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Posts for Oct 4th: Saudi child bride, Choudhry's process, AQ threatens Christians, Taliban flog drug-addicts, Mosque's hate campaign in UK, Taliban blow schools
- Saudi Arabia: 80-year-old man marries 14-year-old and now refuses to divorce: “Her father said he does not have the money (for the divorce) and is appealing for all benevolent people to help him so he will regain his daughter…the old man has threatened that they either pay him or he will take her by force.”
- UK: Woman stabbed MP Timms "in revenge for Iraq war vote": Jeremy Dein QC, defending Roshonara Choudhry, 21, said she did not recognise the jurisdiction of the court and did not wish her lawyers to challenge evidence put before the jury.
- Iraq: All Christians "targets", Al-Qaeda in Iraq says: Wednesday, the group released a new message saying, “The Ministry of War of Islamic State of Iraq declares that all the centers, organizations and bodies of Christian leaders and followers have become legitimate targets by the Mujahedeens, wherever our hands will reach them.” According to witnesses, one of the attackers was 12-years-old.
- Pakistan: Taliban publicly flog men for "taking drugs" against their diktat: Members of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan detained 65 tribesmen on the “charge” of selling and using hashish and heroin... After they were “sentenced” by the militant court, the men were taken to a ground on Sunday and each of them was given 10 lashes by Taliban fighters as a large crowd watched.
- UK: Mosque linked to hate campaign against Ahmadiyya Muslims: Evidence shows Ahmadiyya Muslims are being demonised and ostracised by UK Islamic fundamentalist group Khatme Nabuwat, whose hardline clerics have been preaching in south London mosques.
- Pakistan: Taliban blow up another school in Mohmand Agency: Another girls primary school was destroyed by miscreants on Tuesday. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack.
Magazine: The People's Cube.
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But By All Means, Let's Talk With The Taliban In Afghanistan
Pakistan's Taliban vow attacks on West By Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD | Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:21am EDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban, a close ally of al Qaeda, has threatened to carry out a series of attacks against American, British and...
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Fox: Taliban Threatens to Target Pakistan If They Hand Over U.S. Murder Suspect Published February 15, 2011 The Pakistani Taliban is threatening to target its country's rulers if they hand over U.S. murder suspect Raymond Davis, according to Reuters....
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SkyNews: Taliban Chief Greets Times Square Bomber Adam Arnold, Sky News Online New footage has emerged showing the Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad meeting the leader of the Pakistani Taliban It shows Shahzad and Hakimullah Mehsud shaking hands and...
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I'm Shocked, Shocked. . .
L.A. Times: Pakistan arrests army officer linked to Times Square bomb suspect The major's involvement with Faisal Shahzad remains unclear, but authorities say the two met in Islamabad and were in cellphone contact. By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times...
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Seeds Of Terror
A brief interview from The New Statesman with Gretchen Peters who, in May, published Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and al Qaeda. It details how the Afghan poppy fields are the major source of funding for the Taliban (up to 70%...
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