(U.S.) Court Rules on Guidelines for Trying Terrorism Suspects in Guantanamo -- federal appeals court rules reliable and verifiable evidence needed to hold suspect as "enemy combatant"
(U.S.) Terror Case Judge: Iran Must Identify U.S. Assets - Judge ordered Iran to identify all real estate holdings, financial assets, other property in U.S.
(Pakistan) Amid Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan - NYT on failures in U.S. hunt for AQ leaders, including aborted raid in Pakistan
(U.S.) Diploma Mill Concerns Extend Beyond Fraud - Potential for terrorists to use bogus degrees to obtain U.S. visas -- see also Michael Cutler's June 29 posting
Somalia: Religious Leaders Call for Re-Opening of Mosques in Capital - some deserted by residents due to frequent fighting in areas where they are located
Swiss Government Reveals Euro Terror Threats -- there were further threats of terrorist attacks at EURO 2008 obtained during the tournament
(Pakistan) Taliban set up illegal courts in FATA, NWFP -- Taliban spokesman says "delivering quick and inexpensive justice" per Quran and Sharia law
UAE dismisses terror warnings -- issued by US and British embassies
U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran: report -- Congressional leaders agreed last year to funding request
India Rebel Attack -- communist rebels attack police boat, drown 40 police officers
(Colombia) Is this truly a farewell to the revolution? (Commentary) - Former Mexican Foreign Minister on FARC's future
(Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban bring vigilante law to Peshawar - Taliban enforce Sharia by gunpoint in daylight to businesses, individuals -- see also Jeffrey Imm's June 10 posting
Pakistan launches offensive against Taliban - in FATA Khyber Agency loyal to Mangal Bagh - outside NWFP's Peshawar -- also AFP report
(Pakistan) FATA: Thousands Cheer as Pakistani Militants Decapitate Afghans - update on FATA Bajaur report - 5,000 chant "Allahu Ahkbar" as Taliban wave bloody head to cheering crowd
(Pakistan) Taliban free 8 tribesmen - in FATA South Waziristan's Jandola
(U.S.) DOJ Settles Hatfill Suit for $5.8 Million -- Ex-AG Implicated the Former Army Scientist in the 2001 Anthrax Attacks
(UK) Court orders release of top al-Qaeda operative -- Appeal Court judges rule that Algerian prisoner 'U' should be released despite allegations that he is a senior terrorist -- LT commentary -- BritishJihad.com summary on "U"
(Lebanon) Security officials: 1 killed, 28 wounded in bomb explosion in northern Lebanon -- also KUNA report says 2 killed -- see also MSNBC report The blast ripped through an apartment building in Tripoli. The five-story building in the Bab el-Tabaneh district, whose Sunni Muslim residents support the government.
Somalia: Islamist Fighters Seize Central Town -- Beledweyne town the provincial capital of Hiran region
US Businessmen Accused of Military Sales to Iran - Hassan Keshari and Traian Bujduveanu -- Victor Comras quoted
(Pakistan) PM approves NWFP operation -- to clear Tribal Areas of militants -- while it continues negotiations "with local elders to isolate hardcore militants" -- Carrot-and-stick plan to tackle militancy
