TCS: Tech Central Station - The Lancet: A Casualty of Politics, Study puts civilian toll in Iraq at over 100,000

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Militants 'kill 11 Iraqi guards'

Tape warns of massive new attack on US -DAWN - 29 October, 2004: "ABC News has asked US security officials to examine a videotape it obtained in Pakistan of an English-speaking man threatening a massive attack on the United States, the network said on Wednesday. "

ABC News: Intelligence on Election Threat Quieted: "U.S. government officials say the level of information picked up about an election terror threat has ebbed somewhat recently, but they still believe the danger posed by al-Qaida has not waned. "

Islam Online - Thai Muslims Massacred…What Lies Beneath? (Analysis): "A local separatist organization, the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO), posted a warning on its website saying Bangkok would be a target for retaliation."

sfgate.com/Washington Post, Video shows execution of 11 Iraqi guardsmen / One is beheaded, others are shot -- warning issued: "The Ansar al-Sunna Army, an Islamic group that also asserted responsibility for the almost identical execution of 12 Nepalese workers in August, posted warnings to other Iraqi security forces with the gruesome footage of the guardsmen's deaths -- the first by beheading, the others by gunshot. Each victim recited his name and unit before being killed. "

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Middle East, Video shows Polish woman hostage in Iraq

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Hassan makes appeal in new video

BBC NEWS | Technology | Attack prompts Bush website block

U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Kerry Campaign: BushCheney Ad Fact Check" "The Brookings Institution reported that more than 151 foreign nationals have been kidnapped in Iraq since March. "At least 26 (foreigners) have been killed, including two Americans whose beheadings were recorded on grisly video footage and posted on the Internet," according to the Associated Press. Reuters reported that "at least nine (hostages) are known to have been beheaded." (Associated Press, 9/29/04; Reuters, 9/22/04; Brookings Institution, "Iraq Index," Updated 10/19/04)"

Reuters AlertNet - Saudi TV comics threatened for spoofing militants: "The director and actors of a popular Saudi television comedy series said on Wednesday they had received Internet death threats after an episode criticising militants in the kingdom was aired.

"They said last week's episode of 'Tash ma Tash', which is broadcast on a state-run satellite channel, had angered some Islamists by mocking the televised confessions of militants arrested recently in Saudi Arabia."

Iran's hard-liners turn a censorious eye on Web journalists | csmonitor.com "The recent arrest of several bloggers, online journalists, and Internet technicians in Iran has raised fears that the country's old guard is determined to muzzle dissent in cyberspace." Reflections on a significant issue in cyberspace - previously blogged elsewhere.

Arab Times, Al Qaeda praises Zarqawi's allegiance pledge: "The Saudi wing of Al Qaeda has praised Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the US's top foe in Iraq, saying his pledge of allegiance to Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden would foil 'crusader' plans in the region."

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: What the Terrorists Have in Mind: "To get a sense of the jihadist movement's state of mind, we must listen to its communications, and not just the operational 'chatter' collected by the intelligence community. Today, the central forum for the terrorists' discourse is not covert phone communications but the Internet, where Islamist Web sites and chat rooms are filled with evaluations of current events, discussions of strategy and elaborations of jihadist ideology."

Jihad Unspun - Ansar al-Sunnah Army Captures 11 Guardsmen; US Warned On Entering Fallujah: "An Iraqi resistance group has claimed to have captured 11 US-backed Iraqi National Guard soldiers hostage. They were seized on a highway between Baghdad and Hillah, according to the Internet posting by Ansar al-Sunnah Army"

palestine-info.co.uk, Arab cyber activists inaugurate Jerusalem’s international day on Internet: "For his part, Mohammed Al-Sayed, supervisor of “ Hamasana” website, said that the Internet campaign, launched under the auspices of “Hamasana” and the “Islamic Forum” websites, aimed at acquainting Muslims with the holy city from ideological, historical, political and economic aspects."

AP/SignOnSanDiego.com - In Iraq -- Internet video says Japanese captive faces beheading if Japan does not pull troops out of Iraq

The Globe and Mail, Hassan kidnapping shakes resistance supporters "The abduction of Mrs. Hassan, an Irish-born aid worker who has devoted decades of her life to helping ordinary Iraqis, has prompted intense debate and soul-searching among supporters of the resistance. From the Internet to the streets of Iraq, it has forced many Muslims, in particular, to grapple with the question of whether the insurgency has crossed an invisible line."

How suicide bombers are made - Malaysiakini

A vision of Britain through time this might prove to be a useful research tool in discussions on Muslims in the UK