June 23, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

June 23, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

Events:

June 26: DC Saudi Arabia Embassy Protest for Women's Rights - Washington DC
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/june-26-saudi-embassy/


June 23 7 PM Event Arlington, VA - "Connect the Dots: Terrorism 101"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unitedstatesaction/message/19816


Newslinks:

Pakistan: Taliban 'openly raising funds' in Pak Punjab
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=143932

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/10387670.stm

(Pakistan/EU) EU chief diplomat voices concern over Pakistan-Taliban links
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1565659.php/EU-chief-diplomat-voices-concern-over-Pakistan-Taliban-links


(Pakistan/U.S.) Pakistan predicts conviction in US terror trial -- "D.C. Five"
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gKWi6HkcKYSqidIP8OadAAn1s9JAD9GGTB7G0

-- Pakistan court concludes trial of 5 American Muslim youths
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistan-court-concludes-trial-of-5-American-Muslim-youths/articleshow/6081848.cms

-- January 4, 2010: Ramy Zamzam (DC Howard University student): "We are not terrorists. We are jihadists, and jihad is not terrorism"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6975973.ece


Pakistani Taliban helped Faisal Shahzad, it's not on US list of terrorists?
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2010/0623/Pakistani-Taliban-helped-Faisal-Shahzad-it-s-not-on-US-list-of-terrorists?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor++World%29


(Pakistan) Suspected German Al-Qaeda Operative Arrested In Pakistan
http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Id=1340572&SM=1


(Pakistan) Holbrooke meets Zardari for second time in a week
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/12-holbrooke+meets+zardari+for+second+time+in+a+week--bi-02


Afghanistan: Karzai asks UN to Remove Taliban Names from Terror List
http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=21389


Afghanistan: McChrystal out; Petraeus picked for Afghanistan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_mcchrystal
--- October 2008 reports of Petraeus comments to media calling for negotiations with Taliban, referencing US founders as "thugs"

http://unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/109.html#Petraeus

Afghan suicide bomb is first by a woman; 2 GIs die
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts2791


Afghanistan: Taliban attack US envoy's helicopter - Holbrooke
http://www.military-world.net/Afghanistan/3999.html
-- November 24, 2009 - Holbrooke: "the majority of the Taliban do not support Mullah Omar's extreme views"

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,662787,00.html

(Iraq) Qaeda claims deadly attack on Iraqi bank: SITE
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100623/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestqaedaclaim


(Israel) Netanyahu to human rights activists: Sail to Tehran, not Gaza
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-to-human-rights-activists-sail-to-tehran-not-gaza-1.297914


(Canada) Man arrested in Toronto ahead of G20 had explosives: Police
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Man-arrested-in-Toronto-ahead-of-G20-had-explosives-Police/articleshow/6084066.cms


(Canada) Jury finds last two men in Toronto 18 case guilty of terrorism offences
-- Asad Ansari and Steven Chand were found guilty today of participating in a terrorist group
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/jury-finds-last-two-men-in-toronto-18-case-guilty-of-terrorism-offences/article1615084/


EU police arrest Kosovo war crime suspect
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/kosovo-warcrimes.5b4

Indonesia police raid terror hide-out; 1 dead

-- AP: "One of the suspects taken alive was Abdullah Sunata"
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqT9ahKP8X_c3FA_oe953ud7tYDAD9GGVECG1

-- Indonesian police think they've captured wanted terror suspect
-- "linked to the late militant Noordin Mohammed Top"
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/23/indonesian-police-think-theyve-captured-wanted-terror-suspect/



"Chinese break up 'major terror group' "
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/chinese-break-up-major-terror-group/story-e6frg6so-1225883395585



Women's News:

Iran issues warning to 62,000 'badly veiled' women
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hmnYakXOXKJppxy_7Yz863IJFm0g



Other News:

Pakistan court orders Google, Yahoo, 7 other sites blocked
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak-court-orders-Google-Yahoo-7-other-sites-blocked/articleshow/6084148.cms


Pakistan to receive first four of 18 upgraded F-16s from US
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pak-to-receive-first-four-of-18-upgraded-F-16s-from-US/articleshow/6081634.cms


UAE: The Slaves of Dubai
http://www.vbs.tv/watch/vbs-news/the-slaves-of-dubai#

Egypt: New autopsy backs Egypt police claim in death case

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5im-Kw1VwkViBjtBkORFz0olsP-uAD9GH2LF80

Europe: Council of Europe opposes Muslim veil bans

http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/council-europe-opposes-muslim-veil-bans-3607213

(UK) "Sharia Shenanigans"
http://www.studentrights.org.uk/2010/06/sharia-shenanigans/


(UK) Lawyers condemn UK-India Muslim preacher ban - Zakir Naik
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/10381210.stm

Indonesian police to protect 'sex clip' stars from Islamists

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Indonesian+police+protect+clip+stars+from+Islamists/3191628/story.html


(U.S.) DC: 'Say never again to hate' Rally marks first anniversary of museum slaying
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=12971&SectionID=4&SubSectionID=&S=1


(U.S.) Tennessee: Islamic Center of Murfreesboro to hold open house
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100623/NEWS06/100623025/1001/NEWS/Islamic+Center+of+Murfreesboro+to+hold+open+house


(U.S.) New Jersey: Islamic Center to hold open house
http://www.dnj.com/article/20100623/NEWS01/6230330/1002/Update++Islamic+Center+to+hold+open+house



Against Nazi News:

Russia: Suspended Sentence for Mosque Vandal
-- "Dmitry Shuravin painted the swastika and an 'extremist slogan' on the mosque on April 8 of this year in Kurgan, Russia"

http://www.ucsj.org/news/suspended-sentence-mosque-vandal

(U.S.) Federal appeals court debates whether a Nazi salute is free speech
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/federal-appellate-court-debates-whether-a-nazi-salute-is-free-speech.html



Against Racial Supremacism News:

Wisconsin - Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau: "ACLU: GET students had right to wear KKK T-shirts"
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/education/article_9f6e623c-7e53-11df-9cf1-001cc4c03286.html