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Al Qaeda Demands Concessions to Free Spaniards
Latin American Herald Tribune 15 March 2010
CAIRO – The "safety” of two Spanish aid workers kidnapped last November in Mauritania by the group calling itself Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb depends on compliance with the organization’s 
Spanish Hostages: AQIM wants 5 million dollars and the release of Islamists
Ennahar 15 March 2010
MADRID - Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) asked the Spanish government $ 5 million (3.7 million euros) in ransom and the release of imprisoned Islamists in Mauritania, in exchange for the two
Three freed in Ireland after Swedish cartoonist 'plot' arrests
AFP 15 March 2010
DUBLIN — Three of seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog have been released without charge, Irish police said
British Airways worker and aspiring suicide bomber sought to join cabin crew
Jihad Watch 15 March 2010
More on this story. "Terrorist British Airways worker planned to take advantage of strike," by Duncan Gardham for the Telegraph, March 12
Second American Woman like Jihad Jane Arrested In Ireland
Gather.com 15 March 2010
By Dexter S.
Kamie Paulin-Ramirez, 31 was arrest in Ireland suspected in terrorism efforts with JihadJane, Collen R LaRose from Pennsylvania . The mother from Leadville Colorado was arrest on charges she was
Another US Qaeda suspect held, again Yemen connection
Indian Express 15 March 2010
He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the school wrestling team and a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected to be a member of the same
Canada, U.S. mourn Grand Imam who took on Osama
Vancouverite 15 March 2010
By Karen Mullins
CAIRO – One of the most influential clerics in the Islamic world – the Grand Imam Mohamed Sayyid Tantawi – who took on the 9/11 attackers and described them as cowards, has passed away. Canada and
Nine accused of al Qaeda ties on trial in Belgium
Reuters AlertNet 9 March 2010
By Antonia van de Velde
BRUSSELS - Nine people suspected of links with al Qaeda, including one who prosecutors say may have been planning a suicide attack, went on trial in Belgium on Monday, facing possible prison terms
Blackburn terror suspect was to teach in mosque
Lancashire Telegraph 8 March 2010
By Neil Docking
THE leader of a Muslim community has told how he invited a suspected terrorist from Blackburn to his country to teach at his new mosque.
Canada adds al-Shabab to its terrorist list
Globe and Mail 8 March 2010
Ottawa has opened a new front in its global conflict with Islamic extremism by joining the attack on al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in East Africa that draws young recruits and support
German-Islam Conference to reform without fundamental Islamic group
Earthtimes 5 March 2010
Berlin - The German government announced plans on Thursday to restructure its forum for Islamic integration, excluding a fundamental Islamic group from the new, practice-oriented setup. In future,
Sauerland cell Islamists jailed for anti-US plot
The Local 5 March 2010
A Düsseldorf court on Thursday jailed members of the so-called Sauerland cell – four Islamic militants including two German converts – for a thwarted plot to attack US diplomats, soldiers and
Four Islamists jailed for planning "bloodbath"
Herald de Paris 5 March 2010
A German court has sentenced four Islamists to several years in prison. Judge Ottmar Breidling said the members of the so-called Sauerland group had planned to "stage a monstrous bloodbath",
Video: Religion of Peace?
johndifull 5 March 2010
Son of Hamas top dog: Moderate Islam does not exist
Jihad Watch 5 March 2010
Mosab Hassan Yousef is a convert from Islam to Christianity and is the author of Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices. Since Hannity has steadfastly
Sir Ian Blair's deal with Islamic radical
Telegraph.co.uk 5 March 2010
By Andrew Gilligan
Sir Ian Blair signed a formal agreement with an Islamic extremist to treat him as the Metropolitan Police’s "principal" representative of the Muslim community, it can be disclosed.
Terror suspect arrested after posing as a greengrocer in Britain for 17 years
Daily Mail 5 March 2010
A terror suspect who posed as a greengrocer for 17 years was unmasked yesterday. Tiger Hanif, 49, had been using the name Mohammed Patel after a double bombing in India in 1993 where an
Islamic preacher who called Jews ‘filth’ to speak at London university
London Evening Standard 5 March 2010
By Felix Allen
A London university has been condemned for inviting an Islamic preacher with anti-Semitic and homophobic views to give a lecture to students. Sheikh Abdullah Hakim Quick is due to speak at King's
Cocaine is the drug fuelling terrorism across the world
The Herald 5 March 2010
Charlie, snow, nose candy, Colombian marching powder … it has many names. Spend enough time in any busy city centre bar or club on a Friday or Saturday night and the chances are you will spot the
Queens Imam Agrees To Plea Deal In Subway Bomb Plot
NY1 News 5 March 2010
A Queens Imam plead guilty Thursday to one count of lying to authorities about tipping off admitted terrorist Najibullah Zazi. Ahmad Afzali made the plea bargain in Brooklyn Federal Court. He
