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July 9, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks

Events:

Washington DC: July 11 Lincoln Memorial Public Awareness Event – 2 PM
http://bit.ly/071110

July 11 – 12 Noon – Iranian Interests Protest on Stoning
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/july-11-12-noon-iranian-interests-protest-on-stoning/

International Protests Against Stoning July 10 and 11
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/international-protests-against-stoning-july-10-and-11/

Newslinks:

Pakistan: Taliban claims responsibility for two bombings in Mohmand Agency killing 65
— 5 children, several women among the dead
— Over 100 shops, more than 24 vehicles destroyed
— TTP claims responsibility
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\10\story_10-7-2010_pg1_1
— peace jirga main target
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/06-taliban-claim-responsibility-peace-jirga-main-target-suicide-attacks-in-mohmand-65-die-070-rsa-03
— VOA: “Police say the blasts involved a suicide bomber on a motorbike, followed by a suspected car bomb”
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Bombings-Kills-More-Than-50-in-Northwest-Pakistan-98098719.html
— “TV channels report that members of an anti-Taliban tribal militia had been meeting in the vicinity and may have been the intended target.”
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fgw-pakistan-blasts-20100710,0,6531702.story
— Pakistan: Taliban claims northwest blast as death toll rises
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.661268770

Pakistan: Punjab Assembly passes ‘anti-media’ resolution
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\10\story_10-7-2010_pg1_3

Pakistan: PML-N engages experts to devise suggestions for All Parties Conference (APC) on terrorism
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\10\story_10-7-2010_pg7_33
— Nawaz Sharif’s allies have links with terrorists: Fozia Wahab
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Islamabad/08-Jul-2010/Nawaz-Sharifs-allies-have-links-with-terrorists-Fozia-Wahab

Pakistan, US discuss steps to combat terrorism
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\10\story_10-7-2010_pg7_6

Pakistan: UN will not reopen probe into Benazir Bhutto’s assassination
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/UN-will-not-reopen-probe-into-Benazir-Bhuttos-assassination/articleshow/6147303.cms

Pakistani jets pound Taliban hideouts; 23 militants killed
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistani-jets-pound-Taliban-hideouts-23-militants-killed/articleshow/6146906.cms

Pakistan: Peace rally staged to condemn terrorism
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\10\story_10-7-2010_pg11_10

Kashmir: Militants attack in north Kashmir, two cops injured
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/srinagar/Militants-attack-in-north-Kashmir-two-cops-injured/Article1-569936.aspx

(AfPak) As a foreign refuge closes in Kabul, local mosques are at risk, too
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070805737.html

(Afghanistan) Key Taliban commander captured in Afghanistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\10\story_10-7-2010_pg7_5

(Afghanistan) British marine killed in Afghanistan blast
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099808&Language=en

(Afghanistan) “Taliban faction supplying intelligence to Afghan government”
http://www.canada.com/news/Taliban+faction+supplying+intelligence+Afghan+government/3258143/story.html

(Afghanistan) NATO accepts blame for killing 6 Afghan civilians
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38163253/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

India: Naxalites may take to urban terrorism: US think tank
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Naxalites-may-take-to-urban-terrorism-says-US-think-tank/articleshow/6147555.cms

(Al-Qaeda) Newsweek: “Is Al Qaeda Now Just a Brand?”
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/08/is-al-qaeda-now-just-a-brand.html

Iraq: Five killed in W. Baghdad booby-trapped car blast
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099788&Language=en

Iraqis Arrest 4 Terrorism Suspects
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59959

(U.S.) Aafia Siddiqui Trial Aftermath - Pakistan Daily Times reports Siddiqui not tried on Baltimore terror plot, because would have required KSM to testify
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\10\story_10-7-2010_pg7_19

(U.S./Lebanon) Foreign Terrorist Organization Hezbollah Denounces CNN’s Firing Of Octavia Nasr: ‘Intellectual Terrorism’
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/09/hezbollah-denounces-cnns-_n_640666.html

(U.S.) Michigan: Hillsdale man charged in Obama threat claimed Hutaree link, FBI filing says
http://www.detnews.com/article/20100709/METRO/7090436/1409/METRO08

(UK) Former top anti-terror cop: London should fear more terror attacks
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/07/london.july7.bombings/

Hizbullah warns Israel on Syrian TV
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=180970

Israel: Obama tells Abbas he is committed to Palestinian state
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Obama-tells-Abbas-he-is-committed-to-Palestinian-state/articleshow/6149671.cms

Egypt releases 2 Islamic Jihad detainees
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=298056

Egypt: “Muslims Attempt to Behead ‘Apostate’ in Egypt”
— “Abdelmassih wrote that as 57-year-old, Muslim-born Maher el-Gowhary left his secret lodging somewhere in metropolitan Cairo with his lawyer when two unknown men on a motorbike attacked him with daggers.”
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/11634532/
— Original ASSIST News report
http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2010/s10070044.htm

Mauritania gets anti-terrorism bill
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/a1cd1feb-7214-445b-bc0f-4d17e0001537.aspx

Libyan ship to sail for Gaza
— Organization headed by Gaddafi’s son to send blockade busting vessel.
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=180942
— Israel asks UN to halt Libyan aid ship
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=180974

Norway: Suspects bought bomb materials
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/07/norway-suspects-bought-bomb-materials.html

Norwegian police outwitted terror suspects
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article507455.ece

Turkey: Four Turkish soldiers injured by PKK rebels
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099887&Language=en

Philippines to strengthen southern surveillance
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE66709Z.htm

Philippines: Maoist rebels kill 7 troops in north Philippines
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE6680E3.htm

(Indonesia) Bekasi (West Java), Indonesia: jihad threat level high
http://continentalnews.net/christian-news/bekasi-west-java-indonesia-jihad-threat-level-high-1480.html

Women’s News:

R.E.A.L. Reports on Stoning
http://bit.ly/stopstoning
http://www.realcourage.org/category/stoning/

CNN: “Quran doesn’t call for stoning, experts insist”
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/09/quran-doesnt-call-for-stoning-experts-insist/?hpt=T2

UK: July 7 Bombings Persuaded Muslim Woman to Leave Hizb ut-Tahrir
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/july-7-impact-on-ht/

Saudi Arabia: “Solution to spinsterhood: Take 4 wives”
— Arab News: “A group of young Saudis has strongly advocated polygamy as a way to end spinsterhood among women in the country.”
— “They have launched a Facebook campaign called ‘We Want Them Four,’ asking every capable Saudi man to marry four women to reduce the number of spinsters in the country.”
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article80425.ece

Bangladesh bans religious punishments
— after caning, whippings for rape, “adultery”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\10\story_10-7-2010_pg1_7

India: Indian couple slain in ‘honor killing’
— “caste killing” of Asha Saini and Yogesh Kumar
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/india.honor.killings/?fbid=AY1wgJx0efT

India: Horror killings to ‘guard’ honour shaking India
— One India: “In Shivganga, 20 year-old Megala and 24-year-old Sivakumar”
http://news.oneindia.in/cj/dipin-d/2010/horror-killings-to-guard-honour-shaking-india.html

India: Dalit girl paraded naked in Mumbai
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/Dalit-girl-paraded-naked-in-Mumbai/articleshow/6149090.cms

Other News:

Bangladesh: Hizb ut-Tahrir tried to create another mutiny in the army
— 4 Hizb ut-Tahrir members arrested
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=146138

Bangladesh: Top Dhaka University professor sent for quizzing over terror links
— Syed Golam Mawla quizzed over ties to Hizb ut-Tahrir
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Top-DU-professor-sent-for-quizzing-over-terror-links/Article1-570010.aspx

Pakistan: Anonymous caller threatens Christian rights stalwart.
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=2112

Saudi Arabia: Makkah prisoner loses eyesight after flogging
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article81842.ece

Iran: Hardline authorities ‘ban Sunni religious festival’
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.1.662434735

The Least Free Places on Earth: 2010
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/07/02/the_least_free_places_on_earth_2010
-— R.E.A.L.’s June 4, 2010 Report: “Freedom House Announces Worst for Human Rights – 9 OIC Nations, 5 Communist Nations, Burma, Eritrea, and Belarus.”
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/worst-of-the-worst/

UK: July 7 Bombings Persuaded Muslim Woman to Leave Hizb ut-Tahrir
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/july-7-impact-on-ht/

UK: Ambassador’s blog removed over praise for Shia cleric
— late Hezbollah spiritual leader Shia cleric Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who died last week
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.661071341

UK: Omar Bin Laden Is Treated for Schizophrenia, Wife Asks for Divorce
http://abcnews.go.com/International/osama-bin-ladens-son-omar-hospitalized-schizophrenia/story?id=11128862

UK: “English Defence League’s planned march on mosque is ‘pointless’”
— Dudley mosque plans already scrapped
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/09/english-defence-league-super-mosque

(U.S.) California: Group opposed to proposed Temecula mosque circulating petition
— opposed to Islamic Center of Temecula ValleyIslamic Center of Temecula Valley
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_sb10_mosque.9d7c53.html

(U.S.) Georgia: Lilburn to revamp zoning laws amid mosque flap
— AJC: “The move comes as the city continues legal discussions with attorneys for the local Muslim congregation of Dar-E-Abbas.”
— “In November, the City Council rejected a rezoning application that would have allowed for an expanded mosque, cemetery and gym at U.S. 29 and Hood Road. The denial prompted a federal religious discrimination lawsuit against the city.”
http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/lilburn-to-revamp-zoning-567769.html

(U.S.) NY: Gubernatorial Candidate Rick Lazio challenges Cuomo over legality of Ground Zero mosque funding, cites ‘security questions’
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/07/07/2010-07-07_rick_lazio_challenges_cuomo_over_legality_of_ground_zero_mosque_funding_cites_se.html

(U.S.) NY: “Port Authority PBA Goes After Rick Lazio For Politicizing 9/11”
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/07/port-authority-pba-goes-after.html
http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/29290/port-authority-pba-slaps-lazio-for-mosque-presser/

(U.S.) Officer Kept Afghans From Going AWOL
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/09/exclusive-afghan-liaison-officer/

(U.S.) IBD Article on Caribou Coffee in Washington DC
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/539764/000101010000/Tea-With-Terrorists-.aspx
— Note: I have seen these coffee shops throughout DC area - from a physical perspective they are no different than any other fast food establishment

Europeans back burka ban, Americans oppose outlawing veil
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/7882785/Europeans-back-burka-ban-Americans-oppose-outlawing-Muslim-veil.html

Europe’s burqa wars: broad support for banning veils
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/09/europes-burqa-wars-broad-support-for-banning-veils/
— Europe: Widespread support for burka ban
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/07/europe-widespread-support-for-burka-ban.html

Against Totalitarianism News:

Communist China: Man arrested over killing of China Church workers
http://www.ucanews.com/2010/07/09/man-arrested-for-church-workers-killings/

Communist China: Chinese underground bishop released
— UCAN: “Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding was released on the morning of July 7 after 15 months in detention.”
http://www.ucanews.com/2010/07/08/chinese-underground-bishop-released/

Communist China Internet Censorship: “Google wimped out”
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/communist-china-internet-censorship-google-wimped-out/
— China renews Google license amid censorship row
— AP: “Google said Friday that Chinese officials had approved its Internet content provider, or ICP, license but gave no details of what services it would offer.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ioPgFfry30khmWIMEIkRGbDkbARQD9GRMGT00
— Washington Post: “Google wimped out”
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/07/grading_googles_china_compromi.html

Communist N. Korea offers military talks with US over warship sinking
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099880&Language=en

Communist North Korea: American prisoner in N. Korea attempts suicide
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2099879&Language=en

Against Racial Supremacism News:

Detroit: Threatening Racist Letters and Suspicious Fires Rattle Detroit Suburb
— Letters Threaten to Kill Black Residents ‘One by One’ Unless They Move
http://abcnews.go.com/US/racist-letters-mailed-homes-detroit-suburb/story?id=11126464
— Eastpointe fire on street where racist letters were sent raises questions
http://www.freep.com/article/20100709/NEWS04/100709012/1318/Eastpointe-fire-on-street-where-racist-letters-were-sent-raises-questions
— Fire At Home Not Related To Hate Mail
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/24192338/detail.html
— Suspicious fire fuels fear in Eastpointe, no evidence connected to racially threatening letters
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/macomb_county/suspicious-fire-fuels-fear-in-eastpointe%2C-no-evidence-connected-to-racially-threatening-letters

Black Panther Leader Defends Group in Voter Intimidation Uproar
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/09/new-black-panther-leader-defends-group-voter-intimidation-case/

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