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'Jihad Jane' met Islamists plotting to kill cartoonist, claim Irish police
GUARDIAN Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:23 GMT
Accused American Islamist Colleen Renee LaRose 'discussed plan' to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks over Muhammad cartoon An American woman convert to Islam who called herself "Jihad Jane" travelled to Ireland to meet some of the suspects arrested over a supposed plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist, say Irish police. Detectives believe Colleen Renee LaRose met a number of Irish-based Muslims online on Islamist websites and discussed an alleged plot to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks. Vilks had a $100,000 (£67,000) bounty on his head after drawing a cartoon depicting the prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog in 2007. Al-Qaida also offered a 50% bonus to anyone who slit his throat to ensure he was "slaughtered like a lamb". LaRose is understood to have visited Ireland last August after cancelling a trip to Sweden. While in the Republic she is said to have met some of the seven people arrested earlier this week in Waterford and Cork. It was after her trip to Ireland that the FBI contacted the Garda Síochána, who then put a number of people under surveillance. The seven suspects – three Algerians, a Libyan, a Palestinian, a Croatian and an American woman married to one of the Algerians – were arrested on Tuesday hours before US authorities announced a terror indictment against LaRose. Irish police are still questioning seven suspects, four men and three women aged between their mid 20s and late 40s. Officers have seized computers, phones and documents but security sources in the Republic stressed today that they do believe they have uncovered an active al-Qaida cell in the Republic. LaRose, who also called herself Fatima LaRose online, allegedly posted a comment on YouTube in June 2008 saying she wanted to help "the suffering Muslim people". According to the indictment filed in a federal court in Pennsylvania, she sent emails to unnamed co-conspirators offering to become a martyr, as well as to use her American background to avoid detection. The indictment accuses LaRose of agreeing in March 2009 to marry a co-conspirator from a south Asian country who was trying to obtain residency in Europe. He allegedly urged her to go to Sweden, find the unnamed Swedish man "and kill him". The indictment claims she tried to raise money over the internet, lure others to her cause and lied to FBI investigators. LaRose was arrested after returning to the US in October 2009 on a charge related to the theft of a US passport, according to court documents. If convicted on the four counts in the indictment, which was dated 4 March 2010, LaRose could face a sentence of life in prison and a fine of $1m. Islam Ireland Freedom of speech Henry McDonald guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Libya issues warning on trade ties with U.S.
HAARETZ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:43:32 GMT+02:00
Libya's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the U.S. envoy and warned ties will suffer if Washington does not apologise for a U.S. official's comments about Libya, the state news agency said. ...
Moroccan inquiry into old mosques
BBC Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:23:07 GMT
King Mohammed orders structural examinations of Morocco's ancient mosques after a minaret collapse kills 41 people.
Libya overturns Swiss man's jail
BBC Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:18:13 GMT
A Libyan appeal court quashes a Swiss businessman's jail term for a visa charge in a case that has been linked to a diplomatic row.
Algeria energy boss 'faces probe'
BBC Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:33:01 GMT
The head of Algerian energy giant Sonatrach is investigated by corruption officials, reports say.
10 'militants killed' in Algeria clashes
PRESSTV Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:49:24 GMT
At least ten 'militants' have been killed in clashes between Algerian security forces and suspected terrorists in northeast of the country.
Libyan Muslim denounces prisoner abuse in UK
PRESSTV Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:07:57 GMT
A Libyan national held in British custody on charges of 'terrorism' has said that Muslims in UK prisons are subjected to abuse and discrimination.
Western Sahara woman refuses care
BBC Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:25:36 GMT
A Western Sahara independence activist on hunger strike in Spain says she is now refusing all medical care over a passport row with Morocco.
Guinea president 'out of danger'
ALJAZEERA Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:36:28 GMT
Camara undergoes successful surgery in Morocco and is recovering from gunshot wounds.
Libya sentences two Swiss businessmen to jail
PRESSTV Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:56:08 GMT
Libya has handed 16-month jail terms and a fine of 2,000 dinars ($1,700) to two Swiss businessmen amid a row with Switzerland over the arrest of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son in Geneva last year.
Guantanamo Tunisians in Italy
BBC Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:56:52 GMT
Two Tunisian inmates of the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay arrive in Italy, where they face prosecution.
Two Tunisian Gitmo inmates face trial in Italy
PRESSTV Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:19:30 GMT
Italy will prosecute two Tunisian prisoners held at the notorious US naval detention camp on Guantanamo Bay over allegations of collusion with Afghan militants.
Gaddafi to mediate football dispute
ALJAZEERA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:34:56 GMT
Libyan leader to calm tension between Algeria and Egypt after World Cup matches.
Gaddafi to mediate football dispute
ALJAZEERA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:34:56 GMT
Libyan leader to calm tension between Algeria and Egypt after World Cup matches.
Egypt accuses Algeria in new row
BBC Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:48:53 GMT
Egypt summons the Algerian ambassador in Cairo to protest about violence against their citizens in Algeria.
Gaddafi's secret bid to convert Roman beauties to Islam
BBC Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:59:25 GMT
Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi throws a party for 200 girls but then tells them why they should become Muslims.
GECF urged to ensure 'fair' gas price
PRESSTV Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:20:35 GMT
Algerian Energy Minister Chakib Khelil has called on the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to take measures to ensure a 'fair price' for gas.
Call to free ill Tunisia reporter
BBC Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:51:05 GMT
France's foreign minister urges Tunisia to let detained journalist Taoufik Ben Brik seek medical treatment.
Tunisian blogger detained
ALJAZEERA Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:47:46 GMT
Fatma Riahi, known as Arabicca, held by police and denied access to lawyer, sources say.
Gaddafi attacks major powers
ALJAZEERA Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:25:49 GMT
Security Council permanent members should lose veto status, Libyan president says.
Qaddafi attacks UN Security Council, praises Obama
XINHUANET Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:02:53 GMT
Libyan leader Qaddafi unleashed a diatribe against UN Security Council but took a shinning to Obama in his speech to UN General Assembly Wednesday.
In turnaround move, Brown vows support for IRA victims
PRESSTV Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:42:54 GMT
In what appears to be backtracking on his previous stance, British Premier Gordon Brown now says he will support IRA victims in seeking compensation from Libya.
US warns Gaddafi over upcoming UN visit
PRESSTV Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:20:35 GMT
The American UN ambassador warns the Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, ahead of his first US visit, not to boast the release of a Libyan bombing suspect.
Libya to mark 40 years of Gaddafi
ALJAZEERA Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:35:23 GMT
Organisers say event will demonstrate Libya's re-emergence on international stage.
Libya to mark Gaddafi anniversary
BBC Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:01:05 GMT
Libya begins celebrations to mark 40 years since Colonel Muammar Gaddafi seized power, but Western leaders stay away.
WPN Scoop : Libya told to drop al-Megrahi's appeal to guarantee release - "Pressurising a dying man into dropping his legitimate appeal was beneath contempt - To suggest there was no such pressure is preposterous"
WORLDPRESSNETWORK
WPN Scoop : WPN has been reliably told that Libya was explicitly told that unless al-Megrahi's appeal was dropped, then al-Megrahi's release could not be guaranteed. Whether the person conveying this information could deliver on the promise is academic as long as Libya believed it was from a source well connected to the British government. This is intimidation which perverted the course of justice, and which the judges, politicians and mass media were all too happy to turn a blind eye to.

Al-Megrahi, wanting to maximise the chance of his release to spend his final few days with his family, thus agreed to drop the appeal despite his innocence, which the judges too readily accepted, apparently without proper regard to the review which found very serious concerns about this conviction. In effect, the judges preferred a miscarriage of justice to stand and for an innocent man to die with the label of mass-murder over him (and, by association, Libya), than to disclose the cover-up and conspiracy surrounding the Lockerbie case.

This intimidation is therefore a criminal offense which the British police and crown prosecution service should investigate vigorously bearing in mind the huge public interest in discovering how a major crime got committed and who was really behind it, and how an innocent man got convicted of the crime. As a start, all the judges in the case should be interviewed under oath to try and uncover how much political interference there was in the prior judicial opinions in the case.

"Lockerbie: Megrahi was framed" .. "Megrahi in effect blackmailed by the governments of Scotland and England
Italy PM in Libya to meet Gaddafi
BBC Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:02:31 GMT
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is in Libya to celebrate the anniversary of a friendship pact signed last year.
New Jersey fury at Gaddafi 'stay'
BBC Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:48:57 GMT
Officials in the US state of New Jersey object to a possible stay by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi next month.
Brown 'repulsed' by Lockerbie bomber's welcome
PRESSTV Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:33:26 GMT
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he was repulsed by Libya's hero welcome for the Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi.
Qadhafi to travel without his tent?
PRESSTV Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:12:24 GMT
Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi might be forced to kick his habit of staying in a tent during his upcoming visit to New York.
Lethal convoy attack kills 3 in Algeria
PRESSTV Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:55:34 GMT
At least 3 people, including 2 paramilitary police and a civilian, have been killed in an ambush in western Algeria.
Lockerbie Thread on WPN forums - "Pressurising a dying man into dropping his legitimate appeal was beneath contempt. To suggest there was no such pressure is preposterous" - "Several grounds of appeal are being kept secret"
WORLDPRESSNETWORK 25 Aug 09
Politics "long usurped any role justice had to play."

"The inconvenient truth of this shocking case is that all is far from well within the Scottish legal system and sick to the core in scheming Whitehall. Pressurising a dying man, so desperate to return home, into dropping his legitimate appeal was beneath contempt but at least consistent. To suggest there was no such pressure is preposterous."

"In view of the appeal now having been aborted, the work of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission will have been in vain. The least that is to be expected from the Scottish judicial authorities is that they publish the full report of the Commission. Up to the present moment, not only the full report has not been released into the public domain, several grounds of appeal given by the Commission are being kept secret"
UK 'upset' by Megrahi's 'heroic' reception
PRESSTV Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:04:04 GMT
The British government has voiced 'deep' concern over the warm reception for the repatriated Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, upon his arrival in Libya.
Reaction: Lockerbie bomber set free
BBC Thu, 20 Aug 09 14:01:30 BST
The release of the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing divides opinion on both sides of the Atlantic.
Libya set to fly Lockerbie bomber home
GUARDIAN Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:29:20 GMT
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi expected to be released by Scottish justice secretary on compassionate grounds later today Muammar Gaddafi is preparing to fly the Lockerbie bomber out of Glasgow international airport to Libya this afternoon if, as expected, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is freed from prison today on compassionate grounds. Megrahi is likely to be transferred from Greenock prison to a jet bound for Tripoli, Libya's capital, later today. The Libyan convicted of killing 270 people in the Lockerbie bombing is expected to be freed because he is now thought to be close to death, with an advanced and aggressive case of prostate cancer. Kenny Macaskill, the justice secretary for Scotland, will defy intense pressure from Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, to keep Megrahi in jail. Glasgow's Prestwick airport is another potential departure point, but the city's main airport is easier to access from Greenock prison. Glasgow international airport, which was targeted by terrorists in an attempted suicide bombing in June 2007, declined to comment this morning. Last night, the Scottish government confirmed that an announcement would be made in Edinburgh at 1pm today, coinciding with news bulletins on the eastern seaboard of the US, home to many of the disaster victims. Relatives of the 270 victims on both sides of the Atlantic were told by officials that the announcement had been timed to avoid American relatives waking up to discover Megrahi had been freed. Scottish officials again attempted to rebut allegations of a secret political deal last night, supposedly to promote lucrative western oil interests in Libya and the rehabilitation on the world stage of the country's leader, Gaddafi. A government spokesman said: "We've a strong justice system in Scotland, and people can be assured that the justice secretary's decisions have been reached on the basis of clear evidence and on no other factors." Sources close to the case expect Megrahi to be released from Greenock prison, where he has served eight years of a 27-year minimum sentence, either before or within minutes of Macaskill's announcement. The Scottish legal magazine the Firm today reported that Strathclyde police had rehearsed, taking a small convoy of police outriders and a vehicle with blacked-out windows from Greenock prison near the Clyde to Prestwick airport. Lockerbie plane bombing United States UK security and terrorism Global terrorism Scottish politics Dan Milmo Severin Carrell guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Gordon Brown in new storm over freed Lockerbie bomber
GUARDIAN Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:11:42 GMT
• Talks with Gaddafi six weeks ago
• US campaign for Scottish boycott
Gordon Brown faced fresh questions tonight after it emerged that he discussed with Colonel Gaddafi detailed conditions for the Lockerbie bomber's return nearly six weeks ago, while senior Labour figures warned of an economic backlash from angry Americans "costing our country dear".
Tunisia reporter move 'bodes ill'
BBC Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:04:42 GMT
Pro-government journalists in Tunisia have taken control of a union, threatening press freedom before an election, activists say.
Norway denies Morocco 'child kidnap' claim
PRESSTV Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:38:18 GMT
Norway has rejected Moroccan claims that Norwegian diplomats had arranged the 'illegal exit' of two Moroccan children from the North African country.
'Sad day for Scottish justice'
BBC 18 Aug 2009
Rev John Mosey, who lost his daughter Helga in the Lockerbie bombing, said many questions will remain unanswered after the Scottish Courts accepted Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi's decision to drop his appeal against conviction.
Exclusive: Justice Department claim they knew nothing of Mandelson’s discussions with Megrahi until they read about it in the paper
FIRMMAGAZINE 18 Aug 2009
The Scottish Government Justice Department have moved to suppress suggestions that Lord Mandelson had any role in the handling of the Megrahi international debacle, claiming they knew nothing of the acting Prime Minister’s meeting with Saif Gadaffi until they read about it in the Financial Times.

Despite the high level talks between Gadaffi’s heir in Libya and Mandelson - who was deputising as Prime Minister at the time during Gordon Brown’s and Harriet Harman’s holidays-Holyrood deny they had any contact from Westminster or Lord Mandelson about the meeting.

They have also refused to respond to suggestions that Mandelson interfered in what is strictly a Scottish case.

A wall of silence has been thrown up around the matter at Holyrood, despite Downing Street confirming that they were in close contact with the US administration on a "range of issues" surrounding Lockerbie.

The Scottish Government has also denied that Mandelson offered his input to Holyrood, or whether any instruction from Mandelson was acted upon.

The Justice Department also refused to confirm if it has any knowledge of the content of the discussions between Gadaffi and Lord Mandelson.

Thatcher gave "blind obedience" to US pressure over Lockerbie, Dalyell says
FIRMMAGAZINE 18 Aug 2009

Former MP Tam Dalyell has claimed former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher turned a blind eye to exploring the possible truth of the fall of Pan Am 103 in favour of "blind obedience" to US wishes.

His revelations came in a newspaper column in which he recollects meeting Thatcher for the first time in 13 years at a diplomatic dinner, at which they discussed her memoirs.

"The last thing that Washington wants is the truth to emerge about the role of the US in the crime of Lockerbie," Dalyell said

"Why in 800 pages did you not mention Lockerbie once?' Mrs Thatcher replied: 'Because I didn't know what happened and I don't write about things that I don't know about.'

"My jaw dropped. 'You don't know. But, quite properly as Prime Minister, you went to Lockerbie and looked into First Officer Captain Wagner's eyes.'

"She replied: 'Yes, but I don't know about it and I don't write in my autobiography things I don't know about.'

"My conclusion is that she had been told by Washington on no account to delve into the circumstances of what really happened that awful night. Whitehall complied. As soon as I left the Colombian ambassador's residence, I reflected on the enormity of what Mrs Thatcher had said. Her relations with Washington were paramount. She implied that she had abandoned her natural and healthy curiosity about public affairs to blind obedience to what the US administration wished. Going along with the Americans was one of her tenets of faith."

Dalyell's full remarks can be read here.

Exclusive: Former Scotsman editor confirms government and CIA influence over Lockerbie investigation
FIRMMAGAZINE 16 Aug 2009
Magnus Linklater, the editor of the Scotsman newspaper at the time of the Lockerbie investigation, has revealed that UK Government and intelligence services influenced coverage of the Lockerbie inquiry to implicate Iran and Syria.
Troops 'killed' in Algeria ambush
ALJAZEERA Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:09:23 GMT
At least 11 soldiers killed by suspected Islamic fighters, local media reports.
Gaddafi making first Italy visit
BBC Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:05:57 GMT
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is due in Rome at the start of his first visit to Italy, Libya's former colonial ruler.
Lethal convoy bombing kills ten in Algeria
PRESSTV Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:16:09 GMT
Suspected militants have ambushed an Algerian police convoy carrying school examination papers, killing eight policemen and two teachers.
Libya, Ukraine sign nuclear accord
PRESSTV Wed, 27 May 2009 01:18:31 GMT
During her two-day visit to Libya, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko signed a civilian nuclear energy agreement with Tripoli.
Russia inks biggest weapons deal with Algeria
PRESSTV Tue, 19 May 2009 01:32:11 GMT
In what is the largest post-USSR weapons export deal, Russia has bagged a USD 7.5b deal with Algeria, reports Defense Industry Daily on May 14.
Libyan whose "confession" facilitated Iraq war dead
PRESSTV Wed, 13 May 2009 01:29:41 GMT
The United States says it is probing into the suspected suicide of a former Guantanamo detainee and alleged al-Qaeda operative in a Libyan prison.
Migrants die off Libyan coast
ALJAZEERA Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:15:22 GMT
Hundreds more thought missing as two Europe-bound boats with migrants sink.
CIA station chief accused of rape
BBC Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:39:33 GMT
The CIA's station chief in Algeria is under investigation after two separate allegations of rape, US media reports.
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