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Japanese Engineer Still Kidnapped

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:58:59 +0000

Tribesmen in Yemen have kidnapped foreigners for years in order to pressure the government for the release of family members, often held as official hostages by the state or as a result of a tribal dispute. The Yemeni government cares not a whit about kidnapped Yemenis, ergo its the foreigners ...

The Jawa Report found this 3 days ago on armiesofliberation.com

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Al Qaeda Takes Japanese Hostage from Tribal Kidnappers

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:58:59 +0000

Damn. Earlier report. As an aside, the reason the 22 year old was held by the state without charges after fighting in Iraq is that jihad (murder) abroad is not illegal in Yemen and is often encouraged by the President on national TV, for example during the Lebanon crisis. ...

The Jawa Report found this 3 days ago on armiesofliberation.com

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YEMEN TIMES

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:42 +0000

SA’ADA, Nov. 18 — Yemeni and Saudi forces continue their ground and aerial strikes against Houthi strongholds in the districts of Malahidh, Shada, Razih, Maqash, Hassana, and nearby villages. Houthis said that the Saudi army launches airstrikes and rockets while the Yemeni army fires mortar ...

Armies of Liberation found this 5 days ago on yementimes.com

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Iranians and Saudis Fight a Proxy War in Yemen

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

The two heavyweights of the Islamic world square off in Saudi Arabia's backyard.

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 5 days ago on pajamasmedia.com

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Saudis’ Efforts to Swat Rebels From Yemen Risk Inflaming Larger Conflict

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:24:23 +0000

Saudis’ Efforts to Swat Rebels From Yemen Risk Inflaming Larger Conflict

The New Republic blogs found this 11 days ago on nytimes.com

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Nidal Hassan to Anwar Awlaki: See You in Paradise

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:22:09 +0000

Ah, in typical American fashion, the contents of Major Nidal Hasan's emails to Anwar Awlaki are starting to trickle out. the Blotter: United States Army Major Nidal Hasan told a radical cleric considered by authorities to be an al-Qaeda recruiter,...

Political Byline found this 4 days ago on mypetjawa.mu.nu

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Saudi Blockades Yemen’s Coast

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:58 +0000

What happened to Mr. Sovereignty, the President Saleh? The Saudis are shelling the North Yemen and apparently have take up residence in Yemen's territorial waters. I guess as long as they are on his side, Saleh will let the Saudi forces fight his war and go where ever they want ...

The Jawa Report found this 13 days ago on armiesofliberation.com

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IS IDENTIFICATION IMPORTANT?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Consider these photos of two different snakes, which share a common territory and habitat. They look similar, but are 2 species-is it important to identify which is which? Well, one of them is utterly harmless, even beneficial as a predator of rodents. The other one is very dangerous, with ...

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 12 days ago on jewishodysseus.blogspot.com

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The Clamour Of The Times

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:01:24 +0000

Worse, durum wheat ( Triticum durum, or Triticum turgidum var. durum [ right: photo by Markus Hagenlocher, reproduced under the GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 ], from which pasta is made, probably originated in a drier and warmer northern Africa, where it has been widely grown from the time ...

Stop The ACLU found this 8 days ago on web.me.com

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Al-Qaida in Yemen warns against Iran_English_Xinhua

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:41:03 +0000

SANAA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- An al-Qaida-linked group in Yemen warned Tuesday the Yemeni and Saudi majority Sunnis against Shiite Iran's dangerous plots. In an audio recording posted on an Islamist website, Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman al-Rashid, one of the Saudi most wanted suspected terrorist, said ...

Armies of Liberation found this 13 days ago on news.xinhuanet.com

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Palin's Coming Out Party, The Spoils of War, Death To Webusers!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:43:00 +0000

Paul Krugman Fareed Zakaria Geoffrey Dunn "I don’t begrudge Mr. Obama the banquets and the photo ops; they’re part of his job. But behind the scenes he better be warning the Chinese that they’re playing a dangerous game." - Paul Krugman "We're going to put together a list of all ...

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Major Hasan's E-Mail: 'I Can't Wait to Join You' in Afterlife

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:43:40 +0000

Nidal Malik Hasan, left, is seen in 2007 when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship and an Oct. 2008 photo shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. A senior government official tells ABC News that investigators have found that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal ...

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 5 days ago on abcnews.go.com

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Congressman invokes Fort Hood shooting to object to Gitmo prisoner transfer

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:26:01 +0000

A Republican lawmaker on Thursday invoked last week's Fort Hood shooting to oppose the Obama administration's decision to transfer Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Yemen. In a letter to President Barack Obama, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) said that suspected Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's ...

The Jawa Report found this 11 days ago on thehill.com

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Yemen Again, Appeasing Chinese, Unfair 9/11 Trials

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:28:00 +0000

Alan Dershowitz Charles Blow M J Akbar Rami Khouri Balloon Boy Sprecial Denver Post "Don't mess with America's emotions, America has the emotional instability of a hormonal teenager." - David Lane “They are demanding unicorns in Kabul.” - Abdul Rashid Dostum I had written the last ...

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U.S., Yemeni Joint Staffs discuss security cooperation (November 13, 2009) - U.S. Embassy Sana'a Yemen

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:49:08 +0000

Press Releases U.S., Yemeni Joint Staffs discuss security cooperation November 13, 2009 On November 10, representatives of the U.S. Joint Staff concluded a round of talks with their Yemeni counterparts. The U.S. delegation was chaired by Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smith of the U.S. Armed Forces Joint ...

Armies of Liberation found this 10 days ago on yemen.usembassy.gov

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US says no military cooperation deal with Yemen

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:49:08 +0000

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon said on Friday the United States had not signed a military cooperation deal with Yemen, refuting a report from Sanaa's official news agency. "There were no agreements signed," spokesman Bryan Whitman told AFP. But US military officers had recently held two days ...

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Yemen’s al Qaeda Recruting Fighters for Government

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:29:15 +0000

Xinhuanet: - An al-Qaida-linked group in Yemen warned Tuesday the Yemeni and Saudi majority Sunnis against Shiite Iran's dangerous plots. In an audio recording posted on an Islamist website, Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman al-Rashid, one of the Saudi most wanted suspected terrorist, said "Shiite ...

The Jawa Report found this 12 days ago on armiesofliberation.com

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US Fails to Confirm Military Agreement with Yemen after al Qaeda calls for Govt Recruits

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:29:15 +0000

A few days ago a leading Saudi member of Yemen's Al Qaeda called for men to join with President Saleh's forces in battling the Houthi rebels. It really would be a bit sticky now (or is it just me) if the US was to arm and train them. AFP Yemen ...

The Jawa Report found this 12 days ago on armiesofliberation.com

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Imam Anwar al Awlaki Calls Hasan 'Hero'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:30:19 +0000

A radical imam who was investigated by the FBI for his ties to the 9/11 hijackers has posted an Internet message praising Nidal Hasan -- the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings -- as a "hero" who performed his "Islamic duty" by killing American soldiers. "Nidal Hasan is a hero," Anwar al ...

Think Progress found this 13 days ago on blog.newsweek.com

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Anwar Awlaki's Terrror Ties

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:06:39 +0000

This SITE Intelligence Group handout photo obtained November 10, 2009 shows Anwar al-Awlaki, a former US resident living in Yemen and accused al-Qaeda supporter, who commented on his website on November 9, 2009, that the attack at Fort Hood perpetrated by the alleged gunman, Major Nidal Hasan, ...

Debbie Schlussel found this 13 days ago on abcnews.go.com

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