Military chief admits complacency in Afghan fight - Head of Britain's military says troops were "smug" & "complacent
(Pakistan) 'Mumbai attacks planned outside Pakistan' - Pakistani investigators complete initial investigation into Mumbai dossier
Iran sets conditions for improved ties with U.S. - but wants U.S. to apologize and end support for Israel
(U.S.) Loophole allows terrorist detentions - Washington Times: CIA can hold terrorist suspects for several days - Michael Kraft quoted
E.U. Willing to Help U.S. on Guantanamo - But Many Nations Are Wary About Taking Inmates
(Iran) The CIA Vs. the Mullahs - how good is American intelligence on Iran?
(Iraq) Borders shut, cars banned for Iraq vote - airports shut too, to prevent bombers from disrupting election
Iran condemns EU for taking group off terror list - Assets of MEK (People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran) unfrozen
(Gaza) From Humble Worker to Hamas Leader - How Ismail Haniyeh changed from coworker with Israelis to terrorist leader
(U.S.) Bush Doctrine Stalls Holder Confirmation - GOP wants no more investigations into intelligence's interrogation of terrorists or CIA interrogation tapes destruction
(U.S.) Guantanamo Case Files in Disarray - Situation Complicates Prison's Closure
(Afghanistan) Taking the fight to the Taliban - Account & video of Australian Special Forces in battle
Islamist group urges Al-Qaeda to adopt US truce - Egyptian arm of Jamaa al-Islamiya "expect(s) Obama to adopt a fair position"
3 Filipino militants get life for 2000 bombings - 5 bombings on Dec. 30, 2000 killed 22, wounded 100
(Gaza) After Gaza war, Israel sees Hamas prisoner swap - conditioning lifting blockade on release of Gilad Shalit
(U.S.) Obama to Order Gitmo Shut Down - Pres. Obama will sign 3 executive orders
(Afghanistan) New Afghan supply routes open.Russia allows U.S. use of safer, alternate lines.
6 Pakistanis arrested in Spain - Perhaps diverted funds to Islamic terror groups.
Video threatens Germany over Afghanistan - "Abu Talha the German" on Al Qaeda's as-Sahab
(Colombia) Bombs explode in Neiva - Retaliations by FARC guerrillas for failed extortion
Former Mujahid seeks Serbian asylum - Would testify about Bosnian Muslim atrocities in 1992-1995 war
Sri Lanka: Thousands of civilians flee rebel area - and - Defeating Terrorists - Sri Lanka winning through military force, not negotiation
Fresh Clues of Iranian Nuclear Intrigue - Evidence of recent efforts to acquire metals from China used in long-range missiles
NATO Nations Scolded for Shirking Duties In Afghanistan. Britain's Secretary of Defense Derides 'Freeloading' on U.S.
Top Afghan general dies in helicopter crash. Taliban claims responsibility, Afghan Army denies it.
Two top Hamas officials killed in Israeli attack - Interior Minister, head of general security service, and head of al-Qassam Brigades killed.
(U.S.) What Is One Life Worth? - Some family members of 9/11 victims still seeking compensation
Pakistan extends crackdown on Mumbai suspects - 71 more detained; JuD offices, schools, libraries and websites closed
'Terror group' joins Somali capital takeover - Islamist militants in almost full control of Mogadishu less than 24 hours after Ethiopian troops withdrew
(Pakistan) DSP gunned down in Quetta - Lashkar-i-Jhangvi claims responsibility
Sri Lanka troops push rebels into a corner -- Tamil Tigers lose control of Jaffna peninsula, heart of their territory.
(Pakistan) Rush to flee Swat as Taliban deadline expires - deadline to shut down all girls schools expires today
(U.S.) At Confirmation Hearing, Clinton Talks of Engagement With Iran - "very open to looking to a positive, effective way of engaging with Iran"
Update on OFAC investigations of Cuba (my title) - "Enforcement resources committed to Cuba are being reduced" - Andrew Cochran and Douglas Farah cited
Iraqi cleric ascends from al-Qaida to U.S. ally - New paths to power emerge following war and occupation
(U.S.) The Train Wreck That Didn't Have to Be - How U.S. mishandled case against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, architect of U.S.S. Cole bombing
(U.S.) Probe widened on US banking violation - Manhattan District Attorney implicates numerous banks for aiding Iran - See Doug Farah's Jan. 12 post
U.S. Troops Uneasy as Rules Shift in Iraq.Americans Must Coordinate With Sometimes Unreliable Local Counterparts.
U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site - also, details of US covert action to disrupt Iran's nuclear capabilities and of classified portions of NIE on Iran
Obama's Worst Pakistan Nightmare - NYT Magazine story on Pakistan's nuclear arsenal
(Afghanistan) Behind the lines with the Taliban - LA Times journalist reports from "enemy territory"
Lloyds pays $350M to US in sanctions case - For violating U.S. sanctions on Sudan, Iran, Libya - See press releases by Justice Department and by the Manhattan Dist. Attorney
Top Al-Qaeda operatives in Pakistan killed: US official - Usama al-Kini, Pak ops chief and Marriott bombing mastermind, and lieutenant killed - see LWJ post
Lebanon: Palestinian group behind rocket attacks, says analyst - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command suspected
Obama camp 'prepared to talk to Hamas' - UK Guardian: Advisers want low-level or clandestine approaches
(Philippines) MILF rebels burn down Sulu homes - Muslim terrorists torched homes of 30 Christian families
(Iraq) Al-Sadr: Attack U.S. Troops In Iraq - For Retaliation Over U.S. Role In Gaza Conflict
Pakistan Agencies "Recommended" Mumbai Gunman News - National Security Advisor Durrani fired after releasing news Kasab was Pakistani
(Gaza) End to smuggling? - fiber optics may be able to locate smuggling tunnels
FBI warns of cyber attack threat - Evan Kohlmann: "Right now, we're at the cusp of this"
Al Qaeda Vows Revenge for Gaza - Ayman al-Zawahiri issues Internet message on Gaza - See Laura Mansfield's report - and - Reuters story
(U.S.) Judge reinstates Islamic group's wiretapping suit - Al-Haramain Foundation can sue U.S. about wiretapping - see Victor Comras' June 2008 and May 2006 posts
Hamas' Overmatched Weaponry Could Prove Deadly to Israelis Nonetheless - David Schenker: - "Syrians and Iranians have supplied Hamas with training and weaponry"
Pakistan army discovers van packed with explosives - Almost 900 pounds in car in NW region, 6 arrested
Airstrike in Gaza Reportedly Kills Senior Hamas Leader - Abu Zakaria al-Jamal,senior leader of Hamas' armed wing
Pakistan drives Taliban into trap - military offensive chases Taliban across border, where they're intercepted by US-Afghan forces
Pakistan-Afghan border situation discussed - intelligence centers discussed at meeting in Kabul
(Yemen) Al-Qaeda members in court - four cell members appear before special security court
Canada releases long-time terrorism suspect - last held under national security certificate
'They want to create an online university of jihad' - recent conference on Al Qaeda's use of the internet
Pakistan to set up counter-terrorism authority - National Counterterrorism Authority (NCA) will promote coordination
With Gaza conflict, cyberattacks come too - Thousands of Web pages defaced by hacking groups in Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran
