ANTI-TERROR NEWS March 16

KSM) News Analysis: 9/11 plotter's confession may aid other defendants http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/16/america/web-0316legal.php

(KSM) Alleged 9/11 Mastermind's Admissions Part Propaganda, Part Truth, Expert Says http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.395668382&par=0 (

KSM) Time: Can KSM's Confession Be Believed? http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1599423,00.html

(US) Padilla recruited, rejected for al Qaeda jihad, document days http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/nation/16911723.htm

(Iraq) One killed as Baghdad Sunni mosque attacked http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/March/focusoniraq_March115.xml&section=focusoniraq

(Iraq) U.S.: 2 more soldiers killed in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070316/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_casualties_2;_ylt=Aqgq6D5khXxLWorPkO27TxdX6GMA

(Iraq) Attack on Sadr official creates tension http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070316/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070315210526;_ylt=AtGAdgbDu9lrnPnvHff8w6JX6GMA

(Iraq) Wary cooperation between U.S., Sadr http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17635348/

Update: Iraq Thursday Attacks - Military finds sophisticated weapon US believes is being supplied by Iran to Shia militias (my title) http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/March/focusoniraq_March114.xml&section=focusoniraq

(Afghanistan) Taliban offers more time for Italian hostage http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/March/subcontinent_March628.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

Afghan driver of Italian hostage executed: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070316/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestitalykidnapmediadriver_070316101242;_ylt=AqqHeepLG3Q0.s3y.C2uJvHOVooA

(Afghanistan) Five shot dead by NATO troops: police http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/March/subcontinent_March629.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Indian Kasmir) Bus stand explosion in Kashmir kills one, wounds 7 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070316/india_nm/india291206_1;_ylt=AmPf4WmiF8RHa3IeSyAdG6g1NXcA

(India Assam) 6 wounded in bomb attack in northeast India http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879099355&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

India scours forests to "avenge" Maoist killings http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070316/wl_nm/india_maoists_forests_dc_1;_ylt=AsaglclEEDQUoPYQDf1i0dhA7AkB http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21395894-1702,00.html

(Lebanon) New Islamic militia forms in Lebanon - led by Shakir al-Abssi http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/new_islamic_militia_forms_in_lebanon/20070316-074316-2533r/

Palestinian Intelligence officer gunned down in Gaza Strip http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879099139&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.395871588&par=0

(Iran) Ahmadinejad asks to attend UN Security Council vote http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21391928-1702,00.html

(Iran) Ahmadinejad says Iran will stick to atomic work http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070316/ts_nm/iran_nuclear_ahmadinejad_dc_3;_ylt=An_gaXqDcSx29VjSGnIYmOxSw60A

(Iran) Report: 'Silent army' can overthrow Iran's mullahs -- Dissident who escaped prison pleads with U.S. to 'trust us' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54718

(Iran) Cleric hits Ahmadinejad for making enemies - Ayatollah Yousef Sanei http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070315-111357-5226r.htm

(UK) 35,000 searched under anti-terror powers http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=442685&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow

(UK) Anti-terror law may be toughened http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1522608.ece

Analysis: Terrorist Threat Grows In North Africa http://www.forbes.com/home/business/2007/03/14/algeria-maghreb-terrorism-biz-cx_0315oxford.html

(Nigeria) French hostage released in southeastern Nigeria http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/16/content_5857680.htm

(Somalia) Bomb blast kills 7 near Somali capital http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070316/ap_on_re_af/somalia_4;_ylt=Aq21sf_Cjq715YXfST23lUiQLIUD

(Somalia) Landmine 'toy' kills seven http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21396367-1702,00.html

(Columbia) Three injured in bomb attack in Colombia http://english.people.com.cn/200703/16/eng20070316_358249.html

(North Korea) Envoy: Dispute over N. Korean funds over http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070316/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear_31;_ylt=AlScoKq9hRV.gqQp3LkxqmSCscEA

Sri Lankan troops kill suspected suicide bomber http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070316/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrest_070316103236;_ylt=Akwr2R8kp1c07JpU8QXrMnktM8oA

Other News: (Minneapolis) Imams' suit risks 'chill' on security http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070316-123415-2121r.htm

Boston: Islamic group sues scholar for libeling Muslims -- Islamic Society of Boston suing Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, David Project, Boston Herald, Fox 25 News, and Steve Emerson http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879095406&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Pakistan arrests 100 Islamist and opposition workers http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21393204-1702,00.html

NY prisons sued over Muslim head covering ban http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879097977&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Australia) Alleged Nazi war criminal back in court http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21392560-1702,00.html