Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/10/2010
by Baron Bodissey
German investigators are probing a coke-smuggling ring run by Hezbollah that has been raising funds for jihad by bringing the drug into Frankfurt airport from Lebanon. It is now believed that dope-running has made a lot of money for the terrorist cause.
In other news, the commander of the Al-Shabab militia in Somalia was executed by another radical Islamic group, who say that he was “an infidel”.
Thanks to
Aeneas, Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni,
Diana West, Gaia,
Henrik, heroyalwhyness, Insubria, JD,
KGS, LN,
Sean O’Brian,
Steen, Zenster, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold.
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| Financial Crisis |
 | Egypt: Attack a Religious Vendetta, Catholic Priest |
| The Other Plot to Wreck America |
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USA |
| Detroit Bomber ‘Singing Like a Canary’ Before Arrest |
| Domestic Espionage Alert: Spy Drone Discovered |
| ‘Jihad’ Jitters at Met |
| Reid Vows to Run for Re-Election Despite Dismal Polls |
| Rising an Open Letter to Democrat Politicians |
| Scott Brown Swearing-in Would be Stalled to Pass Health-Care Reform |
| Two Polls Show Massachusetts Senate Race as Toss Up — Scott Brown Surging |
| U.S. Judge Comes to Rescue of Terrorist, Throws Out Confession |
| Undressing the Terror Threat |
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Europe and the EU |
| Denmark: Radicalization Not Linked to Integration, Somalis Most Radicalized |
| Germans Trace Hezbollah Coke Smuggling Profits |
| Islam: Pope Hopes for Increased Trust Among Peoples |
| Italy: Migrantes: We Believe in Gelmini’s Good Faith |
| Sweden: Ten Muslims — Ten Ways to Believe |
| Swedish Church Losing 1 Million Members by 2020 |
| Turkey Ready to Join EU, Pope Told |
| UK: Britons Are Suspicious Towards Muslims, Study Finds |
| UK: Home Office Bans Islamic Preacher’s Extremist Groups |
| UK: Hate March Cancelled But Radical Calls Stunt a ‘Victory’ |
| UK: Jihadists Groom Children Under 10 |
| UK: Myleene Klass Warned After Brandishing Knife to Deter Intruders |
| UK: War March Fanatic Anjem Choudary Runs Secret Sharia ‘Weddings’ |
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Balkans |
| Croatia: Social Democrat Tipped to be New President |
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North Africa |
| As Copts Die in Egypt, Their Church Remains Silent |
| Egypt: Killing of Christians; Arrests Good News, Frattini |
| Italy: Frattini ‘Shocked’ By Attack on Christians in Egypt |
| Vatican — Egypt — Islam: The Vatican With the Coptic Patriarch: United in Face of Oppression |
| Vatican Nuncio: ‘Difficult’ Situation in Egypt |
| Violence Against Christians Continues in Egypt After Christmas Eve Shootings |
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Israel and the Palestinians |
| Israelis Reject George Mitchell Loan Guarantee ‘Threat’ |
| The “Why Can’t Everyone Just be Friends” Narrative of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Evenhandedness Gone Mad |
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Middle East |
| Ahmadinejad Demands WWII Reparations From Allied Powers |
| Germany: Hezbollah Funded by Drug Trade in Europe |
| Jumblatt and Hezbollah Seal Lebanon Reconciliation Accord |
| Trade: Turkey’s Exports to Iran Become $1.7 Bln, Minister |
| Transport: Turkey, Syria to Launch Passenger Rail Service |
| Turkey, Syria Sign Protocol to Construct Dam on River Asi |
| Turkey: Aselsan Wins Military Contracts Worth $200 Mln |
| Turkey’s Leading Media Aydin Dogan Magnate Quits |
| Turkish Defense Contractor Signs USD 71 Mln Deal in Howitzer |
| UAE President’s Brother Acquitted of Attack on Businessman |
| Yemen Open to Al Qaeda Dialogue |
| Yemeni Leader Willing to Talk to Qaeda Fighters |
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South Asia |
| Indonesia: Central Java: Islamic Radicalism on the Rise in Solo Mosques |
| Myanmar: Burmese Junta Sentences to Death Two Officials for Breach of State Secrecy |
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Far East |
| China Copies Scientific Research as Well as Patents |
| Israel’s Opening to China |
| Korea: Pyongyang Takes Lessons in Capitalism |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Top Al-Shabaab Commander Executed in Somalia |
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Latin America |
| Mexican Cartel Skins Rival’s Face & Sews it on Soccer Ball |
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Immigration |
| “To Them, We No Longer Exist…” |
| Australia: Asylum Seeker Situation ‘An Absolute Mess’ |
| Egyptian Border Fence Aimed at Flood of Illegal Immigrants |
| Italy: Task Force Set Up After Immigrant Riot |
| Italy: Foreign Student Cap Sparks Polemics |
| Italy: Two More Migrants Bludgeoned in Rosarno |
| Italy: Books: Migrants Have Dreams of Sand, Like Their Lives |
| Portugal Wants Tighter Norms for Citizenship |
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Culture Wars |
| Elected Officials Bail on U.S. Marriage Law |
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General |
| Airline Safety is an Illusion |
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