TERROR NEWS - July 20th

Algerian troops kill 18 al-Qaeda militants nationwide - sourcehttp://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1829097&Language=en

Afghanistan: NATO Sees 'Tribal' Nature To Taliban Insurgencyhttp://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/7/88253227-F287-4104-A336-0874C98978C2.html

U.S. Intel Chief: Tall Buildings and Mass Casualties Top AQ's Hit List -- Chicago's Sears Tower andother iconic buildings in Seattle, Dallas and Los Angeles still top al Qaeda's target list in the U.Shttp://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/07/us-intel-chief-.html

(USA) Texas: U.S. citizen Daniel Maldonado gets 10 years in prison for receiving terrorist training alongside al-Qaida - in Somaliahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_re_us/terror_training;_ylt=Ari4rL59BGlbzWKcup0x.pms0NUEhttp://www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6817819http://wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=6818331http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Maldonado_Complaint.pdf

(USA) President Bush Signs Executive Order Barring Cruel, Inhumane Treatment of TerrorSuspectshttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290180,00.html

(USA) Congressional representatives cut 'John Doe' provision from homeland security legislation- that would have protected the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070719/NATION/70719001/1001

(USA) Weapons export arrest made in New York - Tried to export F-14 parts, probably to Iranhttp://www.charlotte.com/nation/story/204097.html

(USA) Report: Feds Seize Rocket Launcher Found at a Home Near N.J.'s Newark LibertyInternational Airporthttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290165,00.htmlhttp://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_201113005.html

U.S. Islamic charities feel post 9/11 heathttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/pl_nm/usa_islam_charities_dc

Poll: Americans Are Mixed on U.S. Muslims http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19874703/site/newsweek/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19834255/site/newsweek/

UN: al-Qaida, Taliban sanctions outdatedhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_re_us/un_terror_sanctions

(Indian Kashmir) Top Hizb militant arrested in Jammu - Hizbul Mujahideen militant arrested andhawala money foundhttp://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7b91CACAB2-B9AA-4518-B345-502E4FB6B80F%7d&CATEGORYNAME=CRME

(India) Four persons, including two minors killed in Assam bomb blasthttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Four_persons_including_two_minors_killed_in_Assam_bomb_blast/articleshow/2221191.cms

(China) Activist: members of Muslim minority group in China forced to surrender their passportshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/asia/AS-GEN-China-Uighur-Passports.php

Moroccan Islamist denies plot to overthrow kinghttp://africa.reuters.com/country/MA/news/usnL20335401.html

(Somalia) Renewed violence in Mogadishu sets thousands on the road once more - Two months ofreturns reversedhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/caf57863b36b7f30d1056190b080b2c6.htm

(Turkey) Washington's anti-PKK moves fall short for Turkey - Chances of Turkish strike into Iraqincreasinghttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N20369469.htm

(Iraq) Deady ambush at Karbala: Enemies in compound before attack? - Part 2 on Jan. 20 Karbalaattack, killing 5 U.S. soldiershttp://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1100&u_sid=10083275 -

Part 1 and graphichttp://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1100&u_sid=10081830http://www.omaha.com/neo-images/photos/medium/071807kckarbalagraphic.jpg

(UK) 'Bristol terror hydrogen peroxide' is oilhttp://www.viewlondon.co.uk/news/two-arrested-in-bristol-under-terrorism-act-18218240.html

(UK) Increase in Anti-Semitic Violence Troubles Jews in Britainhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290187,00.html

(UK) Video of Shiraz Maher Denouncing Hizb ut-Tahrirhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODjAGD2yN0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Flittlegreenfootballs%2Ecom%2Fweblog%2F

(UK) 'Honour killing' family get life sentenceshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/20/nbanaz120.xml

(UK) Court to rule in August on ETA suspectshttp://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL2090767220070720

(Canada) VisionTV defends airing 'jihad' lecture -- Muslims Urged To Take Up Fight Against 'TheEnemy'http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=70857df8-db2b-49f2-8d69-51842b429af8&k=82147

Colombia 'drug baron' sent to US - Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante ("Rasguno" or "Scratch")allegedly heads biggest cartel, Norte del Vallehttp://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=546945

Sri Lanka rebels forcing Tamils to join war effort - Tigers demand every family contribute at leastone memberhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL85837.htm

Other News:

Islamic finance crown up for grabs -- London has been getting publicity in terms of it becoming a rival Islamic financial centre to the likes of the GCC countries, Southeast Asia and Pakistanhttp://www.gulfnews.com/business/money/10140644.html

Iraq) US bombs bridge insurgents entry bridge to Baghdadhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/July/focusoniraq_July84.xml&section=focusoniraq

(Iraq) US, British soldiers killed in Iraqhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php

(Iraq) Al-Qaeda safe havens in Iraq “significantly reduced”: generalhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070719/pl_afp/usiraqmilitaryqaeda_070719192018;_ylt=AoncDHo1TKaadno76GUX0Y4wuecA

(Iraq) General needs until November to assess Iraqhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq_150;_ylt=AkHW4TmIt5fhWv3_PR4TOkxX6GMA

‘Iranian-linked militant’ among dozens captured in Iraq raidshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070720/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestus_070720101826;_ylt=AvQR1xboF_W_47dB7toEfAtX6GMA

Iran accused of training Afghans to fight UShttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/July/middleeast_July233.xml&section=middleeast

(Afghanistan) Taliban kill 6 police in ambush in southern Afghanistan,5 civilians die in bombinghttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Violence.php

(Afghanistan) Taliban kidnap 23 Koreans from Afghan bus: official -Christian missionaries kidnapped by Talibanhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/wl_nm/afghan_kidnap_dc_4;_ylt=AqywXAO8Dgsr_QtmrP2qC6HOVooA

Afghan rebel leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar denies declaring ceasefirehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070719/wl_nm/afghan_hekmatyar_dc_2;_ylt=AjCVCzR0FAVszyyZqzjfoOPOVooA

(Pakistan) Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 4http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_114;_ylt=AoWeomCxEOZ7VNLWib34ha3zPukA

Pakistani elders, militants hold talkshttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19842888/from/RS.1/

(Pakistan) US might strike in Pakistan: White Househttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\20\story_20-7-2007_pg1_2

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid student says she will work for jihadhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\20\story_20-7-2007_pg7_8

(Pakistan) ‘We fear Pakistan could become like Iraq’http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=89773‘

(Pakistan) Intelligence agencies to identify troublesome madrassas -out of 17,000 madrassashttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\20\story_20-7-2007_pg7_1

(Indian Kashmir) Grenade attack outside J&K Assembly, one injuredhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Grenade_attack_outside_JK_Assembly_one_injured/articleshow/2220911.cms

India rejects Pakistan reports on RAW-trained Afghan bombershttp://ia.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/20raw.htmhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\20\story_20-7-2007_pg7_5

Indian court hands out seventh death sentence over 1993 bombingshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070720/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaattackscourtsentence_070720100710;_ylt=AmHe27Pp5cLjaISniEmBaOpA7AkB

(India Assam) Three killed, 20 injured in bomb explosions in NortheastIndiahttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1005211

(UK) Two men arrested under terror act - discover two 25 litercontainers marked “hydrogen peroxide” - used in 2005 London bombingshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6907827.stm

(UK) British police arrest two after chemical findhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/wl_nm/britain_security_arrests_dc_2;_ylt=ArK1YsTiVYCB14wr3ya9gK4Tv5UB

(UK) Terror Arrests After Bristol Drugs Raidhttp://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1276196,00.html

(UK Car Bombs Plot) Dr. Mohammed Jamil Asha remanded over failed carbombingshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2110021.ece

(UK Car Bombs Plot) Dr. Mohammed Haneef’s SIM found in jeep eight hoursafter Glasgow crashhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=5b101211-2315-4317-8c6b-e3eb8cf695f8&ParentID=830224d3-9d2c-4c09-90db-0a1c2e4068e6&MatchID1=4500&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1122&PrimaryID=4500&Headline=’Mohd+Haneef’s+SIM+found+eight+hours+after+crash’

(UK Car Bombs Plot) Top Australian legal body backs terror suspect Dr.Mohammed Haneefhttp://ia.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/19glasgow5.htm

(UK Car Bombs Plot) Haneef’s lawyer raises doubts over evidencehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Haneefs_lawyer_raises_doubts_over_evidence/articleshow/2219882.cms

(UK Car Bombs Plot) Australian Immigration Dept gives visa to Haneef’scousinhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=830224d3-9d2c-4c09-90db-0a1c2e4068e6indiandocsinukterrorplot_Special&MatchID1=4500&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1122&MatchID2=4489&TeamID3=8&TeamID4=10&MatchType2=2&SeriesID2=1121&PrimaryID=4500&Headline=Australia+grants+visa+to+Mohd+Haneef‘s+cousin

(UK Car Bombs Plot) Police evidence linking doctor terror suspect toGlasgow attack in the spotlighthttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=469788&in_page_id=1811

(USA) On the trail of an enemy combatant - Details emerge on Marri’salleged role in ‘second wave’ of al-Qaeda attacks - Ali Saleh Kahlahal-Marrihttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19859636/

(USA) U.S. nuclear lab ex-contractor indicted by federal grand jury -Roy Oakley charged with stealing classfied equipment for uraniumenrichmenthttp://publicbroadcasting.net/opb/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1116550

(USA) Rise in U.S. Air Travelers Setting Off Terror Warning Alarmshttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290065,00.html

U.S. will lift lighter ban on planeshttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/07/20/us_will_lift_lighter_ban_on_planes/9958/

(USA) 2 more bodies of September 11 victims identifiedhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184766018249&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

MEMRI: The Enemy Within: Where Are the Islamist/Jihadist WebsitesHosted, and What Can Be Done about It?http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA37407

Israel frees more than 250 prisonershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_68;_ylt=AjIfvWfD3FLg5pnOd0vv8A_uyucA

(Lebanon) Army uses loudspeakers to urge militants’ surrender innorthern Lebanon camphttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Violence.php

(Lebanon) Two months on, Lebanese army still battling Islamistshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070720/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_070720015033;_ylt=Als9puPNTeMhhaAgGhYewkgwuecA

(Iran) Report: Deal in Works to Release Americans Detained in Iranhttp://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/07/deal-in-works-t.html

Iran state TV shows 2 detained Iranian-Americans for second timehttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-Detained-Americans.php

Iranian president, visiting Syria, lashes out at ‘enemies’ of Mideasthttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Iran.php

(Spain) Police hunt for ETA suspect who left explosiveshttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=42084

(Nigeria) Lebanese man shot dead in Nigeriahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6908065.stm

(Philippines) Kidnapped Italian priest freed in Philippines - kidnappedby Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyafhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/wl_nm/philippines_priest_free_dc_1;_ylt=AqJJC69rSQ0LpM0FhFr4o8FUKYUA

(Philippines) 16 inmates, including terrorists, escape from southernPhilippine jailhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Prison-Break.php

Malaysia bans mainstream media from reporting on Islamic state debatehttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Islamic-State.php

(China) Suicide bomb attack jolts China into realizing the risks of global ambitionhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2106397.ece

(Sri Lanka) Fighting between Sri Lankan army, Tamil rebels kills atleast 15http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php

North Korea nuke talks end without deadlinehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear_155;_ylt=Ano4hmBBWlLRjWOPl4y8PzCCscEA

(North Korea) US says North Korea may disable nukes this year evenwithout deadlinehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070720/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons_070720100823;_ylt=AnvCvzP03n1iOhC2FKKWBsqCscEA

Other News:

Radio host condemned for ‘Islam is a cult’ - CAIR cites Neil Boortz forangry confrontation of Muslim callerhttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56759

(UK) Islamic Bank of Britain News Releasehttp://www.londonstockexchange.com/LSECWS/IFSPages/MarketNewsPopup.aspx?id=1534845&source=RNS

Italy: Muslim law encourages respect towards womenhttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/07/italy-muslim-law-encourages-respect.html

Norway: Low employment among Pakistani womenhttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/07/norway-low-employment-among-pakistani.html

Denmark: More Muslim divorceshttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/07/denmark-more-muslim-divorces.html