Europe

Who was behind London attacks?

As this fairly comprehensive account from The Australian makes clear, the notion that the London attacks were carried out by a heretofore unheard-of “Secret Organization of the Jihad of al-Qaeda in Europe” originates from reports on the websites of Germany’s… Read moreWho was behind London attacks?

Europe

American Muslim organizations condemn London terror attacks

Collected by Mazin Qumsiyeh: http://www.masnet.org/takeaction.asp?id=2594 http://mpac.org/home_article_display.aspx?ITEM=790 http://icna.org/pr_london_attacks.htm http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050707/dcth034.html?.v=19 http://isna.net/index.php?id=35&backPID=1&tt_news=220 See our last post on the attacks.

Fear in Edinburgh

A large area of downtown Edinburgh was evacuated today when police found a “suspicious package” on a bus, the Scotsman reports. The alert was called off after police conducted what they callled a “controlled explosion” on the bus. Given the… Read moreFear in Edinburgh

Watching the Shadows

Oil prices plunge

Well, the terror blasts in London seem to have done what months of OPEC hyper-production have failed to: bringing down the price of oil. The attacks precipitated the biggest one-day swing since Operation Desert Storm 14 years ago, prices briefly… Read moreOil prices plunge

Mexico

Misery in Chiapas

The recent “red alert” and new political declaration by the rebel Zapatista army brought the impoverished and harshly divided southern Mexican state of Chiapas briefly into the news. Then, just as quickly, it disappeared. In the flurry of coverage, Chris… Read moreMisery in Chiapas