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We Remember the Chinese People's Suffering at the Hands of Communist Oppressors

--- June 4, 1989 - Tiananmen Square Massacre
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/tiananmen/

Newslinks:

Afghanistan: Jirga delegates: Taliban prisoners should be freed

http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/04/jirga-delegates-urge-action-on-taliban/

Afghanistan peace conference urges Hamid Karzai to talk with Taliban

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0604/Afghanistan-peace-conference-urges-Hamid-Karzai-to-talk-with-Taliban

-- Afghan Peace 'Jirga' Delegates Reaches Out to Taliban Extremists
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Afghan-Peace-Jirga-Delegates-Reach-Out-to-Taliban-95631979.html

-- Afghan leaders back talks with Taliban, but meeting yields no clear strategy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060403983.html

-- Germany praises jirga decision to seek peace with Taliban
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1560897.php/Germany-praises-jirga-decision-to-seek-peace-with-Taliban


Afghanistan: Taliban leader killed as Karzai pledges peace
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.1.493309077

(Pakistan) Tribes vow to expel Mehsud militants

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/16-tribes+vow+to+expel+mehsud+militants-hs-04


(Pakistan) Malik: "Individuals, not outfits operating in Pakistan"
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/16-individuals%2C+not+outfits+operating+in+pakistan-hs-05


(Iraq) Three Iraqis killed, others injured in Mosul car bomb - at least 13 injured
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2092326&Language=en


(Iraq) Attacks in Iraq down, Al-Qaeda arrests up
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/June/middleeast_June193.xml&section=middleeast&col=

-- Iraq: Qaeda in Iraq Struggling After Leadership Blow: U.S.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10829107

(U.S.) No bail for Texan accused of al-Qaida aid -- Barry Walter Bujol Jr.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/04/No-bail-for-Texan-accused-of-al-Qaida-aid/UPI-64991275673325/

-- Terrorism arrest 'sobering,' FBI says -- "sobering reminder of the threat we continue to face"
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/06/04/Terrorism-arrest-sobering-FBI-says/UPI-85891275672938/


US expands special operations forces around world
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7804251/US-expands-special-operations-forces-around-world.html


(U.S.) Los Angeles police ask public's help in fighting terrorism threat
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-iwatch-20100604,0,3437714.story


(U.S.) Detroit: Doctor doubts FBI in imam's shooting death
-- Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah
http://www.freep.com/article/20100603/NEWS05/6030357/Doctor-doubts-FBI-in-imam-s-shooting-death

--- October 29, 2009: Michigan: Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah Called for Attacks on FBI, Washington DC, Police – Sought Hate, Violence Against Non-Muslims
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/detroit-imam-called-for-jihad-on-usa/


(U.S.) Man guilty in New York of violating Iran trade embargo
-- Mahmoud Reza Banki
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Man-guilty-in-New-York-of-violating-Iran-trade-embargo/articleshow/6013122.cms


(U.S.) President to Announce New Spy Chief
-- Source says Obama expected to choose top Pentagon official James Clapper as new intelligence director
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/04/obama-expected-nominate-pentagon-official-spy-chief-source-says/


Gaza: Hamas Raids, Closes Groups for Women and Children
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/hamas-raid/

(Gaza) Hamas, Jihad rally in Gaza supporting flotilla

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=289619

(Gaza) Another Aid Ship Heads to Gaza to Challenge Israel's Blockade
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Another-Aid-Ship-Heads-to-Gaza-to-Challenge-Israels-Blockade-95614054.html

-- Another Gaza aid ship standoff expected Saturday
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-gaza-flotilla-20100605,0,7757373.story

-- Irish aid vessel due in Gaza early Saturday
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.492692100
-- Irish ship the Rachel Corrie is 100 miles from Gaza

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/10240856.stm
-- 'Rachel Corrie' rejects deal
http://www.jpost.com/Home/Article.aspx?id=177515

-- Passengers of 'Rachel Corrie' reject Israel-Ireland deal
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/passengers-of-rachel-corrie-reject-israel-ireland-deal-1.294173

-- Israel sends message to aid ship
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=177499
-- Gaza flotilla: Israel faces second showdown with aid ship

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7804502/Gaza-flotilla-Israel-faces-second-showdown-with-aid-ship.html


(Gaza) IDF releases new 'Marmara' clip
-- Passengers heard telling radio operator to "go back to Auschwitz."
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=177505

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idf-video-shows-flotilla-passengers-tell-israel-navy-to-go-back-to-auschwitz-1.294249

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxY7Q7CvQPQ&feature=player_embedded

(Gaza) Report: Firearms thrown overboard of the 'Mavi Marma'

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=177475

(Gaza) CNN: "Autopsies reveal 9 men on Gaza aid boat shot, 5 in head"
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/06/04/gaza.raid.autopsies/index.html


(Gaza) Beersheba memorial for WWI Turkish troops defaced
-- KUNA reports: "Israeli media reported that 'Well done IDF' was spray-painted on the monument's base and that a burnt Turkish flag was flown next to an Israeli one."

http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2092354&Language=en

(Israel) Police reinforce Jerusalem presence to prevent riots

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=177488
-- Security beefed up in Jerusalem
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2092337&Language=en


Hamas officials given one month to leave Israel
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/hamas-officials-given-one-month-to-leave-israel-1.294215

French police urge Jews to go straight home after prayers
-- Jerusalem Post: "French police on Friday asked local Jewish leaders to conclude Saturday morning prayers earlier than usual due to a mass protest against Israel scheduled to take place in Paris that same day."

-- "Protest marches will also be held throughout the French capital, even in the city's Jewish neighborhoods."
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=177501


(MEMRI) Hamas: "Head of Hamas' Political Bureau, Khaled Mash'al, In Interview Two Days after Flotilla Incident: The Resistance Front Is Creating a Situation In Which Israel Can No Longer Win"
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4329.htm


(MEMRI) "Salafi Jihadi Sheikh Hussein Bin Mahmud: Gaza Does Not Want Freedom Flotillas with Blonde Women – It Wants Black Islamic Banners of Jihad; Hitler Left Some Jews Alive So the World Could See Why He Killed the Rest; 'Gaza… Is Thirsty and Wants to Drink the Blood of the Sons of Apes and Pigs'"

http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4272.htm

(MEMRI) "Article in Urdu-Language Jihadist Website: 'Muslims were Given Palestine As an Inheritance; Jihad Becomes Obligatory on… the Muslim Ummah to Take it Back' "

http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4269.htm

(U.S.) Rhode Island Synagogue Vandalized with Swastika, Racial Slurs
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/temple-am-david/


US high school ends 'Beat the Jew' game
-- AP: "Seven seniors at a Southern California high school are facing disciplinary action for participating in a game called Beat the Jew, in which losers were subjected to "incineration" or "enslavement", a school administrator says."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37515803/ns/us_news/
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/students-busted-for-beat-the-jew-game/story-e6frfku0-1225875759661


US seeks to avert new violent clash with Gaza-bound ship
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-seeks-to-avert-new-violent-clash-with-Gaza-bound-ship/articleshow/6013195.cms


Turkey Jews fear flotilla backlash will turn into anti-Semitism
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/turkey-jews-fear-flotilla-backlash-will-turn-into-anti-semitism-1.294032


Turkey PM Erdogan: Hamas not a terrorist group
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=177496
-- Erdogan tells Israel in Hebrew: Thou shalt not kill -- Turkish PM defends Hamas, calling them 'resistance fighters'

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/erdogan-tells-israel-in-hebrew-thou-shalt-not-kill-1.294186


Turkey: Ankara looks at legal action against Israel over raid
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.1.491906743

Turkey: Reclusive Turkish Imam Criticizes Gaza Flotilla

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704025304575284721280274694.html

(Turkey) Israel's Oren: 'Turkey has embraced Iran, Hamas'

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=177512

(Lebanon) Hezbollah calls for ‘Flotilla 2’
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=366134&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17


Iran's leaders warn dissidents who have strayed from Khomeini legacy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060402335.html


(Somalia) Insurgents parade bodies after Mogadishu battle
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-06-04-insurgents-parade-bodies-after-mogadishu-battle


(Somalia) Al Shabaab Threats Against the United States?
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/72/867/Al_Shabaab_Threats_Against_the_United_States.html


(Russia) Malgobek terrorist act injures 15, including two lethally
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15197430&PageNum=0


(Russia) Militants related to Moscow metro blasts killed in police operation
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15197353&PageNum=0


(Russia) Imam shot dead in northern Caucasus
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1560869.php/Imam-shot-dead-in-northern-Caucasus


(UK) Surveillance cameras spring up in Muslim areas - the targets? Terrorists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jun/04/birmingham-surveillance-cameras-muslim-community


Northern Ireland: A man is arrested on terrorism charges in Coookstown
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/10243623.stm


Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir's son al-Qa'ida's propaganda man
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/abu-bakar-bashirs-son-al-qaidas-propaganda-man/story-e6frg6so-1225875691187


Malaysian Muslims burn Israeli flag in protest over ship raid
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1560772.php/Malaysian-Muslims-burn-Israeli-flag-in-protest-over-ship-raid



Other News:

Freedom House Announces Worst for Human Rights - 9 Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Nations, 5 Communist Nations, Burma, Eritrea, and Belarus
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/worst-of-the-worst/


(U.S.) Rhode Island Synagogue Vandalized with Swastika, Racial Slurs
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/temple-am-david/

(U.S.) NYC: NYPD and Mosque Protestors Prepare for Sunday Demonstration

http://dnainfo.com/20100604/manhattan/nypd-mosque-protestors-prepare-for-sunday-demonstration
-- May 31, 2010: Mosque Foes Still Plan To Protest at Ground Zero Park Despite Lacking Permit

http://dnainfo.com/20100531/manhattan/mosque-foes-still-plan-protest-at-ground-zero-park-despite-permit

-- June 3, 2010: New York City Mosque Protest, Islam, and Religious Freedom - by Jeffrey Imm
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/nyc-45-park-place/

http://bit.ly/liberty4all
-- Richard Bernstein: "The more we make all Muslims our enemies, the more enemy Muslims we are going to have."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/us/03iht-letter.html?pagewanted=2


(U.S.) California: Men caught scrawling graffiti on Long Beach church
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15227174?nclick_check=1


(Indonesia) West Java: Christians bring their protest to the UN after their Church is closed
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/West-Java:-Christians-bring-their-protest-to-the-UN-after-their-Church-is-closed-18593.html


(Bangladesh) No justice over church bombing nine years on
http://www.ucanews.com/2010/06/04/no-justice-for-church-bomb-victims-nine-years-on


(U.S.) South Carolina: 'Raghead' remark causes latest flap in SC gov race
-- state Sen. Jake Knotts makes comments regarding woman candidate for governor Nikki Haley, born Sikh, now Methodist
-- state Sen. Jake Knotts: "We've got a raghead in Washington, we don't need a raghead in the Statehouse"

http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12597570
-- Lawmaker calls candidate a 'raghead' on Internet show
http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/03/1315978/knotts-uses-slur-to-describe-haley.html


US: Obama cancels trip to Indonesia and Australia
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.1.492441639

(UK) Buckinghamshire Council on graves facing Mecca

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7803133/Council-spends-150000-so-Muslim-graves-can-face-Mecca.html


(Congo) US troubled by killing of Congo rights activist
-- Reuters: "The United States said on Friday it was deeply concerned by the "apparent assassination" of a Congolese human rights activist and offered to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo investigate his death."

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6535NB20100604


Women's News:

Canada: Guilty plea in Ontario 'honour killing'
-- Toronto Sun: "Kamikar Singh Dhillon pleaded guilty Friday to stabbing his daughter-in-law in an apparent honour killing."

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/06/04/14262131.html
-- Guilty plea in Malton 'honour killing'
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/06/04/14261641.html

-- Photo of Kamikar Singh Dhillon
http://bit.ly/aGpCfW

India: Mother takes lid off honour killing case
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mother-takes-lid-off-honour-killing-case/629344/



Against Totalitarianism News:

(Communist China) Tiananmen Square Reports
-- Video: Remember Tiananmen Square
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx6SacH3zss&feature=player_embedded

-- Epoch Times: Tiananmen Square Commemoration, Hong Kong Suppressed By Beijing
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/36751/
-- Wall Street Journal: Thousands Attend Tiananmen Vigil in Hong Kong

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704764404575286491512662372.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond

-- AP: 21 years later, quiet day on Tiananmen Square
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ih_hP1LWb_3qhbcM1onJF6W1XpHgD9G4FP180

-- BBC: Tiananmen marks 21st anniversary
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10242529.stm
-- BBC: Chinese paper prints 'Tiananmen' cartoon

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8719284.stm
-- AFP: US urges China to free activists on Tiananmen anniversary
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hcDv0QOatRxZVIiFzuG95WsJ6oXQ

-- China Support Network
http://www.chinasupport.net/CSN/history.aspx

(Communist China) Tiananmen Square memoir claims China decided to 'spill some blood'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7803514/Tiananmen-Square-memoir-claims-China-decided-to-spill-some-blood.html


(Communist China) Chinese hiding three million babies a year
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/71/999/Chinese_Hiding_Three_Million_Babies_A_Year.html


(Burma/Myanmar) Jim Webb cancels Burma visit after report claims junta 'planning nuclear bomb'
-- in tandem with Communist North Korea
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2010/0604/Jim-Webb-cancels-Burma-visit-after-report-claims-junta-planning-nuclear-bomb

-- Expert Accuses Burma of Trying to Build Nuclear Bomb
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Expert-Accuses-Burma-of-Trying-to-Build-Nuclear-Bomb-95607209.html



Against Racial Supremacism:

Tennessee: 'KKK,' Swastika Spray-Painted On Driveway
-- Police Increase Patrols In Madison Neighborhood
http://www.wsmv.com/news/23782180/detail.html

-- Hate symbols painted on driveway
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100603/NEWS01/6030339/1002/Hate+symbols+painted+on+driveway

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