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Homeland security pick didn't complete state plan (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2009 02:13 AM CST AP - Six years after President-elect Barack Obama's choice for homeland security chief created a detailed security plan for her own state, most of it has been implemented, but key provisions remain incomplete.

Terror suspect says plotted to attack Singapore airport: report (AFP) Posted: 14 Jan 2009 02:06 AM CST AFP - A Singaporean man on trial in Indonesia for plotting terror attacks has said he plotted to crash a plane into the island-state's Changi Airport, the Straits Times reported Wednesday.

Saudi Sept 11 suspect tortured in Guantanamo: report (AFP) Posted: 14 Jan 2009 01:43 AM CST AFP - A Saudi suspected of involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks was tortured at the US detention site in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a US official.

U.S. official says Guantanamo detainee tortured: report (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2009 01:01 AM CST Reuters - The Pentagon official overseeing the tribunals for Guantanamo Bay detainees has concluded that the U.S. military tortured a Saudi national who allegedly planned to participate in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

FBI shares threat-tips with local police agencies (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:23 PM CST AP - The FBI has launched a system to share tips about possible terror threats with local police agencies just in time for the presidential inauguration.

Bush, Obama teams hold drill for terror attack scenario (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:58 PM CST AFP - Aides to President George W. Bush and his successor Barack Obama held a joint exercise Tuesday at the White House that simulated a terrorist attack on several American cities, officials said.

Pentagon: Gitmo detainees returning to battlefield (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:49 PM CST AP - Terror suspects who have been held but released from Guantanamo Bay are increasingly returning to the fight against the United States and its allies, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

Ex-Guantanamo detainees resume terror fight: Pentagon (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:31 PM CST AFP - The Pentagon said Tuesday that 61 former detainees are believed to have returned to terrorism since their release from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a big increase from its last count.

Pentagon: 61 ex-Guantanamo inmates return to terrorism (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:32 PM CST Reuters - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that 61 former detainees from its military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appear to have returned to terrorism since their release from custody.

Former Osama bin Laden courier goes on trial (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:29 PM CST AP - A Singaporean who was a courier for Osama bin Laden before the Sept. 11 attacks went on trial in Indonesia on Tuesday with nine other suspected Islamic militants.

Bush, Obama teams hold disaster drill (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:07 PM CST AP - Senior officials in the Bush administration and members of President-elect Barack Obama's staff teamed up at the White House Tuesday for a rehearsal of how to handle a hypothetical terrorist attack on an American city.

Obama unlikely to probe Bush counter-terror acts: analysts (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:35 AM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama is unlikely to probe President George W. Bush's counter-terror policies despite mounting calls by rights groups for independent investigation, analysts say.

Bush Administration Hosts Terror-Attack Exercise for Obama Team (Bloomberg) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 09:19 AM CST Bloomberg - Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Bush administration today held a first-of-its-kind table-top exercise for officials in the incoming Obama administration on how the U.S. government would respond in case of another terrorist attack.

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