July 18, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

July 18, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

Iraq: Twin suicide bombings kill 48 in Iraq
-- Most of the dead include anti-Qaeda militiamen
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\19\story_19-7-2010_pg7_1


Iraqi soldier killed, policeman wounded in Kirkuk
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2101436&Language=en


Pakistan: Suicide bomber targets Shia worship hall in Pak, kills 1
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Suicide-bomber-targets-Shia-worship-hall-in-Pak-kills-1/articleshow/6184525.cms

-- Suicide bombing at Sargodha imambargah injures 15
-- Shia Muslim worship hall
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\19\story_19-7-2010_pg1_4

-- Suicide bomber strikes Pakistan mosque: police
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gYu67zT43WemjoyIyVRsmdBfmnYg


Pakistan: Targeted killings of Shias condemned
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\19\story_19-7-2010_pg12_3


(Pakistan) 25 terrorists killed in Orakzai airstrikes
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\19\story_19-7-2010_pg7_6


(Pakistan/U.S.) Hillary Clinton stills fears an attack on the US emanating from Pakistan
-- Clinton raises pressure on Pakistan to fight militants
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10679383

-- Hillary Clinton's Pakistan trip: More talk, less action
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0718/Hillary-Clinton-s-Pakistan-trip-More-talk-less-action


(Pakistan/U.S.) US to announce aid package for Pakistan today
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\19\story_19-7-2010_pg1_5


(Pakistan) 'Hundreds of Osama-hunters in Pak waiting to act'
http://www.asianage.com/international/%E2%80%98hundreds-osama-hunters-pak-waiting-act%E2%80%99-856


Afghanistan suicide bombing kills at least 3 - in Kabul
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-violence-20100719,0,2976832.story


Afghanistan: Four UK forces deaths in 24 hours
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2101362&Language=en


(Afghanistan) Taliban attack Afghan jail, free 23 colleagues
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\19\story_19-7-2010_pg7_8

-- 11 Taliban escape in aftermath of prison bomb
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/92950


(Afghanistan/Pakistan) NATO intercepts letter from Mullah Omar
-- PDT: "'The message was from Mullah Omar, who is hiding in Pakistan, to his subordinate commanders,' he said, adding, the order was to fight coalition forces to death, and to capture and kill any civilian supporting or working for the government or the forces."

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\19\story_19-7-2010_pg7_5

(Afghanistan) Taliban strength on rise in south - report

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0719/1224275018281.html

(Afghanistan) 'Too early' to judge US progress in Afghanistan, says Biden

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\19\story_19-7-2010_pg7_4

(Afghanistan) Biden backtracks on US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7897446/Joe-Biden-backtracks-on-US-troop-withdrawal-from-Afghanistan.html

-- 2,000 U.S. troops to exit Afghanistan early next year -- Biden
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2101473&Language=en


U.S. citizen believed to be writing for al Qaeda website, source says
-- CNN: "The source has identified the driving force behind "Inspire" as 23-year-old Samir Khan, who previously lived in North Carolina and was involved in radical Islamist blogs, including one he ran called 'Jihad Recollections.'"

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/18/al.qaeda.magazine/index.html?hpt=C1

Al-Qaida Magazine Draws Attention, But Few Fans
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128572869


(U.S.) Some suspects released with conditions in long-running investigation of Minnesota Somalis
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/17/suspects-released-conditions-long-running-investigation-minnesota-somalis/


(U.S.) Court orders State Department to review ruling on alleged terror group
-- People's Mujahedin Organization of Iran
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkpoint-washington/2010/07/court_orders_state_department.html


(Iran) CIA suspects Iranian nuclear defector who returned to Tehran was a double agent
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7896463/CIA-suspects-Iranian-nuclear-defector-who-returned-to-Tehran-was-a-double-agent.html


(Iran) Osama bin Laden's family 'stranded' in Iran, son says
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7897555/Osama-bin-Ladens-family-stranded-in-Iran-son-says.html


(Somalia) UN aid worker kidnapped in Somalia
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jyMfItvmhM73os1ROTZMLOLcV36Q


(Uganda) Pakistanis among 20 held in Uganda terror investigation
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iwUDMBbJu5U8mSxZPuXk8fJgj0qg


(Uganda) Church awaits word on members injured in Uganda bombings
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/12/pennsylvania-church-awaits-information-on-members-injured-in-uganda-bombings/

-- Maryland Teen Injured In Terrorist Attack To Have Surgery
--- WJZ: Missionary "Emily Kerstetter, 16, was only there to help people."
http://wjz.com/local/Somali.militants.praise.2.1802592.html


Kenya had intelligence of the terror attacks plan
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Kenya%20had%20intelligence%20of%20the%20terror%20attacks%20plan%20/-/1056/959778/-/2qt9gaz/-/


Nigeria: Attack on Nigerian Christian Village Leaves 8 Dead, Church Burned
-- Christian Post: "Eight people in Nigeria were killed early Saturday when Muslim Fulani herdsmen launched an overnight attack on a Christian village near the city of Jos, officials reported."

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100718/attack-on-nigerian-christian-village-leaves-8-dead-church-burned/


Egypt releases 2 Islamic Jihad supporters
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=300067

Russia: Bishop killed in Russia's Dagestan

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h9OHz4nVWKKUjgrraAGSlhUXSaNQD9H05ESO0

Kosovo: Judges Say No to U.S. Request for Extradition of Terrorism Suspect

-- AP: "The man, Bajram Asllani, 29, was arrested on June 17 after federal prosecutors in North Carolina accused him of providing material support to terrorism suspects and conspiring to kill and hurt people abroad"

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/world/europe/17briefs-EXTRADITE.html?_r=1

Turkey's tourist resorts threatened with terrorist campaign

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/7897170/Turkeys-tourist-resorts-threatened-with-terrorist-campaign.html


French judge: I knew Turkish group behind Gaza flotilla had terror ties in 1996
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/french-judge-i-knew-turkish-group-behind-gaza-flotilla-had-terror-ties-in-1996-1.302415


France: French police arrest rioters for shooting - in Grenoble
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5icw8QMhVe8gslrKsE9AHuls4BOYg


Malaysia holds terror suspect under security law
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5igt5IiDw-nMp8ebW9IMjJ6iSULNQ



War on Women News:

Pakistan: Sindh Health Department sacks alleged rapist MLO
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1640


Afghanistan: Muslim Women Are On Fire—Both Actually and 'Culturally'
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/07/17/muslim-women-are-on-fire%E2%80%94both-actually-and-culturally/



Other News:

Lebanon: Hizb ut-Tahrir goes ahead with planned summit - in Beirut
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=117195#axzz0u54qFsq0


Bangladesh: 3 Hizb ut-Tahrir members arrested in city
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/07/18/news0615.htm

Indonesia: Suburbs a Hotbed for Religious Strife

-- Ahmadiyah Muslim, Christian houses of worship under attack
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/suburbs-a-hotbed-for-religious-strife/386563


Pakistan: Christians flee violence by Islamic extremists in Faisalabad
-- Asia News: " Yesterday, flyers calling for mass action against Christians were handed out. A Catholic church was attacked with rocks and stones. An alleged case of blasphemy involving two Christian brothers is the cause of the latest episode of anti-Christian violence, which brings back memories of last year’s destruction in Korian and Gojra."

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Christians-flee-violence-by-Islamic-extremists-in-Faisalabad-18958.html


Pakistan: "Christian Brothers arrested under blasphemy released"
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=2138


Pakistan: Muslim Lawyer Apologizes For Anti-Christian Leaflets
http://www.worthynews.com/8560-muslim-lawyer-apologizes-for-anti-christian-leaflets


(India) Mangalore: Christians plea to withdraw church attack cases
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=187610


(U.S.) Tennessee: Zelenik, Black address mosque debate
http://www.dnj.com/article/20100718/NEWS03/7180311
-- Covering mosque issue has challenges

http://www.dnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20107180318
-- Local voices: Murfreesboro mosque controversy a First Amendment battle
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jul/18/murfreesboro-mosque-controversy-a-first-battle/


(U.S.) Tea Party Express leader Mark Williams kicked out over 'Colored People' letter
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/07/18/2010-07-18_tea_party_express_leader_mark_williams_expelled_over_colored_people_letter.html

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/109429-tea-party-umbrella-group-expels-member-over-racially-charged-blog-post

-- May 19, 2010: Mark Williams Comments on Islam
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/05/mark-williams-comments-on-islam/
-- Vice President Joe Biden defends Tea Party against 'racist' claims

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/07/18/2010-07-18_vice_president_joe_biden_defends_tea_party_against_racist_claims.html


(U.S.) NYC: Sarah Palin calls planned mosque near Ground Zero a 'provocation'
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/109441-palin-calls-planned-mosque-near-ground-zero-a-provocation


(U.S.) California: Planned Temecula Valley mosque draws opposition
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mosque-20100718,0,2447625.story


(U.S.) Muslim groups to survey 600 U.S. mosques
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071605762.html


UK Immigration Minister Damian Green says burka ban would be 'un-British'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10674973
-- Burka ban ruled out by immigration minister

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7896751/Burka-ban-ruled-out-by-immigration-minister.html


(Sudan) 'Legitimate concern' over Sudan referendum: Biden
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jZMNNKyEaL4oDHWHkbOvSX-4BZ6w



Against Racial Supremacism News:

Florida: 'Jews,' 'KKK' scrawled on Shalimar fence, lawmen seeking vandals
http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/shalimar-31045-nwfdn-vandals-okaloosa.html


Ombudsman: Washington Post 'Virtually Silent' on Black Panther Case
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/18/ombudsman-washington-post-virtually-silent-black-panther-case/



Against Nazi News:

Arizona: Man with neo-Nazi ties leading patrols in AZ
-- Jason "J.T." Ready
-- AP: "local law enforcement are nervous given that Ready's group is heavily armed and identifies with the National Socialist Movement, an organization that believes only non-Jewish, white heterosexuals should be American citizens and that everyone who isn't white should leave the country 'peacefully or by force.'"

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gI9VGR-rYGUBVsCKwBH-s8Rv11qAD9H0TLAO3

Germany: Foundation gives voice to Nazi-era forced laborers

-- Remembrance, Responsibility and Future Foundation
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5807459,00.html