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October 2, 2008 Anti-Terrorism News - UnitedStatesAction.com

(Iraq) Bombs near Shiite mosques in Baghdad kill 24 — teenage suicide near Rasoul mosque in Baghdad,
car bomb near mosque in Zafaraniyah in southeastern Baghdad; Sunnis shot in minibus in Wajihiyah
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/02/bombs-near-shiite-mosques-in-baghdad-kill-24/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_42;_ylt=AvGm5.FEimvMA.TF6GpH.OdX6GMA
— KUNA report on bombings
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1941429&Language=en
— Gunmen kill six people in Diyala, Iraq
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1941434&Language=en
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2531890405

(Iraq) Blog: “Iraq: more reconciliation news”
http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?entry=9425
— Comment: watch for the increasing use of policy of “reconciliation” by those unwilling to
identify enemy ideology

(Afghanistan) EU’s Solana cautiously welcomes Afghan talks initiative — with Taliban
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081002/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunresteudiplomacy_081002120807;_ylt=Ah4VX5ZI4bqJcrWN3mIs_IbOVooA

(Afghanistan) Bush says extremists can’t stand progress in Afghanistan
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017431869&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Afghanistan) White House Looks For New Strategy In Afghanistan
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95269569&ft=1&f=1004

(Pakistan) PM Gilani: US cannot fight terrorism without Pakistan’s support
— “ a day after he condemned US aerial attacks inside the country as ‘acts of terrorism’”
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1434442.php/Gilani_US_cannot_fight_terrorism_without_Pakistans_support_

(Pakistan) Geo TV: Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud visits parts of S.Waziristan
— “according to Taliban sources”
http://www.geo.tv/10-2-2008/26134.htm
— previously reported as dead

(Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistani leader survives suicide attack, five killed — Asfand Yar Wali Khan, the
leader of Awami National Party (ANP)
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1941461&Language=en
— during Eid greetings at residence in Wali Bagh area of Charsadda district
http://www.geo.tv/10-2-2008/26123.htm
— AP report at
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/02/asia/AS-Pakistan-Explosion.php

(Pakistan) UN to withdraw children of staff in Islamabad: official
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081002/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestundiplomacy_081002102429;_ylt=AgCZsFAh1bCn8OUT1cEGRMzzPukA
— UN raises Pakistan security after hotel bombing
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_9;_ylt=AvkjZwLzv_j1RYbqseNPRwfzPukA

Pakistan: US strikes hurt anti-terror effort
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/02/asia/AS-Pakistan-Missile-Attack.php

Pakistan made a ‘scapegoat’ in terror war: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2008/October/international_October143.xml&section=international

India for united action against global terror: Pranab
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_for_united_action_against_global_terror/articleshow/3553377.cms

(U.S.) N.Y. court overturns terrorism verdicts — “that led to long prison terms for a Yemeni cleric and his deputy” - Mohammed Ali Al-Moayad, and Mohammed Mohsen Zayed
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-02-ny-courts_N.htm
http://www.silive.com/newsflash/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-37/1222966746176580.xml&storylist=simetro
-— were convicted of conspiring to provide material support to Hamas and Al-Qaeda
-— Al-Moayad reportedly boasted of giving Osama Bin Laden $20 million

(U.S.) Police group: Rethink anti-terrorism money — International Association of Chiefs of Police calls for money to go towards crime-fighting, not terrorism
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/02/Police_group_Rethink_anti-terrorism_money/UPI-99451222962138/

(U.S.) 9/11 rescue crew battles memories
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/02/911-rescue-crew-battles-memories/

(UK) Woman on trial denies helping to fund terrorism training — Mehreen Haji, wife of Habib Ahmed
http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/3721046.Woman_on_trial_denies_helping_to_fund_terrorism_training/

(UK) Report: MI5 computer missing after break-in
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/02/europe/EU-Britain-Missing-Computer.php
— Palmtop computer stolen from open window in M15 hideout
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4868535.ece

(Iran) Ex-weapons hunter: Iran 2-5 years from nuke bomb — U.S. David Kay
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081001/ap_on_go_ot/iran_nuclear_kay
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017432721&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Iran hints at nuclear rethink if gets guarantees
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/02/europe/EU-Iran-Nuclear.php
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017441551&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
-— Comment: Iran stalling for more time

Syria: Israel accuses Damascus of resuming nuclear activity
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2532172955

(UAE) No terrorism threat in the UAE
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/General/10249328.html

Somali pirates will fight for $20 million ransom
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/02/africa/AF-Somalia-Piracy.php
— Somali pirates stick to $20 million ransom demand
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/02/somali-pirates-stick-to-20-million-ransom-demand/
— Europe to send warships to defeat Somali pirates
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4867351.ece

Nigeria: Militants Reply Military, Threaten to Resume War in Niger Delta
http://allafrica.com/stories/200810020282.html

(Netherlands) Dutch court extends prison for 4 terror plotters - Samir Azzouz, Nouredine al Fatmi,
Soumaya Sahla, Mohammed Chentouf
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/02/europe/EU-Netherlands-Terror-Trial.php
-— AP reports that “Judges cited their adherence to a single violent belief system,” but AP won’t describe it
-— Jihadist Samir Azzouz: “We reject your system. We hate you. I guess that about sums it up.”
— Expatica report
http://www.expatica.com/nl/articles/news/Dutch-terrorist-gets-nine-years-in-prison.html
-— Azzouz previous quotes on 9/11: “Osama bin Laden is fighting the Americans in the same way
as he was fighting the Russians (in Afghanistan). This can be compared to the Dutch resistance
to the Germans (in the Second World War). As a Muslim, it is my duty to help my brothers.”
http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/1307
-—— also “We will revenge every Muslim who died while defending the Unity of Allah...You will be
considered combatants because you elected this government. Your fortunes and your blood are
legitimate to us.”
-— some court history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samir_Azzouz
-— previous JihadWatch reports
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018176.php
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/009541.php

(Germany) Cologne Arrests: Evidence against Terror Suspects Crumbles
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,581639,00.html
-— “Friends and acquaintances describe Omar D. as a ‘friendly and helpful young man,’ and
they only speak positively of him. Investigators, however, consider him to be a would-be suicide bomber. “

France: Riots after teenager dies while fleeing police
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/10/france-riots-after-teenager-dies-while.html
— Le Monde report (in French)
http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2008/10/01/a-romans-un-deploiement-policier-inedit-a-contenu-des-jeunes-encourages-a-bruler-tout_1101572_3224.html
— Le Monde Bablefish (Rough) Translation:
-— “A handle of them leave while shouting: “’Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar!’ ‘That will burn,’ explains one of the
leaders of the group surrounded by a cloud D adolescent which listen to it with respect. ‘There is enough
that our little brothers die in our districts. You dominated our parents. We, one is the third generation and
one will open our mouth.’”
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?tt=url&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Fsociete%2Farticle%2F2008%2F10%2F01%2Fa-romans-un-deploiement-policier-inedit-a-contenu-des-jeunes-encourages-a-bruler-tout_1101572_3224.html&lp=fr_en&.intl=us&fr=yfp-t-501
— AP: French policeman shot in clashes with youths
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_clashes

(Italy) Pope says laws against terrorism must be just
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/wl_nm/us_pope_terrorism

(Philippines) Muslim rebel attack kills 11 in southern Philippines
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/02/2380842.htm

(Philippines) AFP: “’God’s army’ takes aim at Philippine Muslim rebels”
-— “Felimon Cayang says he is ready to die to save his native southern Philippine island from the
Muslim separatist rebels spreading terror through its Christian communities”
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/081002/afp/081002143058asiapacificnews.html

(Sri Lanka) 34 rebels, one soldier dead in air attacks by Lankan forces
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/34_rebels_one_soldier_dead_in_air_attacks_by_Lankan_forces/articleshow/3553455.cms

(North Korea) US envoy seeking to save nuke deal extends stay in NKorea
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081002/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsusskorea_081002134657;_ylt=AqaKej2OYAP4ZJBl7lmm1LCCscEA

Commentaries:

Walid Phares: Let the Dissidents Challenge the Jihadists
http://anti-jihad.org/blog/2008/10/walid-phares-on-jihad/

Other News:

(U.S.) Grenade Found Across Street From Egyptian Embassy in Washington — update of grenade
discovery in MD/DC’s Rock Creek Park
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431215,00.html
— FBI says not live, and “no known terrorism link”

Somalia: Islamist militiamen ‘destroy church in south’ — another report of Wednesday attack on
Catholic cathedral “to mark the end of the holy muslim fasting month of Ramadan”
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.2532013578

Indonesia: Alliance may isolate Islamist party, experts say
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.2532172343

Kuwait Human Rights Society demands that YouTube erase “anti-Islam” material
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022936.php
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/client/pagesdetails.asp?nid=22943&ccid=22

(UK) Scotland Yard commissioner resigns
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/02/europe/EU-Britain-Police-Chief.php

Islamic debt issuance stalls — growth of Islamic debt instruments, or sukuk, derailed
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2bd2ed0-8fcc-11dd-9890-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1

Netherlands: William of Orange, a practicing Muslim
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/10/netherlands-william-of-orange.html

Czech Muslims to file complaint against National Party
http://www.praguemonitor.com/en/433/czech_national_news/28617/
— Czech Republic: Muslims to file complaint against National Party
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008/10/cr-muslims-to-file-complaint-against.html

Honda Unveils New Hybrid at Paris Motor Show
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431612,00.html

(U.S.) WTC owners rewrite expectations at ground zero
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_re_us/attacks_redevelopment

(U.S.) WorldNetDaily.com: “4 Weathermen terrorists declare support for Obama”
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76758

Against Nazi News:

Report: “Austrian Party That Wants to Bring Back Nazi Imagery Wins Big” — by Mary Madigan
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/austrian-party-that-wants-to-bring-back-nazi-imagery-wins-big/
-— see also JihadWatch.org reports
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2008/09/022898print.html
-— see also Jerusalem Post report
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017396268&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
-— see also Melanie Phillips article
http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/2183566/the-distant-sound-of-breaking-glass.thtml
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