Archive for August, 2007
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Imams Drop Passenger John Doe from Aviation Lawsuit
After protracted wrangling, six Muslim clerics, known as the flying imams, have finally and officially dropped passenger John Doe from their federal lawsuit which targets US Airways and Minneapolis airport employees as being racist. Washington Times reporter Audrey Hudson has more:
A group of Muslim imams today dropped all charges in a federal lawsuit levied against […]
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Al Qaeda Operative Linked to Heathrow Plot Released
Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, the al Qaeda operative and computer expert who is viewed by many counterterrorism experts as being a major player in al Qaeda's communication network, has been released from a Pakistani prison after three years. Pakistan's Attorney General Mahbooba Elahi would not explain why Khan had been released, only that the terrorist-turned-informant […]
No Comments » - Posted in The Al-Qaeda Threat by Annie Jacobsen
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
FBI Asks Joe Doe’s Help in Ferry Dry Runs
Do you know these men? The FBI is seeking help from the public in trying to figure out who they are. The pair were recently spotted, and photographed, by John Doe ferry passengers and Good Samaritan ferry employees in Washington State. The men were seen scoping out more than one ferry boat on more than […]
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
Why Did Pilots of Hijacked Turkish Plane Flee Cockpit?
Newspapers in Turkey are debating whether or not the two Atlas jet pilots should have abandoned the cockpit after their plane was hijacked. The pilots, Cemal Doğanay and Faruk Çağımnı, escaped by breaking a cockpit window and jumping to the ground shortly after the plane landed at Antalya airport to refuel. Meanwhile, the flight's 136 […]
No Comments » - Posted in The Al-Qaeda Threat by Annie Jacobsen
Monday, August 20th, 2007
Hijacker of Turkish Plane Attended Al Qaeda Camp
Turkish authorities say that an Egyptian national, Mommen Abdul Aziz Talikh, who hijacked an Atlas jet flying from Cyprus to Istanbul on Saturday, attended a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. Turkish Transport Minister Osman Gunes said Talikh was carrying a Syrian passport although he is believed to be "of Palestinian origin." State run news agency […]
No Comments » - Posted in The Al-Qaeda Threat by Annie Jacobsen
Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Syrian and Turk Hijack Cyprus to Istanbul Flight, Claim Al Qaeda Tie
A Syrian Passport holder, who authorities say may be Palestinian, and a Turkish man hijacked an Atlasjet Airlines flight from Cyprus to Istanbul earlier today and demanded to be taken to Iran or Syria. Alaaddin Yuksel, the Governor of Antalya, Turkey, told reporters that the men claimed to be members of al Qaeda. The ordeal […]
No Comments » - Posted in The Al-Qaeda Threat by Annie Jacobsen
Friday, August 17th, 2007
Is Passenger John Doe Being Sued or Not?
Is airline passenger John Doe being sued by the imams for reporting their suspicious behavior, or not? That is the question that apparently remains unanswered. Washington Times reporter Audrey Hudson filed a report yesterday chronicling the behind the scenes dispute over whether or not the imams are suing the John Doe passengers from a November […]
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
US Intel: Pakistan Gave Taliban Pre-9/11 Military Aid
On Monday, the National Security Archives published newly declassified documents showing that Pakistan gave the Taliban substantial military aid for years before 9/11. In "Pakistan: 'The Taliban's Godfather'? Documents Years of Pakastani Support for Taliban, Extremists" edited by Barbara Elias, unnamed and undated US intelligence documents state, "consistent reporting indicated Pakistan provides both military and […]