Archive for September, 2007
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Dressed to Kill: Al Qaeda Annouces Female Suicide Bomber Unit
Quds Press, the London-based Arab news agency, reports that Al Qaeda in Iraq has created a 'brigade' of all-female suicide bombers. According to pamphlets found in Sunni mosques in Baghdad, the unit consists of mothers, wives and daughters of local martyrs. The group calls themselves Al Khansa, after a 7th Century poetess and, according to […]
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Private Aircraft Face New DHS Restrictions
On the sixth anniversary of 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has announced new rules and regulations for private aircraft entering the United States. Pilots will be required to radio in information about their flights to US officials one hour before taking off from their place of origin. Previously, pilots were required to radio in […]
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Wiretaps Foiled Terror Attacks in Germany, Denmark
US Intelligence Director Michael McConnell told a Senate Homeland Security Committee today that wiretaps contributed significantly to the arrest last week of German Al Qaeda members who were plotting to kill thousands. National Counterterrorism Director John Reed told reporters that the wiretapping program also assisted in last week's arrest of eight suspected terrorists in Denmark. […]
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
FBI and TSA Involved in Delta Flight 1824
Over the weekend, Douglas Hagmann, Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network, reported on an incident, Delta Airlines Flight 1824, involving a large group of Middle Eastern passengers, male and female, who were flying from Orlando, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. Sources told Hagmann the passengers' bags tested positive for SEMTEX explosives at a TSA security checkpoint […]
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Pakistan Airports: “Threat of Imminent Attack”
The airports in Pakistan have been placed on critical alert with airport officials calling a terror attack "imminent." The government has taken the unusual move of banning five or more people from gathering near the International Airport in Rawalpindi. The Rawalpindi airport, also known as the Islamabad airport, is the military headquarters of Pakistan's armed […]
No Comments » - Posted in Airport Security & Screening by Annie Jacobsen
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Anniversary of an Assassination
Today marks the six-year anniversary of the assassination Ahmad Shah Massoud, killed by two Al Qaeda operatives posing as journalists just two days before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Massoud was a commander during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. After the Soviets left, Massoud was the long-standing leader of the opposition party to […]
No Comments » - Posted in Opinions and Editorials by Annie Jacobsen
Friday, September 7th, 2007
German Terror Suspect Linked to Mohammed Atta
In trying to figure out what transformed 28-year old Fritz Gelowicz from an average German teenager into an Islamic radical willing kill thousands, German authorities believe they have found a link in 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta. It appears the two men met at a Bavarian mosque known for its jihadist preaching and support of terror […]
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
German Jihadists Targeted Airports and More
The International Herald Tribune reports that three jihadists arrested in Germany targeted airports, military installations and public places frequented by Americans including discos and bars. Der Spiegel cites the Frankfurt Airport in particular. German federal prosecutor, Monika Harms, told reporters at a news conference, "They were planning massive attacks." The men reportedly include two German […]