Chilling Effect

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Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama in new audio message - see Evan Kohlmann's first Nov. 19 post and his second Nov. 19 post

(Pakistan) 10 killed as Taliban, tribal elders clash in Bajaur -and - ‘Uzbeks, Chechens fighting along Taliban’

Syria and UK 'share intelligence'

Islamists' resurgence in Somalia deals setback to U.S. terror fight

(U.S.) Reward doubled in eco-terror investigation

(UK) Mohammed Asha terror trial: Accused was 'career' man

(Syria & Israel) 'Site bombed by IAF had nuclear reactor characteristics'

(Somalia) Indian navy sinks suspected pirate "mother" ship - and - Pirates 'working with Islamists' - see Douglas Farah's Nov. 19 post

Iraqi government: Saddam Hussein-era mass grave unearthed

(Pakistan)U.S. Seeks New Supply Routes Into Afghanistan - Trucks From Pakistan Increasingly Attacked - Top Pakistan ex-commando killed

(U.S.) Guantanamo's Yemeni Detainees Epitomize a U.S. Security Concern - 101 out of 250 detainees are Yemeni

(Pakistan) Major Al-Qaeda operative killed in US drone strike: Pakistan security - Abdullah Azam Al-Saudi - see LWJ post

US intelligence sees future of instability in the Middle East - National Intelligence Council Report

New Report Calls Nuclear Terrorism Serious Risk

(U.S.) Halt urged to intelligence feuds - between CIA and Defense

(Iraq) Al Qaeda-linked group orders Iraqi Christians to leave country or have throats slit

(Iraq) U.S.-Iraq pact getting mixed reviews in Iran

Iraq, Turkey, US To Form Committee To Combat Kurdish Rebel

Plans underway to transfer U.S. troops from Iraq to Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan won't rest for winter

(Iraq) US Arrests Suspected Iranian Agent in Iraq

(Pakistan) Al Qaeda troubled in Pakistan under leader: expert - Musharraf resignation reduces AQ's appeal

(Pakistan) Three kidnapped tribal elders escape - from Taliban

Hamas: We're prepared to end cease-fire and confront Israel

(U.K) Govt. resumes high-level intelligence links with Syria

Iran kills Kurd separatists at border - Iranian PKK

(Lebanon) ISF defends Rifi's phone calls with Islamist militant

(Spain) Captured Basque separatist is ETA chief

Mexico's Police Liaison for Interpol Is Arrested in Drug Probe

Somalia Islamists vow tough anti-piracy drive

(Somalia) Thai fishing boat hijacked by pirates off Somalia

(Somalia) Maritime group warns Somalia pirates 'out of control

Somalia: Ethiopian Restlessness - Ethiopia not prepared to stay indefinitly

(Philippines) Abu Sayyaf now into narco-terrorism - Navy official

(Mauritania) Terrorism kills off tourism in Mauritania

Lebanon: How the head of an Al Qaeda-inspired group fled the country

Accused Syrian arms dealer not a Spanish spy: U.S.

Nigerian soldiers jailed for life for selling arms to militants

(Somalia) Kenyan Islamist recruits say they did it for the money

Saudi tanker carrying millions in oil taken to Somali pirates' lair and Pirates Seize 7 Ships in 12 Days, Latest From Iran

(U.S. & Libya) Lockerbie victims' families call payment repulsive

Ex-general Barry McCaffrey reports light at the end of the tunnel in Iraq - reported by James Gordon Meek

(Africa) War on terror's hidden front - the US tries a soft power approach

(U.S.) Finance crisis seen affecting terrorism crackdown - CTB experts Matt Levitt and Michael Jacobson quoted, see their November 10th post

(U.S.) When Will Obama Give Up the Bin Laden Ghost Hunt? - former CIA field officer Robert Baer - see James Gordon Meek's November 16 post

(U.S.) Obama advisers: No charges likely vs interrogators

(U.S.) Terrorism-related Fear And Avoidance Behavior Disproportionately Experienced By Vulnerable Populations - American Journal of Public Health Study

(U.S.) FBI questions American held without charges in Gulf state - UAE holding suspect for US

(U.S.) Dix informant: No strategy sessions - to attack for Ft. Dix

(U.S.) Terrorism Suspect Aafia Siddiqui Unfit for Trial - not mentally competent says judge

(Libya) Bush praises Khadafy after payment for terrorism

(Iraq) Al-Qaeda 'awakens' in Iraq - AQI vs Awakening Councils

(Iraq) Deal on US Withdrawal from Iraq Poses a Challenge for the Pentagon - doesn't want timetable

(Iraq) Mullen: U.S. Would Need More Than 2 Years for Iraq Withdrawal

Iraqi cleric repeats concerns on US-Iraq pact - al-Sistani

(Iraq) Iran speaker urges Iraq to resist U.S. pact: report - Larijani

(Afghanistan) Time not right to talk to Taliban in Afghanistan: US admiral - Mullen

(Afghanistan) Tons of poppy seeds seized in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Six soldiers killed in Afghanistan: army - Taliban ambushed Afghan Army

(Afghanistan) Four German soldiers wounded in Afghanistan

(Pakistan) NATO forces fire on militants in Pakistan - in coordination with Pakistan military

(Pakistan) Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead

India, Egypt sign five pacts, agree to fight on terror

(Israel) Time ripe for US-Iran talks: Israel intelligence chief

Israeli tanks move into Gaza, level farmland

Israel, Hamas try to rewrite truce - both sides try to dictate more favorable terms

(Syria) Britain urges Syria to move on Middle East peace

(Somalia) Owner of Saudi tanker working for crew's release and Pirates anchor supertanker off Somalia

(Australia) Terrorism trial: Crown's case 'speculative'

Russian govt okays proposal to sign Council of Europe convention on money laundering

(Canada) Montreal firebomber gets four years

UK cocaine users 'helped fund Betancourt kidnapping' claims Colombia VP

Swazi opposition leader charged with terrorism

(Lebanon) Detained Tripoli militant reveals details of Fatah al-Islam leader's life on run. Abssi said to have Hid in home of imam before fleeing to Syria.

Video: Taliban video warning to France

Pakistan denies accord with U.S. on drone attacks

Officials: Violence in Pakistan leaves 8 dead

(Pakistan) Update: US supply trucks get armed escorts in Pakistan

(Afghanistan) Four German Soldiers, Afghan Civilians Injured in Bomb Attack

Army May Place Massive Orders for Hulking Trucks. The trucks are "mine resistant" due to the increase in IED attacks.

(Somalia) 6 die as Islamist factions clash near Mogadishu

(Syria) IAEA chief: Traces of uranium found at Syria site

(Afghanistan) Taliban spurn Afghan president's offer for talks

Iraqi parliament debates security pact

Officials: Israel to free 250 Palestinian inmates. Goodwill gesture to Abbas planned to coincide with Muslim holiday.

(Pakistan) US supply trucks resume travel in Pakistan pass

(Israel/Iran) Ex-IDF chief: Military option against Iran still exists

(Somalia) Somali pirates seize supertanker loaded with crude

(France/Spain) ETA military mastermind arrested in France. Coordinated efforts between Spanish and French police have resulted in the second arrest of an ETA leader since May.

(Afghanistan) Bomb aimed at Afghan soldiers kills 4 civilians in Kandahar province

(India) 13 BJP-RSS workers jailed for Kannur bomb attack

(UK) Bomb suspect admits being terrorist

Iraq's government approves security pact with US

Editorial: Johann Hari: Sixties radicals are back. But why?

(Pakistan) Marriott to have bomb-proof wall

(Afghanistan) First soldier dies in 'armoured bus'

(Lebanon) Al-Mustaqbal publishes 'proof' that Syria, not Future, helped Fatah al-Islam

(Gaza) Update: Israeli airstrike kills 4 Gaza militants

(Afghanistan) Two civilians, 52 ‘rebels' die in Afghan unrest

(Iraq) Many killed in Iraq bomb attacks. Two separate explosions in Iraq have killed at least 18 people and wounded many more.

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