Commentary: Preventing the West from Understanding Jihad - by Walid Phareshttp://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/07/preventing_the_west_from_under.php

(USA) Dallas: Woman scrutinized at airports now facing weapons charge - updatehttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-standoff_18met.ART.State.Edition2.3bd36e1.html

(USA) Homeland Security Increases Funding to D.C., N.Y. - Move Will Cut Funding to Mid-Size Citieshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071801507.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR

(USA) On the Front Line in the War on Terrorism - Judith Miller on plans by New York & Los Angeles police for preventing attacks - Interview with Millerhttp://www.city-journal.org/html/17_3_preventing_terrorism.htmlhttp://www.city-journal.org/mp3/2007-07-09-Miller.mp3

(UK) Three arrests under Terrorism Act - in Manchester for terrorism-related activityhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6905124.stm

(UK) Burkha-clad women brandish 'police go to hell' banners as Muslims are jailed for cartoon protesthttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=469285&in_page_id=1770

Islam's best, brightest and (increasingly) radicalhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/15/news/islam.php?page=1

Turkey bombards northern Iraq, Iraq says - Claims Turkish artillery & warplanes bombarded northern Iraqhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkmSb55Gj4YBeQXQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12k1vhi99/EXP=1184874770/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_turkey_2

(Lebanon) 5 dead in fighting in Lebanon - 4 troops among deadhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkj.ZJ5G1A4A5yDQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjcXBoZjEwBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12pcmdsoi/EXP=1184872062/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_violence_2

Lebanon camp militants set to talkhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTklcZZ5GQ34BgQTQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjcDR2NTN2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=151jh0avm/EXP=1184872156/**http%3a//today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx%3ftype=worldNews%26storyid=2007-07-18T173744Z_01_L18708165_RTRUKOC_0_UK-LEBANON-FIGHTING.xml

(Afghanistan) Taliban growing stronger in Afghanistan: report - British Parliament report says NATO help inadequatehttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTknOTp5G7VcB_hTQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12mrce0gi/EXP=1184866382/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070718/wl_nm/britain_afghanistan_dc_4

(Afghanistan) NATO forces in Afghanistan insufficient: Canadahttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTksgdZ5GwyEB7gXQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12v88fqlq/EXP=1184876192/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070718/wl_canada_nm/canada_afghan_canada_col_8

(Pakistan) Mariane Pearl sues al Qaeda over husband's killing -- suit includes Pakistan-based Habib Bank Ltdhttp://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1829247020070718?feedType=RSS

Complaint:http://counterterrorismblog.org/newslinks/upload/2007/07/PearlSuitComplaint.pdf

(Pakistan) NWFP minister fears suicide attacks, bombings in provincehttp://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/July07/18/04.htm

(Israel) 17% of Palestinian prisoners resume terror activityhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184766004268&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Gaza's economy on verge of collapse - Over 68,000 have lost jobs since mid-Junehttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1184672481598&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israel confirms indirect ties with Syria - Mediators unable to resume peace talks so farhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkhrdJ5G8CIAHxnQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12lrppuor/EXP=1184876011/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_syria_1

(Ireland) Dissident IRA bomb detonates near train line near Irish border; no injurieshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/europe/EU-GEN-NIreland-Bomb.php

Other News:

(UK) George Galloway banned from Parliament for 18 dayshttp://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007330161,00.html

(USA) White House Counterterror Official Says Al Qaeda Wants to Launch 'Spectacular Event'-- but WH doesn't think AQ can do sohttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289731,00.htmlhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_terror_threat;_ylt=Aljz9wri66AkEeNG1TI0NvYTv5UB

Al Qaeda's Comeback - U.S. News and World Report Analysishttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070717/17alqaeda.htm

(Iraq) Bombs kill 11 in eastern Baghdadhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070717170767;_ylt=Al3wqh_uWccEb92FPfhk1QNX6GMA

(Iraq) 3 U.S. soldiers die in Iraq; bombers killed http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.main/index.html

(Iraq) US: Top al-Qaida in Iraq figure captured - US Command says Khaled Abdul-Fattah DawoudMahmoud al-Mashhadani (aka Abu Shahid) captured July 4http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_al_qaida_2;_ylt=Auh9_Yhre2J2YSr8aTF_.xRX6GMA

(Iraq) US arrests Al Qaeda in Iraq's link to bin Ladenhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/July/focusoniraq_July80.xml&section=focusoniraq

(Iraq) Report: Christians crucified by terrorists in Iraqhttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56726

(Afghanistan) 9 Afghan police killed in 2 attackshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence_4;_ylt=Asf_DfNJSA9UZYmeCiUG5S7OVooA

(Afghanistan) Suicide blast hits Turkish diplomatic convoy in Kabulhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070718/wl_nm/afghan_violence_dc_4;_ylt=AjH4Rx0.64l8tVjeqtxAz77OVooA

(Pakistan) Bush aides see failure in fight with Al Qaeda in Pakistanhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/18/america/18intel.php

(Pakistan) Once counted out, bin Laden regains strength in Pakistanhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_sthasia_afp/usattacksintelligenceqaeda_070718062257;_ylt=AnXUHHcEqesFx1YBibVH9CMwuecA

Pakistan: US warning on al-Qaida 'unsubstantiated'http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-US-Terror.php

(Pakistan) Sixteen Pakistani soldiers killed in ambush - in the Datta Khel areahttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/July/subcontinent_July747.xml&section=subcontinent

(Pakistan) Two explosions in Waziristan wounds seven peoplehttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1004648

Pakistan's Musharraf vows war on militants, rules out emergencyhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/ts_afp/pakistanunrest_070718110828;_ylt=Av3juMYJXpXO8cBKB82B4vbzPukA

(Pakistan) U.S. calls for force in tribal Pakistanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070718/FOREIGN/107180066/1001

(Pakistan) National Assembly subcommittee finalises anti-money laundering billhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\18\story_18-7-2007_pg7_3

(Pakistan) 3 more held for Musharraf attackhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\18\story_18-7-2007_pg7_6

(India Kashmir) Indian soldiers kill top militant in Kashmir -- Abu Umar, the all-India coordinator ofLashkar-e-Toiba militant grouphttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/July/subcontinent_July753.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(India Kashmir) One dead in attack on Hindu pilgrims in Indian Kashmirhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_sthasia_afp/indiakashmirunrestreligionhindupilgrimage_070718065756;_ylt=Amz7m6Lli6dM3zQCIY6WKts1NXcA

Bangladesh arrests Islamists, seizes explosives -- four suspected members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen grouphttp://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=topNews&storyID=2007-07-18T182613Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-285430-1.xml&archived=False

(Lebanon) Seven dead as Lebanese army closes in on Islamistshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_070718112945;_ylt=AptWSxx7SZ2GCbetHLUoXgjagGIB

Lebanon: Australians among militants in refugee camphttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1116678275

(UK) British radicals 'are a danger to America' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/18/wiraq218.xml

(UK) Jail for the Muslim with blueprint for rocket - Yassin Nassari sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prisonhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=469083&in_page_id=1770

UK Judge Gerald Gordon said at the Old
Bailey that he accepted Nassari did not plan to make useof the extremist material.
(UK Car Bomb Plots) Dr. Mohammed Hafeef - Suspect in Failed U.K. Terror Attacks Called BritishInvestigatorhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289722,00.html

(UK Car Bomb Plots) Haneef visa appeal set down for August 8http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22094410-29277,00.html

(UK Car Bomb Plots) India objects to 'aspects' of doctor's arresthttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2091981.ece

(UK Car Bomb Plots) Australia denies rift with India over terror suspecthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_sthasia_afp/britainattacksaustraliaindia_070718113728;_ylt=AgfI5q3O8hoi.WYg8V4tAnkTv5UB

(UK Car Bomb Plots) Indian doctors in UK terror plot - full coveragehttp://www.hindustantimes.com/FullCoverage/FullCoverage.aspx?Special=indiandocsinukterrorplot

(UK) Four jailed for hate crimes at cartoon protest - Mizanur Rahman, Umran Javed and AbdulMuhid sentenced to 6 years, Abdul Saleem sentenced to 4 yearshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2097883.ece

(UK) Plane spotters recruited for anti-terror workhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/18/nplane118.xml

Indian court hands out death sentences for 1993 Mumbai attackshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_afp/indiaattackscourt_070718115839;_ylt=AkCpT0QOh8bhrQiYHiB4tgxA7AkB

(Philippines) Bomb explodes in passenger bus, wounding 3 in Philippines, officials sayhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Bus-Explosion.php

Philippines: Two soldiers killed during hunt for Italian priesthttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1116503521

Philippine police say murder charges to be filed against Muslim rebelshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Muslim-Rebels.php

(Turkey) Kurdish rebels kill 2 Turkish soldiers, wound sixhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184672478066&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Russia) Four police officers killed in Russian school blasthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_afp/russiablast_070718120445;_ylt=AhZEexymbR7XEJ818LGw9lx_5GIA

(Russia) UK fighters 'sent to meet Russian bombers'http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22095562-23109,00.html

(Russia) UK Security services "foil plot to kill Berezovsky at the London Hilton"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2094719.ece

(Israel) Troops find bomb, arrest 5 suspects near Ramallahhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184672481251&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) IDF discovers explosives laboratory in Nablushttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184672480714&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) IDF arrests 16 terror suspects in West Bankhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184672478151&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Hamas dismisses Bush summit planhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070718/FOREIGN/107180042/1003

Iran to hold military exercises in August -- Defense Ministerhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1004801

(Iran) US "appalled" as Iran shows US-Iranians on TVhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/July/theworld_July473.xml&section=theworld

Iran says UN ignores Israeli threats to Tehranhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/June/middleeast_June345.xml&section=middleeast

(USA) Report: CAIR: Bush office is anti-Muslim, group says - CAIR is unindicted co-conspirator interror funding case http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/NATION/107170083/1002

(USA) Doctors, Congress scrutinize September 11 dusthttp://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1721538020070718?src=071807_0933_DOUBLEFEATURE_marathon_debate

(Thailand) Sites linked to Yala bombing raidedhttp://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=120286

Spain refuses more troops for Afghan missionhttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=41994

(Bosnia) Muslim paramilitary member jailed for murder of Serbshttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1117032007

Algeria: 6 arrested with keys to All Africa athletes' roomshttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1114869534

(Libya) Nurses are spared death sentence as Libya strikes deal for HIV victimshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article2093524.ece

(Australia) Govt may review terror bail lawshttp://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Govt-may-review-terror-bail-laws/2007/07/18/1184559860779.html

North Korea said willing to disable all nuke programshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons_070718121025;_ylt=Ah7pM_1psUG_TEzcvTgtOQOCscEA

(North Korea) U.N. confirms North Korea nuclear shutdownhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070718/ts_nm/nuclear_dc_5;_ylt=AoCUlnsidKjIuR55pBgpX_KCscEA

Other News:

(USA) Muslim Lawmaker admits error in Nazi referencehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070717/ap_on_go_co/congressman_nazi_comparison

France: Marseilles mosque approval thrills Muslim leaderhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1114317008

Denmark: What is a fatwa?http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/07/denmark-what-is-fatwa.html

London mayor denounces 'vicious' campaign against 'ficticious' mosquehttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/17/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Fictitious-Mosque.php