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(U.S.) Times Square Bomb Case: Faisal Shahzad used "Hawala" System to Get Money, Sources Say
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20004916-10391695.html

--- How Hawala Works
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/hawala.htm
--- June 2007 - Terror Finance Case: "Operation Cash-Out" - by Jeffrey Imm
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/09/operation_cash_out.php


(U.S.) Times Square Bomb Case: Search warrants executed in Times Square probe
-- "A federal law enforcement source says that search warrants are being executed in Boston, New York, and New Jersey."
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/13/search-warrants-executed-in-times-square-probe/

-- Cash couriers target of Northeast raids, source says
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/13/times.square.investigation/
-- AG: Apparent money tie in Times Square arrests

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ijtgnFeMTiEoSYqCQUbCf9VF8TYwD9FM6O2O2
-- Follow the Money! Several FBI Arrests in Times Square Case

--- Agents in Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Maine Track 'Possible Cell' Implicated by Bomb Suspect Faisal Shahzad
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/follow-money-fbi-arrests-times-square-case/story?id=10636890

-- NBC reports car searched registered to Mohammad Zameen, New Jersey's properties of Muhammad Fiaez and Iqbal Hinjhara
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37128015/ns/us_news-security/


(U.S.) Times Square Bomb Case: Men held in FBI raids are from Pakistan
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ib_fj8uy3L29st8d61Wk32WKV_JAD9FM2EV02


(U.S.) Boston - Times Square Bomb Case: Authorities search Watertown location in Times Square bomb case
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/watertown/2010/05/authorities_search_watertown_l.html

-- Massassachusetts Home, Gas Station Searched For Car Bomb Clues
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/mostpopular/23539861/detail.html
-- FBI executes local searches in Times Square probe

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO142044/
-- FBI search near Boston in Times Square bomb probe
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1327123720100513

-- Three arrested in FBI sweep from Times Square probe
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1254560&srvc=home&position=active


(U.S./Pakistan) Times Square Bomb Case: Holder blames Pakistani Taliban for Times Square plot, vows to pursue suspects abroad
-- U.S. Attorney General Holder on Thursday: "We now believe that the Pakistan Taliban was responsible for this attempted attack"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/13/AR2010051302793.html
-- McClatchy-Tribune News: "U.S. problem in one word: Pakistan"

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/05/13/2747783/us-problem-in-one-word-pakistan.html

(U.S.) Florida: FBI Investigating Mosque Pipe-Bombing as Possible Domestic Terrorism

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/05/florida-fbi-investigation/

(U.S.) Michigan - Hutaree Christian Militia Case: Appeals Court: No emergency review to release Hutaree

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100513/METRO/5130479/1361/Appeals-Court--No-emergency-review-to-release-Hutaree


(U.S.) Islamist Forum Member Calls Upon Muslims in America to Start a 'Raids of Suspicious Suitcases'
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4160.htm


(U.S.) NYC: Feds Slash New York City's Anti-Terror Funding
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/Feds-Slash-New-York-Citys-Anti-Terror-Funding-93622179.html


(U.S.) NYC: White House: City Actually Getting Increase In Security Funding
http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/law_enforcement/118566/white-house--city-actually-getting-increase-in-security-funding/


(U.S.) May 12 - White House: R.E.A.L.'s Jeffrey Imm Protests the Taliban
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/05/imm-protests-the-taliban/


(U.S./Afghanistan) Clinton says Taliban who seek reconciliation with government must respect women's rights
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-us-afghanistan-kandahar,0,1296303.story


(Afghanistan) Taliban clashes with rival Afghan militants kill 60
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8554050.stm

(Afghanistan) UK Top soldier in southern Afghanistan warns against Taliban 'impunity'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7720806/Top-soldier-in-southern-Afghanistan-warns-against-Taliban-impunity.html


(Afghanistan) NATO plans offensive as trouble rises in Afghan north
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/features/article_1555493.php/NATO-plans-offensive-as-trouble-rises-in-Afghan-north-News-Feature


(Afghanistan) US: Success of Afghan Anti-Taliban Surge Won't Be Known Until End of Year
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/McChrystal-End-of-Year-Before-Fate-of-Kandahar-Operation-Will-Be-Clear-93707994.html


(Pakistan/U.S.) US air campaign in Pakistan zeroes in on North Waziristan, Bahadar
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/05/us_air_campaign_in_p.php


(Pakistan) All Quiet on the Waziristan Front as Al Qaeda Goes Dark
-- Five Months Since Al Qaeda #2 Ayman al Zawahiri's Last Tape
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/al-qaeda-dark-quiet-waziristan-front/story?id=10628312


Iraqi Christians make Statement against violence
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idCategory=33&idsub=125&id=32751&t=Iraqi+Christians+make+Statement+against+violence

-- May 3, 2010: Iraq: Christians Targeted in Multiple Bus Bomb Attack
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/05/iraq-christians-targeted/

Iran eases grip on al-Qaeda

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3889011,00.html

(Iran) Russia warns US against unilateral Iran sanctions
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3889165,00.html


(Iran) US fighting Iran anti-sanctions push
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=175553

Syria handles scud row with eye on US

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jbOyzC_r6_xzU1XR2OF-8VC3RqhQD9FLPSIG1

Israeli 'disappointment' over Russia-Hamas meeting

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/05/13/israel.russia.hamas/
-- Israel rejects call to talk with Hamas
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/05/13/2394787/israel-rejects-call-to-talk-with-hamas


Somalia: Ex-governor targeted by Al-Qaeda linked militants
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.386178465

Somalia's Powerful Hizbul Islam Insurgent Group Splits

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/east/Somalias-Powerful-Hizbul-Islam-Insurgent-Group-Splits-93691434.html


(West Africa) Counterterrorism training to curb Al Qaeda threat in Africa
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2010/0513/Counterterrorism-training-to-curb-Al-Qaeda-threat-in-Africa


Yemen will not extradite Anwar al Awlaki if captured
http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2010/05/yemen_will_not_extradite_anwar.php

-- Anwar al-Awlaki: "I Pray that Allah Destroys America"
http://www.meforum.org/2649/anwar-al-awlaki-pray-allah-destroys-america


(Uganda/U.S.) Congress Passes House Resolution 2478 / Senate Bill 1067 on Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
http://www.enoughproject.org/blogs/congress-passes-bipartisan-bill-help-end-africa-longest-insurgency


Russian security forces kill three Metro bomb suspects
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7719573/Russian-security-forces-kill-three-Metro-bomb-suspects.html


Russia: Eight killed in North Caucasus bomb attack
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/eight-killed-in-north-caucasus-bomb-attack-1.626439


Italy: Deported Moroccans 'plotted to kill Pope'
-- Mohammed Hlal and Errahmouni Ahmed
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.386822783


(Greece) Bomb blast outside maximum security Greek prison
-- "suspicion will likely fall on left-wing Greek militant groups"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greece/7721594/Bomb-blast-outside-maximum-security-Greek-prison.html


(Thailand) Key Red Shirt 'general' shot in Thailand protests
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/7719686/Key-Red-Shirt-general-shot-in-Thailand-protests.html


(Indonesia) 3 terror suspects arrested in Indonesia
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/indonesia.militant.arrests/


(Indonesia) Five dead in Indonesian police terror raids
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/indonesia.terror.raids/index.html



War on Women News:

(West Bank) Suspicion: Palestinian killed wife because she was carrying girl
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3889131,00.html


(Iran) Trafficking Iranian girls has become an industry
http://planet-iran.com/index.php/news/16328

(India) Honour killing? Angry family hacks daughter, mother-in-law to death

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Honour-killing-Angry-family-hacks-daughter-mother-in-law-to-death/articleshow/5924034.cms


Congo: G8 initiative on maternal and child health should include assistance to survivors of rape in Congo, where it is used as a weapon of war.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/opinion/separating-sex-and-war-in-congo/article1566838/



Other News:

Countries with Questionable Records Elected to Human Rights Council
-- VOA: "Angola, Libya, Mauritania and Uganda won the four seats allocated to Africa; Malaysia, the Maldives, Qatar and Thailand took the four Asian seats; Ecuador and Guatemala won the two Latin American and Caribbean seats; Moldova and Poland won the two Eastern European seats; and Spain and Switzerland took the two West European seats."

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/human-rights/Countries-with-Questionable-Records-Elected-to-Human-Rights-Council-93703004.html


(U.S.) Video on University of California San Diego Debate between Horowitz and MSA Member
--- chilling response by MSA member regarding Jews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fSvyv0urTE&feature=player_embedded


(U.S.) IPT News: "Government Pays Mosque it Considers Radical" -- Dar Al-Hijrah
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1944/government-pays-mosque-it-considers-radical


(U.S.) Florida Keys: Vandals strike church 4 times in 12 months
http://keysnews.com/node/23215

(U.S.) Florida: FBI Investigating Mosque Pipe-Bombing as Possible Domestic Terrorism

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/05/florida-fbi-investigation/

(U.S.) "Facebook group rallies against mosque near Ground Zero"

http://www.ksdk.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=202006&catid=28
-- related report by Australia news
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/anger-over-mosque-plan-for-ground-zero/story-e6frfku0-1225866534163


(Europe) Clashes at Iran embassies in Denmark, Sweden
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100513/wl_mideast_afp/swedendenmarkprotestiran


(Turkey) End of week key for Christians in Turkey
http://www.mnnonline.org/article/14228

(UK) New British government includes first Muslim woman minister

-- Sayeeda Warsi
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/13/uk.muslim.minister/index.html

(UK) 'Distress' over Aberdeen church vandalism

http://www.ukwirednews.com/articles.php/56748-Distress-over-Aberdeen-church-vandalism

(UK) Pupil labeled 'truant' for refusing visit to mosque

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/pupil-labelled-%E2%80%98truant%E2%80%99-for-refusing-visit-to-mosque/


Iran: Tehran a journalist sentenced for writing about the green wave -- Maziar Bahari
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Tehran-a-journalist-sentenced-for-writing-about-the-green-wave-18393.html


(Egypt) "Rights groups protest over Egypt emergency law"
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j73FA1TSBWaateGsZnfn3MSIpUfw


(Egypt) Coptic Church quits Middle East churches council
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/coptic-church-quits-middle-east-churches-council


Pakistani Christians' Employer Has Them Illegally Arrested
-- garment factory workers Atif Masih, Kamran Masih and Naveed Gill
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/19189/


Pakistani Christian clergy facing problems of Terrorism and hatred but still serving whole heartedly
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1614


(Pakistan) Conflict takes its toll on Pakistan
-- Psychologists issue warning after rise of patients with mental health issues
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37135713/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/


Nigeria: Sectarian rivalry divides Jos
-- "Rows of dozens of blackened and roofless houses and stalls stand empty in Bukuru, a mainly Christian satellite town just south of Jos which was swept by sectarian bloodshed in January."

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Sectarian-rivalry-divides-Jos-20100512

Nigeria: Group Urges Review of Curfew in Jos
http://allafrica.com/stories/201005120886.html


Nigeria: More children accused of witchcraft as Aids and poverty take their toll
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article7125914.ece


Nigeria: Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo's Nomination as VP Jolts Pundits
http://allafrica.com/stories/201005130831.html

Eritrea Arrests Praying Women and Children

http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=12332&PHPSESSID=814de1a58f65dbd843da4268b0086259




Against Nazi News:

Germany: Berlin court convicts 3 neo-Nazis
http://www.jewishberkshires.org/page.aspx?id=220336

Vermont: Bennington neo-Nazi faces life in jail for alleged stabbing

http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12467335

Pennsylvania: Permit likely for neo-Nazi rally at Gettysburg battlefield -- Aryan Nations
http://www.ydr.com/ci_15064833

--- "Park spokeswoman Katie Lawhon says the Aryan Nations group applied for the permit last week to hold a rally June 19 near the Cyclorama Center."
http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=12472658



Against Racial Supremacism News:

Florida: Palm Beach County "Hate Groups" May Influence Local Policy
-- "white nationalist hate group" Stormfront - led by former American Nazi Party member, KKK leader Don Black and son Derek Black

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2010/05/palm_beach_county_hate_gr.php

Minneapolis: Mpls neighborhood upset by KKK posters

-- KSTP-TV: "The posters claimed that white people are victims of reverse discrimination, gun control, and anti-white movies and television shows. The flier plugged the website called 'The United Northern and Southern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan'"

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1556672.shtml?cat=1

Milwaukee: Court for Teenager Accused of "KKK" Symbol
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/93571874.html

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