Monday Winds of War

The Monday Winds of War is up at Winds of Change.NET. As always, it is enlightening to see what else is going on elsewhere in the world. Here are some excerpts:

• Iran continues enrichment and says they are "not worried" about action from the U.N. Security Council.

• Others are warning that Iran cannot be trusted and should be pressured by the international community to stop enrichment.
  
  
• Egypt and Israel agree on a Gaza border deal that will find 750 Egyptian police in charge of security

• A suicide bomber set off an explosion in a bus station on Sunday in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, wounding five. Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility, while Abbas condemned the bombing.
  
  
• Hamas has released a videotape of Palestinian bombmaker Mohammed Deif, wanted by Israeli forces for over a decade. Responsible for scores of killings in the past, Deif praised the Hamas "victory" in Gaza and called for the elimination of Israel.
  
  
• Nineteen members of MS-13, a violent Salvadoran gang, were arrested and indicted in Maryland. Officials say it is the "tip of the iceberg" in dealing with America's most dangerous gang.

• The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority is preparing to unveil their subway security plan, which includes an integrated camera network.

• U.S. authorities are training and working hard to prevent a London style attack.
  
  
• A third source has come foward to vouch that Able Danger had identified 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta in 2000, as the Senate prepares to schedule a hearing into the affair. There is some speculation about potential ties between Able Danger and Iran.
  
  
• Foreign Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail declared that Somalia is "a breeding ground for international terrorism." A month ago, ICG warned al Qaeda linked jihadist had gained a foothold in Somalia.

• In Coite D'Ivoire, New Forces Rebel leader Guillaume Soro said there will be no elections in 9 weeks as 40,000 rebel fighters have yet to be disarmed, a precondition for reunification.

• Colonel Austin Bay reports from Djibouti on counterterrorism efforts by Task Force Horn of Africa, based in the small east African nation.

• Barundi's new President, Pierre Nkurunziza, was sworn into office on Friday and vowed to honor the peace accord that ended a 12 year civil war that took over 300,000 lives.

• Russia is cooperating with the United States to secure Russian nuclear weapon storage facilities from potential breeches by terrorists.

• Uzbekistan security services have been active in Tajikistan and Kygyzstan as the Uzbek Senate endorsed evicting U.S. forces from Karshi-Khanabad airbase.

• Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, responsible for the Beslan terror attacks last year, was promoted to second in command of the rebel government. Mourners are marking the first anniversary of the attacks in Beslan, and some are telling Vladamir Putin to stay away.
  
  
• British officials have detained three men from the Welsh city of Newport under anti-terrorism laws and are preparing deportation orders for as many as 50 radical Islamic preachers.
  
  
• A Saudi extremist living in Britain has shutdown his hate website, threatening to "move to a country that allows an acceptable degree of free speech." Meanwhile, other Islamists are attempting to organize a hackers jihad. Can you say e-hadists?
  
  
• The War on Terror approaches year five and al Qaeda has vowed to "destroy the American empire."

• Prominent Islamic scholar Abu-Basir al-Tartusi, who specializes in Salafi doctrine's perspective on Jihad, has issued a fatwa prohibiting suicide operations.