Counterterrorism Blog: A Review of Campbell and O'Hanlon's "Hard Power"

(Australia) Jury hears of 'do-it-yourself jihad' book -- trial of Belal Saadallah Khazaal -- Evan Kohlmann testifies could be used by "homegrown cells" in combination with other instructions

(U.S.) Another tack in terror-financier lawsuit -- new efforts in lawsuit for 9/11 attacks - more discovery against National Commercial Bank and executives --- special report on lawsuit

(U.S.) State Department Documents: 1998 US strike aided bin Laden-Taliban ties

U.S. still naked to EMP threat -- New emergency plan doesn't address alarming nuclear scenario in revised disaster response -- see also UnitedStatesAction.com background

(UK) MI5: Terrorists not frustrated religious loners -- concludes there is no single pathway to violent "extremism" -- see also Guardian news report

UK resident in Guantanamo wins UK evidence ruling -- Binyam Mohamed -- see also AFP report

(Lebanon) Beirut warned on Hezbollah status

(West Bank) Israeli troops detain 15 Palestinians in West Bank -- Radio

Report: "Hamas Formalizes Relationship With al Qaeda"

'Israel will wipe out Hamas leaders if position on Schalit not softened'

Somalia: 10 More Killed in Mogadishu Market Shelling

Somalia: Death Toll Hits 20 As Al Shabaab Capture Kismayo

Somalia: Al-Shabab Snubs Djibouti Peace Deal-- Sheikh Moqtar Robow Abu Mansur: "The Jihad will keep on, there is no peace agreement, the martyrers will move ahead to the Jihad bath even if Ethiopians pull out" -- says hostilities can be ended by establishing Sharia in Somalia

(Algeria) Death Toll Rises to 12 in Wednesday Algeria Bomb Attacks (my title)

Algerian suicide attacks show weakness - General

(Algeria) Why is Al Qaeda back in business in the Islamic Maghreb ?

Yemen extradites eight wanted for security cases -- to Saudi Arabia

(Yemen) Al-Watan: Report: Senior Al-Qaeda Official In Yemen Funded By Iran, Libya -- Naif Muhammad Al-Kahtani aka Abu Hamam

(Kenya) Four arrested in city over Fazul link -- in search for terrorism fugitive "Abdalla Fazul"

Nigeria: MEND Accuses FG of Killing 20 Militants

(Turkey) Explosion in Turkey wounds 16 people -- city of Izmir

(Italy) Ex-imam in Italy acquitted of terror links agrees to extradition -- Abdelmajid Zergout to face terror charges in Morocco

(Denmark) Danes face worst terror threat in years

(Canada) Ottawa: Khawaja judge to allow 'hearsay' -- Khawaja not part of London plot, defense argues -- and -- Jihad emails 'out of character': Khawaja defense

(Canada) Ontario: Khadr's brother denied bail-- Abdullah Khadr will stay in jail as he fights extradition to the U.S. on allegations he was an arms supplier for al-Qaeda in Afghanistan

(Philippines) 4 Muslim rebels die, 5 Philippine troops wounded in clashes -- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels have killed 102 people and displaced nearly 150,000 residents in at least five southern provinces since last week -- see also Jeffrey Imm's August 21 posting

Philippines says to review, not cancel, peace deal -- with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) -- Philippines to scrap peace deal with rebels: govt

(Philippines) Supreme Court: Gov't must prove MOA-AD with MILF won't be signed

(Philippines) MILF's Commander Bravo strikes again

Indonesia Islamist On Trial Amid Tight Security -- Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam aka FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab -- Sharia promoting FPI has previously launched attacks on U.S. Embassy

(Australia) Hezbollah TV live in Australia

Sri Lanka helicopters bomb rebels, fighting kills 40

Sri Lanka's air force attacks Tamil rebels -- infantry clashes killed eight rebels and two soldiers

North Korea says war games could impede nuclear deal

(China) More than 100 Uighurs arrested in Kashgar -- following the August 4 attack in Kashgar city

(China) 35 'suspicious' Games spectators from Pakistan detained

(Afghanistan) Coalition soldier, 20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Pentagon Plans to Send More Than 12,000 Additional Troops to Afghanistan -- NATO General McKiernan previously stated regarding Afghanistan: "answer must be found politically"

Afghanistan: More troops needed to stop Taliban attacks, says think-tank

Afghan leader calls for more attention to extremism

Afghans doubt U.S. intentions: paper -- state-run Anis daily claims U.S. not doing enough regarding terrorist threat

(Afghanistan) French Opposition Demands Rethink of Afghanistan Mission

(Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan bombing toll rises to 30: police -- in Dera Ismail Khan - by Taliban -- Taliban will continue to target govt officials and installations

(Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban executes women in Pakistan - in Peshawar - accuses them of being prostitutes, crushes face of one woman

(Pakistan) FATA: Tribal conflict flares in border region -- in Kurram Agency -- Turi tribe says 15 militants killed in Kurram fighting - 21 killed total

(Pakistan) Former Pakistan Army Intelligence Chief: Musharraf Will Remain Al-Qaeda Target -- former ISI chief known as "godfather of the Taliban" -- see also Jeffrey Imm posting

(Pakistan) Rawalpindi: Six terror suspects on 14-day remand - Hamza camp bombings

(Pakistan) Rawalpindi: Two acquitted in school attack case - on Christian missionary school where 6 killed

(Pakistan) Baloch militants kill five govt officials: police

Pakistan chaos emboldens Taliban, NATO general McKiernan says

(India) Ahmedabad blasts: Abdul Subhan's profile -- and -- Profile of suspects

(India) Ex-wife helps cops nab Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist

Kuwaiti suspect denies sending fighters to Iraq -- Mubarak al-Bathali

(U.S.) Aafia Siddiqui's Al Qaeda links to come up in court - to be charged with money laundering for Qaeda

(U.S.) Citizens' U.S. Border Crossings Tracked

(UK) BBC charity funded jihadists -- donated 20,000 pounds to an organization that funded the propaganda activities of the July 7 bombers -- see also Daily Mail report

Israel shuts Gaza crossings after rocket attack

Jordan frees prisoners who killed Israelis

Algeria: Bomb attack kills at least 11 and injures others -- bombs reportedly exploded at a hotel and a military barracks in the town of Bouira

Algeria bombings add to fears about al-Qaida offshoot

(Somalia) Four civilians killed in fresh fighting - in Mogadishu - attack by Islamist insurgents on Ugandan peacekeepers

Somali pirates seize Malaysian tanker: International Maritime Bureau's (IMB)

Kenya, US to share intelligence in terror war

Nigeria: Two Killed in JTF, Militants' Gun Duel

Sudan's president: Darfur genocide 'nonexistent'

(Niger) Rebels deny end to insurgency against Niger

Turkey confirms suicide bombing wounds 13

(Spain) ETA terrorist De Juana Chaos to testify in court