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Al-Qaeda Somalia in US: Supporters Blamed For Ohio Arson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Leaders of a nonviolent Columbus mosque finger local al-Shabaab supporters — who want control of the mosque — for intimidation by arson.

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 24 hours ago on pajamasmedia.com

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Addiction to Growth is China’s ‘Berlin Wall’: Global Geographic Times, People’s Republic of China

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:48 +0000

T Can President Obama persuade China not to be so dependent on growth, particularly trade-dependent growth? Likening Beijing’s obsession with growth to a Chinese version of the ‘Berlin Wall,’ Feng Mengyun of China’s state-run Global Geographic Times expresses his ...

tsteels2 posted 18 hours ago from themoderatevoice.com

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Maersk 2, Pirates 0

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:10:49 +0000

But this time the game didn't go into overtime. The Associated Press : "Somali pirates attacked the container ship Maersk Alabama today for the second time in seven months." Four pirates in a skiff attacked the ship again today at about 6.30am local time, opening fire with automatic weapons ...

Greyhawk posted 44 hours ago from mudvillegazette.com

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He's giving finacial advice to the pirates, bwahaha

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +0000

'I warned Nic Cage to cool it' Nicolas Cage was in Kenya visiting imprisoned Somali pirates on Tuesday just days after he lost his two houses in New Orleans in foreclosure and he was hit with a countersuit by the former business manager he is suing for fraud. Cage, a UN Goodwill Ambassador on ...

jhudock posted 43 hours ago from commonsensewonder.blogspot.com

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Somali pirates beaten off in second attack on Maersk Alabama

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:08 +0000

The Maersk Alabama, which Somali pirates attacked for the second time in seven months The Maersk Alabama, which Somali pirates have attacked for the second time in seven months, arriving in Mombasa, Kenya, after the earlier encounter. Photograph: Sayyid Azim/AP

Firedoglake found this 2 days ago on guardian.co.uk

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Somali Pirates Hire Spokespeople?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:37:12 +0000

Per a WSJ.com report (registration/subscription may be required) … Speaking by phone from Xaradheere, a pirate stronghold in Somalia, a Somali claiming to represent the pirates said the U.S.-flagged vessel narrowly escaped capture. His account matched details provided by U.S. and ...

tsteels2 posted 2 days ago from themoderatevoice.com

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Pirates strike twice on Maersk ship

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:19:55 +0000

How do you say “YARRRR!” in Somali? The crew of the MV Maersk Alabama heard it again, when it was attacked by Somali pirates for the second time this year. The last time , it looked pretty bad for awhile. The captain was taken hostage, but a cracker-jack U.S. Navy sniper team ...

weswolfe posted 2 days ago from wolfereports.com

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U.S.-Flagged Maersk Alabama Thwarts Second Pirate Attack

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:33:01 +0000

Source: [b]CNN[/b] [b]U.S. ship thwarts second pirate attack[/b] November 18, 2009 6:20 a.m. EST STORY HIGHLIGHTS Maersk Alabama guards drive off pirates with gunfire Ship was at center of bloody hijack drama in April (CNN) -- The U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama, which played a central ...

Rover found this 2 days ago on democraticunderground.com

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Police worried Canadian youths left to join Islamic radicals in Somalia

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:20:30 +0000

Counterterrorism officials are investigating a group of youths who allegedly left Canada for East Africa two weeks ago, amid concerns they may have gone to join the Somali militant group Al-Shabab.

The Jawa Report found this 4 days ago on nationalpost.com

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Alleged Somali recruiter arrested, linked to Minnesota

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:28:03 +0000

A 43-year-old Somali man from Minneapolis was arrested this week in the Netherlands for allegedly financing the recruitment of up to 20 young Somali men from Minnesota to train and fight with terrorists in their homeland. The arrest appears to be the most significant development yet in one of ...

Power Line found this 8 days ago on startribune.com

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American Somali arrested by Dutch authorities identified as Mohamud Said Omar

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:23:36 +0000

Rahm at Terror Free Somalia is on top of this. From the Star-Tribune: A Somali man from Minneapolis being held in a Dutch jail on suspicion of bankrolling terrorist activities has been identified by sources in the Twin Cities Somali...

Knowledge is Power found this 7 days ago on mypetjawa.mu.nu

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"Somali man from Minneapolis" arrested in Netherlands for jihad recruitment

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:46:17 +0000

This article actually identifies the "terrorists" as "Islamic extremists," but only does so in the seventh paragraph. Now, why does this matter? Why should it be mentioned at all? Because the more we remain in denial about the source and nature of the problem, the harder it will be to solve. ...

The Jawa Report found this 9 days ago on jihadwatch.org

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Militant extremism alert in Minnesota

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:14:57 +0000

Sometimes it seems that the Twin Cities is a central front in the struggle against the phenomenon renamed "militant extremism" in the Age of Obama. Minneapolis seems to have proved a fertile source of funds for "militant extremists" who have set up shop in Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinian ...

Instapundit found this 8 days ago on powerlineblog.com

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