Afghanistan
Taliban destroy 22 NATO trucks in Afghan north - Bill Roggio (The Long War Journal)

Bulgaria

Who Is Behind the Bulgaria Attack? - Ron Ben-Yishai (Ynet News)

Egypt

Egyptians Pelt Clinton Motorcade with Tomatoes - Arshad Mohammed (Reuters)

Germany
Disillusioned German Islamists Abandoning Jihad - Oezlem Gezer and Holger Stark (Der Spiegel-Germany)

Israel
Where’s the Coverage? Israelis Help Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Turkey (CAMERA)
The Political Battle Over the "Occupation" Narrative - Dore Gold (Israel Hayom)  
Eight Recent Attacks Israel Blames on Iran - Scott Baldauf (Christian Science Monitor)

PA/Hamas/Etc.
Gaza Christians Protest "Forcible Conversions" - Diaa Hadid (AP)
Hamas Dominates Gaza Summer Camp Scene - Elhanan Miller (Times of Israel)
Report: PA Official Commits Suicide over Collaboration Charge - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post) 
World Silent as Hamas Demolishes Houses - Tom Gross (Mideast Dispatch)

Russia 

The grand mufti of Tatarstan who opposed Saudi-funded Wahabi clerics and Salafist textbooks was badly wounded in a car bombing. His deputy was assassinated in a shooting at his home. (The Long War Journal)

Syria
The Reason Syria's Chemical Weapons Are So Dangerous - Sara Sorcher (Atlantic Monthly)
Free Syrian Army Gets Tribal Support from Syria's Neighbors - Ibrahim Naffee (Arab News-Saudi Arabia)
Israel: Syria Moving Troops from Golan to Damascus (AFP)  Kochavi warned that Syria was undergoing a process of "Iraqization," with militant and tribal factions controlling different sectors of the country. "We can see an ongoing flow of al-Qaeda and global jihad activists into Syria," he said.

USA
Muslims Combating Islamism Exercising the Bare Minimum of Faith in an Age of Political Correctness - Qanta Ahmed (IPT News)
Bin Laden loyalist transferred from Guantanamo to Sudan - Thomas Joscelyn (The Long War Journal)
Honor Violence in America - Abigail R. Esman (Gatestone Institute) 

Yemen 

Yemen Uncovers Iranian-Led Spy Ring (Reuters-Al Arabiya)

Canada

Ottawa Warns Iranian Embassy over Recruitment of Expats - Kathryn Blaze Carlson (National Post-Canada)

Palestinians
66 Percent of Gazans Support Armed Attacks Against Civilians Inside Israel - Khalil Shikaki (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research)

Fabricating Palestinian History - Shaul Bartal (Middle East Quarterly)Chronic Kleptocracy: Corruption within the Palestinian Political Establishment - Jonathan Schanzer (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Shiites Clash with Security Forces (AFP)Iran "Concerned" over Saudi Violence Against Shiites (AFP-Dawn-Pakistan)

Syria
The ultimate assault: Charting Syria’s use of rape to terrorize its people - Lauren Wolfe (Women's Media Center)

Syrian Lawyers Union Official Thaer Ahmad Ibrahim: 'Elie Wiesel Is The Most Dangerous And Morally Base Human Being In The World' (MEMRI)

UNESCO

Israel Shocked by UNESCO Chair at Gaza Islamic University (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

United States of America
U.S. Soldier in Afghanistan Lost 'Right to Self Defense' - Diane West (Stop Radical Islam)
SWC Protests to Secretary Clinton over Israel's Blatant Omission from Prestigious Global Counterterrorism Forum (Simon Wiesenthanl Center)

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

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Leader Calls for Jihad on Israel (Jihad Watch)
Muslim Brotherhood 'Democracy': Slapping, Stabbing, and Slaying for Sharia  - Raymond Ibrahim (IPT News)
Muslim Brotherhood Preaching Israel Destruction after Election - Steven Emerson (Investigative Project on Terrorism)

Iran

Iran's Parliament Speaker: "Time Has Come for the Disappearance of the West and Israel" (Press TV-Iran)

Israel

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)

Palestinians
Where's the Coverage? The Ignored Palestinian Protests (CAMERA)
Palestinians in West Bank Demonstrate Against Negotiating with Israel (Maan News-PA)

Hamas Gaza govt begins demolition of homes (Ma'an News)

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

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

Syria

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)

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Afghanistan
94 more Afghan schoolgirls reportedly poisoned in Sar-i-Pul - LWJ Staff (Long War Journal)

Bosnia
The Global Jihad Movement In Bosnia – A Time Bomb In The Heart of Europe - A. Ceresnjes and R. Green (MEMRI)

Egypt
Exclusive: Muslim Brotherhood Preaching Israel Destruction After Election  (IPT News)

No More Illusions about Egypt after Mubarak - Yossi Klein Halevi (Globe and Mail-Canada)  

Egyptian President-Elect Morsi Wants to Expand Iran Ties (Al Arabiya)

Egyptian President-Elect Denies Giving Interview on Stronger Ties with Iran (Al Arabiya)
Egypt's Secular Forces Condemn U.S. Support for Muslim Brotherhood Candidate  (Al Ahram-Egypt)

Iran

The Voice of Iran - Elliott Abrams (Council on Foreign Relations) 

Referral of Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Commit Genocide - Justus Reid Weiner (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) 

Iraq
Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation in Iraq and Middle East  - Irfan Al-Alawi (Gatestone Institute)

Israel
Where's the Coverage? Another Double Standard for Israel on Refugees (CAMERA)

Palestinians/PA/Fatah/Hamas/etc.

The Future Leaders of Palestinians: Terrorists - Hisham Jarallah (Gatestone Institute)

Russia

President Putin's Middle East Gambit - Jonathan Marcus (BBC News)
Putin's Mission in Israel - Andrei Kozhinov (Moscow Times-Russia)
Putin's Visit and Israeli-Russian Relations - George Friedman (Stratfor)

Venezuela

Report: Venezuela Supplied Iran with F-16 - Barak Ravid (Ha'aretz)

U.S. Bars Business with Four in Hizbullah Drug-Money Laundering Link (Reuters) The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday banned Americans from doing business with three Lebanese-Venezuelans and a Lebanese man it accused of helping to launder drug money to benefit Hizbullah. The Treasury Department said the group was linked to Lebanese drug kingpin Ayman Joumaa, who was indicted in December.

USA

FBI Tracking 100 Suspected Extremists in U.S. Military - Dina Temple-Raston (NPR)
Eric Holder Covers Up for Radical Islamists  -  Ryan Mauro (Radical Islam) The other Eric Holder scandal no one is talking about. For over one year, Holder has refused to hand over documents about the Muslim Brotherhood network in the U.S.

Brazil
Why Iran Covets Brazil - Ilan Berman (Weekly Standard)

Egypt

Sinai's Emergence as a Strategic Threat to Israel - Michael Herzog (Washington Institute) 

Israel

Two Rockets Hit Western Negev, More than 100 Rockets this Week - Ilana Curiel (Ynet News) 

Libya

Snatched and detained: Libya's "jungle law" - Marie-Louise Gumuchian (Reuters)

Palestinians/Hamas/Palestinian Authority/Fatah/etc

PA exposed by their own publication: Terminology in Media, Culture and Politics- Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

This book and the chosen terms are significant as they officially and accurately reflect PA beliefs, policies and ideologies. Official PA terminology guide: Instead of "terror" say "resistance." Instead of "suicide bombing" say "Martyrdom-seeking operation." Instead of "Israel" say "Israeli colonialism." Instead of "Star of David" say "Six-pointed star."

Popularity Declines for Hamas after Five-Year Gaza Rule (Xinhua - China)

Palestinian Girl’s Death: Hamas Owns Up - Simon Plosker (HonestReporting)

United States

LA Times Soft-Pedals Hamas Terrorist Agenda - Tamar Sternthal (CAMERA)

Texas Bomb Plot Trial, Saudi Faces Life in Prison - Betsy Blaney (AP) 
Little Movement in Latest Radicalization Hearing - (IPT News)

Alice Walker's Bigotry  - Alan M. Dershowitz (Gatestone Institute)

Venezuela

Iran Missile Engineer Oversees Chavez's Drones - Robert Beckhusen (Danger Room)

Iran: A Clear and Present Danger (HonestReporting) scroll down to see some really informative maps/graphics

Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood Leader And Director Of Saudi Al-Risala TV Tareq Al-Suwaidan Tours West, Promoting Restoration Of Caliphate And New Era Of Cyber Jihad- Steven Stalinsky (MEMRI)

In Lebanon, Those "Suspected Of Homosexuality" Face Brutal Police Examination - Laure Stéphan (Le Monde/WorldCrunch)

Fabricating Palestinian History - Alexander H. Joffe (Middle East Quarterly)

More Palestinian Shooting across Gaza-Israel Border - Yaakov Katz and Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)

PA youth taught that suicide terrorists are "greatest role models" on EU-funded NGO's TV program - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Gaza Kindergartners Want to "Blow Up Zionists" - Elior Levy (Ynet News)

Russia Selling Missile Equipment to Iran - Yitzhak Benhorin (Ynet News)

Saudi Arabia to Lead UN Counter Terrorism Initiative - Brooke Goldstein and Zack Kousnetz (American Thinker)

Study shows Saudi ambivalence on radicalism - Steven Miller (The Long War Journal)

Syrian Rebels Armed by the Syrian Army - Tracey Shelton (GlobalPost.com)

State Department Report Purges Religious Freedom (IPT News)Amanpour's Missing Guest (HonestReporting) CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour asks why the media no longer cover the Israel-Palestinian peace process. She interviews Hanan Ashrawi for the Palestinians, but opts not to have an Israeli guest.

Wall Street Journal Lets Palestinian Spokesman Deep-Six the Facts - Sarit Catz, Eric Rozenman (CAMERA)

Africa
New Islamist group emerges in Nigeria, vows to defend all Muslims in Africa (The Long War Journal)

Canada

Canada's Foreign Minister Defends Support of Israel - Lee-Anne Goodman (Huffington Post-Canada)
Egypt

The Egyptian Election and the Arab Spring  - George Friedman (Stratfor)
Christians Should "Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave," Says Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Candidate - Raymond Ibrahim  (Gatestone Institute)
First Round of Egypt's Presidential Election a Defeat for the Islamists - Barry Rubin(PJ Media)
Iran

Mystery Iranian Deaths amid Shadow War (UPI)
Iranian Influence in the Levant, Egypt, Iraq, and Afghanistan - Frederick W. Kagan, Ahmad K. Majidyar, Danielle Pletka, and Marisa Cochrane Sullivan (American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War)

Iran Talks in Baghdad: Western Naivete - Reza Kahlili (Christian Science Monitor)
Israel

Israel Can't Solve Africa's Problems - Jonathan S. Tobin (Commentary)
PA/Hamas/Fatah/Etc.

Hamas Elections in Gaza - Results and Significance (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)
Syria

Russian, North Korean Arms Ships, Paid For by Iran, Dock in Syria - Anshel Pfeffer (Ha'aretz)
USA
LA Top Cops Partner With Islamists - (IPT News)

Clinton Highlights Gaps between U.S. and Israel on Iran - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post) 
Advocacy Journalism Means Never Having to Report What You Don't Want to Report (CAMERA)
Discriminatory Lies and Discriminatory Laws in The New York Times -  Gilead Ini (CAMERA)