STATE TAGS TERRORISTS: Fatah al-Islam, the Al Qaeda inspired Lebanese terrorist group, has been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. Fatah al-Islam is the group besieged by the Lebanese Army since May 20. The designation freezes assets under U.S. control, bans members from U.S. soil, and prohibits American citizens from providing support. The Lebanese Army has surrounded and repeatedly assaulted the Nahr al-Bared "refugee camp" without good result. An estimated 200 terrorists and 134 Lebanese Army troops have been killed so far. No surprise: Fatah al-Islam is connected to Syria.
>BAGHDAD WEEKEND: American forces suffered 5 KIA and 4 wounded in battles over the weekend. Four troops were killed and four wounded in an explosion in Baghdad, and another was killed by small arms fire southeast of the city. Meanwhile, an IED killed the governor and police chief of Diwaniyah province as well as three members of their security detail. Expect an increased operational tempo in both areas very soon.
>AFGHAN WEEKEND: An American led coalition convoy was targeted by a suicide bomber in Khost, but no U.S. casualties were reported. On Sunday in Kandahar province, an attempted ambush of a district chief's compound was thwarted by Afghan Army and police, resulting in 9 Taliban KIA. Afghan police were later hit by a roadside IED, killing 4 cops. The trend of failed attacks and high numbers of KIA for the Taliban continues.
>DISTURBING: A fake bomb was discovered by folks at the Astoria, Oregon Army and Marines recruting offices. A similar device was found two months ago at the Portland Army recruiting center, and both had anti-war messages on them. Authorities should take this very seriously, and hopefully an arrest will be made soon. Whoever is responsible should be charged with the maximum offense possible. If it happens to be someone who is not a citizen, that person should be designated an enemy combatant and detained accordingly.
>YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST (PART 1): Word is that the Bush administration is worried about a "Tet" style attack by terrorist forces prior to the September report to Congress on the Iraq front. I suggested that Al Qaeda would do just that in "Machine gun #1", posted 26 MAY 07. If such an attack takes place, the fault lies with those who have artificially imposed September as a deadline for surrender.
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YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST (PART 2): A Chinese toy manafacturer committed "suicide" over the weekend after the Chinese government banned exports from his firm. Now, this may not have technically been an execution, as I suggested in "Contamination from China", posted 08 AUG 07, but you can do the math for yourself. Either way, it allows the communist government to point the finger at an individual manafacturer instead of reforming a broken system.
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JINGOCON
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