Al Qaeda Linked Pakistani Terror Group in Spain

February 5, 2007 -- For the original report in Spanish (El Periodico)

Suspect Linked To Kamikaze Attacks In Iraq Held
Police arrested on Monday a Moroccan terrorist suspect who was wanted in his own country for alleged links to sending suicide bombers to Iraq. (Expatica)

Bush Plan Seeks Billions More for Iraq
President Bush is sending Congress a $2.9 trillion budget that would provide billions of dollars for the war in Iraq, make his first-term tax cuts permanent and achieve a budget surplus three years after he leaves office. (AP)

Car Bombs Kill 24 in Baghdad Ahead of Crackdown
Three car bombs killed 24 people and wounded scores in Baghdad on Monday, and gunmen attacked two Sunni areas, clashing with residents and setting houses on fire. (Reuters)

Deadliest Blast Kills 135 in Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 135 persons yesterday in the deadliest single explosion in Iraq since the 2003 war began, driving a truck laden with a ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad. (Reuters)

2 Key Members of Mahdi Army Killed
Two key members of radical anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political and military organization were gunned down just days before the U.S. and Iraqi forces planned to open a massive security drive in Baghdad. (AP)

Court-Martial Looms for War Objector
Anti-war activists consider 1st Lt. Ehren Watada a hero for his refusal to go to Iraq. The Army accuses him of betraying his fellow soldiers. (AP)

Al Jazeera Claims US Chopper Shot Down In Iraq
The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television aired late on Sunday night video footage which the station said came from an insurgent website showing a US helicopter being hit in central Iraq. (Times of India)