TERROR NEWS March 18th

Iraqi police: Three killed in Baghdad attacks http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879110726&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Iraq) Six US troops killed in Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070318/wl_afp/iraq_070318103127;_ylt=AoXP4QarKV61v7QTE_IMqgtX6GMA

(Iraq) Video shows bomb blowing up U.S. vehicle http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070318/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_video_2;_ylt=AsJYaHsGCSPdr8BUQDAn2n1X6GMA

(Iraq) U.S. Troops Nab 12 Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorists in Raids Across Iraq - Sunday in raids across Iraq, the military said http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,259382,00.html

(Iraq) US general upbeat on Iraq 'surge' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6463529.stm

(Afghanistan) Taliban: kidnapped Italian journalist released http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/18/content_5863405.htm

(Afghanistan) Taliban says Italian journalist handed to Afghan elders http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070318/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanitalytalibankidnaprelease_070318111509;_ylt=AnFVG.4M1PnY86dsNFM.qSTOVooA

(Afghanistan) Militants cut off noses, ears of Afghans - of three Afghan drivers supplying US military bases http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070318/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunrest_070318080415;_ylt=An0_JfQ2wude1UP5EoNqb03OVooA

(Pakistan) Bomb blast at music market in northwestern Pakistani city wounds 2 men, police say http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/18/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Bomb-Explosion.php

(Pakistan) Balochistan cities hit by rockets, bomb blast http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/18/top6.htm

Pakistan lawyer: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claim to be used in defense of suspect in Daniel Pearl's killing - to defend Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/18/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Terrorist-Confession.php

ABC: Pearl Family Doubts KSM Confession http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/03/exclusive_pearl.html

(Somalia) Witnesses: Somali police chief shot dead - was leading a crackdown on insurgents http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070318/ap_on_re_af/somalia_1;_ylt=AoKbgBboo_HyvXqNUJC3QHOQLIUD

(Iran) Delayed nuke plant bolsters Iran resolve http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070317/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear_reactor_3;_ylt=AprdN5ba.IFrt3J3hgZWBZ9Sw60A

(Iran) U.S. position complicates resolution of Iran problem: Russian FM http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/18/content_5861254.htm

Israel, U.S. scale back war-game amid Iran face-off http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070318/ts_nm/israel_usa_iran_dc_1;_ylt=AnXGzfHUy25tqiZkm99atBdSw60A

Hamas affirms firm opposition to recognizing Israel http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=962683

Israel refuses to release frozen Palestinian assets -- Radio http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=962600

U.S. to allow some contacts with non-Hamas ministers http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070318/pl_nm/palestinians_usa_dc

(Syria) Report: France urged Israel to hit Syria http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879109084&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Canada) Montreal a terror haven - Thirty Montreal-area Muslims suspected of being terrorists are under heavy police surveillance, a Journal de Montreal reporter contends in a new book http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=41d89474-2a04-476b-a64b-42bb845894be

(Philippines) Fugitive linked to Al Qaeda is caught - Merang Abante of Abu Sayyaf group http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-briefs18.5mar18,1,6239980.story?coll=la-news-a_section&ctrack=1&cset=true

(Philippines) Police say anti-terror law can pin down communists http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2007/03/18/news/police.say.anti.terror.law.can.pin.down.communists.html

(Malaysia) Muslims deny that Thai restaurants provide funding to insurgent terror http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/18/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Kitchen-Conspiracy.php

Malaysia introduces mandatory death for terror http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070318/wl_afp/malaysiaattackssecuritylaw_070318081224;_ylt=ArcLbakpwoWUqqZ0ssXV0hcTv5UB

(US) State Department's anti-terror initiative has uncertain future http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-terrorside18mar18,0,4159049.story?coll=la-home-headlines

(Spain) ETA Again Launches Extortion Campaign - Protests Against Zapatero http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_19680-ETA-Again-Launches-Extortion-Campaign-Protests-Against-Zapatero.html

Norway recognizes new Palestinian government http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/17/europe/EU-GEN-Norway-Palestinians.php

Sri Lanka says sinks big rebel arms transport ship http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070318/wl_nm/srilanka_attack_dc_1;_ylt=AjJwNfqmblk3cg6vFPZumdItM8oA

Other News: Washington Post: CAIR shill slams Secular Islam Summit, backs caliphate supporter http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015700.php http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/16/AR2007031601941.html

(Florida) Two South Florida Mayors Fall for Islamist Infiltration -- Family Security Foundation http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=810332

(Minneapolis) Target shifts Muslims who won't ring up pork -- Department stores in Minn. reassign some cashiers over religious conflict http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17665989/

Update: Iraqis killed by chlorine bombs - 8 killed, 350 injured by three suicide bombers with chlorine tanks http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6461757.stm http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070317/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=A0WTcU.VGvxFTYgA4Eas0NUE

(Utah) Sulejman Talovic's Salt Lake City Murder Spree Was An Act Of Jihad - Bosnian Muslim rampage at Utah mall "textbook study" of jihadist attack -see External Signs of Radicalization and Jihadist Militancy at JihadMonitor.com http://www.pipelinenews.org/index.cfm?page=saltlake31607.htm http://www.jihadmonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/externals.pdf

(Thailand) 3 children killed in Thai school attack - Insurgents attacked Islamic school with explosives & assault rifles http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070318/ap_on_re_as/thailand_southern_violence;_ylt=A0SOwkcxvfxFATcBPiWs0NUE

Serbian: Four alleged Muslim terrorists arrested http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879105889&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(India) Five Maoist rebels shot in Chhattisgarh http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Five_Maoist_rebels_shot_in_Chhattisgarh/articleshow/1775040.cms

(Iraq) Foes change their focus - blatant attacks by al Qaeda in Diyala province http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070316-102940-2568r.htm (Iraq) Sunni militants disrupt plan to calm Baghdad -

Bombings by Sunni militants now greater danger than Shia gangs http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/17/africa/web.0317insurgent.php

Iran defiant in the face of U.N. sanction http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20070317-124155-9515r

(Canada) Government seeks ban on evidence in terrorism trial -- of Ottawa's Momin Khawaja http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=1e7a4332-543a-430c-9b08-03f69b6ea010

Freed Hamas leader shuns terror tactics - Salah Arouri, released after 15 years, urges political action http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/18/wmid18.xml

(Philippines) Key Abu Sayyaf man nailed after 4 years on the run - Omar Opik Lasal alias Merang Abante http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Philippines/10111778.html

(Nigeria) Troops Search For Kidnappers In Nigeria http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTklUwPxFMg8BIATQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12o0edmsc/EXP=1174278612/**http%3a//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/18/ap/world/main2581629.shtml

Saudi Arabia Routinely Frees Detainees - Gitmo Bay prisoners feed within weeks of return http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/17/AR2007031701378.html


(U.S.) Amid Concerns, FBI Lapses Went On - FBI used flawed procedures to obtain phone records despite escalating concerns http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/17/AR2007031701451.html

(Ireland/UK) Continuity IRA have denied involvement in murders http://www.utvlive.com/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=80874&pt=n

(Sri Lanka) Five soldiers and four civilians die after a LTTE ambush; Navy sinks three Sea Tiger boats http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/4946

(North Korea) Envoys Hash Out Details On N. Korea Deal http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkpzwPxF3bkAXgfQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjcXBoZjEwBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12o1bg5dd/EXP=1174278643/**http%3a//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/18/ap/world/main2581627.shtml