Friday, July 23, 2010

July 23, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

July 23, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

(Pakistan/U.S.) Times Square plotter Faisal Shahzad met Taliban chief -- Hakimullah Mehsud
http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/americas/Times-Square-plotter-met-Taliban-chief/Article1-576836.aspx

-- Would-be NYC bomber appears with Taliban
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/07/23/Would-be-NYC-bomber-appears-with-Taliban/UPI-16431279907747/


Pakistan increases power of army strongman General Ashraq Kayani
-- former head of ISI
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/23/pakistan-army-general-kayani

-- US admits ISI-Taliban links, assures India role in Afghanistan not diminished
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-admits-ISI-Taliban-links-assures-India-role-in-Afghanistan-not-diminished/articleshow/6200393.cms


(Pakistan) Video Purportedly Shows Wanted Pakistani Taliban Commander Maulana Fazlullah
-- VOA: "A new video appears to show a Pakistani Taliban commander, who was thought to be killed along the Pakistan-Afghan border, as alive and threatening new attacks."

-- "News agencies obtained a copy of the undated video Thursday. It purportedly shows Maulana Fazlullah urging a group of followers described as suicide bombers to target Pakistan's government and security forces."

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Video-Purportedly-Shows-Wanted-Pakistani-Taliban-Commander-99110789.html

-- New video shows Mullah Fazlullah
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-fazlullah-video-qs-01


Pakistan: Kashmir not the reason for Pak terrorism: Experts
http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-6292.html

Pakistan: Policeman killed, five others injured in Lahore attacks

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\24\story_24-7-2010_pg1_6
-- Two explosions hit Pakistani city, two policemen wounded

http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2102431&Language=en

Pakistan: 29 Taliban killed in Orakzai Agency

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\24\story_24-7-2010_pg7_6

Pakistan: Mapping US drone and Taliban attacks in Pakistan

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\24\story_24-7-2010_pg1_7

(Pakistan/U.S.) US, Pakistan cooperating more, can improve: Holbrooke

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-us-pakistan-cooperating-more-can-improve-holbrooke-rs-01


(Pakistan/U.S.) US lawmakers want American troops out of Pakistan - Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\24\story_24-7-2010_pg1_3


(Pakistan/U.S.) US wants Pakistan to act against Mumbai attackers
-- Dawn: "Pakistan must bring to justice those responsible for the attacks, a State Department spokesman said."
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/44-us-wants-pakistan-to-act-against-mumbai-attackers-fa-0


(Pakistan/U.S.) US to vote against China-Pak nuclear deal at NSG
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-to-vote-against-China-Pak-nuclear-deal-at-NSG/articleshow/6204888.cms


Afghanistan: Taliban planing 'anti-warlord' campaign
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.724940755

Afghanistan: Mosque bomb injures 20 in Afghanistan: general - Khost

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hiF_OhG_vWFofwFVtOABQ7dRDlvg

Afghanistan: Karzai criticized for seeking Taliban deal

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/07/23/Karzai-criticized-for-seeking-Taliban-deal/UPI-20421279909595/


Afghanistan: Gen Petraeus scraps McChrystal's plan to take Kandahar
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7907186/Gen-Petraeus-scraps-McChrystals-plan-to-take-Kandahar.html


Afghanistan: US imposes sanctions on Taliban's Haqqani group
-- PTI: "The move by the US Treasury Department could be a big setback to Pakistan army which has been cozying up to President Hamid Karzai to involve the Haqqani faction in the proposed new set-up in Afghanistan, post US and NATO withdrawal from the country."

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/4/20100724201007240213298715f708579/US-imposes-sanctions-on-Taliban%E2%80%99s-Haqqani-group.html


Afghanistan: Taliban commanders among insurgents arrested
http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/23/taliban-commanders-among-insurgents-arrested/?hpt=Sbin


Afghanistan: US Senate sends Afghan war funds bill back to House
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\24\story_24-7-2010_pg1_4


Iraq: Ohio soldier killed in Iraq attack
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/oh/news4.shtml

Iraq: 4 terror suspects escape from Iraqi prison
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/23/iraq.escape/index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=AY1wgJx0efT


Iraq: Director of Baldah police station wounded in booby-trapped car blast
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2102391&Language=en


India, US sign pact to counter terrorism
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India-US-sign-pact-to-counter-terrorism/articleshow/6206702.cms


(U.S.) FBI: Man Who Threatened 'South Park' Creators Used YouTube to Spread Jihad
-- Zachary Chesser
http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/declassified/2010/07/22/south-park-threatener-tried-youtube-account-to-spread-jihad-philosophy.html


(U.S.) American-Bred Terrorists Causing Alarm For Law Enforcement
Twenty-Year-Old Zachary Chesser the Latest in Concerning Trend
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/suspected-american-terrorists-islamic-ties-causing-concern-law/story?id=11230885&page=1


(U.S.) PLO Flag to Fly in Washington D.C.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138752

(U.S.) Pregnant British mother guilty of U.S. terror charges after drawing up hit list of 'enemies of Islam'

-- another report on Nadia Rockwood and Paul Rockwood in Alaska
-- her parents "revealed that Paul had converted to Islam after 9/11 in order to try to control a serious drink problem."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1296995/Pregnant-British-mum-guilty-U-S-terror-charges-drawing-hit-list-enemies-Islam.html


(U.S.) Michigan: Lawyer for gun dealer indicted during Hutaree probe alleges "retaliatory and selective prosecution"
http://www.annarbor.com/news/lawyer-for-gun-dealer-indicted-during-hutaree-probe-alleges-retaliatory-and-selective-prosecution/


(UK) Jack Straw dismisses US invitation to answer Lockerbie questions
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/23/jack-straw-lockerbie-senate



(Lebanon) Nasrallah: UN Hariri tribunal to implicate Hezbollah
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=40164
--- Lebanon on edge after Hezbollah revelation

--- Hezbollah "is likely to be implicated in the assassination of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100723/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonhezbollahuntribunalpolitics


(Yemen) Al Qaeda claims Yemen attacks, vows more strikes
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/44-al-qaeda-claims-yemen-attacks-vows-more-strikes-fa-07

-- Yemen hunts for an activist suspected in Qaida attack
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2102428&Language=en


Somali Insurgents Kill Two African Union Peacekeepers in Mogadishu Battles
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-23/somali-insurgents-kill-two-african-union-peacekeepers-in-mogadishu-battles.html


(Mauritania) France and Mauritania raid Al-Qaeda kidnap gang
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdwGuylcFXJ3GysxPj420s1sHrIw


(Turkey) Two Turkish policemen injured in attack in SE Turkey
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2102369&Language=en


(Canada) 70,000 lose blogs in terrorism investigation of Canadian blogging service - Blogetery'
-- Blogetery reported investigated for Al-Qaeda web sites
http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/70000-lose-blogs-in-terrorism-investigation-canadian-blogging-service/


Trinidad to probe coup attempt by Islamic group
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hWkR1ed3NiK3cDxzHtzvuGYu7obgD9H4EG8O1



Women's News:


July 24 Worldwide Demonstrations in Support of Freedom for Sakineh Ashtiani
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/july-24-demonstrations/


Polygamy makes for unhappy families: Malaysian study
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8HwcxZ1oO_OOwt1_GNkndGZflIQ




Other News:

(West Bank) Hizb Al-Tahrir rallies across West Bank
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=301924


Pakistan: Mentally-ill Pakistan 'blasphemer' is released -- Zaibun Nisa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10739623
-- Innocent Pakistani Woman Released From Jail After 14 Years

http://www.rferl.org/content/Innocent_Pakistani_Woman_Released_From_Jail_After_14_Years/2107876.html
-- Pakistan frees mentally ill woman on Qur'an charge after 14 years

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/22/pakistan-qur-an-zaibun-nisa

Pakistan Christian Post: "The Blasphemy laws in Pakistan. By Asif Joseph Kalyan"

http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=2163

Indonesian police tears down house church
-- "Last Monday, police raided a house used for worship by Narogong Pentecostal Church in the village of Limusnunggal, Cileungsi sub-district. The action was followed by clashes between agents and worshippers. The building was eventually torn down and ten people arrested."

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Indonesian-police-tears-down-house-church-19013.html
-- Police Demolish Church House in Indonesia

http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/indonesia/23065/

Morocco: Campaign Launched to Halt Deportation of Christians in Morocco
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100722/campaign-launched-to-halt-deportation-of-christians-in-morocco/index.html


Ethiopia: ICC - "Five Somali Muslim Men Assault a Christian Man in Ethiopia"
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=12795&PHPSESSID=01da53c1d3e59740bdcbaba27f6ecb32


Saudi Arabia to codify Sharia 'for clarity'
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=40144

Kosovo independence not illegal, says UN court

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10730573

(UK) Right-wing group clashes with Muslims in Luton
-- Daily Telegraph: "Scores of police had to break up clashes between members of the right-wing English Defence League (EDL) and Muslims in Luton town centre on Thursday."

-- "Trouble flared after Kevin Carroll, 41, lost at appeal at Luton Crown Court to overturn a conviction for using threatening behaviour at an earlier demonstration. Up to 80 officers had to keep a group of Carroll's supporters, chanting 'EDL', separate from opposition protesters."

-- "During the violence objects including ashtrays and a knife were thrown."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7905178/Right-wing-group-clashes-with-Muslims-in-Luton.html


(UK) Muslim woman wearing veil 'refused bus ride' in London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-10728912

Germany: Vandals attack 'veil martyr' memorial

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20100723-28705.html

German Islam conference opens to criticism
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/05/17/German-Islam-conference-opens-to-criticism/UPI-18931274116994/


Spanish mayor closes 'too popular' mosque
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/7906970/Spanish-mayor-closes-too-popular-mosque.html


(U.S.) My take: Why Americans should care about Ahmadiyya Muslims
-- Naseem Mahdi
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/23/my-take-why-americans-should-care-about-ahmadiyya-muslims/


(U.S.) New Jersey - Hoboken: Rare Display of Anti-Semitic Vandalism Leaves Neighbors Puzzled, Appalled
http://hoboken.patch.com/articles/rare-display-of-anti-semitic-vandalism-leaves-neighbors-puzzled-appalled

-- Police Blotter: Bias Incident on Bloomfield St.
http://hoboken.patch.com/articles/police-blotter-bias-incident-on-bloomfield-st


(U.S.) South Carolina: Suspect in Walhalla church burning charged with Seneca vandalism
-- Cody Christian Dean LeCroy
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2010/jul/22/suspect-walhalla-church-burning-charged-seneca-van/


(U.S.) California: Temecula mosque proposal targeted in pending protest
http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/49601/
-- Related reports
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/temecula-mosque-tp-protest/

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/temecula-mosque-protests/

(U.S.) New York: Gubernatorial candidate Paladino seeks eminent domain to block Park Place mosque:

-- "As Governor I will use the power of eminent domain to stop this mosque"
-- Paladino vows 'eminent domain' for ground zero-area mosque
http://www.politico.com/blogs/maggiehaberman/0710/Paladino_vows_eminent_domain_for_Ground_Zeroarea_mosque_.html

-- Paladino: Nix on mosque
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/paladino_nix_on_mosque_iPuafP548SH545mwYGzOuM

--- Bloomberg on Paladino quote
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Bloomberg-Says-Paladino-Has-No-Chance-99114099.html


(U.S.) Rasmussen Poll: 54% Oppose Mosque Near Ground Zero
-- FOX NY: "Americans don't seem to be strongly engaged with the story, however. Just 22% say they’re following the story Very Closely. Another 29% are following it Somewhat Closely."

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/news/local_news/manhattan/Rasmussen-Poll-Most-Oppose-Mosque-Near-Ground-Zero_8789239


(U.S.) Facebook apologizes for deletion of Palin post on Park Place mosque
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/22/facebook-apologizes-for-deletion-of-palin-post/

-- Palin Posting: "An Intolerable Mistake on Hallowed Ground"
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=411073718434

(U.S.) NYC: Newt Gingrich Latest Republican to Oppose Planned Ground Zero Mosque

-- FOX News Chicago: "Gingrich, writing on his blog, said there should be no house of worship for Muslims near Ground Zero in New York 'so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia.'"

-- "Gingrich, who has been tipped as a possible Republican presidential candidate for 2012, joined a number of other high-profile GOP figures in condemning the mosque."
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpps/news/newt-gingrich-opposes-planned-ground-zero-mosque-dpgonc-20100722-fc_8789130


(U.S.) New York Post: "Bernie Kerik Tweets Against Ground Zero Mosque... From The Pokey?"
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/07/bernie-kerik-tweets-against-gr.html


(U.S.) California: School board punts on Islam history flap
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/07/23/School-board-punts-on-Islam-history-flap/UPI-70501279914386/


(U.S.) Tea Party Express spokesman cuts ties - Mark Williams
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38384126/ns/today-foodwine/

(U.S.) Superheroes out-protest Westboro Baptists at Comic Con

http://exm.nr/cDTAIz

Germany: Merkel party in row over invitation to anti-Islam Dutch MP
http://bit.ly/9Y7L1u


Against Racial Supremacism News:



DC Examiner: "Race realist Jared Taylor declares the 'civil rights struggle was won long ago'"
http://www.examiner.com/x-43084-DC-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2010m7d20-Interview-Race-realist-Jared-Taylor-declares-the-civil-rights-struggle-was-won-long-ago

-- Jared Taylor leads the "white nationalist hate group" American Renaissance
http://www.realcourage.org/category/american-renaissance/



Against Totalitarianism News:


Communist North Korea threatens 'physical response' to US war games
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7906296/North-Korea-threatens-physical-response-to-US-war-games.html


Communist North Korea: UN Command confronts NKorea over ship sinking
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-a3_LT863Iii1hD_gT65Bi888WAD9H4P4S03


Communist Vietnam: Government-Incited Gang in Vietnam Attacks House Church
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/vietnam/23120/

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