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Safar 11,1430/ February 7, 2009, # 9.
Exclusive interview with Imam Jamil, below.
Action alert for Prophet Muhammad, pbuh: Third item under 
Jamaat al-Muslimeen News. Scroll down urgently.
Sent by Lynne Stewart: An Important Appeal for Native American 
leader Leonard Peltier. Please call President Obama. 
Scroll all the way down: 
It's a 2 minute call only.
Shocking letter from Hungary: From editor of Hungarian 
translation of Hitler's Mein Kampf. Guess what is NOT in it? 
Please scroll down to end. 
Thought of the Day: It's very simple: Israel MUST be punished.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen urges U.S. Muslims and Christian friends to 
BOYCOTT 
all Jews who consider Israel a legitimate entity. Don't let 
"moderate" Jews fool you. They condemn Israeli atrocities but 
they support the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Israel 
itself is a crime.
We urge Islamic Law experts to put Israelis on trial for the 
mass murder of 1500+ civilians, including 400+ children. Israel's 
leaders, generals, tank officers and pilots, as well as the 
entire IDF are war criminals. A time will come when the 
mujahideen will hit the Israelis, inshallah. In the meantime, 
we urge Islamic courts to bring to trial and at least 
symbolically hang 1500 Israelis for their crimes against 
humanity. Don't let the mass murder of children be forgotten.
We thank Sis. Labeebah, Saudi Arabia, for a collection of of 
photos titled "I want to tell the world." It gives a good 
overview of Israel's rape of humanity in Gaza. It's on our web 
site now.. Worth looking at but does not include the most 
horrifying ones which other readers sent us. Those were too 
much for us, including a baby burnt alive by the Jews. Check 
out "I want to tell the world" by going to:
http://newtrendmag.org/pictures13.htm
We thank Dr. Ismail Zayid [Nova Scotia, Canada] for a whole 
library of reports, 211 of them, on Gaza. Very comprehensive! 
Amazing facts on a well-laid plan to bypass Khartoum and 
exploit Southern Sudan. 
Please scroll to end.
Were Zoo Animals firing rockets at Israel? The Zionist terrorist 
army shot animals in the Gaza Zoo POINT BLANK. 
Please scroll down for report.
This is how the Enemies of Islam think. In their own words:
"Israel didn't violate the laws of war and made impressive 
improvements in its fighting capability in the recent Hamas 
clash in Gaza, a U.S. study says.
The analysis of the 22-day conflict in Gaza by Anthony 
Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies 
finds "marked improvements in the readiness and capability" of 
the Israeli military since the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon 
in 2006.
It said further, that Israel didn't violate the laws of war 
despite the large number of civilian casualties among the 
Palestinians, the Jerusalem Post reported."
Letter: Saudi Students Reading New Trend. Re: Editor's Diary: 
Incident in a Baltimore Masjid
Assalamo Aleikum Dr. Siddique,
Thank you very much for for posting the diary. It makes me 
aware of what's going on in some Masjids in USA. By the way, 
Here's good news for you; alhamdolillah many Saudis here in the 
univ am teaching in have got to know your magazine and keep 
reading the latest issues.. WE all, Muslims, are inspired 
by you..
salam Aleikum
Ayman
Letter: Re: Incident in a Baltimore Masjid, Obama 1,2,3, etc 
[full issue of New Trend]
It is full of amazing stories of Zulm, torture, American 
fraudulent deceptions and the evasive discussion of the 
president of Masjid Noor of BM. Do you think that this kind of 
Muslim leadership is of any use in reconstructing its fate. I 
don't think so. May thanks for giving the background 
introduction of Holbrook.
Shamim [New York city]
[The writer is a leading da'ee of Islam in America - Editor]
Letter: Re: Al-Arabiyya and Obama, Ibn Hanbal, etc: 
Caliphate is the Solution
Solution of all present problems depend on Arabs and Muslims 
under Caliphate. Rest is in below books.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=titled+the+Judgment+against+Imperialism%2C+Fascism+and+Racism+against+Caliphate+and+Islam&aq=f&oq =
M.G. Mowla [Maryland]
Jamaat al-Muslimeen [News] [3 items only]
P.O Box 10881
Baltimore, MD 21234
Imam Jamil al-Amin, America's Imam, Spreaks out from Prison: 
[Exclusive to New Trend] [January 31, 2009]
Br. Imam Khalil Abdur Rahman from North Carolina met 
Imam Jamil al-Amin at the maximum security prison in Florence, 
Colorado. It's a long trip by air to Denver and then from there 
by road to Florence. We congratulate Br. Khalil that he was 
able to make the trip. He spoke to the imam through a glass 
partition. These are Imam Khalil's impressions of the Imam. 
[Br. Khalil is Imam Jamil's international representative.]
He appeared to be in good health although he is being held 
underground. The cell where he is being held lacks heating and 
he was wearing three layers of clothing under his jump suit. He 
seems to have been moved from his original location in the 
prison. He has his beard and was wearing his kufi and looking 
very alert and upbeat.
He wanted to talk and he did most of the talking from 9.30 AM 
to 2.45 PM. Looks like he is allowed to watch TV and had 
incisive commentary to make on the new political situation in 
America. His understanding is that the measures the Obama 
administration is trying to implement will not work. Things are 
nor going to change much in America, he said. The measures 
being taken are half hearted and do not go to the root of the 
horrific situation which has developed in America.
He said, if America wants economic health, it should learn 
from the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, and CANCEL ALL INTEREST 
based and interested related debt. Otherwise, the situation 
will continue to fester.
Imam Jamil urged Muslims in America to understand that this 
country is going through a transitional stage. This is the 
time for Muslims to distinguish themselves by taking 
leadership roles to help the people out of the disaster facing 
them. This is NOT the time for assmilation and trying to 
become part of the corrupt power structure.
The Imam sent out his greetings to all those who are striving 
in Allah's Way without fear or hesitation.
Outreach in Tennessee: "Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, was humble, 
sat on the ground, often went Hungry."
On January 30, 
Jamaat al-Muslimeen
 
representative Br. Yusuf [of Irish origin], gave the Juma 
khutba in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The topic was about strict adherence to Allah and His Messenger 
(peace be upon him) in ALL matters, which we severely neglect 
in this time of "ease" in the wilderness of north america and 
the west...
Some lines were taken from the sayings of Asadullah Ali ibn Abi 
Talib, r.a., one of the most eloquent Companions of the Prophet, 
pbuh, and most fierce mujahid.
"Certainly, in the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessing of 
Allah be upon him and his progeny) was sufficient example for 
you and a proof concerning the vices of the world, its defects, 
the multitude of its disgraces and its evils, because its sides 
had been constrained for him, while its flanks had been spread 
for others; he was deprived of its milk and turned away from 
its adornments."
"When he knew that Allah, the Glorified, hated a thing, he too 
hated it; that Allah held a thing low, he too held it low; that 
Allah held a thing small, he too held it small. If we love what 
Allah and His Prophet hate and hold great what Allah and His 
prophet hold small that would be enough separation from 
transgression of Allah's commands. "
"The Prophet used to eat on the ground, and sat like a 
slave...he remained hungry along with his chief companions (and 
thus they had to tie rocks to their stomachs) - Nowadays when 
was the last time a Muslim here has tied a rock to his stomach 
due to severe hunger?! We've been so drunk of the western 
ease that all we do is pay lip service to Quds and Ghaza and 
mothers over there are offering their children as sacrifice for 
us - namdi qitaalan! namdi rijaalin!" [trans.
Action Alert: Help Remove Shameful Cartoon Abusing the Best 
of Men, Peace be on him
From Sis. Aqila [Washington, DC]
As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, ya ustad,
I am bringing to your attention a very serious matter involving 
disgraceful cartoons posted at a hack website called 
http://sheikyermami.com. The website contains a putrid cartoon 
depicting Rasulullah (saws) being served WINE by a black SLAVE 
to whom he is demanding wine to drink and saying , "nigger, 
where's your little sister?" This is an outrageous afront to 
even the most docile muslim when the Holy Prophet and Messenger 
of Allah (swt) is insulted in this way.
Of course, I reported the matter to CAIR and got only silence 
(which I did expect). I have done all I can to alert as many 
Muslims as possible to write in to the web host provider, 
Ubiquity Hosting Solutions in Bloomington, Ill, to request the 
offensive content be removed. The website also contains other 
cartoon caricitures, including one of women wearing Muslim 
attire pushing strollers with children that have armed bombs 
strapped to thier chests. This simply is not funny. We should 
not allow ourselves to be mocked this way and it is not islamic 
to allow such ridicule of the Muslims by kuffar. The link to 
the offensive cartoon is below. The address of the web host 
provider is abuse@ubiquityhosting.com. So far they have refused 
to request the offensive material be removed by saying it is 
protected by "free speech": of course hate speech is not 
protected speech, which is exactly what this is. Other 
domain-specific information about this website can be found by 
doing a "whois" search through the domain provider, Network 
Solutions. Wa shukran wa shukran gazeelan. -
http://sheikyermami.com/who-is-sheik-yermami
Africa: 2 items [Also see report on 
Sudan 
at the end of this New Trend issue.
Somalia: Al-Shabab fighters [seen below] have rejected 
the new President's efforts to seek help from western powers. 
They want all foreign troops to leave.
South African Boycott of Israel-related Companies [started 
by Cape Town Muslims] Spreads to Durban Activists
In a historic development for South Africa, South African dock 
workers have announced their determination not to offload a 
ship from Israel that is scheduled to dock in Durban on Sunday, 
8 February 2009. This follows the decision by COSATU to 
strengthen the campaign in South Africa for boycotts, 
divestment and sanctions against Apartheid Israel.
January 27, 2009: academics and activists in Durban started 
a process they hoped would see boycotts and pressure similar to 
that which helped end apartheid, force an end to Israeli 
occupation of Palestine.
Their plan included: boycotting companies that supported Israel; 
withdrawing from competitions that included Israeli sports teams; 
and engaging with progressive academics from Israel.
Academics agreed to push for a national conference on the 
boycott of Israel and Patrick Bond, head of the Centre for 
Civil Society, which organised the gathering of activists, said 
he would discuss these ideas at an internal staff meeting later 
this week.
At the seminar on Jan. 27, activist Dennis Brutus said an 
anti-Israel boycott would be similar to the anti-apartheid 
boycott from the 60s, which he said produced the desired results.
Our America
A different view of Obama's Inauguration
Slaves Waving American Flags! What we can learn from 
American History
by Sis. 'Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen New York City]
As-Salaamu-'Alaikum Bro. Siddique!
I am so happy to read that you spoke up at that Mosque. Those 
khutbas can be so annoying that you want to scream out just to 
wake everyone else up. Then, you realize that you are not alone.
I saw the Inauguaration of President Obama on January 20th and 
I have never seen so many African-Americans waving the American 
flag. I suspect these flags were free since I saw so many people 
waving 4 or 5 of them. I liken the jubilation expressed that 
day to that of African slaves when they witnessed the choosing 
of the first Black overseer on the plantation. They probably 
thought the same thing that many African-Americans think now, 
that the oppressive situations will decrease or end entirely. 
But, as anyone who has ever studied American History knows, this 
jubilation ended once the Black overseer was ordered to whip a 
fellow Black slave until that slave fell unconscious, covered 
in a pool of his own blood to the horror of other slave onlookers. 
This was done to send a message to the other slaves foolish 
enough to think that this Black overseer was a "brother."
That's when the person really pulling the strings, the White 
plantation owner, steps forward to remind these Black slaves 
that he is really the one in charge! The only difference 
between Barack Obama and the Black overseers is that the Black 
slaves did not have a choice. According to Islam they did. They 
could have chosen to die by torture rather than oppress another 
soul but, most people would rather live. I am not saying it was 
an easy decision to make because it wasn't. However, Barack has 
made a choice and his choice is to continue the American Way.
I remember Imam Jamil Al-Amin, when he was H.Rap Brown, 
questioning the American Way. The American Way is the philosphy 
that might (and White) is right, in my opinion.
Barack Obama claimed he wanted to be like Pres. Abraham Lincoln. 
The same Pres. Lincoln who stated that if he could win the war 
without freeing the African slaves he would. Many people do not 
know that Lincoln was not at all the spiritual being who could 
not bear to live as a free man while others were still being 
kept as slaves. This image is a White Hope fallacy. He was the 
complete opposite! The Union Army was losing to the Confederates 
badly and the Union needed more men; hence, the release of 
African slaves to fight for the Union. Many Southern military 
officials were already promising freedom to their own slaves if 
they fought for the Confederates. Lincoln had to find a way to 
counteract that. Also, knowing that the Union was for the 
Nothern states, where did all of these African slaves come from? 
The Northern slave owners! Many people are taught that slavery 
existed only in the Southern states.
Anyway, who would've benefited the most from White men killing 
each other but, the very people the White man stole this land 
from and kept as his slaves - Native Americans and 
African slaves.
Many people keep saying that Barack Obama hasn't any African 
slave ties to America and therefore, cannot fully relate to the 
Black exerperience here. But, what about Michele Obama, his 
wife? She is an African-American descendant from slaves. I am 
glad to read that most African nations are very cautious about 
Mr. Obama. They, of all people, should sleep with both eyes 
open with Obama in office.
[All those criticized in New Trend have the right of reply 
- Editor]
On the Zogby Brothers, here is the low down: Is there a CIA 
Past in the Family?
by Husayn al-Kurdi [Chicago]
James born 1945, John 1948
Grew up in Utica, NY, which contains a rat's nest of Lebanese 
Christian emigrant families, coming down the Rat Lines since 
the late 19th Century.
James has been all over the map since the late 1970s: a founder 
of the "Palestine Human Rights Campaign", Executive Director of 
ADC, a co-founder of "Save Lebanon, Inc." in 1982 (after 
destruction of that country by the Jewish state invaders), 
co-President of "Builders for Peace", described as "a private 
sector committee to promote US business investment in the West 
Bank and Gaza", working with and through AID, US State 
Department etc., active in the informant-spy Jesse Jackson's 
Presidential campaigns and now writing a column and hosting a 
TV show, both widely-spread by the usual enemy.
He is active in the ACLU, "Human Rights Watch", the Democrat 
Party, heads the Arab American Institute and is a member of the 
Council on Foreign Relations.
Long-time CIA Beirut station chief Ghosn "Clarence" Zogby (now 
long retired and probably dead) is surely a part of the 
Maronite Zogby clan, but not in the immediate family of the 
"Arab-American" Zogby Brothers. Some Zogbys stayed behind in 
Lebanon to do their dirty work, while others, including the 
brothers' forebears, emigrated to America and set up shop here.
He received his doctorate from Temple University in 1975, 
"studying" under the late unlamented Ismail Faruqi, avid 
promoter of the traitor-to-Zionism "moderate" brand of "Islam" 
which has been assiduously merchandised by Islam's inveterate 
enemies with accelerating frequency and intensity over the last 
three decades and more.
Faruqi is one of the "pioneers" in the "American Muslim" 
government asset milieu which pervades the Masjids and 
nominally "Muslim" organizations in America. My file in this 
regard is getting incredibly thick, so I think I will be 
breaking it down into organizations, groupings and individuals 
and releasing them one article or note at a time.
GHOSH ZOGBY: Important CIA Operative
Notes from "Ropes of Sand: America's Failure in the Middle East" 
by Wilbur Crane Eveland (CIA) (WW Norton 1980)
Ghosn Zogby is referenced 20 times in the Index, his wife Helen 
once (she gave CIA listening post cocktail parties for honored 
guests, some of whom were themselves CIA operatives).
Some of the references with Page#s in parentheses:
(119) IDs Zogby as CIA chief of station in Beirut
(121) "carried by the American embassy as a first 
secretary, political."
(165) mentions TIME reporter Mohamed Khalil Abu Rish "generally 
known as Abu Said" as a CIA agent/asset originally recruited by 
Archie Roosevelt, "First Chief of the Beirut station." Zogby 
referred to Abu Rish as one of the CIA's most capable agents.
Zogby comes off as a self-promoting braggart throughout the 
book, making inflated claims to bolster his prestige. Of course, 
the author does the very same for himself throughout the book, 
this being an occupational commonplace in their profession.
(245) Zogby was in charge of running 2 critical operations: 
WAPPEN, which meddled in Syrian politics to insure that 
pro-American politicians stayed in power and SIPONY, which was 
directed towards Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, whose 
CIA cryptonym was "SIBLING".
The book goes into some detail on Zogby's subversive activities 
in the Middle East, and its basic points are 
corroborated elsewhere.
Feb. 5, 2009: "From Gaza to Srinagar: One struggle" says one 
banner. Islamic women at a huge rally in Lahore, 
Pakistan in support of the Kashmiri struggle for freedom. The 
demonstrators said that Kashmir and Palestine are part of the 
worldwide struggle against oppression and occupation. Rallies 
in support of Kashmir, mostly by men but often with women too, 
were held in EVERY Pakistani city at the call of Jamaate Islami 
and were addressed by Jamaate Islami leaders and activists from 
numerous other organizations. Jamaate Islami is attracting 
impressive support from women, more than any other group. Many 
of the women cover their faces as a symbolic rejection of the 
western way of life.
Israeli Troops Shot and Killed Zoo Animals
Gulf News (Dubai, UAE)
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/01/26/10278858.html
The Gaza Zoo reeks of death ... Around every corner, inside 
almost every cage are dead animals, who have been lying in 
their cages since the Israeli incursion. Qasim doesn't 
understand why they chose to destroy his zoo. And it's difficult 
to disagree with him. Most of them have been shot at point 
blank range. "The first thing the Israelis did was shoot at the 
lions - the animals ran out of their cage and into the office 
building. Actually they hid there."
Guantanamo: Inside the Wire
Journalist Yvonne Ridley and film-maker David Miller 
recently spent four days in Guantanamo Bay, one of the few 
media crews allowed inside the world's most notorious prison. 
US President Barack Obama may have stopped the military tribunals 
and ordered the closure of the infamous site, but this 
thought-provoking two-part documentary raises some uncomfortable 
issues about the long-term legacy of Guantanamo.
The experience also makes Ridley confront some personal issues 
following her own arrest and imprisonment at the hands of the 
Taliban in September 2001.
The documentary includes personal accounts from some 
ex-Guantanamo detainees who've never gone on record before to 
talk ab out their experiences including Tarek Dergoul, Feroz 
Abassi and Omar Deghayes.
The first part of the documentary went out at 01.32am and 
9.35am and 17.35pm (GMT) on Monday, February 1 on Press TV 
(Sky 515 as well as several other satellites including Hotbird) : 
you can download live on www.presstv.com
Part went out the next day, Tuesday February 3 at 01.32am and 
09.32am and 17.32pm
Montreal Perspectives
By Jalaluddin S. Hussain
Police Atrocity against Moroccan Immigrant 
Uncovered+Constant Propaganda to Portray Hamas as "terrorist."
After listening to an interview of the 39th. President of USA, 
Mr. Jimmy Carter, on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) 
radio station, on January 29, 2009, I was amazed at the 
word-twisting and concoction, which goes on all the time in the 
Western press (both print and electronic), regarding what was 
actually said and what was printed or presented, in the media.
What Hamas, within the Palestinian movement stands for, is one 
thing and what Zionist-dominated media reflects is something 
quite different. The Zionist-dominated and big Corporation-biased 
media of Montreal, always paints Hamas as a terrorist 
organization, out to wipe Israel from the face of the earth!
However, what has actually happened in the 22-days 
David-versus-Goliath war between Israel and Hamas, in the Gaza 
Strip, is there for everybody to see. It is just the opposite 
of general perception. In fact in this case Israel wanted to 
wipe out Hamas from the Gaza Strip but miserably failed in this 
nefarious attempt!
The very sight of dead children and civilians of the Gaza Strip, 
hit by Israli bombs and bomblets, makes one tremble with anger! 
Why should the Zionist even attempt to recreate the Holocaust? 
Have they not learnt any lesson from the cruelties perpertrated 
on them by the Europeans? How long will they punish the innocent 
Palestinians for the crimes of the Europeans, partricularly of 
the Nazi Germans, Imperialist British and Fascist Italians?
Daily, The Gazette, an Israel Asper Canwest Global newspaper of 
Montreal, in its january 29, 2009 issue, gives a highly biased 
and slanted version of how the death of an Israeli soldier 
provided an excuse to the Israeli soldiers, to enter Gaza once 
again! What a pretext! One wonders for how long the international 
community will continue to be a silent spectator of this 
atrocity venture jointly perpetrated by USA and Israel? The 
pertinent question is whether Canada also played an active 
accomplice role in the Gaza massacre?
The "Justice for Anas Coalition" organized an impressive rally 
in front of the "Palais de Justice" building at noon time on 
January 29, 2009. The demonstrators who numbered more than 50, 
braved the extemely cold weather, and called for speedy and 
transparent justice in this case. It may be mentioned that as 
far back as December 1, 2005, Mohamed Anas Bennis, a 25-year 
old Canadian of Moroccan origin was shot at close range by a 
police officer, while Anas was returning from a mosque, after 
offering his morning prayers.
The "Justice for Anas Coalition" demanded:
- the immediate release of all reports, evidence and information 
concerning the death of Anas Bennis, to the Bennis family and 
to the public;
- a full public inquiry, independently held, into the death of 
the young Muslim man; and
- an end to police brutality and impunity.
Readers of New Trend can keep themselves uptodate on this case 
by visiting: 
www.justicepouranas.org
.
Letter from India
Washington Post's Knee Jerk Response to Turkish PM's 
Criticism of Israel
ghulammuhammed3 wrote:
It is something like a twiggle switch. The moment you criticize 
Israel or its lobby in the US, the whole system of interconnected 
friendly relationship goes down. This is absurd. Except for a 
few scared rabbits, who did not want to risk antagonizing their 
Jewish relationship, within or without their countries, the 
whole world, on humanitarian grounds was appalled at Israeli 
atrocities against civilian population. It was a replay of the 
supposedly Nazi atrocities on Jews in Germany. The line of 
armaments was so formidable; it is surprising that Gaza still 
exists as a human territory. And the way Israeli President 
humiliated Turkish Prime Minister, sitting next to him on the 
dais, in Davos, fully aware of his sensitive constituency back 
home in Turkey, it is impossible for any self-respecting person 
not to react. And next day we see an article in Washington Post, 
instantly declaring that Turkey has turned away from the West. 
How fickle and how sinister is this demand on allies to conform 
to Israeli order of things. It is more like a slavery than 
a relationship.
2/3/2009 10:04:00 AM
A Deep, Well-laid Plan to Exploit Sudan: bypassing Khartoum
SHOULD WE STARVE SUDAN OR HELP IT SURVIVE?
by William Reed [Washington, DC]
Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins was the legislator 
that caused her state to become the first in the nation to 
divest taxpayers' funds from Sudan. In order to "save" people 
in eastern Sudan's Darfur region Collins' bill sought to starve 
Sudan into submission to U.S. policy views. It's becoming clear 
that these foreign policy practices aren't working. Nowadays, 
as Americans are confronted by a spiraling domestic crisis 
brought on by a lack of investments and credit many are starting 
to rethink policies that destroy entire economies and populations.
In contrast to Ms. Collins, an investor previously with the 
American International Group (AIG) insurance firm is leading a 
deal with investment and development in Southern Sudan leasing 
a substantial amount of farm land there. Philippe Heilberg, 
chairman and CEO of New York-based investment firm Jarch Capital, 
expects high returns from approximately 400,000 hectares of land 
in Mayom County which he anticipates being involved with "for 
decades". It is post-colonial Africa's biggest private land 
deal. With the picture Collins and her people paint of Sudan's 
situation, of all places to be investing Sudan should not be on 
anyone's list. The massive deal would drive Senator Collins and 
the Darfur Disinvestment movement into the streets had not an 
Illinois District Court already thrown the punitive policy out 
in 2007.
Heilberg has a majority stake in a company controlled by the 
son of Paulino Matip. Mr. Heilberg is gambling on the warlord's 
continuing control of a region where his militia operated in 
Sudan's civil war. The area is about 70 times the size of the 
island of Manhattan. Heilberg plans to grow crops and has also 
taken a stake in a Sudanese farming company with the Matip clan. 
Heilberg says "The land is rich in oil and minerals and it is 
the largest area of organic farmland in the world". Ironically, 
Heilberg is backed in the deal for the vast track of fertile 
land along the Nile River by former CIA and state department 
officials. While Collins and colleagues would deprive all 
Sudanese of investments, Heilberg says "local people will 
benefit" from his deal. The deal will acquire billions in 
investments over the next decade and Heilberg's company will 
need to put in significant infrastructure for the agriculture 
sector and for transportation.
Collins and the Sudan Divestment Task Force promote campaigns 
to divest from Sudan throughout America and Europe. The National 
Foreign Trade Council business group differs and opposes 
unilateral sanctions. It successfully sued Illinois in 2007 
over its broad Sudan divestment measure. The group says: "we 
believe that nuance serves U.S. values and foreign policy 
objectives far better than blunt economic instruments". They 
condemn the emotional rush to action on Darfur.
While broad sanctions still apply to much of Sudan, the U.S. 
Treasury Department has begun a practice of narrower sanctions. 
New US policies incorporate carve-outs for Southern Sudan's 
government in support of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. 
With Collins' people sitting on the sidelines, the Bank of Juba 
in Southern Sudan has received its own international banking 
code for international wire transfers. The disinvestment crowd 
can gain comfort from American and foreign investors insistence 
that they are doing business in Southern Sudan and do not go 
through Khartoum.
In recent years, Southern Sudan has been benefiting from 
capital and investments. A significant amount of foreign-based 
oil drilling has begun in the South where about 85 percent of 
the Sudan's oil flow is. Southern Sudan's lack of infrastructure 
is an opportunity for investors from banking to agriculture to 
construction and telecommunications. While it's hoped that much 
of Southern Sudan's development will be undertaken by local 
companies and individuals, the carve-outs in U.S. regulations 
create opportunities for American companies to contribute to 
rebuilding Southern Sudan and help the regional government 
shape a long-term, post-conflict approach to foreign investment.
Do you support divest or invest? Disinvestment practices are 
counterproductive to sane capitalistic practices. Furthermore, 
with Darfur increasingly on the brink, foreign investment in 
Southern Sudan, and increasing economic initiatives throughout 
the country, can stabilize Darfur and the entire region.
(William Reed - 
www.BlackPressInternational.com
War News: Brief but Important
Pakistan: A Bridge too far!
Feb. 1: Pakistan army units launched a three pronged offensive 
in Swat to push back Islamic militias who have taken over the 
area. Three districts [known as tehsils] were put under 
military curfew. In the artillery and mortar bombardment 
launcheds by the army, numerous civilians were killed, 
including 21 women and 19 children. The resistance evaded 
the attacks.
Feb. 4. Maulvi Fazlullah's mujahideen cut off a force of 30 
Pakistani security forces in the rugged Shamzoi area of Swat. 
After daylong fighting, the 30 were captured. The next day, 
they were set free after signing a pledge to leave the 
armed forces.
Feb. 4. Pakistani forces launched a new offensive but this time 
they were attacked in the capital of Swat, Mingora itself. The 
army is firing in panic and has killed another 11 civilians. 
Large sections of the population, including 40,000 new ones, 
have been rendered homeless by Pakistan army attacks.
February 3: Islamic fighters blew up a 100 ft long bridge near 
the Afghan border [Sultan Khel area] over which Pakistan sends 
supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan. [Photo above shows 
traffic jam at the border because there is no bridge.]
February 4: Taliban set on fire 12 NATO supply trucks which were 
returning from Afghanistan and were stuck at the downed bridge.
Supporters from a group known as Lashkare Islam tried to enter 
Peshawar. Ten of them were killed in day long gun fight with 
the Pak. army.
February 6: Pakistan launched a powerful offensive to gain 
control of the area around the Khyber Pass to help-re-start the 
supply line to NATO. The offensive seems to have been a success. 
The army is claiming to have killed 50 "militants" which is 
becoming a term to describe anyone opposing NATO and supporting 
the Taliban.
Small photo is that of General Ashfaq Kayani who spent a day in 
the tribal border zones trying to drum up tribal support against 
the Taliban. He was under heavy security and looks worried in 
the photo. Kayani is known as America's agent in charge 
of Pakistan.
Feb. 7: The bridge is still down and now the Taliban are 
attacking a secondary route used by NATO.
Hungarian Translation of Mein Kampf Just Published
Please open my home page below, see my books: click on the title 
"könyveim"! You find there Adolf Hitler's book too entitled 
Mein Kampf (Harcom). I have translated to Hungarian the Führer's 
book and have written an epilogue to it. Adolf Hitler never 
intended a holocaust against the Jews. On the other hand the 
Jews are just now carrying out the holocaust against the 
Palestinians. Convince yourself of the fact that the word 
holocaust does not even occur in Adolf Hitler's book! Please 
read the book published in my translation entitled Mein Kampf 
(Harcom) to which I have written an epilogue! This is the first 
complete Hungarian edition of Adolf Hitler's book.)
www.monusaron.com
Following the denunciation done by the Alliance of the Jewish 
Religious Associations of Hungary (MAZSIHISZ), because of the 
epilogue that I have written to Mein Kampf, since its 
publication in Hungary in October 1996 the Police, the Public 
Prosecutor's Office and the Supreme Court's Hebrew female Judge 
attempted again and again to prohibit the Mein Kampf (Harcom) 
that I have edited.
Hódmezovásárhely, 2009. január 25. (the 25th of January, 2009).
Üdvözlettel: (Yours sincerely:)
Mónus Áron, 6800 Hódmezovásárhely, Zrínyi utca 
27., Hungary
Tel.: (36)(62) 242 270; Mobil: (36)(30) 963 01 85
www.monusaron.com; monusaron@vnet.hu
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From: Peltier Central Texas Branch Support Group
Date: Jan 25, 2009 9:58 AM
Feb. 6 marks 33 years of imprisonment for our brother Leonard Peltier.
We ask that everyone make a call to the White House 
comment line and ask for Executive Clemency for Leonard.
This will coincide with other actions around the country.
Tell your friends and family. Make notes and carry with you and pass out to friends 
with the phone number on it and ask them simply that that 
they take 2 min out of their lives to make this call. Many are not able to travel 
for events but can reach out for Leonard in unison this way . Let the president hear 
through the comment line thousands of comments for Leonard in one short time frame.
White House Comment Line
202-456-1111
www.whoisleonardpeltier.info
Free All Political Prisoners!
nycjericho@gmail.com
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www.jerichony.org
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