Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Feds: NC terror suspect promoted jihad in home (AP)
Three more charged over Australia terror plot: police (AFP)
Australia charges three men on terrorism offences (Reuters)
U.S. terror suspects spoke of "jihad": FBI wiretaps (Reuters)
Post-trauma stress lingers in NYC 9/11 survivors (AP)
Nigeria survivors describe night of terror by sect (AP)
Georgia man says alleged terror support "just talk" (Reuters)
Ga. terror suspect: Jihad chatter was 'empty talk' (AP)
Police: Militants planned raid on Australian base (AP)
Calls for inquiry over torture allegations (AFP)
Top US general in Iraq calls American role crucial (AP)
Obama's New Gitmo Proposal Draws Wide Range of Critics (Time.com)
Australian police arrest four accused of plotting terrorist attack (The Christian Science Monitor)
Australia police foil suicide attack on army base (Reuters)
Jobs trump fears of terrorists in Michigan town (AP)

Feds: NC terror suspect promoted jihad in home (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:42 PM PDT

AP - A North Carolina terrorism suspect who preached the virtues of jihad and fighting for Allah had access to more than two dozen guns and more than 27,000 rounds of ammunition, federal authorities said Tuesday.

Three more charged over Australia terror plot: police (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:25 PM PDT

AFP - Australian police on Wednesday charged three more men with plotting a Somali-linked suicide attack on a Sydney army base, taking the total to four.

Australia charges three men on terrorism offences (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 03:57 PM PDT

Reuters - Three men have been charged with terrorism offences, Australia's Victoria state police said on Wednesday, following raids the previous day which police said related to a plot to carry out suicide attacks on an army base.

U.S. terror suspects spoke of "jihad": FBI wiretaps (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:44 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. prosecutors played FBI recordings in court on Tuesday as evidence that seven North Carolina terrorism suspects discussed waging "jihad," which can mean "holy war," as part of a conspiracy to conduct attacks overseas.

Post-trauma stress lingers in NYC 9/11 survivors (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:32 PM PDT

AP - People who were heavily exposed to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center had elevated risks of developing post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms even five years later, about four times that of the general public, according to a study released Tuesday.

Nigeria survivors describe night of terror by sect (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:18 PM PDT

AP - They came in the night, screaming as they attacked policemen and soldiers in a series of assaults that escalated into a bloodbath that left more than 700 people dead.

Georgia man says alleged terror support "just talk" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. prosecutors told an Atlanta jury on Tuesday that an American supplied videos of Washington landmarks to terrorists, but the accused said his alleged backing for Islamist militancy was "just talk."

Ga. terror suspect: Jihad chatter was 'empty talk' (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:34 PM PDT

AP - A 23-year-old man representing himself in court on charges of aiding overseas terror groups said in his opening statement Tuesday that his online remarks about joining a jihad were "empty talk."

Police: Militants planned raid on Australian base (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT

AP - A handful of extremists with ties to an al-Qaida-linked group in Somalia planned to storm one of Australia's largest military bases and launch a fight to the death with troops, police said Tuesday.

Calls for inquiry over torture allegations (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:03 AM PDT

AFP - Calls for an inquiry grew Tuesday after MPs said the government was hiding behind a "wall of secrecy" over allegations that agents colluded in the torture of terror suspects abroad.

Top US general in Iraq calls American role crucial (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:05 PM PDT

AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday an American role over the next 2 1/2 years is crucial to ensuring legitimate national elections and helping Iraq become a long-term U.S. partner in the Middle East.

Obama's New Gitmo Proposal Draws Wide Range of Critics (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:05 AM PDT

Time.com - Republican politicians and human-rights activists rarely agree on how to treat terrorist suspects, but they are unwitting allies in opposition to the Obama Administration's latest proposal

Australian police arrest four accused of plotting terrorist attack (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

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Australia police foil suicide attack on army base (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Australian police arrested four men they said were linked to a Somali militant group on Tuesday, accusing them of planning a suicide attack on an army base and raising fears the al Qaeda-linked rebels were seeking targets outside Africa.