Tuesday, July 10, 2012


Sorry, I wasn't able to get out the Update last Friday. Last week, I developed some dental problems and I had to have oral surgery Monday morning. I'm doing fine now. Thanks to everyone for your well wishes.   Just click on the blue links for the full stories.


Britain 
Faked Photo? What Faked Photo? - Yarden Frankl (Honest Reporting)
Detained UK suspect trained by Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia - Thomas Joscelyn (The Long War Journal)


Egypt
Iran
Settling Truths - Editorial (Jerusalem Post)

Jordan
Jordan to set up Syrian refugees camps (over 130,000 so far) -
(Jordan News Agency)

Kenya
A recent posting on the website of the Muslim Youth Center, a Shabaab affiliate in Kenya, claims that Samantha Lewthwaite, the widow of one of the London 7/7 bombers, is recruiting and training all-female attack squads in Somalia. Kenyan police say she is being sheltered by Shabaab in southern Somalia. (The Long War Journal)

Lebanon

Beirut Banks Funneling Illicit Funds for Iran, Hizbullah
- Joanna Paraszczuk (Jerusalem Post)

South America
Iranian Weapons on America's Doorstep - Joseph M. Humire - (Washington Times)

Spain
Radical Islam Spreading in Spain
- Soeren Kern (Gatestone Institute)

S
yria
Halting Syrian Chaos - Robert D. Kaplan and Kamran Bokhari (Stratfor)

United States of America

Rahm Emmanuel's Confounding CAIR Appointment
(IPT News)
Investment in Palestinians, Not Divestment from Israel - Rev. John Buchanan (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)