2009年3月5日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Attorney releases photo of accused terrorist (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:35 PM PST

This Jan. 16, 2009 photo released by the International Committee of the Red Cross via his lawyer Andy Savage, shows Ali Al-Marri at the Charleston Naval Brig in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/ICRC via Andy Savage)AP - An attorney for alleged al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali al-Marri has released a photo of the accused enemy combatant, the first since he was incarcerated in a South Carolina Navy brig in 2003.


Half-billion dollars settles 92 lawsuits from 9/11 (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 04:33 PM PST

A man looks at a new exhibit entitled 'Renewing Our American Dream After 9/11' at the Tribute WTC Visitor Center in New York, Thursday, March 5, 2009.  The exhibit explores the personal impact of the 9/11 attacks on immigrant communities in the region.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - A mediator said Thursday that all but three of nearly 100 lawsuits brought on behalf of those killed or injured in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have been settled for half a billion dollars. Many of the legal battles hinged not on money, she added, but on a chance for families to express their losses and anger.


Senate panel sets goals for CIA probe (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:31 PM PST

Reuters - A U.S. Senate inquiry on the CIA's treatment of terrorism suspects will probe the usefulness of intelligence gained through harsh interrogations and whether the agency complied with official legal guidance.

Senate preparing huge spending bill for Obama (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:16 PM PST

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., right, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Senate leaders hoped Thursday to clear for President Barack Obama a huge spending bill that awards big increases to domestic programs and is stuffed with pet projects sought by lawmakers in both parties. The $410 billion spending bill, spanning 1,122 pages, has an extraordinary reach, wrapping nine spending bills together to fund the annual operating budgets of every Cabinet department except for Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs.


Panetta: No one to be punished for interrogations (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:42 PM PST

AP - CIA Director Leon Panetta says agency employees who took part in harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects are not in danger of being punished.

US Senate panel to do one-year CIA tactics review (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:15 PM PST

The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The US Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday it will conduct a one-year review of the CIA's handling of suspected terrorists, including interrogation tactics widely seen as torture.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AFP - The US Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday it will conduct a one-year review of the CIA's handling of suspected terrorists, including interrogation tactics widely seen as torture.


Prosecutors defy judge's order in Al-Arian case (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 11:43 AM PST

AP - Federal prosecutors have defied a judge's order to turn over evidence of their internal deliberations in coming to a plea agreement with a former professor once accused of being a top Palestinian terrorist.

Pakistan slams Broad's claims as 'big lie' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 06:13 AM PST

Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt, seen here in 2008. Butt has accused match official Chris Broad of lying about poor security during Tuesday's terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's cricket squad.(AFP/File/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt Thursday accused match official Chris Broad of lying about poor security during the terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's cricket squad.


Aussie umpire slams security for terror attack (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:03 PM PST

Umpire Steve Davis (R) on duty on the first day of the second Test beteen Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on March 1. Davis slammed Pakistan on Thursday for failing to protect him and other officials who came under fire during the attack earlier this week on Sri Lanka's cricket team.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Australian cricket umpire Steve Davis slammed Pakistan on Thursday for failing to protect him and other officials who came under fire during the attack earlier this week on Sri Lanka's cricket team.


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