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Hostage school stormed by Russian forces
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Page 4: Opinion
Are Lankan Muslims taking to radical Islamic groups?	0 [11125]
Page 1: WoT Operations
How many things are wrong with this sentence.	3 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
Breslan corpse count now at 200, 92 kids still in very grave condition	1 00:00 Jonathan [11139]
Beslan timeline...	0 [11124]
Soldier Convicted of Trying to Aid Al Qaeda	9 00:00 Super Hose [11127]
Siege over...	3 00:00 badanov [11125]
Hekmatyar Urges Afghans To Boycott US "Agent" Elections	2 00:00 Slomorong Choque7331 [11131]
Rebels kill soldier in Kashmir mosque seige	1 00:00 Shipman [11126]
Suspected boomer dies in Gaza	8 00:00 Shipman [11132]
Palestinian rockets land near school in southern Israel	2 00:00 CrazyFool [11126]
South African businessman charged with nuclear trafficking	0 [11128]
Over 400 Casualties in North Ossetia Taken to Hospitals	34 00:00 BigEd [11130]
Lone Terrorist Still in Beslan School, May Still Have Hostages	2 00:00 3dc [11127]
Terrorist Lynched by Mob Outside Beslan School Building	15 00:00 Tony (UK) [11126]
Pakistan won't hand foreign militants to US: minister	0 [11129]
Attack on UN vehicle kills one in southern Afghanistan	0 [11126]
Army Private Earns Silver Star	4 00:00 jawa [11125]
FBI, Interpol Begin Probe Into Dhaka Grenade Attack	0 [11126]
Israeli Forces Destroy Dozens of Palestinian Homes in Gaza Strip	4 00:00 mhw [11127]
Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strike	1 00:00 Brett_the_Quarkian [11126]
Top Yemeni Commander Wounded in Clashes	3 00:00 Anonymous6310 [11129]
Kidnappers Kill Three Turkish Hostages	0 [11126]
Toe tag for leader of the Pentagon Gang	3 00:00 Chris W. [11127]
Police officer killed in Saudi festivities	3 00:00 Steve [11125]
Count Dooku involved in Breslan attack	0 [11124]
Abu Sabaya's sister arrested	0 [11128]
Two Female Suicide Bombers Detonate in School - Eyewitness	6 00:00 trailing wife [11127]
Quiet investigation centers around arrest of al-Qaeda aide in NYC	0 [11125]
Leader of Hostage-takers surrounded	1 00:00 BigEd [11125]
Chechen hard boyz tied to al-Qaeda	0 [11128]
Breslan attack bankrolled by Basayev and al-Qaeda	2 00:00 Classical_Liberal [11126]
10 of the 20 Breslan hostage-takers are Arabs	9 00:00 SCpatriot [11136]
Death toll from Breslan hostage seige may be at 150, fighting ongoing	7 00:00 True German Ally [11136]
Libya, Germany sign $35M disco bombing settlement	0 [11126]
Russian Hostage Total Possibly 1500 - witness	0 [11126]
Hostage school stormed by Russian forces	108 00:00 GreatestJeneration [11134]
Former Taliban commander shot dead in Peshawar. Maybe.	0 [11127]
Kashmir Korpse Kount	0 [11127]
Nuggets from the Urdu press	4 00:00 Shipman [11128]
Osama bin Laden has been captured in Pakistan?	18 00:00 Kathy K [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Al-Sadr says his militia is unbeatable	6 00:00 Zarathustra [11135]
EU Seeks Russian Explanation for School Siege Toll	39 00:00 RJSchwarz [11133]
The Palestinian hunger strike ends	8 00:00 Shipman [11130]
Are Chechens armed with laser detonators?	4 00:00 Phil Fraering [11134]
Ninety-three Years of Bombing the Arabs	15 00:00 Kathy K [11127]
A Gift from Syria to Washington	5 00:00 Super Hose [11130]
Correction: AP Fixes Iran-Nuclear Story	0 [11130]
Iran Emboldened by IAEA Nuclear Report	0 [11128]
Darfur Talks Near Deadlock Over Rebel Guns	1 00:00 mojo [11131]
Al-Qaeda allied with Latin America criminal organization	4 00:00 Parabellum [11128]
US border on alert for al-Qaeda cells	8 00:00 CiT [11128]
Remember the 4th ID statue made from Saddam's statue?	0 [11128]
Najaf protest calls for Mehdi Army pullout	3 00:00 BigEd [11125]
Iran and Al-Zarqawi connection	0 [11128]
Frontpage and the fight against ISM	17 00:00 mojo [11129]
Turkey Signals Possible Military Action Against Kurds in Iraq	7 00:00 Half [11125]
MEP hits out at controversial immigration proposals	0 [11125]
Interview with Javed Ibrahim Paracha	2 00:00 trailing wife [11129]
Elite units at ready to defend Putin's reputation	0 [11128]
Israel-Syria in War of Words	24 00:00 UFO [11133]
Muslim Girls Comply With Head Scarf Ban	14 00:00 Parabellum [11128]
5 Acquitted in '94 Bombing of a Jewish Center in Argentina	4 00:00 Shipman [11137]
Security Council Passes Resolution to Limit Syrian Role in Lebanon	7 00:00 trailing wife [11125]
Kerry Wants Broader Effort by Bush on Crisis in Sudan	15 00:00 Shipman [11129]
Muslims are 15% of Russia's population	21 00:00 Pro Liebertate [11124]
Commander: Fight With Al-Sadr Not Over	7 00:00 Anonymous4828 [11127]
AEI: a visit to Herat under Ismael Khan's control	1 00:00 Kathy K [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
iran is crack down harder on color wearing whores	4 00:00 Dave D. [11133]
Convention Bounce! - Boiiiiiinnnnnggggg - Bush +11%	20 00:00 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) [11129]
Maid who won suit against Sony executive decries slavery	0 [11128]
Campaign 2004: Bush Opens Double-Digit Lead (TIME)	2 00:00 lex [11135]
Flag on Brooklyn Bridge Stolen. List of Demands on IndyMedia	13 00:00 Super Hose [11128]
Six-Months And 300 Lashes	4 00:00 Super Hose [11126]
Thousands use Dutch website to register for US poll	10 00:00 mojo [11125]
George W. Bush's Missing Year	16 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Clinton hospitalized for emergency heart bypass surgery	43 00:00 lex [11135]
Payroll employment up; Labor force down in Aug	4 00:00 mhw [11130]
Medals, ribbons; nine, ten. who's counting?	0 [11131]
Ginsberg speaks in WaPo: Swift Boats and Double Standards	1 00:00 mhw [11128]
Daschled Dreams	1 00:00 Pappy [11129]
Frontpage profiles NYC exploits of Protest Warrior	1 00:00 BigEd [11127]
Verheugen promises 'factual and fair' report on Turkey	0 [11128]
SETI has not found ET: official	1 00:00 smn [11129]
World's shortest woman	5 00:00 sheila4pd [11129]
Koizumi Sneaks a Peek at Disputed Islands; Putin Peeved	2 00:00 RJ Schwarz [11128]
BREAKING: Shot Fired Into Huntington WV GOP Headquarters	8 00:00 Pappy [11133]
Photo Mystery: Kerry and Edwards at Midnight Oasis	12 00:00 98zulu [11133]
Two Democratic Idiots Hauled Off by Secret Service!	6 00:00 Rex Mundi [11128]
A disgraceful career	2 00:00 Korora [11128]
Estonian Government Removes WWII Monument	0 [11127]
Bush Acceptance Speech	16 00:00 BigEd [11127]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Parachutist Dies in N.J. After Chute Fails	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [11125]

Sri Lanka

Are Lankan Muslims taking to radical Islamic groups?

Relentless persecution by the LTTE on the one hand, and the increasing influence of Islamic fundamentalist movements on the other, have the potential to drive the embattled Muslims of Sri Lanka into the arms of radical Islamic groups, says counter-insurgency expert, Col (Rtd) R Hariharan. "Muslim extremism has not made much headway so far in Sri Lanka. But the Muslims' political future is a question mark, as they are losing their clout." Col Hariharan was a top ranking intelligence officer with the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka in the late 1980s. He warned that if the Muslim political leadership was weakened, the political influence of Islamic fundamentalism would increase.

There are already reports of Muslim youths toying with the idea of resisting the LTTE with arms. The existence of an "Osama Group" has been talked about. Informed sources said that one such Islamic group had opened an office in Kinniya, in the eastern district of Trincomalee. Tamilnet, a Sri Lankan Tamil website, has reported that a suspected radical Islamic group threw a hand grenade into a house in Eravur in Batticaloa district on Tuesday, killing one and injuring two other Muslim youth. The website said that for sometime now, fundamentalist groups had been warning Muslims not to indulge in un-Islamic activities like consuming alcohol, gambling, visiting prostitutes and misbehaving with women. Radical Islamic groups were active in the Muslim villages of north Batticaloa, Tamilnet quoted the police as saying. For the past five years or so, Sri Lankan Muslims have been visibly lurching towards a fundamentalist culture, observers say. Women, even tiny tots in nursery schools, now cover themselves from head to foot. In the eastern districts, the fundamentalist Tabligh movement is caching up fast. But so far, fundamentalism has not intruded into politics. The mainstream Muslim political parties in Sri Lanka, deny that the Muslims are turning towards radical Islamist groups.
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