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Money was for orphans, says terror charge Imam
Independent 18 June 2009
By Katie Hodge
A Somali imam who allegedly encouraged jihad-style terrorism across the world said today money sent abroad was simply aid for orphaned children and the "destitute" in war-torn Somalia. 
Hamas Helping to Crush Iranian Dissent
THE JERUSALEM POST 17 June 2009
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that there was not much difference between the policies of incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi
EU court releases Abu Qatada assets
guardian.co.uk 11 June 2009
By Alan Travis
Man described as Bin Laden's 'spiritual ambassador' to Europe had bank accounts frozen unfairly, judges rule. European judges have struck down an order freezing the assets of the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada
Germany Warns of al-Qaida Attacks Before September Election
Spiegel Online 08 June 2009
German intelligence agencies believe al-Qaida is planning attacks on Germans before the September 27 election in revenge for Berlin's military mission in Afghanistan, SPIEGEL has learned.
Video: Iranian Rep in Syria: Iran Has the Right to Send Weapons to Hizbullah and Hamas
MEMRI TV Videos 04 June 2009
Islamic Jihad Comes to Little Rock, Arkansas
Canada Free Press 03 June 2009
By Sean Osborne
It is unknown if he acted alone or whether this was intended as an isolated attack. What is known is that 24 year-old Carlos Leon Bledsoe, who changed his name to the Islamic Abdulhakim Mujahid
Al-Qaeda Pursuing Worldwide Jihad, Says Expert
The Epoch Times 02 June 2009
By Dor Levinter
Local terrorist organizations worldwide are cooperating with Al-Qaeda in order to expand a global Jihad, warned Yoram Schweitzer. Schweitzer is the senior researcher of the Institute for National Security Studies
Jailhouse Jihad
Human Events 28 May 2009
By Robert Spencer
Should we bring Guantanamo inmates to U.S. prisons, as the Obama administration has proposed? FBI Director Robert Mueller doesn’t think that it would be wise to house such prisoners even in the ultra-high security Supermax facility:
Founders Of Muslim Charity Group Sentenced On Multiple Charges
MyStateline.com 28 May 2009
Houston. Two founders of a U.S.-based Islamic charity group have been sentenced to 65 years in prison for illegally funneling more than 12-million dollars to Hamas.
Tehran proud to support Hamas, Hezbollah
TREND Information 26 May 2009
A senior Iranian official says Tehran is proud to stand by regional resistance movements, Hamas and Hezbollah, regardless of what labels the US uses for them.
Egypt: French, Belgian, British citizens among al-Qaeda cell arrests
Islam in Europe 25 May 2009
This might be the first terror cell to train in Gaza while intending to commit attacks in Europe
Hizb-ut Tahrir and the 'butcher of Buner'
The Centre For Social Cohesion 22 May 2009
By Houriya Ahmed
Hizb-ut Tahrir (HT) Britain, a global Islamist revolutionary group calling for the establishment of an Islamic state (Khilafah), has recently issued a press statement titled 'Brown welcomes the butcher of Buner to
Saudi Arabia to support Kosovo in the Islamic Conference
The Kosovo Times 18 May 2009
The Saudi resolution urging swift recognition of the independence of Kosovo announced for the upcoming 36 Ministerial meeting of the Islamic Conference in Damascus is of extreme high importance for Kosovo.
Publisher Firebombers Found Guilty
Londonist 18 May 2009
By DeanN
Three men accused of attempting to firebomb a north London publisher's house have been found guilty. Ali Beheshti and Abrar Mirza pleaded guilty to recklessly damaging property and endangering life, after they
'I was groomed for jihad in Britain'
Times 18 May 2009
By Kevin Dowling
A TEENAGER has revealed how he was recruited by Al-Qaeda-inspired extremists and groomed to carry out suicide attacks in Britain.
Jihadis approached UK teen at mosque used by 21/7 plotters
Indian Express 18 May 2009
Al-Qaeda-inspired extremists in Britain used the premises of a mosque in London to recruit Muslim youths and encouraged them to travel to Pakistan for terrorist training, a media report claimed on Sunday.
Swede convicted for terrorism
Stockholm News 13 May 2009
The 43 year old Stockholmer and Swedish citizen Ousamma Kassir has been found guilty to terror related crimes by a court in New York.
Ten acquitted of helping Madrid train bombers to escape
Typically Spanish 13 May 2009
Sources within the prosecution service are critical of the sentence from Spain's National Court. Ten of the 14 accused of helping the Madrid train bombers to escape have been acquitted at their trial in the National Court.
