"MORE" TERROR NEWS May 17th

May 17, 2007 PM Anti-Terrorism News

Taliban Worried Spies Are in Their Ranks http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/taliban_worried.html

(USA) Expert: 7 Padilla prints found on Al-Qaeda application form
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_re_us/padilla_terror_charges_1;_ylt=AgZKytTO2nI.biyMuNVtBXkwuecA

(USA) Pakistani Man in Houston Taliban case gets 10 months - One of 4Muslim men charged in “Houston Taliban” case
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4812455.htmlhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_re_us/terror_charges_1;_ylt=ApCg5XNh89Zcd_TtvseLCbzzPukA

(UK) Hamza extradition case opens - USA says cleric was part of global jihad conspiracy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/17/nhamza117.xml

(Israel) Seven killed as IAF hammers Hamas targets in Gaza Strip
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708618103&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) Shin Bet foils plot to kill Olmert - Palestinian from Gaza whoworks for Doctors Without Borders arrested
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708623115&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) US credits Israel with “great restraint” in Gaza - in responding to repeated Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli targets
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708627590&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Gaza) Bomb Tunnel Under Gaza Road - Abbas canceled Gaza visit - tunnel built under road that he would take
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/126637

Fatah gunmen kidnap 4 Hamas activists
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3401595,00.html

Hamas and Fatah grow further apart than ever
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070517/wl_mideast_afp/mideastunrest

Hizbullah men hoist flag near Israeli border
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708626444&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Report: N Korea ‘tests new missile in Iran’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/17/wnkorea17.xml

Iran’s former President Khatami blames West for nuclear standoff
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/15/europe/EU-GEN-Norway-Iran-Khatami.php

Iran: Supreme Leader dampens hopes on May 28 talks with U.S.
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.415716518&par=0

(Iraq) US ‘cautiously optimistic’ on 3 missing soldiers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070516152469;_ylt=AjQcg7HQaRhLOQmNR3pBQz8wuecA

Iraq: Kurdish Leader says no room for Al-Qaeda in autonomous region
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.415746322&par=0

(Iraq) Suspected terrorist killed, 81 arrested in Baghdad
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1745109&Language=en

(Iraq) Suspected Insurgents Attack Baghdad Bridge Again - Second attack in 1 week killed 2
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/5/6E1814B1-2A10-422C-A92F-30CEAE76AB57.html

Update: (Afghanistan) Three bombs strike Afghan city: nine dead —Culture Minister injured
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070517/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunrest_070517181802

(UK) Fund for overseas terror victims - British Red Cross Relief Fund for UK Victims of Terrorism will provide payments
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6666601.stm

(Nigeria) Vulnerability of Nigerian Oil Infrastructure Threatens U.S.Interests
http://worlddefensereview.com/pham051707.shtml

(China/Pakistan) China asks Pakistan to hand over 20 insurgents hiding near the Afghan border
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/17/2007#15

(Australia) Woman ‘plotted Sydney bombing out of love’ - Jill Alison Courtney convert to Islam
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21748404-2,00.htmlhttp://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=92998

(Thailand) Three Thais caught with 1700 bombs
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21752528-1702,00.html

(Sri Lanka) Tamil ‘rebels’ held in Maldives - Boat held carrying suspected Tamil Tiger rebels from Sri Lanka
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6664361.stm

(USA) Senators want CIA to release 9/11 inspector general report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_go_co/cia_sept_11_probe_2;_ylt=AicKDVibguumbxfMbPB8CYwTv5UB

Indian woman threatens to hijack Malaysian carrier, detained
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indian_woman_threatens_to_hijack_jet/articleshow/2056615.cms

Other News:

Italy: Catholic Website allegedly shut down by Muslim hackers
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Religion&loid=8.0.415695939&par=0

The Silencing - How Islamic Society of Boston uses lawsuits to silence critics and mediahttp://pajamasmedia.com/2007/05/the_silencing.php

Islamophobia Worst Form of Terrorism, Islamic Foreign Ministers Say
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273312,00.html

(USA) Senators, White House Reach Bipartisan Agreement on Immigration
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273192,00.html