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There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the government blamed Friday's attack on a suicide bomber from the Tamil Tiger separatist group that lost its main political base in the island's north on Friday. Police said Friday's bomber had tried to enter the air force base in Colombo but was stopped by sentries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Sri Lankan troops advance on rebels' military Jan 3, 2009
But just hours later, a suspected Tiger suicide bomber attacked an air force base in Colombo, killing at least two airmen and injuring 36 others. The Tigers admitted losing Kilinochchi but argued that the town had been abandoned rather than captured. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Iraq bombing highlights growing role of tribes Jan 3, 2009
Tribesmen buried their dead south of Baghdad on Saturday after a suicide bomber killed at least 23 people at a feast, an incident that highlighted the growing role of tribes as provincial elections approach. The bomber struck a feast held to unite members of the Qaraghouli tribe, many of whom live in the Qaraghoul village south of the capital. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Hezbollah-like tactic used by Hamas against Israel Jan 3, 2009
WASHINGTON Since taking control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, Hamas has adopted the rocket tactics used by Lebanese Hezbollah, shifting away from its reliance on suicide bombers in attacks on Israel. Part of that shift may be attributable to Hamas' arsenal of longer-range rockets. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
30 people killed in suicide attack in Iraq Jan 3, 2009
The deadly attack occurred at 14:00 local time (1100 GMT), whena suicide bomber entered a lunch gathering held by Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Salih, a Sunni tribal leader in al-Yusufiyah, some 30 km south of Baghdad, anonymous local police source told Xinhua. The suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated the vest when Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders were gathering during national reconciliation meeting at Salih's home. (Xinhuanet, China)
Algiers Attacks Show Maturing of Al-Qaeda Unit Jan 3, 2009
By recruiting suicide bombers -- a new phenomenon in Algeria -- and targeting civilians, the network has learned quickly that it can seize global attention. "I don't think this implies the terrorist danger from the group is any greater, but rather that it's just become more efficient," said George Joff, a North Africa researcher at in. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
In Algeria, Twin Bombs Kill at Least 52 Jan 3, 2009
A few months later, it changed its name to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and shifted tactics by targeting foreigners and civilians, as well as recruiting suicide bombers. ( is an Arabic word for the region of North Africa stretching from to ). (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
Algerian suicide bomb kills four Jan 3, 2009
"A suicide bomber drove into the police station at the wheel of a booby-trapped car, causing major damage to the building," an eyewitness told AFP news agency. No group has so far said claimed the attack. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
Sri Lankan troops capture Tamil Tiger HQ, demand surrender Jan 3, 2009
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Iraq Takes Control of Green Zone Jan 2, 2009
A suicide bomber attacked the parliament's dining hall in 2007, killing one person. Suicide vests wired with explosives have been found on the grounds. (Fox News)
MCKINNEY'S TROUBLED WATERS Jan 2, 2009
(He later gave the money to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers. . (New York Post -- Opinions)
Canadian soldier kill suspected car bomber Jan 2, 2009
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Canadian troops have shot dead a suspected suicide bomber who tried to drive an explosive-laden sport utility vehicle into their patrol north of Kandahar city. Soldiers were on a bomb-sweeping patrol when an older model Toyota Land Cruiser pulled out from a blockade and raced toward them, said Major David Warnke, commander of Task Force Kandahar's anti-bomb squad. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Sri Lankan troops capture Tamil rebel capital Jan 2, 2009
Over the years, the Tamil Tigers have gained a reputation as one of the world's most effective and ruthless guerrilla groups, using surprise and suicide bombers to keep their struggle alive, despite being heavily outnumbered. The Tigers have been labelled a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union and neighbouring India, but had the backing of the international community when Oslo-backed peace talks got under way in 2002. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Suicide blast 'kills two' in Sri Lanka capital Jan 2, 2009
A suicide bomber carried out an attack outside the air force headquarters in Colombo on Friday, killing at least two airmen and wounding 32 others, police said ... On October 22, the rebels used boats packed with explosives and manned by suicide bombers to target two merchant ships off the island's northern coast. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Iraq suicide bomber kills 18 at tribal lunch Jan 2, 2009
A suicide bomber struck a lunch gathering of Sunni Arab tribal leaders on Friday in a town south of Baghdad, killing at least 18 people and wounding 20 others, security spokesman Major-General Qassim Moussawi said. Two other security sources gave higher death tolls in the attack, which occurred in Yusufiya, 20 km (12 miles) south of Baghdad. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Hamas calls for revenge as Israel hits Gaza again Jan 2, 2009
The bearded cleric Rayyan, who mentored suicide bombers and sent one of his sons on a "martyrdom" mission, was the highest ranking Hamas official to be killed in the current offensive. He had called loudly for bombings in Israeli cities. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Reaction to Israeli Gaza strike Jan 2, 2009
The fact is that Hamas started the aggressions first by shooting missiles, sending suicide bombers, conducting terrorist activities and attacking on Israel border towns, even during the so called peace talks and treaties. Just because they so happen to be Islamic, no one in Indonesia denounced their attacks as war crimes or crimes against humanity or any of that garbage. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Timeline of the violence in Sri Lanka Jan 2, 2009
1991: Tamil Tiger suicide bomber assassinates then-Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, apparently in revenge for sending Indian peacekeeping troops who ended up fighting the rebels. 1993: Tamil Tiger suicide bomber kills Sri Lanka's President Ranasinghe Premadasa after his government's failed peace efforts. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Iranian Groups Court Suicide Bombers Jan 1, 2009
The Iranian government has not responded to calls from hard-line student groups urging Tehran to send would-be suicide bombers to Gaza to attack Israeli forces ... (CBS/ AP) Hard-line Iranian student groups have appealed to the government to authorize volunteer suicide bombers to leave Iran and fight against Israel in response to the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip. (CBS News)
Hamas Adopting Rocket Tactics Used by Hezbollah Jan 1, 2009 Iranian suicide bombers seek to attack Israel Jan 1, 2009 The Battle over Gaza Jan 1, 2009 Jeremy Bowen: Battle lines Dec 31, 2008 Mumbai attacks undo progress in Indo-Pak relations Dec 31, 2008 Volunteer Iranian bombers ask to go to Israel Dec 31, 2008 Land invasion likely as French ceasefire bid stalls Dec 31, 2008 Oh, the memories Dec 31, 2008 Israel rejects truce call, attacks Gaza Dec 31, 2008 Analysis: Hamas gains status as principal resistance Dec 30, 2008 Conflict stirs deep passion across Hub Dec 30, 2008 The cycle of violence in Gaza Dec 30, 2008 2008 In Review: Pakistan Under Pressure As War On Terror Focuses On South Asia Dec 30, 2008 Bomb kills 34 at Pakistani polling station Dec 30, 2008 U.S.: 14 children die in Afghan bombing Dec 30, 2008 U.S. soldier killed in Baghdad Dec 30, 2008 Canadian troops among Afghan dead Dec 30, 2008 Torture complaint filed against British agent Dec 30, 2008 Greeks probe Pakistani complaint Dec 30, 2008 * Israels Gaza exit strategy remains mysterious Dec 30, 2008 For Hamas, logic led to cease-fire's end Dec 30, 2008 Deadly bombings shake Afghanistan for a 2nd day Dec 30, 2008 Rare suicide bombing in Iran kills 4 Dec 30, 2008 Hamas's options run thin as attacks persist Dec 30, 2008 Hamas's options run thin as attacks persist Dec 30, 2008 Suicide Bomber Kills 34 In Pakistan Dec 30, 2008 Blast Kills 2 Near Main U.S. Afghan Base Dec 30, 2008 Across Mideast, Thousands Protest Israel Dec 30, 2008 Betar protests speech blaming Israel, U.S. for Mideast conflict (1) Dec 30, 2008 Q&A: The conflict at a glance Dec 30, 2008 Algerian suicide bomb kills four Dec 30, 2008 In Algeria, Twin Bombs Kill at Least 52 Dec 30, 2008 Algiers Attacks Show Maturing of Al-Qaeda Unit Dec 30, 2008 Attacking Gaza, Israel Worries About Lebanon Dec 30, 2008 Baghdad Car Bomb Kills At Least 22 Dec 28, 2008 U.S. Military: Baghdad Car Bomb Kills at Least 22 Dec 28, 2008 Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich requests witnesses Dec 28, 2008 Israeli Air Strikes Pound Hamas In Gaza Dec 27, 2008 Israel launches air strikes on Gaza, 120 dead Dec 27, 2008 Young Kashmiris step away from militancy Dec 26, 2008 Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreign Troops in Afghanistan Dec 26, 2008 Greeks probe Pakistani complaint Dec 26, 2008 Crib mosques anger Italian party Dec 25, 2008 Grady surgeon in Iraq finds 'opportunity to give back' Dec 25, 2008 Suicide bombers for sale in Pak Dec 25, 2008 New light on Bhutto murder? Dec 25, 2008 Pak soldier among three terrorists held in J&K Dec 23, 2008 HUFFINGTONPOST Accused of Content Theft... Dec 23, 2008 Thanks, Augusta, for supporting Ft. Gordon Dec 23, 2008 Once again in royal David's city, Santa is at work Dec 23, 2008 Decision due in spring on Iraq pullout Dec 22, 2008 Cheney articulates chilling truths Dec 22, 2008 'Kiss of death' kills Iraq armyman Dec 22, 2008 Colonel's Corner Dec 21, 2008 * Manila conducts suicide bombing simulation exercise Dec 21, 2008 Morford: Shoe & Bush Dec 20, 2008 Philippines hold mock suicide bomb drill to prepare for attacks Dec 20, 2008 Brown rules out early inquiry into Iraq war Dec 19, 2008 Iraq Needs US Shield for Democracy to Work Dec 19, 2008 Mainstream Media Ignores the Real Stories...Again Dec 19, 2008 President Bush Addresses the American Enterprise Institute Dec 19, 2008 Betar protests speech blaming Israel, U.S. for Mideast conflict Dec 19, 2008 Somalis leaving Minn. for jihad Dec 19, 2008 Big changes in store for U.S. Iraqi operations Dec 17, 2008 De Niro movie poster criticised Dec 17, 2008
Since taking control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, Hamas has adopted the rocket tactics used by Lebanese Hezbollah, shifting away from its reliance on suicide bombers in attacks on Israel. Part of that shift may be attributable to Hamas' arsenal of longer-range rockets. (Fox News)
ISRAEL'S LACK OF OPTIONS, HAMAS' JUST DESERTS Jan 1, 2009
They teach their young to become suicide bombers, destroying their own families as well, and then celebrate. If Israel doesn't retaliate, Hamas would only continue toward its goal of wiping off Israel from the map. (New York Post -- Opinions)
The groups claim that more than 10,000 people throughout Iran have registered as volunteer suicide bombers in the past three days. At a gathering Tuesday in Tehran, hard-liners were distributing registration forms to volunteers. (Globe and Mail -- International)
In anticipation, Hamas fighters are believed to be preparing Iraq-style roadside bombs and suicide bombers. Judging by Israel's disastrous 2006 incursion into Lebanon, a ground offensive in Gaza could drag on for weeks. (Time.com)
Hamas will want to hit Israel as hard as possible, and has threatened to use suicide bombers as well as rockets. But it will also want to turn Israel's own blows back against it. (BBC News)
Lt Gen Mushtaq Baig, the chief of military's medical services, was killed along with seven others by a suicide bomber when his car stopped at a traffic light in Rawalpindi in February. Nearly 80 people were killed when two suicide bombers struck at an ordnance factory complex in Wah cantonment in August. (Hindu)
Hard-line Iranian student groups are asking the government to authorize volunteer suicide bombers to leave Iran and fight against Israel in response to the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip. The government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has not yet responded to the request Wednesday. (International Herald Tribune)
- Volunteer suicide bombers asked the Iranian Government to authorise attacks on Israel. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
You will not, however, find Jihadist Suicide Bomber. . (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
In Iran on Wednesday, fundamentalist students asked their government to authorize volunteer suicide bombers to attack Israel. The Tehran government had no immediate response. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Will it - can it - unleash suicide bombers into Israel in retaliation. And will the devastation make Palestinians fall into line behind Hamas, or will Hamas lose their support as Gazans count the escalating cost in blood and destruction. (Boston Globe)
"This is a situation that's been going on for 60 years. Palestinians have been experiencing violence from Israel for 60 years. You have suicide bombers, you have whatever you call it, but we ve been experiencing state terrorism for 60 years. Palestinians have been starved, humiliated at checkpoints. There's incredible violence. It's very important for people to stop thinking this is a conflict between equal sides. You have the fourth strongest army on this earth fighting a helpless, armless... (Boston Globe)
Or will it create more martyrs, more suicide bombers, to keep the cycle going. In the end, will Israel's brand of disproportionate violence against Palestinians achieve its ends. (Boston Globe)
Washington s impatience with Musharraf over his failure to rein in extremist militants along the border with Afghanistan became apparent in July after suicide bombers attacked the Indian Embassy in Kabul -- killing 58 people and injuring more than 450. Afghan and Indian authorities wasted little time in blaming Pakistan s ISI intelligence services -- an accusation that is rooted in a complex web of regional conflicts and stress between the three countries. (EurasiaNet.org)
A suicide bomber pretending to need help with his car killed dozens ... PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber pretending to need help with his car killed 34 people in northwest Pakistan on Sunday while the target of another recent attack, the Marriott in Islamabad, partially reopened three months after a brazen truck bombing at the luxury hotel left 54 dead. (MSNBC -- International)
Another 58 wounded as suicide bomber tries to attack meeting of elders ... 29: A suicide bomber veers an SUV toward schoolchildren before it explodes in Khost, Afghanistan, killing 14 ... KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber tried to attack a meeting of tribal elders and blew himself up near an Afghan primary school on Sunday, killing 14 children and wounding 58 people, the U.S. military said. (MSNBC -- International)
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City on Sunday while an Iraqi died when a bicycle-riding suicide bomber blew himself up amid a mass rally against Israel's airstrikes on Gaza. The two attacks were demonstrations of the violence that still flares up in Iraq as the government prepares to take responsibility for security from the U.S. military in a few days. (MSNBC -- International)
A suicide bomber has hit a government building in eastern Afghanistan, killing 16 people, 14 of them children, local police said. A doctor at a hospital in Khost said 58 people - many of them children - were hurt in the attack, close to a school. (BBC News -- Americas)
24 Apr 2008: Mohammed Siddique Khan introduces his baby daughter to fellow suicide bombers Shezhad Tanweer and Hasib Hussain, as well as Waheed Ali, who denies charges of conspiracy to cause explosions. . (Yahoo News -- Greece)
Mr Voulgarakis said the Greek security services had checked more than 5,000 foreigners after the British government asked all European Union countries to assist with the investigation into the London suicide bombers who killed 52 people in July 2005. But he insisted that "secret agreements and protocols did not exist". (Yahoo News -- Greece)
This appears to be a case of asymmetric warfare in which the weaker party commands disproportionate force X by repeatedly firing crude rockets or using suicide bombers X and the more powerful one responds with a massive, disproportionate blow. The objective of an Israeli military operation in Gaza must be to undermine Hamas desire to keep fighting, and at that point agree on a ceasefire, Fishman said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Will it can it unleash suicide bombers into Israel in retaliation ... "Hamas will be the one that will bomb green Egged buses, and we will go back to the way it was," he said, referring to the Israeli bus carrier that is often a target of suicide bombers. (International Herald Tribune)
A day after a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people, including 13 schoolchildren, in a region bordering Pakistan, a new rash of bombings shook different areas of Afghanistan on Monday, killing two civilians north of Kabul and two more in Kandahar Province. The explosion on Sunday detonated outside a local government compound in Khost Province and wounded 53, local government officials and coalition forces said. (International Herald Tribune)
Employing a tactic not seen in Iran before, a suicide bomber affiliated with a Sunni militant group killed four people and wounded 12 in an attack early Monday in Saravan, a southeastern city, the official IRNA news agency reported ... The news agency did not disclose details about the attack, but according to unofficial news Web sites in Iran, a suicide bomber drove into a security forces headquarters in Saravan around 7:30 a.m. local time ... It also said the suicide bomber was Abdol-ghafoor... (International Herald Tribune)
While it would be almost impossible for any Palestinian to escape Gaza, there is probably no lack of volunteer suicide bombers in the West Bank, an easier entry point into Israel. Yesterday, in a fit of anger, a Palestinian construction worker stabbed four people at a Jewish West Bank settlement where he worked. (Globe and Mail)
While it would be almost impossible for any Palestinian to escape Gaza, there is probably no lack of volunteer suicide bombers in the West Bank, an easier entry point into Israel. Yesterday, in a fit of anger, a Palestinian construction worker stabbed four people at a Jewish West Bank settlement where he worked. (Globe and Mail -- International)
(AP) A suicide bomber pretending to need help with his car killed 34 people in northwest Pakistan on Sunday while the target of another recent attack, the Marriott in Islamabad, partially reopened three months after a brazen truck bombing at the luxury hotel left 54 dead. The Marriott building was badly damaged by the September blast blamed on a Pakistani militant group accused of killing U.S journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002 but renovations, a security overhaul and the addition of a giant... (CBS News -- World)
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed car outside the office of the governor of Afghanistan's Parwan province Monday, leaving at least two Afghan nationals dead and 17 more injured. The governor's office is just several miles from the primary U.S. military installation in , Bagram Air Base. (CBS News -- World)
A crowd of anti-Israel protesters in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul became a target for a suicide bomber on a bicycle ... In Iraq, where the government has also condemned the Gaza airstrikes, a suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up amid a crowd of about 1,300 demonstrators in Mosul who were protesting against Israel, killing one demonstrator and wounding 16, Iraqi police said. (CBS News -- World)
Israeli authorities maintain that the barrier is for the nation s security and helps prevent suicide bombers from entering Israel. Contrary to common misperception, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not complex and unresolvable, insisted Finkelstein. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
He said Palestinians "are stronger, and more determined, and have more will, and we will hold onto our rights even more than before," and vowed to send suicide bombers to Israel's "caf? and streets.". What's the back story in Gaza. (USA Today)
"A suicide bomber drove into the police station at the wheel of a booby-trapped car, causing major damage to the building," an eyewitness told AFP news agency. No group has so far said claimed the attack. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
A few months later, it changed its name to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and shifted tactics by targeting foreigners and civilians, as well as recruiting suicide bombers. ( is an Arabic word for the region of North Africa stretching from to ). (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
By recruiting suicide bombers -- a new phenomenon in Algeria -- and targeting civilians, the network has learned quickly that it can seize global attention. "I don't think this implies the terrorist danger from the group is any greater, but rather that it's just become more efficient," said George Joff, a North Africa researcher at in. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
"All that the Israelis are doing, these massacres, killings and bombings, is creating a new generation of suicide bombers," says Mounir Moqdah, a veteran warlord with the Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. He and his rivals in Hamas agreed, however, that military action against Israel from south Lebanon would not serve the Palestinian cause. (Time.com)
On Dec. 11, a suicide bomber killed 55 people in a packed restaurant near the northern city of Kirkuk where Kurdish officials and Arab tribal leaders were trying to reconcile their differences over control of the oil-rich region. MMVIII, The Associated Press. (CBS News)
On Dec. 11, a suicide bomber killed 55 people in a packed restaurant near the northern city of Kirkuk where Kurdish officials and Arab tribal leaders were trying to reconcile their differences over control of the oil-rich region. Share. (Fox News)
AT least five Sri Lankan security personnel were killed and 15 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a checkpoint. THE WA corruption watchdog should be reviewed by authorities from another state, says disgraced former premier Brian Burke. (The Australian)
Hamas said it would seek revenge, including launching new rocket attacks on Israel and sending suicide bombers to Israel. "Hamas will continue the resistance until the last drop of blood," said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, speaking on a Gaza radio station. (CBS News -- 60 minutes)
Hamas said it would seek revenge, including launching new rocket attacks on Israel and sending suicide bombers to Israel. Smoke rises from Israeli missile strikes in the northern Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli community of Netiv Hasara, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
"If you make no distinction between a suicide bomber and a kid shouting slogans on the street, you are pushing him toward something more dangerous," says Mr. Jameel, the journalist. There is the sense that this is a window of opportunity, he and others agree. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a convoy of international troops in the western province of Herat. Authorities say at least one soldier and two civilians were wounded in the explosion Friday. (Voice of America)
Mr Voulgarakis said the Greek security services had checked more than 5,000 foreigners after the British government asked all European Union countries to assist with the investigation into the London suicide bombers who killed 52 people in July 2005. But he insisted that "secret agreements and protocols did not exist". (Yahoo News -- Greece)
"The only thing he missed out was the suicide bomber ready to blow up Christ's manger," was the comment of the Northern League's European deputy Mario Borghezio. In one Catholic school in Venice the mosque placed in the middle of a Christmas crib produced mixed reactions among pupils and teachers. (BBC News -- Europe)
Most of the injuries are from IEDs (improvised explosive devices) car bombs or suicide bombers that blow people up. Almost everybody gets an operation because of the shrapnel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
ISLAMABAD: Suicide bombers are available for a price in Pakistan to settle personal scores, a police investigation into the killing of a parliamentarian has revealed. On Tuesday, the Lahore police said it had arrested five people involved in the August 6 suicide attack at the residence of Rashid Akbar Niwani, a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N ) member of the National Assembly, which resulted in the death of 26 people and injuries to several more. (India Times)
Five persons, including a teenage would-be suicide bomber, have been arrested in connection with her killing. After coming to power in the February 18 general election, the PPP-led government approached the UN to probe Bhuttos assassination to expose the "hidden hands" behind it. (Times of India)
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police have averted a major terror strike with the arrest of three Jaish-e-Mohammad fidayeen (suicide bombers). All the three terrorists belong to Pakistan and one of them, Gulam Fareed, is a serving Pakistani Army soldier. (IBNLive.com)
i was a reader of huffpo until i noticed there was an awful lot of suicide bombers explaining their side of the issue, the klan and the aryan nation jewing about everything (its all the fault of the chews). then the hillary bashing started and it was worse than the nytimes (the new online rag). (The Drudge Report)
Defense scholar Michael Evans states, "Microsoft coexists with machetes; and stealth technology is met by suicide bombers." The army is spinning out parts of future combat systems from the drawing board to reality so these advancements can be available and usable for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Again, quoting Secretary Gates' Foreign Affairs article, "the United States needs a military whose ability to kick down the door is matched by its ability to clean up the mess and even rebuild the... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Until now," she says, tears welling.It is a scene repeated in dozens of the poorest homes across Bethlehem every year in the days before Christmas.Few people know the identity of the man in the Santa Claus outfit. It's the closely guarded secret of a Christian businessman who, in the past eight years of acute economic distress, has given away tens of thousands of dollars to the most impoverished families in the town.They have been hard hit by a growing economic crisis that has sent unemployment... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
In the only reported violence yesterday, a suicide bomber killed an Iraqi army soldier in Mosul when he set off his bomb as a patrol passed him, the police said. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
He was making $25,000 payments to the families of suicide bombers, Cheney said. This was a bad actor and the country s better off, the world s better off with Saddam gone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
MOSUL: A suicide bomber used a "kiss of death" to kill an Iraqi army officer who was guarding a roadblock in the northern city of Mosul, security officials said. The bomber approached the officer with a big smile and gave him hug as if he was a friend, then blew himself up, police officer Hamid al-Juburi said on Sunday. (India Times, India)
He went on to say that "there's no warfare, weapons proliferation, suicide bombers or jihadists" in Latin America. This stunning comment was widely ignored by the masters of the media. (Fox News)
Justice Undersecretary Ricardo Blancaflor said the exercise involved a scenario where a suspected suicide bomber is spotted by passengers on one of the trains, causing panic ... Commandos also searched the train and arrested another suicide bomber who had not yet set off his devices, eyewitnesses said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
He says to himself, "You think that damn Al Qaeda would ever use a color like that? You're gul-dang right they wouldn't! They're use some stupid America-hating color like Terrorism Turquoise or Suicide Bomber Sepia. Jerks!". 5) Dick Cheney. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Justice undersecretary Ricardo Blancaflor said the exercise involved a scenario where a suspected suicide bomber is spotted by passengers on board one of the trains, causing panic ... Police commandos also searched the train and arrested another suicide bomber who had not yet set off his devices, eyewitnesses said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Up to 1,000 people lined the streets of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire yesterday as the bodies of five soldiers landed from Afghanistan; three were Royal Marines, killed by a suicide bomber aged 13. . (guardian.co.uk)
It still routinely explodes vehicles and deploys suicide bombers, but with less capability than before. The Security Pact vote also dealt a critical blow to inflexible Shia conservatism represented by radical cleric Moqtada Al Sadr, with Sadrist legislators who hold 30 of the 275 seats in the legislature marginalized. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
He went on to say that there s no warfare, weapons proliferation, suicide bombers or jihadists in Latin America. This stunning comment was widely ignored by the masters of the media. (Human Events Online)
Think about their recruiting posters: "Hey, join us, you get to be a suicide bomber." You have to be pretty hopeless to fall prey to that -- to that evil. And so therefore it's in our national interests to help free people from poverty and disease. (White House News Releases)
Israeli authorities maintain that the barrier is for the nation s security and helps prevent suicide bombers from entering Israel. Contrary to common misperception, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not complex and unresolvable, insisted Finkelstein. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
But on Nov. 1, Hassan disappeared, as have a dozen other boys and young men here two days after another young Muslim from Minnesota blew himself up as a suicide bomber in Somalia. Hassan, 18, called his grandmother to say he was back in Somalia, where an Islamist militia is trying to take over the Horn of Africa nation. (USA Today)
The rule would not affect troops under fire or facing an imminent threat, such as a suspected suicide bomber, although evidence and witnesses would be needed to support any action. Things will not change for the Iraqi army, but it will be a huge change for the U.S. troops to need an Iraqi warrant, Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
The poster for Righteous Kill was displayed at the station where Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot dead after being mistaken for a suicide bomber. Its tagline read: "There's nothing wrong with a little shooting as long as the right person gets shot.". (BBC News)
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