October 9, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com
Pakistan Dawn: "Jihad and the state" -- by Ayesha Siddiqa
-- "to many the Taliban and jihadis essentially represent a struggle against American imperialism in Afghanistan"
-- "According to some, a just war is one which is fought for the defence of Islam or for extending the religion to other parts of the world. The thinking goes that since the war on terror has been imposed by the US by falsely accusing Al Qaeda for 9/11, the struggle against it is legitimate."
-- "It would certainly add to everyone’s knowledge if Pakistani authorities disclosed how Khaled Sheikh Mohammad, who was interrogated by Pakistani forces before being handed over to America, confessed to his involvement in the bombing of the World Trade Centre"
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/14-ayesha-siddiqa-jihad-and-the-state-909-zj-04
(Pakistan) Militants attack Afghan-bound fuel tanker near Peshawar
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-militants-attack-afghan-bound-fuel-tanker-near-peshawar-qs-04
(Pakistan) 50 killed, over 100 wounded in Peshawar suicide blast
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2030802&Language=en
-- 49 killed in bomb blast in Peshawar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/49-killed-in-bomb-blast-in-Peshawar/articleshow/5105262.cms
-- Dawn: At least 45 killed in Peshawar suicide car blast
-- "The blast in a shopping area close to the northwestern city's main Khyber Bazaar also wounded more than 100 people, provincial health minister Zahir Ali Shah told reporters."
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-loud-explosion-heard-in-peshawar-qs-06
(Pakistan/U.S.) FBI team in Pak to probe recent terror attacks
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/FBI-team-in-Pak-to-probe-recent-terror-attacks/articleshow/5106211.cms
(Pakistan/U.S.) Kerry-Lugar Bill not ideal document: Pakistan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Kerry-Lugar-Bill-not-ideal-document-Pak/articleshow/5102956.cms
-- US aid bill to be opposed, says PML-N's Jhagra
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=202371
-- Kerry-Lugar Bill against national sovereignty: MNA
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=202369
-- Senator John Kerry to visit Pakistan next week
-- "He will try to remove reservations of the political leaders in connection with the Kerry-Lugar bill."
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=88676
Pakistan turns to drones of its own
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-drones9-2009oct09,0,1637489.story
(Pakistan) Interior Minister Rehman Malik: 'All roads are leading to South Waziristan'
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-all-roads-are-leading-to-south+waziristan-qs-09
(Pakistan) SAP-PK: government hostage to the extremists will not abolish the blasphemy law
-- Asia News reports that "Irfan Mufti, director of South Asian Partnership-Pakistan (SAP-PK), who tells AsiaNews that the country lacks the 'political will' to reject the 'controversial law'"
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16540&theme=5&size=A
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/pakistan-sap-pk-pak-government-hostage-to-the-extremists-will-not-abolish-the-blasphemy-law/
-- April 16, 2008 - Rehman and Gilani at Pakistan National Assembly mtg where it passes resolution calling for U.N. to impose death penalty internationally for blasphemy
---- "Karim's resolution condemned the reprinting of the controversial cartoons in Danish newspapers and demanded that the UN make a law suggesting capital punishment for blasphemy"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\16\story_16-4-2008_pg7_6
Pakistan to release Swedish mother and her toddler
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/pakistan-to-release-swedish-mother-and-her-toddler-05-sal-07
(Afghanistan) Suicide attack kills six in Afghanistan: officials
-- "A suicide attack in southeastern Afghanistan killed six guards working for a road construction company, while Nato forces killed 15 Taliban insurgents elsewhere, officials said"
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/11-suicide-attack-kills-six-in-afghanistan--officials--il--10
-- Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack strikes southeast
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3858699079
(Afghanistan) US bases in eastern Afghanistan closed after Taliban attack
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1506091.php/US-bases-in-eastern-Afghanistan-closed-after-Taliban-attack
(Afghanistan) US forces leave isolated Afghan base after attack -- Taliban claim victory
-- "U.S. forces have withdrawn from an isolated base in eastern Afghanistan that insurgents attacked last week in one of the deadliest battles of the war for U.S. troops, the NATO-led coalition said Friday."
-- "The pullout from the Kamdesh outpost near the Pakistani border is likely to embolden insurgent fighters in the region. The Taliban swiftly claimed 'victory' for forcing the coalition to leave and said they had raised their flag above the town"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091009/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_142
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/08/international/i044136D09.DTL
(Afghanistan) It looks like GIs are on their own
-- AP reports: "President Obama appears unlikely to accept his top Afghanistan commander's recommendation for a surge of 40,000 troops, and is inclined to send only as many more forces as needed to keep al Qaeda at bay, a senior administration official said yesterday."
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/it_looks_like_gis_are_on_their_own_LiSfzEFDUWY2u9JIgRsbJO
(Afghanistan) Taliban go online to sway US debate
http://www.smh.com.au/world/taliban-go-online-to-sway-us-debate-20091009-gqx2.html
(Afghanistan) Picture of evil: Bloodthirsty German Al Qaeda fanatic poses with 2ft-long knife for beheading British soldiers in Afghanistan
-- "The bearded terrorist, identified as 'Abu Askar the German', belongs to one of Osama Bin Laden’s ‘foreign legions’ fighting alongside the Taliban.
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1219212/Picture-evil-Bloodthirsty-Al-Qaeda-fanatics-2ft-long-knife-beheading-British-soldiers.html
(Afghanistan) Al Qaeda-Taliban bond overcomes strains, for now
http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINL622637220091009?rpc=401&
(Afghanistan / U.S.) Barack Obama 'sees role for Taliban in Afghanistan's future'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6276960/Barack-Obama-sees-role-for-Taliban-in-Afghanistans-future.html
-- October 8, 2009: Afghanistan: Media Reports US Willing To Accept Taliban, As General Calls for 40,000 Additional Troops
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/afghanistan-media-reports-us-willing-to-accept-taliban-as-general-calls-for-40000-additional-troops/
(Afghanistan / U.S.) US feels Taliban poses lesser threat than al-Qaeda
http://www.ptinews.com/news/322269_US-feels-Taliban-poses-lesser-threat-than-al-Qaeda
-- Foreign Policy: "Taliban without al Qaeda? Don't bet on it"
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/10/08/taliban_without_al_qaeda_don_t_bet_on_it
-- Boston Globe claims: "Taliban not main Afghan enemy"
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2009/10/09/most_insurgents_in_afghanistan_not_religiously_motivated_military_reports_say/
(Afghanistan / U.S.) Afghans 'confused' by Obama's win
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/09/2093914.aspx
-- Taliban responds to Obama Nobel
http://www.ajc.com/news/taliban-responds-to-obama-158520.html
(Afghanistan / U.S.) Obama could face party revolt on Afghanistan
-- "Key Democrats warn that if the president decides to send more troops to Afghanistan, they might oppose it, perhaps even moving to cut off funds for the buildup"
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-congress-afghan9-2009oct09,0,7226424.story
(Afghanistan) UN extends int'l security force as Afghan violence rises
http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87434&Itemid=39
(U.S.) Feds question 2 others in NYC terror plot -- Zazi Case
-- "Adis Medunjanin, a Bosnian immigrant, met voluntarily with investigators for 14 hours, said Robert Gottlieb, a New York lawyer representing him. Zarein Ahmedzay, a 24-year-old New York City cab driver, also was interviewed by the FBI, said his brother, Nazir Ahmedzay."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/09/feds-question-2-others-nyc-terror-plot/?feat=home_headlines
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/feds_questions_more_men_in_train_zstRUsndnhe2VPYWodR2oJ
(U.S.) The Alleged Zazi Plot to Strike New York Mass Transit -- Zazi Case
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/fbi-agent-analyzes-alleged-zazi-plot-strike-ny/story?id=8791529
(U.S.) Expert: Terror suspect's business plans follow al Qaeda playbook -- Zazi Case
-- "9Wants to Know has learned terror suspect Najibullah Zazi and his father Mohammed Zazi were trying to start their own shuttle and limousine services to Denver International Airport, and a national security expert says the actions are typical of al Qaeda's method of operations"
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=124730&catid=339
(U.S.) Washington DC: DC Security Scare Becomes Federal Case -- Ahamed Ali
-- "Investigators say Ali was overheard calling out: 'I'm not scared to die! I will kill you! I will blow people up and the Metro!'
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/100809_friendship_heights_security_scare_becomes_federal_case
(U.S.) FBI chief warns U.S. terrorism recruits pose special dangers
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010028902_mueller09m.html
(U.S.) California Man Blows Off Hands with Explosives -- Benjamin Kuzelka
-- "Authorities Say Neo-Nazi Material Found in Victim's Home"
-- "A young man blew his hands off while making homemade high explosives inside his family's California home, where his mother ran a day care center, law enforcement sources say. Neo Nazi and anarchist type literature were found in the home, authorities said"
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/california-man-blows-off-hands-explosives-inside-day/story?id=8783546
(U.S.) Partial Patriot Act Extension Is Approved by Senate Panel
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/08/AR2009100804170.html
US confirms transfer of Guantanamo men to Kuwait, Belgium
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=88674
'Iran will blow up the heart of Israel'
-- "Iran will 'blow up the heart of Israel' if the United States or the Jewish state attacked it first, a top official with Iran's most powerful military force, the Revolutionary Guard, warned Friday. "
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1254861907562&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Lebanon) Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah on Al-Quds Day: 'Israel Must Be Wiped Out Of Existence'
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD259109
(Lebanon) Hizbullah-Affiliated Businessman's Ponzi Scheme Causes Upheaval in Lebanon
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD259009
France: Al-Qaeda suspect was nuclear researcher at CERN
-- "One of two suspected al-Qaeda collaborators arrested in France this week was a researcher at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6283354/Al-Qaeda-suspect-was-nuclear-researcher-at-CERN.html
-- Nuclear engineer from Cern lab arrested for al-Qaeda links
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6868246.ece
-- Report: CERN researcher arrested on suspicion of terrorism
-- "According to figaro.fr, the 32-year-old suspect, who was arrested Thursday with his younger brother in the south-eastern city of Vienne, picked out potential targets for attacks within France for people associated with the North Africa-based group."
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1506116.php/Report-CERN-researcher-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terrorism
-- Al Qaeda suspect worked at Swiss nuclear lab
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5983OU20091009?rpc=401&
(Canada) 'Toronto 18' terror plot leader admits guilt
-- "Zakaria Amara, 24, acknowledged in an agreed statement of facts, which was read out in the Brampton courthouse, that he was part of a terrorist group that had planned attacks intended to 'cripple' Canada"
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=2083986
-- The Toronto 18: Where are they now?
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/10/01/the-toronto-18-where-are-they-now.aspx
(Canada) Web a 'storehouse' for terrorism tips, intelligence report warns
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=2083845
(Somalia) Islamist commander shot dead in Somali capital of Mogadishu
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/10/content_12202864.htm
Indonesian police kill two terrorists involved in Jakarta bombings
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=16547&theme=5&size=A
(Thailand) Police obtain arrest warrants against 4 alleged insurgents in Narathiwat
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30114142/Police-obtain-arrest-warrants-against-4-alleged-in
Other News:
Ethiopia: Jailed Evangelists in Ethiopia Win Appeal but Remain in Prison
-- Compass Direct News reports: " Two Christians in Ethiopia who had been sentenced to six months of prison on false charges of offering money to people to convert have successfully appealed their sentence, only to be kept in prison on a new charge."
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/ethiopia/10438/
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/ethiopia-jailed-evangelists-in-ethiopia-win-appeal-but-remain-in-prison/
Saudis ask for aid if world cuts dependence on oil
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6657947.html
Swiss Re launches Sharia cover
-- "Swiss Reinsurance Co., the world's second-largest reinsurer, is starting a Sharia-compliant family and general insurance business in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"
http://www.royalgazette.com/rg/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d9a4b33003002a§ionId=65
(U.S.) Wall Street Journal - Soner Cagaptay: Bring Back the Caliphate
--- argues that Islamic Supremacist Caliphate was not "illiberal"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703298004574458830698234914.html
(U.S.) President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
-- AP reports Nobel Peace Prize awarded in part for Obama's easing "tensions with the Muslim world"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_nobel_peace
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-nobel-peace,0,2485015.story?track=rss
-- President Barack Obama 'humbled' by Nobel Peace Prize
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6280072/President-Barack-Obama-humbled-by-Nobel-Peace-Prize.html
-- Facts about the Nobel Peace Prize
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Facts-about-the-Nobel-Peace-Prize/articleshow/5105736.cms
-- London Times report
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6867664.ece
-- DNC says Republican critics aligning with terrorists
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/09/dnc-says-republican-critics-aligning-with-terrorists/
(U.S.) HPD investigating possible hate crime at mosque
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6658660.html
(UK) Police warning over city protests
-- "Police have said they are determined to maintain order when the English Defence League stages a demonstration against Islamic extremism in Manchester"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8298332.stm
(UK) Church congregation dwindles after Muslim complains about noise
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6276099/Church-congregation-dwindles-after-Muslim-complains-about-noise.html
Aung San Suu Kyi meets ambassador for sanctions talks
-- London Times: "Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained Burmese democracy leader, held a rare meeting with Britain’s ambassador to Rangoon today amid growing hints that she might compromise on her support for sanctions against the country’s military junta."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6867787.ece
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/aung-san-suu-kyi-meets-ambassador-for-sanctions-talks/
Against Totalitarianism News:
Communist China: Falun Gong Practitioner Dies From Persecution in Beijing
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23558/
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/communist-china-falun-gong-practitioner-dies-from-persecution-in-beijing/
Communist China: Chinese Embassy Report on Gao Zhisheng 'beyond laughable,' Says Professor
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23611/
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/communist-china-chinese-embassy-report-on-gao-zhisheng-beyond-laughable-says-professor/
Communist China: Beijing Pastors "Bike" Zhang Mingxuan and Hua Huiqi Persevere During Crackdown
http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1305&month=10&year=2009&_nc=7134e220ca3869707d4a0e07cdcf43cf
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/communist-china-beijing-pastors-bike-zhang-mingxuan-and-hua-huiqi-persevere-during-crackdown/
Communist China: Officials put on alert to use military force against potential “unrest” by churches.
-- Compass reports:
-- "Following a mob attack on a church in northeastern China and the demolition of their worship site last month, the government put officials on alert to use military force against churches to quell potential 'unrest,' according to a leading advocacy group."
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/china/10406/
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/communist-china-officials-put-on-alert-to-use-military-force-against-potential-unrest-by-churches/
Against Racial Supremacism News:
(Oregon) Portland neo-Nazi indicted in mailing of noose to Ohio NAACP officer
-- The Oregonian reports:
-- "A Portland-based organizer for a national neo-Nazi group was brought before a federal judge in shackles Thursday, accused of mailing a hangman's noose to the president of an Ohio chapter of the NAACP."
-- "Daniel Lee Jones, the 33-year-old regional director of the American National Socialist Workers Party, was in court to make his first appearance on two criminal civil rights charges."
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/portland_neo-nazi_indicted_for.html
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/oregon-portland-neo-nazi-indicted-in-mailing-of-noose-to-ohio-naacp-officer/
Florida: Public Bus Vandalized With Racial Slur
-- First Coast News reports on St. Johns County:
-- "Bright yellow paint covered the entire side of one of the Sunshine Bus program's vehicles: 'KKK. No ******* aloud" (sic).'"
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=146367&catid=3
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/florida-public-bus-vandalized-with-racial-slur/
Against Nazi News:
Hitler had fillings made from gold torn from mouths of Jews
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/6274390/Hitler-had-fillings-made-from-gold-torn-from-mouths-of-Jews.html
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