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9/11 suspects: 'We are terrorists to the bone' (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 03:17 PM PDT AP - The self-professed mastermind and four other men charged in the Sept. 11 attacks declared they are "terrorists to the bone" in a statement that mocked the U.S. failure to prevent the killings and predicted America will fall like "the towers on the blessed 9/11 day."

Somalis in Minneapolis fall under FBI suspicion (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:43 PM PDT AP - Members of the Twin Cities' thriving Somali community say they are being questioned by the FBI as it investigates whether some young men are being "radicalized" in Minnesota and recruited to fight with terror groups in their homeland.

Former officer accused of defrauding 9/11 fund (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:23 PM PDT AP - A former naval commander cited for his service during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is standing trial on charges that he faked injuries to get money from the victims' compensation fund.

'We are terrorists to the bone': Guantanamo detainees (AFP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:11 PM PDT AFP - Five men charged with plotting the September 11 attacks say the charges against them are "badges of honor" and that killing Americans was an offering to God, in court documents released Tuesday.

U.S. allies blasted as collaborators in war on terrorism (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:00 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - LONDON — A U.N. expert is accusing the United States and some of its allies of breaching international law for the so-called extraordinary renditions and subsequent alleged torture of terrorism suspects during the Bush administration's global war on terrorism, and is launching a probe into the detention of suspects.

U.S. choice for top intelligence analyst withdraws (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:56 PM PDT Reuters - The candidate for a top U.S. intelligence post withdrew from the running on Tuesday after angering some in Congress with remarks on Israeli "oppression" of Palestinians, and about China.

Italy's highest court hears CIA kidnap arguments (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:18 PM PDT AP - Italy's highest court heard arguments Tuesday on a government motion to throw out charges against 26 Americans accused of involvement in the alleged CIA kidnapping of a terror suspect in Milan.

U.N. to scrutinize Obama on counter-terrorism (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - U.N. human rights investigators on Tuesday announced a global investigation into secret detention and said they would not relax scrutiny of U.S. counter-terrorism policies under President Barack Obama.

UN expert wants Gitmo probe before camp closes (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 11:32 AM PDT AP - A U.N. human rights expert applauded the Obama administration Tuesday for pledging to turn a page in U.S. history by closing the Guantanamo Bay prison, but said the full extent of abuse at the camp needs to be revealed.

Al Qaeda suspect arrested in 2001 faces U.S. judge (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 10:53 AM PDT Reuters - An accused al Qaeda sleeper agent finally appeared before a U.S. judge on Tuesday after nearly six years in isolated military custody, only to be told he must wait until he is moved to another state before he can enter a plea on charges of supporting terrorism.

Italy high court to rule on CIA kidnap case (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 10:46 AM PDT Reuters - Lawyers for the Italian state began arguments to the Constitutional Court Tuesday to try to get a case against U.S. and Italian spies accused of kidnapping a terrorism suspect thrown out.

Policeman Shot Dead in Northern Ireland (Time.com) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 08:50 AM PDT Time.com - A policeman's murder stokes fears of a deadly terror campaign in Northern Ireland

Official: Iran doesn't have fuel for nuke warhead (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 08:08 AM PDT AP - A top U.S. intelligence official says Iran does not have any highly enriched uranium, the fuel used to power a nuclear warhead.

Guantanamo detainees say they planned Sept. 11: report (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 05:54 AM PDT Reuters - The five detainees at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison camp charged with plotting the September 11 attacks have filed a document expressing pride at their accomplishment and accepting responsibility for the deaths of nearly 3,000 people, The New York Times reported on Monday.

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