August 22, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Militants dispatch suicide bombers to avenge Pakistan's Swat operations http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2021138&Language=en -- Taliban assign targets to 50 suicide bombers: report http://geo.tv/8-22-2009/48073.htm (Pakistan) Hakimullah Mehsud appointed as new Pak Taliban chief http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Hakimullah-Mehsud-appointed-as-new-Pak-Taliban-chief/articleshow/4922755.cms http://geo.tv/8-22-2009/48059.htm Pakistani Taliban quiz Mehsud kin over 'spying http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=international&xfile=data/international/2009/August/international_August1630.xml (Afghanistan) Taliban cut off fingers of 2 Afghan voters http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090822/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan -- Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of Afghan voters -- "Election officials say results will be rolled out starting August 25" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghanistan.election/index.html?eref=ib_topstories -- Legitimacy concerns over Afghanistan elections http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6806239.ece (Afghanistan) Soldier, 59, is oldest U.S. service member to die in Afghanistan -- First Sgt. Jose San Nicolas Crisostomo http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/afghanistan.oldest.death/index.html Afghanistan fears ethnic unrest http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/August/international_August1638.xml§ion=international Iraqi Official: Baghdad Bombings a Possible Inside Job http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,541626,00.html (U.S.) Report: "CIA used mock execution to get Al-Qaeda info" -- Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iZcyvMuB1tcqzkLqhZnExwFgHXWg http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2009/08/21/report-details-harsh-cia-methods-interrogation-threats-power-drill/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/22/AR2009082200045.html (UK) Pakistani students held in anti-terror raids abandon deportation fight http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6805888.ece (UK) Britain under pressure amid Lockerbie release http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090822/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_lockerbie -- Lockerbie bomber: Britain denies trade deal http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/6072174/Lockerbie-bomber-Britain-denies-trade-deal.html -- UK Government faces questions over Lockerbie bomber http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6806172.ece (Libya) Gaddafi meets with Lockerbie bomber http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/rest-of-world/Gaddafi-meets-with-Lockerbie-bomber/articleshow/4921655.cms (Syria) Senior al Qaeda leader leaves Pakistan, directs Iraq operations from Syria -- Sheikh Issa al Masri http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/08/senior_al_qaeda_lead_5.php Iranian boy who defied Tehran hardliners tells of prison rape ordeal http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6805885.ece Egypt: Al-Takfir Wa Al-Jihad Helped Jund Ansar Allah http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/19356.htm Nigerian militants give up weapons to police http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_NIGERIA_AMNESTY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-22-09-00-51 Yemen seizes Iranian-made weapons in rebel caches http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=85569 Sri Lanka to train Pakistani army to fight Taliban http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/srilanka/6069018/Sri-Lanka-to-train-Pakistani-army-to-fight-Taliban.html --- December 1, 2008: Pakistan's The News - Army official calls Taliban's Baitullah Mehsud, Maulana Fazlullah 'patriots' http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709 (Thailand) 3 officials killed, 4 injured in bombing ambush in Yala http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30110423/3-officials-killed-4-injured-in-bombing-ambush-in- (Thailand) Two wounded in Pattani attacks http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/152401/police-villager-wounded-in-pattani-attacks (Thailand) Villager shot dead in Narathiwat http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/152400/villager-shot-dead-in-narathiwat (Thailand) 2 homemade bombs found at Klong Toey market http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30110370/2-homemade-bombs-found-at-Klong-Toey-market "Muslim world braces for Ramadan violence" -- MEMRI quoted: "in Muslim tradition it is also perceived as a month of jihad, a month in which Allah grants military victories to his believers" -- National Post: "On Saturday, Islamist websites are filled with rumours of a new Ramadan message from Osama bin Laden. In the past, al-Qaeda called for Ramadan terror campaigns 'to come closer to Allah through the blood of infidels.'" -- National Post: "This week, Maulana Noor Muhammad, a spokesman for the Pakistani religious organization Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam [JUI], told the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Dunya the Prophet Muhammad regularly undertook battles during Ramadan." http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1917717 --- August 19, 2009: Pakistan/U.S.: U.S. Envoy Richard Holbrooke meets with Pakistan JUI-F's Fazl-ur-Rehman "the Father of the Taliban" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-holbrooke-meets-with-supremacist/ --- August 19, 2009: Lisa Curtis of Heritage Foundation describes JUI-F "as a legitimate political force" http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE57I0LO20090819?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=11611 Other News: (U.S.) Obama greets Muslims across globe on Ramadan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/us/Obama-greets-Muslims-across-globe-on-Ramadan/articleshow/4921912.cms -- White House messages http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Ramadan-Kareem/ -- "We are also moving forward in partnering with the OIC and OIC member states to eradicate polio" http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-of-President-Barack-Obama-in-Ramadan-Message/ -- Obama pledges to resolve issues with Muslim world http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/04-obama-pledges-to-resolve-issues-with-muslim-world-qs-01 (U.S.) Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation leases space for Ramadan as "area mosques are bursting" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/08/21/GA2009082103809.html (UK) Christians call on MP to help women held in Iranian jail http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/4558635.Christians_call_on_MP_to_help_women_held_in_Iranian_jail/ (UK) Harrow mosque protest cancelled after Sharia court denial http://www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/asianspotlight/spotlight/4553713.Mosque_protest_called_off_after_Sharia_court_denial/ Against Nazi News: Russia declassifies secret documents on Nazi-Soviet pact http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/21/russia-documents-nazi-soviet-pact -- Russia Defends Soviet Pact With Nazis 70 Years Later http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,541602,00.html Against Totalitarianism News: North Korean officials hold first talks with South for two years http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/6072289/North-Korean-officials-hold-first-talks-with-South-for-two-years.html August 21, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Efforts underway to engage Taliban leader Mullah Omar: Mushahid -- "Efforts are underway in Afghanistan to hold talks with Taliban leader Mullah Omar, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid Secretary General Mushahid Hussain said on Friday." -- "Talking to Najam Sethi during the 'Tonight with Najam Sethi' programme on Dunya News, Mushahid said he had met an Afghan intellectual last week at the residence of former Jamaat-e-Islami leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who said he wanted to convene a grand Afghan jirga so that negotiations could be initiated with all factions of the Taliban." -- "Mushahid said the Afghan intellectual claimed that Saudi, German and Norwegian leadership were making efforts to constitute the jirga. Citing the intellectual, Mushahid said the process may be completed soon and the US was also expected to talk to Mullah Omar." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\22\story_22-8-2009_pg7_32 --- U.S. Rewards for Justice: "Seeking Information Against International Terrorism: Wanted - Mullah Omar - Up to $10 Million Reward" http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=MullahOmar (Pakistan) Militants kill one policeman in Pakistani city, wounds another http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2021080&Language=en (Pakistan) Bomber blows himself up in Kohat http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=85490 (Pakistan) Karachi: Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Islamic supremacist leader killed http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=194067 -- April 21, 2009: Threat of sectarian violence looms over city http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\04\27\story_27-4-2009_pg12_7 -- Karachi has been growing center of Islamic supremacist activity, attacks on Christians http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/14-karachi-seen-as-funding-source-for-militancy-zj-03 http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=184927 http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=19602&t=Pakistan%3A+Christians+ready+to+die+for+their+faith "Pakistan must confront Wahhabism" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/aug/20/pakistan-wahhabi-islam-sufi-terrorism Pakistan: US Predators target the Haqqanis in North Waziristan http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/08/us_predators_target.php (Pakistan) 'We took out' Baitullah Mehsud: Obama http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\21\story_21-8-2009_pg1_4 --- December 1, 2008: Pakistan's The News - Army official calls Taliban's Baitullah Mehsud, Maulana Fazlullah 'patriots' http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709 (Pakistan) India gives Pakistan new dossier on Hafiz Saeed's 'role' in 26/11 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\22\story_22-8-2009_pg1_9 Pakistan should invest in schools, girls: Clinton http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/12-pakistan+should+invest+in+schools+girls+clinton--bi-13 (Afghanistan) Karzai, Abdullah teams claim lead in Afghan vote http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090821/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan (Afghanistan) ISAF says its three soldiers killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2021030&Language=en Afghanistan: Taliban killed in Helmand, claims police chief http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3678044050 (Afghanistan) British soldiers vulnerable to new Taliban bombing tactic http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6068108/British-soldiers-vulnerable-to-new-Taliban-bombing-tactic.html Iraq: Wave of bomb attacks continue http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3677097965 -- Two Iraqis killed, 22 wounded in Baghdad market blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2021012&Language=en -- Car bomb blast kills four Iraqi troops http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2021108&Language=en Iraqi authorities nab suspected culprits of last Wednesday's fiery blasts http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2021117&Language=en (U.S.) Virginia Cities Considered for Terror Trial Locations http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=10934126 (U.S.) Ohio: Judge's ruling could force change in terror probes -- "KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development" -- "The ruling issued this week by U.S. District Judge James Carr said the government violated the Constitution when it froze the assets of an Ohio-based charity it suspected of having ties to the militant Islamic group Hamas." http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ohio-news/judges-ruling-could-force-change-in-terror-probes-260070.html (U.S.) Judge Orders Release of Yemeni Prisoner From Guantanamo -- Mohammed al-Adahi -- "A federal judge has ordered the release of a Yemeni from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that the man's brief stint at an Al Qaeda training camp and two encounters with Osama Bin Laden were not enough to justify his confinement." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082103333.html (U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Case: Judge dismisses deportation case against Florida Muslim immigrant -- Case against Youssef Megahed dismissed, was on trip with Ahmed Mohamed -- Ahmed Mohamed previously found guilty http://www.wave3.com/global/story.asp?s=10970163 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,541523,00.html --- CAIR Applauds Release of Acquitted Fla. Muslim http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-21-2009/0005081381&EDATE= (U.S.) Chicago: Terror informer made up jihad story: FBI -- "North Side resident Uzair Ali Hashmi informed the FBI last month that terrorists were trying to recruit him and that one of them gave him a letter stating, 'Our job here is to carry out 'the mission' of giving the nonbelievers what they deserve.'" http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1717618,CST-NWS-NOTERROR15.article (U.S.) Michigan: Residents Reject Idea of Housing Guantanamo Detainees at Michigan Prison http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/20/AR2009082004226.html?hpid=topnews (U.S.) Armed to the Teeth, N.C. Terror Cell Members Talked of Jihad http://www.investigativeproject.org/1391/armed-to-the-teeth-nc-terror-cell-members-talked US families of Lockerbie victims plan next move -- plan NYC protest September 23 -- "Relatives of Americans killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, plan to converge on New York City in September to protest Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's speech at the United Nations" -- "Family members agreed they wouldn't spend much time on Friday’s call sharing their outrage over al-Megrahi being freed, according to Dugan, who said they’ve been e-mailing and calling one another to share their anguish. He said they would focus on planning to protest, scheduled for Sept. 23." http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/August/international_August1604.xml§ion=international (UK/Libya) Lockerbie affair linked to UK trade deals: Kadhafi's son http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090821/wl_uk_afp/britainlibyausattackslockerbietrade Libya: Photos of "heroes welcome" to terrorist http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/global/article6805252.ece?slideshowPopup=true&articleId=6805252§ionName=World -- Everyone can say they're a winner - except the families of those who died http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6805929.ece -- Libya: Lockerbie Bomber release: international reaction http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6065961/Lockerbie-Bomber-release-international-reaction.html -- London Times: "At home with the Lockerbie bomber" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6806087.ece (Iran) US: Iran's work with IAEA not enough http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418664374&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran cleric urges arrest of post-vote "riot leaders" -- "Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, who heads the powerful Guardian Council" http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE57K1CN20090821 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418666505&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull -- In Public Trials in Iran, Former Iranian VP Abtahi, Others Charged with Leading 'Velvet Coup d'Etat' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD250109 Iranian Cabinet Nominee Wanted in Argentine Attack -- Ahmad Vahidi -- "The man Iran's president has named to be defense minister is wanted in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090821/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_49 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/21/world/AP-ML-Iran.html?_r=1 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418668123&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gaza: Al-Qaida-style Islamism comes to Gaza http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418650349&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull (Somalia) 40 dead in Somalia fighting, witnesses say http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2009/08/21/40_dead_in_somalia_fighting_witnesses_say/ -- Fighting kills 22 in Somali capital Mogadishu http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLL061719 Mauritanian troops to fight Al-Qaeda in Sahara region http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mauritanian-troops-to-fight-Al-Qaeda/H1-Article1-443850.aspx (Russia) Chechnya: Suicide Bombers Kill Five in Muslim-Dominated Chechnya http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,541333,00.html -- Bomb blasts kill police in Chechen capital http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/21/chechnya.blasts/ Russia: Chechen rebels declare "economic war": website -- "claiming responsibility for a recent dam disaster and a bomb in Ingushetia" http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE57K1A820090821 (Philippines) Top terrorist nabbed in Marawi City -- "Dinno-Amor Rosalejos Pareja, also known as Khalil Pareja" http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090821-221401/Top-terrorist-nabbed-in-Marawi-City Philippines: Are two militant groups joining forces? -- "Philippines government alleges MILF involvement in a firefight last week with members of the militant Abu Sayyaf, calling into question a cease-fire with the rebel group." http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0817/p99s01-duts.html (Philippines) "MILF 'more liberal' than Taliban" -- "The Moro Islamic Liberation Front will be more liberal than the Taliban in its approach to women and education in an Islamic setup it seeks to establish for the Moro people in Mindanao, a key member of the group's peace panel said here recently." -- "but he stated that men will have 'priority' in that field [public office] under a Islamic government" http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090821-221403/MILF-more-liberal-than-Taliban --- June 1, 2009: Another woman abducted in Cotabato City http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=208226 --- July 23, 2008: Elderly woman killed, sister hurt in alleged MILF attack http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080723-150252/Elderly-woman-killed-sister-hurt-in-alleged-MILF-attack Philippines: Southern Catholics gather around Youth Day Cross to pray for peace http://www.ucanews.com/2009/08/21/southern-catholics-gather-around-youth-day-cross-to-pray-for-peace/ Australia lists Al-Shabab as terror group http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\22\story_22-8-2009_pg4_3 This Week's Posts from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project: August 11-21, 2009 http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD250009 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Florida: Judge says 17-year-old Christian convert Rifqa Bary must stay in Florida http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/judge-rifqa-bary-stays-in-florida/ -- Justice in Florida for Rifqa Bary - by Phyllis Chesler http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/08/21/justice-in-florida-for-rifqa-bary/ -- FOX News: Runaway Christian Convert to Stay in Florida for Now, Judge Rules http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,541540,00.html -- WFTV News: Judge Decides Runaway Convert Will Stay In Fla. http://www.wftv.com/news/20491051/detail.html -- WESH News: Runaway Convert To Stay In Fla. For Now http://www.wesh.com/news/20495627/detail.html -- Orlando Sentinel: Rifqa Bary: Judge says 17-year-old convert Rifqa Bary must stay in Florida http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/judge-rifqa-bary-stays-in-florida/ -- WDBO Local News Blog from Juvenile Court: Rifqa Bary hearing http://wdbo.com/localnews/2009/08/blog-from-juvenile-court-rifqa.html -- Jawa Report: CAIR formulates media strategy on Rifqa Bary http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/198547.php -- Florida Governor’s Office Replies on Rifqa Bary Case http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/florida-governors-office-rifqa-bary-case/ Afghan woman councilor faces death -- "Ostracised, threatened with death and her relatives killed -- welcome to the life of Afghan councillor Natbibi Omary, a mother in her 40s forced to cover up on the campaign trail" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jovKv-hSS6Esm4z2-AuuH5uHZUVQ Afghan Politician Malalai Joya 'the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan': 'I Do Not Fear Death – I Only Fear Political Silence in the Face of Tyranny' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD249709 Phyllis Chesler: "Freedom of Religion: A Precious American Right, An Islamic Capital Crime" http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/08/20/freedom-of-religion-a-precious-american-right-an-islamic-capital-crime/ (Malaysia) Muslim model says she deserves to be caned -- "A Muslim model has asked human rights group Amnesty International to stop asking the Malaysian authorities not to cane her, saying she is ready to face the penalty for drinking beer" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/6067483/Muslim-model-says-she-deserves-to-be-caned.html Other News: (U.S.) In video message, Obama speaks to Muslims as holy month of Ramadan begins Saturday http://www.startribune.com/politics/53952767.html Chechnya opens first Islamic University -- "Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov opened Russia's first Islamic University on Thursday (August 20), another move in his campaign to establish Islamic values in the North Caucasus republic" http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=85486 --- March 1, 2009 - Russia: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov defends Islamic supremacist "honor killings' - says women deserve to die http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/russia-chechen-president-defends-islamic-supremacism-says-women-deserve-to-die/ (Somalia) Islamist Militants Restrict Somali Wedding Celebrations -- " Music and dancing are no longer allowed. The groups say Islam forbids the mingling of women and men. Somali Islamist militants carry their weapons as they patrol the streets of northern Mogadishu." http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/87360/-islamist-militants-restrict-somali-wedding-celebrations.html Pakistan: "Dancing girls of Swat are out of business" -- "still living under fear and do not meet visitors" http://www.metransparent.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=8044&lang=en -- Daily Telegraph: "Pakistan's dancing girls return after Taliban defeated in Swat Valley " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6031126/Pakistans-dancing-girls-return-after-Taliban-defeated-in-Swat-Valley.html (UK) An overdraft? That'll be £200 at Lloyds TSB (but only £15 if you're a Muslim) -- "Sharia law does not permit the payment of interest so the 'typical' Islamic account at Lloyds TSB has been set up without an overdraft facility." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1208204/An-overdraft-Thatll-200-Lloyds-TSB-15-youre-Muslim.html (Italy) Burqini banned in Italian town http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/6056273/Burqini-banned-in-Italian-town.html Against Racial Supremacism News: Mississippi making civil rights part of K-12 instruction http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1194955.html Against Nazi News: (U.S.) North Carolina: Police prepare for possible neo-Nazi meeting in Greensboro -- News and Record reports: -- "Greensboro police are preparing for the possibility that a meeting of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement could be held in the city later this month." -- "The NSM, a group which describes itself as 'defending the rights of white people everywhere,' is planning its Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional meeting on Aug. 29, according to the group's Web site." -- "The Detroit-based group, founded in 1974, says it is open to 'non-Semitic heterosexuals of European descent' and has core beliefs to 'preserve European culture and heritage, strengthening family values, economic self-sufficiency and reform of illegal immigration policies.'" -- "The Anti-Defamation League describes the group as the largest neo-Nazi faction in the United States and states it has affiliations with the Ku Klux Klan, skinheads and other neo-Nazi organizations" http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/08/15/article/police_prepare_for_possible_neo_nazi_meeting_in_greensboro (U.S.) California: Appeals court overturns Holocaust looted-art law, but Norton Simon suit continues http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/08/federal-judges-overturn-californias-holocaust-lootedart-law-as-unconstitutional-.html Against Misogynism News: (U.S.) Hillary Clinton vows to 'banish sexual violence' -- in Congo http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32510028/ns/today-today_people/ --- Comment: but has consistently ignored the ideology of Islamic supremacism and its institutionalized violence against women - even in resolution on Somalia stoning case in October 2008 http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/documents/SRes711.pdf ERA News: ERA would end women's second-class citizenship - by Carolyn Cook -- "Carolyn Cook is the Washington representative for the ERA Campaign Network" http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20090412_ERA_would_end_women_s_second-class_citizenship.html August 20, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan seeks lawyers to defend al Qaeda suspect Aafia Siddiqui http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE57I64Q20090819 Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi: Talks possible if Taliban disarm, accept govt's writ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\21\story_21-8-2009_pg7_4 -- Same Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi who called for U.S. to negotiate with Taliban in Afghanistan http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/125.html http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL24406020090210?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Pakistan) Bomb wounds 7 close to Pakistan capital http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9A6PSLG0 (Pakistan) Taliban commander, over 60 others surrender in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\21\story_21-8-2009_pg7_5 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/12-sixty+taliban+of+fazlullah+group+surrender--bi-07 (Pakistan) Pak anti-terror court declares Maulana Fazlullah fugitive http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pak-anti-terror-court-declares-Fazlullah-fugitive/articleshow/4909680.cms -- Same Maulana Fazlullah reportedly "killed" on July 3 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/World/Pak-Taliban-chief-may-be-dead/articleshow/4729326.cms (Afghanistan) Low turnout seen in Afghan election; 26 Afghans killed in election day attacks http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090820/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan -- Afghanistan Vote: Threats, Anger, Empty Polling Stations http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599191763600 (Afghanistan) Analysis: Afghan vote shows Taliban still potent -- "Americans are tiring of the conflict. New polling shows a majority -- 51 percent -- of those surveyed now believe the war is not worth the fight" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_afghanistan_analysis -- Low turnout in Afghanistan as voters fear Taliban http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6062344/Afghanistan-election-low-turnout-as-voters-fear-Taliban-attacks.html -- Afghanistan election: voters too scared or disillusioned to cast ballots -- "Zabiullah's mother and sister were so afraid he would die in a Taliban attack as he cast his vote, they took matters into their own hands." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6062001/Afghanistan-election-voters-too-scared-or-disillusioned-to-cast-ballots.html -- Taleban threats take toll on Afghan polls http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6804558.ece (Afghanistan) Violence sweeps Afghanistan ahead of poll http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/08/18/Violence-sweeps-Afghanistan-ahead-of-poll/UPI-43761250607600/ (Afghanistan) 'Indelible' ink used to mark Afghan voters may stain election success http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6804584.ece (Afghanistan) Taliban's latest threat: cutting off noses and ears to anyone who dares voting http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16062&size=A (Afghanistan) Taliban destroy Chinook in attempted election 'spectacular' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6062278/Taliban-destroy-Chinook-in-attempted-election-spectacular.html (Iraq) Christian Doctor kidnapped, two killed in northern Iraq http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iZuUwxxrSS1BtxWjMgJTqUGU_PDg (Iraq) Series of bombs in southern Iraq, four killed http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSLK31076 Iraq attacks: al-Qaeda's perfect timing in Baghdad http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/6058117/Iraq-attacks-al-Qaedas-perfect-timing-in-Baghdad.html Iraqis can contain surge in terrorism, says Petraeus http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraqis-can-contain-surge-in-terrorism-says-petraeus-1775231.html (U.S.) Source: CIA hired security firm to hunt al Qaeda http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/08/20/cia.blackwater/index.html (UK) Lindy McDowell: How can Miliband justify his stance on Taliban terror? http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/columnists/lindy-mcdowell/lindy-mcdowell-how-can-miliband-justify-his-stance-on-taliban-terror-14457428.html Gaza: Al-Qaida-style Islamism comes to Gaza Al-Qaida-style Islamism comes to Gaza Iran parliament to reject Ahmadinejad ministers: MPs http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLJ67097620090820 Hezbollah Readies for War as UN Peacekeepers Can Only Observe http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aeol1KbCenkM Lebanon arrests al Qaeda militant near refugee camp http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LJ91511.htm Saudi Arabia announces al Qaeda arrests http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/19/saudi.alqaeda.arrests/ (Libya) Lockerbie bomber freed, returns to cheers in Libya -- "thousands of young men were on hand at a Tripoli airport where al-Megrahi's plane touched down" http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=10966038 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_britain_lockerbie -- Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi flies home to hero's welcome --- "The terrorist had served less than eight years of a life sentence for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6804745.ece -- Boisterous welcome for Lockerbie bomber http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/20/scotland.lockerbie.bomber/index.html -- Lockerbie bomber returns to hero's welcome and Scottish flag waving in Libya http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/6063529/Lockerbie-bomber-returns-to-heros-welcome-and-Scottish-flag-waving-in-Libya.html Somali government says it's taken town from Islamist fighters http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/20/somalia.town.captured/ -- Comment: as if the Sharia-supporting Somali government was any "different" --- Somalia's Government to Soon Sign State of Emergency Law http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-08-21-voa1.cfm Ethiopian Official Says Somali Militias Use Ethiopia to Attack Rebels http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-20-voa32.cfm Germany: Killing Germans is a duty, Sauerland cell terror suspect tells court -- "One of the men accused of planning attacks on US military bases in Germany in 2007 told a Dusseldorf court Wednesday that the armed fight against German soldiers in Afghanistan was a 'duty.'" -- "Adem Yilmaz, part of a group of suspected militant Islamists arrested in Germany's Sauerland region in September 2007, told the court in one of Germany's largest terrorism trials since the 1970s that it didn't matter to him whether the soldiers were American, German or Turkish." -- "'For me they are all the same,' said Yilmaz, who is himself Turkish. 'Allah gave us the right to fight against those people who are fighting us,' he said, adding that many Muslims had been attacked in Iraq and Afghanistan." -- "Yilmaz also said he stood by an earlier statement that he wanted to kill as many non-believers as possible." http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4582668,00.html (Australia) Terrorist 'had six macabre videos' -- "Victorian terrorist Shane Kent was not simply a barracker on the sidelines of a Melbourne terror cell but a man "front and centre" within the group organisation who had six graphic videos of Muslim extremists beheading Westerners." http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25954892-5006785,00.html (Indonesia/U.S.) Militants behind Indonesia hotel bombs plotted to shoot Barack Obama http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6804565.ece Indonesia Arrests 2 Suspects in Jakarta Bombings http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-19-voa19.cfm (Indonesia) Police facing difficulties in tracing overseas financing of terrorism http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/19/police-facing-difficulties-tracing-overseas-financing-terrorism.html Indonesia: Terror attacks 'funded from Middle East' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3676501747 (Phillipines) Two dead, score injured in separate attacks in Philippines http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6734801.html (Colombia) U.S. Treasury Targets FARC Operative and Affiliated Companies http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg265.htm Islamic Supremacist War on Women News: (U.S.) ICC Calls On Florida Social Services (DCF) to Not Return Christian Girl to Ohio -- Rifqa Barry -- "May Face Honor Killing If Returned" -- "International Christian Concern (ICC) is calling upon officials in Florida to retain custody of a Rifqa Barry, a Christian girl who has alleged that her fundamentalist Muslim Father in Ohio threatened to kill her upon finding out about her conversion to Christianity. Rifqa faces a jurisdictional hearing Friday at 3:15 pm from Florida’s Department of Children and Family (DCF) to decide if she should be sent back to Ohio Social Services or her parents. ICC has extensive experience with fundamentalist Islam and is warning Florida officials that they must take these allegations seriously." http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10699 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/icc-urges-protection-of-rifqa-bary/ -- Florida: Ohio Girl Says Family Threatens to Kill Her for Converting from Islam to Christianity http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/florida-ohio-girl-convert-threatened/ (U.S.) Florida: Court Expected to Send Runaway Teen Home Despite Muslim Honor Killing Fears -- Rifqa Bary http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,541205,00.html (U.S.) Florida: Gov. Charlie Crist Must Act to Save Muslim Girl -- Rifqa Bary http://www.newsmax.com/frank_gaffney/crist_muslin_bary/2009/08/20/250292.html (Iran) Stop the stoning of Sakine Ashtiani by barbaric Islamic Republic of Iran http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55479797684 -- Petition: http://stopstonningnow.com/sakine/sakin284.php?nr=50326944 (Iran) Bishop pleads for captive female converts in Iran -- "The case of two of them, Maryam Rustampoor, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh, 30, also suffering in Evin prison, has been taken up by the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, who steps down soon as a diocesan to concentrate on helping persecuted Christians around the world." -- "Dr Nazir-Ali told me: 'Maryam and Marzieh are being held simply because they have changed their belief. The UN Declaration on Human Rights says people everywhere should be free to do this and the Iranian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. I appeal to the Iranian President to have mercy and to release these two young women forthwith so that they can receive the medical treatment which they so desperately need.'" http://timescolumns.typepad.com/gledhill/2009/08/bishop-pleads-for-captive-female-converts-in-iran.html (Pakistan) Honor killing of 40 women in month of May, 2009, in Sindh http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=1364 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-honor-killing-of-40-women-in-sindh/ Afghan women to miss out on vote in landmark election -- Independent reports: "Millions of Afghan women will be denied their chance to vote in presidential elections this week because there aren't enough female officials to staff the women-only polling stations." -- Independent reports: "Strict cultural norms mean women can't vote in male-run stations." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/afghan-women-to-miss-out-on-vote-in-landmark-election-1773091.html --- Comment: Islamic supremacism against women is not merely "strict cultural norms" (Germany) Muslim man sentenced to life in jail after killing his German-born wife because she was 'too independent' -- "The 27-year-old Kurdish man, identified only as Onder B, was found guilty today of stabbing his wife in the eyes, beating her with a billiard cue and then running over her in his car." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1207931/Muslim-asylum-seeker-sentenced-life-jail-killing-wife-independent.html Sudan's Rosa Parks http://www.aina.org/news/20090819102812.htm Other News: 'Saudi Arabia working on plans to build a nuclear power plant' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418661994&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Canadian Pakistani Christians hold awareness rally on persecution in Pakistan -- Pakistan Christian Post reports: -- "Scarborough: August 19, 2009. (PCP) Despite the Scorching heat of Sunday noon, temperatures rising to 32c the determined friends of Christian Minority of Pakistan held an awareness rally on August 16, 2009 to protest the Acts of Evil by the hands of Muslim Extremists in Scarborough, Canada at the doorsteps of ST. Barnabas Church which holds 3 services each Saturday and Sunday which very much get attended by 500 to 700 worshipers each service." http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1476 "Egypt - Two Copts Imprisoned after Reporting Attack" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6074&backpage=summaries http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/egypt-two-copts-imprisoned-after-reporting-attack/ (UK) 'A man is trying to kill my mummy': Heartbreaking 999 call made by girl, 7, as she sees mother stabbed to death -- "Rabina Bibi was stabbed repeatedly by Iranian immigrant Zakarya Rezaie" -- "Miss Bibi, whose arranged marriage broke down six years ago, met Rezaie when he worked in a shop in Coventry and they had a brief relationship." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1207591/A-man-trying-kill-mummy-Heartbreaking-999-girl-7-sees-mother-stabbed-death.html (UK) London Times: "World's first Muslim superheroes, the 99, out to conquer the West" -- London Times: "a Sharia-compliant version of the X-Men that has taken the Arab world by storm and has its sights set on the West" -- London Times: "An animated series is being produced by Endemol, the Dutch company that made Big Brother internationally ubiquitous. Its mission: to instil old-fashioned Islamic values in Christian, Jewish and atheist children." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6802598.ece -- "World's first Muslim superheroes, the 99, are headed for British television screens" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/cartoons/6059421/Worlds-first-Muslim-superheroes-the-99-are-headed-for-British-television-screens.html UK: British Muslim youth more assimilated http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/uk-british-muslim-youth-more.html -- Muslim youths in UK feel much more integrated than their European counterparts http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1207935/Muslim-youths-UK-feel-home-European-counterparts.html?ITO=1490 Netherlands: Tariq Ramadan responds http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/netherlands-tariq-ramadan-responds.html (U.S.) CAIR Welcomes Ruling in Support of Muslim Charity's Due Process Rights -- "KindHearts, an Ohio-based Muslim charity that had its assets frozen by the government more than three years ago" http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-19-2009/0005080354&EDATE= Against Racial Supremacism News: Oklahoma: Police: Rape suspect may be KKK recruiter http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/local/local_story_232004430.html Virginia: Racist Graffiti Hits City http://www.rocktownweekly.com/news_details.php?AID=40122&CHID=1 Texas: Klan distributes leaflets in Abilene -- "The United White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan peppered some Abilene neighborhoods on Saturday night with leaflets." -- "the local Klan group is seeking to recruit new members" http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/aug/16/KKK-propaganda/ New Mexico's white supremacists keep the hate alive -- Frontline Aryans group http://www.sfreporter.com/stories/birther_of_a_nation/4937/ August 15-19, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Blasts bring carnage to Baghdad http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8208976.stm -- Wave of blasts in Iraqi capital kills at least 95 -- "More than 300 wounded in attacks aimed at government, commercial sites" -- "Iraqi officials blamed al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents, echoing U.S. military warnings that the militant group is trying to provoke new bloodshed to undermine public trust in the Shiite-led Iraqi government." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090819/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32472040/ns/world_news-conflict_in_iraq/ -- Al-Qaeda kills almost 100 in Baghdad bomb carnage http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/6055892/Iraq-al-Qaeda-bombings-kill-almost-100-as-multiple-targets-hit-in-Baghdad.html (Iraq) Anti-gay attacks on rise in Iraq -- "So-called honour killings also account for deaths where families punish their own kin in order to avoid public shame." -- "Witnesses say vigilante groups break into homes and pick people up in the street, interrogating them to extract the names of other potential victims, before murdering them." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8204853.stm -- Torture and execution of Iraqi gays on rise http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iuQBVd7hWah4YhnuHc52j-2oF2EA http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/08/17/iraq-stop-killings-homosexual-conduct Pakistan: Islamic Supremacist blames Gojra massacre of Christians on "Western conspiracy" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-supremacist-blames-gojra-on-west/ (Pakistan) Maulvi Faqeer acting Tehrik-i-Taliban chief: report http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-maulvi-faqeer-is-acting-tehrik-i-taliban-chief-qs-11 -- TTP's Maulvi Omer arrested http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\19\story_19-8-2009_pg1_7 (Pakistan) Swat Taliban vow attacks after Ramzan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\18\story_18-8-2009_pg7_7 -- Spokesman for Taliban in Swat District: During Ramadan, 'The Taliban Will Intensify Attacks – And It Won't Be Long Until They Gain Control of Entire Swat Valley'; 'We Have a Large Number of Suicide Bombers – And Now is the Time to Use Them' http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD249409 Pakistan/U.S.: U.S. Envoy Richard Holbrooke meets with Pakistan Islamic Supremacist Fazl-ur-Rehman "the Father of the Taliban" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-holbrooke-meets-with-supremacist/ -- Reuters: "Obama reaches out to Islamist parties in Pakistan" http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE57I0LO20090819 -- Holbrooke discusses political issues with Fazl http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\18\story_18-8-2009_pg7_11 (Pakistan) Jama'at-e-Islami (JI) stages 'Go America Go' rally http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\19\story_19-8-2009_pg11_4 (Pakistan) Sufi's sons knock at 'un-Islamic' PHC's door for release http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\19\story_19-8-2009_pg7_19 (Pakistan) Al-Qaeda has shifted bases to Pakistan http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/13+al-qaeda+has+shifted+bases+to+pakistan-za-02 (Afghanistan) 6 US troops die in Afghanistan ahead of election http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090819/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan (Afghanistan) Gunmen holed up in Afghan capital; blasts heard http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE57I0FG20090819 (Afghanistan) Karzai says Taliban will fail to wreck Afghan vote http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE57E0D620090819 Afghanistan: Taliban launch violent attack in Kabul http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3671725237 Afghan Warlord's Warning To Nato Forces http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Afghanistan-Mujahideen-Warlord-Gulbuddin-Hekmatyars-Warning-To-Nato-Forces/Article/200908315362604?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15362604_Afghanistan%3A_Mujahideen_Warlord_Gulbuddin_Hekmatyars_Warning_To_Nato_Forces_ (U.S.) North Carolina: Feds seize guns, $14k cash from NC terror suspect Daniel Patrick Boyd http://www.reflector.com/news/state/feds-seize-guns-14k-cash-from-nc-terror-suspect-782565.html (U.S.) Man sentenced for role in plot to kill Jews, attack military bases -- "Hammad Riaz Samana is the fourth member of Jami'yyat Ul-Islam Is-Shaheeh, or JIS, a prison-founded group that wanted to make a political statement that also had plans to attack the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles and El Al Israel Airlines at the Los Angeles International Airport" http://www.ocregister.com/articles/samana-months-carney-2530952-sentenced-prison (U.S.) 'Terrorism' barred at trial of three Yemeni men -- Yehia Ali Ahmed Alomari, Mohamed Al Huraibi, and Saleh Mohamed Taher Saeed http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090817/NEWS01/908170319/1003 (UK) Scotland - Lockerbie bomber to be released http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090819/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_lockerbie http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6057024/Lockerbie-bomber-to-learn-if-he-will-be-freed.html UK terror strike plot -- "Al-Qaeda fanatics claim home-grown terrorists are plotting to attack targets in Britain." -- "And, in an internet magazine read by thousands of Islamic extremists, they label Britain and Europe as a bigger enemy than the United States." http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2591268/UK-terror-strike-plot-claims-by-al-Qaeda.html Iran official denies he made nuclear talks statement http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE57H19G20090818 Iran's Mousavi says government agents raped detainees http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090818/wl_nm/us_iran Lebanon catches fugitive militant http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8210009.stm -- Lebanon: Militant Escapes From Prison http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/world/middleeast/19briefs-Lebanon.html?_r=1 (Lebanon) Head of Fatah Militia in Lebanon Munir Al-Maqdah: Fatah Does Not Recognize Israel; Israel Will Be Removed from Palestine http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/2210.htm Gaza: The Rise (and Fall?) of the Islamic Emirate in Gaza http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=ia&ID=IA54209 (Mauritania) Al Qaeda claim French embassy bombing in Mauritania http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LI168211.htm (Russia) Suicide bomber kills 20,wounds 138 in Russia Ingushetia http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSLH532762 (Spain) Majorca bomb suspects arrested http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/6054655/Eta-suspect-wanted-for-Majorca-attack-arrested-in-France.html Indonesia: Up to 450 'recruited by Islamist terrorist' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3668223800 Indonesian police ask suspects about al Qaeda links http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090818/indonesia_suspects_090818/20090818?hub=World Philippines: Troops clash with gunmen in south http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3671803984 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Pakistan - ICC Report: "Pregnant Christian Dragged Naked through Pakistani Police Station" http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newsdetail.php?newscode=10680 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-pregnant-christian-woman/ (Afghanistan) U.N. rights body criticizes Afghan women's law http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE57I4IS20090819 (Afghanistan) YouTube video on child brides http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbtT8oHuap4& (Malaysia) Muslim model becomes first woman in Malaysia to be caned after being caught drinking a beer http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1207643/Muslim-model-woman-Malaysia-caned-caught-drinking-beer.html#ixzz0OdtuwYEr -- Arrest warrant against woman sentenced for drinking beer http://www.ptinews.com/news/236764_Arrest-warrant-against-woman-sentenced-for-drinking-beer Egypt: Female Genital Mutilation on 11 year old, first charges brought http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME03.@AM52233.html Other News: DC: Egyptian Coptic Christians Protest for Human Rights, Equality, as President Obama Meets Mubarak http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/dc-egyptian-coptic-protest/ DC: Egyptian Copt Christian Group Holds Press Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/dc-egyptian-copt-press-conference/ U.S.: Coalition of Coptic Organizations: "A Message to President Obama: Peace in the Middle-East Inseparably Linked to Peace for the Coptic Christians of Egypt" http://www.earnedmedia.org/ccc0814.htm Egypt: Report on Christian Copt Churches Attacked http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/egypt-report-on-christian-copt-churches-attacked/ -- WorldMag reports: "Churches attacked and Christians arrested? Egypt's ancient church faces new levels of persecution" http://www.worldmag.com/articles/15734 Egypt: video links on online videos regarding persecution of Christian Copts in Egypt http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/egypt-videos/ -- Persecution of Coptic Christians Egypt http://en.sevenload.com/videos/04m8hmu-Persecution-of-Coptic-Christians-Egypt -- Egypt: Muslim Persecution of Christians II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCjF0oYhw-0 Egypt: Arabs want Israeli concessions, says Mubarak http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3666723481 Pakistani Christians Forced into Refugee Camps http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090815/pakistani-christians-force-to-become-refugee-in-islamabad/index.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistani-christians-forced-into-refugee-camps/ Pakistani Commentator Syed Jawaid Iqbal: 'All Religious Parties Should Be Given a Month's Notice to Decide... Whether They Are Religious Factions or Political Parties – Thereafter, Pakistan Should Not Be Called Either a Secular State or an Islamic One' http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD249509 Indonesia - Christians Call for Rejection of Sharia-Inspired Bills http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6072&backpage=summaries Sri Lanka - Rash of Attacks on Christians Reported http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6060&backpage=summaries (Netherlands) Dutch university fires Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan - as "integration adviser" http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1035198&lang=eng_news -- August 2009: Iran: Professor Ramadan on Iranian broadcaster PressTV http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/netherlands-professor-ramadan-on.html -- July 17, 2009: "Court Reverses Decision to Bar Swiss Muslim Scholar" -- Tariq Ramadan http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/court-reverses-decision-to-bar-swiss-muslim-scholar/?hp (UK) London drops 'burkini' swimwear for non-Muslims http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/08/london-drops-burkini-swimwear-for-nonmuslims.html -- No Burquini, No Bathing: British Pools Impose Muslim Dress Codes on All Swimmers http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539864,00.html?test=latestnews (France/Russia) Hijackers threatened to blow up mystery ship: reports http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090819/wl_nm/us_ship_russia;_ylt=AiZ89DawGFIrvQTTEo2DKh2MwfIE;_ylu=X3oDMTJoMzlmOWwwBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwODE5L3VzX3NoaXBfcnVzc2lhBGNwb3MDNwRwb3MDNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3JlcG9ydGhpamFjaw-- Bosnia: Muslim spiritual leader urges more Sharia law http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3666977693 Dow Jones to measure Shariah indices in Mena http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009/8/Pages/18082009/08192009_76cc13ef944f4191bed4e064cc51b36b.aspx Against Nazi News: Germany: No letup in Nazi war crimes prosecution http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/17/still-hunting-for-justice/ Hungarian police prohibit neo-Nazi rally http://jta.org/news/article/2009/08/16/1007274/hungarian-police-prohibit-neo-nazi-rally Against Racial Supremacism News: Michigan: Burning cross found in Oakland County yard http://michiganmessenger.com/25040/burning-cross-found-in-oakland-county-yard Virginia: Klan graffiti found in Queens Lake http://www.vagazette.com/articles/2009/08/18/news/doc4a8976d6a60dc820828519.txt -- Yorktown residents find 'KKK' graffiti on signs http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/yorktown-residents-find-kkk-graffiti-signs Against Totalitarianism News: (North Korea) Richardson: Talks with N. Koreans a 'hopeful sign' http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090819/ap_on_re_us/us_richardson_nkorea Women's Rights News: Surprised by health care ruckus? Remember the ERA http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090818/COLUMNISTS10/908180305/Surprised%20by%20health%20care%20ruckus?%20Remember%20the%20ERA August 14, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Events: -- August 17 - DC: Egyptian Christian Human Rights Group Press Conference - Monday, August 17 - 9:30 AM http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/dc-egyptian-copts-press-conference/ -- August 18 - DC: August 18 White House Protest by Coptic Organizations http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/august-18-dc-protest-copts/ Newslinks: Pakistan: Country marks Independence Day amid tight security http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3657711985 Pakistan Independence Does Not Include Human Rights for Many -- Asma Jahangir, the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission: "For too long the Pakistani state has protected people with extremist views... It is not just political parties. There are radicalised individuals, and supporters of militant groups within the judiciary, the education system, the bureaucracy and police as well." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8196013.stm (Pakistan) Terrorism, extremism biggest national worries: PM Gilani http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-pm-gilani-felicitates-nation-independence-day-qs-07 -- Country facing terrorism due to wrong decisions of dictator: PM Gilani http://geo.tv/8-14-2009/47587.htm -- April 16, 2008 - Pakistan National Assembly passes resolution calling for U.N. to impose death penalty internationally for blasphemy -- "Information Minister Sherry Rehman and Sahibzada Fazle Karim moved the two resolutions." -- "Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani... arrived moments after the passage of the resolutions" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\16\story_16-4-2008_pg7_6 Pakistan Army Chief Kayani : We are against terrorism, not religion -- Kayani: "Islam is the soul and spirit of Pakistan. It is our strength and we will always be an Islamic republic." http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/18-we-are-against-terrorism-not-religion-says-kayani-am-01 (Pakistan) August 14 — a day to thank God for blessing us with freedom: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer -- Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer: "Pakistan had come into existence to establish a society based on justice, tolerance and equality" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\14\story_14-8-2009_pg7_27 --- July 4, 2009 - Muslims attack Christian homes in Punjab --- "A mob of some 600 people attacked about a hundred Christian homes in Bahmani, a village in Kasur district in Punjab" --- "A cleric in a local mosque accused the Christians of blasphemy inciting his fellow Muslims to attack the Christians." http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=33980 --- March 13, 2009: Punjab's Rawalpindi: Christian Faces 'Blasphemy' Abetting Charge, Dangers http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5846&backpage=summaries --- March 7, 2009: Punjab: One killed in attack on church in Pakistan http://www.christiantoday.com/article/one.killed.in.attack.on.church.in.pakistan/22711.htm http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5844&backpage=summaries "Pakistan calls on Islamist militants to surrender" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pakistan-calls-on-Islamist-militants-to-surrender/articleshow/4893964.cms (Pakistan) Baluchistan unrest threatens drive against Taliban http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62dad9ba-88ed-11de-b50f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=4d9dd3aa-5fbd-11dc-b0fe-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 (India) Mumbai Attacks: Mobile phones used by 26/11 attackers from China: Witness http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Mobile-phones-used-by-26/11-attackers-from-China-Witness/articleshow/4893405.cms (India) New Delhi turned into fortress on eve of Independence Day http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019721&Language=en (Afghanistan) Afghan victory 'in a few years' http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/47d7c222-8875-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html -- General considers more Afghanistan fighters http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/14/general-considers-more-afghanistan-fighters/?feat=home_cube_position1 (Afghanistan) Potent Bombs Slow Marine Offensive http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/10/AR2009081003055.html (UK) Pakistani Terror suspects denied bail by judge because of emails 'linking them to Al Qaeda bomb plot' -- "The emails from the man, identified only as XC" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206563/Terror-suspects-denied-bail-judge-email-linking-Al-Qaeda-bomb-plot.html?ITO=1490 -- Judge says 'al-Qaeda emails' could refer to bomb plot http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6030210/Judge-says-al-Qaeda-emails-could-refer-to-bomb-plot.html -- KUNA Report http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019703&Language=en (UK) The Muslim Council of Britain: Coming In From the Cold http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/08/14/the-muslim-council-of-britain-coming-in-from-the-cold/ -- Fun With Numbers (and with the Muslim Council of Britain) http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/08/13/fun-with-numbers-and-with-the-muslim-council-of-britain/ (UK) Lockerbie bomber drops appeal before 'release' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6796144.ece -- Lockerbie bomber 'should not be freed until Pc's killer handed over' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/6026469/Lockerbie-bomber-should-not-be-freed-until-Pcs-killer-handed-over.html -- Lockerbie bomber: US says he should complete sentence http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/6024621/Lockerbie-bomber-US-says-he-should-complete-sentence.html (UK) Britain’s sustained courtship of Libya http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6795312.ece (UK) "We'll ease up on Muslim fanatics" http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2579296/Labour-says-they-will-ease-up-on-Muslim-fanatics.html Gaza: Pro-Qaida group declares 'Islamic emirate' in Gaza -- Jund Ansar Allah aka "Warriors of God" http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1107639.html -- Hamas clash with radicals kills one, injures 20 http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/08/14/81804.html (Iran) Ignoring Iran's nuclear plan would be the West's greatest blunder http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/concoughlin/6023574/Ignoring-Irans-nuclear-plan-would-be-the-Wests-greatest-blunder.html Iran: Professor Ramadan on Iranian broadcaster PressTV -- "ScienceGuide reports that Ramadan is joined on his show by British parliament member George Galloway, who was kicked out of the Labour Party for his support of Saddam Hussein, as political commentator." -- "Dr. Nicholas Kollerstrom, a former astronomer at University College London, who was fired for Holocaust denial, is also on the show. Kollerstrom wrote: 'Let us hope the schoolchildren visitors are properly taught about the elegant swimming-pool at Auschwitz, built by the inmates, who would sunbathe there on Saturday and Sunday afternoons while watching the water-polo matches; and shown the paintings from its art class, which still exist; and told about the camp library which had some 45,000 volumes for inmates to choose from, plus a range of periodicals; and the six camp orchestras at Auschwitz/Birkenau, its theatrical performances, including a children’s opera, the weekly camp cinema, and even the special brothel established there.'" -- "PressTV says: 'In his essay, Dr Nicholas Kollerstrom argues that the alleged massacre of Jewish people by gassing during World War II was scientifically impossible.'" http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/netherlands-professor-ramadan-on.html German court upholds terror convictions of 3 men -- "The Federal Criminal Court said Friday that it had confirmed the 2007 convictions of Ibrahim Mohamed Khalil, Yasser Abu Shaweesh, and Ismail Abu Shaweesh" http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3761945,00.html Indonesia: Christian congregation threatened with sticks, protests - every Sunday - for praying http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/indonesia-christian-congregation-threatened/ (Thailand) Teashop attacked, one killed -- in Songkhla province -- homemade bomb detonated in Pattani province http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/151688/villager-killed-in-sabayoi-shooting Philippine military hunts down Muslim militants after offensive http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1495446.php/Philippine-military-hunts-down-Muslim-militants-after-offensive (China) Hackers Clash Over China's Rule in Muslim Province http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090814/tc_pcworld/hackersclashoverchinasruleinmuslimprovince (Venezuela) Islamic Terrorists, Latin Style (Update) http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#1381 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Canada: Prosecution wants father jailed for "honor crime" threats against daughter http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/canada-prosecution-on-honor-threats/ -- "Crown wants taxi union boss jailed for 'honour crime'" -- Ottawa Citizen reports that court alleges: "Yusef Al Mezel's threat of an honour killing was designed to 'control and dominate' his then-23-year-old daughter, Eman Al Mezel" http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Crown+wants+taxi+union+boss+jailed+honour+crime/1890849/story.html Kuwait: Female Kuwaiti MP Receives Death Threats http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/19174.htm Netherlands: Turkish/Moroccan girls don't seek help for sexual assault http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/netherlands-turkishmoroccan-girls-dont.html Other News: It is individuals who have human rights, not religions -- Ian Harris: United Nations Human Rights Council... "would, in effect, undermine the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/opinion/69683/it-individuals-who-have-human-rights-not-religions Radical Islamic terrorism targets Christians http://www.examiner.com/x-11731-Boise-Christian-Living-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Radical-Islamic-terrorism-targets-Christians Malaysia: "Complaint against inaction on Islamic magazine postponed" -- "The May issue of the Malay-language 'Al-Islam' magazine reported that two Muslim journalists went into two Catholic churches in Kuala Lumpur, received Holy Communion, spat out the hosts, and then took photos of them." http://www.ucanews.com/2009/08/14/complaint-against-inaction-on-islamic-magazine-postponed/ Lebanese Shi'ite Scholar Muhammad Hassan Al-Amin Calls for Separation of Religion and State, Criticizes Concept of 'Rule of the Jurisprudent' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD249109 (UK) Government minister under fire for walking out of Muslim wedding http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/14/minister-criticised-muslim-wedding-segregation -- "Segregation common in Islam" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6024629/Segregation-common-in-Islam.html -- Segregated weddings? No thanks http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/aug/14/fitzpatrick-muslim-wedding-segregation (UK) Christian pupils outnumbered by Muslims even in Roman Catholic schools -- in some parts of England http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6028500/Christian-pupils-outnumbered-by-Muslims-even-in-Roman-Catholic-schools.html Norway: Employ imams against prison extremism http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/norway-employ-imams-against-prison.html Swiss move to ban minarets as 'symbols of Islamic power' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/swiss-move-to-ban-minarets-as-symbols-of-islamic-power-1771879.html (U.S.) The Roots of Radical Islam in Prison http://www.investigativeproject.org/1380/the-roots-of-radical-islam-in-prison (U.S.) Woman Convicted of U.S. Presidential Assassination Attempted Released from Prison http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539378,00.html Iran Protest News: Iranian opposition plans new wave of resistance http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/ Iran: Reformers call for probe of Iran supreme leader http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090814/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_5 -- Reformists in Iran: Investigate if Khamenei qualified to rule http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418608677&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran candidate says prisoners tortured to death http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHAF23304820090813 Allegations of torture against opponents of the president http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14222321 Hardline cleric urges tough stance on Iran detainees http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHAF23304820090814 Iranian opposition plans new wave of resistance http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6796583.ece Iran delays release on bail of French student http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6795381.ece Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) AP: "Black Man Pleads Guilty to Posing as Obama-Hating White Supremacist on Facebook" - Dyron L. Hart http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539445,00.html Against Nazi News: Australia: Holocaust denier begins jail term in Australia http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418605661&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull UK: Signed copy of Mein Kampf sold in UK http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418605840&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nazi fugitive 'Dr Death' Aribert Heim identified in Egypt by briefcase contents http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/6029689/Nazi-fugitive-Dr-Death-Aribert-Heim-identified-in-Egypt-by-briefcase-contents.html Against Totalitarian News: North Korea Willing to Hold Talks With U.S. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539346,00.html US tests system to beat web censorship in China and Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6026538/US-tests-system-to-beat-web-censorship-in-China-and-Iran.html Against Misogyny News: (Canada) Aruna Papp: Canada must come to grips with 'culturally approved violence' against women http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1891266&p=1 August 13, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan: New Poll Shows 78 Percent of Pakistanis Support Death Penalty for Leaving Islam -- 83 percent support stoning adulterers http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-78-percent-call-for-apostate-deaths/ -- Pew Global Press Release http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=265 -- Pew Global Report http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/265.pdf --- Report page 3 -- "The new poll finds broad support for harsh punishments: 78% favor death for those who leave Islam; 80% favor whippings and cutting off hands for crimes like theft and robbery; and 83% favor stoning adulterers." --- Questions 62b, 62c, and 62d, page 17 --- Page 18 - "only 16% of Pakistanis express a favorable view of the U.S." --- Consistent with previous polls where 75 percent have called for implementation of strict Sharia law by Pakistan government http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/pakistan.html --- How the Washington Post reports this story... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/13/AR2009081302770.html Pakistan: Human Rights leaders expect more attacks on Christians http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-more-attacks-on-christians-expected/ -- UCAN: More attacks on Christians feared http://www.ucanews.com/2009/08/13/more-attacks-on-christians-feared/ (Pakistan) NYC: Protest at United Nations HQ against Islamic Supremacist Religious Oppression and Blasphemy Laws http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/nyc-un-protest-against-blasphemy-laws-in-pakistan/ -- UPI: "Pakistani Christians stage U.N. protest" -- UPI reports: "Pakistani Christians in New York demonstrated in front of the United Nations against the recent anti-Christian violence in Pakistan in which seven died." -- "Protest leaders Wednesday condemned last week's violence in Gojra district in the Punjab Province in which a Muslim mob, irate over alleged desecration of the Koran, attacked a Christian neighborhood. The Christians have denied the allegations." -- "Besides seven Christians, three Muslims died in police firing to disperse the mob." -- "The U.N. protest leaders urged the Pakistani government to institute special measures to protect minorities in the country, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported. They called for the repeal of Pakistan's stringent blasphemy law, which can result in death for those insulting Islam." -- "In a memorandum to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the protesters representing the Pakistan Christian Association in North America and the Christian Community in New York called for greater security for Christians and the release of those detained under the blasphemy law." -- "The Pakistan Christian Post reported Canadians of Pakistani origin held a similar demonstration in front of the Islamic Foundation Center in Toronto, while Pakistani Christians in London held a day of mourning for those killed." -- "The Catholic Leader reported Pope Benedict XVI deplored the killings of Christians and encouraged the minority community not be deterred by the attacks in efforts to help build a society that is marked by mutual respect among all its members." http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/08/13/Pakistani-Christians-stage-UN-protest/UPI-84471250143036/ (Pakistan) Suicide explosion in Waziristan kills five http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019565&Language=en (Pakistan) 2,686 people killed in 1,367 terrorism incidents http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\14\story_14-8-2009_pg7_17 (Pakistan) We are fighting terrorism, not religion: Kayani http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\14\story_14-8-2009_pg1_1 (Pakistan) Gates confident Pak nukes safe http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\14\story_14-8-2009_pg7_9 -- Pakistan, seen stalling, says wants nukes banned http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pakistan-seen-stalling-says-wants-nukes-banned/articleshow/4888963.cms (India) Mumbai Attacks: 26/11: Terrorist boat's Yamaha motor bought in Pak, says US witness http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India/articlelist/-2128936835.cms (Afghanistan) Bombs kill 14 civilians in Afghanistan http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gGFW-04c9sCbIsFs_o3SOPtlMu3A (Afghanistan) Two journalists wounded in Afghanistan http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.journalists/ (Afghanistan) Three UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019622&Language=en (Afghanistan) Taliban truce deals to ensure Afghan poll goes ahead http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0814/1224252550863.html (Afghanistan) Karzai offers gov't jobs to presidential rivals http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090813/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_election -- Hamid Karzai 'agrees ceasefire with Taliban' ahead of Afghan elections http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6024861/Hamid-Karzai-agrees-ceasefire-with-Taliban-ahead-of-Afghan-elections.html (Afghanistan) Gates says Afghan security situation not requiring more US troops http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019650&Language=en (Afghanistan) Spokesman for Taliban in Afghanistan: 'If the Crusaders Want... Afghanistan's Dogs to Gorge on Their Flesh, They Should Continue to Occupy Afghanistan' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD248909 (Iraq) At least 20 killed in Iraq blast -- "At least 20 people killed and 30 wounded in double suicide blast west of Mosul, Iraq" -- "Many in town are part of Yazidi religious sect, mainly Kurdish minority" http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.violence/index.html -- Two suicide attacks kill 25 Iraqis in Mosul http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019641&Language=en Iraqi MP Iyad Jamal Al-Din: Hizbullah Uses 'Sacred Slogan' of Palestine for Its Political Agenda http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD248809 (U.S.) North Carolina: FBI Seeks Help In Locating Terrorism Suspect -- suspected working out of Raleigh, NC area -- "The feds say Jude Kenan Mohammad has been indicted on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists." -- "Documents say Mohammad is a U.S. citizen and North Carolina resident who went to Pakistan in October 2008 'to engage in violent jihad'" -- "The indictment says eight North Carolina men plotted terrorism and traveled over the past three years to Jordan, Kosovo, Pakistan and Israel 'to engage in violent jihad'" http://www.witn.com/stateregional/headlines/53145907.html -- Authorities ask for help in finding terrorism suspect http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/nc.terror.suspects/index.html (U.S.) Rejection of 'Jihadist,' 'War on Terrorism' Terms Draws Fire, Debate http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/9760/150/1/0/ (U.S.) CNN: "Many young Muslim terrorists spurred by humiliation" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/13/generation.islam.violence/index.html (U.S.) Virginia: Report: Trial of Sept. 11 terror suspects could come to Newport News http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-terrorism-trial-courthouse.a133,0,2578165.story (U.S.) Lawyer: U.S. hampers bid to clear Guantanamo detainee http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE57B61520090812 (U.S.) Third Minnesota Man Admits Fighting For Terror Group -- Neil H. MacBride -- "Federal authorities in Minneapolis have unsealed charges against Kamal Said Hassan, believed to be in his early 20s." http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/08/12/3rd-u-s-man-charged-for-going-to-somalia/?test=latestnews (U.S.) Ex-Biden Aide Picked for Alexandria U.S. Attorney Office Handles High-Profile Terrorism, National Security Cases;Nominee Had Registered as Lobbyist http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080701562.html (UK) US and British relatives split by prospect of Lockerbie bomber release http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6794382.ece (Iran) Israeli Paper Says Strike on Iran Could Delay Bomb http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/08/12/world/international-uk-israel-iran-report.html?_r=1 (Lebanon) Three people wounded in blast in N. Lebanon http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019511&Language=en Israel taking soldier kidnap claim seriously http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019648&Language=en 'Hamas ready for Obama's ME peace plan' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418601253&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Possible Showdown Between Al-Qaeda Supporters and Hamas at Friday Prayers in Rafah; Fatah Supporters Vow to Join in Fray http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/19144.htm Somalia, UK, and Killing of Christians http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=8704 Sudan's Southern gov't confirms death toll of 1863 people, injury of 340 http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019621&Language=en (Canada/France) Report: "Terrorist in the Ivory Tower?" -- addresses allegations against University of Ottawa professor Hassan Diab http://www.aina.org/news/2009081392735.htm -- June 2, 2009: Diab gets date for extradition hearing http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2009/06/02/9656041.html -- November 21, 2008: Hassan Diab: The French connection http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=18a26c46-f567-49f6-a933-c01ec9fac2bd -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Diab (Spain) Madrid train bomb suspect moved to Spain -- "Suspect Said Rehou allegedly held indoctrination sessions" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/12/spain.bomb.suspect/ (Russia) Ingush minister shot dead at work http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8196689.stm (Indonesia) Jakarta hotel florist plotted deadly bombings http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8FL2krEjVHNTPs_oCGUoHVG3AoQD9A1GP080 Philippines: "Constant Terror" of Islamic Supremacist Violence against Christians in Zamboanga http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/philippines-christians-under-attack/ -- LA Times: "Philippine city lives in constant terror" http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-zamboanga9-2009aug09,0,2718217.story Philippines: Muslim rebels killed in army attack -- "At least 43 people have been killed in clashes between Muslim separatist militants and government forces on a remote island in the southern Philippines, an army commander said on Thursday." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3653312344 (Australia) Al-Qaeda's surf chick -- Rabiah aka Robyn Hutchinson http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2009/08/090804_outlook_rabiah_hutchinson.shtml Indonesia police find new bomb cache http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hkOxshkr3v3e6tQ_A5dp2v1Z5kcQ Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Jordan: "Honor Killing" - Man Charged with Killing Married Sister http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/jordan-honor-killing-of-married-sister/ -- Strait Times: "Man charged for killing sister" http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_416353.html -- "A criminal prosecutor has charged a man with shooting to death of his pregnant sister to cleanse the family's honor because she got married without their approval" -- "Jihad al-Diridi filed the charges of premeditated murder and illegal possession of weapons to the court Thursday." -- "The prosecutor said the 23-year-old woman got married two years ago and had a baby boy." -- "She later reconciled with her parents, who invited her to her brother's wedding Wednesday." -- "Al-Diridi said the man shot his sister in the head and abdomen after the wedding party." -- "He said the woman's husband was beaten by two other brothers, who were charged with assisting the crime." -- "An average of 20 Jordanian women are murdered each year by male relatives in so-called 'honor killings.'" Egypt - AINA Report: "Abduction and Forced Islamization of Christian Coptic Girls Continues in Egypt" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/egypt-abduction-and-forced-islamization-of-girls/ -- "Another recent victim of abduction is 15-year old Marian Bishay, who went out on July 15, 2009 to get dinner for her mother and young brothers from a local restaurant, 50 meters away from where she lives in Omrania, Giza, but failed to return home. The local police succumbed to pressure and issued a missing person report after initially refusing." -- "some reports said she was raped and forced to convert to Islam, while others said that she was kept in Alexandria against her will." -- "The systematic abduction and forced Islamization of Coptic minor girls in Egypt is a frequent, dangerous and a rapidly escalating phenomenon, The problem was brought to light by the Coptic Pope Shenouda III as far back as December 17th, 1976, when he protested during a conference held in Alexandria that 'there is pressure being practiced to convert Coptic girls to embrace Islam and marry them under terror to Muslim husbands' and demanded that the abducted girls be brought back to their families." http://www.aina.org/news/20090811125748.htm Israel: Living Memorial in "Memory of Aqsa Parvez and All Victims of Honor Killings Worldwide" -- "A grove of trees has been planted in Israel in Loving Memory of Aqsa Parvez and All Victims of Honor Killings Worldwide." http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/08/an-unmarked-grave-no-more-a-grove-of-trees-has-been-planted-.html (U.S.) Florida: Honor Killing Averted: Muslim Convert to Christianity Flees For Her Life http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/602/muslim-convert-to-christianity-flees-for-her-life (U.S.) ABC: "Muslim Parents Deny Threatening Daughter With Honor Killing Over Christianity" http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=8317155&page=1 (India) Sharia upheld in Modi's Gujarat, girl told to stay away from Hindu lover http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Sharia-upheld-in-Modis-Gujarat-girl-told-to-stay-away-from-Hindu-lover/articleshow/4892222.cms Other News: (Iraq) Vatican official: Iraq's Christian community at risk of disappearing http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0903630.htm (U.S.) Yale Press Bans Images of Muhammad in New Book http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/books/13book.html (UK) Minister hits out over 'strange' segregation at Muslim wedding http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.2525408.0.Minister_hits_out_over_strange_segregation_at_Muslim_wedding.php Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Virginia: Man Linked to White Supremacist Nazi Volksfront Group Charged in Norfolk Synagogue Vandalism http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/volksfront-supremacist-synagogue-vandalism/ -- "Va. man charged in Norfolk synagogue vandalism" http://www.norfolk.com/2009/08/virginia-man-charged-vandalism-norfolk-synagogues Against Racial Supremacism: (U.S.) Arizona: Accused White Supremacist Remains in Custody over 2004 Bombing -- former Ku Klux Klan leader Dennis Mahon http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/arizona-white-supremacist-custody-continues/ (U.S.) California: Police seek 2 white supremacists suspected of hate crime attack http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/california-white-supremacist-attack/ (U.S.) California: Confederate Flag Display Scars County Employees in Los Angeles http://www.seattlemedium.com/News/article/article.asp?NewsID=98433&sID=3&ItemSource=L Against Totalitarianism News: U.S. Congressman Pays Tribute to Chinese Martyr Watchman Nee -- China Aid reports: -- "On July 30, Congressman Christopher Smith (NJ-04) spoke from the House of Representatives’ floor to pay tribute to Chinese Christian martyr Watchman Nee. Congressman Smith wanted to recognize Nee, who is known around the world for his Christian witness and influence, and whose books are still banned in China today." http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1273&month=08&year=2009&_nc=4b14263177aee14b8847a55e65a22c3b China internet filter 'optional' http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25927417-23109,00.html August 12, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Lahore: August 11, 2009. (PCP report) Christians took out protests and hoisted black flags to observe "Black Day" http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1471 -- Petition Calling for End of "Blasphemy Laws" in Pakistan http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/human-rights-in-pakistan/ (Pakistan) Some 20 million Christians to mark 'black day' against persecution in Pakistan http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16024&theme=8&size=A (Pakistan) Govt may re-visit blasphemy law to prevent misuse -- State Minister for Interior Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi to call for "inquiry" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\13\story_13-8-2009_pg7_29 -- April 21, 2009 - "Federal Shariat Court (FSC) ruling that the death penalty is the only punishment that Islamic law provides for blasphemy" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/death+only+punishment+for+blasphemy--szh -- April 16, 2008 - Pakistan National Assembly passes resolution calling for U.N. to impose death penalty internationally for blasphemy http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\16\story_16-4-2008_pg7_6 Pakistan: "Ahmediyya Community Murder in Pakistan" -- "Another member of the Ahmediyya community, Rana Ata-ul Karim (36) was killed on 6 August 2009 in Multan, Pakistan. He was murdered simply for being an Ahmedi, a minority sect of Islam. Mr Karim, a well educated agriculturist, left his home for a few minutes in the afternoon and returned to find that his wife had been locked in their bedroom by three young men who had forcibly entered his house. Mr Karim was shot 3 times and died on the spot. The assailants immediately fled the scene. Mr Karim is survived by his wife and two young daughters." http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Ahmediyya-Community-Murder-in-Pakistan (Pakistan) Amnesty International "urges govt to amend or abolish blasphemy laws" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/12-ai+urges+govt+to+amend+or+abolish+blasphemy+laws--bi-07 (Pakistan) Quetta blast toll rises to two http://geo.tv/8-12-2009/47510.htm http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/11-explosion--gunfire-at-quetta-checkpoint-kill-2--il--07 Pakistan Taliban Burning Schools to Face New Assault http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aZeoL5Q54bCQ (Pakistan) Taliban kill tribal elder in Mohmand http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\12\story_12-8-2009_pg7_7 (Pakistan) Bomb kills two children http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25922504-23109,00.html (Pakistan) Schoolteacher killed in Lower Orakzai http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\13\story_13-8-2009_pg7_15 (Pakistan) Dozens die in militant battle in NW Pakistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090812/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019373&Language=en (Pakistan) 'Taliban won't attack forces during Ramzan' --- "Taliban in Orakzai Agency announced on Tuesday that they would not attack security forces during Ramzan and Taliban sharia courts would remain closed 'until the tenth day of Eid'" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\12\story_12-8-2009_pg7_6 (Pakistan) Taliban in disarray following Mehsud's death: Holbrooke http://geo.tv/8-12-2009/47520.htm -- "Mehsud death may split Taliban" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Mehsud-death-may-split-Taliban/articleshow/4887698.cms Pakistan goes ballistic about report on nuclear complex attacks http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/us/Pak-goes-ballistic-about-report-on-nuclear-complex-attacks/articleshow/4884892.cms (Pakistan) 'US with Pakistan for the long haul' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\13\story_13-8-2009_pg7_3 (India) FBI agents give evidence at Mumbai attacks trial http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/07-fbi-officials-us-nationals-to-testify-in-mumbai-attack-hearing-ha-09 -- 26/11 trial: FBI confirms Pakistan link http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/26/11-trial-FBI-confirms-Pakistan-link/articleshow/4885130.cms -- 'US to press Pakistan on Mumbai plotters' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\13\story_13-8-2009_pg7_8 (India) Lashkar threat for Azad, Bhagwat -- "With agencies giving inputs that Ghulam Nabi Azad and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat could be LeT targets, the Centre has asked all states to take special security precautions." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India/articlelist/-2128936835.cms (India) Bomb threat in Indian plane http://geo.tv/8-12-2009/47500.htm http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/delhi/Bomb-threat-on-Indigo-Airlines-flight/articleshow/4885975.cms (Afghanistan) American soldier killed in S. Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019439&Language=en (Afghanistan) 4 cops, 6 Taliban killed; journalists injured in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019388&Language=en -- Afghanistan: Taliban kill three police in northern attack http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3649067542 (Afghanistan) US Marines attack Taliban town http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6015785/US-Marines-in-mass-assault-on-Taliban-town.html (Afghanistan) U.S. mulls pulling troops from remote Afghan outposts http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090812/pl_mcclatchy/3290624 (Iraq) Four dead, 8 wounded in separate incidents in Mosul, Kirkuk http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019434&Language=en http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019407&Language=en (Iraq) Two Iraqi policemen killed in suicide blast in Ramadi http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019311&Language=en (U.S.) Minnesota: Third man pleads guilty in Somali terror case -- "Kamal Hassan of Minnesota admitted in federal court today that he had been trained by and fought with al-Shabab." http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/08/3rd-somaliamerican-guilty-in-jihad-case-.html -- Missing Somali men http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/somali_timeline/ (U.S.) Somali leader: Jihad recruiting slows http://www.startribune.com/local/53001867.html?elr=KArks:DCiUo3PD:3D_V_qD3L:c7cQKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU U.S. judge sets trial date for terrorism suspect -- Syed Hashmi "first person extradited to the United States from Britain on terrorism charges" http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE57B5KI20090812 (U.S.) Prosecutors hail guilty verdicts in terror trial -- "Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, faces 60 years in prison" http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/prosecutors-hail-guilty-verdicts-113804.html?cxntlid=brkng_nws_bnr --- Second Man Convicted in Georgia Lashkar Conspiracy http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#1377 US, India to hold anti-terror talks http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019436&Language=en (UK) Report: Lockerbie Bomber to Be Released From Jail -- Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539204,00.html (UK) Government seeks to recast relations with British Muslims -- "Communities secretary John Denham urges policy shift to downplay emphasis on tackling on violent extremism" http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/10/john-denham-uk-muslim-community (UK) Dame Vera Lynn says Britain's Afghan campaign makes no sense to her http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6794038.ece (UK) 'Defence league' recruiting football fans to march against Islamic extremism http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/aug/10/english-violence-militant-football-islamist (Syria) Article in Syrian Government Daily: The Holocaust – Part of a Reciprocal Conflict between Hitler and the Jewish Capitalists; Its Real Victims Are the Germans and the Palestinians http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD248609 Lebanese Islamists Favor 'Offensive Jihad' to Conquer the World, Impose Islam http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD248509 West Bank: Two men lightly injured in West Bank shooting attack -- "Army says 3 young men traveling in car near Nablus when Palestinians open fire; casualties evacuated to hospital; troops comb area for perpetrators" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418590742&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas: Israel will cave in on Schalit http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418587274&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Ghana: Terror At Akwatia: As Baba Jamal Declares Jihad -- "The attacks come on the heels of a declaration of Jihad (Holy war) by the NDC candidate, Mohammed Baba Jamal" http://dailyguideghana.com/newd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4827&Itemid=243 (Nigeria) Al Qaeda could seek 'foothold' in Nigeria, Clinton warns during trip http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/12/clinton.nigeria/index.html (Nigeria) Washington Post: "In Nigeria, Islamic law fails to deliver" -- "Vows of accountability, equity under moderate Sharia are unmet" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32382904/ns/world_news-washington_post/ (Somalia) Witnesses: 5 Pakistani clerics killed in Somalia mosque http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g7OaI4_kjeHA-o4UhlmP7vlWmrrwD9A1CQ480 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iEskb_DILCcLBNSaBTXYqZKyyXEA (Germany) Suspect: Sauerland cell planned attack on German airports http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1494871.php/Suspect-Sauerland-cell-planned-attack-on-German-airports -- Jihadists Describe Hatred Of U.S. As Reason For Terror Plot http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=22505 (Indonesia) Preacher groomed boys for jihad -- Syaefuddin Jaelani http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25917680-25837,00.html (Indonesia) DNA confirms terrorist Noordin Top escaped gun battle http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/indonesia/6013545/DNA-confirms-terrorist-Noordin-Top-escaped-gun-battle.html (Philippines) Filipino troops kill 20 Muslim extremists in raids http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090812/tap-as-philippines-abu-sayyaf-2nd-ld-wri-fe2a5de.html (Thailand) Villagers wounded by bomb in Pattani -- "A bomb explosion at the entrance door of Rusa Milae village school in Pattani’s Muang District on Wednesday morning seriously injured two civilians, Pattani police said." http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/151577/villagers-wounded-by-bomb-in-pattani (Thailand) Assistant village head killed in drive-by shooting in Yala http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30109440/Assistant-village-head-killed-in-drive-by-shooting (Thailand) Curfew lifted for 2 Yala districts http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30109579/Curfew-lifted-for-2-Yala-districts Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Iran) "Executing Virgins, Iran Style" -- "Iran made it illegal to execute virgins, but created a legal loophole by ordering guards to 'marry' and rape their prisoners" http://www.aina.org/news/20090811125148.htm Other News: Iran - Authorities Tighten Grip on Christians as Unrest Roils http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6057&backpage=summaries Russia Is Still Getting Away With Murder -- "The paradox is that Mr. Putin has succeeded in creating exactly what his predecessor Boris Yeltsin first went to war in Chechnya in 1994 to prevent: a lawless quasi-autonomous region run by a gangland-style warlord who rules through a manipulation of clan rivalries, vendettas and elements of Islamic Shariah law" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/world/europe/12iht-lettereuropeweb.html?_r=1 -- ACPC Exclusive: Adam Delimkhanov threatens human rights workers on Grozny TV http://www.peaceinthecaucasus.org/node/2767 Al-Arabiya TV Deputy Secretary-General on Palestinian Human Rights http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/al-shiryan-palestinian-human-rights/ -- MEMRI: "Al-Arabiya TV Deputy Secretary-General Calls for Resettlement of Palestinian Refugees" -- "Objecting to Refugee Resettlement Is Objecting to Peace" -- "Stop Treating the Palestinians Like A Plague" -- "The Arabs Have Turned the Palestinians Into a People Defeated Both Morally and Materially" -- Daoud Al-Shiryan, Al-Hayat columnist and deputy secretary-general of Al-Arabiya TV on Arab countries: --- "These countries must stop treating the Palestinians like a plague, using slogans which, as we all know, have become nothing but empty utterances in a loathsome struggle. We must break the isolation of the Palestinians in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. A Palestinian should be made to feel like a welcome and dear guest - before some external intervention comes along and grants him the right to live in dignity, to everyone's consternation." http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP248309 (Israel/U.S.) Reports on CODEPINK's pressure on Oxfam as part of campaign against Israel-based Ahava comestics company http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418545631&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.nypost.com/seven/08062009/gossip/pagesix/sex_star__oxfam_part_ways_183164.htm -- Oxfam website http://www.oxfam.org/ -- Ahava website http://www.ahava.com/ --- CODEPINK's boycott against Israel-based Ahava cosmetics Code Pink protest calls for Ahava boycott http://www.codepinkalert.org/section.php?id=415 --- Boycott campaign pays off as Oxfam suspends TV star Kristin Davis http://mondoweiss.net/2009/08/boycott-campaign-pays-off-as-oxfam-suspends-tv-star-kristin-davis.html Phyllis Chesler: "Open Season on Christians in the Islamic World" http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/08/12/open-season-on-christian-in-the-islamic-world/ Netherlands: Mohamed most popular name in major cities http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/netherlands-mohamed-most-popular-name.html French ban Muslim woman from wearing 'burkini' -- "because of France's pool hygiene standards" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090812/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_burquini_banned http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6017524/French-ban-Muslim-woman-from-pool-for-wearing-burkini-swimsuit.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6793574.ece http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539108,00.html?test=latestnews "U.S. policy may unknowingly aid Shariah radicalism" - Frank Gaffney http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/12/but-is-islam-at-war-with-us/ (U.S.) CNN: "Muslim women uncover myths about the hijab" http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/12/generation.islam.hijab/index.html (U.S.) Disaster plans leave disabled behind http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/12/disaster-plans-leave-disabled-behind/?feat=home_headlines Against Nazi News: (Germany) Demjanjuk lawyer calls for case to be closed http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_DEMJANJUK?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-12-14-09-51 Against Racial Supremacism News: Georgia: Swastika painted outside Black Congressman's office http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/david-scott-swastika/ -- Georgia: Swastika painted outside Congressman's office http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/swastika-painted-outside-congressmans-113070.html -- Swastika painted at Georgia congressman's office -- "Scott, who is black, said he also has received mail in recent days that used N-word references to him, and that characterized President Barack Obama as a Marxist." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_swastika_3 -- Congressman David Scott's Office Vandalized With Spray-Painted Swastika http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/08/rep-david-scotts-office-vandalized-with-spraypainted-swastika.html -- FBI Makes Federal Case of Swastika http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20090812/pl_cq_politics/politics3190787_1 http://www.hurryupharry.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/nazi-graffiti.jpeg SPLC Reports on Rise of Militia Groups with Racial Supremacist Outlook -- states that change has been that events have "racialize[d] the Patriot movement, which in the past was not primarily motivated by race hate" http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=392 -- PDF of report http://www.splcenter.org/images/dynamic/main/The_Second_Wave.pdf -- News Report http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25922502-23109,00.html Against Totalitarianism News: (Burma) Suu Kyi lawyers to appeal http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/burmamyanmar/6013543/Aung-San-Suu-Kyi-verdict-lawyers-to-launch-appeal.html (North Korea) UN Chief says direct contact with DPRK possible http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/12/content_11870078.htm Against Misogynist News: August 11, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Washington DC National Press Club "Black Day" Press Conference Videos Online - Calling for End to Pakistan Blasphemy Laws http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/081009-dc-press-club-videos/ -- Part 1: Introduction by Ahmar Mustikhan and Jeffrey Imm of Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AziW4mde4Xc -- Part 2: Dr. Nazir Bhatti - Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqJ8-HshfA -- Part 3: Jeremy Sewall, International Christian Concern http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Y4v-XhGtM -- Part 4: Ahmar Mustikhan, AFB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1aV4Cbk3EM -- Part 5: Ahmar Mustikhan, AFB Continued - on Baluchistan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cLSkbHiZCI -- Petition Calling for End to "Blasphemy Laws" in Pakistan http://www.petitiononline.com/lawslove/petition.html (Pakistan) DC: Full Text of Dr. Nazir Bhatti Press Conference Statement on Pakistan Blasphemy Law and Attacks on Christians -- Washington DC: August 10, 2009; (PCP report) Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC appealed to US administration and EU to press upon Pakistan http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1470 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/dc-full-text-of-dr-nazir-bhatti-press-conference-statement-on-pakistan-blasphemy-law-and-attacks-on-christians/ (Pakistan) Christians rally on ‘black day’ against Gojra killings http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\12\story_12-8-2009_pg13_4 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-christians-rally-on-black-day/ Pakistani Christians Protest Violence with 'Black Day' http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090811/pakistani-christians-protest-violence-with-black-day/index.html (Pakistan) US Congress urged to expedite passage of Kerry-Lugar Bill --- tripling aid to Pakistan to "win the hearts and minds of the Pakistani people" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\12\story_12-8-2009_pg7_26 (Pakistan) Boys detail intense days in Taliban training camp -- 14 year old boy: "'They were always preaching jihad and telling us it was our ... duty,' the boy said. 'They said we shouldn't let anyone hinder us. And if our parents stood in the way, we were told we could kill them.'" http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-tc-nw-taliban-boys-0810-0811aug11,0,2127042.story (Pakistan) Taliban torch 7 schools in Buner http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\12\story_12-8-2009_pg1_1 (Pakistan) Taliban kill tribal elder in Mohmand http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\12\story_12-8-2009_pg7_7 (Pakistan) Hakeemullah's followers in Orakzai clash; 21 killed http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-militant-infighting-leaves-19-dead-orakzai-qs-13 (Pakistan) Baitullah killed while getting 'leg massage': US intel http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/09-baitullah-killed-while-getting-leg-massage-us-intelligence--szh-01 -- Prove Baitullah Mehsud is alive, Pak govt challenges Taliban http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Prove-Baitullah-Mehsud-is-alive-Pak-govt-challenges-Taliban/articleshow/4882460.cms (Pakistan) Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan to take out 'Go America Go' rally on Aug 18 http://geo.tv/8-12-2009/47468.htm (Pakistan) Jihadis thrice attacked Pakistan nuclear sites http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Jihadis-thrice-attacked-Pakistan-nuclear-sites/articleshow/4879235.cms -- Pakistan's nuclear bases targeted by al-Qaeda http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6011668/Pakistans-nuclear-bases-targeted-by-al-Qaeda.html -- Pakistan Nuclear Arms Security: FAIL http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#1373 -- Pakistan Calls Nuke Attack Report 'Out of Context' http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,538959,00.html -- Pakistan nukes secure, says Pentagon http://geo.tv/8-12-2009/47469.htm (Pakistan) US hits Baitullah bastion, kills 14 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/US-hits-Baitullah-bastion-kills-14/articleshow/4883461.cms Pakistan denies accepting bodies of 26/11 attackers http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pakistan-denies-accepting-bodies-of-26/11-attackers/articleshow/4881159.cms (Afghanistan) President Karzai to invite Taliban to table if wins election http://geo.tv/8-11-2009/47446.htm -- Hamid Karzai 'will not' win Afghan election outright http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6010602/Hamid-Karzai-will-not-win-Afghan-election-outright.html Afghanistan: Four NATO troops killed in attacks http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3646613300 -- (Afghanistan) Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=84769 (Afghanistan) Taliban Chief Writes 'Handbook' to Win Hearts and Minds of Afghans http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,538949,00.html (Afghanistan) Taliban Statement on Sarkozy's Islamic Veil Comments: 'Anti-Islamic' Sarkozy 'Wants to Arrogantly Force Muslim Women to Lose Their Identity by Mingling in the Lascivious Western Culture' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD248409 Iraq: Car bombs kill eight in Shi'ite Baghdad district http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LB277412.htm http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/iraq.bombings/index.html?section=cnn_latest -- Ten people die in 3 blasts in Baghdad -- police http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019247&Language=en (Iraq) U.S. Commander in Iraq: Al Qaeda Remains Combat Power http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,538967,00.html Somalia: Islamic Supremacists Behead Four Christian Orphanage Workers in Somalia http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/somalia-behead-christian-orphanage-workers/ -- ICC Report: Islamic Extremists Behead Four Christian Orphanage Workers in Somalia http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10638&PHPSESSID=be928ddf516bb53a8e99b34c9d7ad4eb (U.S.) Georgia: Closing Arguments Begin in Terror Trial -- Ehsanul Islam Sadequee http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/Ga_Terror_Trial_Could_go_to_Jury_081109 -- Deliberations to continue in Atlanta terror trial http://www.ajc.com/news/deliberations-to-continue-in-113222.html (U.S.) White advisor John Brennan disputes 9/11 Commission Report description of jihad -- White House counterterrorism advisor John Brennan defines "jihad" -- "'jihad,' meaning to purify oneself or to wage a holy struggle for a moral goal" http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/08/06/a_new_approach_to_safeguarding_americans_0?page=0,3 -- U.S. 9/11 Commission Report references to the term "jihad" http://clusty.com/search?input-form=simple-clusty-gov&query=Jihad&v%3Aproject=clusty-gov&v%3Apersonality=&v%3Asources=911 (U.S.) White House counterterrorism advisor John Brennan in 2008 on Hezbollah --- "It would not be foolhardy, however, for the United States to tolerate, and even to encourage, greater assimilation of Hezbollah into Lebanon's political system, a process that is subject to Iranian influence." http://www.rightsidenews.com/200908115906/editorial/brennan-on-hizballah-they-cant-be-terrorists-they-have-lawyers.html http://ann.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/618/1/168 (U.S.) NYC: "Westboro Baptist Church" Hate Group Spreads Anti-Semitic Hate http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/nyc-westboro-baptist-church-hate-group/ -- Jerusalem Post: Extremist Christians: 'God hates Jews' -- "Westboro Baptist Church members protest in front of several Jewish institutions throughout New York" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418582622&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull -- "Westboro Baptist Church" on Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) list of hate groups http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/type.jsp?DT=26 (UK) Kensington Welcomes Jihadi Preacher -- "Anwal al-Awlaki is an American extremist based in Yemen" -- Anwar "Awlaki to deliver a video message at Kensington Town Hall in West London on 30th August" http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/08/11/kensington-welcomes-jihadi-preacher/ Kuwait nabs al-Qaida group planning US base attack http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_kuwait_al_qaida Hamas: We've got UNRWA's ambulances http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418573127&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gaza: Terrorists who fought U.S. in Iraq make way to Gaza http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1106689.html Prominent Salafi-Jihadi Scholar Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi: 'We and Hamas Share Neither Ideology Nor Doctrine' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD248209 Yemen welcomes home cleric expelled from US -- Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5guX0pr4LGwh_uf2jZ8N8qiOdOVGw Chechnya: Head of children's charity shot dead in Chechnya - Zarema Sadulayeva and husband Alik Dzhabrailov http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/chechnya-childrens-charity-head-killed/ -- Reuters reports: http://www.kyivpost.com/world/46821 -- "The kidnapped head of a children's charity and her husband were found murdered in the boot of a car in Russia's Chechnya on Tuesday in the latest in a string of killings in the troubled Muslim republic." -- "The bodies of Zarema Sadulayeva and husband Alik Dzhabrailov were found with multiple bullet wounds hours after they were seized from the office of the Save the Generations charity in the regional capital Grozny, prosecutors said in a statement." -- "The attack comes a month after leading Chechen rights activist Natalia Estemirova was kidnapped and murdered by unknown assailants, triggering international outrage." -- Also Gulf Times report http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=308587&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21 Spain: Islamist terrorism in Andalucia "stable and structural" http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/spain-islamist-terrorism-in-andalucia.html Kosovo editor: Islamist hackers block Web site http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/state/kosovo-editor-islamist-hackers-block-web-site-769092.html Belgium: Prison escape accomplice caught http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/belgium-prison-escape-accomplice-caught.html Indonesia: President Yudhoyono warns that terrorists are planning more attacks http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16021&size=A (Indonesia) Radical Islam regeneration remains risk in Indonesia http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSTRE57A1V020090811 (Australia) Pull the plug on Hezbollah TV http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25911012-7582,00.html Thailand Won't Extradite Suspected Arms Dealer -- Viktour Bout http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/world/asia/12bangkok.html?_r=2 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Mali: Threats of violence greet new family code http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/mali-threats-of-violence-greet-new-family-code-offering-rights-for-women/ -- "While rights groups are celebrating a newly-adopted family code in Mali that changes marriage laws and expands girls' rights, Muslim leaders and youths have vowed, even threatening violence, to block the code from becoming law." -- "The code – under discussion for 10 years before its adoption on 3 August – includes more than 1,100 new articles, including setting the legal minimum age for marriage at 18, abolishing the death penalty, recognizing only secular marriages and expanding inheritance rights to girls. The code must be approved by the president to become law." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/65ee8153f8163b88ce65bd67b2e9ff34.htm Egypt: Report on Increasing Islamic Supremacist Intolerance to Women, Christians http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/egypt-report-on-increasing-islamic-supremacist-intolerance-to-women-christians/ -- NYT report: On Beaches, Intolerance Wears a Veil http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/world/middleeast/12iht-letter.html -- also addresses increasing violence against Christians --- "there are sharper signs of intolerance: increasing Christian-Muslim clashes, unfamiliar to old Alexandrine eyes" --- "On April 4, a Muslim man was allegedly stabbed by his Coptic Christian landlords in a dispute over garbage collection, according to a July 30 report by the Cairo-based Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, a human rights watchdog. When the man died the next day, Muslims praying at a mosque in the city’s Karmouz district chanted 'they will die' and then trashed Christian-owned stores, the report said." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/world/middleeast/12iht-letter.html Sudanese woman in trouser case banned from travel -- "Sudan has barred Lubna Hussein, a woman who faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers in violation of decency laws, from travelling abroad, she said on Tuesday." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\12\story_12-8-2009_pg7_36 Other News: If You Convert You Die - by Nonie Darwish http://frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=35777 (U.S.) Virginia: Experts Believe Islamic Saudi Academy Continues to Teach Islamic Supremacism http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/virginia-experts-on-isa-teachings/ (U.S.) Hide and Seek -- NPR article on Virginia's Islamic Saudi Academy -- "A Virginia school scrubbed jihad from its textbooks, but may still preach violence" -- Nina Shea and Ali al-Ahmed report on Virginia's Islamic Saudi Academy -- "For nearly 25 years, the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA), the Virginia school founded by royal decree of Saudi King Fahd in 1984, immersed students of its Islamic-studies curriculum in the same Wahhabi interpretation of Islam that is taught in Saudi Arabia and in Saudi-funded madrassas around the world. That curriculum includes praise for militant jihad to 'spread the faith” and permission for the killing of various categories of “unbelievers,' as well as other endorsements of religious intolerance." -- "Now, as it seeks permission from Fairfax County to expand its operations, ISA claims that, over the last school year, it replaced the Saudi religious curriculum with a more moderate one." -- "Through private channels, we were able to acquire ISA's Islamic-studies textbooks, all marked for use in the first semester of the 2008-09 school year. Compared to the original Saudi Education Ministry versions, these new Arabic-language textbooks -- one slim, single volume for each grade -- are indeed redacted and condensed." -- "We wish we could celebrate the deletions we helped catalyze, but we are not persuaded that the problem is solved. The books contain no significant discussion of jihad and make few references to the religious 'other.' The silence is deafening. It raises the question -- a question ISA has yet to answer-- of what supplemental material the academy is using." -- "The question is not whether ISA supplements these new textbooks with other material, but what these other materials contain. There is evidence that the school, over the past school year, did in fact continue to use some extremist supplemental resources." -- "ISA's website for 2008-09 stated that the school 'follows the Islamic Studies curriculum which has been set forth by the Kingdom.' As the first resource on its 'Useful Links' webpage, ISA linked to the Saudi Education Ministry site, where the noxious curriculum is posted in full. Those books, according to the Ministry, are electronically formatted to facilitate copying, cutting, and pasting. This underscores the problem of a piecemeal approach to Saudi educational reform." -- "Even the new texts themselves reference several extreme Islamic authorities. For example, the new twelfth-grade book directs students to Ibn Taymiyyah for resolving moral questions. A 14th-century author, Ibn Taymiyyah extolled the militant jihad we call 'terror.' His fatwas were found in a recent study by West Point's Combating Terrorism Center to be 'by far the most popular texts for modern Jihadis.' Renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins wrote that Osama bin Laden cites Ibn Taymiyyah as a 'special hero.'" -- "In addition, it's important to note that on matters besides jihad, the books still largely reflect Wahhabi orthodoxy. For example, ISA’s new texts endorse marriages between adults and pre-pubescent children, teach that women should not be judges or exercise 'greater governorship,' and starkly divide the world into believers and unbelievers." -- "Nina Shea is director of the Center for Religious Freedom of the Hudson Institute and serves on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Ali al-Ahmed is a Saudi expert and directs the Gulf Institute, a Washington-based policy research center." http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWIwMWQ5MTFjMjBmMDI4YjFiZmUwMzg2M2JkZmIxOWE= -- See also: --- Researchers Dubious that Islamic Saudi Academy Curriculum Problems Solved http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.3974/pub_detail.asp --- July 31, 2009: R.E.A.L. Statement to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/real-to-fairfax-county-073109/ --- July 13, 2009: Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) Statement to Virginia’s Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on the Islamic Saudi Academy http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/islamic-saudi-academy/ --- March 18, 2009 R.E.A.L. Statement to the Fairfax County Planning Commission http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/real_fairfax/ (U.S.) Punk meets Islam for new generation in U.S. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/11/generation.islam.punk.rock/1 Iran: Families: American hikers entered Iran by mistake http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_re_us/us_iran_missing_americans Scotland is emerging as new hub of Islamic finance http://www.daily.pk/scotland-is-emerging-as-new-hub-of-islamic-finance-8385/ Iran Protest News: Iranian opposition puts election unrest toll at 69 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705322659/Iran-opposition-puts-election-unrest-toll-at-69.html?linkTrack=rss-5 Iran: UN's Ban congratulates Iran President Ahmadinejad http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N11544093.htm (Iran) French student's 'confession' at Iran court -- French language teaching assistant Clotilde Reiss http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6790673.ece Against Totalitarianism News: (Burma) Myanmar sentences Suu Kyi to more house arrest http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_re_as/as_myanmar_opposition_leader (North Korea) Treasury Designates Financial Institution Tied to North Korea's WMD Proliferation http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg260.htm Against Nazi News: German commander jailed for life in Nazi trial -- Josef Scheungraber http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/6009145/German-commander-jailed-for-life-in-Nazi-trial.html Against Misogyny News: Women at Risk http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/opinion/08herbert.html?_r=1 August 9-10, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Petition Calling for End of "Blasphemy Laws" in Pakistan http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/human-rights-in-pakistan/ http://www.petitiononline.com/lawslove/petition.html DC: National Press Club Press Conference Announcing "Black Day," Petition Against Pakistan Blasphemy Law http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/press-conference-challenging-blasphemy-law/ Pakistan: Christians remember victims of Gojra violence http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-christians-fear-no-evil/ -- UCAN Report: Christians remember victims of Gojra violence http://www.ucanews.com/2009/08/10/christians-remember-victims-of-gojra-violence/ -- UCAN: "More than 500 people packed the Sacred Heart Church in Gojra recently to remember those who died in anti-Christian rioting" -- Father Hadayat: "I believe their blood will not go wasted and will bring about a revolt against the black (blasphemy) laws." -- "According to Church sources, the death toll from the rioting has now risen to 10, including three children and three women." "Pakistani Christians shall observe 'Black Day' on August 11, 2009, instead Independence Day of Pakistan on August 14,2009' Bishop Ijaz Inayat announced here today in Karachi." http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1469 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistani-christians-in-karachi/ Pakistan Daily Times: "Blasphemy laws once again in the limelight" -- Pakistan "cabinet ministers have stopped short of pledging to scrap the blasphemy laws" -- "Religious affairs minister says major amendments in blasphemy laws will benefit Taliban" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\10\story_10-8-2009_pg1_9 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-daily-times-blasphemy-laws-once-again-in-the-limelight/ Canada: Canadian Pakistani Christian staged rally to condemn Gojra massacre http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=1343 Pakistan - Additional Report on 60-year-old woman charged with "blasphemy" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/addtl-report-60-year-old-blasphemy/ -- BBC: "The women says it wasn't the Koran she flung to the ground but a register in which the shopkeeper had listed her credit" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8189209.stm --- August 5, 2009: Pakistan: Mob attacks home of 60-year-old woman in Islamic supremacist 'blasphemy" charge http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-mob-attacks-womans-home/ (Pakistan) "Government will rehabilitate Gojra victims, says Farzana" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\10\story_10-8-2009_pg7_21 (Pakistan) Peshawar hit by 'rocket attacks' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8194555.stm (Pakistan) Reporter escapes Taliban death sentence http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/taliban.prisoner/ (Pakistan) Fear of militants, helicopters still haunts Swat girl students http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=192287 (Pakistan) Hakimullah debunks death claim of Baitullah Mehsud http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23802 -- Pakistan: Taliban leader's fate in doubt http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3642550469 -- "TTP confirms Mehsud dead, announces 15-day mourning" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\11\story_11-8-2009_pg1_6 -- "Al Qaeda may install Mehsud 'heir'" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\11\story_11-8-2009_pg1_5 -- Pakistan Taliban fight for control of dead leader's millions http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6005544/Pakistan-Taliban-fight-for-control-of-dead-leaders-millions.html (Pakistan) 'Qaeda leaders moving into cities' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\09\story_9-8-2009_pg7_3 (Pakistan) 12 Taliban held in Swat, Malakand http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\10\story_10-8-2009_pg7_10 (Afghanistan) Taliban attack govt compounds near Afghan capital http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018952&Language=en (Afghanistan) Militants launch Afghan attacks http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8193092.stm (Afghanistan) Taliban gained upper hand in Afghanistan, says US commander http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2019014&Language=en -- US general warns that Taliban is expanding aggressively in Afghanistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6003976/US-general-warns-that-Taliban-is-expanding-aggressively-in-Afghanistan.html (Afghanistan) Taliban awaiting US response on captured soldier http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\10\story_10-8-2009_pg7_30 (Afghanistan) Bomb strikes Afghan wedding party http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8186882.stm (Iraq) Twin blasts in northern Iraq kills, wounds 240 people -- police http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018982&Language=en (U.S.) Georgia: Judge: Enough evidence for jury in terrorism case -- "A federal judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence for the case against Ehsanul Islam Sadequee to proceed to a jury" http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/sister-to-testify-on-111960.html (U.S.) 7th NC terror suspect to remain in custody -- Anes Subasic http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHM9ORF1GLmgcoCTTD3i3bLRBk-wD9A077FO0 (U.S.) Terror suspects lose extradition case in Britain -- "Khalid al Fawwaz, a 46-year-old Saudi businessman, and Adel Abdel Bary, an Egyptian, are wanted by the United States over their alleged role in the attacks in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gkIBVaTTnTDT_lg8TWBbbawpW0cQ (U.S.) Yemeni cleric pleads guilty to aiding terrorists -- Sheik Mohammed Ali Hasan Al-Moayad http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jePGhLRPq-VGmxkL7MiDODInAUwQD99U96000 UK denies role in terror suspects' torture http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\10\story_10-8-2009_pg7_5 Iran Continues Imprisonment of Christian Women for Religious Beliefs http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/iran-women-continued-prison/ -- ICC Report: "Iran Continues the Illegal Detention of Christian Converts" http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10632&PHPSESSID=1b9deb32b3a46f539de4544d772a0d14 Iran prisoners were 'savagely raped' after protests -- "A reformist candidate defeated in the Iranian presidential election has claimed that arrested protesters have been 'savagely raped' while in custody" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6004274/Iran-prisoners-were-savagely-raped-after-protests.html -- Karroubi Calls On Rafsanjani to Deal with Rape of Young Men and Women in Iranian Prisons http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD248009 (Iraq) String of bombings kill at least 43 in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090810/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/iraq-attacks-kill-at-least-42-in-iraq-on-shiite-religious-holiday/ (Iraq) Al Qaeda blamed for Iraq violence wave http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.bombings/ Israel: Jets strike Gaza smuggling tunnel http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3641995356 Egyptian police arrest 7 Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Alexandria http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418558251&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nigeria: Thirteen-year-old forced to watch Pastor hacked to death in Boko Haram deadly violence http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=press&id=893 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/nigeria-thirteen-year-old-forced-to-watch-pastor-hacked-to-death-in-boko-haram-deadly-violence/ Somalia: Hizbul Islam denounces US government http://www.somaliweyn.org/pages/news/Agos_09/8Ago19.html (Somalia) "In a Changing Somalia, Islamist Forces See Support Wane" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/06/AR2009080600997.html Mauritania bomber injures 3 near French Embassy http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdqLsnOSMWBPcFhWrKMEsNKBfxcwD99UU9MG0 Chechen Leader Denies Blame For Killings, Accuses West Of Violence -- Ramzan Kadyrov http://www.rferl.org/content/Chechen_Leader_Kadyrov_Denies_Blame_For_Killings_Accuses_West_Of_Violence/1795686.html -- March 1, 2009 - Russia: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov defends Islamic supremacist "honor killings" -- says women deserve to die http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/russia-chechen-president-defends-islamic-supremacism-says-women-deserve-to-die/ Turkish army kills PKK rebel http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018921&Language=en (Germany) Muslim Converts Confess Terror Plot Against U.S. Sites, Americans In Germany -- Fritz Gelowicz, http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016057133?Muslim%20Converts%20Confess%20Terror%20Plot%20Against%20U.S.%20Sites,%20Americans%20In%20Germany Bosnia: Tunisian terrorist to be deported -- Karray Kamel bin Ali, known as Abu Hamza http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3642110570 (Spain) Three Small Bombs Explode In Mallorca, Spain - ETA suspected http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/08/09/world/international-uk-spain-bomb.html?_r=1 (Thailand) 2 shot dead in Thai south -- "Suspected Islamic separatist militants have killed two villagers in separate shootings in Thailand's restive south, police said on Sunday" http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/SE+Asia/Story/STIStory_414627.html (Thailand) 3 paramilitary troopers injured in S Thailand bomb attack http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTktd.YBKDGQBaBDQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12oe6cait/EXP=1250052829/**http%3a//feeds.thailandnews.net/%3frid=26852713%26cat=7eb51d3138244bed (Indonesia) Militant killed in raid probably not Indonesian terrorist leader -- "Indonesian authorities now doubt that the man killed in a Saturday raid on a suspected terror hideout was local militant leader Noordin Mohammed Top" http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0810/p99s01-duts.html -- Indonesia: Terror fugitive may have escaped http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3641710498 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (U.S.) Phyllis Chesler: "Was Mandana Shojaeifard Honor Murdered in Roslyn, New York?" http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/08/09/was-mandana-shojaeifard-honor-murdered-in-roslyn-new-york/ (U.S.) Florida: "Muslim Faith, Christianity Clash In Orlando Courtroom" -- "An Ohio runaway teenager, Christianity and the Muslim religion met head-on Monday during a custody dispute in an Orlando courtroom." -- "The girl, 17-year-old Rifqa Bary, recently converted from her family's faith to Christianity and she is worried about her family's reaction to her change in faith" -- "'She says her life is in danger and she could be killed in an honor killing,' Rosa Gonzalez, the teen's lawyer, said after the hearing. 'Unfortunately it happens every day in the U.S.'" -- "The teen, a non-citizen, told Lorenz she was fearful that her father would send her to Sri Lanka." http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/8/10/muslim_faith_christianity_clash_in_orlando_courtroom.html --- Muslim Teen Who Converted to Christianity Says Family Threatened to Kill Her http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,538960,00.html --- Girl Says Family Wants To Kill Her For Being Christian --- "An Ohio girl ran away to Orlando because she said her family threatened to kill her for converting to Christianity. Rifqa Bary, 17, said she was threatened by her family because she converted from Islam to Christianity." --- "'What did your father say to you?' WFTV reporter Mary Nguyen asked." --- "'He said he would kill me!' replied Bary. http://www.wftv.com/news/20349388/detail.html Pakistan: Woman shot by brother-in-law dies in hospital -- "The accused, Wakeel, with the help of his accomplices, shot his wife Rizwana Kausar, her alleged paramour Faraz and her brother-in-law Khalid." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\10\story_10-8-2009_pg7_45 Pakistan: 10, including 3 cops, gang rape married woman http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\10\story_10-8-2009_pg7_31 Sign Petition: End Domestic Violence in the Muslim World http://www.care2.com/news/member/338686546/1215843 'The Stoning of Soraya M.': Cruel reality is behind powerful story http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/story/756866.html Other News: (U.S.) Islamic Supremacist Hizb ut-Tahrir Promotes Videos on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=AD2F7ED8B3ED6769 http://www.vcasmo.com/video/klove1934/5700 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1963789 (UK) Police arrest 33 after protests over Islam http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5772GK20090808 http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/birmingham-anti-islamic-fundamentalism.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1205263/Police-arrest-31-demonstration-Islamic-fundamentalism.html (Kenya) Christians Oppose Muslim Push for Sharia in Kenya http://www.persecution.org/suffering/ICCnews/newsdetail.php?newscode=10619&title=christians-oppose-musim-push-for-sharia-in-kenya- -- Daily Nation: "Muslims to educate Christians on Kadhis courts" http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/636572/-/ullwc3/-/ Against Nazi News: (Germany) Verdict due for ex-Nazi war criminal -- Josef Scheungraber http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4555283,00.html Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Mississippi: Madison Co. Residents Not Frightened By Hateful Graffiti http://www.wapt.com/news/20307945/detail.html (U.S.) NY: Man fears KKK-style lynching, kills teen http://www.sunjournal.com/node/101273 Against Misogynist News: Congo: Voices of Grassroots Congolese Women on the Crisis in the DRC http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/congo-voices-of-grassroots-congolese-women-on-the-crisis-in-the-drc/ -- Clinton demands end to sexual violence in Congo http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/af_clinton_africa August 8, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan's Dawn: "The incident at Gojra where seven Christian children women and men were burnt alive on the pretext of 'blasphemy' allegedly on the instigation of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba is not an isolated incident." http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/14-nosheen-abbas-flames-of-hate-889-zj-03 Pakistan to get $3.1 billion IMF loan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pakistan-to-get-31-billion-IMF-loan/articleshow/4869989.cms (Pakistan) Taliban's Baitullah Mehsud is alive, claims Hakeemullah Mehsud http://geo.tv/8-8-2009/47282.htm http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/08/08/Taliban-says-Mehsud-not-dead/UPI-89411249733390/ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6788414.ece India concerned over increase in infiltration in Jammu, Kashmir, says DM http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018665&Language=en (Afghanistan) Karzai family's wealth 'fueling insurgency' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5991447/Karzai-familys-wealth-fuelling-insurgency.html (U.S.) FBI searches Minneapolis travel agency in Somali terrorism investigation http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_13020039?nclick_check=1 (U.S.) Convicted Yemeni Cleric to Be Deported -- Sheik Mohammed al-Moayad -- "Moayad Had Been Serving Prison Sentence on Terrorism-Financing Charge" -- "In new plea deals, both defendants pleaded guilty Friday only to conspiring to provide material support to Hamas" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080703415.html --- August 6, 2009: IPT: "U.S. Taxpayers Fund Pro-Hamas Propaganda" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1349/us-taxpayers-fund-pro-hamas-propaganda (Iran) US: Iranian bomb no earlier than 2013 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418551465&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Fatah: All of Jerusalem must be returned before negotiations http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418552346&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nigeria: Boko Haram: How 3 pastors were beheaded eyewitness http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/nigeria-pastors-beheaded/ -- Daily Sun reports: http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/06/national-06-08-2009-01.htm -- "One of the victims of last week's attack by the Yusufiya sect in Borno State has given a shocking account of how the Islamic extremists killed three pastors who were captured along with other victims on the second day of the insurgence. The victim was among those held hostage in Yusuf's enclave." -- "Speaking exclusively to Daily Sun in Maiduguri, the eye witness who preferred anonymity disclosed that the three pastors were beheaded on the instruction of the sect leader, Mohammed Yusuf shortly after bringing them out of his inner chamber." -- " 'The pastors alongside one Ibo man were asked to change their faith to Islam like they did to other people taken as hostages. I think there was an argument by one of the pastors which gave the others some level of confidence to also resist accepting Islam.' " -- " 'The Yusufiya men who were armed on that Tuesday afternoon were not comfortable with the pastors and they took one of them to the sect leader in his inner chamber. They came out later to the courtyard within the compound and cut their heads one after the other and thereafter, shouted allah akbar in wild celebration accompanied with several gun shots,' the eye witness disclosed." -- "He said the hostages numbering about 50 within the area of the execution of the pastors and another fair complexioned man which he could not identify, were gripped with fear as non could foretell the outcome of their stay at the enclave of the fundamentalists. He was however lucky to escape as he was freed in the night with others with a warning not to mix with kafrici (infidels)." -- "Corroborating the account of the killing, a Senior pastor with Good News Church, Wulari Maiduguri Rev. Baba Gata Ibrahim told Daily Sun in an interview that a pastor in his church, Pastor George Orjih was beheaded on the instruction of the Boko Haram leader because the clergy man refused to accept Islam." -- " 'An eye witness who was also captured by the Islamic militants gave us details of how the pastor was killed. He told us they were persuading him to accept Islam and he said over his dead body. He was even said to have preached Christ to Mohammed Yusuf and that reportedly angered the sect leader who then as he ordered that the pastor and others be killed immediately,' he disclosed." Nigeria: World Council of Churches (WCC) Head Presses Nigeria to 'Ensure' Security after Muslim Attacks http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090806/wcc-head-presses-nigeria-to-ensure-security-after-muslim-attacks/index.html (Turkey) PKK attack kills one Turkish soldier, injures another http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018646&Language=en (Indonesia) Report: "Top terror leader reportedly killed in Indonesia" - Noordin Mohammad Top http://asia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090808/tap-as-indonesia-terror-suspect-4th-ld-w-64ed358.html http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/08/world/AP-AS-Indonesia-Noordin-Top.html?_r=1&hpw http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/indonesia.terror/index.html Other News: (U.S.) Colorado: Anti-Islamic law protest planned for this afternoon -- "Coloradans Against Sharia Task Force" or CAST http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090808/NEWS/908089983/1002/NONE&parentprofile=1001 Canada: Muslim couple file human rights beef over Superstore salami http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Muslim+couple+file+human+rights+beef+over+Superstore+salami/1870918/story.html Telegraph: "A fifth of European Union will be Muslim by 2050" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/5994045/A-fifth-of-European-Union-will-be-Muslim-by-2005.html (Malaysia) Muslims Urged To Continue With Business Jihad http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=431267 Iran Protest News: Iran Resumes Mass Trial of Activists, Protesters http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,538400,00.html?test=latestnews (Iran) Foreign Office anger at Hossein Rassam trial http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6788433.ece Against Totalitarianism News: (North Korea) Americans Free But Thousands Still Jailed, Executed In North Korea http://www.bosnewslife.com/8528-americans-free-but-thousands-still-jailed-executed-in-north-korea August 7, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan: 'Black Day' shall be show of Christian power to repeal blasphemy law -- August 11 -- Pakistan Christian Post (PCP) reports: "Sources revealed PCP that government is planning to impose section 144 and to arrest leaders and activists of organizations which have openly declared to participate in 'Black Day' but Nazir S Bhatti warned administration not to block or to disturb peaceful gathering of Christians." -- "Nazir S Bhatti said, 'By our unity and peaceful protest we have to press upon government to repeal blasphemy law because Islamic laws have been allegedly used to kill Christians by extremist Muslims'" http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1467 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-black-day-repeal-blasphemy-law/ Pakistan: 17,000 Readers of Pakistan Christian Post Plan to Participate in "Black Day" Observance http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/voting_result.php?id=78 --- Pakistan Christians to Observe "Black Day" on August 11; DC Press Conference on August 10, NYC U.N. Protest on August 12 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-christians-black-day/ --- "Black Day" Image http://www.realcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/black-day-in-pakistan.jpg Pakistan, a Catholic activist: petition for the abolition of blasphemy law -- "The government is more 'sensitive' than in the past to the problems caused by the blasphemy law, but change will only be possible if 'there is a mass movement' behind us. That is why we decided to launch 'a petition campaign throughout the country,' says Peter Jacob, executive secretary of the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) of the Catholic Church in Pakistan in an interview with AsiaNews." http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15990&theme=5&size=A Pakistan PM "Gilani hints at review of 'blasphemy laws'" -- Gilani: "A committee ... will discuss the laws detrimental to religious harmony to sort out how they could be improved" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\07\story_7-8-2009_pg1_1 --- President Zardari "announced a presidential relief package of 500,000 rupees (US$6,250) for every family which has lost a member" http://www.ucanews.com/2009/08/05/christians-protest-against-deadly-violence/ (Pakistan) Punjab Governor: "Gojra violence conspiracy against Zardari's govt" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\07\story_7-8-2009_pg1_2 Pakistan: More "Blasphemy" Killings -- Because Calendar Taken Down http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-more-blasphemy-killings/ -- Pakistan Daily Times: 'Blasphemy' claims three more victims -- "Factory owner killed by workers for 'desecrating holy Quran' in Sheikhupura" -- "A worker entered Najeebullah’s factory at around 2pm and saw that the owner had taken down an outdated calendar -- which had verses from the holy Quran written on it -- and put it on a table" -- "The worker then misbehaved with the owner over -- what he thought -- was 'desecration' of the holy Quran." -- "When a guard tried to stop him, he ran out into the working area and started gathering his colleagues, claiming the owner had committed 'blasphemy'." -- "When an enraged mob subsequently surrounded Najeebullah, his guard tried to protect him by firing in the air, but the crowd started firing shots at the owner and his guard." -- "The channel said a large number of workers also attacked the factory administration and beat up several employees. They also blocked the road leading to the factory for three hours and later set the unit on fire." -- "Heavy police contingents rushed to the factory to bring the situation under control, but the angry mob seized their weapons." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\05\story_5-8-2009_pg1_10 -- LHC CJ takes suo motu of Sheikhupura 'blasphemy' killings http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\07\story_7-8-2009_pg13_12 (Pakistan) 70 Murders, Yet Close to Going Free in Pakistan -- Malik Ishaq "jihadi hero and leader of the militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, could be out on bail as early as this month" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/world/asia/06justice.html?em -- LJ mastermind accused of 70 murders set to go free http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/09-lj-mastermind-accused-of-70-murders-set-to-go-free--szh-02 -- 70 murders, yet LJ hitman close to going free --- "A judge did hand down a guilty verdict in one case against Ishaq, but the Supreme Court overturned it" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\07\story_7-8-2009_pg1_7 (Pakistan) Baitullah Mehsud is dead, says Pakistani Taliban deputy http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/08/baitullah_mehsud_is_1.php -- W.House says can't confirm death of Taliban chief http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=84517 -- White House denies confirming Mehsud's death http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=84516 -- 'Baitullah Mehsud is alive' - US intelligence official http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/08/baitullah_mehsud_is.phphsud_is.php#ixzz0NXFTRYHu "Pakistan: Taliban favours deputy to replace slain leader" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3633937266 -- 'Mehsud death not to affect Afghan jihad' http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/12-mehsud+death+not+to+affect+afghan+jihad--bi-09 (Pakistan) Baitullah Mehsud had 'sympathizers' in political parties http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Mehsud-had-sympathizers-in-political-parties/articleshow/4869320.cms --- December 1, 2008: Pakistan's The News - Army official calls Taliban's Baitullah Mehsud, Maulana Fazlullah 'patriots' http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709 (India) 2 Hizbul terrorists sent to police custody till Aug 17 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/delhi/2-Hizbul-terrorists-sent-to-police-custody-till-Aug-17-/articleshow/4864905.cms (Iraq) Attacks kill at least 42 in Iraq on Shiite religious holiday -- "At least 42 people were killed and 154 were wounded in five attacks on a religious holiday Friday, an Interior Ministry official said." http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.violence/index.html -- Fiery blast near Mosul claims 38 lives -- police says in updated report http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018585&Language=en -- Six Iraqis killed, among them three policemen in motorbike bomb attack http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018614&Language=en (Iraq) Police: bombing in northern Iraq -- Attack near Shiite mosque near Mosul http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090807/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq -- "A series of bomb attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims and worshippers struck Iraq on Friday, killing at least 27 people and seriously damaging a mosque, police and medical officials said" (Iraq) Terrorists kidnap, torture boy to bully Iraqi cop http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.kidnapped.boy/index.html (Afghanistan) Three British special forces troops killed in Afghanistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/5988386/Three-British-special-forces-troops-killed-in-Afghanistan.html (U.S.) Texas: American sentenced for planning to aid Taliban -- Kobie Diallo Williams aka Abdul Kabir sentenced to 4.5 years in prison http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418551173&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (UK) Muslim doctor cleared of London bombings will not be deported -- Mohammed Asha http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1205020/Muslim-doctor-cleared-London-bombings-deported.html?ITO=1490 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6765573.ece (UK) Scotland considers freeing Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/aug/05/lockerbie-bombing-megrahi-early-release Lebanese Islamists in Favor of 'Offensive Jihad' to Conquer the World and Impose Islam -- more from Hizb ut-Tahrir http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2190.htm (Algeria) Three Islamist militants killed in Algeria clashes http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=307780&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17 Somalia is Obama's new 'Afghanistan' http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0806/p08s01-comv.html Canada: Reports state Mississauga-based group promotes speaker who praises suicide bombers, condemns democracy http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/mississauga-group-on-democracy/ -- National Post: "Toronto's newest speaking star: a would-be suicide bomber" http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1810460 --- "The Mississauga, Ont.-based Al-Fauz Institute for Islamic Thought" Azzam Tamimi recently proclaimed: "I don't believe in democracy anymore," explicitly praises suicide bombers, and says he is willing to blow himself up in Israel: "It's the straight way to pleasing my God and I would do it if I had the opportunity." He distinguishes good Muslims from their adversaries this way: "We love death. They love life." http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1810460 --- Apologizing for the Taliban http://www.faithfreedom.org/2009/07/24/apologizing-for-the-taliban/ --- "Dr. Azzam Tamimi, a British Palestinian academic and political activist, is the Director of Institute of Islamic Political Thought in London, U.K" http://alfauz.org/ ---- See also: Canada: Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) Supremacist Group to Meet in Govt-Managed Community Center - in Mississauga http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/canada-supremacist-group-to-meet/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/malaysia-ht-behead-liberty/ Belgium: Police fear for the life of prisoner escape accomplice http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/belgium-police-fear-for-life-of.html Turkish Jihadists Soliciting Donations Online for Families of Martyrs in Afghanistan http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1685¶m=GJN Indonesian Police Closing in on Terror Mastermind Surround House in Gunfight -- "Noordin Mohammad Top is suspected in all of Indonesia's major terror attacks, including the suicide bombings at the J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels and blasts on the resort island of Bali in 2002." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,537901,00.html?test=latestnews (Philippines) Nine people injured in mortar blast in southern Philippines -- "Nine people, most of them children, were injured in a mortar explosion during a clash between Muslim separatist rebels and government militiamen" http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/280502,nine-people-injured-in-mortar-blast-in-southern-philippines.html (Australia) Jihad stirs in Australia's suburbs http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10589342 MEMRI: This Week's Posts from the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project: August 1-7, 2009 http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD247809 (Thailand) 94 teachers among 3,131 southern insurgency fatalities since 2004 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30109368/94-teachers-among-3131-southern-insurgency-fatalit (Thailand) BPP officer injured in Yala ambush http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30109029/BPP-officer-injured-in-Yala-ambush Sri Lanka: New Tamil leader arrested http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3632967827 Other News: (Iran) Talk of new law against apostasy being softened, but not yet -- "Firstly the Guardian Council, made up of strict conservatives, will have the last word and they might reinstate the death penalty; secondly the code could still stipulate severe punishments, such as life imprisonment; and finally, the authorities can use other charges to persecute 'apostates' with" http://www.iran30.org/suffering-but-growing-church/talk-of-new-law-against-apostasy-being-softened-but-not-yet/ -- Iranian Christians and the apostasy law http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/08/07/iranian-christians-and-the-apostasy-law/ -- July 21: Further Appeal For Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad http://www.joelstrumpet.com/?p=2078 -- Still being held! http://www.elam.com/articles/in-danger-of-being-forgotten/ UK: Hate-Mongering Saudi Cleric Draws Support in UK http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/uk-hate-mongering-saudi-cleric/ -- Saudi Cleric's London Sermon Draws Fire -- "Abdul Rahman al-Sudais is the chief cleric at Mecca's Grand Mosque." -- "He has disparaged Jews as 'monkeys and pigs,' Christians as 'cross worshippers' and Hindus as 'idol worshippers'" http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#1350 -- Anti-Semitic Saudi chief imam feted in London http://www.petertatchell.net/religion/Saudi%20Rahman%20al%20Sudais.html -- Wikipedia on Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_Al-Sudais DC: The Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia's Photos - Peaceful Demonstration at Saudi Embassy http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Center-for-Democracy-and-Human-Rights-in-Saudi-Arabia/24834356502?ref=mf Egyptian Government Daily 'Al-Gumhouriyya': The Palestinian People, All of It, Should Adhere to the Path of Resistance http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD247709 (Germany) Report: "Germany: Increasing influence of Islam is concerning" http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/germany-increasing-influence-of-islam.html Sweden: 80-90% of Muslims vote for the Left -- "but do not hold Leftist views" http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/sweden-80-90-of-muslims-vote-for-left.html (India) Bigamy is against the 'letter and spirit' of Islam, Indian judge rules http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5990163/Bigamy-is-against-the-letter-and-spirit-of-Islam-Indian-judge-rules.html Against Totalitarianism News: Vietnam - Authorities Raid, Threaten House Churches http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6055&backpage=summaries Against Mysogyny News: Code of Conduct for Men in the 21st Century http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/0/EC3A16EF05E0EC398525760A004B9422/$file/CodeOfConductForMen.pdf Against Racial Supremacism News: Maryland: Little wonder they're not supporting Confederate Flag brochures http://www.times-news.com/opinion/local_story_218190507.html -- "Any presentation of the history of the Confederate flag is incomplete without a discussion of the flag's symbolism." -- "Supporters of the flag view it as a symbol of their heritage, but others see the flag as a symbol of racial hatred and intolerance due to the history of slavery and segregation in our country and because racist hate groups such as the KKK and Neo-Nazis have used the flag to spread fear and intimidation among blacks and other minorities." -- "The brochure includes no discussion of the divisiveness of the flag's symbolism, which is a significant part of its legacy." (South Africa) Hillary Clinton 'inspired by Mandela' http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25899823-23109,00.html August 6, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Blasphemy laws, a pretext to attack Pakistan's religious minorities http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15961&theme=5&size=A (Pakistan) Dawn: "how would one explain the participation of the common Muslims of Gojra in the attack who were neither paid thugs nor members of the accused sectarian organisation?" http://blog.dawn.com:91/dblog/2009/08/04/today-i-too-am-a-minority/ Pakistan: Laws to be reviewed post-Christian havoc -- AP reports: "The Ahmadis, who consider themselves a Muslim sect, are forbidden from calling themselves Muslims or engaging in Muslim practices such as reciting Islamic prayers, according to the U.S. State Department's 2008 Human Rights Report." -- "Even Shiite Muslims, the second largest sect in Islam, face threats from extremists in the Sunni Muslim majority." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD99TCHI80 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090807/tap-as-pakistan-1st-ld-writethru-d3b07b8.html Pakistan: Islamabad seeks $2.5 billion from international donors http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3627758198 (Pakistan) The Taliban and music -- "Militants have led a sustained assault on Pushtun folk culture but are not averse to producing jihadi songs" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/14-the-taliban-and-music-zj-03 (Pakistan) Baluchistan: Unknown militants kill Pakistani provincial minister http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018405&Language=en (Pakistan) "Mumbai attacks: Pak arrests key suspect linked to LeT" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Mumbai-attacks-Pak-arrests-key-suspect-linked-to-LeT/articleshow/4863467.cms -- August 3, 2009: Pakistan court adjourns indefinitely leaving LeT/JuD's Hafiz Muhammad Saeed free http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/articlelist/30359534.cms (Pakistan) US and Pakistan investigating Baitullah Mehsud's 'death' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5985889/US-and-Pakistan-investigating-Baitullah-Mehsuds-death.html -- ISPR denies reports of Mehsud killing http://geo.tv/8-7-2009/47199.htm -- Report of his death in July 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5769132/US-drone-kills-14-in-compound-of-Pakistani-Taliban-leader-Baitullah-Mehsud.html -- Report of his death in October 2008 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/3116485/Taliban-leader-in-Pakistan-Baitullah-Mehsud-dies-from-kidney-failure.html (Bangladesh) Dhaka, death threats against the family of a Christian convert from Islam http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15969&theme=8&size=A http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/bangladesh-death-threats/ (India) Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants arrested in Delhi -- "Two suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants, who were allegedly planning terror strikes here ahead of Independence Day" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/delhi/Two-Hizbul-militants-arrested-in-Delhi/articleshow/4864905.cms (India) Mumbai terrorists sentenced to death - 2003 Mumbai bombers http://www.skynews.com.au/news/article.aspx?id=359923 http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3628512042 (Afghanistan) Five US soldiers killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018444&Language=en Afghan officials drop bomb toll from 21 to 5 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090806/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan (Iraq) Bombs kill five in Iraq - in Kirkuk http://geo.tv/8-7-2009/47187.htm Iraq: Children Taught to Kill by Islamic Supremacists for $80 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/iraq-children-to-kill-for-80-dollars/ - MEMRI: 'Cubs of Al-Qaeda' In Iraq Arrested -- "A spokesman for the Operations Command, Major-General Qassim 'Atta, said that Al-Qaeda is currently focusing on recruiting children, single and divorced women, and the uneducated." -- "The children carried explosive devices for a payment of the equivalent of $80." -- "In Kirkuk, the commander of the 12th Division announced the arrest of children and young people, including four below the age of 14, who are called the 'Birds of Paradise' [tuyoor al-jannah]." http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/18859.htm Iraqi girl gets seven years for bombing attempt -- "The fifteen year old claimed she was forced into the attempt to bomb a security checkpost by her in-laws" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/11-iraqi-teen-girl-gets-seven-years-for-bombing-attempt--il--01 (U.S.) White House: 'War on terrorism' is over -- "'Jihadists' and 'global war' no longer acceptable terms" -- "John Brennan, head of the White House homeland security office" "lamented 'inflammatory rhetoric, hyperbole, and intellectual narrowness' surrounding the national security debate and said Mr. Obama has views that are 'nuanced, not simplistic; practical, not ideological'" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/06/white-house-war-terrorism-over/?feat=home_headlines --- "Obama's Battle Against Terrorism To Go Beyond Bombs and Bullets" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/05/AR2009080503940.html --- Obama's counter-terrorism advisor denounces Bush-era policies http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-terrorism-brennan7-2009aug07,0,5394795.story --- August 2007 Barack Obama - America's enemies "seek to create a repressive caliphate. To defeat this enemy, we must understand who we are fighting against, and what we are fighting for." http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/the_war_we_need_to_win.php (U.S.) Georgia: Accused terrorist exhanged letters in jail -- "Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, accused of helping oversees terrorists wage a violent jihad, told a judge Thursday he and Syed Haris Ahmed exchanged numerous letters in prison -- against prison rules." -- "They talked about jihad, terrorist groups and possible informants, Sadequee said. Ahmed was convicted in June of conspring to help terrorists." http://www.ajc.com/news/accused-terrorist-exhanged-letters-109699.html (U.S.) Connecticut: FBI Agent: Terror Suspect Trained in Connecticut -- Daniel Boyd -- "FBI Special Agent Michael Sutton testified Tuesday in a Raleigh, N.C., courtroom that a terrorism suspect told him he attended a secret training camp in Connecticut in the late 1980s but did not say where the camp was, the Hartford Courant reports." http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/FBI-Agent-Suspect-Got-Terror-Training-in-Conn-52514962.html -- FBI Agent: Suspect Said He Got Terror Training At Connecticut Shooting Range -- "terrorism suspect told him he had attended a terror camp in Connecticut" -- "Two men convicted of carrying out the 1993 World Trade Center attack in New York and a man later convicted of killing a militant Jewish leader in New York are known to have trained at a remote shooting range in Naugatuck called the High Rock Shooting Range, The Courant reported in 2001" http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-nc-terror-trial-0805.artaug05,0,7533440.story (U.S.) Feds: Australia Plot Not Mirrored In U.S. http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/08/04/feds-australia-plot-not-mirrored-in-us/?test=latestnews (U.S.) IPT: "U.S. Taxpayers Fund Pro-Hamas Propaganda" -- "USIP has issued a new report that twists reality to argue that Hamas has moderated and Israel needs to negotiate with the terror organization" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1349/us-taxpayers-fund-pro-hamas-propaganda -- USIP: "Hamas: Ideological Rigidity and Political Flexibility" --- "Hamas has, in practice, moved well beyond its charter" --- "Hamas is not hostile to Jews because of religion" http://www.usip.org/resources/hamas http://www.usip.org/files/resources/Special%20Report%20224_Hamas.pdf --- Article 7 of the Hamas Covenant - regarding killing "the Jews" --- Article 32 of the Covenant refers to an antisemitic forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#The_Hamas_Charter_.281988.29 --- In 2005, Khaled Mashaal called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's December 14, 2005 statements on the Holocaust (that Europeans had "created a myth in the name of Holocaust") as "courageous." --- In 2003 Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi published an article in the Hamas weekly Al-Risala in which he called the Holocaust "the false Holocaust" and "the greatest of lies" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#Statements_on_the_Holocaust (U.S.) CNN's Christiane Amanpour: "9/11 taught the U.S. that it ignores rising Muslim resentment at its own peril" http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/generation.islam/index.html 'New Hizbullah arms may alter balance' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418536710&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gaza: Israeli soldier injured in Palestinian shooting in E. Gaza http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018426&Language=en Gaza: Rights group: Hamas may have committed war crimes http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_PALESTINIANS_WAR_CRIMES?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-06-09-33-39 Fatah Members: The Principle of Resistance and Armed Struggle Must Not Be Relinquished http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA53809 (Somalia) Washington Post: "Somalia is a traditionally moderate Muslim country" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/05/AR2009080503790.html?sid=ST2009080503947 -- "Somalia: Girl stoned was a child of 13" http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200810317930&lang=e -- Somali Islamists Amputate Teenagers' Hands, Legs http://www.javno.com/en-world/somali-islamists-amputate-teenagers-hands-legs_267541 -- Somali justice - Islamist-style http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8057179.stm (Somalia) Washington Post: "Clinton Promises More Support for Fragile Somali Government" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/06/AR2009080600997.html -- Washington Post still views Sharif Ahmed as "moderate," although he calls for Sharia law for all of Somalia Somali extremists deny link to alleged terror plot -- Somalia's Al-Shabaab denies link to terror plot in Australia http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOMALIA?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-06-11-48-17 Nigeria: Update -- Islamic Supremacists Kill Three Pastors, Raze Twenty Churches --- ICC reports on update: --- ICC "has received additional details on attacks by Islamic extremists against Christians and churches in Maiduguri, Nigeria. ICC first reported this story on July 29 ('Islamic Extremists Kill Pastor, Raze Churches in Nigeria'). We have now learned that the Islamists killed 12 Christians, including three pastors, and razed twenty churches." --- ICC reports that group Boko Haram "opposes Western education and fights to impose Sharia law throughout Nigeria, including areas that are majority Christian." http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10605 ---- ICC Petition for Nigerian Government (PDF) http://www.persecution.org/suffering/pdfs/2009-08_Petition_for_Nigerian_Christians.pdf ---- Electronically Sign ICC Petition Online https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/InternationalChristianConcer/OnlineSignupTwo.html ---- ICC urges Americans to call the Nigerian embassy at 202-986-8400, or fax at 202-362-6541 ---- Action Alert: Petition to Nigerian Govt on Attacks on Christians http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/action-alert-nigerian-govt/ Sudan: Activists Demand More Action from UN on Darfur http://allafrica.com/stories/200908060920.html Turkey - Christian Held Hostage at Knife Point in Istanbul http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6054&backpage=summaries Turkish nationalist plotters 'planned to kill Prime Minister' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6741923.ece (Spain) ETA most wanted arrested http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/5985662/ETA-most-wanted-arrested.html (Australia) Melbourne terror raids spark angry local backlash -- "Somali community leaders have branded police as terrorists in the wake of this week's anti-terror swoop." -- "Hate-filled messages on a Muslim website claim an alleged plot to attack an Australian army base would have been justified." -- "One posting suggested Australian soldiers were an appropriate target for the alleged Melbourne terrorist cell." -- In addition, Somali leader Abdurahman Osman stated: "It is the police themselves that are the terrorists" http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25894152-661,00.html (Thailand) Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to lead envoys from OIC nations to visit deep South http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30109275/Kasit-to-lead-envoys-from-OIC-nations-to-visit-dee Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Iraq) "Modern Day Harriet Tubmans Help Iraqi Women Escape Violence" -- Judith Rich reports: -- "No one knows how many so called 'honor killings' have taken place since the war began, but activists in Iraq and abroad believe it's thousands" -- "The Safe Houses project and the Underground Railroad for Iraqi Women provide emergency shelter for women in danger of 'honor killings', and other forms of domestic violence and sex trafficking." -- "Honor killing is punishable by 3-6 months in prison. Sometimes the men are let go because Iraqi law does not protect rape victims." -- "In 2006, women could be pulled out of their cars and executed for driving. In 2007, they could be executed for not covering themselves properly or for walking outside without a male to accompany them." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-judith-rich/modern-day-harriet-tubman_b_250499.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/iraq-help-women-escape/ Other News: (U.S.) Colorado: Anti-Israel Arshad Yousufi Speaks to U.S. Military Base --- July 3, 2009: ADL - "ADL Letter to Colorado Springs Gazette" http://www.adl.org/media_watch/newspapers/ColoradoSpringsGazette_070309.htm --- June 23, 2009: Arshad Yousufi denounces "invasion, occupation and enslavement" by Israel http://www.gazette.com/opinion/israel-57143-issue-muslims.html --- June 25, 2009: Arshad Yousufi provides cultural awareness session to Fort Carson, Colorado http://www.gazette.com/articles/hammond-57334-leaders-cultural.html Egypt - Economist article referencing Sayed al-Qimani http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14179219&fsrc=rss Saudi Man Jailed Over Alleged TV Sex Confession http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,537691,00.html?test=latestnews Iran Protest News: Iran: Trials of reformist protesters 'postponed' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3629061632 (Iran) 'Press association in Iran shut down' -- "Int'l press groups condemn armed men reportedly storming offices of Association of Iranian Journalists" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418543771&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Racial Supremacism News: Mississippi: Church vandalized, shot, "KKK The South Will Rise Again" Graffiti http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/mississippi-church-vandalized/ Louisiana: Judge has suspect in KKK murder case tutored on guilt and innocence http://www.examiner.com/x-15948-Homicide-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Judge-has-suspect-in-KKK-murder-case-tutored-on-guilt-and-innocence http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/louisiana-kkk-tutored-on-guilt/ Arizona: Chemical attack was racial hate crime against NW side couple, official says http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/303345.php http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/arizona-chemical-attack-was-hate-crime-against-nw-side-couple-official-says/ Against Nazi News: Idaho: Aryan Nations gone, but stain remains in Idaho http://www.idahostatesman.com/531/story/853576.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/idaho-aryan-nations/ Minnesota: Austin mayor says no to 'Nazi' http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=410735 (Germany) Demjanjuk lawyer calls for case to be closed http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_DEMJANJUK?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-06-12-49-15 Against Totalitarianism News: (North Korea) Analysis: Obama lets NKorea's Kim save face http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_nkorea_analysis Zenger Room 529 14th Street, NW 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045 Telephone: 202-662-7500 Fax: 202-662-7512 -- Contact: Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President Pakistan Christian Congress PCC and Editor, Pakistan Christian Post PCP -- Email: pakistanchristianpost@comcast.net August 5, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan: Mob attacks home of 60-year-old woman in Islamic supremacist "blasphemy" charge http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-mob-attacks-womans-home/ "Pakistan Muslim Groups Threaten More Violence" -- ICC report: "Threaten to Hang Christian, Demand Release of Clerics Arrested for Inciting Violence" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/anti-christian-threats-continue/ Update on Pakistan Christian Press Conference and Protests: Pakistan Christians to Observe "Black Day" on August 11; DC Press Conference on August 10, NYC U.N. Protest on August 12 -- Responsible for Equality And Liberty's Jeffrey Imm will be part of August 10 DC Press Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-christians-black-day/ Pakistan Must Abolish the Blasphemy Law: By Lee Jay Walker http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=1329 Pakistan: Christians protest against deadly violence http://www.ucanews.com/2009/08/05/christians-protest-against-deadly-violence/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-christians-protest-against-deadly-violence/ (Pakistan) Hate Engulfs Christians in Pakistan http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-hate-engulfs-christians/ -- NYT reports: "Typical of such attacks, the police, overwhelmed by the mob, did little to stand in its way." -- "rampage that lasted about eight hours by a crowd the authorities estimate was as large as 20,000 strong" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/world/asia/03pstan.html?_r=1 --- Previous report: Pakistan: Christians Burned to Death (including women and children), Mob Burns Houses, Church in Punjab's Gojra - Korian Area http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-mob-attacks-addtl-reports/ (Pakistan) Report - Punjab: 'Swat militants involved in anti-Christian violence' http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200908042140.htm (Pakistan) 447 witnesses approach Gojra inquiry tribunal http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\06\story_6-8-2009_pg1_6 (Pakistan) Double standards in Pakistan's anti-terror campaign -- "We want occupation of Islam in entire world: Saeed" -- Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)'s / LeT's Hafiz Mohammad Saeed: "current political systems, especially democracy, are against Islam" http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/05/stories/2009080557271000.htm "Pakistan bans JuD, LeT, JeM" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pakistan-bans-JuD-LeT-JeM/articleshow/4860723.cms -- August 3, 2009: Pakistan court adjourns indefinitely leaving Saeed free -- Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/articlelist/30359534.cms (Pakistan) Despite Zardari's mea culpa, 'Jihad' continues unabated http://asiantribune.com/08/06/despite-zardari%E2%80%99s-mea-culpa-%E2%80%98jihad%E2%80%99-continues-unabated/ (Pakistan) Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's wife, two militants killed in US drone attack http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-suspected-us-drone-strike-kills-one-woman-in-s-waziristan-ha-05 (Pakistan) 17 Taliban arrested in Hangu http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\06\story_6-8-2009_pg1_9 "Al-Qaeda Second-in-Command Ayman Al-Zawahiri Threatens France, States: Obama No Different Than Bush …Obama Has No Religion; He Was Born to a Muslim Father, Then Converted to Christianity, and Recently, Prayed the Jewish Prayers" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD247509 Al-Qaeda Will Pose a Threat for 20 Years, Top Spy Official Says http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aKKnTMPGelvw Indian troops kill eight 'militants' in Kashmir http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/04-indian-troops-kill-eight-militants-kashmir-qs-09 (India) Pota court to decide fate of 2003 blasts convicts http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Pota-court-to-decide-fate-of-2003-blasts-convicts/articleshow/4861616.cms (Afghanistan) Secret map reveals Taliban threat to Afghan authority http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/foreign/display.var.2524088.0.Secret_map_reveals_Taliban_threat_to_Afghan_authority.php (Afghanistan) New NATO chief vows to uproot Taliban http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=84370 Afghanistan: NATO disputes civilian casualties http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3624008552 -- "Afghan air strike kills 4 civilians: reports" http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/08/05/afghanistan-airstrike-civilians-killed875.html Iraq: Armed group posts beheading video -- "An Iraqi insurgent group calling itself The Arrows of Truth Brigades has posted to jihadist websites a 90 second video entitled 'The Decapitation of a Spy'. The video, which shows in graphic detail a hooded executioner slitting the throat of a captive 'police informer', is believed to be the first Iraqi beheading to surface on the Internet in over a year." -- "The hostage, whose hands are bound, struggles, but his throat is quickly slit by the executioner and his assistants and is beheaded." -- "'O apostates, this is the fate that will befall you,' the executioner warns." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3624830693 Iraq: Police killed in Baghdad bombing http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3623552586 (Iraq) U.S. Says Sunni Insurgent Leader Was Arrested During Raids in Northern Iraq http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/world/middleeast/05iraq.html?_r=1 http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_12995617?source=rss&nclick_check=1 (Iraq) Blackwater accused of murder in 'crusade to eliminate Muslims' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6740735.ece (U.S.) North Carolina terrorism suspects denied bail http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090805/us_nm/us_usa_security_northcarolina (U.S.) North Carolina: 'Allah knows I love jihad' -- Video Link http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/08/05/meserve.nc.terror.cnn (U.S.) North Carolina: Feds: NC terror suspect promoted jihad in home -- Daniel Patrick Boyd -- "'I love jihad. I love to stand there and fight for the sake of Allah,' a voice identified as Boyd said. Prosecutors didn't say how the recording was made." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHM9ORF1GLmgcoCTTD3i3bLRBk-wD99SEVRG0 (U.S.) North Carolina Jihad Suspect Talked of Domestic Attacks -- IPT News: "'If I don't leave this country soon,' Sutton quoted Boyd saying in one, 'I am going to make jihad right here in America.'" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1346/carolina-jihad-suspect-talked-of-domestic-attacks (U.S.) Accused Atlanta terrorist was committed to attacks, friend said http://www.ajc.com/news/accused-atlanta-terrorist-was-107928.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab (U.S.) Key witness to testify in Ga. terror trial -- Syed Haris Ahmed http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gm7LOJRC22iff_W9qNJyAGx9wXxAD99SN2G00 (U.S.) Georgia terror suspect: Jihad chatter was 'empty talk' -- Ehsanul Islam Sadequee http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gm7LOJRC22iff_W9qNJyAGx9wXxAD99S7TOO1 -- Key witness to testify in terror trial http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1084961 (U.S.) Speculation Rife on PanAm 103 Bomber's Release http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2009/08/speculation-rife-on-panam-103.html (U.S.) NYPD, Coast Guard Hold Terror Drill http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/NYPD-Coast-Guard-Hold-Terror-Drill-Exercise-52465637.html (U.S.) DC: Metro gets $9.5M for anti-terrorism teams http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/05/metro-gets-95m-anti-terrorism-teams/ (U.S.) Va., N.Y. Districts Vie for 9/11 Case - U.S. Attorneys Seek Trial of Alleged Leader Mohammed http://counterterrorismblog.org/Va.,%20N.Y.%20Districts%20Vie%20for%209/11%20Case%20U.S.%20Attorneys%20Seek%20Trial%20of%20Alleged%20Leader%20Mohammed (UK) Terror attack relatives criticise suicide bomber comedy series -- "A comedy series about a gang of bungling Muslim suicide bombers, Living With The Infidels, has been criticised by relatives of one of the London terror attack victims" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5975788/Terror-attack-relatives-criticise-suicide-bomber-comedy-series.html http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2571734/Fury-at-martyr-comedy.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=TV (Palestinian Authority) Speakers at a Ramallah Fatah Rally Held Under Auspices of PA President Abbas: We Are Martyrdom-Seekers; Haifa, Acre, Jaffa – Part of Palestine http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD247409 Nigeria: Boko Haram - Security Agencies Not to Blame, Says Cleric http://allafrica.com/stories/200908050421.html Nigeria orders probe of Islamist leader's death http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/08/05/nigeria-president-sect005.html (Yemen) Bomb explodes, another defused in south Yemen http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=307432&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17 Yemeni Defense official denies reports of Al-Qaeda targeting republican http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2018296&Language=en Somali Connection: A Terrorism Crackdown in Australia http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1914644,00.html?xid=rss-world (Australia) Three men charged over 'terror plot' against Australian army base http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/5974830/Three-men-charged-over-terror-plot-against-Australian-army-base.html Turkey: Police clash with Kurds in southeast http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3623060642 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Denmark: Honor used to silence sexually abused Muslim girls http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/denmark-honor-used-to-silence-sexually.html (Pakistan) Report: "Pakistan to outlaw domestic violence" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5978850/Pakistan-to-outlaw-domestic-violence.html http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-pakistan-moves-to-outlaw-domestic-violence--il--04 --- Comment: without defining the ideology the causes "honor killings" Other News: (U.S.) DC: August 18 White House Protest by Coptic Organizations http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/august-18-dc-protest-copts/ "Lion's Den: No to Islamic law" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249275692072&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Helsinki: Sharia mediation courts http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/helsinki-sharia-mediation-courts.html (U.S.) Hizb ut-Tahrir press release on its Chicago conference -- quotes Patrick Buchanan for support of its Islamic supremacist ideology http://www.hizb.org.uk/hizb/press-centre/press-release/press-release-hizb-ut-tahrir-america.html (UK) More Hizb ut Tahrir Entryism http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/08/04/more-hizb-ut-tahrir-entryism/ (UK) Gay rights fury at East London mosque inviting Mecca imam http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED04%20Aug%202009%2022%3A44%3A36%3A620 -- Thousands pack streets of East End to see Mecca imam at prayer http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED05%20Aug%202009%2015%3A52%3A05%3A063 (UK) Archbishop condemns persecution of Christians while Muslims stay quiet http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jonathanwynne-jones/100005577/archbishop-condemns-persecution-of-christians-while-muslims-stay-quiet/ Turkish parliament elects ex-Islamist as Speaker http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africa&month=August2009&file=World_News2009080624537.xml Kosovo: Bosnian Muslim leader's visit sparks protests http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3623201084 Iran Protest News: (Iran) Ahmadinejad sworn in as riot police break up protests http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/middle-east/Ahmadinejad-sworn-in-as-riot-police-break-up-protests/articleshow/4859011.cms Latest Updates on Iran's Post-Election Crisis http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/latest-updates-on-irans-post-election-crisis/ (Iran) White House U-turn on Ahmadinejad as president sworn in amid protests -- "'Let me correct a little bit what I said yesterday,' Robert Gibbs, President Obama's spokesman, said as thousands of Iranian riot police beat back protesters outside the inauguration ceremony in Tehran. 'Whether any election was fair...we'll let (the Iranian people) decide about that.'" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6740426.ece Against Totalitarian News: (North Korea) Freed journalists home in US after North Korea pardon - Euna Lee and Laura Ling http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_nkorea_journalists_held (North Korea) Clinton: Don't count on North Korea breakthrough http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090805/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/af_clinton_nkorea Against Nazi News: (Germany) Police raid neo-Nazi occupied hotel -- Landhotel Gerhus -- "Police commandos in Lower Saxony raided a hotel occupied by neo-Nazis on Tuesday morning after hearing shots fired on the premises." -- "Parallel raids of apartments in Hannover and Rotenburg/Wumme" -- "Only hours after the raid, a court ruled the neo-Nazis could be legally removed from the premises" http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090804-21019.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/5974017/German-neo-Nazi-youth-camp-shut-down.html -- Previous Report: ---- "Germany's pro-Hitler party triggers outrage with 'training centre' plans" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/npd-training-center-plans/ Germany: Nazi hit man trial to start in October -- "Admitted Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere will go on trial in October for the execution-style killings of three Dutch civilians during World War II, a German court spokesman said Tuesday" http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3757056,00.html (Germany) Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' Reprint Rejected as Bavarian Ban Upheld http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=asCgbFu9SDZI "Norway offends by honouring Nazi sympathiser" -- Knut Hamsun http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/norway-offend-honouring-nazi-sympathiser-2888843 Against Racial Supremacism News: Louisiana: Ku Klux Klan member's mental competency hearing is postponed http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/kkk-competency-hearing-postponed/ -- NorthShoreNOLA reports on Louisiana trial of Shane Foster "charged with second-degree murder in the Nov. 9 shooting death of Klan recruit Cynthia Lynch" http://www.nola.com/northshore/index.ssf/2009/08/hearing_postponed_to_determine.html --- Previous Reports: ---- New Orleans: April 27 Trial for KKK Killing http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/new-orleans-april-27-trial-for-kkk-killing/ ---- New Orleans: Klan member pleads guilty to obstruction http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/us-new-orleans-klan-member-pleads-guilty-to-obstruction/ ---- Louisiana: Accessory in Ku Klux Klan killing admits guilt, gets one-year sentence http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/louisiana-accessory-kkk/ ---- Louisiana: Ku Klux Klan (KKK) member can have his guns back, state judge rules in Covington http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/kkk-member-gets-guns-back/ August 4, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan Christians to Observe "Black Day" on August 11, NYC Protest on August 12 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-christians-black-day/ (Pakistan) ICC Calls on Pakistan's President Zardari to Defend Christians http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10590 Pakistan army says Taliban training boys to fight http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_pakistan_taliban_boys (Pakistan) LeT, Jaish helping Taliban's Mission Destabilization http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/LeT-Jaish-helping-Talibans-Mission-Destabilization-Pak/articleshow/4858133.cms Pakistan suspects Al Qaeda allies killed Christians http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE57338520090804 (Afghanistan) Rockets strike Kabul in rare pre-election attack http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan Afghanistan: Italian and Afghan soldiers face Taliban attack http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3618945858 (Afghanistan) Taliban Website: The U.S.'s Operation Sword Will Be 'The Mujahideen's Last Nail in the Coffin of Obama's Larger-Than-Life [Afghanistan] Strategy' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD247309 Bangladesh - Police Torture Christian Pastor, Two Other Christians http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/bangladesh-police-torture-christians/ --- Compass Direct News reports: ---- "At the urging of local Muslim leaders, police in western Bangladesh have tortured a pastor and two other Christians for legally proclaiming Christ. Habibur Rahman, 45, pastor of Boalia Spiritual Church (Boalia Ruhani Jamat) in Boalia in Cuadanga district, 220 kilometers (136 miles) west of Dhaka, said he was about to meet with 11 others for a monthly meeting on evangelism at 8 p.m. on June 8 when local police stormed in and seized him and Zahid Hassan, 25, and a 40-year-old Christian identified only as Fazlur. Police blindfolded them and took them to Shamvunagar police camp. 'While beating us, police told us there will be no Christian in this area,' the pastor said. 'Police hurt our hands, lips, thighs and faces with burning cigarettes. They beat me in the joints of my limbs with a wooden club. They beat us for one hour, and I became senseless at some point.'" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6052&backpage=summaries (Iraq) Al-Qaeda-linked teen bike bombers arrested in Iraq http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gAbz4S_OI5J0IQDgxpe41-4OnfJw (Iraq) Washington Times: "U.S. seeks to protect Iran terror group" -- claims "United States is quietly pressing Iraq not to close a camp that holds more than 3,000 members of an Iranian opposition group" of "Mujahedeen-e Khalq, or MEK" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/04/us-seeks-protection-of-terrorist-designates/?feat=home_headlines (U.S.) North Carolina: Accused American 'Violent Jihad' Ringleader Allegedly Told FBI He Went to Terror Camps -- Michael Sutton http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536689,00.html -- FBI: Terror suspects had weapons http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/08/04/FBI-Terror-suspects-had-weapons/UPI-63541249397019/ (Iran) British envoy Simon Gass to attend Ahmadinejad’s swearing-in despite election turmoil http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6739457.ece Hezbollah stockpiles 40,000 rockets near Israel border http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6739175.ece -- Hezbollah rockets part of Iran and Israel's political game of chess http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6739216.ece Fatah Convention Opens With Hamas-Like Platform http://www.israelnationalnews.com/SendMail.aspx?print=print&type=0&item=132721 (Somalia) "Hillary Clinton to pledge US support for Somalia again al-Shabaab terrorists" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/5973155/Hillary-Clinton-to-pledge-US-support-for-Somalia-again-al-Shabaab-terrorists.html Australia: Terror suspects had a desire for 'holy war' -- "'When they couldn't get to Somalia, they thought about who they could attack in Australia,' Barton told AKI." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3618946341 -- Terror attack would have happened within weeks http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25885310-29277,00.html -- Somali jihadists linked to Al-Qa'ida recruited in Australia http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25883928-952,00.html -- Al-Shabaab Group being considered for Australia terrorist listing http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25885285-29277,00.html (Argentina) Bomb explodes at airline office in Argentina http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/04/argentina.bomb.explosion/ Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Sudan) Police beat women opposing Sudan dress code trial http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/sudan-police-beat-women/ -- AP reports: "Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court Tuesday during the trial of a female journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public." -- "Police moved in swiftly and dispersed about 50 protesters, mostly women, who were supporting Lubna Hussein, a former U.N. worker facing 40 lashes on the charge of 'indecent dressing.' Some of the women demonstrators wore trousers in solidarity with Hussein while others wore more traditional dress." -- "In the clashes outside the courtroom, witnesses said police wielding batons beat up one of Hussein's lawyers, Manal Awad Khogali, while keeping media and cameras at bay. No injuries were immediately reported." -- "'We are here to protest against this law that oppresses women and debases them,' said one of the protesters, Amal Habani, a female columnist for the daily Ajraas Al Hurria, or Bells of Freedom in Arabic." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_sudan_women_flogged -- Tear gas fired at protesters outside Lubna Hussein trial http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6738594.ece Sudanese Feminist Hero Forced into Hiding -- Phyllis Chesler report on Lubna al-Hussein http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/08/04/sudanese-feminist-hero-forced-into-hiding/ -- Phyllis Chesler: "Lubna al-Hussein, is now moving from one relative's house to another's. Why? Because she was threatened by a man on a motorcycle who told her 'she would end up like (that) Egyptian woman who was murdered in a recent notorious case.'" --- Sudanese Women Activists' petition http://www.wluml.org/english/newsfulltxt.shtml?cmd[157]=x-157-565042 Afghan women victims of 'widespread' rape: UN http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/afghan-women-victims-of-widespread-rape-un/ -- "Rape in Afghanistan is 'widespread' and violence against women serving in public life is on the rise, a UN report said Wednesday, nearly eight years after the fall of the Taliban." -- "The 32-page report denounces an institutional failure to curb violence against women and a culture of impunity that leaves such crimes unpunished." -- "The report, issued by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned of a 'growing trend' of violence and threats against women in public life" -- "Women are also the victims of so-called 'honour' killings, trafficking and abduction, as well as early and forced marriages and domestic violence, it said. Girls and women are exchanged to resolve disputes over land and property." http://www.canada.com/news/Afghan%20women%20victims%20widespread%20rape/1771057/story.html -- UN Special Representative Eide Urges Afghans to Challenge Violence Against Women http://unama.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1760&ctl=Details&mid=2002&ItemID=4610 -- "Silence is Violence: End the Abuse of Women in Afghanistan - July 8, 2009" http://unama.unmissions.org/Portals/UNAMA/Press%20Releases/VAW%20Rpt%20FINAL%207%20July%2009.pdf Fear of offending minorities keeps West shamefully quiet http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Fear+offending+minorities+keeps+West+shamefully+quiet/1847541/story.html Islamic Saudi Academy News: (U.S.) Virginia: Media Reports on Fairfax Decision to Approve Islamic Saudi Academy Expansion: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unitedstatesaction/message/19508 -- Islamic Saudi Academy Gets OK to Expand http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/080309_islamic_saudi_academy_gets_expansion_approval -- Fairfax approves expansion of Islamic academy http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Fairfax-approves-expansion-of-Islamic-academy-8060970-52385857.html http://media.washingtonexaminer.com/images/493*311/0804islamic_WEB.jpg -- Driving hazards nearly end school expansion http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/52386372.html -- Fairfax County Approves "School for Terrorism" http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Fairfax-County-Approves-School-for-Terrorism-52385527.html -- Saudi School Expansion Approved - Zoning Exemption Opposed by Some Neighbors, Activists http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/03/AR2009080302441.html?wprss=rss_metro Other News: Gaza: Fears in Gaza over Hamas' intention to impose Sharia http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/08/04/80764.html Egyptian Christian Father Demands Justice for His Murdered Son http://www.aina.org/news/20090803114206.htm (Egypt) Hate TV: Egypt poisons the minds of its kids with anti-Semitic garbage http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/08/03/2009-08-03_hate_tv.html (Iran) White House's Gibbs: Ahmadinejad 'elected leader' of Iran http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/white-house-ahmadinejad-leader-of-iran/ -- AP: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is 'the elected leader' of the Islamic republic." -- "Gibbs was asked Tuesday if the White House recognized Ahmadinejad as the country's legitimate president." -- "'He's the elected leader,' Gibbs responded." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iZfgLuKrg3QBRltJ0qQMIzgIohdQD99S89DO0 Iran says 3 Americans arrested for illegal entry http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_detained_americans_5 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8244874 US judge says he can't get involved in UAE trial http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418523142&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull If You Convert You Die By: Nonie Darwish http://frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=35777 Washington Post Commentator Attacks Bruce Bawyer Article in New York Times http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/eboo_patel/2009/08/islam_in_the_new_york_times_bo.html?hpid=talkbox1 Against Racial Supremacism News: August 28: R.E.A.L. Event Challenging Racial Supremacism - Robert E. Lee Memorial "Arlington House" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/lee-memorial/ (U.S.) Louisiana: KKK member can have his guns back, state judge rules in Covington http://www.nola.com/northshore/index.ssf/2009/08/kkk_member_can_have_his_guns_b.html (U.S.) DC: Arraignment set in museum shooting --- James W. Von Brunn "was indicted on seven counts, including first-degree murder" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/31/metro-briefs-45657468/ U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Panel blasts Panther case dismissal http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/us-commission-on-civil-rights/ -- "The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is demanding that the Justice Department explain why it recently dismissed a civil complaint against members of the New Black Panther Party who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during last year's election, saying the department has offered only 'weak justifications.'" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/04/panel-demands-panther-answers/?feat=article_top10_read (U.S.) South Carolina: Confederate Flag Causes Christian Convention to Cancel http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=76938 Against Nazi News: (Germany) Witness at John Demjanjuk trial whose last wish is to see justice http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6739421.ece Against Totalitarianism News: North Korea Freedom Coalition Upcoming Events http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/north-korea-freedom-events/ North Korea: 2 US journalists pardoned -- "North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a 'special pardon' freeing two jailed American journalists after talks with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, North Korea's official news agency announced Wednesday" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_journalists_held http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/nkorea.clinton/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/04/raw-data-statement-families-laura-ling-euna-lee (North Korea) Bill Clinton in N. Korea to free newswomen Laura Ling and Euna Lee http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/04/ex-president-in-n-korea-in-bid-to-free-us-journali/ -- Bolton: Bill Clinton rewarding NKorea for bad behavior http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090804/pl_afp/nkoreausmediaclintonnuclearweaponsbolton_20090804160611 August 14 - Pakistan Independence Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaum_e_Azadi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India August 3, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Al Qaeda No. 2 slams Obama's first months in office -- Al-Zawahiri: "The Realities of Jihad and the Fallacies of Hypocrisy" -- Al-Zawahiri: "Israel is a crime that needs to be wiped out" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/al.qaeda.video/index.html?iref=mpstoryview -- Zawahri: Israel must be wiped off map http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249275679968&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull --- ABC reports: "Zawahiri extended a truce offer from the terrorist group to President Obama today if the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan" http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8242075&page=1 (Al-Qaeda) Video: Al Qaeda Under Pressure http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5205175n Pakistan: Christians Burned to Death (including women and children), Mob Burns Houses, Church in Punjab's Gojra - Korian Area http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-mob-attacks-addtl-reports/ -- Compass reports: "Pakistan - Christians Burned to Death in Islamist Attacks" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6039&backpage=summaries -- Daily Telegraph reports: "Pakistan faces Christian protest after eight people 'burned alive'" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5964923/Pakistan-faces-Christian-protest-after-eight-people-burned-alive.html -- Dawn reports: Negligence of officials blamed for Gojra riots http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/13+negligence+of+officials+blamed+for+gojra+riots-za-14 -- Pakistan Daily Times: Sipah Sahaba "used acid and petrol bombs to destroy property and kill Christian women and children, while the local government and police simply did nothing" ---- but Pakistan Daily Times does not condemn blasphemy law http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\03\story_3-8-2009_pg3_1 -- Times of India reports: 9 killed in communal violence in Pakistan's Punjab province http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/9-killed-in-communal-violence-in-Pakistans-Punjab-province/articleshow/4846044.cms -- 'They Want to Destroy Christians' http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/02/AR2009080202011.html (Pakistan) Dawn: "Rampant bigotry" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/editorial/rampant-bigotry-489 (Pakistan) Pope deplores attack on Christians in Pakistan -- "called on the Christians 'not to be deterred in their efforts to help build a society which, with a profound sense of trust in religious and human values, is marked by mutual respect among all its members'" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/europe/Pope-deplores-attack-on-Christians-in-Pakistan/articleshow/4853129.cms (Pakistan / Egypt) Muslims Persecute Christians -- by Robert Spencer http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=35788 (Pakistan) CD shops bombed in Balakot http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\03\story_3-8-2009_pg1_6 Pakistan "The News" Dr Muzaffar Iqbal claims "US thirst for blood" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=188408 (Pakistan) TNSM's "Sufi Mohammad booked for sedition" -- "The charges in the complaint against Sufi Mohammad stem from comments he made during an April speech in Mingora (above) in which he termed democracy and elections as un-Islamic" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/09-police-file-charges-against-sufi-mohammad--szh-04 -- Sufi Muhammad charged with treason, terrorism http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\03\story_3-8-2009_pg1_1 -- Pak slaps terror charges on Swat peace broker Sufi http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pak-slaps-terror-charges-on-Swat-peace-broker-Sufi/articleshow/4849909.cms -- Comment: TNSM's Sufi Mohammad has been publicly against democracy for a LONG time... certainly before April... as shown in repeated February reports http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/02/18/story_18-2-2009_pg1_8 http://www.geo.tv/2-18-2009/35430.htm ---- while Sufi Mohammad was supported by Pakistan govt in negotiating with Taliban http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3029866750 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\02\18\story_18-2-2009_pg1_9 ---- and U.S. State Department looked the other way... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/US/Islamic-law-within-the-framework-of-Pakistan-US/articleshow/4147161.cms http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/islamic-law-is-within-pakistani-constitution-us--bi (Pakistan) UK: 'Strategic threat of Al Qaeda has shifted to Pakistan now' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\03\story_3-8-2009_pg7_11 (Pakistan) Swat provides model to contain extremism: President Zardari http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=191417 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\04\story_4-8-2009_pg7_6 (Pakistan) 'Army majors arrested for collaborating with terrorists' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\04\story_4-8-2009_pg7_5 Pakistan court adjourns indefinitely leaving Saeed free -- Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/articlelist/30359534.cms (Pakistan) Top militant accused of killing Daniel Pearl nabbed in Pak -- Rao Shakir http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Top-militant-accused-of-killing-Daniel-Pearl-nabbed-in-Pak/articleshow/4846117.cms Pakistan: Waziristan operation 'delayed for strategic reasons' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3605473603 (Pakistan) Musharraf faces exile in Britain: Report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/uk/Musharraf-faces-exile-in-Britain-Report/articleshow/4845859.cms (Pakistan/Afghanistan) Karzai promised to strike terrorist camps: Malik http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/pakistan-sends-list-of-afghan-terror-camps-to-kabul (Afghanistan) Roadside bomb kills 12 in Afghanistan's west http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL237889320090803 (Afghanistan) Taliban slick propaganda confronts US http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8176259.stm Afghanistan attacks underscore insurgents' growing reach http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0803/p06s03-wosc.html (Iraq) Attacks against Christians in Iraq continue -- Ankawa reports: "killing of Alaa Basheer last week and the abduction of another young man whose kidnapped four days ago and nothing known about him yet" http://www.ankawa.com/english/?p=2977 (Iraq) Suicide bomber kills 3 west of Baghdad http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32270920/ns/world_news-conflict_in_iraq/ (U.S.) Feds name 8th NC terror suspect -- "Jude Kenan Mohammad is charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and a conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons in a foreign country, according to a newly unsealed indictment." -- "The indictment specifically mentions Mohammad's trip to Pakistan in October 2008...Authorities have said they believe he's in Pakistan." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_re_us/us_nc_terror_arrests -- Leaders speak out about terror arrests http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6944847 -- Terror case in NC may involve classified material http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHM9ORF1GLmgcoCTTD3i3bLRBk-wD99RJD3O0 (U.S.) Jury Selection Set to Begin in 'Violent Jihad' Georgia Terror Plot Trial -- "Ehsanul Islam Sadequee could face up to 60 years in prison on four charges that he conspired to help overseas terrorists wage 'violent jihad' on America" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536083,00.html -- Ga. terror suspect to defend self against advice http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gm7LOJRC22iff_W9qNJyAGx9wXxAD99RJUG80 (U.S.) The Creeping Homegrown Terrorist Threat - Steven Emerson http://www.investigativeproject.org/1341/the-creeping-homegrown-threat (U.S.) Flight 11 case to lead off 9/11 trials http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1188373&format=text (U.S.) New Detainee Site In U.S. Considered -- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, maximum security prison in Standish, Michigan, considered http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/02/AR2009080202183.html?hpid=topnews --- Loudly, some Kansans reject Guantanamo detainees http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090803/pl_nm/us_obama_guantanamo --- Obama Administration Weighs Big Courtrooms Vs. Big Jails for U.S. Gitmo Trials http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/03/justice-department-refers-gitmo-cases-prosecutors-possible-trials/?test=latestnews (U.S.) Past terror cases tried in East Coast districts http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ic1KhtdmHoVyg-L10Sk3eTZp_o5wD99RL9603 (UK) Lawmaker: Britain's MI5 may have recruited terrorist sympathizers http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/01/alleged.breach/index.html?section=cnn_latest -- Were six al-Qaeda sympathisers "recruited" by MI5 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/08/02/mi5-terror-recruit-quiz-115875-21564669/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8179407.stm (UK) "British Muslim hate preacher Anjem Choudary has called for prosecuting Queen Elizabeth for genocide" http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132701 (UK/Hamas) Praying for For Hamas in East London http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/08/03/praying-for-for-hamas-in-east-london/ (UK/Iran) Britain sparks row by sending senior diplomat to Ahmadinejad ceremony http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6737849.ece Iran is ready to build an N-bomb - it is just waiting for the Ayatollah's order http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6736785.ece (Iran) American journalists detained in Iran http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25879663-23109,00.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_re_us/us_us_iran_missing_americans Hamas to make feature film http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/5966842/Hamas-to-make-feature-film.html (Palestinian Authority) Tawfiq Tirawi, Security Advisor to PA President Mahmoud 'Abbas: Jerusalem Cannot Be Regained Without Thousands of Martyrs http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD247009 Jordan rejects US call to improve ties with Israel http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_US_MIDEAST_JORDAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-03-15-31-57 (Israel) Gunman kills 3, injures 11 at gay club in Tel Aviv http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_TEL_AVIV_SHOOTING?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-01-23-58-47 http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/08/03/israelis-police-searching-for-gunman-motive-after-gay-club-shooting/ Algeria: Al-Qaeda suspects killed in offensive http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3614167936 (Nigeria) Maiduguri churches burned in violence in northern Nigeria http://www.brethren.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8827 Nigeria: al-Qaeda presence in Nigeria has been kept under wraps http://en.afrik.com/article15998.html (Nigeria) Could Nigeria be the next front in war on terror? http://www.newsweek.com/id/210236 (Somalia) Al-Qaida collaborating with Somali fighters http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/08/03/Al-Qaida-collaborating-with-Somali-fighters/UPI-43121249341619/ Somali pirates receive ransom for German ship http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PIRACY_GERMAN_SHIP?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-03-12-34-27 Somali pirates release Malaysian ship with 11 crew http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090803/wl_asia_afp/somaliapiracymalaysiaindonesia (Sudan) "South Sudan ethnic clashes kill 185: local official" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090803/wl_africa_afp/sudansouthunrest Sudan pleased with US envoy's remarks on terrorism http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/213751 (Thailand) Buddhist man killed in drive-by shooting in Pattani http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30108876/Buddhist-man-killed-in-drive-by-shooting-in-Pattan Australia 'foils suicide attack on army base' http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25879758-29277,00.html -- "Australian police arrested four people last night who were planning a suicide attack on a military base" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/5969085/Australia-foils-suicide-attack-on-army-base.html --- 400 Australian police arrest four Islamic extremists planning to 'kill as many soldiers as possible' in Melbourne raid http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1204111/Australian-police-arrest-Islamic-extremists-planning-kill-soldiers-possible-massive-Melbourne-raid.html Myanmar building nuke reactor, says media report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/rest-of-world/Myanmar-building-nuke-reactor-says-media-report/articleshow/4846971.cms (Sri Lanka) 'LTTE attempting to reorganize, rescue hardcore cadres' http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/south-asia/LTTE-attempting-to-reorganize-rescue-hardcore-cadres/articleshow/4851794.cms Report: "US, Osama had close ties till 9/11?" -- "former Turkish language translator Sibel Edmonds" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/us/US-Osama-had-close-ties-till-9/11/articleshow/4849920.cms Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Egypt) Muslims Abduct Two Christian Coptic Girls in Egypt -- "Mrs. Samira Markos, who lives in Alexandria, sent an appeal to Egypt4Christ advocacy, pleading with them to rescue her daughter from forced Islamization. The mother said that her daughter Amira Morgan (born 9/9/1992) was abducted on 7-18-2009 on her way to work in the plastics factory near their home" http://www.aina.org/news/20090730152320.htm (Sudan) Journalist Lubna Hussein prepares to test Sudan's Islamic law in court http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6737833.ece (Pakistan) 'Over 3,000 cases of violence against women in Punjab' -- between January and June 2009 - "119 'honour' killings took place" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\04\story_4-8-2009_pg13_4 Other News: (U.S.) Virginia: Fairfax County Government Board of Supervisors Approves Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA) Expansion on 6 to 4 Vote -- I was at the hearing --- Brian Ledbetter Report http://snappedshot.com/archives/3912-SHOCK-FAIRFAX-COUNTY-DENIES-ISA-EXPANSION.html IPT: "Behind the Convoy, Hamas Lurks"" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1339/behind-the-convey-hamas-lurks Aghanistan: Islamic Supremacist Taliban wars against camera cellphones -- Reuters reports on Taliban statement: "People with camera cellphones must not have pictures of unrelated women and handsome boys in their phones, which is against Islamic sharia" http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSISL485804._CH_.2400 Saudi man 'faces death' over TV sex boast http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/5961124/Saudi-man-faces-death-over-TV-sex-boast.html (UK) Three policewomen spend full day dressed in full Muslim burkhas in controversial 'In Your Shoes' exercise http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1204037/Police-exercise-labelled-gimmick-officers-spend-day-dressed-burkhas.html http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/03/article-1204037-05EF5ADD000005DC-732_468x537.jpg -- UK police criticized for Muslim veiling exercise http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_VEILED_POLICE?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-03-13-54-42 http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090803/british_police_090803/20090803?hub=World -- How about jeans and a top? http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/08/03/how-about-jeans-and-a-top/ -- Sheffield police officers dress as Muslims http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Sheffield-police-officers-dress-as.5516818.jp Norway: Police to drop charges against imam accused of beating students http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/norway-police-to-drop-charges-against.html (Europe) Open Thread: "politically impossible" level of immigration http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/08/open-thread-politically-impossible.html Against Nazi News: (Sweden) Neo-Nazis suspected in murder of Swedish PM Olof Palme http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6736109.ece (U.S.) Chicago: Neo-Nazi White ordered held without bond -- William A. White http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/213751 Against Totalitarianism: (Communist China) Authorities Continue to Detain Christian Huang Lemin http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1262&month=08&year=2009&_nc=ffb6182fbc7107cea9f30b65460d7c7a (Communist China) Illegally imprisoned Christian stands trial -- Alimujiang Yimiti http://www.onenewsnow.com/Persecution/Default.aspx?id=625384 (North Korea) US to speed up 'bunker buster' bomb amid North Korea concern http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5968615/US-to-speed-up-bunker-buster-bomb-amid-North-Korea-concern.html Iran Election / Protest News: Iran leader approves Ahmadinejad presidency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090803/ts_nm/us_iran_approval -- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gains leader's formal approval for second term http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5964341/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-gains-leaders-formal-approval-for-second-term.html (Iran) Mohammad Khatami accuses Iran regime of 'extracting false confessions' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5960826/Mohammad-Khatami-accuses-Iran-regime-of-extracting-false-confessions.html Iran: Police release 50 mourners arrested during graveside protests http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3605744064 (Iran) Protests in Iran as Ahmadinejad endorsed http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html July 31, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Al Qaeda priority: Western targets http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.threat/index.html (Iraq) Wave of blasts near mosques kills 29 in Iraq -- "A string of bombings targeted Shiite worshippers in the Baghdad area during Friday prayers, killing at least 29 people in an apparently coordinated attack against followers of an anti-U.S. cleric who were blamed for some of Iraq's worst sectarian violence." -- "The blasts shattered a recent calm and underscored warnings that suspected Sunni insurgents would step up efforts to stoke sectarian violence" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090731/iraq_bombings_090731/20090731?hub=World&s_name= -- Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques in Baghdad http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535841,00.html?test=latestnews (Iraq) Britain ends troop presence in Iraq after six years http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Middle-East/Britain-ends-troop-presence-in-Iraq-after-six-years/articleshow/4842249.cms (Afgahanistan) ISAF soldier killed in southern Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2017280&Language=en (Afghanistan) UK: "Our bloodiest month in war on the Taliban: Death toll sapping public support for war, says retiring Army chief" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1203110/Humiliated-Minister-deserted-troops-finally-cuts-short-holiday-deal-MOD-storm.html (Afghanistan) UK's Daily Telegraph: "Barack Obama courts human rights abusers in Taliban fight" -- references leaders of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5949217/Barack-Obama-courts-human-rights-abusers-in-Taliban-fight.html --- July 30, 2009: UK's Daily Telegraph: "if talking to the Taliban will save lives, let's talk" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5934383/David-Miliband-is-right---if-talking-to-the-Taliban-will-save-lives-lets-talk.html CNN: "Translated excerpts from the Taliban code of conduct" http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/taliban.code.excerpt/index.html?iref=mpstoryview (Pakistan) NWFP: "Holbrooke casts doubt on success of Pakistan's Swat Valley offensive" -- "The US envoy said it was unclear if the military had defeated the Taliban in the region or simply driven them underground" http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0730/p99s01-duts.html --- Comment: Same foreign policy tactician Holbrooke that thinks we should negotiate with Taliban in Afghanistan -- July 29, 2009: "Holbrooke said less violent Taliban, those who had renounced extremism, should be included in the political mainstream" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\29\story_29-7-2009_pg1_8 Pakistan: Children Being Taught Hate -- Trained to be Suicide Bombers http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/pakistan-children-taught-hate/ -- Taliban using children as part of 'Jihad' -- "14-year-old boy recruited by Taliban in Swat recalls recruitment" -- "Intelligence reports estimate more than 5,000 children trained so far" --- 14 year old Hazrat Ali: "They first call us to the mosques, and preach to us. Then they take us to a madrassa and they teach us things from the Quran. They teach us to use machine gun, Kalashnikov, rocket launchers, grenades, bombs. They ask us to use them only against the infidels. Then they teach us how to do a suicide attack." --- "Ali said he longed for the day when his turn would come to be a suicide bomber. 'There are thousands of us. The Taliban now have the power to defeat the army,' he added." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\30\story_30-7-2009_pg7_14 --- Pakistani boys recall ordeal at suicide training centre http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Pakistani-boys-recall-ordeal-at-suicide-training-centre/articleshow/4841805.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) to hold anti-US rally on August 9 - in Peshawar http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=190767 Pakistan - Report of Mob Burning Christian Homes for Alleged Islamic Supremacist "Blasphemy" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/pakistan-mob-attacks-blasphemy/ -- "Pakistan: Christians flee after Muslims destroy village" http://www.ucanews.com/2009/07/31/christians-flee-after-muslims-destroy-village/ Pakistan refuses to hand over Dawood, says Krishna http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23592 (U.S.) NYC: Pakistani scientist ruled fit to stand trial in US -- Aafia Siddiqui -- "The written ruling issued on Wednesday followed expert testimony that found Siddiqui, 37, was faking insanity to avoid trial." http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090730/ts_alt_afp/uspakistanafghanistanattackjustice_20090730141712 http://www.nypost.com/seven/07302009/news/regionalnews/mit_jihadi_fit_for_trial_182086.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/nyregion/30competency.html (U.S.) North Carolina 7: Judge delays detention hearing in NC terror case http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHM9ORF1GLmgcoCTTD3i3bLRBk-wD99OA6P80 (U.S.) North Carolina: "Walid Phares -'North Carolina: Meet Taqiyya Jihad..'" http://www.walidphares.com/artman/publish/article_2281.shtml (U.S.) Malaysia Hizb-ut-Tahrir Promotes Islamic Supremacist Caliphate with Image of Beheaded State of Liberty and NYC Burning http://mykhilafah.com/seminar/1452-seminar-demokrasi-dipenghujung-hayat-khilafah-penyelamat-umaat (U.S.) Napolitano: Outreach helps fight terrorism http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/29/napolitano-obamas-bridge-arabs-muslims-helps-fight/?feat=home_headlines (U.S.) Revenge of the 'Shoe Bomber' -- Special Administrative Measures (SAMs) applying to Richard Reid http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203609204574317090690242698.html (UK) Pakistan Easter Terror Plot: "Cars and girls: email 'codewords' that put MI5 on terrorist alert" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5935416/Cars-and-girls-email-codewords-that-put-MI5-on-terrorist-alert.html (UK) Judge revokes control order on terror suspect -- only known as "AN" http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/31/judge-revokes-control-order (Yemen) Three soldiers killed in al Qaeda clash in Yemen http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSLV725088 Somaliland: Five Somalis sentenced to death in absentia for bombs http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LT624067.htm Somalia: Swedish citizen killed on Jihad, four Dutch citizens arrested http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/somalia-swedish-citizen-killed-on-jihad.html Nigerians battle militants, 4,000 people flee http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iNCU46VYMVf0VzhqkKJUus45PrDAD99O6OD00 Egypt: Report Christians Attacked, Building Torched for Seeking to Worship http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/egypt-christians-attacked/ -- Egypt - Violence Again Erupts over Quest for Worship Site -- "Two Copts wounded in Minya province over plan to use building as church venue" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6037&backpage=summaries (Thailand) 6 soldiers injured in Narathiwat bomb ambush http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30108536/6-soldiers-injured-in-Narathiwat-bomb-ambush (Thailand) Buddhist couple killed, 5 others injured in double attacks in Pattani http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30108528/Buddhist-couple-killed-5-others-injured-in-double- (Philippines) Suspected Muslim bomber arrested in southern Philippines http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/279610,suspected-muslim-bomber-arrested-in-southern-philippines.html (Philippines) Pro-government militiaman killed in attack in Philippines -- "by suspected rogue Muslim secessionist rebels in the southern Philippines, a police report said Thursday" http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/279579,pro-government-militiaman-killed-in-attack-in-philippines.html (Australia) Jihad book editor 'renounced terrorism' -- lawyer for Belal Khazaal (author "Provisions of the Rules of Jihad") tells sentencing judge that Khazaal "completely renounced terrorism and violence" -- "However, crown prosecutor Peter Neil SC argued Khazaal had shown no remorse whatsoever." -- "'There is a complete failure on the part of the offender to acknowledge having done anything wrong at all,' he said." http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/jihad-book-editor-renounced-terrorism-20090731-e43h.html Weekly Posts from the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project: July 24- 31, 2009 http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD246809 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Gaza father held in "honor killing" of daughter -- for "crime" of owning mobile phone -- report says Gaza "honor killing" murderers only get 6 months to 3 years in prison http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/gaza-father-in-honor-killing/ -- Gaza father held in 'honor killing' of daughter -- "The assault was triggered by Jawdat Najjar's discovery that his daughter Fadia -- a 27-year-old divorced mother of five -- owned a cell phone, the groups said. He suspected she used it to speak to a man outside the family, according to the groups' reports." -- "In the West Bank and Gaza, 'honor killing' assailants serve between six months and three years in prison, said Mona Shawa of PCHR." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jc1mdFQBRZEA12CAirD6rejxUOpAD99O77H02 --- Rights groups say murder was 'honour killing' http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1678952 Gaza: Hamas dress code aims to make Gaza more Islamic http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Middle_East/10336313.html (Canada) Montreal Gazette: "Canadian Muslim Forum" "condemning conjugal violence and violence against women" -- report make no reference to ideological issues driving such violence http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Muslim+group+decries+honour+killings/1839186/story.html (Canada) "Term 'honour killings' angers women's group" -- "The Greater Sudbury Coalition to End Violence Against Women" http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1680035 Women on Web: "Syria Imposes 2-Year Prison Sentence for 'Honor Killers,' But Is That Enough?" -- "In an Islamic country where 16 women are estimated to be killed for shaming their family each month, some wonder whether the new law is punishment enough" http://www.wowowow.com/politics/syria-prison-sentence-honor-killers-honor-killings-middle-east-islamic-law-united-states-349722 Other News: Islamic Supremacist Hizb ut-Tahrir Event Promoted with Beheaded Statue of Liberty -- Same Hizb ut-Tahrir Blog promoting Canadian, U.S., global Islamic supremacist "Caliphate" events against democracy, freedom http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/malaysia-ht-behead-liberty/ UK: Press Reports of "Furious Residents" over Supremacist Hizb ut-Tahrir Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/uk-press-reports-on-ht-conference/ -- East London Advertiser: "Fury over extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir meeting at East End's Troxy" -- "Furious residents are demanding to know why a Muslim extremist organisation they say is 'peddling divisive hatred' was allowed to hold a conference for 2,000 people in London's East End. -- "They contacted Tower Hamlets councillors about Hizb ut-Tahrir taking over Stepney's Troxy theatre for the conference last Sunday (July 26), with police being deployed outside." http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED31 Jul 2009 15%3A16%3A01%3A070 (Pakistan) FATA: Khyber Agency Sharia Court executions -- "LI publicly executes 'kidnappers' in Khyber" -- Lashkar-e-Islami (LI) "announced the impending execution by mosque loudspeakers" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\31\story_31-7-2009_pg1_7 (Pakistan) As Taliban, al-Qaeda hover around, is Europe ready to baptize Sino-Paki nuke alliance http://www.examiner.com/x-16024-Europe-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d28-As-Taliban-alQaeda-hover-around-is-Europe-ready-to-baptize-SinoPaki-nuke-alliance Nigeria: Niger C J Orders Arrest of Sharia Court Judge http://allafrica.com/stories/200907290074.html (U.S.) North Carolina Professor Speaks Out on Hate Ideologies http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=128110&catid=57 http://www.digtriad.com/video/default.aspx?maven_playerId=newsmaker&maven_referralPlaylistId=playlist&maven_referralObject=1199428548 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/nc-professor-on-hate/ (U.S.) NYC: Source: Bomb threats closed Long Beach bridge, LIRR station http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/bomb-threat-closes-long-beach-bridge-1.1334193 (U.S.) IPT: Seven Congressional Representatives Ask U.S. Attorney General to Meet with CAIR, ISNA, MAS, Others http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/282.pdf -- "The letter was signed by California representatives Loretta Sanchez, Adam Schiff, Mike Honda and Lois Capps, along with Ohio representatives Mary Jo Kilroy and Dennis Kucinich and James Moran of Northern Virginia." http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-29-2009/0005068333&EDATE= (U.S.) R.E.A.L. Statement to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors - July 31, 2009 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/real-to-fairfax-county-073109/ (Iran/U.S.) U.S. Senate Votes to Punish Companies Selling Gasoline to Iran -- "sponsored by Republican Senators Jon Kyl of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine" http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601207&sid=aGLAIFLUxh_8 -- FDD: This approach has attracted broad bipartisan support" -- "If the Iranian regime is to halt its illegal nuclear program, support for terrorism, and human rights abuses, we must change its cost-benefit analysis" -- "Earlier this year, FDD identified a total of over $553 million in contracts awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy to three of Iran's refined petroleum suppliers-Vitol, Shell, and Glencore-to fill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as one such opportunity to influence the companies' business decisions" http://www.defenddemocracy.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11786361&Itemid=105 (Iran/U.S.) OFAC amended section 560.320 of the Iranian Transactions Regulations PDF icon by revising the definition of the term "Iranian accounts." This revision will allow U.S. banks to continue operating the accounts of U.S. persons who are temporarily in Iran. http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/20090730_22.shtml (Syria/U.S.) US extends Syria sanctions by 1 year http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277939743&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull France: Burka wearing 'marginal phenomenon', popular among converts http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/france-burka-wearing-marginal.html (Europe) Newsweek: "Dispelling the Myth of Eurabia" - by William Underhill http://www.newsweek.com/id/206230 http://musliminstitute.com/article.php?id=2146 (UK) Girl, 15, 'forced to marry illegal immigrant who then raped her and assaulted her little sister' -- "The Bangladeshi, in his 40s, is also wanted over claims that he sexually assaulted the girl's 12-year-old sister" -- "He disappeared after the elder girl, now aged 17, contacted the Metropolitan Police on June 26 because she feared she was now being forced into a second marriage." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1203434/Girl-15-forced-marry-illegal-immigrant-raped-assaulted-little-sister.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/uk-forced-marriage-teenager/ UK Pentagon hacker loses appeal, will be sent to U.S. -- Gary McKinnon http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/31/british.hacker.mckinnon/index.html (Liberia/U.S.) Phyllis Chesler report on history of rape in Liberia and impact on U.S. today --- "Until 2006, rape was not even considered a crime in Liberia" http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/07/30/child-barbarians-in-phoenix-obama-extends-their-stay/ Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) High Court to Get James Ford Seale Case - reputed Ku Klux Klan http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/james-ford-seale-high-court/ -- "The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Supreme Court should decide whether the statutes of limitations had expired on the kidnapping of two black teens in Mississippi in 1964. Reputed Ku Klux Klan member James Ford Seale is serving three life terms in those cases." -- "Seale's defense attorneys argued that a federal law change set the statute of limitations on kidnapping at five years." http://crime.about.com/b/2009/07/31/high-court-to-get-james-ford-seale-case.htm (U.S.) Kentucky: KKK fliers found in northwest Bullitt http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/kentucky-ku-klux-klan/ -- "The fliers, which say they are from the United Northern & Southern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, were found on Raymond, West Blue Lick and Chillicoop roads, he said." -- "The papers listed '10 Steps to a Better America,' which included stopping immigration, ending white discrimination, stopping foreign aid and defending gun rights." -- "A request for comment submitted through the United Northern & Southern Knights' Web site was not returned." http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090730/ZONE10/907300363/KKK+fliers+found+in+northwest+Bullitt (U.S.) Decision to Drop Suit Against Black Panthers in Poll Intimidation Approved by Associate AG http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/decision-to-drop-suit-bp/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/30/no-3-at-justice-okd-panther-reversal/?feat=article_top10_read --- SPLC lists Black Panthers as "black separatist" "hate group" http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/type.jsp?DT=3 Against Nazi News: "Germany's pro-Hitler party triggers outrage with 'training centre' plans" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/npd-training-center-plans/ -- National Democratic party (NPD) to open training center at Hotel Gerhus - led by Jurgen Rieger http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-83191.html -- "Mr Rieger, 61, has also tried to open Boys From Brazil-style 'breeding centres' in other locations; the plan being for all white, Ayran racists like himself to produce offspring to people the Fourth Reich, which he believes is coming one day." -- "Mr Rieger is also trying to open a museum in Wolfsburg dedicated to the Nazi leisure organisation Strength Through Joy" -- "The NPD has about 7,000 members and lawmakers sitting in regional parliaments, but none in the Bundestag" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germanys-prohitler-party-plans-training-centre-1764700.html Against Totalitarianism News: Communist China's military machine launches website http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6734786.ece US upbeat on North Korea sanctions enforcement http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277937781&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran Protest News: Iran: West to blame for protester deaths http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277939171&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Ahmadinejad warns rivals their plans will fail http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July750.xml§ion=middleeast -- Ahmadinejad rounds on critics in Iran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6734992.ece London-based activists 'co-ordinating' Iranian protest movement http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5941266/London-based-activists-co-ordinating-Iranian-protest-movement.html July 30, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Islamic supremacist "Armed mob sets fire to 20 houses, casualties feared" -- "Talking to the channel, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the incident took place as a reaction to rumours of blasphemy and alleged desecration of the holy Quran." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\31\story_31-7-2009_pg7_4 (Pakistan) Sharia is still the law of reference in the districts of North-West Frontier http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15913&theme=8&size=A Pakistan: U.S. Unsure on Success of Pakistan's Swat Offensive http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20312/ (Pakistan) One million children face threat to education in NWFP -- "where conflict with the Taliban has damaged or turned schools into civilian shelters" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\31\story_31-7-2009_pg7_14 "Pakistan opens new battleground against Taliban" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Pakistan-opens-new-battleground-against-Taliban/articleshow/4837149.cms -- "22 Taliban held in search operations in Swat, Bajaur" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\31\story_31-7-2009_pg7_2 (Pakistan) "Govt has 'no proof on Osama bin Laden'" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/13+govt+has+no+proof+on+osama+bin+laden-za-17 (Afghanistan) Taliban calls for Afghan elections boycott, jihad http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/07/30/80295.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090730/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanvoteunrest (Afghanistan) US drones to target Taliban in Afghanistan war: Report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/South-Asia/US-drones-to-target-Taliban-in-Afghanistan-war-Report-/articleshow/4839979.cms (Afghanistan) An ethics code for jihadis http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/South-Asia/An-ethics-code-for-jihadis/articleshow/4835798.cms (Afghanistan) £20k sealed deal with Afghan Taliban? http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/South-Asia/20k-sealed-deal-with-Afghan-Taliban/articleshow/4835807.cms -- Taliban peace deal was 'bought' for £20,000 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5926667/Taliban-peace-deal-was-bought-for-20000.html Afghanistan: Christian Science Monitor's concerns on TACTICS of negotiating with Taliban, not the morality of negotiating with Islamic supremacists http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0728/p08s02-comv.html (Afghanistan) UK's Daily Telegraph: "if talking to the Taliban will save lives, let's talk" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5934383/David-Miliband-is-right---if-talking-to-the-Taliban-will-save-lives-lets-talk.html -- UK Daily Telegraph October 1, 2007: "Afghanistan: No peace with terror" --- Telegraph in 2007: "our main objection to the Taliban remains what it always has been: that they might rebuild the terrorist infrastructure that we have successfully demolished over the past four years." --- Telegraph in 2007: "the Taliban themselves remain our sworn enemies, and Afghanistan will not be safe until they have been convincingly defeated." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/3643041/Afghanistan-No-peace-with-terror.html (Bangladesh) Islamic militancy in Bangladesh shows new signs of life http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0729/p99s01-duts.html Iraq bombings kill 11 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25861078-23109,00.html (Iraq) US adviser to Iraqi military urges early US exit http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_iraq_declare_victory http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/world/middleeast/31adviser.html?_r=1&hp US extremists with training abroad raise concerns -- Daniel Patrick Boyd and Bryant Neal Vinas arrests -- Regarding Boyd "Their wives told The Associated Press in an interview at the time that the couples had U.S. roots but the United States was a country of 'kafirs' -- Arabic for heathens" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_american_bred_terrorists (U.S.) CNN: "Wife and mother of terror suspects says FBI tricked her" -- Daniel Patrick Boyd arrest http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/29/north.carolina.terrorism.wife/index.html (U.S.) North Carolina: "The nicest terrorist ever" -- Daniel Patrick Boyd arrest -- Sabrina Boyd "told The News & Observer of Raleigh that her men are 'completely innocent'" -- Sabrina Boyd told "As for the weapons, she said, the family was simply exercising 'their constitutional right to bear arms.'" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/07-the-nicest-terrorist-ever-ha-08 -- Comment: "Burying the Lead" on Islamic Supremacism: In my opinion, the real point of such stories is that a "tactical" focus on terrorist activity alone is unproductive without defining the ideology that it is based on. That vacuum then allows the media to focus on the tactical details of how determined a "terrorist" someone is - or even how "nice" they are -- rather than the ideology they were supporting. In the U.S. in the 1960s, many white supremacists also argued how "nice" certain white supremacist politicians were. Of course, the point is never how POLITELY or WHAT MANNER individuals reject our universal human rights - but that they REJECT our universal human rights. In newspaper terms, this used to be called "burying the lead." (U.S.) North Carolina: Terror suspect was tried in Pakistan http://www.newsobserver.com/nation_world/story/1627138.html U.S. Homeland Secretary to Reveal Security Plans http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20260/ US orders Guantanamo detainee freed -- Mohammed Jawad http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25861088-23109,00.htmlhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25861088-23109,00.html (Fatah) Former PA Minister Hatem Abd Al-Qader: Fatah Should "Reactivate the Option of Resistance" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD246509 (Nigeria) ICC reports: "Islamic Extremists Kill Pastor, Raze Churches in Nigeria" http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10556&PHPSESSID=1e7e4d272ab21f03d8bd39f09ed6ab6a http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/nigeria-pastor-churches-attacked/ Nigeria troops rout 'Taliban', kill 200 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Rest-of-World/Nigeria-troops-rout-Taliban-kill-200/articleshow/4839683.cms (Nigeria) Islamist Leader of sect blamed for Nigeria violence killed -- "I believe he was shot while he was trying to escape." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_violence_42 (Sudan) UN Security Council extends Darfur mission by one year http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Rest-of-World/UN-Security-Council-extends-Darfur-mission-by-one-year/articleshow/4840070.cms Balkans: Bosnia 'a haven for Islamist terrorists' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3600749199 (Spain) Bomb kills 2 Spanish police officers on Mallorca http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_re_eu/eu_spain_explosion_14 -- Fears of ETA campaign targeting Spanish resorts http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5942019/Fears-of-ETA-terror-campaign-targeting-Spanish-resorts.html (Canada) Junior jihadist or senior al-Qaeda leader? -- " Abu Zubaydah has been connected to three Canadians, including Mohamed Harkat" http://www.canada.com/news/Junior+jihadist+senior+Qaeda+leader/1804488/story.html (Indonesia) Terrorist blames Jakarta blasts on soccer --- "These players are Christians, so Muslims should not honor and respect these enemies of Allah" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/30/Terrorist-blames-Jakarta-blasts-on-soccer/UPI-64121248967161/ -- Al-Qaeda claims suicide bombers were targeting Manchester United --- "The [Manchester United] club consists of players who are Crusaders [Christians] and therefore they did not deserve to play in a Muslim country" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6734018.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article6732844.ece (China) Xinjiang trials to being in weeks - report http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25861777-23109,00.html (Ecuador) Alleged rebel diary ties Ecuador leader to FARC http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/30/ecuador.farc.ties/index.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Gaza: Rights groups decry Gaza 'honor killing' http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.honor.killings/index.html Jordan sets up tribunal to hear honour killing cases http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2009/07/29/10300721.html (Canada) Kingston deaths suspects share cell http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Kingston+deaths+suspects+share+cell/1844454/story.html Barbara Kay: Honour killing is not 'domestic' violence http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/07/29/barbara-kay-honour-killing-is-not-domestic-violence.aspx (Sudan) Ex-journalist facing 40 lashes in Sudan http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/jul/30/sudan-islam Other News: Spain: Moroccan tries an Honor Killing, stabs 20 times his daughter -- "The Basque Autonomous Police (Ertzaintza) detained on Sunday night in Portugalete (Vizcaya) a 43-year-old man of Maghrebi origin, accused of stabbing his 20-year-old daughter 20 times and of hurting another two sons, according to the Basque Interior Department." http://teaandpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/spain-moroccan-tries-an-honor-killing-stabs-20-times-his-daughter/ -- Original report (in Spanish) http://www.publico.es/espana/actualidad/241404/detenido/asestar/navajazos/hijas Egypt: "Antisemitism On Egypt's Al-Rahma TV – Children Memorize, Recite Antisemitic Slogans; Clerics Say Jews Are Offspring of Snakes and Vipers, Call For Reading 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion', And State: Our Hatred of The Jews is Purely on Religious Grounds – While Warning Against the Jewish-Zionist Starbucks, Domino's, Burger King & Others" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD246609 http://www.memri.org/downloads/2466_Al-Rahma_SD.pdf Italy: 'Anti-Semitic' graffiti daubed on student travel agency branches http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3600411894 (Australia) Judge rejects sheik spokesman Keysar Trad's defamation claim http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25861728-601,00.html -- Islamic spokesmam Keysar Trad loses defamation case http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,25861824-2,00.html?from=public_rss (Canada) Attack on Vancouver Muslim a hate crime: police http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/07/30/bc-muslim-bus-attack-hate.html Iran Protest News: Iran police beat opposition sympathizers at graveside memorial -- "Iranian police have used force at a Tehran cemetery to stop crowds rallying at the grave of a protester Neda Agha-Soltan who died in demonstrations after the disputed presidential election" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5939512/Iran-police-beat-opposition-sympathisers-at-graveside-memorial.html -- Iran police arrest mourners in cemetery memorial http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090730/ts_nm/us_iran_unrest_opposition_7 (Iran) Arshin Adib-Moghaddam says Iranian protesters fighting for "Islamic Republic" -- regarding Martin Amis, "He should note that the protesters are shouting Allah-u-Akbar" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/28/iran-protests-martin-amis (Iran) Francis Fukuyama's on Iran's future: evolve towards "supreme court that could pass judgment on the consistency of legislation with Shariah" -- states Noah Feldman's view of Sharia law is for "respected Islamic rules of justice -- Islamic rule of law" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203946904574300374086282670.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Against Totalitarianism News: China carries out 13 million abortions a year -- cites "pressure of China's one-child policy" -- "At Beijing's Anzhen Hospital, nurses said the real total was much higher than the government statistic." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5939981/China-carries-out-13-million-abortions-a-year.html U.S. imposes sanctions on N. Korean firm http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/north.korea.sanctions/index.html DC: Falun Gong and the Freedom of China -- Challenging Communist China http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/19833/ -- Falun Gong Suffers a Decade of Terror in China http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/19861/ -- Falun Gong: Candles of Hope http://epoch-archive.com/a1/en/us/was/2009/07-Jul/22/A1_EET20090722-DCUS.pdf -- DC report of protest - PDF file - page 1 http://epoch-archive.com/a1/en/us/was/2009/07-Jul/23/A1_EET20090722-DCUS.pdf -- DC report of protest - PDF file - page 2 http://epoch-archive.com/a1/en/us/was/2009/07-Jul/23/A3_EET20090722-DCUS.pdf -- DC report of protest - PDF file - page 3 http://epoch-archive.com/a1/en/us/was/2009/07-Jul/23/A4_A5_EET20090722-DCUS.pdf Against Nazi News: (U.S.) New Jersey - Report: "Neo-Nazi Turner Was an FBI Informant, His Lawyer Confirms" -- "He said Turner revealed information about a possible assassination plot against Obama" http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/07/29/yes-neo-nazi-turner-was-an-fbi-informant-his-lawyer-confirms/ July 28-29, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com ACTION ALERT: Egyptian Editor Reports: Dr. Sayed Mahmoud El Qemany Threatened by Islamic Supremacists http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/dr-el-qemany-threatened/ Newslinks: (Afghanistan) 9 killed as UN urges Taliban not to endanger Afghan vote http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\29\story_29-7-2009_pg7_34 (Afghanistan) UK: "How we'll win over the Taliban: Ministers claim 'incentives' will bring majority to peace table" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1202634/How-win-Taliban-Ministers-claim-incentives-bring-majority-peace-table.html (Pakistan) Two killed in Miranshah suicide attack http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\29\story_29-7-2009_pg7_30 (Pakistan) Official: Decapitated body of Pakistani police constable found in Swat as violence persists http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-decapitated-body-of-pakistani-police-constable-found-in-swat-as-violence-persists-122513/ (Pakistan) Three policemen injured in Peshawar attack http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\29\story_29-7-2009_pg7_31 (Pakistan) Two Taliban killed in Swat as security forces rescue 'young bombers' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\29\story_29-7-2009_pg7_18 (Pakistan) 12 suspected terrorists arrested in Peshawar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\29\story_29-7-2009_pg7_3 (Pakistan) Report: Pakistan has not yet tagged Jamaatul Daawa (JuD) a terrorist group http://www.metransparent.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=7750&lang=en (Pakistan/U.S.) "US special envoy urges more EU aid for IDPs: 70% Taliban not with Qaeda" -- "Holbrooke said less violent Taliban, those who had renounced extremism, should be included in the political mainstream" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\29\story_29-7-2009_pg1_8 (U.S.) Minn. Somali pleads guilty to terrorism charge -- "Salah Osman Ahmed (Sah-LAH' OZ'-man AH'-med) pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of providing material support to terrorists" http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h5cxkUfv5rOE2pmxgl_dkuCrJ9zwD99NMPHG0 (U.S.) From Suburban D.C. Childhood To Indictment on Terror Charges - Daniel Patrick Boyd http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/28/AR2009072803193.html (U.S.) North Carolina: Feds: Member of NC terrorist group still at large -- "Federal prosecutors say one member of a North Carolina group that sought to wage 'violent jihad' is still at large" http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/51875482.html (U.S.) North Carolina: Conflicting portrait of NC terror suspect emerges -- "'If he's a terrorist, he's the nicest terrorist I ever met in my life. I don't think he is,' said Charles Casale, 46, a neighbor in Willow Spring who recently got pointers on planting vegetables from the Boyds." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_re_us/us_nc_terror_arrests_23 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535085,00.html --- Comment: Once AGAIN - another example of why we must focus more on IDEOLOGY as opposed to only on TACTICS --- Challenging an Islamic supremacist ONLY based on alleged TACTICS will never de-legitimize the IDEOLOGY behind it (U.S.) North Carolina: Wives of Islamic Supremacists Arrested for Terror Charges Denounce "Kufir" Nation -- "The wives of the men said at the time they were glad the truth about their husbands had finally become known. The wives said the couples had US roots but the United States was a country of 'kafirs' Arabic for heathens." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5921529/Father-and-sons-among-seven-arrested-in-US-over-terror-plot.html (U.S.) Israel stopped NC jihad suspect's family in 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_re_us/us_nc_terror_arrests_26 UK: Hizb ut-Tahrir Supremacist Group Claims Thousands Attend London Conference, Plans August 2 Birmingham Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/uk-hizb-ut-tahrir-london/ (UK) The Jihad fanatic peddling a message of hate to 11-year-old Londoners (funded by the taxpayer) -- "Anjem Choudary urges Britain to adopt public stonings, amputations for criminals and wants to see the flag of Islam over Downing Street" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1200442/The-Jihad-fanatic-peddling-message-hate-11-year-old-Londoners-funded-taxpayer.html (UK) Terrorist threat to Sacha Baron Cohen -- al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6729022.ece (Yemen) Al Qaeda seen gaining new foothold in Yemen http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-41364120090728 Morocco court convicts Islamist -- Belgian Abdelkader Belliraj -- "A Moroccan-born Belgian man accused of leading an Islamist militant group and committing six murders in Belgium has been imprisoned for life in Morocco" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8171721.stm (Nigeria) In Nigeria, an Islamist Expansion http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124873930850985279.html (Somalia) Somalis fleeing to Yemen to escape violence http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/28/somalia.yemen.flee/ Turkey: German stabbed to death by Islamic supremacist who "wanted to kill a Christian" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/turkey-german-murdered/ -- Turkey - Christian Murdered on Busy Street in Istanbul -- Compass reports German businessman stabbed to death "for being a Christian" -- "Akyol, a Muslim who reportedly had been visiting area churches scouting around for a Christian victim, followed Kerkeling out of the church building and asked him for a Turkish lira" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6035&backpage=summaries -- Hurriyet reports on killer: --- "I wanted to kill a Christian that day and was visiting churches for this reason. I saw the person and killed him,' Akyol allegedly told the prosecutor. A picture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, bearing the handwritten words 'I hate foreigners' was also reportedly found on Akyol." http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=suspected-tourist-killer-says-he-is-curious-for-foreigners-2009-07-26 (Spain) Car bomb injures 46 at Spain barracks http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090729/wl_nm/us_spain_blast "China puts a Uighur Christian on trial. Will that keep Al-Qaeda happy?" http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timcollard/100004788/china-puts-a-uighur-christian-on-trial-will-that-keep-al-qaeda-happy/ Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Gaza: Woman Killed in Jabalya to "Maintain Family Honor" -- "On Thursday, 23 July 2009, Fadia Jawdat al-Najjar, 27, from Jabalya refugee camp was killed allegedly 'to maintain family honor.'" http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/weapon/english/2009/report15.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/gaza-woman-killed-in-jabalya-to-maintain-family-honor/ Other News: Petition: Defending Our Human Rights and Defending Dr. El Qemany http://www.petitiononline.com/elqemany/petition.html (UK) Very PC police force issues its WPCs with Muslim headscarves complete with badge for mosque visits http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202540/Very-PC-police-force-issues-WPCs-Muslim-headscarves-complete-badge.html (UK) "Met must get tough on 'honour crimes'" http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23724827-details/article.do?ito=newsnow& Belgium: Muslim convert involved in prison escape http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/belgium-muslim-convert-involved-in.html Against Racial Supremacism News: Georgia: Klan letter warns mother -- "A Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent said Monday a Bainbridge mother whose son plays in an AAU basketball program here should turn over to local law enforcement agents a letter sent to her on apparent Ku Klux Klan stationery." -- "GBI Agent-in-Charge Mike Lewis said that while the letter's text may not have been overtly threatening, the Klan markings are enough to warrant law enforcement attention" http://albanyherald.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=4735 July 27, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) North Carolina: Seven Charged with Terrorism Violations in North Carolina -- Daniel Patrick Boyd, Hysen Sherifi, Anes Subasic, Zakariya Boyd, Dylan Boyd, Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, Ziyad Yaghi http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/July/09-nsd-725.html -- US charges seven with terrorism ---- "Seven US men have been charged with conspiring to provide support to Islamic militants and conspiring to murder and kidnap people abroad" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8171638.stm (U.S.) American al-Qaida sentenced to life for Bush plot -- Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA) valedictorian Ahmed Omar Abu Ali sentenced to life in prison for terror plot http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_re_us/us_bush_plot_sentencing -- Abu Ali: "I would like to remind you that you too will appear before the divine tribunal with me and everyone else" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534931,00.html Al Qaeda Ratchets Up Rhetoric in Response to Obama's Outreach to Muslim World http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/25/al-qaeda-ratchets-rhetoric-response-obamas-outreach-muslim-world/ Canada: Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) Supremacist Group to Meet in Govt-Managed Community Center http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/canada-supremacist-group-to-meet/ Pakistan in 'secret negotiations' with Baitullah Mehsud http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5918291/Pakistan-in-secret-negotiations-with-Baitullah-Mehsud.html --- December 1, 2008: Pakistan's The News - Army official calls Taliban's Baitullah Mehsud, Maulana Fazlullah 'patriots' http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709 --- March 6, 2009: Walid Phares: 'Jihadi penetration of Pakistan's armed forces is at the center of all concerns in any new strategy' http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/03/jihadi_penetration_of_pakistan.php#050390 (Pakistan) Terror Ties Run Deep in Pakistan, Mumbai Case Shows http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/world/asia/27pstan.html Pakistan hits 'suicide bomb centre', kills 20 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hbBUYEGVCxUIkKMoP_ptV7js4Zug (Pakistan) Children brainwashed, trained for suicide attacks arrested from Swat http://blog.taragana.com/n/children-brainwashed-trained-for-suicide-attacks-arrested-from-swat-121584/ Indian Court Convicts 3 for Bomb Blasts in 2003 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-27-voa19.cfm (Afghanistan) Karzai: Afghans want rules for troops changed http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_karzai (Afghanistan) Britain Urges Political Push to Undermine Taliban -- UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/world/asia/28afghan.html?_r=1 (Afghanistan) Truce With Taliban in Afghan District http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/world/asia/28kabul.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (Iraq) 2 people killed in Iraq bombings targeting police http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_36 (Iraq) Gunmen kill Iraqi Christian outside factory http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ivX8hBwnM-3qMeIho662jj2gYX_w (Iraq) US released senior Iranian Qods Force commander http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/07/us_released_senior_iranian_qods_force_commander.php (Hamas) Facebook removes Hamas page http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/27/Facebook-removes-Hamas-page/UPI-66291248692790/ Gaza inches closer to Sharia Law http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=19265 (Nigeria) 70 killed in Islamic sect, police clash http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/july/27/national-27-07-2009-01.htm Nigeria and Al Qaeda -- "Democracy and the current system of education must be changed otherwise this war that is yet to start would continue for long." http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/07/nigeria_and_al_qaeda.php Nigerian 'Taliban' offensive leaves 150 dead http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/27/boko-haram-nigeria-attacks -- Nigerian Islamist attacks spread http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8169966.stm -- 80 die in sharia law attacks http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1040788 (Somalia/U.S.) Jawa Report: "Minneapolis Mosque at Center of al Qaeda in Somalia Terror Recruitment" http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/198210.php (Ethiopia/Canada) Canadian found guilty on Ethiopia terror charges -- Ethiopian-born Canadian citizen Bashir Makhtal "accused of supporting Somalia's Islamist movement" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLMB_kcyiTccj3JC6hGZG93lw9rA (Yemen) Petraeus: US will support Yemen anti-terror fight http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGX6BPUxE36lIEiF17EJ1wo3LgrQD99M81580 Georgian, killed in Grozny terror act, unidentified http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=17568 (Russia) 6 Killed in Attack at Chechen Theater http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/world/europe/27chechnya.html?hp http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jRgItVyFLAZ1DIYRnRkK-j2p22iQD99M7HQO0 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Canada: Shafia family will plead not guilty in alleged 'honour killing': lawyer http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Shafia+family+will+plead+guilty+alleged+honour+killing+lawyer/1833827/story.html -- Kingston murder victim was abused, brother says http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Kingston+murder+victim+abused+brother+says/1826342/story.html -- Montreal Gazette Coverage http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/topic.html?t=Person&q=Mohammad+Shafia Dishonorable Muslim Mass Murder in Canada - An Ongoing Cultural Autopsy -- by Phyllis Chesler http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/07/27/dishonorable-muslim-mass-murder-in-canada/ (Gaza) "Hamas launches Islamic virtue campaign in Gaza" http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/27/content_11777085.htm Other News: (Malaysia) Religious row flares in Malaysia -- "Police in Malaysia have said they will release nine Christians mistakenly accused of trying to convert Muslim university students to Christianity." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8151352.stm Egypt: Progressive Thinker Dr. Sayed El Qemany Challenged as "Apostate" for Receiving Egyptian Award for Social Sciences http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/dr-qemany-award/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/07/15/egypt-the-egyptian-apostate/ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102379060771 UNIFEM: "Get Cross" Campaign on Rape -- UNIFEM: "There's a lot we can do to stop the use of rape as a weapon of war. " http://stoprapenow.org/takeAction.html July 25-26, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Taliban Resume Swat Valley Attacks http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124860097152481663.html#mod=todays_asia_page_one (Pakistan) Mullen: "Al-Qaeda, Taliban trying to acquire nuclear weapons" http://ptinews.com/news/193263_Al-Qaeda--Taliban-trying-to-acquire-nuclear-weapons (Pakistan) Report: "Pakistan arrests pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Muhammad" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090726/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan http://geo.tv/7-26-2009/46563.htm http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-outlawed-tnsm-chief-sufi-mohammad-arrested-qs-17 -- Comment: Again? Yet another PR move by Pakistan govt? ---- June 4, 2009: Cleric who brokered Swat peace deal arrested http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Cleric-who-brokered-Swat-peace-deal-arrested/articleshow/4618302.cms ---- June 5, 2009: Sufi Muhammad, aides arrested http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\05\story_5-6-2009_pg1_7 (Pakistan) Sufi resurfaces in Peshawar -- "Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad on Saturday... in a TNSM meeting in Peshawar" -- "a TNSM statement quoted Sufi as saying that he was neither arrested nor had he been in the custody of intelligence agencies" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\26\story_26-7-2009_pg1_5 (Pakistan) No more sanctuary to Mullah Omar, Taliban: Pak -- Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmud Qureshi http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/No-more-sanctuary-to-Mullah-Omar-Taliban-Pak/articleshow/4821448.cms --- Afghan suicide attack increases pressure on Pakistan ---- "In an interview with The Sunday Times in Islamabad, Qureshi insisted that his country would no longer give sanctuary to Mullah Omar and the Afghan Taliban." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6727735.ece --- SAME Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmud Qureshi who has been calling for U.S. to NEGOTIATE with Taliban --- February 10, 2009: "Pakistan advises Holbrooke talk to Taliban moderates" http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL24406020090210?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/125.html (Pakistan) Is Pak hunting with hounds, running with hare on terror? -- "Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi remarks that the Taliban leaders need to be weeded out of Pakistan are the first open acknowledgment that the militant group's top ranks are actually in the country, something the Pakistan security establishment have denied over the last few months" -- "In a briefing, ISI officials were clear that the Taliban were not all bad" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Is-Pak-hunting-with-hounds-running-with-hare-on-terror/articleshow/4823696.cms (Pakistan) Former Pakistani MP arrested over Polish beheading --- Former Pakistan parliamentarian "Shah Abdul Aziz is being questioned in Pakistan over the execution of Piotr Stanczak, 42, who was beheaded in February" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-former-pakistani-mp-arrested-over-polish-beheading--il--10 Pak 26/11 trial adjourned till August 29 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Pak-26/11-trial-adjourned-till-August-29/articleshow/4819265.cms (Pakistan) Linking Kasab to JuD part of 'conspiracy' against group: Hafiz Saeed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Linking-Kasab-to-JuD-part-of-conspiracy-against-group-Hafiz-Saeed/articleshow/4819332.cms Pakistan's ISI spreading terrorism in India, says US http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/ISI-spreading-terrorism-in-India-says-US-/articleshow/4818425.cms (India) Mumbai attacks: Despite confession, Kasab remains 'gunman' for NYT -- and Washington Post http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/Despite-confession-Kasab-remains-gunman-for-NYT/articleshow/4821920.cms -- New York Times: "Suspect Stirs Mumbai Court by Confessing" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/world/asia/21india.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Suspect%20Stirs%20Mumbai%20Court%20by%20Confessing&st=cse -- Washington Post: "Mumbai Gunman Enters Plea Of Guilty" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/20/AR2009072001012.html (Afghanistan) Suicide bombers, gunmen attack east Afghan city http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/South-Asia/Suicide-bombers-gunmen-attack-east-Afghan-city/articleshow/4819882.cms (Afghanistan) UK Helicopter shortage forces commanders to dump Helmand towers plan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5906967/Helicopter-shortage-forces-commanders-to-dump-Helmand-towers-plan.html (Afghanistan) Newsweek reports on "new" Taliban leader in Afghanistan: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar http://www.newsweek.com/id/208637 (Afghanistan) Hamid Karzai's running mate escapes Taliban assassination attempt http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5912748/Hamid-Karzais-running-mate-escapes-Taliban-assassination-attempt.html -- Afghan candidate escapes attack; 20 Taliban killed http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2016378&Language=en (Iraq) Four people die in an attack W. Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2016344&Language=en (Iraq) Gunmen Kill 5, Wound 12 in Baghdad Attack http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534876,00.html (Iraq) Bomb in Iraq's Falluja kills five and wounds 21 http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSLP564649 (U.S.) 9/11 Commission members act to finally wrap it up http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/25/new.antiterror.group/index.html -- Comment: CNN report of "what they described as unfinished business failings" does NOT include defining the enemy or the enemy ideology U.S. on Verge of Closing Anthrax Mailings Case http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534882,00.html (U.S.) New Yorker Consulted With Al-Qaeda Leaders About Transit Attack -- Bryant Neal Vinas http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=axvCY1QROlE4 (U.S.) AP Sources: U.S. Man Was 'Gold Mine' of Terror Intel -- Bryant Neal Vinas -- "American citizen captured in Pakistan" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534878,00.html (U.S.) New direction in terror fight may stem from case -- Bryant Neal Vinas http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090726/ap_on_go_ot/us_american_al_qaida (Lebanon) Al-Qaeda claims rocket attacks from Lebanon http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=104622 (Iran) Revolutionary Guard leader: We can hit Israel's nuclear facilities http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/25/iran.israel.nuclear/index.html (Iran) Hezbollah plans to hit Western targets if Iran attacked http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=9850e6a0-2029-476a-90b3-4a6967f5d032&Headline=Hezbollah+plans+to+hit+Western+targets+if+Iran+attacked (Iran) London Times: "Hillary Clinton seeks to ease Israeli fears over nuclear Iran" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6728374.ece -- Clinton: Israel must be patient on Iran http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277893369&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) London Times: "Israel's defiance threatens US peace drive" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6727737.ece (Hamas) British MPs want gov't to engage Hamas http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277892291&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt charges 26 'Hizbullah spies' -- "Group also suspected of plotting attacks in Suez Canal, sending operatives to aid Gaza terrorists" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277893866&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Nigeria) Dozens of Nigerian pro-Taliban Islamists killed after police station raid -- "Clashes between police and a pro-Taliban Islamist sect in northern Nigeria left as many as 42 people dead on Sunday." -- "Around 70 fighters from the fundamentalist group armed with guns and grenades attacked a police station in Nigeria's northern Bauchi state early on Sunday, but retreated after officers opened fire." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/5912935/Dozens-of-Nigerian-pro-Taliban-Islamists-killed-after-police-station-raid.html (Somalia) Rebels in Somalia to unite against 'enemies of Islam' http://somalilandpress.com/7580/rebels-in-somalia-unite-against-enemies-of-islam/ Somalia terrorist groups uniting to overthrow government http://www.examiner.com/x-4454-Chicago-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Somalia-terrorist-groups-uniting-to-overthrow-government Somalia: More Pirate Attacks Expected http://allafrica.com/stories/200907260001.html Somalia: Heavy Fighting Kills 15 in Mogadishu http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_me/2009-07-24/514237462757.html (Libya) Muammar Gaddafi's New York visit angers families of Lockerbie victims http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6723899.ece (Russia) Chechnya: Officials say suicide bomber kills 6 in Chechnya -- "The regional Emergency Ministry said the attacker tried to enter a concert hall minutes before the start of a play." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090726/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_restive_south (Belgium) Brussels: Belgian al-Qaeda branch planned to blow up metro, stadiums http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/brussels-belgian-al-qaeda-branch.html (Philippines) 12 bombs found aboard ferry in Philippines -- "The bombs raise fears of another bombing campaign by suspected Islamic militants" http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?id=7019&sec=1 -- Bombs found aboard ferry–coastguard http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/july/27/yehey/top_stories/20090727top5.html (Philippines) Three killed in suspected Islamic militant attack in Philippines -- "Three people, including a 1-year-old boy, were killed in an attack by suspected Islamic militants in the southern Philippines" http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/278785,three-killed-in-suspected-islamic-militant-attack-in-philippines.html Philippines arrests suspect in cathedral bombing -- "Philippine police have captured a Muslim rebel suspect wanted in connection with a bombing that killed six people near a Roman Catholic church" http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090725/tap-as-philippines-bombing-suspect-fe2a5de.html (Philippines) Manila Times: "MILF declares Mindanao truce" http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/july/26/yehey/metro/20090726met1.html http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=124861&d=26&m=7&y=2009 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Hamas to female lawyers: Wear headscarf -- "'Showing a woman's hair is forbidden,' the Hamas-appointed Halabi told The Associated Press. 'We will not allow people to corrupt morals. This [dress code] will improve work in the courts.'" -- "Palestinian female journalist Asma al-Ghul... "said that many Palestinian women have noticed the presence of the police officers at the beaches and other sites" -- "She said that the talk in the Gaza Strip these days was about Hamas's intention to impose the hijab on all female school children from first to 12th grade." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277891424&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Canada - Videos -- "Honour Killings in Canada Part 1" - Canadian News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0V_NXp_Qvk& -- "Honour Killings in Canada Part 2" - Canadian News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XSweRQlxuU& -- "Honour Killings in Canada Part 3" - Canadian News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abXFHZ9Kb2s& Canada: "To cure honour killings 'cancer'" -- "This is precisely why so many progressive and liberal Muslims have opposed the introduction of sharia law in Canada." http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1826820 Canada: Slow progress on honour killings http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=6fba8ab1-f66f-4e20-98d7-6adabde707f7 Canada: Confront 'diabolical' practice: Oppal http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1826525 -- 'Honour killing' cases spark debates over religion, racism http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1822941 Canada faces prospect of dealing with more 'honour killing' cases: expert http://www.am770chqr.com/News/National/Article.aspx?id=128560 Robert Fulford: "As Muslim women suffer, feminists avert their gaze" --- "In Sudan, Lubna Ahmed Al-Hussein has declared, 'I am fighting for all women.' But in our world, not all of them understand or care." http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=84a9affa-fdb4-47f2-a349-bd0af2e1bc13 -- Note from Responsible for Equality And Liberty: we are reaching out to increasing numbers of supporters of women's rights are publicly speaking out any challenging the Islamic supremacist war on women Other News: (U.S.) Chicago - IPT News: "Anti-Semitic, Anti-Christian Propaganda on Display at Caliphate Conference" -- IPT reports: "While Hizb ut-Tahrir, a pro-jihadist group which met openly near Chicago last weekend, is surprisingly candid about its desire to re-establish an Islamic Caliphate, literature available at its conference shows the group also views Christians and Jews as untrustworthy enemies of God." http://www.investigativeproject.org/1103/anti-semitic-anti-christian-propaganda-on-display (U.S.) UK's Paul Cruickshank: "Assessing the risk from al-Qaida" -- "The UK has reduced the official threat of an al-Qaida terrorist attack. Should the US follow suit?" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jul/22/terrorism-threat-level-us-al-qaida --- Same Paul Cruickshank who has sought to bring UK members of Muslim Brotherhood into U.S. http://www.newsweek.com/id/45335 --- Same Paul Cruickshank who believes regarding Islamic Supremacists, "it is their ideas, not the West's, that matter. http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/107.html#Cruickshank1 http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=702bf6d5-a37a-4e3e-a491-fd72bf6a9da1 --- Same Paul Cruickshank: Support for Jihad is Merely One's "Politics" http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/107.html#Cruickshank2 (U.S.) Minnesota: Judge: Imams Can Sue Police -- "A Judge says six Muslim clerics booted from a flight in 2006 can sue police. In her ruling today, U.S. District judge Ann Montgomery says a law passed to protect individuals who report suspected terrorist activities in good faith doesn't apply to law enforcement" http://www.keyc.com/node/25307 -- CAIR Hails 'Major Victory' in Six Imams Civil Rights Case http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/cair-hails-major-victory-imams-civil-rights-case/ (Morocco) AP: "Morocco's Holocaust recognition rare in Islam" -- "Many in the Islamic world still ignore or know little about the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jews during World War II. Some disbelieve it outright. Others argue that it was a European crime and imagine it to be the reason Israel exists and the Palestinians are stateless." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32147263/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Netherlands: Mosques not interested in Dutch-trained imams http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/netherlands-mosques-not-interested-in.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) Mir Hossein Mousavi plans memorial for victims of election violence http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6728381.ece (Iran) Revolutionary Guard tightens hold in Iran crisis http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iran_revolutionary_guard (Iran) Another Iran protester dies in jail: Report -- "An Iranian student arrested in protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election has died in jail, a newspaper said today, the second such death reported in recent days. " -- "Amir Javadifar, "a student of industrial management in Qazvin (city) died in prison," the reformist Etemad newspaper said, adding that his family has been asked to come for the body today morning." -- "Etemad said Javadifar had been arrested in July 9 protests and had injuries in his arm and nose but it did not elaborate on the cause of death." -- "Newspapers reported yesterday that Mohsen Ruholamini, 25, who had also been arrested on July 9 when thousands of protesters took to the streets on the anniversary of a bloody student uprising in 1999, also died in custody." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Middle-East/Another-Iran-protester-dies-in-jail-Report/articleshow/4822084.cms "In Iran Friday Sermon, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami Highlights 'Velayat-e Faqih,' Criticizes Ahmadinejad's Appointment of Father-In-Law As Senior VP, Calls New Gov't Legitimate, and Stresses Foreign Involvement in Elections and Protests" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD246109 (Iran) Senate OKs funds to thwart Iran Web censors -- "The Victim of Iranian Censorship, or VOICE, Act, was added to the Senate's defense-authorization bill Thursday evening as a response to mass protests following Iran's disputed June 12 presidential elections and amid concerns that Western companies have sold Iran technology used to monitor dissidents" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/26/senate-help-iran-dodge-internet-censorship/?feat=home_cube_position1 Against Racial Supremacism: Florida: Police Investigate Ormond 'KKK' Cross Burning -- "Ormond Beach police are investigating a cross burning Friday." -- "The remnants of the cross were found by city workers. They said a cross was made from lumber and was standing upright in a pile of dirt and clay at the water tower on Leeway Trail by Airport Road." -- "The letters "KKK" were scrawled across the cross and in the dirt, according to the workers. The wood was partially burned." http://www.wesh.com/news/20168497/detail.html Against Totalitarianism News: (North Korea) My Mother is a Hero: Journalists Detained in N. Korea http://teenwritershaven.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-mother-is-hero.html North Korea Warns of 'Unimaginably Deadly Blows' to U.S. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534855,00.html?mrp US Senate Urges NK's Return on Terrorism List http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=060000&biid=2009072415548 ========================================== http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00594/hil-C-295_594127a.jpg July 23-24, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Event: --- July 25 - NYC Union Square Park South - Equality And Liberty Event http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-25-nyc-union-square/ Newslinks: (Pakistan) Osama still in Pakistan: Mullen http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\24\story_24-7-2009_pg1_4 (Pakistan) Taliban reject Laden son death claims http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/news/international/taliban-reject-laden-son-death-claims-.aspx -- Osama's son may have been killed in Pak: Report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Osamas-son-may-have-been-killed-in-Pak-Report/articleshow/4810469.cms http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\24\story_24-7-2009_pg7_17 (Pakistan) Maulana Fazlullah is alive, claim Taliban http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/12-fazlullah+is+alive+claim+taliban--bi-08 -- Pakistan Taliban say Swat chief Fazlullah alive, vow jihad http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Pakistan-Taliban-say-Swat-chief-Fazlullah-alive-vow-jihad/articleshow/4812351.cms Pakistan: New Taliban group formed in northwest -- "The new group has taken the name of Abullah Mehsud, a slain Taliban commander killed by the Pakistani security forces in southwestern Pakistan's Baluchistan province." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3571444865 (Pakistan) Revenge killings may push Swat towards civil war http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\24\story_24-7-2009_pg7_9 (Pakistan) Action against Lashkar only if proof is found: Pakistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Action-against-Lashkar-only-if-proof-is-found-Pakistan/articleshow/4811262.cms (Pakistan) Mumbai Attacks: 'Saeed deserved to be freed' -- Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed -- "ISI officials in briefings with US media have said, 'Saeed deserved to be freed because the government had failed to convince the courts that he should be kept in custody. There would be no effort to imprison Saeed again, in part because he was just an ideologue who did not have an anti-Pakistan agenda.'" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Saeed-deserved-to-be-freed/articleshow/4809687.cms (Pakistan) 'Creeping Talibanization' in Pakistan http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/creeping-talibanization-in-pakistan/ (Pakistan) ISI fomenting 'chaotic activity' in Kashmir: US http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/ISI-fomenting-chaotic-activity-in-Kashmir-US-/articleshow/4816751.cms Pak can use US aid only against Taliban and al-Qaida: Senate http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/US/Pak-can-use-US-aid-only-against-Taliban-and-al-Qaida-Senate/articleshow/4817692.cms (Pakistan) America's south Afghan offensive worries Pakistan http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-americas-south-afghan-offensive-worries-pakistan-rs-04 India: Mumbai suspect's trial to continue http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3576155392 (Bangladesh) Lashkar-e-Taiba planning 'armed-jihad' in Bangladesh: Mansur http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=18242 (Afghanistan) Two ISAF soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2016101&Language=en (Afghanistan) US focuses new intelligence effort on Taliban http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-us-focuses-new-intelligence-effort-on-taliban-rs-04 Afghanistan: Taliban attacks 'aim to undermine August polls' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3570131572 (Iraq) Car bomb blast wounds 8 people in Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2016102&Language=en (Iraq) 7th US soldier dies in aftermath of US troops'' withdrawal from Iraqi cities http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2016097&Language=en U.S. man says aided al Qaeda plan NY railroad attack -- Bryant Neal Vinas -- "A U.S. man has pleaded guilty to helping al Qaeda plan an attack on New York's Long Island Rail Road and to firing rockets at U.S. troops in Afghanistan, a court transcript unsealed on Thursday showed." http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56M79G20090723 -- LI terrorist: LIRR knowledge came from riding it http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/mom-on-li-terror-suspect-not-good-1.1322093 (U.S.) NY: U.S. Recruit Reveals How Qaeda Trains Foreigners -- Bryant Neal Vinas http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/nyregion/24terror.html -- A young American's journey into Al Qaeda http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-american-jihadi24-2009jul24,0,2388102.story -- New Yorker says he would have been suicide bomber http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/23/us.terror.suspect/ (U.S./Somalia) Family learned over Internet that son was killed -- Jamal Bana http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/24/somalia.americans/index.html US courts convict 91 pct in terrorism trials-study http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN7N169281 (U.S.) Obama Administration to Move Second Gitmo Detainee to U.S. for Trial -- "Federal prosecutors told a court Friday they no longer plan to hold Mohammed Jawad, an Afghan, as a wartime prisoner." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/24/obama-administration-second-gitmo-detainee-trial/ U.S. investigates KSU faculty member http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/51438927.html (UK) Britain plays down contacts with Hizbullah -- "Foreign Secretary David Miliband played down British contacts with Hizbullah lawmakers on Friday, saying they are not negotiating with the leadership of the group." http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=104575 (UK) New Statesman Magazine writer says: "Time to talk to the Taliban" http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/dissident-voice/2009/07/afghanistan-brown-taliban-war (Iran) Eye On Iran: Iran Reactor To Be Switched On This Year -- U.S. Lawmaker Ready To Push Iran Fuel Sanctions Bill -- Iran Opposition Leader Plans Large-Scale Social Movement http://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/news/509 -- Iranian VP Parviz Davoudi: Iran is Operating Over 12,000 Centrifuges; Any Attempt to Destabilize the Iranian Regime Will Undermine the Security of the Middle East and Entire World http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD245609 (Iran) Hardline Iranian Cleric Urges Ahmadinejad to Dismiss VP http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-24-voa18.cfm (Iran) In Iran Friday Sermon, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami Highlights 'Velayat-e Faqih,' Criticizes Ahmadinejad's Appointment of Father-In-Law As Senior VP, Calls New Gov't Legitimate, and Stresses Foreign Involvement in Elections and Protests http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD246109 (Lebanon) Al-Qaeda cells in region granted 'full independence' http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=104537 Lebanon report: al-Qaeda seeking to strike UNIFIL forces http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3751194,00.html (Lebanon) In Video, "'Abdallah 'Azzam Brigades" Claims to Have Launched Rockets on Israel from Southern Lebanon http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/18530.htm (Gaza) Two Hamas militants killed in bomb blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2016163&Language=en (Gaza) 'Hamas may get claws into Gaza aid' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277878537&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) Bomb explodes at Fatah wedding party http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3570218240 (Israel) IDF nabs wanted Aksa terrorist in Nablus http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277880386&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Children in the Service of Terror http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD245509 Mauritania police arrest al-Qaeda murder suspect http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-07-24-chris-leggett_N.htm (Somalia) Al-Qaeda intent on 'cleansing' Christians by beheading them in Somalia http://www.examiner.com/x-4865-Christian-Worldview-Examiner~y2009m7d24-AlQaeda-intent-on-cleansing-Christians-by-beheading-them-in-Somalia (Indonesia) Police hold bomb suspect's family for questioning http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/police-hold-bomb-suspects-family-for-questioning-20090722-dtn3.html Indonesia: Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir - terrorism won't end until authorities respect the supremacy of Islamic law http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/indonesia-muslim-cleric-abu-bakar-bashir-terrorism-wont-end-until-authorities-respect-the-supremacy-of-islamic-law/ -- Indonesia: Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Bashir speaks http://teaandpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/indonesia-islamist-cleric-abu-bakar-bashir-speaks/ Indonesia: Blasts force foreigners to cancel trips http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3579965683 Turkey detains 200 members of outlawed Hizb-ut-Tahrir party -- "Turkish authorities detained some 200 members of the outlawed Islamic 'Hizb-ut-Tahrir' party in 23 provinces, during a wide-scale operation on Friday." http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2016061&Language=en http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3579971440 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Canada: "Honor Killing" Investigated in Death of Three Montreal Sisters http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/montreal-sisters-deaths/ -- "Family charged in possible honour killings of Montreal women in Kingston" http://www.montrealgazette.com/Family+charged+with+murder+Kingston+deaths/1816807/story.html --- Montreal Gazette reports: "Kingston police have confirmed the parents of three young sisters from St. Leonard found dead last month inside a car submerged in the Rideau Canal are suspects in their murders." --- "The parents and one of their sons will face four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of conspiracy to commit murder. The conspiracy charges allege the plot to kill the women dates back to May 1." --- "Zainab Shafia, 19, and her two sisters Sahar, 17, and Geeti, 13, were found dead inside a car submerged in three feet of water northeast of Kingston on June 30. Rona Amir Mohammed, 52, was also found dead in the car. --- "Police confirmed that Rona Amir Mohammed was married to Mohammed Shafia, the girls' father. Shafia is also married to Tooba Mohamad Yahya, one of the three murder suspects. Both marriages are believed to have taken place in Afghanistan." --- "The Kingston police would not comment on the motive behind the four homicides and have refused to speculate on whether the women were killed as part of an honour killing." -- Kingston Whig Standard: "An honour killing?" --- "Ali Shafi, a 15-year-old brother of the dead girls, told the Whig-Standard in an interview July 8 that Rona Mohammed was his aunt." --- "'For some time, my sister, as well as the Shafi couple's oldest daughter, Zainab, had been receiving death threats for social, cultural and family reasons,' Masoomi's e-mail to Kingston Police states." --- "In an interview through translation, Masoomi, who does not speak English or French, explained that Rona Mohammed has stayed in regular contact with relatives in Europe, and has told them she feared for her life." --- "'She was really afraid,' Masoomi told the Whig-Standard, through her daughter, Elaha Masoomi. 'There were death threats.'" http://thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1668566 -- Canwest News: "Parents, brother charged in Kingston canal car deaths" http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1820323 -- Ottawa Citizen report http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Kingston+canal+deaths+have+been+honour+killing+reports/1820277/story.html -- Phyllis Chesler: "Kingston Police Call It A 'Muslim Honor Killing.'" --- "If the police are right, this is the fifth known honor killing in Canada since 1999 and it brings the death toll to nine victims" http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/07/23/kingston-police-call-it-a-%E2%80%9Cmuslim-honor-killing-%E2%80%9D/ -- IPT News: Honor Killing Suspected in Deaths of 3 Canadian Sisters http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#229 -- "'Honour killings' of females on rise in Canada: Expert" http://www.dose.ca/news/story.html?id=1821831 --- "Up to a dozen have died for the same reason in Canada in the last decade, and it's happening more often, says Amin Muhammad, a psychiatrist who studies honour killings at Memorial University in Newfoundland." --- "'There are a number of organizations which don't accept the idea of honour killing; they say it's a Western-propagated myth by the media, but it's not true,' he says. 'Honour killing is there, and we should acknowledge it, and Canada should take it seriously.'" -- also Ottawa Citizen report http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Honour+killings+females+rise+Canada+Expert/1821831/story.html UK: Acid "Honor" Attack on Muslim Man... Muslim Woman in Danger http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/uk-muslim-man-honor-attack/ -- Muslim man critical after 'honour attack' with acid http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5894521/Muslim-man-critical-after-honour-attack-with-acid.html --- Daily Telegraph reports: "A Muslim man is in a critical condition in hospital after having acid poured down his throat in an 'honour attack' for having a relationship with a married woman." --- "Police have warned the woman, also a Muslim, that her life is now in danger and are discussing how best to protect her." --- "The 24-year-old man was attacked with sulphuric acid and stabbed by four men. He was blinded in one eye, suffered severe injuries to his tongue and throat and suffered 50 per cent burns. He was also stabbed twice in the back and attacked with bricks leaving him with fractures to his face." -- Daily Mail: "'Honour' acid attack: Muslim wife under threat as her 'lover' is stabbed and maimed by masked gang" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201625/Cheating-wife-face-honour-killing-acid-poured-lovers-throat.html --- Sky News reports: "The man, a 24-year-old Danish Asian, is now blind, his tongue has been destroyed and he suffered 90% burns." http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090723/tuk-honour-killing-fear-after-lover-s-ac-45dbed5.html (UK) Is the UK turning a blind eye to Muslim polygamy? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8164961.stm Other News: (Russia) Another Human Rights Activist Dead in Russia -- "Just days after the kidnapping and murder of prominent human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, another civil rights activist in Russia has been buried after being found dead. The body of Andrei Kulagin, head of Spravedlivost ('Justice'), was discovered in a quarry on July 10, roughly 600 miles north of Moscow" http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/International/story?id=8158843&page=1 Egyptian State-Sponsored Terror or Muslim “Vigilantism” Against Coptic Christians? http://copts.com/english1/index.php/2009/07/23/egyptian-state-sponsored-terror-or-muslim-vigilantism-against-coptic-christians/ (U.S.) The State Department's Islamist Partners - Muslim American Society (MAS) -- IPT: "MAS was founded as the US chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood, the international Islamist, anti-Western organization whose ultimate aim is to establish a worldwide caliphate dominated by Muslims, Islam, and Islamic Shariah law." http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#229 (U.S.) Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority - Petition to Challenge Use of Iran Business Partners http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/la-mta-iran-business-partners/ -- United Against Nuclear Iran reports: "Action Alert: Time Is Running Out To Send A Message To The LA MTA Board http://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/news/508 --- "Time is running out to send the Los Angeles MTA Board Members the message that you do not want your tax dollars going to corporations that support Iran's nuclear program and facilitate Iran's brutal repression of its own people." --- Web Link for Action and Petition http://www.capwiz.com/unitedagainstnucleariran/issues/alert/?alertid=13771406&type=CU --- Los Angeles Times: "MTA delays decision on extending Italian firm's rail contract" http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-breda24-2009jul24,0,6210849.story (UK) Anti-semitic attacks in Britain increase since Gaza invasion -- "The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded 609 anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of 2009, more than the total for all of last year." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5898499/Anti-semitic-attacks-in-Britain-increase-since-Gaza-invasion.html ---- Hate crimes, discourse and extremism http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/07/24/hate-crimes-discourse-and-extremism/ (Indonesia) West Java, Protestant church demolished by local government http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15858&geo=5&theme=5&size=A (Iraq) Report: "Iraqi Security Forces are Building Trenches to Protect Christians" http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10515 Pakistan - Minority Rights Defender Said To Be Victim of Islamists http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6033&backpage=summaries "Sudan Friday TV Sermon: U.S. 'President Hussein' Should Acknowledge Jews Carried Out 9/11; Obama 'Has Ideological Roots, Because his Father is One of Ours... He Has a Longing'" http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/18506.htm Iran Protest News: Iran opposition leader's brother-in-law arrested -- "The wife of Iran's opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, said on Thursday that her 62-year-old brother was among the hundreds arrested in Iran's post-election crackdown, as Mousavi warned that the country is becoming 'more militarised' amid the turmoil." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5896914/Iran-opposition-leaders-brother-in-law-arrested.html Against Totalitarianism News: North Korea 'Tests Weapons on Children' -- "But among the accounts they carried with them is one of the most shocking yet to emerge -- namely the use of humans, specifically mentally or physically handicapped children, to test North Korea's biological and chemical weapons." http://www.military.com/news/article/nkorea-tests-weapons-on-children.html?col=1186032310810 North Korea Executes Christian For Distributing Bible: Rights Group -- "A Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in communist North Korea, was publicly executed last month for the crime, South Korean activists said Friday." -- "The 33-year-old mother of three, Ri Hyon Ok, also was accused of spying for South Korea and the United States, and of organizing dissidents, a rights group said in Seoul, citing documents obtained from the North." -- "The Investigative Commission on Crime Against Humanity report included a copy of Ri's government-issued photo ID and said her husband, children and parents were sent to a political prison the day after her June 16 execution." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/24/north-korea-christian-exe_n_244340.html http://cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=51526 (North Korea) Clinton: NKorea running out of options on nukes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/as_clinton_asia (Vietnam) 20 Vietnamese Christians Detain After Clash at Bombed Church -- Tam Toa church -- "'The police beat the Catholics, and some of them were bleeding,' Phung said, adding that officers dismantled the makeshift church and took away the cross." http://au.christiantoday.com/article/20-vietnamese-christians-detain-after-clash-at-bombed-church/6732.htm Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Massassachusetts: Cop who arrested black scholar is profiling expert http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_re_us/us_harvard_scholar_disorderly (Czech Republic) Prosecution of Duke bogs down in crown witness' silence -- Ku Klux Klan -- Prague Daily Monitor reports: "Ku Klux Klan former Grand Wizard David Duke's prosecution in the Czech Republic on suspicion of Holocaust denial has bogged down in the key witness' refusal to testify on Duke's visit to Prague where on the occasion of the appearance of his book My Awakening, server Tyden.cz says Thursday" http://praguemonitor.com/2009/07/24/prosecution-duke-bogs-down-crown-witness-silence Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Maine Teen Found With Lots Of Ammo, Nazi Items http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsme/Search.of.Maine.2.1097783.html (Czech Republic) UPI: "Czech neo-Nazis protest police oppression" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/23/Czech-neo-Nazis-protest-police-oppression/UPI-19111248378756/ **************************************************************************************** **************************************************************************************** July 18 - 22 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban again display gruesome trait as they behead a civilian http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/627772/International/2/1/2 (Pakistan) NWFP: Seventeen militants killed in Swat http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/04-security-forces-kill-14+militants-malakand-qs-14 (Pakistan) al-Qaeda: relocating within Pakistan's Punjab Province? http://www.examiner.com/x-11874-DC-South-Asia-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d16-alQaeda-relocating-within-Pakistans-Punjab-Province Pak home to syndicate of terror: Hillary http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India-Pak-home-to-syndicate-of-terror-Hillary/articleshow/4796642.cms Pak Army to remain in Swat for next two years http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-army-to-remain-in-swat-for-next-two-years-114086/ (Afghanistan) 4 US troops killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2009/07/21/4_us_troops_killed_by_roadside_bomb_in_afghanistan/ (Afghanistan) Fears Taliban targeting bomb disposal experts http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/5880987/Fears-Taliban-targeting-bomb-disposal-experts.html (India) Mumbai Attacks: Gunman in Last Year's Mumbai Terror Strikes Pleads Guilty -- "Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, made the dramatic confession in a special court in Mumbai, standing up and telling the judge he wanted to plead guilty to his crime." http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-20-voa12.cfm -- Indian Court Adjourns Trial of Mumbai Terror Suspect http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-21-voa33.cfm (Bangladesh) Top Indian militant arrested http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_404840.html (Afghanistan) Captured US soldier in Taliban video: Held by Haqqani network? http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/07/19/captured-us-soldier-in-taliban-video-held-by-haqqani-network/ (Afghanistan) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: We've Smashed Americans' Technical Power "Into Smithereens"; Soldier's Capture Shows "America's Vulnerability" http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/18537.htm Iraq bombings kill 19 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-violence22-2009jul22,0,6898701.story Iraq: Five Senior Al-Qaeda Commanders Arrested http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/18347.htm (Iraq) Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) : It Was The Jihad Fighters in Iraq Who Defeated the U.S. Military and Made It Withdraw http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD245409 (Iraq) Bomb Kills Son of Anti-al-Qaida Leader in Iraq http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-18-voa17.cfm (U.S.) "Court Reverses Decision to Bar Swiss Muslim Scholar" -- Tariq Ramadan http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/court-reverses-decision-to-bar-swiss-muslim-scholar/?hp (U.S.) Official: US may create terror interrogation unit http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hk1PLQUhQ3uV9qoj8H7l9us7-bBAD99GVHAO0 (U.S.) Oklahoma: Arrest made in bomb threat to JCC http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/16/1006595/arrest-made-over-bomb-threat-to-jewish-community-center (U.S./Somalia) Rep. Ellison says U.S. trying to ensure safe return of missing Somalis http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/17/somali_search/ (UK) Isa Ibrahim guilty of terrorism and explosives offences http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/press_releases/134_09/ -- "Terrorist Isa Ibrahim was a 'lone wolf' who radicalised himself " --- "His obsession with suicide bombing grew with his internet searches for Asif Hanif, Britain's first suicide bomber who killed himself in Israel, and the biographies of the September 11 hijackers, as well as the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade in Palestine." --- "By the beginning of March he was downloading In Defence of Muslim Lands, by Osama bin Laden's mentor Abdullah Azzam and looking at the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir." --- Searched on YouTube for videos of "Hizb ut-Tahrir and the preacher Omar Bakri" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/5850658/Terrorist-Isa-Ibrahim-was-a-lone-wolf-who-radicalised-himself.html (UK) Andrew Ibrahim, a Muslim convert, guilty of planning terror attack -- "Andrew Ibrahim, a former public schoolboy who converted to Islam, has been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on a shopping centre in Bristol using a homemade suicide vest." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5850684/Andrew-Ibrahim-a-Muslim-convert-guilty-of-planning-terror-attack.html UK drops terror alert level to lowest in 2 years http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ijxQDwh3nOvEoRYDMe8xx3N7XQqAD99I9JUG0 Hamas: Claim that World Jihad is in Gaza 'Israeli propaganda' http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3748894,00.html Hamas Police End Standoff With Muslim Extremists http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534414,00.html Israel says Indian peacekeepers helping Hezbollah: Report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Middle-East-Israel-says-Indian-peacekeepers-helping-Hezbollah-Report/articleshow/4801490.cms (Lebanon) 'Terror cell planned to attack UNIFIL' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443869502&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Somalia - Convert from Islam Shot Dead http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/somalia-convert-from-islam-shot-dead/ Somali rebels say to close down three U.N. agencies http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56J29520090720 -- Laura Mansfield: "Al Shabaab closes UN organizations in Somalia, claims they are hostile to Islam and Muslims" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global-anti-terror-news/message/17013 (Somalia) MEMRI: "Intense Clashes between Mujahideen and Pro-Government Militias in Central Somalia" http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/18512.htm Somali insurgents 'to put French hostages on trial' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/5869860/Somali-insurgents-to-put-French-hostages-on-trial.html (Yemen) Minister denies al Qaeda figures move to Yemen http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/19/AR2009071900460.html (Mauritania) In Audio Message, Mauritanian AQIM Leader Promises to Adhere to Abu Yahya Al-Libi's Algeria-First Agenda http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/18516.htm Russia: Additional Report on Murder of Human Rights Activist Natalya Estemirova -- Newsy reports: "The murder of Chechen human rights activist Natalya Estemirova provokes accusations against prime minister Ramzan Kadyrov and the Russian government. The media links her death to a bigger problem." http://www.newsy.com/videos/fighting_for_human_rights_with_life (Canada) Terry Glavin: Canada's new Taliban-booster says good Muslims 'love death' http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/07/21/terry-glavin-canada-s-new-taliban-booster-says-good-muslims-love-death.aspx Madagascar names bomb suspects http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE56J4F820090720 Are U.S.-Owned Hotels Terror Targets? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8112518&page=1 Indonesia releases sketches of suspected bombers http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090722/wl_nm/us_indonesia_blasts_sketches_1 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/22/AR2009072200105.html (Indonesia) Jakarta bombings: Muslim leader reveals the name of one of the attackers http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15831&geo=5&theme=5&size=A (Indonesia) Attacks in Jakarta: suspicions focus on Jemaah Islamiyah http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15819&geo=5&theme=5&size=A -- Are Jakarta Bombings Tied to Al Qaeda? http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8107209&page=1 -- Shadowy al-Qaeda-linked group prime suspect for bomb attack http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6717455.ece (Indonesia) Malaysian fugitive suspected in hotel bombs http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/indonesia.hotels.explosions/ (Indonesia) Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir terrorism won't end until authorities respect the supremacy of Islamic law http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aWMmALg9j_vg (Indonesia) Jihad in the classroom http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25810389-7583,00.html (Indonesia) Radical Islam Checks In http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203946904574300110336037656.html?mod=googlenews_wsj (Malaysia) Terror suspect Noordin not in Malaysia: govt http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090721-156165.html (Thailand) No longer only Buddhist monks: militant Islam is penetrating Thailand http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15799&geo=5&theme=5&size=A (China) Al-Qaida declares jihad against Chinese http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104274 (Colombia) The War Against Narco-Terror http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533560,00.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (UK) Princess facing Saudi death penalty given secret UK asylum -- "Woman feared she would be stoned after giving birth to an illegitimate child in Britain" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/princess-facing-saudi-death-penalty-given-secret-uk-asylum-1753007.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/5869038/Saudi-Arabian-princess-seeks-asylum-in-Britain-over-illegitimate-child.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/princess-facing-saudi-stoning/ (UK) Ten Saudis seek asylum after princess is allowed to stay -- "Ministers are considering asylum applications for 10 Saudi Arabian nationals who claim they are at risk of persecution if they are forced to return to the Middle Eastern kingdom, it emerged last night" -- "The new cases were made public after The Independent revealed the plight of a Saudi princess who was granted asylum in Britain after she had an illegitimate child with a British man" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ten-saudis-seek-asylum-after-princess-is-allowed-to-stay-1754396.html "Saudi Arabia -- The World's Largest Women's Prison" --- MEMRI translates and reports: "In an article on the liberal website Minbar Al-Hiwar Wal-'Ibra (http://www.menber-alhewar1.info ), reformist Saudi journalist and human rights activist Wajeha Al-Huweidar described Saudi Arabia as 'the world's largest women's prison.' She added that unlike real prisoners, Saudi women have no prospect of ever being released, since throughout their life, they are under the control of a male guardian - their husband, father, grandfather, brother or son. -- "Huweidar and other women activists recently launched a campaign against the Saudi Mahram Law, which forbids women to leave their home without a male guardian. She told the Kuwaiti daily Awan that the campaign, whose slogan is 'treat us like adult citizens or we leave the country,' was officially launched at the King Fahd Bridge, connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, where the women demanded to cross the border without a guardian." -- "Although Saudi women are deprived of freedom and dignity more than any other women [in the world], they suffer all these forms of oppression and injustice in bitter silence, [and with an air of] suppressed anger and death-like dejection." http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD245209 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/saudi-arabia-the-worlds-largest-womens-prison/ Escaping Saudi Arabia's gilded cage - on oppression of women in Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia "oppressing human rights, religious freedom and women for the past six decades" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/24/saudi-princess-asylum-freedom (Germany) Afghan man held over murder 'in the name of the Koran' -- "Munich police are questioning a 27-year-old Afghan man suspected of stabbing his former wife to death 'in the name of the Koran,' police sources said Tuesday. A Munich police spokesman said the 24-old Afghan woman Nesima R., whose full name was withheld for legal reasons, had been stabbed some 20 times, and that the suspect had given the Koran as a justification for the attack." -- "The woman received stab wounds to the heart and died Monday in hospital. " -- "The spokesman said police were investigating the 'very complex kinship relations' surrounding the case, and suspected it to be a so-called 'honour killing.'" -- "In February, an Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison in the northern city of Hamburg for killing his sister in what prosecutors said was an honour killing." -- "Terre Des Femmes, a women's rights group, estimates that some 50 women have been killed in Germany in the past 10 years for reasons of supposed honour." http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/278366,afghan-man-held-over-murder-in-the-name-of-the-koran.html Sudanese Journalist Who Invited Press to Attend Her Court Hearing and Flogging: I Am Fighting for All Women -- "The issue of abuse of women by Sudan's public order police recently gained prominence in the Sudanese and other media, after Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmad Hussein and 12 other women were arrested in Khartoum on July 3, 2009, for wearing trousers. Two days later, 10 of the women were summoned to the police station and received punishments of 10 lashes each. Charges were brought against three others, including Hussein, for inappropriate dress and conduct." -- "In an interview with Al-Arabiyya TV, Hussein explained that she had given out the invitations because otherwise no one would believe that she was to be flogged for wearing ordinary clothes: 'I wanted the punishment to be executed in the presence of observers, so that they see for themselves why I was being flogged.'" http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD245309 (Gaza) Phyllis Chesler: "Free Asma'a al-Ghoul" http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/07/20/lets-rescue-the-heroes-free-asmaa-al-ghoul/ Pakistan "Honor Killing": Bride's family accused of double murder -- "The family of a young woman allegedly killed her and her husband in the name of 'honour' after inviting the couple to have dinner at a house in Yakki Gate police precincts." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\21\story_21-7-2009_pg13_1 (Pakistan) Man kills cousin for 'honour' -- "A 23-year-old girl was killed in the name of 'honour' in Nawankot police precincts on Sunday. According to the police, Imran allegedly shot his cousin Shumaila in her house. Police said Shumaila had eloped with her aunt’s husband a few days back and her family members took her back two days ago, after convincing her she would not be harmed. The police said the accused wanted to marry her, but got dejected after her elopement. It said Imran forced Shumaila to go into a room and killed her. He escaped without facing resistance." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\13\story_13-7-2009_pg13_6 (Pakistan) NGO demands tightening of Honour Killings Laws http://dailymailnews.com/200907/19/CityPage/CityPages9.php (Russia) Natalya Estemirova's heirs: The women who risk all to expose Chechnya's horrors http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/5858586/Natalya-Estemirovas-heirs-The-women-who-risk-all-to-expose-Chechnyas-horrors.html (Maldives) 150 Muslim women face adultery flogging on Maldives -- "184 people were sentenced to flogging for extra-marital sex under a penal code that includes elements of Sharia law. Of those 146 were women, with the majority of the punishments still to be carried out." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/150-women-face-adultery-flogging-on-maldives-1757150.html (Malaysia) Muslim model to be caned for drinking beer in Malaysian club -- "'The [caning] is aimed at making the accused repent and serves as a lesson to Muslims,' the Syaria High Court judge was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times daily." http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1490888.php/Muslim_model_to_be_caned_for_drinking_beer_in_Malaysian_club_ Raymond J. Learsy: "The Subjugation of Islamic Women and the Price of Oil" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-subjugation-of-islami_b_241819.html Other News: (U.S.) Chicago's Moment of Freedom: Chicagoans Stand Up for Freedom Challenging Hizb ut-Tahrir http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/chicagos-moment-of-freedom/ -- Additional Reports http://news.google.com/news?ned=us&hl=en&ncl=d1IYTSLLYkMPlVMIYqUVFQ3EufzjM&cf=all -- Islamic Supremacist Group Holds First U.S. Conference http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533525,00.html -- Islamic 'fringe' group set to meet in Oak Lawn http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1670612,071709islamicgroup.article -- Radical Islamic faction meets in Oak Lawn ---- "The American government's current counterterrorism tactics are not enough, explained Imm, whose organization seeks to challenge the 'war of ideas' on the streets so 'people realize there is a greater consensus for people that do support a quality of liberty than those who want to oppress,' he said." http://www.thereporteronline.net/atf.php?sid=16779¤t_edition=2009-07-23&results=yes (U.S.) Chicago - IPT News: "Hizb ut-Tahrir: Shariah Takes Precedence over U.S. Constitution" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1100/hizb-ut-tahrir-shariah-takes-precedence-over-us (U.S.) Report: "Hizb ut-Tahrir: 'Jihad . . . is legal, . . . an obligation'" http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZjU4MmZjOGI2MGJmMGFlYTAzOWQ2NzE1ZjZiMmU0NDk= (U.S.) Islamic nonprofit paid for Rep. Ellison's pilgrimage to Mecca -- "Tax records show the group that paid Ellison's expenses, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, received nearly $900,000 in taxpayer money in 2006 and 2007 from a rental arrangement for Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TiZA), an Inver Grove Heights charter school." http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/house/51361722.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUvckD_V_jEyhD:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU (UK) Sharia penal codes would benefit Britain says Muslim Sheikh Suhaib Hasan http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6721110.ece -- "Non-Muslims turning to Sharia courts to resolve civil disputes" http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6721158.ece (Iran) Religious Cleansing in Iran -- "Iran treats non-Muslims as harshly as political dissidents. Why doesn't the West notice?" http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjU2MzQ5NjE4YWMzZjViN2NiNmU1NDY3N2FkZTM1MDg=&w=MA== Indonesia - Muslims Order Halt to Church Building http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6013&backpage=summaries Egypt - Police Collusion Suspected in Attack on Church in Minya http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6016&backpage=summaries (Malaysia) Christians in Sumatra: jilbab norm, an excuse to introduce the Shariah http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15797&geo=5&size=A Foreign Policy Magazine: "Israel and the United States should understand the Islamic laws Hamas obeys to begin finding solutions for a peaceful coexistence." http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/07/22/why_sharia_law_might_be_israels_path_to_peace Iran Protest News: Iran: Human rights lawyer Shadi Sadr reportedly arrested http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/shadi-sadr-reportedly-arrested/ (Iran) CNN: "Iran reformers blast government in call for new vote" http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/20/iran.clerics.referendum/ Against Totalitarianism News: Communist China: Legal Center Closed; More Than 50 Lawyers Lose Licenses http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1252&month=07&year=2009&_nc=f496ecee9435905aedf4340ce05b93d7 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/communist-china-legal-center-closed-more-than-50-lawyers-lose-licenses/ Communist China Releases Christian Students, Teachers Remain Detained http://www.bosnewslife.com/8447-china-releases-christian-students-teachers-remain-detained http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/communist-china-releases-christian-students-teachers-remain-detained/ Communist China Forces Raid Bible School http://www.bosnewslife.com/8439-china-forces-raid-bible-school http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/communist-china-forces-raid-bible-school/ DC: Full text of July 19 speech by CSN's John Kusumi -- on Communist Chinese Government http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/john-kusumi-challenges-communist-china/ -- John Kusumi decries "blind eye" turned toward Communist China totalitarians -- John Kusumi: "To my audience, I call upon everyone to move onwards to victory for freedom, democracy, and human rights!" -- "Speech at 10th anniversary of Falun Gong crackdown, a rally at the National Mall in Washington DC, July 19 2009" http://chinasupport.blogspot.com/2009/07/full-text-of-july-19-speech-by-csns.html DC: 100,000 Protest Detention Chinese Christian Lawyer http://www.bosnewslife.com/8425-100000-protest-detention-chinese-christian-lawyer http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/petition-to-free-gao-zhisheng/ -- Gao Zhisheng Petition Delivered to Chinese Embassy, U.S. State Department and CECC http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1249&month=07&year=2009&_nc=c1b2927df1b5f804ee13d5d2eee98b44 -- "Gao Zhisheng Petition Delivered; Chinese Embassy Says 'Take it away!'" http://www.chinaaid.org/downloads/sb_chinaaid/StatementfromAttorneyDavidTaylor.pdf U.S. Congressman Wolf: Human Rights Must Be Part of Discussions With North Korea -- Wolf "raised the need for addressing human rights when dealing with the government of North Korea and urged the appointment of a special envoy on human rights as mandated by Congress" http://wolf.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=34&parentid=6§iontree=6,34&itemid=1389 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/us-congressman-wolf-human-rights-must-be-part-of-discussions-with-north-korea/ North Korea Freedom Human Rights Activist Urges South Korean Tribunals http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/nk-activist-urges-sk-tribunals/ -- "Tribunal for North Korea" by Suzanne Sholte http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124750605966533841.html Against Racial Supremacism News: Minnesota - Report: "Old South Slavery Defender to Speak at Conference" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/minnesota-slavery-defender-to-speak/ -- SPLC report on "extremist preacher Doug Wilson" to speak in Minnesota -- SPLC: "Wilson runs an extreme right religious empire in Moscow, Idaho, that includes a church, Canon Press, and New Saint Andrews College. Popular in neo-Confederate circles as well, he co-wrote a partly plagiarized booklet, Southern Slavery, As It Was, defending Old South slavery; his co-author was Steve Wilkins, a founding member of the neo-secessionist and racist League of the South." -- SPLC: "Southern Slavery, As It Was is a repulsive apologia for the enslavement of black Americans. Among other things, the booklet contends that, “Slavery as it existed in the South … was a relationship based upon mutual affection and confidence. ... There has never been a multiracial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy and harmony in the history of the world.'" http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/07/22/mainstream-preacher-invites-slavery-defender-to-conference-honoring-calvin%e2%80%99s-birth/ Texas: Black, white protesters rally over dragging death http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iEd4gkmPTRz0bjlbfvhhTw2C0aLQD99J4IGG0 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/texas-black-white-protesters-rally-over-dragging-death/ Atlanta: "Keeping quiet is coward's way out" http://www.ajc.com/opinion/keeping-quiet-is-cowards-94393.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/atlanta-keeping-quiet-is-cowards-way-out/ Iowa: White Supremacist Neo-Nazis Sentenced in Racial Crimes Attack http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/iowa-white-supremacist-nazis/ -- AP: Iowa: 2 sentenced in Eastern Iowa hate crimes case http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2009/07/21/news/latest/doc4a65c485d526f967945701.txt Mississippi: Vandals Spray Paint 'KKK' On Madison Co. Home http://www.wapt.com/news/20119477/detail.html Against Nazi News: Chicago - "Charge against neo-Nazi dropped" - Bill White "American National Socialist Workers Party" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/chicago-charge-nazi-white/ - SPLC: "Charge against neo-Nazi dropped" http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/07/21/charges-against-neo-nazi-dropped/ -- SPLC: "A judge has dismissed a felony charge against neo-Nazi Bill White in connection with his alleged encouragement of violence against the foreman of a Chicago jury." -- "White, the leader of the American National Socialist Workers Party, had been scheduled for trial next month in federal court in Chicago. He was charged with soliciting violence against the foreman of the jury that in 2004 convicted white supremacist Matt Hale of soliciting the murder of U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow." -- "Carol Blue, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, confirmed the dismissal this afternoon. 'We are reviewing the opinion, and we will consider our options,' said Blue, who declined to elaborate." --- "First Amendment Protects Neo-Nazi's Blog Post, Judge Rules" http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/07/23/3281/ California: Neo-Nazi beliefs partly blamed in slaying at Oxnard junior high http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-king22-2009jul22,0,5829103.story Many Nazis remain in the United States http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/19/Many-Nazis-remain-in-the-United-States/UPI-68651248046478/ Germany remembers Hitler plotters http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8159531.stm **************************************************************************************** **************************************************************************************** July 17, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com July 19 - Chicago: R.E.A.L. Pro-Freedom Protest to Challenge Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-19-chicago/ Newslinks: (Afghanistan) Roadside bomb kills 11 Afghan civilians - Taliban blamed http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan (Pakistan) al-Qaeda: relocating within Pakistan's Punjab Province? http://www.examiner.com/x-11874-DC-South-Asia-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d16-alQaeda-relocating-within-Pakistans-Punjab-Province Indonesia: Bomb blasts kill many in Jakarta http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3551975773 -- Deadly blasts hit two hotels in Jakarta http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/indonesia.hotels.explosions/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533424,00.html -- Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels -- "At least nine people, including some foreigners, have been killed in two bomb blasts at luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, police say" -- "One explosion hit the Ritz-Carlton, ripping off its facade, and the other the JW Marriott. At least 48 people were injured" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8155084.stm --- Jakarta hotel bombs kill 9, dent investor confidence http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-41107420090717 -- 9 killed, 50 wounded in twin blasts at Jakarta luxury hotels http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Rest-of-World-9-killed-50-wounded-in-twin-blasts-at-Jakarta-luxury-hotels/articleshow/4787574.cms (Indonesia) Unexploded bomb found in JW Marriott in Indonesia http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Rest-of-World-Unexploded-bomb-found-in-JW-Marriott-in-Indonesia/articleshow/4788082.cms --- Jakarta hotel blasts were high explosive: Police http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/17/jakarta-hotel-blasts-were-high-explosive-police.html (Indonesia) IEDs now Jemaah Islamiah weapon of choice: expert http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25795686-23109,00.html -- Jemaah Islamiah behind attacks, terrorism experts agree http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/07/17/1245bc0f6a41 -- Australian terrorism expert says attack expected http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1490259.php/Australian_terrorism_expert_says_attack_expected__Extra__ -- Bombs caused Indonesia hotel blasts: Minister http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Rest-of-World-Bombs-caused-Indonesia-hotel-blasts-Minister/articleshow/4787816.cms (Indonesia) Jakarta hotel bombings an act of terrorism, says President Yudhoyono http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25796302-5005961,00.html 'Iran greatest global security threat' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443837591&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) IDF: Hizbullah hiding rockets in homes http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443821498&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Fighting the New Narco-Terrorism Syndicates http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090717/us_time/08599191093500 Somali captors demand ransom http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africa&month=July2009&file=World_News2009071775759.xml -- Somali group takes second French hostage -- another report http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July1342.xml§ion=international&col= Muslim insurgency in Philippines http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14052248 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Indonesia: Muslim cleric re-arrested over child bride scandal -- 44 year old married to 12 year old -- "Indonesian police have again arrested Muslim cleric, Pujiono Cahyono Widianto, in a continuing controversy over his marriage to a 12-year-old girl. Pujiono was rearrested for failing to cooperate following his marriage to Lutfiana Ulfa." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3546794801 (Russia) Remembering Natalia -- "There is little doubt in Chechnya that her killing was connected to her investigative and campaigning work - including the case of the seven murdered women." -- "Back in November, the chief investigator in Grozny suggested they were victims of so-called honour killings. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8153536.stm -- March 1, 2009 - Russia: Chechen President defends Islamic supremacist "honor killings" - says women deserve to die http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/russia-chechen-president-defends-islamic-supremacism-says-women-deserve-to-die/ (U.S.) Battered Women, Si; America-Haters, No. -- by Phyllis Chesler http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/07/16/battered-women-si-fundamentalists-no/ Other News: (U.S.) Effort To Educate Americans About Islam Also Links To Anti-Semitic Web Sites http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASUS_12/5564_12.htm (U.S.) Islamic wording on shirts at Nordstrom http://www.examiner.com/x-10913-Muslim-Womens-Style-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Islamic-wording-on-shirts-at-Nordstrom -- "Allah shirt at Nordstrom" http://hijabtrendz.com/2009/07/15/allah-shirt-at-nordstrom/ (Indonesia) Wall Street Journal: "Indonesia Is a Model Muslim Democracy" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124779665773055715.html#mod=rss_opinion_main -- February 3, 2009: Indonesia - Sharia-Based Laws Creep into Half of Provinces http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5783&backpage=summaries -- February 6, 2009: Indonesian cleric wants boycott of Islam film on Muslim women http://64.34.254.246/article.aspx?ArticleID=19579 -- January 23, 2009: "Under Indonesian law, men can marry at 19 and women at 16, although under some Islamic laws there is no age limit" http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/024542.php -- February 9, 2009: Radical Books Raise Fears in Indonesia of Spread of Militants' Ideas http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/09/asia/09indo.php -- January 2, 2009: Indonesia fails to fight terrorists' ideology http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/02/asia/indo.php -- January 9, 2009: Indonesia: Protesters seal off synagogue amid pro-Palestinian protests http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.2890011835 -- January 5, 2009: "More than 4,000 Indonesians have offered to support Hamas and fight against Israel" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2878392131 -- January 5, 2009: Indonesia - Muslim Groups Plan to Send Jihad Fighters http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/article/4957.html -- February 5, 2009: President attends inauguration of sharia economy festival http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2009/2/5/president-attends-inauguration-of-sharia-economy-festival/ -- February 3, 2009: Radicals seek ban on Rotary, Lions clubs in Indonesia http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=270469&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 -- January 18, 2009: Indonesian cleric calls for jihad in Gaza http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3658022,00.html -- January 8, 2009: Indonesian Muslims storm Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20090108-182170/Indonesian-Muslims-storm-KFC -- February 14, 2009: A "moderate" Indonesian examines the Valentine Day controversy among Muslims http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/024839.php See also: --- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono not convinced Jemaah Islamiah exists http://www.agonist.org/story/2004/10/26/42920/080 --- Indonesia: Jemaah Islamiyah does not exist, says vice-president http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2121227936 --- Indonesia Denies Jemaah Islamiyah Faces Ban http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/005515.php August 13, 2007 - Jakarta Post: Islamist group blames democracy for Indonesia's woes -- Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia spokesman Muhammad Ismail Yusanto attacks democracy and calls for Islamic caliphate http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19009/hizb-ut-tahrir-5 August 13, 2007 - AFP: Rally Calls for Revival of Caliphate -- "The supporters of the Hizbut Tahrir group filled up most of an 80,000-seat sports stadium in the capital Jakarta, waving flags as they heard fiery speeches saying it was 'time for the caliphate to reign.'" -- "More than 70,000 members of a hard-line Muslim group held a rally in Indonesia that heard calls for a caliphate — or Islamic rule — to govern the world." http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=99750&d=13&m=8&y=2007 July 16, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference: (U.S.) Controversial Islam group set to convene at Oak Lawn Hilton -- on Oak Lawn, IL Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference scheduled for July 19 -- "Jeffrey Imm, founder of Responsible for Equality and Liberty (R.E.A.L.) group, called Hizb ut-Tahrir 'Islamic supremacists' hoping to 'impose their religious beliefs, their religious views on a form of governance and theocracy over other people.'" -- "'It's a systematic ideology of what we believe is institutionalized hate.' -- "Imm is planning a protest to coincide with Sunday's conference." -- "'They have the right to speak against democracy,' he said. 'We have the right and responsibility to speak out for equality and liberty.'" http://blogs.southtownstar.com/oaklawn/2009/07/controversial_islam_group_set.html ---- see also: July 19 - Chicago: R.E.A.L. Pro-Freedom Protest to Challenge Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-19-chicago/ Other Newslinks: (Afghanistan) Taliban threatens to kill captured US soldier http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090716/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_53 Afghan leader still atop election race http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31948316/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ (Afghanistan) Gulbadin Hekmatyar, Fugitive Chief of Hizb-e-Islami in Afghanistan: 'Suicide Bombers are a Great Asset of the Resistance'; 'The Islamic Ummah in General and Afghanistan in Particular Are At a Critical Stage; Another Crusade is Being Fought Against the Ummah' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD244809 (Afghanistan) More US troops could head to Afghanistan: Gates http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-US-More-US-troops-could-head-to-Afghanistan-Gates-/articleshow/4787319.cms Pakistan's all-out offensive against the Taliban may already have failed http://www.newsweek.com/id/207032?from=rss -- "Encourage Pakistan as it confronts extremism" - Hillary Rodham Clinton http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India-Encourage-Pakistan-as-it-confronts-extremism/articleshow/4787173.cms Pakistan madrassa reforms in tatters http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\17\story_17-7-2009_pg1_9 Pakistan: UN official killed in northwest http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3547000080 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/08-un-worker-shot-wounded-at-refugee-camp-in-northwest-pakistan-ts-01 Pakistan: UN team begin inquiry into Bhutto's death http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3547286437 (Pakistan) Taliban target lashkar elders in Bajaur http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\17\story_17-7-2009_pg7_41 (Pakistan) Troops kill 8 Taliban in Swat, 4 in S Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\17\story_17-7-2009_pg1_8 (Pakistan) Explosive-laden car seized in Peshawar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\17\story_17-7-2009_pg7_11 Kashmir: Ground zero of global jihad - interview with Arif Jamal http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KG17Df01.html (U.S.) Somali terror suspect waives detention hearing -- Salah Osman Ahmed waived detention hearing http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_mn_missing_somalis.html -- Somali terror suspect returns to court http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ghoabVp0OzgdNAhrdglTlyAdcHQwD99FI3P80 (U.S.) Al-Qaeda Suspects at Guantanamo Face Delays in Review http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a13CMSW33nlc (U.S.) Judge: Airlines Sued by Terror Victims Can't Question FBI on 9-11 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533362,00.html?test=latestnews (U.S.) Clinton on Iran -- Hillary Clinton: "We know that refusing to deal with the Islamic Republic has not succeeded in altering the Iranian march toward a nuclear weapon, reducing Iranian support for terror, or improving Iran's treatment of its citizens" -- Politico reports on Clinton speech: "even given 'repressive actions' and 'a certain amount of electoral irregularities,' the American offer of a nuclear bargain remains open" -- Politico: "If there was one area that received conspicuously less emphasis, it was human rights" -- "'There was not a lot of emphasis on the human rights dimension,' said Stephen Flanagan a former Clinton administration official who is senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies" http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24980.html Iran will strike enemies 'in the face': Ahmadinejad http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July356.xml§ion=middleeast Iran's nuclear chief resigns http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5845080/Irans-nuclear-chief-resigns.html (Iran/Israel) World may back Iran op as part of dea http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443824234&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Palestinians fire Kassam after long lull -- "Rocket lands in open area in Sdot Negev region; no casualties, damage in first attack in over a month" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443833086&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (UK) BBC in £45,000 payout to Muslim Council of Britain secretary general Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5843675/BBC-in-45000-payout-to-Muslim-Council-of-Britain-secretary-general.html Egypt: Police arrest 25 'terror suspects' in Sinai http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3548856997 (Somalia) French hostage handed to Somali group -- "A Somali group has handed over one of two French hostages to Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab militants to avoid clashes between the two bands, rebels and officials said." http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July1264.xml§ion=international -- French hostages in Somalia are split up between two Islamist extremist groups http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6717125.ece (Sudan) Poll: Muslim support for Bashir shaky http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/15/Poll-Muslim-support-for-Bashir-shaky/UPI-54131247699591/ (Algeria) Reuters: "Algeria ex-rebels say cash key to weakening Qaeda" http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLF115023 (Indonesia) Bomb Making Materials Found in Indonesian Islamic School http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/07/bomb_making_materials_found_in.php Malaysian police free 9 Christians mistakenly accused of trying to convert Muslim students http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10475&PHPSESSID=f575c25a6dc7a401d2f84ca3fbbd192e (Canada) CSIS scolded over Khadr questioning http://www.canada.com/CSIS+scolded+over+Khadr+questioning/1796022/story.html (Canada) Terrorism suspect on hunger strike at Kingston jail http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/667554 (Russia) 'There is State Terror in Russia' http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=8099929&page=1 (Russia) Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov 'to lead' activist's murder inquiry http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/5844578/Chechen-president-takes-charge-of-activists-murder-inquiry.html -- Russia - Ingushetia: Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, found murdered — critic of Islamic supremacist Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/russian-human-rights-activist-killed/ -- March 1, 2009 - Russia: Chechen President defends Islamic supremacist "honor killings" - says women deserve to die http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/russia-chechen-president-defends-islamic-supremacism-says-women-deserve-to-die/ (Italy) Terrorism: Italian group 'sought links with oppressed Muslims' - Red Brigades http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3548558603 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Jordan: "Honor Killing" of Married Woman by Brother, Stabbed 20 Times, Head Crushed http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/jordan-married-woman-killed/ -- Jordan Times: "Twenty-year-old kills sister over 'immoral behaviour'" -- "A 20-year-old Jordanian stabbed his married sister and smashed her head with a rock after accusing her of 'immoral behaviour'" http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=18324 Other News: (U.S.) Virginia: Islamic Saudi Academy: Heated Words at Hearing on Islamic School's Expansion http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=330831&paper=81&cat=104 (U.S.) New Policy Permits Asylum for Battered Women -- NYT: "The Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe domestic beatings and sexual abuse to receive asylum in the United States." --- "The new policy does not involve women fleeing genital mutilation." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/us/16asylum.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/us-asylum-policy-for-women/ (U.S.) Jews Blamed for Holocaust at Islam, Jewish Conference -- Warith Deen Umar remarks -- another report on July 4 ISNA conference http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/168053 --- see also IPT Report: "ISNA's Non-Apology Apology" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1090/isnas-non-apology-apology Iran Protest News: (Iran) Women Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI) Newsletter - July 15, 2009 http://wfafi.org/E-ZanVol62.htm Against Nazi News: Canada: "Neo-Nazi hate, courtesy of the CHRC" -- Canadian Human Rights Commission http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1791002 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/canada-nazi-report/ Paraguay: "On the Nazi Trail" http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/graeme_wood/2009/07/on_the_nazi_trail.html Against Racial Supremacism: (Mississippi) Minister Blasts Mississippi Senator's Connections -- State Sen. Lydia Chassaniol criticized for speaking to "racist, anti-Semitic group about 'Cultural Heritage in Mississippi.'" -- "Chassaniol described her speech as promotion for the state of Mississippi." http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/minister_blasts_mississippi_senators_connections_070809/ Pittsburgh Foundation Funded Hate Groups http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/07/14/former-director-at-tanton-foundation-now-funneling-money-to-anti-immigrant-hate-groups/ --- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Donor to G-20 welcome board a past supporter of hate groups" http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09182/980929-482.stm Texas: Sheriff: Explosives at home of deputy's killer -- Nazi images found -- "investigators said they found drawings of swastikas and Nazis displayed in Ortez's trailer" http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/breaking/6527756.html Connecticut: New Jersey Nazi blogger's violence case in Conn. continued -- The case on New Jersey's "Harold 'Hal' Turner" "accused of encouraging violence against Connecticut legislators and a state ethics official has been transferred to a division of state court that handles more serious matters." -- "The Internet radio host has also been accused of using his Web site to threaten three federal judges in Chicago." http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_12834191?source=rss -- June 25, 2009: New Jersey: Hate blogger Hal Turner arrested for alleged threats to judges http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/hal-turner-re-arrested/ -- June 5, 2009: New Jersey/Connecticut: Nazi Broadcaster Hal Turner Arrested for Incitement http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/hal-turner-arrested-for-incitement/ Against Totalitarianism News: (U.S.) DC: Crackdowns in China prompt rally on National Mall in Washington DC -- "CSN invites the public for July 19 rally, 3-6pm" -- "Marking the tenth anniversary of Falun Gong persecution in China" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/dc-rally-defying-china-oppression/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/csnmembers/message/445 -- See also: July 19: DC Rally for Freedom in China and Freedom for Falun Gong http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-19-falun-gong/ (Communist China) China's Human Rights Lawyers Face Major Obstacles -- "Chinese regime's new weapon: Denial of license to practice law" http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/19643/ (Communist China) The Persecution of Falun Gong and How it Began http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/19681/ -- "A Chinese Woman's Greatest Wish -- Letting the world know about the persecution of Falun Gong" http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/19690/ July 15, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Events: July 19 - Chicago: R.E.A.L. Pro-Freedom Protest to Challenge Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-19-chicago/ July 19 - Crackdowns in China prompt rally on National Mall in Washington DC http://groups.yahoo.com/group/csnmembers/message/445 July 25 - NYC Union Square Park South - Equality And Liberty Event http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-25-nyc-union-square/ Newslinks: Russia - Ingushetia: Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, found murdered -- critic of Islamic supremacist Chechen President Ramzan A. Kadyrov http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/russian-human-rights-activist-killed/ -- Reuters: Group blames Chechen leader for activist's murder http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LF572826.htm -- Global Post: "Did Chechnya's leader just kill this woman?" http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/russia/natalia-estemirova-murder (Pakistan) Police post blown up in Mardan - by Taliban http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\16\story_16-7-2009_pg7_13 (Pakistan) 6 Taliban surrender in Mohmand http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\16\story_16-7-2009_pg7_12 Pakistan nabs 13 al-Qaida suspects http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/07/15/Pakistan-nabs-13-al-Qaida-suspects/UPI-10091247695028/ (Pakistan) Taliban's jail in 50 ft long cave unearthed in Shamozai http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=82988 (Afghanistan) Taliban Insurgents Reemerge http://voices.washingtonpost.com/battle-for-helmand/2009/07/taliban_insurgents_reemerge.html?nav=rss_email/components (Afghanistan) Policeman, two civilians killed in Afghan blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2014444&Language=en (U.S.) Clinton extends hand to Taliban who quit battle -- "US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday held out an olive branch to Taliban militants willing to lay down their arms, adding her support to an offer of talks from Afghan leader Hamid Karzai" -- "'Today we and our Afghan allies stand ready to welcome anyone supporting the Taliban, who renounces Al-Qaeda, lays down their arms, and is willing to participate in the free and open society that is enshrined in the Afghan constitution,' she said." -- "in a major foreign policy speech to the Council of Foreign Relations, she added: 'We understand that not all those who fight with the Taliban support Al-Qaeda, or believe in the extremist policies the Taliban pursued when in power.'" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090715/pl_afp/afghanistanunrestustaliban (U.S.) Clinton to visit Pakistan this fall http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\16\story_16-7-2009_pg7_34 (U.S.) Feds: Former Quincy execs hid ties to man on terror list -- "Indictments were unsealed Wednesday against PTech’s former chief executive, Oussama Ziade, and former chief financial officer Buford George Peterson. They are accused of trying to conceal in a loan application an approximately $10 million financial interest in the company held by Yassin Kadi (KAH’-dee). Kadi is a Saudi Arabian on the Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists." http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20090715feds_former_quincy_execs_hid_ties_to_man_on_terror_list/srvc=home&position=recent (U.S./Somalia) Judge seals Somali terror case -- "An indictment accusing Ahmed and Abdifatah Yusuf Isse of terrorism-related crimes was unsealed Monday, five months after it was handed up by a federal grand jury in Minneapolis" http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_12843551?nclick_check=1 -- Terrorism suspect studied at Eastern http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/15/terrorism-suspect-studied-at-eastern/ (India) Singh calls for dismantling of 'infrastructure of terrorism' http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/04-pak-india-dialogue-fail-qs-07 (Iraq) Car explosion kills six, injures 16 in Ramadi http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2014300&Language=en (UK) Police suspend anti-terrorism searches http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=United+Kingdom+%26+Europe&month=July2009&file=World_News2009071612015.xml http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8151437.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5833877/Police-force-suspends-stop-and-search-under-Terrorism-Act.html UK: Police not to charge Muslim extremists for hate crime http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/uk-police-not-to-charge-muslim.html http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/113182/Take-it-easy-on-Muslim-extremists-police-told (Iran) German intel denies Iran nuclear report -- "Stern article quotes German intelligence officials as saying Teheran could test bomb within 6 months." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443818905&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Israeli navy in Suez Canal prepares for potential attack on Iran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6715412.ece (Lebanon) Hezbollah arms cache explodes in Lebanon http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/14/1006531/hezbollah-arms-cache-explodes-in-lebanon (Lebanon) UNIFIL: Lebanese arms cache a 'serious violation' of ceasefire http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443821498&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) Man indicted for spying on Hizbullah http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443819628&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Libya) Qaddafi blasts UN Security Council 'terrorism' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\16\story_16-7-2009_pg4_6 (Somalia) Additional Report: Security consultants kidnapped in Somalia http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6711461.ece "Kenya: U.S. 'Killed Al-Qaeda Man Behind Govt's Back'" http://allafrica.com/stories/200907141011.html (Philippines) Muslim rebel commander arrested in Philippines http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090715/tap-philippines-muslim-unrest-arrest-5cc1ef8.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Pakistan) Jirga orders marrying off three minor girls -- "Ghulam Sarwar and his wife Rahila Ghulam, residents of Tehsil Jhat Pat, district Jaffarabad, Balochistan" -- "I have three minor daughters Paras, 4, Sughra, 2, and Rehmat who is just eight months old and I will not marry my daughters to my paternal uncles, said Rahila while bitterly crying" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\16\story_16-7-2009_pg12_5 Other News: Indonesia - Muslims Order Halt to Church Building http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6013&backpage=summaries (Russia) "Medvedev stresses Islam's importance for Russia" http://rss.russiatoday.ru/Politics/2009-07-15/Medvedev_stresses_Islam_s_importance_for_Russia_.html Sweden: Somali gov't concerned about Swedish-Somalis radicalizing http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/sweden-somali-govt-concerned-about.html Denmark: Teenagers convert to Islam at home http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/denmark-teenagers-convert-to-islam-at.html (UK) "Muslim debate goes ahead peacefully" -- Hounslow Muslim Forum (HMF) invited "Dr Daud Abdullah, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain" -- "Dr Abdullah faced calls for his resignation in February after signing a document supporting attacks on foreign troops who tried to prevent the supply of arms to Hamas" http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2009/07/15/muslim-debate-goes-ahead-peacefully-109642-24162269/ (UK) Internet attacks on South Korea may have come from UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/5835202/Internet-attacks-on-South-Korea-may-have-come-from-UK.html http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6715109.ece Against Racial Supremacism: UK: White supremacist Neo-Nazi guilty of bomb plot - Neil Lewington -- Ku Klux Klan, Combat 18 Nazi material found http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/neil-lewington-guilty/ (UK) White supremacist guilty of bomb plot - Neil Lewington http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090715/tpl-uk-britain-racist-81f3b62.html -- Neo-Nazi convicted of terror plan http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8152159.stm -- "Man had turned parents' home into bomb factory" --- "The search also found the Waffen SS UK members' handbook, containing his blueprint for a neo-Nazi terror group, and notebooks with details of electronics and chemical mixtures and a book called Counter Bomb. His mobile phone contained hate material from a violent neo-Nazi group called Combat 18 and other material from the Ku Klux Klan was also found." http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/15/neo-nazi-bomb-plan -- British white supremacist guilty of bomb plot http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-41062620090715 July 14, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Al Qaeda: "New Audio from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri: 'A Message to My Muslim Brothers and Sisters in Pakistan'" http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefazawahiri0709.pdf -- Qaeda's Zawahri urges Pakistanis to join jihad ---- Zawahiri: "It is the individual duty of every Muslim in Pakistan to join the Mujahedeen" http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINLF51577020090715?rpc=401& http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,25785866-1702,00.html?from=public_rss (Pakistan) Punjab: "Terror's free run in South Punjab" -- "Massive quantities of weapons discovered from the house of the teacher Riaz Kamboh -- explosives, suicide jackets, rockets, etc — clearly indicate that the man was involved in terrorism and was probably a part of the plan for future terrorist activities targeting Punjab." -- "The terrorist did not set up a madrassa but a school where pre-teen boys and girls were being taught the Quran by him." -- "It is to be noted that the local people agreed to send their children to his school while knowing that the man was involved in suspect activities and that he and his brother had indulged in crime in the city." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\15\story_15-7-2009_pg3_1 Pakistan: Spy agency exposes link between militants and religious schools -- "here is renewed fear that Islamic schools or 'madrassahs' will be the only system of education left to fill the vacuum which could lead to a new generation who could be trained for the Taliban." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3540499148 (Pakistan) FATA: 23 Militants Killed in Clashes in Pakistan - Mohmand agency http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532400,00.html --- Deadly Pakistan clashes, NATO tanker ambushed - Mohmand and Khyber agencies http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090715/tap-pakistan-unrest-northwest-2a5be5e.html --- Taliban destroy NATO fuel tanker http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\15\story_15-7-2009_pg1_4 (Pakistan) FATA: Six Taliban killed in clash with troops in S Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\14\story_14-7-2009_pg7_5 (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban fighters in Swat may be slipping into Tajikistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Rest-of-World-Taliban-fighters-in-Swat-may-be-slipping-into-Tajikistan-/articleshow/4778779.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: 'No contact with Sufi, rumours only to benefit Taliban' -- NWFP govt states "NWFP government has no contact with Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi chief Sufi Muhammad" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\15\story_15-7-2009_pg7_14 (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban won't be allowed to disrupt peace in Swat again: Hoti http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\14\story_14-7-2009_pg7_12 (Pakistan) NWFP: Fresh offensive launched in Buner http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-fresh-offensive-launched-in-buner--il--13 (Pakistan) Interpreter of Canadian lady freed -- Jihad Unspun's Khadija Abdul Qahaar (aka Beverly Giesbrecht) released http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=186626 -- Still alive and well against all his hopes http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=187026 Pakistan state govt decides to withdraw appeal against Saeed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Pakistan-Pak-state-govt-decides-to-withdraw-appeal-against-Saeed/articleshow/4775191.cms -- "The govt of Pak's Punjab province said it was compelled to withdraw the appeal in the SC challenging the release of Hafiz Saeed after the federal govt failed to share evidence against Saeed." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Pakistan-Heres-proof-that-Pakistan-wasnt-serious/articleshow/4778188.cms (India) Mumbai Attacks: 26/11 accused Hafeez Saeed walks free in Pak http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Pakistan-2611-accused-Hafeez-Saeed-walks-free-in-Pak/articleshow/4778163.cms (India) Mumbai Attacks: Pakistan didn't pursue leads to catch 26/11 perpetrators http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India-Pak-didnt-pursue-leads-to-catch-2611-perpetrators/articleshow/4778148.cms (India) Terror threat puts Mumbai on high alert http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-City-Mumbai-Terror-alert-cites-seven-state-targets/articleshow/4778164.cms (Afghanistan) Taliban influence on the rise in Afghanistan: study http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jul/150709-taliban-influence-afghanistan.htm Afghanistan: Italian soldier killed in bomb attack http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3540499031 (Afghanistan) Explosion Kills Afghan Police Chief and 3 Officers http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/world/asia/14afghan.html?ref=world (Afghanistan) Two ISAF soldiers killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2014226&Language=en (Afghanistan) Taleban plant their homemade bombs in Afghanistan with lethal effectiveness http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6703393.ece (Iraq) Two killed, three injured in two attacks in Mosul http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2014239&Language=en (Iraq) Armed attack kills two policemen in central Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2014072&Language=en (Iraq) Hundreds protest Falluja police chief's arrest on al-Qaeda charges http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1489581.php/Hundreds_protest_Falluja_police_chiefs_arrest_on_al-Qaeda_charges_ (U.S./Somalia) Minnesota men charged in Somali recruiting http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/13/somalia.americans.killed/index.html -- From the Midwest to Mogadishu http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/ways-to-detect-jihadist-threats/ -- How one youth was drawn to jihad in Somalia http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0714/p10s01-woaf.html (U.S.) Colors could disappear from terror alert system http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gg4zczSIwqDYPqYT12kYuYvOLMjAD99EFIUG0 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31909694/ns/us_news-security/ (U.S.) California: Peninsula residents warned of 'acid bombs' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/13/BAGE18NKRL.DTL (U.S.) Recent Disclosures Prompt Obama Administration to Rethink Approach to Inquiries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071202118.html (U.S.) Unclassified Report on the President's Surveillance Program - PDF http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/UnclassifiedReportPSP.pdf (U.S.) Analysts Turn To Software For Spotting Terrorists http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106538028 (UK) Daily Star: "Muslim fanatic targets boys, 8" -- Abu Waleed "boasted that he grooms kids as young as EIGHT to become extremists." -- "British-born Abu Waleed gloated in a web broadcast that he is 'radicalising children' and teaching them Sharia law." -- "The vile rant was filmed at the London School of Sharia, which hosts lectures from hate preachers including Omar Bakri and Anjem Choudary." http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/88978/Muslim-fanatic-targets-boys-8/ Iran executes 13 Sunni Muslim rebels - Jundallah organization http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5829475/Iran-executes-13-Sunni-Muslim-rebels.html (Gaza) Salafi-Jihadi Group in Gaza: 'We Intend to Carry Out a Big Operation to Prove Our Allegiance to Bin Laden' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD244609 (Israel) Gov't strikes back against 'biased' human rights NGOs -- "Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday slammed a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) fundraising delegation to Saudi Arabia as evidence the organization has lost its 'moral compass.'" -- "'If you can fundraise in Saudi Arabia, why not move on to Somalia, Libya and North Korea?' he said" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443811032&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) 'Social network bolsters teen emotions after suicide bombings' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443810188&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Somalia) Two French Citizens Abducted in Somalia http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124755854978937721.html http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2014171&Language=en http://allafrica.com/stories/200907140792.html (Somalia) What would al Shabaab win mean for Somalia? http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56D3K820090714 Somalia: President Asks Somali-Americans to Shun Islamists http://allafrica.com/stories/200907140857.html Somalia: Somaliland Police Detain Journalists http://allafrica.com/stories/200907150004.html Nigeria: Militants Attack Lagos Oil Facility http://allafrica.com/stories/200907140006.html (Algeria) China warns of reprisals in Algeria after unrest http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest_168 (China) Al-Qaeda vows to hit China over Uighur unrest http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gtOBNpRVLjLpYPH44fs87rt2kmPA -- China must decide how to deal with al-Qaeda http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6710704.ece -- "China appeals for understanding from Muslim world" http://www.sinodaily.com/reports/China_appeals_for_understanding_from_Muslim_world_999.html (China) Imam discusses shooting of 3 Uighurs -- "Two Uighurs shot and killed by Chinese police in Urumqi had tried to take over a Muslim prayer meeting in a mosque, a cleric or imam was quoted a saying." http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/15/Imam-discusses-shooting-of-3-Uighurs/UPI-96711247632585/ -- Shot Uighurs called for holy war, says China http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-China-Shot-Uighurs-called-for-holy-war-says-China/articleshow/4778920.cms Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Sudanese women flogged in public by Islamic supremacists for wearing trousers http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/sudanese-women-flogged/ - Sudanese women flogged for wearing trousers -- AP reports: "Sudanese police arrested 13 women in a raid on a cafe and flogged 10 of them in public for wearing trousers in violation of the country's strict Islamic law, one of those arrested said Monday" -- "The 13 women were at a cafe in the capital, Khartoum, when they were detained Friday by officers from the public order police, which enforces the implementation of Sharia law in public places." -- "Islamic Sharia law has been strictly implemented in Sudan since the ruling party came to power in a 1989 military coup." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hRD66e7D6mHUZJECYSQeJLNFhanAD99DPCN80 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/5821019/Sudanese-women-flogged-for-wearing-trousers.html Iran Protest News: Iran's post-election death toll still unknown -- "Dozens of families camp outside a prison to learn the fate of loved ones" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31909617/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Other News: Iran: Singer gets five-year jail term by Islamic supremacists http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/iran-singer-gets-five-year-jail/ -- Iran singer gets five-year jail term -- "An Iranian singer, Mohsen Namjoo, has been sentenced in absentia to a five-year jail term for ridiculing the Koran holy book in a song, reformist daily Etemad Melli reported on Tuesday." http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ha0xGZv-wQxCwbCGCYCH6Mv-aSqQ Pakistan - Islamists Get Minority Rights Leader Jailed -- "All three were remanded to two days of police custody under pressure from Islamists who have harassed Francis and the other two men with false accusations, CLAAS lawyers said, and on Sunday a magistrate sent them to the jail to await trial" -- Joseph Francis, "national director of the Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS)" -- "along with CLAAS official Ashar Sarfaraz and Sarfaraz’s brother-in-law, Zulfiqar Wilson" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6012&backpage=summaries Malaysia arrests 9 Christians for trying to convert Muslims http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/malaysia-arrests-9-christians/ -- "Malaysian police have arrested nine Christians accused of trying to convert Muslim university students -- a serious crime punishable by prison in this Muslim-majority country, a lawyer said Wednesday." -- "They claimed they were visiting friends, but a Muslim student apparently filed a police complaint accusing them of trying to convert Muslims, Xavier said." http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/malaysia-arrests-9-christians-for-trying-to-convert-muslims Egyptian Preacher Attacks Intellectuals and Reformists in Egypt and Calls for Baha'i to be Brought to Trial http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD244409 -- Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi: The Baha'i Pose a Danger http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD244309 -- Egyptian Cleric Muhammad Al-Zughbi Calls to 'Annihilate' Iranians and Baha'is in Egypt http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD244209 -- Egyptian Baha'is' Struggle for Recognition Encounters Incitement to Violence by Islamists http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD244109 (U.S.) IPT News: "ISNA's Non-Apology Apology" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1090/isnas-non-apology-apology -- "ISNA Rejects All Expressions of Racism and Bigotry" http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2009/07/isna-rejects-all-expressions-of-racism-and-bigotry -- "ISNA Rejects All Expressions of Racism and Bigotry" http://www.isna.net/articles/News/ISNA-Rejects-All-Expressions-of-Racism-and-Bigotry.aspx (U.S.) Voice of America Quotes Unindicted Co-Conspirator CAIR Executive Nihad Awad -- Nihad Awad to VOA: "We should have [a] clear stance by the U.S. government and intellectual leaders to fight against Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination that has been rampant after 9/11." http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2009-07-14-voa15.cfm -- CAIR's Nihad Awad - historical supporter of Hamas terrorist group: "I am in support of the Hamas movement" http://www.investigativeproject.org/223/cairs-awad-in-support-of-the-hamas-movement "Hamas says Israel dumping aphrodisiac gum on Gaza" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iflSn6wJWSpD_E55DV8LHxvldfiA Finland: Children sent to parents' homeland for 'de-westernization' http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/finland-children-sent-to-parents.html http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/07/immigrant_parents_send_teens_away_for_de-westernization_860905.html Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Virginia: Reston Write-In Successful; 'Holocaust Revisionist' Blocked From Civic Body http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/virginia-holocaust-denier-blocked/ -- Holocaust Denier Ken Meyercord prevented from getting elected to Virginia office http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071301670.html --- July 13: Virginia: Holocaust Denier Likely to be Elected to Board of Reston -- Running Unopposed in Reston Citizens Association, Sparks Write-In Campaign http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/va-holocaust-denier-reston/ (U.S.) "Strange Fruit Revisited - Neo-Nazis and the white power movement" http://www.opednews.com/populum/diarypage.php?did=13773 UK: "The BNP and the Online Fascist Network" - report by The Centre for Social Cohesion http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/uploads/1247503716the_bnp_and_the_online_fascist_network.pdf Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) New Jersey: State to probe distribution of Ku Klux Klan publication http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/new-jersey-probe-kkk/ http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090714/NEWS01/907140349/1006 --- May 27, 2009: New Jersey: KKK spreading hate in Burlington County http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/us-new-jersey-kkk-spreading-hate-in-burlington-county/ --- May 19, 2009: New Jersey: Who's Behind the "Klansmen's Voice?" -- Ku Klux Klan http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/new-jersey-ku-klux-klan/ (U.S./Israel) Wanted Ku Klux Klansman Found Hiding in Israel -- "He was identified as Micky Louis Mayon. His arrest followed a tip from Interpol." http://www.kyw1060.com/Ku-Klux-Klansman-Wanted-in-US-Found-Hiding-in-Isra/4792863 -- One of FBI's 100 most wanted apprehended in Tel Aviv http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1099876.html -- London Times report http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6707805.ece --- KKK man's Israeli girlfriend gave him up http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443808311&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) New York: Buffalo-Area Hate Crime Threats Against Black Family - KKK and Noose Threat http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/new-york-hate-crime-threats/ http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/50723032.html http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/50789982.html (U.S.) Virginia: Racist Graffiti On The Triple Nickel Bridge In Ettrick http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/virginia-racist-graffiti-on-the-triple-nickel-bridge-in-ettrick/ http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=10726869 Against Totalitarian News: (Communist China) Rock Church Pastor Secretly Transferred to Re-education Through Labor Camp http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1246&month=07&year=2009&_nc=bae209a2aeb4cc41cd03768f9cb33c42 (Communist China) Xinjiang House Church Raided, 8 Arrested http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1245&month=07&year=2009&_nc=bae209a2aeb4cc41cd03768f9cb33c42 July 13, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Iraq: Seven Christian Churches Bombed - Christians fleeing Iraq when told by Islamic Supremacists to Convert to Islam or Die http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/iraq-churches-bombed/ -- CNN: "Wave of Iraq church bombings stretches into third day" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/13/iraq.church.bombings/ -- CNN reports: "A church in Iraq was bombed Monday, the seventh Christian house of worship in the country to be bombed in three days." -- "Three children were wounded in Monday's attack in northern city of Mosul -- "Car bomb exploded in the morning, damaging church in al-Faisaliya district -- "Six churches in and around Baghdad were bombed over the weekend -- "Many of Iraq's estimated 1 million Christians have fled the country -- CNN reports: "The car bomb exploded in the morning, damaging the church in the al-Faisaliya district of eastern Mosul." --- "Six churches in and around Baghdad were bombed over the weekend, leaving four dead, officials told CNN. A total of 35 people have been wounded in the wave of attacks, including the three children Monday." --- "The first bombing took place Saturday night at St. Joseph's church in western Baghdad, according to an Interior Ministry official. Two bombs placed inside the church exploded about 10 p.m. (3 p.m. ET). No one was in the church at the time of the attack." --- "Earlier Sunday, three bombs exploded outside churches, wounding eight civilians, the official said. The bombs detonated within a 15-minute span, between 4:30 and 4:45 p.m. local time (9:30 and 9:45 a.m. ET). Two of the churches are in central Baghdad's al-Karrada district, and the third is in al-Ghadeer in eastern Baghdad." --- "Sunday evening, a car bomb exploded outside a church on Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad just after 7 p.m. (12 p.m. ET), the official said. Four people died, and 21 were wounded." --- "And in southern Baghdad's Dora district, a bomb outside a church wounded three other civilians." --- "Most of the churches were damaged in the bombings, according to video footage." --- "St. Joseph's was one of six churches hit by coordinated bombings of Christian houses of worship in Baghdad and Mosul in 2004. The church is in the al-Jamiaa neighborhood of Baghdad, a former stronghold of al Qaeda in Iraq. There have been recent reports of an increase in targeted attacks in the area." --- "Many of Iraq's estimated 1 million Christians have fled the country after targeted attacks by extremists. In October, more than a thousand Iraqi families fled Mosul after they were reportedly frightened by a series of killings and threats by Muslim extremists, who apparently ordered them to convert to Islam or face possible death. At least 14 Christians were killed in Mosul in the first two weeks of October. " --- "One Christian Iraqi, interviewed outside Sacred Heart Church -- one of three churches bombed Sunday afternoon -- said the bomb went off shortly before 5 p.m., as members were arriving for Sunday evening mass. No one was hurt, Sabhan George told CNN, but the bomb damaged the church building and some cars outside." --- "George said he is concerned about the church bombings. If this continues, he said, 'there will be no Christians left in Iraq.'" (Iraq) Car bomb explodes outside Iraqi church, kills 4 -- AP: "A car bomb exploded near a church as worshippers left Sunday Mass, killing at least four civilians and injuring 18 in one of several attacks on Iraq's beleaguered Christian minority." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090712/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705316462/Car-bomb-explodes-outside-Iraqi-church-kills-4.html?linkTrack=rss-5 http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2009-07-12-carbombing_N.htm?csp=34 Iraq curfew in some Christian areas after church bombs http://alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LD550300.htm (Iraq) U.S. ambassador to Iraq unhurt by convoy bomb http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090713/pl_nm/us_iraq_violence_ambassador (Pakistan) Deadly blast in Pakistani village - 9 die in bombing south of Lahore http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8147092.stm (Pakistan) Mullah Fazlullah, Swat leadership safe: Taliban spokesman http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/07/mullah_fazlullah_swa.php (Pakistan) Training centres in Mehsud's areas bombed - South Waziristan http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/06-training-centres-in-mehsuds-areas-bombed-rs-12 (Pakistan) Shariah to be enforced: Jamaat-e-Islami http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=187717 (Pakistan) Punjab: Explosion Kills 17 in Eastern Pakistan http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-13-voa10.cfm (U.S./Somalia) Minnesota: Minn. man indicted on terror charge -- "Federal prosecutors have indicted a Minnesota man on charges of aiding a terrorist group." -- "The indictment unsealed in Minneapolis accuses Salah Osman Amed of conspiracy, the Star Tribune reports. Amed appeared Monday before a magistrate judge." http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/apArticle/id/D99DQ6JO1/ (U.S./Somalia) -- Feds: They Wanted To Fight Jihad In Somalia http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/13/feds-they-wanted-to-fight-jihad-in-somalia/?test=latestnews -- FBI confirms link between terror indictments, missing Somalis http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/13/terror_indictment/ (U.S.) CIA Had Secret Al Qaeda Plan http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124736381913627661.html#mod=rss_Today%27s_Most_Popular Jordan: Death Sentence in Killing of U.S. Diplomat http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/world/middleeast/14briefs-Jordan.html?_r=1 Somali President Says Parts of Capital Recaptured http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=a2EZLW80SYyU Yemen: 6 Al Qaeda Militants Get Death Sentences http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532140,00.html Yemen forces disperse rally over suspended paper http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSTRE56B1NA20090712 (Algeria/Switzerland) Al Qaeda frees Swiss hostage for 3 mln euro-paper http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSCHI327625 (Germany) German-Pakistani man jailed for supporting al-Qaeda -- "Aleem N." sentenced to eight years in prison -- "Prosecutors said Aleem N. supported al-Qaeda for years, raising money, distributing propaganda material and recruiting new members. He is thought to be a key figure for the organization's German operations." http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4475600,00.html (Philippines) LA Times: "Philippine bombings: No one is a suspect and everyone is to blame" http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-philippines-bombings13-2009jul13,0,5580996.story Other News: (U.S.) Virginia: Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) Statement to Virginia's Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on the Islamic Saudi Academy http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/islamic-saudi-academy/ --- also provides links to YouTube videos of public hearings --- Denise Lee, Jeffrey Imm - on YouTube - Fairfax 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_fAQKcSsF4 ---- Denise Lee at 3:06, Jeffrey Imm begins at 8:06 --- YouTube Fairfax 3 ---- Jeffrey Imm continues beginning of video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocb_D2oGafI& --- R.E.A.L. postings addressing Saudi Arabia http://www.realcourage.org/?s=Saudi (U.S.) FOX News: Coalition Fights Expansion of Islamic Saudi Academy in Virginia http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532365,00.html (U.S.) July 11 Lincoln Memorial Public Awareness Event - Orange Ribbon Campaign Kickoff for Equality And Liberty http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-11-lincoln-memorial/ (U.S.) July 21 - DC: Congress to Reintroduce Equal Rights Amendment for Women http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-21-era/ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=82398771791#/event.php?eid=102387221863 (U.S.) "New fund provides investment opportunity for Muslims, others" http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/07/13/2009-07-13_new_fund_provides_investment_opportunity_for_muslims_others.html Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Wearing the burqa is neither Islamic nor socially acceptable http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-alibhai-brown/yasmin-alibhaibrown-wearing-the-burqa-is-neither-islamic-nor-socially-acceptable-1743375.html (France) Caryl Rivers comments on burqa http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caryl-rivers/ban-the-burka-you-bet_b_230136.html Saudi Arabia announces penalites for human trafficking -- U.S. State Department: "Women, primarily from Asian and African countries, are also believed to have been trafficked into Saudi Arabia for commercial sexual exploitation" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h6pcHKXFofSlUGTgD1fzIIWhRN4g ---- see also: ----- U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 and Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/trafficking-in-persons-2009/ Iran Protest News: Mother of 19 Year Old Slain Iranian Protester "I Won't Be Silenced" http://freemenow.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/mother-of-19-year-old-slain-iranian-protester-i-wont-be-silenced/ Against Nazi News: (Germany) Demjanjuk charged with 27,900 counts of accessory to murder -- "German prosecutors charge Demjanjuk as accessory to murder at Nazi death camp" --- "German prosecutors formally charged John Demjanjuk on Monday with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp during World War II" http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8067094 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_demjanjuk July 12, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) NWFP: Police say ambush kills 5 officers in NW Pakistan -- Mansehra district http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090712/tap-as-pakistan-3rd-ld-writethru-d3b07b8.html (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban says Fazlullah, other leaders safe http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=187606 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\12\story_12-7-2009_pg1_9 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/12-taliban+reject+claim+about+fazlullah--bi-10 (Pakistan) NWFP: House of senior journalist looted, torched in Buner http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=187607 (Pakistan) NWFP: Militants given severe blow in Malakand: ANP http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=187610 -- 26 suspects held in Swat and Malakand: ISPR http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\12\story_12-7-2009_pg7_5 (Pakistan) FATA: Three militants killed in Bajaur http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=187605 (Pakistan) FATA: Police kill Mehsud aide, seize arms catche --- "shootout on Saturday at a madrassa in Dera Ghazi Khan" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\12\story_12-7-2009_pg7_7 (Pakistan) "Stop bombing us: Osama isn't here, says Pakistan" -- "Osama bin Laden and the top Al-Qaeda leadership are not in Pakistan" according to Interior Minister Rehman Malik http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6689741.ece http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531740,00.html (Pakistan) Baluchistan: Another Insurgency Gains in Pakistan http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/world/asia/12baluchistan.html?hp (Pakistan) "Trial of Mumbai terror attack suspects may begin next week: Pakistan" http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/12/stories/2009071260800900.htm (Afghanistan) 4 US Marines killed in Afghan bomb blasts http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090712/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_8 (Afghanistan) UK: Ministers on the defensive as Afghanistan kit row grows http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6693570.ece (Afghanistan) Taleban pushed back in Afghanistan: Obama http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July989.xml§ion=international -- Up to 200 insurgents dead in Afghan operation: govt http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=82745 (Iraq) One killed, 7 injured in coffee shop blast downtown Baghdad - police http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2013567&Language=en (India) Mumbai Attacks: No proof of local help to gunmen in 26/11 attack: Mumbai cops http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India-No-proof-of-local-help-to-gunmen-in-2611-attack-Mumbai-cops/articleshow/4769688.cms (India) Maoists kill 30 policemen in eastern India http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July995.xml§ion=international (U.S./Somalia) Spokesman: Third American Killed In Somalia -- Jamal Bana -- "Family members of 20-year-old Jamal Bana found photos of his bloody body online, according to Abdirizak Bihi, who has represented many of the families whose loved ones left the Minneapolis area last year to join al-Shabaab" -- "Another Minnesota man recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia has been killed in the war-torn African country, according to a spokesman for the man's family" http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/11/spokesman-third-american-killed-in-somalia/?test=latestnews (U.S./Somalia) A Call to Jihad From Somalia, Answered in the U.S. -- "In November, Mr. Hassan and two other students dropped out of college and left for Somalia, the homeland they barely knew. Word soon spread that they had joined the Shabaab, a militant Islamist group aligned with Al Qaeda" -- "The students are among more than 20 young Americans who are the focus of what may be the most significant domestic terrorism investigation since Sept. 11. One of the men, Shirwa Ahmed, blew himself up in Somalia in October, becoming the first known American suicide bomber." -- "The case has forced federal agents and terrorism analysts to rethink some of their most basic assumptions about the vulnerability of Muslim immigrants in the United States to the lure of militant Islam" -- "For years, it seemed that 'homegrown' terrorism was largely a problem in European countries like Britain and France, where Muslim immigrants had failed to prosper economically or integrate culturally" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/us/12somalis.html?_r=1&hp http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_12818257?nclick_check=1 (U.S.) Holder considers torture prosecutions http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/12/Holder-considers-torture-prosecutions/UPI-28521247372193/ (U.S./UAE) Torture by UAE Royal Sheikh Ignored in U.S. Nuclear Agreement Hearing -- "Congress Discusses Iran But Puts Human Rights Issues on Back Burner" http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8045964&page=1 (UK) 'Kill soldiers' Muslim blogger is back in job as Treasury civil servant -- Daily Mail reports: "A Muslim civil servant suspended amid claims that he used his personal website to justify the killing of British troops in Iraq has returned to work at the Treasury" -- "Azad Ali, an IT worker and president of the Civil Service Islamic Society, was suspended on full pay for six months following comments on his blog." -- "In one post Mr Ali quoted an interview with an Islamic militant who said: 'If I saw an American or British man wearing a soldier’s uniform inside Iraq I would kill him because that is my obligation.'" -- "It is understood there were concerns that Mr Ali may have breached the Whitehall code of practice that restricts civil servants from political activities." -- "The investigation has now finished and Mr Ali has returned to his job." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1199099/Kill-soldiers-Muslim-blogger-job-Treasury-civil-servant.html -- "He also criticised the British Government for failing to condemn the 'Zionist terrorist state of Israel' during the Gaza crisis and David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, for condemning Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar after he said Jewish children were 'legitimate targets'" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5810703/Muslim-who-justified-killing-British-troops-back-at-Treasury.html Gaza group: We're planning mega terror attack to honor Bin-Laden -- "A fundamentalist Islamic terror group in the Gaza Strip associated with al-Qaida has announced that it is planning to carry out a mega-terror attack in honor of Osama Bin-Laden, Israel Radio reported on Sunday morning." -- "The members of the Jalejalat terror group are extreme Hamas dissidents." -- "According to the report, the group has some 7,000 members in the Strip, in the West Bank and in Sinai'" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443780270&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Accused of spying: journalist Iason Athanasiadis tells of his time in Iranian jail -- Daily Telegraph: "For 18 days, journalist Iason Athanasiadis was held in Iran's feared Evin prison, accused of spying for Britain. Now for the first time he can tell his story" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5805673/Accused-of-spying-journalist-Iason-Athanasiadis-tells-of-his-time-in-Iranian-jail.html (Iran) US House passes limited Iran sanctions http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443778558&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iranian Christian leader fears more violence - killing of "Iranians who've left the Islamic faith" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/iran-christian-oppression/ -- Colorado Springs Iranian Christian leader fears more violence http://www.koaa.com/aaaa_top_stories/x1974617002/Colorado-Springs-Iranian-Christian-leader-fears-more-violence --- KOAA reports: "The Colorado Springs leader of the group 'Iranian Christians International' fears the violence in Iran may get worse." --- "ICI tries to help Christians who are being persecuted in Iran. Abe Ghaffari is the president of ICI. He became a Christian, fled Iran and founded the international group to help Iranians who've left the Islamic faith." --- "'Just like you see the protestors in the streets of Tehran, they are taking their lives into their hands so to speak, these Muslims who become Christians, they have no protection under the Islamic constitution of Iran,' he told News First." --- "He says Muslims who convert to Christianity in Iran can be killed and the murderer not punished." (Syria) Obama 'troubled' by Syrian behavior http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443780846&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) Israeli General says Hezbollah is rearming itself heavily http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2013539&Language=en (Mali) Al-Qaeda 'releases Swiss hostage' -- Werner Greiner -- "In May, the group announced on a website that it had killed British hostage Edwin Dyer" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8146405.stm (Russia) Four gunmen killed in Ingushetia http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2013543&Language=en http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/12/Russia-4-Chechen-rebels-killed-on-border/UPI-90891247376297/ (France) Jewish groups demand murder retrial -- "charging that key murder accomplices were let off too lightly" http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25770918-23109,00.html German city honors Egyptian woman slain in court http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_EGYPT?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-07-11-12-39-00 (Philippines) Italian freed in Philippines after 6 months --- "Al-Qaida-linked militants hand over Red Cross worker to governor" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31870037/ns/world_news-asiapacific/ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6691823.ece (Philippines) Police search for suspect in Cotabato bombing http://www.sunstar.com.ph/network/police-search-suspect-cotabato-bombing China riots injured toll up to 1,680 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-China-China-riots-injured-toll-up-to-1680/articleshow/4769639.cms Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Jordan) Spree of honour killings in Jordan -- report summarizing recent "honour killings" in Jordan http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090711/FOREIGN/707109763/1002 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/honor-killings-in-jordan/ Iran Protest News: (Iran) Exiled Iranian student Ahmad Batebi, the face of 1999 protest, urges anniversary unrest http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5789372/Exiled-Iranian-student-Ahmad-Batebi-the-face-of-1999-protest-urges-anniversary-unrest.html (Iran) Reports on "Mullah's Lobby" in the United States http://english.iranianlobby.com/ MEMRI: "Anti-Iranian Cartoons in the Arab Press in the Wake of Iran's Presidential Election" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA53409 Other News: (U.S.) Report on White Supremacist / Islamic Supremacist Meeting -- one of the participants recorded stated: "Anyone Willing to Shoot a Jew is a Friend" http://radioinsidescoop.com/?p=3547 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/white-and-islamic-supremacists-meet/ Egypt's Christians face fresh attacks and legal battles http://www.christiantoday.com/article/egypts.christians.face.fresh.attacks.and.legal.battles/23782.htm http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/egypts-copts/ Reuters: "United States dupes Arabs, Muslims": Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlalla http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July252.xml§ion=middleeast (UK) Conspiracy Theories and Birmingham Central Mosque http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/07/11/conspiracy-theories-and-birmingham-central-mosque/ (UK) Hizb ut-Tahrir UK condemns "the ugly face of democracy and freedom of expression" and how democratic leaders are "rulers [that] propagate kufr ideas" http://tinyurl.com/nxlj7b http://www.hizb.org.uk/hizb/press-centre/press-release/the-ugly-face-of-democracy-and-freedom-of-expression-has-been-exposed.html (UK) Newsweek reports: "Why Fears Of A Muslim Takeover Are All Wrong - Analyzing the forecasts of an emerging 'Eurabia,' hostile to America and western values" -- by UK's William Underhill http://www.newsweek.com/id/206230 (UK) London Times: "Sharia law could solve Scots housing shortage" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6689751.ece (UK) Wedding joy for 7/7 'lady in the mask' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1199070/Wedding-joy-7-7-lady-mask.html (UK) Academic challenges 'homophobic' Muslims http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6689699.ece France: March for Mohamed http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/france-march-for-mohamed.html (Canada) Toronto Star - Canadian writer Haroon Siddiqui states "800 million Muslims enjoy varying degrees of democracy." http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/664421 (Mauritania) Half a million African slaves are at the heart of Mauritania's presidential election -- "More than half a million slaves are at the heart of a presidential election battle in the former French colony of Mauritania" -- "A year after she ran away from her master, Barakatu Mint Sayed prays that the election on July 18 will mark the beginning of the end of slavery in Mauritania." -- "like thousands of other slaves and freed slaves across the Saharan country, her hopes are fixed on an inspirational candidate, a man born to slave parents who has sworn to put an end to the practice of 'owning' humans if he is elected president.: -- "That candidate is Messaoud Ould Boulkheir".... "there are an estimated 600,000 slaves, almost one in five of the country's 3.2 million people" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/ghana/5805113/Half-a-million-African-slaves-are-at-the-heart-of-Mauritanias-presidential-election.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/mauritania-end-slavery-now/ (Saudi Arabia) Family Sues Genie in Shariah Court http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=middleeast&xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July217.xml http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8145862.stm (U.S.) 'Choose Life' plates sent to motorists in Va. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/12/choose-life-plates-sent-to-motorists-in-virginia/?feat=home_headlines Against Nazi: Virginia: Holocaust Denier Likely to be Elected to Board of Reston -- Running Unopposed in Reston Citizens Association, Sparks Write-In Campaign http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/va-holocaust-denier-reston/ -- Candidate's 'Holocaust Revisionist' Views Spark Reston Write-In Campaign http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/10/AR2009071002852.html --- "The vote will be held today and tomorrow during the Reston Festival at Reston Town Center" --- "Ken Meyercord running unopposed for at-large seat on the board to "Reston Citizens Association, a quasi-governmental body that sets the agenda for the community of 60,000" --- Ken Meyercord has a "a long history of writing about what he says are 'myths' of the Holocaust, including a piece called '(Holo-) History is Bunk.'" --- Ken Meyercord "dismisses as Allied propaganda the assertion that Nazi Germany embarked on a mission to annihilate European Jews, a plan known as the Final Solution." --- "He also denies that Nazis used gas chambers to murder Jews, saying gas chambers did not exist, and expresses skepticism that the number of Holocaust victims reached 6 million" --- "Meyercord said his views of history changed after living in the Middle East. After attending Dartmouth, he obtained a master's degree at American University in Beirut, where he also met his wife, who is Palestinian, and became more sympathetic the Arab view of the conflict with Israel." --- "His other writings include a piece comparing Israel's treatment of Gaza to the Nazis' handling of the Warsaw Ghetto; an apocalyptic fantasy in which an invasion of the United States is an allusion to the war in Iraq" ---- NOTE: We are told that "The name of the write-in candidate running against the Holocaust denier is incumbent Board Member Colin Mills" (Germany) Demjanjuk Trial to Break Legal Ground in Germany http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,635526,00.html UK: Nazi victim's art will not be returned to family http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/5803299/Nazi-victims-art-will-not-be-returned-to-family.html Against Totalitarianism: North Korea: New Petition for Amnesty for Laura Ling and Euna Lee http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/amnesty-for-laura-ling-and-euna-lee --- sponsored by www.lauraandeuna.com N. Korea army lab linked to cyber-attacks http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/12/north-korea-army-lab-linked-to-cyber-attacks/?feat=home_headlines (North Korea) U.S. seeks amnesty for two held in North Korea -- Laura Ling and Euna Lee -- "The United States has dropped its request that two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea be released on humanitarian grounds, and is seeking amnesty instead, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said" -- " A plea for amnesty implies forgiveness for some offense." -- "The women -- Laura Ling and Euna Lee -- were sentenced in June to 12 years in prison on charges of entering the country illegally to conduct a smear campaign" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/11/clinton.northkorea.journalist/index.html (North Korea) Daily Telegraph: "Frail Kim Jong-il 'may only have months to live'" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5792477/Frail-Kim-Jong-il-may-only-have-months-to-live.html (Communist China) Changchunli Church in Shandong Sends Plea for Prayer -- ChinaAid reports: "ChinaAid received a letter from Changchunli Church asking Christians around the world to pray for them as the government has shut down their church gatherings and is attempting to demolish their church building. Even though Changchunli Church is a legally registered, government-sanctioned church, government officials, working together with government-sanctioned religious organizations, the China Christian Council (CCC) and the Three Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM,) have made agreements with real estate developers to take over the church land to for financial profit." http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1242&month=07&year=2009&_nc=877d94209eb4c77e6425cc23ae4f957a July 11, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan army admits links with Taliban leader Mullah Omar -- "Pakistan military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas acknowledged in an interview with the news channel that Pakistan's military was not only in contact with Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar but that it can bring him and other commanders to the negotiating table with the US" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Pakistan-Pak-army-admits-links-with-Taliban-leader-Mullah-Omar/articleshow/4766026.cms -- Pakistan Military 'ISPR: Taliban leader will talk to US' — CNN http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\11\story_11-7-2009_pg1_6 -- Transcript: Pakistan's Abbas talks about Afghanistan ---- Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas: "the contacts are there. The communication remains." http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/pakistan.taliban.omar.interview/index.html?iref=newssearch --- U.S. Rewards for Justice program $10 million reward offer for information on whereabouts of Taliban leader Mullah Omar http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=MullahOmar (Pakistan) US House approves aid bill -- "The House has approved a $48.8 billion spending bill to bolster US foreign policy, which includes $1.5 billion for Pakistan" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/12-us+house+approves+aid+bill--bi-07 (Pakistan) FATA: US strikes Taliban communications center in South Waziristan http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/07/us_strikes_taliban_c_1.php -- Pakistan: At least 16 militants killed in bombardment http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3526858574 (Pakistan) FATA: Al-Qaida leadership in Pakistan's FATA: US http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World-US-Al-Qaida-leadership-in-Pakistans-FATA-US/articleshow/4755864.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Govt will not be allowed to restore writ in Swat: Fazlullah -- "Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah on Friday said the government would not be allowed to restore its writ in Malakand and Swat, a private TV channel reported." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\11\story_11-7-2009_pg1_2 (Pakistan) NWFP: "Swat Taliban chief 'near death'" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8144772.stm (Pakistan) NWFP: Cleric Abdul Aziz warns of 'bloody revolution' -- "If you want to solve the problems, you should stop the operations in Swat and ...enforce sharia in Pakistan." http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/11-abdul-aziz-cleric-warns-of--bloody-revolution---il--04 (Pakistan) New Al Qaeda Book on 'Muslim Spies' Paints Picture of Weakened Group, Experts Say -- "The 150-page book, titled 'Guide to the Laws Regarding Muslim Spies,' was recently posted on jihadist Web sites." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531161,00.html India: Mumbai attacks 'launched by Pakistan' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3527085866 -- Pak planned, launched 26/11: India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India-Clear-evidence-Pakistan-planned-launched-2611-India/articleshow/4760083.cms (Afghanistan) Six ISAF soldiers killed, governor escapes attack http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2013459&Language=en (Afghanistan) UK: Eight soldiers killed as Afghan death toll overtakes number of troops lost in Iraq http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1198940/Our-darkest-day-war-Taliban-Eight-soldiers-killed-Afghan-death-toll-overtakes-number-troops-lost-Iraq.html (U.S.) Additional reports: Canadian jailed for supporting al-Qaeda -- Mohamed Abdullah Warsame -- "Preached jihad, trained at bin Laden's camp, U. S. says" --- Additional reports from Canadian National Post that also addresses Canadian background http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1776107 -- Seven-year sentence for Canadian al-Qaeda recruit http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1775142 (UK) "Ranting extremists like hate preacher Abu Hamza could escape criminal charges in the future as new rules advise police to 'leave them alone'" http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/88567/Keep-on-ranting/ (UK) Lampton School: Aiding and Abetting Islamism http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/07/10/lampton-school-aiding-and-abetting-islamism/ 'Iran preparing new package of issues to present to West' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443775000&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Lebanese army finds two missiles S. Lebanon http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2013447&Language=en Saudis arrest five Qaeda suspects near Mecca http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gU_MXXc5QPjOdyIVkSh4Da2AieJg (Somalia) Islamists behead 7 Somalis for 'abandoning Islam' -- "Islamist fighters beheaded seven Somalis accused of renouncing their Muslim faith" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/5799339/Islamist-insurgents-behead-7-Somalis-for-spying-on-government-and-abandoning-Islam.html -- Seven Somalis beheaded by extremists for 'spying for government' -- "'Al-Shabaab told us that they were beheaded for being Christian followers and spies,' a relative said after the killings. " -- "In moves reminiscent of the Taleban, which in 2001 destroyed two statues of Buddha, the Somali hardliners have desecrated the tombs of saints worshipped by Sufis, a mystical branch of Islam despised by the extremists but widespread among ordinary Somalis" -- "Somali Christians keep a low profile, mostly worshipping in house churches, but have been the target of mob attacks and kidnappings " http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6683148.ece http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE5690BW20090710?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0 (Somalia) Al Qaeda-Linked American Terrorist Condemns, Mocks Obama in New Audio Tape -- Abu Mansour al-Amriki http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531051,00.html (Somalia) Foreign fighter may be among 16 killed in Somalia http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOMALIA?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-07-11-08-42-16 (Mali) Qaeda Branch Steps Up Raids in North Africa http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/world/africa/10terror.html?ref=global-home (Libya) Extremist group announces split from al-Qaeda -- "The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which once sought to overthrow Col Muammar Gaddafi, dealt a blow to bin Laden by reversing a decision made in 2007 to join al-Qaeda" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/5788302/Extremist-group-announces-split-from-al-Qaeda.html Libya in from cold as Brown asks Gaddafi for help http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6680733.ece French FM meets Hizbullah legislator -- "Kouchner tells reporters 'It is natural to meet with [Hizbullah]' after its participation in elections." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443775157&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (France) Man Sentenced to Life in Killing of Jew in France -- Youssouf Fofana http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/world/europe/11france.html?_r=1&hp -- "Youssouf Fofana jailed for the torture and murder of Ilan Halimi" ---- Youssouf Fofana ring-leader of "gang of barbarians" describes himself "as a hardline 'Salafist' Islamist" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6685840.ece (Turkey) One Turkish soldier killed, another injured in clashes with Kurdish rebels http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2013498&Language=en Osama Bin Laden's son, Omar, says dad is evil in new memoir http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_osama_bin_ladens_son_omar_says_dad_is_evil_in_new_memoir.html (Thailand) Muslim man killed in drive-by shooting in Pattani http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30107117/Muslim-man-killed-in-drive-by-shooting-in-Pattani China raises death toll from Xinjiang riot to 184 http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2013425&Language=en http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July900.xml§ion=international (China) London Times: "Han Chinese emerge as the main victims as Urumqi riots death toll rises" -- "State media said that 137 Han Chinese and 46 minority Uighurs were killed when an Uighur mob took to the streets on Sunday, burning cars and buses, smashing shops and provoking tit-for-tat reprisals in what the Government says was the worst ethnic violence in decades" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6684928.ece China shuts down mosques in riot city http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6679150.ece (China) Muslim Tarek Fatah on Violence/Riots in China and Inconsistency http://www.nationalpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=1772626 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Belgium) Brothers arrested in suspected honour killing -- Gulf Times reports: "Two Pakistani brothers were being held in custody in Belgium on murder charges, a magistrate said in Brussels yesterday, on suspicion that they carried out an honour killing" -- "Hammad Raza Syed and his brother Hassan were charged with 'deprivation of liberty and murder' over the death of Hammad’s wife Claudi Lalembaidje, a 32-year-old Belgian woman of Chadian origin." -- "The woman's beaten body was found on June 29 in a suitcase in a canal in northern France. A funeral service was held for her in Brussels yesterday." -- "The dead woman was in the process of divorcing Syed. Her family claimed he had beaten her and wanted to control what she wore and how she conducted her life. She went to police twice insisting he had tried to strangle her." http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=302242&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23 Sweden: "Honor Killing" Suspected in Balcony Fall Cases -- Malmo: Woman dies after balcony fall, honor-murder suspected -- "A 28 year old woman died after falling from her 3rd story apartment's kitchen window Sunday evening. The woman, from Morocco, had come to Malmo (Sweden) a few days ago and moved in with her husband (32) from the Middle East. Police say that the couple were the only ones in the apartment at the time and suspect this was an honor-murder." -- IPT News: "Balcony Falls -- Accidents or Honor Killings?" --- "A Swedish police investigation into the death of a 28-year-old woman who fell off a third floor balcony is trying to determine if it was an accident or an honor killing." --- "The dead woman had only recently moved to Sweden from Morocco to join her husband, who was briefly arrested in the investigation. According to a report posted by the Islam in Europe blog, a Stockholm University researcher is studying a similar case involving a 16-year-old girl." http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/malmo-woman-dies-after-balcony-fall.html Maldives: Woman gets 100 lashes in public, house arrest in Sharia punishment - govt says Maldives too "squeamish" for other Sharia penalties -- (Maldives) Woman faints after 100 lashes, says judge -- "An 18-year-old woman was flogged in public outside the Justice Building and sentenced to a year of house arrest today for having extra-marital sex. -- " The woman received 100 lashes after confessing to having extra-marital sex with two men on separate occasions earlier this year" http://www.minivannews.com/news_detail.php?id=6842 -- Amnesty calls for moratorium on flogging --- Faiz's comments came in response to news of an 18-year-old woman who was publicly flogged last week for extra-marital sex." --- "She was sentenced to 100 lashes and a year of house arrest after confessing to having sex with two men on separate occasions." --- Maldives "Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Shaheed said Sharia has only been enforced in the Maldives in the last 30 to 40 years... In the past, said Shaheed, Maldivians were too 'squeamish' to enforce the punishments stipulated in Sharia." http://www.minivannews.com/news_detail.php?id=6870 Saudi religious police blamed in 'honour' killing of sisters -- AFP reports: "The Society for Defending Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia said the religious police had placed the sisters' lives in danger when they arrested them and then placed them in a Riyadh women's shelter" -- "the society blamed the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, or the religious police, for sparking the brother's anger over his family's honour by arresting the girls in the first place." -- "'The hands of the religious police, as well as the brother's hands, are stained with the blood of these innocent young women,' the group said in a statement." -- "Under Saudi Arabia's Islamic sharia legal code, unrelated men and women are not allowed to mix together, and the religious police actively enforce the rules by patrolling areas frequented by young people" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jIANYpGgIWr_DDlLQqTv_-22HDZg (Pakistan) U.N. Posted Red Cross Report on "Honor Killings" in Pakistan --- "Human rights groups say Pakistani women suffer severe discrimination, domestic violence and 'honour' killings, and are increasingly isolated by spreading Islamist fundamentalism." -- Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD), Pakistan: honour killing of men; availability of state protection, 9 July 2009, a-6813, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4a5604292.html (Iran) Additional Report on Maryam Rustampoorand Marzieh Amirizadeh -- "two Iranian Christian women, Maryam Rustampoor (27) and Marzieh Amirizadeh (30) continue to be held in Evin prison in Iran because of their Christian faith" http://www.unitedcopts.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3861&Itemid=83 (Afghanistan) New UN report takes firm stand on women's rights in Afghanistan -- "The 'Silence is Violence' report documents the failure of state institutions to protect women from increasing violence in public spaces." http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0708/p06s13-wosc.html (U.S.) News program promotes film "The Stoning of Soraya M." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0BQyULmryM Other News: (U.S.) Virginia: "The County and the School of Hate" by David R. Stokes http://actdcmetro.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/the-county-and-the-school-of-hate/ --- July 13: Virginia - Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Meeting on Islamic Saudi Academy Expansion (ISA) http://actdcmetro.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/urgent-speaker-sign-up-for-july-13-hearing/ (U.S.) New York: Another Jihadist Web Site Revealed - Yousef Al-Khattab http://pibillwarner.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/open-letter-to-new-york-city-daily-newspapers-help-shut-down-the-terror-website-of-yousef-al-khattab-revolutionmuslim-com/ (U.S.) Chicago: Pro-Terror Group to Meet in Chicago Suburb -- Hizb ut-Tahrir http://www.investigativeproject.org/1088/pro-terror-group-to-meet-in-chicago-suburb --- July 19 - Chicago: R.E.A.L. Pro-Freedom Protest to Challenge Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-19-chicago/ (Indonesia) Dutch tourist stabbed to death in Indonesia -- stabbed a dozen times by Basri bin Ismail http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25766899-23109,00.html Iran Protest News: (UK) 2,000 protest in heart of London over 'rigged' Iranian election http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6684840.ece (U.S.) Washington Times journalist tells of Iranian captivity http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/11/journalist-says-detention-in-iran-was-harsh-but-no/?feat=home_headlines (Iran) Tehran: army of police and militiamen attack unarmed protesters --- London Times reports: "'The security presence was massive. It was like a military occupation,' one witness told The Times. 'They were clubbing the hell out of people.'" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6675448.ece (Iran) AP: "Tehran police chief: few arrests in protest" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election A True Iranian Reformer, and His Movement? -- by Andrew Bostom and Alyssa A. Lappen -- report on Roozbeh Farahanipour and the Marze Por Gohar (MPG) Party http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/07/a_true_iranian_reformer_and_hi.html Against Totalitarianism News: North Korea: AP reports US reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee not yet in North Korean prison labor camp http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/ling-lee-update-071009/ --- AP: "North Korea has delayed sending two convicted U.S. journalists to a prison labor camp, in a possible attempt to seek talks with Washington on their release, a scholar who visited the North said in an interview published Friday." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_journalists_held North Korea leader has 'serious' disorder http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25763751-23109,00.html Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Civil rights group warns of neo-Nazis in the US military http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0711/p20s01-usmi.html (UK) The neo-Nazi 'asylum seekers' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8010537.stm Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Tennessee: KKK Recruiting with Sex Offender Flyers http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/tennessee/070909_KKK_Recruiting_with_Sex_Offender_Flyers (U.S.) South Carolina: Symbol connected to hate should be rejected -- "Formed by former Confederate veterans, the KKK uses this symbol of hatred in their hate rallies." http://www.thesunnews.com/opinion/story/976293.html -- South Carolina continues to suffer http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=4316170 (U.S.) SPLC Urges Congress to Investigate Extremism in the Military http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=384&splcnewsletter=dnewsgen-071009 (U.S.) Pennsylvania investigates alleged racial discrimination at country club pool http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5799079/Pennsylvania-investigates-alleged-racial-discrimination-at-country-club-pool.html (Australia) We have infiltrated party: KKK http://www.smh.com.au/national/we-have-infiltrated-party-kkk-20090709-der4.html (UK) Terror accused 'just an oddball' - white supremacist Neil Lewington http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/8144874.stm (UK) Pair jailed for web race crimes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8144366.stm -- "Two men have been jailed after becoming the first in the UK to be convicted of inciting racial hatred via a foreign website." -- "Simon Sheppard, 51, of Selby in North Yorkshire, received four years and 10 months, and Stephen Whittle, 42, of Preston, two years and four months." -- "The men printed leaflets and controlled US websites featuring racist material." -- "The investigation into Sheppard began when a complaint about a leaflet, called 'Tales of the Holohoax', was reported to police in 2004 after it was pushed through the door of a synagogue in Blackpool." July 9, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com -- Events: --- July 11: DC Rally: Equality And Liberty Day - Lincoln Memorial http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-11-rally/ --- July 13: Virginia - Fairfax Board of Supervisors Meeting on Islamic Saudi Academy Expansion http://actdcmetro.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/urgent-speaker-sign-up-for-july-13-hearing/ --- July 19: Chicago: R.E.A.L. Pro-Freedom Protest to Challenge Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-19-chicago/ Newslinks: (Iraq) Bomb attacks kill 52 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25759829-23109,00.html -- Bombings in Mosul, Baghdad http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5715086/bombings-kill-at-least-41-in-iraq/ -- Suicide attacks kill dozens in northern Iraq http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56767120090709 (Iraq) Abu 'Omar Al-Baghdadi: The U.S. Withdrawal From the Cities Does Not Change the Nature of the Occupation http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD243709 (Afghanistan) Blast outside school in Afghanistan kills 25 -- "Logar province south of Kabul" -- "including 15 students" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090709/ts_nm/us_afghanistan http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL51965120090709?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews --- Afghanistan: Deadly bomb blast targets school near Kabul http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3525209360 New Al-Qaeda Book Betrays Panic Over Predator Strikes, Covert Operations http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD243809 (India) Congress welcomes Zardari statement on Pak nurturing terror http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Congress-welcomes-Zardari-statement-on-Pak-nurturing-terror/articleshow/4759705.cms (India) Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea rejected http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Malegaon-blast-case-Sadhvi-Pragyas-bail-plea-rejected/articleshow/4759245.cms (Iran) Jerusalem Post: 'Iran could, but probably won't build a bomb within a year' -- "Exclusive: Both US, Israel believe "worst case scenario not likely to materialize;" Sarkozy: Israeli attack would be 'an absolute catastrophe.'" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443770383&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran won't back down "one step" in atom row http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5681D720090709 -- "Iran Protest News" listed below in separate category (U.S.) Minnesota: Terror suspect to serve about 1 year, be deported -- Mohammed Abdullah Warsame -- "A terror suspect who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide support to al-Qaida will serve about a year in prison and then be deported to Canada" -- "U.S. District John R. Tunheim sentenced 35-year-old Mohammed Abdullah Warsame (wur-SAH'-mee) on Thursday to 92 months in prison, but gave him credit for the time he has already spent in custody" http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hB75wdJM7HVWv3fohhankCiOYG3AD99B2J101 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31832522/ns/us_news-security/ (U.S.) Seattle Hate: "Man says threats against Muslims were to 'defend America'" http://www.seattlepi.com/local/407964_arrest08.html Hamas paid 'ransom' for kidnapped Israeli http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3525341938 Israel may give PA commandos go ahead http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443770831&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt holds 26 over terror plot http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_401245.html -- Egypt nabs Palestinian-led terror cell http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443766207&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt in West Bank talks with Hamas http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25759848-23109,00.html (Somalia) Abu Mansour 'The American,' A Shabab Al-Mujahideen Commander in Somalia, Criticizes Obama for His Cairo Speech, Justifies 9/11, Says Obama's 'New Beginning' is 'Beginning of End' for America http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD243609 Somalia 'Uncontrollable' Because of Al Qaeda Influx, PM Says http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8042685&page=1 (Libya) Obama, Gaddafi shake hands http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25759935-23109,00.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Jordanian stabs sister in "honor killing" for rumors she was dating a man http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/jordan-honor-killing-for-dating/ -- Jordanian stabs sister in honor killing -- "A Jordanian police official says a 24-year-old farmer has stabbed his sister to death with a dagger to cleanse the family's honor. The official says the man turned himself in and confessed to killing his 27-year-old sister because he heard rumors she was dating a man." http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3744223,00.html -- "An autopsy showed the victim, who was 27 years old, was four weeks pregnant, he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531124,00.html (South Africa) Muslim women need protection beyond sharia law http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-07-09-muslim-women-need-protection-beyond-sharia-law http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/south-africa-muslim-women/ Afghanistan revises contentious marriage law http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31832571/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/afghanistan-revises-contentious-marriage-law/ --- April 11: Afghan Islamic Supremacist Cleric Defends Rape as "Democratic Right" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/afghan-defends-rape/ --- April 7: Afghanistan: Law Permiting Rape Dropped After Publicity http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/afghanistan-law-permiting-rape-dropped-after-publicity/ (Yemen) Jewish bridge vanishes - reports of kidnapping http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/yemen-jewish-bridge-vanishes-reports-of-kidnapping/ -- "Young Jewish bride vanishes in Yemen" -- "A young Jewish woman, Lia Saed Hamdi, either fled her husband's family in Sana'a on Tuesday, or was kidnapped by a Muslim man from the family's hometown." -- "According to the sources, Hamdi was kidnapped by a Muslim man from Kharef whom she had refused to marry. The kidnapper reportedly also stole her jewelry and some money from her new husband." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443767752&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran Protest News: Iran warns of crackdown on any student protests http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July196.xml§ion=middleeast Iran police fire tear-gas as 1000s mark 1999 unrest http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090709/ts_afp/iran http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090709/world/iran_82 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31828921/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Iran protests renew despite threats http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443763147&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Hundreds protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow -- "Hundreds of young men and women"... "confronting police wielding batons and firing tear gas in the capital Thursday as opposition activists sought to revive street protests despite authorities' vows to "smash" any new marches" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090709/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election http://www.wsbtv.com/news/20000060/detail.html (Iran) Reuters: "Iranian police fire in air to disperse protesters" http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5684GS20090709 (Iran) CNN: "Inside Iran's unrest, photos tell story" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/07/09/index.html# (Iran) Detained French teacher reveals risk of Iranian exchanges http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/115/article_4255.asp Other News: (UK) 'Muslim extremists' to speak at Lampton School -- "Dr Daud Abdullah, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, is among the controversial speakers lined up for a debate at Lampton School tomorrow (Saturday) night." -- "He was widely condemned in February for advocating attacks on the Royal Navy if it tried to stop arms for Hamas being smuggled into Gaza." -- "Hounslow Muslim Forum (HMF), which organised the event, has also been linked with the group Hizb ut-Tahrir – accused by opponents including Tory leader David Cameron of attempting to 'radicalise' young people in the UK." http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2009/07/09/muslim-extremists-to-speak-at-lampton-school-109642-24116836/ (UK) 'Persecuted' Muslim who outraged nation -- "Zakeel Abbas’ Sydney Street home was raided by police in April, 2008, during an investigation into an extremist poster campaign in Burton, urging Muslims to attack non-believers, the White House and Rome." http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail-news/displayarticle.asp?id=431823 (France) Bordeaux: Imam attacked after burka debate -- "Mahmoud Doua was attacked this past Sunday evening, while exiting a mosque in the Bordeaux suburb of Talence (France). After prayer two men came up to him and started speaking to him about his appearance on the "Mots croisés" show. They accused him of not defending the Muslims, Doua says, and then he found himself on the ground." http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/bordeaux-imam-attacked-after-burka.html -- Source: Sud Ouest (French) http://www.sudouest.com/accueil/actualite/france/article/642383/mil/4797666.html (U.S.) Mississippi: Muslim conference set in Jackson -- "Imam Zaid Shakir of the Zaytuna Institute will be the keynote speaker for the museum's annual fund-raising banquet, starting at 7 p.m. Saturday" http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090709/NEWS/90709009/Muslim+conference+set+in+Jackson ---- Zaid Shakir has stated "Every Muslim who is honest would say, I would like to see America become a Muslim country" http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/us/18imams.html?ei=5090&en=0e7bc45a0b83a46b&ex=1308283200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all Web Based Television Applications Impacting Youth Interest -- "BBC World and Al Jazeera English have recently launched apps for consumers to watch real-time news on their iPhones, through a London-based company, Livestation" http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE56801M20090709 Against Racial Supremacism: (U.S.) New Jersey: Man in cross burning guilty of 2 intimidation counts http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20090708_Man_in_cross_burning_guilty_of_2_intimidation_counts.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/nj-racial-intimidation-threats/ (U.S.) Arizona: Judge delays decision on releasing alleged bomber -- reported white supremacists http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGsZ2VhbRIUUs194LpHqfjlHh4qAD99AHGN81 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/arizona-judge-delays-decision/ --- July 6: Arizona: Bombing case suspect could be released - white supremacist suspects http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/arizona-bombing-case-suspect-could-be-released-white-supremacist-suspects/ (U.S.) Critics warn of extremist groups hiding true message http://www.gazette.net/stories/07092009/bowinew104536_32526.shtml Against Nazi News: Raoul Wallenberg Foundation: Norway vindicating Nazis http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098847.html German court rejects Nazi guard Demjanjuk's deportation appeal http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5673HU20090708 Germany: Ban neo-Nazi sites from abroad http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443768234&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Totalitarianism: (North Korea/U.S.) US reporter jailed in NKorea calls sister http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090709/ts_alt_afp/nkoreausskoreamedia http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/north-korea-us-reporter-jailed-in-north-korea-calls-sister/ (North Korea/U.S.) More web attacks hit, North Korea suspected http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56709E20090709 South Korean Web Sites Are Hobbled in New Round of Attacks http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070901106.html July 8, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan releases TNSM's Sufi Mohammed http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/07/pakistan_releases_su.php Pakistan nurtured terrorism: Zardari http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pakistan-nurtured-terrorism-Zardari/articleshow/4755029.cms -- Zardari: US to be blamed for Talibanization of Af-Pak region http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Zardari-US-to-be-blamed-for-Talibanization-of-Af-Pak-region/articleshow/4754863.cms (Pakistan) Class rifts help jihadis grow in Pak http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Class-rifts-help-jihadis-grow-in-Pak/articleshow/4754864.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Explosion in Peshawar kills one, wounds four http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2012899&Language=en http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Several-injured-in-Pak-suicide-blast/articleshow/4753664.cms http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/04-blast-in-peshawar-qs-14 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\09\story_9-7-2009_pg7_2 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistani Taliban leader in Swat wounded - military -- "'credible' information" on Mullah Fazlullah stated http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL305990.htm http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistans-Swat-Taliban-chief-Fazlullah-reported-injured-Military/articleshow/4753975.cms http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\09\story_9-7-2009_pg1_5 (Pakistan) NWFP: Swat operation over, military to stay http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\09\story_9-7-2009_pg1_4 (Pakistan) Taliban eyes new allies -- "Pakistani militants may court Iran foes" -- "Pakistani Taliban and allied members of al Qaeda, under new pressure from a U.S. and Pakistani offensive, may join forces with a militant Sunni Muslim group called Jundallah, which has staged attacks on Iran and strained Iranian-Pakistani relations, military specialists say" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/09/taliban-eyes-new-allies/ (Pakistan) 'Taliban may hijack airliners' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\09\story_9-7-2009_pg1_7 (Pakistan) FATA: Dozens die in missile strike on Taliban convoy -- "suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft launched two attacks against militants" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31797943/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-suspected-us-missile-strike-hits-south-waziristan-qs-08 (Pakistan) FATA: Anti-Taliban tribal leader shot dead in Khyber http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\09\story_9-7-2009_pg7_8 (Pakistan/U.S.) Is Pak really serious about terror crackdown? --- "The release of Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, hardcore Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdullah Aziz, and now Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammed chief Sufi Mohammad has cast serious doubts over Pakistan's claims that it is seriously acting against the Taliban and other home grown terror outfits, a senior US intelligence official has said" http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/08/is-pak-really-serious-about-terror-crackdown.htm (Afghanistan) ISAF soldier killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2012923&Language=en (Afghanistan) Generals: More forces needed for Afghan offensive http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/07/08/generals_more_forces_needed_for_afghan_offensive/ (Afghanistan) Carville aids rival of Afghanistan's Karzai -- Ashraf Ghani http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31804928/ns/politics-more_politics/ --- April 2009: regarding Ashraf Ghani: "He believes that most of the Taliban could be won back with a job and a responsive government" http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2009/04/ashraf-ghani-takes-on-karzai.html (Afghanistan) UK Defense Secretary: death toll in Afghanistan 'will rise' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5776586/More-British-lives-will-be-lost-in-Afghanistan-warns-Bob-Ainsworth.html (Afghanistan) India pledges to punish Kabul embassy bombers http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/india+pledges+to+punish+embassy+bombers (Iraq) Thirteen killed in Iraq violence -- "A car bomb near a mosque in Iraq's restive northern city of Mosul killed nine people and wounded 13 others overnight, in the country's worst single attack since a major pullback of US troops" http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25754950-23109,00.html US to host March 2010 nuclear security summit http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25755294-23109,00.html (U.S.) Update: "Investigators were able to smuggle bomb-making materials past security at 10 federal buildings" -- follow-up on GAO report http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_go_co/us_federal_buildings_security (U.S.) Assistant Attorney General Tells Senate: Terrorists Captured on Battlefield Have Constitutional Rights http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=50681 (UK) Tougher security checks ordered for UK airport staff http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/Categories.aspx?Language=en&id=102 UN: Israel must tear down West Bank barrier http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_BARRIER?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-07-08-11-29-44 "Iran Protest News" listed below in separate category (Saudi Arabia) 330 convicted in Saudi terror trials http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/08/330-convicted-in-Saudi-terror-trials/UPI-29881247083870/ (Mali) Al-Qaida group claims 28 dead in Mali attack http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443753115&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Somali Government Dismisses al-Shabab Ultimatum to Surrender Weapons http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-06-voa28.cfm Somali pirates board Turkish ship in Gulf of Aden http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PIRACY?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-07-08-05-36-16 Ethiopia endorses anti-terrorism law unchanged http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article31755 (Philippines) UN Halts Food Aid in Southern Philippines After Bombings http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-08-voa9.cfm MEMRI: "Jihadist Magazine: 'The Spread of Democracy – A Victory for the U.S. and Israel'" -- "Global Islamic Media Front magazine Sada Al-Jihad" "warns that support for democracy is apostasy from Islam" -- "The dangers of democracy are clear for all to see, since it directly impairs tawhid [the belief in Allah's unity]." http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD243409 Colombia: Terrorist groups 'linked' to drug trafficking http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3521032764 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: "Palestinian Taliban Arrest Palestinian Feminist. Government Promises Investigation" - by Phyllis Chesler -- "An Interview with Asma'a Al-Ghoul" -- "Asma'a Al-Ghoul is a Palestinian secular feminist who has written poignant, heartbreaking pieces about honor killings and women's rights in Gaza" http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/07/08/palestinian-taliban-arrest-palestinian-feminist-government-promises-investigation/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/asmaa-al-ghoul-inteview/ ---- July 5, 2009: Gaza woman journalist: Hamas "police" "accused me of laughing in public" - now gets death threats http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/gaza-woman-oppressed/ Two Courageous Women at War with "Honor-Killing" Murders http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/2009/07/two-courageous-women-at-war-with-honor.html Other News: (U.S.) Chicago: Islamic Supremacist Hizb ut-Tahrir has New Meeting Venue in Oak Lawn, IL http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/chicago-hut-supremacist-mtg/ --- video: "Khilafah Conference USA 2009: Hizb ut Tahrir America **NEW VENUE CONFIRMED**" --- "www.khilafahconference2009.com Date & Venue: Sunday, July 19th 2009 11AM - 5 PM Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom 9333 South Cicero Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Wg3j6MTJg (U.S.) IPT: DC - "'Mainstream' Islamist Convention Features Hate Speech" -- ISNA Convention -- "During a "meet the authors" session, Imam Warith Deen Umar, former head of the New York state prison chaplain program managed to:" --- "Argue that key Obama aides are 'Israeli,' proving Jews 'have control of the world'" --- "Malign the motives of Jews active in the Civil Rights movement" --- "Portray the Holocaust as punishment of Jews for being 'serially disobedient to Allah'" --- "Insinuate that Hurricane Katrina was a result of tolerance for homosexuality" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1085/mainstream-islamist-convention-features-hate ---- July 4, 2009 - Independence Day: Defending Equality And Liberty at DC ISNA Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/independence-day/ (U.S.) Michigan: Video Report: "Arab Festival 2009: Sharia in the US" -- "This is a video of David Wood and Nabeel Qureshi asking questions at Arabfest, Dearborn. The date is June 21st, 2009. There was a booth at the festival which had a banner titled "Islam: Got Questions? Get Answers." From their table, we picked up a pamphlet claiming that Islam promotes peace. We noticed that it was full of poor logic and errors, so we decided to make a video refuting it. We went to the booth that gave us the pamphlet to give them the opportunity to defend their claims" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEPod-hxD7g& Saudi revelers get jail, 700 lashes for 'immoral' party http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/saudi-revelers-get-lashes-jail/ -- DPA: "Saudi revelers get 700 lashes for 'immoral' party" -- DPA reports: "A Saudi judge sentenced seven young men and four women to up to 700 lashes and jail terms ranging up to 10 months for attending an 'immoral' party, a Saudi newspaper reported" -- "The 11 revelers, including two Iraqis and nine Saudis aged between 18 and 37, received sentences of between 400-700 lashes and between 4-10 months in prison, Saudi Arabia's Al Watan newspaper said" -- "The group had been arrested in the northern Saudi district of Al Ha'il in late June on charges of drinking alcohol at a mixed-gender party." http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July182.xml§ion=middleeast (Pakistan) ANS report: "Pakistani Christian Blasphemy - Accused is Suffering from Heart Disease" --- "Mushtaq and his friend Wallayat Masih were accused of blasphemy when they lay sheets inscribed with Quranic verses on the grave of a Christian man" http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10425&PHPSESSID=29c11332f7b8f6003f9519d52f320173 (Germany) CAIR Meets with German Officials on Murder of Muslim Woman http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090708/pl_usnw/cair_meets_with_german_officials_on_murder_of_muslim_woman -- Comment: No word on other attack... --- Germany: Turk stabs teen daughter in 'honour killing' - because daughter "did not want to follow the Muslim way" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/germany-teen-daughter-killed/ (France) Youths go on rampage in central France -- inmate Mohamed Benmouna commits suicide in jail cell -- "About 60 youths burned dozens of cars and damaged several shops in suburban neighborhoods outside the city of Saint-Etienne early Wednesday morning, police said" http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_SUBURBAN_VIOLENCE?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-07-08-16-36-05 Indonesia - Church, Bible Students Fight Discrimination http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6006&backpage=summaries Indonesia: The importance of looking Islamic http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2294593.ece/Indonesia_The_importance_of_looking_Islamic Uganda President says Uganda to pass law banning female genital mutilation (FGM) http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/uganda-to-ban-fgm/ -- Mail and Guardian reports: "Uganda to outlaw female circumcision" --- "Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region, the president said in a statement on Friday." --- "Last year, the United Nations passed a resolution that called female genital mutilation a violation of the rights of women and said it constituted 'irreparable, irreversible abuse'" http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-07-03-uganda-to-outlaw-female-circumcision#makecomment Iran Protest News: Iran: Mousavi aide defies ban and flees to UK http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3520864709 (Iran) 'I screamed: How dare you grab my girls' -- "In Tehran phone interview, mother of six describes her encounter with regime's security forces" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443758013&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull G-8 deplores Iran violence, calls for diplomatic solution on nukes http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443758685&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) DC: July 11 - 11 AM - Human Rights & Democracy International Pedia (HRDIP) Rally for Democracy in Iran http://hrdip.com/images/stories/flyer-iran%20freedom-11july-en.jpg http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/dc-july-11-iran-rally/ -- "Assembling at First and Pennsylvania Ave NW Marching to Lafayette Park, across the White House followed by a concert" ---- NOTE: "First and Pennsylvania Avenue NW" - is the western edge of the Capitol Reflecting Pool on the side of the Capitol by the Peace Monument, not Third Street side ----- It is also known as "East Capitol Circle" http://maps.google.com/maps?source=earth&ie=UTF8&ll=38.890682,-77.012132&spn=0.003248,0.006834&t=h&z=17 Iran: Change for Equality Website reports arrests -- per Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi: "Change for Equality website: July 8th, security forces entered offices of Mohammad Ali Dadkhah attorney & member of Defenders of Human Rights, was arrested with his colleagues who were present; the security forces also closed down the office." http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1013662437&ref=mf http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/iran-change-for-equality/ (Iran) MEMRI: "Iranian Filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf: Ahmadinejad's a Terrorist – Just Like Bin Laden" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD243509 Iran petition on condemning the death of political prisoners in jails https://petitiononline.securesites.com/iraneman/petition.html (Iran) Reuters: "Iran says to free 100 more people held in unrest" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090708/wl_nm/us_iran_election_detainees (Iran) Father disowns son-in-law for defending president -- Ahmadinejad's family dispute over Iran elections http://www.alarabiya.net/save_print.php?print=1&cont_id=78095&lang=en Against Racial Supremacism News: UK: 'Loner boasted of KKK connections' -- report of Neil Lewington boasting of Ku Klux Klan links http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/lewington-kkk-connections/ -- Newbury Today: 'Loner boasted of KKK connections' http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=10484 -- Newbury Today reports: "Man accused of plotting racist bombing campaign wanted to see black men lynched and skinned alive, jury hears" --- reports: "Neil Lewington, aged 43, told 27-year-old single mother Samantha Dale he wanted to hang a black man from a tree and skin him alive, it is claimed." --- reports interview with Samantha Dale who states: "He said he was part of a group like the KKK and if he could go to the US he would become a proper member." --- She added: 'He was fed up of the black people, they took all the jobs and money. He said he wanted to hang a black man from a tree, skin him alive and set fire to him.'" --- report also states: "Mr Lewington also asked her if she had slept with a black man and told her that black and white people shouldn't mix because 'their babies came out deformed,' the court was told.'" South Carolina: ACC moves tourneys over Confederate flag dispute -- AP news reports: NAACP "has boycotted South Carolina for nearly a decade for flying and then displaying the Confederate flag on state capitol grounds" http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/9775436/ACC-moves-tourneys-over-Confederate-flag-dispute Against Totalitarianism News: (U.S./Communist China) July 19: DC Rally for Freedom in China and Freedom for Falun Gong http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-19-falun-gong/ (U.S./North Korea) Washington, DC Vigil For Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee - imprisoned in North Korea http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/dc-laura-ling-and-euna-lee/ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226771645318 Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Location: Dupont Circle City/Town: Washington, DC Email: LiberateLauraDC@gmail.com -- Communist North Korea sentences two US reporters to 12 years of labor camp http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/nk-sentences-euna-laura/ -- North Korea: Petition Calling for Freedom of Euna Lee and Laura Ling After Sentence of 12 Years in NK "Labor" Camp http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/petition-for-euna-laura/ (North Korea/U.S.) Officials: N. Korea believed behind cyber attacks -- "In the U.S., the Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission and Transportation Department Web sites were all down at varying points over the July 4 holiday weekend and into this week, according to American officials inside and outside the government" -- "Others familiar with the U.S. outage, which is called a denial of service attack, said that the fact that the government Web sites were still being affected three days after it began signaled an unusually lengthy and sophisticated attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_cyber_attack -- White House among targets of sweeping cyber attack http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_go_ot/us_us_cyber_attack Russia: N. Korea needs to resume talks http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/08/Russia-N-Korea-needs-to-resume-talks/UPI-43951247087089/ July 7, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Punjab: ICC Report: "Police Brutalize Christians after Robbing their Homes" - in Punjab's Wazirabad -- ICC reports on brutalization of Christians and attacks on Christian women http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10420&PHPSESSID=89e7cc4dd7d59373f16d478d78a74ebd http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/pak-police-brutalize-christians/ (Pakistan) Punjab: ICC Report: "Update: Jihad Attack on over 100 Christian Homes in Pakistan" -- ICC reports on mob violence and attacks on Christian women http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10422&PHPSESSID=89e7cc4dd7d59373f16d478d78a74ebd http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/pakistan-icc-report-jihad/ (Pakistan) NWFP: No information on TNSM's Sufi Muhammad's release: Iftikhar http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=187020 (Pakistan) FATA: "Pakistani forces arrest close aide of Mehsud" http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2012677&Language=en (Pakistan) FATA: Suspected US attack kills 12 in Pakistan: officials -- South Waziristan http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July548.xml§ion=international (Pakistan) Blast harms railway lines in Quetta http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=82371 (Pakistan) Terrorists of today heroes of past: President Asif Ali Zardari http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\08\story_8-7-2009_pg7_1 -- Militants nurtured for short-term objectives: Zardari http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/06-militants-nurtured-for-short-term-objectives-zardari-rs-08 (Pakistan/India) Terrorists may be using Pak sats to plot against India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terrorists-may-be-using-Pak-sats-to-plot-against-India/articleshow/4750731.cms (India J&K) Army opposes AFSPA withdrawal in J&K http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Army-opposes-AFSPA-withdrawal-in-JK/articleshow/4751094.cms (Afghanistan) Former Gitmo Inmate Leading Fight Against U.S. in Helmand -- "As U.S. forces are pushing ahead with the massive Operation Khanjar in the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand, Mullah Zakir is leading the Taliban fight against them" http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/07/gitmo-inmate-leading-fight-helmand/?test=latestnews (Afghanistan) Taliban fighters dress in burqas to slip away from Marines in Afghan village http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/07/07/2009-07-07_taliban_fighters_dress_in_burqas_to_slip_away_from_marines_in_afghan_village.html (Afghanistan) "Taliban infiltrate once-peaceful Afghan north" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8138722.stm Afghanistan: Grenade attack targets police in east http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3516798766 Afghan troops kill 27 militants http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2012734&Language=en (UK) Tube still 'extremely vulnerable' to attack after 7/7, MPs warn http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/07/july-7-tubes-london-report -- Report: London transport 'vulnerable' http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/07/Report-London-transport-vulnerable/UPI-32281247004210/ (UK) July 7 London bombings memorial in Hyde Park http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/5769394/July-7-London-bombings-memorial-in-Hyde-Park.html (UK) Anti-terror police facing first budget cuts since July 7 attacks http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5770218/Anti-terror-police-facing-first-budget-cuts-since-July-7-attacks.html (UK) Four years after 7/7, a never before seen picture of the horror that confronted police on the Tube ripped apart by terrorists http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1198170/Ive-just-seen-hell-earth-A-seen-picture-inside-devastated-Russell-Square-train.html (UK) Islamic fundamentalists jailed for arson attack at publisher's home -- "Three Islamic fundamentalists were jailed yesterday for an arson attack on a London publisher who planned to print an 'offensive' book about the Prophet Muhammad." -- "The attack on the home of Martin Rynja has been compared to the campaign against the publication of Salmon Rushdie's The Satanic Verses." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6661551.ece -- 'A la carte' Muslim arsonists jailed --- Judge "told them British citizenship was not 'a la carte,' adding: 'If you chose to live in this country, you live by its rules.'" http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/112419/-A-la-carte-Muslim-arsonists-jailed-/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1198111/If-choose-live-country-live-rules-says-judge-jails-Muslim-extremists-arson-attack-publishers-home.html?ITO=1490 (UK) Al-Qaeda terrorist says MI5 offered him bribe to drop torture claim -- Rangzieb Ahmed claims "mistreatment by the Pakistani security services" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5762774/Al-Qaeda-terrorist-says-MI5-offered-him-bribe-to-drop-torture-claim.html (U.S.) Seattle: Hate crime charges filed in alleged attack on Muslim woman, child -- Accused Eric Lee Garner http://www.seattlepi.com/local/407916_hatecrime07.html (Iran/U.S.) Mullen: Iran is very focused on developing nuclear capability http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443747170&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull -- Time running out to deal with Iran nuclear issue; military options on table http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2012799&Language=en -- JCS Mullen: Strike on Iran an option, but a bad one http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_iran_israel_2 Iranian FM welcomes idea of forming a joint military cmte with Qatar http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2012745&Language=en (Lebanon) Report: Lebanese officer suspected of spying flees to Israel http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443748025&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Palestinian Jihad Group Joins Salafi Organizations Jund Ansar Allah, Adopt Global Jihad Banner http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/17931.htm Palestinians hurl Molotov cocktail at vehicle east of Kalkilya; none hurt http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443743839&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (West Bank) Abbas sets free 40 Hamas detainees http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/World/Abbas-sets-free-40-Hamas-detainees/articleshow/4749199.cms (Egypt) Report: "Europeans Affiliated With Al-Qaeda Were Trained by PA Factions" http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132256 (Algeria) Mounting Terror in Algeria http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833980,00.html Algeria sponsors Sufism to fight extremism http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE56701220090708?rpc=401& Nigeria: Militants Blow-Up Chevron Crude Pipeline http://allafrica.com/stories/200907070062.html Mali's President Says in 'Total Fight' With Al-Qaida http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-07-voa42.cfm (Tunisia) Nine held in Tunisia terror plot http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8137442.stm (Thailand) 5 soldiers injured in Yala bombing http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30106833/5-soldiers-injured-in-Yala-bombing (Philippines) Update: 4 blasts in south leave 6 killed, 56 hurt http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090707-214265/4-blasts-in-south-leave-6-killed-56-hurt (Philippines) 7 MILF charged over Sarangani blast -- "Seven alleged Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members have been charged with murder and multiple frustrated murder over an explosion in the southern province of Sarangani last June 20" http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090707-214305/7-MILF-charged-over-Sarangani-blast (Philippines) Troops brace for more bombings in south http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090706-214129/Troops-brace-for-more-bombings-in-south Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Iran: Concerns Over Detained Iranian Christian Women Amid Political Turmoil - may face execution for religious freedom http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/marzieh-and-maryam/ -- Concerns Over Detained Iranian Christians Amid Political Turmoil -- "two detained Christian women are 'in danger of being forgotten' amid concerns they may face execution, Iranian Christians said Tuesday, July 7" -- "Marzieh Amirizadeh, 30, and Maryam Rustampoor, 27, have been held for over four months in Tehran's notorious Evin prison apparently for converting to Christianity from Islam" http://www.bosnewslife.com/8217-concerns-over-detained-iranian-christians-amid-political-turmoil Jordan: Man who kills raped sister in "honor killing" gets jail time cut in half http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/jordan-honor-killing-sentence/ -- Jordan; Court halves man's jail term for 'honour' killing http://www.smh.com.au/world/court-halves-mans-jail-term-for-honour-killing-20090708-dc5d.html -- "A court on Tuesday halved the jail term of a 29-year-old Jordanian man who shot his raped sister 12 times "in the name of honour", a judicial official said." -- "The criminal court initially sentenced the man to 15 years with hard labour for killing his sister in 2008 in Mowaqqar, southeast of the capital Amman, but immediately reduced it to seven-and-a-half years." -- "'The woman disappeared from home for six months after she was raped last year,' the official said." -- "Police kept the woman in custody for protection and later handed her over to the family, but the brother shot her 12 times in different parts of her body once she arrived home, killing her immediately." -- "The man told police that he committed the crime 'in the name of honour,' according to the official." (Pakistan) "Honour killings in Sindh rise in second quarter: report" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/pakistan-sindh-honor-killings/ http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=186990 -- Sindh: Last three months: 416 cases of violence against women in Sindh http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\08\story_8-7-2009_pg12_10 (Pakistan) "Newly-wed girl strangled to death" - by husband http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\08\story_8-7-2009_pg12_11 Saudi Arabia: Brother kills two sisters in Social Affairs shelter over "honor" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/saudi-arabia-honor-killing/ -- Arab News: "Man in ‘honor killing’ may face death penalty" --- "A man may face the death penalty if found guilty of gunning down his two sisters as they were being discharged by Social Affairs officials into the custody of their father." --- "The two women had been caught in suspicious circumstances with two unrelated men on Thursday." --- "Police believe the brother murdered his two sisters to save the family honor. The names and ages of the young women and their brother were not made public." --- "According to Riyadh police, the man followed his father to the social protection home and then waited until the women came out. He reportedly shot one sister in the head and discharged three bullets into the other. He then tossed the gun near the bodies. Guards at the Social Affairs shelter quickly apprehended the man." --- "The man will face the death penalty unless his family forgives him. If he is spared capital punishment he will still face jail time served in the name of the public right." --- "Women are usually turned over to Social Affairs shelters if they are caught with unrelated men until their guardians can get them out of custody." http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=124361&d=8&m=7&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Saudi Arabia: Abused woman flees shelter; shelter "accused of helping woman flee" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/saudi-abused-flees-shelter/ -- Saudi Arabia: Shelter accused of helping woman flee http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=124360&d=8&m=7&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom --- "The woman ran away while police were preparing to take her to jail in line with a court order while it examined her case. Samar fled her parents' home after accusing them of abusing her and sought refuge at the shelter." --- "A source closely involved with her case told Arab News that the father is mentally unstable and that he would beat her and take away her salary." --- "He added that there are two lawsuits relating to her filed in court. The first case was filed by Samar’s father who accused her of running away and disobeying her parents. The second was filed by Samar herself against her father demanding that he be removed as her guardian." --- "The source also said Samar has been called to court five times and that she has failed to appear each time." --- "The source criticized the shelter, accusing it of accepting cases without proper investigation, something that he said has caused 'chaos.' He accused the shelter of helping the woman flee." Other News: (Iran) MEMRI: "Reformist Iranian-French Writer Chahdortt Djavann: The Hijab, a Political Weapon and Form of Sexual Abuse, Should Be Outlawed" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA53309 (Iran) Report: "Iran's Apostasy bill changes surprise believers" -- "The Iranian government may throw out the apostasy death penalty from the Islamic Penal Code Bill." http://www.fcnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3704&Itemid=63 (U.S.) GAO: Fed Office Security Flawed http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/07/gao_finds_major_security_flaws.html?hpid=topnews (U.S.) "Advice from CAIR-MI: What to do if approached by extremist?" -- "CAIR is requesting that you notify them of the incident" http://www.examiner.com/x-8519-Detroit-Muslim-Examiner~y2009m7d4-Advice-from-CAIRMI-What-do-if-approached-by-extremist (U.S.) Microsoft warns of serious computer security hole http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090707/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_security (Gaza/U.S.) IPT: "Hamas, CAIR Looking to Fund Separate Quran Drives" http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#214 (UK/U.S.) Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) posts article by Paul Craig Roberts, http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/07/06/illumination/ --- Paul Craig Roberts articles also syndicated on "white nationalist" web site VDARE http://www.vdare.com/roberts/all_columns.htm --- for more on VDARE http://www.realcourage.org/?s=VDARE Egypt - Two Clashes Shake Coptic Community http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6007&backpage=summaries (Kuwait/U.S.) DC Comics' superheroes join forces with characters inspired by Allah -- Teshkeel Media's Dr Naif Al- Mutawa: "It's difficult to have any kind of reading or comic book culture here because there is a lot of stuff that doesn't come in or it's censored. Certain storylines don't work and some stuff, like magic, just isn't allowed." -- "Comic book aficionados have mainly responded positively to the news, although questions have been raised about how Wonder Woman's skimpy costume will fare in the Middle East." -- "One fan writes: 'Maybe they can colour her differently in other markets so it looks like she is wearing a bodysuit. It would be cool if there was a line about Wonder Woman choosing to cover up out of respect for where she's going since she was an ambassador'" http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/05/comic-collaboration-superheroes-dc-teshkeel -- "Superman and Batman to join forces with Islamic superheroes" --- Al-Mutawa: "You could open it with Obama's speech [in Cairo] with the two sets of superheroes watching it and having different reactions." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/5755344/Superman-and-Batman-to-join-forces-with-Islamic-superheroes.html --- Related links: http://www.the99.org/ http://www.the99.org/index.php Malta-flagged ship with radioactive material involved in accident http://www.maltamediaonline.com/?p=10335 Palestinian fatwa bans weddings without proof couple is swine flu free http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098434.html Italy: Police arrest activists amid tight security for G8 http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3516054893 (China) Internet plays key role in China's latest unrest http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090708/tap-as-china-wired-uighurs-bb10fb8.html --- Reuters: "Han Chinese protesters seek Muslim Uighur targets" http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090708/tap-oukwd-uk-china-xinjiang-03b3b4c.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) France demands release of student Clotilde Reiss by Tehran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6656429.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5770099/Nicolas-Sarkozy-demands-release-of-French-teacher-in-Iran.html Iran security agents in spotlight for plainclothed brutality http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/08/plainclothed-brutality/?feat=home_cube_position2 (Iran) Video report: "10 years old boy shot by Iranian regime" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YAeZgJanjo (Iran) Ahmadinejad says Iran election was world's "freest" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090707/wl_nm/us_iran_opposition_4 -- Ahmadinejad heralds 'new era' for Iran --- "In first national speech since Khameini declared results, Iranian president insists election 'clean'" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443745925&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Ahmadinejad vows changes to team -- "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to make changes to his team and 'respect' young people when his new government takes office after his disputed re-election" http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25750242-23109,00.html Against Totalitarian News: Chinese Human Rights Attorneys to Defend Rights of North Korean Refugees http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1237&month=07&year=2009&_nc=b4fbb27d67001804b86e528c6ab3cef4 Communist China: 50 House Church Leaders Arrested, Then Released After International Pressure http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1238&month=07&year=2009&_nc=10fd9c368fb0ccdc158ab92fbb05d06c Against Nazi News: German court rules Nazi suspect Heinrich Boere fit for trial http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443746794&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Germany) Bernie Ecclestone stays away from German Grand Prix event after Hitler row -- "Bernie Ecclestone, who praised Adolf Hitler for his ability to 'get things done'" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article6659674.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/5771166/CVC-apologises-for-Bernie-Ecclestones-Hitler-gaff.html Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Michael Jackson's aide 'quit due to Nation of Islam' --- Grace Rwaramba: "I just felt it didn't make sense to become a front for the Nation of Islam." --- "The Nation of Islam, which was established in 1930, advocates a separate state for black Americans and teaches a modified version of Islam, giving theological prominence to its founder Wallace Fard Muhammad." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5766240/Michael-Jacksons-aide-quit-due-to-Nation-of-Islam.html ---- "Nation of Islam" group listed as a black separatist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/type.jsp?DT=3 (U.S.) SPLC Founder Morris Dees to Speak on Domestic Terrorism http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-07-2009/0005056213&EDATE= July 4-6, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com On Facebook, Join Responsible for Equality And Liberty's (R.E.A.L.) Cause: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/312123/63909708?m=cc366e79 Newslinks: Pak top court rejects pleas challenging Saeed's release -- "JuD chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed, a key accused in the Mumbai attacks" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak-top-court-rejects-pleas-challenging-Saeeds-release/articleshow/4746483.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Sufi Mohammad re-emerges in Peshawar? -- "Maulana Sufi Mohammad, the chief of the defunct Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Muhammadi, surfaced on Monday -- two months after he mysteriously went missing in Amandarra, the headquarters of TNSM, in Malakand region" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/11-maulana-sufi-re-emerges-in-peshawar--il--09 (Pakistan) NWFP: Fourteen killed in attack on Swat hideouts http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/12-fourteen+killed+in+attack+on+swat+hideouts--bi-06 (Pakistan) NWFP: Top Fazlullah aide, 10 others killed in Swat http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/13+top+fazlullah+aide+10+others+killed+in+swat-za-04 (Pakistan) Militant hideouts shelled in Lakki http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/12-militant+hideouts+shelled+in+lakki--bi-05 (Pakistan) Balochistan: Another principal shot dead in Balochistan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\07\story_7-7-2009_pg7_10 Pak terrorists fire rockets at Punjab border villages in India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pak-terror-group-fires-rocket-at-Indian-village/articleshow/4740176.cms (India J&K) Grenade blast injures six in Indian Kashmir http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July470.xml§ion=international (Afghanistan) Taliban launch counter operation against US in Afghanistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5758136/Taliban-launch-counter-operation-against-US-in-Afghanistan.html -- Taliban launch operation 'Iron Net' against US Marines http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\07\story_7-7-2009_pg7_7 (Afghanistan) 7 US troops killed throughout Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_90 -- ISAF confirms killing of six soldiers in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2012470&Language=en (Afghanistan) Two UK soldiers killed in push against the Taliban http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/5750202/Two-UK-soldiers-killed-in-push-against-the-Taliban.html (Iraq) Car bomb in Iraq wounds 10, policeman shot http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090706/wl_nm/us_iraq_violence Iraq insurgents proud to be on U.S. terror list -- Kata'ib Hizballah http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5655T620090706 Iraqi Commentators: Saudi Arabia Is Behind Terror in Iraq – And Will Never Accept Shi'ite Rule There http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA53109 (India) Updated Report: Muslims attack Christian homes in Punjab http://www.examiner.com/x-4865-Christian-Worldview-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Muslims-attack-Christian-homes-in-Punjab (U.S.) Aafia Siddiqui: Boston Woman Accused of Al Qaeda Ties Denies She Fired at U.S. Soldiers -- "'I Am Not Psychotic,' MIT-Trained Scientist Aafia Siddiqui Says In Court Hearing" http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8015899&page=1 --- "Prosecutors accuse Siddiqui of having ties to al-Qaeda and say she grabbed an Army officer's M-4 rifle in Afghanistan, pointed it at an Army captain and cried 'Allah akbar'" http://www.nypost.com/seven/07062009/news/regionalnews/manhattan/al_qaeda_mom_one_tough_nut_to_crack_177894.htm http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3511139165 --- Scientist 'was al-Qaeda' http://www.news24.com/Content/World/News/1073/dcd1fd2bb9704e73a5ef8af3954f5fd6/05-07-2009%2008-07/Scientist_was_al-Qaeda "Al-Qaeda Ditches Phones, Trips Up Bungling U.S. Spies" http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aGb1OututsZY (UK) Return from 'internal exile' for terror susepct at risk of absconding -- "BM, 36, is accused of being 'a prominent member of a network of Islamist extremists' based in London and Crawley, West Sussex." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5734509/Return-from-internal-exile-for-terror-susepct-at-risk-of-absconding.html (UK/Pakistan) British Islamists plot against Pakistan -- "British militants are pushing for the overthrow of the Pakistani state. Followers of the fundamentalist group Hizb ut-Tahrir have called for a 'bloodless military coup' in Islamabad and the creation of the caliphate in which strict Islamic laws would be rigorously enforced" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6638483.ece (UK) Daud Abdullah and Hizb ut Tahrir in Hounslow http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/07/06/daud-abdullah-and-hizb-ut-tahrir-in-hounslow/ (UK) Bomb seizures spark far-right terror plot fear http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6638139.ece (UK) Guardian: "Police fear far-right terror attack" -- "Commander Shaun Sawyer told a meeting of British Muslims concerned about the danger to their communities that police were responding to the growing threat." http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/06/far-right-terrorism-threat-police -- Police fear "spectacular" neo-Nazi attack http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5660CD20090707 (UK) Court law 'hinders terror police' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8134673.stm Iran speaker warns US over Biden's Israel remarks http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July155.xml§ion=middleeast -- Joe Biden speech sparks fierce response from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6653069.ece -- US denies giving Israel 'green light' to attack Iran http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July153.xml§ion=middleeast Iran's Revolutionary Guard acknowledges taking a bigger role in nation's security http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran7-2009jul07,0,1530538.story (Iran) Ayatollah: Western 'lies' depict Iranians as 'rioters' http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/06/iran.khamenei.enemies.unrest/index.html --- see additional "Iran Protest News" below Hamas cartoon mocks captured Israeli soldier http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_CAPTURED_SOLDIER?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-07-06-15-15-39 Gaza man indicted on terror charges -- "Abd al-Rahman Talalka, sent to Israel to establish a terrorist infrastructure, was indicted on terrorism charges at Beersheba Magistrate's Court on Sunday" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443722585&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gaza woman journalist: Hamas "police" "accused me of laughing in public" - now gets death threats http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/gaza-woman-oppressed/ http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443716574&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Palestinian "Islamic Jihad: Our Disagreements with Hamas are Political and Juristic" http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=17311 (Egypt) Al-Qaeda cell was preparing to attack pipeline --- "plans to attack gas pipelines running between Israel and Egypt" http://www.southkoreanews.net/story/515743 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098147.html (Egypt) Briton arrested in Egypt over terror attack that killed 17-year-old girl http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/5713186/Briton-arrested-in-Egypt-over-terror-attack-that-killed-17-year-old-girl.html Egypt expels 20 French suspected Islamists http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/local_news/Egypt-expels-20-French-suspected-Islamists_54207.html Yemen court condemns seven Shiite rebels to death -- "'Death to America and death to Israel,' the defendants cried after the court issued the verdict" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h89PN-AjmZuB3AQ4Zq5gwzfCXkWg Somalia: Officials Say 'They Will Attack the TFG And Ethiopian Troops in Hiran Region' http://allafrica.com/stories/200907061032.html (Somalia) Pirates 'smuggling al-Qaeda fighters' into Somalia http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/piracy/5743328/Pirates-smuggling-al-Qaeda-fighters-into-Somalia.html Somalia's extremists put edge to Sharia law http://www.mnnonline.org/article/12885 Somalia: Al-Shabaab Vow to Seize AU Arms http://allafrica.com/stories/200907050007.html Nigeria militants claim to hijack chemical tanker http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_NIGERIA_OIL_UNREST?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-07-06-16-56-30 Mali army says in deadly clashes with al Qaeda http://news.stv.tv/world/107153-mali-army-says-in-deadly-clashes-with-al-qaeda/ (Turkey) Bomb kills 4, injures 9 in southeast Turkey http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5651UM20090706 http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3511049513 Serbia jails Muslim 'terrorists' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8134101.stm -- "Police also discovered maps and photos of buildings they were planning to blow up including the US embassy in Belgrade." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3503384587 http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/serbia-islamists-sentenced-for-terror.html (Greece) Top Greek judge's car, tax office hit by bombs -- "believed to be the work of Revolutionary Struggle, a far-left group that fired a rocket at the US Embassy two years ago." http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iD2aT0hgWaL7DkEBKXshCFvRk_9w Germany Ups Terrorism Alert Before Election http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1908622,00.html?xid=rss-world (Germany) Muslim woman killed in courtroom bloodbath was pregnant http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090703-20359.html -- Killing of Muslim in Germany raises outcry http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/07/reaction-in-germany-to-killing-of-muslim-woman-cal/ Asia/Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering: Charities being used to launder terror funds http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,25745926-36437,00.html (Philippines) 6 killed, 40 wounded in Sulu blast, security officials say http://www.gmanews.tv/story/166760/6-killed-40-wounded-in-Sulu-blast-security-officials-say http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July522.xml§ion=international Philippines church bomb blast kills five http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/philippines-church-bombing/ Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Italy: Al-Qaeda threat against MP sparks Muslim support -- Souad Sbai -- "she received threats in an Internet video message by an alleged Al-Qaeda supporter in Italy" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3511422226 ---- June 18, 2009: "Italian Muslim Women's Rights Leader Souad Sbai in Court Over Islamic Supremacist Death Threats to Her" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/threats-to-souad-sbai/ Pakistan: "122 cases of women being burnt were reported in Lahore" -- just from April to June 2009 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/13+domestic+violence-za-02 UK: Report on Sharia courts state women's word not sufficient - even in abuse cases http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/uk-report-on-sharia-courts/ -- Daily Mail: "Sharia law UK: Mail on Sunday gets exclusive access to a British Muslim court" -- "If the husband has disputed his wife's word, the court demands her account is corroborated by other witnesses - preferably male. If the wife refuses to agree to give the husband access to their children, even in cases of possible child abuse, the divorce is stalled until that issue is resolved." -- "Dr Hasan tells them that in every part of the world, there can be only one authority." -- "'In Britain, the ultimate authority is the Prime Minister. In an army, it is the commander-in-chief. On the bus, it is the bus driver. And in the house, the smallest unit of society, sharia says authority must be with the man to maintain the house." -- "'The woman's duties are much harsher. Biologically, she differs,' he says. Her duties lie with the cleaning and childcare." -- "The mood turns black as Dr Hasan continues that under Islam, the woman is seen as someone who needs the protection of a man. In matters of divorce, the right of ending a marriage lies with the man because 'women have emotions, whereas a man thinks first before he speaks'. " http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1197478/Sharia-law-UK--How-Islam-dispensing-justice-side-British-courts.html IPT: "Soraya's Warning to the Mullahs (A Film Review)" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1080/sorayas-warning-to-the-mullahs Iran Protest News: Iranian dissenters embark on campaign of covert civil disobedience http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6653179.ece (Iran) Mousavi Promises To Continue Protests http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/06/AR2009070602962.html?hpid=moreheadlines (Iran) Aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Calls Mousavi a U.S. Agent http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,530024,00.html?test=latestnews Iran clerics declare election invalid and condemn crackdown http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6644817.ece (Iran) Report: Iran to prosecute satellite TV contributors -- "In another move to crack down on information flowing out of Iran, the Islamic Republic's judicial chief has ordered the prosecution of individuals 'who cooperate with satellite television programming providers,' a reformist newspaper reported Sunday" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.communication.crackdown/index.html (Iran) France's Nicholas Sarkozy condemns Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5759522/Nicholas-Sarkozy-condemns-Iran.html Iranian lawyer 'to meet' detained embassy official http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5741111/Iranian-lawyer-to-meet-detained-British-Embassy-official.html Iran backing down over arrests as reporter freed http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5752775/Iran-backing-down-over-arrests-as-reporter-freed.html Iran frees Washington Times reporter amid fresh vote claims http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Iran-frees-Washington-Times-reporter-amid-fresh-vote-claims/articleshow/4741369.cms Other News: (U.S.) July 4, 2009 - Independence Day: Defending Equality And Liberty at DC ISNA Conference http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/independence-day/ (U.S.) Report: "Rick Warren to Muslims: Talk is Cheap, Let's Work Together" http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090705/rick-warren-to-muslims-talk-is-cheap-let-s-work-together/index.html --- Megachurch pastor Rick Warren addresses US Muslims http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i-0awwqcG0uDzbrdzImYN76gqasQD9980P601 --- Comment: Apparently "equality" was not a keynote of the message - see link above... (U.S.) "Islam investigator ejected from Muslim conference" - Dave Gaubatz at ISNA Conference http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=103117 (U.S.) "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dhimmitude" By: Faith J. H. McDonnell http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=35427 (U.S.) Blog Report: "Congressman quoted jihadist at Islam conference" http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/congressman-quoted-jihadist-at-islam-conference/ (U.S.) Boston: "Leaders are extremist" - Boston Globe commentary on Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/07/05/leaders_are_extremist/ (U.S.) Minneapolis: Harassment Caught on Tape -- "Somali youths" attack "gay man" - reportedly threw rocks at him -- "Approximately 15 youths physically and verbally taunted a gay man as he was leaving Twin Cities Pride in Minneapolis on Saturday, in an incident captured on video." http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid94769.asp http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/minneapolis-somalis-attack-gay-man/ (U.S.) Louisiana: Bond set for church bomb suspects http://www.deridderdailynews.com/news/x1885882944/Bond-set-for-church-bomb-suspects (U.S./UK) Guardian article defending use of Sharia arbitration in U.S. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/jul/06/sharia-courts-us-islam --- Texas case http://www.2ndcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/HTMLopinion.asp?OpinionID=14601 --- Minnesota case http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctappub/0406/opa031736-0601.htm (Ireland) Warning of child abduction to sharia law states -- "Former MEP Mary Banotti has called on the Government to monitor the number of reported child abduction cases involving sharia law countries which have not signed international conventions on the issue" -- "Figures published by the Department of Justice last week showed that a record 141 transnational child abduction cases were dealt with by the authorities last year" http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0706/1224250105686.html (UK) Sharia law UK: Mail on Sunday gets exclusive access to a British Muslim court -- "A few hardline leaders would like it to be taken even further. One told me that Britain should adopt sharia punishments such as stoning and the chopping off of hands to reduce violent crime" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1197478/Sharia-law-UK--How-Islam-dispensing-justice-side-British-courts.html (UK) Sharia law courts set up in Coventry and Nuneaton http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2009/07/06/sharia-law-courts-set-up-in-coventry-and-nuneaton-92746-24083453/ (UK) Report: "Liberal gays are scared to tell the truth about Muslim homophobia" http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peterwhittle/100002250/liberal-gays-are-scared-to-tell-the-truth-about-muslim-homophobia/ "Eyes wide shut in the Islamic world" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/eyes-wide-shut-in-the-islamic-world/article1206610/ Malaysia court backs Islamic officials in "bodysnatch" case http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20090706-153066.html --- Malaysian court backs Islamic ruling in religious conversion case http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1487965.php/Malaysian_court_backs_Islamic_ruling_in_religious_conversion_case_ Malaysia - Court Set to Rule on Use of 'Allah' among Non-Muslims http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6005&backpage=summaries (Indonesia) Facebook ban in Indonesia defied http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/technology/07/07/09/facebook-ban-indonesia-defied (Pakistan) Horrific report of child acid murder http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\07\story_7-7-2009_pg12_5 (China) Ethnic riots spread in China's west; 156 killed -- "Police sealed off streets in parts of the provincial capital, Urumqi, after discord between ethnic Muslim Uighur people and China's Han majority erupted into riots." -- "Witnesses reported a new protest Monday in a second city, Kashgar." -- "Other people, who appeared to be Han Chinese, sat dazed with blood pouring down their faces." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest --- China arrests more than 1,400 after ethnic riot http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31753771/ns/world_news-asiapacific/ Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Arizona: Bombing case suspect could be released - white supremacist suspects -- "One of two suspected white supremacists charged in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in Scottsdale could be released from federal custody on Wednesday, despite a prosecution argument that he's a danger to the public and a flight risk." -- "U.S. District Judge David Campbell is scheduled to decide at a hearing in Phoenix whether to uphold an Illinois magistrate's order to release Daniel Mahon, 58, from custody on a $50,000 cash bond." -- "Daniel Mahon and his twin brother Dennis Mahon are charged with conspiracy to damage buildings and property by means of explosive. They were arrested June 25 at their home in Davis Junction, Ill., where authorities say they found assault weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and white supremacist material." http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/141378 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/arizona-bombing-case-suspect-could-be-released-white-supremacist-suspects/ (U.S.) California: FBI joins investigation of Muslim leader's death -- "The FBI is investigating the death of a Muslim leader whose body was found inside a burned home that had recently been spray painted with racial epithets and Nazi symbols" http://www.sbsun.com/ci_12764435?source=rss http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/california-fbi-joins-investigation-of-muslim-leaders-death-found-inside-a-burned-home-that-had-recently-been-spray-painted-with-racial-epithets-and-nazi-symbols/ Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Five members of Aryan Warriors found guilty on federal charges -- Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: -- "Five members of a pervasive white supremacist gang that ruled prison yards through violence and drug dealing were found guilty Monday of at least one count of a federal indictment issued in 2008." -- "The Aryan Warriors, who corrupted prison guards in order to operate gambling rings and smuggle in drugs, faced charges including racketeering, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms during drug trafficking offenses." -- "Charles Gensemer, James Wallis, Mike Yost, Robert Young and Kenny Krum are scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 7. A sixth one-time gang member on trial, Ronnie Lee Jones, was found not guilty." http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/50057682.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/las-vegas-five-members-of-aryan-warriors-found-guilty-on-federal-charges/ (U.S.) South Carolina: Neo-Nazi flyers end up at Hanahan homes -- WCBD Charleston, South Carolina reports: -- "Several residents along Dominion Drive in Hanahan were upset and confused over how fliers from a Neo-Nazi organization ended up at their homes in newspapers with which they have no subscriptions." -- "'Wake up Whitey' and 'It's Tax Time Whitey' were two of the titles on the flier rolled up in 'Shopper' and 'El Informador' newspapers Sunday morning. At the bottom of each message is contact information for the Nationalist Socialist Movement and their swastika emblem." -- "NSM spokesperson Charles Wilson says the fliers were likely placed by local members of the organization." -- "Wilson says there have been few if any legal ramifications through out the country. The organization was formed in 1974 by a former member of the American Nazi Party before its decline." http://www.counton2.com/cbd/news/local/article/neo-natzi_flyers_end_up_at_hanahan_homes/41961/ --- White Supremacist Flyers Delivered to Hanahan Residents http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0709/637851.html --- blog report http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/south-carolina-neo-nazi-flyers-end-up-at-hanahan-homes/ (UK) Police fear "spectacular" neo-Nazi attack http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5660CD20090707 -- Guardian: "Police fear far-right terror attack" http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/06/far-right-terrorism-threat-police (Hungary) Neo-Nazi group demonstrates in Budapest http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006314/neo-nazi-guard-demonstrates-in-budapest (Germany) Neo-Nazi Demo Scares off German Football Team http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,634209,00.html Norway invites Israelis to debate Nazi sympathizer's legacy http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098366.html Against Totalitarianism News: North Korean labour camp survivor calls for end to isolation of the population --- Mr. Chol-Hwan: "the humanitarian issue is key. Leaders should put pressure on the regime by increasing information to the people... f they challenged the system directly, people could be saved and starvation prevented.... Even sending balloons in from South Korea with bags of rice would make a difference. Making people more aware of the outside world would put further pressure on the regime." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5758807/North-Korean-labour-camp-survivor-calls-for-end-to-isolation-of-the-population.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/north-korean-labor-camp-survivor-calls-for-end-to-isolation-of-the-population/ Report: N. Korea Fired Improved Scud Missile http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,530145,00.html Revised Report into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China http://www.organharvestinvestigation.net/ Chinese reversal over internet filter raises censorship spectre http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article6616365.ece July 3, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Events: -- July 4 - Independence Day for Humanity - DC Rally for Human Rights and to Challenge ISNA DC Convention http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/july-4/ -- Orange Ribbon Campaign for Equality And Liberty Announced Newslinks: (Pakistan) NWFP: Operation in Swat kills Taliban commander, 12 militants http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011894&Language=en (Pakistan) FATA: Taliban claims downing Pakistan Army helicopter http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514817/cs/1/ -- Military Official Says 26 Pakistani Troops Killed in Helicopter Crash http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529975,00.html?test=latestnews (Pakistan) FATA: 18 militants killed in US drone attack in Pak tribal belt - South Waziristan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/18-militants-killed-in-US-drone-attack-in-Pak-tribal-belt/articleshow/4732847.cms (Pakistan) Punjab: Pak appeals against HC order freeing Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed -- Mohammad Saeed "also the founder of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, was freed from detention on the orders of the Lahore High Court on June 2" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/World/Pak-challenges-JuD-chiefs-release/articleshow/4732436.cms Pakistan Dawn writer Arundhati Roy questions value of democracy asking "Is there life after democracy?" -- per Dawn, "Arundhati Roy writes about the meaning of democracy and whether its institutions have become dangerous" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-is-there-life-after-democracy-rs-07 (Pakistan, U.S.) ISI continues to maintain links with LeT, JuD: CIA http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ISI-continues-to-maintain-links-with-LeT-JuD-CIA/articleshow/4627380.cms (India) Is Lashkar the new al-Qaida? -- "While the Lashkar's primary target continues to be India, it is emerging as more than a mere Pakistani terror outfit and is now revealed to be globally on par with al-Qaida." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Is-Lashkar-the-new-al-Qaida/articleshow/4735818.cms (India) Lashkar-e-Taiba's Financial Network Targets India from the Gulf States http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=35221 (Afghanistan) Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan attack http://geo.tv/7-4-2009/45327.htm (Afghanistan) U.S. troops may face Afghan resistence -- "as many villagers have accepted the militants' rules, local leaders say" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/03/US-troops-may-face-Afghan-resistence/UPI-27841246627668/ (Afghanistan) US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_46 (Afghanistan) Gen. Petraeus, head of US Central Command, says Taliban a dangerous, resilient enemy http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-cn-canada-petraeus-afghanistan,0,775348.story (Kuwait) Five Kuwaiti 'suspected' Al-Qaeda members arrested http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTA4NjUwNzcxOA== (U.S.) Al Qaeda Suspect Set For 2010 NYC Trial -- "Federal judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan set the Sept. 13, 2010 trial date at a Thursday hearing for Ahmed Ghailani." -- "Authorities allege he was a bomb-maker, document forger and aide to Osama bin Laden. The attacks at embassies in Tanzania and Kenya killed 124 people, including 12 Americans." http://wcbstv.com/topstories/ahmed.ghailani.al.2.1068796.html (U.S.) DHS notes 'errors of law in judge's decision' -- regarding New Jersey's Mohammad Qatanani immigration case -- "The judge rejected DHS claims that the spiritual leader had once had ties to Hamas" http://www.northjersey.com/news/immigration/49791017.html (U.S.) Alaskan newspaper republishes LA Times editorial on Iraq as "Islamic nation finally being returned to its rightful owners" http://juneauempire.com/stories/070309/opi_458934116.shtml --- Original article: "Iraq for Iraqis" http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-iraq1-2009jul01,0,6330678.story (U.S.) Miami: Juveniles Arrested In Vandalized Mosque Case -- "The alleged vandals -- 17-year-old Juan Carlos Gonzalez and 17-year-old Michael Derek Lobo -- targeted the Islamic School of Miami" http://cbs4.com/local/Miami.Mosque.Vandalism.2.1070290.html (UK) Evidence 'not enough' as terror suspect scores win -- "BM, aged 36, is accused of being a 'prominent member of a network of Islamist extremists' and is under a control order designed to restrict his movements and ability to mix freely." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6631124.ece (UK) Psychiatric Tests for mosque bomb threat man - Neil MacGregor -- "The court heard that the e-mail read: I'm a proud racist and National Front member.'" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8132474.stm Iran's Ultra-Conservatives May See Chance To Revive 'Wilting' Revolution -- "Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei -- who has frequently backed the hard-liners -- is ill, and a succession battle looms. -- "Will the hard-liners leave the choice of the next supreme leader to chance?" -- "One of the great contradictions of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the juxtaposition of those two words in its name: Islamic and republic" http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Ultraconservatives_May_See_Chance_To_Revive_Wilting_Revolution/1768776.html (Iran) Incoming IAEA chief: No hard evidence Iran seeking nukes -- "Yukiya Amano says agency documents show no such plan; on his policy: "I'm not going to be a 'soft' director general or a 'tough' director general." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443713159&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) In possible signal to Iran, Israel sends sub through Suez Canal http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443708481&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Palestinian woman wounded by IDF fire -- "Abused 18-yr.-old Palestinian mother attempts suicide by walking into checkpoint carrying toy gun" -- "An officer of the Civil Administration who interrogated the wounded woman asked her why she acted in the way she did. She showed him bruise marks on her hands and said she wanted to kill herself after having been abused in her house." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443709870&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 'Gaza tunnels now 60 meters deep' -- "US engineers who serve as consultants for Egyptian army maintain IDF will struggle to destroy tunnels" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443709998&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Somalia) Fighting rages in Somalia http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/fighting-rages-in-somalia-2826279 (Yemen) Terrorist attacks mostly organized by al-Qaeda, Yemeni official http://www.sabanews.net/en/news188182.htm (Russia) Head of Russia's Ingushetia regains consciousness http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5701622/head-of-russias-ingushetia-regains-consciousness/ (Greece) Bomb damages McDonalds restaurant in Greece -- "in what Greek authorities suspect was an attack by resurgent far-left militants" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/July/international_July299.xml§ion=international Italy: Police uncover plot to 'sabotage' train line -- "They claimed the suspects were following an illegal anarchist manual entitled, Each to his own: 1000 ways to sabotage the world" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3501370456 Malaysia detains terror suspects: report -- "for allegedly trying to revive the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant group" -- "elieved to have met with Singaporean militant Mas Selamat bin Kastar" http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090703/tap-malaysia-politics-isa-ji-0193655.html http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090703/tap-as-malaysia-terror-suspects-b3c65ae.html (Sri Lanka) 'Jihad' groups time period extended -- "The time period given for the armed groups in Eastern Province, who claimed to be members of the 'Jihad,' had been extended till July 4" http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=53668 (Thailand) 150 Thai monks head to violent south for Lent http://asia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090703/tap-as-thailand-southern-violence-7934085.html Philippine navy to deploy additional troops to troubled south http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1487514.php/Philippine_navy_to_deploy_additional_troops_to_troubled_south_ Other News: (Ethiopia) Two shot at Ethiopia church site -- "Ethiopian police have shot and killed two people who were helping to build a Christian church at a site which is also claimed by Muslims, officials say" -- "campaign groups say the police ambushed the workers" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8129220.stm (U.S.) Statue of Liberty's crown to re-open July 4 http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/08/statue.of.liberty.crown/index.html (UAE) Only Women in Women Only, Says Sharjah http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/July/theuae_July84.xml§ion=theuae (Bulgaria) Imam to chair election polling station http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n186233 (UK) Reprieve for dentist who enforced Islamic dress http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/03/manchester-islam-dentist-head-scarfs (UK) Compasses to be issued to Muslim prisoners in Norwich http://www.advertiser24.co.uk/content/advertiser24/news/story.aspx?brand=NOROnline&category=News&tBrand=NOROnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED03%20Jul%202009%2008%3A48%3A43%3A750 (Malaysia) Stop caning immigrants http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/SE+Asia/Story/STIStory_398552.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) Hardline sermons in Iran stiffen EU resolve over embassy staff http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6633822.ece 'Iran trial' for UK embassy staff http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8132397.stm http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6629514.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5731749/Iran-British-embassy-staff-played-part-in-post-election-protests-and-will-be-tried.html -- Iranian Cleric: British Embassy Staff to Be Tried http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529931,00.html (Iran) EU protests as British workers face Iran show trial http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6633790.ece -- EU states deeply divided over Iran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6632987.ece (Iran) Beaten Back, Iran's Opposition Looks To Reform From Within http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/wl_time/08599190817200 Against Totalitarianism News: North Korean Defector Describes Inner Workings of Isolated Regime http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/02/north-korean-defector-describes-inner-workings-isolated-regime/ (North Korea) Experts Find Soviet Parts in North Korean Missile http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529814,00.html?mrp N. Korean short-range missiles aimed at S. Korea -- official http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011852&Language=en North Korea unwilling to talk, British envoy says http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html S. Korea mobilizes maritime squads http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/03/s-korea-mobilizes-maritime-squads/ Communist Chinese babies 'sold for adoption in Europe' -- "Authorities in China are investigating reports that dozens of babies who were taken from their parents for breaching the country's strict one-child policy were sold for adoption to families in Europe and America." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5732679/Chinese-babies-sold-for-adoption-to-US-and-Europe-report-claims.html Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) North Carolina: Rhino Times Awarded $25KKK From Klan -- "Not only did The Rhino Times receive a permanent injunction against the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), prohibiting it from using pages from The Rhino as a vehicle to deliver the Klan's despicable flyers, on Monday, June 29, The Rhino Times received $25,000 from the Knights Party in payment of a court judgment against them." http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-i-2009-07-02-197226.112113_Rhino_Times_Awarded_25KKK_From_Klan.html (U.S.) Baltimore: Allegations regarding Baltimore police -- "alleged that his white supervisors had forced him to view a Ku Klux Klan Web site" http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-internal0702,0,4538411.story (U.S.) Hate Groups in America http://www.jewishtimes-sj.com/news/2009/0703/columns/009.html Against Nazi News: (Germany) Demjanjuk pronounced fit to stand trial in Germany http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_germany_demjanjuk http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,634161,00.html July 2, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Events: -- July 4 - Independence Day for Humanity - DC Rally for Human Rights and to Challenge ISNA DC Convention http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/july-4/ -- July 11 - DC Rally: Equality And Liberty Day - Lincoln Memorial http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/july-11-rally/ Newslinks: (Pakistan) Rawalpindi: Suicide bomber targets govt. employees in Pakistan, 6 killed http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011684&Language=en http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Blast-rocks-Rawalpindi-6-people-killed-/articleshow/4729066.cms -- Another terror strike: Panic grips Pindi after bombing http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\03\story_3-7-2009_pg11_1 Pakistan: Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud behind Rawalpindi bus attack http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3497646351 Pakistan lowers death toll from motorcycle bomb to one http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistan-lowers-death-toll-from-motorcycle-bomb-to-one/articleshow/4729066.cms (Pakistan) Taliban buying children for suicide bombers -- "Pakistan's top Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, is buying children as young as 7 to serve as suicide bombers in the growing spate of attacks against Pakistani, Afghan and U.S. targets, U.S. Defense Department and Pakistani officials say." -- "A Pakistani official, who spoke on the condition that he not be named because of the sensitive nature of the topic, said the going price for child bombers was $7,000 to $14,000" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/02/taliban-buying-children-to-serve-as-suicide-bomber/ Pak Taliban chief may be dead -- "The 'radio mullah' Maulana Fazlullah may be dead, according to still unconfirmed reports from Pakistan" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/World/Pak-Taliban-chief-may-be-dead/articleshow/4729326.cms Pakistan: Christian families in Kasur hide from angry mobs - charges of Islamic supremacist "blasphemy" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/pakistan-mobs/ -- Pakistan Daily Times: Christian families in Kasur hide from angry mobs -- "At least 110 Christian families, almost 700 people, were forced on Tuesday night to flee Bahmniwala, a village in Kasur, after angry mobs attacked and threatened to burn their houses for allegedly committing blasphemy" -- "The families sought safety in the fields surrounding their village, even as local mosques urged the Muslims to unite and 'teach a lesson' to the Christians, residents told Daily Times" -- "The Christians who returned to their homes found they had no electricity or drinking water the entire day" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\02\story_2-7-2009_pg7_4 ---- Pakistan Daily Times follow-up report to: ---- Pakistan - ICC Report: "Muslim Mob Burns Down 100 Christian Homes in Pakistan" http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10386 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/icc-report-kasur-south/ Pakistan: Christian pastor kidnapped at gunpoint, escapes http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/christian-pastor-at-gunpoint/ -- ANS report: 'Pakistani Presbyterian Pastor attacked at gunpoint" -- ANS reports: "The Rev. Eric Sarwar, a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan and director of the Tehillim School of Church Music and Worship, was attacked in Karachi on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at 8:00 pm Pakistan time, ANS has learned." -- ANS states that Christian pastor was kidnapped at gunpoint, but managed to escape http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2009/s09070009.htm (Pakistan) NWFP: Security forces kill another 23 terrorists http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-security-forces-kill-another-23-terrorists---il--05 (India) Three killed in clashes over mosque desecration in Mysore http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/3-killed-in-clashes-over-mosque-desecration-in-Mysore/articleshow/4729263.cms (India) 'Al-Qaeda supported LeT to carry out Mumbai train bombings' http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=Cricket&id=e1126ecc-7a6e-4305-8424-6168984f32d2&Headline=%E2%80%98Al-Qaeda+supported+LeT+to+carry+out+Mumbai+train+bombings%E2%80%99 (Afghanistan) Taliban capture U.S. soldier http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/afghan.missing.soldier/index.html (Afghanistan) US Marines hit Taliban heartland as part of Barack Obama's 'big surge' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5722521/US-Marines-hit-Taliban-heartland-as-part-of-Barack-Obamas-big-surge.html (Afghanistan) Marines exchange fire with Taliban in searing heat http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/49704257.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan (Afghanistan) UK: Highest ranked officer in three decades killed in Afghanistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/5725309/Highest-ranked-officer-in-three-decades-killed-in-Afghanistan.html (Afghanistan) Declaration by Taliban in Afghanistan on Obama's Address to Islamic Nations: 'Continue Fighting These Unbelievers Until Our True Freedom, Rights of Independence and Self-Governance Are Secured and Achieved' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD243109 (Afghanistan) Russia warns West against talks with the Taliban http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275837,russia-warns-west-against-talks-with-the-taliban.html (Iraq) Bomb kills Iraqi soldier and wounds 10 in Baghdad http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/wl_nm/us_iraq_violence (Iraq) US troops to pull out from Iraq in months: spokesman http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011681&Language=en US puts sanctions on Iraq Shiite group, Iran adviser -- "The US Treasury Department said it froze the assets of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an adviser to the commander of Iran's Qods Force, an arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Shiite "extremist" group Kata'ib Hezbollah for being a security threat in Iraq." http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gRFukb_mQxUe-bbNC-bnTWNIj1QQ (U.S.) Terrorism Drill Planned For NY Harbor http://wcbstv.com/topstories/nypd.coast.guard.2.1068764.html (U.S.) NSA to Help Monitor Networks http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070202771.html?hpid=topnews (U.S.) Grand Jury Hears From Top C.I.A. Officers on Destruction of Tapes http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/us/03inquire.html?_r=1&ref=us (U.S.) NBC Sets Premiere for Antiterror Series http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/arts/television/03arts-NBCSETSPREMI_BRF.html?ref=television -- focuses on bit player Mullah Krekar (Gaza) IDF initial probe: Gaza girl killed by Palestinian mortar shells http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443706688&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas Political Bureau Head Khaled Mash'al: We Must Combine Resistance with Diplomacy http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242809 Hamas, Israel reject Amnesty claims http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443696703&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran arrests 7 allegedly tied to exiles in France http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31711133/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ (Iran) Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran -- "Human rights worker says fear 'has permeated society' in Iran" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/02/iran.information/index.html -- see additional reports in "Iran Protest News" below Somalia - Islamists Behead Two Sons of Christian Leader -- "Islamic extremists have beheaded two young boys in Somalia because their Christian father refused to divulge information about a church leader, and the killers are searching Kenya's refugee camps to do the same to the boys' father." http://compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=lead&lang=en&length=long&idelement=5986 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/islamists-behead-two-boys/ Somali-Americans Accused of Al Qaeda Ties Indicted on Terror Charges, Sources Say -- "A federal grand jury has indicted a group of Somali-Americans on terror-related charges after more than 20 young men from the Minneapolis area were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, according to two law enforcement sources." -- "The law enforcement sources said the man, described as in his 20s, has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist group, in this case al-Shabaab" -- "Omar Jamal, the executive director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center in St. Paul, Minn., identified the man as 21-year-old Abdifatah Ise." -- in addition to Minneapolis, "the investigation has also been active in Seattle; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati; Boston" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529796,00.html?test=latestnews (Somalia) Fighting rages in Somalia, 20 dead http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25726566-23109,00.html (Somalia) Meeting Somalia's Shabab - The next jihad: Fear and beheadings in the heartland of the militants http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13964251&source=hptextfeature Tanzania: Two Church Buildings Burned Down, Threats to Burn Down Houses of Christians http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/tanzania-church-burnings/ -- Compass Report: "Tanzania - Two Church Buildings Burned Down in Zanzibar" -- Compass Direct News reports: "Two church buildings were razed Sunday night (June 28) on the island of Zanzibar after worship services. Suspected radical Muslims set the church buildings on fire on the outskirts of Unguja Township, on the Tanzanian island off the coast of East Africa, in what church leaders called the latest incidents of a rising tide of religious intolerance." --- report states "'We don't want churches on our street,' read a flier dropped at the door of Charles Odilo, who had donated the plot on which the EAGT building stood. 'Today we are going to burn the church, and if you continue we are going to burn your house also.'" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5985&backpage=summaries (Algeria) Terror attack on US embassy in Algeria thwarted http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443704537&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Yemen) Attackers Blow Up Oil Pipeline In Yemen -Officials http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090702-712214.html (Yemen) Uncertainty Surrounds the Arrest of al-Qaeda Financier in Yemen http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=35222&tx_ttnews[backPid]=7&cHash=5139d774ee "Minorities at risk in Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan" http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL2907982._CH_.2400 -- Somalia, Iraq most dangerous places for minorities: NGO http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/specialfeature/2009/July/specialfeature_July14.xml§ion=specialfeature&col= (Germany) Terror Threat Raised in 'Weakest Link' Germany Before Election http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=akojYchUR_2k -- Germany fears terrorist attacks before September 27 elections http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\03\story_3-7-2009_pg7_36 Sweden: Visit by spiritual leader of al-Shabaab http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/sweden-visit-by-spiritual-leader-of-al.html (Philippines) Islamic militants claim killing hundreds of troops -- "Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines said Thursday they have killed more than 500 government troops in 10 months" -- Philippines military says this is "propaganda" http://www.sunstar.com.ph/network/islamic-militants-claim-killing-hundreds-troops-258-pm (Thailand) South unrest leaves 2,897 orphans http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/147763/south-unrest-leaves-2897-orphans (Thailand) Brutal insurgency haunts Thai Muslim south -- "Thailand's Muslim deep south has become the battleground of one of the world's most mysterious conflicts, a brutal insurgency that has claimed nearly 3,500 lives since 2004." http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE56201B20090703?rpc=401& Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Pakistan: Another "Honor Killing" of Eloped Couple -- Barki http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/pakistan-honor-killing-bakri/ -- Pakistan Daily Times: "Couple killed in name of 'honour'" --- "A newlywed couple was killed in the name of honour on Thursday within Barki Police precincts. Khalid and Shamim, the deceased, had eloped two months ago and were married without the consent of their families." --- "On their return, Ramazan shot the couple, who died on their way to hospital. Police sources said Ramazan was Shamim's cousin and she had been engaged to him when she eloped with Khalid. The deceased and the accused were all residents of village Chacho Wali." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\03\story_3-7-2009_pg13_3 --- "Love marriage couple shot dead" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=186251 --- follows a similar "honor killing" of a couple and their family in Charsadda district on Monday June 29 - husband named Kamran Nawaz http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/honor-killing-charsadda/ Syria "amends" "honor killing law" - deciding that two years in jail is sufficient punishment for murdering a woman http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/syria-decides-murder-worth-2-years/ -- BBC: "Syria amends honour killing law" -- "The new law replaces the existing maximum sentence of one year in jail with a minimum jail term of two years." -- "The new law says a man can still benefit from extenuating circumstances in crimes of passion or honour 'provided he serves a prison term of no less than two years in the case of killing'" -- "Activists say some 200 women are killed each year in honour cases by men who expect lenient treatment under the law" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8130639.stm UK: Forced Marriage reports up 16 percent - schools warned to watch out for abusive families http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/uk-forced-marriage-up-16-percent/forcedmarriage/ -- BBC: Forced marriage plea to schools --- "The government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) says it has received 770 calls for help this year - up 16% on 2008." --- "Experts say the coming month will be critical because there is growing evidence that abusive families use the school summer holidays to coerce daughters and sons to marry abroad." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8129466.stm -- 'Punished for shaming my family' -- "Victim of forced marriage: 'My breakthrough came when he threatened to kill me'" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8130831.stm Gaza women suffer from die-hard custom of "honor killing" -- "Seven women were killed by their family members in the name of 'honor' in Gaza since the beginning of 2009" -- "M.M., a 34-year-old male resident of Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza City never regretted the killing of his sister, who he believed had slept with a stranger." http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/gaza-women-suffer-honor-killing/ (U.S.) Film Spotlights True Story of Iranian Woman's Stoning - "The Stoning of Soraya M." http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2009-07-02-voa45.cfm Other News: Egypt: Sharia Law Used to Prevent Rights of Christians http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/egypt-sharia-law/ -- ANS report: "Egypt: impunity fuels persecution" -- "the Egyptian government has been appeasing Muslim fundamentalists by settling matters of sectarian conflict out of court in line with Islamic Sharia law" -- "That prohibits Christians from bringing evidence against Muslims" -- "The government brokers 'reconciliation' sessions where the Christians are forced to drop all the charges they are making (arson, looting, assault, kidnap, robbery, criminal damage, rioting, torture, rape, murder) in exchange for Muslim guarantees of 'peace'." -- ANS report describes "most recent clash occurred in the village of Ezbet Boshra-East, El-Fashn" resulting in harrassment and violence against Christians http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2009/s09070008.htm Egyptian Writer Muhammad Ibrahim Mabrouk: Columbus Was Trying to Recruit the Chinese Emperor to the Liberation of Jerusalem When He Stumbled Upon America http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242909 Eritrean Christians describe torture, imprisonment, to make them renounce their faith http://www.releaseinternational.org/pages/posts/eritrean-christians-describe-torture-imprisonment-to-make-them-renounce-their-faith571.php (U.S.) IPT: ISNA's Reform Hasn't Shed It of Radical Ideologues -- "ISNA's documented history with the Muslim Brotherhood – an 80-year-old Egyptian movement that seeks to spread Shariah, or Islamic law, far and wide – and the troubling association many of its current leaders hold should give these agencies pause about what message their participation endorses." -- "Competing assessments of the government's posture toward ISNA have emerged in the past week. A widely-circulated email from a knowledgeable source claimed that the FBI had pegged ISNA as its official outreach partner to the American Muslim community and relayed that information in a meeting with ISNA Vice President Mohamed Magid." -- "FBI spokesman John Miller denied any relationship with ISNA had been cemented and called the email's claims 'factually inaccurate and generally misleading.'" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1078/isnas-reform-hasnt-shed-it-of-radical-ideologues (U.S.) Miami: Muslims fear more vandalism at mosque -- "Islamic School of Miami" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/02/Muslims-fear-more-vandalism-at-mosque/UPI-78881246569536/ -- Vandals smash windows of West Kendall mosque http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1123520.html (U.S.) Washington Post cancels lobbyist event amid uproar -- Katharine "Weymouth said the paper had planned a series of dinners with participation from the newsroom 'but with parameters such that we did not in any way compromise our integrity.'" -- Katharine Weymouth "sees bringing together Washington figures as a future revenue source." ---- Flier read: "'Underwriting Opportunity: An evening with the right people can alter the debate,' says the one-page flier. 'Underwrite and participate in this intimate and exclusive Washington Post Salon, an off-the-record dinner and discussion at the home of CEO and Publisher Katharine Weymouth. ... Bring your organization's CEO or executive director literally to the table. Interact with key Obama administration and congressional leaders.'" http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24441.html -- "Paper Reportedly Offered Lobbyists Private Meetings with Reporters, Editors for $25,000+" http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7987328&page=1 -- "Washington Post cancels dinner that would have charged guests $25G for access to top officials in D.C." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/02/report-washington-post-charges-g-access-officials -- NOTE: As previously reportedly, multiple Washington Post writers were invited to a May 5, 2009 cocktail party at the Communist Chinese embassy http://www.instituteforeducation.org/IFE_2009.pdf --- Noticeably there was minimal reporting by the Washington Post on the multiple protests around Washington DC on the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, including NO WASHINGTON POST reporter at the Communist Chinese embassy where Responsible for Equality And Liberty had been protesting all afternoon http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-china-embassy-june-4/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/capitol-hill-rally-tiananmen/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/candlelight-memorial-tiananmen/ (UK) Civil Service fails the Islamist challenge http://www.thejc.com/articles/civil-service-fails-islamist-challenge Sweden: EU must not dictate an Islamic dress code http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/sweden-eu-must-not-dictate-islamic.html (Belgium) Antwerp: Protests against headscarf ban, call to snitch on burka-wearers http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/07/antwerp-protests-against-headscarf-ban.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) AP: "Iran's reformists call Islamic regime illegitimate" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_625 Iran arrests 7 allegedly tied to exiles in France http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31711133/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ (Iran) Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran -- "Human rights worker says fear 'has permeated society' in Iran" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/02/iran.information/index.html Iran says arrested Newsweek journalist has 'confessed' -- Maziar Bahari http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July44.xml§ion=middleeast http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.newsweek/index.html?section=cnn_latest --- NEWSWEEK issues Statement on Maziar Bahari and calls for his immediate release http://www.newsweek.com/id/204899 http://www.newsweek.com/id/203036?tid=relatedcl Against Totalitarianism News: Communist China: Chinese Pastor And Wife Sentenced To One Year Labor Camp -- "Advocacy group China Aid Association (CAA) told BosNewsLife that Pastor Dou Shaowen and his wife Feng Lu of Rock (Panshi) Church in Zhengzhou city of Henan province were sentenced to a labor camp" -- for "engaging in illegal religious activities" http://www.bosnewslife.com/8132-news-alert-chinese-pastor-and-wife-sentenced-to-one-year-labor-camp Communist China - Office Becomes New Force for Religious Repression -- "Government seminar on house churches, once considered encouraging, results in crackdown" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=6003&backpage=summaries Communist China has not given up Green Dam plan - to control Internet usage http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/communist-china-has-not-given-up-green-dam-plan-to-control-internet-usage/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5720396/China-has-not-given-up-Green-Dam-plan.html North Korea test-fires 2 short-range missiles http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile Against Nazi News: Missouri governor signs bill renaming road cleaned by neo-Nazis after rabbi despite family's objections http://www.fox2now.com/news/sns-ap-mo--missourihighwayadoption,0,4776559.story (Hungary) Budapest court bans Hungarian militants -- "A Budapest appeals court Thursday banned the neo-Nazi Hungarian Guard, a militant group of extreme far-right nationalists, court officials said" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/02/Budapest-court-bans-Hungarian-militants/UPI-25781246568254/ Austrian university honors Nazi victims http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_AUSTRIA_EXPELLED_BY_NAZIS?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-07-02-13-33-45 Against Racial Supremacism: (U.S.) Indiana: White Supremacist's home in Warsaw raided -- "Agents served a search warrant on the Warsaw home of Thomas Metzger, according to Special Agent Kim Riddell with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives." -- "A longtime leader in the white supremacist movement and founder of the White Aryan Resistance group, Metzger manages a racist Web site and has been affiliated with a number of hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Christian Identity movement, according to the Anti-Defamation League" http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090626/LOCAL/306269980 (U.S.) Las Vegas: Aryan Warriors' defense begins -- court room defense of Nazi Aryan Warriors suspects http://www.lvrj.com/news/49334972.html (U.S.) New SPLC Report Details 75 Radical Plots, Rampages http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/07/01/new-splc-report-highlights-75-radical-plots-rampages/ (UK) Video of event shared by BNP leader and David Duke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OSzAtxnAJU& -- from BBC report http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2001/bnp_special/friends_abroad/american_friends.stm July 1, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Balochistan: Taliban switches to NATO convoy attacks in southwest http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3492797586 (Pakistan) ICC Report: "Muslim Mob Burns Down 100 Christian Homes in Pakistan" -- ICC reports: "This morning 100 Christian houses and churches were set on fire by local Muslims in the city of Kasur South, east of Lahore, Pakistan" -- Women and children "have been injured by throwing acid on them" http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10386 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/icc-report-kasur-south/ (Pakistan) Lahore: Police blamed for torturing Christian boy to death -- "The police on Wednesday allegedly tortured to death a 16-year-old Christian boy Basharat Masih in the Ghaziabad Police Station." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\02\story_2-7-2009_pg13_10 (Pakistan) Lahore attack reports being suppressed -- on Sri Lanka cricket team -- "Powerful circles are influencing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports to halt criminal proceedings against security officials accused of negligence during the Sri Lankan cricket team attack, sources told Dawn on Tuesday." http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/cricket/11-lahore-attack-reports-being-suppressed--il--07 (Pakistan) "Pakistan focuses on Islamic extremism" http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rashid1-2009jul01,0,2233001.story Pakistani Public Turns Against Taliban, But Still Negative on US http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brasiapacificra/619.php?nid=&id=&pnt=619&lb= -- Full Report (PDF) http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/jul09/WPO_Pakistan_Jul09_rpt.pdf -- Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/jul09/WPO_Pakistan_Jul09_quaire.pdf --- 81 percent does not believe that U.S. should attack Al-Qaeda bases in Pakistan --- 79 percent does not believe that U.S. should attack Taliban bases in Pakistan used to attack Afghanistan ---- see page 16 and 17 questions A37a-P42 and Q37b-P43-US26 --- And majority agreed with government's decision to support Sharia deal in Swat with Taliban - Question Q25a-P12, page 10 ---- related Reuters report http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/07/01/poll-pakistanis-against-taliban-disagree-over-sharia-views/?rpc=401& --- Questionnaire noticeably DOES NOT ask about Pakistani public support of Sharia ---- Previous repeated public opinion polls have shown appx 75 percent of Pakistanis view implementation of "strict Sharia" as "important" http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/pakistan.html (Pakistan) Militants' attack in Dirbala kills two http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81881 (Pakistan) NWFP: Maulana Fazlullah 'seriously' injured in fighting, says Pak minister http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Fazlullah-seriously-injured-in-fighting-says-Pak-minister/articleshow/4726518.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: One killed in blast in northwest Pakistan - in Dera Ismail Khan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/One-killed-in-blast-in-northwest-Pakistan/articleshow/4723413.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban kill cop in Hangu http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\02\story_2-7-2009_pg7_29 (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban slaughter 18 wounded buddies: ISPR http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\01\story_1-7-2009_pg1_10 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan tribes battle Taliban, request help http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31686875/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ (Pakistan) FATA: School blown up in Bajaur http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\02\story_2-7-2009_pg7_32 (Pakistan) FATA: No plan of operation in North Waziristan Agency (NWA): Army http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81875 -- Pak Army not to launch operation in NWA http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81876 (Pakistan) FATA: Militancy 'claims over 3,000 lives' in tribal areas http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3491289012 http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=216561 (Pakistan) FATA: 28 militants killed in Bajaur Agency: FC http://geo.tv/7-2-2009/45201.htm (Pakistan) UN begins probe into Benazir Bhutto killing http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/UN-begins-probe-into-Benazir-Bhutto-killing/articleshow/4723968.cms (Pakistan/U.S.) Treasury Targets Al Qaida and Lashkar-E Tayyiba (LET) Networks in Pakistan http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg192.htm -- US targets four individuals for facilitating terrorist attacks http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011559&Language=en (Pakistan/U.S.) In Pakistani Relief Camps, Charities Press Anti-U.S. View -- "Hard-line Islamist charities are using the refugee crisis to sour public opinion about the United States and the fight against the Taliban" -- Al Khidmat director: "The Western organizations have spent millions and billions on family planning to destroy the Muslim family system" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/asia/02aid.html?partner=rss&emc=rss (India) Bridge may be on terror list: Officials - threatened by LET http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/Bridge-may-be-on-terror-list-Officials/articleshow/4726419.cms (India) Mumbai Attacks: Witness identifies Kasab as gunman who killed brother http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/Witness-identifies-Kasab-as-gunman-who-killed-brother/articleshow/4724433.cms India may face terror threat at West Coast http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81867 (Kashmir and Jammu) "Jamaatud Dawa is expanding its operations and recruitment in the region" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\01\story_1-7-2009_pg1_8 (Afghanistan) National Security Adviser James L. Jones: U.S. Says Key to Success in Afghanistan Is Economy, Not Military http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR2009063002811.html (U.S.) NYC: A Police Guide to Protecting Buildings From Terrorism http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/a-police-guide-to-protecting-buildings-from-terrorism/ (U.S.) CIA Report on Detention, Interrogation to Be Released http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2009/07/01/cia-report-detention-interrogation-released/ (U.S.) Isolationist Michael Scheuer believes U.S. needs to be attacked by Osama Bin Laden -- on immigration issues in U.S., Michael Sceuer believes that "the only chance that we have as a country right now is for Osama Bin Laden to deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQJVhNH99c& --- Comment: this is the same Michael Scheuer that has called for a "non-interventionist... non-ideological" approach to Islamist terrorism in the world http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/079.html --- Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) has another vision besides waiting for Americans to be "victims," by empowering our fellow citizens to effect change by being responsible for equality and liberty http://www.realcourage.org/ Iraq death toll spikes as US leaves http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25721497-23109,00.html Iraqi security forces ready, minister says http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/01/Iraqi-security-forces-ready-minister-says/UPI-44431246482155/ (Lebanon/U.S.) State Department's Feltman: Hizbullah weapons pose serious threat http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246296545125&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran demands EU apology before any nuclear talks http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81877 -- Hopes fading for nuclear talks with Iran http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31686557/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ -- EU urges Iran to avoid confrontation with West http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443692698&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) U.S. puts sanctions on Iranian firm for aiding NKorea -- "The firm, identified as Hong Kong Electronic, located in Iran’s Kish Island, provided support to North Korea’s Tanchon Commercial Bank and Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID)" http://geo.tv/7-1-2009/45140.htm --- Treasury Targets North Korea's Missile Proliferation Network http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg191.htm Iranian Government Says Neda Soltan's Murder Was 'Staged' -- "according to Iran's Press TV, police chief Esmaeil Ahmadi-Moqadam declared Wednesday that the shooting was a 'prearranged scenario' -- a 'premeditated act of murder' that could not have been committed by Iranian police." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529780,00.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/iran-nedas-murder-staged/ -- see additional "Iran Protest News" below (Hamas) Are Hamas and Islamic Jihad planning a merger? http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1096979.html Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leaders suspected of having ties to Hamas http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/me_egypt0519_06_30.asp (Somalia) Amputations and kidnappings force Somali civilians to flee militant advances http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6586475.ece Somalia and its jihadists: A government under the cosh http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13927334&source=hptextfeature (Somalia) Death-Threat E-mail from an Islamic Extremist http://frontlineclub.com/blogs/davidaxe/2009/07/death-threat-e-mail-from-an-islamic-extremist.html (Philippines) Military: MILF rebels using IDP communities http://www.gmanews.tv/story/166359/Military-MILF-rebels-using-IDP-communities (Philippines) MILF rebels urge govt to revive peace talk http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=300641&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 Other News: Pakistan Rape case: Nasima Labano's father testifies -- "Hamza Labano, father of 13-year-old Nasima Labano, deposed before the court that owing to some dispute between his family and Abdul Sattar Labano over the matter of kids, the latter had threatened them that they would damage his (Hamza's) honour so that he could not live respectfully in society." http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185980 (U.S.) Dow Jones launches Islamic Index -- "The blue-chip index will underlie the first Shari'ah compliant exchange-traded fund listed in the US - the JETS Dow Jones Islamic Market International Index Fund (JVS)" http://www.arabianbusiness.com/560707-dow-jones-launches-islamic-index (U.S.) Special Briefing by Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/july/125561.htm (U.S.) Hizb ut-Tahrir America Conference Venue Cancels -- it may very well be that Hizb ut-Tahrir will simply move their event elsewhere" http://www.shariahfinancewatch.org/blog/2009/06/30/hizb-ut-tahrir-america-conference-venue-cancels/ (U.S.) Ex-Professor Gets 4 Years for Passing U.S. Military Secrets to China and Iran -- J. Reece Roth http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529730,00.html (U.S.) Council OKs Muslim School Holidays, Bloomberg Doesn't http://gothamist.com/2009/07/01/council_oks_muslim_holidays_for_sch.php -- New York City Council, Bloomberg at Odds Over Call for Muslim School Holidays http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/01/new-york-city-council-bloomberg-odds-muslim-school-holidays/?test=latestnews France: Veil flouts secular principles says mosque chief -- AKI reports that Dalil Boubakeur tells media: "French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rejection of the burka and the face veil are 'in keeping with the republican spirit of secularism'" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3457282869 (UK) Dentist 'had Islamic dress code' -- Dr. Omer Butt "regards himself as 'a Muslim first and a dentist second'" -- "A dentist told Muslim patients he would only treat them if they wore Islamic dress, a disciplinary panel has ruled." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8129612.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5718982/Muslim-NHS-dentist-tried-to-force-patients-to-wear-traditional-Islamic-dress.html (UK) IPT: In Sharia Courts, "Death Threat" Helps Keep British Muslims in Line http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#210 Egypt - Court Grants Custody of Sons to Coptic Mother http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5988&backpage=summaries (Indonesia) Islam Still a Force in Indonesian Elections http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-01-voa31.cfm (India) Muslim leaders unite against move to repeal Section 377 -- a "development that could sap the government's enthusiasm for a relook at the law criminalising homosexuality" -- India Muslim leaders: "We are shocked to see reports in the media that the Union government is considering the repeal of Section 377 of the IPC, which means making homosexuality legal" http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Muslim-leaders-unite-against-move-to-repeal-Section-377/articleshow/4726843.cms Iran Protest News: Iranian Government Says Neda Soltan's Murder Was 'Staged' -- "according to Iran's Press TV, police chief Esmaeil Ahmadi-Moqadam declared Wednesday that the shooting was a 'prearranged scenario' -- a 'premeditated act of murder' that could not have been committed by Iranian police." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529780,00.html Iran election: faces of the dead and detained http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2009/jun/29/iran-election-dead-detained Iran militia wants probe of opposition leader http://www.ktnv.com/global/story.asp?s=10623958 http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3491729668 (Iran) Mir-Hossein Mousavi calls Iran election illegitimate in renewed defiance of ayatollah http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5711930/Mir-Hossein-Mousavi-calls-Iran-election-illegitimate-in-renewed-defiance-of-ayatollah.html (Iran) Opposition leaders court arrest by defying Ahmadinejad http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6618756.ece Iran reform leader calls election illegitimate http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_615 -- Reformists question legitimacy of Iran's government http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.election/index.html 'This Iranian Form of Theocracy Has Failed' -- Iranian theologian and philosopher Mohsen Kadivar http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,633517,00.html Iranian Majlis Member Ghodratollah Alikhani in Majlis: The People's Trust in This Country's Regime and Leaders Has Been Fractured http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242709 (Iran) UK: More Tehran embassy staff freed http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25721523-23109,00.html 'EU might pull ambassadors from Iran' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443695255&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Racial Supremacism: (U.S.) Mississippi: Judge allows Mississippi cold case of black teenagers killed by Ku Klu Klan (KKK) http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090630/NEWS/90630034/Judge++Suit+against+county+in+%E2%80%9864+case+can+proceed http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/mississippi-judge-cold-case/ (New Zealand) Controversial councilor must go through with resignation -- Dale Evans "turning up at a council meeting wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe will be forced to go through with his resignation" http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/63555/controversial-councillor-must-go-through-with-resignation Against Nazi News: (UK) "Racist" "neo-Nazi" Neil Lewington planned shrapnel bomb terrorism -- "A 'bigoted and racist' neo-Nazi was planning to use tennis ball shrapnel bombs in a hate campaign against Asians, a court heard today" http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jun/30/tennis-ball-bomb-neo-nazi --- see also earlier report: --- UK: White supremacist 'on cusp' of terrorism campaign - Neil Lewington http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/uk-white-supremacism-terror/ (Europe) World Meeting Pledges Urgent Social Support for Nazi Holocaust Survivors http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-30-voa16.cfm Against Misogyny: (Congo) A Broken U.N. Promise in Congo --- "Congo remains the worst place on the planet to be a woman. Over 12 years, in a regional economic war for resources, hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been raped and tortured, their bodies destroyed by unimaginable acts." http://www.vday.org/node/1719 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/a-broken-un-promise-in-congo/ (U.S.) Who The Revolution Left Behind - by Diana Egozcue -- "I get a lot of questions and statements when I explain that I am campaigning for the Virginia ratification of the ERA, one of several states where campaigns are active." http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/cafe2/article/31 Free-Us-Now.com on Women's Majority on Equal Rights and Misogyny as Hate Crime http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/free-us-now/ Vice President Biden Announces Appointment of White House Advisor on Violence Against Women - Lynn Rosenthal http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Vice-President-Biden-Announces-Appointment-of-White-House-Advisor-on-Violence-Against-Women/ Against Totalitarianism: (Communist China) NBC: "The new New York is Beijing" - by "Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/nbc-praises-communist-beijing/ http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/01/1984028.aspx -- NBC's Adrienne Mong ignores that inconvenient thing called "freedom" -- this is the same NBC that reported the most memorable thing about Tiananmen Square was its size -- NBC: "At 1,000 acres, Tiananmen Square in Beijing is the world's largest public square - the size as 75 football fields." http://www.nbcolympics.com/destinationbeijing/fastfacts/index.html (Communist China) China Releases House Church Leaders, Christians http://www.bosnewslife.com/8081-china-releases-house-church-leaders-christians http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/releases-church-leaders/ (North Korea) UN: millions of North Koreans at risk of starvation http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6617924.ece Additional Reports: Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/736/getting-old-in-america June 30, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) FATA: Parents' plea fails to move Baitullah -- "It said that parents of boys, who had been forcibly taken away by the Baitullah Mehsud group for suicide training in South Waziristan, had demanded release of their sons. Baitullah is reported to have refused to free them." http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-eighteen-militants-killed-waziristan-malakand-qs-12 (Pakistan) FATA: Bajaur militant commander surrenders http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185901 (Pakistan) NWFP: Peshawar - Two shot dead in broad daylight http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185902 (Pakistan) NWFP: Military kills over 18 more militants in Swat operation http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011101&Language=en (Pakistan) Balochistan: Car explosion in northern Pakistan kills 4, wounds 6 -- "The incident took place outside a hotel in Hajika area, some 50 kilometer off Kalat district" http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011102&Language=en Pak begins production of combat jet developed with China http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak-begins-production-of-combat-jet-developed-with-China/articleshow/4721165.cms (Iraq) Car bomb kills 27 in Kirkuk - "including women and children" http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25716985-23109,00.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_118 -- Improvised car explosion kills 15, injures 30 in Kirkuk http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011226&Language=en (Iraq) Four US soldiers killed in Iraq http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011059&Language=en (Iraq) "Jubilant Iraq Greets U.S. Combat Troop Pullback" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR2009063000838.html?hpid=topnews (Iraq) Iran still supports Iraq attacks: Top US commander http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June1020.xml§ion=middleeast (Afghanistan) Eight killed in suicide attack near Torkhum -- "A burqa-clad suicide bomber blew himself up at a security check point for women just across the border in Afghanistan." http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/04-pak-afghan-border-blast-qs-09 (Afghanistan) Cop, over 12 Taliban killed in blast, air strike http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011056&Language=en (Afghanistan) Stalemate in Afghan town shows task ahead http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31666819/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ Afghanistan: Militants arrested in eastern province http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3486310880 (U.S.) Cleveland: Friends Remember Humanitarian Killed By Al-Qaeda in Mauritania -- Chris Leggett http://www.newschannel9.com/news/leggett-982397-people-gibson.html (UK) Scotland: Islamic terrorist begins appeal - Mohammed Atif Siddique -- "An appeal by Scotland's first convicted Islamist terrorist will get under way today." -- "Mohammed Atif Siddique is appealing against his conviction and sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh" -- "Siddique, 23, provided material on bomb-making and threatened to become a suicide bomber" http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Islamic-terrorist-begins-appeal.5413416.jp (Iran) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns of revenge on pro-democracy states -- "Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned the regime would seek revenge against states it has accused of fanning pro-democracy demonstrations in the wake of its disputed election" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5698913/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-warns-of-revenge-on-pro-democracy-states.html -- See additional "Iran Protest News" below (Hamas) Report: "Hamas: Fear of Jihad Led US Voters to Arab-Friendly Obama" http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132141 (Algeria) Two Al-Qaeda militants killed by Algerian security forces http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2011291&Language=en Somalia: Islamist Militia to Target Kenya And Ethiopia -- "'Relying on Allah, our Mujahideen (holy warriors) will attack Ethiopia directly,' said Sheikh Abdulgani." http://allafrica.com/stories/200906300934.html Somali rebels threaten violent response to US arms http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOMALIA?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-29-12-25-28 Kazakhstan: 'We won't give Iran any nuke material' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246296535221&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Kyrgyzstan says dead militant trained in Pakistan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\30\story_30-6-2009_pg7_40 (France) Al Qaida warns of revenge on France for burka warning -- threats by Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghred --Qaeda seeks revenge against France over burqa-Web http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LU429225.htm http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_afp/qaedafrance_20090630154227 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246296539541&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull -- Al-Qaeda Threatens France Over Burqa http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/06/30/al-qaeda-threatens-france-over-burqa/ (Canada) Spy agency warns about complacency over al-Qaida http://www.canada.com/news/agency+warns+about+complacency+over+Qaida/1470491/story.html (Canada) Terror cases should be dropped because CSIS lacks credibility: Lawyers for terror suspects http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Terrorism+cases+should+dropped+because+CSIS+lacks+credibility+Lawyers/1747998/story.html (Philippines) Homemade bomb kills 2 in Philippines coffee shop -- "The military blamed Muslim rebels" http://news.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view/20090629homemade_bomb_kills_2_in_philippines_coffee_shop/srvc=home&position=recent (Thailand) Pattani: Roadside bomb kills soldier in southern Thailand http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090630/tap-as-thailand-southern-violence-7934085.html (Thailand) Narathiwat: Female Buddhist teacher killed in drive-by shooting in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30106225/Female-teacher-killed-in-drive-by-shooting-in-Nara (Thailand) Narathiwat: Shooting scene bomb injures officials http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/147520/state-authorities-injured-in-narathiwat-attacks -- 8 injured in shooting, bombing attacks in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30106385/8-injured-in-shooting-bombing-attacks-in-Narathiwa Islamic Supremacist War on Women: UK: Man faces "honour killing" charge - murder of Banaz Mahmod http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/uk-extradition-of-saleh-ali/ -- Man faces honour killing charge - murder of Banaz Mahmod -- "A man wanted by police for the honour killing of a 20-year-old London woman is flying back to Britain after being extradited by Iraq." -- "Mohammed Saleh Ali will be charged with the murder of Banaz Mahmod, from Mitcham, south London, who was strangled and buried in a suitcase in a back garden." -- "Ali will appear before Greenwich magistrates, facing charges of murdering Ms Mahmod, perverting the course of justice and threatening to kill her boyfriend, Rahmat Sulemani." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5g48etQdBXY2R_jSfjwc-3GIFQFsQ --- Extradited Iraqi charged with honour killing ---- "A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of 'honour-killing' victim Banaz Mahmod." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5689554/Extradited-Iraqi-charged-with-honour-killing.html --- See also June 21, 2009: IKWRO: On the trial of Saleh Hama Ali - regarding "honor killing" of Banaz Mahmod http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/ikwro-banaz-mahmod/ Iraq: Iraqi-Swede woman attacked, attempted honor-murder suspected http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/iraq-iraqi-swede-woman-attacked.html --- original article: Goteborgs-Posten http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=113&a=503719 --- The Local report (in English) ---- "The stabbing in Iraq of a local Swedish politician has prompted an investigation into whether or not the attack was paid for by the woman's relatives back in Sweden." ---- "The trouble started when the woman, who friends describe as a strong and self-assured advocate for women's rights, refused to bow to the wishes of influential member of her extended family, many of whom live in western Sweden." http://www.thelocal.se/20358/20090630/ (Thailand) Narathiwat: Female Buddhist teacher killed in drive-by shooting in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30106225/Female-teacher-killed-in-drive-by-shooting-in-Nara France: Islamic supremacist terror group threatens France over burqua http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/terror-group-threatens-france/ Other News: Muslim woman Sara Malkani asks "What about the Muslim Women who Choose NOT to Wear the Burqa?" http://community.feministing.com/2009/06/what-about-the-muslim-women-wh.html (France) Al Qaida warns of revenge on France for burka warning http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246296539541&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Sweden won't push debate over burqa ban in European Union http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246296539664&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) Islamic Saudi Academy Grad Held Without Bail After Trying to Board Plane With 7-Inch Blade -- "A Saudi Arabian man living in Tampa is being held without bond after being arrested June 4 for attempting to board a US Airways flight carrying a concealed weapon. Raed Abdul-Rahman Alsaif was trying to fly to Phoenix." -- "weapon was stored in a way that would have been 'accessible to him [Alsaif] in flight.'" -- "Raed Alsaif is a 2003 graduate of the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA) in Alexandria, Virginia" http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2009/06/islamic-saudi-academy-grad-held-without-bail-after-trying.html (U.S.) Virginia - Fairfax County: Speaker Sign Up Web Site for July 13 - 6 PM Hearing on Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA) Expansion https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bosclerk/speaker_bos.htm# (U.S.) Saudi Hate Film Draws Private State Department Fire -- "The film is 'The Olive Dream,' a soon-to-be-released Arabic-language movie produced by Saudi filmmaker Osama Khalifa." http://www.investigativeproject.org/1075/saudi-hate-film-draws-private-state-department (U.S.) DC: Exhibitors List at 2009 ISNA Convention (July 3-6) include CAIR, MAS, IIIT, NAIT -- as well as U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Navy, U.S. AID http://www.isna.net/assets/conventions/bazaars/webvdrslist.pdf (U.S.) DC: CAIR "is soliciting donations to pay for the books; at the national convention of the Islamic Society of North America on July 5, the name of one donor will be chosen as sponsor of the Koran that will be sent to Mr. Obama" http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/a-thank-you-and-a-koran-for-obama/ (U.S.) "Pajamas Media investigation reveals the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) to be a hotbed of extremism, racism, and terror support" http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/a-look-at-obamas-new-islamic-partners/ (U.S.) Lawsuit against Joe Kaufman dismissed by appeals court -- "Having denied appellees’ motion to dismiss this appeal and having sustained Kaufman's issue regarding the trial court's denial of his motion for summary judgment, we reverse the trial court’s order denying his motion and render judgment in his favor." http://www.2ndcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/PDFOpinion.asp?OpinionId=20562 (U.S.) NYC: Bloomberg: Schools can't observe Muslim holidays http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-bc-ny--muslimholidays-sc0630jun30,0,7034489.story (U.S.) North Carolina: Homemade bomb detonated safely on highway http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/30/Homemade-bomb-detonated-safely-on-highway/UPI-61691246385177/ (UK) "Sharia courts: are their rulings breaching British law?" http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6609674.ece (UK) "Should the two-tier legal system be curbed?" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1196166/DAILY-MAIL-COMMENT-Sharia-courts-tier-legal-system.html (UK) Engage's Inayat Bunglawala: "Don't demonise sharia courts" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/jun/30/sharia-law-civitas-islam ---- see additional reports on Inayat Bunglawala, who has said Osama Bin Laden "was a freedom fighter" ---- Inayat Bunglawala has also said that calling for British Muslims to respect equality, reject caliphate, reject jihad, and not promote Sharia "would be counterproductive and class most Muslims as extremists" http://britishjihad.com/blog1/2009/02/engage_contest.html (UK) Police force issues Muslim detainees with compasses so they can face Mecca to pray http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196550/Police-force-issues-Muslim-detainees-compasses-face-Mecca-pray.html?ITO=1490 Iranian Regime-Affiliated Organization: Europe and America Are Turning Muslim – An Opportunity to Spread Shi'a Islam -- Iran-based International Ahl Al-Bayt Foundation http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242409 (Gaza) Israelis intercept Gaza aid ship -- "The Israeli military said the boat was trying to enter Gaza illegally" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8127145.stm --- Cynthia McKinney aboard boat seized in Gaza http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/06/30/mckinney_gaza_ship_intercepted.html (Azerbaijan) Islamic revival tests Azerbaijan's tolerance http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gZC4UH8tocJx0_Hj80uJ_CpTueww Serbia: Muslims demand more rights in south http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3486526520 (Malaysia) Rulers' Decision To Defer Decision On Islamic Law On Conversion Respected - Muhyiddin http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=422066 (Australia) Islamic school in court win http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25716999-953,00.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns of revenge on pro-democracy states -- "Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned the regime would seek revenge against states it has accused of fanning pro-democracy demonstrations in the wake of its disputed election" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5698913/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-warns-of-revenge-on-pro-democracy-states.html Iran declares election fight over, vote valid http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7962962 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_607 Iran election: Mir-Hossein Mousavi tells supporters to keep protesting http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5696692/Iran-election-Mir-Hossein-Mousavi-tells-supporters-to-keep-protesting.html Amir Taheri writes "The fight for Iran's future is far from over" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6605062.ece "Out of sight, Iran remains on the brink" http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/3725291/out-of-sight-iran-remains-on-the-brink.thtml "U.S. dollars could kill Iran's protest movement" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/30/dabashi.us.iran/index.html MEMRI: "Iranian Parliament Speaker Hadad Adel: BBC Teeming with Bahais; Stands for 'Bahai Broadcasting Company'" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242609 MEMRI: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Criticizes U.S. President Obama for Interfering in Iran's Elections Dispute: 'He Has Removed His Mask'" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242509 Against Racial Supremacism: (U.S.) DC: Holocaust museum shooter too injured for court -- "James W. von Brunn, the white supremacist who fatally shot a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in the District earlier this month, was still too injured from the gun battle to appear in court Tuesday morning." -- "U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola has schedule the next status hearing in U.S. District Court for July 10." -- "A notebook was found in Mr. von Brunn's car, which was parked outside the museum, with the messages the "Holocaust is a lie" and President Obama 'was created by Jews,' according to an affidavit." http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/30/holocaust-museum-shooter-too-injured-court/ --- related news reports: http://www.realcourage.org/?s=Holocaust+Shoot Against Totalitarianism News: Communist China delays mandatory Internet filter software -- Reuters: "China will delay a controversial policy to force manufacturers to install mandatory filtering software on all new computers, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday." -- "The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's climbdown on the mandatory installation of the 'Green Dam Youth Escort' filter comes just a day before the order was due to come into effect." http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090630/tc_nm/us_china_internet Taiwan lifts ban on investment by Chinese http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090630/tap-taiwan-china-economy-invest-beb1011.html (North Korea) Source: NKorean ship now going the other way. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_nkorea_ship Against Nazi News: German physicians to rule if Demjanjuk fit to stand trial http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1096624.html (Germany) Munich to host Nazi documentation center http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1486609.php/Munich_to_host_Nazi_documentation_centre_ Germany may rehabilitate Nazi "traitors" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246296540155&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (UK) Man linked to Nazi past - Sutton resident fights deportation -- Vladas Zajanckauskas http://www.telegram.com/article/20090629/NEWS/906290373/1116 June 29, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Battagram Hindus told to embrace Islam or pay tax -- "Chief of the Hindu community in Battagram said on Sunday that the Taliban had threatened them to pay Jazia (tax) or accept Islam" -- "'It depends on you to choose between Jazia and Islam otherwise you would face abduction and suicide attacks,' Dr Oam Parkash quoted the Taliban as saying." http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/16-battagram-hindus-told-to-embrace-islam-or-pay-tax-hs-09 (Pakistan) FATA: 23 Pakistani soldiers killed in ambush -- "Battles in North Waziristan open new front for army as militant chief abandons peace deal and aligns with Baitullah Mehsud" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6605345.ece (Pakistan) FATA: Taliban scrap N. Waziristan peace deal http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-clashes-in-north-waziristan-continue-to-intensify--il--06 Pakistan: Taliban attack signals change of tactic http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3482998443 (Pakistan) NWFP: Man who trained suicide bombers held in Swat http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-security-forces-uncover-suicide-bomb-training-camp--il--05 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pak says Swat offensive in final phase, 50 killed in fighting http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak-says-Swat-offensive-in-final-phase-50-killed-in-fighting/articleshow/4717750.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Hoti reiterates pledge to enforce Nizam-e-Adl Sharia Law -- "NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti Monday said that enforcement of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation would be ensured as it was the just and longstanding demand of the people of Malakand division" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185733 (Pakistan) Seven terrorists arrested in Lahore http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\30\story_30-6-2009_pg7_23 (Pakistan) India: Pak open to talks, but won't commit on terror crackdown http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Pak-open-to-talks-but-wont-commit-on-terror-crackdown/articleshow/4713804.cms (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir - POK) LeT, JeM groups shifting bases to PoK: Police http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/LeT-JeM-groups-shifting-bases-to-PoK-Police-/articleshow/4717532.cms Pakistan among top 10 failed states: Report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistan-among-top-10-failed-states-Report/articleshow/4712998.cms (India J&K) Indian Army soldier killed in exchange of fire with infiltrating militants http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010718&Language=en (India) Manipur terror outfit planning to set up base in Delhi: Cops -- Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) -- "this revelation comes after the arrest of 50-year-old Mohhamad Umer Madani who is alleged to have access to massive funds through the hawala channel in Saudi Arabia, and was in the city to mobilize those funds" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Manipur-terror-outfit-planning-to-set-up-base-in-Delhi-Cops/articleshow/4713830.cms -- Background on KYKL http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/Kykl.htm (Afghanistan) ISAF soldier killed E. Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010878&Language=en (Afghanistan) Police chief, nine cops killed in Afghanistan shootout http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010750&Language=en Iraq anti-Qaeda militias fearful as US troops quit towns http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090629/twl-iraq-anti-qaeda-militias-fearful-as-3cd7efd.html (Iraq) Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_91 (U.S.) Think tank warns Obama against talks with Taliban http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/US/Think-tank-warns-Obama-against-talks-with-Taliban/articleshow/4718433.cms (U.S.) Supreme Court won't hear Sept. 11 claims vs. Saudi Arabia http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gOwuQ2Xvo_MEOgcSdPEsdxc-t25wD994CLS84 http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE55S3PB20090629 -- In Response to the Supreme Court's Denial of The 9/11 Families' Petition for Writ of Certiorari --On Behalf of The 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism http://www.marketwatch.com/story/in-response-to-the-supreme-courts-denial-of-the-911-families-petition-for-writ-of-certiorari -- Immunity for Saudis in 9/11 case stands http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=300210&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17 'Palestinian support for Hamas waning' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924958272&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas Leader Khaled Mash'al: The Resistance in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan Led U.S. Voters to the Option of Change http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242309 (Lebanon) 4 Suspected of Links to Al Qaeda Charged in Lebanon http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529434,00.html Mauritania - Islamic Extremists Kill U.S. Aid Worker --- additional report on killing last week http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5984&backpage=summaries (Canada) Onetime terror suspect returns to Canada http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/28/Onetime-terror-suspect-returns-to-Canada/UPI-19421246212427/ (Indonesia) 'No evidence' of terrorism http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_397172.html Other News: (UK) Daily Mail: "Britain has 85 sharia courts: The astonishing spread of the Islamic justice behind closed doors" -- "their decisions are likely to be unfair to women and backed by intimidation, a report by independent think-tank Civitas said" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196165/Britain-85-sharia-courts-The-astonishing-spread-Islamic-justice-closed-doors.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/8581818 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5675166/At-least-85-sharia-courts-operating-in-Britain-says-Civitas-report.html UK study: Shari'a courts 'incompatible' -- "Courts are 'seriously out of step with trends in Western legislation,' London think tank says" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246296531773&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (UK) Civitas: "Sharia courts should not be recognised under the Arbitration Act" http://www.civitas.org.uk/press/prcs91.php -- Civitas: Sharia Law or One Law For All - by Denis MacEoin http://www.civitas.org.uk/shop/acatalog/Civil_Society.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Pakistan "Honor killings": Couple, including teenage bride, mother, sister murdered http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/honor-killing-charsadda/ -- Honour killings: Couple, 3 relatives gunned down -- "More than three-dozen attackers were dressed in Punjab police uniforms and fully equipped to avenge the so-called dishonour brought to the family due to the elopement of the girl." http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185739 -- Couple shot dead for eloping - police -- AFP: "Relatives of a Pakistani teenager who eloped and married without parental consent shot her dead in a raid on her new home which also killed her husband and in-laws, police said." --- "'They killed the bride, the mother and sister of the bridegroom,' said Charsadda district police official Saleem Jan." --- "'They beat them first and then shot them dead,' he told AFP." http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25708922-23109,00.html -- Newly-wed couple among five shot dead in Charsadda --- police describe the bride aged 18-19 was "from the deeply conservative Mardan district next to Charsadda" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\30\story_30-6-2009_pg7_6 --- "Human rights groups have strongly condemned the practice of honour killings in Pakistan, which claim the lives of hundreds of women each year." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5687077/Pakistani-family-shot-dead-in-honour-killing-after-wedding.html Bahrain Offers Women No Protection from Spousal Rape http://thewip.net/contributors/2009/06/bahrain_offers_women_no_protec.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/bahrain-spousal-rape/ -- "Getting a divorce and custody of one's children is very difficult in Bahrain, even in cases where a husband sexually attacks his wife." -- "Similar to almost all Arab and Islamic countries, Bahrain offers women no protection from their sexually abusive husbands" -- "Scholar and judge at the Shariah courts, Shaikh Mohsin Al Asfoor says men have the right to demand sexual relations with their wives as the word 'rape' doesn't exist between couples." -- Mohsin Al Asfoor: "Shariah courts have declined many cases filed by women against their husbands because they forced them to have sex, especially females who signed the marriage contracts but were waiting to be wedded, because Islamic regulations are clear in the right of men to have sex with their wives whenever they wish" -- "Religious educator Fatima Busandel agrees with Shaikh Al Asfoor saying that women can't say no to their husbands and that if they tolerate hardship in their sexual relations they will receive God's blessing for trying to protect their homes." Bangladesh: Islamic supremacist fatwa used for public whipping of woman 200 times http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/bangladesh-fatwa-whipping/ -- Fatwa leads to 303 whips -- Piara Begum whipped -- "Piara, mother of five children, fell unconscious soon after the lashings and was taken to the Upazila Health Complex. The on-duty doctor ANM Bashir Ahmed said her condition was critical and she needed better treatment." http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=94686 -- Bangladeshi woman whipped 200 times in public -- "A 40-year-old widow was whipped 202 times along with a man, following an edict issued by a local religious leader for her alleged involvement in 'anti-social activities' in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting police to arrest six persons. " -- "Piara Begum, a mother of five, was whipped 202 times while 25-year-old Mamun Miah was executed 101 lashes before hundreds of people in Comilla on Saturday." -- "The widow had earlier filed a case under the women and children repression prevention act accusing eight persons including the arrested six and 10 to 12 unidentified people." -- "Dudmiah, who executed the whippings, said on being produced in the court: 'I executed the fatwa issued by local religious leaders; I was given the task as a senior villager.'" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/World/Bangladeshi-woman-whipped-in-public/articleshow/4717044.cms Saudi Arabia: Child Marriage Not Prohibited Under "Sharia Law" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/saudi-child-marriage-sharia/ -- Saudi working on child marriage curbs: rights chief ---- "Aiban said the problem is that under Islamic sharia law, the foundation of the Saudi justice system has no prohibition on child marriage and new regulations have to be crafted in harmony with sharia principles." http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/world/06/28/09/saudi-working-child-marriage-curbs-rights-chief Iranian Women Were Emancipated -- on January 7, 1937 http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2009/06/28/iranian-women-were-emancipated%e2%80%94on-january-7-1937/ Iran Protest News: Iran says partial recount shows election valid http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_593 Iran recount seen as bid to placate opposition http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_591 Iran releases five British embassy workers after diplomatic protest by Miliband http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6600119.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5681889/Iran-says-some-arrested-British-embassy-employees-released.html (Iran) Hillary Clinton and Gordon Brown condemned Iran's detention of embassy workers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5688972/Hillary-Clinton-and-Gordon-Brown-condemned-Irans-detention-of-embassy-workers.html MEMRI Iranian Media Blog http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=Announcement9909 Iran: Ahmadinejad orders probe into student's death http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3483154540 Iran's Press TV disputes story of Neda's death http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/28/iran.neda.dispute/index.html (Iran) New clashes in Iran as standoff worsens with West -- "Witnesses said riot police used tear gas and clubs to break up a crowd of up to 3,000 protesters who had gathered near north Tehran's Ghoba Mosque" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election Against Racial Supremacism News: UK: White supremacist 'on cusp' of terrorism campaign - Neil Lewington http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/uk-white-supremacism-terror/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5685527/White-supremacist-on-cusp-of-terrorism-campaign.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6603139.ece Against Nazi News: (U.S.) San Francisco: Vandals damage SF's pink triangle http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12710022 June 28, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com July 4 - Independence Day for Humanity - DC Rally for Human Rights and to Challenge ISNA DC Convention http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/july-4/ NBC on ISNA: -- Images in Conflict: "Eyewitness News Investigators found ISNA also has connections to some groups and individuals that critics say are tied to terrorism" http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=1518794&nav=DqSHJ2nO -- Youtube videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Omw_mDEx4w (Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aAiB3DsSqs (Part 2) Newslinks: (Pakistan) FATA: Clashes leave 14 Pakistani soldiers, 18 Taliban dead http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275198,clashes-leave-14-pakistani-soldiers-18-taliban-dead--summary.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/2548476/Taliban-kill-12-in-ambush (Pakistan) PM Gilani rules out dialogue with militants, extremists http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Gilani-rules-out-dialogue-with-militants-extremists/articleshow/4713219.cms (Pakistan) Would-be suicide bomber arrested from Islamabad http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\28\story_28-6-2009_pg7_8 (Pakistan) Security forces uncover suicide bomb training camp http://www.dawnnews.net/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-security-forces-uncover-suicide-bomb-training-camp--il--05 (Pakistan) Karachi: Taliban in city: MQM http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\28\story_28-6-2009_pg12_2 (Pakistan) Fake encounter of Baitullah Mehsud's associates? http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\28\story_28-6-2009_pg12_1 -- Pak cops kill 5 Mehsud aides http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak-cops-kill-5-Mehsud-aides/articleshow/4711263.cms Pakistan offers bounty for Taliban head -- $765,000 for Baitullah Mehsud http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25703208-401,00.html (India) Security beefed up at Chennai airport -- following an anonoymous bomb threat to a flight operating from India to Saudi Arabia http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Security-beefed-up-at-Chennai-airport/articleshow/4712754.cms (Afghanistan) 14 militants, seven Afghan policemen killed in fresh clashes http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010556&Language=en Iraqi Defense Minister: "The days of terrorism are over" http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1486385.php/Iraqi_Defence_Minister_%26quotThe_days_of_terrorism_are_over%26quot_ (Iraq) Car bomb blast in Baghdad kills six civilians -- police http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010552&Language=en (Lebanon) Hariri supporters clash with Hizbullah -- "Army restores calm to Beirut after 1 killed, 3 hurt; Netanyahu: Lebanon responsible for Hizbullah" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924951036&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt arrests seven Muslim Brotherhood members http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924951154&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nigerian Militant Nicknamed Osama bin Laden Surrenders Weapons http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=a1rHhf_1BtiY Somalia: Battles in Middle Shabelle Region Leave 8 Dead http://allafrica.com/stories/200906280004.html Somali Islamists use child soldiers: govt http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=299891&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21 (Somalia) Islamists, TFG war is about the 'true' sharia law http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/-/2558/616262/-/r2ddjfz/-/index.html (Somalia) Analysis: Somalia aid tied to shaky government http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/28/us-us-somalia-analysis-062809/?politics&zIndex=123879 Turks increasingly turn to Islamic extremism -- "Al Qaeda's reliance on Arabs is altering as recruits from Turkey and Turkic-speaking areas of Central Asia form a recent wave of trainees, experts say" http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-turk-terror28-2009jun28,0,2926336.story?track=rss (Northern Ireland) After 40 years, the terrorists turn to politics http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jun/28/northern-ireland-terrorists-turn-politics (Phillipines) 10 Philippine security forces killed by Islamist militants - Summary http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275160,10-philippine-security-forces-killed-by-islamist-militants--summary.html Phillipines: Suspected al-Qaeda kill 7 policemen, 2 soldiers http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3738150,00.html http://archive.gulfnews.com/world/Philippines/10326740.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Turkey: Honour Killing: Stories of Men Who Killed - by Ayse Onal "- in a country where state and religion conspire to hush up the killing of hundreds of women every year" http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/product-description/0863566170/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=books http://www.amazon.com/Honour-Killing-Stories-Men-Killed/dp/0863566170 Other News: (UK) Birmingham: Islamic supremacist leader Anjem Choudary converting children http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2009/06/28/row-after-islam-cleric-converts-schoolboy-on-birmingham-street-66331-24001708/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196070/The-shocking-picture-white-boy-aged-11-converted-Islam-Choudary.html?ITO=1490 Iran Protest News: Iran's mass arrests: Broadest since 1979 Islamic revolution http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0628/p06s01-wome.html Iran arrests British embassy staff -- "Eight British embassy employees in Tehran have been arrested in a sharp escalation of the diplomatic row between Iran and the UK" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5672787/Iran-arrests-British-embassy-staff.html -- British fury as Iran arrests nine embassy workers http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6597815.ece Iran allows demonstration despite weekend clampdown http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/28/iran.demonstration/index.html (Iran) Report: Hospitalized Iranians seized -- "Iranians wounded during protests are being seized at hospitals by members of an Islamic militia, an Amnesty International official told CNN." -- "'The Basijis are waiting for them,' said Banafsheh Akhlaghi" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/27/iran.protests/index.html (Iran) Tehran protest diary, week two: an angry Muslim mother reports from within Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5662061/Tehran-protest-diary-week-two-an-angry-Muslim-mother-reports-from-within-Iran.html Iran opposition rejects partial recount http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25704323-23109,00.html (Iran) Khamenei blasts West for 'idiotic remarks': TV http://geo.tv/6-28-2009/45027.htm Against Racial Supremacist News: (U.S.) New York: Self-Proclaimed "Racialist" Lawrence Auster writes article linking Michael Jackson's death with "affirmative action" -- more "racialist" hatred from Lawrence Auster: "The problem of racial differences, again" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/vfr-and-michael-jackson/ Against Nazi News: (Canada) Father not fit for kids -- "'White pride' mom says children should stay with aunt" http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/winnipeg/2009/06/27/9954611-sun.html Jews Remain Stymied In Efforts to Reclaim Art Looted by Nazis http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/27/AR2009062702399.html Against Totalitarian News: (North Korea) Uranium gives North Korea second way to make bombs http://www.3news.co.nz/News/Uranium-gives-North-Korea-second-way-to-make-bombs/tabid/209/articleID/110411/Default.aspx?ArticleID=110411 Attack on Human Dignity News: (UK) Gunther von Hagens exhibition criticized http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5289311/Gunther-von-Hagens-exhibition-criticised-over-corpse-sex-display.html http://news.scotsman.com/world/Corpses-having-sex-to-go.5382096.jp -- Previous Reports: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/german-artist-sex-death June 27, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) US buildings, envoys in Pak under threat -- "Terrorists have plans to attack the American embassy, consulates and diplomats, according to an intelligence report" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\27\story_27-6-2009_pg1_4 Pakistan bombs Taliban in Waziristan, 5 shot in Karachi http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSSP39352120090627 -- 5 Mehsud aides killed in Karachi http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\27\story_27-6-2009_pg7_3 (Pakistan) FATA: 20 Taliban killed in South Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\27\story_27-6-2009_pg1_3 (Pakistan) South Punjab may be next Swat: Malik http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\27\story_27-6-2009_pg7_1 (Pakistan) Al-Kini group behind bombing incidents in Pakistan: FBI http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/06-al-kini-group-behind-bombing-incidents-in-pakistan-fbi-rs-05 Pakistan arrests family of wanted Taliban commander http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010386&Language=en -- Mullah Fazlullah's family nabbed http://geo.tv/6-27-2009/44968.htm (Afghanistan) Taliban kill eight police in Afghanistan: official -- "Taliban militants stormed a police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan's troubled Helmand province overnight and killed eight policemen, the provincial government said Saturday" http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090627/world/afghanistan_unrest_police_1 (Afghanistan) Journalists held by Taliban endured death threats http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_12665144?source=most_emailed (Afghanistan) Karzai Invites Taliban to Vote in Afghan Election http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529241,00.html (Afghanistan) U.S. announces revamp of Afghan drug policy -- "Envoy calls eradication a 'waste of money,' eyes interdiction and new crops" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31580590/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ (Iraq/U.S.) Film Reveals Courage, Sacrifice of U.S. Army's Bomb Squad in Streets of Baghdad http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=50135 Iraq PM says forces can handle security without U.S. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55Q0VO20090627 Iran bans Mousavi ally from leaving the country --- "Abolfazl Fateh, head of Mousavi's media office" http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLR12028420090627 ---- June 26, 2009: UN: Islamic law is major influence on refugee law, says study http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3456729797 http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/culture/?id=32968 -- see additional Iran Protest News below (U.S.) White House Weighs Order on Detention http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062603361.html?hpid=topnews (U.S.) Washington Post editorialist declares: "For Radical Islam, the End Begins" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062603488.html (UK) Jury in Blackburn terrorism trial discharged -- "The jury in the trial of a Blackburn man alleged to have encouraged fellow Muslims to murder Gordon Brown and Tony Blair has been discharged." -- "The case involving Ishaq Kanmi, 23, was stopped for legal reasons on day 14 of the trial at Preston Crown Court." -- "The judge ordered that a preliminary hearing be held within the next month to determine a date for a retrial." http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburn/4462699.Jury_in_Blackburn_terrorism_trial_discharged/ (UK) "Another celebration of Hezbollah in London is scheduled for 9 July" http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/26/more-hezbollox-in-london/ (Saudi Arabia/Somalia) Document links Saudi charity to Somalian arms -- "A Defense Department intelligence document on weapons trafficking in Somalia suggests a prominent Saudi government charity supplied arms and other aid to a Mogadishu warlord whose forces killed 18 U.S. soldiers in the notorious Black Hawk Down battle in 1993." http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20090627_Document_links_Saudi_charity_to_Somalianarms.html (Somalia) U.S. gives Somalia about 40 tons of weapons http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55Q05J20090627 Algerians note al-Qaeda ignorance of their nation's history http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2009/06/26/feature-01 Algerian allegation of Morocco's support of violent Armed Groups http://www.moroccoboard.com/viewpoint/68-hassan-massiki/560-algerias-military-bungled-anti-terrorism-campaign (Philippines) 9 hurt in Philippine blast http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/SE+Asia/Story/STIStory_396132.html http://www.3news.co.nz/News/Explosion-injures-nine-in-Philippines/tabid/209/articleID/110330/Default.aspx?ArticleID=110330 (Thailand) Policeman, villager injured in Pattani bomb attack http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30106150/Policeman-villager-injured-in-Pattani-bomb-attack (Thailand) Insurgent killed in southern gunfight - in Yala http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/147288/one-suspected-insurgent-killed-in-gunfight -- 3 killed in gunfight S. Thailand http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D992VKJO0&show_article=1 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: DC: Theater Packed for Premiere of Film "The Stoning of Soraya M." http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-theater-soraya/ Movie Review: The Stoning of Soraya M. http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37708/stoning-of-soraya-m-the/ A Frenzy of Honor Killings: Neda, Soraya, Bursa - and Me -- by Phyllis Chesler http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/06/26/a-frenzy-of-honor-killings-neda-soraya-bursa%E2%80%94and-me/ (Iran) What will become of Iran's "stiletto revolution" now? -- "In a country where the repression of women's rights is the norm, and where Muslim extremists brutally enforce the state's requirement that women dress modestly at all times, the contribution of Iran's women to the anti-government protests has been pivotal to maintaining the reform movement's momentum in the face of the Islamic regime's increasingly viscous response" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5651664/What-will-become-of-Irans-stiletto-revolution-now.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) U.S. Officials: Iran Opposition Leader's Web Site Shut Down, Supporters 'Tortured' Into Confessions http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529267,00.html?test=latestnews Iran's security council tells Moussavi to back off http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/26/iran.election.moussavi/index.html CNN: Iran Election Fallout http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/iran.elections/ Iran bans Mousavi ally from leaving the country --- "Abolfazl Fateh, head of Mousavi's media office" http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLR12028420090627 Amnesty: Iran journalists should be freed http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/27/Amnesty-Iran-journalists-should-be-freed/UPI-97011246107981/ (Iran) What will become of Iran's "stiletto revolution" now? -- "In a country where the repression of women's rights is the norm, and where Muslim extremists brutally enforce the state's requirement that women dress modestly at all times, the contribution of Iran's women to the anti-government protests has been pivotal to maintaining the reform movement's momentum in the face of the Islamic regime's increasingly viscous response" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5651664/What-will-become-of-Irans-stiletto-revolution-now.html Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacks President Barack Obama for "interfering" in election http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5663401/Irans-Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-attacks-President-Barack-Obama-for-interfering-in-election.html CNN: "'Punished mercilessly' – Is this Islam?" http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/27/punished-mercilessly-is-this-islam/ Other News: Uganda - Threats, Expulsions for Christian Couple -- "Hostilities evident in Muslim area where missionaries were slain" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5981&backpage=summaries (Saudi Arabia) Remember the Persecuted in Saudi Arabia http://www.christianfreedom.org/cfi-news/1-latest-news/405-remember-the-persecuted-in-saudi-arabia.html Belgium: Third of Moroccans feel Muslim, 7% Belgian -- "More than a third of Moroccans in Belgium feel Muslim first, barely 7% identify with the Belgian nationality" http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/belgium-third-of-moroccans-feel-muslim.html (U.S.) Colorado: "Douglas County, CO GOP gets lesson on Islamic Jihad" http://www.examiner.com/x-11574-Castle-Rock-Republican-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Douglas-County-CO-GOP-gets-lesson-on-Islamic-Jihad Report: "More Women Converting to Islam" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2009/June/theuae_June615.xml Against Racial Supremacist News: (U.S.) Arizona: 2 White supremacists arrested in '04 letter bombing http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/arizona-2004-letter-bombing/ http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2009/06/25/20090625bombing0626.html --- also report: "Supremacist twins out to do harm, police say" http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2009/06/27/20090627bombfolo0627.html (U.S.) Kansas City: Former area KKK leader, brother indicted in 2004 mail bombing http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/kansas-city-kkk/ http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1289624.html --- see also: Arizona: 2 White supremacists arrested in 2004 letter bombing http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/arizona-2004-letter-bombing/ (U.S.) Maryland - Waldorf: Racial Hate Crime Reported in Local Neigborhood --- automobile damaged and vandalized with "KKK" http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/13782 Hate crimes target black churches in the Obama era http://www.stlamerican.com/articles/2009/06/26/religion/local_religion/religion01.txt Against Nazi News: (Italy) Nazi SS officers sentenced to life for Second World War massacre in Italy -- "Nine former members of the Nazi SS were sentenced to life in prison for a series of massacres during the Second World War by an Italian court, according to news reports" -- "The court also ordered Germany to pay damages to some of the families of the hundreds of victims, the ANSA news agency reported" -- "The nine suspects, aged between 84 and 90 were tried in absentia and found guilty of the murders of more than 350 civilians in the summer of 1944" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/5656435/Nazi-SS-officers-sentenced-to-life-for-Second-World-War-massacre-in-Italy.html (UK/Europe) Nazi lovers? Not us, say David Cameron's new EU friends in Latvia http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6586526.ece (U.S.) Errol Flynn was a Nazi spy, says author http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25696869-5006788,00.html Holocaust assets conference opens in Prague http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gX803VljFpXKF_JqPgeMFsbC3cWwD992GE1G0 Against Totalitarian News: North Korea Threatens to Shoot Down Intruding Japanese Planes http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529244,00.html "Authoritarian regimes censor news from Iran" -- China, Cuba and Burma fear activism could spread to their countries http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31580087/ns/world_news-washington_post/ June 26, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com --- NOTE: "The Stoning of Soraya M." opens at theaters around the nation today --- U.S. Theater List for Film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/soraya-m-theater-list/ --- Bukhari Hadith Volume 4, Book 56, Number 829 http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/hadith/bukhari/056.sbt.html#004.056.829 Newslinks: (Pakistan) Kashmir: Taliban suicide bomber kills Pakistani soldiers in Kashmir http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5648793/Taliban-suicide-bomber-kills-Pakistani-soldiers-in-Kashmir.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan --- Baitullah claims Muzaffarabad suicide attack http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/07-suicide-blast-kills-two-soldiers-in-muzaffarabad-ha-03 (Pakistan) Another militant dares Mehsud http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Another-militant-dares-Mehsud/articleshow/4704410.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: 10-kg bomb disposed of in Nowshera http://geo.tv/6-26-2009/44886.htm (Pakistan) FATA: Commander TTP, six extremists killed in fresh operation - in South Waziristan and Orakzai http://geo.tv/6-26-2009/44872.htm -- Militants hideouts targeted in S Waziristan http://geo.tv/6-26-2009/44886.htm (Pakistan) Abdul Qadeer Khan case: Swiss to destroy papers http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22948 (Pakistan) 'Sufi card' very hard to play against Pakistani Taliban http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/06/26/sufi-card-very-hard-to-play-against-pakistani-taliban/?rpc=401& (Afghanistan) Interpreter killed, NATO soldiers injured in blasts http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010267&Language=en (India) Two Maoists held in Jharkhand with 200 kg of explosives http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2-Maoists-held-with-200kg-explosives/articleshow/4706788.cms (Iraq) Booby-trapped motorcycle kills 19 in Baghdad http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31560120/ns/world_news-conflict_in_iraq/ -- "a booby-trapped motorcycle loaded with nails and ball-bearings exploded in a crowded bazaar Friday in Baghdad" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq (U.S.) Dennis Ross gets expanded Middle East role as he joins US National Security Council --- "The White House officially announced Thursday that Dennis Ross had joined the National Security Council with an expanded role touching on the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as his current Iran portfolio" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924932799&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ---- February 24, 2009: Leader in Group Seeking "Engagement" with Islamic Supremacism to Advise State Dept http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/127.html ---- Dennis Ross as part of the "U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project" seeking engagement with Muslim Brotherhood http://www.usmuslimengagement.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=44#Ross (U.S.) Atlanta: After Minneapolis, FBI Eyes Atlanta's Somalis http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0c35ffa6e64aac24f1d332f6b32e7d29 (UK) Teen hackers to battle al-Qaeda http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2501993/Teen-hackers-to-battle-al-Qaeda.html Iranian cleric says "rioters" should be executed -- Ahmad Khatami: "without showing any mercy" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090626/wl_nm/us_iran_election Iran election: Tehran backs Hizbollah operations around world http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5651837/Iran-election-Tehran-backs-Hizbollah-operations-around-world.html Hizbullah accuses West of fomenting turmoil in Iran http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185052 --- See additional news in "Iran Protest News" section below (Lebanon) UNIFIL finds 20 launch-ready Katyushas -- "Hizbullah struggling to recruit new fighters; peacekeepers searching villages for weapons" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924933391&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Lebanon's Hariri set to become prime minister http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top-Headlines/Lebanons-Hariri-set-to-become-prime-minister/articleshow/4706275.cms (Syria) "Terror group: 'No shame in being poor'" -- "Top jihadist responds to WND report that Iran has stopped support" http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102199 "Arab countries draw up strategy against terrorist financing" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June868.xml§ion=middleeast Somalia: Spiraling Violence Claims Hundreds of Lives - UN Refugee Agency http://allafrica.com/stories/200906260771.html -- Civilians flee militants http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6586475.ece Somalia: Militant Islamists Try to Draw Kenya Into a Trap http://allafrica.com/stories/200906260168.html Nigeria: Militants Attack Shell Oil Facilities http://allafrica.com/stories/200906260121.html (Germany) In German court, accused denies Islamic Jihad exists -- "One of two Muslim men on trial in Germany for supporting a terrorist group denied Friday that the group, the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), exists." -- "Omid S, a 28-year-old Afghan-born German citizen, told the Frankfurt court on the first day of his trial that he was not guilty because there was no such group." http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1486130.php/In_German_court_accused_denies_Islamic_Jihad_exists_ (Germany) Two Men on Trial in Germany After Allegedly Plotting Terror Attacks on U.S. Targets http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529151,00.html Spain and Morocco detain five terrorism suspects http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1486126.php/Spain_and_Morocco_detain_five_terrorism_suspects_ French nab two suspected terrorists -- "French authorities have apprehended a man and woman identified as top members of the Basque separatist group ETA, police sources say." http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/26/French-nab-two-suspected-terrorists/UPI-72731246030346/ (Greece) Terror Group issues new warning for Greece http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/7269/2/ (Canada) Toronto 18: Man intended to pursue jihad, sentencing hearing told -- "sentencing hearing of Saad Khalid" -- "A Mississauga man who pleaded guilty to participating in a bomb plot concocted by members of the so-called Toronto 18 'intended to pursue jihad in Canada,' a Brampton court was told this morning." http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/657324 (Philippines) Boy kidnapped in Philippines, ransom suspected --- suspects include individuals "reportedly are employees of the transportation department of a Muslim autonomous region in the southern Philippines" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_kidnapping_1 (Thailand) Policeman injured in Narathiwat bomb attack http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30106108/Policeman-injured-in-Narathiwat-bomb-attack (Thailand) Chavalit says southern Muslims not want to be separated from Thailand http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30106046/Chavalit-says-southern-Muslims-not-want-to-be-sepa Is Al Jazeera part of the Muslim Brothers' program? http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924926808&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi Calls on Salafi-Jihadis to Denounce Extremism within Their Camp http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242109 Saudi Preacher Aidh Al-Qarni Praises Obama's Speech, Tells Muslims to Heed His Call for Dialogue http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242209 Other News: Pakistan Christians Detained For 'Blasphemy', 'Robbery' -- "Two Pakistani Christians remained detained Thursday, June 25, on false charges of 'blasphemy' and 'robbery', advocacy groups said." -- "Asia Bibi, 37, was reportedly detained by police on allegations of blasphemy in the village of Ittanwali in Punjab province on June 19, following heated discussions about Islam with Muslim women who work with her on a farm." -- "She was believed to held Thursday, June 25, at a police station in Nankana city and local Christians were urging the police not to file blasphemy charges." -- "However, police officials reportedly said they must go forward due to pressure from local Muslim leaders" http://www.bosnewslife.com/7995-pakistan-christians-detained-for-blasphemy-robbery (U.S.) Justice Department Recruits Civil Servants for ISNA Convention -- "Jennifer Rubin of Pajamas Media (PJM) has obtained a copy of an internal Justice Department e-mail urging employees to participate in the Islamic Society of North America's upcoming convention." http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#202 -- Why Is the Justice Department Cozying Up to Islamic Radicals? http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/why-is-the-justice-department-reaching-out-to-islamic-radicals/ --- ISNA has been listed as unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial (page 8, item VII.3) http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/documents/Attachment+A+(List+of+Unindicted+Co-conspirators).pdf --- DC: CAIR to Host D.C. Open House for ISNA Convention Attendees http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=25985&&name=n&&currPage=1 (U.S.) CAIR: "U.S. Muslims to Offer Qurans to 100,000 American Leaders" http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-26-2009/0005050981&EDATE= (U.S.) DC: CAIR to Host D.C. Open House for ISNA Convention Attendees http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=25985&&name=n&&currPage=1 (U.S.) "Maine Fines Group for 'Inflammatory Anti-Muslim Message'" http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/maine-fines-group-for-inflammatory-anti-muslim-message/ (UK) Hizb ut-Tahrir rally in Manchester reported as "Muslim women stand for Islam" -- "Over a 150 Muslim women gathered in Manchester do discuss the challenges facing them in modern day Britian calling for an Islamic state as the solution to the world's global problems." -- "The seminar organised by the women branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, Dr Nazreen Nawaz, was held at the Pakistani Community Centre on Stockport Road, Longsight." -- "Women's media representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain told the audience Muslim women were under pressure to constantly re-evaluate their Islamic identity and to question whether their Islamic beliefs fit into British society and to adopt values that are at odds with their religious convictions." -- "She said: 'The hijab, the role of women, Islam's punishments, liberation of occupied land, prohibition of homosexuality, the global Islamic bond between Muslims and championing the call for a caliphate for the Muslim world have all been labelled oppressive, backward, intolerant, barbaric, unacceptable and a threat to British society.'" -- Hizb ut-Tahrir's Dr Samia Hussain said: "Muslim women must challenge the Western secular liberal values, expose their flaws, and present Islam as a solution to the plethora of problems caused by these ideas both in the West and the Muslim world" http://www.theasiannews.co.uk//news/s/1122623_muslim_women_stand_for_islam UN: Islamic law is major influence on refugee law, says study -- High Commissioner Antonio Guterres: "The Right to Asylum between Islamic Sharia and International Refugee Law: A Comparative Study" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3456729797 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unitedstatesaction/message/19479 --- See also: --- March 30, 2006 - Gulf Times: Afghanistan - "Asylum-seeking convert must not escape: MPs" http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=79247&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23 --- March 27, 2006 - AP: "Afghan Who Converted to Christianity Seeks Asylum" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189184,00.html http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/christian.convert/index.html (Israel) Trial Brings Light to Treatment of Messianic Jews http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2009/June/Trial-Brings-Light-to-Treatment-of-Messianic-Jews/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/israel-trial-messianic-jews/ Iran Protest News: Iranian cleric says "rioters" should be executed -- Ahmad Khatami: "without showing any mercy" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090626/wl_nm/us_iran_election http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6583797.ece Iranian cleric: harsh punishment for riot leaders -- Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami -- "A leading cleric demanded in a nationally broadcast sermon Friday that leaders of the unrest be punished 'strongly and with cruelty.'" http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7935256 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election -- Iran: Cleric calls for 'savage' punishment for protesters http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3472488496 (Iran) Mousavi backs away from Iran street protests http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31564910/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Iran election: Tehran backs Hizbollah operations around world http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5651837/Iran-election-Tehran-backs-Hizbollah-operations-around-world.html -- Hizbullah accuses West of fomenting turmoil in Iran http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185052 (Iran) NYC: Planned Iranian Democracy Protests in NYC on Saturday June 27 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/nyc-protests-june-27/ (Iran) Europe: Iranians mobilizing http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/europe-iranians-mobilizing.html (Iran) Sweden: Protesters break into Iranian embassy in Sweden http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_SWEDEN_IRAN_EMBASSY?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-26-12-07-35 Iran election: G8 foreign ministers condemn violence http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5648281/Iran-election-G8-foreign-ministers-condemn-violence.html -- G8 considers condemning Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5645932/G8-considers-condemning-Iran.html Iranian Electoral watchdog says disputed vote Iran's 'cleanest' http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June880.xml§ion=middleeast (Iran) Communist China wants Ahmadinejad election recognized http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/23/china-wants-ahmadinejad-election-recognized/?feat=article_top10_read Iranian protesters avoid censorship with Navy technology http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/26/protesters-use-navy-technology-to-avoid-censorship/?feat=home_headlines Iranian envoy: CIA involved in Neda's shooting? -- Iranian Ambassador to Mexico Mohammad Hassan Ghadir blames CIA -- "Media aren't reporting on pro-Ahmadinejad demonstrations, he says" -- "CIA spokesman says idea is 'wrong, absurd and offensive'" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.ambassador/index.html (Iran) Arab Activists Watch Iran And Wonder: 'Why Not Us?' http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062504415.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR (Iran) Where is Soroush? - by Gary Johnson http://unitedagainstislamicsupremacism.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/where-is-soroush/ --- Wikipedia states: Souroush seeks a "religious democracy" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdolkarim_Soroush#Religious_democracy Against Totalitarian News: Communist China: Rock Church of Zhengzhou, Henan Banned; 7 Christians Still Detained http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1228&month=06&year=2009&_nc=a9b905e885768de67655f11cc951fb85 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/communist-china-rock-church-of-zhengzhou-henan-banned-7-christians-still-detained/ Communist China wants Ahmadinejad election recognized http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/23/china-wants-ahmadinejad-election-recognized/?feat=article_top10_read Chinese intellectuals speak up for dissident -- "A group of Chinese scholars and lawyers have sent an open letter to Government calling for the release of Liu Xiaobo" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6580819.ece North Korea: U.S. responsible for crisis http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/24/N-Korea-US-responsible-for-crisis/UPI-76001245873635/ Against Racial Supremacist News: (U.S.) Louisiana: Accessory in Ku Klux Klan killing admits guilt, gets one-year sentence --- Danielle Jones - in murder of Ku Klux Klan recruit Cynthia Lynch http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/louisiana-accessory-kkk/ http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/acessory_in_bogalusa_ku_klux_k.html Against Nazi News: (Nazi Germany) 'The Main Thing Was to Survive at All' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,632558,00.html June 25, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pak Air Force personnel with jihadi links spark alarm -- "An alarming trend of Pakistan air force personnel being discovered and even prosecuted for links with terrorists has come to light after a news channel expose said that nearly 60 PAF personnel had been arrested on charges of having terror connections in the last two years" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak-AF-personnel-with-jihadi-links-spark-alarm/articleshow/4699835.cms (Pakistan) Military operation has no backing of Parliament: Fazl -- "Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl-ur-Rehman has said that the ongoing military operation in the country has no backing of the National Security Committee and the Parliament" --- Fazl-ur-Rehman: "the government should fulfill its responsibility toward enforcement of Shariah" http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81438 (Pakistan) FATA: Girls' school blown up in South Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\26\story_26-6-2009_pg7_23 (Pakistan) NWFP: Suspected Taliban kill cop in Buner http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\26\story_26-6-2009_pg7_18 (Pakistan) NWFP: 'Swat Taliban deputy chief’s killing not yet confirmed' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\26\story_26-6-2009_pg7_34 -- Taliban commander deputy killed in Pakistani military operation -- Shah Doran http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2009841&Language=en (Pakistan) NWFP: Two militant commanders arrested in Nowshera http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185067 (Pakistan) NWFP: PM says Swat offensive 'will be completed successfully' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3468255125 (Pakistan/U.S.) Zardari asks US to give Pakistan drone technology http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Zardari-asks-US-to-give-Pakistan-drone-technology/articleshow/4703096.cms http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\26\story_26-6-2009_pg1_1 (Pakistan/U.S.) US Senate approves Kerry-Lugar Bill http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\26\story_26-6-2009_pg1_6 (Pakistan) Govt withdraws defendant's detention order - in Frenchmen killing case -- "Sindh government's law officer told Sindh High Court that the detention order for Sheraton Hotel suicide bombing case's defendant under Maintenance of Public Order has been withdrawn." http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=184932 (Pakistan) Police foil terror plan; five nabbed -- Minawali http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81432 (Pakistan) Terror's Children - A Pakistani director taps into her country's story http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124591260487952301.html (India) Threat from terrorists in J&K is real, says Antony -- "the threat from terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir is 'real' and there is no question of lowering the guard" http://geo.tv/6-25-2009/44837.htm (Afghanistan) ISAF soldier killed in eastern Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010033&Language=en (Afghanistan) Commander among 9 Taliban killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010005&Language=en (Afghanistan) Drug cultivation plummets in Afghanistan as demand falls http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6571287.ece (Iraq) Baghdad attacks leave 20 Iraqis dead, injured -- "At least 20 people were killed and injured in a series of attacks in Baghdad and Falluja on Thursday" http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2009877&Language=en -- Two killed in Baghdad bus station bombing http://geo.tv/6-25-2009/44834.htm (Iraq) Baghdad region witnesses new bloody blasts, while victims are being buried http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2009953&Language=en Iraqi PM says recent bombing attacks part of plan to awaken sectarianism http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2010111&Language=en Iraqis have second thoughts over June 30 date for US troops to leave -- "Baquba and other Iraqi cities" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6579162.ece (Iraq) U.S. Intelligence Suggests Number of Al Qaeda Extremists in Iraq is Down http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/24/intelligence-suggests-number-al-qaeda-extremists-iraq/ UK Muslims split on Taliban fight -- "A survey of British Muslim opinion for the BBC has revealed significant divisions over the conflict with the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan." -- "Three-quarters of those surveyed said it was wrong for the West to intervene militarily in Pakistan and Afghanistan." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8119273.stm (UK) Muslim ex-public schoolboy 'made his own suicide bomb vest to look cool' -- Andrew Ibrahim http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1194733/Muslim-ex-public-schoolboy-suicide-bomb-vest-look-cool.html --- Student 'made bomb vests for fun' -- Andrew Ibrahim http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8119141.stm (UK) Al-Qaida plans cyber war against Britain: Top UK minister http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5634820/Al-Qaeda-China-and-Russia-pose-cyber-war-threat-to-Britain-warns-Lord-West.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/UK/Al-Qaida-plans-cyber-war-against-Britain-Top-UK-minister/articleshow/4702632.cms (U.S.) IPT: "FBI Replaces Brotherhood-Tainted Liaison with Brotherhood-Tainted Liaison" -- "A top FBI official met Wednesday with the vice president of the Islamic Society of North America, a move which followed the Bureau's decision 'to use ISNA as their official point of contact with the American Muslim community,' an email from an intelligence community veteran that was widely distributed Wednesday said." -- "The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) has previously reported on the depth of ISNA's Muslim Brotherhood ties." http://www.investigativeproject.org/1074/fbi-replaces-brotherhood-tainted-liaison-with (U.S.) Aafia Siddiqui to appear in New York court Friday -- "Sources say that Dr. Siddiqui is unable to recall the last five years of her life, hindering her defense" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/11-aafia-siddiqui-to-appear-in-new-york-court-friday--il--04 -- Al Qaeda Suspect Aafia Siddiqui previous reports: http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=20404 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,593195,00.html http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6275546 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5710043&page=1 (U.S.) DHS to Cut Police Access to Spy-Satellite Data http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/23/AR2009062302060.html (U.S.) Poll: Most Americans want ban on torture http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/25/Poll-Most-Americans-want-ban-on-torture/UPI-51171245970808/ (U.S.) 'Hizbullah bigger threat than al-Qaida' -- "Top NYPD counter-terrorism official: Hizbullah has better ability to stage massive attack on US soil" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924933385&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hezbollah accuses West of fomenting turmoil in Iran http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June854.xml§ion=middleeast Iranian says militiaman killed protester-- "Doctor claims he was at Neda's side, says she died 'fighting for basic rights'" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/militiaman-killed-neda/ --- See more "Iran Protest News" in category below (Saudi Arabia) Documents Back Saudi Link to Extremists -- "Documents gathered by lawyers for the families of Sept. 11 victims provide new evidence of extensive financial support for Al Qaeda and other extremist groups by members of the Saudi royal family, but the material may never find its way into court because of legal and diplomatic obstacles." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/world/middleeast/24saudi.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Socuments%20back%20saudi%20link%20to%20extremists&st=cse Hamas leader rejects "freak" Israel offer of state http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2009/06/25/hamas_leader_rejects_freak_israel_offer_of_state/ -- Hamas chief wants dialogue with the US http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274861,hamas-chief-wants-dialogue-with-the-us.html -- Hamas leader welcomes Obama's new Mideast approach http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/news_detail.php?ID=341855&DK=ML%20Hamas%20US Israeli Station Accused of Supporting Terrorism -- Radio A-Shams http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132071 Somali court cuts off hands, feet of 4 men -- "In a brazen show of power in Somalia's capital, Islamist rebels punished four men convicted of stealing cellphones and other items by cutting off a hand and a foot each before hundreds of onlookers who gathered for the bloody spectacle." -- AP states: "The government appeared to have no authority to stop the punishments." http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2009/06/25/9936006.html --- Comment: in fact it is the same Sharia that the Somalian government supports (Somalia) US says weapons sent to Somalia -- "The US confirms it has sent weapons to help Somalia's UN-backed transitional government in its fight against Islamist militias" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8119976.stm http://www.3news.co.nz/Somali-Islamists-cut-off-hands-feet-of-thieves/tabid/209/articleID/110145/cat/61/Default.aspx?ArticleID=110145 --- Comment: BBC report neglects to point out that is also the Islamic supremacist government supporting Sharia ----- US sends arms to Somalia as rebels amputate limbs http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\26\story_26-6-2009_pg4_9 Somalia: Al-Qaeda linked militants 'out of control' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3468454964 (Somalia) Suicide bombings on the rise in Somalia http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/25/Suicide-bombings-on-the-rise-in-Somalia/UPI-83781245968715/ Somalia: Country Clashes Force Another 26,000 From Their Homes, UN Agency Says http://allafrica.com/stories/200906251077.html Somalia: Sheik Aweys Calls for Amisom to Leave -- "Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, the chairman of the Islamist organization of Hisbul Islam, held a press conference in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday and called for the AU force, AMISOM, to leave the country." http://allafrica.com/stories/200906240726.html Somalia: Ethiopia Plays Down Crisis in Mogadishu http://allafrica.com/stories/200906251117.html (Russia) Four killed in Ingushetia http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185053 (Canada) Toronto 18 member's jihad texts don't call for violence in Canada: expert http://www.canadaeast.com/rss/article/710056 (Philippines) 1 killed as Moro rebels attack road project http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090624-212265/1-killed-as-Moro-rebels-attack-road-project (Philippines) Marking Red Cross anniversary, pope appeals for release of volunteers http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902894.htm (Philippines) Captors want 'ridiculous amount' for hostage in Philippines -- "Muslim militants holding captive an Italian volunteer for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are demanding a ridiculous amount of money for his freedom, a local official said" http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274752,captors-want-ridiculous-amount-for-hostage-in-philippines.html (Philippines) Indon terror suspect in Mindanao http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090625-212317/Indon-terror-suspect-in-Mindanao (Philippines) US goal in south: Displace JI -- officials http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20090623-212015/US-goal-in-south-Displace-JI----officials --- Philippines arrests JI-linked Muslim rebels http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090624/wl_nm/us_philippines_militants_1 Thailand Struggles to Control Southern Violence http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-25-voa27.cfm?rss=asia Thailand's Muslim Separatists Target Teachers For Murder http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/25/thailands-muslim-separati_n_220903.html --- Teachercide in Thailand ---- "Largely unknown in the West, the guerrilla war to establish a Sharia-law sultanate has recently added dozens of casualties — bringing the conflict's deaths to 3,400-plus in this decade alone." http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/thailand/090624/teachercide-thailand The global Muslim theocracy movement is worried - by Oliver Javanpour http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184920348&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull -- thanks to Denise Lee for finding! MEMRI: "Jihadist Forum Thread Discusses If and When One May Eat the Flesh of U.S. Soldiers" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242009 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Germany: Turk stabs teen daughter in 'honour killing' - because daughter "did not want to follow the Muslim way" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/germany-teen-daughter-killed/ - Turk stabs teen daughter in 'honour killing' -- "A 45-year-old Turkish man has admitted stabbing his 15-year-old daughter to death because she did not follow Islamic customs, German police said on Thursday." -- "The man, a kebab shop owner in Schweinfurt, southern Germany, stabbed the teen several times with a kitchen knife as she lay sleeping on her grandmother's couch in what police said was a premeditated act." -- "'As a motive for the terrible crime, the 45-year-old admitted that he had problems with the fact that his daughter did not want to follow the Muslim way,' police said in a statement." -- "'He seemed visibly unaffected by the crime,' the statement added." -- "Germany has been shocked by around 50 'honour killings' since 1996, mainly in the country's large Turkish community." http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20090625175459510C508025 -- Germany: "Western" lifestyle cited as motive for girl's killing http://www.journalstandard.com/news/x488812877/Germany-Western-lifestyle-cited-as-motive-for-girls-killing -- Also BILD report (in German) http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/2009/06/24/ehrenmord-schweinfurt-bayern/tuerkischer-vater-toetet-tochter.html Movie Review – 'The Stoning of Soraya M.' - by Pam Meister http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.3583/pub_detail.asp Iranian says militiaman killed protester-- "Doctor claims he was at Neda's side, says she died 'fighting for basic rights'" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/militiaman-killed-neda/ (Pakistan) Lahore High Court "taking notice of the sale of 16-year-old girl Umme Kulsoom of Faisalabad to a 62-year-old man" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=184948 (Pakistan) Wider cooperation stressed to fight women trafficking http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=184954 (Pakistan) FATA: Girls' school blown up in South Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\26\story_26-6-2009_pg7_23 (India) Muslim women in India are in miserable condition: Uzma Naheed http://www.twocircles.net/2009jun24/muslim_women_india_are_miserable_condition_uzma_naheed.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) Riot police crush protests in Tehran amid allegations of brutality http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6571608.ece Iran protesters alter tactics to avoid death http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/25/opposition-alters-tactics-to-avoid-protest-deaths/ Iran: Mousavi warns of more protests http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3468546581 Iran reform leader says he won't end his challenge http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_502 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7924049 -- Iran opposition delays rally after crackdown http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election/index.html Iranian says militiaman killed protester http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/militiaman-killed-neda/ -- "Doctor claims he was at Neda's side, says she died 'fighting for basic rights'" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31551388/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ -- Doctor tells how Neda Soltan was shot dead by Ahmadinejad's basij http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6579626.ece -- Doctor who tended Neda Soltan breaks his silence http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6579675.ece (Iran) Under the Islamic umbrella: Hardliners and reformers both want to keep Iran a theocracy - By Sanam Vakil http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/06/25/2009-06-25_under_the_islamic_umbrella_irans_hardliners_and_protesters_agree_on_more_than_yo.html Iran's women protesters: headscarves and rocks http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=103481 (Iran) Two weeks after: Iran rallies fade, elite split http://www.globalpost.com/breaking-news/general/thousands-mousavi-supporters-march-tehran-0 (Iran) Eight Iran militiamen killed in vote unrest http://geo.tv/6-25-2009/44852.htm Iranian Filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf: Ahmadinejad Has Soiled the Streets of Iran with Blood and Wants to Lead the Region to War http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241509 (Iran) Televised Iranian confessions decried http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/25/Televised-Iranian-confessions-decried/UPI-61171245969244/ Iran expected to dominate G8 meeting in Italy http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_G8?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-25-17-11-31 (Iran) Money floods out of Iran as election crisis continues http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5639393/Money-floods-out-of-Iran-as-election-crisis-continues.html (Iran/U.S.) Ahmadinejad warns Obama not to comment on Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5639668/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-warns-Barack-Obama-that-support-for-protesters-could-end-rapprochement.html Other News: Egypt - Village Christians in Hiding after Clash -- report states Christians taunted, physically attacked, and hit with stones http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5980&backpage=summaries http://www.persecution.org/suffering/ICCnews/newsdetail.php?newscode=10343&title=muslims-injure-christians-in-attack-on-christian-center-in-egypt Pakistan - Tortured Christian Languishing on False Charges http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=long&idelement=5977&backpage=summaries&critere=&countryname=&rowcur= (Pakistan) Karachi: All suspected killers of Christian leader acquitted -- "All five suspects apprehended for the assassination of Christian leader Ivan Edwin Moon were acquitted on Thursday due to lack of evidence" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=184927 (U.S.) Farah Pandith: "Kashmir gives US its Muslim face" http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090626/jsp/nation/story_11160938.jsp -- Kashmiri-origin woman Hillary's aide for Muslims http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/26/farah-pandith-appointed-hillary-aide-for-muslims.htm http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Indians-Abroad/Kashmiri-origin-woman-is-Clinton-aide-for-Muslims/articleshow/4702446.cms -- Clinton names Muslim envoy, staff fail to announce it http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090625/usa/us_islam_diplomacy_1 -- See also June 25, 2009 report on India concern of terrorism from Kashmir http://geo.tv/6-25-2009/44837.htm (U.S.) Minnesota: Star Tribune Report - "Ellison's privately paid trip to Mecca prompts debate" -- "The 16-day trip, including food and lodging, was on the dime of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota" http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/house/49049146.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr (U.S.) Virginians oppose 'terrorist' school expansion -- "Foes file complaint after county sponsors dinner for Saudi academy" -- "A coalition opposing the expansion of the radical Islamic Saudi Academy in Fairfax County, Va., has filed a conflict-of-interest complaint with the Virginia state attorney general over the county government's role in distributing invitations to an Islamic dinner" -- "Invitations to the free dinner – which is billed as, 'Understanding Islam Conference: A Symposium to Promote Peace, Harmony, Understanding and Cultural Diversity' – were distributed by e-mail to county residents by Fairfax County official Sandra S. Chisholm, community interfaith liaison for the Department of Systems Management for Human Services" http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=101998 (U.S.) California: Another plea in kidnap case tied to Your Black Muslim Bakery leader http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_12690573 (U.S.) Colorado: Fort Carson leader works to foster better understanding of Islam http://www.gazette.com/articles/hammond-57334-leaders-cultural.html (UK) London Times: "Veiled threat - The burka, a symbol of repression, has no place in a free society" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6578944.ece (UK) Daily Telegraph: "Why the burka is part of Britain" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5627346/Why-the-burka-is-part-of-Britain.html (Canada) Feds drop idea of forcing veiled women to uncover to vote http://news.therecord.com/article/559578 German Islam forum finds veils acceptable http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=299392&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21 Turkish author acquitted of insulting Islam - TV -- "A Turkish court has acquitted Turkish-French author Nedim Gursel of charges he insulted Islam in his book 'The Daughters of Allah'" http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-40605120090625 (Australia) Upcoming symposium on Islamophobia http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/upcoming-symposium-on-islamophobia/ Against Totalitarian News: Communist China blocks Google access http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/china-blocks-google-access/ -- "The Chinese government's campaign against Google continues with a fresh crackdown on the search giant." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/google/5626599/China-blocks-Google-access.html Communist China accuses Google of breaking the law -- "The Chinese government has blocked access to Google across large swathes of the country and accused the internet giant of breaking Chinese law." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5636958/China-accuses-Google-of-breaking-the-law.html Communist China Arrests Overshadow Release Of Long-Time Prisoner -- "China Aid Association (CAA), an advocacy group representing the believers, said it has learned that Shen Zhuke was given an early release from prison March 4." http://www.bosnewslife.com/7979-china-arrests-overshadow-release-of-long-time-prisoner Communist Vietnam steps "up its justification for the arrest of a human rights lawyer" -- "Almost two weeks after the arrest of Le Cong Dinh for 'propaganda' against the communist state, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took the unusual step of releasing to foreign correspondents a three-page statement justifying the government's action." http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090626/tap-vietnam-justice-rights-8569f9c.html Communist North Korea vows nuke attack if provoked by US http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear_127 Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Virginia: White supremacist literature shocks Windsor residents, police http://www.dailypress.com/news/isle-of-wight-county/dp-local_iwgangs_0619jun19,0,6825285.story http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/virginia-white-supremacist-literature-shocks-windsor-residents-police/ (U.S.) Mississippi: The Tangled Web of Hate - Neo-Confederates and White Supremacism http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/the_tangled_web_of_hate_062409/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/neo-confederates/ Against Nazi News: New Jersey: Hate blogger Hal Turner arrested for alleged threats to judges http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/06/hate_blogger_hal_turner_arrest.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/hal-turner-re-arrested/ The Odd Couple: Two Leading Holocaust Revisionists Profiled by New Jewish Magazine -- Holocaust revisionists Bradley R. Smith and Mark Weber http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/06/24/the-odd-couple-two-leading-holocaust-revisionists-profiled-by-new/ German court rejects appeal, upholds ban on words with Nazi link http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245924931725&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull General Hate News: California: Rev. Wiley Drake Prays for Obama's Death http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/rev-wiley-drake-prays-for-obam/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/california-rev-wiley-drake-prays-for-obamas-death/ June 24, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) Hizb ut-Tahrir America Launches Web Site to Promote July 19 Conference -- by Madeleine Gruen http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/06/hizb_ut-tahrir_america_launche.php (Pakistan) Al Qaeda threat rattles Pakistan http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/655572 Pakistani Taliban chief dodged missile: officials -- "A top Taliban aide denied Baitullah Mehsud was anywhere near the missile strike" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_793 (Pakistan) Missile kills key trainer of Taliban suicide bombers http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/12-missile+kills+key+trainer+of+taliban+suicide+bombers--bi-09 (Pakistan) Two suspected suicide bombers arrested in capital http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/19-two-suspected-suicide-bombers-arrested-in-islamabad-06 (Pakistan) Missile death toll at 55 in Pakistan http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD990SO9G0 (Pakistan) Assassination in Pakistan exposes Taliban rifts http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD990K2EO0 Pakistan's Plans for New Fight Stir Concern http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/23/AR2009062303478.html (Pakistan) Attack on Baitullah Mehsud's rival commander office averted http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=81283 (Pakistan) Five Baitullah accomplices arrested http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=184641 (Pakistan) Five Pakistani Army personnel killed in Swat http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200906241585.htm (Pakistan) Peace Fragile in Pakistan's Northwestern Buner District http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-22-voa15.cfm India: Extradition of Mumbai Suspects Sought http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/world/asia/24briefs-Indiabrf.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (Pakistan) U.S. Senate approves bill to triple aid to Pakistan http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE55N6RB20090624 (Afghanistan) 23 Taliban killed in southern Afghanistan http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/06/24/23_taliban_killed_in_southern_afghanistan/ Afghanistan Attack Leaves Three German Soldiers Dead in Kunduz http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=a6Jg4VBa620M (Iraq) US intel suggests that al-Qaida numbers and attack capabilities have plunged in Iraq http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-iraq-al-qaida,1,464849.story (Iraq) Bomb strikes Shiite market in Baghdad, killing 61 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq (U.S.) Guantanamo detainee, considered an enemy by both sides, is ordered freed -- Abdulrahim Al Janko http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0623/p02s18-usju.html (Hamas) Carter wants Obama to remove Hamas from terror list http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php/200906241789/Carter-wants-Obama-to-remove-Hamas-from-terror-list.html (Saudi Arabia) Documents Back Saudi Link to Extremists http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/world/middleeast/24saudi.html?_r=1&ref=world (Canada) Bomb-plot details emerge in Toronto terror case http://www.thestar.com/gta/crime/article/654810 (Mauritania) TV: Al-Qaida says it killed American in Mauritania http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_re_af/af_mauritania_us_shooting Sudan to execute four Islamists for killing US envoy http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jESmIImOlBEoMl_fn9wzGRKIixHg Nigerian Militants Discuss Amnesty Deal with Government http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-24-voa27.cfm Indonesia reportedly arrests Changi terror plot suspect http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/438018/1/.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Live Interview with the Director of The Stoning of Soraya M. http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeffrey-Imm/1454301468#/event.php?eid=96252118100&ref=mf Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST (not EST) Location: http://apps.facebook.com/spinnio/ (Iran) Film set in Iran examines death by stoning -- "The Stoning of Soraya M." http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN23352076 (Pakistan) Victim's family accepts compensation money: SHC orders release of honour killing convict -- "Muhammad Ramzan was charged with killing Rasool Bux on suspicion of having illicit relations with Sakina, within the limits of Thul police station in 1994." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\25\story_25-6-2009_pg12_5 (Pakistan) "'Daozakh' staged at NAG: Honour killing corroding the social fabric" -- "Exposing horrors of honour killing, known as Karo-Kari, Karachi-based ‘Awami Theatre’ on Monday night staged an Urdu stage drama titled 'Daozakh' (Hell) at National Art Gallery (NAG)" --- Pakistan "play" shows brother killing sister's love, and then portrays sister as killer --- Ignores the endless "war on women" by Islamic supremacist ideology http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg11_10 (UK) Women 'really messed up' over forced marriages http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/search/4453052.Women__really_messed_up__over_forced_marriages/ (Kyrgyzstan) Child Brides -- "in accordance with Muslim Sharia law in a wedding ceremony known as a nikah" http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=327&NrSection=3&NrArticle=20657 A review of Cruel and Usual Punishment - By Nonie Darwish. http://au.christiantoday.com/article/a-review-of-icruel-and-usual-punishment-iby-nonie-darwish/6502.htm Iran Protest News: (Iran) "Two women who witnessed the protests and violence in post-election Iran are in the U.S." --- CNN Video http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/06/24/rowlands.us.iran.arrivals.cnn (Iran) Statement From Iranian Women’s Rights Activists http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/06/23/statement-from-iranian-womens-rights-activists/ Iran Opposition Leader's Wife: Let Protesters Go http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528823,00.html Iran arrests foreign nationals in connection with protests http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.election/index.html CNN Roland Martin "Commentary: U.S. should leave Iran alone" http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/martin.obama.iran/index.html Against Totalitarian News: Communist China accuses pro-democracy activist Liu Xiabo of inciting a rebellion -- Daily Telegraph: "Liu Xiaobo, one of China's most famous pro-democracy advocates, has been charged with trying to subvert Communist Party rule." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5622683/China-accuses-pro-democracy-activist-Liu-Xiaobo-of-inciting-a-rebellion.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/china-accuses-xiabo/ (North Korea) Swedish Ambassador visits jailed U.S. journalists in North Korea http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/north.korea.journalists/index.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/nk-swedish-ambassador-visits/ North Korea threatens US; world anticipates missile -- "North Korea threatened Wednesday to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies watched for signs the regime will launch a series of missiles in the coming days" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear Against Racial Supremacist News: (U.S.) Tennessee: Responding To KKK Fliers, Residents Form Association http://www.greenevillesun.com/story/304357 (U.S.) Ku Klux Klan: West Virginia - Clarksburg Woman Avoids Jail Time on Civil Rights Charge -- "Lowe entered a plea agreement back in April and admitted she wore a white sheet with the letters "KKK" across it." -- "She also yelled racial slurs and attacked the 15-year-old girl." http://www.wdtv.com/news/local/48924022.html (U.S.) June 20: R.E.A.L. Protests McLean, Virginia Conference with "White Nationalist" VDARE Web Site Speaker http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/june-20-real-protests-vdare/ http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-281657 Why It is "Right" to Reject Racism - by Jeffrey Imm http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/right-to-reject-racism/ http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/141.html Against Nazi News: (Denmark) Nazis harness power of Facebook http://www.cphpost.dk/news/politics/90-politics/46038-nazis-harness-power-of-facebook.html Other India stories: -- Man kills daughter over marriage row http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/21/stories/2009062158010300.htm -- Pregnant home guard killed by uncle http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Honour-killing-Pregnant-home-guard-killed-by-uncle/articleshow/4693844.cms June 23, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) DC: Women Speak Out on "The Stoning Soraya M." Film, Oppression of Women by Islamic Supremacists http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-women-speak-out/ -- CNN I-Report http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-280734 Newslinks: Afghanistan: Deadly suicide bomb strikes southeast - in Ghazni http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3456923545 (Afghanistan) UN workers killed in Afghan blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2009338&Language=en (Afghanistan) British troops in massive air assault on Taleban stronghold http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6559832.ece (Afghanistan) Three German Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,632190,00.html Afghanistan: Kabul Court Ruling Could Free Afghan Terrorism Suspects Held at Guantanamo http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav062309.shtml (Afghanistan/Pakistan) Al Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid: We'd use nuclear weapons against the U.S. if we could -- Al-Yazid calls for Pakistan "Mujahideen" to take Pakistan's nuclear weapons and "use them against the Americans" http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/22/2009-06-22_al_qaeda_leader_mustafa_abu_alyazid_wed_use_nuclear_weapons_on_the_us_if_we_coul.html http://www.indianexpress.com/comments/al-qaeda-threatens-to-use-pak-nweapons-against-us/479738/ http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55L12V20090622 --- "Al-Qaeda Leader in Afghanistan Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid Talks About Using Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Against U.S., Offers Americans 'Peace Plan': Convert to Islam, or Else Be Ruled by Islam and Pay Poll Tax to the Muslims" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241709 http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2152.htm --- Associated YouTube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ8SNsQF9KU& (Afghanistan/Pakistan) Put the Taliban on the terror list, already http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/06/23/2009-06-23_put_the_taliban_on_the_terror_list_already.html -- Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/other/des/123085.htm --- Taliban International Objectives http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/taliban_international.html --- Pakistan President says Taliban an international threat, can spread if not defeated http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg1_1 (Afghanistan/Pakistan) Taliban Guards 'Bribed' To Help David Rohde's Daring Escape Plan http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7907432&page=1 (Pakistan) NWFP: Guard kills rival to Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud -- "The murdered militant commander, known as Qari Zainuddin, had recently spoken out strongly against Mehsud and may have been about to mount a challenge against him" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090623/ts_nm/us_pakistan_violence http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3456922626 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan villagers revolt against Taleban after militants want women they widowed -- After June 5 suicide bombing on mosque, "they told the elders to give them the women who had been widowed in the attack" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6557586.ece (Pakistan) Fazlullah cornered, Swat battle in final phase, says Pak http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Fazlullah-cornered--Swat-battle-in-final-phase--says-Pak/480165 (Pakistan) FATA: Taliban amputate thief's hands http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg7_5 (Pakistan) FATA: Taliban kill Khasadar personnel http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg7_13 (Pakistan) FATA: Around 40,000 leave as South Waziristan offensive begins http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/14-around-40000-leave-as-south-waziristan-offensive-begins-zj-02 -- Terrorist camp may hold clues to Taliban operations http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg7_16 (Pakistan) FATA: Baitullah Mehsud: feared Taliban warlord in Pakistan army's sights http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Baitullah-Mehsud-feared-Taliban-warlord-in-Pakistan-armys-sights-/articleshow/4691857.cms --- December 1, 2008: Pakistan's The News - Army official: "We have only some misunderstandings with Baitullah Mehsud and Fazlullah" http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709 (Pakistan) Mehsud's rivals accuse him of covertly working with India and US http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg1_5 --- June 23, 2009 - Pakistan Daily Times: "in 2008 came the Mumbai attacks. The Indians reacted by rattling the sabre. Suddenly, India was the enemy and Mehsud a patriot." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg3_1 Pakistan faces challenge of cementing victory against Taliban http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-tactics22-2009jun22,0,3198717.story (Pakistan) Suspected Taliban fundraisers arrested in Karachi http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/19-suspected-ttp-fundraisers-arrested-in-karachi-01 (Pakistan) "U.S. drone strike kills 45 in Pakistan - officials" http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSP39352120090623 Blast suspends train service from Quetta http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg7_15 (Pakistan) Banned Islamists fighting twin battle - Hizb ut-Tahrir -- "HT claims to be gaining influence in Pakistan despite the ban" -- Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Imran Yousafzai: "The majority of Pakistanis want a form of religious law, as survey after survey shows -- and that is despite the brutal form to which the militants introduced Sharia in Swat" http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090621/FOREIGN/706209854 -- Hizb ut-Tahir gearing up for jihad? --- "Imran Yousafzai, a spokesman for the group, has organized mass demonstrations insisting the people in the tribal regions of Pakistan embrace Islamic law, the Emirati newspaper The National reports." http://www.metimes.com/Security/2009/06/22/hizb_ut-tahir_gearing_up_for_jihad/c898/ -- See also: -- Repeated public opinion polls have shown appx 75 percent of Pakistanis view implementation of "strict Sharia" as "important" http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/pakistan.html -- "56 percent said they would back Taliban demands to extend Islamic law to other parts of the country, including some major cities" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12pstan.html?scp=1&sq=Polls%20Finds%20Terrorism%20Not%20a%20Priority%20for%20Pakistanis&st=cse --- See also: Hizb ut-Tahrir America Enters Public Stage - by Madeleine Gruen http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/06/hizb_ut-tahrir_america_enters.php (Pakistan) Karachi: Jamaat-e-Islami preparing for rally on 28th http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg12_7 (India) Mumbai Attacks: 26/11 court issues warrants against 22 Pakistanis http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2611-Warrants-against-22-Pakistanis/articleshow/4692134.cms http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-india-issues-warrants-for-22-more-mumbai-suspects-rs-06 India has most number of domestic terror groups - many Maoist http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India-has-most-number-of-domestic-terror-groups/articleshow/4694618.cms -- Maoists attack court premises, free 'commander' http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Maoists-attack-court-premises-free-commander/articleshow/4692401.cms (Iran) Defiant women 'the new face of Iran' http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.women/index.html Iran says it will teach protesters a lesson http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55L37220090623 -- See additional reports in "Iran Protest News" below Israel releases Hamas speaker of parliament Aziz Dweik http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLN89189720090623 (Hamas) Palestinian Authority to free hundreds of Hamas detainees http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184899095&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) "Birds of Paradise" – Martyrdom Recruitment as Children's Entertainment http://www.investigativeproject.org/1072/birds-of-paradise-martyrdom-recruitment-as (U.S.) NJ man sentenced to 17 months for aiding Hezbollah -- Saleh Elahwal -- "for helping the broadcasting of Hezbollah television channel Al Manar" http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55M70120090623?rpc=401& (U.S.) Hizb ut-Tahrir America Enters Public Stage - by Madeleine Gruen http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/06/hizb_ut-tahrir_america_enters.php (U.S.) Judge Orders Guantanamo Detainee Freed -- Abd Al Rahim Abdul Rassak http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/22/judge-orders-guantanamo-detainee-freed/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/22/AR2009062201302.html?hpid=moreheadlines (U.S.) Obama Saudi suit stance irks 9/11 families http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/23/administrations-saudi-suit-stance-irks-911-familie/?feat=home_headlines (U.S.) IPT: "ACLU Recommendations Would Mean 'More Money for Hamas'" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1073/aclu-recommendations-would-mean-more-money-for (UK) Airline 'bottle bomber' was 'idiotic', says wife -- of Umar Islam -- "In his hate-filled video, Islam said: 'Know that without doubt your dead are in the hell fire whereas the Muslims who died due to your attacks will be in a paradise.'" -- "Rizwana Khan, 36, from Newham, east London, told Woolwich Crown Court that the words Umar Islam, aka Brian Young, used in the chilling film were not his own" http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Airline_bottle_bomber_was_idiotic,_says_wife&in_article_id=689614&in_page_id=34 (UK) Terror alert system too late for 2012 Olympics http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jun/21/olympics-2012-terrorism-firecontrol-system (Mauritania) Gunmen slay American http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25682583-23109,00.html Somalia: Taliban Now Coming to a Guerilla War Theatre Near You http://allafrica.com/stories/200906220839.html Somali President Declares State of Emergency http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-22-voa30.cfm (Somalia) Pirates free cargo ship near Somalia, crewman dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_re_af/piracy (Somalia) Ethiopian troops return to Somalia http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0622/p06s01-woaf.html -- Somalia Insurgents Say They Will Attack Any Foreign Troops http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-21-voa21.cfm (Algeria) Al-Qaeda claims Algerian ambush: SITE http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDGxRCCUf_-ZbmKnORWu6jAlhHAg Kenya's most dangerous al-Qaeda terrorist -- Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/613760/-/ukbs4w/-/ (Kenya) Al-Qaeda threat to peace in East Africa http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/613782/-/ukbs6q/-/ (Italy) Khaled Hussein, Who Helped Hijackers, Dies at 73 -- "helped plan the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/world/europe/23hussein.html Greek Far-left Group Behind Anti-terror Officer Murder -Police http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200906220839dowjonesdjonline000210&title=greek-far-left-group-behind-anti-terror-officer-murderpolice (Russia) Ingushetia: Driver dies in attack on Muslim leader - Yunus-Bek Yevkurov http://news.scotsman.com/world/Driver-dies-in-attack-on.5390288.jp (Canada) Foiled terror plot sought to destabilize economy, bomb the TSX, CSIS http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gA3JMFcTwdlet2oagMg2ft04SbfQ -- 'Toronto 18 planned three days of attacks in Canada' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg4_5 (Philippines) One killed in Muslim rebel attack in Philippines http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274402,one-killed-in-muslim-rebel-attack-in-philippines.html (Philippines) Clashes in Mindanao kill 14 bandits, rebels -- "14 rebels from two Muslim separatist groups" http://www.yehey.com/news/article.aspx?id=241703 (Philippines) Wanted Indonesian may be hiding in Philippines http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090623/tap-as-philippines-indonesian-militant-fe2a5de.html (Philippines) Italian hostage still alive, says Puno http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/june/23/yehey/prov/20090623pro1.html Philippines says preparing terror blacklist http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSMAN489798 (Thailand) Thai insurgents recruit from Islamic schools -- ICG: "Recruiters invite those who seem promising devout Muslims of good character who are moved by a history of oppression, mistreatment and the idea of armed jihad to join extracurricular indoctrination programmes in mosques or disguised as football training." http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55L0EV20090622 -- Cloud of suspicion hangs over Thai south schools http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55L1SJ20090622 (Thailand) Latest round of attacks in southern Thailand revives specter of Muslim-Buddhist conflict http://www.fox2now.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-as-thailand-armed-and-dangerous,0,6221826.story Thailand May Extend Shariah Law in Violence-Ridden Muslim South http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ay7noiDdsTm0 -- Reuters: "How to win hearts and minds in Thailand's Muslim south?" --- "The Thai government hopes to stem the violence by pouring $1.58 billion in development funds into the region" http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/06/22/how-to-win-hearts-and-minds-in-thailands-muslim-south/ Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (U.S.) DC: Women Speak Out on "The Stoning Soraya M." Film, Oppression of Women by Islamic Supremacists http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-women-speak-out/ -- CNN I-Report http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-280734 (Afghanistan) "Honor-Killing in Afghanistan: Father Kills His Daughter and Her Lover" -- "A father brutally murdered his daughter and a young boy for having love affairs in Samangan province, Northern Afghanistan. He stabbed them many times with a knife." -- "The girl was named Shakila and was 18 years old and the boy named Ghulam Sakhi was 22. This savage incident took place at 3 in the morning in Haji Umar Village of Aibak city (centre of Samangan)." -- "This year (solar year) 24 cases of violence have been recorded in the Women's Affair" -- "According to the AIHRC in 2008 more than 2000 cases of violence had been recorded in the country including cases of murder, suicide, self-immolation and rape." http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2009/06/21/honor-killing-in-afghanistan-father-kills-his-daughter-and-her-lover.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/afghanistan-honor-killing/ (Pakistan) Sindh: 'Violence against women on rise as perpetrators go scot-free' -- "Incidents of honour killing in Sindh have risen during the second quarter of the year (April up to date), while it has been observed that such incidents usually occur during the months of June and July in large number as compared to the rest of the year." -- "This was disclosed by the members of the Aurat Foundation’s (AF) watch group in a consultative meeting held on Tuesday to review the situation of ‘Violence Against Women’ under its policy and data-monitoring project. The participants pointed out that the fundamental rights of the women in the country were violated in the name of modesty and honour." -- "The meeting revealed that women faced violence in every third household of the country in the lower, middle and upper class families, but most incidents go unreported at all levels." -- "Similarly, in poor households, domestic violence is not even considered as violence" -- "AF Regional Coordinator Lala Hassan explained that women face physical, sexual, psychological and emotional violence - ranging from more covert acts (abusive language and coercion in marriage) to the most explicit forms (including physical torture, marital rape, custodial violence, honour killings, burning of women, acid throwing, genital mutilation, incest, gang-rape, public stripping, forced prostitution etc.)" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=184664 (Iran) How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran's struggle http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran -- Iranian authorities scramble to negate Neda Soltan 'martyrdom' -- Iranian woman Neda Salehi Agha Soltan shot in the chest http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6561253.ece -- Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend 'it's just one bullet' http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/23/2009-06-23__neda_aghasoltan.html -- Iran bans prayers for 'Angel of Freedom' Neda Agha Soltan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5603057/Iran-bans-prayers-for-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html -- Iranian regime targets family of 'Angel of Freedom' Neda Agha Soltan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5614391/Iranian-regime-targets-family-of-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html -- Neda Salehi Agha Soltan’s story touches everyone except Iran’s rulers http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6565497.ece (Iran) Defiant women 'the new face of Iran' http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.women/index.html (Iran) Report: "Stoning to be omitted from Iran penal laws" -- With "The Stoning of Soraya M." scheduled to be released Friday June 26, Iranian government press seeks PR spin on history of stoning by quoting Majlis judiciary commission Ali Shahrokhi -- Shahrokhi says stoning may be "omitted" from "Iran's penal laws" in future if Majlis and Guardian council approve http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=98845§ionid=351020101 (Pakistan) "Bomb blast destroys girl's school east of Peshawar city" http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/pakistan.taliban.girls.school/?iref=mpstoryview Other News: Somali Islamists order teenagers' hands, legs amputated http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSLM261120._CH_.2400 Somali court postpones amputations, citing weather http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g7OaI4_kjeHA-o4UhlmP7vlWmrrwD990DKL01 (Egypt) "Muslim Mob Attacks Church and Loots Christian Homes in Egypt" http://www.aina.org/news/20090622130214.htm (Pakistan) Lahore: Pakistanis Beat Co-Worker After Discovering He is a Christian -- 14 year old Arfan Sohail had to be taken to a hospital http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10335&PHPSESSID=b24926b7dffcb1de8604cf8f62ef7cf2 (U.S.) Rick Warren to speak at DC ISNA Convention - July 3 - 6 http://www.isna.net/Programs/pages/Speakers-Services.aspx#102 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unitedstatesaction/message/19475 (U.S.) ISNA Convention Theme: "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" http://www.isna.net/Conferences/pages/Annual-Convention.aspx ---- COMMENT: NOTABLY - this omits EQUALITY ---- "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" ---- We at Responsible for EQUALITY *AND* LIBERTY - recognize that you can't have liberty, without equality ---- and you can't have democracy without BOTH - our indepedence was not just a call for undefined freedoms, but a recognition of our inalienable human rights, including EQUALITY ---- EQUALITY is a universal human right that supremacists, of any kind, simply refuse to accept ---- those in support of human rights are a purpose driven people - focused on our universal, inalienable human rights, that include our right to EQUALILTY ----- 46th Annual ISNA Convention, Washington DC Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC 20001 ISNA 2009 Convention Speakers -- along with Hamza Yusuf, Siraj Wahhaj, Zaid Shakir, Ihsan Bagby, Abdallah Idris Ali, Ingrid Mattson, Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, and others http://www.isna.net/assets/conventions/programs/2009/conventionprogramweb/conventionspeakersbios.pdf --- ISNA has been listed as unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial (page 8, item VII.3) http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/documents/Attachment+A+(List+of+Unindicted+Co-conspirators).pdf -- This is the same ISNA, whose featured speakers have included: -- Siraj Wahhaj - who has called for an Islamic supremacist caliphate http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/094.html#ISNA_2008 http://www.kashmirtelegraph.com/jagan.htm -- Ihsan Bagby: "we [Muslims] can never be full citizens of this country... because there is no way we can be fully committed to the institutions and ideologies of this country." http://www.meforum.org/388/ahmad-yusuf-hamas-is-a-charitable-organization -- Zaid Shakir: "Every Muslim who is honest would say, I would like to see America become a Muslim country" http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/us/18imams.html?ei=5090&en=0e7bc45a0b83a46b&ex=1308283200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all -- Hamza Yusef has described Judaism as a "most racist religion" http://ohioagainstterror.blogspot.com/2008/07/1995-isna-convention-judaism-most.html -- Hamza Yusuf (also spelled Hamza Yousuf or Hamza Yousef): "There are times when you have to live like a sheep in order to live in the future like a lion." http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2004/November/theuae_November89.xml§ion=theuae -- Hamza Yousef: "Jihad is actually considered a Rahma (mercy) in Islam" http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/003774.php -- ISNA's Ingrid Mattson in Her Own Words http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/5544 -- Ingrid Mattson's "inter-faith" experience includes divisive efforts to portray Christians as being enemies of Jews http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/14/islamic_leader_urges_jews_be_wary_of_fundamentalists/ -- this is the same Ingrid Mattson who appeared to defend the idea of an Islamic supremacist caliphate in an October 2001 CNN chat by stating that "the overthrowing of the caliphate... was a plan of European powers for many years. This deprived the Muslim world of a stable and centralized authority, and much of the chaos that we're living in today is the result of that." http://archives.cnn.com/2001/COMMUNITY/10/18/mattson.cnna/ -- you know, the same "caliphate" that Barack Obama stated he opposed in August 2007, when he stated that America's enemies "seek to create a repressive caliphate" http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/the_war_we_need_to_win.php --- See also: ---- Indianapolis Star: "Islamic Society convention lands appearance from Rick Warren" http://blogs.indystar.com/thoushalt/2009/06/islamic_society.html ---- "Rick Warren's Islamic Overture" http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/robert_parham/2009/06/seeking_the_common_good_doesnt_require_doctrinal_agreement_about_god.html?hpid=talkbox1 (U.S.) More than 800 gun buyers on terrorist watch list http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_watch_list_guns -- GAO Cites Gun Sales to Those on Watch List http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/22/AR2009062201766.html?hpid=topnews Indonesia: Govt 'not delivering on human rights http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3452563331 (UK) "BBC supports Islam and attacks Christianity, says ex-presenter Don Maclean" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5603071/BBC-supports-Islam-and-attacks-Christianity-says-ex-presenter-Don-Maclean.html (France) Burka makes women prisoners, says President Sarkozy http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6557252.ece -- French MPs in call to unveil Islamic dress code http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25667700-2703,00.html -- France: Veil flouts secular principles says mosque chief http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3457282869 --- UK Muslim group faults Sarkozy over burqa remarks - Muslim Council of Britain http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June1931.xml§ion=international http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/109524 --- "Why I, as a British Muslim woman, want the burkha banned from our streets" - by Saira Khan ---- Saira Khan: "Thanks to fundamentalist Muslims and 'hate' preachers working in Britain, the veiling of women is suddenly all-pervasive and promoted as a basic religious right. We are led to believe that we must live with this in the name of 'tolerance'." ---- Saira Khan: "The veil is simply a tool of oppression which is being used to alienate and control women under the guise of religious freedom." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1195052/Why-I-British-Muslim-woman-want-burkha-banned-streets.html Germany discovers it has more Muslims than suspected http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1485312.php/Germany_discovers_it_has_more_Muslims_than_suspected_#ixzz0JISqriXn&D A Policy of Double Standards Mushrooms Among Muslim Media - by Shireen Qudosi http://qudosi.com/2009/06/22/a-policy-of-double-standards-mushrooms-among-muslim-media/ Iran Protest News: (Iran) No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me - by Lila Ghobady -- "Lila Ghobady is an exiled Iranian writer-journalist and filmmaker living in Canada since 2002" http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/19-11 Iran says it will teach protesters a lesson http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55L37220090623 Iran: Police break up fresh protests in Tehran http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3453937576 Iran's top electoral body rules out vote annulment http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election --- Braced for fury after Iran poll ruled valid http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25680803-2703,00.html Iran leader extends deadline over vote complaints: ISNA http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June778.xml§ion=middleeast Iran elections: Ahmadinejad to be sworn in as president by August http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/23/iran-guardian-council-results (Iran) How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran's struggle http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran (Iran/UK) Iran expels 2 British diplomats, refuses new vote http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iran_election -- Britain expels two Iranian diplomats in tit-for-tat response http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/23/britain-expels-iranian-diplomats (Iran/UK) Yvonne Ridley takes sides. Guess whose? http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/23/yvonne-ridley-takes-sides-guess-which-one/ -- UK's Ridley: "I'm quite a fan of Mahmoud Admadinejad who is adored by the common man and woman in Iran." http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/63688 (Iran/UK/US) 'Outraged' Brown and Obama condemn Iran as election crisis worsens http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6564441.ece (Iran/US) Obama: 'Not Too Late' for Iranian Government to Peacefully Resolve Unrest http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/23/obama-iran/ (Iran/US) The Washington Times freelance reporter arrested in Iran -- believed to Iason Athanasiadis http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/23/twt-freelance-reporter-arrested-iran/?feat=home_headlines (Iran) At stake in Iran uprising: trust in the Islamic Revolution http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0621/p06s07-wome.html Iran's dictator gives up pretence of democracy - by Amir Taheri http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6544249.ece (Iran) Israeli president applauds Iran street protesters http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_IRAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-21-08-10-38 (Iran) "Twitter vs CNN: Blood on the streets" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/5614541/Twitter-vs-CNN-Blood-on-the-streets.html Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Tenneessee: Residents say Ku Klux Klan targeting Greeneville neighborhood http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/kkk-targets-tennessee/ http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9014728 -- Ku Klux Klan Sends Message To Predominantly Black Neighborhood http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/ku_klux_klan_sending_message_to_predominantly_black_neighborhood/25621/ (U.S.) Oregon: Black family targeted with hateful graffiti http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/oregon-black-family-targeted/ http://www.katu.com/news/local/48731037.html (U.S.) Nebraska Supreme Court Won't Hear State Trooper's Appeal -- "Robert Henderson Fired After Investigation Finds KKK Ties" http://www.ketv.com/news/19827948/detail.html Against Nazi News: Hungary arrests "leader of the country's neo-Nazi movement on terrorism charges" -- Gyorgy Budahazy "was charged on several counts of arson and instigation to murder" -- "Hungarian investigators believe they have established a link between Budahazy and the terrorist organization Hungarian Arrows, which has claimed responsibility for several recent arson attacks" http://jta.org/news/article/2009/06/21/1006022/hungarian-far-right-activist-faces-terror-charges (UK) Yobs use Nazi sign at demo http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/06/21/yobs-use-nazi-sign-at-demo-115875-21458819/ (U.S.) American Colleges and the Nazis -- "American universities had amicable ties with Nazi Germany in the 1930s -- a record of indifference, complicity and collaboration leading into World War II that stemmed from institutional anti-Semitism, an author says." http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/american-colleges-and-the-nazis/?hp -- interview with Stephen H. Norwood, author of "The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower" http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521762434 -- link to book http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/17/nazism (Russia) Skinheads sentenced in Russia -- "Alexei Kelber was described as the 'instigator' of the group, 'The Wolves of Odin,' in the Altai territory" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/23/Skinheads-sentenced-in-Russia/UPI-85621245794035/ Against Totalitarianism News: (North Korea) U.S. Intel: North Korea Expected to Launch Short and Medium-Range Missiles http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/23/intel-official-north-korea-expected-launch-short-medium-range-missiles/ North Korea ship, maybe with weapons, passes Shanghai http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear North Korea warns ships of impending drill http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/nkorea.warning/index.html (North Korea) US general warns of North Korean insurgent tactics http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\24\story_24-6-2009_pg4_2 June 22, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Afghanistan) Taliban denies role in kidnapping -- on NYT reporter David Rohde http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25669532-23109,00.html Afghan firefight shows challenge for US troops http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_afghan_taking_on_the_taliban Iran hardliners keep protesters off the streets http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5596069/Iran-hardliners-keep-protesters-off-the-streets.html --- See more "Iran Protest News" below Iran Protest News: Iran hardliners keep protesters off the streets http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5596069/Iran-hardliners-keep-protesters-off-the-streets.html (Iran) Young woman describes beating at hands of paramilitary -- "A 19-year-old woman who was wounded by Iranian paramilitary forces with clubs escaped with her camera and shared her photos with CNN -- after tricking a paramilitary soldier into thinking she had given him the images on a disk." -- "He hit me and he was twice [as big] as me -- he was so big. And I said, 'You want to hit me?' And he said, 'Yes' and then he hit me with a club." http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.young.protestor/index.html (Iran) CNN: iReports in Iran: "Unrest in Iran" http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?start=0&topicId=270440 (Iran) Newsweek journalist detained in Iran: Magazine -- Maziar Bahari http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Newsweek-journalist-detained-in-Iran-Magazine/articleshow/4685319.cms (Iran) Arrests of Rafsanjani kin show Iran clerics split -- "There was no word on any new clashes Sunday, although after dark many people in Tehran went to their rooftops to shout 'Death to the dictator' and 'Allahu akbar,' a common form of defiance in recent days." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iran_election http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/21/arrests-rafsanjani-kin-show-iran-clerics-split/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31469914/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ (Iran) Mousavi: People are entitled to protest fraud and lies http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184890769&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iranian Filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf: Ahmadinejad Has Soiled the Streets of Iran with Blood and Wants to Lead the Region to War http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241509 (Iran) Khamenei's Representative in Syria, Mojtaba Al-Hosseini: The West Is Behind Demonstrations in Iran http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241409 Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a Tehran Friday Sermon: In Every Election There Are Winners and There Are Losers http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241309 (Iran) Israel's Netanyahu: Iranian Regime's Repressive Nature 'Unmasked' by Election Turmoil http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/21/netanyahu-iranian-regimes-repressive-nature-unmasked-election-turmoil/ (Iraq) London Times: "Iranian mujahadeen rally in Iraq" -- "As reports come in that Iranian officials have arrested several members of the main exiled opposition group, the People's Mujahedeen of Iran (PMOI), their fellow Mujahadeen have been rallying in Iraq." http://timesonline.typepad.com/inside_iraq_weblog/2009/06/iranian-mujihadeen-rally-in-iraq.html Iran and Britain in diplomatic stand-off as protest death toll rises http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6548540.ece June 21, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Iran raises death toll in clashes to at least 20 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31469914/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ -- See also "Iran Protest News" below Iraqi police say bombing has al-Qaida signature http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq (Iraq) Sudanese terrorist arrested in Iraq http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008781&Language=en (Iraq) Update: Truck bomb blamed on al-Qaeda kills more than 70 in Iraq http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=argusleader&sParam=35410768.story (Afghanistan) Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, 2 troops dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090621/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan (Afghanistan) Militants behead Afghan university student -- "Several armed militants entered the compound of Kandahar University in south Afghanistan Friday and after beheading a student took away another" http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026659.php http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6682576.html (Afghanistan) Two ISAF soldiers killed in attack on key military base http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008740&Language=en (Pakistan) Taliban gains money, al-Qaida finances recovering http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gjLiggkBGttdomc3EIpAQK8s-uMgD98UGMV00 (Pakistan/U.S.) No plan to send troops to Pakistan: Obama http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\21\story_21-6-2009_pg1_4 (Pakistan) NWFP: Cop shot dead in Peshawar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\21\story_21-6-2009_pg7_5 (Pakistan) NWFP: Citizens' Militia Kill 7 Militants in Pakistan Firefight http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528011,00.html (Pakistan) FATA: 32 Taliban killed in anti-Mehsud battle http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\21\story_21-6-2009_pg1_1 -- 15 more Taliban killed in Bajaur fighting http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\21\story_21-6-2009_pg1_2 (Pakistan) FATA: Pakistani aircraft hit militants near Afghan border http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55G1BU20090621 (Pakistan/Afghanistan) Kidnapped NY Times reporter escapes from Taliban: paper -- David Rohde http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/5667916/kidnapped-ny-times-reporter-escapes-from-taliban-paper/ http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/20/reporter.escape.afghanistan/index.html (U.S.) DHS: General aviation (GA) presents limited security threat, IG finds http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0609/061709kp1.htm http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/TSA_OIG_Terrorism_Minor_Threat_200585-1.html (U.S.) Washington reiterates support for Israel -- "White House stresses 'unbreakable' ties after 'Post' poll shows Israelis' concerns over Obama" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184882206&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull UK identifies dead hostages in Iraq http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/UK-identifies-dead-hostages-in-Iraq/articleshow/4683924.cms http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6547975.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/5589154/British-hostages-in-Iraq-feared-dead-after-bodies-found.html (UK) Ex-terror chief seeks 7/7 inquiry http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/8111037.stm (Somalia) In Fight With Islamists, Somalia Asks for Help http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/world/africa/21somalia.html -- Ethiopia rejects Somali request http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8111312.stm -- Ethiopia troops 'return to Somalia' http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/06/200962012118631841.html (Somalia) Many Nations Condemn Killing of Somalia's Security Minister http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-19-voa26.cfm Somali journalist: 'I saw my boss shot dead' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8103703.stm Yemeni who killed Jew gets death sentence http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2009/06/21/world/yemeni-who-killed-jew-gets-death-sentence.html&template=/news/feeds/story-template-reuters.html (Philippines) Three killed in Philippines grenade blast - attack on fair http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-59529.html -- Grenade blasts kill 1, wound 32 in Philippine http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090621/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_grenade_attack_3 (Philippines) Muslim rebels suspected in deadly blast in Philippines http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/437489/1/.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090621/wl_asia_afp/philippinesmuslimattacksunrestblast_20090621062351 (Philippines) Four Muslim militants killed in Philippine clash http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274177,four-muslim-militants-killed-in-philippine-clash.html -- Philippine marines kill 4 Abu Sayyaf militants http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090621/tap-as-philippines-abu-sayyaf-fe2a5de.html (Thailand) Insurgents in Southern Thailand Recruit From Schools http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/world/asia/22thai.html?adxnnl=1&ref=world&adxnnlx=1245592998-dr9gXQdloeRq7h3p6GolCA Iran Protest News: Iran raises death toll in clashes to at least 20 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31469914/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ -- In Tehran, an eerie calm as death toll jumps to 19 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election (Iran) Mousavi protestors defy tear gas in Tehran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6544234.ece (Iran) CNN Coverage http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/iran.elections/ (Iran) 'Neda' becomes rallying cry for Iranian protests http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.woman.twitter/index.html -- "Like most of the information coming out of Tehran, it is impossible to verify her name, Neda, or the circumstances of her apparent death, captured close-up on a bystander's camera." -- "CNN ran a pixilated version of the video, which was posted on YouTube. It shows a woman in jeans and white sneakers collapsed on the street, as the person with the camera -- most likely from a cell phone -- runs toward her and focuses on her face." (Iran) Neda Video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBiUaFKyPw8 Iran police clash with defiant protestors http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/5667868/iran-police-clash-with-defiant-protestors/ Iran blames "terrorists" for violence http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55F54520090621 (Iran) Top cleric Rafsanjani may be playing role in Iran unrest http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31465879/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ (Iran) Rafsanjani's daughter arrested in Iran http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rafsanjanis-daughter-arrested-in-Iran/articleshow/4683868.cms -- Five members of Rafsanjani's family arrested http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008731&Language=en Tehran protest diary: an angry Muslim mother reports from inside Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5588307/Tehran-protest-diary-an-angry-Muslim-mother-reports-from-inside-Iran.html (Iran) Daily Telegraph: "Iran election: how a week of protest has changed Islamic state for ever" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5588733/Iran-election-how-a-week-of-protest-has-changed-Islamic-state-for-ever.html -- Timeline: The week of protest that shook Iran's clerical regime http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5588578/Timeline-The-week-of-protest-that-shook-Irans-clerical-regime.html (Iran) Bomb kills two at Khomeini shrine: Iran TV http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE55J1DY20090620 -- Suicide bomber attacks Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's shrine in Iran http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Suicide-bomber-attacks-Ayatollah-Ruhollah-Khomeinis-shrine-in-Iran/articleshow/4681583.cms (Iran) Rift grows among Iranian leaders http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.election/index.html Iranian rally organizer backs down amid police warnings http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Iranian-rally-organiser-backs-down-amid-police-warnings/articleshow/4679568.cms Iran's Khamenei throws down hard line with protesters http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0619/p06s13-wome.html (Iran) Thousands Gather in France to Support Iranian Protesters http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527883,00.html Iran Rebukes U.S., Britain for Meddling in Election Affairs http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528010,00.html (U.S.) White House Welcomes US Congress Condemnation of Iran Violence http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-19-voa52.cfm -- U.S. House votes overwhelmingly for Iranian resolution ---- only Rep. Ron Paul votes against it http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/iran.us.congress/index.html?iref=newssearch (U.S.) Obama to Iran's leaders: Stop 'unjust' actions http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31467080/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/20/republicans-pressure-obama-support-iranian-protesters/ (Iran) BBC correspondent ordered to leave Iran http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/BBC-correspondent-ordered-to-leave-Iran-/articleshow/4684149.cms Walid Phares: "Iran - The Uprising Is On and There's No Turning Back" http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/20/phares_walid_iran_uprising/ Other News: (India) Lucknow: Man beheads daughter in Rampur district -- "In a suspected honour killing, a man allegedly beheaded his daughter who was insisting on marrying her lover in Rampur district." -- "Shaukat Saifi was arrested after he allegedly beheaded his daughter Naseem" http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Man-beheads-daughter-in-Rampur-district/479192 http://www.expressindia.com/story.php?storyId=479192 (UK) Muslim prisoners get their own cells after sharing row http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1194483/Muslim-prisoners-cells-sharing-row.html?ITO=1490 Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Mississippi killings under review - Ku Klux Klan murders of civil rights activists http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/kkk-murders-under-review/ http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090621/NEWS/906210332/1001/news/Miss.-killings-under-review -- Clarion Ledger: "Feds investigating 1964 murders in Philadelphia" -- Further investigation into living suspects in the 1964 deaths of Civil Rights activists Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman -- "Five suspects are still alive in the case, including reputed Klansman Billy Wayne Posey, who told Mississippi investigators there were 'a lot of persons involved in the murders that did not go to jail.'" -- "In 1967, 18 men went on trial on federal conspiracy charges, and seven were convicted." ---- June 16, 2009: Mississippi: Sunday Memorial service marks 45th anniversary of Neshoba Co. civil rights slayings by Ku Klux Klan http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/we-are-still-not-afraid/ ---– Story of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner written in book “We Are Not Afraid” http://www.amazon.com/Are-Not-Afraid-Schwerner-Mississippi/dp/1560258640 Against Nazi News: (Norway) Row grows over Norway honor for pro-Nazi Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1094430.html (U.S.) Missouri - Nazism: In Missouri, a Fight Over a Highway Adoption http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/us/21highway.html?_r=1&ref=us (UK) Four Nazis arrested at anti-BNP protest http://lancasteruaf.blogspot.com/2009/06/four-nazis-arrested-at-anti-bnp-protest.html Against Totalitarianism News: North Korea criticizes US nuclear protection of South http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090621/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear North Korean ship likely headed for Myanmar: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090621/wl_nm/us_korea_north_1;_ylt=A0geu1ZhMD5Kg2gAsQCspph4 Singapore would act if North Korean ship has WMDs http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5668439 June 20, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Truck bomb kills at least 30 in northern Iraq -- in Kirkuk near Shiite mosque http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090620/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1484826.php/Truck_bomb_kills_at_least_25_people_at_Iraqi_mosque__1st_Lead__ Iraqi forces execute security operation in Miqdadiya http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008568&Language=en (Iraq) Workshop for manufacturing bombs found in S. Iraq http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008555&Language=en (Kuwait) Two get 5-year jail for sending youths to Afghan jihad http://www.arabtimesonline.com/client/pagesdetails.asp?nid=33779&ccid=22 (Afghanistan) Third US soldier killed in Afghanistan in single day http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008587&Language=en -- ISAF soldier killed in southern Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008545&Language=en -- Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008526&Language=en (Afghanistan) Airstrikes Target Afghan Taliban http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-20-voa5.cfm (Afghanistan) Gulbadin Hekmatyar, Fugitive Chief of Hizb-e-Islami in Afghanistan: 'Iran Helped America in Capturing Afghanistan and Iraq'; 'Iran is Ready for Friendship with All Communists, Hindus, Christians, and Any Other Enemy of Islam Against Sunni Muslims'; 'I Hope Not to Take Political Asylum in Saudi Arabia or Any Other Country' http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241109 (Pakistan) 50 Taliban killed in first battle in Waziristan -- "Making their first contact with fighters of Baitullah Mehsud in a new offensive in South Waziristan, army troops killed 50 militants in an aerial and artillery bombardment" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/50-Taliban-killed-in-first-battle-in-Waziristan/articleshow/4680173.cms http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008532&Language=en (Pakistan) The News: "Want proof of Taliban casualties" http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Want+proof+of+Taliban+casualties:Editorial&artid=eJpcfVyF/8c= --- The News: "No Taliban brass" ---- "Because there is no independent verification we – nor anybody else – are in a position to challenge the statements we receive daily, but there is one question that unless it is answered, and verifiably answered and soon, is going to mean that all this effort and death and displacement may be for naught" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=183914 (Pakistan) Mumbai terror attack case in Pak adjourned till July 4 -- "Pakistan's efforts to prosecute five LeT operatives has run aground with an anti-terrorism judge on Saturday again adjourning the hearing of the case till July 4" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Mumbai-terror-attack-case-in-Pak-adjourned-till-July-4/articleshow/4679708.cms (Iran) Witnesses: police clash with Tehran protesters http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090620/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election -- Iran security forces use tear gas, clubs on protesters, witnesses say http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.election/index.html -- Iran Riot Police Clash With Thousands of Protesters in Bloody Tehran Crackdown http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527863,00.html http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184879516&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran braced for violent confrontation as protesters vow to defy Supreme Leader http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5585647/Iran-braced-for-violent-confrontation-as-protesters-vow-to-defy-Supreme-Leader.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6539412.ece (Iran) 'Movement by the people, for the people' -- "In extraordinary letter relayed to 'Post,' Iranian student describes police brutality and protesters' courage." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184872971&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Mousavi rally in doubt after Iran leader warning http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55F54520090619 (Iran/UK) Iranian embassy camera watches protesters in London http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5586561/Iranian-embassy-camera-watches-protesters-in-London.html Hezbollah, Druse 'to work together' http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=ODkwOTE5OTgy (UK) Comedian Shappi Khorsandi on how her family fled the mullahs in Iran for Britain and they sent a death squad after them http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/06/20/comedian-shappi-khorsandi-on-how-her-family-fled-the-mullahs-in-iran-for-britain-and-they-sent-a-death-squad-after-them-115875-21456582/ (Yemen) Slaughter of Foreigners in Yemen Bears Mark of Former Gitmo Detainee, Say Experts http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527868,00.html Somalian legislators urge neighbouring states to send troops http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/06/20/somalia.html (Canada) Montreal man accused of ties to al-Qaeda now on cross-country tour -- Adil Charkaoui http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/06/19/charkaoui-speaking-tour.html Thailand's Muslim south gripped by fear -- "When a gun appeared through an open window in her small wooden house, Patimoh Pohitaedaoh knew the insurgents had come to kill her." -- "She had already seen four family members shot dead in her village by shadowy assassins over the past five years." http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55I0JQ20090619?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews (Thailand) Three Muslim men shot in south Thailand -- "Separatist militants shot and killed three Muslim men in Thailand's south as violence intensified in the troubled region, police said." http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=15188 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Russia) Suspect detained in honor killing in Chechnya -- "Prosecutors in Chechnya say they have detained a young man accused of shooting his sister to death in an honor killing." -- "Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov said recently that some of the victims were rightfully shot by their male relatives for their 'loose morals.'" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June1694.xml§ion=international&col= --- March 1, 2009: Russia: Chechen President defends Islamic supremacist "honor killings" - says women deserve to die http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/russia-chechen-president-defends-islamic-supremacism-says-women-deserve-to-die/ Other News: (U.S.) Michigan: Muslims Reaction to Court Ruling http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/48632807.html (U.S.) Islam meets hip-hop in PBS documentary http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090620/NEWS10/906200320/-1/NEWS Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Atlanta: Swastika / KKK Drawn On Kennesaw Fence - Ku Klux Klan http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/19798562/detail.html -- "Residents of a Kennesaw neighborhood are angry after someone drew a swastika on a fence in the Lullwater neighborhood." -- "The swastika and the letters 'KKK' were drawn on the fence in chalk." -- "Kennesaw is not the only metro Atlanta community troubled by this kind of vandalism. Less than two weeks ago, swastikas and vulgar graffiti were painted on homes in Sandy springs and Dunwoody." Against Nazi News: Israel honors German soldier from "The Pianist" http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE55I46T20090619 Against Totalitarianism News: (North Korea) World Powers May Meet on N. Korea Next Month Amid New Threats http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527821,00.html June 19, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) 'Terrorists can target security agencies, hotels' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\20\story_20-6-2009_pg7_11 (Pakistan) FATA: Militants bomb two schools in Pakistan's tribal area http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Militants-bomb-two-schools-in-Pakistans-tribal-area/articleshow/4676012.cms (Pakistan) FATA: Fighter jets bomb South Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\20\story_20-6-2009_pg1_1 -- Troops pound hideouts of Baitullah's men http://www.dawnnews.net/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-jets-bomb-taliban-hideouts-swaziristan-qs-07 (Pakistan) Pak's new strategy: Target Mehsud only http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Paks-new-strategy-Target-Mehsud-only/articleshow/4679010.cms (Pakistan) Mehusd sent people to kill Benazir: Former aide http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Mehusd-sent-people-to-kill-Benazir-Former-aide-/articleshow/4678065.cms (Pakistan) Lal Masjid cleric barred from entering Pakistan's NWFP http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Lal-Masjid-cleric-barred-from-entering-Pakistans-NWFP/articleshow/4675814.cms (Pakistan) No link between Islam and terrorism, extremism: Nawaz http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\20\story_20-6-2009_pg7_18 (Pakistan) Balochistan: 17 injured in Dera Murad Jamali blast http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\20\story_20-6-2009_pg7_5 (Pakistan/U.S.) Kerry, Lugar confident of quick passage of Pak aid bill http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\19\story_19-6-2009_pg7_3 -- US Congress okays $1.4bn Pakistan aid http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\20\story_20-6-2009_pg1_4 (Afghanistan) Bomb kills two coalition soldiers in Afghanistan http://geo.tv/6-19-2009/44463.htm (Afghanistan) US says Afghan airstrikes killed 26 civilians http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US-says-Afghan-airstrikes-killed-26-civilians/articleshow/4679014.cms (Afghanistan) Al-Qaida recruiting for Afghan jihad http://www.metimes.com/Security/2009/06/18/al-qaida_recruiting_for_afghan_jihad/2bae/ Iraqi anti-terror agency does not legally exist: chief http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsWAM5rBtwd4n8yZtg1Tb5QvHPOw (Iran) Chants against West punctuate Khamenei's defiant speech --- "Ayatollah endorses official results showing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected" --- "Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent a clear message after days of protests: Enough is enough. With more marches possible Saturday, Khamenei warned: Those who "take wrong measures which are harmful, they will be held accountable for all violence." He was interrupted by chants of 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel'" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election.scene/index.html --- Analysis and reaction http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.election.scene/index.html#cnnSTCOther1 (Iran) Khamenei puts Iran on 'collision course' - video http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/31453177#31453177 (Iran) Basij Militia Allegedly Use Axes, Daggers to Attack Iranian Protesters http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527762,00.html Iran braced for violence as protesters gather again http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6539412.ece Iran says it will not be held responsible for 'bloodshed' on the streets http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5580931/Iran-says-it-will-not-be-held-responsible-for-bloodshed-on-the-streets.html (Iran) Facebook provides vital link to family in Iran http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31449075/ns/community-firstperson/ (Iran) Riots and repression in Iran: eight days that shook the Muslim world http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6539969.ece (Iran)'World is watching', Barack Obama warns Iran http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World-is-watching-Barack-Obama-warns-Iran-/articleshow/4678635.cms (Iran/UK) Britain complains after Ayatollah Khamenei describes UK as "evil" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5580734/Britain-complains-after-Ayatollah-Khamenei-describes-UK-as-evil.html --- June 18, 2009: UK envoy in first Hezbollah talks http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8107837.stm (U.S.) Investigators warn of e-jihad http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090619/NEWS03/906190326/1013/NEWS03 Somalia suicide bomb toll rises http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8109188.stm (Somalia) Qaeda seeks war, not refuge, in Yemen, Somalia http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\20\story_20-6-2009_pg7_12 (Thailand) Group: Muslim rebels have killed 115 teachers http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090619/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_southern_violence_4 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1104996.html http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3733958,00.html (Philippines) Seven Muslim rebels killed in encounter http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=298174&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 (Australia) Review of "The Mother of Mohammed: An Australian Woman's Extraordinary Journey into Jihad" http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13855207&fsrc=rss Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Iran: Women in Iran march against discrimination -- "Many hope the protests will lead to changes in gender discriminatory laws" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.protests.women/index.html (Spain) Eta car bomb kills policeman in Spain http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/5577829/ETA-car-bomb-kills-policeman-in-Spain.html Other News: (U.S.) Washington DC: JCRC Alert: Defend Trader Joe's on Israeli Boycott - June 20 http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/JCRC-DC-Trader-Joes-Alert.html (UK) One in four residents will be Muslim, MP says http://www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/asianspotlight/spotlight/4443844.One_in_four_residents_will_be_Muslim__MP_says/ French women may face ban on head-to-toe Islamic dress http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6539336.ece Against Totalitarianism News: (North Korea) U.S.: Navy Positions Destroyer For Possible Intercept of North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/19/military-set-intercept-north-korean-ship-suspected-proliferatin-missiles-nukes/ Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Hazleton Mayor to Appear with "White Nationalist" Web Leader http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/barletta-with-white-nationalist/ Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Holocaust Memorial Shooter Von Brunn: "Child porn on museum suspect's computer, FBI says" -- also found notebook saying "The Holocaust is a lie." http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/18/museum.shooting.porn/index.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/von-brunn-child-porn/ June 18, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Report: "N. Korea may fire missile toward Hawaii July 4-8" http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008271&Language=en -- Gates: US puts more missile defense around Hawaii http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_nkorea ---------------------------- Newslinks: (Pakistan) 42 operational terror camps in Pak, PoK http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/42-terror-camps-in-Pak-PoK/articleshow/4673319.cms (Pakistan) Geo TV: "Baitullah dismissed Omar's offer to fight Afghan Jihad: Baetani" http://geo.tv/6-19-2009/44418.htm (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan military kills 34 militants in Malakand operation http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008208&Language=en http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\19\story_19-6-2009_pg1_6 (Pakistan) FATA: U.S. drones kill 9 in Waziristan: Pakistan officials http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55G1BU20090618 (Pakistan) FATA: Taliban kill two ‘spies’ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\19\story_19-6-2009_pg7_32 (Pakistan) Punjab's Lahore: Pakistani city on red alert after female suicide bomber reports http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008219&Language=en -- Threat of suicide attacks on religious places: Police to provide 'foolproof' security for Friday prayers http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\19\story_19-6-2009_pg13_1 -- Female suicide bomber trained http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\19\story_19-6-2009_pg7_8 (Pakistan) Punjab's Lahore: Main Islamic party denies links to Sri Lankan cricket attack -- Jamaat-e-Islami http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3439535429 (Pakistan) 3 bombers to target Lahore, Islamabad http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\19\story_19-6-2009_pg7_7 (India) CCTV footage of CST station shown at Mumbai attack trial http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/CCTV-footage-of-CST-station-shown-at-Mumbai-attack-trial/articleshow/4671316.cms (Afghanistan) Violence kills 11 in Afghanistan http://www.news.com.au/breakingnews/?from=ninews_leftnav Afghanistan: Deadly Taliban attack hits police convoy in east http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3439534946 (Afghanistan) Motobike bomb kills two in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008118&Language=en (Iraq) Shariah Courts: U.S. says extremists recruited detainees -- "For years, extremist Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody held self-styled Islamic courts and tortured or killed inmates who refused to join them, military officials said, disclosing new details about the use of American prisons to recruit for the insurgency." -- U.S. Lt. Col. Kenneth Plowman "said the jailhouse Shariah courts were formed, despite the presence of U.S guards, to enforce an extreme interpretation of Islamic law. They were then used to convict moderate inmates, who were then tortured or killed, he said" http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/07/27/iraq.html (U.S.) Militants, 'hacktivists' exploit Web, eye recruits -- "jihadists' interest in hacking is evident in forums across the Internet" -- "One Internet forum, the Mujahedeen Electronic Net, offers hacking instructions in a number of posting" http://news.ino.com/headlines/?newsid=6898848777790 (UK) Student jailed for trying to fight British in Afghanistan -- "Mohamed Abushamma, 21, was intercepted by anti-terror police in Turkey as he attempted to travel to Afghanistan to join pro-Taliban fighters." http://www.military-world.net/Afghanistan/1658.html (UK) Police called to maintain order at Al Muhajiroun meeting -- "Police were called when a debate on Sharia law involving newly reformed Islamic sect Al Muhajiroun descended into disorder" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5563508/Police-called-to-maintain-order-at-Al-Muhajiroun-meeting.html UK envoy in first Hezbollah talks -- "The British ambassador in Lebanon has held her first meeting with a senior official from the Hezbollah movement" -- "Ambassador Frances Guy and Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8107837.stm (Iran) Israel hopes nuke scene will change http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184863842&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Khamenei tells Mousavi to toe the line over election or be cast out http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6531648.ece (Iran) Hundreds of thousands stage somber rally in Iran http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election -- see addition "Iran Protest News" below and also at: http://www.realcourage.org/category/other/iran-democracy-news/ (Gaza) Red Cross urges Hamas to allow contact with abducted soldier http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3439925331 (Somalia) Suicide bomber kills Somali security minister Omar Hashi Aden http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090618/wl_nm/us_somalia_conflict -- 20 including Somali official killed in bombing http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia Somalia: Heavy Fighting And Shelling Kills 15, Injures More Than 65 in North And South of Mogadishu http://allafrica.com/stories/200906171049.html Somalia: Fresh Hostilities Putting Women And Children At Risk, Warns Unicef http://allafrica.com/stories/200906170947.html (Algeria) Attack in Algeria leaves 24 policemen dead http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008077&Language=en (Yemen) Suspected Saudi militant surrenders in Yemen-paper -- "'September 26,' a defence minister publication, said Nayef Yahya al-Harbi surrendered after security forces had been searching for him" http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSLI320447 (Mali) 20 al-Qaeda members killed in Mali http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/5561400/20-al-Qaeda-members-killed-in-Mali.html Nigeria: Militants Bomb More Chevron Facilities http://allafrica.com/stories/200906180418.html Tunisia rejects Gitmo inmate mistreatment fears http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_TUNISIA_US_GUANTANAMO?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-18-17-06-32 Egypt deports Chechen students http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/wl_mideast_afp/egyptrussiachechnyarights_20090618170234 (Germany) Bomb plot suspects in Germany confess: lawyers -- Fritz Gelowicz, Daniel Schneider are "German converts to Islam" -- Atilla Selek, Adem Yilmaz are Turkish -- "Schneider would plead guilty in court to planning the attacks, Pausch said." http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090618/wl_nm/us_germany_security_trial http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/19/worldupdates/2009-06-18T182526Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-404260-1&sec=Worldupdates (Azerbaijan) Militants jailed in Azerbaijan over embassy plot -- "A group of militant Islamists were sentenced to between two and 18 years in jail on Thursday for plotting to attack the U.S. and British embassies in Azerbaijan." -- "The defendants shouted 'Allahu Akbar' when the judge sentenced them" http://asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090619/twl-oukwd-uk-azerbaijan-plot-bd5ae06.html (Thailand) Four militants killed in Thai south: military http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5663783/four-militants-killed-in-thai-south-military/ (Thailand) Money won't stop south Thai violence, Muslims say http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP424007.htm Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Pakistan) Lahore: Man kills sister in the name of 'honour' http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/pakistan-lahore-honor-killing/ -- "A man from Sabzazar has been arrested for allegedly killing his sister in yet another honour killing case on Thursday." -- "According to police, Iqbal strangled his 22-year-old sister Adeeba – in the presence of family members – for having illicit relations with a boy from their neighbourhood." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\19\story_19-6-2009_pg7_33 (Iraq) IKWRO: On the trial of Saleh Hama Ali http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/ikwro-banaz-mahmod/ -- Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO) reports on the trial of Saleh Hama Ali for the killing of Banaz Mahmod -- IKWRO: "Banaz Mahmod was a young woman killed, and gang-raped in a brutal 'honour' killing ordered by her uncle." --- while her uncle and father are in UK prison, "both IKWRO and the British police are aware, these men did not perpetrate the crime alone, but with the aid of other associates and the collusion of many in the wider Kurdish community. For some time, the British police have been trying to extradite two further suspects who had fled to the Kurdish region of Iraq to face trial for this murder." --- "Today, in Iraqi-Kurdistan, Saleh Hama Ali faces trial: however, we in IKWRO are amongst many other opponents of 'honour' killings and supporters of women's rights in the Middle East in believing that this trial will have little results." --- "The United Kingdom seeks to extradite Saleh Hama Ali to face the same system of justice that has put Ari and Mahmod Mahmod behind bars. The Government of Iraq has agreed to this. However, the Kurdistan Regional Government refuses to do so, preferring to hold a show trial" http://www.ikwro.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=335%3Asham-justice&catid=30%3Abanaz-mahmod&Itemid=6 Italian Muslim Women's Rights Leader Souad Sbai in Court Over Islamic Supremacist Death Threats to Her http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/threats-to-souad-sbai/ -- Italy: MP in court to defend herself against death 'fatwa' -- Souad Sbai http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3439029989 -- "An Italian MP and Muslim women's rights activist was due to give evidence to a court on Thursday over death threats allegedly made against her in a 'fatwa' or religious edict. Souad Sbai, MP for the ruling conservative People of Freedom party, was due to attend the court in the northern Italian city of Bologna as witness." -- "'I am today in Bologna to defend myself against a death 'fatwa' issued against me, for which I had to live in fear for quite some time,' said Sbai in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI)." -- "Akrane H., is accused of having issued the death threat in 2007 and accused Sbai of taking advantage of immigrants for personal gain." -- AKI reports that Akrane H. wrote in a letter to Sbai: "I call on God to act against you, in a way that he will expose you. You are a very bad woman, begin to pray to God, leave work for men. I have heard very bad things about you and you have thus been exposed as a 'massihia' (Christian)." -- "The claim by Akrane is an accusation of apostasy, which under Islamic law calls for the death penalty, which can be carried out by any Muslim at any time" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3439029989 --- Related Reports: --- April 1, 2009: Italy MP Gets Death Threats From Muslim Radicals ---- "Sbai has lived in Italy for 30 years and is the head of the Association of Moroccan Women in Italy, which campaigns for women's rights and gives legal advice to victims of abuse" http://www.javno.com/en-world/italy-mp-gets-death-threats-from-muslim-radicals_247833 --- February 4, 2009: Moderate Muslims to report polygamy in Italy: Sbai http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME03.YAM19250.html --- July 15, 2008: Italy grapples with polygamy --- "'They are kept in a kind of ghetto,' Sbai said." http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/15/world/fg-polygamy15 --- August 6, 2007: 'Honor killing' in Italy spurs quest for justice ---- "When the preliminary hearing in the 'honor killing' trial for the murder of 20-year-old Hina Saleem adjourned in late June, Moroccan-born Souad Sbai was on the scene." ---- "'We want justice for Hina and we ask that her dreams of freedom and her sacrifice should not be forgotten,' said Sbai, president of the Rome-based Italian Association of Moroccan Women." http://www.feminist.com/news/vaw89.html Other News: (Turkey) Young Iraqi gays find safe haven in Turkey -- Reuters: "'I could be tracked down and killed if I would say I am gay,' Ameer told Reuters. "But here in Turkey we are treated as humans and we have rights, which is not the case in my country.'" http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANS825062.htm --- March 24, 2009: Turkey: Poll - Over a Quarter Support Islamic Supremacist "Honor Killings" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/turkey-war-on-women/ (Turkey) Vote puts Turkish headscarf battle back in spotlight http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2007/04/23/world/vote-puts-turkish-headscarf-battle-back-in-spotlight.html&template=/news/feeds/story-template-reuters.html (U.S.) Michigan's Dearborn: Judge: Group can't walk with lit at Mich. festival -- "A federal judge has denied an evangelical Christian group's request for permission to hand out literature on sidewalks at an Arab festival in the heart of the Detroit area's Middle Eastern community" -- "U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds on Thursday denied Anaheim, Calif.-based Arabic Christian Perspective's request for a temporary restraining order" -- "The city says public safety concerns require the limitation and say other Christian and Muslim groups already have tables or booths at the festival" http://www.myfox11.com/global/story.asp?s=10556464 http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=10556464 ---- Arabic Perspective web site http://www.arabicperspective.com/ (U.S.) Rasmussen Reports: "32% See Better U.S. Relationship With Muslim World" -- "Fewer than one-third of voters nationwide (32%) believe most Islamic nations want to have a positive and peaceful relationship with the United States" http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20090618/pl_rasmussen/muslimrelations20090618_1 (U.S.) NYC: Leandre's radical ties daunt Council hopeful: Source -- "Leandre confirmed he has worked with the Nation of Islam in the past" -- Jacques Leandre "was confident voters would not judge him negatively for his work with the Nation of Islam" http://www.yournabe.com/blogs/queenscampaigner/?p=610 --- Nation of Islam is listed as a "hate group" by the SPLC http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/type.jsp?DT=3 (U.S.) NYC: CAIR-NY Welcomes City Council Vote on Muslim Holidays in Schools http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090618/pl_usnw/cair_ny_welcomes_city_council_vote_on_muslim_holidays_in_schools (India) FIR against Shah Rukh for comments against Islam http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/FIR-against-Shah-Rukh-for-comments-against-Islam-/articleshow/4673536.cms Egypt signs agreement to build nuclear reactor http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184872421&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Sheikh Ra'ad Salah speaks at Haifa University: "We welcome death" -- "The head of the radical Islamic Movement's northern branch told some 200 Arab students at Haifa University on Wednesday that Israel is tunneling underneath the Temple Mount in order to build the Third Temple." http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/131947 (Saudi Arabia) Father takes son to Sharia court for 'disobedience' "... after his father accused him of 'disobedience,' or 'Uqouq' in Shariah law, with the case now due to be heard at the Shariah Court in Jeddah." http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009061841148 (Saudi Arabia) Int'l schools to teach Saudi history, Islamic education http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009061841151 Uganda: Rival Mufti Asks for Gadaffi Mosque http://allafrica.com/stories/200906180659.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) Khamenei tells Mousavi to toe the line over election or be cast out http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6531648.ece (Iran) Supreme test for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as clerics split over vote 'coup' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6531911.ece (Iran) Ebrahim Yazdi, Iran's former foreign minister, thrown in jail http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6531509.ece (Iran) CNN special report on Iran protests http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/iran.elections/ (Iran) Cyber warriors join fight against censors and foil Iran's bid to silence bloggers http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6531831.ece Iran elections: Twitter updates from Thursday's protests http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/5570028/Iran-elections-Twitter-updates-from-Thursdays-protests.html Iran candidates challenged by Supreme Leader -- "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants presidential candidates to show unity and attend Friday prayers together." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5570872/Iran-election-contenders-challenged-by-Supreme-Leader-on-day-of-mourning.html Iran's supreme leader to speak at site of crackdown http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.university/index.html -- Tense Iran awaits sermon from Khamenei http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422044/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ (Iran) Thousands mourn Iranians killed in protests http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55F54520090618 Iran: Electoral body to probe complaints as protests continue http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3439748143 Iranians dodging government's Internet crackdown http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/18/iran.dodging.crackdown/index.html Iranian-Americans protest in D.C. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/us.iran.russia.protests/index.html Iran protest images from around the world http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31374583/ns/news-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1&beginChapter=1&beginTab=1 (Iran) 'Every knock on the door would send me into a panic as I waited' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184872959&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Egyptian Government Daily: The International Community's Caution is Sending the Wrong Message to the Iranian Regime http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241009 (Iran) Israel hopes nuke scene will change http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184863842&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Maryland: Number of hate groups is up, membership down -- Baltimore Sun: "At least 13 such outfits now operate in Maryland, according to trackers of hate groups. They range from bands of racist skinheads to organized committees of white nationalists that advertise and sponsor well-attended conferences in hotel ballrooms." -- "Ku Klux Klan meetings were regular occurrences in Cecil County as recently as the mid-1990s and members marched on the Annapolis State House in 1994 and 1998. And as recently as 2006, the Klan held a rally at the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg." -- "But those occasional rallies belie the group's actual numbers. These days, the Klan is down to about 5,000 members nationwide, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, while neo-Nazi and other white supremacist groups have gained prominence." http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.supremacy18jun18,0,4610804.story (U.S.) Holocaust Museum shooter's letters to Marine Corps General show longstanding ties to racist groups http://adamholland.blogspot.com/2009/06/holocaust-museum-shooters-letters-to.html (U.S.) NYC: Leandre's radical ties daunt Council hopeful: Source -- "Leandre confirmed he has worked with the Nation of Islam in the past" -- Jacques Leandre "was confident voters would not judge him negatively for his work with the Nation of Islam" http://www.yournabe.com/blogs/queenscampaigner/?p=610 --- Nation of Islam is listed as a "hate group" by the SPLC http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/type.jsp?DT=3 Against Totalitarianism News: (U.S./North Korea) "N. Korea may fire missile toward Hawaii July 4-8" http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2008271&Language=en -- Gates: US puts more missile defense around Hawaii http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_nkorea -- North Korea 'set to test nuclear bomb again' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6531647.ece -- Japan warns that North Korea may fire missile at U.S. on Independence Day http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1193941/North-Korea-plan-missile-launch-Hawaii-Independence-Day.html (North Korea) U.S. Treasury warns on North Korea cash transactions http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55H4UO20090618 (North Korea) Analysts: NKorea's chemical arms as grave as nukes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear (North Korea) U.S. Military Tracking North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/18/military-tracking-north-korean-ship-suspected-proliferating-weapons-material/ North Korean vessel approached sea border with S. Korea earlier this week http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/Categories.aspx?Language=en&id=102 Vietnam - Police Attack House Church, Jail Leaders -- "Police invaded the Sunday service of the Agape Baptist congregation in Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province on June 7 and beat worshippers, including women, and arrested a pastor and an elder." http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5966&backpage=summaries Vietnam arrests 3 democracy activists -- "The three allegedly violated Article 88 of the Penal Code, which bans spreading false propaganda about the state, the official Vietnam News Agency said. It said they plotted with the civil rights lawyer, Le Cong Dinh, who was arrested last week on the same charge." http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090618/tap-as-vietnam-activists-arrested-2nd-ld-9a7ed42.html (Communist China) Catholics in China told to defend faith even if it means martyrdom http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5559778/Catholics-in-China-told-to-defend-faith-even-if-it-means-martyrdom.html June 17, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan: Police 'foil two terror plots' -- in Islamabad and Rawalpindi http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3437241834 (Pakistan) Major Taliban strongholds destroyed: Malik http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\18\story_18-6-2009_pg7_14 (Pakistan) Taliban: Rival commander wants Baitullah eliminated now -- Qari Zainuddin -- "Says Mehsud commander has links with India, Israel; TTP claims Zain is playing into govt hands" http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22806 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\18\story_18-6-2009_pg1_5 -- 'Mehsud responsible for terrorism' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\18\story_18-6-2009_pg1_4 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan to pit victims against Taliban http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak-to-pit-victims-against-Taliban/articleshow/4669561.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Peshawar airport closed after terror threat -- "Intelligence report warned of a possible attack on passenger aircraft by a militant group based in Darra Adamkhel" http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-peshawar-airport-shut-down-after-threat--il--08 (Pakistan) FATA: Jets and choppers fly sorties over Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\18\story_18-6-2009_pg1_9 (Pakistan) FATA: Pakistan tries to turn tribesmen against Taleban leader with trade blockade http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6524295.ece (Pakistan) FATA: Militant attack kills soldier, 3 women in Pakistani tribal agency -- in Mohmand Agency http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007998&Language=en (Pakistan) FATA: Key Taliban ally 'injured' in northwest -- "The leader of the Pakistani militant group, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Qari Tahir Yuldashev, has been injured in an attack in the lawless South Waziristan tribal region" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3437146186 (Pakistan) Sindh: "Family killed in name of honour" -- in Shahdadkot -- "Three persons including a woman and a child were killed in the name of honour by a group of armed men in a village near the Sanjar Bhatti Police Station, Shahdadkot district on Tuesday" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg7_5 (Pakistan) Lahore: Pakistan arrests terrorist for attacking Sri Lankan team http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007984&Language=en http://geo.tv/6-17-2009/44346.htm http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\18\story_18-6-2009_pg1_11 (Pakistan/U.S.) Sherry rejects calls for conditional US aid http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\18\story_18-6-2009_pg7_36 (Pakistan/U.S.) US denies giving combat assistance to Pakistan http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/12-us-denies-giving-combat-assistance-to-pakistan--bi-04 (Afghanistan) UK: Soldier's death fuels fears of major Taliban offensive http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5524941/Soldiers-death-fuels-fears-of-major-Taliban-offensive.html (Afghanistan) Three Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top-Headlines/Three-Danish-soldiers-killed-in-Afghanistan/articleshow/4668749.cms (Afghanistan) Two Al-Jazeera producers arrested in Afghanistan -- Qais Azimy and Hamedullah Shah http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/South-Asia/Two-Al-Jazeera-producers-arrested-in-Afghanistan/articleshow/4660393.cms (Iraq) Top Al Qaeda commander held in Baghdad http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/114/article_4039.asp -- Iraq police arrest Al Qaeda leader over Sunni MP's killing http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June530.xml§ion=middleeast (Gaza) Commander Of Gaza Organization Ansar Jund Allah To Jews: 'We Have Come To You... With People Who Love Death More Than You Love Life' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD240809 http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3350¶m=APT Hamas rejects Carter plea to recognize Israel http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_PALESTINIANS_CARTER?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-17-15-08-54 (Iran) IAEA: Iran wants option of nuclear weapon: ElBaradei http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June511.xml§ion=middleeast Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns online media http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election -- See additional reports in "Iran Protest News" below (U.S.) Embassy Bombing Judge Asks U.S. About Death Penalty -- hearing on Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani charged with involvement in 1998 Kenya and Tanzania bombings -- "A U.S. judge urged Justice Department lawyers to decide if they'll seek the death penalty for Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who is now facing civilian charges over his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa" http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aweCT0cOXBp0 (U.S.) "A federal District Court judge in California ruled last week that convicted terrorist Jose Padilla can sue former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo for legal memos he wrote advising the administration about the legality of the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/17/go-clueless-on-terrorist-plans/?feat=article_related_stories (U.S.) Obama Administration Stepping Up Efforts to Transfer Gitmo Detainees to Other Countries http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526994,00.html (U.S./Spain) El Pais Report: Spain May Take 5 Guantanamo Detainees http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2009/06/17/report-spain-gitmo-detainees/ (U.S.) IPT News: The Selective Outrage of American Islamists http://www.investigativeproject.org/1071/the-selective-outrage-of-american-islamists (U.S.) Movie Review – 'The Third Jihad' - by Pam Meister http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.3495/pub_detail.asp (UK) Al Muhajiroun's return presents test for terror laws -- "A formerly defunct radical Islamist sect led by the banned preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad has appointed a new British leader and will re-form publicly this week for the first time in five years." -- "Al Muhajiroun, which campaigns for the implementation of sharia in Britain and once described the 9/11 hijackers as 'the Magnificent 19', supposedly disbanded in 2004." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/al-muhajirouns-return-presents-test-for-terror-laws-1706922.html --- Centre for Social Cohesion Press Release: "One in Seven UK Terror-related Convictions Linked to Islamist Group Now Threatening to Relaunch" http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/files/1243874438_1.pdf --- Al Muhajiroun: Extremists and Thugs http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/al-muhajiroun-extremists-and-thugs/ --- Islamist Al-Muhajiroun relaunch ends in chaos over segregation attempt ---- Choudary: "Jews and Christians will never make peace with you until you either become like them or adopt their ways." http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jun/18/islamist-al-muhajiroun-meeting-chaos (UK) Student sentenced over terror bid -- "Mohammed Abushamma, 20, from Islington, north London, was arrested at Heathrow Airport in April last year, along with co-defendant Qasim Abukar" -- "A student who tried to travel to Afghanistan to fight jihad has been jailed for three-and-a-half years" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8106092.stm (UK) Money was for orphans, says terror charge Imam Ahmed Mohamed http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/money-was-for-orphans-says-terror-charge-imam-1707592.html (UK) No bias, UK cops target non-Muslims http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/No-bias-UK-cops-target-non-Muslims/articleshow/4669557.cms http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6521199.ece (UK) Mosque petrol bombed twice in a week http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/content/bexley/times/news/story.aspx?brand=BXYOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsbxy&itemid=WeED17%20Jun%202009%2017%3A34%3A16%3A730 (Sudan) Hezbollah and Hamas: The Sudanese Connection - by Faith McDonnell http://www.theird.org/Page.aspx?pid=1050 Somali mosque attack leaves 10 dead http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/17/Somali-mosque-attack-leaves-10-dead/UPI-85861245238276/ (Somalia) Fighting in Somalia capital kills at least 22 http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55G3TJ20090617 (Somalia) Mogadishu police chief among 11 killed in clashes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia -- Police Chief Killed as Clashes Continue in Somali Capital http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-17-voa11.cfm Somalia fears Al Qaeda takeover of Mogadishu http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/18/2601304.htm?section=world Mali army clashes with al Qaeda suspects - source http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSLH835319 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlj0bwSTmJBEQDW3vG12t-6VGVeA Yemen could be "another Afghanistan" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June1476.xml§ion=international Yemeni hostages 'killed by followers of Zarqawi' -- updated report -- "two German nurses and a South Korean teacher as an Islamic website claimed they were slain by followers of Musab al-Zarqawi" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/5554858/German-victims-of-Yemeni-hostage-slaying-killed-by-followers-of-Zarqawi.html Greek anti-terror officer shot dead in attack -- "officer had just taken over the morning shift of guard duty outside the home of a key witness in the trial of the far-left Greek terrorist group Revolutionary Popular Struggle, known by its Greek acronym ELA" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_eu/eu_greece_shooting http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greece/5556674/Greek-police-officer-guarding-witness-shot-dead-in-Athens.html (Thailand) Bomb kills two police, teacher shot in Thai south -- Pattani and Yala -- "A bomb killed two policemen and a Buddhist teacher was shot dead on Tuesday in the latest surge of violence in Thailand's rebellious Muslim south." -- "In neighbouring Yala province, a female teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting as she travelled to work, police said." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK196864.htm --- A police killed and 2 others injured in a latest bomb attack in Pattani http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30105254/A-police-killed-and-2-others-injured-in-a-latest-- --- Female teacher killed on her way to school in Yala http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30105249/Female-teacher-killed-on-her-way-to-school-in-Yala --- School janitor killed in drive-by shooting in Pattani http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30105168/School-janitor-killed-in-drive-by-shooting-in-Patt (Thailand) 100 teachers seek transfer - from Narathiwat province - as too dangerous to teach http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/146179/100-teachers-seek-transfer (Thailand) PM: Insurgents not linked to al-Qaeda -- Bangkok Post: "PM: They're just bad guys - The government knows the enemy in the far South, and it's not al-Qaeda, says Mr Abhisit, as gunmen shoot up a Yala restaurant - but he won't say" http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/146277/pm-insurgents-not-linked-to-al-qaeda (Thailand) Three Rohingya men arrested -- "Three Rohingya men have been arrested and found to have been involved in arms trade with the Tamil Elam rebels in Sri Lanka and the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States." -- "The three are identified as Mahammad Ali Hussien, Babuji or Mahammad Madbahem, and Chubri Awae" http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/146183/three-rohingya-men-arrested Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Jordan: Court convicts man in honor crime attempt -- "A Jordanian court has convicted a man of attempting to kill his sister to cleanse his family’s honor and sentenced him to 7 1/2 years in jail." http://news.bostonherald.com/news/international/middle_east/view/2009_06_17_Jordan:_Court_convicts_man_in_honor_crime_attempt/srvc=home&position=recent http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526886,00.html (Pakistan) "Family killed in name of honour" -- "Three persons including a woman and a child were killed in the name of honour by a group of armed men in a village near the Sanjar Bhatti Police Station, Shahdadkot district on Tuesday" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg7_5 (Pakistan) Inquiry ordered into forced marriage -- "abduction, forced marriage and tortuous treatment of a 14-year-old girl from Korangi" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=183625 (Malaysia) About PAS' Demand for Journalists to Cover Up - by Dr. Mathew -- "This instruction was given by PAS members to the women reporters as many did not have the tudung on" -- "Come now, you men of PAS... The bottom line is that you don't respect women which means you don't respect human beings." http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/23033/84/ -- Background on Malaysia's Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Party_of_Malaysia -- June 7, 2009: Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS): Declare Sisters 'haram' http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/8/nation/4070007&sec=nation U.S. Theater List for Film "The Stoning of Soraya M." http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/soraya-m-theater-list/ Also see reports online at: http://www.realcourage.org/category/womens-rights/ Other News: Egypt - Rescue of Coptic Girl Prompts Muslim Attack -- "Violence broke out last month in the village of Toma, near El-Mahalla El-Kubra in the middle of the Nile Delta, when local Muslims attacked Copts who had rescued Nermeen Mitry, 16; Muslims had kidnapped the Coptic girl and tried to convert her to Islam, according to Assyrian International News Agency" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5965&backpage=summaries Saudi Arabia: Police arrest 'homosexuals' at party -- based on Islamic supremacist Sharia law http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3437108948 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/saudi-homosexual-arrests/ -- 71 arrested in Riyadh according to al-Quds al-Arabi report -- "Several residents are reported to have notified police about people who were doing things that did 'not conform' with Islamic sharia law." -- homosexuality "treated as serious crimes" -- Saudi Arabia "insists that it always acts in accordance with Sunni Islamic law" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3437108948 -- Filipino men detained in KSA for gay behavior --- "when the government feels that homosexuals are challenging state authority, the maximum punishment for the act is public execution" --- "Normally, however, the authorities impose other punishments such as fines, imprisonment, and whipping" http://www.gmanews.tv/story/165048/72-Filipino-men-detained-in-KSA-for-gay-behavior --- "LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia are not recognized" --- "The Saudi Constitution does not provide for a right to privacy." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia ---- June 4, 2009 - Saudi Arabia: US lawmakers slam Saudi for teaching 'hatred' http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/saudi-arabia-teaching-hatred/ Saudi Cleric With Militant Views Paid Medical Visit to Germany -- Sheik Abdullah ibn al-Jebreen "has extolled Osama bin Laden and preached violence against Shiites, Jews and Christians" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/world/europe/18germany.html?_r=1&ref=world -- Der Spiegel Report (in German): Polizeischutz für saudischen Hassprediger http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,628408,00.html Polish Muslims call for change in law to recognize Islamic weddings http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273581,polish-muslims-call-for-change-in-law-to-recognise-islamic-weddings.html French legislators worried about rise of burqa use http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090617/tpl-uk-france-burqas-b3150e0.html (Ireland) Department 'failed to heed' Muslim school warnings http://www.independent.ie/national-news/department-failed-to-heed-muslim-school-warnings-1777601.html Netherlands: PVV backs down from Wilders' statement http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/netherlands-pvv-backs-down-from-wilders.html (UAE/China) Dubai firm in China Shariah venture http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=BANK&artid=162768 (Australia) Muslims get interest-free loans http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25632250-5001021,00.html (U.S.) Florida: Seminole man victim of Internet 'jihad' scam http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jun/17/seminole-man-victim-internet-jihad-scam/news-breaking/ (U.S.) Additional Reports on Human Trafficking Watch List -- Expanded Human Trafficking Watchlist Puts Dozens of Countries on Notice http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/16/expanded-human-trafficking-watchlist-puts-dozens-countries-notice/ -- Iran not doing enough to combat human trafficking, says US http://www.televisionwashington.com/floater_article1.aspx?lang=en&t=3&id=11310 -- "Muslim Countries Lead in Human Trafficking" http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/166669 --- Previous Report: "U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 and Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/trafficking-in-persons-2009/ (U.S.) Pentagon Exam Calls Protests 'Low-Level Terrorism,' Angering Activists http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526972,00.html (U.S.) Group: Gay bias killings highest since 1999 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/us-group-gay-bias-killings-highest-since-1999/ India denies visa to US religious freedom watchdogs -- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India-denies-visa-to-US-religious-freedom-watchdogs/articleshow/4664454.cms Iran Protest News: Iran's Internet battle hits new heights http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31411475/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Iranian protesters mostly unfazed by government warnings http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.elections.rallies/index.html Iranian opposition vows to keep pressure on regime with shows of strength http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6524451.ece (Iran) The evidence that points to Ahmadinejad stealing Iranian election http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6523563.ece (Iran) The silent rebellion: Iran's green protest turns black in mourning http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6524529.ece Iran dissidents organise protests and talk to the world on Twitter http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6524127.ece Iran's Mousavi urges peaceful rallies on Thursday http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June537.xml§ion=middleeast Iran set for day of mourning after protest deaths http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55F54520090617 (Iran) Rights groups: reformists seized in Iran crackdown http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184861208&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran prosecutor warns of death penalty -- "under Islamic law" -- "An Iranian provincial prosecutor has warned that the 'few elements' behind post-election unrest could face the death penalty under Islamic law, an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday." -- Mohammadreza Habibi: "We warn the few elements controlled by foreigners who try to disrupt domestic security by inciting individuals to destroy and to commit arson that the Islamic penal code for such individuals waging war against God is execution" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June516.xml§ion=middleeast Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns online media http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election -- Iran military targets Web as protests go on http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/17/iran.elections.rallies/index.html (Iran) Third march planned in Iran as reformists are arrested http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5557165/Third-march-planned-in-Iran-as-reformists-are-arrested.html -- Mousavi wants day of mourning on Thursday for those killed in unrest http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31380861/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ (Iran) Violence spreads outward from Tehran http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/16/Violence-spreads-outward-from-Tehran/UPI-23041245150180/ Iranian athletes wear green in apparent protest http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090618/tap-as-skorea-iran-protest-601b9ad.html Iran accuses US of meddling after disputed vote http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election (Iran) Combating Iran's Protest Movement: Ayatollahs Combine Concessions with Warnings http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,630959,00.html Iranian-Americans say history is at hand http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/iran.elections.protests/index.html (Iran) Why Washington Is Playing it Safe -- "The US president knows the ayatollahs yield the real power in Tehran" http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,630923,00.html (Iran) Obama: Ahmadinejad and Mousavi not very different http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184848467&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Israel's Farkash: 'Protests are beginning of end for Iran' -- "Former MI chief Farkash tells 'Post' Iranians primarily protesting deteriorating local economic situation" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184860853&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iranian Jews in Israel not optimistic http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184860386&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Totalitarianism News: North Korea warns US of 'thousand-fold' military action http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear North Korea may fire another missile -- Japan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007875&Language=en (North Korea) Video May Undercut U.S. Efforts to Secure Release of Reporters Jailed in North Korea http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/16/video-undercut-efforts-secure-release-reporters-n-korea/ North Korea chemical weapons threaten region -report http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE55H0EY20090618?rpc=401& Russia, China urge North Korea to return to talks http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear Communist China tells Dell, HP to include Censorship Software http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/china-orders-pc-censorship/ -- US firm warns PC makers over Chinese software -- "Beijing has notified PC companies that it requires all PCs sold in China from July 1 to include Green Dam/Youth Escort, a censorship software commissioned by the Chinese government" http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83afaf28-5a92-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html Against Nazi News: (Germany) Nazi hunters appeal German prosecutors' decision -- "The Simon Wiesenthal Center is appealing a Berlin prosecutors' office decision to drop an investigation into whether the family or attorneys of Nazi war criminal Aribert Heim lied about whether he was dead, the agency's top Nazi-hunter said Wednesday." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g2ULoBAfExW20gS_GgXCoK5uYa7QD98SEIMG0 WWW or KKK? Wiesenthal Center reports hike in 'online hate' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371116389&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/www-or-kkk-swc-report/ (UK) Tory party upsets Czech partners with choice of anti-federalist MEPs -- "Still under consideration is Roberts Zile, of Latvia’s For Fatherland and Freedom Party. The party recently banned the city's gay pride march and supports an annual parade in honour of Latvia's Waffen SS veterans" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6515060.ece (U.S.) North Carolina: Council expresses regret over Klan-Nazi http://www.carolinapeacemaker.com/News/article/article.asp?NewsID=97158&sID=4 Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Virginia: "White Nationalist" Web Site VDARE Promoting McLean, Virginia Conference on June 20 -- VDARE's Peter Brimelow to speak http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/white-nationalist-mclean-0620/ -- June 11, 2009: VDARE's Peter Brimelow describes Holocaust Museum shooter Von Brunn as "an intelligent man" http://www.vdare.com/pb/090611_holocaust_museum.htm --- Let the Ritz-Carlton know what YOU think: ----- Telephone 703-506-4300, FAX 703-506-2694, Email: karlene.ritchie@ritzcarlton.com (U.S.) Oregon Men Sentenced for 'KKK' Hate Crime http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/oregon-kkk-hate-crime/ http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2009/06/16/oregon-men-sentenced-for-kkk-hate-crime/ http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/two_medford_men_sentenced_to_f.html (U.S.) Florida: Palm Bay church vandalism sign of ugly tide http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/florida-palm-bay-church/ http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090616/OPINION/90615017/1006/news01/Our+views++Stop+the+hatred WWW or KKK? Wiesenthal Center reports hike in 'online hate' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371116389&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/www-or-kkk-swc-report/ June 16, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) NWFP: Two policemen killed in attack on checkpost - in Mardan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg7_7 (Pakistan) NWFP: Policeman killed in Peshawar grenade attack http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg7_10 (Pakistan) NWFP: Several militants arrested in Lower Dir http://geo.tv/6-16-2009/44308.htm (Pakistan) Punjab: Parcel bomb critically injures Christians in Pakistan -- "According to a source, at least 10 Christians were injured when a parcel bomb exploded in Hasilpur, Bahawalpur district" -- "The injured, including four women and two children are said to be in a very critical condition" -- "The incident comes close on the heels of a Christian man hacked to death for using a cup designated for Muslims" http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/parcel-bomb-critically-injures-christians-in-pakistan/4028.htm (Pakistan) Punjab: Mianwali Should Be Watched Out for Hiding Terrorists http://www.pakspectator.com/mianwali-should-be-watched-out-for-hiding-terrorists/ (Pakistan) FATA: Fresh shelling reported in South Waziristan http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-fresh-shelling-reported-swaziristan-qs-07 -- "he Pakistan Army has formally recieved marching orders against Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg1_2 -- Taliban digging tunnels in mountains, mining routes likely to be used by army http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg1_3 (Pakistan) FATA: Key Al-Qaeda commander seriously wounded in Pakistans anti-Mehsud operation http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007625&Language=en (Pakistan) Taliban threatens more attacks on prominent clerics http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg1_4 (Pakistan) Taliban buying kids for Rupees 5 lakh to act as suicide bombers, says Rehman Malik http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-56925.html (Pakistan) VOA: "Pakistani Public Opinion Appears to Turn Against Taliban" http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-16-voa45.cfm -- See also: -- Repeated public opinion polls have shown appx 75 percent of Pakistanis view implementation of "strict Sharia" as "important" http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/pakistan.html -- "56 percent said they would back Taliban demands to extend Islamic law to other parts of the country, including some major cities" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12pstan.html?scp=1&sq=Polls%20Finds%20Terrorism%20Not%20a%20Priority%20for%20Pakistanis&st=cse (Pakistan) Baluchistan: Bomb rips through a shop in SW Pakistan, 5 wounded -- "in Mizan Chowk of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province" http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007469&Language=en -- Baloch female militants bomb Quetta shop http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg1_5 (Pakistan/U.S.) US adds Pakistan to human trafficking watchlist http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg7_39 -- U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 and Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/trafficking-in-persons-2009/ (Pakistan/U.S.) 'US administration allowed Pak to acquire nuke tech' http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/US-admn-allowed-Pak-to-acquire-nuke-tech/articleshow/4662128.cms (Pakistan/U.S.) $70,000 raised to fight Dr Aafia's case -- "Muslim Legal Fund of America organised a fund-raiser to collect money" -- "Addressing the audience, Pakistan American Democratic Forum President Dr Agha Saeed said the case would cost an estimated $1.7 million" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\17\story_17-6-2009_pg7_36 --- PADF Galvanizes Pak-American Support for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui http://www.pakistanlink.com/Community/2008/Aug08/15/03.HTM --- Background on Pakistan American Democratic Forum http://www.padfonline.org/ http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/np.asp?ein=010664040 -- Al Qaeda Suspect Aafia Siddiqui previous reports: http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=20404 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,593195,00.html http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6275546 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5710043&page=1 (Pakistan/U.S.) US Senate panel clears Pakistan aid boost -- "to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over five years" http://geo.tv/6-17-2009/44312.htm (Afghanistan) ISAF soldier killed, militants held in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007580&Language=en (Afghanistan) British tattoo found on Taliban recruit's body http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Aston-Villa-tattoo-found-on-Taliban-recruits-body/articleshow/4660046.cms (Afghanistan) Foreign fighters flood in to join Afghanistan's Arab insurgents -- "reports of British Muslims on the battlefield" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6514933.ece (Afghanistan) Karzai leads in early Afghan election poll http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31392606/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ (India) Concern in India over Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD)'s charity front http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Concern-in-India-over-JuDs-charity-front/articleshow/4663939.cms (India) Mumbai Attacks: Uproar in Maharashtra assembly as 26/11 Action Taken Report tabled http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2611-report-Uproar-in-Maharashtra-assembly/articleshow/4661469.cms (Al-Qaeda) Additional MEMRI report on Adam Gadahn http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD240209 (Iraq) Improvised bomb kills US soldier S. Iraq http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007708&Language=en (Iraq) Two civilians killed, five others injured in Kirkuk - police http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007742&Language=en (Iraq) Al-Qaeda-founded organization Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) condemns groups "promoting religiously unacceptable tolerance" http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3349%B6m=AJT (Iraq) US troops ask Syria to thwart al-Qa'ida offensive http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-troops-ask-syria-to-thwart-alqaida-offensive-1706928.html (U.S.) Report: "CIA Mistaken on 'High-Value' Detainee, Document Shows" -- report on Abu Zubaida http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/15/AR2009061503045.html (U.S.) Report: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed "Detainee says he lied to CIA in harsh interrogations" http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cia-detainee16-2009jun16,0,316330.story -- Comment: never occurs to LA Times reporters that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed may also be lying to them (U.S.) Two Guantanamo detainees sent to Iraq, Chad -- Jawad Jabber Sadhkan and Mohammed al-Gharani http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/5510000/Two-Guantnamo-detainees-sent-to-Iraq-Chad.html (U.S.) Dennis Ross moves up to White House position -- "Dennis Ross, who was President Bill Clinton's top Middle East adviser, has been transferred from the State Department to a new role in the White House." -- "Mr Ross will become the senior Iran official in the National Security Council, part of the White House. His closer proximity to President Barack Obama could make him more influential." -- report says he had "uncomfortable relationship" with Hillary Clinton, Richard Holbrooke, and George Mitchell http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5552485/US-evoy-to-Iran-removed-amid-divisions-over-policy.html --- February 24, 2009: Leader in Group Seeking "Engagement" with Islamic Supremacism to Advise State Dept http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/127.html http://www.usmuslimengagement.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=44#Ross (U.S.) Administration Plans to Scale Back Real ID Law http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/13/AR2009061302036.html US lawmakers seek review of Uighur 'terror' label http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLQy_8eCzmTEB4VACLrREYv7kRQQ (UK) Britain gets a new Intelligence Chief -- "new chief of MI6, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), will be Sir John Sawers" -- involved in "Northern Ireland peace process" http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007591&Language=en http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5549839/MI6-Sir-John-Sawers-named-as-new-intelligence-chief.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5551899/MI6-Sir-John-Sawers-a-profile.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6511372.ece (Gaza) 'Karni terrorists planned for months' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371116416&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Hamas) Carter shakes hands with Hamas leader -- "Haniyeh to Carter: Hamas will accept state on '67 borders" -- Ismail Haniyeh "explained that Carter met a delegation of Hamas leaders and discussed prisoners issue asserting that his government will support endeavors to reach a prisoner swap deal." -- "Hamas-allied Gaza police denied reports of an assignation attempt against Carter." http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=38594 http://www.maanimages.com/ShowImage.php?photoid=68691 --- Ismail Haniyeh "is a senior political leader of Hamas" --- Ismail Haniyeh aka Ismail Haniya or Ismail Haniyah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Haniya --- 'Hamas thwarts Carter assassination' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371110137&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull --- WND: "Hamas sources: 'Obama administration sent message to Hamas'" http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=101288 (Iran) Hamas members helping Iran crush dissent, protesters claim http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184848467&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull -- See additional reports in "Iran Protest News" below 'Iran will have nuclear bomb by 2014' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371114497&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Lebanese Army thwarts attempt to drive bomb-laden car into Ain al-Hilweh http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=103148 (Lebanon) 'Hizbullah to lose veto power in parliament' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371109746&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt arrests 25 members of the Muslim BrotherhoodEgypt arrests 25 members of the Muslim Brotherhood http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3732548,00.html (Egypt) IPT: "Ramifications of a Possibly Armed Muslim Brotherhood" -- "An Egyptian newspaper claims the Muslim Brotherhood may have constituted a large, well-armed wing, with perhaps thousands of operatives, and its purpose is to engage in terrorist operations." -- "The report, published May 27 in Egypt's Al-Masry Al-Youm, carried the headline, 'Why is Security Silent About the Secret Armed Organization of the Brotherhood?' A potential mission for this Muslim Brotherhood armed division would be to send 10,000 trained fighters to south Lebanon (Hezbollah territory) and to Gaza to attack Israel." http://www.investigativeproject.org/1068/ramifications-of-a-possibly-armed-muslim Somali rebel attack outside Mogadishu kills 6 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LG380079.htm Somalia: Fresh Fighting Between Islamists And Government Soldiers Breaks Out in North Mogadishu http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160170.html Somalia: Hisbul Islam Organsiation Warns War That Starts in Parts of Gedo Region http://allafrica.com/stories/200906150638.html Nigeria: Key Militant Offers to Accept Yar'Adua's Amnesty http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160005.html Yemen hostage killings: the work of Al Qaeda http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0616/p06s01-wome.html Sudan forces still attacking Darfur civilians -UN http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LG843854.htm (Netherlands) "Al-Qaeda blasts Rasmussen the crusader" -- "A new statement from terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda accuses former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of spilling Muslim blood" http://www.cphpost.dk/news/international/89-international/45963-al-qaeda-blasts-rasmussen-the-crusader.html Italian cabinet members "wrangle" over Gitmo inmates http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007748&Language=en Turkish army chief meets Erdogan after plot report http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5657518/turkish-army-chief-meets-erdogan-after-plot-report/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8103247.stm (Canada) Ottawa not saying if Canadian linked to al-Qaeda can return -- Mohammed Abdullah Warsame http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/06/15/warsame-trial-canada569.html (Thailand) PM stands by Thaworn as more die in south http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/17/national/national_30105302.php (Philippines) One killed, three wounded in Muslim rebel attack in Philippines -- "Ponce said Ibrahim and the civilians were traveling to a village for a visit on Monday when Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels ambushed their vehicle." http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273366,one-killed-three-wounded-in-muslim-rebel-attack-in-philippines.html (Philippines) Envoy cites 'extraordinary' ties of US with RP Muslims -- United States (US) Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney: “We are also a large Muslim country" http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/207072/envoy-cites-extraordinary-ties-us-with-rp-muslims -- August 21, 2008 - after MILF terrorist atrocities leave 39 dead, some hacked to death with machetes: ---- "The horror of the Jihadist atrocities in the Philippines is lost on the U.S. Ambassador to Philippines Kristie Kenney who urges the Philippine government to negotiate with this same MILF organization, and dismisses the latest attacks as merely 'a few bad days.'" http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/099.html#Regionalization (Philippines) Army closing in on Kato, says spokesman - Moro Islamic Liberation Front group (LMG) http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/207103/afp-closing-kato-says-spokesman (Philippines) Nearly 100 Muslim rebels slain in two weeks: Philippine army http://www.yehey.com/news/Article.aspx?id=241374 Bolivia Becoming a Hotbed of Islamic Extremism, Report Concludes -- "a recent report by the Open Source Center (OSC) of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it's so" -- "There are only 1,000 Muslims in Bolivia, a country of 9.7 million people, but the connection between some of the community’s religious leaders and Iran — as well as with fundamentalist factions in the Palestinian territories — has U.S. officials and terror experts keeping a watchful eye on them" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526753,00.html (Colombia) Narco-Terrorism Charges Added to Indictment of Colombian Paramilitary Leader and Narcotics Kingpin http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-16-2009/0005045177&EDATE= Islamic Supremacist War on Women: U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 and Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/trafficking-in-persons-2009/ Book Review by Jordan Times of "Murder in the Name of Honour: The true story of one woman's heroic fight against an unbelievable crime" - by Rana Husseini http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=17553 -- "Real honour is about tolerance, equality and civic responsibility" (p. 220) -- Book on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Name-Honor-Rana-Husseini/dp/1851685979 (U.S.) Film "The Stoning of Soraya M." to Premier June 20 in Los Angeles http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/soraya-m-premier-june-20/ -- Saturday June 20, 3:30 PM PST -- Mann Festival Theatre 10887 Lindbrook Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024 http://www.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2009/search/Soraya/AL http://www.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2009/xslguide/venue.php?notepg=1&VenueCode=FES -- "The Stoning will Premiere at the LA Film Festival June 20th buy your tickets now lafilmfest.com. Panel discussion to follow." -- Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Visits Good Day LA http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/good_day_la/Shohreh_Aghdashloo_Visits_Good_Day_LA_20090611 -- "Two at LAFF take residence" http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6fda8a789c0468eb058c1d42a41b542f -- Film Web Site http://www.thestoning.com/ -- Projected List of Theater Release June 26 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/the-stoning-theater-list/ -- Phyllis Chesler Related Articles: --- September 25, 2008: The Stoning of Soraya M in Iran: Not America's Fault http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/351/the-stoning-of-soraya-m-in-iran-not-americas-fault http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/09/25/the-stoning-of-soraya-m-in-iran-not-americas-fault/ --- December 15, 2005: Islamic Gender Apartheid http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/159/islamic-gender-apartheid Catholic News Agency: Archbishop Chaput gives 'Stoning of Soraya' two thumbs up http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=16250 The Stoning of Soraya M: A Brave New Film on Women's Rights in Iran -- "Women must see it, and keep in mind that by Iran's constitution the life of a female is worth half that of a male. Gays must see it, remembering the horrible repression of homosexuals in such systems -- not just those who have met the fate of stoning." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chip-hanlon/emthe-stoning-of-soraya-m_b_215868.html -- Comment: Chip Hanlon focuses on the action of stoning, rather than the ideology that makes it happen (U.S.) Legislation to Eliminate Child Marriage Passed in House of Representatives -- "The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009, an initiative to end child marriage in developing countries, passed in the House of Representatives on a 235-187 vote last week as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act." http://feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11754 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/eliminate-child-marriage/ (Pakistan) 'Karo Kari' victims seeking justice for 2 years http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=183424 (India) Muslim Women Personal Law Board condemns Darul Uloom's fatwa -- "fatwa issued by the Darul Uloom Deoband which objected women to go out from their places alone" http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=9871 Other News: Turkey - Iranian Refugee Beaten for His Faith -- Nasser Ghorbani -- "Convert to Christianity loses another job as co-workers learn he’s not Muslim" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5963&backpage=summaries Egypt - Court Denies Right to Convert to Second Christian -- Maher El-Gohary "has been attacked on the street, subjected to death threats and driven into hiding as a result of opening his case 10 months ago" -- "A Cairo judge on Saturday (June 13) rejected an Egyptian convert’s attempt to change his identification card's religious status from Muslim to Christian" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&length=short&lang=en&backpage=summaries (Qatar and North Africa) Bank ready to offer Shariah products http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=297219&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 (U.S.) Virginia: Fairfax County planning officials OK Saudi Academy plan -- Islamic Saudi Academy on Popes Head Road Approved by Fairfax County Planning Commission http://www.examiner.com/a-2068302~County_planning_officials_OK_Saudi_Academy_plan.html http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1696405 -- "Final approval hinges on a vote by county supervisors, a date for which has not been set." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/us/13brfs-VOTEONISLAMI_BRF.html -- 2009 USCIRF Annual Report Chapter (English) on Saudi Arabia http://www.uscirf.gov/images/AR2009/saudi%20arabia.pdf -- March 19, 2009: Virginia: Bullying Mob Packs Govt Meeting in Support of Islamic Supremacist Institution http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/132.html -- June 18, 2008: Al-Jazeera TV Report on the Controversy over the Islamic Saudi Academy in Virgina. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=016_1214398300 http://www.realcourage.org/2008/06/al-jazeera-uscirfal-jazeera-uscirf/ -- June 11, 2008: Saudi Arabia: USCIRF Confirms Material Inciting Violence, Intolerance Remains in Textbooks Used at Saudi Government's Islamic Saudi Academy http://www.uscirf.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2206&Itemid=1 -- May 11 2006 - Washington Post: This is a Saudi textbook. (After the intolerance was removed.) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051901769_pf.html (U.S.) Virginia: Blog - "Textbooks? What textbooks?" http://www.uscirf.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2509&Itemid=58 (U.S.) Ohio: Youngstown faces federal lawsuit by Muslim assistant prosecutor -- lawsuit by Bassil Ally regarding Friday work schedule -- Law Director Law Director Iris Torres Guglucello: "Mr. Ally was not discriminated against because of his religion or his religious beliefs. His lawsuit is baseless. Mr. Ally has been accommodated for many, many years by the city to practice his religious beliefs. The city is adamant it does not discriminate against anyone." http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/jun/15/youngstown-faces-federal-lawsuit-by-muslim/?newswatch (U.S.) Wolf Takes to House Floor to Rebut CAIR http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#195 (U.S.) Brigitte Gabriel on Islamist violence and jihad http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=11389 (U.S.) A.C.L.U. Report Says Antiterror Fight Undercuts Liberty of Muslim Donors http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/us/16charity.html?ref=us (U.S.) Radical Muslim comment about Obama's speech http://www.examiner.com/x-7095-NY-Israel-Conflict-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Radical-Muslim-comment-about-Obamas-speech (Canada) RCMP Outreach Follies? -- "Moderate Muslims were shocked to find the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN), a chapter of the US unindicted co-conspirator outfit, CAIR, invited to participate." http://www.investigativeproject.org/1067/rcmp-outreach-follies (UK) Happy birthday, Magna Carta - June 15, 1215 http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/edwest/blog/2009/06/15/happy_birthday_magna_carta (Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia) Strait Times report: "Resurgence of Islam" http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/SE+Asia/Story/STIStory_390967.html Iran Protest News: (Iran) Hamas members helping Iran crush dissent, protesters claim http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184848467&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran's Elections — A National Show Designed to Delay Democracy - by Walid Phares -- "no candidate opposing the 'Islamist ideology' can be granted the authorization to run." http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/14/phares_walid_iran_election/ Iranian Blog: Photo essay: Iranians in Los Angeles support protests in Iran http://www.iranian.com/main/albums/rage-against-vote-rigging Iranian Blog: "Islam and Freedom incompatible; Mousavi=Ahmadi" http://www.iranian.com/main/node/67665 Iran Fails Again - by Melik Kaylan -- Kaylan: "This is no Islamic reformation." http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/15/iran-election-ahmadinejad-mousavi-opinions-contributors-islamic-reformation.html?feed=rss_news (Iran) Obama Skeptical on Iran -- "President says difference between Ahmadinejad, challenger Mousavi 'may not be as great as advertised'" http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/16/obama-disputed-iran-election-reveals-changed-expectations-voters/ Iran Human Rights Documentation Center -- "As numerous examples have illustrated, the removal of an authoritarian regime does not necessarily lead to an improved human rights situation if institutions and civil society are weak, or if a culture of human rights and democratic governance has not been cultivated." http://www.iranhrdc.org/httpdocs/English/homepage.htm Iran's supreme leader calls for national unity http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371116282&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) 7 civilians killed in Tehran during anti-Ahmadinejad rally http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/7-civilians-killed-in-Tehran-during-anti-Ahmadinejad-rally/articleshow/4660932.cms (Iran) 'Age of empires has ended', Iran's Ahmadinejad tells Russia summit http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Age-of-empires-has-ended-Irans-Ahmadinejad-tells-Russia-summit/articleshow/4662205.cms (Iran) Rival demonstrations fill Tehran streets http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest -- Iranian protesters duel in streets, online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31380861/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ -- Thousands rally for, against Iranian government http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election -- 'Mass opposition rally' in Tehran http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8103577.stm -- Iranians defy regime in second day of protests http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5552851/Iranians-defy-regime-in-second-day-of-protests.html -- Iranians use Twitter to spread news of protests http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5552158/Iranians-use-Twitter-to-spread-news-of-protests.html -- Eyewitness: A tale of two protests in Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5552498/Eyewitness-A-tale-of-two-protests-in-Iran.html -- Iran to media: no cameras allowed http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/16/1967136.aspx Iran bans foreign press from covering 'unauthorised' rallies http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Iran-bans-foreign-press/articleshow/4663539.cms Iran rules out full recount as protests build again http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5550925/Iran-rules-out-full-recount-as-protests-build-again.html -- Iran to recount disputed election votes ---- "Thousands of Ahmadinejad supporters crowd streets of Tehran" ---- "Opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi rejects partial recount" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.elections.protests/index.html -- Limited recount possible in Iran's disputed vote http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election -- Iranians suspicious of recount offer as Tehran goes on unofficial strike http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6510663.ece (Iran) Shooting reported at mostly peaceful Moussavi protest rally http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.protests/index.html -- Hardliners open fire as tension grips Tehran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6505842.ece -- Gunfire Erupts at Iranian Pro-Reform Protests, At Least 1 Killed http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526363,00.html -- Huge pro-reform rally defies crackdown threats -- "Gunfire from a compound used by pro-government militia killed one demonstrator" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090615/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election -- Opposition leaders join thousands protesting in Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5542075/Opposition-leaders-join-thousands-protesting-in-Iran.html (Iran/U.S.) Lugar: American arms-length stance on Iran proper http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/kmsb20090616jc-lugariran-proper-arms-race.87d1ef7e.html -- September 26, 2008: Lugar's promotion of the U.S. Muslim-Engagement Project calling for engagement with the Islamic Supremacist Muslim Brotherhood http://www.usmuslimengagement.org/storage/usme/documents/rgl_us_muslim_engagement_dear_colleague.pdf http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/engagement_with_mb.html Against Totalitarian News: (North Korea) Report: 2 Americans illegally crossed into NKorea http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_journalists_held -- N. Korea: Journalists admitted to 'criminal acts' http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_journalists_held -- Both reports at: http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/communist-report-on-laura-euna/ -- Link to R.E.A.L. petition and article http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/petition-for-euna-laura/ -- Link to other petition http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/north-korea-friends-of-euna-lee-and-laura-lings-petition-and-efforts-for-their-freedom/ (North Korea) Obama says nuclear-armed N. Korea 'grave threat' http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_skorea (North Korea) Obama: N. Korea's past acts won't work now http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/16/Obama-N-Koreas-past-acts-wont-work-now/UPI-95341245173357/ (North Korea) Kim Jong Il's son 'made secret visit to China' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6508436.ece Communist China seeks greater international clout -- AP: "Russia, China seek greater international clout" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_russia_summit_talks (Communist China) State Religious Leaders and Government Officials Attempt to Forcibly Demolish Church in Shandong -- "ChinaAid has learned that on June 8 and June 9, leaders from government-sanctioned organizations in Ji'nan Municipality of Shandong province colluded with officials from the Bureau of Religion to forcibly take over and demolish the Christian Changchunli Church of Ji'nan." http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1218&month=06&year=2009&_nc=ca4d56215bc8b96772d0e9cc9505060c (Communist China) Registered Church in Jiangsu Province Continues to be Harassed by Authorities http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1220&month=06&year=2009&_nc=ca4d56215bc8b96772d0e9cc9505060c http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/china-jiangsu-church/ (Communist China) Chinese waitress freed after stabbing official to death during sex assault -- Deng Yujiao http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5549081/Chinese-waitress-freed-after-stabbing-official-to-death-during-sex-assault.html Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Mississippi: Memorial service marks 45th anniversary of Neshoba Co. civil rights slayings by Ku Klux Klan -- memorial for Ku Klux Klan slaying of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner -- civil rights activists murdered in Neshoba County in 1964 registering blacks to vote -- Sunday 3 PM memorial service, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Philadelphia, Mississippi http://www.wreg.com/sns-ap-ms--neshobaslayings,0,3256100.story http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/we-are-still-not-afraid/ (U.S.) Black employees accuse Eli Lilly of discrimination http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D98NAGH00.htm (U.S.) Tennessee: Racist e-mail aimed at Obama raises hackles in Tennessee http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/tennessee.email/index.html -- GOP aide rebuked for racist e-mail http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090616/NEWS0201/906160323/GOP+aide+rebuked+for+racist+e-mail -- In Session report http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2009/black-says-she-followed-hr-rules-on-senate-staffer-email/ Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Illinois: Creve Coeur Man Displays Nazi Flag on Flag Day http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/creve-coeur-nazi-flag/ http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/news/local/48031692.html (U.S./Germany) Holocaust Museum Killer Had Links to German Neo-Nazis -- report on James von Brunn -- "In an e-mail to notorious lawyer Horst Mahler, he called hate 'natural, normal and necessary.'" -- "He added that 'compassionate nations' would 'die.'" -- "Aside from his links with Mahler, von Brunn had also voiced support for the notorious Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel, who is currently serving time in a German prison for incitement to racial hatred" http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,630527,00.html (U.S.) Report: "Neo-Nazis are in the Army now" -- "Army regulations prohibit soldiers from participating in racist groups, and recruiters are instructed to keep an eye out for suspicious tattoos." http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/15/neo_nazis_army/ (U.S.) Survivor donates gems smuggled from Nazi death camp -- 95-year-old Auschwitz survivor Meyer Hack donates to Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-40350320090615 (Czech Republic) 15 neo-Nazis arrested in Most at a rally, WP vice-chair among them -- members of "National Resistance" http://www.romea.cz/english/index.php?id=detail&detail=2007_1247 (Italy) Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni defends citizen patrols with "Fascist and Nazi-like symbols on its uniforms" http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iYh_oBOQFKSIJuKSQWwm9JsTd61gD98R4EGO0 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/italian-national-guard-report/ (Germany) Nazi massacre site is turned into Jewish cemetery http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371114321&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull June 15, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Two killed, several wounded in pair of Baghdad blasts http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007224&Language=en (Pakistan) NWFP: 18 terrorist attacks in Peshawar since launch of Rah-e-Raast http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=183114 (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban punish family for supporting military http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=183120 (Pakistan) FATA: Pakistan launches 'full-scale' offensive on Taliban in Waziristan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5535327/Pakistan-launches-full-scale-offensive-on-Taliban-in-Waziristan.html -- Pakistan steels for army assault on Waziristan http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5542HC20090615 (Pakistan) FATA: Time not right for Waziristan operation: US scholar Nicholas Schmidle, a fellow at the New America Foundation http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/time-not-right-for-waziristan-operation-us-scholar-569 --- Same New America Foundation whose members has called for U.S. government to engage with "Islamists" last September http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/105.html (Pakistan) Karachi seen as funding source for militancy http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/14-karachi-seen-as-funding-source-for-militancy-zj-03 (Pakistan) Kidnapped children being used for suicide bombing in Pakistan -- Minister http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007279&Language=en (Pakistan) A generation lost http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/16-a-generation-lost-hs-02 (Pakistan/India) 'Taliban could spread into India, Persian Gulf' http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=6fe515b6-4f27-4909-b87c-410e6a1f9c25&Headline=%27Taliban+could+spread+into+India%2c+Persian+Gulf%27 (India) Mumbai Attacks: Photojournalist identifies Kasab, provides photos as evidence http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Photojournalist-identifies-Kasab-provides-photos-as-evidence/articleshow/4658840.cms -- Gafoor failed to lead Mumbai cops during 26/11: Panel http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Gafoor-failed-to-lead-Mumbai-cops-during-2611-Panel/articleshow/4656637.cms (Afghanistan) US Gen. McChrystal takes command in Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090615/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan (Afghanistan) Alleged US massacre in Afghanistan 'provoked by false information' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5534787/Alleged-US-massacre-in-Afghanistan-provoked-by-false-information.html (Afghanistan) Germany Mulls Future as Attacks Surge --"With girls' schools being closed and attacks on their troops on the rise in Afghanistan, many Germans wonder whether the deployment of their armed forces in the Hinda Kush makes sense anymore" http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,630090,00.html (Afghanistan) Canadian soldier killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan http://www.military-world.net/Afghanistan/1602.html (Afghanistan) UK: Jewish serviceman killed in Afghanistan http://www.thejc.com/articles/jewish-serviceman-killed-afghanistan (Afghanistan) Taliban attack musicians at Afghan wedding -- "the Taliban banned music as un-Islamic" http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINISL43811720090615?rpc=401& (U.S.) Arkansas: Recruiter shootings spark homegrown terror fears http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090615/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_homegrown_radicals (U.S.) FBI Seeks to Target Lone Extremists http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124501849215613523.html (U.S.) Doctor's killing stirs debate http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090614_17_A17_Afters180929 (Iran/UK) MPACUK congratulates President Ahmadinejad http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/15/mpacuk-congratulates-president-ahmadinejad/ http://www.mpacuk.org/content/view/5752/102/ -- Along with HAMAS and Muslim Brotherhood -- Iran: "Congratulation messages pour in" -- including leaders of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and HAMAS http://www.irna.ir/En/View/FullStory/?NewsId=545389&IdLanguage=3 Iran Protests -- See Newslink category after "Other News" below IAEA chief criticizes North Korea, Iran, Syria http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371103124&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran/U.S.) Haaretz Rumor: "Why is Dennis Ross being ousted as Obama envoy to Iran?" http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1093058.html -- Certainly not because of his lack of sympathy for Islamists as shown by his support for U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project http://www.usmuslimengagement.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=44#Ross http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/127.html Lebanon busts key Qaeda cell: army commander http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June421.xml§ion=middleeast (Lebanon) Hizbullah fighter who killed LAF pilot says he thought aircraft was Israeli http://www.terra.net.lb/wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?ArticleID=461817&ChannelId=4 West Bank woman convicted as collaborator gets life with hard labor http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371101245&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel:government Web sites attacked http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/15/Israelgovernment-Web-sites-attacked/UPI-78941245062727/ (Israel) Netanyahu faces fallout after speech http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/15/Netanyahu-faces-fallout-after-speech/UPI-65081245063455/ (Somalia) Child Soldier recruitment increases in Somalia http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/19-child-soldier-recruitment-increases-in-somalia-sf-02 Somalia: Govt Forces Clash in Mogadishu http://allafrica.com/stories/200906150009.html Somalia: Islamists Warn Ethiopian Troops http://allafrica.com/stories/200906150178.html (Mauritania) Islamist to run in Mauritania election http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32738 (Yemen) Fears for UK hostage as kidnappers kill three Germans http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?Fears_for_UK_hostage_as_kidnappers_kill_three_Germans&in_article_id=685050&in_page_id=64 Thai Buddhist beheaded, another shot in Muslim south http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKBKK434239._CH_.2420?rpc=401& http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK434239.htm (Thailand) No 'Iron Fist' for Thai Muslims: PM http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1243825352228&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Yemen) Three women held captive in Yemen found dead: sources http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55E24920090615 -- "A Yemeni security official says three German women hostages have been found dead, their bodies mutilated." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526340,00.html (U.S.) Asra Nomani: Fighting for the Soul of Islam - by Phyllis Chesler http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/06/14/asra-nomani-fighting-for-the-soul-of-islam/ Other News: Pakistan: Christians ready to die for their faith -- "An 11-year-old boy was shot in the head while attending church near Karachi. Christians live in dread of the Taliban, which is demanding conversion to Islam or death." http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=19602&t=Pakistan%3A+Christians+ready+to+die+for+their+faith Pakistan Authorities "Attack" Christian Cemetery, Church (UPDATE) -- "Local authorities approved the recent bulldozing and digging up of Christian graves in the Pakistani city of Okara to build a recreational park there" http://www.bosnewslife.com/7704-pakistan-authorities-attach-christian-cemetery-church Pakistan, 7 thousand cases of violence against minors in 2008 http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15499&theme=5&size=A (Bangladesh) Catholic chef has a "really rough time in Dhaka's central jail" http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15493&theme=8&size=A EU, US eye joint human-rights guidelines for terrorism fight http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273238,eu-us-eye-joint-human-rights-guidelines-for-terrorism-fight.html (U.S./Turkey) Gulen movement an inspiration for all, says Obama's Muslim advisor Mogahed http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=177999 http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026578.php -- May 6, 2009: Fethullah Gulen: the neo-Ottoman dream of Turkish Islam http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15165&size=A (U.S.) Harvard University: Fahad Al-Mukhaizeem- KFH committed to spreading Islamic financial method -- "The Islamic Finance Program Manager at Harvard University Dr. Nazem Ali stated that many projects and deals achieved by Kuwait Finance House (KFH) are being taught to the students and the researchers taking part in the Islamic Finance Project (IFP)" http://www.ameinfo.com/200571.html (Europe) Four more Islamic banks to open http://www.neurope.eu/articles/94918.php (UK) Olivant loses £2.3m on sharia asset fund http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/5533517/Olivant-loses-2.3m-on-sharia-asset-fund.html (UK) Muslims told voting was a sin -- "I AM a resident of Normanton and I received a leaflet targeted at the Muslim community explaining why it was anti-Muslim to participate in both the council and EU elections." -- "This leaflet covered a full sheet of paper stating, amongst other things, that the only law- maker was Allah and that anyone who voted in the elections was a disbeliever and that any Muslim who votes is a sinner." http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/letters/Muslims-told-voting-sin/article-1075162-detail/article.html (UK) Guardian Newspaper Article defends Sharia - Sara Khorshid --- Sara Khorshid: "Muslim incorporation of sharia law in the public square will increase western entities' credibility among Muslim masses" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/jun/13/egypt-islam-sharia --- Sara Khorshid's "articles are published in the Middle East Times, IslamOnline.net, and other media outlets. She is the managing editor of IslamOnline.net's Politics in Depth section" http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/sara-khorshid (U.S.) Seattle: Westboro Baptist Church Targets Churches, Synagogues http://www.seattlepi.com/local/407211_hate0614.html Iran Protest News: Iran protest cancelled as leaked election results show Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came third -- "Iran's reformist presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi has called off a major rally to protest last Friday's election results, amid claims police had been cleared to open fire on protesters" -- "In an effort to quell the rising tensions, the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered an investigation into claims of fraud in Friday's disputed vote, according to Iranian state television" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5540211/Iran-protest-cancelled-as-leaked-election-results-show-Mahmoud-Amadinejad-came-third.html -- Iran supreme leader orders probe of vote fraud http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090615/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6502374.ece -- Ahmadinejad defiant as defeated rival protests vote http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090614/wl_afp/iranvote (Iran) Tensions build in Teheran. Pro-Moussavi demonstrations "illegal" http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15513&theme=5&size=A -- Hatred, chaos and savage beatings in Tehran http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.eyewitness/index.html -- Mousavi protest rally postponed in Tehran http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSEVA14340720090615 http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3427665108 -- Ahmadinejad Opponents Shout Protests From Rooftops http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526276,00.html (Iran) Tear gas and Twitter: Iranians take their protests online http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.protests.twitter/index.html (Iran) Tehran Bureau Blogger News http://tehranbureau.com/category/reporting-essays/ -- Video of Tehran Riots http://tehranbureau.com/video-tehran-riots/ -- Twitter Web Site http://twitter.com/tehranbureau -- Facebook Web Site http://www.facebook.com/pages/IRAN/18297877889 (Iran) Anti-Ahmadinejad supporters to protest today http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25637237-23109,00.html -- Mousavi supporters to rally in Tehran http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE55D04V20090615?rpc=401& -- Clashes in Iran reveal deep divide --- "Anti-Ahmadinejad protests appear to trigger counterreaction from his supporters" --- "International media prevented from covering demonstrations" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.protests.scene/index.html -- Protests around world http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.protests.scene/index.html#cnnSTCPhoto -- Ahmadinejad defends re-election as violence continues in Teheran http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_390466.html -- Defeated Iranian reformist Mir-Hossein Mousavi calls for more protest against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5533782/Defeated-Iranian-reformist-Mir-Hossein-Mousavi-calls-for-more-protest-against-Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad.html -- Poll rioters rip Iran apart as Ahmadinejad rounds up opposition leaders while insisting election wasn't rigged http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1192958/Poll-rioters-rip-Iran-apart-Ahmadinejad-rounds-opposition-leaders-insisting-election-wasnt-rigged.html -- Unrest challenges Iran's republic http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8099884.stm -- 'Anti-Ahmadinejad protests will die out' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371097557&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Racial Supremacism: (U.S.) Vermont: Professor linked to white pride -- article on Robert S. Griffin at the University of Vermont http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090614/NEWS01/906140368/1002/NEWS01 Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Holocaust Memorial Shooter - SPLC says Michigan man recently took over racist site http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-holocaustmuseum-m,0,6136512.story http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/holocaust-memorial-shooter-splc-says-michigan-man-recently-took-over-racist-site/ -- SPLC: Alleged Holocaust Museum Shooter Had Given Up Hate Site, Planned Other Attacks http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/06/11/alleged-holocaust-museum-shooter-had-given-up-hate-site-planned-other-attacks/ -- Grand Rapids Press: "Brother defends hate site operator Steve Reimink who has ties to alleged Holocaust Museum shooter" http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/06/brother_defends_hate_site_oper.html (Canada) January 16, 2009: "Kevin Libin: United under the swastika" http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/01/12/united-under-the-swastika.aspx http://www.dustmybroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10772:calgary-aryan-guard-joins-with-muslims-and-progressives-to-denounce-israel&catid=39:advocacy&Itemid=#comment-1304 Against Totalitarian News: North Korea may have more nuclear test sites http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June1256.xml§ion=international June 14, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban claim responsibility for slaying cleric http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD98PJ6Q00 (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban dupe boy, 12, into planting bomb - in Kohat -- "Taliban militants have begun paying children to plant lethal bombs in Pakistani cities" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6493664.ece http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\15\story_15-6-2009_pg7_18 (Pakistan) NWFP: Nine killed, 36 injured in DI Khan market blast - Dera Ismail Khan http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=103014 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\15\story_15-6-2009_pg1_4 (Pakistan) NWFP's Dera Ismail Khan: Taliban tribesmen pledge to wipe out al-Qaeda ally in Pakistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5524805/Taliban-tribesmen-pledge-to-wipe-out-al-Qaeda-ally-in-Pakistan.html (Pakistan) Govt orders operation against Baitullah Mehsud http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\15\story_15-6-2009_pg1_1 --- December 1, 2008: Pakistan's The News - Army official: "We have only some misunderstandings with Baitullah Mehsud and Fazlullah" http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709 (Pakistan) FATA: 14 killed in bomb blast, drone attack in Pakistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/14-killed-in-bomb-blast-drone-attack-in-Pakistan/articleshow/4656460.cms (Pakistan) FATA: "65 Taliban killed in Bannu and South Waziristan" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\15\story_15-6-2009_pg1_2 (Pakistan) FATA: Bajaur sees renewed Taliban activity http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\15\story_15-6-2009_pg7_17 (Pakistan) Lahore: 10 injured in toy bomb explosion in Hasilpur http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\13\story_13-6-2009_pg7_11 (Pakistan) Lahore: Security in Pakistani city on red alert amid reports of Tajik suicide bomber http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007132&Language=en (Pakistan) Karachi in the eye of the Taliban storm http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\15\story_15-6-2009_pg7_23 (Pakistan/U.S.) Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Munawar Hassan demands govt to revise pro-US policy http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\15\story_15-6-2009_pg12_5 (Pakistan/U.S.) Imran Khan warns of Pakistan's 'suicide' -- "Hatred of America is much more than of the Taliban" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6493667.ece (Pakistan/U.S.) Pakistan rejects CIA's claim on Osama http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\13\story_13-6-2009_pg7_5 (Pakistan/U.S.) US House drops A.Q. Khan, India from aid bill -- "The US House of Representatives has dropped an explicit demand for access to Dr A.Q. Khan and another for preventing terrorist attacks against India as conditions in a legislation that triples US aid to Pakistan." http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/12-us-house-drops-aq-khan-india-from-aid-bill--bi-09 (Pakistan/U.S.) Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeks access to Dr Aafia Siddiqui through FBI http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/12-fia-seeks-access-to-dr-aafia-through-fbi--bi-03 -- Al Qaeda Suspect Aafia Siddiqui previous reports: --- Al-Qaeda Suspect Dr. Aafia Siddiqui's husband breaks his silence after six years http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=20404 ----- on Aafia Siddiqui http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,593195,00.html http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6275546 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5710043&page=1 (India) Top nuclear expert missing in India - Lokanathan Mahalingam -- "One of India's leading nuclear scientists has gone missing in mysterious circumstances provoking fears he has been kidnapped for classified information" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5515672/Top-nuclear-expert-missing-in-India.html -- Thanks to Ruth (Afghanistan) District police chief killed in Afghan blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2007082&Language=en (Al-Qaeda) More Rants from Adam Yahiye Gadahn aka Azzam the American -- Terror supporter urges new attacks http://bigpondnews.com/articles/World/2009/06/14/Terror_supporter_urges_new_attacks_341872.html -- CNN report on Gadahn: "Californian convert to Islam castigates U.S., Israel in al Qaeda video" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/13/american.qaeda.message/ -- Al Qaeda's American traitor, Adam Yahiye Gadahn, blasts Israel - and own Jewish relatives - in video http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/13/2009-06-13_al_qaedas_american_traitor_adam_yahiye_gadahn_blasts_israel__and_own_jewish_rela.html -- Laura Mansfield Web Site Translation - Gadahn says: "Let's continue our jihad and sacrifice" --- video in Arabic with subtitles: --- "Gadahn speaks Arabic in the 35 minute, 54 second video tape. English transcript and subtitles were provided by As Sahab." http://www.lauramansfield.com/AzzamPalestine.rm (U.S.) Alleged Hacking-Terror Effort Thwarted -- lived in Pakistan and Philippines http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124485009253011435.html (U.S.) On NYC Terror Drill http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jDFxhzO-MghBtuk1D9DLHiwvIkZgD98P4D5O0 (U.S.) FBI probes terror scare in Schenectady http://blog.timesunion.com/crime/fbi-probes-terror-scare-in-schenectady/1595/ -- A lesson in terror, but no anthrax http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=809689&category=REGION (U.S.) Nuclear terror would strain day-after bomb sleuths http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ikYFnnn3Qpto6SaskmkGJlVl2T4AD98PUUJG0 (U.S.) Detainees in U.S. Courts Raises Questions Over Due Process http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/12/detainees-courts-raises-questions-process/ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/13/state/n102355D28.DTL&type=politics (U.S.) Marine reservist pleads guilty to leaking intelligence documents http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-leak12-2009jun12,0,1901532.story (Iran) Ahmadinejad crushes Iran's reform hopes http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6498787.ece Iranian President Ahmadinejad celebrates win with show of brutality -- "Chanting 'Allahu akbar' -- God is greatest -- and 'Ahmadi, we love you' the army of hardliners poured into central Tehran in a massive show of strength for President Ahmadinejad." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6499534.ece -- Iran: "Congratulation messages pour in" -- including leaders of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and HAMAS http://www.irna.ir/En/View/FullStory/?NewsId=545389&IdLanguage=3 -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorses vote outcome http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election/index.html -- Ahmadinejad says victory is blow to 'oppressive' world http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5532492/Ahmadinejad-says-victory-is-blow-to-oppressive-world.html -- Disputed Iranian ballot complicates US diplomacy http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090614/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_iran -- More than 100 Iranian reformists arrested -reformer http://geo.tv/6-14-2009/44169.htm -- Ahmadinejad: No guarantee on rival's safety http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election.rival/index.html -- Iran Puts Curbs on Media After Disputed Election http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526273,00.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31357829/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ (Iran) Exiled group says race on in Iran to build bomb http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE55C1QH20090613 (Lebanon) Parcel bomb defused at Beirut government building http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55B1NY20090612 (Israel) Netanyahu endorses Palestinian independence -- he could accept "a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_israel_palestinians http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371095741&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull -- "Benjamin Netanyahu speech on Palestinian state an important step forward, says Barack Obama" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5535575/Benjamin-Netanyahu-speech-on-Palestinian-state-an-important-step-forward-says-Barack-Obama.html UAE releases suspected Al Qaeda militant of Bahraini origin http://newsblaze.com/story/20090612184137sand.nb/topstory.html (UAE) US citizen denies terror charges in UAE court -- "Naji Hamdan, a 43-year-old American of Lebanese origin, was charged with supporting terrorism, participating in the work of terrorist organization" http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iDzBfLYhuKp5wK3fbx8G1LglggTAD98QG7V80 Yemen says arrests Saudi financer of al Qaeda http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55D0CI20090614 Yemen: 9 Foreigners Kidnapped by Shiite Rebels http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526187,00.html -- Briton among group kidnapped in Yemen http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6495796.ece (Somalia) UN food is stolen from the starving in Somalia fake camp fraud http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6499155.ece (Palau) Some in Palau are worried about Guantanamo detainees http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-palau-gitmo14-2009jun14,0,2897549.story (Thailand) 4 dead as insurgents attack in southern Thailand http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5guauYLE276BD0kT3niXlvoHEqYawD98POM980 -- Three dead in Thailand violence http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8098708.stm -- PM vows greater aid to curb Thai south unrest http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=297200&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 (Philippines) Homemade bomb explodes outside Philippine school, no one hurt http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273098,homemade-bomb-explodes-outside-philippine-school-no-one-hurt.html (Philippines) Militants kill 5 Philippine marines in ambush http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ha_AevW8dDLQ0vyR5jO8UGcvZ8lwD98POUJ80 (Philippines) Italian Red Cross hostage alive amid deadly clashes in southern Philippines http://www.sunstar.com.ph/network/italian-hostage-alive-amid-clashes-mindanao-446-pm Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Malaysia) Khalid Admits Overlooking Resolution To Ban Sisters In Islam http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=417931 (UK) Father fails in fight to change unlawful killing verdict -- Shafilea Ahmed -- "A few months earlier, she had refused an arranged marriage, and, during a visit to Pakistan to meet a prospective husband, had drunk bleach and spent five weeks in hospital." -- "After her death, police initially worked on the theory that she had been the victim of an honour killing and arrested and questioned her parents, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, on suspicion of kidnapping" -- "But a Crown Prosecution Service investigation found there was no chance of anyone being convicted on the evidence available" http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/lakes/father_fails_in_fight_to_change_unlawful_killing_verdict?referrerPath=sport/1.244112 --- Previous Reports: --- "A Muslim girl who had refused her family's wish to have an arranged marriage was murdered, a coroner ruled yesterday." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1575306/Shafilea-Ahmed-was-murdered.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1575307/Shafilea-Ahmed-Timeline.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1455201/Teenagers-body-had-been-hidden.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafilea_Ahmed Other News: (UK) Scotland: Anti-terror bid to deradicalise Muslim Scots http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Antiterror-bid-to-deradicalise-Muslim.5364041.jp (India) Another Punjab honour killing, another probe http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=2&id=290459&usrsess=1 (Pakistan) Punjab: Christian Murdered for Drinking Tea from a Muslim Cup -- "International Christian Concern (www.persecution.org) has learned that radical Muslims running a tea stall beat a Christian man to death for using a cup designated for Muslims on May 9." -- "The owner and 14 of his employees beat Ishtiaq with stones, iron rods and clubs, and stabbed him multiple times with kitchen knives as Ishtiaq pleaded for mercy" http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/3244010643.html Egypt court rejects ex-Muslim convert's case -- "Christian wanted new religion recorded on Egypt ID" http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/06/14/75916.html (International) Police say PBX fraud money sent to Islamist extremists http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/8BD12DF32913A9D8CC2575D500795B1F (U.S.) Minnesota: Demonstrators support area Muslim group - support CAIR http://www.startribune.com/local/48005352.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUF (U.S.) Former President Bill Clinton speaks to ADC -- "Clinton was the keynote speaker at the annual convention of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee" http://www.detnews.com/article/20090613/METRO/906130392/1409/METRO/Ex-President-Clinton-to-Arab-Americans--World-must-embrace-diversity -- WND report on American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Kareem Shora http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=100486 -- Investigative Project on Terrorism Search for "ADC" http://www.investigativeproject.org/search.php?cx=007811315508120065319%3Avf7yhgtccei&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=ADC&sa=Search#804 (Netherlands) "Dutch divided over Geert Wilders as radical MP eyes premiership" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/5523238/Dutch-divided-over-Geert-Wilders-as-radical-MP-eyes-premiership.html (Egypt) Egyptian candidate for Unesco job hits back in Jewish book burning row -- Farouk Hosni -- "The Egyptian politician who is favourite to take over at the helm of the United Nations' education body has defended himself against charges of anti-semitism after he called for the burning of Israeli books." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/5498258/Egyptian-candidate-for-Unesco-job-hits-back-in-Jewish-book-burning-row.html Against Totalitarianism News: North Korea claims US could provoke nuclear war http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5532319/North-Korea-claims-US-could-provoke-nuclear-war.html Against Racial Supreamacist News: (U.S.) Tennessee: White Supremacist Group Makes Presence In Local Neighborhood -- "The flyer said Public Notice, but as residents read on it also asked them to write the Knights Party in Harrison, Arkansas and watch a Ku Klux Klan weekly internet video broadcast" http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=10525906 (U.S.) Mississippi: Reputed Miss. Klansman appeals to US Supreme Court -- James Ford Seale -- "A reputed Ku Klux Klansman convicted two years ago in the 1964 kidnappings of two black men asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to decide whether the statute of limitations had expired before prosecutors charged him" http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5goJWQvVLa_sQGrBcnH41Ut8gMisQD98P9EO00 Against Nazi News: (U.S.) DC - FBI: Holocaust Museum suspect expected to survive http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_holocaust_museum_shooting (U.S.) More on Von Brunn -- 9/11 conspiracy advocate -- "He was an enthusiastic "truther", who went on the net to deny that the al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington had surprised the conspirators in power who secretly controlled America" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/14/james-von-brunn-far-right (U.S.) Holocaust museum slaying exposes the hate within http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/06/holocaust-museum-slaying-exposes-the-hate-within.html German people's changed attitude to the Nazi regime - June 14, 1939 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/britainatwar/5506676/German-peoples-changed-attitude-to-the-Nazi-regime---June-14-1939.html June 12, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Taliban claims it bombed Lahore, Nowshera, and Peshawar http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-ttp-claims-it-bombed-lahore--nowshera--and-peshawar--il--06 http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=80389 (Pakistan) NWFP: Nowshera mosque blast http://geo.tv/6-12-2009/44024.htm -- Suicide bombing in Naushehra Mosque blast in Pakistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2006566&Language=en -- Suicide bombers strike Pakistan mosque, seminary http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June1037.xml§ion=international (Pakistan) Lahore: Mosque in Lahore also attacked -- Dr Naeemi, 5 others dead in Lahore suicide attack http://geo.tv/6-12-2009/44062.htm -- Scholar who declared suicide blast un-Islamic killed in suicide blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2006578&Language=en http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25628657-23109,00.html -- Senior anti-Taliban cleric among 11 dead in Pak blasts http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Senior-anti-Taliban-cleric-among-11-dead-in-Pak-blasts/articleshow/4648694.cms -- Pakistan: Sunni strike to protest against cleric's murder http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3418345111 (Pakistan) NWFP: Fresh wave of terror confines Peshawarites to homes http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=182644 (Pakistan) NWFP: 39 terrorists killed, mass grave found in Peochar: ISPR http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-39-more-terrorists-killed--mass-grave-spotted-in-peochar--ispr--il--03 (Pakistan/U.S.) As Pakistan widens offensive on Taliban, US triples its aid http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/As-Pakistan-widens-offensive-on-Taliban-US-triples-its-aid/articleshow/4648592.cms (India J&K) India to pull troops out of Kashmir towns http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6485349.ece (India) Suspected Maoist rebels kill 11 police in India http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June1052.xml§ion=international (Afghanistan) ISAF soldier, two civilians killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2006535&Language=en (Afghanistan) UK soldier dies in Afghan blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2006540&Language=en (Afghanistan) NATO to send 10,000 extra troop to Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2006628&Language=en (Afghanistan) Taliban threaten Afghan vote http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/06/12/Taliban-threaten-Afghan-vote-Sunni-lawmakers-gunned-down-in-Baghdad/UPI-37061244823921/ Iraqi parliament member killed -- police http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2006581&Language=en http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371082633&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) Arkansas: Judge blocks phone for suspect in soldier shooting -- Abdulhakim Muhammad http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQACNshVFYt6M9CDykHq6DKqPhiwD98OMLO00 (U.S.) NYC: Ambitious terrorism drill tests NYC's line of defense against radiological, nuclear attack http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-nyc-terror-drill,0,7388793.story Iran playing double game in Afghanistan: Gates http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=80381 Iranians vote in droves, rival victory claims http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSEVA14340720090612 -- Ahmadinejad claims victory after Iran's polling stations are kept open http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6486939.ece -- Record turnout in Iran election as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 'faces defeat' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5516661/Record-turnout-in-Iran-leaves-Ahmadinejad-facing-defeat.html (Iran) North Korea, Iran joined on missile work: U.S. general http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55A4E720090611 (Iran) 'Mousavi win wouldn't stop nuke drive' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371078382&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) Explosive device found in security building in Lebanon http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2006543&Language=en (U.S.) Mitchell: 'Palestinian state as soon as possible' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371082574&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Somalia) In Somalia war, children wage jihad http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KERN-7SX8RE?OpenDocument (Somalia/Yemen) Al Qaeda fighters move into Horn of Africa, officials say http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/12/alqaeda.africa/index.html (Russia) Police-militant shootout leaves three dead -- "The Interior Ministry for the Russian republic of Daghestan said two militants and a police officer died Friday in a shootout in Makhachkala" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/12/Police-militant-shootout-leaves-three-dead/UPI-25321244821765/ (Thailand) Buddhist monk killed in south Thai violence http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP361306 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: Gaza: a father killed his daughter against the backdrop of 'family honor' -- "in the town of Deir el-Balah" http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=windows-1256&langpair=ar|en&u=http://fpnp.name/arabic/%3Faction%3Ddetail%26id%3D25778&tbb=1&rurl=translate.google.com (Turkey) Lawyers: Abused Turkish woman in hiding -- Nahide Opuz -- "In 2002, Nahide Opuz's ex-husband, Huseyin Opuz, shot and killed her mother in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Prior to that, he ran over the two women once with a car, and in a separate assault, stabbed Nahide Opuz seven times with a knife." -- "Police detained the assailant after both incidents and then released him after fining him. Huseyin Opuz remains free after serving six years for the killing of his mother-in-law." -- European Court of Human Rights: "A court spokesman said this was the first time the court ruled a government had violated Article 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights, which prohibits discrimination in connection with a domestic abuse case." http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/11/turkey.women.ruling/ --- April 11: Turkey - Islamic Supremacists Criticize "Feminist" Reporting on So-Called "Honor Killings" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/turkey-reporting-criticized/ --- March 24: Turkey: Poll - Over a Quarter Support Islamic Supremacist "Honor Killings" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/turkey-war-on-women/ Other News: Singapore: Protestant couple sentenced to jail for sedition -- "A Protestant couple found guilty of sedition for mailing religiously offensive material to three Muslims have been sentenced to eight weeks' jail each." http://www.ucanews.com/2009/06/12/protestant-couple-sentenced-to-jail-for-sedition/ (Pakistan) Lahore: Church institutions threatened with bomb attack -- "We warn you to leave this area, embrace Islam, pay 1,500,000 rupees (US$18,750) or be ready to die in a suicide bomb attack" http://www.ucanews.com/2009/06/11/church-institutions-threatened-with-bomb-attack/ (Morocco) Islamists expect to advance in Morocco local polls http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June1054.xml§ion=international Morocco: Women arrested at outlawed Islamist group meeting http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3418197832 (Qatar) In Friday Sermon, Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi Responds to Obama's Cairo Speech -- Al-Qaradhawi: "He replaces one war with another – both against the Muslims" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD240109 http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2138.htm (U.S.) Virginia: Debate Erupts Over Muslim School in Virginia -- "Objections to the Islamic Saudi Academy's expansion plans range from traffic to terrorism" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/us/11fairfax.html?em (U.S.) CAIR Losing Support From North to South http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2009/06/cair-losing-support-from-north-to-south.html (UK) Leading Muslim leads calls for extremists to leave the UK http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/Leading-Muslim-leads-callsfor-extremists.5357658.jp (UK) Classroom assistant at Muslim girls' school forced out of job by parents who believed she was a man -- "headteacher at Al-Islah Muslim Girls' School" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1192528/Classroom-assistant-Muslim-girls-school-forced-job-parents-believed-man.html?ITO=1490 Against Nazi News: (U.S.) DC Holocaust Memorial Shooting: Charged man left screed outside Holocaust Museum http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jz74U5-M7d052GqcbS8hyfPF7GQgD98OLUV03 -- Holocaust Shooting: Inside Extremist Groups http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/06/11/DI2009061101777.html Against Racial Supremacism News: June 12, 1963: Crime history - Civil rights leader Evers assassinated in Mississippi http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/crime/Crime-history---Civil-rights-leader-Evers-assassinated-in-Miss-47879277.html Against Totalitarian News: (North Korea) U.N. Security Council Approves Expanded North Korea Sanctions http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526025,00.html (North Korea) Retaliation North Korea may take against UN http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55B0Q220090612 (North Korea) U.S. Intelligence Confirms Kim Jong Il's Son to Inherit North Korean Dictatorship http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/12/intelligence-confirms-kim-jong-ils-son-inherit-north-korean-dictatorship/ June 11, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) NWFP: Suicide attack kills one, injures 14 in Pakistan's Peshawar http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Suicide-attack-kills-one-injures-14-in-Pakistans-Peshawar/articleshow/4646406.cms -- NWFP minister hurt in attack http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\12\story_12-6-2009_pg1_6 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan army kills 20 Taliban near NW tribal region http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan-army-kills-20-Taliban-near-NW-tribal-region/articleshow/4643009.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Terror alliance takes credit for Peshawar hotel assault http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/06/terror_alliance_take.php#ixzz0IAm611Ol&D (Pakistan) FATA: More Than 60 Taliban Militants Killed in Intense Pakistan Fighting http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525820,00.html -- Pakistan says 66 Taliban killed http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25624447-23109,00.html (Pakistan) FATA: Waziristan Taliban behind PC attack: Iftikhar Hussain http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\12\story_12-6-2009_pg7_16 (Pakistan) 29 Taliban held from Nowshera and Kohat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\12\story_12-6-2009_pg7_12 (Pakistan) Taliban show sophisticated tactics in Pakistan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\12\story_12-6-2009_pg7_15 Pak considering to file appeal against Saeed's release http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak-considering-to-file-appeal-against-Saeeds-release/articleshow/4644889.cms (Pakistan/U.S.) Pakistan critical to US national security interests: Holbrooke http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\12\story_12-6-2009_pg7_1 (Pakistan/U.S.) Pakistan Daily Times: "US adopts Pakistan's stance on Kashmir" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\12\story_12-6-2009_pg1_1 (Pakistan/U.S.) Osama bin Laden is still in Pakistan, says CIA http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5510077/Osama-bin-Laden-is-still-in-Pakistan-says-CIA.html http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\12\story_12-6-2009_pg7_2 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/09-pakistani-offensive-to-help-nab-osama-cia--03 (India) Mumbai Attacks: Woman tells court Mumbai attackers killed her daughter http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\12\story_12-6-2009_pg7_41 Afghan clashes kill 12 insurgents, 1 soldier http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan Afghanistan: Italian soldiers injured in clashes in west http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3412372599 (Afghanistan) Defense chiefs fear bloody summer in Helmand http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5507029/Defence-chiefs-fear-bloody-summer-in-Helmand.html (U.S.) Pakistan-born student found guilty of supporting LeT -- Another report on conviction of Syed Haris Ahmed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan-born-student-found-guilty-of-supporting-LeT/articleshow/4645627.cms U.S. frees Guantanamo detainee seized when a teenager -- Mohammed El Gharani http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLB13601920090611 U.S. Lawmaker Says Obama Administration Ordered FBI to Read Rights to Detainees http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/lawmaker-says-obama-ordered-fbi-read-rights-detainees/ (U.S.) 4 Chinese Muslims freed from Guantanamo to Bermuda http://www.wtop.com/?nid=116&sid=1678563 -- British Government Raises Concerns Over Detainee Transfer to Bermuda http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/11/officials-uighur-detainees-guantanamo-sent-bermuda/ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6480320.ece (U.S.) Two Guantanamo detainees sent to Iraq, Chad http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/5510000/Two-Guantnamo-detainees-sent-to-Iraq-Chad.html (UK) Britain was wrong to freeze assets of Abu Qatada, rules EU, clearing way for him to get compensation http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1192365/Britain-wrong-freeze-assets-Abu-Qatada-rules-EU-clearing-way-compensation.html -- EU court annuls freeze on Abu Qatada's assets http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090611/tuk-eu-court-annuls-freeze-on-abu-qatada-a7ad41d.html (UK) Radical Islamists must be exposed, not invited to tea http://www.thejc.com/articles/radical-islamists-must-be-exposed-not-invited-tea 'Iran denies IAEA request to install more cameras at Natanz' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371076192&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) 'UNIFIL helping to arrest Israeli spies' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371076736&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Hamas) Carter: No Mideast peace without Hamas http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371068518&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Palestinian father hangs son, 15, over suspicions he was an Israeli informer http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1192389/Father-hangs-son-15-suspicions-Israeli-informer.html Somalia: 'People May Be Dying in Their Homes And We Don't Know About It' http://allafrica.com/stories/200906110569.html (Yemen) Al-Qaeda in Yemen Supports Southern Secession http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=35108&tx_ttnews[backPid]=7&cHash=cf625c5341 Malian al-Qaeda hunter shot dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8095040.stm Sudan allowing expelled NGOs to return to Darfur: UN http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sudan-allowing-expelled-NGOs-to-return-to-Darfur-UN/articleshow/4646876.cms (Canada) Montreal: Jihad propaganda case wraps up -- "Said Namouh, who is charged with creating and distributing jihad propaganda" http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/06/10/9752136.html http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jhrxJb6-E_cgailuks8o3ewkxeRw (Russia) Two Hizbullah men nabbed in Azerbaijan -- "Police: Operatives carried Iranian passports, had plan to bomb Russian radar, Baku Jewish center" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371077685&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Norway: 33 Taliban-linked asylum seekers received residence-permits http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/norway-33-taliban-linked-asylum-seekers.html Turkish high court upholds life sentences for six al Qaeda members http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11837261.asp?scr=1 http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/hsbc-holdings/turkey-court-upholds-life-sentences-for-al-qaeda-GB0005405286-682019 (Italy) Gadhafi attacks US in speech in Italy -- "Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has lashed out at the United States by likening the 1986 U.S. strikes on Libya to Osama bin Laden's terror attacks." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_libya (Italy) Six arrested in suspected plot to attack G8 http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June967.xml§ion=international Philippines: Eight killed in clashes in the south http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3412371962 -- 8 dead as Philippine troops clash with Italian's kidnappers http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest-of-World/8-dead-as-Philippine-troops-clash-with-Italians-kidnappers/articleshow/4643224.cms (Philippines) Muslim militant arrested in southern Philippines http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/272706,muslim-militant-arrested-in-southern-philippines.html -- Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomb expert arrested http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_389020.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Iran) Tehran student forced to live double life -- "Music student Aida Shirazi is thoroughly Westernised - but in public she must play the part of an obedient Islamic woman" -- "she knows that if she wears anything too short, or too tight, she will fall foul of the Ershad, the morality police who have cracked down on un-Islamic conduct since President Ahmadinejad came to power" -- "Ms Shirazi's personal freedoms have been curtailed in other ways in the past four years" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6482003.ece (U.S.) A Muslim Woman's Stand in the "War of Ideas" -- "Asra Nomani and 'The Mosque in Morgantown'" http://www.investigativeproject.org/1063/a-muslim-womans-stand-in-the-war-of-ideas http://themosqueinmorgantown.com/ -- PBS stations nationwide June 15 at 10 pm ET (Malaysia) Public support growing for Sisters in Islam http://www.mysinchew.com/node/25810 Other News: (Women's Rights) Misogynism: Eminem, Misogyny, and the Sounds of Silence -- by Jackson Katz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackson-katz/eminem-misogyny-and-the-s_b_211677.html (Ramallah) Muslims desecrate Christian graves near Ramallah http://www.examiner.com/x-7095-NY-Israel-Conflict-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Muslims-desecrate-Christian-graves-near-Ramallah (U.S.) NYC Premier Screening Of 'The Third Jihad': 'A Wake-up Call For America' (Rudy Giuliani) http://top40-charts.com/news/Movies/NYC-Premier-Screening-Of-The-Third-Jihad-A-Wake-up-Call-For-America-(Rudy-Giuliani)/49231.html (U.S.) Florida: Tampa mayor ends proclamations for Council on American-Islamic Relations -- "ending a practice of proclaming one day in November CAIR Day" -- "Iorio said she made the decision after hearing from people who complained that CAIR has ties to terrorist groups" http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/article1009310.ece (U.S.) Wright sounds off on 'Zionists' -- "President Obama's former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright says 'the Jewish vote is controlling' President Obama" http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/06/11/dcl.wright.jewish.remarks.cnn -- Ex-Obama pastor 'misspoke' on 'them Jews' http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/11/Ex-Obama-pastor-misspoke-on-them-Jews/UPI-45391244761600/ (U.S.) Holocaust Memorial Museum Accused Slayer Von Brunn: "Obama created the Jews. Obama does what his Jew owners tell him to do." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061101086.html?hpid=topnews (U.S.) Christian Science Monitor article calls for: "A 10-year truce between Islam and the West" http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090611/cm_csm/ycassini (UK) London Benefit gig for Iraqi LGBT -- being killed in Iraq http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2009/06/london-benefit-gig-for-iraqi-lgbt.html (Iran) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fights for survival as late surge gives rival hope http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6476290.ece Against Nazi News: (U.S.) DC - US Holocaust Memorial Museum Attack: Additional Reports http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/holocaust-attack-addtl-reports/ -- AP photos - to those who don't understand why we must challenge all hate with love - a graphic reminder: http://media.bonnint.net/apimage/046b635e-2436-4346-a890-b3b0bd5d8db6.jpg http://media.bonnint.net/apimage/91c58088-d4e2-4c43-934b-26d222221802.jpg -- Holocaust Museum Shooter Could Face Death Penalty http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061101086.html?hpid=topnews -- Document: Criminal Complaint Against James W. von Brunn (pdf) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/pdf/vonbrunncomplaint.pdf -- White supremacist Holocaust Museum gunman charged with murder of guard who helped him -- "The black security guard shot to death at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington by an 88-year-old white supremacist had held open the door for his killer, investigators said on Thursday" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5508147/White-supremacist-Holocaust-Museum-gunman-charged-with-murder-of-guard-who-helped-him.html http://www.nypost.com/seven/06112009/news/nationalnews/holocaust_museum_shooter_to_face_charges_173752.htm -- Man, 88, charged with murder in museum shooting http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/11/suspected-gunman-charged-murder-museum-shooting/ -- Redacted affidavit http://video1.washingtontimes.com/video/affidavitredacted.pdf -- White supremacist charged with Holocaust Museum murder -- "Critically injured in a hospital bed Thursday, the 88-year-old white supremacist was charged with murdering Steven T. Johns, the black guard." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_holocaust_museum_shooting -- "Witnesses say he was wearing a confederate soldier's cap and a long coat" http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/061009_2_shot_inside_dc_holocaust_museum http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-attacker-confederate-cap/ -- Other Locations Believed To Have Been Targets for Holocaust Memorial Shooter http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/other-targets-von-brunn/ http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/national/090610Shots_Fired_AT_Holocaust_Museum -- Stephen T. Johns "Hailed A Hero" http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/061109_dc_holocaust_museum_shooting_guard_honored -- Holocaust museum closed for day to mark shooting http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_holocaust_museum_shooting http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=87219&catid=158 -- Holocaust Museum No Stranger To Anti-Semitism http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=87221&catid=158 -- Jewish groups say attack is a 'wake-up call' http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/11/jewish-groups-say-attack-is-a-wake-up-call/?feat=home_headlines -- At a Solemn Memorial, a Moment of Deadly Violence http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061101086.html?hpid=topnews -- Friends, Co-workers Remember Security Guard Killed in Museum Shooting http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0609/630860.html -- Gunman kills guard at museum http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1693510 -- Alleged Holocaust Museum Shooter Had Given Up Hate Site, Planned Other Attacks http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/06/11/alleged-holocaust-museum-shooter-had-given-up-hate-site-planned-other-attacks/ -- Holocaust Museum shooter suspect served time in prison http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/10/holocaust-museum-shooter-served-time-prison/?feat=article_related_stories -- Suspect spewed hatred, convicted in '80s plot http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/11/suspect-spewed-hatred-was-convicted-in-80s-plot/?feat=article_related_stories -- Shooting suspect's history of seething anger http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_holocaust_museum_shooting_suspect -- Holocaust Museum Shooting Suspect Had Been Growing More Hateful and Desperate http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525825,00.html -- A Suspect's Long History of Hate, and Signs of Strain --- Von Brunn: "It's time to kill all the Jews." --- "Von Brunn apparently supported himself through much of the 1980s and '90s by distributing copies of the Spotlight, the Liberty Lobby's racist newspaper" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/10/AR2009061003495.html?hpid=topnews --- Von Brunn: "It's better to be strong than right... Crowds hate good guys." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_holocaust_museum_shooting Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Tennessee: Cowert and Schlesselman Court Ruling - "Judge won't toss evidence in Obama plot" --- Memphis, Tennessee's Commercial Appeal: "Judge won't toss evidence in Obama plot" -- "A federal judge has refused to throw out prosecution evidence against two white supremacists charged with plotting to kill President Barack Obama and dozens of other black people." -- "The ruling by U.S. Dist. Judge J. Daniel Breen means prosecutors can show a trial jury the guns, swords, computer files and other items seized from Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman when they were arrested late last year. Breen also refused to dismiss statements Cowart and Schlesselman made to federal investigators." http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jun/09/judge-wont-toss-evidence-in-obama-plot/ (U.S.) Virginia: Five now arrested in York mob beating linked to hate group - Ku Klux Klan -- "Two more people have been arrested in connection with an assault on York's waterfront late last month that has been linked to a gang believed affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan." -- "The arrests of Norris Domanque and Jeffrey Reed bring to five the number of people facing felony charges of malicious wounding by mob and gang participation, in addition to misdemeanor assault." -- "Kayla Harris, Paul Harris and Robert Williams were arrested May 30. " -- "Barbara Cooke, a York-Poquoson prosecutor handling the case, said in court last week that the larger group made anti-gay and anti-Asian slurs and references to '311,' which is believed to be a code for Ku Klux Klan. According to some Internet sites, the reference is to 'k' as the 11th letter of the alphabet, times three." http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_yorkgang_0610jun10,0,2782439.story (U.S.) DC: White supremacist charged with Holocaust Museum murder -- "Critically injured in a hospital bed Thursday, the 88-year-old white supremacist was charged with murdering Steven T. Johns, the black guard." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_holocaust_museum_shooting (U.S.) DC: US Holocaust Memorial Museum Attacker Wore Confederate Soldiers Cap, Witnesses Say http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-attacker-confederate-cap/ -- "Witnesses say he was wearing a confederate soldier's cap and a long coat" http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/061009_2_shot_inside_dc_holocaust_museum -- DC area FOX 5 News reports: --- "Witnesses say he was wearing a confederate soldier's cap and a long coat, which he may have worn to conceal what police describe as an early-1900s rifle. Seconds later, there was gunfire." (U.S.) DC: Guard Remembered as 'Soft-Spoken, Gentle Giant' http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061101206.html?hpid=topnews (U.S.) Maryland: Halt to Distribution of Brochures with Confederate Flags in Schools http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/cumberland-confederate-flags/ http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_160230219.html (U.S.) Washington Times: "Right-wing extremists face extra scrutiny" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/11/right-wing-extremists-seen-presenting-threat/?feat=home_headlines (U.S.) West Virginia: Troopers Investigate Racial Vandalism at Osage Park -- "K-K-K in the house" and other racial slurs http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=60651 (U.S.) Anti-Equality Domain Linked to KKK http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid89188.asp (U.S.) Ku Klux Klan, Hate Groups Attacking Churches Across the U. S. http://www.seattlemedium.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=97065&sID=3&ItemSource=L Against Totalitarian News: North Korea to Match U.N. Resolution With New Nuclear Test http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/11/exclusive-north-korea-match-resolution-new-nuclear-test/ (Communist China) Update: Three Christian Prisoners and Their Families Suffer in Zhoukou, Henan http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1211&month=06&year=2009&_nc=4b7b86e5b622898950a73f5094e210fd (Communist China) China - Authorities Refuse to Renew Licenses for Human Rights Lawyers http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5961&backpage=summaries (Communist China) China refuses to reduce its carbon emissions http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6481997.ece June 10, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Note: -- Please extend your sympathies to Officer Johns' family at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/United-States-Holocaust-Memorial-Museum/34362997676?ref=ts -- Choose Universal Human Rights Over Hate http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/choose-life-and-human-rights/ Newslinks: (U.S.) Washington DC: Two Shot at U.S. Holocaust Museum by Alleged White Supremacist Nazi http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-holocaust-museum-shooting/ (U.S.) Atlanta: Ex-Tech student found guilty on terrorism charge -- Syed Haris Ahmed -- Ahmed's father: "He's not guilty of any crimes in the eyes of Allah. He's guilty of U.S. laws." http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/06/10/terrorism_trial_tech.html -- US citizen convicted of support for terrorism http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/US-citizen-convicted-of-support-for-terrorism-/articleshow/4641638.cms http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/10/georgia.terror.trial/ (U.S.) Arkansas: Suspect tells AP soldier's killing was justified -- Abdulhakim Muhammad: "I don't think it was murder, because murder is when a person kills another person without justified reason." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090609/ap_on_re_us/us_recruiters_shot http://www.cwarkansas.com/news/local/story/Soldier-shooting-suspect-tells-AP-he-was-justified/aiNrzA0_XU6-Q5IZXv4yUw.cspx (U.S.) NYC tests ability to detect dirty bomb http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/10/NYC-tests-ability-to-detect-dirty-bomb/UPI-62411244675355/ (U.S.) British 'Shoe-bomber' Richard Reid on hunger strike in US prison http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6467828.ece (Pakistan) NWFP: Over 100 killed as troops target Taliban in Bannu http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\11\story_11-6-2009_pg1_1 (Pakistan) NWFP's Peshawar: Aid workers among 11 dead in Pakistani hotel blast http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan -- Pakistan: Taliban 'responsible' for deadly hotel blast http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3410649660 -- US cautions its citizens in Peshawar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\11\story_11-6-2009_pg7_7 -- UN suspends activities in Peshawar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\11\story_11-6-2009_pg7_6 (Pakistan) FATA: "Emir of Taliban Militants in Pakistan's Tribal District of South Waziristan: 'Our Jihad Isn't Limited to Pakistan and Afghanistan' – That Division is Created By the Jews; 'I Have Declared Voting As Illegitimate'; Pakistan Is Not An Islamic Government – It Has Helped the Jews and Christians; '[In America,] One White Ass Has Gone, A Black Ass Has Taken Over'; 'In 2010, American Will Be Torn To Pieces'" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD239209 (Pakistan) Islamabad: Terrorist plot foiled; 6 miscreants arrested http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=80194 (Pakistan) Islamabad: 40 foreign officials shift to Islamabad from Peshawar http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=80191 (Pakistan) Punjab: "Editorial in Pakistani Daily: 'Punjab Is More Vulnerable [To The Taliban] Than We Think; At Least 20 Taliban Killed In American [Missile] Strikes In The Tribal Areas Since Last Summer – Were Punjabis" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD239509 (Pakistan) Punjab: "Pakistani Clerics In Joint Declaration: 'Martyrdom Attacks – Forbidden in Islam'; 'One Of the Basic Catalysts of Terrorism [in Pakistan] Is U.S. Drone Attacks in North and South Waziristan'" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD239609 (Pakistan) Sindh's Karachi: Lack of evidence: Court orders release of 10 alleged Hizbul Tehrir activists http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\11\story_11-6-2009_pg12_2 (India) Mumbai attacks victim identifies Kasab as assailant http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\11\story_11-6-2009_pg7_45 (Afghanistan) US releases video of Afghan grenade attack http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan (Afghanistan) NATO troop among 57 killed in Afghan insurgency http://geo.tv/6-11-2009/43909.htm (Afghanistan) "Mullah Biradar Akhund, Deputy Leader of Taliban in Afghanistan: 'According to Shari'a, No Non-Muslim Can Live On Muslim Soil Without Permission'; 'We Urge the Muslim Nation of Afghanistan to Boycott the Elections'; 'Our Main Problem with the Americans Is That They Invaded Our Independent Country, Snatched the Rights of the Muslim Ummah, and Spoiled Our Dreams And Values'" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD239309 (Afghanistan) Is U.S. Embassy Safe from Attack? http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7797508&page=1 (Afghanistan) Al Qaeda Chief Strapped for Cash, Asks for Money http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525747,00.html http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371065631&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iraq) Car bomb kills 35 in southern Shiite area in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq (UK) Disarray over terror control orders after law lords ruling on secret evidence http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6469431.ece http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/10/terror-suspects-alan-johnson-lords http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/10/control-orders-breach-terror-suspects-rights (UK) Abdur Raheem Green: Imperious Islam -- founder of "Islamic Education & Research Academy" (iERA) http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/10/abdur-raheem-green-imperious-islam/ (Lebanon) Hizballah After Lebanon's Election: Down But Hardly Out http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1903754,00.html -- Hezbollah says ready to open new page in Lebanon http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June236.xml§ion=middleeast -- Israel fears Hezbollah may get US arms for Lebanon http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June216.xml§ion=middleeast (Lebanon) '2 Israeli sisters arrested in Beirut' -- "Hizbullah TV says the 2 detained when trying to leave country for holding Israeli passports" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371065353&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Tipping Point in Iran? http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/iranian-election-little-effect-relationship -- Former U.S. Officials Debate Impact of Iran Elections on U.S. Foreign Policy http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/iranian-election-little-effect-relationship/ -- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad whips up a frenzy in Tehran as campaigning closes http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6474685.ece (Syria) Al Qaeda ideologue in Syrian detention - lawyers http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLA456186 (Israel) Obama envoy says Palestinian statehood only option - Mitchell http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June226.xml§ion=middleeast Saudi boosts number of Qaeda judges: report http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iKvxnjjpoXrEm_Slv6V-ePnagDJg (Somalia) UN says War Crimes Committed Daily in Somalia Fighting http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-09-voa26.cfm Somalia: Journalists Choose Between Jobs and Lives http://allafrica.com/stories/200906100619.html Somalia: Pirates Expanding Zone of Operations, Say Navies http://allafrica.com/stories/200906100785.html Libyan wins post of UN General Assembly president http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371065545&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (France) Terror links to 2 crash passengers probed -- "The names of two of the passengers aboard doomed Air France Flight 447 had links to Islamic terrorist groups, sources say." http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/10/Terror-links-to-2-crash-passengers-probed/UPI-34161244655613/ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525642,00.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5498792/Air-France-crash-terrorist-suspects-on-flight.html -- Terror Connection Unlikely In Crash http://www.newsweek.com/id/201547 (Russia) Dagestan: Kavkaz Center: "Death of Emir Dokka Abu Usman Denied" http://www.longwarjournal.org/today-in/2009/06/kavkaz_center_has_denied_claim_1.php -- in another report, Kavkaz Center calls police who are killed "apostates" http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kavkaz.tv%2Feng%2Fcontent%2F2009%2F06%2F08%2F10731.shtml&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8 (Palau) Pacific state Palau to take Uighur detainees http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_re_as/us_guantanamo_palau 28 journalists killed worldwide across world http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=80192 Islamic Supremacist War on Women: European court rules against Turkey in domestic violence case -- "In a landmark decision on domestic violence, the European Court of Human Rights has said Turkey failed to protect a woman from being murdered by her son-in-law and ordered Ankara to pay damages" http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4315479,00.html (France) Feminists attack Obama over Islamic veil -- "women's rights campaigners here see its widespread and sometimes compulsory use in the Islamic world as an abuse of women's rights" http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28469&Itemid=33 (Pakistan) Report on "Honor killing in Pakistan" http://gcufsd.blogspot.com/2009/06/honor-killing-in-pakistan.html (U.S.) Phyllis Chesler: "Women's Rights Activists put Israel-bashing before their cause." http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/06/10/eyeless-in-gaza-bloggers-at-war/ Other News: (Iran) Christians Suffering Inside Iran http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2009/s09060042.htm (U.S.) Rev. Wright: 'Jews' Won't Let Obama Talk to Me http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/wright-suggests-jews-white-house-wont-let-speak-obama/ Against Nazi News: (U.S.) Washington DC: Two shot at U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington DC -- James Wenneker von Brunn -- Gunman "engaged by security guards immediately after entering the door" with a rifle -- "One law enforcement official said James Von Brunn, a white supremacist, was under investigation in the shooting" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_re_us/us_holocaust_museum_shooting_18 -- DC Local News Reports http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0609/630674.html http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/061009_2_shot_inside_dc_holocaust_museum http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=87186&catid=158 -- "A Web site apparently linked to Von Brunn contains Anti-Semitic and racist writings and promotes a book written by Von Brunn." http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1693510 -- 2 People Shot at U.S. Holocaust Museum http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/10/AR2009061001768.html?hpid=topnews -- Details on White Supremacist Suspect http://voices.washingtonpost.com/livecoverage/2009/06/details_on_white_supremacist_s.html -- SPLC: Holocaust Museum Shooter Had Close Ties to Prominent neo-Nazis http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/06/10/holocaust-museum-shooter-had-close-ties-to-prominent-neo-nazis/ -- Suspect Didn't Believe Holocaust 'Existed,' According to Neighbor http://voices.washingtonpost.com/livecoverage/2009/06/suspect_didnt_believe_holocaus.html -- FBI Issues Statement on Shooting http://voices.washingtonpost.com/livecoverage/2009/06/fbi_issues_statement_on_shooti.html -- Holocaust Museum shooter served time in prison http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/10/holocaust-museum-shooter-served-time-prison/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/photos/2009/jun/10/47178/ -- Group: Shooter is 'hardcore neo-Nazi' http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/10/dc.museum.shooting.suspect/index.html (U.S.) San Francisco Chronicle: "Catholic group likens San Francisco supervisors to Nazis" -- "Ammiano, a Catholic and now a Democratic state assemblyman, said the law center's comments represent 'a very unhealthy hysteria' that 'trivializes what the Nazis did.'" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/09/BABD183R7G.DTL -- Thomas More Law Center states: "9th Circuit Ruling Supports City Resolution Against Catholics and Promotes Policy of Gleichschaltung" http://www.thomasmore.org/qry/page.taf?id=20&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=670&month=06&year=2009&_nc=6e33190ced8b283fa3df00f058dbd738 --- Comment: Evidently some are unaware that there are very REAL Nazis out there... (UK) Nazi view of Lord Halifax's statement - June 10, 1939 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/britainatwar/5477304/Nazi-view-of-Lord-Halifaxs-statement---June-10-1939.html (Israel) Nazi salutes cause row at Hebrew University http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371056143&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Totalitarian News: China to implement Internet filtering plan despite criticism http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/China-mulls-Internet-filtering-plan/articleshow/4641188.cms China - Bookstore Owner Sentenced to Three Years in Prison -- "A Beijing court today found Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan guilty of 'illegal business operation' and sentenced him to three years in prison and a 150,000 yuan (US$21,975) fine" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5960&backpage=summaries (North Korea) Could the U.S. Be Drawn into a New Korean War? http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1903717,00.html (North Korea) Key Nations Agree on N. Korea Sanctions http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525720,00.html North Korea's fundraising target of new sanctions http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090611/tap-as-koreas-nuclear-d3b07b8.html Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) NBC: Homegrown hate groups increase in number http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30876593/ (U.S.) Mississippi: U. S. Court of Appeals rejects Klansman's challenge -- Seale http://www.examiner.com/x-2552-New-Orleans-Crime-Examiner~y2009m6d8-U-S-Court-of-Appeals-rejects-Klansmans-challenge (U.S.) Atlanta: "Stone Mountain: What confederate lovers can learn from the Germans" http://www.examiner.com/x-12595-Atlanta-Race-and-Politics-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Stone-Mountain-What-confederate-lovers-can-learn-from-the-Germans http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/stone-mountain/ -- KISS 104.1 Family Soul Fest - Stone Mountain Park - Memorial Lawn http://kiss1041fm.com/event_guide/familysoulfest.html -- Atlanta What to Do Calendar http://www.atlanta.net/visitors/eventSearch.aspx?EventID=42847&displayOption=moredates June 9, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Al-Qaeda E-Journal: Attacks on Tourists in Islamic Countries Are Legitimate http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD239009 (Pakistan) NWFP: Rampaging militants kill 11, injure 50 in Peshawar hotel http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/14-blast-rips-through-the-pearl-continental-hotel-in-peshawar-zj-06 -- 11 killed in Peshawar Pearl Continental hotel blast http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\10\story_10-6-2009_pg1_1 -- 11 dead, 52 hurt as bomb goes off in Pak hotel http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/11-dead-52-hurt-in-blast-at-Pak-luxury-hotel/articleshow/4637086.cms -- Pakistan hotel blast: British man wounded in Peshawar attack http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5489774/Pakistan-hotel-blast-British-man-wounded-in-Peshawar-attack.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6465844.ece -- Taliban Suspected in Attack on Pakistan Hotel http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124456771014298499.html (Pakistan) NWFP: Nizam-e-Adl to stay even after routing militants: ANP http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=215755 (Pakistan) NWFP: TNSM Swat ameer arrested in Peshawar -- Iqbal Khan http://www.geo.tv/6-9-2009/43790.htm (Pakistan) NWFP: Three more schools blown up in Lower Dir http://www.geo.tv/6-9-2009/43788.htm -- Taliban torch three schools http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\10\story_10-6-2009_pg1_7 (Pakistan) NWFP: Security forces blow up Fazlullah's HQ: officials http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-security-forces-blow-up-mullah-fazlullah-hq-qs-07 (Pakistan) NWFP's Bannu: Pakistan Shelling Taliban Hide-Outs in Tribal District http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525536,00.html (Pakistan) NWFP: "Swat won, it's operation Waziristan" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Swat-won-its-operation-Waziristan/articleshow/4634287.cms Pakistan renews announcement of bounty on Fazlullah's head http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak-renews-bounty-on-Fazlullahs-head/articleshow/4635788.cms --- December 1, 2008: Pakistan's The News - Army official: "We have only some misunderstandings with Baitullah Mehsud and Fazlullah" http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709 Pakistan's socio-religious shift is a larger threat to stability than the Taliban http://www.examiner.com/x-11874-DC-South-Asia-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Pakistans-socioreligious-shift-is-a-larger-threat-to-stability-than-the-Taliban (Pakistan/U.S.) "The Taleban? They're puppets of the US" -- "What is less encouraging -- and less well advertised -- is that a key reason for the backlash is that many Pakistanis believe the Taleban is being funded and armed by America as part of an elaborate geopolitical conspiracy" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article6462959.ece -- US envoy sees Pakistanis backing fight vs. Taliban http://www.geo.tv/6-9-2009/43776.htm -- US intel chief cites Pakistan army gains in Swat http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN08349964._CH_.2400 (Pakistan/U.S.) White House confident of Congressional support for Pakistan aid http://www.geo.tv/6-9-2009/43784.htm (Pakistan/U.S.) Take the Taliban and Al Qaeda head on: Pentagon to Pakistan http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/1B5E761718B352A3652575D000237347?OpenDocument (Pakistan/U.S.) Washington DC: Pakistani "Experts will discuss Sharia Law and its place within the Pakistani Constitution" http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-08-2009/0005040339&EDATE= (Afghanistan) Blast near U.S. convoy kills one Afghan, wounds many http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090609/wl_nm/us_afghanistan_violence -- Blast Near U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Wounds 54 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525545,00.html http://www.geo.tv/6-9-2009/43786.htm (Iraq) US frees Iraqi accused in 5 soldier deaths -- Laith al-Khazali http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090609/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq -- Hope for British hostages in Iraq after release of Shia militant http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6461359.ece (U.S.) Justice Dept.: 1st Gitmo detainee arrives in US -- Ahmed Ghailani http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090609/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_guantanamo_detainee -- Al Qaeda's Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani pleads not guilty to embassy bombings http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/09/2009-06-09_al_qaedas_ahmed_khalfan_ghailani_transferred_from_guantanamo_to_stand_trial_for_.html (U.S.) CIA asks court to keep interrogation records secret -- "Some information would involve interrogation of al Qaeda figure Abu Zubaydah " http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/cia.interrogations/ (U.S.) NYC: FBI, NYPD conduct terror attack drill http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=10503862 (U.S.) WND: Napolitano "Swears in leader of Arab group that hailed jihadists as 'heroes'" -- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Kareem Shora http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=100486 -- Investigative Project on Terrorism Search for "ADC" http://www.investigativeproject.org/search.php?cx=007811315508120065319%3Avf7yhgtccei&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=ADC&sa=Search#804 (Lebanon) Hezbollah slams US praise for Lebanon vote result http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June194.xml§ion=middleeast (Syria) British mother accused of having links to al Qaeda is set free after three months in Syrian jail -- Maryam Kallis http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1191854/British-mother-accused-having-links-al-Qaeda-set-free-months-Syrian-jail.html (Israel) FM: World opinion Israel's No. 1 problem http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371050843&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas leader: Israeli settlement freeze essential http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT_PALESTINIANS?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-09-16-37-44 (Somalia) UN: Atrocities in Somalia force 100,000 to flee http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090609/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia Somali Islamist leader not killed http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8089410.stm (Mali) Being British was a capital crime in the eyes of Edwin Dyer's Al-Qaeda killer http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6446276.ece Yemen seeks death sentence for Qaeda suspects http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gO2oZ9qI6sJpgnZ7pA-ZVNXiQZEQ Sudan Tribune: "Muslim World cannot have it both ways" http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article31433 (Algeria/Italy) Al-Qaeda had 'contacts' with militants in Italy -- "Police said inquiries revealed a link between the AQIM cell in Algiers and some Algerian citizens recently arrested in Italy." -- Algerian daily el-Khabar "does not specify the number of members in the group, but it mentions Nasim, also known as Abu Sayyaf, who currently lives in Germany and was recently in Algeria to make contact with AQIM leaders" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3408405465 (Germany) Judge appeals for confession from terrorism suspects -- "Dusseldorf - At a trial in Germany of four men for a terrorist bomb plot, a judge is trying to coax the men to confess and expose the Islamist kingpins seeking the downfall of the West." -- "The police used listening devices to follow the plot and kept detailed notes of their entire surveillance of Fritz Gelowicz, Daniel Schneider and Adem Yilmaz." http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/features/article_1482269.php/Judge_appeals_for_confession_from_terrorism_suspects__News_Feature__ -- Suspects in German terror plan to confess http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gw4pReBHma-UoZbqcz9GGlASZrHgD98NBGLO3 -- Sauerland Cell Trial: Terror Suspects Will Make Full Confessions http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,629517,00.html Germany: 30-40 Islamists in terrorist training camps http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/germany-30-40-islamists-in-terrorist.html http://magazine.web.de/de/themen/nachrichten/deutschland/8296118-Tophoven-Etwa-40-Islamisten-aus-Deutschland-in-Terrorcamps.html -- March 28, 2009: Germany: 1,000 in Islamist network http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/03/germany-1000-in-islamist-network.html http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090328-18289.html (Germany) Al-Qaida targets Germans ahead of election http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/06/09/Al-Qaida-targets-Germans-ahead-of-election/UPI-64631244589248/ Netherlands: 44% of terrorism suspects charged, 13% convicted http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/netherlands-44-of-terrorism-suspects.html (Russia) The Wahhabi Rule Dagestan http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1029/42/378367.htm (Canada) CSIS beefs up screening for Tamil Tigers http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/csis-beefs-up-screening-for-tamil-tigers/article1175622/ Thailand: Muslim militants blamed for deadly mosque attack -- "Last week two teachers, one eight months pregnant, were killed in the same province in an attack blamed on insurgents" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3407717986 -- Mosque was attacked mercilessly, says witness http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/10/nation/4087811&sec=nation Thai army chief denies mosque attack http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25610681-23109,00.html actforamericanova@gmail.com, denise@deniseleeassociates.com, sirenevoice@gmail.com, brim@centerforsecuritypolicy.org, brim@securefreedom.org, shireen.qudosi@hotmail.com, shireen.qudosi@hotmail.com, garydorman@msn.com, AlwaysOnWatch@aol.com, baspecialK@gmail.com, teamcoveney@gmail.com, Other News: (U.S.) Virginia: OMEISH LOSES in 35th District Primary for VA House of Delegates -- Former MAS President Esam Omeish Places Distant 3rd in June 9 Primary elections for 35th District Virginia House of Delegates Race http://stopomeish.blogspot.com/2009/06/omeish-loses-in-35th-district-primary.html Former MAS Preident Esam Omesish LOSES in 35th District Primary Race for VA House of Delegates -- At 9:23 PM - Esam Omeish was a distant 4th place in the contest, with 100% of Vote Reported https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/Election/Data/2009/B19D959E-A4DD-4C27-BC08-30C8F2FF2F92/Unofficial/8_l_58395D37-FFF8-4C84-B155-F5616C59CD20_s.shtml (U.S.) Washington Post: "The New Muslim-Catholic Coalition" - by Anthony Stevens-Arroyo http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/catholicamerica/2009/06/speaking_muslim.html#more (U.S.) USA Today: "Golden Age of Islam helped give birth to Renaissance" http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/06/golden-age-of-islam-helped-give-birth-to-renaissance.html#more (U.S.) Montana WWII Congressional Medal of Honor Winners http://www.examiner.com/x-10832-Billings-Sightseeing-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Montana-WWII-Congressional-Medal-of-Honor-Winners http://www.examiner.com/x-10832-Billings-Sightseeing-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Montana-WWII-Congressional-Medal-of-Honor-Winners-Part-Two (U.S.) Leading for Change: Jewish Global Responsibility in the 21st Century http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/multimedia/leading_for_change.html Norway: Imam arrested for beatings at koran school http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/norway-imam-arrested-for-beatings-at.html (Italy/Libya) Muammar Gaddafi arrives on mission to meet 700 top women -- "Libyan officials say that Colonel Gaddafi is 'an emancipator of women'" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6465837.ece (Kuwait) BKME holds Shari'ah awareness seminar for employees http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=33421&ccid=12 Against Totalitarianism: (Communist China) Dissident writer held after sentence ends http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/liu-xiaobo-held-sentence-ends/ -- "Liu Xiaobo remains in custody in an undisclosed location in Beijing, in violation of China's criminal law" -- "Mr Liu, 53, was taken away by police on December 8, a day before the publication of the Charter '08 document that he co-authored with more than 300 intellectuals appealing for a new constitution, human rights, elections, freedom of religion and expression and an end to the Communist Party's hold over the military, courts and government" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6461715.ece (North Korea) Jailed in North Korea, Laura Ling and Euna Lee face 'hell on Earth' in camps http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/09/2009-06-09_n_korea_hell_may_await_jailed_journos.html#ixzz0HyOvfjig&D North Korea's Grim Prisons: What Awaits the U.S. Journalists? http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1903572,00.html North Korea steps up rhetoric amid nuclear crisis -- "North Korea said Tuesday it would use nuclear weapons in a 'merciless offensive' if provoked — its latest rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090609/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear (North Korea) One of Kim Jong Il's sons 'not interested' in succession - Kim Jong Nam http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/nkorea.succession/index.html?iref=mpstoryview (North Korea) Jailed journalists' families appeal to North Korea for compassion http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6460150.ece (North Korea) 'US can intercept N. Korean missiles' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371054967&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull South Korea: Nuke test evidence hard to find http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/09/S-Korea-Nuke-test-evidence-hard-to-find/UPI-71811244556288/ Against Racial Supremacism: (U.S.) Indiana: Cars damaged; one has 'KKK' sprayed on it http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=23793&TM=756.594 Against Nazi News: (Uganda) Christian Post: "Eliminating Homosexuality: Nazi Germany and Modern Uganda" http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090608/eliminating-homosexuality-nazi-germany-and-modern-uganda/index.html June 8, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) ISI maintains link with militant commanders, says Musharraf http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/ISI-maintains-link-with-militant-commanders-says-Musharraf-/articleshow/4632349.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Militants target police van in Peshawar, two wounded http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005468&Language=en http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/14-policeman-killed-in-peshawar-blast-officials-zj-01 (Pakistan) NWFP: Police arrests nine after bomb targets police van in Peshawar http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005478&Language=en (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistani forces kill 21 more militants in Swat operation http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005469&Language=en (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban faction parts ways with Mehsud -- Qari Zainuddin "denounced Mehsud for staging attacks inside the country" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\09\story_9-6-2009_pg1_9 (Pakistan) NWFP: Tanzeem-e-Islami (TI) Seminar - 'Shariah must to establish govt writ in Malakand' http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181916 (Pakistan) NWFP: TTP chief asked to renounce violence -- Taliban's Malik Turkistan Bhittani http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=182078 (Pakistan) FATA: Taliban take 100 TNSM men hostage http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\09\story_9-6-2009_pg1_6 (Pakistan) Punjab: Three Mehsud 'aides' arrested in Sargodha http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\09\story_9-6-2009_pg7_10 (Pakistan) Lahore: Three arrested for providing SIMs to Taliban http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\09\story_9-6-2009_pg7_33 Pak nukes could fall into hands of Taliban if democracy fails: Zardari http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak-nukes-could-fall-into-hands-of-Taliban-if-democracy-fails-Zardari/articleshow/4631290.cms (India J&K) Indian army major among six killed in Kashmir encounter http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005503&Language=en (India) Maoists blow up police station in Orissa http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top-Headlines/Maoists-blow-up-police-station-in-Orissa/articleshow/4630738.cms (Afghanistan) 7,000 US Marines patrolling southern Afghan desert http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090608/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_surge (Afghanistan) German soldiers injured in roadside bomb blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005339&Language=en (Afghanistan) British troops seize £65 million of Taliban drugs http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/5477990/British-troops-seize-65-million-of-Taliban-drugs.html (Afghanistan) Iranian weapons getting through to Taliban -- "Heavy weapons are continuing to stream across the Afghan border from Iran despite Barack Obama's attempts to enlist Tehran's help in fighting the insurgency, officials have said" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5477283/Iranian-weapons-getting-through-to-Taliban.html (Iraq) Seven people killed in blast south of Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005368&Language=en (Iraq) Would-be female suicider arrested in Fallujah http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005484&Language=en (Iraq) Former Al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq Nazem Al-Jabouri on Al-Qaeda's Beginnings Following Toppling of Saddam http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD238809 Jihadist Magazine: 'The Spread of Democracy – A Victory for the U.S. and Israel' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD238709 (U.S.) 200 mourners at Arkansas church for soldier's funeral -- William Long funeral -- Long allegedly killed by Abdulhakim Muhammad -- "A Muslim convert allegedly out to avenge mistreatment of Muslims pleaded not guilty to capital murder" http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=10496756 (U.S.) FBI director defends use of informants in mosques http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=LOCAL&ID=565593733694226437 (U.S.) Obama Taps Well-Known Hacker as Security Adviser http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525428,00.html (U.S.) Suspect in Kansas doctor's death warns of violence - Scott Roeder http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_abortion_shooting (UK) Bilal Philips On Tour http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/08/bilal-philips-on-tour/ (UK) Police confirm jar found in Burnopfield home did contain deadly poison -- Nicky Davison -- "detectives investigating an international group of suspected white supremacists" http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4425932.Teen_appears_in_court_over_terrorism_charges_after_ricin_find/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/8089460.stm Iran's main nuclear plant expanding rapidly, says IAEA http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5478732/Irans-main-nuclear-plant-expanding-rapidly-says-IAEA.html (Lebanon) what tipped the balance against Hezbollah? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article6457071.ece Hamas TV: Aim of failed Gaza border attack was to kidnap IDF soldier http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371042131&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas official says Obama should talk to militants http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June180.xml§ion=middleeast 'Hamas risking Operation Cast Lead II' -- "Top IDF commander warns group after foiled Gaza border assault in which 4 terrorists killed" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371036350&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) Analyst: Hamas knew about Gaza attack http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371045787&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) Former President Carter plans Gaza visit this week http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LEBANON_CARTER?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-07-17-01-14 Israel set for blizzard of war crimes charges http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/06/07/75137.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,628773,00.html Egyptian forces find 8 smuggling tunnels on Gaza border http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371044079&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Somalia: Rights group calls for urgent action to protect media http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3406098183 -- June 7, 2009: Somali broadcaster killed by masked gunmen http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOMALIA_JOURNALIST_KILLED?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-07-06-11-31 (Russia) Chechen leader says rebel chief badly wounded http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090608/wl_nm/us_russia_chechnya_umarov_3 (Northern Ireland) Omagh bombing victims' families win landmark terrorism ruling http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/5478243/Omagh-bombing-victims-families-win-landmark-terrorism-ruling.html (Thailand) 11 killed in brutal Narathiwat mosque massacre http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/09/national/national_30104675.php -- "They also target Muslims whom the rebels believe have collaborated with the government, including soldiers, police, informants and civilians" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090608/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_southern_violence_2 (Philippines) Troops kill 11 Muslim rebels in Philippines, seize two camps http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/272248,troops-kill-11-muslim-rebels-in-philippines-seize-two-camps.html http://www.gmanews.tv/story/164448/Troops-capture-2-MILF-rebel-bases-in-Mindanao (Philippines) Muslim militants holding back offensive http://www.yehey.com/news/Article.aspx?id=241070 Indonesia: Mosque fire was 'arson', say police --- "persecuted Islamic sect, Jamaah Ahmadiyah" --- "In April last year, mobs burned down an Ahmadiyah mosque in Sukabumi." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3387953726 (Malaysia) "Former terrorist's newest mission – to reform terrorists" http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/features/28887-former-terrorists-newest-mission--to-reform-terrorists- Nepal's Maoists 'threaten' to take up arms again http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Nepals-Maoists-to-take-up-arms-again/articleshow/4631546.cms Islamic Supremacist War on women: (Saudi Arabia) Saudi "Human Rights Commission (HRC)" criticizes report on women and Hai'a work -- Saudi HRC defends "work of "Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai'a)" -- "Zaid Aal Hussein, Deputy Chairman of the HRC, said the report by Yakin Erturk, the Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, following a recent visit to the Kingdom was incorrect in its description of the Hai'a as being a 'source of fear to women.'" http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009060840229&archiveissuedate=08/06/2009 --- referencing report described by Arab News as "US rapporteur sees rights situation improving" http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=123378&d=8&m=6&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Saudi woman minister needs permission to be on TV -- Noura al-Faiz: "I don't take my veil off and I will not appear on television unless it is allowed for us to do so" -- "Faiz also dismissed calls for girls to be allowed to do sport at school, which Saudi Arabia's powerful religious establishment has prevented" http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL8370807 (Saudi Arabia) Camera phones seized from female teachers, schoolgirls -- "only camera phones having women's pictures were destroyed" http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009060539987&archiveissuedate=05/06/2009 (Netherlands) Amsterdam: District to start program against forced marriage http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/amsterdam-district-to-start-program.html (U.S.) Obama Throws Muslim Women Under the Bus - by Phyllis Chesler http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/06/07/in-cairo-president-obama-also-threw-muslim-women-under-the-bus/ (U.S.) "Celebration of Islam, Islamic countries overlooks women" http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/47071102.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:Ug8P:Pc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr Other News: Egypt - Policemen Sentenced to Only Five Years for Killing -- "Two policemen convicted of killing a Christian in Giza, Egypt have received only a five-year prison sentence for what lawyers are calling the cold-blooded murder of a Copt who stood up for his rights" -- "Police say he jumped out of a window in an effort to escape, but family members who were eyewitnesses said the officers beat Gadallah and pushed him out of the window in intentional murder because he was a Christian who had filed a complaint against an officer" http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5959&backpage=summaries (Pakistan) Christian Man Raped and Murdered for Refusing Islam http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10232&PHPSESSID=086f7b7e9c999fd6d59c5cfa6bc0a7c1 Pakistan Church Shut for Ringing Its Bells http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=10233&PHPSESSID=086f7b7e9c999fd6d59c5cfa6bc0a7c1 (Nigeria) Why religious violence persists in Northern Nigeria http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/editorial_opinion/article04/indexn2_html?pdate=250509&ptitle=Why%20religious%20violence%20persists%20in%20Northern%20Nigeria (Iran) Zahra Rahnavard demands apology from Iran's President Ahmadinejad -- actively campaigning for husband Mir Hossein Mousavi -- says her husband "would release women's rights activists from prison " http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6451868.ece Iran elections: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces run-off in poll http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5470553/Iran-elections-Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-faces-run-off-in-poll.html (U.S.) Virginia: Omeish Campaign Web Site: "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and State Department Invites Esam Omeish To National Conference Call to discuss reaction to President Obama's Speech to the Muslim World " http://www.omeishfordelegate.com/news.html -- FOX News report http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/08/clinton-invites-controversial-muslim-leader-conference/ (U.S.) New Jersey: U.S. Justice Department: N.J. woman fired for wearing Muslim head scarf -- "The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today accusing Essex County officials of illegally firing a Muslim corrections officer for refusing to remove her head scarf." http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/us_justice_department_nj_woman.html http://wcbstv.com/local/essex.county.religious.2.1036231.html --- May 11, 2009 - Philadelphia: "No Right to Wear Religious Headscarf Under Uniform 'Neutrality' Policy, Appeals Court Holds" http://www.jacksonlewis.com/legalupdates/article.cfm?aid=1720 (Sharia Finance) Australia attracts Islamic investors http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093252544 Against Totalitarian News: (North Korea) R.E.A.L. Petition Demanding U.S., International, and United Nations' Action on Sentencing of Euna Lee and Laura Ling http://www.petitiononline.com/leeling1/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/petition-for-euna-laura/ North Korea sentences two US reporters to 12 years of labor camp -- Reports state Communist totalitarian North Korean court sentences Euna Lee and Laura Ling of US media outlet Current TV to 12 years in North Korean "labor camp" http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/nk-sentences-euna-laura/ -- North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA): -- "The Central Court staged a trial of American journalists Laura Ling and Seung-eun Lee (Euna Lee) from June 4 to 8" -- "The trial confirmed the grave crime they committed against the Korean nation and their illegal border crossing, and sentenced each of them to 12 years of reform through labor" http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005360&Language=en -- English version of North Korea news agency propaganda web site http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm ---- Reuters: "North Korea jail US journalists 12 years, warn UN" http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSSP46862120090608?sp=true ---- Reuters video on report: http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=105877&videoChannel=1 ---- CNN: Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/nkorea.journalists/index.html ---- London Times: "US journalists sentenced to 12 years in North Korea labour camp" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6453550.ece ---- UK Daily Telegraph: "North Korea sentences US journalists to 12 years hard labour" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5473429/North-Korea-sentences-US-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labour.html ---- Daily Mail: "North Korea sentences two U.S. women journalists to 12 years' hard labour" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1191507/North-Korea-sentences-U-S-women-journalists-12-years-hard-labour.html?ITO=1490 ---- AP: "US working to win release of journalists in NKorea" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090608/ap_on_go_ot/us_us_nkorea_journalists ---- Time Magazine: "The Jailed U.S. Journalists: Business as Usual for North Korea" http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1903344,00.html ---- Life Magazine: "North Korea: Secrets and Lies" http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/26532/north-korea-secrets-and-lies (North Korea) Families Plead for Clemency for U.S. Reporters Sentenced to 12 Years Hard Labor http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525470,00.html Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Tennessee's Memphis: Church Tagged with Racial Slurs -- next to the racial slurs were the letters "KKK" -- Pastor Smith: "When I moved in one of the neighbors was kind to talk with me and she asked me if it would be a all black church and i told her that it wouldn't and she said, I'm glad cause we dont want an all black church here." http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/060709_Church_Tagged_with_Racial_Slurs (UK) Police confirm jar found in Burnopfield home did contain deadly poison -- Nicky Davison -- "detectives investigating an international group of suspected white supremacists" http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4425932.Teen_appears_in_court_over_terrorism_charges_after_ricin_find/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/8089460.stm Against Nazi News: Brazil sets anti-neo-Nazi commission http://jta.org/news/article/2009/06/07/1005697/brazil-sets-anti-neo-nazi-commission (U.S./Germany) Slave soldiers honored, called 'national treasures' http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/08/berga.recognition/index.html June 7, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) DC Israel Embassy - R.E.A.L. Challenges HAMAS, ANSWER, and MAS http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/june-6-dc-rally-2/ (U.S.) Clinton Call on Obama's Speech Includes Jihad Advocate -- former MAS president Esam Omeish http://www.investigativeproject.org/1055/clinton-call-on-obamas-speech-includes-jihad (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistani refugees doubt army victory over Taliban -- "Despite claims by the military it had secured 90 percent of the territory in Swat that was previously under Taliban control, officials were forced to concede that every senior Taliban commander had escaped." http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/07/refugees-doubt-army-victory-over-taliban/ -- The Taliban will 'never be defeated' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg7_15 (Pakistan) NWFP: Villagers fight Taliban after Pakistan mosque blast -- Upper Dir http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_pakistan_violence (Pakistan) NWFP's Peshawar - Seminar speakers state 'Dialogue, ending war on terror is the solution' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg7_26 (Pakistan) NWFP: Swat men's first post-Taliban shave http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8083320.stm (Pakistan) NWFP: 60 per cent of Swat's schools destroyed: UN http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=18855846-c60b-4195-89c7-c47d9931612d&Headline=%2760+per+cent+of+Swat%27s+schools+destroyed%27 (Pakistan) NWFP: Differences crept between TNSM,TTP over Sharia implementation : NWFP minister http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/18386.htm (Pakistan) Blast kills 2 at police building in Islamabad http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035013035&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Pakistan) Two suspected suicide bombers arrested in Islamabad http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Two-suspected-suicide-bombers-arrested-in-Islamabad-/articleshow/4628806.cms (Pakistan) Fears Escalate Over Violence in Islamabad http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1903247,00.html (Pakistan) Taliban kill ANP MPA's nephew http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg1_6 (Pakistan) School blown up in Darra Adamkhel http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg1_7 (Pakistan) Taliban say Obama speech 'deceptive' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg7_12 (Pakistan) TTP man with Qaeda link held in Karachi http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg12_1 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg7_13 (Pakistan) No evidence produced to link Saeed to Mumbai attacks: Pak court http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/No-evidence-produced-to-link-Saeed-to-Mumbai-attacks-Pak-court-/articleshow/4627616.cms (Pakistan) Holbrooke sees commitment against Taliban http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg1_8 -- Envoy signals change in anti-terror funding campaign http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/2eba109e-www.weartv.com.shtml (Afghanistan) Six die in Afghanistan violence http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iBuw-QhYJS119vP6nouPS49ilPZw (Lebanon) Pro-Western Bloc Defeats Hezbollah in Lebanon Vote http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/world/middleeast/08lebanon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-06-07-lebanon-election_N.htm?csp=34 -- Hezbollah Says All Its Candidates Won In Lebanese Poll http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200906071823dowjonesdjonline000316&title=hezbollah-says-all-its-candidates-won-in-lebanese-poll Palestinian woman accused of spying for Israel http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Palestinian-woman-accused-of-spying-for-Israel/articleshow/4629491.cms (Somalia/U.S.) Group Linked to Al Qaeda May Have Killed Minnesota Man Recruited in Somalia -- Burhan Hassan http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525339,00.html Somali Islamist rebel leader may have died after clashes with rivals http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=102759 Somali president warns of Al-Qaeda setting up base http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hYcbhQbMEpHMi6ngHe8IGIwP7LKw Somali Gunmen Kill Journalist in Busy Market http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/world/africa/08somalia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss (Northern Ireland) Omagh bombing families face judgment day in their quest for justice http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6450490.ece (Thailand) Two killed, 19 wounded in attack in Thai south http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSBKK126225 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5guauYLE276BD0kT3niXlvoHEqYawD98LQRIO1 (Thailand) Three killed, 26 wounded in weekend terror attacks http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/18075/three-killed-26-wounded-in-weekend-terror-attacks (Philippines) Filipino hostage escapes from Muslim militants http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzQxMTg1MTky http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=403391&type=World Philippine military launches airstrikes against Muslim rebels http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/272069,philippine-military-launches-airstrikes-against-muslim-rebels.html http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20090608hed3.html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090607-209245/Troops-bomb-MILF-lair-in-Maguindanao (Philippines) Two bomb explosions rock southern Philippine town http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1481739.php/Two_bomb_explosions_rock_southern_Philippine_town_ Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Malaysia) Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS): Declare Sisters 'haram' -- "PAS wants the National Fatwa Council to declare the non-governmental organisation Sisters in Islam as haram if its activities are found to be contrary to the Islamic teachings and principles" http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/8/nation/4070007&sec=nation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Party_of_Malaysia (Bangladesh) Mother caned in Bangladesh for talking to Hindu man -- "The village elders found Kamala Begum, 38, a mother of four children, guilty under Islamic sharia law of chatting with an unidentified Hindu man" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jRb9eVw46cBHfZfH6WCrOLSYHxlg Other News: UK Journalist defends use of term "Muslim World" in Guardian -- "Wrong to talk of a 'Muslim world'?" - Mehdi Hasan http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/jun/07/muslim-world-quilliam-foundation --- See also: --- "One World" by Jeffrey Imm http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/one-world/ (UK) Premier customers offered enhanced Shariah compliant mortgage to finance high-end properties http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/business/s/1119231_premier_customers_offered_enhanced_shariah_compliant_mortgage_to_finance_highend_properties (Egypt) Islamist urges al Qaeda to open up to Obama's offer -- Reuters: "Essam Derbala, a member of the leadership council of Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya, or Islamic Group, made the appeal after President Barack Obama said in Cairo on Thursday he wanted a 'new beginning' in ties between Washington and the Muslim world" http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINL647156220090606 Saudi king tells Obama to 'impose solution' on Mideast http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\08\story_8-6-2009_pg1_3 (Saudi Arabia) 'Menahi' screening irks some http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=123374&d=8&m=6&y=2009 (U.S.) African singer criticized by Muslims plays in NYC -- "The album initially was banned in Egypt, with Muslims accusing N'Dour of 'desecrating' Islam by mixing it with secular pop culture" http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2009/06/07/entertainment/207ent11singer.txt Against Nazi News: Germany Still Has Trouble Countering Neo-Nazis http://www.rferl.org/content/Xenophobia_Germany_Still_Has_Trouble_Countering_NeoNazis/1748320.html Against Totalitarianism News: (North Korea) U.S. Weighs Restoring N. Korea to Terror List http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/world/asia/08korea.html?_r=1&hpw North Korea warns war moves by SKorea will be shattered http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top-Headlines/NKorea-warns-war-moves-by-SKorea-will-be-shattered/articleshow/4626879.cms June 6, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Events: June 6 - DC Counterprotest to Islamic Supremacism and Totalitarianism - Moved to Israel Embassy http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/june-6-dc-rally/ Newslinks: (Pakistan) NWFP: TNSM leaders Amir Izzat and Alam Khan killed: ISPR http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/12-sri-lanka-denies-20000-tamil-killed-in-final-onslaught--bi-04 -- Two militants slain in convoy ambush -- at Sakhakot http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/06/Two-militants-slain-in-convoy-ambush/UPI-15341244287257/ http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004962&Language=en http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035009936&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Pakistan) NWFP: Mosque bombing heightens fears of Taliban backlash http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090606/tap-pakistan-unrest-2a5be5e.html (Pakistan) 17 extremists killed in last 24 hours: DG ISPR http://geo.tv/6-6-2009/43628.htm (Pakistan) Suicide bomber arrested in Kohat http://geo.tv/6-6-2009/43625.htm (Pakistan/India/U.S.) Pentagon: Pakistan terror aid diverted -- "Pakistan diverted U.S. aid meant for fighting Taliban terrorists to bolster its conventional warfare capabilities against India, documents indicate." http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/06/Pentagon-Pakistan-terror-aid-diverted/UPI-72731244289284/ (Pakistan/India) Mumbai Attacks -26/11: Pak court issues arrest warrant against man for supplying boats -- "issued a warrant for the arrest of Muhammad Khan, a resident of Turbat in Balochistan province, for providing the boat used by terrorists to travel to Mumbai" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pak-orders-arrest-of-man-who-aided-2611-terrorists/articleshow/4624958.cms (Pakistan/India) Scout for Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) spills the beans - on jihad recruitment http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=1&theme=&usrsess=1&id=256896 (India) 'No dialogue until Pak acts against terror' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg7_39 (India) Terror threat: Andhra Pradesh (AP) remains on high alert http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200906052313.htm (Afghanistan) Suicide blast kills five in Afghanistan - in Spin Boldak district http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004973&Language=en (Iraq) Insurgents Increasingly Use Teenagers in Iraq Attacks Against Security Forces http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525282,00.html Iraqi Police Chief Escapes Assassination Attempt by Suicide Bomber http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525284,00.html (Iraq) US troops have pulled out of 80 pct of bases in Iraqi cities http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005018&Language=en (U.S.) Report: US weighs guilty pleas in some 9/11 cases http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090606/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_guantanamo http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31132901/ (U.S.) NYPD Intelligence issues update on Jihad at army recruiting station http://www.examiner.com/x-2684-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2009m6d6-NYPD-Intelligence-issues-update-on-Jihad-at-army-recruiting-station (UK) Man and teenage son held after ricin found -- Ian and Nicky Davison suspected of white supremacist poison plot http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6444213.ece (U.S.) New York: Prosecutors: Videos detail NY terror plot -- "Video shot from an airplane and a helicopter helped authorities track nearly every move made by four men accused of plotting attacks on New York City synagogues and upstate New York military targets, a prosecutor said Friday" http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hXaournxorG5EDGGyJA9X-K9Y3KwD98KL3A00 (U.S.) SWC: "Homegrown Terror: Does America Have Its Eyes Wide Shut?" -- on Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad and Scott Roeder http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/05/homegrown-terror-does-america-have-its-eyes-wide-shut/ (Iran) Analysts warn of nuclear 'breakout' http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/06/specialists-warn-possible-break-out-3-6-months/?feat=home_headlines -- Iran says UN report shows its nuclear work peaceful http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June120.xml§ion=middleeast Iran launches ground-to-air rocket production line http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2005013&Language=en -- Iran announces missile defense system http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035010206&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) Hezbollah choice at center of Lebanon vote http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/05/lebanon.vote/index.html (Lebanon) Walid Jumblatt in Closed-Door Meeting with Druze Sheikhs: 'We Have No Choice But to Coexist with the Shi'ites' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD238309 (West Bank) 'Protester killed was Hamas operative' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035008060&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Somalia) Fighting persists in Somalia http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/06/Fighting-persists-in-Somalia/UPI-86171244266862/ (Senegal) Rights Group Urges Al-Qaeda To Free Swiss Hostage -- fate of Werner Greiner remains unknown http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200906051234dowjonesdjonline000830&title=rights-group-urges-al-qaeda-to-free-swiss-hostage Germany warns of pre-election Islamist attack-Spiegel -- "Al Qaeda is planning a major attack on Germans before September's election to wreak revenge for the deployment of troops in Afghanistan, a German magazine cited security officials as saying on Saturday" http://af.reuters.com/article/algeriaNews/idAFL624267920090606?feedType=RSS&feedName=algeriaNews (Canada) Ottawa Rejects Washington's Request To Take In 17 Chinese Muslims From Guantanamo http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015399270#ixzz0HeOQZ1wY&C Philippine troops kill 30 Muslim rebels, take camp http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035010315&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Islamic Supremacist War on Women: The Economist: "Throwing women under the bus" -- "pandering at the expense of women and ignores a slate of human-rights offences from enforced veiling to stonings and honour killings" http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2009/06/throwing_women_under_the_bus.cfm "Just For Men: Obama's Speech To Muslim World All But Ignores Women" - by Megan Carpentier http://jezebel.com/5280570/just-for-men-obamas-speech-to-muslim-world-all-but-ignores-women -- January 2009: "Clinton and Boxer will make sure that women's rights are considered human rights" - by Megan Carpentier http://msmagazine.com/spring2009/NewStateofMind.asp --- Megan Carpentier in June 2009: "It seems, however, that it might take just a little longer to have that dream realized" http://jezebel.com/5280570/just-for-men-obamas-speech-to-muslim-world-all-but-ignores-women Ayaan Hirsi Ali: "He didn't touch on Muslim women being confined, being forced into marriages or being victims of honor killings" http://www.newmajority.com/ShowScroll.aspx?ID=f3cd4ff8-d178-4044-ad6b-661d3c5199c3 "Let Women Wear the Hijab: The Emptiness of Obama's Cairo Speech" - by Peter Daou -- "With women being stoned, raped, abused, battered, mutilated, and slaughtered on a daily basis across the globe, violence that is so often perpetrated in the name of religion, the most our president can speak about is protecting their right to wear the hijab?" http://undispatch.com/node/8351 Other News: (U.S.) Republican Lugar Says Obama's Cairo Speech 'Signal Achievement' http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090605/pl_bloomberg/anr10rbcgdeq -- September 26, 2008: Lugar's promotion of the U.S. Muslim-Engagement Project calling for engagement with the Islamic Supremacist Muslim Brotherhood http://www.usmuslimengagement.org/storage/usme/documents/rgl_us_muslim_engagement_dear_colleague.pdf http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/engagement_with_mb.html (U.S.) Washington Post defends Holy Land Foundation unindicted co-conspirator ISNA -- Washington Post's Paul M. Barrett: "One he singles out for condemnation as an extremist 'front group' is the Islamic Society of North America" --- ISNA has been listed as unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial (page 8, item VII.3) http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/documents/Attachment+A+(List+of+Unindicted+Co-conspirators).pdf --- ISNA's national conventions have included Islamic supremacists as featured speakers with a history of supporting such an Islamic supremacist caliphate such as Siraj Wahhaj http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/094.html#ISNA_2008 http://www.kashmirtelegraph.com/jagan.htm ---- ISNA's Ingrid Mattson in Her Own Words http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/5544 ---- Ingrid Mattson's "inter-faith" experience includes divisive efforts to portray Christians as being enemies of Jews http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/14/islamic_leader_urges_jews_be_wary_of_fundamentalists/ ---- this is the same Ingrid Mattson who appeared to defend the idea of an Islamic supremacist caliphate in an October 2001 CNN chat by stating that "the overthrowing of the caliphate... was a plan of European powers for many years. This deprived the Muslim world of a stable and centralized authority, and much of the chaos that we're living in today is the result of that." http://archives.cnn.com/2001/COMMUNITY/10/18/mattson.cnna/ ---- you know, the same "caliphate" that Barack Obama stated he opposed in August 2007, when he stated that America's enemies "seek to create a repressive caliphate" http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/the_war_we_need_to_win.php -- This is the same ISNA, whose featured speakers have included: -- Abdallah Idris Ali - has been on the board of the American Muslim Council, an organization whose leaders have openly supported terrorist groups, such as Hamas http://frontpagemag.com/articles/Read.aspx?GUID=FB47D145-E8C5-41AD-ACE8-23F219F6F1A5 -- Ihsan Bagby: "we [Muslims] can never be full citizens of this country... because there is no way we can be fully committed to the institutions and ideologies of this country." http://www.meforum.org/388/ahmad-yusuf-hamas-is-a-charitable-organization -- Zaid Shakir: "Every Muslim who is honest would say, I would like to see America become a Muslim country" http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/us/18imams.html?ei=5090&en=0e7bc45a0b83a46b&ex=1308283200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all -- CAIR's Nihad Awad - historical supporter of Hamas terrorist group: "I am in support of the Hamas movement" http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/223 (U.S.) Maryland: Officers Can Order Removal of Veils -- "Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has issued a legal opinion allowing security officers to require Muslim women and other people who cover their faces for religious reasons to remove their veils when entering courthouses" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/06/05/ST2009060503790.html -- "Muslim group criticizes Md. AG's opinion" ---- "Islamic cleric Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/05/Muslim-group-criticizes-Md-AGs-opinion/UPI-15021244245650/ ---- MAS has previously written the Washington Post to state that its worldview has been influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood http://www.masnet.org/pressroom_release.asp?id=1664 (U.S.) Washington Times: "Extra 'civil protection' for American Muslims" http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/taras-two-cents/2009/jun/05/extra-civil-protection-for-american-muslims/?feat=home_blogs (U.S.) 'The Muslim World' - by Mark Steyn http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=M2JmNDJlYTBiMGY2MzNkZDg2ZWM4ZTYzNjVhODU3YmI= --- See also: --- "One World" by Jeffrey Imm http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/one-world/ (UK) Wales: Launch of Islamic finance program http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2009/06/06/launch-of-islamic-finance-programme-91466-23802241/ (UK) Premier office opened by Islamic Bank of Britain http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/05062009-premier-office-opened-by-islamic-bank-of-britain/ Against Nazi News: Remember June 6 - D-Day: http://www.army.mil/d-day/ "June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which 'we will accept nothing less than full victory.' More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day's end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -- more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded -- but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler." http://www.army.mil/d-day/transcript.html http://www.army.mil/d-day/posters.html http://www.army.mil/d-day/poster8.html http://www.army.mil/d-day/poster5.html http://www.army.mil/d-day/news.html http://www.army.mil/d-day/resources.html http://www.army.mil/d-day/beaches.html (U.S./Germany) El Paso man collected evidence at Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_12524211 (Germany) Old Nazis seek scapegoats for their defeat http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6440355.ece (Germany) A German State Gains Ground Against Neo-Nazi Crime http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,628633,00.html Against Racial Supremacism: (U.S.) Guardian reports on Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman plot against black Americans, including Barack Obama http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/06/barack-obama-racism-assassination -- See previous R.E.A.L. reports on this: -- Tennessee: Updated News Reports on Court Proceedings Against Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman in Terrorist Plot Against Obama and Black Americans http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/tennessee_terror_update/ -- Other R.E.A.L. reports: http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/april-court-dates/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/trial-charges-remain/ (UK) Man and teenage son held after ricin found -- Ian and Nicky Davison suspected of white supremacist poison plot -- Durham's assistant chief constable: "We believe the people involved to be white supremacist extremists and one of our lines of inquiry was that they were going to target people from ethnic minorities. White supremacists seem to hate an awful lot of people." -- "White supremacist fears as police discover deadly poison in anti-terrorist raid at house in Burnopfield, County Durham" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6444213.ece Against Totalitarianism News: (Communist China) Tiananmen Square: Former Activists Still Hoping the Truth Will Emerge http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,628387,00.html June 5, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Remember D-Day - June 6: "Please Fly 'Old Glory' June 6th" -- "more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler" http://www.masoncountynews.com/news/article/16447 Events: June 6 - DC Counterprotest to Islamic Supremacism and Totalitarianism - Moved to Israel Embassy http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/june-6-dc-rally/ Newslinks: (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan region hit by suicide bomb that kills 40 people - in Upper Dir http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5452451/Pakistan-region-hit-by-suicide-bomb-that-kills-40-people.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Blast-in-Pakistan-mosque-kills-40/articleshow/4620820.cms http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/04-explosion-at-upper-dir-mosque-qs-12 http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=79736 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg1_3 -- AP report http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan (Pakistan) NWFP: Sufi Mohammad has not been arrested: Rehman Malik http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-sufi-not-been-arrested-qs-09 (Pakistan) NWFP: 'Greater Pakhtunistan' map signboards appear in NWFP http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg7_2 (Pakistan) NWFP: Two blasts in Dera Ismail Khan, woman injured http://geo.tv/6-6-2009/43587.htm (Pakistan) FATA: Three foreign terrorists held in Bajaur Agency http://geo.tv/6-6-2009/43585.htm (Pakistan) FATA: The frozen solution -- "According to a March, 2009 report on DawnNews, a majority of people in the troubled Bajaur area wanted the implementation of the shariah law" http://blog.dawn.com:91/dblog/2009/06/04/the-frozen-solution/ (Pakistan) Lahore: Police arrests key Qaeda suspect in Pakistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004886&Language=en (Pakistan) Lahore: Mastermind of Police-15 building attack arrested: Police http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=79744 (Pakistan) Karachi: Parcel bomb wounds Pakistan MP, family in Karachi http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/articlelist/30359534.cms http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/04-four-injured-karachi-parcel-bomb-explosion-qs-08 (Pakistan) Rawalpindi: Terrorists in police uniform can hit sensitive installations http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg11_5 (Pakistan) Public opinion behind anti-extremist policy: Zardari http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg1_4 -- See also: -- Repeated public opinion polls have shown appx 75 percent of Pakistanis view implementation of "strict Sharia" as "important" http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/pakistan.html -- "56 percent said they would back Taliban demands to extend Islamic law to other parts of the country, including some major cities" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12pstan.html?scp=1&sq=Polls%20Finds%20Terrorism%20Not%20a%20Priority%20for%20Pakistanis&st=cse (Pakistan/U.S.) PM urges US to waive Pakistan's debt to overcome economic problems http://geo.tv/6-5-2009/43568.htm http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg1_1 (Pakistan/U.S.) US to respect Pakistan's territory, promise to respect red lines http://geo.tv/6-5-2009/43571.htm (Pakistan/U.S.) Holbrooke sees 'turning of corner' in Pakistan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg1_2 (India J&K) Three LeT terrorists killed in Kashmir http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004848&Language=en (India) Mumbai Attacks: India arrests close 'aide' of Hafiz Saeed http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg7_3 Indian Army Reacts to the Taliban Threat http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=35079 (Afghanistan) Pentagon Quietly Sending 1,000 Special Operators to Afghanistan in Strategy Revamp http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/05/pentagon-quietly-sending-special-operators-afghanistan-strategy-revamp/ (U.S.) Atlanta: Terror suspect quotes Quran in closing argument -- Syed Haris Ahmed trial -- "Syed Haris Ahmed, 24, had waived his right to a jury trial so he could deliver closing arguments and warned last month he would use his time to focus on the 'message of Islam.'" -- "Even so, the judge, prosecutors and even his defense attorney seemed unprepared: He read nine verses of the Quran in Arabic and never directly addressed the charges that could land him 15 years in federal prison." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gm7LOJRC22iff_W9qNJyAGx9wXxAD98K46I01 -- Terror suspect gives his own closing argument --- "An Atlanta terrorism defendant used his closing argument Thursday to recite from the Quran and tell a federal judge that using U.S. law to defend himself would put him in rebellion against God" http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/06/04/atlanta_terrorism_trial.html (U.S.) Atlanta - The Arkansas Shooting as Islamic Jihad - by Phyllis Chesler http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/06/03/in-cairo-will-president-obama-present-the-shooting-in-arkansas-as-an-unacceptable-act-of-islamic-jihad-against-america/ (U.S.) Arkansas - Abdulhakim Muhammad Arrest: Yemen Embassy Official Denies Arkansas Military Shooting Suspect Tortured in Jail http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525230,00.html (U.S.) For Gitmo's detainees, no place to go http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/05/no-place-to-go-for-gitmos-detainees/?feat=home_headlines (U.S.) Bush Administration Official Withdraws Nomination for Job at Homeland Security - Phillip Mudd http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/05/bush-administration-officials-withdraws-nomination-job-homeland-security/ (U.S.) Washington State: Brother-sister duo linked to St. Helens bomb -- Phillip Milton Evans and Karla Marie Oxford http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=124414232843144800 (U.S./Hamas) "Obama Overture to Hamas Suggests Inevitability of Terror Group's Dominance Among Palestinians" -- Obama: "Hamas does have support among some Palestinians, but they also have to recognize they have responsibilities. To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, recognize Israel's right to exist" http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/04/obama-overture-hamas-suggests-inevitability-terror-groups-dominance/ US backs off plan to seize land for 9/11 memorial http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June480.xml§ion=international (UK) Man in court charged under Terrorism Act -- Terrence Robert Gavan http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/Man-in-court-charged-under.5340469.jp http://www.thestar.co.uk/york/Man-in-court-charged-under.5340469.jp Iran has amassed 1,339 kilos of low-enriched uranium: IAEA http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Iran-has-amassed-1339-kilos-of-low-enriched-uranium-IAEA/articleshow/4622630.cms http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June462.xml§ion=international -- Iran has enough uranium for nuclear bomb: UN http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/06/2591186.htm?section=justin -- Iran 'has atomic bomb capability' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8086565.stm (Syria) U.N. Nuke Watchdog Finds 'Manmade' Uranium in Syria http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525233,00.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_NUCLEAR_AGENCY_SYRIA_IRAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-05-17-14-50 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035008964&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) Battle lines drawn for Lebanon vote http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June109.xml§ion=middleeast -- Hezbollah-Led Bloc May Make Gains In Lebanon Vote http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105040490 Obama Renews Call for Palestinian State http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/05/obama-target-holocaust-denial-germany/ Al Qaeda's Sahara wing blend terror with business http://uk.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSTRE55444E20090605?rpc=401& (Somalia) Mogadishu exodus swells, Islamists battle for town http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL536708._CH_.2400 Somali Islamists battle for town, 56 dead http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7SQTM3?OpenDocument Somalia: Nearly 100,000 Somalis Displaced in Capital in Past Month, UN Reports http://allafrica.com/stories/200906050789.html Algerian PM denies possibility of militias receiving comprehensive amnesty http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004929&Language=en Uganda's LRA rebels kidnap 135 Congolese villagers http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7SQTNE?OpenDocument Canada court orders terror suspect repatriated http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hmCgjcS4JQnoIAWBiDnncqLbGhDwD98K2HIO1 (Russia) Five die in shootout in Russia's Ingushetia http://geo.tv/6-5-2009/43543.htm (France) Cannot exclude terrorism in Air France crash: Minister http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June456.xml§ion=international Northern Ireland solicitor gets 10 years for inciting loyalist terrorists to murder http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jun/05/northern-ireland-solicitor-jailed Philippine army kills 13 rebels in heavy fighting http://geo.tv/6-5-2009/43545.htm Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Bangladesh) The lives and faces rebuilt after acid attacks http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bangladesh/5454220/The-lives-and-faces-rebuilt-after-acid-attacks.html (Pakistan) Lahore: Kidnapping of 15-year-old girl: LHC CJ orders action against kidnappers -- 15-year-old schoolgirl, Sara Yousaf http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\06\story_6-6-2009_pg13_3 (U.S.) Pruden: "He could have denounced 'honor killings,' forced marriages and how women in Muslim countries are flogged on the pretext of minuscule violations of eighth-century Sharia law" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/05/the-inner-muslim-at-work-in-cairo/?feat=home_headlines Other News: (UN) Islamic representatives threaten freedom of speech expert at UN -- "Islamic states launched an extraordinary attack on a United Nations-appointed special expert on freedom of expression, who had said that speech should not be restricted in order to protect religion" http://www.secularism.org.uk/islamic-representatives-threaten.html OIC chief says Obama speech marks 'new beginning' http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June105.xml§ion=middleeast (Pakistan) 'Obama trying to deceive Muslims' http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181566 -- US must end anti-Muslim policies, urges Liaquat http://geo.tv/6-6-2009/43586.htm (Pakistan) Christians, Hindus and Sikhs forced to pay the Taliban "protection" money http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15426&theme=8&size=A Pakistani Catholic leaders come out against the Taliban and the imposition of the jizya http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15435&size=A Christian Freedom International Challenges Obama's Silence on Christian Persecution in His Address to Muslim World http://www.christianfreedom.org/cfi-news/1-latest-news/401-christian-freedom-international-challenges-obamas-silence-on-christian-persecution-in-his-address-to-muslim-world.html "Barack Obama's speech to Muslim world welcomed by the press" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5450146/Barack-Obamas-speech-to-Muslim-world-welcomed-by-the-press.html (Israel) Livni: 'Democracy about values before voting' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035007173&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) CAIR welcomes AG's statement on Muslim civil rights; Holder pledges return to robust civil rights http://www.examiner.com/x-2071-DC-Special-Interests-Examiner~y2009m6d5-CAIR-welcomes-AGs-statement-on-Muslim-civil-rights-Holder-pledges-return-to-robust-civil-rights (U.S.) Sensitive military technology easily bought and sent to foreign countries http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090604_5495.php (U.S.) California: Vandals paint slurs, death threats on Cypress mosque http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mosque-vandals5-2009jun05,0,688876.story (UK) Government 'complacent' about Sharia say Lords http://www.christian.org.uk/news/20090605/goverment-complacent-about-sharia-say-lords/ (UK) British defense secretary resigns: media http://geo.tv/6-5-2009/43560.htm Against Totalitarian News: (U.S.) DC: China Embassy - Responsible for Equality And Liberty Challenges Chinese Govt http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-china-embassy-june-4/ (U.S.) DC: Capitol Hill Rally Remembers Tiananmen Martyrs http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/capitol-hill-rally-tiananmen/ U.S.: John Kusumi, founder of the China Support Network, calls for Chinese people to rise up http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/kusumi-calls-for-liberty/ U.S. House of Representatives passes H. Res. 489, for the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/hr489/ http://chinasupport.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-2-2009.html -- incredibly - Ron Paul criticizes House Resolution 489: --- "As to the substance of the resolution, I find it disturbing that the House is going out of its way to meddle in China's domestic politics, which is none of our business" http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-06-03/ron-paul-condemns-hypocritical-tiananmen-square-resolution/ --- Comment: Ron Paul views the universal human rights of 1 billion Chinese people as "none of our business" (Communist China) Tank Man: Behind the Scenes: A New Angle on History http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/behind-the-scenes-a-new-angle-on-history/ (Communist China) What does the Chinese government say happened on June 4, 1989? http://www.slate.com/id/2219697 (Communist China) The Tiananmen tragedy recalled - Time to renew America's focus on human rights http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/04/the-tiananmen-tragedy-recalled/?feat=home_themes_tab2_list (U.S.) Upcoming Events - Victims of Communism Foundation http://www.victimsofcommunism.org/events/ (U.S./Cuba) Former State Department Official and Wife Arrested for Serving as Illegal Agents of Cuba for Nearly 30 Years -- "Couple Allegedly Conspired to Provide Classified Information to Cuban Government" -- Walter Kendall Myers and Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/June/09-nsd-554.html North Korea silent on fate of US journalists http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090605/tap-nkorea-us-military-media-2a5be5e.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top-Headlines/North-Korea-silent-on-fate-of-US-journalists/articleshow/4619403.cms (North Korea) US to reportedly go for own sanctions on N. Korea http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035005392&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Nazi News: (Germany) Far more Nazi camps than widely believed -- "The number of World War II Nazi concentration camps in Europe topped 20,000, not the 5,000 to 7,000 most scholars knew of, a new encyclopedia says" -- "The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos: 1933-1945 -- whose first volume, published by Indiana University Press, is set for release June 12 -- says that for every commonly known camp, such as Auschwitz, there were dozens more that most people, including scholars, probably never heard of." http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/04/Far-more-Nazi-camps-than-widely-believed/UPI-85951244131559/ (U.S.) Pennsylvania's Pittsburgh: Self-Proclaimed 'Anti-American Terrorist' Arrested -- Hardly Lloyd -- "He's a former neo-Nazi, but now he calls himself an anti-American terrorist, spewing hate on the internet from his apartment in Crafton" -- "To that end, on his internet radio program, Lloyd praised the actions of alleged police killer Richard Poplawski and was gleeful about the tragic events of April 4" -- "He was arrested Wednesday morning for probation violations. Those charges stem from his arrest in the shooting death of his girlfriend Lore Hann in Squirrel Hill in 2004" http://kdka.com/kdkainvestigators/Hardy.Lloyd.arrested.2.1021589.html (U.S.) New Jersey/Connecticut: Internet Radio Host Turner Unlikely To Appear In State Court Until Next Week -- Hal Turner "accused of inciting his listeners and readers to 'take up arms,' and of singling out two Connecticut lawmakers and a state ethics official" http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-hal-turner-court-appearance-next-week,0,1100830.story -- Neo-Nazi Shock Jock Hal Turner Arrested for Incitement http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/06/04/neo-nazi-shock-jock-hal-turner-arrested-for-incitement/ (U.S./Germany) Remember D-Day - June 6: "Please Fly 'Old Glory' June 6th" -- "more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler" http://www.masoncountynews.com/news/article/16447 (U.S./Germany) WWII slave soldiers reunite after 64 years, prepare for honors -- "They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945." http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/03/berga.reunion/index.html (U.S./Germany) Obama condemns 'hateful' Holocaust deniers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5454554/Barack-Obama-condemns-ignorant-and-hateful-Holocaust-deniers.html (Canada) Aunt recalls removing neo-Nazi markings from Winnipeg girl http://www.canada.com/Life/Aunt+recalls+removing+Nazi+markings+from+Winnipeg+girl/1663221/story.html Against Racial Supremacism News: (U.S.) Mississippi Court reinstates Klansman's conviction - James Ford Seale -- "Seale guilty of kidnapping two teenagers who were later killed in 1964" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31130247/ (U.S.) California - San Gabriel: Woman speaks out after hate crime targeted her Duarte home http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_12484805 (U.S.) Texas: Charges dropped in black man's dragging death -- "The dismissal was met with incredulity by civil rights activists who had protested how county authorities handled the case." http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/us_news/2009/Jun/04/charges_dropped_in_black_man_s_dragging_death.html (U.S.) Behind the Gunfire - Alleged Murderer Inspired by Podblanc Hate Site -- "Sparking outrage is a favorite pastime for Cobb, a longtime neo-Nazi activist videographer who runs Podblanc, a white supremacist video-sharing website that's fast becoming an online institution for the white nationalist movement" http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=1065 (U.S.) From Hate to Hurt - Experts Discuss the Role of Propaganda http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=1062 (U.S.) Denver Post: Marcus Epstein "pleaded guilty last year to striking an African-American woman on a Washington, D.C., street and using a racial epithet" http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12498081 -- Anti-Immigrant Activist Marcus Epstein Pleads Guilty to Racial Assault http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/06/03/anti-immigrant-activist-marcus-epstein-pleads-guilty-to-racial-assault/ -- Tom Tancredo Staffer Pleads Guilty to Karate-Chopping Black Woman http://washingtonindependent.com/45118/bay-buchanan-responds-to-tancredo-speechwriter-scandal -- Associated Court Documents: http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/images/Epstein/img072.jpg http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/images/Epstein/img060.jpg http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/images/Epstein/img061.jpg http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/images/Epstein/img065.jpg http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/images/Epstein/img067.jpg -- "Youth for Western Civilization Co-Founder Faces Sentencing on Hate Crime Assault in July" http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85%3Ayouth-for-western-civilization-co-founder-faces-sentencing-on-hate-crime-assault-in-july&catid=34%3Aye-olde-white-power-chopping-block&Itemid=3 -- "Bay Buchanan Responds to Tancredo Speechwriter Hate Crime Scandal" http://washingtonindependent.com/45118/bay-buchanan-responds-to-tancredo-speechwriter-scandal http://washingtonindependent.com/45214/tancredo-buchanan-bruised-by-racist-karate-chop -- Pot, Meet Kettle http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/06/opinion/06blow.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1244293567-MOTdYgBb65F9LrFh7+Kmeg -- Related Articles http://www.vdare.com/epstein/index.htm June 4, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Al-Qaeda) Osama Bin Laden calls for a 'long war' against infidels -- "We either live under the light of Islam or we die with dignity... brace yourselves for a long war against the world's infidels and their agents" http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/bin-laden-calls-for-a-long-war-against-infidels-93424.html#ixzz0HVnowjOe&C -- Bin Laden tries to sustain hatred of U.S. in new recording as Obama gives watershed speech http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1190529/Bin-Laden-slams-Obama-new-recording-U-S-president-prepares-watershed-speech-Muslim-world.html -- Osama warns against alliances with Christians and Jews http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\05\story_5-6-2009_pg1_2 (Pakistan) NWFP: Police convoy attacked in northern Pakistan, 15 wounded http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/Categories.aspx?new=1&id=102&Language=en&date=04062009 (Pakistan) NWFP: 10 militants killed in Swat operation http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004655&Language=en (Pakistan) NWFP: Elders say foreign militants, aides left Dir http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181302 (Pakistan) NWFP: Report: Cleric who brokered Swat peace deal arrested -- Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariah Muhammadi's Sufi Muhammad -- "However, there was no official confirmation of the arrest" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Cleric-who-brokered-Swat-peace-deal-arrested/articleshow/4618302.cms -- Sufi Muhammad, aides arrested http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\05\story_5-6-2009_pg1_7 (Pakistan) FATA: Taliban release 48 abducted students, teachers in Pak tribal area http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Taliban-release-48-abducted-students-teachers-in-Pak-tribal-area/articleshow/4616704.cms (Pakistan) FATA: Six alleged accomplices of Mehsud arrested in Mianwali http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=79634 (Pakistan) Al-Qaida commanders in Pakistan to target top dignitaries http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Al-Qaida-in-Pak-to-target-top-leaders/articleshow/4616242.cms (Pakistan) Karachi: Held terrorists reveal militants' strategies http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181274 (Pakistan) Tanveer Jafri: Taliban: an Ideology, not the force of fighters http://www.globalpolitician.com/25663-taliban-afghanistan (Pakistan) Richard Holbrooke says 'Geo TV is anti-US' http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=79636 (Afghanistan) Taliban Bomb Kills 3 U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525135,00.html (Afghanistan) Use of Roadside Bombs in Afghanistan Surges 80 Percent http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525166,00.html (UK) Blackburn man 'encouraged Muslims to murder non believers' -- Ishaq Kanmi http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/4420911.Blackburn_man__encouraged_Muslims_to_murder_non_believers_/ -- Man 'urged Muslims to murder PM' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8083916.stm -- Blair and Brown 'topped death list' http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-breaking-news/2009/06/04/blair-and-brown-topped-death-list-101022-23792698/ -- Extremist 'urged Muslims to kill politicians' http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2512591.0.Extremist_urged_Muslims_to_kill_politicians.php (UK) Doctor's son 'kept suicide vest and turned his bedroom into bomb factory' -- Andrew Ibrahim http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1190818/Doctors-son-kept-suicide-vest-turned-bedroom-bomb-factory.html -- Previous reports on Andrew Ibrahim http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7417019.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7364418.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/29/nterror129.xml http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/apr/29/uksecurity.ukcrime (UK) Galloway glorifies straight-armed saulters http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/04/galloway-glorifies-straight-armed-saulters/ (U.S.) Atlanta: Suspect's Internet chat was of jihad -- Syed Haris Ahmed trial -- "He expressed regret for not using violence.Former friend testifies against ex-Georgia Tech student in terror trial." http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/06/03/terror0603.html (U.S.) Hamas Coup in... Minneapolis http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/04/hamas-coup-in-minneapolis/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhOW__RKx_U&feature=player_embedded (U.S.) Terrorism remains top priority of FBI -- chief http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004686&Language=en (U.S.) FBI Probes Muhammad's Ties to Ohio Mosque - FBI Wants to Know If Ohio Mosque Has Link to Terror -- "The FBI now is investigating reports of links to that same mosque by Muslim-convert Abdulhakim Muhammad" in Columbus, Ohio attended by: ---- "Nuradin Abdi was convicted in 2007 of planning to blow up an Ohio shopping mall." ---- "Iyman Faris was convicted in 2003 of planning to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge" ---- "Christopher Paul was convicted in 2008 of conspiring to use explosives against targets in the U.S. and Europe" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Blotter/story?id=7758485&page=1 (U.S.) Lawyer: Arkansas Military Center Shooting Suspect 'Tortured' by Islamic Terrorists -- Attorney for Abdulhakim Muhammad says Abdulhakim Muhammad was impacted by "teachings by 'hardened' terrorists" in Yemen http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525152,00.html (U.S.) Judge rejects US claim in Islamic wiretapping case -- al-Haramain Islamic Foundation case http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/wl_afp/usattacksintelligencewiretapsaudi_20090604052839 (U.S.) Jihad goes intercontinental - by Walid Phares http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KF05Df01.html (U.S.) Some Chinese Guantanamo Detainees Likely to Be Released in U.S. http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090603/pl_bloomberg/apmw9eac4ptu;_ylt=AmaeqUtqvUim2qz8eDn3lf4Gw_IE (Iran) Ahmadinejad: Iran Is a Nuclear Power Ready to Participate in Running the World http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA52109 (Iran) Khamenei: Muslims hate U.S. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/04/Khamenei-Muslims-hate-US/UPI-12081244159083/ Iran marks Ayatollah Khomeini anniversary http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8082386.stm (Lebanon) Hezbollah no threat: former Lebanese PM http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/hezbollah-no-threat-former-lebanese-pm/article1169635/ (Lebanon) On Eve of Lebanon's Parliamentary Elections, Struggle between March 14 Forces, Hizbullah-Headed Opposition Heats Up http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA52009 Lebanon: UN workers freed after facing 'spy' charges http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3393962856 (Iran/Syria) Ahmadinejad and Assad: Iran and Syria Are Leading a New World Order; The Time of America and the West Is Over http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA51709 Palestinian police, Hamas clash in West Bank http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_PALESTINIANS_VIOLENCE?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-04-09-40-53 (Bahrain) Terror training video claims are rejected -- Report related to Washington Times report of plot to smuggle bombs into U.S. via Mexico http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=252479 Mali vows to 'get tough' on Qaeda hostage killers http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/wl_africa_afp/malinigerswitzerlandqaedakidnap (Somalia) UK Royal Navy captures pirates... and sets them free http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6425317.ece Italy officials: 5 North Africans wanted for terrorism http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-06-04-italy-terrorists-warrants_N.htm?csp=34 -- Italy: Five accused of plotting terror attacks http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3392727669 (France) Terrorist 'Carlos the Jackal' endorses French Anti-Zionist Party http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244034990738&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Canadian accused of terrorism in Sudan denied passport http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canadian+accused+terrorism+Sudan+denied+passport/1461349/story.html Islamic Supremacist War on Women News: Pakistan - Muslim Forces 12-year-old Girl to Convert, Marry Him http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5958&backpage=summaries --- "The reaction of Pakistani law enforcement authorities to Sajida Masih's complaint so far -- ridiculing her and asserting that there is nothing she can do because her daughter is now a Muslim -- does not encourage her hopes of recovering her daughter Huma at next Thursday's (June 11) hearing." --- "The Christian mother of a 12-year-old girl in Punjab Province who was kidnapped, coerced into converting to Islam and forcibly married to a 37-year-old Muslim hopes to recover her daughter at a court hearing next week" (Pakistan) Supreme Court orders fresh investigation into Solangi honor-killing case -- "Tasleem Solangi honor-killing case, who was thrown in front of hungry dogs" http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=146291 (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban blow up girls' school on outskirts of Peshawar http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=2bc28915-a8d0-4ccd-a0e4-d4f21d5f087a&Headline=Taliban+blow+up+girls%27+school+on+outskirts+of+Peshawar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\05\story_5-6-2009_pg7_7 Other News: (Pakistan) Religious leaders flay Obama's speech http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181300 (Lebanon) Hezbollah attacks Obama speech in Cairo -- Hezbollah's Hassan Fadlallah: "The Islamic world does not need moral or political sermons." -- "Mohamed Habib, deputy leader of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, echoed Fadlallah's criticism." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3393555863 (Egypt) Muslim Brotherhood Activist: Obama Glosses Over 'Authoritarian Regimes' in Cairo Speech http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/04/muslim-brotherhood-activist-obama-glosses-authoritarian-regimes-cairo-speech/ -- Comment: Muslim Brotherhood of course not concerned by the authoritarian nature of its Islamic supremacism Egypt's state-owned newspaper: Obama - "don't give lessons in democracy" -- AFP: "Don't lecture us: Arabs tell Obama" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090603/wl_mideast_afp/usmideastdiplomacyarab_20090603200137 (U.S.) "Obama for confronting violent extremism in all its forms" http://geo.tv/6-4-2009/43486.htm (U.S.) Obama seeks common cause with Muslim world http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama;_ylt=AroAvNniuYkJC1UrlE4bjD.ZsdEF;_ylu=X3oDMTIwOXU3MnVmBGFzc2V0Ay9hcC9vYmFtYQRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNvYmFtYXNlZWtzY28- -- "Obama attempts to recast US image in Muslim world" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5446384/Barack-Obama-attempts-to-recast-the-image-of-America-in-Muslim-world.html -- Barack Obama speech: the full transcript http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5443448/Barack-Obama-speech-the-full-transcript.html -- Barack Obama speech welcomed in Middle East http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5446462/Barack-Obama-speech-welcomed-in-Middle-East.html -- Obama speech gets mixed reaction in Middle East http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6432006.ece -- Obama Calls for New Beginning With World's Muslims http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060401024.html?hpid=topnews -- CNN: "Obama in Egypt reaches out to Muslim world" http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/egypt.obama.speech/index.html -- Obama Seeks Common Ground, 'New Beginning' Between West and Muslim World http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/04/obama-calls-new-beginning-muslim-world/ -- Obama's Islamic homage wins praise http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31110768/ ---- "Palestinian militants from the Popular Resistance Committee wear masks to conceal their identities from the camera while watching Obama's televised speech" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31105684/displaymode/1176/rstry/31110768/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31105684/displaymode/1168/rstry/31110768/rpage/1/ (U.S.) Obama invokes Koran in key points of Cairo speech http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_koran_2 -- Obama's Biggest Applause Lines in Cairo: Verses From the Koran http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/06/04/obamas-biggest-applause-lines-in-cairo-verses-from-the-koran.html -- Many Muslims Praise Tone of Speech, but Call for Action http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124416022511687217.html (U.S.) CAIR Calls President's Cairo Speech 'Comprehensive, Balanced and Forthright' http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=25953&&name=n&&currPage=1 (U.S.) Michigan Muslims cheer Obama speech http://www.freep.com/article/20090604/NEWS05/90604064/1003 (U.S.) Obama delivers strong attack on Israeli settlements in speech to Muslim world http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6430692.ece (U.S.) Washington Times: "Obama shifts tone toward Islamic parties" -- "President Obama hinted Thursday that the United States would for the first time accept the results of Middle East elections won by Islamist parties." http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/05/obama-shifts-tone-toward-islamic-parties/ (U.S.) Obama said he has a commitment to governments "that reflect the will of the people." And yet, he said, "No system of government can or should be imposed upon one nation by any other." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_54 --- Comment: Good thing he wasn't fighting Nazi Germany... or white supremacist Mississippi or Alabama (U.S.) Washington Post moderator: "Obama spoke as though women's rights were not distinctively suppressed in the Muslim world" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3a5543a34c-af92-4736-b81b-4aad0ab02e2eDiscussion%3ae71938ab-f828-4340-ac07-8a68a778bf8f?hpid=talkbox1 (U.S.) Brad Hirschfield: "President Obama spoke of Islam's historic commitment to religious tolerance and racial equality, but did not address the fact that they were practiced only when Muslims were in power and that while racial equality existed, religious equality did not. He insisted that Islam was not part of the problem in combating religious extremism, but an important part of promoting peace. Clearly, it is both." http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/brad_hirschfield/2009/06/obama_speech_reaches_muslims_where_they_are.html (U.S.) New York Times: "Festival for New York, That Muslim City" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/05musl.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss (U.S.) Only 28% of Americans believe US-Muslim relations will change http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/only_28_of_americans_believe (Israel) AP: Israel hopes Obama speech will lead to peace http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_OBAMA?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-04-13-05-59 (Israel) Right shocked by Obama's comparison of Palestinians' plight to Holocaust http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035003344&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) FBI: Airline worker helped get gun on plane http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31106934/ (UK) City Mayor hails Shariah potential http://www.postonline.co.uk/public/showPage.html?validate=0&page=post_login2&url=%2Fpublic%2FshowPage.html%3Fpage%3D860453 (UK) "Tory grandee Lord Tebbit last night compared sharia law to the 'system of arbitration run by the Kray brothers' in London's East End" http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/105520/Tebbit-Sharia-law-just-like-the-Krays- (Russia) Why are Russians Converting to Islam? http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0906-3866 (Greece) Vandals attack Jewish cemetery in western Greece http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035001896&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Totalitarian News: June 4 - Estimated 150,000 Call for Democracy in Hong Kong http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/150000-call-for-democracy/ -- Enormous crowds in Hong Kong for Tiananmen Square vigil http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5444696/Enormous-crowds-in-Hong-Kong-for-Tiananmen-Square-vigil.html June 4 - DC - Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)'s Rally at China Embassy- Remembering 1989 Tiananmen Square Freedom Fighters http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/june-4-rally/ Communist China: Police swarm Tiananmen Square on anniversary http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/police-swarm-tiananmen/ (Communist China) Tiananmen 20th anniversary brings new repression -- "Chinese police aggressively deterred dissent on Thursday's 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square" -- "Foreign journalists were barred from the vast square as uniformed and plainclothes police stood guard across the vast plaza that was the epicenter of the student-led movement that was crushed by the military on the night of June 3-4, 1989" -- "Security officials checking passports also blocked foreign TV camera operators and photographers from entering the square to cover the raising of China's national flag, which happens at dawn every day. Plain clothes officers aggressively confronted journalists on the streets surrounding the square, cursing and threatening violence against them." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen China blocks any commemoration of Tiananmen crackdown http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmen_20090604085240 Tiananmen protester still defiant http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/tiananmen.hunger.strike/index.html?section=cnn_latest Exiled Tiananmen dissident back in Taiwan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090604/wl_asia_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmentaiwanmacau_20090604101000 "Photo Essay: Tiananmen Students Withstand Martial Law" - Epoch TImes on 1989 protests http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/17732/ (Tibet) Dalai Lama honours Tiananmen dead http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090604/tap-china-politics-rights-tiananmen-tibe-8d4ea94.html (North Korea) 2 US journalists on trial in North Korea http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_journalists_held (North Korea) Reporters' trial seen as ploy by N. Korea http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/05/us-reporters-trial-seen-as-leverage-for-pyongyang/?feat=home_headlines (North Korea) U.S. Analyst Says North Korea's New West Coast Missile Base Is Ready http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525156,00.html Against Racial Supremacist News: (UK) Sussex man denies burning Ku Klux Klan cross outside black woman's home http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4415305.Sussex_man_denies_burning_Ku_Klux_Klan_cross_outside_black_woman_s_home/ June 3, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com Events: June 4 - DC Rally at China Embassy- Remembering 1989 Tiananmen Square Freedom Fighters -- **WEAR WHITE** on June 4 - stand in solidarity with Chinese freedom fighters in mourning -- To those who are wondering: RAIN will NOT STOP our rally for freedom tomorrow! Bring umbrellas! http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/june-4-rally/ June 6 - DC Counterprotest to Islamic Supremacism and Totalitarianism - Moved to Israel Embassy http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/june-6-dc-rally/ Newslinks: (Al-Qaeda) Bin Laden threatens Americans in new tape -- AP report -- "Osama bin Laden has threatened Americans in a new audio tape, saying President Barack Obama inflamed hatred toward the U.S. by ordering Pakistan to crack down on militants in Swat Valley and block Islamic law in the area." -- "Bin Laden claimed U.S. pressure led to a campaign of 'killing, fighting, bombing and destruction' that prompted the exodus of a million Muslims from Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan." -- "The message was broadcast for the first time Wednesday on pan-Arab Al-Jazeera Television at almost the same moment Obama touched down in Saudi Arabia at the start of a Mideast visit aimed at repairing frayed U.S. relations with the Muslim world." http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2009/06/03/bin_laden_threatens_americans_in_new_tape/ http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7743936&page=1 --- CNN: "Purported bin Laden statement slams U.S. role in Pakistan" http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/03/bin.laden.message/index.html?section=cnn_latest --- AFP: "Bin Laden scorns Obama charm offensive" ---- OBL: "Obama and his administration have sowed new seeds of hatred against America." ---- OBL: "Let the American people prepare to harvest the crops of what the leaders of the White House plant in the next years and decades." http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090603/ts_afp/usmideastdiplomacyqaeda_20090603130548 --- NBC video http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/31092556#31092556 --- MEMRI translation http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD238209 (Al-Qaeda) Ayman Zawahiri slams Obama in audio speech http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Qaida-deputy-Zawahiri-slams-Obama-/articleshow/4610730.cms -- Al Qaeda No. 2 Zawahiri: Obama Not Welcome in Egypt --- "'The Torturers of Egypt and the Agents of America Welcome Obama,' was released by al Qaeda's media arm as-Sahab" http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7739132&page=1 -- Al-Qaida deputy criticizes Obama http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/02/Al-Qaida-deputy-criticizes-Obama/UPI-21351243988541/ -- Al-Qaeda number two slams Obama's 'bloody messages' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090602/wl_mideast_afp/usdiplomacymideastobamaqaedalead_20090602200028 -- Zawahiri Criticizes Obama's Message to Muslims http://siteintelgroup.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications437809&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 (Al-Qaeda) Osama bin Laden tape overshadows Barack Obama's attempts to engage Middle East http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5438642/Osama-bin-Laden-tape-overshadows-Barack-Obamas-attempts-to-engage-Middle-East.html (Pakistan/Al-Qaeda) Bin Laden on Swat offensive: "This is high treason against the [Islamic] nation." http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD238209 (Pakistan/Al-Qaeda) Seven Qaeda commanders enter Pakistan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\04\story_4-6-2009_pg7_3 (Pakistan) NWFP: Mingora to be cleared of militants in 2 weeks: Gen. Ejaz http://geo.tv/6-4-2009/43443.htm -- Battle against Taliban could last months: Pakistan http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25585376-25837,00.html (Pakistan) NWFP: Radio chatter seen pointing to weakened Taliban http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\04\story_4-6-2009_pg7_8 (Pakistan) NWFP: Three Taliban killed in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\04\story_4-6-2009_pg7_6 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pak troops to stay in Swat for a year http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak-troops-to-stay-in-Swat-for-a-year/articleshow/4614490.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Terror threats continue to scare Peshawarites http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181218 (Pakistan) Islamabad terrorist commander linked to Red Mosque leader http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/06/islamabad_terrorist.php#ixzz0HQDb4nRE&B (Pakistan/U.S.) Holbrooke says US disturbed by Saeed's release, reverses later http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Holbrooke-says-US-disturbed-by-Saeeds-release-reverses-later/articleshow/4612659.cms (Pakistan/U.S.) Pak should bring perpetrators of 26/11 attack to justice: US http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak-should-bring-perpetrators-of-2611-attack-to-justice-US/articleshow/4614889.cms (Pakistan/U.S.) Zardari asks Holbrooke for $200mln more in aid http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/14-zardari-requests-extra-200-million-for-aid-zj-04 -- Holbrooke assures full help in reconstruction phase : US announces extra $200m for IDPs http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\04\story_4-6-2009_pg1_1 (India) Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) planning another attack - in India -- "Counter-terrorism officials are working on very specific intelligence that points once again to Pakistan-based LeT planning another spectacular attack in India" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/LeT-planning-another-attack/articleshow/4614112.cms Taliban Editorial: Obama's 'Contradictory Decisions' Reflect Americans' 'Weakness' and the 'Wavering of Their Failed Policies' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD238009 (Afghanistan) Blast, fighting kill 11 in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004385&Language=en (Afghanistan) British soldier killed in explosion in Afghanistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/5436637/British-soldier-killed-in-explosion-in-Afghanistan.html (Afghanistan) Air strike errors in Afghan deaths: US report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Air-strike-errors-in-Afghan-deaths-US/articleshow/4614453.cms (Iraq) Bomb in Baghdad cafe kills 9, wounds 31 - police http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL31027476 (Iraq) Ba'athists aiding insurgent attacks http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/04/baathist-comeback-feared/?feat=home_headlines (Iraq) US army hands over four military positions to Iraqi forces http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004398&Language=en (U.S.) Atlanta: Feds rest terror case against ex-Tech student -- Syed Haris Ahmed trial -- "Ahmed told Sadequee the agents knew about their trip to Canada where they met with individuals and discussed terrorist acts and their trip to Washington where they took 'casing videos' of area landmarks." -- "Ahmed also said he had told the agents about their planned 'Mother's Day and picnic' in 'curry land,' meaning their plans to meet in Pakistan and go to a military training camp." http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/06/03/terror_trial_atlanta.html (U.S.) Arkansas Jihad: Questions about Islamic religion -- Abdulhakim Mujahid aka Carlos Bledsoe -- FOX 16 News: "Prosecutors say the man accused of shooting two soldiers outside a military recruitment center this week told them his religion made him do it" -- FOX 16 News: "'Democracy does not seem to fit within the scope of Muslim interpretation as to how we ought to live,' UALR Philosophy instructor Clarence Guy said" http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Questions-about-Islamic-religion/WqqlhvXpmUiomQcE1pZ2Ag.cspx?rss=315 (U.S.) Arkansas Jihad: Source: More Targets Found on Arkansas Shooting Suspect's Computer -- Abdulhakim Mujahid aka Carlos Bledsoe -- FOX News: "While there, Muhammad, who was born and raised in Tennessee, studied jihad with an Islamic scholar, according to Jihadwatch.org" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524833,00.html http://www.wxix.com/Global/story.asp?S=10474340 -- FBI Statement Regarding Little Rock Military Recruiting Center Shooting Investigation http://littlerock.fbi.gov/pressrel/2009/lr060309.htm (U.S.) NY: Four Suspects in New York Terror Plot Plead Not Guilty http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525009,00.html -- New charges filed in N.Y. jihad plot http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/03/new-charges-in-ny-jihad-plot/ -- Targeted Bronx synagogues to get security funds http://jta.org/news/article/2009/06/01/1005549/paterson-gives-25k-each-to-synaguges-that-were-targeted-in-ny-terror-plot (U.S.) Kansas: Suspect in Kansas abortion doctor's slaying reportedly belonged to anti-government militia -- Scott Roeder http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-tiller-suspect2-2009jun02,0,5499521.story -- "The man charged with killing a Kansas abortion doctor was not only a radical anti-abortion extremist, but also was an active member of anti-government extremist movements, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)." http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Extremism_72/5540_72.htm http://www.adl.org/learn/extremism_in_the_news/Other_Extremism/Roeder+Tiller.htm (UK) Brits warned after hostage is beheaded -- "Fears more Britons could be murdered by al-Qaeda after murder of hostage Edwin Dyer" http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2462380/Brits-warned-after-hostage-Edwin-Dyer-is-beheaded.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/5437960/British-hostage-Edwin-Dyer-executed-by-al-Qaeda-in-Mali.html Iran's president: Holocaust still 'big deception' -- "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday once again called the Holocaust a 'big deception' in his latest denunciations of Israel and its allies." -- "Ahmadinejad has unabashedly kept up his rhetoric and told a gathering of international scholars Wednesday that Israel uses the 'big deception of the Holocaust' to sway allies in the West." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixeFBxfLzaSjs8Mb8cuFmtPOT6-wD98J9Q7O2 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5438847/Irans-President-Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-calls-Holocaust-a-great-deception.html http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244034987344&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Ahmadinejad says rivals using 'Hitlerian' propaganda ploys http://televisionwashington.com/floater_article1.aspx?lang=en&t=1&id=10922 Iran may send envoy to Obama's address http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244034986886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Israeli FM Says No Intentions to Bomb Iran http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524862,00.html Iran: Militant leader 'admits link' with outlawed group -- "The leader of the Jundullah militant group, Abdulmalik Rigi, has admitted receiving assistance from Iranian opposition group, Mojahedin e-Khalq or People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3388338542 (Iran) France's Sarkozy warns Iran after nuclear talks in Paris http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/June/international_June290.xml§ion=international (Lebanon) Hizbullah camp gaining http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181079 -- Hezbollah's camp gaining in Lebanon vote: Pollsters http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NjE1MzQ0OTg0 (Syria) U.S. to send military team to Syria http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/06/03/us_to_send_military_delegation_to_syria/ (Gaza) The State of Anarchy Within the Salafi-Jihadi Movement in Gaza: An Inside View http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3311%B6m=AJT Hamas threatens violence if PA arrests members http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3388898845 (Israel/U.S.) US said to seek end to Israel row 'without ultimatums' http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June73.xml§ion=middleeasthttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June73.xml§ion=middleeast Algeria: Ten killed in 'Al-Qaeda' ambush http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3388119187 -- 2 Teachers, 8 police killed in Algerian ambush http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_ALGERIA_TEACHERS_KILLED?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-03-05-12-05 Algerian jihadists fighting under al-Qaida banner http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/03/al-qaida-mali-edwin-dyer (Mali) Al-Qaeda 'kills British hostage' -- Edwin Dyer -- "Edwin Dyer was kidnapped in Niger in January, but was being held in Mali" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8080447.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/5437960/British-hostage-Edwin-Dyer-executed-by-al-Qaeda-in-Mali.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1190477/British-man-beheaded-Al-Qaeda-terrorists.html -- Al Qaeda Says It Executed Briton -- "The group, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, had demanded the release of Abu Qatada, a Jordanian-born Palestinian cleric held in Britain whom a Spanish judge has called the leading Al Qaeda lieutenant in Europe" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/world/africa/04hostage.html?_r=1&hp -- Key facts on al Qaeda N.Africa wing http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL3381783 -- Hostage Edwin Dyer executed: how al-Qaeda cell kidnapped him http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5434880/Hostage-Edwin-Dyer-executed-how-al-Qaeda-cell-kidnapped-him.html Ethiopia: Country Moves to Strengthen Anti-Terrorism Law Media Warner Not to Serve Terrorist Purposes http://allafrica.com/stories/200906020244.html (Russia) Policeman killed in Russia's troubled Ingushetia http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=79513 (Turkey) Blast rocks Istanbul cafe, no deaths reported http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004255&Language=en (France) Another Air France plane got bomb threat http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/03/Another-Air-France-plane-got-bomb-threat/UPI-18691244048844/ -- Bomb blast 'unlikely' aboard doomed jet http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25585128-23109,00.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1190307/Pilot-claims-Air-France-Flight-447-blown-sky-terrorists-officials-investigate-Argentina-bomb-threat.html Philippines: Muslim rebels blamed for deadly bomb blast -- "Muslim militants are believed to be responsible for a bomb attack which killed two people in the southern Philippines on Wednesday. Philippine media reports said a soldier and a woman were killed in the attack in the volatile autonomous region of Mindanao" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3387953860 -- "The soldiers were unarmed... There were also other civilians washing clothes in the creek." http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271474,two-killed-four-injured-in-bomb-attack-in-southern-philippines.html (Mexico) Al Qaeda eyes bio attack from Mexico -- "U.S. counterterrorism officials have authenticated a video by an al Qaeda recruiter threatening to smuggle a biological weapon into the United States via tunnels under the Mexico border" -- "also is willing to ally itself with white militia groups or other anti-government entities interested in carrying out an attack inside the United States" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/03/al-qaeda-eyes-bio-attack-via-mexico-border/ Other News: (Pakistan) Speak no evil – Prisoner has lips sewn together -- Lahore: "The District Jail officials allegedly sewed the lips of an accused after torturing him" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\04\story_4-6-2009_pg7_18 (Pakistan) FATA: Khyber Agency not issuing domiciles to tribal Christians http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\04\story_4-6-2009_pg7_20 (Pakistan) Every 30 minutes, a mother dies in Pakistan http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181241 (Saudi Arabia) To open a Muslim dialogue, Obama visits Saudi king http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama -- U.S. Seeks Saudi Help in Afghanistan, Pakistan http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/03/looks-saudi-help-afghanistan-pakistan/ (Saudia Arabia) Barack Obama and the king's bling http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5439649/Barack-Obama-and-the-kings-bling.html U.S. Lawmakers Call on Saudi Government to Stop Using 'Hate Speech' in Textbooks -- "Reps. Weiner, Crowley and Berkley called on the Saudi government to stop planting what they said were seeds of hate in Saudi children through religious textbooks" http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/03/democratic-lawmakers-saudi-government-stop-teaching-hate-students/ (U.S.) Obama to urge new U.S.-Muslim engagement http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/03/Obama-to-urge-new-US-Muslim-engagement/UPI-75871244069293/ -- Obama to lay out vision of Muslim world's future http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/69398.html (U.S.) VOA: "Obama Reaches Out To Islam" http://www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2009-06-03-voa2.cfm (U.S.) Obama Says U.S. Could Be Seen as a Muslim Country, Too http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/obama-signals-themes-of-mideast-speech/?hp -- CNN: "Obama to reach out to Muslim world with Mideast trip" http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/03/obama.mideast.trip/index.html (U.S.) ABC: The Emergence of President Obama's Muslim Roots http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/abc-news-jake-tapper-and-sunlen-miller-report-the-other-day-we-heard-a-comment-from-a-white-house-aide-that-neverwould-have.html -- Obama Renews Openness About His Muslim Roots Ahead of Egypt Speech http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/03/obamas-embrace-muslim-history-return/ (Egypt) Americans on Trial for Adopting in Egypt http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Americans_on_Trial_for_Adopting_in_Egypt_90603 (UK) British Company Kills Al Qaeda Fantasy Xbox Video Game http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/06/british_company_kills_al_qaeda.asp Indonesia: Housewife faces jail term for hospital complaint -- "An Indonesian housewife risks six years in jail for allegedly writing a defamatory e-mail in which she complained to her friends about the service she received at a Jakarta hospital." http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3388119645 (Sharia Finance) Investments based on Shariah cross $1.5tr http://www.arabnews.com/?page=6§ion=0&article=123130&d=1&m=6&y=2009 Against Totalitarianism News: June 4 - DC Rally at China Embassy- Remembering 1989 Tiananmen Square Freedom Fighters http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/june-4-rally/ (Communist China) Police flood Tiananmen Square ahead of anniversary http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5436835/Police-flood-Tiananmen-Square-ahead-of-anniversary.html http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/police-flood-tiananmen/ (Communist China) Beijing Bans Ceremonies Commemorating 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/17663/ http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/beijing-bans-ceremonies/ (Communist China) Tiananmen Mom Remembers Son Killed 20 Years Ago http://www.newsweek.com/id/200220 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/tiananmen-mom-remembers/ (Communist China) Web site of Hong Kong Alliance of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China remains OFFLINE... http://www.alliance.org.hk -- Web archive of 2008 web site http://web.archive.org/web/20080207142553/http://www.alliance.org.hk/ (Communist China) Tiananmen security tight on crackdown anniversary http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/tiananmen-security-tight/ Tiananmen Student Leader Seeks Entry to Macau http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524865,00.html?test=latestnews -- "A prominent student leader from the 1989 pro-democracy protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square says he's arrived in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau to turn himself in." -- "Wu'er Kaixi told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday that immigration officials at Macau's airport took him to a room after he arrived from Taipei. He was not immediately told if he will be allowed to enter the territory." -- "Wu'er escaped from China after the government's military crackdown on the 1989 protests and now lives in exile in the self-ruled island of Taiwan." -- "Wu'er said separately in a statement issued by a friend that he wants to turn himself in to the Chinese government so he can see his family and believes he did nothing wrong." -- Exiled Tiananmen dissident tries to re-enter China http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090603/tap-china-politics-rights-tiananmen-taiw-beb1011.html (Communist China) Name Tiananmen dead, China urged -- Hillary Clinton http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25585005-23109,00.html -- February 20, 2009: Hillary Clinton: Chinese human rights secondary to economic survival http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4735087/Hillary-Clinton-Chinese-human-rights-secondary-to-economic-survival.html (North Korea) Detained In North Korea : Journalist Laura Ling and Euna Lee, please help. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60755553149 North Korea: June 3 PM Freedom Vigils for U.S. Reporters http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/nkfreedom-june-3-pm-vigil/ (North Korea) How Kim Affords His Nukes -- "North Korea, with its malnourished populace, frequent famines and obsolete conventional weapons, is as famous for its poverty as it is for its provocations." http://www.newsweek.com/id/200053 Against Nazi News: Poland finds WWII Nazi camp personal items http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/02/Poland-finds-WWII-Nazi-camp-personal-items/UPI-88681243943757/ June 2, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) NWFP: Fighting rages to secure Charbagh -- "Thousands flee the area 37 Taliban killed, 13 held in Buner, Swat, South Waziristan" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\02\story_2-6-2009_pg1_1 (Pakistan) NWFP: "1244 militants killed in Malakand operation" http://geo.tv/6-2-2009/43321.htm (Pakistan) NWFP: US cancels trips to Pakistan's Peshawar over 'threat' http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/US-cancels-trips-to-Pakistans-Peshawar-over-threat/articleshow/4607858.cms (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan frees 79 students snatched by Taliban http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistan-frees-students-snatched-by-Taliban/articleshow/4606840.cms http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-army-recovers-80-students-and-staffers-from-razmak-ha-03 (Pakistan) Punjab's Lahore: Pakistani court orders Mumbai-linked cleric freed -- freeing Lashkar-e-Taiba's Hafiz Mohammed Saeed http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090602/tap-as-pakistan-8th-ld-writethru-d3b07b8.html -- Pakistan to release 'terrorist' linked to Mumbai attacks http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5429533/Pakistan-to-release-terrorist-linked-to-Mumbai-attacks.html -- India's views on release of Hafiz Saeed 'misplaced': Pakistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Indias-views-on-release-of-Hafiz-Saeed-misplaced-Pakistan/articleshow/4609784.cms (Pakistan) Kasab has no links with JuD: Hafiz Saeed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Kasab-has-no-links-with-JuD-Hafiz-Saeed/articleshow/4607256.cms (Pakistan) Lahore: Bhakkar man accused of Lahore attack http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\02\story_2-6-2009_pg7_28 (Pakistan/U.S.) Voice of Taliban on VOA probed -- "Complaints that the U.S. government's Voice of America (VOA) interviewed a top Pakistani Taliban leader have sparked an investigation into VOA's Pashto language service to determine if it has allowed itself to become a platform for terrorist propaganda" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/02/voice-of-taliban-on-voa-queried/?feat=home_headlines (Pakistan/U.S.) US sees Al Qaeda shaken in Pakistan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\02\story_2-6-2009_pg7_9 (Afghanistan) British troops kill an Afghan Taliban leader -- "Mullah Mansur was killed in a strike by helicopters in Helmand province" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004099&Language=en (Afghanistan) ISAF soldier, six civilians die in Afghan violence http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2004073&Language=en (Iraq) "a program of 'sexual cleansing' is being perpetrated against homosexuals in Iraq" -- torture practices by Islamic supremacist death squads against Iraq gays described -- calls for elected reprsentatives and public to "speak out decisively against the torture of gay Iraqis" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/contribute/sn/persona?User=clinton_fein&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckUserId=clinton_fein&plckPostId=Blog%3aclinton_feinPost%3a28e2e7e5-3b09-467a-91b4-7439cbcb89af&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest http://www.redroom.com/blog/clinton-fein/dont-ask-dont-tell-dont-cry-911 -- May 17 protests in San Francisco http://clintonfein.com/images/GayIraq/ Iraq: Life sentence for murder of aid worker Margaret Hassan http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3386217303 (U.S.) Arkansas: Army recruiter killed in Ark.; Muslim convert held -- Carlos Bledsoe aka Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/06/army-recruiter-killed-in-ark-muslim-convert-held.html -- Suspect pleads not guilty in soldier's death --- "A prosecutor said Muhammad admitted shooting Long and another soldier 'because of what they had done to Muslims in the past.'" http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQACNshVFYt6M9CDykHq6DKqPhiwD98IJCJ80 -- Investigators suspect "political and religious motives" -- CNN spells name "Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad" http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/01/arkansas.recruiter.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCText -- Soldier killed after Muslim convert opens fire on U.S army recruiting center http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1190351/Soldier-killed-Muslim-convert-opens-U-S-army-recruiting-centre.html?ITO=1490 -- "Mr. Muhammad further stated that he would have killed more soldiers if they had been on the parking lot" -- FOX 16 News: "Little Rock police told FOX16 Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad, 23, targeted the recruitment center because his religious beliefs don't match up with the military's actions" http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/UPDATE-Suspect-pleads-not-guilty-in-soldiers-death/t9nphLyF6E-IgzORO8kHow.cspx (U.S.) Atlanta Terrorism Case Shows Global Reach of Potential Plots -- "Alleged Casing Video of Washington, DC Key Evidence" -- trial of Syed Haris Ahmed http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7734390&page=1 (U.S.) Atlanta: Two views of former Georgia Tech student drawn in terror trial -- trial of Syed Haris Ahmed -- "Ahmed offered himself for jihad, took videos of Washington sites, prosecutors say" http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/02/georgia.jihad.trial/index.html?section=cnn_latest (U.S.) Guantanamo terrorism trial moved to New York -- Tanzanian Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani -- "The Pentagon announced on March 31, 2008 it had charged him with murder, attacking civilians and material support for terrorism among other charges related to the bombing of the US Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which killed 11 people" http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/guantanamo/story/1075188.html (U.S.) Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Opposed to Closing Gitmo http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/02/poll-americans-overwhelmingly-opposed-closing-gitmo/?test=latestnews (U.S.) Uyghur Detainees at Gitmo Compare U.S. to Hitler -- "The 17 men were picked up in the training camps in Afghanistan where they were preparing for Jihad against China" http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/01/uyghur-detainees-gitmo-compare-hitler/?test=latestnews (Lebanon) BBC Article on Islamic Supremacist Hezbollah Group: "Inside Lebanese Hezbollah militia" -- "'Hezbollah will become a purely political party only when Israel ceases to exist,' he said" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8076820.stm Lebanon: 9 accused of spying for Israel -- "Military prosecutor charges more suspects for aiding IDF, giving info on Hizbullah, military positions" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243872317239&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) On Eve of Lebanon's Parliamentary Elections, Struggle between March 14 Forces, Hizbullah-Headed Opposition Heats Up http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA52009 (Iran) Obama: Iran's energy concerns legitimate -- "US president says that by end of year, he wants to have seen 'serious' dialogue process move forward" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243872317645&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Obama Invites Iranian Officials to 4th of July Parties http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/02/obama-invites-iranian-officials-th-july-parties/?test=latestnews http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25580328-23109,00.html (Somalia) Residents flee Mogadishu after heavy clashes http://ph.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090602/twl-somalia-unrest-4bdc673.html -- Somalia: Sporadic Fighting Still Continues in Mogadishu http://allafrica.com/stories/200906020169.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200906020122.html Somali Islamist claims he's uniting insurgents http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOMALIA_ISLAMIC_LEADER?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-02-14-50-23 Canada to allow terror victims to sue in its courts http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3724614,00.html Philippine troops kill three Muslim separatist rebels in clash http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271332,philippine-troops-kill-three-muslim-separatist-rebels-in-clash.html (Philippines) Indonesia Militants hamper Red Cross hostage's release http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090602/tap-as-philippines-kidnappings-fe2a5de.html Philippines says wants ceasefire with Muslim rebels http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP475283.htm http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/06/02/09/govt-says-wants-ceasefire-milf-reimposed Nepal 'church bomber' arrested http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Nepal-church-bomber-arrested/articleshow/4609559.cms Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Pakistan) Karachi: When a woman's right becomes a 'sin' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\02\story_2-6-2009_pg12_11 -- "'Is it a crime to even think of getting married for a second time?' is the question that Sakina, 36, posed before the magistrate of the Malir Courts on Monday." -- "'What was I punished for?' she asks. The punishment that she is referring to was blackening of the face and shaving off her head, all because she, a divorcee, dared and actually dreamed of having a second marriage." -- "She informed the court that her husband, Lemoo, had divorced her two years ago and since then she had been living at her father's house." -- "She wished to marry for a second time and on May 27, went to the courts to consult her lawyer for a 'khula' as she realised that written proof would be needed." -- "However, when her father and brothers came to know about her intention to divorce her husband, they tortured her." (Pakistan) FATA: Girls' school blown up in Mohmand http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\02\story_2-6-2009_pg1_2 (Malaysia/Indonesia) Teenage model who married Malaysian prince 'flees abusive marriage' -- Manohara Odelia Pinot: "I've been treated like an animal. I'm like his property and I was in his room and whenever he wants to play with me he just goes into the room and plays with me. I'm like an object." -- Manohara Odelia Pinot states she was injected with tranquilizers and threatened with torture -- Pinot says that "she was subject to a 'daily routine' of abuse" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/indonesia/5422894/Teenage-model-who-married-Malaysian-prince-flees-abusive-marriage.html --- April 23, 2009: Malaysian PM dodges questions about missing model ---- Her mother, Daisy Fajarina "said the last time she saw Manohara was when she accompanied the couple on a pilgrimage to Muslim holy sites in Saudi Arabia in late February" http://news.id.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3217741 Other News: (U.S.) Virginia: Regarding the MAS Omeish Campaign for 35th District Virginia Delegate: -- Gerry Connolly Endorses Mark Keam for Delegate http://leftofthehill.blogspot.com/2009/05/gerry-connolly-endorses-mark-keam-for.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/05/connolly_endorses_keam_in_35th.html -- Mark Keam Endorsed by Six Delegates http://www.markkeam.com/releases/20090601.htm -- Primary election for 35th District Delegate in Virginia - June 9 (U.S.) Covering for the Radicals – The Mainstream Media's 'Usual Bunch' - by Steve Emerson http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.3380/pub_detail.asp (U.S.) "Obama sees U.S. as 'role model' to Muslim world" http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5510CC20090602 -- Obama Gives NPR Preview Of Message To Muslims --- NPR also refers to "the Muslim world" http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/06/obama_israel.html --- See also: --- "One World" by Jeffrey Imm http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/one-world/ (U.S.) CNN: "Poll: Few Americans have favorable view of Muslim world" -- "a new national poll suggests that one in five Americans has a favorable view of Muslim countries" http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/us.muslims.poll/index.html?section=cnn_latest (U.S.) BBC: Obama hopeful on Mid-East peace http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8078217.stm -- "Obama told the BBC in an interview broadcast Tuesday that he believes 'Iran has legitimate energy concerns, legitimate aspirations,' adding that the international community also 'has a very real interest' in preventing a nuclear arms race" http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/02/obamas-outreach-muslim-world-carries-high-political-stakes/ (U.S.) Obama against US dictating 'values' to other nations -- "Democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, freedom of religion -- those are not simply principles of the West to be hoisted on these countries, but rather what I believe to be universal principles that they can embrace and affirm as part of their national identity" http://www.ndtv.com/news/world/obama_against_us_dictating_values_to_other_nations.php (U.S.) Barack Obama to take pragamatic approach to Middle East peace -- "Mr Obama said there were 'obviously' human rights issues to address, but the US would encourage rather than lecture countries on 'universal principles'" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5430741/Barack-Obama-to-take-pragamatic-approach-to-Middle-East-peace.html (U.S.) Obama: U.S. Needs To Be 'Honest' With Israel http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/jun/01/obama-us-needs-be-honest-israel/ (U.S.) Anti-Semitic acts decline in U.S. -- ADL http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/02/Anti-Semitic-acts-decline-in-US/UPI-99971243968883/ (U.S.) Washington Post: "In President Obama, American Muslims Find New Ally" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060201780.html (Egypt) Muslim Brotherhood in audience for Obama Cairo speech -- DPA: "At least 10 members of parliament from Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood will attend US President Barack Obama`s landmark speech to the Muslim world in Cairo" http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271415,muslim-brotherhood-in-audience-for-obama-cairo-speech--feature.html (Egypt) AFP: "Egypt dissidents want Obama to push Arab democracy" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June35.xml§ion=middleeast Egypt: Heavy security in Cairo ahead of Obama visit http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.3385654939 (UAE) British couple jailed for having affair in Dubai -- "Case highlights toughening Islamic code that governs Persian Gulf nation" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31065369/ (Indonesia) The Challenge to Religious Liberty in Indonesia - by Richard G. Kraince -- "Islamists advocate the complete Islamization of Indonesian society through the imposition of Islamic law (sharia) on the nation's immense Muslim population as well as the establishment of Saudi-style social norms for the rest of the country." http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/bg2279.cfm (Indonesia) Two Britons die on Bali after drinking wine laced with methanol http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6416632.ece Saudi Arabia Suffers Lack of Working Women as Oil Fluctuates http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601092&sid=a0F1sR1E0a4M (Turkey) Report: "Parliamentary Report Blames Lack of Education for Murders" http://www.bianet.org/english/crisis/114891-parliamentary-report-blames-lack-of-education-for-murders (Norway) Oslo: 40% of schools have immigrant majority http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/oslo-40-of-schools-have-immigrant.html Al-Qaeda Pursuing Worldwide Jihad, Says Expert http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/17621/ (UK) Jacqui Smith to 'resign' as Home Secretary http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5428871/Jacqui-Smith-to-resign-as-Home-Secretary.html (UK) 'Christian beheads Muslim' drama backed by BBC Trust http://www.christian.org.uk/news/20090602/christian-beheads-muslim-drama-backed-by-bbc-trust/ (UK) Christians risk rejection and discrimination for their faith, a study claims http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5413311/Christians-risk-rejection-and-discrimination-for-their-faith-a-study-claims.html Against Totalitarianism News: Communist China blocks Twitter, Flickr, message boards http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/china-blocks-message-boards/ -- "Beijing tightens grip over dissident community ahead of Tiananmen event" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31067359/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen_4 Communist China blocking Twitter, websites: RSF http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090602/tc_afp/usitchinapoliticsrightstiananmenmediainternet_20090602181939 Twitter, Bing banned in Beijing http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Twitter-Bing-banned-in-Beijing.html Communist China begins internet 'blackout' ahead of Tiananmen anniversary http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5429152/China-begins-internet-blackout-ahead-of-Tiananmen-anniversary.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6414510.ece Hong Kong: Eight Thousand March in Hong Kong http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/17616/ -- "March Commemorates June 4 Democratic Movement's 20th Anniversary" -- "The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China held a grand march to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the June 4 Democratic Movement. Over 8,000 people joined the march on May 31, 2009." -- "Szeto Wah, Chair of the Alliance, said that the number of participants reached an all time high. He believed it had something to do with HK's Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen public misrepresentation of the Movement in a speech." -- "The subject of the march on May 31 was 'To inherit the will of the heroes and never forget June 4; to continue democracy that will be passed down for generations.' At 3:30 p.m. the march started from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. The march was led by dozens of 20-year-old young men who were born in 1989. It symbolized passing down the tradition of democracy." -- "Those who joined the march included Szeto, founding chairman of the Democratic Party Martin Lee Chu-Ming, and former student democratic movement activist Xiong Yan. Xiong was sentenced to two years for joining the student movement in 1989 and exiled to the United States. Xiong became a lawyer and came back to HK with an U.S. passport." -- "Xiong said he was very moved when seeing so many people support redressing the June 4 Movement. It reminded him of the student movement on Tiananmen in 1989. 'When the Liberation Army fired at civilians early in the morning on June 4, 1989, I was there. I helped move the dead bodies. It was something I can not forget. It was horrific.' Xiong believes the political system in China has not improved in the past 20 years." -- "Li Lanju came from the United States to support this activity. He said, 'Twenty years ago, I was a representative from the HK Federation of Students who went to Beijing to support the democratic movement. I was a student in Shue Yan College at that time. I was at Tiananmen on June 3 and 4. I witnessed the bloody suppression on Chang'an Boulevard. Many people I know also witnessed how tanks rolled over unarmed civilians and how soldiers shot students from behind.'" --- original article in Chinese http://epochtimes.com/gb/9/6/1/n2543836.htm (U.S./Communist China) Geithner: China backs efforts to fight downturn http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_go_ot/as_geithner_china_28 (U.S./Communist China) General Motors offloads Hummer to Chinese http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article6415642.ece North Korea prepares missiles; South beefs up defenses http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear (North Korea) Kim Jong-il chooses third son as his successor -- "Kim Jong-il has formally named his third son, Kim Jong-un, as his successor as he prepares to stand down as North Korea's leader" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5426744/Kim-Jong-il-chooses-third-son-as-his-successor.html N. Korea general tied to forged $100 bills http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/02/n-korea-general-tied-to-forged-100-bills/ June 1, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) FATA: Police: Group of 400 abducted in NW Pakistan - in North Waziristan's Miramshah http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090601/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=79274 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-several-dozen-cadets-kidnapped-in-north-waziristan--il--03 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Group-of-400-abducted-in-northwest-Pakistan-Police-/articleshow/4605200.cms -- Officials: mass abduction by Taliban in Pakistan http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/01/pakistan-060109/?world http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5423750/Taliban-kidnap-400-Pakistani-students.html http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104781489&ft=1&f=1001 (Pakistan) NWFP: Military kills over 24 more militants in Pakistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002478&Language=en (Pakistan) NWFP: Four killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan - bus stop at Kohat http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002345&Language=en (Pakistan) Punjab's Lahore: Country's survival linked to Shariat -- "Doctor Israr Ahmed has said that Pakistan would not survive if Shariat was not implemented" http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=180671 (Pakistan) Baluchistan: Unknown militants kill opposition leader in SW Pakistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002554&Language=en (Pakistan) US drone strikes hit 'high-value' Al-Qaeda targets --- Report: "US missiles from unmanned drones have eliminated about half of 20 'high-value' Al-Qaeda and other extremist targets along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan" --- "The report did not identify who or what the 'high-value' targets were." http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iv_eWC8shRaSi-ZROtEJl0xwEaDA --- Al-Qaeda Seen as Shaken in Pakistan http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/31/AR2009053102172.html?hpid=topnews (Pakistan) Islamabad on red alert as police arrests 2 militants http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002465&Language=en -- High value terrorist Fidaullah arrested in Islamabad http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=79275 (Bangladesh) Over 150 'highly paid' agents of Dawood Ibrahim operating in Bangladesh http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=babfb345-d29c-4d9f-9412-e4466054fb33&Headline=Over+150+%27highly+paid%27+agents+of+Dawood+Ibrahim+operating+in+Bangladesh (Afghanistan) Taliban targeting vulnerable vehicle as another two killed http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/5422877/Taliban-targeting-vulnerable-vehicle-as-another-two-killed.html (Afghanistan) Four ISAF soldiers killed in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002545&Language=en (Afghanistan) US troops claim killing four militants in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002527&Language=en (Afghanistan) GIs Use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Against Taliban http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,523822,00.html (Iraq) Bomb explosion kills 4 at Baghdad wholesale market http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002374&Language=en http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3380416381 Iraqi authorities discover mass grave in Diyala http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002575&Language=en (Iraq) MEMRI: 'Omar Al-Baghdadi: Reports of My Arrest Are 'A Stupid Joke'; 'The War of the Crusader Camp is Currently Being Led By [Obama,] A Black Slave [And] An Apostate from Islam' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD237809 Iran conducts air exercise over regional waters http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002387&Language=en (Iran) Israel's Baidatz: Iran may have material for nukes this yr http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346521168&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Netanyahu defies Barack Obama's calls for halt to West Bank settlements http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/5424354/Netanyahu-defies-Barack-Obamas-calls-for-halt-to-West-Bank-settlements.html (Israel) 'NY Times': US may reduce Israel support in UN http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346522032&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) Georgia: Ex-Tech student offered help to terrorists, prosecutors say -- Syed Haris Ahmed trial http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/06/01/atlanta_terror_trial.html (U.S.) First Guantanamo hearing of Obama era -- Omar Khadr http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090601/wl_canada_afp/usattacksguantanamotrial (U.S.) Judge: Gitmo legal documents must be public http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31050764/ (U.S./UK) HLF Trial, Hamas, and International Links: A Long Way From Texas http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/01/a-long-way-from-texas/ (Somalia) 4 police officers killed in Somalia roadside bomb http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOMALIA?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-01-10-52-45 Nigerian militants to free British hostage http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_NIGERIA_OIL_UNREST?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-01-05-02-23 Azerbaijan court confirms two Lebanese on trial for terror plot -- "Suspects 'connected to Hizbullah And Al-Qaeda'" http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=102568 http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=294521&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17 (Philippines) US vows more aid to Philippines anti-militant fight http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN81689.htm (Philippines) LA Times: "U.S.-Philippines partnership may be model for weakening terrorism in Pakistan, elsewhere" http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-philippines2-2009jun02,0,1544364.story?track=rss -- Comment: LA Times fails to notice obvious differences between Pakistan and Philippines -- Repeated public opinion polls have shown appx 75 percent of Pakistanis view implementation of "strict Sharia" as "important" http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/pakistan.html -- "56 percent said they would back Taliban demands to extend Islamic law to other parts of the country, including some major cities" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12pstan.html?scp=1&sq=Polls%20Finds%20Terrorism%20Not%20a%20Priority%20for%20Pakistanis&st=cse Other News: Bangladesh - Muslim Villagers Beat Evangelists in Southeast -- Edward Biswas and Dolonmoy Tripura -- "Biswas told Compass that he and 21-year-old Dolonmoy Tripura first showed the film on Feb. 7 in a home in Chandpur village" -- "he next evening, some villagers told them to show the film at their home; suspecting a trap, the two evangelists resisted" -- "'They took us to a schoolyard, where we showed the 'Jesus Film' under tremendous compulsion,' Biswas said. 'After showing 20 minutes of the first reel of the film, Muslim villagers again started beating us as we were lying on the ground. They punched and kicked us.' While 15 to 20 Muslims struck them, approximately 200 others present for the screening looked on, he said." http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5943&backpage=summaries (Afghanistan/Australia) 'They said they would kill me, they hate us' -- "as a member of the country's long-persecuted Hazara minority, he was targeted by Taliban sympathisers and members of the dominant Pashtun ethnic group, deeply unhappy about the presence close to the levers of power of someone they believe follows a deviant form of Islam, Shiite Islam." http://www.hillsnews.com.au/news/national/national/general/they-said-they-would-kill-me-they-hate-us/1488822.aspx (UK) Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPACUK): "Without Jihad I am 50% Muslim" -- MPACUK: "Every Muslim anywhere in the world should have one common goal, to this day the goal of the Ummah remains suppressed." -- MPACUK: "It is the concept of Jihad, the struggle and striving for Allah that Islam alone emphasis encompassing all the above that makes you a real Muslim." http://www.mpacuk.org/content/view/5707/103/ (UK) Tories set to create boom in Islamic schools http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Tories-set-to-create-boom.5320365.jp (Greece) Warnings follow Koran incident in Greece -- "'How can you control enraged 20-year-old Afghans who will hit the streets seeking to die in the name of Allah?' asked Naim al-Ghandour, president of the Muslim Union of Greece" http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/01/warnings-follow-koran-incident/ (Sharia Finance) Birmingham hosts conference on tapping into Islamic finance market http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2009/06/02/birmingham-hosts-conference-on-tapping-into-islamic-finance-market-65233-23764785/ (Sharia Finance) Reuters: Islamic Banks: Trouble Beneath Calm Waters? http://www.khaleejtimes.com/biz/inside.asp?xfile=/data/business/2009/June/business_June65.xml§ion=business --- Saudi - Islamic banking proves resilience during global financial crisis http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093251435 (Israel) Jerusalem Post article regarding narrative on "Palestinians who deny and seek to destroy Jewish self determination" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346506206&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) "'Close Gitmo, Re-Open Auschwitz' and Other Brazen Signs at the Israel Day Parade" - by Phyllis Chesler http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/06/01/%E2%80%9Cclose-gitmo-re-open-auschwitz%E2%80%9D-and-other-brazen-signs-at-the-israel-day-parade/ (U.S.) Washington Post online is promoting again an article by Feisal Abdul Rauf (from April 2009) http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/feisal_abdul_rauf/2009/04/time_to_update_islamic_law.html -- Feisal Abdul Rauf defends Sharia law -- Feisal Abdul Rauf compares Sharia law to the Declaration of Independence http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/feisal_abdul_rauf/2009/04/time_to_update_islamic_law.html ---- Note: Feisal Abdul Rauf foundedthe American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feisal_Abdul_Rauf#Professional_career ---- Among the previous ASMA Programs: Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow (MLT) http://asmasociety.org/program/mlt.html ----- Notably Feisal Abdul Rauf has no comments regarding the past year's MLT program where MLT attendees denounced freedom ----- AMSA MLT Blog: Are there Islamic values that are in fundamental conflict with Western Values? 61% - Yes ----- posted on January 17, 2009 by AMSA's Daisy Khan http://asmasociety.typepad.com/mlt/ ----- January 20, 2009 - Future Muslim leaders seek fresh path ----- Pakistan's International Islamic University Madiha Younas: "it's not an Islamic value to have absolute freedom. Islam puts boundaries on you." ----- Saudi Harvard University graduage Malik Dahlan: "It is freedom not to submit [to God's will] that gives value to submission itself." http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0120/p07s01-wogn.html (U.S.) AP: "Obama's outreach to Muslims is a big gamble" -- quotes Council on American-Islamic Relations -- ignores role of CAIR as unindicted co-conspirator in HLF terror trial http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMAS_MIDEAST_GAMBLE?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-01-14-31-23 -- AFP: "Obama seeks new start with Muslim world" http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hyV8vSd4CCwDRkqrfhzFpPf_eKGw (U.S.) Amir Taheri: "The new President's approach discourages change in Middle Eastern countries that need it most" -- "Obama is the first major Western leader, after Bonaparte, to address Islam as a single bloc, thus adopting the traditional Islamic narrative of dividing the world according to religious beliefs." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6410051.ece Egyptian Copts to Obama: Reconciliation is a Two-Way Street http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/131661 (Egypt) ADL: "Oppose Farouk Hosni as UNESCO's Director-General Now" http://regions.adl.org/action-center/issues/oppose-farouk-hosni.html Against Totalitarian News: (Communist China) Tiananmen mothers won't let memory of their dead fade http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55011M20090601 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/tiananmen-mothers (Communist China) Wang Dan on Tiananmen in 1989: I'm proud http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090601/wl_afp/chinapoliticsrightstiananmenwang_20090601021904 http://www.realcourage.org/2009/05/wang-dan-im-proudwang-dan-im-proud/ (Communist China) US Treasury Secretary calls for China to have greater say in world economic affairs -- "China must be given a seat at the top-table of world economic affairs, the US treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, said yesterday as he moved to reassure China that its investments in the US dollar were safe" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5422510/US-calls-for-China-to-have-greater-say-in-world-economic-affairs.html (Communist China) Deng Yunjiao 'went too far in fighting rapists' -- Communist "police" criticize woman defending herself from rapists http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25570512-29277,00.html (North Korea) Leaders live in luxury while North Koreans starve to pay for nuclear bomb -- "Satellite images of North Korea have revealed the luxury lifestyle of dictator Kim Jong Il and his inner circle, replete with palaces, golf courses and swimming pools with giant waterslides" -- "The privileges of Pyongyang's select few are unheard of for most ordinary citizens in North Korea, whose government's disastrous economic polices have left millions reliant on foriegn food aid handouts" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5413447/Leaders-live-in-luxury-while-North-Koreans-starve-to-pay-for-nuclear-bomb.html (North Korea) Reports: NKorea prepares long-range missile launch http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090601/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/01/reports-nk-prepares-long-range-missile-launch/ North Korea could duck sanctions http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/01/n-korea-likely-to-avoid-tough-sanctions/?feat=home_headlines Against Nazi News: (Germany) New witness in Demjanjuk case says he served with him in concentration camp, lived with him in Germany http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/05/new_witness_in_demjanjuk_case.html (U.S.) Missouri: National Socialists' cleanup hits bump -- Springfield, Missouri News-Leader report on Nazi efforts to get highway advertisement http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090531/OPINIONS01/905310334/1006/OPINIONS/National+Socialists++cleanup+hits+bump May 31, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban recruits teenage suicide bombers for revenge attacks -- "Video films made by the Taliban in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley show teenage boys being groomed as suicide bombers for revenge attacks against local security forces" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5413052/Taliban-recruits-teenage-suicide-bombers-for-revenge-attacks.html -- Video link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/?bcpid=4464161001&bctid=23333691001 -- Taliban grooming teens as suicide bombers: Report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Taliban-grooming-teens-as-suicide-bombers-Report/articleshow/4600664.cms -- Taliban recruiting teenaged bombers http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\01\story_1-6-2009_pg1_6 (Pakistan) NWFP: Swat operation to end in 2-3 days http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\01\story_1-6-2009_pg1_1 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/16-govt-sees-swat-operation-over-in-2-3-days-hs-12 -- 27 Taliban killed in Swat, Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\01\story_1-6-2009_pg1_4 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan troops kill 50 Taliban; Mingora in 'full control' http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan-troops-kill-50-Taliban/articleshow/4600879.cms -- Mingora in ruin after Taliban expulsion http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\01\story_1-6-2009_pg1_9 (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban attack school in Hangu, kill employee http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\01\story_1-6-2009_pg7_7 (Pakistan) NWFP: Corpses Lie Exposed in Swat Town http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2009/May/Pakistan-Corpses-Lie-Exposed-in-Swat-Town/ (Pakistan) NWFP: Trapped Residents in Pakistan Emerge, Seek Food in Swat Town http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,523518,00.html (Pakistan) NWFP -- AP: Analysis: True Swat victory won't be military http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_analysis (Pakistan) FATA: Mehsud's aide arrested in Mianwali http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\01\story_1-6-2009_pg7_8 (Pakistan) FATA: Taliban attack paramilitary camp in South Waziristan http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/05/taliban_attack_param.php (Pakistan) FATA: Two Taliban commanders surrender http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\01\story_1-6-2009_pg7_9 (Pakistan) Karachi: 17 Hizbul Tehrir activists held http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=180639 (Pakistan/U.S.) Report: "Mysterious 'chip' is CIA's latest weapon against al-Qaida targets hiding in Pakistan's tribal belt" http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/31/cia-drones-tribesmen-taliban-pakistan (Pakistan) For Pakistan, or for Islam? -- "For Pakistan to haul itself out of crisis, the ultimate goal must be for its people to put their nationality before their religion" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/27/pakistan-nation-religion -- Related reports: -- Repeated public opinion polls have shown appx 75 percent of Pakistanis view implementation of "strict Sharia" as "important" http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/pakistan.html --- "56 percent said they would back Taliban demands to extend Islamic law to other parts of the country, including some major cities" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12pstan.html?scp=1&sq=Polls%20Finds%20Terrorism%20Not%20a%20Priority%20for%20Pakistanis&st=cse -- Poll shows Pakistanis' conflicted views before Swat http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Afghanistan-Pakistan/idUSTRE54A2VP20090511 --- IRI March 2009 Pakistan Poll Findings http://www.iri.org/newsreleases/pdfs/2009%20May%2011%20IRI%20Pakistan%20Index,%20March%207-30,%202009.pdf --- IRI Chart of March 2009 Pakistan Poll Findings ---- page 20 shows 80 percent Support Sharia Law deals in response to question http://www.iri.org/newsreleases/pdfs/2009%20May%2011%20Survey%20of%20Pakistan%20Public%20Opinion,%20March%207-30,%202009.pdf Pakistan may have second strike N-capability: report http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\01\story_1-6-2009_pg7_6 Pakistan Daily Times: "BOOK REVIEW: Is radical Islam normal Islam? -- by Khaled Ahmed" http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\31\story_31-5-2009_pg3_5 (Bangladesh) Ex-Bangla spy chief confirms ISI-Ulfa link http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Ex-Bangla-spy-confirms-ISI-Ulfa-link/articleshow/4601366.cms (Afghanistan) Taliban's Foreign Support Vexes U.S. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124355226210564403.html#mod=todays_asia_economy_and_politics (Afghanistan) Fighting Taliban -- if US patrols can find them http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_ghost_war (Afghanistan) 19 militants, four policemen killed in Afghan fighting http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002252&Language=en (Afghanistan) Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan to be named http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/5416450/Two-soldiers-killed-in-Afghanistan-to-be-named.html (Iraq) Mystery surrounding Iraqi insurgent leader al-Baghdadi deepen http://www.canadaeast.com/rss/article/684580 --- Audio tape denies capture of Iraq insurgent leader -- Abu Omar al-Baghdadi http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ_WHOS_AL_BAGHDADI?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-05-31-15-21-30 (Iraq) Reporter slain in Iraq's Mosul http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/Categories.aspx?new=1&id=102&Language=en&date=31052009 -- Iraqi reporter killed by car bomb http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25567248-23109,00.html (Kuwait) Trio freed in 'Afghan jihad' case; Be careful what you say http://www.arabtimesonline.com/client/pagesdetails.asp?nid=32993&ccid=22 (UK) Abu Hamza still preaching hate in prison -- "Dozens of inmates - many jailed for terror offences - have been gathering to listen in the cell next to where the Muslim extremist is being held at high-security Belmarsh Prison in SouthEast London." http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/05/31/hamza-preaches-in-prison-115875-21402446/ (U.S.) Trial looms for suspect in alleged jihad plot - Syed Haris Ahmed -- "Authorities say he talked about strikes against military bases, oil refineries" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31028388/ -- Little doubt seen in Atlanta terror trial --- "There is little doubt about the outcome of former Georgia Tech University student Syed Haris Ahmed's upcoming trial on terrorism charges, observers say." --- "Ahmed has admitted many of the charges against him and has chosen a bench trial" http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/31/Little-doubt-seen-in-Atlanta-terror-trial/UPI-64091243808140/ (U.S.) Suspect held in slaying of Kansas abortion doctor http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31029377/ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US-abortion-doctor-shot-dead-at-Kansas-church/articleshow/4601380.cms (U.S.) Obama Administration Opposes Release of Chinese Muslim Detainees in U.S. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/30/obama-administration-opposes-release-chinese-muslim-detainees/ Iran defuses bomb on board domestic flight: Fars agency http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Iran-defuses-bomb-on-board-domestic-flight-Fars-agency/articleshow/4600262.cms http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=294296&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17 Iranian Think Tank: Ahmadinejad Distorts Own Role in Nuclear Program http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,523383,00.html (Iran) London Times: "Tehran summit could be a turning point" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article6371989.ece (Lebanon) Likely Hizbollah electoral victory in Lebanon raises prospect of new tensions with Israel http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/lebanon/5413267/Likely-Hizbollah-electoral-victory-in-Lebanon-raises-prospect-of-new-tensions-with-Israel.html -- What if Hizbullah won? http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346509145&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) Authorities charge four more suspects with spying for Israel http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=102527 Hamas, Fatah Battle Kills 6, Bloodiest Factional Violence In 2 Years http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/31/hamas-fatah-battle-kills-_n_209489.html -- Nablus: 6 dead in Palestinian shoot-out http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090531-208087/6-dead-in-Palestinian-shoot-out -- Hamas promises revenge after PA raid kills 6 in Kalkilya http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346507791&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Soldiers arrest Palestinian carrying pipe bomb near Jenin http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346515244&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Report: Palestinian Authority "Official: President said Palestinian state with holy city capital 'in American interest'" http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=99664 Israel names new negotiator for Hamas prisoner swap http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Israel-names-new-negotiator-for-Hamas-prisoner-swap/articleshow/4601574.cms Israel fumes over 'unfair' US calls http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=294284&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17 Israel throws out proposed 'loyalty law' http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_ARABS?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-05-31-14-04-30 (Somalia) Fresh fighing in Somali capital kills 2 civilians, wounds 5 http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=102519 -- Child among 2 civilians killed in Somalia http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=294231&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21 Somalia: Islamic Courts Condemns the Killing of Insurgent Commander http://allafrica.com/stories/200905300003.html Somalia: Government Opposes Creation of International Tribunal to Trial Somali Pirates http://allafrica.com/stories/200905310009.html Somalia: Three Swedish citizens die in Jihad http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/05/somalia-three-swedish-citizens-die-in.html http://www.thelocal.se/19736/20090529/ Algerian court issues death sentence against armed man http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2002308&Language=en (Sudan) Ex-Sudanese president who imposed Islamic law dies http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/30/AR2009053001350.html (Kenya) Nairobi: Police dismiss terror e-mail http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144015678&cid=4 http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSLU388855 (Azerbaijan) Hezbollah plot to bomb Azerbaijan Israeli embassy foiled http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/31/1005514/hezbollah-plot-to-bomb-azerbaijan-embassy-foiled (Russia) Car bomb kills 3 in Russia's Ingushetia province http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346516384&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Canada) Terror victims would be able to sue perpetrators in Cdn courts under new law http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j3-cFLa9GN6XDqX66fSkNi8VrCng http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Harper+plan+help+terror+victims/1648811/story.html (Philippines) 7 Muslim guerrillas killed in Philippines http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090531-208093/7-Muslim-guerrillas-killed-in-Philippines Islamic Supremacist War on Women: (Canada) Ottawa: Brother gets life in honour killing -- murder of Khatera Sadiqi ਭ