Saturday, 12 February 2011
British photographer fighting for life after roadside blast in Afghanistan
British photographer fighting for life after roadside blast in Afghanistan - Telegraph: "Giles Duley was embedded with US troops in Kandahar when he was critically injured by an improvised explosive device (IED) on Monday.
The 39-year-old has been jetted back to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further surgery after undergoing multiple amputations at the local UN Hospital in Kandahar.
London-born Mr Duly, a photographer and journalist specialising in humanitarian issues, has worked with Medecins sans Frontieres as well as a host of other charities.
In January last year, Rupert Hamer, defence correspondent of the Sunday Mirror, became the first British journalist to be killed in Afghanistan when the armoured vehicle in which he was travelling was hit by a roadside bomb.
Philip Coburn, a photographer with the same newspaper, suffered severe leg injuries."
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The 39-year-old has been jetted back to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further surgery after undergoing multiple amputations at the local UN Hospital in Kandahar.
London-born Mr Duly, a photographer and journalist specialising in humanitarian issues, has worked with Medecins sans Frontieres as well as a host of other charities.
In January last year, Rupert Hamer, defence correspondent of the Sunday Mirror, became the first British journalist to be killed in Afghanistan when the armoured vehicle in which he was travelling was hit by a roadside bomb.
Philip Coburn, a photographer with the same newspaper, suffered severe leg injuries."
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Thursday, 3 February 2011
Abu Bakar Bashir could face the death penalthy
Abu Bakar Bashir could face the death penalthy | Herald Sun: "Indonesia
n prosecutors plan to charge radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with seven offences, including a terrorism charge which could see him face the death penalty.Prosecutors revealed their charges in a 93-page indictment presented in the South Jakarta District Court today.
The indictment included seven charges, the most serious of which was planning and/or inciting a terrorist act, which carries a maximum penalty of death.
One of the prosecutors, Ban Bang Totok, said the prosecution believed it had strong evidence against Bashir, including a video of a training camp in the province of Aceh, which Bashir allegedly used to raise funds and encourage people to join a new terrorist network."
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000-mile Somali coastline where 28 hijacked ships - the multi-million-pound bounty of ruthless pirates - are anchored.
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The Sun’s Oliver Harvey joins police in lawless Somaliland | The Sun |Features: "1,000-mile Somali coastline where 28 hijacked ships - the multi-million-pound bounty of ruthless pirates - are anchored.
The boats have been seized by the modern-day Blackbeards' 'motherships' which, armed with grappling hooks, AK47s and rocket-propelled grenades, now strike far into the Indian Ocean.
The captured vessels and their crew members - totalling 654 - are being held to ransom by the pirates."
The boats have been seized by the modern-day Blackbeards' 'motherships' which, armed with grappling hooks, AK47s and rocket-propelled grenades, now strike far into the Indian Ocean.
The captured vessels and their crew members - totalling 654 - are being held to ransom by the pirates."
Immigration Officer Put Wife On Terrorist List To Get Rid Of Her
Immigration Officer Put Wife On Terrorist List 
To Get Rid Of Her | Reuters: "If you thought breaking up with someone via text message was harsh, wait until you hear about this.There’s a story coming out of the United Kingdom about an immigration officer who put his wife on the terrorist list to get rid of her.
The guy was so sick and tired of his wife that when she flew back to Pakistan to visit her family, he covertly added her name to the Border Control’s list of suspected terrorists.
When she tried to return home to the UK, she was shocked to find that she wasn’t allowed to board the plane, and security refused to tell her why."
Pakistan Safe Haven for Terrorist Leaders | World | Epoch Times
Pakistan Safe Haven for Terrorist Leaders | World | Epoch Times: "Targeted attacks against Taliban and al-Qaeda mid-to-high ranking leaders have changed the structure of the organizations, yet moving forward, Pakistan has become the stopping point.
Top leaders of terror organizations have fled across the Afghan border into the Pakistan tribal regions, which have become a new base for training and launching attacks. “It’s basically the epicenter of global terrorism and we can’t get in there to do anything about it,” said Drew Berquist, former U.S. intelligence officer, and author of “The Maverick Experiment.”
“I can’t tell you how many training camps we’ve learned about there, how many of the major players—or who are on the rise of being major figures is Islamic extremism—have come through or are there right now,” he said."
Top leaders of terror organizations have fled across the Afghan border into the Pakistan tribal regions, which have become a new base for training and launching attacks. “It’s basically the epicenter of global terrorism and we can’t get in there to do anything about it,” said Drew Berquist, former U.S. intelligence officer, and author of “The Maverick Experiment.”
“I can’t tell you how many training camps we’ve learned about there, how many of the major players—or who are on the rise of being major figures is Islamic extremism—have come through or are there right now,” he said."
Terrorist ring suspect due in court
Terrorist ring suspect due in court - Crime/Safety - NewsObserver.com: "The man who has been described by prosecutors as the ringleader of a Triangle-based terrorist group is scheduled to be in federal court next week.
An arraignment and plea hearing has been set for Daniel Patrick Boyd, who was charged in 2009 with conspiring to provide support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and injure people abroad.
He is due in the federal courthouse in New Bern at 1 p.m. Wednesday."
An arraignment and plea hearing has been set for Daniel Patrick Boyd, who was charged in 2009 with conspiring to provide support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and injure people abroad.
He is due in the federal courthouse in New Bern at 1 p.m. Wednesday."
Live-in helper was 'Jihad Jane' terrorist
Live-in helper was 'Jihad Jane' terrorist - Americas, World - The Independent: "S woman who was the live-in caretaker for her boyfriend's elderly father, told a judge that she had worked secretly online under the name Jihad Jane to support Islamic terrorists and had moved overseas to further her plan to kill a Swedish artist who had offended Muslims.
Colleen LaRose, 47, from the small Pennsylvanian town of Pennsburg, faces possible life in prison after pleading guilty at a court in Philadelphia on Tuesday to four charges, including conspiracy to murder a foreign target, conspiracy to support terrorists and lying to the FBI.
Ms LaRose, who spent long hours caring for her boyfriend's father, was leading a separate life online from 2008 to 2009. According to prosecutors, Ms LaRose 'worked obsessively on her computer to communicate with, recruit and incite other jihadists,' using names that included Jihad Jane, SisterOfTerror and ExtremeSister4Life."
Colleen LaRose, 47, from the small Pennsylvanian town of Pennsburg, faces possible life in prison after pleading guilty at a court in Philadelphia on Tuesday to four charges, including conspiracy to murder a foreign target, conspiracy to support terrorists and lying to the FBI.
Ms LaRose, who spent long hours caring for her boyfriend's father, was leading a separate life online from 2008 to 2009. According to prosecutors, Ms LaRose 'worked obsessively on her computer to communicate with, recruit and incite other jihadists,' using names that included Jihad Jane, SisterOfTerror and ExtremeSister4Life."
Qatari men may have coordinated with 9/11 terrorists: WikiLeaks cable
Qatari men may have coordinated with 9/11 terrorists: WikiLeaks cable - CSMonitor.com: "The cable was first published by British newspaper The Telegraph, which on Monday published a report under the headline: 'The FBI has launched a manhunt for a previously unknown team of men suspected to be part of the 9/11 attacks, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.'"
WikiLeaks: terrorists 'plan to use teddy bear bombs to blow up planes'
WikiLeaks: terrorists 'plan to use teddy bear 
bombs to blow up planes' - Telegraph: "Airport security staff are being urged to examine “children’s articles” after US intelligence concluded that terrorists were plotting to fill them with explosive chemicals.• The WikiLeaks cables in full
The threat was disclosed at a meeting in Spain between Janet Napolitano, the US Secretary of Homeland Security, and European ministers in January 2010.
Ministers said that planes remained the “priority target” for al-Qaeda.
According to the cable, Thomas de Maizière, the German interior minister, described “recent threat information that noted the possibility of terrorists using children’s articles to introduce bombs into airplanes”."
MI5 missed implicating 7/7 ringleader despite knowing his terrorist links, inquest told
MI5 missed implicating 7/7 ringleader despite knowing his terrorist links, inquest told: "MI5 was unable to identify the ringleader of the July 7, 2005, London bombings, despite having his picture and having seen him associating with other terrorist suspects, the inquest into the attack has heard.
Hugo Keith, counsel to the inquest, said that Mohammad Sidique Khan was spotted by MI5 on the periphery of another terror plot as early as 2003, and was seen with suspected terrorists.
Khan was one of the four suicide bombers
responsible for the terrorist attack, in which bombs were detonated on three London Underground trains and one bus in central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700.
The 31-year-old had bombed the Edgware Road train in which six people were killed."
Hugo Keith, counsel to the inquest, said that Mohammad Sidique Khan was spotted by MI5 on the periphery of another terror plot as early as 2003, and was seen with suspected terrorists.
Khan was one of the four suicide bombers responsible for the terrorist attack, in which bombs were detonated on three London Underground trains and one bus in central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700.The 31-year-old had bombed the Edgware Road train in which six people were killed."
Alleged BA "sleeper" terrorist wanted to take part in another July 7 bombing, court told - mirror.co.uk
Alleged BA "sleeper" terrorist wanted to take part in another July 7 bombing, court told - mirror.co.uk: "AN alleged terrorist sleeper at British Airways accused of plotting to blow up a plane had hoped to take part in “another July 7”, a court heard yesterday.
Islamic extremist Rajib Karim planned to train as cabin crew and form a terror cell to get a bomb on a flight to the US, the jury was told."
Islamic extremist Rajib Karim planned to train as cabin crew and form a terror cell to get a bomb on a flight to the US, the jury was told."
WikiLeaks: Treasury 'slow to act in blocking terrorist finance'
WikiLeaks: Treasury 'slow to act in blocking terrorist finance' - Telegraph: "American officials also questioned whether the Labour government was 'willing to pull out all the stops' to prevent Iran's attempts to acquire nuclear weapons, during a diplomatic row that continued behind the scenes for two years.
They blamed a 'pronounced split' between Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling for what they believed were delays in closing down Iranian-owned banks, despite warnings that London had become a key financial centre for the regime.
Ministers were 'cautious' about using anti-terrorism legislation against Iranian banks because they had been stung by the controversy over control orders.
The allegations that the previous government dragged its heels over sanctions against Iran are contained in US embassy communications obtained by the WikiLeaks website and seen by The Daily Telegraph."
They blamed a 'pronounced split' between Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling for what they believed were delays in closing down Iranian-owned banks, despite warnings that London had become a key financial centre for the regime.
Ministers were 'cautious' about using anti-terrorism legislation against Iranian banks because they had been stung by the controversy over control orders.
The allegations that the previous government dragged its heels over sanctions against Iran are contained in US embassy communications obtained by the WikiLeaks website and seen by The Daily Telegraph."
Sapper who famously refused to meet Prince Charles lost both legs in Afghanistan blast has meningitis
Sapper who lost both legs in Afghanistan blast has meningitis - mirror.co.uk: "SOLDIER who lost both legs after a blast in Afghanistan is now battling meningitis.
Sapper Ashley Hall, 20, famously refused to meet Prince Charles during a hospital visit last year, saying he did not deserve it.
He said he was just doing his job when he was maimed in Helmand Province last July and asked nurses to pull curtains around his bed.
Sapper Hall was working towards learning to walk with prosthetic legs, but is now on a drip at Colchester General Hospital, Essex."
Sapper Ashley Hall, 20, famously refused to meet Prince Charles during a hospital visit last year, saying he did not deserve it.
He said he was just doing his job when he was maimed in Helmand Province last July and asked nurses to pull curtains around his bed.
Sapper Hall was working towards learning to walk with prosthetic legs, but is now on a drip at Colchester General Hospital, Essex."
Afghan police 'nearly as unpopular as Taliban in south' | World news | The Guardian
Afghan police
'nearly as unpopular as Taliban in south' | World news | The Guardian: "Afghanistan's police force is only slightly more popular than the Taliban in the insurgent heartlands of the south, according to a survey commissioned by the UN.The results of the poll, published today, portrayed a police force widely viewed by Afghans as corrupt and biased, underscoring doubts about a planned Nato handover. About half the 5,052 Afghans surveyed across all 34 provinces said they would report crime elsewhere.
The findings represent a blow to western efforts to extend the reach of the central government and its security forces to areas under the sway of the Taliban, particularly in the south, which has borne the brunt of Nato and US military operations to drive back insurgents."
Twenty-second Australian soldier dead in Afghanistan 03/02/2011
PM - Twenty-second Australian soldier dead in Afghanistan 03/02/2011: "Corporal Richard Edward Atkinson was the 22nd Australian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan.
The 22-year-old was based in Darwin. A roadside bomb caused his death and seriously wounded a fellow soldier who is recovering from his injuries."
The 22-year-old was based in Darwin. A roadside bomb caused his death and seriously wounded a fellow soldier who is recovering from his injuries."
No new copters for Afghanistan troops
No new copters for Afghanistan troops • The Register: "The Coalition government, having already cut an order for vital helicopters needed by British troops fighting in Afghanistan, may now cancel it altogether, according to reports.
In its last months in office, the previous Labour government announced plans to order 22 new Chinook helicopters (in addition to two which would replace recent combat losses in Afghanistan). The money was to be found by cutting squadrons of fast jets - in particular, Tornado low-level deep strike bombers. The first 10 helicopters were to come into service in 2012-13."
In its last months in office, the previous Labour government announced plans to order 22 new Chinook helicopters (in addition to two which would replace recent combat losses in Afghanistan). The money was to be found by cutting squadrons of fast jets - in particular, Tornado low-level deep strike bombers. The first 10 helicopters were to come into service in 2012-13."
Mounties should probe Afghan abuse allegations
Mounties should probe Afghan abuse allegations: Lawyer - thestar.com: "Canada’s top military police officer should request an investigation by the RCMP into allegations Canadians committed war crimes in Afghanistan, a human rights lawyer says.
At the closing arguments of a hearing into complaints that Canada’s battlefield prisoners were abused when soldiers handed them to Afghan authorities in Kandahar, Amnesty International lawyer Paul Champ said military police charged with keeping Canada on the right side of international law were intimidated and marginalized by senior commanders into ignoring the torture allegations.
His recommendation Wednesday to the Military Police Complaints Commission, was that the Canadian Forces Provost Marshall ask the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to look into the long-standing allegations that Canadians were complicit in torture."
At the closing arguments of a hearing into complaints that Canada’s battlefield prisoners were abused when soldiers handed them to Afghan authorities in Kandahar, Amnesty International lawyer Paul Champ said military police charged with keeping Canada on the right side of international law were intimidated and marginalized by senior commanders into ignoring the torture allegations.
His recommendation Wednesday to the Military Police Complaints Commission, was that the Canadian Forces Provost Marshall ask the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to look into the long-standing allegations that Canadians were complicit in torture."
Muslim councillors refuse standing ovation for Marine who won George Cross
Muslim councillors refuse standing ovation for Marine who won George Cross | Mail Online: "Two Muslim councillors were under fire today after they refused to take part in a standing ovation to honour a Marine who won the George Cross.
Salma Yaqoob and Mohammed Ishtiaq remained seated during a ceremony for Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher.
The 26-year-old was awarded the George Cross after he flung himself onto a Taliban hand grenade to save his comrades during an ambush in Helmand Province in 2008."
Salma Yaqoob and Mohammed Ishtiaq remained seated during a ceremony for Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher.
The 26-year-old was awarded the George Cross after he flung himself onto a Taliban hand grenade to save his comrades during an ambush in Helmand Province in 2008."
TA soldier 'unlawfully killed' in Afghanistan
BBC News - Exeter TA soldier 'unlawfully killed' in Afghanistan: "A Territorial Army rifleman from Devon who died on duty in Afghanistan was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled.
Mark Marshall, a 29-year-old police community support officer (PCSO) from Exeter, was killed on 14 February 2010 in Helmand province.
He had been on foot patrol with 6th Battalion The Rifles when an improvised explosive device detonated.
Coroner Dr Elizabeth Earland said she was 'humbled' by his sacrifice.
At the time of his death Rifleman Marshall had been acting as a 'point man', with the role of clearing improvised bombs.
His acting commanding officer Captain Benedict Shuttleworth told the inquest at Exeter County Hall that he had volunteered for the role, which involved using a metal detector known as a 'Vallon'."
Mark Marshall, a 29-year-old police community support officer (PCSO) from Exeter, was killed on 14 February 2010 in Helmand province.
He had been on foot patrol with 6th Battalion The Rifles when an improvised explosive device detonated.
Coroner Dr Elizabeth Earland said she was 'humbled' by his sacrifice.
At the time of his death Rifleman Marshall had been acting as a 'point man', with the role of clearing improvised bombs.
His acting commanding officer Captain Benedict Shuttleworth told the inquest at Exeter County Hall that he had volunteered for the role, which involved using a metal detector known as a 'Vallon'."
Soldier killed in Afghan attack on Pak check-post
Soldier killed in Afghan attack on Pak check-post: "A soldier was killed and seven others sustained injuries, some seriously, when the Nato and Afghan forces fired mortar shells at the Bangidar security checkpost in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Wednesday, official and tribal sources said.
The sources said Nato and Afghan forces from the neighbouring Khost province in Afghanistan fired dozens of mortar shells at the security checkpost in Bangidar, a remote border area in North Waziristan.
One soldier was killed and seven others sustained injuries after several shells struck the checkpost.The sources added that some of the injured were in critical condition and shifted to a hospital. The structure of the checkpost was also damaged.
Pakistani forces returned the fire with artillery and rocket launchers and targeted the Nato and Afghan forces’ positions across the border. However, the report about the casualties or destruction to property could not be confirmed as the Pak-Afghan route remained closed during the border clash."
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The sources said Nato and Afghan forces from the neighbouring Khost province in Afghanistan fired dozens of mortar shells at the security checkpost in Bangidar, a remote border area in North Waziristan.
One soldier was killed and seven others sustained injuries after several shells struck the checkpost.The sources added that some of the injured were in critical condition and shifted to a hospital. The structure of the checkpost was also damaged.
Pakistani forces returned the fire with artillery and rocket launchers and targeted the Nato and Afghan forces’ positions across the border. However, the report about the casualties or destruction to property could not be confirmed as the Pak-Afghan route remained closed during the border clash."
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