July 7, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

July 7, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

-- We Remember the July 7, 2005 London Bombings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings

-- UK: Five Years After July 7 Attacks - A Direction of Hope
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/new-direction-of-hope-in-uk/
-- No official ceremonies on 5th anniversary of 2005 terrorist attacks

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/europe/British-Mark-Fifth-Anniversary-of-2005-Terrorist-Attacks-97927089.html

-- 7/7 London bombings victim 'disappointed'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/london/10522600.stm
-- "Wednesday's anniversary is being marked, well, it's being marked by nothing."

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/100706/london-terrorism-bombings-british-muslims
-- UK PM sends a wreath to memorial

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hFYkAPH7ZzqeG87UUKWh5l0qZ8PAD9GQ7NNO0
-- London Mayor absent from 7/7 ceremonies

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=13437
-- 7/7 anniversary: friends and families mourn bombing victims
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/07/july7-anniversary-victim-family-interview

-- July 7 bomb survivor shows her new face
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/185382/July-7-bomb-survivor-shows-her-new-face/

-- Londoners will remember those killed and injured in the July 7 bombing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/7876285/July-7-victims-to-be-remembered-on-fifth-anniversary-of-bombings.html

-- UK: 'Anger still felt among our young Muslim men'
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23853742-anger-still-felt-among-our-young-muslim-men.do

-- UK: The other 7/7 victims
http://bit.ly/aWvaqG


Newslinks:

(U.S./UK) 5 charged as al Qaeda plotters in US and UK
-- suspects include Abid Naseer, Adnan El Shukrijumah, Adis Medunjanin, Tariq Ur Rehman, and a fifth defendant known as "Ahmad," "Sohaib" or "Zahid"

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/07/us.al.qaeda.indictments/?hpt=T2&fbid=AY1wgJx0efT
-- Department of Justice Press Release: "Charges Unsealed Against Five Alleged Members of Al-Qaeda Plot to Attack the United States and United Kingdom"

--- show that "he plot against New York's subway system uncovered in September 2009 involving Colorado resident Najibullah Zazi was directed by senior al-Qaeda leadership in Pakistan, and was also directly related to a scheme by al-Qaeda plotters in Pakistan to use Western operatives to attack a target in the United Kingdom."

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/July/10-nsd-781.html
--- Zazi case: Al Qaeda Figure to Be Indicted in Subway Plot - Adnan G. el-Shukrijumah
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/nyregion/08terror.html

-- Adnan Shukrijumah Expected to Be Indicted; Has Eluded FBI for Years and May Play Key Role in Planning Global Attacks
--- CBS reports that Saudi-born Adnan Shukrijumah has eluded FBI for years
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/07/national/main6654055.shtml

-- Terror suspect Abid Naseer held on US warrant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10543048.stm
-- Pakistani accused in court over 'Al-Qaeda plot' - Abid Naseer

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100707/wl_uk_afp/britainuspakistanattackscourt
-- NYC Subway Bomb Plot Linked to British Al Qaeda Cell, Feds Say

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/07/nyc-subway-bomb-plot-linked-british-al-qaeda-cell-feds-say/

(U.S.) "New York bomb plot directed by Al-Qaeda in Pakistan"

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/new-york-bomb-plot-directed-by-al-qaeda-in-pakistan-jd-04


(U.S./UK) Senators Call on British Government to Probe Lockerbie Bomber Release
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/07/senators-british-government-probe-lockerbie-bomber-release/


(U.S.) Terrorism cases force more Muslim Americans to grapple with homegrown jihad
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0707/Terrorism-cases-force-more-Muslim-Americans-to-grapple-with-homegrown-jihad?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fusa+%28Christian+Science+Monitor++USA%29


(U.S.) One U.S. Prosecutor Behind Many Qaeda Convictions -- Jeffrey H. Knox
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/nyregion/07prosecutor.html?_r=1


(U.S.) Hutaree militia member appeals for bond -- Thomas Piatek
Rehearing requested before full U.S. court
http://www.freep.com/article/20100707/NEWS06/7070463/Hutaree-militia-member-appeals-for-bond


(U.S.) Bin Laden chef pleads guilty in 1st terror conviction under Obama commissions
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/commissions_laden_aide_pleads_guilty_AILNGksXosAXMuAJoExkqO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=


U.S. better equipped to fight terror attacks, FBI agent says
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sunrise/fl-fbi-terrorism-tactics-sunrise-20100707,0,7249201.story


(U.S.) Ex-Congressman Accused of Ties to Terrorism Pleads Guilty to Obstruction
-- Former Republican Rep. Mark Deli Siljander
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/07/ex-congressman-accused-ties-terrorism-pleads-guilty-obstruction/


(U.S.) CNN axes senior editor for complimenting Hezbollah leader: report
--- Octavia Nasr
--- NY Post: "Octavia Nasr, the U.S. cable news network's senior editor of Mideast Affairs, was shown the door after tweeting she was “sad” to hear of the death of a Hezbollah leader who she respected a lot, media website Mediaite reported."

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cnn_axes_senior_editor_for_complimenting_e77CzHK6TIeSy2aVvF2dpO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=


(UK) Man arrested by terrorism police in Bristol
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/10547559.stm


UK terror threat stays 'severe'
http://www.zeenews.com/news639228.html

Afghanistan: Al Qaeda appoints new commander for Afghanistan
-- Egyptian Sheikh Fateh al Masri

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/07/al_qaeda_appoints_ne_1.php

Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda planning to engage US in Afghanistan beyond 2011 through 'guerrilla war'

http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/05/alqaeda-planning-to-engage-us-in-afghanistan-beyond-2011th.html

Afghanistan: 'Taliban will present Sangin pullout as defeat'

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/aposlosing+in+sangin+is+losing+in+afghanistanapos/3702877

-- AFP: "Taliban 'forced British pullout': militants"
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/afghanistan/Taliban-forced-British-pullout-militants/Article1-568939.aspx

-- Tory MP uneasy as BBC 'spreads Taliban propaganda'
http://www.politics.co.uk/news/foreign-policy/tory-mp-uneasy-as-bbc-spreads-taliban-propaganda--$21381337.htm


Afghanistan: Five Afghan soldiers killed in airstrike
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20100707223236620C430845


Pakistan: Two injured in grenade attack on NATO tanker
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\08\story_8-7-2010_pg7_9


Pakistan: At least six killed in Karachi shootings
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.650123635

Pakistan: Terrorists target boys' college in Bajaur

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\08\story_8-7-2010_pg7_15

(Pakistan) Communist China sees no US resistance to N-deal with Pakistan

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/china-sees-no-us-resistance-to-ndeal-with-pakistan-870


(Pakistan) Plot to kill Zardari in Lahore foiled, says Pak
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Plot-to-kill-Zardari-in-Lahore-foiled-says-Pak/articleshow/6141164.cms


India: Three injured in Imphal bomb explosion
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/07/threeinjured-in-imphal-bomb-explosion.html


Iraq: More than 50 killed in Iraq attacks
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/7878226/More-than-50-killed-in-Iraq-attacks.html

-- Iraq: Sucide attacks kill 33 Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/iraq-sucide-attacks-kill-33-shiite-pilgrims-in-baghdad/


Iraq: Suicide attack kills one person W. of Baghdad
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099433&Language=en


Iraq: Another Christian killed in Mosul
http://wwrn.org/articles/33794/

Iran: Sanctions won't 'halt' nuclear program
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.650488055


Iran says planes get fuel; EU bans some for safety
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE66518D20100706

Iran: 'US will attack Iran if it must'

Senators in Jerusalem to discuss Middle East tensions.
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=180695

Iran: U.A.E. Ambassador: U.S., Israeli Military Strikes Preferable to Iranian Nukes

http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/07/uae-ambassador-us-israeli-military-strikes

Lebanon: IDF reveals Hizbullah positions

http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=180733

Somalia - Al-Shabaab: "Shebaab vows to step up jihad in Somalia"
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=373025&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Al-Shabab-Vows-Jihad-Against-New-Troops-97939364.html
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Somalia%20Shabaab%20vow%20to%20step%20up%20jihad/-/1066/953672/-/14liy78/-/index.html


Somali Islamists Execute Christian Convert
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=12694&PHPSESSID=431465d4463ae0bae1bd662464e669de


Zimbabwe police play down terror suspicions
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iv7QJVoBRpKjoKYIU1jSrkw3GKygD9GQ9ELG0


(Germany) Syrian arrested in Germany over Al-Qaeda propaganda
-- Hussam S.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=116812#axzz0t2wivrLI


German officials fight over right way to treat former Taliban
-- German-Syrian Rami M.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5770956,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-rdf


Germany says it plans to take in 2 Guantanamo inmates
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/07/germany-says-plans-guantanamo-inmates/


Switzerland does not rule out attacks for ban on minarets
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099482&Language=en



Singapore: "The D.I.Y. radical"
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20100707-225618.html



Women's News:

Pakistan: Women caucus condemns burning of woman
-- Pakistan Daily Times: "The Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) on Wednesday strongly condemned the incident of burning a woman alive early this week in Sargodha, terming it a cold-blooded murder."

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\08\story_8-7-2010_pg11_9

Iran: Sharia law: They'll stone mum to death

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/185620/Sharia-law-They-ll-stone-mum-to-death/

(Canada) "Barbara Kay: Honour killings must be confronted here at home"

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/07/5957/

(UK) Harry Potter actress spares dad, brother -- Afshan Azad
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/harry-potter-actress-spares-dad-brother/125941-8-67.html?from=tn


Russia's Muslim south triples sharia bride price
-- Reuters: "The price tag on a bride in Russia's Ingushetia province has been tripled by the regional government, in a sign the Muslim North Caucasus region is slipping out of Kremlin control as sharia law eclipses Russian."

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE66626920100707

India: Cabinet to consider bill to rein in honour killing
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Death-penalty-for-honour-killing/articleshow/6140768.cms



Other News:

India: Police Threatened After Arrests in Amputation of Christian Professor's Hand
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/india-tj-joseph-attack-arrests/


Pakistan: Two Christians charged under blasphemy on desecrating Quran verses on roadside Banner
-- Pakistan Christian Post: "The roadside metal banner are mostly used for commercial advertisements in Pakistan for promotion of goods and Quranic verses are used for blessings on top of matter."

-- "Yousaf Masih and Tariq Masih also picked one roadside metal sheet banner and brought it to home where they put it on their bathroom as roof... Being an illiterate laborers, working odd jobs, they have no idea that there were verses of Holy Quran on that advertisement banner."

http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=2106

Australia: Hizb ut-Tahrir Attacks Democracy, Freedom in Australia

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/hizb-ut-tahrir-attacks-democracy-in-australia/
-- video
http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/hizb-ut-tahrir-spokesman-uthman-badar/xng95zd


Australia: "Hizb ut Tahrir – we hate it here but let us stay"
http://hurryupharry.org/2010/07/07/hizb-ut-tahrir-%E2%80%93-we-hate-it-here-but-let-us-stay/


Indonesia Church Harassed, Appeals to United Nations – Hizb ut-Tahrir Seeks Church Closure
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/indonesia-church-harassed/


(U.S.) Tennessee: Petition Fights Proposed Antioch Mosque
http://www.wsmv.com/news/24171038/detail.html

(U.S.) New Yorkers fight three new mosques

-- quotes Joan Moriello of the Staten Island mosque protesters and others
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/6/plans-mosques-divide-new-yorkers/


(U.S.) NY: Mosque: Lazio has questions, wants AG to find answers
http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/29217/mosque-lazio-has-questions-wants-cuomo-to-provide-answers/


(U.S.) Marietta, Georgia: Community Rallies Around Mosque After Arson
-- CBS Atlanta: "Many people said they are convince the fire was set by someone out of hate for Muslims, but fire investigators have said they have no evidence of a hate crime."

-- "Fire officials said they are following several leads and hope to make an arrest within a few days."
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/24174344/detail.html


(U.S.) TSA Reverses "Controversial Opinion" Web Policy
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009804-10391695.html

(UK) British Female Muslim Director of BMSD Explains the Need for Secular Democracy -- Tehmina Kazi

http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/tehmina-kazi-interview/
http://beforeitsnews.com/news/95/127/British_Female_Muslim_Director_of_BMSD_Explains_the_Need_for_Secular_Democracy.html

http://bit.ly/tehmina

(UK) Blackburn 'honour killing' suspect 'hiding in Scotland'
-- Naeem Majid Butt
-- BBC: "Saheel Ahmed, of Blackburn, is believed to have been the victim of an honour killing."

-- "The married man was killed near Warrington Street, in Little Harwood."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/lancashire/10536515.stm


French lawmakers debate Muslim veil ban
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWtO1w7t5sVbVN2hlclabzWGCCyg


Nigeria: No Sharia Law Without Penal Code - Gov Aliyu
http://allafrica.com/stories/201007070170.html

"'Saudi justice system': Fair?" - by Ali Alyami

http://bit.ly/a1bHZL

Pakistan: Man kills maid resembling eloped niece
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\08\story_8-7-2010_pg12_8