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TERRORISM and COUNTERTERRORISM: News, INFORMATION & Analysis #2
Free Republic | 4/11/2010 | FReeper Collaboration

Posted on 04/11/2010 9:33:03 AM PDT by Velveeta

TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM
      News, INFORMATION & Analysis

Obama amputates our nuclear arms

By: Charles Krauthammer

...snippet...

Under President Obama’s new policy, however, if the state that has just attacked us with biological or chemical weapons is “in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty,” explained Gates, then “the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it.”

Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the NPT. If it turns out that the attacker is up-to-date with its latest IAEA inspections, well, it gets immunity from nuclear retaliation. (Our response is then restricted to bullets, bombs and other conventional munitions.)

However, if the lawyers tell the president that the attacking state is NPT noncompliant, we are free to blow the bastards to nuclear kingdom come.

This is quite insane. It’s like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets hanged or 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections.

Apart from being morally bizarre, the Obama policy is strategically loopy. Does anyone believe that North Korea or Iran will be more persuaded to abjure nuclear weapons because they could then carry out a biological or chemical attack on the United States without fear of nuclear retaliation?

The naivete is stunning.

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To: nw_arizona_granny

Israeli leader’s bodyguard luggage is lost between flights, ends up in LA with 4 Glock handguns gone, presumed stolen http://bit.ly/dhUkdz


901 posted on 07/06/2010 3:55:35 PM PDT by WestCoastGal
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To: All

July 6, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

Newslinks:

Pakistan Pays Price for Hauling Afghan War Cargo as Taliban Shuts Highway
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-06/pakistan-pays-price-for-hauling-afghan-war-cargo-as-taliban-shuts-highway.html

Pakistan: Terror outfits thrive by changing names
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Terror-outfits-thrive-by-changing-names/articleshow/6136514.cms
— Pakistan bans 23 militant outfits
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistan-bans-23-militant-outfits/articleshow/6135476.cms
— JuD a terror outfit, admits Pakistan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/JuD-a-terror-outfit-admits-Pakistan/articleshow/6133648.cms

Pak gets tough on jihadi bands but exempts JuD
— Times of India: “Punjab government, however, did not put Hafiz Saeed’s Jamat-ud-Duwa, LeT’s parent organization, on the list of groups to be watched”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-gets-tough-on-jihadi-bands-but-exempts-JuD/articleshow/6136664.cms

Pakistan: Mullah Omar has not been arrested: Taliban
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World-Pakistan/Mullah-Omar-has-not-been-arrested-Taliban/articleshow/6135031.cms

(Pakistan/U.S.) Failed bomber could have ties to Pakistani Taliban, Kashmiri Islamist group: report
— Times Square Car Bomb Plotter Faisal Shahzad
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Failed+bomber+could+have+ties+Pakistani+Taliban+Kashmiri+Islamist+group+report/2991009/story.html

(Pakistan/U.S.) US wants military operation in N. Waziristan: diplomat
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/us-wants-military-operation-in-n.-waziristan-diplomat-770

(Pakistan/U.S.) CIA and Pakistan locked in aggressive spy battles
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38110087/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

(Pakistan) Security forces kill 23 militants in Pakistan, arrest key Taliban commander
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099151&Language=en

Pakistan: Christians extend hand to Sufi Muslim victims of Islamist terror
http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=36053

(Kashmir) Violence in Kashmir leaves three dead, 70 injured
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099251&Language=en

(Afghanistan) Three NATO soldiers die in blasts; Taliban kill six Afghans
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1568909.php/Three-NATO-soldiers-die-in-blasts-Taliban-kill-six-Afghans-Roundup

(Afghanistan) Britain to hand control of Afghan area to US forces: Reports
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/UK/Britain-to-hand-control-of-Afghan-area-to-US-forces-Reports/articleshow/6137097.cms

(Iraq) Another Christian killed in Mosul
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Another-Christian-killed-in-Mosul-18858.html

(Iraq) 9 dead in attacks targeting Shia pilgrims in Baghdad
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/06/iraq.violence/index.html?fbid=AY1wgJx0efT

(U.S.) NYC: Imam that Tipped off New York Subway Bomber Leaves America
— Ahmad Wais Afzali head to Saudi Arabia then another unknown country in plea agreement
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/07/imam-that-tipped-off-new-york-subway-bomber
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gT-Kwm3eHQPp5qw5B5yzpuy07XuwD9GP8P3G0

(U.S.) Report: Hizbullah may be active on US-Mexico border
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=180591

(U.S.) Hutaree: Lawyer for militia member seeks hearing by full federal Appeals Court
http://www.detnews.com/article/20100706/METRO/7060414/1361/Lawyer-for-militia-member-seeks-hearing-by-full-federal-Appeals-Court

(U.S.) Missouri: Former congressman accused of terrorism
— Mark Siljander faces numerous charges
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/former-congressman-accused-of-terrorism
http://www.wtvbam.com/news/articles/2010/jul/06/siljander-trial-begin/

‘US will never ask Israel to undermine its security’’US will never ask Israel to undermine its security’
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=180618

(UK) “We have not learnt the lesson of the July 7 suicide bombing”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7874112/We-have-not-learnt-the-lesson-of-the-July-7-suicide-bombing.html

IDF indicts Cast Lead soldier
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=180601
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7875702/Israeli-soldier-shot-two-women-as-they-waved-white-flag.html

Somalia: Islamic militant group fighting kills at least 8
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.646056108

Somali Islamists to rule by sharia law in Baidoa
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Somali+Islamists+rule+sharia+Baidoa/1222428/story.html

Nigeria: “Eight Christians killed in Nigerian Muslim Attacks”
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=12693&PHPSESSID=25fdab1e95cb3fb5804a7e0e12918a7c

Nigeria: 200 Armed Bandits Attack Jos
http://allafrica.com/stories/201007060544.html

(Egypt) Six killed, 12 wounded in random shooting in Cairo
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099157&Language=en

“Netherlands: Subsidy for radical organization”
— Ar Rayaan foundation
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/07/netherlands-subsidy-for-radical.html

Canadian guilty of trying to export nuclear material to Iran
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/7876053/Canadian-guilty-of-trying-to-export-nuclear-material-to-Iran.html

Thailand extends emergency rule
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gQ5ciI9ifVfnRuyoidvHX0WJd_aw
— Thai south braces for more attacks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5jyz81564k
— July 2, 2010: Police: 8 killed in Thailand’s restive south
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5guauYLE276BD0kT3niXlvoHEqYawD9GMSPC81

Singapore soldier held over terror
— Muhammad Fadil bin Abdul Hamid
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/876bb2d9-3354-4a6d-889d-a989a202605d.aspx

Venezuela to send terrorism suspect to Cuba-Chavez
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100706/wl_nm/us_venezuela_cuba_suspect

Women’s News:

CNN Video Report on Global Protests calling for Iran to Stop the Stoning of Sakineh Ashtiani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2qperv3PVY&feature=player_embedded

More Events Against Stoning in UK (July 10), Sweden (July 9), and Australia (July 11)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55479797684#!/event.php?eid=134441793250186&ref=mf

Human rights activist tries to stop death by stoning for Iranian woman
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.stoning/index.html?iref=NS1&fbid=AY1wgJx0efT

EU urges Iran to halt woman’s stoning execution
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixljxZawuuY1SDcI8HQTtpg-NaGA

Kurdish pregnant woman shot 20 times in honour killing, Iraqi Kurdistan
— Jihan Sideeq killed
http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/7/state4015.htm

India: Now, honour killing rocks Tamil Nadu (TN): Father kills daughter
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/-Now-honour-killing-rocks-TN-Father-kills-daughter/articleshow/6136096.cms

Other News:

Iran: Anti-government protester jailed — Parvin Jamalzadeh
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.1.646229349

Indonesia: election in Islamic organization signals radicalization
http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=36079

Indonesia: Sealed Church in Bogor, Indonesia Appeals to UN
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/indonesia/22451/
-— Compass Daily News: “The Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI) Taman Yasmin Church in Bogor, West Java has filed a religious discrimination appeal with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, church leaders said.”
-— “Since April 11 the congregation has held services on the roadside in front of the sealed church in stifling heat. The church pastor, the Rev. Ujang Tanusaputra, told Compass that the congregation has held Sunday services six times in front of the building that the mayor of Bogor sealed.”
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/indonesia/22451/
-— Muslims break up Indonesian Mass
http://www.ucanews.com/2010/07/06/muslims-break-up-private-thanksgiving-mass/

Afghanistan: NGOs await ruling on “proselytizing” case
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89737

Pakistan Christian Groups: Son of Dr. Nisar Chaudhry Killed in Road Accident in Maryland, USA
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=2101

Australia: Hizb ut-Tahrir: Moderate Islam ‘forced on Australian Muslims’
— Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Uthman Badar condemns democracy
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/6913464/moderate-islam-forced-on-australian-muslims

(U.S.) Georgia: Investigation into Arson, Hate Crime against Marietta Mosque
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/georgia-arson-investigation/

(U.S.) Brooklyn Voorhies Avenue Mosque: Mosque ‘bomber,’ under investigation by cops, changes story
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/28/bn_tt_mosquebomber_2010_07_09_bk.html
— “Mosque-arade! Local pols don’t say much on controversial project”
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/28/bn_tt_mosquepols_2010_07_09_bk.html

(U.S.) Brooklyn Voorhies Avenue Mosque: Rhetoric overheated! Locals attack, defend Sheepshead Bay mosque on our Web site
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/28/bn_tt_mosqueweb_2010_07_09_bk.html

(U.S.) NYC: Downtown Express reports: “Contrary to popular opinion, Muslims and mosques okay in Downtown”
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_375/contrarytopopular.html

(U.S.) NYC - NY Post: “Andrew Cuomo and governor’s-race rivals split on Ground Zero mosque”
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/andy_rivals_in_mosque_split_wMWJlBDZge8yF3sJlYhcRL

(U.S.) Tennessee: Mosque debate spreads
http://www.dnj.com/article/20100704/NEWS01/7040332

(U.S.) Tennessee: Zelenik discusses mosque in Monday appearance on Fox
http://www.dnj.com/article/20100706/NEWS03/100706032

(U.S.) Tennessee: Leming backs Tracy’s stance on religious freedom
— Daily News Journal reports on Republican Leming: “his is an example of how Republicans and Democrats can come together to protect the Constitutional rights of all Americans.”
— “This isn’t a Republican or Democratic issue, this is an American issue... I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution in the Marines, and I hold our Constitutional rights dear. I will stand with any official, Republican or Democrat, that will fight for religious freedom of all Americans.”
http://www.dnj.com/article/20100702/NEWS05/100702022/1092/Leming+backs+Tracy%E2%80%99s+stance+on+religious+freedom

(U.S.) Tea Party and Mosques in America
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/tea-party-and-mosques-in-america/

(U.S.) Presbyterian vote on Israeli-Palestinian dispute spurs advocacy campaigns
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100704/NEWS01/7040342/Presbyterian+vote+on+Israeli-Palestinian+dispute+spurs+advocacy+campaigns
— “Presbyterian report condemns Israeli policies in Palestinian territories”
— 219th General Assembly, meeting July 3-10 in Minneapolis
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2010/06/presbyterian_report_condemns_israeli_policies_in_palestinian_territories.html

France: Marseille mosque sparks controversy in France
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10517922.stm

France Debates Public Ban on Full Islamic Veil
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/europe/France-Debates-Public-Ban-on-Full-Islamic-Veil-97900169.html
— France: Socialists to boycott burqa ban vote
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/07/france-socialists-to-boycott-burqa-ban.html

(UAE) Dubai Rejects Full-Body Scanners Because They ‘Contradict Islam’
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/06/dubai-rejects-body-scanners-contradict-islam/

Against Nazi News:

Germany: No. 4 Most-Wanted Nazi Dies a Free Man in Germany
— Adolf Storms
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/06/wanted-nazi-dies-free-man-germany/

Against Racial Supremacism News:

Kentucky: July 4 “Yup, I’m a Racist” T-Shirts Sold at Fair
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/kentucky-racist-shirts/
— Examiner Report
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-12278-Louisville-Independent-Examiner~y2010m7d3-Yup-Im-a-racist-tshirts-sold-at-Lexingtons-July-4th-Festival
— Video: “Yup, I’m a racist”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjkUZCLvC3Q&feature=player_embedded

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902 posted on 07/06/2010 7:38:54 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: WestCoastGal

Israeli leader’s bodyguard luggage is lost between flights,<<<

Someone is afraid that they will shoot the ‘o’.....?

Or a gun lover saw a chance to own a fine gun.

Not sure if I am laughing or crying at this beginning to such an important visit.


903 posted on 07/06/2010 7:43:37 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All; WestCoastGal; PGalt; hennie pennie; Rushmore Rocks; LibertyRocks

KGB Yesterday, Today,

@ 12:12 am In FrontPage | No
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/07/06/kgb-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-2/print/#comments_controls

An excellent article, full of facts that we may not know and makes me wonder just who is supported by Russia or is their partner.


904 posted on 07/06/2010 8:04:13 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All

July 7, 2010, marks the fifth anniversary of the 2005 terrorist attacks on
London’s Metro system. In 2005, terrorists launched a coordinated attack
against London’s transportation system, with 3 bombs detonating
simultaneously at three different Metro stations and a fourth bomb exploding
an hour later on a city bus. In all, there were 52 victims in these bombings
with an additional 700 injuries resulting. The four terrorists who executed
the attacks were killed in the explosions.

On the fifth anniversary of this deadly attack, START provides a background
report to examine the degree to which these attacks reflect changing trends
in terrorist activity in Great Britain and globally. This report can be
found at: http://www.start.umd.edu/start/announcements/announcement.asp?id=195


905 posted on 07/06/2010 8:06:25 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/07/anarcho-leftists-who-brutally-attacked-gop-operative-her-boyfriend-are-free-to-attack-again/

Anarcho-Leftists Who Brutally Attacked GOP Operative & Her Boyfriend Are
Free to Attack Again

Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 5:43 AM


906 posted on 07/06/2010 8:16:09 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All

Recall to Repair: Whitco Company LP Stadium Light Poles Can Fall Over, Posing Risk of Serious Injury and Death,

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10295.html

a snippet:

Incidents/Injuries: As of June 2010, CPSC has confirmed eleven incidents in which Whitco Co. LP poles fell. In one incident, a pole fell through the roof of a school gymnasium causing significant property damage. In two other incidents, the poles fell onto outdoor bleachers causing significant property damage. The latest incident occurred at Integrity Park Inc. in Argyle, Texas. The majority of incidents occurred in Texas with others in several other states where Whitco Co. LP poles have been installed. To date, CPSC is not aware of any injuries. However, some incidents have been close calls, with people exiting the area just minutes before a pole fell. CPSC has also identified more than 50 Whitco Co. LP poles that have not yet fallen, but inspections revealed fractures and/or cracks next to the weld that joins the pole to its base plate. The fallen and cracked poles were located near or around school football stadiums and gymnasiums.

[Texas company is now out of business, made in Mexico and the U.S.]


907 posted on 07/07/2010 1:10:20 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: WestCoastGal; All; milford421

http://www.krgv.com/news/local/story/Uniform-Delivery-Truck-Stolen/07IFNf2v7EmN81CKgtGN8Q.cspx

Uniform Delivery Truck Stolen

Reported by: Cristina Rendon
Last Update: 12:19 am

WESLACO - Sheriff deputies say they stopped a possible threat to border security in its tracks.

Tuesday morning a group of men stole a uniform delivery truck from a Weslaco meat market. The delivery driver of the UniFirst truck left his keys in the ignition. The truck had a load of uniforms and rugs marked with city and maintenance labels. The high priced merchandise was for companies Valleywide.

SNIP.


908 posted on 07/07/2010 5:57:44 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All

After a year of work and preparation, American Congress for Truth has
launched its new website!

To our knowledge, this website stands alone as the most comprehensive online
resource for information relating to all aspects of the threat of radical
Islam and global jihad. It is a “virtual library,” where you can find over
20,000 information items grouped by subject.

When you log on
http://www.americancongressfortruth.org
you can search
for news stories, articles, opinion pieces and commentaries, books,
websites, videos, and audios. You can search by subject, type of item (such
as book), and even by key words.

This “virtual library” will revolutionize your ability to do research,
provide information to others, and become more informed about the threat of
radical Islam and global jihad.

SNIP.

Brigitte Gabriel
President, American Congress for Truth


909 posted on 07/07/2010 11:40:06 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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The Jerusalem Post
Minstry of Foreign Affairs launches iPhone application
By JPOST.COM STAFF
07/06/2010 17:02
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=180606

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched an application for iPhone,
iPod touch and iPad, that providing information directly from the ministry.

The Information Department’s app can be found at
(http://itunes.apple.com/il/app/israel-mfa/id379256137?mt=8) where
anyone can find official news from the MFA website, newsroom, videos,
and photos of current events in Israel and the Middle East.


910 posted on 07/07/2010 1:13:26 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All; WestCoastGal

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/russians-us-exploring-massive-spy-swap/story?id=11106384

Russians, U.S. Exploring Massive Spy Swap
Lawyers Say Deal Could Spring Russian Nuclear Scientist Jailed As American Spy

13 comments
By ANNA SCHECTER, ALEXANDER MARQUARDT and MATTHEW COLE
July 7, 2010


911 posted on 07/07/2010 4:24:06 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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July 7, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

— We Remember the July 7, 2005 London Bombings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings
— UK: Five Years After July 7 Attacks - A Direction of Hope
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/new-direction-of-hope-in-uk/
— No official ceremonies on 5th anniversary of 2005 terrorist attacks
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/europe/British-Mark-Fifth-Anniversary-of-2005-Terrorist-Attacks-97927089.html
— 7/7 London bombings victim ‘disappointed’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/london/10522600.stm
— “Wednesday’s anniversary is being marked, well, it’s being marked by nothing.”
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/100706/london-terrorism-bombings-british-muslims
— UK PM sends a wreath to memorial
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hFYkAPH7ZzqeG87UUKWh5l0qZ8PAD9GQ7NNO0
— London Mayor absent from 7/7 ceremonies
http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=13437
— 7/7 anniversary: friends and families mourn bombing victims
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/07/july7-anniversary-victim-family-interview
— July 7 bomb survivor shows her new face
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/185382/July-7-bomb-survivor-shows-her-new-face/
— Londoners will remember those killed and injured in the July 7 bombing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/7876285/July-7-victims-to-be-remembered-on-fifth-anniversary-of-bombings.html
— UK: ‘Anger still felt among our young Muslim men’
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23853742-anger-still-felt-among-our-young-muslim-men.do
— UK: The other 7/7 victims
http://bit.ly/aWvaqG

Newslinks:

(U.S./UK) 5 charged as al Qaeda plotters in US and UK
— suspects include Abid Naseer, Adnan El Shukrijumah, Adis Medunjanin, Tariq Ur Rehman, and a fifth defendant known as “Ahmad,” “Sohaib” or “Zahid”
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/07/us.al.qaeda.indictments/?hpt=T2&fbid=AY1wgJx0efT
— Department of Justice Press Release: “Charges Unsealed Against Five Alleged Members of Al-Qaeda Plot to Attack the United States and United Kingdom”
-— show that “he plot against New York’s subway system uncovered in September 2009 involving Colorado resident Najibullah Zazi was directed by senior al-Qaeda leadership in Pakistan, and was also directly related to a scheme by al-Qaeda plotters in Pakistan to use Western operatives to attack a target in the United Kingdom.”
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/July/10-nsd-781.html
-— Zazi case: Al Qaeda Figure to Be Indicted in Subway Plot - Adnan G. el-Shukrijumah
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/nyregion/08terror.html
— Adnan Shukrijumah Expected to Be Indicted; Has Eluded FBI for Years and May Play Key Role in Planning Global Attacks
-— CBS reports that Saudi-born Adnan Shukrijumah has eluded FBI for years
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/07/national/main6654055.shtml
— Terror suspect Abid Naseer held on US warrant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10543048.stm
— Pakistani accused in court over ‘Al-Qaeda plot’ - Abid Naseer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100707/wl_uk_afp/britainuspakistanattackscourt
— NYC Subway Bomb Plot Linked to British Al Qaeda Cell, Feds Say
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/07/nyc-subway-bomb-plot-linked-british-al-qaeda-cell-feds-say/

(U.S.) “New York bomb plot directed by Al-Qaeda in Pakistan”
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/new-york-bomb-plot-directed-by-al-qaeda-in-pakistan-jd-04

(U.S./UK) Senators Call on British Government to Probe Lockerbie Bomber Release
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/07/senators-british-government-probe-lockerbie-bomber-release/

(U.S.) Terrorism cases force more Muslim Americans to grapple with homegrown jihad
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0707/Terrorism-cases-force-more-Muslim-Americans-to-grapple-with-homegrown-jihad?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fusa+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+|+USA%29

(U.S.) One U.S. Prosecutor Behind Many Qaeda Convictions — Jeffrey H. Knox
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/nyregion/07prosecutor.html?_r=1

(U.S.) Hutaree militia member appeals for bond — Thomas Piatek
Rehearing requested before full U.S. court
http://www.freep.com/article/20100707/NEWS06/7070463/Hutaree-militia-member-appeals-for-bond

(U.S.) Bin Laden chef pleads guilty in 1st terror conviction under Obama commissions
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/commissions_laden_aide_pleads_guilty_AILNGksXosAXMuAJoExkqO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

U.S. better equipped to fight terror attacks, FBI agent says
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sunrise/fl-fbi-terrorism-tactics-sunrise-20100707,0,7249201.story

(U.S.) Ex-Congressman Accused of Ties to Terrorism Pleads Guilty to Obstruction
— Former Republican Rep. Mark Deli Siljander
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/07/ex-congressman-accused-ties-terrorism-pleads-guilty-obstruction/

(U.S.) CNN axes senior editor for complimenting Hezbollah leader: report
-— Octavia Nasr
-— NY Post: “Octavia Nasr, the U.S. cable news network’s senior editor of Mideast Affairs, was shown the door after tweeting she was “sad” to hear of the death of a Hezbollah leader who she respected a lot, media website Mediaite reported.”
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cnn_axes_senior_editor_for_complimenting_e77CzHK6TIeSy2aVvF2dpO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

(UK) Man arrested by terrorism police in Bristol
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/10547559.stm

UK terror threat stays ‘severe’
http://www.zeenews.com/news639228.html

Afghanistan: Al Qaeda appoints new commander for Afghanistan
— Egyptian Sheikh Fateh al Masri
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/07/al_qaeda_appoints_ne_1.php

Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda planning to engage US in Afghanistan beyond 2011 through ‘guerrilla war’
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/05/alqaeda-planning-to-engage-us-in-afghanistan-beyond-2011th.html

Afghanistan: ‘Taliban will present Sangin pullout as defeat’
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/aposlosing+in+sangin+is+losing+in+afghanistanapos/3702877
— AFP: “Taliban ‘forced British pullout’: militants”
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/afghanistan/Taliban-forced-British-pullout-militants/Article1-568939.aspx
— Tory MP uneasy as BBC ‘spreads Taliban propaganda’
http://www.politics.co.uk/news/foreign-policy/tory-mp-uneasy-as-bbc-spreads-taliban-propaganda—$21381337.htm

Afghanistan: Five Afghan soldiers killed in airstrike
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20100707223236620C430845

Pakistan: Two injured in grenade attack on NATO tanker
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\08\story_8-7-2010_pg7_9

Pakistan: At least six killed in Karachi shootings
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.650123635

Pakistan: Terrorists target boys’ college in Bajaur
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\08\story_8-7-2010_pg7_15

(Pakistan) Communist China sees no US resistance to N-deal with Pakistan
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/china-sees-no-us-resistance-to-ndeal-with-pakistan-870

(Pakistan) Plot to kill Zardari in Lahore foiled, says Pak
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Plot-to-kill-Zardari-in-Lahore-foiled-says-Pak/articleshow/6141164.cms

India: Three injured in Imphal bomb explosion
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/07/threeinjured-in-imphal-bomb-explosion.html

Iraq: More than 50 killed in Iraq attacks
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/7878226/More-than-50-killed-in-Iraq-attacks.html
— Iraq: Sucide attacks kill 33 Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/iraq-sucide-attacks-kill-33-shiite-pilgrims-in-baghdad/

Iraq: Suicide attack kills one person W. of Baghdad
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099433&Language=en

Iraq: Another Christian killed in Mosul
http://wwrn.org/articles/33794/

Iran: Sanctions won’t ‘halt’ nuclear program
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.650488055

Iran says planes get fuel; EU bans some for safety
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE66518D20100706

Iran: ‘US will attack Iran if it must’
Senators in Jerusalem to discuss Middle East tensions.
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=180695

Iran: U.A.E. Ambassador: U.S., Israeli Military Strikes Preferable to Iranian Nukes
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/07/uae-ambassador-us-israeli-military-strikes

Lebanon: IDF reveals Hizbullah positions
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=180733

Somalia - Al-Shabaab: “Shebaab vows to step up jihad in Somalia”
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=373025&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Al-Shabab-Vows-Jihad-Against-New-Troops-97939364.html
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Somalia%20Shabaab%20vow%20to%20step%20up%20jihad/-/1066/953672/-/14liy78/-/index.html

Somali Islamists Execute Christian Convert
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=12694&PHPSESSID=431465d4463ae0bae1bd662464e669de

Zimbabwe police play down terror suspicions
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iv7QJVoBRpKjoKYIU1jSrkw3GKygD9GQ9ELG0

(Germany) Syrian arrested in Germany over Al-Qaeda propaganda
— Hussam S.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=116812#axzz0t2wivrLI

German officials fight over right way to treat former Taliban
— German-Syrian Rami M.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5770956,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-rdf

Germany says it plans to take in 2 Guantanamo inmates
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/07/germany-says-plans-guantanamo-inmates/

Switzerland does not rule out attacks for ban on minarets
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099482&Language=en

Singapore: “The D.I.Y. radical”
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20100707-225618.html

Women’s News:

Pakistan: Women caucus condemns burning of woman
— Pakistan Daily Times: “The Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) on Wednesday strongly condemned the incident of burning a woman alive early this week in Sargodha, terming it a cold-blooded murder.”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\08\story_8-7-2010_pg11_9

Iran: Sharia law: They’ll stone mum to death
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/185620/Sharia-law-They-ll-stone-mum-to-death/

(Canada) “Barbara Kay: Honour killings must be confronted here at home”
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/07/5957/

(UK) Harry Potter actress spares dad, brother — Afshan Azad
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/harry-potter-actress-spares-dad-brother/125941-8-67.html?from=tn

Russia’s Muslim south triples sharia bride price
— Reuters: “The price tag on a bride in Russia’s Ingushetia province has been tripled by the regional government, in a sign the Muslim North Caucasus region is slipping out of Kremlin control as sharia law eclipses Russian.”
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE66626920100707

India: Cabinet to consider bill to rein in honour killing
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Death-penalty-for-honour-killing/articleshow/6140768.cms

Other News:

India: Police Threatened After Arrests in Amputation of Christian Professor’s Hand
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/india-tj-joseph-attack-arrests/

Pakistan: Two Christians charged under blasphemy on desecrating Quran verses on roadside Banner
— Pakistan Christian Post: “The roadside metal banner are mostly used for commercial advertisements in Pakistan for promotion of goods and Quranic verses are used for blessings on top of matter.”
— “Yousaf Masih and Tariq Masih also picked one roadside metal sheet banner and brought it to home where they put it on their bathroom as roof... Being an illiterate laborers, working odd jobs, they have no idea that there were verses of Holy Quran on that advertisement banner.”
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=2106

Australia: Hizb ut-Tahrir Attacks Democracy, Freedom in Australia
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/hizb-ut-tahrir-attacks-democracy-in-australia/
— video
http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/hizb-ut-tahrir-spokesman-uthman-badar/xng95zd

Australia: “Hizb ut Tahrir – we hate it here but let us stay”
http://hurryupharry.org/2010/07/07/hizb-ut-tahrir-%E2%80%93-we-hate-it-here-but-let-us-stay/

Indonesia Church Harassed, Appeals to United Nations – Hizb ut-Tahrir Seeks Church Closure
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/indonesia-church-harassed/

(U.S.) Tennessee: Petition Fights Proposed Antioch Mosque
http://www.wsmv.com/news/24171038/detail.html

(U.S.) New Yorkers fight three new mosques
— quotes Joan Moriello of the Staten Island mosque protesters and others
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/6/plans-mosques-divide-new-yorkers/

(U.S.) NY: Mosque: Lazio has questions, wants AG to find answers
http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/29217/mosque-lazio-has-questions-wants-cuomo-to-provide-answers/

(U.S.) Marietta, Georgia: Community Rallies Around Mosque After Arson
— CBS Atlanta: “Many people said they are convince the fire was set by someone out of hate for Muslims, but fire investigators have said they have no evidence of a hate crime.”
— “Fire officials said they are following several leads and hope to make an arrest within a few days.”
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/24174344/detail.html

(U.S.) TSA Reverses “Controversial Opinion” Web Policy
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009804-10391695.html

(UK) British Female Muslim Director of BMSD Explains the Need for Secular Democracy — Tehmina Kazi
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/tehmina-kazi-interview/
http://beforeitsnews.com/news/95/127/British_Female_Muslim_Director_of_BMSD_Explains_the_Need_for_Secular_Democracy.html
http://bit.ly/tehmina

(UK) Blackburn ‘honour killing’ suspect ‘hiding in Scotland’
— Naeem Majid Butt
— BBC: “Saheel Ahmed, of Blackburn, is believed to have been the victim of an honour killing.”
— “The married man was killed near Warrington Street, in Little Harwood.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/lancashire/10536515.stm

French lawmakers debate Muslim veil ban
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWtO1w7t5sVbVN2hlclabzWGCCyg

Nigeria: No Sharia Law Without Penal Code - Gov Aliyu
http://allafrica.com/stories/201007070170.html

“’Saudi justice system’: Fair?” - by Ali Alyami
http://bit.ly/a1bHZL

Pakistan: Man kills maid resembling eloped niece
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\08\story_8-7-2010_pg12_8

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912 posted on 07/07/2010 7:37:16 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: nw_arizona_granny

The swap was the first thing that came to mind when I heard of the arrests, I bet they have some of ours that they think are spies. Whether they are or not is anyone’s guess.

Have you heard of Falcon Lake? This is another subject, but the morning news had a piece on mexican drug gang pirates putting the poor man that owns the fishing tackle shop out of business. All this while Mr 0 sits by and sues Arizona. Something is very wrong with that picture. We have citizens being harassed and threatened and yes killed at the border, but the prez thinks it’s ok because he doesn’t give a crap!

How very stupid were the people who voted for him and how do they like him now? Are they getting all the free stuff he promised so they can sit on their butts and not work? That was the lure he threw out there, plus the voting cheaters Acorn etc.

Sorry for ranting on your thread Ruth, but it’s just getting to be too much. The Dems, environmentalists, illegals, plus a lot of others, ACLU, drug cartels, have ruined this country and soon it will be a third world crap hole.


913 posted on 07/08/2010 5:32:08 AM PDT by WestCoastGal
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To: WestCoastGal; Velveeta

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/07/AR2010070702201_pf.html

U.S., Russia negotiating swap of spy suspects

By Walter Pincus and Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 8, 2010; A01

The United States and Russia are negotiating a swap in which
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/russia-spies-bios/index.html?hpid=topnews

10 Russian spy suspects would be freed after a plea deal in
exchange for Moscow’s release of a defense researcher held for the past
decade on espionage charges, a U.S. official said.

The official confirmed that talks between the two governments began last
week shortly after the June 27 arrest of the suspects, who have been charged
with conspiring to act as secret Russian agents in this country. Nine of
them are also charged with money-laundering. An 11th person, also named in
the indictment, is at large.
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/politicsglossary/general/at-large/

The diplomatic discussions depend on lawyers reaching a plea arrangement in
federal court in New York, which an attorney for one of the suspects said
could come as early as Thursday. Three arrested in Northern Virginia and two
arrested in the Boston area were transferred to New York on Wednesday,
joining the five others.

In Moscow, an attorney for Igor Sutyagin, a Russian arms researcher who has
spent 11 years in prison on espionage charges, said her client was
unexpectedly brought to the capital on Tuesday from a penal colony in the
far northwest and told that he was being included in the exchange. Sutyagin,
who has maintained his innocence, was also issued a passport.

snip...

WAG, it is OK to rant, it isn’t my thread, it is Velveeta’s, but she is never here and will never know....LOL...LOL...

I listen to the border of Mexico problems and am amazed that no one really understands what is going on or how we are being taken over.

Above is the latest on the spy swap.

In my opinion, this whole thing was planned from the beginning, the ‘o’ got a boost in his rating and we import a guy who will feed us so much disinformation that we will not know the truth, if we step in it.


914 posted on 07/08/2010 1:04:04 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All; WestCoastGal; Velveeta

Grenades Found At Eldorado High School

Eldorado High School was evacuated Thursday morning after grenades were found in
a ventilation system, a Clark County fire official told FOX5.

MORE DETAILS:
http://www.fox5vegas.com/tu/5R4KejktX.html


915 posted on 07/08/2010 1:06:01 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All; WestCoastGal

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070803476_pf.html

Russia to release four prisoners in spy exchange with U.S.

By Jerry Markon, Walter Pincus and William Branigin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 8, 2010; 6:36 PM

Ten Russian spy suspects pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in New
York and were promptly ordered deported to Russia as part of a deal under
which U.S. officials said Moscow would release four prisoners accused of
spying for the West.

Each of the 10 admitted acting secretly as an agent for Russia in violation
of U.S. law requiring foreign agents to register with the government. U.S.
District Judge Kimba M. Wood then sentenced each of them to time served
since their June 27 arrests and ordered their deportation.

Documents submitted in federal court in Manhattan said Russia has agreed to
release four prisoners incarcerated there “for alleged contact with Western
intelligence agencies.”

The four were not immediately named, but reports from Moscow Wednesday
indicated that the government was preparing to release Igor Sutyagin, a
prominent Russian scientist who has been imprisoned for 11 years on
espionage charges he has steadfastly denied.

Three of the Russian prisoners were convicted of spying and are serving
lengthy prison terms, the court documents said. All have served at least “a
number of years” in prison, and several are in poor health, according to the
documents. The Russian government has agreed to release them and their
families for “resettlement,” the documents said.

Three were accused by Russia of contacting Western intelligence agencies
while they were working for the Russian government or its Soviet
predecessor, according to the documents. They said some of the detainees
worked for the Russian military “and/or for various Russian intelligence
agencies.”

snip....


916 posted on 07/08/2010 6:55:41 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All

July 8, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

Newslinks:

(U.K./U.S.) Three Britons Convicted in Airliner Bomb Plot - transatlantic 2006 airline plot targeting America
— Arafat Waheed Khan, Waheed Zaman and Ibrahim Savan
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Three-Britons-Convicted-in-Airliner-Bomb-Plot-—98038874.html
— 3 convicted in third trial in 2006 liquid-bomb plot
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/08/britain.liquid.bomb.convictions/
-— Transatlantic Jet Bombers’ Videos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7330367.stm
-— September 8, 2008: “UK Jury Ruling on Jihadists Ignores Plot to Bomb Transatlantic Jets Headed to America”
http://unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/103.html
-— August 2008: Why Americans Must Reject British Tactics of “Counter-Radicalization” and Quotes from bombers
http://unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/101.html#T08
-— August 16, 2006: “How The Road To Terror Leads Back To London”
http://unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/006.html

(U.K.) Another ISOC President Convicted of Terrorism Offences
— “Waheed Zaman was President of the London Metropolitan University ISOC”
http://hurryupharry.org/2010/07/08/another-isoc-president-convicted-of-terrorism-offences/

(U.K./U.S.) European court halts extradition to US of Abu Hamza
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/185886/European-court-halts-extradition-to-US-of-Abu-Hamza
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/143565/Abu-Hamza-European-Court-of-Human-Rights-delays-US-extradition/
— Terrorist suspects cannot be sent to life in jail in US, European Court rules
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/7880076/Terrorist-suspects-cannot-be-sent-to-life-in-jail-in-US-European-Court-rules.html

(U.S.) Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi pleads guilty
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/07/AR2010070704734.html?hpid=moreheadlines

(UK/Lebanon) Britain’s Lebanese ambassador praises Hizbollah founder
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/lebanon/7879884/Britains-Lebanese-ambassador-praises-Hizbollah-founder.html

(Afghanistan) 2 NATO soldiers and Afghan police official killed
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20100708/afghanistan-thursday-100708/

Afghanistan: Death toll rises in UN convoy attack
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.656748202

(Afghanistan) US to spend $3B to combat Afghan homemade bombs
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iaNy3tJyWoa_4EBlPg-ugi89jeKgD9GQVNH80

(Afghanistan) British troops could end Afghan combat in ‘less than three years’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7879879/British-troops-could-end-Afghan-combat-in-less-than-three-years.html

(Afghanistan) Former US envoy calls for Afghanistan’s partition
— Robert D. Blackwill: “The US polity should stop talking about timelines and exit strategies and accept that the Taliban will inevitably control most of its historic stronghold in the Pashtun south”
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/16-former-us-envoy-calls-for-afghanistans-partition-970-hs-07

Pakistan: Terror war strategy needs to be changed: ISI chief
“Pakistan should consider making changes in its strategy because of changes in US policy about terrorism in Afghanistan.”
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/16-terror-war-strategy-needs-to-be-changed-isi-chief-970-hs-05

Pakistan raises serious objections to UN report on Benazir’s murder
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\09\story_9-7-2010_pg7_2

Iraq: 12 killed in Baghdad on last day of Shiite holiday
— Shiite Muslims again targeted on July 8, 2010, after July 7 suicide bomber kills nearly 60 people
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD9GQQLQ00

Iraq: Baghdad attacks leave 275 people dead, injured
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099626&Language=en

(Iran) Obama: Israeli attack on Iran unlikely
http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=623848

Israel Says Hezbollah Moves Missiles Near Border
http://abcnews.go.com/International/israel-warns-hezbollah-moving-men-missiles-border/story?id=11114502

(Somalia) Al-Shabab Vows Jihad Against New Troops
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Al-Shabab-Vows-Jihad-Against-New-Troops-97939364.html

(Somalia/Kenya) Iraq, Afghan, Pakistan fighters have moved to Somalia: Kenya
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\09\story_9-7-2010_pg7_3

Central African Republic: Ugandan rebels kill four in CAR: Red Cross
— Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Christian Supremacist terrorists
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100708/wl_africa_afp/centrafricaugandarebelsunrest

(Norway/Germany) Three held in Norway ‘al-Qaeda bomb plot’
— BBC: “Three people have been arrested in connection with a plot to bomb targets in Norway, police in Oslo have said.”
— “Two of the plotters were arrested in Norway and one in Germany, said the head of the Norwegian security police, Janne Kristiansen.”
— “The men - a Uighur from China, an Iraqi and an Uzbek - are said to have ties to al-Qaeda and to be linked to bomb plots in the US and UK, Ms Kristiansen said. “
— “US prosecutors say the Norwegian case is linked to foiled bomb plots in New York and the English city of Manchester.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10554523.stm
— Three linked to Al-Qaeda held: Norway police
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jNuJ-Xtl6niPsJ8geJo2SLnNXRLQ
-— Three arrested in Norway for terror plot
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/07/breaking-three-arrested-in-norway-for.html#more

(Turkey) US ‘looking at’ IHH on links to terrorism:
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-215528-102-us-looking-at-ihh-on-links-to-terrorism.html

EU Parliament Approves Terrorist Finance Tracking Agreement
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100708-704196.html

Serbia: Investigators start work at site of alleged Kosovo mass grave
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.657455623

Women’s News:

Iran: Reports that Stoning of Sakineh Ashtiani Halted
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/iran-reports-that-stoning-of-sakineh-ashtiani-halted/
— Guardian: Iran halts woman’s death by stoning
-— Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani could still face death penalty, despite reprieve that follows international campaign led by her children
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/08/iran-halts-woman-death-stoning

— CNN: Iran denying Iranian woman will be executed by stoning
-— CNN: “Iran’s government is denying reports that an Iranian woman convicted of adultery will be executed by stoning, though her death sentence may still be carried out by some other method.”
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/08/iran.stoning/?hpt=T2

— FOX News: Stoning may have been Stopped
http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/07/08/stoning-may-have-been-stopped/
— TVNZ: Iranian woman escapes death by stoning
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/iranian-woman-escapes-death-stoning-3636353

Iran Faces Calls To Stop Woman’s Stoning
http://bit.ly/cNdBGL

Iran: British government joins celebrities in bid to save Iranian mother from stoning
— Sakineh Ashtiani
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1293064/British-government-joins-celebrities-bid-save-Iranian-mother-stoning.html?ITO=1490

Iran must halt woman’s death by stoning
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/07/iftikhar.iran.stoning/?fbid=AY1wgJx0efT

Congressman Quigley Statement on Announced Stoning of Iranian Woman
http://bignews.biz/?id=889945&keys=Congressman-Mike-Quigley-IranianWoman

Iranians still facing death by stoning despite ‘reprieve’
— Fifteen could still die in horrific sentence after being allegedly convicted of adultery
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/08/iran-death-stoning-adultery
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/iranians-still-facing-death-by-stoning-despite-reprieve/

Pakistan: ‘Karo-kari incidents similar to targeted killing’ -
— “honor killings”
— “Describing the complications of honour killings, he said the family members usually end up forgiving each other; hence, the law cannot punish them.”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\09\story_9-7-2010_pg12_15

Pakistan: 342 incidents of violence against women in KP, FATA: report
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\09\story_9-7-2010_pg7_29

India: Govt gets cold feet on honour killings Bill
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/split-in-cabinet-over-punishment-to-honour-killers/126196-3.html?from=tn

India - Tamil Nadu: Accused in ‘honour killing’ surrenders
http://thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article504768.ece

India: ‘I’m shocked by caste killings’
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/jul/080710-Honour-Killing-Neelam-Katara-Khap.htm

(UK) Murder remand for Lancashire “honour killing” - Naeem Butt
http://www.clicklancashire.com/news/local-news/127504-murder-remand-for-lancashire-honour-killing.html

Russia: Drive-by paintballers attack women in Grozny over ‘non-Islamic’ clothes
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/driveby-paintballers-attack-women-in-grozny-over-nonislamic-clothes-2022135.html

Other News:

Somalia: Al-Hayat Editorial Board Director: Fatwas Banning Soccer Reflect Crisis in Islamic World
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4435.htm

Pakistan: Muslim Mob Kills Wife, Children of Christian in Pakistan
— Jamshed Masih
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/22542/

Pakistan: CLAAS updates on Lahore Factory Area Christian blasphemy victims
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=2111

Pakistan: Punjab soup kitchen forbidden to Christians
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Punjab-soup-kitchen-forbidden-to-Christians-18884.html

Pakistan: Acid thrown on power protesters, 30 injured
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\09\story_9-7-2010_pg7_5

Turkey: Christian children singled out in Turkey
http://www.mnnonline.org/article/14439

Macedonia: Wahabists taking over mosques
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/07/macedonia-wahabists-taking-over-mosques.html

(U.S.) “Muslims for Peace” Campaign Launches
— “Muslims for Peace” - Naseem Mahdi, National VP, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/muslims-for-peace-campaign-launches/
— Can Muslim Peace Group End Extremism?
http://www.foxnewsinsider.com/2010/07/08/can-muslim-peace-group-end-extremism/

(U.S.) Muslim community member charged in Marietta mosque fire
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution report: “A member of the Muslim community is suspected of setting the fire that occurred at a Marietta mosque Monday night, Marietta fire officials said Thursday.”
— “Tamsir Mendy, 26, a native of Gambia, has been charged with 1st degree arson and is being held without bail at the Cobb County detention center, said Scott Tucker, Marietta assistant fire chief.”
— “Mosque leaders said Mendy, who describes himself as a “devout Muslim,” had attended their prayer services for a few weeks, Tucker said.
— “Mendy was taken into custody around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Marietta Fire Department headquarters. He is believed to have acted alone, Tucker said.”
— “Officials have ruled out the possibility that the arson was a hate crime, and did not provide details on any possible motives for the fire.”
http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/muslim-community-member-charged-566659.html

(U.S.) Dallas: Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group to Protest Holocaust Museum, Synagogue, Jewish Centers
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/dallas-anti-semitic-protests

(U.S.) NY: A move on Staten Island to broker mosque peace
http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2010/07/a_move_on_staten_island_to_bro.html

France: Constitutional Court to decide on burka ban
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/07/france-constitutional-court-to-decide.html

(Lebanon) France: Islamist preacher warns France against banning the burka — Omar Bakri
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/7878011/Islamist-preacher-warns-France-against-banning-the-burka.html

Against Totalitarianism News:

Communist North Korea: UN draft condemns North Korea for South Korea ship sinking
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/UN-draft-condemns-North-Korea-for-South-Korea-ship-sinking/articleshow/6145440.cms

Against Racial Supremacism:

California: Two teens sentenced in hate attacks: Neo-Nazi gang writings found at A.V. home
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/attacks-20347-hate-sentenced.html
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4289660

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To: All; WestCoastGal; Velveeta; HipShot; ExSoldier; PGalt

Get your news while it is fresh!!!

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http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers40%5Cpaper3910.html

Singapore and Al Qaeda: International Terrorism Monitor -— Paper No. 662

By B. Raman

While the main wing of Al Qaeda based in Pakistan’s tribal areas continues to draw its recruits, volunteers and supporters from the Arabic-speaking residents of West Asia and North Africa, with little command of the English language, its branch based in Yemen known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been drawing its adherents not only from the Arabic-speaking population of the region, but also from the community of Muslims in the English-speaking world who feel more comfortable with English than with Arabic.

2. Its recently started English web journal called “Inspire” is directed to the Muslims of the English-speaking world. It will serve the dual purpose of acting as the propaganda journal of AQAP and on line training facility for enabling self-radicalised jihadis in the English-speaking world to acquire expertise in the use of weapons and explosives and techniques of waging a jihad without having to visit the training camps of AQAP in Yemen.

snip.

13. Since 2001, Al Qaeda has shown an interest in organizing an act of terrorism in Singapore against a US ship touching at the local port similar to the attack on USS Cole at Aden in October 2000. Self-radicalised volunteers like Fadil would come in handy for such operations. Self-radicalised elements in the Singapore Muslim community may not have any grievance against the Singapore Government and may not let themselves be used by Al Qaeda against Singaporean targets, but they could be brain-washed by Al Qaeda to undertake operations against US or other Western targets in Singapore territory.

(The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Associate of the Chennai Centre For China Studies. E-mail: seventyone2@gmail.com)


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To: All

Time to Review the Russian Threat

July 8, 2010

by Dr. Robin McFee

Russia’s Reach – Far more than espionage!

The temptation to suggest ‘Russia is at it again’ with the recent arrests of several operatives in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the US, working under orders from Moscow, ignores the reality that Russia never stopped being…Russia! The end of the cold war was not the end of the cold warrior. She merely adapted. And some could argue, as I have, Russia is far more dangerous today than in the 1980’s. Back then she was oafish and clumsy – a bull if not bully in a crystal shop. Today she is charismatic, has packaged herself as a global honest broker – a force for reason that counters the influence of the US, especially as friend to developing nations, and much smarter in global affairs. Her leader – Putin is savvy, ruthless, and far more capable as a head of state than most of his counterparts world-wide. His protégé Medvedev (Putin-Lite) is more than an able extension of Putin.

snip.

Source: http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.6675/pub_detail.asp


920 posted on 07/08/2010 8:43:59 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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