Underwear Bomber Abdulmutallab: "Proud to Kill in the Name of God"

Suara Indonesia News, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to bring down Northwest flight 253 over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 with an underwear bomb, said he was was "proud to kill in the name of God" before he was sentenced to multiple life sentences today in a Detroit courtroom.

"Today is a day of victory and God is great," said Abdulmutallab, 25. He also said that al Qaeda would one day be victorious, and that acts like his will continue until "the righteous servants of Allah inherit the world."

"The defendant has never expressed doubt or remorse about his mission," said Judge Nancy Edmunds in imposing four life sentences plus 50 years. "To the contrary, he sees that mission as divinely inspired and a continuing mission."

Assistant U.S. Attorney Cathleen Corken had asked Judge Edmunds to impose the maximum sentence allowable for Abdulmutallab's "cold-blooded, calculated plan to kill everyone aboard the plane."

PHOTOS of convicted terrorists held in Florence Supermax prison.
"We ask the court to impose the maximum sentence on each count," said Corken, "to ensure that he never again will have the chance to harm an American citizen."

Earlier, five passengers who had been on flight 253 each got a chance to speak. Shama Chopra of Montreal told Abdulmutallab, "You had no right to take my life," but then handed Abdulmutallab's lawyer a rosary to give to the 25-year-old Nigerian, who is a devout Muslim.

New York immigration lawyer Theophilus Maranga told Abdulmutallab, "My family prays for you." He also told the judge he is now afraid to fly. Maranga is suing Delta Airlines and KLM-Air France for injuries he says he sustained while subduing Abdulmutallab.

Northwest flight attendant Lamare Mason put out the flames ignited by Abdulmutallab's bomb. He told the judge that he wakes up in night sweats, and that Abdulmutallab had robbed him of "the pleasure of going to work." Kurt Haskell, a Michigan lawyer, praised Mason for damping the flames and also criticized what he characterized as lax security that allowed Abdulmutallab to get on the plane. Haskell, who has long promoted a conspiracy theory that asserts the U.S. government was complicit in the attack, repeated his assertion. "I am convinced that Umar was given an intentionally defective bomb by a U.S. agent to stage a false terrorist attack."

Then the federal government showed a 52-second videotape showing the effect of 200 grams of PTN exploding on a sheet of aluminum. The government estimates that Abdulmutallab's original bomb contained at least 200 grams of PETN.
The life sentence was mandatory after Abdulmutallab pled guilty last year to eight charges, including attempted murder, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism.

Prosecutors asked for consecutive life terms, calling him "an unrepentant would-be mass murderer who views his crimes as divinely inspired and blessed."

He is expected to be sent to the federal "supermax" pentitentiary in Florence, Colorado. The prison, widely considered the most secure in the U.S., already houses other notorious inmates, including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, and 1993 World Trade Center bombing conspirator Ramzi Yousef.

Abdulmutallab refused to see his parents, who traveled to the U.S. and tried to visit him at the federal prison in Milan, Michigan.

House Passes Keystone Bill, Senate Action Uncertain

WASHINGTON - Suara Indonesia News, The House of Representatives passed an energy bill on Thursday that would wrest control of a permit for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline away from President Barack Obama, who has put the project on hold.

The bill, part of a broader House Republican effort to fund highways and infrastructure projects, would also expand offshore oil drilling and open up parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling.

While approval of the Keystone measure by the House was widely expected, what happens with a similar proposal in the Democratic-controlled Senate is not yet clear.

Senate leaders were still negotiating on Thursday whether to allow a vote on Keystone as part of debate on a highway funding legislation, said Senator John Hoeven, a Republican from North Dakota who has been a key advocate for the $7 billion Canada-to-Texas project.

"I think on the merits we're going to get it done. I don't know when. I hope in the highway bill, but if not, we'll stick with it," Hoeven

Hoeven developed legislation that would see Congress grant TransCanada a permit for the project, and filed the bill as an amendment to the highway funding package.

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Republicans have seized upon the Canadian oil pipeline as a way to criticize Obama for his job creation and energy policies in the 2012 election race.

After massive protests from environmental groups, Obama last month said the pipeline needed more environmental review for the portion running through Nebraska, where the state government had rejected an initial proposed route.

Republicans said the project would create thousands of jobs. Environmental groups, who want to kill the project because they argue Canada's oil sands produce too much pollution, also say the numbers are inflated.

Republicans have seized on surging gasoline prices as another way to make their case for Keystone.

In the long term, increasing oil supply from North America would help improve energy security and moderate volatility in gasoline prices, Hoeven said.

El Al: Jet Makes Emergency Landing, Passengers OK

JERUSALEM, Suara Indonesia News - El Al Israel Airlines said Monday that a jetliner with landing gear trouble was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport near Tel Aviv. No one was in danger during the flight, and no one was injured, the airline said.

The Israeli flagship carrier's chief pilot, Amos Mohar, said the Boeing 777 took off at 1:30 a.m. Monday and was en route to Newark, New Jersey, when the crew discovered a problem in the landing gear that connects the wheels with the body of the plane.

Artist Dewi Persik: Julia Perez Cheater!

JAKARTA, Suara Indonesia News -

No lifting of reports Julia Perez at Polda Metro Jaya makes Dewi Persik (Depe) dismay. Jamil Saipul widow was upset and accused swindler Jupe.

Depe and Jupe never signed a peace agreement Ahmad Dhani in his studio in South Jakarta, some time ago. In the peace that was driven Ahmad Dhani and Camelia Malik, they agreed to pull together the lawsuit.

There are three claims that they do. Depe report against the police Matraman Jupe, Jupe report on Depe at Polda Metro Jaya and a civil lawsuit Rp1, 7 billion, which is addressed to Jupe in the East Jakarta District Court.

Shortly after the peace, Depe and revoke the lawsuit's legal team in the East Jakarta District Court in hopes of doing the same Jupe at Polda Metro Jaya. However, until now Jupe report has not been revoked.

Julia Perez, grinning Hearing Testimony Dewi Persik

                                                                                                                                                                      

Jakarta, Suara Indonesia News - The trial of cases of alleged abuse committed by Julia Perez to the Goddess Perssik held again. Having previously delayed twice by reason of illness presiding judge, ultimately the judges who previously led by Tarin Jesayas SH, starting on Wednesday (18 / 5), chairman of the judges are replaced by S. Donatus SH.

Agenda of the session agenda this time still hear witness testimony from the Public Prosecutor. The first witness was the complainant on the call, in this case is the Goddess Perssik.

Obama's Mideast speech offers punishment, praise

WASHINGTON,, Suara Indonesia News – In his first comprehensive response to revolts across the Arab world, President Barack Obama is doling out punishment and praise, targeting Syrian President Bashar Assad for attacking his people but also promising fresh U.S. aid to nations that support democracy. Obama is also trying to erase any doubt that the U.S. supports the call for change.

Obama was expected to use his Middle East speech Thursday to sharply defend new sanctions on Assad as the U.S. government toughens its message for the repressive leader: Embrace democracy or get out. In a primary thrust of his address, Obama also was announcing aid for Egypt and Tunisia, the two nations seen as models while protests for freedoms elsewhere have been crushed.

Collectively, Obama's economic proposals will account for much of what's new in a speech that, by design, is intended to look back and let him put his imprint on the massive change across the Middle East and North Africa over the last six months. The core of what Obama will argue is that the United States must help nations modernize their economies and give job opportunities to their young people so that democracy can take hold and thrive — the kind of regional stability that is deeply in the political interests of his government.

'Taxi' star Jeff Conaway hospitalized in a coma

Los Angeles, Suara Indonesia News – Jeff Conaway's manager says the former star of "Taxi" and "Grease" is in a coma following a drug overdose, possibly from pain pills. Manager Phil Brock says the 60-year-old actor was found unconscious on May 11. He is hospitalized in critical condition.

Brock says Conaway is in a coma in an Encino, Calif., hospital and his recovery is uncertain. The name of the hospital was not disclosed.

NATO chief "confident Gaddafi rule will collapse"

TRIPOLI (Suara Indonesia News) – The head of the NATO military alliance said Thursday that military and political pressure were weakening Muammar Gaddafi's hold on power in Libya and would eventually topple him.

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivered his message as Libya's government denied persistent rumors that Gaddafi's wife, daughter and top oil official had left the country.

Libyan officials have produced no evidence of the whereabouts of the three, raising questions about Gaddafi's ability to hold together his entourage in the face of a widespread rebellion and NATO bombing.

"We have significantly degraded Gaddafi's war machine. And now we see results, the opposition has gained ground," Rasmussen told a news conference in the Slovak capital, Bratislava.

Al Qaeda releases posthumous bin Laden audio recording

CAIRO (Reuters) – Al Qaeda released a posthumous audio recording by Osama bin Laden in which he praised revolutions sweeping through several Arab countries, and called for more Muslim "tyrants" to be toppled.

Islamists have conspicuously been absent in the uprisings in the Middle East that have largely been led by ordinary citizens angered by autocratic rule, corruption and mismanaged economies.

Al Qaeda and other militant groups have waged bloody, but unsuccessful, campaigns to topple these same rulers and by praising the revolts, bin Laden, who was killed in a U.S. raid on May 2 in Pakistan, appeared to be trying to make the Islamists relevant again.

Al Qaeda had said bin Laden, who masterminded the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, recorded a message a week before his death. The audio was included in an Internet video more than 12 minutes-long and posted on Islamist websites.

IMF chief resigns, vows to prove innocence

NEW YORK (AFP) – Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned Thursday as head of the International Monetary Fund, saying he did so with "infinite sadness" but must focus entirely on clearing his name of sexual assault charges.

The move came as lawyers for Strauss-Kahn prepared to enter a new bail petition Thursday to free him from jail and his resignation promised to kick off an IMF leadership succession battle between emerging economies and Western nations that have long dominated the world body.

The resignation came just hours before a hearing on his new request for bail, but an attorney for the alleged attack victim said the woman is distraught at the thought of Strauss-Kahn going free and is concerned for her safety.

IMF Chief Resigns, Will Make New Bid For Bail

New York, Suara Indonesia News - Hours after Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned from his post as manager of the International Monetary Fund — saying he felt compelled to focus his energy on the sexual assault charges he faces — the French politician will try to get out of jail.

Behind bars on New York's Rikers Island since Monday, the beleaguered former IMF chief is scheduled to return to a Manhattan court Thursday afternoon to again ask for bail on charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid — a move seemed certain to face vigorous opposition by prosecutors.

Late Wednesday, Strauss-Kahn resigned as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, according to a letter released by its executive board.

In the letter, Strauss-Kahn denied the allegations but said he felt compelled to resign with "great sadness" because he was thinking of his family and also wanted to protect the IMF.

Photo involved Syahrini Shur, Daniel Mananta Mute

JAKARTA, Suara Indonesia News - The face of Daniel Mananta participate seen in photographs Syahrini exciting. When confirmed, Marissa Nasution's former lover would not say much.

"Daniel already knew, but the responses do not yet know how," said manager Daniel, Heru when contacted by telephone on Monday (5/16/2011).

Artist Supported Fixed Syahrini Enthusiasts

JAKARTA, Suara Indonesia News - In the midst of scorn and insults addressed to the post-circulation Syahrini exciting images on the internet, women 28 years it still has the support of fans.

Legal monitoring the Twitter account @ PrincesSyahrini Syahrini by Tuesday (17/05/2011), not too active Syahrini ngetweet inform activities and tweet back fans.

Spreader Actor Photos Hot Artists Syahrini Not Revealed

JAKARTA, Suara Indonesia News - Executors spreader Syahrini exciting photos still have not been revealed. According to a multimedia expert, could have Syahrini own or close friends who spread the photos to a virtual universe.

"It could be him or someone else. Who is uploaded on the internet, it's still search. New possibilities can be traced," said multimedia practitioners, Abhimanyu Wachjoewdijajat when talking with Legal by telephone on Monday (5/16/2011).

Ask Russia Gaddafi Obey UN Resolutions

Moskow (Suara Indonesia News) - Rusia pada hari Selasa yang menerima utusan pemimpin Libya Moamer Gaddafi dan meminta Tripoli untuk mematuhi resolusi PBB. Hal itu dikemukakan seiring Moskow yang berusaha memposisikan diri sebagai mediator dalam konflik tersebut.

Kunjungan ke Moskow tersebut yang dilakukan oleh Muhammad Ahmed al-Sharif, Sekretaris Jenderal World Islamic Call Society, kelompok Libya yang dibentuk oleh Gaddafi.

Libya's Kadhafi Rebels Say "Invalid Target" NATO

LONDON (Suara Indonesia News) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is "legitimate targets" for NATO forces, said the National Transitional Council chairman Abdul Jalil Mustafa, on Thursday, during a visit to London.

Libyan rebel leader also urged the international community to send weapons to help the group fight against Kadhafi troops, AFP reported.

"Kadhafi was the supreme commander of the armed forces, he was the only person that encourage every person to fight. So we think that it is justified to be legitimate targets," said Jalil told a news conference.

He made the remarks after talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Downing Street, where Cameron invited the Libyan rebels opened an office in London - their first office in a foreign country.

Jalil statement was delivered after a NATO air strike hit a building complex on Thursday Kadhafi in Tripoli, which killed three people, said the Libyan government.

NATO attack was carried out just hours after the Libyan state television showed Kadhafi, the first video footage from the 30 April attack that killed his son, Seif al-Arab, and three grandchildren.

Libyan government called the attack a "direct operation to kill the leaders of this country" - a hot issue since the U.S. troops kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the attacks in Pakistan last week.

In a statement at the Foreign Office, Jalil said the rebels needed more weapons, after London said it would send the equipment "does not turn off" for the council, including armored clothing for police.

NATO has repeatedly stressed that they are not directly trying to kill Kadhafi in the operation of air attacks against troops, but warned that their forces would attack the "control centers and command" Libya's Kadhafi although in it there.

Tuesday, when asked about whether Kadhafi is still alive, high-ranking NATO Italian Brigadier General Claudio Gabellini, said, "We do not have proof. We do not know what the Kadhafi at the moment."

"We're really not interested in what he was doing," he said. "Our mandate is to protect civilians from attack or threat of attack, and we did not pursue the individual."

Libya is now battered by international forces in accordance with the UN mandate which was passed on March 17.

UN Security Council passed Resolution 1973 when violence reportedly continues in Libya with reports of air strikes by troops Moamer Kadhafi, who angered the West.

For a while almost all parts of the north African country was out of control Kadhafi after a popular uprising erupted in the port city of Benghazi in mid-February. However, Kadhafi troops now said to have successfully mastered more of these areas.

Hundreds of people were killed in a brutal crackdown by government forces and thousands of foreigners hurried out of Libya in the first week of the rebellion.

Kadhafi (68) is a leader in the Arab world's longest and has been in power for four decades. Kadhafi insisted he will stay in power despite the opposition of many parties.

Pro-democracy activists in several Arab countries, including Libya, inspired by the uprising in Tunisia and Egypt who managed to overthrow the government which has ruled for decades.

If Excuse Sexual Violence Strauss-Kahn Proven True

Paris (Suara Indonesia News) - If the alleged acts of sexual violence committed by the Chairman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) French

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is correct, there may be "no excuse" for his actions, said French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Tuesday, according to MPs.

"If the act which ditudukan conducted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn is verified, we will be dealing with a very serious action that there is no excuse," Fillon said in private meetings with lawmakers, according to participants.

Fillon is France's most senior leaders who issued a comment about the scandal.

AFP quoted remarks from some members of parliament ruling UMP party who attended the meeting and confirmed by Fillon's office.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy remained silent so far related to the arrest of Strauss-Kahn, who in the opinion polls cited as the most likely to beat Sarkozy in presidential elections next year.

Strauss-Kahn in prison in New York, where he was arrested on Saturday and charged with attempting to rape a waitress at a hotel in Manhattan.

"This is a matter of common law, rather than affairs of state," said Fillon, a fellow minister reiterated the government that assesses Strauss-Kahn should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

But Fillon is the first senior politician was quoted explicitly outlining its position on alleged crimes court in New York that if Strauss-Kahn proved guilty.

Director of the International Monetary Fund "has the right to be presumed innocent and the victim has a right to be respected and obtain mercy," said Fillon, who memperolrh applause, according to MPs.

"We must show moderation and responsibility," he added. "No one should exploit this issue." (*)

IMF: Strauss-Kahn Not Have Immunity

Washington (ANTARA News) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said that Strauss-Kahn, who was jailed in New York because of allegations of sexual violence, have no immunity as managing director of global institutions.

"Immunity MD (Dominique) is limited and does not apply to this case," IMF spokesman William Murray said in a statement.

Strauss-Kahn was arrested at JFK airport in New York on Saturday, after a Sofitel hotel chambermaid said she was attacked and tried to rape her.

On Monday the judge detailing the seven allegations against Strauss-Kahn and ordered him detained in prison without the guarantee until the jury decides whether there is sufficient evidence to prosecute him in court.

As head of the Washington-based IMF, former French finance minister enjoys preferential treatment, but does not have full immunity enjoyed by diplomats, including when they are not on official business.

Deed of establishment of the IMF gave its employees immunity from legal process in the territory of a member "in relation to acts committed by them in their official capacity."

On Monday the IMF said that Strauss-Kahn is in the personal affairs during his stay in New York.

IMF boss arrested for Sexual Abuse

New York (Suara Indonesia News) - The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Khan was arrested Saturday or Sunday U.S. time this pm in New York's International Airport and questioned regarding sexual denganpenyerangan, said New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne told Reuters.

Paul Browne said the woman who was attacked and filed a complaint against Strauss-Khan (62) is a janitor 32-year-old room and fled the room Strauss-Kahn after the event.

Strauss-Khan, who may be a candidate of the Socialists in the French presidential election of April next year, leaving the hotel after the event and an Air France plane scheduled to leave for Paris, a police spokesman said.

The aircraft was detained at the airport and the officers of the New York / New Jersey Port Authority, boarded the plane to hold Strauss-Kahn and submit it to the New York Police Department detectives, continued the spokesman.

Police said the incident allegedly occurred at the Sofitel hotel on West 44th Street, near Times Square.

New York Times reported that the NYPD detectives are investigating the brutal assault against a female employee Hotel Sofitel, New York, Saturday morning local time.

Strauss-Kahn to lead IMF since November 2007. Previously, he was a member of the French National Assembly and a lecturer in economics at the Institut d `Etudes Politiques de Paris.

In October 2008, Strauss-Kahn apologizes for "mistakes assessment" in the affair with a subordinate, but denied abusing his position.

Strauss-Kahn apologized to two women who have a relationship, namely that female subordinates named Pirosky Nagy and his wife, French television's iconic Anne Sinclair, for the problem that caused it.

Schwarzenegger Admits Having Child Outside Marriage

San Francisco (Suara Indonesia Reuters) - Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted that he had a child more than ten years ago with members of his household staff, according to the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

In a statement to respond to questions from the newspaper, Schwarzenegger said, "After leaving the governor's office, I told my wife about this incident, which occurred more than a decade ago."

"I understand and deserve a sense of anger and disappointment of my friends and family. There is no excuse and I take full responsibility for the pain that I caused. I have to apologize to Mary, my children and my family. I really sorry. "

A Schwarzenegger spokeswoman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Schwarzenegger, 63, and his wife, Maria Shriver, last week announced that they had split earlier this year. They have been married 25 years and have four children.

Women who have a relationship with Schwarzenegger called the unnamed by the newspaper. However, when contacted by the Los Angeles Times, Monday, before the former governor had issued a statement, he said that he retired in January after 20 years working with the family. He told the newspaper that if her husband was the father of her child.

On the same day, she had no comment when told the daily Schwarzenegger statement.

Shriver, 55, a writer and former NBC journalist, is an active volunteer with numerous organizations.

His mother is the sister of murdered U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and her father, Sargent Shriver, was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1972. Sargent Shriver died in January at age 95.

Although a lifelong Democrat, Shriver's husband campaigned for the Republican Party when he tried to replace

Gray Davis was governor, a Democrat, in 2003.

He helped Schwarzenegger win re-election in 2006.

Since leaving office after two consecutive terms as governor, Schwarzenegger has maintained its public life and plans to return to star in another version of the movie "Terminator" which made her famous, according to one source in the film industry. (*)