Andrew Cochran
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(Colombia) Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels
(Lebanon) In Lebanon's Druze mountain, mothers mourn
(Lebanon) Death toll rises as Lebanon simmers
(Iraq) Iraq initiates major al-Qaida operation
(Lebanon) Hezbollah blames Druze chief for Lebanon kidnaps, deaths
Fighting in North and East Lebanon - New fighting between supporters of government and opposition
(Iraq) Sadr City Bomb Squad: Looking for Trouble Before It Explodes
(UK) Terror Police Quiz 'Al Qaeda Recruiter'
(Israel) 21 Qassams hit the Negev on Saturday, lightly hurting five
Pakistan - US considering ‘Anbar model’ for FATA
Pakistan - Blast damages Swat mosque and 2 killed in Dera Bugti clash
Indian forces kill 11 militants (updated)
(UK) Anti-terror police arrest Muslim author and former al-Qaida recruiter as he boards flight to Pakistan
Islamists target Somalis in terror campaign
IDF troops arrest Palestinian terror suspect in Kaladiya
Purchases Linked N. Korean to Syria - NK firm acquired key materials from vendors in China & Europe, secretly transferring to Syrian construction site
(Iraq) Charity is other face of militant group - Sadr's movement ''has established itself as the main service provider in the country"
Signs of normalcy in Iraq's Sadr City amid cease-fire
Lebanon troops patrol Beirut after Hezbollah pullout
Qaeda says key member killed in Afghanistan - web - Abu Suleiman al-Otaibi, formerly one of the group's leaders in Iraq, was killed
Hamas militant killed in Gaza explosion
(Jammu & Kashmir) Militants strike again near LoC, 5 killed
LTTE men, soldiers killed in Lanka clashes
Somalian Islamists ambush govt troops
(Venezuela & FARC) Chavez agreed to arm rebels, files indicate
(Lebanon) Hezbollah fighters in Beirut melt away - Army emerges after decisions to fire airport security chief and end Hezbollah phone network reversed
Militants die in Afghanistan clash
(Iraq) Cease-fire reported with Iraqi militants in Sadr City
Shell pulls out of Iran gas deal - After criticism from U.S. Congress
(Iraq) Frustration and Deceit on U.S.-Iraqi Patrol in Mosul
Lebanese minister: Hizbullah believes way to Tel Aviv passes through Beirut
(Lebanon) Update: Hezbollah fighters sweep over much of Beirut's Muslim sector "Hezbollah emerged stronger and the government emerged weaker." Also 'Iran backs Hizbollah fighters in Lebanon'
(Gaza) Attack from Gaza kills 1, Israeli retaliation kills 5
(Sri Lanka) Update: Sri Lanka cafe bomb kills 11 ahead of elections. Also UK will not charge ex-S.Lanka Tiger with war crimes
(India/Pakistan) Pakistan's infiltration bid foiled
Cease-fire in Pakistan's Swat Valley Also Roadside bomb blast Pakistan
Two foreign soldiers, dozen rebels killed in Afghanistan
(Iraq/Turkey) Kurds dispute toll in Turkey's airstrikes in Iraq
(Iraq) Update: U.S.: Man Held is Not Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Guantanamo detainees spread word to boycott trials
(Somalia) Witnesses: 6 killed in Somalia gunbattle with insurgents
(Lebanon) Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods -- routs government forces -- see Walid Phares' May 8 posting
(Lebanon) CNN: At least 11 people have been killed and 44 wounded since Wednesday - pro-govt militia surrender to Hezbollah -- MSNBC reports -- London Times report -- Naharnet Lebanese News -- Daily Star Lebanese News
Lebanon: Militants launch rockets at pro-government newspaper building - al-Mustaqbal
(Lebanon) Hezbollah cannot dictate on Lebanese -- Walid Jumblatt -- and -- Lebanese Chrisitian leader says citizens in Beirut will not be "suppressed"
(Lebanon) Report: "Al-Qaeda 'declares war on Hezbollah'" -- allegedly to defend Sunni portions of country
(Iraq) U.S. forces say kill 14 militants in Baghdad - in Sadr City
(Iraq) Four killed in Baghdad Shiite militia bastion - 51 wounded - in Sadr City
Iraqi Shiite militants fire rockets at Green Zone
(Iraq) US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest of Abu Ayyub al-Masri -- says arrested had "similar name"
(Iraq) Mortar bomb slams into BBC office in Baghdad
(Afghanistan) US: Several militants killed in Afghanistan clash -- Garmser district of Helmand province
(Pakistan) Rocket attack kills Pakistani police: official - in Swat's Kabbal town -- and -- Explosions in northern Pakistan kill one, wound two -- Jihadists also use remote-controlled bomb to attack government girls' college in Bannu district
(Pakistan) Taliban attack Frontier Constabulary (FC) convoy in Bajaur Agency, kidnap 30 troops -- Troops block road to South Waziristan -- and -- FC man killed in another militant attack in Swat
Pakistan: Oil trader kidnapped by militants in Karachi
Pakistan new govt. opposed to U.S. action on its soil -- and -- Call in Pakistan Senate for change in pro-US foreign policy
'Pakistan has receievd $1 billion a year since 9/11' -- and -- Pakistan Reiterates: Comprehensive Policy to Fight Terrorism
(U.S.) Gates: 'A lot' pose threat if freed from Gitmo -- and -- U.S. says 5-10 percent of Guantanamo inmates fight again
U.S. man jailed for 20 years for eco-bombing plot -- Eric McDavid
(U.S.) Toledo trial: Michigan man distanced self from accused -- and -- FBI agents and analysts testify on tactics at Toledo terror trial
(U.S.) Orlando: No bail for veteran accused of trying to carry pipe-bomb parts onto plane in Orlando -- CMC report -- and -- Sentinel story coverage
(U.S.) State Dept. loses, then recovers, anti-terrorism computers worth $30 M
(U.S.) FBI is called slow to join the terrorism fight -- Senate Intelligence Committee
(U.S.) Influential Muslim Cleric Fights Deportation in New Jersey -- Imam Mohammad Qatanan arrested and pled guilty to Hamas membership
(U.S.) Top Expert on Al Qaeda Victim of Budget Cuts -- regional specialists at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
(U.S.) F.B.I. Says the Military Had Bogus Computer Gear
(U.S.) Judge orders CIA to turn over "torture" memo: ACLU
(UK) Former Iraq hostage Norman Kember puts up bail money to free firebrand preacher Abu Qatada
(India) 41 rebels from banned group surrender in NE India
(India J&K) Firing along LoC: India to lodge protest with Pakistan -- initial reports that militants sought to infiltrate into Jammu region
(Iran) Big powers say nuclear treaty at risk, cite Iran -- and -- US will not send envoy to Iran with nuclear offer
Iran accuses US, Israel of provoking Lebanon violence
Iran: European leaders 'a threat', says website
(Syria) 'We won't cut Iran or Hizbullah ties'
(Gaza) Advisor to US general visited Gaza: Palestinians -- unnamed Canadian colonel
(Israel) Palestinian Islamic Jihad launches Quds missiles at Israeli town of Miftahem
(Israel) Ariel pastor troubled by lack of police progress over Purim parcel bomb that wounded his son
Somali police fortify headquarters after raid by Islamists
Nigeria: Bomb Rocks PDP Secretariat in Bayelsa -- and -- Militants List Conditions for Niger Delta Summit
(Tunisia) Lawyer: Tunisia jails 14 in hydrogen bomb case
(Sudan) Darfur rebels infiltrate Sudan -- army
(Turkey) Land mine explosion kills 3 in southeast Turkey
(Netherlands) Dutch drop case against 3 suspected of attack plan -- insufficient evidence of attack plot by two Moroccans and one Sudanese
(Thailand) Police seize 21,000 fake passports -- gang leader charged with smuggling weapons to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels
(Philippines) Muslim militants-linked extortion gang says it caused Philippine bus bomb that wounded 5
Sri Lankan military: 8 killed in a bomb blast in the east -- Tamil Tiger bomb cafe in eastern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka military captures town, 31 rebels dead - update
(North Korea) US diplomat receives key North Korean nuclear documents
(North Korea/Pakistan) Report: 'Benazir personally gave N-technology to North Korea' -- book "Goodbye Shahzadi"
China to modernize nuclear weapons capability
Colombian police arrest senior FARC member -- Gustavo Alvarez aka "Santiago"
(Venezuela) US calls computer files linking Chavez to FARC authentic: report
(U.S.) Representative Hoekstra Sponsors Amendment to Intelligence Bill - to prohibit intelligence community from adopting "speech codes" that encumber accurately describing jihadists - See Jeffrey Imm's May 8 post
(U.S.)Grand jury charges Yemeni trio with money-laundering
(Iraq) 25 killed in Iraq as rockets shatter Basra calm
(Afghanistan) Suicide bomber in car blows himself up and wounds 3 in Kabul. Also KUNA Report: "Blast injures five in Kabul
(Afghanistan) Taliban governor killed in raid: Afghan ministry -- Mullah Sarajuddin killed in Ghor province
(U.S.) Guantanamo judge may suspend trial for Canadian detainee
(U.S.) House votes to ask US to take the African National Congress off terrorism no-entry lists
U.S. National Drill: U.S. Tests Response To Set of Calamities -- Executive Branch 'Runs' Government From Outside D.C. as Mock Crises Moun
