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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66172446&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Dutch film producer who leapt onto the Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day says he wrote a script eight years ago about a failed suicide attack on Amsterdam's airport, the same place from which the plane took off.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66171720&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Authorities arrested a senior Pakistani Taliban commander who led the group's network in the key central province of Punjab, where violence has been increasing in recent months, police said Thursday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66171283&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. Embassy warned Thursday of a possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island, based on information from the popular resort's governor, but security officials said they were unaware of a threat.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66167478&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran's state prosecutor has warned top opposition leaders they could face trial if they fail to denounce this week's anti-government protests.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66167421&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The government of a restive Chinese Muslim region rocked recently by ethnic strife said Thursday it has adopted what appeared to be a sweeping law barring the spread of views deemed to threaten national unity.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66163568&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Pakistani army raided a hospital used by militants in the country's lawless tribal area near the Afghan border Thursday, killing five foreign fighters, intelligence officials said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66156024&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The former president of a foundation that prosecutors say has a history of legal entanglements over its alleged ties to Iran's government pleaded guilty Wednesday to obstruction.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66154749&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a U.S. airliner.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66154375&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A Facebook group started to condemn the alleged attempt to blow up a US passenger plane by a 23-year-old Nigerian has attracted more than 43,000 members.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=66150682&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Tens of thousands of hard-liners poured into the streets in support of Iran's clerical rulers at state-sponsored rallies Wednesday, some chanting calls for the execution of opposition leaders as the country's internal strife turned more bitter.