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The Axis of Evil - Pariah and rogue countries
IRAQ - ENGLISH
GEORGE BUSH delivers the State of the Union address and the Axis of Evil (January, 2002)
SADDAM HUSSEIN. His latest calls, addresses and letters (Year 2001-2003)
ASIA TIMES ONLINE (October, 2003)
Part 1 - This is the wild, wild west
Part 2 - Why we are here
Part 3 - The locals
Part 4 - Operation Decapitation
Part 5 (final) - The wrong AyoubUS demands action on Iraq
. US Secretary of State Colin Powell: Full statement in the UN on Iraq point by point. (Feb 05, 2003). "Leaving Saddam Hussein in possession of weapons of mass destruction for a few more months or years is not an option," said Mr Powell.United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD)
CNN.COM with special coverage in 7 languages. War in Iraq
BBC World Service in 43 languages
Al Jazeera Quatar
in English, the original website of the Satellite Sender Al Jazeera (and not Aljazeerah.info)Aljazeerah.info in Arab and English. Your Gateway to Understanding the world system, American Foreign Policy, and the Arab and Muslim Worlds ...
I remember the days that Bush invited all his close allies to rebuild Iraq and being rewarded with Iraqi oil dollars. See the pictures: We need more cheep Iraqi oil, Who told it and the British alliance with free British oil. All pictures from the web site Political humor. See also the video Leading to war (72 minutes) from www.leadingtowar.com.
Recent Iraki news sites: Iraq Press Online and Iraq Daily
Personality Identification Playing Cards as a web page or as an Acrobat Reader .pdf-file (704 Kb) featuring the top 52 of the Iraqi leadership
Greenpeace-Playing Cards as .pdf-file and Easy-to-find nuclear weapons map
FAS Information about Iraq - Iraq Special Weapons Guide
Wikipedia - Gulf War , also called the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, or Operation Desert Storm (19901991)
Wikipedia - Iraq War The Iraq War (2003 to the present), also known as the Second Gulf War (and by the U.S. military as Operation Iraqi Freedom), started with 2003 invasion of Iraq
Google Earth Explore, Search and Discover. A free 3D interface to the planet, with Baghdad region satellite images
John N's Web with X-Files Iraq - Dutch More weblinks in the Dutch Language
NORTH KOREA - ENGLISH
Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) Official Homepage of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
Korea News Service Official news agency of the DPRK (North Korea) government. (English, Korean)
BBC News Country Profile: North Korea
Overview with key facts, figures and dates. Includes The Secret State which explains the background of nuclear tensions, the divided peninsula and ..The New York Times - North Korea News World news about North Korea. Breaking news and archival information about its ... David E. Sanger reports that North Korea has entry into the nuclear club ..
FAS - North Korea Special Weapons
A comprehensive guide to North Korean special weapons, including nuclear weapons, missiles and related facilities.CIA - The World Factbook -- Korea, North
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.Wikipedia - North Korea
Detailed encyclopedia article, available in numerous languages, includes facts and figures, links to related topics.Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Effects of nuclear explosions with list of milestone nuclear explosions, including the Korean A-bomb.
Outrage over North Korea nuclear test - BBC. May 25, 2009. Russia's defence ministry estimated a blast of up to 20 kilotons - comparable to the American bombs that flattened Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Wikipedia - List of North Korean nuclear tests with main articles about 2006 North Korean nuclear test and 2009 North Korean nuclear test.
Prawda.ru, May 27, 2009: North Korea falls into hysterics building nuclear warheads and North Korea ready for Third World War.
BBC, June 17, 2009: North Korea warns of retaliation. North Korea threatens a 'thousand-fold' military strike against the US and its allies if it is provoked.
Wikipedia: Kim Jong-il, the Supreme Leader of North Korea died December 17, 2011, because an heart attack. His Great Successor is now his youngest son Kim Jong-un.
IRAN - ENGLISH
Iran: Government This page contains links to Iranian government ministries and agencies.
President News Welcome to the site of Islamic Republic of Iran Presidential Office ... President outlines one-year achievements of 9th government 2006/10/09 ...
Tehran Times. Iran's leading international daily newspaper.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. Following the revolution and a national referendum, Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader - a position created in the constitution as the highest ranking political and religious authority of the nation - until his death 1989.
The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, often called Revolutionary Guards, is a branch of Iran's military, founded after the Iranian revolution. Whereas the regular military defends Iran's borders and maintains internal order, according to the Iranian constitution, the Revolutionary Guard is intended to protect the country's Islamic system. In fact, according to some outside observers, it is intended to prevent internal dissident and military uprisings. Source: Wikipedia.
The Quds Force (or Qods Force) is a special unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. It has been described as tasked with exporting Iran's Islamic revolution, or responsible for extraterritorial operations of the Revolutionary Guard. The Quds Force reports directly to the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The force is described as active in dozens of countries. Source: Wikipedia.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became President on 3 August 2005. Ahmadinejad is a controversial figure both within Iran and internationally. Major opposition parties, traditional clerical circles and influential Iranian politicians questioned the legitimacy of his presidency.
The New York Times - Iran News - Breaking World Iran News - World news about Iran. Breaking news and archival information about its people, politics and economy from The New York Times.
CIA - The World Factbook -- Iran Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
FAS - Iran Special Weapons
A comprehensive guide to Iranian special weapons, including nuclear weapons, missiles and related facilities.Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Iran | Nuclear program of Iran | Iran and weapons of mass destruction
AFGHANISTAN - ENGLISH
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Official government portal provides links to ministries, departments, agencies, Consultative groups (CGs) and databases. Includes key speeches and policy ...
BBC News - Country Profile: Afghanistan Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
The New York Times - Afghanistan News - Breaking World Afghanistan News World news about Afghanistan. Breaking news and archival information about its people, politics and economy from The New York Times
Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) - TFU is part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. TFU is leaded till Aug. 2010 by the Dutch and supported by Australian, Slovakian and Afghan soldiers.
The battle of Chora - The Dutch contribution. Click the picture right for more pictures (text only in Dutch). Dutch and Afghan soldiers fight shoulder to shoulder against Taliban. YouTube: Video with allies, fighting as brothers in arms Part 1 and Part 2..
Hamid Karzai became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban government in late 2001during Operation Enduring Freedom. He was then chosen as the Interim President in 2002 for two years in Kabul, Afghanistan. After the 2004 presidential election, Karzai won and became President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He again won the 2009 presidential election.
Wikipedia - 2001 war in Afghanistan The 2001 war in Afghanistan started in October 2001, in the wake of the ... In the weeks prior to the military action in Afghanistan, U.S. President George Bush ...
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Afghanistan
.Speech of Dutch general Peter van Uhm, why his soldiers need the best quality guns.
SYRIA - ENGLISH
Syria Gate - Syria - Government. Syria Gate, the complete information resource about Syrian companies, business, cities, culture & Art, society, hotels, restaurants and much much more.
The FBI World Factbook about Syria. The online FBI Factbook is updated periodically throughout the year.
Syria's Secret Nuclear Threat -AINA (April 1, 2005). In his testimony, Mr. Bolton said: ".. on the nuclear side we are concerned about Syria's nuclear R&D program and continue to watch for any sign of nuclear ..
Israelis blew apart Syrian nuclear cache - Times Online
(September 16, 2007). It was just after midnight when the 69th Squadron of Israeli F15Is crossed the Syrian coast-line.
President Hafez al-Assad - Wikipedia. Hafez al-Assad (6 October 1930 10 June 2000) was the President of Syria for three decades. He drew criticism for repression of his own people, in particular for ordering the Hama massacre 1982, which has been described as "the single deadliest act by any Arab government against its own people in the modern Middle East". He was succeeded by his son, current president Bashar al-Assad, in 2000.
President Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia. Dr. Bashar al-Assad is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party, and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. On 27 May 2007 Bashar was approved president for another seven-year term.
Official web site of President Bashar al-Assad with biography, decrees, speeches, interviews and press releases.
The 2011 Syrian uprising is an ongoing internal conflict, occurring in Syria since March 2011. The demands of protesters include for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, for the ruling Baath Party to allow other political parties, to end extrajudicial killings and torture, equal rights for Syria's ethnic and religious groups, and broad political freedoms, such as freedom of press, speech and assembly.
The Syrian National Council or SNC - Wikipedia is a Syrian opposition coalition created during the 2011 Syrian uprising against the government of Bashar al-Assad. When the Arab Spring broke out, Syrian protesters began consolidating numerous opposition councils.
The SNC itself claims to represent approximately 60 percent of the Syrian opposition. Left you see the Logo of Syrian National Council and right the SNC Chairman Burhan Ghalioun. The only UN member state to have stated, that it recognizes the Syrian National Council, as the sole legitimate representative body of Syria, is Libya, though several others have welcomed its formation. See also Syrian opposition alliance (BBC, 3 October 2011).
Timeline of the 2011 Syrian uprising, a series of major protests and unrest taking place in Syria, which began on 26 January 2011, influenced by concurrent protests in the region.
See also BBC - Guide: Syria Crisis. A guide to the Syrian protests, which pose the greatest challenge to four decades of rule by the Assad family in Syria.
LIBYA - ENGLISH
Libya is an Arabic country in North Africa. The capital city is Tripoli. The country is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and belongs mostly to the Sahara Desert. Right you see the Libyan flag since Colonel Gaddafi rise to power. This flag is now replaced by the old Royal Libyan flag by the Lybian National Council, since Gaddafi lost his ruling power. See flag and text below.
The FBI World Factbook about Libya. The online FBI Factbook is updated periodically throughout the year.
President Muammar Gaddafii - Wikipedia. Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (born 7 June 1942), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, is the former autocratic ruler of Libya from 1969, when he seized power in a military coup, until 2011 when, as a result of the 2011 Libyan civil war, his government was overthrown by a NATO-backed rebel force. His 41-year rule prior to the uprising made him the fourth longest-ruling non-royal leader since 1900, as well as the longest-ruling Arab leader. He variously styled himself as 'the Brother Leader', 'Guide of the Revolution' and the 'King of Kings'. During his rule the Libyan state was branded a pariah state by Western nations. Former president Ronald Reagan of the USA dubbed Colonel Gadafi the "mad dog of the Middle East".
See also: The Green Book written by Muammar Gaddafi with Arab socialist and Arab nationalist ideas incorporated into his own political philosophy.
The National Transitional Council, sometimes known as the Libyan National Council, is a political body formed to represent Libya by anti-Gaddafi forces during the 2011 Libyan civil war against the regime of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. The council has now international recognition as the legitimate governing authority in Libya until an interim authority is in place and occupies the country's seat at the United Nations. Left the old Royal Libyan flag as used by the Council and now the new official Libyan flag.
Colonel Gaddafi killed (BBC News, October.20, 2011). Gaddafi killed at Sirte, his latest stronghold. He was found in a sanitary sewer and killed as a rat. President Berlusconi of Italy said in Latin, sic transit Gloria Mundi (so disappears the Glory of the World).
See also Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war.
HAMAS AND FATAH TERRITORIAL ENTITIES IN PALESTINE - ENGLISH
The Palestinian State -Wikipedia. The proposed location includes the Gaza Strip and the autonomously controlled areas of the West Bank, currently controlled by the Palestinian National Authority.
The Palestinian National Authority - Wikipedia is an interim administrative organization that governs parts of the West Bank (now controlled by the Fatah faction) and the Gaza Strip (now controlled by the Hamas faction).
Fatah-Hamas conflict - Wikipedia. The tensions between Hamas and Fatah began to rise in 2005 after the death of the charismatic PLO leader Yasser Arafat who passed away on November 11, 2004.
The Gaza Strip government - Wikipedia is the de facto government of the Gaza Strip. Since the Battle for Gaza (2007), Gaza is controlled by Hamas, while Hamas' political and military rival, Fatah, controls the West Bank. Both governments regard themselves as the sole legitimate Palestinian government.
In pictures: Hamas takes Gaza - BBC (14 June 2007).
Mahmoud Abbas - Wikipedia, also known as Abu Mazen, has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 11 November 2004 and became President of the Palestinian National Authority on 15 January 2005 on the Fatah ticket. Elected to serve until 9 January 2009, he unilaterally extended his term for another year and continues in office even after that second deadline expired. As a result of this, Fatah's main rival, the political party Hamas announced that it would not recognize the extension or view Abbas as rightful president.
See also BBC News: Profile Mahmoud Abbas (5 November 2009) and BBC News: Palestinian Statehood in UN (20 September 2011) promoted by president Mahmoud Abbas.
The Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by a number of governments, including those of Israel, the European Union, the United States, Canada and Japan. The Hamas originated as a part of the Muslim Brothers. Left the Hamas Logo and right the Muslim Brotherhood Logo.
The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist transnational movement and the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states, first founded in Egypt. Hamas violence, as the Egyptian Brotherhood, has been directed at Israel, Egypt of Hosni Mubarak, and rivaling Palestinian movements in the West Bank and Gaza.
Israel declares Gaza Strip an 'enemy entity' (19 September 2007). The decision to declare the Gaza Strip an enemy entity is final and needs no further ... Hamas 'hostile entity' to US, says Rice ...
Israel and the Palestinians in depth - BBC (29 August 2011).
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas UN address Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 about an independent Palestinian State, including East Jerusalem as capital and including East Bank and Gaza Strip, with 1967 borders. (VideoYouTube 23 September 2011).
Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu's UN address Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 (VideoYouTube 23 September 2011) about Palestinian and Jewish State with secure and safe borders.
CHECHNIAN REBELLIOUS MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA - ENGLISH
Chechen Republic or informally Chechnya, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria is a federal district of Russia. It is located in the southeastern part of Europe, in the Northern Caucasus mountains. As of 1 January 2010, the population was 1,267,740 (according to Russian State statistics).
First Chechen War, also known as the War in Chechnya, was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, fought from December 1994 to August 1996. After the initial campaign of 19941995, culminating in the devastating Battle of Grozny.
Second Chechen War, better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting August 26, 1999, in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by rebellious Islamic militants coming from Chechnya. On 1 October Russian troops entered Chechnya.The campaign ended the de facto independence of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and restored Russian federal control over the territory. Although it is regarded by many as an internal conflict within the Russian Federation, the war attracted a large number of foreign fanatic Islamic fighters.
Shahidka (Russian), sometimes called "Black Widow", is a term for Islamic Chechen female suicide bombers, who made themselves known at a terroristic attack, known as the Moscow theater hostage crisis of October 2002. The black widows are also called Brides of Allah.
Ramzan Kadyrov is President of Chechnya since 2007. He has the support of former Russian President Vladimir Putin and was awarded the Hero of Russia medal, the highest honorary title of Russia. Kadyrov has been credited for bringing some peace and stability to the region. He has also launched federally-sponsored renovations of the Chechen capital Grozny, which have completely transformed the war-ravaged city.
Timeline Chechnya - BBC News. History facts from 1858 up to recent. Updated 19 January 2011. Also the terrorist attack on the school in Beslan (2004), related to the Second Chechen War and executed by the black widows of fallen Chechen Muslim rebels.
Doku Umarov as the Emir of the Caucasus (BBC News 2011, Feb 8). Doku Umarov is the Chechen separatist warlord most closely linked to recent deadly attacks on Russia. Also the terrorist attack on the school in Beslan (2004). Doku Umarov was the first Chechen leader who echoed al-Qaeda's rhetoric and is also called the Bin Laden of Russia, as most wanted terrorist.
Chechnya News -The New York Times. World news about Chechnya. Breaking news and archival information about its people, politics and economy from The New York Times.
SOMALI PIRATES - ENGLISH
Official Website of the Federal Government of Somalia.
Information: Somalia - Wikipedia and CIA - The World Factbook -- Somalia.
Media: Somalia news headlines from allAfrica.com.
Piracy in Somalia
. Piracy off the Somali coast has been a threat to international shipping since ... See Wikipedia.A collage of "B-Wasy's" Somali pirates, armed with AKM assault rifles, RPG-7 rocket launchers and semi-automatic pistols.
Foreign minister of the federal government (May 11, 2009): Somalia is a base for worldwide terrorism, Somalia Transitional Federal Government has vowed again that its country could be haven and route for worldwide terrorism.
Webmaster: Still classified information is, who is the admiral of the pirates and which countries or organizations deliver the weapons. It's an international terroristic syndicate alike Al Qaeda.
Yahoo with latest Somali Pirates News. Full coverage. BBC News: Can Somali pirates be defeated? With many links for these pirates!
See also: How Somalia's Fishermen Became Pirates. They are not desperate bandits, experts say, rather savvy opportunists in the most lawless corner of the planet.
Somali pirates attack French military flagship by mistake.
8 October 2009.
Somali pirates attempt attack on Dutch warship - Wikipedia
17 Mar 2010: These Somali pirates picked the wrong ship to hijack.Operation Ocean Shield: the Dutch contribution was also the submarine Sealion (Zeeleeuw).
Also our Royal Dutch Navy warships are waiting for you pirates!
Urgently call on Governments to do everything possible to protect the thousands of seafarers
and the hundreds of ships at risk of attack by pirates: ITF Seafarers.End piracy now. Sign the petition of the ITF Seafarers: www.endpiracypetition.org!
AL-QAEDA INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION - ENGLISH
Al-Qaeda ("the foundation" or "the base") is the name given to an international alliance of militant Islamist organizations. Originally built from the cadre of Saudi-funded Arab fighters who flocked to join the Mujahideen resistance movement against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, it seeks to establish, via military tactics, an Islamic ideology to supplant both current regimes in the Middle East and eventually Western society as a whole.
Source: Wikipedia - Al Qaeda with many links. Yahoo with latest Al Qaeda News. Full coverage.
Most wanted terrorist: FBI - Usama Bin Laden. Aliases: Osama Bin Muhammad Bin Ladin, Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, The Prince, The Emir, Abu Abdallah, Mujahid Shaykh, Hajj, The Director. Bin Laden is left-handed and walks with a cane. He should be considered armed and dangerous. Reward 25 million (from US Department of State), plus 2 million US dollars extra (from Airline Pilots and the Air Transport Association).
The Taliban insurgency took root shortly after the group's fall from power following the 2001 war in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda is closely associated with their activity.
Bin Laden Is Dead, Obama Says. The New York Times (May 1, 2011). US President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden was killed by a small team of American Navy Seals coworking with the CIA in a covert operation. Bin Laden and those with him were killed during a firefight in a compound in Pakistan by US soldiers.Videos From Bin Ladens Compound. The New York Times (May 7, 2011). The Obama administration released portions of five videos seized from Osama bin Ladens compound, none with audio, in part to promote its intelligence triumph.
See also: Wikipedia - Bin Laden | Wikipedia - Tora Bora | Q33 NY Windings Hoax.
LONE WOLF TERRORISM - INTERNATIONAL
A lone wolf or lone-wolf fighter is someone who commits violent acts in support of some group, movement, or ideology, but does so alone, outside of any command structure.
Usually, the lone-wolf terrorist shares an ideological or philosophical identification with an extremist group, but does not communicate with the group he or she identifies with. While the lone wolf's actions are motivated to advance the group's goal, the tactics and methods are conceived and directed solely by the lone wolf, without any outside command or direction. In many cases the lone wolf never even has any personal contact with a larger group. Because of this, lone-wolf terrorism poses a particular problem for counter-terrorism officials, as it is considerably more difficult to gather intelligence on lone-wolves, compared to conventional terrorists.
Source: Wikipedia - Lone wolf (terrorism) with a list of worldwide wild wolf terrorists.
The recent Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was a Far-right extremist example of a lone wolf terrorist, related to Neo-fascism, Neo-Nazism, Radical right and Reactionary. Be warned!
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