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India-Pakistan
Two Pak-Trained LeT Militants Arrested in Kashmir
2018-02-04
[THEQUINT] Security forces have placed in durance vile
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
two Pakistain-trained Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...
(LeT) murderous Moslems in north Kashmire's Baramulla district, police said on Saturday, 3 February.
The bad boys, who had gone to Pakistain on valid Pak visas for arms training to undertake terrorist activities in the Valley, were arrested during a joint operation by the police, Army and the CRPF, a police front man said.
He said the murderous Moslems had obtained their passports specifically for the said purpose. "These murderous Moslems of Lashkar-e-Taiba were nabbed immediately after returning via the Wagah-Attari border before they could formally join the bad boy ranks here in Kashmire," he said, identifying the arrested as Abdul Majeed Bhat, resident of Kreeri, and Mohammad Ashraf Mir, from Pattan.

Following their arrest, Director General of Jammu and Kashmire Police SP Vaid said:
Our neighboring nation has resorted to allow movement of bandidos Lions of Islam by issuing valid visa to them, as infiltration is now tough after security forces tightened security even more.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Kinnison began his slow infiltration of the sewer system...
the duo revealed upon questioning that "they underwent training in Pakistain along with a large number of Pak boys, most of whom were from Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
and as young as 10," the spokesperson said.

"The said terrorist training camps are located near Burma Town, in Islamabad, and being run by a terrorist commander operating under code names Hanzala, Adanan and Omar. Other bandidos Lions of Islam imparting training to young boys are operating with code names Osama, Naveed and Hataf," he said.

The arrested murderous Moslems were given Pak visas by the Pakistain High Commission in New Delhi, the spokesperson said. "It's pertinent to mention that in the past couple of years, police have unearthed several such modules that lure young boys to Pakistain to get trained and join militancy. In the past, several such boys have been arrested, while some of them were killed in encounters," he added.
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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
PNA denies arresting Hamas operatives behind West Bank attacks
2010-09-09
(Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA)
Have we upgraded from the PA (Palestinian Authority), which itself was an upgrade of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization), and upgrade from Fatah (I don't remember what that stood for, sorry)? I really must do better at keeping up with such things.
on Monday denied reports saying the Hamas militants have been arrested in connection with recent attacks against Israelis in the West Bank, the Palestinian forces spokesman said.

"I don't confirm these news and we don't have any information indicting that those persons were detained," Adanan Damiri said.
They aren't detained, they've been invited over for tea. Lots and lots of tea, with lashings of, well, lashings. But it was an invitation, not a detention. So there!
On Tuesday, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported that the Palestinian forces arrested two Hamas operatives who fired at an Israeli car near Ramallah city and wounded a couple on Sept. 1.

And on Aug. 31, four Jewish settlers were killed when their car came under fire near Hebron city. The Hamas, the PNA's rival which holds sway in Gaza, claimed responsibility for the two shootings.

Damiri said the Palestinian forces seized the vehicle that the Hamas gunmen used in Hebron attack and "there are some suspects who are being chased down."

Hamas carried out the attacks, the deadliest in West Bank in four years, on the eve of the launch of the direct peace negotiations between Israel and the PNA in Washington.

Meanwhile, the armed wing of the Hamas warned the PNA against continuing cracking down on its members and operatives in the occupied West Bank. "Our patience is running out," Ezz El-Deen al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement.

Damiri rejected Hamas' threats, saying they "don't terrify the PNA." He accused Hamas of restraining from attacking Israel from the Gaza Strip while "carrying out works to sabotage the efforts of the PNA" in the West Bank.
A neat variation on the "Let's you and him fight," theme.
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Arabia
Saudi Imams Failed in Duties: Minister
2008-10-18
JEDDAH - Imams (preachers) of Saudi mosques have come in for severe criticism for not being able to guide Saudi youth away from extremist ideologies that pose a serious threat to the security and stability of the country.
Did he say this in English or Arabic?
“The more than 15,000 mosques in the country constitute the best forums for guidance, but the imams have failed miserably in discharging their duties,” Interior Minister Prince Nayef said after opening a seminar on Human Rights in Higher Education and Intellectual Security at Umm Al Qura University in Makkah on Wednesday night.
"The infidels are on to us!"
“Frankly speaking, I would like to say that the imams of mosques, with the exception of the two holy mosques, have not played their desired role (in the fight against extremism),” Prince Nayef said. “The introduction of topics related to human rights in the education or any other area of life does not mean that our society is ignorant or deficient in human values as some quarters have been portraying,” Prince Nayef stressed.
So he heard us!
He highlighted the significant role universities had to play in keeping the young Saudis away from the dangers of destructive ideologies. “Since universities are centres of research, it is their duty to study ways to root out ideas that distort religion and defame the nation,” he told an audience that included Minister of Higher Education Khaled Al Anqari and Rector of Umm Al Qura University Adanan Wazzan.
So shut yer yaps and do as yer told ...
Prince Nayef urged intellectuals in Saudi universities to shoulder their responsibility in keeping society free of extremist ideologies. “Intellectual security is by no means less important than public security,” he said.

He added that the security of a country was closely related with scientific achievements. “Universities should be capable of contributing to the service of the country and it is in line with the teaching of Islam which urges its followers to benefit from fruits of learning,” he said.
Does that mean that the princes will fund fewer madrassas and more real schools?
He said that by following the true path of Islam the Muslims would be able to achieve security and stability everywhere. He added the late King Abdul Aziz, founder of the kingdom, had striven to introduce modern sciences into the country and to convince the people of their importance.

“After the unification of the country, King Abdul Aziz’s concerns were about the people’s education and their security, and his sons followed the footsteps of their great father in this respect,” he said.
Worked well so far, huh ...
While speaking with the faculty members of the university, Prince Nayef expressed his hope that no harm would come to the country, which was always defended well. He commended the achievements of the soldiers and other security organs in the past in foiling the destructive designs of terrorists. “We have proved to the world that the Saudi security forces are capable of confronting the challenges of the deviant ideology though the country was the main target of extremist plots,” he said.
Proven to whom, exactly? I don't remember the Saoodi forces doing so well in the Gulf War. And the security forces have allowed a steady stream of rubes into Iraq and Afghanistan.
While commending the strong cooperation between citizens and the security forces, the minister stressed the role of the citizens as the first line of the defence of the country against all kinds of enemies.
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Arabia
Imams fail in their desired role: Naif Arab News
2008-10-17
Imams of Saudi mosques have failed in guiding young Saudis away from extremist ideologies that pose a serious threat to the security and stability of the country, according to Interior Minister Prince Naif.

"The more than 15,000 mosques in the country constitute the best forums for guidance, but the imams have failed miserably in discharging their duties," Prince Naif said after opening a seminar on Human Rights in Higher Education and Intellectual Security at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah on Wednesday night.

"Frankly speaking, I would like to say that the imams of mosques, with the exception of the two holy mosques, have not played their desired role (in the fight against extremism)," Prince Naif said.

"The introduction of topics related to human rights in the education or any other area of life does not mean that our society is ignorant or deficient in human values as some quarters have been portraying," Prince Naif told an audience that included Minister of Higher Education Khaled Al-Anqari and Rector of Umm Al-Qura University Adanan Wazzan.

The prince stressed the significant role universities had to play in keeping the young Saudis away from the dangers of destructive ideologies. "Since universities are centers of research, it is their duty to study ways to root out ideas that distort religion and defame the nation," he said.
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Iraq-Jordan
Jordan PM plans cabinet reshuffle
2005-06-27
AMMAN - Jordanian Prime Minister Adanan Badran is planning a cabinet reshuffle in days in a bid to win a parliamentary vote of confidence denied him since he formed his government in April, officials said on Sunday. Badran’s cabinet has vowed to step up the pace of reform, but it came under attack from a group of 49 MPs in the 110-member parliament who threatened a no-confidence vote unless the economic team was changed.

Finance minister Bassem Awadallah, who was the target of criticism in parliament over the dismal state of Jordan’s economy, resigned earlier this month, paving the way for the reshuffle. The new line-up will see veteran diplomat Marwan Moasher -- currently a royal court minister -- return as deputy prime minister, a job he held in the former government of Faisal al-Fayez.
Sounds like the Italian government ...
The main duty of Moasher, who has been heading a national committee for reform for several months -- will be to help accelerate the pace of reform, officials told AFP. Five ministers, in addition to Awadallah, are also expected to be replaced.

Badran has been busy holding consultations with MPs ahead of the reshuffle and King Abdullah II has also held several meetings with political parties representatives over the past few weeks.
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