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Norway Prosecutor Files Terrorism Charges Against Three in Attack on Danish Newspaper Jyllands-Posten and Mohammed Cartoonist Kurt Westergaard
Offices of the Jyllands-Posten Newspaper which published the Mohammed CartoonsRemember the “Mumbai-Style” terror attack in late December 2010. Now, there is more.
Mikael Davud, David Jakobsen and Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak are charged with planning to carry out an assault using explosives on Danish paper Jyllandsposten. The charges also say they planned to shoot Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, author of the controversial Prophet Mohammed caricatures.
All the men were arrested last year in Oslo and Germany following a Police Security Service (PST) raid. Authorities suspected they had planned to bomb the Chinese Embassy, with one of the three trying to obtain Hydrogen Peroxide from a pharmacy. This failed due to PST intervention.
It is also believed the plotters are connected to al-Qaida, and the case has ties to the United States.
The three men arrived in Norway between 1999 and 2002. Mr Davud and Bujak remain in custody while Mr Jakobsen, who served as an informant for the PST, has been released.
None of the suspects admit their guilt, but face up to 12 years in prison if convicted.
The three men risk prison sentences of up to 12 years, Evanger said.
Investigators believe the plot was linked to the same al-Qaeda planners behind 2009 schemes to blow up New York’s subway and a British shopping mall.
An Associated Press investigation last year showed all three plots were thwarted after suspected operatives exchanged emails – sometimes poorly coded – in and out of Pakistan.
Davud, a 40-year-old ethnic Uighur from China, was charged with receiving explosives training at an al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan and agreeing to blow up one of several offices of Jyllands-Posten in Denmark.
Bujak and Jakobsen are accused of joining the plot in 2009 and helping acquire bomb-making chemicals.
Police say they had the men under surveillance and even replaced a vital ingredient with a harmless liquid to ensure they would not succeed in building a bomb.
Davud and Bujak, a 38-year-old Iraqi Kurd, were also charged with plotting to shoot Westergaard.
Westergaard drew the most controversial of the 12 cartoons, featuring Mohammed with a lit fuse in his turban. He was the victim of a murder attempt last year and has received several death threats.
Davud and Bujak have been held in custody since their arrest and have both admitted they were planning an attack, although their versions have differed on who their target was, the first saying it was the Chinese embassy in Oslo and the second claiming it was Jyllands-Posten.
Jakobsen has denied any responsibility and is currently a free man. He became a police informant in November 2009 but still faced charges for his involvement in the plot before then.
All three suspects deny any links to al-Qaeda.
In Norway, plotting a terrorist act alone is not a crime. If at least two people are involved they can be convicted of conspiracy.
The trial is set to begin on October 31.
Here are the Mohammed cartoons:
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President 2012 Poll Watch: Herman Cain is Popular But Not Well Known
According to the latest Gallup Poll.Herman Cain’s image among Republicans familiar with him is more intensely positive than any other Republican presidential candidate’s, but his 51% name recognition continues to rank near the bottom of the field. Among the better-known candidates, Rick Perry has the strongest positive image.
Cain is attracting increased media attention after pulling off an upset in the Florida straw poll on Saturday. Much of the interviewing in the latest data, spanning Sept. 12-25 Gallup Daily tracking, was conducted before that win. However, Cain has consistently ranked near the top of Gallup’s positive intensity list this year. His current score of 26 is just below the 28 he registered on two occasions, which is the highest Gallup has measured for any GOP candidate.
Cain’s popularity is largely due to the fact that Cain has concrete proposals (e.g. his 9-9-9 plan) and is able to articulate them well. And, he is not a typical POL.
But, he is an outsider in an inside game and will not be able to put together the money nor the organization to help him win elections.
Cain’s win in Florida may not be surprising in that he has always had a relatively small but intense following among Republicans, the kind of group that can propel a candidate to win a straw poll vote. His win may make him the new “flavor of the month” in the GOP nomination contest, which was the case for Bachmann in June after the first major candidate debate and for Perry in August after he officially announced his candidacy.
That status is not necessarily welcome news, though, as increased attention begets increased scrutiny, which can lead to increasingly negative views of the candidate. For example, Bachmann’s current Positive Intensity Score of 8 is one-third as large as her score of 24 in late June. And though Perry remains among the most-liked candidates among those familiar with him, his score is beginning to show some signs of decline as his opponents have made his record and past statements a central theme of the campaign in recent weeks.
Even if Cain is able to weather increased scrutiny, he does have to convince voters that he is both electable and capable of being president, given his lack of political experience. However, with Americans expressing a low level of trust in government and the people who hold political office, they may view a lack of political experience as more of a plus than a minus.
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President 2012: Rick Perry Attacks Mitt Romney as a Flip Flopper
Texas Governor Rick Perry’s ad: Romney’s Race to the FlopIt is just starting to heat up, folks.
And, Romney has already had a spokesman on Fox News whining about the ad.
Wait for Romney’s counter-attack on Perry in 1…2…3…..
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President 2012: Chris Christie Ads ARE Running in New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey
Committee for Our Children’s Future (CCF) adWith New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaking this evening at the Reagan Presidential Library here in California, there are and have been television ads supporting Christie’s record on air.
Backers of Gov. Chris Christie today launched a $1.5 million-dollar television campaign to promote the Republican governor’s policies.
The Bernardsville-based Committee for Our Children’s Future (CCF), a self-proclaimed independent 501(c)(4) organization, is airing the ad on New York and Philadelphia broadcast and New Jersey statewide cable stations.
“Washington is moving in the wrong direction. From runaway spending and record debt to gridlock, our federal government is not working. Meanwhile, in New Jersey things are moving in the right direction — two balanced budgets, a billion dollars in wasteful spending cut and millions of dollars in new education funding,” said Brian Jones, spokesperson, Committee for Our Children’s Future.
“New Jersey should serve as a national model for government leaders across the country. It’s time for a better economic future for taxpayers, working families, and our children. We must protect our children’s future and keep the New Jersey reform movement going.”
The ad launch roughly coincided with Christie’s education reform kickoff this month in time for campaign season.
At his press conference today, Christie said he is not personally responsible for the group’s efforts but welcomed their support.
Christie has quite a decision to make and he must make it soon.
Maybe there will some hint or direction at the presser after his speech at the Reagan Library?
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President 2012: Why the GOP Should NOT Settle for Mitt Romney – The Unaired Ted Kennedy Television Ads
The press and pundits have been good lately reporting the collapse of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s campaign for the Presidency. Well, he did perform poorly at the past two GOP Presidential debates and he lost the Florida GOP Straw Poll to Herman Cain.
But, hold on…..
Who is the alternative?
The answer is Mitt Romney.
But, what about Romney?
Romney is NO conservative and will have illegal immigration problems with the GOP base when he is scrutinized – or Perry runs his ads. Remember this from the 2008 campaign.
But, what conservatives need to understand before they “SETTLE” for Mitt Romney and throw Rick Perry under the bus is that Romney is VULNERABLE to the attacks Ted Kennedy used against him in 1994. See the devastating ads in the above video that Kennedy did NOT even have to run.
Obama will run these type of ads BUT ON STEROIDS – just like they ran against Carly Fiorina in California last year.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is speaking at the Reagan Presidential Library this evening. He would be a welcome addition to the Presidential field. However, if he or Mitch Daniels do not enter the Presidential arena, don’t be so hard on Rick Perry.
Understand what you are getting should Romney win the GOP Presidential nomination.
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Day By Day September 27, 2011 – It Stings
When America’s policy makers start listening to the Global Warming/Climate Change science of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Al Gore, we are REALLY in trouble. -
@Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-09-27
- Enjoy this long-rooted lower molar extraction…and a premolar too!: http://t.co/EqLIw9BQ #
- The Daily Extraction: September 26, 2011 http://t.co/nhxuabbG #
- Here comes another Koch/Tea Party smear http://t.co/VLGFwVQH #
- Flap’s Links and Comments for September 23rd through September 26th http://t.co/9hwNgzhV #tcot #catcot #
- Koch addicts seek another hit http://t.co/oXbkg5Ar #
- Watching the GOP Young Guns on Facebook Live – Cantor, McCarthy and Ryan #
- Facebook is growing up just like other corporations – forming PACS.: http://t.co/Bs3T7DPL #
- Facebook Forming its Own Political Action Committees to Support Candidates http://t.co/hj6rIxfs #tcot #catcot #
- @txhotme You are right. The CA unions wanted Brown as a placeholder for Kamala Harris (Atty Gen) and/or Gavin Newsom (Lt. Gov.) in reply to txhotme #
- Trial balloon by Chris Christie here via Tom Kean – so maybe Christie is thinking it over: http://t.co/e3PBLpVX #
- President 2012: Tom Kean Confirms New Jersey Governor Mulling Over Presidential Run http://t.co/vIqW4vMh #tcot #catcot #
- California Governor Jerry Brown’s State Prison Realignment Will Put More Low-Level Criminals on the Streets http://t.co/xpkipEHR #
- Governor Jerry Brown is gambling with Californians public safety.
: http://t.co/pvjCecyz # - The answer is perhaps athletic mouthguards boost sports performance.: http://t.co/9ZiL05dH #
- Do Athletic Mouthguards Boost Sports Performance? http://t.co/LZPC1txi #
- President 2012: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Speak at Reagan Presidential Library Tomorrow http://t.co/6A2OXa0e #
- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be speaking in California at the Reagan Library tomorrow.: http://t.co/hsW8SXGW #
- Jennifer Rubin runs through some GOP Prez scenarios with or without Christie in the race. Agreed Perry is done http://t.co/ZH5PuRyc #tcot #
- GOP Presidential candidates looking good against President Obama in key battleground state Virginia: http://t.co/KIEXnZRE #
- President 2012 GOP Virginia Poll Watch: Romney 45% Vs. Obama 37% and Perry 42% Vs. Obama 40% http://t.co/GIfHuZ26 #tcot #catcot #
- President 2012: President Obama to Address LinkedIn – the Online Professional Network http://t.co/VG4LuIQD #
- Obama is hitting all of the social media spots and hitting them early – a lesson here for GOP?: http://t.co/9FA1onMF #
- RT @PeterHambyCNN: New CNN/ORC national poll, conducted post-debate: Perry 28%, Mitt 21%, Gingrich 10%, Cain 7%, Palin 7%, Paul 7% #
- Note to President Obama – Texas fires caused by downed power lines and NOT Global Warming. #FactsDoMatter http://t.co/npSOmCBF #tcot #
- President 2012: You knew this would happen when Colorado moved its GOP Caucus to Feb 7, Iowa et. al would move earlier: http://t.co/FsQcoGgL #
- President Obama 2012 Re-election meet Saul Alinsky….: http://t.co/k3Hc2DTH #
- President 2012: Obama Mocks Rick Perry and Florida GOP Debate Audience http://t.co/7Y5nL1ID #tcot #catcot #
- Good luck to all of my friends on the Westside of Los Angeles this afternoon: http://t.co/sMl8Oj2K #
- President 2012: Obama Coming to West Los Angeles to Fundraise – Massive Traffic Jam to Begin http://t.co/99erb9ju #tcot #catcot #
- Is There an Association Between Body Mass Index and Periodontal Disease? http://t.co/uBV4eW7E #
- @aronchick Perhaps…… in reply to aronchick #
- @CharlesSimmins Good question. Would like to see a study on that. Education, self-image, finances, fear,perceived need = all factors in reply to CharlesSimmins #
- Periodontal (gum) disease = another complication of obesity. Move it – Move IT
: http://t.co/tFbY5IC0 # - Parents make a wise and informed choice on vaccinating your children.: http://t.co/Zy7FY7nr #
- California Parents Forgoing Vaccinations for Their School Aged Children – Highest Rate since 1978 http://t.co/qn25xOSy #
- Dilbert September 25, 2011 – Don’t Over-Think http://t.co/YAdooJmw #
- Monday morning with Day By Day. Watch out for the Bad Boys…: http://t.co/5u8sqw1h #
- Day By Day September 26, 2011 – Why http://t.co/ixXAPEzi #tcot #catcot #
- Obama is in West L A today for fundraising. Enjoy the traffic mess LA and remember who caused it and why #catcot #
- Colorado GOP Caucus on Feb 7 does not determine delegates but will be held 1 day after Iowa #
- RT @HotlineReid Forget FL, AZ, MI, etc.: Colorado Republican Party has moved their caucuses up to Feb. 7. #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-09-26 http://t.co/icuN4ygM #tcot #catcot #
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