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Gov't asks Supreme Court to dismiss Al-Marri case (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 08:15 PM PST AP - Suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri is now facing criminal charges, but the Obama administration is refusing to rule out the future use of indefinite detention for terrorism suspects picked up in the United States.

Pakistan opposition chief warns of dangerous chaos (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 07:40 PM PST AP - With his supporters rioting for a third day, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif blamed Pakistan's government Friday for the political turmoil set off by a court order barring him from elected office — unrest that he warned could be exploited by Islamic extremists.

Chiquita seeks dismissal of Colombia death lawsuit (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 03:06 PM PST AP - Chiquita Brands International asked a judge Friday to dismiss lawsuits claiming the banana company paid Colombian paramilitary groups that killed hundreds or even thousands of people.

Senate panel to probe interrogations, in secret (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 02:45 PM PST Reuters - Responding to calls for an accounting of prisoner abuses in the war on terrorism, the head of the Senate intelligence committee said on Friday her panel would investigate the CIA's treatment of suspects.

US Senate panel to review CIA anti-terror tactics (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 02:02 PM PST AFP - The US Senate intelligence committee is to review the CIA's handling of terror suspects, including the use of waterboarding and other controversial interrogation tactics, a leading senator said Friday.

Suspected al Qaeda operative charged in U.S. court (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 03:24 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday ordered suspected al Qaeda operative Ali al-Marri transferred to the U.S. court system to face newly filed criminal charges after 5-1/2 years in a military prison in South Carolina.

Lawyers for Guantanamo prisoners urge release (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 08:00 AM PST AFP - Lawyers representing 20 men held at the US "war on terror" prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba despite being cleared by US federal courts wrote to President Barack Obama to ask that they be freed.

India says prepared for threats, ramps up security (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 07:50 AM PST AFP - India said Friday it was ready to deal with any terrorist threat and announced new security measures in response to the deadly Islamist militant attacks on Mumbai last November.

Report: More agents needed to secure mass transit (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 02:16 AM PST AP - The agency responsible for transportation security has too few inspectors to make sure rail and mass transit employees are doing enough to guard against terrorists, a government report says.

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