January 20, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks
Events:
Washington DC: Free Copts Rally Outside White House on January 21
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/free-copts-rally-white-house/
Newslinks:
(U.S.) Time Magazine: "The Fort Hood Report: Why No Mention of Islam?"
--- One of the "two-month Pentagon review, former Army Secretary Togo West and the Navy's onetime top admiral, Vernon Clark" told reporters: "Our concern is with actions and effects, not necessarily with motivations"
--- Time Magazine: "The report lumps in radical Islam with other fundamentalist religious beliefs, saying that 'religious fundamentalism alone is not a risk factor' and that 'religious-based violence is not confined to members of fundamentalist groups.' But to some, that sounds as if the lessons of 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq, where jihadist extremism has driven deadly violence against Americans, are being not merely overlooked but studiously ignored."
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1954960,00.html
---- Fort Hood Report: No Mention of Islam, Hasan Not Named
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100120/us_time/08599195496000
(U.S.) Abdulmutallab Attack: Intel chief says Christmas bomb case mishandled
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-01-20-detroit-plane-terror-suspect_N.htm
-- Feds Mislabeled Christmas Bombing Suspect
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/republicans-hit-obama-terror-policy-hearings-domestic-attacks/story?id=9605025
-- U.S. counterterror agency lacks "Google-like" search
--- Reuters: "A senior counterterrorism official said on Wednesday his agency lacks 'Google-like' search capability that could have identified the suspect in the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing."
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J5FA20100120
-- U.S. officials admit to intelligence failures in connection with bomb plot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012001364.html?hpid=topnews
(U.S.) Radical Yemeni Cleric's Extensive American Contacts a Source of Major Concern
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1715/radical-yemeni-clerics-extensive-american
(U.S.) NYC - Aafia Siddiqui Trial: Witness describes 'Lady Al Qaeda' suspect Aafia Siddiqui as 'mad, angry' during alleged gunfight
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/01/20/2010-01-20_lady_al_qaeda.html
-- Al Qaeda Suspect: No More NYC Trial Outbursts
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/20/national/main6119769.shtml
-- Pakistani al-Qaida sympathiser Aafia Siddiqui promises to behave in US court
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Pakistani-al-Qaida-sympathiser-Aafia-Siddiqui-promises-to-behave-in-US-court/articleshow/5482414.cms
U.S. wins 9 out of 10 terrorism cases since 2001
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J58A20100120
U.S. designates AQAP as terrorist organization
-- "The U.S. has designated al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as a terrorist organization and called upon the United Nations to follow suit under the Resolution 1267."
http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/21/stories/2010012155351100.htm
(U.S.) FBI Director: Al-Qaida spreading, rebuilding
-- in Pakistan, Yemen, and the Horn of Africa
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_terror_hearings_fbi
(U.S.) FBI agents seeking phone records used 'startling' methods
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012002070.html?hpid=topnews
(U.S.) TSA Nominee Withdraws -- Erroll Southers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704320104575014802691443556.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
(U.S.) Airlines May Face Higher U.S. Security Fee After Terror Attempt
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-20/airlines-may-face-higher-u-s-security-fee-after-terror-attempt.html
(U.S.) Letter to the Editor: "The White House is the wrong place for a jihad"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011904393.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
UK: "Muslim police say Islam not to blame for terror attacks"
-- Daily Telegraph reports: "The National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) claimed that ministers were wrong to blame Islam for being the 'driver' behind recent terrorist attacks. "
-- "In an analysis of the Prevent strategy, which is a set of policies designed to stop radicalisation, the organisation claimed: 'The strategies of Prevent were historically focused on so-called Islamist extremism.'"
-- "There is growing criticism among Muslim groups of the government strategy, which was welcomed by mainstream police organisations."
-- "The comments, made in a seven-page memorandum to a parliamentary committee investigating extremism, are embarrassing for Gordon Brown. They indicated that Muslim officers may be reluctant to take part in 'hearts and minds' anti-terrorism campaigns."
-- "There have been growing concerns about the radicalisation of Muslims in Britain. The failed Detroit bombing on Christmas Day was carried out by an al-Qaeda-inspired extremist who had studied in London."
-- "The Daily Telegraph disclosed last week that American intelligence agencies believed that Britain had the greatest number of Islamic extremists of any Western country."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/7039572/Muslim-police-say-Islam-not-to-blame-for-terror-attacks.html
-- NAMP Web Site
http://www.namp-uk.com/home.html
-- NAMP Web Links Include links to UK's "Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)," "Muslim Safety Forum (MSF)," and "Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC)"
http://www.namp-uk.com/links.html
--- Muslim Council of Britain leader calls for attacks on UK Navy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/08/daud-abdullah-gaza-middle-east
--- Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)'s Dr. Daud Abdullah "support for Hamas"
http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/blog/2009/03/it-is-time-for-some-of-the-self-described-moderates-to-prove-themselves.html
--- "London mayor says money to Muslim Safety Forum will be halted"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/mar/13/muslim-safety-forum-boris-johnson
--- Muslim Safety Forum's "Azad Ali praises a spiritual leader of al Qaeda on his blog, denies the Mumbai attacks were 'terrorism' and quotes, apparently approvingly, a statement advocating the killing of British troops in Iraq"
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23661320-mayor-gives-30000-of-taxpayers-money-to-muslim-group-led-by-extremist.do
--- IHRC "voices concern with the gross misuse of the anti-terror laws in proscribing the group Islam4uk"
http://bit.ly/7L6Vun
(UK) Chilcot hears ministers were told of British Muslims radicalisation risk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/20/chilcot-inquiry-british-muslims-terrorism-risk
(UK) Department of Communities appoints Muslim activist as faith adviser - Wakkas Khan
-- Daily Telegraph reports: "A Muslim activist advising the Government on religion is the former president of an Islamic student society, which has been linked to extremists."
-- Wakkas Khan "has a history of criticising the Government for its anti-terror policies, defending extremist groups and meeting radical Islamists."
-- "As president of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (Fosis) from 2004 to 2006, Mr Khan invited Azzam Tamimi, a Palestinian activist and supporter of the terrorist group Hamas, to address a national meeting of students."
-- "The group also invited Anwar al-Awlaki, a cleric thought to have inspired the 9/11 hijackers, to attend its annual conference in 2003, when Mr Khan was an ordinary member. "
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6995869/Department-of-Communities-appoints-Muslim-activist-as-faith-adviser.html
(UK/Yemen) 'No-fly' lists, scanners and Yemeni ban to tighten air security after Christmas plot
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6995224.ece
(UK) Three Britons held in FBI arms sting
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6995959.ece
(Pakistan) Al-Qaeda wants South Asia war, says US secretary Gates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8470357.stm
-- Around the Web: al Qaeda has formed a terror 'syndicate,' says Gates
http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/20/around-the-web-al-qaeda-has-formed-a-terror-%E2%80%98syndicate%E2%80%99-says-gates/
-- Gates: Al-Qaeda has assembled a 'syndicate' of terror groups
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012001575.html
(Pakistan) UK Foreign Office cuts back on counter-terrorism programs in Pakistan
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2055890&Language=en
(Pakistan) 5 Taliban militants killed in Pak
http://www.hindustantimes.com/5-Taliban-militants-killed-in-Pak/H1-Article1-499828.aspx
(Pakistan) Firing at Lahore airport wounds 3 people
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2055848&Language=en
Pakistani politician wounded in blast: Police -- in Peshawar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistani-politician-wounded-in-blast-Police/articleshow/5480199.cms
(Pakistan) Troops kill 21 Taliban in Swat, FATA
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\20\story_20-1-2010_pg7_5
Pakistan: Suspects arrested over bomb attack plot
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/suspects-arrested-over-bomb-attack-plot/story-e6frfku0-1225822015036
-- Two suicide bombers arrested by Lasbela police
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/03-two-suicide-bombers-arrested-by-lasbela-police-ss-06
Pakistan: Leaking secret information: LHC seeks reply from Dr AQ Khan by 25th
-- on charges he leaked secret information on Pakistan nuke program to international media
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\20\story_20-1-2010_pg7_25
Pakistan: Reporter attacked in Islamabad
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\20\story_20-1-2010_pg7_20
India: Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) planned Republic Day attack
http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails200110a.php
Afghanistan: NATO will create top post in Kabul
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB30001424052748704320104575014902133169516.html#mod=todays_asia_page_one
Afghanistan: Taliban leaders 'offered asylum' under London peace plan
-- Daily Telegraph: "Taliban leaders could be offered exile abroad and have their names deleted from a UN sanctions blacklist as part of a peace plan for Afghanistan to be unveiled in London next week."
-- "A briefing paper on the Afghan government's proposals seen by The Daily Telegraph says any peace deal may include 'potential exile in a third country' for insurgent leaders."
-- "The document does not name any country, but Saudi Arabia, which recognized the former Taliban regime, is believed to be a possible candidate to give leaders a new life."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7036691/Taliban-leaders-offered-asylum-under-London-peace-plan.html
-- Allies hatch plan to lure away Taliban fighters
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7b1210d2-05ea-11df-8c97-00144feabdc0.html
Afghan Taliban sceptical of peace talks - ex-envoy
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-45550020100120?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=southAsiaNews&rpc=401
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-afghan-taliban-sceptical-of-peace-talks-ex-envoy-rs-03
Afghanistan: McChrystal's plan takes a Taliban hit
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LA21Df01.html
-- US surge tightens noose round Taliban stronghold
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100120/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunrestmarjah
Afghanistan: NATO to train more local security forces
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.4220947984
Iraq: Policeman killed, three wounded in car bom blast in Karkuk
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2055728&Language=en
Iraq: Mosul: targeted execution of Christians continues in media and government silence
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Mosul:-targeted-execution-of-Christians-continues-in-media-and-government-silence-17384.html
Gaza: Rocket fired from N. Gaza towards Israel -- Radio
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2055650&Language=en
Israel Deputy Foreign Minister: Oil Revenues Support Terrorism
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/179010
Iran: US spy agencies see Iran boosting atom bomb research
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN199911020100119
Iran rejects plan to ship uranium abroad
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/20/tehran-rejects-plan-to-ship-uranium-for-enrichment/
Iranian exile says Ahmadinejad prays for Israeli attack
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3836656,00.html
(Iran) US and Russia to iron out nuclear deal
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147941358&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Hamas/UK) Hamas PM Haniya, Hamas Military Wing Commander Al-Ja'bari Clash Over Distribution Of MP Galloway's Aid Funds
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/23991.htm
Egyptian Cleric Muhammad Hussein Yaaqub: The Jews Are Our Enemies and Allah Will Annihilate Them at Our Hands
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3917.htm
New Yemen Airstrikes Target Wanted Al Qaeda Figure -- Ayed al-Shabwani
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583448,00.html
Yemen strikes at al Qaeda, Britain stops flights
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J3RU20100120
Yemen in Talks for Surrender of Cleric Anwar al Awlaki
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704363504575003434023229978.html
Yemen: UN Security Council sanctions al Qaeda's Yemen wing
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60I5UQ20100120
Kenya: Somalia's Shebab group threatens attack on Nairobi
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100120/wl_africa_afp/somaliakenyaunrestrebelislam_20100120142624
Nigeria: Christians in Jos, Nigeria Fear Further Attacks
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/nigeria/14159/
Nigeria riot city under control, says army chief
-- BBC: "But a BBC reporter in the region says the violence has now spread to Pankshin town, 100km (60 miles) from Jos"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8469863.stm
-- Sectarian clashes kill 460 in Nigeria
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=338250&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21
-- Fighting eases in Nigerian city as thousands flee
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100120/wl_africa_afp/nigeriaunrestreligion_20100120221207
Canada: Harkat didn't hide fake passport: lawyer
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/01/20/ott-harket-csis-security-certificate.html
Canada: Americans Traveling to Vancouver Olympics Warned of Possible Terror Threats
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/americans-traveling-vancouver-olympics-warned-terrorist-threats/story?id=9596782
Turkish police arrest 13 suspected al-Qaeda members in raid
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article83040.ece
Germany: Man on run at Munich airport after 'explosive traces' found on laptop
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/20/munich-airport-laptop-explosives
--- Munich airport reopens after security breach
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J4KF20100120
--- German police: Munich Airport bomb scare may have been false alarm
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/20/germany.security.alert/index.html?hpt=T2
"Russia forms North Caucasus district taking under control Muslims"
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=52952
Thailand: 3 soldiers injured in Yala bomb attack
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30120633/3-soldiers-injured-in-Yala-bomb-attack
Islamic Supremacist War on Women:
Ohio - Rifqa Bary Case: Counseling next for Rifqa, family
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/ohio-rifqa-bary-case-counseling-next-for-rifqa-family/
-- Columbus Dispatch: "Judge decides to keep teen in foster care until she decides to go home or turns 18"
-- "Franklin County Children Services will retain temporary custody of Rifqa, who is living in a foster home. She likely will stay in foster care until her 18th birthday on Aug. 10, after which she is an adult and free to live where she chooses."
-- "Another attorney for Rifqa, Kort Gatterdam, read from a statement that both parties agreed to."
-- " 'Rifqa and her parents love and respect each other,' he began, adding that counseling was thought to be the best solution."
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/20/rifqa20.ART_ART_01-20-10_B1_1SGBSUE.html
-- Runaway teen convert and parents end dispute
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/19/rifqa-bary-decision.html
-- "Can Counseling Prevent a Potential Honor Killing? The Rifqa Bary Case" - by Phyllis Chesler
http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2010/01/20/can-counseling-prevent-a-potential-honor-killing-the-rifqa-bary-case/
Saudi girl, 13, sentenced to 90 lashes after she took a mobile phone to school
-- Daily Mail: "A 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to 90 lashes and two months' prison in Saudi Arabia after she took a mobile phone to school."
-- "A court ordered the girl to be flogged in front of her classmates following an assault on the school principal, according to the Saudi daily newspaper Al-Watan."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1244689/Saudi-girl-13--sentenced-90-lashes-took-mobile-phone-school.html
-- "A 13-year-old girl is sentenced to 90 lashes and two months in prison for taking a cell phone to school"
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583440,00.html
Germany: Police raid mosques to seize banned Saudi book "which encourages wife-beating"
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/01/germany-police-raid-mosques-to-seize.html
Pakistan: Five Pakistani Men Abduct a Christian Woman
-- ICC: "The girl was abducted by Muslim men after she refused the advance by one of the men asking her to convert to Islam and marry him"
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=11580&PHPSESSID=479a574ef56f81275a4704bd61455f47
Other News:
(U.S.) Arson suspected in 2 more TX church fires - suspicious fires at seven East Texas churches
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=32079&ref=BPNews-RSSFeed0119
Malaysia police arrest eight over church attack
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8469384.stm
-- Kuala Lumpur: 8 young men arrested for attack on a church
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Kuala-Lumpur:-8-young-men-arrested-for-attack-on-a-church-17394.html
-- Eight detained over church arson attack
http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/news/storydetails.php/Eight-detained-over-church-arson-attack/3862-1-1
Malaysia: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says 9/11 attacks staged to hit Muslim world
http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/news/storydetails.php/Dr-M-says-9-11-attacks-staged-to-hit-Muslim-world/3867-1-1
Pakistan's Dawn: "The unholy law" -- on blasphemy law in Pakistan
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/02-the-unholy-law-02
Egypt: Naga Hammadi Copts in mourning
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/naga-hammadi-copts-mourning
Egyptian court approves right of Muslim female students to wear full veil
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2055915&Language=en
Indonesia: Aceh Dismisses Calls to Disband Shariah Police
http://thejakartaglobe.com/news/aceh-dismisses-calls-to-disband-shariah-police/353705
Saudi Arabia: Mufti tells teacher without class that her salary is 'halal' - teaches no class
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=131493&d=20&m=1&y=2010&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom
Kyrgyzstan: Regional Hizb ut-Tahrir leaders accused of corruption
http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/kyrgyzstan/1621603.html
Netherlands: Geert Wilders faces hatred charges
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/20/netherlands.geert.wilders/index.html
-- London Times report
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6995253.ece
-- Daniel Pipes comments on story
http://bit.ly/8ficbK
Iran: Kurdish activists 'sentenced to death'
-- AKI: The "Revolutionary Court in the city of Orumieh found the pair guilty on appeal of 'enmity towards Islam', an offense which carries the death penalty under Islamic Shia law."
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.4220511388
MLK had a dream: Israel included
http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/articles/mlk_had_a_dream_israel_included.html
"U.S. lifts Bush-era ban on two Muslim scholars" -- Adam Habib and Tariq Ramadan
http://www.canada.com/life/lifts+Bush+Muslim+scholars/2464720/story.html
Against Nazi News:
(U.S.) Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World
http://mdmorn.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/120102-nazi-propoganda-for-the-arab-world/
-- Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World - by Jeffrey Herf
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300145793
Against Racial Supremacism News:
(UK) "Nick Griffin to attend white supremacist conference; BNP's German allies launch anti-Israel tirade"
http://www.hurryupharry.org/2010/01/20/nick-griffin-to-attend-white-supremacist-conference-bnps-german-allies-launch-anti-israel-tirade/
http://www.nothingbritish.com/01/nick-griffin-set-to-attend-white-supremacist-conference/
Against Totalitarianism News:
Communist China: Google attack puts spotlight on China's "red" hackers
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J20820100120
-- Microsoft to issue "Google attack" browser patch
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J5AS20100120
Communist China: Commercial fallout for Google substantial
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6994393.ece
Communist China removed as top priority for U.S. spies
-- Washington Times reports: "The White House National Security Council recently directed U.S. spy agencies to lower the priority placed on intelligence collection for China, amid opposition to the policy change from senior intelligence leaders who feared it would hamper efforts to obtain secrets about Beijing's military and its cyber-attacks."
-- "The downgrading of intelligence gathering on China was challenged by Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair and CIA Director Leon E. Panetta after it was first proposed in interagency memorandums in October, current and former intelligence officials said."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/20/china-removed-top-priority-spies/
Communist China: US to hold arms reductions talks with China, Gates says
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7036068/US-to-hold-arms-reductions-talks-with-China-Gates-says.html
"Chinese democracy leader Zhou Yongjun jailed for fraud"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6994862.ece
South Korean defense chief: Hit North 1st if threatened
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_tension
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