World and US News Links Roundup – September 23 and 24, 2006

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September 23 & 24, 2006
WORLD NEWS:

TOP STORIES:

THE POPE & ISLAM – MUSLIM’S DAY OF RAGE:

• “GAZA PREACHER: FLAG OF ALLAH TO BE RAISED ABOVE VATICAN – Sheikh Abu Saqer rejects pope’s apologies, calls for holy war against ‘this little racist’” – by Aaron Klein, WMD – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 24 September 2006
• “POPE TO MEET MONDAY WITH MUSLIM ENVOYS” – VOA News – Voice of America – Washington, D.C., US – 24 September 2006

SISTER LEONELLA (nee ROSA SGORBATI):

• “POPE PRAISES SLAIN ITALIAN NUN FOR PARDONING HER KILLERS” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006
• “SOMALIA: THREE HELD AS SEARCH CONTINUES FOR NUN’S KILLERS” – Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi) – AllAfrica.com – All Africa Global Media – Washington, D.C., US – 23 September 2006

RUMORS OF OSAMA’S DEATH:

For previous articles please see; “SPECIAL REPORT: Is Osama Really Dead, or Just Sick… Again?” here at the Liberty Rocks Blog.

• “NO PROOF BIN LADEN IS DEAD, SAUDIS SAY” – Reuters, The New York Times – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006
• “PAKISTAN DOUBTS OSAMA DEATH REPORT” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 23 September 2006
• “WEST, SAUDI ARABIA UNABLE TO CONFIRM BIN LADEN DEATH” – by David Morgan – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 24 September 2006

ATTACK ON THE U.S. EMBASSY IN SYRIA:

• “U.S. TO BLAME FOR ATTACK ON ITS EMBASSY: SYRIA” – by Louis Charbonneau, Reuters – Yahoo! News – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 24 September 2006

7/11 BOMBING INVESTIGATION IN INDIA:

• “7/11 THE HUNT: PRESSURE-COOKER SHREDS IN 7/11 DEBRIS POINT TO DELHI-VARANASI-MUMBAI LINK” – by Shishir Gupta – The Sunday Express – Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. – Mumbai, India – 24 September 2006

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

• “RESOLUTION ON ISRAEL’S NUCLEAR ISSUE BLOCKED AT IAEA CONFERENCE” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 23 September 2006

IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS:

• “HOPEFUL ON IRAN: CHIRAC” – Associated Press (AP) – The Hindu – The Hindu Group – Chennai (Madras), India – 24 September 2006
• “RUSSIA, FRANCE, GERMANY FAVOR DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION OF IRAN ISSUE” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 23 September 2006
• “NUCLEAR TALKS WITH IRAN MAY START WITHOUT U.S.-REPORT” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006
• “ISRAEL CONCERNED BY IRAN’S NUKES” – by Joshua Brilliant – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 23 September 2006
• “NORWAY OPPOSED TO SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN” – IranMania News – Persicom Limited – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006
• “CHINA URGES DIPLOMATIC APPROACH TO N. KOREA, IRAN” – Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 23 September 2006
• “SANCTION TALKS UNDERWAY IF IRAN BALKS” – by Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press (AP) – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 22 September 2006

NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR THREAT:

• “SCHOLAR: N. KOREA SPEEDS UP NUCLEAR BOMB PLAN” – Judy Kwon, Associate Producer – CNN News – Cable News Network LP LLLP – Atlanta, Georgia, US – 23 September 2006

WAR, TERRORISM, AND POLITICS AROUND THE WORLD:

AFGHANISTAN:

• “AFGHANS, NATO SAY DOZENS OF TALIBAN KILLED” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 24 September 2006

AL-QAIDA/AL-QAEDA:

• “AL-QAIDA’S IRAQ CHIEF APPEARS IN VIDEO” – Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 23 September 2006
• “NEGROPONTE: U.S. WATCHING FOR AL-QAIDA IN LEBANON” – Staff – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 23 September 2006

BELGIUM:

• “BELGIAN OFFICIAL FOUND DEAD IN DELHI” – Press Trust of India (PTI) – The Times of India – Times Internet Limited – Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 24 September 2006

BRITAIN:

• “SEARCH ENDS AT TERROR RAID SCHOOL” – Press Association – The Guardian Unlimited – Guardian Newspapers Limited – Manchester, England, UK – 24 September 2006
• “POLICE TO BRIEF MUSLIMS BEFORE TERROR RAIDS” – by Abul Taher – The Sunday Times (The Times Online) – Times Newspapers Ltd. – London, England, UK – 24 September 2006
• “ONE IN 10 MUSLIMS ‘IGNORE TERROR’” – Press Association – The Guardian Unlimited – Guardian Newspapers Ltd. – Manchester, England, UK – 24 September 2006
• “INDIAN AMONG ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED IN BRITAIN” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 24 September 2006

CANADA:

• “IRANIAN-CANADIAN KIDS SENT TO GUERRILLA CAMPS IN IRAQ” – by Stewart Bell, CanWest News Service – Canada.com – CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. – Don Mills, Ontario, Canada – 23 September 2006

CHECHNYA:

• “FOUR MILITANTS DETAINED IN CHECHNYA, ARMS CACHE DISCOVERED” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 24 September 2006

COLOMBIA:

• “U.S. EMBASSY ON ALERT, FEARS ATTACK – The U.S. Embassy in Colombia has instructed its staff to avoid nearby areas until Oct. 1 out of concern of a possible attack by the FARC rebels. – by Joshua Goodman, Associated Press (AP) – The Miami Herald – The McClatchy Company – Miami, Florida, US – 23 September 2006

CZECH REPUBLIC:

• “ARMED POLICE DEPLOY IN PRAGUE AFTER ATTACK WARNING” – Reuters UK – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006

DARFUR:

• “AU SAYS PLANS TO INCREASE TROOP STRENGTH IN DARFUR” – by Cynthia Johnston – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 24 September 2006

EGYPT:

• “EGYPT BANS EUROPEAN PAPER EDITIONS FOR OFFENDING ISLAM” – Xinhua – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 24 September 2006
• “ROUNDUP: EGYPT DECIDES TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY” – by Lin Jianyang, Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 24 September 2006

ETHIOPIA:

• “KIDNAPPERS RELEASE AID WORKERS IN ETHIOPIA” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006
• “ETHIOPIA: ICRC [INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS] SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AFTER KIDNAPPING” – The Reporter (Addis Ababa) – AllAfrica.com – All Africa Global Media – Washington, D.C., US – 24 September 2006

FRANCE:

• “TWO MOSQUES VANDALIZED IN FRANCE” – Reuters – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 24 September 2006

GAZA:

• “ANY PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT THAT RECOGNIZES ISRAEL IS A TARGET FOR ATTACK: GAZA GUNMEN” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006

HEZBOLLAH/HIZBULLAH:

• “AT GIANT RALLY, HEZBOLLAH VOWS IT WON’T DISARM” – by Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers – The Seattle Times – The Seattle Times Company – Seattle, Washington, US – 23 September 2006

HONG KONG:

• “MAN ARRESTED FOR THREAT TO BOMB DISNEYLAND IN HONG KONG” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – The Raw Story – Raw Story Media, Inc. – Washington, D.C., US – 23 September 2006

INDIA:

• “VISA REJECTED? CHANGE YOUR NAME & GET ONE” – by Raheel Dhattiwala, Times News Network – The Times of India – Time Internet Limited – Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 24 September 2006
• “MOB TRIES TO DEMOLISH STADIUM, ONE HELD” – Press Trust of India (PTI) – The Times of India – Times Internet Limited – Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 24 September 2006
• “INDIAN GOVERNMENT CALLS OFF TRUCE, RESUMES MILITARY OPERATIONS” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006
• “HAVANA STATEMENT A ‘CONSPIRACY’ AGAINST INDIA: VAJPAYEE” – Press Trust of India (PTI) – The Hindu News Update Service – The Hindu Group – Chennai (Madras), India – 23 September 2006
• “‘MAOISTS POSING THREAT TO INDIA, BHUTAN” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 23 September 2006
• “ISLAMIC SCHOOL HIT BY ‘CASH FOR FATWA’ SCANDAL” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Peninsula Online – Doha, Qatar – 20 September 2006

INDONESIA:

• “VATICAN DEEPLY SADDENED OVER INDONESIA EXECUTIONS” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006

IRAN:

• “KHATAMI DISMISSES VICIOUS CYCLE OF TERRORISM AS A THREAT TO SAFETY OF GLOBAL FAMILY” – Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) – Ministry of National Guidance (Iranian Government) – Tehran, Iran – 24 September 2006
• “IRAN DISPLAYS HOMEMADE LASER DEFENSE WARNING SYSTEM” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 24 September 2006

IRAQ:

• “IRAQI TERRORIST GROUP PRAISES AL-JAZEERA FOR ‘FIGHTING’ U.S.” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006
• “IRAQIS AGREE TO DEBATE BILL CREATING AUTONOMOUS STATES” – by Richard A. Oppel Jr., & Abdul Razzaq al-Saiedi, The New York Times – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006
• “‘AN INSTINCT TO SURVIVE’ SAVES LIVES IN IRAQ” – by Michael Weisskopf, TIME – CNN News – Cable News Network LP LLLP – Atlanta, Georgia, US – 24 September 2006
  [NOTES: This article is a summary of this week’s TIME Magazine cover story.]
  
• “DANISH SOLDIER KILLED BY ROADSIDE BOMB IN IRAQ” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – Londond, England, UK – 23 September 2006
• “BOMB IGNITES TANKER IN IRAQ, KILLING 37 – Bomb Ignites Kerosene Tanker in Baghdad Slum, Killing at Least 37; U.S. Contractor Dies” – by Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press (AP) – ABC News – American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. – New York, New York, US – 23 September 2006
• “BOMB NEAR GATHERING OF WOMEN KILLS AT LEAST 35 IRAQIS” – by Richard A. Oppel, Jr. & Hosham Hussein, The New York Times – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 23 September 2006

ISRAEL:

• “IAF STRIKES GAZA HOUSE THAT HID SMUGGLING TUNNELS” – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 23 September 2006
• “ISRAELI FORCES ENTER GAZA STRIP” – Reuters – News.com.au – News Limited – Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia – 23 September 2006
• “MEDIATOR: ISRAEL-HIZBULLAH PRISONER SWAP WITHIN DAYS – Lebanese Christian clergyman tell Al-Biyan newspaper that Israel has agreed to transfer Lebanese prisoners, bodies of Hizbullah fighters in return for freeing Israeli hostages. According to Abboud, all that is necessary to complete process is appointment of UN representative” – by Roee Nahmias – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 23 September 2006

ITALY:

• “BRIEFLY: ITALY ORDERS INQUIRY ON TELECOM’S WIRETAPS” – Bloomberg News – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006

JAMMU & KASHMIR:

• “SECURITY FORCES KILL FOUR MILITANTS IN J&K” – Press Trust of India (PTI) – The Times of India – Times Internet Limited – Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 24 September 2006
• “2 ARRESTED FOR HELPING MILITANTS IN J&K” – Press Trust of India (PTI) – The Times of India – Times Internet Limited – Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 23 September 2006
• “SELF RULE SOLUTION FOR KASHMIR PROBLEM: MUFTI” – The Kashmir Observer Online (Kashmir.net) – The Kashmir Observer – Srinagar, Kashmir, India – 23 September 2006

LEBANON:

• “LEBANESE ARMY TAKES UP POSITION ON ISRAEL BORDER” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Hindustan Times – HT Media Limited – New Delhi, India – 23 September 2006
• “LASTING QUIET RETURNS TO SOUTH LEBANON” – by Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press (AP) – Yahoo! News – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 23 September 2006
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NEPAL:

• “MAOIST SPLINTER GROUP ADMITS KILLING NEPAL MP” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 24 September 2006
• “NO TRACE OF MISSING CHOPPER WITH 24 PEOPLE IN NEPAL” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 24 September 2006
• “NEPAL CHOPPER MISSING” – by Sudesha Sarkar, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 23 September 2006
• “ROYALIST MP AMONG FOUR KILLED IN NEPAL” – by Sudeshna Sarkar, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 23 September 2006

NIGERIA:

• “RELIGIOUS RIOTS ERUPT IN NIGERIA – ZEALOTS: Muslim rioters burned churches, homes and businesses after a Christian woman reportedly retaliated against a colleague’s derogatory remarks about Jesus” – Agencies – The Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 23 September 2006

PAKISTAN:

• “PAKISTAN DENIES COUP RUMORS AS POWER FAILURES HIT MAIN CITIES” – by Paul Tighe – Bloomberg News – Bloomberg L.P. – New York, New York, US – 24 September 2006
• “MAJOR POWER BREAKDOWN HITS PAKISTAN” – Xinhua – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 24 September 2006
• “MISSING JOURNALIST FREED” – Staff Reporter – DAWN: The Internet Edition – Pakistani Herald Publications (Pvt) Limited – Karachi, Pakistan – 24 September 2006

QUOTE:
     
     A local journalist, Saeed Sarbazi, missing since Wednesday, returned home on early Saturday morning.
     
     Mr. Sabazi, allegedly in the custody of some intelligence agency, was left blindfolded on the Karsaz Road after returning him his personal effects, including cellphones.
     
[. . .]
     
     Narrating his ordeal at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday evening, Mr. Sarbazi said that he was on his way to the KPC on Wednesday when he was intercepted by some unknown people near Jubilee cinema, who dragged him from his car into another vehicle and covered his face with his own shirt. “I told him that I am a journalist but they told me that I am a terrorist.”
     
[. . .]
     
     “I was interrogated about my personal and professional details, my family members, and my connection to the so-called Baloch Liberation Army. I told them that being a journalist, I had made some calls after Akbar Bugti’s killing about some news but I didn’t know anything bout BLA or any of its members,” he said. [Cont’d…]
     
– “Missing Journalist Freed” – DAWN: The Internet Edition

• “BOMB BLAST KILLS TWO, WOUNDS EIGHT IN PAKISTAN” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – 23 September 2006
• “BOMB EXPLOSION KILLS TWO IN PAKISTAN” – Xinhua News Agency – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 23 September 2006

PALESTINE/HAMAS:

• “ABBAS SAYS UNITY EFFORT ‘BACK TO ZERO’” – Associated Press (AP) – Yahoo! News – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 23 September 2006
• “HAMAS ‘NOT TO JOIN GOV’T THAT RECOGNIZES ISRAEL’” – China Daily – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – 23 September 2006

PHILIPPINES:

• “TOWN MAYOR SHOT DEAD IN NORTHERN PHILIPPINES” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 24 September 2006

RUSSIA:

• “PUTIN PLAYS DOWN IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S STAKE IN EADS” – Reuters, Associated Press (AP) & The New York Times – International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Nueilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006
• “PUTIN CONFIRMS RUSSIAN TROOPS FOR LEBANON, BUT NOT UNDER U.N. FLAG” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – Naharnet Newsdesk – Beirut, Lebanon – 24 September 2006

SAUDI ARABIA:

• ““SAUDI ARABIA DENIES ANY SECRET CONTACTS WITH ISRAEL” OFFICIAL” – by Turki Al-Saheil – Asharq Alawsat – Saudi Research and Publishing Company – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006

SOMALIA:

• “SOMALIA: 30 INMATES ESCAPE FROM ISLAMIST JAIL” – Garowe Online News – Garowe, Puntland, Somalia – 24 September 2006
• “ISLAMISTS IN SOMALIA PACIFY A DANGEROUS CITY” – by Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 24 September 2006
• “HUNDREDS OF SOMALIA’S ISLAMISTS HEAD TO STRATEGIC PORT TOWN OF KISMAYO” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 23 September 2006

SPAIN:

• “ISLAMISTS ‘PLANNED TO HIT’ US BASE” – Reuters – The Australian – News Limited – Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia – 23 September 2006

SWITZERLAND:

• “SWISS VOTE TO ADOPT STRICT RULES ON ASYLUM” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – 24 September 2006

THAILAND:

• “THAILAND: JOURNALISTS SHOULD CENSOR WRITING” – India Daily – IndiaDaily.com – Iselin, New Jersey, US – 22 September 2006

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE):

• “RAMADAN — MONTH OF PRAYER FOR MUSLIMS, OF “HOLY WAR” FOR EXTREMISTS” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Khaleej Times Online – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 23 September 2006

VENEZUELA & EL PRESIDENTE CHÁVEZ:

• “CHÁVEZ: U.S. DETAINED FOREIGN MINISTER” – by Natalie Obiko Pearson, Associated Press (AP) – Yahoo! News – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 23 September 2006

AROUND THE WORLD:

AUSTRALIA:

• “AUSTRALIA PLANS IMMIGRANT TESTS – Australia is planning a radical strenghtening of immigration laws that would require prospective citizens to take tough English language tests as well as a quiz on history and culture” – by Phil Mercer Bryant – BBC News – British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006

BANGLADESH:

• “84 BODIES OF BANGLADESHI FISHERMAN RECOVERED” – Xinhua News Agency – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 23 September 2006

BRITAIN:

• “HEALTH MINISTER CONDEMNS BUCKFAST TONIC WINE” – by Arthur MacMillan – The Scotsman on Sunday – The Scotsman Publications Limited – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – 24 September 2006
  [NOTES: Fortified wine made by Benedictine monks in Devon, is coming under fire from Health Officials who say the popular drink is causing anti-social behavior among Scotland’s young people. During an interview with Talk 107, an Edinburgh-based radio station, Scotland’s Health Minister, Andy Kerr responded to a listener’s question by stating that, “I think there’s something different about that drink that does something to, particularly, our young people.” also charging that Buckfast had not been “very open” with him and other officials on the issue. A spokesman from the company that distributes the wine on the monks’ behalf, J. Chandler & Co., is quoted in the article as saying that, “I am baffled as to how, before a meeting with us, [Andy Kerr, Scotland’s Health Minister] he has come out and said the things he has in relations to Buckfast. his swashbucklying statements show bad manners, a complete lack of judgement, and they don’t do the Scottish Parliament any favours at all. It’s no way to behave.” Many more details in the article.]
  

CÔTE D’IVOIRE:

• “DUMPING OF TOXIC WASTE IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE CONDEMNED” – Xinhua – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 24 September 2006

GERMANY:

• “EXPERTS PROBE CAUSE OF MAGNETIC TRAIN CRASH IN GERMANY” – Associated Press (AP) – The Hindu News Update Service – The Hindu Group – Chennai (Madras), India – 24 September 2006
• “DEATH TOLL RISES TO 5 IN GERMAN GAS EXPLOSION” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006

INDONESIA:

• “CORRUPTION, FRAUD HAUNT TSUNAMI EFFORTS” – by Michael Casey, Associated Press (AP) – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 23 September 2006

PAKISTAN:

• “SAFMA [South Asian Free Media Association] CONCERNED OVER BEATING OF JOURNALISTS” – Dawn: The Internet Edition – Pakistani Herald Publication (Pvt) Limited – Karachi, Pakistan – 23 September 2006

QATAR:

• “QATAR DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF LIVESTOCK ABUSE” – by Barbara Bibbo’, Correspondent – GulfNews.com – Al Nisr Publishing LLC – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 24 September 2006
• “FASTING MONTH OF RAMADAN BEGINS IN QATAR TODAY” – The Gulf Times – Gulf Publishing & Printing Co. – Doha, Qatar – 23 September 2006

HEALTH & MEDICINE:

• “RESTRICTED DIET MAY HELP PREVENT ALZHEIMER’S: Low-calorie intake influenced a variety of age-related diseases in monkey study” – HealthDay News – HealthScout Consumer Health News – Choice Media, Inc. – Arlington, Virginia, US – 24 September 2006
• “DDT IN AFRICA SAVES BABIES’ LIVES, SAYS WHO” – The Daily Telegraph – Telegraph Group Limited – London, England, UK – 18 September 2006
  [NOTES: Related editorial available; “Let Us Spray” – The Daily Telegraph – 17 September 2006]

QUOTE:
     
     The World Health Organization [WHO] is urging powerful environmental groups not to oppose the use of the pesticide DDT to fight malaria in Africa, after a significant reversal of policy by the agency.
     
     Arata Kochi, the director of the WHO’s malaria department, issued his appeal to the green lobby after announcing that the agency now endorsed spraying the pesticide inside dwellings, especially mud and thatched huts, in mosquito-infested regions.
     
     “I am here today to ask you, please help save African babies as you are helping to save the environment. African babies do not have a powerful movement… to champion their well-being,” Mr. Kochi said.
     
[. . .]
     
     DDT is banned in the developed world and the WHO has discouraged its use in the Third World for three decades, but the organisation has now concluded that its life-saving benefits far outweigh the health and environmental risks. [Cont’d …]
     
– “DDT in Africa Saves Babies’ Lives, Says WHO” – The Daily Telegraph

• “POLIO RISING [IN INDIA] AS CHILDREN MISS JABS” – The Daily Telegraph – Telegraph Group Limited – London, England, UK – 18 September 2006

HISTORY & SOCIETY:

• “9,500-YEAR-OLD DECORATED SKULLS FOUND IN SYRIA” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Khaleej Times Online – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 24 September 2006
• “MUMMIFIED DOGS UNCOVERED IN PERU” – by Dan Collyns – BBC News – British Broadcasting Company (BBC) – London, England, UK – 23 September 2006

NATURE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

THE FACE ON MARS – A CLOSER LOOK:

[NOTES: Photo to the right was obtained at BBC News – Image Credit: Esa/DLR/FUBerlin/G.Neukum/MSSS; and NASA/JPL – Click on picture to see full-size (will open in a new window).]

• “NEW VISAGE FOR RED PLANET ‘FACE’ – The Mars Express probe has photographed the classic surface feature on the Red Planet’s surface known as “The Face”. – BBC News – British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – London, England, UK – 24 September 2006
• “‘FACE ON MARS’ JUST A NATURALLY FORMED HILL” – Bureau Report – ZEENews.com – Zee News Limited – Noida, India – 23 September 2006

OTHER NEWS:

• “HUBBLE FINDS GOLDMINE OF GALAXIES IN THE EARLY UNIVERSE” – Asian News International (ANI) – Yahoo! News India – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 24 September 2006
• “ASTRONAUT COLLAPSES DURING CEREMONY” – Associated Press – The New York Times – The New York Times Company – New York, New York, US – 23 September 2006
• “JAPAN SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES SOLAR OBSERVATION SATELLITE” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 23 September 2006

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

• “CLAPTON’S EX-WIFE TO PUBLISH MEMOIRS” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 24 September 2006
• “JACK OSBOURNE REFUSES TO WORK WITH SISTER” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 24 September 2006
• “HOLLYWOOD: BOSWORTH BLAMES ‘SUPERMAN’ CURSE FOR BLOOM SPLIT” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 23 September 2006
• “HOLLYWOOD: AGUILERA ADMIRES TIMBERLAKE FOR TAKING RISKS” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India – 23 September 2006

UNITED STATES NEWS:

TOP STORIES:

TROUBLE ON THE BORDER:

• “50 FEDS, ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKERS BATTLE IN MEXICAN BORDER GUNFIGHT” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 23 September 2006

CLINTON GETS DEFENSIVE:
[NOTE: If you missed it, there is a longer clip of the Wallace interview with Clinton now available on YouTube.com; “Bill Clinton Blames Others for 911” – Length: 10:01 min.]

• “CLINTON GETS TESTY WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT BIN LADEN – In TV interview, ex-president says, ‘At least I tried’” – The Washington Post – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 24 September 2006

VENEZUELA’S FOREIGN MINISTER DETAINED AT JFK AIRPORT:

• “VENEZUELA REJECTS US APOLOGIES – Venezuela has made a formal complaint to the US authorities and the United Nations after its foreign minister was detained at a New York airport” – BBC News – British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – London, England, UK – 24 September 2006
• “CHÁVEZ MINISTER IN SPAT WITH US – Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro has accused US officials of detaining him and threatening him at an airport after he visited the UN” – BBC News – British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – London, England, UK – 24 September 2006
• “CHAVEZ: U.S. DETAINED FOREIGN MINISTER – Hugo Chávez Says U.S. Held Foreign Minister; Americans Say He Required Screening at Airport” – by Natalie Obiko Pearson, Associated Press (AP) – ABC News – American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. – New York, New York, US – 23 September 2006

CHAVEZ VISITS THE UNITED STATES:

• “VENEZUELA’S CHÁVEZ: BUSH MAY TRY TO KILL ME FOR ‘DEVIL’ COMMENTS” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 23 September 2006
• “POLITICIANS ACROSS THE AISLE CONDEMN REMARKS BY CHÁVEZ – He stands by Bush criticism; Jackson urges less rhetoric” – by Ian James, Associated Press (AP) – The Boston Globe – The New York Times Company – Boston, Massachusetts, US – 23 September 2006
• “CHAVEZ VISITS HARLEM CHURCH, GIVES POOR MORE OIL” – Associated Press (AP) – The Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 23 September 2006
• “FIERY CHAVEZ AIMS FOR A GLOBAL ROLE” – by Juan Forero, The Washington Post – MSNBC News – MSNBC on the Internet – Redmond, Washington, US – 22 September 2006
• “BUSH CRITICS CONDEMN CHAVEZ’S REFERENCE TO BUSH AS ‘THE DEVIL’” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, US – 22 September 2006

JOSE PADILLA CASE:

• “U.S. ADJUSTS STRATEGY IN PADILLA TERROR CASE – Legal experts say the evidence against the man once described as a ‘dirty bomber’ may be too vague for a conviction“ – by Curt Anderson, Associated Press – The Miami Herald – The McClatchy Company – 24 September 2006

ON THE HOMEFRONT:

• “SUMMARY BOX: FBI SEARCH PUTS ISLAMIC CHARITY UNDER SCRUTINY” – Associated Press (AP) – NewsFlash, MLive.com – Michigan Live LLC – Ann Arbor, Michigan, US – 24 September 2006
• “TERRORISTS COULD TARGET THE FOOD SUPPLY – Government Spends Millions Researching Bioterror” – by Pierre Thomas – ABC News – American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. – New York, New York, US – 24 September 2006
• “BUSH PRAISES U.S. TERROR ALLIES – President Plays Middleman Between Afghanistan and Pakistan” – Associated Press (AP) – CBS News – CBS Corporation – New York, New York US – 23 September 2006
• “BUSH TO REPROACH [TURKISH PM] ERDOGAN ABOUT [NOT FREEZING THE ASSETS OF YASIN] EL-KADI” – The New Anatolian – Istanbul, Turkey – 23 September 2006
• “CLINTON FAULTS BUSH FOR INACTION ON BIN LADEN” – Reuters – Yahoo! News India – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 23 September 2006
• “IN SURPRISE MOVE, FEDS DROP ONE OF THREE COUNTS IN HAMAS TERRORISM CASE” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 22 September 2006
• “ID PROGRAM WILL COST STATES $11 BILLION REPORT SAYS” – by Darryl Fears, Staff Writer – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – 22 September 2006
• “PROPOSED ORDINANCE ASKS EACH HOUSEHOLD TO HAVE A FIREARM” – Reported by Shayne Wells – Ch. 12 KTRV-TV (FOX) – Block Communications – Boise, Idaho, US – 21 September 2006

QUOTE:
     
     Greenleaf, Idaho — All Americans have the right to bear arms. Some towns have even gone as far as to require each household to have a gun. Now a small Idaho town is contemplating a similar idea — it’s called the Civil Emergencies Ordinance. And although gun ownership is just one piece of this ordinance, it’s the part that’s getting the most attention.
     
     “We’ve [been] blessed to be a fairly rural area of the state, so we don’t have a lot of crime and I think we’d like to keep it that way,” said Lee Belt, Greenleaf city clerk. [Cont’d…]
     
– “Proposed Ordinance asks Each Household to Have a Firearm” – Ch. 12 KTRV-TV (FOX)

FOREIGN RELATIONS:

• “U.S. ‘CONCERNED’ AS RUSSIA AXES CONSORTIUM’S PERMIT” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 24 September 2006
• “CONDOLEEZA RICE PROMOTES WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – Yahoo! News Singapore – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 24 September 2006
• “CONDOLEEZA RICE DECRIES WORSENING DARFUR VIOLENCE” – Associated Press (AP) – The Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 24 September 2006
• “U.S. TO SEND DELEGATION ON LEBANON REBUILDING” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – New York, New York, US – 23 September 2006
• “BUSH RULES OUT US ROLE IN KASHMIR” – The Hindustan Times – Yahoo! News India – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 23 September 2006
• “RICE URGES LIBYA TO RESOLVE LOCKERBIE DISPUTE” – by Sue Pleming – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – 23 September 2006

POLITICS & ACTIVISM:

• HAWAII: “AKAKA TAKES EARLY LEAD IN SENATE RACE” – by Mark Niesse, Associated Press (AP) – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 24 September 2006
• “EVANGELICAL LEADERS URGING FOLLOWERS TO BACK GOP IN NOV. – Push for votes comes on opening day of weekend strategy meeting” – by Peter Wallsten, The Los Angeles Times – The Baltimore Sun – The Tribune Company – Baltimore, Maryland, US – 23 September 2006
• FLORIDA: “FLA. GOP ACTIVISTS SHOW HARRIS SOME LOVE” – by Brendan Farrington, Associated Press (AP) – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 23 September 2006
• “STATE LAWMAKER STILL WAITING FOR WHITE HOUSE PLEDGE ON TRADE” – by Ben Evans, Associated Press (AP) – The Tuscaloosa News (tuscaloosanews.com) – New York Times Regional NewsGroup – Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US – 23 September 2006

LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIARY & CRIME:

• “HEAD OF FBI OFFICE IS REASSIGNED IN PROBE – BRIEFING: Minneapolis” – The St. Paul Pioneer Press (TwinCities.com) – The McClatchy Company – Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota, US – 23 September 2006
• “CHRONICLE CASE PROVES NEED FOR LAW, HOUSE SPONSOR SAYS: DON’T JIL REPORTERS FOR DOING JOBS, SAYS INDIANA REPUBLICAN” – by Zachary Coile, The San Francisco Chronicle Washington Bureau – SFGate.com – Hearst Communications Inc. – San Francisco, California, US – 23 September 2006
• MASSACHUSETTS: “STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS EXTENDED FOR [SEX CRIMES AGAINST] CHILDREN” – by Dan Ring – The Republican (MassLive.com) – MassLive, LLC – Springfield, Massachusetts, US – 22 September 2006

BUSINESS & ECONOMY:

• “BIZNETDAILY: CAR DEALERSHIP’S ‘JIHAD’ TO BEGIN ‘FATWA FRIDAY’ – Radio Stations Reject ‘Tongue-in-Cheek’ Ads, Call Islamic-Themed Campaign ‘Insensitive’” – WorldNetDaily.com – World Net Daily – Medfor, Oregon, US – 23 September 2006

EDUCATION:

• “PUBLISHERS SEEK RECOURSE AFTER AUDIT SLAMS FEDERAL READING PROGRAM” – by Greg Toppo – USA Today – Gannett Co. Inc. – McLean, Virginia, US – 24 September 2006
• “STUDENTS REBEL AGAINST DATABASE DESIGNED TO THWART PLAGIARISTS” – by Maria Glod, Staff Writer – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 22 September 2006
• “U.S. SCIENCE EDUCATION LAGS, STUDY FINDS” – Reuters – CNN News – Cable News Network LP LLLP – Atlanta, Georgia, US – 21 September 2006

AROUND THE NATION:

COLORADO:

• “DRAGGING-DEATH VICTIM IDENTIFIED” – Associated Press (AP) – The Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 23 September 2006

FLORIDA:

• “COAST GUARD INVESTIGATES N. MIAMI BOAT EXPLOSION” – by Shomari Stone – Ch. 4 WFOR-TV (CBS – CBS4.com) – CBS Television Stations Inc. – Doral, Florida, US – 23 September 2006

NEBRASKA:

• “BOMB SCARE HALTS TENNECO WORK” – by Barb Bierman Batie – The Lexington Clipper-Herald – Midlands Newspapers – Lexington, Nebraska, US – 23 September 2006

NEW YORK:

• “HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES DISCIPLINED FOR PEEKING AT SLAIN CHILD’S FILES” – by David B. Caruso, Associated Press (AP) – Newsday.com – Melville, New York, US – 23 September 2006
• “FBI LAB TO ANALYZE VOICE SAMPLES – Boy, 16, is suspect in fake calls to 911” – by Matt Gryta, Staff Reporter – The Buffalo News – Berkshire Hathaway – Buffalo, New York, US – 23 September 2006

TEXAS:

• “TEENS KILLED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED” – by Rhiannon Meyers, Staff Writer – The Tyler Morning Telegraph (TylerPaper.com) – T.B. Butler Publishing – Tyler, Texas, US – 22 September 2006

UTAH:

• “[LAYTON,] UTAH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER FACES SIMPLE ASSAULT CHARGES FOR THUMBTACK IN GLOVE” – Associated Press (AP) – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 23 September 2006
  [NOTES: A 15-year-old high school football player allegedly put a thumbtack in his glove before shaking hands and high-fiving players from rival, Davis High School, following a football game last Thursday. One of the students that was pricked with the tack has decided to press charges against the boy which has resulted in a criminal charge of simple assault brought by the Layton Police Department. The offending student has been kicked off the team as a result of his actions, and may face further penalties through the school district if the principal decides the tack was used as a weapon, instead of merely being a “prank”. The two schools have a long-standing rivalry and have played pranks on each other in the past. Davis District Official Chirstopher Williams is quoted in the article stating that, “There’s been a rivalry between the two for years, but it doesn’t justify one student to hurt another student.”]

ONLINE MAGAZINES & WEBSITE FEATURES:

• “THE ISLAMIZATION OF MOROCCO – Extremism is displacing moderation in the North African kingdom.” – by Ovivier Guitta – The Weekly Standard, Volume 012, Issue 03 – News Corporation – Washington, D.C., US – 24 September 2006 (Publication Date 02 October 2006)
• “A COUP IN THE MAKING? EXPERT IN BANGKOK SAYS AUTUMN HAD BEEN DAWNING ON THE THAI PATRIARCH” – by Zachary Abuza – The National Interest Online – The Nixon Center – Shrub Oak, New York, US – 22 September 2006

COLUMNS & EDITORIALS:

• “CHÁVEZ WRONG ON SUCCESS OF COMMUNISM IN CHINA” – by Gwynne Dyer – NewVision.co.ug – The New Vision – Uganda – 24 September 2006
• “THE FBI RAIDS COOK COUNTY” – by Editors – The Chicago Tribune – The Tribune Company – Chicago, Illinois, US – 24 September 2006
• “I SAW THE HORROR THAT AHMADINEJAD SAYS NEVER HAPPENED” – by Gabe Pressman, Guest Opinion – The New York Daily News – Daily News L.P. – New York, New York, US – 24 September 2006
• “QUESTIONS FOR AHMADINEJAD” – by Mona Charen – The Washington Times – The Washington Times LLC – Washington, D.C., US – 24 September 2006
• “US MUST LIBERATE IRAQ FROM IRAN” – by Scott Sullivan – TCV News & Commentary – The Conservative Voice – Kernersville, North Carolina, US – 24 September 2006
• “DEM DEMAGOGUES – COMPARING BUSH TO SATAN, CHÁVEZ WAS FOLLOWING THEIR LEAD” – by Michael Goodwin – The New York Daily News – Daily News, L.P. – New York, New York, US – 24 September 2006
• “DOES AP STAND FOR AL-QAEDA PROPOGANDA?” – by Jules Crittenden, City Editor – The Boston Herald – Herald Media Inc. – Boston, Massachusetts, US – 24 September 2006
• “BENEDICT XVI, FAITH, REASON AND ISLAM: EXPLAINING THE REAL MESSAGE” – Zenit.org – Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) – Chicago, Illinois, US – 23 September 2006
• “THE STATE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM” – Zenit.org – Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) – Chicago, Illinois, US – 23 September 2006
• MEDIA ISSUES: “MORE JOURNALISTS FACING JAIL: Time to pass a federal shield law” – by Editors – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 23 September 2006
• “INTOLERANCE AND “INFIDEL DOGS”” – by Rich Tucker – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 23 September 2006
• “READER’S VIEW: COMMUNIST FLAG APPALLS MOM OF SON KILLED IN WAR” – by Naomi M. Cavicchi in Randolph – The Patriot Ledger (SouthofBoston.com) – Quincy, Massachusetts, US – 22 September 2006
• “HE SAID THAT? – Chavez’s U.N. Speech Reveals How He’s Polarized Venezuela and the U.S. has Polarized Word Opinion” – by Editors – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 22 September 2006
• HEALTH & MEDICINE: “MILK ALLERGY DIAGNOSIS GUIDANCE DEVELOPED” – Source: SHS International Press Release Author: OnMedica Editorial – OnMedica.net – OnMedica Group Ltd. – Buckinghamshire, England, UK – 22 September 2006
• “TOLERANCE: A TWO-WAY STREET” – by Charles Krauthammer – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 22 September 2006
• “HELP ISLAMIC EXTREMISM, SHUT UP” – by Diana West – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 22 September 2006
• “SEARCHING FOR MODERATE MUSLIMS” – by David Keene – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 22 September 2006

NATIONAL BLOG WATCH:

HOT TOPICS IN THE “BLOGOSPHERE”:

TRANSLATED PRE-WAR IRAQ DOCUMENTS:

• “IRAQI DOCUMENTS CONTRADICT SENATE REPORT THAT SADDAM REGIME WAS “INTENSELY SECULAR”” – Translation by Joseph Shahda – JVeritas-Translating the Iraq Documents – US – 21 September 2006
• “2003 DOCUMENT: IRAQI SOURCES IN PAKISTAN WARNS OF US CAPTURING OR KILLING SADDAM” – Translation by Joseph Shahda – JVeritas-Translating the Iraq Documents – US – 21 September 2006
• “IRAQI DOCUMENTS REBUT THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON WMD” – Translation by Joseph Shahda – JVeritas-Translating the Iraq Documents – US – 19 September 2006

ANTI-WAR (PRO-TERRORIST) PROTEST IN MANCHESTER & COUNTER-PROTEST:

• “TIME TO GO! ANTI-WAR PROTEST, MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]” – Moonbat Media – UK – 23 September 2006
  [NOTES: Be sure to check out the photos on the page labeled; HEZBOLLAH.]
  
• “REZA MORADI CRASHES TONY BENN’S SPEECH IN MANCHESTER” – The Moonbat Media Blog – 24 September 2006
  [NOTES: Be sure to see the VIDEO COVERAGE OF THE COUNTER-PROTEST staged by Iranian Human Rights Activist Reza Moradi and friend Shiva Mahbobi, who were forcibly removed from the area by anti-war organizer Ghada Razuki and his minions. Also on the video page is coverage of the speech given by Mr. Moradi after the anti-war protest ended. A column of police intervened to calm the situation when Mr. Moradi was opposed by a handful of pro-Islamist Iranians.]

CLINTON GONE WILD:

• “TOUCH A SORE SPOT, PRESIDENT CLINTON?” – by Hugh Hewitt – Townhall Blog – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 24 September 2006
• “THE CLINTON FREAK-OUT: ‘UM, WOW’” – by Mary Katharine Ham – Townhall Blog – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 24 September 2006
• “I AGREE WITH CAPTAIN – UPDATE” – by The Anchoress – The Anchoress Online – US – 23 September 2006

THE ARIZONA 9/11 MEMORIAL:
There are a lot of bloggers covering this issue. Here are a few of the more prominent contributors in the blogosphere. Be sure to follow the links within the postings for even more information.

• “PHOTO SERIES: THE ARIZONA 9/11 MEMORIAL & AUDIO UPDATE: AZ GOVERNOR COMMENTS ON CONTROVERSY” – by Allahpundit – HotAir – Hot Air Network, LLC – US – 24 September 2006
• “VIDEO: FOX COVERS ARIZONA 9/11 MEMORIAL CONTROVERSY” – by Allahpundit – Hot Air – Hot Air Networks, LLC – US – 24 September 2006
• “ARIZONA 9/11 MEMORIAL: ANOTHER ‘BLAME AMERICA’ MONUMENT” – by Mary Katharine Ham – Townhall Blog – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 24 September 2006
• “MORE ON AZ 9/11 MEMORIAL” – Riehl World View – US – 24 September 2006
  [NOTES: Riehl World View discusses the curriculum that is offered through the memorial’s website among other issues.]

OTHER NEWS & VIEWS:

• “FEDS SEEK TO BLOCK SURVEILLANCE LAWFUIT FILED BY ISLAMIC CHARITY SUSPECTED OF TERROR TIES” – Stop the ACLU Blog – US – 24 September 2006
• “FBI INVESTIGATES MOSQUE SHOOTING IN FLORIDA” – Stop the ACLU Blog – US – 24 September 2006
• “DEMOCRACY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD” – by Lorenzo Vidino – Counterterrorism Blog – Counterterrorism Foundation – Washington, D.C., US – 24 September 2006
• “9/11 COMMISSION MEMBERS SHOULD REVIEW AND REPORT ON CONTROVERSIAL INTEL ESTIMATE” – by Andrew Cochran – Counterterrorism Blog – Counterterrorism Foundation – Washington, D.C., US – 24 September 2006
• “THIS ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM MAY LEAD TO SUSPENSION OR TO SANCTIONS” – by Victor Comras – Counterterrorism Blog – Counterterrorism Foundation – Washington, D.C., US – 24 September 2006
• “PAINTBALLING FOR ALLAH” – by Joe Kaufman & Laura Mansfield – Blog @ LauraMansfield.com – US – 23 September 2006
• “MORE AL QAEDA DEATH PORN” – by Michelle Malkin – MichelleMalkin.com – US – 23 September 2006
• “EXTREME DHIMMITUDE IN NOTTINGHAM” – by DFH – Drinking From Home – US – 23 September 2006
• “LEADER OF ANSAR AL SUNNAH CAPTURED” – by Mike Pechar – My Pet Jawa – US – 23 September 2006
• “NPR’S NINA TOTENBERG: WE MADE HUGO CHAVEZ INTO A GLOBAL SPECTACLE” – by Tim Graham – NewsBusters.org – US – 22 September 2006
• “GERMAN WOMAN TO RESCUE AMERICAN NAVY SEAL” – by Michael Yon – Michael Yon: Online Magazine – US – 22 September 2006

PRESS RELEASES, STATEMENTS,
RESEARCH REPORTS & TRANSCRIPTS:

• “TRANSCRIPT: HUGO CHÁVEZ DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY” – Speech Transcript – Hugo Chávez, through a translator – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 21 September 2006
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• “THE CORRESPONDENTS REPORT: VENEZUELA’S CHAVEZ ATTACKS BUSH” – Program Transcript – Host: Hamish Robertson – ABC News Online – Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 23 September 2006
• “GAMAL MUBARAK: EGYPT HAS A RIGHT TO NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES. NUCLEAR ENERGY – A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE IN THE FUTURE” – Transcript – TV Monitor Project Clip No. 1274 – The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) – Washington, D.C., US – 20 September 2006
• “LEADER OF SYRIAN BROTHERHOOD ALI AL-BAYANOUNI: BASHAR AL-ASSAD TRIES TO SOW THE SEEDS OF CIVIL STRIFE IN LEBANON” – Transcript – TV Monitor Project Clip No. 1272 – The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) – Washington, D.C., US – 30 August 2006

OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS:

AMERICAN FORCES INFORMATION SERVICE (AFIS) NEWS ARTICLES:

• “INCREASED IED ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN CATCH VICE CHAIRMAN’S ATTENTION” – by Lt. Brenda Steele, USN – AFIS News Articles via the U.S. Department of Defense – DefenseLink.mil – 24 September 2006
• “COALITION FORCES DETAIN 26 IN THREE INCIDENTS, FIND MUNITIONS” – American Forces Press Service – AFIS News Articles via the U.S. Dept. of Defense – DefenseLink.mil – 24 September 2006
• “IRAQI PRESIDENT SAYS COUNTRY’S FORCES READY, WILLING TO HELP SECURE BAGHDAD” – by Samantha L. Quigley, American Forces Press Service – AFIS News Articles via the U.S. Dept. of Defense – DefenseLink.mil – 24 September 2006
• “TALIBAN ONLY PART OF A BIGGER ISSUE, AFGHAN PRESIDENT SAYS” – by Samantha L. Quigley, American Forces Press Service – AFIS News Articles via the U.S. Dept. of Defense – DefenseLink.mil – 24 September 2006

FROM THE OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM WEBSITE
(OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE – IRAQ):

• “MARINES COME TO AID OF IRAQI GIRL” – by Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva, 1st Marine Division – Operation Iraqi Freedom, Official Website of Multi-National Force Iraq – Iraq – 24 September 2006
• “ROUNDING UP INSURGENTS WITH LOCAL HELP” – by Lance Cpl. Erik Villagran, Regimental Combat Team 5 – Operation Iraqi Freedom, Official Website of Multi-National Force Iraq – Iraq – 24 September 2006

FROM THE U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE (USDA):

• “JOINT USDA AND DOI NEWS RELEASE: AVIAN INFLUENZA TESTS COMPLETE ON WILD MALLARD DUCKS IN PENNSYLVANIA” – News Release No. 0375-06 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) & U.S. Dept. of Interior (DOI) – USDA.gov – Washington, D.C., US – 23 September 2006
  [NOTES: Final test results were announced today, and they confirm the presence of low pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus. This specific subtype has been found several times in wild birds in North America. The release states that this strain poses no risk to human health. More information is contained in the release.]

MULTIMEDIA LINKS (IMAGES, AUDIO & VIDEO):

• “THE ARAB AND IRANIAN REACTION TO 911 – FIVE YEARS LATER” – MEMRI Films – The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) – Washington, D.C., US
  [NOTES: There are several ways to view the documentary offered on the site. A transcript of the documentary is also offered in .pdf format.]

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