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There's more evidence that Iran is aiding the terrorists in Iraq. According to the SITE Institute, "[s]ix photographs of Iran-branded equipment and weapons" were found in Diyala, Iraq today. A man captured following a battle had on his person a communication device and left on the battle field, Katyusha rockets, all carrying the symbol of the Iranian Department of Defense. Reuters has more.

AQI (al Qaeda in Iraq) leader Abu Hamza al-Muhajir has issued a new threat to U.S. bases and troops in Iraq. He is calling for "every holy fighter in Iraq to strive during this holy month... to capture some dogs of the Christians so that we can liberate our imprisoned sheikh [Omar Abdul Rahman]." As well, al-Muhajir pleads for experts in "chemistry, physics, media, and all other sciences" to join his fight against the infadels. He continues, "American bases [in Iraq] are good places to test your unconventional weapons, whether biological or dirty."
Great Britain's Telegraph is reporting that "China has secretly fired powerful laser weapons designed to disable American spy satellites by 'blinding' their sensitive surveillance devices..." The laser tests "do not aim to destroy American satellites," however, as the piece goes on, "China is engaged in a large-scale espionage effort against American high-tech firms working on projects such as the multi-billion[dollar] DD(X) destroyer program" and their military expenditure is "increasingly designed to challenge American military pre-eminence."

Since an Islamic militia took control of Mogadishu, Somalia in June due to a power vacuum, Somalis have not been too happy. After organizing a stone-throwing demonstration against the leaders, militiamen opened fire on the citizens, killing one, wounding two. The militia chief, an al-Qaeda collaborator, said their goal was to "worship Allah and fight for the sake of Islam."

Robert Redeker, a Fenchman, received email threats for a newspaper column he wrote criticizing the Islamic response to Pope Benedict XVI's remarks two weeks ago. Islamic Internet websites are carrying his picture and home address which calls for the "pig" to be decapitated (a great way to persuade infadels to convert). Banned transcript here.