TERROR NEWS Sept 4th

(U.S.) Back-to-School Bomb Threats: At Least 13 U.S. Universities Targeted - ABC News: Threats use Internet remailers, render threat anonymoushttp://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/09/exclusive-back-.html

(U.S.) South Carolina defers to feds in pipe bomb case -- with a federal indictment in place, state charges will be dismissedhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_on_re_us/explosives_arrest_terrorismhttp://www.elpasotimes.com/nationworld/ci_6798690
(U.S.) 9/11 victims' kin keep up fight - Families of 9/11 victims pursuing lawsuit against Boston airport over airport securityhttp://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1029204

(Canada) Informant reveals key terror role - Canadian Mubin Shaikh befriended Jihadists and learned of Toronto truck bomb plot plannershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/6978465.stm

(India) 2 terrorists still lurking in city -- 2 of 4 terrorists still holed up in Hyderabad and plan to trigger more explosionshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/2_terrorists_still_lurking_in_city/rssarticleshow/2338194.cms
Pakistan: Radical Red Mosque militants claim Rawalpindi blastshttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1271181204

(Pakistan) Militants release 10 abducted Pakistani troops, official sayshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Freed-Troops.php

(Pakistan) NWFP Govt to Plug Loopholes used by Terrorists: MoI Spokesmanhttp://www.pakistantimes.net/2007/09/05/top4.htm

(South Africa & Pakistan) German engineer convicted over nuclear smuggling ring - First member of A.Q. Khan nuclear ring convictedhttp://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/102116.html

(Iraq) Militants vow attacks on US -- the Islamic State of Iraq said the "War Ministry" decided to form special battalions for martyrdom seekershttp://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/news/international/militants-vow-attacks-on-us.aspx

(Iraq) U.S. troop buildup felt in Iraq hotspotshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_frontlines
(Iraq) U.S. Government Accountability Office Report Says Iraq Has Not Met 11 of 18 Benchmarkshttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295704,00.html
(Iraq) Signing Up Sunnis With 'Insurgent' on Their Resumeshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/03/AR2007090301470.html?hpid=topnews

(Iraq) Many Trainees Are Complicit With 'Enemy Targets' - Iraqi army in Baghdad sector infiltrated with Mahdi Armyhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/03/AR2007090301478.html?hpid=topnews

Denmark: Terror expert 'not surprised' by arrestshttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1271122507

(Denmark) 'Al-Qaeda link' as eight are held over Danish bomb plot (2nd Roundup)http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1351653.php/Al-Qaeda_link_as_eight_are_held_over_Danish_bomb_plot__2nd_Roundup_
Spain: Man linked to Madrid bombings released from jailhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1271146898

Hamas bans public prayer in Gazahttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/africa/ME-GEN-Palestinians-Prayer-Ban.php

Hamas bans Fatah Friday prayers in Gazahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/wl_nm/palestinians_prayers_dc
(Israel) 'Defense establishment won't recommend large Gaza invasion'http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188392534398&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Lebanon's rising jihadi threathttp://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0904/p01s01-wome.html

Lebanon: A "brave little force" defeats an al Qaeda Strongholdhttp://www.cedarsrevolution.net/jtphp/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=488&Itemid=2

Lebanon douses a terrorist fire - Commentary on defeat of Fatah al-Islam and killing of its leaderhttp://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/II05Ak01.html

(Philippines) Minor 'bomb courier' faces charges in courthttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=86562

German bunker maker turns terrorism fears into cashhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_germany_bunkers
Commentary: Cut Out the Hypocrisy on Terrorismhttp://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/yossi_melman/2007/09/cut_out_the_hypocrisy_on_terro.html
(U.S.) Giuliani offers US disaster prep plan -- proposes to make Department of Homeland Security more regional like FEMAhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_on_el_pr/giuliani_communities
Other News:

(U.S.) NYC: Chelsea Pipe Bomb Remains a Mysteryhttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/chelsea-pipe-bomb-remains-a-mystery/?ref=arts

(U.S.) NYC: Fear and loathing in New York: Taxi union says GPS targets Muslimshttp://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018033.phphttp://www.nypost.com/seven/09042007/news/regionalnews/taxi_fear_hike.htm
(Pakistan) 30 killed, 66 wounded in Rawalpindi blastshttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1016915

(Pakistan) Deadliest Pak blast since Lal Masjid, ISI targetedhttp://www.ibnlive.com/news/deadliest-pak-blast-since-lal-masjid-isi-targeted/48023-2.html?xml

(Pakistan) Suicide bombers kill 24, wound 66, in Pakistan -- many of them Defence Ministry staff on their way to work in the city of Rawalpindihttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/wl_nm/pakistan_bomb_dc_8;_ylt=AlJ8OLPFLec7G2pTqJHWvubzPukA
(Pakistan) 2 suicide bombings in Pakistan kill 24 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/pakistan;_ylt=AqduYCiUS_38IGBisNya2U7zPukA
Pakistan: Pindi Explosions - by Animesh Roulhttp://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/09/pakistan_pindi_explosions_1.php
(Pakistan) Over 100 tribesmen released in exchange for 210 Pakistani soldiershttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1016820

Pakistan: Soldiers still held hostage by pro-Taliban militantshttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1270914048

(Pakistan) Woman killed in North Waziristanhttp://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=9/4/2007#3

Pakistan rejects book on its nuclear program as lies -- "Deception: Pakistan, the United States and the Secret Trade in Nuclear Weapons"http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/04/pakistan_rejects_book_as_lies/3111/http://www.amazon.com/Deception-Pakistan-United-Nuclear-Weapons/dp/0802715540/ref=sr_1_1/002-3370376-7439247?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188907799&sr=8-1

Pakistan Foreign Office: "Pakistan will not enter arms race"http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\04\story_4-9-2007_pg7_1

Afghan blasts, gunbattle kill at least 15 - bomb in Paktika (bastion of Taliban near Pakistan) and bomb in Kunduzhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/wl_nm/afghan_violence_dc_3;_ylt=Atc52cMbqsP6ddyW7Zru9MnOVooA
(Afghanistan) Car bomb kills two Afghan policehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestsuicidepolicegermany_070904105704;_ylt=AvSBS8CBv2YK05ZRkQhchFDOVooA
(Afghanistan) Taliban involved in SKorean kidnappings killed: government -- in Ghazni - includes Taliban commander Mullah Mateenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestskoreakidnapoperation_070904095808;_ylt=Apkf6xTp6_915scfKaPgHUfOVooA
(Afghanistan) Chinese weapons 'reaching the Taliban'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/04/wchina104.xmlhttp://wpherald.com/articles/5849/1/Britain-Taliban-using-Chinese-weapons-in-attacks/China-agrees-to-investigate.html

Afghanistan rises as heroin source - Share of U.S. market doubled in 5 years http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070903/NATION/109030034/1002
(Iraq) Car bomb blast in Baghdad kills five people - in Al-Zaitouna districthttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1016927

Iraqi television cameraman shot deadhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/September/focusoniraq_September21.xml&section=focusoniraq
(Iraq) Judge: 'Chemical Ali,' 2 others to be executedhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/04/iraq.main/index.html
(Iraq) Minister named to 'Islamic Cabinet' -- Islamic State of Iraq made up of eight insurgent groups including Al-Qaeda in Iraqhttp://www.pjstar.com/stories/090407/NAT_BE8T4810.052.php
(India) Hyderabad blast investigation: Another Bangladeshi woman detainedhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=ab3ad8d3-79ea-4598-bcd9-e6c9aeab0915TerrorinHyderabad_Special&&Headline=Another+Bangladeshi+woman+detained
(India) Medico linked to Hyderabad bomb blasts -- Rizwan Ghazihttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/September/subcontinent_September136.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
(India) Hyderabad blast investigation: No word from Dhaka on terror arrest so CBI to move Interpolhttp://www.indianexpress.com/story/214364.html

(India) Hyderabad blast investigation: Bangladesh suspects got ‘character certificates' from Bengal politicianshttp://www.indianexpress.com/story/214366.html

(India) Rights group: Police illegally detaining Muslims after Hyderabad bombingshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/asia/AS-GEN-India-Bombings.php

(India) Why Mumbai is a bomber's favoritehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2335821.cms
(India) Ten dead in rebel clash in northeast India -- KLA and NSCN-IM clash in Manipur statehttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/September/subcontinent_September139.xml&section=subcontinent
(India) Chennai: No infiltration of terrorists in state, says Tamil Nadu DGP -- Chennai is major center for outsourced jobs from Westhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/No_infiltration_of_terrorists_in_state_says_Tamil_Nadu_DGP_/articleshow/2337244.cms
(India) Passenger carrying pro-LTTE books arrested at Chennai airporthttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Passenger_carrying_pro-LTTE_books_arrested_at_Chennai_airport/articleshow/2336629.cms
(Nepal) Police arrest bomb blast suspects in Nepali capitalhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6253999.html

(Norway) 3 indicted, 1 cleared in Norwegian terrorism case, national prosecutor says - plot to attack Oslo synagogue or US or Israel embassieshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/europe/EU-GEN-Norway-Terror-Plot.php

(Denmark) 8 suspects with al-Qaida links arrested in Denmark, intelligence service says -- Copehagenarrests -- suspected of preparing a terror act involving explosives and with connections to "a leading al-Qaida person"http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=world&articleID=2747606

Danish police arrest 8 in terror plothttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/wl_nm/denmark_arrests_alqaeda_dc
Danish police said Tuesday they had averted a terrorist attack (my title)http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=192556&s=&i=&t=Police_nab_eight_terror_suspects_in_Denmark
(Denmark) Copenhagen: Terror arrests -- suspects are male, aged 19-29, and come from Afghanistan,Pakistan, Somalia and Turkey; Six are Danish citizens, two have a residence permithttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/09/copenhagen-terror-arrests-2.html

(U.S.) Minnesota: Islamist Website Hosted in Minnesota Calls for Suicide Operations in Denmarkhttp://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD170307

(U.S.) Minnesota: Islamist Websites Hosted in Minnesota on How to Join Al-Qaeda, Form a Jihad Cell, and Select a Western Target – '[Is] Assassinating the American Ambassador... Difficult For Someone Who Has Already Crushed America in Her Own Home?'http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD170207

(U.S.) Minnesota Website Tells how to Wage Jihad - by Douglas Farahhttp://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/09/minnesota_website_tells_how_to.php
US Muslim Forum Posts Jihad Videohttp://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=26903_US_Muslim_Forum_Posts_Jihad_Video&only&headline
(U.S.) ID Would Control Access to Disaster Siteshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/03/AR2007090301229.html?sub=AR

(U.S.) HLF Case Heavy on Detail -- by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/09/hlf_case_heavy_on_detail.phphttp://www.investigativeproject.org/article/429
(U.S.) Judge to hear 9/11 lawsuitshttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/04/judge_to_hear_911_lawsuits/5732/
Bin Laden firm rejects lawsuithttp://www.thestar.com/News/article/252830

Bin Laden family business insists no financial ties with Osamahttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188392527345&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

US dissatisfied with Norway's proposed anti-terror lawhttp://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1972962.ece

(Russia) Policeman killed, 4 wounded in attack in Chechnyahttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Violence.php

(Russia) Terrorist threat on decline in Russia - deputyhttp://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11850219

(Somalia) Interview - Somalia's Islamic Courts movement "intact"http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-76QBSB?OpenDocument

(Lebanon) Two Moroccans among dead of Fatah Al-Islam -- presshttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1017006

Lebanese Defense minister says war on terror continues despite Fatah Islam's defeathttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Fatah-Islam.php

Lebanon says 222 militants killed in camp battle -- in 15 week battlehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/wl_nm/lebanon_fighting_dc_2;_ylt=Aog3Sk7ioOG1lGKTCsEhBkAwuecA
In Lebanon, militant threat lingershttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-lebanon_sly_sep04,1,2779420.story

Jordan: Relatives of militant leader killed in Lebanon camp prepare funeralhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1270970962

Iran denies shelling northern Iraqhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/September/middleeast_September33.xml§ion=middleeast&col=
(Iran) Ex-president to head key Iranian clerical bodyhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20582816/

(Gaza) Blast targets Hamas activist's car in Gazahttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1016980

(Gaza) Explosion in Gaza Strip targets Hamas activist; none woundedhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188392529271&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Hamas and increase in the Islamization of the Gaza Strip (my title)http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/islamization_e.htm
Fatah regroups in Gaza, raising tension with Hamashttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL3073080120070904?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Abbas condemns Palestinian rockets squads in Gazahttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/africa/ME-GEN-Palestinians-Abbas-Rockets.php

(West Bank) 80,000 illegal arms hidden in W. Bankhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1188392527431

(Israel) IDF to Resume Targeted Killings of Islamic Jihad Menhttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/132751

Israel plans Palestinian prisoner release: government sourcehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/wl_nm/israel_palestinians_prisoners_dc_1http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090400472.html

(UK/Libya) Report: Evidence Used to Convict Libyan in Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Was Tampered Withhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295532,00.htmlhttp://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2160655,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12

(Philippines) MNLF member, child killed in Cotabato attack http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view_article.php?article_id=86648

(Sri Lanka) Over 600 LTTE cadres arrested worldwide in recent yearshttp://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=9/4/2007#12

Chinese, Russian special forces hold counter-terrorism drill http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=86661

China denies hacking Pentagon's computer networkhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/China_denies_hacking_Pentagons_computer_network/articleshow/2337281.cms
Financial Times Report: "Chinese military hacked into Pentagon"http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9dba9ba2-5a3b-11dc-9bcd-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/04/wchina204.xml

(North Korea) US says NKorea must do more to get off terror listhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/ts_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsusapec_070904080317;_ylt=AuD8bQJZ_GblGlIDkrhoTHuCscEA
North Korea Still on State Sponsors of Terrorism List, U.S. Envoy Sayshttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295629,00.html

(Columbia) FARC's Tomas Medina Caracas reportedly killed in airstrike (my title) - was major Columbia drug suspecthttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/04/major_colombian_drug_suspect_killed/9934/
Colombia kills rebel leader: defense ministerhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_afp/colombiausvenezuelahostagesdrugscrime_070904045238;_ylt=AigTHAGv.mjNHo24xBky6.Owv7kA
(Columbia) Dutch woman possibly held by Colombian rebelshttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=43539

(Australia) Sydney unprepared for terror attackhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22359647-5006784,00.html

Other News:

(U.S.) Small explosive device set off in front of Manhattan building -- that houses a theater studio owned by a star of television's "The Sopranos," causing damage to a van parked outsidehttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/america/NA-GEN-US-NY-Explosive-Device.php

Russian bombers launch missiles over Arctichttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/03/warctic103.xml

Russia denies plans to move nukeshttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/03/russia_denies_plans_to_move_nukes/8814/
(UK) Modesty gowns for Islamic female patients -- leaving just a slot for the eyeshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/5315306.stm
(UK) East London Olympic Mega Mosque Set for Public Debatehttp://www.christiantoday.com/article/east.london.olympic.mega.mosque.set.for.public.debate/12817.htm
Belgium: Catholic education and Islam lessonshttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/09/belgium-catholic-education-and-islam.html

France's biggest Muslim school kicks off first full yearhttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=43533

(Nigeria) "My future is here" says Nigerian Christian facing stoninghttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1268392143

German attacks blamed on neo-Nazishttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/03/german_attacks_blamed_on_neonazis/1653/
(Germany) Wiesenthal Center critical on war crimes trialshttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=43522

Austrian minister investigates video of soldiers in Nazi saluteshttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188392532749&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Germany) Proposed Holocaust payments called lowhttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/03/proposed_holocaust_payments_called_low/4581/