Solsticewitch13's BOS: [unitedstatesaction.com news] April 9, 2010

April 9, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

(U.S.) White House says al-Qaida seeking A-bomb, exemplifying a new-age threat of nuclear terrorism
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/sns-ap-us-nuclear-conference,0,4013110.story
-- U.S.: Al-Qaida exemplifies new nuclear threat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36338239/ns/politics-white_house/

(U.S.) Washington on lockdown for nuclear summit
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/04/07/washington_on_lockdown_for_nuclear_summit

U.N.: "On eve of nuclear security summit, UN agency aids in warding off terrorism"
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34324&Cr=nuclear&Cr1=

(U.S.) Fort Hood suspect moved to jail -- Nidal Hasan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/09/fort-hood-suspect-moved-hospital-jail/

(U.S.) Murder accused wants 'death to Obama'
-- "Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, the suspect in the 2009 shooting outside a US army recuiting centre, has appeared in an Arkansas state court saying only "death to Obama, peace to Osama" as he exited the hearing, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported."
http://www.news.com.au/world/murder-accused-wants-death-to-obama/story-e6frfkz0-1225852086188
-- Muhammad goal: Dodge death penalty
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/apr/09/muhammad-goal-dodge-death-penalty-20100409/

(U.S./Qatar) Who is Ali al-Marri?
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20002094-503543.html

US, EU Upbeat About Anti-Terror Data Deal
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/europe/US-EU-Upbeat-About-Anti-Terror-Data-Deal-90381104.html

Afghanistan: Karzai 'powerless' to talk peace with Taliban
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.231007008
-- Obama sees Karzai as 'critical partner'
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100409/twl-obama-sees-karzai-as-critical-partne-2802f3e.html

Afghanistan: "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Rejects Former UN Representative Kai Eide's Statement That He Held Talks With the Taliban, Calls Eide's Tenure A Failure, Says That Eide's 'Irresponsible Remarks... Are Part of the Massive Propaganda Campaign Launched by the White House Recently to Ensure the Success of the Military Strategy of [President] Obama"
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4093.htm

(Afghanistan) France announces loss of another soldier in Afghanistan
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2074504&Language=en

Afghan police: 5 suicide bombers arrested in Kabul
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9EUU4O81

(Pakistan) Security forces kill 30 Taliban in Lower Orakzai, Kurram
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\10\story_10-4-2010_pg1_4

(Pakistan) 2 suicide bombers blow themselves up in Lakki Marwat
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\10\story_10-4-2010_pg7_4

(Pakistan) Kala Dhaka – the new home for Swat Taliban?
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\10\story_10-4-2010_pg7_2

(Pakistan) Nuke deal for Pak: China proposes, US disposes?
http://toi.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Nuke-deal-for-Pak-China-proposes-US-disposes/articleshow/5775206.cms
-- US says no to civil nuclear deal with Pakistan
http://toi.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-says-no-to-civil-nuclear-deal-with-Pakistan-/articleshow/5772397.cms

Iran Announces New, Faster Centrifuges for Uranium Enrichment
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Obama-Iran-Sanctions-Offer-No-Guarantees-90357299.html

(Lebanon) Rival groups clash at Palestinian base in Lebanon
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04/08/lebanon-reports-clash-palestinian-base-east/

(Israel) London Times report on Binyamin Netanyahu pulling out of Obama nuclear summit
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7092795.ece

Palestinian Al-Tawhid W'al-Jihad Slams Hamas for Moscow Bombing Condemnation
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4090.htm

Somali Islamists ban BBC output
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8612654.stm
-- Somalia's al Shabaab takes BBC off air - rebels
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100409/tts-uk-somalia-conflict-ca02f96.html

Somalia: Hizbul-Islam vows to silence radio stations in Mogadishu
http://www.somaliweyn.org/pages/news/Apr_10/9Apr13.html

South Africa: World Cup Soccer teams in terrorists' cross hairs
http://www.news.com.au/world/world-cup-soccer-teams-in-terrorists-cross-hairs/story-e6frfkzr-1225852086309

(Yemen) Tribe denounces U.S. plan to seize or kill cleric Anwar al-Awlaki
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040904043.html

(Russia) Female Suicide bomber kills one in Russia's south
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6382S620100409

(Russia) Three Russian troopers, 3 insurgents killed in Ingushetia
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2074588&Language=en

War on Women News:

Australia: Jordanian Refugee jailed for strangling 'too Australian' wife
-- The Age reports: "A man who killed his wife by using her veil to strangle her in their Melbourne home did so in the belief he was entitled to dominate her, a Supreme Court judge has found."
-- "Soltan Azizi was today sentenced to 22 years' jail by Justice Betty King, who said the Afghani refugee had been physically abusive towards Marzieh Rahimi throughout their 14-year marriage."
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/refugee-jailed-for-strangling-too-australian-wife-20100408-rty9.html

Intimate-partner violence in Gaza and the West Bank - by Phyllis Chesler
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2810%2960535-1/fulltext

Bangladesh: Burka bullying banned by Bangladesh court
-- Daily Telegraph: "Bangladesh's high court has banned educational institutions in the Muslim-majority country from bullying female employees into wearing headscarves or veils, a lawyer said on Friday."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bangladesh/7572085/Burka-bullying-banned-by-Bangladesh-court.html

Other News:

Holocaust Remembrance Days: April 11 - 18
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/holocaust-remembrance-days/

(Pakistan) "CLAAS reveals facts about Brutal Murder of Rasheed Masih with axes by four Muslims"
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=1905

(Nigeria) ICC: "Petition implicating Nigerian general in massacre"
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/pdfs/NigeriaPetition.pdf
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/petitions.php

(Sudan) US says Sudan's election step toward peace
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2074637&Language=en
-- Sudan's Darfur and "A Deal with a Devil"
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/a-deal-with-a-devil/

Egypt: Gunmen kill 7 at Egypt memorial service
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1232862/Gunmen-kill-7-at-Egypt-memorial-service

Iran: Three Christian believers from a Muslim background (BMBs) released but another detained
http://www.givengain.com/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?cmd=cause_dir_news_item&cause_id=1489&news_id=85186

Australia: Iranian embassy in Canberra 'spying on activist students'
http://bit.ly/aBTDpw

(U.S.) Michigan: Controversial Muslim scholar to talk about jihad in Livonia - Tariq Ramadan
http://www.freep.com/article/20100409/NEWS02/100409016/1004/Controversial-Muslim-scholar-to-talk-about-jihad-in-Livonia-

(U.S.) Texas: Feds announce arrest in pipe bomb cases
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/feds-announce-arrest-in-bomb-cases-535748.html
-- Texas Pipe Bomb Suspect Mad at Government
http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/08/tx-pipe-bomb-suspect-mad-at-government/

(U.S.) IPT News: "CAIR's Great Responsibility Dodge"
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1897/cairs-great-responsibility-dodge

(U.S.) Dove World's latest stance might risk tax status
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100319/ARTICLES/100319349