Surge in Sale of Disposable Cell Phones May Have Terror Link

January 13, 2006 --

Surge in Sale of Disposable Cell Phones May Have Terror Link
Phones can be difficult or impossible to track; large quantities purchased in California, Texas. (ABC News)

Corralling Domestic Intelligence
Standards in the works for reports of suspicious activity. (Washington Post)

Iran Threatens to Block Nuke Inspections
Iran threatens to block inspections of nuke sites if confronted by U.N. Security Council. (AP)

US Missiles Blamed For 18 Deaths On Pakistan Border
A Pakistani security official and residents of a border region said U.S. aircraft from Afghanistan killed 18 people, including women and children, when they fired missiles at pro-Taliban Islamists early on Friday. (Reuters)

Ten-Volume 'Blueprint for Terrorism' Found In House
A TERRORIST manual on holy war that lists Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty as bombing targets was found in Abu Hamza's house, the Old Bailey was told. The Encyclopaedia of the Afghani Jihad also recommends terrorist attacks on skyscrapers, football stadiums, airports and nuclear power stations for maximum loss of life. (The Times)

Syrian President May Meet UN Team
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may meet a United Nations team investigating the murder of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. (BBC)

Al Hariri Investigation to Resume Next Week
The UN investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al Hariri will resume next week, according to well-informed Lebanese sources quoted in Asharq al Awsat today. The UN committee will question four Syrian officers in Vienna next week, including Rustum Ghazali, the former intelligence chief in Lebanon. (Asharq al Awsat)

Lebanon Says Al Qaeda Suspects Planned Attacks
Lebanon charged 13 suspected al Qaeda members on Friday with planning to launch terrorist attacks, military prosecutor Ahmed Awidat said. (Reuters)