TERROR NEWS July 12th

(USA) Summer 2007 Is Eerily Similar to Summer 2001 - Richard Clarke http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/07/summer-2007-is-.html

(USA) Al Qaeda Regroups -- US News and World Report's report on this http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2007/7/12/al-qaeda-regroups.html

(USA) Bush denies al-Qaeda has renewedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6896248.stm

(USA - Georgia Tech Jihad) Separate Trials Sought In Terrorism Case - Syed Ahmed and EhsanulSadequee accused of discussing terror targets with Jihadists and training for attacks on govt andcivilian targetshttp://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/georgia/news-article.aspx?storyid=86516

(USA - Pennsylvania) Man accused of bomb plots says he was trying to 'entrap' al-Qaidahttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/12/america/NA-GEN-US-Terror-Sting.php

(USA) Colorado Officials Trained To Watch For Terroristshttp://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_193095622.html

(USA) Government Agencies Posting Sensitive, 'Need to Know' Material Online - update to earlierarticlehttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289011,00.html

The Return of Al Qaeda - Newsweek: "Islamic Jihad Union" militants linked to Al Qaeda plotting attack on U.S. interests in Germanyhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19717961/site/newsweek/?rf=nwnewsletter

(Iraq) Suicide bomber kills seven at Iraqi weddinghttp://www.thestar.com/News/article/235219

(Iraq) U.S. troops raid Shiite district - Hunting militia linked to Iran, 19 killedhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070712/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AvSelOVBTDKbE6kk9k60JsnMWM0F

(Iraq) Report on Iraq shows mixed results (updated) - Accuses Syria of allowing 50-80 suicidebombers per month for al-Qaida and Iran of funding extremistshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070712/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq;_ylt=AkJlZYuKeAPQrCQq88O7s7Os0NUE
Iraq benchmarks report shows progress at 50-50http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/12/us.iraq/index.html

Interim Benchmark Report on Iraq: Download report link:http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/FinalBenchmarkReport.pdf

(Iraq) U.S. Army report analyzes Karbala attack - January attack killed 5 soldiers - Iraqi policecolluded with insurgentshttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-07-11-karbala-report_N.htm

(Pakistan) Musharraf vows war on militantshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6896179.stm

(Pakistan) Militants gear up attacks on security forces to avenge Mosque operationhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1768295&Language=en

(Pakistan) Eight killed in Pakistan blasts after mosque raid http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/July/subcontinent_July514.xml&section=subcontinent

Pakistan opposition splits after Lal Masjid operation http://in.news.yahoo.com/070712/43/6hz9q.html

(Pakistan) Al-Qaeda thrives in Pakistan tribal havenhttp://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/07/12/1183833688165.html

(Pakistan) Letter from China: Mosque siege reveals the Chinese connectionhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/12/asia/letter.php

India's Muslims enter ranks of terrorist recruitshttp://www.thestar.com/News/article/235080

(India) Huge cache of arms recovered from a militant hideout in Rajouri - Rifles, grenades,explosives foundhttp://in.news.yahoo.com/070712/139/6hzfz.html

(Israel) Troops foil terror attack in West Bankhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168545522&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) West Bank: Troops kill gunman with explosives belthttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168550869&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Lebanon) U.N. Hariri investigators say they identify suspects - New info about van & cell phoneshelped pinpoint suspectshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070712/wl_nm/lebanon_un_dc;_ylt=AqFsfPRgtPm_tF20B47at3XMWM0F

(UK Car Bomb Plots) Woman in UK bomb probe released -- without charge - Marwa Ashahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6896723.stm

(UK) Offenders may be prohibited from traveling to Pakistanhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,2124209,00.html

(UK) Travel bans considered to stop Britons from training for terrorism overseashttp://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565050265712329363

(UK) Review of terrorism laws could restrict travel from Britainhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/12/news/brits.php

(UK) NHS: Could Terrorists Spread Killer Virus?http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1274865,00.html

(UK Web Terror - Irhabi007) A world wide web of terror - Jihadists creating “residents” in virtualworld of Second Lifehttp://www.economist.com/world/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9472498http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/03/part_ii_of_metaterror_the_pote.php

(UK) Commentary: Terrorists with degrees? Don't be so shockedhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/columnists/columnists.html?in_article_id=468019&in_page_id=1772&in_author_id=248

(Update) Somalia: Seven Bomb Blasts Kill 3 And Wound 13 in Mogadishuhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200707120946.html

(Somalia) People in Mogadishu Begin to Flee As Violence Escalateshttp://allafrica.com/stories/200707120945.html

(Philippines) European court strikes Joma out from EU terror list - National Democratic Front of Philippines' chief political consultant "Joma" Sison removedhttp://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2007071397686.html

(Russia) Upsurge of Fighting in Chechnya - Summer campaign casts doubt on claims that war isoverhttp://www.iwpr.net/?p=crs&s=f&o=337020&apc_state=henh

(U.S.) Senators to bar Libya ambassador nominee - 4 U.S. senators to block nominee until Libya pays compensation for terrorist attacks in 1980shttp://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/politics/story/90962.html

Liberia 'to seize Taylor assets' - On trial for war crimeshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6896396.stm

Commentary: Hamas' Mystery Media Representative in the U.S.http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/07/hamas_mystery_media_representa.php

Commentary: 'Militant' media - Hamas in NYT againhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168541884&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Terrorist organization logoshttp://www.ironicsans.com/2007/07/terrorist_organization_logos.html

Other News:

Nobel laureate calls for assassination of President Bush - Irish peace activist's speech at Dallasevent gets standing ovation - Betty White: "I could kill George Bush"http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-peace_12nat.ART.State.Edition1.43b8067.html

(USA) Lawmaker rips into State Department for passport delayshttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/07/11/passport.hearing/index.html


Al-Qaeda has rebuilt strength, U.S. says -- upcoming National Intelligence Estimate says rebuilt itsoperating capability to a level not seen since just before the 2001 terrorist attackshttp://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-07-11-us-terror-threat_N.htm?csp=34

Government report: Al Qaeda strongest since September 11, 2001http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/11/al.qaeda.report/index.html

Al-Qa'eda 'has been able to rebuild'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=ZOYH1XVNN3VJRQFIQMGSFFWAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2007/07/12/wterror112.xml

Iraq attacks kill seven - gunmen attacks - incluidng family gunned down in Karbalahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrest_070712103737;_ylt=AgOrrABaeTrKXQEn5ICBkTlX6GMA

(Iraq) White House to release report on Iraqhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070712/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq_114;_ylt=An4047c26bh17yVQTdy9ZORX6GMA

(Iraq) Bush to declare progress in Iraq on some benchmarkshttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/12/africa/12surge.php

(Iraq) Coalition discovers Iranian weapons stash in Iraqhttp://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=11818

(Afghanistan) 36 suspected Taliban killed in clashes in Afghanistanhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/12/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Violence.php

(Afghanistan) Blast kills six Afghan police - remote controlled bomb in Yaqobi district of Khosthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/ts_afp/afghanistanunrest_070712082103;_ylt=Ap8REnZNQD_Hfjf7NTmdb1bOVooA

Afghanistan: 1 NATO soldier killed in operationhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168548754&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Pakistan) Hundreds feared killed in mosque siegehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2061995.ece

Pakistan says 19 mosque bodies could be women, childrenhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/July/subcontinent_July509.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Pakistan) Mass burials of mosque dead take place in Islamabadhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/July/subcontinent_July503.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Pakistan) Bombings in northwest Pakistan kill three police, two officialshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/12/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Attacks.php

(Pakistan) Jamia Hafsa female students chant jihadi sloganshttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\12\story_12-7-2007_pg7_25

(Pakistan) Prayers, "Jihad" chants for rebel Pakistani clerichttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/July/subcontinent_July505.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Pakistan) Red Mosque cleric forecasts 'Islamic revolution' -- Crackdown boosts Musharraf abroad,but emboldens hard-liners in Pakistanhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19722713/

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid backlash imminent, but fanatics must be taken to task: Sethihttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\12\story_12-7-2007_pg7_22

Pakistan's 'silent majority' welcomes mosque raidhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanreligionunrestmosquepeople_070712094436;_ylt=AhmoJ1R8frQJtnkcLKlglcrzPukA

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid episode reveals Pak govt's association with terrorists: US think tankshttp://in.news.yahoo.com/070712/139/6hytf.html

(Pakistan) Govt will act against every madrassa promoting extremism, warns PMhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\12\story_12-7-2007_pg7_1

Pakistan: Fresh survey of Islamabad madrassas likelyhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1100957628

(Pakistan) Bomb planted under railway track defused in Hanguhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\12\story_12-7-2007_pg7_13

Pakistan: British award returned over Rushdie Knighthoodhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1100974507

(Pakistan) US short-changed by Pakistan in anti-terror fight: intel chiefshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070711/pl_afp/uspakistanafghanistan_070711200613;_ylt=ApxoUaZvN0CETqBOteSSiPQUewgF

(Pakistan) US delivers two F-16 fighter jets to Pakistanhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168542047&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Bangladesh) Top leaders of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) arrested in Bangladeshhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1002863

Bangladesh troops fight Myanmar rebels, take weaponshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070712/india_nm/india284386_1;_ylt=AgZLTEYg2Z10He9_jMKI2lVTQMQA

(India) J&K man held for 'terror' links in Punehttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=f9dd9424-b80f-4f92-9928-6366c368717a&MatchID1=4488&TeamID1=8&TeamID2=10&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1120&PrimaryID=4488&Headline=J%26amp%3bK+man+detained+for+suspect+'terror'+links

(India) Maoists blow up TV, power sites in southeast Indiahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaunrestmaoists_070712111024;_ylt=AnFGfJIwg7eiWzMbE5llxhlA7AkB

(India) Naxals blow up DD tower in Vizaghttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=40344255-5d10-4c9c-b5cd-74c325290e13&MatchID1=4488&TeamID1=8&TeamID2=10&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1120&PrimaryID=4488&Headline=Naxals+blow+up+DD+tower+in+Vizag

(India) Three people arrested with explosives in Guwahatihttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Three_people_arrested_with_explosives_in_Guwahati/articleshow/2197972.cms

(Lebanon) Battles rage at Lebanon camp, 4 soldiers diehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070712/wl_nm/lebanon_fighting_dc_7;_ylt=AtsO7KRfZq6NKFnjeG86wfLagGIB

Lebanon: Army rejects rumors of final assault on Fatah al-Islamhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1100898422

Syria open to altering ties with Iran, Hizbullah and Hamashttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168549202&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Jordan airport bomb plot sentence overturnedhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/wl_mideast_afp/jordanattackstrial_070712101118;_ylt=AhKcAzbT4ygeo_XeXt0K9r9YU.0A

Hamas inflicts first Israeli combat death this yearhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070712/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_dc_2;_ylt=AtCnettKU6HL2gf5jjStyrXuyucA

(Israel) Man convicted of assisting terrorist - in 2005 Tel Aviv nightclub bombinghttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168549226&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) IDF arrests five terror suspects in West Bankhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168544920&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Somali presidential palace targeted as fresh violence kills fourhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/wl_africa_afp/somaliaunrest_070712085937

(Somalia) Mortar attack kills 2 in Somali capitalhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070712/ap_on_re_af/somalia_1;_ylt=ArXkxhAoomNQhW2yXe3dCFKQLIUD

(Nigeria) 7 kidnapped oil workers freed in Nigeriahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070711/ap_on_re_af/nigeria_oil_unrest_1;_ylt=AscKyG7K59CCMJbKTVHpv5XZ9YEA
Yemeni President blasts at Al-Qaida leadershttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/11/africa/ME-GEN-Yemen-Attacks.php

(Thailand) Insurgents kill elderly couple in South -- in in Narathiwat -- also tried to disrupt train tracksin Yalahttp://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=120115

EU rejects assassination as tool to fight terrorismhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070712/wl_nm/eu_terrorism_frattini_dc_1;_ylt=AjM0fuBcOAq9FdY_gQPNLVwTv5UB

(France) 'Carlos the Jackal' wants transfer to Paris prisonhttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=41804

(Germany) Released hostage calls for German withdrawal from Afghanistanhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1002853

(UK Car Bomb Plots) Australia calls for mechanism to speed up terror probe in Indiahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/wl_sthasia_afp/britainattacksindiaaustralia_070712045203;_ylt=AhfDPIq3rLtp0xMheXbzb4QTv5UB

(UK Car Bomb Plots) Australia: Law Council, Amnesty concerned at Haneef's detentionhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Concern_over_Haneefs_detention_widens/articleshow/2198023.cms

(UK Car Bomb Plots) Key suspect Kafeel Ahmed in UK terror plot was shy and brilliant, teachersand fellow students sayhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/12/asia/AS-GEN-India-Britain-Terrorism.php

(UK Car Bomb Plots) Red tape holds up UK terror probehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6294290.stm

(UK) Judge links July 21 bombers to 7/7http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/12/nplot112.xml

(UK) Al Qaeda evil is spreading like a virushttp://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/news/news2.shtml

(UK) Hospitals 'must tighten security' - poor security could give easy access to deadly chemicals and viruseshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/12/nplot312.xml

(UK) Need for tighted UK security controls on passports (my title) - another foreigner gets a UK passport every five minutes - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=467816&in_page_id=1770

(UK) Former Mosque Leader Warns Britain Top Target for Extremistshttp://www.christiantoday.com/article/former.mosque.leader.warns.britain.top.target.for.extremists/11531.htm

(Spain/UK) 'ETA plot to bomb Plymouth ferry foiled'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/12/wferry112.xml

(USA) Chertoff Explains 'Gut Feeling' About Terror Attackhttp://abcnews.go.com/WN/LegalCenter/Story?id=3367404&page=1

(USA/UK) LA-London plane diverted to JFK - American Airlines plane diverted to NY after crew concernhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0CTVDVB34G205QFIQMGSFFWAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2007/07/12/wjfk112.xmlhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070712/ts_nm/flight_diverted_dc_2;_ylt=Ag6ez8_hD9Xo76uziL2ij9wTv5UB

(USA) Update: Sting Operation Nets Government License to Handle Radioactive Materials - more detailed update on NBC storyhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289044,00.html

(USA) Sensitive Documents Found Unprotected on FTP Servershttp://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1581704/

(Iran/Russia) The Crisis in Iranian-Russian Relations over Iran's Nuclear Projecthttp://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA37007

(Australia) I'll keep anti-terror detention laws - Ruddhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22061265-1702,00.html

(Columbia) Senior Member of FARC Narco-Terrorist Organization Found Guilty of Hostage-Taking Conspiracyhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070712/pl_usnw/senior_member_of_farc_narco_terrorist_organization_found_guilty_of_hostage_taking_conspiracy;_ylt=Alj9AdX8pU3jU4QDDXfQVNiwv7kA

Philippines pursues militants amid hunt for kidnapped priesthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/wl_asia_afp/philippinesitalykidnapunrestclash_070712080736;_ylt=Amx07NbOQk4_Qj4q8Z.bz4ZUKYUA

(Sri Lanka) Tamil Tigers vow guerrilla warfare after losing strongholdhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/July/subcontinent_July508.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(North Korea) IAEA chief expects smooth NKorea shut downhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070712/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsiaeaskorea_070712060228;_ylt=AspTRln8xbPWV_61KEy.ot.CscEA

Other News:

German aims to read Satanic Verses in mosquehttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=41777

(Netherlands) PVV submits bill banning burqahttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=41794

Sweden: Veils used in muggingshttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/07/sweden-veils-used-in-muggings.html

UK: Islamist terror linked to "honor" murdershttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/07/uk-islamist-terror-linked-to-honor.html