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March 30, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

Russia: Nine killed as car bomb explodes near school in South Russia
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-03-31/dagestan-kizlyar-car-blast.html
— Suicide bomber caused 2nd blast in Russia’s Dagestan
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100331/158375121.html

Russia: 19 black widows could launch Moscow attacks
— “Nineteen female suicide bombers remain at large and may launch fresh attacks on Moscow, investigators have warned.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7538556/Moscow-metro-19-black-widows-could-launch-fresh-attacks.html
— Moscow fears tide of Black Widows
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7081316.ece

Russia - Moscow Bombings: Are Islamist Rebels Behind Them? - 39 killed
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1976117,00.html
— Russia points finger at Pakistan over bombings
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\31\story_31-3-2010_pg1_5
— Moscow attacks linked to Pak jihad epicentre
http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=390145
— Caucasian trace in Moscow blasts might lead to Al-Qaeda
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-03-30/al-qaeda-chechen-militants.html
— Russian police release subway bomb suspects’ photos
— CNN: “They are hunting for a 30-year-old man from the Northern Caucasus who was seen on security cameras wearing dark clothes and a black baseball cap, and two women, aged 22 and 45, both ethnic Slavs, who allegedly assisted the man, state TV reported.”
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/30/russia.subway.explosions/index.html
— Russia mourns victims of Moscow Metro suicide bombings
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8594159.stm
— Drawn faces, silence and tears as Moscow commuters reflect
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7081044.ece

Russia: Vladimir Putin in Moscow suicide bombing police plea
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8595162.stm
— AsiaNews.it: “The Islamisation of the Caucasus, Putin’s work”
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-Islamisation-of-the-Caucasus,-Putin%E2%80%99s-work-18025.html

IPT News: “The Growing Threat from Female Suicide Bombers”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1882/the-growing-threat-from-female-suicide-bombers

(Pakistan/U.S.) US missiles kill six militants in Pakistan: Officials
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-missiles-kill-six-militants-in-Pakistan-Officials/articleshow/5745151.cms

(Pakistan/U.S.) No operation in North Waziristan, US told
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/19-no-operation-in-north-waziristan%2C-us-told-130-hh-03

(Pakistan) Militants attack checkpost in Pakistan, five soldiers, 25 militants killed
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/Categories.aspx?Language=en&id=102

Pakistan: Taliban threat forces cinemas to close
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=3.1.187462733

(Pakistan) Taliban torch two schools in Lower Dir
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\31\story_31-3-2010_pg7_12

(Pakistan) Airstrikes kill 35 Taliban in Orakzai Agency
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\03\31\story_31-3-2010_pg7_6

(Pakistan) At Jihadist Organizations Conference in Pakistani Kashmir, Lashkar-e-Taiba Commander Abdul Wahid Kashmiri Surfaces for First Time in a Decade, Vows Jihad Against India, Declares: ‘Mujahideen Fighting the Occupation Forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Kashmir are Fully Justified’
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4068.htm

Pakistani court keeps curbs on nuclear scientist
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62S1LY20100329

Pakistan - Mumbai Attacks Trial: Pak court dismisses prosecution plea to declare Kasab fugitive
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/60467/pak-court-dismisses-prosecution-plea.html

Afghan police say bomb kills 5 civilians in west
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9EOTN4G0

Afghanistan: NATO Kandahar offensive to start in ‘June’
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.186941187
— Afghanistan: Nato to launch surge against Taliban in Kandahar
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7538510/Nato-to-launch-surge-against-Taliban-in-Kandahar.html
— Kandahar is ‘cornerstone’ of Afghan war: Mullen
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100331/twl-kandahar-is-cornerstone-of-afghan-wa-2802f3e.html

Afghanistan: Taliban: We Rocketed Obama at Bagram
http://bit.ly/a5Gj6C

Afghanistan: ‘We are going to defeat Al Qaeda:’ Barack Obama
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/afghanistan/article/786827—we-are-going-to-defeat-al-qaeda-barack-obama

Afghanistan: No US request for more French troops for Afghanistan: White House
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/No-US-request-for-more-French-troops-for-Afghanistan-White-House-/articleshow/5744949.cms

Afghanistan: Military: It Could Take A Year To Fix ‘Jesus Rifles’
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/military-year-fix-jesus-rifles/story?id=10106096

India: Mumbai Attacks Trial: Kasab following al-Qaeda manual by changing stand: Nikam
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/61254/kasab-following-al-qaeda-manual.html
— Kasab trial likely to conclude tomorrow
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/61105/kasab-trial-likely-conclude-tomorrow.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-attack-Kasabs-trial-likely-to-conclude-today/articleshow/5745507.cms
— Kasab denies sailing by Kuber
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kasab-denies-sailing-by-Kuber-says-it-was-found-before-26/11/articleshow/5739321.cms
— ‘Pakistan state actors behind 26/11’
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pak-state-actors-behind-26/11/articleshow/5665566.cms
— ‘Give 26/11 voice samples to neutral country’
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-to-Pak-Give-voice-samples-of-26/11-suspects-to-neutral-country/articleshow/5675235.cms

(Iraq) Two Iraqis killed, two injured in separate attacks in Mosul - police
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2072407&Language=en

(Iraq) Christian child killed in attack on Mosul
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=26391&lan=eng

(U.S.) Cabdriver accused of aiding al-Qaida to remain in custody — Raja Lahrasib Khan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-cabbie-terror-charge-0331—20100330,0,2441920.story
— Pakistani cab driver with terror links to remain behind bars in US
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Pakistani-cab-driver-with-terror-links-to-remain-behind-bars-in-US/articleshow/5745512.cms

(U.S.) US appeals court returns terror case to RI judge
— challenging upholding of judgment against PLO
— AP: “A federal appeals court has ordered a Rhode Island judge to hear more arguments on whether to vacate a $116 million judgment against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority over a 1996 terror attack that killed a U.S. citizen and his wife.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5id6WeOY7OAYKn19GT7XOBuY3_l2wD9EOGQNG0

(U.S.) Stormfront Forum Member Daniel Cowart Pleads Guilty to Terrorist Plot Against Black Americans
— sought to kill 102 Americans, including beheadings, attacked church
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/daniel-cowart-pleads-guilty/

(U.S.) Michigan: Christian Supremacist Milita Members Indicted for Terror Plot Against Police
— in-depth report on scope and threat of Hutaree militia group and links to hate groups
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/hutaree-arrests/
— Militia Chief’s Mistrust Festered, Friends Say
-— WSJ reports: “An undercover agent played a role in the investigation that led to Monday’s indictments.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304739104575154041322442962.html
— Report: Mich. Pol Asked Militia For Help
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/30/national/main6346357.shtml

(U.S.) Tennessee Man Sentenced to 183 Months in Prison for Burning Islamic Center
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/tennessee-man-sentenced-to-183-months-in-prison-for-burning-islamic-center/
— November 24, 2009: Tennessee: Nazi White Supremacist Sentenced to 14 Years in Mosque Firebomb, Nazi Swatiska Vandalism
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/11/tennessee-nazi-white-supremacist-sentenced-to-14-years-in-mosque-firebomb-nazi-swatiska-vandalism/

(U.S.) Blog: “Norman Leboon, Muslim Convert Arrested in Death Threat Against Rep Eric Cantor”
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/201784.php

(U.S.) NYC: Half of New York City subway security cams don’t work
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36105653/ns/us_news-security/

(U.S./Lebanon) Ex-FBI agent Nada Prouty fights to restore reputation
— Detroit Free Press: Prouty “pleaded guilty in Detroit in 2007 to citizenship fraud and illegally accessing an FBI computer system to obtain information about family members and a Detroit-based Hizballah investigation”
http://freep.com/article/20100328/NEWS01/100328023/

(U.S.) Time: “EMP: The Next Weapon of Mass Destruction?”
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1976224,00.html
— UnitedStatesAction.com - Background on EMP Threats
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/electrical-threat.htm

Iranian nuclear scientist defects to U.S.: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62U0FM20100331?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
— Iran Nuclear Scientist Defects to U.S. In CIA ‘Intelligence Coup’
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/exclusive-iran-nuclear-scientist-defects-us-cia-intelligence/story?id=10231729

(Iran) Obama wants U.N. sanctions on Iran in weeks
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62T5FE20100330

(Israel) “Foreign” jetfighters penetrate Israel’s airspace - TV
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2072395&Language=en

(Somalia) Jihad intensifies in Somalia
http://www.examiner.com/x-2684-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2010m3d28-Jihad-intensifies-in-Somalia

(Somalia) Islamic Extremists in Somalia Kill Church Leader, Torch Home
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/somalia/16692/

(Kenya) US concerned about recruitment of Somali refugees
http://www.kztv10.com/news/us-concerned-about-recruitment-of-somali-refugees/

Mauritania charges link al-Qaeda to drug trafficking
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8595376.stm

Turkey: 22 suspected Al Qaeda militants arrested in Turkey
http://sify.com/news/22-suspected-al-qaeda-militants-arrested-in-turkey-news-international-kd4mubgedci.html

Philippines: 4 Muslim militants killed in Sulu
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=562534&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Phiippines: Suspected Muslim militant arrested in Philippine capital
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/316416,suspected-muslim-militant-arrested-in-philippine-capital.html

(Thailand) Defense volunteer killed in Pattani
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/173338/volunteer-killed-in-pattani

(Australia) Trio avoid jail over funding Tamil Tigers
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/trio-avoid-jail-over-funding-tamil-tigers/story-e6frfku0-1225848116336

Colombia: Communist FARC release hostage held for 12 years
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/colombia/7539739/FARC-set-to-release-hostage-held-for-12-years.html

War on Women News:

Iraq: Four sentenced to death over Du’a Khalil Aswad honor killing
— KurdNet reports: “On the 7th of April 2007 Du’a Khalil Aswad was brutally stoned to death in front of 2000 men, the killers included her uncle and some of her closest relatives in the Town of Bashiqa. The crime was a so-called ‘honour’ killing; the event outraged the world,www.ekurd.netas the perpetrators filmed the carnage on their mobile phones, which footage found its way onto the internet, where the world could see the murderous delight of the crowd and the cooperation of security forces.”
http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3701.htm

India: Now honour killing stunned Punjab, couple shot dead in full public view — Hindu
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/24633/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=ping.fm

Other News:

Nigeria Sharia court confirms Twitter debate ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8595572.stm

Pakistan: Sindh Professors protest against arrest of lectures in Karachi
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=1875

Pakistan: Christian Woman Jailed under Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy’ Laws
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/16720/

Indonesia: Construction of Two Churches Stopped
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/indonesia/16748/

(Canada) Ottawa imam’s deportation threat to be reviewed
— Khaled Abdul-Hamid Syed
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/03/30/ottawa-imam-syed-deportation-review.html

(U.S.) “Islam Awareness Week goes Hollywood”
http://www.dailyfreepress.com/islam-awareness-week-goes-hollywood-1.2206218

(U.S.) At least 9 people shot in D.C.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/30/at-least-6-people-shot-in-d-c/?hpt=T2

(U.S.) Father Of Dead Marine Ordered To Pay Legal Fees Of Westboro Baptist Church Protesters
— Who Picketed His Son’s Funeral
— the “Westboro Baptist Church” is on the list of “hate groups” by the Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/father-of-dead-marine-ordered-to-pay-legal-fees-of-westboro-baptist-church-protesters/

Against Nazi News:

Human Rights Watch: “Expert quits rights group over Nazi memorabilia” — Marc Garlasco
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/31/expert-quits-rights-group-over-nazi-memorabilia/

Against Totalitarianism News:

Communist China: Google Announces China Is Now Partially Blocking Mobile Services
http://www.google.com/prc/report.html#hl=en

Communist Chinese censors disable Google searches
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7538227/Chinese-censors-disable-Google-searches.html

Communist China: Google Searches for a Foreign Policy
— NYT: “Internet companies need to articulate their own foreign policies”
— “’What forces Google to have a foreign policy is that what they’re exporting isn’t a product or a service, it’s a freedom,’ said Clay Shirky, who teaches at New York University and writes about the Internet’s social effects.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/weekinreview/28landler.html

SKorea: Mine from NKorea may have sunk naval ship
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20100329/ded89827-d24b-4d5f-8804-78178b02c358

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