TERROR NEWS April 1st

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April 1, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

(Afghanistan) Taliban hang 3 alleged Afghan informers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence_21;_ylt=AiDEaKZcxNUE_WY4naxT3trOVoo

(Afghanistan) Seven police killed in Taliban ambush - post in Shorabakdistrict
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070401/ts_afp/afghanistanunrest_070401062908;_ylt=Aq0vgLa8st5qcFD9FpkUY2POVoo

(Afghanistan) Suicide car bomb kills 5 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/01/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Suicide-Blast.php

(Iraq) US air strike targets Baghdad Shia bastion
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/April/focusoniraq_April2.xml&section=focusoniraq

(Iraq) Seven policemen killed in N Iraq
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/01/content_5921428.htm

(Iraq) Sunnis try to blast Al-Qaeda out of Iraq
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1596821.ece

(Iraq) 2 suicide vests found in Green Zone
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_green_zone_1;_ylt=AoBKinVc.s3497qrzj2vRfFX6

Iraqi military spokesman calls areas outside Baghdad 'breeding groundsfor violence" as militants flee crackdown
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/01/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php

Iraq dead up 15 percent despite crackdown
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070401/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_070401112148;_ylt=AmyQRsL0EqqV6yBWuEDvLWdX6

(Iraq) U.S. death toll in March twice that of Iraq forces
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17895953/

(Pakistan) "Rise of jihadist forces weakens Musharraf"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\04\01\story_1-4-2007_pg7_2

Pakistan and the al Qaeda Base Area
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20070401.aspx

Pakistan tribes attack foreign Al-Qaeda militant bunkers - level ofsupport for Taliban in tribes not addressed in article
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070401/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanuzbekistanqaedaunrest_070401053133;_ylt=AsZ_XDCiBALbI5xv9mlsTMPzPuk

(Pakistan) Training tribesmen to fight al-Qaeda being mulled
http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=110413

(Somalia) Fighting in Somali capital continues
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_on_re_af/somalia_40;_ylt=AiYtahR8o94G0ss2uU.2Bk

(Somalia) Fighting resumes in Mogadishu, peacekeeper killed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070401/wl_nm/somalia_conflict_dc_28;_ylt=Aj4pnn9o3TNgqFIV6OHoSd

(Iran) A deadly U.S.-Iran firefight at Iraq border
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1605487,00.html

(Iran) Russian Media Report: 'US ready to strike Iran on Good Friday'
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1173879220977&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Iran) Elite Revolutionary Guard Broadens Its Influence in Iran
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/31/AR2007033101105.html

(Iran/UK) Blasts heard at British Embassy in Iran: witnesses
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp#20315

(Iran/UK) UK Ministers seek deal with Iran for captives - by promisingthat the Royal Navy will never knowingly enter Iranian waters withoutpermission
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/01/wiran01.xml

(Iran/UK) ICM/Telegraph Poll: Only 7% of Britons Favor Military ActionNow Against Iran (my title)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2007/04/01/wiran01.gifhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/01/wiran01.xml

(Iran/UK) Britons oppose military action to free sailors
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879220634&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Iran/UK) Power struggle in Iran over hostages
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1596694.ece

Iran protests alleged shooting by UK soldiers - near Iran embassy inIraq - denied by UK last week
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879224389&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(March 29) (Iran/UK) UK denies troops surrounded Iranian consulate in Iraq
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879207553&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Iran/UK) Bush calls detention of 15 Britons 'inexcusable'
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070401-120127-9830r.htm

(Iran/UK) Pakistan lawmaker urges Iran to release British sailors
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/April/subcontinent_April38.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

Philippine troops to tackle villagers' plight in battle againstal-Qaida militants
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/01/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Military.php

(Philippines) Malaysian terror suspect still hiding in Philippines:report
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/01/eng20070401_362866.html

(Tibet) Dalai Lama's security tightened following 'Lashker-e-Taibathreat'
http://www.hindustantimes.in/news/181_1962369,0008.htm

(Thailand) Narathiwat volunteer killed in ambush
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=117807

(UK) Al-Qaeda is 'still radicalizing British youth' - also sendingterrorist groups in Pakistan hundreds of thousands of pounds in cash to fund jihad
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/01/nislam101.xml

(UK) Al-Qaeda Train Killers At Terror Camps in Britain
http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=al-qaeda-train-killers-at-terror-camps-here--&method=full&objectid=18840789&siteid=62484-name_page.html

(UK) Islamist fundraising, recruitment and training high in Britain:report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070401/wl_afp/britainattackssecurity_070331234505;_ylt=A0WTUc8gqg9GXCEA9Sa9Q5gvhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070401/wl_afp/britainattackssecurity_070331234505;_ylt=A0WTUc8gqg9GXCEA9Sa9Q5gvhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp#20298

(UK) Muslim leaders helped to tackle extremists - Ruth Kelly announces6 million pound "hearts and minds" program
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/01/nislam01.xml

Scandinavian terror stories: Al-Qaeda recruiting Swedish interpreters,Denmark: Open door for bio-terrorists, Norway: TV 2 reporter keeps job after relationship with terror suspect, Norway: More on terror threats
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/04/scandinavian-terror-stories.html

(Germany) Steinmeier defends refusal to take back Guantanamo man MuratKurnaz
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=38295

Germany launches anti-terrorism data-bank
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=38291

(Lebanon) UN: 'Arms smuggling could threaten Lebanon cease-fire'
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879220012&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Lebanon) Rise in radical Islam last straw for Lebanon's Christians
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/01/wleb01.xml

(Hamas) Palestinian Prime Minister Haniyeh gave Saudi cash to Hamas armed wing - $1 million of it transferred to Hamas's armed wing two days before he formed a unity government
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070401/wl_nm/israel_haniyeh_dc_1;_ylt=AgK_h7UbAjn5yBHH5PqHb5fuyuc

(Hamas) "Home tips and calls for jihad on Hamas TV"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/01/whamas01.xml

Arrested Palestinian terrorist in unit receiving U.S. tax dollars
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54972

Israeli army seals West Bank - ahead of Passover holiday
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_closure_2;_ylt=Av8jR_TK7tcj3sR8HYKKaX0Uvio

(Gaza) Clan chief may have abducted BBC reporter
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1597324.ece

(Syria) US House discuss relations with Syrian president
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879225326&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(USA) Military observers absent from center for counterterrorism
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070401-120127-1566r.htm

(DC) Flight attendant takes gun on plane
http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20070331-113008-3444r.htm
(USA) Chasing terrorist cash hard, speaker says
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/ox/article/0,1375,VCS_238_5457122,00.html

(USA) Judge recommends Palestinian Majed Hajbeh be released after four years in jail - on immigration violation - convicted in Jordan in absentia for terrorism
http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=122094&ran=71575&tref=y

(USA) Terror Detainees May Come to Hawaii
http://kgmb9.com/kgmb/display.cfm?storyID=10973&sid=1183

(India) Maoist rebels strike in Bihar -- 500 Maoist Terrorists LaunchAttack in Riga, Bihar
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070007377http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2981

(India) No intelligence input on Maoist attack: Bihar cops
http://www.hindustantimes.in/news/181_1962381,000900030002.htm

Sri Lankan jets bomb Sea Tiger base: military
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/April/subcontinent_April39.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

Sri Lanka seeks to scrap truce with Tigers: report
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/April/subcontinent_April36.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

Other News:

(Germany) Analysis: Paving the Way for a Muslim Parallel Society
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0%2C1518%2C474629%2C00.html

(UK) Schools drop Holocaust teaching for fear of offending Muslims
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=445979&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow

(UK) Muslim teacher loses veil appeal
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article1593055.ece

Woman's 'new' Quran rejects wife-beating -- American convert to Islam criticized for having predetermined agenda
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54973

CAIR's Attack On Steve Emerson
http://www.pipelinenews.org/index.cfm?page=cair33107.htm