WORLDWIDE TERROR NEWS & COMMENTS March 10th

Click on graphic to view larger view (Iraq) 18 killed in Baghdad suicide bombing http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070309202428;_ylt=Ak6tWuVO_oRQOSxFEPLmyFNX6GMA (Iraq) Deadly blast as peace talks underway - car bomb in Sadr City, mortar rounds inside Green zone nearr where delegates discussing security http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/10/iraq.meeting/index.html Iraqi police kidnapped in raid http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21356925-1702,00.html Iraq militants threaten to kill German hostages http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/March/focusoniraq_March71.xml&section=focusoniraq (Iraq) Top al-Qaida official taken in Iraq raid - "not Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, but, in fact, another important al-Qaida official" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iraq;_ylt=ApxJofDYXKMdzg2H_gNLXZZX6GMA (Iraq) U.S. captures 33 suspects; al-Qaida figure, but not al-Baghdadi, arrested http://www.cp.org/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=7031008au&newsitemid=5650011&languageid=1 (Iraq) Suspected AQ Media Emir, alleged "Butcher" captured in raids - DOD press release on Al-Qaeda media emir and "Butcher" responsible for kidnappings, beheadings, suicide operations http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10461&Itemid=128 (Iraq) U.S. soldiers accused of killing family http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20070310-065600-4535r Iraqi PM requests international aid http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_conference;_ylt=AgF494qhGiSRG4Njz5yzyxoLewgF Iraq urges Middle East to unite against terror http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070310/wl_mideast_afp/iraqsecurityconference_070310120614;_ylt=Ali6mpqOFPXJyUsL3EfPrrZX6GMA U.S., Syria, Iran officials to meet in Baghdad http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070310/wl_nm/iraq1_dc_4;_ylt=Asw_OfNsanytqZ484Kf1UJ0LtUsB Iranian cleric criticizes regional talks in Baghdad http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/March/middleeast_March132.xml§ion=middleeast&col= (Afghanistan) Six die after Afghan attack on influential leader - bomb ripped through the vehicle of Mullah Naqeeb, an influential pro-government tribal elder http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070310/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestblast_070310113925;_ylt=Ag6xxW.RhfzzNNN__9_.t1TOVooA Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar wants "joint front" with Taliban - against Afghanistan government -- Hekmatyar's Hezb-e-Islami (Islamic Party) - Hekmatyar says misunderstood by media that he wants to break with Taliban http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/March/subcontinent_March398.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= Afghan parliament passes amnesty law - for war crimes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_re_as/afghan_war_crimes_1;_ylt=Aq_EjE1OBmpu1mm6P8cUCnnOVooA Taliban commander threatens to kill Italian journalist http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070310/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestitalykidnap_070310114306;_ylt=Aqs1pe2EVLONLT4WmaN.1Y7OVooA Pakistan-Afghan jirga meeting delayed http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\03\10\story_10-3-2007_pg7_5 Bin Laden 50 today? Taliban pray for his long life http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/March/subcontinent_March402.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (Pakistan) Blast injures 8 people - in Lahore http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\03\10\story_10-3-2007_pg7_31 Pakistani forces killed three militants - in the North Waziristan region http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070310/wl_nm/pakistan_militants_dc_1;_ylt=AnWVRHQYMf579NbPhcMib_PzPukA (Pakistan) Two Shi'ites killed as sectarian violence flares in Pakistan town http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070310/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestsectarian_070310093826;_ylt=AolgYJ3f4_IPUeWnCg_V1DDzPukA Pakistan lawmakers warn US on bill http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070310/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanusattacks_070310054021;_ylt=AplCeVWXdrN3F1O7AtH3Nc3zPukA (Iran) U.S. officials discreetly meets with Iranian counterparts http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/10/content_5825239.htm U.S., Europe Nations Agree to Drop Proposed Iran Travel Ban http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/09/AR2007030902075.html Palestinians fire upon Hamas minister http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21360347-38201,00.html (Israel) Bunker mentality as Israelis prepare for nuclear fallout http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1495080.ece Kenyan police arrest key Al Qaeda suspect - tied to 2002 hotel attacks in Mombasa and attempt to shoot down Israeli airliner http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/09/news/kenya.php Somalia: A Bomb Explosion Kills One in Mogadishu Overnight http://allafrica.com/stories/200703100047.html Somali Islamists say fighters fired at peacekeepers' plane http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070309/wl_afp/somaliaunrest_070309183946;_ylt=AjHp137Yp1iMRf_JhAAk2CaQLIUD (Houston, TX) Terror suspect wondered, 'Am I Wahhabi?' - accused of training in Somalia to become a bomb maker http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54632 ( Guantanamo Bay) Hearing for Hambali,13 al-Qaeda allies http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=117328 (US) Air Marshals book trans-Atlantic flights - are beefing up protection of specific overseas flights after UK Jihadist transatlantic airline bomb plot http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070309-115306-3524r.htm FBI admits breaching privacy laws in security cases http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070310/wl_afp/usattackspolicefbirights_070310022139;_ylt=AlCFnaQaF9LCo8dIs9S4pksTv5UB (Chicago) Mail-bomber quoted 'Paradise Lost' http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/mailbomber_quoted_paradise_lost/20070310-064006-1908r/ (Chicago) Jan. Pipe Bomb Note: 'Bang You're Dead' http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/09/AR2007030901567.html (Thailand) Three more New Years Eve bombing suspects identified http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/03/10/national/national_30028964.php (Thailand) PM says al-Qaeda stay on Thai sidelines http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=117332 (Australia) Muslims urged to combat radicalism http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21359656-1702,00.html (Australia) Date set for Hicks to appear - March 28 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21357045-1702,00.html (Philippines) MILF chief sees breakthrough in Philippine talks http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/March/theworld_March308.xml&section=theworld (Philippines) Government to make changes to terror law http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news4_mar10_2007 (Nigeria) Kidnappers free Filipino oil worker in Nigeria http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070309/wl_asia_afp/philippinesnigeriaoil_070309165244;_ylt=Ahj8OwDcHRcxQRc3oGqz8K5UKYUA (Spain) Protests as ETA terrorist row reaches boiling point http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=37470 Sweden ready to join NATO anti-terror force http://www.thelocal.se/6648/20070310/ (Russia) L.A. hospital confirms women poisoned by thallium http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070310/ts_nm/russia_usa_poison_dc_1;_ylt=AlUfq_NnA5372ExWvPaKxuZ_5GIA (North Korea) Briton wants to ease bank sanctions - against North Korea http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20070309-113944-9741r Colombian rebel group FARC frees 2 hostages http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_hostages_released_1;_ylt=AnQnDlaoqf1AlbW2rxHg6LCwv7kA (Sri Lanka) Eight killed in Sri Lanka wildlife park as fighting escalates http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070310/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrestoffensivetigers_070310113412;_ylt=Aph_5bC6z0LQDrHlyupgySMtM8oA Sri Lanka fighting kills at least 20 - on Friday http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sri_lanka;_ylt=As0WPXR5DI7JpqSFdvMHS.MtM8oA Other News: (Egypt) Sharia to remain basis of Egyptian law: Gamal Mubarak http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070309/wl_mideast_afp/egyptislampolitics_070309191855;_ylt=Aj5qQ.dSZeN5xjH4v4AlUEXFCBEB Students facing charges of 'desecration of Allah' - Hamas, Hezbollah flags used in college Republicans protest http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54634 Commentaries: Burnt offerings on the altar of multiculturalism - Diana West http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DianaWest/2007/03/10/burnt_offerings_on_the_altar_of_multiculturalism Treasury's Message About Iran: "Be Afraid" http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/03/treasurys_message_about_iran_b.php National Security Letters...An Important Investigative Tool for the FBI http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/03/national_security_lettersan_im.php US-Designated Hamas Front Gets Symbolic Win in France http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/03/usdesignated_hamas_front_gets.php "Triangle of Terrorism:" The Web Jihadist, the Mall Bomber, and the Sailor http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/03/former_sailor_arrested_in_inte.php Accused Terror Financier Boasted Of Access to U.S. Military Briefings in Iraq http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/03/accused_terror_financier_boast.php