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(U.S.) Al-Qaida Calls on US Muslims to Attack America
— American al-Qaida spokesman says Fort Hood role model Nidal Hasan for Muslims in US armed forces
— Adam Gadahn aka Azzam al-Amriki: “Brother Nidal is the ideal role-model for every repentant Muslim in the armies of the unbelievers and apostate regime”
— Gadahn: “Nidal Hasan is a pioneer, a trailblazer and a role-model who has opened a door, lit a path and shown the way forward for every Muslim who finds himself among the unbelievers”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10032197
http://bit.ly/97uPeA

Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 36
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD9E9T6M80
— Iraq: Blasts kill 26 as polls open in Iraq
— “Dozens of mortar rounds rained down on Baghdad, striking polling stations and buildings in the Green Zone as voting began”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article7052853.ece
— Iraqi voters defy the bombers as polls open
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/7391064/Democracy-thrives-in-Iraq-as-millions-turn-out-to-vote.html
— “Fate of first Arab democracy hangs in balance as Iraqis go to the polls”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article7051959.ece

Iraq set for years of Sunni-Shi’ite tensions
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/iraq-set-for-years-of-sunni-shiite-tensions/story-e6frfku0-1225837755399

Pakistani Taliban Deputy Believed Killed - Maulvi Faqir Mohammed
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/06/world/main6272688.shtml?tag=mncol;lst;1
— 3 top Pak Taliban men killed in single day?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/3-top-Pak-Taliban-men-killed-in-single-day/articleshow/5652765.cms

Pakistan: Shut 42 terror camps for talks to succeed, India tells Pakistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\07\story_7-3-2010_pg7_7
— Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi: India has not demanded arrest of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/India-has-not-demanded-arrest-of-JuD-chief-Hafiz-SaeedQureshi-/articleshow/5652178.cms

Pakistan: Hope fades for quick release of boy — five-year-old Sahil Saeed
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7052536.ece

Pakistan: Enforcement of Islamic Sharia our main objective: Nizami
— Editor-in-Chief The Nation and Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust Majid Nizami
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/06-Mar-2010/Enforcement-of-Islamic-Sharia-our-main-objective-Nizami

(Pakistan/U.S.) Regarding Aafia Siddiqui Convicted of Attempted Murder: “U.S. Sees a Terror Threat; Pakistanis See a Heroine”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/world/asia/06pstan.html

(Pakistan/U.S.) US hunts for citizens training with terror groups
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iSoey0SxMt8IQG2cEffAprYdCPmgD9E8R7RO0

Afghanistan: Ex-Gitmo inmate leads Taliban fightback in Afghan south - Mullah Abdul Qayyum
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\07\story_7-3-2010_pg7_30

Afghanistan: Militant battle kills 60 in Afghanistan
— fighting between the Taliban and Hezb-e-Islami
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/03/07/Militant-battle-kills-60-in-Afghanistan/UPI-31821267971902/

Afghanistan: Three ISAF soldiers killed in Afghanistan
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2066398&Language=en

Afghan militants battling Taliban defect to gov’t
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/afghan-militants-battling-taliban-353484.html

Afghanistan: UK SAS in Afghanistan suffers worst losses for 60 years
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7052605.ece

Afghanistan: Karzai and McChrystal visit former Taliban-held Afghan town
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1539102.php/Karzai-and-McChrystal-visit-former-Taliban-held-Afghan-town

Afghanistan: Planners of Kandahar hijack came to India from Bangladesh
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/bangladesh/Planners-of-Kandahar-hijack-came-to-India-from-Bangladesh/Article1-516043.aspx

(U.S.) Brother describes Pentagon gunman’s mental struggles — John Patrick Bedell’s terror attack on Pentagon on March 4
http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/brother-describes-pentagon-gunmans-mental-struggles-326136.html
— see also R.E.A.L. report on Bedell at
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/stormfront-bedell/

(U.S.) Joseph Stack: Suicide pilot Joe Stack had history of shutting doors on people
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/suicide-pilot-joe-stack-had-history-of-shutting-326300.html

(U.S.) Groups slam rumors of Obama flip on KSM trial
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/05/aclu-blasts-possible-obama-flip-ksm-trial/

(U.S.) Obama must decide degree to which U.S. swears off nuclear weapons
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/05/AR2010030502260.html

Iran: Ahmadinejad: 9/11 attacks a ‘big fabrication’
http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1154445.html
— Apparently shares 9/11 conspiracy views of people such as March 4 Pentagon terrorist John Bedell
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/stormfront-bedell/

Iran launches missile production line
— “Teheran: Nasr 1 Missile will be capable of destroying targets up to 100 tons”
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=170389

(Iran) ‘US indirectly supports trade with Iran’
— NY Times: Federal contract payments, grants, benefits amount to $107 billion.
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=170390

(Iran) Middle East TV round-up: West softens stance on Iran sanctions; Ahmadinejad: 9/11 is a ‘big lie’
http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1054836.html

(Lebanon) Hezbollah disarmament not for discussion: minister
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100307/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonpoliticshezbollah

Hamas: ‘If released, I’d still fight Israel’
— “Hamas prisoner Abdullah Barghouti: Netanyahu is guilty Schalit deal collapsed”
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=170397

Israel: “Muslim Arab worshippers attack Jewish worshippers in Jerusalem”
http://www.examiner.com/x-7095-NY-Israel-Conflict-Examiner~y2010m3d6-Muslim-Arab-worshippers-attack-Jewish-worshippers-in-Jerusalem
— Israeli forces enter the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, pursuing violent Palestinians
http://bit.ly/ae6kox

Fatah agrees to indirect talks with Israel
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1539101.php/Fatah-agrees-to-indirect-talks-with-Israel-Extra

Yemen: Al Qaeda Suspect Kills 2 Guards in Yemen in Escape Bid
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,588306,00.html
— Yemen: Al Qaeda suspect fails to escape hospital
http://www.albawaba.com/en/news/262323

Algerian forces killed six gunmen
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2066199&Language=en

Mali: Cocaine, kidnapping and the Al-Qaeda cash squeeze
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/7386278/Cocaine-kidnapping-and-the-Al-Qaeda-cash-squeeze.html
— “Cash-strapped al-Qaeda bends Koran to find funds “
http://www.smh.com.au/world/cashstrapped-alqaeda-bends-koran-to-find-funds-20100307-pqna.html

Nigeria: Jos - Scores killed in clashes in central Nigeria: witness
— Jos center of repeated violence between Muslims and Christians
— Reuters reports that attacks from “pastoralists” traditionally associated with Nigerian Muslim northern population
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6260X420100307
— ‘Dozens killed’ in Nigeria clashes
— BBC: “A resident of Dogo-Nahawa said attackers entered the village overnight, firing guns.”
— “’The shooting was just meant to bring people from their houses and then when people came out they started cutting them with machetes,’ Peter Jang told Reuters.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8554304.stm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35749113/ns/world_news-africa/
— “The central city of Jos lies along a meridian splitting Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim and pastoralist northern population from southern Christian and animist farming communities”
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec01/0,4670,AFNigeriaClashes,00.html
— Reporter counts more than 200 corpses after violence between Christians, Muslims in Nigeria
http://newsok.com/reporter-counts-more-than-200-corpses-after-violence-between-christians-muslims-in-nigeria/article/feed/139426?custom_click=rss

Denmark: 200-400 al-Shabaab supporters
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/03/denmark-200-400-al-shabaab-supporters.html

Indonesia: ‘Al-Qaida in Aceh’ says survived Indonesia arrests
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_TERROR_SUSPECTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-03-06-06-31-15
— Police probe Aceh’s ‘al-Qaeda’
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/07/police-probe-aceh%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98alqaeda%E2%80%99.html

Philippines: Confrontations with Communist rebels results in killing of 11 Filipino soldiers
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2066225&Language=en

(Thailand) 5-kg homemade bomb disposed in Yala
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/5-kg-homemade-bomb-disposed-in-Yala-30124012.html

War on Women News:

UK: Muslim Woman Politician Gets Death Threats from Other Muslims Over Dress — Shiria Khatun
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/shiria-khatun/

Buffalo “Honor Killing” Beheading Trial: Muzzammil Hassan Plans “Psychiatric Defense,” September Trial
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/buffalo-beheading-psychiatric-defense/

DC: Women’s Day Public Awareness Event – Georgetown
— On March 6, three groups combined on International Women’s Day public awareness event in DC - Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.), GabkulFoundation.org, and DC E.R.A. Supporters hold Women’s Day Event in Washington DC
— on “Honor Killings,” Stonings, Rape of Women in Congo, Violence against Women, and American Women’s Constitutional Equality
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/georgetown-march-awareness/
-— this posting will be updated with additional input, coalition photos

RealCourage.org - Share YOUR Women’s Day Story HERE on March 8 – International Women’s Day!
— email info@realcourage.org
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/share-your-womens-day-story-here-on-march-8-international-womens-day/

India: “Give regard to rape victim’s wish to marry rapist: CJI”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Give-regard-to-rape-victims-wish-to-marry-rapist-CJI/articleshow/5654327.cms

Other News:

UK: “Islamists got voters out for Ken Livingstone”
— Islamic Forum of Europe impact on London elections
— “A fundamentalist group which believes in sharia law, jihad and creating an ‘Islamic social and political order” in Britain arranged an “unprecedented mobilisation’ of voters for the former London mayor, Ken Livingstone, at the last mayoral election.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7386900/Islamists-got-voters-out-for-Livingstone.html

UK: Scots lawyers lead way with sharia advice
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scots-lawyers-lead-way-with-sharia-advice-1.1011640

UK: “Geert Wilders: showing my film was victory for freedom of speech”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7376682/Geert-Wilders-showing-my-film-was-victory-for-freedom-of-speech.html

Canada: Islamic school is on ‘a mission’
— Ottawa Citizen regarding Abraar School: “In 2005, the school made headlines after an essay glorifying martyrdom and violence against Jews was made public. Two investigators from the province’s Ministry of Education said the essay, and the approving comments from two teachers, did not represent a systemic problem at the school.”
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Islamic+school+mission/2646535/story.html

Australia: Muslim leader wants elements of sharia in Australia
— president of the Australian Islamic Mission, Zachariah Matthews: ‘Sharia law could function as a parallel [legal] system”
— “’It came as quite a shock to some non-Muslims in the crowd when sharia law and the idea of a parallel legal system was mentioned,’ one audience member, Jasmine Donnelly, said.”
— “ ‘One group of people just left straight after that.’ “
http://www.smh.com.au/national/muslim-leader-wants-elements-of-sharia-in-australia-20100307-pqlo.html

Nigeria ruling party wants Muslim leader for 2011 poll — additional report
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8548347.stm

India: “Quota bill ‘anti-Muslim’,’anti-Dalit’: Mulayam”
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Quota+bill+anti-Muslim,anti-Dalit:+Mulayam&artid=lticRlWmKXM=

(U.S.) Oklahoma Newspaper asks: “What’s the truth about CAIR?”
http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x1745486189/What-s-the-truth-about-CAIR

Against Totalitarianism News:

Communist China says it’s up to the US to improve relations
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=170377

Communist North Korea to abandon disarmament over U.S. exercises
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/north.korea.disarmament/index.html?hpt=T2

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