LA Times, Sorting Friends From Foes interesting piece on Afghanistan, includes a brief reference to the military's access to the net

The Observer | Comment | The coming war Jonathan Dimbleby's opinion piece, written to accompany his TV programme "The New World War: A Reporter's Personal View"

B E L L A C I A O - Osama’s Surprise Osama bin Laden as Global Shock Jock - opinion piece

The Australian: I'll send US broke: bin Laden [November 03, 2004] "Al-Jazeera put the English-language transcript of the full 18-minute appearance on its website yesterday, after on Friday screening 14 minutes of the terror chief's analysis of the war on terror."

al-Jazeera's transcript can be found here

AFP/TurkishPress.com, Qaeda-linked group posts website video of Japanese beheaded in Iraq, 2 Nov 04 : "The grisly footage, posted by the 'information department' of Zarqawi`s recently renamed 'Al-Qaeda Group of Jihad in the Land of Two Rivers (Iraq),' showed three hooded gunmen pouncing on Shosei Koda to chop off his head."

Reuters.com, Zarqawi Group Shows Beheading of Japanese-Web

Reuters | UAE president Sheikh Zayed dies
: "The president of OPEC member the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, has died and officials expect a smooth transfer of power in the oil-rich Gulf Arab country."

Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Israel Destroys Home of Suicide Bomber "The Israeli army destroyed the home of a teenage suicide bomber Tuesday despite his mother's public and impassioned criticism of the group that sent her son on the deadly mission."

Reuters, Captors threaten to hand hostage to Zarqawi

CNS STORY: Syria's Christian churches face political, religious challenges

The Globe and Mail, Dutch filmmaker who criticized Islam slain: "Mr. Van Gogh made headlines recently with a film critical of some elements of Islamic culture. He also wrote columns about Islam which were published on his website, www.theovangogh.nl and in the Dutch newspaper Metro. It was reported he had received death threats following the airing of the film."

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Press outrage at hostage killing: "Japanese dailies are unanimous in condemning the slaying in Iraq of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda. Most back the government's stand in not giving in to terrorism, but question the wisdom of continuing the country's mission in Iraq beyond the December expiry date."

Gulf Daily News, Work underway on e-learning centre Islam 101 is compulsory.

Forum 18 Archive: "Uzbekistan's former chief mufti, Muhammad Yusuf, has called for restrictions on Islam in the country to be lifted. He is widely regarded as one of the most authoritative Muslim theologians of Central Asia, and has a freedom unique in Uzbekistan to publish his views in books, on a website, and via a private radio station. "

BBC News, Bin Laden's October surprise, 30 Oct 04

Yemen Times, Reflections - The Bin Ladens of Yemen's internet service - Yemen needs a Privacy Act - opinion - Yemen Times

Middle East Online, In Egypt, Ramadan television faces Internet competition "Egypt witnesses surge of interest in Ramadan-related surfing this year as Muslim websites provide variety of sections."

MEMRI: Osama Bin Laden Tape Threatens U.S. States Not to Vote for Bush

Zaman Online, Bush: Bin Laden's Tape, Zero Impact

AFP, Senior Baghdad official shot dead : "The killing was later claimed by Ansar Al-Sunna, a group linked to the Al-Qaeda network, in a statement on its internet website.

"...The statement on the Ansar Al-Sunna website (http://ansar-alsunnah.5u.com/) said: "Your heroic brothers, the Mujahedeen (holy warriors) of Ansar Al-Sunna, executed the judgement of God by shooting dead the apostate Hassam Kamel Abdel Fattah, the deputy governor of Baghdad, as well as his driver and guards."