TERROR NEWS BRIEFS May 30th

May 30, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

(USA) Inspector General Report confirms Flight 327 terror dry run —from Detroit to Los Angeles
http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20070530-121308-3365r

Inspector General Report PDF
File:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/elections/DHS-IG-Northwest-327.pdf

(Afghanistan) U.S., Afghan forces clash with Taliban in easternAfghanistan - leaving 6 suspected insurgents dead
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070530/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_2;_ylt=AhFbZ6If.0p_aAQooVADrxHOVooA

(Afghanistan) Six police, guards killed in new Afghan attacks - inKandahar
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070530/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunrest_070530091307;_ylt=AhxzJaDLKLneVk.pc_7.fkTOVooA

Al-Qaida escapee Abu Yahia al-Libi turns up in online video
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070530/ap_on_re_mi_ea/al_qaida_saudi_video;_ylt=A0SOwlmcXV1GdmoAfRNvaA8F

Al-Qaida escapee from U.S. detention in Afghanistan (Abu Yahia al-Libi)lashes out at U.S. Saudi allies
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/30/africa/ME-GEN-Al-Qaida-Saudi-Video.php

(Iraq) 5 Terror suspects detained in Sadr City - Detainees suspected ofweapons trafficking
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.main/index.html

(Iraq) Qaeda-led group claims downing of U.S. helicopter in Iraq
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070530/ts_nm/iraq_helicopter_claim_dc_2;_ylt=AhcLD2M1zSkaVK8bZQQSnY9X6GMA

(Iraq) Freed Iraqis give details of captivity by al-Qaeda
http://test.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_6014084

(Iraq) Mehdi Army suspected in Baghdad kidnap, says Zebari
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070530/ts_nm/iraq_britain_zebari_dc_1;_ylt=AqeyHHq6iEDQiz2ftJS6TKZX6GMA

(Iraq) Shia suburb raided in hunt for abducted Britons
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1859235.ece

(Iraq/UK) SAS on alert to rescue Baghdad Britons
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/30/wirq30.xml

(Iraq/UK) Top UK officials work to free five Iraq hostages
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/May/focusoniraq_May162.xml&section=focusoniraq

Pakistani journalists get bullet ‘warnings’
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070530/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanjusticemedia_070530035142;_ylt=AgESmexWchycm.s0LtLquVTzPukA

(Pakistan) Four killed in southwest Pakistan gunfight - Baluchistan province
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070530/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestsouthwest_070530060108;_ylt=Ag0EpIeTAeC.j3yg6Cx9AjLzPukA

Taliban resurgence worries Indiahttp://www.dawn.com/2007/05/30/top8.htm
India says 3 Pakistani suspected militants killed on Kashmir border
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070530/india_nm/india300613_1;_ylt=Aj8XWk_G_08XThqyOi0RIjI1NXcA

(Bangladesh) Jadid al Qaeda threatens to detonate explosions targetingnational installations
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/30/2007#15

Israeli air strike kills 2 militants in Gaza
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070530/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_dc_132;_ylt=At3BukkItTMouKic3zi_J4fuyucA
Hamas doubles warhead size - of Kassam missiles
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2007/may/05_31_2.html

Hamas to continue attacks on Israel despite IDF strikes
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/864953.html
(Palestinian Authority) Terror chief received U.S. assault rifles -Arrested militant Khaled Shawish doubled as officer in American-backedsecurity detail
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55914

Lebanon charges 11 jihadists with terrorism — charges against membersof Fatah al-Islam
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070530/wl_nm/lebanon_fighting_dc

(Lebanon) Fighting flares again at besieged Lebanon camp
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May512.xml&section=middleeast

(USA) Pentagon Fears Release of Taped Confession of Khalid SheikMohammed Could Inspire Radicals
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276276,00.html

(USA) Update: American Al Qaeda Threatens Attack Worse Than Sept. 11,Virginia Tech Unless U.S. Leaves Mideast
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276252,00.html

(USA) Clash Of Rights Surfaces In Imams’ Lawsuit
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/01/national/main2747929.shtml

Iran top negotiator rejects nuclear freeze
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070530/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticseu_070530081900;_ylt=ApAJYz1UBJGbzsU_zLujuKZSw60A

(Iran) Rice slams U.N. nuke watchdog on Iran
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070529-102343-7972r.htm

(Algeria) From Iraq to Algeria, al-Qaeda’s long reach - Algiers blastssuggest influence in enabling local groups to launch strikes
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18928071/

(Somalia) Four Somalis die in attack on Ethiopian truck: witnesses
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070530/wl_afp/somaliaunrestethiopia_070530091226;_ylt=Ar_.yVuHUFimQLvo4kkVkc6QLIUD

Somali pirates release ship, crew
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070530/ap_on_re_af/somalia_piracy_1;_ylt=ArKoFhtzfdDFC2wKmzVypjCQLIUD

(Sudan) Britain supports US on Darfur, hopes for Security Councilresolution
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/30/africa/AF-GEN-Darfur-Britain.php

Indonesian student faces prison for designing terrorist website
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1311040.php/Indonesian_student_faces_prison_for_designing_terrorist_website

Turkish army build-up fuels anxiety on Iraq border
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070530/ts_nm/turkey_kurds_iraq_dc_1;_ylt=AqFQELLlk0TqmGuDgZYQ7dDtfLkA

(Canada) Appeal delays Canada’s first terrorism case another time —Momin Khawaja trial
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=f06fe075-b216-467e-8ec4-cd2d8a1a1c37

(Thailand) Schools close as security ramps up
http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=119084

(Thailand) “Iron flowers” sent against Thai rebels - femaleparamilitary
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/29/wthai129.xml

(Spain) Update: Eleven Pakistanis cleared of plot to blow-up Barcelonabuildings - five others guilty of collaboration with terrorist organization
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=40317

(Sri Lanka) Six killed as Red Cross returns to Sri Lanka front lines
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070530/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrestredcross_070530080737;_ylt=AlIbJqCv4dVV.vVW6o6pcR8tM8oA
Islamic Society of Boston Dismisses Lawsuit Against Steven Emerson -Press Release by the Investigative Project
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070529/pl_usnw/islamic_society_of_boston_dismisses_lawsuit_against_steven_emerson

Boston Globe: Islamic Society drops lawsuit
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/05/30/islamic_society_drops_lawsuit/

Commentary: 300,000 Supporters of Suicide Attacks in America
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28496

Commentary: The Threat to Lebanon
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28490

Other News:

Malaysia rejects Muslim convert’s bid to be recognized as Christian
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/30/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Religious-Rights.php

Netherlands Interior Minister: No problem jail cells equipped withMecca compass
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/05/netherlands-no-problem-with-mecca.html

(Netherlands) Rotterdam: Port halal certified
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/05/rotterdam-port-halal-certified.html

TERROR NEWS May 29th

May 29, 2007 Late Anti-Terrorism News

(Al-Qaeda) Azzam the American: “Legitimate Demands” — A Video Speechby Adam Yahiye Gadahn Produced by as-Sahab Media
http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications288207&Category=publications&Subcategory=0Associated

Video (Laura Mansfield):
http://www.lauramansfield.com/azzam.rm

(Al-Qaeda) New Tape, Old Threats From American al Qaeda
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/new_tape_old_th.html

Al Qaeda’s American Flack in New Video
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/05/al_qaedas_american_flack_in_ne.php

The Missing Terrorist - Newsweek: Ibn al-Shakyh al-Libi, key source alleged Iraq - Al Qaeda link, missing
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18924256/site/newsweek/

(Iran/Iraq) Tehran’s Secret ‘Department 9000’ — Secret Iranian unitsupplies Iraqi insurgents
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18881815/site/newsweek/

(Iraq) Update: Five Britons abducted in Iraq, 10 U.S. troops killed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070529/ts_nm/iraq_dc_15;_ylt=AlCr.MsvRaiOYO3hkaQV.xdX6GMA

(Iraq) Special Operations: High Profile, but in Shadow - NYT: U.S.Special Ops conduct up to dozen raids nightly
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/world/middleeast/29forces.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

(Iraq) Extremists threaten new gov’t Internet project in universities -believe Internet can spread “un-Islamic” behavior
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/c7114ea872faa478c1ea464cd1b23fbd.htm

Cyber-spies tracking terror on Web
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/05/29/internet.spying/

Taliban learns tactics, PR from al Qaeda
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20070529-012054-5777r.htm

(Afghanistan) Taliban chief demands inquiry into Afghan civilian deaths- Mullah Omar’s new statement
http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=33746

(Afghanistan) EU envoy says police training mission in Afghanistanshould be bigger - 160-person group barely exceeds minimum needed
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May1150.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Pakistan) Four people killed in Pakistan militant clash - 7 wounded in Baluchistan
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May1149.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Pakistan) Blasts in southwest Pakistan over 1998 nuclear test
http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=33747

(Lebanon) UN Security Council ready to vote on Hariri tribunal - Draft faces Russian objections
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1310771.php/UN_Security_Council_ready_to_vote_on_Hariri_tribunal

(Lebanon) Palestinian Islamic Council in Lebanon Head: “The Only Way toLiberate Palestine is by Jihad”
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD160107

(Lebanon) Terrorist suspect arrested in Beirut hotel raid
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May504.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

(Algeria) Al-Qaeda snatch Egyptian engineer
http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=477077

(NYC) Lawyer says terror suspect Syed Hashmi extradited from London isan academic, not a terrorist
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/america/NA-GEN-US-Terrorism-Extradition.php

(USA) Fort Dix tipster shrugs off ‘hero’ title - describes “moral dilemma” in turning in Jihadists
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/29/fort.tipster/index.html

Italy: European Court halts expulsion of Moroccans - acquitted of terrorism charges
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.419521345&par=0

Russians: U.S. Can’t Stop Our Missile — Moscow boasts new ICBM,apparently developed secretly, that it claims can penetrate any defense system
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276014,00.html

(Israel) PM: I have no intention of making any deal with Hamas
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180450946661&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Nigerian armed group to release 6 hostages
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/May/theworld_May839.xml&section=theworld

(Sudan) Darfur women describe gang-rape horror by Janjaweed militia
http://www.newsone.ca/hinesbergjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=12365

Saudi Authorities Crack Down on Forgery Networks
http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2373432

Turkey probes weapons cache from Iran to Syria
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May500.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

Other News:

Islamic Society of Boston Abandons Lawsuit Against The David Project
http://www.davidproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=234&Itemid=102

(Turkey) Islam taking root in Turkey’s bureaucracy
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/29/news/turkey.php

(Malaysia) Christian Convert Fights Malaysian Law
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/27/ap3761905.html

(Canada) Bank of Nova Scotia and Toronto-Dominion Bank consideroffering Sharia-compliant products
http://www.snl.com/interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-5806901-12386

Travelers possibly exposed to drug-proof TB
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18923867/

May 29, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

(Iraq) Car bomb at Baghdad Shiite mosque kills 21
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070529/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestbaghdad_070529112356;_ylt=Agv2TJnmRbPCK3rcQrZ8NjdX6GMA

Iraq: Parked minibus explodes in Baghdad, killing 22 and injuring 58 -attack in Tayaran Square
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_tops_1;_ylt=Ap12AkEKOLpsh.fArb_kuEVX6GMA

(Iraq) 8 U.S. troops said killed Memorial Day - in Diyala province
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070527174089;_ylt=Ar0.hU3TUo9pQrb1dzUML1hX6GMA

(Iraq) Five Britons ‘seized in Baghdad’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6700319.stm

(Iraq) Westerners seized amid explosion of Iraq violence
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070529/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrest_070529120646;_ylt=AhcSQSLn52LaFc4w3FsVdANX6GMA

(Afghanistan) Al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan money man behind Bin Laden— Mustafa Abu Yaz former treasurer to Bin Laden
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070529/wl_asia_afp/qaedaafghanistanegyptchief_070529062357;_ylt=AtzEp9fWAwRlAKDbFCdxDnIwuecA

(Pakistan) Six hurt in bomb blast in Pakistani city of Peshawar
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP231676.htm

(Lebanon) Fatah Al Islam refuses to surrender militants
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May495.xml&section=middleeast

(Lebanon) Clerics mediate as army tightens grip on Nahr al-Bared
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=82588

Lebanese soldier injured in army clashes with militants dies of wounds
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Violence.php

(Lebanon) Moroccans members in Fatah Al-Islam — daily
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1749431&Language=en

(Lebanon) Four killed at Beirut check points
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May493.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

(Lebanon) Trial of suspects in failed Germany train bombing postponed
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Germany-Terror-Investigation.php

Jihadists moving into Lebanon from Syria
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070529-120126-8821r.htm

(Syria) Al-Qaida inspired group launches protest - Tawhid and Jihad
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_mi_ea/syria_al_qaida_1;_ylt=AmLm56F_QqvhYOKQ.vy.LDUwuecAhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3220389&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

(USA) Judge in Padilla case draws praise
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_on_re_us/padilla_judge_2;_ylt=AugB3ZUD6QIBKx7vnkL5EZswuecA

Israeli forces kill 2 Hamas militants in Gaza raid
http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?rpc=401&type=worldNews&storyID=2007-05-29T093154Z_01_L2744756_RTRUKOC_0_UK-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.xml

(Israel) 2 Palestinians killed in Gaza ground operations - Four Fatah activists were apprehended
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708704703&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israeli Commandos Target Hamas Militants
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1267841,00.html?f=rss

(Israel) Kassam lands in open area in W. Negev
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708705472&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Egyptian police detain six Muslim Brotherhood members in Menoufiya
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1310633.php/Egyptian_police_detain_six_Muslim_Brotherhood_members_in_Menoufiya

Iran Charges 3 Americans With Spying
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276003,00.html

(Iran) EU foreign policy chief Solana likely to meet Iran nuclear negotiator Larijani in Madrid Thursday
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708706580&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Thailand) Bomb hurled into Hat Yai hotel
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30035500

(Thailand) Two killed, 11 injured in new Songkhla explosion
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30035404

(Thailand) Bomb kills four in Muslim southern Thailand
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/wl_nm/thailand_security_south_dc_2

(India) Security beefed up at Mumbai airport after threat call
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Security_beefed_up_at_Mumbai_airport_after_threat_call/articleshow/2083642.cms

(India) 1993 Mumbai blasts: Four ex-customs officers sentenced
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/1993_blasts_4_ex-customs_officers_sentenced/articleshow/2082829.cms

(Somalia) Two die as grenades thrown at troops in Somalia
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/wl_nm/somalia_conflict_dc_2;_ylt=At54ZOIgV8PTUMQ_jd5jOB6QLIUD

(Sudan) USA imposes new sanctions on Sudan - Steps aimed at halting bloodshed in Darfur
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18912290/

(Sudan) US Treasury Designation Targets Sudanese Government, Rebel Leader
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp426.htm

(Mauritania) Up to 10 years jail requested for Islamists on trial in Mauritania
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/wl_africa_afp/mauritaniatrialattacks_070528193028

Congo-Kinshasa: Massacred Villagers Found Dead in Their Beds
http://allafrica.com/stories/200705280686.html

Nigerian militants: considering request by new president for cessation of hostilities
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/africa/AF-GEN-Nigeria.php

(Canada) Terror cell suspects in court - two among bomb plotters in southern Ontario
http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1180413478518&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1014656511815

(UK) Academics oppose UK Govt drive to root out Islamic extremists at universities (my title)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/29/wmuslim29.xml

(UK) Boom in anti-terror spending
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/05/29/cnterror29.xml

Italy: Terror Charges against Milan Imam dropped under statute of limitations
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.419049111&par=0

Italy to expel 2 Moroccans acquitted of terrorism charges
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Terrorism.php

(Spain) Three Pakistanis sentenced for financing al-Qaeda in Spain
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1310665.php/Three_Pakistanis_sentenced_for_financing_al-Qaeda_in_Spain

(Spain) Bomb expert says type of explosive not clear used in 2004 Madrid train bombing attack
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=40260

(Australia) Pipe bomb detonated near APEC meeting
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bomb_detonated_near_APEC_meet/articleshow/2081961.cms

(Australia) Bill to stop Hicks making money from story
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21814241-1702,00.html

Venezuela accuses CNN of linking Chavez to Al-Qaeda
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Venezuela_accuses_CNN_of_linking_Ch_05292007.html

(Nepal) Blast kills nine in Nepal - year after signing peace pact with Maoist insurgents
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070529/43/6gdy9.html

Sri Lankan capital on alert after bomb blasts kill 11
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070529/wl_afp/srilankaunrestsecurity_070529073639;_ylt=Ann_R8lHvDjrRAlfOCjW47gtM8oA

Serb police detain 7 ex-paramilitaries in connection with 1991 killings of Croats
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/europe/EU-GEN-Serbia-War-Crimes.php

MEMRI: Islamist Websites Monitor No. 104
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD160007

Other News:

(Australia) Report: “Anti-Islamic writer” Ayaan Hirsi Ali stirs hatred, Muslims warn
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21811256-5006784,00.html

(Pakistan) Imam-e-Kaaba invited to Lal Masjid - Mullah Aziz “suggestedthe government announce enforcement of Sharia through Sheikh Assadis”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\29\story_29-5-2007_pg7_14

(Pakistan) Editorial: “Islamic” laws gone wrong
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\29\story_29-5-2007_pg3_1

(India) J&K priest issues fatwa against Army for rebuilding mosques
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/JK_priest_issues_fatwa_against_Army/articleshow/2082470.cms

(India) Kashmir youths defy LeT rebel threat to audition for ‘Indian Idol’
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/ennew_afp/entertainmentindia_070528200420;_ylt=AsGicpxv2eWgLA_xOHYJyaw1NXcA

Malaysian PM: Muslims ‘at crossroads’
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/malaysia.muslim.ap/index.html

(UK) Setback for Muslim sect’s ‘mega-mosque’ in London
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article1853589.ece

(Belgium) Brussels: No Jihad street
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/05/brussels-no-jihad-street.html

Turkey asks U.S. not to violate its airspace again
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070529/ts_nm/turkey_usa_violation_dc_1;_ylt=AjroGb.5.EZpm66zMzmdQiDtfLkA

University of Colorado President Recommends Firing Ward Churchill
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275999,00.html

(Washington State) Vandals Burn Dozens of American Flags DecoratingVeterans’ Graves, Replace With Swastikas
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275974,00.html

Pope to restore Vatican office dealing with Muslims
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/europe/EU-REL-Vatican-Muslims.php

TERROR NEWS BRIEFS May 28th

May 28, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

Happy Memorial Day, USA

(Afghanistan) Afghan clash kills militants, civilians - Taliban ambushof supply trucks in southern Afghanistan - estimated two dozen dead

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_10;_ylt=AgKjLUhcT31HX7zYxE.dEZDOVooA

(Iraq) Car bomb kills at least 19 in Baghdad - in Sinak commercialdistrict

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_violence_4;_ylt=AuUAb4eU6GaqwYevP7rVlxBX6GMA

(Iraq) Insurgents hijack 2 buses in Baghdad - kidnapping at least 15passengers, at least 3 police killed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_violence_2;_ylt=Ao8mW9BtYnXlFz0bgup1C.VX6GMA

(Iraq) Security forces foil bus kidnap attempt - in Fadhel Sunnineighborhood
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21809695-1702,00.html

(Iraq) Update: Troops free 42 Iraqis held by al-Qaida
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070527174067;_ylt=AsmFYgvWE_8xPM3OK7YUNAAwuecA

(Iraq) U.S., Iraqi troops find Qaeda prison camp in Iraq
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/iraq_camp_dc_1;_ylt=ApA5.uzursjb3EKJnQmEpTIwuecA

(Iraq) Report: Militants widen reach as terror seeps out of Iraq - Iraqbegins to export Islamist fighters
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/28/africa/28exodus-web.phphttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/May/focusoniraq_May153.xml&section=focusoniraq

(Pakistan) Bomb kills guard in southwest Pakistan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestsouthwestbomb_070528051809;_ylt=Aq5YIdlUqFdePY7W5AD9UzXzPukA

(Pakistan) Van blast kills security guard in Quetta - other car bombsand bomb thrown into house to threaten govt officials
http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/28/top5.htm

(Pakistan) Two firing incidents in northern Pakistan kill five people -in Tank and Bannu in NWFP
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1749116&Language=en

Pakistan Prime Minister Aziz: ‘Al Qaeda leaders not present in
Pakistan’
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Al-Qaida_leaders_not_present_in_Pak/articleshow/2078113.cms

(Pakistan) FBI team seeks money laundering and transfer records fromPakistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\28\story_28-5-2007_pg7_8

Hamas rockets fall, Israel eyes escalation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_dc_119;_ylt=AirOpTX5c0woAv2u7GQrRVjuyucA

(Israel) One wounded as ten Kassam rockets land in western Negev
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708697525&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) 3 Kassam rockets land in Sderot
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708698140&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) Report: Jerusalem ‘Terror cell in capital ready for attacks’ -Militant leader claims Israeli residents recruited to carry out bombings
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55896

(Israel) Al-Qaeda: Help Fatah al-Islam attack Israel
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3405037,00.html

Lebanese Army soldier wounded in skirmishes with Palestinian militants
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1749143&Language=en

Lebanese army and Islamists clash violently - in short fire fight
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrestcamp_070528074413;_ylt=AvnkbnIcWkZi9_ATtbUYMYfagGIB

Lebanon: Clashes resume at Nahr al-Bared refugee camp
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.418925808&par=0

(Lebanon) Four injured in Beirut grenade blast
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\28\story_28-5-2007_pg7_29

(Thailand) Bomb kills four in Muslim southern Thailand - in Songkhla
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/wl_nm/thailand_security_south_dc_2;_ylt=AhFYROmiGNu6h.VqU528AP_uNREB

(Thailand) Thai police search for culprits after 7 bombs wound 13 - hithotels, shops, restaurants in Hat Yai
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/wl_asia_afp/thailandsouthunrestblast_070528061508;_ylt=AoOuyveDSE0kO8dk9qq40I_uNREB

(Indian Kashmir) Two more die in fresh Kashmir border violence
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070527/wl_sthasia_afp/indiapakistankashmirunrest_070527105400;_ylt=Ah7dEz33XnyErWceVwOk6y01NXcA

(Indian Kashmir) ‘Terrorists waiting for troop reduction’
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Terrorists_waiting_for_troop_reduction/rssarticleshow/2078103.cms

Spain makes 14 terror arrests - of suspected Islamic terroristsrecruiting to fight in Iraq, Afghanistan - most Pakistani origin
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/28/spain.arrests/index.html

(USA) More details on Flight 327 released - air marshals stateterrorist dry run on Northwest Flight 327 from Detroit to LA
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070527-115545-3054r.htm

US Congressional delegation angers Egypt with Muslim Brotherhood visit
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708695136&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Algeria) Terror: former leader of GSPC, Hassan Hattab is to appearbefore court
http://www.echoroukonline.com/english/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6359

Yemen says will take most Yemeni Guantanamo inmates
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070527/wl_nm/yemen_usa_guantanamo_dc

Yemen buys bombs from civilians
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/27/yemen.weapons.reut/index.html

(USA) Study cites lack of terrorism-linked deportation
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18898678/

(USA) Report: Energy Department guards get low pay, little training
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/27/homeland.security.guards.ap/index.html

Norway: Letter smuggling attempt by terror suspect
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/05/norway-letter-smuggling-attempt-by.html

(UK) Journey into terror of my brother the 7/7 leader
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1845237.ece

(Sri Lanka) Nine killed in fresh Sri Lanka violence
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070527/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrestkillings_070527170443;_ylt=AmofiKtctr6NPv3YN_vtjIktM8oA

Other News:

Pakistan officials defend blasphemy laws (my title)http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\28\story_28-5-2007_pg7_1

Malaysian court to settle Islam’s power
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070527-101833-8758r.htm

Iran offers Gulf states nuclear help
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21810166-1702,00.html

(UK) 1,000 men living legally with multiple wives despite fears over exploitation - common in Muslim communities
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article1848488.ece

Switzerland: Bishop suggest monitoring mosques
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/05/switzerland-bishop-suggest-monitoring.html

Late May 27th News

(Afghanistan) Suicide bombing kills two civilians in Afghanistan
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=169a1853-56e7-4f38-a83d-4852f680a5d0&MatchID1=4467&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=4&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1110&PrimaryID=4467&Headline=Suicide+bombing+kills+two+civilians+in+Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Update: Taliban attack kills 6 Afghan police officers
http://www.kxly.com/news/?sect_rank=6§ion_id=563&story_id=11368

(Afghanistan) Blast hits foreign forces in Afghanistan
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL206057.htm

(Afghanistan) Foreigners in the sights of new Taliban operation
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070527.wtaliban0527/BNStory/Front

(Iraq) U.S. Military Rescues 41 Iraqis From Al Qaeda Prison - Largest number of detained Iraqis found in single Al Qaeda hide-out
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275716,00.html

(Iraq/Turkey) Iraq urges Turkey to resolve PKK issue politically
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KHA344858.htm

(Iraq) U.S. raids in Iraq target Shiite cells
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070527/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=A0WTcVBlkVlGMjwAYg6s0NUE

(Gaza) BBC journalist ‘could be free soon’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6664258,00.html

Iran says keeping word to Russia over atomic plant
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2007/05/27/iran_says_keeping_word_to_russia_over_atomic_plant/

(Gaza/Israel) Hamas says Israel wound gunmen in fresh violence
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070527.wtaliban0527/BNStory/Front

(UK) Britain extradites U.S. man on terrorism charges
http://in.today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-05-28T064501Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-300237-1.xml

(Congo) Rwandan combatants attack Congo village, killing 17
http://www.woi-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6574978&nav=1LFX

(Philippines) Communist rebels kill 3 soldiers
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN229433.htm

(Columbia) Government deal will free dozens of jailed FARC rebels
http://www.miamiherald.com/579/story/120100.html

TERROR NEWS May 27th

May 27, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News


Al-Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri urges Iraqis to export jihad to Other Middle Eastern Countries

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1845232.ecehttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275714,00.html

Lebanon gunmen dig in for ‘two-year battle’


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/27/wleb27.xml


(Lebanon) Fatah al-Islam Preparing for Final Showdown With Army

http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/C4C4DBE371B92970C22572E60034A8B1?OpenDocument

(Lebanon) Sporadic gunbattles flare in Lebanon camp

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May453.xml&section=middleeast
(UK) Police to get tough new terror powers - new anti-terrorism laws proposed giving “wartime” powers to the police to stop and question people

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1845196.ece
(Afghanistan) Taliban launches new Afghan operation — targeting government and foreign forces

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070527/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence_3;_ylt=ArnE56.wFyy0SCaRjMXfBiHOVooA
(Afghanistan) Taliban: 3 Afghan aid workers released

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070527/ap_on_re_as/afghan_aid_workers_5;_ylt=Aqrew8nDoNZGpQueRxr17UXOVooA
(Afghanistan) Eighteen police killed this year in Afghan war on opium

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070527/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestdrugs_070527080053;_ylt=Aj0ZmuLL.Z47NkZkgCba5IbOVooA
(Iraq) U.S., Iraqi troops raid Sadr City again

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070527/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070527080128;_ylt=Avhykicp5MM5hKOA4pb5klRX6GMA
(Iraq/Iran) Washington and Tehran to hold first substantial talks in 27 years — meeting on Iraq

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070527/pl_afp/usiraniraqunrestpoliticsdiplomacy_070527075127;_ylt=AtJOswxUuKpRpXijdNbL1DpX6GMA
(Iraq) U.S. security contractors open fire in Baghdad

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18887713/

Israeli killed in Palestinian rocket attack - on Sderot

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070527/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_sunday_dc_2;_ylt=AgQzFRedyYLEiyrVL9qmOK3uyucA
Israel warns militants as rocket kills civilian

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070527/wl_mideast_afp/mideast_070527095738;_ylt=AoRqo_8KdU3o1.IVTztZrAgTv5UB
(India) Bin Laden’s posters raise concern

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bin_Ladens_posters_raise_concern/rssarticleshow/2076856.cms
(Pakistan) 3 soldiers killed in blast near Tank

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\27\story_27-5-2007_pg1_6

(Pakistan) Extremism threat to Pakistan’s solidarity

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\27\story_27-5-2007_pg1_1

(Pakistan) Taliban kidnap two in Lakki Marwat

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\27\story_27-5-2007_pg7_2

(Pakistan) Militants threaten music shops in DIK

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\27\story_27-5-2007_pg7_1

(Pakistan) US warns citizens against travel to Pakistan - because of terror threats against Western interests in country

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\27\story_27-5-2007_pg1_3

(Pakistan) 10,000 Pak police withdrawn from Lal Masjid mosque operation

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May1072.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
(Thailand) 5 soldiers injured in ambush in Yala - by Muslim insurgents

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30035318

(Thailand) Village head, 7-year-old son injured in drive-by shooting in Pattani - by Muslim insurgents

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30035318

TERROR NEWS May 26th

May 26, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

(Washington DC) 9-11 memorial takes shape at Pentagon

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_us/pentagon_memorial

(Iraq) Combined mortar and car bomb attack on Baghdad neighborhood in Bayaa (my title) - killing at least 6

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070526/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestbaghdad_070526090803;_ylt=AqHaae9sB31Dxg9PA0DSxNBX6GMA

(Iraq) Two people killed in explosions in Kirkuk, Mosul

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=987539

(Iraq) U.S. forces raid al-Sadr’s stronghold - kill five suspected militia fighters in air strikes - leader of cell facilitating bombs from Iran to Iraq

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070525152082;_ylt=AmkMk0sgp4yjXo325S1R9_tX6GMAhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275636,00.html

(Iraq) U.S.: ‘Cell leader’ with Iran links nabbed in Sadr City

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/26/suspected_terrorist_leader_seized_in_iraq/4223/

(Iraq) Three US troops killed in Iraq

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/SectionHomeL.asp?section=theworld

(Iraq) Report: U.S. is studying ways to reduce its troops in Iraq

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/25/news/strategy.phphttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/May/focusoniraq_May143.xml&section=focusoniraq

Iraqi Interior: terror groups stationed in triangle near Baghdad

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=987555

(Afghanistan) NATO soldier killed in southern Afghanistan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070526/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestnato_070526090320;_ylt=ApnYqD7zh4aEj3LEiKUPEEnOVooA

(Afghanistan) Suicide attack hits Afghan city, three police wounded - Kandahar

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070526/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestsuicide_070526102511

(Pakistan) Roadside bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers - in northwest Pakistan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_soldiers_attacked_6;_ylt=AkWnxXSE4rkHLX9VeiR44sTzPukA

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid gears up for attack on CD, video shops: Taliban jihad in NWFP backed

http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/26/top7.htm

(Pakistan) Unknown armed men in Pakistani city of Quetta kill four people

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=987497

(USA) Texas jihad suspect convicted on weapons charge - Pakistan native Syed Maaz Shah

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/052507dntexterrorcharges.271768e.html

thanks to JihadWatch USA/UK) Al-Qaeda suspect extradited from Britain to US - Pakistan-born US national Syed Hashmi, charged with supply weapons to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070526/wl_uk_afp/britainattacksus_070526082248;_ylt=Ah2NGXMvek9wMD8bopN2tL8wuecA

Israel pounds Hamas positions in Gaza, arrests Palestinian minister - killing at least 4 Hamas fighters

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070526/ts_nm/palestinians_israel_dc_103;_ylt=Akk4VA7Da61BCAcobeBvO_zuyucA

(Israel) Four Hamas terrorists killed in intensified IAF air strikes

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708680049&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Gaza) Islamic Jihad operatives manage to escape air force strike in Gaza City

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3404601,00.html

Lebanon gives last chance for talks to end deadly clashes — sniper fire stopped thousands from fleeing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070526/ts_afp/lebanonunrest_070526083955;_ylt=Akc0hqYc0ANvhKIT.OLuK5PagGIB

(Lebanon) ‘Free hand’ for Lebanon army to hit militants

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/26/wleb26.xml

(Lebanon) Hezbollah head warns against raid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6694207.stm

(Lebanon) ‘Fath Al-Islam’ Military Commander: We Are ‘Ready To Blow Up Every Place In Lebanon’http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD159907
(India) Seven killed, 30 injured as ULFA bomb blast strikes in Assam

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=7a0ab473-2c53-47ac-82f6-dc348429ae6f&MatchID1=4465&TeamID1=10&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1109&MatchID2=4467&TeamID3=2&TeamID4=4&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1110&PrimaryID=4465&Headline=Seven+killed%2c+30+injured+as+ULFA+strikes+in+Assamhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_as/india_blast_4;_ylt=AirIE4av7qW535YalyuprdpA7AkB

(India) Security tightened at Surat textile market after threat callhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=0040f826-3da6-4870-9353-6539cc2787d1&MatchID1=4465&TeamID1=10&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1109&MatchID2=4467&TeamID3=2&TeamID4=4&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1110&PrimaryID=4465&Headline=Threat+to+bomb+textile+market

(Somalia) Roadside bomb explodes in Somali capital, killing 2 civilians and wounding 5

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/26/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia.php

(Somalia) Mogadishu deputy mayor survives bomb attack

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070526/wl_nm/somalia_conflict_dc_1;_ylt=Ak2HmhGae0tZXunWLAWIcliQLIUD

Somalia: Speaker Urges Eritrea to Stop Spreading Terrorism in Ethiopia, Somalia

http://allafrica.com/stories/200705240820.html

(Nigeria) Gunmen seize foreign workers in Nigeria - including 3 Americans

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_on_re_af/nigeria_oil_unrest_5;_ylt=AsLznh9FVYvbYgdMKfhVK2vZ9YEA

(Thailand) Four Muslims shot dead by suspected Islamic rebels in Thailand’s restive south

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070526/wl_asia_afp/thailandsouthunresttoll_070526052522;_ylt=AhslkTQcDmDW3XwHSIP0peLuNREB

(Thailand) 2 paramilitary troopers injured, villager killed in Yala attacks

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30035261

(Philippines) Soldiers attacked in Philippines by gunmen

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_as/philippines_elections_1;_ylt=AvJA1JT1AjCaUreZkLot9U9UKYUA

(China) Pentagon Report Says China’s January Missile Test on Satellite, Other Actions Cause for Concern

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275445,00.html

(UK) Racist Muslim preacher is deported to Jamaica - Abdullah el-Faisal influenced July 7 2005 bomber

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1842717.ecehttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708682664&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(UK) Fourth Terror Suspect On The Run (my title) - Iraqi Bestun Salim, an associate of terror chief Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/news/tm_headline=terror-suspect-no4-is-named—&method=full&objectid=19201604&siteid=66633-name_page.html

(UK) Terror suspect Ibrahim Adam was ‘nice guy’

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007240274,00.html

(UK) New picture of missing terror suspect Cerie Bullivant issued

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1840171.ece

(UK) Muslim party Hizb-ut-Tahrir in posters denial

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/news/tm_headline=muslim-party-in-posters-denial%26method=full%26objectid=19195934%26siteid=50002-name_page.html

(USA) Report: IRS poor at finding terrorists

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_go_ot/irs_terrorists_6;_ylt=AtU7e.l.OUAQVlTB3UcYNwITv5UB

(USA) Senate moves to expand detainee rights - at Guantanamo Bay

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/congress_detainees_5;_ylt=AiHYGELZ9.8EDLdKPRkw47gTv5UB

(USA) Oregon: ELF arsonist Chelsea Dawn Gerlach sentenced to 9 years

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_us/ecoterrorism_sentence_1;_ylt=ApL4Q7nJp8IH3hX.BehgwP4Tv5UB

Iran Nuclear: Russia concerned over delay of Bushehr project

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.418616565&par=0

Other News:

Turks rally against pro-Islamic leaders

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_rally_1;_ylt=AnSwAXGZm1Oaqh.odLqA_FbtfLkA

(USA) Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan speaks at Chicago Catholic church

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/26/america/NA-GEN-US-Farrakhan.php

(Belgium) “50 percent of Belgians want headscarf ban”

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=24&story_id=40226

Germany: $16 Million in Counterfeit Bills Seized in Cologne

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,485088,00.html

(Iran) About 70 pct of Iran oil income in non-U.S. dollar

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070526/wl_nm/iran_forex_oil_dc_2;_ylt=Ase1FV7dMZaCAygUzM7_S3BSw60A

Canada revokes citizenship of 2 ex-Nazis

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/26/canada_revokes_citizenship_of_2_exnazis/1298/

Propaganda Alert:
(Iraq) BBC Reports “Sadr calls for Sunni co-operation” - fails to report Al-Sadr chants against USA and Israel

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6694053.stmhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708680814&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

TERROR NEWS May 25th

May 25, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

(Afghanistan) ‘Al-Qaida ready for prisoner swap with any party’

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708678429&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Afghanistan) Al-Qaeda Video is authentic says Egyptian Islamists’ Lawyer

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.418154850&par=0

(USA) House, Senate pass war funding bill - funds military operations,mostly in Iraq, through September

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/24/iraq.funding/index.html

(Iraq) Bomb hits security company vehicle in Iraq - in Basra

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070525/wl_uk_afp/iraqunrestbasra_070525111345;_ylt=Ascc9mEmjsmeIAsC7DR99BtX6GMA

Iraq: Al-Qaeda Militia Attack Sunni village near Baquba, killing 5

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.418396436&par=0

(Iraq) Militants bomb Baghdad bridge - Thursday night

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=987079

(Iraq) Six more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070525/ts_nm/iraq_dc_13;_ylt=Ah37ZJzKMr7SmBuhIXByg3xX6GMA

(Iraq) 260 Iraqi terror cells dismantled, 250 hostages freed in year:minister

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=987029

(Iraq) Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr appears at prayers in Iraq

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070525/ts_afp/iraqpoliticssadr_070525085248;_ylt=Aq5b2WqR4ba59_KDaG7zltZX6GMA

(Iraq) Al-Sadr delivers sermon in Kufa mosque: “No, no for the devil.No, no for America. No, no for the occupation. No, no for Israel”

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708680814&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Iraq’s Sadrists follow Hezbollah’s path

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IE26Ak07.html

(Iraq) “How-to” Manual Found in Al Qaeda Safe House Shows Disturbing Torture Methods

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275341,00.htmlhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21792439-2,00.html?from=public_rss

(Iraq/Iran) US forces capture Iran-linked “terror cell leader”

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May420.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

(Iraq/Iran) Iranian ambassador to Iraq to head Tehran team for directU.S.-Iran talks in Baghdad

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/25/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-US-Talks.php

(Pakistan) Islamabad radicals free police officers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_radical_mosque_1;_ylt=AhywoU_EhK.jk5G0121jdeDzPukA

Pakistani elders resign over raid on militants - protesting Tuesday’sraid on an Islamist training camp

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070525/wl_nm/pakistan_waziristan_dc_1;_ylt=AmqhHFW8.itwNL3XPkric4HzPukAhttp://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.418384095&par=0

(Pakistan) 1,471 people were reported killed in terrorist incidents in Pakistan during 2006 - and challenges in Pakistan (my title)

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/24/opinion/edhaggani.php

(India) Suspect detained in Hyderabad mosque bombing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_on_re_as/india_mosque_bombing_5;_ylt=AqHXkCpucPsaLX_O3N4k9yBA7AkB

(India) Six get five to 14 years’ RI in Mumbai blasts case

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May977.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Israel) IAF attacks Hamas positions; 4 Kassams fired at Israel

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708680049&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim Kassam attacks

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708680241&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Palestinian gunners fire shells at Israeli targets

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=987187

Israeli air strike near Palestinian PM’s home

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070525/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_dc_90;_ylt=Ankacdq.9CZrrK1J6JKeClnuyucA

Palestinian PM Haniyeh’s advisor tells Israeli TV: “projectiles arelike fireworks”

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=22338

(Israel) Troops arrest six terror suspects in West Bank
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708679229&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Lebanon army warns it will react ‘forcefully’ if attacked by FatahAl-Islam

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070525/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrestarmy_070525073528;_ylt=AuYW6JWfyDQkRonUjopk673agGIB

(Lebanon) North braces for next round at Nahr al-Bared

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=82522

(Lebanon) U.S. Rushes Supplies to Lebanese Army Fighting AlQaeda-Inspired Islamic Militants

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275372,00.html

(Turkey) 13 potential suicide bombers caught in Turkey over past month

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=112233

(Turkey) Al-Iraqi’s Turkish attorneys to reveal details of case

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.418356243&par=0

(Philippines) Suspected backers of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah slain

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_re_as/philippines_militants_1;_ylt=AiD3OYd93.tGJKQrR7BpF0ZUKYUA

(North Korea) Report: North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles Toward Sea of Japan

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275376,00.html

Somali Islamists make ‘martyr’ video

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_re_af/somalia_islamic_insurgents_1;_ylt=Ap6Ey_gBsUyex7IOqkeQXbKQLIUDhttp://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/7681862.html

(Nigeria) Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap 6 oil workers, including 1 Indian,security forces say

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/25/africa/AF-GEN-Nigeria-Oil-Unrest.php

(USA) Strike at US nuclear weapons site raises security fears

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070525/ts_alt_afp/usnuclearsecuritylabor_070525005602;_ylt=AtwjnAjyHxvv5zjRq8mxXjkTv5UB

(USA) KKK: Homegrown terrorists

http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070525/NEWS/705250304

(UK) Home Secretary threatens rights opt-out after terror suspects flee

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1833846.ece

Commentary: Media bombs

http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20070524-083912-5122r.htm

Other News:

(USA) Mosques awarded Homeland Security grants — CAIR urges Muslim clerics to cash in on federal funds

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55859

U.S. opens a sheltered path to asylum for some Iraqis

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/25/america/25asylum-web.php

Canadian Islamists trying to bring in Sharia — through banking

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\25\story_25-5-2007_pg7_10

"MORE" - TERROR NEWS May 24th

May 24, 2007 PM Anti-Terrorism News

(Afghanistan) Al-Qaeda’s Afghan head ‘named’ - Al Jazeera airs videoshowing Mustafa Abu al-Yazid presenting himself as leader

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070524/tpl-uk-security-qaeda-yazid-81f3b62.html

(Turkey) Al-Qaeda militant said extradited by Turkey to U.S. — Abdal-Hadi al-Iraqi

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/ts_nm/iraq_qaeda_turkey_dc_1

(Iraq) Bush warns of heavy fighting in Iraq this summer

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/24/bush/index.html

(Iraq) “How-to” Manual Found in Al Qaeda Safe House Shows Disturbing Torture Methods

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275341,00.html

(Iraq) Morgue Data Show Increase In Sectarian Killings in Iraq

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/23/AR2007052301780.html

(Iran) Bush Pledges to Work With Allies to Strengthen Sanctions Against Iran

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275183,00.html

Iranian leader warns Israel it may be “uprooted” - Ahmadinejad warns Jewish state against attacking Lebanon this summer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11497240/

(Iran) Iranian President Warns Israel Against Attacking Lebanon, Repeats Nuke Stance

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275159,00.html

Hamas Extending the Conflict to Judea and Samaria

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122530

(Israel) Drug dealer sentenced to prison for passing info to Hezbollah- Gave info during war & conspired to import narcotics

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/862864.html

(USA) Death from WTC dust added to 9/11 toll

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_re_us/attacks_health;_ylt=AuqhZoLJx1ej7eaZ9sfCBHys0NUE

U.S. Financial Sector Prepares Fall Test of Pandemic Response Capabilities

http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070524/0257540.html

Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religion

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/24/africa/thai.php

Thailand: Islamist Insurgency with No End? Part One (of Two)

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/global.php?id=988760

Thailand: Islamist Insurgency With No End? Part Two (of Two)

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/global.php?id=998278

(Australia) PM brushes off ‘fear-monger’ tag

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21788781-1702,00.html

(UK) Terror Suspects Want to “Wage Jihad” Against West

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/7876

France demands release of Hamas officials

http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/5/24/france-demands-release-of-hamas-officials/

Colombia rebels press France’s Sarkozy on hostages - FARC wants Sarkozyto broker deal

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N24341135.htm

Other News:

Two Muslim Authors React to Survey of Muslim-American Attitudes Toward U.S.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275195,00.html

Oregon Public Broadcaster To Distribute Controversial Islam Program

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6446177.html

Australia: Muslim taxi drivers refuse to carry blind passengers with seeing-eye dogs

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21785791-421,00.html

Propaganda Alert:

Family speaks of Fatah Islam leader

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_militant_profile

TERROR NEWS May 24th

May 24, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

(Iraq) Car bomber kills 27 at funeral in Iraq - in Fallujah

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/wl_nm/iraq_funeral_dc_4;_ylt=AqItZpcijcQHuaRDUGLIo7VX6GMA

(Iraq) U.S. Military Confirms Identity of Murdered Soldier, DeniesReports of Second Body

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275144,00.html

(Iraq) Two US soldiers die in combat operations in Western Iraq

http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1747878&Language=en

Turkey: Raids into Iraq mulled in wake of Ankara blast

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.417940848&par=0

Turkey’s leader backs attack on Kurds

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_bomb_3;_ylt=AoMFNIuR24dL9RFxFVTwMpftfLkA

Turkish police arrests seven PKK members

http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1747815&Language=en

(Turkey) Mine explosion kills 5 Turkish soldiers, wounds 9

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708672910&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Afghanistan) 18 militants killed in south Afghan battles; 10 Afghans die in explosions

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/24/asia/AS-GEN-Afghanistan.php

(Afghanistan) Roadside bomb kills 6 Afghan police, district chief

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/wl_nm/afghan_violence_dc_3;_ylt=AvqXN5KGq8iuAJHB81l11hzOVooA

Israel seizes Hamas leaders in West Bank, bombs Gaza

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_dc_81;_ylt=AtIncXz83xfddSqr6lfHZozuyucA

(Gaza) Palestinian militants reject cease-fire in Gaza

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/24/militants_reject_ceasefire_in_gaza/2976/

Palestinian Authority Officials: Hamas ready to halt rockets

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708667838&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Lebanon) Gunfire erupts at Lebanon refugee camp

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_violence_136;_ylt=Ag8_U_nH_n3Nfu_2EX3.A6bagGIB

Lebanese PM vows to uproot Islamic militants fighting in refugee camp

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/24/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Violence-Saniora.php

(Lebanon) Militants vow to never surrender

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/24/lebanese_militants_vow_to_never_surrender/1244/

‘Lebanese army sank boats of fleeing militants’

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708672328&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Lebanon) U.N. agency knew of armed foreigners in Lebanon camp

http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070524-121319-1575r.htm

(Thailand) Seven killed in Thailand’s south - by two gunmen - 11 others killed in series of bombings

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/wl_asia_afp/thailandsouthunrest_070523143636;_ylt=AhbTlyJL9RkY4AXDzNILAqruNREBhttp://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=118934

(Thailand) Insurgents kill state officer in Yala

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=118965

(Thailand) Insurgents bomb police office

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=118954

(Thailand) Muslim National Legislative Assembly member praises reconciliatory policy for deep South

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30035084

(Pakistan) Musharraf backs talks with Taliban — Pakistan’s President shrugs off increased militancy in border region

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070523.wmusharraf23/BNStory/Afghanistan/http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/wl_sthasia_afp/canadaafghanistanpakistantalibandiplomacy_070524090411;_ylt=Aj57r8Bbg3rpNV6ocAW9govOVooA

Pakistani mullah warns Musharraf of Taliban challenge — Lal Masjid leader: “If the government tries to suppress the change that our movement is demanding, then there is a likelihood of Talibanization”

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May921.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Pakistan) U.S.: Islamabad receives most “war on terror” funds -Pakistan is the largest recipient of US assistance and is one of largest recipients of US military aid and assistance globally

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.417969636&par=0

(Pakistan) US State Dept: US stands by ‘friend’ Musharraf: top official

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/wl_sthasia_afp/uspakistanafghanistanpoliticsattacks_070524091122;_ylt=Am6vehIdCEsXG1CKz.nxwgTOVooA

(Pakistan) Military Intelligence agent among three officials abducted in NWFP

http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/24/2007#5

(Pakistan) 7 rockets fired at fort in NW Pakistan

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/24/content_6147222.htm

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid: Stand off between security forces, students ends in Islamabad - two police to be released and students to be released

http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1747881&Language=en

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid and Jamia Fareedia administrators face 15 cases

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\24\story_24-5-2007_pg7_13

(Bangladesh) Bombs recovered in Rajshahi and Faridpur

http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/24/2007#6

(Indian Kashmir) Plot to bomb Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus foiled

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bid_to_target_bus_foiled_in_JK/articleshow/2071494.cms

(India) Police probe bombings in northern India

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_re_as/india_bombs_1

(India) 2 killed in terrorist attack in central India - Bihar

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/24/content_6147032.htm

UK anti-terrorism laws under fire as suspects flee

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/wl_nm/britain_security_orders_dc

(UK) Absconded terror suspects ‘may be abroad’ — police fear they may join Islamist militants fighting British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/24/ncontrol124.xml

(UK) Home Secretary Reid fury as three terror suspects abscond

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1833846.ece

(UK) Anger over anti-British hate posters - posters urging “Muslims torise against British oppression”

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/news/tm_headline=anger-over-anti%2Dbritish-hate-posters%26method=full%26objectid=19184248%26siteid=50002-name_page.html

European Security Officials back plan to profile mosques - to identify imams who preach radical Islam that raises the threat of homegrown terrorism

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=40126

(USA) Fort Dix suspect applied for police jobs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_re_us/fort_dix_plot;_ylt=Au.wYjN1B5okbjNUPdgnwD7MWM0F

(Iran) US sanctions affecting Iran’s economy

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May399.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

Iran says close to reaching its “ultimate goals”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_ahmadinejad_dc_1;_ylt=AkoovH12FIxWi.ach0tXzaZSw60A

Iranian President: West Is Trying to Stop Us From Becoming World Power

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275159,00.html

Iran’s nuclear plans are advancing, admits IAEA

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1831439.ece

(Iran) IAEA head: ‘World heading towards Iran confrontation’

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3403986,00.html

(Iran) CBS Report: U.S. Working To Sabotage Iran Nuke Program

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/23/eveningnews/main2843582.shtml?source=mostpop_story

(Iran) US issues nuclear warning to Iran as armada enters Gulf

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/ts_afp/irannuclearusiraq_070524111216;_ylt=AiSno.leLQ9th0.uEarjqAxSw60A

Iran will resist ‘any threat,’ defense minister says

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3403605,00.html

Iran Drawing Up Plans to Strike European Nuclear Sites, Analyst Says

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274725,00.html?sPage=fnc.world/euro

Yemen says key al Qaeda escapee back in jail

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24483712.htm

(Yemen) Al-Qaeda caused major damage to Yemen, official says

http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1053&p=local&a=7

Somalia: Bomb Blast Kills Two in Mogadishu Overnight

http://allafrica.com/stories/200705240079.html

(Spain) Basque police report failed bombing attack against candidate’s car

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/24/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-Failed-Attack.php

Saudi forces train for new stage of insurgency fight

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/wl_nm/saudi_security_dc_1;_ylt=AowZDUZw3U2ugR6gFflPqWfn7SkC

(North Korea) US urges NKorea to quickly shut down nuclear reactor

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsusvietnam_070524060620;_ylt=ApytZonxuVTYvPd9C6EJBziCscEA

(Sri Lanka) 35 claimed killed in Sri Lanka attack by Tamil Tigers

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/24/35_claimed_killed_in_sri_lanka_attack/8978/

(Sri Lanka) Blast in Colombo’s main market

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=52b3bf62-7c73-4b0c-800b-eb14a6958b1f&&Headline=Blast+in+main+market+injures+seven

(Oregon) Arsonist gets 13-year sentence in terror acts

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/117998791174510.xml&coll=7

Other News:

Turkish PM Erdogan in Speech During Term As Istanbul Mayor AttacksTurkey’s Constitution, Describing it As “A Huge Lie”: “Sovereignty Belongs Unconditionally and Always To Allah”; “One Cannot Be a Muslim, andSecular”

http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD159607

German court jails Turkish man over attempted honor killing

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=40127