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Death Sentences for 3 in '03 India AttacksTwo men and a woman convicted of bomb attacks in Mumbai in 2003 will be executed by hanging, an Indian court ruled Thursday.
New York Times Friday, August 07, 2009War on terror is not what it seemedPaul Koring War on terror is not what it seemed Photo dated 11 September 2001 shows the twin towers of the World Trade Center burning after two planes crashed into each building in New York.
Topix.net Friday, August 07, 2009White House Has Dual Strategy To Defeat TerrorismA senior White House official says the Obama administration has mapped out a dual approach to defeating terrorism, fusing
military strikes against insurgents with a commitment to pump economic aid into countries that have been safe havens for militant groups.
Topix.net Friday, August 07, 2009Pakistan probes reports of Taliban chief's deathPakistani villagers on Tuesday surround a house belonging to supporters of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, which was destroyed by authorities in Pakistan.
Topix.net Friday, August 07, 2009Afghan wedding party bombedA roadside bomb hit a wedding party on its way to a ceremony in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 people, Afghan officials said last night. A local police chief said that a Western airstrike hours later killed five farmers loading...
New Zealand Herald Friday, August 07, 2009Republicans Denounce Obama Policy Towards IsraelJERUSALEM - A delegation of conservative congressmen from the
united states is on a solidarity visit to Israel. They are concerned about Washington’s Middle East policies. The delegation of 25 congressmen from the
republican Party blasted the Obama administration for pressuring Israel to halt settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Eric Cantor, who [...]
Eagle World News Friday, August 07, 2009Airport bomb faker faces chargesNEW YORK - The man accused of causing a
security scare that shut down LaGuardia Airport has been indicted by a grand jury. The Queens district attorney's office says Scott McGann faces three charges: placing a false bomb; placing...
New Zealand Herald Friday, August 07, 2009Pakistani Taliban chief killed: reportsISLAMABAD - US and Pakistani authorities are investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in an American missile strike, officials from both countries said. If confirmed, Mehsud's demise would...
New Zealand Herald Friday, August 07, 2009Israeli prime minister convenes urgent security forum FridayAccording to the official statement, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his
security cabinet of six were briefed on Middle East developments at a special session Friday, Aug. 7. DEBKAfile's
military sources report that an unusually large number of officials were brought together, indicating that an out-of-the-ordinary security development was afoot. They included the chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Gaby Ashkenazi, military intelligence chief Brig. Amos Yadlin, Mossad director Meir Dagan, Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin, OC Southern Command Brig. Yoav Galant and several more senior officers.
DEBKAfile Friday, August 07, 2009Russian secret service helped Hizballah bust Israel's Lebanese spy ringsWestern intelligence sources in the Middle East have disclosed to DEBKAfile that a special unit of the Russian Federal
security Service - FSB, commissioned by Hizballah's special security apparatus earlier this year, was responsible for the massive discovery of alleged Israel spy rings in Lebanon in recent months with the help of super-efficient detection systems.
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