TERROR NEWS June 5th

June 5, 2007 Late Anti-Terrorism News

(USA) Suspect in NYC airport plot surrenders - Abdel Nur, fourth suspect, surrendered in Trinidadhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/terrorism_plot_2

(USA) In Padilla trial, witness tells of doubts about Islamic charity's real work - American Worldwide Relief http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/05/america/NA-GEN-US-Padilla-Terror-Charges.php

(USA) Big aviation security proposals not sure thinghttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/us_nm/usa_plot_security_dc_1;_ylt=ApQTbpF_mWi0ijczWutCIDITv5UB

(Iraq) Car bomb near Iraq's Falluja kills 19: policehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/ts_nm/iraq_bomb_dc_1;_ylt=AjECXlse0qwc8m.gC43_vKBX6GMA

(Iraq) Bombing shows schism among Iraq's Sunnishttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070605170621;_ylt=ArfXgiUUwqE4zsKUkQyQkWswuecA

(Iraq) Al-Qaeda Threat to Kurdish Convertshttp://www.aina.org/news/20070605113218.htm

(Iraq) Suspected Al-Qaeda Leader, 17 Others Detainedhttp://newsblaze.com/story/20070605064628leon.nb/newsblaze/IRAQ0001/Iraq.html

Taliban uses weapons made in China, Iranhttp://washtimes.com/world/20070605-121517-7394r.htm

(Algeria) Report: Son of Algerian Islamist joins al Qaeda-papers - Abdelkahar Belhadj (son of Ali Belhadj)http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/AHM545337.htm

Saudi Arabia Arrests Three With Alleged Al-Qaida Linkshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070605/wl_mideast_afp/saudiqaedaunrest_070605141921;_ylt=AqYBIGDFxXBS.L9yhb318fzn7SkChttp://www.voanews.com/english/2007-06-05-voa41.cfm?rss=middle

(Al Qaeda) Former Osama bin Laden Bodyguard in Al-Arabiya TV Interview: I Love Him More Than I Love My Own Father - MEMRI transcripthttp://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD161107

(Al Qaeda) Report: Nuclear Terrorist Last Seen in Guyanahttp://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/6/5/171842.shtml?s=ic

(Pakistan) Qaeda and Taliban active in Waziristan, says Sherpaohttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\06\story_6-6-2007_pg1_7

Pakistanis will resist martial law: Ahsanhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\06\story_6-6-2007_pg1_1

(Lebanon) 7 Islamic Militants Surrender to Palestinian Faction in Lebanese Refugee Camphttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278073,00.html?sPage=fnc.world/mideast

(Lebanon) Refugees in Lebanon fear growing unresthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_violence

Lebanon Another Waypoint for North Africans Headed to Iraqhttp://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2373446

Syria Denies Backing Fatah al-Islam - Foreign Minister says they came from Iraq, deployed in Syria & Lebanon, with 24 in Syrian jailshttp://www.upi.com/International_Intelligence/Briefing/2007/06/05/syria_denies_backing_fatah_alislam/3565/

(India) Dawood aide acquitted in Arms Act case - Suspect in 1993 RDX & arms smuggling case, alleged aide of Dawood Ibrahim, clearedhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Dawood_aide_acquitted_in_Arms_Act_case/rssarticleshow/2101649.cms

(Liberia) Chichakli Filleted By Local Federal Judge - "Viktor Bout's chief financial manager" loses in court - Court order (Acrobat)http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2007/06/chichakli_fillet_by_local_fede.phphttp://media.dallasobserver.com/892146.0.pdf

Mauritania court acquits 24 Islamists, jails one (updated)http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkr5v2VGLE8AFgvQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMzRvMDBnBHBvcwM5BHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=13a69rcs6/EXP=1181159801/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070605/wl_africa_afp/mauritaniatrialattacks_070605194359

Somalia launches security operation in Mogadishuhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkuOiWVGQ04BBRvQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjdmNoOTVjBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12h1lj8o3/EXP=1181145870/**http%3a//news.africast.com/africastv/article.php%3fnewsID=62136

(Somalia) U.S. Warship Fires Warning Shots Over Vessel Boarded by Pirates Off Somali Coasthttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278135,00.html

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Detainedhttp://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.421993802&par=0

(Russia) Militants attack police car in Chechnya, 1 officer wounded: officialshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/05/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Chechnya.php

Russia brushing up anti-terrorist securityhttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/05/russia_brushing_up_antiterrorist_security/5640/

(UK) Failed asylum-seeker "had jihad files on PC"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1890384.ece
(UK) Man 'had bomb-making documents' - Accused of terrorist activities - also had footage of hostages being killed in Iraqhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6723047.stm

(France) Eight appear for Casablanca blasts - 8 in Paris trial over 2003 Casablanca bombings which killed 45http://www.suntimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=483627

Swiss to try 2 Muslims accused of supporting terrorism via Web siteshttp://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Swiss-to-try-2-Muslims-accused-of-supporting-terrorism-via-Websites/2007/06/06/1180809534942.html

(Norway) Bomb defused in Bergenhttp://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1821026.ece

(Philippines) Extreme terror alert raised in C. Mindanao, autonomous regionhttp://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2007/06/06/news/extreme.terror.alert.raised.in.c..mindanao.autonomous.region.html

(Columbia) Suspected rebels abduct police chief - FARC terrorists abduct chief in face of releaseshttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/05/suspected_rebels_abduct_police_chief/4093/

Correlates of Public Support for Terrorism in the Muslim World - U.S. Institute of Peace study of bases of support in 14 Muslim countrieshttp://www.usip.org/pubs/working_papers/wp1.pdf

Agro-terrorism Issue Gets Media Attention in Indiahttp://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/06/agroterrorism_issue_gets_media.phphttp://www.outlookindia.com/archivecontents.asp?fnt=20070611

Other News:
Newsweek: Slam Dancing for Allah -- Muslim punk rock—it's not as bizarre as it sounds - "To them, the war on terror is unequivocally a war on Islam"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18986984/site/newsweek/
Bear Stearns, Saudis Plot Sharia Venturehttp://www.smartmoney.com/bn/ON/index.cfm?story=ON-20070605-000151-0536&hpadref=1
(Pakistan) Imam-e-Kaaba urges clerics to shun confrontationhttp://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=152997&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23JihadWatch: "Saudi Imam to Pakistani jihadists: not yet, my brothers"http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016770.php
Pakistan minorities being victimized by blasphemy law: Priesthttp://www.dailyindia.com/show/146491.php/Pak-minorities-being-victimised-by-blasphemy-law:-Priest
U.S.: KKK kidnapped, beat and drowned black teens -- in 1964http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/05/kkk.coldcase.ap/index.html
(Ukraine) Mass Grave Believed to Contain Thousands of Jews Killed by Nazis Found in Ukrainehttp://www.kyivpost.com/top/26720/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278110,00.html
Israel Broadcasting Authority Editor Admits: We Slanted the News towards a withdrawal from Lebanonhttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122665
June 5, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News
(Iraq) Female suicide bomber foiled in Baghdadhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070603193068;_ylt=AiP0RK3OYiKEFx_XNboNWNRX6GMA
Iraq: "corpse bomb" tactic - in the Nineveh provincehttp://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.421782978&par=0
(Iraq) Sadr official assassinated in southern Baghdadhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=990720
(Afghanistan) 24 rebels eliminated in Coalition's air strike - in southern Afghanistanhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=990834
(Afghanistan) Second Taliban boat sinks, 30 killed: Afghan officialhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070605/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunresttalibanboat_070605070341;_ylt=Aka1Weo7RaixmXu.pL0hG0LOVooA
(Afghanistan) 5 soldiers killed in Afghan crash ID'dhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_us/afghan_helicopter_down_1;_ylt=AjY8qSJ95QKrdIl9Jg8rZWjOVooA
(Afghanistan) Nine rebels, one soldier killed in Afghanistan - on Mondayhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\05\story_5-6-2007_pg7_38
Pakistan arrests 2 suspects in Daniel Pearl casehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/ts_nm/pakistan_pearl_dc_2;_ylt=Ago.WZUq3q9rh14PCdJQmpvzPukA
(Pakistan) NWFP courts under bombing threathttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\05\story_5-6-2007_pg1_5
Pakistan will do all it can against 'terrorism': PM - offers peace "jirga"http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070605/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestpakistan;_ylt=A0WTUfXuVGVGExYBNQdvaA8F
Taliban claim to have beheaded Afghan doctor - after govt failed to hand over body of Taliban leader Mullah Dadullahhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/June/subcontinent_June206.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
(Taliban) Bin Laden alive and well, Taliban leader sayshttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3408994,00.html
(Gaza) Hamas, Fatah gunfire in Gazahttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/05/hamas_fatah_gunfire_in_gaza/6395/
(Gaza) Militants take over Palestinian guards' bushttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=990807
(Israel) Golan Heights residents 'ready for resistance' - Syrian official warns of attacks if Israel won't vacate strategic territoryhttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56015
(Lebanon) Fatah al-Islam mastermind escapes from Lebanon to Syriahttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3409019,00.htmlhttp://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.421767564&par=0
(Lebanon) Bus bombing injures seven in Beiruthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20070605-064814-2194
Lebanese troops resume shelling of militants in northern Lebanon on 5th day of offensivehttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/05/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon.php
(Lebanon) Gunmen surrender to Fatah in refugee camphttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180960613313&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Lebanon) Refugee camp in Lebanon on a knife edgehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lebanon_violence;_ylt=AgK6C6GOuYZKEwRPUElyOf_agGIB
(Lebanon) 2 Lebanese soldiers killed in clasheshttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180867545252&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Iran: 'Too late' to stop nuclear programhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear_13;_ylt=Ak1IAmuhIvOx6IwZHxCTuYdSw60A
Iran dismisses U.S. concern over held Iranian-Americanshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/ts_nm/iran_usa_detentions_dc_2;_ylt=Ailx2qucn2eBvVr8ZvIqKipSw60A
Algerian extremist leader gets life term on terror chargesAlgerian extremist leader gets life term on terror charges - GSPC founder Hassan Hattab sentenced in absentiahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070604/wl_africa_afp/algeriaislamists_070604173011;_ylt=An6TwHjpUR3Dktbe5B0jc7t6CC8A
White House disagrees with Guantanamo rulinghttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/June/theworld_June157.xml&section=theworld
Update: (Guantanamo Bay) Judges at Guantanamo throw out 2 cases - charges dismissed against Salim Ahmed Hamdan of Yemen, in addition to Canadian Omar Khadrhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_trials_36;_ylt=AtR5RuMtY3pI2.5IKCvVEd0wuecA
(NYC JFK Plot) Global Dimensions: Quick lessons from the JFK Plot - analysis by Walid Phareshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20070604-104724-5183r.htm
(NYC) Face-to-face with JFK terror suspecthttp://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5365275
(NYC) JFK Plot shows dangers of mundane targetshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_us/terrorism_hidden_targets_9;_ylt=AqRSjHYcCvoowdYRCDvDWeETv5UB
(Utah) NY terror plot triggers security changes at Salt Lake International Airporthttp://www.sltrib.com/ci_6058458
(UK) The fertile ground in Britain's universities for Islamist extremismhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/04/nimam204.xml
(UK) 7/7 bombs staged, say one in four Muslims - additional reporthttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/05/npoll05.xml
(Spain) Madrid bombing trial: 2 join prime suspects: El Gnaoui and Zouhierhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/04/madrid.trial/index.html
(Spain) ETA to resume attacks 'on all fronts' from midnighthttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=40515
(Spain) ETA calls off year-old cease-firehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_eu/spain_eta_6;_ylt=Art_fKIeWwimuvQWkmgTLRhatAoB
(Thailand) One soldier injured in Yala bomb attackhttp://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30036056
(Thailand) One soldier, student injured in Narathiwat bomb attackhttp://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30036055
(India) Two sentenced to life for India 1993 bombingshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20070605-070813-7322
(India) 3 killed, 5 injured in Naxal blast - Maoist bombinghttp://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=30a97154-8923-4b13-bf76-21ed10dd17f5&&Headline=3+killed%2c+5+injured+in+Naxal+blast
Colombia frees guerrilla's 'foreign minister' - FARC's Rodrigo Grandahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070605/wl_afp/colombiafrancerebels_070605074308;_ylt=AgfhHUpXfhGIjECdcggJ.Qawv7kA
Colombian rebels spurn jail deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6713303.stm
Colombian vice minister injured by letter bombhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10443670
Sri Lanka jets pound rebels as Japan envoy arriveshttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/June/subcontinent_June207.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

Other News:
Saudi official says non-Muslims can worship -- in privatehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070604/wl_mideast_afp/saudireligion_070604191820;_ylt=AopT1rHoa3TRuOoRt7wAXfXn7SkC
Kennedy Airport Terror Plot Doesn't Make NY Times' Main Section on Sundayhttp://newsbusters.org/node/13204