TERROR NEWS August 27th

Pakistan's Islamist press calls for jihad -- Indian newspaper The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/28/stories/2007082855781200.htm

(Pakistan) Doctor arrested for suspected links with Al-Qaeda movement - 6 suicide jackets, explosive materials foundhttp://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=117142

Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 9 in attack on mosque in Fallujahhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188197170570&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Iraq) Hussein-linked 'terrorist' caught -- Cell is believed to be funded by Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter, Raghad - living in Jordanhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/27/iraq.cell/index.html

Iraq Sunni Arabs won't rejoin cabinet despite dealhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070827/ts_nm/iraq_dc;_ylt=Ap_F4ZCr0NYVKmPI1tnG2Y.s0NUE

(Iraq) CBS News Translator Slain By Insurgentshttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/27/notebook/main3207414.shtml

Afghanistan: Troops destroy heroin lab, soldier killed http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188128151877&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Afghanistan) South Korean hostage talks to resume Tuesday: Talibanhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/27/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Kidnappings.php

(Afghanistan) Taliban: Some Hostages To Be Freedhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/27/terror/main3207319.shtml

(Afghanistan) Russian terrorist suspect detained in Afghanistan with explosiveshttp://en.rian.ru/world/20070827/75130368.html

Somalia: String of Explosions in Bakara Market - 8 wounded in capitalhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200708271232.html

(U.S.) CTB Article: "US Justice Dept to Co-Sponsor Convention of ISNA - Unindicted Co-Conspirator in HLF Trial"http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/08/us_justice_dept_to_cosponsor_c.php

Update: U.S. sponsors Islamic convention - Dept of Justice co-sponsoring -- held by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) -- an unindicted co-conspirator in an ongoing federal terrorist funding caseAdditional information in story: -- DOJ Civil Rights Mrs. Lorenzo-Giguere views Muslims as "very much discriminated against" -- Another DOJ Lawyer: "seems like an odd time for one part of DOJ to lend credence and visible support to ISNA at the same timeDOJ prosecutors will be called on to defend their decision to name ISNA as a conspirator" -- ISNA convention includes session on "U.S.-sponsored torture" http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070827/NATION/108270070/1002http://www.isna.net/uploads/media/UpholdingFaithServingHumanityProgramV4.0.pdfhttp://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/08/us_justice_dept_to_cosponsor_c.php

U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison to be Keynote Speaker at ISNA Chicago Convention -- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is an unindicted co-conspirator in an ongoing federal terrorist funding case
http://www.isna.net/conferences/annualconvention2007/csrl.htmlhttp://www.nysun.com/article/55778

Main speakers include: http://www.isna.net/conferences/annualconvention2007/speakers.html#5Abdalla Idris Alim, Abdullah Adhami, Aisha Al-Adawiya, Altaf Husain, Hamza Yusuf, Ihsan Bagby, Ingrid Mattson, Jamal Badawi,Muneer Fareed, Muzammil Siddiqi, Sherman A. (Abd al-Hakim) Jackson, Siraj Wahhaj, Umar Faruq Abd-Allah, Zaid Shakir

(U.S.) Seattle: Hussein Ibish, FAIR, Exec. Director on Arab-American and Muslim Reaction to Seattle Suspects
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294740,00.html

(U.S.) Asthma rates high among 9/11 workers - 12 times higher than normalhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-08-27-asthma_N.htm

(Australia) Troops lose faith in failing weapons - Conditions in Iraq & Afghanistan causing Australians' weapons to failhttp://www.theage.com.au/news/national/troops-lose-faith-in-failing-weapons/2007/08/27/1188067032778.html

Palestinian Islamic Jihad: PA security forces thwarted our kidnapping attempt - Terrorists "surprised" that Palestinian Authority saved Israeli officerhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188197167879&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

French apartment was ETA explosives lab http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=43244

Turkey: 2 soldiers killed, 10 terrorists killed; US weapons in PKK hands; Terrorist mines clearedhttp://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=120437

Turkish army issues new warning -- regarding Islamism in govthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6965806.stm

Kazakhstan: Kazakh special agencies break Hizb ut-Tahrir cellhttp://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=3543

The Ingush Jamaat: Identity and Resistance in the North Caucasus - Jamestown Foundation analysishttp://app.bronto.com/public/?q=link&fn=Key&id=akijbjvrevxmyhvvtcvpgzqptqerbkk&link=amgvwgyrhmzuagcriaqhybnttfrzbpp

Other News:

Washington Post, Other Newspapers Won't Run 'Opus' Cartoon Mocking Radical Islamhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294779,00.htmlhttp://www.salon.com/comics/opus/2007/08/26/opus/http://www.berkeleybreathed.com/pages/index.asp


(Iraq) Extremists target Iraqi Shiite pilgrims - sniper terrorist kills Shiite on Baghdad bridge - four US soldiers killed in firefightshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070827/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070825153946;_ylt=AsQrc9KZKApjxpdo2baw7nxX6GMA

(Iraq) Iran increasing Iraq militant support: U.S. commanderhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070826/ts_nm/iraq_iran_usa_dc_1;_ylt=Aj94Zn_RCckz5M6OBZvTsk5Sw60A

Iraqi children as fighters on the risehttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/08/27/iraqi_children_as_fighters_on_the_rise/3835/

(Iraq) Two marines killed in Al-Anbarhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1014811

(Iraq) US forces detain 10 suspected terrorists — al-Sadr cityhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1014702

(Iraq) Violence stalks Iraq’s minoritieshttp://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IH28Ak03.html

(Iraq) A Potentially Winning Tactic, With a Warning — article on “Iraq Tribal Study: Al-Anbar Governorate”http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/26/AR2007082601143.html

(Afghanistan) Ten insurgents and two foreign soldiers killed in new fighting in Helmand and Zabul andNATO: Taliban making false accusations — falsely reporting civilian casualtieshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/afghanistan;_ylt=AhvQRvilSY3_t_aXAK_uXELOVooA

(Afghanistan) Taliban ambush kills 3 U.S. soldiers: Afghan official — Ghazi Abad district near Pakistan borderhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070827/ts_nm/afghan_ambush_dc_1;_ylt=Avf.9bvVfhiHm2j7Yr8O93TOVooA

(Afghanistan) Foreign forces battle Taliban in south Afghanistan — battles in Kunarhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/August/subcontinent_August1081.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

Afghanistan poppy harvest jumps 18 per centhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=ZAMC1SMNMEXRNQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/08/27/nforces527.xml

(Afghanistan) Korean Muslim leader in Pakistan to seek release of hostages in Afghanistanhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/27/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Kidnapped-Koreans.php

Pakistan: Militants launch fresh attacks - rockets fired by terrorists outside of Miran Shah - one terrorist killed and 3 civilians injuredhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070827/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_1;_ylt=Ak5n7jaVL7DIc_wO5XDuwYjzPukA

(Pakistan) Three militant outfits join hands with al-Qaeda: Jaish-e-Muhammad, Lashkar-e-Jangvi and Sipah-e-Sahabahttp://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=9800

(Pakistan) Suicide bombers out to target police chiefs in Pak: Reporthttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Suicide_bombers_out_to_target_police_chiefs_in_Pak_Report/articleshow/2312495.cms

(Pakistan) Scores of Pakistan soldiers desert forces - feel fighting Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Waziristan not morally righthttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Scores_of_Pak_soldiers_desert_forces/articleshow/2311110.cms

(Pakistan) Boy shown beheading Pakistani soldier in videohttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/August/subcontinent_August1082.xml&section=subcontinent

US forces nearly snared bin Laden in late 2004 — Newsweek article “Into Thin Air”http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070827/wl_sthasia_afp/usafghanistanattacksbinladen_070827053912;_ylt=Ag9dILt56CszPKytSBjCS0YwuecAhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20430170/site/newsweek/

Newsweek: Osama Bin Laden’s former bodyguard speakshttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20430914/site/newsweek/

(U.S.) Iraqis Protest Terror- Hold Rally at Saudi Embassyhttp://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2007/08/iraqis-hold-rally-against-terrorism-at.html

(U.S.) HLF and CAIR, a Supplement to Mainstream Reporting — by Steven Emersonhttp://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/08/hlf_and_cair_a_supplement_to_m_1.phphttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5084243.html

U.S. Justice Department co-sponsors Islamic convention — held by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)— an unindicted co-conspirator in an ongoing federal terrorist funding casehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070827/NATION/108270070/1001http://www.nysun.com/article/55778

(U.S.) Muslim charity trial may shed new light on terror aidhttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5084314.html

(India) Hindus strike, say govt ‘soft on terror’ after blasts — that killed 42 people in Hyderabadhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070827/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaattacks_070827115058;_ylt=At5LnscT2Ltu2WQmOJraFZMTv5UB

Indian police probe blast leads — authorities suspect Islamist militant groups based in Pakistan or Bangladeshhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070827/ts_nm/india_blast_dc_11;_ylt=AhPmUe9S12zB5cwIN2K1aXBA7AkB

(India) Govt: ‘Laskhar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad suspected in Hyderabad blasts’http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lashkar_Jaish_suspected_in_Hyderabad_blasts/articleshow/2314071.cms

India blames foreign militants in bombingshttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/August/subcontinent_August1074.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(India) South Indian companies on alert after bombingshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070827/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaattackseconomy_070827081247;_ylt=AkbDAq3x_SkNlldlLqS8665A7AkB

(India) 19 bombs found after fatal blasts in Indiahttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/26/news/india.php

Somali police shoot attacker dead; 2 hurt in grenade blastshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/27/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia.php

(Somalia) 5 Somalis killed in violence, nine hurthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070826/ap_on_re_af/somalia_3;_ylt=AgR_OHP3TCjbOB32Hjeav7yQLIUD

Lebanese army readies final assault on Islamistshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070826/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_070826210622;_ylt=AmrHa7q1sW44uhi7up22GK_agGIB

(Lebanon) Three Lebanese in uniform killed in Nahr Al-Baredhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1014597

Lebanon: Militants want evacuationhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070827/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_violence_2;_ylt=AnBUQH3OKnrtWU_cwr.iJTHagGIB

(Lebanon) Israel Defense Minister Barak: Hezbollah rocket arsenal bigger now than before the warhttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/897893.html

Israel: Hamas smuggled tons of weapons — into Gaza striphttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070827/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_3;_ylt=ApG9nSkDbEPZHahIrzL_sSTuyucA

Egypt’s passivity equaled to support of Hamashttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188197166163&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Israel) Gunmen open fire at IDF soldiers in Nablushttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188128151104&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israeli warplanes scramble into action after rocket attackhttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1014620

Israel launches air raid in Gazahttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/August/middleeast_August304.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border - suspected man of trying to lay explosiveshttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20456696/

Hamas orders private Gaza clinics shut down in challenge to Abbashttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/27/africa/ME-GEN-Gaza-Clinic-Shutdown.php

West Bank: Hamas divided over future approachhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1244286829

(Israel) IDF arrests three terror suspects in West Bankhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188128151044&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

CNN: Face-to-face with top Hamas leader in secret locationhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/26/btsc.perry.hamas/index.html

Hamas leader says policy has changedhttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/08/27/hamas_leader_says_policy_has_changed/1809/

Hamas, Fatah form joint terror group — Comes as U.S. training, aiding Abbas’ militiashttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57326

Palestinians back caliphate over politics — growing number of Palestinians support Hizb ut-Tahrirhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=ZAMC1SMNMEXRNQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/08/27/wpal127.xmlhttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/132303

Palestinian state outline ‘coming by November’ — Plan drafted by veteran politician would forfeit strategic West Bankhttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57325

‘Hamas may release Schalit video tape if Israel frees women, children’http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188197166649&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Syria) Shin Bet: Hamas in Syria plans suicide bombingshttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/897562.html

Saudis create oil plant security forcehttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/08/27/saudis_create_oil_plant_security_force/5585/

Iran vows to use ‘smart’ bomb against enemieshttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\08\27\story_27-8-2007_pg7_40

Iran warns students against ‘US contacts’http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070826/wl_mideast_afp/iranusspyuniversity_070826205954;_ylt=AgzGJX4cfRc6NPG_pY27xqRSw60A

(Iran) Kuwait Islamist cleric issues Iran warninghttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3442337,00.html

(UK) Scotland: Terror trial told of jihad emails — Mohammed Atif Siddique trialhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/6965497.stm

(UK) Scotland: Cousin of terror accused says he sent emails about martyrdomhttp://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1645597.0.0.php

Denmark: Hizb ut-Tahrir’s annual conferencehttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/08/denmark-hizb-ut-tahrirs-annual.html

(Greece) Prosecutor orders probe into Greek fires — arson attacks could be considered terrorismhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070827/ap_on_re_eu/greece_fires_87;_ylt=AsZ2bPP015JpoCnQtWQiHCYTv5UB

France ready to mediate in Iraq: FMhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=027ab8e6-660e-4405-9470-4708621fed38&MatchID1=4505&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=2&SeriesID1=1125&PrimaryID=4505&Headline=’France+ready+to+mediate+in+Iraq’

(Spain) Police say ETA detonated van loaded with explosiveshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/27/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-ETA.php

Spain and Portugal to unite in fight against ETAhttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=43249

Russia says bombers flying near NATO airspace not flying with nuclear weaponshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070827/wl_nm/russia_bombers_dc_1;_ylt=AvY1AtQ4KGqbUq7Uj7hti71_5GIA

(Thailand) Female teacher shot dead in Pattanihttp://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30046695

Indonesians live in sin if Islamic law not implemented: spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) Abu Bakar Bashirhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22318584-23109,00.html

Philippine police warn of alleged bomb plot in capital — by al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants to bomb shopping mallsand gasoline stations in the capitalhttp://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1348008.php/Philippine_police_warn_of_alleged_bomb_plot_in_capital

Philippines: Rebel communists mock Arroyo’s peace talks planhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1244248853

(Sri Lanka) Nine rebels killed in Sri Lanka clashes: militaryhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070827/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrest_070827085704;_ylt=As5NLw49dlMVRtsz3Yl_1IotM8oA

Sri Lanka defuses suspected rebel bomb near pageanthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070826/wl_nm/srilanka_bombs_dc_2;_ylt=AhCepv3fxgtR5UkgjzsJDfEtM8oA

(Columbia) Suspected rebels kill 9 farmers in southern Colombiahttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188128150736&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Commentary: Jihad and journalism on CNNhttp://blogcentral.jpost.com/index.php?cat_id=4&blog_id=57&blog_post_id=1441

Commentary: CNN’s God’s Warriors at war with truthhttp://blogcentral.jpost.com/index.php?cat_id=7&blog_id=63&blog_post_id=1440

Commentary: EU Muslims: seeking jihad or democracy?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20412729/

Other News:

Germany: Appeal against acquittal in ‘honour’ killinghttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1244469540

(Nigeria) Angry Muslim Mob Storms Prison to Lynch Homosexualshttp://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2007/08/angry-muslim-mob-storm-prison-to-lynch.html

U.S. military regrets “blasphemous” balls for Afghans — free footballs included Saudi Arabian flag, which bears thename of Allah and Mohammedhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070827/wl_nm/afghan_balls_dc_1;_ylt=Ag1iRCQWjODnTWc3FTxEEKnOVooA

Christian TV show out, Muslim pressure group CAIR blamedhttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57310

(U.S.) Northern Virginia: Candidates Reach Out to Muslimshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/25/AR2007082501139.html?nav=rss_metro/va

(UK) Sleaze investigation over Muslim funds for Labourhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=477978&in_page_id=1770

Iraqi With CIA Ties Hires D.C. Lobby Firmhttp://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/08/iraqi-with-cia-.html

Clinton: Terrorist attack would help GOPhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/24/clinton.terrorism/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Democrats criticize Clinton’s comments on terrorismhttp://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/08/24/democrats_criticize_clintons_comments_on_terrorism/

Chechen ‘organised’ Politkovskaya killinghttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2334938.ece

Austria’s Haider says to ban mosque-buildinghttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2739608920070827?rpc=401&;

(Belgium) Muslim school to open in Molenbeekhttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=24&story_id=43267

Cautious criticism — A Growing Number Of Activists Are Hesitant To Decry Female Genital Mutilationhttp://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=a0f1c0cf-2452-42eb-bf75-b56f354f9dce&k=84150