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Friday, July 05, 2002

LAX SHOOTING


- Three dead in LA airport shooting (Washington Post)
- A few minutes of sheer panic, then a grueling day's wait (LA Times)
- Irvine immigrant suspect in LAX attack that killed three (Orange County Register)
- New Ben Gurion security would have prevented LA shooting (Ha'aretz)
- Airport shooting branded terrorism (Australia News Interactive)
- Holiday horror (ABC News)
- Cops search LAX gunman's apartment (Washington Post)
- LAX suspect's family is questioned (Washington Post)
- Hadayat belonged to Egyptian Jihad, al Qaeda's operational arm (Debka)
- Neighbor's American flag angered gunman (Fox News)


INCIDENT - TERRORIST ATTACK


- Bomb kills 29 in Algeria (Herald-Sun)


TERRORIST 'THREAT'


- Rockledge man charged in terror hoax (Florida Today)


AXIS OF EVIL


- IRAQ: US plan calls for massive attack on Iraq - report (Reuters)
- IRAQ: FBI tip from Australia led to detention of Hussein's kin (Miami Herald)
- IRAN: Minister: US should tread Iran with respect (CNN)
- IRAN: Blogging for freedom in the Middle East (Plastic)


ISRAEL AND PALESTINE


- USAF: Israel has 400 nukes, building naval force (World Tribune)
- Two Al Aqsa Brigade militants killed in Gaza explosion (Ha'aretz)
- Intifada fatigue hits Palestinians (Christian Science Monitor)


FOURTH OF JULY


- Tight security as Americans mark July 4 (Reuters)
- On fourth, some Muslims avoid public (Baltimore Sun)
- Expatriate Americans warily celebrate Independence Day (Reuters)


HOMELAND SECURITY


- USA must accept terrorism threat, Bush says (USA Today)
- FBI's phone rangers bid to "spook" al Qaeda in US (NY Post)
- Where does US intelligence go from here - and were they really to blame? (Jane's)
- Va. police to test face software (Yahoo!)


INVESTIGATION


- Pakistan nightmare (NY Post)


OPINION


- A common enemy (NY Post)
- Liberalism and terrorism by Ann Coulter (FrontPage Magazine)
- Throw book at terrorists who hide as civilians by Amitai Etzioni (Yahoo!)


DISSENTING VIEWS


- America creates its own terrors by Jill Nelson(Yahoo!)


POLITICS AND TERRORISM


- War on terror colors the battle for Congress (Washington Post)


REMEMBERING 9/11


- Sept. 11 exhibit opens in Berlin (News24 South Africa)


WAR ON TERROR


- PHILIPPINES: PHOTO: Common foes (Salt Lake Tribune)
- LEBANON: Alleged al Qaeda links seen as bid to corner Lebanon's Hizbollah (Jordan Times)


TERROR ARRESTS


- German police arrest suspected Islamic militant (Hindu)
- Eight alleged al Qaeda men arrested in FBI-police raid (Pakistan News International)


TERROR TRIALS


- Bomber's uncle goes on trial in Tunis for synagogue attack (Ha'aretz)


AL QAEDA


- Al Qaeda courting warlord, officials say (Boston Globe)
- How dangerous is al Qaeda? (BBC)


DANIEL PEARL MURDER TRIAL


- Defense lawyer says Pearl murder evidence was fabricated (Smart Money)


SEPTEMBER 11 TRIAL


- US judge to let Moussaoui testify to Congress and jury (International Herald Tribune)
- Moussaoui wants more time to prepare case (CNN)
- Moussaoui wants journalist interview (Washington Post)


OSAMA BIN LADEN


- Where in the world is Osama bin Laden? (CBS News)
- Bin Laden fountain popular (Columbia Daily Tribune)


TERRORIST THREAT


- Missile explodes in sight of El Al plane (UPI)
- Airline uniforms being stolen from crew hotel rooms (Arizona Daily Star)


Pietro 6:06 AM

Wednesday, July 03, 2002

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FOURTH OF JULY


- Cameras to oversee festivities for fourth (Washington Post)
- Don't let efforts to secure USA dull freedom's ring (Yahoo!)
- US: Make July 4 vigilance routine (Washington Post)
- Caution ahead of Asia's July 4 celebrations (CNN)
- Military jets to patrol on Independence Day (Yahoo!)
- No fireworks for troops in Afghanistan (Fox News)
- Security tight for Afghan July 4th (Washington Post)


INCIDENT - TERRORIST ATTACK


- Jerusalem hit again by blast (Washington Post)


TERRORIST THREAT


- Fatah calls for attacks on US, Zionist targets (Jerusalem Post)
- 'Death squad' to target Farooq Abdullah, Omar (Rediff)
- Terror warning (Australia News Interactive)


ISRAEL AND PALESTINE


- Arafat fires security, police chiefs (Washington Post)
- SR1.9m donated to PLO (Arab News)
- RERUN -RECOMMENDED READ: The most wanted Palestinian (NY Times)
- Analysis: Fence may be final blow to Palestine economy (ABC News)
- A Palestinian Communique against Martyrdom attacks (MEMRI)


WAR ON TERROR


- PAKISTAN: Four al Qaeda suspects killed in Pakistan shootout (Reuters)
- AFGHANISTAN: Taliban leftovers ambush US convoy (NY Post)
- PHILIPPINES: Long-term US strategy emerges out of Philippines (Christian Science Monitor)
- PHILIPPINES: Officials: US tracer technology helped Philippine troops track Americans' kidnappers (Kansas City Star)
- PAKISTAN: Seven killed as al Qaeda suspects fight Pakistan police (Reuters)
- Kill apocalyptic terrorists, says expert (UPI)


TERROR TRIALS


- Italy drops terror charges against 'middleman' (BBC)
- Man suspected of living with hijackers indicted for phony visa (CNN)
- Morocco's al Qaeda suspect innocent, says lawyer (Reuters)


SEPTEMBER 11 TRIAL


- Moussaoui's notes say he's a terrorist (Washington Times)
- Moussaoui wants to talk to Congress (Washington Post)


AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI


- RECOMMENDED READ: The saga of an Egyptian jihad leader (MSNBC)


OSAMA BIN LADEN


- Media war on bin Laden (Gulf News)
- Pakistani agencies tracing Osama's son (Pakistan News Service)
- Osama bin Laden and the mystery of the skull (Newsweek)


OPINION


- The spirit of America by John Hughes (Nando Times)
- Freedom vs. Security by Fareed Zakaria (MSNBC)
- The Iranian time bomb by Michael Ledeen (National Review)
- What's so good about America by Dinesh D'Souza (National Review)
- The State Dept. runs again (NY Post)
- No ordinary crime (National Review)


GITMO DETAINEES


- Outlook grim for Hicks, Habib (Australia News Interactive)


DETAINEES


- Al Qaeda member escapes from Yemeni prison (San Francisco Chronicle)


INVESTIGATION


- Six questioned on terror suspicions (Miami Herald)
- Key terrorism witness looking to US for help (CNN)
- Fed terror probe eyes Saudi man with links to Hub (Boston Herald)
- Squeezing them, leaving them (US News)


DISSENTING VIEWS


- Britain denounces 'blundering' US hunt for al Qaeda (Sydney Morning Herald)


CULTURE OF TERRORISM


- Like Dallas policed by the Taliban (Guardian)
- 'If I had known my son was going to be a suicide bomber, I would have locked him in his room' (Telegraph)
- 'Sept. 11 has done nothing but harm to Islam' (MSNBC)


HOLLYWOOD AND TERRORISM


- 9/11 inspires ID4 II (Sci Fi Channel)


REBUILDING AFTER 9/11


- Pentagon rising from ashes in 24/7 repair effort (National Geographic)


Pietro 6:18 AM

Tuesday, July 02, 2002

HOMELAND SECURITY


- Congress to postpone revamping of FBI, CIA (Washington Post)
- Government suspects irradiated mail may have harmed Capitol Hill workers (Nando Times)
- FBI director thanks American Muslims for support (Pakistan News Service)
- How prepared are you? (MSNBC)


SEPTEMBER 11 INVESTIGATION


- Gov't: Moussaoui wasn't watched (Washington Post)


ISRAEL AND PALESTINE


- Ariel: We killed a monster (NY Post)


OSAMA BIN LADEN


- Why 'sick' Osama seems camera-shy (NY Post)


TERRORIST THREAT


- US warns Americans abroad of possible terror threat (Kansas City Star)
- US fears al Qaeda hackers will hit vital computer networks (Guardian)
- Al Qaeda may be planning attacks (CNN)
- RAAF explosives stolen (Australia News Interactive)


THE 'DIRTY BOMB'


- Dirty bombs: Assessing the threat (Washington Post)


OPINION


- A fidgety Fourth by Norah Vincent (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Are terrorist suspects duping us? by Milt Bearden (LA Times)
- Our Pearl Harbor by John Prados (American Prospect)
- How to fight terrorism: Bush vs. Clinton (Capitalism)


DANIEL PEARL MURDER TRIAL


- Pearl trial hears suspect's father (BBC)


AXIS OF EVIL


- IRAQ: Report: Baghdad using new mobile missile launchers (Al Bawaba)


SEPTEMBER 11 TRIAL


- Moussaoui: Kinship with bin Laden (Guardian)
- Moussaoui reiterates 'no contest' plea (Reuters)


WAR ON TERROR


- PAKISTAN: Cleric sees resistance to hunt for al Qaeda (Boston Globe)
- PAKISTAN: Suspected Arab al Qaeda held in S. Waziristan (Pakistan News Service)


INVESTIGATION


- Bosnian charities tied to terror (Boston Globe)
- Pakistan: al Qaeda behind Karachi car bomb (Miami Herald)
- Local al Qaeda link (Australia News Interactive)
- Lawsuit claims professor is senior member of terror group (Ha'aretz)


AMERICAN TALIBAN UPDATE


- Lindh 'talked to everyone', prosecutors say (Baltimore Sun)


VIGILANCE ABROAD


- Security to be boosted for Pope's trip to Philippines (Reuters)


Pietro 6:03 AM

Monday, July 01, 2002

INCIDENT - TRAGEDY


- Afghans say US attacked wedding (Yahoo!)


OSAMA BIN LADEN


- Pakistan asks public to help nab bin Laden (Salt Lake Tribune)
- A letter from Osama bin Laden (Time)
- Musharraf: bin Laden not in Pakistan (Newsday)


HOMELAND SECURITY


- Protecting ports with anti-terror tech (Tech TV)
- Screeners miss even obvious items (USA Today)
- An uneven security blanket (Washington Post)
- Aircraft fly in Camp David airspace (Washington Post)
- RECOMMENDED READ: At the crossroads of terror (Time)
- High-alert holiday (ABC News)


SEPTEMBER 11 INVESTIGATION


- Sept 11 hits planned in Spain (Pakistan News International)


INVESTIGATION


- Pro-Al Qaeda web site evades FBI (Austin American-Statesman)
- Saudi suspect admits meeting Osama (Pakistan News International)
- Palestinian may be link to al Qaeda network in US (Kansas City Star)


ISRAEL AND PALESTINE


- CNN steers clear of bombers' videos (Guardian)
- Police were warned before Lod train attack (Ha'aretz)
- Top Hamas fugitive killed in West Bank raid (Washington Post)
- RECOMMENDED READ: The most wanted Palestinian (NY Times)


TALIBAN


- Taliban with 'uranium' in sock sought buyers (Salt Lake Tribune)


AL QAEDA


- Karachi a haven for al Qaeda (Miami Herald)


DIRTY BOMBER SUSPECT


- US argues against Padilla's release (Kansas City Star)


TERRORIST THREAT


- New FBI alert warns of threat tied to July 4th (NY Times)
- Bomb found on car of American in Riyadh (LA Times)
- In Broward county, extremists find it easy to keep low profile (Boston Globe)
- Militant Muslims seek Virginia base (Washington Times)


AXIS OF EVIL


- IRAQ: How a war with Iraq will change the world (Fortune)


WAR ON TERROR


- JORDAN: Jordan foils al Qaeda plot to attack US (Christian Science Monitor)
- PHILIPPINES: US troops to stay on in Philippines (CNN)
- AFGHANISTAN: Marines question al Qaeda suspects (BBC)
- EGYPT: Imprisoned Egyptian militants reportedly renounce violence (Voice of America)


TERROR ARRESTS


- 28 with possible ties to rebels arrested in Fort Worth raid (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)


GITMO DETAINEES


- Guantanamo Justice? (MSNBC)


OPINION


- Intelligence failure? Let's go back to Sudan by Timothy Carney and Mansoor Ijaz (Washington Post)
- Jihad and human rights today by Bat Ye'or (National Review)
- The real case against Saddam by Joshua Micah Marshall (NY Post)
- To invade Iraq: send in the 'experts'! by Ralph Peters (NY Post)
- Blind eye to the Saudis by Joel Mowbray (National Review)
- A challenge we must accept by Eyad Sarraj (Washington Post)
- No change by Michael Rubin (National Review)


THE QUESTION 'WHAT IF?'


- Powell blasts Gore on Bin Laden-Gate scandal (NewsMax)


OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING


- Report: 'Lily whites' recruited to carry out OKC bombing (NewsMax)


CULTURE OF TERRORISM


- US prisons may be breeding ground for terrorists (CNS News)


Pietro 6:19 AM



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