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...Army of Islam, Johnston said, was "a small jihadi group that wasn't so interested in the Israeli-Palestinian issue as much as getting a knife into Britain." The group, numbering several hundred, claim to be inspired by al-Qaeda's anti-Western agenda, but Hamas leaders refer to them as kidnappers and guns-for-hire patronized by Fatah security forces loyal to Palestinian President Abbas. It was only after Hamas defeated Fatah militia in Gaza last month, said Johnston, that his abductors became edgy and nervous...
...stations found the perfect way to make their point about a recent decision to raise the royalty rates they pay - they simply shut down as part of what they called the "Day of Silence" protest. If the new rules go into effect as planned on July 15, the webcasters claim, there will no longer be niche streams like "Screamin' and Hollerin,'" "Ninja Tunes" or "The Cole Porter Songbook"--just three of the 320 channels available to listeners of AccuRadio, which is itself one of a legion of large, small, and miniscule providers of free streaming music. Supporters of the increase...
...SCCRC, transferred $11 million to the PFLP-GC just days after the attack on Flight 103. A wide range of conspiracy theorists speculate that U.S. authorities somehow pushed the investigation away from Syria and Iran in exchange for cooperation during the first Gulf War. Libya, the skeptics claim, was just a convenient political target at the time. The Scottish Commission considered and rejected this scenario. No one now expects that Western governments will seriously entertain the idea again. But by calling into question the evidence in the case, the SCCRC left the door open to the ever-popular and persistent...
...case against him is based on "a series of circumstances," and all must be true for Megrahi to be guilty. With a tiny fragment of circuit board found at the crash site, investigators pinned the bomber to an unusual style of Swiss timer, manufactured by a firm that claimed to supply the Libyan military. Clothing scraps from the suitcase carrying the explosive device were linked to a source in Malta. And the Maltese shopkeeper identified Megrahi (many months after the bombing) as the Libyan who bought the clothes. According to the prosecution, Megrahi then sent the bomb-laden suitcase from...
Lula and Unger were also recently at odds over a legal claim Unger made in the U.S. in which he sought “close to $2 million against some pension funds controlled by Brazilian state-owned companies,” according to Reisen de Pinho. The suit prompted speculation in the Brazilian media that Unger might not assume his post, but he was inaugurated last week despite what seems to be a rocky relationship with Lula...