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April 26, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

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(Pakistan/U.S.) US drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan: Officials
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-drone-strike-kills-8-in-Pakistan-Officials/articleshow/5859814.cms


(Pakistan) Military operation launched in Khyber Agency
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-military-operation-launched-in-khyber-agency-ss-11


(Pakistan) Six key Swat Taliban commanders killed
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\27\story_27-4-2010_pg1_3


(Pakistan) Gunmen abduct five tribal elders in Bajaur, one killed
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\27\story_27-4-2010_pg1_4


(Pakistan) Schoolteacher shot dead in Khuzdar
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\27\story_27-4-2010_pg7_8


(Pakistan/U.S.) Extradition of 12 Afghanistan Taliban challenged
http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=236134

(Pakistan/U.S.) US to provide Pak navy with missile frigate

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/06-us-to-provide-pak-navy-with-missile-frigate-rs-01


Afghanistan: Twin bomb blasts rock Kandahar
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.303551799

Afghanistan war: Taliban escalates violence with Kandahar blasts

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0426/Afghanistan-war-Taliban-escalates-violence-with-Kandahar-blasts


(Afghanistan) Grisly Afghan museum honours anti-Soviet jihad
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-47993620100426


Afghanistan: Taliban denies responsibility for school gas attacks
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.303696197


(AfPak) Obama sends skeptical U.S. lawmakers first Afghan update
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63Q01O20100427

(Afghanistan) India: Karzai cautioned over Taliban deal

http://bit.ly/czJimL

(Afghanistan) UN staff in Kandahar ordered to stay home
http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=236259


(Afghanistan) We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint
-- amazing illustration of the deliberate inability to look at ideological issues
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html

http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/why-we-are-losing.jpg

Iraqi troops launch major offensive against al-Qaeda
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1550959.php/Iraqi-troops-launch-major-offensive-against-al-Qaeda


Al Qaeda's al-Zawahiri appears on Facebook
http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/627578/cs/1/


(U.S.) New York judge says anonymous jury will hear terrorism trial
-- American student accused of lending support to al-Qaida in Afghanistan
-- prosecutors asked to keep juror identities secret from media interest to protect jurors

-- AP: "Prosecutors had cited those factors in court papers when they requested anonymity for jurors, saying the man accused of enthusiastically declaring his support for jihad and the killing of non-Muslims "had a number of like-minded followers right here in New York City."

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/new_york_judge_says_anonymous.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TERRORISM_EXTRADITION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-04-26-17-29-13


(U.S.) December 25, 2009 Nigerian Jet Terror Attack on Detroit: New Video of Training, Martyrdom Statements
-- Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab at camp shooting at targets including Jewish star, Union Jack, and target with letters "UN"

-- Prior to Suicide Mission, Abdulmutallab Says 'Jews and the Christians' Are the Enemy
-- ABC: "The tape also includes an apparent martyrdom statement in Arabic from the 23-year old Nigerian justifying his actions against "the Jews and the Christians and their agents." He says, 'the enemy is in your lands with their armies, the Jews and the Christians and their agents.' He reads several passages from the Koran and adds, 'God said if you do not fight back, He will punish you and replace you.'"

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/underwear-bomber-video-training-martyrdom-statements/story?id=10479470
-- Video Link

http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/abcvideo.html

(U.S.) "Islamist Death Threats Aren't a Cartoon Joke"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/nyregion/27nyc.html?ref=nyregion


(U.S.) North Carolina: Armed Youth Arrested at Airport as President Obama Departs
-- Joseph Sean McVey goes by "J. Sean McVey"
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/asheville.html


(UK) 7/7 bombing victim Behnaz Mozakka 'might have been saved'
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7108394.ece


Documentarian Alex Gibney discusses his latest film, "My Trip to Al- Qaeda."
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?rpc=401&videoId=77926356&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=Entertainment&rpc=401&videoChannel=3


(Iran) US wants Iran sanctions resolution as soon as possible at UN
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-wants-Iran-sanctions-resolution-as-soon-as-possible-at-UN-/articleshow/5861509.cms


Iran's Ahmadinejad: U.N. veto power "satanic"
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63P41R20100426

Hamas activist killed by Israeli troops in West Bank

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Hamas-activist-killed-by-Israeli-troops-in-West-Bank/articleshow/5858665.cms


(Gaza) Haaretz: "Gaza is the fuel for Muslim world's anti-Israel struggle"
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1165652.html

(Gaza) "Interview with 'Abu Al-Harith' from Jund Ansar Allah: Over 11,000 Salafi Jihadis in Gaza"

http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4117.htm

Nigeria: 3 journalists killed in weekend violence
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04/26/nigeria-journalists-killed-weekend-violence/

-- Unknown gunmen kill The Nation reporter Ugbagwu
http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/44358/1/Unknown-gunmen-kill-The-Nation-reporter-Ugbagwu/Page1.html


Niger kidnapping galvanises French government
http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/627906/cs/1/


(Yemen) UK envoy in Yemen Tim Torlot escapes 'suicide bomb'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8643419.stm
-- Al-Qaeda blamed for Yemen bomb attack on UK envoy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8644937.stm
-- Identity of suicide bomber revealed -- Interior Ministry
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078720&Language=en

-- The threat from Yemen
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/7636403/The-threat-from-Yemen.html

Yemen at a crossroads over al-Qaeda

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7108842.ece

Morocco arrests 24 in terror clamp
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=276716


Somali pirates move hostage Britons
http://bit.ly/9BB9QE

(Sudan) Death toll reaches 159 in southern Darfur clashes
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078616&Language=en


(Russia) One person killed, others injured in Moscow explosion
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078564&Language=en


Swiss Hold 3 in Plot Against I.B.M.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/europe/27swiss.html

Germany: Police investigating more Islamists

http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/04/germany-police-investigating-more.html


War on Women News:

(Turkey) Court convicts seven for Turkish honour killing massacre

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1551056.php/Court-convicts-seven-for-Turkish-honour-killing-massacre


(India) Honour killing: Granthi strangles wife
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/honour-killing-granthi-strangles-wife/611324/



Other News:

Egypt: Mohamed Ahmed Hegazy Hearing on Identity as "Christian"
http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/press_release/religious_freedom_in_egypt_human_rights_precedent.html


Egypt: The Hidden Martyrs Of Egypt - 29 attacks against Christians in 2009
http://www.aina.org/news/20100416193259.htm

Sudan's Bashir Retains Presidency

-- Voice of America reports: "Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has been announced the winner of the nation's first multi-party vote in 24 years. Opposition parties have rejected the results, which they say were rigged, but all eyes likely now focus on a southern independence referendum eight months away."

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Sudans-Bashir-Retains-Presidency-92086034.html
-- R.E.A.L. posting with other links

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/sudans-bashir-retains-presidency/

(Sudan) Omar al-Bashir clings on but country he rules may soon be diminished

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article7108915.ece

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/25/gita-sahgal-amnesty-international
--- Gita Sahgal: Amnesty suffers from "ideological bankruptcy" and "misogyny"

http://hurryupharry.org/2010/04/26/gita-sahghal-amnesty-suffers-from-ideological-bankruptcy-and-misogyny/


(Germany) Muslim leader wants crucifix ban in Germany
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World-Europe/Muslim-leader-wants-crucifix-ban-in-Germany/articleshow/5861943.cms


(France) Shots fired at French mosque; no one hurt
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Shots-fired-at-French-mosque-no-one-hurt-/articleshow/5861875.cms


French Muslim hits back polygamy row
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1245376/French-Muslim-hits-back-polygamy-row

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/26/france-muslim-polygamy-claim-row

(UK) "Mosque protest has an ugly face" - Barton Hill

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Mosque-protest-ugly-face/article-2070342-detail/article.html
http://bit.ly/d08ZQs


(U.S.) "Obama rolls out new US business links with Muslim world"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100426/pl_afp/uspoliticsobamaislamtradespeech_20100426231452



Against Totalitarianism News:

Communist China begins construction of new nuclear power plant
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-begins-construction-of-new-nuclear-power-plant/articleshow/5858338.cms

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