TERROR NEWS May 23rd

May 23, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

(Washington DC) New al Qaeda Tapes Feature U.S. Capitol Under ‘Attack’
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/new_al_qaeda_ta.html

Bush: Osama Bin Laden ordered non-Iraq attacks - ordered Al-Zarqawi,his senior operative in Iraq, that USA should be first in his sights
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_terrorism_20;_ylt=AhrbtwMm_eINd4Jxo8yJOB5X6GMA

US declassifies bin Laden terror report
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=NTTOOBLLSPM2BQFIQMGSFFOAVCBQWIV0;?xml=/news/2007/05/23/wbin123.xml

Jihadis Post Scenario for the Defeat of the United States - Scenario starts with attacks on 3 major cities, preferably with nuclear weapons
http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2373415

(Los Angeles) Al-Qaida still considers Los Angeles top target
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/23/content_6137605.htm

(Afghanistan) Blast kills NATO soldier in Afghan northwest - outside NATO Base in Maimana - four injured
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/wl_nm/afghan_violence_dc_2;_ylt=Ahh0BW7zuJbcqzOve027CZHOVooA

Afghanistan: Policeman dies in Kabul suicide attack
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.417350771&par=0

(Afghanistan) Taliban ‘stalled by lack of commanders’ - stalling“spring offensive” ordered by Taliban leadership in Pakistan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/23/wafghan23.xml

Al-Qaida’s No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri praises slain Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah in an audiotape - says fight goes on
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/23/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Al-Zawahri.phphttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/wl_nm/qaeda_zawahri_taliban_dc_1;_ylt=AiF79ls2mRtlxM96TJuAFBMwuecA

(Iraq) Suicide bomber kills 20, 9 U.S. soldiers die
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/wl_nm/iraq_attacks_dc_4;_ylt=Anf8.PCUSyOOYV1E0BBaqSFX6GMA

(Iraq) U.S. checking if body found in river is missing soldier -Western man wearing uniform - appeared to have military tattoo
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.html

(Iraq) New Iraq strategy focuses on bad actors - Petraeus’ plan calls for ousting abusive leaders, boosting security
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18775219/

Iraq: Sunni Tribes Seek Sadrist Allies
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.417462806&par=0

(Iraq) Report: 70% of Iraqi insurgents from Gulf states — according to Iraqi intelligence
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708664553&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

White House: Bin Laden wanted Iraq as a new base
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/22/iraq.binladen/index.html

(Iran/USA) Navy Assembles 9 Warships Off Iranian Coast in Surprise Show of Force in Gulf
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274955,00.html

(Iran) US to protest UN nuclear chief comments on Iran - diplomats —Mohamed El Baradei says Iran should be allowed to keep some uraniumenrichment
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/wl_afp/irannuclearpolitics_070522204502;_ylt=An_SOe6sjh3b5QRqgLG0Zb1Sw60A

New U.N. Report on Iran Nuke Program Due Tomorrow
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/new_un_report_o.html

ABC: Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/bush_authorizes.html

(Pakistan) Bomb kills two in southwest Pakistan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestsouthwest_070523075020;_ylt=AiezJBVRrusyrF0RsZdIe5nzPukA

(Pakistan) Kidnapped Pakistan government workers freed - from North Waziristan ambush group
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/wl_asia_afp/pakistanafghanistanqaedaattacks_070523070611;_ylt=AsGwTTI5tq8OxiWBHnslweHzPukA

(Pakistan) Army strikes Qaeda camp, four dead - in North Waziristan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\23\story_23-5-2007_pg1_6http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/23/2007#3

(Pakistan) Govt wants peaceful resolution to Lal Masjid crisis: Interior Ministry
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\23\story_23-5-2007_pg7_23

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid deputy chief: Misguided extremists advocating action against Jamia Hafsa: Ghazi
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\23\story_23-5-2007_pg7_24

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid crisis still unresolved
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/lal-masjid-crisis-still-unresolved/41155-2.html?xml

(Pakistan) Confrontation at an Islamabad mosque - Religious students stockpile arms, abduct police in Pakistani capital
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18814690/from/RS.2/

(Pakistan) Militant leader of Lashkar-e-Islami orders killing of journalist
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\23\story_23-5-2007_pg7_7

(Pakistan) Two Lashkar-i-Islam activists killed in FATA
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/23/2007#6

(Pakistan) Militants blow up music shop in NWFP
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/23/2007#11

(Pakistan) The citizen jihadi
http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/may/23raman.htm

Pakistan faces the Taliban’s tentacles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6677967.stm

Pakistan, Afghanistan to talk with G-8 on anti-Taliban cooperation
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/23/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Germany.php

India boosts Mumbai WTC security after threat - threat by Lashkar-e-Taiba
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaattackssecurity_070523131902;_ylt=Ajyi6JWnWedyuWbYPSab3jYTv5UB

(India) Ten kg explosives recovered from Faizabad railway station
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=b9b9412e-05d0-4942-b214-a7a6f7f20248&ParentID=bf07a494-b97e-4aca-a30b-6d13fe58a7cf&&Headline=Ten+kg+explosives+found+in+Faizabad

(Thailand) Six shot dead in Thai south - seven injured in bomb attacks
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/wl_asia_afp/thailandsouthunresttoll_070523060804;_ylt=Ai7IWyYIAXrrODh4Cs4EPTPuNREBhttp://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30034960http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30034958http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30034969

Israel hits Gaza targets
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_dc_70;_ylt=AsDKUYPuhZvLhuQLodYVF6ruyucA

(Israel) Gaza: IAF hits two ammunition depots overnight Tuesday
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708661563&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Hamas’s armed wing vows not to stop rocket fire
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/CrisesArticle.aspx?rpc=401&storyId=L23373967

(Lebanon) Fatah-Al-Islam vows no surrender despite truce
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrestfatahislam_070523103111;_ylt=AvAqlWXOJtQBLSpqZMkaLu0wuecA

(Lebanon) Palestinians flee after truce in Lebanon camp
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/wl_nm/lebanon_fighting_dc_34;_ylt=Au_LWOg50T6dyhHwSxZLFB4wuecA

(Lebanon) Thousands flee Lebanon refugee camp slaughter
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1826724.ece

(Lebanon) Islamic Jihad official says military bid to crush militants will trigger violence
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/23/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Violence-Palestinians.php

Lebanon: A haven for terror?http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_violence_analysis_1;_ylt=AoPEgV.pfc1W6ISXnWvBwhvagGIB

Turkey: Suspected Suicide Bomber Identified
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.417574812&par=0http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/23/content_6142566.htm

Turkey: Number of Injured in Deadly Ankara Bombing “Up to 100”
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.417370319&par=0

Turkish police detain two suicide bombers, avert terrorist acts - in Adana and Mardin- woman member of PKK
http://en.rian.ru/world/20070523/65974310.html

Mauritania accuses one terror-case defendant of close ties to Osama Bin Laden
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/23/africa/AF-GEN-Mauritania-Islamist-Trial.php

(USA) Padilla heard on alleged terror tapes
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/23/padilla_heard_on_alleged_terror_tapes/3526/

(TSA) U.S. airports to get liquid explosive ‘sniffers’
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/23/us_airports_to_get_explosive_sniffers/8899/

US bill criminalizing pointing lasers at aircraft
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708663916&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(UK) Husband and wife deny terrorism charges at Old Bailey - YassinNassari and Bouchra El-Hor
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL2358587020070523?rpc=401&;

(UK/Iran) I wouldn’t rule out attack on Iran, says Cameron
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=457062&in_page_id=1811

German authorities use scent tracking to keep tabs on G-8 protesters
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=40072

(US/Netherlands) Dutch link to animal rights bombings investigated
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=40091

(Russia) Frequency of terror attacks decreasing in Russia - Patrushev
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11752343

(Sri Lanka) Roadside bomb, clashes kill 10 in Sri Lanka, military says
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/23/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka.php

Political correctness in a time of terror
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=5cdd8bcd-73b9-4c24-abe0-b838594962af&k=95595

How terrorism finds root in the West
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070523/cm_csm/ycooley23

Other News:

Washington Post: “Survey: U.S. Muslims Assimilated, Opposed to Extremism”
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016579.php

UK Lesson Plan Concerns Muslim Educators
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6654496,00.html