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...group is headed by a hitherto unknown commander named Umer Khalid. It refuses to disclose the backgrounds of the militants who have occupied the mosque - though one Pakistani newspaper reported that the men were from "banned jihadi organizations operating in Kashmir." Whatever the case, the group is media-friendly: the militants were happy to be photographed, and Usman says his men would be happy to escort foreign journalists from Peshawar to Mohmand Agency with full security...
...incident points up the lack of communication between the two agencies. "Investigations are being compromised by the TSA notifying people we don't want to know we're pursuing," says an FBI agent. But the FBI can't always blame the TSA. FBI agents were tracking Umer and Hamid Hayat, the father and son from Lodi, Calif., who were arrested June 5 on suspicion of being linked to al-Qaeda. (They have pleaded not guilty.) Hamid was also on the TSA's no-fly list and could not return to the U.S., where the FBI was waiting to question...
...CHARGED. UMER HAYAT, 47, and HAMID HAYAT, 22, father and son, both U.S. citizens, from Lodi, Calif.; with lying to the FBI about their connection to a terrorist training camp; in Sacramento, Calif. According to an FBI affidavit, after first denying any connection to terrorism, the younger Hayat admitted he had attended an al-Qaeda camp in Pakistan--allegedly with funds from his father--where photos of George W. Bush were used for target practice...
...economic control, are prevalent in all poor regions of the world, irrespective of race or religion. Most Muslim countries--former colonies exploited by the West--are plagued with overpopulation, underdevelopment and illiteracy. Poverty and ignorance are the primary culprits of economic and social injustices suffered by women. AYESHA UMER New York City...
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Margarete Bäumer and Ursula Richter, sopranos; Tiana Lemnitz, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Böhme, bass; chorus of the Dresden State Opera, the Saxonian State Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe conducting; Urania Records, sides LP). Soprano Bäumer (The Marschallin) has an unpleasant tremolo and Böhme (Ochs) is too growly and guttural; otherwise a middling-good performance. Recording: good...
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