Yahoo! News: Terrorism

NYPD honors officers lost to 9/11-related illness (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:21 AM CDT

AP - Eight police officers who died from illnesses related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are recipients of the first distinguished service medals ever awarded by the New York Police Department.

Saudi Arabia indicts 991 suspected Al Qaeda militants (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Saudi Arabia has begun the judicial process for putting on trial nearly 1,000 suspected Al Qaeda militants accused of terrorist-related crimes dating back to 2003, the Saudi Interior Minister announced.

Air passenger screening program to launch in 2009 (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 02:22 AM CDT

AP - A long-delayed government program designed to more accurately prescreen the names of airline passengers against terror watch lists is expected to launch early next year.

Al-Qaida-linked Web site backs McCain as president (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 10:41 PM CDT

AP - Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency.

Bush won't close Gitmo: White House (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 06:18 PM CDT

AFP - US President George W. Bush will likely keep the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists open before handing his successor the keys to the White House in January, the White House said Tuesday.

Police in Mass. city may get Sept. 11 holiday pay (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 05:01 PM CDT

AP - Police in Peabody, Mass., could be getting holiday pay on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in what may be a first-of-its-kind contract provision.

Pentagon drops charges against five Guantanamo detainees (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:33 PM CDT

AFP - The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it had dropped conspiracy and terrorism charges against five Guantanamo detainees, including a British resident, but said it could reinstate them "at a later time."

Senate Democrats subpoena Mukasey over detainees (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:26 PM CDT

AP - Senate Democrats on Tuesday subpoenaed Attorney General Michael Mukasey for testimony and documents about the Justice Department's legal advice to the White House on detention and interrogation policies since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Canada actions likely led to Syrian torture: report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:26 PM CDT

Reuters - Canadian security services probably contributed indirectly to the torture in Syria of three Arab Canadians who had been suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, an official inquiry found on Tuesday.

Senate Panel Subpoenas Anti-Terror Documents From Justice Department (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:24 PM CDT

CQPolitics.com - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena Tuesday to the attorney general for Justice Department documents related to the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies.

Chertoff Says Change in Presidency Fuels Terror `Vulnerability' (Bloomberg)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 01:16 PM CDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the U.S. may be vulnerable to a terrorist attack during the next six months, with violent groups more likely to try to take advantage of a new president and administration.