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(India) Over 20 people involved in Jaipur blasts and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) hand suspected

(Iraq) Iran blames United States after at least 3 diplomats wounded in Baghdad shooting

(Afghanistan) Suicide bomber inflicts casualties on NATO, Afghan troops: officals - in Kandahar province's Zhari district

Pakistan says coalition in Afghanistan launched missile strike

(U.S.) North Carolina Web Site Said to Be 'Gateway Drug' To Terror

(India) E-mail video not of Jaipur bomb

Somali peace talks postponed after rivals fail to hold direct talks

The credit card-terrorism connection - "a favored tool of terrorists" - see Dennis Lormel's February 29 and January 16 posts

(Al-Qaeda) Osama Bin Laden Speech on Israel - "Jihad is a duty to free Palestine" -- AP report, Reuters report, CNN report, - 10 minute speech titled "The Causes of Conflict on the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israeli Occupation" -- see also Bin Laden Speech video (LauraMansfield.com) -- OBL: "We will continue, God permitting, the fight against the Israelis and their allies... and will not give up a single inch of Palestine as long as there is one true Muslim on earth"

(Al-Qaeda) ABC: New Bin Laden Tape: Who Cares? Al Qaeda Leader Losing Relevancy

(Al-Qaeda) 10 arrested in France, Germany and the Netherlands in connection with terror probe -- suspected of helping to fund Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

(Iraq) MNF, Iraqi troops capture 14 suspects in Mosul

Iraq offers cash for weapons in crackdown against Qaeda -- Al-Maliki offers amnesty in Mosul

(Iraq) 4 wounded as Iranian convoy hit by gunfire in Baghdad - update

(Afghanistan) 8 militants, 1 Afghan soldier killed -- bomb in Kandahar province, Taliban attack in Zabul province

(Afghanistan) Taliban claim battle on for Ghorak district in Kandahar

(Pakistan) Militants behead Pakistani soldier to avenge US missile strike -- in Bajaur tribal district

(Pakistan) 'High value target' killed in Pakistan - NBC News: Senior U.S. officials say “high-value target … an Arab” killed in Predator strike - “no household names... This guy was planning attacks, so we nailed him”

(Pakistan) Taliban: 'Bajaur strike aimed at disrupting talks'

(Pakistan) Explosion in Pakistani agency wounds three -- at a bus station in Miramshah, the main city of North Waziristan tribal agency

Pakistan: US toughens stance on government's talks with militants

(Pakistan) Holding talks with Taliban in Pakistan's national interests -- Federal Defense Minister

(Pakistan) Four rockets fired at checkpost in Peshawar

(Pakistan) Five get life term in 2004 suicide attack case -- on an Ashura procession

(Pakistan) 'TNSM to continue struggle for Shariah implementation'

(U.S.) Member of Afghan Taliban Convicted in U.S. Court on Narco-terrorism and Drug Charges

US Muslims' concern over new report on 'terrorism' - CAIR, MPAC, and ADC critical of U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee report on "violent Islamist ideology" - saying it relies on "deeply flawed New York Police Department study" -- Senate Report -- unindicted co-conspirator CAIR letter to Senate

(U.S.) Toledo terror trial: Attack information was downloaded -- Attorney: Mohammad Amawi never made weapons

(U.S.) San Francisco: Hit-run rampage suspect enters insanity plea -- Omeed Aziz Popal plowed into crowd outside mosque - reporter Rob Roth says a witness heard the suspect refer to himself as a "terrorist"

(U.S.) Passport cards called security vulnerability

(UK) Nottingham 'student' detained under Terrorism Act

(UK) Hizb ut-Tahrir group fights for positive outlook

(UK) Afghan hijacker 'working at Heathrow'

(India) Jaipur blasts: Man claims to have seen suspect -- Security blanket at all exit points -- Blast bags were made in China -- illegal Bangladeshis living without fear

(India) Terror suspect held in Belgaum

(India J&K) 34-kg RDX found in J&K

(India) On poll eve, Naxals kill two in Udupi district

(India) 12 killed as rival rebel factions clash in India's remote northeast

Lebanon: Doha talks to be held without Hezbollah leader

Lebanon May Attract Sunnis Seeking to Wage Jihad

(Gaza) Assailants set off bomb outside Christian school in Gaza

(Gaza) Palestinian brigades attack S. Israel

(Gaza) Report: IDF moderately wounds two Palestinian gunmen in Gaza

(Israel) Kassam rocket strikes open area in western Negev

Jordanian University Lecturer Ibrahim 'Alloush Suggests Sending Suicide-Bombers Armed with "Small Nuclear Bombs" to Israel -- and -- Jordan: Some 2,000 people protest Israel's 60th anniversary

Yemeni Qaeda warns non-Muslims in Arabian Peninsula\

Moroccan court broadens terrorism investigations

Somalia: Security Council Calls for Plans to Deploy UN Peace Force to Somalia to Continue

Nigeria: Country Not Under Al-Qaeda Threat - IG

(Turkey) Report: Land mine explosion in southeast Turkey kills soldier

(Germany) Der Spiegel: Impact on Germany of Hamas Anti-Semitic Hate Speech in the Name of Islam

Greece: Arsonists attack police station, six cars burned

(Thailand) Suspected bomber arrested in Yala -- in 8 bombings -- and -- Security in South tightened as school begins

Philippine Maoist rebels ambush police, 1 dead

(Philippines) Fighting stops but tension remains high in Mindanao - between government troops and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)

(Philippines) Govt: Moro National Liberation Front's (MNLF) demand impossible -- demands scrapping election

(Australia) Counter-terrorism force raids homes in Glebe, Riverwood -- and -- Terrorism raid 'message' - to "send a message" to suspects they are being watched and discourage terror plans

(Sri Lanka) Deadly taxi bomb targets police in Sri Lanka -- 10 killed, 90 wounded - suicide bomber rammed police vehicle in Colombo-- see also AKI report

(Sri Lanka) Lankan Jet bomb Tamil rebel bases -- infantry clashes killed 27 rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Friday

(North Korea) SKorea expects NKorea nuclear talks to resume next month

(China) Google image 'reveals N-missile site'

Colombian president urges FARC to release hostages, threatens military rescue

(Colombia) Interpol confirms authenticity of captured FARC data -- and --
FARC secrets threaten Colombia-Venezuela relations -- see Jonathan Winer May 15 posting

Venezuela weapons worry US, Colombia

(Venezuela) Chavez's FARC ties may be insufficient grounds for US sanctions

New bin Laden message coming on Israel: monitor - Addressed to "Western peoples" and entitled "The Causes of Conflict on the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israeli Occupation"

(U.S.) Bioterror defenses in lobbying crunch - Rival biotech companies seeking rich contracts turn to influential lobbyists

Iraq: Over 800 people detained by army in offensive against al-Qaeda

(Iraq) Gunmen wound two Iranian diplomats in Baghdad

(India) Jaipur blasts: Terror email genuine -- and -- 'Blasts meant to derail tourism'

(India) Jaipur blasts: Sketches of 4 suspects released - Four between 18 and 25 - see video from Times of India and Terror mail traced to UP cafe, Jaipur cops say holes in videoclip

(U.S.) Seattle Trial: Haq's attorneys rest with insanity defense

(U.S.) DHS Wants to Spy on Americans, Dems Charge -- New DHS Office Would Share Detailed Surveillance Capabilities of Military Intel Satellites With Local Law Enforcement

(U.S.) Army Colonel Says U.S. Needs Better Focus in the War on Terror -- CQ Interview with Joseph Myers

(U.S.) Oklahoma: Texas man accused of trying to sell deadly cyanide -- 25 gallon drum

Iran: UN nuclear sanctions are illegal

(Lebanon) Hezbollah proves it can force government to cave in, but its power isn't total

(Lebanon) Arab mediators reach deal to end Lebanon violence

(Israel) Palestinians fire three Kassam rockets at Sderot; several in shock

Israeli study shows US a digital haven for terrorists

Algeria reports 115 kidnappings by militants last year in rare public tally of abductions

(Nigeria) Oil pipeline bombing reported in Nigeria - Fourth in one week

(Canada) Ottawa terror suspect Mohamed Harkat to stay put

Philippine government, communist rebels have secret talks in Norway on reviving peace effort

(Colombia) Interpol backs Colombia in case of rebel laptop - Download 102-page report and see May 12 posts by Jonathan Winer's (first and second) and Douglas Farah and March 19 CT Blog panel on FARC & Chavez

(U.S.) Army's Next Crop of Generals Forged in Counterinsurgency and Army Colonel Says U.S. Needs Better Focus in the War on Terror

Iraq: Bomb targets Baghdad mayor -- killing one escort and wounding seven others

(Iraq) Seven killed in overnight Baghdad fighting

(Iraq) Along the Sadr City wall, cease-fire means nothing

Iraqi forces on al-Qaida hunt in Mosul

(Iraq) 2 Baghdad attacks attributed to teenagers kill 11 others - on Wednesday -- and -- Report: US army detains 500 minors in Iraq

(Afghanistan) Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 16 in Afghanistan -- 4 police killed - Taliban takes responsibility for blast in Farah province's Delaram district

(Afghanistan) UN: Foreign agents behind spate of Afghan killings - secret raids killing civilians

(Pakistan) NATO concerned over Pakistan border deals -- and -- Safe havens leading to more Taliban attacks: NATO

(Pakistan) Army, Taliban swap prisoners - 12 security personnel swapped for over 30 Taliban prisoners

(Pakistan) Top Taliban leader vows revenge on America after alleged missile strike in Pakistan -- Faqir Mohammed: "This is jihad for us, and we fully know the price we have to pay for fighting aggressors"

(Pakistan) Update: Over 15 killed in missile attack on Pakistani tribal agency - in Bajaur tribal agency - brother of Taliban's Mullah Obaidullah reportedly killed -- and -- Pakistani militants accuse US of missile attack

(Pakistan) Militants attack police post in Pakistani city - Sapheen police checkpost in Badhaber area of Peshawar city

(Pakistan) Police arrest three terrorists - near Lahore railway station -- and -- Tribal elder killed in ambush

(Pakistan) 30 madrassa students arrested for child militancy in Swat -- One detainee says Fazlullah and his spokesman forced him to wear suicide jacket

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