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Holder pledges not to release terrorists into US (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 05:20 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration will not jeopardize Americans' safety by releasing dangerous Guantanamo prisoners into their communities, Attorney General Eric Holder promised Thursday.

Obama to revive terror tribunals, with more rights (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 05:14 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama will restart Bush-era military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees, reviving a fiercely disputed trial system he once denounced but with new legal protections for terror suspects, U.S. officials said Thursday.

US judge OKs $116M ruling in deadly terror attack (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 05:04 PM PDT AP - The Palestine Liberation Organization and its governmental entity cannot overturn a court judgment forcing them to pay more than $116 million for a Hamas terror attack that killed a U.S. citizen and his wife who were driving home from a wedding, a federal judge has ruled.

Congress battles over paying for wars, Guantanamo (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:45 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Thursday to spend $96.7 billion largely for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars after lawmakers sparred sharply over how to fight terrorists most effectively.

Terrorism-Linked Charity Finds New Life Amid Pakistan Refugee Crisis (Time.com) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT Time.com - As hundreds of thousands flee the fight against the Taliban, another Islamist organization is on hand to offer aid that could win their loyalty

Lawsuit seeks diplomatic immunity in Italian case (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:03 PM PDT AP - A former U.S. official facing kidnapping charges in Italy for the seizure of a suspected terrorist is suing the State Department to protect herself from prosecution.

CIA rebuffs Cheney over interrogation documents (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - The CIA Thursday rejected a request by former Vice President Dick Cheney that it make public documents that he said showed the effectiveness of using harsh interrogation methods on terrorism suspects.

House speaker says CIA misled her on 'torture' (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2009 12:45 PM PDT AFP - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the Bush-era CIA Thursday of misleading her about alleged torture of suspected terrorists and denied her failure to object to such tactics made her complicit.

Pelosi: CIA misled her on waterboarding (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:19 PM PDT AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bluntly accused the CIA on Thursday of misleading her and other lawmakers about its use of waterboarding during the Bush administration, escalating a controversy grown to include both political parties, the spy agency and the White House.

Top US Democrat: CIA misled me on 'torture' (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2009 10:42 AM PDT AFP - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the Bush-era CIA Thursday of misleading her about alleged torture of suspected terrorists and denied her failure to object to such tactics made her complicit.

Pelosi Says CIA, Bush Officials Lied to Her About Waterboarding (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 14 May 2009 10:09 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused the CIA and the Bush administration of lying to her about the use of waterboarding on captured terrorism suspects.

Members of banned group help Pakistan war refugees (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 09:41 AM PDT AP - Members of a charity banned for its alleged links to the Mumbai terror attack have resurfaced in northwestern Pakistan under a new name, distributing food and medicine Thursday among thousands of refugees from the government's bloody fight against the Taliban.

Obama mulls 'indefinite detention' of terror suspects (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:54 AM PDT AFP - As part of its plans to close Guantanamo Bay, the Obama administration is considering holding some of the detainees indefinitely and without trial on US soil, US media reported Thursday.

Obama weighing holding terror suspects in U.S.: report (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 12:58 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama is considering holding terrorism suspects in the United States under a revamp of military commission trials for Guantanamo detainees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

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