Wednesday, March 21, 2007

UPDATE MARCH 20TH

March 20, 2007 PM Anti-Terrorism News Update: (Pakistan) 46 Die in Militant Clash in Pakistan -- Uzbek Al-Qaeda militants, Pakistan tribesmen clash http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/20/AR2007032000363.html (Pakistan)

Death penalty for fanatic who killed female Pakistani minister over veil http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article1542769.ece

Iraqi forces kill 39 'terrorists' in Sunni province http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070320/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestbattle_070320143241;_ylt=Ap0QgPXBcvqnEnMq6dadOP1X6GMA

(Iraq) Police Yield to Sunni Insurgents' Ultimatum - 5 police stations destroyed in 2 weeks in town north of Baghdad http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/19/AR2007031901083.html

(Somalia) AU commander in Somalia pleads for more troops http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070320/ts_afp/somaliaunrest_070320205830;_ylt=Av2Uf1xaq8ZejVGJb7IQlA_MWM0F

Update: Russia reportedly exits Iran nuke site - Russia pulling experts out from Iranian nuclear reactor they were helping build (Alan Note: to avoid getting bombed?)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_go_co/national_security_letters;_ylt=AsDZwVkie_LQNSJhrwf_.hSs0NUE

Khalid Sheikh Muhammad: Waging Jihad from Prison - Michael Scheuer: KSM's testimony benefits al-Qaeda and causes problems for U.S. http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370285

Norway-Hamas link angers Israel - Israel cancels meeting after Norway's FM meets with new Palestinian PM http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6470669.stm (U.S.)

Watchdog calls FBI abuses inexcusable - DOJ Inspector General says FBI misused info search authority while hunting terrorists http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_go_co/national_security_letters;_ylt=AsDZwVkie_LQNSJhrwf_.hSs0NUE

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