Terrorism and Insurgency – 2 Marines Killed in Afghan Bomb Blast (CBS News)

2 Marines Killed in Afghan Bomb Blast (CBS News)
3rd U.S. Service Member Dies of Wounds; Americans Being Killed in Afghanistan at Record Pace

Arroyo, CIA chief discuss counter-terrorism (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
(UPDATE) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo met with United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Panetta in a closed-door security meeting on Sunday.

Cheney slammed over ’secret counter terrorism program’ (Sydney Morning Herald)
Democrats have lashed out at former vice-president Dick Cheney, accusing him of abusing his power, amid reports he ordered the CIA to withhold information from Congress about a secret counter-terrorism program.

The darkest days (Sunday Herald)
Following a week in which British forces have seen some of the bloodiest fighting since the second world war, we look at both the political implications and the soldiers view of the war in Afghanistan.

‘Abu Sayyaf not qualified for amnesty’ (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
MANILA – The Abu Sayyaf bandit group is not qualified for amnesty, former National Security Adviser and Para aque Rep. Roilo Golez told ABS-CBN News on Wednesday.

Teodoro orders push vs. Abu Sayyaf, wants results (The Manila Times)
A day after an Italian aid worker was reported to have been released by his Abu Sayyaf captors, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Monday ordered security forces in Sulu and Basilan provinces in Mindanao to step up operations against the kidnappers.

Arroyo, CIA chief discuss counter-terrorism (GMA News)
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo”s meeting with US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Panetta on Sunday afternoon lasted only 30 minutes and tackled counter-terrorism, a Palace official said.

Colombian Rebels Turn to Urban Terror After Battlefield Losses (Bloomberg)
July 8 (Bloomberg) — Colombia s biggest guerrilla group is shifting its strategy to urban terrorism after suffering battlefield losses that threaten its survival, national police Chief Oscar Naranjo said.

G8 Summit Declaration on Counter Terrorism (Fox News)
G8 Summit Declaration on Counter Terrorism

CIA ‘kept counter-terrorism programme secret for eight years’ (Times Online)
The CIA withheld information about a secret counter-terrorism programme for eight years on the orders of former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a report in The New York Times.

Democrats push to investigate Bush-era counter-terrorism tactics (The New Statesman)
Reports linking former Vice President Dick Cheney to a secret C.I.A. program that aimed to lethally target al-Qaida operatives within close range have prompted Democrats to push for a congressional investigation into the Bush administration’s anti-terrorism strategies and torture practices.

The next hostage, the new response (The Manila Times)
Speculations swirl around the release of Eugenio Vagni, the Italian humanitarian worker who was released Sunday after nearly six months of captivity by the Abu Sayyaf terrorists. He was kidnapped on January 15 in Patikul, Sulu, with Andreas Notter, a Swiss, and Filipino Mary Jean Lacaba.

Cry rises for all-out attack on Abu Sayyaf (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Hawks from the administration and the opposition outnumber the doves, calling for an all-out war against kidnappers and terrorists in Mindanao.

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