February 29, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Bombs targeting police kill at least 37 in Pakistan -- Suicide bomber targets funeral of policeman in militant-ridden northwest - at least 50 wounded - update http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February940.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Afghanistan) NATO chief disputes U.S. view of Afghan control http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080229/ts_nm/afghan_nato_usa_dc_1;_ylt=Arb74MONmZE64LBoINi_TfrOVooA (Afghanistan) Thriving Taliban drugs show Afghan woes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_go_ot/grim_afghanistan_2;_ylt=Ahb8wsKXwHBAuzm4zN8a4y7OVooA (Afghanistan) Taliban threaten to step up attacks on British forces after 'Royal aggression' by Prince Harry http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3458809.ece Al-Qaida sympathizers call on Taliban to hunt down Prince Harry http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213991374&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) Connecticut: Prosecutors rest in Navy terrorism case -- Hassan Abu-Jihaad - prosecutors played secretly taped phone conversations showing coded speech http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_re_us/navy_terror_13;_ylt=AoMIRi9_kVaIOsCUWtFqudMTv5UB (U.S.) IPT News: Georgetown to Congressman: Don't Worry About Our Petrodollars http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/614 (Morocco) Anti-terrorist judge jails 35 suspects in Morocco - update http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080229/wl_africa_afp/moroccoattacksarrests_080229190650;_ylt=AgqIaA7fBTWT8HL1IakB8b4Tv5UB Italy: Islamist extremism "here for many decades" says top anti-terror magistrate http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1928421319 (Norway) Police claim evidence against terror suspects - funneling money to finance terrorism in Somalia http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2286018.ece Swedish court detains 2 men suspected of terror crimes - update http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/29/europe/EU-GEN-Scandinavia-Terror-Financing.php Spain to extradite 'dirty war' suspect Ricardo Miguel Cavallo to Argentina http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_re_eu/spain_argentina_dirty_war_1;_ylt=Av4UkoQp03wEbsGzK5KXdyQTv5UB (UK) British Muslims: "it depends if war is seen as a good cause" - some question motives in fight against Taliban http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3463502.ece Other News: Iran to Punish Apostasy with Death http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,538466,00.html Egyptian film fest bans Danish, Dutch http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/29/egyptian_film_fest_bans_danish_dutch/5951/ Danish editorial cartoonist in hiding http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/29/danish_editorial_cartoonist_in_hiding/7673/ Turkey Classifying Not Revising Hadith http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1203757550116&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout (U.S.) Nevada: Man critical after ricin find in Las Vegas http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_re_us/motel_hazardous_material February 29, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) 'Chemical Ali' execution OK'd in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_execution_9;_ylt=AnvAA9x3JLNk00VPS9A8KJZX6GMA (Afghanistan) Taliban blow up Afghan phone tower - in the Zhari district of Kandahar province http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_re_as/afghan_phone_threat_1;_ylt=AlUP4S9sh_3hxdRIiRXj.ezOVooA (Pakistan) Four policemen killed, two injured in Pak blast - in Lakki Marwat, a town bordering North Waziristan tribal district http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Four_policemen_killed_two_injured_in_Pak_blast/articleshow/2826798.cms http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080229/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestpolice_080229084409;_ylt=AnWT_h.jUONfShcJyD2J9nbzPukA http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February932.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) Anti-Musharraf front woos Islamists http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/pakistan;_ylt=Aqo_TZ0stA7tgcNi00ww5sHzPukA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PAKISTAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME (Pakistan) U.S. rejects talks with Islamic militants http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2008/02/29/Pakistan_MCT_0229.ART_ART_02-29-08_A9_6C9GAME.html?sid=101 (Pakistan) Four militants nabbed, 10 suspects released in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\29\story_29-2-2008_pg7_17 (Pakistan) Militants' houses destroyed -- in the Mazeedkhel area of the Darra town http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/29/top9.htm (Pakistan) Egyptian al Qaeda leader reported killed in South Waziristan airstrike -- update on Wednesday night airstrike http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/02/egyptian_al_qaeda_le.php (India J&K) Four insurgents killed in Kashmir http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1075427 (India) Bangalore terror suspect Yahya undergoes narco test http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore_terror_suspect_Yahya_undergoes_narco_test/articleshow/2827310.cms (U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Case: Judge says USF student evidence can be used http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5904718&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1 Iran sanctions expected Saturday http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/un_iran_nuclear;_ylt=Ar0ReIcVYCERdaoPew5lEa9Sw60A (Iran) US: IAEA report raises questions on Iran http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_re_mi_ea/nuclear_iran_us_1;_ylt=AknqfKEZaW6jDOKunoGJ1a9Sw60A (Lebanon) Hezbollah Rejects US Ships Off Lebanon http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LEBANON_US?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME (Syria/Lebanon) US sends 3 warships to Syria, Lebanon - update http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February345.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Gaza) Hamas fires 5 rockets into Israel (my title) - misfire injures 5 in Gaza - 9 Palestinians injured in IAF airstrikes - and Israeli woman wounded as Kassam rocket slams into Sderot home http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213987981&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) IDF targets two terror cells in northern Gaza operation http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213987160&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas calls on world's Muslims to protest against 'Israeli massacre' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213987354&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel prepares for assault on Gaza http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204127200827&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Home Front Command prepares Ashkelon for rockets http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213988156&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 'Israel foils attack on Dimona reactor' -- British sources state senior employee plotted attack http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213987668&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (West Bank) IDF arrests six terror suspects in West Bank overnight http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213986520&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nigerian militant group says government restricting access to imprisoned leader http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/29/africa/AF-GEN-Nigeria-Oil-Unrest.php Turkey pulls troops out of northern Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080229/ts_nm/turkey_iraq_dc_59;_ylt=AqwGyZWGDby311v3i3w6JupX6GMA European judges thwart attempts to deport foreign terrorist suspects -- European Court of Human Rights ruled against Italy in deporting Nassim Saadi to Tunisia, may impact UK efforts to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3455996.ece (Italy) Intelligence Services: Al-Qaeda is losing support http://www.agi.it/italy/news/200802291435-cro-ren0045-art.html (UK) Terror hotspots map of Britain http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/terror+hotspots+map+of+britain/1675347 (UK) Britain withdraws Prince Harry from Afghanistan http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February936.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (UK) He's a high-value target, says UK Muslim leader http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/36507 (Spain) Bomb explodes at Socialist party office in Basque country, no injuries http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/29/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-ETA-Bomb.php http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Bomb-damages-Basque-party-office-during-Spanish-election-campaign.html Belgium: Police to explain terrorism policy in mosques http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/belgium-police-to-explain-terrorism.html (Indonesia) Bali bomb lawyer demands move http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23294228-2703,00.html (Indonesia) Islamic militants' publications thriving in Indonesia http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/29/asia/indo.php (Indonesia) Escaped JI leader may head to Indonesia: experts - Mas Selamat Kastari http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080228/wl_nm/singapore_militant_dc_2;_ylt=AgXsL9Gv.MbNDToj5JXpY6PaHXcA Interpol alert follows suspect escape - in Singapore of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader Mas Selamat Kastari http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_re_as/singapore_terror_suspect_6;_ylt=AmqiTiU7bHmxjagyEt_jS50Tv5UB (Australia) Acquittal ordered in Sydney car bomb plot case - Muslim convert Jill Allison Courtney plotted to place bomb in Sydney nightspot - for marriage to Hussan Kalache http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23297056-29277,00.html http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2006/03/26/woman_held_in_australian_bomb_plot/ (Sri Lanka) LTTE suicide bomber killed, eight injured in Colombo blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1075361 Other News: Commentary: The MSA: Segregation Not Integration -- by Robert Spencer http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=3D713728-A526-456D-9356-C1A6A380FF80 (Netherlands) Dutch film to slam Islam http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080229/FOREIGN/94761181/1001 (Netherlands) Foreign Minister Verhagen warns Wilders not to release film http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Verhagen-warns-Wilders-not-to-release-film.html Islamists protest republication of "blasphemous" caricatures in Danish papers http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1887972&Language=en (Germany) Danish art show shut after Muslim threat http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=386164 Denmark: Other Kurt Westergaards suffer from threats http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-other-kurt-westergaards-suffer.html Denmark: Immigrant children learn to hate http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-immigrant-children-learn-to.html (Europe) Muslim population in European prisons http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/muslim-population-in-european-prisons.html Norway: Who's responsible for Palestinian suffering? http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/norway-whos-responsible-for-palestinian.html German rescue from honor killing http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7268701.stm Moroccan Satirist Bziz Bound, Gagged on Al-Jazeera TV – To Mock Arab League Resolution Limiting Freedom of Speech on TV http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD185508 Salafism and Cracks appear in the monolith http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23297829-2703,00.html (U.S.) Toxin ricin found in Las Vegas hotel room: media - believed not related to terrorism http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/ricin.hotel/index.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080229/ts_nm/usa_ricin_dc_1;_ylt=AmG42hJLxWLGsvWTXm72Y.sTv5UB February 28, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Two Iraqi policemen killed, six civilians injured in attacks in Mosul http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1075269 (Northern Iraq) Kurdish rebels: 200 Turkish soldiers surrounded by PKK in Iraq http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213983004&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Pakistan) U.S. denies firing missile that killed Jihadists in remote Pakistan http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/pakistan.missile/index.html (Pakistan) Aid Groups in Pakistan Pack Up After Execution-Style Attack http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2008/02/aid-groups-in-p.html (Afghanistan) UK's Prince Harry fighting Taliban: defense ministry http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/wl_uk_afp/britainroyalsafghanistanmilitary_080228183956;_ylt=AugwSRCE98jd.Ti31oBLO6jOVooA (India) J&K police, CRPF to have greater role in anti-militancy ops http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/JK_police_CRPF_to_have_greater_role_in_anti-militancy_ops/articleshow/2823812.cms (U.S.) Connecticut: Prosecutors: Documents matched ship path -- Hassan Abu-Jihaad trial update http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_re_us/navy_terror_11;_ylt=AvM1cqpyX8ZWt13rga1zZd4Tv5UB (Lebanon) U.S. sends warship off Lebanon coast - Show of support amid Beirut's political crisis http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080228/ts_nm/lebanon_usa_warship_dc;_ylt=ArcyshXzSf2fO8g6Q61jFQOs0NUE (Syria) U.S. Treasury Designates Members of Abu Ghadiyah's Network - 4 individuals facilitating & controlling flow of money, weapons, terrorists, through Syria to al Qaida in Iraq http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp845.htm (Israel) Would-be female teen bomber arrested in Jerusalem http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213982883&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for Qassam attack on Sderot http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3512701,00.html Hamas intensifies rocket war -- Targets deeper as Israel fails to halt devastating onslaughts http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57600 (Gaza) Violence in and around Gaza escalates http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/news/Israel-Palestinians.php (Gaza) International troops headed for Gaza? Olmert weighs allowing NATO to protect Israel http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57523 Algeria army surrounds Maghreb Qaeda chief - papers http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN856556.html?rpc=401& (Morocco) Alleged terror suspects face prosecutor in Morocco -- 35 alleged members of an Islamic extremist terrorist movement http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/wl_africa_afp/moroccoattacksarrests_080228211212;_ylt=AmF_Aoq7x808Ykw3s8vi0G0Tv5UB (Columbia) Freed Colombian hostage says 3 US comrades ailing -- held by FARC http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Freed_Colombian_hostage_says_3_US_comrades_ailing/articleshow/2821357.cms http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_us_hostages Other News: EU justice chief proposes Europe-wide protection for ex-Dutch lawmaker Hirsi Ali http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/europe/EU-GEN-EU-Hirsi-Ali.php 'Muslim' flap stirs al Qaeda message board -- Evan Kohlmann quoted http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/713681.aspx UK computer store discovers confidential government CD wedged inside laptop -- bought on eBay http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Secret-CD.php (U.S.) Illinois: Building explodes in Waukegan - shopping plaza explosion - cause unknown - People's Gas first received notification around 12 noon http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/817929,WA28_BLAST_WEB_022808.article http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_re_us/plaza_explosion Propaganda: Commentary: The Fading Jihadists by David Ignatius http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/27/AR2008022703179.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/02/threat_of_terrorism_may_be_ove.html February 28, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Sunni forces losing patience with U.S. -- Citing lack of support, frustrated Iraqi volunteers are abandoning posts http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23382421/ Afghan police kill 29 Taliban militants - clashes in Helmand province http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/wl_afp/afghanistanunrestdrugstaliban_080228125525;_ylt=AgRw9Xf0TSsP8.CgpzefSzjOVooA (Afghanistan) Karzai only controls 1/3 of Afghanistan -- per US DNI Michael McConnell http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_go_ot/terrorist_threats_11;_ylt=Ap12zqsxl8gmUvpDnuTvoufOVooA (Afghanistan) Intelligence chief: Taliban making gains in Afghanistan http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/27/afghan.assessment/ (Pakistan) Missile strike on Pakistan militant hideout kills 13 -- Azam Warsak village in South Waziristan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_080228133845;_ylt=AnXaR5KYo9Gu7Kchcnn491HzPukA Report: "Pakistan: Airstrike in northwest 'carried out by US pilotless drone'" -- report by Pakistan's Geo TV news http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1922330699 (Pakistan) In northwestern Pakistan, where militants rule http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080228/ts_csm/ofata (Pakistan) U.S. Defense Secretary Gates cautions Pakistan on deal with insurgents http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\28\story_28-2-2008_pg1_11 (Pakistan) Police arrest 3 terror suspects carrying suicide jackets in Jhang http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\28\story_28-2-2008_pg7_3 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/28/top9.htm (Pakistan) Police post near Peshawar attacked, set ablaze http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/28/top15.htm (Pakistan) Sherpao attack accused killed -- Abdul Siar, mastermind of suicide bombings killed http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\28\story_28-2-2008_pg7_6 (Pakistan) Zawahiri confirms Al-Libi killed in North Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\28\story_28-2-2008_pg1_12 Indian Lawyers to Defend Terror Suspects - in Uttar Pradesh courts bombing http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3rc1k28gtHJwbawrZM2LwZFn7HAD8V391LG0 (India) Clerics' terror stand triggers debate http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Clerics_terror_stand_triggers_debate/articleshow/2821224.cms (U.S.) Al Qaeda has increased its operational reach: American Intelligence http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/al-qaeda-has-increased-its-operational-reach-american-intelligence_10021978.html (U.S.) Connecticut: Navy Says Leak Posed A Threat -- Hassan Abu-Jihaad trial http://www.courant.com/news/local/nh/hc-digbrf0228.art16feb28,0,3883954.story (U.S.) Connecticut: Top Official Testifies in Navy Case -- Hassan Abu-Jihaad trial http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-navy-terror,0,914619.story (U.S.) Minnesota: Terror suspect has most serious charges dropped - terror suspect Mohamed Kamal Elzahabi charges of false statements to FBI dropped http://www.startribune.com/local/16059307.html (U.S.) The ABC's of Radical Islam -- by Steven Emerson http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/613 -- Related ABC article defining "Jihad" http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/WhatWouldYouDo/story?id=4339516&page=1 (U.S.) ABC pushes Islamic victimhood http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/020113.php http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/WhatWouldYouDo/story?id=4339476&page=1 (U.S.) Bush names liaison to Organization of the Islamic Conference -- Sada Cumber -- OIC supports Sharia law http://www.buffalonews.com/nationalworld/national/story/286963.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_the_Islamic_Conference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Declaration_on_Human_Rights_in_Islam (U.S.) Bush pressures Congress on FISA http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/28/bush/index.html (Iran) New sanctions against Iran likely soon http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_iran_sanctions_2;_ylt=AlbHyyVJoT0OPJxvvEiqh9hSw60A (Iran) A Blow to Nuclear Bomb Making of Ayatollahs in Iran http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,333291,00.html Iran agents 'sabotaging' anti-Qaeda groups: Iraq intel chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080227/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestiran_080227145602;_ylt=A9G_RmZPfcVHjlYBJRFX6GMA (Gaza) Blast reported near home of Hamas PM http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23389245/ Hamas could expand rocket range to 20 kilometers (12 miles) this year: security official http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Hamas-Rockets.php (Fatah) Abbas Says Terrorist Path is Impractical - "Now" http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125406 Pardoned Fatah terrorists caught red-handed - Gunmen who received amnesty were on their way to carry out attacks http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57466 (Israel) Ashkelon Under Rocket Attack -- more than 25 rockets and mortar shells from Gaza on Israel on Thursday -- 24 hospitalized http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125409 (Israel) 17 suffer shock as Grad rocket slams into Ashkelon home http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204127198554&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) 2 Kassam rockets strike open areas in western Negev http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204127196178&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) IDF kills 5 Palestinian gunmen during overnight ops in Gaza, Nablus http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204127195886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel steps up pressure on Hamas, killing 8 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians.php (Israel) IDF troops arrests 12 Palestinians during West Bank ops http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204127195834&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull MEMRI: "Saudi Arabia's Anti-Terror Campaign" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA42508 Egypt arrests five from Muslim Brotherhood http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN852041.html Morocco's unlikely group of terrorism suspects http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-morocco27feb27,1,1672033.story?ctrack=1&cset=true (Algeria) U.S. may sign Guantanamo accord with Algeria: agency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080227/ts_nm/rights_guantanamo_algeria_dc_1;_ylt=Aj.NU1gcABTd1CPPvS.lB6h6CC8A Sweden and Norway hold suspects after terror raids - detain 6 after raids in Oslo and Stockholm http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080228/wl_nm/sweden_security_dc_2;_ylt=Au6IWO_uN8hm9LYPi0Q.kQ4Tv5UB -- Swedish report by The Local http://www.thelocal.se/10152/20080228/ -- Norway report by Aftenposten http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2282983.ece -- Reuters: Norway arrests 3 suspected of financing terrorism http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080228/wl_nm/norway_security_arrests_dc_1;_ylt=AuAyi0.EHl12jRKxvtuW8HkTv5UB Turkey tells US its troops will stay in Iraq 'as long as necessary' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/wl_mideast_afp/turkeyunrestkurdsiraqus_080228112319;_ylt=Aj7oJC0Hh_UIipUt.s.Lvd1X6GMA Turkish Army kills 77 PKK members in N. Iraq, total at 230 http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1075180 (UK) Suicide attacker's wife 'knew of bomb plot' -- Yeshiemebet Girma was wife of Hussein Osman -- July 21, 2005 bomb plot trial http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/27/nwife127.xml (UK) New strategy to stem flow of terror recruits http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/28/uksecurity.islam (UK) Bobbies will be taught sharia law and the Koran in 'secret' plan to counter terror at local level http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=521691&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow (UK) Terror Threat BBC Web Page - Counterterrorism Blog referenced http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/uk_terror_threat/default.stm (UK) Police sued over mosque program -- "Undercover Mosque" program on Islamism and Jihad in UK - Channel 4 suing West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for libel http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/7268816.stm (Netherlands) 'Al Qaeda Fatwa against MP Wilders' http://www.nisnews.nl/public/280208_5.htm (Netherlands) Dutch Islam film 'nearly ready http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7268618.stm Norway: Hamas show message 'misinterpreted' -- Islamic Association in Norway says Hamas TV program really not calling for killing Danes http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/norway-hamas-show-message.html (Philippines) One killed in bomb blast in southern Philippines http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Rest_of_World/One_killed_in_bomb_blast_in_southern_Philippines/articleshow/2821342.cms (Singapore) Escaped Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader may head to Indonesia: experts -- Mas Selamat bin Kastari http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080228/wl_nm/singapore_militant_dc_2;_ylt=AqErKKjPzZTtTC.CDM.nGAfaHXcA Indonesia court rejects moving Bali bombers hearing http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080228/wl_nm/indonesia_militants_dc_1;_ylt=ApulhruEgfP_KJ5ew_vxnAPaHXcA (Australia) Letters Detail Australian's Path To Jihad -- Young David Hicks Felt Honored To Meet Bin Laden After Just 16 Months As A Muslim http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/28/terror/main3886020.shtml (Australia) 'Benbrika could not lead ants to sugar', says his barrister - Melbourne Jihad trial http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23290633-2,00.html (Sri Lanka) Tamil rebels say roadside bombs kill 8 civilians in Sri Lanka's north http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php (Sri Lanka) 32 LTTE rebels killed, 44 surrender in Sri Lanka -- on Wednesday http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/32_LTTE_rebels_killed_44_surrender_in_Sri_Lanka/articleshow/2820570.cms North Korea urged to finish dismantling task http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/28/n_korea_urged_to_finish_dismantling_task/8708/ (North Korea) US nuclear envoy wraps up talks in China http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_re_as/china_koreas_nuclear_1;_ylt=AoaOzeiOjgYXO.cNOJW6OB2CscEA Israeli PM warns of nuclear threats from Iran, NKorea http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/wl_mideast_afp/mideastiranjapanisraelnkoreanuclearweapons_080228120024;_ylt=AiEQdjGv8F04RWx5sam5WPCCscEA Iranian envoy rejects North Korea link http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February340.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Other News: Major survey challenges Western perceptions of Islam http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080227/ts_alt_afp/usislamreligionethics JihadWatch: Relax! There are only 91 million jihadists! http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/020117.php Commentary: Return of the CAIR Quran http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=1956AED4-682A-4B45-B017-99581D6ED85E Commentary: CAIR's Anti-Law Jihad http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=9B307007-9A7F-4FB6-A00F-EFCA57005E61 Turkey in radical revision of Islamic texts http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7264903.stm Saudi tutor gets lashes for meeting female student http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\28\story_28-2-2008_pg7_46 German ministry denies call to publish Mohammed cartoons http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/German-ministry-denies-call-to-publish-Mohammed-cartoons--.html U.S. unable to judge 'fence' http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/NATION/630188964/1001 (U.S.) 'Virtual Fence' Along Border To Be Delayed http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/27/AR2008022703747.html (U.S.) Spy search to spotlight on diversity http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/NATION/961691747/1002 Against Nazi News: (France) Sarkozy drops Holocaust education proposal after uproar http://www.expatica.com/fr/articles/news/Sarkozy-drops-Holocaust-education-proposal-after-uproar.html February 27, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) Al-Qaeda's Zawahri vows revenge over Libi killing: Web http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080227/ts_nm/qaeda_zawahri_revenge_dc -- Transcript http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/nefazawahiri0208.pdf (U.S.) Laura Mansfield: As Sahab: Video tape from Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri commemorates death of Abu Laith al Libi http://www.lauramansfield.com/pt/blog/default.aspx (U.S.) SITE: Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Gives Elegy for Abu Laith al-Libi in Video from As-Sahab Media; Advertises Book Refuting Document of Sayed Imam http://siteintelgroup.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications346608&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 U.S. Africom chief says role goes beyond terrorism http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080227/pl_nm/africa_usa_security_dc U.S. Spies Want to Find Terrorists in World of Warcraft - U.S. intel community developing software to detect violent extremists infiltrating multiplayer games http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/nations-spies-w.html Taliban highlights militants' mobile tracking fear http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080227/wl_nm/security_mobile_dc;_ylt=AjnJtrRWiiukZgkpbGpl4Xms0NUE (Saudi Arabia) British police say they stopped suspected plot to kill Saudi king http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204127192670&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (India) Robots terror tools of future? http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Robots_terror_tools_of_future/articleshow/2817651.cms (India) Bangalore hub of techie-terror network - Muslim Information Technology Professionals’ Association accused of terror ties http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore_hub_of_techie-terror_network/articleshow/2820775.cms (Iran) Russia warns Iran over nuclear program http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080227/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_dc;_ylt=Aq.Yq3dxU4T_WZUHiuOpEXms0NUE Hamas says Israel bombs Gaza Interior Ministry http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080227/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_gaza_dc;_ylt=ArH6GDKMoh._zAueNZ0WI62s0NUE IAF attacks Haniyeh's office; some 25 locals wounded http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847477443&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (UK / U.S.) FBI says airline plotters had no US link http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_eu/britain_terrorism_threat;_ylt=AmMJpwZ8TGjmgVBxvvhA0Was0NUE (Spain) ETA activist gets ten years for Fraga assassination attempt http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/14569/eta-activist-gets-ten-years-for-fraga-assassination-attempt Colombian rebels free 4 more hostages http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_colombia_hostages;_ylt=AjNQTpwZhvLleRNwCVswHrCs0NUE Colombian authorities celebrate capture of rebel boss - FARC's Heli Mejia, known as "Martin Sombra," captured Tuesday http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/188531,colombian-authorities-celebrate-capture-of-rebel-boss.html February 27, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Al-Qaeda) Laura Mansfield: As Sahab announces imminent release of message from Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri http://www.lauramansfield.com/pt/blog/default.aspx Iraq: Shiite pilgrims targeted again - roadside bomb kills one near bus in Baghdad http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080212054641;_ylt=AqANDTLKWOmodUomMB55loVX6GMA (Iraq) Shia leader calls for autonomous Shia region http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February116.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) U.S. paid $42.4 million to Iraqis - whose family members killed or property destroyed in battles http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/FOREIGN/512957142/1001 (Northern Iraq) Turkish troops kill 77 Kurdish rebels http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_iraq_4;_ylt=Akg2mVG9FuaB2IXeiESniArtfLkA -- Turkey steps up Iraq onslaught as US calls for quick pull-out http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080227/wl_mideast_afp/turkeyunrestkurdsiraq_080227124214;_ylt=Aqus8RGSvnorXrDHD3PinxrtfLkA (Afghanistan) 2 Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan - killed by roadside bomb in Sharan district of Paktika province http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence_14;_ylt=ApO5zIbVmINt9X2.ky3odBbOVooA (Afghanistan) U.S. aid worker, Afghan driver feared dead http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23364064/ (Afghanistan) US military says detained Afghan journalist is an enemy combatant -- Jawed Ahmad aka Jojo Yazemi http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/27/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Journalist-Detained.php (Afghanistan) Interior Minister survives rocket attack -- in Kabul http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23287777-23109,00.html (Afghanistan/Pakistan) Al-Qaeda Directing Terrorist Groups on Afghan Border, U.S. Says http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=adyG_PVRek1Y&refer=india (Pakistan) 3 suspected Islamic militants arrested with suicide bomb jackets, say police http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/27/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Militant-Arrest.php http://www.pr-inside.com/suspected-islamic-militants-arrested-with-r459164.htm (Pakistan) Over 440 militants, 60 suicide bombers arrested in 3 months http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074514 (Pakistan) Suspect in Oct 18 bombing arrested - in Benazir Bhutto assassination http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/27/top8.htm (India J&K) Pakistani Jihad group redefines terror -- Jamaat-ud-Dawa, an alias for the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=318147c9-d87a-423a-976c-718436b99058&&Headline=Pak+jehadi+group+redefines+terror (India) Militants attack Manipur minister's house, none hurt http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Militants_attack__Manipur_ministers_house_none_hurt/articleshow/2820356.cms (India Assam) Six injured in powerful explosion by banned ULFA rebel group in Northeast India http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074789 (U.S.) Connecticut: Prosecutors in ex-sailor's terror case play violent videos -- Hassan Abu-Jihaad trial http://www.courant.com/news/local/nh/hc-27013045.apds.m0234.bc-ct--navyfeb27,0,826613.story (U.S.) Imam From Virginia Mosque Now Thought to Have Aided Al-Qaeda -- Anwar Aulaqi - spiritual leader in 2001 and 2002 of Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, VA http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022603267.html (U.S.) Pentagon OKs charges against Guantanamo prisoner - war crime charges against Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul, "medical director" for Bin Laden http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2638974520080227 (U.S.) Report: After 6 years, al Qaeda suspect Abu Zubaydah meets lawyers http://www.miamiherald.com/519/story/434963.html (U.S.) Report - The Coughlin Affair -- update by Frank Gaffney on Stephen Coughlin http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/02/25/the_coughlin_affair (U.S.) Terrorism victims memorial design denied http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_us/terrorism_victims_memorial Report: Iran Built Space Rocket in Just Months http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8V29LOO0&show_article=1 (Gaza) Israeli airstrike kills five militants in Gaza http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23367091/ (Gaza) Abbas: Hamas helping Al-Qaida establish base in Gaza Strip http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/958731.html (Gaza) Hamas denies al-Qaida exists in Gaza http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6362165.html (Israel) Kassam barrage hits Sderot and the surrounding area -- 11 rockets hit Israel http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847477443&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull IDF troops arrest 17 Palestinian suspects in W. Bank http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847476779&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Poll: Israelis want talks with Hamas http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/27/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Hamas.php (Algeria) Report: Algerian security forces kill top al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa leader -- the "emir" Hamza aka Abdi Abdi http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565252008916157874 Somali soldier kills minister's brother in capital http://africa.reuters.com/country/BL/news/usnL27771355.html Yemen release of wanted Qaeda militant irks US -- Jaber Elbaneh considered to be major figure in bombing of U.S. warship Cole in 2000 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL27768944 (Yemen) 36 Al-Qaeda members stand trial http://www.yobserver.com/front-page/10013800.html Uganda: LRA Kill 11, Abduct 27 in South Sudan http://allafrica.com/stories/200802270001.html Spain terror suspects convicted - 18 of 20 convicted of belonging to Islamist terror group, acquitted on charges of plotting to blow up court http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_eu/spain_terror_plot_1;_ylt=AgslVm_IMTnS9vEca52DFv4Tv5UB (Germany) Computer spying unconstitutional http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_re_eu/germany_trojan_horses_1;_ylt=AjE3eLFaF0wTIKKA.R.F36MTv5UB (Kosovo) U.S. inciting Kosovo instability: Russia's Medvedev http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080227/pl_nm/kosovo_serbia_russia_dc_2;_ylt=AhCoC7tXnRfXVIMw30rR.9Z_5GIA (UK) Five on trial for 'abetting' July 21, 2005 terror plan -- Shadi Abdelgadir, Omar Almagboul, Esyas Girma, Yeshiemebet Girma and Muluemebet Girm http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080227141650841C790163 (UK) BBC knew of link to failed July 21, 2005 bombers -- trial: BBC producer Nasreen Suleaman failed to give police information that would have helped track down the July 21 bombers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/27/nterror227.xml (UK) No Arabic staff at UK jail "creating risks" -- in detaining terrorism suspects http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February947.xml§ion=theworld (UK) Terror suspects get 'too good a deal' at jail http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/27/nterror327.xml (UK) Terror remands over 28 days will be rare, minister tells rebel MPs http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/27/uksecurity (Australia) Jury asked to consider 'America's evil' -- Melbourne Jihadist trial http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23286067-29277,00.html Australian Muslim leader no terrorist: defense -- Abdul Nacer Benbrika - one of 12 in Melbourne trial http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080227/wl_nm/australia_security_trial_dc_1;_ylt=AqDvHrv8Fd8vSeV0XOmBwPgTv5UB (Australia) Terror accused 'a family man': Abdul Nacer Benbrika -- Melbourne Jihadist trial http://www.theage.com.au/news/general/terror-accused-a-family-man/2008/02/26/1203788329186.html (Australia) Victorian terror trial told suspects praised Iraq sniper -- Melbourne Jihadist trial http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23284453-421,00.html (Thailand) Ranger killed, 4 wounded in Yala bombing http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=126196 (Philippines) Quezon City court gets bomb threats http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080227-121445/UPDATE-Quezon-City-court-gets-bomb-threats Sri Lanka says 15 killed in clashes http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February870.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= North Korea releases seized Russian ship: Report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/North_Korea_releases_seized_Russian_ship_Report/articleshow/2819033.cms (North Korea) Rice tries new tactic on N. Korea - suggest future cultural exchanges http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/FOREIGN/223257131/1001 Other News: Pakistan Taliban tells male doctors not to enter women's wards http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak_Taliban_tells_male_doctors_not_to_enter_womens_wards/rssarticleshow/2819772.cms (Sudan) Thousands gather for anti-Danish protest over reprinting of Prophet Muhammad cartoon http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/27/africa/AF-GEN-Sudan-Denmark-Prophet-Protest.php (Netherlands) Various threats addressed to Wilders because of film http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Various-threats-addressed-to-Wilders-because-of-film.html (UK) Sharia finance: plenty of interest in no interest http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/02/26/cmsharia26.xml (UK) Birmingham: Whitby backs expanding Islamic finance http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/business/2008/02/27/whitby-backs-expanding-islamic-finance-65233-20530867/ February 26, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) 21 bus passengers abducted near restive Iraqi town http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Gulf/21_bus_passengers_abducted_near_restive_Iraqi_town/articleshow/2817300.cms (Iraq) Arab channel shows kidnapped Briton -- Peter Moore http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_kidnapped_briton_3;_ylt=AnAS3JJt7nlcvDuOi1qzx69X6GMA (Afghanistan) The Taliban have Kabul in their sights - Shahzad: Planning strategic corridor from Pakistan to Kabul http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JB27Df01.html (Pakistan) Taliban behind suicide attack -- killing surgeon general http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/news/international/taliban-behind-suicide-attack.aspx (Pakistan) Suspected Al Qaeda Militant Arrested in Bhutto Parade Bombing -- Qari Saifullah Akhtar http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332710,00.html Al Qaeda influence grows on Afghan/Pakistani frontier http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080226/ts_nm/afghan_usa_qaeda_dc;_ylt=AvxF2lYI3Gx19r1D_ERou.Ks0NUE (India) Militants breach wall of snow on LoC http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=46fea7db-92b6-4731-915f-13e96cf2027f&ParentID=a4749719-b2f5-4457-b285-e2802f287f9f&&Headline=Militants+breach+wall+of+snow+on+LoC (India) BJP wary of Deoband's anti-terror call http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/BJP_wary_of_Deobands_anti-terror_call/articleshow/2817324.cms (India) Bhutan haven for Maoists, N-E ultras http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=07ddc73d-a931-4f4b-9c02-ae9fc7109457&ParentID=a4749719-b2f5-4457-b285-e2802f287f9f&&Headline=Bhutan+haven+for+Maoists%2c+N-E+ultras (U.S.) On World Trade Center anniversary, terrorism still a real threat http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/am-wtc0226,0,116072.story (U.S.) Navy Secrets In Closet - Evan Kohlmann testified at Abu-Jihaad trial that Azzam network operated like adjunct to al-Qaida http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctterrortrial0226.artfeb26,0,5269621.story (U.S.) Moussaoui challenges court secrecy rules http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_go_su_co/moussaoui_appeal (Iran) ElBaradei is quietly managing to disarm Iran (commentary) - Ray Takeyh and Joseph Cirincione http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14c3d7dc-e488-11dc-a495-0000779fd2ac.html (Hezbollah) Slain militant was organizer in 2006 war - Hezbollah's Nasrallah says Mughniyeh key leader in war against Israel http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_mi_ea/hezbollah_commander;_ylt=AqcNGP78p2.weP5ViV1ySOWs0NUE (Syria) U.S. Takes Aim at Shadowy Syrian Businessman - Matthew Levitt quoted on designation of Assad's cousin http://www.forward.com/articles/12765/ (Middle East) Terrorism insurance unappealing to the Middle East http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2008/02/26/terrorism-insurance-unappealing-to-the-middle-east/ (Bahrain) Millions of dollars 'may fund terrorism' - Senior U.S. Treasury official says terrorism funding exists in all Gulf countries http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=209944&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30344 (Gaza) UN says smuggling and 'outside' militants move to Gaza http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/188333,un-says-smuggling-and-outside-militants-move-to-gaza--summary.html Israeli ambassador to US issues warning to Hamas http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847474445&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel: 'Hamas could take over W. Bank in days' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847473168&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Egypt) Interview of Cindy Sheehan on defending Muslim Brotherhood and Iraq war (my title) http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2139ED3F-E757-443A-A63F-6F500621127D.htm (Mauritania) Al-Qaida case: Man sentenced to 5 years -- Haround Ould Habib charged with belonging to Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_af/mauritania_al_qaida_1;_ylt=AhTKhz5B7ZT1FG1vm6gk7BATv5UB (UK) 7 Convicted in Muslim Terror Camps in UK - update on Mohammed Hamid Jihadist gang convictions http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPUKxDjix4ga3GnqGuHWm8yYRVWAD8V278000 (Germany) Witness: Suspect in failed German train bombing plot wanted to wage jihad -- Youssef Mohammed el-Hajdib looked up to bin Laden and applauded the Sept. 11 attacks http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/26/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Train-Bombs.php http://www.pr-inside.com/witness-suspect-in-failed-german-train-r457340.htm Europe's Muslim Radicals: The Next Generation http://worlddefensereview.com/esman022508.shtml EU asks Iran to drop death penalty for ex-Muslims http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23283527-23109,00.html (Spain) Guardia Civil add five suspects to ETA most-wanted list http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/14563/guardia-civil-add-five-suspects-to-eta-most-wanted-list (Indonesia) Bali bombings 'not acts of terrorism' -- "Muslim Defenders Team" http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23275907-2702,00.html?from=public_rss (Columbia) Uribe: Colombia is cooperating with hostage release by the FARC http://english.eluniversal.com/2008/02/26/en_pol_art_uribe:-colombia-is-c_26A1387919.shtml Other News: (U.S.) Islamist Forum Member Suggests Stirring Up Racial Tension in U.S. http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD185308 (UK) Muslim medics refuse to roll up their sleeves in hygiene crackdown - because it's against their religion http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=519072&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow (Europe) Forum to put Europe in Islamic finance spotlight http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=209904&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=30344 Turkey's president approves non-Muslim asset law http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Turkeys_president_approves_non-Muslim_asset_law/articleshow/2817817.cms (U.S.) Florida: No sign of terrorism in Florida blackout: U.S. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=4347878 (U.S.) Nuke plant shutdown stops Florida http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23283720-23109,00.html Against Nazi News: (Germany) Hunt continues for Nazi treasure http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_eu/germany_nazi_gold February 26, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) Palestinian Jailed for 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Seeks Supreme Court Hearing -- Ahmad Mohammed Ajaj http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332613,00.html (U.S.) Commentary: 15 Years@War -- by Andrew McCarthy The WTC bombing was radical Islam’s declaration of war against the United States http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZmI1ZTgyMzI3ODFlZTkyNGQwNTBiYjBlNmEyMmM5Zjg= (U.S.) Former World Trade Center GM Reflects on 1993 Attack http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7919569&nav=0qq6D7xx 1993 WTC Attack - BBC historical page http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/26/newsid_2516000/2516469.stm (Iraq) Bomber kills 14 in Iraq's Mosul: security sources -- suicide bomber on bus in Mosul http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSL2636014820080226 Iraqi army commander, seven of his bodyguards killed in Baqouba http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074295 Iraq condemns Turkish incursion, wants troops out http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080226/ts_nm/iraq_turkey_government_dc_2;_ylt=AtRgw02sdNKLMVoPI6pF2VvtfLkA -- 136 Kurdish rebels killed in north Iraq - Turkish army http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074309 -- Kurd fighters claim to inflict casualties against Turks http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February107.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) U.S.: Pentagon expects 'post-surge' troop levels in Iraq to be 140,000 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847466807&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Afghanistan) Bomb kills five Afghan policemen, one child - in Khost attack on police vehicle - Taliban suspected http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_080226105436;_ylt=AqAzBqfkEq0Kx7tqoLEdGNTOVooA (Afghanistan) Al Qaeda uses Facebook weapon - reports states Jihadists plot to use it to target soldiers' families http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/26/al-qaeda-uses-facebook-weapon (Afghanistan) NATO may follow if Canada exits Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_sthasia_afp/canadaafghanistannatopoliticsunrest_080226070210;_ylt=AqRy.Q3y.Py_dkhrYUEn1RLOVooA (Afghanistan) Convicted Afghan journalist stirs debate - found guilty of "blasphemy" before 4 minute trial began http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/26/convicted_afghan_journalist_stirs_debate/9359/ (Pakistan) Tribal leader killed in N. Pakistan firing incident, four wounded - in Kurrum -- PPP Syed Riaz Hussain candidate in stable condition http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074396 Pakistani Police Claim to Arrest 4 Al Qaeda-Linked Terrorists -- in Lahore -- Lashker-e-Jhangvi planning to attack foreign missions http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332596,00.html (Pakistan) Traffic policeman killed by gunmen, two militants held in Pakistan -- in Mingora in Swat valley http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Traffic_policeman_killed_by_gunmen_two_militants_held_in_Pakistan/articleshow/2816428.cms (Pakistan) Explosions leave three security men dead -- in Sangsila area of Dera Bugti http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/26/top3.htm Pakistani general's slaying linked to tribal militants http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrest_080226084013;_ylt=AmRAJb3GJASoPsSVKZ4Wc7_zPukA Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube: official -- after content removed "that was offensive to Islam" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February847.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Pakistan to appoint new military intelligence chief http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February843.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) U.S. to expand 'eyes and ears' in Pakistani tribal areas http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/26/asia/intel.php (Pakistan) PML-N's Nawaz asks US to clearly define terror war http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/26/top8.htm PBS: Pakistan: State of Emergency - Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 9 p.m. ET on PBS http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/preview/703/press_release.html (India) Hyderabad on terror alert again http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14610793 http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/feb/26/hyderabad_terror_alert_again.html (India) One more terror suspect held in Karnataka http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200802261401.htm (India) Bangalore resident held for 'terror links' -- Syed Sameer alias Sameer Sadaq http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/26/stories/2008022659781000.htm (India) Naxalism may enter Kerala: Home Minister http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080226/894795.html (U.S.) Connecticut: Testimony Begins In Terror Trial -- Hassan Abu-jihaad formerly known as Paul Hall http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hcu-abujihaad0225,0,3815183.story (U.S.) Several U.S. Embassies Fail To Meet Security Standards -- Many Remain Susceptible to Attack http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4329671&page=1 Iran leader hails Ahmadinejad for 'nuclear success' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/wl_afp/irannuclearpolitics_080226123802;_ylt=AjVC8lIjyi0NY3ZnHuqsm4NSw60A Iran, North Korea a threat to Asia stability: Olmert http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080226/wl_nm/israel_olmert_iran_dc_1;_ylt=ArP62VwpDBOjIeSzgeK46_VSw60A (Gaza) Palestinian brigades attack Kibbutz Nirim http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074385 (Gaza) IDF says al-Qaeda operatives entered Gaza http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3511495,00.html 'Al-Qaida entered Gaza during breach' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847472236&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Is al-Qaeda preparing for Palestine? http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080226113621903C487584 (West Bank) Israel seizes Hamas charity in Hebron - for funneling funds, members to Hamas terror activities http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/373343.html (Israel) Four Kassam rockets land in western Negev http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847470842&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Jordanians burn Danish flags to protest cartoon -- call for "revenge for blaspheming the Prophet" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February878.xml§ion=theworld Egypt nabs 16 more Muslim Brotherhood members http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080226124657566C405690 Egypt military court postpones verdict in trial of 40 Muslim Brotherhood members, lawyer says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/26/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Muslim-Brotherhood-Trial.php (Somalia) Police official slain in Somalia http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/373357.html (Yemen) Al-Qaeda claims Yemen attacks -- on Belgian, Spanish tourists http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=714465 Tanzania: Dar to Probe Mombasa Terrorist Links http://allafrica.com/stories/200802251866.html (Sudan) Pro Al-Qaeda wall drawings appear in large parts of Sudan capital http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article26147 (UK) 'Osama bin London' guilty over terror camps -- Mohammed Hamid and three followers convicted http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/26/nterror126.xml http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3437930.ece http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/26/uksecurity (UK) Hamid linked to July 21 bombers http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/26/uksecurity1 (UK) Analysis: terror camp convictions mark end of the Hamza network http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3438492.ece (UK) Trial exposes network of terror camps in UK countryside http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847472069&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull UK police launch new anti-terror campaign -- looking for individuals that own several mobile phones http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074400 (UK) Bomb chemicals 'can be smuggled on airplane' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/26/nbomb126.xml Report: "UK has been warned of a new terror threat from Sikh extremists linked with al-Qaeda" http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article846177.ece Belgium: Terrorist leader interrogated already in 1989 -- Belgian-Moroccan Abdelkader Belliraj http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/belgium-terrorist-leader-interrogated.html http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/960/Buitenland/article/detail/184721/2008/02/26/Leider-terreurnetwerk-Marokko-verdacht-van-moord-in-Belgie.dhtml (Australia) Terror accused 'vowed jihad in jail' -- Melbourne trial http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/terror-accused-vowed-jihad-in-jail/2008/02/26/1203788329186.html (Australia) Terror suspect admits to being evasive -- Melbourne trial http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=462856 Philippines: Islamic rebels deny secessionist SMS http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1915027366 Sri Lanka says 16 more killed in clashes http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February844.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (North Korea) Rice wins Chinese help on NKorea nukes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/rice_17;_ylt=Amxuv1_7unpEdoy.vIFgjp.CscEA Other News: Sudan bans imports of Danish goods in reaction to Prophet Muhammad cartoon reprint http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/26/africa/AF-GEN-Sudan-Denmark-Prophet-Cartoons.php (Netherlands) Row over Muslim swimming costume in Holland http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February928.xml§ion=theworld Italy: Female Muslims to discuss their rights on Women's Day http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=1.0.1915027551 (UK) Sharia would create legal apartheid in Britain, says David Cameron http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3438846.ece (UK) Sharia law 'would undermine British society' -- David Cameron http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/26/nsharia126.xml http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=519090&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/cameron+sharia+law+would+undermine+society/1657247 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7264740.stm (UK) Tower Hamlets Funds Muslim Brotherhood Front Group http://hurryupharry.bloghouse.net/archives/2008/02/25/tower_hamlets_funds_muslim_brotherhood_front_group.php http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED22%20Feb%202008%2017%3A37%3A39%3A153 UK official: Koran has been politicized http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847455269&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull UK: Encouraging British/Saudi ties http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-encouraging-britishsaudi-ties.html Iran's Figures on Foreign Investment—Fiction Wrapped in Fantasy http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA42408 February 25, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan army occupies the restive Swat Valley, militant leader remains at large - Mullah Fazlullah still free http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/26/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Swat-Valley.php (Afghanistan) Tough Lessons From an Aggressive Taliban http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/02/25/ST2008022503219.html U.S. judge awards $33M to terror victim's family; '92 bombing blamed on Iran http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080225/world/iran_terrorism_1 Iran dismisses nuke documents as fakes - IAEA says Iran may have focused on nuclear weapons program after 2003 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_eu/nuclear_iran;_ylt=AthMLV3vM2Emuh7ZSMcgrDqs0NUE (Iran) Major powers want Iran sanctions vote soon http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February306.xml§ion=middleeast Iran: Slain Hezbollah military chief's widow points the finger at Syria http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1912415171 Lebanon again postpones electing president http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February300.xml§ion=middleeast IDF troops arrest 4 Palestinian terror suspects in Nablus http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847463201&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull IDF troops detain eight Palestinian fugitives in West Bank night-time ops http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847467435&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Jordan charges 5 with spying for Hamas http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847464349&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Somalia: Al-Qaeda claims capture of key southern village - Young Mujahadeen Movement claims village where transitional government based http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1912548260 Turkish military kills 41 Kurdish rebels - Dozens of artillery shells fired at suspected hideouts http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_iraq;_ylt=AtjXCxJweMsUfS1lXTxd9c6s0NUE Spanish leaders clash over ETA and immigration http://www.reuters.com/article/economicNews/idUSL2615936420080226 (Tamil Tigers) LTTE front outfit attempts to raise funds in London http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/LTTE_front_outfit_attempts_to_raise_funds_in_London/articleshow/2814758.cms (Australia) Terror accused 'praised bin Laden' http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23278197-661,00.html?from=public_rss Botnets: your computer in the hands of organised crime - BBC Radio interviews with officials on "pre-eminent source of internet crime" http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ipm/2008/02/botnets_your_computer_in_the_h_1.shtml (Columbia) FARC give Venezuela location of four hostages to be released http://english.eluniversal.com/2008/02/25/en_chcol_art_farc-give-venezuela_25A1386401.shtml February 25, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Fourteen Iraqis killed in Mosul -- in two attacks http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074118 (Iraq) Two US soldiers killed in northern Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074042 (Iraq) Wheelchair bomber kills senior Iraqi policeman - attack on police center in Samarra http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February99.xml§ion=focusoniraq Iraq pilgrims under attack ahead of Shia ceremony http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February98.xml§ion=focusoniraq -- Three Iraqis killed in S. Baghdad blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074079 (Iraq) Death toll from Sunday Iraq pilgrim bombing rises to 63 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080225/ts_nm/iraq_bombing_toll_dc_2;_ylt=AuJyBORhISCfRSKh7iazIF9X6GMA (Iraq) Militant video shows 12 Nepalese killed in Iraq -- Army of Ansar Al Sunnar beheads man on video, shoots others http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February93.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) 14 Iranians held in Iraq: US military http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February97.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Northern Iraq) Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish rebels in Iraq -- continue on Monday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080225/wl_mideast_afp/turkeykurdsunrestiraq_080225131737;_ylt=AraizfPxEGeEMjlxd.m0J.ntfLkA -- Iraq fears clash between Turkish troops and Peshmerga http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080225/wl_nm/turkey_iraq_dc_32;_ylt=Ag4NAKDffPa4xh2rwcvDdV_tfLkA Turkish intervention in Iraq could swiftly lead to the collapse of Iraq's Government http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article3427504.ece Afghan governor survives bomb blast, three cops killed http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080225/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_080225060704;_ylt=AjA.sMGQ2gijzDua5K9.WiPOVooA (Afghanistan) Taliban threaten Afghan mobile phones companies http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080225/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunresttelecom_080225120112;_ylt=AqsiGP0Ur8fnCQcScVnaLAbOVooA (Pakistan) Suicide Bomb attack kills Pakistani surgeon general - and 7 others in Rawalpindi (second bombing in Rawalpindi today) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_25;_ylt=AosZQ8aTWSakxbYdtuhTOvDzPukA -- KUNA story http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074180 (Pakistan) Four killed in attack on British NGO office in Pakistan - in Mansehra http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080225/wl_uk_afp/pakistanbritainunrestattacksngo_080225132915;_ylt=AsdI_lJ231qmItJ8nlDtOjzzPukA (Pakistan) Explosion in Rawalpindi claims lives of five people - near National Database and Registration Authority - KUNA reports two bombings in Rawalpindi http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074108 (Pakistan) Rockets hit Pakistani city -- in Peshawar - missing airport http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074054 (Pakistan) Security agencies arrest Taliban's Mullah Obaidullah again -- Taliban leader was in Lahore to generate funds for group http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\25\story_25-2-2008_pg7_10 -- Top Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan http://ia.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/25taliban.htm Pakistan: Islamist Jamaat-E-Islami supports victorious parties PPP and PML-N http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/25video1.htm (Pakistan) PPP calls for end to army operations in Balochistan http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February806.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Pakistan: Musharraf planning exit, UK paper claims http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1911259776 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/24/wpak124.xml -- Musharraf dismisses talk of 'graceful exit' http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23325567/ (India) Joint ops by Pakistan terror groups worry India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Joint_ops_by_Pak_terror_groups_worry_India/articleshow/2810526.cms (India) Terrorism is un-Islamic, says top Indian Islamic seminary - Darul-Uloom Deoband http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187978,terrorism-is-un-islamic-says-top-indian-islamic-seminary--summary.html -- London Times report on Deobandi scholar and Jihad Our followers 'must live in peace until strong enough to wage jihad' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2409833.ece -- other LT articles on Deobanism http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sitesearch.do?query=Deoband&addField=locations&addFilterCriteria=Deoband&sortBy=relevancy&offset=0&hitsperpage=10§ionId=675 (India) Custody of four terror suspects extended http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200802251733.htm (India) Beware of the enemy within: IBM to Indian IT firms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Beware_of_the_enemy_within_IBM_to_Indian_IT_firms/articleshow/2810242.cms (U.S.) Connecticut: Trial Begins for Terror Case Against Ex-Navy Sailor Hassan Abu-Jihaad http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332225,00.html (U.S.) Report on Muslim American Society (MAS) Conference in Toledo, Ohio http://ohioagainstterror.blogspot.com/2008/02/muslim-brotherhoods-grand-jihad-in.html (Iran) Time against U.S. in Iran nuclear row : diplomat http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080225/pl_nm/iran_nuclear_usa_dc_1;_ylt=Akp1h0K4s2vzezd6mZRSsNRSw60A Iran confirms new nuclear centrifuges http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iran_nuclear;_ylt=AvQGrh4pCI9IoBEhwDdbdsxSw60A Hamas official: Group ready for truce http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847462213&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas Bunny Assud Urges Boycott of Danish Goods and threatens to Kill Danes over Muhammad Cartoons http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/5674.htm -- video http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1693.htm (Israel) Two Kassam rockets fired at Israel; one lands in Gaza Strip http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847460430&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Al-Aqsa Brigades attack Israel's Sderot http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074094 (Israel) Sderot boy severely wounded in Kassam rocket attack http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847457835&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel beefs up security along border with Gaza to prevent infiltration http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1074067 Israeli missile strike kills Gaza militant http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=a4b08cf7-f155-4928-9eb7-08c7e39a1904 Saudi Arabia, France sign cooperation agreement to combat terrorism, money laundering http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/25/africa/ME-GEN-Saudi-France.php Libya to release 'pro-al-Qaida' rebels http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847461849&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Libya) Gaddafi's son says talking to Islamist rebels http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL25152413.html?rpc=401& (Somalia) Fighting kills two in Somali border town - on Monday http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25408237.htm Somali Islamists wrest control of southern township http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MMAH-7C69YT?OpenDocument (Somalia) Islamic insurgents in Somalia kill 9 soldiers - Dinsor battle update http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/25/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia-Fighting.php (Algeria) Report: Algerian court sentences 3 to death in absentia on terror-related charges http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/24/africa/AF-GEN-Algeria-Terror-Trial.php (Egypt) Over 2,000 Egyptian students protest against Islamist leaders' trial http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203847454704&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Yemen's tourist sector hit by al Qaeda attacks http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/02/25/news/OUKWD-UK-YEMEN-TOURISM.php Yemen says foils attempt to bomb oil pipeline http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Yemen_says_foils_attempt_to_bomb_oil_pipeline.html?siteSect=143&sid=8774669&cKey=1203842243000&ty=ti (Mauritania) 7 charged in attack on Israeli Embassy in Mauritania http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3510718,00.html Norwegian embassy threatened in Pakistan http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2273436.ece 5 IRA dissidents charged over foiled bid to kidnap businessman http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/25/europe/EU-GEN-Ireland-Kidnap.php (Spain) ETA sets booby trap bomb near Bilbao (update) http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/ETA-sets-booby-trap-bomb-near-Bilbao.html (Australia) 21 face terror charges in Australia http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2277022,00.html Australian terror trial begins in Sydney -- nine Muslims are charged with conspiring between June 2004 and November 2005 to "do acts in preparation for a terrorist" attack http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/ap_on_re_au_an/australia_terrorist_trial_1;_ylt=AgmGMV61O5LyNCvsKxwLFOoTv5UB (Australia) Plan to 'blast' buildings - trial of 12 Muslims in Melbourne http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/plan-to-blast-buildings/2008/02/25/1203788227071.html (Australia) Revenge threat caught on tape, terror trial told - Melbourne trial http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23275657-2862,00.html (Sri Lanka) Ten rebels killed in Sri Lanka air strike: military http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February808.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (North Korea) SKorea, US agree to step up cooperation in six-party nuclear talks http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/25/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-New-President-US.php Colombian FARC: 60 years for US hostages http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080224/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_us_hostages Other News: (UK) Fascism and Islamism thrive in Bradford - report http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Fascism-and-Islamism-thrive-in.3810805.jp UK: Why Sharia is better -- article in UK's "The Independent" defending Sharia law http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-why-sharia-is-better.html -- 'Sharia is not the problem' http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/sunday-review/living/sharia-is-not-the-problem-785281.html (Germany) Berlin: Broadcasting Burqa http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/berlin-broadcasting-burqa.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,537517,00.html Turkish academics dispute whether law allows Islamic head scarf in universities http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/25/europe/EU-GEN-Turkey-Head-Scarves.php (Spain) A nation's headscarf headache http://www.expatica.com/es/life_in/feature/A-nation_s-headscarf-headache.html (Belgium) Muslim executive dissolved http://www.expatica.com/be/articles/news/Muslim-executive-dissolved.html Pakistan blocks YouTube because of Wilders (update) http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Pakistan-blocks-YouTube-because-of-Wilders.html Commentary: Islamist Recommendations or Mandates? by R. John Matthies http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=1386724 Report: "Study: 3 in 4 U.S. mosques preach anti-West extremism" - quotes by Frank Gaffney of Mapping Sharia in America Project, sponsored by the Washington-based Center for Security Policy http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57141 'Religion of Peace' passes 10,000 mark http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ukcorrespondents/holysmoke/november07/religion-of-peace-passes-10000-mark.htm http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/ (U.S.) Report: "Senator helped fund organization that rejects 'racist' Israel's existence" http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57231 -- Woods Fund provided funding to Arab American Action Network, or AAAN Candidly Speaking: The state of Jew-hatred | Jerusalem Post http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605157637&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Osama Bin Laden's brother plans Africa-Arabia bridge http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/24/wbinladen124.xml February 24, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq: police - Targeted pilgrims heading to one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest festivals in Iskandariya http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080224/ts_nm/iraq_bomb_dc (Iraq) U.S. sailors in Iraq aim to stem flow of insurgents http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-boats24feb24,1,6023888.story?ctrack=2&cset=true (Iraq) Attack on Shi'ite pilgrims kills three in Iraq http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24492253.htm (Iraq) In Mosul, a Hopeful Partnership http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/23/AR2008022302231.html?hpid=artslot (Northern Iraq) 8 more Turkish soldiers killed in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080224/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_iraq;_ylt=AqkjMf1UsJIJIGfqrlsq6LCs0NUE (Northern Iraq) Kurd rebels say they shot down Turkish helicopter http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24473095.htm (Northern Iraq) Iraq's Kurds vow to defend themselves against Turkey http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24442776.htm (Northern Iraq) Five Turk soldiers, 16 PKK killed in N.Iraq-source http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24510935.htm Turkish Kurds want end of PKK http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23269678-5003402,00.html (Afghanistan) Battle Company Is Out There - Report from Korengal Valley and Kunar province http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/magazine/24afghanistan-t.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin (Afghanistan) More Australian police for Afghanistan http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23267264-662,00.html?from=public_rss Two Winnable Wars - Commentary by Anthony Cordesman on Iraq & Afghanistan http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202176.html (U.S.) A Profile In Terror, Behind A Keyboard - American sailor, Hassan Abu-jihaad, charged with transmitting military secrets to terrorists through Azzam websites http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-newterror0224.artfeb24,0,4825704.story - see 2007 CT Blog post http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/03/former_sailor_arrested_in_inte.php (Pakistan) Five dead in Pakistan militant violence - Militants attacked security checkpost in northwestern Pakistan http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February786.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) Security man, militant killed in Swat http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/24/top11.htm Pakistan Taliban warn new government to keep clear http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL115164.htm Pakistani Taliban ready for talks with new government: spokesman http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/24/welcome.htm#19 (India J&K) Two militant hideouts busted in Jammu and Kashmir - Arms and ammo also captured http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Two_militant_hideouts_busted_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir/articleshow/2809877.cms (India) Yahya provided technical support to terrorists: Probe - Bangalore student allegedly transferred funds, weapons to terrorists http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Yahya_provided_technical_support_to_terrorists_Probe/articleshow/2809474.cms Iran wants apology from U.S. - After new IAEA report credited Iran for clarifying issues http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran24feb24,1,3984194.story Israeli cabinet okays plan to fortify homes against Gaza rockets http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL143926.htm (Gaza) Missile Strike by Israelis in Gaza Kills 3 Palestinians http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/world/middleeast/24mideast.html?ref=middleeast (Yemen) American Among FBI Most Wanted Terrorists Appears in Yemen Court, Walks Free - Jaber Elbaneh conspired with "Lackawanna Six," also led attacks http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332058,00.html http://counterterrorismblog.org/fastsearch?IncludeBlogs=1&search=lackawanna Yemen Says Foils Attempt to Bomb Oil Pipeline http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-yemen-oil-pipeline.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Somali Islamists kill 7 govt troops in southern town http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24491486.htm (Somalia) Roadside bomb kills two people in Somali capital http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23178408.htm (Europe) Pattern of Bosnian and Other Links to Madrid Bombings Becoming Increasingly Clear http://www.analyst-network.com/article.php?art_id=1769 (Indonesia) Bombers' last-chance appeal to begin - 3 convicted in 2002 Bali bombings appeal death sentence http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23267515-12377,00.html (Sri Lanka) Suspected suicide blast in S.Lanka, jets bomb rebels http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL143926.htm (North Korea / Pakistan) A.Q. Khan did not transfer technology, say North Koreans http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/24/top7.htm Panama says Colombian guerrillas attacked police near border http://www.pr-inside.com/panama-says-colombian-guerrillas-attacked-r453227.htm Colombia rebels get foothold in Venezuela http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-rebels24feb24,1,6007723.story?ctrack=1&cset=true Other News: Commentary: Universal Islamic Blasphemy Law? by Andrew Bostom http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2008/02/23/universal-islamic-%e2%80% February 23, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Green Zone targeted in morning attack - nearly 10 blasts http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080212054610;_ylt=AgKjc5Z.22bKBBEhuPGh5t9X6GMA (Iraq) Militants attack dean of Iraqi journalist http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073566 (Iraq) Report: Violence continues in Basra - 100 women have been killed in the last year and doctors and teachers are still disappearing http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/23/report_violence_continues_in_basra/5790/ (Iraq) Car and horse-and-cart bombs kill four in Baghdad and Iraq http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2221002120080223 (Iraq) Fearing bombs, Iraqi authorities ban all carts from Baghdad streets http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/23/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Cart-Ban.php (Northern Iraq) Dozens killed as Turkish army pursues Kurdish rebels in Iraq - initial death toll at 50 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/ts_afp/turkeykurdsunrestiraq_080223100705;_ylt=Ahr8lCRs4sZK2QyBw4GlEvtX6GMA (Northern Iraq) Turk troops press campaign vs PKK rebels in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/turkey_iraq_dc;_ylt=AjO7JTaCwGiCG8yWiZW._pjtfLkA (Afghanistan) Bomb kills 7 Afghan security guards - in Sarkano district of Kunar province, also in Kunar gunman killed police chief of Chawkey district http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence_1;_ylt=AoHFLcdqF18JxEUJpfuLMGjOVooA (Afghanistan) Report: Taliban are worn down, say British troops http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3420208.ece (Pakistan) Operation in Swat relaunched - bomb in Matta http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\23\story_23-2-2008_pg1_7 (Pakistan) Report: 14-Year-Old Female Would-Be Suicide Bomber Arrested by Security Forces in Pakistan's Swat District http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/5655.htm (Pakistan) Report: US/Pakistan accord for attacks by drones against terrorists (my title) http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/23/top9.htm (Pakistan) Kidnapped Pakistani ambassador still untraced http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073598 (Pakistan) Jamat-e-Islami party official against involvement in the war on terror (my title) - boycotted election - party charter calls for Pakistan to become Islamic state http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/You_cant_have_terrorism_in_the_name_of_fighting_terror/articleshow/2806235.cms (Pakistan) 'YouTube' blocked for 'non-Islamic' web content - by Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\23\story_23-2-2008_pg7_6 (India) Bangalore software engineer with terror designs held - (update) - Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Techie_with_terror_designs_held_in_Bangalore/articleshow/2806217.cms (India) Six suspected UNLF insurgents killed in Manipur http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Six_suspected_UNLF_insurgents_killed_in_Manipur/articleshow/2807641.cms http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073594 (India) Dimasa militant killed http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080223/893117.html (U.S.) Officials lament lapsing of wiretap law http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terrorist_surveillance_10;_ylt=AgfH0wy8kJ0po4QrMJXkaa4Tv5UB U.S. says missed intelligence after spy act expired http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/pl_nm/security_usa_surveillance_dc (U.S.) Intel chief: Telecoms refusing wiretaps http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terrorist_surveillance_9;_ylt=Atg070LZhKJULG_2u1t7eoATv5UB http://www.newsweek.com/id/114572 (U.S.) Ex-Muslim chaplain claims Gitmo holds no terrorists -- James "Yousef" Yee tells BBC http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57092 -- link to BBC audio interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/sunday/james_yee.ram http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/sunday/features/james_yee.shtml Indian Kashmir separatists get boost from Kosovo independence http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/wl_sthasia_afp/indiakashmirunrestkosovo_080223114815;_ylt=Au9TWz8W7siL58_XlnDHtSAXxHcA (Iran) IAEA: Iran disputes atomic arms evidence http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/nuclear_iran;_ylt=AiZ4h2xzKFrT2Ho8W4KxF3ZSw60A (Iran) IAEA report bolsters case for new Iran sanctions: US diplomats http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsiaeaunus_080223022404;_ylt=AiUhYnugC0ftUWnrk1CkvrpSw60A Iran says 'no legal basis' for new UN nuclear resolution http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsun_080223101017;_ylt=AjYDGRtTD7.qgTOW.ta3qNVSw60A Lebanon: Israel ready to begin a new war, says Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1904345638 Hamas official: Abductions to continue http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605155804&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Palestinian report: Abbas, security chiefs didn't mobilize to block Hamas takeover of Gaza http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/23/africa/ME-GEN-Palestinians-Gaza-Takeover.php (Palestinian Authority) 14 al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades prisoners back behind bars http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605152190&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israelis seize senior PFLP member in Nablus http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February267.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Egypt) Hamas, Islamic Jihad delegation heads to Egypt http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/feb/23/hamas_islamic_jihad_delegation_heads_egypt.html Egypt 'monitoring attacks on Islam ahead of Dutch TV film' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/wl_mideast_afp/egyptnetherlandsislamfilm_080222183452 (Somalia) Roadside bomb kills 3 civilians in Somalia http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Somalia/10192108.html Algerian forces kill two terrorists, destroy five hideouts - in Ezabin village of Tebaza State http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073469 (Libya) U.S. ties with Libya strained over new law http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/pl_nm/usa_libya_relations_dc (Canada) CSIS opens files on terrorism suspects - Deportations Urged - more details on Almrei, Charkaoui, Harkat, Mahjoub and Jaballah http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=327954 (Canada) Ottawa reveals classified files on five terror suspects http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=327731 (Spain) Bomb explodes in Spain's Basque country following telephone warning, no injuries http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/23/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-ETA-Bomb.php Spanish election campaign kicks off under tight security http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/wl_afp/spainvote Serbia: US embassy staff evacuated after violent protest - on U.S. and other embassies http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1904345723 (UK) Man in court in bomb probe - Dr Sabeel Ahmed applied for bail - charged over the alleged London and Glasgow car bombs plot http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ilbAcv6NmtVFCjI4da54V0FkmQZg Indonesian Muslim protesters demand death penalty over Mohammad cartoons http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Asia/STIStory_209602.html (Thailand) Muslim rebel leader calls for referendum on independence for restive southern Thailand -- Lukman B. Lima heads Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULA) http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/23/asia/AS-GEN-Thailand-Southern-Violence.php (Thailand) Interior Minister says talks with insurgents inevitable http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30066202 (Sri Lanka) Bomb explodes on bus in Sri Lanka, 18 injured http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February743.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Sri Lanka's military says 20 rebels, 1 soldier killed in fighting in country's north http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/23/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php (North Korea) Rice wants full N Korean disclosure on uranium, proliferation http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Rice_wants_full_N_Korean_disclosure_on_uranium_proliferation/articleshow/2806889.cms Commentary: When Jihad Came to America - excerpt on Omar Abdel Rahman - from upcoming Andrew McCarthy book - Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/Special-Preview---br---WHEN-JIHAD-CAME-TO-AMERICA-11244 http://www.amazon.com/Willful-Blindness-Andrew-C-McCarthy/dp/1594032130/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203775623&sr=8-1 Other News: (Egypt) Religious scholar calls on Muslims to boycott Danish products http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Religious_scholar_in_Egypt_calls_for_boycott_of_Danish_products/articleshow/2806603.cms Malaysian polls: Islamists warn of tension -- Malaysia's hardline Islamic opposition party has warned its supporters could "run amok" if the election authorities block its candidates http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February797.xml§ion=theworld&col= (India) Hyderabad: Screening of Islamic fim stopped - claims that an Urdu/Hindi movie on Islam -- Al Risalah portrayed Islam in a bad light http://ia.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/23screen.htm Saudi police crack down on flirting in Mecca http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February265.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Netherlands) Piggy banks are given the chop as bank tries to attract young Muslims http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3419706.ece Report: Italy: Far-right candidate of Moroccan origin says there are too many mosques http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1903476838 (UK) Report: The king who wanted Sharia England http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/graham_stewart/article3378885.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article3412062.ece (UK) Over half of Britons claim no religion http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3412118.ece U.S. says "virtual fence" on border ready for use http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080223/us_nm/usa_immigration_border_dc_4;_ylt=ArCiK5xZgcabwNppFBZD4ZQTv5UB Russia says North Korea seizes ship http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/wl_asia_afp/russiankoreashipping_080223043935;_ylt=AknBqZSZCwqOYHJhy9_F2Kt_5GIA (U.S.) Ex-Black Panther member to serve 30 days - Joseph Pannell http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080223/NATION/823218322/1002 (U.S.) Clinton Camp Pushes O-Bomber Links: Ignores Her Own Radical Ties http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4330128&page=1 February 22, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Afghanistan) Taliban sees Canada vulnerable for now: general http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/wl_nm/afghan_dc;_ylt=ArYVC4cKN752Q.q0UG6JiAis0NUE (India) 4kg RDX found close to Sonia venue - Explosives when Sonia Gandhi & Shivraj Patil to meet families http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080223/jsp/nation/story_8938711.jsp (India) Fence or no fence, terror tiptoes in http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=dbdee510-0927-442a-9197-5d301a894ce4&MatchID1=4665&TeamID1=10&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1174&PrimaryID=4665&Headline=Fence+or+no+fence%2c+terror+tiptoes+in (India) Jawans may be acting as terrorists' couriers http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Jawans_may_be_acting_as_terrorists_couriers/rssarticleshow/2806472.cms Saudi-Syrian crisis over Lebanon http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/02/22/saudi-syrian_crisis_over_lebanon/2356/ Hezbollah chief blasts Israel in ceremony marking militant deaths - "disappearance of Israel is inevitable" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonhezbollahnasrallah_080222164420 Turkish troops enter Iraq seeking rebels (update) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_iraq;_ylt=Aga5ArJu2huvsiP8L5ooByWs0NUE - and see AP Video http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/523809/raw_video_turkey_launches_incursion_into_iraq?wpid=1817 (Philippines) Military claims JI plans metro bombings over Dulmatin's death http://www.gmanews.tv/story/81717/Military-claims-JI-plans-metro-bombings-over-Dulmatins-death (Philippines) More JI men still in Region 11 - military http://www.gmanews.tv/story/81721/SunStar-More-JI-men-still-in-Region-11---military (Australia) Jihadis use foreign phone networks http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23261325-2702,00.html (Sri Lanka) 45 killed in Lankan clashes, air force bombs Kilinochchi (update) http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4&newscode=14729 Other News: (U.S.) Obama vows to go after Al-Qaida in Pakistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/USA/Obama_vows_to_go_after_Al-Qaida_in_Pakistan/rssarticleshow/2803906.cms Commentary: Terrorism? What Terrorism? http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1203632773.shtml http://www.newsweek.com/id/114385 "It is perhaps a paradox—and one that is fitting for the strangeness of our current age—that we will need to end the war against terrorism because we cannot end terrorism." February 22, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Six killed, 9 wounded in Iraq mosque suicide bomb -- in Fallujah http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February64.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) Two Iraqi policemen killed, six wounded in Tikrit blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073351 (Iraq) Five Iraqis wounded in central Baghdad blast - near bakery in Qathiq Square http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073345 (Iraq) Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire - for another six months http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/22/iraq.main/index.html (Iraq) 'Massive' al-Qaida clearing operation soon -- in northern provinces http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Briefing/2008/02/21/massive_al-qaida_clearing_operation_soon/5493/ (Iraq) Number of female suicide bombers increases http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Briefing/2008/02/21/number_of_female_suicide_bombers_increases/7139/ Iraqi officials say 15 bodies found in Diyala province - on Thursday http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Bodies-Found.php (Afghanistan) A suicide bomber targets Afghan soldiers in eastern Afghanistan, no casualties - in Khost province http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/22/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Violence.php (Afghanistan) NATO: Suicide bombs used as propaganda http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_1;_ylt=Ars3.q0tMUu0hn9ku3Rk.ZvOVooA (Pakistan) Fifteen killed in an explosion in Swat valley - bus carrying wedding party hits remote controlled bomb http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073374 -- see also AP report http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_violence_2;_ylt=Ao84DTv5pTuwVoe.3A9yRXHzPukA (Pakistan) 3 more militants lay down arms in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\22\story_22-2-2008_pg7_24 (Pakistan) Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) guns down three traffic police officers - in Quetta http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\22\story_22-2-2008_pg1_5 (Pakistan) Tribesmen and Taliban following political developments with anxiety http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\22\story_22-2-2008_pg7_2 Pakistan army chief hails "normalcy" in tribal areas http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February671.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (India J&K) Two insurgents killed along India-Pakistan Line of Control in Kashmir http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073332 (India J&K) 'Hizb-ul-Mujahideen hiring Pathans for jihad in Valley' http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=1d72429b-c2c0-4b72-98ff-fb4dc7c70885&ParentID=c74c4381-f7dc-42a3-a2f7-33c5c4e18c92&MatchID1=4665&TeamID1=10&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1174&PrimaryID=4665&Headline=%e2%80%98Hizb+hiring+Pathans+for+jihad+in+Valley%e2%80%99 (India) Software engineer held in India's Bangalore for suspected terrorist links -- Yahya Khan alleged member of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February704.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (India) E-mail threatens terror attacks in Delhi http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/E-mail_threatens_terror_attacks_in_Delhi/articleshow/2805756.cms (India) Shramjivi blast: Terrorists produced in court http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080222/892596.html (India) Four Maoists, one policeman killed in exchange of fire http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080222/892638.html (India) Communist rebels fatally shot 3 villagers in attack on eastern India village, police say http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/22/asia/AS-GEN-India-Militant-Attack.php (India) ULFA kill two "informers" http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080222/892643.html (India) Narco analysis tests of terror suspects postponed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Narco_analysis_tests_of_terror_suspects_postponed/articleshow/2802363.cms Iran Could Have Enough Uranium for a Bomb by Year's End http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,536914,00.html (Iran) UN introduces Iran nuclear sanctions http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February247.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Gaza) 200 Protest In Gaza Against Muhammad Cartoon Newspapers http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080222\ACQDJON200802220805DOWJONESDJONLINE000534.htm&selected=9999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTargetFrame=_top&mkt=WORLD&chk=unchecked&lang=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.na (Israel) Two Kassam rockets land near Sderot http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605151537&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israeli-made materials discovered in Kassam rocket factories http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605147861&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Turkish troops launch offensive in northern Iraq - on Friday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/wl_mideast_afp/turkeykurdsunrestiraq_080222123936;_ylt=Asl6VjXr66Hz9pQvC0_qCtpX6GMA -- Iraq PM: Turkey reminded to respect sovereignty http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23262353-23109,00.html Kurdish rebel official claims 2 Turkish troops killed, 8 wounded in border clashes http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/22/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Turkey.php (Germany) Two years jail for Jordanian in terrorist chat conspiracy - Thaer A. originally arrested in Sweden http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Two-years-jail-for-Jordanian-in-terrorist-chat-conspiracy--.html Israel to European Parliament: 'De-facto Hamas recognition will lead to terror attacks in Europe' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605152846&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (EU) West warns Serbia against violence http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080222/wl_nm/kosovo_serbia_dc_74;_ylt=AsLypHfYbYtkmpY8HkpdVz0XxHcA (UK) British Muslim's control order quashed http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/british+muslims+control+order+quashed/1628147 (UK) 'No case' against terror suspect - Cerie Bullivant alleged to plot to fight with Islamists in Syria, Bangladesh - High Court says MI5 had no case, lifts control order http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7258532.stm (UK) Britain: Foreign minister apologizes for CIA rendition flights http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1900282932 UK: Pakistani police officers want to be involved in counter-terrorism http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-pakistani-police-officers-want-to-be.html (Thailand) Three wounded by bomb at Yala university http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=126085 (Thailand) 22 injured in bomb explosion at garbage dumping site - in Tak http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30066123 http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=126083 (Thailand) 3 home-made bombs explode in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30066125 (Australia) Jihad call for maximum damage, trial told - Melbourne Jihadist trial http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23257758-661,00.html (Sri Lanka) Military says 14 rebels, 1 soldier killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/22/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php Sri Lanka steps up air strikes against Tamil Tigers - on Friday - ground battles left 95 dead Thursday http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February699.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073279 North Korea opens reactor to foreign media http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_re_as/nkorea_nuclear_facility_1;_ylt=AgZujHc3wGzWSe_s7t2d8LOCscEA (China) Beijing airport beefs up security http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_re_as/oly_china_security_1;_ylt=AgD4q.V0f9s9CyUE0oocb1gTv5UB (U.S.) UCLA Seeks Restraining Order Against 'Terrorist' Animal Rights Activists http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331751,00.html Other News: (UK) Church of England donates cash to aid Muslim prayer http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3412244.ece UK: 'This is not England. It is Saudi Arabia' http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-this-is-not-england-it-is-saudi.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=516703&in_page_id=1770 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7257695.stm (U.S.) Iraqi pair nabbed in Mexico, headed to U.S. with fake IDs http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57010 (U.S.) Saudi embezzlement case yields new information on how Saudi Arabia funds mosques and in some cases has sought to bring in radical Wahhabi Muslims to the United States (my title) http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/NATION04/795782028&template=nextpage (U.S.) State Department Bureaucrats in Iraq http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080208/NATION04/795782028 (U.S.) Spy Satellite's Downing Shows a New U.S. Weapon Capability http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/nation/nationalsecurity/index.html?sub=AR (Israel) 'Teacher told me to cover Star of David' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605149259&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull February 21, 2008 PM News Addendum - UnitedStatesAction.com (India) Terror suspect held in Bangalore http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiabroadcast/20080222/r_t_ibn_nl_general/tnl-terror-suspect-held-in-bangalore-3a4f8c1_1.html (India) Madrassa teachers call for jihad against terror groups -- calls for "peaceful jihad" - report quotes convention organizer as saying that "imperialist forces and their supporting media have gone far ahead in propagating that Islam is a terrorist outfit" http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20080221003644&Page=R&Title=Kerala&Topic=0 Israeli missile kills two Gaza militants http://nyngan.yourguide.com.au/news/world/general/israeli-missile-kills-two-gaza-militants/1188413.html Turkish Security Council: Turkey to continue cross-border operations http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=134644 Canada to end Afghan mission in 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_re_ca/canada_afghanistan;_ylt=ApDGVDL_aLsrPGfcCXy96GOs0NUE (U.S.) Bush: no compromise on phone immunity in spy bill http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080221/pl_nm/usa_surveillance_bush_dc (Thailand) Islamic insurgency in southern Thailand intensifies as 'hearts and minds' approach fails - Zachary Abuza: "They are taking the breadwinners of the family" http://www.pr-inside.com/islamic-insurgency-in-southern-thailand-intensifie-r450774.htm February 21, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) Ex-prosecutor at Gitmo to aid defense -- of Bin Laden driver Salim Ahmed Hamdan http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_military_trials_2;_ylt=AggxFppBVoTUwX4sXq7pcUkTv5UB (U.S.) Commentary: Soft Pedaling Radical Islam: The New York Times Discovers the MSA -- by Steven Emerson http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/610 US blames oversight for not revealing terror suspect flights http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/wl_afp/usattacksciaprisonersbritainwhouse_080221183410 US fears backlash over terror flights http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cia_rendition_fallout_2;_ylt=AjU8HIzrrNzYcOTWtjIdtSETv5UB (Afghanistan) Taliban bomb-making expertise growing http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_as/afghan_deadlier_attacks_1;_ylt=Ao8Nvwq6eqhY3G1RFX2yw1vOVooA US Treasury freezes assets of Syrian president's cousin http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/wl_mideast_afp/ussyriasanctions_080221181704 - See Matthew Levitt's Feb. 20 post http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/treasury_targets_illicit_finan.php - and Treasury press release http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp834.htm (West Bank) 14 militants escape West Bank prison http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n134268 (Iran) US gives IAEA information on Teheran's attempts to make nuclear weapons http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605149667&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Expert: Saudi Arabian Bankers Fueling Global Islamic Jihad http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125335 (Morocco) Al Manar's Correspondent Among Arrests in Terror Plot (my title) - Abdel Hafiz al-Saryati of Hezbollah's Al Manar TV arrested http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&8E27DA9B72806895C22573F5002D9A46 - see U.S. Treasury designation of Al Manar http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js4134.htm (Serbia) Rioters set fire to US Belgrade embassy over Kosovo http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/ts_afp/serbiakosovopolitics_080221194914;_ylt=Asbbs2RSgbkmWS5dZs.bCmMXxHcA (UK) Lawmakers approve house arrest-style scheme for terrorism suspects until 2009 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Terror-Laws.php PKK Criminal Networks and Fronts in Europe http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2720 February 21, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Iraqis find house used in rigging cars, other artifact with explosives http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073107 (Iraq) 4 British troops wounded in Iraq bombing - in Basra http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iraq;_ylt=AmzVxZbOrSPkS90ejUs5ZZ9X6GMA (Iraq) US now unsure if Iraq bombers mentally handicapped http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February57.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) Lawmaker says al-Sadr statement on cease-fire to be read in mosques on Friday http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php Iraq's Sadr expected to extend militia truce: sources http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080221/ts_nm/iraq_sadr_dc_1;_ylt=Ao1o2Bp02HhL6dxtOLK7Q3ZX6GMA Iraq: Shia cleric could end truce and renew attacks http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1899157613 (Afghanistan) 32 Taliban fighters killed in clashes in southern Afghanistan: Defense Ministry - including Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Bari -- Afghan and foreign special forces operation in southern Helmand province http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Violence.php http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunresthelmand_080221125521;_ylt=Ar6XL0WhD1bbrrCoPJYwNH3OVooA (Afghanistan) Two militants, NATO soldier killed, seven suspects held in Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073109 (Pakistan) 'Lal Masjid raid was major reason for PML-Q defeat' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\21\story_21-2-2008_pg7_13 Pakistan: Poll result will boost counter terrorism, says former diplomat http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1896931789 (Pakistan) Moderate urges aid to keep Islamists on run http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February660.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (India J&K) Top Pakistani insurgents killed in Indian-administered Kashmir -- Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1073088 (U.S.) Cost of staging a bomb attack: as little as US$10,000, says terrorism expert http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_208925.html (U.S.) Man arrested in Tampa Airport with box-cutter in hollowed out book, and books on Islam http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/020040.php http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/20/man-airport-had-box-cutter-hidden-book/ US urged to curb use of 'dirty bomb' ingredient http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN20362582 Israel, Syria holding high-level talks -- Israel expresses willingness to retreat from strategic Golan http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56884 (Israel) 23 terror suspects arrested in the West Bank overnight http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203518557483&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Two Kassam rockets strike open areas near Sderot http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203518557760&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) IAF strikes Kassam rocket-launching cell http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203518557817&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel extends closure of Palestinian offices in Jerusalem, despite pledge to reopen them http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians-Institutions-Closed.php Morocco: Thefts in Europe funded terror ring - update http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23270932/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_af/morocco_terror_ring_2;_ylt=Av.pE7dyUGH6xaLgaZgeFfcTv5UB http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331638,00.html Moroccan journalist jailed for story on fight against terrorism http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187113,moroccan-journalist-jailed-for-story-on-fight-against-terrorism.html Ethiopia says it foiled kidnap attempt on French and other tourists http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203518560848&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Al Qaeda in Northern Africa Has Become Pipeline for New Iraq Recruits http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331512,00.html Tanzania police claim terror plot stopped http://politics.nationmedia.com/inner.asp?sid=1508 (Tajikistan) Islamist Political Party Faces Conflict in Tajikistan http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19214821 Spain raises terrorism alert ahead of March 9 elections http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187269,spain-raises-terrorism-alert-ahead-of-elections.html Turkish artillery shells suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/europe/EU-GEN-Turkey-Iraq-Kurds.php http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestturkeykurds_080221121029;_ylt=Aqu6RyctQd4peEaIw3RO2HFX6GMA Serbian army reservists hurl rocks at police, peacekeepers at Kosovo border checkpoint http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/europe/EU-GEN-Kosovo-Independence.php Serbs gear up for mass rally to vent anger on Kosovo http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080221/wl_nm/kosovo_serbia_dc_58;_ylt=Aokn9svKM.J2IJp2UU..ADgXxHcA Belgium: Terrorist leader committed six murders http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/belgium-terrorist-leader-committed-six.html (UK) No prosecution appeal over terror ruling -- which freed five young Muslims from jail over extremist literature http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7255050.stm (UK) Terrorism Act tightens the net http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/21/nlaw121.xml (UK) Join al-Qaeda, we'll lock you up http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article826998.ece (UK) Scotland Yard cleared of breaking law in bugging Muslim MP meeting terror suspect http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=517217&in_page_id=1770 (UK) Britain says U.S. rendition flights used base http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080221/ts_nm/britain_renditions_dc_2;_ylt=AtYIUEX38UyWkIplEfvex1ITv5UB Bhutan arrests 8 rebels from group suspected in bomb blasts as election nears http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/asia/AS-GEN-Bhutan-Rebels-Arrested.php (Thailand) 3 injured in wedding shooting by insurgents in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30066053 Philippine officials: plot by al-Qaida-linked group to kill president foiled http://www.thecanadianpress.com/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=w021406A&newsitemid=88450033&languageid=1 (Australia) Terror group threat to 'tie' informer to tree http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/tie-him-up-to-get-truth-court/2008/02/21/1203467246771.html (North Korea) US envoy says optimistic on disarming North Korea http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsusjapan_080221073734;_ylt=AsqJSffZw_3cpk34Q8ADw2mCscEA Other News: (Iraq) U.S. Soldier heard 'Allah Akbah' before shot http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/soldier-heard-allah-akbah-before-shot/2008/02/22/1203467291149.html Saudi Arabia: National airline refuse to hire female flight attendants http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=1.0.1899414478 Italy: Sufi Muslims focus on Islam in Rome http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1899396954 France won't protect Hirsi Ali in US either http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/France-won_t-protect-Hirsi-Ali-in-US-either.html (Netherlands) Tilburg: More male converts http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/tilburg-more-male-converts.html Egyptian Officials, Press Condemn E.U. Resolution Criticizing Human Rights Situation in Egypt: 'The Europeans Think They Are the Masters While All Others Are Slaves' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD184908 Malaysia's Islamic opposition drops theocracy from platform, promises racial equality http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Elections.php Jordan admits expelling foreign Christians for 'illegal' preaching http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/africa/ME-GEN-Jordan-Christians-Expelled.php (UK) Secret scribbles damage relations with Israel http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3406346.ece (Pakistan) U.S. Payments To Pakistan Face New Scrutiny -- Little Accounting for Costs To Support Ally's Troops http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/20/AR2008022002741.html (U.S.) 3Com nixes deal with Chinese - over national security concerns http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080221/NATION/839822760/1001 (U.S.) Pentagon confident satellite's toxic fuel destroyed http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/21/satellite.shootdown/index.html (U.S.) Black History Month and the contributions of Islam http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=MO0802-3521 February 20, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) U.S. Special Ops Kill Mastermind Behind Al-Qaeda Suicide Bombings in Iraq http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/325760.aspx (Iraq) U.S. General David Petraeus reveals plans to scale back Iraq troops http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3406008.ece Iraqi soldiers swap AK-47 for M-16 - More reliable and accurate M-16 raises morale among Iraqi troops http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Briefing/2008/02/20/iraqi_soldiers_swap_ak-47_for_m-16/9196/ (Afghanistan) Taliban bomb skills grow - Making ball-bearing bombs using C-4 explosive and targeting civilians http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2008/02/20/4862452-ap.html (India) One killed four injured in Bengal blast http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG3_sub.asp?ccode=ENG3&newscode=14577 (U.S.) NEFA works under the radar to interview terrorists, analyze data http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A40668 (U.S.) Drug Smugglers Dig Record Number of Tunnels in 2007 - ABC News: 19 tunnels found under southwest border in 2007 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4312482&page=1 (Hamas) Israel fears Europe will break boycott of Hamas http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/956465.html Hamas arrests suspect in 'plot' to kill Haniya http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/956465.html (Gaza) Shaken Hamas still in control of Gaza http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_mi_ea/hamas_still_standing;_ylt=Am86VQtx.ZlvTjjJOF2G2lKs0NUE Saudi warnings mark Lebanon jitters - Saudi Arabia, US, & France worried about terrorist reactions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_security_jitters;_ylt=Al6aRpyOrRd0AGcIYqNEPWWs0NUE Moroccan 'terror' network allegedly planned to kill ministers - Al-Qaeda linked "Belliraj group" broken up in Morocco this week http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h-9b8In3GdgsJRjhvzgh2NmTTNDw Morocco bans Islamist party after arrests http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN055457.html (Somalia) Ethiopian troops targeted in Somalia countryside http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Ethiopian_troops_targeted_in_Somalia_countryside.shtml Tunisian appeals court upholds death sentence for Islamic militant in broad terror trial http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/21/africa/AF-GEN-Tunisia-Terror-Trial.php (UK) 4,000 company directors listed as global terror suspects and fraudsters http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3406152.ece (UK) Islamic Leader Appeals U.S. Extradition - Abu Hamza al-Masri asks British court to block extradition http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/20/ap/world/main3855254.shtml (UK) Supporters of Muslim cleric protest UK visa refusal - 200 protested Britain's refusal to allow Quaradawi entry http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203518553895&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (EU) MEPs back reform of EU terror watch-list http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Briefing/2008/02/20/meps_back_reform_of_eu_terror_watch-list/4738/ (France) Paris appeals court to decide next week on frozen Iranian bank assets http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/20/ap/world/main3855254.shtml French police arrest Basque militant Ane Marie Toyos in Sara http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_87429/politics/POLICE-OPERATION-French-police-arrest-Basque-militant-Ane/ (Philippines) Dulmatin likely alive, says terror expert - Sidney Jones: "we would have heard from other sources" http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/21/yehey/top_stories/20080221top7.html Colombian rebels set to free four lawmakers http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Colombian_rebels_to_free_four_lawmakers.html?siteSect=143&sid=8763931&cKey=1203562370000&ty=ti February 20, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Suicide bomber kills 10 in Iraq market attack - in market of Muqdadiyah, near Baquba http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_afp/iraqunrest_080220114857;_ylt=AoaAePd7zugjN5st7AZA6WlX6GMA (Iraq) Al-Sadr threatens to end cease-fire http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080212054578;_ylt=AkXjj7ux0Zz0zWcdz9VuHXhX6GMA (Iraq) Deadly Baghdad blast was 'well-planned ambush' -- Tuesday night attack in Al-Obeidi on Iraq police and soldiers in Shiite area http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestbaghdad_080220105947;_ylt=AqaOXlKzivNBI561sLWOFUxX6GMA (Iraq) Three US soldiers, 8 Iraqi troops killed in attacks - on Tuesday in northwest Baghdad and Ubaydi http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February51.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) Al-Qaida in Iraq attacking local security http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/20/al-qaida_in_iraq_attacking_local_security/3977/ (Iraq) US military: women bombers underwent psychiatric treatment, no indication they had Down syndrome http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-US-Military.php (Afghanistan) Taliban kidnap two Afghan officials: Ministry http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1072815 (Afghanistan) US coalition troops detain 22 suspects in two raids in southern Afghanistan http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Violence.php (Afghanistan) Taliban defeat will take years: US general http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestustaliban_080220123151;_ylt=AsRhTKDTxzd5rITZEIAwryrOVooA (Pakistan) Mullahs lose NWFP political control after five years http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\20\story_20-2-2008_pg1_11 Indian police seize 4 kgs of uranium from smugglers http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\20\story_20-2-2008_pg7_42 (India) Hand grenade at Howrah station triggers alarm http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February621.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (India J&K) J&K TADA court awards 8-year jail to Pak terrorist http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/JK_TADA_court_awards_8-year_jail_to_Pak_terrorist/articleshow/2798768.cms (U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Plot: Evidence questioned in explosives case http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_us/explosives_arrest_2;_ylt=AtMNfH3PoC.R0837Ac3T8KATv5UB Kuwaiti lawyers sue Shiite MPs over rally to mourn slain Hezbollah commander http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonhezbollahkuwaitjustice_080220131623;_ylt=AvGQR59Lm.9McNztH.DOo7vagGI (Lebanon) Killed Hezbollah man Mughniyeh revered in hometown http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_militant_1;_ylt=AsRpE2unIKSOld6wg9ZVvV3agGIB Report: 'Mughniyeh hit was only the first step' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203343709715&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran says atomic drive brings powers "to their knees" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080220/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_president_dc_3;_ylt=AiO6Y0J1ZFsSUfVerzs_97hSw60A (Iran) Nuclear watchdog has enough info on Iran: Larijani http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsdiplomacyuneu_080220102809;_ylt=Aoydt29ENU_GkQFY0bwk0jhSw60A Iranian opposition group claims Tehran accelerated alleged nuclear weapons program http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/europe/EU-GEN-Belgium-Iran-Nuclear.php (Iran) Ahmadinejad in new attack on 'savage animal' Israel http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_afp/mideastiranisraelconflictpolitics_080220125706;_ylt=AteBWK92pVtJcIOZJAZ0kQxSw60A Palestinians should follow Kosovo example: negotiator http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictpalestiniankosovo_080220131104;_ylt=AnbpEPEEE.0pWAGgB1f9mWgXxHcA (Israel) IDF arrests 6 Palestinian suspects in W. bank, Jordan Valley http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203343708562&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Terrorists Fire Rocket at Sderot http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/141869 Rocketing Toward War -- "Qassams raining from the sky -- sometimes as many as 40 a day" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/18/AR2008021801539.html (Egypt) 87 members of banned Muslim Brotherhood arrested in continued crackdown http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Brotherhood-Arrests.php (Algeria) Al-Qaeda Maghreb To Algerian Berbers: Join Our Jihad Against The Regime http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/5555.htm (Morocco) Teachers and police among Moroccan jihadist suspects http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/wl_nm/security_morocco_dc_1 (Kenya) Terror suspects may have been deported http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=117234 (Sudan/Chad) Jihadi regime - by Walid Phares http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080220/EDITORIAL/922516666 Sudan army kills 50 in Darfur http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23249492-12377,00.html (UK) Muslim school 'photocopied race hate textbooks before shredding them' -- school attended by children of Jihadist Abu Hamza http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=516703&in_page_id=1770 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/21/nfahad121.xml NATO peacekeepers close off roads between Kosovo and Serbia http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/news/Kosovo-Independence.php (Australia) Terror suspects 'sought jihad backing' - Melbourne trial http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23245923-2702,00.html Australia says job is done for soldiers in Iraq http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February50.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Thailand) Man burnt alive in Thailand -- Buddhist shot and set ablaze by suspected Islamic separatists in Pattani http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/20/top18.htm (Philippines) Terror expert doubts JI bomber Dulmatin is dead http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080220-120105/Terror-expert-doubts-JI-bomber-Dulmatin-is-dead (Philippines) 2 Filipinos nabbed in terror raid from decent family http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080220-120124/2-Filipinos-nabbed-in-terror-raid-from-decent-family (Philippines) Biazon wants Trillanes to testify on Glorietta ‘bomb plot’ http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080219-119942/Biazon-wants-Trillanes-to-testify-on-Glorietta-bomb-plot Sri Lanka push into rebel north leaves many dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrest (Sri Lanka) Three Sri Lankan soldiers killed in rebel attack http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187017,three-sri-lankan-soldiers-killed-in-rebel-attack.html North Korea denies uranium program: U.S. envoy says http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080220/ts_nm/korea_north_uranium_dc_1;_ylt=AvW1VMvXkl6qqI5xdL8ubGOCscEA (North Korea) U.S. presses N. Korea on Syria -- mounting evidence that North Korea gave nuclear assistance to Syria http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080220/FOREIGN/435014368/1001 France's Kouchner traveling to Venezuela, Colombia for talks on FARC hostages http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/europe/EU-GEN-France-Colombia.php British army dismantles bomb in Northern Ireland mail-sorting center http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/europe/EU-GEN-NIreland-Mail-Bomb.php Other News: Sweden: Muslims required to divorce according to Sharia law http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/sweden-muslims-required-to-divorce.html (UK) Sharia loans already in Birmingham http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/business/2008/02/20/sharia-loans-already-in-birmingham-65233-20500289/ UK: Growth in Sharia mortgages http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-growth-in-sharia-mortgages.html http://www.yourmortgage.co.uk/showPage.html?page=3625040 Malaysian Islamic groups demand stronger role for Islam ahead of polls http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565248126265722366 Indonesian Muslims rally against Danish cartoon http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnJAK39904.html Little Mosque to come to Europe http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/little-mosque-to-come-to-europe.html France: Mosque disagreements end in violence http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/france-mosque-disagreements-end-in.html Denmark riots debate http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-riots-debate.html Iran: 70 year old man gets four months in jail and 30 lashes for walking dog in streets http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1892967009 Palestinian Terrorist leaders applaud Sharon Stone's anti-war remarks -- Declare statements by actress 'reinforce what we have been saying all along' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56828 MEMRI: American Political Scientist Norman Finkelstein: 'Israel Has to Suffer a Defeat' -- "I was of course happy to meet the Hizbullah people, because it is a point of view that is rarely heard in the United States. I have no problem saying that I do want to express solidarity with them, and I am not going to be a coward or a hypocrite about it." http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD184808 http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1676.htm (U.S.) How to Hack Into a Boeing 787 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331088,00.html Against Nazi News: Former Nazi Extradited to Italy To Serve Jail Term http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/141899 February 19, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) Court rejects ACLU challenge to wiretaps http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_domestic_spying (U.S.) Jihadist Web Site Taken Down - Alhesbah, based in Tampa, the largest and oldest jihadi forum for al-Qaida and global jihad http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/19/me-al-qaida-web-site-hosted-by-tampa-internet-comp/ Analysis: Terrorist use of the Internet - Report says media must help governments prevent recruitment - Evan Kohlmann cited http://www.metimes.com/Security/2008/02/18/analysis_terrorist_use_of_the_internet/c760/ -- PDF report http://www.ewi.info/pdf/Videopower.pdf Iraqi police ordered to round up mentally disabled to foil al-Qaida http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/02/19/2008-02-19_iraqi_police_ordered_to_round_up_mentall.html?ref=rss (Iraq) Rocket blast kills Iraqi police - At least 8 dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7253956.stm Iraq delays trial of 2 accused of aiding Sadr militia http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/19/mideast/iraq.php (Nigeria) MEND leader reportedly killed, Nigeria armed group says http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=215993 Nigeria denies militant's death http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7253732.stm (Canada) Mock 'dirty bomb' attack tests Canada's terror response http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jvcHKEDWvWp7BT1ckemtWLe_ArAA Kyrgyzstan says uncovers al Qaeda cell http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1955485020080219 (Australia) Hicks kept 'jihad diary' -- Hicks: "Muslims fight against Jews and they kill them" http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23244860-5006301,00.html (New Zealand) Three more in court linked to terror raids http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10493464 (Philippines) Army arrests Indonesian terror suspect -- Jemaah Islamiya (JI) operative Mohamad Baehaqi, alias Salman and Latif Tatoh http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080220-119951/Army-arrests-Indonesian-terror-suspect (China) Separatists plot Olympic attacks: Chinese official http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/wl_nm/olympics_beijing_security_dc Other News: (U.S.) Commentary: State Dept "Coddling Islamists" by Winfield Myers -- regarding Pentagon consultant Muqtedar Khan http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=E52FE637-6B15-4143-9779-E4F188884700 February 19, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) 15 killed, eight injured in Iraqi violence -- in Baquaba, Waziriya district, Al Dujel, Tikrit - two Saudi militants, one Algerian militant captured in Samarra http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February49.xml§ion=focusoniraq Iraqi anti-insurgent leader, family killed - in Diyala http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/19/iraqi_anti-insurgent_leader_family_killed/1942/ (Iraq) Five Iraqis killed in insurgent attack on Victory Base http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1072326 Iraq: US troops detain 6 al-Qaida-linked suspects in raids in Baghdad and to the north http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/19/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Raids.php (Afghanistan) Third attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar, one dead - car bomb http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_afp/afghanistanunrest_080219123714;_ylt=Apla8MNe2XS1WXIzZVt1KzPOVooA (Pakistan) Report: U.S. strikes within Pakistan — without notice -- Unilateral attack on al-Qaeda commander called a model for operations http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23228197/ (Pakistan) Anti-terror pact reached with NW tribesmen http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C02%5C19%5Cstory_19-2-2008_pg7_8 (Pakistan) Reported New "Peace Agreement" Between Tribes and Authorities in North Waziristan -- by Andrew Cochran http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/reported_new_peace_agreement_b.php (Pakistan) 24 killed in poll violence - Five dead in Khairpur, three in Mansehra, nearly 200 injured in clashes across Pakistan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\19\story_19-2-2008_pg1_8 Pakistan's ruling party concedes defeat http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_election_40;_ylt=AtvfsdF_HMPkzNkfH5BGEADzPukA (Pakistan) President Pervez Musharraf's political allies appear to have lost their grip over Pakistan parliament http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\19\story_19-2-2008_pg1_1 (Pakistan) Musharraf rejects calls to quit, not presidential election http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Musharraf_rejects_calls_to_quit/articleshow/2796136.cms (Pakistan) Islamists face heavy losses in Pakistan vote: TV http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February587.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Indian official warns over Pakistan nukes http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_sthasia_afp/indiapakistannuclearpolitics_080219070144;_ylt=Ah5RtiVt1vCKiyBIj6HNHsfzPukA (U.S.) Amtrak to add screenings, bomb-sniffing dogs - mobile unit to check northeast corridor route - more details to be released today http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/18/amtrak.security/index.html Trinidad OKs extradition of 3 in JFK terror plot http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=5965050 (Cuba) Castro resigns as president, state-run paper reports http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro/ Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty First Century http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080219/EDITORIAL/417247181/1013 (U.S.) Impressions of Terrorism, Drawn From Court Files -- Jeffrey Breinholt quoted http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/us/19bar.html?_r=2&sq=impressions%20of%20terrorism&st=nyt&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&scp=1&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1203431073-6uFqM+JyDpxS503rRKuH8w Iranian VP meets with IAEA officials http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080218/ap_on_re_mi_ea/nuclear_agency_iran_1;_ylt=Ap1EZWbjYORe7_hX6R0tIAxSw60A Iran sentences journalist to death on terrorism charge http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/19/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-Death-Sentence.php Lebanon seeks death penalty for Islamist militia chief -- Shaker al-Abssi, head of the Fatah al-Islam group http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrestpalestinianabssijustice_080219124819;_ylt=AttxXEJNemgSt19I1O769gnagGIB Lebanon: Accused bus bombers face death penalty http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23244293-23109,00.html (Gaza) Israeli troops kill Palestinian militant in Gaza http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February221.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Fatah's 'military wing' named for slain Hezbollah leader Mughniyah http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56697 (Israel) 5 Kassam rockets hit western Negev http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203343701262&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel: UN official's remarks encourage terrorism http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203343699272&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt police detain 13 Islamist students - sources -- affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood http://africa.reuters.com/country/EG/news/usnB900685.html Morocco: Police smash alleged terror cell, arresting 23 http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1891612427 Moroccan politician and Hezbollah reporter held on terrorism charges -- Mae El Ainain Abadila http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186814,moroccan-politician-and-reporter-held-on-terrorism-charges--summary.html 6 Somalis killed in latest fighting http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/19/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia.php Turkey weighing land operation vs PKK in Iraq: TV http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/wl_nm/turkey_iraq_rebels_dc_1;_ylt=AjVKv4eybKj9Y5HJMeieSKbtfLkA (Norway) Security agency warns of rising radicalism in Norway http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2264811.ece (Norway) Islamic extremists pose rising challenge to Norway, police intelligence agency says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/19/europe/EU-GEN-Norway-Terror-Assessment.php (Kosovo) Organization of the Islamic Conference backs Kosovo independence http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=24419 (Kosovo) UNSC meets in emergency session to debate the future status of Kosovo http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203343699504&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Serbs set fire to border crossings http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23243898-23109,00.html (UK) Kidnap plot revealed by MI5 bug - and transcript http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7242891.stm http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/18/uksecurity2 (UK) Anti-social behavior orders, not control orders, for terror suspects http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/19/nasbos119.xml (Canada) Algerian terror suspect Mohamed Harkat will not forfeit funds for bail breach http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080218/wl_canada_afp/canadaattacksarrestsecurityjustice_080218183338;_ylt=AjGDbOl8.H45KAvczMGW0f16CC8A Philippines arrests terror suspects http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_re_as/philippines_terror_suspect US, Philippine experts begin DNA test on suspected remains of Indonesian terror suspect http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/19/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Bali-Bomber.php (Philippines) Asian police here to train on bio-terror http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20080219-119824/Asian-cops-here-to-train-on-bio-terror (Philippines) US ambassador Kristie Kenney meets Philippines Muslim rebel chief -- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Muhammad Murad http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/pl_afp/philippinesusmuslimpeace;_ylt=A9G_R3CJ6bpHn1ABQRtvaA8F (Philippines) U.S. assures Muslim rebels on Philippine exercises http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/pl_nm/philippines_rebels_usa_dc (Australia) Group wanted 'jihad training' - court http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23239350-5006785,00.html (Australia) Terror suspects discussed killing Australian PM, court told -- Abdullah Merhi: "If John Howard kills innocent families... Muslims, do we have to kill him?" http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jx7tIVQE2i49uJTTAZlfhHycvLIw (Australia) Restrictions Eased on Terror Supporter David Hicks http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iZyTD-nJ-xU78lYxZMfUmD9flWWAD8UTAC780 (Myanmar) Small bomb blasts in eastern Myanmar: report http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iD4yWgvPe-sWRnZhYQVv1frVEaeA (Sri Lanka) 25 LTTE rebels, two govt troopers killed in N Sri Lanka clashes http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1885498&Language=en Mexico City tightens security after fatal blast http://webmail.pas.earthlink.net/wam/msg.jsp?msgid=23011&folder=INBOX&isSeen=true&x=-1073283921 Other News: (Belarus) Freedom Remains Elusive for Journalist in Belarus Jailed For Printing Islamic Cartoons -- Aleksandr Sdvizhkov http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331188,00.html Denmark: Islamic Society accused of being radicals/apostates http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-islamic-society-accused-of.html Denmark: Muhammad cartoonist kicked out of hotel http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-muhammad-cartoonist-kicked-out.html Denmark: Honor crime count http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-honor-crime-count.html Norway: Security service to recruit Muslims http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/norway-security-service-to-recruit.html (Netherlands) KLM turns away Geert Wilders -- airline KLM refused to take Geert Wilders on a flight to Moscow on Monday morning. http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/KLM-turns-away-Geert-Wilders.html France: Gang to face trial for brutal murder of French Jew http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/france-gang-to-face-trial-for-brutal.html (Belgium) Top UN anti-terrorism official condemns linkage of terror with Islam http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1885487&Language=en Saudi hit back over woman held in cafe -- Saudi Arabia's religious police threaten to sue a journalist http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February225.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (U.S.) Journalist Who Exposes U.N. Corruption Disappears From Google -- Matthew Lee http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331106,00.html February 18, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Rockets kill 5 near Baghdad airport -- 16 wounded http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080218/wl_afp/iraqunrestbaghdad_080218200446;_ylt=AqEwUWx2gYZycWXi9wmiGiRX6GMA (Iraq) Al Qaeda sows fear after sunset in Iraq's north http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080218/ts_nm/iraq_north_alqaeda_dc (Iraq) U.S. military: Rogue Shiite leader is caught http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php (Iraq) Admiral: Al Qaeda in Iraq 'killing off' former allies http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/18/alqaeda.sunnis/index.html (Pakistan) Statement by 30 Prominent Pakistani Islamic Scholars: "The Taliban Are Not Terrorists; Do Not Look Through American Eyes at [Those You Call] 'Terrorists'" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD184608 Afghan bomb attacks to increase this year: NATO http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1862856920080218 Lebanese prosecutor indicts 56 people accused of belonging to militant groups http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Militants.php Israel: Patriot missiles deployed amid fears of a Hezbollah attack http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1889156539 (Gaza) Palestinian Popular Resistance Committees: 'Bomb, slaughter Danes due to republication of Muhammad caricatures' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203343697751&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (India) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) puts banks on terror alert http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/RBI_puts_banks_on_terror_alert/articleshow/2793341.cms (India J&K) Kashmir: The autumn of the jihad? http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/19/stories/2008021953140800.htm Kosovo Crowd Chants "KLA" for "Kosovo Liberation Army" (my title) http://www.nysun.com/article/71407 (U.S.) Man arrested at airport with training grenades -- TSA detected devices as 20-year-old tried to get through security http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23222422/ (Algeria) Prison, Fine For "Long Live Al-Qaeda" Graffiti In Algeria http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/5496.htm Mauritania releases 8 detained after Israeli Embassy attack http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/africa/AF-GEN-Mauritania-Embassy-Attack.php Report: "Nigeria: Al-Qaeda Suspect Tortured By SSS Gives Evidence Today" http://allafrica.com/stories/200802181324.html (UK) Kidnap leader Parviz Khan 'showed off bomb ingredients' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/18/nkidnap518.xml (UK) The four who were on trial with Parviz Khan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/18/nkidnap618.xml Turkey readies for ground operation - in North Iraq in spring http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=134248 (Philippines) Bali bomber's body may be in Philippines -- Ammar Usman aka Dulmatin http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080218/ap_on_re_as/philippines_bali_bomber Other News: Iran: Father 'stones 14-year-old daughter to death' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1889385027 Saudi Arabia: New boycott against Danish goods after cartoon row http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1888754574 Danes clash on web in Prophet row http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7247286.stm Against Nazi News: German Professor Manifesto: 'Nazi Germany helped establish Israel' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203343697375&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull February 18, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Afghanistan) Suicide car bomber kills 35 in Afghanistan -- suicide car bomber detonated near Canadian military convoy in Spin Boldak http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080218/ts_afp/afghanistanunrestblast_080218121621;_ylt=AqxqeCLBv0MaToHWYASxl9vOVooA (Afghanistan) Toll passes 100 dead in Sunday Afghan bomb attack - in Kandahar http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February550.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Afghanistan) Explosion kills British soldier on Afghanistan patrol http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/news/explosion-kills-british-soldier-on-afghanistan-pa-18471619.html Pakistanis brave violence to vote in key election http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080218/ts_afp/pakistanvote_080218123337;_ylt=Akpp6TLpv00nySDhsbhgsw3zPukA Pakistani candidate killed at polling station -- Swat violence - Ashif Ashraf shot dead in Lahore, polling station blown up in Shakardara http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/328733/cs/1/ (Pakistan) Women stopped from voting in northwest Pakistan http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23236877-23109,00.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Women_stopped_from_voting_in_Pakistan/articleshow/2791830.cms (Pakistan) Policeman killed, candidate injured in separate attacks - on outskirt of Quetta http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/18/top9.htm (Pakistan) Two officials escape blasts in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\18\story_18-2-2008_pg7_12 (Pakistan) Bhutto Assassination was planned, financed by Taliban's Baitullah: police http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/18/top5.htm Pakistan: Peace agreement revived in border region http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1888405961 (Iraq) Blasts kill 2 in Baghdad - bobby-trapped car blast - also policeman killed in Tikrit blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1072134 (Iraq) Tribal force attacks al-Qaeda insurgents, seizes weapons in Iraq -- in Samarra http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1391708.php/Tribal_force_attacks_al-Qaeda_insurgents_seizes_weapons_in_Iraq (Iraq) US troops build forts in Al Qaeda's stronghold - in Mosul http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/18/int13.htm Al-Qaeda in Iraq Offers Palestinians Military and Economic Aid – And Help in Manufacturing Rockets http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD184508 (India) Delhi placed on high terror alert http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi_placed_on_high_terror_alert/articleshow/2792129.cms (India) Suspected insurgent killed in Northeast India -- Md Jakub killed in Manipur http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1072094 (India) 5 government soldiers, 3 Maoist rebels killed in fresh gunbattle in India, say police -- in Bijapur district of Chattisgarh http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/asia/AS-GEN-India-Militant-Attack.php (India) "Terrorists manipulating stock markets": BJP http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terrorists_manipulating_stock_markets_BJP/articleshow/2789839.cms (U.S.) Damage from U.S. extremists a concern http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080217/ap_on_re_us/domestic_extremists_1;_ylt=Ag1akj40nA_TRr8p4Lwm_9YTv5UB Iran predicts 'destruction' of Israel by Hezbollah http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080218/wl_mideast_afp/iranisraelpoliticssyrialebanon_080218115101;_ylt=ArsbwUZ6LzH82m1ICR40s8RSw60A http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iran/10190690.html Iran says Allah protects nuclear program http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080217/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear_1;_ylt=AuFY0xUvDOj.dnYFy4EYZAVSw60A U.S. Intelligence chief says Hezbollah, Syria may have killed Mughniyeh http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=7885494 (Gaza) Palestinian gunmen fire at troops near Gaza border fence http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203283469866&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel Prime Minister: Hamas is responsible for everything that happens in Gaza http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203283470058&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) 2 Kassam rockets land in Sdot Negev region http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203283469787&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Palestinian Authority: 'Palestinian government' in Israel within weeks http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56623 Egyptian police uncover 100 kilograms TNT explosives cache near Gaza border http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Explosives-Cache.php Report: An Al-Qaeda leader of the North African branch will surrender soon http://www.ech-chorouk.com/english/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9004 (Kenya) Police query six men over terror claims http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=117075 (Niger) Two Al-Qaeda terrorists killed northern Niger http://www.elkhabar.com/quotidienFrEn/?ida=97809&idc=114 (Yemen) Al-Qaeda in Yemen primarily targets oil industry: US study http://www.newsyemen.net/en/view_news.asp?sub_no=3_2008_02_17_7094 Nigerian militants ask for US mediation in oil crisis http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/africa/AF-GEN-Nigeria-Oil-Unrest.php (UK) Soldier kidnap plotter given life -- Parviz Khan http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7250697.stm (UK) Leader 'groomed children for terrorism': Parviz Khan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/18/nkidnap218.xml (UK) Sixth man accused of plot to behead soldier cleared -- Amjad Mahmood http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/18/nkidnap118.xml (UK) Hacking and denial of service attacks are acts of terrorism, says watchdog http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/18/229451/hacking-and-denial-of-service-attacks-are-acts-of-terrorism-says.htm "Free Kosovo a Door for Islamic Radicals" - by John Bolton http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=124499 Europe, US caution against violence in independent Kosovo http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1391646.php/Europe_US_caution_against_violence_in_independent_Kosovo__Roundup_ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=515296&in_page_id=1811 Bush: 'The Kosovars are now independent' http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/africa/AF-GEN-Bush-Kosovo.php Serbia to 'annul' Kosovo independence http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23236890-23109,00.html (France and Spain) Police seek evidence after four ETA arrests in France http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Police-seek-evidence-after-four-ETA-arrests-in-France.html (Spain) Basque nationalists applaud Kosovo example http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Basque-nationalists-applaud-Kosovo-example.html (Spain) "ETA has lost initiative," claims anti-terror report http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/_ETA-has-lost-initiative__-claims-anti_terror-report.html (Canada) Special advocates to defend terror suspects http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=4677ad3d-d757-471d-b32d-6bd9cba15443&k=26679 (South Asia) Al Qaeda still remains strong in South Asia http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=202292&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 (Asia-Pac) Coordinating air power in countering terrorism urged at conference http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186444,coordinating-air-power-in-countering-terrorism-urged-at-conference.html (Australia) Hardline imams sought to fight terror -- Australian security agencies urged by UK to work with fundamentalist Salafi clerics to stop extremism in Australia http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23230521-2702,00.html Sri Lanka says Kosovo decision a threat to nations http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February544.xml§ion=subcontinent East Timor arrests four in attack on prime minster http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/asia/AS-GEN-East-Timor.php (North Korea) U.S. envoy on North Korea in Beijing for talks http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080218/pl_nm/korea_north_china_dc_1;_ylt=ArEdhJEdFLVZrX_pn3E_CDiCscEA (China) 2 killed in China police raid on alleged terrorist hide-out, report says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/asia/AS-GEN-China-Terror-Raid.php (China) Olympics: China troops will get anti-terrorism training http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080218/BREAKING02/80218008/1032/BREAKING02 Other News: (U.S.) Commentary on MAS President Esam Omeish's Positions on Suicide Bombers -- Title: A "Good" Suicide Bomber? by Joe Kaufman http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=B0E781D4-02BF-4BF0-8CC8-2A44D9793AE5 (U.S.) Florida: Al-Qaeda Linked Mosque Breaks Ground In Boca Raton http://www.pipelinenews.org/index.cfm?page=boca2.17.08.htm http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID={FB47D145-E8C5-41AD-ACE8-23F219F6F1A5} "UK to issue west's first Islamic bonds" http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd3c3728-f0fc-11db-838b-000b5df10621.html?nclick_check=1 (UK) Sharia bonds may help to fill the public purse http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/17/nbonds117.xml (UK) New sharia row over Chancellor's plans for 'Islamic bonds' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=515248&in_page_id=1770&ct=5 (UK) BBC: Islam and the apostasy debate http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7250532.stm (UK) More British Muslims seek Sharia law http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/mon/feb18w10.htm http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=24386 French police arrest 33 in Paris riot raids http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/18/france?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews Paris: French police swoop on Paris riot town http://www.expatica.com/fr/articles/news/French-police-swoop-on-Paris-riot-town.html http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/paris-french-police-swoop-on-paris-riot.html Norway: Teenage converts http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/norway-teenage-converts.html Iran: OIC chief outraged over Denmark press blaspheming Islam http://mathaba.net/rss/?x=582186 February 17, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Afghanistan) Anti-Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan blast http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/17/content_7619256.htm (Iraq) Ex-Iraqi health officials face trial. Official accused of allowing Shiite death squads to use ambulances and government hospitals to carry out kidnappings and killings, officials said. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=134287 (Iraq/Turkey) PKK members killed in leadership battle http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=134287 (Gaza) IDF exit plan: Gaza invasion will bring multinational force http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203283464049&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Diplomatic row erupts between UK and Spain over extradition of September 11 suspect http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=515152&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490 (Gaza) Rocket hits Egyptian building at Rafah crossing http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/17/content_7619344.htm Hamas accuses Arab intelligence of selling Hamas leaders' info to Israel, U.S. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/17/content_7619065.htm Kosovo declares independence from Serbia http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080217/ap_on_re_eu/kosovo_independence (Australia) CCTV database to fight terror - Police seek access to "tens of thousands" of closed circuit TV cameras http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23229831-5007132,00.html February 17, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Afghan blast kills 80: governor - suicide blast in Kandahar crowd watching dog fighting http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080217/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestblast_080217110916;_ylt=AjRzITIbREP7JWqb_M_KWjHOVooA (Iraq) Woman suicide bomber kills three in Baghdad: police -- detonated explosives in a shop after fleeing from guards at a checkpoint in the Karrada district http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080217/wl_nm/iraq_violence_dc_2;_ylt=Ai7zki1cjOG_dAozojVgVutX6GMA (Iraq) US admits it fired on anti-Qaeda fighters in Iraq -- US came under fire first and returned fire http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080217/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunresthilla_080217082352;_ylt=AuIekdXuoy2QDvKaW7fl3vZX6GMA (Iraq) Muqtada Al-Sadr Declares Three Days Of Mourning For Mughniya; Source: Mughniya Trained Mahdi Army, Assassination Squads http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/5452.htm (Iraq) Attacks in Baghdad fall 80 percent: Iraq military http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/16/AR2008021600738.html (Pakistan) Bhutto party: terror war is Pakistan's http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080217/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_bhutto_widower_1;_ylt=ArqIjL60FXfQqAjflXYumYbzPukA http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\17\story_17-2-2008_pg7_7 Pakistan on election alert after suicide carnage - after 47 killed on Saturday by suicide bomber http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080217/wl_afp/pakistanvote_080217111203;_ylt=AoEKfAgNKcoZM7QXEvUgW3bzPukA February 16, 2008 PM - (Pakistan) Suicide Bombs Kill at Least 50 in Pakistan (updated) - 100 injured in 2 car bombings in NW Pakistan - over dozen bombs hit center in Khar -- suicide bomber arrested in Hyderabad http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/16/AR2008021600463.html?hpid=topnews (Pakistan) Six polling stations blown up in Khar http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/17/top2.htm (Pakistan) 75 militants surrender in Swat http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/17/top10.htm (Pakistan) Boy confesses to suicide attack training -- in Benazir Bhutto attack http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/17/top12.htm (Pakistan) Blasts rock Balochistan http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/17/top4.htm (Pakistan) Militant chief has eye on parliament seat -- Mohammad Ahmad Ludhianvi, head of the outlawed Millat-e-Islamia Pakistan http://archive.gulfnews.com/world/Pakistan/10190383.html Pakistan voters fear violence ahead of polls http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pak_voters_fear_violence_ahead_of_polls/articleshow/2789371.cms (Pakistan) Saboteurs to be ‘shot-on-sight’ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\17\story_17-2-2008_pg7_13 Pakistan elections ‘will not end extremism’ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\17\story_17-2-2008_pg7_35 Bangladesh hands death sentence to 3 Islamists http://archive.gulfnews.com/world/Bangladesh/10190465.html (India) A year on, Samjhauta terror probe heads nowhere http://www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID=29a0f9d6-78a3-4930-ad62-85c920d3e2ff Indian troops, Maoist rebels battle after attacks on police compounds http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/17/asia/AS-GEN-India-Militant-Attack.php (India) Security forces gun down 7 Maoists in Orissa http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Security_forces_gun_down_7_Maoists_in_Orissa/articleshow/2789886.cms (U.S.) Gitmo interrogation chief stands by techniques http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23201801/ (U.S.) FBI warns of possible Hezbollah revenge in U.S http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-na-fbialert16feb16,1,3646165.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true Report: Israel kills terror chief with headrest bomb - Sunday London Times with more details of Mughniyeh's life and death http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3382343.ece Israel Defense Minister: Iran, Syria may help Hizbullah attack Israelis abroad http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019395821&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel fears Hezbollah may launch attacks with bomb-laden drone http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/17/content_7619010.htm (Lebanon) 20 injured in Beirut street clashes http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080217/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_080217122225;_ylt=AhOz9eDwpC1XmWj1D.YCz2LagGIB Iran's controversial research rocket transmits data http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/17/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-Space.php Israel, militants clash in southern Gaza, 4 killed http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/17/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians.php (Israel) Building damaged, several people in shock after Kassam hits Sderot http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019400539&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (West Bank) IDF troops arrest 16 terror suspects in the West Bank http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019395525&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt detains 50 members of banned Muslim Brotherhood http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186308,egypt-detains-50-members-of-banned-muslim-brotherhood.html Somalia: Senior Government Official Killed in Mogadishu Overnight - Abdulle Mohamed Qasim http://allafrica.com/stories/200802170005.html Somali leader unhurt in mortar attack on residence - President Abdullahi Yusuf http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/16/AR2008021600996.html Algeria attacks target army convoy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080216/wl_nm/algeria_security_dc_1;_ylt=AnE8EHB7ztE6xaxR5LosRjV6CC8A (Kenya) Bush discusses Kenya and terrorism on Africa tour http://archive.gulfnews.com/world/Kenya/10190435.html Norway: Al-Qaeda terrorists http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/norway-al-qaeda-terrorists.html --- Aftenposten news link (Norwegian) http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2259583.ece (France) Al-Qaeda takes advantage from GIA networks in France http://www.elkhabar.com/quotidienFrEn/lire.php?idc=117&ida=97642&key=1&cahed=1 (Indonesia) Fake bomb found at Bali restaurant http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23228822-23109,00.html (Thailand) Gunman kills Muslim politician in mosque attack in restive southern Thailand http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/17/asia/AS-GEN-Thailand-Southern-Violence.php http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30065614 (Thailand) Suspected insurgent injured while resisting arrest in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30065602 Sri Lanka military claims 20 Tiger rebels killed http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080217/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrest;_ylt=A0WTcXD.07dHqSkB9RRvaA8F (Sri Lanka) LTTE says nobody can touch Prabhakaran http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=545926 (Sri Lanka) Lanka procuring arms from Pak to fight LTTE http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Lanka_procuring_arms_from_Pak_to_fight_LTTE/rssarticleshow/2789159.cms North Korea wants aid before nuclear report http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_re_as/nkorea_nuclear_2;_ylt=Al40u3exiY8jsiuaZpCHeIeCscEA Other News: Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of Muhammad http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/17/wikipedia.islam Denmark: Saturday night riot roundup http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-saturday-night-riot-roundup.html (Denmark) 11 suspected vandals arrested on 7th night of unrest across Denmark http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/17/europe/EU-GEN-Denmark-Unrest.php (UK) Commentary: When Islam and the Church of England unite http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/02/16/do1608.xml (Egypt) Dreams stifled, Egypt's young turn to Islamic fervor http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/17/africa/17youth.php Russia: US satellite shot a weapons test http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_re_eu/russia_dead_satellite_2;_ylt=AoD.WSw3UsNMsl.plu6WMm9_5GIA Against Nazi: Nazi 'Beast of Bolzano' faces justice at 83 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/17/wnazi117.xml February 16, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Suicide attack kills 37 as Pakistan vote campaign ends - suicide bomber rams car with explosives into election office http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanvote_080216144607;_ylt=ApfBx2xZicchc_e0jbuFaFTzPukA -- over 90 wounded http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_99;_ylt=Au5qRfIUf_GNy.wafua1XIXzPukA -- Attack in Parachinar in Kurram tribal district - outside office of local PPP candidate Riaz Hussain http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/wl_asia_afp/pakistanvoteattacks_080216124845;_ylt=Ak6MLS5rhfifzgotf6iz3yXzPukA (Pakistan) Polling Station Bombed in Northwest Pakistan 2 Days Before Vote -- more than a dozen bombs hit center in Khar -- also suicide bomber arrested in Hyderabad http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330893,00.html (Pakistan) 3 polling stations blown up in Pakistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/3_polling_stations_blown_up_in_Pak/articleshow/2787344.cms (Pakistan) Suicide bombers planning attacks, provinces warned http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/16/top5.htm (Pakistan) 16 terrorists held in Karachi, DIK - pro-Taliban militants planning attacks in Karachi during polls http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Feb08/16/13.htm http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\16\story_16-2-2008_pg7_1 (Pakistan) Over 1,000 arrested in Peshawar http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/16/top4.htm (Pakistan) Law Minister: US trying to take over Pak nukes http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/US_trying_to_take_over_Pak_nukes_Pak_minister/articleshow/2786601.cms (Afghanistan) 12 Year Old Taliban Boy Beheads Man http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/191270.php Purported Al Qaeda Video Shows Prisoners Burned Alive http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330810,00.html (Iraq) 'Hitches' delay release of kidnapped British journalist in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/wl_mideast_afp/iraqmediauscbskidnap_080216093545;_ylt=AhQ6WBfhPbVGARaKzqjasMdX6GMAH (Iraq) Surge general accuses Tehran of backing Shia militias to weaken Iraq http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3372767.ece Bangladesh arrests top leader of Islamist group Harkat-ul-Jihad Al Islami: Mufti Abu Zandal http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February470.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (U.S.) Congressman Wolf to Georgetown: Detail Use of Saudi Millions -- by Steven Emerson http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/607 -- Georgetown University Professor John Esposito Attack on Steve Emerson, Others (my title) http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=DA3B894C-E2FB-4857-B8DA-229F59D6D7E9 -- Esposito GU Center http://cmcu.georgetown.edu/ -- Saudi Prince Gives GU $20M to Fund Islam Study http://www.thehoya.com/node/5206 (U.S.) Moussaoui Deprived of Constitutional Rights, Attorneys Say -- Appeal Seeks to Overturn Guilty Plea, Life Sentence http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/15/AR2008021503451.html (U.S.) Lapse of US wiretap law exposes political tug-of-war http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/wl_afp/usbushcongressintelligence (U.S.) Report: Analysts say FISA will suffice http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080216/NATION/847451166/1001 Lebanese daily: Hizbullah raises alert in south Lebanon http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019392191&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hezbollah threat echoes in Argentina http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/hezbollah_jewish_fears_1;_ylt=Aj.bYwQviHWZqn7e1UlzsAcTv5UB (Iran) US calls on Iran to confess to trying to make nuclear arms http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019390532&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran's ambassador to Russia: Tehran not developing long-range missiles http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019389297&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Syria 'directly responsible' for situation in Lebanon: US official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/wl_mideast_afp/ussyrialebanonfrance_080215162113;_ylt=AsD3bxA2KPEQoVgwGymaxyzagGIB Commander of Fath Al-Islam in Palestine: Palestinians' War with the Jews is Part of Global Jihad http://memriiwmp.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=355 Hamas: We'll weigh a ceasefire if Israel lifts blockade, stops operations http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019390655&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) Salahuddin brigades fire 10 rockets on S.Israel http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1071440 (Israel) 3 Kassam rockets fired at Sderot http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019392122&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel considers soldiers kidnapped in Lebanon dead http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February195.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Algeria) Bomb explosion kills three, injures five E. of Algerian capital http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1071309 Sudan: Gunmen Stop UN Helping Darfur Refugees http://allafrica.com/stories/200802160003.html (Denmark) Muslim clerics upset about cartoon revival http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/16/muslim_clerics_upset_about_cartoon_revival/6839/ (UK) Muslim groups prepare for Downing Street protest http://itn.co.uk/news/abe52138f97fff773a999837b1fdd801.html (UK) 'Asylum' for 1,500 Iraqi interpreters http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/16/niraqis116.xml Kosovo declaration time revealed - Sunday morning http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23227367-23109,00.html Nationalists rally in Belgrade against Kosovo independence http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/16/europe/EU-GEN-Serbia-Kosovo-Independence.php (Thailand) 2 shot dead in Thai Muslim south: police - in Narathiwat and Pattani http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Asia/STIStory_207228.html (India) 13 police dead after Maoist attack in India http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February468.xml§ion=subcontinent (India Assam) Four ULFA rebels killed in NE India http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1071444 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/4_ULFA_militants_killed_in_joint_operation_in_Assam/articleshow/2787275.cms (India) High alert sounded in Orissa http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/High_alert_sounded_in_Orissa/articleshow/2788161.cms (Sri Lanka) Lanka says jets attack northern rebel base http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February471.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= North Korea says aid holds up disarmament deal http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080216/wl_nm/korea_north_nuclear_dc_1;_ylt=AkFXfrUFH_GPd2ZAzoKrRxOCscEA Other News: Canadian activist slams faith-based courts -- Sharia courts must be ruled out in West says Iranian born activist Homa Arjomand http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1880987775 UK and Islamist Polygamy: Our British laws are there to protect Muslim women http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article3364401.ece (France) Sarkozy is criticized for Holocaust memorial plan -- criticized for expecting French children to be educated about the Holocaust http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/15/europe/france.php (Indiana) Islam convert seeks a seat in Congress http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080216/NATION/998204590/1002 February 15, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Iraqi PM: Al-Qaida chased from Baghdad http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=Ar4CAAeVmLRnobPXig5_xY.s0NUE (Iraq) Study: Lack of MRAPs cost Marine lives - Hundreds of U.S. Marines killed or injured because urgent request in 2005 from commanders for blast-resistant vehicles denied http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/marines_mrap_deadly_delay;_ylt=Apq6vUlnrQLC1jwAs_17OsOs0NUE (Pakistan) Secular-Islamist Clash in NW Pakistan - Al-Qaida move more freely than army, Taliban edging closer to Peshawar http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggeJGEHpoj5l3c5FSxRcGzG4zkIQD8UQTGJO0 Pakistani students protest publication of Prophet cartoons http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019388816&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Thousands of Gazans protest reprinting of Danish cartoons http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019391280&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gaza Blast Kills Islamic Jihad Commander, 6 Other Palestinians - Senior Islamic Jihad activist, wife, daughter, 3 neighbors killed http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-15-voa64.cfm (U.S.) Court rejects bail for San Jose terror suspect - Rahmat Abdhir alleged to assist terrorist attacks in Philippines http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_8273817 U.S. official met Iranian to discuss "terror" funds - Treasury official met with Iranians in multinational gathering to discuss terror financing http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1561290120080215 Hezbollah appoints successor to slain commander http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL15655744 Assassinated Hezbollah Terrorist Avoided Detection for Long Time http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-15-voa66.cfm (Syria) 'Suspects arrested in Mughniyeh killing' (Syria arrests Palestinian suspects) http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019390293&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iran's FM Meets With Syrian Officials About Slain Hezbollah Commander http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-15-voa32.cfm Somalia: Three Civilians Killed in as Artillery Shells Hit Neighborhoods http://allafrica.com/stories/200802150811.html Kyrgyzstan: New Effort Aggressively Counters Hizb Ut-Tahrir, Religious Extremism http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/2/988F4C8C-83C6-406E-9043-62A8D17D3EB2.html Azerbaijan: Washington, Baku Concerned About PKK Cells In Caucasus http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/2/A6AC2608-4911-48F3-B5AA-2A83CD85162E.html (Russia) 17 Convicted on Terror Charges in Russia http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jHPodcXfNWdIKbK8aY-0jjabSl2QD8UR15PO1 Russian troops kill four militants in Chechnya http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/16/content_7612650.htm (Russia) Large weapons cache found in Chechnya http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12374278&PageNum=0 (Russia) Blast in Moldova's major supermarket leaves 13 wounded http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12374264&PageNum=0 (Germany) Al Qaeda helper arrested in Germany http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/16/2164423.htm?section=justin Spain Judge Frees 2 People Arrested In Terror Cell Raid http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080215%5cACQDJON200802151825DOWJONESDJONLINE000968.htm& (France) Report: 2 men suspected of involvement in 2006 ETA airport bombing in French custody http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/15/europe/EU-GEN-France-Spain-ETA.php Canada expands anti-money-laundering and anti-terrorist-financing regime http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?id=43225&IdSection=8&cat=8&BImageCI=1 Colombian General Ties Venezuela to Major Drug Shipments http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-15-voa29.cfm Colombia scuttles rebel extortion bid (5 FARC killed) http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1560092720080215 (Mexico) Bomb kills one and wounds two in Mexico City http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/wl_nm/mexico_bomb_dc;_ylt=An17EXz5ctHjn_hYrmH.7pSs0NUE Other News: (U.S.) Commentary: Esposito at Stanford -- by Cinnamon Stillwell -- Georgetown University Professor Esposito, director of the Saudi-financed Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Attacks Daniel Pipes, Bernard Lewis, Robert Spencer, Martin Kramer, Fouad Ajami, V.S. Naipaul, Max Boot, and Steven Emerson http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=DA3B894C-E2FB-4857-B8DA-229F59D6D7E9 http://cmcu.georgetown.edu/ http://www.thehoya.com/node/5206 Esposito: "Dying for God? Suicide Terrorism and Militant Islam" http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/dying_for_god_suicide_terrorism_and_militant_islam/ http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2008/2/8/espositoSeeksToRedefineJihad http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=24187&&name=n&&currPage=1&&Active=1 http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/4772 http://msan.stanford.edu/ (Europe) Commentary: Integrating Islam into the West http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,535496,00.html Secret Trade in Chinese Bodies - German Dr. Von Hagens now says he has stopped using bodies from China because some of them may be those of executed prisoners -- Rabbi Louis Feldstein decries public exhibits of dead "plastinated" bodies disgraceful and disrespectful http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4291334&page=1 Von Hagens' Reported Use of Chinese Communist Prisoners: January 17, 2004 - German Accused of Using Bodies of Executed in Exhibits http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1091603,00.html January 24, 2004 - (Germany) Berlin: Holes in heads suggest executed among anatomist's collection http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/23/1074732604423.html?from=storyrhs February 15, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Four killed in suicide bombing at Iraqi Shiite mosque - two suicide bombers in Tal Afar http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/ts_nm/iraq_violence_dc_1;_ylt=Ap6T0rvuOZveic.YkmnAD5ZX6GMA http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1071266 Iraq masses security forces for Shiite festival http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestreligionshiite_080215115131;_ylt=AnM9ycZA_jYL59nTIDR_PElX6GMA (Iraq) US says 7 militants killed in Iraq raids - in Salahuddin province http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_raid_2;_ylt=AjMqDRgVTcSG4hZD6Uldt3lX6GMA (Iraq) Grisly reports on al Qaeda http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080215/COMMENTARY/709555975/1012 (Afghanistan) Taliban ambush kills four Afghan policemen: officials, militia - in western Afghanistan, two more police wounded in Numoz http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_080215084736;_ylt=AuXVtEHASZiESDVBrHTxxD_OVooA Pakistan says arrests 10 militants ahead of election -- in Karachi planning terror attacks during elections http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/wl_nm/pakistan_arrests_dc_1;_ylt=AgSVryrfxiF.ukSOn1CIes7zPukA (Pakistan) Trooper killed in militant attack on N. Pakistan checkpost - on outskirts of Peshawar http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1071210 Pakistan police arrest another suspect in Bhutto case - Abdul Rashid http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/wl_nm/pakistan_bhutto_dc_1;_ylt=AvSEs1xvKNHK2t9_MP78xoHzPukA (Pakistan) Operation in Darra after militants’ rocket attack http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/15/top8.htm (Pakistan) Foreigners among 7 militants held from Darra Adam Khel http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\15\story_15-2-2008_pg7_3 Pakistan A 'Hotbed' For Terror - Lawless tribal belt is al-Qaeda training ground http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=309278 (Pakistan) PML-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif seek talks with militants after getting power http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\15\story_15-2-2008_pg1_7 (India J&K) Top Kashmiri separatist militant killed - Abdul Rehman, a commander in Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist group http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1880533499 (India J&K) Two Lashker-e-Toiba militants shot dead in J&K http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Two_Lashker-e-Toiba_militants_shot_dead_in_JK/articleshow/2784298.cms India asks Indian Ocean littoral states to forge close ties to combat terror http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1071051 (India) Separate Telangana state may help strengthen Maoists: CM http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February430.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (U.S.) Connecticut: Judge allows violent videos in terror case - trial of former Navy sailor Hassan Abu-Jihaad http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--navy-terror0214feb14,0,7012491.story (U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Judge grants bin Laden driver's request -- Lawyers for Osama bin Laden's driver can question alleged al Qaeda leaders at Guantanamo, a judge ruled http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/420029.html (U.S.) Thousands of Guantanamo interrogations were taped: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/pl_afp/usintelligenceattacksguantanamoprisoners (U.S.) FBI Asks Terror Squads for Threat Data - against synagogues and other potential Jewish targets in the United States http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gR8F3GZPJLOguPMIUbolrXzQ9lJAD8UQB0AO0 (U.S.) Washington Times: "Coughlin v. Islam" - news report follow-up http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NATION/403151819/1008&template=nextpage (U.S.) Stalemate over surveillance of suspected terrorists http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=7877431&nav=menu25_2 (U.S.) A Key Gap In Fighting Terrorism - Private Firms Need Liability Protection -- article by DNI Mike McConnell http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR2008021403103.html Iran's FM meets Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders in Syria http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/15/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Iran.php (Hezbollah) Mugniyah's mother pleased all her sons died in name of Jihad http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3507089,00.html Syrian FM: Car bomb that killed Hezbollah militant is under investigation http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Hezbollah-Assassination.php (Gaza) Bomb destroys YMCA library in Gaza - gunmen attacked library, blew up library, burned books http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gwh4QhU37U9csAr-pfR15d6cYQ0Q Egyptian officials met with Hamas to prevent further border breaches http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Hamas-Borders.php (Saudia Arabia/UK) BAE: secret papers reveal threats from Saudi prince -- "investigators were told they faced 'another 7/7' and the loss of 'British lives on British streets' if they pressed on with their inquiries" http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/15/bae.armstrade http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019961.php (UK) Fifth man convicted in plot to behead UK soldier -- Zahoor Iqbal -- and on count of helping to supply equipment to Jihadists in Pakistan http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3376026.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/15/nkidnap115.xml (UK) Man held over 'suicide bomb' DVD - Bradford man on bail pending investigation of child suicide bomb recruitment video http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bradford/7246056.stm (UK) Britain 'a soft touch for home grown terrorists' -- says Think Tank RUSI regarding Islamist extremists http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/15/nterror115.xml http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1305567,00.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/wl_nm/security_britain_dc_1;_ylt=Ah8c27NUzzun6hRFN2.JdeMTv5UB (UK) Judges condemn police lies after 9/11 attacks that ruined pilot's life http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3368163.ece (Spain) Three Algerians accused of distributing jihadist sermons -- update on Thursday Vitoria arrests http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Three-Algerians-accused-of-distributing-jihadist-sermons.html Kosovo begins independence countdown - planned for Sunday http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23221864-23109,00.html Russia warns of violence in Kosovo move http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/15/russia_warns_of_violence_in_kosovo_move/3476/ Russia warns of Kosovo repercussions http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/wl_nm/kosovo_serbia_russia_dc_1;_ylt=Auhd4P2neNcQECMXar7DQRl_5GIA (Serbia) Explosion at house in tense Kosovo north shatters windows; no injures reported http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/15/europe/EU-GEN-Kosovo-Explosion.php (Turkey) US pledges to cooperate with Turkey against terrorism http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186002,us-pledges-to-cooperate-with-turkey-against-terrorism.html Canadian soldiers warned of Internet risk -- Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents are gleaning intelligence from soldiers' Internet postings from Afghanistan http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/15/canadian_soldiers_warned_of_internet_risk/5671/ (Australia) Terror suspects 'named on security list' -- Melbourne-based terror group panicked when they were warned their names were on a Lebanese security services list http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23219446-5005961,00.html (Australia) Jihad tapes played to terror trial jury - Melbourne terror trial http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23218133-2862,00.html (Sri Lanka) Destroyed rebel naval training base in north: Lanka http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February437.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= North Korea marks leader's birthday eve by blaming US for nuclear impasse http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/15/asia/AS-GEN-NKorea-Kims-Birthday.php Venezuelan FARC victims to Chavez: 'What about us?' http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0215/p04s01-woam.html Other News: (UK) Assaults on Jews in UK hit record levels http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/14/njew114.xml -- Full report on anti-Semitic attacks in Britain [pdf] http://www.thecst.org.uk/docs/Incidents_Report_07.pdf (France) De Villepin: Holocaust 'Too Heavy' for French Students -- "I don't think we can impose remembrance" http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/141594 Denmark: Imam blames media for violence http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-imam-blames-media-for-violence.html Palestinians setting up government in Jerusalem? http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56382 (Sudan) Darfur and the Middle East Media: The Anatomy of Another Conspiracy http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA42208 (Spain) Bizarre Bin Laden Image in Spanish Art Exhibit by Brazilian artist http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2008/02/15/daypix/bin-laden-teddy.jpg (Russia) Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat to the West http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/15/wputin115.xml (Russia) Rights group: 17 killed in Russia since start of year in new outbreak of hate crimes http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/15/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Hate-Crimes.php (Canada) Vancouver bomb suspect hospitalized with burns http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=308938 (U.S.) Gunman opens fire at Northern Illinois University, officials say http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/niu_shooting;_ylt=AnXry0x4pOlgUVDO2gys69ZH2ocA February 14, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Coalition targets al-Qaeda in Iraq networks; seven terrorists killed, 16 detained http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17051&Itemid=21 (Iraq) Violence flares in Iraq, female al-Qaeda suspect held http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185797,violence-flares-in-iraq-female-al-qaeda-suspect-held--summary.html (Iraq) U.S. military: Al Qaeda in Iraq seeks female patients as bombers -- update - AQ seeking from multiple hospitals http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/14/iraq.main/index.html (Iraq) Al-Qaeda In Iraq Official Offers Aid To Palestinians http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/5416.htm Pakistan: Tribal members arrested for diplomat kidnapping http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1877906003 US spy law key to stopping Pakistan-trained militants: Intel chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/pl_afp/uspakistanattacksintelligence_080214155414;_ylt=AojjyZrTyR4vaRM0gMZB.YrzPukA (U.S.) Bush criticizes Congress on terror bill http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/terrorist_surveillance_44;_ylt=AsJl9z2diOiiYOD7tNhKKtwTv5UB (U.S.) Boeing subsidiary lawsuit over CIA flights tossed http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/pl_afp/usattacksintelligencecia_080214155701;_ylt=AmXJBbuMUkmcEKG06KX0MgkTv5UB (U.S.) IPT News: For the Record: Hesham Islam's Friend in Low Places -- ISNA's Louay Safi previously worked for International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/606 Israel Prime Minister's Office issues global terror warning amid Hezbollah threat -- Israelis warned not to congregate in large groups; Israeli embassies, institutions told to raise alert http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742161185&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/15/content_7605805.htm (Israel) Anti-terror bureau: Overseas abductions feared http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3506929,00.html Hezbollah warning to Israel is 'alarming,' US says http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hezbollah_warning_to_Israel_is_alarming_US_says/articleshow/2783406.cms Hezbollah chief threatens Israel -- in eulogy for Imad Mughniyeh http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_6 (Hezbollah) Nasrallah during Beirut rally: If Israel wants war, so be it http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742154446&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Syrians preparing lawsuits against the US: Foreign Ministers http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-US-Sanctions.php (Iran) US shares intel with IAEA on Iran - update http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742160885&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull UN humanitarian official examining damage from Palestinian rockets, Israeli sanctions http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/africa/ME-GEN-Mideast-UN.php (Egypt) Cindy Sheehan in Egypt for Islamists -- seeking end of trial for Muslim Brotherhood http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_sheehan_protest Nigeria Christian Killed In Riot Over Blasphemy; Dozens Injured http://www.bosnewslife.com/africa/nigeria/3435-nigeria-christians-killed-in-riot-over-blasph (Australia) Guides lauded jihad, 9/11 hijackers -- Melbourne terror trial -- training manuals on making ammonium-nitrate car bombs allegedly seized http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23216446-5006785,00.html (Australia) Library designed to stir up jihad, says prosecutor -- Melbourne terror trial http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23216133-2862,00.html (Maldives) Sea, sun and jihad http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10702666 Other News: More Muslim protests over Danish cartoon - Pakistan, Kuwait, Iran http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200802150913/more_muslim_protests_over_danish_cartoon Iran summons Danish ambassador over reprint of Prophet Muhammad cartoons http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-Denmark-Cartoons.php Pakistani students burn Danish flag to protest publication of Prophet cartoons http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Prophet-Cartoon.php Indonesia: Hardliners frown on Valentine's Day celebrations http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1876352775 Saudi king urged to spare 'witch' http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23217605-23109,00.html (UK) Commentary: One Nation Under Multiple Gods -- The British tabloids are right to bash the archbishop of Canterbury -- By Anne Applebaum http://www.slate.com/id/2184196 (UK) Top judges in key ruling on sharia marriage http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/10/religion.law2 (UK) Shop-owners sold chocolate cake sprinkled with human feces -- Saeed Hasmi and Jan Yadgari http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019951.php http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=513621&in_page_id=1770 (EU) Islam critic asks for protection -- Ayaan Hirsi Ali http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7245729.stm http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/europe/EU-Hirsi-Ali.php (U.S.) Commentary: The Clintons' Terror Pardons http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120277819085260827.html?mod=loomia&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r1:c0.15651 February 14, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Bus bomb kills five in bustling market -- in Sadr City http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23216197-23109,00.html http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February163.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Iraq) Al-Qaida in Iraq threatens Israel -- Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in audiotape proposed that Iraq's territory be a "launching pad" to seize Jerusalem http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_al_qaida_3;_ylt=ApoaeKfV7sEhyZmGJ9fTECJX6GMA (Iraq) Al-Qaeda fighters flee cities, head for desert or out of Iraq -- report http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070874 Iraqi Qaeda group wants funds raised for fighters http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL14250515 'Iraqi kidnappers free CBS interpreter' http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February36.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) Gunmen kill nine Iraqis from same family: police -- in the village of Awja http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February38.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Afghanistan) 4 Taliban killed in strikes -- in the Tarin Kowt area of Uruzgan - combined land and airstrikes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_8;_ylt=AjPCsqGpbwzLE1Y84V6dbrLOVooA (Afghanistan) NATO soldier killed in firing near Kabul http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070929 Afghan militants release 21 Afghans and Pakistanis http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\14\story_14-2-2008_pg7_15 (Pakistan) Bomb in Pakistan tribal area kills three troops: officials -- near Khar http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrestblast_080214073115;_ylt=AtXXC4gwPZc5Q4NwH.qxLinzPukA (Pakistan) 'Suicide bomber sets out for Lahore' http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/top18.htm (Pakistan) 'Five involved in assassination' of Benazir Bhutto http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/top2.htm (Pakistan) Don't agitate after Pakistan poll, warns Musharraf -- opposition told to accept Monday election results http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080214/wl_nm/pakistan_election_dc_3;_ylt=ArcaERgNbMNY29Z1d75KyKXzPukA (Pakistan) Shujaat fails to woo Lal Masjid chief http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/14/top10.htm (India) Seven Naxalites killed in Jharkhand encounter http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Seven_Naxalites_killed_in_Jharkhand_encounter/articleshow/2782631.cms http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070867 (India J&K) Kashmiri separatists raid restaurants on Valentine's Day -- Islamic women’s group denounced holiday as "anti-Islamic" http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February415.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (U.S.) Connecticut: Jury selected in terrorism trial of former US Navy sailor: Hassan Abu-Jihaad http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/ts_alt_afp/usattacksmilitarytrial_080213211936;_ylt=A0WTcUNoMLRHrgAA4wJsbEwB (U.S.) Official: Al Qaeda-inspired extremism remains concern http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/13/terror.assessment/ (U.S.) Justice Dept: Waterboarding not legal http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_go_co/cia_interrogations_5;_ylt=AmYaY9Sq0MJl3XaIquf_wRgTv5UB (U.S.) Senate votes to ban waterboarding http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_go_co/intelligence_bill (U.S.) House Rejects Extension of Surveillance Act http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021300959.html?hpid=moreheadlines (U.S.) NYC: Online global terrorism map heads for the MOMA -- Global Incident Map creator Morgan Clements http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/tc_afp/lifestyleusitterrorisminternetartmap http://www.globalincidentmap.com (U.S.) Report: U.S. Muslim on Danish Mohammed Cartoonists: 'you fools seem to forget the end of Theo Van Gogh' http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/191229.php 'Iran testing advanced uranium centrifuges' http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February158.xml§ion=middleeast (Iran) Gas Processed by Iran's Centrifuges Could Be Used in Nuclear Warheads, Diplomats Say http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330608,00.html -- US Intel Links Iran With Nuke Bomb Bid http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20080214/47b3cad0_3ca6_1552620080214-1163260423 (Lebanon) Rival groups to rally for slain Lebanese PM, terror leader http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/14/lebanon/index.html (Lebanon) On the Eve of Rally Marking Third Anniversary of Al-Hariri's Assassination, Sa'd Al-Hariri Launches Harsh Attack on Lebanese Opposition, Syria, Iran http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD184408 Hezbollah to hold mass funeral for slain leader http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February159.xml§ion=middleeast (Hezbollah) Slain Terrorist Imad Mugniyah: In 1996, Saudis Let Terrorist Go -- Mugniyah Was Spotted On a Commercial Flight Bound for Saudi Arabia http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4286232&page=1 Palestinian Authority praises Hezbollah terrorist -- Killer of hundreds of Americans, called 'hero' of 'the Muslim nation' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56294 Report: Hizbullah Terrorist Was in Syria For Talks With Hamas http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/141554 Israel tightens security after Hezbollah killing http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/wl_mideast_afp/syriaunrestlebanonhezbollahisraelsecurity_080214120452;_ylt=Ako3LWSx_w0d9CsPIptucdLagGIB Clancy: Hezbollah Terror mastermind's deception cause for skepticism -- skeptical of news of suspected terrorist's demise http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/13/btsc.clancy.mugniyah/index.html Palestinian Islamic Jihad shells Jewish settlement of Sderot http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070974 (Israel) Four Rocket Attacks on Western Negev http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/141558 'Israel will act against Gaza terror' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742152235&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Turkey) Discovery of 140 kg of explosives in Turkey -- in Kurdish town of Diyarbakir http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070922 Spain: Three suspects accused of belonging to Islamist cell -- three Algerians have been arrested with propaganda calling for Jihad -- in Basque region http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1876381091 http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Three-held-for-links-with-Islamist-terrorism-in-Spain.html (Germany) Al Qaeda has begun an online propaganda blitz on German-speaking Muslims http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/13/germany.terror/ Denmark: More on terrorism suspects -- former chief of Danish secret service says Equality and Brotherhood Association mosque has been a meeting place for terror suspects http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-more-on-terrorism-suspects.html (UK) Cleared 9/11 suspect eligible for compensation -- Lotfi Raissi trained at the same flight school as Hani Hanjour, the man suspected of crashing Flight 77 into the Pentagon http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/14/nclaim114.xml http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3368163.ece (UK) Terror law in tatters as extremists go free http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3365890.ece (UK) The "Lyrical Terrorist" (Samina Malik) is among those who may benefit http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3365797.ece (UK) How a son's handwritten note led to a rethink of terror law http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3365891.ece IRA splinter group founder launches appeal to overturn 'directing terrorism' conviction http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/europe/EU-GEN-Ireland-Terror-Appeal.php (Thailand) Rebels step up attacks -- terrorists' drive-by shooting in Yala, bombings in Pattani - killing 3 soldiers http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=125928 (Thailand) 2 Muslims killed, another injured in ambush in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30065358 Philippine president said target of plot -- by al-Qaida-linked groups Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah to assassinate Philippine president and bomb foreign embassies http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_re_as/philippines_assassination_plot (Sri Lanka) Fighting kills 52 rebels as jets bomb rebel base in northern Sri Lanka, says military http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February411.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Australia) Teenager wrote his 'will for jihad', terrorism trial hears -- Abdullah Merhi part of trial of 12 Melbourne men http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/teenager-wrote-his-will-for-jihad-terrorism-trial-hears/2008/02/14/1202760494713.html (Australia) Group's 10-point plan for terror attacks: court http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/evidence-glorifies-911/2008/02/14/1202760456080.html (Australia) Beheading videos seized, court told http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23212203-2862,00.html (Australia) Execution DVDs found in suspects' homes -- advocating Jihad http://news.smh.com.au/execution-dvds-found-in-suspects-homes/20080214-1s87.html North Korea must account for suspected nuke program, Seoul says http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsskorea_080213150744;_ylt=AmRCFkEIjfymyTyWg5m8F82CscEA South Korea says has proof of North diverting food aid to military http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080214/wl_nm/korea_north_rice_dc_1;_ylt=Ak1YvPYNHR5BDO2e98fLAhuCscEA (Columbia) US Diplomat: Colombian Rebels 'Sick' http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/COLOMBIA_US_HOSTAGES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-13-20-57-48 Other News: Italy: Muslim women literally living in chains claims rights activist -- are being kept chained up in their homes http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1876380527 (Turkey) Divided Turkey debates rights, religion http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_morality_talk_1;_ylt=AsstLDXc1Bhlf6ocXALA5IbtfLkA Palestinians: Biblical hero Joseph 'was really a Muslim' -- Palestinians make astonishing claim, deny they'll help restore burned tomb http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56304 (UK) Official: 'No appetite' for Shariah in Britain http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/FOREIGN/164497040/1001 (Denmark) Copenhagen: Riots continue http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/copenhagen-riots-continue.html February 13, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Two confess to roles in Bhutto killing -- Hasnain Gul and Rafaqat http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/bhutto.confessions/index.html Pakistan police: suspect in Bhutto slaying wanted to avenge friend who died in Red Mosque http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/13/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Bhutto-Killing.php (Pakistan) Efforts on to get Lal Masjid ex-chief released - Maulana Abdul Aziz http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Feb08/13/09.htm US welcomes death of Hezbollah militant Imad Mughniyeh http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_lebanon_militant (U.S.) NYPD warns of chlorine terror risk http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_us/nyc_chlorine_threat_3 -- A how-to video for chlorine terrorism? http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/25008 Lebanon braces for mass rally to mark Hariri killing http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/02/13/lebanon_braces_for_mass_rally_to_mark_hariri_killing/afp/ Who Killed Moughniyah? http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=1606 (Syria) Bush Imposes New Sanctions on Syria - Expanding sanctions against senior officials responsible for public corruption http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-bush-syria,1,4156757.story?track=rss - read Executive Order http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080213-7.html Chad says Sudanese, al Qaeda among rebel prisoners http://africa.reuters.com/country/SD/news/usnL13600519.html (UK) Terror ruling a major setback for police (update) -- UK Appeal Court rules Al-Qaeda propaganda not illegal in overturning convictions of five men http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3363906.ece -- previous story http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3363827.ece -- letter from defendant to parents http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00283/letter_283154a.jpg (UK) Commentary: Appeal Court Judgment UK - Necessary correction - by Roderick Jones http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/appeal_court_judgment_uk_neces.php (Germany) Jordanian confesses to terrorism charges as trial opens in Germany -- Thaer Alhalah on trial from plotting to create terror group in Sudan http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/13/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Terror-Trial.php http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Jordanian-admits-to-chatroom-terrorist-conspiracy--.html France considers ways to bulk up beleaguered NATO force in Afghanistan http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/13/europe/EU-GEN-France-NATO.php France jails ex-ETA leader for 30 years http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0213/breaking87.htm (Netherlands) 17 Danish newspapers print controversial Mohammed cartoon - update http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/wl_mideast_afp/denmarkmediaislam_080213170254;_ylt=Av88WIg_P6l4bharj8QV4cqs0NUE Serbia will never recognize any Kosovo declaration of independence, prime minister says - update http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/13/europe/EU-GEN-Serbia-Kosovo-Independence.php February 13, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Sadrists say CBS journalists to be freed http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080212054535;_ylt=AtH8FDc2Otl_aQcDF0TngwRX6GMA (Iraq) U.S.: Iraqi hospital chief linked to al-Qaida -- follow-up to February 12 London Times report http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23143005/ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3353482.ece (Afghanistan) Roadside bombs kill 7 Afghans - 4 killed in Khost, 3 in Musa Qala http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_6;_ylt=AmAgGiAE3Ynz1S.Mo0KP0djOVooA (Afghanistan) Bomb in ex-Taliban stronghold kills three Afghan soldiers -- Musa Qala district http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestblast_080213085436;_ylt=AphF0GXaig7LeNtaA9UPk4nOVooA Afghanistan: Italian soldier killed in attack -- in the district of Uzeebin http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1873183617 Pakistan election campaign convoy bombed, 2 dead - Swat valley - candidate Mufti Hussain Ahmed wounded http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February386.xml§ion=subcontinent (Pakistan) Fifteen militants surrender in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\13\story_13-2-2008_pg7_18 (Pakistan) Security agencies interrogating Mansoor Dadullah http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\13\story_13-2-2008_pg7_10 Pakistan: Taliban denies abducting ambassador http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1872511211 (Pakistan) 40 suspects arrested during search operation -- Baloch Liberation Army claims 150 arrested http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/13/top9.htm Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable Hatf III Ghaznavi missile -- Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile: army http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistan_test_fires_nuclear-capable_Hatf_III_Ghaznavi_missile/articleshow/2778730.cms http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanmilitarymissile_080213060650;_ylt=Al86LQeLzEEneRQUEtr0zn3zPukA (India) Two Naxals nabbed in Chhattisgarh http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/india_1.html (U.S.) Executions may be carried out at Gitmo http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_us/guantanamo_executions_8;_ylt=AjOu8SpljBP831bjW7JljmcTv5UB (U.S.) Senate OKs new rules on eavesdropping http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_go_co/terrorist_surveillance_14;_ylt=Al2ZAGehtej4OYRNyZGrNDoTv5UB (U.S.) Homeland Security Chief on Threats - Real and Hyped http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/homeland_security_chief_on_thr.php (Syria) Hezbollah: Top militant killed -- Imad Mughniyeh killed in recent car bomb in Syria - involved in 1985 TWA jetliner hijacking, attacks on US Embassy and Marine base in Lebanon during 1980s http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_militant_11;_ylt=Ao5VoEfXwj0QnIqoyMOkFCbagGIB (Syria) 'Nasrallah's political deputy was also killed in Damascus blast' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742146924&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Syria) Hezbollah commander on FBI terrorist list killed http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/13/hezbollah/index.html Syria: Hezbollah accuses Israel of killing top official http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1872668064 Israel denies any role in Hezbollah killing http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February147.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Hizbullah spiritual leader: Mugniyah's death – severe loss to Jihad way http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3506293,00.html Middle East Strategy at Harvard: "Imad Mughniyah is dead" http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2008/02/imad_mughniyah_is_dead/ Factbox: Who was Imad Moughniyah? http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L13875726.htm Hamas issues glossy magazine in Gaza praising its military wing, rocket attacks on Israel http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/13/africa/ME-GEN-Palestinians-Hamas-Magazine.php Palestinians burn Joseph's Tomb -- Judaism's 3rd holiest site regarded as burial place of biblical patriarch http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56238 MEMRI: Hamas Children TV Bunny 'Assud' Replaces 'Martyred' Brother 'Nahoul the Bee,' Vows to Liberate Al-Aqsa, 'Eat Jews' http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD184108 (Israel) Several treated for shock as Kassam hits house in Sderot http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742148202&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Google Earth: Israel 'stole Palestinian land' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56140 (Russia) Al-Qaeda militant killed in south Russia - Interior Ministry -- Jordanian-born Khalid Yusef Mohammad al-Elitat http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080212/99044467.html (UK) Five British Muslims who became 'intoxicated' by propaganda have terror convictions quashed -- four were Bradford University students - freed by Court of Appeal http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514167&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3363827.ece (UK) Foreign Secretary risks US row over 9/11 trials -- has "concerns" about the US plan to try terrorist suspects before military tribunals http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/12/nmiliband312.xml Serbian PM Kostunica urges Kosovo Serbs to stay put after independence declaration http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/13/europe/EU-GEN-Serbia-Kosovo-Independence.php (Sweden) Terror suspects had map of Vilks' house http://www.thelocal.se/9967/20080213/ http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/sweden-terror-suspects-had-map-of-vilks.html (France) Two ETA suspects arrested in France http://www.expatica.com/fr/articles/news/Two-ETA-suspects-arrested-in-France.html (Europe) Studying violent radicalization in Europe http://www.diis.dk/sw49735.asp http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/studying-violent-radicalization-in.html (Australia) Muslim group 'planned mass murder' - planned to blow up football stadiums and train stations and talked of killing 1000 people - in pursuit of Islamic jihad http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23210411-5001561,00.html Australia: Muslims accused of plot to kill a thousand people http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1872947625 (Australia) Group set up for Melbourne jihad: court http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/group-planned-melbourne-jihad-court-told/2008/02/13/1202760386131.html (Australia) Muslim 12 deny terror charges in Australia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/wl_asia_afp/australiaattacksjustice_080213080302;_ylt=AjBSDgTn1fE2gQ3asl7OdBITv5UB Sri Lankan military says roadside bomb blast kills 2 -- near the town of Vavuniya http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3506135,00.html Sri Lanka's civilian casualties reaching appalling levels, Red Cross says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/13/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php 'North Korea's nuclear declaration will take more time' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742144300&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Columbia) FARC fails to release hostages http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565244106177380377 (Commentary) Symposium: Shattered Dreams of Al Qaeda http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=78706CE1-7961-4C49-87E3-6B284E4B9C9E Other News: (Netherlands) Danish newspapers reprint controversial Prophet Muhammad cartoon http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742146675&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Netherlands) Arab states lobby against Dutch anti-Islam film http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Arab-states-lobby-against-Dutch-anti_Islam-film.html (UK) Queen fears sharia law row could seriously damage the Church -- dismayed at the controversy caused by Dr Rowan Williams comments http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514096&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow (UK) Anxiety of Queen over sharia law controversy http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/13/nsharia113.xml#form (U.S.) 'Tractor Man' avoids more prison time -- North Carolina tobacco farmer Dwight Watson - 2003 standoff on DC National Mall http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_us/tractor_terror_1;_ylt=AqsBYVIZUbRv_TcF7T9Np1ITv5UB Russia could aim nukes at Ukraine if it joins NATO: Putin http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Russia_could_aim_nukes_at_Ukraine_if_it_joins_NATO_Putin/articleshow/2777528.cms February 12, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) DHS, FBI Warn of Possibility of Female Suicide Bombers -- also could use "prosthetic devices that mimic the look of a pregnant woman" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330415,00.html -- DHS Report (Adobe Acrobat PDF file) http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/DHS_report_on_female_suicide_bombers.pdf (Pakistan) Taliban offers kidnapped diplomat for leader - reportedly offers kidnapped ambassador Tariq Azizuddin for militant Mansour Dadullah http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1869600996 http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Feb08/12/06.htm Iraq: Sunni Groups Vie For Control Of Western Region http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/2/7AB8058B-0381-417D-8082-5E1BDCB8E788.html (Iraq) Underestimating al-Sadr - Again http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1712055,00.html (Iraq) Report: New report confirms WMD fears in Iraq were legitimate http://www.onenewsnow.com/Security/Default.aspx?id=66956 (U.S.) Senate OKs immunity for telecoms http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_go_co/terrorist_surveillance_2;_ylt=AmFHZkEKr1k02CSwUwFILPwTv5UB US compares 9/11 trials to Nuremberg http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_go_pr_wh/sept_11_trials_nazis_3;_ylt=AsE5UKBT.EjQY4ZPO6A21HUTv5UB West Bank money changers arrested on suspicion of funding terror http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3505755,00.html Somalia PM ready for inclusive peace talks -- including Islamists http://africa.reuters.com/country/ET/news/usnL12105599.html (UK) Terror pamphlet charge two bailed http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7241432.stm (Canada) Innocuous video hid terror plot -- Said Namouh's Quebec Jihadist plots on video http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=303375 (Canada) Public Safety Minister expects court challenge for anti-terror law http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080212.wday12/BNStory/National/home (Australia) Biggest Australia terror trial to begin - 12 Melbourne men http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1580075 Thai govt mulling self-rule for Muslim provinces -- 2900 killed by terror attacks since 2004 http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/news/story/0,4574,267367,00.html? February 12, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Attack kills, injures three Iraqi officers - in Basra http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070252 (Iraq) U.S. forces find 13 bodies in Iraq mass grave -- in Muqdadiya in Diyala province http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080212/wl_nm/iraq_bodies_dc_1;_ylt=ApnR0VZDyC9jvubNtQjREzVX6GMA Iraq launches hunt for kidnapped CBS journalists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/wl_afp/iraqmediauscbskidnap_080212113812;_ylt=ArgQr5NF0zoZd.YxU3MpA2xX6GMA (Iraq) U.S. military's restraint not al Qaeda's war code http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080212/NATION/420301933/1002 (Iraq) US, Iran officials to meet soon on Iraqi security http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February26.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) Psychiatric hospital boss arrested over al-Qaeda attack by human boobytraps http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3353482.ece (Afghanistan) NATO soldier wounded in Afghan suicide attack: ISAF -- in Delaram district of western Farah province http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestsuicidenato_080212112457;_ylt=AuUEAbtKc7RDWvd6F7au3CnOVooA (Afghanistan) US dismisses Taliban assertion of 'defeat' in Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/wl_sthasia_afp/usattacksafghanistantaliban_080212063824;_ylt=AvpC270uWC0ozlcK9ogedMfOVooA (Afghanistan) World must stop supporting US, says Taliban's Mullah Omar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\12\story_12-2-2008_pg7_3 (Afghanistan) Karzai asks for help to build more Islamic madrassas http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/12/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Schools.php (Pakistan) Explosion in SW Pakistan wounds 5 journalists -- bicycle bomb en route to election rally in Khazdar in Baluchistan province http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070255 Pakistan mobilizes troops for election: ministry http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanvotemilitary;_ylt=A9G_R3Klm7FHdvgAxBBvaA8F Pakistan searches for missing envoy, nuke officials http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrest_080212084814;_ylt=AvkkpEIHDknhYByFMd0jpYrzPukA (Pakistan) Two Pakistan nuclear officials kidnapped: police http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February349.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) Militant killed near Tank http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/12/top14.htm (Pakistan) In Pakistan, doubts over the fight in tribal areas -- questions about Pakistani government's commitment to combating militancy in tribal areas http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/12/asia/pakistan.php (Pakistan) How the Suicide Attackers Operate in Pakistan http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?197334 (India) Concerns grow on Lashkar designs -- 4 members of terrorist cell used legitimate passports http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/12/stories/2008021250050100.htm (India Assam) Three rebels with suspected links with Pakistan's ISI gunned down NE India http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070042 (India) 'Supplier' of explosives to LTTE arrested in Tamil Nadu http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Supplier_of_explosives_to_LTTE_arrested_in_Tamil_Nadu/articleshow/2774702.cms (U.S.) Al Qaeda's New Face Of Terror: American? Top Counter-Terrorism Official At FBI Tells CBS News Next Attack On U.S. Could Be Carried Out By Americans - trained in Pakistan http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/11/eveningnews/main3819364.shtml?source=mostpop_story (U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Trial of 9/11 plotters faces hurdles http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_sept11_trial_1;_ylt=AqNRqpTpZpc2EAirXToehR0Tv5UB (U.S.) FBI 'Clean Team' re-interrogated 9/11 suspects -- Agency tried non-coercive techniques to protect case against six detainees http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23120362/ (U.S.) More screening planned at 7 airports http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/airport_security (U.S.) FBI tracks book sales for terrorism leads -- Spike in interest in air security raises red flags http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56128 Trinidad and Tobago - JFK bomb suspects to know fate Feb 18 - whether extradited to United States http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080212/carib/carib1.html (Iran) Israel sure Iran seeking nuclear arms: Olmert http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/wl_mideast_afp/israelmideastirannucleargermany_080212104750;_ylt=AlZyL5N5viCvIFX8pXBABblSw60A (Gaza) Two mortar shells fired from Gaza into Israel http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742136969&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) 7 Palestinians wounded in Gaza incursion http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February129.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (West Bank) IDF troops arrest 6 Palestinian terror suspects in West Bank http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742133600&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 'Egypt combing Rafah area for tunnels' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742134948&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Algerian ambush claims 17 - Algerian govt forces killed 17 members associated with ambush, reported to be Al Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080212132524199C530219 Somalia: UN suspends operations following attacks -- on UN Mogadishu compound http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1868811779 (Somalia) German aid worker kidnapped in northern Somalia http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/12/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia-Kidnapping.php Mauritania killings may be new Qaeda chapter http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/12/worldupdates/2008-02-12T134850Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-318974-1&sec=Worldupdates (Russia) Security official, 3 gunmen killed in shootout in Russia -- also roadside bomb hit a police car near the town of Khasavyurt http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/12/europe/EU-GEN-Russian-Caucasus-Violence.php Russia has developed concept for fighting terrorism - Patrushev -- concept not described http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11965416 (UK) Islamist extremists have penetrated the heart of Britain -- security services state infiltration includes Government and key public utilities to pass sensitive information to terrorists http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=513771&in_page_id=1770&ct=5 (UK) Colleges: Warning over terror recruiters http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRlOi2AhPdeNnWRDBoFyEG5qmE9A (Northern Ireland) Man cleared of two bomb attacks http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7239874.stm (Netherlands) 'Terror plot' to kill Mohammed cartoonist -- Kurt Westergaard http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/12/denmark.cartoon/index.html (Netherlands) Islamists held over 'cartoonist murder plot' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3355938.ece (France) Report: Terror threat in France remains 'quite high,' presidential aide says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/12/europe/EU-GEN-France-Terror-Threat.php Turkish authorities foil bombing - in Istanbul by PKK http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1070258 (Europe) Travelers to Europe May Face Fingerprinting http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/11/AR2008021102786.html?hpid=topnews Netherlands: Terrorist possibly in hiding - Pakistani Akeel Abassi -- part of Barcelona cell with German attack plot http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/netherlands-terrorist-possibly-in.html (Netherlands) Full checks of Schiphol personnel -- after fake bomb smuggled onto aircraft http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Full-checks-of-Schiphol-personnel.html Serbia prepares measures against Kosovo independence http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/12/europe/EU-GEN-Serbia-Kosovo-Independence.php (Thailand) Local politician, son killed in drive-by shooting in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30065152 Southeast Asia: New effort to cut funding to terror groups (my title) http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=125883 (Sri Lanka) Rebel artillery fire hits Catholic church in Sri Lanka, killing 6 soldiers, military says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/12/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php (Sri Lanka) Fighting claims 45 rebels, 16 soldiers in Lanka http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February350.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Sri Lanka) Heavy fighting kills dozens in Sri Lanka http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February348.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (North Korea) Experts say leniency on North Korea has risks http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080212/pl_nm/korea_north_usa_dc_1;_ylt=AgZ1T23GlfSk9JYC27ey2imCscEA Colombia hostage release advancing: FARC http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAN1162635920080212?rpc=401& Commentary: Playing dumb on terrorism? http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/COMMENTARY/191012981/1012/COMMENTARY Other News: (UK) Williams won't back down over sharia http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/11/nbishop511.xmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/11/nbishop511.xml (UK) Commentary: Dr Rowan Williams's words were understood http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/02/12/dl1201.xml (Sweden) Malmo: Mother suspects honor murder http://www.thelocal.se/9958/20080212/ http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/malm-mother-suspects-honor-murder.html Belgium: Jews want to act against Muslim broadcaster incitement http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/belgium-jews-want-to-act-against-muslim.html Saudi Arabia: Religious police ban 'red' ahead of Valentine's Day http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1868928199 Iran: 'Insufficiently Islamic' senior cleric barred from polls http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1868758799 Israeli town sues Google over claim it was built on Arab village http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/953243.html Report: Human rights watchdog: Islamophobia on the rise in Holland, Muslims stigmatized, attacked http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/12/europe/EU-GEN-EU-Netherlands-Islamophobia.php (U.S.) GI in Afghanistan Converts to Islam http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,161802,00.html U.S. to Skirt Green-Card Check -- Action Will Help Applicants Lacking Final FBI Clearance http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/11/AR2008021103132.html February 11, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Al-Qaida regaining some footing -- High-profile Iraq bombings may be proof al-Qaida is regrouping http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_al_qaida_counterpunch_1 (Iraq) Some Al-Qaeda leaders flee Iraq with cash: general http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jxVGXOda1oaU2DUZB9oPCwWbMatw (Iraq) Twin Car Bombs Kill 22 In Baghdad - update http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/11/ap/world/main3818889.shtml (Iraq) CBS: 2 Journalists Missing in Basra http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-iraq-missing-journalists,1,881308.story?track=rss (Afghanistan) Mullah Omar: Taliban no Threat to US http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,161803,00.html (Afghanistan) Four arrested following roadside bomb explosion behind Canadian convoy http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hcn1BXEN8KjaGAGomvyCJR2ZGG9A Pakistan Diplomat Missing At Afghan Border - Ambassador to Afghanistan missing, feared kidnapped http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/11/world/main3817086.shtml (India) Lashkar had plotted attack on ISRO http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lashkar_had_plotted_attack_on_ISRO/articleshow/2774694.cms (U.S.) Embattled Muslim aide to leave Pentagon job -- Hesham Islam's 'resume didn't add up,' official says http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56110 (U.S.) Pentagon charges Sept. 11 suspects - update http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_sept_11_trial http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/11/911.charges/index.html -- Defense Dept. press release http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48930 (U.S.) A look the trials for for 9-11 suspects http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_glance_1;_ylt=AjLhSyG40E2P2UM6Am3BG3ETv5UB Turkish Islamist Website: Each Muslim Must Kill An Infidel For Allah's Grace http://www.thememriblog.org/turkey/blog_personal/en/5202.htm Algeria: Four al-Qaeda suspects appear in court http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1865664255 (Somalia) Growing Rift between Somalia's Major Jihad Groups – Shabab Al-Mujahideen and Islamic Courts Union http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD183808 Yemen: Al-Qaeda 'sends death threats' to famous singer http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1866535331 (Nigeria) Three killed in riots over caricature of Muhammad http://www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php?area=africa&item=080208213035.zigo8h5d.php (Africa) Following African terrorism fears, 2009 Dakar Rally moves to South America http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-dakarrally&prov=ap&type=lgns (Egypt) Mubarak says US troop presence in Iraq 'attracts terrorists' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_mideast_afp/egyptiraqusdiplomacy_080211190546;_ylt=AjbUF68fi8txWGHnDTFm0hQTv5UB (Spain) Ambiguities arise in Spain's alleged terror plot http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-terror11feb11,1,3476038.story (Germany) Report: German Nationals Get Training in Terror Camps - Deutsche-World Report http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3119431,00.html A Review of Ronald Kessler's "Terrorist Watch" -- by Jeffrey Breinholt http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/a_review_of_ronald_kesslers_te.php http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/604 Colombia rebels forced abortions - FARC leaders force women fighters to have abortions or hand over babies http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080211/NEWS/802110356/1033/NEWS01 Other News: (Iran) Nearly 30 years of Islamic rule http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Analysis/2008/02/11/analysis_nearly_30_years_of_islamic_rule/3108/ Kuwait Islamist Hardliners Take Aim at Valentine's Day http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330333,00.html (U.S.) 2 Espionage Cases Involving China Unfolding; 4 Arrested Including DoD Official http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330320,00.html http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/11/espionage.indictments/index.html US Navy intercepts Russian bombers flying near ships http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/11/america/NA-GEN-US-Navy-Russian-Bombers.php February 11, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) 11 killed in Baghdad car bombings -- two car bombs at Al-Huriyah square of Jadriyah neighborhood http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestbaghdad_080211123914;_ylt=AoiEAbKcd_kTyMFMNJjSI8pX6GMA http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_8227047 (Iraq) Car bomb explodes near senior Shiite politician's Baghdad compound, killing at least 3 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/11/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Baghdad-Bombing.php (Iraq) US says 25 Shiite militiamen held in Baghdad raids -- in Sabak Sur http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestsadr_080211123341;_ylt=Ak7YaHNb2oFUaJq9EhaaMGhX6GMA (Iraq) Al-Qaeda leaders admit: 'We are in crisis. There is panic and fear' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3346386.ece (Afghanistan) Blast strikes Afghan governor's convoy - wounding three police in Kandhar, but governor survives - Afghan cleric and 4 others killed when landmine in Helmand they plotted to plant exploded early http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_080211110157;_ylt=AlJEvoogernDLgnszbiDnVfOVooA --- Afghan governor survives bomb attack http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/afghanistan;_ylt=Auw56Hir2eRjKM7htkizVabOVooA (Afghanistan) Norway shuts Afghan embassy over threats http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_re_eu/afghanistan_norway_embassy_6;_ylt=AiwcURc7tPqksfY.imCaH0UTv5UB (Afghanistan) UK RAF find 'Taliban with British accents' http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?in_article_id=98358&in_page_id=64 (Pakistan) Another suicide blast kills ten including Pakistan vote candidate: police -- Nasir Ali and 9 others killed in North Waziristan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_afp/pakistanvoteunrestsuicide_080211120743;_ylt=Aod3eTaLhbQiKlPFL_tSDbrzPukA (Pakistan) Senior Taliban figure caught in Pakistan -- Mansoor Dadullah, brother of the Taliban's slain military commander Mullah Dadullah http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_violence_3;_ylt=AsK0pYhlZzT9_h9aS2Q6lQTzPukA (Pakistan) Taliban commander seriously wounded not killed Pakistani official http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1883354&Language=en http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1883296&Language=en -- see also AKI report http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1865557478 -- see also CNN report http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/taliban.commander/index.html (Pakistan) 'Suicide bomber' arrested in Khyber Agency http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\11\story_11-2-2008_pg7_22 (Pakistan) Troops arrest 31 'militants' in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\11\story_11-2-2008_pg7_4 (Pakistan) Two would-be bombers among 36 held in Swat http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/11/top3.htm (Pakistan) Report: Islamist parties face drubbing in Pakistan vote -- Reuters quotes Pakistani concerns over economy http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February317.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Pakistani parties rally amid terror threat http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080211/wl_csm/osharif (Pakistan) Asia Times Reports "Revolt in Pakistan's Tribal Areas": Ceasefire: A lull before the storm http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JB09Df01.html -- and -- Al-Qaeda sets sight on the next battlefield http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JB12Df01.html (India) Militant attended terror camp in Pakistan -- six Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists arrested in Uttar Pradesh http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Militant_attended_terror_camp_in_Pak/articleshow/2771835.cms (India) Lashkar-e-Toiba plot to blow up BSE foiled, six held - update http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/LeT_plot_to_blow_up_BSE_foiled_six_held/articleshow/2771826.cms (India) Bangalore under terror scanner http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080040962&ch=2/11/2008%209:29:00%20AM (India) Rights activist arrested in ULFA plane hijacking plot http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Rights_activist_arrested_in_ULFA_plane_hijacking_plot/articleshow/2774060.cms (U.S.) Feds seek double cash for terror tips http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/02/11/rewards0211.html U.S. to Seek Death Penalty for Guantanamo Prisoners With Sept. 11 Ties -- update - announcement to come Monday http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330277,00.html (U.S.) Senate to debate new wiretap rules http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/NATION/710163083/1002 Iran sends defiant message to West on revolution day http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080211/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_ahmadinejad_dc_3;_ylt=AuYf8quzt9x75J74aw4sPDFSw60A Iran plans to launch two more rockets into space http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_afp/iranmilitaryspace_080211114616;_ylt=AkKzWIYq3otJCvOKwVmPhadSw60A (Iran) Ahmadinejad pushing aside the old guard in Iran http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23104260/ (Iran) 'We will never give up nuclear program' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202730276564&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Arab Daily al-Quds al-Arabi and AKI Report: "Hamas leader in hiding after death threats" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1865484948 (West Bank) IDF slaps closure on Jenin after terror alert http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/953093.html (Algeria) Al-Qaeda says behind killing of 8 Algerian troops http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080211/wl_nm/algeria_qaeda_claim_dc_1;_ylt=AuWlQek17SKJqhQdC1rkDcN6CC8A Somalia: Islamic Courts Officials Meet in Southern Somalia http://allafrica.com/stories/200802110006.html (UK) '70 percent of British terrorism traced to Pakistan' -- UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/326475/cs/1/ (UK) All clear after bomb alert shuts down UK gas rig http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080210/wl_nm/britain_security_rig_dc (Germany) Police said to identify four Germans in terrorist camps -- on border between Pakistan and Afghanistan - members of Islamic Jihad Union http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Police-said-to-identify-four-Germans-in-terrorist-camps--.html (Europe) US administration orders clampdown on flights to US -- EU officials furious as Washington says it wants extra data on all air passengers http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/11/usa.theairlineindustry (Spain) 14 illegal Basque separatist party members held in Spain http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/14-illegal-Basque-separatist-party-members-held-in-Spain.html (Netherlands) Still leaks in Schiphol security http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Still-leaks-in-Schiphol-security.html (Thailand) 5 policemen injured in Yala ambush http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30065053 (Thailand) Village head, ex-assistant shot dead in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30064947 (Thailand) Possible bomb attack in Hat Yai : Interior Minister http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30065075 (Sri Lanka) 41 rebels, 3 security personnel killed in Sri Lanka http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/41_rebels_3_security_personnel_killed_in_Sri_Lanka_/articleshow/2774325.cms (Sri Lanka) Policemen die in Sri Lanka mine attack http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7238329.stm http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/11/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php New Zealand to increase domestic flight security in wake of hijack attempt http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/11/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-Pilots-Attacked.php Other News: (Netherlands) Wilders discloses more information about film http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Wilders-discloses-more-information-about-film.html Turkish lawmakers lift headscarf ban amid heavy protests http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080209/wl_afp/turkeypoliticsreligion_080209224728;_ylt=AkT.5yrC6l4XMAwc5W.IBZntfLkA (UK) Muslim scholar backs beleaguered archbishop -- Sheikh Suhaib Hasan, the secretary of the Islamic Sharia Council http://uk.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUKNOA14873320080211?rpc=401& (UK) Archbishop of Canterbury to discuss controversy caused by his Sharia law remarks http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/11/europe/EU-REL-Britain-Shariah-Law.php (UK) Archbishop's 'great integrity' hailed by PM http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/11/nbishop311.xml (UK) Prime Minister gives his backing to Archbishop of Canterbury -- Archbishop Rowan Williams under fire for calling for use of Sharia law in UK http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3350266.ece (UK) Anglican Bishop: Christians don't go to heaven http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56071 (UK) Commentary: Joan Smith: British women are already suffering from Islamic law http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/joan-smith/joan-smith-british-women-are-already-suffering-from-islamic-law-780407.html (UK) London police identify decapitated body as Algerian man http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/10/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Headless-Corpse.php (U.S.) Three suspects charged with arson following mosque fire http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=54394 February 10, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Bombings, gunmen kill 42 in Iraq (updated) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080210182541 (U.S.) Michael Chertoff's deepest fears: Terrorists entering U.S. from Canada http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/02/10/2008-02-10_michael_chertoffs_deepest_fears_terroris.html (Pakistan) Al-Qaeda, Taliban threat to Pakistan government: Gates http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gSJohBp9LWpTwcrjB5fIQyrCif_Q February 10, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Fifteen killed in north Iraq clashes: US military - near Sinjar in Nineveh province http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080210/us_nm/iraq_dc_16;_ylt=AkvF4qMQlYiUBmko3h7a3q1X6GMA http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3504991,00.html Iraqi police: Suicide car bomb injures 4 near Kirkuk http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202625819979&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iraq) Missiles target British military base in Iraq http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1069491 (Iraq) MNF reports death of US sailor in Iraq http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1069358 (Iraq) US military says volunteers hurting Al-Qaeda in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080210/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestqaeda_080210131907;_ylt=AmwZM52PqV55JFOpNfvDznJX6GMA http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205442;_ylt=Airf5QLMeQZ6XUSMnA03aCxX6GMA (Iraq) Diary of an Insurgent In Retreat - Diary of Al Qaeda in Iraq details losses http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23092308/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/09/AR2008020902666.html (Iraq) US Commanders Welcome Fallujah Revival http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/09/AR2008020902666.html (Afghanistan) US says global Islamic extremism would thrive on Afghan failure: Defense Secretary Gates http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080210/ts_afp/munichsecurityusafghanistan_080210100631;_ylt=At2eIv7jtistLK2aXeb1hPDOVooA (Afghanistan) S. Korea denies ransom payment to Taliban http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/10/s_korea_denies_ransom_payment_to_taliban/8797/ Pakistan election rally death toll rises to 27 http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/pakistan.blast/index.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080210/wl_afp/pakistanattacksvote_080210120630;_ylt=Ah76fJjqS1T7LqJSoVFdY_vzPukA (Pakistan) Security man killed in blast - in the Nushki area http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/10/top18.htm (Pakistan) Suicide attack heightens fears for Pakistan polls http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080210/wl_nm/pakistan_violence_dc_5;_ylt=Ar3VDxSiHDc7int.zdcnNebzPukA (Pakistan) US chief: Pakistan terror threat rising: Mike Mullen http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_us_1;_ylt=AiguvgXtVFmNw0lrHZEmXycTv5UB (Pakistan) U.S. Pentagon: No plan to carry out any operation against Pakistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/No_plan_to_carry_out_any_operation_against_Pak_Pentagon/articleshow/2770055.cms Pakistani terrorism seen as growing threat to Europe http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/10/europe/spain.php (Pakistan) Terror trajectory: Still too scared to shop -- Pakistanis fear to go to public places in Rawalpindi and Islamabad http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\10\story_10-2-2008_pg11_1 (Pakistan) Report: Pakistanis turn against bin Laden -- reported new Terror Free Tomorrow organization poll last month (not yet on website) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_opinion_poll_1;_ylt=An6PfyEnri7CGhD4COZuedzzPukA http://www.terrorfreetomorrow.org (India J&K) Top insurgent of Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen group killed in Kashmir http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1069446 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Top_Hizbul_militant_killed_in_Jammu__Kashmir/articleshow/2770848.cms (India) CRPF camp attack: Six Lashkar-e-Toiba militants arrested in Uttar Pradesh http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Arrested_LeT_men_were_heading_to_Mumbai_Sources/articleshow/2770591.cms (India) Arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba militants' next target was Mumbai http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Arrested_LeT_militants_next_target_was_Mumbai/articleshow/2771428.cms Nuclear terrorism a continuing threat to world security, U.N. atomic watchdog warns http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_8218742 (Lebanon) IDF: Hezbollah missiles deployed in South Lebanon http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/952727.html (Israel) IDF troops arrest terror suspect near Ramallah http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246358810&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel threatens retaliation after rocket attack leaves 2 seriously wounded http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246356944&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Brothers badly wounded by Qassam in Sderot http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/952730.html No Palestinian state possible until rocket fire ceases, Israel's Livni says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/10/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians-Livni.php Hamas court halts distribution of major daily in Gaza http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February105.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Somalia) Police say 49 insurgents surrender in Mogadishu -- from al-Shabab http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10022438.htm Sudan holds Muslim "fundamentalists" over US killing http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnBAN045913.html?rpc=401& (Sudan/Chad) 12,000 refugees flee Darfur into Chad after attacks http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23192101-23109,00.html (UK) Al-Qaeda threat to British prisons http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/10/uksecurity.alqaida (UK) Dhiren Barot leads Al Qaeda attack on other offenders at Brit prison http://www.thecheers.org/news/World-news/news_10994_Indian-Dhiren-Barot-leads-Al-Qaeda-attack-on-other-offenders-at-Brit-prison.html U.K.-U.S. Relations on Terror http://www.newsweek.com/id/109666 (UK) Bomb warning prompts North Sea rig evacuation -- of 500 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3344680.ece http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23191999-23109,00.html (Sri Lanka) Clashes kill 42 Tamil rebels, 4 soldiers http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23191464-23109,00.html (Sri Lanka) Think tank spotlights Tiger-al Qaeda business link http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080210/News/news007.html North Korea increases military maneuvers: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080210/wl_asia_afp/nkoreamilitaryoil_080210065530;_ylt=AsZmKYsYM4bXdgVhoXrYyOCCscEA (New Zealand) Maori Story: You may pay terror bill http://www.nzherald.co.nz/author/index.cfm?a_id=137 Other News: France: Hirsi Ali asking for citizenship http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/france-hirsi-ali-asking-for-citizenship.html (Netherlands) Dutch MP says anti-Islamic film set for broadcast in March -- "Fitna" http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixmDKUgqyO58P8hyx0bJkBes4lAg (UK) Top judges in key ruling on sharia marriage -- Court to rule on validity of sharia marriage http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/10/religion.law2 (UK) 'Unworldly' Archbishop Criticized -- over Sharia comments http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1304823,00.html?f=rss (UK) Lord Carey slams Sharia views http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/news/lord-carey-slams-sharia-views-18461413.html (UK) Carey and Cardinal attack sharia plan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/10/nsharia110.xml http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/10/nsharia610.xml (UK) Sharia law may result in 'legal apartheid' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/10/nsharia110.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox (UK) Saudi royal Prince Bandar Bin Sultan's assets frozen http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article3340854.ece (UK) London Times: "Minister warns of 'inbred' Muslims" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3342040.ece (Sweden) Oslo: Gallery refuses to exhibit Muhammad caricatures http://www.thelocal.se/9937/20080210/ http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/oslo-gallery-refuses-to-exhibit.html (Iraq) 2 children dead after cake poisoning - with thallium http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23191619-23109,00.html February 9, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Iraq: US-backed Sunni tribesmen close offices, go on strike in Baqouba http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/09/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Baqouba.php (Iraq) Conflicts Deepen Between Local Iraqi Governments and U.S.-Backed Sunni Groups http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/world/middleeast/10iraq.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin (U.S.) Back On The Tape Trail - U.S. government taped more Al Qaeda suspects than disclosed, including Mohammad al-Qatani, "20th hijacker" http://www.newsweek.com/id/109679 (Al-Qaeda) NEFA Foundation: AQIM Claims Recent Terror Attacks in North Africa, Responds to "Martyrdom" of Commander Abu al-Laith al-Liby in Pakistan http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/nefa_foundation_aqim_claims_re.php In Terror Case, Spain Detects Tie to Pakistan http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/world/europe/10spain.html?_r=1&oref=slogin (Pakistan) Election rally suicide blast kills 20 in Pakistan (updated) http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080209/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanvote_080209200844 (Pakistan) The General's New Mission (Pakistan's new Army leader) http://www.newsweek.com/id/109585 (Pakistan) US official says Pakistan's atomic weapons safe http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=108643 (India) ULFA hijacking unit busted http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/10/stories/2008021059420800.htm (U.S.) Pentagon Intelligence Unit Comes Off Like M*A*S*H in New Book http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=hsnews-000002668466 Israeli rocket kills Hamas commander -- Hamas wounds Israeli child http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/325994 (Gaza) Jordan says Hamas seizes aid covoy sent to Gaza http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL0983878 'Al-Hayat:' Syria not allowing arms smuggling http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1202246350476&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Al Qaeda 'is still threat to the Gulf' http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=208103&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30325 Sudan detains two suspects in murder of US diplomat http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/327918/1/.html February 9, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Roadside blasts kill 5 U.S. soldiers in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080209/ts_nm/iraq_dc_13;_ylt=Al2p7IMBF_bPXsK0ydz8wAVX6GMA (Iraq) 31 Shiites detained south of Baghdad http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205437;_ylt=AnVVFnx4Bo1QtlTbRj1NO_9X6GMA (Iraq) Eight unknown corpses found in Diyala http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1069209 (Iraq) Local al-Qaida in Iraq leader killed in raid north of Baghdad -- Abu Omar al-Dori in Samarra http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246353407&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iraq: US-backed Sunni tribesmen close offices, go on strike in Baqouba http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/09/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Baqouba.php (Afghanistan) "Taliban facilitators" held in Afghanistan - Patika province bordering Pakistan - nvolved in facilitating improvised explosive device attacks http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1069191 (Afghanistan) Germany to boost Afghan troop contingent http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February257.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) Suicide bomber kills 14 at election rally in northwest Pakistan http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/09/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Blast.php -- see also MSNBC report http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23081632/ (Pakistan) Three killed in election-related violence in Pakistan: police - mostly PPP - gunfire in Sindh province http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080209/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanpoliticsvoteviolence_080209062741;_ylt=AkzIL3_y5ChxiOJwNmQ1gInzPukA (Pakistan) Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders hiding in Pakistan: US official -- media cite anonymous U.S. official stating that Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammad Omar are hiding in Pakistan with their top commanders (AFP) http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080209/wl_asia_afp/uspakistanattacksafghanistan_080209092518;_ylt=AoNnK77xCTQYN5ZjWBlEAZ3zPukA -- see also Reuters report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080209/ts_nm/pakistan_usa1_dc_2;_ylt=An2MMV_3AOtBQ5bTlvs1cY_zPukA Pakistan rejects claim http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February253.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Pakistani forces arrest 16 suspects from Swat http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1069186 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/16_militants_arrested_in_Pakistan_arms_recovered/articleshow/2769545.cms (Pakistan) Twists and turns of Swat struggle: 300 including 80 security personnel killed in violence http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\09\story_9-2-2008_pg7_13 Pakistani Militants Teaming Up, Officials Say http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020803790.html (Pakistan) Militants attack toll booth in northwestern Pakistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Militants_attack_toll_booth_in_northwestern_Pakistan/articleshow/2769282.cms Pakistan Dawn: Is Al Libi dead? http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/09/top13.htm (U.S.) Guantanamo Bay Detainees Could Face Charges Over 9/11 -- death penalty to be sought for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330176,00.html -- see also NYT report http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/us/09gitmo.html?_r=2&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=login&adxnnlx=1202566253-rLEBZD3jAVrisZ1EV5qQcA -- see also WSJ report http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120254819647256417.html?mod=googlenews_wsj U.S. military charges two more Guantanamo captives -- al Qaeda videographer (Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul) and the other one a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden (Ibrahim Mahmoud al Qosi) http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080209/us_nm/guantanamo_charges_dc_1;_ylt=Ah16N2PCi4c_amjm6Wu_5OgTv5UB (U.S.) Secret evidence bogs down Gitmo hearings http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_secret_evidence_6;_ylt=AurET8cZ0bQ4En1L45z5EtMTv5UB (U.S.) Yemeni relatives seek release of US Guantanamo captives http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080209/wl_mideast_afp/yemenusguantanamodemo_080209110811;_ylt=ArjGy.nZGfCAGxDLIumudCETv5UB (U.S.) Muslim Student Threatens Former Terrorist's Life at Air Force Academy Event -- Jordanian student to ex-Muslim speaker: "You are an enemy of Islam and you must die" http://www.mmdnewswire.com/muslim-student-2917.html http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019879.php American al-Qaida member missing? Adam Gadahn aka Azzam al-Ameriki (Azzam the American) http://deepbackground.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/07/647724.aspx (Iran) U.S. "deeply disturbed" by Iran nuclear reports http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080209/ts_nm/nuclear_iran_burns_dc_1;_ylt=Ao5a8UvboPIY76_cHVIgLlFSw60A Hamas: 'Don't rule out more border breaches' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246354517&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas: Rocket attacks will stop if IDF halt ops in Gaza, W. Bank http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246353711&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel protests to UN over Gaza rocket fire http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February92.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Israel) Two Kassam rockets land in western Negev http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246353221&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Sderot: 'A battered, town abandoned by 20 percent of its residents' - due to missile attacks http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246354653&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egyptian Press Criticizes Hamas for Rafah Border Breach; Breach "A Grave Threat to Our National Security" http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD183708 Algeria Islamist rebels ambush and kill 8 soldiers http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080208/wl_nm/algeria_security_dc_1;_ylt=AoBy1MYp1Sc4N800y14j1Hd6CC8A (Somalia) U.N. compound in Somali capital attacked; no deaths reported http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/09/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia-UN-Attack.php (Somalia) Islamist insurgents claim Somalia attacks - in Bosso http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080207/wl_africa_afp/somaliaunrestclaimethiopia_080207120849 Sudan bombs rebel forces in Darfur http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/08/sudan.attacks.ap/index.html Moroccan court places suspect in Madrid train bombings in detention, news agency reports (update) http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/africa/AF-GEN-Morocco-Spain-Terror-Probe.php Mauritanian Pres.: Attack on Israeli Embassy won't harm ties http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/952543.html (Nigeria) Churches destroyed in wave of religious violence in Nigeria http://www.christiantoday.com/article/churches.destroyed.in.wave.of.religious.violence.in.nigeria/16769.htm Turkish PM vows to battle PKK "until the end" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080209/ts_nm/iraq_turkey_erdogan_dc_1;_ylt=AjssGM0nAqHZ5luPvCWikiftfLkA EU countries lashed over PKK affiliates http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23187900-23109,00.html (UK) Terror ring claiming human rights breach http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1035777_terror_ring_claiming_human_rights_breach (UK) Former IRA driver allegedly worked as a spy for Britain's MI5 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/09/europe/EU-GEN-NIreland-British-Spy.php (Canada) Terror suspect to stay behind bars -- Said Namouh http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=9a288338-2ca1-4dfd-86c9-65498e13a41a&k=84544 (Indonesia) Bali survivor slams comments on ABC's 'Jihad Sheilas' http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23168046-662,00.html?from=mostpop (Thailand) 2 soldiers wounded by Yala bomb http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125820 (Thailand) 3 killed drive-by shootings in Yala http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30064908 http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125822 Philippine president calls for 'credible' probe into civilian deaths during military raid -- against al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/09/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Slain-Civilians.php Sri Lanka military says 44 killed in north - in Friday fighting http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February254.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (New Zealand) Woman in court over NZ hijack attempt http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23185780-23109,00.html Other News: (UK) Muslims in Bristol are already practicing Sharia law despite it not being recognised by the British legal system http://www.westpress.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=146242&command=displayContent&sourceNode=145920&contentPK=19823221&folderPk=75888&pNodeId=145833 (UK) This is Sharia in Britain, without the courts http://www.spectator.co.uk/stephenpollard/493711/this-is-sharia-in-britain-without-the-courts.thtml?__id=c8db0d74d9bffa6c0eb55073cbb34c93 (UK) The Archbishop of Canterbury is 'shocked' by outcry over sharia law http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/02/09/the-archbishop-of-canterbury-is-shocked-by-outcry-over-sharia-law-89520-20313436/ (UK) Archbishop faces calls to quit over Sharia row http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3337961.ece (UK) Archbishop defends sharia law comments http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/09/nsharia509.xml (UK) Archbishop fends off Sharia criticism http://www.christiantoday.com/article/archbishop.fends.off.sharia.criticism/16752.htm (UK) Commentary: Sharia courts? Get off your knees, Archbishop http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/02/09/do0903.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox (UK) Sharia in Britain? Read the response http://www.newsnow.co.uk/cgi/NGoto/257138881?-14054 (UK) What role for sharia in the West? http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10673119&top_story=1 Turk parliament debates headscarf, secularists rally http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080209/wl_nm/turkey_headscarf_dc_1;_ylt=AqkPVlfXsVmlFsfvP5wr9yftfLkA Egypt let converts revert to Christianity on ID http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February278.xml§ion=theworld February 8, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Violations of 'Islamic teachings' take deadly toll on Iraqi women http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/08/iraq.women/index.html Iraq: US troops kill 8 suspects, capture 26 including alleged Shiite militia leader (update) http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php (Iraq) No local allies in wings for Mosul fight http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_mosul_awakening_1;_ylt=AuozmCCwrbgA9i.f_DOfQU5X6GMA (U.S.) Looking Under a Rock: FBI and CIA Hit New Low in Recruitment Drive -- advertising in pro-terrorism Washington Report for Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) - by Steven Emerson http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/603 http://www.washington-report.org/index.htm (U.S.) Miami: Acquitted man denies terrorism ties in Miami case -- Haitian Lyglenson Lemorin deportation hearing - part of "Liberty City Seven" http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI76135/ (U.S.) Gitmo has makeover to reduce hostilities http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/loosening_of_guantanamo_1;_ylt=AvJUTvwf_y.wRSNvftH7KusTv5UB (U.S.) 3 Posada associates sentenced in El Paso -- anti-Castro Cuban militant http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/miami/sfl-28posada,0,6466358.story?track=rss Iran helps Syria improve missiles -- Upgraded Zelzal can target Israel's international airport http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=55890 (Palestinian Authority) Islamic countries want relations with Israel, says Abbas http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1854533059 -- see also: Palestinian Authority Media glorifies Dimona terrorists http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246334919&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFul (Israel) 2 Sderot houses hit by Kassam rockets fired from Gaza Strip (update) - over 30 rockets fired on Israel since Friday morning http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246350119&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egyptian General: Hamas Exporting Crisis to Egypt http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/141219 Sudanese militia attack Darfur towns http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/02/08/africa/OUKWD-UK-SUDAN-DARFUR.php (Mauritania) France to increase security aid to http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL0821620.html Spain, France at odds over terror probe -- thwarting of Barcelona suicide subway plot - Spanish newspaper reveals French agent http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_eu/spain_terror_plot_1;_ylt=AkM.6pBeMZRcZbykaywp2oETv5UB Turkey: Belgian Court Ruling Will Encourage Terrorism http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080208\ACQDJON200802081237DOWJONESDJONLINE000673.htm&selected=9999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTargetFrame=_top&mkt=WORLD&chk=unchecked&lang=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.na Serbian minister says Kosovo will declare independence Feb. 17 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/europe/EU-GEN-Serbia-Kosovo-Independence.php Commentary: The "Islamo-Fascism" Debate http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=D66B9FE5-21A4-4828-A3E3-41F43B9F14DE Other News: (U.S.) Maryland: Lawyer calls Maryland town's denial of festival and mosque discriminatory -- Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/america/NA-GEN-US-Muslim-Retreat.php (U.S.) Shari'a Law in Texas http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/191148.php http://www.2ndcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/HTMLopinion.asp?OpinionID=14601 February 8, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Three Iraqi policemen wounded in booby-trapped car blast in Kirkuk http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1068940 (Iraq) US detains 4 suspects south of Baghdad -- Shiite militia leader and three other suspects in Mashru area http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205429;_ylt=AhTvLf7PKkgZKzi7567HfoxX6GMA Iraq's Sadr tells militia to keep observing freeze http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/February/focusoniraq_February13.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) Muslim Backing Of Al-Qaeda Wanes - per CIA Director and DNI comment to Congress http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020703686.html (Iraq) Shift in Tactics Aims to Revive Struggling Insurgency -- Al-Qaeda in Iraq Hopes A Softer Approach Will Win Back Anbar Sunnis http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020703854.html?hpid=topnews (Afghanistan) Afghan suicide attack kills child, soldier: police -- in Ghazni near entrance of an Afghan National Army base http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080208/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestsuicide_080208121457;_ylt=AsgUHmK0_JQvq1pxuUu4BUrOVooA (Afghanistan) France mulls increased Afghan role http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_eu/nato_afghanistan_3;_ylt=AhvoJNeJipA60g6lF7qH47rOVooA (Afghanistan) NATO meets over resurgent Taliban http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23183233-23109,00.html (Pakistan) Suicide bombers adopting new tactics to target Pakistan forces http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Suicide_bombers_adopting_new_tactics_to_target_Pak_forces/articleshow/2767194.cms (Pakistan) Explosives-laden vehicle blown up in Matta - in Swat district http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\08\story_8-2-2008_pg7_12 (Pakistan) Bhutto killed by impact of bomb, not bullets: Scotland Yard http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080208/wl_asia_afp/pakistanattacksbhutto_080208122046;_ylt=ApErUDE2JUAZchxxialmFHzzPukA (Pakistan) Bhutto party rejects Scotland Yard report http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February218.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Pakistan steps up security at European embassies over anti-Quran film -- especially Dutch embassy - film to be shown on Dutch television this month and on Internet in March http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Quran-Film.php (India J&K) Three LeT militants killed in Poonch http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080208/885342.html (India J&K) Six injured in grenade attack in Indian-administered Kashmir http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1069009 (U.S.) Judge mulls bin Laden's driver request -- Salim Ahmed Hamdan's lawyers want access to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other high-value detainees http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_bin_laden_driver_4;_ylt=Ato1TVOOM0LfKeX5FN95cugTv5UB (U.S.) Paper of CAIR: Glossing Over Hamas Ties - regarding NY Times reporter Neil MacFarquhar-- by Steven Emerson http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/600 -- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/us/07muslim.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=macfarquhar&st=nyt&oref=slogin (U.S.) Airport security technology stuck in the pipeline http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23061459/ Iran starts building new atomic power plant http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February86.xml§ion=middleeast http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080208/ts_nm/iran_nuclear_plant_dc_3;_ylt=AtL574vC0I5IBSZwp1TTyeRSw60A Iran attacks French stance in nuclear row and move for Gulf military base http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3300506.ece Hamas: We're Allowed to Lie http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/141178 Israel: Sderot attacked by four missiles launched from Gaza http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=10689 (Israel) 22 Kassam rockets strike western Negev -- PRC, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246350119&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt boosts troops on border amid Hamas kidnapping threat http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246350960&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Algeria) 6 suspects in court over Algeria bombing -- linked to twin truck bombings in December at a U.N. office and a government building in Algiers http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_af/algeria_terror_suspects_1;_ylt=AgavKzhrGAC6O9LfHYnYPQ16CC8A -- previous story: Algeria arrests six militants linked to bombings http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/AHM651661.htm (Mauritania) 8 arrested in Israeli Embassy attack in Mauritania http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/07/africa/AF-GEN-Mauritania-Embassy-Attack.php (Germany) Berlin says al-Qaeda plotting to attack Germany http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Berlin-says-al_Qaeda-plotting-to-attack-Germany--.html http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL0840837020080208?rpc=401& (Germany) Officials see increased al-Qaida online activity aimed at Germany http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Terrorism.php (Germany) "Suitcase bomber" denies intent to kill -- Lebanese man Youssef al-Hajj Dib says he deliberately sabotaged the bombs in train bombing plot http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/_Suitcase-bomber_-denies-intent-to-kill--.html (UK) Cleric Abu Hamza to appeal against extradition http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/08/nhamza208.xml (UK) Hamza extradition to the US is signed http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3329990.ece (UK) Moroccan suspected of links to Sept. 11 extradited from Britain to Spain -- Farid Hilali http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Spain-Terror-Suspect.php UK names new counter-terrorism chief http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2254763,00.html (Spain) Court building damaged in bombing in Basque city http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Court-building-damaged-in-bombing-in-Basque-city.html Spanish judge bars two Basque pro-independence parties from running in election http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-Basque-Parties.php Belgian court releases Erdal in controversial ruling -- Turkish man in Revolutionary People's Liberation Party /Front (DHKP-C) http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=133556 Kosovo soon to declare independence http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23183840-23109,00.html (Serbia) Tensions soar in Serbia ahead of expected Kosovo independence declaration -- explosion in shopping mall, another mall evacuated http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246351882&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Thailand) Security forces arrest 13 insurgent suspects - in Narathiwat province http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125803 (Thailand) Muslim teacher arrested for allegedly launching bomb attack in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30064844 (Thailand) Police hope new rules can stop bomb attacks http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/08Feb2008_news19.php (Philippines) Bomb found in Sultan Kudarat inn -- Al-Khobar extortion group with links to the Jemaah Islamiyah http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080208-117548/Bomb-found-in-Sultan-Kudarat-inn Sri Lankan official: Soldiers capture strategic territory after clash that killed 14 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/08/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php (Sri Lanka) Troops kill 42 rebels as fighting grinds on: Lanka http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February220.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (New Zealand) Pilot Stabbed by Woman Threatening to Blow Up Plane in New Zealand -- Somalian Woman per NZ Herald report http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,329727,00.html http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10491291 (Latin America) U.S. foes target Latin America -- Iran, Cuba and Venezuela working together to undermine democracy, creating safe havens for extremist groups http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/NATION/169452279/1001 Colombia - Journalist closes radio station and flees amid FARC attempts to force media to relay its propaganda http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2008/07/c8101.html Other News: (U.S.) Georgetown University Professor John Esposito seeks to redefine "Jihad" http://www.stanforddaily.com/article/2008/2/8/espositoSeeksToRedefineJihad Turkish lawmakers remove head scarf ban http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_head_scarf_ban_2;_ylt=Ashfidx3wFUHPbpuXddb1E7tfLkA Spain: Headscarf could be banned in schools if conservatives get into power http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1857384904 Netherlands: Muslim critic calls Koran a "fascist book" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1858007325 (UK) Archbishop's sharia comments:"Recipe for disaster" http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL0790681320080208?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=401 (UK) Bishop: Impossible to have sharia law in UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/08/nrowan408.xml (UK) Uproar over Archbishop's sharia law stance http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/08/nrowan308.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox (UK) Sharia in Britain? We think not.. http://timesonline.typepad.com/faith/2008/02/sharia-in-brita.html (UK) Commentary: Why the Archbishop is wrong about Sharia -- by Daniel Finkelstein http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2008/02/the-archbishop.html (UK) Archbishop of Canterbury 'should resign' over Sharia row http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3335026.ece -- Full Text of BBC Interview - Radio 4 World at One with Archbishop of Canterbury http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1573 (UK) Lawyers: Sharia can't trump English law -- Leading human rights lawyers are concerned that the adoption of elements of Islamic law could lead to clashing systems http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3334760.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=989864 (UK) Guardian Commentary: "Sharia law in Canada, almost" http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/2008/02/sharia_law_in_canada_almost.html -- but it didn't happen - rejected in 2005: September 12, 2005: Sharia law move quashed in Canada http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4236762.stm (UK) Commentary: Have your loudspeakers. But not here -- by Daniel Finkelstein http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/daniel_finkelstein/article3315165.ece Netherlands: The right to choose a doctor http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/netherlands-right-to-choose-doctor.html Sweden: Gov't funds fight against honor crimes http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/sweden-govt-funds-fight-against-honor.html http://www.thelocal.se/9915/20080208/ Book Review: The Islamic Challenge: Politics and Religion in Western Europe by Jytte Klausen http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/book-review-islamic-challenge.html http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FIslamic-Challenge-Politics-Religion-Western%2Fdp%2F0199231982%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1197978948%26sr%3D8-2&tag=islamineurope-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 (U.S.) Saudi mosque embezzlement case - update (my title) http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/NATION04/795782028/1008&template=nextpage Saudi Daily Arab News: The Saudi Woman Is Always To Blame for Her Problems http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD183608 (India) Taslima hopes India will not turn its back on her http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Taslima_hopes_India_will_not_turn_its_back_on_her/articleshow/2767157.cms (U.S.) Super Bowl evades mass shooting http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/02/07/superbowl.gunfire.ap/index.html Against Nazi News: Germany Takes on the Neo-Nazis: If We Can't Ban 'em, Let's Bankrupt 'em http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,521774,00.html 'Germany's Neo-Nazi Party Is in Self- Destruct Mode' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,534005,00.html (Germany) Radical Bookkeeping: German Neo-Nazi Party Under Investigation for Fraud http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,525511,00.html (France) Suspended sentence for Nazi apologist http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23184424-23109,00.html February 7, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (UK) Radical cleric to be extradited to U.S. - UK sending Abu Hamza al-Masri to U.S. for terrorism trial http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/07/hamza.uk/ (Iraq) The Terrorists' Paper Trail in Iraq - http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/02/06/the-terrorists-paper-trail-in-iraq.html --- More on detailed Al Qaeda records released by Combating Terrorism Center http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf (Iraq) Quieting voice of powerhouse Shiite cleric raises fears of messy future in Iraq http://cbs4.com/worldwire/22.0.html?type=national&serviceLevel=a&category=i&filename=Iraq-SistanisTwiligh.xml (Afghanistan) Modernizing Madrassas - Afghan Imam leading change away from radicalism http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/islamsadvance/2008/02/modernizing_madrassas.html US loses prison camp records of bin Laden's driver http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07404121.htm (Iran) IRGC Commander: If Attacked, Iran Will Target U.S. Forces in Neighboring Countries http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1672.htm (Iran) US sees attacks by Iranian-backed groups up in Iraq http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07628500.htm 'Hamas seizes convoy of food meant for Palestinian Red Crescent' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246347331&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) Underground Kassam silos found in Gaza - Big enough to hold Grad-model Katyusha rocket - Hamas using Hezbollah tactics http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246346530&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) 1 million forged US dollars from Gaza reportedly seized in Egypt http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=27653 February 7, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Qaeda kills three Sahwa members in Diyala http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1882385&Language=en (Iraq) Three coalition soldiers wounded in S. Iraq -- attack on Tulail airbase in Nassiriya, southern Iraq http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1882354&Language=en (Iraq) US troops raid Sadr City, 1 Iraqi killed http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/07/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php (Iraq) Sunni militiamen demand police jobs to fight Al-Qaeda http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hXH-F86LkyUxNXM2YgleHROOHN9w (Afghanistan) Suicide bombing wounds 3 NATO troops in Afghanistan http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246343853&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Afghanistan) NATO chief rejects U.S. concern over Afghan combat http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080207/ts_nm/afghan_nato_dc_1;_ylt=Ank.nXhrr.uRAKSUZGE8BmbOVooA (Afghanistan) NATO Secretary-General: Afghan failure 'will bring terror to the West' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/07/wafg207.xml (Afghanistan) Al-Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid pledges revenge for death of al-Libi http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1854124662 (Afghanistan) A $4 Million Ransom? - Taliban claims South Korea paid at least $4 million to release 21 Christian missionaries held last year http://www.newsweek.com/id/108672 (Afghanistan) Rice, Miliband travel to heart of Taliban insurgency http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080207/wl_uk_afp/afghanistanunrestusbritainnato_080207113307;_ylt=AjVPOXZpeBiV3pH27bMy2xbOVooA (Afghanistan) Clerics defend Afghan reporter's blasphemy death sentence http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23043451/ (Pakistan) Explosion in SW Pakistan kills 3, wounds 7 - in Dera Murad Jamali bus station in Baluchistan province http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1882399&Language=en http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/2_killed_ten_injured_in_blast_at_bus_station_in_Pakistan/articleshow/2764516.cms (Pakistan) 2 suspects nabbed over Bhutto killing -- in Rawalpindi http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_bhutto_2;_ylt=Aj9LUP8kbz_uKRLOft.mcnrzPukA (Pakistan) Police looking for Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah deputy in Sargodha bombing probe http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\07\story_7-2-2008_pg7_8 (Pakistan) Banned terror groups back with new IDs http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/FOREIGN/564925018/1003 (Pakistan) Jirga formed to negotiate with militants http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/07/top3.htm (Pakistan) Secret talks led to Pakistan cease-fire -- Pakistan govt secretly met with Taliban http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_36;_ylt=Ar35vjrkCP1hAXjRcQW_k1TzPukA (Pakistan) 'Ceasefire could be a tactic to regroup' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\07\story_7-2-2008_pg1_3 Pakistani Militants' Ceasefire Worries U.S. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4251755 (Pakistan) Militants send threatening letter to newspaper http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\07\story_7-2-2008_pg1_10 (India) 'Jihad is in my blood' -- Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) terrorist Mohammed Riazuddin Nasir interrogations http://ia.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/07nasir.htm India not to release 'terrorist' Pakistanis http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\07\story_7-2-2008_pg7_5 (India) Terror alert sounded in Goa http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terror_alert_sounded_in_Goa/articleshow/2763929.cms (India) Terror camps inside Hubli forests http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080040584&ch=2/6/2008%209:39:00%20PM (U.S.) Budget projects more al-Qaida captures http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terrorism_rewards_6;_ylt=AkO7ohZLCqLgNxW9JMWTow4Tv5UB U.S. may be backsliding on security: Chertoff http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080207/ts_nm/usa_security_chertoff_dc_2;_ylt=Ahx3PmMbjJS9gKz0aC.TfRYTv5UB (U.S.) Lawyers: Gitmo detainee breaking down - Yemeni Salim Ahmed Hamdan, former driver for Osama bin Laden http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver_2;_ylt=AljlVNlHGP5KsWBRrRHj6vITv5UB (U.S.) Zacarias Moussaoui Prosecutor may have known of CIA tapes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cia_tapes (U.S.) White House Defends CIA's Use Of Waterboarding in Interrogations http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502764.html Iranians Plant Their Flag In Wilds of Nicaragua http://www.nysun.com/article/70934 Iran testing advanced centrifuges http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080206/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_centrifuges_dc_2;_ylt=AmsUes16uLbh1lnPnbVJiXlSw60A (Iran) US aid for Russia linked to Iran -- U.S. program to keep Russian scientists from providing nuclear expertise to terrorists has funded research facilities to help Iran develop nuclear reactors http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_go_co/russian_scientists_iran_1;_ylt=AqbJKZ7pGLHmsj2XZmRvWGNSw60A (Gaza) 'Muslim Extremists poured into Gaza' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1202246336431&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas calls suicide bombing in 'self-defense' http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February76.xml§ion=middleeast Israeli forces storm house of Dimona attacker http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1882345&Language=en (Israel) 17 Kassam missiles and three mortar shells hit Israel from Gaza -- Israel targets rocket launchers in Gaza (my title) http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246337973&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israeli raids on Gaza kill seven http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February75.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Israel Defense Minister: If Kassams continue, IDF action will get stronger and stronger http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246341663&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull White House Spokesman: Fatah Groups do oppose suicide bombings http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=55769 Syria acquiring Russian rockets at 'furious' pace http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=55612 (Kenya) U.S. bans 10 over violence in Kenya http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020700653.html (Turkey) CIA warns of retaliatory attacks by PKK on US targets http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=133453 (UK) Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi refused visa -- Sheik Youssef al-Qaradawi calls for suicide bomber attacks on Israel - Muslim Council of Britain says he is respected around the world http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/07/nvisa107.xml http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246340426&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3325439.ece Denmark: al-Aqsa acquittal upheld -- members of al-Aqsa Denmark organization were charged with supporting Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas http://www.cphpost.dk/get/105509.html http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/denmark-al-aqsa-acquittal-upheld.html (Canada) Ottawa wants terror suspect back in jail, and bail seized -- Mohamed Harkat http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=a213e4c1-76bd-445f-944f-d9ae10b8878b&k=3881 (Canada) Khadr patriarch disliked Canada, says al-Qaeda biography http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/02/07/khadr-bio.html?ref=rss (Thailand) Soldier injured in Pattani pre-dawn ambush http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=125782 (Sri Lanka) Six Sri Lankan Naval personnel killed in an attack by Sea Tigers http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1882398&Language=en (Sri Lanka) Some NGOs providing assistance to LTTE: Sri Lankan PM http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Some_NGOs_providing_assistance_to_LTTE_Sri_Lankan_PM/articleshow/2764623.cms (North Korea) US envoy urges NKorea to hand over list http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_nkorea_4;_ylt=AkLPipnfoYXaXBnKCjoDDayCscEA (North Korea) US to send fuel aid to NKorea despite nuclear list delay http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080207/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsuspolitics_080207020350;_ylt=At2fL44zB7iFO_13Y4aXIbuCscEA North Korea denounces S. Korea-US military exercise http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1882352&Language=en Other News: (UK) Sharia law in UK is unavoidable - Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams backs sharia law for British Muslims -- "An approach to law which simply said - there's one law for everybody - I think that's a bit of a danger" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7232661.stm http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=512876&in_page_id=1770 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2254074,00.html http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national_news/index.var.181911.0.sharia_law_unavoidable_archbishop.php? http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/184118,sharia-law-should-be-introduced-in-britain-says-church-leader.html Turkish parliament gives nod to divisive headscarf reform http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080207/wl_afp/turkeypoliticsreligion_080207040711;_ylt=Aj.l13O6bEfuqB8.fwfgIEvtfLkA (Turkey) Secularists fear lifting of headscarf ban http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3321736.ece Key Islamic banking contract under fire http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=24223 (U.S.) CAIR, FBI looking into Tampa gas station explosion http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019842.php (U.S.) FBI now involved in gas station explosion http://www.tampabays10.com/news/specials/popular/article.aspx?s=popular&storyid=73395 (U.S.) Gas station fire kills one in Tampa http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5692608&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1 Report: Russian FM suggests missile defense attempt to encircle Russia http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246342860&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Nazi News: (Germany) 'Anti-Semitic' children's book faces ban http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/07/wger107.xml February 6, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Iraqi army kills Al-Qaeda leader in Mosul http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1882238&Language=en (Iraq) Insurgent Material Found in Iraq http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107ap_iraq_findings_glance.html (Kuwait) Court acquits two Kuwaiti former Guantanamo detainees http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1882243&Language=en (Afghanistan) Germany to send troops to N Afghanistan http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February174.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) U.S. advisers help Pakistan expand commando group to deal with country's rising threats http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/america/US-Pakistan.php Pakistan's tribal regions harboring militants have long history of armed resistance http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Tribal-Area-Glance.php (Pakistan) A Look at Pakistan's Restive Tribal Area http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/408934.html (Pakistan) Chopper crash kills general after Pakistani Taliban declare ceasefire http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_080206180258 (Al-Qaeda) Report: Bin Laden son Hamza named al-Qaeda heir -- per former Islamist Yemeni militant, Muhammad Sayd http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1850053394 (Al-Qaeda) U.S. Intel Sources: Al Qaeda Recruiting Westerners, Possibly U.S. Citizens http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328967,00.html?sPage=fnc/specialsections/waronterror (U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Case: Prosecutor: Students had explosives -- disputes claims Egyptian college students were carrying harmless fireworks http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_re_us/explosives_arrest_1 http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0208/493644.html (U.S.) New York: Mystery Deepens Over WMD Documents - how classified documents were in Arabic translators apartment http://www.nysun.com/article/70799 US could use harsh interrogations again: White House http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/pl_afp/usintelligencepoliticswhouse_080206161956;_ylt=AgevmQxVmpJ2IFCcSVup8UATv5UB (U.S.) CAIR: Muslim group says Air Force speakers hate speech -- criticizes decision to invite Walid Shoebat http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=OPINIONS-LETTERS&ID=565240532763672997 U.S. cuts critique of Islam film -- U.S. military in Afghanistan web site critique of Geert Wilders' film removed http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Analysis/2008/02/06/analysis_us_cuts_critique_of_islam_film/1507/ (U.S.) AP confirms secret camp inside Gitmo - "Camp 7" for 15 most valuable Al Qaida leaders http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/409005.html (U.S.) One Step Forward, Several Back, in Efforts to Define the Enemy -- by Douglas Farah http://www.douglasfarah.com/article/310/one-step-forward-several-back-in-combating-islamism.com http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/one_step_forward_several_back.php (UK) Radical Muslim preacher told worshippers that American soldiers would 'rape and murder Iraqi woman and children' -- Trevor Brooks (aka Omar Brooks and Abu Izzadeen) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=512663&in_page_id=1770 (UK) Birmingham Jihadist trial: Man 'wanted girl to wed militant' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7230859.stm Palestinian Authority Media glorifies Dimona terrorists http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246334919&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gaza Rocket Wounds 2 Israeli Girls http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/06/AR2008020601205.html (Chad) At least 100 civilians killed in Chad fighting http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0647574.htm (Russia) Over 400 militants active in Chechnya - Russian Interior Ministry http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080206/98562284.html (Australia) Converts' dangerous pull towards extremism http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/converts-dangerous-pull-towards-extremism/2008/02/06/1202233942883.html Other News: (U.S.) Commentary: USA Coddles Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/usa_coddles_ksa.php (U.S.) Commentary -- California: Promotion of Islam in Our Schools http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=51F8227F-2D46-469C-93E7-1DE569EB5BC3 -- Textbook: Islamic 'jihad' means doing good works - Also includes Muslims fighting 'to protect themselves from harm' http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59707 (U.S.) Commentary: The Islamists' Best Friend at the UN -- Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=56ED0BA2-6435-49DC-96E9-23F7100DB574 Islamic banking - too Islamic for some? http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSL0617831220080206?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=reutersEdge&rpc=401 Islamic financial tool is questioned http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/06/business/tawa.php February 6, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Iraqi police: Gunmen open fire on Mosul police patrol, killing 2 officers http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Violence.php (Iraq) US, Iraqi raids net 20 suspects - in four days of raids across Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_raids_1;_ylt=AmL9NVDxuEby7LyA.Sb0sK9X6GMA (Iraq) Al-Qaeda video shows boys training to kill, kidnap - obtained by U.S. military in raid showing 20 boys in ski masks with rifles, grenade launchers, simulating attacks, chanting "Allahu Akbar" -- video link also on USA Today web page http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2008-02-05-camps-usat_N.htm -- also FOX News report http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328832,00.html (Iraq) US Army in Iraq hit by anti-armor attack every three days -- MNF http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1068388 (Iraq) Al Qaeda's invisible man keeps Iraq guessing -- Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C02%5C06%5Cstory_6-2-2008_pg4_14 (Afghanistan) Roadside bomb kills US coalition soldier in Afghanistan; 7 Taliban dead in airstrike http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Violence.php Afghan opium output may drop slightly in 2008: UN -- earns Taliban tens of millions of dollars http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistandrugsun_080206080622;_ylt=AprmjXshB0fbT.oGHhettSPOVooA (Afghanistan) Execution unlikely for 'blasphemy' reporter: Afghan Defense Minister http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23173316-23109,00.html (Pakistan) One killed, two injured in Pak blast -- Shah Qas Jamrud in Khyber Agency http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/One_killed_two_injured_in_Pak_blast/articleshow/2761252.cms Pakistan Taliban declare ceasefire -spokesman Maulvi Omar, based on Taliban council meeting chaired by Baitullah Mehsud http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKISL272916._CH_.242020080206?rpc=401& (Pakistan) Taliban regrouping in Darra Adam Khel http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\06\story_6-2-2008_pg7_4 (Pakistan) Taliban issue new warning in Darra: DCO convenes jirga -- warns tribesmen to stop cooperating with govt http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/06/top3.htm (Pakistan) Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud blamed for Rawalpindi suicide attack http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=542220 (Pakistan) 40 suspects held over Rawalpindi bombing http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\06\story_6-2-2008_pg1_6 (Pakistan) 'Waziristan-based terrorists may target political figures' http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/06/top20.htm http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pak_based_terrorists_to_target_VVIPs/articleshow/2761475.cms (Pakistan) 'Suicide bomber' killed in Quetta http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\06\story_6-2-2008_pg7_4 (Pakistan) 14 militants surrender - in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\06\story_6-2-2008_pg7_21 Pakistani spokesman says government is committed to battling Islamic extremists http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Terror-Threat.php Pakistan taken to task over al-Qaeda http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JB07Df02.html Pakistan Is Threatened, U.S. Intelligence Chief Says http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502979.html?hpid%3Dmoreheadlines&sub=AR (India J&K) HUJI militant surrenders in Kishtwar http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080206/883933.html (India Assam) Two insurgents gunned down by security forces in Northeast India http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1068438 (India) Six ULFA militants arrested in Meghalaya http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080206/883872.html (U.S.) Al Qaeda seen planning attack on U.S. -- senior intellgence officials - targeted White House in 2006 http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080206/NATION/604494540/1001 -- see also DNI report http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20080205_testimony.pdf (U.S.) IPT News: For the Record: Government Reminds Court of CAIR/MAS Ties to Terrorists http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/597 (U.S.) Congresswoman Sue Myrick: Major Coughlin will be retained by the DOD -- "The War at Home: When will we open our eyes?" http://www.house.gov/list/speech/nc09_myrick/020508CoughlinDoDreport.html http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2008/02/05/major-coughlin-will-now-be-retained-by-the-dod-and-the-rest-of-congresswoman-sue-myrick%e2%80%99s-statement-on-the-coughlin-affair-2508/ U.S. acknowledges use of waterboarding - on three terror suspects http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/mukasey_torture_15;_ylt=As9KCQ3TRMwY8_TWF_EVjbsTv5UB (U.S.) Feds want rendition lawsuit dismissed http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_re_us/boeing_cia_suit (U.S.) Understanding jihad - interview with George Weigel http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080206/CULTURE/828240389/1015 Iran rocket raises nuclear suspicion: Russia http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February177.xml§ion=theworld http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/wl_mideast_afp/iranmilitarymissilerussia_080206113629;_ylt=Anjk96JW4Hbg9zNg23ENiidSw60A (Iran) U.S. Spy Chief Retreats on Iran Estimate - McConnell: 2 components of nuclear program moving ahead http://www.nysun.com/article/70818 (Gaza) Hamas: Palestinian rockets, missiles target Israeli military site, settlements http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1068284 Five Kassam rockets fired into Israel http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246331324&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel strikes as Palestinian militants continue attacks http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians.php Hamas planned to abduct Egyptian soldiers http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1849719210 Israel debates U.N. troops in Gaza http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/06/israel_debates_un_troops_in_gaza/2843/ Israel will build a fence along parts of the Egyptian border http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246333558&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 'The breach in the eastern side of the fence is alluring to terrorists' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202246332295&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel arrests father of West Bank suicide bomber -- in Dimona attack http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February67.xml§ion=middleeast (Israel) Terrorist gaffe could stop suicide bombing - Erroneous claim of responsibility provides crucial information http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=55649 Egypt: New law to ban protests in places of worship -- Muslim Brotherhood use mosques for protest rallies http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1849563945 Somalia: 25 People Killed in Explosions in Puntland Region (update) http://allafrica.com/stories/200802060009.html (Algeria) Al-Qaeda attacks expose Algeria to new realities http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c4439bb2-d456-11dc-a8c6-0000779fd2ac.html Yemen's Role in al-Qaeda's Strategy http://www.jamestown.org/news_details.php?news_id=304 (Russia) Chechen Warns of Islamic Extremism -- Appeal of Militant Ideology Is Spreading in North Caucasus, Rights Activist Says http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020503364.html?nav=rss_world (Turkey) Two policemen wounded in bomb blast in Turkey: report -- roadside bomb in the town of Yuksekova, in Hakkari province http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/wl_afp/turkeykurdsunrestblast_080206073139;_ylt=AuE4iUt5QT8mSGgJGENi8NbtfLkA (Netherlands) Dutch journalist says he took fake bomb, drugs on plane http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23172732-23109,00.html (Netherlands) Ministers reprimanded for Schiphol security leak http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Ministers-reprimanded-for-Schiphol-security-leak.html Northern Ireland police put province on terror alert ahead of Queen's visit http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/wl_afp/britainnirelandroyalsqueenattacks_080206000953;_ylt=AjYhqWVrRONj10GZcROfjRATv5UB (Indonesia) Bali bombers deny execution delay http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23172258-23109,00.html (Thailand) Suspected Muslim insurgents detonate bomb near Thai Chinese shrine, killing soldier -- Pattani province http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/asia/AS-GEN-Thailand-Southern-Violence.php (Philippines) Communist rebels kill 2 in raid on Philippine gold processing plant http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Communist-Rebels.php (Sri Lanka) 36 LTTE rebels, two govt troopers killed in clashes in S.Lanka http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1068190 North Korea accuses US of hampering peace prospects http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/pl_afp/nkoreausskoreamilitary_080206052940;_ylt=AgVb7iffAtRmK_Gpi2VwWDGCscEA Japanese foreign ministry firebombed - report http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23172262-23109,00.html Nepal Maoists activate 'parallel government' http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Nepal_Maoists_activate_parallel_government/articleshow/2761813.cms Other News: (UK) Jail for the in-laws who turned a blind eye to arranged bride's murder http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23435866-details/Jail+for+the+in-laws+who+turned+a+blind+eye+to+arranged+bride%27s+murder/article.do (U.S.) Wikipedia Rejects Muslim Censors http://phibetacons.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTQ2OWE0ZjE1MDUxMzJjNjY3NDc3NjM5OTc3NjI0MTQ= http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/books/05wiki.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all&oref=login (U.S.) Some non-Christians feel left out of election -- focuses on Ahmed Rehab of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2365193920080203?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&sp=true (U.S.) Morgan Stanley Plans First Islamic Bond Sale by 'Multinational' http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=a.mt1OpkNS_c&refer=bond Turkey's parliament debates lifting Islamic head scarf ban at universities http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/06/europe/EU-GEN-Turkey-Head-Scarf-Ban.php (Sweden) Why is honor murder different? http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-is-honor-murder-different.html (Netherlands) SIOE Nederland banned by WordPress http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/sioe-nederland-banned-by-wordpress.html Saudi Businesswoman Lands in Riyadh Jail – For Having Coffee with Male Colleague at Starbucks http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD183208 (Iran) 'Adultery' sisters to be stoned to death in Iran http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/05/wiran205.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox Movies catch up with global war on terrorism http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/02/06/movies_catch_up_with_global_war_on_terrorism/ Dissident Chinese professor to sue Yahoo! and Google for erasing his name http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3319051.ece Against Nazi News: (Turkey) Neo-Nazis suspected of deadly arson as Turkey sends its own detectives http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3315296.ece February 5, 2008 PM Addendum Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Israel kills 8 Hamas militants in Gaza; Hamas claims suicide bombers came from West Bank http://www.dailymail.com/News/200802050482 Hamas claims credit for suicide attack - Said 2 bombers who attacked Dimona came from West Bank http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians;_ylt=ArdLn8LFPTa4hgk9iZKTHhqs0NUE (Somalia) At least 20 killed in Somali port blast http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=457175 February 5, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Mass grave found north of Baghdad: police http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1880448320080205?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=401 Al-Qaeda improving ability to attack US: US intelligence -- Pakistan safe haven to Al-Qaeda key - documented in annual threat assessment http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/pl_afp/usintelligencetheatsqaeda (U.S.) Annual Threat Assessment of the Director of National Intelligence - for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Adobe Acrobat PDF file) http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20080205_testimony.pdf (Pakistan) Taliban warlord Baitullah Mahsud is new public enemy No 1 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3315612.ece (Pakistan) Former Pakistani Generals: Kashmir's War of independence Cannot Be Won Without Jihad http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/5142.htm Pakistan nuclear weapons vulnerable: US -- DNI Annual Assessment http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_sthasia_afp/usintelligencepakistannuclear_080205161544;_ylt=AqYoYj4nYB2uJ3O3e0JnK.PzPukA (India) Concern about nuclear weapons falling into terror hands -- in apparent reference to Pakistan http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080040462&ch=2/5/2008%206:31:00%20PM U.S.: Al-Qaida shifting from Iraq to Pakistan -- DNI Mike McConnell tells U.S. Senate http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23012160/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_terror_threats (U.S.) CIA says used waterboarding three times -- CIA Director Michael Hayden http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080205/ts_nm/security_usa_waterboarding_dc_2;_ylt=Au7DKnFm_IprNv2dYBumZIcTv5UB (U.S.) Veto threat for proposed spy laws http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_go_pr_wh/terrorist_surveillance (U.S.) Commentary: Jihadists, Islamists, and "Extremists" - what's in a name? by Jeffrey Imm http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/terms_matter.php (Libya) Terrorism: Experts say Libyans are third force behind al-Qaeda -- (update) http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1846748713 North Korea still a nuclear proliferation risk: intel report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_asia_afp/usintelligencenkoreanuclear_080205215640;_ylt=AgJWZ6AT26ah3gOBfrC5xkeCscEA (North Korea) Taking North Korea Off the U.S. Terrorism List http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20080205/ts_usnews/takingnorthkoreaofftheusterrorismlist February 5, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Suicide bomber kills eight anti-Qaeda members: Iraq police -- in Awad village near Taji in Salaheddin province http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunresttaji_080205124758;_ylt=AkCHWkbK.jQ8PQKrwLwSw6NX6GMA (Iraq) US troops kill three, including woman, in Iraq raid -- fired on anti-Al-Qaeda operations and returned fire in self defense http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestus_080205121541;_ylt=AilvbZiLHV4SRWqwlPow7DpX6GMA (Afghanistan) Roadside bombs kill seven in Afghanistan: police -- in Kandahar and Helmand provinces - linked to Taliban http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestblastscivilian_080205090519;_ylt=Aq9URnGWvVGgyl_IQOzN4JjOVooA (Afghanistan) Karzai ponders journalist Islamist blasphemy death sentence - will not intervene until the courts have their final say http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_6;_ylt=AjnzBAAKQJ3GjETBu.nMEwjOVooA Afghanistan to become failed state as insurgency spreads: study http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February135.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) Bomber's head found after Pakistan blast: officials - in Rawalpindi http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_asia_afp/pakistanattacksblastmilitary_080205071213;_ylt=AgwzguUIvEuvCMKF6c0PKvTzPukA (Pakistan) Report: Three al-Qaeda leaders killed in US attack -- two Kuwaitis and a Libyan http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1845929971 (Pakistan) Jihad turning point? News analysis on Abu Laith al-Libi http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080205/COMMENTARY/189195617/1012/commentary (Pakistan) 3 suicide attackers arrested from Jhang http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\05\story_5-2-2008_pg1_2 (Pakistan) Police find suicide jackets in Pakistan -- in Dera Ismail Khan town of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Police_find_suicide_jackets_in_Pak/articleshow/2759535.cms (Pakistan) Clean-shaven militants roaming in Darra bazaar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\05\story_5-2-2008_pg7_1 (Pakistan) Terrorism on the decline, claims minister in Senate http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/05/nat3.htm (Pakistan) British group names Taliban in Pakistan as worsening global threat http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/05/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Taliban-Threat.php Pakistan: Bush seeks $830m to 'sustain strategic partnership' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1845649358 (India) Karnataka detectives to grill three terror suspects -- including Riyazuddin Nasir alias Mohammed Ghouse and Asadullah Abubaker http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Ktaka_detectives_to_grill_three_terror_suspects_/articleshow/2757157.cms (India) Top Indian political leader faces threat from suicide bomber http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067988 India struggles for strategy in war on Maoists http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February132.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= -- No army role to contain Naxal threat http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February129.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (U.S.) IPT News: Pentagon Aide's Invitations Contradicted U.S. Policy -- regarding Hesham Islam -- by Steven Emerson http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/596 (U.S.) Gitmo suspect asks judge to drop charges -- Canadian Omar Khadr http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_military_trial_5;_ylt=ApmopkGlFfFTG8Bu5YHOx5ITv5UB (U.S.) Accidental leak in Guantanamo terror trial http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/05/accidental_leak_in_guantanamo_terror_trial/6313/ (U.S.) Borders, transit top security spending http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_go_pr_wh/budget_homeland_security Iran will have nuclear weapon in three years: Mossad http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsisraelsyria_080205110538;_ylt=Ah2rFMq5UfP31gIXev4k1_xSw60A (Gaza) Israel kills five Hamas members in Gaza strike http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL059277121.html (Gaza) Israeli air strike hits Gaza station http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202211058686&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February56.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Israel alert after first suicide bombing in year http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February55.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Israel) Security Experts Fear New Wave of Terrorism in Israel http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,533162,00.html U.S. condemns attack in Israel and condemns Hamas http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080205/pl_nm/israel_explosion_usa_dc_1;_ylt=Ar3VIY0GkFjLwO6AJA02bPETv5UB (Israel) Two Kassam rockets fired at Sderot http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202064583416&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israel shuts down east Jerusalem religious center, calls it Hamas front http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/05/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Center-Shutdown.php (Israel) Restaurant owner says bomber ordered coffee before blowing himself up http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/05/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Bombers-Coffee.php (UK) Islamic preacher 'recruited terrorists for Iraq' -- Trevor Brooks (aka Omar Brooks and Abu Izzadeen) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/05/nterror205.xml (UK) Islamic preacher who heckled Home Secretary John Reid 'preached Jihad' -- Omar Brooks http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/02/05/cleric-preached-jihad-89520-20309643/ http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=93080&in_page_id=34&ito=newsnow (UK) Five men jailed for aiding July 21 bombers - for 56 years -- updated story with addtl detail http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/05/nterror105.xml -- Profiles of the five July 21 accomplices http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3305996.ece (UK) Islamist terrorists rebranded as 'criminals' (update) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/05/nterror305.xml (UK) Students worldwide sign up to British university course on terrorism -- focus includes civil liberties issues affected - Libyans interested http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=512414&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow (Netherlands) Hofstad case appealed to Supreme Court -- prosecution does not agree with appeal court's acquittal two weeks ago of the seven suspects for participation in a criminal and terrorist organization http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Hofstad-case-appealed-to-Supreme-Court.html (Spain) Arrests leave ETA's political wing leaderless http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Arrests-leave-ETA_s-political-wing-leaderless.html Canadian Lawmakers Revise Anti-Terrorism Law http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080204\ACQDJON200802042012DOWJONESDJONLINE000763.htm&selected=9999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTargetFrame=_top&mkt=WORLD&chk=unchecked&lang=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.na (Thailand) Separatist bombs wound 10 in South - in Yala and Pattani provinces http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=125706 Philippine military investigates killing of 7 civilians in clash with militants http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/05/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Slain-Civilians.php (Sri Lanka) Fresh fighting in Sri Lanka kills 20 rebels, two soldiers, military says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/05/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php Sri Lanka jets bomb rebels, no end to war in sight http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February138.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= North Korea would sell nukes to terrorists -- per U.S. intelligence report http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080205/NATION/163481673/1002 (Australia) Second 'jihad sheila' faces losing passport -- praises Osama Bin Laden http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/jihad-sheila-faces-losing-passport/2008/02/05/1202090421351.html (Columbia) Anti-FARC Rallies Held Worldwide (update) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/04/AR2008020403019.html (Columbia) Facebook Used to Mobilize Against FARC http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18689653&ft=1&f=3 Other News: Muslims Enraged, Seething at Wikipedia -- because there are drawings and images of Mohammed in his Wikipedia entry http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=28838&only&rss http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Muhammad/censorship_requests (UK) Pakistani and British Clerics Across the U.K. Teach the Significance Of Martyrdom During The Shia Holy Month Of Muharram http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA42008 (UK) "Sharia is knocking on the door of Britain" http://hurryupharry.bloghouse.net/archives/2008/02/05/sharia_is_knocking_on_the_door_of_britain.php UK: Corporate Britain wakes up to halal http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-corporate-britain-wakes-up-to-halal.html UK: Gov't trying to stop email rumor on Holocaust teaching being banned http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-govt-trying-to-stop-email-rumor-on.html http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/05/229265/government-denounces-holocaust-ban-hoax.htm http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL0426774520080205?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=401 (UK) Report: 1 in 4 Britons Think Winston Churchill Never Existed http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328088,00.html Dubai bank targets UK in bid to become world's largest Sharia lender http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article3308189.ece Kuwait is a leader in Islamic finance: Kuwait Central Bank Governor http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1881821&Language=en My family, my killers http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/my-family-my-killers/2008/02/01/1201801034293.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 U.N. body calls for Saudis to end male guardianship http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/saudi_un_women_dc Italy: Bin Laden's son wants to meet Pope http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=1.0.1845703678 Swedish state to train imams http://www.thelocal.se/9880/20080205/ http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/sweden-govt-considers-imam-training.html Sweden mulls imam education program http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/World/STIStory_203832.html Norway: Gov't plan against female circumcision http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/norway-govt-plan-against-female.html (Canada) University of Toronto-Mississauga: Blog crosses the line http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?section=Opinions&articleID=1553&month=02&day=05&year=2008 Against Nazi News: (Hungary) 2 teenage boys admit vandalizing Jewish cemetery in southern Hungary http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/05/europe/EU-GEN-Hungary-Jewish-Graves.php February 4, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) Al-Qaeda 'eyeing nuclear weapons' -- U.S. intelligence states al-Qaeda nuclear weapons expert Abu Khabab al-Misri was real target of last week's CIA airstrike in northern Pakistan http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1843140498 (Iraq) US troops kill 15 suspected militants, detain 26 in raids against al-Qaida in Iraq -- in raids in of Khalis in Diyala province http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Raids.php http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23162275-1702,00.html (Israel) Report: 'Another bomber infiltrated, ready for attack' -- Terrorist sources tell WND 2nd suicide bombing inside Israel 'imminent' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=60035 (Israel) Terror victims group blames prisoner releases for Dimona bombing http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202064577377&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gazans hear of suicide attack on Israel, hand out sweets http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3502572,00.html (U.S.) Bush emphasizes cyber security in budget http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/budget_homeland_security_2;_ylt=AvNrWLS4rrw7kXRR3_GfqlMTv5UB U.S. says no one too young for Guantanamo court http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080204/us_nm/guantanamo_dc_2;_ylt=Aht7k2imLuVdA1NH2GkoOvETv5UB (U.S.) FBI wants palm prints, eye scans, tattoo mapping - database to better track terrorists http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/04/fbi.biometrics/index.html Somali Jihad Group Shabab Al-Mujahideen Severs Ties With Islamic Courts Union http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/5084.htm Al Qaeda north Africa leader calls for attacks on western targets http://www.ech-chorouk.com/english/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8896 Nigerian militants claim oil-region attack that killed 3 troops http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/africa/AF-GEN-Nigeria-Oil-Unrest.php (Chad) Thousands flee capital as fighting resumes in Chad http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/04/africa/chad.php Spain: Court releases ten terrorism suspects -- "Operacion Nova" Islamists were to blow up court - 10 released after serving only 4 years http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1843021990 (Canada) Terror suspect says he would follow strict bail conditions -- Mohamed Harkat http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=748a2686-b78a-4ae0-84c1-9ed5ef718d0d&k=29400 (Australia) Muslim convert slurs Bali victims -- accused of being the "grand dame" of extremist jihadis in Australia http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/muslim-convert-slurs-bali-victims/2008/02/04/1202090322421.html Colombians March to Protest Leftist FARC Rebels http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328207,00.html Other News: Commentary: "This is how Islam ends" -- Islamists versus Muslims http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/951023.html (UK) Commentary: "Does Islam fit with our law? Is a clash of civilisations looming? It’s now time to find the links rather than the conflicts between English and Islamic law" http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3304719.ece February 4, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Al-Qaeda-led terrorist cell dismantled south of Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067542 (Iraq) Al-Qaeda-linked group in north Iraq, on Web: Launching new campaign to pre-empt gov't attack -- in Mosul and urged volunteers to join them to carry out suicide attacks on U.S. troops, Iraqi Shiites and Kurdish peshmerga troops http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Mosul-Al-Qaida.php (Iraq) MNF soldier killed in Eastern Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067516 (Iraq) Foreign ministry Consular shot dead in Al-Mansour district http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067634 (Iraq) Nine Iraqi civilians killed accidentally : US military - during weekend raids on Al-Qaeda - near Iskandariyah http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February41.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Turkey says 70 Kurdish rebel targets hit -- in northern Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_kurds;_ylt=AqmGgMmzEak.3iJLLl.J1rxvaA8F http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080204/wl_nm/iraq_turkey_raids_dc_2;_ylt=Asp9bkSmZKwpqTUZMBN2QhxX6GMA (Kuwait) Al Qaeda entered Kuwait with false passports: Norway http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NTExNzgwMzc4 (Afghanistan) 19 dead in raids, clashes in Afghanistan -- attack on Taliban Mullah Manan home in western Farah province and attack on Taliban suspect near Lashkar Gah in Helmand http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_2;_ylt=AvnjNeOsrnCCqAgringIbkjOVooA -- civilians killed in both Farah and Helmand attacks http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080204/wl_nm/afghan_violence_dc_1;_ylt=AsVmATnKJjWSUePZbSDez9fOVooA Afghans claims UK planned to train ex-Taliban -- Afghan sources says this would have included military training http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/04/wafg204.xml -- Daily Mail: project discovered when documents seized from UN and EU officials http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=512189&in_page_id=1811&ito=newsnow -- Independent: additional background http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/revealed-british-plan-to-build-training-camp-for-taliban-fighters-in-afghanistan-777671.html -- Financial Times: Kabul furious at British plan to retrain Taliban http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fbdac7a-d2c3-11dc-8636-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 (Afghanistan) A flea in the ear for Mullah Omar -- Mullah Abdul Salaam lecturing the Taliban leadership on the meaning of the Koran and Islam http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JB05Df01.html (Pakistan) Suicide bomb kills 6 in Pakistan -- motorcycle suicide bomber attack in Rawalpindi near army's National Logistics Cell http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_10;_ylt=AtohMhRB9xSFP6fb9dO1P2HzPukA (Pakistan) Firing on Bhutto rally wounds 7 in Karachi http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067676 (Pakistan) Tribal militants increase coordination - Pewshawar Official says local Taliban strengthening - Brig (r) Shah says peace deals with militants have backfired http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\04\story_4-2-2008_pg1_9 (Pakistan) Reportedly slain Al-Qaida commander Abu Laith al-Libi openly met Pakistan officials in Peshawar http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Slain_Al-Qaida_commander_openly_met_Pak_officials_in_Peshawar/rssarticleshow/2756165.cms (Pakistan) Jundullah claims 600 suicide bombers present in Karachi -- Jundullah (Army of God) Pakistani Sunni group with Al-Qaeda ties - says many bombers linked to Red Mosque http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\04\story_4-2-2008_pg1_2 -- related DPA story http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February107.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) 'Bombers' take families hostage to drive into police http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\04\story_4-2-2008_pg1_4 (India) Arrest of terror mastermind reveal plans to target Western Indian states (update) -- Riyazuddin Nasir (aka Mohammed Ghouse) plotted attacks in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067635 (U.S.) Man acquited of terrorism charges faces deportation trial -- "Liberty City Seven" Haitian national Lyglenson Lemorin http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=7817102 (U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Canadian Omar Khadr case on docket (my title) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_military_trial_1;_ylt=Aorb80XbmnYQx_zwpXqQ0HwTv5UB (U.S.) Park Police Rebuked For Weak Security -- Widespread Flaws Put U.S. Landmarks At Risk, Report Says http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020303080.html?hpid=topnews Al-Qaeda Group's Encryption Software Stronger http://www.cio.in/news/viewArticle/ARTICLEID=4128803 Iran fires rocket from space center http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/04/iran.rocket/index.html http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202064575134&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Lebanon) Hezbollah warns Israel after IDF kills Lebanese across border http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/951035.html (West Bank) Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February38.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Israel) At least three killed in Israel suicide attack -- shopping center in Dimona http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February40.xml§ion=middleeast --- Fatah claims responsibility for Dimona attack http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067597 -- Dimona bombers said to have entered via Egypt http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/951028.html --Israel: Suicide bombers 'infiltrated from Gaza Strip' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1842262018 (Israel) Doctor Discovers Explosive Belt While Treating Bombing 'Victim' http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328030,00.html Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades: 'Peace partner' carries out deadly suicide bombing -- Terrorist boasts: 'We will keep attacking ... it doesn't go against negotiations' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=60034 Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas hail Dimona attack http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1881527&Language=en 131 Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel since 2000, 541 dead http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Suicide-Bombings-Glance.php Hamas to use Sinai as base for attacks against Israeli targets http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067543 -- Ha'aretz: Terror attack was matter of time after Gaza border breach http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/950759.htm Egyptian forces detain Palestinian carrying explosives in Rafah http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/951004.html Mauritanian charges three with murder of French tourists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080204/wl_africa_afp/mauritaniafranceattackscharge_080204131132;_ylt=Ap.E3BGQVP9sW3tNbsZjjGgTv5UB (Somalia) Pirates hijack Danish-owned ship off Somali coast http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia-Piracy.php Libyans advance in Al Qaeda network http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libyans4feb04,1,5596168.story?ctrack=1&cset=true (Russia) Putin visits military unit in violence-plagued Dagestan region http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Putin.php (UK) Suicide bomb suspects held at Gatwick after tip-off -- six Pakistanis arrested after flying into London from Barcelona -- fears of attacks on UK public transportation, including possible terrorist attack on bridges, tunnels and the Channel tunnel http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3295299.ece (UK) 5 men found guilty of aiding would-be July 21, 2005 suicide bombers in London http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202064578840&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23162183-23109,00.html (UK) New Muslim-friendly phrasebook to counter-terror - New phrasebook advises not to use term "Jihadi" http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=24174 http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-new-counter-terrorism-guide.html http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,2251965,00.html (UK) Bugging of MP 'ordered by police officer' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/04/nbugged104.xml (UK) Schools twin with madrassas to fight radicalism -- Pupils in Britain, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will link up to learn how much they have in common with each other http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3295369.ece (Ireland) Second member of IRA unit that killed Irish policeman freed from prison http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/europe/EU-GEN-Ireland-IRA-Parole.php (Norway) Extremists target local youth -- Norway Police Worried by Jihad Recruiting http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2235509.ece http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/norway-norwegian-youth-target-for-jihad.html http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=120514 (Spain) 2 Basque separatist leaders arrested http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-Basque-Arrests.php (Spain) Air crews called as witnesses in alleged Guantanamo flight probe http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Air-crews-called-as-witnesses-in-alleged-Guant_namo-flight-probe.html (Indonesia) Bali bombers win case review http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23158810-23109,00.html (Thailand) 1 killed, 11 injured in Pattani explosion http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30064381 (Thailand) 3 policemen, 3 civilians injured in Yala bomb attack http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30064378 (Thailand) 8 suspected insurgents arrested in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30064128 Philippines: Civilian casualties as soldiers and militants clash -- on the island of Jolo in the southern region of Mindanao http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1842362768 (Sri Lanka) 14 dead in Sri Lanka bombings, president says winning war - two roadside bombs http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080204/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaanniversaryunrest http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February110.xml§ion=subcontinent Sri Lanka: Security tightened for independence day after suicide attack http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1842164859 Sri Lanka braces for freedom day terror amid festivities http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080204/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaanniversaryunrest_080204041627;_ylt=AgvpIP_rcsrmQ3BINOCeksYTv5UB (Australia) Jihad Sheilas: Aunty talks to Australian outcasts http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/02/04/Jihad_Sheilas_Aunty_talks_to_Australian_outcasts -- Australian ABC tricked us, say Muslim women http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23161034-2702,00.html Other News: (Malaysia) Church group slams Malaysian airport officials for confiscating Bibles http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Religious-Rights.php (UK) Muslims can claim benefits for several wives, say Ministers http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/33753/Muslims-can-claim-benefits-for-several-wives-say-Ministers (UK) Visa changes would mean no right of appeal for failed applicants http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1035035_visa_changes_would_mean_no_right_of_appeal_for_failed_applicants (UK) Porter fired in crucifix row -- covered up crucifix in prayer room http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1035025_porter_fired_in_crucifix_row Netherlands: Holland Loves Muslims petition http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/netherlands-holland-loves-muslims.html (Sweden) Malmo: Girl killed, honor murder suspected http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/malm-girl-killed-honor-murder-suspected.html Deutsche sees Islamic hedge fund growth in 2008 http://www.reuters.com/article/fundsFundsNews/idUSL0439641020080204?rpc=401& New NATO intelligence chief was trained by KGB http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/03/europe/nato.php Against Nazi News: (Hungary) Vandals paint swastikas on Jewish graves in south Hungary http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/951038.html February 3, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) US, Iraqi troops kill 11, capture 64 suspects in raids across central, northern Iraq http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/03/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Raids.php (Iraq) Four anti-Qaeda militiamen killed in raid on Iraq base - in Baquba http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080203/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestbaquba_080203134338;_ylt=Aoic6wQ3OcHndgn_jqLSe_BX6GMA Iraq: 3 dead in Baghdad violence - bomb in Mansour, mortar in Sulaikh, and drive-by shooting near Kut http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080203/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_violence_2;_ylt=AhMs2_czYka7lodoAWpoCH9X6GMA Interior Ministry official survives bomb attack but driver killed http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February27.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Iraq) Mosul residents stock up ahead of 'decisive battle' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080203/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestmosul_080203114234;_ylt=ArjFCnRs2gW9vX7Zu_mMSxtX6GMA (Iraq) New law allows Baathists to reclaim jobs http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080203/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205375 (Afghanistan) Taleban, Al Qaeda in the shadows in E. Afghan http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February75.xml§ion=subcontinent Afghan Prison Blues - Why are so few Taliban in jail? Hundreds are buying their way out for cash http://www.newsweek.com/id/107576 (Afghanistan) NATO skeptical of Taliban statistics http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/03/nato_skeptical_of_taliban_statistics/4832/ (Afghanistan) NATO says insurgency is not spreading in Afghanistan http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/03/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-NATO.php Afghanistan Embassy to U.S. on journalist blasphemy death sentence: "fully aware of the gravity of the case" (my title) http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/afghan.journalist/index.html (Pakistan) Suspected suicide bomber arrested in northwest Pakistan: police - in village of Abdul Khel in Dera Ismail Khan district http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080203/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestnorthwestarrest_080203125106;_ylt=AruRCDKObfAnRdKnM7kxjvTzPukA Pakistanis foil plot to kill cleric: officials http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February80.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) Two policemen, 2 militants killed in Mardan clash http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\03\story_3-2-2008_pg1_4 http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/03/top1.htm (Pakistan) US strike on Libi seen as limited success -- Analyst complains of 'minimal activity' in Qaeda strongholds for fear of provoking anti-US feelings among locals http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\03\story_3-2-2008_pg1_7 (Pakistan) 18 militant hideouts in Swat -- Interior Ministry report says 104 suicide, bomb and rocket attacks took place in valley since January 1, 2007 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\03\story_3-2-2008_pg1_2 Pakistani Taliban leader sleeps badly at night - Baitullah Mehsud: "But my religion compels me to fight" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080203/wl_nm/pakistan_militant_dc_1;_ylt=AllV8q1iqtb.CVnlxaUbkyjzPukA (Pakistan) Baitullah Mehsud offers conditional talks -- key commanders and militants arrested by security forces were released http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\03\story_3-2-2008_pg1_6 (Pakistan) Report: Benazir Bhutto: Osama's Son 'Led Bhutto Death Squad' http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1303780,00.html?f=rss -- Benazir Bhutto's last testament http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3294410.ece (India) Bangalore terror suspect wanted to target US -- Suspected terrorist Riyazuddin Nasir alias Mohammed Ghouse: "Jihad is a holy struggle in the name of Allah" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore_terror_suspect_wanted_to_target_US/articleshow/2751976.cms (India J&K) Four militants killed in encounter in J&K -- Poonch battle with Lashkar-e-Toiba http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Four_militants_killed_in_encounter_in_JK/articleshow/2752686.cms (India) 4 CRPF personnel killed in Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/4_CRPF_personnel_killed_in_Naxal_ambush_in_Chhattisgarh/articleshow/2751682.cms (U.S.) Pentagon Disputes Report on National Guard, Reserves -- Preparedness http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/02/AR2008020202043.html (U.S.) Securing the Cities No Easy Task http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/02/AR2008020202220.htm US Qaeda strategy fatally flawed: analysts -- Professor Bruce Hoffman says not focused on ideology http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/afghanistanunrestqaedapakistanus;_ylt=Ap4WAIa528Gg0xaYB4mmj4is0NUE http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=16692 (Iran) Russia says UN resolution sends 'clear signals' to Iran: Interfax http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080203/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsrussiaun_080203075816;_ylt=AhsNyoPhK6DLJy1a7mBRFEtSw60A Jordan appeals court upholds jail term against al-Qaeda poet -- Mohammad Hussein Zuhairi http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/182187,jordan-appeals-court-upholds-jail-term-against-al-qaeda-poet.html Egypt closes border with Gaza http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22972508/ Israel: Hamas may keep Schalit as insurance http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1201867281687&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Somalia) Roadside bomb kills eight near Somalia capital http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Roadside_bomb_kills_eight_near_Somalia_capital/articleshow/2753020.cms Algerian army kills 5 Qaeda fighters http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN338334.html (Mauritania) Al-Qaeda claims attack on Israel's embassy in Mauritania: Al Jazeera http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080203/wl_mideast_afp/mauritaniaisraelattackqaeda_080203060634;_ylt=Arp9LcbVQvcmOMGHFYzsKDETv5UB http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867283447&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Chad says Sudan army, militia attacked eastern town http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03715948.htm Chad's Future Taliban enters capital while the West is asleep http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02/chads_future_taliban_enters_ca.php (Nigeria) Tension Mounts in Kano as Govt Enforces Sharia http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=102146 (UK) 2 Britons accused of distributing terrorism materials: Amjad Mahmood and Shella Roma http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867286188&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/03/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Terrorism.php (UK) UK terror fund cell live on handouts - from state benefits and illegal use of charity number - to fund Jaish-e-Mohammed http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/0302_terror.shtml#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=news (UK) Inquiry into claim Scotland Yard 'bugged Muslim MP' -- while visiting Babar Ahmad in prison alleged to raise funds for Taliban and Chechen terrorists in the 1990s http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=512028&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/muslim+mp+bugged+by+scotland+yard/1468847 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3295393.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=2OEJYQFUASNQVQFIQMFCFF4AVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2008/02/03/nbugged103.xml (UK) MPACUK: "You call yourself a practicing Muslim while you Abandon Jihad" (cached page) http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mpacuk.org%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F4361%2F&fr=yfp-t-501&_intl=us For cached page, go to Yahoo search for: http://www.mpacuk.org/content/view/4361/ (Bosnia) Thousands protest against deportation of Islamic fighter from Bosnia -- Imad al-Husini, known as Abu Hamza http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/02/europe/EU-GEN-Bosnia-Protest.php (Thailand) Muslim man killed in drive-by shooting in Yala http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30064257 (Australia) Terror watch over Muslim prisoners http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,23150517-922,00.html (Sri Lanka) At least 11 killed in Sri Lanka railway blast -- Military says female suicide bomber blew herself up on station platform http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22974614/ http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1067270 (Sri Lanka) 'Grenade' attack at Sri Lanka Dehiwala zoo http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7224704.stm North Korea missiles get boost from outside: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080203/wl_nm/korea_north_missiles_dc_1;_ylt=AiSHaz.XFO.J2XnnpzI6GEOCscEA Colombia nabs FARC rebel wanted for U.S. kidnappings -- Luz Dari Conde Rubio, known as "Doris Adriana," http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080202/ts_nm/colombia_rebels_dc Report: Colombia FARC Rebels To Release Lawmaker Hostages -AFP http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080202\ACQDJON200802022335DOWJONESDJONLINE000231.htm&selected=9999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTargetFrame=_top&mkt=WORLD&chk=unchecked&lang=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.na Other News: (UK) Female Muslim medics 'disobey hygiene rules' - say it is against their religion http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/03/nislam403.xml (UK) Family of teen Muslim invited men to rape her http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3295487.ece London Times: Heaven knows I'm Muslim now - Morrissey lines up Iran gig http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3295316.ece (India) Four persons die of suspected anthrax in Orissa http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Four_persons_die_of_suspected_anthrax_in_Orissa/articleshow/2753426.cms February 2, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) At least eight killed, 17 wounded in Iraqi violence- in Samara 4 Al-Qaeda killed, in Mosul, four Awakening Councils members were killed and nine injured, 5 injured in western Baghdad road bomb -- also 15 terrorists detained http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1389575.php/At_least_eight_killed_17_wounded_in_Iraqi_violence__Roundup_ Iraq vows to "crush terrorists" after 99 killed -- death toll rises in twin Baghdad market blasts on Friday http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/iraq_dc;_ylt=AuTZ8w.ClRzmgxWDMJh0lh1X6GMA (Iraq) Rice: Bombings show al-Qaida's brutality http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_4;_ylt=ApoOxx6SLhSNkn23DNmUaTlX6GMA (Afghanistan) Several insurgents killed in Afghanistan operation -- coalition -- in Uruzgan province's Deh Rawod district http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1066987 (Pakistan) Three militants, 2 policemen killed in Pakistan -- shootout near Mardan http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080202/wl_nm/pakistan_violence_dc_2;_ylt=AhuFUpLGe04UaAzm0iObHJPzPukA (Pakistan) Suspected militant killed -- in Kahan area of Kohlu district http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/02/top9.htm (Pakistan) Government unaware of Al-Libi killing: Hamid http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\02\story_2-2-2008_pg7_10 (Pakistan) Eight Fazlullah aides released on bail http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\02\story_2-2-2008_pg7_19 -- background on pro-Taliban Maulana Fazlullah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulana_Fazlullah (Pakistan) 'Attack on Kohat Tunnel caused damage worth millions of rupees' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\02\story_2-2-2008_pg1_2 (Pakistan) Shariah law draft sent to president -- Nizam-e-Adl Regulation forwarded to President Pervez Musharraf for approval to implement the law in Malakand division http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\02\story_2-2-2008_pg1_4 (India J&K) Five Pak-based Lashkar, Hizbul insurgents killed in Indian-administered Kashmir http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1066958 (India J&K) Encounter on between troops and militants in Poonch http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Encounter_on_between_troops_and_militants_in_Poonch/articleshow/2751165.cms (India) Militants held in Bangalore had undergone training in Pakistan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Militants_held_in_Bangalore_had_undergone_training_in_Pak/articleshow/2749730.cms (India) Terror camps, Pakistan flags in Karnataka jungles http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terror_camps_Pak_flags_in_Karnataka_jungles/articleshow/2749729.cms (U.S.) Moussaoui judge defends terrorism trials, questions pursuit of death sentences -- Judge Leonie Brinkema said in a speech Friday http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/02/america/NA-GEN-US-Judge-Terrorism.php http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iQd7ajcdi9lOFGUG5PYUlzb1CWnwD8UHQICO0 (U.S.) Washington Times: Pentagon looking into background of background of Hesham Islam http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/NATION04/12563013/1008 -- Questions for the Pentagon - Who is Hesham Islam? by Claudia Rosett http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTQ1ZjE0MWZlYWI2ODVjYzU3MjcyZjBkMzcxNzBjNTQ=&w=MA== (U.S.) Islamist 'Trojan horse' in Pentagon, say experts http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59995 (U.S.) Homeland grant covers protection against small bombs http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080202/NATION/452585000/1002 (U.S.) Remains of Israeli killed in September 11 attacks buried: Report -- Alona Avraham http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/01/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-September-11.php (Iran) Security Council states want more time on Iran sanctions: France http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearunfrancepolitics_080201230253;_ylt=ArjvV7mxV3s0KPUF9IOkjd5Sw60A (Iran) US envoy to UN Zalmay Khalilzad: Iran gained from US "invasions" -- in Afghanistan and Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080202/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_s_gain_1;_ylt=AiN_cT5gG5eVCPNbtIVtSoxSw60A Lebanese soldiers wounded in shooting attack http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February13.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Gaza's Hamas strongman says Egypt agreed to some border coordination with Hamas http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/02/africa/ME-GEN-Hamas-Egypt.php (Gaza) Hamas protest attempt to close Gaza border http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/February/middleeast_February14.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Hamas wants to disconnect from Israel, forge economic link with Egypt http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867278848&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull IDF troops arrest Palestinian terror suspect in Jenin http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867278241&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israelis told to prepare rocket rooms http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23151113-23109,00.html (Mauritania) 3 arrested on suspicion of attacking Israeli Embassy in Mauritania http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867277826&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Somalia: Deadly Explosion Rocks in Beledweyne Town Overnight http://allafrica.com/stories/200802020022.html Nigeria: Militants Attack Marine Firm in Rivers State http://allafrica.com/stories/200802020002.html (UK) Heathrow begins requiring iris scans, fingerprints from some passengers http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/01/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Heathrow-Biometric-Data.php (UK) Report: Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK: "You call yourself a practicing Muslim while Abandon Jihad" http://djkonservo.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/mpacukjihad1.png http://djkonservo.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/mpacuk-promotes-antisemitism-and-jihad-again/ -- reported MPACUK web page (no longer publicly accessible) http://www.mpacuk.org/content/view/4361/ Report: Italy: Arab writer uses TV to challenge view of terrorism -- Abdallah Bijad al Oteibi states you can be "extremist", without being terrorist http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1835632275 Canadian Court Releases Al Qaeda Suspect, Orders House Arrest --Mohamed Harkat (update) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327777,00.html (Sri Lanka) Bus bomb kills 20 in S.Lanka, 50 hurt-military -- bomb blast hit a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP13981 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080202/wl_nm/turkey_headscarf_dc_1;_ylt=AtV2rHlVViYhdbEliThbfkjtfLkA Report: Russia plutonium plants to shut sooner http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080202/ts_nm/usa_russia_plutonium_dc_1;_ylt=Ar_hjcV4CXaV2j8F2_ftMZt_5GIA Other News: (Turkey) Secular Turks rally against Muslim headscarf reform http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080202/wl_nm/turkey_headscarf_dc_1;_ylt=AtV2rHlVViYhdbEliThbfkjtfLkA (Netherlands) Iran: Dutch soldiers 'at risk' over anti-Koran film http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=R2JSFMMDOM1ERQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2008/02/02/wilders102.xml (UK) Oxford: Religions collide under the dreaming spires http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=R2JSFMMDOM1ERQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2008/02/02/nmosque102.xml Commentary: The Candidate Who Can See the Enemy, Can Defeat It -- by Walid Phares http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24808 Malaysian court to try 66 ethnic Indians for holding illegal rally http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Malaysian_court_to_try_66_ethnic_Indians_for_holding_illegal_rally/articleshow/2750978.cms February 1, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Commentary: In War against Islamism, We Must Listen to the Words of Our Enemies by M. Zuhdi Jasser http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/terrorism.php?id=1386463 (Pakistan) Top US officer lauds al-Qaida death -- chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen comments on reported death of Abu Laith al-Libi http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_pakistan_1 (Pakistan) AKI report: US accused of violating borders in al-Qaeda killing -- pro-Taliban, "former intelligence chief" retired Lt. General Hamid Gul protests missile strike from Predator aircraft http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1834960690 -- see Jeffrey Imm November 7 posting on Hamid Gul http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/11/pakistan_media_and_islamists.php (Pakistan) Missile strike that killed al-Qaida militant was close to Pakistan military base -- showing how entrenched Islamic militants are in the country's lawless tribal regions http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/01/asia/AS-GEN-Al-Qaida.php Pakistan's New Breed of Ruthless Leaders http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,532141,00.html (Afghanistan) It's the Taliban calling http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/middle_east/its+the+taliban+calling/1459847 (Afghanistan) US wants Afghanistan to lift death sentence against journalist over Qur'an article http://www.thecanadianpress.com/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=X01259AU&newsitemid=94512052&languageid=1 (India) Islamic terrorists planned blasts in Goa -- interrogation of Hyderabad resident Raziuddin Nasir has revealed http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/02/stories/2008020256001200.htm (U.S.) Miami: Liberty City Seven Retrial - Defense decries US tactics as terrorism retrial begins http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867276598&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.miamiherald.com/775/story/402695.html (U.S.) Appeals Court won't review Guantanamo evidence ruling http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080201/us_nm/guantanamo_court_dc_2;_ylt=Al4FWr9HDnzqHPM_4jDke0kTv5UB (U.S.) Web Hosts Shut Down al-Qaida Sites http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/020108_Web_Hosts_Shut_Down_alQaida_sites.cfm (U.S.) ABC Report: Domestic Spying Program Could Aid Terrorists, Experts Say -- computer analysts write article in IEEE Security & Privacy claiming terrorists could "hack" domestic surveillance efforts http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4224513&page=1 -- report http://www.crypto.com/papers/paa-ieee.pdf Egypt looking for four terrorists - Palestinians from Gaza plotting Sinai attacks http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867275733&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Hamas leader tells Italian magazine that kidnapped Israeli soldier is alive and well http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/01/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Israel-Palestinians.php Israeli Arabs to mourn infamous terrorist, George Habash, leader of PFLP terror group -- congregating in city where jihad leader launched 2nd-most deadly attack http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59987 Mauritania must stop al Qaeda at borders -Islamist http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL0127956.html Yemeni government, Shiite rebels reach new deal on cease-fire agreement http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/01/africa/ME-GEN-Qatar-Yemen-Cease-fire.php (UK) "Would-be" Taliban sentence to be appealed - UK govt appealing lenient sentence to Pakistan-born Sohail Qureshi http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL0170259820080201?rpc=401& (UK) Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, faces death threats -- over "no go" area row http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3292032.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=R2JSFMMDOM1ERQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2008/02/02/nbishop102.xml German convicted of helping al-Qaida in Iraq to appeal sentence - Redouane El Habhab http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/01/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Terror-Trial.php (Canada) Harkat, accused of al-Qaeda links, freed for weekend http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/02/01/ot-harkat-080201.html (Russia and China) Analysis: Jihad in Asia -- Georg Thamm book warns warns not to ignore the Islamist terrorism in China and Russia http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Analysis/2008/02/01/analysis_jihad_in_asia/5854/ Other News: (Afghanistan) Malalai Joya: My country is using Islamic law to erode the rights of women http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/02/01/1577/ (India J&K) Kashmir Muslims warn against Valentine's Day celebrations http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=11586 (U.S.) Obama: US should conduct direct talks with Syria and Iran http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523805128&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) MoveOn Endorses Obama, Pledges to Mobilize on Feb. 5 http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/01/moveon-endorses-obama-pledges-to-mobilize-on-feb-5/ http://moveon.org/press/pr/obamaendorsementrelease.html Third undersea Internet cable cut in Mideast http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/index.html?iref=mpstoryview February 1, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) At least 68 dead in Baghdad market bombs -- Two female suicide bombers kept bombs under Islamist abaya robes - blew up pet bazaar and bird market http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205340;_ylt=AsC1iOlAp.Xm87GpLGq07A9X6GMA Iraq market bombers called mentally disabled -- women's explosive belts detonated by remote control http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/iraq.main/index.html (Iraq) US seeks deal for broad goals in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq (Afghanistan) Taliban shifts tactics in Afghanistan -- Suicide bombings becoming random http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/02/01/taliban_shifts_tactics_in_afghanistan/ (Afghanistan) US strategy on Taliban attacked http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e61e20ca-d034-11dc-9309-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 (Afghanistan) Germany: Berlin Rejects Washington Call for Troops on Taliban Front http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,532576,00.html Afghanistan still in trouble: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Richard Boucher http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/01/top16.htm (Pakistan) Suicide bomber kills six in northwest Pakistan -- near Mir Ali - Pakistani security force checkpost in the North Waziristan tribal region http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February27.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Pakistan strike ends lean time in al Qaeda hunt http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080201/us_nm/pakistan_qaeda_dc_2;_ylt=AoEwdocrho.aRkTCMXuTzPITv5UB Pakistan air strike bodies buried, Qaeda death not confirmed: army -- Pakistan army says impossible to confirm Abu al-Laith al-Libi death -- Islamist website reported his death http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestusqaedapakistan_080201054938;_ylt=AuObVv4bGJ4FG7zWZ8Qvs.7OVooA Pakistan security officer: "We think al-Libi died in the missile attack" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestqaedapakistan_080201131007;_ylt=AgjV0SkEDe6ksOU0BeErSYfzPukA (Pakistan) Taliban take a hit, but the fight goes on -- role of Abu al-Laith al-Libi within Taliban http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JB02Df03.html (Pakistan) Three commanders, 5 militants surrender in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\01\story_1-2-2008_pg7_41 (Pakistan) Six injured in blast; pylons blown up - in Quetta http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/01/top11.htm (Pakistan) Governance system in NWFP, Tribal Areas heading towards collapse: Ghani http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\01\story_1-2-2008_pg7_17 Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear missile http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1066812 http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1833685117 (U.S.) Commentary: A defining moment - by Diana West http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/EDITORIAL04/676370302 -- Andrew Cochran January 29 posting referenced http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/so_now_president_bush_wont_cal.php (U.S.) Connecticut: Judge rules 'coded talk' by ex-sailor Hassan Abu-Jihaad in terror case admissible http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=7803226&nav=HMO6 (U.S.) Massachusetts: Federal judge won't bail 3 men in Jihad charity case -- Care International tax and conspiracy case http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2008/02/01/news/news07.txt -- see Andrew Cochran January 11 posting http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/us_government_wins_a_terrorism.php (U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Afghan detainee to get US military trial -- Mohammed Jawad accused of hurling grenade at U.S. soldiers http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/February/subcontinent_February2.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (U.S.) Bush signs brief extension of anti-terrorism law -- Protect America Act http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080131/pl_nm/bush_security_dc (U.S.) Report: Military not ready for WMD strike -- Commission on National Guard cites troop, equipment, training shortages http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22935996/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013101833.html http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/01/guarding.america.ap/index.html (U.S.) 15 More Cities on Homeland Security Terror-Risk List http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327309,00.html (Iran) French defense minister says Iran still pursuing nuclear arms http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/wl_mideast_afp/usfranceirannucleardiplomacy_080201085956;_ylt=Arb3oWs0ZGKQnZRU5q0rqJJSw60A 'Iran sanctions resolution long overdue' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867274748&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) Ahmadinejad sees nuclear energy in Iran by 2009 http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/31/africa/31iran.php Egypt: 12 armed Palestinians arrested -- planned Sinai attack against Israeli tourists http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523808389&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gaza crossing tightened as Egypt-Hamas talks begin http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxqEnbZqLAqvXQERJK3f7w_dUR1g Saudi jails aim to tackle terror - another report on Saudi "re-education" program http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7220797.stm (Mauritania) Gunmen attack Israeli embassy in Mauritania http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/wl_afp/mauritaniaisraelattack_080201104636;_ylt=AgaYTUoEY1ULBKKOmqoKxNcTv5UB (Mauritania) Al-Qaeda urged attack on Israeli embassy in Mauritania: IntelCenter http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/wl_mideast_afp/mauritaniaisraelattackqaeda_080201072950;_ylt=AqE88DgIhNBeqYoH2DKWZWkTv5UB (Canada) Accused terrorist waged campaign online, RCMP says -- Quebec resident Said Namouh allegedly plotted foreign attack http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/299470 (Canada) Quebecker dreamed of becoming a martyr, Crown says in bomb-plot trial http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080201.NAMOUH01/TPStory/National (Canada) Lawyer calls videos seized from Quebec terror suspect poor evidence -- Said Namouh http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=277591 (Canada) Battle continues over anti-terror measures in legal, political arenas -- Adil Charkaoui and Mohamed Harkat http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hjBd7ToX6lGw6Z-0PV0CouAlejCg Spanish Police Find Suspected ETA Explosives Cache http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080131%5cACQDJON200801311231DOWJONESDJONLINE000865.htm& (Spain) Forty-kilo bomb found in Vizcaya thought to have been left by ETA http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Forty_kilo-bomb-found-in-Vizcaya-thought-to-have-been-left-by-ETA.html French police release ETA suspect http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080131/5/3sxu.html Kyrgyzstan Probing Radioactive Cargo Bound for Iran http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/46734/story.htm IRA fugitive arrested after 24 years on the run http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=VMA05N51HE4Q1QFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2008/02/01/wira101.xml (Indonesia) Muslim militants jailed for terrorism in Indonesia -- jail sentences of eight to ten years to six Muslim militants for committing acts of terrorism, includes Maulana Yusuf Wibisono (aka Kholis) of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Asia/STIStory_202494.html (Australia) Jihadist Hicks courts story bidders http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23141597-601,00.html (Thailand) 8 suspected insurgents arrested in Narathiwat http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30064128 Philippines: Islamic separatist groups to forge closer ties -- Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1833634902 Sri Lanka troops, Tamil Tigers clash in north -- killing 28 rebels http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrest;_ylt=A9G_RoNGHKNHzIABDhVvaA8F Sri Lanka won't stop till rebel war ends http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/FOREIGN/87291546/1003 (North Korea) US, partners prod North Korea to make full nuclear declaration http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/wl_afp/usnkoreaskoreanuclearpolitics_080201004455;_ylt=AnJoVtMEOhuqO907ZaU4fLOCscEA Report: North Korea completes 8 disablement measures http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear_2;_ylt=AgUbhZXwHztbAGSC32IoWleCscEA Colombia's rebels: A fading force? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7217817.stm (Columbia) March Against FARC http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=311686 Other News: (U.S.) Abuse of U.S. Muslim Women Is Greater Than Reported, Advocacy Groups Say http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327187,00.html (Egypt) 'No one leaves Islam,' judge rules -- Egyptian court bans convert to Christianity from changing ID card http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59985 (Canada) 'Islamic banking deceptive and not interest-free' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\01\story_1-2-2008_pg7_10 Turkish university deans warn lifting ban on Islamic head scarf would threaten secularism http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/01/europe/EU-GEN-Turkey-Head-Scarf.php Iraqi Deputy PM: Extremists abuse democratic freedoms http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/iraqi-deputy-pm-extremists-abuse.html (UK) Advisory group will enocurage Muslim women to play bigger role in society http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1034733_advisory_group_will_enocurage_muslim_women_to_play_bgiger_role_in_society UK: Halal cosmetics http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-halal-cosmetics.html (U.S.) Movie fans flock to patriotic, moral shows http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59980 Russia sends 12 bomber jets to Atlantic, Arctic http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080201/wl_nm/russia_bombers_dc_1;_ylt=Agli4wBaU65ltynymSlq_zl_5GIA (UK) Tesco bomb hoaxer jailed http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/port-talbot/2008/01/31/tesco-bomb-hoaxer-jailed-91466-20407825/ January 31, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Pakistan) Sources: Top Al Qaeda terrorist killed -- CNN reports Western official that Libyan Abu Laith al-Libbi reported killed -- Islamist Web sites acknowledge Abu Laith al-Libi's death http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/31/alqaeda.death/index.html (Pakistan) Abu Laith Al-Libi, Top Al Qaeda and Libyan Islamic Fighting Group Figure, Killed in Waziristan Airstrike -- by Andrew Cochran http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/abu_laith_allibi_top_al_qaeda.php Pakistan: US intelligence agents 'uncover Bin Laden letters' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1829948965 (Pakistan) Washington fears militants plotting devastating attack in West http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\31\story_31-1-2008_pg1_6 Iraqi forces detain militants -- affiliated with the Ansar al-Sunna militant organization in Kirkuk http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Briefing/2008/01/31/iraqi_forces_detain_militants/1513/ (Afghanistan) U.S. writes to NATO states for troops for Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080131/pl_nm/afghan_usa_germany_dc_2;_ylt=AniG65rMSkVFCVHefvMxpWPOVooA (U.S.) Did a Federal Court Leave Terrorism Victims Out in the Cold? -- by Andrew Cochran http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/did_a_federal_court_leave_terr_1.php (U.S.) Homeland Security adds US cities, regions to terrorism high-risk list http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/america/NA-GEN-US-Security-Grants.php http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/security_grants (U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Case: FBI: Egyptian students charged with carrying 'bombs' actually had fireworks http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=7804472 Women's Forums on Islamist Websites - Tools For Preparing Women to Carry Out Jihad and Suicide Operations http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA41908 Yemen: Al-Qaeda fighting rebels 'at government's request' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1830285308 Algeria says smaller rebel cells test terror hunt http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN144708.html Algeria: Group behind UN bomb dismantled http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_re_af/algeria_bombings Algeria hits out at UN 'interference' over Al-Qaeda http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/wl_africa_afp/mideastsecurityattacksalgeriatunisiaun_080131182111;_ylt=Atye.UxIOajvZNpVwypJRF16CC8A (Canada) Charkaoui pleased with Supreme Court hearing -- Adil Charkaoui accused of being an al-Qaeda sleeper agent http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/01/31/scoc-charkaoui.html Canadian prime minister tells Gordon Brown Canada will end Afghan mission without NATO help http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/america/NA-GEN-Canada-Britian-Afghanistan.php (Denmark) Secret CIA flights to Greenland reported http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_re_eu/denmark_cia_flights (Netherlands) Iran Invites Islamic Ambassadors to Wilders Meeting http://www.nisnews.nl/public/010208_2.htm (UK) Engineering: the degree of choice for terrorists? http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/mortarboard/2008/01/engineering_the_choice_of_the.html (Philippines) PNP eyeing terror attack in General Santos City blast http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080131-116009/PNP-eyeing-terror-attack-in-General-Santos-City-blast (North Korea) US envoy holds talks in NKorea http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsus_080131204119;_ylt=AjXmNeOetqK0Ob5NAbYcd.iCscEA Commentary: Yet Another Troubling Terror Trial -- by Joel Mowbray http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JoelMowbray/2008/01/31/yet_another_troubling_terror_trial Commentary: How jihad went freelance http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10601243 Other News: (U.S.) LGF: DNC Appoints Islamist to Convention Committee -- Pakistan-born Iman Malik Mujahid of Sound Vision Foundation http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=28792&only&rss http://www.indiawest.com/view.php?subaction=showfull&id=1201202364&archive=&start_from=&ucat=11 -- Islamists making Inroads with DNC http://misskelly.typepad.com/miss_kelly_/2008/01/islamists-makin.html -- Abdul Malik Mujahid: CIOGC chairman publishes "Commanders of the Muslim Army" Jihad book -Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago gets funding to help Muslims become American citizens http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/414 U.S. sells Syria dual-use tech that could be used by Iran http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/ss_syria_01_30.asp January 31, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) Commentary: The War Against Jihadism -- Why can't we call the enemy by its name? by George Weigel http://www.newsweek.com/id/105583 (Iraq) Car bomb in Shiite area in Baghdad kills 5; rocket attack strikes British in Basra http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_violence_1;_ylt=ArPonCmC33YJZJv.Bx8n0n1X6GMA (Iraq) Troop buildup in Mosul in preparation for big offensive http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/181027,troop-buildup-in-mosul-in-preparation-for-big-offensive.html (Iraq) U.S. troops exposed to chlorine gas - while destroying an al Qaeda explosives cache http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080131/FOREIGN/926048004/1003 (Afghanistan) Suicide blast in mosque kills Afghan deputy governor - and 5 others - in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_080131114918;_ylt=AkEmsRSDvt..nxMWIN55g0_OVooA (Afghanistan) Protesters condemn Afghan reporter's death sentence http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January1028.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) U.S. missile strike in Pakistan hit al Qaeda nest -- killed up to 13 in North Waziristan - targeted second or third tier al Qaeda leaders http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080131/wl_nm/pakistan_qaeda_dc_1;_ylt=AruEkQpVKxwQMjbLmcQ12W_zPukA (Pakistan) Explosion in southwestern Pakistan wounds three people -- bicycle bomb outside antiterrorism court in Baluchistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1066533 (Pakistan) Five 'Taliban' arrested in Zhob http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\31\story_31-1-2008_pg7_27 (Pakistan) Wazir tribesmen wary of Uzbek militants' return to South Waziristan -- Afghan Taliban negotiating truce between Maulvi Nazir and pro-Uzbek foes http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\31\story_31-1-2008_pg7_1 (Pakistan) Bomb explodes near Pakistan Air Force bus in Islamabad -- no injuries http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Bomb_explodes_near_Pakistan_Air_Force_bus_in_Islamabad/articleshow/2745550.cms (Pakistan) Bhutto killing: PPP, PML demand UN-led probe http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Bhutto_killing_PPP_PML_demand_UN-led_probe/articleshow/2746705.cms (India) Hassan Ali likely to have terror links http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080039938&ch=1/31/2008%209:44:00%20AM (India J&K) Militant hideouts busted in Jammu and Kashmir - in Reasi and Doda districts http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Militant_hideouts_busted_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir/articleshow/2746142.cms (India) Maoists kill sarpanch in Chhattisgarh - 70 armed Maoists kill village leader http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Maoists_kill_sarpanch_in_Chhattisgarh/articleshow/2746481.cms (India) Maoist leader Reddy arrested in Orissa http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Maoist_leader_Reddy_arrested_in_Orissa/articleshow/2746734.cms (Bangladesh) Court in Bangladesh sentences 7 Islamic militants to life in prison for 2005 bombings -- members of Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh group http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/asia/AS-GEN-Bangladesh-Islamic-Militant.php (U.S.) IPT News: Former Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) President Indicted For Naturalization Fraud - indictment defines the IAP as "an overt arm of the covert organization known as the Muslim Brotherhood" http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/593 (U.S.) Department of Homeland Security's funds bring Islamist sympathizers to Tufts -- Tufts student complains of MPAC's Edina Lekovic, former managed editor for UCLA's radical Islamic newspaper Al-Talib http://media.www.tuftsdaily.com/media/storage/paper856/news/2008/01/31/OpEd/Department.Of.Homeland.Securitys.Funds.Bring.Islamist.Sympathizers.To.Tufts-3179938.shtml -- see Steven Emerson May 30, 2007 CTB posting http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/05/ms_lekovica_dozen_printing_mis.php -- and related video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBJpATzUOnw (U.S.) Official: U.S. enemies 'eating our lunch' online - State Dept nominee James Glassman testifies Al Qaeda winning allies on Internet - says U.S. must overturn misconceptions http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/30/internet.pr.failure/index.html (Gaza) Israeli soldiers kill armed man in Gaza: army http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January471.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Gaza) Palestinian Fatah fighters attack Israeli outpost http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1066538 Gaza Strip: UN warns border crisis threatens peace efforts http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1829582711 Egypt: Palestinians with explosive belts arrested in Taba (update) http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME03.YAM16332.html Moroccan court postpones high-profile trial of 26 terrorist suspects, including Swede http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/africa/AF-GEN-Morocco-Terrorism-Trial.php (Yemen) Senior Al-Qaeda In Yemen Operative: We Could Strike Tourists http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4959.htm Kyrgyz authorities arrest alleged member of al-Qaida linked regional Islamic group http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/asia/AS-GEN-Kyrgyzstan-Extremism.php (UK) Half-trained troops to fight the Taliban http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3279578.ece http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1066576 (Canada) Bangladeshi-Canadian: Killing Canadians 'best way': student http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=272528 Philippine troops kill Muslim militant -- Abu Sayyaf commander Wahab Upao allegedly gunned down a Roman Catholic priest in a raid on a school http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_re_as/philippines_slain_priest (Philippines) Bali bomb suspect eludes capture -- hunting Dulmatin http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23141875-23109,00.html (Sri Lanka) Suicide bomber kills 4 in Sri Lanka - in northern Jaffna peninsula http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January1023.xml§ion=subcontinent (Cambodia) U.S. FBI chief lauds Cambodia for its role in 'war on terror' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/pl_afp/cambodiauspolicefbi (Europe) Hunt launched for 'dirty bomb' ingredients -- Search on after Russia warns of increased uranium trafficking http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59956 Other News: (U.S.) Obama to hold Muslim moot if elected -- wants to organize a summit of the Muslim world if he makes it to the White House http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\31\story_31-1-2008_pg7_6 http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=24129 (U.S.) Arab nations eye control of U.S. companies -- Ready to move with $1.7 trillion in windfall profits from oil-price spike http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59969 (UK) Muslim schools to conduct own inspections http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=KE3MUQTKEWGPHQFIQMGSFGGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/31/nschools131.xml Denmark: Moderate imams answer to prison radicalization http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/denmark-moderate-imams-answer-to-prison.html (Netherlands) Delft: Mohammed cartoon removed from university site http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/delft-mohammed-cartoon-removed-from.html http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/3162323/_Cartoon_Mohammed_verwijderd__.html (Belgium) Flanders: State Security Service prevents recognition of two mosques http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/flanders-state-security-service.html (Malaysia) Global rights group calls for abolition of strict Malaysian security law http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Security-Law.php (India) Intellectuals concerned over Taslima Nasreen's health http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Intellectuals_concerned_over_Taslima_Nasreens_health/articleshow/2746703.cms (U.S.) Former Iraqi intelligence officer testifies against LA man http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523795970&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Against Nazi News: (Russia) Wave of attacks on Jews in Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_re_eu/russia_hate_crimes_1;_ylt=AkVzj2hw5wi4jNC_lRAs8Rl_5GIA Russia: 3 anti-Semitic attacks reported Men paint swastikas on synagogue walls; anti-Jewish slogans scrawled on Holocaust memorial. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523800659&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Germany) Memorial to homosexuals killed by Nazis to open soon in Berlin http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Holocaust-Memorials.php January 30, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Seven people killed in four bomb blasts in capital http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1066461 (Iraq) Mosul to be "cleansed" of al Qaeda: Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080130/ts_nm/iraq_dc_14;_ylt=AsBbEF2VBb1BsKS3xg5knLBX6GMA (Iraq) Hidden killers driving Al-Qaeda recruitment http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23136032-2,00.html (Iraq) U.S. to Expand Outposts Across Baghdad by 30% http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/29/AR2008012903639.html?hpid=sec-world Iraq: Turkish warplanes 'resume airstrikes' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1825931294 (Afghanistan) Tailban decapitate four, kill three others in Afghanistan -- behead 4 roadworkers abducted a week ago http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_080130160842;_ylt=AhtYb_3PNpF9B_6yqk1wdg_OVooA Afghanistan: Taliban did not kidnap US aid worker, says spokesman http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1826675917 (Afghanistan) US ambassador questions Iranian interests in Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/pl_afp/afghanistaniranuspolitics_080130152258;_ylt=AptAu6B1RuIVl8OqYSRAKAjOVooA Afghanistan: New U.S. Report Warns Of Deteriorating International Support http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/1/D02E58F5-151A-4FB5-9FEF-64D05133151C.html -- Entire report http://www.thepresidency.org/pubs/Afghan_Study_Group_final.pdf -- Highlights http://www.thepresidency.org/pubs/Afghan_Study_Group_highlights.pdf (Pakistan) Terror Leader Killed in Missile Strike? U.S. Official Confirms Attack Was Aimed at One Particular AQ Leader - Pak intelligence says was "high-value" al Qaeda target http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4216033&page=1 (Pakistan) Captured militant planned to hit Pakistan elections: officials http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/wl_asia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_080130163628;_ylt=AtNm2VZqDiC_IhHejGKdVkTzPukA Pakistan: Shari'a Courts Spark Fears Of 'Taliban-Like State' On Afghan Border http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/01/a8cb1bb3-ea9b-4907-a75c-cb1ec19fb5a0.html (Pakistan) U.S. aims to turn hostile Pakistani tribes friendly http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4216944 (India J&K) Police say 4 rebels killed in gunbattle in Indian Kashmir http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/asia/AS-GEN-Kashmir-Rebels-Killed.php (U.S.) Plea for new sentence in NY terror case - prosecutors state Lynne Stewart received a "slap on the wrist" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_us/terror_trial_1;_ylt=AqdO6pVeo151KhRn9OZL_i4Tv5UB (U.S.) Attorney general, lawmakers clash on torture http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080130/pl_nm/security_usa_waterboarding_dc_6;_ylt=AoI1nD3aYcH2KCffxaZ8dFcTv5UB Commentary: Qaradawi and U.S. Organizations? -- by Douglas Farah http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/qaradawi_and_us_organizations.php (Iran) 'Filthy' Israel's days are numbered - Iran http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23133989-2,00.html (Lebanon) Jamestown Foundation: Al-Qaeda and Fatah al-Islam Launch New Series of Attacks in Lebanon http://www.jamestown.org/news_details.php?news_id=302 Egyptian Islamists use Gaza to weaken Mubarak http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-woegyp295555804jan29,0,6162816.story (Algeria) Al-Qaeda Maghreb group claims Algeria bombing http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/wl_africa_afp/algeriaattacksqaedaclaim_080130161642;_ylt=AiJQ9sic6UBENICcKYjkkzh6CC8A Yemen's Deals With Jihadists Unsettle the U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/world/middleeast/28qaeda.html?_r=3&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin (Kenya) US envoy cites ethnic cleansing in Kenya http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_af/kenya_election_violence (UK) British man charged with two terrorism offenses -- Nathan Worrell http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Terror-Charge.php (UK) Scotland: Experts warns of terrorism threat http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7217425.stm (UK) Britain's MI6 warned al-Qaida intelligence could be lost over Saudi Arabia investigation http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/29/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Intelligence.php (Australia) Mosque group 'in a line to jihad' -- Sydney's Sefton mosque http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23135644-5001561,00.html (Australia) Hidden War on Australia - New.com.au site on online world of Islamic extremists http://www.news.com.au/online-jihad (Philippines) Bomb explosion at fish plant in southern Philippines kills 3, injures 27 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Explosion.php (Nepal) Bombs disrupt political rally in southern Nepal, 45 wounded http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/asia/AS-GEN-Nepal-Bomb-Blasts.php Other News: (Malaysia) Ministry Bans 11 Books About Islam http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=311031 (Malaysia) Ethnic anger on the rise in Malaysia http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/30/asia/malay.php Commentary: Stirring the Hate? by Bill Roggio http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/01/stirring_the_hate_1.asp (Israel) 'Intimidation forces' work to divide Jerusalem -- Palestinians create intel apparatus to thwart property sales to Jews http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59948 EU: Security chief offers to ease Serb visa restrictions http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1826728716 January 30, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) TV Cameraman killed in Baghdad bomb attack -- in Balad http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080130/wl_nm/iraq_journalist_dc_1;_ylt=AoP3urvjP5qDADzV7qdHuJVX6GMA Iraq: Three children dead in bomb attack -- in Duluya area of Diyala province http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1822829712 (Iraq) Kirkuk district governor wounded, plan to prevent influx of terrorists http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1066249 (Afghanistan) Roadside bombs, suicide attack in Afghanistan kill 3 civilians, wound 9 others http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Violence.php Afghanistan's Senate endorses reporter's death sentence: official -- journalism student Perwiz Kambakhsh accused of blasphemy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/wl_afp/afghanistanmediareligion_080130102552;_ylt=AsGDtphfOxNE5ZBkJCNBzoLOVooA http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January986.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Study: Afghanistan could fail as a state http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_go_ot/us_afghanistan_11;_ylt=AnXZm3FCfuvcB5Be.hWoTFvOVooA (Afghanistan) Six years after invasion, Taliban is on the rise http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-01-29-Kabul_N.htm (Afghanistan) U.S. at odds with NATO over troops for Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080129/ts_nm/afghanistan_dc_1;_ylt=Am0tgG11S9F_YPpkqVO_j6rOVooA (Afghanistan) More foreign troops not answer for Afghanistan: Karzai http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January989.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) Blast kills three suspected militants in Pakistan: police -- likely making bombs in Peshawar http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestnorthwestblast_080130081840;_ylt=Aps8gfDJ_6hMcwM3SGQ1TmfzPukA (Pakistan) Report: Bodies of 13 slain troops found in north-west Pakistan http://news.monstersandcritics.com/southasia/news/article_1389142.php/Report_Bodies_of_13_slain_troops_found_in_north-west_Pakistan MEMRI: Pakistani Taliban Emir By'atullah Mahsoud: We Will Destroy America and Britain, But Won't Use Nuclear Bombs http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD183008 (Pakistan) Camera-shy Baitullah is "law" in Waziristan http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\30\story_30-1-2008_pg7_11 (Pakistan) Terror threat hitting home in Pakistan http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0130/p01s04-wosc.html (Pakistan) Taliban gunmen walk free after school hostage attempt (my title) -- follow-up story http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/29/wpak129.xml Pakistani Taliban warlord arises as terrorist leader http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565236031638864077 (Pakistan) Death sought for al-Qaeda suspects -- masterminded suicide bombing at Karachi US consulate http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=93680 (Pakistan) Two rockets fired on Peshawar http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/30/top4.htm http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\30\story_30-1-2008_pg7_8 (Pakistan) Darra largely cleared of militants; arms seized http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/30/top3.htm (India) Police won't confirm youth's terror link http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hyderabad/Cops_wont_confirm_youths_terror_link/articleshow/2741549.cms (U.S.) Lawmakers extend spy bill amid immunity fight http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080130/pl_nm/usa_congress_telecoms_dc (U.S.) Has the terror threat really gone away? Only 20% in Florida exit poll viewed terrorism as most important issue http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/justinwebb/2008/01/has_the_terror_threat_really_g.html -- AP report on poll http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jKQGmxj89vyXDiYDSNTLbKgEto-QD8UFTIA80 Iran approaching nuclear "peak": Ahmadinejad http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January455.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Iran Controversy at State Department -- Goli Ameri-Yazdi to be questioned on lobbying http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/ameri-yazdi_iran/2008/01/29/68452.html Report: 'Egypt nabs terror cell in Sinai' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523788535&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) Egypt seeks Gaza deal between Palestinians http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January456.xml§ion=middleeast (Gaza) Hamas: Palestinian factions to lobby Cairo http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080130/FOREIGN/228603908/1001 Palestinian president insists that Hamas must abide by international border agreement http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Palestinians.php (Gaza) Israel Court Upholds Gaza Sanctions http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/ISRAEL_PALESTINIANS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-01-30-07-54-14 (Canada) Algerian terror suspect arrested in shower: lawyer -- Mohamed Harkat http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/wl_canada_afp/canadaattacksarrest_080130005353;_ylt=AlseUXqH295kEu3KfH2BHHV6CC8A (Bosnia) Two people killed in bomb explosion in Bosnia -- Serb village of Pale http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/180416,two-people-killed-in-bomb-explosion-in-bosnia.htm (UK) Al Qaida 'data at plot man's house' -- Parviz Khan of beheading plot http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2705775.html?menu= -- and -- (UK) Islamic extremist in soldier beheading plot 'kept anti-Western propaganda at home' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=511224&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow (UK) 9/11 accused loses final bid for freedom -- Farid Hilali being held while awaiting extradition to Spain has lost an appeal for his freedom at House of Lords http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3276616.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=989864 (UK) Control order on British Muslim to be lifted -- Cerie Bullivant, British convert to Islam who MI5 believes is a security risk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/29/ncontrol229.xml (UK) Al-Qaeda threatens wave of British attacks - update with more detail http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3276715.ece (UK) 'Few' Muslim anti-terror police http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7215431.stm (Indonesia) Bali bombers file second death row appeal http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125586 Australian police chief calls for terror case blackout -- on Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080130/india_nm/india316667_1;_ylt=Anjh5M0eM3bit57HP8lGP0YTv5UB (Thailand) Insurgents kill 2 Muslims in South -- in Yala and Pattani province http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=125577 (Philippines) Woman dead, four hurt as police, Muslim rebels clash in Philippines -- in the village of Lakiki http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1389123.php/Woman_dead_four_hurt_as_police_Muslim_rebels_clash_in_Philippines (Philippines) 5 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in clash with communist rebels in Philippines http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Communist-Rebels.php Sri Lankan troops overrun 25 rebel bunkers in fierce battle in north of country http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php Sri Lanka: Rebels blamed for bomb that kills 18 people http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1825589456 (India) Three Sri Lankans taken into custody in Tamil Nadu http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Three_Sri_Lankans_taken_into_custody_in_Tamil_Nadu/articleshow/2741542.cms (China) U.S. FBI director says Beijing Olympic Games will be terror-free http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h3ET1rBBjEhoEiq-qdj3NqSshaWQ Other News: Europeans Think Islam Is Dangerous http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/32867/Europeans-think-Islam-is-dangerous (Netherlands) Rotterdam: Labor Party representative wishes city would be openly Muslim http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/rotterdam-labor-party-representative.html -- Het Vrije Volk (Dutch) http://www.hetvrijevolk.com/?pagina=5293&titel=Maak_van_de_Euromast_een_minaret Netherlands: Hizb ut-Tahrir petition update http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/netherlands-hizb-ut-tahrir-petition.html Netherlands: More labor politicians sign Hizb ut-Tahrir petition http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/netherlands-more-labor-politicians-sign.html (Norway) Oslo: Muhammad most popular boy's name http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/oslo-muhammad-most-popular-boys-name.html Turkish military quiet on head scarves http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_head_scarf_ban_8;_ylt=Am7UUHbLntlLohzS5lEsclntfLkA (Sweden) Muslim mums win discrimination appeal -- swimming pool attire http://www.thelocal.se/9808/20080129/ Malaysian govt using Islam to gain mileage in upcoming polls, says Mahathir http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Mahathir-Islam.php (Egypt) Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Islamic conference calls for unifying ranks to confront challenges ahead http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7528729.htm Egyptian court refuses to rule in case of Muslim convert to Christianity http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/29/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Muslim-Convert.php (UK) Police probe Glasgow bride's death in Pakistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/30/wbride130.xml (U.S.) Beijing espionage poses 'No. 1' threat http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080130/NATION/767246283/1002/NATION Against Nazi News: Germany still wrestles with Adolf Hitler's legacy http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/30/wger130.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox January 29, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Pakistan: Top al-Qaeda suspect nabbed in south - Qasim Tori belongs to Jundullah, formed in South Waziristan and now under Baitullah Mehsud http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1822453577 (Pakistan) Security alert after "ISI tells Dawood to target Advani and Modi" http://www.indianexpress.com/story/266924.html (Pakistan) Five killed in Pakistan shoot-out - 2 police, 3 militants in Karachi http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7216195.stm Pakistani Taliban grows bolder, taking fight to doorstep of frontier city http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20080128/wl_mcclatchy/2830864;_ylt=AsH4lokG4Hohuczl7SZkil6s0NUE Afghan Taliban has no interest in fighting Islamabad (Spokesman disavows Baitullah Mehsud) http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1822698264 (India J&K) Kashmir rebels not to use guns to force election boycott: report - Syed Salahudin heads Hizbul Mujahedin http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080129/world/india_kashmir_unrest_vote India hopes to unravel rebel group network - Arrest of suspected leader could help unravel Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami network http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Briefing/2008/01/29/india_hopes_to_unravel_rebel_group_network/9111/ Hizbullah deputy chief threatens to kidnap more IDF soldiers http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523787096&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (U.S.) Collateral Damage: Surveillance Aimed at Terrorists Can Easily Go Awry http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=hsnews-000002661145 Somalia: Insurgents Kill 2 Police in Sneak Attack http://allafrica.com/stories/200801290930.html Somalia is worst humanitarian crisis- UN official http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL29531512.html (France) Police arrest leading ETA member in France http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080130/twl-uk-eta-arrest-bd5ae06.html (Sri Lanka) Rebels say children killed in bombing as Sri Lanka toll mounts http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080129/wl_afp/srilankaunresttoll_080129154630;_ylt=AhaeaNPgrZf1L4NWUh99Fsis0NUE (Columbia) Chavez's Favorite Pariahs - by Douglas Farah http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/25/AR2008012502765.html Bin Laden urged by his son to end explosions http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7521836.htm Commentary: "So Now President Bush Won't Call It "Islamic" Terrorism or Extremism?" -- by Andrew Cochran http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/so_now_president_bush_wont_cal.php January 29, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Triple explosion in Baghdad injures 18 people - IED near police patrol, other bombs in Karradah district and in central Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1065875 (Iraq) Car bomb targets US patrol, kills Iraqi -- in Mosul http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205321;_ylt=AqixiU2gbkGoess15WGmK1pX6GMA Iraqi police find remains, heads of 19 executed men -- in Diyala http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080129/wl_afp/iraqunrest_080129130240;_ylt=AiWxH87dKJvlS1f9UxyMbOhX6GMA (Pakistan) Missile kills 12 militants in Pakistan -- in Khushali Torikhel, a village in North Waziristan -- also hundreds of students protested Pakistan's support for the U.S.-led war on terror http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080129/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_13;_ylt=AkQssWSGH8j7dAaZlmKRfmnzPukA (Pakistan) Militants attack paramilitary camp in Pakistan - wounding 7 soldiers http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1065870 -- also AP reports militants kill one, wound four at paramilitary camp in North Waziristan http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080129/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_13;_ylt=AkQssWSGH8j7dAaZlmKRfmnzPukA (Pakistan) Suspect in Bhutto case identifies bomber -- who blew himself up near her car http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/322699/cs/1/ (U.S.) Judge's views in Padilla case seemed to waver http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=NATIONAL&ID=565235481883050107 -- see Jeffrey Imm January 22 posting http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/jose_padilla_news_summary.php "UNHRC endorsed Arab charter with anti-Semitic provisions" -- Commissioner welcomed ratification of Arab Charter of Human Rights - equating Zionism with racism http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523785035&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Charter_on_Human_Rights http://www.pogar.org/themes/reforms/documents/dacharter.pdf Iran: A 'duty' for Muslims to attack the West, says editor -- follow-up AKI report on Hossein Shariatmadari threats http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1821628560 http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD182808 Iran sanctions vote at U.N. seen weeks away http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080129/wl_nm/iran_sanctions_un_dc_3;_ylt=AiU8x0gxlhafveOgyxIDU_1Sw60A (Lebanon) Shiite Cleric warns of more Beirut unrest http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_protest_10;_ylt=AijIye2ZK8RM_DSbENfnNk7agGIB Algeria: Car bomb kills at least three - in Thenia http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1821832337 http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN935389.html (West Bank) Israeli soldiers kill jihadist teen, Palestinians say http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/28/bethlehem.violence/ (Gaza) Der Spiegel: Graveyard Shift for Islamic Jihad - A Visit to a Gaza Rocket Factory -- fertilizer for Gaza rocket fuel comes from Israel http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,531578,00.html Egypt: Border with Gaza nearly closed http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1821700317 (Israel) IDF arrests Islamic Jihad Bethlehem head http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523781855&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (UK) Plotters wanted to kill British soldier 'like a pig' - UK Jihadist ringleader Parviz Khan and three others admitted to plot to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=SVP5QOJGZD3A3QFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/29/nkidnap229.xml http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3269848.ece http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22893368/ http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565235516241741142 (Australia) New crop of Jihadis is 'set to step up' http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,23117991-421,00.html?from=public_rss (North Korea) U.S. envoy wants North Korea to release nuclear list http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080129/wl_nm/korea_north_envoy_dc_1;_ylt=Argk2GUhMDX2QDeRiVQp4u2CscEA Other News: (U.S.) Obama aide wants talks with terrorists -- Robert Malley -- Foreign adviser's 'anti-Israel policies,' sympathy for Hamas, raise concerns http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59930 -- "Making the Best of Hamas' Victory" - by Robert Malley http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=1508&lan=en&sid=0&sp=0 -- International Crisis Group biography http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=1317&l=1 -- Barack Obama Foreign Policy Advisers http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Barack_Obama/campaign_team#Foreign_policy_advisers (U.S.) West Virginia Mayor Uses Magazine to Prove Identity to Airport Security http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,326152,00.html January 28, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) 5 US soldiers killed in northern Iraq -- in Mosul roadside bomb attack (update) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205314;_ylt=AjkjDeiUa27Y8oTCr2bLJRpX6GMA (U.S.) TSA tester slips mock bomb past airport security http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/28/tsa.bombtest/index.html U.S. used waterboarding but no more: ex-spy chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080128/ts_nm/security_usa_waterboarding_dc (U.S.) Senate logjammed on surveillance bill http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_go_co/terrorist_surveillance (Pakistan) More Dangerous Than Osama - Baitullah Mehsud interviewed by al Jazeera http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4199754&page=1 (India Kashmir) Harkat Jihad Islami pays tributes to Hijazi - Chief Cmndr Basheer Ahmad Mir, aka Showkat-ul-Islam, aka Saba Hijazi killed by troops http://www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?Date=28_1_2008&ItemID=32&cat=25 UK Should Use Wiretap Evidence to Fight Terror, Report Says http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=agR1fQHi1wV4&refer=uk Turkey Warned Over Iranian Banks - Top U.S. Treasury official wants Turkey to scrutinize 3 Turkish branches of Iran's Bank Mellat http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080128/turkey_us_terror_finance.html?.v=1 Spain seeking ban on Basque parties linked to ETA political arm http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/01/spain-seeking-ban-on-basque-political.php Morocco arrests suspect in 2004 Madrid bombings http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080128/wl_nm/spain_morocco_suspect_dc;_ylt=Aj1hrMLd.CwIfctWXgqQeI2s0NUE Morocco will try Madrid bombing suspect http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_eu/spain_terror_probe (U.S. & Columbia) Rebel gets 60 years for hostage-taking - Ricardo Palmera, aka Simon Trinidad, held 3 U.S. contractors hostage - pledged allegiance to FARC http://www.charlotte.com/nation/story/466675.html (Sri Lanka) Tiger rebels shell key Sri Lankan military base http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080128/wl_afp/srilankaunrest_080128112537;_ylt=AmyA7AL7WlgbZINy9vxUrIis0NUE January 28, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Bomb explosion kills two people in Baghdad -- MNF detain 18 Al-Qaeda suspects during raids in Tikrit, Mosul, and Baaquba http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1065567 Iraq's Sadrists seek to end cease-fire http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205311;_ylt=As_HzBAIL_o3elfi0sm6zzxX6GMA (Iraq) Last week's Mosul blast killed 60, says Iraqi Red Crescent http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/January/focusoniraq_January80.xml§ion=focusoniraq Iraqi forces mass outside Mosul -- Soldiers to attack al-Qaida haven; 2 U.S. troops killed http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2008/01/28/0128_iraq.ART_ART_01-28-08_A5_8F96CDT.html?sid=101 Iraq Qaeda video shows police officers "repent"-Web http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL27212458 (Afghanistan) Eight Taliban killed in clash -- police - during hunt for kidnapped aid worker in Uruzgan http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1065521 Afghans hunt for kidnapped American http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/afghanistan;_ylt=AiRu1oXRtdXCM2Fxn2vGCFnOVooA (Afghanistan) NATO force chief vows more pressure on Taliban in 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080128/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestisaf_080128095036;_ylt=AloHos4JBArn.SE0usqFphDOVooA US shift seen to Pakistan, Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terror_war_turns_17;_ylt=AgXWTF8NiYvbGNnZTvL76doTv5UB (Pakistan) Militants release Pakistani kids, teachers -- Students, Teachers Released After Gunmen Invade Pakistan High School - FOX report http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22878021/ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325951,00.html Pakistani militants take 250 children hostage at school - in Domail - demanding safe passage http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080128/ts_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrestschoolhostage_080128123526;_ylt=AraKzPecuVEzyFtBq5XyNKnzPukA Pakistan: Fifty militants arrested in north-west valley http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1818128167 (Pakistan) Bodies of 3 soldiers found in Waziristan http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/28/top3.htm (Pakistan) Three security posts blown up http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\28\story_28-1-2008_pg7_6 Pakistan denies escaped British terror suspect Rashid Rauf in detention http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080128/wl_sthasia_afp/britainpakistanattacksescape_080128085604;_ylt=AlqNeca3wj41uj1LGp0HwWsTv5UB (Pakistan) Musharraf rejects CIA bid to hunt Taliban http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=T4H4V2J1W3E2RQFIQMGCFFOAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/27/wpak127.xml (Pakistan) Report: Taliban wield the ax ahead of new battle -- report claims Taliban leader Mullah Omar has sacked Baitullah Mehsud, and seeks refocus on Afghanistan, not Pakistan http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JA24Df03.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Mullah_Omar_sacks_Mehsud/articleshow/2734458.cms (Pakistan) Terrorist held -- involvement in several attacks on railway tracks and cases of murder, murder attempt and terrorism in Balochistan and Sindh http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/28/top17.htm (Pakistan) Govt announces conditional amnesty for Swat militants http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\28\story_28-1-2008_pg7_4 (Pakistan) 'Musharraf faces new militant challenge' - Analysts say president must choose between fighting terrorists or letting them gain ground http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\28\story_28-1-2008_pg7_5 Newsweek: Osama bin Laden's Letter-writing Campaign (my title) http://www.newsweek.com/id/105576 (India) 1993 blasts case: SC grants bail to Abdul Razak Memon http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/93_blasts_Bail_for_Tiger_Memon_kin/articleshow/2736987.cms (Iran) 'Serious consequences' if UN adopts sanctions: Iran http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January424.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Iran) MEMRI Report - Iranian Editor Close To Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Threatens America and Europe (my title) http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD182808 Lebanon on high alert after deadly riots http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080128/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_080128125159;_ylt=AoxlrGa0NWc7uiZfJ1mqjNTagGIB (Lebanon) Hezbollah demands inquiry into Beirut killings http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January430.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Syria's demand for greater Hezbollah influence in Lebanese Cabinet rejected http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/28/africa/ME-GEN-Arabs-Lebanon.php (Gaza) Egypt stops supplies to border towns http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January431.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Gaza) Israeli warplanes strike S. Gaza - on Sunday http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1065424 (Gaza) Jordanians rally in support of Hamas in Gaza - Muslim Brotherhood flags waved as chants to "bring the suicide bombers to Tel Aviv" http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2576233220080125 (West Bank) 20 Arabs suspected of Tanzim arms deals http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1201367879376&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Somalia) Foreign aid workers among four dead in Somali blast - in Kismayo http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/January/theworld_January789.xml§ion=theworld Kenya's ethnic killings spiral out of control http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article3264320.ece (Russia) Serviceman and policeman killed in clash with rebels in Chechnya http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/28/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Caucasus-Violence.php Turkish prosecutors interrogate 25 suspected al-Qaida militants -- among the suspects was a Russian citizen of Chechen origin http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201471501205&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Spain) Extremists plotted attacks across Europe, Spanish paper says -- Informant: Terrorists planned to attack public transport systems in Europe http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/27/spain.europe.terror.plot/index.html (Spain) One trail of Barcelona terrorist cell "leads to Frankfurt" http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/One-trail-of-Barcelona-terrorist-cell-_leads-to-Frankfurt_.html Frankfurt group planned attack http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\28\story_28-1-2008_pg7_45 EU justice chief proposes fingerprinting visitors http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22839600/ (UK) Proud day for spy who infiltrated mosque -- Reda Hassaine went undercover in Finsbury Park mosque to gather information on extremists http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3260942.ece (Thailand) Village sweep kills two southern militants http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=125497 (Philippines) Kidapawan mayor admits payoff to terror group http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080128-115373/Kidapawan-mayor-admits-payoff-to-terror-group Sri Lanka military: Soldiers capture rebel bunkers as fighting kills 14 rebels, 1 soldier http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/28/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php North Korea criticizes US human rights envoy http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear_1;_ylt=ArI30nAic_3vWqQr2demFcmCscEA Other News: (U.S.) NY: Imam e-date from hell -- boasted of cousin in Al Qaeda http://www.nypost.com/seven/01272008/news/regionalnews/imam_e_date_from_hell_682909.htm?page=0 Report: "US primaries anti-Islam terminology due to Muslims' inaction, absence" http://www.khabrein.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11675&Itemid=88 http://www.arabtimesonline.com/client/pagesdetails.asp?nid=11477&ccid=11 Malaysia urged to review Islamic conversion, ensure justice for non-Muslims http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/28/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Religious-Rights.php Amsterdam/Copenhagen: Demonstrations http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/amsterdamcopenhagen-demonstrations.html Report: "Invaders or saviors? A scholar considers" http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2008/01/27/invaders_or_saviors_a_scholar_considers/ January 27, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Gadhafi son linked to terror - Iraq official blames son for deadly Mosul bombing by AQ in Iraq http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=13&articleID=20080127_1_A14_REIDA24764 (Iraq) Former city official and family stabbed to death in Baghdad http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/January/focusoniraq_January78.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) Qaeda using children as suicide bombers: US http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January409.xml§ion=middleeast (Afghanistan) 2 policemen killed, 3 wounded by Taliban ambush in S Afghanistan http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/27/content_7507516.htm Pakistan troops battle border militants - Militants captured tunnel on road Peshawar tribal belt near Darra Adam Kheil http://au.news.yahoo.com/080127/2/15ni6.html (Pakistan) Top U.S. agents in secret trip to Pakistan - Top U.S. intel officials sought permission from Musharraf for more U.S. involvement http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_pakistan;_ylt=AuG2mhns8ii3HFJ01yJ1zGSs0NUE (Lebanon) Protests in Lebanon Leave 7 Dead http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j15olqozWM25dBjOOGpr5zb3tChAD8UEH2CG1 Lebanon set to mourn seven riot victims http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZPZ1Im0tcQL514qNymW8nCgQhcQ (Gaza) 20 Gazans caught in Sinai in possession of explosives, surveillance devices http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201367875719&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Six Israeli-Arabs indicted for arms deal with Tanzeem operatives http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3499174,00.html Egypt tries to contain chaotic border http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians;_ylt=AszVSd4D9AX__UIuzgnpNoms0NUE Palestinian militant group founder dies - George Habash founded radical Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine http://www.dw-world.de/dw/function/0,,12215_cid_3091921,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf Weekly summary of IDF anti-terror activity in Judea and Samaria - Press release http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+and+Islamic+Fundamentalism-/Weekly+summary+of+IDF+anti-terror+activity+in+Judea+and+Samaria+25-Jan-2008.htm Somalia: Mortar attack kills 2 in Mogadishu airport http://www.somalinet.com/news/world/Somalia/14434 (Somalia) Pirates hijack foreign fishing vessel off coast of Somalia http://www.pr-inside.com/pirates-hijack-foreign-fishing-vessel-off-r406833.htm (Sri Lanka) 46 killed in Sri Lanka - At least 43 militants, 2 civilians and 1 solider in gunbattles http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=539279 January 26, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Blasts hit Baghdad, including Green Zone http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205292;_ylt=Ak6vq_dBvrvJGyyXdv0a2LxX6GMA (Iraq) Five killed, one wounded, five al-Qaeda suspects detained in Iraq -- fighting in Baquba http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1388552.php/Five_killed_one_wounded_five_al-Qaeda_suspects_detained_in_Iraq (Iraq) Three terrorists killed, two detained during operations targeting al-Qaeda -- along the Tigris River Valley http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064983 (Iraq) 3,000 extra police for restive Iraq province -- of Nineveh http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestqaeda_080126131819;_ylt=AkcNUq.H61H3qkVhpjpQxYxX6GMA (Afghanistan) American woman kidnapped in Afghanistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_6;_ylt=AqMtN7sATaa_MtXueTZCzsjOVooA (Afghanistan) Troops kill 12 Taliban in Afghanistan -- on Friday http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?196564 (Afghanistan) UN urges review of journalist's death sentence -- UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan saying the case is a "possible misuse of the judicial process" http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=197838&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23 http://www.unama-afg.org/ N. Pakistan attacked with rockets, hit by suicide blast -- rockets fired into Peshawar, suicide bomber kills two in Der http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064930 (Pakistan) US military says wanted militant killed in Pakistan -- Darim Sedgai http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestpakistanus_080126095831;_ylt=Aj2gQ0X6avRn8DX7o.Z0lXfzPukA http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064938 (Pakistan) Fazlullah's aide, other militants held in Swat -- Militant commander and three teachers detained in Swat http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/26/top8.htm http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\26\story_26-1-2008_pg7_7 (Pakistan) Two killed in Bajaur Agency -- remote controlled bomb and drive-by shooting http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\26\story_26-1-2008_pg1_3 (Pakistan) President Pervez Musharraf calls for more troops to fight Taliban and al-Qaeda http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3254215.ece (Pakistan) Terror threat to Indian High Commission in Pak http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terror_threat_to_Indian_High_Commission_in_Pak/articleshow/2733526.cms (Pakistan) Lahore High Court (LHC) suicide bomb blast: search for 'second bomber' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\26\story_26-1-2008_pg7_8 Pakistan says its nuclear assets are safe from terrorists http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070795930&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/26/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Nuclear-Safety.php (Pakistan) Further reports on NWFP government draft to implement Shariah law in PATA areas, including Swat, Dir and Chitral (my title) http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\26\story_26-1-2008_pg7_1 (India) Two insurgents of banned ULFA killed in Northeast India http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064973 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Two_ultras_killed_by_security_forces_in_Assam/articleshow/2733641.cms (India J&K) Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami 'commander-in-chief' for operations in India killed in Jammu and Kashmir -- Bashir Ahmed Mir aka Hijazi http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/26/2008#7 -- AP report http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/25/asia/AS-GEN-Kashmir-Rebel-Leader.php (Bangladesh) Four Harkat-ul-Jihad militants arrested in Khulna http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/26/2008#10 (U.S.) Court denies Fla. ex-professor's appeal -- appeals court rules Sami Al-Arian not immune from subpoena forcing him to testify in an unrelated probe of Muslim charities http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_re_us/attacks_professor_1;_ylt=Aj2gghsp6xTNt9.b_ShIST0Tv5UB (U.S.) Senators question $5M Moussaoui reward http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_go_co/moussaoui_reward_8;_ylt=AgUXF6czSMh83RNy5svvlZwTv5UB (U.S.) Items in alleged hijack plot not banned http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_re_us/flight_teen_16;_ylt=AscVwGaJsFe55vrXMmeL.lQTv5UB (U.S.) Report: Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring -- Intelligence Agencies to Track Intrusions http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/25/AR2008012503261.html (Iran) UN Security Council to review Iran sanctions http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsun_080126084407;_ylt=ArH9BkjSYs.husMZJfajglVSw60A (Iran) Nearly all nuclear fuel now delivered by Russia to Iran: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsrussia_080126080629;_ylt=AhCUeDGQgCq1l0X2HbLuV.lSw60A (Iran) Israel suspects Iranians already working on nuclear warhead http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/wl_mideast_afp/usisraelirannuclearmilitary_080126065132;_ylt=Aque6E27Cr6_Eq.lMqTckTxSw60A (Iran) Israel Defense Minister: Iran has a clandestine uranium enrichment operation http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070796183&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Lebanon vows to fight 'empire of terror' after killings http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/wl_afp/lebanonunrest_080126114355;_ylt=AnNJS5ci2bNPQiRGdNdwdOsTv5UB Lebanese police probe link between terrorism investigator's killing and other assassinations http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/26/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Explosion.php (Lebanon) Beirut blast caused by 70 kg of explosives -- security source http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064935 (Egypt) Riot police prevent Gazans from driving into Egypt http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January393.xml§ion=middleeast&col= http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/26/africa/ME-GEN-Palestinians-Egypt.php (Egypt) Nearly 40 Egyptian security personnel injured by Palestinians at Gaza border http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/26/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Palestinians-Violence.php Palestinians fire Kassam rocket into western Negev http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070795322&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Russia) Violence, gunfire erupts at demonstration in Russian Muslim region -- province of Ingushetia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/wl_afp/russiacaucasusunrestdemo_080126112329;_ylt=AgXHKs2DcCCozcaHty4l_DF_5GIA Spain doubts alleged terror cell's plan -- Interior Minister questions counterterrorism judge - saying did not find enough explosives "to infer an attack was imminent." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_re_eu/spain_terror_arrests Europe Terror Plots Trace Back To Pakistan -- Investigators Discover Suspected Terrorists In 5 Countries Have Links To Pakistani Tribal Area http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/25/eveningnews/main3754062.shtml?source=RSSattr=World_3754062 Kosovo: Albania will be among the first to recognize independence, says president http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1811303133 (Canada) Newspaper ordered to reveal sources in CSIS terrorism investigation leak http://www.thecanadianpress.com/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=X011811AU&newsitemid=33794021&languageid=1 (Thailand) Five Muslims shot dead in Thailand's restive south: police -- in Yala and Narathiwat http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080126/wl_asia_afp/thailandsouthunresttoll;_ylt=A0WTcUTN8JpHVaQAqB5vaA8F (Sri Lanka) Jets Bomb Tamil Rebels' Naval Center http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SRI_LANKA_CIVIL_WAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-01-26-07-44-29 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/26/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php (Sri Lanka) 17 Lankan rebels killed in fierce gunbattle with military http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/17_Lankan_rebels_killed_in_fierce_gunbattle_with_military/articleshow/2733301.cms http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/26/2008#2 (Sri Lanka) More than a dozen bodies found dumped in northern Lanka http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/More_than_a_dozen_bodies_found_dumped_in_northern_Lanka/articleshow/2729829.cms (Sri Lanka) Tamil Tigers must compromise for peace: envoy http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January862.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Sri Lanka / UK) Leader of faction of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels jailed in Britain http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/26/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Sri-Lanka-Rebel.php http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/26/2008#11 (Nepal) Four policemen hurt in blasts in eastern Nepal http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/Four_policemen_hurt_in_blasts_in_eastern_Nepal/articleshow/2732597.cms (North Korea) White House Mulls Giving North Korea Some Wiggle Room on Nuke Declaration http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325725,00.html (North Korea) Condoleezza Rice Hits Back at Critics of Her North Korea Nuclear Strategy http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20080125/ts_usnews/condoleezzaricehitsbackatcriticsofhernorthkoreanuclearstrategy;_ylt=Ai0iVDT8fFB2GwBosxrme2.CscEA (Venezuela) Chavez accuses Colombia of plotting military attack against Venezuela http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070794432&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Other News: JihadWatch.org: American Muslim spokesman: "violent protests" to Dutch film on Qur'an would be "natural" http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019705.php --- Challenge and Response: The Case of Islamophobic Wilding http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/challenge_and_response_the_case_of_islamophobic_wilding/0015526 (Netherlands) Anti-Quran film won't air until March, maker says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/26/europe/EU-GEN-Netherlands-Quran-Film.php Netherlands: Halal cosmetics http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/netherlands-halal-cosmetics.html EU: Parliament decides not to ban headscarves http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/eu-parliament-decides-not-to-ban.html (UK) Muslim police group is set up http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0150swarksnews/tm_headline=muslim-police-group-is-set-up%26method=full%26objectid=20394476%26siteid=50003-name_page.html Mexico's Narco-Insurgency http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1707070,00.html? Against Nazi News: Italy opens Benito Mussolini museum http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=IMBAIQ3HMUMFRQFIQMFCFGGAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/26/wmuss126.xml January 25, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Lebanon) Explosion rocks Beirut, 5 dead -- car bomb exploded in a Hazmieh, Christian neighborhood of Beirut http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_explosion_14;_ylt=AtcyKpO2_Eszne1WrIpnrQMTv5UB (Lebanon) Slain Lebanese security officer "possessed sensitive terrorism files" -- official http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064718 (Lebanon) Report: Up to 10 people killed including security officer in Beirut blast http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064703 (Iraq) At least four killed, two wounded in Iraqi violence -- 4 Al-Qaeda killed in Samraa, bomb injures 2 police in Baghdad http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/178375,at-least-four-killed-two-wounded-in-iraqi-violence.html Iraq to go after al-Qaida in Mosul http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205278;_ylt=Atce.TdisuuxQuK7KK1fHQ1X6GMA (Afghanistan) Coalition soldier dies in Afghanistan -- clashed with insurgents in Nari district of Kunar province http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_1;_ylt=ApWS6sXGCSYckoXkazC9hCvOVooA Afghanistan: Official Says Iranian Mines Found In Taliban Commander's House http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/01/d4846c20-8760-4d23-a2a9-fd23d07a0df3.html (Afghanistan) NATO commander says Taliban tactics vary http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Briefing/2008/01/25/nato_commander_says_taliban_tactics_vary/5735/ (Afghanistan) Suicide bomber falls down stairs -- blows himself up - Lashkar Gah http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23101332-401,00.html# Pakistan troops comb Bhutto suspect's stronghold -- mountain stronghold of Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud -- 200 militants and 30 soldiers reported killed http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080125/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_080125103036;_ylt=AoJNImb1r0JGcHhuDNAeBbPzPukA http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0125/1201073558570.html (Pakistan) Over 45 militants killed in fresh operation in Pakistan agency http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064751 (Pakistan) Taliban seize NATO supplies in Pakistan http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/25/wpak125.xml (Pakistan) Taliban claim seizing trucks carrying weapons for army http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\25\story_25-1-2008_pg1_5 (Pakistan) The Face of Pakistan's New Taliban http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1706680,00.html?xid=rss-world Pakistan: US willing to send troops to fight al-Qaeda http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1810059458 Pakistan army chief rejects world nuclear fears http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January837.xml§ion=subcontinent Pakistan test-fires nuclear missile http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064672 (India J&K) Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants arrested in J&K http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Two_Hizbul_Mujahideen_militants_arrested_in_JK/articleshow/2728232.cms Hizb-ul-Mujahideen: Reaching Beyond Kashmir http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/hizbulmujahideen_reaching_beyo.php (India) 2 held on terror charges in Hubli http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2_held_on_terror_charges_in_Hubli/articleshow/2731963.cms Bangladeshi Islamist leaders charged in 1971 killings http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/321514/cs/1/ (U.S.) Super Bowl deemed a target in federal threat assessment http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080125/NATION/886850805/1002 U.S. says threat against airlines remains high http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080125/us_nm/davos_usa_security_dc_1;_ylt=At_59AyJ7NQhgQf97yFtJhATv5UB (U.S.) Moussaoui tipster gets $5 million http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_moussaoui_reward_12;_ylt=Agsk7xWrvziaAoKduPI7IikTv5UB (U.S.) Colleagues question $5M Moussaoui reward http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_re_us/moussaoui_reward (U.S.) CENTCOM and Islam -- CAIR meeting canceled http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080125/NATION04/704777711/1008&template=nextpage U.S. Worried Anti-Muslim Film Could Trigger Violence Abroad http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4183084&page=1 (U.S.) Teenager arrested in suicide hijacking plot -- 16 year old sought to commit suicide http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/25/flight.incident/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325426,00.html Jihadists Get Encryption Upgrade http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205918296&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb (Gaza) Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January377.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Gaza) Israeli air strikes kill four Hamas militants in Gaza http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/25/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Gaza-Strikes.php (Gaza) Hamas uses bulldozer to open new hole in Egypt border http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2576902820080125 (Gaza) Hamas challenges Egypt's bid to close Gaza border http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2417232020080125 (West Bank) Israeli soldier killed, six settlers wounded in W.Bank http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064654 (West Bank) 2 Palestinians infiltrate West Bank school, stab students, shot dead http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/24/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Attack.php (Somalia) Islamist rebels attack Somali airfield http://africa.reuters.com/country/SO/news/usnL25750944.html (Kenya) 5 dead, half a town burned in ethnic clashes in western Kenya http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3498772,00.html Turkish forces seize weapons, pamphlets belonging to PKK http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064644 German Court Convicts Terror Suspect -- Redouane El Habhab, German of Moroccan heritage, convicted of helping Al-Qaeda in Iraq - sentenced 6 years in prison http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGyNUWQ9iy6gjj8nAiffDAFNDyWwD8UCLCD80 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080125-114671/German-court-jails-Al-Qaeda-cell-mastermind (UK) 'Al-Qaeda threatens suicide attacks on Brown, Blair' -- report of threat to UK prime minister in an Al Qaeda-affiliated online forum by Umar Rabie Al-Khalaila http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\25\story_25-1-2008_pg1_7 http://www.agi.it/world/news/200801242005-cro-ren0096-art.html (UK) Muslims wary of terror law extension http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3248068.ece Bosnian Muslim officials investigated for issuing Jihad passports http://www.serbianna.com/news/2008/01131.shtml Spain terror plot: MEA in dark over arrest of Indians http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Spain_terror_plot_MEA_in_dark_over_arrest_of_Indians/articleshow/2729593.cms (Indonesia) Report: Indonesian biggest Muslim organization declares to halt terrorism -- Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/25/content_7496874.htm (Thailand) 8 soldiers escape South bomb -- in Yala province http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125445 Sri Lanka says kills 30 rebels, planes bomb north http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-31587620080125 (Sri Lanka) Tigers accuse Sri Lanka of bombing civilians http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January839.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Singapore holds pair over terror fears http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g0FtT211jNllnXKhxvLhEYnOkKJg North Korea used UN-linked accounts for arms sales: US probe http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/wl_asia_afp/unusnkoreacongressprobe_080124205344;_ylt=At9LHZrstEs3WYpgjl.88MOCscEA (North Korea) Lawmaker warns U.N. agency after N.Korea troubles http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080124/pl_nm/korea_undp_senator_dc_1;_ylt=AtxLLqaELaDBmfhDq9Q0P5eCscEA (Columbia) Massive rally in Colombia against FARC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/321423/cs/1/ FOX News Recap on Miscellaneous Terror News Stories: "Al Qaeda's Dentist" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325329,00.html Other News: Malaysian Chinese buried as Muslim after family dispute over his religion http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565233248499009036 Turkish president backs lifting headscarf ban http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL254217320080125 (UK) Lloyds TSB Bank launches Islamic Nostro account -- designed to comply with the principles of Shariah law http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/article721575.ece (U.S.) Iowa: Imam offers prayer at Iowa Statehouse asking Allah for "victory over those who disbelieve" http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019687.php http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19227412&BRD=1304&PAG=461&dept_id=180486&rfi=6 January 24, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (U.S.) Judge rejects Patriot Act challenge http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-98/1201209532282920.xml&storylist=national (U.S.) Florida ISP Said to Host Terrorist Software http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3723516 Moderate Muslim view outshouted by Islamists http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_8059536 Singapore detains pair who posed potential terrorist threat http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/January/theworld_January687.xml§ion=theworld&col Egypt jittery over Israeli Gaza proposal http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_israel;_ylt=AiXUScyKTDGgnxvNRGsSbXSs0NUE (Turkey) Clashes Between Turkish Police And Al Qaeda; 3 Dead, 5 Wounded, 18 Detained http://www.thememriblog.org/turkey/blog_personal/en/4832.htm (Somalia) Allied forces attacked in central Somalia, civilians killed http://www.somalinet.com/news/world/Somalia/14403(U.S.) Florida ISP Said to Host Terrorist Software Palestinian radicals huddle in Syria http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/499703/palestinian_radicals_huddle_in_syria?wpid=1817 Terrorism Probe Points to Reach Of Web Networks http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/23/AR2008012303857.html?hpid=topnews January 24, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Al-Qaeda) New al-Qaida tape calls for Islamic militant unity around the world to support jihad -- spokesman Abu-Yahya al-Libi http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/24/america/NA-GEN-US-al-Qaida-Tape.php http://siteintelgroup.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications340408&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 (Iraq) Suicide bomber kills Mosul police chief -- bomber in police uniform tours scene of Wednesday blast killing 20 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080124/wl_nm/iraq_dc_35;_ylt=AiqJlvDfGGjV1FOthNalGS9X6GMA Iraq: Roadside bomb targets police patrol, killing 2, wounding 5 in Baghdad http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/24/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Violence.php (Iraq) Attacks imperil U.S.-backed militias in Iraq http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/24/africa/24sunni.php (Afghanistan) NATO soldier killed, two others wounded in roadside bomb blast (my title) -- southern Afghanistan http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064478 (Afghanistan) Report: 9 police killed in Afghan operation -- US troops lead anti-Taliban operation in Ghazni http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence_9;_ylt=AvajuSoE3HrukcAVMdhAEKHOVooA (Afghanistan) Reporter death penalty not final: Afghan information ministry -- found guilty of Islamist blasphemy charges http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanmediareligion_080124091425;_ylt=AlD9XdhyiLA1sZeNO6_RwebOVooA (Afghanistan) Journalist gets death for insulting Islam -- Distributed website article questioning why Muslim women cannot have multiple husbands http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/23/wafghan223.xml Pakistani tanks, choppers kill dozens of militants: army -- eight troops and 40 militants dead, 30 militants arrested in South Waziristan tribal district http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/wl_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_080124114235;_ylt=AqrOQjptnmL1o6HfvBYQmKXzPukA http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1805601311 Pakistan police find bomb on opposition leader Nawaz Sharif convoy route -- in Peshawar http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanpoliticsattackssharif_080124102556;_ylt=An.eZBdHGdQU958dbIZoUtTzPukA (Pakistan) 6 terrorists arrested in Pindi, suicide jackets seized http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\24\story_24-1-2008_pg7_3 (Pakistan) Suicide bomber kills one -- Khyber Agency's Jamrud tehsil on Wednesday http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\24\story_24-1-2008_pg7_5 (Pakistan) Al Qaeda makes strides in Pakistan http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080124/NATION/751043821/1002 (Pakistan) Benazir's 'killers' remanded in police custody http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\24\story_24-1-2008_pg7_7 (Pakistan) Government links Sufi's release to new Shariah law in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\24\story_24-1-2008_pg1_2 (Pakistan) U.S. commander orders plans on Pakistan http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_afghanistan_pakistan_11;_ylt=AtPUXpkvIoYzuBcK4O6i8nfOVooA Pakistan: Questions raised over nuclear weapons controls http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1802894560 (Pakistan) Musharraf losing support at home and abroad http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22816391/ (India J&K) Two Indian soldiers, one insurgent killed in Kashmir http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064481 (India) Thirty-eight rebels of outlawed rebel group ULFA surrender in NE India http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064504 (U.S.) Appeals court orders new prison sentence for man's role in "Virginia jihad network" -- tossed out 15 year sentence for Ali Asad Chandia's support of Lashkar-e-Taiba - new hearing to determine application of "terrorism enhancement" provisions http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=NATIONAL&ID=565232561304240232 (Iran) Sixth nuclear fuel batch lands in Iran -- from Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear_26;_ylt=AiqrHnu1louvkO2fNyCW1glSw60A Hizbullah deputy chief: Don't even think about attacking Lebanon http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070776568&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egyptian Businessman Yasser Salem Followed Al-Qaradhawi Fatwa, Sponsored Algerians to Go Fight Coalition Forces in Iraq -- text excerpts for Al-Arbiya TV clip http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD182408 http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1659.htm (Gaza) Palestinian sources confirm death of activist in Beit Hanoun http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064492 (Gaza) 'Hamas staged some of the blackouts' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070777685&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) UN rights council condemns Israel's actions in Gaza, W. Bank -- European countries abstain from vote since resolution doesn't address rockets http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070783680&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Yemen) Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Belgians' murder http://www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID=6f0c4ad3-cbbf-4a31-9b61-68e92af05867 Nigerian 'al-Qaeda' man in court http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7206358.stm (Russia) Policeman killed in attack in capital of restive Chechnya http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/24/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Caucasus-Violence.php (Turkey) Reports say two die in al Qaeda clash in Turkey http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL2412094320080124 Turkish police raid suspected al-Qaida cells http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,,2245927,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12 (Spain) Raids foiled Barcelona bomb plot, says judge -- Islamists planning a suicide bomb attack on the city's public transport system http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,,2245890,00.html German Court Rejects Challenge to Anti-Terror Wiretapping http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aN476z2CXjQE&refer=germany (UK) Doctors face trial in London, Glasgow terror case -- on October 2 http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/doctors-face-trial-in-london-glasgow-terror-case/2008/01/24/1201157559819.html (UK) Britain to unveil new terrorism law proposals http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/24/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Terror-Laws.php (UK) Home Secretary Jacqui Smith defends extended detention for terror suspects http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3243400.ece (UK) Terror watchdog backs 42-day detention bill http://politics.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,2246005,00.html (Thailand) Two arrested for killing teacher in Pattani http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/24/national/national_30063285.php (Thailand) Insurgents kill teacher in Pattani - also three other killings in Yala and Pattani on Wednesday http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=125414 (Thailand) Pattani killers 'had Krue Se connection' -- Krue Se mosque used by insurgents four years ago http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=125434 (Sri Lanka) Fighting in Sri Lanka kills 22 as panel submits power-sharing proposals http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/24/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php (North Korea) UN envoy urges special help for North Korea torture victims http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/wl_asia_afp/nkorearightsunskorea_080124060837;_ylt=AvPlqiJGEZAvDurVivqKjgWCscEA (North Korea) U.S. report finds N.Korean abuses of U.N. agency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080124/ts_nm/korea_undp_report_dc_2;_ylt=AnlGm0llUDdArLKpFU2abcyCscEA Japanese ship heads back to 'war on terror' in Afghanistan http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gtayvjc1wSxhl0gayfG0nJQbetAg (South America) Jihad in South America: A New Nightmare for the United States http://www.watchingamerica.com/lastampa000014.shtml -- original Italian La Stampa article http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplRubriche/giornalisti/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=43&ID_articolo=743&ID_sezione=58&sezione=Finestra%20sull'America (Columbia) Spain and Colombia urge FARC to receive medical team for hostages http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/177389,spain-and-colombia-urge-farc-to-receive-medical-team-for.html Other News: (UK) Three Pigs story ruled "offensive to Muslims" http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article3241394.ece http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=15ALLA5BAKNIPQFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/24/ntales124.xml (Netherlands) Holland 'governed by fear of Islam' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=15ALLA5BAKNIPQFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/24/wdutch124.xml http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070782163&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Netherlands: Ideal is to establish a Muslim state http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/netherlands-ideal-is-to-establish.html http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/3106406/__Nederland_moslimstaat_maken___.html Netherlands: Gov't decides against general burka ban http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/netherlands-govt-decides-against.html http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/5611093/Dutch-cabinet-decides-against-burqa-ban France: Mosques top issue in local elections http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/france-mosques-top-issue-in-local.html (India) Imam issues fatwa against Bollywood star over wax image -- Actor lets Madame Tussaud's make statue – depictions of all living creatures forbidden http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=509992&in_page_id=1773&in_a_source= Russia wary of NATO expansion http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/01/23/russia_wary_of_nato_expansion/7037/ (U.S.) Treasury gets new CFIUS authority http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080124/NATION/855566306/1002 Israel's Yad Vashem memorial launches Arabic Web site to combat Holocaust denial http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/24/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Holocaust-Website.php January 23, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) U.S. military says kills 20 in al Qaeda Iraq raids -- in northern and central Iraq over the past two days http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSHAR34698620080123 (Iraq) Blast in Iraq's Mosul kills 15, wounds 132 -- building used by militants to store weapons and tons of explosives blew up http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080123/wl_nm/iraq_dc;_ylt=AnWliAkz0QH.YNKJYsW9fsis0NUE Afghan President Karzai warns terrorism is spreading in the region http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/23/europe/EU-GEN-World-Forum-Karzai.php (Afghanistan) More students, teachers being killed in Taliban attacks http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2008/01/23/4789295-ap.html (Afghanistan) General: Taliban spring offensive is unlikely http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080123/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_afghanistan_2;_ylt=Ao6reJpTu6t7B8daZR5UF2XOVooA (Afghanistan) Taliban offensive unlikely in east Afghanistan-US http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080123/wl_nm/afghan_usa_commander_dc;_ylt=At58R8NTtKYf2dB0OAEtdfus0NUE (Pakistan) Taliban, Al-Qaeda staying behind to fight in Pakistan: US general http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/pl_afp/usafghanistanpakistanmilitary_080123173047;_ylt=Ai41ZXs_sXZHLkC8zEhu1XHzPukA (Netherlands) Dutch appeals court overturns terrorism conviction in "Hofstad" group case -- seven men associates of Mohammed Bouyeri serving life sentence for murder of Theo van Gogh http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565232286426334845 Kosovo leader opens 2 days of talks with EU, NATO officials about independence http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/23/europe/EU-GEN-EU-Kosovo.php (Lithuania) Two Irish held in anti-terrorism operation http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0123/lithuania.html?rss (Gaza) US blames Hamas for Gaza exodus http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1388153.php/US_blames_Hamas_for_Gaza_exodus__Roundup_ (Gaza) Hamas 'spent months cutting through Gaza wall in secret operation' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3238615.ece (North Korea) White House: Too soon to take NKorea off terror list http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsus_080123154508;_ylt=AtkSlYHit.3T3J3tXx_8AgcTv5UB Al-Arabiya TV Report on Egyptian Businessman Financing Jihad - MEMRI transcript - Egyptian Businessman Followed Al-Qaradhawi Fatwa, Sponsored Algerians to Fight in Iraq http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1659.htm January 23, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Gunmen kill 8 Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad -- in the Bab al-Mudham district http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080123/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205246;_ylt=AnsEJ8uAPnup.gDpyC4SybpX6GMA (Iraq) Gunmen kill dean of Baghdad dental school -- gunmen have regularly targeted Iraq's academic community http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B807559.htm (Iraq) Al Qaeda chase seen as constant http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080123/NATION/977112938/1002 (Iraq) Al-Qaeda ousted in parts of Iraq, but forces can't cut off cash stream http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/012308dnintalqaeda.2d09d89.html (Iraq) Papers Paint New Portrait of Iraq's Foreign Insurgents -- most expressed interest in a suicide mission http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/20/AR2008012002609_pf.html (Iraq) No Deaths in MRAPs in Iraq? http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/01/no_deaths_in_mraps_in_iraq.asp (Afghanistan) Suicide blast wounds three in Afghan restaurant -- in Khost http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080123/wl_nm/afghan_violence_dc_1;_ylt=Aihn186vqmk7EltFHb4_OhXOVooA Pakistani forces pound militant hideouts: military -- in South Waziristan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_080123121314;_ylt=Ar08.araFVoWHf9LHGqT7._zPukA Pakistan sends reinforcements to Waziristan http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL240284.htm (Pakistan) Militants attack in North Waziristan kills soldier -- 9 militants arrested after attack on Razmak camp http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1064016 (Pakistan) Musharraf: Pakistan isn't hunting Osama Bin Laden http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_eu/europe_musharraf (Pakistan) Former Jaish-e-Muhammad (JEM) commander arrested http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\23\story_23-1-2008_pg7_50 (Pakistan) Five checkposts blown up in Mohmand http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\23\story_23-1-2008_pg7_3 (Pakistan) Forces seize explosives and arms in Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\23\story_23-1-2008_pg7_5 (Pakistan) Plan for Qazi courts -- Pakistan frontier govt draft regulation for a switchover to system of Sharia-based courts in Swat, Dir and Chitral districts http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/23/top13.htm (U.S.) Senate rejects surveillance law renewal - Protect America Act expires February 1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_go_co/terrorist_surveillance (U.S.) Counter Terrorism Fusion Center Opens in Las Vegas http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7758684&nav=menu102_2 Iran vows to follow nuclear path despite sanctions http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080123/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_dc_21;_ylt=ArUIl.uAgXWrMdY_YtgX21JSw60A http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3237379.ece (Iran) 'New Iran resolution not harsh' -- Russia http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070772629&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Iran) 'Israel will have to stop Iran' -- former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572520107&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iranian Website: In Response to an Israeli Attack, Iran Can, With Syria's Help, Wipe Out Half of Israel http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD182008 (Gaza) Palestinian Gunmen Destroy Two Thirds of Gaza-Egyptian Border Wall (my title) -- thousands of Palestinians pour into Egypt http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572523339&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) Hamas leader welcomes Fatah's proposed control of Gaza border http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1388084.php/Hamas_leader_welcomes_Fatahs_proposed_control_of_Gaza_border (Gaza) IDF troops operating in southern Gaza arrest 20 terror suspects http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070769429&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 'UNSC unlikely to agree Gaza statement' http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January349.xml§ion=middleeast&col= Egypt arrests more Muslim Brotherhood members following Gaza protests http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/23/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Brotherhood-Arrests.php (Israel) Terror victims call PA trial of murderers of Amihai and Rubin 'a farce' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070769052&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull The African Jihad: Bin Laden's Quest for the Horn of Africa http://international.ucla.edu/asia/events/showevent.asp?eventid=6309 Niger rebels attack town, abduct senior officials http://africa.reuters.com/metals/news/usnL22809665.html (Canada) Charkaoui told CSIS about jihad recruiting -- alleged al-Qaeda sleeper agent Adil Charkaoui to Canada's CSIS how members of Montreal's Arab community were recruiting people for jihad before 9/11 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=256921 (Canada) ETA Terror suspect planned Madrid car bombings: report -- Ivan Apaolaza Sancho arrested In Quebec http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=253881 Turkish nationalists plotted to kill Nobel winner http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/January/theworld_January655.xml§ion=theworld Bosnia: Mujahadeen leader Abu Hamza to be expelled http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1801670541 (UK) MEMRI: Islamist Debate: Are Muslim U.K. Visa Holders and Muslim U.K. Citizens Permitted to Carry Out Attacks in Great Britain? http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD182108 (UK) NPR: Many British Muslim Women Embrace Political Islam http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18025998&ft=1&f=3 Germany jails PKK man for 33 months for terrorism http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/177317,germany-jails-pkk%A0man-for-33-months-for-terrorism.html (Spain) Barcelona terror suspects in court -- source tells CNN that suspects planned al Qaeda-style suicide attacks, two released due to lack of evidence http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/23/spain.suspects/ (Spain) Community leaders call for release of terror suspects -- Islamic and Pakistani community leaders in Catalonia have called for the release of 14 South Asians arrested over the weekend http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Community-leaders-call-for-release-of-terror-suspects.html Spanish police detain 8 in connection with ETA-linked violence http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070771416&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Germany) Berlin police place protective blocks at Jewish Museum http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Berlin-police-place-protective-blocks-at-Jewish-Museum.html (Thailand) Insurgent bomb targets army bus in South http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125385 Philippines: Soldiers deployed to secure foreign Christian missionaries in Mindanao -- as the threat of kidnapping for ransom by Islamic radicals rises http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1801670880 (Sri Lanka) Air force bombs a top Tamil Tiger leader's hideout, military says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/23/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php Sri Lankan soldiers kill 15 Tamil rebels in northern clashes, military says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/22/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php Sri Lankan Navy plants mines along marine border with India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sri_Lankan_Navy_plants_mines_along_marine_border_with_India/articleshow/2725588.cms (Sri Lanka) LTTE chief will be handed over to India if captured: Rajapakse http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/LTTE_chief_will_be_handed_over_to_India_if_captured_Rajapakse/articleshow/2725049.cms North Korea tells US to learn from 1968 Pueblo spy ship incident http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_asia_afp/nkoreaushistorypueblo_080123074527;_ylt=AqAc0jTk2t5QKCbNE8Zq6TKCscEA Report: "North Korea seems to meet US criteria on terror listing" -- comments by U.S. State Department's counterterrorism chief Dell Dailey -- says North Korea appears to have met the legal criteria to be removed from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN22516248 Colombia seeks global support to release FARC hostages http://news.monstersandcritics.com/americas/news/article_1387952.php/Colombia_seeks_global_support_to_release_FARC_hostages SIM info can survive bomb explosions: research http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/23/2144822.htm Bomb sniffing laptops and radiation detectors in your cell phone http://weblog.infoworld.com/realitycheck/archives/2008/01/bomb_sniffing_l.html Other News: Indonesia: Religious prejudice a serious threat, say rights groups http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1801320993 (UK) Islamic Bank of Britain 'welcomes all ethical investors' http://www.smartermoney.com/news/uk.aspx?finance=general_financial_news&article=Islamic-Bank-of-Britain-welcomes-all-ethical-investors-18434515 Netherlands: Amsterdam stock exchange offering Sharia-compliant funds http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/netherlands-amsterdam-stock-exchange.html Netherlands: Wilders might have to leave the Netherlands http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/netherlands-wilders-might-have-to-leave.html http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/_Wilders-should-leave-the-Netherlands_.html (Netherlands) Rotterdam: Politician signs Hizb ut-Tahrir petition, but stays anyway http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/rotterdam-politician-signs-hizb-ut.html (U.S.) Commentary: U.S. primaries embolden terrorists http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59831 France to outline blueprint plan for riot-hit suburbs http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=94415 Rumors: (UK) Report: "Al-Qaida ties to British crash probed -- UK intel examining whether hackers tampered with airliner's electronics" http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59825 January 22, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Afghan reporter accused of blasphemy sentenced to death: official -- AFP describes as "devoutly Islamic Afghanistan" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_afp/afghanistanmediareligion_080123064910;_ylt=Alc_4IiA3Ka1FQX1DpbE48POVooA http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January769.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Afghan journalist sentenced to death for distributing paper 'against Islam' http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/22/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Journalist-Death-Penalty.php http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_as/afghan_journalist_death_penalty_1 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ir_nVfK4lypJtUCo37h_LjjpicWQD8UB47G00 (U.S.) News Summary: Accused Al-Qaeda Jihadist Jose Padilla Sentenced -- by Jeffrey Imm http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/jose_padilla_news_summary.php (U.S.) Accused Al Qaeda Operative Jose Padilla Gets 17 Years -- sentence of 17 years, 4 months on conviction of conspiracy and material support charges with two others (Adham Amin Hassoun 15 years, 8 mo and Kifah Wael Jayyousi 12 years, 8 mo) -- District Judge Marcia Cooke gave Padilla credit for 3 1/2 years held as an enemy combatant and her view that he had "harsh conditions" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324605,00.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_us/padilla_terror_charges_4;_ylt=AuiTxb2ViYqmjQ49v7ahjv8Tv5UB (U.S.) Retrial begins in Sear Tower terror case -- jury selection begins in "Liberty City Seven" retrial http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_us/terrorism_investigation_1;_ylt=AtE8BhCVdqy11.FRfMv6MagTv5UB (Iraq) General says al-Qaida on the run in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_1;_ylt=AtGC4XmclaE1iaGN3rOBaINX6GMA (Iraq) After Al Qaeda - Residents of small towns in Iraq's bread basket cautiously venturing back into streets & normal life http://www.newsweek.com/id/97493 Iraq: First US soldier dies in attack on heavily armored MRAP vehicle http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572515416&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Pakistan) 44 killed in Pakistan militant fighting -- at Ladha fort raid - update http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_4;_ylt=AnkBC0rBdDmz5LWaDrmB.hLzPukA (Pakistan) U.S. commander in Pakistan as Taliban attack fort http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080122/wl_nm/pakistan_violence_dc_6;_ylt=AohpZCzwGRg2.NWtLyFKXHjOVooA (Pakistan) Taliban a bigger problem than al Qaeda, Musharraf says http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/176857,taliban-a-bigger-problem-than-al-qaeda-musharraf-says.html (U.S.) More intel needed on Pakistan terrorists -- U.S. State Department's counterterrorism chief Dell Dailey http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_pakistan_2;_ylt=AoeDOwVbgAzjm5bYI6x79S_zPukA Al Qaeda Isolated, Key US Official Says -- U.S. State Department's counterterrorism chief Dell Dailey http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2008/01/22/al-qaeda-isolated-key-us-official-says.html (U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Supreme Court Justices rule against Muslim inmate -- Prisoner sued after Quran disappeared in transfer between prisons http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22783023/ (India) Assam: 8 injured in blast; militant killed (updated) http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jan/22assam.htm EU Will Keep FARC on Terrorism List http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-22-voa15.cfm?rss=war%20and%20conflict Algeria To Leaflet Against Al-Qaeda In Maghreb http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4743.htm Hamas and Fatah loyalists scuffle during protest against blockade http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572519983&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Palestinian Territories) The Hate Industry: the Palestinian media affiliated with both Hamas, Fatah and the Palestinian Authority continue incitement against Israel http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hi_200108e.htm - Download full report with appendices http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hi_200108e.pdf Report: "Palestinian group sounds like Al Qaeda but forgoes violence" - Hizb ut-Tahrir moves to fill void left by Hamas in the West Bank http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0122/p01s03-wome.html (Russia) 2 killed, 3 injured in blast and militant attack in south Russia http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080122/97554047.html (Australia) No bar to cash for terrorists - Hamas & Hezbollah masking terror donations as charity http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23094131-2702,00.html Bin Laden Son Video http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&fg=rss&vid=2a8921e1-3fc3-4aae-9133-796cabe4b7a8&from=34 January 22, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Suicide bomber hits Iraq school; 22 hurt -- in Baqouba - school near other govt buildings http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205235;_ylt=AhaQ70RJ8oEYWNrylHQNHZdX6GMA (Iraq) Four al-Sahwa members killed in clash with al-Qaeda W. Baghdad - police http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1063440 (Iraq) US opens personnel files on al-Qaeda recruits http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3226966.ece (Iraq) Anbar Teenage Suicide Bomber Believed to Be Part of Family Plot -- update http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324427,00.html (Afghanistan) Six Taliban killed in clash with Afghan police -- in Kandahar province, other Taliban captured in Kandahar province http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1063540 (Pakistan) Five Pakistan troops killed in militant fort raid: army -- at Ladha http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080122/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrest_080122100233;_ylt=Ag5IwuSUw.pk5R5Md8Di5bzzPukA http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=537550 Pakistan: US mission was next target, says teenage suspect in Bhutto's murder -- Aitezaz Shah http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1796882952 (Pakistan) Scotland Yard may quiz Bhutto suspect: official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080122/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanattacksbhutto_080122092102;_ylt=AluRBEwiAsYlraVBEMGdYOrzPukA (Pakistan) 'Benazir murder suspect had suicide jacket, explosives' http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\22\story_22-1-2008_pg7_5 Pakistan: Pro-Taliban chief warns govt. against entering his area of tribal region -- Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, says repercussions if military attacks in South Waziristan continue http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1796882580 (Pakistan) Musharraf decries West's 'obsession' with democracy http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/22/top1.htm (Pakistan) US helping Pakistan tackle extremism 'in its own way': envoy Richard Boucher http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/pl_afp/afghanistanunrestpakistanus_080121223231;_ylt=AiVNo8UPVFlfughlvR1Xpx_OVooA (India Assam) 2 injured in bomb blast in Assam-WB border http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14592954 (U.S.) Padilla sentence due in terror case http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_us/padilla_terror_charges (U.S.) Building Bridges, Aiding Jihad -- by Robert Spencer - further analysis of Mark Deli Siljander case and challenge in working with international charities http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24565 (U.S.) Fighting Financial Jihad - The Libel Terrorism Protection Act - Soon in New York State - by Rachel Ehrenfeld http://www.terrorfinance.org/the_terror_finance_blog/2008/01/fighting-financ.html The Fallacy of Grievance-based Terrorism - Commentary by special ops officer for commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, & commander, U.S. 6th Fleet http://www.meforum.org/article/1830 (Iran) Powers skeptical on Iran resolution deal http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080122/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_dc_7;_ylt=AnFZ9c9rT7.2DomobL2yOU1Sw60A Iran Warns Netherlands Not to Air Controversial 'Anti-Muslim' Film http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324406,00.html http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Iran-warns-NL-about-Wilders_-film.html US fears 'disastrous' links in Latin America with Islamic militants -- influence of Iran http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=13869&tr=y&auid=3321116 (Lebanon) Sunni-Shiite violence rises in Lebanon amid political crisis http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/22/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Sectarian-Fights.php (Gaza) UNSC to hold emergency meeting on Gaza http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January333.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Gaza) Palestinian gunmen open fire on troops near Gaza border fence http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572513944&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Gaza) IAF attacks Palestinian gunmen in northern Gaza Strip http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572512058&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (West Bank) IDF troops arrest 16 Palestinian terror suspects in the West Bank http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572512250&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) 4 Kassam rockets land outside Sderot http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572512480&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Yemen) Alleged assassins arrested in Yemen -- who killed 2 Belgian tourists http://www.expatica.com/be/articles/news/Alleged-assasins-arrested-in-Yemen-.html (UK) Warning Over Rise In Female Terrorists -- Growing numbers of young Muslim women are turning to violent extremism http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1301699,00.html http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Terror-fears-as-young-Muslim.3696545.jp (UK) Extremists turn attention to Muslim women http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/22/nmuslim122.xml (UK) Universities join battle against terror as guidelines are agreed http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article3228018.ece (UK) Colleges told to watch for militant Islamists http://www.christiantoday.com/article/colleges.told.to.watch.for.militant.islamists/16381.htm (UK) 'English mosques are more radical than those in Iraq' says Iraq's deputy Prime Minister http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=509698&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/newsheadlines/display.var.1981693.0.iraq_deputy_prime_minister_in_blackburn_mosque_jibe.php (UK) Laptop ban for civil servants after data loss http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/22/nlaptops122.xml Denmark: International terrorism links -- Abu Khubayb aka Babar Ahmad? http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/denmark-international-terrorism-links.html (Spain) Controversial terrorism congress brings 400 victims to Madrid http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1387895.php/Controversial_terrorism_congress_brings_400_victims_to_Madrid (Netherlands) Another Anti-Koran Film Stirs Up Holland http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,529994,00.html Indonesia: Jihad may have ended in Poso, says think-tank http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1797183524 (Thailand) Rebels shoot dead two in Thai south: police -- Pattani ambush - gunmen hiding in a mosque fired at group http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=76b7af9e-e50e-4fa7-b94d-755b2ef2fa61&&Headline=Rebels+shot+dead+two+in+Thai+south http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30063069 Sri Lanka pours forces into south after rebel attacks http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January731.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= North Korea media: US not meeting commitments http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear_1;_ylt=Avd6ktNw_eFnWTkUmv_KWPuCscEA -- related graphic http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/North-Korea-North-Korea/ss/events/wl/121202northkorea/s:/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear/im:/080122/photos_wl_pc_afp/b40938c13f423db1594bff16a2d19193/;_ylt=Aj.5wjN0qMTAVtNZu9eqRiP9xg8F (Columbia) Former FARC hostage Rojas could stop calling them terrorists if hostages released http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/21/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-Colombia-Rojas.php My father is a very kind man: Osama's son http://ia.rediff.com/news/2008/jan/22osama.htm Poll: Muslims, West see divisions deepening -- report on poll states Saudis, Iranians and Pakistanis see no Islam-West conflict http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\22\story_22-1-2008_pg7_9 http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080121/3/3dxbd.html -- WEF press release http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/IslamWestPR -- poll findings (Acrobat PDF) http://www.weforum.org/pdf/C100/Islam_West.pdf Other News: Russia bombers to test-fire missiles in Atlantic http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080122/wl_nm/russia_spain_flights_dc_4;_ylt=AlbycLoMeuHzUhT8tURaC3l_5GIA NATO 'must prepare to launch nuclear attack' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/22/wnato122.xml (UK) London top western center for Islamic finance: Report http://mathaba.net/rss/?x=578942 Danish Muslim Party says Denmark will be Muslim country soon http://mathaba.net/rss/?x=578671 Malaysia: Women bypass anti-abortion law -- "I'd rather do this than to be beaten up by my father for ruining his reputation" http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=1.0.1797067658 Malaysia's Islamic-run state to strictly separate lines for men, women in supermarkets http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/22/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Gender-Lines.php Malaysia seizes Christian books -- claiming the illustrations of prophets such as Moses and Abraham violate Islamic Shariah law http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080122/FOREIGN/762353591/1001 Malaysia urges global community to make Israel lift blockade on Gaza -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who the 57-member Organization of Islamic Conference http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/22/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Israel-Gaza.php January 21, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Suicide bomber kills 15 at Iraq funeral -- in funeral tent in Sunni village of Hajaj http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205230 (Iraq) Troops move in after Qaeda in Iraq target bombed http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/ts_afp/iraqunrestjabour_080121173646;_ylt=AumIto5uAFtq58oZoxnMh42s0NUE (U.S.) New York: Cops: Pipe-bomb suspect admits to anti-Semitic scrawls -- believed that Ivaylo Ivanov spray-painted swastikas or hate messages at two synagogues and other locations including "Kill Jews" http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-nypipe0122,0,4448385.story -- previous report http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nybomb215546502jan21,0,6522659.story -- AP report http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324509,00.html Time: A Pakistan Link in Europe Arrests http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705561,00.html Spain now says no terror suspects from India http://www.ibnlive.com/news/spain-now-says-no-terror-suspects-from-india/57082-2.html (UK) MoD laptop thefts 'could raise terror threat' - Did terrorists get military personnel files in theft of laptops? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/21/ndata221.xml (UK) Three military laptops with secure data missing http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3227172.ece Turkish court charges three in car bombing http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=88239 Israel Agrees to Ease Gaza Blockade http://wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=578156 Sri Lanka says kills 15 rebels in latest fighting http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSCOL200800 Sri Lanka Says Rebel Commander Killed Near Jaffna http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aOpbJHXMuY7U&refer=asia January 21, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Car bomb kills at least two -- 9 wounded -- in Mosul http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23088740-23109,00.html (Iraq) US says warplanes pound Al-Qaeda in Iraq targets -- Sunni Arab Jabour area http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestjabour_080121065219;_ylt=AhcktU8cS.KVfC67aQfh1JxX6GMA (Iraq) 240 suspects held in Iraq, two US soldiers killed http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/January/focusoniraq_January66.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Iraq) US military says suspected Shiite militia leader killed -- Jawad Abdul-Kadim http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572508417&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Iraqi tribal chief: Teen bomber had help -- clansmen rounded up Monday in Anbar province http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080119205224;_ylt=AobBVjLwGRlRJXUFgQMTGL5X6GMA Iraq official: 3 suicide bombers at large in Anbar after blast http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/20/iraq.main/index.html?iref=hpmostpop (Iraq/Iran) U.S. says Iran still training Iraqi militias http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080121/ts_nm/iraq_dc_16;_ylt=AvaaxJ.Pet8DQRr7eJsxg.FX6GMA (Iraq) Papers Paint New Portrait of Iraq's Foreign Insurgents http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/20/AR2008012002609.html?hpid=topnews Iraq parliament considers amnesty for detainees http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2008/January/focusoniraq_January67.xml§ion=focusoniraq (Afghanistan) NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January700.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Afghanistan) Militants shoot dead Afghan official involved in peace process http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1063042 (Afghanistan) Terrorism the key challenge, Afghan leader tells parliament -- Karzai seeks to have terrorism fought at "original sources" - does not define what they are http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestparliamentkarzai_080121115517;_ylt=AhFvmy6bCsR43OpuEol_DroTv5UB Report: Afghans protest over claim Koran desecrated http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnISL239565.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=509528&in_page_id=1811&ito=newsnow (Pakistan) Two al Qaeda suspects to be handed over to the US -- Khan Baba Abdur Rasool and Noor Rab Khan http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/21/2008#10 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\20\story_20-1-2008_pg1_8 (Pakistan) Militants strike at supply trucks in Pakistan headed for Afghanistan http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/21/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan.php Pakistan Intelligence Bureau chief shot dead in Peshawar http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak_IB_chief_shot_dead_in_Peshawar/articleshow/2716083.cms (Pakistan) "Pakistani Taliban now an effective fighting force": Harvard academic Hassan Abbas http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\20\story_20-1-2008_pg7_7 (Pakistan) Security blanket thrown over Rawalpindi, Islamabad http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\20\story_20-1-2008_pg11_2 Pakistan braces for elections amid flaring violence http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1063303 (India J&K) Four militants killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080121/873867.html (India J&K) Two Pak-based insurgents killed in Indian-administered Kashmir http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1063206 (India) Two more held in Tamil Nadu for 'assisting' LTTE http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Two_more_held_in_Tamil_Nadu_for_assisting_LTTE/articleshow/2716035.cms (U.S.) Atlanta: The Case Of Syed Haris Ahmed: Suspect Coveted Jihad Life http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/01/20/terrorsuspect0120.html (U.S.) Care International Case: Judge F. Dennis Saylor - "Terror tag isn't right" -- Judge not persuaded of Justice Dept. term -- warned jurors not a terrorism case, but rather a tax fraud and false statement case -- conviction January 11 http://www.telegram.com/article/20080120/NEWS/801200423/1116 (U.S.) Connecticut: Terror case relies on 'coded talk' -- former Navy sailor Hassan Abu-Jihaad http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_re_us/navy_terror US agents insured against 'terror' lawsuits http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/21/wagents121.xml (U.S.) Senate office: FISA authority in Constitution http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080121/NATION/884596216/1001 (U.S.) Muslim groups sue counter-terror activist -- Claim they were threatened by his protest tying organization to Hamas -- Americans Against Hate sought to demonstrate against the Islamic Circle of North America, or ICNA http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59746 http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=F5AACF88-0C2A-44B3-9E2D-549192C8579A http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=2bc35d0d-ff74-4915-ae4f-864bc335c777 http://www.americansagainsthate.org/HamasDonorICNA.htm (U.S.) FBI denies file exposing nuclear secrets theft http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article3216737.ece Guyana man held in terror plot against JFK denies involvement http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--jfk-terrorplot0120jan20,0,4887783.story Al-Qaeda Sympathizers Urge Israel Attack http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1301612,00.html (Al-Qaeda) Sympathizers hungry for al Qaida answers http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/21/africa/ME-GEN-Mideast-Ask-Al-Qaida.php Al-Qaeda's "black widow": France to be punished -- Fatiha Mejjati, widow of Karim Mejjati - he had been suspected in Madrid bombings http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/21/content_7466910.htm (Lebanon) Grenade blast hits car of Lebanon judge's wife http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/lebanonunrest;_ylt=AmSq.D6AJ7sEmUlKrbGgKNfagGIB (Lebanon) Al Qaeda-inspired militants stir up Lebanon http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/21/MNUIUID6S.DTL (West Bank) Israeli troops kill Palestinian Islamic Jihad member in West Bank http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January317.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Gaza) Israel Defense: 'Gaza blackout is a Hamas deception' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572500679&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Israel) Kassam rocket, two mortar shells fall in western Negev http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572508606&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull IDF troops arrest 5 Palestinian terror suspects in West Bank operations http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572503493&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Egypt Police Arrest 29 Muslim Brotherhood Members http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/wl_africa_afp/egyptpoliticsislamarrest_080121111332 http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080121\ACQDJON200801210639DOWJONESDJONLINE000138.htm&selected=9999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTargetFrame=_top&mkt=WORLD&chk=unchecked&lang=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.na (Algeria) Four Islamists killed in Algeria http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/wl_africa_afp/algeriaunrest;_ylt=A0WTcVvHoZRHQ1QBHA9vaA8F Yemen detains Qaeda suspects after tourist attack http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2008/01/20/yemen_detains_qaeda_suspects_after_tourist_attack/ (Mauritania) 4 charged with abetting terrorists after killings of French tourists in Mauritania http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/20/africa/AF-GEN-Mauritania-Tourists-Killed.php (Mauritania) Interpol warrant for French tourists' suspected killer -- Maarouve Mohamed Habib http://www.expatica.com/fr/articles/news/Interpol-warrant-for-French-tourists_-suspected-killer.html Somalia: Anti-Government Activities Spreading, Warns AU http://allafrica.com/stories/200801210916.html (Ethiopia) US Citizen Jailed in Ethiopia More Than One Year on Terror Charge -- Mohamed Farah Hassan http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-21-voa13.cfm (Russia) 2 Russian servicemen killed in attack in Chechnya http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572506100&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Spain wants to question terror suspects -- asks Spanish National Court for more time to question 14 Islamists arrested Saturday (12 Pakistanis and two Indian nationals) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_re_eu/spain_terror_arrests_1;_ylt=AnJgZtiHDkh2LPMAvVUkqRsTv5UB http://www.expatica.com/es/articles/news/Police-seek-to-extend-detention-of-suspected-members-of-terrorist-cell.html (Spain) Indians arrested in Spain had LeT links: Report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Spain_arrests_Indians_had_LeT_links/articleshow/2718801.cms German Jews Warned of Terror Threat From Lebanon http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3080176,00.html http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/Police-issue-terrorist-warning-to-Berlin_s-Jewish-community--.html (UK) BBC Newsnight report "Cyberterrorist" on Younis Tsouli -- Evan Kohlmann: "Over the space of only two years, he become the undisputed king of internet terrorism" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7195873.stm (UK) Terror trial jury retires -- trial of five men accused of "actively assisting" the failed July 21 bombers http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iZ-v0MxB-MI_5gFl3W7xpEq7bTgQ (UK) 'We want to offer sharia law to Britain' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/20/nsharia_120.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/uk-advocating-sharia-system.html (UK) Failed states can harbor terrorism: Brown http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=4cd222b8-5247-4fd4-8d7c-fc7ab6444398&&Headline='Failed+states+can+harbour+terrorism' (UK) Smith Says 42-Day U.K. Terror Proposals Are 'Absolute Maximum' http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aiknnYKnzlgw&refer=uk UK seeks Indian help on terror http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080039042&ch=1/20/2008%206:37:00%20PM Serbia: Terrorism expert receives death threat -- Darko Trifunovic http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1793823194 (Thailand) Roadside bomb injures soldiers in Narathiwat http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125318 Philippine forces capture Abu Sayyaf militant suspected of beheading marines http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/21/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Abu-Sayyaf.php http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/176192,philippine-police-arrest-suspect-in-beheading-of-marines.html (Philippines) Supreme Court thumbs down special courts for terror cases http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=113620 (Sri Lanka) Military claims 48 killed in Jaffna fighting http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January705.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= North Korea slams 'reckless' US jet deployment http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080120/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsskorea_080120213518;_ylt=Ai_Sz0ozZ0k9j.v.uI4b5.6CscEA (Columbia) French President Sarkozy supports Church mediation in FARC hostage release http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/176328,sarkozy-supports-church-mediation-in-farc-hostage-release--summary.html (Columbia) French president says Colombia's FARC rebels should stay on terrorist lists http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/21/europe/EU-GEN-France-Colombia.php (Egypt) The development of a jihadist's mind - by Tawfik Hamid http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200475901923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Egypt) Bin Laden's son to father: Change your ways -- Omar bin Laden says he doesn't believe his dad is a terrorist http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/21/binladen.son/index.html http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/01/21/bin_ladens_son_fathers_no_terrorist/8494/ (Bhutan) Explosions rock Bhutan ahead of first polls http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23087495-23109,00.html Other News: Beware Fool's Gold -- and Shari'a Finance -- by Alyssa A. Lappen http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=99BA1C91-19C9-4694-B70D-9CCDF1BAEC59 (Germany) Muslim Women Behind Wall of Silence in Germany http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17819775&ft=1&f=3 (Europe) Book Review: Islamists and Naivists: An Indictment http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/book-review-islamists-and-naivists.html (Europe) Survey: Europeans fear greater interaction with Muslim world http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/survey-europeans-fear-greater.html (Netherlands) Mosques open doors after Wilders' film http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Mosques-open-doors-after-Wilders_-film.html Saudi Couple Divorced in Absentia Remain Apart Despite 2-Year Struggle http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324138,00.html Bangladeshi court acquits university teachers of fomenting campus violence http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/21/asia/AS-GEN-Bangladesh-Teachers-Acquitted.php (U.S.) Bomb scare in Brooklyn Heights -- Bulgarian-born Ivaylo Ivanov once served in the U.S. military in Bosnia Man charged after cops find pipe bombs, guns in his apartment, sparking evacuation of nearby buildings http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nybomb215546502jan21,0,6522659.story (Israel) Watchdog monitors 'anti-Jewish trends' of Jerusalem universities http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59786 (Brazil) Drugs, guns and secret passage: samba school in crisis http://www.guardian.co.uk/brazil/story/0,,2243380,00.html January 20, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) Suicide bombing kills 6 in Anbar, Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080120/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AvnGYkAveKnmApb74QznmsKs0NUE (Iraq) At Least 9 Killed in Attacks in Northern Iraq on Shiite Holy Day http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/19/AR2008011900515.html (Iraq) Shiite holiday marred by violence in Iraq -- Death toll from fighting in two mainly Shiite cities at least 68 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22728491/ (Iraq) US: Armor-Piercing Bomb Attacks Down http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gkx-3oYeFwuWKCusr2jrojs98w8wD8U9Q9580 (Iraq) The Great Moqtada Makeover - U.S. hopes to turn Sadr's supporters as they have former Sunni insurgents http://www.newsweek.com/id/96370 (Afghanistan) Update: Taliban attacks kill 12 in southern Afghanistan: officials http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ihzblf9Czy6Rw91QSVW4OedkDnnw (Afghanistan) Taleban bomb kills five civilians in Afghanistan http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January670.xml§ion=subcontinent&col (Afghanistan) Roadside Bomb Kills 5 Afghans http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080120/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence_5 Pakistan gunships pound militant stronghold http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January667.xml§ion=subcontinent&col Pakistan forces press attack on militant stronghold http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January666.xml§ion=subcontinent&col (India) Top ULFA militant killed, explosives seized http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=14993 India seeks details on terror suspects http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080039052&ch=1/20/2008%207:17:00%20PM (India) Serial blasts rip through Bhutan (4 blasts, no deaths) http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080039052&ch=1/20/2008%207:17:00%20PM Iran gets fourth batch of nuclear fuel from Russia http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iran/10183378.html Lebanon delays presidential vote - Until February 11 http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-01-20-lebanon_N.htm?csp=34 (Syria) Saudi, Syria cut number of fighters getting into Iraq: US http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAHsE3m6JRUNvdGoAxqEiSzaaduQ (Gaza) Israeli missile strike kills one in Gaza-medics http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL20135591 Gaza Power Plant Shut Down Following Israeli Security Blockade http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-20-voa12.cfm (Somalia) Mortars fired as new Somali PM arrives in Mogadishu http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL208291520080120 (Algeria) US warns its citizens in Algeria after Al-Qaeda attacks: embassy http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5rJfgbhIrKetctRHF9R0JmTnr8A (UK) Muslim troops at risk after laptop theft http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3216683.ece (Netherlands) Violence fear over Islam film - Counter-terrorism alert over movie that will denounce Koran http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2243805,00.html Spain alerts Britain after foiling bomb plot on eve of Musharraf visit http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3216714.ece (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka says independence celebrations on despite bloodshed http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j75sua6mZxTa5zx2UvQFHBcze2gA Sri Lankan military says it launched assault on rebel boats http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200801201550.htm Colombian army frees two hostages kidnapped by FARC http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_83553/world-news/KIDNAPPED-ON-FRIDAY-Colombian-army-frees-two-hostages/ January 19, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Spain arrests 14 suspects on Islamist 'terrorism' ties: ministry -- in Barcelona http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/wl_afp/spainattacksarrests_080119100050;_ylt=AuYfJXP5NvKSk6VQvbJvS8gTv5UB Spain says Islamists may have planned attack http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080119/wl_nm/spain_arrests_dc Spanish police find explosive material in Barcelona sweep: minister http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/wl_afp/spainattacksarrestsrubalcaba_080119123122;_ylt=AtVTjmOAhaWYIIrRMKV6fWoTv5UB (Iraq) Bombing in Kirkuk during Ashoura kills 2 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_violence_1;_ylt=AkoajXcZUi00CnBpgTByUNhX6GMA (Iraq) Bomb explosion kills US soldier in Baghdad http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1062461 (Iraq) Security forces raid mosque -- "Soldiers of Heaven" stronghold (my title) http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/ts_afp/iraqunrestreligionshiite_080119125557;_ylt=AvZR9EQWFMykYGX__LysLiJX6GMA (Iraq) Sadr gunmen besiege government official at Baghdad district http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1062454 (Iraq) Sadr's militia threatens to end 6-month truce http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/18/mideast/iraq.php Iraq's 'Awakening' pacts prove complicated -- Agreements with U.S. deliver everything from militia paychecks to seeds http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22739412/ Afghan president calls for unity against extremism http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanreligionunrestashurakarzai_080119101849;_ylt=AoaJxFyIN2_n01gSuiVR.eXOVooA (Afghanistan) Taliban now seriously in the fight, war begins: NGO http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestngo_080119055403;_ylt=AomgE8JydeKuvInrCe1Ye8TOVooA (Afghanistan) Taliban hang Afghan for 'spying' - in Kandahar http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/19/top17.htm Pakistani police say avert bomb, cyanide disaster -- in Karachi - seize suicide bomb jackets, grenades, and cyanide to be used in poison drinks - to kill Shiites http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080119/wl_nm/pakistan_shiites_dc_1;_ylt=AtwJGCqeVcNSrITk62fuFGHzPukA http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/20/top2.htm http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\20\story_20-1-2008_pg1_7 Pakistan troops capture 50 militants: military-- operations in Ladha and Chaghmalai http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrestarrest_080119102106;_ylt=AnbjqnHaggAvJ8rMbF64XWvzPukA (Pakistan) Seven suspected militants taken into custody - in Tank http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\19\story_19-1-2008_pg7_6 (Pakistan) 'Dozens of militants killed near Afghan border' http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January625.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) One killed in Pakistan tribal area clash: official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_080119065334;_ylt=ArZZRrz0f96wa1UnqE_MbanzPukA Pakistan arrests teen suspect in Bhutto plot: officials http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/ts_afp/pakistanattacksbhuttoarrest_080119123752;_ylt=AkuvwZwBrUjNXDtj3LHJTEHzPukA (Pakistan) Bombers on the prowl? Peshawar remains deserted for fear of terrorism on Ashura http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\19\story_19-1-2008_pg7_16 -- related AKI report http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1786188624 (Pakistan) 11 suicide bombers enter Rawalpindi http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\19\story_19-1-2008_pg7_8 (Pakistan) Frontier insurgency spills into a Pakistani city -- growth of Taliban in Peshawar http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/18/asia/18peshawar.php -- related Pakistan Daily Times report http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\19\story_19-1-2008_pg7_5 (Pakistan) Taliban refuse to free soldiers http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/news/international/taliban-refuse-to-free-soldiers.aspx (Pakistan) Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) supports extremists in Waziristan and Swat http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\19\story_19-1-2008_pg7_38 (Pakistan) Bomb explodes outside CD shop http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\19\story_19-1-2008_pg7_22 Pakistan military retreats from Musharraf's influence http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20080118/wl_mcclatchy/2820378 (U.S.) Miami: Padilla Co-Defendants Deny Links To Al-Qaida http://cbs4.com/local/jose.padilla.terrorism.2.633392.html (U.S.) Moussaoui lawyers file appeal argument http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080118/ts_alt_afp/usattackscourtmoussaoui (U.S.) SEC Terror-Ties Tool Under Attack From Corporate Groups http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/0712568003872a1df5c98115a909b73f.htm (U.S.) DHS to Unveil New Disaster Response Plan http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/18/AR2008011803586.html (U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Lawyers for Detainee Refer In Filing to More CIA Tapes -- Majid Khan http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/18/AR2008011803347.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR CIA launches hunt for international computer hackers threatening to hold cities ransom by shutting off power http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=509186&in_page_id=1811 (U.S.) Tom Ridge: Waterboarding is torture http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terrorist_interrogation Hezbollah has 'heads' of Israeli soldiers, says Hezbollah chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonhezbollahisraelreligion_080119115034;_ylt=Au_L5ITps3zP8TPinUkGvrfagGIB http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23078085-5003402,00.html 2 Hamas men reported dead in IAF strike http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572488772&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (West Bank) Pardoned Fatah terrorists planning suicide attacks -- Gunmen granted amnesty by Israeli leader plotting wave of violence http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59761 (Gaza) Israel uses bombs and blockade in attempt to stop Gaza rocket attacks http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/18/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Palestinians-12th-Ld-Writethru.php (Gaza) Organization of the Islamic Conference urges UN Gaza intervention http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23079425-38201,00.html (Kenya) German citizen suspected of terrorist activities released in Kenya, wife says http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/19/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Kenya-Arrests.php (Yemen) Al-Qaeda suspected of killing Belgian tourists in Yemen http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=465498&lng=1 (Yemen) Survivor describes Yemen attack http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/18/yemen.tourists.ap.ap/ (Algeria) US Embassy warns employees to limit movements in Algiers amid possible threats http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/19/africa/AF-GEN-Algeria-US-Security.php Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons as Preventive Measure to Thwart Major Threat, Official Says - military chief of staff General Yuri Baluyevsky http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324006,00.html http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572490414&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Russia keeps Kosovo from United Nations http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/01/19/russia_keeps_kosovo_from_united_nations/8950/ Serbia: Convicted terrorists get 40-year sentence http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1786417829 (Canada) Newspaper ordered to reveal sources in CSIS terrorism investigation leak http://money.canoe.ca/News/MediaHold/2008/01/18/4781265-cp.html (Thailand) Strategy against insurgents to be adjusted http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125275 (India) Bomb-making unit raided, PMK functionary absconding http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Bomb-making_unit_raided_PMK_functionary_absconding/articleshow/2713121.cms (India Assam) Cops recover two bombs from a bus in lower Assam http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cops_find_two_bombs_on_a_bus_in_lower_Assam/articleshow/2714063.cms (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka military: Fighting kills 35 Tamil rebels, 1 soldier in embattled north http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/19/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php (North Korea) U.S. disavows human rights envoy's harsh view of North Korea talks http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080118/pl_nm/korea_north_usa_dc_1;_ylt=AotVAPN3rKHq32J._5m9QcaCscEA Other News: "Belarus jails Prophet Mohammad cartoon publisher" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080118/wl_nm/belarus_mohammad_dc_2 (Gaza) Hamas recruiting women for police (my title) http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/17/africa/gaza.php (Netherlands) Film could spark new wave of Muslim riots -- Authorities brace for new release said to show Quran being torn up http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59771 (UK) Jesuits warn against demonizing Muslims http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3212730.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3206732.ece (UK) Asylum seeker on fake passport worked for immigration service for a year http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=509115&in_page_id=1770 (UK) Ministry of Defense loses data of 600,000 would-be recruits http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0ABMZPL2FAGJHQFIQMFSFFWAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2008/01/19/ndata119.xml January 18, 2008 PM Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com Secret Al Qaeda Terrorist Gets Life for Plotting to Blow Up U.S. Embassies (updated) -- Canadian Mohammed Mansour Jabarah http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,323885,00.html Israel flattens Hamas ministry in Gaza Strip - Closes Gaza border also http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080118/ts_nm/palestinians_israel_dc (U.S.) FBI probes World Bank bomb threat: spokesperson http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1831799920080118 (U.S.) Are Islamist Groups Trying to Influence the Race to the White House? - Steven Emerson http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/terrorism.php?id=1386171 (UK) The Changing Face of Salafi-Jihadi Movements in the United Kingdom - CTC Sentinel Vol. 2, page 4-5 -- Luton mosque using "child imams" to promote pro-Jihad teachings as they are too young to be held responsible for prosecution http://www.ctc.usma.edu/sentinel/CTCSentinel-Vol1Iss2.pdf (UK) Child Abuse: British Jihad Supporters Using Kids to Incite Terror http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/190811.php (UK) Jury out in 'terror camps' trial -- Mohammed Hamid and four others - prosecutors say were camps to groom young Muslim men for violence http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7195600.stm (UK) Terror charge dropped against men -- Adam Mohamed and Imad Shoubaki on conspiring to possess money for terrorist purposes -- Imad Shoubaki faces charge of possessing terrorist documents http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7196454.stm (UK) Doctors in court over car bomb plot - in connection with the failed car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iyyv-HnNwgrrNxud9bVzekg72c0w (Thailand) PM rejects idea al-Qaeda helping rebels http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/19Jan2008_news04.php Other News: (U.S.) Armed Man Arrested Near U.S. Capitol http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1329237 January 18, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com (Iraq) US blitz on Al-Qaeda targets outside Baghdad http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080118/wl_afp/iraqunrestqaeda_080118123148;_ylt=Alg1V6v6CPzVru6OrLLVV7hX6GMA (Iraq) Police clash with "Soldiers of Heaven" Shiite cult gunmen in southern Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080118/wl_nm/iraq_clashes_dc_1;_ylt=ApgcSStkSktE.ScZ5LewH.hX6GMA (Turkey) About 60 rebel targets destroyed in Turkish air strike in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080118/wl_mideast_afp/turkeykurdsunrest_080118131738;_ylt=An4aI..euGKa9lLwfN6GXZZX6GMA Turkey's army: 10 Kurdish rebels surrender as rebel camps attacked http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572485294&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (Afghanistan) Seven NATO soldiers injured in Kandahar http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1062306 (Pakistan) Up to 90 militants killed in Pakistan tribal belt: army http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080118/wl_asia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunresttoll_080118134759;_ylt=As.xfgle1Vto3ioNtIdIsuPzPukA Pakistan gunship helicopters kill eight militants: army -- in the vicinity of Siplatoi Fort http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080118/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_080118084242;_ylt=At00q5CWi9Od6ECbSMylEsrzPukA (Pakistan) CIA chief Michael Hayden: Al-Qaida behind Bhutto slaying http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22690096/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080118/wl_nm/pakistan_bhutto_blame_dc_1;_ylt=Au46VrzQED9AZ7.dWCmK.23zPukA (Pakistan) Two Pakistani militants escape from jail -- members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/January/subcontinent_January606.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) 9 police dismissed in Rashid Rauf case - were arrested when suspected transatlantic jet attack plotter Rauf escaped from their custody http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\18\story_18-1-2008_pg7_30 -- related PTI news story http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=536335 Pakistan on alert after Thursday suicide attack http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1062276 (Pakistan) Jamaat-i-Islami urges Taliban to give up violence http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/18/top12.htm (Pakistan) Militants snatch computers from ringtone shops http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\18\story_18-1-2008_pg7_27 (U.S.) Secret terrorist to be sentenced in NY -- Canadian Mohammed Mansour Jabarah pled guilty to plotting bomb attacks on American embassies five years ago - worked as a collaborator http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_re_us/secret_terrorist http://www.thestar.com/News/article/295231 (U.S.) Feds: Al Qaeda Figure Plotted Killings in Captivity -- Al Qaeda Operative Wanted to Kill FBI Agents He Cooperated With http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4151869&page=1 -- and -- Canadian faces life for Al Qaeda bomb plot http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/295224 (U.S.) Lawyers say Padilla should serve no more than 10 years on terror conviction http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g_ib9nyUQz8H_LCfx2nXLeMFGcpg (U.S.) Bomb threat closes World Bank buildings -- in Washington D.C. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_go_ot/world_bank_threat_1 (U.S.) DHS to Replace 'Duplicative' Anti-Terrorism Data Network -- "Homeland Security Information Network" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/17/AR2008011703279.html (U.S.) Chertoff: Tougher ID rules for borders -- beginning in 2 weeks http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/border_security_17;_ylt=AhVZTSWv_isbzV99wFrWIaQTv5UB (U.S.) Commentary: Western blindness -- by Diana West http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080118/EDITORIAL04/280469968/1013/EDITORIAL Al Qaeda Claims Its Space On The Web -- New Report Says Terrorists Are Increasingly Using The Web For Recruitment And Training http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/17/eveningnews/main3725693.shtml (India) 2005 Delhi blasts: Charges against Tariq Ahmed Dar http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2005_Delhi_blasts_Charges_framed_against_Dar/articleshow/2711933.cms Iran receives nuke fuel -- from Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear_russia_1;_ylt=AnKRdOGvrEnFZl1QzdI4HZlSw60A (Gaza) Militant killed in latest Israeli strike on Gaza -- killed a member of Hamas in the town of Jabaliya on Friday http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January277.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Gaza) Missiles launched on several Israeli targets http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1062286 Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades: 'Peace partner' vows suicide bombings -- 'Our reaction will come soon in the middle of your cities' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59743 (Yemen) Gunmen attack tourists in Yemen -- at least two Belgians killed and several others wounded in incident http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22725992/ (Yemen) Belgian tourists shot dead 'by Islamists' in Yemen http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3210650.ece Ethiopian official: "Many" ethnic Somali Americans, Europeans detained for terrorism links http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/18/africa/AF-GEN-Ethiopia-Terrorism.php http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572485403&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Somalia: Heavy Battles in Mogadishu Kill 20, Wound 90 - update http://allafrica.com/stories/200801180218.html (Kenya) Dutch 'terror suspects' arrested in Kenya http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Dutch-_terror-suspects_-arrested-in-Kenya.html Denmark: Terror suspect supported by music "Outlandish" star http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/denmark-terror-suspect-supported-by.html Thailand: Muslim rebels funded by al-Qaeda, claims official http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1784450680 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hcWuw5wCgeWQhAsroV3JC5zkLrWA http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/18/asia/AS-GEN-Thailand-Southern-Violence.php Thai government admits ties between southern insurgency and international terrorism http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_7447975.htm (Thailand) Probe set over Thaicom terror broadcasts -- of Hezbollah's Al-Manar http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125241 (Thailand) More violence in South 'irrelevant to transition' http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=125245 Philippine leader cites drop in political killings, but numbers differ from activists' http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/18/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Political-Killings.php (Sri Lanka) 11 civilians killed by suspected Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/175341,11-civilians-killed-by-suspected-tamil-rebels-in-sri-lanka.html North Korea unlikely to abandon nuclear arms: Bush human rights envoy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080118/pl_afp/usnkoreanuclearweaponsdiplomacy_080118020902;_ylt=At7mx0yXkvruBzO99RzXw0mCscEA (Nepal) Bus fire kills 7 in insurgency-hit southern Nepal; police investigating possible attack http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/18/asia/AS-GEN-Nepal-Bus-Fire.php (Columbia) U.S. seriously concerned about Chavez's backing of FARC http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_7444865.htm Other News: (Afghanistan) Media group calls for release of two Afghan journalists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080118/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanmedia_080118061749;_ylt=AiJ9vUnMaiZZMqSSNtAJJiTOVooA (Austria) Islamic groups angry over Mohammed comment http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/01/18/islamic_groups_angry_over_mohammed_comment/7264/ Pakistan Islamists impose shaving fine -- in Khyber Agency http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/01/18/pakistan_islamists_impose_shaving_fine/9327/ (Kosovo) Putin warns Kosovo on independence bid http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23075087-23109,00.html EU announces visa-free talks with Serbia, ahead of vote http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1200660422.03 EU: Simplifying divorces could lead to promotion of sharia law http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/01/eu-simplifying-divorces-could-lead-to.