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Winds of War: Dec 13/04

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Welcome! Our goal at Winds of Change.NET is to give you one power-packed briefing of insights, news and trends from the global War on Terror that leaves you stimulated, informed, and occasionally amused every Monday & Thursday. In addition, we also have our in-depth Iraq Report today.

Today's Winds of War briefing is brought to you by Bill Roggio of the fourth rail.

Top Topics

  • Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's democratically elected president, was officially sworn into office last week, defying the al Qaeda and the Taliban’s attempts to prevent successful elections. Arthur Chrenkoff has more Good News from Afghanistan, and Winds of Change.NET has it organized by category, with special jump-links.

Other Topics Today Include: Wargaming Iran; More Iran reports; Peace progress for Israel; AQ did Jeddah; Intelligence reform; AQ through Mexico; Diplomatic failure over Darfur; Japan extends; Taliban amnesty; Indonesian bumbling; Euro AQ charge card scams; other Europe news; Honor killings; Asian alliances, Jihadis abducting children.

IRAN REPORTS

  • Iran refutes the accusations of interference in Iraq's upcoming election made by Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer and Jordan's King Abdullah II.
  • "Reformist" Iranian President Mohammad Khatami was heckled by pro-democracy Iranian students during a speech at a university in Tehran. Barbs hurled at Khatami include these gems: "Khatami traitor, Khatami, shame, shame."

THE MIDDLE EAST

  • Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to terms that will allow elections in February.
  • It appears there is a move afoot in some Arab countries to make peace with Israel. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is asking Kuwait to open a diplomatic relationship to Israel, convince Syria to work towards peace with Israel and present a plan to the Gulf States Council for Cooperation which provides for a diplomatic and security agreement with Israel.
  • The Jerusalem Post makes a strong case that the Intafada is over and credits the Israeli Defense Force with the victory. The article also notes the increasing influence of Hezbollah in Palestinian terrorism.

AMERICAN DOMESTIC SECURITY

AFRICA

  • John Danforth, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, stated that attempts to halt the violence and easy the suffering in Darfur have failed. "We've tried everything, we've tried the carrot approach, we've tried the stick approach and we are getting nowhere." Perhaps he meant to say we've tried the United Nations' version of the stick approach...

ASIA & AUSTRALIA

  • Eradication of the opium trade has become a priority for the Karzai administration, and the United States and Britain are providing substantial aid to fight the rise in production. [JK: Good freaking luck...]
  • Pakistan arrests Syed Akbar Agha, the leader of the Army of Muslims, who is responsible for kidnapping United Nations workers in Afghanistan.
  • Pakistan has detained 14 suspects thought responsible for the bombing in Quetta which killed 11 people. They are believed to be members of the Baluch Liberation Army.

EUROPE

  • France wants Imans to learn French and study law and civics. It seems far to many clerics are foreign born and do not understand or appreciate French customs.
  • Stephen Schwartz looks at the dangers of Greece promoting a Wahhabi funded Mosque outside of Athens.

THE GLOBAL WAR

  • Athena writes a fascinating and insightful piece about the pervasive effects of honor killings in the Arab culture.
  • Chrenkoff reports on the shifting alliances in the Pacific. France continues its attempts to strike an alliance with China, and Australia and Japan may begin to conduct joint training exercises. This affects America's military posture in the war on terror as it must maintain forces in the region.
  • Children are being abducted from nations such as Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, transported to Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal regions, and being indoctrinated into jihad.

    We try to close on a lighter note if possible.
  • You're the leader of a Southeast Asian nation racked with Islamist violence. What do you do? What do you do? Enter Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The plan? Operation Origami Airdrop, a massive barrage of 130,000,000 paper birds. The results were less than spectacular.

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