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Terrorism: Al-Qaeda warns of 'dozens' of in-flight bombs
-- AKI: "Al-Qaeda has prepared "dozens" more bombs like the one used by the young Nigerian accused of trying to blow up an airliner in the United States on 25 December last year. The claim was allegedly made by the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula terror cell in a message posted in its online magazine 'al-Malamih'."
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.30563146

Pakistan: U.S. Miramshah drone attack kills four militants: officials
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-miramshah-drone-attack-kills-three-militants-officials-ha-01

Pakistan: Bomb kills 29 in Pakistan as US envoy visits
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9DULQR80
-- Tirah blast claims 30 lives including seven militants
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-khyber-blast-qs-09
-- 41 killed in Pak twin blasts
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/41-killed-in-Pak-twin-blasts/articleshow/5588777.cms

Pakistan: Taliban, Qaeda have common foe in West: ex-ISI chief General Ehsanul Haq
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\02\18\story_18-2-2010_pg7_14

Pakistan: Taliban (TTP) man held; was in city to train 270 teenage girls as suicide bombers
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\02\18\story_18-2-2010_pg12_4

Pakistan: Afghan Taliban 'shadow governor' is captured in Pakistan
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-afghan-taliban-arrests19-2010feb19,0,2331697.story
-- Afghan Taleban's military chief Mullah Baradar seized 'in joint operation' with CIA
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7028598.ece
-- Pakistan captures two senior Taleban leaders
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7032343.ece

Pakistan: Osama Bin Laden's aides held in Karachi
http://asianage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2937%3Aosamas-aides-held-in-karachi&catid=36%3Ainternational&Itemid=61
-- Pakistan arrests up to 9 al-Qaida-linked militants
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/767368--pakistan-arrests-up-9-al-qaida-linked-militants

Pakistan: Two journalists shot dead in separate incidents
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\02\18\story_18-2-2010_pg7_10

Afghanistan: 25 Afghan Police May Have Joined Taliban
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/world/asia/19police.html

Afghanistan: Flag raised in Marjah as Taleban retreat to edge of Helmand stronghold
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7031426.ece

Afghanistan: UK soldiers killed in Afghan offensive
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7032841.ece

Afghanistan: General: Offensive will take another month
http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/18/general-offensive-will-take-another-month/?hpt=T2

(U.S.) Newsweek: "Deadhead Jihad"
-- "An increasing number of Osama bin Laden sympathizers are spreading his message in English—and with it the possibility of more attacks inside the United States."
http://www.newsweek.com/id/233804

(U.S.) Air travelers will face new security procedure at U.S. airports
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/17/AR2010021703204.html

(U.S.) Austin plane crash was deliberate, officials say -- Joseph Stack intentionally crashed jet into office building in Austin, Texas
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/18/texas.plane.crash/index.html
-- Online activity reveals details about suspected pilot
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/18/texas.plane.crash.profile/
-- IRS Long a Target of Antigovernment Extremists
http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/02/18/irs-long-a-target-of-antigovernment-extremists/
-- Joseph Stack: "violence is the only answer"
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Furious-with-IRS-engineer-crashes-plane-into-federal-tax-building/articleshow/5589767.cms

(U.S.) Massive Hack Attack Shows Major Flaws in Today's Cybersecurity
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/18/massive-hack-attack-shows-major-flaws-todays-cybersecurity/

(UK) Going Radical: An NPR News Investigation - Wooing Recruits To Radical Islam Like 'Dating'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123846214

(Iraq) Senior al-Qaeda terrorists arrested in Wasit, Iraq
http://bit.ly/9Vb366

(Iraq) Ramadi explosion leaves 11 dead, 18 injured
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2062597&Language=en

Jordan defends intelligence cooperation with US in Afghanistan
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1534733.php/Jordan-defends-intelligence-cooperation-with-US-in-Afghanistan

Gaza: Israeli soldier injured in Gaza Strip explosion
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2062612&Language=en

Iran: IAEA fears Iran working now on nuclear warhead
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61H4EH20100218
-- UN accuses Iran of working to build nuclear bomb
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7266349/UN-accuses-Iran-of-working-to-build-nuclear-bomb.html

(Iran/Lebanon) Ahmadinejad vows to stand by Hizbullah
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=169040

Lebanon: Death sentence for killers of Islamic Jihad figure in 2006
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3851405,00.html

Canadian Muslim gets life term for plotting attacks on Europe
-- Said Namouh - Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF)
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Canadian-Muslim-gets-life-term-for-plotting-attacks-on-Europe/H1-Article1-510096.aspx

Northern Ireland 'could become al-Qaeda target'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8522735.stm

Norway: Mohyeldeen Mohammad is a security risk
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/02/norway-mohyeldeen-mohammad-is-security.html

Denmark: Five arrested for death threats against DPP head
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/02/breaking-five-arrested-for-death.html

Thailand: 12 injured in Pattani bomb attack
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/12-injured-in-Pattani-bomb-attack-30122893.html

Indonesia: 'Prince of Jihad' set to face bombing trial
-- The Australian: "Prosecutors will allege Mohammed Jibril was linked to terrorist Saifuddin Jaelani, also known as Saifuddin Zuhri, one of the chief planners of the July 17 bombings on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels that killed seven, including three Australians."
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/prince-of-jihad-set-to-face-bombing-trial/story-fn3dxity-1225831960187

Philippines: Muslim rebels reject Philippine peace offer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100217/wl_asia_afp/philippinesmuslimunrestpeace_20100217173725

War Against Women News:

Malaysia: Three Malaysian women caned for having extramarital sex
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/02/malaysia-three-malaysian-women-caned-for-having-extramarital-sex/

Italy: Father killed Pakistani girl out of 'pathological possession' -- Hina Saleem
-- AKI: "Hina's father Mohammed, confessed to slitting the 20-year-old's throat for 'dishonouring the family' because she lived with an Italian man, wore jeans and worked in a pizzeria."
-- "The father of Pakistani woman Hina Saleem murdered her out of 'a distorted, pathological sense of parental possession' rather than religious and cultural reasons, a top Italian court said on Thursday"
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.1.31829043

Pakistan: Man booked for killing wife over 'honour'
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\02\18\story_18-2-2010_pg12_8

'Honor Killings' of Women in Palestinian Society
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3981.htm

Saudi Princess 'Adelah bint 'Abdallah Advocates Changing Saudi Laws, Improving Women's Status
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3982.htm

Other News:

Pakistan: ICC Calls for Release of Pakistani Christian Serving Life for 'Blasphemy' – Imran Masih
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/02/pakistan-christian-life-sentence/

Egypt: Another Copt Killed as Alleged Shooters Plead Not Guilty in Egypt
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/02/egypt-another-copt-killed-as-alleged-shooters-plead-not-guilty-in-egypt/

Egypt: Copts mark anniversary of Kosheh violence
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/02/egyptcopts-mark-anniversary-of-kosheh-violence/

UAE: Interpol Puts Hamas Hit Squad on Most-Wanted List as Number of Suspects Rises
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586578,00.html

(U.S.) Forbes: "Pandering To The Organisation of the Islamic Conference"
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/17/rashad-hussain-islam-obama-opinions-columnists-claudia-rosett.html?boxes=opinionschannellighttop
-- Questions for America's New OIC Envoy
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1803/questions-for-americas-new-oic-envoy

(U.S.) The War of Ideas Ends in Bizarro World
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1799/the-war-of-ideas-ends-in-bizarro-world

(U.S.) "Obama's New OIC Envoy Defended Activist Who Aided Terrorist Group" -- Rashad Hussain
--- CNS News: "The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) cited Hussain as making the remarks in connection with Sami al-Arian, a university professor and activist sentenced in 2006 to more than four years in prison (including time already spent in custody) after he had pleaded guilty to conspiring to aid the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)"
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/61324
--- Publication Denies Cover-Up on OIC Envoy, Implies Anti-Muslim Bias Lies Behind Story
---- CNS News: "The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) was responding to queries about why an archived story quoting Rashad Hussain as making the controversial comments was altered years later."
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/61436
---- See original and revised pages
http://www.cybercastnewsservice.org/cns/webuploads/OICenvoy3.pdf

(U.S.) FOX News: "CPAC Session on Jihad, Free Speech Attracts Complaints" -- CAIR Quoted
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/17/cpac-session-jihad-free-speech-draws-protest/

(U.S.) CAIR claims Bias at U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
http://bit.ly/d9oP2b

(U.S.) Homeland Security reports losing guns
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-02-17-lost-guns_N.htm

(Canada) Ottawa Imam issues fatwa against credit cards
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=2578938

UK: "The BNP and Hizb ut-Tahrir - The odd couple"
-- The Economist: "The white far-right and the Islamist fringe fight for their survival"
-- "The two parties are more alike than they might think"
http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15549005&fsrc=rss

UK: Moazzam Begg Gives Up?
-- Blog: "It is the usual fare. Defamation. Threats. Self pity. A comparison between jihadists and Nelson Mandela. For secular feminist Gita Sahgal, it’s disgraceful slurs"
http://www.hurryupharry.org/2010/02/18/moazzam-begg-gives-up/

(UK) The big taboo: campus extremism
http://www.thejc.com/node/28294

France, UK must show sharia market mettle
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61H38I20100218?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=summitNews&rpc=401

France: Racist graffiti on French mosque for 6th time
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20100218112658726C975986

Malaysia: Bigger Issues Lurk Behind Allah Debate
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=world

Against Totalitarianism News:

Communist China condemns Obama meeting with Dalai Lama
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE61H05Z20100218
-- Dalai Lama pleased with Obama meeting
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/19/2824194.htm?section=justin
-- As Obama meets Dalai Lama, China sells $34b of US treasuries
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-sold-34b-of-US-treasuries-amidst-political-friction/articleshow/5589591.cms

Against Racial Supremacism News:

(U.S.) DC: American Renaissance Conference Canceled (Again) by Rubell Hotels – Why We Challenge Hate
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/02/american-renaissance-conference-canceled-again/

Hate, Free Speech, and American Business
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/02/hate-free-speech-and-business/

(U.S.) NY judge OKs hate crime suspect's comment at trial
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iyOq7mhNW2WjpPOWuAd607cd0xxgD9DTIU080

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