May 11, 2005
Mennonite Terrorist, Ijju Sheikh, Arrested in India
Clinton Watson Taylor, who you may remember had me on his radio show, has this piece up at the
American Spectator. What is so interesting about this is that I had never heard of Ijju Sheikh until today, but I should have. India is our natural ally in the GWOT. India has been fighting Islamist forces since the day it was granted indepence. Both Pakistan and Bangledesh were carved out of India and then largely ethnically cleansed of their Hindu and other religious minority communities. Unfortunately, though, the Cold War imperetive forced the U.S. to become allies with Pakistan:
While the recent arrest of Abu Faraj al-Libbi, Al Qaeda's number-three man, is a significant victory in the war on terror, another largely overlooked arrest gives even more reason to rejoice. Ijju Sheikh, a fugitive suspect in one of India's worst terrorist attacks, was arrested in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) on April 29. His capture shows that the noose is tightening on a sinister transnational mafia that both supports al Qaeda's existence, and imperils India's.
On March 12, 1993, a series of explosions ripped through the streets of Mumbai, killing 257 Indians and injuring 713. The serial attack, presaging Al Qaeda's coordinated-bombing modus operandi, involved nearly simultaneous detonation of car-bombs across the city in crowded bazaars and near major hotels and Mumbai's stock exchange. While India is no stranger to political violence, the attack has been retroactively dubbed "India's 9-11" for its shock and devastation.
Ijju Sheikh stands accused of smuggling the RDX explosives used in the bombing. Once a hotelier and sarpanch (city council chief) with political connections, Sheikh fled to Dubai after the bombing and only recently snuck back into India. He is also accused of smuggling gold and weapons, as well as being a top henchman to international gangster and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.
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ALQAEDA gets funds from fundamentalists in India.
From Hyderabad and areas around it. People are being trained.
ISI pakistan's Intelligence recruits Indians going to UAE.Most of them end up in Al-Qaedas militia.
Posted by: Monzter at May 13, 2005 03:19 AM (rA3Xj)
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May 04, 2005
Push on to Make Beheaded Hostage Saint
How can the same word mean something so different to two cultures? Take the word
martyr for instance.
When Muslims speak of martyrs it is almost always in the context of referring to someone who was killed in battle or even blew himself up killing the Zionists/Crusaders/infidels.
When Christians speak of 'martyr' it is almost always in the context of referring to a person who is killed for the faith, but offers no resistance to those willing to kill them.
Same word, different meaning.
News INQ7:
FRIENDS of Father Rhoel Gallardo yesterday began the long and tedious process of gathering testimonies and documents to support his beatification as the "first Filipino martyr and saint of the new millennium."
Gallardo, a Claretian priest, was beheaded by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group on May 3, 2000, after being held captive along with 56 teachers and students for almost two months in the jungles of Basilan province.
Then 34 years old, Gallardo was the first Catholic priest abducted and beheaded by the notorious al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group.
Yesterday, a group of Claretian priests and seminarians led by Fr. Bernardo Blanco, and Gallardo's relatives led by his parents Dominador and Raquel Gallardo, gathered at his tomb at the Himlayang Pilipino in Tandang Sora, Quezon City, to commemorate his 5th death anniversary and recall his heroic demise in the hands of terrorists.
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Don't know anything about this guy, but Marla Ruzica and Rachel Corrie are definitely Saint material.
Posted by: greg at May 04, 2005 11:41 AM (/+dAV)
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The U.S. Army missed its April recruiting goal by a whopping 42 percent and the Army Reserve fell short by 37 percent, officials said on Tuesday, showing the depth of the military's wartime recruiting woes.
With the Iraq war straining the U.S. military, the active-duty Army has now missed its recruiting goals in three straight months, with April being by far the worst of the three, and officials are forecasting that it will fall short again in May.
The all-volunteer Army is providing the majority of the ground forces for an Iraq war in which nearly 1,600 U.S. troops have died.
The active-duty Army signed up 3,821 recruits last month, falling short of its goal of 6,600 for April, Army Recruiting Command spokesman Douglas Smith said. That left the Army 16 percent behind its year-to-date goal, officials said.
Time to enlist my little chickenhawks
Posted by: Max at May 04, 2005 12:26 PM (HFKAk)
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Rusty--What about deleting all posts that don't have a damn thing to do with the story?
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at May 04, 2005 12:46 PM (x+5JB)
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at May 04, 2005 12:57 PM (JQjhA)
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A saint is a saint, but thanks to JPII, there are SO MANY ALREADY!
I hope that the Church sticks with the current number for at least a few more years.
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at May 04, 2005 04:30 PM (x+5JB)
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GAWD you shits are pathetic. We're winning, and it's killing you. Speaking of which, ever seen someone skinned alive? You won't like it a bit when your turn comes.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 04, 2005 10:43 PM (0yYS2)
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I nominate Rachel Corrie to be Saint Pancake, and Marla Whazername to be Saint BOOM!
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 04, 2005 10:51 PM (0yYS2)
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