Rise of Islamic Power Rejoiced and Protested by Many While Israeli Isolation Growing Worse

Terrorists celebrate 'new mood' in Mideast elections http://bit.ly/tN5Jt3

Egypt: 'Muslim Brotherhood wins 40%, Salafists 20% of vote' http://bit.ly/rxbDi9

Rights body condemns Syria; Shell pulls out | Reuters http://reut.rs/uiHHzG

AFP: Thousands in Tunisian protest against extremists http://bit.ly/vFfpjm

THE DAILY STAR : Hezbollah: Israeli devices targeted party’s telecoms network http://bit.ly/sS4zmj

Israel detonates spy device - Hezbollah | News.com.au http://bit.ly/uuNXSX

Jordan apology to Hamas baffles many - The National http://bit.ly/tkdpGv

Lebanese Rockets to Israel - More Than Meets The Eye

It seems that there is consensus even with the IDF that the recent missiles to hit Israel coming from Lebanon are not from Hezbollah but from another group now being supported by Syria. Here is the analysis from Stratfor.

Arab League Scrambles As Syria Gets Russian Support While Egyptians Hit Israeli Gas Pipeline Again

The Chosun Ilbo - Arab League Approves Sanctions Against Syria http://bit.ly/t04K73

Arab sanctions find Syria's 7 neighbors on alert. Russian missiles for Assad http://debka.com/article/21519/

AFP: Mass rally in Lebanon to denounce Syria, Hezbollah http://bit.ly/vkHhCs

Saboteurs blow up Egypt gas pipeline to Jordan, Israel | Reuters http://reut.rs/t8xGny

Palestinian poll: 56% oppose armed struggle against Israel - Ynetnews http://bit.ly/tKcPxe

luchadora41 Kristy Lonestar Turkey's Erdogan, African Muslim leaders claim there is a systematic campaign across the world against Islam http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/11/turkeys-erdogan-african-muslim-leaders-claim-there-is-a-systematic-campaign-across-the-world-against.html

Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28 | Reuters http://reut.rs/ux8uoe

Egyptians and Libyans Hate Their new Leaders While Iran Builds New Weapons Systems

Egyptians Battle Police for Fifth Night, Call for Army Exit - Bloomberg http://bloom.bg/t4YDan

Welcome to hell: Egypt medics struggle in Tahrir clinic | Reuters http://reut.rs/rvcRP1

Libyan tribes irked by new line-up - Africa | IOL.co.za http://bit.ly/sgYPkn

Fuel Fix » Iran says needs to spend $50 billion a year to keep oil output http://bit.ly/vn7Hxv

Iran 'builds own missile defense system' - UPI.com http://bit.ly/vsHUsE

Hezbollah Prepares for Assad's Downfall in Syria While Egyptian Prospects Becomes Grim

'If Assad falls, Hezbollah will take Beirut' http://bit.ly/ub5K5B

Hezbollah, Iran uncover CIA informants | Reuters http://reut.rs/vNKw2q

In latest Egyptian revolution, Tahrir Square has a grittier, more violent nature - The Washington Post http://wapo.st/sJoCxL

Tantawi: Presidential elections next June, Muslim Brothers in government http://debka.com/article/21506/

Turkish prime minister tells Syria's president to step down or risk tragic end - CNN.com http://bit.ly/tPP995

Reza_Kahlili White House Review Threatens Counter-Terrorism Operations http://bit.ly/vR27CW @AP @WSJ @NewsHour @WhiteHouseBlog @congressorg #iranelection

Pakistan's U.S. envoy resigns on memo scandal – USATODAY.com usat.ly/uyw55c

UNESCO Admits Palestine as Member - Now the Tension Begins

The Palestinians found a way around international recognition through the UNESCO. While Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah celebrate their victory the US and Canada fires back with withholding funds to UNESCO. Israel meanwhile answers with accelerated settlement building and by giving the go-signal to the IDF to answer the rockets from Gaza.

Palestinians gain full membership to UN cultural body | National Post http://natpo.st/v3ReMI

How Unesco countries voted on Palestinian membership | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/uUOAI0

Canada to cease 'voluntary payments' to UNESCO in protest of its inclusion of Palestine as a full member National Post http://natpo.st/vkLiBk

US concerned over Palestinian UN plans following UNESCO http://bit.ly/t3TAoC

Netanyahu steps up settlement construction after UNESCO vote - The Washington Post http://wapo.st/vIzZzn

German Anger Over Israeli Settlements Could Cost Israel a Submarine - NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/s53MN4

Arab League: US steps against UNESCO will hurt talks - Israel News, Ynetnews http://bit.ly/uKDGii

THE DAILY STAR : Hariri and Hezbollah praise Palestine’s victory at UNESCO http://bit.ly/rwFHK3

Hamas applauds UNESCO’s recognition of Palestine as a full member - Tehran Times http://bit.ly/rI8q3N

Iran hails Palestinian membership to UNESCO http://bit.ly/sBKfcO

‘IDF has green light to stop Gaza rockets’ | Christians United for Israel http://bit.ly/taXogj

Gaddafi Is Dead - Now The Real Challenge Begins for Libya

From the start of the NATO supported Libyan war against Gaddafi, this blog was of the opinion that this conflict is not what the world needs at the moment. It may have been the ideal one to have 20 years ago but not right now. Now that Gaddafi is dead and the country celebrates, the real challenge comes at Libya's doorsteps. We have seen this just recently in Egypt but it could be a bigger challenge for Libya. In this Stratfor video the ideological differences of the various sectors in Libya now come to the fore. Whose voice will prevail will not on;y affect Libya but the rest of the world as well.

Iranian Plot Becoming Clearer While Putin Defends Tehran and Gets Support from Armenia on the Eurasian Dream

Interesting - Reflections on the Iranian Assassination Plot | STRATFOR http://bit.ly/qJrHns

U.S. Denies Iran Claims That Saudi Plot Defendant Belongs to Exile Group - NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/oETKn3

Russia fears UN's Iran report to hurt nuclear diplomacy http://bit.ly/n1AG2I

Armenian PM Hails Putin’s Call For ‘Eurasian Union’ http://bit.ly/oEKKVG

The British Are Gripped By Radical Scare While Kenyans Baffle Americans

Kenyan forces capture Shabaab’s Ras Kamboni  - News |nation.co.ke http://bit.ly/rkPSHN

Kenya's advance in Somalia surprises US officials - Boston.com http://bo.st/otw0rU

Terror Threat Forces Britain to Shut Embassy in Kuwait | Europe http://bit.ly/mSAmSH

BBC News - Child abuse claims at UK madrassas 'tip of iceberg' http://bbc.in/p3625M

Speak out against Islamic terror? Not at this U.S. hotel http://bit.ly/rrGiND

U.S. delays Bahrain arms sale pending rights probe | Reuters http://reut.rs/nIKwvJ

Clinton steps up pressure on Pakistan over militants http://bit.ly/rj7LiA

Syrian Civil War Could Spread As Al-Awlaki's Son Dies

Three Syrian generals disappear. Minority regions braced for civil war http://debka.com/article/21393/

Accused Syrian spy gets bail; lawyer rescinds assertion that suspect part of Rep Kucinich trip - The Washington Post http://wapo.st/o75CKO

Al-Awlaki's Son Among Al Qaeda Militants Killed In Yemen Air Strike | Fox News http://fxn.ws/qQgsgs

Sky News: Kenya forces hunt militants in Somalia http://bit.ly/qabjYe

AFP: US-Iraq talks hit snag over immunity for troops http://bit.ly/pM8c7a

State Department Reports No Christian Churches, Schools in Afghanistan but the Church as God's people alive and well http://on.fb.me/qNDHGw

Egypt Issues Decree Banning Discrimination: A Small Step for Coptic Christians, Christian News http://bit.ly/nAbp0R

THE DAILY STAR : Saad Hariri currently on a visit to Paris http://bit.ly/q00Uh4

The Geopolitical Implications of Gilad Shalit's Release

Israel hates it when its soldiers are taken prisoner and would go to great lengths to work on their release or rescue. But is the 1 is to 1,000 recent prisoner exchange for Shalit too mind boggling even for Israelis. Stratfor this time discusses and analyzes the geopolitics of such a release and its repercussions fr the Middle East.

Was the Iranian Adventure Real? What Will Obama and the Saudis Do Now?

Alleged Iranian Plot Prompts Skepticism | http://bit.ly/qGQsoh

Open Channel - Sources: Would-be assassin linked elite Iran military unit to drug trade http://on.msnbc.com/rb8YUP

THE DAILY STAR : U.S. warns all Iran options on table http://bit.ly/mRevqV

Saudi Arabia Vows 'Measured Response' To Alleged Assassination Plot | Fox News http://fxn.ws/qpbjG0

Obama speaks with Saudi king on murder attempt on ambassador http://bit.ly/pOkLHu

US on global alert for Iranian reprisal that may jeopardize Shalit release http://debka.com/article/21377/

"Unusual" meeting between US, Iran over plot - CBS News http://bit.ly/p0AsRX

 

IS IT TIME FOR THE U.S. TO STRIKE IRAN? « Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog http://bit.ly/pvLhUi

  

NTI: Global Security Newswire - Iran Continues Atomic Site Construction: Satellite Images http://bit.ly/pCcXBI

Spies and Terrorists Make Perplexing Moves While Pakistani Radicals' Struggle Continues

Foreign spy cells lie in wait, security agency warns | The Australian http://bit.ly/qaQUZk

Christmas Day underwear bomber pleads guilty – USATODAY.com http://usat.ly/qIsWSO

Growing Concern Over the NYPD's Counterterrorism Methods | STRATFOR http://bit.ly/o911tX

Spain Withdraws Planes from NATO's Libya Mission http://bit.ly/oD4MTo

Egypt to review church permit disputes after violence | Reuters http://bit.ly/nKP0Rh

BBC News - Haqqani commander 'killed' in Pakistan drone strike http://bbc.in/pVuVCI

Canada warns citizens to leave Syria immediately as UN assails regime http://bit.ly/qWVH7s

Smuggled Libyan weapons flood into Egypt - The Washington Post http://wapo.st/pKZdE6

Iran Brings Fight Closer to Enemies' Home As US Terror Plot Unravels

IRANIAN TERROR PLOT (to kill a Saudi ambassador) IN U.S. THWARTED BY FBI « Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog http://bit.ly/psT1ME

Iran Strongly Rejects Plotting against Saudi Envoy http://bit.ly/r33xiS

Iran assassination plot: Terrorists join forces with Mexican drug cartels? - http://CSMonitor.com http://bit.ly/oxawrj

ASK THE CANDIDATES: “HOW WOULD YOU STOP IRAN FROM OBTAINING NUCLEAR WEAPONS?” « Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog http://bit.ly/mWM3Bj

Ahmadinejad to Karzai: Enemies do not want friendship among regional states - Tehran Times http://bit.ly/nNgrmE

AFP: Iran takes one gas field from China to push it on another http://bit.ly/n9DzxP

EU criticised for lifting travel bans on Iranian officials | The Guardian http://bit.ly/pkvwFU

AFP: Iranian filmmaker banned from travel to Lebanon http://bit.ly/r4xS2Q

THE DAILY STAR : Ahmadinejad criticizes flogging of blogger http://bit.ly/o5oFH5

Media Fails to Understand Egyptian Chaos As Syria Warns of Activating Terror Cells Abroad

Egypt imposes Cairo curfew after 19 killed in clashes - Haaretz http://bit.ly/ny0H6O

What the mainstream media failed to see in the Cairo Riots http://bit.ly/nuuKtp

THE DAILY STAR : Christians more vulnerable than ever before in post-revolution Egypt http://bit.ly/nq9Fcn

Saudi king to undergo another operation in coming days | WORLD News http://bit.ly/nsj3z2

    

Students at Orphanage in India Forced to Pay Idol Worship Fee http://bit.ly/psNek5

Suicide bombers in U.S., UK and France ready to strike if Syria attacked: Grand mufti http://bit.ly/qPO0Qa

Terrorists Continue Threats But Admits Obviously Big Setbacks

New bin Laden raid fallout for U.S., Pakistan? - CNN.com http://bit.ly/qywmyR

THE DAILY STAR : Al-Qaeda confirms death of Awlaki http://bit.ly/qJEOfw

Mogadishu almost clear of Shabaab: News24 http://n24.cm/oWLujN

Somalis Protest Shabab in Rally in Mogadishu - NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/rsT9ly

U.S. puts $10 million bounty on Iraq al-Qaeda leader – USATODAY.com http://usat.ly/qbIs8K

Terror (underwear suspect) suspect to shift strategy | The Detroit News http://bit.ly/nHzKiw

Iran May Not Have A Bomb Yet While Afghan and Pakistan Terrorism Suffers More Blows

Iran's biggest financial scam weakens Ahmadinejad - analysts | Reuters http://reut.rs/nw1gXg

Ex-U.N. inspector sees no Iran atom bomb before 2013 | Reuters http://reut.rs/pe1xsx

Afghanistan breaks up campus cell plotting against Karzai, U.S. - World Wires - MiamiHerald.com http://bit.ly/oypiwF

Former Imam Comes to Christ! http://on.fb.me/nxvCSR

NATO claims senior Haqqani commander killed - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://bit.ly/nsK9df

The Hindu: Top Taliban commander killed in U.S. drone attack in Pakistan http://bit.ly/p7y8pY

Pakistan warns Afghanistan after pact with India - CBS News http://bit.ly/n9BXKj

More Weapons Discovered in Libya While Yemen Sees A Growing Conspiracy

Graves burying 900 unveiled in Libyan capital http://bit.ly/psTxAx

NATO sets out goals to end Libya mission - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://bit.ly/nfZvlw

The law we all should think about http://campuscrusade.com/fourlawseng.htm

US drone strike kills 5 al-Qaida-linked militants in southern Yemen - The Washington Post http://wapo.st/pKSc0f

Yemen accuses West of conspiracy: News24: World: News http://n24.cm/n8qo0m

UN envoy to Lebanon says threats were made against organization - Monsters and Critics http://bit.ly/qrjG27

Mediterranean Tensions Challenge U.S.-Turkey Ties - WSJ.com http://on.wsj.com/ourVgC

Turkish parliament approves military operations in N. Iraq http://bit.ly/oSTpH4

Turkey and Syria Threatens Israel With Warships and Missiles

SYRIA’S ASSAD THREATENS TO ATTACK TEL AVIV WITH “HUNDREDS OF ROCKETS AND MISSILES” Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog http://bit.ly/nPD7Fx

    

Turkish warships harass Israeli freighters. Israeli missile boats off Cyprus http://debka.com/article/21352/

AFP: US diplomats harangued by protesters in Ramallah http://bit.ly/r2XbtR

The Yeshiva World: German Shalit Negotiator Arrives In Cairo « » Frum Jewish News http://bit.ly/qlriha

Palestinians say Israeli prison hunger strike grows | Reuters http://reut.rs/pQqpeo

   

Egypt to release accused spy Ilan Grapel | JTA - Jewish & Israel News http://bit.ly/qscpEv

Saudis Struggle with Radicals As US Comes Off Terror Victories

Saudi police open fire on civilians as protests gain momentum - The Independent http://ind.pn/n5gGY1

Saudi Arabia Vows 'Iron Fist' Following Attack in Oil Province http://bit.ly/oDGGRN

US official confirms al-Qaida's al-Awlaki killed in Yemen http://bit.ly/p7RhPf

Al Qaeda infighting led to Awkali killing in Yemen. Ayman Zuwahiri is in Yemen http://debka.com/article/21350/

BBC News - Afghanistan Haqqani militant Haji Mali Khan captured http://bbc.in/nmKBEh

Pakistan is playing 'double game' on terror in Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai - The Times of India http://bit.ly/qnEWfG

U.S. Joins U.K. to Seek UN Action Pressing Yemen’s Saleh to Quit - Businessweek http://buswk.co/pnQDqa

AFP: US reworks ban on telecoms sales to Syria http://bit.ly/qxk4va

U.S. prods Egypt to repeal emergency law - latimes.com http://lat.ms/obBK6B

Pact by Egypt's Parties Angers Voters, Aids Military - WSJ.com http://on.wsj.com/r310XW