April 11, 2009 News
(UK) Police get more time to question terrorism suspects
http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE5377GY20090411?rpc=401&
UK police release 1 man arrested in terror raids
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_TERROR_RAIDS?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-04-11-07-37-03
-- UK Terror Plot: Teenager Released Without Charge But Now In Custody Of UK Borders Agency
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Alleged-UK-Terror-Plot-Teenager-Released-Without-Charge-But-Now-In-Custody-Of-UK-Borders-Agency/Article/200904215260291?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15260291_Alleged_UK_Terror_Plot%3A_Teenager_Released_Without_Charge_But_Now_In_Custody_Of_UK_Borders_Agency
(UK) Trio arrested over bomb 'plot' may have used security jobs as a cover
-- "Several of the men arrested in connection with the alleged Easter suicide bombing plot may have taken jobs as security guards and delivery drivers as cover to scout potential targets, police suspect."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5138275/Trio-arrested-over-bomb-plot-may-have-used-security-jobs-as-a-cover.html
-- UK terror suspects worked for airport cargo company -- "Cargo2Go"
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1989818&Language=en
-- Terror suspects in 'Easter bomb plot' worked at Manchester airport
--- "At least one drove vans for a cargo company which has access to sensitive locations"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1169120/Revealed-Terror-suspects-Easter-bomb-plot-worked-Manchester-airport.html
(UK) Terror raid witness: 'I saw men filming terror target'
-- "A witness has described how he saw two Asian men filming shoppers at one of the alleged terror plot targets two weeks ago"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5136858/Terror-raid-witness-I-saw-men-filming-terror-target.html
(UK) Terror bomb plot intelligence came from MI6 operatives in Pakistan
-- "Searches fail to find evidence of conspiracy"
-- "An informed source said the plot was 'al-Qaida driven'"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/11/terror-arrests-pakistan-intelligence
-- Terror plot was al-Qaida driven, says UK anti-terror officials
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Terror-plot-was-al-Qaida-driven-UK/articleshow/4389039.cms
(UK) 'Terror plotters' allowed to stay despite visa breaches
-- "At least two of the men suspected of being members of an alleged al-Qaeda cell had been allowed to stay in Britain despite allegedly breaching the conditions of their student visas"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5137673/Terror-plotters-allowed-to-stay-despite-visa-breaches.html
(UK) How student visas to Britain became big business
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/11/student-visas-business
-- 50,000 granted UK student visas in five years
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\04\11\story_11-4-2009_pg7_33
(UK) Al-Qaeda grow more devious with '101 ways' into UK
http://news.scotsman.com/uk/AlQaeda-grow-more-devious-with.5163062.jp
(UK) Second Liverpool flat searched in hunt for Al Qaida bomb factory
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/04/11/second-liverpool-flat-searched-in-hunt-for-al-qaida-bomb-factory-92534-23365806/
(UK) Liverpool: Officers reassure Muslim community leaders they will deal with any anti-terror backlash
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/04/10/officers-reassure-muslim-community-leaders-they-will-deal-with-any-anti-terror-backlash-92534-23357430/
(UK) Banned cleric of hate invited to rant in UK
-- "Muslim cleric Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki has been banned from the United States after he was accused of using taped lectures to encourage terrorist attacks"
-- "But the preacher of hate has been given the go-ahead to speak to an audience of hundreds at the three-day event in east London which is being held at a taxpayer-funded venue starting today."
-- A Tower Hamlets spokesman said "We sought advice from the Home Office. These enquiries did not present us with grounds to prohibit playing of the message."
-- "Those attending are required to register online and pay a fee up to 70 pounds which goes towards 'promoting Islam'"
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/94488/Banned-cleric-of-hate-invited-to-rant-in-UK
--- See also:
http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/04/09/jihadi-preaching-in-tower-hamlets/
UK's Independent thinks terror threat is only about "Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism in Pakistan"
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-britains-security-hinges-on-curbing-terrorism-in-pakistan-1667302.html
-- Comment: fails to grasp that Pakistan's problem is a microcosm of the global problem with Islamic supremacism
(UK) British raids suggest "blowback" from Pakistan
-- Hassan Abbas: "There is denial in Pakistan about the nature of the threat"
http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINLB3908820090411?rpc=401&
-- Comment: and not just in Pakistan
(UK) ABC gets around to reporting on UK Easter Bomb Plot
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7307433&page=1
