September 27, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com
(U.S.) FBI: Zazi plotted to use bomb
-- "The judge denies bail, and the Aurora suspect is flown to New York to face terrorism charges"
-- "A federal prosecutor described Najibullah Zazi's movements in the weeks leading up to his arrest as a 'chilling, disturbing sequence of events' and said the terrorism suspect may have been plotting a New York attack on the anniversary of Sept. 11."
-- "U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer denied Zazi bail and ordered his case transferred to New York, where Zazi faces an indictment of conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction on an American target"
-- "The FBI believes that Zazi learned to make bombs at an al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan in 2008 and that he traveled from his apartment in Aurora to New York on Sept. 9 and 10 to further a criminal plan"
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13423915
(U.S.) Colorado man 'planned major terror attack in NY on 9/11 anniversary' -- additional report on Zazi
-- "An Afghan-born Colorado man has been accused of planning a major terror attack in New York, possibly using a hydrogen peroxide bomb to attack commuter trains on the anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6233133/Colorado-man-planned-major-terror-attack-in-NY-on-911-anniversary.html
(U.S.) Who is Najibullah Zazi? - report describes him "joking and laughing" near 9/11 WTC spot on September 11, 2008
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13429421
-- Canadian Family of man linked to terror plot says he is innocent
--- interviewed in Mississauga
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canadian+family+linked+terror+plot+claim+innocence/2038531/story.html
(U.S.) NY Daily News: "Enemies within: America must face the threat posed by homegrown terrorists"
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/09/26/2009-09-26_enemies_within_america_must_face_the_threat_posed_by_homegrown_terrorists.html
(U.S.) NYT: "Many students of terrorism believe that in important ways, Al Qaeda and its ideology of global jihad are in a pronounced decline"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/weekinreview/27shane.html?_r=1&8dpc
(U.S.) Dallas terrorism sting shows FBI is willing to let undercover efforts go further
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/DN-terrorfbi_27pro.ART.State.Edition2.4c65d76.html
(UK) Birmingham terror suspect linked to secret Al Qaida training camp
-- "MI6 officers have uncovered a new terror training camp which may have been run by 'dead' Brummie Al Qaida terror suspect Rashid Rauf."
-- "New evidence recently emerged that the alleged mastermind behind a British-based plot to blow up transatlantic airliners was alive, despite US claims that he was killed in a predator drone bombing last year"
-- "Now intelligence officers in North Western Pakistan have uncovered a major new training centre for jihadists, which reports suggest was the brainchild of Birmingham-born Rauf"
http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2009/09/27/birmingham-terror-suspect-linked-to-secret-al-qaida-training-camp-66331-24789439/
Al-Qaeda's new suicide technique: the body cavity bomber
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/al-qaeda-s-new-suicide-technique-the-body-cavity-bomber-1.922345
(Pakistan) Four killed in violence after blast in Gilgit
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\09\27\story_27-9-2009_pg1_8
(Pakistan) Top military leaders pledge to rid FATA of militancy
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\09\27\story_27-9-2009_pg7_1
(Pakistan) Adnan fears militancy will return to Swat
-- "Militancy will surely return to Swat with vengeance if the government fails to give the locals cheaper and speedy justice, cautioned the son of Wali of Swat, Adnan Aurangzeb, here on Saturday"
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=200288
(Pakistan) Twenty Taliban surrender in Swat
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\09\27\story_27-9-2009_pg7_13
(Pakistan) Parts of ISI supporting Taliban, protecting Mullah Omar: Report
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Parts-of-ISI-supporting-Taliban-protecting-Mullah-Omar-Report/articleshow/5061770.cms
(Pakistan) Death toll rises to 27 in Peshawar, Bannu attacks
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-death-toll-rises-to-27-peshawar-bannu-attacks-qs-16
(Pakistan) Extremism still a threat to Pakistan: US
-- Pakistan Daily Times: "Saturday's terrorist attacks in Peshawar and Bannu serve as a reminder that extremism still poses a threat to the people of Pakistan, US embassy said in a statement on Saturday"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\09\27\story_27-9-2009_pg7_6
-- August 13, 2009: Pakistan: New Poll Shows 78 Percent of Pakistanis Support Death Penalty for Leaving Islam
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-78-percent-call-for-apostate-deaths/
Pakistan doesn't want 'half baked' case against Saeed: Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pak-doesnt-want-half-baked-case-against-Saeed-Qureshi/articleshow/5062138.cms
-- Pak police say Saeed not under house arrest
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pak-police-say-Saeed-not-under-house-arrest/articleshow/5055539.cms
-- July 23, 2009: Pakistan Intelligence Service (ISI) -'Saeed deserved to be freed'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Pakistan/Saeed-deserved-to-be-freed/articleshow/4809687.cms
-- February 10, 2009: Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi urges U.S. to negotiate with Taliban
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL24406020090210?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/125.html#1
Pakistan blasts show Taliban's ability to strike
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/September/international_September1386.xml§ion=international
(Pakistan) US threatens airstrikes in Pakistan
-- "The United States is threatening to launch airstrikes on Mullah Omar and the Taliban leadership in the Pakistani city of Quetta as frustration mounts about the ease with which they find sanctuary across the border from Afghanistan"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6850838.ece
Bangladesh arrests five Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, dismantles camp
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/south-asia/Bangladesh-arrests-five-JMB-militants-dismantles-camp/articleshow/5062125.cms
(Afghanistan) 2 U.S. Among 6 Troops Dead in Afghanistan
-- "2 Americans Killed by Roadside Bomb, Insurgent Attack; 4 Civilians Dead From Suicide Car Bomb Targeting Energy Minister"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/27/world/main5344567.shtml
Afghan energy minister survives roadside attack, four civilians killed
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/south-asia/Afghan-energy-minister-survives-roadside-attack-four-civilians-killed/articleshow/5061909.cms
Afghanistan request splits Obama advisers
-- "Rifts deepen, questions loom as president weighs next direction in conflict"
-- "Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has not endorsed General McChrystal’s request yet, viewing the situation as 'complicated,' said one person who has spoken with him."
-- "Mr. Powell is one of the three people, with Senator John F. Kerry and Senator Jack Reed, considered by White House aides to be most influential in this current debate. All have expressed varying degrees of doubt about the prospect of sending more forces to Afghanistan."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33036093/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/
--- Defense Secretary Gates in 2008 supporting "engagement" talks with "reconcilable" Taliban
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/109.html#Gates
(Afghanistan) Top U.S. Commander Says Taliban Winning Communication Initiative
-- "Gen. McChrystal says the mission has changed in Afghanistan from a goal of struggle for the 'hearts and minds' of the Afghan population, to one of giving them the 'trust and confidence' in themselves and their government, the Washington Post reported."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/26/commander-says-taliban-winning-communication-initiative/?test=latestnews
--- February 10, 2009 - Poll: Afghans blame US more than Taliban for violence
--- "A nationwide survey of Afghans out Monday shows plummeting support for US and NATO/ISAF forces in Afghanistan, and a rise in the number who believe attacks on those troops are acceptable."
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Poll_Afghans_blame_US_more_than_0210.html
------ Poll Results
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/05_02_09afghan_poll_2009.pdf
------ Poll page 1, Q3: Aghans polled who state that Afghanistan is going in the "wrong direction" only 8 percent blame Taliban
------ Poll page 2, Q4: Afghans polled state only 8 percent viewed the Taliban as the "biggest problem," with 4 percent viewing "terrorism" as "biggest problem"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/05_02_09afghan_poll_2009.pdf
(Afghanistan) McChrystal demands 40,000 extra troops
-- "The US commander of the Nato force in Afghanistan has asked for 40,000 more troops, as part of his new strategy for defeating the Taleban, according to reports in Washington"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6851302.ece
(Afghanistan) Troops 'release half of Taliban prisoners after four days'
-- "British troops have to release captured Taliban militants after only four days because of Nato rules limiting the time they can be held"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6236476/Troops-release-half-of-Taliban-prisoners-after-four-days.html
(Afghanistan) Taliban 'opens new front against German troops'
-- "Taliban sees German troops in Afghanistan, undermined by poor support at home, as possible weak link in Nato coalition"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6231172/Taliban-opens-northern-front-against-German-troops-in-Afghanistan.html
(Afghanistan) Diverse sources fund Afghanistan's insurgency
-- "Foreign donations, opium bolstered by criminal rackets, U.S. officials say"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33040346/ns/world_news-washington_post/
(Afghanistan) The Taleban: masters of chaos thrive on bombs and charity
--- London Times: "For years, the Taleban have been taking advantage of an impoverished population disillusioned with the corruption of Mr Karzai’s Government, which is propped up by Western troops whose very presence is an affront to many in this insular country. According to the gloomiest estimates, the Taleban now have a permanent presence in 80 per cent of the country."
--- "Insurgent leaders have gloated that the Government controls only the cities and that the President hides in his palace, afraid to venture out. Mullah Muhammad Omar, the one-eyed “Commander of the Faithful”, recently offered Nato safe passage out of the country, as the Mujahidin once did for the defeated Soviets."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6847943.ece
--- Comment: No mention of the Islamic supremacist ideology of Taliban...
(Afghanistan) No 10 asked Army to delay Afghan attack
-- "Major-General Andrew Mackay claims he was asked if he could delay Taliban attack until after the PM had visited the country"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6850938.ece
(Iraq) Unidentified gunmen abduct female gynecologist in Iraq -- in Mosul
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2027709&Language=en
Iraq police don't want escaped prisoners moved
http://www.silive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-15/1254054008324320.xml&storylist=international
(U.S.) Mullen wins second term as top US military officer -- chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87709
-- February 15, 2009: US working to regain Pakistan's trust: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mullen
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\02\15\story_15-2-2009_pg1_2
-- February 13, 2009: Mullen writes for Washington Post: "Building Our Best Weapon - Trust" -- again says U.S. merely against "extremists"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/13/AR2009021302580.html?sub=AR
-- January 28, 2009: Mullen - "it is important to engage Iran" for peace in Afghanistan, as part of "regional approach" including Pakistan
--- Mullen: "When I talk about a regional approach, I include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran as well as India."
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=66707
--- December 10, 2008: Joint Chiefs of Staff Mullen praises Pakistan for arrest of militants
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/10/national/w114157S61.DTL
Iran test-fires missiles amid nuclear fears
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/27/iran.missile.test/index.html
-- Iran to test-fire missile that could reach Israel
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/September/middleeast_September627.xml§ion=middleeast
(Iran/U.S.) Robert Gates: Iranians intend to develop nuclear weapons
-- "US defense secretary tells ABC that whether a formal decision has been made to build bomb is unknown; says military option can only buy more time"
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253820685869&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Iran/U.S.) ABC: "Why Not Just Bomb the Qom Facility?"
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/09/why-not-just-bomb-the-qom-facility.html
(Iran) Israel: Iranian Nuclear Disclosure Proof It Seeks Atom Bomb
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-26-voa34.cfm
Gaza: Islamic Jihad vows revenge for slayings
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/26/Islamic-Jihad-vows-revenge-for-slayings/UPI-82841253984522/
Israeli policemen injured in Jerusalem clashes amid prevailing tension
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2027724&Language=en
-- Policemen wounded in Temple Mt. riots
--- "Approximately 150 Muslim worshipers hurl rocks at police after group of visitors enters compound"
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253820685140&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Israel) MDA teams to be on high alert throughout Yom Kippur
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253820686236&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(U.S.) Tapes of Oklahoma City bombing aftermath released
http://www.centredaily.com/news/nation/story/1530468.html
(U.S.) Guantanamo prisoners sent to Ireland, Yemen
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26131391-23109,00.html
(Yemen) Dozens killed as north Yemen battles rage
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/September/middleeast_September632.xml§ion=middleeast
Egypt: Free 1000 Palestinians for Schalit
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253820680399&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Egypt Detains 16 Islamists: Muslim Brotherhood
http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=18263
Egypt: Security services watch European Salafists
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/09/egypt-security-services-watch-european.html
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,651318,00.html
Germany votes amid terror videos, job fears
-- "Security was tightened at airports and train stations, and authorities on Saturday banned all flights over the Oktoberfest beer festival until it ends on October 4."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/27/germany.elections/index.html
(Thailand) Three Muslims killed in restive Thai south
-- "Suspected Islamic militants have shot dead three Muslims in separate attacks in Thailand's troubled south this weekend, local police said Sunday"
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1007605/1/.html
(Thailand) One killed following bomb attack in Yala graveyard
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30113166/One-killed-following-bomb-attack-in-Yala-graveyard
(Philippines) Curbed in Towns, Philippines Islamists Take to the Forests
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/asia/26phils.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Other News:
North America 'next big Islamic Finance market'
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=ECO&artid=167799
(U.S.) "CAIR-NY Co-Sponsors Manhattan Borough President Iftar"
http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=26083&&name=n&&currPage=1&&Active=1
(UK) Scotland: Anti-Muslim demo opposed by police
Scotland Herald:
-- "Scotland's largest police force has promised to 'oppose' a demonstration by anti-Muslim extremists if the event is intent on stirring up racial hatred."
-- "A spokesman for Strathclyde Police made the comment about a procession by the newly-formed Scottish Defence League (SDL) that is pencilled in for November."
-- "Anti-racist campaigners believe the far-right group wants to hold its rally near a mosque in Glasgow, or at a venue that is being lined up as a Muslim place of worship in Kilmarnock."
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/anti-muslim-demo-opposed-by-police-1.922330
-- 'Casuals United' web site promoting EDSL and "Scottish Defence League"
http://casualsunited.webs.com/
-- "Stop Islamization" network's SIOE - while "separate" - promotes EDL and related groups
--- "Although SIOE by its very makeup is unarguably separate from the EDL and Casuals, SIOE hopes that tens of thousands of football supporters join both EDL and the Casuals."
--- "SIOE encourages football supporters who oppose Islamic extremism to join the English Defence League and other Defence Leagues to campaign in their unique way. Groups already exist in Scotland and Wales and are starting up in Italy, the Netherlands and other European countries."
http://sioeengland.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/clarification-of-anti-islamist-goups-in-england/
--- Links to other "Stop Islamization" networks
http://sioanetwork.com/
(UK) London: Jews, Muslims afraid to leave home at night
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/09/london-jews-muslims-afraid-to-leave.html
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/content/redbridge/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=newsIlford&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsilford&itemid=WeED25%20Sep%202009%2012%3A34%3A42%3A350
Germany: Police conducts house searches among converts
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/09/germany-police-conducts-house-searches.html
-- Source: AD (Dutch)
http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1013/Buitenland/article/detail/433053/2009/09/26/Huizen-Duitse-bekeerlingen-islam-doorzocht.dhtml
(U.S.) DC: National Muslim Day Of Prayer, Wash DC 09.25.09 - Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_IZzUbQxaU
Against Totalitarian News:
Communist China reaches out on 60th anniversary
-- London Times: "As communists mark 60 years of rule, China is at a turning point, propelling itself into the heart of global affairs"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6850841.ece
--- September 30: DC China Embassy Protest
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/09/protest-dc-china-embassy/
Against Nazi News:
California: 8 Neo-Nazis met by 200 counterprotesters -- Riverside
-- "Mike O'Dell, a member of the National Socialist Movement, which organized the rally, said in a phone interview afterward that he was pleased the group got its message out. He said the counterprotesters didn't disrupt the rally"
http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_nazi27.35e62b8.html
-- Police clad in riot gear monitor neo-Nazi protest while some punches are thrown
http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/41007/
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