European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 14 stars and stripes Mideast edition july 2007 in the world Russia opts out of treaty by Maria Danilova the associated press Moscow Russia on Satur Day suspended its participation in a key european arms control treaty that governs deployment of troops on the the Krem Lin a move that threatened to further aggravate Moscow Al ready tense relations with the president Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending rus Sias participation in the conventional forces in Europe treaty due to extraordinary Circum stances which affect the Security of the russian federation and require immediate the Kremlin said in a Putin has in the past threatened to freeze his country compliance with the accusing the United states and its nato part ners of undermining regional stability with plans for a missile defense system in former soviet bloc countries in Eastern under the Russia will halt inspections and verifications of its military Sites by nato countries and will no longer limit the number of its conventional the foreign ministry said in a the White House reacted with disappointment to russian Deci were disappointed Russia has suspended its participation for but Well continue to have discussions with them in the coming months on the Best Way to proceed in this area that is in the interest of All parties involved and provides for Security in eur Gordon a spoke Man for the National Security said in a in nato spokesman James Appathurai condemned the nato regrets this decision by the russian federa it is a step in the wrong direct Appathurai Mohammad pakistani Security officials examine explosive material found saturday in a car in the bomb failed to fully Pakistan mobilizes troops to Avert jihad by Bashir Ullah Khan the associated press Miran Pakistan a suicide bomber attacked a Mili tary killing at least 24 sol in Northern Pakistan on sat urday As thousands of troops were deployed to thwart a Call for holy War against the Twenty nine troops were also wounded in the suicide attack on a Road near a Village about 30 Miles North of Miran the main town in the North Waziristan tribal said Waheed the Driver slowed his expo Siv Sladen vehicle into the con Voy and Arshad said the dead and wounded had been transported by helicopters to hos where some were in critical although no one claimed responsibility for the Arshad said it could be the reaction to an army raid wednesday on the red mosque in the tensions Are High in Pakistan after the red mosque which ended an eight Day siege with a Hartline cleric and his militant More than 100 died during the elsewhere in the Northwest sat suspected militants detonated a bomb that struck a vehicle carrying soldiers in the town of wounding a police official two rockets were also fired at a military no casualties were in the Northwest largest two 11pound anti tank mines attached to a timing device and Battery were found in a car it was a timely foiled terrorist attempt which could have caused disaster in the crowded said police chief Abdul Majeed the car was parked in front of military affiliated Askari Bank when a Small explosion and fire in vehicle alerted police speculated a disconnection in the timing device Turkey questions reports that armed rebels the associated press Turkey Turkey has asked Washington for an explanation about allegations that separatist kurdish guerrillas based in Iraq were being sup plied with foreign minister Abdullah Gul said in re Marks published the allegations were made earlier this month by two kurdish rebels members of the Kurdis Tan workers or surrendered to turkish forces and claimed they had seen two armed vehicles bring weapons to their Camps in Northern the allegations were made in videos re leased by the turkish told the Mill yet and Radical newspapers that the Ross had been called to the foreign minis try where he was asked for an sex Gul said he also had brought up the Issue with Secre tary of state condole Ezza Rice during a recent Telephone conver we asked the what is this How do you explain Gul was quoted As the ambassadors response was that he did not think it was possible that the United states would have supplied any weapons to the but that he would ask Gul much read into Quick Al Aida commentary by Paul Haven the associated press Spain when four islamic radicals blew themselves and dozens of innocent commuters up on the London transportation system on july it took nearly a month for Al Aida 2 Ayman Al Zawaheri to re lease a saying in an 4 video tape that Britain it self was to blame for the last when Osama bin Laden righthand Man decided to weigh in on Pakistan bloody crackdown on a Radical he was Able to get his violent Mes Sage onto Hartline islamic web Sites in a matter of analysts and intelligence experts say the Speed and frequency with which the egyptian terror Leader has been issuing state ments in recent months offer chilling evidence that a Laidas leaders Are in greater command and communication than previously the notion of them hiding in a dark primitive Cave isolated from electricity and All communication with the outside is strongly said Ben Venzke of the a intelligence group that monitors terrorism Venzke said the surge in Al Aida propaganda messages began in but that Al Aida has doubled the Pace this the terror groups Media released 58 audio and video messages last but has already issued 62 in just Over six months this he Lenzkes assessment follows a Stark report by counter Ter dorism analysts that Al Aida has restored its operating capabilities to a level unseen since the months before and while the intelligence does not Point to a specific Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said last week that he had a gut feeling that the United states faced a height ened risk of attack this Al Zawaheri is certainly acting with renewed since he has issued at least 10 audio and video those videos Are getting More and More sophisticated with foot age and clips thrown including bits of broadcasts from other Arab stations and Western at times Al Zawaheri uses his speech to Ana Lyme what the commentators Are meaning he has had an Opportunity to see the turnaround time for some of Alza Pahris messages has been chillingly when congressional democrats passed a Bill tying funding for the War in Iraq to a timetable for withdrawal of american Al Zawaheri was ready to respond with a mocking video taped message just nine Days the absence of bin Laden from recent Al Aida messages May be a reflection of a longheld belief that the two men Are no longer in hiding according to a senior pakistani intelligence bin Laden was last heard from in a july audio Rohan a leading analyst who Heads the International Center for political violence and terrorism research in sin said bin Laden silence is a indication that Al Zawaheri has supplanted him As a Laidas supreme that assessment was disputed by Venz who said it is impossible to draw any conclusions from bin Laden shown on a computer screen is a Frame grab from a did showing a Laidas 2 Ayman delivering an address seen in on june Happy new year introducing the All new 2008 Saab Range on Sale via military members and affiliates first be the 1 St to order this swedish powerhouse and save a Small Fortune in the process agents in the Middle East to serve you it