Breaking News on Terrorism

Police vans have parked directly near Islamic bookshop Maktabah on the Road to Stratford, which in the Sparkhill Birmingham area, the central England at a dawn of January, 31st 2007. It was one of set of the addresses involved in night attacks of antiterrorism by police which has led to eight arrests. 

The British policemen have arrested eight men, which in a consequence have been described in mass media as “the main antiterrorist operation” in the city of Birmingham (in the north of London).  

The police have told that the suspected persons have been detained “on suspicion in the sponsoring, preparation or initiation of actions of terrorism”.  

The Associated Press agency has informed mass media that “the main terrorist attack” has been prevented. 

As it became known, the plan which was in already at last stage of preparation, provided the departure from recent al-Qaeda bombardments and has been intended for the separate person, instead of aimed at generation of mass victims.  

Nevertheless, the arrests have not been concerned any “the certain threat” in and around of area of Birmingham, the city which has a great Muslim population. It was demonstration of the fact that officials of antiterrorist Scotland Yard’s department have been involved into the operation.  

The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in London has declared that this operation was a reminder of the real, serious and global nature of terrorist threat.  

 

The president of the USA Georges Bush warns Iran that the attempts of Teheran to interfere with internal affairs of Iraq will entail reciprocal actions from the USA. This caution has followed after the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad has declared that Teheran is measured to render the Iraq authorities the military and economic help.  

The White House for many times accused Iran of support of terrorism and in weapon deliveries to insurgents in Iraq who used it for attacks on Americans and their allies. In the interview to National public radio of the USA Georges Bush, in particular, has noted that if Iran wished to cease to play a destructive role in Iraq and wished to play a constructive role, the USA would warmly welcome such efforts. Unfortunately, no changes have occurred till now. The representative of the White House has repeated previous claims of the USA to Iran’s actions in others regions. The contest of these claims is that Iran also tries to prevent democratic processes in Afghanistan and Lebanon.  

The US vice-president Richard Cheney has also mentioned the Iranian theme. In his interview to the Newsweek journal Cheney has declared, that the Near-Eastern countries are interested in the American military presence in the region as a counterbalance to the growing Iranian expansion. According to his words, the arrival of the aircraft-carrier Stennis into the Persian Gulf (thus, now there are two American aircraft groups in the northern part of the Arabian Sea) submits to Teheran a signal, that the USA takes the Iranian threat very seriously.  

Despite of more resolute statement and actions of the White House concerning Iran, the vice-president has emphasized, that America is still making attempts to stop nuclear aspirations of Iran by diplomatic means of the United Nations. 

 

The conflict of Fatah and Hamas Palestinian groupings has reached Mecca. In sacred for Moslems city negotiations between leaders of movements will be passed in the nearest future. The king of Saudi Arabia, who has named an event in Palestine as a shame, will be the intermediary. Meanwhile, the last night became the bloodiest in the history of collisions in Gaza.
Gaza is literally paralyzed. The city market is closed; shops and offices do not work. Children do not go schools, and the Islamic university has cancelled spring examinations. People are afraid to leave on street in order not to be killed and abducted. Even the brigade general, who is ordering “division 17″, was among stolen peopleво. He has been stolen on the eve in the evening, and was released only after the midnight. The brigade general is the most significant person among the stolen Fatah’s functionaries, but he is not the only one. On the eve the insurgents of the “brigades of al-Aksa martyrs” have grasped in hostages 10 employees of local city administration. Only two persons are released till now.
For the last day in Gaza 6 persons are killed and nearby 20 have received wounds. In total from the last Friday - from the beginning of new intestine war in the Palestinian territory - 28 persons were lost, 80 have received wounds. The worst thing is that absolutely casual, innocent people and even children are among killed and wounded people.
The prime minister of Palestinian autonomy has addressed to Palestinians with the offer to stop violence and to deduce the armed people from streets of Gaza.
The prime minister has declared that the government would discuss all the events at the session. he has also said that the government would study all the parties and take necessary measures to put an end to the heavy crisis and sad events.  The prime minister called the President of the autonomy Mahmoud Abbas to make the urgent decision to take all armed people and all blockhouses from the streets.
It is likely that all decisions on an armistice and renewal of negotiations between Fatah and Hamas will be accepted now in the sacred for all Moslems city Mecca. Anyway, the king of Saudi Arabia has acted with such initiative. He has offered leaders of Hamas and Fatah to arrive in Mecca and to sit down for a negotiating table and to settle disagreements, to stop bloodshed in Palestine. This initiative was apprehended by heads Hamas with gratitude. Anyway, the message from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Palestine, that they with gratitude and attention have accepted the initiative of the Saudi king has been received. Thus leaders of the Fatah have not made of the final decision till now.

In the Palestinian autonomy bloody collisions between Fatal and Hamas groupings did not stop for all night. The main roads to Gaza have been blocked by the barriers lifted by security services, loyal to both conflicting parties. This caused a busied traffic and numerous traffic jams as drivers were compelled with turns on the roads. Now all the shops and schools are closed; people are trying not to leave the houses. Almost 25 persons are killed and almost 70 are wounded in result of the opposition between the groupings.
Armed clashes have begun on Friday, when Hamas’s supporters were celebrating the anniversary of the arrival of the party to authority. In this connection, negotiations on the formation of the national unity government are frozen. The leader of autonomy Mahmoud Abbas has called for the termination of bloody conflicts.
The leaders of the Fatal and Hamas groupings have declared that negotiations of unity will be postponed until the ends of the struggle.
The League of the Arabian states and the Organization Islamic conference are making attempts to reconcile the Palestinians. However while all these attempts are still remain unsuccessful.
 

On January, 27th, 1945 the Soviet Army has exempted a concentration camp “Osventsum”. More than one and a half millions person were murdered within the excruciating death here. In this connection today the world marks the International day of memory of victims of the Holocaust.
On the eve the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UNO) has called to reject unconditionally any denying of the Holocaust as a historical event. The corresponding resolution has been accepted by representatives of the different states.
This resolution did not appeal to any concrete country, but Israel and the United States have offered, that Iran has made a note, especially after Iran has caused a widely spread indignation the last month, on carrying out of the conference aimed on doubting of the Nazi genocide of Jews during the Second World War.
The document was not supported only by delegation of Iran.
Earlier the President of Iran repeatedly put scales of the Holocaust under doubt and even named it as a “myth”. Iran insists that the Holocaust should be closely investigated to define its consequences and authenticity.
The delegates of the UNO and, in particular, the governments of Israel, The USA, and Venezuela have radically criticized Iran’s position and strongly recommended the Iran’s government to reconsider their attitude towards  the Holocaust.

In connection with mass collisions between supporters of the government and the opposition in the capital of Lebanon -Beirut- the curfew is entered. The leaders of the contradictory parties have called citizens to stop violence and to observe an armistice.  

On January, 25th at least two persons were killed as a result of disorders. Collisions have started at the Arabian university in Beirut, however then they have extended on neighboring areas. Militaries have tried to disseminate crowd, but the situation is still out of control.  

Disorders have occurred in a day after three persons were lost and more than hundreds have received wounds in the result of the roughest street protests in the military chronology of Beirut. On January, 23rd the general strike, which organizers demanded the resignation of the cabinet of ministers of Lebanon, also took place. 

Nevertheless both parties have recognized that the country could come to the civil war. Government officials and Hassan Nasrallah- the leader of Hezbollah- have called for the quiet and resolved security forces to order the first general curfew in Beirut. 

The senior pro-governmental politician -Walid Jumblatt- addressed to Hezbollah’s speaker with the request of parliament to renew the attempt to restore the dialogue between the conflicting parties. 

 

The Committee of the US Senate on foreign affairs by the majority of voices has approved the resolution condemning tactics of Georges Bush in Iraq, and rejected the President’s offer on increasing number of a military contingent in Iraq. 

The document was approved by 12 members of the Committee and 21, 9 have voted against it. It is interesting that among the “pro expressed� were not only the representatives of democratic fraction, but also one republican. In their opinion, the military policy in Iraq has undermined the authority of the USA in the near East. 

In the accepted resolution it is spoken, that plans about expansion of the American military presence at Iraq “mismatch national interests of the country”. 

The representative of the Republican Party who has supported the initiative of democrats, the senator from Nebraska, has declared that it was not strategy anymore, but a play with lives of Americans soldiers. He also said that it was a high time to abstain from the next mistake and refuse from sending 22 thousand American soldiers to the meat grinder. 

The resolution has a recommendatory character. Now Georges Bush’s plan concerning Iraq will be directed to the Senate’s consideration. 

The resolution opposes Bush’s intentions to direct to Iraq in addition 21500 soldiers for maintenance of safety and the termination of intercommoned collisions. 

In the beginning of this month the resolution has been offered by three influential members of the Senate who have called for the prompt transfer of powers on a safety in Iraq to the Iraq government. 

 

The president of the USA Georges Bush has acted with the annual report «About position of the country» at joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Congress. Bush has begun his performance with congratulations of democrats on a victory over US congressional elections. The President has called them to work together with republican administration in order «to expand the prosperity of the country».
In the report Bush has given a big attention to the USA safety power questions. So, Bush has suggested doubling a strategic oil reserve of the country by 2027. The Chief of the White house has declared, that it is necessary to reduce US dependence  on foreign energy carriers, to lower the consumption of gasoline on 20 % within 10 years, to use more widely alternative resources of energy, including nuclear power.
According to Bush, all these measures are just necessary. Bush said the US dependence on foreign energy carriers make the country more vulnerable before hostile modes and terrorists which can cause huge faults in deliveries of oil and raise the prices on oil, and to cause big damages to the USA.
Certainly, Bush has not disregarded the questions of struggle against terrorism. So, the President has declared, that America is the country which is in the state of war. In connection with all disturbing factors Bush has suggested to create a special council on struggle against terrorism.
The President has also asked Congress to increase the number of US overland forces and marine armies on 92 thousand persons within next five years, and also to create in the USA the case civil reserving agents which would be formed on a voluntary basis.
Georges Bush has also mentioned a hot point - war in Iraq. Having declared, that loss in this war would become a disaster for a whole world, Bush has asked to give one more chance to his new policy in Iraq.

Thousand the demonstrators supporting the Lebanese opposition, came today on the streets of Beirut and other cities of Lebanon to pass in a march of solidarity with the announcement of the general strike aimed at overthrow of Fuad Saniora’s government.
The demonstrators have blocked the basic highways and the main streets of the capital. As witnesses inform, columns of fumes and soot from automobile tire covers rise above Beirut, and it is impossible to breathe from a smell firing rubbers in city. As one belonging to the “Hasbullah” movement TV-channel has informed, the roads to the international airport and the highway leading to Damascus are blocked.
Local authorities speak about the first victims of collisions between the demonstrators and the supporters of the as-Saniora. The TV-channel “Al-Arabia” has informed, that of unknown persons have opened fire on oppositionists in Byblos seaport. Three persons were killed in the result of this incident, and some people received serious wounds. Some supporters of opposition also were killed in the north of the country.
Let’s remind, that yesterday the Lebanese opposition has called workers of different spheres to suit a massive strike to support the anti-governmental protest action which is continuing since December, 2006. The “Hasbullah” leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has called Lebanese people to watch strike and to be ready for new steps, which the opposition can declare in order to force present government of the country to retire.
 

Two almost simultaneous bombs have struck Shiite business area in the centre of Baghdad. At least 62 persons are killed and 89 are heavily wounded. 

The first explosion has occurred in the afternoon when the bomb, left in a bag placed among cabins of the second-hand clothes and DVD sellers, blown up in the Bab al-Sharqi area. 

Before this day, January, 26th 2005 was taken as the most-fatal day since the beginning of the war in Iraq (37 American military men were killed in a result of various incidents). 

The violence emphasizes calls which the American and Iraq forces face as they aspire to bridle Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias which have turned Iraq into the area of fights. 

The prime minister of Iraq has lowered his protection of the anti-American armed forces after the American data have convinced him, that the group has been steeped by battalions of the death.