New crop of Jihadis is ’set to step up’
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New crop of Jihadis is ’set to step up’
NEWS.com.au - Jan 28, 2008
At June 30 last year, the AFP had 83 cases being examined by its counter-terrorism team. The latest so-called network of militant extremists has been steadily evolving and its members are almost ready to take over from their predecessors, according to Rohan Gunaratna, international terrorism expert and the author of Inside al-Qa’ida. Dr Gunaratna said the home-grown terror suspects had been under investigation by Australian law enforcement agencies for some time. The new networks were very similar in "character and composition" to those that had been disrupted by law enforcement agencies. "Law enforcement has only peeled back one layer of jihadis," he said. "The second rung is maturing and ripe for another operation, possibly in the coming months. "
Intelligence sources say they are aware of the new threats, but deny there is any evidence that the groups may be close to planning an attack in Australia.
Scottish dish could return to the USA
USA Today - Jan 28, 2008
Thousands of “Burns Night” dinners are held wherever people of Scottish ancestry have landed. These evenings of food, whiskey and song traditionally reach their high point with the ceremonial carrying in of the haggis