TERROR NEWS August 20th

US-backed campaign against Hamas expands to charitieshttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L20275144.htm

(Afghanistan) Taliban Talks: German Secret Negotiations with the Islamists Proved Fruitlesshttp://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,500809,00.html

(Afghanistan) Taliban, US in new round of peace talkshttp://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IH21Df03.html

(Iraq) Mehdi fighters 'trained by Hizbollah in Lebanon'http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2878769.ece

(Iraq) US military struggles to 'defeat' IEDshttp://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2878769.ece

(Egypt) Eight Muslim Brotherhood members remanded in custody in Egypthttp://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1835559&Language=en

Iranian clerics goose-step over American flaghttp://kamangir.net/2007/08/15/the-picture-you-have-been-dreaming-about-armed-clerics/#comment-16397

(Lebanon) Cluster bomb kills Hezbollah guerrilla in Lebanonhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/20/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Cluster-Bomb.php

Israeli strike kills six Hamas militants in Gazahttp://au.news.yahoo.com/070820/19/148j1.htmlhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070820/wl_afp/mideastconflictgaza

(Gaza) Electricity is latest Gaza battleground - EU cut off power donations because Hamas diverting supplieshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_re_mi_ea/palestinians_power_outage;_ylt=AiO8s3INVnPOZpYEpUcdvZis0NUE

(Russia) Two militants detained in Chechnyahttp://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11802560&PageNum=0

(Morocco) The "engineers cell" dismantled in Moroccohttp://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/08/the_engineers_cell_dismantled.php

Other News:

Nazi documents promised to U.S., Israelhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20347868/

(UK) Midland Mosque plans to sue Channel 4 documentary on holdhttp://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/sundaymercury/news/tm_headline=mosque-plans-on-hold%26method=full%26objectid=19663998%26siteid=50002-name_page.html

(UK) BBC drops fictional terror attack to avoid offending Muslimshttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=476511&in_page_id=1770

(UK) ITV Documentary 'The Muslim Jesus' Draws Fiery Debatehttp://www.christiantoday.com/article/itv.documentary.the.muslim.jesus.draws.fiery.debate/12497.htm

Pakistan: Religious Minorities Told To Convert Or Diehttp://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=lead&lang=en&length=long&idelement=4986&backpage=

(Canada) Islamic income fund to launchhttp://www.thestar.com/Business/article/248000

(Australia) The Australian interview with Wafa Sultan (my title)http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22279722-2702,00.html

(Iraq) Roadside bomb kills second Iraqi governor -- Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, governor of Muthanna provincehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/wl_nm/iraq_dc_46;_ylt=ApXa6hdri5MvICtSXCiEy2tX6GMA

Iraqi-US forces arrest 31 suspected terrorists during Qaeda meetinghttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1012821

(Iraq) Baghdad explosion leaves 3 dead, 12 injured - motorcycle rigged with explosives parked in Al-Rasafi squarehttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1012844

(Iraq) Rocket attacks on Basra airbase increasehttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1012925

(Iran/Iraq) Iranian Guards training Iraqi militants: US generalhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\08\20\story_20-8-2007_pg7_6

(Iran/Iraq) Ahmadinejad plans to visit Iraqhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070820/wl_mideast_afp/iraniraqdiplomacy_070820083015;_ylt=Ag0hhRGm7OhgpiUU7AfaSYRX6GMA

(Afghanistan) 10 Taliban said killed in base attack - Sangin district of southern Helmand provincehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070820/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_070820083715;_ylt=ApwEvoH6RP7UGNOCz55Jxg3OVooA

Afghanistan: Korean hostages on hunger strikehttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1216994750

(Afghanistan) Kidnappers of German woman arrested in Afghanistanhttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=43036

(Pakistan) Violence in northern Pakistan kills 4, wounds several others - in Hungu town - north of Islamabad -- also roadside bomb in Tank and driveby shooting of intelligence official in Dera Ismail Khan districthttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1012817

Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 3 troops -- outskirts of Thal,in the North West Frontier Provincehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_1;_ylt=Al09shDnp40B.d5LEoCWam3zPukA

Pakistan: Military attacks militants in North Waziristan - in three villages - Eisuri, Hurmez and Khushalihttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1217065302

Pakistan frees al-Qaida computer expert Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan after three years in custodyhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/20/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Terror-Suspect.php

Pakistan: Pro-Taliban militants agree to free soldiershttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1217162826

Pakistan govt, militants agree on ceasefire in South Waziristanhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak_govt_militants_agree_on_ceasefire_in_South_Waziristan/articleshow/2293594.cms

'Pakistan is world's most dangerous country' -- per US' Senate Committee on Foreign Relationshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pakistan_is_worlds_most_dangerous_country/articleshow/2293320.cms

(Pakistan) Bhutto links Pakistan terrorism to Musharraf regimehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070819/wl_sthasia_afp/canadapakistanbhuttopolitics_070819053436;_ylt=Al5AUTQg.LXmMSPb2H7nKVoTv5UB

(Turkey) Turkish police: Egyptian hijacker of Turkish plane attended al-Qaida campshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/19/europe/EU-GEN-Turkey-Hijacked-Plane.php

(Turkey) Hijacker of Turkish plane had links to al-Qaeda - reports -http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/95642.html

(Turkey) Reports: Turkish plane hijacker trained by Qaedahttp://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=89206

Turkish plane hijack bomb 'block of clay'http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=191178&Sn=WORL&IssueID=30153

Bosnia: International official under fire over al-Qaeda statementhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1217590503

Bosnian Minister denies Al-Qaeda presence in Bosnia and Herzegovinahttp://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1835529&Language=en

(India) 15 suspected al-Qaeda operatives arrested in India http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/95622.html

(India) Manipur: 15 Al Qaeda operatives arrested - 10 were Myanmarese and 5 were Bangladeshi nations - entering Bangladeshthrough India's Assamhttp://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20070820/746437.html

(India) Manipur: 15 Al Qaeda operatives arrested - list of names of those arrested, one had Thailand work permithttp://www.rediff.com/news/2007/aug/20qaeda.htm

(India) Pakistan-based Jaished-e-Mohd plans to launch sleeper cells across India: Policehttp://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1012923

(India) 1993 Bombings Conviction: Bollywood star Dutt released on bailhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_en_mo/india_dutt_trial_1;_ylt=Ai9uJZsujOqxPvVDt4fLoqRA7AkB

(India) Two arrested for Naxal links from Govandihttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=809d55a5-37e0-4a96-9b51-17448c750817Indiawounded_Special&&Headline=Two+arrested+for+naxal+links

Yemen arrests 3 suspects in July terrorist attack on Spanish touristshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/19/africa/ME-GEN-Yemen-Terror-Arrests.php

Somalia: Roadside Bomb Blast Wounds Three in Mogadishuhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200708200580.html

Somali elder shot deadhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22272503-23109,00.html

(Somalia) Aid agency: Violence in Somali capital forces doctors, patients to stay homehttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/20/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia.php

(Egypt) Four Islamists sentenced to 25 years in prison for 2005 Cairo bombshttp://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1345288.php/Four_Islamists_sentenced_to_25_years_in_prison_for_2005_Cairo_bombs

(Bahrain) Two terror suspects freedhttp://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=191100&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30153

Lebanon: 2 troops die; army drops bombs on camphttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1187502423310&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Lebanon soldier killed as siege enters fourth monthhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070820/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_070820112930;_ylt=AiUi_SIkIR_51b7TbL.H5JHagGIB

'Hamas has formed West Bank cells'http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1187502417353&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

West Bank 'could soon fall to Hamas' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=GG5R2DN5RXACFQFIQMGCFFWAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2007/08/20/wmid120.xml

Hamas's approach to jihad: Start 'em younghttp://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070820/ts_csm/ojihadbee

(Gaza) EU cuts funding to Gaza planthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_3;_ylt=AgRqYpLNHjE93RGy7WO6ghvuyucA

(Israel) Amnesty agreement result: Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group will not disarm or cease attacks (my title)http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57234

(Israel) Two Kassam rockets fired into the western Negevhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1187502423838&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Ohio) Report: Hilliard Man Shares a Moment with Global Terrorist Yousef Al-Qaradawi http://ohioagainstterror.blogspot.com/2007/08/hilliard-man-shares-moment-with-global.html

(U.S. - Oregon) New nuclear terror drill sparks conspiracy scarehttp://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57213

Iran says 12 hostages freed in Pakistanhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/August/middleeast_August211.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

Iran wants IAEA to highlight atomic cooperationhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_dc_1;_ylt=AnAGnAM08n3aS5QPVsHzWdhSw60A

(Iran) Commentary: Hitting Tehran where it hurtshttp://washingtontimes.com/article/20070820/EDITORIAL/108200003/1013

Australian court to decide on Haneef's work visa appealhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Court_to_decide_on_Haneefs_work_visa/articleshow/2294585.cms

(UK) Glasgow Bomber Kafeel Ahmed had sent email wanting martyrdomhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=ecd61192-8c93-4ab7-b493-77a947925c6cindiandocsinukterrorplot_Special&&Headline=Kafeel+had+sent+email+wanting+martyrdom

(UK) Final email of Glasgow airport bomber: 'I want to die for Allah'http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=476492&in_page_id=1770

(UK) Terror suspect's family claims he was tortured by Spanish policehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/humanrights/story/0,,2152471,00.html

UK more suspicious of Muslims than America and rest of EUhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fb36962-4eb5-11dc-85e7-0000779fd2ac.html

(UK) Britain: Population 'more suspicious' of Muslimshttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1217124093

(UK) A third of Britons believe: 'You can't be British AND Muslim'http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=476542&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow

Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamist propaganda on YouTube -- updatehttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22272200-2,00.html?from=public_rss

Malaysia frees 4 Islamic terror suspects held without trial, rights group sayshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/20/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Militant-Suspects.php

(Thailand) Soldier, villager wounded in South blasthttp://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/previousdetail.php?id=120972

Philippines: Summit between govt. and Muslim rebels 'cancelled'http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1217163499

(Philippines) Terrorists hit back in Philippineshttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22271933-31477,00.html

(Sri Lanka) Five dead in Sri Lanka rebel attackhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070820/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrest_070820103950;_ylt=AlJglIgKCtYQqe0KHrFsAwotM8oA

(New Zealand) Police investigate Christchurch bomb scarehttp://www.stuff.co.nz/4171666a10.html

(Columbia) Chavez to visit Colombia to push for hostage swaphttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070818/wl_nm/colombia_hostages_chavez_dc_1;_ylt=ApzEVHDbEKWjCQLf1uniwyiwv7kA

Survival skills for an era of terrorismhttp://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/wellbeing/story/0,,2152315,00.html

Analysis: Emerging maritime security nethttp://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070820/COMMENTARY/108200020

(Spain) American anarchist faces charges in Spainhttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=43031

Other News:

Stop the NYC madrassa - by Daniel Pipeshttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1186557457251&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Italy: New mosque to open in Rome next to churchhttp://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1217165774

(Netherlands) Wilders won't talk with Muslim Councilhttp://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=43016

(U.S.) CAIR Says ADL Seeks to Hinder Legal Rights of U.S. Muslimshttp://newsblaze.com/story/20070817162530tsop.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html

(UK) Terror victims are BBC licence-payers, toohttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/08/20/dl2001.xml

Belgium: Speaking Dutchhttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/08/belgium-speaking-dutch.html

Norway: Interest in interest-free bankshttp://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/08/norway-interest-in-interest-free-banks.html