Al Qaeda 2006: Fighting in Iraq, regrouping in Afghanistan, enlisting…
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- Al Qaeda 2006: Fighting in Iraq, regrouping in Afghanistan, enlisting…
- Home-grown country.
- How al-Qaida fared in 2006
- … in Support of Open Source Software and Home-Grown Course…
- Being Grown-Up About Debt
- Microsoft Launches SSL VPN
Al Qaeda 2006: Fighting in Iraq, regrouping in Afghanistan, enlisting…
Christian Science Monitor – Feb 1, 2007
Despite worsening chaos on those fronts, counterterrorist forces arrested and killed high-profile terrorists and kept the West free from attack. But these actions don’t appear to have weakened the appeal of Al Qaeda’s agenda. “Home-grown” militants around the world joined its jihad, as regional fighting heightened perceptions of a global war on Islam. Here’s an assessment of some of the most significant gains and losses for Al Qaeda last year: Afghanistan Terrorism experts say that militant jihadists shifted focus to the original Al Qaeda base to utilize experience and tactics gained in Iraq – as reflected in the increase in suicide bombings from 27 in 2005 to 139 in 2006, according to US estimates. Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, are widely believed to be hiding in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Algeria Algeria’s Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat declared an alliance with Al Qaeda in September… Britain In August, authorities foiled a terrorist plot with all the hallmarks of an Al Qaeda attack. British security arrested dozens of suspects whom they allege were participating in a plan to bomb up to 10 passenger flights from England to the US. But Europe’s major problem in 2006, experts say, was “home-grown terrorism. ” Britain’s spy chief, Eliza Manningham-Buller, warned in November that the security service MI5 was “working to contend with some 200 groupings or networks, totaling over 1,600 identified individuals. Europe is a primary recruiting base for Al Qaeda as Muslim communities there have access to wealth and freedom of movement, says Rohan Gunaratna, author of “Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror. Islamic militants are “busy recruiting from the Muslim diaspora,” adds Paul Wilkinson, chairman of the advisory board of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Home-grown country.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 1, 2007
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How al-Qaida fared in 2006
Seattle Times – Feb 1, 2007
Despite worsening chaos on those fronts, counterterrorist forces arrested and killed high-profile terrorists and kept the West free from attack. But these actions don’t appear to have weakened the appeal of al-Qaida’s agenda. “Home-grown” militants around the world joined its jihad, as regional fighting heightened perceptions of a global war on Islam. Here’s an assessment of some of the most significant gains and losses for al-Qaida last year:AfghanistanTerrorism experts say that militant jihadists shifted focus to the original Al-Qaida base to utilize experience and tactics gained in Iraq — as reflected in the increase in suicide bombings from 27 in 2005 to 139 in 2006, according to US estimates. Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, are widely believed to be hiding in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. AlgeriaAlgeria’s Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat declared an alliance with Al-Qaida in September… British security arrested dozens of suspects whom they allege were participating in a plan to bomb up to 10 passenger flights from England to the U. But Europe’s major problem in 2006, experts say, was “home-grown terrorism. ” Britain’s spy chief, Eliza Manningham-Buller, warned in November that the security service MI5 was “working to contend with some 200 groupings or networks, totaling over 1,600 identified individuals.
… in Support of Open Source Software and Home-Grown Course…
Free with registration – M2 Presswire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 1, 2007
: Blackboard Announces Patent Pledge in Support of Open Source Software and Home-Grown Course Management Systems(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01022007 Washington, DC – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading provider of enterprise technology to the education community, announced today a “Patent Pledge” in support of learning institutions worldwide that use or develop open source and home-grown course management software as well as the commercial entities supporting them. In summary, the Blackboard Patent Pledge is a promise by the company to never assert its issued or pending course management system software patents against open source software or home-grown course management systems. The Blackboard Pledge is legally binding, irrevocable and worldwide in scope. “As a member of the e-Learning community, we are committed to the open exchange of ideas, collaboration and innovation,” said Michael Chasen, president and chief executive officer of Blackboard. “This pledge is part of that commitment and our continued efforts to work collaboratively with.
Being Grown-Up About Debt
CNNMoney.com – Feb 1, 2007
The El Paso couple had good jobs – Jessica, 30, teaches reading at an elementary school; Willy, 32, is a product engineer – and together earned a comfortable $90,000 a year. They’d recently bought a three-bedroom home near their extended family. Best of all, two years after a doctor told Jessica that she would never be able to have children, the couple were preparing to celebrate their son Willito’s first birthday… Admit that you’re the problemSometimes the reason you piled up debt is big, obvious and out of your control, such as a medical emergency or a layoff. But often it’s a series of smaller expenses that seem like reasonable indulgences at the time but eventually add up to trouble. The Trejos, for example, charged the furniture for their new home. Then there was the trip they took to Phoenix in 2005. And the takeout food or restaurant meals (nothing fancy, mind you) that they eat a few times a week. Suddenly they were nearly $20,000 in the hole. "Little things got out of hand," says Jessica.
Microsoft Launches SSL VPN
InformationWeek – Feb 1, 2007
This product, though, looks like it will get the job done. As it happens, the Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 (heaven forbid they release a product without the year as part of the name), isn’t 100% home-grown Microsoft technology. Rather, the Redmond boys.