2009年5月5日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Source: No charges likely over interrogation memos (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 05:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2009 file photo Attorney General Eric Holder prepares to testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Justice Department officials have stopped short of recommending criminal charges against Bush administration lawyers who wrote secret memos approving harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Bush administration lawyers who approved harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects should not face criminal charges, Justice Department investigators say in a draft report that recommends two of the three attorneys face possible professional sanctions.


Minn. terror support suspect seeks to be released (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 04:09 PM PDT

AP - Attorneys for a man held in solitary confinement on terror charges for more than five years asked Tuesday that he be released while he awaits trial, saying his pretrial incarceration has gone on so long it has become punitive.

Cornyn: Ridge weighs bid for Sen. Specter's seat (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 03:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, file photo Tom Ridge, former secretary of Homeland Security and former Pennsylvania governor, speaks during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee says, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, that Tom Ridge might run against Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania next year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Tom Ridge, the former governor who became the nation's first homeland security chief, may challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in the state next year, Republican Party leaders confirmed Tuesday.


Zimbabwe judge sends 18 activists back to prison (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT

FILE- Zimbabwean human rights activist, Jestina Mukoko, is led into court in Harare, Zimbabwe, in this file photo dated Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008.  A judge on Tuesday May 5, 2009, revoked the bail of prominent Zimbabwean rights activist Mukoko, who appeared stunned as she heard the ruling in court,  after prosecutors formally laid charges accusing her of sabotage, terrorism and banditry, in a case widely denounced as a sham.  (AP Photo/file)AP - A judge revoked the bail of a prominent Zimbabwean rights activist and 17 other suspects Tuesday after prosecutors formally charged them in a terrorism case that has been widely denounced as a sham.


US senator looks to block Guantanamo releases in US (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT

US Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss, seen here in 2008, said Tuesday he would soon introduce legislation aimed at blocking the release on US soil of any detainees currently held at the Guantanamo Bay facility for suspected terrorists.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Dave Martin)AFP - A US senator said Tuesday he would soon introduce legislation aimed at blocking the release on US soil of any detainees currently held at the Guantanamo Bay facility for suspected terrorists.


US Senator looks to block Guantanamo releases in US (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 12:12 PM PDT

US Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss, seen here in 2008, said Tuesday he would soon introduce legislation aimed at blocking the release on US soil of any detainees currently held at the Guantanamo Bay facility for suspected terrorists.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Dave Martin)AFP - A US Senator said Tuesday he would soon introduce legislation aimed at blocking the release on US soil of any detainees currently held at the Guantanamo Bay facility for suspected terrorists.


US envoys head to Syria (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 11:06 AM PDT

AP - The State Department says two American envoys are on their way to Syria as the Obama administration continues to explore ways to improve relations with a country the United States has deemed a state sponsor of terrorism.

Witness: men joke about bombing US base in Germany (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 08:32 AM PDT

AP - A group of men were caught on tape discussing bombing a U.S. air base and joking about the reaction once they carried out their plan, a German investigator testified Tuesday.

Judge boots problem juror in Fla. terrorism case (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 08:10 AM PDT

AP - An uncooperative juror has been replaced on the panel in Miami deliberating the case of six men accused of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and attack FBI offices.

Philippine military says south is not terror haven (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 06:37 AM PDT

AP - The Philippine military has rejected a U.S. government assessment that labeled the country's south as a terrorist safe haven, saying Tuesday that many foreign and local Islamic radicals have been captured and others are on the run from relentless offensives.

Spanish judge asks US if it will probe torture (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 05:49 AM PDT

AP - A Spanish judge said Tuesday he will ask the United States if it plans a probe of six senior Bush administration officials accused of creating a legal framework for torture of terror suspects, before deciding whether to open his own investigation.

Republicans attacking Obama on terror policy (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 03:13 AM PDT

Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican Ambassador to the U.S., makes remarks with President Barack Obama during a Cinco de Mayo celebration in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - After weeks of concentrating their attacks against President Barack Obama on the economy, Republicans are branching out. They're taking aim at his anti-terrorism policy.


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