Colin Freeze, The Globe and Mail
October 29, 2008
Mohammad Momin Khawaja is a trained terrorist, a terrorist financier and terrorist bomb-builder, a judge ruled this morning, but there was not sufficient evidence to find the suspect knowingly plotted to blow up British targets.
Following a landmark legal marathon, Mr. Justice Douglas Rutherford convicted Mr. Khawaja, laying out [...]
A Marine in Iraq wonders why American media can’t seem to grasp the progress that’s been made…
From an entertaining mil-blogger, One Marine’s view…
Local Sheiks in our area have continued to tell of stories about how life was with Al-Qaida present. The evil that existed and now, its not a new way of life, it’s a [...]
The Army of al-Mustafa (a.k.a. “Jaish al-Mustafa”)—a Sunni insurgent group which has claimed credit for at least three joint operations with Al-Qaida’s “Islamic State of Iraq” (ISI) since January 2008—has suddenly broken off relations with the ISI, accusing its local commanders of engaging in “threats” and “blackmail.” In a statement released on April 15, a Jaish al-Mustafa field commander known as “Abu Muslim al-Mosuli”...(read more)
The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of a recent interview with a senior military commander of the Hamas al-Iraq insurgent group in the restive Diyala province of Iraq . During the interview, the unnamed Hamas commander sharply condemned the "criminal actions launched by the Al-Qaida network targeting innocent civilians and... other jihad movements... The occupying forces were unable to enter many districts and villages of Diyala until Al-Qaida paved the way for them when they began killing the...(read more)
To most Americans, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan is an inconsequential pile of rocks on the other side of the world - if they’ve even heard of it. But the FATA is where Al Qaeda was born 20 years ago amid the Soviet war next door in Afghanistan. Today, it’s the staging area for both a resurgent Al Qaeda and the Taliban waging war against American troops on the Afghan side of the border. On Sunday, we reported in the New York Daily News that white European Al Qaeda...(read more)
The Nation says:Narathiwat A suspected insurgent was killed during a clash with soldiers Tuesday evening The body of Wadeng Duarasokuelae 47 was found near a small creek in Ban Kutong village of Tambon Bor ngor in Rangae district read more ->People"s Daily says:An insurgent was killed during a fierce gun fight between insurgents and local army soldiers early Wednesday in Thailand s southern Narathiwat Province while another 33 suspects were detained in a raid after the conflict According read more ->The Standard-Times says: BAGHDAD Iraqi authorities seized the headquarters of the country s most influential Sunni clerical group Wednesday sealing off its west Baghdad compound and accusing the organization of supporting al Qaida in Iraq read more ->Lincoln Journal Star says:Ellen Schneiders feet tap up down up down left right up down but not to the beat of the band rehearsing for Sundays service in the main room of the Calvary Community Church read more ->
Rich Gardella and the NBC News Investigative Unit have picked up on my recent postings here on the CTBlog about the growing infighting pitting Sunni insurgents (including avowed jihadists) against Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq": "In a development experts call a significant shift, Iraqi insurgent groups are speaking out against al-Qaida and its brutally violent tactics. Last week, two groups, Asaeb al-Iraq al-Jihadiya (aka 'the Iraqi Jihad Union') and the 1920 Revolution Brigades (aka 'Hamas in...(read more)
...Through August 2007, those figures show, 18,832 suspected insurgents had been reported killed, 5,196 injured and 119,752 arrested by U.S. and coalition forces.In 2007, the figures show, coalition troops arrested an average of around 100 suspected insurgents each day. Military officials have said both the increased casualty and capture figures are attributed in part to the "surge" and more aggressive tactics by units throughout the country.Wait a damn second!!! According to liberal kooks and congressional democrats, the "surge" was a total and complete failure! What the hell.. they won't believe this either. What do you expect from a bunch of people who have the nerve to call a decorated General a liar?
It seems that every day, whether I turn on the TV, pick up the paper or get my news online, there is another pro abortion leftist screaming about the death toll of American soldiers in Iraq. Before I go any further, those people are hypocrites. Now, why aren't they and others talking about the death toll of insurgents?I can't point to the liberal media on this one. Supposedly, to avoid Viet Nam-like errors the Bush administration has decided not to release the number of enemy casualties. Why not? Can he not see that lacking this information aides liberals in painting the picture of a losing war? Can you imagine the coach of your home team only allowing the score of the visiting team to be posted on the scoreboard? You team may be the best in the league, but you would always have a zero staring at you. Even if the visitors kept a low score, you'd still be questioning yourself a bit.The point is, liberals are saying the war is lost based on one death toll, not comparing two. At the s
sept, 2007 The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperance Talent(The SIGIT)1994-2002Period of formation. In this period, they met each other, played and hung up toghether, fought each other, rehearsed a lot, and wrote their song.2002-2004In 2004, The S.I.G.I.T. signed to Spills Records and released their self titled debut mini album (EP) and performed many bar gigs and venue. Their first single, Soul Sister soon became a local radio hits in Bandung and Jakarta, made reputated on MTV Trax Magazine as "The Hottest Rock N Roll Band".By contributing on movie soundtrack for Catatan Akhir Sekolah (CAS), their fanbase grow rapidly. Did I Ask Your Opinion, which appeared as OST on former movie, finally became their first single to be broadcasted on MTV-I.After leaving Spills Records, they begun to spread their stage performance to bigger venue and region...2005-...Their name appeared on NME's Stereo (30 July)See and read the scanned page Here"The S.I.G.I.T. - Bla
We invaded a country we had no business attacking in the first place. The country posed no threat, our leaders lied to justify an invasion, and now we have created the quagmire of a full-blown civil war in Iraq.
Then there are the insurgents! The suicide bombers, the bad guys. Yeah, they are bad guys, actually. And gals. Extremism always brings out the worst in folks. George W. Bush comes to mind, as well. But the constant bombardment of the term “insurgents” in the media pisses me off. In countries that are, or were, our friends (there are so few anymore), or even in our own country, folks that would be willing to sacrifice their own lives for sake of country or cause would probably be labeled “freedom fighters” in the media. The difference? Per Merriam Webster:
Insurgent: a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially, a rebel not recognized as a belligerent.
Freedom Fighter: a person who takes part in a resistance moveme
“They cannot stop us all, even if they try, even if they gun us down before we reach our goal,” with those words the image on the television froze and a fresh terror was injected into the citizens of the City Of Lost Souls. The tiny home that housed the fifteen members of the Mahmoud family reverberated with the words that had been recently uttered by the leader of the freedom cell that operated in their neighbourhood. The news channels would be playing the speech and discussing its meanings through the night. Nobody in the ‘city’ would be able to watch the debates or understand the arguments because right then, as if it had only been important for the people to receive the message, all the electricity blinked out. From the hill that overlooked the haphazard agglomeration of homes it looked like a swarm of bright lights leaving the settlement before a plague visited the residents.
Any eyes on the hill would have had a difficult time adjusting to the darkness because in that pa
Coalition and Iraqi Forces conducting an air assault on a suspected insurgent compound. Scenes include Soldiers inspecting the compound, locating weapons and ammunition caches and evacuating the site. There are two brief interviews at the end. No audio until the interviews. December 27, 2006.
IRAQ'S Shiite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, travelled to the city of Ramadi yesterday on his first visit to the heartland of Sunni Arab insurgents fighting his US-backed government.
Mr Maliki, who flew aboard a US military helicopter and was accompanied by his interior and defence ministers, met tribal leaders, local government officials and Iraqi army commanders on his highly symbolic trip.
In a gesture apparently aimed at reconciling Sunnis and Shiites, Mr Maliki pledged to restore services in the vast province of Anbar, scene of a four-year-old rebellion.
Sunni Arabs, who were dominant under Saddam Hussein, fear that the Shiite empowerment following US-sponsored elections will seal their political and economic doom.
Many people in Ramadi said they hoped the prime minister's visit would improve things. "We hope he brings us security and stability," said Ahmed Hussein Ali, a 35-year-old teacher.
Mr Maliki, who has called for national reconciliation to end a w
