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January 15, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks
Newslinks:
(U.S.) Nidal Hassan Fort Hood Attack: Pentagon Report on Fort Hood Shooting Details Failures
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/us/politics/16hasan.html
-- DOD Protecting the Force - Lessons from Fort Hood - PDF file - NOTE - this is 12 MB
http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/DOD-ProtectingTheForce-Web_Security_HR_13Jan10.pdf
--- states: "Predicting violent behavior is a long-term multi-disciplinary quest" (page D-1)
--- and "Religious fundamentalism alone is not a risk factor; most fundamentalist groups are not violent, and religion-based violence is not confined to members of fundamentalist groups." (page D-3)
--- words "supremacism," "supremacist," and "Jihad" not found in document
--- word "Islam" or "Islamic" found once in 86 pages in footnote 22 on page 18 referencing an FBI document titled "Countering Violent Islamic Extremism"
---- alternate download of file of report at UnitedStatesAction.com
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/documents/DOD-ProtectingTheForce-Web_Security_HR_13Jan10.pdf
(U.S.) Nidal Hassan Fort Hood Attack: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates: Report on Fort Hood Shooting Reveals Serious Internal 'Shortcomings'
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/15/army-officers-face-discipline-fort-hood-shooting/
-- Pentagon finds mistakes by officers over Hasan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_fort_hood_pentagon_review_21
-- Pentagon report: Supervisors botched Fort Hood suspect's performance reviews
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/15/AR2010011502010.html
(U.S.) Nidal Hassan Fort Hood Attack: Anonymous "Obama Official Calls Fort Hood Massacre 'Act of Terrorism'"
-- FOX News: "The official spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity in order to provide insight into the administration's discussions."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/15/time-obama-official-calls-fort-hood-massacre-act-terrorism/
(U.S.) Nidal Hassan Fort Hood Attack: Results of FBI Review of Fort Hood Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/fthood_011510.htm
(U.S.) NYC - Zazi Case: Two terror suspects busted
-- Flushing HS, Queens College alums charged with Al Qaeda activity
-- Adis 'Mohammed' Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/two_terror_suspects_busted_aOkhnsmUZQBXSJ6PjeishP
(U.S.) Experts question U.S. terror alert system
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/15/homeland.security.terror.level/
US Said to Eye DC for Gitmo Trial
--- AP: "Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, was allegedly Osama bin Laden's point man in Indonesia and, until his capture in August 2003, was believed to be the main link between al-Qaida and Jemaah Islamiyah, the terror group blamed for the 2002 bombing on the island of Bali."
--- "Other terrorism trials also may occur in Washington and New York City under a proposal being discussed within the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials briefed on the plan, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss private planning meetings."
--- "Authorities already have begun discussing the intense security measures needed to bring Hambali and others before a Washington federal judge, the officials said."
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0110/696313.html
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/15/us/politics/AP-US-Guantanamo-Trial.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/15/AR2010011500756.html?hpid=topnews
(U.S.) Chicago: US man arrested after bomb threat aboard airplane: report
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-man-arrested-after-bomb-threat-aboard-airplane-report-/articleshow/5450276.cms
-- No bomb after alleged threat on plane
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/01/15/No-bomb-after-alleged-threat-on-plane/UPI-86511263583372/
--- Cherry Capital Airport Threat
--- "Police say the flight crew noticed that a panel had been tampered with in the bathroom and an article was found. One passenger was reported to have been inside the bathroom."
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=402288
--- Video
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/video.aspx?id=402288
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/video.aspx?list=~/news/lists/videos&id=402348
(U.S./Yemen) Airstrike kills six Al Qaeda; Qassim Al-Raymi, leader behind Christmas jet plot, may be dead
http://bit.ly/8sBmdP
--- Six Al Qaeda leaders die in Yemen strike
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=337372&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17
(U.S./Yemen) Al Qaeda Operatives Trained in Yemen Are at Large, Government Intelligence Suggests
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/al-qaeda-operatives-trained-yemen-large-government-intelligence/story?id=9565863
Yemen cleric Zendani renews call for jihad
-- Sheikh Abdulmajeed al-Zendani: "It is a religious duty dictated by God... This order of God cannot be annulled by anyone ... not a king, not a president, not ulema (Muslim scholars)"
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/January/middleeast_January327.xml§ion=middleeast&col=
Yemen: Former Guantanamo bay detainee warns of inmates' return to extremism
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6987895/Former-Guantanamo-bay-detainee-warns-of-inmates-return-to-extremism.html
Kenya: Spotlight on Kenya as Muslims Engage Police in Battle
http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/10346
(UK) British al-Qaeda hub 'is biggest in West'
-- Daily Telegraph: "Terrorist groups are using the UK as a base to plot terrorism attacks around the world, American officials have disclosed."
--- "'The UK has the greatest concentration of active al-Qaeda supporters of any Western country,' a senior US official told the Daily Telegraph."
--- "'As a result, no Western country has been more threatened than the UK, but the UK-based al-Qaeda network poses not only a potent threat to Britain but to the rest of the world.'"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6998580/British-al-Qaeda-hub-is-biggest-in-West.html
(UK) Hizb ut-Tahrir: LSE's Hizb ut-Tahrir teacher Reza Pankhurst and the secretive 'Brothers' Circle'
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6990407.ece
(UK) Hizb ut-Tahrir: "Islamist preacher who lectures at top London university 'groomed suicide bomber'"
--- Daily Mail: Hizb ut-Tahrir's Reza Pankhurst "is said to have been a major influence on Omar Sharif, who took part in a suicide bomb attack in Israel in 2003."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243385/Senior-figure-hardline-Islamist-group-preaching-London-university.html
(UK) Islam4UK's radical spokesman Anjem Choudary pledges to keep preaching
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6990442.ece
(UK) "Government restores links with biggest Muslim group" -- Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)
-- Guardian: "The government broke off relations last year after the MCB's deputy general secretary, Dr Daud Abdullah, signed a declaration in Istanbul drawn up at the Global Anti-Aggression conference. This called for a jihad in response to the Israeli assault on Gaza and endorsed a call by Hamas for attacks on foreign troops, including possibly British troops, if they tried to intercept arms smuggled into Gaza."
-- "Hazel Blears, the communities secretary at the time, called for the removal of Abdullah from the MCB when she announced the suspension in March. Blears wrote to the MCB saying Abdullah should be asked to resign for signing a statement that supported Hamas and celebrated its 'victory' against 'this malicious Jewish Zionist war over Gaza' "
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/15/government-relations-muslim-council-britain-mcb
-- Government ties with MCB restored but not for deputy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6998562/Government-ties-with-MCB-restored-but-not-for-deputy.html
-- Spectator: "The government caves in to the Muslim Council of Britain"
http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/5709183/the-government-caves-in-to-the-muslim-council-of-britain.thtml
(UK) Wives of terror suspects could have benefits reinstated
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6994194/Wives-of-terror-suspects-could-have-benefits-reinstated.html
(UK) 'Lone wolf' BNP member jailed for 11 years for building up explosives arsenal -- Terence Gavan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/bnp/6996980/Lone-wolf-BNP-member-jailed-for-11-years-for-building-up-explosives-arsenal.html
-- West Yorkshire nail bomb maker jailed for 11 years
-- BBC: "A BNP spokesman would not comment on whether Gavan had been a member of the party"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bradford/8460696.stm
--- November 27, 2009: "Kirklees BNP member admits to terrorism charges"
http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/11/27/kirklees-bnp-member-admits-to-terrorism-charges/
Pakistani Taliban release audio of leader Hakimullah Mehsud
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100115/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunresttaliban_20100115170236
-- Mehsud: "the rulers will be responsible for any drastic step taken by the Taliban in retaliation"
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-fresh-drone-strike-targets-hakeemullah-again-ss-05
-- Pakistan: Taliban chief 'target of new US drone strike'
Pakistan: Taliban chief 'target of new US drone strike'
Pakistan: Taliban confirms Hakimullah Mehsud injured
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Taliban-confirms-Hakimullah-Mehsud-injured/articleshow/5448994.cms
Pakistan: US Kills FBI-Wanted Terrorist in Pakistan Strike -- Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim
Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim
Pakistan: 50 terror suspects arrested in Pak's Punjab province
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/50-terror-suspects-arrested-in-Paks-Punjab-province-/articleshow/5448210.cms
Pakistan: Plan to attack parliament foiled: Rehman Malik
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-rehman-malik-parliament-attack-foiled-qs-08
(Pakistan/U.S./India) Mumbai Attacks: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) sought negotiation for Kasab release during Mumbai attack
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/LeT-sought-negotiation-for-Kasab-release-during-Mumbai-attack-/articleshow/5448547.cms
(Pakistan/U.S./India) Mumbai Attacks: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) LeT gave Chicago's David Coleman Headley $28,000 for Mumbai terror preparation
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/LeT-gave-Headley-28000-for-Mumbai-terror-preparation/articleshow/5448151.cms
-- Headley attended Lashkar training camps in Pakistan
http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/16/stories/2010011661061400.htm
(Pakistan/U.S.) US ready to review new screening policy: Holbrooke
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-holbrooke-meets-with-zardari-discusses-security-ss-03
Pakistan: Christian Youth Sentenced Life Imprisonment under Blasphemy Laws
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1560
(Afghanistan) UN: Taliban causing far more civilian casualties than NATO
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Taliban+causing+more+civilian+casualties+than+NATO/2440302/story.html
(Lebanon) US envoy holds anti-terrorism talks in Beirut
-- DPA: "US National Security Advisor James Jones held talks with senior Lebanese officials on Friday, focusing on cooperation to eradicate terrorism"
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1525784.php/US-envoy-holds-anti-terrorism-talks-in-Beirut
(Lebanon) Hizbullah's Nasrallah: Israel faces defeat in new conflict
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=110748
(Iran) France asserts Chinese role in Iran's talks despite low-level representation
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2054641&Language=en
(Jordan) Israel experts check Jordan embassy after bomb attack
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100115/wl_mideast_afp/mideastbombjordanisrael_20100115190734
-- "Jordanian media say 'professional terror cell' behind bombing on road from Amman to Allenby Bridge."
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147894753&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Palestinian rocket lands in S. Israel - radio
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2054635&Language=en
-- Mortar shell fired from Gaza lands near Ashkelon; no casualties or damage
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147902413&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
"Hamas fighter killed while handling explosives: medic"
-- AFP: "Hamas's armed wing the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades confirmed the death in a statement, saying its activist had been killed during a 'mission of jihad,' a phrase it uses to describe such incidents."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100115/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictgazablast_20100115113707
Denmark: Palestinian gets 10 yrs for mall attack -- Wissam Freijeh
-- "Danish court sentences immigrant convicted of 5 counts of attempted murder in 2008 shooting attack"
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147901711&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Canada: U.S. notes Al Qaeda Olympic threat
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/about-vancouver/news/newsid=25959.html
Canada: Mohamed Harkat's wife pleads for abolition of Canada's security certificate regime
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Harkat+wife+pleads+abolition+Canada+security+certificate+regime/2446762/story.html
Thailand: 3 soldiers, 1 civilian injured in Yala bomb attack
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30120237/3-soldiers-1-civilian-injured-in-Yala-bomb-attack
Thailand: 6 injured in Pattani bomb attack
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30120231/6-injured-in-Pattani-bomb-attack
Islamic Supremacist War on Women:
Finland: Honor-related violence against Finnish women
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/01/finland-honor-related-violence-against.html
http://tundratabloid.blogspot.com/2010/01/finnish-state-news-yle-practices-self.html
Other News:
Malaysia: Security increased at Christian churches as Allah row divides Malaysia
-- London Times: "Six more churches in different parts of Malaysia were vandalised or firebombed after the first round of four attacks the week before, amid growing suspicion that the police were deliberately refraining from arrests to avoid further inflaming Muslim anger"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6990454.ece
Malaysia: Negri Sembilan (NS) police confirm eighth church attack -- arson attempt
http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/news/storydetails.php/NS-cops-confirm-eighth-church-attack/3793-2-1
Malaysia: Non-Muslims not to use 35 Islamic terms: Diktat
http://www.zeenews.com/news596153.html
MEMRI: Announcing the Honoree of the First Annual MEMRI Martin Luther King Jr. Reformist Award: Saudi Women's Rights Advocate Wajeha Al-Huwaider
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3911.htm
IPT: Cyber Vigilante Prompts Debate on Internet Terror Fight
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.5265/pub_detail.asp
IPT: "Continuing on the path of Qutb? Dr. Mohamed Badei, the new Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood?"
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1689/continuing-on-the-path-of-qutb-dr-mohamed-badei
(U.S.) NYT: "Guilt by Birth"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/opinion/15iht-edsokol.html
France moves closer to banning full Muslim veil
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/15/AR2010011500653.html
"UKIP woos white working class with call for total ban on burkas"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6990402.ece
(Iraq) Clerics defend Iraq poll ban
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=268672
Iran: Senior Iranian envoy quits in disgust over regime's brutal ways
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6990433.ece
Against Totalitarianism News:
Shen Yun: Performing for Human Rights and Freedom in China
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/shen-yun-performing/
U.S.: Human Rights Activist Says Shen Yun an Eye Opener -- R.E.A.L's Jeffrey Imm at Philadelphia, PA Shen Yun Performance
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/27384/
-- DC Human Rights Examiner: Protection of religious minorities is major theme of 2009 Human Rights Day News Conference
http://www.examiner.com/x-31575-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Womens-rights-and-the-protection-of-religious-minorities-are-major-themes-of-2009-Human-Rights-Day
Communist China begins monitoring billions of text messages as censorship increases
-- China has started scanning text messages in the latest move in the country’s increasing censorship.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6996885/China-begins-monitoring-billions-of-text-messages-as-censorship-increases.html
Communist China: Police Officer Says Human Rights Attorney Gao Zhisheng "Went Missing on a Walk"
http://bit.ly/7VCnKK
-- Concerns as Gao Zhisheng, Chinese human rights lawyer, remains 'missing'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6997674/Concerns-as-Gao-Zhisheng-Chinese-human-rights-lawyer-remains-missing.html
Communist China: U.S. Holds Fire in Google-China Feud
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703414504575001363855180520.html
ChinaAid's Response to Google's Stand for Internet Freedom
-- "ChinaAid urges other American and Western companies join with Google in standing up against China media censorship, to preserve the basic human right to freedom of speech."
http://www.chinaaid.org
http://bit.ly/5a0K2m
China's Web user population hits 384 million
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34879122/ns/technology_and_science/
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