2008年10月7日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Principles, not money, power Guantanamo defense lawyers (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 09:04 PM CDT

File photo shows a guard at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, as he talks with a detainee. The 700-odd lawyers defending the suspected foreign terrorists held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay say they share a common mission -- to make amends for the US government's actions in its AFP - The 700-odd lawyers defending the suspected foreign terrorists held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay say they share a common mission -- to make amends for the US government's actions in its "war on terror".


Wave of violence worsens Pakistan's security, economic crisis (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 04:49 PM CDT

A Pakistani resident looks at an attack site after an explosion occurred in the Bhakkar area of Punjab province in Pakistan, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. A suicide bomber attacked a lawmaker's house in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50, officials and a witness said. The blast was the latest in a string of bombings against government, military and Western targets in Pakistan, an important ally in the U.S. war on terror. (AP Photo/Muhammad Irfan)McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A wave of violence from Islamic extremists against politicians in Pakistan intensified Monday with a suicide bombing at the home of an opposition lawmaker that left at least 18 dead.


Former CIA official: 9/11 could not be averted (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 04:31 PM CDT

AP - A top former CIA official said the intelligence agency had more than 100 Afghans acting as spies before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but told a magazine in a rare interview that nothing could have averted the attacks.

Terror case: Top court won't hear ex-prof's appeal (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 12:19 PM CDT

AP - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a former Florida professor once accused of being a top Palestinian terrorist.

Carlos the Jackal ordered back to French court (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 10:32 AM CDT

AP - A French judicial official says the convicted Venezuelan terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal has been ordered back to court over four deadly bombings in 1982 and 1983.

Germany to allow domestic military deployment (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 08:51 AM CDT

AP - Germany's governing coalition partners want to change the constitution to allow for military deployment within the country if needed to combat terrorism, officials said Monday.
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