1. Sixteen Israelis were wounded when a Palestinian went on another bulldozer rampage terrorist attack in Jerusalem.

2. Pakistani court bars AQ Khan from discussing Pakistani nuclear proliferation. Recently Khan had loudly criticized the Pak government for being as involved in illicit proliferation as he was, and that such required army security.

3. A top Indian diplomat has leveled charges that Pakistan was behind the recent Indian embassy bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. Said that the current peace process between the two countries is “under stress” as a result.

4. Iranian proposal offered at Geneva nuclear talks offered nothing at all. One report noted that “the paper’s substance” was so lacking that the Russian deputy foreign minister laughed out loud when he read it.

AL QAEDA
Guantanamo Judge Blocks Use of Some Statements in Hamdan Trial - Washington Post
Rules for Guantanamo Bay proceedings are still unclear - Los Angeles Times

AFGHANISTAN
Pakistan blamed in Indian embassy bombing - Washington Times
Tough talking, accusations - Daily Times
Afghan Rescue: US Spec Forces and Afghan Commandos Free Taliban Prisoner - Blackfive

IRAN
Iran Gives Nations in Nuclear Talks Two Pages and No Ground - NYTimes

IRAQ
British troops in Iraq are set for smooth withdrawal - Times Online
Maliki Bets That Obama Will Prevail - New York Sun
Obama Visits Pro-US Tribal Leaders in Iraq’s Anbar Province - VOA

ISRAEL
Sixteen wounded in copycat bulldozer attack in Jerusalem - Jerusalem Post

PAKISTAN
Bin Laden aide tells Pakistan’s GEO TV ‘Saudi Qaeda hit Danish embassy’ - Daily Times
Court bars disgraced Pakistan nuke scientist from speaking of proliferation - Jerusalem Post

1. Following making his recommendations on Iraq, presidential candidate Barack Obama will now meet with General David Petraeus in Baghdad. Elsewhere in Iraq, US forces wrapped up another militant with ties to Iran.

2. Reacting to speculation that NATO forces are preparing an incursion, the governor of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province has said that any foreign troops will be repelled by military and paramilitary forces. Meanwhile, al-Qaeda Arabs and Chechens, among other foreigners, continue to remain and another peace accord has been signed, now in Orakzai agency.

3. Iran’s president praised this weekend’s talks in Geneva, Switzerland, as signs of progress. Iran rejected out of hand all calls to suspend uranium enrichment. Secretary of State Rice question’s Iranian sincerity at talks.

4. Five bombs were detonated in Spain, causing damage but no injuries, leading to speculation of a summer of terror by Basque separatist group ETA. A warning call was received before the blasts by an individual claiming to be part of the ETA group.

AFGHANISTAN
Gen. Natynczyk says Afghanistan situation is worsening - CTV

AL QAEDA
Still Driving News: Al-Qaeda ‘changing focus to Pakistan’ - The Australian
Last Week: Al-Qaeda Shifting Resources To Pakistan - ThreatsWatch

EGYPT
Egypt arrests 39 Muslim Brotherhood members - Washington Times

IRAN
Iran Praises Latest Nuclear Talks - ABC
Rice Questions Iran’s Seriousness at Weekend Nuclear Talks - New York Sun
Iran’s Aggressive Proselytizing Campaign - Middle East Times

IRAQ
US forces arrest another Iran-linked militant - Washington Times
Iraqi, US forces keep pressure on the Mahdi Army - Long War Journal
Barack Obama Arrives in Iraq, Will Meet With Gen. Petraeus - ABC
Obama, Maliki May Soon Talk of a Timeline - New York Sun
Timeline for Iraq Drawdown Would Be Dangerous, Mullen Says - DefenseLink
Key vote may be postponed, election panel warns - Washington Times

KOSOVO
Meet The Bin Ladens of the Balkans, Part I - Michael J. Totten

PAKISTAN
Restrictions Eased for Pakistan Bomb Scientist AQ Khan - ABC
‘Pakistani forces, tribesmen will expel foreign troops if attacked’ - Daily Times
Pakistan signs peace accord in Orakzai tribal agency - Long War Journal
Militants kill ‘US spies’ in Pakistan: official - AFP

SPAIN
Spain Bombings Signal Basque Terror Campaign - New York Sun

ZIMBABWE
Mugabe and Tsvangirai sign deal to open Zimbabwe talks - International Herald Tribune

1. Inside Pakistan, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has issued an ultimatum to the government of the North West Frontier Province demanding the government resign within 5 days or “face the consequences.”

2. The Hamdan military trial - war crimes charges against the former driver for Usama bin Laden - could begin as soon as Monday at Guantanamo Bay.

3. Kuwait has named its first ambassador to Iraq since Saddam’s brutal 1990 invasion, another sign that the young Iraqi democracy is not only progressing, but is perceived as such within its own region.

AL QAEDA
Former Bin Laden Driver Hamdan Set for Gitmo Trial - ABC
Hamdan: I’m Happy to Report I Was Wrong - NRO
Al-Qaeda: Winning or losing? - The Economist

EGYPT
Weapons and contraband tunnels found in Egypt’s Sinai - AFP

IRAN
Iran expects progress in forthcoming nuclear talks in Geneva - Jerusalem Post

IRAQ
Al-Qaeda’s losing relevance in Iraq war outcome - MSNBC
Iraqi Army Patrols Sadr City During Friday Prayers - ABC
Progress Pic of the Day - PrairiePundit

ISRAEL
Israel arrests six for ‘al-Qaeda links’ - The Age

KUWAIT
Kuwait names first ambassador to Iraq since 1990 - Los Angeles Times

NORTH KOREA
Top Diplomats in Six-Party Korean Nuclear Talks to Meet - VOA

PAKISTAN
Taliban issues ‘five-day ultimatum’ to NWFP government - Dawn
Pakistan Army says it has driven militants from Hangu villages - Daily Times
Pakistan Army Reports 10 Militants Killed During Offensive in Northwest - VOA
Poll: 86% think Pakistan headed in wrong direction, say Impeach Musharraf - Dawn