[unitedstatesaction.com news] June 25, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

June 25, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

Events:

Washington DC: Tuesday, June 29 – White House Event - Women's Rights and Religious Freedom in Saudi Arabia
-- Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) public awareness event at White House Tuesday, 12 Noon while President Obama meets with Saudi King Abdulaziz

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/saudi-white-house/
http://bit.ly/freeksa
-- Saudi King to Visit DC June 29 – Calls for Religious Freedom, Women's Rights

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/abdulaziz/

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




Newslinks:

(Afghanistan) Taliban behead 11 Afghan civilians: police
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0625/taliban-behead-11-afghan-civilians-police/

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.595752784

(Afghanistan) 9 Hazaras Killed in Taliban Ambush
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/world/asia/26kabul.html?partner=rss&emc=rss


(Afghanistan) Anatomy of a Taliban Ambush - Taliban Ambush Teams Attack Marine Patrol as It Returns to Base Outside Marja
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/article/afghan-embed-anatomy-insurgent-attack/story?id=11015234


(Afghanistan) CNN: "Professor: Not all Taliban are consumed with fighting"
http://ricksanchez.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/24/professor-not-all-taliban-are-consumed-with-fighting/


(Afghanistan) Taliban switch to long-range fire in fight against UK troops
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/25/taliban-long-range-fire-afghanistan


(Afghanistan) UK former-Foreign Minister David Miliband urges peace deal with Taliban
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7854662/David-Miliband-urges-peace-deal-with-Taliban.html


(Afghanistan) Gates: U.S. not 'bogged down' in Afghanistan
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2010-06-25-gates-says-us-not-bogged-down_N.htm?csp=34news


(Afghanistan) Islamist websites: McChrystal fired because Afghan war is lost
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/islamist.websites.afghanistan/index.html?hpt=Sbin


(Afghanistan) Taliban leaders celebrate McChrystal's resignation
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglasmurray/100044903/taliban-leaders-celebrate-mcchrystals-resignation/

-- Taliban offer 'guard of death' to new Isaf chief
http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=247332

Afghanistan: Pakistanis 'among 10 Taliban militants killed in clash'

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.595967526


Pakistan, Afghanistan focus on terrorism, militancy
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\26\story_26-6-2010_pg7_16

-- Pakistan exploits troubled US effort in Afghanistan: NYT
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\26\story_26-6-2010_pg7_10

-- 'Share power with Taliban'
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/americas/Share-power-with-Taliban/Article1-563273.aspx


Pakistan: Blasts hit railway network in Sindh, traffic suspended
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\26\story_26-6-2010_pg7_8


(Pakistan/U.S.) "D.C. Five": U.S. Appears Uninterested in Repatriating Five American Muslims Jailed in Pakistan
http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/declassified/2010/06/25/u-s-appears-uninterested-in-repatriating-five-american-muslims-jailed-in-pakistan.html


(U.S.) New Jersey: Parents of accused NJ terrorist blame FBI for son's interest in jihad
-- Mohamed Alessa
http://www.northjersey.com/news/97135424_Parents_blame_FBI.html

-- June 6, 2010: NYC: Two New Jersey Men Arrested at JFK Airport Sought to Kill Non-Muslims
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/alessa-almonte/

(U.S.) Missouri: Former director of Islamic charity pleads guilty

-- Mubarak Hamed, "served as executive director of the now-defunct Islamic American Relief Agency-USA"
-- charity funds frozen -- "sent more than $1 million to Iraq in violation of U.S. sanctions"

-- MCT: "The African charity, according to federal officials, had frequent contact with the worst players in international terrorism."
-- "Hamed also acknowledged that in 2001 he instructed an IARA spokesman to lie during a television interview, saying that a man who had purchased the satellite phone that al-Qaida used in the East Africa embassy bombings never had been employed by the Missouri charity."

http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=NATIONAL&ID=565884399901868342

(U.S.) Congresswoman Raises Red Flag on Hezbollah-Cartel Nexus on U.S. Border

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/25/congresswoman-raises-red-flag-hezbollah-cartel-nexus-border/


(UK)'Al-Qaida leader' sentenced in Manchester -- Ishaq Kanmi
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/06/25/Al-Qaida-leader-sentenced-in-Manchester/UPI-18341277488589/


(UK) Anger at Home Secretary's decision to keep 28-day detention without charge for terrorism suspects
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289322/Theresa-May-28-day-detention-charge-terrorism-suspects.html


Saudi Arabian mother becomes the First Lady of al-Qaeda
-- Daily Telegraph: "Heila al-Qusayyer, the middle class mother now described as al-Qaeda's 'First Lady' was running a cell of 60 alleged militants. She is believed to have been the Arabian peninsula's principal fund-raiser for al-Qaeda."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/7854994/Saudi-Arabian-mother-becomes-the-First-Lady-of-al-Qaeda.html

-- Terrorist network funded by 'first lady of al-Qaida'
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Terrorist+network+funded+first+lady+Qaida/3202725/story.html


Iraqi guerillas target Sunni Awakening Councils
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/92019


(Iran) US imposes tough sanctions on Iran
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/25/us-imposes-tough-sanctions-iran

Algeria: 5 at Wedding Party Killed by Islamist Rebels

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/world/africa/26briefs-ALGERIA.html

Yemeni security clashes with al-Qaeda in Aden
http://www.yobserver.com/front-page/10019002.html


(Somalia) Shabab opposes Somaliland election
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/222197f0-62ca-43ce-ac7c-5da9c31e0c0f.aspx

(Ireland/Spain) ETA terrorist arrested in Belfast

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/7853967/Most-wanted-ETA-terrorist-arrested-in-Belfast.html


Indonesia: Police chief urges citizens to reject terrorism
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.594587745


Women's News:


"MWA Joins Call to Action in Support of Saudi Guardianship Reform and Release of Nathalie Morin"
http://bit.ly/9KRVVs


Other News:

Pakistan: PTA to monitor 7 websites for blasphemous material

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\26\story_26-6-2010_pg7_7

Philippus Theophrastus von Hohenheim: In defense of Irshad Manji (Response to article http://www.chowk.com/articles/8145)

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37009059#!/note.php?note_id=410377282979&id=1792531490&ref=mf


(U.S.) Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Protests Colorado Synagogue and Jewish Center
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/wbc-protests-colorado-synagogue/


(U.S.) Westboro Baptist Church Praises "World Terror"
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/wbc-praises-terrorism/

(U.S.) Westboro Baptist Church Setback on Court Proceedings to Picket Funerals

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/westboro-baptist-church-setback-on-court-proceedings-to-picket-funerals/


(U.S.) Tennessee: New Vandalism at Mosque -- "Tea Party" Candidate Rejects Mosque Proposal
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/murfreesboro-hate-continues/


(U.S.) Skeptics challenge life stories offered by high-profile Muslim converts to Christianity
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/25/AR2010062504435.html


(UK) KFC scraps muslim meals
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/141492/KFC-scraps-muslim-meals/

(Malaysia) X factor for muslim preachers in Malaysia wows television audience

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/7855062/X-factor-for-muslim-preachers-in-Malaysia-wows-television-audience.html


(South Africa) Six Pakistanis arrested in South Africa
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\26\story_26-6-2010_pg7_26


Amnesty criticises Saudi Arabia's 'shocking' human rights violations
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/5882406/Amnesty-criticises-Saudi-Arabias-shocking-human-rights-violations.html

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