World and US News Links – September 7, 2006

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September 7, 2006
WORLD NEWS:

TOP STORIES:

9/11 – NEVER FORGET…:

• “TAPE SHOWS 9/11 ATTACKERS: TV“- by Heba Kandil – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “AL-QAEDA VIDEO TAKES CREDIT FOR 9-11” – AlJazeera.net – The Al Jazeera Network – Doha, Qatar – 7 September 2006
• “HEATHROW IN 9/11 TERRORIST PLANS, SAYS US” – The Evening News – The Scotsman Publications Ltd. – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – 7 September 2006

IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS:

• “MERKEL THREATENS TO TAKE ACTION ON IRAN OVER NUCLEAR ISSUE” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 7 September 2006
• “DIPLOMATS MEET IN BERLIN TO TEST RESOLVE AFTER IRAN DEFIES UN” – by Janine Zacharia – Bloomberg.com – Bloomberg L.P. – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006
• “RUSSIA DEMANDS FULLER EXPLANATION FROM IRAN ON NUCLEAR ISSUE” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006
• “CHINA STRESSES DIALOGUE ON IRAN STANDOFF” – by Lindsay Beck – Reuters UK – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN’S TOP NUCLEAR NEGOTIATOR FLIES TO SPAIN” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN TRYING TO WEAKEN OPPOSITION” – Associated Press (AP) – China Daily – Beijing, China – 7 September 2006

• “MEMO WARNS IRAN IS TRYING TO SPLIT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OVER ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN THREATENS OIL PRICES RISE AGAINST U.N. BLOCKS“‘- Reuters – China Daily – China Daily Information Co. (CDIC) - Beijing, China – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN MOVES STEP CLOSER TO U.N. SANCTIONS” – by George Jahn, Associated Press (AP) – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN’S CHIEF NUCLEAR NEGOTIATOR TO TRAVEL TO PARIS ON FRIDAY” – IranFocus News – IranFocus.com – 7 September 2006
• “SIX POWERS SAY IRAN IGNORED U.N.” – by Louis Charbonneau, Reuters – Swiss Info – Bern, Switzerland – 7 September 2006

AHMADINEJAD’S OFFER (VEILED THREAT) TO BUSH:

• “IRAN SAYS BUSH DISRESPECTFUL FOR CALLING IT A MORTAL THREAT” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN’S LEADER SETS SIGHTS ON NEW YORK” – by Patrick Goodenough, International Editor – CNS News – Cybercast News Service – Alexandria, Virginia, US – 7 September 2006

SECRET CIA PRISONS:

• “BUSH ADMITS THAT TERRORIST SUSPECTS WERE HELD IN SECRET PRISON NETWORK – Detainees in Guantanamo will be given full rights under Geneva Conventions” – by Tom Baldwin – The Times Online – Times Newspapers Limited – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “POLAND’S PRESIDENT KACZYNSKI DENIES PRESENCE OF CIA PRISONS” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland – 7 September 2006
• “ROMANIAN OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO PROOF OF SECRET CIA PRISONS” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “EUROPEAN STATES URGED TO COME CLEAN ON CIA JAILS” – by Darren Ennis – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “BUSH CALLS CIA PRISONS ‘VITAL’ TOOL – Bush Acknowledges CIA Runs Overseas Prisons, Says Interrogations Helped Reveal Terrorist Plots” – by Deb Riechmann, Associated Press (AP) – ABC News – American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006
• “CIA’S SECRET PRISONS HAVE ACHIEVED A GREAT DEAL, AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “POLAND SUGGEST POSSIBLE INQUIRIES INTO CIA PRISONS” – Xinhua – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 7 September 2006

OSAMA BIN LADEN:

• “OSAMA SANCTUARY DENIED IN PAKISTAN” – Associated Press (AP) – The Calgary Sun – Sun Media Corp. – Calgary, Alberta, Canada – 7 September 2006

BRITISH TERRORIST ROUND-UP SUSPECTS:

• “AL-QAEDA SUSPECT TRAINED KIDS” – The Bexley Times – Archant Regional – Bexley, England, UK – 7 September 2006

DENMARK SUSPECTED TERRORIST ARRESTS:

• “POLICE TIGHT-LIPPED OVER TERRORISM SUSPECTS” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – The Raw Story – Raw Story Media, Inc. – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006

JORDAN SHOOTINGS:

• “JORDAN: GUNMAN FIRED TO AVENGE BROTHERS” – by Jamal Halaby, Associated Press (AP) – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – 7 September 2006

2005 BALI BOMBINGS:

• “2 MORE BALI BOMB MILITANTS JAILED” – Associated Press (AP) – CNN News – Cable News Network LP LLLP – Atlanta, Georgia, US – 7 September 2006

 

WAR, TERRORISM, & POLITICS AROUND THE WORLD:

AFGHANISTAN:

• “TALIBAN THINKS THEY CAN “WIN” IN SOUTH AFGHANISTAN, BUT NATO WILL SUCCEED, SAYS NATO CHIEF” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006

AL-QAEDA/AL-QAIDA:

• “AL-JAZEERA: NEW AL-QAIDA HEAD IN IRAQ CALLS FOR MUSLIM UNITY AGAINST ENEMY“- Xinhua – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 7 September 2006
• “AL-QAEDA SEEKS IRAQ UPRISING SUPPORT” – AlJazeera.net – The Al Jazeera Network – Doha, Qatar – 7 September 2006
• “MILITARY TOUTS ARREST OF 2ND TOP AL QAEDA IN IRAQ MEMBER” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006
• “SUSPECTED AL QAEDA AIDES ARRESTED IN AFGHANISTAN” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 6 August 2006
• “EXPERTS SAY AL-QAIDA HAS TRANSFORMED ITSELF SINCE 9/11” – by Andre de Nesnera – VOA News – Voice of America (VOA) – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006

AUSTRALIA:

• “COURT REFUSES BAIL FOR ‘AL-QAIDA’ BOMB HOAXER” – by Jasmin Lill, The Courier Mail – News.com.au – News Limited – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 8 September 2006

BELARUS:

• “BELARUS CALLS FOR CLOSER RELATIONS WITH IRAN” - RIA Novosti - Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006
• “BELARUS HOPES TO DEVELOP TIES WITH IRAN” – Xinhua – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 7 September 2006

BRAZIL:

• “LULA BACKS COOPERATION WITH VENEZUELA IN THE NUCLEAR AREA” – El Universal – Diario El Universal C.A. – Caracas, Venezuela – 7 September 2006

BRITAIN:

• “BOMB MAN WANTED TO FILM EXPLOSION – A Home Office worker has admitted possessing bomb-making material at his home in Liverpool” – BBC News – British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “‘CANCEL ISRAEL’ STICKERS ON LONDON BUSES” – by David Amior – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 7 September 2006
• “BRITAIN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SEND MORE TROOPS TO IRAQ” – The Guardian, London – Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 7 September 2006
• “BRITAIN’S BLAIR TO QUIT WITHIN A YEAR” – by Paul Majendie & David Clark – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006

CHECHNYA:

• “PROMINENT TERRORIST-LED GROUP SPOTTED IN MOUNTAINOUS CHECHNYA” – Interfax News - The Interfax Group – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006

CHINA:

• “CHINA PUNISHES MILITARY OFFICERS FOR PLANE CRASH” – by Lindsay Beck – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “ISLAMIC WORLD GIVE ECONOMIC HOPE TO CHINA BACKWATER” – by Alan Wheatley, China Economics Editor – Reuters UK – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “CHINA SHUTS DOWN OUTSPOKEN WEB SITE – EDITOR” – Reuters UK – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “CHINA KEEPS TIGHT REIN ON MAO LEGACY 30 YEARS ON” – Reuters India – Reuters Group plc – London, Engalnd, UK – 7 September 2006

CZECH REPUBLIC:

• “RUSSIAN SPY CAUGHT, EXPELLED” – CTK News Service – Prague Daily Monitor – Monitor CE Media Services, S.R.O. – Prague, Czech Republic – 7 September 2006

EGYPT:

• “EGYPT STILL TRYING TO MEDIATE PRISONER SWAP FOR ISRAELI SOLDIER HELD BY PALESTINIANS, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune – The New York Times Company – 7 September 2006
• “EGYPT ARRESTS MORE THAN 90 ON SUSPECTED ISLAMIST LINKS” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Mail & Guardian Online – Trevor Ncube – Johannesburg, South Africa – 7 September 2006

FRANCE:

• “FRANCE EXPELS ALGERIAN IMAM LINKED TO BOMB PLOT” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – Daily News & Analysis (DNA) – Diligent Media Corporation Limited – Mumbai, India – 7 September 2006
• “FRENCH PM REJECTS ‘WAR ON TERROR’” – Reuters - CNN News – Cable News Network LP LLLP – Atlanta, Georgia, US – 7 September 2006

GAZA:

• “‘GAZA IS A JAIL. NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO LEAVE. WE ARE ALL STARVING NOW’” – by Patrick Cockburn – The Independent – Independent News & Media Limited – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “TERROR LEADER: GAZA PREPARING FOR WAR – Hizbullah aiding Palestinians in ‘turning Strip into southern Lebanon’; ‘We learned from Hizbullah’s victory that Israel can be defeated,’ says Abu Ahmed” – by Aaron Klein, WorldNetDaily – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 7 September 2006
• “U.N. REFUGEE OFFICIAL CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN GAZA” – Associated Press (AP) – International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sue-Seine, France – 7 September 2006

GERMANY:

• “12,000 EVACUATED OUTSIDE OF BERLIN AS AMERICAN WWII BOMB DEFUSED” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald-Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “GERMANY, ARAB STATES MOVE TO STRENGTHEN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC TIES” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – 7 September 2006

GEORGIA:

• “GEORGIA SAYS RUSSIA BEHIND GIORGADZE COUP ATTEMPT” – Mos News – MosNews.com – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006

HEZBOLLAH / HIZBULLAH:

• “RUSSIA READY TO INVESTIGATE WEAPONS SUPPLIES TO HEZBOLLAH – LAVROV” – Mos News – MosNews.com – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006
• “BEIRUT BACKS HEZBOLLAH DEMAND FOR PRISONER SWAP” – by Ryan R. Jones, Middle East Correspondent – All Headline News (AHN) – All Headline News Corp. – West Palm Beach, Florida, US – 7 September 2006

INDIA:

• “ASIA: INDIA ANXIOUS OVER WAR-LIKE SRI LANKA SITUATION” – by M.R. Narayan Swamy – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 7 September 2006

INDONESIA:

• “52,000 HOTSPOTS IN INDONESIA BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST” – Bernama.com – Malaysian National News Agency – Malaysia – 7 September 2006
• “AUSTRALIA TO SEEK CLEMENCY FOR CITIZENS ON INDONESIA’S DEATH ROW” – by Chad Bouchard – VOA News – Voice of America (VOA) – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006
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• “CHRISTIANS MARCH IN INDONESIA AGAINST PLANNED EXECUTIONS OF THREE FOLLOWERS” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006

IRAN:

• “IRAN SELF-SUFFICIENT IN PRODUCTION OF WARPLANES” – IranMania News & Current Affairs – Persicom Limited – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN “MURDERS” POLITICAL PRISONER – EXILES” – IranFocus News – IranFocus.com – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN SENDS AID TO LEBANON” – NDTV.com – New Delhi Television Limited – New Delhi, India – 7 September 2006
• “IRAN TESTS A 2000LB BOMB SUCCESSFULLY” – FARS News Agency – Tehran, Iran – 7 September 2006
• “PRESIDENT RECEIVES NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADORS TO OMAN, ALGERIA” – Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) – Ministry of National Guidance (Iranian Government) – Tehran, Iran – 7 September 2006
• “PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: FUTURE BELONGS TO AFRICA” – Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) – Ministry of National Guidance (Iranian Government) – Tehran, Iran – 7 September 2006

IRAQ:

• “IRAQ TAKES OVER COMMAND OF ARMED FORCES” – by Rebecca Santana, Associated Press (AP) – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 7 September 2006
• “SUICIDE CAR BOMB KILLS 10 IN BAGHDAD” – Reuters UK – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “FIVE BOMB EXPLOSIONS, INCLUDING TWO SUICIDE CAR BOMBS, IN BAGHDAD KILL 18, WOUND 57” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sue-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “TOP IRAQI WARNS OF CIVIL COLLAPSE” – The Washington Times – The Washington Times LLC – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006
• “IRAQ HANGS 27 ON TERRORISM CHARGES – Iraqi authorities hanged 27 convicted “terrorists” today, an interior ministry spokesman announced.” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – News.com.au – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 7 September 2006
• “BUSH WARNS OF AL QAIDA PLAN FOR ‘CALIPHATE’ BASED IN IRAQ” – Agencies – GulfNews.com – Al Nisr Publishing LLC – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 7 September 2006

ISRAEL:

• “ISRAELI MILITARY ‘FIERCELY’ OPPOSES LIFTING LEBANON BLOCKADES – Officials ‘up in arms,’ say ‘Hezbollah’s position will be greatly enhanced‘” – by Aaron Klein – WND News – World Net Daily – Medford, Oregon, US – 7 September 2006
• “ISRAEL QUESTIONS RUSSIA ABOUT HIZBULLAH’S ANTI-TANK ROCKETS” – by David Dolan, Correspondent – CNS News – Cybercast News Service – Alexandria, Virginia, US – 7 September 2006
• “‘LIFTING THE LEBANON BLOCKADE MEANS ABANDONING THE CAPTIVES’” – by Hillel Fendel – Arutz Sheva (Israel National News) – Arutz Sheva Israel Broadcasting Network – Israel – 7 September 2006
• “ISRAEL MILITARY AGAINST LIFTING OF BLOCKADE ON LEBANON” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 7 September 2006
• “ISRAEL DISMAYED BY END OF LEBANON BLOCKADE” – by Jacques Pinto – The Online Independent (IOL) – Independent News & Media – Cape Town, South Africa – 7 September 2006
• “ISRAELI BLOCKADE OF LEBANON ENDS AMID DIPLOMATIC FLURRY (ROUNDUP)” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland – 7 September 2006

ITALY:

• “FBI PROBES ‘MAFIA BIBLE’ FOR CODE – Italian officials have handed to the FBI a Bible that belonged to suspected Mafia kingpin Bernardo Provenzano to see whether it contains a secret code.” – BBC News – British Broadcasting Company (BBC) – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006

JAMMU & KASHMIR:

• “GUNBATTLES LEAVE 4 SUSPECTED REBELS, 1 POLICEMAN DEAD IN KASHMIR” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “NIGHT WEDDINGS RETURN AS VIOLENCE EBBS IN KASHMIR” – by Sheikh Mushtaq – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006

KYRGYZSTAN:

• “KYRGYZ GOVT. SAYS EX-SPEAKER ARRESTED IN POLAND” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006
• “KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT APPROVES COUNTERTERRORISM BILL” – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – RFE/RL, Inc. – Prague, Czech Republic – 7 September 2006

LEBANON:

• “LEBANON AWAITS LIFTING OF ISRAELI BLOCKADE” – by Alaa Shahine, Reuters – Swiss Info – Bern, Switzerland – 7 September 2006
• “LEBANON WANTS WATERS OVERSEEN BY UN” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online - People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 7 September 2006
• “LEBANON PREPARES TO RECEIVE COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS” – The Irish Examiner – Thomas Crosbie Media – Cork, Ireland – 7 September 2006
• “U.N. PEACEKEEPERS MAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS IN SOUTH LEBANON” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006

MALAYSIA:

• “MALAYSIA FREES 7 SUSPECTED JEMAAH MILITANTS – POLICE” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006

MEXICO:

• “SEVERED HEADS TOSSED ONTO DANCE FLOOR – Five severed human heads were thrown onto a dance floor in a crowded disco in western Mexico, officials said.” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Herald Sun – The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd. – Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia – 7 September 2006

MOROCCO:

• “PUTIN IN MOROCCO FOR MIDDLE EAST TALKS” – Associated Press (AP) – MSN Money – MSNBC on the Net – Redmond, Washington, US – 7 September 2006
• “PUTIN TAKES AFRICA DIPLOMACY DRIVE TO MOROCCO” – by Lamine Ghanmi – The Mail & Guardian Online – Trevor Ncube – Johannesburg, South Africa – 7 September 2006
• “HISTORIC VISIT FOR PUTIN IN MOROCCO” – Al Bawaba – Amman, Jordan – 7 September 2006

NIGERIA:

• “NIGERIA: SSS MANHUNT – KIDNAP GANG LEADER FLEES TO LONDON” – by Emma Amaize Warri, Vanguard (Lagos) – AllAfrica.com – All Africa Global Media – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006
• “NIGERIA: OBASANJO ASSURES ON DEMOCRACY” – by Abiodun Adelaja Abuja, Daily Champion (Lagos) – AllAfrica.com – All Africa Global Media – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006

PALESTINE:

• “PALESTINIAN NOTABLES: “TONY BLAIR: YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN PALESTINE”” – IMEMC & Agencies – IMEMC News – International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) – Beit Sahour, West Bank, Palestinian Territories – 7 September 2006

PAKISTAN:

• “PAKISTAN TRIBAL LEADER’S SONS SAY CHEMICAL WEAPONS KILLED HIM, DEMAND INTERNATIONAL PROBE” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “PAKISTAN PRESIDENT REJECTS CHARGE OF AIDING AFGHAN INSURGENCY” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) - Khaleej Times Online - The Khaleej Times – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 7 September 2006
• “GOVT, N. WAZIRISTAN TALIBAN ENTER PEACE AGREEMENT“- The Pakistan Times – TIMES Group of Publications – Islamabad, Pakistan – 6 September 2006
• “PAK HARDLINERS RALLY AGAINST MUSHARRAF” – Associated Press (AP) – NDTV.com – New Delhi Television Limited – New Delhi, India – 7 September 2006

QUOTE:
[emphasis mine]

More than 5,000 supporters of an Islamic religious alliance rallied near the Pakistani capital, demanding President General Pervez Musharraf to step down.

Chanting “Death to Musharraf, death to America,” the supporters of the coalition of six hardline groups gathered on Wednesday in a public park in Rawalpindi, a city adjacent to capital, Islamabad.

- “Pak Hardliners Rally Against Musharraf” – NDTV.com

PHILIPPINES:

• “PHILIPPINES REBEL TALKS BREAK DOWN” – TVNZ.co.nz – Television New Zealand (TVNZ) – Auckland, New Zealand – 7 September 2006
• “FRESH FIGHTING IN S PHILIPPINES – Fighting is continuing on an island in the southern Philippines where troops are searching for Islamic militants.” – BBC News – British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “GRENADE BLAST KILLS TWO IN PHILIPPINES” – Associated Press (AP) – NDTV - New Delhi Television Limited – New Delhi, India – 7 September 2006
• “MANILA PLANE DRAMA” – by Gilbert Felongco, Correspondent – Gulf News – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 7 September 2006

QATAR:

• “US ENVOY HAILS QATAR’S PARTICIPATION IN UNIFIL” – Staff Reporter – The Gulf Times – Gulf Publishing & Printing Co. – Doha, Qatar – 7 September 2006

RUSSIA:

• “TWO KILLED IN RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUBMARINE FIRE” – Xinhua News Agency – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – 7 September 2006
• “RUSSIA TO OFFER NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE TO SA” – SABC News Online - South African Broadcasting Corporation – Auckland Park, South Africa – 7 September 2006
• “RUSSIA PROPOSES AID TO LEBANON TO REBUILD INFRASTRUCTURE” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006
• “LEBANON PARLIAMENT SPEAKER TO VISIT RUSSIA IN OCT. – EMBASSY” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006
• “NO ENERGY BLACKMAIL, RUSSIA TO DEFEND NUCLEAR INTERESTS – PUTIN” – RIA Novosti - Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006
• “RUSSIA DEMANDS EQUAL ACCESS TO NUCLEAR MARKET” – SABC News – South African Broadcasting Corporation – Auckland Park, South Africa – 7 September 2006
• “RUSSIA WON’T LET EXXON GET ANYWHERE NEAR SAKHALIN” – Bloomberg News – The Financial Express – Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. – Mumbai, India – 7 September 2006
• “EXXON WARNS RUSSIA TO HONOR SAKHALIN DEAL TERMS – UPDATE 2” – by Deepa Babington – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – 7 September 2006

SOMALIA:

• “SOMALIA: FORMER NATIONAL ARMY PRESENT MILITARY PARADE TO PROTEST AGAINST FOREIGN PEACEKEEPERS DEPLOYMENT” – by Aweys OSman Yusuf, Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) – AllAfrica.com – All Africa Global Media – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “SOMALIA: ISLAMISTS SAY NO TO DEMOCRACY” – by Mohamed Abdi Farah – SomaliNet News – SomaliNet – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 7 September 2006
• “SOMALIA: WE ACCEPT NO CONSTITUTION OTHER THAN ISLAMIC – ISLAMIC COURTS” – by Aweys Osman Yusuf, Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) – AllAfrica.com – All Africa Global Media – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006

SPAIN:

• “SPANISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES SENDING 1,100 TROOPS TO LEBANON” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “SPAIN, BRITAIN TO HOLD HISTORIC MEETING ON GIBRALTAR IN CORDOBA” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006

SYRIA:

• “[RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI] LAVROV IN SYRIA FOR TALKS” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – The Raw Story – Raw Story Media, Inc. – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006
• “RUSSIA SAYS SYRIA MUST BE INVOLVED IN MIDEAST PEACE EFFORTS” – Associated Press (AP) – The Khaleej Times – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 7 September 2006

THAILAND:

• “THAI POLICE ARREST 3 MORE ARMY OFFICERS IN ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL PRIME MINISTER” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006

TURKEY:

• “SPURNED BY THE WEST, TURKEY LOOKS EASTWARD” – by Suat Kiniklioglu – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006

QUOTE:

[. . .] According to the Transatlantic Trends 2006 survey co-sponsored by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turks feel twice as warm toward Iran as they do toward the United States. Equally, Turkish feelings toward the EU have experienced sharp declines.[. . .]

- “Spurned By The West, Turkey Looks Eastward” – The International Herald Tribune (IHT)

• “TURKEY HESITANT TO SEND COMBAT FORCES TO AFGHANISTAN” – by Suleymen Kurt – Zaman Daily Online – Feza Newspaper Publishing Co. – Istanbul, Turkey – 7 September 2006

UNITED NATIONS:

• “URGING END TO KILLING IN GAZA, ANNAN SAYS BOTH SIDES MUST WORK FOR PEACE” – UN News Service – UN News Centre – The United Nations (UN) – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006

VATICAN CITY:

• “POPE JOHN PAUL II WAS SPIED ON: CARDINAL” – Australian Associated Press (AAP) – NineMSN (National 9 News) - NineMSN Pty Ltd. – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 5 September 2006

VENEZUELA:

• “U.S. SAYS VENEZUELA MUST CLOSE MIAMI MILITARY OFFICE” – Reuters – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – 7 September 2006
• “CHÁVEZ VEHEMENTLY DENIES VENEZUELA HARBOR ARAB TERRORISTS” – by Steven Mather – VenezuelaAnalysis.com – Fundación para la Justicia Económica Global – Caracas, Venezuela – 6 September 2006
• “VENEZUELA DEMANS THE US TO RESPECT MILITARY AGREEMENTS” – El Universal – Diario El Universal C.A. – Caracas, Venezuela – 7 September 2006
• “VENEZUELA’S ROSALES SAYS CHÁVEZ BACKERS ATTACKED HIS CAMPAIGN” – by Peter Wilson – Bloomberg.com – Bloomberg, L.P. – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006

 

AROUND THE WORLD:

BRITAIN:

• “CHURCH TO BE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS AFTER ARSON ATTACK” – Spalding Today (Spalding Guardian & The Crescent) - Johnston Press Digital Publishing – Spalding, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “MAFIA DON ARRESTED IN LONDON” – National News - Life Style Extra - Pathom Limited – Essex, England, UK – 7 September 2006

CANADA:

• “LONDON, ONT. MOTHER GOES ON STRIKE; FED UP WITH UNRULY, UNTIDY KIDS” – Canadian Press – Canada.com – CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. – Don Mills, Ontario, Canada – 7 September 2006

CHINA:

• “DENGUE FEVER CASES IN SOUTH CHINA PROVINCE RISE TO 276” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 7 September 2006

INDIA:

• “54 MINERS FEARED DEAD AFTER INDIAN COLLIERY EXPLOSION” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 7 September 2006

INDONESIA:

• “THOUSANDS MARCH AGAINST PLANNED EXECUTIONS OF THREE CHRISTIANS” – Agencies – JakartaPost.com – The Jakarta Post – Jarkarta, Indonesia – 7 September 2006

IRAN:

• “AHMADINEJAD CALLS FOR CRACKDOWN” – The Guardian, London – Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 7 September 2006

MALAYSIA:

• “WOMAN, SON SURVIVE 25M FALL” – The Star Online – Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd – Malaysia – 6 August 2006

QUOTE:

A 34-year-old woman and her 10-year-old son miraculously survived when their car plunged more than 25m to the ground from a three-storey[sic] car park in Jelutong here.

- “Woman, Son Survive 25m Fall“ – The Star Online

PAKISTAN:

• “REPORT: PAKISTAN TO INCLUDE HARD-LINERS ON PANEL REVIEWING RAPE LAW” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “MUSLIM FURY AFTER BIKINI MODEL CLAIMED TO BE PAKISTAN’S ENTRY” – The Daily Mail – Associated Newspapers Ltd. – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006

PHILIPPINES:

• “POLICE HOLD MANILA OFFICER IN REPORTER’S SHOOTING” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “MANILA CITY TREASURER FACES GRAFT CHARGES” – by Lawrence Agcaoili – Manila Standard Today – Kamahalan Publishing Corporation – Manila, Philippines – 7 September 2006

SRI LANKA:

• “SRI LANKA NAVY RESCUES 34 BANGLADESHIS FROM SINKING SHIP” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006

 

HEALTH & MEDICINE:

• “INDONESIA REPORTS 47TH DEATH FROM BIRD FLU” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006
• “INDONESIA’S LOCAL TEST SHOWS ANOTHER GIRL POSITIVE OF BIRD FLU” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 7 September 2006
• “ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA AND KENYA TO VACCINATE 3 MILLION CHILDREN [POLIO]” – EiTB 24 News – Euskadi, Spain – 7 September 2006

HISTORY & SOCIETY:

• “INDONESIA TO AUCTION 10TH-CENTURY SUNKEN TREASURE AFTER LEGAL ROW” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 7 September 2006
• “BRONZE AGE PYRAMID FOUND IN UKRAINE” – by Tom Parfitt – The Guardian – Guardian Newspapers Limited – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

• “THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE” – Movie of the Week @ TVNZ.co.nz – Television New Zealand (TVNZ) – Auckland, New Zealand – 7 September 2006
• “LIBYA’S ‘GADHAFI’ FOCUS OF LONDON OPERA” – by Jill Lawless, Associated Press – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006
• “LINDSAY LOHAN ROBBED AT LONDON’S HEATHROW AIRPORT” – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 7 September 2006

SPORTS:

• “PAKISTAN CRICKET CAPTAIN TO FACE TAMPERING CHARGES” – Associated Press – The Toronto Star – Toronto Star Newspapers, Limited – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 7 September 2006a

 

UNITED STATES NEWS:

TOP STORIES:

ABC’S 9/11 MINI-SERIES UPROAR:
[Note to my readers: I am a staunch advocate of both the First Amendment, and the responsibilities that come with those rights, particularly when it comes to the media. However, the actions of our Democrat leaders and politicians are despicable. They are demanding that ABC not show the movie, or edit it to their liking -- they are threatening to pull Disney/ABC's broadcast license. Insiders say that this is because former President Bill Clinton is portrayed in an unflattering light in the movie. I don't know if that is true or not. What is true is that if we as American citizens allow politicians to determine what can and can't be shown on TV then the United States as we know it will be one foot in the grave. We cannot allow any sort of attack on our first Amendment rights by politicians in Washington, or elsewhere. The consequences of allowing this sort of behavior are chilling, and lead down a slippery slope where political dissidents (ON BOTH "SIDES") would eventually be threatened. As American citizens we need to be strong and forceful with these politicians who would destroy our Constitutional Right to free speech. I do not want my children to grow up in a country where they are not free to disagree or present an alternate viewpoint of happenings around us. All citizens - especially those concerned about the official story of 9/11 should clearly see why these democrats actions are a real, and serious threat to the freedom of all in the country... For more information please see the Special Alert I posted earlier today.]

• “ABC TERRORISM DRAMA STIRS CONTROVERSY” – by Frazier Moore, Television Writer, Associated Press (AP) – The San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com) – Hearst Communications, Inc. – 7 September 2006
• “BUBBA GOES BALLISTIC ON ABC ABOUT ITS DAMNING 9/11 MOVIE – INSISTS NET PULL DRAMA” – by Ian Bishop, Corresondent – The New York Post – NYP Holdings, Inc. – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006
• “CLINTON AIDES ASSAIL SHOW ABOUT EVENTS PRE-SEPT. 11” – by Howard Kurtz, Washington Post – The Boston Globe – The New York Times Company – Boston, Massachusetts, US – 7 September 2006

SECRET CIA PRISONS & WoT DETAINEE POLICIES:

• “NEW DoD DOCUMENTS OUTLINE DETENTION, INTERROGATION POLICIES” – by Donna Mills, American Forces Press Service – TCV News – The Conservative Voice (TCV) – Kernersville, North Carolina, US – 6 September 2006
• “TERRORIST SUSPECTS ARRIVE AT GUANTANAMO” – by Robert Burns, Military Writer, Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006

WMDs:

• “BUSH VOWS TO DENY WMDs TO TERRORISTS” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Ahndra Pradesh, India – 6 September 2006

VALERIE PLAME LEAK – “PLAMEGATE”:

• “ARMITAGE: ‘I MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE… I’M VERY SORRY’” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006

TRIAL OF WARREN JEFFS:

• “POLYGAMIST LEADER JEFFS MAKES FIRST UTAH COURT APPEARANCE” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006

BASELINE KILLER CASE (ARIZONA):

• “MAN ARRESTED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT RELATED TO BASELINE KILLER CASE” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006

NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL SHOOTING:

• “CALLERS ALERTED POLICE TO SCHOOL SHOOTING” – Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 21 & Ch. 57 WHNS-TV (FOX) – Meredith Corporation – Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, South Carolina & Asheville, North Carolina, US – 7 September 2006

EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL MISSING IN MASSACHUSETTS:

• “STATE POLICE: EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL MISSING – Materials Used in Training Exercises” – TheBostonChannel.com, Ch. 5 WCVB-TV (ABC) – Hearst-Argyle Television – Boston, Massachusetts, US – 7 September 2006

BOB MATHIAS LAID TO REST:
[NOTES: Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, and former Congressman Bob Mathias, aged 75, passed away last Saturday after losing his battle with lung cancer. Mathias won his first Gold Medal for the Decathalon at the age of 17 in the 1948 Olympics, held in London. He won another Gold Medal in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. In between his olympic medals, he played as a fullback for Stanford. Mathias served our country first as a Marine, and then as a Republican Congressman from 1966 to 1974. He was laid to rest on Tuesday, August 6th, in Tulane, California after funeral services at Tulane United Methodist Church.]

• “SAYING GOODBYE TO BOB MATHIAS” – Ch. 30 KFSN-TV (ABC) – Disney/ABC – Fresno, California, US – 7 September 2006
• “DECATHLON CHAMP BOB MATHIAS BURIED” – Associated Press (AP) – The San Jose Mercury News – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – San Jose, California, US – 7 September 2006
• “MATHIAS ROSE TO GREATNESS AT 17” – Column by Dave Newhouse – InsideBayArea.com – Oakland, California, US – 7 September 2006

 

ON THE HOMEFRONT:

• “POLICE FORWARD TERRORIST THREAT” – by Michael Wyner, Staff Writer – The Weston Town Crier – Herald Interactive, Inc. – Weston, Masachusetts, US – 7 September 2006

QUOTE:

The Weston Police Department received a letter warning of an upcoming terrorist act on Saturday afternoon, which officers subsequently forwarded to the terrorist task force of the FBI.

“It’s something we’re required to do and we would do it anyway,” said Deputy Chief Roland Anderson. “There’s thousands of these from what I understand throughout the country that other agencies and other people receive. We’re just doing what we’re supposed to do when we get them.”

- “Police Forward Terrorist Threat“ 

– The Weston Town Crier

• “‘US SHOULD DECLARE WAR ON AL-QAEDA” – Press Trust of India (PTI) – The Hindu News Update Service – The Hindu Group – Chennai (Madras), India – 7 September 2006
• “BUSH RANKS IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH WITH AL-QAEDA” – by Michael Gawenda, Correspondent – The Sydney Morning Herald – Fairfax Digital – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 7 September 2006
• “FIVE YEARS LATER: SECURITY PROTECTS AGAINST ATTACK” – by Keith Helin, Editor – gazettes.com - Gazette Newspapers – Long Beach, California, US – 7 September 2006
• “NYPD’S TERROR TRACKERS – Kelly Builds Elite Unit” – by Alison Gendar, Police Bureau Chief – The New York Daily News – Daily News L.P. – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006
• “BUSH: AMERICA SAFE AND WINNING WAR ON TERROR” – Molly Henneberg, FOX & Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006
• “FBI DIRECTOR SAYS HOMEGROWN TERROR THREAT IS RISING, BUT FOREIGN GROUP STILL OUTNUMBER THEM” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Group – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006
• “FORMER FORT BENNING COMMANDER REACTS TO BUSH POLICY ON TERRORISM” – by Roszell Gadson, WXTX – Ch.9 WTVM-TV (ABC) - Raycom Media – Columbus, Georgia – 7 September 2006
  [VIDEO REPORT: Available at site above picture (Look for the TV Camera Icon)]
• “HOMELAND SECURITY SIFTS DATA IN TERROR WAR” – by Audrey Hudson – The Washington Times – The Washington Times LLC – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006

MILITARY NEWS:

• “FATHER, TWO SONS STATIONED TOGETHER IN U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVE” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 7 September 2006

FOREIGN RELATIONS:

• “IRAN AND EXTREMISM” – VOA News – Voice of America (VOA) – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006
  [AUDIO REPORT: Available on Page]
  
• “SENATE PANEL APPROVES EXTRADITION TREATY WITH BRITAIN” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly, France – 7 September 2006

POLITICS & ACTIVISM:

• “GINGRICH URGES U.S.: GET TOUGH WITH IRAN” – Associated Press (AP) – The Seattle Post-Intelligencer – The Hearst Corporation – Seattle, Washington, US – 7 September 2006

LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIARY & CRIME:

• “FBI FOUND LIABLE IN FISHERMAN’S DEATH” – United Press International (UPI) – United Press International, Inc. – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006

EDUCATION:

• “JUDGE HALTS BIBLE GIVEAWAY AT [MISSOURI] SCHOOL” – by Jeff Douglas, Associated Press – The Seattle Post-Intelligencer – The Hearst Corporation – Seattle, Washington, US – 7 September 2006

AROUND THE NATION:

ALASKA:

• “FBI RAIDS POISON ALASKA’S POLITICAL CLIMATE” – by Matt Volz, Associated Press – The Anchorage Daily News – The McClatchy Company – Anchorage, Alaska, US – 7 September 2006

KANSAS:

• “STUDENTS AND PARENTS ON HIGH ALERT AFTER CELL PHONE MESSAGE SCARE” – by Jesse Fray – Ch. 49 KTKA-TV (ABC) – Free State Communications – Topeka, Kansas, US – 6 September 2006

KENTUCKY:

• “FBI PROBING AIRPLANE INCIDENT” – Associated Press – Ch. 27 WKYT-TV (CBS) & Ch. 57 WYMT-TV, WorldNow – Gray Television – Lexington/Frankfort, Kentucky – 7 September 2006

MISSISSIPPI:

• “REPORTS ON OFFICIALS HAVE ‘RAISED CONCERNS’ IN FBI” – by Kathleen Baydala & Andrew Nelson – The Clarion-Ledger – Gannett Co. Inc. – Jackson, Mississippi, US – 7 September 2006
  [NOTES: Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Frank Melton was allegedly involved in the destruction of a private residence last month. This information has apparently caused the FBI to turn some of its attention towards Mr. Melton, but the officials would not confirm if the bureau has opened an investigation in the matter.]

MISSOURI:

• “THREATENING MESSAGE FOUND AT TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL – School Scheduled To Continue As Usual Friday” – TheKansasCityChannel.com, Ch. 9 KMBC-TV (ABC) - Hearst-Argyle Television – Kansas City, Missouri, US – 7 September 2006

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

• “[LONDONDERRY] LHS SEARCHED AFTER BOMB THREAT” – by Todd Morrison – The Union Leader – Union Leader Corporation – Manchester, New Hampshire – 6 September 2006

OHIO:

• “INVESTIGATORS: ARSON DESTROYED COLUMBUS CHURCH” – Associated Press (AP) – Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio.com) – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – Akron, Ohio, US – 7 September 2006

TEXAS:

• “PALESTINE PHYSICIAN CHARGED WITH IDENTITY THEFT, MEDICAID FRAUD IN WRITING PRESCRIPTIONS – Attorney General Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Submitted Grand Jury Evidence” – Media Release – North Texas e-News – North Texas e-News, LLC – Texas, US – 7 September 2006

ONLINE MAGAZINES:

• “CAIR’S EXTREMIST MAKEOVER” – by Joe Kaufman – FrontPage Magazine – FrontPageMagazine.com – US – 7 September 2006
• “WHY IRAN HAS THE UPPER HAND IN THE NUCLEAR SHOWDOWN – ANALYSIS: Despite the U.S. hard line, Tehran’s diplomatic strategy is based on the world’s desire for an alternative to confrontation” – by Tony Karon – Time Magazine Online (Time.com) - TIME, Inc. – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006
• “MITT VS. THE MULLAHS” – by Ben Johnson – FrontPage Magazine – FronPageMagazine.com – US – 7 September 2006

COLUMNS & EDITORIALS:

9/11 – NEVER FORGET…

• “WHY DOES THE LEFT HATE “THE PATH TO 9/11″?” – by Hugh Hewitt – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 7 September 2006
• “A COMPELLING “PATH TO 9-11″” – by Brent Bozell III – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 7 September 2006
• “WINNING OR LOSING?” – Prepared by: Michael Moran – The Council on Foreign Relations – New York, New York, US – 7 September 2006

OTHER NEWS TOPICS:

• “IS IT TIME TO EXPAND THE ‘AXIS OF EVIL’?” – by Gordon Cucullu – Human Events Online – Eagle Publishing – Washington, D.C, US – 7 September 2006
• “HUGO CHÁVEZ’ 30% POVERTY DROP ILLUSION” – by Miguel Octavio – VCrisis.com – Venezuela – 7 September 2006
• “THE NEW HITLERS” – by Cliff Kincaid – Accuracy in Media (AIM) - Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006
• “FEEDING THE CROCODILE” – by Suzanne Fields – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 7 September 2006
• “RUMSFELD PROPOSES NEW ARMS RACE WITH RUSSIA“ – RIA Novosti - Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 7 September 2006
• “TERRORISM SUSPECTS: JUSTICE IS GOAL” – Editorial Board – The Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Seattle, Washington, US – 7 September 2006

NATIONAL BLOG WATCH:

HOT TOPICS ON THE ‘NET:

9/11 – NEVER FORGET…

• “CAIR ATTEMPTING TO WHITEWASH 9-11 IN TEXTBOOKS” – Posted by schraged – RedState.org – RedState, Inc. – Georgia, US – 7 September 2006

LATEST AL-QAEDA VIDEO RELEASES:

• “BREAKING NEWS: ZARQAWI’S SUCCESSOR TO RELEASE AUDIOTAPE; COPY OBTAINED PRIOR TO “OFFICIAL” RELEASE” – by Laura Mansfield – Blog @ LauraMansfield.com – US – 7 September 2006

SECRET CIA PRISONS & WoT DETAINEE POLICIES:

• “DoD UNVEILS DETAINEE INTERROGATION POLICY” – by Steven Aftergood – Secrecy News – Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006

OTHER NEWS & VIEWS:

• “BOSTON GLOBE FINDS ANOTHER TERRORIST TO WHITEWASH” – Wizbang – US – 7 September 2006

PRESS RELEASES, STATEMENTS,
RESEARCH REPORTS & TRANSCRIPTS:

• “TRANSCRIPT OF [AUSTRALIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS] DOWNER’S SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT [REGARDING TRANSFER OF AL QAEDA SUSPECTS TO GUANTANAMO]” – Transcript – The Australian - News Limited – Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia – 7 September 2006
• “GOV. ROMNEY ON HARVARD INVITING FORMER IRAN PRESIDENT TO SPEAK ON SEPT. 10” – Partial Transcript – “The Big Story with John Gibson” – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – Program Air Date: 6 September 2006 – 7 September 2006
• “IN BRIEF: ISLAMIC COURTS UNION CONSOLIDATES HOLD IN SOMALIA – Arab League-Backed ‘Agreement’ Likely Cover for Radical Islamist Takeover; UN Embargo Blocks Intervention” – by Kirk H. Sowell – In Brief @ ThreatsWatch.org – US – 7 September 2006
• “IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: IF AMERICA WANTS RELATIONS WITH IRAN, IT MUST WAKE UP FROM ITS DREAM OF RETURNING THE IRANIAN PEOPLE 30 YEARS BACKWARDS” – Special Dispatch Series No. 1282 – The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006
• “DELEGATION FROM THE GOLAN HEIGHTS IN A VISIT TO SYRIA: ‘THE VISIT HAS STRENGTHENED OUR DETERMINATION TO INITIATE RESISTANCE ACTIVITIES AGAINST THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION‘ – Special Dispatch Series No. 1283 – The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006
• “THE WESTERN MEDIA’S MISREADING OF AL-QAEDA’S LATEST VIDEOTAPE” – by Michael Scheuer – Terrorism Focus Volume 3, Issue 34 - Global Terrorism Analysis – The Jamestown Foundation – Washington, D.C., US – Issue Date: 6 September 2006
• “IN BRIEF: PAKISTAN’S NEW ‘HANDS-OFF’ AGREEMENT WITH AL-QAEDA – Terrorists To Be Freed; Is The Dynamic of Fear Shifting For Musharraf Regarding America and The Taliban” – by Steve Schippert – In Brief @ ThreatsWatch.org – US – 7 September 2006

OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS:

FROM THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE (DOD):

• “DoD ANNOUNCES AIR FORCE AIRMAN AS DUTY STATUS WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN” – News Transcript – U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) – Federal News Service, Inc. – DefenseLink.mil – Washington, D.C., US – 7 September 2006

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