TERROR NEWS July 31st

(USA) Ohio mall plot suspect pleads to supporting terrorism -- Nuradin M. Abdi, a Somali nationalliving in Columbus, Ohiohttp://www.wkyc.com/news/rss_article.aspx?ref=RSS&storyid=72007http://www.examiner.com/a-856204~Ally_of_al_Qaida_terrorist_admits_to_conspiracy_in_mall_plot.html

(USA) Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terroristshttp://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=43916

(USA) Bounty Hunter Disrupts Possible Terror Plot - ABC News on capture of possible "lone-wolf"http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/07/bounty-hunter-d.html

(Pakistan) New Al Qaeda tape: Abu Yahya al Libi discusses Pakistan - Laura Mansfield pressreleasehttp://www.lauramansfield.com/j/default.asp

View picture from tapehttp://counterterrorismblog.org/newslinks/upload/2007/07/LM073107LibiPic.php

(Pakistan) Pak: At least 15 militants killed (updated) - Government troops with helicopter gunshipsrepelled attack on North Waziristan military checkpointhttp://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070020964

Afghans say they won't free prisoners - Afghanistan will not release insurgent prisoners, Tailban'skey demand to free captiveshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkqul69G5j8A0RfQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12jqpd39j/EXP=1185999150/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_169

Afghanistan: Hostage Takers Mount Deadly Challenge To NGO Effortshttp://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/7/6819B5F1-0036-461B-B9B4-DBD3DB9FB7B8.html

(Afghanistan) Taliban leaves tribal roots for Al Qaeda tacticshttp://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0801/p01s05-wosc.html

(India) Detained Al-Qaeda suspect claims to hail from Tripura - True identity unclear, found with 2passportshttp://in.news.yahoo.com/070731/139/6iv8o.html

(India) Seven linked with Punjab militancy given death penaltieshttp://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=50740

(India) Two LeT terrorists convicted under POTA - Planned to assassinate political leadershttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkmAfK9GKlgAdB3QtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=136v8s00v/EXP=1185992192/**http%3a//www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx%3fID=b5444d14-23ce-43bb-9f9a-43fe2b1bbdba

(Canada) Two youths in terror bust go free - 17 Toronto-area suspects accused of terrorist training& plotting Canadian landmark attackshttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070731.wtoraids0731/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20070731.wtoraids0731

Kurdish Leader Warns of Iraqi Civil Warhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkp6mq9GAkEA2h3QtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12t74e4d8/EXP=1185999866/**http%3a//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/31/ap/middleeast/main3118315.shtml

(Saudi Arabia) Rice, Gates win no new Arab help in Iraqhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_mideast

Hamas ready for talks with Fatah government - officialhttp://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11801321

Syria says ready to join in U.S. peace conferencehttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkgGl69GOa8AwA3QtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=132hpn28f/EXP=1185998982/**http%3a//ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/070731/us/politics_syria_us_conference_dc_1

(Asia) Military Exercise Signals Cozier Sino-Thai Relations http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2935895&C=asiapac

Mauritanian drops terror charges for 14 (updated)http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2007/07/31/mauritanian_drops_terror_charges_for_14/

Somalia: 5 civilians killed in land mine
explosionhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1185893683114&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Sudan) U.N. approves Darfur force of up to 26,000http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070731.wdarfur0728/BNStory/International/home

Egypt holds 23 Islamists on terrorism chargeshttp://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN147254.html

(Russia) Video casts new light on fatalities at Beslan - Casts doubt on official conclusions aboutexplosionhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/31/news/russia.php

Russia: Security Sweep Fails To Stem Violence In Ingushetiahttp://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/07/033C20C0-674D-442C-9873-C96B284103FB.html

Russia downgrades ties with Hamashttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/31/russia.palestinians.reut/index.html

(Germany) Journalists Unearth Rare Terrorism Trial Tapes From 1970s - Trial in 1975-76 of Red Army Faction leaders Baader, Meinhof, othershttp://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2715909,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

(Sri Lanka) Villagers flee fearing Tamil attackshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkhJbK9GP3IARBDQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZyBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12fnm6ne5/EXP=1185988041/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_re_as/sri_lanka_1

(Iraq) US Army kills 8, detains 40 in precision raids throughout Iraq -- in Salahuddin and Anbarprovinces - statement Mondayhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1008069

(Iraq) Four Iraqi civilians slain in Kirkukhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1008076

(Iraq) US soldier killed in Al-Anbar, Iraqhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1008129

(Iraq) US helicopter down in Iraq; crew safely evacuatedhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1185880576483&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Afghanistan) Suicide Car Bomber hits US coalition troops in Kabul - wounding 3 US troops and 7Afghan civilians in Kabul - Taliban claimed responsibilityhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence_1;_ylt=ApHheQRX3o5v4B6iucTdKwjOVooA

(Afghanistan) Taliban issues another hostage deadline -- threatened Tuesday to kill more hostagesif their demands were not met by Wednesdayhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/afghanistan;_ylt=AvCK8gCwHb5Ye2cxdhPyavPOVooA

(Afghanistan) Body of second Korean hostage foundhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/31/taliban.hostage/index.html

(Afghanistan) Man, 29, is second hostage killed by Talibanhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2171829.ece

(Afghanistan) Al-Jazeera TV airs purported Taliban video of South Korean hostages in Afghanistanhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/30/africa/ME-GEN-Afghan-Hostage-Video.php

Afghanistan: Attacks on schools on the risehttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=1.0.1161777013

(Pakistan) At least 12 militants killed by troops in latest violence in Pakistan's tribal regionhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Militant-Attacks.php

(Pakistan) Blast wounds six Pakistani troops -- roadside bomb at troubled tribal belt near theAfghan borderhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070731/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest_070731102216;_ylt=Ajnpz8zHNBnOZVhtR7svHDXzPukA

(Pakistan Foreign Office) "US restrictions on Pakistan will prove counterproductive"http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\31\story_31-7-2007_pg7_14

Pakistan in touch with US over new anti-terror bill: Foreign Officehttp://www.dailyindia.com/show/161726.php/Pakistan-in-touch-with-US-over-new-anti-terror-bill:-Foreign-Office

Pakistan: 'Red Mosque' militants offer talkshttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1161700758

Mohmand "Lal Masjid" militants offer talkshttp://www.dawn.com/2007/07/31/top11.htm

(Pakistan) About 2,000 women rally in Pakistani capital for enforcement of Islamic lawshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Womens-Rally.php

(Pakistan) National Assembly Opposition Parties criticize use of force to quell extremismhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\31\story_31-7-2007_pg7_25

(India) Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt jailed for 6 years in 1993 Mumbai blastshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070731/wl_nm/india_trial_bollywood_dc_4;_ylt=ArrXj55iogHPsFqe6aRLm6UTv5UB

Bangladesh court indicts radical Islamic leader for 2004 grenade attack on British envoy http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/asia/AS-GEN-Bangladesh-Islamic-Militant.php

(Somalia) 8 killed in attacks in Somalia, witnesses say -- men in vehicles firing at governmentbuildings shouting Allahu Akbarhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia.php

Lebanese army commander visits troops at embattled camphttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070731/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_070731094757;_ylt=AlqJHRQWKwKj9PKrrIdkQhDagGIB

Report: Russia, Iran in Weapons Dealhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291496,00.htmlhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1185789792353&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Russian police officer killed, three wounded in bus shootout - gunmen opened fire on a military bus in Chechnyahttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1008180

(Saudi Arabia) Rice, Gates team to lobby and lure Arabshttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20037146/

Hamas to Show an Improved Handhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB118575064310581669.html

(Hamas) Tunnels are conduit for weapons to Gazahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_gaza_tunnels;_ylt=Ar_b8zemkFtCEKKdRDtXG5Gs0NUE

Jordan rules out sending its military to West Bank to bolster Abbas, fight militantshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/africa/ME-GEN-Jordan-Palestinians.php

Jordanian Islamists pull out of vote over 'fraud' -- Islamic Action Front and the Muslim Brotherhoodhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070731/wl_mideast_afp/jordanvoteislamists_070731104900;_ylt=AhXP7SoMQS.loH_blyeIiiVYU.0A

(Israel) IDF uncovers arms; explosive thrown at troopshttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1185789794198&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) Car with explosive device caught by IDF near Tekoahttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1185789790473&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israeli home front unprepared for war -- Jerusalem, Tel Aviv lack bomb shelters, gas masks scarcehttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56928

(USA) Oak Ridge Nuclear Labs: Car crashes at nuclear weapons plant - hot-wired car crashes into checkpoint after asked for ID, then driver fled on foothttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_on_re_us/weapons_plant_crash_4;_ylt=AuRaHPO2wtzZCZUKV1lzVaYTv5UB

(USA) Travel security flaws and how to fix themhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20039151/

Guantanamo cell is better than freedom in Algeria, says inmate fighting against release to Algeria -- Ahmed Belbacha lived in UK for 3 yearshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2169795.ece

(USA) Searching for Security Skills - U.S. struggling to fill thousands of homeland security jobshttp://public.cq.com/docs/cqw/weeklyreport110-000002561366.html

(Turkey) U.S. says working with Turkey to solve PKK "problem"http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070730/pl_nm/usa_turkey_pkk_dc_1;_ylt=Aj6y4PUtpraC3dxu3Mbhg8jtfLkA

(UK) Secret evidence keeps terror suspects in UK - two suspected Algerian terrorists cannot be deported for reasons that are too secret to disclose - third acquitted in "ricin trial"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/31/nterror131.xml

(UK) Commentary: The war within the west - British Islamists and Jihadists Recruitment at Universitieshttp://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/?p=1601

(UK) New British leader backs Bush on Iraqhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070731/NATION/107310085/1001

(UK) Brown walks a tightrope on terror with Bushhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2168199.ece

(UK) Muslim terrorists being picked on in British prisons, says lawyerhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=472064&in_page_id=1770

(UK) Ex-BNP Man Jailed Over 'Civil War' Stashhttp://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1277945,00.html

UK police admit Haneef mistakeshttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22167403-23109,00.html

(Australia) Police still suspect Haneef of terror plot: Australia ministerhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Police_still_suspect_Haneef_of_terror_plot_Oz_minister/articleshow/2246686.cms

(Australia) 'Secret material on Haneef can’t be released''Secret material on Haneef can’t be released' -- Dr. Mohammed Haneef was suspect in UK car bombs plothttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/July/theworld_July808.xml&section=theworld

French judge files preliminary charges against suspected Basque ETA separatistshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/europe/EU-GEN-France-ETA.php

(Algeria) Al-Qaeda in Algeria uses new members as human shieldshttp://www.echoroukonline.com/english/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7042

(Nigeria) Pakistani construction manager abducted in Nigeriahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070731/india_nm/india287489_1;_ylt=AtWfTmmOFWZmqBUHKyR5KXDZ9YEA

(Thailand) Militant suspects nabbed in Narathiwathttp://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=120552

(Philippines) Rebels accused of beheading soldiers flee Philippine police raid -- all alleged Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070731/wl_asia_afp/philippinesmuslimunrestattacks_070731075905;_ylt=ApQ7QFJIc7bqX2JlV.sbo7RUKYUA

Indonesia: Papua Christian leader threatenedhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1161530258

(North Korea) U.N. nuke team says N. Korea cooperativehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear_10;_ylt=Au2Akua5stPnHsNIZ_Cs4HWCscEA

Northern Ireland: UK Troops out as operation endshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/31/nireland131.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox

(Canada) Air India witness reveals bomb mastermind's confessionhttp://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=334f792e-8f2f-4464-a61d-99598afa4020&k=3075

Commentary: The War Is Against Radical Islam, Not 'Terrorism,' Says Policy Experthttp://www.crosswalk.com/news/11549637/