AT&T hackers funded terrorist group

Terrorists are everywhere, and the people that support them are always up to no good.

So is the new terrorist funding tactic going to be account skimming? taking our money a penny at a time from our bank accounts and sending those funds to terrorists, essentially having us unknowingly fund terrorist groups?

More reason to just annihilate radical Islamists wherever they stand.


TGdaily
Four people have been arrested in the Philippines for a scam which diverted almost $2 million from AT&T into the bank accounts of a Saudi terrorist group.

The hackers were arrested after a joint investigation by the FBI and the Philippines' Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).

CIDG director, police director Samuel D Pagdilao says that the four were arrested in Manila, and computer and telecommunication equipment was confiscated.They've been named as as Macnell Gracilla, 31, Francisco Manalac, 25, and his live-in partner Regina Balura, 21, and Paul Michael Kwan, 29.

Kwan was previously arrested in 2007 by Philippine authorities over the suspected financing of terrorist activities.

The FBI says it's uncovered a paper trail of bank transactions linking the hackers to the Saudi-based terrorist cell.

The group appears to be linked to Pakistani Jemaah Islamiyah member Muhammad Zamir, who was arrested in 2007 in in Italy. Zamir’s group is also believed to be the financial backer for the terrorist attack in Mubai, India in November 2008.

Philippine Muslim rebel faction rejects talks

5% to 13% of the population of the Philippines is Muslim.

You would think there would not be much of a problem there.

But we are talking about Islam, and whenever you talk about Islam you have to factor in, Ignorance, Strife, Mayhem, riots, Murder, and all around turmoil.



Foxnews
A rogue Muslim rebel commander in the Philippines has formed a separate faction of several hundred fighters and rejected peace talks to end the decades-long secessionist rebellion, leaders of the guerrillas said Saturday.

However, the chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front insisted the rebellious faction would not prevent progress in the negotiations with the government, which are scheduled to resume next week.

Ameril Umbra Kato, who is wanted by the Philippine government for leading attacks on Christian communities that killed dozens of civilians in 2008, resigned seven months ago as leader of a guerrilla unit, the movement's chairman, Murad Ebrahim, told reporters at his southern headquarters.

Kato was to have been given a new assignment but instead accused the rebel group of being "revisionist" and formed his own armed group, called the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, Iqbal said.

"It's a problem, and we are trying to address that because that kind of arrangement is not possible," Iqbal told The Associated Press. "There is only one command. We have only one organization, and everybody must toe the line."

He believes the differences with Kato are only over tactics, adding that the upcoming negotiations are compatible with the concept of jihad or armed struggle.

"If we cannot handle this ... we will tell the government that we cannot solve it," he said.