 39 people in an escalating wave of anti-government violence.
The assaults, aimed at scuttling a planned offensive into the Taliban heartland near Afghanistan, highlight Islamist militants' ability to carry out sophisticated strikes on heavily fortified facilities and expose the failure of the intelligence agencies to adequately infiltrate the extremist cells.
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