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Al Qaeda Planning Attacks On US From Pakistan - Obama Posted: 01 Apr 2009 11:46 PM PDT United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday said Al Qaeda was planning attacks on the US from its hideouts in Pakistan, a private TV channel reported. Obama said the US would “chase and defeat the terrorist organisation wherever it is present in the world”, the channel said. Addressing a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London, Obama said US policy was clear for both Pakistan and Afghanistan and Kabul would not be allowed to become a safe haven for Al Qaeda. Interest: The US president said elimination of Al Qaeda was in the greater interest of both countries, adding that all countries must “pick up the pace” to boost the world economy. Speaking on the occasion, Brown said the US and Britain will have to work together to fix the global economic crisis. He said the crisis could be overcome by strengthening international economic institutions. Obama’s comments come after Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack on a police training academy in Lahore and warned of further attacks in Pakistan and the US. “These (attacks) were in reaction to (US) drone strikes in the Tribal Areas,” Baitullah Mehsud told BBC Urdu over the telephone from an undisclosed location. “Over the next few days, more such attacks will come … two or three suicide attacks will take place,” warned Mehsud. “As long as the (US) drone attacks continue, we will not stop.” The Taliban leader said he would himself “teach the US a lesson”. “Very soon we will take revenge from America … in Washington, which will amaze the entire world,” he had said. via Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Share this post

Report: North Korea Fueling Long Range Rocket Posted: 01 Apr 2009 11:46 PM PDT North Korea has begun fueling a long-range rocket for an impending launch, a news report said, as President Barack Obama warned the liftoff would be a “provocative act” that would generate a U.N. Security Council response. North Korea says it will send a communications satellite into orbit on a multistage rocket sometime from Saturday to Wednesday. The U.S., South Korea and Japan think the reclusive country is using the launch to test long-range missile technology, and they’ve warned the move would violate a Security Council resolution banning it from ballistic activity. CNN television reported on its Web site — seen Thursday in Seoul — that Pyongyang has begun the fueling. The report, citing an unidentified senior U.S. military official, said the move indicates final preparations for the launch. Experts say the missile can be fired about three to four days after fueling begins. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said it was aware of the report but declined to comment. At a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in London, Obama denounced the planned launch as “a provocative act” and a breach of the U.N. resolution, a senior administration official told a background briefing, according to the White House Web site. “He also made clear that we will respond in the event of a launch. The U.N. Security Council is the natural venue for a response since this would be a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions,” the official said. Obama also discussed North Korea with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the White House said. The issue is expected to be a key topic at Obama’s summit with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday. Lee has sought to drum up support from world leaders in London for punishing its neighbor if the launch goes forward. via Report: North Korea fuels its long-range rocket for launch World Chron.com - Houston Chronicle. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Share this post

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